Sai sees the paladin crush the spider he had wounded, and turns to the hellspawn. Leaping to pass the spider...
...he is unable to evade her thrashing legs and takes a swing at her side.
Round 4
Initiative 15
Sai tries to get past the spider, he fails and it bites at him.
In addition, you can move through a threatened square without provoking an attack of opportunity from an enemy by using Acrobatics. When moving in this way, you move at half speed. You can move at full speed by increasing the DC of the check by 10. You cannot use Acrobatics to move past foes if your speed is reduced due to carrying a medium or heavy load or wearing medium or heavy armor. If an ability allows you to move at full speed under such conditions, you can use Acrobatics to move past foes. You can use Acrobatics in this way while prone, but doing so requires a full-round action to move 5 feet, and the DC is increased by 5. If you attempt to move through an enemy’s space and fail the check, you lose the move action and provoke an attack of opportunity.
It misses him and he retaliates by slicing a leg off the spider.
Initiative 13
The spider lashes out at Sai in pain.
It misses.
Round 5
Seeing the spider try and bite his ally, Zorek brought his sword down in a downward arc.
Think you can cut away these webs? The tiefling asked the fetchling calmly, nodding down towards the webs that were restraining him.
Sai cuts the webbing holding Zorek, and then takes a few minutes to investigate the room.
Angel takes a few moments to try to identify his potions, removing each one and sniffing then tasting it.
Then he puts them away and moves to the doorway of the spider lair, peering in...
Sai doesn't see anything magical in the room. The papers are just scraps, nothing extrodinary. Some of them contain scribbled handwriting in a language you don't recognize.
Angel can tell that the first one he tried is a healing potion , the second bottle is identical to the first. The third potion makes him feel especially strong . Looking into the next room he sees four large iron cages, left with their doors open. The cages and room are strewn with webbing. Hanging on the west wall is a large tapestry of 13 ghouls sitting a long table feasting on the corpses of children. There is an open archway there. The eastern end of the room also has two exits, one leading north the other south east into a small room that appears to be empty from where you're standing.
Day 1, 08:18
ThanksZorek said to Sai Ling, as the webbing fell away from him.
Zorek walked into the southern room, looking left and right, scanning the room for any immanent dangers.
"You fight well with that big blade, Hellspawn. Anyone injured? Poisoned?.
Angel moves into the room to a position opposite Zorek. Looking about for anything useful.
Perception check.
Nothing on me, their fangs couldn't pierce my armor Zorek replied to the paladin.
Then it seems for the moment we have survived, as we were commanded. We should see what resources we can gather and try to establish a safe point to which we can fall back if need be. Preferably something with multiple exits so we can't be boxed in. While gruesome, this room does not seem to offer much, though perhaps we could form some sort of barrier with the cages.
Valens heads to his left toward the two open doorways, keeping to the wall on his left.
perception check
Angel rounds the corner and comes face to face with a spider the size of a pony crouched inside the doorway. It chitters loudly and sprays him with web.
Angel:
Zorek:
Sai Ling:
Spider:
Initiative:
Sai Ling 19
Angel 15
Spider 12
Zorek 11
Sai hears Zorek's surprised shout and rushes towards him to see what's happening, casting Mage Armor as he approaches (AC=18)
Angel struggles to break free of the webbing, hoping his magical protections are as sturdy as the Hellspawn's plate.
strength check to break free
Failing that, he unslings the shield and hopes to catch the creature's fangs on the shield.
AC 14 with dex penalty from entangled, Mage armor, and shield.
In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn't as wide as the space you take up. You can squeeze through or into a space that is at least half as wide as your normal space. Each move into or through a narrow space counts as if it were 2 squares, and while squeezed in a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls and a –4 penalty to AC.
When a Large creature (which normally takes up 4 squares) squeezes into a space that's 1 square wide, the creature's miniature figure occupies 2 squares, centered on the line between the 2 squares. For a bigger creature, center the creature likewise in the area it squeezes into.
A creature can squeeze past a creature while moving but it can't end its movement in an occupied square.
To squeeze through or into a space less than half your space's width, you must use the Escape Artist skill. You can't attack while using Escape Artist to squeeze through or into a narrow space, you take a –4 penalty to AC, and you lose any Dexterity bonus to AC.
Round 1
Initiative 12
The spider squeezes itself into the doorway to bite at Angel.
Zorek strode up next to the doorway, jabbing around the corner at the squeezing spider.
Round 1
Initiative 11
Zoreks sword arcs around the corner and slams into the spider, shearing off one leg and badly damaging another. It screeches in agony.
Sai rolls under the beast and pops up on his feet behind it, whipping his sword out as he turns to strike.
Round 2
Initiative 15
Initiative 12
With Sai having tumbled underneath the spider, he presents an easier target then the man through the door. The spider steps back and bites at Sai.
Moving up beside Sai, Zorek took a massive swing at the spider, his wicked looking greatsword going towards the head of the beast.
Round 2
Initiative 11
Zorek's blade again cuts through the spider like a hot knife through butter, chopping it cleanly in half.
Sai regards the tiefling and the dead spider for a moment and then grins. "Remind me to stay on your good side."
Searching the rooms carefully.
Angel tugs and cuts at the webbing (taking 20) until he finally frees himself. Then he slings his shield and helps Sai turn over the room with the big stupid spider.
This room is much more heavily covered in webbing. There is a torn and tattered tapestry on the wall. This time of some kind of undead humanoid with swarms of rats and other vermin crawling over him. He is smiling. Apart from that the only other object is a tall iron brazier, but it is empty of coals. There is one door which exits to the north east.
Checking the door for traps (take 20=24) and then opening it, standing out of the way.
Zorek stood behind the ninja while the fetchling picked the lock. When the door opened, Zorek rushed into the room, ready for anything.
Day 1, 08:20
Sai Ling finds no traps and opens the door. The room beyond has a queer sour earthy musk smell and he immediately sees a large red and black beetle trundling about the room. It doesn't seem to notice him, until Zorek charges past him into the room.
Zorek:
Angel:
Sai Ling:
Beetle:
Initiative:
Sai Ling 21
Zorek 13
Angel 12
Beetle 5
When Zorek saw the large beetle he muttered a quick prayer to whatever god was out there, looking after him. Feeling blessed, he tightened his grip on his greatsword.
2 Level 1 Spells left today
Sai tumbles past the beetle and takes a swing at it.
Angel rushes into the room following Zorek, making far too much noise. Seeing Sai opposite the big bug, Angel leaps toward them, trying not to seem weaker than Zorek.
Round 1
Zorek 13
Zorek stepped up to the beetle, his greatsword swinging in a horizontal arc, trying to pierce the beetle's shell.
Round 1
Surprise round
Sai Ling attempts to tumble past the beetle, but it takes a bite at him anyway.
Sai goes down like a sack of rocks.
Zorek casts divine favor on himself.
Initiative 21
Sai begins bleeding to death.
Initiative 13
Zorek's sword ricochets harmlessly off the beetle's rock hard exterior.
Initiative 12
Angel runs into the room
Initiative 5
The beetle tucks its abdomen up under its thorax, so its butt is pointed at Zorek and Angel, then it sprays them with a yellow liquid from a gland there.
Zorek dodged the acid, though some of it still landed on his face, scorching it.
fort save
Round 3
Initiative 13
Dismayed but not distressed, Zorek swung his greatsword once again at the beast's shell, there had to be a weakness there somewhere.
Round 2
Initiative 22
Sai Ling appears to stop bleeding, as he rolls over onto his side putting pressure on the wound.
Initiative 13
This time Zorek's blade goes through the beetles shell like a nutcracker. He tears a big piece of exoskeleton off in his fury.
Angel attacks the beetle
Round 2
Initiative 12
Angel's blade carves two of the beetles' legs off.
Initiative 5
The now angry beetle bites out at Zorek.
End Round 2
Initiative 22
Sai is stable.
Angry are we? Zorek chuckled, swinging his blade at the beetle again.
Round 3
Initiative 13
Zorek's blow ricochets off the beetles' hard shell again, having caught it as it was moving.
Angel gives in to his frustration and swings wildly at the beetle.
Round 3
Initiative 12
Angel misses the beetle, his fury making his blow inaccurate.
Initiative 5
(1 Zorek, 2 Angel)
The beetle bites out at Angel
End of Round 3
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Round 4
The beetle looks like it's on its last legs.
Seeing the beast weakened, Zorek turned his blade to the mighty foe once more, hoping to pierce the creature's armor and get to the soft flesh underneath.