Ibram and Quinray are up.
Ibram and Milo finish gathering berries as the sun sets on another day, figuring that they now have enough to satisfy the angry man. Kentaur feels the wrath off the berry thorns
Tirnel and Quinray keep watch.
Once everyone is in range, pulse away the berry damage
Never thought adventure would take the form of picking berries.
It was a noble battle, and though our lives were in dire peril, we prevailed and tomorrow will see what the spoils of battle warrant us.
A couple hours into the first watch, Milo gets an uneasy feeling and at the last second catches sight of a long legged glossy black spider the size of a pony just as it comes into range to strike.
Milo is up.
Quinray ready to attack. Move to flank and sneak.
Milo fires off an arrow at the massive spider, Awake friends! Eight legged death is upon us!
Once awake Tirnel will attempt to catch any spiders available in a grease spell (DC 16)otherwise he will cast acid splash.
Ibram will engage when he can
Milo yells a warning and quickly fires off an arrow that strikes the spider while the rest of the party rises from slumber.
The spider strikes back injecting venom into Milo.
DC17 fort save or become sickened for 3 rounds
Sickened: The character takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Party is up, disregarding early rolls. Tirnel can cast grease but there is some risk of getting Milo and anyone else that enters Merle.
Kentaur attacks
Ibram flanks is spidery opponent and attacks!
Quinray flanks and attacks with longbow.
Tirnel is up. (earlier post Merle=melee)
Milo is up. (remember Fort save)
Milo's blood burns as the spider's poison courses through his body. He drops his bow in favor of his falchion and swings.
Seeing the party fully engaged in melee, Tirnel decides to forgo a grease spell and uses his bonded item to fire an unerring force dart at the spider.
Quinray's arrow pierces the black abdomen of the great spider, while Milo's falchion and Tirnel's missile slam into the creature's head bringing it to a swift end.
end of combat
Kentaur examines Milo's wounds and attempts to treat poison using heal skill (let me know when he gets another roll)
uggh, almost got it I thought. That looks nasty. I don't have any spells that can help it. I can just administer heals(and cast guidance when he gets another save)
Milo spits a little as the bile rises in the back of his throat. It's OK, I just need to rest for a while and shake it off. I'm just going to lay down here, let me know when we are ready to move on. He softly collapses into his bedroll by the fire and drifts off into an uncomfortable sleep.
Tirnel examines the spider to see if he knows anything about them and how to help treat Milo.
I think this is the kind of spider that has eight legs...
Milo's sleep is haunted with feverish dreams of giant spiders when he awakes in the morning his left arm is red and black to just past the elbow and is swollen and hot to the touch. His fever continues and moving about causes a fair amount of pain to his arm. He can travel but it isn't going to be fun. Any sort of combat is going to be excruciating.
In the morning light, Tirnel spots a large red hourglass shape on the underside of the dead spider's abdomen. All he can recall about the spider is the obvious, that it has particularly potent venom.
party action
Awkward at the attention to his wound Milo blusters-Don't worry about me; I've had worse. I remember one time I got stung by a host of wasps. Everything was swollen for a few days but I was OK. Let's go to that fellow in the hut and see if we can make amends. We still need to clear this area.
For the first time the party can remember, Milo starts out the day with no bow in hand.
I hope this youngling will be alright. I can never guess the difference in constitutions between humans and elves. Too bad Kentaur wasn't bitten; I'm sure he'd be fine.
Speaking quietly with Tiernel
The party has explored F2 which is more plains/berry bushes/spiders.
While the party is busy talking a spider sneaks up and pounces on Kentaur, but his armor foils its fangs.
party action
Depending on where the attacking spider is...stand strong or move back without AOO.
Melee
Confirm crit
OR
point blank
attack
attack flanking
Quinray and Ibram's devastating attacks and Kentaur's solid hit make short work of the foolish spider.
A short while later, in the early afternoon, the party arrives back at the yurt. Milo's fever has increased and he is becoming increasingly delirious, occasionally calling out for his dead mentor Yegalash. His arm is now swollen and red all the way to the shoulder.
Yegalash...Yegalash...come back....
@the yurt
Quinray is showing concern. It is obvious he is no help. Yet he tries.
Quinray asks for help.
He has been bitten by a spider that very poisonous. Can you help?
I will continue my healing ministrations.
I will continue my healing ministrations.
my blood flow is the healing conduit, obviously....feeling woozy..must sit down
Hearing the source of his earlier annoyance, the man comes out of the yurt to stand before the party.
"Do you have my berries? It certainly looks like you found the spiders."
"We have found the berries good sir, but our friends condition is beyond our healing skills. Do you have any knowledge in this area?"
To Ibram: "Hmmmm, when properly prepared the berries have healing properties. Bring your friend inside and keep him still, the travel has sped the poison through his system, I will prepare the antidote I just hope it is in time to save his arm."
The man moves back inside. Inside the yurt a fire burns in a small stone circle in the center. There is a sleeping mat and blankets on the side away from the entrance. A pair of chairs are set to the left of the entrance. To the right, there are several wooden shelves with many ceramic jars filled with a variety of herbs and other materials. He quickly takes some of the berries and crushes them in a bowl. He adds some of the contents from several of the jars to the bowl and continues to mix it for several minutes. Finally he adds some water to the bowl and then dumps it all into an iron pot that he places in the fire. While the pot heats, he stirs the contents with a wooden spoon and then pulls it from the fire and sprinkles yet another material into the mix. Finally satisfied, he pours a portion of what is now a thick purple liquid into a cup and hands it to Ibram: "Make sure he drinks it all."
Milo consumes the concoction as best he can given his fevered state.
Tirnel looks about the yurt seeing if he can make any sense of the man's inventory system.
Milo consumes the concoction and falls into a deep sleep.
The man nods to himself in satisfaction. "You all might as well introduce yourselves and make yours ves at home for the night, he will be out for at least half a day as his system and the potion fight the poison."
Greetings, I am Tirnel Stargazer. Wizard and scholar. Crafter of items arcane and investigator of fey history.
We have been tasked to explore and clear the Stolen Lands of bandits and other menace. I suppose spiders must be added to that list.
You wouldn't have anything planned for dinner would you?
"Greetings Tirnel, my name is Bokken. There is some elk jerky if you are hungry. Tasked to explore and clear the land eh? So you must be staying with Oleg and Svetlana then?"
Looking at the rest of the group: "So what of the rest of you?"