Dolgrin looks a little sheepish as he says, Maybe they'll just think the undead got loose and mistook the rations for humanoid flesh?
He quietly packs away the rations and then proceeds to open the door to the next room.
Dolgrin opens the unlocked door which leads into a large room 20' wide by 50' long, there is a door on the far side. The room looks like a barracks. There are two dozen bunk beads running the length of the room, 12 on each side.
GARN! This door is a little stuck. Dolgrin tries to open it again telling it, Don't make me use my AXE!
GARN! This door is a little stuck. Dolgrin tries to open it again telling it, Don't make me use my AXE!
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Let's give it a good look and see if there's anything of use before we move on.
If nothing of use is found open the door on the far side of the room.
Char
Bad guy
A large ray-like creature glides down from the ceiling to attack. It glowing red eyes seem to leer at the group as it opens its toothy maw and whips its tail of segmented bone at Maqej.
Party action.
Cast infernal healing
24/34hp, 1
Furious at himself for not seeing the creature before it could attack his friend, , Dolgrin slashes out at the strange...thing
AnvilScarab flits into the air to defend its two-legs.
Move action fly up
What you recognize as a cloaker takes a vicious blow from Dol and another from Anvil. It is hard to believe it lives, but it comes on, its form begins to shimmer and blur as it let's lose a horrible moan.
Everyone make a DC15 will save or you are panicked for 2 rounds.
Panicked: Flee at top speed from the source of its fear, as well as any other dangers it encounters, along a random path. It can't take any other actions. In addition, the creature takes a –2 penalty on all saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
"You will not scare me so easily foul aberration!"
Aieee! The horrors of the deep are upon us! Run away! Run away!
Dolgrin scrambles for his life, unconcerned for anything besides making it to safety...
The once brave beetle bolts away in a panick.
"That thing came out of nowhere. There could be more. I'm gone!"
Fortunately Char's blow lands solidly despite the blurred condition of the creature and it flops to the ground dead as her faithful companions all run back to the previous room in a panic only to sheepishly return a minute later.
Giving his apologies for his brief moment of panic to Char Dolgrin thoroughly searches the room (take 10/20) and then opens the next door.
A search of the room reveals nothing beyond the barracks furnishings. You open the door and find yourself in a rough hewn tunnel, it is about 15 feet wide and about 10 feet high. It slopes steadily downwards.
Running his hand over the stone Dolgrin leads the party down to whatever is next.
Several large spiders drop down from holes in the tunnel's roof upon the unobservant party.
On dol:
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
On Maq:
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
On Char:
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
"Ugh" Char drops her Morningstar and blasts the 2 spiders by her with burning hands spell.
-13HP
Still a bit rattled by the cloaker's hideous moan Dolgrin is completely unaware of the spider dangling over him until it bites him on the top of his head. The venom burns savagely and races through his body weakening him substantially.
Torag's flaming balls Dolgrin! Why don't you just lay down and let some dark elf bugger you for Stone's sake? Surprised by spiders? You are getting SOFT!
Ahhh! He bellows in pain.
Get them Anvil!
-2AC next round due to cleave
On a wounded one if possible:
aahhh, it burns!!!
barely standing
burning hands on my 2 spiders
Spider reflex saves v burning hands
Dol and Anvil bring down on spider but Dol misses on his cleave attempt as his sword is turned by formidable natural armor of the second spider.
Char and Maq manage to substantially burn the spiders attacking them, but are unable to bring any of them down.
V Dol
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
V Maq
V Char
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
Dc16 fort save or 1d4 strength damage
Char staggers and drops her pack to the ground, she is swaying and only her sheer determination is keeping her on her feet.
She casts lesser restoration on herself and stands slightly straighter.
-11 hp
-6 str
-20HP/-3 STR
His body's resistances responding to the first dose of poison, Dolgrin manages to shake off the venom from the second bite and swings away at the eigh-legged arachnid and his friends.
18AC from cleave.
On any wounded one.
Cast burning hands again
Maq brings down both the spiders facing him with a second dose of flames. Dol wounds his remaining spider with a hack of his greatsword but Anvil fails to finish it off for him.
The spiders fight back with a veangence!
on Dol
DC16 fort save or 1d4 str damage
on Char
DC16 fort save or 1d4 str damage
DC16 fort save or 1d4 str damage
-23 hp
-6 str
cast elemental ray1 on spider on Char
-28HP; -3 STR
total -7 STR
With a third venom filled bite, Dolgrin feels the tips of his fingers and toe start to numb. The greatsword that he was just swinging with ease seems to weigh more than an anvil in his hands and his breath starts coming in ragged gasps. To tired to mutter a curse he swings the lodestone of a blade.
There was only one opponent within Dol's reach last round, nothing to cleave.
Dol's attack this round misses.
Maq further damages one of Char's already burned spiders.
Dol's opponent lands another bite and sends more venom into him. Char's spiders don't manage to connect despite her weakened state.
on Dol
DC16 Fort or 1d4 str damage
on Char
cast elemental ray2 on same spider
-31HP; -7 STR
Dolgrin seems to shrug off yet another deadly bite from these fearsome foes. His apparent calm is belied by the fact that his lungs are heaving like forge bellows and rivulets of sweat course down his face and neck.
Anvil brings down Dolgrin's spider and Maq dispatches one of the spiders on Char, the last spider's primal instincts kick in and it flees for its life.
Char sags to the floor.
"Truly I am spent, we must rest."
Maqej's legs collapse underneath him.
-I don't have the strength to go anywhere-
-31 HP; -7 STR
Mopping the sweat from his brow, Well that could have gone better... At least Anvil gets a meal out of it. He looks affectionately at his companion as it sets about industriously eating the jucier parts of the spiders.
Let's head back to the barracks room, fortify it as best we can and get some rest. I'll carry you both if I need to, let's go.
Char makes it the room under her own power but Dol basically has to carry a completely spent Maq. Dol is able to barricade the doors with furniture and feels secure that the group will have several rounds of warning should something attempt to enter during the night.
Once at the barracks Char casts CLW from scroll on Dol and herself.
"I still have a wand with 7 charges but I would prefer to save it, I will have spells and channeling for us all after we rest for the night. I think the poison should start to leave out systems with rest as well, we will feel stronger by morning I am sure."
Dol
Char
If no other actions before resting go ahead and make perception rolls.
I have enough infernal healing to get everyone to max...If I have the strength to cast it.
-21 HP; -7 STR
Save your wand Char. I'm sure we will be in more desparate straights at some point and will look back at this moment as the 'easy times'.
Looks over at Maqej, You are heavier than you look! All this physical exertion must be good for you. Putting on a touch of muscle.
Extra watch roll for weakest +:
Extra watch roll for weakest +:
[dice=perception]1d20
Anvil will always help Char since she has lowest perception.