Hearing the commotion, Kardas directs Mantis to fly into the room. Seeing the spider, he sends Mantis flying around, dropping his lance once again and pulls out his sword. Once Mantis has reached, he chops down upon the critter.
Mantis double moves. Kardas draws greatsword and attacks.
M Gnome Druid 2 HP 15 / 15 AC 19 ( Touch 14 Flat 16) / Fort +5 | Ref +3 | Will +7 / CMB +0 | CMD 13 FF 12 / Init +2 / Perception +10
Zeebo moves into the room. When seeing the abomination Zeebo launches a sling stone at it
Sling stone Attack:1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 4 = 6 Damage:1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
N Dwarf Librarian | HP: "Hit me and I'm leaving" | AC: "Don't bother, I'm going" | F: +2, R: +4, W: +5 (+2 vs. posion and spells/SLAs) | Init: "RUN" | Perc: +7, SM: +6 | Speed 20 ft | Active conditions: Dithering!|
Toivo urges Wuffles towards the sounds of the fight, occasionally bumping into the three people lined up in front of him. "Excuse me blind man on a dog coming through. Opps, sorry, uhh Princess Mindy? Op, That hard metalic surface must have been Marutson, sorry! And then that heat has to be Zeebo, thanks for getting out of the way!"
AS he gets close enough to the skittering noise that must be the spider, Toivo brings Wuffles to a skittering halt and fixes his mental attention on the spider, his empty eye sockets boreing directly into the creature's back.
With out taking his sights off the spider, Toivo runs through a clearly well rehearsed series of gesture that culminate in the shadow of the celestial eagle spliting and taking on the form of another shining eagle, though something seems off about it.
Shadow summons, double moving mount Concentration check, DC 11:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Free action to set up a Hypnotic Stare, and a Standard to Summon a Shadow eagle. The spider needs to make a DC 13 will save (with a -2 penalty) or the eagle can deal full damage. Also, Toivo will apply paingful stare to the next attack to hit the spider.
N Good boy! | HP: 20/20 | AC: 16 | F: +7, R: +5, W: +5 | Perc: +7, Low-light, scent (imprecise) 30 ft | Speed 35 | Active conditions: Fluffy |
Wuffles, finally able to join in on all the fun, barrels through the crowd of people in front of him towards the sound of play. He skitters to a halt beneath the spider at his master's insistance. Unable to do anythig from the ground, Wuffles just barks up at the creature, his tail wagging.
The newly formed eagle immediately strikes out at the spider in front of him, trying to match the moves of the real one right next to him.
Talon 1:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4Damage, P/S:1d4 ⇒ 1 Talon 2:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21Damage, P/S:1d4 ⇒ 2 Bite:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11Damage, B/P/S:1d4 ⇒ 1 If the creature has made a will save vs. the illusion, then these only deal 1/2 damage
Kebro looks under their cloak and chitters to the scarab. The beetle flies up to the spider and takes a bite at it.
Scarab bite:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 damage:1d6 ⇒ 5
The partys assails the spider and knock it out down off the wall and you take some time to look around.
A small cocoon hangs in the webs, holding the remains of an unfortunate dog that fell into the spider’s clutches. The desiccated carcass is still wearing its leather collar, which is studded with lapis lazuli stones and has a silver tag reading “Kita.”
Venturing into the tower’s west wing, you find it mostly choked with rubble, but a door in the eastern wall is still accessible. The door leads to a stone spiral staircase that runs through the center of the tower. Unfortunately, the stairway is also blocked with fallen rubble. To explore the tower’s upper levels, you will have to go back outside and attempt to climb the tower’s exterior walls at least to the next floor.
The collapsed part of the tower require a base DC 15 to climb
The staircase used to lead down to underground tunnels, but this exit collapsed from the aftershocks, sealing the tunnels.
As an after thought Kebro goes back into the north room, has Elytra fly up into the spiders web, grab the dog collar off the carcass, and goes back to see if anyone has scaled the tower yet.
Mantis has climb speed. However, although it can carry up to 585lbs, I don't think it is large enough for anyone else to ride. However, they can go up first and let a rope down. But just realise Kardas forgot to buy rope! Anyone?
"Anyone has rope?" Kardas grunts. He waits, ready to ride Mantis to fly up to the upper levels.
M Gnome Druid 2 HP 15 / 15 AC 19 ( Touch 14 Flat 16) / Fort +5 | Ref +3 | Will +7 / CMB +0 | CMD 13 FF 12 / Init +2 / Perception +10
Zeebo holds up his grappling hook and silk rope.
"Here you go Kardas, just set the hook and the rope is already knotted so it will be a snap for everyone to get up then.”
After some clambering, between Kardas's Mantis mount and Zeebo's robe, You make your up to the second floor from the outside end up in the crumbling remains of a room that now serves as an open landing for doors in the northwest and southwest.
Judging from the shelves lining the walls, this darkened room might once have been a storeroom, though its contents have long since succumbed to the passage of time. A crack in the northern wall has apparently let in some rainwater, which has collected in a large puddle on the floor.
From the pool near the crack you hear the crackle of sparks and a small lizard near the pool.
Hmm, don't think Kardas can charge through the door
Grunting in annoyance at the human's bizarre question, Kardas urges Mantis to leap-fly in. He drops his lance along the way, pulling out his sword just in time to swing down upon the reptile.
M Gnome Druid 2 HP 15 / 15 AC 19 ( Touch 14 Flat 16) / Fort +5 | Ref +3 | Will +7 / CMB +0 | CMD 13 FF 12 / Init +2 / Perception +10
Zeebo half way through his spell of speak with animals to see if the lizard is friendly. Zeebo stops it casting as he watches Kardus and the mantis attack the creature.
"They must know something about the little lizard."
Zeebo moves up behind and casts Guidance on Kebro.
Kebro gets a +1 on one attack roll, saving throw, or skill check until my next turn
Kardas looks down dispassionately at his ride but seeing that it is still conscious, turns his attention back to the lizard. He chops down again with his sword.
Marutson moves in to the room, while Kardas and Mantis attack the lizard, both hitting and the insect grabbing the lizard.
The Flare flashes Fort Sv:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 and dazzles the lizard
Kebro moves in but is unable to hit the lizard.
BOTTING
Seeing thing mostly in hand Princess Mindy shoots with her crossbow
light crossbow:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
But the bolt bounces around harmlessley
Toivo waits for an opening
The lizard then bites that one hitting it with the sword
Atk, Lizard Bite:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
But can not hit the rider
Kebro makes a downward chop at the lizard,
scimitar:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
and Elytra goes in for a bite.
bite:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11 damage:1d6 ⇒ 4
Maruston strides up and takes a good chunk out of the lizard, but it still snaps. However, Mindy's eagle swoops, and misses twice, but on the last bite picks up the lizard and tosses against the wall, dead.
The room is silent expect for the small crackles from the corpse and the dripping water.
Kardas looks down with mild irritation at Mantis, for being rather ineffectual in the combat and getting itself injured. Rather grudgingly, he pulls out a wand and uses it to restore his steed.
wand of clw on Mantis:1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
He directs Mantis to skitter first to Zeebo for a blessing he acknowledges quietly then moves to the door to examine it carefully.
Kardas does not find any traps on the door and does make out soft voices talking but not enough to make out any words. There is at least two. The door is unlocked.
Racks for weapons line the walls of this chamber; above the racks hang various shields, pieces of armor, weapons, and standards on display. Most of the racks are empty, but a few weapons remain in place. A horrible stench fills the room as well, akin to the smell of rotten eggs mixed with the reek of an open sewer.
Two small troglodytes are quietly arguing pointing at your door
Draconic:
"No Zap Zap gets them, we safe, heard boom shock!"
