"I don't spend much time underground. Is that normal?"
”Me either” nods the scout.
Aurumvorak tries to ascertain whether the blue glow is indeed normal.
Jace is pretty sure this isn't a normal, geological occurrence, but probably something in the small pond.
"I don't think this is tied to the rocks or the earth necessarily, Kuntaxl. At least, it's not normal for rocks to do this. It could be coming from something down in the pond, though..."
Jace can't get any more specific than that. It had been a few months since he chatted with that Dwarven geologist.
"Hmph. Well, mysterious lights in a dark cave seem like a lure. We should avoid it as much as possible."
Kuntaxl tries to skirt around the pond without getting too close.
As Kuntaxl works his way around the western edge of the cavern, the head of a giant blue snake rises from the pool with sparks of electricity dancing between its fangs, while a metal, rattle-tipped tail pokes out of the water behind it, audibly building up a charge with every flick of the rattle.
Aurumvorak almost leaps out of his skin, fumbling to load his heavy crossbow and fire off a bolt...
"Holy moly, what is that?"
Jace starts singing an children's song about avoiding danger, the first thing that comes to his mind as he is taken off-guard by the crazy snake beast.
He'll use his remaining actions to toss a stray pebble at the snake with telekinetic projectile.
bludgeoning
Forgot: +1 to attack and +1 to damage roll!
Struggling with the heavy lockbox, Kuntaxl is slow to react to the emergence of the electrified snake.
Aurumvorak
Jace
Tolgy
Snake
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'Snake? Seems they get a bit excited over mundane...'
Nuktik's thoughts trail off as he sees the beast in question. "Well then...that's not normal."
Slipping a small crossbow from his sleeves, he fires off a shot at the snake.
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Nuktik and Aurumvorak both let off quick shots at the serpent - Nuktik's hits the creature solidly, but makes it thrash to the side in pain, and 'Vorak's bolt misses its mark.
Ok, then I move and inspire, and might as well draw a rapier just in case.
Nuktik's attack roll and damage rolls were both +1
Jace moves into the room, his song ringing through the cavern. Tolgy follows suit, slipping by 'Vorak and lashing out with a lance of divine energy.
The serpent rattles the strange coil on the end of its tail, and fires a bolt of lightning that crackles in the air of the chamber. The flash of light is nearly blinding as it streaks out towards Nuktik!
The snake then hisses as it coils up its body in a tight network of serpentine flesh, making a mount of its body that is tall enough to stick out of the water.
Carefully setting down the box, Kuntaxl draws a javelin and throws it at the serpent.
Reloading his crossbow, a strang sound causes the hobgoblin to look up. "BLIMEY!" he shrieks as the light slams full into him.
Blinking a few times, an unusually soft smile spreads across his face. "Mommy...save me a seat at the table..."
*THUMP*
Aurumvorak blinks hard as the light flashes and Nuktik falls.
No time for screwing around he thinks, as my former squaddies might say... The scout moves by Nuktik and unleashes elemental fury.
"Tolgy, do you have Nuktik? If not, I'll heal him!"
Tolgy grins, cheeks red. Sure do. Kill that snake!
Jace nods and turns, continuing to sing his song to help the druid and the paladin, and tries to angrily hurl a nearby rock into the snake's face.
Kuntaxl's javelin flies wide of its mark, clattering into the wall beyond the great serpent. Nuktik continues to bleed out, but Aurumvorak takes aim and looses a great spell!
Alas, nearly simultaneously, the serpent uncoils to lash out and bite at its attacker.
Still, the spell hits the beast full force, knocking it back and nearly flattening its body with force!
Jace hurls a rock to slam further into this great beast, slamming its serpentine form.
Tolgy looks at Nuktik and casts one of his spells. He then puts up a shield of shimmering force in front of him.
The serpent puts its head down and winds its way with uncanny speed towards its assailants, specifically - Aurumvorak. It rears up out of the water at the last second to bite at the hobgoblin! It takes out its aggravation with two quick bites, and electricity courses through Aurumvorak, crackling and sizzling.
Jace heals Aurumvorak by 2 at the start of his turn automatically via the spirit link.
He'll maintain his bardic song [one action] and cast soothe at range onto Aurumvorak to try and get him back in the battle.
and a +2 status saves bonus vs. mental effects for 1 minute.
That's a total of 11 healing, from two different sources.
Aurumvorak feels pain, crushing, piercing pain. He thinks he might faint, then enough coursing electricity to fry him sends him into blackness...
...then light returns, and soothing warmth. A different warmth than the electrical energy that so recently felled him. He shakes his head, and stoically reloads to fire his crossbow again.
Tolgy turns and slips through his allies to head to the north and out of the potential path of this beast. He then adds his own healing to Vorak, seeing him directly in that aforementioned snake's path
Wiping drool from his chin, Nuktik snatches the crossbow laying next to him. "Seems I may have dropped this."
Shoving another bolt into the device, he fires a round at the beast.
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Nuktik fires away, but misses the great serpent. Aurumvorak seems to think this a good tactic as well, and he loads his crossbow.
The great serpent then rears up, its tail coil crackling again. It fires out a sizzling blue bolt that washes over Aurumvorak and then slams into Kuntaxl!
The great beast then coils itself again, ready to lash out and strike.
With a heavy grunt, Nuktik gets to his feet. 'The thing utilizes electricity...and it's in a pool of water...that means electric and fire bombs likely won't...'
"OH!" he exclaims with a smile. "What if I..."
In a frenzy he whips up a concoction and chucks it at the serpeant.
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Kuntaxl dodges most of the lightning, but still feels the impact of the attack. Moving into range, he lashes out at the snake.
As soon as Kuntaxl comes close, the massive coiled form lashes out with its fangs!
It strikes defensively, but it's not enough to take the mighty lizardfolk down. Kuntaxl responds by wrapping his big hands about the serpent and dragging it in, then he bites off its snout!
Kuntaxl lays hands on himself, then retrieves his javelin and the strongbox and waits for someone to continue through the tunnels.
Tolgy looks about the room, then heaves a sigh. [b]Should we take a bit of time, so I can patch you up?
"Yes, we really should," Jace says to Tolgy.
Worriedly, the barkeep looks at Kuntaxl. "Do you think a tactical retreat and regrouping is in order? Or do you feel we can press on?"
"We might be closer to the exit by continuing on that by going back, but I will follow either way."
Tolgy sets to patching up Aurumvorak and Nuktik.