Galadhan and Leon check the northern door. . Checking the door out, neither Leon nor Galadhan think it's trapped nor do they hear anything on the other side. The stone door is likely unlocked and probably leads deeper into the tomb.
Both Kal Drak and Aleks head east to investigate the rubble. From their current position, it just looks like natural erosion is at work here.
"I don't see anything threatening here," Leon says to Galadhan. "Let's go join the others."
Aleks gives Kal Drak a slightly quizzical look, but shrugs and follows the others.
As suggested by Kal Drak, the group heads down the western set of stairs. Throughout the room are eight stone tables which stand between several shallow alcoves. Each of these tables bears ancinet, dusty relics such as scrolls, armor, carved figurines, and jewelry; all are in various state of disrepair. Details carvings of a furious man engaged in battle adorn the alcoves between each table.
Though the light is dim, anyone can identify Haramil in numerous places in the alcove carvings. In each, he is a furious-looking muscular man clad in chain mail and armed with either a sword or lance. His enimies and allies alike seem to fear his presence, and in many scenes, it's hard to tell friend from foe as Haramil hews through them all with a fearsome rage. In every scene, Haramil clutches a small black sphere in one hand that shrouds him in coils of shadow.
Leon examines the armor as he moves through the room.
Are these offerings? Relics of his enemies, like a tribute? Farrar follows Leon into the room, scanning to see what's on the closest table and examining whatever's on it, brushing aside the cobwebs and dust of ages. Shrugging at the ruined demi-gauntlet he'd picked up, Farrar hums a few bars and his eyes flash a bluish-silver as he scans the room...
Amazing all these grave goods buried with this warlord. Truly people must have both loved and feared him back in his time, it is incredible so much honor done to him. But was he slaying friend or foe in these carvings, or is the intent to show he was indomitable...?
The group wanders in to the room and inspects the items. Indeed these look like offerings as final gifts to Haramil. But on closer inspection, each gift is fundamentally flawed in some way. A helmet that is flimsy and lopsided, a ring that contains an obvious fake gem in its setting, a figuring of Haramil that has comical and unflattering exaggerations. The passage of many centuries have also worn these offerings so they are practically worthless. None seem to have any magical value.
Beyond the few items scattered about on the table and the murals, this room is quiet. Shadows seem to flicker throughout the room.
Farrar scans the room for anything magical. He gets a ping in the northwest corner. The bard pulls up the item on the table - the ring with a fake gem in its setting. Picking up the ring, he quickly realizes that the ring is not magical. But Farrar can't seem to pinpoint the source of the aura beyond the general area of the table.
Farrar looks around the room thinking a moment,
These are left as an insult or to lessen his memory, not honor him. Apparently the people left behind when he died didn't think very much of him beyond his reach. That's a good sign for us I think?
Staring into the corner, Farrar approaches it, and tosses the ring back onto the table, Something over here is magical indeed, but its not that piece of junk - I wonder what it is... Kal, any ideas?
Aleks enters the room with the others, nodding sagely when they talk about the history of laving gifts in tombs, though that's not something he was actually aware of.
Perhaps its just the shadows masking the magic or maybe its something else, but it's nearly impossible to make out where the magic is coming from - at least without completely desecrating the tomb and tear out the table.
"Let's keep moving for now. We should ferret out the secrets of the tomb eventually, but our interests are more than academic today."
With Leon's guidance, the group decides to move on.
The group heads east to get a closer look at the rocky debris. The debris and loose soil have obviously fallen from cracks and crevices in the ceiling fifteen feet overhead. There are several niches and hollows - all are filled with massive cobwebs infused with writhing shadows.
A worked stone wall to the north bears a life-sized mural of an ancient warrior standing with a shield and lance. The curled-up corpses of four human-sized spiders lie on the ground floor of the cavern, casting strange shadows across the floor.
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As they travel east, Galadhan will draw his bow and move stealthily, using the shadows to conceal himself as best he can, his eyes open for any signs of danger...
Whispering lightly to his colleagues, he warns, "Two spider-like creatures watching us, one to the southwest, another to the southeast, be wary..."
The Elf will maintain concealment and be ready to fire should the spider creatures move...
As the elf whispers, Farrar freezes in place, bringing his shield to bear in front of him, Do we deal with them so they aren't here when we try to leave? Or do we hope they'll leave us alone if we back away?
(burn heightened awareness)
Kal Drak bounds in to the room, parkouring over the various webs throughout the cavern. Upon closer look, these spider creatures do not look alive! Perhaps it's the animated husk of the creature or the thousands of tiny (living) spiders that climb in and around the creature, but it's not a living, breathing creature anymore.
But that does not stop the dragon disciple! With one fierce swing of his claw, he digs into the husk of the creature, tearing it open. Small spiders skitter away and climb back inside. But several stick around and bite at Kal Drak! In fact, anyone who sticks around these undead spider creatures will likely get bitten by the infestation of smaller spiders.
The red undead spider creature shoots a web at Kal Drak! He quickly becomes entangled in a sticky goo of web.
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Kal Drak (64/69 hp, x2 Fortitude saves needed, Entangled!)
Red spider creature
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (76/76 hp)
Blue spider creature (-11 hp)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (28/51 hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength)
Akku fishes out a wand made of polished cherry wood and concentrates on it briefly. It begins to glow, and muscles and tendons begin to regrow in his other, damaged arm...
...only to leave a rather large scab behind. It's as if the healing light was stopped prematurely, on purpose.
"These... mortal bodies are fragile. Let's remember this..."
He looks around the group, flushing heavily.
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Akku stares at Kal in horror as he heads willingly into the jaws of death. He tries to recall anything about these horrid spider creatures.
Kal Drak unfortunately looses his breakfast. But luckily, it could be much worse. The dragon disciple manages to shake off the effects of the poison, perhaps by smashing enough of the small spiders that not enough poison enters his body.
Galadhan moves forward to get closer into the dungeon and lines up his bow. Though there is some of the cavern blocking his shot, Galadhan is able to shoot fairly precisely and nail the spider creature dead on! Not his best attack, but still does a fair amount of damage.
Though Akku hasn't had much experience in the world, something deep in his mind slowly floats to the surface. Maybe its Pharasma herself encouraging these memories. But he knows these creatures to be deathwebs. Once living spiders, these two monstrosities likely died from a catastrophic event while pregnant. Thousands of it's babies still live inside the rotten husk of the deathweb.
The deathweb in itself isn't too dangerous, just a moderate severe bite, the worst thing about these undead spiders are the infestation of living spiders within. These spiders will bite any creature that stands nearby (Any creature ending its turn within 5 feet will take 1d6 damage). Anyone who takes this damage may also become nauseous, as seen with Kal Drak. In addition, anyone who is damaged by these living spiders are also affected by a strength draining poison.
The best way to deal with the living spiders within is an area effect attack dealing enough damage - though it's only temporary!
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Kal Drak (64/69 hp, Nauseated, Entangled!)
Red spider creature
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (76/76 hp)
Blue spider creature (-19 hp)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (49/51 hp, 16 temporary hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength)
Caught behind for the moment, Leon rushes into battle.
Leon dashes into the room, eye to eye with the deathweb. Thankfully the webs aren't in the way and he's able to get there no problem. He spies several of the smaller spiders crawl out and start to bite him.
Aiyana hovers back, only dashing in if she's absolutely needed.
The blue deathweb chomps down on Kal Drak, since he's right in front of it. But thankfully, the only thing the spider can bite is Kal Drak's armor!
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[u]Round 1[/u]
Kal Drak (64/69 hp, Nauseated, Entangled!)
Red deathweb
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (70/76 hp, 2x FORT SAVE NEEDED!)
Blue deathweb (-19 hp)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (49/51 hp, 16 temporary hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength)
Akku reaches for the upper levels of his mind and pulls out a shining beacon of light. His hand suddenly flares with a golden light. He moves next to Leon and touches him on the shoulder. The protective radiance envelops the knight...
"Now what?! after shadow worms, DEAD SPIDERS?!?!!!" yells Siiska, her anger rising, as she wields her blue-glowing umbrella defensively before her.
As Aleks moves forward, he looks witty distaste on the swarms of spiders. ”Well. This calls for something I don’t do much.” he says, as he drops his shield to the ground. His shadowy blade then lengthens, becoming a longspear.
Farrar catches up to the party, tossing an alchemist fire into the one near Kal Drak, relying on the draconic resistance to keep him up.
Kal! Look out! Fire coming! the bard yells as he tosses the combustable.
Aleks dashes forward to the southwestern deathweb, conjuring up a shadowy longspear, hoping that the reach will be beneficial here!
Farrar moves up, drawing a flask of alchemist fire. The human's eyes have trouble seeing deep into the alcoves. Suddenly... everything is clear. He can see the large deathweb. He can see the thousands of little spiders crawling in all the crevices. His vision has never been so clear!
As Farrar lobs the alchemist's fire, the flask lands directly on the deathweb! Though some of the small spiders die, even more rush out and swarm.
Akku moves up behind Leon and casts a little spell on him, granting the man some aid!
Siiska moves up behind Leon as well. She alters her stance, hoping to add some protection between her and the spider.
The red deathweb sees only one target in front of it, so it launches an attack and bites at Leon! A solid *crunch* as it digs into Leon's side!
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[u]Round 2[/u]
Conditions: dim light
Kal Drak (64/69 hp, Nauseated, Entangled!)
Red deathweb
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (59/76 hp, 2x FORT SAVE NEEDED!, Aid, 0 temp hp)
Blue deathweb (-20 hp, on fire!)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (49/51 hp, 16 temporary hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength)
Leon didn't have time to be dealing with this spider, huge as it may be. He could hear Kal Drak wretching behind him.
Aiyana dashes in after the group, lines up her shortbow, and let's one fly! But she's a terrible aim - may be her nerves. The arrow flies and hit the wall.
Leon manages to withstand the thousands of tiny spider bites, brushing off them before any serious damage could happen. With a mighty swing and another, he manages to cut the creature in half! The thousands of baby spiders scatter, climbing into any small crevice, no longer a threat.
The deathweb isn't too smart. It sees food for its thousands of babies, so it bites down on Kal Drak! Yum! It chomps down hard.
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[u]Round 2-3[/u]
Conditions: dim light
Kal Drak (47/69 hp, Nauseated, Entangled!)
Red deathweb
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (52/76 hp, Aid)
Blue deathweb (-21 hp, on fire!)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (49/51 hp, 16 temporary hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength)
Akku casts guidance on Siiska, and nods to her in agreement, as if answering an unspoken question...
Siiska takes off to the north into the other cave, then veers back to the south, phasing right through the cave wall and appearing creepily and quietly behind the monstrous spider, lining up an umbrella smack carefully...
Farrar begins to sing again, his voice inspiring his comrades against the giant spider monsters.
Farrar manages to sing. The sound of his voice echoes throughout the room. His companions immediately feel inspired!
Akku briefly touches his sister. Siiska feels guided in her actions as she sneaks through the rocky wall. . The deathweb doesn't seem to notice her immediately.... but the thousands of tiny spiders do! They slowly start to swarm over the phantom...
Then Galadhan comes gallantly in and fires off an arrow. It lands square in the side of the undead spider. Solid hit for sure!
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[u]Round 2-3[/u]
Kal Drak (47/69 hp, Nauseated, Entangled!)
Red deathweb
Galadhan (57/57 hp)
Aiyana
Leon (52/76 hp, Aid)
Blue deathweb (-32 hp)
Aleksander (84/84 hp)
Farrar (57/57 hp)
Akku (49/51 hp, 16 temporary hp)
-Siiska (52/52 hp, -6 strength) (needs x2 DC 17 Fort saves)
In the shadows, Siiska smiles as the tiny spiders climb all over her and further obscure her presence from the giant spider...
So the Entangled condition doesn't prevent movement. Here's the details:
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell.
These webs aren't immobile or tethered, so Kal Drak would just have some difficulty with moving.
Don't know the exact rules, but if Leon does want to move Kal Drak, let's say it would either be a reposition or a drag maneuver.
As Kal Drak clears his line of sight, Aleks stabs at the deathweb.