Blacklock senses danger and opens a can a whoop-a$$ on the ettercap.
After Blacklock bounces into the doorway, the ettercap attacks Argyri and Tarn but cannot find purchase.
The giant spider attacks Badger but cannot penetrate his armor.
Swarms of small spiders engulf Kwin, Drusilla, Badger, and Tarn.
Badger hops back even as the spider digs at his armor. He brings his swords out and retaliates hoping to punish the monster.
Kwin steps back from the spiders swarming about him and calls on his god to scorch the insects.
Sacred flame, DC 14 dex save or take radiant damage.
After Blacklock bounces into the doorway again, the ettercap attacks Argyri and Tarn. Argyri dodges, but the ettercap's claw catches Tarn in the neck fountaining blood everywhere.
The giant spider attacks Badger who jukes away.
The swarm of spiders that Kwin abandoned engulfs Blacklock joining Drusilla, Badger, and Tarn in a spider nightmare. Blacklock gets the worst of it.
Argyri groans, "This is WAY too flipping many spiders!
"...I guess it's time to change that."
Despite her attempt to stay upbeat, she finds herself utterly creeped out, and–unable to will herself close enough–ends up missing the ettercap entirely.
Badger agrees with Argyri, "We need a giant magic boot. Just squash 'em." He moves in again trying to take down the spider.
Blacklock dives into the ocean, letting the waters drown the 10,000 creepy crawlers all over his body.
Drusilla moves leaving the swarm as best she can before letting herself get free enough to blast the swarm with a spell.
Tarn's eyes widened as the spiders swarmed all over him, no doubt spurred on by Lloth. Against such creatures, what could a hammer do? Still, he swung it, seeking to crush any that were not already on him. As for those that sought to get into his armor and eat him alive? The first wave were frozen, as if though they had plunged themselves into the artic. And when blood did flow, it came out as if though they had wounded a volcano, burning even more away. The magic from his pact had expended itself, for the moment. But it had very likely saved his life in doing so.
With his swarm of spiders dispersed, Tarn takes his sledge to the ettercap.
Blacklock stomps on his swarm of spiders.
Drusilla now out of the swarm pulls out a small twig and points it at the swarm and shouts a few words of power. As she does she gestures with her blade and between the blade and twig lighting crackles.
The elven maiden releases the spark in an arcing light at the swarm.
Seeing how badly the spiders' venom is causing Blacklock to swell, Kwin darts over to him and blesses him with a healing spell.
"Magic, lads! Magic! Burn the swarms before they, eh, swarm up! I can't do shyt against them anymore." He yelled out, even as he brought his hammer around into the side of the ettercap. It didn't fall, but he was certain that it had felt it.
The ettercap attacks Argyri and Tarn and bites down hard on the swashbuckler.
The giant spider attacks Badger who jukes away again. The gnome is effectively battling this giant spider!
The swarm of spiders that Blacklock abandoned engulfs Drusilla joining Badger, and Argyri in a spider nightmare.
Badger's eyes go wide when the swarm heads his way as well. He steadies himself like a man going under icy waters focusing his attention on the giant spider.
"Oh for f~!#'s sake! Whatever we're getting paid is NOT enough!!"
Argyri barely manages to dance out of the way of the carpet of creepy spiders surrounding her, but she takes a solid bite from the ettercap.
She tries to stab it between the eyes...but finds her vision doubling and her muscles failing as the poison seeps into her veins.
All she can manage is the tiniest nick on it's shoulder with her dagger...but through sheer concentration she manages to force herself past the worst effects of the poison.
Drusilla will bolt and leap into the water! Goes at deep as she can to extricate the spiders.
Drusilla changes tactics, with a quick stream of Draconic timbre she intoned and gestured to see the massive swarm of spiders and aimed 4 powerful darts of green energy blast into the body of the swarm.
Emboldened by Drusilla's magic missiles, Kwin tries again to use divine fire to disperse some of the spiders.
Blacklock plows into the swarm surrounding Drusilla.
Drusilla blasts magic missiles.
Kwin tries again to use divine fire to disperse some of the spiders.
Jumping off of the ship was one way to deal with the swarm of spiders, Tarn supposed. They were not well known for their ability to swim. As for him? He focused on the ettercap, wondering if it was in any way controlling the dimunitive monsters.
With a massive swing, Tarn ends the ettercap.
The giant spider attacks Badger and finally tastes sweet gnome treats.
The swarm of spiders around Argyri finally get through her armor.
Badger uses his Medal of the Horizonback.
Badger strikes out at the giant spider, "Not today Lloth."
Badger avoids the spider's kiss of death and then dramatically ends it with two quick stabs.
Dru seeing the swarm begin to receed. will send out another volley of missiles between the other two swarms.
Tarn tried to crush what spiders he could with his hammer, but the diminutive arachnids easily scattered away.
"GAAAAH!" Argyri screams as the swarming spiders get in under her armor.
She attempts to stab the ettercap again, and then to dance away from the swarm.
Dru seeing the swarm begin to receed. will send out another volley of missiles between the other two swarms.
With the ettercap dead, Argyri skewers many spiders of the swarm before dancing away.
Kwin barely notices the fall of the ettercap as he continues to unleash divine flame on the swarm.
Kwin barely notices the fall of the ettercap as he continues to unleash divine flame on the swarm with little effect.
The swarm of spiders continue to bite Badger in revenge of him killing their giant mother. With Argyri retreating, her swarm attacks Tarn.
Badger attempts to sweep spiders off of him as he stops around hoping some are beneath his feet. He rapid strikes the ground in the heart of the swarm hoping a few spiders end up on his blades.
Still, in the throes of this battle, swarms of fanged death still around the Wizard turned Fisherman, now once more a Wizard summons more power from her dwindling well and lets loose.
Three missiles of golden hue streak out and assault the two remaining swarms seeking to snuff the tide and free her companions.
Badger attempts to sweep spiders off of him as he stops around hoping some are beneath his feet. He rapid strikes the ground in the heart of the swarm hoping a few spiders end up on his blades.
Blacklock releases the rope and clops back on deck, rushing to Tarn's aid...
Three missiles of golden hue streak out and assault the two remaining swarms seeking to snuff the tide and free her companions.
While recovering from the combat, a search of the room finds a minor offering to Lolth concealed by the mud and litter on the deck, a small sack containing ten red rubies (100 gp each). In addition, you find the ship's ledger and the captain's log, both written in Common.
The log details the ship's last voyage, including an account of the terrible storm that threw Emperor of the Waves off course and separated it from its escort. Running low on food and drinkable water, the ship was forced to drop anchor off an uncharted island. The last entry describes an attack by orcs that fought alongside goblins and monstrous vermin. Though the crew fended off this initial attack, they suffered heavy casualties. The final entry records the captain's fear that this attack might have been the precursor to an even larger assault.
Evaluating your options , you can either take the stairs down to the lower deck or investigate the door beneath the forecastle.
With the length and breadth of the combat, you conclude that everything knows you are here.
" Or there was a bigger prize to be had. Many a bold fisherman has found a huge heal and ignored the lesser prize.Only to loose out later in the season" Drusilla says as she sheathed her blade and looked to Blacklock.
" Do we need a light source if so I can enchant a comm9n object with some light" Drusilla offered again as she smiled and nodded.