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Argigoth slashes the spider man with his tusk leaving a jagged wound then breathes poison gas into his face. The spider man coughs and sputters as it slowly collapses into an unsettling dead spider humanoid creature.
Mikhail steps into the with a raised shield and dagger ready to stab the creature.
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Argigoth AC19 (5/32hp) (Wounded 1)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Purple WL (-36-6-4= 46hp) (poisoned)
Blue Spider (-18hp)
Orange Spider (-23hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
Perrik relaxes. "Who's still wounded?"
After stowing his shield, Tain shakes and paws at the remaining webbing and ichor still on him. He checks everywhere on his body.
”Not…me!?!” he says in awe.
He then begins to check the room for contents () that might be useful…
The orc is tired from his combat and from being poisoned so he slumps down next to the man spider.
Tain stops his searching and crouches down by Argigoth.
"Perrik - Argigoth looks like he's in bad shape..."
Once Perrik arrives Tain will turn to look at the strange spider-man and while checking it for any items, will try to ascertain what it is...
Seeing Argigoth slump to the floor, Mikhail drops his shield and pulls out his healing gear. He moves over and begins to check Argigoth over and bandage any wounds he sees.
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Perrik checks to see who is still wounded.
Searching for loot, Tain is surprised he has no wounds after taking several bites and poison.
Celosia questions what the spider thing was.
Argigoth tired from the fight and near death slumps to the floor.
Tain checks on Argigoth and the dead creature.
Mikhail treats Argigoth's wounds
Tain and Perrik think the creature is an aberration called a Web Lurker but know little more.
Searching the room the group finds at the back of the dish cabinet, among the assorted tin cups, a matched pair of tarnished silver goblets, worth 20 gp as a set.
Tain Occultism 17 total
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Argigoth AC19 (5+10= 15/32hp)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
Happy to go with Option 4!
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It takes a handful of hours to treat Argigoth’s extensive wounds before the party is ready to venture forth once again.
Continuing from the dining room through the north door that takes some brute force to open you find a stone oven in the northwest corner marking this spacious room as a kitchen. Cabinets and tables line the walls, and a wide washbasin stands next to the western door. Several cabinet doors stand open, and pots and long-handled spoons lie scattered across the floor. Two doors stand in the east wall—one to the south, and a heavier door in the west wall. The shutters over the north window hang askew.
One of the east doors leads to the Pantry. Shelves line the walls of this narrow pantry. A few empty crocks and boxes are all that remain on the shelves. A heap of empty sacks and broken crockery lies on the floor.
Celosia and Mikhail notice that something has been in this area and has eaten all the remaining foodstuff left by the fisherfolk in the Pantry. Searching through the heaps of debris on the floor you spot a tiny tunnel gnawed between this room and the adjacent bedroom.
Mikhail notices a few iridescent scales along the tunnel’s edges and a bit of feathery down. The war priest associates this combination of scales and feathers with a type of goodly creature known as a couatl. Though most couatls are larger than a human, this hole is large enough for only a creature the size of a small cat.
Celosia thinks it is probably a cat that has been dining on birds and snakes.
Whatever the creature is it may still be living in the next room.
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
”A good creature might be a handy ally to have…does it speak Mikhail? How do we…intrude on it without scaring it? Anyone speak coo-attle? It might know….things….we…also would…like to know.”
The druid critically failed on identifying an animal :(
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Mikhail knows that Couatls are large, brightly colored serpents with feathered wings. Good-natured, these creatures aid mortals and oppose evildoers, but sighting one presents a momentous occasion—these magnificent, albeit reclusive creatures rarely appear.
The smallest members of the couatl family, Scalliwings resemble their larger kin but are roughly the size of a house cat, and an irascible mischievous streak tempers their kindly nature.
He believes they can speak common but that is the extent of his knowledge about these creatures.
The druid mentally agrees with Celosia that it's just a cat, but he has not shared that opinion.
Tain listens carefully as Mikhail explains about couatls and scalliwings. He gets down on his hands and knees, and cupping his hands around his mouth calls into the tunnel.
”Helloooo Scalliwing! We are friendly! We have come to clear out the monsssterrrrs! We have dealt with the spiders and spider-man-thing!!! Doo nottt beeee afraid!!!!”
He then stands up and dusts off his knees.
”There! That should do the trick. Or at least, we might still get tricked but it knows we’re friendly and it won’t be scared!”
Perrik waits for a response.
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Tain calls through the tunnel to the Scalliwing about clearing out the monster and spider-man-thing and that the group is friendly
The rest of the group waits for a response.
You hear a yawn stretching sounds before a tiny delighted voice replies ”That’s wonderful! You deal with that mean old bully in the dining room. He kept sending spiders to try and catch me in their webs. Thanks that was very nice of you to take care of it for me! I would like to return the favor in some way.”
After a few moments a tiny head of a brightly colored serpent with feathered wings peers out through the tunnel. She tilts her head and grins, showing her sharp teeth. ”I’m Olli and I live here, do you have a name?”
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
The halfling squats down. "I'm called Perrik. It's good to meet you, Olli."
Goxomas takes a long drink. "Goxomas." Goxomas then curls up on the floor, and goes to sleep.
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Celosia bounces over to the feathered serpent, thoroughly excited to meet something so unusual. "Hi hi hi, I'm Celosia. Glad to meet you, Olli! Your feathers are really beautiful. I thought you were just a cat, not a ...whatever you are. I know they told me what you were called, but I don't remember what that was. We're here to make the place nice for human things to live in again. What do you mean by the spiders trying to catch up? Do you know anything else about what's here? Do you want to keep living here? I'm sure the inn person would let you. You would be such an unusual houseguest..." She winds down a little, visibly trying to keep her hands to herself instead of petting the shiny.
Tain laughs with mirth at the little serpent's appearance.
He too crouches down.
"We have plenty of names! I'm Tain - this is Mikhail and Argigoth. Well met Olli. Mikhail here knew you were a Scalliwing! Does anyone else...live...here?" Tain replies, indicating the remaining members of the party.
The appearance of the snake causes the orc to give a half grin. I am Agrigoth. he says.
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Perrik greets Olli.
Goxomas also greats Olli and takes a cat nap.
Celosia chats excitedly with Olli. Olli comes out of the tunnel and shows off ” I’m beautiful, aren’t I? Don’t you like how my scales shine? It’s because I’m a couatl.”
“What’s an Inn? But you are such good friends—of course, you can stay here. You can even pick out your own bedrooms! This one, obviously, is already taken. As for other creatures besides the spiders and the bully spider. There is a blue spirit in the far bedroom but he keeps to himself. There are some rats and goo in some of the outer shacks.”
Tain introduces the rest of the party.
Agrigoth breaks his silence to give his name.
Olli seems friendly and happy to share the fish camp with your group. She’s willing to keep an eye on the place in exchange for fish.
Perrik AC16 (24hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
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After spending some time chatting with Olli the group resumes the exploration of the fishing camp.
The door to the northeast bedroom has a worn scrap of paper tacked just above the handle. The faded writing says, “Finley’s Room—leave ‘em be.”
Behind two other doors the group finds a bedroom that is starkly appointed. A wooden bedframe has slats but no mattress, with a battered trunk at its foot. On the other side of the room is a small, simple table holding a ceramic pitcher and a matching, empty bowl. Tightly latched shutters over the windows block out the light.
Opening the door to the center room reviles a bedroom with a tangle of cobwebs that fill the room obscuring the details of the bed and table within.
Taiin is the first to step into the web covered room clearing the webs as he does, unfortunately he triggers an unseen hazard. A Noose at throat level made from webs snaps tight trying to snag the fighter fortunately it misses Tain.
A spider scurries out of hiding ready to attack anyone unlucky enough to get caught in the trap.
to hit bludgeoning
* Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp)
* Mikhail AC19 (26hp)
* Perrik AC16 (24hp)
* Argigoth AC19 (32hp)
Blue Spider (0hp)
Celosia AC15 (26hp)
Goxomas AC20 (30hp)
Mikhail sees the noose just miss Tain and moves into the room, seeing a spider in the corner. He moves adjacent to it and swings at it with his dagger. He raises his shield, anticipating an attack from the spider.
◆Stride
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◆Raise Shield (AC 21)
Perrik strides in next to Tain and sends a ray of divine power at the hostile spider.
Tain coughs a little in response to almost being web-hanged. He moves in to aid Mikhail…and swings powerfully at the arachnid…
◆Stride ◆◆Furious Assault
The orc concentrates and his hands take on the appearance of bear paws, he rushes into the room and attempts to slash at the spider
untamed form
slashing
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Mikhail is the first to move into the room and strike at the spider his dagger missing by a few feet.
Perrik follows Mikhail into the room sending a ray of divine power at the hostile spider which easily evades the attack.
Tain feeling he had avoided a brush with death strides up to the spider and with one might blow critically strikes the spider killing it!
The Orc rushes into the room with bear-like claws. He would have hit the bug if Tain had left anything of it.
Olli having flown to a rafter cheers the group as they splat the last spider ” Good riddance those spiders gave me the creeps.”
As you clear the spider webs from the room you feel that that was the last of the big spiders you must worry about. Searching the room you find the table in this room has a small drawer, which contains a number of small, harmless spiders and a hand of the mage.
The main house is clear except for Olli and Blue Finley which Mikhail suggests leaving it be. It’s getting to the evening while you can push on to clear the outside storage and smokehouse you may want to plan where to camp for the evening.
Goxomos takes a drink, sits down, takes another, and says, "Seems like inside the house would be a more defensible spot to rest for the night. I'll take the first watch. That way I can sleep late in the morning."
"I agree--let's stay inside. I can take the last watch."
Tain nods.
”I’ll take second.”
He holds out the shrivelled hand on a gold chain .
”And what the heck…is this, and why was it…in the drawer?!?”
The orc will take a watch that will enable him to learn his spells the following morning.
I'll take the watch with Tain. In the morning should we take care of the outbuildings, right?
Still holding the dessicated, gnarled hand, Tain shakes his head as no-one is particularly interested in the strange thing. He show's it to Perrik.
"What do you think it is?
Then nods to Mikhail.
"Yes, tomorrow we cleanse the rest of the compound. " Tain exclaims the last bit a little louder to make their intentions clear to any listening spirits.
The halfling looks distinctly unhappy. "It's desecration of a corpse for some mystical purpose. Celosia might know more."
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"Thank you for taking care of the spider. I don't know if they are vegetarian, but I also don't know if I want to find out."
The mage hand gets a shudder from her, and she makes no move to touch it. "It's called a hand of the mage. It lets you can a spell call mage hand whenever you want. Can be useful if you need something on the top shelf, but I don't think it's worth wearing *that*," she continues pointing at the magic item.
"Did we want to knock on Finley's door? You know, introduce ourselves? But agreed on the rest of the compound."
Tain's eyebrows raise as the little plantling explains the hand of the mage. The warrior flips it over, looks again, shrugs and stows it in his pack.
He sniffs.
"I agree with Celosia that perhaps we might want to introduce ourselves....but the note did say to leave them be. We don't know if the note predates the "ghost" and was put there by a fisherman called Finley, some age ago... or whether the ghost *is* Finley. On the one hand, I don't really want to find out, and on the other... [here Tain smiles, a little rictus grin] I also don't want to be woken up by a vengeful spirit who thinks we have bad manners...What do you all think? Olli?"
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Sitting down Goxomos thinks camping inside is preferable to sleeping on the beach.
Perrik agrees with Goxomos
Tain nods and volunteers for the middle watch. Opening a drawer the fighter holds up the shriveled hand on a gold chain wondering what it’s doing in the room.
Argigoth settles down for the night planning to take a morning watch.
Mikhail offers to take watch with Tain
Tain continues to hold the desiccated, gnarled hand concerned that no one else is as bothered by the gruesome object. He also hopes Finley's ghost doesn’t take to wandering at night.
Perrik thinks the hand is corpse desecration and asks Celosia if he knows what it is.
Celosia recognizes the hand as a magic item but is not inclined to wear the thing around his neck. The leshy suggests knocking on the door and introducing themselves.
Tain continues the discussion about introducing themselves to Finley. Olli has already gone to bed.
The group settles down in the center room for the evening after fixing dinner. Those not on watch find a clear patch of floor for their bedrolls. Those on watch sit or stand quietly listening to the sounds of the old house creaking and the waves lashing at the shore.
As the hours pass Goxomos and Celosia hear some scurrying sounds in the rafters, but before you can alert anyone you see two Centipedes the size of a man in the rafters ready to drop.
The blue centipede climbs down and bites Goxomas injecting venom into the catfolk, then tries to bite Celosia but misses.
Blue Stride - climb down
Blue Strike vs Goxomas
to hit piercing plus giant centipede venom
Blue Strike vs Celosia
to hit piercing plus giant centipede venom
Giant Centipede Venom (poison) A target that takes damage from the centipede’s mandibles Strike must succeed at a DC 14 Fortitude save or take 1d10 poison damage.
Watches:
first: Goxomos, Celosia
Second: Tain, Mikhail
Last: Perrik, Argigoth
Blue Centipede (0hp)
* Tain AC19 (30hp) (shield 13/20hp) (prone)
* Perrik AC16 (24hp) (prone)
* Celosia AC15 (26hp)
* Goxomas AC20 (30-2?=28?/30hp) (? Poison Fort save vs DC14 or take 5pt)
Centipedes (0hp)
Argigoth AC19 (32hp) (prone)
Mikhail AC19 (26hp) (prone)
Tain shuffles out of the bed, somewhat groggily, grabs his sword and steps toward the creature, screaming for the others to wake up....
◆ Stand from Prone ◆ Interact to grab weapon ◆ Step to be in melee distance...◇ Scream!!!
Goxomas takes a drink (entering Stumbling Stance), begins dancing with the green centipede (Catfolk Dance. , and then makes a
The first part misses, but the second part really hits hard.
bludgeoning damage.