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Okay, I think you've probably guessed that this is coming, but I'm going to make it official. I'm going to close this game tonight. I've been struggling with burnout and need to step away for a while. I'm so sorry to do this to the rest of you. You've all made some amazing characters. Best of luck in your future games.
Zaranna: Moving to the closest pool, you see more tiny bioluminescent creatures within it which appear to be the source of the glowing from the pools. You're not entirely sure if the water is safe to drink, however.
Squeezing through the narrow opening, you continue on your way. If not for Cardrens torch, it would be completely dark. Several long minutes pass as the corridor twists and turns until up ahead bluish glow becomes visible. Cautiously pushing on you eventually come to a gigantic cavern, its ceiling covered with thousands of bioluminescent insects, mimicking a clear night sky. A few pools of water glow with the brightness of a full moon night, providing just enough light that the two humans can see without issue. Stalagmites of various sizes crop up from the floor. Surprisingly, the air is like that near a freshwater spring, crisp and refreshing.
Continuing along your way, you finally reach Shaft thirty-seven. Cautiously moving down the shaft, you quickly find a natural crevasse leading down a dark natural corridor.
Anyone wanting the diplomatic route?
Alric:
You cannot determine why Cardren is so thirsty. There's nothing wrong with him physically. Perhaps it's either psychological or magical in nature? Cardren: You get the feeling that something the Mephits are doing when they hit you is causing your unnatural thirst.
While the Ranger's strikes did a rather decent amount of damage, the last Mephit was still not dead. With absolute fear in its eyes, the Mephit sank into the stone floor and disappeared completely.
Elyana's spell caused both Mephits to shake violently as the electricity struck each in the chest and spread throughout their bodies. The Oracle's first arrow completely shot through the Mephit that sprayed pebbles at her and the Sorceress, dropping and disintegrating it. Taking careful aim at the other one engaging with Alric, she fired her second arrow and completely removed its head, pinning it to the wall. The decapitated body fell to nothingness immediately afterward.
As Cardren knocked one of the little bastards on its ass, the other one nimbly dodges his attempt. Unfortunately, he lost his balance and ended up fallen himself. Kicking out at the one he missed, the Monk pummeled his target to dust.
Round 2:
Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (vs Cardren | Prone):
M BW M4R M3R
The mephit Cardren attempted to trip barely managed to stay on its feet. Which seemed to work to it benefit as it's off balance state caused the monk to miss his mark. That one, as well as another, attempted to beat Cardren down with their tiny fists.
The injured one missed all together, but the other one landed two solid blows. Meanwhile, the other two moved passed towards the pair of elves. One was suddenly distracted as Alric came out of nowhere with a sword swing thatm while missed, got its attention.
Using the opening provided by the Ranger's miss, the little bastard managed to punch Alric in the side twice. The remaining one continued on an blasted both Elyana and Zaranna with its pebbly breath.
Round 2:
Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1 (vs Cardren):-9 Mephit 2 (vs Cardren): Mephit 3 (vs Alric): Mephit 4:
Alric seems to vanish entirely in the lowly lit corridor, even from Elyana and Zaranna. Round 1:
Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1:-11 Mephit 2: Mephit 3: Mephit 4:
A S Special
Zaranna's first arrow ripped a small portion of her targets wing, but the second one went wide. Elyana's spell followed up Zaranna's shot with a direct hit to the chest. Unfortunately the elf's target for the second arc anticipated it and dodged it completely. Round 1:
Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1:-11 Mephit 2: Mephit 3: Mephit 4:
You move on to the fourth junction where you turn right, then turn left at the next junction. As soon as you make the next right, Alric makes his signal again and everyone notices the four mephits rushing at them full bore.
Round 1:
Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1: Mephit 2: Mephit 3: Mephit 4:
Initiative
M S
Despite the little bastard being such a larger target, only Zaranna's final arrow struck true. Obliterating it entirely.
Alric moved up and slit his blade up the entirety of the Mephits torso. If the damned things bled, the ranger was certain it would be doing so profusely. Regardless, it crumbled to nothingness.
The remaining creature shook its head to rid itself of the stars Cardren caused and lashed out at him.
He proved too elusive to be hit with such clumsy attacks. Round 2: Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Cardren, Earth Mephits (Concealed from Alric and Cardren) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Left, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): -14
Zaranna's first arrow skipped off the stone wall and her second one barely scraped its shoulder. Round 1: Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Cardren, Earth Mephits (Concealed from Alric and Cardren) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Left, Enlarged, Clumsy 1, Stunned 1): -16 Mephit 3 (Right, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): -12
The first punch hit the Mephit square in the jaw, causing its head to reel back. The sudden shift in stance caused Cardrens eyes to lose focus for a moment, making him miss his next swing. He quickly readjusted and planted his knee in the center of its torso. Round 1: Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Cardren, Earth Mephits (Concealed from Alric and Cardren) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Left, Enlarged, Clumsy 1, Stunned 1): -14 Mephit 3 (Right, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): -12
Despite being the ones doing the ambushing, the Mephits were caught completely off guard. The one on the right took the full force of the spell while the other one, its feet still in the stone, took the electrical arc straight to the head. Which blew it apart in a shower of pebbles, shortly followed by the rest of the body as it collapsed. Round 1: Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Cardren, Earth Mephits (Concealed from Alric and Cardren) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Left, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): Mephit 3 (Right, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): -12
M1 R
M3 R
Continuing on, you come to the T junction, turned left, and reached the third junction. Where again Alric raised a fist to stop everyone. He immediately pointed left and right and got into a defensive stance. Suddenly, three large Mephits came out of the stone floor. One on either side of the group and one ahead blocking the way. Round 1: Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Cardren, Earth Mephits (Concealed from Alric and Cardren)
Secret Squirrely: Mephit 1 (Front, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): Mephit 2 (Left, Enlarged, Clumsy 1): Mephit 3 (Right, Enlarged, Clumsy 1):
Zaranna's arrow pinned the Mephit's head to the cave wall. It to deteriorated into tiny pebbles then nothing.
Moving up to the one he was pummeling earlier, the monk punched so hard he heard a distinct crack from the neck-breaking. Its limp body fell apart similar to the one that Elyana dropped.
Round 3: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 3: -14
Stepping up to enlarged elemental, the sorceress's first strike cut so deep she's certain a normal creature would have been disemboweled . Still, it caused the creature in front of her to clutch at its new wound allowing her to swing around and remove its head entirely. The decapitated body fell and crumbled into thousands of tiny pebbles, which then further disintegrated into nothingness. Round 3: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Front): -10 Mephit 3 (Wall): -14
Due to a trick of the light, the monk's last kick was the only one that connected. Elyana noticed that the large gash she caused seemed to be slowly starting to heal up. The large Mephit took a couple of swings at the elf in front of it then stepped back.
The Mephit in front of Cardren tried to punch him again.
The little bastard then hopped back.
The one on the wall, not seeing Alric anymore, moved over and tried to punch Cardren in the back.
Round 3: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1 (Back) (Enlarged): -8 Mephit 2 (Front): -10 Mephit 3 (Wall): -14
Technically, rolling a 1 or being -10 below the DC decreases your success by one step (Usually resulting in a Crit Fail). The opposite is true of rolling a 20 or being +10.
Unfortunately, the oracle's arrows failed to find their mark. Alric completely vanished from sight (except for Cardren) as his cloak absorbed what little light there was in the tunnel. However this new ability threw his senses off making him momentarily loose sight of the Mephit. Elyana's blade gashed deep into the Mephits flesh, a wound that on most creatures would have been gushing blood, yet none came from this thing. Her second strike was more of a scrape than a cut. Round 2: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1 (Back) (Enlarged): -10 Mephit 2 (Front) (Stunned 1): -12 Mephit 3 (Wall) (1): -16
Basic saves (Fort, Reflex, Will) are as follows: Crit success: No Damage or Effect
The monk managed to land one punch on the Mephit.
The little creature shook its head before unleashing a couple of punches of its own.
The one Zaranna shot moved into position and belched forth a spray of pebbles at Alric and Zaranna.
The Mephit behind the group suddenly started growing in size and moved in on Elyana.
Round 2: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 1 (Back) (Enlarged) Mephit 2 (Front) (Stunned 1): -12 Mephit 3 (Wall) (1): -16
Alric moved up and managed two solid hits against the one Zaranna shot. Round 1: Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Front): -4 Mephit 3 (Wall): -18
One of Zaranna's arrows finds its mark while the other goes a little wide.
The little bastards appeared to be quicker than expected, dodging some of Elyana's spell damage. Round 1 Cardren, Zaranna, Alric, Elyana, Mephits (Concealed vs Cardren and Alric due to Dim Light) Secret Squirrel: Mephit 2 (Front): -4 Mephit 3 (Wall): -9
A slight twinge of deja vu washes over you of the Piper's lair due to the lantern-lit corridors of the mine. Good thing they were not purplish lights, but the warm glow of orangey-yellow. As you make the first right, Alric holds up a fist to indicate everyone stops moving. He looked up and pointed out three Mephits as they suddenly descended from the stalactites from above. One dropped directly behind you, one in front of you and the final clung to the wall of to the side.
Concealed: Make a Flat Check vs DC 5 when targeting with an Attack, Spell, or Other Effect. Area of Effects are not subject to Flat Check. Failure = no effect.
As you begin to enter the mine, a mystical barrier shoots up and prevents Fel and Vei from entering. The angel moved up and touched the barrier, it rippled like the surface of a pond when touched. [This is.......very old magic. One that keeps other planar beings from passing through. I cannot pass through it, and unfortunately Fel as how our connection works. But this would explain why the Mephits have not left the mine. You will have to proceed without us.]
I plan on having her out in such a way that if she does come back it shouldn't be an issue.
So before we continue, are we good with dropping Fel? Haven't heard from her in a bit.
The right guard answered, "Lanterns line the tunnels. To get to Shaft thirty-seven, you'll go straight through three intersections, turn right at the fourth, go until you come to a T junction, turn left, go past the next four junctions turn right, then left, then two rights. You should be at Shaft thirty-seven."
The left guard took the parchment, looked at it, then up at all of you, "Unusual? You mean other than the Mephits that have been acting like Imps, no. Are you sure the lot of you can handle this? There's a lot of them down there."
Cardren:
You don't sense any deception. Illa slightly blanched as each approached, but seemed to relax eventually. Getting to the mine entrance, you see two dwarven guards that cross their halberds. One of them then spoke, "What is your business?"
The Boss looked up at Zaranna with an incredulous look, "Kristoff? This whole thing started when he disappeared in Shaft thirty-seven. Hard working lad, though I to keep a local smith from lynching him. Accusations of impropriety and all. Fiancé though? Never heard of that. Still, come inside." Ushering you inside his office, you see poor Illa in the corner trying not quiver in fear. Pulling a piece of parchment, he scribbled on it briefly then handed it to you, "That should allow you access to the mines. If you can get rid of those damned Dirt Gargoyles and get up back up into production, I'll pay you three hundred gold. Deal?"
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