The remaining tough is even further bloodied by Dagobert's radiant hands. Arthuro, however, finds enough resolve to resist.
Kenneth then mocks the rogue, using magical words to weaken Arthuro's ability to fight.
Vicious Mockery; 19 vs. Will for 9 damage and Arthuro takes a -2 to all attacks until the end of Kenneth's next turn.
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Hit Points
Galad
Dannad
?????
?????
Arthuro (-2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
Vandis (+1 AC)
Tough 1 (bloodied, marked)
Dagobert
Kenneth (+1 AC)
The spirit drifts over to the remaining thug and slices into his flesh.
Dannad spins the dagger he kept from Old Thom with his left hand while menacing the remaining tough. The halfling then flicks the dagger from his other hand at the tough, the distraction of his spinning blade allowing him to strike a more deadly blow.
As his blade thunks into the human, Dannad shifts to stand next to Dagobert.
"Well now, this is interesting isn't it? Do you think he might have a mighty rodent of some kind?"
Tough 1 goes down with a dagger protruding from his side and a spectral sword wound across his torso; also, surprised expression upon his face.
Just as the large human goes down, those looking into the southern chamber next to Arthuro see a large eye-stalk emerge from the garbage and continue to rise. Eventually a hideous creature of writhing tentacles whose torso consists mostly of a large mouth lined with sharp teeth pulls itself out of, and on top of, the trash heap.
Nearly a dozen, smaller creatures similar to the large one emerge as well, and they quickly fill up the small room and pour out. Arthuro looks back at you smugly for a moment until a tentacle wraps around him and pulls him into the room. He is quickly swarmed by stinking, writhing monsters and he screams.
21 vs. AC -8 HP to Arthuro and he's pulled and grabbed.
Several of the small creatures lash and bite at him as well.
1d20+5=20, 1d20+5=24, 1d20+5=21, 1d20+5=15 -9 HP to Arthuro and 1 ongoing (save ends).
The remaining grubs charge Vandis and the spirit companion. Several chunks are taken out of Vandis but the spirit companion is left in tact.
24 vs. AC, 24 vs. AC, and 16 vs. AC -9+2= -7 HP to Vandis and 1 ongoing (save ends).
11 AC vs. Spirit Companion
Arthuro then struggles free of the monster's tentacles and slashes it with Easy Target but it is to avail. The penetrating cut still manages to draw a little blood though, and confuses the monster.
"No, you idiot!" shouts Arthuro. "Not me! Heel!"
The monster then makes a few agitated noises and calms around The Fence.
"Good, now get them," he shouts.
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Hit Points
Vandis (1 ongoing (save ends))
Dagobert
Kenneth
Galad
Dannad
Tentacle Monster (grant CA to Arthuro)
Tentacle Monster Grubs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Arthuro (bloodied, -2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
"Not rodents then ..." Dagobert sounds terribly disappointed.
Vandis swings wildly against the horrific new opponents.
"No, no, no, no, no. This won't do at all."
Dagobert shakes his head in annoyance and waves his rat-headed staff at the oncoming hordes.
Vandis is put off by the disgusting creatures, and fails to cut into their putrid flesh.
Dagobert, on the other hand, showers the lot of them with crystalline shards, shredding the grubs to pieces and clearing a huge swath. Arthuro manages to fight the shower off.
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Hit Points
Kenneth
Galad
Dannad
Tentacle Monster (grant CA to Arthuro)
Tentacle Monster Grubs 1,3,4,5(marked)
Arthuro (bloodied, -2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
Vandis
Dagobert
With a disgusted expression, Kenneth slips away from the nearest grub and taunts Arthuro once more. "An otyugh for a pet, I should have known. Come on and play with its babies."
Kenneth's words find Arthuro in a moment of weakness, and the hook nosed man stumbled further into the room and away from his pet.
Galad's spirit companion uses Defending Strike on the weakened Arthuro but it fails to connect once again.
12 REF vs. Arthuro
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Hit Points
Dannad
Tentacle Monster (grant CA to Arthuro)
Tentacle Monster Grubs 1,3,4,5(marked)
Arthuro (bloodied, -2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
Vandis
Dagobert
Kenneth
Galad
Arthuro (-2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
Arthuro (-2 attacks end Kenneth's turn)
"Look to be mildly more worse'n rodents."
Dannad eyes the strange little creatures that have joined the fight, moving so that he can get it between himself and Vandis. Once he does so, he eyes a likely seeming junction of flesh and strikes.
"What is these little buggers?"
Dagobert pauses for thought.
"If it was rats now, I'd say this was a litter. I can't be sure of course, but there might be a family resemblance."
He peers at the advancing grubs with interest.
Dannad barely manages to dispatch another grub after missing a vital spot, but then pulling the dagger through the creature's torso.
The tentacle monster then moves forward a bit and lashes a tentacle over Arthuro and around Vandis, grabbing him. Vandis is then pulled towards the creature's waiting mouth.
19 AC vs. Vandis -12 HP to Vandis and he is grabbed until escape.
O5 then attempts to bite Vandis's leg with its sharp, needle-like teeth.
16 AC vs. Vandis -3 HP to Vandis and 1 ongoing dmg (save ends)
O4 charges Dannad and bites at the halfling's feet, but to no effect. O3 joins its brood-mate, but can only move adjacent.
13 AC vs. Dannad
Arhturo advances slightly, now that the grubs and otyugh have started to ignore him, and slashes Galad's spirit companion with a powerful dagger attack that, once again, seems to have no effect on the spirit.
20 AC vs. Spirit Companion for not enough damage
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Hit Points
Vandis (bloodied, grabbed, 1 ongoing (save ends))
Dagobert
Kenneth
Galad
Dannad
Otyugh
Otyugh Grubs 3,4,5(marked)
Arthuro (bloodied)
Vandis struggles against the grip of the monstrosity.
Execration (Will) Arthuro, Otyugh (1d20+5=10, 1d20+5=16)
Damage (half for anything that doesn't hit), plus 10 ongoing (se) on hit and 5 ongoing (se) on miss (1d8+4=8)
Seeing the enormous warrior in a spot of bother, Dagobert calls on the best Shul has to offer and fluffs.
Even though the Otyugh and Arthuro are clearly hurt by his attack, so too is he.
"Hrmph. Forgotten about that aspect," he comments to nobody in particular, as his nose bleeds horribly.
1d20=19 Saving Throw for Vandis; no more ongoing damage
Vandis fortifies his defenses and looks a little brighter for a moment, even shrugging off the otyugh grub's filthy bite. However, he fails to escape the elderly otyugh's grasp.
Dagobert invokes Shul's curse upon Arthuro and the old otyugh, hitting the otyugh with the full brunt of the attack. Both enemies reel from the onslaught.
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Hit Points
Kenneth
Galad
Dannad
Otyugh (10 ongoing)
Otyugh Grubs 3,4,5(marked)
Arthuro (bloodied, 5 ongoing)
Vandis (bloodied, grabbed, +2 all defenses, -2 attacks)
Dagobert
"Can't you stay out of trouble for six seconds?" Kenneth complains to Vandis, even as he sidles past the door (T8) and gingerly stabs at one of the grubs (O5) with his shortsword, then more vigorously, skewering it.
The spirit drifts towards the creature and slashes at the grub. Meanwhile, Galad steps into the room and raises his holy symbol at Vandis. "In Delvyr's name, be healed.", and both Vandis and Kenneth feel their wounds heal.
It takes Kenneth some effort, but he surges forward with a burst of energy to slash away at O5. The small, slimy creature goes down hard.
Galad and his spirit companion move closer to the the action, and the spirit dispatches O4 with its spectral blade, granting nearby allies protection. A wave of healing energy also comes from Galad, closing the wounds of Kenneth and Vandis.
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Hit Points
Dannad
Otyugh (10 ongoing)
Otyugh Grubs 3,4,5(marked)
Arthuro (bloodied, 5 ongoing)
Vandis (bloodied, grabbed, +1 AC, +2 all defenses, -2 attacks)
Dagobert
Kenneth (+1 AC)
Galad
Seeing Arturo between himself and Kenneth, Dannad brings the hilt of his dagger around toward Arturo's temple.
"Shoulda kept out o' the guild's business."
Arhturo lets out a final, pathetic yelp as Dannad jumps up and strikes his temple, sending him tumbling to the floor unconscious.
The large otyugh wraps its digusting lipped torso around Vandis and chews vigorously despite the damage inflicted on it from Dagobert's invocation. Sadly for it, the otyugh's old teeth aren't what they used to be and it fails to tear any flesh. Vandis is a bit soggy, but no worse for wear. It does manage to shrug off the curse, however.
1d20=13 Saving Throw
The remaining grub attempts a bite on Dannad and scores a critical wound with its younger, more razor sharp teeth.
1d20+5=25 AC vs. Dannad -3 HP to Dannad and 1 ongoing (save ends).
Arhturo lies prone on the ground, but Shul's curse continues to ravage his body. Fortunately for him, though, the curse finishes running its course on the injured man.
1d20=11 Saving Throw
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Hit Points
Vandis (grabbed, +1 AC, -2 attacks)
Dagobert (5 ongoing)
Kenneth (+1 AC)
Galad
Dannad (1 ongoing save ends)
Otyugh
Otyugh Grub 3
Vandis struggles mightily but the stench is too much.
"Nasty things. Slobbery."
Dagobert slings another handful of glassy shards at the scavengers and successfully stems his nosebleed.
Vandis struggles mightily but the stench is too much.
Vandis, surrounded by the horrid smell of trash and decay given off by the otyugh, fails to succeed with his attack. His escape attempt also does not go well, and we remains firmly squeezed in the otyugh's tentacle.
Dagobert showers the area with crystal shards again, shredding the remaining grub and pinning the older otyugh in place.
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Hit Points
Kenneth (+1 AC)
Galad
Dannad (1 ongoing save ends)
Otyugh (bloodied, slowed)
Vandis (grabbed, +1 AC, -2 attacks)
Dagobert
The spirit lashes out again, this time at the adult otyugh.
Kenneth struggles to find words to convey his revulsion at the otyugh, but for once his wit fails him.
Galad's spirit lands a very solid blow, clearly staggering the disgusting beast. Kenneth, however, has trouble finding his voice, and his words of magic are unclear in the commotion of the fight.
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Hit Points
Dannad (1 ongoing save ends)
Otyugh (bloodied, slowed)
Vandis (grabbed, +1 AC, -2 attacks)
Dagobert
Kenneth (+1 AC)
Galad
Pressing his hand against the larvae's bite, Dannad once again leaps atop the barrels. Moving across them to get beside the tentacled beast he tumbles into a position next to it to provide flanking for Vandis.
Once he gets in position he sets up for an attack, studying the beast before darting in to slice its flank with his blade.
Dannad slips through the otyugh's space but suffers a nasty bruise as the otyugh slips a tentacle around him and grabs. His dagger blow remains sound, however, and the otyugh begins to gush blood from the fresh wound.
The otyugh, with both tentacles now full, chooses to crush the small but painful halfling over the larger Vandis. This final blow is too much for the halfling, who goes limp after a decidedly unhealthy crunching sound. The otyugh makes a satisfied sound and drops the unconscious halfling to the floor.
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Hit Points
Vandis (grabbed, +1 AC, -2 attacks)
Dagobert
Kenneth (+1 AC)
Galad
Dannad (dying, bloodied, 1 ongoing se, -2 attacks)
Otyugh (bloodied, slowed)
Vandis growls with frustration.
"I don't call that a proper scavenger."
Vexed by the continued absence of rodents, Dagobert smacks the otyugh around the head. Twice. The first blow hits hard, but the second just slides away.
"Must have been distracted by the slobber," he muses.
Dagobert once again fails to live up to his name as the giant monstrosity falls the ground under the barrage of the dwarf's attacks. With the death of the beast, the room is quiet once more except for the raspy snoring coming from Arthuros. The floor is littered with junk, now strewn everywhere, and the room now also stinks of garbage.
Dannad lies unconscious on the floor behind the otyugh, which fills nearly the entire doorway where the curtain once stood.
"Errm. I think Dannad would be better off out of the slobber." Dagobert potters across the room and tries to haul the halfling out of the filth.
"Doing all right now are we?" he asks Vandis in passing.
"Fight's over, wakey, wakey," Kenneth appeals to Dannad.
You all manage to shove the otyugh aside just enough to squeeze through and give Dannad some much needed aid. Kenneth's words of magic bring Dannad back from the brink just in time, and he regains consciousness surrounded by trash and deceased otyugh tentacles.
Vandis keeps silent, having felt useless in the grasp of the creature.
Vandis keeps silent, having felt useless in the grasp of the creature.
Kenneth, for a change, does not gibe Vandis.
"Nasty things. I've never liked tentacles much."
Displaying unusual tact, Dagobert clumsily gropes through the various packages and rubbish to see if there is anything to take Vandis's mind of his troubles.
Dannad groggily arises, shaking his head to clear it.
"Not again...."
With a disgusted sigh he pushes himself up out of the refuse and Otyugh offal, brushing himself off as best he can afterward and wiping his hands on the dubiously cleaner curtain that had concealed the beast.
"Didna figure it'd be able to get me from more'n five feet away."
Looking around, he nods at Kenneth.
"Thank yee for the words o' encouragement. Now, what in the seventeen hells was that thing?"