The creature clamps its jaws around Kairon before shaking him like a ragdoll. It releases its grip, sending Kairon crashing into the cave wall. Heavily battered, but miraculously, still conscious.
Yeah, already took the armour into account. Kairon reduced to STR 5, but still up and fighting. Your turn, guys.
Alfonso drops his musket and rushes in-between the beast and the sprawled Kairon, not willing to let it finish the job before the man recovers. He draws his weapon - a cavalry saber, a tad too long for use on foot - and slashes at the creature.
Damage: 4
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"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence
Tiris' shot causes the creature to rear back, Alfonso thrusting his sabre into its gut. It barks out and twists away from the blade as the blood starts to flow.
We're onto Critical Damage, folks! It's hurt, but has some fight left in it.
Kairon picks himself up and lumbers toward the beast. One arm wrapped around his midsection, he raises his hatchet in his other hand and brings it down as hard as he can.
"...I was hoping we could sell the body to some zoologist.." Alfonso murmurs, crestfallen. Almost as an afterthought, he turns to Kairon and asks "you okay there?"
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"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence
Kairon settles into an undignified flop to catch his breath. "I think it cracked a rib or two. I'll be fine, thanks... So, what now?"
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"If Kairon wants to continue, we should scout the rest of this level. I think those tubes will take us back to the natives when we're done, but I don't know if we just delivered them from a savage predator or murdered their god-beast."
"It's probably safe to resume tunneling. Here's what I found in there. Let me update the map..." Kairon digs out his sketching tools and fills in more of the map...
Map looks pretty legit. Will double check it when I get home.
The creature doesn't look to have anything that would normally be of value (fine pelts, ivory tusks etc) but it's certainly weird. Not like any animal you've heard of before.
Of course, large beasts like this sometimes have goodies in their gut. Care to cut it open?
"Everyone else stand back," Tiris says. Tiris pulls out his blade and decide to check the innards of the beast, readying himself to spring back in case something toxic is released.
Half certain the creature's belly will be full of spiders or bats or something, Hansel takes aim with his musket should anything leap out as Tiris cuts.
The creature's guts spill free as Tiris slices it open. Somehow the stomach contents seem to far exceed the space within the beast. Looks like it had been feeding well.
Among the disgusting mess you can make out some half-chewed bones, a leather boot, two large coins worth 20s, parts of a broken clay statue and at least a dozen black pearl-like stones.
Covering his nose, Tiris reaches in to take the large coins and pearl-like stones, remembering that stones from the stomachs of animals tend to fetch a good price in many traditional cultures.
"Hmm.." Kairon digs out the bullet pouch he looted from the primitive they killed and inspects one of the balls. He compares it to the stones Tiris gathers from the dead beast's innards.
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Cenk drops his share of the black stones into a pouch and moves into the next room to inspect the oven, poking through the ashes with a shard of pottery.
Just seeing what there is to see. From the earlier description, I'm guessing it's more of a kiln than a cook stove--correct? Also, does the pottery display any evidence of technology or culture (glazes, artistic designs, etc.)?
It looks like a kiln, yes. Pretty basic in construction, as are the pots. They're simple clay pots, but are painted with a white pattern. Each has a different theme.
Pot One shows humanoid figures pointing to stars in the sky.
Pot Two shows a snake eating the stars.
Pot Three shows a snake moving underneath a mountain pattern.
Pot Four shows humanoid figures gathered in caves. In one cave they are bowing down to a snake.
Pot Five shows a number of bat-like creatures eating a snake. This is similar to the pattern in the painted cave.
Pot Six shows a mountain, with stars above. There are humanoid figures floating in between.
They're rather impractical to carry, but you could manage to take them with you if you like. Might be worth something to the right buyer.
"So, if I'm gathering this correctly--and please, if I sound like a babbling fool, stop me--but I think mayhaps we weren't hunters OR sacrifices... we were pest control."
In the distance you can hear echoing barks, similar to the creature you just killed. At least two of the creatures are making noise, but it sounds like some distance away.
"Oh, that's not good. Quickly, let's all head eastward. The tunnel comes to an intersection, then further east there was torchlight coming from the passage."
Kairon rises stiffly and shoulders his gear again to continue their explorations.
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Cenk leaves the pottery behind and follows toward the torchlight.
Alfonso quickly gathers the pieces of the broken statue the others have left inside the beast's carcass before rushing to join them.
Third time's the charm.
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EDIT: In case it is, here's my failed STR Save: STR Save: 1d20 9
Womp womp.
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Eww, crappy!
Damage: 4
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"Won't it."
*BOOM*
"Die?"
Musket: 1d6+1 5
Hansel tosses his musket aside and joins the charge with his axe.
1 damage. Welp.
It's not dead, but it's out of fight and won't last long at the rate it's bleeding.
If you take a short break you can regain any lost HP, but any Ability Score loss won't recover until you have a long rest back in civilisation.
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Of course, large beasts like this sometimes have goodies in their gut. Care to cut it open?
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Among the disgusting mess you can make out some half-chewed bones, a leather boot, two large coins worth 20s, parts of a broken clay statue and at least a dozen black pearl-like stones.
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((Are they the same?))
The statue looks like some sort of winged animal, but it's too badly broken to work out much more.
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Pot One shows humanoid figures pointing to stars in the sky.
Pot Two shows a snake eating the stars.
Pot Three shows a snake moving underneath a mountain pattern.
Pot Four shows humanoid figures gathered in caves. In one cave they are bowing down to a snake.
Pot Five shows a number of bat-like creatures eating a snake. This is similar to the pattern in the painted cave.
Pot Six shows a mountain, with stars above. There are humanoid figures floating in between.
They're rather impractical to carry, but you could manage to take them with you if you like. Might be worth something to the right buyer.
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Kairon rises stiffly and shoulders his gear again to continue their explorations.