// As much as Ay would like to BLAME THE POOR TIEFLING, poison isn't something that computes for Salazar. I mean there's no fire.
And oddly enough everyone else is too much of a goodie two-shoes to do it.
Makes you wonder why angus or the rock gnome didn't try it....
Well...the short answer is if the NPC's were going to do it then why play the game at all.
A.slightly longer answer is Neblin had no protection. Poison would easily be traced to the kitchens and there was no band of adventurers to.protect him when the hammer came down.
Barran is not happy about creeping back through a den of sleeping bugbears, but Spiders be Spiderin' and nobody's taking even remotely defensive postures. He starts slowly making his way back, feeling his way along the wall, hopefully to find a different way out.
Sorry to pull the "Well, I'm going this way!" card on us, but it feels like we've been staring at spiders for days without taking action or even talking about what to do.
Bursar on
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Noticing Barran begin to move, Ay whispers to the others, "Either we move now, or we prepare to fight. But the spiders don't appear to be waiting for us to decide. Now is the time." He eyes up, Barran, about to make his own way out of the room. He will follow Barran if the others don't answer very soon.
OK. Back up through the barracks it is.... I'll put something together soon to move the game forward.
As an aside....what make you so hesitant to face some spiders? Do you know something I don't? Aside from Salazar being out of second level spells you guys are all pretty flush...
I'm assuming those spiders are an early-warning system, and a trap. That may not be a solid assumption, but it was my thinking.
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I'm a bit hesitant of doing anything in the Barracks/Slave Pens for fear of waking up reinforcements, though if we continue to try and find alternate routes we're going to run out sooner than later.
If we don't want to go back because we don't want to alert who's in the barracks, and we don't want to take on the spiders because we don't want them to alert who's in the barracks, then we should go ahead and fight the spiders now because we'll get to fight the spiders on their own for a little bit (and then the barrack-denizens) instead of the spiders+the barrack denizens.
Steelhawk's being more than fair by not just jumping us already!
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Ay is all for fighting the spiders (he probably knows nothing about them, so they are just spiders to him). My only reason for withdrawing is because there was debate as to whether or not we should engage. So, we can back up and discuss our plans. However, we are in a dungeon that, so far, pretty much everything has tried to kill us (even the chairs and mirrors). If we aren't ready to fight something, we should just head to the surface, because I'm like 100% sure that any path we want to take is going to have something in it's way that may turn in conflict. Possibly because a certain elf loses his cool, but conflict nonetheless.
I don't mind waiting if the party is having an actual OOC discussion about how to proceed. But if we're just spinning our wheels because of wishy-washiness, then that gets frustrating.
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Map Notes:
The official web work begins H2&I2 and gradually getting thicker at you reach the intersection leading to the rooms north and south, thinning out as you head east to H15&I15.
Still need initative from @am0n and when the other spiders enter the fray (because of course there are more than just the one swarm you can see) they'll act on Init 19 as well.
Any player who wants some light (Philo and Barran) are free to fire up their glowing globe/light spell as they choose. Currently its all dark. Please act according to your characters darkvision range, typically 60'
Edit: The wall in corridor to the east actually holds a door....but the mapping site I use doesn't have a simple door template I could have dropped in. Nor any funky web templates to add come flair to the map.
@evilthecat can act! It's not likely that Ay will able to top that natural 20 anyway..
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"Next time we hit the Tavern, remind me t'pick up Antidotes," the Dwarf yells as he squints in the darkness, trying to focus and pick out any sudden movement from the colourless terrain his Darkvision is showing to him. "So's don't be gettin' bit too much, less ye secretly be a Dwarf all this time an' haven't told us."
should clarify: Along the east-west hallway, the web network is mostly on the walls and ceiling. There are the occasional strands here and there along The floor but the main path is clear enough that you won't get stuck to it.
Edit: That should be a +3, so it's a 22, not a 24. But Knope. No Natural 20 here...
I'll act after Salazar.
Ay hears some shuffling and turns quickly to see the Dwarf and Human readying themselves for combat. Mumbling to himself, "I guess they decided to fight," Ay heads back to the group and raises his staff.
Seeing the spiders start to disperse around the flames, Ay darts in, swinging wildy at the critters. His wild swings connect, though, sending a few of them flying rapidly into the nearby wall and falling lifelessly to the ground. One makes it on his shoulder, but Ay quickly grabs it and crushes it against the wall before using the fiery distraction to escape behind his allies.
Move: To I4
Action: Attack
Minor: Martial Arts
Move: To H0
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Attack QStaff
Geth, roll 1d8+3 for Damage QStaff
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Attack Unarmed
Geth, roll 1d4+3 for Damage Unarmed
The swarm of spiders, already scurrying in this direction and that from the fire, are swept aside with Ay's staff, leaving a smear of ichor and spider legs on its business end.
The swarm dissipates, with the spiders no longer clumped together. Keen eyes can pick them out scurrying back east along the webs attached to the corridor walls, ceiling and even some on the floor, heading towards the core of the nest.
From somewhere to the east, a deep buzzing or hissing sound can heard....gradually getting louder. Its pretty obvious that there are more spiders in the nest.
The swarm is no longer a threat as it has broken into individual clumps of harmless baby spiders. This swarm can and will likely reform again with the same HP as it had before it dissipated in a separate location. In the meantime it is of no threat to you, nor can it be targeted and further damaged. This is more for visual effect and dramatic heft as a mass of thousands of tiny spiders all scurry away back to mama for help. I promise not be that much of a jerk and have the swarm reform on a PC's head at an inopportune time.
For fluff purposes only, please feel free to squish as many spiders as possible.
Yeah, was just commenting that if our entire front line is moving together, it may make sense to start inching forward so we aren't all clumped together in a tight spot.
Well, we've made it clear that we don't want to go backwards...
Barran squints with a hiss as the sudden bonfire rears up from the floor, blindingly bright in the previous darkness. It's quite impressive, really. The flame flattens out along the ceiling, starting secondary streaks of fire to race along the webbing before petering out. The fountain of sparks boiling away from the edges is a nice touch, too--wait, sparks don't run around before curling up on themselves like that. Eeeeergh.
Boots crunching on the brittled and barbequed carapaces of the dead and dying, Barran approaches the blaze, putting the light source at his back in order to better see what lies ahead and around that corner.
Move 25 ft to H5 Action: Look around the corner into the room to the north and try to make out anything horrible in there.
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Percepti-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT
Percepti-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT:
1d20+517 [1d20=12]
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Just the bonfire; he didn't have Light going at the time and he'll spend his whole action peering into the room instead of sending a ball of light zooming in there.
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Ok, on my phone now and I'll have to double check the range of light that a bonfire casts...does @Aegis or @Mongrel Idiot want to advance as well before the map changes?
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The Dwarf blinks as the swarm of spiders goes from threatening to non-existent within moments. A quick shrug later, and he's trudging along at the front of the pack again once he's managed to catch up with everyone else.
Yea, my short stubby legs will walk back to the front again.
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// As much as Ay would like to BLAME THE POOR TIEFLING, poison isn't something that computes for Salazar. I mean there's no fire.
And oddly enough everyone else is too much of a goodie two-shoes to do it.
Makes you wonder why angus or the rock gnome didn't try it....
A.slightly longer answer is Neblin had no protection. Poison would easily be traced to the kitchens and there was no band of adventurers to.protect him when the hammer came down.
Sorry to pull the "Well, I'm going this way!" card on us, but it feels like we've been staring at spiders for days without taking action or even talking about what to do.
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As an aside....what make you so hesitant to face some spiders? Do you know something I don't?
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[5e] Dural Melairkyn - AC 18 | HP 40 | Melee +5/1d8+3 | Spell +4/DC 12
Steelhawk's being more than fair by not just jumping us already!
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I don't mind waiting if the party is having an actual OOC discussion about how to proceed. But if we're just spinning our wheels because of wishy-washiness, then that gets frustrating.
Map incoming! Everyone still needs to roll Initiative please!
Geth, roll 1d20+3 for Spider Baddie's Initiative!
Understandable, I am also full of turkey. I assume we're still in No Sight for Non-Demihumans territory?
minion, roll 1d20 for Initiative
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Map Notes:
The official web work begins H2&I2 and gradually getting thicker at you reach the intersection leading to the rooms north and south, thinning out as you head east to H15&I15.
Still need initative from @am0n and when the other spiders enter the fray (because of course there are more than just the one swarm you can see) they'll act on Init 19 as well.
Any player who wants some light (Philo and Barran) are free to fire up their glowing globe/light spell as they choose. Currently its all dark. Please act according to your characters darkvision range, typically 60'
Edit: The wall in corridor to the east actually holds a door....but the mapping site I use doesn't have a simple door template I could have dropped in. Nor any funky web templates to add come flair to the map.
@evilthecat can act! It's not likely that Ay will able to top that natural 20 anyway..
Stats:
Ay(H0) - AC:16, HP: 29+6/31, Ki: 4/4, HD:2/4
Spider Swarm(I5) - AC:12, HP:22, Dmg. Resistance (B/P/S), Immunities (charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, prone, restrained, stunned), Spider Climb, Web Sense, Web Walker
Philo(I1) - AC:19, HP:38+6/38, 4 Sup. Dice,
Barran(I0) - AC:16, HP: 26+6/27, Spells:-/2
Dural(H1) - AC:18, HP:37+6/40, Spells:-/1, LoH:20/20
Angus(G1) - AC:12, HP:20+6/20
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Characters
[5e] Dural Melairkyn - AC 18 | HP 40 | Melee +5/1d8+3 | Spell +4/DC 12
@am0n - need initiative please
@evilthecat - you are first up!
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Initiative
Edit: That should be a +3, so it's a 22, not a 24. But Knope. No Natural 20 here...
I'll act after Salazar.
Ay hears some shuffling and turns quickly to see the Dwarf and Human readying themselves for combat. Mumbling to himself, "I guess they decided to fight," Ay heads back to the group and raises his staff.
Salazar will cast "create bonfire" on top the the approaching spider swarm!
Geth, roll 1d20+1 for dex save
Geth, roll 1d8 fire damage on the baby spiders
Stats:
Ay(H0) - AC:16, HP: 29+6/31, Ki: 4/4, HD:2/4
Spider Swarm(I5) - AC:12, HP:19/22, Dmg. Resistance (B/P/S), Immunities (charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, prone, restrained, stunned), Spider Climb, Web Sense, Web Walker
Philo(I1) - AC:19, HP:38+6/38, 4 Sup. Dice,
Barran(I0) - AC:16, HP: 26+6/27, Spells:-/2
Dural(H1) - AC:18, HP:37+6/40, Spells:-/1, LoH:20/20
Angus(G1) - AC:12, HP:20+6/20
Move: To I4
Action: Attack
Minor: Martial Arts
Move: To H0
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Attack QStaff
Geth, roll 1d8+3 for Damage QStaff
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Attack Unarmed
Geth, roll 1d4+3 for Damage Unarmed
Ay(H0) - AC:16, HP: 29+6/31, Ki: 4/4, HD:2/4
Spider Swarm(I5) - AC:12, HP:12/22, Dmg. Resistance (B/P/S), Immunities (charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, prone, restrained, stunned), Spider Climb, Web Sense, Web Walker
Philo(I1) - AC:19, HP:38+6/38, 4 Sup. Dice,
Barran(I0) - AC:16, HP: 26+6/27, Spells:-/2
Dural(H1) - AC:18, HP:37+6/40, Spells:-/1, LoH:20/20
Angus(G1) - AC:12, HP:20+6/20
I think Resistance means half damage? If so, adjusting Spider HP from 19 to 12 (8/2 = 4, 6/2 = 3, Total: 7).
@Steelhawk
The swarm dissipates, with the spiders no longer clumped together. Keen eyes can pick them out scurrying back east along the webs attached to the corridor walls, ceiling and even some on the floor, heading towards the core of the nest.
From somewhere to the east, a deep buzzing or hissing sound can heard....gradually getting louder. Its pretty obvious that there are more spiders in the nest.
The swarm is no longer a threat as it has broken into individual clumps of harmless baby spiders. This swarm can and will likely reform again with the same HP as it had before it dissipated in a separate location. In the meantime it is of no threat to you, nor can it be targeted and further damaged. This is more for visual effect and dramatic heft as a mass of thousands of tiny spiders all scurry away back to mama for help. I promise not be that much of a jerk and have the swarm reform on a PC's head at an inopportune time.
For fluff purposes only, please feel free to squish as many spiders as possible.
Stats:
Ay(H0) - AC:16, HP: 29+6/31, Ki: 4/4, HD:2/4
Spider Swarm(I5) - AC:12, HP:12/22, Dmg. Resistance (B/P/S), Immunities (charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, prone, restrained, stunned), Spider Climb, Web Sense, Web Walker - TEMPORARILY DISPERSED
Philo(I1) - AC:19, HP:38+6/38, 4 Sup. Dice,
Barran(I0) - AC:16, HP: 26+6/27, Spells:-/2
Dural(H1) - AC:18, HP:37+6/40, Spells:-/1, LoH:20/20
Angus(G1) - AC:12, HP:20+6/20
Up Next: @Mongrel Idiot
On Deck: @Bursar & @Aegis
Ready an action to attack anything hostile that comes near.
@Bursar
Barran squints with a hiss as the sudden bonfire rears up from the floor, blindingly bright in the previous darkness. It's quite impressive, really. The flame flattens out along the ceiling, starting secondary streaks of fire to race along the webbing before petering out. The fountain of sparks boiling away from the edges is a nice touch, too--wait, sparks don't run around before curling up on themselves like that. Eeeeergh.
Boots crunching on the brittled and barbequed carapaces of the dead and dying, Barran approaches the blaze, putting the light source at his back in order to better see what lies ahead and around that corner.
Move 25 ft to H5
Action: Look around the corner into the room to the north and try to make out anything horrible in there.
Geth, roll 1d20+5 for Percepti-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT
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Ay(H0) - AC:16, HP: 29+6/31, Ki: 4/4, HD:2/4
Spider Swarm(I5) - AC:12, HP:12/22, Dmg. Resistance (B/P/S), Immunities (charm, fear, paralysis, petrification, prone, restrained, stunned), Spider Climb, Web Sense, Web Walker - TEMPORARILY DISPERSED
Philo(I1) - AC:19, HP:38+6/38, 4 Sup. Dice,
Barran(H5) - AC:16, HP: 26+6/27, Spells:-/2
Dural(H1) - AC:18, HP:37+6/40, Spells:-/1, LoH:20/20
Angus(G1) - AC:12, HP:20+6/20
@Aegis is up!
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Yea, my short stubby legs will walk back to the front again.
Currently DMing: None
Characters
[5e] Dural Melairkyn - AC 18 | HP 40 | Melee +5/1d8+3 | Spell +4/DC 12