This Ain't No Rabbit Hole
Once more Derry has called out for help from the guild, sightings have placed at least another nest of what can only be more spiders and such in the forested hills about twelve miles out of town tot he north. Several Farms have been overrun and their occupants taken or killed, none know which yet. After the first encounter though they aren't taking chances this time and any reports of webs and things with eight legs they call for the true heroes of the land. And you few have heeded the call, for money for glory, for absolute disgust of spiders, whatever the reason in the end it comes down to putting down the rise of these foul creatures one way or another.
Once more as you meet at the gates, Horse and Gunny are waiting with the cart like the last time, the older man is happy to see some of those that were there the last time and shakes their hands. "I know you couldn't have saved my daughter... I knew it the night she dissapeared, but thank you for avenging her death. But we got another crop of trouble brewing and it may be connected to the first one."
The forest was like a third home to Talazia, with the first two being Silvermoon and Elvengate. She quietly walks up towards Gunny and the horse, and nods quietly. She already has an arrow on her bow. This could be scary enough.
Kroth is quiet, he is here to fight, consoling those that have lost is not a talent he possesses. The goal is to prevent more loss of life, so he waits until the group can move and find something he can punch, thats always the simple answer...hit something.
While her crafting designs can look complex at times, Takiyah is fairly straightforward when it comes to trouble: find the ones responsible, and stop them as needed.
Brianna has disconnected.
Taro carries a worn two-handed axe over one shoulder. He lopes through the outdoor terrain like an Oruch more accustomed to life outside the city than in. "Spiders..." he muses. "I wonder how they taste."
GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (15)+6: 21
GAME: Talazia rolls perception: (7)+11: 18
GAME: Taro rolls perception: (12)+8: 20
GAME: Kroth rolls perception: (4)+7: 11
The cart having been abandoned back at the treeline before entering the forest, Gunny and Horse wave to them and wish them good luck, even saying they will wait there for them for two days, after that they will head back to Derry. The path leads upward, its not too bad of a climb really, more a test of stamina with the angle being gentle, but constantly rising. A few switch back paths to get up the more elevated parts and the first sogns of what the party was worried about begin to appear. Webs here and there on trees and on bushes, even a few small drained corpses of smaller animals, nothing much bigger than a squirrel or rabbit at the largest, nothing the size of a human or anything close to that being found.
Taro begins to pant as the party climbs. "Too much easy living," he complains.
Kroth moves along with the group, he grins faintly, "Excercise, its good for your body, lets you live longer." He keeps a wary eye out though for large things with many legs that might try to attack them.
Talazia isn't breaking a sweat yet. but then again....she's used to the forest. "Pace yourself, Taro. Don't put everything you have into one push." She says climbing easily.
You paged (Takiyah, Talazia, Taro) with 'There is a flash of many eyes then gone, a rustle softly of leaves overhead, not unlike wind might produce, but the tension of the surroundings and the webs increase. There is a sense something is watching you, not yet ready to reveal itself.'
Taro's eyes shift back and forth. He takes his axe off of his shoulder and instead carries it with both hands, ready for use.
GAME: Talazia rolls perception+2: (9)+11+2: 22
GAME: Taro rolls perception: (15)+8: 23
Climbing some more, Talazia looks around and smirks a bit. "We are being watched. Be ready." Blunt, isn't she?
GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (15)+6: 21
GAME: Kroth rolls perception: (7)+7: 14
You paged (Taro, Talazia, Takiyah) with 'Taro first notices it being in the lead, a mere foot step away from it. Another lays beyond and then two more at an even five feet. Cleverly hidden by leaves =, but not enough once one knows how to look for them. Beyond there is a movement of the path itself off to the right and left, a settling of dust almost as if something had moved in a circular path about five feet around.'
Takiyah grips her longspear. "Looks like we got company," the gobber Forge mutters. "About four of them, plus at least a pair trying to surround us."
Talazia says, "I see them." She then chuckles. "bad idea to try and surround us though.""
Taro comes to an abrupt halt! He bounces his axe in his handca few times, peering ahead. "There!" he suddenly barks. "Lets get them!" He urges, clearly only heartbeats from charging.
Kroth frowns, looking around and slipping on his brass knuckles, but apparently he doesn't see what everyone else does, so he just readies for a fight.
GAME: Taro rolls reflex: (20)+5: 25 (CRITICAL SUCCESS)
GAME: Takiyah rolls Reflex: (4)+4: 8
GAME: Kroth rolls reflex: (14)+4: 18
GAME: Taro rolls reflex: (19)+5: 24
GAME: Talazia rolls reflex: (15)+7: 22
The circular puffs of dust that were spotted by a few, rise up, the dust settling as two boulders are lifted out of the ground and sent rolling down the path towards the party. Diving out of the way isn't all that hard for most of the group, but Takiyah seems a bit frozen. Thankfully for Taro, he notices this and tackles her out of the way of the rolling boulders. Before they get to them, they roll over the webs along the path and tree trunks, eight feet long and thick as a man swing through the path, a several part trap appears to have been setup, the trees crashing together as the boulders pass by and down the path, crashing into other things further on. The path itself is blocked though and there is shittering as six spiders walking like crabs scuttle out of the woods behind the party and two giant spiders leap up to the top f the barricading trees ahead of them, indeed they are surrounded.
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
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Vroole has dropped a TIMESTOP!
Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Vroole to instruct you further.
For additional in-combat commands, please type: +thelp.
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GAME: You roll initiative for Giant Spiders: Roll: 4 + Bonus: +3 = Total: 7
GAME: Talazia's initiative total changed to 20.
GAME: Takiyah rolls initiative: Roll: 8 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 10
GAME: Kroth rolls initiative: Roll: 17 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 19
GAME: You roll initiative for Crab Spiders: Roll: 4 + Bonus: +2 = Total: 6
GAME: You damaged Kroth for -100 points. 19 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Takiyah for -100 points. 34 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Talazia for -100 points. 24 remaining.
GAME: Players not found in initiative order: Taro
GAME: Taro rolls initiative: Roll: 4 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 6
<OOC> Taro sorries
GAME: You damaged Taro for -100 points. 33 remaining.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 20.
It is now Talazia's turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Talazia ended.
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2: (4)+7+-2: 9
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2: (11)+7+-2: 16
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+2: (5)+2: 7
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 19.
It is now Kroth's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Kroth ended.
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1: (16)+4+1: 21
managing to dive out of the way of the boulders, Talazia looks about and......finds, obviously, that they're surrounded. She lets out a bit of a groan. "Welp....time to get to work." She says as she fires a pair of arrows at one crab spider close to her. One bounces off, but the second one sinks into the softer parts, between the carapace plate on the spider.
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3: (2)+3: 5
GAME: Taro rolls d20+7: (3)+d20+7: 10
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+7: (5)+7: 12
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+7: (18)+7: 25
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 10.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Takiyah ended.
The oruch grunts, then moves over to one of the creatures and throws a heavy punch at the creature, hitting it with his brass knuckles. The oruch steps back quickly, waiting for the things to attack him.
GAME: Taro rolls 1d12+10: (6)+10: 16
GAME: Takiyah casts Bless. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15
Vroole nods, 'Alright pose it.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 7.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (1)+2: 3 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (11)+2: 13
"Reos, strengthen our arms!" Takiyah calls out, and a sense of encouragement washes over the party.
The giant spiders jump down of fthe logs to close in, one slips and falls ending up on its back and trying to right itself.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 6.
It is now Taro's turn! Crab Spiders is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Taro ended.
Taro Strikes out at a creature, but it skitters tot he side and he misses this round.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 6.
It is now Crab Spiders' turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (19)+2: 21
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (19)+2: 21
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (10)+2: 12
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (12)+2: 14
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (5)+2: 7
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 2: (17)+2: 19
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (1): 1 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (2): 2
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (3): 3
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (2): 2
GAME: Kroth rolls fort: (1)+6: 7 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Takiyah rolls Fort: (4)+6: 10
GAME: You damaged Kroth for 2 points. 17 remaining.
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
All around the spiders lash out with bites, most ring against armor and do nothing, one finds a spot between Kroth's armor and the poison is set, a mild pain fromt he wound, a burning sensation begins.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 20.
It is now Talazia's turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1: (20)+7+-2+1+1: 27 (THREAT)
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1: (20)+7+-2+1+1: 27 (THREAT)
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1: (11)+7+-2+1+1: 18
GAME: Talazia rolls 3d8+9: (11)+9: 20
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+3: (7)+3: 10
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 19.
It is now Kroth's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Kroth rolls fort: (16)+6: 22
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2: (17)+4+1+1+-2: 21
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2: (11)+4+1+1+-2: 15
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2: (2)+3+2: 7
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2: (1)+3+2: 6 (EPIC FAIL)
thankfully, Talazia is quick and light on her feet to avoid the bites from the spider. Skipping backwards, Talazia fires one arrow right into the face of the spider in front of her, then shoots another into another nearby spider, which sticks into it quite hard.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 10.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
Kroth staggers for a moment after the bite, then growls and starts throwing a flurry of kicks and punches, finally smashing one spider into goo with a heavy punch.
GAME: Takiyah casts Prayer. Caster Level: 5 DC: 17
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 7.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (20)+2: 22
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (5)+2: 7
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (17)+2: 19
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (1): 1 (EPIC FAIL)
Takiyah grins as a spider bounces off of her armor. "Reos, shift the fulcrum in our favor!" she invokes as she draws her hammer, ready to squash some spiders.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d6 + 1d2: (3)+(2): 5
GAME: Talazia rolls fort: (8)+5: 13
GAME: You damaged Talazia for 5 points. 19 remaining.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 7: (6)+7: 13
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d12+10: (10)+10: 20
Seeing that the one giant spider was having trouble when it slipped, Taro Swings on it while it moves to get up, the huge strike smashes it into the ground, the spider twitches and dies in a pile of goo...
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 6.
It is now Taro's turn! Crab Spiders is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 6.
It is now Crab Spiders' turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (1)+2: 3 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (18)+2: 20
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (15)+2: 17
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+2: (19)+2: 21
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (1): 1 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (1): 1 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Kroth rolls fort: (19)+6: 25
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (3): 3
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
GAME: You damaged Kroth for 3 points. 14 remaining.
The crab spiders lash out again, Kroth getting bit again, this time though the posin doesn't effect him, a glancing bite that rends more than sinks into the flesh.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 20.
It is now Talazia's turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1: (1)+7+-2+1+1: 8 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1: (3)+7+-2+1+1: 10
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 19.
It is now Kroth's turn! Takiyah is next!
Now that no more spiders are attacking her, Talazia turns her attention towards the spider on takiyah. Her relaxation must've relaxed her aim, since both arrows bounce off of the spider's carapace.
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+2-2-1: (19)+4+1+2+-2+-1: 23
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+2-2-1: (6)+4+1+2+-2+-1: 10
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2+1: (4)+3+2+1: 10
Taro has reconnected.
GAME: You damaged Kroth for -1 points. 15 remaining.
GAME: You damaged Talazia for -1 points. 20 remaining.
Kroth continutes to flail away, a flurry of punches and kicks towards his nearest monster. He manages to get a decient hit on one, but fails to take it down completly.
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 10.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
The monster falls under the blow from Kroth, it just took a second for him to realize.
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerAtk+2+2: aliased to Melee+1+2+2: (18)+5+1+2+2: 28
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerDmg+1: aliased to 1d6+1+1: (6)+1+1: 8
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 7.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (4)+1: 5
Takiyah sidesteps to distract one of the giant spiders and slams her hammer into its side. The carapace cracks a bit, but the arachnid is still moving.
The last Giant spider strikes out at Taro, but the shock of its friend nearby makes it miss as it shudders and begins to become a bit feared for its onwn life as Taro looks it over and strikes it, goo spraying over the mighty adventurer when the thing dies.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 6.
It is now Taro's turn! Crab Spiders is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 6.
It is now Crab Spiders' turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (5)+1: 6
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (4)+1: 5
both the last spiders looking to try and bite the pretty lady casting spells are chaken at the quick turn around and miss their mark as they lunge at here.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 20.
It is now Talazia's turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1+1: (4)+7+-2+1+1+1: 12
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1-2+1+1+1: (8)+7+-2+1+1+1: 16
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+4: (5)+4: 9
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d2: (2): 2
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 19.
It is now Kroth's turn! Takiyah is next!
Keeping up her barrage on the spiders near Takiyah, Talazia fires two more shots. One bounces off, but the other sinks well enough into the spider.
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1+1+2-2-1: (3)+4+1+1+1+2+-2+-1: 9
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1+1+2-2-1: (14)+4+1+1+1+2+-2+-1: 20
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2: (6)+3+2: 11
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 10.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
Kroth moves over to get behind one of the spiders fighting Tak, he starts throwing kicks and punches, slamming a fist into it and taking down the creature. By now his hands are starting to be covered in spider guts.
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerAtk+2+2: aliased to Melee+1+2+2: (1)+5+1+2+2: 11 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 7.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Taro is next!
Takiyah turns to strike the last spider, but her foot find a patch of spider guts and falls down.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (3)+1: 4
Even with Takiyah falling, or maybe because if it, the bite of the CRab Spider completely misses here.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 6.
It is now Taro's turn! Crab Spiders is next!
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+9: (16)+9: 25
GAME: Taro rolls 1d12+10: (5)+10: 15
GAME: Vroole removes the timestop.
Timestop by Vroole has left.
GAME: You remove the timestop.
Taro turns towards the last remaining spider. As Takiyah moves to engage it, a sly grin spreads across Taro's face. He walks in a slow circle around the combat, axe ready. He moves until he's next to it when Takiyah misses and falls. As the spider misses as well, Taro has circled around behind it. He brings the giant axe crashing down, the force shearing into the spider's midsection and smashing it to the ground. "Hah! All those eyes and you didn't see that coming!"
Talazia stares a bit, but smiles. "Hopefully there aren't any more of those things." She says looking up towards the mountain. "Come on. the sonner we get this done...."
Kroth grimaces, checking his wounds, but nothing seems too serious. He wipes off the goo on his hands and looks around, "We will need to keep going, there will be more I assume."
Takiyah stands back up and wipes the soles of her shoes on a chunk of ground that doesn't have spider guts splattered on it. "How badly hurt is everyone?" she checks.
Talazia says, "Ow." Talazia says with a chuckle. "I was hurt, but it's nothing major. What about the rest of you?""
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
Kroth shakes his head, "It is not bad, I should be fine."
GAME: Talazia rolls knowledge/nature+2: (13)+7+2: 22
GAME: Taro rolls knowledge/nature: (11)+5: 16
GAME: Taro rolls knowledge/geography: (11)+5: 16
You paged (Taro, Talazia) with 'Both you have catch a thing that comes to mind. both these types of spiders working together as they did and with complex trap making with it? Not exactly something that would be normal, by far. That should intrigue you both at this point.'
Taro peers at the remains of the nearest spider. He probably doesn't realize it but he's licking his lips. Then he turns suddenly, at something Kroth says. "Normally I would say there shouldn't be be more - but something is unnatural about these spiders." He turns back to the carcass. "Something more than just the obvious," he amends. He thinks about it some more. Then he starts looking from one dead spider to the next.
Kroth grunts, "Why? Spiders have lots of babies right? Or maybe this is something related to all the missing people."
You paged (Taro, Talazia) with '+For one, they aren't often that keen on traps, using stealth more then often if anything is very unusual also.'
Talazia says, "besudes they're working together, and they don't often use traps. There's more to this. Someone's leading them.""
Taro moves over to stand between two of slain spiders. He holds his axe in one hand and uses it to point at one spider. "She's right. This one," he begins, before shifting his axe to gesture at the next. "And this one, are different kinds of spiders." Maybe he should do an impromptu taste test, just to be sure? Er... "And that WAS a trap." He nods in agreement with Talazia now. "She's right, someone or something must be controlling them."
GAME: Talazia rolls stealth+2: (10)+10+2: 22
GAME: Takiyah rolls Stealth: (19)+2: 21
GAME: Kroth rolls stealth: (1)+6: 7 (EPIC FAIL)
The group decides to find a more stealthy way up towards the mountain. Just as they are getting closer, a few more tree lines the mountain itself hinted, and even a cave as well. The webbing all around and far more corpses of animals, some deer and larger animals now are present, strung up into the branches. None look human though, but then Kroth takes a tumble over a log, and falls flat on his face, perhaps a louder then whispered curse goes out as well and a strange voice speaking common, "Something is out there.. Have the guardians go check it out." With that, there is skuttling coming from the mountain and cave direction specifically, right for the group. Perhaps a minute to prepare themselves or come up with some plan for what is approaching.
Lightly clicking her tongue as Korth goes flop, Talazia hears the speak and blinks. "SOmething's coming....."
Takiyah sighs. "Well, since they know we're coming..." she mutters, casting a spell to invoke the Blessing of Reos.
GAME: Takiyah casts Bless. Caster Level: 5 DC: 15
Kroth glares around, then looks up at the sky. "Yes yes, I know, you like to laugh Angoron....I blame Tarien."
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Vroole has dropped a TIMESTOP!
Please +init, then cease all roleplay and actions immediately and wait for Vroole to instruct you further.
For additional in-combat commands, please type: +thelp.
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GAME: Takiyah rolls initiative: Roll: 18 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 20
GAME: You roll initiative for Giant Spiders: Roll: 12 + Bonus: +3 = Total: 15
GAME: You roll initiative for Albino Cave Spider: Roll: 17 + Bonus: +4 = Total: 21
GAME: Talazia rolls initiative: Roll: 10 + Bonus: 4 = Total: 14
GAME: Talazia's initiative total changed to 16.
GAME: Taro rolls initiative: Roll: 3 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 5
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 21.
It is now Albino Cave Spider's turn! Takiyah is next!
Spotting two large whitish colored spiders about 60 feet out, they easily cover about 40 feet of that to place them twenty feet ahead of you form the direction of the cave. along with four other spiders ginat ones that hang back more, moving ahead slower.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 20.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Takiyah ended.
GAME: Kroth rolls initiative: Roll: 7 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 9
GAME: Takiyah casts Prayer. Caster Level: 5 DC: 17
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 16.
It is now Talazia's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Talazia ended.
Takiyah strides forward. "Reos, put the leverage in our favor!" she calls, invoking a prayer of battle as she hefts her hammer.
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (6)+7: 13
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (15)+7: 22
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+3: (1)+3: 4 (EPIC FAIL)
"here we go again." Talazia mutters as she fires another pair of shots at the albino cave spiders. Only doing a little bit of damage with one arrow.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 15.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20: (14): 14
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20: (16): 16
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20: (9): 9
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20: (9): 9
The four giant spiders as they advance ten feet, shoot out webs, Takiyah making herself a big target moving forward and with her spells is the target of all them. The webs sling at her, all missing, though a couple are closer then one might like as the trees near her are wrapped in webbing.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 9.
It is now Kroth's turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Kroth ended.
Before you is an auburn-haired gobber woman all of 3' tall. Takiyah's vest and pants are denim with large panels of grey and notable red trim, and even her boots have grey-and-red trim to them. Her tool harness has several artifice bits and bobs hanging off of it, and her earrings show a hammer and anvil superimposed over a gear. The expression on her face is usually inquisitive, especially when she's fiddling with dohickeys and gizmos of random design.
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-1: (4)+4+1+1+-1: 9
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round One - Init 5.
It is now Taro's turn! Albino Cave Spider is next!
GAME: Note Flat-footed on Taro ended.
Kroth moves forward, ready to engage the creatures. He apparently is still being laughed at by Angoron, because despite his efforts he can't land a damaging blow.
GAME: Taro RAGES!, gaining: +4 Str, +6 Con, +2 Will and -2 AC
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+13: (1)+13: 14 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 21.
It is now Albino Cave Spider's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 +5: (13)+5: 18
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 +5: (12)+5: 17
Taro bellows in Yrch-Speak. He intends it to be a challenge, although it turns halfway through into incoherent howling. Then he launches himself at one of the pale spiders, axe raised. He trips on a web and falls on his face. It's only through sheer luck that he doesn't fall on his own axe and chop himself in half.
One still lunges at Takiyah, the fangs glancing off armor, but the other takes a liking to Taro falling over and bites him where his armor is weak in back.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d3 -1: (3)+-1: 2
GAME: Taro rolls fort: (15)+11: 26
GAME: You damaged Taro for 2 points. 40 remaining.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 20.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerAtk+2: aliased to Melee+1+2: (16)+5+1+2: 24
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerDmg+1: aliased to 1d6+1+1: (6)+1+1: 8
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 16.
It is now Talazia's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
Takiyah sidesteps to start setting up the spider for a flank, but it proves to be a moot point when her hammer crushes the spider into submission. "One down!" she calls with an encouraging grin.
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (2)+7: 9
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (8)+7: 15
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 15.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Kroth is next!
Watching Taro rush in and....trip, Talazia decides to give Taro a bit of covering fire...missing pretty badly.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (2)+1: 3
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (6)+1: 7
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (1)+1: 2 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 1: (1)+1: 2 (EPIC FAIL)
The Giant spiders once more shoot out webs, now about 30 feet out from most of the group. and two, one dadging left around a tree, the other right, crash into each other and go down, rolling into a heap of mad hissing and scrambling to get back up. The other two still moving forward.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 9.
It is now Kroth's turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2-1: (6)+4+1+1+-2+-1: 9
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2-1: (2)+4+1+1+-2+-1: 5
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Two - Init 5.
It is now Taro's turn! Albino Cave Spider is next!
Kroth keeps struggling, but apparently nothing is going his way since the whole stealth incident. "Gaaah!" he rages as he keeps trying to punch and kick the creatures, to no effect.
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+11-4: (9)+11+-4: 16
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+11-4: (15)+11+-4: 22
GAME: Taro rolls 1d4+10: (3)+10: 13
GAME: There is already a 'Albino Cave Spider' in the order.
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 21.
It is now Albino Cave Spider's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 20.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Talazia is next!
Taro is nearly foaming at the mouth now. Leaving his greataxe where it is lying on the cave floor, Taro instead raises his hands, revealing long nails that sre thick and sharp enough to use as claws. Thsts exactly how he does use them, slashing and gouging at the spider until it rolls over , legs curled up. Taro durges to his feet, wild eyes looking for the next enemy.
GAME: Takiyah rolls GunAtk+2: aliased to Ranged+1+2: (16)+6+1+2: 25
GAME: Takiyah rolls GunDmg+1: aliased to 1d6+1: (5)+1: 6
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 16.
It is now Talazia's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1+2: (6)+7+2: 15
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+4: (3)+4: 7
Takiyah strides forward, holding the hammer with her offhand and pulling out a contraption of artifice and magic. "You're not the only ones who can do ranged!" she shouts as the dragonspitter launches a shot at a nearby spider, denting its carapace.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 15.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Kroth is next!
"Don't get too full of yourself, Takiyah. I'm still here." Talazia says before firing one shot the spider near Takiyah.....and getting it pretty good.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+4: (13)+4: 17
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+4: (9)+4: 13
The two closest close even more, only 5 feet in front of Takiyah now the two there shoot out more webs and miss one more the spell lady. The other two further back rising to their feet, snapping at each other before moving forward again.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 9.
It is now Kroth's turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1: (6)+4+1+1: 12
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Three - Init 5.
It is now Taro's turn! Albino Cave Spider is next!
Kroth charges at one of the larger ones, trying to throw a palm strike to the creature and stun it. Of course, he fails to do anything but annoy the creature, he cries out in frustration, "I am getting tired of this mess!"
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+13: (4)+13: 17
GAME: Taro rolls 1d4+10: (4)+10: 14
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 21.
It is now Albino Cave Spider's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 20.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Talazia is next!
Taro follows closely behind Kroth, but as the other Oruch stops to make his attack Taro keeps moving, circling around this spider just as he did its smaller cousin earlier. Only this time Taro reaches out a hand and rakes it along the spiders midsection as he moves, carving long jagged lines into the creatures side and back.
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerAtk+2: aliased to Melee+1+2: (18)+5+1+2: 26
GAME: Takiyah rolls HammerDmg+1: aliased to 1d6+1+1: (6)+1+1: 8
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 16.
It is now Talazia's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
Takiyah steps over to the nearly-dead spider, swapping the weapons between her hands. "And stay down!" she glares, finishing it off with a solid blow.
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (20)+7: 27 (THREAT)
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (12)+7: 19
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (9)+7: 16
GAME: Talazia rolls 3d8+12: (12)+12: 24
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+4: (6)+4: 10
GAME: You roll initiative: Roll: 8 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 10
GAME: Vroole rolls initiative: Roll: 8 + Bonus: 2 = Total: 10
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 15.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Vroole is next!
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 5: (19)+5: 24
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20 + 5: (14)+5: 19
Making sure Takiyah isn't harmed, Talazia fires one shot right into the face of the spider, then a second shot right behind it. The spider is so far beyond dead that Talazia simply turns away from it before it drops. "next?"
Webs fly once more and Takiyah is hit this time at about ten feet as the other two spiders close with the group. She is wrapped up in the web it shoots.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 10.
It is now Vroole's turn! Kroth is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 9.
It is now Kroth's turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1: (15)+4+1+1: 21
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3: (5)+3: 8
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Four - Init 5.
It is now Taro's turn! Albino Cave Spider is next!
Finally he Oruch gets a hit, he moves forward and throws a punch at one of the creatures, making a solid hit. "Much better.." He grumbles.
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+11: (1)+11: 12 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+11: (20)+11: 31
GAME: Taro rolls 1d20+11: (14)+11: 25
GAME: Taro rolls 2d4+20: (4)+20: 24
GAME: NEW ROUND!
Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 21.
It is now Albino Cave Spider's turn! Takiyah is next!
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 20.
It is now Takiyah's turn! Talazia is next!
GAME: Takiyah rolls Strength: (13)+1: 14
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 16.
It is now Talazia's turn! Giant Spiders is next!
Takiyah wriggles around in the webbing, but can't get loose.
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (1)+7: 8 (EPIC FAIL)
GAME: Talazia rolls weapon1: (7)+7: 14
GAME: Talazia rolls 1d8+4: (2)+4: 6
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 15.
It is now Giant Spiders' turn! Vroole is next!
Seeing another go down, Talazia focuses her fire upon the last spider. One arrow sinks in, but barely.
Taro edges toward one of the remaining spiders. Suddenly he lunges at it, claws outstretched. But through chance or desing the creature raises a leg and plants the tip on Taro's head, holding him at bay. Its humiliating, for a moment Taro's hands flail helplessly in midair as he's held at bay. But in in his already enraged state it also fuels his fury. Taro grabs the spider's leg and twists it savagely out of the way. He goes on twisting, until it pops off. Then Taro hsms the tip if the spiders leg into its own head.
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d20+1: (17)+1: 18
GAME: Taro rolls fort+1: (19)+11+1: 31
GAME: Vroole rolls 1d4: (4): 4
GAME: You damaged Taro for 4 points. 36 remaining.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 10.
It is now Vroole's turn! Kroth is next!
As taro gets near the one last spider lunges out to bite him.
GAME: Vroole advances the initiative order.
Round Five - Init 9.
It is now Kroth's turn! Taro is next!
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2-1: (13)+4+1+1+-2+-1: 16
GAME: Kroth rolls melee+1+1-2-1: (13)+4+1+1+-2+-1: 16
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2: (6)+3+2: 11
GAME: Kroth rolls 1d6+3+2: (1)+3+2: 6 (EPIC FAIL)
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
It appears Angoron has finally forgiven the Oruch and given him a chance, because as he starts to fight he connects with multiple attacks, finally finishing it off with a punch that crushes the body. The oruch snorts, "Finally..."
GAME: Taro ends his rage.
GAME: Vroole removes the timestop.
Timestop by Vroole has left.
GAME: You remove the timestop.
You booted your frozen connections.
Taro whirls this way and that, searching for more enemies to attack. When it becomes clear the party are the only ones still standing, he quickly begins to calm down. But it seems the effects of his exertion will take some time to overcome. Even going bavk to pick up his axe seems to be a large effort.
Kroth grunts, looking around. "I am beginning to think I should have trained more in the bow." He notices how many of the creatures were dispatched by arrows.
Talazia smiles to Kroth. "Do not worry. You were fine, Kroth. I was just lucky today." She then looks to Taro. "you okay?"
Huh? (Type "help" for help.)
GAME: Takiyah rolls Strength: (2)+1: 3
GAME: Talazia rolls strength: (16)+2: 18
Taro waves off the question. "I'm fine," he insists. He plants his axe on the ground and leans against it. "I will be," he says finally. "I just need to catch my breath."
"Uh, a little help here?" asks Takiyah, her voice somewhat muffled by the webbing. Talazia helps the gobber out of her entanglement. "Thanks," the Forge smiles at Talazia.
As you gather yourselves together and help Takiyah out of the web trouble, it is far more quiet, but there is something said. It carries over the wind and for most it would be words like a flower growing, but spoken in such a way, the raspy words grate more even if spoken in the elven tongue. It carries from the cave and seems to grow more distant as the few seconds pass by...
You paged (Taro, Talazia) with 'Talaziq'
GAME: Talazia rolls knowledge/nature: (4)+7: 11
Kroth grunts, looking around, "Well, we just have to go beat up whatever is speaking that language." He nods his head, straightening his brass knuckles.
You paged Talazia with 'The words you hear are like your natural tongue, but twisted and dark. No natural elf had spoken them, but something about it pulls at a memory. the sound is clearly leaving in the opposit direction even as it says, "Come... you as well. Time will give us victory... it is only the beginning."'
Talazia smiles to Takiyah. "it's no problem. Spider webs can be sticky but they're not trouble if you take enough time." She then looks towards the cave. "Strange. it's speaking Sildanyari." She says with a tilt of her head. "Only the beginning, hmm? I think it's leaving."
Anger flashes once more across Taro's face. He raises his axe and takes a step towards the cave - and then stumbles and nearly falls. Cursing, he glances at Talazia. "What? What's leaving? What is it?"
Kroth nods, "We should go kill it then, its probably whats causing all this, commanding the spiders, killing people."
GAME: Talazia rolls perception+2: (6)+11+2: 19
GAME: Talazia rolls perception+2: (17)+11+2: 30
GAME: Kroth rolls perception: (12)+7: 19
GAME: Kroth rolls perception: (6)+7: 13
GAME: Talazia rolls survival+2: (15)+9+2: 26
Talazia poses something first.
Talazia says, "I don't know what it is, but it said 'Come... You as well. Time will give us victory... It is only the beginning." She then ponders. "It sounds familiar, but no natural elf speaks the language like it did." She has to think about it though."
GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (20)+6: 26
GAME: Takiyah rolls Perception: (8)+6: 14
GAME: Taro rolls perception: (8)+8: 16
GAME: Taro rolls perception: (10)+8: 18
You paged Talazia with 'If you take a twenty later to study and figure it out... You'll come up with Drider. so you can RP that later to anyone here you might RP with at some point.'
Kroth grunts "Sounds evil." he nods a bit, "We should kill it." Yes, the simple choices.
You paged Talazia with 'That and I plan on making this ongoing too.'
Talazia has disconnected.
When approaching the cave itself, signs are seen of a large party of creatures had been there the signs that they had headed west, most eight legged, at least 3 and another walking on two, even if the prints all look similar in fashion like spider legs left them. Investigating the cave reveals a few more traps and lots of webs to get by. Smaller spiders around, but nothing that seems aggressive or bigger than a fingernail in size. Further investigation reveals a few written correspondences that are written in the Elven language. Having it translated later on shows that it is times and numbers, one the exact number before that had tries to hold Derry and drain it dry of people. Highlighting the advancement of the new brain bug spider that had been taking them over and in great detail the form it takes in doing so. It eats out the motor control portion of the brain, the itching a side effect of the process as it eats and connects itself tot he nervous system there so that it may deliver fully blooded, fresh meat to other spiders if needed. A second letter, speaks of the cave they had found, a base of operations that needed to be abandoned and the process moved up into the mountains before others discover what is happening and the offensive is squashed before they can complete their goals in preparation.
Returning to the base of the path is simple, seems whatever was there has moved back or ran away to leave the area alone, at least for now or so the second letter shadows that it might not be over yet. Horse and Gunny take the adventurers back to Derry for a feast and congratulations of meats, bread, cheeses of all kinds along with many desserts, veggies and fruits to follow after.