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Jakardos starts angrily, as if about to respond with fury to Jovik's assertion, but then the strength seems to collapse from behind his eyes, and his head drops to observe the table. He pushes a crust of bread around his plate as he speaks quietly. "I know I should have been there, at the fort...

On the evening of the first full day in Turtleback Ferry, you hear the commotion within the Inn. There has been ogre activity in some of the farm-steads. Luckily, it appears that most of the early warning systems worked (the farmsteads operate a straw-bale fire system to alert others of attack)...

OOC: It appears you need 2 days rest for Danth to be able to cast all the required restoration spells (2 for Jokad, 1 for Jovik, 3 for the rangers). Jakardos is adamant that when he is healed he is going to head straight back to the Fort. Sure, he accepts that clear messages have to be relayed...

OOC: Frostrune - EXCELLENT post! The men sleep, then talk. Jokad drinks, then sleeps, then talks. Jovik ... not quite so much drink as he had initially planned (the hangover from the day before still lingered enough to make the beer taste 'wrong'). Danth rested with the three men, checking...

Silence falls over the group. Jokad offer up some irrefutable wisdom. Jokad catches the look on Jovik's face. Not disappointment, but almost disgust. Still, the Shoanti was certain that his idea was the only viable, the only responsible action. The group moved together in silence, seven battle...

OOC: I need more guidance. The game has not been getting as much feedback as I would hope at this stage, and with me out Tuesday and Wednesday in Munich it will take another hit then. As such, I want to push things forward on Monday - so, you want to camp? Where, how far from the grauls, back...

OOC: I need a decision please.

The men are weak. Sure, the healing has helped, a LOT, but their muscles have weakened from being caged and chained for so long. They struggle to walk, and almost have to be supported step by step and rung by rung as you get them, one at a time, to the barn floor. They probably need to get to...

The men all slump to their knees. They are in an incredibly weakened state, clearly having been subjected to a lack of food, torture, and extensive periods of restraint. The older man, the leader, whispers from a broken throat ... "Did you find Kibb? Did you find any other survivors?" When he...

Good question. Yes, you recognise the young man as Kaven Windstrike, a rather whimsical, roguish character who preferred his time in the local gambling halls to his time in the fort or on patrol - fun with a few beers and successful with the ladies. You also recognise Vale Temros, the large...

As Danth's healing magic surges through not only his injured companions, but also the three men in the cage, you can all hear them sigh as if some great pain has been lifted from them. The one of the left, a dark skinned, muscular man, who has spent the whole time so far unconscious, flickers...

End of previous round: Jovik feels the poison take effect. The same burning, the weakening. He gasps as the pain surges through him, leaving him feeling drained. OOC: -2 to strength Jokad, hurting, but still active, staggers drunkenly. His limbs are on fire and his sword feels as heavy as a...

Round 2: Init order: Jovik (26), Spider (16), Kael (6), Danth (waiting), Jokad (no roll) One of the three prisoners lifts his head, as if trying to focus on the battle. His eyes are bloodshot, almost red, but he stares at the conflict as if willing you to win, as if, perhaps, realising only...

Exactly ... the spider is hungry, but basically dumb and neutral

OOC: InvisibleCastle is down, so I have used another tool that doesn't save rolls. Anyway, you have to trust me, I am the GM ;) Init Order: Kael (16), Jovik (12), Danth (8), Spider (6), Jokad (3) Kael responds first, seeing the spider move very quickly across and up its webs towards Jokad...

OOC: The Impaler of Thorns operates as a +1 longspear, thus x3 critical on a 20 only. Jokad almost smiles when the spider finally shows itself... almost. This was far larger than anything he expected. Never one to turn from a fight he almost casually re-draws his spear and shield from his back...

The Frankly Huge Spider From a mass of webs near the middle of the room on the back wall (there are several clusters of web) a HUGE spider shoots forth with great speed and bears directly for Jokad above. It will reach Jokad next round. OOC: This thing is a biiiiig spider, moving at full speed...

Jokad "knows" an attack is imminent. Spider webs everywhere mean there must be a spider. His right hand itches, as it always does when he knows battle will be joined, but he tries to ignore it, moves the ladder, and climbs to the cage. Inside, shackled to the walls, are three men. They are...

Note that the wall that separated this room extends to the roof - so while there are platforms in the main room and in this room, they do not lead to one another. The only way into this part of the barn was through the door you entered via.

Jokad moves into the room and starts to wade towards the ladder, brushing the large, sticky webs away from his face as he moves. Under-foot, concealed by the white of the web, some things crunch and break as he treads on them, other things feel more like stones that he walks over with care. As...