Dungeon of the Fire Opal, Part VI

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Bonus description :

As Murhid looks upon the spider in horror, he sees they are almost completely black, with silvery lines on their backs and abdomens. The lines look very regular, almost like someone drew them with a large ruler.

 

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Dammit, why can't I post pictures ?

Edit : Nevermind.

 

[CRGreathouse]

(OOC: Someone want to burn this web? Ubaar and Kytess are fire-resistant, and it my well be the fastest way.)

Kytess struggles to escape the sticky strands of the web. (She goes to M7 if an Escape Artist +3 check succeeds.)

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Sollir takes a sidestep, tapping Ivellios with his wand, "I'm afraid i'll hit Ubaar or Kytess, with my bow, you're a tough fighter, go get 'em!" Sollir gives Ivellios a grin, hoping that it will save him from the anger of the warrior should he sound offending...

 

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Here's the initiative for next round.

Sollir
Kytess
Jalon
Spider #2 (the one in the room)
Ivellios
Murhid
Spider #1 (the one near the ceiling)
Taz
Ubaar

OOC: And I'm playing the guessing game again... I think Ubaar's been almost last in almost every fight. LOL Great pic, Heavy.

Ubaar looks up and sees the giant spider bearing down on he and Kytess.
He says to the others, "Light us up, guys!
Kytess and Ubaar're protected from the fire by da Thunderbeast!
GET US OUT OF HERE, before these things have us for lunch!"

*aside to Kytess struggling next to him in the web : "Tho I can't really blame 'em much in your case, Kyte - the thought had crossed my mind once or twice..." *

a) Ubaar will prepare to be freed by someone else that has fire, and when free he will try to take the attack of whatever spider advances towards them, attacking whatever is closest with the full fury of the Thunderbeast when it gets to his turn. (i.e. Raging with greatsword attack)

b) If noone frees them by fire, he'll Rage and break free of the web, then keep his ground as the others (hopefully) come up beside him to form a front (maybe moving forward 5' to match thieir positions).

With a bestial growl, Ubaar yells out in the middle of the fray (perhaps with fire licking about his frame) "Ubaar never met a spider he liked!
Get back to whatever black hole spawned you!"

 

[Jalon Odessa]

Jalon takes a step towards Ubaar and taps him lightly with his silver wand, invigorating him with the strength of Tyr. Jalon then casts an eye upwards towards the spider.

'You need your strength for this battle, warrior!', exclaims the priest, before looking over his shoulder at the flickering green torch tucked beside his backpack.

'Alas my flame is magical, and cannot burn what binds you. I fear you must rely on your physique for now...'

 

[Taz]

Taz takes out her flint and steel and - after stepping 5' closer to the web - tries to set it afire.

 

[Murhid]

Murhid freezes and takes a couple quick glances at the spiders. There sight provokes a frisson of terror, though it barely lasts for an instant, his nostrils flare once again and he;

1. If Spider #2 for some reason doesn't move, Murhid will charge at it [Charge].
2. If Spider #2 attacks him and brings him down to less than 3hp's, Murhid will double move to H15 [Double Move + Moving Silently].
2. If Spider #2 attacks him and he has more than 3hp's, Murhid will send a couple of wide swings at it [Flurry of Blows].

 

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Non-iconics vs the giant spiders

Sollir takes a sidestep, tapping Ivellios with his wand, "I'm afraid i'll hit Ubaar or Kytess, with my bow, you're a tough fighter, go get 'em!" Sollir gives Ivellios a grin, hoping that it will save him from the anger of the warrior should he sound offending...

The elf is healed. (5 points)

Ubaar looks up and sees the giant spider bearing down on he and Kytess.
He says to the others, "Light us up, guys!
Kytess and Ubaar're protected from the fire by da Thunderbeast!
GET US OUT OF HERE, before these things have us for lunch!"

*aside to Kytess struggling next to him in the web : "Tho I can't really blame 'em much in your case, Kyte - the thought had crossed my mind once or twice..."

Kytess struggles to escape the sticky strands of the web. (She goes to M7 if an Escape Artist +3 check succeeds.)

Kytess struggles to escape, but the web is too thick around her, and entangles her too tightly. It’ll be very hard to escape that way. (i.e. DC 21)

Jalon takes a step towards Ubaar and taps him lightly with his silver wand, invigorating him with the strength of Tyr. Jalon then casts an eye upwards towards the spider.

'You need your strength for this battle, warrior!', exclaims the priest, before looking over his shoulder at the flickering green torch tucked beside his backpack.

'Alas my flame is magical, and cannot burn what binds you. I fear you must rely on your physique for now...'

With a rush of energy, Ubaar feels better. (7 points healing)

Ivellios tenses, waiting for the moment the archway clears to charge forward and cut into some web or spiders.

Then, faster than you thought possible for a thing that size, the spider in the room jumps off the stone block straight at Murhid. It lands besides the monk and, shrieking, bites him in the shoulder with venom-dripping fangs. (9 points of damage)

As he’s bitten by the spider, Murhid feels the action of something profoundly evil trying to quench him, but he shakes it off.

Murhid freezes and takes a couple quick glances at the spiders. There sight provokes a frisson of terror, though it barely lasts for an instant, his nostrils flare once again and he;

…runs away to the far end of the room, limping slightly from the grievous wound and trailing blood and poison behind him. He feels the venom coursing through his veins, but is fighting it with all his strength and discipline.

While he’s retreating, the other spider rappels down its web strand, head down and legs up, straight at Ubaar. It smells the barbarian’s weakened state and bites him in the arm as he’s trying to shake off the web. The pain is excruciating as Ubaar feels the full strength of the spider’s bite, its poison and its pure evil aura trying to kill him. (7 points of damage from the bite, 4 points of unholy damage and possible poison)

Taz takes out her flint and steel and - after stepping 5' closer to the web - tries to set it afire.

(Incredibly, using a flint and steel to start a fire takes only a full-round action. Still, you have to get it out, then move 10’ to reach the web, so you can only start that action this round.)

Taz approaches the web while getting out her fire-starting kit. She kneels besides Jalon and starts hitting sparks into the web. The web starts taking on fire, although it’ll be a while until it burns all the way. (Read : at least a couple of rounds, alchemists’ fire or something like that would be way faster.)



Ubaar joins with the Thunderbeast and struggles against the webbing with his mighty enraged strength. The web tightens as he struggles, entangling him more and more. Those webs are very strong. (DC 27 to break through, you might have better luck cutting through.)

With a bestial growl, Ubaar yells out in the middle of the fray "Ubaar never met a spider he liked!
Get back to whatever black hole spawned you!"

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OOC: And I'm playing the guessing game again... I think Ubaar's been almost last in almost every fight. LOL Great pic, Heavy.

I got a lot of crappy initiative rolls that time. Sollir and Kytess both rolled in the mid/high 20s, while the rest of combatants are all under 10.

Why is this pic better than the others ?


Anyway…

Here's the initiative for next round.

Ivellios
Sollir
Kytess
Jalon
Spider #2 (the one in the room)
Murhid
Spider #1 (the one over Ubaar)
Taz
Ubaar



And the status of the party :

(S) Sollir Furryfoot : Hp(21/21)
(M) Murhid : Hp (2/21) 4 points of dexterity damage, poisoned ?
(T) Taz : Hp (19/19),
Sheela : Hp (9/9),
(I) Ivellios Nailo : Hp (26/35)
(U) Ubaar : Hp (10/32), Endure fire (12 hours), 2 points of dexterity damage, poisoned ?
(K) Kytess : Hp (18/28) Endure fire (12 hours)
(J) Jalon Odessa : Hp (20/24) Endure fire (12 hours)

 

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