Dungeon of the Fire Opal, Part VI

[Jalon Odessa]

Jalon nods in response to Ubaar, whilst fingering the holy symbol of Tyr hanging about his neck.

'Indeed, brave Ubaar. If that wayward spirit appears it shall be dealt with - once and for all.'

 

[Murhid]

"No savior for the wicked?" Murhid whispers in a genuine tone, as he continues forward.

 

[HeavyG]

Murhid sneaks forward, followed a short distance away by the rest of the group.

Soon, he reaches the doorway. From close up, the monk sees lots of delicate cobwebs hanging from and crossing the archway. Beyond, the monk sees part of a large room, at least 50' by 50', with a couple of large stone tables, also covered with webbing. The ceiling looks high and is lost in the darkness.

 

[Taz]

Taz follows the group, checking the walls for secret doors if she gets an opportunity to do so.

 

[reapersaurus]

"Anybody feel like burning away some of that webbing before we go in 'dere?"

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

"I'm a bit too short, but I'm content in watching." Sollir stretches his short arms back, and begins to yawn, "I hope we're done with all the fighting in here already, I'm getting tired of this trudging 'round this creepy place."

 

[reapersaurus]

"If you stop fighting, little archer, you begin dying.

At least that's what my pappy used to say..."

 

[Murhid]

Murhid raises his hand, gesturing for the group to slow. He then makes his way to the right side of the archway hoping to see as much as possible of the left area of the room, and then does so for the left side.

If nothing of great measure is seen by peeking, he will motion for the group to come forward, and then leads the way and enters the assumed eating hall of the monks.

If something is seen (i.e. monster etc.) he will whisper to the group what is.

[edit: Moving Silently as always]

 

[CRGreathouse]

Kytess waits impatiently for Murhid to finish his 'scouting'. She edges closer, but then thinks the better of it - Murhid's a better sneak.

 

[HeavyG]

Murhid raises his hand, gesturing for the group to slow. He then makes his way to the right side of the archway hoping to see as much as possible of the left area of the room, and then does so for the left side.

Looking first left, then right, the monk spots nothing unusual.

If nothing of great measure is seen by peeking, he will motion for the group to come forward, and then leads the way and enters the assumed eating hall of the monks.

Murhid enters the room, brushing aside the cobwebs and paddling forward in silence.

His sunrod's light enters with him, illuminating the large hall. The better lighting shows a square room, about 50' wide, with no other apparent exits. A further look reveals that the stone tables are in fact solid, more like web-covered stone blocks. Murhid sees all that in a flash as he enters.

He is immediately followed by Kytess and Ubaar. The moment they step through the archway, another low moan originates from above them. At the same time, something sticky falls over both warriors. Some kind of net.

Murhid looks back, and up. There, near the 25' high ceiling, he sees an enormous spider unfolding it's limbs from near its torso. It's also descending towards Kytess and Ubaar using a web strand.

Then, a clicking noise makes Murhid turn around again. Another of the monstrous spiders unfurls from behind one of the stone blocks. It starts climbing over the block and advancing towards the monk.


Game effects:
Kytess and Ubaar are entangled in the web, which itself has stuck to the wall around the archway and is blocking the way for the rest of the party. They can try to escape the web, try to break it with brute strength, or try to destroy it.


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



And the status of the party :

(S) Sollir Furryfoot : Hp(21/21)
(M) Murhid : Hp (11/21) 4 points of dexterity damage.
(T) Taz : Hp (19/19),
Sheela : Hp (9/9),
(I) Ivellios Nailo : Hp (21/35)
(U) Ubaar : Hp (10/28), Endure fire (12 hours), 2 points of dexterity damage
(K) Kytess : Hp (18/28) Endure fire (12 hours)
(J) Jalon Odessa : Hp (20/24) Endure fire (12 hours)