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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3367394" data-attributes="member: 11146">A cluster of three stalactites scuttle another couple of inches across the ceiling and, when centered over Arden, launch themselves in a free fall.  The stalactites' brownish-gray icicle-like points fly for Arden, and she has time before dodging to note that the stalactites aren't mere rock at all but creatures well-adapted to their environment, complete with a white underbelly and two small, barely visible eyestalks protruding from their flanks.  Thanks to Rowan's timely warning, Arden handily dodges two of the stalactites but a third drops a beat later and mpales itself into her shoulder for 5 points of damage.   Arden feels her shoulder go white hot with pain as the creature leaches some sort of acid into the open wound.Arden had plenty of time to react and got a nice bonus to her AC because of the foreknowledge, but the third stalactite rolled a natural 20 on its attack.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Rhys warns Wyleck of the stalactites scuttling about on the ceiling and then clenches his spear tighter.  Pointing the sharp tip of the spear upward at an angle designed to impale anything that drops down from above, Rhys stands his ground, as does Wyleck.  Yssal's ears prick and the dog's head whips to the left, to the passageway near Arden.  A low growl escapes the dog's throat.InitiativeArden 22Wyleck/Yssal 17Big creature 17Rowan 13Phud 5Rhys 4Ceiling creatures 1</blockquote>

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