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<blockquote data-quote="Menexenus" data-source="post: 3348327" data-attributes="member: 8951"><p><strong>Session 16: To the Lair of the Lizard King</strong></p><p></p><p><em>1st of Wealsun</em>. After being attacked by 2 giant crocodiles the previous evening, the party headed out in pursuit of the wagon that was carrying Allustan's colleague as well as some other unknown heavy cargo. </p><p></p><p> Around noon, Killick's horse inexplicably reared and ran off in a strange direction. Killick and Thorash went off together to recover the horse. While they were gone, the rest of the party was attacked by a HUGE MONSTROUS SPIDER. It shot a web at the party which caught Tarric and Alexander. Alees and Katawan remained free, and they both shot crossbows at the beast. Alexander was able to reach his Wand of Magic Missiles and fired it repeatedly at the 8-legged freak. Tarric tried to break free unsuccessfully. Since it had taken the most damage from Alexander's boom-stick, the giant vermin turned its attention to him. In the next few seconds, Alexander was bitten and poisoned twice. The second bite made him weaker than a baby, and he fell to the ground, conscious but still. Now that the beast had quieted the boom-stick, it turned its attention to the other three adventurers. However, they were able to finish it off without much difficulty.</p><p></p><p> Killick and Thorash returned with Killick's horse. Luckily, Thorash had just happened to memorize 2 Lesser Restoration spells. He cast them on Alexander. This was enough to get him up and walking. He also casts 3 Cure Light Wounds spells on those who were injured by the spider. </p><p></p><p> Alees decided to milk the dead spider's venom gland. She and Katawan estimated that without alchemical help, the venom would degrade in about a week. (Alexander declined to lend his aid to the endeavor.) Alees successfully tipped 10 arrows with the poison. Katawan decided that he'd like to try to do the same. He successfully tipped 3 of his arrows with poison, before becoming poisoned himself. Despite being significantly weaker, he continued trying to tip his arrows with poison. He was successful once more before accidentally infecting himself again. He was reduced to a catatonic state, like the one Alexander had been in before. Only this time, Thorash was out of spells. The party had no choice but to camp and wait for dusk, so that Thorash could rememorize spells. This time he memorized 5 Lesser Restorations as well as 3 Cure Light Wounds. He immediately cast all of his spells to get Alexander and Katawan as much strength as possible, while also healing all of the party's remaining wounds.</p><p></p><p> Rather than push on during the night, the party decided to remain in camp and continue tracking the wagon the following day. </p><p> </p><p> <em>2nd of Wealsun</em>. Upon waking, Alexander and Katawan felt a bit stronger than they had felt the previous day. Apparently, this poison's effect was wearing off more quickly than most poisons. The party continued following the wagon's trail. Around mid-morning, many party members spotted a corpse floating face-down in some water a short ways off the trail. Most of the party walked over to investigate. Killick circled the corpse looking for signs of struggle. Just then, 5 GHOULS emerged from hiding and the floating corpse itself stood up and revealed itself as the Ghouls' leader (a GHAST). Killick quickly moved back toward his party and cast Entangle on the undead. 2 of the Ghouls were trapped by writhing vines and roots. The others shambled towards the party, attempting to strike them. The GHAST created a horrible stench that sickened Tarric. Nonetheless, he was still able to strike the undead creatures for lots of damage. The party quickly dispatched the ones that were free and then took pot-shots at the ones who were entangled until all were dispatched.</p><p></p><p> Continuing along the trail, a few hours before dusk, the party spotted a pair of the large black-skinned lizardmen, like the ones that they had fought before. They seemed to be on patrol. The BLACKSCALE LIZARDFOLK also spot the party. After giving a shout back over their shoulders to some comrades, they ran forward, charging into action. They flanked and pummeled Tarric before being brought low by blades, bolts, and staves, as well as a lightning bolt from Alexander. As the first pair was defeated, two more arrived on the scene. Just as they began flanking and pummeling Killick, a HARPY began singing its song. 4 of the 6 party members were enraptured and began moving towards the beautiful music. Only Killick and Katawan remained unenchanted. Thorash was jarred back to his senses by a thump on the head delivered by one of the Blackscales. Luckily, the Blackscales were defeated, and the harpy flew away. Alees delivered a parting shot with her crossbow, and the harpy seemed to become visibly weaker as it rose above the canopy.</p><p></p><p> The party found the wagon they had been following. It had been emptied and was being used by the Blackscales for additional shelter. Close by the wagon, the party found a well-traveled entrance into the root system of a gargantuan stand of mangaroo trees (clustered so close together as to be indistinguishable from one another). Upon entering the poorly lit cave-like area, the party found itself beset on 2 sides by javelin wielding LIZARDFOLK and by 2 HARPIES on a third side (one of which was sporting a crossbow bolt stuck in its side). Alees stepped forward to get in a good crossbow shot and was quickly caught up by an ASSASSIN VINE which began strangling the life out of her. Just as Alees fell unconscious, Tarric chopped the vine to pieces and freed Alees from its grip. The Lizardmen did their best to grapple with Thorash, Killick, and Tarric, but were almost universally unsuccessful. Killick attempted 2 heroic tumbles to try to reach Alees's side and stabilize her, but both tumbles ended with Killick staring up at the ceiling and avoiding the blows of lizardfolk battleaxes. (Luckily, Alees stabilized herself.)</p><p></p><p> The lizardmen were quickly either killed or driven off. The harpy that Alees had shot before was killed, but the second harpy escaped via an opening in the ceiling. The party heard more noise coming from deeper within the structure, so they knew there were more enemies to deal with. The party decided to press on. Thorash used 6 charges from the Wand of Cure Light Wounds to bring his comrades back to full strength. After about a minute, the party moved deeper into the structure...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Menexenus, post: 3348327, member: 8951"] [b]Session 16: To the Lair of the Lizard King[/b] [I]1st of Wealsun[/I]. After being attacked by 2 giant crocodiles the previous evening, the party headed out in pursuit of the wagon that was carrying Allustan's colleague as well as some other unknown heavy cargo. Around noon, Killick's horse inexplicably reared and ran off in a strange direction. Killick and Thorash went off together to recover the horse. While they were gone, the rest of the party was attacked by a HUGE MONSTROUS SPIDER. It shot a web at the party which caught Tarric and Alexander. Alees and Katawan remained free, and they both shot crossbows at the beast. Alexander was able to reach his Wand of Magic Missiles and fired it repeatedly at the 8-legged freak. Tarric tried to break free unsuccessfully. Since it had taken the most damage from Alexander's boom-stick, the giant vermin turned its attention to him. In the next few seconds, Alexander was bitten and poisoned twice. The second bite made him weaker than a baby, and he fell to the ground, conscious but still. Now that the beast had quieted the boom-stick, it turned its attention to the other three adventurers. However, they were able to finish it off without much difficulty. Killick and Thorash returned with Killick's horse. Luckily, Thorash had just happened to memorize 2 Lesser Restoration spells. He cast them on Alexander. This was enough to get him up and walking. He also casts 3 Cure Light Wounds spells on those who were injured by the spider. Alees decided to milk the dead spider's venom gland. She and Katawan estimated that without alchemical help, the venom would degrade in about a week. (Alexander declined to lend his aid to the endeavor.) Alees successfully tipped 10 arrows with the poison. Katawan decided that he'd like to try to do the same. He successfully tipped 3 of his arrows with poison, before becoming poisoned himself. Despite being significantly weaker, he continued trying to tip his arrows with poison. He was successful once more before accidentally infecting himself again. He was reduced to a catatonic state, like the one Alexander had been in before. Only this time, Thorash was out of spells. The party had no choice but to camp and wait for dusk, so that Thorash could rememorize spells. This time he memorized 5 Lesser Restorations as well as 3 Cure Light Wounds. He immediately cast all of his spells to get Alexander and Katawan as much strength as possible, while also healing all of the party's remaining wounds. Rather than push on during the night, the party decided to remain in camp and continue tracking the wagon the following day. [I]2nd of Wealsun[/I]. Upon waking, Alexander and Katawan felt a bit stronger than they had felt the previous day. Apparently, this poison's effect was wearing off more quickly than most poisons. The party continued following the wagon's trail. Around mid-morning, many party members spotted a corpse floating face-down in some water a short ways off the trail. Most of the party walked over to investigate. Killick circled the corpse looking for signs of struggle. Just then, 5 GHOULS emerged from hiding and the floating corpse itself stood up and revealed itself as the Ghouls' leader (a GHAST). Killick quickly moved back toward his party and cast Entangle on the undead. 2 of the Ghouls were trapped by writhing vines and roots. The others shambled towards the party, attempting to strike them. The GHAST created a horrible stench that sickened Tarric. Nonetheless, he was still able to strike the undead creatures for lots of damage. The party quickly dispatched the ones that were free and then took pot-shots at the ones who were entangled until all were dispatched. Continuing along the trail, a few hours before dusk, the party spotted a pair of the large black-skinned lizardmen, like the ones that they had fought before. They seemed to be on patrol. The BLACKSCALE LIZARDFOLK also spot the party. After giving a shout back over their shoulders to some comrades, they ran forward, charging into action. They flanked and pummeled Tarric before being brought low by blades, bolts, and staves, as well as a lightning bolt from Alexander. As the first pair was defeated, two more arrived on the scene. Just as they began flanking and pummeling Killick, a HARPY began singing its song. 4 of the 6 party members were enraptured and began moving towards the beautiful music. Only Killick and Katawan remained unenchanted. Thorash was jarred back to his senses by a thump on the head delivered by one of the Blackscales. Luckily, the Blackscales were defeated, and the harpy flew away. Alees delivered a parting shot with her crossbow, and the harpy seemed to become visibly weaker as it rose above the canopy. The party found the wagon they had been following. It had been emptied and was being used by the Blackscales for additional shelter. Close by the wagon, the party found a well-traveled entrance into the root system of a gargantuan stand of mangaroo trees (clustered so close together as to be indistinguishable from one another). Upon entering the poorly lit cave-like area, the party found itself beset on 2 sides by javelin wielding LIZARDFOLK and by 2 HARPIES on a third side (one of which was sporting a crossbow bolt stuck in its side). Alees stepped forward to get in a good crossbow shot and was quickly caught up by an ASSASSIN VINE which began strangling the life out of her. Just as Alees fell unconscious, Tarric chopped the vine to pieces and freed Alees from its grip. The Lizardmen did their best to grapple with Thorash, Killick, and Tarric, but were almost universally unsuccessful. Killick attempted 2 heroic tumbles to try to reach Alees's side and stabilize her, but both tumbles ended with Killick staring up at the ceiling and avoiding the blows of lizardfolk battleaxes. (Luckily, Alees stabilized herself.) The lizardmen were quickly either killed or driven off. The harpy that Alees had shot before was killed, but the second harpy escaped via an opening in the ceiling. The party heard more noise coming from deeper within the structure, so they knew there were more enemies to deal with. The party decided to press on. Thorash used 6 charges from the Wand of Cure Light Wounds to bring his comrades back to full strength. After about a minute, the party moved deeper into the structure... [/QUOTE]
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