Storms of Change IC Part 4

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Down the vines

Dunathar climbs nimbly down the vines and peers into the darkness beyond. Through the darkness, the dwarf sees the old passageways heading west and south are 10 feet wide and 15 feet tall. The both go about 30 feet and empty into other chambers looking much like the ones you are currently in, except without any vines or sunlight. It doesn't look like any humanoids have been here for ages. The rooms are littered here and there with decayed debris - bits of wood and scraps of cloth, all covered in the gray grime of time.

As the other party members climb down the hole, Dunathar proceeds cautiously down the southern passageway as someone [Manzanita? Zook?] brings out some light. Goven, needing light to see, follows a little behind Dunathar. Dunathar makes it to the next room. As he suspected, the room is much like the first, and has another passageway heading off to the west, much as the first one had.

Following this passageway, Dunathar enters into a third chamber, like the other two. This chamber has a passageway heading north into another chamber, which Dunathar is sure is the room he saw down the western passageway in the first room. [The rooms form a square, with 20 x 20 ft chambers at the corners, connected by corridors. The fourth room has not been explored.]

Dunathar notices the south wall of this room is used to have an opening, a doorway or corridor, that has been blocked up. The mortarwork is sloppy, it looks like it has been blocked up from the other side.

Just as Goven enters the room behind Dunathar, the dwarf spots movement on the ceiling. Three stirges! They launch themselves through the air, two towards Dunathar and one towards Goven.

The rest of the party is still in the corridor behind, where Manzanita senses something in the northern wall. She sees only stone, but feels there must be a door here somewhere. Manzanita just needs to search the walls a bit and she's sure she will find it. [Dunathar and Goven are in the room in the southwest of the square. The others are in the hallway on the south side of the square.]


Surprise Round Initiative
Dunathar
Stirges

Round 1 Initiative
Goven
Dunathar
Zook
Lucan
Stirges
Manzanita

 

[Someone]

"Stirges!" shouts Dunathar as he instinctively aims and shoots the crossbow [+5 to hit, 1d8 regular + 1d6 sneak damage] and steps towards the corridor were the rest of the party is.

Then he draws the sword and moves to slit the head off anyone on any of his companions [if he´s not any stirge attached to him, but any other has] fends off the bugs [if they are not attached to anyone] or tried to hold and cut them down [if they are. In any case, +5 to hit, 1d6+1 damage. Hit points 15, Con 14, Armor 16, touch 13]

 

[doghead]

Lucan of Oludan, male human.

Lucan rises to his feet, stretching out his shoulders as he does. He follows his companions down the hole. Once down, he pulls out his kama follows them into the ruins.

At Dunathar's cry, he grins in the dark, and begins moving forwards to where he can help. He slips his kama away and pulls a shuriken.

ooc: * unarmed +4 melee (1d6+3, 20x2), * shuriken +4 range (1d2+3, 20x2, 10 ft.)

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

Manzanita will carry her bullseye lamp and 4 flasks of oil. She can do this while remaining at 'light' load. I'll note what she is carrying on her CS in the RG. Manzanita will carry her long sword in her right hand, and her lantern in her left. She'll keep it in front, towards the battle. She may move forward and attack with her sword if give then opportunity.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Before descending into the hole, Zook struck a sunrod and poked the end of it into his backpack to keep his hands free. Holding his crossbow with one hand, he gives a bit of a start when the stirges appear.*

"Glittergold's Pointed Moustashe!" he exclaims, and lets a bolt fly at the little flying terrors.

OOC - AC: 20 (+6 armor, +2 shield, +1 Dex, +1 size). Ranged Atk: +3 (1d6/19-20/x2/P, light crossbow).

 

[Sado]

Goven

Stepping away from the opening so his companions can enter the chamber and help, Goven raises his shield to fend off the stirge, swinging his axe as it comes within range, trying to keep his back to the wall to protect it from the creature's deadly proboscis.

 

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-- Surprise Round --

Dunathar shouts "Stirges!", and before anyone else can react, he's fired a shot, piercing one of the tiny beasts. The bolt passes right through the stirge, killing it.

As the first stirge falls to the ground, the second stirge, right behind it, swoops in. Dunathar reacts, swinging his fist. The punch connects, knocking the stirge back a foot. Undeterred, the stirge wings in, and lands on the dwarf's neck. Dunathar feels its pincers dig in as it attaches itself.

The last stirge darts at Goven, landing on the flat-footed ranger's shoulder and sinking its pincers in.

-- Round 1 --

Goven drops his battle axe and succeeds in drawing his handaxe. He swings the handaxe at the stirge on his shoulder, but misses.

Dunathar drops his crossbow and attempts to draw his shortsword, but the stirge's pincers prevent the dwarf from unsheathing his weapon. On his second try, Dunathar succeeds in drawing his shortsword.

Zook sends a bolt at the stirge on Dunathar's neck, but the little beast, grappling with the dwarf, is hard to hit, and the bolt flies wide.

Lucan moves forward and swats at the stirge on Dunathar's neck. The monk connects, dropping the stirge.

The stirge's body starts to bloat as it draws blood from Goven.

Manzanita moves forward, slashing at the stirge on Goven's shoulder with her longsword. Her blade slices into the stirge, but it remains attached.

Round 2 Initiative
Goven: -2 Con
Dunathar
Zook
Lucan
Stirge 1 and 2: down
Stirge 3: 2 damage.
Manzanita

Dunathar kills stirge 1 with 2+6 damage. He hits stirge 2 with an AoO unarmed strike for 2 nonlethal damage.
Goven's grapple to draw his handaxe: 10+4=14. Stirge 3's opposed grapple 3+1=4.
Goven's attack: 4 +4 -4 grapple=4.
Dunathar's grapple to draw his shortsword: 6+2=8. Stirge 2's opposed grapple 18+1=19
Dunathar's second grapple to draw his shortsword: 14+2=16. Stirge 2's opposed grapple 14+1=15.
Zook's crossbow: 11 +3 -4 combat -4 cover=6.
Lucan hits with a natural 20. Confirming roll: 11 +4 -4 cover=11, not a critical. Damage 1+3=4.
Stirge 3 drains 2 Con from Goven.
Manzanita hits with a natural 20. Confirming roll 10+2-4=8 misses.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

OOC: Hey - Manzanita actually hit something with her sword. A first!

Manzanita won't risk swinging her sword near the ranger's neck. If it is still alive at her turn, she will drop her sword and try to grab this little beast with both hands to pull it off.

 

[Someone]

Dunathar smiles when his shot pierces the little beast, flinches when a bolt is shot past his neck, and sighs in relief when the one attached to him falls to the ground. Stepping on the flying bug he moves next to Groven; "Hang on!" says, and tries to stab the stirge.

[+5 to hit with the shortsword, damage 1d6+1, +1d6 sneak since it´s grappling IIRC]

 

[doghead]

Lucan of Uladan

If Goven doesn't manage to kill the stirge, and Dunathar doesn't kill Govan, Lucan will attempt to grab the stirge and squash it.

ooc: grapple +4