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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6722471" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p><strong>Originally posted by iserith:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Area One: Daddy Longlegs' Web</strong></span></p><p>[ATTACH]70898[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Impressions</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Natural light quickly giving way to darkness</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Webs clinging to every surface, crawling with tiny spiders</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cocoons containing corpses, bones, partially digested meals</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uneven floor with multiple changes in elevation</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: inherit">The Sitch</span></strong></span></p><p>Daddy Longlegs and four doppelgangers (The Drab Men) are working together to infiltrate the power structure of the nearby city of Stronghold. Three of the people they have replaced are held captive here in case they need information out of them to carry out their plot. </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Cast</strong></span></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Daddy Longlegs</strong>, an <strong>ettercap </strong>(impulse: to spin webs, literally and figuratively);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Eight-Eyes</strong>, a <strong>giant spider</strong> (impulse: to hunt and breed);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Lily Guild</strong>, a <strong>yuan-ti pureblood</strong> (impulse: to tighten her grip);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Lady Thenorean</strong>, an elven <strong>noble </strong>(impulse: to serve her people);</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Gliff Runesigil</strong>, a dwarven rune <strong>priest </strong>(impulse: to follow the commandments of the All-Father)</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Map Key</strong></span></p><p><strong>A. Crevice:</strong> 20 feet deep, three to five feet wide. Amid webs and rubble at the bottom, Daddy Longlegs hides a chest of treasure.</p><p> </p><p><strong>B. Thick Webs: </strong>While there is no shortage of normal spider webs in this cave, there are thick webs which are difficult terrain, and a creature trying to move through them must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failure, the creature is restrained in the webs. A snared creature can take an action each round to attempt to break free with a DC 12 Strength check, or it can try to cut its way free by using a light weapon that deals slashing damage. Each 5-foot section of webs have AC 10, 5 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage.</p><p> </p><p><strong>C. Prisoners: </strong>These are important figures in Stronghold, kidnapped and replaced by The Drab Men. They can each attest to having been captured by "gray, faceless men," transported here, and periodically poisoned and interrogated by Daddy Longlegs.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Lily Guild </strong>passes for a human and is the richest guild artisan in the city and secret leader of a Snake Cult that operates in Stronghold. <strong>Lady Thenorean</strong> is an elven noble and diplomat for her people, the secretive Gray Elves whose hidden kingdom lay somewhere in the Aloof Mountains. She came to Stronghold to negotiate for military assistance in dealing with an orcish army that has recently sprung up in the East. <strong>Gliff Runesigil</strong> is a rune priest of Moradin and influential religious leader in Stronghold who is on the short list to become the next High Sonnlinor. Gliff has been infected by the Iron Shadow.</p><p> </p><p>Without care and a long rest, they are in no shape to lend aid to the PCs' fight, but will help where they can. They are eager to get back to Stronghold, but not sure how to deal with their predicament if they've been successfully replaced by a duplicate.</p><p> </p><p><strong>D. Daddy Longlegs' Throne: </strong>A hideous monstrosity of bone, wood, and chitin held together with web and secretions, it is Daddy's seat of power and his prized possession. The webs holding it 20 feet above the ground sag with its weight. Hidden in its many crevices is some (but not all) evidence of the plot against Stronghold. It does confirm that there are <em>four </em>doppelgangers that comprise The Drab Men.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iserith, post: 6722471, member: 97077"] [b]Originally posted by iserith:[/b] [Size=3][b]Area One: Daddy Longlegs' Web[/b][/size] [ATTACH=CONFIG]70898._xfImport[/ATTACH] [Size=3][b]Impressions[/b][/size] [LIST][*]Natural light quickly giving way to darkness [*]Webs clinging to every surface, crawling with tiny spiders [*]Cocoons containing corpses, bones, partially digested meals [*]Uneven floor with multiple changes in elevation [/LIST] [Size=3][b][COLOR=inherit]The Sitch[/COLOR][/b][/size] Daddy Longlegs and four doppelgangers (The Drab Men) are working together to infiltrate the power structure of the nearby city of Stronghold. Three of the people they have replaced are held captive here in case they need information out of them to carry out their plot. [Size=3][b]Cast[/b][/size] [LIST][*][b]Daddy Longlegs[/b], an [b]ettercap [/b](impulse: to spin webs, literally and figuratively); [*][b]Eight-Eyes[/b], a [b]giant spider[/b] (impulse: to hunt and breed); [*][b]Lily Guild[/b], a [b]yuan-ti pureblood[/b] (impulse: to tighten her grip); [*][b]Lady Thenorean[/b], an elven [b]noble [/b](impulse: to serve her people); [*][b]Gliff Runesigil[/b], a dwarven rune [b]priest [/b](impulse: to follow the commandments of the All-Father) [/LIST] [Size=3][b]Map Key[/b][/size] [b]A. Crevice:[/b] 20 feet deep, three to five feet wide. Amid webs and rubble at the bottom, Daddy Longlegs hides a chest of treasure. [b]B. Thick Webs: [/b]While there is no shortage of normal spider webs in this cave, there are thick webs which are difficult terrain, and a creature trying to move through them must succeed on a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. On a failure, the creature is restrained in the webs. A snared creature can take an action each round to attempt to break free with a DC 12 Strength check, or it can try to cut its way free by using a light weapon that deals slashing damage. Each 5-foot section of webs have AC 10, 5 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage. [b]C. Prisoners: [/b]These are important figures in Stronghold, kidnapped and replaced by The Drab Men. They can each attest to having been captured by "gray, faceless men," transported here, and periodically poisoned and interrogated by Daddy Longlegs. [b]Lily Guild [/b]passes for a human and is the richest guild artisan in the city and secret leader of a Snake Cult that operates in Stronghold. [b]Lady Thenorean[/b] is an elven noble and diplomat for her people, the secretive Gray Elves whose hidden kingdom lay somewhere in the Aloof Mountains. She came to Stronghold to negotiate for military assistance in dealing with an orcish army that has recently sprung up in the East. [b]Gliff Runesigil[/b] is a rune priest of Moradin and influential religious leader in Stronghold who is on the short list to become the next High Sonnlinor. Gliff has been infected by the Iron Shadow. Without care and a long rest, they are in no shape to lend aid to the PCs' fight, but will help where they can. They are eager to get back to Stronghold, but not sure how to deal with their predicament if they've been successfully replaced by a duplicate. [b]D. Daddy Longlegs' Throne: [/b]A hideous monstrosity of bone, wood, and chitin held together with web and secretions, it is Daddy's seat of power and his prized possession. The webs holding it 20 feet above the ground sag with its weight. Hidden in its many crevices is some (but not all) evidence of the plot against Stronghold. It does confirm that there are [i]four [/i]doppelgangers that comprise The Drab Men. [/QUOTE]
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