The Canterbury Tales- Chapter 4: Dead Drunk

[Dragonwriter]

Duncan tries to take a slight amount of cover behind Borric and stab the giant thing with his lance.

[sblock=OOC]
Init bonus is +0.

Move to behind and 1 square to the side of Borric, so I can use my reach weapon in peace.

Standard attack.

Lance (10 ft. reach) +4, 1d8+4 damage. I'd prefer if you roll, DT, as I'm having trouble opening IC.

Duncan AC 12, HP 11/11
Fort +4, Ref +0, Will -1
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[GandalfMithrandir]

Sir Richard lifts his shield and draws his sword, stepping toward the beast and swinging his sword.

Move action to approach spider, attack w/ sword

[sblock=Mechanics]1d20+5=15
if that hit: 1d8+3=6[/sblock]

[sblock=stats]
Sir Richard Goodlake]

Initiative +1
HP: 15/15
AC: 18, Flat Footed: 17, Touch: 11
F: +3, R: +1, W: +2

Attacks: Longsword +5 (1d8+3 19/20)

Skills: Ride +4[/sblock]

 

[HolyMan]

[sblock=OOC] Ummm... What spider?
EDIT: oh that spider.[/sblock]

The Professor drops his suitcase but not the hatbox. He pulls forth on of is vials of acid and tosses it at the creature before him, "This is all a dream. A bad, bad dream." he says to the others.

[sblock=Actions]
Free: Drop an item
Move: move back about ten feet from combatants.
Standard: "cast" acid splash (spell failure 10%), ranged touch attack +3 to hit (should possibly be shooting into combat neg unless I go first) 1d3 damage [/sblock]
[sblock=Stats]
HP: 8
AC: 15 T:13 FF:12
INIT: +3
Fort: +1
Reflex: +3
Will: +1

Spells per day:
0- (x), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( )
1- ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ) [/sblock]

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric HP 11/11

HP 11/11 AC 18(with +1 Dodge), FF 13
Saves: F:+3 R:+4 W:+0

Borric is slow on the initiative, good thing he is behind Sir Richard and Francis. He says, "Gentleman!? In a camel's arse, I shoulda shot him!" He will try to take advantage of Francis's flanking maneuver unless it is only Sir Richard that benefits, otherwise he will keep to the spider's side to keep it from flanking Sir Richard and getting at our two members in the back. He will assume is fighting stance, flicking the point of his rapier into the spider.

[sblock=Actions]Initiative (1d20+4=5)
Move Action: Movement into position
Standard Action: Melee Attack (1d20+6=15, 1d6+2=7) Doesn't include +2 for Flanking if applicable.[/sblock]

 

[Deuce Traveler]

The Professor is the first to react, firing a stream of acid that splashes the floor near the giant spider, a bit of which burns the creature slightly. Sir Richard moved next, meeting the spider halfway and striking hard against its rubbery skin; doing little damage but seeming to phase his opponent through the ferocity of his attack.

In reaction the giant spider moved sideways with alarming speed, just barely reaching the westward wall and climbing partially up it. A stream of webbing billowed forth from the monstrosity, which badly missed Sir Richard and clung to the far wall (critical miss, the spider will be off balance next round).

Taking advantage of the spider's confusion from its failed attack, Duncan moved forward and stabbed it with such force that he nearly skewered the thing to the wall (critical hit for Duncan).

Francis flanked the spider, then thrust out with his blade with a successful sneak attack. As the creature writhed in its final death throes, Borric came and ensured there would be not final strike against his comrades with one last jab to its head.

The spider's body slumped to the ground, shuddered, and was lifeless. Before the startled eyes of the companions the creature turned back into the shape of a man, though now dark, featureless, and dissolving into shadows.

OOC: Wow. One critical miss that made the creature off balance, followed by a couple critical hits by the party.

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric exclaims, "Cor! That went well."

Noticing the body's transformation, "What this, he just faded away. Now what?" He wonders if they passed the test, but remains on guard in case there is more.

 

[ethandrew]

Francis wipes the ichor off his blade and sheathes it. "Well, I'd say we passed that test," he says coolly with a sly smile. "I'd say we head in that direction there," he points to the archway in the garden, leading into the darkened central chamber of sorts.

 

[GandalfMithrandir]

"I agree, as soon as we're out of this place the better with me" says Sir Richard, cleaning his balde and returning it to it's sheath before continuing on.

 

[HolyMan]

The Professor goes and retrieves his dropped suitcase. Looking at the spo were the man-spider had been he says, "Well this is certainly the strangest dream I have ever had."

 

[perrinmiller]

Borric agrees, "Aye let's go." He will take up his place next to the Professor again, clean off his rapier, put it away, and take out his bow again.