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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greyhawk" data-source="post: 3059168" data-attributes="member: 40355">The Spiders of LLothBibabobalobalos targets the last spider "Die monstrous abomination!" he yells and his rapier strikes home "Ha ha, take that scion!" and the spider cringes back moderately wounded.Nosnibor aims his shortbow and loses an arrow the spider sways now heavily wounded.The last drow snarls at the damage to his minion and fires a hastily aimed shot from his crossbow at the wizard.  It hits doing minimal damage but the wizard sways and falls – asleep.Coleridge drops his crossbow, draws his sword and advances on the remaining drow "When he meets with a yen to mate with a wench,"she paralyzes him, an action of stench an eggsack, she places upon his chest conscious he is of his sordid restThis sack of eggs, they are her broodto which he becomes their very first foodsubject to such a grievous offenceI would too be filled, with vehemence "but he is so enrapt in his verse completely fumbles the attackFeng strides up to the remaining spider, swings his great axe and the spider totters, baely able to stand. "Take that blond ponse down!" he yells to the others. "Go on, Feng, eradicate with extreme prejudice" chuckles Biba, "Wot?” responds Feng taken aback “Uh! FENG KILLS!"The spider tries to take one last bite at the half orc but the effort is too much and it collapses."Take it down!” continues Feng “Then I want a guard on each door until we decide which way to go."The Wizard Nosnibor snores lightly. He looks so sweet, even in a poisonous slumber. Pussy wanders over to the unwoken wizard and settles into his lap with a purr.Rizzit waves his hands in an arcane gesture and a small orb of acid shoots forth from Rizzits fingertips, heading towards the drow but missing it.Limara feeling the all is under control uses her move action to refit her shield.Biba strikes and hits the drow with his rapier, "Die drow scum! Or would you talk to us now you are very lonely?", he says hoping that the drow may wish to exchange its life for information. But the drow slips to the floor, dead"Nicely done, Sleepy" concedes Feng.Limara wakes Nosnibor and Beltain and updates them on the fight."Feng what lies beyond here?” asks Coleridge “Where  should we advance next?  You seem to recall the layout well from your last visit and would probably be best for you to guide our direction.  Hopefully our sleepy companions will be rested and ready for whatever we may encounter next"Feng ponders "I think we should take a quick look through the door to the south, but proceed through the eastern door.  To this south eventually leads down - I'd prefer to make sure we leave no living foes behind us.  Let’s clear everything on this floor first.  What say we shut these gates? I'd hate to be interrupted by Dark Dwarfs as we slaughter these feeble elves."  Shakes the gore from his axe and continues "Come! I'm in a killin' mood. As usual!. None can withstand us! FENG IS HERE! FENG KILLS!""Any chance of makin' Feng feel better, Limara? I'll take a heal if not." He looks over to the beautiful cleric and grins toothily.The Wizard Nosnibor yawns and stretches "Oh.. That was a nice nap. I feel all refreshed.  I have an idea that might bring results. As I have previously stated, I have the magical incantation : Invisibility memorised.  This spell will render a fellow invisible for about 4 minutes. Which to be honest is not as long as I'd hoped. But it may be useful if I cast it on Mister Bibabobalobalos so he can silently scout out the area and come back and inform us of our enemies distribution. What say you chaps?""...I'd say that would be a good idea Nos. " agrees Limara."I am glad of your consensus most holy Limara. What’s say the rest of you stout fellows?" he asks the others."We could bar the southern door” suggests Limara,  “That would stop anything coming out until we are ready for it ..... anyone got any spikes to wedge the door shut??" she asks as she moves over to Feng.  "Feng. How much resistance do you expect to be on this level?  How many do you reckon you left behind ...err before you got killed that is.." she shrugs .. " Rizzit, how many do you think were left when you decided to leave?"Limara takes a scrolls and intones the holy words when she has finished Feng’s wounds have healed.  She beckon Beltain over.. "What were you dreaming about babe  ?? ", Beltain blushes, “About the last night in Immersea…” he mumbles."I had a nice dream about knitting a tea cosy." Mutters the Wizard Nosnibor, more to himself than anyone in particular. "It was smashing."Beltain moves over to the dead drow, he cuts off the right hands of two of the dead drow, the ones that hit him in combat.  The cleric then takes a vial out of his pocket and pours it over the severed hands.  He places them in his backpack...The bodies are stripped and Beltain takes great interest in the armour.  He asks the party "Do I have time to try out some of this drow armour?"  "In answer to you question hun, I'd rather you didn't try the armour yet because some of us have spells that are still working and it will take quite a time taking off one set and putting on the other. Can you try it later... I'll help you change.." she grins and winks at Beltain. Who completely forgets about changing."Ewwwwww. Beltain that's disgusting. Not to mention a little bit unhygienic. You don't know where those hands have been.  OK lets give stumpy the invisibility, I would warn though that both doors are locked and may have more drow behind them so Bob may be able to do little sneaking about.""I am keen to get moving whilst we have some spells working" Rizzit tells the wordy wizard. "I would gladly take the invisibility” agrees the dwarf, “And scout ahead for you all but Mr Rizzit is right. If I have to open a creaky door everyone behind it will know I'm coming, invisible or not!""The doors may be locked, but we have keys.” Feng tells him “We also have a Dwarf who may be able to open them. Failing that, we are stout enough to batter these bastards down.  Take it from me, they'll be shittin' 'emselves in there waiting on us to brust in. And I hate to disappoint anyone. Laskur's Bane still thirsts!"  He nods approvingly at Beltain "Takin' trophies to prove yer valour is a serious business. I used to do that too - before I got so tough I didnae have to prove it no more.  I got no spikes 'n such - how about wedgin' em with those rapiers the drow were usin'?  Wedge one, and go through the other - we can get to all the places we know of through either one, anyhow. I say try picking the locks, and the first one you succeed on, wedge the other. If we have to batter 'em down - wedge the southern one. But before anything - try the keys."  He takes up position beside the western door, Axe poised at counter a sally from the Drow within.Feng offers the keys to Biba "C'mon boy, you game? Try the lock. I'll bitch-slap owt that shows it's nose while ya work."  The dwarf takes the key. "Thank you dear Feng. Let’s see if I can do this without any sound, shall we?"Feng grins evilly "To begin with, perhaps."The dwarven rogue moves up past the bard, up to the southern door and gets to work.x[Bibabobalobalos] Bibabobalobalos: MOVE SILENTLY (DEX) check<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=":(" />d20+7+3) [19+7+3] 29"Nah! This one. An pick it if 'n the key don't work." Says Feng helpfully. "Shhh!" responds Bibabobalobalos.  "What's wrong with this one?” he whispers to the huge barbardian “You said they lead to the same place?""Yeah, but that is the most direct way to the stairs down." Feng tells him"Did you go down the stairs?" enquires the dwarf. "No, I was too busy savin' Rizzit's Arse.  An gettin' Killed." Admits Feng."So you don't know if the stair is long and winding?" the rogue asks, and Feng gives the Dwarf a look. "Sound may not carry down the stair." Explains the dwarf."Just open the feckin' door. I'm liable to start the killin' shortly, so make sure there are drow around, alright?" says Feng trying to control his Rage."You wish me to jump up and down and shout to attract their attention?" queries the dwarf unabashed."Or I can smash your head against the door. I don't really care. But I can't kill 'em if you keep fannying around. OPEN THE DOOR!" replies Feng testily."No need to get testy, young Feng, I'll open the door!" replies Biba as he tries the keys in the lock.Feng bites the haft of his axe in frustration+++"We going in or just standing here exchanging pleasantries?" asks Rizzit from the back. "I think Sleepy has finally got his finger out." Replies Feng, fingering his axe.Coleridge moves over and hands bob the keys which Rizzit gave him"It is all well and good to wish to satisfy that bloodlust of yours,” he tells Feng “But it would be foolhardy to act rashly before we know what may be ahead now.. remember you've already met an untimely end... well of sorts.. here once already.  Let’s get a measure of what we're dealing with, then slaughter it in a nice professional fashion"Limara agrees "Wise thoughts Col, look at it this way Feng.... if we work together and use our assets well .... then you will be able to kill more of them. Plus we are relying on you to stop the enemy getting to the casters and disrupting their spells... In other words... don’t go off half cocked ..".  She is interrupted by Cole in a hushed tone "Maybe half cocked is a poor choice of words... given the Poacher incident"  he winces.  Limara sucks air through her teeth as she frowns... "Fair poi.. err, comment " and changes the subject swiftly "By the way .. what happened to the Nosnibor’s casting of invisibility on our Bob here so he could scout ahead and report our next targets ?" She asks"Hmm I'm not sure.." says Cole and looks over shoulder at the elf "Stop your day dreaming about knit-wear friend, our goodly rogue awaits your attentions".  The Wizard Nosnibor casts invisibility upon Bibabobalobalos "OK chaps. That’s the Invisibility cast. Go scout out the area Mister Bibabobalobalos. You only have about 4 minutes."  Limara looks at the absence of dwarf  "Geez, where did... arrr... nice one Nos"The the party hear the door unlocked (with the iron key), and the door swings openRevealing a room where arcane and alchemical experiments are conducted.  Flasks bubble, strange creatures' body parts float in preservative jars, maggots writhe on an indeterminate piece of meat under a glass dome, and anatomical drawings show an assortment of dissected creatures.  Bookcases and shelves line the walls.The room has an exit north, and two openings south.  There is a curtain is on the east wall."We had a fight in here, we won of course, the temple is to the south, the big demon guy out of the north" Rizzit explains, "This room looks empty, let’s move in whilst Bob check the exits for trouble”. Rizzit nips into the room and hides at a corner.  The Wizard Nosnbor looks around the room and whispers in awe as he glances at the contents. "Books! Did I see books? Oooh ! Books! We gotta take them. Can we have them. Oooh! Oooh! Books!  I love dungeons. They're the only place in the whole world where you can start off in a dank and dirty mine and find yourself in a Library."Rizzit wonders where Bob has gone scouting "You guys coming in or standing out there gawping? Get into position here in case Bob attracts any unwanted attention.  He believes he is now in a good position to quickly aid his friend Bob in the event of trouble.Unseen by the others Biba moves into an area with arcane symbols, although he moves invisibly he still attracts the attention of the spiders of Lloth that dwell in the area.  They seem to have no trouble in locating and hitting him, "HELP! SPIDERS!" he shouts, before succumbing to the damage and poison."Bobs in trouble,” Rizzit tells the others “Get your arses in here""How did they see him?” asks Feng, glaring at Nosni “Did the wizard cease the invisibility for a joke?  I reckon the scout is a dead dorf walkin' but we'll do our best.""Help! I'm getting et to death!" comes the plea from the room ahead."Well that's torn it. Perhaps the whole scouting while invisible idea wasn't such a good one after all." Says Nosnibor sadly."Hang on in there Bob" calls Coleridge but in the next room Bibabobalobalos falls to the ground bleeding heavily..the spiders swarm over him, biting.."Are you ok Bob?" calls Rizzit but reply there is none, "Bobs gone very quiet, I don’t like this one bit""Bob.. are you asleep again?" Cole asks anxiously "Let’s hope so" mumbles to himself.  He extends his heavy crossbow and sights on a spider hitting it on the critical join between thorax and abdomen, and heavily wounding it. "Take that ya bugger and stop trying to eat my companion" he drops his crossbow and draws his sword readying himself for the inevitable retaliation."What was that slurping noise? Mister Bibabobalobalos?" asks Nosnibor undiplomatically. "You mean that sound like something up sucking up dissolved dwarven internal juices" replies Rizzit with equal insensitivity. "Mmmmmm. Not quite dissolved. More a sort of liquefied gloop” continues Nosnibor “Oh I do hope the little fellow is alright. I would so hate it for him to have been sucked dry by some sort of vitae sucking venomous spiderkind.""Oi! Less ‘what is that jolly old noise don'tcher know’ an more of the killin'. I dunno, I reckon I must have taken up with a bunch o' fags." moans Feng.  Rizzit stops talking to Nosni and calls to  Feng, “I will stick a cats grace spell on ya in a sec, best have some extra protection on"."Thanks” responds Feng, glad that the party are concentrating on the job in hand “I have the grace of a tiger and the strength of a wild bull already - but as you say, It can't hurt.  Just no-one put down a saucer of milk" he adds and seems surprised at his own wit."Nosnibor - can you summon some huge feck-off Birds? Right now that would be useful. Heh, Shame Beaker 'aint here. He's a bird, ain't he?""I'm afraid Mister Feng, well I'm afraid OF Mister Feng. But I'm also afraid that the only even remotely combative spell that I still possess is a sleep cantrip, though I fear it will not work against these foes. However I will try it."Limara, ignoring the others, conjures weapon made of pure force that hits the spider that was a target of Cole’s missile. "Spiders... I can see three... I wonder how many there are in there....” she wonders to herself and then calls out “BOB, can you here me?" and getting no reply "Rizzit, I reckon some of your flame-throwing is in order".Rizzit uses his time to cast a spell giving the barbarian warrior a greater dexterity."Flames will be coming up soon,” he tells the flame-haired cleric “Just need to make sure Feng is protected as best as I can seeing as he will be up close and personal with them. I am concerned for Col too, do any of the clerics have some protection spells for the guys at the front?""Sorry Rizzit,” Beltain answers “I don't have any.  A few spells I hope that the spiders will find offensive but no defensive ones..."One of the foul spiders hits Coleridge but he is unaffected by the poison.."Fear not, Coleridge” Feng calls reassuringly “I'd hate to see you killed before you have composed the epic of FENG'S life  I'll take down the spider that has attacked you."Beltain moves quickly into the room and casts a spell but there is no result – yet.  He looks around for the summoned creatures, he blushes and hits himself on the forehead “Two Celestial Giant Fire Beetles will be along shortly” he admits “It’s the first time I’ve cast this spell and I, errrr, forgot that they have a long way to come to help us.  They will be here next round honest!” he tells the others.  They are rumoured to be very fine examples of their kind” he tells Nosnibor “and if they are ‘killed’ they just go back to whatever they were doing on their home plane.  So quite a humane spell really”.  But already more spiders are moving into the room."Good idea Bel” Limara tells her fellow cleric “Give them more targets” and then addresses Coleridge “Col  I think we need to back up the way we came, in 5' steps... or we could end up surrounded out here in the middle of the room.  Sorry Col... I cast my shield spell on Feng earlier ... can you use a heavy shield, like this ? " she points to her shield. "I don’t know what a bards limitations are.. ""What say you, I can hear nothing from Bob” she mutters “I fear the worst...""Good idea to reposition ourselves, Princess,” Beltain tells Limara “If we can get into the doorway we can concentrate on them as they try and get through.  Many of us on one of them.  If we can retreat in an orderly manner"Feng enters the room and confronts one of the giant spiders, he swings his axe damaging it mightily.  "Nice one Great Feng! "  calls Beltain "And that's even before the big man gets angry" he thinks to himself"Huh! a glancing blow” says Feng modestly “Good thing me old weapon-master ain’t around to see it.  Go people back out an I'll follow when I can be bothered."Beltain looks impressed at the hulking barbarian"Oh, Rizz - I dunno if I'm naturally cat-like but I don't reckon your spell has done me any good.""This will be a close run thing with the dark goddess’s own spiders pressing their attack, all must play their part" Bel looks ar Nosnibor "I hope you have a spell or perhaps a drow bolt that may stop these spawn from the pits in their tracks?""Yeah! C'mon in, the parties just gettin' started" adds Feng."Which dark goddess do you speak of Bel... because Llolth is nowhere to be found at the moment.  Her worshippers have been overthrown...this is a rare outcrop of diehard devotee's ""These creatures are the servants of the one you mentioned, be she here or away on her own purposes.  Some say that she is dead but she is the mother of lies and I will only trust the information when we can stamp on her bloated corpse""Well, we have yet to see any clerics have we? Rizzit and Feng did not mention healers either...  and clerics need a god to receive spells from... no divinity, no divine spells.” argues Limara"Na, No Priests” agrees Feng “But we did not get in so far. I guess they're hidin' behind their pets to wear us down.""Have heard rumours of dead gods, long passed from the memory of lands whose worshipers, by arcane feats, still gain spells from the lingering essence of the divine ones.” Says Beltain although he does not seem confident of his facts."Never mind all this windbagging, lets get chopping" calls Rizzit from his corner."FENG KILLS! COME TO FENG AND I'LL PULL YER LEGS ORF!...WITH ME TEEF!" yells the barbarian</blockquote>

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