The Romance of the River Kingdoms

[Dr Simon]

Ape doesn't seem to be getting through to the spiders, as they begin to move in even as he adopts a non-threatening posture. One drops down from above, right next to him. Annika blasts it with a fiery feather, causing it to shriek in an alarming, un-human fashion. A heartbeat later, White Lotus slices through it, and it collapses to the ground, leaking dark blood.

The huge spider lumbers forwards, with a smaller compatriot scurrying alongside it. There is still a spider riding on the back of the giant creature. Growling Ape finds himself illuminated by the ghostly green light emenating from the huge spider, and feels a brief clench of fear in his stomach before he steels himself to the task at hand.

Behind the group, one of the giant spiders scurries down the other ramp-like web, pausing to squirt a strand of webbing in your direction. It is not clear who it was aiming at, as the web falls far short. High above, the remaining giant spider scuttles along a strand of web, upside-down. It too fires a stream of sticky webbing that also fails to strike anyone.

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Shakou, weighing up her options, notices a ghostly figure appear in an otherwise un-noticed cave entrance, somewhere to the rear left of the canyon (about C5. The cave is small and about three feet off the ground. The figure could be a slender white, very hairy, ape, possibly).
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[SBLOCK=OOC]
Growling Ape Wild Empathy 5, fail.

Of the spiders,
#1 moves down web, fires webbing, miss.
#2 drops on web strand from 20 ft. up (green web to ground level).
#3 moves along strand of purple web (30 ft. up), fires web strand, miss.
#4 rides huge spider
#5 moves down orange web. (Note, that web joins the ground at row 13)

I assumed #2 to provoke the readied actions of Three Flowers and Annika

Annika - magic missile on 2 for 2d4+2=9 damage.
Three Flowers - scimiar attack 16+5=21, hit. 1d6+2 =4 damage, kills it.

For Mystal Mar, I currently place him on the green web (you can reach any higher web by hanging strands), but you may wish to change this.

The huge spider moves forwards, causing a Will save from Growling Ape for the ghost light. 20+6=26, passes no problem.

Shakou is yet to act in this round.
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[Neurotic]

Mystal focuses and moving almost straight up, plunges his rapier into spider above.

OOC: 5' step attacking #3 (focused attack if available),standard action stone bones maneuver (DR 5). If spider retaliates and hits he is hit by immediate fire reposte (4d6 fire)

 

[Theroc]

OOC - Note: I currently can't access the excel chart, so I'm trying to run without any visual aid.

Shakou called to the others.

"I think I see our culprit... he's up in a cave... should I investigate? Or should I help here?"

Should any creature land on the ground between Shakou and the cave, she will Charge and Pounce on it...

OOC:
Any spiders moving between Shakou and the cave entrance will be subject to a charge if possible, if not, Shakou will attempt to move around the spider to get closer to the cave, should the party wish her to investigate. I believe I forgot to alter Shakou's movement speed on her character sheet, as Leopards have a 40' speed rather than a 30' speed.

 

[Blackrat]

Foul beast
Nature's horror
Fear the Blade of Beauty

Three Flowers is quick to change target as the first spider falls and charges forward to slash at the next one.

 

[Dr Simon]

OOC:

Three Flowers - nearest targets are (in descending order of proximity) - the huge spider (right in front of him), Spider #5 (next to the huge spider) or Spider #1 (which would involve moving away from the group and the huge spider.

Mystal Marr - it's 10 ft. up to Spider #3, plus 5ft across, do you can't use a 5ft. step. However, I've resolved all attacks without the Focused Attack if you wish to do that.

Shakou - there are no spiders in the way, I'll see what the group say to her offer.

 

[Blackrat]

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OOC:

Three Flowers - nearest targets are (in descending order of proximity) - the huge spider (right in front of him), Spider #5 (next to the huge spider) or Spider #1 (which would involve moving away from the group and the huge spider.

I'll go for the big score ofcourse! I bet it's the ugliest of the bunch too [/sblock]

 

[Neurotic]

OOC: Mystal attacks without focused attack then. I think I indicated such course in the post. He gains DR 5, lashes with fire if hit and next round drops the thing with focus and shadow blade (depending on it's actions of course)

 

[Shayuri]

Annika hastily skitters back away from the huge spiders and swings her arms both in circular arcs. Ghostly flames seemed to burn along her arms, her sides, her head as she spoke in the language of spirits. She flung her hands forward, and this time two blazing feathers sprang forth, each one somehow both real and spiritual at the same time.

They wafted towards the glowing, biggest giant spider and puffed away as they hit, cracking carapace and singing fat spider hairs!

(Magic Missile: 9 damage)
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[Dr Simon]

Annika's fiery feathers burn into the huge spider, but it barely seems to notice.

Three Flowers moves in to strike, elegantly avoiding a leg from the creature that tries to stomp him as he closes. The web is not too stickey, but the footing is difficult, and Three Flowers finds himself balanced on quivering web strands. As he gets within the perimeter of the ghostly green light he feels fear begin to grow within him, but he slices into one of the legs of the beast with White Lotus, drawing blood.

The huge spider hisses and lunges down at Three Flowers. The mouth of the calm theatrical mask-like faces opens up to disgorge an impossible array of mandibles and teeth, which sink into Three Flower's arm. The smaller spider riding on its back chitters angrily at the sudden movement.

High above, Mystal Mar effortlessly balances on a narrow web strand, the spider before him flips onto the top of the strand to face him. The pale salsham'ai jabs at the spider with a single perfect move, but the attack is a mere pinprick. The spider counterattacks, finding the salsham'ai's flesh to be as hard as stone. Its mandibles clamp hard on his sword arm but fails to even make a mark. Quick as a heart-beat, Mystal Mar counterattacks, his rapier bursting into flames, but the spider contracts all its legs at once and the attack just misses.

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Annika magic missile for 9 damage on Huge Spider

Three Flowers: Will save Vs Ghostly Light, 13+3=16, success. Balance check on web, 12+1-7=6, fail, unable to move next round. AoO from huge spider for approaching in range, miss. Three Flowers attack 15+5=20, hit for 1d6+2=8 damage.

Mystal Mar: Move into range. Stone Bones strike 12+3=15, hit for 1d4-1 = 2 damage. Spider attacks, hit for 3 damage, absorbed by DR. Fiery riposte 4+3=7, miss touch attack.

Huge Spider bite attack hits Three Flowers for 11 damage, plus poison. Fort save 16+7=24, success.

Still waiting for Growling Ape's actions before I resolve Shakou, the other spiders and the white-ape thing.
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[Neurotic]

Seeing his attack largely ineffective Mystal focuses on the spider and thrusts his rapier out at exact moment the spider comes back from his retreat.

OOC: move action: focus, standard: attack;

if this doesnt kill it he teleports (next round)up and diagonal straight over big spider. Consider: 50' fall lasts about 2 seconds. It does 5d6 damage. But Mystal will be expecting the impact and will tumble to reduce damage. The spider will get sword driven by Mystals body weight (small as it is) and will get crushed between him and big spider further cushioning the fall. I'm giving you this in advance so you can consider the effects of such stunt.