To the noble BORN 6/9/08 (finished)

[Evilhalfling]

Rayburn - [sblock] for two weeks of travel? nope. If you want one alive you would need to build/buy a cage. To preserve a sample you would need jars, or empty potion vials. perhaps a preservative. Of course since this should have been a concern from the begining, so Rayburn might have been prepared. Im willing to handwave the necessary equipment for a smaple if you think he would have brought it. [/sblock]

Xaros - both spiders? really?

Lily - are you willing to try for a spider still on his body if he fails?

 

[Dekana]

No, she doesn't want to risk hurting him. If at least one spider is thrown to the ground, she'll whack it. Otherwise, she'll assist him in trying to grab one spider and toss it away.

 

[WarShrike]

Xaros is throwing caution to the wind here, he wants them off.

 

[knight_isa]

[sblock]
Nah, Rayburn actually wasn't taking this trip very seriously. And Wis 8, ya know? He wasn't using a lot of common sense when he packed, and has no ranks in Craft (alchemy), so I really can't imagine that he would have come prepared. Maybe next time.
[/sblock]

Rayburn draws his short sword, looks nervously about, and readies another magic missile barrage. If Xaros is unsuccessful in removing one or more spiders, Rayburn zaps any remaining spiders on Xaros, one missile per spider (and a random nearby spider if Xaros gets one off).

OOC: Wand (42) vs 2 spiders, 1d4+1 per spider
Short sword +0, 1d6 (+1d6 SA), 19-20, x3

 

[Evilhalfling]

Xaros fails wildly at the spiders, missing with both hands. Lily hovers nearby nervously her mace at the ready and Rayburn fries both spiders.

Kerin returns cutting down cocoons, the only spider seen is one of the tiny ones that scurries away when Kerin cuts the cocoon it was using as cover.

OOC:
Xaros 11+2-4=9 touch & 7+2-4=5
Rayburn 3,5 damage

 

[Evilhalfling]

The largest cocoon has a desiccated human body wearing ruined leather armor, and a fine cloak of tawny fur, which seems perfectly preserved. He is carrying a rusted rapier, a roll of well-cared for thieves tools, a set of ornamented keys, 50 pp, 3 gems and 3 scrolls.
One of them has a broken wax seal, set by a signet ring

Other cocoons contain animals and two even have goblins, but nothing of much interest.

All this takes about half an hour.

 

[WarShrike]

"Thank you Rayburn." says Xaros as he recovers his crossbow. When they are done with the cocoons, Xaros casts annother Detect Magic.

[SBLOCK=Spells]
That's 2 of 3 Lv0 spells used today.
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Dekana]

Lily eyes the wax seal briefly, then takes both the scrolls and the set of keys from the corpse. "Maybe someone in town will recognize these." she says quietly. She also picks the money and jewels from the body. "We shouldn't linger in this nest. We can go over the scrolls back at the fountain where our main duty lies. That is, if our work is finished here?" Lily doesn't suggest the idea of burying the man.


ooc: Does Lily recognize the wax seal as any kind of religious symbol? Kn. Religion: +6

 

[Evilhalfling]

The cloak and the two unopened scrolls detect as faint magic. The one with the broken seal does not radiate magic. The broken seal does not look religious, but Lily can tell little beyond that. The rest of you have seen its like many times, all the noble houses use a similar seal on important correspondance.

 

[WarShrike]

Xaros shares his findings with the others, and adds: "And if you're going to drink from the fountain, do so directly above the stone. Beyond that point, the waters lose their enchantment. As for me, enough spiders and other distractions. I'm thirsty."

He then makes his way back to the spring and drinks from it.