May 10, 2022 9:35 pm
"This can't be good, let's go back. We try the other way" Mal whispers to the others,
"The bones mean predator and dwarves don't swim."
"The bones mean predator and dwarves don't swim."
Part 9: Plundering the Plunderers' Plunder
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May 10, 2022 9:45 pm
"Those bones mean treasure! And the pool can't be that deep, not at that size!" Luban has a glint in his eye that signals a great greed, and perhaps a lack of caution.
OOC:
Luban would like to scan the center of the pool for danger.
May 10, 2022 10:43 pm
Luban focuses the pool and, perhaps unsurprisingly, experiences a gut sense of almost immediate danger emanating from the water! The sense increases as whatever resides here seemingly begins quickly approaching from the depths below!
OOC:
Since Luban took the potion, I'll disregard any potential surprise attacks from any threat, and let the party have a moment to make what they will of Luban's awareness, assuming the Half-Orc chooses to warn the party.May 10, 2022 10:57 pm
Stumbling backwards while staring at something that doesn't appear just yet, Luban's face turns from greed to fear. "Uh oh... oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!" He draws his bow in preparation for whatever comes out, clearly not expecting to be able to outrun it.
May 10, 2022 11:02 pm
Seeing Luban's growing panic, the Man-at-Arms draws his long sword.
"Uhh... Is there a problem, Luban," Spugnoir says, getting fidgety and drawing a dagger from his belt.
"Uhh... Is there a problem, Luban," Spugnoir says, getting fidgety and drawing a dagger from his belt.
May 10, 2022 11:23 pm
"Back up the stairs!"
Mal draws her hammer as she shouts commands and backpedals up the stairs, keeping herself and Thurig at the back of the retreat between the party and the creature.
Mal draws her hammer as she shouts commands and backpedals up the stairs, keeping herself and Thurig at the back of the retreat between the party and the creature.
May 10, 2022 11:35 pm
Luban sticks to the back of Maloria, bow aimed at the pool for as long as he can see it.
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Eltrezar will also try turning and shuffling back up the stairs, as awkward as it is in the large group.
May 11, 2022 2:23 am
Ora, having been at the back of the group, spins on her heel and gets jostled about as the others retreat.
She pulls her sword, and steps up and up away from whatever was coming.
"Not rats again, I take it?" and then a further question, less jolly than the joke she just made:
"Aren't we here to pacify this place?"
She pulls her sword, and steps up and up away from whatever was coming.
"Not rats again, I take it?" and then a further question, less jolly than the joke she just made:
"Aren't we here to pacify this place?"
May 11, 2022 2:24 am
Gilly pulls her hood up and over the bushy hair, and draws her bow. She sidesteps her companions, and avoids being trampled underfoot through practiced Halfling dexterity.
She gets up the stairs a ways, and then turns back to cover the others’ retreat. She readies an arrow and will fire once the light touches anything unfriendly!
She gets up the stairs a ways, and then turns back to cover the others’ retreat. She readies an arrow and will fire once the light touches anything unfriendly!
May 11, 2022 11:37 am
"Agreed!" the mage shouts over the scrapping of people against the walls as they try to get away.
"But those tunnels back there don’t do much for us either! It may have to be the staircase here!"
"But those tunnels back there don’t do much for us either! It may have to be the staircase here!"
May 11, 2022 4:55 pm
"All the better, we keep the high ground!"
Mal continues to back up the stairs as far as she can...
Mal continues to back up the stairs as far as she can...
May 12, 2022 3:10 am
The party retreats back up the stairwell and waits anxiously. For a moment the halls are silent, and the lapping ripples of the pool can be heard only faintly. Then the group hears the unmistakable splashing of water as whatever has approached from the pool's depth surfaces, followed by the sounds of heavy scratching, as if bones were being dragged across the stone floor, combined with a rhythmic clacking sound, and finally two long black antennae protrude from the room.
A moment later, the party watches as a huge crayfish, no less than ten feet long, emerges from the room and fills the hallway, massive chelipeds splayed open, each larger than a man's skull and powerful-looking enough to crush such an artifact with ease. It advances, desiring a meal.
A moment later, the party watches as a huge crayfish, no less than ten feet long, emerges from the room and fills the hallway, massive chelipeds splayed open, each larger than a man's skull and powerful-looking enough to crush such an artifact with ease. It advances, desiring a meal.
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Round 1 begins. Both sides tie on the initiative roll and act simultaneously. I'm going to say that since any ranged attacker on the steps is higher than their companions in front of them, there's no penalty for firing over the heads of those in front of them this round.Rolls
Party Initiative roll - (1d6+2)
(4) + 2 = 6
Giant Crayfish Initiative roll - (1d6)
(6) = 6
May 12, 2022 3:20 am
"Thurig let it come to us!"
Mal waits for the creature to advance then lays into it with her hammer...
Mal waits for the creature to advance then lays into it with her hammer...
Rolls
Attack, Damage - (1d20+1, 1d6+1)
1d20+1 : (15) + 1 = 16
1d6+1 : (1) + 1 = 2
May 12, 2022 3:22 am
Thurig nods and waits for the advance. He thrusts at the mud bug's face with his broadsword with a wild battle cry!
Rolls
Attack, Damage - (1d20+1, 1d8+1)
1d20+1 : (17) + 1 = 18
1d8+1 : (4) + 1 = 5
May 12, 2022 4:30 am
Luban nocks an arrow and lets it loose, taking only a short moment to aim over the head of his employer (despite what Eltrezar might claim).
Rolls
Attack: Shortbow - (1d20+3)
(7) + 3 = 10
Damage - (1d6)
(3) = 3
May 12, 2022 4:32 am
Eltrezar realizes that he is too far to be able to throw a dagger with any hope of accuracy, so he instead begins focusing on his arcane magicks instead.
OOC:
If I'm correct, Eltrezar can't cast this round, but will be able to next round. He will wait his turn.May 12, 2022 6:50 am
Gilly had been waiting for this moment, and let’s loose her arrow as soon as the thing shows itself!
Happy for the DM to have me fail, if needs be! Looks like my D20 roll wasn’t that high anyway if a minus d6 gets me down to 2!
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Eh…. I don’t know what that dice roll was…Happy for the DM to have me fail, if needs be! Looks like my D20 roll wasn’t that high anyway if a minus d6 gets me down to 2!
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Rolls
1d20+3 - (1d6)
(2) = 2
May 12, 2022 6:53 am
OOC:
I think Ora is stuck this round, but she may move up to the space between the dwarves and the second line if one opens after everyone attacks!May 12, 2022 5:37 pm
cowleyc says:
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If I'm correct, Eltrezar can't cast this round, but will be able to next round. He will wait his turn.OOC:
I would say that Eltrezar can certainly declare that he's casting a spell this round if you like. Basically if we were playing over voicechat, you'd have had a chance to declare you're casting a spell before Initiative was rolled, but we don't always get a chance to do the in PbP, so we can retcon that you declared that Eltrezar is casting a spell this round if you want. Assuming he doesn't lose his concentration, it would be cast at the end of the round. Do you want to do that?KCC says:
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Eh…. I don’t know what that dice roll was…Happy for the DM to have me fail, if needs be! Looks like my D20 roll wasn’t that high anyway if a minus d6 gets me down to 2!
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I don't know what that is either, lol. I would normally have you re-roll it if it does that again, but if you're alright with it, I'll just do it this time to keep things running along, since you're in Korea time.load next