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Pedrop Inactive for 14 days

Feb 10, 2025 9:23 pm

Feb 10, 2025 9:23 pm

Chapter 1: Friends in Need

At first Gabalan was visibly worried seeing Aazim falling on the floor, but when he saw Tzal and his skillful hands taking care about him and - to his little surprise - Lauretta assisting him with great concentration and dedication, he decided he couldn't do anything better for him. Now they have to wait. But he estimated that his blue skinned companion should be strong enough to overcome the poison.

That allowed him to fully immerse with investigating the strange lumps its surprising content and the whole spider's lair.

OOC:

Gabalan will spend the 10 minutes or so - they will wait for Aazim to wake up - on careful investigation of robotic bodies and the whole spiders lair. Even another 10 minutes it that would provide any chances of discovering something more. Rolling just in case.

Last edited February 10, 2025 9:24 pm

Rolls

Intellect - (1d20+3)

(16) + 3 = 19

Feb 10, 2025 9:28 pm

Feb 10, 2025 9:28 pm

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"Pyram is in league with those spiders or their masters," Wolfram says to Lauretta. To Tzal he adds, "Ugh. What a horrible way to end your days."

Feb 10, 2025 9:41 pm

Feb 10, 2025 9:41 pm

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Aazim lets out a groan as he regains consciousness. His head throbs, and his body feels sluggish and hot.

He tries to open his eyes, but even the dim light of the room is too much; it stabs into his brain like daggers.

After a minute or so, though, he feels slightly better; Tzal's detoxicant is speeding his recovery. He finally opens his eyes fully and gets a bleary look at his surroundings.

The battle was over? He must've been out for more than just a couple of minutes. And what were these new constructs? Like Ren, but apparently made for a purpose other than battle....

He looks up at Tzal and Lauretta, who are both ministering to him. Tzal didn't surprise him, but Lauretta? Well, she had said she'd have his back, and she was already proving it. He feels a bit guilty about his earlier feelings, when he was irritated that she was so concerned with the Silver Coins Company's health and well-being....

"Damnable...creatures. That poison...its potency is extraordinary."

He reaches up with a quivering hand and gives both of their arms a squeeze.

"Thank you for...your efforts. I can already feel the effects...lessening. Perhaps I should've used my...earthen armor, instead of running into the fray with my fire."

"So...what did I miss? Does anyone know exactly what...[racking cough]...those humanoids are?"

Lauretta Shoemaker

TheForsakenEvil

Feb 11, 2025 3:29 pm

Feb 11, 2025 3:29 pm

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Lauretta scowled, thinking on what Wolfram said. That would make sense as to why he was able to continue returning with people here, but then what was Pyram about to say outside? To her, it still looked like an expression of defeat and remorse. Was I wrong? Her thoughts didn't linger on it. Instead, Tzal's explanation about the spiders filled her hope that some of the victims lured here might live. Hopefully they're still 'stored for later consumption'. The jann's squeeze of her arm tore her attention away.

"Aha, you're awake! Good work, Indigo! He's the one deserving of thanks. Knows his stuff."

The priest stood, offering a steady arm to get him to his feet. It wasn't lost on her that Aazim thanked her. Few things bring people together better than fighting and falling side-by-side. I can still make a difference with this lad.

"Normally beasts are driven away by fire, but those aren't normal beasts. Stone probably would've been better. But anyway, ya haven't missed much. Just clockwork-looking things by what I can see."

Feb 12, 2025 9:55 am

Feb 12, 2025 9:55 am

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Once you are ready, you head back to the central chamber and proceed down the stairs to the north. These stairs descend 20 yards to another web-choked room. The room is about 10 yards wide and 10 yards deep. Six cocooned bodies hang from the ceiling, while desiccated remains of animals and people appear all over the floor. Four curtains of webbing reach the 5 yards from ceiling to floor conceal the room's far reaches.

It is from behind one of these curtains that a horrid monstrosity emerges. Its humanoid form is bent and crooked, with rubbery gray skin from which sprout tufts of black hair and horns, spurs, and nodules. The creature has a pair of spinnerets on the underside of its sagging belly and a set of eight red eyes arranged haphazardly across its face. It hisses and emits a series of clicks and pops as it begins to lurch towards you, its claws twitching, its fangs glistening with greenish venom!

OOC:

Anybody who wants to take the initiative may act first! The creature is 8 yards away. The floor in this room is challenging terrain due to all of the bodies.

Tzal 'Indigo' Pointius

Feb 12, 2025 12:06 pm

Feb 12, 2025 12:06 pm

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Tzal was awestruck watching the monstrosity descend slowly towards his party. What was this creature!? He had never seen or heard of such a twisted spider-like creature. Was this a mutated hybrid of spider and human? The mere scene was revolting. It was too much, and his instinct warned that this creature would devastate his friends if it ever came close with its venom and webs.

Pointing up his staff, he murmered an incantation drawing an arcane symbol in the air as water started to flow from the tip into the symbol, creating a bubble that unfurled into a flying jellyfish entirely made up of water. He sent it streaking towards the creature, hoping it would connect with the monstrosity.

OOC:

Damn! I was just going to roll sanity from muscle memory. But then I remembered this Weird Wizard and not Demon Lord. Btw, flying jellyfish target the agility stat. I hope it hits. I am rolling damage.

Last edited February 12, 2025 12:15 pm

Rolls

Will (Flying Jellyfish) - (1d20+3)

(15) + 3 = 18

damage roll - (5d6)

(15623) = 17

Lauretta Shoemaker

TheForsakenEvil

Feb 12, 2025 3:02 pm

Feb 12, 2025 3:02 pm

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Descending into the vile den of webs, Lauretta's frown evolves into a rather unpleasant scowl. The odds of facing more overgrown spiders was looking quite likely. If it weren't for this being a rescue mission, she would have eagerly suggested lighting the place ablaze.

As the chamber opened up from the stairs, her heart sank. The six hanging cocoons made it all too obvious what the fate of Pyram's victims were. There would be no saving any of them. All this rushing was truly for naught.

The approach of the horrid abomination that had done this made the priest's knuckles go white with the axe in her grasp. It wasn't so much revulsion gripping her axe this time as it was righteous indignation.

"Fiend! The High One will watch as you die today! Unleash your magical fury, Tzal!"

OOC:

Using my reaction for Prayer to give Tzal a boon on his attack roll in hopes of a crit... And it was a 1. My luck might have turned bad, haha.

Last edited February 12, 2025 3:06 pm

Rolls

Boon for Flying Jellyfish - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Feb 12, 2025 10:10 pm

Feb 12, 2025 10:10 pm

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Still wobbly on his feet, Aazim has to resist the urge to retreat upon seeing the monstrosity. Even at full strength, it would be a fearsome foe.

But his allies had engaged, and he had to help him...though not by running headlong into the fray, like before. Instead he again covers himself with earthen armor, and remains in the back lines, positioning himself so the creature (hopefully) can't reach him without moving through the heavy hitters.

He raises a hand, and a shimmering wave of magic drifts towards Gabalan. The mysterious man will have a boost for this next action he tries.

OOC:

Using Earth Affinity, then Help action for Gabalan.

Feb 12, 2025 10:33 pm

Feb 12, 2025 10:33 pm

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Wolfram stared transfixed at the cocoons.

Could they still be saved?

He was just thinking about cutting one down when the monstrosity made itself known. Quickly sliding an arrow onto the shaft of his bow, he let it fly, aiming for the heart of the monstrosity, if indeed it even had one.

Last edited February 12, 2025 10:34 pm

Rolls

Agility - (1d20+2)

(3) + 2 = 5

Damage + boon damage if hits - (2d6, 1d6)

2d6 : (64) = 10

1d6 : (1) = 1

Boon from trickery - (1d6)

(5) = 5

Feb 13, 2025 1:18 am

Feb 13, 2025 1:18 am

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OOC:

R3N-L3's holding init for possible bodyguarding actions

Feb 14, 2025 11:26 am

Feb 14, 2025 11:26 am

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OOC:

I'll have Gabalan not take initiative this round.

Wolfram's arrow gets caught in the webs instead of hitting the creature. However, Tzal's jellyfish (?!?) slams into strikes the thing in the chest, leaving deep wounds as it lashes out with its tentacles before vanishing in a burst of bubbles!

As Aazim bolsters Gabalan, the spider-monster skitters along the webbed walls, moving in a series of furtive lurches. It reaches the front rank of the party, where it assaults R3N-L3 with its fangs and claws!

OOC:

Barring any possible reactions, R3N-L3 takes 12 damage from its fangs and 5 damage from its claws (17 total). @Pedrop,@TheForsakenEvil,@Lcythas: Gabalan, Lauretta, and R3N-L3 may each act now.

At the start of Lauretta's turn, the creature will use a reaction to spray webs at her. Lauertta makes an Agility roll with 1 bane. On a failure, the target becomes held (luck ends) or until it overcomes the affliction with a success on a Strength roll.

Held: Your Speed drops to 0 and you cannot benefit from increases to your Speed until this affliction ends. In addition, creatures rolling against your Agility get an automatic success.

[ +- ] Enemy Status

Rolls

Fangs - (d20+2+d6)

(16) + (3) + 2 = 21

Claws - (d20+2+d6, d20+2+d6)

d20+2+d6 : (1) + (4) + 2 = 7

d20+2+d6 : (8) + (6) + 2 = 16

Damage (Fangs, Claws) - (4d6, d6)

4d6 : (2226) = 12

d6 : (5) = 5

Tzal 'Indigo' Pointius

Feb 14, 2025 6:09 pm

Feb 14, 2025 6:09 pm

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OOC:

I hope R3N-L3 is still standing. Or else, we have lost our first tank. Others will fall like sticks!

Lauretta Shoemaker

TheForsakenEvil

Feb 14, 2025 7:53 pm

Feb 14, 2025 7:53 pm

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OOC:

I think he'll still be standing. Fighters have the most health, but he is also a clockwork. Clockworks have complications with healing damage, so they have a significant health bonus to compensate. Also, he can use his reaction to apply a bane to one of those attacks via Dodge. That said, Lauretta would absolutely be down and out from 17 damage, haha. Not only that, but that actually looked like a low damage roll. This thing is scary.

Trying to discern the best method of engaging the freakish monstrosity on this disadvantageous battleground, Lauretta waits for it to make the first move. Its inhuman skittering forward was exactly what she was hoping for. The assault on R3N-L3, however, was less than ideal. Before she could retaliate, a swath of webbing spewed at her from the creature. "Gah!" Although the lumbering priest was not the most agile, there was only one enemy to keep track of this time. The spray mostly missed her, only making a mess on her armor.

"Blessed are the weapons of those who stand against corruption! Slay this fiend, comrades!"

The roaring bellow was no boast, but a blessing in earnest. A golden, misty glow fell upon her, spreading out amidst the air. Every remnant of fear within her mind went silent under this emboldening aura. The head of her axe shone dimly, as did the weapons of others around her. Snarling, she moved to flank the creature with her clockwork ally.

OOC:

Action for Battle Blessing. All attacks (which are done with weapons) receive a boon. Moving into melee.

[ +- ] Tradition Talent: Battle Blessing (Magical)

Last edited February 14, 2025 8:24 pm

Rolls

Agility Roll with 1 bane - Web Spray - (1d20-1-1d6)

(18) - (3) - 1 = 14

Prayer Used (Luck Ends) - (1d20)

(8) = 8

Feb 14, 2025 10:30 pm

Feb 14, 2025 10:30 pm

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OOC:

R3N-L3 will be spending his reaction to dodge the claws, which will make them miss. But he's taking that bite because I don't count on him rolling a nat 6 on the bane XD. He'll also be popping Grind the Gears for an extra action. He is now Injured, so he's very slow.

The clockwork shuddered in place for a few seconds as the creature's fangs bit into his helm, one of the sapphire lights blinking briefly out. But he managed to rally, stepping back just enough to avoid the flensing claws before raising his sword high, aiming for the head. "Anomalous construct located. Wizard origins plausible. Kill-target confirmed." He intoned in a juddering tone, before striking twice like lightning.

Rolls

First Blade Attack - (1d20+4+2d6kh1)

(1) + (44) + 5 = 14

Second Blade Attack - (1d20+4+2d6kh1)

(5) + (56) + 5 = 21

Luck Roll - (1d20)

(9) = 9

Feb 14, 2025 10:31 pm

Feb 14, 2025 10:31 pm

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OOC:

Wellllll shit xD. That's a 10 and a 15 after modifiers, and R3N-L3 will be stunned next turn unless someone turns his gear.

Feb 17, 2025 8:32 am

Feb 17, 2025 8:32 am

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The spider-creature twists and writhes, narrowly dodging R3N-L3's attacks. The clockwork's gears seize up and grind to a halt!

End of the Round

As Lauretta closes with the monster, it tugs on a strand of webbing, causing a loop of the sticky stuff to come down from the ceiling and try to snag her!

OOC:

Lauretta makes an Agility roll. On a failure, a loop of web drops down on the enemy and yanks it from its feet to leave it hanging 1d6 yards in the air. The enemy becomes held until the web takes 5 damage or more from fire or an edged weapon. Until this effect ends, the target is subject to suffocation.

@Pedrop Gabalan may still take his action for round 1, and anybody who wishes to take the initiative in round 2 may do so and act now!

Rolls

Attercop Lair Luck Roll - (d20)

(18) = 18

Squirt Webs Recharge Luck Roll - (d20)

(6) = 6

Lair Effect - (d6)

(4) = 4

Lauretta Shoemaker

TheForsakenEvil

Feb 17, 2025 1:10 pm

Feb 17, 2025 1:10 pm

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OOC:

Oh. Shit. Rolling! ...And somehow my luck continues!

The noose of webbing slides down suddenly towards the priest's head. Just before it passes over her, she shields herself by raising her arm horizontally overhead. Without anything in its snare, the loop jerks harmlessly back up.

After the good fortune of noticing the noose in time, Lauretta grasps her axe with both hands to rear back for a decisive strike! As she does so, the eight-pointed star pendant that hangs from her neck begins to shine. The axe's head lights up with holy magic, sending streaks golden power cutting through the air as it swings.

OOC:

Taking the initiative. Attacking with Axe. Expending my Holy Symbol charge for Holy Smite! (Assuming success)

[ +- ] Holy Symbol (Magical)

Last edited February 17, 2025 7:59 pm

Rolls

Agility Roll - (1d20-1)

(12) - 1 = 11

Axe - Attack - (1d20+3+2d6h1)

(8) + (61) + 3 = 17

Axe - Damage - (3d6)

(265) = 13

Axe w/ Holy Smite - Damage - (7d6)

(3216523) = 22

Axe - Brutal Reroll - (1d6)

(5) = 5

Axe - Total Damage - (3+2+5+6+5+2+3)

() + 26 = 26

Prayer Used (Luck Ends) - (1d20)

(15) = 15

Tzal 'Indigo' Pointius

Feb 17, 2025 3:21 pm

Feb 17, 2025 3:21 pm

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The horrific hybrid of the humaniod spider was a dangerous opponent indeed. It's vicious attacks and crafty movement were almost impossible to sense. Already, it had attacked R3N-L3 and done some serious problems that they will have to look into. Apparently he was not moving. The tides of the battle were shifting against them, and who knows how long it could fight? Tzal took out a glass vial and looked at it's dark black, inky viscous fluid. He never wanted to use it, but now there was no other option. Such poisonous things should not be carried lightly. Aiming at the creature, he threw the vial with all his might.

OOC:

Taking initiative. Using black bile poison, which reduces the health of the creature by 8. Also, the creature is poisoned (luck ends).

Creature makes attribute rolls with 1 bane, everyone gains 1 boon against the creature. Also, end of the round, creature loses 1d6 health.

Last edited February 17, 2025 3:33 pm

Rolls

Intellect (Black bile poison) - (1d20+3)

(16) + 3 = 19

damage roll - (3d6)

(512) = 8

Feb 17, 2025 4:07 pm

Feb 17, 2025 4:07 pm

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OOC:

Takin initiative and Tzal's boon.

Wolfram nocks another arrow and releases the string.

Let this arrow fly true!

Rolls

Boon fromTzal - (1d6)

(5) = 5

Boon from Trickery - (1d6)

(2) = 2

Agility Arow Attack/Damage - (1d20+2, 2d6)

1d20+2 : (10) + 2 = 12

2d6 : (33) = 6

Boon extra damage if hits - (1d6)

(4) = 4

Feb 17, 2025 9:59 pm

Feb 17, 2025 9:59 pm

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Aazim is surprised to see the usually indomitable R3N-L3 seize up. He rushes towards the construct and starts fiddling with whatever gears and mechanisms he can reach.

"Come on, Ren...you're needed in this fight more than me...."

OOC:

Dunno if I need to roll for this....

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