Episode 2

Ground Level, North of Cage Gate Door

Now bearing down mercilessly against the devilish hulk, Trece moves in for the kill. The first stab pokes into Eumash's windpipe. The devil man grabs at his neck reflexively. Trece notices his huge clawed hand that are covered in scars, but Trece delays little for noticing details. The second stab slides the spoon shaft through the left eye and back out. A spurt of blood and fluid.

Eumash reels and jolts backwards in a wild fall. Before the big brute hits the ground, Trece pivots, takes two long strides, and launches into the air in a jumping roundhouse kick against the second robed man before he can fully withdraw from the powder toss.The figure stumbles down after receiving the blow. He is able to put one hand down just in time before being sprawled out onto the floor. In the tumble, his robe and hood are thrown wild. Trece can see the features of the man and realizes that this one, like Eumash, is not fully human.

note="HypCo"]The guy is still wearing the black robe, but picture that underneath he looks like this.
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Upper Chamber

Upper Chamber

His head already pounding from the poison gas, Sizhen's mind becomes completely numbed by the buzzing. As he feels himself lose motor control and slump to the floor, he sees again that this is no bug at all but truly and fully a demon from the Underworld. A ....

Sizhen Fail Save. Begin Unconscious condition.

Thorn feels his sense of balance unraveling. A heaviness falls over him. The droning buzz... it is rolling through his head...the sword is so heavy. Just drop it and lay down. Thorn's vision is drawn to the flickering torch that Maeriks dropped to the floor. His eyelids begin to close.

Thorn Save Successful

NO! Thorn snaps back into the horror of the scene, the droning bug is something unnatural. A vile evil that Thorn can almost feel in the air.

Thorn sees Kray burst into the room, leaping up from the floor panel in a raging fury!

There are bats stuck to Kray, and another fluttering around him. Kray draws his sword, the wicked Serpent's Judgement. He suddenly stands right next to the hovering demon bug.

Suddenly the giant bat leaps at Thorn, mighty wings flapping loudly, it's great fanged maw leading the way!

Giant Bat Attacks Thorn

Ground Level, Cage Room

Ivor quickly rakes off a stabbing bat and then continues the face off against reptilian monster. Though it had momentarily escaped, Ivor catches the creature back in the net and stabs it with the trident. This time an entire barb sinks deep into the leathery flesh at the shoulder. Blood pours out in a line. The crawler squeals and squirms, thrashing from the pain.

Ivor can see that the beast is getting desperate now. It is closest to death, which Ivor knows may make it the most dangerous.


S18 detached
Net Attack Hit. Restrained Condition.
Trident Attack 1 Miss.
Trident Attack 2 Hit.

The single torch in the nearby statue casts its orange light out to reflect against the thick layer of smoke that still fills the room. Now all of the upper space of the room is filled with the swirling bats in their erratic flight. The sound of chirping and the flapping of wings muffles all other sounds. Some of the bats are already diving down to claw and stab at Ivor. He can see that more are about to do the same as they search for targets, dipping in and out of the smoke.

Some of the bats are landing on the crawler, even while it is in the net, but it is noticeable that they are not latching on. They land on the beast and then flutter back off.

The caught reptile is trying to back away from Ivor, but it cannot. So it is desperately trying to shake free.

Status Check (Updated)

Upper Chamber
Before PCs can Action, still need...
CON Save DC 12 Disadvantage from Bryn
Description/decision of Kray's Action (previously rolled Attacks applied to Stirges or Big Bug Boss?)

Ground Level Chambers
PC Action is in (unless anyone tosses in Movement). Will pause before shifting to bad guys.

J, if possible I'd like to apply Kray's emergence from the trap door and 'time to go' shout out as a bonus action Rally maneuver for Thorn, who is 24/36.

J, since we are working with the Old Tea Man on this whole Oceans 11 raid and assassination plan, do we have commitment to contract right now as part of the job? I know our pay is the loot we find, but it is still a job we've agreed to do for Palla Ba, killing Iz Jeddriss.

Upper Room

When Kray sees the giant bug right in front of him, his reflexes take over. The Judgement arcs up high once slicing into the horrid creature's side and bulbous underbelly. Foul ichor spills out from the wound in a disgusting burst.

Attack 1 Hit

The bug is thrown off of its floating glide. It convulses and tilts wildly in the air trying to stabilize. The creature lets out a terrible buzzing shout. It speaks unintelligible words with a real but vile voice! "DDDRREEEEE RRRAAAAAAA GGGUUUUAAAAALLLLL!"

As the bug turns to a sort of falling dive, Kray follows through at full extension with his curved sword, swinging it first low to build momentum and then high at full speed on an overhead arc. The serrated blade tears straight into the bug's face, just to the side of its sharp needle snout. The sharpness and weight of the blade hitting against the bugs momentum. A cracking sound of shattering bone and exoskeleton. A splatter of oily blood and fleshy inner sludge.

Attack 2 Hit

Kray reaches up just in time to grab hold of the great needle proboscis as the bug slams into him at full force. Kray grips the snout barb and heaves with all of his might, trying to sling the bug to the side and shift his own momentum enough so that he is not knocked backwards into trap door in the floor.

With the creature's facial structure already broken, Kray's wrenching throw breaks the front snout of the demon bug completely off. As the split open body of the bug bangs first against the floor and then tumbles out of the floor opening down into the smoke filled chamber below, Kray still holds the vicious looking needle proboscis in his hand.

Critical Hit Unarmed Strike

His head pounding. Lungs burning. Off balance and winded. Kray strives desperately to cut free the bats that are stuck to him. He can feel the stab of their needle noses and the grip of their sharp claws.

Action Surge Attacks vs. Stirges: 1 Hit, 1 Miss

He is able to slice the head off of one of them, but two others he cannot reach at awkward angles.

Upper Room

Target Review for Thorn and (possibly) Bryn

Giant Bat is actively facing Thorn.

Stirges (based on their last turn):
S5 is still attached to Thorn.
S2 attacked Bryn (and I think hit and is now attached)
S3 and S4 attacked Sizhen. I think S4 is attached while Sizhen went unconscious.
S7 and S8 both hit Maeriks and are attached to him while he is unconscious.

S11 and S13 are attached to Kray. S10 followed Kray in after a miss and is fluttering around him looking for another attack. (S12 diverted and went to the lower chamber)

Lower Level, Cage Room


The reptilian crawler, again caught in Ivor's net, thrashes and rolls desperately, trying to get free.

Attempt escape
Result: Success, end Restrained condition