<Action continues here.>

Roak shouts down the stairs to the others, "Hey! Are you nuts! Come back!"

Elboc takes careful aim at the scorpion and then fires.

00:57, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 4 using 1d6.  Damage.
00:56, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 18 using 1d20+1.  To hit.
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Silverglade hangs back muttering the harsh syllables of a spell. When he has finished, a glowing arrow appears next to Silverglade, before burying itself in the scorpion.

17:02, Today: Silverglade rolled 5 using 1d6+1. Magic missile damage.

Lanliss, trying to keep distance from the giant scorpion, launches a magic missile at the fleeing wererat. While this missile doesn't kill the beast, it is hurt rather badly by it.

10:05, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Lanliss, rolled 5 using 1d6+1.  Spell Damage.

<We're just waiting on Vsaati to finish out the round.>

Slipping down the stairs, Vsaati's eyebrows shot up at the sight of the giant scorpion.  She paused where she was, wanting to keep as much space between them as possible.  Fortunately she had her sling in hand still, and tried to slow down the big arachnid.

The stone made contact with the beast but glanced off without effect, leaving Vsaati to growl in frustration.


OOC:

14:39, Today: Vsaati rolled 13 using 1d20+3.  Attack scorpion.

13:51, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 6 using 1d6.  Monster's Initiative.
13:51, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 2 using 1d6.  Party's Initiative.

The giant scorpion rushes up to attack the party, but isn't quite fast enough to get there and attack before our heroes get another chance.

Emboldened by the presence of the giant scorpion, the wererat turns around and fights, attacking Lanliss, but failing to land a telling blow.

13:54, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 14 using 1d20.  Attack Roll.

<Ok, guys, it's your turn again.>

Sherborne switches to his mace but to no effect on the scorpion.

21:25, Today: Sherborne rolled 8 using 1d20+2.  Attack on scorpion.

Elboc lets loose another arrow... but his shot is overly hasty.

23:33, Today: Elboc Ice Eyes rolled 3 using 1d20+1.  To hit.

Silverglade lunges at the wererat, but just misses.

19:54, Today: Silverglade rolled 10 using 1d20+2. To hit (sword +1).

With the tell-tale clanging of his slightly over-large-yet-modified armor, Albricht speed-shuffled down the stairs. His elderly eyes grew wide in surprise and he just began swinging his mace with equal wildness! Swish! Swish! Swash! Smack! It hit the approaching Scorpion with a teeth-jarring thud, but the dwarf couldn't be certain he'd really harmed the monstrosity...

"What've'ya gotten us into???"

Attack: Hit AC5 for 7 dammmmmmage.

Roak skids down the stairs, his sword in front of him, and practically lands on the were-rat, driving his blade into it...

Definite hit (I think that's AC -1) for 7 hp.

22:26, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 7 using 1d8+2.  Damage.
22:26, Today: Roak The Quick rolled 21 using 1d20+2.  Attack on were-rat.

Meanwhile, poor Voran--once the scourge of enemies with his sling--only catches carapace on the scorpion.

What IS it with the dice and Voran lately? Hits AC 8 on scorpion, probably a miss.
22:27, Today: Elder Voran rolled 11 using 1d20+1.  Hopeless attack on scorpion.

Roak and Albricht strike telling blows, each leaving their respective opponents barely clinging to life.  Seeing this, Lanliss takes his sword back out and finishes the giant scorpion, leaving only the badly-bleeding wererat still moving.

07:16, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Lanliss, rolled 8 using 1d8+4.  Damage Roll.
07:16, Today: Dungeon Master, on behalf of Lanliss, rolled 20 using 1d20+4.  Attack Roll.

<Vsaati, you're up.>

The burglar had been aiming at the scorpion, ready to test her aim against its heavily armoured carapace, when the beast slumped to the floor with twitching legs under the onslaught of her companions.  Quickly trying to adjust to a new target, she wildly fired her sling stone at the wererat and missed by a wide margin.


OOC:

17:31, Today: Vsaati rolled 5 using 1d20+3.  Attack wererat.  Miss!

Seeing that his comrades have matters well in hand, Elboc takes a quick look around to make sure nothing is sneaking up on them.

21:25, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 6 using 1d6.  Monster's Initiative.
21:25, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 1 using 1d6.  Party's Initiative.

The wererat snaps at Roak, but seems to be suffering from the loss of blood, and misses by a broad margin.

21:28, Today: Dungeon Master rolled 10 using 1d20.  Attack Roll.

<OK, guys.  Finish it!>

Albricht, the wily old water-finder, spun and swung his enchanted mace with a grim ferocity!

"I thought I smelled a RAT! Hrrrumph! Say cheeeese!"

The mace made a satisfying munching sound as it blasted fur and bone!

Attack: Hit AC1 for 7 damage!

The combination of Albricht's mighty swing, and pithy saying, bring the wererat down, leaving the clangor of battle a fading echo in the ears of the party.

With the stopping of the hostilities, the dwarf spies a small chest in the giant scorpion's nest.

Silverglade checks the wererat bodies for valuables. By the way, are our new friends still with us?

Roak searches the scorpion for valuables, cutting it open to peek in it stomach as the most likely locale!

Does Elboc see our ‘friends’ anywhere?  He’d cut the points off his ears sooner than trust those rascals.

"Well... that could have gone worse. I don't... Hrrrumph? What's that?" He spotted the chest in the nest.

"Oi lass, let's have a look shall we?" He said to Vsaati. The oldster seemed quite chipper all of a sudden.

OOC: Checking out the chest, but letting her (if she chooses) to do the dirty work... and making sure there ain't a passel of baby scorps!