Colm, slightly startled by the retreat of the spiders but not slowed in his fury, lets three more arrows fly at the wounded spider (OCC: if, of course, he kills it he changes targets for the latter arrows). Two strike home.  One flys so true that it just misses the beast's head and burrows deeply into its bulbous, swollen body (OCC missed a crit threat by one).

Colm begins to sing to himself as he sings.  His voice is a pleasant baritone, but untrained (OCC: no skill points).  The hart 'e loves the high wood....the hair 'e loves the hill....

Calis kept trying to use his spear to keep the spider away from him while using the weapon to injur it.

Pedivere, still grimacing in pain drops the flaming brand behind him, before drawing his shield.  Sweat beads form on his forehead as he moves forward, slashing at the creatures again and again.

"Concentrate your fire to bring them down quicker.  Everyone else stay near Chrissa!"

 Initiative = 16

         AC = 24
       flat = 19
      touch = 15

       Free = Drop Everburning Torch
        MEA = Draw Shield (provokes AoO if any are still threatening me)
       Free = 5' step forwards
    Partial = Attack defensively (-4/+2)
              Attack hits AC 11 for 4 damage
              Attack hits AC 20 for 4 damage

         FX = DR 2/-
              9 damage suffered - is this b4 or after DR
              -5 Strength

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  Aeron continues to dance a mad jig, singing and jumping, the bells of his cockscomb jingling continuously.  The knight unslings his shield and charges forward slashing and cutting.  One mighty swing whistles over the top of the spider's head but on the return stroke his blade finds purchasing, a spray of yellowy blood flowing from the gash inflicted.
   Colm's bow continues to sing with an arrow stabbing into the exterior of the spider again before it shutters and slumps to the floor, it's legs twitching and then contracting up into the body, dead.
   Calis looks at the spider that only seconds before had attempted to inject him with its poison and jabs outward at it with his spear.  The spider skitters to one side avoiding the first stab, before the second strikes, causing the thing to begin to bleed.

   Father Rys and Chrissa remain safely behind the others, hearing the spiders' shrieks and screeches.
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Pedivere continues his assault.  Though wounded the first blow lands true, but in a weakened state, the knight finds it hard to pierce the thick carapace of the giant vermin.  The second lunge falls wide, striking the ground and staggering Pedivere who seems to slump slightly under the weight of his equipment.

 Initiative = 16

         AC = 24
       flat = 19
      touch = 15

   Standard = Attack defensively (-4/+2)
              Attack hits AC 21 for 1 damage
              Confirm hits AC 6
              Attack hits AC 3 - natural 1.

         FX = DR 2/-
              9 damage suffered - is this b4 or after DR
              -5 Strength

OCC:  I dont know the spiders AC, so I'm not sure if I hit more than twice, but the one hit is a CRITICAL.  Yeah baby.  Also, I'm assuming that the spider I killed was the close one.  Please fill in how that went.  :)

BIC:  Colm steps to the side 5' in order to get a better bead on the spider near the knight (this should remove the cover) and he hits the beast squarely twice as he continues to sing... The knight... he loves the bright sword...
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Th fool although early seemed frightened to death now is verging on annoying.  He continues to dance and make merry,

I wonst knew a knight from nantucket
Who on his head wore a bucket
His daring escapades
Made madamns blush like maids
And his squire was left in the muckit.....

Fr. Rys, seeing that he doesn't have a shot with his crossbow, at least at the moment, places his hand on Sir Pedivere's back

In the name of God, be healed!

OOC: 8 points of damage healed

Calis continued to try to keep the spider off himself by using the longer weapon and jab it at the poison dripping spider.

  Aeron's dance and song becomes more comprehensible as he creates a limerick on the spot.  The threat against became less with the yeoman's arrows slaying the spider that threatened him but others remained.

   Sir Pedivere bravely advanced against the threat that had so vilely poisoned him.  His first swing nicked the spider but the sudden loss of vigor in his limbs left him unbalanced and his blade sparked as it struck the floor, he staggered to regain himself.

   The knight felt some comfort as the padre rushed up to support him, touching the back of his neck, praying a quiet prayer of health, helping to knit the spider bite back together.

    Colm continues to sing to himself, losing arrows at the black beasts, the first strikes the spider facing the knight fully in the mass of its red eyes, finishing it.  Colm turns and looses a second arrow at the spider maligning the ministrel Calis, wounding it terribly also.

  Calis could not reach the spider as it reared from the arrow wound.

  Chrissa kept her place as the knight moved beyond her arm's reach.

  The remaining great spider, seeing the knight stumbled pounced and bit him.  The scratch of blood that appeared where its mandibles cut was not deep enough for the spider to inject its devastating poison.

Colm, again, steps to the side in order to acquire a clearer shot and avoid making Pedivere into a Princely Pincushion.  Taking aim as fast as thought, he again sets three arrow flying with a grace and skill beyond most persons who call themselves archers.  All three arrows thunk solidly into the critters crusty carapace.... He continues his round The lady loves her will....

OCC:  I just checked my character sheet and I ONLY have 36 arrows on it.  I just fired off 9 of my quiver of 18.  I'll have to go out and stock up right after this battle.  How, Lady SwimDoll, do you handle arrow recovery?  After we kill these beasties, I want to try to recover whatever I can.

Aeron continues to caper about.  His feet a blur of motion as he pantomines engaging in fisticuffs with the spider, from a safe distance of course.

Fr. Rys fires his crossbow, trying to hit the nearest spider. Once he has fired, he will reload.

23:04, Today: Father Rys rolled 0 using 1d20-1. crossbow attack, accounting for cover.

Edit: OOC: Complete my full action. I assume, because of where Chrissa is, there aren't any spiders threatening me. If there are, I wouldn't reload, because I don't want hit :)

And my attack was a fumble: 1 + 3 - 4 = 0

Don't know if there's a crit miss table that's used or not.
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"Peace, Sir Pedivere!  Stay near to me, lest the spiders do greater damage in your weakened state.  You must live to save one that is poisoned, not die of it yourself.  It is your duty.  Please, let the others battle these foes with ranged attacks..."

Chrissa hovers near Sir Pedivere's back, moving with him if he insists on going forward, in order to keep the spiders away from him...

Calis stayed near his friend and kept his spear near at hand in case he could hit something with it while staying out of the reach, hopefully, of the spider's bites.

Pedivere recovers his stance, blade held infront of him and shield tight against his chest.  At the touch of the priest, some of the colour returns to the knights face, but beads of sweat still cover his forehead and face.

 Initiative = 16

         AC = 20
       flat = 19
      touch = 11

       Full = Recover from Fumble?

         FX = DR 2/-
              1 Damage Suffered (after healing)
              -5 Strength

Can you please create a new topic called "House Rules" and post any different ruling that you are using in there, including hard and fast rules for Fumbles, so that we know where we stand.  Cheers.

   Aeron pumps his fists in a gesture of defiance of the spiders that presumed to attack the party.  His feet never lost their vigor.
   The spider ignored the knight and moved instead on the Yeoman and his stinging flights.  It lunged at the archer but found itself in pain, feeling the effects of the hermit's ward.
   Sir Pedivere catches himself and gets his sword and shield up to fend off whatever attack may come next but cannot find an opening to attempt an attack.

  Colm's bow twang again, the first two arrows striking and killing the spider that had menaced the group's bard before he turned and loosed a third at the spider menancing the knight.  It flies true, eliciting a screech of pain.

   Bleeding from the arrow and touched by Chrissa's blessing the spider skitters back away from Calis' spear point.  The Father had to thank God for granting the hermit's call for help.  He attempted to use his crossbow and mistakely dropped it, sending the bolt clattering off it's groove across the floor!

Colm looses three more arrows at the (OCC: escaping?) spiders.  His face is grim and determined as he pursues his round anew.. the hart he loves the high wood...

Pedivere moves after the last spider, slashing at it again, the beautifully crafted blade meeting it's mark twice more, only this time with venom of its own.

 Initiative = 16

         AC = 20
       flat = 19
      touch = 11

       Free = 5' step?
       Full = Full Attack
              Attack 1 hits AC 16 for 7 damage
              Attack 2 hits AC 23 for 8 damage

         FX = DR 2/-
              1 Damage Suffered (after healing)
              -5 Strength

Aeron continues to caper about;

A brash young knight
Did stumble and fright
as the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up his water spout.

Pedivere cleans his blade and resheathes it, ignoring the fool he retrieves the flaming brand that was discarded earlier.  "Is anyone injured?"

Gingerly, he then removes his visored helm, and begins to breath deeply, shaking out his matted hair, his face pale and sickly.

"I fear that the beast's venom already surges through my veins dear Chrissa.  Do you have a remedy for the bite of such a vile creature?"



OOC - The fight took 4 rounds, I got bitten in the first.  I've got another 7 rounds and then I'll have to make a second saving throw.  So any of you healers want to assist?
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   The party glances about for signs of more danger but the torch and lantern reveal nothing but that what was there before.  The ceiling was covered in the guazey webs of the siders, and now the bodies of their creators lay strewn about the floor, their legs curled inward in death.   Colm searches about for his arrows and finds that 5 of them are irretrievable, broken, or breaking as he tries to pull them from the carcasses.

   Sir Pedivere draws himself up, squaring his shoulders, feeling weakened from the poison in his system, sweat on his brow from fighting and the toxins.

   Aeron continues to rhyme and sing to himself, jubulent that the fight went so well.
Calis lowers his spear and goes to check his friend.  Chrissa and the good father move forward to look to their brave champion's injuries.

   The remainder of the room remains much as it was before...


OODM  Sorry guys that it took so long to get this post up, real life intrudes sometimes.  For some of the most prolific posters, the fight brought another level.  Be sure to adjust your character sheets accordingly. :)

"I believe we are well, brave Sir Knight.  Let me tend to your injuries..."

Chrissa moves to examine Sir Pedivere's injuries, murmuring softly to herself.

"'And hee sent them foorth to preach the kingdome of God, and to cure the sicke...'"

OOC: 21:00, Today: Chrissa rolled 15 using 1d20+12. Treat Poison / Heal Check.
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Alas Sir Knight, my studies did not include the healing arts. However, I can help you by staving off the poison's effect for a while.

Fr. Rys lays his hand upon Sir Pedivere.

OOC: Delay Poison

Once Fr. Rys sees that Sir Pedivere appears to be doing better.

Did someone not mention a trap door here abouts? Should we not investigate that?