Seeing the spiders nearly beaten Sarah came down from her rage. She swung at the creature to finish it off, but it was a weak blow.

Ooc lol getting cute and dropping rage to conserve rounds and paying for it!

Hit a.c. 17 for 4.


09:11, Today: Sara Dawnstar rolled 4 using 1d10+3.  Damage.

09:11, Today: Sara Dawnstar rolled 17 using 1d20+3.  Attack spider fatigued.

Dorak moves to 9,28 and tries to hit the spider. He fails to connect and curses as a result.

Warhammer attack 7 on d20+4. Miss, but Rolf now has flank.

Again Fidget try's to throw acid at the spider and again she misses.

19:07, Today: Fidget Mossgrower rolled 5 using 1d20+3. To hit Touch AC 13.

Arell dashes around to behind the spider and goes for another overhead strike.  This the spider dodges with far more alacrity than Arell would have suspected.

He briefly considers commissioning an appropriately sized fly-swatter to prevent this from happening agin.

OOC Arell moves to [7, 28] and tries the whole "chop em in half" thing again.


22:54, Today: Arell Kirkwood rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  Attack vs spider AC 14 Power Attack +bless.

The dice roller has apparently returned to its favorite pass time of making combat "interesting" by making me miss.

I mean, really, is it so wrong to want to resolve combat in one hit? XD

Nomerendal scampered around the henge again, trying to find a place where he might get off a decent shot. Just when he had one lined up however, Dorak and Sara waded in against the giant arachnid, forcing the gnome to pull his shot upward at the last instant.

"Bother and buggerage!" he swore, for it was another arrow he'd have no chance to recover.

Move 20' to [31,10]
Attack spider: (-2 Henge, +1 Bless) - Nomerendal Tunespinner rolled 11

Francis moved to get a better aim on the bug, and a jet of scalding steam shout out at the arachnid, causing it to shrivel a little more.

the redness fading from her eyes, Sara swung her bardiche, obviously weakened from her fatigue brought on by raging, the bardiche cut into its chitin.

Dorak moved to engage the spider, but misjudged its speed as his hammer met empty air.

Once again Fidget threw a globule of acid and missed the mark. Rocks melted where it struck.

Arell moved into a better position and swung his blade, almpost tripping over a spider body and his swing went awry.

Nomerendal, took position up behind the stones of The Henge and launced an arrow at the arachnid again...it went over the top and passed by Arell.....striking the dirt beyond.

Rolf savaged the giant spider tearing a leg from its body as greenish ichor spewed out covering the dog. The spider fell to the ground unmoving. 08:56, Today: DM Dread rolled 19 using 1d20+4.  Rolf vs Spider AC 14. 08:56, Today: DM Dread rolled 9 using 1d6+3.  damage to the spider.




Bless 8R +1 Hit +1 Fear Saves


Map: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aptb6Vt5lI7mxHwb6Zs5DabEcFkj

Combat Summary

Arell AC:16(T-11/FF-15)CMD:16 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+1 WL:+1
1st Paladin Human Male

Nomerendal AC:16(T-14/FF-13) CMD:+11 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+5 WL:+1
1st Bard Gnome Male Defensive Training: +4 dodge vs monsters (giant subtype)
Illusion Resistance: +2 save bonus vs illusion spells & effects.

Fidget AC:12(T-12/FF-11)CMD:+10 HP:9/9 FO:+3 RE:+3 WL:+2
1st Sorcerer Fey Bloodline Gnome Female

Francis  AC:12 (T-12/FF-10) CMD:13 HP:7/7 FO:+1 RE:+4 WL:+2
1st Gearhead Half-Elf Male Defenses: Steam Bleed- Partial and Total concealment

Dorak  AC:18(T-10/FF-18)CMD:11 HP:10/10 FO:+5 RE:+1 WL:+6
1st Cleric Dwarf Male defenses: +2 vs poison,spells, and spell-like abilities,+2 to remove negative levels, +4 CMD vs bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground,
+4 dodge bonus to AC vs giant subtype, Channel Energy 1d6 4x/day.

Sara   AC:16(T:12/FF:14)CMD:16 HP:15/15 FO:+5 RE:+2 WL:-1
1st Barbarian Human Female defenses:+4 strength and dex, +2 AC (from dex) +2 will while raging (7 rounds per day)

Rolf  Guard Dog AC:13(T-12/FF-11) CMD:15(19 vs Trip) HP:17/12 FO:+5 RE:+5 WL:+1
Medium Animal (mastiff) Tenacious- +4 vs Will saves if tracking for magics utilized vs it.

Wand of Cure Light- 17 charges remain



end combat

After assessing everyone for damage, Dorak carefully goes back to burning webs away from the Tor. There were runes and pictographs to study here, and the webs were in the way.

Sara leaned against her weapon and caught her breath, fatigued from the fight and her rage. Her energy returned fairly quickly.

She began searching, starting with the Ettercaps, then the webs in the middle of the stone circle.

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12:18, Today: Sara Dawnstar rolled 20 using 1d20+3.  Perception; search the Ettercaps and web.

"Nice job Rolf! Good boy!" Nomerendal exclaimed, patting the hound aggressively. After a little rough and tumble with the dog, Nom joined Dorak in searching the ring of stones, wondering how long ago they might have been used...

Knowledge: History - Nomerendal Tunespinner rolled 15

Arell smirked as he watched Rendal give Rolf the reward he deserved.

Hopefully the rat-man wouldn't be too put out if his dog followed them all the way back to Falcon's Hollow.

Rolf walked around, sniffing, peeing and growling at the entrance to the cave, while a few others searched the area and tried to read the runes which were in the tongue of the Fey.


Dorak can tell that these stones date back hundreds of years....
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"Well Fidget, it looks like we've found a way to send you home... we just have to stick around for the next full moon." Nom teased his 'cousin'. He was quite intrigued by, what they'd come to determine, what was apparently a ritual circle.

"I wonder... If this portal opened not long ago, maybe that's where these ettercap creatures came from. I suppose the question is this: Who opened it?"

Nomerendal looked at the opening in the ground.

"I suppose down there might be our answer Francis. I suppose you ought to go first so your name will be first when the tale of discovery is written..."

"Guess we're going in?" she asked as she moved towards the entrance, weapon still out.

"That depends," Arell remarks, "How's everyone feeling?  Gold to nil, there are probably a lot more spiders down there.  This might be the last time we have to rest in relative safety."

I really do need to rest but I'm not sure out here in a spider infested woods is really that safe. We know whats out here we don't know whats down below it might be a much more secure-able location to sleep. However before we go in I want cast a spell or two, I can make both Arell and Sara harder to hit, and help them avoid magics and poisons and stuff. It will only last about 9 minutes so I want to do it just before we enter.

Its mid afternoon. The party would has been awake for about 8 hours and would have to camp out for 16 hours to get any benefit.

"I'm good to go," the barbarian lass replied with confidence. "We can at least poke our heads in and see what's in the front of the cave? Can't really set up a safe camp without scouting the immediate area anyways, right? Then if it looks like it'll be a big slog, we can set camp and recover before heading in deeper."

"May I suggest we light a few torches in case of more swarms?" suggests Dorak as he pulls out a torch and lights it.

moving through the archeway in the center of the Henge, they entered a cave that headed down into the earth turning to the left, as they headed into the darkness, torches let in Doraks and Fidgets hands they could see both from the light coming in from behind them and the torchlight...but they heard the approaching giant spider before they saw it... legs skittering along the cave floor then they saw it approach.

Larger than every other arachnid they had fought. this was as big as a horse. a set of mandibles the size of scimitars with sharp points on the inside for grabbing prey, while smaller jaws snap inside the sword like mandibles. for tearing flesh and consumeing while the prey is held.

Party has intitative

Bless 4R +1 Hit +1 Fear Saves


Map: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aptb6Vt5lI7mxQoN95A-5ocLPdqI

Combat Summary

Arell AC:16(T-11/FF-15)CMD:16 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+1 WL:+1
1st Paladin Human Male

Nomerendal AC:16(T-14/FF-13) CMD:+11 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+5 WL:+1
1st Bard Gnome Male Defensive Training: +4 dodge vs monsters (giant subtype)
Illusion Resistance: +2 save bonus vs illusion spells & effects.

Fidget AC:12(T-12/FF-11)CMD:+10 HP:9/9 FO:+3 RE:+3 WL:+2
1st Sorcerer Fey Bloodline Gnome Female

Francis  AC:12 (T-12/FF-10) CMD:13 HP:7/7 FO:+1 RE:+4 WL:+2
1st Gearhead Half-Elf Male Defenses: Steam Bleed- Partial and Total concealment

Dorak  AC:18(T-10/FF-18)CMD:11 HP:10/10 FO:+5 RE:+1 WL:+6
1st Cleric Dwarf Male defenses: +2 vs poison,spells, and spell-like abilities,+2 to remove negative levels, +4 CMD vs bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground,
+4 dodge bonus to AC vs giant subtype, Channel Energy 1d6 4x/day.

Sara   AC:16(T:12/FF:14)CMD:16 HP:15/15 FO:+5 RE:+2 WL:-1
1st Barbarian Human Female defenses:+4 strength and dex, +2 AC (from dex) +2 will while raging (7 rounds per day)

Rolf  Guard Dog AC:13(T-12/FF-11) CMD:15(19 vs Trip) HP:17/12 FO:+5 RE:+5 WL:+1
Medium Animal (mastiff) Tenacious- +4 vs Will saves if tracking for magics utilized vs it.

Wand of Cure Light- 17 charges remain

vs

Giant Trap Door Spider AC:15 (T-11/FF-13)CMD:20 (32 vs Trip) HP:43/43  FO:+7 RE:+3 WL:+1
Large Vermin Immune Mind Effecting.
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Sara looked at Arell and smiled. "After you," she bowed her head, then moved forward t engage the frightening beast. She drew on her rage and swung at the spider with her bardiche, but missed.

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Oi, even with rage and bless, that's not hitting anything!

22:28, Today: Sara Dawnstar rolled 11 using 1d20+7.  Attack spider with bardiche at reach with rage.


15:12, Today: Sara Dawnstar rolled 13 using 1d10+7.  Damage if touch of law gives a hit.

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The cramped corridor was suddenly filled by another terrible and enormous chitinous mass! Nom thought to jockey for position with his companions in order to get an arrow down the tunnel and possibly embedded into the massive arachnid, only doing so would either end up with him blocking another of his companions or sticking Arell in the rear-end... again. The grumpy clerk hated when Nom did that, and every time threatened to round his pointy ears! It being dark and gloomy in here anyway, the little gnomish bard decided to ply his fey magic in a way that might actually help his companions to see better and possibly distract the spider as well!

"Bobbing, weaving, shining bright... dancing, leaping, man of light!"

And then, sitting astride the giant spider was the faintly glowing, vaguely humanoid shape of light. In one hand it spun wisps of rope-like sparkles, in he other it seemed to hold a wide brimmed, sparkling hat! The glow changed colors randomly, first yellow, then blue, then green, red next and so on. The little fellow seemed to be thoroughly enjoying his ride, determined to break the loathsome critter to ride!


OOC: Holding Move until others act and possibly create space. The following action has 100ft range, so Nom ought to be able to squeeze up enough to get it down range... somehow

Invoking Dancing Lights cantrip, gnomish spell-like ability, to create a spider-wrangler! If it doesn't distract the spider at all, maybe it'll help teammates see their target better, or at least garner a chuckle in a dark and dangerous place... ;-)
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/...lls/d/dancing-lights

Dorak reaches out to Sara, infusing her with a Touch of Law.

Touch of Law: for one round, all d20 rolls result in a result of '11' before modifiers.


Ooc: if I act before Sara, her attack this round hits.

Fidget once again flings a glob of acid at the huge spider missing it the liquid sizzles the wall.

10:15, Today: Fidget Mossgrower rolled 3 using 1d20+2. to hit touch AC 11.

Arell nods to Sara, "As you wish."

He lunges forward, stabbing the beast through the soft underbelly.

<Orange>OOC:

11:04, Today: Arell Kirkwood rolled 15 using 1d20+4.  Attack vs Giant Spider AC 15 Power Attack.

11:06, Today: Arell Kirkwood rolled 17 using 2d6+9.  Damage vs Spider.

I normally dont like to alter the flow of posts vs order of combat....reasoning---if shed rolled a hit, Dorak wouldnt have used that. But since Sara hasnt been with us this long Ill allow it this time. Just know its not normally going to be allowed. In posts you can always say things like "Will wait for this to happen" or "My combat will trigger once this occurs"


A quick discussion occurs in the cave entrance about how to do this, and Francis is the first to act. 11:23, Today: DM Dread rolled 21 using 1d20+3.  dc 14 scalding steam save. 11:23, Today: DM Dread rolled 4 using 1d4+1.  damage halved. and a cloud of scalding steam was emitted from his nozzle enveloping the creature and burning it.

Then Nomerendal moved up behind Francis and light shaped man-sized figure appeared astride the giant spider, the creature became distracted tryign to rid itself of the creature atop it, though it did not feel any weight. Ill give it a -2 on all rolls from its distraction and it will be AC -2 as well. because it is mindless and would not be able to understand what was going on

Dorak moved in front of Sara and explained he was going to lock in her abiloity to attack to always be above 50% but she would never get a solid blow. And utilzed his Torag given gift.

Sara nodded as she rused up next to Francis and swung her hafted axe-blade and cut into the creature.

Fidget moved up throwing a globe of acid at the creature , but even distracted as the creature was...it still missed the mark. Stone sizzled beneath its body.

Arell rushed forward, glad those scimitar like jaws could reach 10 feet away, and his sword smashed into the giant arachnid with great force causing its large body to almost hit the caves floor from the blow, before it raised back up ready to attack.

Rolf rushed forward with the others, next to Arell, jaw snapping but this time he couldnt get close enough to a leg to connect. 11:38, Today: DM Dread rolled 6 using 1d20+4.  attack on giant spider AC 13.

The large arachnid tried to grab Arell in its pincer jaws, but he managed to deflect the jaws with his blade. 11:42, Today: DM Dread rolled 13 using 1d20+4.  attack on Arell AC 16.


Bless 3R +1 Hit +1 Fear Saves


Map: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aptb6Vt5lI7mxRRv8IbkZaI4IuM8

Combat Summary

Arell AC:16(T-11/FF-15)CMD:16 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+1 WL:+1
1st Paladin Human Male

Nomerendal AC:16(T-14/FF-13) CMD:+11 HP:10/10 FO:+2 RE:+5 WL:+1
1st Bard Gnome Male Defensive Training: +4 dodge vs monsters (giant subtype)
Illusion Resistance: +2 save bonus vs illusion spells & effects.

Fidget AC:12(T-12/FF-11)CMD:+10 HP:9/9 FO:+3 RE:+3 WL:+2
1st Sorcerer Fey Bloodline Gnome Female

Francis  AC:12 (T-12/FF-10) CMD:13 HP:7/7 FO:+1 RE:+4 WL:+2
1st Gearhead Half-Elf Male Defenses: Steam Bleed- Partial and Total concealment

Dorak  AC:18(T-10/FF-18)CMD:11 HP:10/10 FO:+5 RE:+1 WL:+6
1st Cleric Dwarf Male defenses: +2 vs poison,spells, and spell-like abilities,+2 to remove negative levels, +4 CMD vs bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground,
+4 dodge bonus to AC vs giant subtype, Channel Energy 1d6 4x/day.

Sara   AC:16(T:12/FF:14)CMD:16 HP:15/15 FO:+5 RE:+2 WL:-1
1st Barbarian Human Female defenses:+4 strength and dex, +2 AC (from dex) +2 will while raging (7 rounds per day)

Rolf  Guard Dog AC:13(T-12/FF-11) CMD:15(19 vs Trip) HP:17/12 FO:+5 RE:+5 WL:+1
Medium Animal (mastiff) Tenacious- +4 vs Will saves if tracking for magics utilized vs it.

Wand of Cure Light- 17 charges remain

vs

Giant Trap Door Spider AC:15 (13) (T-11(9)/FF-13(11))CMD:20(18) (32 vs Trip) HP:43/9  FO:+7 (-5)  RE:+3 (+1) WL:+1 (-1)
Large Vermin Immune Mind Effecting.
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