OOC:
10:51, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 2 using 1d6+1.  Initiative.

10:53, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 9 using 1d20+1.  Heavy Crossbow Attack (-1).

10:54, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 2 using 1d4+1.  Heavy Crossbow Damage.

I suspect that this is a miss...


While he was not quite surprised when the 'rock' surges out from the pool his disgust at the thing that comes at them combined with the snap shot with his crossbow results in a less-carefully aimed attack than Bruno usually makes.

Zan fires off a few arrows only to have them bounce of the hard shell of creature,


17:10, Today: Zan rolled 6,6,1,6,6 using d6+2,d20+4,1d6,d20+4,1d6.  arrows.
Dang that is a lot of 6's

Myrrick hops back and slashes with his halberd, somehow surprised, and not surprised at the same time.

22:32, Today: Myrrick rolled 8 using 1d6+2.  init.

22:32, Today: Myrrick rolled 7 using 1d10+4.  hurt.

22:31, Today: Myrrick rolled 18 using 1d20+3.  hit.

Staying a step behind the others, Gildan still finds some trouble firing around them at the large bug. His second flies completely wide.

OOC: 17:45, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 7 using 1d6+2.  Bow attack 2 damage.

17:45, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 5 using 1d6+2.  Bow attack damage.

17:45, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 10 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack 2.

17:45, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 21 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack.

17:45, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 6 using 1d6+4.  Initiative.

Kullonar recoils, shouting in surprise.
"What in the world!" he yells, swinging wildly at the beetle.
22:51, Today: Kullonar rolled 9 using 1d20-1.  Morningstar attack on bug.

Bruknar rushes forward with both hand axes, swings twice. The first is a near miss, but the second is a hit for 3 points damage.

Meanwhile, Uthecar stands with his kinsman and swings his mighty axe, scoring a telling blow: 5 points damage.

In return, the giant waterbug (of sorts) lashes out with twin pseudopods, one each on Uthecar and Bruknar: Uthecar blocks the incoming blow, but Bruknar is not as fortunate, taking a vicious hit to his chest that leaves him stunned (Bruknar is stunned for one round).

Party's actions, please.

Bruno drops the crossbow, draws his short sword and pulls his shield off his shoulder as he moves forward to attack.



11:33, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 23 using 1d20+4.  Short Sword Attack.

11:34, Today: Bruno Rhunthane rolled 9 using 1d6+7.  Short Sword Damage.

Kullonar recoils in horror when Bruknar is stunned, nearly soiling his armor like a boy seeing his first snake!
He swings wildly, trying not to squeal in fright.
13:25, Today: Kullonar rolled 7 using 1d20-1.  Morningstar attack on bug.

Ooc posting from phone as pc finally died a peaceful death. Should be on a surface this evening. Please make. Y necessary rolls.


Myrrick slashes af the strange beast once again.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:00, Sat 07 Mar 2020.

OOC: Waiting on some players to make their move. If you haven't figured it out, I rolled a '1' for the water bug's initiative.

OOC: Not sure if my previous action was actually counted? Either way, Gildan will attack again.

11:31, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 3 using 1d6+2.  Bow attack 2 damage.
11:30, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 4 using 1d6+2.  Bow attack damage.
11:30, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack 2.
11:30, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 26 using 1d20+7.  Bow attack.
11:30, Today: Gildan Stalker rolled 8 using 1d6+4.  Initiative.

A well coordinated attack and defense sees Gilden loose the fateful arrow and solid contributions from all the other members of the party. Unfortunately, there is no treasure here, though a closer look indicates that there is indeed a current rippling beneath the surface of the pool. There appear to be no further exits from the cavern.

Party actions?

Gildan will stay back from the pool, "Stay back fellas, that's not the only one. The gods don't want you to be eaten today, trust me."

Bruno steps back with a glance at the giant bug corpse and the pool, "Aye, I agree with you, Gildan."

He picks up his crossbow and continues moving away from the pool, "Let us head back to the intersection south of here... I say we head right, erm, north there and see where it takes us."

OOC: Suggesting we go back and then head up to #53.

Zan takes the time to examine the dead creature and the liquid.

OOC: would it happen to be oily?

The current is water - the ichor of the giant bug might be a bit oily, but with the current, it's going to flow out in a matter of minutes. The water's drinkable.

The party - pending refilling waterskins - winds it's way from the grotto, back around to where the dead still lay, well, dead, then they head up toward what appears to be a huge cavern, at least based upon your spotty recollection of the map in the upper level.

A few things stand out:

1- A strong, unpleasant odor grows as you head upward on the map, akin to bat guano. Some of you would know what saltpeter is (the dwarves in particular have knowledge of such) - the smell is very much akin to that.

2- Bat activity as you draw closer to the massive cavern increases. It is a nuisance, and the small squeaks the critters let out echo in a disconcerting fashion throughout the area.

3- The sound of dripping water is now more pronounced. Periodically you feel the drip land on helms, making a tinny sound, and you note a dampness that has gotten more pronounced as you've walked through the caverns.

Onward and ever upward, as they say: Party's actions?


Oh, and happy Friday everyone. My sister has indications of the Corona Virus. She is self quarantined, seems to be in good spirits...but, well, still scary stuff. My advice? Stay home this weekend. I'd say watch sports, but that's pretty much out. Did you know there's not enough test material to go around? New Rochelle has been hit pretty hard (NR is a suburb of NY - fyi) and they've limited tests to those 70 and older, I believe. Anyway, this is not the apocolypse...I don't think.

:)
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:14, Fri 13 Mar 2020.

Corona will likely hit the big cities the worse.

Hunker down for the weekend, Between, cable, internet, and streaming, I'm predicting that the internet will go down this weekend with everyone staying home.  People are going to start losing their minds.

Friends, Stay safe out there.

Kullonar feels a little better in the huge cavern...but only a little.
He's not a fan of bats, always having a bad feeling about them; evil creatures are said to employ them as spies!

So, he walks timidly around the edges of the cavern...avoiding the piles of guano. He's looking for passages or hidey holes where evil may lurk...

OOC I work in a hospital andnmost doctors/nurses say if youre young(under 65 or so) without previous conditions younshould bemok with proper hygiene etc. were taking precautions but folks are worse than the virus(most situations). fightingnover TP... lol

Myrrick checksnthe walls ofnthe cavern, curious as to the cause of the water and increased dampness.

OOC: I had minor sniffles for the last few weeks (I always tend to get something at the beginning of spring and autumn) that evolved into minor coughing and an actual low-fever on Friday (it never topped 100.2). That said, I've not had shortness of breath and with such a low grade fever I don't think it's Covid-19.

I'm feeling much improved today with the fever gone, nose less-sniffley, and coughs even more minor. Nevertheless, I am remaining home protecting the world from myself and my TP from the world.

Bruno too is interested in the increased dampness and joins Myrrick in his investigation.

Zan will hang back and help keep watch as the others have a look around

Party order, please, and who's holding the light source.

ooc:My sister finished a 1000 word puzzle, she's now started a lego puzzle to keep herself occupied. She sounds like she's doing well. She's only 55, and works our regularly, no known health issues...prognosis is likely a full recovery.

OOC: Ugh, this is where we (and when I say 'we' I mean 'me') are: you referring to your sister as 'only' 55 and me thinking in response, 'ooh, I'm two year younger!'

Unless somebody wants to change things around, let's use the same marching orders until further notice:

Double - File
Uthecar/ Bruknar

Bruno /Kullonar

Gildan /Zan

Myrrick

Single-File
Uthecar

Bruno

Bruknar

Gildan

Kullonar

Zan

Myrrick

Great news, Mike!

OOC: I'm fine with that marching order. Gildan is the artillery so he doesn't need to be up front.