You can continue, and do so.

You come across 3 fire beetles milling about the hall.

Just then you see a woman and man in burlap clothes on the other side of the beetles down the hall.  The man has a large metal urn a red light emits from the top.

(OOC: Moordenaar and Selara)

K2 looks to the others than moves forward to strike a fire beetle a solid blow.

20:37, Today: Khaaven the 2 rolled 19 using 1d20+1.  attack fire beetle

20:38, Today: Khaaven the 2 rolled 7 using 1d6+1.  Damage.

From the other side, Moordenaar swings his stony club at a fire beetle.

20:49, Today: Moordenaar rolled 4 using 1d4+1.  Damage.
20:49, Today: Moordenaar rolled 13 using 1d20+1.  To hit.
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Perhaps it was caution, or fear.  Or maybe the woman thought it best to let her male companions be chivalrous.  Either way, Selara would hesitate, her club held ready in case one of the beetles came her way.

Two goes in perhaps a little to calmly, too slow, a beetle evades his attack

20:04, Today: Two rolled 4,2 using d20+1,d6+1 ((3,1)).

Hadrian II joins the others in attacking the beetles.

01:45, Today: Hadrian the 2nd rolled 7 using 1d20 with rolls of 7.  To Hit.

A man carrying a life-size gold statue comes up behind Selara and says "Hi"

(OOC Rat - another PC, his thread is private, he may be joining this one.)

Khaaven the 2 so completely smashes one of the beetles he is sprayed with it's green ichor.

While a solid blow the beetle Moordenaar hit still crawls.

The remaining two beetles home in on Hadrian II one nicks him (1 damage)


04:42, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC Beetles, rolled 3,1,2,3,16,1 using d5,d20,d6,d5,d20,d6, unique dice with rolls of 3,1,2,3,16,1.  d5 for who in order KTHMS.


(OOC Hadrian II must smell delicious!)

K2 moved to attack another beetle but missed.

on phone rolled an 8

"What?  Really?"  Moordenaar swings again at the insolent beetle.

08:49, Today: Moordenaar rolled 8 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
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It wasn't that Selara was a coward, she just had a healthy dose of caution.  And, well, there were too many people swinging at those beetles anyway.  If she moved closer she'd be just as likely to hit her companions as the beetles, probably.  Still, she began to worry that in the aftermath her companions would accuse her of doing nothing.  She could put on a good show, she thought, and began to heft her makeshift club to attack.

Then Rat came up from behind.

"Gods damn it!" she hissed, spinning and nearly swinging her club.  Then her eyes settled on the enormous gold statue.  "...gods damn it..." she echoed, though her tone was reverent and her eyes were wide.
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The lean human's bulging eyes dart about as he quickly surveys the carnage. When he sees they have things well in hand, he nods at Selera, "just passin' through," he says before shooting off in a different direction.

Hadrian II ignores the minor wound he's suffered, and keeps swinging his club at the beetles.

"Keep swinging! They've gotta die eventually!"

21:35, Today: Hadrian the 2nd rolled 19 using 1d20 with rolls of 19.  To Hit.
21:36, Today: Hadrian the 2nd rolled 1 using 1d6 with rolls of 1.  Damage.

Two keeps swinging like he's trying to swat at a fly in slow motion, easily avoided by the beetles.


20:40, Today: Two rolled 3,6 using d20+1,d6+1 ((2,5)).

Both beetles survive the onslaught of clubbing.

The two beetles turn on Moordenaar, one bites him (2 damage) slicing him in half, his top falls off in a fountain of blood as he crumples (a look of surprise on his face?)

20:43, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC beetles, rolled 4,4,6,4,14,2 using d5,d20,d6,d5,d20,d6

(OOC:  First kill, I swear I feel worse as a GM when someone dies than I do playing characters. )
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As the blood spouts out of him, Moordenaar's upper torso glares hateful at Selara as he spits out his final words.  "Goldbricking... bitch..."

K2 notices the female just ignore those in combat to run after another robber with treasure. Then he again attacks the beetles hitting one a light blow.

on phone 15 hit 2 damage.

If she had any doubts about following the giant gold statue and the man who was carrying it, seeing the beetles slice Moordenaar in half helped her make up her mind.  Without a word, she turned to scurry after Rat.

“Oh my heavens!” The jolly would-be cleric exclaims, and then attempts to bash a beetle’s brains in.

11:58, Today: Weiser rolled 6 using 1d20+1.  To hit.

"Oh, shit!"

Hadrian II keeps swinging as the explorer is bisected by the beetle.

16:12, Today: Hadrian the 2nd rolled 5 using 1d20 with rolls of 5.  To Hit.

Two beat on one of the bugs

Two, rolled 10,3 using d20+1,d6+1.  Beat on beetle.

Khaven the 2 hits one of the fire beetles, but it keeps fighting!  It tries to bite Two, but he isn't where it snaps.

Two finally barely lands a hit on the other beetle, and it quits moving.

(OOC 1 beetle left)

Weiser helps those who help themselves.

19:33, Today: Weiser rolled 8 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
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Two gangs up on the last beetle

16:34, Today: Two rolled 11,7 using d20+1,d6+1.  Attack Last Beetle.

K2 swung at the beetle but missed.

19:35, Today: Khaaven the 2 rolled 3 using 1d20+1.  attack beetle.