New thread for whoever's going with the well tossed.
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(OOC: from Party B)

"Oh!  Oh my you poor child!  Come here," Beldeth said, moving over to try and wipe the dirt from the girl's face.

Waverlin blinks at Two’s broken speech, but doesn’t dare look a gift horse in the mouth.  He looks even more quizzically when he hands the little girl a whip. He follows behind the man and the girl, hoping to keep the child safer between them.

”I do sincerely appreciate your altruism, Mister…?”

He then notices Beldeth has joined their crew.

”And a pleasure to meet you too, Madam!”
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Most people thought of street people as dangerous and untrustworthy.  Flit had never found that to be the case.  Sure, there was the occasional ne'erdowell but for the most part people on the street looked after each other.  She simply had no idea how things would be in this place but so far kindness and generosity seemed universal.

"Thank you, I am Flit," the girl replies in a small but pleasant voice.  She does have a certain charm about her.

”And I’m pleased to meet you Penny…excuse me, Flit. Why did I say Penny? In any event there’s always safety in numbers! What could you have possibly done to deserve exile to these godforsaken caverns?”

Beldeth listened with interest, and no small amount of horror.  She wore faded finery - a nice blue dress that had seen better days.  It's owner showed signs of faded pedigree as well; fingers that were chafing at sudden hard work and dark circles under her eyes.

"I steal stuff," Flit replies.  She is not one to hide from the truth nor minimize what she is or does.

"I Dogmeat Two of Hill People, friends call Two." Two says.

Two was a large man, he looks like someone beat him with the ugly stick but that just made the stick uglier.  He has a sad but kind looking face, very calm and vacant most of the time.  His intellect was that of someone dropped on their head regularly as a child.

He says now that he's out of earshot "No trust Khaaven, keep hand on purse when around."
This message was last updated by the player at 00:34, Sat 10 Dec 2022.

Hadrian II passes though.  He nods at the parties and goes through one of the doors.

There was a look of surprise on Beldeth's face.  "Oh!  He was a perfect gentleman to me," she said.

She looked at Flit as she admitted to stealing and her lips pressed together a little tighter in disapproval, but she said nothing.  Desperation could do things to people, she decided.  She knew.

"Gods bless the beasts and children," Weiser says adoringly.  "Now, shall we get out of here?"

Backtracking to the stairs out was easy with so many knowing the way.

(OOC:
Flit and Waverlin become hoods, and start bands with the fame they receive from escaping the dungeon.  They can get a bludgeon (d6 damage) from any stout tree branch they find.)

Shakes his 10' pole saying "Get gear" He holds out a hand to each of Flit and Waverlin with 3 platinum (15 gp) "I take whip now.  Wait next party, too many."

In reply to Two of the Hill People (msg # 13):

”Much obliged to you, Mister Two! Best of luck on your delving!”

He smiles to Beldeth.

”Ah, a lady of refinement! It seems we’ve both fallen on hard times unfortunately…”

He overhears Flit.

”Goodness me! There’s no sin in stealing to survive! Well…time to go shopping, young lady! We could use some better clothes, couldn’t we?”

(OOC, Flit and Waverlin can also start 2nd characters, at least 1 must be in a party (or backtracking only) the other can go solo.  Of course you can stick with one character and solo or party as you wish.)

“So if I understand this correctly…the four of us are supposed to go back down into the caverns to risk our lives to build or rebuild our fortunes?”

"Thank you, Two, that is very kind of you," Flit says, touching the man lightly on the arm.

Turning to the others she asks, "can someone explain this whole situation a little?  You were all thrown into the well, and have figured a way out and you go back in to gather treasure?  Is there anything else I should know?"  In truth, she can live on the streets, always has, but they might come looking for her again.  So maybe best to hide out for at least a little while.

Beldeth managed to look faintly guilty.  "Ah.  I, um, signed up for this," she admitted.  "I understand the patron I work for, the Illustruous Selara is a survivor of the well.  She bequeathed me with this club and an opportunity" she said, her eyes flashing with excitement.  She blushed a little, putting a hand to her bodice.  "In truth I hadn't anticipated how exciting it is to be an adventurer!  Who knows what awful things we'll encounter down there?"

There was no disguising the fact that Beldeth was eager to return to the dungeon.  Her brief sojourn had merely been a taste.
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”Well, perhaps we should form a team? Flit here has practiced stealing, obviously…I’m well-studied in both occult theory and applied religious invocations…what is your skill set, Miss Beldeth?”

The faded noblewoman looked faintly guilty.  "I, ah, don't exactly have a specialty.  Unless you count a willingness to face danger and hit things with my length of wood here," she said, patting her bludgeon.

"I would like to go with a small group if we are to return," Flit replies.  "I would feel better having some people who know how to get around and for general protection."

In addition to acquiring a bludgeon, she would be interested in acquiring a couple of daggers and a sack if they are available to her.

In reply to Flit (msg # 21):

Waverlin found a sack in the first room he found and turned it into a weapon, luckily he never had to use it that way and will now use it for carrying things.

(OOC daggers are available, sacks are not until you retire a level 1 character, See the Fence notice.)

"Two will join.  I see Weiser at tavern, know he left. Four magic number for delve." he says with utter certainly that you will let him rejoin.  "We Go?"

”That sounds like a plan! Lead on Mister Two!”

An awkward smile, "yes, thank you for helping us Two.  Lead the way."

Flit acquires one bludgeon and two daggers, leaving her with one platinum and two gold.
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Two says surprised "Two no lead, you lead!" He points his finger at everyone one at a time then stops at Waverlin uncertain.

"Two just pawn in game of life."
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(OOC Kicking it off since it sounds like everyone's ready)

You descend the stairs into the dungeon again.  The passage goes off beyond the distance of the red light emitted by the glands of fire beetles Two and Beldeth carry.  The party goes down it.

rt 2 - Dogmeat stands staring at an open secret door in a dead end, a dead bandit on the floor.
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They said that four was the perfect number for a party, and there is no where else to go, so proceed through the secret door.

Dogmeat is a human (?) who has very doglike features.

Dogmeat says in short barking words "Two!  Dogmeat mad.  Too mad go on.  You see Griff band guy, sic him!  He  come in when thief come in with glow dagger, steal Dogmeat kill, take dagger and run door."

Flit frowns, that is not how you act, stealing someone else's kill.  "Hello Dogmeat, I am Flit.  We will look out for the scoundrel."

Two says "Ok dad, go home rest. We keep hand on purse."

Two says to the rest of the party "Khaaven Griff band. He take glow dagger when Two in party too.  He take say pay then go from party, we meet he pay, but think who get dagger be more fair."  He shrugs.

Two follows Flit.
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Beldeth could hardly disguise her excitement at going back into the dungeon.  She held the fire beetle gland aloft, letting its red light illuminate the passage.  Her other hand was firmly on her bludgeon, ready to swing it in case of danger.

The sight of Dogmeat caused a flicker of disgust to cross her face before she could conceal it.  Something about a dog-man was just... wrong.

Dogmeat sniffs Flit and says "Dogmeat nice meet!" after the pleasantries are done heads back to the stairs up.

Room Track 3 - Passage, Party C are fighting a spider, a cocoon hangs from the ceiling another spider lays dead.

(OOC Combat is sticky, you can attempt to sneak by (50/50), run and get lost (100% to leave but get lost), attack, etc. but can't just walk by.)

As they came into view of an arachnid, Beldeth began to raise her club.  She glanced sidelong at her companions.  "Shall we?" she asked.

(( OOC: I'll try and check in when I can, but it's a busy day.  Just assume Beldeth is going along with the group.  If in doubt, Beldeth will smack the biggest thing she sees with her bludgeon. ))
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Waverlin swallows hard.

”A decade at the University just to end up beating spiders with a stick. Well…TALLY-HO!”

He rushes in and begins trying to clobber the first spider he sees.

08:32, Today: Waverlin rolled 9,6 using D20,d6 ((9,6)).
This message was last edited by the player at 13:33, Sat 10 Dec 2022.

Two tries to train it with his whip.

05:45, Today: Two of the Hill People rolled 18,3 using d20+1,d3+1.  train spider.

Two trains the spider.

(with no monsters left no longer sticky)

EDIT Vladimir searches the cocoon and finds 797 electrum coins and 1 jewelry.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:52, Sat 10 Dec 2022.

in this game how are jewelry and gems handled for value trying to figure split

(OOC Gems are 250/lv+ Jewelry is 1000/lv+  Normally you aren't supposed to know that until you sell them at the fence, but in the interest of keeping things fair, and me not having to track, I think I'll just give out the values from now on.  The jewelry from this room is worth 1364 gp)

The treasure is to hard to split so let's all return to the tavern and divide it there fairly. Then we can explore as two groups again.

Backtrack since not lost. Have hi int if it makes a difference.

All get 133 ep I will take 132 ep for jewelry we all get 227 gp

I'm assuming everyone is going to want their share (I know Two does!)

Backtracking works, everyone is back.  Two looses his spider due to lack of food.

That's 1 ep and 293 gold each after exchanging ep for gp at the fence for ease of tracking.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:17, Sat 10 Dec 2022.

Vlad deposits into war chest then will continue with Wieser in party a thread once again.

Everyone in party A gets 20 xp for the spider.  (C, this one gets 10xp)

Changed the thread name as A & C is getting confusing to me.
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Waverlin buys a dagger at the fence and stashes the rest of his earnings in his war chest.

After giving part of her share to Party A VW, Flit stashes the rest and is ready to go back inside.

The party goes down the stairs and explores the passage.

Moordenar II is where Dogmeat was at the secret door.

Flit says "Hi!" and enters the secret door (after Moordenar II I assume).

"Greetings," says the ruggedly handsome stranger.  "Care for some company?"

Flit is amenable, she looks over at the others.

"Is there room in this party for us, or should Flit and I strike out on our own?"

Two will head back so Moordenar II can join.

Shall we explore?

"Let's," Flit agrees.

Beldeth marches back in, moving to walk next to Waverlin.  "You were at a university?  What happened?"

”I pointed out that the sacred texts conflict with paintings the ancients depicted in the temple, so that either their scribes or their artists were wrong, or maybe both. They gave me a choice of being burned at the stake or becoming a Robber.”

Room track 3 - a passage goes out from the secret door.

Rt 4 - passage continues awhile

Rt 5 - a chamber with three more passages leading out.  Loose on the floor there's 3149 ep, a pair of bracers, a glowing sword, 2 potions marked with red crosses, and a suit of pristine plate mail.

As you enter a number of ear seekers drop from the ceiling on you

2 vs. Flit one misses, 1 crawls in her ear and bites 6
1 vs. Beldeth which crawls in her ear and bites for 2
1 vs Waverlin crawls in his ear and bites for 6

7,51,16 using 4d4,4d20,4d6 ((1,1,3,2,6,15,11,19,2,6,2,6)).
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Flit, disgusted and badly wounded as she is, lets out a little squeak and stabs at the thing in her ear with a dagger (assuming that is possible otherwise she stabs the one in Waverly's ear if possible, and if not the one that missed her).

Flit rolled 7, 2 using d20,d4.  Dagger vs Ear seeker.

Waverlin hastily pulls his dagger from he belt and attempts to stab the ear seeker in his ear as well.

17:09, Today: Waverlin rolled 11,3 using D20,d4 ((11,3)).

Beldeth flails ineffectively at the thing while gasping in horror.

14:39, Today: Beldeth rolled 6 using 1d20 ((6))

Moordenar II lashes out at an ear seeker, all the while struggling to suppress his glee.  Look at all this treasure!

18:27, Today: Moordenar II rolled 4 using 1d6+1.  damage.

18:27, Today: Moordenar II rolled 16 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
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Waverlin manages to skewer the seeker in his ear and flick it's remains away.
Moordenaar II kills the one that landed on the coins.

The one in Flit's ear bites her again (4 damage)  Her eyes roll up in her head with blood leaking out of them, she falls to the floor and twitches for a bit before settling, the seeker crawls out seeking another victim.

15:47, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC ear seekers, rolled 20,5 using 2d20,2d6 ((16,4,1,4)). -removed random targets as they're in ears.

Moordenar II tries to smash the thing before it can eat any more brains.

18:53, Today: Moordenaar rolled 4 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:53, Sat 10 Dec 2022.

”FLIT!!!”

He tries playing whack-a-mole with the ear seeker but only slams his bludgeon into the cave floor.

20:14, Today: Waverlin rolled 4,4 using D20,d6 ((4,4)).
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There was a sense of shock as Flit dropped to the ground, twitching.  A keen pang of pity for the girl and the tragic end to her adventure.  And yet there was a certain thrill too, at facing mortal peril.  Beldeth felt alive in a way she never had while doing needlepoint on Sundays.

She tried to swat her own earworm with her club.

17:50, Today: Beldeth rolled 12 using 1d20.  Attack

17:50, Today: Beldeth rolled 4 using 1d6
This message was last edited by the player at 01:57, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Shall we roll to see who gets the first pick (and second, and third) of the treasure?  I suggest that someone gets the bracers, someone else the magic sword, and that the the armor and coinage is divided between the other rollers.  (Assuming the bracers and magic sword get picked first.)
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(OOPs, looks like someone forgot Two wasn't in Party C anymore. Still one left. deleted mistaken posts.)


Beldeth had to hit her head but killed it and shook her head to get it out.

The one that killed Flit went for Moordenar II, but he moved from it's jump.

Seeing that one is still alive, Moordenar II attempts to smash it.

23:55, Today: Moordenar II rolled 7 using 1d6+1.  Damage.
23:55, Today: Moordenar II rolled 14 using 1d20+1.  To hit.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:56, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Ronia walks in

Moordenar II smashes it as it flies at him!

(NOW they're really all dead!)

It seems Flit was only mostly dead (having not updated her HP on the biography for high Con) groans and sits up slowly.

Good.  Now, what do you all say to my suggestion about rolling for who gets first pick of the treasure?  Highest roller would be first pick, second highest second, etc.

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I didn’t say that in character.

He kneels down to scoop Flit up in his arms.

”Are those healing potions? I know some of us could use them right now…”

Her ears were still ringing from having to club her own head, but it seemed like the thing in her ear had stopped moving.  Beldeth made a face as she reached up with delicate fingers and pulled the creature out to examine it.  "Oh my, how utterly revolting," she remarked.  She couldn't quite keep the excited flush from her cheeks.

As she let the thing fall she looked down to Flit, who seemed to still be breathing.  "Oh!  Goodness, if those are healing elixirs we will surely need them.  Let's take a closer look at some of this... at this..."  Beldeth trailed off as her eyes truly, for the first time, took in the treasure.  There was a glint in her eye.

"Maybe... we should... use the potions and then see about dividing this up?"

From one of the side tunnels a trim athletic woman walked in with her golden hair in a braid and a smirk on her lips.  She eyed the group with a sort of amused disdain, looked at the treasure, then let her smile fade a little as she saw Flit.  "Hope the young one's alright," she said.  "Looks like you folk found yerselves a nice haul.  Hey, yer one of Selara's, aren't ya?" she said, eyeing Beldeth.

The faded noblewoman narrowed her eyes at Ronia with suspicion.  "What of it, miss?" she asked sharply.  "This is our treasure and we aren't interested in sharing it out."

The woman held her hands up with that same smirk returning to her lips.  "Don't worry yer pretty head about me.  I'll move along.  See you back at the hall, I hope."  She waved, then turned to head back the way she'd come.

Flit lets out a soft whimper, putting her hand to her badly damaged ear. "That was disgusting," is all she can manage.  She manages a partial smile for Waverlin, "thanks for looking after me."
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"I take that as a yes from Beldeth, I vote yes, and Flit here certainly needs immediate medical attention. Let her try the first dose."

He carries the urchin over to Beldeth.

"Will you do the honors?"

"We're assuming those are healing potions.  But we could be wrong."

"As for the treasure...I doubt I would be the best one to use either sword or the plate armor."

"My preference is for the sword."

"Beldeth? Would you like the armor? I think Flit should have the bracers, assuming they fit her."

Flit would be more than happy with the bracers, she has little use for the sword or plate mail.  She is fine with rolling as well, 2d6 highest picks first?

Is flit drinking the potion?

EDIT:  I assume Flit got 1 hp back at the end of the encounter?
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:23, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Or we could escort Flit back home and bank our treasure.  I'd be cool with that.

In reply to Moordenar II (msg # 89):

That also works.

First choice, party exits and splits treasure, she can then rest and pay for healing.  If they get lost getting out, she can quaff potion.
Alternatively, she can quaff potion first.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:39, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

(OOC Not using that PDF rule, using the rule from the flash game.  In the dungeon:  At a dead end, pool or river you can eat food 1 hp each.  Any time you can drink a healing potion or get healed by cure wounds spell, though it takes a turn in combat.  On the surface 10gp and 1 day for each HP.  (game time passes quickly, just say "I rest 10 days" and pay 100gp for 10 hp. If you have a cleric, druid, or paladin you heal for free on the surface.)

Oops, somehow I edited your post instead of quoting, back button didn't get it back.


You backtrack successfully to the stairs up to split up treasure and rest.

"Seeing how this was the first chamber we found, I suppose we can risk going back to the surface and resting up there, and save the healing potions for emergencies. I could stand to buy a decent outfit, too."

12:27, Today: Waverlin rolled 7 using 2d6 ((4,3)). [roll for bracers]

I claim the sword, but leave the rest.

Today: Flit rolled 7 using 2d6 ((2,5)).

D’oh

Turns out the sword was cursed.  Ah, well.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:40, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

The easy way to shuffle for picks (well relatively.  I learned about the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...2%80%93Yates_shuffle recently)

0:56, Today: Grand Master rolled 3,2,2 using d4,d3,d2.  Shuffle FWBM.

B first pick leaving FWM
W 2nd pick leaving FM
M 3rd pick
F 4th pick.

Beldeth will take the armor.

I’ll take the bracers.

I'll take the cash.  1574 gp 1 ep

Do we get 120 XP for killing 4 monsters from Level 3?

Flit will spend 100gp at the temple and get back to full health and buy up to Level 1 (870?gp).  She will buy a sack (2gp) and 5 food (100gp).  She stashed the rest of her money.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:06, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

The next time the party saw Beldeth she was wearing the plate mail.  "It's a good thing this was forged for a lady knight," she said, putting a hand to the breastplate.  "Or this would be mighty uncomfortable.  Flit, you're looking well.  Are you fully recovered?  Ready for another trip in?"

"Wow, you look really impressive.  I mean more impressive, actually," Flit replies enthusiastically.  "Yes, the temple took care of me and now I even have a small plot of land.  I hope its not just big enough to bury me," she quips.

"Let's head back inside, hope we don't find anymore of those ear thingies.  That was not pleasant," Flit adds.

After spending gold at the temple to heal (luckily they didn’t recognize him) he’s back in action!

”I’m thinking of building another invention…ear seeker protectors! You know those metal slotted spoons they scoop out stew with at the inn? What if I bent those and welded them together to rest on your head like a crown, your ears would be covered and the slits would be narrow enough to keep the parasites out and still let you hear…maybe I can find an investor?”

(What do the bracers do btw?)

Flit looks skeptically at Waverlin but thinks to herself that any protection would be worthwhile.  (Normally +4 AC)

(OOC xp is only 40 for each of you. I moved some of the monster levels around.  Ambush monsters may be a bit much at level 1 though even if they only have 1 hp.  Still nowhere near as bad as the AD&D version which lay eggs in your ears that just kill you when they hatch a few hours later unless you get cured of disease.

No need to pay for the rest to heal if you level up.

Yes Bracers are AC 14.

Beldeth the plate is magic, +1.

Who took the 2 healing potions?)

Not I.

Ready to head out again whenever.

Not I and second the motion.

(The healing potions should probably go to Flit as she got no magic, though perhaps Moondenaar and Flit as he rolled snake eyes with that sword.)

The party heads down and down the first passage and comes to

Rt 2 - Ronia's thread.  Hadrian is fighting a skeleton.  Ronia hasn't acted yet.

Moordenar II helps out with that skeleton.

17:56, Today: Moordenar II rolled 3 using 1d6+1.  damage.

17:56, Today: Moordenar II rolled 19 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
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Moordenar II ends the skeleton's afterlife.

Waverlin nods to Ronia and Hadrian.

”Good evening!”

Flit accepts the healing potions gratefully.

Flit will spend 950gp and buy up to Level 1.  She will buy a sack (2gp) and 5 food (100gp).  She adds 522gp 1ep to her hoard.

Seeing as Moordenar II re-killed the skeleton, she confines herself to saying, "Hi, I'm Flit."  With lots of people around, she is fine continuing on.

(OOC also 10 xp to everyone in party for skeleton)
This message was last updated by the GM at 23:18, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Let us venture further.

With an amused chuckle, Ronia gives Beldeth a once over.  "You're looking sturdy these days."  with a salute to the others, she turns to head off,

Rt 3 - the passage ends at a door which opens to a 40' square room there's 62 gold coins scattered about in the room.  It's a dead end (rest, search for secret doors)

It takes Beldeth too long to react before the skeleton is dispatched, though she looks fabulous getting there late with her gleaming armor.  At Ronia's remark she looks offended.

"Sturdy?!  That is not a nice thing to say to a lady," she declares.  She begins to look for secret doors.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:28, Sun 11 Dec 2022.

Search indeed.

Moordenar II also searches for secret doors, but takes care not to open any yet.

How many can help in searching for doors before it gets silly?

I'm guessing everybody.  I don't recall there being any restrictions on that in D&D or AD&D, at any rate.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:00, Mon 12 Dec 2022.

(OOC my player spirit says "You're just leaving 62 gold on the ground?!  Chump change already huh?" :) It's a 40'x40' room, that's 15 10' sections of walls to check minus the one you came in on plenty to go around.  Otherwise 3 in your typical passage dead end. I'll assume you keep checking walls until they're all checked.  On the 2nd round:)

Moordenar II finds a secret door (since he said he's not going through yet, he's just found one)

While we're at it, let's pick up that money.

Beldeth also thinks collecting the coins is a good idea.

She moves to lead the way through the door.

Good thing I brought a sack!

Through the secret door is

rt 4 - a chamber 20x30' with 3 passages out,

rt 5 - Passage continues

rt 6 - A side passage to the right with a glint of light or continue the same way.

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Go for the glint?

A tiny fire beetle, too small to be much use a light or pose a threat.


Rt - 7 A side passage goes to the right with a glint, the passage continues ahead dark.

Side passage, again going for the glint.

The glint turns out to be a nail driven into the floor.

Rt 7 - The passage continues then a chute opens in the floor which goes down and deposits all your party in what looks to be a mine.

Level Mine, Rt 5 Lost - A room 10x20 no exits.  4 giant centipedes attack!


C1 vs. Flit hit for 6
C2 vs. Flit hit for 1
C3 vs. Beldeth miss
C4 vs. Waverlin hit for 2

21:45, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC centipedes, rolled 7,56,15 using 4d4,4d20,4d6 ((1,1,3,2,10,19,13,14,6,1,6,2)).

Beldeth landed with a clank of metal on the floor of the mine.  The vermin were already moving; she saw their skittering forms rushing to attack, their mandibles ready to tear flesh.  A thrill coursed through the noblewoman as she got to her feet just in time to avoid one of their bites!

Glancing around, she noticed that Flit had, once again, taken the worst of it.  With a yell, she moved to interpose herself, banging her gauntleted fist against her breastplate to try to draw the attention of the centipedes.  "Fight me, you vermin!  I think you'll find, if you manage to crack the shell, that I'm tastier than this urchin!" she shouted.

(( OOC: I'm not sure if I can draw their attention or not, but Beldeth wants to try and use the armor to protect her companions. ))

”enough with the bugs already!”

He swings and misses.

07:47, Today: Waverlin rolled 8,4 using D20,d6 ((8,4)).

Unable to retreat with two attackers and no exits, Flit swings wildly with her bludgeon.

Today: Flit rolled 5, 4 using d20,d6 ((5,4)).

(Beldeth, your AC is 17 (+1 plate). Are you attacking as well?)

Moordenar II swings passionately at the nearest vermin.

09:25, Today: Moordenar II rolled 2 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:25, Mon 12 Dec 2022.

Beldeth attracts a couple centipedes perhaps a bit too effectively.

(OOC came up with something on the spot for Beldeth trying to attract the centipedes sacrificing her attack, may be too good and may change in the future.)

06:39, Today: Grand Master, on behalf of Beldeth, rolled 6 using 4d2 with rolls of 1,2,1,2.  distract on 1 each.

C1 vs. Beldeth hits for 6
C2 vs. Moordenar II misses
C3 vs. Beldeth misses
C4 vs. Moordenar II hits for 3

06:38, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC centipedes, rolled 16,53,14 using 4d4,4d20,4d6 with rolls of 4,4,4,4,18,7,14,14,6,3,2,3.  vs. FWBM. +1 on d20s

(OOC Moordenar would've taken 11 without the distraction)

Moordenar II renews his assault on centipedes.

09:55, Today: Moordenar II rolled 5 using 1d6+1.  damage.

09:55, Today: Moordenar II rolled 14 using 1d20+1.  to hit.

OOC: Thanks for saving my bacon, Beldeth!
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Still trying to smash a skittering centipede.

09:58, Today: Waverlin rolled 7,2 using D20,d6 ((7,2)).

No longer surprised or surrounded, Flit crushes a centipede with her bludgeon, "jerk!" she exclaims triumphantly, her first monster kill.

Today: Flit rolled 16, 6 using d20,d6 ((16,6)).

As the centipedes came at her Beldeth tensed, trying to use her bludgeon to keep them at bay while trusting her armor to stop any that got through.  She hissed in pain as one of them found a weak spot and sank its mandibles into her, drawing far more blood than she was happy to lose.

Having drawn their attention she tried to hold it, wielding her club against the attackers.

11:20, Today: Beldeth rolled 4 using 1d20 ((4)).
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Flit and Moordenar each smash two of the bugs, leaving only 2.

They decided to go after Flit, the hard shell of Beldeth deterring them.  One bit her (3 damage.  Fun fact centipedes don't actually bite, their front legs are modified to inject poison.)

11:27, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC centipedes, rolled 2,23,4 using 2d4,2d20,2d6 with rolls of 1,1,17,6,3,1.  vs. FWBM

Seeing the critters return to Flit, Beldeth steps up her bludgeoning.

11:42, Today: Beldeth rolled 10 using 1d20 ((10)).
11:44, Today: Beldeth rolled 2 using 1d6 ((2)).
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"HOLD STILL will you???"

14:48, Today: Waverlin rolled 8,1 using D20,d6 ((8,1)).

Moordenar II bludgeons like it's 1999 BC.

14:56, Today: Moordenar II rolled 6 using 1d20+1.  to hit.
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Feeling vulnerable to sudden death, Flit quaffs one of the healing potions.  Apparently, the crappy one.

Today: Flit rolled 1 using 1d8 ((1)).

Beldeth's attack is deflected by the centipede's thick carapace.  The others just flat out miss.

The centipede Beldeth attacked, reflexively bites at her, but her 'thick carapace' saves her too. The other bites somewhere close to the direction of Waverlin, but really nowhere near.


13:13, Today: Grand Master, for the NPC centipedes, rolled 5,15,4 using 2d4,2d20,2d6 ((3,2,12,3,3,1))

*Smack*  Flit squeals with glee as she crushes a second centipede with her bludgeon.  "Take that!"

Today: Flit rolled 14, 6 using d20,d6.  Bludgeon centipede.

Despite her wounds, Beldeth had a look of excitement on her face as she tangled with the giant centipede.  Her club went wildly askew, striking the floor.

13:18, Today: Beldeth rolled 2,1 using 1d20,1d6 ((2,1)).

And again, Waverlin valiantly attacks the cavern floor.

16:23, Today: Waverlin rolled 7,5 using D20,d6 ((7,5)).

Moordenar II climbs back in the ring to take another swing.

17:39, Today: Moordenar II rolled 3 using 1d6+1.  Damage.
17:38, Today: Moordenar II rolled 12 using 1d20+1.  To hit.
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Flit and Moordenar II squish the remaining centipedes.

You are at: Level Mine, Rt 5 Lost - A room 10x20 no exits

(OOC 80xp)

Flit offers Beldeth two of her food, eating her other three.  If others have not done so by the time she finishes eating, she will search.

(OOC:  Turns out that Flit did not find the DM's fact about poisonous centipedes to be entirely entertaining.  :D)

Moordenar II also searches.

As the battle came to an end, Beldeth nearly fell over.  The adrenaline had stopped coursing through her veins and the sensation of the poison in her was enough to make her weak.  "Oh, thank you Flit," she said, accepting the offered food without complaint.  She sat down and ate in relative silence, looking at the dead centipedes.

(( OOC: I always found this video by Clint's Reptiles about giant centipedes to be mildly terrifying.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?...el=Clint%27sReptiles ))

”Well…that went slightly better than the cavern with the ear seekers, didn’t it?”

(OOC: yes, that's the video I learned about the venom legs, and I'd say a bit more than mildly terrifying. Wouldn't touch one of those with a 10' pole let along a giant version.) 

Moordenar & Beldeth each find a secret door.

Mines/Caves Rt 4 lost - with nowhere to go but out they continue.  The door opens into a cave about 50'x70' a tunnel exits opposite, there's 64 gp scattered about the floor.

The remark drew a smile from Beldeth.  "I think I'll probably be feeling that bite for a few days, but yes, far better," she said.  "What's your strategy to defend against these vermin?  Some sort of metal skirt perhaps, to keep them away from the legs?"

Having taken 10 damage in both encounters and two enemies attacking her in the first and three in the second, Flit simply shakes her head, "no."  Plus, there is not an obvious pile of treasure including magic weapons and armor laying about this time.  Or an exit.

EDIT: She'll grab the coins for later split before heading to the far side.
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If the others are ready, Moordenar II heads through the cave and into the exit tunnel.
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Beldeth will move with the group.  She moves towards the front, once again hoping to have anything nasty attack her before her companions.

Mines/Caves RT 3 lost - The tunnel goes to a larger cave about 150x200' There are 4 pools of various colored liquids: A pink one, A lilac one, a red one, and a gray one.

The pink pool has a suit of leather armor on a ledge just over it, the pool looks shallow enough to wade through to get it.

The lilac one has a statue in it (heavy, worth 104 gp)

The red and grey one's don't have anything near them.

A tunnel opposite leads out.

"I don't trust this," Flit says, eyeing the pools suspiciously.

Moordenar II, liking the looks of that leather armor, wades through the pink pool to get to it.

The pool has a pleasant hot springs feel, Moordenar II retrieves the leather armor without any issues.

Waverlin examines the pools suspiciously.

Beldeth's eyes lit up as she looked around the chamber.  "It's all so... strange," she remarked, a flush coming to her cheeks.  As Moordenar safely retrieved the armor, Beldeth moved towards the lilac pool and the statue.  She wasn't about to miss out on the fun!

She began to wade in to retrieve the statue.

The lilac pool felt so intensely good, Beldeth didn't want to get out, she felt weak at the knees.  The color drained from the pool becoming clear.  After she finally dragged the statue out she noticed she continued to feel week (lost high con.)
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At first she thought the statue was heavier than it looked, but as Beldeth climbed out of the pool and set it down she realized her legs were shaking a little bit.  Whether it was the venom from the giant centipede bite or the pool she couldn't say, but she didn't feel especially good.

"I just need a moment," she said, leaning against the statue.

(( OOC: She'll follow whenever folks are ready to keep moving. ))

After checking on Beldeth, Moordenar II is ready to continue.

It occurs to Flit that these pools may increase abilities as well as drain them.  Feeling a little more reckless than normal, she wades into the red pool.

Flit feels tingly all over, starts seeing all the colors rush at her.

To everyone else Flit disappears in a flash of scintillating colors.  The pool remains red.

"That was weird," she remarks, stepping out of the pool.  Does she feel any different?

*Poof*
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"WHAT THE....?"

Moordenar II is ready to move on, unless somebody wants to try the gray pool...

Waverlin jumps in the red pool to try and find Flit.

Waverlin disappears flashily as did Flit.

"Now what the hell do we do?"

With a shocked expression, and more than a touch of excitement, Beldeth moves for the red pool.  "We can't leave that poor girl wherever the pool took her!" she exclaimed.  She'll also jump in.

Beldeth appears in the waterfall.

Beldeth disappears similarly

"What if it took her nowhere?  What if she's dead?  What if you're dead now?"

On the other hand, Moordenar II doesn't relish the idea of returning on his own... or of missing a share of some unique treasure that can only be gotten through this strange, perilous path.  Rationalizing it by telling himself he owes Beldeth, he follows her into the pool...

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