[IC] The Storm on the Horizon

[ButcherDawg]

Seamus kneels beside Lou. "What is it, girl? What are you on about?"

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Can i interpret Lou's behavior?

[Dragodar]

Seamus appraoches Lou, trying to determine what's wrong, but she does not change her behavior when he speaks to her. He is unable to determine the cause of her distress.

Suddenly, Lou's barking turns to whining and she backs away further toward the edge of the campsite. A moment of silence hangs in the air, and then is shattered as the campfire explodes, sending fiery shards of kindling spraying in every direction. The party flinches, trying to avoid the shrapnel, as the ground underneath the campfire erupts.

Where the fire sat crackling moments before, a massive crater caves in, revealing a clutter of long, segmented legs. The hole is about five feet across, and from it emerges a huge insect-like creature, as grotesque as it is terrifying. The giant bug squeals in a pitch almost too high to hear as its many legs scramble to find foothold on solid ground. Soon it stands before them, clicking its pincers and stabbing its forelegs in the air, its antennae gently probing the air.

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It's about 10 feet long, looks to be anywhere from 700 to 900 pounds. This is thing is HUGE.

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Insect: (1d20+1)[15]
Demryon: (1d20+9)[15]
Gideon: (1d20+3)[12]
Seamus: (1d20+3)[16]
Chadwick: (1d20+2)[12]
Bendron: (1d20+2)[16]

[Dragodar]

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16 Bendron: (1d20)[12]
16 Seamus: (1d20)[20]

15 Insect: (1d20)[19]
15 Demryon: (1d20)[5]

12 Gideon: (1d20)[7]
12 Chadwick: (1d20)[1]

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1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick

[Nightwing32193]

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Knowledge check, also RAGE

[Dragodar]

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From the Rulebook: An untrained Knowledge check is simply an Intelligence check. Without actual training, you know only common knowledge (DC 10 or lower).

You don't have any ranks in any knowledge skills so knowledge checks don't really do anything for you. As far as you can tell, this is obviously some kind of monster, but you are unfamiliar with it. You've never seen something like this before and it disgusts you.

[Nightwing32193]

"Woah, ugly!"

[Dragodar]

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1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick

[RealZachKraus]

Chadwick shakes himself, "Oh course it had to be a fvcken bug eh?"

[ButcherDawg]

Seamus casts a fire sphere spell directly at the creatures abdomen.

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(2d6)[4]

[Dragodar]

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Insect Reflex Save to Avoid Damage (DC 16): (1d20+3)[9]

The rolling sphere of flame strikes the creature hard, causing it to squeal its insectoid squeal, and its exoskeleton sizzles and pops under the heat. It leaps to the side and rears back, raising its pincers and advancing.

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[Nightwing32193]

"Well it seems to not like fire!"

[Graehamkracker]

Bendron swiftly sets his feet at shoulder width, and raises his halberd to rest at his shoulder. He rushes to the monster, bellowing "YUNDRI ROTEVAN!" and brings the halberd crashing down.

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Adopted Punishing Stance: -2AC, + 1d6 dmg
Used Leading the Attack: +4 ATK to allies this round if attack successful.
Attack: (1d20+8)[11]
Damage: (1d10+6)[14] + (1d6)[6]

[Dragodar]

The creature dodges nimbly to the side, avoiding Bendron's attack with ease, and strikes at him with terrifying speed.

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(1d20+7)[24]

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Bite: (2d6+7)[12]
Acid Damage: (1d4)[2]

The insect's giant mandibles clamp down on Bendron's arm, opening a nasty wound. Its saliva seems to be particularly caustic, and the dwarf feels a searing pain as the wound burns intensely.

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You are currently at 18/32 HP

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Round 1

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick

[Dragodar]

Demryon quickly lets fly two arrows in rapid succession, aiming at the monstrous beast in front of him.

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First: (1d20+6)[18]
Second: (1d20+6)[21]

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First: (1d8)[7]
Second: (1d8)[4]

Both arrows strike the beast, embedding themselves right next to each other between its forelegs, it squeals in pain and writhes as an ugly dark goo seeps from the wounds. It seems significantly weakened but it still has plenty of strength left.

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Round 1

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick

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[Nightwing32193]

At the sight of the hideous beast Gideon lets out a monstrous roar,

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RAGE +4 bonus to Strength, a +4 bonus to Constitution, and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves, but he takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class.

as he charges the beast he raises his greatsword above his head and brings it down with all his might onto his foe.

[Dragodar]

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Rage Duration 7 rounds
STR score temp 22 (+6)
CON score temp 18 (+4)
AC temp 13
Will Save temp +2

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(1d20+9)[17]

Gideon's furious stroke barely misses the foul creature, as it deftly dodges aside with an alien hiss. The barbarian's strike was powerful and would have done serious damage had the beast not been so quick.

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Round 1

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick

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[RealZachKraus]

Chadwick, seeing his oppurtunity, swings his greataxe at the abdomen the creature is so disgustingly waving in his face.

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Attack: [roll0] Damage: [roll1]

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Smite Evil, +CHA to attack roll, +paladin level to damage roll

[Dragodar]

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Attack: (1d20+5)[14]
Damage: (1d12+3)[12]

Chadwick calls upon his holy power to smite the creature before him, but feels no assistance from his god. His axe swings harmlessly past the creature as it spins aside.

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Attack: (1d20+2)[16]
Damage: (1d8)[7]

As Seamus makes his move, the whistling hiss of an arrow cuts through the noise of the fight. A single dark shaft sails through the air from the darkness of the trees and strikes Gideon in the stomach.

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You are currently at 33/40 HP. 6 of these HP are temporary HP and will disappear when your rage fades.

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Round 2

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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Direction of Arrow
The arrow came from somewhere in this area. This is ALSO where the initial movement in the woods and the sound of scratching originated from.

[ButcherDawg]

Seamus hurls the fire ball back at the insect--this time aiming directly for the head. "You dumb, crawly shote!"

[ButcherDawg]

A wave of heat passes over the heads of the others as the fire sphere is flung back towards to monster.

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(2d6)[3]

[Dragodar]

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Insect Reflex Save: (1d20+3)[16]

This time, the bug is prepared. It ducks underneath the rolling ball of fire, hissing angrily. It's antennae twitch and shudder in a repulsive, insectoid manner, as its mandibles snap together with an ugly clicking sound.

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Round 2

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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[Graehamkracker]

Bendron raises his halberd high, and crashing down with all the power he can muster.

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Mountain hammer: +2d6 to dmg, ignores damage resistance and hardness

Attack: (1d20+8)[24]
Damage: (1d10+6)[12] + (2d6)[10] + (1d6)[1]

[Dragodar]

Bendron's halberd comes down on the giant insect with full force, breaking through its chitinous exoskeleton and spraying dark ooze in every direction.

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Demryon: (1d20+8)[9]
Gideon: (1d20+4)[18]
Seamus: (1d20+4)[24]
Lou: (1d20+5)[24]
Bendron: (1d20+3)[21]
Chadwick: (1d20+6)[14]

Everyone but Chadwick and Demryon manages to avoid the caustic spray.

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Chadwick and Demryon each take 8 HP of Acid Damage.

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You are currently at 21/29 HP

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You are currently at 16/24 HP

The insect screeches and is severely injured, but not dead. Lashing out at its attacker, it attempts to grab Bendron with it's pincers.

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Attack: (1d20+7)[16]
Bite Damage: (2d6+7)[12]
Acid Damage: (1d4)[1]

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You are currently at 5/32 HP

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Insect Grapple: (1d20+12)[31]
Bendron Grapple: (1d20+4)[19]

Having successfully clamped its sticky mandibles around Bendron's abdomen, the creature writhes and squirms for a moment, before retreating into its burrow in a flash, with Bendron in tow. In half a second, the pair disappears into the ground.

The last you saw of Bendron, he was bleeding profusely and in very bad shape.

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Attack: (1d20+3)[18]
Damage: (1d8)[7]

Before anyone can react, another arrow flies from the trees and strikes Seamus in the leg.

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You are currently at 18/25 HP

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Round 2

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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[Dragodar]

Demryon has the skilled eye of a highly trained archer. After the first arrow struck, he had kept an eye on the trees. When the second arrow came, he was prepared. Though he could not see his target, he was able to make an adept estimation of its location. Quickly knocking an arrow with an extra in his draw hand, he lets fly two shafts in rapid succession.

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BAB +8
Rapid Shot -2 to each shot
Target Concealment -4 to each shot

Attack 1: (1d20+2)[13]
Attack 2: (1d20+2)[19]

Damage 1: (1d8)[8]
Damage 2: (1d8)[6]

The first arrow whistles away into the darkness, but the second strikes true. The satisfying smack of contact can be heard half an instant before a muffled cry of pain.

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Round 2

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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Seamus: Flaming Sphere 2/3 rounds
Gideon: Rage 2/7 rounds

[Nightwing32193]

Gideon shrugs and pulls a throwing axe out of his belt and positions himself facing the direction Demryon shot his arrows, "Come out and face me, focking cowards!"

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DEX check against incoming arrows

[Dragodar]

For a moment, Gideon's shout echoes through the trees, and is followed by a short moment of silence which is quickly broken by the buzz of another arrow.

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(1d20)[15]
Damage: (1d8)[5]

The arrow strikes Gideon hard in the shoulder, almost protruding from the other side.

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You are currently at 28/40 HP. 6 of these HP are temporary and will disappear when your rage fades.

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Round 2

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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Seamus: Flaming Sphere 2/3 rounds
Gideon: Rage 2/7 rounds

[Nightwing32193]

"YOU MUTHERFVCKER!"screams Gideon and hurls his axe in the direction the arrow came.

[Dragodar]

Chadwick looks to the trees, unable to see the attackers and unwilling to waste his time with them. He sighs with exasperation. "Fine. I'll go get the dwarf."

He takes a running start and leaps into the tunnel at the center of the camp.

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The passage is dark but fairly wide, and Chad barely has to duck to avoid hitting his head. Sprinting after the insect, he is able to hear the scratching of it's chitinous body through the hard earth, and he quickly catches up with it. Though there is no light, he is able to pull a sunrod from his pack while holding his axe with his off hand, without slowing down. Smacking it on the wall of the tunnel, he is suddenly able to see his environment.

A few feet ahead of Chad, the massive bug is roughly dragging a weakly struggling Bendron through the narrow tunnel. With a cry of righteous fury, Chadwick tosses the sunrod on the ground a few feet ahead of him and grasps his axe with both hands, raising it as high as he is able in the narrow confines of the hole.

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Attack: (1d20+5)[18]
Damage: (1d12+3)[10]

Chadwick brings his axe down hard on the creature's head, severing it instantly. The enormous mandibles immediately release the injured dwarf as the rest of the body twitches and shudders, the segmented legs fluttering and jerking in macabre post mortem spasms.

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For all intents and purposes, Bendron and Chadwick are currently no longer part of initiative, being sheltered by the tunnel.
Lay on Hands: 12

Bendron feels his energy return as several of his nastier wounds close up under the glowing hands of the paladin. Most of the worst bleeding stops, and Bendron feels reinvigorated.

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You are currently at 17/32 HP

Lou barks and rushes into the trees in the direction of the arrows. She disappears from view but the party can hear a human yell and then a wolf yelp, followed by the sounds of a struggle.

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Round 3

1. Seamus
2. Bendron
3. Insect
4. Demryon
5. Gideon
6. Chadwick
7. Lou

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Spoiler: Demryon Only

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You are currently at 16/24 HP.

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You are currently at 28/40 HP. 6 of these HP are temporary and will disappear after your rage fades.

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You are currently at 18/25 HP.

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You are currently at 17/32 HP.

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You are currently at 21/29 HP.

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Seamus: Flaming Sphere 3/3 rounds
Gideon: Rage 3/7 rounds

[ButcherDawg]

Seamus wastes no time and slides feet first down the hole that took Bendron.

[Dragodar]

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As Seamus jumps into the tunnel, prepared to cast his spell, he sees Chadwick leaning over the dwarf, a familiar glowing light emanating from his palms. Behind them, illuminated by a glowing sunrod on the floor of the tunnel, the insect lies separated from its gargantuan head, its body still twitching disgustingly.