There is a burst of lights above and what looks like a soldier in a foreign uniform tumbles over the railing into the shaft, but it manages to lash out as it passes the level Dev is on and pull itself over the railing.....as it crouches there gasping Dev notes they will need to pass very close to it in order to get to the next set of stairs.....when Ubo sees it his eyes go wide and he begins trying to tug away from Devs hand....
"Mr. Ubo!," Dev whispers, frightened by the shape-stealer but keeping a grip on Ubo's hand, "This way!," and he pulls Ubo out of sight, if possible, into the best hiding place he can find not more than 5 or 10 feet away. If there is no place to hide, he creates a 5' square Minor Illusion, another one of the screen panels like the one he created before, pulling Ubo into a crouch so that they both fit within the 5 foot square area.
Stealth w/advantage: 9 (I had a feeling a bad roll was coming, lol) // Persuasion: 18+5=23
Giant Spider Lokilia continues on downward, still trying to make the others are following. She is in no hurry as she sees four or five of those creatures down there. Although it's likely Best they catch up to them though before they find Dev. At this point, she hopes the Dwendalians will help their odds too.
"Nuts and bolts, that is creepy", Normont remarks. "But it does give us some insight. Chances are we will also find the way out blocked, and perhaps we are best off finding this library".
After a moment he adds, "Unless that is a trick designed to lead us into a trap, of course. I guess it is a 50:50 chance we head in the right direction, and we still have to meet up with Dev, so down to the library makes sense".
He looks around to see if anyone heard his musings, before continuing down.
Giant Spider Lokilia continues on downward, still trying to make the others are following. She is in no hurry as she sees four or five of those creatures down there. Although it's likely Best they catch up to them though before they find Dev. At this point, she hopes the Dwendalians will help their odds too.
The trio continues descending coming up on a couple of the creatures below, the creatures are focused on the Dwendalians below so have not spotted the trio yet....but it is only a matter of time before they do....
Giant Spider Lokilia continues on downward, still trying to make the others are following. She is in no hurry as she sees four or five of those creatures down there. Although it's likely Best they catch up to them though before they find Dev. At this point, she hopes the Dwendalians will help their odds too.
There is a burst of lights above and what looks like a soldier in a foreign uniform tumbles over the railing into the shaft, but it manages to lash out as it passes the level Dev is on and pull itself over the railing.....as it crouches there gasping Dev notes they will need to pass very close to it in order to get to the next set of stairs.....when Ubo sees it his eyes go wide and he begins trying to tug away from Devs hand....
"Mr. Ubo!," Dev whispers, frightened by the shape-stealer but keeping a grip on Ubo's hand, "This way!," and he pulls Ubo out of sight, if possible, into the best hiding place he can find not more than 5 or 10 feet away. If there is no place to hide, he creates a 5' square Minor Illusion, another one of the screen panels like the one he created before, pulling Ubo into a crouch so that they both fit within the 5 foot square area.
Stealth w/advantage: 9 (I had a feeling a bad roll was coming, lol) // Persuasion: 18+5=23
Ubo immediately snaps back and follows Devs instructions but the ' soldier' has already spotted them and rushes in swinging gauntleted hands at Devs head...
Dev raises an arm instinctively to defend himself, but the claws tear flesh across his shoulder, slicing deeply into the arm itself, leaving him sorely wounded. “Mr Ubo! Run!,” he shouts, but, suddenly dizzy as blood from the wound soaks his shirt, blackness relegating the periphery of his vision and then sight itself impotent, he falls to the ground. Now prone, one thought occurs to him: to press his cloak upon the wound and thereby staunch the bleeding, but it may be a losing proposition as he battles to retain consciousness (0HP).
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DM for Candlekeep Mysteries //Dev Horndin Curious Critters
Normont follows Quinn and Lokilia, his pistol trained on the creatures between them and the Dwendalions, ready to take the shot as soon as the others look like they are ready to strike as well. He stays well back, knowing he is not as effective if they manage to get close to him.
For her part, Amber is still heading down looking for enemies between Normont and Dev, potentially making it all the way to line of sight with Dev by now.
Normont
Action: Ready pistol attack on one of the creatures (hopefully with advantage due to not being seen) - To Hit: (12, 1)+3=15, Damage: 2+3=5 [magical piercing]
Amber
Perception: 1+4=5 (Passive: 14)
(OOC: Doesn't really matter about advantage as first roll was highest. Hoping Amber's passive perception can be used to spot Dev's predicament), rather than that nasty nat 1)
Giant Spider Lokilia tries to move quietly but quickly up to the couple of creatures focused on the Dwendalians. She attacks one of them. (Bite Attack: 25, Damage: 16 piercing plus CON Save DC 11 or take 27 poison damage, 13 on success)
Normont follows Quinn and Lokilia, his pistol trained on the creatures between them and the Dwendalions, ready to take the shot as soon as the others look like they are ready to strike as well. He stays well back, knowing he is not as effective if they manage to get close to him.
For her part, Amber is still heading down looking for enemies between Normont and Dev, potentially making it all the way to line of sight with Dev by now.
Normont
Action: Ready pistol attack on one of the creatures (hopefully with advantage due to not being seen) - To Hit: (12, 1)+3=15, Damage: 2+3=5 [magical piercing]
Amber
Perception: 1+4=5 (Passive: 14)
(OOC: Doesn't really matter about advantage as first roll was highest. Hoping Amber's passive perception can be used to spot Dev's predicament), rather than that nasty nat 1)
Giant Spider Lokilia tries to move quietly but quickly up to the couple of creatures focused on the Dwendalians. She attacks one of them. (Bite Attack: 25, Damage: 16 piercing plus CON Save DC 11 or take 27 poison damage, 13 on success)
Normont fires hitting one of the creatures in the back and the bite from Lokilia puts the other one on the ground its body swelling grotesquely from the poison. Quinn charges the one that Normont had shot and badly wounds it....
It tries to flee downwards...
( AoO from all three.)
............
Amber is flying down and sees the Dwendalian duo in combat with a number of the creatures as she attempts to move past them to get eyes on Dev a red batwinged form flickers into existence and tries to grapple her.
Dev raises an arm instinctively to defend himself, but the claws tear flesh across his shoulder, slicing deeply into the arm itself, leaving him sorely wounded. “Mr Ubo! Run!,” he shouts, but, suddenly dizzy as blood from the wound soaks his shirt, blackness relegating the periphery of his vision and then sight itself impotent, he falls to the ground. Now prone, one thought occurs to him: to press his cloak upon the wound and thereby staunch the bleeding, but it may be a losing proposition as he battles to retain consciousness (0HP).
As Dev hits the ground Ubo stands over him and pours the contents of a silver hip-flask into his mouth, taking a hit from the creature in the process but not falling.
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Dev’s eyelids had fluttered shut while his head dropped to the floor, but when Ubo administers his healing draught, the tiefling’s eyes flash open, the pain dispelled. But then, "Look out!," he shouts, to no avail, and when Ubo suffers a rending blow from the shape-shifter, Dev winces with concern at Ubo and with guarded pity at the creature that struck him, which lives, it seems, for nothing but violence and can never know the joy of a kind word. The pan pipes rise to his mouth, a melody begins, and words thread out of the bard’s mouth, floating weightlessly to the shape-shifter and relieving it, for at least a moment, of its blind aggression.
Dev’s eyelids had fluttered shut while his head dropped to the floor, but when Ubo administers his healing draught, the tiefling’s eyes flash open, the pain dispelled. But then, "Look out!," he shouts, to no avail, and when Ubo suffers a rending blow from the shape-shifter, Dev winces with concern at Ubo and with guarded pity at the creature that struck him, which lives, it seems, for nothing but violence and can never know the joy of a kind word. The pan pipes rise to his mouth, a melody begins, and words thread out of the bard’s mouth, floating weightlessly to the shape-shifter and relieving it, for at least a moment, of its blind aggression.
Amber emits a high pitched shriek at the appearance offered bat winged form, and immediately retreats back to find Normont, who moves cautiously downwards, making sure to keep in the cover of Spider-Lokilia and Quinn.
Amber
Action: Disengage Movement: 30 ft back towards Normont
“I thought I was done for. Thank you Mr Ubo!,” Dev says, gratefully accepting the man’s help getting to his feet, then quietly rushing with him away from the dormant attacker and up the next staircase.
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DM for Candlekeep Mysteries //Dev Horndin Curious Critters
Dev’s eyelids had fluttered shut while his head dropped to the floor, but when Ubo administers his healing draught, the tiefling’s eyes flash open, the pain dispelled. But then, "Look out!," he shouts, to no avail, and when Ubo suffers a rending blow from the shape-shifter, Dev winces with concern at Ubo and with guarded pity at the creature that struck him, which lives, it seems, for nothing but violence and can never know the joy of a kind word. The pan pipes rise to his mouth, a melody begins, and words thread out of the bard’s mouth, floating weightlessly to the shape-shifter and relieving it, for at least a moment, of its blind aggression.
“I thought I was done for. Thank you Mr Ubo!,” Dev says, gratefully accepting the man’s help getting to his feet, then quietly rushing with him away from the dormant attacker and up the next staircase.
When Dev replies Ubo's face screws up in confusion for a moment, then he sighs deeply, shakes his head and follows Dev.....
The next level smells of ozone, cooked meat and worse things.....it appears to be empty....on the scaffolding above Dev and Ubo they can see the two Dwendalians in combat with four or five people dressed in a combination of robes and military uniforms......
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"Mr. Ubo!," Dev whispers, frightened by the shape-stealer but keeping a grip on Ubo's hand, "This way!," and he pulls Ubo out of sight, if possible, into the best hiding place he can find not more than 5 or 10 feet away. If there is no place to hide, he creates a 5' square Minor Illusion, another one of the screen panels like the one he created before, pulling Ubo into a crouch so that they both fit within the 5 foot square area.
Stealth w/advantage: 9 (I had a feeling a bad roll was coming, lol) // Persuasion: 18+5=23
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters
Giant Spider Lokilia continues on downward, still trying to make the others are following. She is in no hurry as she sees four or five of those creatures down there. Although it's likely Best they catch up to them though before they find Dev. At this point, she hopes the Dwendalians will help their odds too.
Rabbit Sebrica | Skarai | Katryl Brightfury | Lokilia Vaelphin | Sabina Featherwound | Liivi Orav | Vanizi | Dirtbrain | Elielle Hillwind | Britari/Halila Talgeta/Jesa Gumovi
The trio continues descending coming up on a couple of the creatures below, the creatures are focused on the Dwendalians below so have not spotted the trio yet....but it is only a matter of time before they do....
Ubo immediately snaps back and follows Devs instructions but the ' soldier' has already spotted them and rushes in swinging gauntleted hands at Devs head...
Attack: 7 Damage: 4
Dev raises an arm instinctively to defend himself, but the claws tear flesh across his shoulder, slicing deeply into the arm itself, leaving him sorely wounded. “Mr Ubo! Run!,” he shouts, but, suddenly dizzy as blood from the wound soaks his shirt, blackness relegating the periphery of his vision and then sight itself impotent, he falls to the ground. Now prone, one thought occurs to him: to press his cloak upon the wound and thereby staunch the bleeding, but it may be a losing proposition as he battles to retain consciousness (0HP).
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters
Normont follows Quinn and Lokilia, his pistol trained on the creatures between them and the Dwendalions, ready to take the shot as soon as the others look like they are ready to strike as well. He stays well back, knowing he is not as effective if they manage to get close to him.
For her part, Amber is still heading down looking for enemies between Normont and Dev, potentially making it all the way to line of sight with Dev by now.
Normont
Action: Ready pistol attack on one of the creatures (hopefully with advantage due to not being seen) - To Hit: (12,
1)+3=15, Damage: 2+3=5 [magical piercing]Amber
Perception: 1+4=5 (Passive: 14)
(OOC: Doesn't really matter about advantage as first roll was highest. Hoping Amber's passive perception can be used to spot Dev's predicament), rather than that nasty nat 1)
Giant Spider Lokilia tries to move quietly but quickly up to the couple of creatures focused on the Dwendalians. She attacks one of them.
(Bite Attack: 25, Damage: 16 piercing plus CON Save DC 11 or take 27 poison damage, 13 on success)
Rabbit Sebrica | Skarai | Katryl Brightfury | Lokilia Vaelphin | Sabina Featherwound | Liivi Orav | Vanizi | Dirtbrain | Elielle Hillwind | Britari/Halila Talgeta/Jesa Gumovi
Normont fires hitting one of the creatures in the back and the bite from Lokilia puts the other one on the ground its body swelling grotesquely from the poison. Quinn charges the one that Normont had shot and badly wounds it....
It tries to flee downwards...
( AoO from all three.)
............
Amber is flying down and sees the Dwendalian duo in combat with a number of the creatures as she attempts to move past them to get eyes on Dev a red batwinged form flickers into existence and tries to grapple her.
( Attack: 7 Damage: 0 )
As Dev hits the ground Ubo stands over him and pours the contents of a silver hip-flask into his mouth, taking a hit from the creature in the process but not falling.
( Dev gains- 5 hp. and can act)
(OOC: Does Normont get an AoO as he is using a ranged weapon from 30ft?)
(Giant Spider Lokilia AoO:
Bite Attack: 22, Damage: 11 piercing plus CON Save DC 11 or take 6 poison damage, 3 on success)
Rabbit Sebrica | Skarai | Katryl Brightfury | Lokilia Vaelphin | Sabina Featherwound | Liivi Orav | Vanizi | Dirtbrain | Elielle Hillwind | Britari/Halila Talgeta/Jesa Gumovi
Normont raised his gun to fire at the fleeing creature but Lokilia had already sunk her fangs into it and brought it down...
Quinn will also aid Dev with lay on hands for 4 HP. He will also heal himself to full.
Dev’s eyelids had fluttered shut while his head dropped to the floor, but when Ubo administers his healing draught, the tiefling’s eyes flash open, the pain dispelled. But then, "Look out!," he shouts, to no avail, and when Ubo suffers a rending blow from the shape-shifter, Dev winces with concern at Ubo and with guarded pity at the creature that struck him, which lives, it seems, for nothing but violence and can never know the joy of a kind word. The pan pipes rise to his mouth, a melody begins, and words thread out of the bard’s mouth, floating weightlessly to the shape-shifter and relieving it, for at least a moment, of its blind aggression.
Sleep for 23 HP
I have this dream / this I believe
the world's a place / for all humanity
if we could take love / to its highest level
more than the world has ever seen
I have this dream
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters
( Quinns not down with Dev quite yet. )
The creature slumps to the ground senseless.....seemingly unconcious....if not exactly 'sleeping'.
Ubo stretches and winces, holding out a hand to Dev, " Komm schon, mein Sohn. Mütter warten."
."
Amber emits a high pitched shriek at the appearance offered bat winged form, and immediately retreats back to find Normont, who moves cautiously downwards, making sure to keep in the cover of Spider-Lokilia and Quinn.
Amber
Action: Disengage
Movement: 30 ft back towards Normont
(Dev appreciates the thought!)
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters
“I thought I was done for. Thank you Mr Ubo!,” Dev says, gratefully accepting the man’s help getting to his feet, then quietly rushing with him away from the dormant attacker and up the next staircase.
DM for Candlekeep Mysteries // Dev Hornd in Curious Critters
When Dev replies Ubo's face screws up in confusion for a moment, then he sighs deeply, shakes his head and follows Dev.....
The next level smells of ozone, cooked meat and worse things.....it appears to be empty....on the scaffolding above Dev and Ubo they can see the two Dwendalians in combat with four or five people dressed in a combination of robes and military uniforms......