You see Buppido, Eldeth, Sarith and Petmailer slump to the ground.
As this horrible fly creature is hovering near you all, you hear this powerful screech and a massive winged creature swoops down and slams into the fly. The two tumble through the air, tearing at each other. They crash to the ground, with the fly taking the worst of it. The bird-like creature has it pinned down and is ripping into it with its beak and claws. After a few terrifying moments, the fly has stopped moving. The bird thing screeches and leaps back up into the air, disappearing into the darkness.
Tanis feels his limbs becoming like lead. The sound is filling his entire mind until it becomes hard to think of anything else. He staggers for a moment and falls to his hands and knees... then at the last second shakes off the effect. (It was a DC 12 con save - so congratulations!)
Tanis reels. The darkness in his head metastasizing towards his soul. For a brief moment after shaking it off, his worst thoughts come to the fore.
We must kill Buppido the derro now while he is down. Or strip him of his gear and leave him, but then he might know which direction we are going. Killing him is better. Sarith perhaps too - he showed he is not a team player in the fight against the ooze.
With horror, Tanis attempts to banish these urges. What am I becoming? He recalls sheriff Southwell reading a quote said to be from a strange philosopher from another world.
He who fights monsters should take care that he himself does not become a monster. For if you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss gazes back into you.
Swallowing and nearly retching, Tanis guides Kisiki, assuming the lizardfolk is still conscious, over to where Eldeth has fallen. He starts splashing water on Eldeth's face and guides Kisiki's hand to the fallen dwarf's shoulder.
"Help me Kiski. Some have fallen unconscious. Eldeth here. Carry her if we cannot rouse her."
To the others: "Help Petmailer! Wake or carry him. We must leave as soon as we can!"
Tanis does not say anything about Buppido or Sarith. Something in his own soul gibbers at him. I must be going mad.Flesh for the Faceless Lord.
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Phodoxia hits the pool cleanly and swims to the shore. Looking around, she is glad to see the other prisoners... she checks to make sure the lichen behind her ears is still there, and pats down her pack.
As the buzzing grows louder, she looks up in alarm to see the giant fly, and sneezes several times as it hovers there. Even as it is plucked off by the other flying monster, Phodoxia watches several of the others slump unconscious to the ground. What did the fly do?? Phodoxia rushes quickly to the nearest unconscious figure--Vrah--and tries to see if she can tell what happened. She knows poisons pretty well and what they do to people... does she recognize any of this? If so, she'll also try to recall if she knows how to neutralize or treat it quickly.
You detected no poison. At least you don't smell or see anything released by the fly. It seemed to be the sound. It didn't affect you, but it was horrible and penetrated into your mind. What kind of creature can knock people out with sound?
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Con Save: 16
Kisiki staggers, lightheaded, but shakes it off after a moment. He continues shielding his own light with his hand and allows himself to be led by Tanis. He puts his hand on the Dwarf's shoulder and checks her breathing - looking for signs of poison or other natural causes of this ailment. He also attempts to assess how bad this is - do they need immediate healing? Or can they just sleep it off.
You all hold your breath for a moment after the two creatures clashed. You hear sounds of fighting high above, but for now things are quiet on the cavern floor. Out of this group, Buppido, Eldeth, Sarith, Vrah and Petmailer are collapsed on the ground unmoving. As you rush to check them, they are all breathing, just unconscious.
Vethna moves to stand over the sleeping form of the bugbear prisoner. She grits her teeth, more than a bit displeased by the situation. Stepping back a few feet she pickes up a rock and throws it at the bugbear...
Rock toss to hit: 7 Damage: ?? 1
Rolling with only dex mod no prof mod, as not proficient with rocks. Rolling with disadvantage, due to Brah being prone.
(She would continue to pick up rocks and toss them at Vrah, until she manages to hit him, so not sure how you want to work that... Do you want me to keep rolling, or will one just hit him and we can see if it helps at all. Vethna has no idea how to wake these guys up, but she cannot simply slap him, as her unarmed strikes deals 0 damage.)
You see Buppido, Eldeth, Sarith and Petmailer slump to the ground.
As this horrible fly creature is hovering near you all, you hear this powerful screech and a massive winged creature swoops down and slams into the fly. The two tumble through the air, tearing at each other. They crash to the ground, with the fly taking the worst of it. The bird-like creature has it pinned down and is ripping into it with its beak and claws. After a few terrifying moments, the fly has stopped moving. The bird thing screeches and leaps back up into the air, disappearing into the darkness.
Tanis con save: 12
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Xarian(Fighter2): NioNSwiper's Tyranny of Dragons
Dyson/Eleo(TwilightCleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(ShepherdDruid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(WildMagicSorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(EchoKnightFighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(MercyMonk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(NatureCleric3/DivineSoulSorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Tanis feels his limbs becoming like lead. The sound is filling his entire mind until it becomes hard to think of anything else. He staggers for a moment and falls to his hands and knees... then at the last second shakes off the effect. (It was a DC 12 con save - so congratulations!)
((OOC: Wow))
Tanis reels. The darkness in his head metastasizing towards his soul. For a brief moment after shaking it off, his worst thoughts come to the fore.
We must kill Buppido the derro now while he is down. Or strip him of his gear and leave him, but then he might know which direction we are going. Killing him is better. Sarith perhaps too - he showed he is not a team player in the fight against the ooze.
With horror, Tanis attempts to banish these urges. What am I becoming? He recalls sheriff Southwell reading a quote said to be from a strange philosopher from another world.
He who fights monsters should take care that he himself does not become a monster. For if you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss gazes back into you.
Swallowing and nearly retching, Tanis guides Kisiki, assuming the lizardfolk is still conscious, over to where Eldeth has fallen. He starts splashing water on Eldeth's face and guides Kisiki's hand to the fallen dwarf's shoulder.
"Help me Kiski. Some have fallen unconscious. Eldeth here. Carry her if we cannot rouse her."
To the others: "Help Petmailer! Wake or carry him. We must leave as soon as we can!"
Tanis does not say anything about Buppido or Sarith. Something in his own soul gibbers at him. I must be going mad. Flesh for the Faceless Lord.
Tanis(Ranger1): Shiverquill's Tempest City | Xarian(Fighter2): NioNSwiper's Tyranny of Dragons
Dyson/Eleo(TwilightCleric4): Vos' Beyond the Veil | Soren(ShepherdDruid5): Bartjeebus' Ravenloft | Ophelia(WildMagicSorcerer4): Ashen_Age's Risen from the Sands
Joren(EchoKnightFighter6): NotDrizzt's Simple Request | Sabetha(MercyMonk3): Bedlymn's Murder Court | Seri(NatureCleric3/DivineSoulSorcerer1): Bartjeebus' Greyhawk
Vethna con save: 12
Another close call. Vethna experiences the same overwhelming experience as Tanis before recovering.
Vrah Con Save: 7
[OOC: Like I said before...how many gnomes does it take to carry an unconscious bugbear?]
Vrah falls to the ground unconscious.
All those who are affected will be out for ten minutes unless some of the rest can find a way to wake them.
Phodoxia con save: 21
Phodoxia hits the pool cleanly and swims to the shore. Looking around, she is glad to see the other prisoners... she checks to make sure the lichen behind her ears is still there, and pats down her pack.
As the buzzing grows louder, she looks up in alarm to see the giant fly, and sneezes several times as it hovers there. Even as it is plucked off by the other flying monster, Phodoxia watches several of the others slump unconscious to the ground. What did the fly do?? Phodoxia rushes quickly to the nearest unconscious figure--Vrah--and tries to see if she can tell what happened. She knows poisons pretty well and what they do to people... does she recognize any of this? If so, she'll also try to recall if she knows how to neutralize or treat it quickly.
Investigation: 16
You detected no poison. At least you don't smell or see anything released by the fly. It seemed to be the sound. It didn't affect you, but it was horrible and penetrated into your mind. What kind of creature can knock people out with sound?
Waiting for saves from Shoowaa and Kisiki, then you guys can figure out what to do with unconscious companions.
Con save: 21
Con Save: 16
Kisiki staggers, lightheaded, but shakes it off after a moment. He continues shielding his own light with his hand and allows himself to be led by Tanis. He puts his hand on the Dwarf's shoulder and checks her breathing - looking for signs of poison or other natural causes of this ailment. He also attempts to assess how bad this is - do they need immediate healing? Or can they just sleep it off.
Medicine: 20
You all hold your breath for a moment after the two creatures clashed. You hear sounds of fighting high above, but for now things are quiet on the cavern floor. Out of this group, Buppido, Eldeth, Sarith, Vrah and Petmailer are collapsed on the ground unmoving. As you rush to check them, they are all breathing, just unconscious.
What do you want to do?
Vethna moves to stand over the sleeping form of the bugbear prisoner. She grits her teeth, more than a bit displeased by the situation. Stepping back a few feet she pickes up a rock and throws it at the bugbear...
Rock toss to hit: 7 Damage: ?? 1
Rolling with only dex mod no prof mod, as not proficient with rocks. Rolling with disadvantage, due to Brah being prone.
(She would continue to pick up rocks and toss them at Vrah, until she manages to hit him, so not sure how you want to work that... Do you want me to keep rolling, or will one just hit him and we can see if it helps at all. Vethna has no idea how to wake these guys up, but she cannot simply slap him, as her unarmed strikes deals 0 damage.)
If you hit Vrah with a rock (you will eventually) hard enough to do a point of damage, he begins to stir and come out of it.
Ok, well ehre is how many rocks it takes to do so...
1 ... 12
2 ... 23
3 ... 13
4 ... 16
5 ... 9
6 ... 5
7 ... 21
8 ... 13
9 ... 19
10 ... 6
...
Hope that is enough.
As the seventh rock strikes Brah Vethna sees him start to stir. "Everyone try to slap the others awake." She calls out.