((You are all still in the tunnel separated from the library,  and the drow within it, by the 10' cube of webbing.  No one sees anything moving through the webbing but you could all hear them if not understand them. The tunnel opens to a corridor heading perpendicular to it, so the only thing on the otherside of the webbing is 10' of empty corridor and wall. For now.))

Jaq creates an image of the spider in the web. He notices that the shouting has stopped  and things on the other side of the web have returned to quiet.

<Sword, you think you can slice through this web without getting stuck?>

If affirmative, Kroshav will start carving a tunnel to avoid having to risk burning it.

<Yes, no problem! I've never done that before but I am sharp. The sharpest. Better than any other weapon.>

Kroshav moves in to start clearing the webbing. The webbing, while sticky, doesn't put up much defense and is largely cleared after less than a half minute. This leaves the phantom spider of Jaq's hovering oddly in the air.

<See!>

Joe shakes at seeing the sudden spider and tries to keep composure when it is exposed into the air.  

"We should head down tha tunnel, thar maybe more drow thar but Ah know that there are drow to tha library."

<Good job, Sword! You sense any drow or spiders?>

"Cap'n, does Ruby know where the drow are? Where should we head now?"

"Thay shot Ruby down after Ah hurt em."

"Oh. Sorry to hear that... We still can't just stand here."

"I would be able to use Mold Earth to shape stone such that it is harder to walk through, but only in a narrow area, so it would take some preparation to prepare a proper delay." (5' area of difficult terrain per cast)

Just to clarify, I only got one of the drow with shatter?  It has 10' radius.

((@Dead, Only one drow came with Ruby, the other two were well outside the 10'.

@Dead and Spider, Joe does know there were at least three drow around 80' from the tunnel's exit into the library in one direction. Based on the yelling Lurn could tell there was at least one some distance the other direction.))

<No, no one other than your friends are close enough for me to see them.>

Ah. Okay, that's my bad.  I thought all three followed.   Also this experience has taught me that I really really need fireball.

((You ALWAYS need fireball. It solves so many problems.))

(I was trying to avoid it but it can't be helped.)

As Cladmir observed the somewhat confusing scene he was reminded again that he was no longer part of a trained and drilled unit, but in a rag-tag group of survivors lumped together.  For a fleeting moment he felt the urge that he should just cut and run, but as quickly as that thought surfaced it was batted down by a mix of pragmatism, loyalty, and fear.  He did not know where he was and where to go, he still felt indebted to these strangers, and he rather not risk their wrath by abandoning them prematurely.  Making up his mind he started moving from the back of the group toward the front and readied the hand crossbow.

"I'm no good with magic but it looks like we have two choices here.  We can either make a run for it now and get as much of a head start as possible, or we could setup something that could delay them for a while.  I think that between that floating spider, my bolts, and Jaq's arrows (pretty sure Jaq has a bow?) we might be able to discourage them from just rushing down that tunnel, but that's just a maybe.  So do we stay or do we run?"

"We could discourage them, but they're good with bows, can see in the dark, and use a poison that can easily knock us out with just a scratch, though it just takes a shake to wake up again.  They have the advantage in ranged bombardments.  It's best if we can catch them at a corner, where all of us are able to fight, but judging by the distance, they want to flank us and ensure one group can pelt us with arrows while we push to engage the other."

“Thar be a corner 10’ away, that be our best bet.  Though thar be rock between us b tha drow near the libary.  We donnae have time ta think lets go.”  Joe will do a dodge action.

((If you are heading out where are you going? There is a corner to the main, central corridor 10' away from the tunnel but at the same distance are the stairs up and down.

And if you are going give me initiatives.))

"It would make sense if there's a force down that path too.  I'm guessing you caused all that shouting, Joe, is one of the forces weakened?  Maybe we can break through them there so we aren't being bombarded for as long?"

”Weakened by one drow:  we needa move fast before thay get here.” 

(and me being a dumb and not asking more wuestions before casting)

editing in intititive because I forgot:  16  

and editing for halfling luck because it rolled a 1 and hopefully it doesn’t mess up: 15 

Kroshav will go wherever his friends indicate they're going.

Init: 9