Kalgren has 50 feet of rope.

Health is important. Take care. 

After 200 feet, the party comes into a rubble filled chamber, with several side tunnels leading down, and at least one more leading upwards. It seems the rocks from the tunnel collapsing above it have filled this one, and covered up any odds of chasing the "control stone" more directly.

And the rest of the party can hear the subtle slithers and the click of talons on stone. It seems that they are coming too.

(Pick your starting square. anywhere that is labeled as Stone is half cover and difficult terrain.)

(OOC - hope you're feeling better! Take care of yourself :) )

(OOC - if columns from left start at A, and rows from top start at 1 - then...)

Zack casts mage armor on himself and move to the corner (at J2) and puts his back against the wall. "Bunch up, just in case. I have an idea that might help us if we're outnumbered."

Vigil keeps close to the group, on high alert with his weapon in hand. He also reactivates his crimson rite, setting ablaze the blade once more.

Crimson rite: 3

(Using the same system as Spielt, Vigil will start at I3).

Though he felt solid ground beneath his feet again, Kalgren did not feel at ease. On edge, he held his pact keeper rod in front of him in a protective hold, moved into position (J3) and kept a close eye on the nearest passage.

Two, fully matured and well armored creatures slither up from the "southern" entrance, hissing and clicking as they tap their talons on the ground... While a more slug-like one with quills, seen previously, emerges from the "northern" entrance... And as the quill one enters view, the well armored soldiers down below squirm and spasm, and quills erupt from their backs, while the quilled one does not gain the armor of the soldiers. How interesting.

Oriander raises his club and grins. "...Come at me, monsters." He growls, apparently eager to show these things that they'll need some help if they keep coming down.

(Should we roll initiative? If so : 14)

(OOC - maybe.)

Zack's Initiative: 11

(oh shoot did I- yes, roll initiative lol)

Kalgren's initiative: 10

(Alrighty, sorry for the delay. bleugh. life is dumb. ANYWAY, initiative order is as follows:

Kalgren
CR1
Vigil
QU1
Zack
CR2
Oriander

Kalgren peaked out from behind Oriander's shoulder. From where he was standing he could see two creatures slither into the cavern like some mockery of guards patrolling a gate. The last time he had been in a situation like this it did not turn out so well for him. So he took a page out of the paladin's playbook and decided to bring the wrath of god down upon them.

A ball of yellow and orange formed in his hand which he lobbed at the first creature he could see.

Attack CR 2 with Guiding Bolt: 24 Damage: 9

The first creature hit, being CR2, is blasted with the Guiding Bolt. Even being behind half cover wasn't enough to spare it from the attack as it becomes illuminated, providing an advantage to whoever next tries to hit the monstrosity.

CR1, however, slithers its way up and through some of the stones to set up some level of cover for itself, before the quills bristle and are fired at Vigil!

(Vigil, you have a +2 to your AC due to half-cover, which I am already accounting for in the dice roll.)

Roll to Hit: 8
Roll for Damage: 5

(Afterwards, Vigil's turn)

Being in a more advantageous position behind cover, Vigil sticks with the rest of the group and pulls out his hand crossbow from his side. He aims it at the creature coming out of the northern tunnel (QU1). Tough shot, but not impossible.

Attack: 14 Damage: 3

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Being in a more advantageous position behind cover, Vigil sticks with the rest of the group and pulls out his hand crossbow from his side. He aims it at the creature coming out of the northern tunnel (QU1). Tough shot, but not impossible.

Attack: 14 Damage: 3

The bolt falls short, clinking into the rubble next to the quilled. It then quivers and the quills grow... As it screeches. It is apparently casting a spell! It then sets itself up to Dodge behind the rubble in preparation for the next attack.

Kalgren
CR1
Vigil
QU1
----> Zack
CR2
Oriander

(Nobody moved, so no need to post a new map)

Zack casts Sleep trying to get CR1 and QU1 in the 20ft radius (spell roll required: 18).

Unfortunately, Zack's spell is ineffective against the creatures... It seems they have more vitality than the spell was able to shut down.

The second creature, still hiding behind cover in an effort to remain undamaged, yeets a quill at Kalgren.

Roll to hit: 17
Roll to Damage: 4

After that is done, Oriander decides that he's going to take advantage... And moves to smack it with his club.

Roll to Hit: 13

Roll for Damage: 6

(Don't know why it thinks I manipulated anything, I was just fixing the broken parsing... *sigh* Oriander's in H6, diagonal from CR2)

----> Kalgren
CR1
Vigil
QU1
Zack
CR2
Oriander

Kalgren winced when the quill graced his arm. It gave him a shallow cut: not debilitating but it stung like hell. He gritted his teeth and lined up another ball of light, though this one was smaller than the previous.

'Oriander, duck!' Kalgren shouted as he lobbed the magical energy at the creature.

Eldritch Blast at CR2 - 12 Damage: 7

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Kalgren winced when the quill graced his arm. It gave him a shallow cut: not debilitating but it stung like hell. He gritted his teeth and lined up another ball of light, though this one was smaller than the previous.

'Oriander, duck!' Kalgren shouted as he lobbed the magical energy at the creature.

Eldritch Blast at CR2 - 14 Damage: 7

 
Unfortunately, the blast hits the rocks nearby, right next to Oriander and the creature.

CR1 scoots up a bit and fires another quill at Vigil.

To Hit: 16 
Damage: 8 

Kalgren
CR1
----> Vigil
QU1
Zack
CR2
Oriander

Taking a solid hit that just barely manages to get past his cover, Vigil is looking roughed up. 

He takes a deep breath and moves out of the sight (or so he hopes from the quill-yeeting creature. He attempts to hide.

Stealth: 20