Silenus bounds down the slope, using his deer-like legs to leap forward as he does, a smile on his face, enjoying the morning air and sunlight and the feel of his muscles working.
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Silenus finally notices that their two new companions are having trouble on the slope up to the cabin. He bounds up the hill and once to the top, will reach down to help them make it up the rest of the way.
"Dwarf dudes," Silenus says. "The big gnarly insectoids? Yeah, they're all over the place. You should come up the hill with us. Totally safe up there."
Silenus looks around to see if any of the Ankhegs are hear now. Then he looks back up at the dwarves.
"Sweet, dude," Silenus says to the one who has a cousin who knows the Rockseekers. "How about you come on down and we go back to Phandalin to chat with your cousin."
He looks around the floor for any sign of Ankhegs and unless he sees one, he looks for a ladder or someway to get the dwarves down from the rafters.
"Hey, why are these insectoids making a nasty mess of your camp?"
The dwarf who hasn't spoken, drops a rope latter and starts climbing down.
The Phandalin connection dwarf says, "No clue. They started bursting out a few days ago. We thought we'd finished them off days ago then more caught us up."
The dwarfs grab heavy crossbows and bolts that were on the wall. "We didn't think they could get through the ground here. We were wrong. Ended up trapped up there and lost three more of our crew here in this cabin."
"Well, we've totally got you covered," Silenus says, "We'll burst out those doors and run own the slope and up the next. Friend Rinn will be firing arrows to cover us, and if we're lucky we'll get to engage in another awesome fight."
Once the dwarves are down and the women are ready to go, Silenus will go out the doors, leading the way, looking for where the ankheg are.
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When Silenus leads out the door, back toward the rocky encampment, incidentally toward the ankheg going after the mule, Olsihla casts Eldritch Blast B1 hit 18 dmg 9 B2 hit 16 dmg 1, Jasmine casts Chill Touch hit 21 dmg 9 at the ankheg nearest or next living one.
The dwarfs each fire off a bolt cursing in their native tounge.
Rinn helps the dwarves get onto the rocky escarpment and away from the ankhegs. "Welcome aboard," he smiles. But he quickly refocuses on the ankhegs to make sure they're leaving the group alone for the moment.
Silenus bounds down the slope, using his deer-like legs to leap forward as he does, a smile on his face, enjoying the morning air and sunlight and the feel of his muscles working.
Athletics - 15
Silenus finally notices that their two new companions are having trouble on the slope up to the cabin. He bounds up the hill and once to the top, will reach down to help them make it up the rest of the way.
Athletics - 19
With Silenus aid both Olsihla and Jasmine are up the slope and heading for the cabin.
Silenus waves back to Rinn once the three of them are up on the new plateau and heading for the cabin.
"Lots of target practice over there, dude," Silenus calls over pointing at the big angry insects.
He then joins Olsihla and Jasmine at the cabin. He knocks on the door first.
"Yo, dude inside who had the light on last night," Silenus calls into the cabin. "We're coming in."
Silenus then opens the door (if unlocked) and steps inside.
The smell is horrendous.
There is a large main room with open rafters.
There are two dwarfs in the rafters above an area walled into a separate office with a door open.
The top of the office is a slatted ceiling where storage and a bucket are set up.
One of the drawfs shouts, in common, "They’re under the damned soil!"
(( Rinn has three turns before the one Ankheg gets across the rocky ground to the horse and mule. ))
Silenus waves up at the dwarves.
"Dwarf dudes," Silenus says. "The big gnarly insectoids? Yeah, they're all over the place. You should come up the hill with us. Totally safe up there."
Silenus looks around to see if any of the Ankhegs are hear now. Then he looks back up at the dwarves.
"Hey, either of you named Rockseeker?"
What's Silenus doing?
The dwarfs start moving out of the rafters and out of the cabin.
"Rockseeker? Neither of us, but I think my cousin in Phandalin knows them."
"Sweet, dude," Silenus says to the one who has a cousin who knows the Rockseekers. "How about you come on down and we go back to Phandalin to chat with your cousin."
He looks around the floor for any sign of Ankhegs and unless he sees one, he looks for a ladder or someway to get the dwarves down from the rafters.
"Hey, why are these insectoids making a nasty mess of your camp?"
The dwarf who hasn't spoken, drops a rope latter and starts climbing down.
The Phandalin connection dwarf says, "No clue. They started bursting out a few days ago. We thought we'd finished them off days ago then more caught us up."
The dwarfs grab heavy crossbows and bolts that were on the wall. "We didn't think they could get through the ground here. We were wrong. Ended up trapped up there and lost three more of our crew here in this cabin."
Rinn fires at the ankheg heading towards the mule, trying to head it off or get its attention.
Longbow Attack: 13 Damage: 9
Sneak Attack if applicable: 14
"Well, we've totally got you covered," Silenus says, "We'll burst out those doors and run own the slope and up the next. Friend Rinn will be firing arrows to cover us, and if we're lucky we'll get to engage in another awesome fight."
Once the dwarves are down and the women are ready to go, Silenus will go out the doors, leading the way, looking for where the ankheg are.
Rinn definitely gets the ankheg's attention piercing its hide.
When Silenus leads out the door, back toward the rocky encampment, incidentally toward the ankheg going after the mule, Olsihla casts Eldritch Blast B1 hit 18 dmg 9 B2 hit 16 dmg 1, Jasmine casts Chill Touch hit 21 dmg 9 at the ankheg nearest or next living one.
The dwarfs each fire off a bolt cursing in their native tounge.
D1 hit 2 dmg 3
D2 hit 14 dmg 9
Olsihla and Jasmine together manage to end the one Rinn wounded.
It serves as another lure for the other three ankheg.
Olsihla, Jasmine, and the dwarfs make their way to the mule, horse, cart, and encampment.
The dwarfs are visibly shaken.
Rinn helps the dwarves get onto the rocky escarpment and away from the ankhegs. "Welcome aboard," he smiles. But he quickly refocuses on the ankhegs to make sure they're leaving the group alone for the moment.
Silenus looks down at the ankhegs in the camp.
"They're totally stirred up," Silenus says then asks the dwarves. "When did this like, start?"
(are everyone including the animals safe on the rocky plateau now?)