Chapter 2A - A Jaunt Into The Country

[Chris1234]

There's a "Whap! Whap" noise in the main cavern and then a huge number of tiny bats explode into the area. Vic can't see the to the ends of his hands; any naked lights are extinguished. He's buffeted by the sheer numbers of the tiny fliers. [If Vic beats the bats' Init 19 OR ih he succeeds on an Easy Dexterity saving throw he takes no damage; otherwise Vic: 1HP damage, crush] he hears Daphne's terrified scream.

What next?
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Please roll a 1d6 for me

[Nocturno]

Initiative: [1d20]=3
He will try to cover/shield her as best he can.

[Chris1234]

Initiative: [1d20]=3...

The bats are upon Vic & Daphne before the pair can retreat.

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He will try to cover/shield her as best he can.

No problem. Vic will shield Daphne automatically, but Vic needs to make a moderate DEX saving throw for normal damage. (Failure means Vic takes double damage but on DC20 avoids any damage.)

[Nocturno]

Dex Save: [1d20]=10
[1d6]=4

[Squirrellord]

Assuming Unbar heard Daphne's terrified scream, turns and runs back to the main cavern pulling out his warhammer on the run.
(Dashing if action economy is in play due to initiative being called for bats and Vic.)

[counterkid]

"Unbar, Daphin is in trouble we must head back." Val turns and runs back the way he came.

[Chris1234]

Unbar definitely heard Val.

[Chris1234]

Val dashes towards the main caver, soon leaving the robust but more vertically challenged dwarf way behind. The mountain man hears a "Thwop! Thwop!" noise before he reaches the small ravine and sees the seething clouds of bats.

Like the black pseudopod some of a giant amoeba many dozens of tiny bats swarm and swirl around Val, extingishing an torch and battering against him. [Val: 1HP crush] He barely mkes out a bolt of flame shoot across eastwards across the cavern. It almost seems to stir the bats to greater effort to batter themselves and all around into
submisson.

Unbar is still chugging along to try and catch up.

What next?

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Under pressure frm the bats, no matter how minor the distraction, Val wl need to make (his choice of) an easy Athletics or Acrobatics skill check to jump over the ravine.

If Val jumps across, please also give me a 1d6 roll and a Dexterity saving throw.

[Chris1234]

Vic gets buffeted by bats. [Vic: 2 crush]
Daphne, laying down next to Vic, seems to have found a perfect spot to shelter and isn't battered at all by the bats. She keeps one hand over her head, and her mouth buried in the crook of her other elbow. She emits the faisntest of sounds, "Eep!"

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Daphne Dex save [2d20c1+4]=19+4=23
Daphne [1d6]=1

[counterkid]

Val jumps over: athletics [1d20+5]=13+5=18
Dex save: [1d20+1]=9+1=10
1d6: [1d6]=2

[Chris1234]

Val hops easily over the ravine, barely acknowledging its existence.
Bats thump agasint the mountain man's granite chest but cause him no real inconvenience.

With any torches extinguished, what will Val do next?

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Unbar dashes fifty foot closer to the main cavewrn and will soon reach the ravine.

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As yet Vic is unaware of Val's return, but he seems to have found a relatively safe refuge, unless the bats get agitated..

What next?

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In addition to any other rdice rolling, please give me a 1d6 roll from both Vic and Val. (
@Noct - please will you also roll 1d6 on behalf of Daphne.

[counterkid]

[1d6]=2

Val will use his lantern to light the cavern and move toward Vic and Daphane.

[Chris1234]

Val steps forwards into the cavern proper, shining his lantern to roughly where he left Vic and Daphne, but there's no sign of them. As he does so, the bats seem to get agitated, almost to the point of berserkness. Some of them land on the lantern, a whiff of scorched flesh, and then off into the maelstrom. He's pelted repeatedly by the tiny creasures.

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Val can try three moderate Dexterity saving throws. And a separate 1d6, please.
And then, if you wish, a Nature skill check.

[Squirrellord]

Without pause, Unbar leaps the ravine (hopefully) and charges into the cavern proper huffing and puffing.

[Chris1234]

Unbar tries to jump across the ravine.

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Your choice of Athletics or Acrobatics skill check, please.
If sucessful, then a very easy Dexterity saving throw followed by an easy Dexterity saving throw (as Unbar barrels into the cavern proper).
Finally a separate 1d6 roll and then, if you wish, a Nature skill check.