The Sarcophagus Legion III

[JadedDM]

As interesting as the situation is, being stuck in the webbing while everyone else gets to fight a cyborg spider is super boring, so Locky begins struggling, unseen, to get out. The webbing is far too strong for her lithe form to break through on its own, but she does manage to wiggle her arm free enough to reach her dagger. It shouldn't take long to cut her way out, hopefully.

Babushka manages to escape from the webbing just as the over-sized mecha-spider is upon her. It bites her left arm, punching right through her magical protection, and she is surprised to feel the burning of poison in the wound, despite the creature's robotic parts.

The others all begin firing missiles at the spider, hoping to take it out. Jerrard unleashes a pair of magic missiles that expertly swerve to avoid the webs and strike the spider, knocking it back a couple of feet from the impact. Ulster and Imani both start firing arrows, but they keep getting caught up in the webbing. Only Thuskar's crossbow bolt makes it through, jamming itself into one of the spider's many eyes.

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(OOC: Note that the webbing provides concealment, which means there's a chance any arrows, rocks, bolts, etc., that are fired will get caught up in the webbing before they reach their target. Thus, anyone firing into the pit must take a -3 penalty to hit. Obviously, Magic Missiles are not affected by this.)

Initiative
Babushka (1d10): 4
Thuskar (1d10+7): 11
Ulster (1d10+7): 12
Locky (1d10+2): 3
Jerrard (1d10+1): 8
Imani (1d10+7): 17
Clockwork Spider (1d10+3): 4

Round 1!

Locky struggles in the webbing, managing to extract her dagger.
Babushka frees herself from the webbing just as the Clockwork Spider bites her (1d20): 13, hit for (1d6): 4 damage. Babushka makes a save vs. poison (1d20+5): 8, fail.
Jerrard casts Magic Missile on the Clockwork Spider (2d4+2): 7 damage.
Thuskar fires his crossbow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 15, hit for (1d6): 4 damage.
Ulster fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 2, miss.
Imani fires her short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+2-3): 10, miss.
Ulster fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 12, miss.
Imani fires her short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+2-3): 8, miss.

(Actions for Round 2?)

[HorizonsDream]

Imani sucks in some breath, as she draws another arrow and fires at the spider. "What kind of spider is that anyway?!"

[Breila]

(ooc: If Babushka knew what a running gag was, she'd probably think "and here we go again".)

Nevertheless, while she still has the force to do it, she slashes at the creature with both the longbow dagger and the second one from her other boot.

1d10, 1d20+6, 1d6+2,1d20+4, 1d4=[9], [2, 6], [5, 2], [2, 4], [1], OMG

However, the poison seems to affect her more than usual...

[Jenara]

(Ooc: How can the same $@&# happen twice to the same Gnome...?)

Locky fights to get free.

Jerrard readies his bow and lets off two arrows.

[JadedDM]

Unrelenting, its gears audibly whirling and grinding, the clockwork spider strikes again, piercing through the Armor spell and catching Babushka in the left leg, just under the thigh, with its poisonous fangs.

Babushka whips out her magical dagger (which grows to its full size) and her fine dagger she purchased in Shrentak. She attacks with both, but the spider's metallic plating wards the weapons off.

Sawing diligently with her dagger, Locky manages to cut through her binds and tumble down to the ground. She's free!

Meanwhile, Ulster, Thuskar, Jerrard and Imani unleash a barrage of missiles, but the only one of them that makes it past all of that webbing is one of Imani's, which pierces one of the spiders legs entirely.

"I've never seen anything like it!" Ulster says, in response to Imani, as he draws another arrow.

"Damn!" Thuskar swears. "We need to get her out of there!"

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(OOC: Actually, I think this is the third time...)

Initiative
Imani (1d10+7): 11
Babushka (1d10+2): 11
Locky (1d10+2): 12
Jerrard (1d10+7): 11
Ulster (1d10+7): 16
Thuskar (1d10+7): 16
Clockwork Spider: (1d10+3): 4

Round 2!

Clockwork Spider bites Babushka (1d20): 15, hit for (1d6): 3 damage.
Babushka strikes at the Clockwork Spider with her Longtooth Dagger (1d20+6): 8, miss and then again with her fine dagger (1d20+4): 6, miss.
Imani fires her short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+2-3): 17, hit for (1d8): 2 damage.
Jerrard fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+1-3): 6, miss.
Locky cuts herself free.
Ulster fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 10, miss.
Thuskar fires his light crossbow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 14, miss.
Imani fires her short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+2-3): 5, miss.
Jerrard fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20+1-3): 11, miss.
Ulster fires his short bow (1d20-3): 13, miss.

(Actions for Round 3?)

[Jenara]

Can Locky reach the Spider?

[JadedDM]

(OOC: Now that she's free, yes. It seems entirely focused on Babushka, at the moment, ignoring Locky entirely--perhaps because she's invisible.)

[Jenara]

Dagger drawn Locky attempts to jump onto the Spider! She tries to stab it into the gears, halting its movement.

(no dice!)

[Breila]

(OOC: Actually, I think this is the third time...)

(OOC: Oh my... at first glance, I read "I think this is it this time" and a hot pain seared through my insides... and Jaded is right)

With all the strength she has left, Babushka attacks again.

1d10, 1d20+6, 1d6+2,1d20+4, 1d4=[7], [18, 6], [1, 2], [19, 4], [3], hits for 7 damage (forgot to add the +1 for the fine dagger)

[Jerrard]

Letting two more arrows loose, Jerrard tries to hit the creature, unsure what the invisible Locky is doing.

1d10, 1d20+1, 1d8, 1d20+1, 1d8=[10], [14, 1], [2], [9, 1], [8]

Init, 10
Attack 1, hit AC 5, 2 damage, Hit AC 10, 8 damage

(Assume he put the torch down)

[HorizonsDream]

Imani lets loose another arrow. "Okay, this isn't working," she says. "One of us is going to have to go down there."

INT Roll and Hit Roll (1, 3, miss)

[JadedDM]

Taking aim, both Ulster and Imani fire their arrows simultaneously, but both arrows get caught up in the webbing and fail to hit.

Thuskar, on the other hand, nails the critter right in the face with his bolt. Screeching in its death throes, it strikes again, sinking its teeth into Babushka's right shoulder. She jams both of her blades into its head at the same time, ending its life. It falls aside, the whirling of its gears slowing to a hum and then stopping altogether.

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Initiative
Locky (1d10+2): 10
Babushka (1d10+2): 9
Jerrard (1d10+7): 17
Imani (1d10+7): 8
Ulster (1d10+7): 8
Thuskar (1d10+7): 9
Clockwork Spider (1d10+3): 9

Round 3!

Imani fires her short bow at the Clockwork Spider, (1d20+2-3): 3, miss
Ulster fires his short bow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 13, miss.
Thuskar fires his crossbow at the Clockwork Spider (1d20-3): 17, critical hit! for (2d6): 7 damage.
Clockwork Spider bites Babushka (1d20): 19, hit for (1d6): 3 damage.
Babushka hits the Clockwork Spider with her Longtooth Dagger (1d20+6): 24, hit for (1d6+2): 3 damage and her fine dagger (1d20+4): 23, hit for (1d4+1): 4 damage. Clockwork Spider falls.

End combat.

[Breila]

"Locky? I need your help! The poison! once again..." Babushka's voice is out of control, she seems to be crying hard. With her rage, pain and fear, her words are hardly discernible, she lies there, unmoving.

[Jenara]

Jumping on the web Locky tries to ignore the fascinating spider and instead goes for her healing kit. Selecting a herb she skipss it under the Gnomes tongue and checks the wound. "Why does this keep happening to you?" the invisible Kender asks, kissing her head lightly.
(She gets another save? )

Jumping down the steps Jerrard turns his attention to freeing them. Rope, he needed rope.

[Breila]

Babushka closes her eyes and feels for Locky's hands. At least she could touch her friend normally, even if she couldn't see her...