[furryoldlobster]

Daniel's Journey

Daniel finds himself stumbling over the same tracks and hitting his head on every tree branch along the way.  By the time he's got his bearings, Daniel has managed to return to the same exact spot at the lake where he started.  His allies managed to catch up as well.

"We need to stick together", he starts. "We got separated from the rest of the party.  Some sort of giant spider took Uggo!"  The once seemingly intimidating warrior is scared out of his wits.  There is something truly terrifying in these woods.

_{in order to keep proper direction, perform spot checks to help yourself out.} 

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 11/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   When Zeeto spots the spider, he notices it hasn't spotted any of them yet. He also notices Aila staring down a nearby bush with her hands on her weapons. What did that bush do to her? Zeeto yells, just loud enough for the others to hear, yet not too loudly "QUIET!". Hopefully, the others are smart enough to at least listen to him. After his yell, Zeeto motions toward the Spider Oak, and puts a finger to his lips in a 'shushing' gesture. Zeeto motions for everyone to come closer, so they can make a plan. "Do we want to fight this thing, or try to get away?" he asks. "Also, Aila, that bush isn't really That threatening, is it?"

[furryoldlobster]

Aila stares intently at the multicolored spider, when it jumps from from its bush to land on its hind legs.  The creature performs a little jig and saunters off into the woods.  Zeeto attempts to get her attention onto the proper target.

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   Aila stared intently at the small spider. It's jig was miraculous. The absolutely mesmerized Aila begins to follow the spider until she is called to attention by Zeeto. Turning to him, she broke out into a laugh. Zeeto's ears were about 18 inches long, and his head was in an hourglass shape. The words he said came out in a high pitched squeak. What spell was this elf casting? It was hilarious!

   Between the laughter, Aila asked Zeeto: "What spell are you casting? It absolutely hilarious! Try it out on Arya!" Clearly those berries were starting to kick into effect.

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 11/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   "Aila, quiet! I'm not casting a spell! What's wrong with you?" Zeeto hisses at the delusional half-elf.

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   Aila looked at the elf, she didn't look impressed. Deformities to his face that he was currently suffering weren't natural. He had to be doing it, she was pretty sure you'd feel it if your face was altered in the way his face was. "Very funny, you can cut the spell. No worries by the way, the spider you're referring to has been scared off by yours truly! Aila had a smug look on her face. "It danced a jig and ran off that way." Her hand promptly point the direction that the multi-coloured spider had run off in.

[Zito]

Name: Zen Komanu               Bonuses:           Str: -2     Con: +2
Health Points: 7/9                                           Dex: +0     Int: +4
Strain Points: 17/18                                                                 Wis: +3    Cha: +0
Armour Class: 12                                              Luk: 16


   "Aila. You must be hallucinating. The real spider is over there." Zeeto gestures at the Oak Spider. "We need to make our move soon, before it notices us. Are we fighting, or running?"

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   Aila followed Zeeto's gesture. "Oh! That one's a big one as well!" Aila pointed at the large spider. "It's not as colourful as the one I scared away, but it certainly is purple. Think we can make it do a jig like the other one?" Aila was clearly under-estimating the system.

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 11/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   Fed up with this messing around, and obviously not getting anywhere, Zeeto gets ready to fight the spider. Drawing his Khopesh, Zeeto says to his allies "I'm going to attack this thing, and kill it. Or die trying. If anyone wants to join me, let's go." Zeeto then attemtps to cloak his Khopesh in electricity, to damage the creature more if he hits. Then, Zeeto runs at the creature, blade raised, and attemtps to slice the creature's front left leg clean off.

Shocking Grasp
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 18, total 18[/blockquote]

[Millarz]

"I don't think that's a normal spider..." Arya trails off, but too late. Zeeto has already begun to attack it. If they are going to attack this spider thing, Arya needed all her party members sane. The ranger takes a glance at Colfar. Well, most of them at least. "Aila, look here," she says, diverting the maddened girl's attention to her. She then waves her hands in a mystical nonsensical way that she thinks is some sort of magic spell and tries to delay the poison in her veins.


Delay Poison
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 15, total 15[/blockquote]

[danny4rest]

"giant spider huh?" Daniel said, then turning with a strange glint in his eye "Yes... That will do nicely"
He then focuses and watches the forest and the tracks and listens for any sound
Spot check - Sight
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 6, total 6[/blockquote]
Spot check - Sound
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Arya's Attempt to Delay Poison
SUCCESS

With a wave of Arya's hand, Aila feels the effects of the poison slowing down.  The hallucinating half-elf might be useful just yet!

Spell causes 6 strain on Arya

Zeeto's Electric Boogaloo
HIT

Zeeto swings his scythe-like longblade at the creature's front legs, slicing both crustacean-esque claws clean from the torso!

9 damage inflicted on enemy
spell causes 5 strain on Zeeto

The creature whelps in pain as it tumbles from the tree.  The gang see it easier now.  It stands on its six remaining legs at least 5 feet tall.  Its spiked back leads to a stinger the size of a fist.  The eyes, two on each side of its head, are a perplexing and hypnotic black as space itself.  It readies itsself and lets loose a wicked hiss. 

"Oh...another trick, S'kavara?", Colfar remains unconcerned of the imminent danger.  "What else do you have for me?"

Battle Order
Zeeto, Arya, Spider, Aila, S'kavara, Colfar



Daniel's Journey

Nothing seems particularly out of order around Daniel, but the sound is indistinguishable; or rather, the lack of sound.  At this hour, all manner of creature should be scurrying about.  "No!", the same hunter screams.  "The spider!  It does something to ya.  Uggo....he...he came back!"

The second hunter, conveniently named blue and wearing blue, isn't so frightened. [/color]"I can show you!  Fred here will run back to town for more help".  As Red looks up, Fred has already began the journey back to Shaded City.

[danny4rest]

Daniel inspects the tracks to try and find the way they lead before saying "If this spider is as bad as you say then we don't have time, the strangers in the bar the other night went to the lake, now they are gone, I need to find them and if they run into this spider then they might need help, so if you want to wait for help then thats fine, but im going."
Spot check - tracks
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 17, total 17[/blockquote]
After inspecting the tracks Daniel follows them.

[furryoldlobster]

Daniel's Spot Check
SUCCESS

Lets see....several sets of human sized prints, a child sized, and what looks to be the footprints of an upright mountain lion.  This must be the correct way!  Daniel, followed closely by Red, starts heading in the proper direction as he attempts to describe the beast.

"It was huge!  At least four or five feet tall and giant lobster claws for its front legs.  Four devastating eyes that burned Uggo's arm to an ugly crisp!", Red explains along the way. "The spider stung Uggo, when he was distracted by his scorched arm nub.  Within minutes, he was dead....and then he wasn't.  Do you understand? He came back to life!"

Red is too out of breath to continue to explain on the way as the two hurry along. 

[danny4rest]

Claws and stinger? And only four eyes?
without taking his eyes off the trail Daniel says "Spiders don't have claws and a stinger, and they have eight eyes not four, Are you sure it wasn't some sort of scorpion? or another beast entirely?"

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 0/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0




   After slicing the creature's legs off, Zeeto attempts to slice the spider's head. He raises his Khopesh, and swings.

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Daniel's Journey

"Not like any scorpion I've ever seen.  It's body was separated into sections like a spider's ", Red attempts to say in between breaths.

The two run along the trail without hesitation for whatever beast this might be, until they hear a blood curdling scream behind them.

"That sounded like Fred!", Red exclaims.  "Should we go back, or run faster?!"



Adventures in Arachnophobia

Zeeto's Strike
CRITICAL MISS

Zeeto swings his blade at the beast, but miscalculated the distance required.  Instead of hitting the creature, the Khopesh misses entirely and hits the tree behind it.  Zeeto struggles to retrieve the impacted weapon from the oak.  After a few tries, Zeeto manages to pull it free, although he stumbles and lands on his back a few feet in front of the spider-like monster. 

Battle Order:
Zeeto, Arya, Spider, Aila, S'kavara, Colfar

[Millarz]

Well, that was graceful, Zeeto. Arya sees her party member is now in a tight spot. She has to distract the spider thing from Zeeto! The ranger walks around to the side of the enlarged arachnid and screams, "HEY BUTT FACE! OVER HERE!" It's not one of her most thought out insults. Hoping the spider will turn to her, she aims for its eye, pulls her bow back, and shoots.

Shoot
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 15, total 15[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

HIT

Arya's arrow flies through the air.  Although it misses the intended spider's eye, it pierces the above what Arya assumes is a neckline. 

8 damage inflicted on enemy

The spider still stands, arrow protruding from its exoskeleton, to turn its direction at the fallen sorcerer.  It strikes with its devastating mandibles!

Bite
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 12, total 12[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

MISS
Zeeto, although prone on his back, barely avoids the strike by rolling underneath the beast's attack to the left side of the creature.  He's back on his feet in one fluid motion. 

Battle Order:
Zeeto, Arya, Spider, Aila, S'kavara, Colfar

[danny4rest]

"faster..." Daniel replies with a grimace "If he screamed then he is already dead..."

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   Suddenly leaves were green and Zeeto's head returned to it's normal shape. Wait, leaves were green? Aila had just been assuming they were always purple... but with the effects of the berries diminished for now, Aila could see the adversary in front of them. It was a spider just like they had said, but it wasn't multi-coloured in the slightest. Aila drew out her weapons and quickly surveyed the situation. Zeeto was stuck on his back in front of the beast, luckily he'd managed to roll away from the over-sized mandibles. Counting the legs she could see, there were three on either side after Zeeto had managed to take off the two from claw like ones. Aila quickly sized her opponent up.

   Spot Check:
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]
   And then took off after the three legs on the creatures left. With one strike for each leg, Aila hoped her flurry of blows would be enough to take them off.

   Flurry of Blows?
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

   _{With Aila's feats, I believed we discussed getting a third hit with my main weapon? (Short sword in this case) If not, just do your DM thing in the background and make it work XD}

[furryoldlobster]

Aila stares deep into the creature's four eyes, only to be distracting by another dancing spider!  This one, technicolor like the other one, but it wearing a tiny top hat.  It scurries over the battlefield to hop on Colfar's head.  He doesn't seem to care. 

A hiss from the much larger purple spider brings Aila back to the battle. 

Aila's Flurry
MISS

Every one of Aila's strikes are met with blocks from the creature's powerful legs.  She'll have to rethink her next attack, and stares off at the technicolor spider hopping from ally to ally.  No one else seems to notice the vaulting arachnid. 

Battle Order:
Zeeto, Arya, Spider, Aila, S'kavara, Colfar



Daniel's Journey

"Good point", claims Red, as they continue to hustle towards their target. 

[zerokiriyu]

S'kavara thinks to him self as the battle progresses. "What is with these people? The elf lays on his back for the creature, the young girl seems to be more interested in the haircuts of the others, and the woman is trying to insult a creature that most likely can't even understand her. Why am I still here? That doesn't matter now. If I just step to the side and allow them to deal with the creature, it will most likely win, and once it is just it and I, I will lose as well. I guess I have no choice, but to aid in their battle." He draws his sword and charges the creature. His short sword aimed to plunge itself into the creature.

Sword Lung
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 15, total 15[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

HIT

S'kavara's blade plunges deep into the spider's exoskeleton. 

4 damage inflicted on spider

The spider responds with rhythmic hisses and barks, loud enough to be heard miles away.

Colfar attempts to interrupt the spider-talk. 

Knifey Strikey
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 10, total 10[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Knifey Strikey
MISS

Colfar's strike is met with issues.  Knifey isn't nearly powerful enough to break the creature's exoskeleton. 


Battle Order:
Zeeto, Arya, Spider, Aila, S'kavara, Colfar

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 11/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   Zeeto gets up from his laid back position, dusts himself off, and attempts to strafe to the spider's left, and strike with his Khopesh from the side. His target is once again the head, but from the side this time.

Side Swipe
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 17, total 17[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

HIT

4 damage inflicted on enemy

Zeeto's blade cuts through the insect-like-shell and incapacitates the spider.   It still breathes, but won't last more than a few minutes.  As the group is ready to celebrate, two more of the creatures leap from separate trees to surround the group.  The creature's hiss was more than a sign of aggression; it was communicating with more of its kind!  Who knows how many are on their way?!

The creatures themselves are strikingly similar to the soon to be slain purple one.  Same size, same eyes, and general build.  The only difference is these two are striped black and bright green.  They don't intend to make friends.

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

The creature closest to Zeeto witnessed the sorcerer slay its spider-esque ally and focuses its next attack on him.

Stinger Attack
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 7, total 7[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

MISS

Zeeto easily blocks the strike with his Khopesh and manages to turn the beast's attention from the rest of the group. 


Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 11/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   After blocking the strike, Zeeto attempts to slice the stinger clean off of the beast.

Slice!
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 14, total 14[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

A Slice from Zeeto
HIT

Zeeto's strike cleanly slices the hard shell of the beast, causing the devastating looking stinger to tumble through the air and land onto the ground a few feet away.

9 damage inflicted on Spider 2

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[Millarz]

If these spiders kept calling more and more to this area, the party would be overrun in minutes."Guys, the spiders are calling more to come to us!" Arya shouts. "I'm going to try to charm them. Don't attack until it's clear the charm didn't work." She throws up her arms and draws swirling patterns in the air. She wiggles her fingers as energy reaches her fingertips. This has to work. It has to, or they might all die.

Calm Animal
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Arya's Charm
CRITICAL FAILURE

Arya must have made a misstep in her spell because it only angers the arachnids.  Both spiders begin to howl and bark, just like the purple one before them.   

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

spell causes 8 strain on Arya



Daniel's Journey

Daniel and Red continue to run along the tracks until they hear the echoing what sounds a snarling dog howling and barking.  "That sounds like one of them!  I'm sure of it", declares Red.  The two continue traveling towards the vicious sounds. 

[danny4rest]

Trouble... Better get ready
Daniel takes his axe off his back before continuing on the trail.

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   It was a shock seeing two more spider-like things jump out of nowhere, she had figured that one spider was bad enough. Now it multiplied. She watched as the some-what competent elf sliced off a stinger and a some-what less competent Arya fail to charm them. It was, again, Aila's turn to act. She didn't want to disappoint. She readied her weapons and charged the spider Zeeto had cut the tail off of. All of her strikes concentrated on one spot, it's head. Hopefully it'll die quickly. And then that damned, mocking, multi-coloured spider was next.

   Flurry of Blows?
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 9, total 9[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Aila's McFlurry
MISS

Aila's attack is met with resistance once again.  The spider blocks any blows with its legs, although is now focused intently on Aila. 

The technicolor Spider laughs accordingly.

The second spider has its stinger still attached, and seeks the moment to strike an opponent.  Aila is the target, and the creature lunges ready to strike with its presumable toxic tail. 

Sting
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Sting
MISS

Aila avoids the strike easily, smirking at techni-spidey the whole time. 

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[zerokiriyu]

He looks across the new battle field that was beginning to become cluttered. It was like a hydra, one goes down, two showed up. What a drag. The elf managed to distract one of them from the major part of the group, a choice that could only show whether it was a good one or not, in time. The woman seems to have finally lost her mind. She went from fighting to drawing shapes in the air. Then the shorter woman tried to attack the the elf charmed one. Without suprise she failed, and only managed to draw the attention of both spiders. She seemed interested in this group for some off reason, but I think it's more that she belongs in this group. All in all, he was surrounded by pointless idiots. His attention becomes fixed on the spider with its stinger still attached, if anything, the elf was smart for removing the other one's stinger. This was his chance to do the same. It was distracted by the short woman, a sneak attack would be the wiser move. He darts forward, in an attempt to sever the stinger in a single sneak attack.


Sneak attack to remove stinger
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 20, total 20[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

CRITICAL HIT

S'kavara successfully sneaks around the battlefield to slice the stinger off the third spider.  After finding his moment, the Anthro Panther quickly pierces his blade into the beast, leaving the perfectly severed stinger on the ground. 

14 damage inflicted on spider 3

The spider lets out a single drawn out scream.  The blood curdling sound is unlike the prior rhythmic hissing from before.  It even scares off the imaginary top hat wearing rainbow spider....

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

Colfar sees Knifey's moment to shine and tosses the small blade at the recently wounded beast. 

Knifey Throwy
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 9, total 9[/blockquote]

_{Note for sneak attacks:  I'd like to try something a little different for a while involving sneak attacks.  Spend a turn attempting to get into a stealthy position (which means roll d20), and then next turn you get to use the sneak attack move.  The only situation where you'd get to sneak attack right away is if you catch an opponent already off guard (an example: you've been sneaking around a prison, and the guard hasn't noticed you.  You take the opportunity to sneak attack him)} 

[furryoldlobster]

Knifey Throwy
MISS

Knifey twirls through the air exactly on target until the creature turns to swallow the weapon!  A quick chew later and the weapon is destroyed and will soon be digested.

The same spider pounces on the half-ling and attacks with its powerful jaws. 

Bite
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Bite
MISS

Colfar wriggles out of the monsters mouth reach and underneath its belly.  He rolls out of the way to safety.

His moment of pride ends quickly.  Colfar looks down at his chest to see a stinger protruding through his tiny torso.  Something attacked him from behind!  The half-ling is lifted off the ground and then thrown and soars over every other combatant lifelessly to the ground.  A creature even larger than the others reveals itself, and enters combat.  Its at least 9 feet tall, covered with a tough deep onyx colored exoskeleton.  Its the grown version of these spiders.

Not a moment after that a yell comes from the east.  "This is for Uggo, you ugly freak!!"

Its two of the men from the inn!  The one that yelled, charges the beast only to be met with a beam of light, emanating from the creature's eyes, so intense it burned a hole clean through the man.  Red...is dead

Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Daniel, Giant Spider, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[Zito]

Name: Zeeto Nailo               Bonuses:          Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 10/10                                    Dex: +3    Int: +3
Strain Points: 0/20                                     Wis: +2    Cha: +1
Armour Class: 16                                         Com: +1    Luk: 9
Gold: 0



   Colfar... Dead... It was a shame, really. Zeeto was starting to like the little half-ling's antics with Knifey. Colfar was very good at the clerical magic too. He will be missed. No time to mourn now, however, as the new spider was obviously much more dangerous than the other two. However, if they were to focus just on the new one, the others would surely take them out. He needed to take out the little minions first. Seeing that the spider is now focused on Aila, Zeeto attempts to use the distraction to finish it once and for all. He rushes at the creature, attempts to jump on to its now stinger-less back, and attempts to stab the creature through the top of its head.

Finish Him!
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 5, total 5[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

MISS

Zeeto's plan is a wise one, given that these smaller of the spiders are the size of rather large dogs.  He vaults himself, using Aila as a prop, and lands on the spider's back.  The sudden influx of weight collapses the spider, who struggles and wriggles so much Zeeto can't get a decent attack.  After some deliberation, and a few spider scratches, Zeeto retreats to catch his breath. 


Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Daniel, Giant Spider, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[danny4rest]

Damn it... That idiot Red got himself killed, Looks like i have a score to settle
Daniel lets loose a roar and charges the big spider that killed Red and leaps into the air before swinging down on the spiders head with his full strength behind the blow.
Attack versus Spider
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 7, total 7[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Daniel charges the beast, shoveling dirt to the air with his massive boots, and leaps into the air poised to attack.

Axe-Haymaker
MISS

Beams of sunlight reflect from the greataxe as it as it touches down against the massive spider.  The beast counters by blocking and grabbing the axe with its own pincer-like claws.  Daniel matches the creature's strength as the two end up in a tug-of-war over his weapon.  The monster lets go of the axe to begin focusing its gaze on him.  A ray of frost emanates from the spider's eyes aimed at Daniel!

Cold Ray
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 8, total 8[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Cold Ray
MISS

Daniel throws is whole body out of the way, narrowly avoids the beam.  The tree behind him was not so lucky.  The trunk has been completely frozen through.  It looks now as if even the slightest breeze could fell this tree.


Battle Order:
Spider 2, Zeeto, Daniel, Giant Spider, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara, Colfar

[Millarz]

As Knifey fell into the belly of the beast, some small part of Arya was happy Colfar was finally forced to separate with his delusion-induced friend. The image she sees now makes her feel sick to her stomach over the guilt of being relieved to lose Knifey. No. NO! Colfar couldn't die! Not now. She may not have been the closest with him, but he was still her party member and a good living being. "Colfar," Arya croaks as she sees the little halfling crumple to the ground. The stinger protrudes from the poor halfling's belly. Stinger? Spiders don't have stingers. What are these creatures? Rage at the culprit beast sweeps her confusion aside as she takes aim at the spider that took Colfar's life and shoots.

Shoot
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 3, total 3[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

MISS

Arya's shot simply bounces off the creature's exoskeleton.

It is aila's turn now.



Posting from mobile phone makes my normal formatting slightly tougher.  I'll have power back soon!

[Tokilin]

Name: Aila Drakesberth               Bonuses:           Str: +1     Con: +1
Health Points: 11/11                                        Dex: +2     Int: +0
Gold: 2, 5 SP                                                        Wis: +0    Cha: +2
Armour Class: 14                                             Com: +3   Luk: 15

   "Ugh! That Elf How dare he just using me as a vaulting stool! He didn't even give me a heads up!" Aila thought to herself, clearly disgruntled she had been used as a leap frog partner. The spider before at the very least was a little shaken up from having an elf land on it. Aila's anger only grew more as he failed to hit the creature, what was she used as a jumping prop for, then? Aila figured she'd vent her anger on the spider in front of her. Although her last couple attempts at slicing the beasts have failed, she was in no mood to give up.

   Flurry of Blows on Spider 2
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 19, total 19[/blockquote]

[furryoldlobster]

Aila's Flurry
HIT

Aila, anger stewing through out her veins, swings her shortsword at the closest leg.  Without hesitation, lifts her dagger at the next leg.  To finish the motion, the half-elf spins 180 degrees to end with a downward strike of her sword against the last leg, leaving all three appendages grounded in her wake.  The creature falls, unbalanced due to general lack of footing and soon perishes.

17 damage inflicted on enemy


Battle Order:
Zeeto, Daniel, Giant Spider, Arya, Aila, Spider 3, S'kavara,Colfar

_{Note: Once Aila's flurry is successful (and since she's got ambidextrous and two weapon fighting), she gets an extra hit with her main weapon in addition to no negation to hit with her off handed weapon.  The damage scores were 7,3, and 7 due to her str bonus.  The move finally paid off.  Nice work!}

Spider 3 sees its fallen comrade and attacks Aila with its jaws.

Bite Aila
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20 : 15, total 15[/blockquote]