Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Re: Quets # 10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Seeking Beetle Juice
Earthday, The 25th of Reaping
Late Morning, Hot, Muggy, Buggy


Luther pokes around at the ground a little more, looking closely at the singular pock holes in the dirt. The marks are not deep, but they are about the diameter of a common broomstick. With this information, the ranger guesses that the insects that made them must be about 3 or 4 feet long or so. Definitely not your garden variety sized insects, but not big enough to swallow a man whole either.

The nervous party members begin to spread themselves apart a little further in case they are set upon by one of these creatures who made the mushy puddle that may have once been a man. Jack trots off into the bush alone a little ways as the others stretch out their line.

Jack decides to look around in the trees alongside the trail. The thick jungle makes it hard to travel as fast as the others still on the trail. The elf boy sees more of the pock marked tracks in the undisturbed dirt, indicating that at least some of the bugs aren't too large to travel off the trail if they need to. He does hear a lot of buzzing noises in the thick bush however. Unfortunately, its the same noises he's been hearing since he came to this floating, green infestation.

As Luther flicks through the remains and checks around for splash damage, he begins to hear strange chittering noises over the usual cacophony. They are coming towards the group from further up the trail. Lightfinger instinctively slips into the greenery alongside the trail as the noises approach.

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Re: Quets # 10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Luther

The ranger drops the piece of branch. Scatter! Both sides of the trail! He moves to his left,toward the top of the map about 5' into the trees. He'll conceal himself behind a thick trunk, watching the trail carefully.
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Monocar

Instictively grabs at Avaala's collar and pulls him aside of the trail taking cover behind a thick tree, trusting this partner and his dog to follow. Silently he points to another thick oaklike? Tree one square further off the trail so that theoretically monocar can act as a front line defense to the magicy stuff the mage can do.

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Alordan steps quietly into the foliage with bow at the ready.

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Avaala

Avaala allows himself to be pulled along by his huge friend. (Not sure he had a choice.) "Rollo,
come."
he says, making sure the dog follows.

The mage pulls the dog down beside him, behind the tree that Monocar indicated. "Sshhh, easy boy."
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Saracen remains behind his thick trunk, bow ready, watching the others scatter. He draws the bow string back and watches the trail ahead as the buzzing increases. When the first of the creatures appears he will loose his arrows.
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Chauncey glances at Luther, up the trail and at the remains quickly, in that order, then scampers off the trail to the left, to give himself a better view of the bugs as they round the corner. He stations himself behind a thick trunk and peers cautiously around it, one hand in his component bag.

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#48 Post by tkrexx »

Lightfinger stays low.

He unfurls his sling, tho he's not certain he can manage a shot in this intense jungle. Still, backstabbing an insect that can melt him from the rear doesn't appeal to him.

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Seeking Beetle Juice
Earthday, The 25th of Reaping
Late Morning, Hot, Muggy, Buggy


The strange oncoming noise panics the group, sending the rest of them scattering into the bush. Luther and Chauncey move left a few feet and position themselves behind a large tree so they can peek around to see what is coming. Jack walks back towards the trail once he hears the commotion, catching up to Lightfinger, who is also hiding in the shrubbery. Monocar grabs Rollo and pulls him to the side of the trail. Avaala follows as well, not that he has much choice. The mage tries to calm his guard dog down, but his low growling continues as the chittering noise draws nearer.

Luther and Chauncey are the first to spot the source of the strange noise nearing the hidden party. It is a huge, 4 foot long, black and yellow beetle that is crawling down the trail straight for them. Chauncey fiddles with his pinch of sand, thinking that, if he could take down a much bigger crab, he should be able to do the same thing to this creature.......right?
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Everyone can now see the beetle coming. Missile fire from the bush will be at -1 for bows and -3 using anything else that requires a swing or throw due to leaves and branches in the way.

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Jack 10/10 CL, DM, RM, 1/1 first
Lightfinger T2 10/10
Chauncey 6/6 CL, DM, RM, 1/1 first
Saracen 12/12 3/3 first
Avaala 5/5 CL, DM, RM, 1/1 first
Monocar F2 21/21
Alordan 10/10


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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

#51 Post by Storm11 »

Saracen fires, knocks and fires again through the foliage as the beetle comes into view.

[1d20] = 19-1=18 : [1d6] = 4 : [1d20] = 16-1=15 : [1d6] = 5
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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Monocar

Staying hidden behind his tree he shouts out irritatedly. "What part of recon do you people not understand?!" I'm tired of dying!!!" looks for more favorable cover, but will not leave his spot until he finds some.

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#53 Post by tkrexx »

What part of recon do you people not understand?!" I'm tired of dying!
Lightfinger openly shrugs.

That thing is dead even if I do nothing. Slinging here is useless. Best I keep my eye for its reinforcements.

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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Avaala

Avaala decides to follow Monocar's advice for now and just watch and learn. The beetle seems to be collecting arrows rather nicely, and the mage's single combat spell may be needed more later.
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Bluehorse wrote:Monocar
"What part of recon do you people not understand?!" I'm tired of dying!!!"

Alordan
quips, reflecting on the horrible death on the beach, "and i'm tired of watching people die..."

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Chauncey will also hold his spell for a moment to see if the arrows do the trick, only uttering the Sleep incantation if he sees the bug turn and raise its abdomen towards someone in the party. He, too, suspects there may be a more of the suckers scuttling about in the trees.

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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Beetle Mania Round 1
Earthday, The 25th of Reaping
Late Morning, Hot, Muggy, Buggy


Several arrows fly down the trail towards the oddly colored beetle, whizzing past Chauncey and Luther, still tucked away in the bush. Trying to help out, Alordan fires twice, his second shot hitting the mark. Saracen steps out from around his tree to shoot as well, also hitting with one of his arrows.

Though stuck twice already, the chittering monster waves his sticky antennae around in the air and then begins to turn its ass towards the lead members. Chauncey pulls out his pinch of sand and readies his sleeping magic, contemplating if there are any more of the giant insects around. Though nobody actually asked the other group how many of the beetles were encountered yesterday, Chauncey and Lightfinger wisely keep their senses keen for any more that might drop by.

Just as the wizard is about to unleash his only spell, another arrow flies by his head, heading off into the dark jungle beyond. Jack peeks through the bush on the opposite side of the trail and shrugs innocently as he fires again, his second arrow stopping the beetle cold in its tracks. It plops down to the jungle floor quite dead while Jack gives Chauncey a distant fist pump. The elf boy decides to get back into the bush. That’s when Chauncey and Luther spot a second big bug following directly behind the first. (4)

Avaala holds his fire…..and his dog. Monocar STILL hasn’t learned his lesson about not yelling out loudly when there might be danger nearby. So, of course a third big bug crawls out of the matted jungle and heads straight for the shouting human as he twists and shouts. (3) It bites at the half armored fighter from behind with its pointy fangs 6 dam just as he and Avaala turn to notice it there. Rollo starts growling even louder now that an enemy is close enough for him to bite.

Alordan sees the third monster approaching the others at the same time he himself starts to hear clicking and buzzing noises coming up the trail towards him now. Before he even realizes it, he too has an adversary right up on him. (2) The pair come together in a dangerous face to face brawl.

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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Monocar

Straightens in surprise as the beetle chomps down on his leg, surprising him. He yelps loudly, and there is a change in his eyes as he grits his teeth and looks down at the big bug with an angry growl and brings his sword down at the things head.

To Hit [1d20+2] = 19+2 = 21 Dmg [1d12+4] = 12+4 = 16 :twisted:


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Re: Quest #10 "Beetle Juice?"

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Avalaa

Avalaa points at the beetle attacking Monocar. "Rollo, attack."

Attack from Rollo, 2+2 Hit Dice [1d20] = 14

Damage from Rollo [2d4] = 5
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