Chapter 2: The Highway and Silver Spring

[Storm11]

Hex and Raffi call out as loud as they can back up the corridor.

INCOMING! Glowing beetles attacking us!

[Rex]

Qleceec

Qleceec readies her bow and once she sees the beetles starts firing arrows.

Short Comp Bow [_1d20]=(8)=8 to hit [_1d6]=(4)=4 damage

Short Comp Bow [1d20]=18 to hit [1d6]=4 damage

[ravenn4544]

Androgost will make his way forward with sword in hand to smite the oncoming foe!

[GreyWolfVT]

Boff grumbles "You've gotta be jokin' with me." and turns to face the new threat.

Short Bow [1d20+3]=16+3=19 Damage [1d6]=6
Short Bow [1d20+3]=11+3=14 Damage [1d6]=1

Frannie takes up sling and fires once a foe is close enough.

Sling [1d20]=15 hit [2d4+1]=6+1=7 dmg

[cybersavant]

Nah Olos remains where he is to watch for anything coming from the caves in case the beetles are a distraction.

[shaidar]

Garrant moves to the side to allow coming forward (with light?) to get past.

"I need light to see any targets."

[Rex]

They said the beetles are glowing so you should be able to see them.

[gurusql]

The giant Beetles
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63) (Infravision)
Garrant (AC 3, HP 49/50, Armor 8/8)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

60' back
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26)
Hex (AC 5, HP 17/27) (Continual Light coin)
Raffi (AC -1, HP 21/21, Armor 4/8) (Glowing Dagger)

Just a reminder of the scene. The party travelled down a 7'-8' wide tunnel about 80' in total to get to the room you were checking out. They asked Hex and Raffi to move back with their light sources (about 60' feet) and then everyone else put out the light to get their infravision back (or in Garrant case just being almost blind). As this happens, the gnome and halfling are apparently attacked by glowing giant beetles coming from the Highway.

Hex and Raffi attack in HTH, but do not harm any of the beetles, but they do call out for help.

Everyone wants to react. Anyone looking at the combat and focusing on the light will lose their infravision (from the light, nothing permanent).

The rear guard at this point is Frannie and she uses her sling to try and attack the beetle at 60' (Medium Range) and right into the bright light. This is a miss. Then Androgost tries to move around Frannie and run up the corridor. He runs into the bright light and will be able to attack next round, but does block much of the corridor for the others.

Boff and Qleceec pull of their bows, but realize that there is no shot available. Garrant moves to the side in case others want to move past.

Siouxsie, Boff and even Qleceec can have the option to have moved up 30' towards the encounter, and Androgost is coming up to be able to help Hex next round.

Nah Olos remains where he is to watch for anything coming from the caves in case the beetles are a distraction. Nothing yet.

The glowing beetles continue to attack the Hex (3 beetles) and Raffi (3 beetles). Hex takes the worst of it suffering two bites of 6 HP and 10 HP (Critical Hit). The first bite eliminates his magical plate mail as well. Raffi avoids damage this time.

Everyone can try to act. Currently Hex, Raffi and Androgost have the corridor filled, but things can change with movement.

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Rolls

[_6d20]=(19+7+20+15+8+2)=71[_12d4]=(3+3+3+2+4+1+1+3+1+2+4+4)=31
[_1d100]=(58)=58

[Rex]

Qleceec

Qleceec will move up to help out, switching to her sword and shield as she goes.

[Storm11]

Raffi attacks again



See this is why I never play melee combat types. I can never hit the side of a barn

Hex whips out his wand (ooer) and blasts as many as are gathered near him, but in a direction away from the location of his companions, with a burning hands. (6hps if they aren’t immune to fire)

[ravenn4544]

Androgost engages with the creatures. Glad for some exercise after the struggle with the mud trap.

Long Sword: [1d20+4]=2+4=6 SM:[1d8+3]=4+3=7 L: [1d12+3]=10+3=13

Long Sword: [1d20+4]=15+4=19 SM:[1d8+3]=8+3=11 L: [1d12+3]=11+3=14

[gurusql]

The giant Beetles
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Back Near the room
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Garrant (AC 3, HP 49/50, Armor 8/8)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

60' back
Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63) (Infravision)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26)
Hex (AC 5, HP 17/27) (Continual Light coin)
Raffi (AC 6, HP 17/21) (Glowing Dagger)

Nah Olos is watching the room and there has not been any movement. Garrant, Boff, Siouxsie, and Frannie watch the progress.

Raffi attempts attack the three beetle around him, but makes very little progress. Hex uses a charge from his Wand of Fire and kills two of the beetles. Androgost comes up behind Hex and slays the third that was attacking Hex. Qleceec makes her way through the party with her sword ready to attack, but is currently blocked from the action by Androgost's swings.

The three remaining beetles try and eat the plate mailed halfling. One of the beetles lands a critical shot destroying the halflings plate mail. (8 HP)

Rolls

[_3d20]=(20+4+7)=31[_6d4]=(3+2+1+1+3+1)=11
[_1d100]=(8)=8

[Rex]

Qleceec

"Back out so I can get in."

She will move in and attack if it opens up for her.

Long Sword +2 [1d20+3]=18+3=21 to hit [1d8+4]=5+4=9 damage
Long Sword +2 [1d20+3]=7+3=10 to hit [1d8+4]=7+4=11 damage

[Storm11]

rRaffi will make a careful retreat, moving back towards the ranger if he can.

Hex will let the warriors take charge of the remaining beetles backing out the other way slowly, and watching behind in case more arrive. Or something else is drawn by the noise.

[shaidar]

Garrant

The wizard-priest conjured a magic-missile and sends it flying towards the forward beetle:

Magic Missile damage: [4d4+4]=7+4=11

Retain 1st lvl evo (vs 16):[_4d6]=(4+6+6+3)=19

[ravenn4544]

Androgost will shift out of the way to make room for another warrior to engage.

If he can also attack:

Long Sword: [1d20+4]=9+4=13 SM:[1d8+3]=4+3=7 L: [1d12+3]=1+3=4

[gurusql]

The giant Beetles
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Back Near the room
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

60' back
Garrant (AC 3, HP 49/50, Armor 8/8)
Hex (AC 5, HP 17/27) (Continual Light coin)
Raffi (AC 6, HP 17/21) (Glowing Dagger)
Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63) (Infravision)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26)


Hex and Raffi do their best to get out of the way of the better hand-to-hand melee fighters. Androgost gets past the group (including the beetles) and kills one of them on the way. Qleceec filling the back gap quickly eliminates a two giant fire beetle and then Garrant who must have moved up when people were not watching fires a series of magic missiles that kills the last remaining creature. Two of the six giant fire beetles still have glowing glands, but the damage was to much for the remaining four and the glands were damaged in the fight.

No immediate creatures have moved into react to the group during this combat either from the Highway or the room with the small stream that Nah Olos and the others are waiting at.

Please feel free to give directions about getting back in line, finishing up with the giant beetles or moving into the room as you would like.

Rolls

10% gland damaged [_6d100]=(3+2+1+35+4+53)=98

[Rex]

Qleceec

Qleceec will move back into her normal marching order position.

Whispering to Nah, "How do we want to cross this Nah?"

[Storm11]

Raffi will attempt to carefully cut out the two fire beetle glands that shed light still.

Hex will attempt to place a phantom armour spell upon the halfling whilst he is working, and then try and retain it once again.

Success I think.

[cybersavant]

Qleceec

Qleceec will move back into her normal marching order position.

Whispering to Nah, "How do we want to cross this Nah?"

Nah Olos "Let me slip around the corner to get a better look."

Move 10' in, hugging the right wall to peer around the edge and see where the room extends.