A Gathering Storm

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" Njal watches impassively, face like granite as the beast summons the swirling snow. Uttering a few words he east some snow letting the cold settle into his throat before his eyes open again, this time a vibrant blue and the snow is as nothing to him. Looking at the beast he then looks to Verglas, "I won't give him my horse. He eats the beasts we die in the wastes. Or we condem the next poor bas***** to a nasty fate. This beast be a coward and a two headed snake..." Nudging the horse closer to the other tos keep them grouped with Lyssa at the centre he spits in its general direction.

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Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 26/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

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[Saintheart]

Midday, Day 6

Complication Dice 5 of 6

The snowcloak snarled as the creatures before it did not retreat and instead gathered into a group. Its wing membranes whipping up snow even half-visible though it was. "Food!" one of the heads snarled. "Now!"

The other head uttered syllables: and another cloud of swirling snow appeared, this time closer on the adventurers, no more than ten feet in front of them.

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Roland'll follow the party's general vote, so it comes down to Ramiro about how to handle this from here.

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda tosses it all of his rations.

There, take it and be off.

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Seeing that neither Roland nor Njal was stepping forward with a real alternative, Verglas sighs.

"Well it's been fun See you all in the afterlife."

Dejectedly, Verglas pulls out her crossbow and slides a bolt home.

[Saintheart]

Midday, Day 6

Complication Dice 5 of 6

"Last time," grated the creature. "Send gnome. Or die."

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" As the beasts demands “the gnome” Nial narrows his eyes, staring through the snow at the beast in it’s now transparent (to him) snowstorm He doesn’t even deign to answer back just spitting in its direction and riding up to beside Verglas and placing a hand on the gnome’s tiny shoulder. ”It be having to go through me to get you Verglas, you no be a dinner today”.

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Cast Snowsight

Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 26/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda smiles.
That makes my life much easier.
...
And promptly draws his blade and rushes the beast.

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(Initiative)
(1d20+5)[9]

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Despite herself, and even through the terror and depression of her imminent demise, Verglas is nonetheless touched by her colleagues willingness to die alongside her. That's so sweet!

"Yeah! Choke on my bones and die yourself a**hole!"

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Initiative: (1d20+2)[17]

[Saintheart]

Midday, Day 6

Complication Dice 5 of 6

The snowcloak's two heads screamed with rage, and the creature lashed its neck and wing membranes around. Battle was joined:

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Looks like Verglas's fear gives her some initiative. Here's the order!

Verglas 17
Snowcloak 14
Roland 13
Lyssa 13
Njal 12
Gromrir 12
Ramiro 9

Go for it guys!

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Verglas looked down at her little crossbow, and then across the swirling blizzard, somewhere within which was the creature that wanted to eat her. The futility of trying to shoot this appalling beast, when it had taken well-equipped teams of gnomes equipped with their best weapons and magic...and even they had been successful, what? Forty or fifty percent of the time?

Chuckling at the absurdity of it, Verglas looked over at Lissa.

"When we all die, best you get on that horse and make your way home best you can at least until the horse freezes and then you can sleep in it that night or so I hear."

No, if she was going to die, she would die with her hands around the creature's throat. And to do that, she'd need bigger hands. Troglodytes were cold-blooded creatures, not well suited to this climate, but they had tough hides, sharp teeth, and big hands, which was exactly what she needed right now. Casting the body-changing magic, Verglas kept the picture of a troglodyte strangling the snowcloak clear in her mind. So that when she finished the spell, she was ready. Tall, lean, improbably unattractive probably, but ready to die in style. Verglas' tail swirled behind her in the snow as she stalked toward the beast.

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Standard action: Alter Self into a troglodyte.
Move action: move to G16, toward the snowcloak but not right next to anyone, putting away her crossbow as she does so.

[Saintheart]

Midday, Day 6

Complication Dice 5 of 6

As Verglas shifted her form and came skittering out away from the others, the snowcloak gave a two-throated roar and whispered words of magic.

It disappeared.

Verglas could hear Lyssa give a moan of fear, and Roland’s call to “Stay close.”

Gromrir snarled, scenting the air.

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Initiative:
Verglas 17
Snowcloak 14
Roland 13
Lyssa 13
Njal 12
Ramiro 9
Snowcloak’s gone invisible, but Gromrir seems to be detecting it. Roland goes on Iron Guard’s Glare, readies an attack if the snowcloak comes into range. Lyssa goes on total defense and stays where she is.

We’re over to Njal and Ramiro now, and then back to Verglas.

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda
Its probably still going for Verglas
He shifts back, and with a sweep of his blade sends a sheet of flame uncomfortably close to his allies, melting the very top edge of the snow.

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Move action to -A15
Standard action initiate Hatchling's flame
Cone edge A16 -> F16

If it is in the area, DC 15 ref for half damage
Damage: (3d6)[6] fire

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" Njal grins at the husky low throated growl from Gromnir. "Aye laddie, go, we'll follow you! in!" and lets the dog loose to attack the source of the scent, the fact that the beast would in the middle of the swirling snowstorm also helped as the whirling circle of snow gave a convienent target to aim for. FOllowing Gromnir he heels Stormrir into a trot and follows him in, hooves, teeth and tigerskull club all swinging for where Gromnir could smell the beast's stench

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All follow Gromnir and attack the invisible beast at the heart of the 20ft obsuring snow

Gromnir (1d20+8)[9] dam (1d6+9)[13] miss 01-50 (1d100)[92]
Stormrir (1d20+6)[10] dam (1d6+4)[5] miss 01-50 (1d100)[12]
Njal DC 10 ride check to fight with mount (1d20+7)[26] VS DC10
Tigerskullclub (1d20+8)[26] dam (1d6+5)[6] miss 01-50 (1d100)[2]


Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 26/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

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[Toliudar]

Verglas



Remarkable. There had been nearly a minute passed since the snowcloak had appeared, and no one was dead. Perhaps it was all a grand trick of some kind. Or else they were marginally less fearsome than she had been taught. If all went well, it might yet be another minute or so before she was inside the beast's complicated but remarkably efficient digestive system.

It had raised a snow cloud and rendered itself invisible, suggesting that it intended to rely on its ability to navigate without vision. While her most potent attack magic could do nothing to impair the creature itself, she could at least keep it from disappearing, literally, into the mists. Aiming above the space where Njal had just struck...something, Verglas released a ball of dust to shower the area, and then moved in to face death head-on.

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Standard action: casting Glitterdust.
I'm not sure where Roland etc are, so to be clear, Verglas first priority is to not include any of her allies in the blast.
Then, she's orienting based on the fact that Ramiro just fried something, and Njal just hit something. Based on the fact that there are no tracks in the snow, it seems reasonable to assume that the something is about 5-10 feet off the ground, and somewhere adjacent to both Ramiro and Njal. Hopefully, that's enough for her to target glitterdust, which will give the creature -40 to hide and negate invisibility for the duration.

Then move action to approach within 10' of the creature, if she can see where it is, or to D17, if she can't.

She is currently AC 17 and HP 24/24.

[Saintheart]

Midday, Day 6

Complication Dice 5 of 6

Verglas hadn't really quite been expecting to actually affect the snowcloak beyond perhaps making it easier to see. Not only were they hunters, but incantations like the one she used weren't meant to be terribly effective against them.

But the chill of the wind, and the near-ice hanging in the air, was like a charge in her mind, the arcane energy she spun somehow just that little bit more fierce and swift.

The glitterdust materialised in mid-air, and the glittering particles enveloped the snowcloak as accurately as it had been wrapped in them. And the two heads flailed wildly, not only visible, but blinded. One great white membrane clipped a nearby rock in its thrashing - and with a whump, the snowcloak crashed into the snow in a great spray of white. It shrieked in stereo. There was a stink of burned flesh from where Ramiro's power had scorched it.

"Stay here!" Verglas heard Roland shout, and the big warrior came crashing through the snow. With a wordless cry, and a horrified moan from Lyssa off behind them, he arced the great Firekeeper's maul. There was an awful crack and one of the heads snapped perpendicular to the right, going limp. The other one had time to put out a final shriek before Njal and Gromrir reached it; the dwarf bounded from Stormrir's back, the tigerskull club whipping in and smashing the creature's back, while Gromrir tore out its other throat. The monster spasmed, once, and then was still.

Roland was stepping back, maul raised for another strike - but the creature was certainly dead. He looked back to Lyssa, who was breathing fast and pushed up back against Ember. "Are you all right?"
She nodded, wordlessly, hand going to her mouth.
Roland turned back to Verglas. He nodded at the ice gnome's strange form. "Good work, Verglas. I ... I think you can resume your normal form now."

Gromrir was already sniffing at the monstrosity's corpse. He nosed at one section of the neck. A small, precious stone that had been lodged in the fur and flesh long ago now fell free. Njal could already see (with his people's eye for such things) that it was a fairly valuable-looking ruby, a well-cut stone that perhaps some unfortunate trader had brought this way.

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That's 450 XP each. Njal is able to estimate the single ruby is a fine specimen of the kind, at least a couple of what we'd call carats in it. It will appraise out to about 1,200 gp worth.

The weather is cold enough that Verglas's Frozen Magic was operating. Pushed the Glitterdust DC to 16. The snowcloak rolled a 15.

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda collects the rations he tried to bribe the monster with.

(Gesturing at the Snowcloak)
Is it edible?

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Her mind reeling from the abruptness of the combat, Verglas does indeed drop down into her natural form. She stares at the still and bloody form of the creature, and calls out wryly to her companions.

"When this is all done I know of at least two clans who would be delighted to hire the three of you as snowcloak hunters."

When Ramiro asks his question, Verglas' mouth opens and closes twice before she's able to respond.

"The sample size is vanishingly small, but if you avoid the venom glands I see no reason why it would not be."

Verglas moves to examine the gem that Gromnir found, seeking out any magical auras before turning it over - one way or the other - to Njal to take a closer look.

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She'll cast Detect Magic on the ruby, just in case. CL: (1d20+4)[14]

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda
Lets carve it up then, that ought to be proper revenge for the fright it gave you.

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" Njal kicked the dead beast a few times and grinned nodding to the wolf. “aye lad, we at your fill” he mutters as the husky barks excitedly and starts savaging the dead snow cloak He glances at Verglas and offers a grin, “Beasts be bigger in the old days eh? Gnomish legends dinnae be scared of that wee beastie? Then on a more serious note his eyes scan the horizon, ”Grab the stone and some meat and we best be moving again”.

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Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 26/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

[Saintheart]

Mid-afternoon, Day 6

Complication Dice 6 of 6

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1 trail ration's worth of meat - for 1 person - has been recovered. Roland also swigs a CSW to bring him back to full hitpoints.

Njal directed Ramiro and Roland through the short harvest of edible parts of the creature, though the process led Lyssa to turn away and take a few steps off to the north. There wasn't a lot of meat to be found, but enough that it'd feed at least one of them for that day. And one person to be fed was a net gain given the state of their dwindling supplies. Roland swallowed down one of his potions of healing; the injuries he'd taken at Northmill Dam were starting to sting, and he'd need that strength to get through the rest of this hurried day. And the ruby was an appreciable little prize too. Lyssa didn't respond when Roland showed the item to her; she simply nodded, biting her lip as she got back on Ember's back for the journey to resume.

They got back underway, deeper into the hills, where the rolling slopes of snow seemed to be a more effective maze than the canyons Njal had led them out from. Njal was just contemplating this, as he took them down into a small dip between two rocky slopes, when there was a sudden, insectoid screech...

...from all around them.

...and then an explosion of disgusting, white, furred legs from all sides as massive, arachnoid bodies leaped at the four of them from the north and south sides. The creatures were snow spiders, Njal realised, and they'd most effectively got the drop on them the party, their bodies concealed below the snow. And Lyssa screamed, and Njal felt arachnoid fangs sinking into his arm, and the grunts and snarls of the others as the snow spiders came looking for their prey...

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You've wandered into an ambush by four Snow Spiders. These disgusting, eight-legged freaks are common enough through Horizon that each of you know what you've been attacked by. 26 hitpoints, AC 16, Darkvision, tremorsense, good climb and really good Jump skills. The spiders got a surprise round on you and attacked, one for each member of the party. Hits on everyone except Roland, whose armour turned it. Everyone saved against poison. However, there was some hitpoint damage:

Njal: takes 9 damage.
Ramiro: takes 7 damage.
Verglas: takes 4 damage.

Initiative order:

Ramiro 23
Lyssa 16
Spiders 11
Roland 6
Verglas 6
Njal 6
Gromrir 6

We start from Ramiro.

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda
Being caught off guard, he unleashes a burst of Ki. Stabbing with both darkness and flame.

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Move Action: Draw his blade
Swift Action: Initiate Burning blade
Std Action: Initiate Clinging Shadow Strike

Att: (1d20+11)[17]
Dmg: (2d6)[5] + (1d6+4)[9] fire DC14 Fort or get 20% mischance for a round.
CAtt: (1d20+11)[13]
CDmg: (1d6)[3]

[Saintheart]

Mid-afternoon, Day 6

Complication Dice: 6 of 6

Ramiro’s blade cleared the scabbard like lightning, and with it came shadow and flame. The spider was taken by surprised and screeched in pain as his quicksilver strike took out one of its eyes. Enraged, though, it responded, and Ramiro was caught on the backswing as the spider’s fangs sank deep into his arm. The poison surged in his veins, numbing his senses. Still, he had enough presence of mind to notice the eight-legged freak retreating, and again the Shi’hun flickered out, this time carving off its forelegs. Ichor flew, and though the creature managed to scrabble back up the nearest rocky slope, it was clearly on its (so to speak) last legs.

The other spiders’ fangs flickered in. Njal caught one fang in a bicep, but his dwarven blood sneered contemptuously at the poison, and it didn’t penetrate. Roland’s armour turned another’s strike. Both of those creatures also retreated up the steep slopes around the party.
“They’re getting ready to spring again,” Roland barked to the others.

Verglas was conscious of Lyssa scrambling off her horse … when the last spider’s fangs sank into her shoulder. The world turned grey for a second, and then it, too, was moving backward, back up the slope once more. She could hear Roland unlimbering his great hammer as he thrashed through the snow towards she and Lyssa, shouting at the top of his lungs to try and get the spiders’ attention onto him…

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- Ramiro’s AoO whomps SS 3 for another 9 points, leaving it at 3/26.

However:
- Ramiro takes 8 more damage, and 4 DEX damage from a failed poison save.
- Njal takes 4 more damage, saves against poison.
- Verglas takes 6 damage, and 4 DEX damage from failed poison save.
- Roland initiates Iron Guard’s Glare, which gives effective +4 AC to anyone adjacent to him.
- Lyssa dismounts and goes on total defense.

Ramiro 23
Lyssa 16
Spiders 11
Roland 6
Verglas 6
Njal 6
Gromrir 6

We’re at Verglas’s turn now.

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Clutching the horse's reins, Verglas turns about in the saddle, trying to track the spiders, her colleagues, and especially Lyssa, whom she wanted to make sure is not running off on her own.

Loading a bolt into her little crossbow, she hopes that the crystal that she attached will in some way make up for the diminutive bolts. Her fingers have already begun to stiffen and cramp with the poison, but she grits her teeth and does her best not to drop it. Verglas shifts in the saddle and fires at the one that seemed to be having difficulty keeping its feet.

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Verglas is now 14 HP and AC 17 with Iron Guard's Glare.
Move action: load her crossbow.
Standard action: fire at Spider 3
Attack: (1d20+3)[6]
Piercing damage: (1d6)[1]
Fire damage: (1d6)[5]

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" Njal cries out in pain as one of the beasts lands on Stormirs back and starts biting him, only chance letting it slip off the horses back before it’s mandibles found his throat. “Cursed beasts, I’ll do fer you, Gromrir get it!” he shouts nodding to the spider eating Verglas

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Ready attacks to strike if they jump
Njal (1d20+6)[18] dam (1d8+3)[4]

Stormrir (1d20+6)[16] dam (1d6+4)[7]

Gromrir (1d20+6)[14] dam (1d8+6)[14]

Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 13/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda moves to guard Stormir's back, and thrusts his blade toward the accursed spider that bit him
Fry.

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Move to L7
Std Initiate Hatchlings flame. S3 is close enough to the cliff I think he can get it.
Ref Save DC: 15 (3d6)[9] fire (Save for Half)

[Saintheart]

Mid-afternoon, Day 6

Complication Dice: 6 of 6

Flames leaped from the tip of Ramiro’s sword … and caught on the spider’s furry legs. The mystical fire roared over the creature’s body, and with a screech that sent Ramiro’s stomach rolling, the spider reared and then collapsed to the ground, its legs folding reflexively in death.

Verglas and Roland caught movement from behind them. Roland reached a hand out belatedly, calling “No, Lyssa!” … but the girl still bolted nonetheless, backing away from the spider closest to them, into the open and away from the horses.

One of the spiders saw her. The one that had tried to catch Roland now sprang in a dreadful silhouette against the sun … and caught the girl with a slash of fangs that sent a scream up from her.

The other spiders did not pause either. One sprang at Njal; he was able to nick it, as was Stormrir, but in return it sank its dreadful fangs into his leg, though once again the poison was defeated by hot dwarven blood. Gromrir went bounding across towards the other spider nearest Verglas, and whilst he didn’t hit it, it seemed distracted enough to miss its biting spring at the gnome – and then skittered back around to behind them.

Roland snarled, and swung – but his strike went wide as he fought to get to the girl who was their charge and who was now in deadly danger.

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Njal and Stormrir do 12 damage to SS 2.
Ramiro kills SS 3 outright.
Lyssa got hit with 9 damage, which isn’t enough to kill her, but she’s not going to last much longer if you don’t do something fast. She did save against the poison, though.


Ramiro 23
Lyssa 16
Spiders 11
Roland 6
Verglas 6
Njal 6
Gromrir 6

We’re back to Verglas again.

[Toliudar]

Verglas

Verglas plants her foot firmly in the snow and draws back the beam on her crossbow. She looks around at the three remaining spiders and does her best to fire at one of the ones trying to eat Lyssa. Unfortunately, the poison still coursing through her caused a major spasm, sending the bolt arcing up into the sky.

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Move action: reload crossbow
Standard action:
Attack SS2
Attack: (1d20+3)[4] - possibly -4 for firing into melee.
Piercing damage: (1d6)[1]
Fire damage: (1d6)[4]

[DrK]

Njal "Stormcaller" hearing the screams from the young girl Njal snarls, "Aye laddie, go, get 'em..." he barks at the wolf sending it to attack the spider savaging Lyssa. Rearing up on Stormrir he lashes out with the tigerskull club trying to stave the spider's chitinous head in as the warhorse seeks to stomp it into goo.

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Gromrir - move to Spider 4 and attack (1d20+6)[20] dam (1d8+4)[12]

Stormrir: 2 hooves (1d20+6)[8] dam (1d6+4)[5](1d20+6)[20] dam (1d6+4)[10]
Njal: (1d20+7)[25] dam (1d8+3)[8] + (1d6)[4] FIRE

Njal "Stormcaller"
M NG Dwarf (Glacier Dwarf) Druid, Level 3, Init 1, HP 13/26, Speed
AC 18, Touch 11, Flat-footed 17, Fort 6, Ref 2, Will 6, Base Attack Bonus 2
+2 trip MW Tigerskull Club +6 (1d8+3, x4)
Quaterstaff +5 (1d6+3, x2)
Darts / Sling (10 / 20 ) +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3 , x2)
Dragonhide (White) Breastplate , Heavy Wooden Shield (+5 Armor, +2 Shield, +1 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 6
Condition
Dwarven Racial bonuses

Endure Elements
Bull strength 4 minutes
snow sight w/snow casting - 5 hours

Stormrir
30 / 30 hp (4HD) Init +1 Speed 50 ft Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2
AC 17 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural +3 AC), touch 10, flat-footed 16
BAB/Grapple +3/+11
Attack: 2 hooves +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6
Skills/feats: Listen +5, Spot +4 / Endurance, Run
Equipment: Military saddle, Saddle bags, Std'Leather Barding

Gromnir (Wintery Huskie) - Level 3 companion
29 / 29 hp (4HD) Init +3 Speed 40 ft Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
AC 21 (+3 Dex, +6 natural +2 armour), touch 12, flat-footed 18
BAB/Grapple +3/+6
Full Attack: Bite +6 melee (1d8+4 + Trip (+3))
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +4, Survival +2/6*
Feats: Alertness, Track, Improved Natural attack (bite) / Link, Share spells, Evasion
Equipment: Leather barding

[Novabomb]

Ramiro Sanda
No No No, we did not come out here just to let her die to some bugs.
Hold on, Lyssa.

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I am not sure where Gromrir went, but I am assuming I14
Swift Action: Change to Child Of Shadow stance (Gain concealment from the movement)
Move to G14 (Tumble to avoid aoo if needed, I am not sure if the spider's have reach) (1d20+9)[17]
Attack spider 4: (1d20+9)[13]
Dmg: (1d6+3)[7]
CAtt: (1d20+9)[22]
CDmg: (1d6+3)[4]

[Saintheart]

Mid-afternoon, Day 6

Complication Dice: 6 of 6

Njal's frantic blows and Stormrir's hooves were enough to tear out half their opponent's eyes, and the creature dropped. Gromrir went sprinting across to the other, but his snapping jaw missed. Fortunately, so did the spider's countering strike. As it spun to retreat, Roland and Gromrir jumped it, and with two savage blows to the dreadful creature's rear, it fell.

Lyssa screamed. And then dropped.

She'd tried to run, and one of the spider's lashing limbs caught her a solid one across her temple, sending her sprawling to the ground, unconscious. Now that spider's forelegs flicked out and grabbed her form. Ramiro's blade flicked out, once, nicking the creature, but the spider was skittering away, dragging Lyssa's unconscious body with it, back up the slope. Roland screamed his rage and ran after them, swinging wildly and nicking the spider again.

Three down. One left. And looking like it was leaving, with Lyssa's body. To feed.

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Lyssa is in the negatives, but isn't dead yet. That situation might not last if you guys don't do something fast. Nobody took any hits this round.

Initiative Order:
Ramiro 23
Lyssa 16
Spiders 11
Roland 6
Verglas 6
Njal 6
Gromrir 6

We're back to Verglas.