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    Stool
    Myconid Druid
    AC: 13 (bucket armor) HP: 28/28
    PP: 15 PIv: 9 PIs: 13 San: 12
    Conditions: Symbiotic Entity (12 tHP)
    Concentration: -

    Jumping up and down, the little fungal friend tries to get a better view of what's happening. Chaos was ensuing, so Stool rushed out to defend his new "friends". As it moves out of the cell, a subtle breeze carries a cloud of black vapor towards the small myconid, enveloping him, making him larger. The harmonic smell of his presence is replaced by something fiercer, it feels like anger.

    Sarith, find me stick for bonking! it echoes inside the tortured drow's head.

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    - as long as I have these temp HP, my Halo of Spores deals double damage and my melee attacks deal another 1d6 necrotic damage.

    I use my reaction on the quaggoth's turn to deal Halo of Spores damage (DC 13 Con to negate, (2d4)[4] necrotic damage)




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    The drow on the bridge, awoken by the stone to the head, scrambles to his feet in a panic. His stance is unsteady, but he grabs his blade and locks eyes with Borthan, who is still on the ground and seeing stars after Sarith's boot stirred him from unconsciousness. The drow lunges down at him, and Borthan is just able to catch the blade before it pierces into his chest. It comes to a stop just in time, with a thin, shallow cut.

    Borthan can see the approach of a spider along the web beneath them, crawling towards the wall to climb up.


    Ront shoves past Dworic, pushing his way out of the cell and stumbling his way towards the fighting - and towards escape. Just behind him, little Turvy scurries out less noticeably, fingers weaving out patterns in the air as he moves. The moment he's out of the cell, glimmers of white-blue flicker around his fingertips and he points at the quaggoth beyond Stool with a command word in gnomish. "Freeze!" A ray of similarly colored light arcs out and stings the arm of the quaggoth with a terrible chill. But it seems to do little more.


    From inside of the stalactite turret, a second drow steps out to assist the one Buppido bled and dropped. A blade flashes out from the drow's scabbard and clashes with the one Sarith just seized from the ground, jarring his hand painfully with the impact.

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    Stool activates Symbiotic Entity, gaining 12 temp hp.

    Drow Warrior attacks Borthan with Prone advantage, dealing 4 damage.
    Drow Warrior attacks Sarith, dealing 4 damage.

    Ront Dashes.

    Giant Spider climbs up the stone wall.

    Turvy casts Ray of Frost on Quaggoth, dealing 1 cold damage.

    It is now Faedryl's turn.


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2
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  3. - Top - End - #153
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    Faedryl Melad
    Drow Hexblade/Evoker
    AC: 12 HP: 22/22
    PP: 12 PIv: 14 PIs: 12 Sanity: 11
    Conditions: --
    Concentrating: Create Bonfire
    Eighth Day, Escape

    Was this going well? Was it going poorly? She couldn't tell, lacking any real experience in the flow of battle or combat beyond short sparring matches and tiny skirmishes. This was...hectic. Panicked. But then it probably should be. She ignores Duskryn's comment. He chose neutrality, like a coward. His principles and convictions were lacking, and he's suffer for them but they had more important matters to attend to. Faedryl darts out of the prison again, assessing the situation. One down, good. The new quaggoth prisoner seemed to be pulling his weight dutifully, charging forwards towards the armoury. Two in the way. She chooses to focus on the far target. The one closer had others who could strike at it. She loosens her jaw and the flow of magic surges up around her throat. From her lips comes not a word, but the distinct, instantly recognisable sound of a bell clanging, as if her mouth had become metal, her tongue a clanger. With one last look at a spider climbing the wall she sends a mental push to try to keep it out of their way, before slipping back into the prison, away from the encroaching foes. She is delicate, after all.

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    Move: Out of the cell, then back inside for cover after spells are cast.
    Bonus Action: Telekinetic Shove the spider on the wall to the group's southwest.. It needs to beat a DC14 strength save (1d20)[20] (+modifiers) or be shoved 5' away from Faedryl, so further along the wall away from the group. Might make a difference for distance, possibly not. Sadly she can't push it off the wall.
    Action: Cast Toll the Dead on Kronryn. Gotta beat a DC14 Wis save (1d20)[5](+modifiers) or take (1d12)[7] Necrotic damage.

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  4. - Top - End - #154
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    The tolling of the great black bell rings in Kroryn's ears and he winces, but the dark power does little to quell his life force. The spider along the wall hisses and holds firm against the invisible shove, confused by walking into what seemed like an invisible wall, but otherwise undeterred. The drow officer discards his hand crossbow on the table behind him in the same motion he draws his shortsword to face off against Derendil. The swift motion throws off his aim as he jabs at Derendil, his aim too short.

    Squaring up against the towering figure of the quaggoth, Buppido jabs forward with his blade - but the beastman slaps his hand away with a clawed hand and glowers down menacingly. Buppido tries to stomp on a foot instead to distract him, but the quaggoth's long clawed nail takes the brunt of the stomp, its bony structure unharmed. A card from Jimjar's hidden deck flies past the quaggoth and impacts the wall, disappearing as soon as it flashed by in a spark of golden light to appear back in his deck.

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    Faedryl casts Toll the Dead, dealing 2 necrotic damage to Kronryn. Her telekinetic shove on the spider fails.
    Shuushar casts Virtue on Bontar, granting him 4 temporary hit points.
    Buppido attacks with his shiv and an unarmed offhand strike, both missing.

    Kronryn stabs at Derendil, but misses.

    Jimjar uses cartomancy at Quaggoth, but misses despite spending Luck.

    It is now Borthan's turn.


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    Borthan Zuek
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    AC: 12 HP: 23/29
    PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12
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    Concentrating on:

    Borthan turns the blade aside, cutting his hand in the process. Curling backward, he leapt up from the floor, attempting to kick the drow warrior's blade out of his grasp. The guard managed to deflect Borthan's kick, but the half-elf threw a left handed punch. Left, right, it didn't matter to him. And he wouldn't rest until he got his hands on a second weapon.

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    Rolling to hit with an unarmed strike. Disarm attempt failed in the Discord. (1d20+5)[18] to hit and 4 damage if he is successful.
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    The fist connects, striking the guard in the gut and causing him to momentarily double over. His vicious red eyes glare up at Borthan with murderous intent.


    Unable to get onto the bridge, Topsy turns to face the northern front where everyone is duking it out with the hulking quaggoth. The gnome hesitates briefly, waiting for its attention to be on Buppido before she closes in. "Brother. Clear the bridge," she orders, moving past Turvy to leap in for a throat chop at the quaggoth. But the beast steps back out of her reach, and she lands unsuccessfully beside it.

    Spores fluttering around in the air settle into the quaggoth's fur and it twitches and snarls, scratching at them. Clumps of hair fall off, revealing the tissue beneath looking sickly. In its rage, the beastman swings his arms out in a sweeping motion to backhand Buppido and Topsy away from him and try and get at the offending mushroom. Buppido swerves out of the way, while Topsy is thrown to the side into the wall and grunts from the impact.

    Two more of the hulking beasts emerge from their den, snarling. One steps over the dying drow at Sarith's feet to loom over him, a cruel mockery of a smile gracing its face at the chance to rip apart a former master with full permission. Its claws swipe at him and one finds its mark, digging into his arm through his rags. Topsy's vulnerability is not lost on the other, who scratches her with a claw as she pushes back off of the wall to regain her balance.

    "They need help!" the normally shy Turvy shouts, trying to gather everyone's attention as his sister is in danger.

    "Getting crowded here," Jimjar comments.

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    Borthan punches Drow Warrior for 4 damage.
    Topsy attacks Quaggoth, but misses. She uses a bonus action to Help Turvy on his next attack roll.

    Quaggoth takes 4 necrotic damage from Stool's spores. It attacks Topsy and Buppido, hitting the former for 6 and missing the latter.
    Quaggoth slashes at Sarith twice with claws, hitting once for 5.
    Quaggoth slashes at Topsy twice, hitting once for 6.

    It is Nilvae, Stool, Sarith and Derendil's turns.


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    Sarith Kzerkarit
    Drow Fighter/Rogue
    AC: 14/16 HP: 14/23
    PP: 14 PIv: 11 PIs: 10 Sanity: 8
    Conditions: Exhaustion (1)
    Concentrating: --


    Eighth Day, Escape

    Pain raked his skin. Pain that should have been protected by armour that had been stripped from him. The drow to his side could wait - though they had hit him, the quaggoth was clearly the more major threat at this point. In a single motion he tosses his claimed sword straight up as a distraction before dropping to the ground and snatching away the fallen dagger from the dead drow at his feet. Even through his exhaustion, the fact that he's unburdened by the weight of gear lets him move swiftly, pouncing back up to his feet. He snatches the distraction sword from the air and plunges both of them at the hulking monstrosity in front of him, desperate to put it down before it can claw at him any further. Had it only targeted the derro, perhaps he would have let it be, but it had chosen to make an enemy of him, and that was something he could not abide, even in his broken state.

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    Object Interaction: Scoop up the dagger on the ground.
    Action: Shortsword attack (1d20+6)[14] Damage (1d6+4)[8]
    Bonus Action: Dagger attack. (1d20+6)[11] Damage (1d4)[2] Edit: In the unlikely event this did hit, the damage is actually 1, via discord.
    If one of the attacks hits, also sneak attack (1d6)[3]
    I may reroll one of the damage die using the Piercer feat in discord, will edit if so.
    Move: None.

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    Nilvae
    Half-Elf Warlock
    AC: 13 HP: 23/23
    PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 12 San: 7 (-1)
    Conditions: -
    Concentration: Faerie Fire

    We need to go! The demons will overrun this outpost. Nilvae shouts in surface common. She snaps her fingers, pointing at the drow decidedly in the way of things, then throws another glimmering stone.

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    Bonus Action: True Strike
    Action: (1d6+6)[10](1d6+6)[8]
    Damage: (1d6+4)[5]


    Stool
    Myconid Druid
    AC: 13 (bucket armor) HP: 28/28
    PP: 15 PIv: 9 PIs: 13 San: 12
    Conditions: Symbiotic Entity (12 tHP)
    Concentration: Entangle

    Move away, Topsy. Stool says as the small fellah moves him and this noxious fumes between the wall and the two quaggoths. Big flies over there. he points with his stubby arms.

    Sensing Nilvae's panic, he summons his fungal magics to the north. Seconds later, a giant mushroom grows there, binding the chasme with gigantic hyphae, thin brown and strong fibers that connect several fungal colonies together.

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    Strength Save DC 13 or be restrained

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    Derendil
    Quaggoth Barbarian/Abjurer
    AC: 13 HP: 18/26
    PP: 10 PIv: 12 PIs: 10
    Conditions: Rage (9 rounds)
    Concentrating on:

    Blood rushing, claws sharp, and mind lost to violence, Derendil continues his assault on Kronyn. The awkwardness of his first strikes is gone, replaced with pure fury and savage skill. This time he tries to claw the drow's face off with a sideways slash. He circles the guard like a predator, eyes fixated on his enemy.

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    Rolling to hit- (1d20+5)[23] and damage (1d6+5)[11]. Moving to the opposite side of Kronyn without risking an AoO.
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    The stone hurled from Nilvae's hands glimmers, leaving a trail of white light as it curves around Borthan to bean the drow right in the temple. He staggers and falls, landing in a crumpled heap in the web below and clearing the bridge.

    At the other end, the quaggoth prisoner circles Kronryn, swiping with one claw and then the next, seeking an opening. Then it comes, as Kronryn brings up his blade to deflect one claw - and a second drags across his side. The armor absorbs most of the injury, but the drow's back is now to the rest of the prisoners. The orc begins making his way across the bridge, stumbling and staggering under the drug-induced hangover he still suffers.

    The spider on the outside wall charges across it at Borthan, hissing and baring its fangs. He fends the creature away before it can sink the venom-dripping appendages into him. A bolt of chilly blue energy from behind him leaves a cool breeze hanging around him, as Turvy tries to fire at the drow officer. But with too many allies in the way, his aim is too cautious, and hits only the side of the stalactite.


    Meanwhile, Sarith acquires a second blade and slashes at the insolent creature that struck at him. One of the blades makes contact, finding a vulnerable point and inflicting a fierce injury. Soon after, fungal growths erupt from the floor ahead; the quaggoth he faces manages to break itself free, but the drow struggles against it and remains contained, as does the one attacking the gnome.

    Stool finds it difficult to find an opening into the chaotic melee, slipping up next to Topsy and Buppido as his magic takes effect.

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    Nilvae hurls a Magic Stone at Drow Warrior, dealing 5. damage and a KO.
    Derendil slashes Kronryn for 11 damage.
    Sarith dual strikes Quaggoth for an 11 damage Sneak Attack and a miss.
    Stool casts Entangle on the Quaggoth and Drow (and the den behind them). Two Quaggoths pass their saves, while the other and the Drow are Restrained.
    (The Chasme are outside the outpost, currently; moved Stool to the closest open square to where he'd moved, since he moved into a wall)

    Drow Warrior attempts to break free of Entangle, but fails.
    Drow Warrior fails a death save from being on fire.

    Ront Dashes.

    Giant Spider attempts to bite Borthan, but misses.

    Turvy casts Ray of Frost at Kronryn, but misses despite Advantage.

    It is Faedry's turn.


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    Faedryl Melad
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    AC: 12 HP: 22/22
    PP: 12 PIv: 14 PIs: 12 Sanity: 11
    Conditions: --
    Concentrating: Create Bonfire

    Eighth Day, Escape

    She was beginning to feel the rhythm of the fight now. Pop out, strike, retreat. Pop out, strike, retreat. She still wasn't sure if it was working, and in fact it felt like they were being surrounded, but if they could just push through this initial melee they'd be in a far stronger position. She sweeps through, her throat clanging with unmistakable sound of metal against Kronryn once more, the sole drow remaining in the path of the armoury. She hadn't take note if she'd successfully pushed back the spider last time, but regardless it was here and present now, so she pushes against it once more with her mind, trying to buy them time or space or both.

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    Move: Out of the cell, then back inside for cover after spells are cast.
    Bonus Action: Telekinetic Shove the nearby spider, it needs to beat a DC14 strength save (1d20)[15] (+modifiers) or be shoved 5' away from Faedryl. Not sure if that'll toss it away but it'll give Borthan space. Maybe. Hopefully!
    Action: Cast Toll the Dead on Kronryn. Gotta beat a DC14 Wis save (1d20)[7](+modifiers) or take (1d12)[2] Necrotic damage.

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    The ringing of bells in his ears continues to eat away at Kronryn's strength, but the drow's haughtiness is not all bravado - even in the face of the turning tides and beastly claws, he stands strong. The spider's many legs grip the wall fiercely, resisting Faedryl's unseen attempts to knock it loose. "The prisoners are loose!" he shouts, trying to get the attention of the quaggoth on the other side of the waterfall. Whether his words made it through the roaring water is unclear. Taking blade in hand, he delivers another brutal attack to Derendil, who perseveres through wild rage.


    Striding up past Jimjar, Shuushar reaches out and lays a webbed hand upon Topsy's back. Burbling healing incantations in Deep Speech bring about a soft glow that mends the claw marks the quaggoth left upon her. She mutters a quiet thanks that he may not have even heard over the clanging metal and snarls.

    Buppido senses weakness in the quaggoth Sarith struck, and shifts his stance to plunge his shiv into its exposed side. It opens up like a cask of ale, bleeding upon the ground and staggering from the loss. But its balance is recovered in time to avoid Buppido trying to dig his fingers into the wound and pry it open further. A gleaming red playing card sails past between both of them, sticking into the quaggoth's side. It explodes like a small bomb, leaving yet another brutal wound. The beast looks woozy, struggling not to fall over. But there is a vicious gleam in its eyes, born of brutal spite.

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    Sarith is aware that quaggoth are especially dangerous when near death. Like a cornered rat, they will respond with vicious force, and have been known to overpower their attacker in the blink of an eye.



    As the fighting continues, the demons thankfully take little interest in the mortals clawing at one another. The chasme continue their vicious chase against the fleeing vrock, their buzzing and shrieks moving away and making the bridge safer to cross, without the risk of unconsciousness from a demonic sickness.

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    Faedryl casts Toll the Dead on Kronryn for 2 damage, but the spider resists her shove.
    Shuushar casts Cure Wounds on Topsy, healing her for 6.
    Buppido stabs Sarith's Quaggoth for an 18 damage sneak attack, but misses his offhand unarmed strike. It is badly wounded, but still up.

    Kronryn hits Derendil for 10 damage, halved to 5 by Rage.

    Jimjar uses Cartomancy on Sarith's Quaggoth, dealing an 11 damage Blades suit sneak attack. The Quaggoth will take 2 damage on its next turn.

    It is Borthan's turn!


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2
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    Borthan Zuek
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    PP: 14 PIv: 9 PIs: 12
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    Concentrating on: Hunter's Mark: Target- Giant Spider (1 hour)

    Bort follows the path of the stone that killed the drow guard and spots Nilvae. He smiles at her, raises his index finger, and pointed at the dead man in congratulations, and perhaps a friendly challenge. Fighting for his life was much more comfortable to Borthan than socializing in the good inn Hellhole they'd been staying at. He suddenly realized he'd been there the longest of them all. He still wouldn't miss it. Then the spider ended his frivolity with a tackle. He raised the stone dagger up just in time to brace himself and shove it back, preventing it from biting him by mere inches. He assumed a low stance, stepping back. And stepping on something. He didn't need to look to know what it was, either. Reaching down, Borthan scoops up the fallen drow's shortsword with his left hand. Then he spun it in his palm to reverse the grip. He felt whole again, with something deadly in each hand. It felt right. All those years of training began to kick in. From Vrek. From Ee'char. And, like he had so many time before today, he fell into a lethal rhythm. He uttered the word Prey! in the language of the grey dwarves. It was a passionate word, if one can be passionate about killing. Borthan's eyes dilated completely, and instinctively he knew where to strike for the best effect. Swinging the shortsword down in a reverse grip with full force, he attempted to stab the creature in the head. He wasn't an expert in spiders like his father's line, so he made his best guess on what constituted the head of the beast with lethal intention.

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    Item interaction to pick up the shortsword. Bonus action to cast Hunter's mark on the giant spider. Action to stab the spider with the shortsword- (1d20+5)[25] to hit. (1d6+3)[8] piercing damage, and (1d6)[6] from mark. EDIT- Rolls in Discord for crit. 1 piercing damage and 3 mark damage. Movement to one square west, making a bit more room and securing the bridge while not threatening a spider bite.
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    The blade of the shortsword drives deep, missing the spider's face by inches and digging into its body. Slick bug juices spurt out of the deep wound, splattering the weapon and Borthan's arm. The creature hisses in pain.


    Among the fighting around the corner, Topsy tries to get within reach to jab and punch at the quaggoth in front of her, but the creature's reach is too much longer than her own. She's fended off handily, unable to get a single lick in.

    The quaggoth with death in its eyes looms over Sarith, roaring and raising up with both claws ready to rend into him. Then flesh eating spores from Stool flutter around it in the air, and it makes a groaning whine. They eat away at its wounds, widening them, and it finally falls backwards onto the ground. The one entangled in Stool's fungal growths continues struggling and trying to break free, but it cannot pull itself loose.

    The third quaggoth reaches down and grabs onto Stool's body, ripping out the pulsing fungal growths where its spores have taken root to protect it.

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    Borthan casts Hunter's Mark and stabs Giant Spider for 18 damage.

    Topsy makes two unarmed attacks against Quaggoth, but misses.

    Quaggoth takes 4 necrotic damage from Stool's spores and 2 from Jimjar's card, taking it down.
    Quaggoth attempts to break free of Entangle, but fails.
    Quaggoth claws Stool twice for 5 and 7 damage, absorbed by his symbiotic entity. The entity is defeated, ending the effect. Stool must roll DC 10 Concentration to keep Entangle up.

    It is Nilvae, Stool, Sarith and Derendil's turns.


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    PP: 10 PIv: 12 PIs: 10
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    Concentrating on: Rage (8 rounds)

    The quaggoth reels back after Kronyn's stab, teeth bared as the pain doesn't quite make it's way into Derendil's mind. If anything, it just reinforced the idea that Kronyn must be exterminated with extreme prejudice. He followed Kronyn's eyes when he yelled for support, and the beast threw itself between the drow and any would be assistance. His eyes locked with his tormentor before throwing another uppercut at the chief guard with claws outstretched, ready to catch on any expose flesh and draw blood.

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    Sarith Kzerkarit
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    AC: 14/16 HP: 14/23
    PP: 14 PIv: 11 PIs: 10 Sanity: 8
    Conditions: Exhaustion (1)
    Concentrating: --


    Eighth Day, Escape

    On any other day he might be quite satisfied with how well the quaggoths were holding up. It was what they were there for, after all. Today was not such a day however, and right now Sarith would much rather they all be dead at his feet. At least he has weapons now. He stabs at the hulking beast again, trying to bring his attacker down before it can do the same to him - and rid him of the chance to see Kronryn dead first.

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    If one of the attacks hits, also sneak attack (1d6)[1] Edit: Rerolled on discord, actual SA damage is 4 this turn.
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    Nilvae
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    AC: 13 HP: 23/23
    PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 12 San: 7 (-1)
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    Concentration: Faerie Fire

    Nilvae looses her last magic stone at the Prince Kronryn. Lob his head off, Bort! We play soccer with it. she says.

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    Stool
    Myconid Druid
    AC: 13 (bucket armor) HP: 28/28
    PP: 15 PIv: 9 PIs: 13 San: 12
    Conditions: -
    Concentration: Entangle

    Stool emits a strained hum and reassembles the dissapating cloud of spores once again. He pushes another black cloud towards the quaggoth attacking him, the one that tried to stop the titanic orc Ront.

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    Kronryn's blade flashes to and fro, warding away Derendil's attempts to dig his claws into the elf with frustrating efficacy. "Stupid mongrels! Get over here!" he shouts again towards the waterfall. His hollering is interrupted by a glowing stone that strikes him in the back, causing him to grunt and curse in vulgar elven.

    Before Kronryn can regain his composure, the orc moves behind him, punching him in the back of the head. When he spins around to face the new opponent, the orc headbutts him in the face.


    The spider on the wall catches Borthan in the arm as he moves to withdraw his weapon for a new strike. The fangs sink in and inject their venom, sending a stinging through his arm like his veins have been lit on fire from the inside out.


    Both blades find their mark as Sarith thrusts forwards, piercing the quaggoth's hide. The dagger does not make it much further than a scratch, but his sword cuts clean. A puff of spores from Stool catches the quaggoth with its mouth open as it roars in defiance at Sarith, cutting off its roar into a whimper as the pacifying toxins cause it to wobble on its feet, eyes dilated and distant.

    The drow caught in Stool's fungal restraints finally pulls free, raising his weapon in preparation to do battle with Sarith. "How can you stomach fighting with this filth? Couldn't even die with dignity."

    "Laven byon seek!" performing a series of runic symbols with his hands, Turvy incants and sends a trio of glowing blue missiles of energy over the heads of those fighting inside the cave. They impact the quaggoth in the chest, beating on him like pummeling fists.

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    Rolled Stool's Concentration in discord, he passed.
    Derendil claws at Kronryn, but misses.
    Nilvae hits Kronryn for 8 damage with a magic stone.
    Sarith stabs the middle quaggoth twice for 15 damage total.
    Stool uses Pacifying Spores, successfully stunning the middle quaggoth. The DC is 11, but it still failed the save.

    Drow Warrior dies to the bonfire.
    Drow Warrior breaks free of the Entanglement.

    Ront flanks Kronryn with Derendil and makes two unarmed attacks, for 10 and 4 damage.

    Giant Spider bites Borthan for 4 damage. He must make a DC 11 Con save to halve 12 poison damage.

    Turvy casts Magic Missile, dealing 12 force damage to middle Quaggoth.

    It is now Faedryl's turn.


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    AC: 12 HP: 22/22
    PP: 12 PIv: 14 PIs: 12 Sanity: 11
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    Concentrating: Create Bonfire

    Eighth Day, Escape

    The death of the drow in the flames had come slowly, probably painfully. She didn't take much pleasure in it. Much. Less than the Faedryl of two decades ago would have taken, at least. Now the only rush she receives from it is the knowledge it is one fewer opponent to deal with, one step closer to escape and freedom. Her actions are a rote repetition of her previous ones, working down Kronryn one spell at a time and trying - repeatedly - to shove the spider away from Bort. Perhaps third time would be the charm.

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    Bonus Action: Telekinetic Shove the nearby spider, it needs to beat a DC14 strength save (1d20)[7] (+modifiers) or be shoved 5' away from Faedryl.
    Action: Cast Toll the Dead on Kronryn. Gotta beat a DC14 Wis save (1d20)[9](+modifiers) or take (1d12)[2] Necrotic damage.

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    Though her magic continues to be merely an annoyance to the drow officer, Faedryl's mental shove against the spider proves more effective this time. Its many legs lose their grip on the wall and it flails in a panic, falling through the air onto the webbing below. It may not have been hurt by the fall, but the half-blood has a little more breathing room.

    Kronryn's focus seems to have been worn down by her constant magical assault however, as he fumbles his next thrust against Derendil and has to stop to readjust his grip, giving the two behemoths on either side of him another opportunity to bring him down.


    Shuushar folds his hands in front of him, where they glow with a soft light, ready to mend any wounds he can reach.

    Detecting the weakness in the quaggoth before him, Buppido flashes forwards with his shiv and drives it deep into the creature's chest. As it drops, he is upon it, prying open the wound to leave it agape, wild-eyed and smiling widely as blood spurts out and splatters across his face, staining the white of his beard.

    With a skip and a hop, Jimjar sails over the two fallen quaggoth and lands on the other side. He flicks out his leg to kick the drow warrior in the shin, following up with a palm strike that the drow bats aside, finally getting back into a combat stance now that he's free of the fungus.

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    Faedryl casts Toll the Dead, dealing 2 damage to Kronryn.
    Faedryl shoves the Giant Spider, causing it to fall off of the wall and onto the web below.
    Shuushar readies an action to cast Cure Wounds if Stool or Topsy are injured next to him.
    Buppido Sneak Attacks the stunned Quaggoth for 18 damage, then uses an unarmed strike to inflict 2 failed death saves.

    Kronryn misses Derendil with a stab.

    Jimjar Sneak Attacks Drow Warrior for 12 damage, but misses the followup.

    It is now Borthan's turn!


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10
    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    Borthan Zuek
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    Concentrating on:

    The poison burned into Borthan's blood, sending sizzling pain through his body. His mind reeled, and for a second he felt as though he might black out. Then, miraculously, the spider was shoved back, seemingly by nothing at all. Bort looked around for the source, and his eyes fixed on Faedryl as she retreated into the cell. He remembered how Ront had been shoved backward some days ago, and he raised an eyebrow. Useful. Dangerous. Par for the course. With a little space between him and the monster, he decided that now was the perfect time for some payback.

    Kronyn! Muttmeat wants to look you in the eyes when you die! Catching the drow's attention, Strong Shadow dashed across the bridge, both blades raised. He leads with the shortsword, swinging it high at the damned guard, across his chest. Rolling to the south, he threw a back hand at his tormentor, stone dagger in hand, and attempts to shive him underneath his armor with a rising strike.

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    Move action move West to be adjacent to Kronyn. Attack action swing the shortsword at him- (1d20+5)[13] to hit and (1d6+3)[9] damage. Take one five foot step south with remaining movement. Bonus action attack with the stone dagger- 7 to hit (rolled in Discord) and (1d4+3)[5] damage.
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    Kronryn turns, attention drawn by Borthan's mocking shout. It brings him around in time to parry Borthan's high blow, and he catches Borthan's dull dagger on his heavy boot, kicking it aside. Borthan is able to keep a grip on the dagger, but his blow is deflected. "You perform as expected," the drow sneers, finding time even in his dire situation for petty spite.


    Topsy is having as much trouble getting to the next quaggoth unarmed as the other, scowling. "Hey, cheerful gnome. Make yourself useful and give me a hand!"

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    Borthan attacks Kronryn twice, missing both.
    Topsy attacks the last quaggoth, but misses. She spends a bonus action to grant Jimjar Advantage on his next attack.

    Dworic and Eldeth have been forgotten by the tides of fate. They may each take two turns now.


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10

    Eldeth - 8
    Dworic - 8

    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2
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    Dworic Urgrimson
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    AC: 15 HP: 35/35
    PP: 13 PIv: 9 PIs: 13
    Conditions: Exhaustion (1), Rage (1min)
    Concentrating: --

    Eight Day - Escape

    Seeing their jailer surrounded, Dworic moves methodically toward him, akin to a predatory beast catching scent of its prey. He weaves his way around his fellow prisoners and hefts a stool up in both hands, swinging with all his might at the foul drow.

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    Move: 25' W to bridge
    Action: Dash: move to position adjacent to Ront.
    Interaction: pick up non-fungal stool
    Bonus: --

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    Bonus: Rage
    Move: --
    Action: Dworic Smash stool vs Kronryn
    - Attack: (1d20)[12] | (1d20)[10] 16 (used 2 Luck rolls on Discord) (ADV, Reckless Attack, -5 GWM)
    - Damage: (1d8+15)[20] + (1d6+1)[4] Radiant (+2 Rage, +10 GWM, Divine Fury)

    • Rage: Resistance (Bludg., Slash., Pierc.)


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    AC: 12 HP: 25/25
    PP: 13 PIv: 12 PIs: 11
    Conditions: Exhaustion (1)
    Concentrating: --

    Eight Day - Escape

    Seeing the weapons on the fallen, burned drow, Eldeth moves from her cover and snags the crossbow and sword, bringing the familiar weapons to bear against the quaggoth to the north.

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    Move: 15' NW to fallen drow
    - DEX to grab hand crossbow and shortsword: (1d20+2)[21]
    Action: Hand crossbow vs Quaggoth S of Jimjar
    - (1d20+5)[22]
    - Damage: (1d6+2)[4]
    Bonus: --

    - Round 2
    Move: --
    Action: Hand crossbow vs Quaggoth S of Jimjar
    - (1d20+5)[16]
    - Damage: (1d6+2)[6]
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    It was crowded, up until now. No opening to do anything. And it seems that in that time, Dworic was brewing his rage into a mighty storm waiting to erupt. Striding across the bridge, he plucks the heavy wooden stool from the ground as if it had all the weight of a feather and brings it down across Kronryn's back. The bar brawling move must have caught the drow off guard, because he doesn't see it coming, and it knocks the wind out of him.

    Dropped to one knee now, Kronryn grinds his teeth and struggles to try and stand. But before he can, Ront grabs the drow by the hair from behind, snarling with a bitter, satisfied sneer across his face. The orc plants his foot against the drow's back and shoves him to the ground, pressing his weight down until Dworic and Derendil can hear rib bones cracking. The drow's hair breaks and comes loose in the orc's oversized hand before the drow's neck can break, slamming Kronryn's face painfully down into the stone where he lay still.

    The orc's eyes settle on Dworic and he makes a small, reluctant nod of recognition. "Mighty warrior," the orc states in heavily accented northern Common, pounding a fist into his chest in a salute of respect.


    So quickly she barely even feels the heat, Eldeth snatches the crossbow and shortsword away from the fire. The string, it seems, is more durable than mere sinew or fabric. Likely metal, and thankfully not burnt. The finish on the wood has melted and charred in places, but what the weapon lacks in beauty it makes up for in function. Two bolts slam home into the quaggoth, who stumbles and droops against the wall, before sliding down onto his rear. The bolts are poisoned, it would seem. Eldeth counts 3 more of them remaining in a small quick-holster on the side of the weapon. The drow has more bolts in a quiver on his back, but whether they too are poisoned she does not know.

    Before she can reload again, there is a hiss from behind her. Eldeth whips around in time to swerve and evade the fangs of a giant spider, lunging at her after crawling up from below the bridge and into the tunnels. The deep gnome next to her spazzes out at the proximity of the creature, reaching out and waving the spider away with a crackling hand that fails to make contact, but certainly draws the beast's attention.

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    Dworic smashes Kronryn with a stool, dealing a whopping 24 damage.
    Eldeth successfully grabs a hand crossbow and shortsword from the bonfire without burning her hands.
    Eldeth shoots Quaggoth twice for 10 damage total. The first shot knocks the quaggoth unconscious with drow poison. The second shot is at disadvantage from prone, but I rolled in discord and she still hit. The quaggoth passes its save not to remain unconscious after the second hit, but is still Prone for the moment.

    Ront hits Kronryn with an unarmed strike for 9 damage, KOing him. Then uses his offhand attack to deliver 2 failed death saves, putting the drow on the edge.

    Giant Spider attacks Eldeth, but misses.

    Turvy casts Shocking Grasp on Giant Spider, but misses.

    It is now Faedryl's turn.


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10

    Eldeth - 8
    Dworic - 8

    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    PP: 12 PIv: 14 PIs: 12 Sanity: 11
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    Concentrating: Create Bonfire

    Eighth Day, Escape

    With the joining of the dwarves to battle, things seemed to be swinging even harder in their favour, and for a moment Faedryl starts considering the question of what comes after this. Hopefully her spellbook, some armour, and most importantly food and drink aplenty. She steps out of the cell once again only to see the spider she thought she'd given the group time against has reappeared already. Far faster than expected. No matter. At the speed of thought the flames still licking around the drow dissipate as she chants the incantation to create them a second time. They spring up around the many-legged fiend, aiming to incinerate it. Not content to leave it looming over the dwarf (Faedryl's new meatshield) she attempts to force it back, putting the flames between it and them.

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    Move: Out of the cell, then back inside for cover after spells are cast.
    Action: Recast Create Bonfire on the spider next to Eldeth. Needs to make a DC14 dex save (1d20)[11]+modifier or take (1d8)[6] fire damage.
    Bonus Action: Telekinetic Shove the nearby spider, it needs to beat a DC14 strength save (1d20)[5] (+modifiers) or be shoved 5' out of the fire onto the bridge, putting the flames between it and Eldeth (if the shove works of course). If it moves back into the fire it needs to save vs. damage again, and if it ends its turn there it needs to make save vs damage again, so potential triple dip!


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    The spider rears back on its four back legs, reacting with instinctive speed to the fire erupting from beneath it. That same position that allows it to avoid a burn, however, leaves it unsteady. Faedryl's telekinetic shove knocks it back onto the bridge, where it scrambles back to a standing position and looks confused and warded away by the flame that had apparently shoved it.


    With the quaggoth stirring from its all too brief absence from consciousness, Shuushar lays a webbed hand upon Topsy's shoulder. The gnome instinctively pulls away and makes a small grunt of annoyance, but not before a soft barrier glows just over her skin.

    Buppido steps onto the hump of the fallen quaggoth's back and swings down with his shiv to sink it into the flesh of the last beastman. His fingers brutally claw into the new hole to pry it open, causing the quaggoth to yowl with more pain than real damage.

    A fist from Jimjar finds its way into the last drow's kidney, and he doubles over on the ground. In one swift motion Jimjar whips the dagger from the drow's belt and delivers a short, shallow cut to the quaggoth's arm. He flinches a little seeing the brutal damage Buppido is inflicting with a cool smile.

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    Faedryl casts Create Bonfire on Giant Spider, but it just passes its Dex save (+3 mod).
    Faedryl's shove is more successful, pushing the spider back onto the bridge.
    Shuushar casts Virtue on Topsy, granting her 7 temporary hp.
    Buppido stabs the prone Quaggoth for 13 damage, and uses an unarmed offhand strike for 1 damage.

    Kronryn passes a death save.

    Jimjar critically strikes Drow Warrior with an unarmed strike for 8 damage and a KO. Jimjar picks up the drow's dagger and attacks the quaggoth for a 3 damage sneak attack.

    It is now Borthan's turn.


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    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10

    Eldeth - 8
    Dworic - 8

    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2

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    Borthan doesn't hesitate, but neither does he linger. Leaning down, he attempts to draw his shortsword across Kronyn's neck to end the drow's life. Killing, when it came down to it, was business after all. Taking a step to the north he used an underhanded throw to pitch the stone dagger at the giant spider, hoping to take it out of the fight, before swiftly looking for a replacement dagger and sheath from Kronyn's body, taking one if he finds it. While he definitely wanted... no, NEEDED... to have a weapon in each hand, he didn't want to piss off any of his cell mates by monopolizing the best weapons. Then, without further ado, he starts to climb the ladder up towards the armory, where there should be plenty of weapons for everyone.

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    The stone dagger impacts the spider in the back, lodging into its chitinous body. The creature spins around and hisses at the newly announced threat, but Borthan has already relieved Kronryn of life and weapon and ascended the ladder with due haste, reaching as far as the trapdoor above.


    Emboldened by the vigor of Shuushar's orison, Topsy leaps up and kicks off of the cave wall with her foot, diving onto the Quaggoth and delivering a flying kick to its throat. The creature chokes and gasps for air before passing out, and Topsy keeps her foot firmly pressed down, starving it for air even if her weight is not enough to completely break its windpipe. At last, the creature's breathing stops altogether and it goes still. Only then does she remove her boot and sigh in relief, turning to face the path to freedom.

    But then, suddenly, a feral shout causes her to jump. One of the quaggoth has roused from its unconsciousness and surged upwards, landing atop Buppido. It lays into the derro with its claws, savaging him across the face and chest.

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    Borthan executes Kronryn, then tosses a dagger at Giant Spider for 4 damage. He finds another dagger on Kronryn. His Use Item action taking the dagger prevents him from opening the trapdoor, but he makes it up the ladder to the space next to it.
    Topsy critically hits Quaggoth with an unarmed strike Sneak Attack for 19 damage for a KO, and strikes with her offhand for 2 failed death saves.

    Two Quaggoths fail death saves and perish.
    One Quaggoth critically succeeds a death save and lunges back up from Prone to attack Buppido for 22 damage total, KOing him.

    Nilvae, Stool, Sarith and Derendil are up.


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    Brutus - 21
    Duskryn - 21
    Buppido - 20

    Drow Elites - 20

    Jimjar - 19
    Borthan - 18
    Topsy - 15
    Mr. Spide - 15

    Quaggoth - 12

    Nilvae - 11
    Derendil - 11
    Sarith - 10
    Stool - 10

    Drow Warriors - 10
    Asha - 10

    Eldeth - 8
    Dworic - 8

    Ilvara - 8
    Shoor - 8

    Ront - 7

    Giant Spiders - 6

    Turvy - 4
    Faedryl - 3
    Shuushar - 2
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    Sarith Kzerkarit
    Drow Fighter/Rogue
    AC: 14/16 HP: 14/23
    PP: 14 PIv: 11 PIs: 10 Sanity: 8
    Conditions: Exhaustion (1)
    Concentrating: --


    Eighth Day, Escape

    Loss was no stranger to Sarith, especially not now, and he can't say he particularly feels anything positive or negative when Buppido falls to the ground. Such was life. Such was death. Still, the quaggoth may turn on him next, and he still had a few things he wished to do. He had to see Kronryn die, for instance. Though he can - and would - do nothing for the derro himself, Sarith does still launch attacks into the attacking beast's back, looking to put it down once and for all.

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    Action: Shortsword attack (1d20+6)[13] Damage (1d6+4)[8]
    Bonus Action: Dagger attack. (1d20+6)[8] Damage (1d4)[2]
    If one of the attacks hits, also sneak attack (1d6)[3]
    I may reroll one of the damage die using the Piercer feat in discord, will edit if so.
    Move: None.

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    Cyre Red IC | OOC

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    Nilvae
    Half-Elf Warlock
    AC: 13 HP: 23/23
    PP: 12 PIv: 11 PIs: 12 San: 7 (-1)
    Conditions: -
    Concentration: Faerie Fire

    The half-elf looks around for more stones, but sees her companions struggle without weapons. Bort has made it obvious the weapons are up there. A silvery wind catches her swiftly, and suddenly she is landing in the armory, looking for weapons to throw down.

    Coulda thought about that sooner, Bort. she admonishes the half-elf for her own lack of creativity.

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    Bonus Action Misty Step to land in the armory. If unable she teleports onto the ladder at the highest possible point, climbs up and searches the area.


    Stool
    Myconid Druid
    AC: 13 (bucket armor) HP: 28/28
    PP: 15 PIv: 9 PIs: 13 San: 12
    Conditions: -
    Concentration: Entangle

    Friend heal? resounds in Buppido's mind as Stool thrusts the thin root-like protrusions he uses as arms right down Buppido's throat to cast a spell. The small myconid exhales loudly, and infuses the devolved dwarf with a greyish-white liquid; Likely another strain of spores.

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    a bit of a metal way to Cure Wounds upcast to Lv 2 (2d8+3)[11]


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