Descent into the Temple [2]

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Descent into the Temple [2]

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greyarea wrote:
Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:51 am
He starts to reverse course, if the others will let him...
Tenebrous, the only one holding a light source, descends the ladder into the room with Badobus and waits for KFJ's decent, which the Monk does and is soon out of sight into darkness as he descends further down the ladder/tube. As the light coming in from two stories up - via the statue's eyes and Tenebrous' torch - starts to darken, he notices a strange glow coming from below.

Slowing his descent, the Monk continues into a new room - obviously now at ceiling level - and realizes there are no longer any bronze/copper tubes; there are just the ladders that appear to continue all the way down to the floor of the room below. As Jim crouches on the ladder, he can make out a strange insect - perhaps a beetle - as the source of the glow. It's hard to tell with his human eyes, but he makes out two insects... maybe? Just as Tenebrous was about to enter the tube and descend he hears KFJ whisper, "Wait!"

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KFC, you are in room 6, but at ceiling level, so you're still about four to five feet off the floor, and it seems the insect(s?) have taken a particular interest in you! However, you suspect it is too large to properly scale a ladder? You notice other shapes in the room as well, but only the insect(s) seems to be moving.

To the party... Actions?

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Re: Descent into the Temple [2]

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Jim braces himself at the top of the ladder and throws a dart at one of the beetles. Teacher say, “Get back, get back, get back to where you once belong!”

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greyarea wrote:
Tue Nov 09, 2021 10:06 pm
Jim braces himself at the top of the ladder and throws a dart at one of the beetles.
You find it difficult to cling to the ladder, crouch/be high-up enough to (presumably) stay out of reach, and yet get enough 'umph' behind the dart to do any damage; however, you could throw it if you're hoping to scare it off, or distract it?

Attacking it & hitting it for damage isn't out of the question; I just thought you may want to know there would be a significant penalty To-Hit.
greyarea wrote:
Tue Nov 09, 2021 10:06 pm
Teacher say, “Get back, get back, get back to where you once belong!”
LOL :lol:

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If he doesn’t think it will work, he will attempt to swing down and land on/kick one of the beetles. Preferably Ringo.

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greyarea wrote:
Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:10 am
If he doesn’t think it will work, he will attempt to swing down and land on/kick one of the beetles. Preferably Ringo.
I'll give it a day or two to see if your other two ***companions want to take any actions between your descent and you drop-kicking one of the insects! :twisted: ***this isn't a 'hint' to John or Brandon; I just don't want to steamroll anyone.

You're killing me, Smalls! :mrgreen: Maybe he just wants to write your story, greyarea, and put it in paperback!? :lol:

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Tenebrous will pause to assess the situation. He doesn't want to descend into a nest of carnivorous insects!

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greyarea wrote:
Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:10 am
If he doesn’t think it will work, he will attempt to swing down and land on/kick one of the beetles. Preferably Ringo.
The beetle that "took interest in you!" is right at the foot of the ladder, and the 2nd glow is across the room. Kung Fu Jim drops on the beetle!

Tenebrous notices the top of KFJ's head momentarily disappear into darkness, then makes out a 'glow' and some sort of scuffle at the bottom/foot of the ladder.

For KFJ
DEX check landing on "ladder beetle" - Success!
Beetle takes 1dmg from the Monk jumping down on it!
DEX check as beetle tries to 'buck' the Monk off his back - Success!
The Beetle instinctively tries to buck the Monk of its back, but the Monk was already planning an attack. KFJ is successfully bucked off the beetle's back, but uses the momentum, grabs the ladder, swings around it, and kicks the beetle square in the side for 4dmg! In the wild-swing kick, the Monk clearly broke two of the beetle's legs and it limps off in apparent retreat.

Unfortunately, the "2nd beetle" that was off to the side of the room is actually two beetles and they're moving toward you!
You can retreat up the ladder, or ,presumably, prepare for more combat. Actions?

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Kung Fu Jim pulls the sword from his back and swings at the second beetle with a mighty HIII-YA!

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Badobus Beetle Bane - Hungry, thirsty Dwarf

Badobus shouts "WHAT? BUGS? OUTTA ME WAY, I'M GONNA CHOP EM!" And he'll make haste to get down and engage the nearest beetle.

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greyarea wrote:
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:43 pm
Kung Fu Jim pulls the sword from his back and swings at the second beetle with a mighty HIII-YA!
badams30 wrote:
Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:18 pm
Badobus Beetle Bane - Hungry, thirsty Dwarf

Badobus shouts "WHAT? BUGS? OUTTA ME WAY, I'M GONNA CHOP EM!" And he'll make haste to get down and engage the nearest beetle.
Tenebrous turns to Badobus and the Half-Orc with an "Oh!" look, just as a distant HIII-YA! is heard from below. The Dwarf sprints to the ladder near Tenebrous and Grarsh, sandwiches his shield between his belly and the ladder, wraps his feet - one each - around the poles of the ladder, grips said poles, and slides down to glory!

KFJ isn't there to have a Dwarf land on his head because he moved to meet and engage one of the beetles. KFJ lost initiative and a Beetle attacks! Hits! But it's a glancing blow for 1hp. KFJ returns the favor with his long sword, but *wiffs* with a 3! The hungry beetle attacks again just as Badabous makes his... entrance!, but misses the agile Monk!

Badobus is now at the foot of the ladder, shield & short sword at the ready, looking for a target!

Grarsh looks at Tenebrous, "A-pear-ently we go down?" as he gestures to the Wizard with one arm toward the tube-ladder.

Actions?

Party Health

Grarsh: 9/9
Tenebrous: 4/4
Badobus: 12/12
KF Jim: 7/8

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