SESSION 20: SAVAGE TERROR
Halee moves back to the main formation whilst Risandor checks the door.
Risandor listens but hears nothing. He checks for traps but finds nothing. He motions for the fighter to move up.
Ansic and Cord move forward to the door.
It is another simple stuck door (DC 13). Cord assists and but rolls a 4 + 4 str = 8 = fail. Ansic rolls a 3 + 5 str = 8 = fail. They try again. Cord rolls a 12 + 4 str > 10 = pass. Ansic rolls a 9 + 5 str + 2 assist > 13 = pass.
BOOM…….BOOM – Crack the door flies open.
Cord gives Ansic a thumbs up and says, "Hey we're getting better at this."
Beyond the door is a 30 x 20 room. There is a small table here with 2 chairs in the middle and a wooden chest to one side. Two shields are hung on the southern wall. There are other odds and ends in the room including a few crates and barrels.
The party file into the room and begin to search it. They find a short bow and 20 arrows, 2 long swords, 2 daggers, the 2 hung shields and 2 small leather pouches. As Uthalin goes to pick up the pouches 2 giant centipedes crawl out from under the debris and attack him.
ROUND 1A & B – ICKY
Party initiative = 14+0= 14. Monster initiative = 15+2 =17
• The centipedes again attack the flat footed Uthalin but both miss.
• Uthalin swings with his dwarven war axe and smashes one for 12pts of damage. The overkill spays ichor over Uthalins' chest.
• Cord steps up and attacks the remaining centipede. He swings Milo but just misses the big bug.
• Halee 5ft steps back and fires an arrow and hits the centipede for 6pts of damage, killing it. She yells out, "Yep, yer done!" as the arrow strikes home.
Uthalin is a initially shaken by the speed of the attack but he quickly calms down. Thomas offers him a rag to clean his armour.
"Are those things poisionous do you think?" Thomas asks Uthalin.
"Yep, think so." Uthalin grunts in reply.
"Lucky you didn't' get stung." Thomas adds.
"Yep."
Risandor looks on with appaling horror as the two continue to mutter away and destroy the beauty of the language.
They continue to search the room and find inside the pouches 124gp worth of gold, silver and small gemstones.
They equip Penn with the short bow and start searching the room for secret doors.
They find one in the northern wall.
They back up and send Risandor forward to check the door. He checks for traps and finds nothing. He listens and hears voices. He creeps back to the party, trying to not make any noise. "It sounds like orcs talking. Can't make out what they're saying. Sounds like there's two of them." He reports.
"Ok, lets get ready and stack up on the door. Cord and Ansic you know the drill. Try to get it on the first try this time," Halee requests.
"Wait." Cord asks, "are we going to talk to them or kill them?"
Uthalin turns to Cord with a look of disgust on his face, "What do you mean? Of course we're going to kill them. Their freaken orcs you dainty, elf kissing smudge rubber."
"Ok, ok, just checkin. Jeez."
It's another simple stuck door with a DC of 13. Cord rolls an 18 + 4 str > 10 and provides an assist to Ansic. Ansic rolls a 5, + 5 str + 2 assist < 13 and they fail to break down the door.
"Great" Halee thinks to herself.
They try again. Cord rolls a 14 +4 str > 10 and provides a valuable assist. Ansic rolls a 4 + 5 str +2 assist < 13. They try again. Cord rolls a 13 + 4 str > 10 and successfully provides assistance. Ansic rolls a 13 + 5 str + 2 assistance > 13 and the door breaks open.
Beyond the door is a 20 by 20ft room. On the eastern wall there is an open door. The room has an old carpet upon the floor and is roughly furnished with a bed, a baby's cot and a chest of draws.
Standing behind the bed are five large orcs. One is a massive male, armoured in plate male and carrying a immense two handed great axe (Uffe). He is flanked on the right by another massive male, armoured in chain mail and shield and carrying a mace (Magor). Uffe is flanked on his left by a large male, armoured in chain mail and carrying a falchion (Raakel). Towards the door are two large females, each armed with a falchion.
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