The Evil of Ravenholm - Chapter 2: The Ashen Mountains

[SporkMaster5000]

"Either kill it or put it down. We don't need a swarm of the damn things slowing us down. Much less whatever spawned it, Kruthiks can grow to the size of a horse and spit acid." Gerash replied to Cain's amusement with the lizard-thing.

As for which way to turn, the necromancer was indifferent. The only one of them who knew what they were here for didn't know where it was, so it didn't make much of a difference where they looked for it. "What are we waiting for? Flip a coin already, bugbear."  

[iDragow]

Ignoring Gerash, Grashuk instead just turned left and began to march down the hall. He had to squeeze around Hars, which wasn't easy with the Bugbear's bulk, but he made it.

As he continued along the hallway, he made sure to stomp on one of the Kruthiks that was traveling across the ground. The Wizard was right, the last thing they wanted was a swarm of them. Although he never went out of his way to kill anymore, Grashuk wouldn't mind stepping on one if it was in his path.  

[NayrVentess]

Grasuk turns the corner, stamping on a baby Kruthik in the process, bringing forth a satisfying *SCRUNCH* sound. But, a few seconds later, you all stop...and listen. A quiet rumbling can be heard, from...all around you. As it gets louder, you here a 'chit chit chit' sound accompanying the rumbling. Through the walls around you, ten, twenty, fifty small Kruthik's burrow, falling on the ground and making their way towards you. As you begin to get a move on down the passageway, there is a huge *BADOOSH!* And behind you a Kruthik the size of a horse, that can barely fit in the cramped corridor breaks down the wall, a mere 10 feet from Gerash! It emits a high pitch screech, and before you can gulp, hundreds and hundreds of Kruthiks are bearing down on you, breaking out of the walls, up through the floor, through the ceiling and landing on your heads, this isn't good...

Roll Initiative for the Skill Challenge to escape the Kruthik Swarm!  

[SporkMaster5000]

"King's blood," Gerash curses, staring a bit dumbfounded at the oncoming swarm. Next time he'd just keep his mouth shut.

((17 init))  

[joe-dude667]

The others never let Cain have any fun... Though he didn't let go of his new little friend. Then the Big Daddy burst through the wall, shocking the Kenku and making him fall over.

"Look how big!" He said slightly frightened, "I don't like it! It's legs aren't funny like the little one's!"

[[Init+5=6]]  

[Arc Vembris]

((Init @18 ))  

[Vorastrix]

((Initiative 5....just 5...))  

[iDragow]

((Init 21 cool ))  

[NayrVentess]

((Really sorry for the Massive delay guys, I hope it hasn't Effected you 2 much...))

Skill Challenge

Primary Skills: Acrobatics, Athletics, Dungeoneering and Perception.

Feel free to add others add you see fit smile

You are in a cramped corridor, about seven or so feet wide, and endlessly long, hundreds of Kruthik are baring down on you and are around your feet, and a Hive Lord is close behind you... GO!

Order
Grashuk
Hars
Gerash
Cain
Pelloth  

[iDragow]

"That's as good a sign as any for us to go in the other direction," Grashuk said in a perfectly calm voice. Although he really wanted to throw himself at the creature, hacking it to pieces, he knew that the others probably would not follow his suicidal demonstration.

The corridor was not to his liking; too confining. He wanted a wide-open area for them to tear the monster to shreds. Deciding that their best bet would be to lure it away to one of those perfect fighting grounds, Grashuk turned away and charged down the hallway.

Although it looked like cowardice, he was actually trying to stomp on as many of the small swarming creatures as he could, so as to get the larger one to follow. He had an inkling that it was the small ones 'mother', and he was hoping that watching them die by his hand would be enough to get it to follow him.

Quote:

Athletics: 20

 

[NayrVentess]

(That's a success btw, just to say that you can all post at the same time, its jsut that the order will be used if it is important i.e. if a fail comes before a success or vice versa))  

[joe-dude667]

The Kruthics were getting closer, and Cain was lying on the floor, with the little bugs crawling over him. His new little friend was trying to free himself to be with his siblings, but Cain had other ideas. They wouldn't take his pet away from him so easily!

Quick as a Cat he flipped up onto his feet and jumped down the hallway, taking expert care to only land where there were no bugs so he wouldn't be slowed down.

[[Crit success on the Acrobatics, 30. cool ]]  

[SporkMaster5000]

Gerash made to get away from the oncoming swarm, but stayed aware of the fact that they may well need to go back the way the creatures were coming. As all the eyes on his robe snapped open, keeping a look out toward the path ahead for any bends or forks, he turned back, holding out his orb and used his favored spell, summoning shards of force to slash at the hive lord, and hopefully mince the swarm behind it. Kruthiks were supposed to be scared of the scent of their own dead, he was happy to provide it.

((23 perception to look in two directions at once.))  

[Arc Vembris]

Hars picks up the pace, dashing ahead, the light of her lantern bouncing through the tunnel.
((athletics @19))  

[Vorastrix]

Recognizing the creatures from the underdark, It occurs to Pelloth that although they did reside in the deep tunnels, they were unable to see in the dark. A quirk of a smile on his face, he slunk away from the torchlight, trying to avoid the fight altogether, dropping a globe of darkness around himself for good measure.

Quote:

Stealth: 23

((If i'm being to presumptuous in assuming Pelloth knows these creatures don't have darkvision I'm sorry, but i still think Pelloth would hide, becuase it is his best chance of staying alive, seeing as he has no real talent in physical skills and those seemed to be the only options))