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[Twinwolf]

Fight!

[Dwarmin]

"Spiders are vulnerable in their eyes and lower parts. Aim wisely! Avoid the armored hide!"

Action: Vote for fight.

((Shouldn't Lily's check have been 5 instead of 4? If that would make any difference.

Spoiler: Lilly the Survivor
Stats: F2 A3 C0 R-2
Skill: Hunter 3, Haggler/Athletics 2, Criminal/Fighter 1

Also, would appreciate some help for our first battle.

My fighting is like 0, with a -1 fit mod. I didn't even get any spells, like a doof. So I'm the most useless in combat ever. Can I still do any combat actions or any damage, aside from burning an effort check to do exactly 0 damage with my staff? lol. I'm not sure how I can actually help out here...aside from lighting it on fire.

Like, could I even toss my oil at it, with any chance of success? I mean, I'd in theory fail the throw anyway, right, with my scores? Every time?

Edit: This is not counting if it has some exploitable weak spot I can find. I just want to know if I can do anything number wise.))

[bahihs]

"Spiders are vulnerable in their eyes and lower parts. Aim wisely! Avoid the armored hide!"

Action: Vote for fight.

((Shouldn't Lily's check have been 5 instead of 4? If that would make any difference.

Spoiler: Lilly the Survivor
Stats: F2 A3 C0 R-2
Skill: Hunter 3, Haggler/Athletics 2, Criminal/Fighter 1

Also, would appreciate some help for our first battle.

My fighting is like 0, with a -1 fit mod. I didn't even get any spells, like a doof. So I'm the most useless in combat ever. Can I still do any combat actions or any damage, aside from burning an effort check to do exactly 0 damage with my staff? lol. I'm not sure how I can actually help out here...aside from lighting it on fire.

Like, could I even toss my oil at it, with any chance of success? I mean, I'd in theory fail the throw anyway, right, with my scores? Every time?

Edit: This is not counting if it has some exploitable weak spot I can find. I just want to know if I can do anything number wise.))

Of course you can. Don't forget about experience and effort. Experience can be used as a mod to any skill check and you can add as much exp as you currently have to the roll. Effort is an automatic success on any skill check, so you'd do 1 point of damage with your staff (check the damage formula). The exp is the main way to introduce variability into the system, else, as you stated, you'd fail every time.

Also, yes I am aware her roll should come to 5, however she shot preemptively (i.e before combat even began) giving her a -1 (which I probably should have shown).

You look at each other and collectively decide to fight. What will each of you do? (The Giant Atrax is still on the ceiling and beyond the reach of a melee weapon)

[Dwarmin]

((The others took heavy fighter builds, so they can probably kill it pretty quickly if they go for the eyes/underbelly, and burn some XP maybe. Anyway, it's nice to know I at least can't do less than 1 damage-I didn't know if resistance totally negated damage or not...))

"Evelyn, I'm going to use my oil on this thing-prepare to strike it with your torch...I can promise the smell will be atrocious." Arvin said, taking a relaxed pose as he gently sidled backwards, trying not to pose a threat, or seeming like fearful prey-he kept his eyes on the prize, as it were. Arvin wasn't much of a physical specimen (Mother Methodical had never fed him much red meat), but he was patient and calm under duress. He was the sort of person who knew if he had only one throw, he should surely not miss it-and he wouldn't miss, because he couldn't. He was extremely confident in this manner, that if he took his time, and thought things through, it would always work out for the best. He could make that one shot, that one time he really needed to.

Optimism was really his greatest strength.

Action: Arvin tries to back away slowly and carefully, hoping the spider roulette does not land on him. He needs to wait for it to land, then he expends an effort point to toss his flask of oil at it's spidery head.

[Urist Arrhenius]

Similarly avoid spider, and strike it with the torch when it's covered with oil.

EDIT: Use effort point.

[Twinwolf]

Attempt to avoid being landed on, then attack spider with sword.

[Dwarmin]

((Scapheaps been away from the forums for two days, so I suggest the following))

Afk action for Lily: Run forward wildly attracting the spiders attention hopefully, and nock an arrow, trying to lodge an arrow in the spiders underside, or it's eyes.

[scapheap]

((Scapheaps been away from the forums for two days, so I suggest the following))

Afk action for Lily: Run forward wildly attracting the spiders attention hopefully, and nock an arrow, trying to lodge an arrow in the spiders underside, or it's eyes.

(sound good.)

[bahihs]

Sorry 'bout the delay guys/gals, finals and stuff are happening.

Lilly charges forward underneath the Giant Atrax, nocking another arrow and letting it loose (CV = Fit + Hunt = +5 < DV; Fail!). Again the arrow bounces off the arachnid's carapace. The rest of you hang back, waiting for the spider to descend. In a single motion it drops from the ceiling, flips to its feet and charges at Lilly, fangs bared! (Fit + Ath = 4 < 6; 1+2+3 (Fangs) = 6 damage. Resistance = 5 - 6 damage = -1; You are Injured!). The Atrax bites down on Lilly's leg, the pencil-sized fangs bore and break the skin. An unbelievable pain shoots up from knee to brain, sending a redundant message about the severity of the situation. Lilly collapses onto the floor. (Leg injury; -2 to all Fit checks, cannot stand)

Astra runs forward, sword high, and stabs down at the spider's abdomen (Fit + Fighter = 5 = DV; Success! 1+0+2 = 4 damage). The blade sinks deep into the arachnids back and it turns to face its aggressor. Arvin seizes this opportunity and throws his flask of oil (EP used, auto-success), it is guided by forces unseen and smashes against the arachnids head. At the same instant, Evelyn launches her torch and sets the spider's face ablaze. But...nothing happens! The fire continues to burn, the torch rolls to the floor, but the spider is unfazed. Upon closer inspection, you can see that the arachnid has no eyes, and its head is completely encased in carapace like its thorax. The fire is burning on top of the black chitin, and not through it.

Then the Giant Atrax rears up and pushes its fangs through Astra's abdomen (Fit + Fighter = 5 < 6; 1+1+3(Fangs) = 5 damage. Resistance = 5 - 5 = 0). and the cruel points pass through armor and pass through clothing, but not the blade Astra puts between sharp death and sharper life. The blow is redirected. Astra falls to one knee. She is underneath the great beast now, and on her armor there are two fresh holes where fang met iron, and her face is caked with dirt, and her muscles shake from strain, but death cannot match her in a foot-race today. She shall survive.

[Dwarmin]

((Well...shit. I wasted my oil and two peoples efforts.

I'm helping!
/Zoidberg

Meh, My action should have been to stand around, lol. Then, I would have noticed I couldn't do anything beforehand...though the dang thing is probably blind. We might have been able to sneak past it. In hindsight. Anyway-c'mon meatheads, hack and slash at it. That's what you're here for! Burn some XP and effort, you damn fools.))

Action: Scoop up the burning torch off the floor, and shove it into the spiders back, where Astra's sword already tore a hole in the hide-scorch it from the inside! Waste all my EXP, and probably still miss.

[Twinwolf]

Don't die! Stab the underbelly!

[bahihs]

Don't die! Stab the underbelly!

On her knees, Astra focuses her entire being on her sword, destroying distinction between metal and flesh. Then she swings the blade upward into the belly of the spider. And twists. (4 damage) Miscellaneous organs and tissues erupt from the gash spilling onto Astra's body and coloring the floor with a yellow goo. Astra rolls to the side as the spider's many legs realize their host is dead and collapse. The spider rolls on its back and the legs curl toward its open wound. There is a tense silence, and some twitching. But at last the Giant Atrax dies.


Exp Gain:
Astra +2
Lilly +2
Arvin +1
Evelyn +1

Lost 1 flask of oil

Everyone seems to be alright except for Lilly. There are two dime-sized holes on her left leg. But more worrisome, is the pale blue coloration around the wound and Lilly's shortness of breath (You are Sick [Poisoned]!)

What will you do?

[Urist Arrhenius]

Evelyn sat crosslegged next to Lily and began to pray for healing. ((If this takes a check, wait for a vote. But you know, keeping limbs is nice.))

[bahihs]

Evelyn sat crosslegged next to Lily and began to pray for healing. ((If this takes a check, wait for a vote. But you know, keeping limbs is nice.))

This will require a check (all magic does), and with it, 4 turns will have passed (2 from before, 1 from the battle, 1 from the prayer), after which every person gets a new status (most likely Famished) and your fuel runs out (again).

Also, mend injury will close the wound (and get rid of Injured status), but will not treat the poison (you need Heal Sickness for that).

[Dwarmin]

((Yeah, can my doctor skill do anything about the poison? Also, what does poison do, exactly?

Either way, I vote we move back to the glowing bridge to camp. We're just going to waste all of our oil if we try to do our checks here in the darkness, unless a burning spider monster counts as a source of light. And we only have two more turns of oil. I can probably handle both of her ailments, but I need light to work..it'll take like three turns at this point, I believe.))

"...we need to move back to the bridge. I can help Lily, but I need a safe place to work-and we're running low on oil. I'll need the light if I'm to help her."