They enter the room and get close to the platform and chest, and Alzar pulls them back. Why is it wet? The floor isn’t, despite the slimes having been just on it. He raps the thing with his staff and there is a film, grey, that is beginning to gather as well. Grey slime? Nope, Grey ooze. Alzar prepares his last flask, tosses it out there., and lights it. But nothing. Must be immune to fire. It usually works on such creatures.
He orders the men-at-arms to fire at it. They load, and then fire. The Ooze is moving now. One bolt thunks into it and tears off a piece for two damage. He orders everyone to back up and bolts fired at it until it dies. It’s slow, so it doesn’t take too long.
None for the party except the men-at-arms – 90 each for them.
Back into the room and a search finds another creature on the ceiling, but it’s not attacking them. The chest has a heavy top, and it is easily opened b the men-at-arms working together. Alzar grabs the stiff inside:
3000 gold
1000 platinum
Staff of healing – unknown number of charges (10) – Priest only
Long Sword – Un’id
They leave quickly before running into the animal from above. The next room appears to have been quarters for Amber family servants a long time ago, but are now filled with spider webs, and soon, aranea move and attack!
These spider-like creatures have human hands and are quite intelligent, capable of speech, and can cast magic like a 3rd level mage. They are also poisonous, so Alzar knows a good deal about them. He orders the crossbows up and ready to fire. One of the Aranea casts sleep and the men-at-arms fall asleep.
Alzar orders weapons up, and to flank the doors in the hallway and wait for them. Out here, they have the advantage, away from the aranea webs. Seeing the strategy, all three burst through at the same time. One is hit by a weapon for two damage as it runs through. They turn around. Battle begins.
The Aranea go first. One casts Light at Alzar’s eyes. Failure. Another casts Continual Light at Alzar’s eyes – success – Alzar is permanently blinded by the Con Light on his eyes until it is dispelled. Aleigha’s Sword of Spartusia digs deep into an aranea for 8 damage. Everybody else misses.
Two magic missiles fly out and nail Aleigha for 8 damage. Two more aranea attack for two misses.
20/28
Alzar misses, Estaish swings for 5 damage on a damaged aranea. Aleigha nails it again with her ruby blade for 6 damage. It dies.
They miss again. Only Aleigha hits for 9. One Aranea bites into Estaish for 5 damage and he makes his save.
19/24
The wounded Aranea is killed by Alzar and Estaish for 14 damage. The last one misses. Alzar nails it for 4 damage. Alzar wins init and Estaish crits for 4 damage. Dead Aranea.
Alzar can see through Dryshik and Megala’s eyes, and has Blind-Fighting, so he is not fully without power. The men-at-arms are awakened and the aranea room’s webs burnt down. Inside, they find a box once in the webs. It is unlocked, and inside:
Gem – 100x2, 500, 10, 50; jewelry worth 1500 and 1400