Dramatis personae
Felcanis, elven cleric of the sun god Saundīvós
Poklov Ohar, dwarven Town Watchman
Quid occurrit
The heroes go into the dungeon, weapons out, Angelista at the fore.
At the foot of the stairs, Felcanis smells an acrid smell above her, just in time to try to get out of the way before some slime drips onto her skull. A little seeps through her helmet, wounding her. Poklov and Bill get out of the way of the slime.
Angelista bandages Felcanis, then Felcanis casts Minor Healing on herself. The spell calls out such godly might that this heals all her wounds.
They see they are at the back of a balcony overlooking a big hall. They don't make it to the edge of the balcony, when they see nine bugs flying towards them, each about two feet long with big stingers. The hellwasps fly towards them, with Poklov and Angelista standing before Felcanis to keep them away from her. Luckily, in the first volley, none of the hellwasps sting the heroes.
Angelista misses a hellwasps in her face. Poklov pulls out a throwing axe and cuts down one bug. The hellwasps sting again, and this time one stinger gets through Angelista's armor. Her wound burns in pain, and she falls to the ground. Another stings her, but she stays awake, and starts to kneel.
Poklov cuts down another hellwasp, and Felcanis touches Angelista with Major Healing. She begs Felcanis to cast Cure Disease before the hellwasp eggs take root in her, and Felcanis does so. The hellwasps, down two, fly away.
No sooner does Angelista stand up does Felcanis's Light spell go out. She casts another one, and Poklov lights a torch.
There are two hallways leading away from the balcony, east and west. The heroes go west, walk through a room, and reach a door. Poklov opens the door, and sees six hellwasps behind it. Quickly, he shuts the door again.
Poklov gets an idea. He quickly opens the door long enough for three hellwasps to go through it, then shuts the door. All three swarm at Poklov and try to sting him, but none go through, and he takes down one. Angelista kills another with her spear, and Felcanis tries to shield bash the third. However, she runs into the door. The hellwasp flies away.
Poklov again opens the door, letting out three more hellwasps. Angelista sets her spear for a charge, and Poklov tells Felcanis to grab the crossbow he has on the mule. Angelista steps forward and lunges with her spear, killing one, while Poklov knocks one down with his axe. Felcanis aims with the crossbow. Poklov tries to chop the last hellwasp, but drops his axe. It gets around Angelista's spear and stings her, and she falls again. She starts to stand as Poklov tries to chop the hellwasp but fails, leaving Felcanis to shoot it dead.
Once again, Felcanis heals Angelista and casts Cure Disease on her.
Res aliae
Back to crawl time. I let Cure Disease work on the hellwasp poison since the hellwasp is laying eggs with its sting. I'm sure it's not what Ghostdancer intended when he wrote the monster, but it's an excuse since Felcanis doesn't know Neutralize Poison. They were nastier than I realized on first glance.
I'm going to have to come up with formal rules for clerics praying for new spells while not in town. I've generally let it happen in the past and it's very D&D, but there needs to be limits. Something like an hour of downtime and a Religious Ritual roll as well as spending a character point for the spell.
Only 2 CP for this session, as I was generous with Cure Disease.
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