Franklin is no match for a wizard! But if it comes to a fight, Franklin will attempt to break the spellcaster's concentration with a well-timed sling shot.
Exploration Turn 15, Combat Turn 1 continues Tet lobs his spear and kills a third ant. The final ant drops its burden and scurries off unencumbered to the west. The Hobbets give chase! We switch back from combat to exploration timekeeping. The tunnel twists and forks and turns. At the end of Turn 1...
Dougal fires off a stone from his sling at the fleeing ants. Dougal's sword slices behind the abdomen, severing legs along with the bulbous black thorax. That's one heck of a sling-shot! ;) Looks like at least 3 votes in favor of pursuing the ants. I'll assume the party all sticks together unless y...
Combat Turn 1 Willie misses, and his axe clatters to the ground. Dougal strikes an ant down with pin-point accuracy! (Where did you hit it?) The surviving 2 black ants pick up 1 dead ant apiece and flee down the western tunnel. Even carrying their own body weight, the ants move with surprising spee...
Franklin says, "There is an unexplored area on level 1, with spider webs. I think we should wait, and go back later when we have some defense against poison."
"My vote is we finish exploring level 2, starting from the southwest corner." (The door to the west of Room 4.)
Surprise Turn 0 The ant battle is on! Willile swings wide in his enthusiasm. Tet attacks from the second rank with his spear and pokes an ant for 1hp damage. Chegs flattens one of the ants with his warhammer! The 3 surviving ants (1 of whom is wounded) pick up their dead comrade, turn around, and f...