Kingmaker

[Orikanyo]

Gorgorigo has been here before.

When friends tell of where honey comes from he went to investigate. He thought they be docile like cows.

They were not.

With a swat the gnoll tossed the beehive off his lap, and all but leapt from his horse to run for cover.

 

[Sherwood]

Niko kicks his horse with his spurs to try and get away from the swarming bugs.

 

[Psychie]

Athaclenna pulls her horse back, trying to get clear of the bugs.

OOC can Ray of Frost be useful against them?

Spoiler

Mage Armor in effect for 1 hour

Cantrips
Daze
Mage Hand
Ray of Frost

Level 1
Mage Armor
Magic Missile
Sleep x2

Force Missile - 1d4+1, 8 / 8

 

[Spiderheart]

Gerak may not exactly be an expert on bees, but he had a sufficiently outdoor childhood to know that when they swarm, it's usually towards whatever is moving. Rather than run like the others, he leaps off his horse and flips his cloak up over his head, concealing as much of his skin as possible. The cloth is sturdy, and he's not going to draw nearly as much attention as the gnoll who just hurled their home. Instead, he begins casting detect magic in the direction from which the hive fell, trusting the noise of his comrades' panic to cover the sound of his spell from any listening ears.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Absolutely. There is a small stream a few steps away that would be easy to pull mud out of.

 

[Spiderheart]

Oh, an actual stream, even better. He does his spellcasting chicanery from right next to it, and I'm reserving five feet of movement for going prone in the water if any bees bother him.

 

[WlfSamurai]

The bees pull together into a tight cloud and head in the direction of Gorgorigo.

Gerak, there is a slight glow, as if there is a trace of magic left, on a branch the hive fell from.

Everyone roll initiative.

Initiative Order:
Swarm of bees rolling 21

Kameron Esters- , Sherwood , Psychie , Spiderheart , Wondertainment , Orikanyo

 

[Sherwood]

Initiative roll for Niko

total of 12

 

[Psychie]

Initiative roll for Athaclenna +4

total of 5.

 

[Orikanyo]

initative

Towards the stream he runs.

 

[Spiderheart]

Initiative

Gerak: 21
Mokele: 9

 

[WlfSamurai]

Gerak, the bees are still near the horses where Athaclenna, Niko, Scekilov, and Miren still are.

It’s your turn first. What do you do?

Swarm of Bees:
AC 12
HP 22/22

Initiative order:
Gerak 21 <———
Bees 21
Gorgorigo 14
Niko 12
Mokele 9
Athaclenna 5

Spiderheart

 

[Spiderheart]

Regrettably, Gerak doesn't have much in the way of fire, and so these bees are a bit beyond his capacity to handle. He trusts the others to deal with that. Instead, he keeps his cloak over his head and maintains his casting of detect magic as he makes his way to the tree trunk. He takes a circuitous route, both to avoid the bees and because he assumes whatever dropped the hive has its attention focused on his companions.