Bancroft stepped forward with his sling and delivered a rock into a vulnerable point in the scorpion’s chitin, which oozed greyish ichor. Furious at losing its meal and the injury, the scorpion advanced back into the barrow. Bruzra claimed the sling and bag of stones from Bancroft to use in ranged attacks while he prepared to defend with sword and shield.
Bancroft followed his friends to the swamp barrow. They were fed up with rats, and with four fresh volunteers joining the group, searching the large flooded space seemed more feasible.
They reached the barrow without incident. Tohru performed a toad mating call and Druidly used magic to put the toads to sleep so the party could search the room. Druidly’s dog Mike and Tohru’s duck Kyo were playing outside and attracted the attention of a giant scorpion, which killed Mike. Tohru rescued her duck and ran back inside the barrow; the scorpion followed.
Tohru used her amphibian wiles to wake a toad, which faced off against the scorpion. Bancroft and the others took up positions surrounding the toad, hoping it would focus on the scorpion rather than attacking the smaller humans. The scorpion cooperated, grappling the still-drowsy toad and backing out of the barrow with it, plunging its stinger into the toad’s belly.
The toad’s eyes flew open in outrage. Seemingly unaffected by the poison, the toad broke free and leaped past the group’s defensive line. Druidly was ready and put both toads back to sleep. Whether that had been wise remained to be seen; sleeping toads would be less distracting to the scorpion.
Bancroft stepped forward with his sling and struck a vulnerable point in the scorpion’s chitin; greyish ichor oozed from the wound. Furious at losing its meal, the scorpion advanced back into the barrow. Bruzra claimed the sling and bag of stones from Bancroft to use for ranged attacks while he prepared to defend with sword and shield.
