Soon the cobwebs thicken...
You take it slow in the dark. Still,
you stumble a few times, but at
Teast you're not shining like a
ighthouse to all your enemies.
You find yourself stuck to one
particularly thick strand of web.
As you take the hood off your
lantern to better appraise the
situation, something heavy lands
on your shoulders.
and thicken... and... what's this?
"Spider!" Reginold yelps. His
sword is out, and he swings it
down hard on top of you.
Presently, your back is covered
with greenish, oozing spider
blood. The monstrously large
spider is black with long, matted
fur. It now lies motionless on the
Floor.
Reginold un-hoods his lantern
and plays the light on the ceiling
above. There are no more spiders,
just thick webs dotted with small
silky cocoons that you suspect
might encase rats or other small
Now that the immediate crisis is
over, you notice you're in pain.
Reginold, who has never been a
lover of spiders, cut your shoulder
in his zeal to kill the thing. You
don't hold it against him. He
meant well, and it is far better
to get a gouge from a sword
than an injection of venom from
something like that!
Reginold does his best to
bandage you up, and then you
proceed down the hall. Your
lanterns are no longer hooded,
however. You want to get a
better look around, and you pay
particular attention to the ceiling!