Bugs, lizards, and death

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At the start of the day's session, we learned that the warlock's player could no longer make it. In game, we figured it was because Ergo was too afraid of bugs. We gained another player named Dave who was playing an elf ranger named Leviticus (I think that's how he spelled his character's name, he's been watching a lot of Spartacus).

Leviticus kicked ass, 2/3 of his rolls were hits (mostly Twin Strikes) and tended to deal 10+. I know that's what strikers do, but the warlock wasn't hitting much (he did deal some good damage), so it was an interesting change.

Arbek got dragged off by a bigger bug, but his best mate (in character) Jam followed and saved him. Meanwhile, Lynus got attacked by a bug and almost died, but the ranger killed the bug and healed Lynus. Searching the cave of the last battle with the bugs yielded a magic harp for Lynus.

Our next mission was to pick up a new wagon for Kate (our employer), so we set out on foot the next morning. The day was almost done when Levit and Jam spotted a fire in the distance. Investigating it revealed a small group of lizardfolk (basically upright crocodiles) attacking a group of humans and their wagon.

Killed the lizards and saved a kid who's father had been dragged off. Searching the wagon garnered a magic axe for Arbek and the ranger spotted the tracks that would lead us to the father (we hoped). Following the tracks we came across a trio of crocodiles, one of whom latched onto Lynus and began dragging him off. Lynus escaped once, but the croc managed to get a hold of him again and eventually killed him. Arbek had charged after the croc to try and save Lynus, but to no avail. Maddened by his grief, the fighter slew the croc and charged back to the others to finish off the crocs.

The remaining members of the party looted the crocs and Lynus's body (revealing 3 gems from the crocs, 2 health potions, some woundstich powder, and the magic harp from Lynus) and continued onward to rescue the father. Following the tracks led to the outside of a temple, which was guarded by a big lizardman and a few more crocs.