Introduction
Once again, the adventurers were hired by a wizard. This one had issues with a certain runestone, which caused giant growth all across his garden.
First challenge - ants
The adventurers started towards the tree in the center of the garden, where the runestone should be found, according to their employer. Soon, they came across an obstacle - a long queue of marching ants. The warlock thought of a concoction to make them invisible to the ants, but he needed some dead ants, so let's do that!
Wilborin and Phempheus block the ants, while Aegon bombards them with lightning. The beer bottles represent grass.
Wilborin used up his Psi for an enhanced charge - making the first ant very, very dead.
A short fight saw several ants fall, but other kept coming - and they were growing ever larger before our very eyes. We picked up a couple of corpses, then ran away. At a safe distance, Aegon got to work. We smeared the stuff all over ourselves, and proceeded to walk between the ants without any problems.
Stag-beetle
Naturally, we couldn't just climb up the tree. A stag beetle was patrolling below. We tried to lure it away, but that didn't work, so instead we managed to turn it on its back with clever use of ropes and the halberd. Hey, we don't know maths - but our characters do!
More ants
We were climbing up the tree as we met more ants coming our way. Some did not notice us - the concoction was still in effect - but we still had fight the others. I managed to run one through with the halberd, but it was now too much for it, and the haft broke. Oh well, at least I brought a sword.
Giant spider
There was a spiderweb right where we needed to cross to a branch. We were already in pretty bad shape, so we decided to burn our way through with torches and fireballs instead of fighting the spider. We managed to keep it away, and cross to the branch.
Giant giant ant
An ant the size of a horse greeted us on the branch. Furthermore, its mandibles were turning to metal, almost like if it were adapting to our previous attacks. We had a tough fight ahead of us, but in the end, we chopped off its legs, and a well-aimed lightning bolt electrocuted its antennae. It fell off the tree.
The stone
Aegon had the instructions on how to defuse the stone. He completed the ritual, which caused the world to shift and turn around us. It would be hard to get down - unless we spot some dragonflies! A few successful dexterity checks later, we landed our mounts on the ground. More precisely, on a leaf in a stream.
Row, row, row your boat
We rode the leaf, nursing our wounds. We were attacked by giant bees. I parried a stinger with my chest (thankfully, no major damage to the armor), and we fought the bees until they were all chopped up or thrown in the water.
Safety
Soon enough, the effect of the runestone dispersed, and everything was back to its old size. We gave the stone to the wizard, who in return promised us some enchanted arms and armor. Excellent! Now I just have to look up the remains of my halberd...
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