@ZD<br/><br/>Brandon leads his part of the party down one side tunnel and, thanks to his darkvision and skill, is able to detect 2 bats and a rat ahead of them.  For the moment him and anyone with him have surprise on the creatures.<br/><br/>@c0i9z<br/><br/>Kaysha leads the other part of the party but unlike Brandon she alerts the beasties to her prescence and the fight against 2 spiders begins in earnest...<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">spider actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Bothe spiders get the drop on Kaysha though their fangs are a bit too small to do much damage.<br/>Attack 17, 1 piercing, Con DC 10 vs 3(1) poison.<br/>Attack 15, 1 piercing, Con DC 10 vs 2 (1) poison.<br/>Any characters who roll an initiative above an 8 can post actions with their reply, otherwise Kaysha is the only one the spiders detected and continue attacking.</div></div>