Pip arrives at the oak hollow. No roll needed — approach is clear. The elder wants the wasp nest cleared before harvest season. Hundreds of papery cells line the hollow, guard wasps on patrol.

Pip scouts the nest entrance, watching for guard wasp patrol patterns. Roll d20 ≤ AGI (13). Result: 8 — success. Two guard wasps spotted with a 20-second gap between patrols. Pip has the timing.

Pip lights the torch from the tinderbox. Free action. Torch ready. The smoke will be the weapon. Slot 3 consumed.

Pip pushes into the hollow entrance with smoking torch. Roll d20 ≤ STR (12). Result: 6 — success. Smoke pours in. Wasps stir — two minutes before they swarm.

Pip throws cheese into the brush to draw guard wasps away. Roll d20. Result: 14 — failure. Wasp save: roll d20 ≤ AGI (13). Result: 11 — success. One sting grazes shoulder. Damage: d6 = 1. HP: 8→7.

Pip retreats behind the wooden shield, taking defensive position. No roll. Shield gives cover. AC: 10→13 (shield bonus). Wasps batter against wood.

Pip presses the lit torch to the nest entrance. Roll d20 ≤ STR (12). Result: 7 — success. Nest catches. Colony dying. The hollow fills with smoke.

Final swarm pushes through. Roll d20 ≤ AGI (13). Result: 15 — failure. d6 damage = 4. HP: 7→3. Multiple stings get through despite shield.

Pip rolls to stay conscious through the swarm final wave. Roll d20 ≤ WIT (11). Result: 9 — success. Pip holds on. The swarm begins to thin.

Nest silent. Pip collects one wasp queen cell (potential medicine) into slot 8, and returns to Hollowbrook. HP: 3. Village owes Pip a debt. The harvest is saved.