Agrimar bleed: 3
Ereviss bleed: 1
Round 3_______________
The Lopper twisted under the mighty axe swings of Agrimar. It moved right through Agrimar and ended up behind the party. He swings at Kendra!
Hit! Kendra takes a hit to her right leg dealing negative energy hp damage and bleed damage.
The blood still seeping from Agrimar, Ereviss and Kendra serve to heal the Lopper of much of the damage it has taken so far.
The bard tries to touch the Lopper.
Agrimar tries to hack at the vile spirit.
Unable to think of much else to do, Ysabot attempts to staunch Agrimar's bleeding. It doesn't go anywhere near as well as she'd hoped. Was that a rib?
He connected!
he just saved, taking 4.
Ordinarily a miss, but with both Smite Evil and a Confirmed Critical, I say Agrimar connected and tore his incorporeal existance to shreds.
A keening shriek tears through the air at the Lopper's reluctant departure; and you could swear you saw Vesorianna's arms reaching up from the central pit and drag the spectre down into it, his screams fading into infinite distance.
Silence descends into the dungeon once again.
more damage to Agrimar from a misplaced tourniquet...;)
Xiuj quickly opens his back and hands out another potion of Cure Light Wounds (1d8+2) to each of those still bleeding from the Lopper's wounds.
After you have recovered enough to go on...
The chamber ahead of you is a dead end ringed by closed cells. Quickly looking through the bars, you see nothing but manacles, chains, a palate, decayed straw and nothing else.
When you go to the central shaft (the Oubliette itself); quickly glancing through the iron grille, you can just see a pile of bones and other things thirty feet down at the bottom.
"Thank you Ysabot..." Agrimar winces, quickly downing the potion Xiuj hands him.
"Sorry," Ysabot mutters, glancing away in mild embarrassment. When the group reaches the central shaft, she sighs. "Well, do we still go down?"
KENDRA:
Relieved when she took a potion to heal her bleeding wound, Kendra concentrated for a couple rounds.
"I sense... magic down there!" She said, glancing up at the others.
Ereviss smiles after doing a solid search.
He pulls out his book with everyone's name in it, the collective story they have been building. He recites an inspiring speech, and everyone feels more alert.
Ereviss looks for traps and surprises.
When lowered to the bottom of the oubilette, you understand how doing time here in the lightless pits of Harrowstone could send a man down a path to madness.
The Lopper’s physical remains lie in a heap at the bottom of the oubliette, along with about 30 feet of old rope.
In addition, a fair amount of rotted or rusted gear and other
treasures looted from murdered guards lies among the Lopper’s bones.
Including a decapitated skull with a guards helm still on it.
These objects consist of 120 crowns in various coinage, a broken masterwork heavy crossbow, a masterwork longsword, a +1 heavy mace, a stone of alarm, and a ring of keys that look like they would fit in locks used here in Harrowstone.
Searching around, you realize that this Oubilette is a dead end.
What do you do now?
Agrimar hefts the heavy mace, "If noone objects, I'll hold on to this in case we encounter anymore restless bones."
With no where else to go, you return south to the large chamber.
Four dark hallways exit from this empty chamber, each striking out in one of the four directions of the compass, and each decorated with a soot-caked brass nameplate affixed to the ceiling just above the entrance. A rubble-choked stairway leads up in the middle of the room, while numerous bone fragments dressed in scorched prisoners’ robes lie on the ground.
The Evil in this place is strongest on this level. Focusing, you sense some residual evil here in the skeleton fragments, but stronger West and South. You sense nothing in the North where you came from, or East where you descended to this level.
Frowning, Xiuj approaches the brass plates and taps at them with his staff.
With the soot wiped away, you see the names of the cell blocks on the brass plates.
To the north lies “The Oubliette.”
To the west lies “Reaper’s Hold.”
To the south lies “The Nevermore.”
And to the east once stretched “Hell’s Basement.”
Reapers hold it is. Always save the downstairs for last.
Ereviss gives Kendra a smile and a bow before following their paladin to the Reaper's hold.
"I hope to not meet scythe wielding black cloaks."
Proceeding down the Western corridor more than 80 feet, you see ahead of you two doors, one on each side of the corridor facing each other. The corridor stretches beyond them into the darkness.
The door on the right (north door) you sense a strong Evil; at least as strong as the Lopper was... and close.
"Be wary of the North door, there is an evil presence behind it, at least as strong as the Lopper."
Kendra:
"So, we should avoid it then?" Asked Kendra, whispering.
"Forewarned is forearmed. As your father would say."
"We know we are fighting another major creature. We can prepare and attack it. It will not go away."
Ereviss looks around for confirmation.
"Any protection from evil or other magic we can cast beforehand?"
Agrimar nods at Ereviss' assessment and applies oil of bless weapon to his falchion.
Xiuj mutters under his breath as he rattles through the drawers of his case. He looked up and shook his head.
"Got Cure Light potions, got lesser restoration potions, got alchemists fire; no protections."
Kendra:
Kendra raised her hand.
"Um, remember that cache of my father's you discovered? I have a scroll of Protection from Evil! Just one though."
Xiuj snapped his fingers.
"Oh yeah! You got those arrows big nose? You got a couple Undead Bane, you got a couple Ghost Touch, you grip like dagger and stab! Hu yah!" He said, stabbing the air with his hands.
Ysabot spends a few moments muttering to Persimmon, taking stock of her prepared spells. After a few moments, she sighs, and casts a minor protective charm on herself. It wasn't fantastic, but it would help.
Just in case, Xiuj hands out a potion of Cure Light Wounds (CL3) to each party member.
When you are ready to go in, the door opens stiffly under your hand, but it opens.
Overview.
This guardroom contains a single large table with two chairs astride it and a single sagging cot pushed up against the eastern wall. Several battered cabinets line the northern wall, with a few arrows and bits of chainmail lying scattered on the floor nearby, yet the most eerie sight are the three fractured skulls sitting on the table next to a heavy hammer.
It looks as if someone has arranged the fragments of the skulls in some sort of pattern, as if an attempt had been made to construct a fourth skull from the broken fragments of the trio on the table.
The leathery body of a long-dead dwarf, his wiry red hair and beard still strangely vibrant in death, lies slumped on the ground behind the table.
So who's going in?
"Those skulls..." Ysabot mutters, peering into the room. She glances sidelong at Agrimar. "I'd like a closer look. Cover me?"
Ereviss readies an incorporeal smacking arrow.
"Hit the dwarf body with a disruption of undead shot Kendra and we will see what happens."
Ereviss readies an arrow.
Kendra nodded and nervously stepped forward.
A few seconds after Kendra and Ysabot enter the room, the dusty fragments of shattered skulls on the table rattle about, then rise up and reform into three solid skulls as they transform into severed
heads with the screaming ability.
They immediately scream and dive to attack you!
for a possible slam damage.
for a possible slam damage.
for a possible slam damage.
Beyond the table, you see the Mosswater Marauder’s spirit seem to rise up from his bones, appearing as a sobbing dwarf wielding a ghostly hammer.
A ghostly skull
Agrimar draws Lopper's Handaxe and enters the room.
Kendra shrieked in fear and fired a disrupt undead ray at the skull.
but rushed the shot and missed.
Xiuj tumbled over to (B,6)
for a possible bludgeoning damage.
Ereviss shakes off the fear and dodges the skull. He fires at the Marauder his enchanted ghost touch arrow.
Ysabot yelps as the skull slams into her shoulder. Clutching it, she retaliates with her misfortune hex, before taking a step sideways, towards the cabinets for cover.
Round 2_________________
Agrimar____________
Agrimar draws Lopper's Handaxe and enters the room. To A5
Kendra______________
Kendra shrieked in fear and fired a disrupt undead ray at the skull.
Xiuj-Hak-Leyng IV_____________
Xiuj tumbled over to (B,6)
.
Ereviss Ladyhunter_______________
Ereviss shakes off the fear and dodges the skull. He fires at the Marauder his enchanted ghost touch arrow.
Ysabot_________________
Ysabot yelps as the skull slams into her shoulder. Clutching it, she retaliates with her misfortune hex, before taking a step sideways, towards the cabinets for cover.
Enemies_________________
for a possible slam damage.
for a possible slam damage.
for a possible slam damage.
for a possible slam damage.
The Marauder lept forward and swung his semitransparent hammer, connecting with Kendra’s head. Kendra shrieked, and fell to her knees holding her head. Something that looks like a piece of her skull floated up from her and tried to fit into the gap in the Marauders companion’s skull, thereafter the piece dissipated. The Marauder’s look of hope turns to rage as he turned to Ysabot.
The witch begins to cackle, before covering herself and backing away from the Marauder.