Hmmmm.... True.... This place does look like a death-trap-filled temple from an Indiana Jones movie....
MJ halts at the base of the ziggurat....
Koran meanders slowly over to the base of the temple.
"Indiana Jones? Who is this?"
"He was a lot like us. Investigated lost temples full of dangerous traps and people trying to kill him. Also, much like a lot of us, his Doctorate was mostly honorary! Seriously, when did he ever get a use out of the thing?"
Well, to be fair, he did seem to know an awful lot about wherever he was and whatever he was after.... But yeah, he was more of a tomb raider than a scholar....
MJ nods, smiling as he recalled the childhood hero whose movies had so entertained him....
He was a fair shot with his revolver.... Not like Xavier or that deep gnome we partied with for awhile, mind you.... Or probably your boy the kitsune.... But he was a real crackerjack with a bullwhip! Heheheh....
goes a head of the group looking for any traps
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goes a head of the group looking for any traps
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At the entrance, a rectangular opening about 10-ft-wide-by-15-ft-high that leads into a passageway of the same dimensions, Yingzen's keen eyes detect a series of six thin but deep recesses in the ceiling and walls, and housed within the recesses on both sides, alternating, are six 10-ft-diameter circular saw blades, set to spin at great velocity and roll across the passageway and into the recesses on the opposite wall of the passageway, slicing anyone in their path into 4-inch-thick filets in the process!
yingzen bends over and starts working on the Trap
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yingzen bends over and starts working on the Trap
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Yingzen disarms the deadly trap within seconds!
Leading the Fierce Ones into the passageway, which runs 40 ft before opening into a chamber ahead, Yingzen continues to scan for traps....
20 ft into the passageway, Yingzen can roll another Perception check....
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Yingzen stops 20 ft into the passageway.... His keen sendes detect a disturbance in the very air of the corridor.... He finds a magical trap of some kind, and his intuition tells him that it triggers a very deadly necromantic spell of some kind....
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Yingzen disarms the fatal trap by fidgeting with the corresponding arcane symbol he finds etched in the wall of the passageway, adding engravings which nullify the magic trap!
Proceeding into the inner chamber, the Fierce Ones find Yig's treasury.
Standing with a broom in her hand in the 30-ft-square-by-30-ft-high chamber within the ziggurat is a teenaged Latina, quite pretty, who seems a little surprised to see the Fierce Ones. She wears a dress covered with a flower pattern.
In Spanish: Are you guys here to play Yig's game and try to pick the most precious thing?
As they look around the chamber, the Fierce Ones see various rare treasures displayed on pedestals or within niches in the walls.... Almost like a museum of treasures....
A +4 vorpal holy axiomatic scimitar, with jeweled hilt hangs on the east wall....
Next to a tapestry of the finest silk depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse riding pale horses, with cloth-of-gold and gemstones woven into it to enhance it's dark beauty....
A horn of purest gold, decorated with relief images of Viking ships and sea serpents, and inlaid with rubies, diamonds, sapphires and emeralds rests on a pedestal....
As does a jade monkey statue that sat for centuries in another trap-filled temple of doom....
And a helm of brilliance sparkling as it rests on the crown of a bust of Alexander the Great sculpted by Michaelangelo....
A ring of three wishes and an iron flask in niches in the wall seem almost humble by comparison....
As does a genie lamp of emerald-studded gold....
In Spanish: Be careful! Don't choose anything but the most precious item here, or the item you choose will become a nightmare that is your undoing!
The pretty teenager gives her warning with the sarcasm and cynicism that only teenagers can conjure, as if she had seen this "game" played out too many times....
We aren't here to play any games, sweetie.... We've killed Yig.... You don't have to serve him any more....
In English: You.... You killed Yig!?.... Wow! .... You guys are badass.... Magnifico! .... But I still can't leave, because of the curse.... I must stay here and keep everything clean and in its proper place until....someone chooses the most precious treasure here....
Tears begin to well in the girls large brown eyes....
Cursed, huh?.... That sucks, honey.... Maybe we can, uh, figure out what the most valuable item is, and, uh, free you from the curse?.... I suppose not being able to tell us which item is the most valuable is part of your curse?
MJ scratches his nose with a gauntletted hand....
The girl nods affirmatively.
I can't give any hints. Believe me, I would if I could. I've been trapped here for....like....I can't really remember how long.... A few months, I think.... Since shortly after the Great Old Ones came to screw everything up....
And you say we'll die horribly if we choose unwisely? .... I'm feeling more and more like Indiana Jones....
Natalie sighs, rolls her eyes, and nods....
Radsworth considers the young girl.
She seemed a bit like Sun Mi, exaggerated in speech and rambunctious. He wondered what part of Yig's own personal code kept her alive?
His eyes sweep over the assorted treasures, valuable all to be sure, but none of it caught his own attention. He could replicate the effects of any of them at this point, without much fuss, except the Vorpal Sword, but Mikey, Koran, and Derrik had that avenue covered.
His spanish, though unused, was still fluent.
"Elijo usted, señorita."
He offers a hand to the girl.
"Come with us, I'll introduce you to my charge, Sun Mi. I think the two of you would get along well enough. I've built us a place that's safe, but if things go well enough you won't have to be cooped up there long. Cthulu shouldn't be long left for our world."
The girl's eyes widen in disbelief....
In Spanish: God bless you, Senior.... You have lifted my curse!
She runs to Radsworth and throws her arms around him, weeping tears of joy....
Huh?? .... Ah! Of course.... The girl was the most precious treasure.... No treasure or magic item can compare in value to the freedom of a human being.... Good job, Rad....
Mikey Jay looks at the vorpal scimitar....
Too bad, I kinda wanted to take that scimitar.... Just kidding.... Probably cut my own head off with it first time I drew it....
The Fierce Ones advance to 20th level, and mythic tier 10!
"Oof."
Radsworth awkwardly pats the girl, then embraces her for a moment.
"Everyone ready? I think we've had enough fun for today. I'll take us back to the castle."
"Well done Rad. Although I probably would have taken the horn!"
Koran pats the wizard heartily on the back.
"I just want to know what's up with that Jade Monkey."
"How long have you been down here?" Sieg asks Natalie.
I'm not really sure.... It wasn't long after the monsters invaded Earth.... How long ago was that?
Rad's right.... Let's go home.... I'd like to see my people before we go to face Cthulhu....
In Adam West's Batman voice: Quick, Radsworth! To the Bat-Cave!
Radsworth opens the portal, and waits patiently for the others to step through.
He sends Natalie through with Daisy.
After all the others go through, Rad waits a moment, staring hard at the walls of the cave.
"Things are coming to an end, one way or another, and now if something happens to me, at least Sun Mi has another girl to talk to."
With a sigh, he steps through the portal and closes it behind him.
"Don't be so glum, Rad! I'm sure even if we all die you'll find some way to keep in touch with her."
Back at Pandora's Box in the Castle, the many friends and loved ones of The Fierce Ones are eager for their return, and relieved to see them alive again....
It is clear that the entire faculty of Pandora's Box and the Jaeger League, the tribes, and the elves of the castle are all concerned about the Fierce Ones' final battle against Cthulhu....
Jewels is first to welcome them back, running to wrap Derrik up in her powerful arms, and threatening to suffocate him with long, wet, powerful kisses!
MMMMMMMMMmmmmmMMMMMMMMMmmmMMUAH!!!
Ah, Gut! You make it back from your battle vith Yig, und vee are victorious!
Welcome home, Fierce Ones! Your victorious return once again gives us cause to breathe a sigh of relief! Yet another otherworldly evil sent to Hell where it belongs!
Dr Hoffmann raises a can of Coors Light in salute....
Yep! Good job, again, Superfriends!
Captain Kermit also raises his beer in salute....
Welcome home, Fierce Ones! Your victory over Shub Niggurath and Yig is cause for great revelry! We have prepared a magnificent feast in your honor in the festhall, and our finest craftsmen have been laboring hand in hand with our mightiest priests and mages to craft improvements to your equipment.... Come to the castle treasury when you are ready to see your new gifts!
Ah, Fierce Ones! You return in glory once again! I hope your struggles against the Great Old Ones were not too taxing on your psyches?
"You guys got any more of them beers?"
Sieg, for his part, makes a face at the "beer" Hoffman and Kermit are drinking.
They're in that blue cooler right there, Professor Greer.... Please, help yourself!
Doctor Hoffmann points out a large blue cooler nearby....