Shadows in Freeport (Inactive)
Game Master baldwin the merciful

Sweet the East tunnel is rough and littered with bones. It extends out beyond your vision. What light source does the group have going.

"We need to dispose of this ooze before we try to proceed. And we have to kill it before we can retrieve Verrel's body. Dnt use fire against it...no effect. It'll dissolve flesh and metal as well. Maybe arrows would be a good way to finish it off."

Sweet you get 100 feet east head east your vision comes to an end. You don't see any light sources in the direction you are heading and the passage has begun to turn to your right.How much further are you going?

I have nothing that can harm the ooze besides my weapons and they would be destroyed. As harsh at it sounds will will probably need to just leave it to it's meal and leave.

I had asked before if we were still initiative. Seems like we are not, correct?

Shine will cast Mending on any damaged weapons from encountering the worm above. Would that ooze be any worse than the worm we put down?

You are not in initiative.

Well, lets see if this works. The rest of you stay as far from it as you can. Down the passage would be good.

I take out my bow, nock and arrow and fire into the center of the ooze.

Attack-composite longbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Sweet stops at the light's end and turns back toward the group. Mouthing so the group can hear her through the message spell:

Did you guys get lost or are you heading back to town? I've got a tunnel turning to the right up here. It would be nice if I could get some light. That elf had something wrong...like some kind of disease. He fell in that puddle and his skin started bubbling...I ain't touching him...I think he had the cooties.

"Hold on, Sweet. We are trying to kill the ooze that got the elf. We aren't sure what we are doing afterwards. I wouldn't go any farther until we see if he can hurt it."

Icabhod will see if there is anything nearby that he can tie the rope to securely.

How fast can a puddle be? You can't out run a puddle?

Sweet mopes back toward the group obviously ready for more excitement.

Shine looks down at the heavy mud caking her boots. Sweet, I am not sure that I can outrun a puddle at the moment.

Norjan looks over his shoulder to Shine: If you need to run, I will pick you up and run. Just stay ahead of this thing while I shoot it.

Norjan your arrow sticks into the minimal remains of Varrel's body, yet you are unsure if it did any damage to ooze. The ooze is/was translucent in appearance, so you aren't absolutely certain the thing is still there or if the wetness is simply acidic residue.

Icahbod your see a sturdy tree that will support your body weight but you need more than 50 feet of rope. There are, also, two posts on the front porch that you could tie the rope to without the need of additional rope. Although you will have to figure out how to get the rope around one of those posts.

One thing you all notice is the tunnel is dry and you can knock some of the caked on mud off your footwear.

There is a large burning bat that is directly between the group and remains of Varrel. In essence, Norjan is firing downward through the fire at his target. You can see two passages to the south, one is short and narrow (SE) the other is wider(S to SW). So far, Sweet has not discovered an alternate side passage to connect to where the ooze was located.

Everyone, where is this thing? Something just dissolved Varrel and I am not leaving until I know that it is not behind us.

"That thing is so hard to see, I'm not sure if it is still on Varrel or not, Norjan. It might have retreated, if you hurt it with an arrow."

Agree. Lets wait for the bat to finish burning while Icabhod climbs down.

So is anyone going to try to bash the ooze? Never mind about recovering any remains.

Icabhod uses detect magic on the post just to make sure it isn't something bad.
Perceptiononthepost: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Icabhod ties the rope to the tree and lowers himself down as much he can before dropping his enlarged form down.I'm twice as tall right? Probably 10' so if I drop at arms length or so I can avoid most damage.

Climb roll: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Sweet arrives at the group. The way is clear up ahead.. She looks through the fire at the liquid remains of Varrel. Yuck! I hope I never get that bubbly disease! Is he going to be ok?

Lets find whatever dissolved him. As I said, I do not want it behind us. You casty types are a little too dissolvable for having it behind us.

"Norjan, I don't know if we can really hurt it. It might be in everyone's best interest to head back above ground, and just get away from that thing, until we can find something that can help us really damage it."

Icahbod when you get half way down its a mighty tight and you need to squeeze through. You finally get to the bottom. You see there is large fire burning and the group is standing around watching it.

Suddenly there is a thunking sound as 40 feet of rope hits the ground followed quickly by a trapdoor slamming shut.

Dum da dum Dum!

Well that settles that. At least its not raining down here.

Riggs, you know Fire does not hurt. How do you know weapons don't? I think we can just hack it up if we need to. I can mend weapons as long as they are not totally destroyed.

Icabhod curses and cancels his enlargement spell.Ok. One of us is dead and we are stuck down here. Riggs messaged me about an ooze correct? So let us kill it right now.

Where is it? I do not know if it is still dissolving Varrel or if it moved elsewhere. I can beat it up good, but only if I know where it is.

Perceptiontofindooze: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

The bat still burns. Norjan after three or four arrows stick into the minimal remains of Varrel's body, you are unsure if it did any damage to ooze. You are still not certain if you hit the ooze.

Anyone with survival or Know nature can make a roll.

Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

I might have survived.

Icabhod casts 'Create Water' on the bat, sobbing at the loss of such a finely cooked meal.

With the bat burning we have only 1 way open to us, correct?

Shine mentions Its probably a good time to mention I am resistant to fire. Do you want me to go check it out?

Icabhod it's a pretty big fire so its going to cast the spell a few times.

Shine you can go east and avoid the bat. If you want to go south you need to get beyond the burning bat.

I guesstimate that this dead beast will burn for a good half hour, and probably smolder for another 30 minutes thereafter. It will be tough getting into that south tunnel until it has burned out.

When Icabhod begins to dump water on it.
That will probably speed things up, I do not know how much. It will be good to stop it from smoking though.

Speaking of smoke the cave is beginning to fill with thick inky smoke. The smoke had been drifting up towards the trap door before it slammed shut.

Everyone can make a fort save.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Facepalm

Icabhod casts Resistance on himself

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Fort save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Riggs tries to stave off the smoke he is forced to inhale in the passageway.

COUGH! It is time for us to get out of here! Icabhod throws another create water on the corpse.

Time to get moving.

Fort: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Norjan coughs, but other than that, the smoke is not affecting him yet.

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Those rolling under a DC15 are coughing and choking. Everyone's vision is becoming obscured, even those who made the initial save. What is everyone doing now?

DM, I think I should have some flit time left. If that is correct...

Barely able to breathe, Riggs takes to the sky and heads back out the way he entered, landing up top beside the hole.

The trapdoor closed when Icabhod headed down. WE ARE TRAPPPEEDDD!!

Let us head east!

When Icabhod the rope was loosened and the trap door slammed shut.

As Riggs flies upward it is apparent the door is shut and there is no light coming forth from above.

Everyone needs to make a second Fort save at a DC16