It sizzles some more.
Jones withdraws.
Jones can Withdraw around the doorframe to avoid the subsequent threatened squares.
"I have to have hurt it pretty good by now, want to retreat and let my fire work it's magic?"
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"Sounds fine by me."
Sledge will fall back, but keep himself between the Ooze and the others.
So Jones and Sledge withdraws, Darius' Spiritual Weapon whacks it again, Zin burns it some more (note: You can only move your fire into squares you know are there. If you put the thing out of sight it may be able to escape it, because at that point you'd have to guess.).
Some space freed up, the ooze squeeze into the corridor and lashes out at the nearest target.
But misses Sledge entirely.
Sledge continues to fall back, staying between his team and the ooze.
Darius bombs it once more excluding Sam from it while his weapon does work.
Darius wallops it with a one-two punch of power.
Jones continues to be useless and retreats.
It oncecagain misses the mark on Sledge.
Darius continues to give it his burning lovening.. and spectral sword
Darius gives it a hunka hunka burnin' love and a good shanking. It seems ready to expire. One more hit oughta do it.
Sledge defends once more.
The creature boils alive in its own juices, becoming a mere puddle on the floor.
Darius nods to Zin and Sam " A job well done.. we combated that with minimal effort as it should have been.. What is inside the room I wonder? Or more specifically where did the beast go in this confounding home? "
Darius gruff voice in his current form amplified by his sometimes.. bestial urges to scratch at his neck or growl lowly.
"How much longer does that ball last? Can we just drop it on the lizard thing?"
" Well considering it is.. in water... "
"Could it boil the water? Man, I ain't a wizard, I dunno if that ball can work underwater."
" Then let me educate you. Fire magic tends to completely fail to penetrate or barely work when the effects of a large body of water come into play. So, No I would think it not.. However My spectral sword would.. it just does not last the amount of time needed to effectively finish the job and I am not one to cast it often. "
"A'ight."
Sledge checks through the door the ooze came out of, looking for treasure.
The ooze room is a plain, stone room with no decoration, furnishing, or anything else of interest.
These are cages designed to house these beasts and nothing more, and the ooze especially would dissolve anything put in there. Not even the iron walkway present in other rooms is there, though the room layout suggests there used to be one.
"So all that's left is the route with the basilisk."
There is no route, just the room. There is also a door at the end of the hall, just past where the wights were.
"Should we deal with it then check its room for treasure?"
" Its not worth it. Its in one of the tank rooms and none of them so far have had anything of worth. let us try the Wight room "
Beyond the door is a great stone bridge arches over a gorge 200 feet above the water's surface to a stack of rock, containing a tower with a Lightning Rod atop it.
The bridge is a mere 3 feet wide. There are no handrails.
"Listen, I've got a snapleaf - who else has a way of surviving if they fall? Because I feel like there's gonna be some violence here soon enough."
" More than likely there will be and if you have the safety device it would extend you go first then, just keep it in your hand. I just generally keep myself from falling or have maneuvers I can use if need be. "
The door is black iron, emblazoned with the image of the devil himself. The doorknob is shaped like and strategically placed to resemble his genitals, and periodically spew flames from the tip.
Or maybe it's just plain, unadorned metal. Who can really say for sure?
More seriously, the tower itself is plain stone until the top, where an elaborate iron steeple acts as one of several lightning rods set on the platform that sits at the top.
There's really nothing special about it besides that.
Darius will have the rope of climbing attach to something and tie it around two people, one being himself. " Alright lets go "
The group crosses. Aside from some frightening gusts of wind, nothing occurs.
Sledge checks the door for traps.
There are no traps, though the sound of combat comes from the other side of the door.
"Combat sounds on the other side. Ya'll have five second to get ready, then we're going in."
Sledge cracks his neck and readies himself for the slam.
He will adjust his rope to be in an easily accessible location.
Jones drinks Shield and Barkskin extracts.
Darius casts Divine Favor and Shield of Faith while covering his Whip in two flasks of Acid.
Z casts Shield of Faith.
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Sledge rips the door open and busts a move on whoever is inside.
Inside you sight the Beast, locked in combat with a four armed, fleshy golem.
Darius (19)
Zin (19)
Beast (15)
Jones (9)
Sledge (4)
Guardian of the Tower (6)