I must be doing something wrong. Nobody ever catches fire. That's no fun at all.
Ralf punches the man in the face, while Ralf goes for the inside of his head and Gelik tries to set him on fire. Badly wounded he lets out a scream, casts Shield on himself (this time successfully) and flies straight up, provoking AoOs from Torch and Ralf.
Then you are up again.
AoO:
Gelik nails the man with a Color Spray as soon as he clears melee.
The wizard's magic fends off Torch's and Ralf's AoOs, but Gelik's magic catches him offguard. He is stunned for the moment.
Torch and Ralf still to go, Aerys still being frightened. Since he's stunned, after that you can hit him again. He's hovering some 30 feet above you.
As soon as the man is no longer stunned, Gelik will hit him with another Color Spray (DC 15).
Ralf will use another Brain Drain on the guy.
, Will DC 17 negates.
Torch drops his scimitar and grabs for his bow, firing a pair of arrows at the necromancer.
The man drops his spear as he is stunned by Gelik's magic, and Torch's arrow lodges in his throat, knocking him out and ending his flight. He slowly drifts to the ground, unconscious.
He's carrying a magic spear and the mask which is also obviously magic, a magic amulet and 250 gp worth of onyxes, as well as a mundane dagger and a spellbook.
"Hm. Seems this gent's name was Jigeke and he was practicing black magic. He was looking to get a spear and war mask from Amghawe's tomb, and it looks like he found 'em."
Ralf tries to identify the spear, mask and amulet.
Take 10 on Spellcraft using Focused Trance 3 times for a check result of 39
His name should have been Jerke, am I right?
Torch frowns down at the bodies. "If there's a local tribe watching over this tomb, they might appreciate it if we put them back," he muses. "Although it would be interesting to examine the tomb, maybe take some notes for future study..."
The spear is +1 and the amulet is of natural armor +1. The mask is more interesting: it grants you a +2 bonus to Intimidate checks and a +1 deflection bonus to AC and allows you to cast Scare once a day at CL 9.
Gelik's eyes go wide when he sees the mask. I'm always up for a bit of tomb exploration. But I strongly advise that I...we keep the mask. It's superb.
I suppose you'll keep the mask and the spear and move on?
The tomb contains nothing except the remains of the local hero. Will you be moving on?
Hmm. Dead guy. He won't need this old mask anymore. Having neatly justified his tomb-robbing, Gelik is ready to proceed. More traipsing along the river, I presume?
After the man fell from the sky, Aerys gingerly returns to the group. "Umm... Got caught short, can't concentrate on a fight when ... well you know ... woman's problems." she says with a voice that still trembles slightly. She looks at the mask that Gelik seems to be studying gleefully, and a cold shudder runs down her back. She doesn't follow Gelik into the tomb, fearful that the mask will bring back to life the terror that struck her when she first saw the mask.
"Torch, these are mighty fine short bows, how do they feel for you in your hands?" she asks placing the bow in his hand and giving him an an ordinary arrow to use. "try and hit that melon fruit over there on that tree." she encourages him to try it. She takes another of the bows and fires an arrow at a nearby tree, watching fly straight and true, as it strikes the tree with greater force than her usual bow. "See Torch how it strikes harder than usual. I shall take one and use it, a good find!"
Torch shrugs. "My bow's got a stronger pull than that already," he murmurs. He also looks uncomfortable with the mask and spear, although not for the same reason as Aerys.
You continue on your journey, somewhat awkwardly during such times as Gelik insists on wearing the mask, and after seven more days you finally reach the edge of the jungle.
But as you bed down for the night and during the first watch you hear a strangely entrancing tinkling sound coming from the jungle. Everyone except Ralf needs to make a Will 14 save or be compelled to seek out the source of the tinkling.
Such...entrancing...tinkling.
Torch and Gelik stumble blissfully into the jungle, while Ralf has a choice whether to follow or not and Aerys still needs to make a save.
Aerys hears the noise which almost takes her in search of the sound. Shaking her head, she is just able to stop herself from following Gelik and Torch. She calls out after Gelik, "Gelik, wait what are you doing." She motions towards Ralf to follow the others at a distance, as she puts on her armour and readies for trouble, by following the others into the jungle.
Torch walks slowly into the jungle, completely lost in the sound.
Ralf will cast Alignment Shield on Gelik to give him a second chance at saving.
Must...find...tinkling.Gelik answers Aerys matter-of-factly as he wanders toward the sound. You wouldn't understand.
As Torch and Gelik obliviously wander into the jungle, some strange-looking little Mwangi men appear, stepping unseen out of the foliage. They resemble ugly gnomes with grayishbrown skin and spindly arms, and they have spiked their hair and beards with lime. Their faces are painted to resemble leering skulls.
Two of them surround Torch and suddenly grow to a fearsome size, while a third, which is a little closer to you, gives Gelik a slash with its halberd for 6 points of damage.
You can roll for initiative, and then I'll fix the map.
Torch recognizes the unpleasant figures as spriggans. The one attacking Gelik is still small, while Torch is flanked by two towering spriggans. Torch and Gelik can act as you please.
You all beat their initiative so go get them. You're in the jungle so all squares are difficult terrain.
Ralf hits the spriggan next to Gelik and one of the spriggans next to Torch with a Boosted Line Discordant Note (60' line area effect).
sonic damage plus staggered for one round, Fort DC 17 for 1/2 damage and negate the staggering
Gelik takes a 5' step back from his opponent.
He then casts a quick spell into the little bugger's face.
Gelik's opponent resists the swirling colors but is struck by the discordant sound and staggered. The other spriggan fares better.
Torch and Aerys still to go.
Torch turns toward the spriggan Ralf managed to wound and follows up with blade and fist.
Aerys unsheaths her weapon and moves as quickly as possible to Torch's aid, hoping to get into a flanking position with her fighting friend.
Aerys is suddenly intercepted by a fourth spriggan (the one with the bell), who steps out of a bush and stabs her for 11 points of damage, and then grows to a fearsome size, as does Gelik's opponent.
Torch's two foes grin cruelly as they slice and dice him between them, their enormous halberds well nigh impossible to avoid in his cramped position. He takes a horrifying 39 points of damage from the slashing blades.
You are all up.
Torch barely registers the massive wounds at first, so quickly do they cut and slash at him. He looks down though, and thinks, "That's quite a lot of blood. I really don't think I hit him that hard..." just before he staggers slightly and nearly falls over. Forcing himself to stay upright, he focuses his full attention on the wounded spriggan, hoping to at least escape their trap before he dies.
Ralf gives Torch a little boosted healing.
Gelik continues using his Nimble Moves to put distance between himself and the giants (to H19). Feeling very tiny between these brutes, he nevertheless takes a stab at the monster to his east.
Aerys immediately attacks the spriggan that caught her unawares, as she stares in disbelief as the creature grows before her eyes. She shouts in desperation, "Gelik, use your magic! Flame them or something!"