Taklishim is uncertain as he saw Ana blinded, but he did not see it happen....
He shrugs and wonders if the oil can mask magic as well as make normal things seem magic....
Puts the remaining sleeping bees in the room, outside of the hide, to the sword. He listens at the door to see if he can hear voices. He gestures to Ana and Montague, since he can see them through the other door, to bring the rest of the party forward.
Let's see what's over there behind that door that we heard the voices behind.
Montague takes some cloth and stuffs into his mouth to gag him. I'd permanently stop his wiggling and scheming if everyone else wasn't watching.
Then quietly encourages the others forward to join Fistep.
"We'll come back for that honey in a bit. Better we make sure there are no surprises behind us first".
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Montague takes some cloth and stuffs into his mouth to gag him.
Montague examines the door.
The door is very sturdy and bound with iron fittings, and there is a closed slot in the door that would allow someone on the other side to look through to this room. There is enough exposed wood that chopping the door down is still an option.
The door does not seem to have a lock, but there is a little bit of light filtering through from the other side, and looking at the cracks you can see that the door is barred from the other side.
Among your thieves' tools is a small saw you could slip between the door jamb and the door to cut the bar. This would be time consuming but doable. It will make noise but if you are careful and patient, not too much. The real question would be how much attention those inside are paying to the door.
"Maybe we should go back out and go north, instead of down the stairs? Or there is the other door in the room with the three ladders. One or the other might lead to the backside of the room." He pauses, "If we take the bed from the other door, we use it to jam this door so whatever is in the next room can't come back through here."
Aye Fistep that there be some quick thinking. I'd not have whoever is in there putting swords in our backs. Ferrous says cheerfully as he moves back to the bedroom to grab an end of the bed.
I think ye also may be right about checking the other doors on this floor first.
Zynazyr stand by quietly as the others come up with a plan. "Yes, I agree that searching the rest of the floor is a good idea. No need to try to break this one down if we can go around." He waits while the fighters re-arrange the furniture.
Goes out and helps Ferrous to move to the bed to block the iron-bound door.
Zynazyr waits for the other to finish and considers Montague's idea. "You can try it if you want but if they hear you and open the door, you're going to be in a bad position. I say we go around to see if there is another option. If not, then we can try your idea." He looks around at the others for a consensus.
"Aye we can seal the door from this side and prevent those within from coming through."
"Fine".
Montague, stows his length of wire, and turns to follow the others.
Pulls his sword out, adjusts his shield and heads out to the door leading to the hallway to head north.
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Removing one of the slats from the bed frame, you are able to secure Smelldox to the pole and thus carry him more easily. Fistep and Ferrous put the pole over their shoulders, ready to drop the pesky goblin onto the floor (or feed him to a hungry monster) if danger shows up. The goblin is still out cold and shows no sign of waking.
Moving out into the hallway the party sees the hall is quiet. They reach the first door, which they had already passed. The party can hear no sound from the door. The bottom corner is chewed up a fair bit, allowing a roughly 1' hole in the bottom corner of the door. Looking through it is difficult to determine what the room was but the room seems to have been trashed - like the goblin interior decorators have been through. You can make out the approximate dimensions of the room, but see no movement or signs of life within.
Ferrous grunts as he shifts the goblin "wizard" from one shoulder to the other. Is the door locked? Just smash it.
Slides his sword away, holding shield out in front tries to open the door.
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The door swings open easily. The latch seems to have been destroyed.
The door to this room is unlocked and clearly at one time has been smashed open. A small statue stands in the southwest corner; though it is clear the statue represents the same winged figure whose statue is on top of the pyramid, the statue has been smashed and its arms and wings lie scattered about the room. Likewise there is a rug in front of the statue which has mystical symbols on it, but the rug and much of the room has dark splashes of what appears to be dried blood. The rug also appears to have been chewed on by rats or other small creatures. In the southeast corner there is the remains of a small writing desk which has been smashed to pieces. A small dented brass brazier is tipped over in the northeast corner.
Zynazyr waits for Fistep or Ferrous to enter and then inspects the objects trying to detect magic.
"Interesting, it appears to be some sort of ritual room or sanctuary maybe."
"A most curious place."
Walks into the room and in doing so draws forth his sword ready for trouble. He waits for Zynazyr to perform his magics, "Find anything good wizard?"
Seeing everyone else enter the room unharmed, Montague heads towards the desk to investigate.
"Well depending upon who tossed this place, they might have overlooked something important in their rage".
Ferrous steps forward until his body fills the door frame. He turns his back to the room as the others search the empty room the dwarf keeps an eye on the hallway for danger.
Taklishim does a second take on the surroundings their was something in the other man Montagues words.
Indeed the place was tossed, but it also had been left vacant for a very long time as well.
"How long ago was this place sacked?"
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The party enters the room to look around, except for Ferrous who stands guard in the doorway. Smelldox is dumped unceremoniously in the corner.
Montague indicates to Fistep that something magical might be under the rug. Fistep pulls the rug to one side, and underneath are revealed three giant many-legged bugs, each perhaps a foot long. In the center of the area under the rug is a small hole in the floor where one corner of a flagstone has broken off.
Initiative, Round 0:
Block 1: Fistep and Montague
Block 2: Bugs
Being that he's right there, he's swings his sword at the giant many-legged bugs calling out as he does so, "More bugs!".
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Montague (who I assume generally travels with his bow out) pulls back and shoots at the nearest bug.
The bugs hiss like rattlesnakes as they attack!
Ana evades the bug's bite, but Fistep and Talikshim are both bitten... yet the damage is only superficial. However, both Fistep and Talikshim begin to feel a little woozy.
Another bug emerges from the hole in the floor.
Round 1 Initiative!
Block 1: Ana, Zynazyr, Talikshim
Block 2: Two of the Bugs
Block 3: Ferrous, Monague, Fistep
Block 4: The rest of the Bugs
Taklishim tries to shake it off and swat the stinging insect..
Baton
"Ware the stings, my head swims..."
Ana tries another sleep spell, her last for the day, aiming for the center of the bugs.
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Taklishim tries to shake it off and swat the stinging insect..
"Ware the stings, my head swims..."
Ana tries another sleep spell, her last for the day, aiming for the center of the bugs.
Magical dust settles out of the air onto the creatures, and...
Two of the bugs settle to the floor and seem to enter a torpor-like state.
With a grumble Ferrous whirls around and charges at the nearest Buggy thing pushes past Zynazyr as the wizard tries to make an escape from the room of crawling things.
Ferrous brings his axe down with a mighty blow.
Steps up to the remaining bug and swings at it with his sword.
Taklishim puts some tobacco in his mouth and chews it a little to moisten it and puts some upon the sting to remove the poison...
Health save
Ana shifts positions slightly and puts another of the sleeping bugs to the sword... ehr... axe.
Montague once again tosses his warped short bow away. and draws his shortsword to stab at the emerging bug.
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Zynazyr holds back, not sure what to do.
The remaining bug coils around and snaps at...
Montague!
But the montague darts out of the way.
Yet another bug emerges from the hole in the floor. You suspect there may be some kind of nest under there.
Fistep still feels fairly normal, but Talikshim now finds himself becoming uncomfortably dizzy.
Round 2 Initiative!
Block 1: All PCs
Block 2: Bugs
Swings his sword at the bug, "Damn bugs!"
Buggers keep coming up through the floor boards. Good thing the exterminators are here eh Fistep?
The dwarf cheerfully calls out as he steps forward and takes another swing with his axe at the backside of the centipede that just missed Montague.