The Barbarian grimaces as Justin once again ends up in the monster, as the Barbarian considers a second flying charge into the maw of the beast, it explodes in a fountain of gore from which Hamar is also splashed.
He flies up to get some charging distance and directly at the other... thing, considering it's ability to score hits so successfully. The Barbarian flies into it's mouth as well, moving through as striking at will.
Acrobatics - Disengage (if this foe can reach me, just in case)
Keen/Planar Scimitar - Damage
Vorpal Scimitar - Damage
Keen/Planar Scimitar - Damage
Vorpal Scimitar - Damage
Hasted Attack Keen/Planar Scimitar - Damage
Confirm Crit on the first attack
Confirm Crit on the Hasted attack
"Then stop being so delicious"
"Then stop being so delicious"
"It's not MY fault that extraplanar denizens have such good taste!"
"Then stop being so delicious"
"Then stop being so delicious"
"Then stop being so delicious"
"Than maybe spice yourself with something that people don't like, have you considered cloves?"
RD 2
Party now >HASTED< for 2/11 rds
27 Manhayth [Attack Ooze 1 - hit 31/6]
25 Merle [Mag missile - 1 hit]
23 Justin [black tentacles] {Swallowed}
20 Oozes [ATK 1-Justin/Hamar/Mel/ ATK 2-Alessia]Currently Ooze 1: -5 energy drain effects
17 Hamar swack a whack whack ooze 2 [79 after dr]
12 Karrin [ATK ooze 1 hit - 74/54]
11 Alessia: [Atk-hit 58/28 + 3 lvls drained]
6 Mel holy smite ooze 2
1 Blayze[atk-hit 41/7]
NEW ROUND!
RD 3
Party now >HASTED< for 3/11 rds
27 Manhayth
25 Merle
23 Justin
20 Oozes
17 Hamar
12 Karrin
11 Alessia:
6 Mel
1 Blayze
NEW ROUND!
Merle will take a ready action and wait and see what the others do.
RD 3
Party now >HASTED< for 3/11 rds
27 Manhayth [11 dam after DR]
25 Merle [hold action]
23 Justin [force bolt]
20 Ooze 2
17 Hamar [ATK 111 dam after DR (dayum)]
12 Karrin Pending
11 Alessia: [39 dam after DR + neg 3 levels]
6 Mel [19 dam]
1 Blayze Pending
Manhayth's kukris flash as he attempts to damage the foe
Despite landing many blows, the resilient hide of this foul ooze deflects most of Manhayth's damage
The ooze attempts to pummel Alessia
The flashing blades of the barbarian and the warrior undead slice the ooze to ribbons. It collapses into the fetid slime of its components.
The Barbarian shakes his head to get the funk of the thing out of it as best he can.
"Even in such a place long buried, evil never dies eh? This is why my people roam the plains and do not delve such ruins. What s buried, should almost always stay buried. Which way now? Let us find the essence of those corpses and lay them to their damned rest".
Justin nods, not trusting himself to respond aloud to Hamar's words.
The wizard shakes his arms, flinging yet more of the fetid slime off himself.
"It slimed me." Justin repeats calmly, deadpan.
The wizard blinks, and makes an ugly face.
"AND it's in my mouth! GROSSgrossgrossgross!"
As Memnon's sarcastic laughter rings through the space, (Interspersed with several sarcastic comments), Justin hastily mutters his cleaning charm, and rapidly removes the majority of the slime remnants from himself. Once the wizard has regained his calm, and his dignity, he offers to do the same for the others.
Hamar nods to Justin's offer, "More efficient and less frigid than a waterfall rinse to be sure".
Alessia lets out a low hiss like an angry cat and begins searching for the most likely way forward.
Alessia lets out a low hiss like an angry cat and begins searching for the most likely way forward.
Alessia can see there are two unexplored hallways leading off this main room. Either one could lead to more rooms
Hamar turns to Mel, "Have you any healing magic in your arsenal left Cleric?"
He then watches for Alessia's next move as he presumes she will rush headlong in one direction or another momentarily.
Mel nods
“It’s my specialty. I got your back”
He takes Justin up on his offer of a cleaning canttip. The filth drips off his armor in sheets
“Thanks”
Alessia abruptly turns and stalks off toward the entrance to the rightmost path.
Justin happily aids any others who wish to de-slime themselves.
(And instructs Memnon to gather a couple of samples for Alchemical use.)
The wizard turns from cleaning Mal's armor 'Justin' time to see Alessia begin marching down a hallway. Her armored footsteps in perfect time, like a construct clock.
"Alessia! Wait, a,... Nevermind,..."
The wizard shakes his head.
"I thought I was supposed to be the headstrong one in this group?!?
The Barbarian nods to the cleric for the healing, then follows after the determined Alessia.
Mel lays a hand on Hamar’s shoulder. He can feel his aches and stings fading as the bruises on his skin lighten
Justin also claps the barbarian on his shoulder as he falls in step with the burly warrior.
"Thanks for coming in after me."
The the wizard shakes his head again.
"Where IS she going?!?"
Alessia starts to head down the dim corridor. The walls have that desert culture fresco look: all hieroglyphs and scenes of war and slaughter. ahead in the dimness, she can see another raised stone dais with large bronze spikes in the hallway. A wide shaft opens above it.
Hamar quickly catches up with Alessia, "I would wager yet another death trap ahead".
The dais is 15 feet long, and three feet off the ground. The bronze spikes gleam as if newly polished
Kevoth-Kul
Hamar quickly catches up with Alessia, "I would wager yet another death trap ahead".
"Heh. ThenkYew, Captain Obvious!" The wizard murmurs.
"Oh Ho. It is to laugh. Like YOU have any room to talk, oh 'Signer of Unread Contracts'!" The floating Mimir retorts quietly.
Justin rubs his eyes, feeling (another) headache coming on.
"Powers of the Weave, Deliver me from Headstrong Warriors and Wise-Acre Paperweights!"
Justin works his way up to the spikes. The shaft above them is also 15 feet long, and heads upwards 60 feet, ending in a set of three 5x5 panels. Justin notices again that there are no cobwebs or piles of garbage near the spikes, or on the floor. The bronze itself looks bright, and polished. In a tomb like this, Justin would assume at least some verdigris on the metal, but there is none.
The walls are also clean of cobwebs and detritus. Some of the frescoes are beginning to crumble at the corners, but it looks as if someone swept all the plaster bits away somewhere
"What new foul doom do we behold Wizard?"
Hamar, still able to fly, heads close to the shaft and looks up.
Perception
"What new foul doom do we behold Wizard?"
Hamar, still able to fly, heads close to the shaft and looks up.
"Wait a second. It'll announce itself."
Justin rises above the floor, careful to not fly directly under the open shaft above. Yet. He continues to look around the chamber.
"And this is STILL the cleanest tomb/dungeon/hole-in-the-ground I have ever seen. Either the mummies are meticulously retentive house cleaners, or they have a heckuva maid service."
"Hey, Be careful up there Hamar. Remember not all creatures are easy to see!"
Justin shakes his head.
"Looks like another standard death-drop-pit-trap. Complete with spiky accessories. This place was built to make sure intruders didn't make it to those entombed here. SO, We're on the right path. Ish."
Hamar can see that the shaft terminates above in three separate panels. He sees springs and other clockworks attached at the bottom. This would seem to be three spring pit traps placed one after the other in a hallway or room above on the upper floor of the tomb complex
Hamar nods, "I've never seen such a thing from he other side before".
Mel lays a hand on Hamar’s shoulder. He can feel his aches and stings fading as the bruises on his skin lighten
[dice=CCW]4d8+12
Hamar nods, "I've never seen such a thing from he other side before".
"Heh. Yeah. A LOT more fun, and easier, to examine them from this side." Justin agrees.
"Hey, ah,... you wanna slow down Alessia? I mean, JUST a little? Wait for the others."
The party tramps down the hall. so far, it seems to be empty. They turn the corner and see the original intersection ahead.
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The party tramps down the hall. so far, it seems to be empty. They turn the corner and see the original intersection ahead.
The party tramps down the hall. so far, it seems to be empty. They turn the corner and see the original intersection ahead.
::HEADDESK::
"Shall we test the next hall?
Perhaps there are hidden doors we bypass as well? I can keep an eye out for such".
The party tramps down the hall. so far, it seems to be empty. They turn the corner and see the original intersection ahead.
::HEADDESK::
"Shall we test the next hall?
Perhaps there are hidden doors we bypass as well? I can keep an eye out for such".
Justin scribbles some lines in his journal with a charcoal stub. Then tucks it away again.
"Yes please Hamar. Keep an eye out for hidden doors. I've read of entire tomb complexes that were built to look already looted, while the true burial chamber was completely hidden. Some builders just have way too much time on their hands I guess?"
With Alessia taking point, the scout slows down and begins to take his time as he walks down the hallways. Keeping an eye out for hidden doorways and invisible flesh eating monsters...
Perception
Blayze finds herself distracted by the eerie silence, and ominous smells of the tunnel passageway.
With Alessia taking point, the scout slows down and begins to take his time as he walks down the hallways. Keeping an eye out for hidden doorways and invisible flesh eating monsters...
Perception 1d20+19
Hamar takes his time and looks over the walls as they slowly advance. They are covered in hieroglyphics and scenes of life from a desert culture. They remind him of the Mulholrand frescos he had seen in his wanderings on Faerun. He notices near the bottom of one panel that a small area has been scraped clean. A few words in Common have been scratched there:
The path lies through the frog
Blayze finds herself distracted by the eerie silence, and ominous smells of the tunnel passageway.
[dice=Perception]1d20+7
Blayze notes a sharp acidic tang in the air that she finds quite disagreeable. It brings to mind the chemical reek of an alchemist's shop