Buchart and Anaba work together to open the door
The rain seems to have swollen the wood, but together they are able to push it open. Buchart tosses in a lighted stone and reveals the entire area.
As the heavy doors swing open, the light reveals a long chamber with risen platforms on either side. A faded painting of Kassen is on the far wall. The room appears to be the site of a gruesome battle, with two bodies piled in the center and a number of skeletons scattered around. An echoing wail can be heard somewhere in the distance, beyond this foul chamber.
Buchart
Cela
Fernleaf
Rolande
Sekkim
There are closed doors on the Eastern and Western walls
You can tell the wailing is coming from the East. Surveying the carnage you count perhaps eight skeletons, but two looked pretty smashed up as well as the two bodies and two backpacks. As you are looking about the room from the doorway six skeletons rise to attack,
Buchart
Cela
Fernleaf
Rolande
Sekkim
Skeletons
"I know you did Buchart!"
Oh did I miss my initiative?
Prepare to become nothing more than dust, you cretins!!!
Cela no you didn't miss we were not in combat - you are up now! Roll. If you or Kitty want to move into combat will require 3 acrobatic checks to pass the skeletons. or use ranged/spells.
Anaba same as Cela, no room to get to the skeletons. You can wait until there is an opening, or try to move into the room possibly provoking an attack of opportunity (AOO). (Roll three acrobatic checks to do so). FYI +4 to hit the prone ones with a melee weapon and -4 to hit them with ranged.
Sekkim steps to the left of the open door and casts grease in the center of the room.
The skeletons advance, but have problems negotiating the slippery surface.
Three of the undead slip and fall while 3 make it through.
One of the skeletons swings with a rusty scimitar and tries to rake Buchart with his claws.
The skeleton hits Buchart with the scimitar for 4 points.
Buchart swings and misses
Rolande bravely dives through the skeletal crowd into the room foregoing the cover or chokepoint of the door! (Need two more Acrobatic checks to avoid attacks of opportunity before you fire. FYI Crits are on the natural roll not modified results.
Party up!
Cela + Kitty
Fernleaf
Anaba
Sekkim
Skeletons
Buchart -4
Rolande
Rolande dives betwwen the defenders and one takes a swings at him
and misses.
He fires and hits the skeleton behind the one in front of the door in the spine splintering it in two and it falls.
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Anaba get yer butt in here and kill something!
I attempt acrobatics to get near the skeletons.
Anaba pushers her way in to the room and takes the remaining AOO.
and the skeleton misses. Pick a target and roll to hit
Anaba whacks down the skeleton - easiliy overcoming its damage resistance and clearing the doorway. Anaba cleaves the other one as well - 3 skeletons remain prone in the grease.
Attack on nearest skeleton
dice=Spear damage]1d8 +2[/dice]
Kitty attack
dice=Spear damage]1d8 +2[/dice]
Argh. Darn mobile.
Cela moves in and throws her spear at the far skeleton, but misses
Celas cat moves in with claw claw bite on the prone skeleton (+4 to hit)
1st Claw Hits!
and also a hit with the bite which takes out the skeleton.
Fernleaf saps the skeleton on the ground for 2 damage
Sekkim moves in and hits but only 1 point is effective.
The skeleton #4 swings his sword and claw (prone extra -2) at Fernleaf.
He misses badly then tries to stand up.
, slips and remains prone
Sekkim, Fernleaf and Kitty get a single AOO (Roll once each to hit with your best attack at +4)
Skeleton #2 tries to stand and succeeds moving 5' in front of Sekkim.
Actually you have a +4 to hit and finish it off
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Sekkim carefully considers his possible courses of action. He could run in and swing an edged weapon, or fire blunt magic... into melee. Considering the situation well in hand, he takes the most rational possible action.
Move action: put away sword. draw bottle of brandy from backpack.
Standard action: take drink of brandy.
I will take aim with me pistol on #4!
kitty attack!!
Fernleaf and kitty miss their AOOs, Buchart misses and Rolande misses with his pistol (-8 from prone and attacking into combat).
Cela retrieves her spear and stabs skeleton #2 for 7 points, but only 2 goes through.
Sekkim watches in amusement as he takes sips of brandy as the group struggles to finish off the two prone and floundering skeletons.
Still yourself evil skeletons! You will be at peace in just a moment!
Anaba hops on the platform and kills one
Finishing the attacks to expedite.
Fernleaf whacks the skeleton with just enough to end its undead existence.
You look about the room.
Anaba
Buchart
Cela
Fernleaf
Rolande
Sekkim
The two dead bodies are adults, so most likely the villagers who came to rescue the youth.
Also in the chamber is a pair of backpacks. One of the packs contains a large pillow and two quivers (each containing 10 blunted arrows). The
other pack has 2 days’ worth of rations, a full waterskin, and a pair of smokesticks.
This alchemically treated wooden stick instantly creates thick, opaque smoke when burned. The smoke fills a 10-foot cube (treat the effect as a fog cloud spell, except that a moderate or stronger wind dissipates the smoke in 1 round). The stick is consumed after 1 round, and the smoke dissipates naturally after 1 minute.
There are two doors East and West - you hear faint wailing from the Western door.
Actions?
Fernleaf inspects the doors and finds no traps and both doors unlocked. The wailing is faint (probably not someone just behind this door)
Sekkim checks the skeleton under the horse. After a bit of prying and perhaps some help from Anaba, the horse is moved revealing a crushed skeleton. Similar to the skeletons inside, the bones are clearly very old.
You also find a full pack under the dead horse. Inside are 2 days’ worth of rations, a pair of large, comfortable pillows, a quiver with 10 blunt arrows, and 2 flasks of lamp oil.
Buchart you still have 4 points of damage.