Onyx bone may be hard, but it certainly did not provide very good purchase when it came to standing up on a slippery floor. As the skeletons flailed about, Tamis and Evangline crushed the badly wounded one to the ground, sending its unnatural movements. The one next to Tamis managed to make it to its feet, though its attacks were far off.
Abrosh's channeled energy washed over the remaining skeletons, siphoning off necromantic energies and sending a rain of tiny onyx slivers to the ground. Meanwhile, Bob ducked and blocked a pair of shortswords, barely fending them off, and constantly looking over his shoulder to see if there was any place to retreat to.
Eva beats on a other weakened one
Abrosh attempts another CMW ranged touch, but misses loses the spell
BoB starts his Song once more....
"Ok all together now"
Trihedron continues her assault on the last onyx skeleton - "Stand fast friends, they waver" - she urges her companions.
Wesley moves to where the gnome is politely asking him to step aside.
When Wesley gets where the gnome is, he opens his hands and a fountain of flame ignites the three skeletons to the right and set the grease on fire under two of them.
Abrosh steps back frowning
Tamis attacks the skeleton in front of her .
A flurry of blunt arrows from Trihedron's bow sent another of the skeletons crashign to the floor in pieces, while Evangline and Tamis chipped away at their foe. Wesley, coming in close for the first time in the combat, pushed his dog past Abroshqalmie and let loose a stream of fire from his fingertips. The fire charred the already blackened bone from two of the skeletons caught in the blast. It also appeared to have dried out the grease somewhat, as both skeletons regained their feet. Black blades flashed, and blood flew in the air. Tamis, Eva, and Wesley all took minor wounds from the onyx blades, none very serious.
Tamis takes 5 damage
Eva takes 6 damage
Wesley takes 3 damage
Initiatives:
group
skeletons
Frustrated at missing with his spell, but thinking that they are close to having this in hand Abrosh sends one more blast of fiery holiness.
channel
Tamis attacks the skeleton in front of her frustrated by her lack of ability to kill the thing.
*stops playing*
*3 more rounds of bonuses*
I take a swing with my buckler
"I'm not good at this Trihedron"
Wesley steps back and casts the same burning hands spell. It hits only the two skellies to the right.
Trihedron peppers the skeleton fighting her sister with a flurry of blunt arrows.
"Don't give up - if you insist on honing your body and will for it, you shall improve Bob" - Trihedron encourages her companion.
Eva beats on another weakened one
Abroshqualmie's channeled energies flowed over the black skeletons with little effect. One, however, splintered and broken from the beating Tamis and Eva had been giving it, crumpled to the ground, the necromantic energies that animated it finally depleted. The corridor lit up again as Wesley's fiery spell ripped into the skeletons that remained. The magical fire charred the black bone and the two skeletons looked severely weakened by the spell. Taking advantage, Trihedron dropped one with a flurry of blunt-tipped arrows, while Tamis and Eva struggled to down the other, with little effect. The lone skeleton struck back at Eva, one of its shortswords nicking her left arm.
Wesley retreats a bit and shoots a spray of acid into the melee and misses badly, taking care to avoid his friends (-4).
Tamis mutters through gritted teeth. "Why won't you just die."
Eva beats on another weakened one
Absoh waits until everyone else has attacked then he does a reach CMW on it
for DC 18
Trihedron peppers the last remaining skeleton with blunt arrows.
The last skeleton went down under a hail of arrow fire, and the companions breathed a sigh of relief. Sticking her head into the open doorway to make sure there were no more skeletons there, Tamis saw a small room with a chest in one corner.
congratulations! that was a difficult fight, and was intended to be so. Thank wesley for the Grease, or you might have had some serious casualties.
1333 XP to everyone!
Nodding at the chest in the corner, Trihedron stands watch over the piled bones - "We should check that for traps, magical or otherwise"
Who is wounded?
"Twasn't easy atall!! Those aren't skellies I am used to. Still have a rescue to pull off."
"Agreed, they were not the fragile kind you usually encounter."
Tamis nods at her sister. "Agree. This place is dangerous enough as it is."
She slowly creeps towards the chest, Checking anything and everything for traps, getting to the chest she carefully checks for anything suspicious.
The chest is not locked, nor is it in the best of conditions. It opens easily, though the hinges pop and groan with age and wear. Inside is an assortment of gear and treasure, obviously taken from prior adventures and varying in age from recent to ancient. Most of the items were junk, but there was a nice-looking amulet, a scroll that hadn't completely deteriorated, a pair of medium blue potions, and a dozen gems.
Tamis goes through the chest, checking for magical items
Abrosh does a single channel casts a CLW on Evangiline
Trihedron stands watch as Tamis sweeps the contents of the chest.
As Tamis looks at the items in the chest, she sees that the scroll and potions glow lightly, of course, as does the amulet.
BoB uses Read Magic and Detect Magic and treys to identify items with Spellcraft
Amulet of natural armor +1
scroll of floating disk 1/1
2 potions of cure moderate wounds
Tamis cautiously looks around, the non trapped chest setting her on edge after everything else down here.
Sounds good. As soon as the group starts moving, Wesley reads a scroll and helps out the scout.