Selena follows the stubborn but resolute dwarf in his quest for the revenant or for Foxglove. That spell should last a bit longer if we don't dawdle Barek. Hopefully it lasts long enough to find Foxglove.
Catching her breath, Mirela nodded gratefully at Seldon for the healing. Though she was frightened half to death and feeling unwell, she resolved to be more like Tunder, and tough it out quietly while pressing on "Okay, let's get on with it then."
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Tunder isn't being quiet. He's mumbling things under his breath.
grumble grumble "I liked the goblin head place better than this pit of evil." grumble grumble "Burn the place down and salt the earth." grumble grumble "Chop it all into kindling and flood the place with holy water."
The cramped tunnel opens into a vertiginous gulf here, a cathedral-like cavern with a roof arching thirty feet overhead and dropping into a sloshing pool of foamy seawater fifty feet below. A steep stone ledge winds down to these surging depths, its slope glistening with moisture and mold. A stone door stands in the northwestern wall about halfway down the slope.
The downward slope is quite wet, damp, and slippery. Descent with careful balance looks tough. Standing between you and the door at the bottom are four goblinoid creatures, which have the smell and look of rotted meat about them. They seem to notice your entrance, and start to slowly work their way up the slope, leering ravenously.
The Vent - Round 1
23 Yellow Goblin
21 Barek
18 Blue Goblin
17 White Goblin
16 Selena
11 Mirela
9 Seldon
7 Red Goblin
6 Tunder
Yellow Goblin advances slowly up the ramp towards you.
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Seeing the magnificent cavern Selena smiles at the natural beauty of this place. The smile sours quickly as she sees the movement below. Realization hits her as she tells the others what these creatures are. Ah god, these things are ghasts, basically more powerful ghouls. Even their proximity corrupts the senses. Be extremely careful of approaching them.
"Right, so kill them quickly then," Barek says grimly as he balls up his fists for fighting. The bog man moves forward nimbly, showing off that even though a boxer like him has to be strong, he also has to have some fancy footwork.
The Vent - Round 1 - continued
As Barek advances down the slippery ramp towards his undead foes, they rise to meet him, the foul scent of their undeath growing stronger as they come.
As Blue Goblin Ghast gets close to Barek, the stench becomes nearly unbearable for the fighter, but he heroically chokes it back and readies his defense. Blue leaps at Barek, taking a bite out of him for 3hp. Worse, the ghasts bite freezes the man's central nervous system, and he stand paralyzed as the fight rages around him.
White Goblin double moves to be near the now-paralyzed Barek.
With Barek paralyzed Selena had few options at her disposal in order to save him from a grisly death. Calling upon her limited power she coats the ground below the ghasts with a slippery oil hoping that should the ghasts fall they will slide all the way down or better yet tumble off the cliff into the churning water below.
Grease targeting the 2x2 area just past Barek to hit both ghasts. Reflex 15 or fall prone plus hopefully more.
The Vent - Round 1 - continued
Selena, seeing her ally petrified by the ghasts, thinks quickly and tries to keep the ghouls off of Barek by making the path below them even more slippery.
Blue Goblin is able to keep his footing despite the slippery goo on the ground, but his compatriot is not so lucky. Falling all the way to the cold water at the bottom of the chamber, White Goblin Ghast lies broken and shattered half in and half out of the water.
"Barek!"
Blade drawn, Mirela moves quickly and nimbly to intercept and aid her fellow varisian who appears paralyzed.
Adrenaline pumping, Mirela barely notices the stench and focuses only on striking at her target.
The Vent - Round 1 - continued
Mirela is able to move quickly across the slippery surface due to her natural grace, but her attack against the goblinoid undead is slow and the creature dodges it with apparent ease.
Seldon will cast remove paralysis on Barek.
The Vent - Round 1 - continued
Stepping into the cavern, Seldon can see Barek is in bad shape, and uses his divine power to remove the paralysis holding the poor fighter in place. Barek shakes himself, feeling once again returning to his body.
Red Goblin moves quickly up the ramp like floor of the cavern ready to get something fresh to eat. Oblivous, it moves into the grease filled area, but retains its footing, ending up next to Barek.
Tunder quickly switches weapons and Iona bowstring thrums as he fires at Blue Goblin (does Tunder get his favored enemy bonus?).
Iona (Hvy Crossbow): favored enemy +2 hit and damage, hatred +1 hit
The Vent - Round 1 - concluded
Tunder fires a bolt from his heavy crossbow, but the shot flies wide of the mark, bouncing off the cave wall with a spark.
End of round 1
The Vent - Round 2
23 Yellow Goblin
21 Barek
18 Blue Goblin
16 Selena
11 Mirela
9 Seldon
7 Red Goblin
6 Tunder
Yellow Goblin Ghast continues climbing the ramp, hitting the grease also. With a slip, the ghast nearly goes down, but manages to recover in time, but cannot reach a target with any attacks.
Barek roars as he is freed from the ghoul's paralysis. He whirls about, trying to take out his anger on the undead goblins and smash them with his fists.
The Vent - Round 2 - continued
Knowing he dodged a bullet, Barek turns his fright into anger, and tears into the smelly goblin ghasts in front of him. His first blow turns the first undead into so much smelly meat, and his second batters Blue severely.
Blue Goblin lashes out at the enraged Barek as best it can with claws and jaws. One stray claw nicks the human fighter for 3 hp dmg, and this time, the brawler's martial arts training helps him overcome the numbing touch of the ghast.
Seldon smiles grimly as Barek rejoins the fight, proving far more deadly than a few well-placed arrows could. Rushing to Mirela's side, he spurs her on with a touch of good.
Acrobatics to move up 30ft right behind Barek.
Finding the treacherous walkway slippery Selena still moves forward to give aid to Barek and the rest. As she moves forward she realizes that she does not have anything particularly useful at this time. The grease spell was still keeping one of the ghast preoccupied and away from Barek so she wanted to keep that. The narrow confines meant that one 2 of them could engage at a time. Shrugging her shoulders she pints her finger at the ghast in front of Barek and releases another blast of energy designed to counter the foul magics that kept the undead presence here.
Disrupt undead ranged touch with precise shot cover not included for
The Vent - Round 2 - continued
Selena steps forward and unleashes a blast of positive energy at the nearest ghast. Any good shot is blocked by the heroes in front of her, and then by the ghast twisting and turning in mortal combat with Barek. The disruptive ray ends up missing, not all that surprising given the circumstances.
Mirela turns her rapier and dagger on Blue goblin, attacking forcefully with both weapons, but both attacks are dodged or parried by the ghastly goblin.
Seldon advances, but right into the stench aura of the undead. The elven cleric succumbs to the gagging smell, and is sickened. He manages to finish his action, praying to pass along his sacred touch to Mirela.
Iona (Hvy Crossbow):
The Vent - Round 2 - concluded
Tunder's next crossbow shot misses everything, also clanking off the wall somewhere down the cavern.
End of Round 2
The Vent - Round 3
23 Yellow Goblin
21 Barek
18 Blue Goblin (12 hp dmg)
16 Selena
11 Mirela (sacred touch)
9 Seldon (sickened 4 rounds)
6 Tunder
Yellow Goblin, trying to step forward through the greasy goo, slips on the ramp, and begins falling backward, taking a bit of damage as he does so.
Barek lines up the goblin for a devastating punch.
With the ghasts mostly dealt with and the grease only hindering the group Selena breaks the connection to the oily substance as it fades away allowing the others to move up to the last ghast.
Seeing an opening, Seldon lets two arrows fly at yellow goblin.
The Vent - Round 3 - continued
Barek does what he does best, mashing Blue Ghast into mud with his bare hands.
Selena spends time removing the grease, which frees a path down the slope, and Mirela takes off after the remaining undead, which lies in a heap along the outer wall. The Varisian rogue stabs at the smelly undead, which lies prone still.
Seldon fires two arrows, and while the shots would normally be true, the prone target presents a low profile and the shots miss.
Tunder targets the undead goblin.
Iona (Hvy Crossbow): fire into melee
The Vent - Round 3 - concluded
Once again, Tunder's shot misses his intended target.
End of Round 3
The Vent - Round 4
23 Yellow Goblin (11 dmg, prone)
21 Barek
16 Selena
11 Mirela
9 Seldon (sickened 3 rounds)
6 Tunder
The Yellow Goblin ghast, lying prone where it crashed against the wall, and then was stabbed, tries to stand back on its feet, provoking an attack from Mirela.
Standing up, the creature bites the nearby rogue in the shoulder. The paralytic agent stops her cold, just as it had Barek earlier.
Barek prepares to charge down the slope when his foot slips out from under him and he lands with a loud thud.
Acrobatics to move selena moves up closer to the ghast but stays back 15 ft to keep away from the stench of the creature. Once in position Selena releases once again her positive ray hoping to strike the undead creature.
Ranged touch attack with precise shot for
Crit confirm for
As the ghast attempts to rise to its feet, Mirela seizes the opportunity to stab the monstrosity.
The Vent - Round 4 - concluded
As the undead goblinoid tries to stand, Mirela skewers it through the heart with her rapier. The creature struggles for a second, then quavers, and falls, defeated.
End of Combat
With the vaults guardians slain, you can see the large spiral ramp leads all the way down to the water, which froths and surges down below. About half-way down the ramp, a stone door is inset into the caverns walls.
The ghasts do not have any gear, and touching them to search is too loathsome to even consider.
Tunder grumbles, berating himself about his missed shots as he continues on. Once any healing is done, he goes for the door without bothering to check it.
Barek slides a bit as he walks down the steep slope. He pauses at the door before he sees Tunder move to open it. "Right, let's get this done quickly."
Seldon will summon a lantern archon to cast aid on each party member in turn.
A bright blue light with shimmering wings perches on each party member in turn, imbuing them with holy light (and temporary hp.)
Nice job finishing the task Miri, Selena says as she casually makes her way forward towards the door,
When she reaches the door, or as close as possible with the others going first, Selena waits for Tunder to open the door. Hearing some chanting and turning around she is in time to see a creature touch her on the shoulder. Thanks for the gift.
Unseen from above, the revenant is standing down at the stone portal, relentlessly mashing herself against the locked door. She has already battered her hands and arms bloody from pounding on the door, and her frustration increases with each renewed assault. Her cries turn to screams as she cannot get into the room beyond.
Selena looks to the others Anyone have any bright ideas? I really don't want to get in her way yet someone has to open that door. My guess is that it is locked and that is why she can't get in. I am out of knock spells. I have a trick that I could use but it is only usable once per day. I can draw on the power of my staff to cast 1 spell that I am familiar with even if I have not made the necessary preparations that day. I could use my staff to try another knock spell but only if you think we can not get past her.
"Poor creature." Seldon says, shaking his head sadly. "It is certainly worth a try. My own magic is entirely spent. This place has sapped all of my strength."