Nowzai ponders the doors and gemstone carvings. "These sigils appear to have some relation to a beholder's eye rays. The petrified man above, and these indicating death... and telekinesis?" He shakes his head. "An educated guess, at best."
"I cannot cast a death spell -- necromancy is a vile art I make pains to avoid -- but I can cast telekinesis. When you are all ready, I will attempt to open this one," Nowzai indicates the 'floating box' door.
Epik moves a safe distance out of the room and then nods at Nowzai. "Do it."
Nowzai casts the spell and a blue ray shoots from his head toward the central eye's gem.
The door makes some dull grinding noises, then splits into three sections. Each section quickly retracts into part of the adjoining doorframe. Once the three sections have fully retracted, the passage stands open.
Beyond, bricks cover the walls, floor, and ceiling of this twenty-foot-high vault. Some of the bricks in the north wall have been neatly removed, creating rows of cubbyholes and giving it a slightly pockmarked look. Many of the cubbyholes hold bits of treasure.
Perception
"Wait, look at these humanoids hidden in the walls. This may be a trap of some sort, let me take a look around to make sure that we don't accidentally awaken them"
Disable Device
Nowzai nods to Dalamus's warning and stands back. He spends the time scanning the room with detect magic.
Walks up next to Dalamus. "A sword through these creatures may be the only way to disarm this trap."
Nowzai gets a few hits of magic off a couple of alcoves, but at this distance can't make them out.
He studies the humanoid forms in the floor.
The creatures in the floor are definitely golems, and based on their shape and flattened form are of the flagstone variety, however they appear to me much larger and likely held with a larger elemental which means they are probably more powerful than a standard flagstone golem.
You obviously have yet to trigger whatever commands the golem is following that would cause them to attack, but you are certain it will defend itself if attacked in its dormant state.
Dalamus doesn't find any device attached to the creatures in the floor, but does become increasingly aware that the door to the room will close within 3 minutes.
"We better make a choice quick, we have very little time before these doors close. Maybe we just go through and deal with these creatures when they animate."
Epik frowns as he scans the room, "Perhaps we can avoid disturbing the beasts if we don't walk on them. Dalamus, can you move into the room without stepping on them?"
Nowzai frowns, unable to determine the creatures' nature.
"I can try"
They are easy enough to avoid since you know where they are. They do not respond as you enter the room.
If it is safe, Nowzai will follow Dalamus cautiously to get a closer look at the magic items. He will use his slippers to walk the walls, if necessary.
A cursory glance at the room and a quick inventory of the magic items gives you the below info. It takes roughly a minute to do so.
The alcoves appear to contain 24 ceramic urns, 7 painted urns, pouches of something, candlesticks, crowns and scepters, necklaces and bracelets, braziers, cases, chessboards and sashes.
The magic items that radiate are a wand, an amulet, a scroll, a ring and a starknife emblazoned with a symbol of Desna.
Epik remains outside the room - ready to come to the assistance of the others if the creatures attack.
"We don't have much time, those doors will be closing, we should grab as much as we can and leave this room. We can figure out what it means outside of here"
Dalamus will start to collect the things as quickly as possible, unless there is strong objection.
Nowzai will help gather the magic valuables, avoiding the golems.
As soon as Dalamus grabs an item and Nowzai moves to follow, the two creatures sit up out of the floor.
Initiative
Dalamus will activate haste, and move as quickly as possible to collect the items, ignoring for the moment the two creatures.
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Are the doors too big for then to come out of?
Dalamus said we don't have much time before the doors close, was there a check that was made that gave us that info? I didn't see anything when I looked back.
If we know how long it takes to close I wanted to try and lure one into the doorway to a Take Damage and B maybe lock the door open
Hasting himself as a free action he will move past the golems and collect any magic items left and then start on the "crowns and scepters"
Sam darts into the room to the west side, not knowing what's magic, he grabs the first possible thing that might be, a wand.
Dalamus sweeps three items off into a bag before the golems are able to react.
The two golems arise from the floor, their stone parts getting less flat and more rounded as they lash out at Sam and Dalamus respectively.
; HIT!
+ make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
; HIT!
+ make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
A deep mechanical voice erupts from each of them near simultaneously, "Stop. Thief."
Fort Save
Epik power attacks the nearest golem.
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will follow Epik into the room
attacking the same Golem
damage
damage
Nowzai frowns and casts a spell, aiming a destructive green ray at the west golem.
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Epik swings at the nearest golem, his blade slicing through it like butter on the first swing. His second two deflect off the hard plating.
Nowzai's spell fires and slams into the golem and then ... fizzles, ineffectively.
Magma follows up with a single devastating smash, hammering a hole into the golem's side.
Fort Save -
With an adamantine weapon himself, Sam continues to try and gather loot
Sam grabs two more items before the golems assault again pounding the two thieves with devastating blows.
; ; CRIT!; + make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
; HIT!; + make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
; HIT!; + make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
; HIT!; + make a DC19 Fort Save or be stunned 1 round
A pulse of magic bursts out of the western golem causing everyone within 10 feet to feel constrained and sluggish.
Epik continues to power attack the same golem.
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Fort Save
Fort Save
Fort Save -
Fort Save -
Will Save -
Sam will defensively cast Invis and move away from the golems
Defensive Cast DC 19 -
Stealth -
Nowzai casts a spell at the floor of the eastern golem, creating a gaping pit that stinks of acid.
Epik bangs his greatsword ineffectually against the stone warrior to the west, right before Nowzai drops the eastern one into a pit of acid.
Sam is able to disappear .
Channel -
Channel -
Channel -
move to attack the wounded golem (yes on Adamanite)
will
Attack
damage
damage
Sam will drink a potion of cure mod and draw his sword
The other golem slides into the pit on top of the first.