Along the way, Braelex inhales a mote of ancient dust. She struggles for a few tense moments but can't help the inevitable sneeze.
Fulmen trips on some loose stones on the floor. Their sound as they bounce around the floor and off the walls echoes down the halls.
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Yes , regardless if you're walking/stealthing that applies, though. So the base is the same for Take 10 decisions.
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Moving quietly, you head south through a small chamber past two picked clean skeletons wearing the rags of laborer’s garb sprawled on the floor of this otherwise empty room.
Lockerbrie points at them and whispers as you pass, "Greedy sewer workersss, caught by spiders ... long gone now."
He continues to the south without a further glance and then holds up a hand as you approach the next room, whispering again, [smaller][/b]"Beasts in the northeast and southwest pipes, don't get close ... follow me."[/b][smaller]
He hugs the western wall as he moves into the room. A flight of stairs leads up to a wide stone crossing ten feet above the dark waters below in the center of this large room.
Vuloo will follow lockerby up the stairs and into the chamber, carefully following the ghoul's instructions as he crosses the room. He will stay clear of the area below the pipes. He scans the ceiling as he moves through the room, crossbow ready.
"What kind of beasts, Lockerby? Giant spiders?"
"No ... giant eel-fish. They live in the pipes like underwater ones live in rocks. They're fast and have an exceptional reach, now quiet!"
As he enters the room quietly, Fulmen's question and his retort ring out across the chamber.
In a split second, a flash of green and gold leaps from the northeaster pipe lunging out across the intervening gap nearly 15 feet as a serpent -like creature extends its neck out snapping long jaws just a foot short of Fulmen and then retreats.
Lockerbrie, turns and gives the half-elf a hard stare and then proceeds south angling directly southeast across the middle platform and then hugging the eastern side of the southern path.
Braelex follows, crossbow loaded and ready to fire at any more appearances of the eel creature.
Relan will take an AOO if the creature provoked. Otherwise he just follows.
Creatures reach is greater than Relans. You'd have to be able to reach the pipe to hit him. Make sense?
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lol. No, but I know that is the rule. :)
Lockerbrie leads you south down a corridor and then down a set of spiral steps that spit you out to the west. A vast darkness is at the end of the hallway and he ghoul turns and looks at you all, whispering, "No lightssss and no more speaking from here forward."
Three pale blue humanoids with bulging white eyes, wild hair, four-fingered hands, and strange weaponry are seated around a table arguing. They don't notice you.
For those without Darkvision, you cannot see anything but you can all hear the following in a medium-pitched nasally voice.
A gasp is heard from down below and the three humanoids push back their chairs and start shouting at each other and pointing at you.
Vuloo shakes his head and whispers to the others, "There's no way I'm following him without light. For all we know this could be a trap."
Relan is content to be lead ahead in the dark, for now. He says nothing.
"This whole place is a trap. Keep your light in a pouch, ready to reveal at the slightest alarm."
Vuloo sighs as he dowses his light spell. Cursing under his breath, Vuloo follows the best he can in the dark.
Pressing ahead with no light ... Andel still whispers the translation to the group, moving from each of you to let you know what the voices said.
I only have low-light vision, so if we're dowsing the light I'll be blind. Trusting the ghoul since he hasn't led us astray so far I'll go with the group consensus of no light.
Remembering my training I'll focus on taking deep controlled breaths to steady my nerves and regulate my heart beat as I follow closing those that can see in absolute darkness.
As you get closer to the edge of the balcony, your eyes adjust and you are just able to make out the 2 sets of stairs and figures in the distance.
After their discussion (above), the blue humanoids stand up and begin to disperse, gathering papers and packs from the table.
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Relan tenses and looks to the ghoul to see if they will attack the three or let them leave the room unchallenged.
The ghoul has a feral glint reflected in his eyes and Relan swears he sees the dead sailor lick his lips as he gazes longingly out at the three blue humanoids. He grips the railing in anticipation but is apparently waiting your decision to act ... at least, for now.
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The lightly armored fighter drops from the balcony onto the floor lightly and moves to attack.
Closing to within 10' of one of the blue skinned humanoids he uses the blade to tangle the creatures feet tripping him to the floor.
Fulmen was inclined to let them disperse, but if Relan jumps into attack then Fulmen will back him up.
I suppose we can't have them going off and kidnapping people
Fulmen will use storm burst
Spells
Level 0: 4/4
Create Water
Detect Magic
Know Direction
Stabilize
Storm Burst: 5/6
Level 1: 3/4
Cure Light Wounds x2
Shillelagh x1 (-1)
Darts: 12
Goodberry:
Vuloo hill hold his action waiting for Relan to open the attack.
Same for Braelex.
Aidon gasps as Relan jumps down. "Did you guys see that!?" Aidon then frowns, "That was very graceful, stupid, but graceful."
Depending on the layout, Aidon will cast Grease if he can place it well enough
Relan drops down to the ground, and surprisingly none of the blue dwarves hear him. He starts his charge just as Aidon delivers his outburst, which the creatures do notice, the nearest one starting as Relan rushes toward him.
Lockerbrie follows Relan over the edge, landing nimbly and soundlessly on his feet with cat-like grace, hunger evident throughout his entire body.
Vuloo will cast hold person on the furthest blue humanoid that he has visibility of.
Braelex waits for a timely shot.
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I'll target the one nearest Relan with the storm burst.
DC 15 Will Save
Braelex fires at the second creature in the middle across the table, nicking it in the shoulder. Aidon casts a spell reaching out to the blue humanoid's mind and attempts to cloud it, but finds a resistance to his attempt. The summoner powers through and the blue gnome's eyes go crossed in his head as he stands there dumbfounded
Vuloo targets the far one and attempts to paralyze it, but it shakes it off.
Meanwhile, Andel studies the creatures for a bit and then states, "I dont know what they are, sorry," before firing his bow missing wide. Finally Fulmen, also able to penetrate the creature's spell resistance snaps a burst of storm power in front of its nose, the dazed creature taking nearly the full brunt of the micro storm.
; fail
; fail
; success
; success
; fail
; miss
; success
A 3
C 0
P (12)
Round 1
Vuloo will extend a life link to Relan.
He failed his save. I mismarked the fail/success in the Dice, but the numbers are right. He is dazed.
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Braelex fires again at the nearest foe.
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Fulmen moves into the room closer to Relan and fires another Storm Burst
Spells
Level 0: 4/4
Create Water
Detect Magic
Know Direction
Stabilize
Storm Burst: 4/6
Level 1: 3/4
Cure Light Wounds x2
Shillelagh x1 (-1)
Darts: 12
Goodberry:
The wild-eyed humanoid in front of Relan blinks his eyes a couple times and then shakes his head, slowly coming out of the effects of Aidon's spell. Lockerbrie rushes by the warrior and leaps at the small blue man, ripping and rending flesh with his teeth, but his eagerness leads him to be unable to penetrate the man's armor.
The far derro moves forward with a sense of reluctance and then snaps his fingers and a burst of sound explodes next to Relan's ear. Next to him, Lockerbrie grabs his head and moans rocking side to side.
Braelex fires another bolt at the middle man ... no, a woman on closer inspection ... and scores another hit.
Vuloo opens a lifelink to Relan and Andel shoots into the fray, but misses wide.
The female turns and makes a harsh clicking sound, touching a chair she just vacated and the area around her darkens noticeabily, taking the two far humanoids out of the party's view.
Fulmen lashes out at the near man again, but this time he dodges aside and the miniature squall explodes harmlessly on the wall
; fail
; miss
A 6
C 0
P (12)
L 3
Round 2
Vuloo extends a second life link to Fulmen.