Romon stashes the war razor and the cash. The mask he keeps in hand as he follows the others up the stairs. Settling down behind the others during the inevitable pause when they reach the top of the stairs, he turns the mask over in his hands and gently flexes it inside out. He starts to raise it over his head, then pulls it down in front of him again to look at it again. Why are these a#+#!+~s taking time to put these on? It can't be cause they're the cool club ensignia. These things are gross.
Aliwolf and Lunas launch themselves at their foe, flanking him to take him down all the quicker.
Ali attack: Damage:
Lunas attack: Damage
Plus Trip:
Before the men can even begin to react to your presence Ali and Lunas have taken one( in 26.07) down and out.His cry echoes through the room before.
The other two are in 23.11 and 27.09
..
"Zese are but more of ze rank and file," she mutters, "ze true master must be 'ere somewhere!"
Esteriande moves into the room, scanning with her ability to detect evil, readying an action to attack should the true master of the cult appear from any of the small rooms she can see.
Perception:
there is evil here..and it's concentrated beyond the double doors..(funnily enough Esteriandes detect does work through walls..well wooden ones this thin anyway.)
The cry of the man upstairs decides Romon. He pulls on the mask and heads upstairs.
"Don't be stupid. Surrender or die!" Inikai yells to the remaining men. He holds his sword at the ready and waits for their responses.
Romon..
These enhancements grant a +2 competence bonus on Perception checks made against creatures that aren’t immune to fear. Further, the ability to see so plainly the map of a target’s arteries and veins grants the wearer a +1 profane bonus on damage with slashing weapon attacks made against living creatures. Wearing a skinsaw mask leaves hideous mental scars; when the mask is donned, the wearer takes 1 point of Charisma damage as his thoughts become tangled with images of murder.
..I knew you were going to put the mask on eventually.Evil DM chuckle
there is evil here..and it's concentrated beyond the double doors..
Calmly ignoring the cacophony in the room Esteriande approaches the doors (if that's possible in her turn).
Hearing the sounds of battle, Romon whips out his short sword while he charges eagerly up the stairs after his comrades. His dagger is already in his other hand.
Wellard:
[ooc] I leave in your hands whether or not Romon has spent too much time with the mask to attack in this round
Some one bounds up the stairs with drawn blades..he is wearing a Mask like the cultists.
And very cool black leather.
Inkikai raises his sword to attack when he sees the mask but holds himself back when he recognizes Romon's distinctive armor as well and weapons. What in the Hells is he thinking? In the confusions we might well have attacked him. He is out of his mind.
The irony of a man who draws on universally condemned beings for his power calling another man insane is lost on Inikai.
I'm still waiting for some people to post a round one action..
Naria casts haste on everyone again. Before noticing the 'cultist' coming up from behind "One trying to sneak up on us no worries I have him" she yells to the others
Inikai enters the room and advances on the cultist in 27.09 and attacks with his longsword.
Attack
Crit confirmation
Damage
Post 2049 has the map link
yes Inikai can get across the room. Entry was through 25.04
The cultists pay no heed your calls to surrender..fanatics never do. The draw on their masks and draw their razors.
Inikai hacks at one and wounds him in the head.
forgot the cultists return strike on Inikai..
Damage+1 bleed damage/rnd
26.04 or anywhere else round about the stairs
Muchorak moves, , and strikes at the foe there...
Longsword to hit and for damage
Keeping pace with his companion Ursus also moves, , and strikes out at the man with a claw...
Claw and for damage
Inikai lets out a loud expletive when the maniac slashes him with the razor. He steps back in a defensive posture and runs his hand over his belly where the razor caught him. Blood covers his hand and burning pain shoots through his torso. Inikai grits his teeth and holds his swordarm outstretched and looks for an opening in his foe's defenses.
Naria casts haste on everyone again. Before noticing the 'cultist' coming up from behind "One trying to sneak up on us no worries I have him" she yells to the others
"It's me, Naria," Romon snarls as he rushes by. He leaps forward toward the enemy cultists in a skipping, leapfrog gate.
Acrobatics to go places safely
Attack .. damage if Sneak attack applies add 2 to hit and to damage.
Edit: Crit confirm -- Attack .. damage
Romon makes it to 22.12 and along with Ursas fells the cultist in that corner of the room.
Romon
Romon stoops over the fallen cultist, sniffs, and kind of wriggles. Then he spins and runs after Esteriande toward the next door.
Wellard:
Also smelling the great evil coming from the other part of the room Aliwolf runs forward toward it, Lunas not far behind
Wellard:
Inikai
Well at the moment we have people moving towards the door..but no-one said they were opening it.
The cultist that Inikai is fighting is still alive, isn't he?
Ali and Lunas have to pass that cultist so I'd say he was toast really.
Esteriande approaches the door and throws it open, weapon ready.
You are met with a small office only some 10 feet square into which are crammed a desk, chair, bookcase and a bed.The only window in the entire building looks down over the island and it is open with a rope hanging from the sill..
Esteriande focuses her detect evil on the suspiciously empty room.
"Alli, mon amis we need your nose!" she calls.
"It looks like whoever was here has fled" Inikai says. He is aware that things are not always as they seem, though.
Watching his companions go into the small room the shoanti moves to follow, once he reaches the door way, "Can you see where he has fled too?"
Naria ducks into the room "Has anyone checked to make sure no one is currently climbing down the rope?" she asks
Inikai is too slow to stop Naria from entering the room. He can only shout "remember the barghest!" But Naria was not with them for that meeting...
Still clad in the mask and groaning as he breathes, Romon steps into the middle of the room and scans the walls and furnishings. He touches the bed then strides to the chair and feels it too. Finally he goes to the window. He's looking for any signs of the occupant or clear evidence of his exit.
perception :
Wellard: