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"We need fire, you say?" Jefrrey scratches his nose and looks at the others.
He sheaths his sword and puts his shield on his back. Jeffrey then takes flint and steel from his backpack and uses it to light two torches, which he also removes from the pack. "I have eight more torches, take them if you need them. Feel free to borrow the flint and steel."
Dual-wielding the torches, Jeffrey moves into the room and stands next to Nebdel. "What about this: we all carry torches, and chase them out! Sounds brilliant, doesn't it?"
"Uh, won't they just, come back later? Not sure that qualifies for getting rid of the guests. Maybe we can burn something they are clinging to when they sleep during the day."
"Probably best just to burn the stuff they hang on when they sleep. Should keep them out of here."
"Lets just burn everything we can, it should complete our deal with the wolf. I don't think it said anything about making these old ruins bat proof, if that were the case, we'd probably have an easier time with the wolf"
"We have enough torches among us, let be done with it"
Keanan and Balazar move forward. "While I respect bats, never understood how 'dem creatures sleep upside down. When I do it, my head throbs like I've drank too much. Er, you can't actually drink too much, but when you wake up from passing out, that's how the bats feel I think. Probably why they screech so much when they wake up and fly."
The secret door swings open to reveal a short corridor with a wall of bars running down one side. Four rusted doors open in this wall into
four cramped cells.
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"We might burn the mushrooms when we burn everything. Seems better to check for the mushrooms first and secure them, then burn everything."
Jeffrey walks into the short corridor, and checks all cells for mushrooms.
"Could some of you guys checks the cells too? I'm having a bit of a hard time seeing things here, even with two torches."
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All of the cells contain the bones of long-dead dwarves. These unfortunate dwarves were left here to die. The locks on the cell doors have rusted away, making them easy to open. While searching the last cell a skeletal hand reaches up and grabs Jeffrey, he shakes it off and backs away in fear. Within the skeleton's eye sockets a red flame sparks to life as the skeleton stands.
All others don't know of the combat Please Roll Perception to hear it.
The skeleton in the last cell scrabbles forward and craps at Jeffrey with two boney claws. Jeffrey quickly shakes off his fear and side steps the clumsy attack of the skeleton.
LMAO
... at Jeffrey ...
ewww
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Nebdel rushes forward to help with the menace. He trops the torch inthe middle of the cell hallway and readies his morning star for combat.
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MAP
Initiative Order is
August
Skeletons
Nebdel
Keanan
Jeffrey
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August quickly reacts to Jeffrey's shout. Charging into the prison he skewers one of the skeletons on his spear but the undead creature seems unaffected as it rakes at August face. The skeleton's first claw comes up short but the second rends a long gash over August's left eye almost taking the eye out.
Another skeleton from the third cell moves into the hallway to rip the flesh from Jeffrey's bones. The skeletal claws hit Jeffrey but can not penetrate his armor.
Nebdel rushes forward to help with the menace. He drops the torch in the front of the cell hallway and readies his morning star for combat.
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Nebdel shouts to the others,
August falls back against the wall, releasing his spear and clutching at his left eye. Dropping the torch in his hand he grabs for the shield on his back and just gets it in front of him before the skeleton come at him trying to finish him off. The skeleton's first claw rips into August's flank but the second claw is defected by the shield.
Jeffrey stands his ground versus two of the undead creatures. One of the skeletons beats on him mercilessly but still can not pierce the armor of the warrior. The other skeleton's blows are parried by Jeffrey with sword and shield.
"Get out of there and fight them at the doorway!"
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With a smash from his shield, Jeffrey shatters the skeleton in the last cell which sends bones flying in all directions.
Nebdel steps to the side so he is out the way of August but can still heal him. August, withdraw!
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MAP
Reeling from the attacks, and trying to stand his ground. He hears Nebdel, it sounds like he is calling his name, but all August can see is the enemy before him. The anger of Serila's death, this horrible place, these damn mushrooms!
August attempts to bash the skeleton with his shield, and another stab with his shield.
Nebdel moves to give himself cover from the brutal attacks of the skeleton and prays to Desna to heal his comrade in arms. The spell heals some of August's wounds but the wound on his face is still bleeding badly.
August shield bash has no force behind it and thuds harmlessly against the creatures leather apron. Then August quickly grabs for his spear pulls it out then thrust again at the skeleton. The blow hits but slides off it's pelvic bone causing no damage.
Not hindered at all the skeleton presses the attack, raking out at August again but the clumsy claws flail wildly missing August.
The second skeleton comes at Jeffrey again but hits only air.
Keanan and Balazar move forward just enough so that should a skeleton come through the secret door we can whack them.
MAP
Nebdel steps back into the hall and tries to bash the skeleton with his morningstar.
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, if hits
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The skeleton's skull explodes from Nebdel's overhead slam with his morningstar and it collapses instantly.
With the blood running down his face, even his anger isn't enough to keep him in battle.
You must fall back! Don't be stupid! Dying here will make this all for nothing!
August attempts to withdraw using his shield for cover and try to run past Nebdel where the wall can provide some cover.
The remaining skeleton reaches out with it’s cold bone claws to attack Jeffrey. With Jeffrey's shield being used for offence it's out position to block the skeleton's first claws which tears a gash in Jeffrey's armpit. The second claw bounces off Jeffrey's metal helm.
Nebdel steps forward and swings at the remaining skeleton.
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But he wiffs the attempt.
Half of the skeleton's torso is crushed by Jeffrey's shield but it still comes at him with evil in it's red burning eyes. The skeleton misses badly as it tries to adjust for not have 6 ribs.
August remains badly wounded, hunched over, leaning heavily on his spear.
"This journey has not brought us much glory eh dwarf?" August attempts to jest, but find himself coughing and wincing in pain as he does so.
"If anything lacking flesh, finds its way out here, it will find us waiting!"
Maybe I should have taken that armor after all.
Nebdel takes a deep breath and
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Still misses. =(