Trusting that Arqueros will protect Ty from evil , Ty moves adjacent to both Sir Rollynd and Alexis. He'll reach out and touch her short sword, causing it to glow golden with Arqueros' blessing.
"Try again," he tells her.
The imp screeches as the magic missiles impact him. The devil leaves Sir Rollynd and focuses its attentions on the nuisance bard that hurt it. (Thanephos can take an AoO if he has a melee weapon readied. Ty and Alexis also each get one)
Fort save DC 13 or lose Dex
Sir Rollynd takes a swipe at the creature now attacking Thanephos.
Imp HP: 5/16
The still invisible creature finishes its chanting. The air around Alexis, Ty, and Sir Rollynd warps, and spiders start to pour out of a tiny hole in reality. Hundreds of them. Thousands of them.
Fort save DC 11 or suffer Strength damage.
A second Fort save DC 11 is needed or you are also nauseated.
The invisible voice casts another spell, and a greasy area appears in the same location as the swarm. Reflex save DC 12 or fall prone.
Thanephos dodges the stinger, stepping backwards along the wall and yelling in the direction of the swarm,
Spear in hand and steel in his eyes, Ty rolls a bunch of dice.
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Overcome by the sensation of being covered in spiders, Ty weakly tries to move out of the grease area.
Ear-piercing scream should be 1d6 damage at your level, and you realize your friends are in that area of effect too?
Also, it's a single target spell so no good against the swarm. I suggest trying something else.
No, no, no, no! Moving back as quickly as she can Alexis flees from the hoard of spiders.
Alexis and Ty combine to slice the imp open, and it drops to the floor, it's laughter falling silent.
Thanephos backs away, and Ty and Sir Rollynd escape the swarm, which is happy to stay put and crawl into all sorts of uncomfortable places on Alexis' body.
and two more Fort saves.
Ty hears rustling behind the Asmodeus shrine.
Sir Rollynd drops his sword and takes a torch and tinderbox from his pack.
PCs are up.
Thanephos begins to talk calmly, attempting to avoid antagonizing the swarm as he encourages his comrades .
The nausea only lasts 1 round.
If Alexis is unable to get out of the grease on her own, Ty will hold out the butt of his spear so that she can hold on to it and Ty can drag her out.
If Alexis is able to move out of the grease on her own, Ty will move to behind the altar to investigate the rustling.
Any action from Alexis besides moving?
Ty moves around the altar and sees various bits of a nest moving on their own accord, as if someone invisible was looking for something. Ty can figure out which square to target.
Ty feels his hands contact...something...and he shoves the creature aside. You hear something small and squishy fall to the floor. It hisses at Ty.
Ty waits to see if Alexis needs help vacating the greased area. When she does so, he moves around behind the altar and gives something small and invisible a good shove. Alexis follows him and can see that something has clearly landed at her feet. Also, there's a metallic clink, as a large key bounces off the floor nearby.
Suddenly, the key rises into the air, and you hear the sound of flapping wings, as the key is carried towards one of the doors.
PCs are up. You can easily target the right square, since the key is visible. Two of you can easily get a flank, though remember to roll the 50% concealment chance when you attack.
Thanephos uses his wand to send another set of green missiles at the space where the key is hovering.
Oh, and the swarm vanished this round also.
Thanephos, unable to use his wand, will drop it at his feet in order to fire his bow at the creature,
The arrow flies harmlessly through the space with the key.
Ty blesses his own weapon and moves within melee range of the floating key.
She can try to pick the lock. DC 20
After being parted from her companions she look around to see if she is in an ambush situation. Upon seeing no enemies, she refocuses on the door.
Rhylellia moves forward to the door's lock and ...
The floating key heads to the door on the east wall, while the handle on the northeast door begins to jiggle from the outside as Rhylellia gets the lock open.
Sir Rollynd takes a swing at the square.
His sword connects solidly with something, and blood and gore splatter against the nearby wall, but the key continues to dangle in mid air.
Alexis and then the creature.
Moving to the little creature Alexis lifts her blade and swings.
She also hits an invisible creature and sprays more gore across the wall.
The creature drops the key and flies off.
PCs are up. If you make the Perception DC, you can identify which square to target.
Unable to see where the imp has gone, Thanephos will walk over and pick up the key.
"What is going on here?" as Rhyellia takes in the room.
"Ghastly hell spawn. Back to the 9 Hells with you" Rhylellia charges weapon drawn and...
Ty ushers Daniel into the room and closes the door so the imp can't escape.
As Rhylellia charges she loses her footing, and slips on the blood on the floor, then falls right on her butt. "Ouch my pride."
She rises carefully to her feet
Turning her head back and fourth, Did anyone see where it went?
"Nope, but the blighter is still in here."
There are a few seconds of tense waiting, with everybody listening, while Sir Rollynd concentrates on his detect evil enough to pinpoint the creature's current square.
2 rounds pass and you can attack the square (second one to post a melee attack gets the flank).
Thanephos ceases to speak as soon as he picks up the key, and after waiting to see where Rollynd tells him the creature is, fires at that square.
Thanephos' arrow flies harmlessly through the square.
Turning away from Rhylellia to hide the amusement in her eyes Alexis turns her attention to listening to Rollynd tell where the little creature is.
Not quite sure what's going on, nevertheless Daniel knocks an arrow and fires at the empty space to which Sir Rollynd points.
To no avail.
Rhylellia has a chance still.