It doesn't take more than a cursory look to see someone, or something, dug INTO the Ossuary and not tried digging out. The tunnel is cramped for a humanoid, but can be traversed.
As you all take positions around the door Uriel tries opening it...only to discover it has been barred from the inside...
I need a STR check to force open the door. Up to two PCs can make the attempt here.
"Outta my way, unless that holy water of yers can dissolve doors," Damien tilts his head down at Uriel's pants. "C'mon Ruby, charge at the blasted thing!"
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Oh...something dug its way in, then," Lucina remarks after a slightly closer inspection of the tunnel. "Uh...still though, maybe we'd better save checking that one out until we've got no other options."
As Damien turns his attention to forcing the nearby door, she makes sure to stand clear - this isn't really a job for her.
Fervor 4/4 | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | Saves: 5/1/5 | CMD 15 | Perception +3 | Init +2 | Female Human (Keleshite) | Warpriest of Calistria 2 | Spells -/3 | Blessings 4/4
"Dug its way in? These tunnels are unguarded. A necromancer would find this an excellent opportunity to gather resources." She feels her arms and sneers. "The poison weakens me. Uriel, can you push the door down?"
It turns out Uriel's help is not needed to force the weakly barricaded door open...revealing biers of solid gold encrusted with glittering gems lying against the walls of this chamber. Golden candelabras stand nearby, empty of candles, and the walls depict a glorious afterlife filled with riches and luxury, painted in bright pigments and gold leaf.
Fervor 4/4 | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | Saves: 5/1/5 | CMD 15 | Perception +3 | Init +2 | Female Human (Keleshite) | Warpriest of Calistria 2 | Spells -/3 | Blessings 4/4
"So, you broke into this ossuary, weakened the door to the treasure room, but you didn't take any of the treasure?" Annilda laughs. "This is quite the trap."
Will Save:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
"Come on out, or I'll melt this entire room with you in it." Intimidate:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Maybe whoever barred the door died in here," Lucina remarks, not really sounded too perturbed by such a possibility. "It wouldn't be the first time in history that greed turned out to be some poor sap's undoing."
She peers curiously into the room as Uriel does his scan.
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae picks up a pebble and tosses it into the room, waiting for the riches to disappear and a large set of metal jaws to clamp shut. "This must be fake. But hopefully not." She says in her even keeled tone.
Perception:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Will Save if Illusion:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
While Lady Mae and Damien manage to catch the movement out of the corners of the room, it is far too late for Annilda who sees two blades flashing in the light, heading for her ribs...
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae instinctively reaches out and gives Uriel guidance on his next action before starting a summoning spell. Cast guidance in the surprise round, then dropping charm animal for summon nat ally 1 to come in at the start of my next turn.
"Beasts are attacking. They must think we invade their home... because we are."
Fervor 4/4 | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | Saves: 5/1/5 | CMD 15 | Perception +3 | Init +2 | Female Human (Keleshite) | Warpriest of Calistria 2 | Spells -/3 | Blessings 4/4
"And we're going to- hmm?" Annilda's Combat Reflexes protect her as she twists away from a pair of daggers. "Did you come here to rob the tomb? Or are you going to flee, as well?"
She steps into the room and throws a pair of fists at the Western Tengu. The poison leaves her weak and weary.
Flurry:1d20 + 0 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 0 - 1 = 0 Nonlethal Damage:1d6 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 1 = 2
"Outta my way!" Damien calls, pushing Ruby to move past Uriel and into the corner of the room. "What are ya attackin' us for, chicken? I was feelin' more like beef today, but if yer gonna try ta hurt us, I guess I can make an exception."
As Annilda and Lucina make half-hearted attempts, at best, of diplomacy, Damien is far more aggressive as he moves into position and sends one of the tengu crashing to the ground unmoving.
The other tengu, seeing this and knowing it is outmatched here, throws down his dagger and calls out in Common, "I surrender! Please don't kill me!"
COMBAT OVER! (unless you want to slaughter them here).
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Took you long enough," Lucina mutters, lowering her weapon. Trusting in the muscle to take care of the surrendering tengu she approaches the one laid out on the floor and attempts to stop them from bleeding out, if she can.
Heal:1d20 ⇒ 20
"So, what're you two even doing in here? Were you the ones that dug their way into this place?"
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"Uncool, gentlefolk, attacking a party of god-fearing adventurers just out earning a paycheck."
He gives the conscious tengu a hard look. "You're not one of the undead, so you might just survive your mistake in taking us on. Spill your guts. What are you doing here?" Diplomacy:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 "Case you're wondering, I'm the good cop. My little buddy with the earth breaker? He's the bad cop. He's fond of the role, if you catch my meaning."
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae peers inside and ends her spell casting "Birds of prey. I see." She takes a nervous step back. Birds are feared by her people.
Lucina is able to stabilize the dying tengu which seems to calm the other down somewhat.
"Look we didn't mean ta shank you like that there! We though it was that one beastie that took down poor Fisk who followed us here! As for what we are doing here we were looking for some easy coin, figured this Ossuary has a bunch of gold lyin' around ya know! So the three of us, Fisk, Skezza and I broke in through that tunnel, but didn't make it very far. Only managed to find that one crazy woman-beast who killed Fisk!"
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae peeks around the corner "Yes we are clearing out all intruders, grave robbers, and birds of prey. You must leave or be destroyed." She calls Sunny over close in case they try to carry her off in their talons.
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
Uriel squats down by the fallen tengu, divine healing power radiating from his palm. "I'm ready to heal your buddy, just as soon as you start squawking, birdman."
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"Yeah, like...we're not murderers but we'll defend ourselves if we have to, you know? But any information you can give us about this woman-beast and the tunnel you came in from would be really great," Lucina chimes in. "Then you'll be free to go, if you want."
"Who exactly is this woman beast? Sumone I can smash, by the sound of it." Damiens rubs his hand on the end of his earthbreaker, dusting off the tengu feathers.
The tengu, obviously more than a little terrified by your presence, has some difficulty with the description yet after close questioning you determine he is describing the lustspawn you slew earlier in the day.
"Now if you don't need anything else, can you get my friend up so we can go?"
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
Mae tosses her wand to Annilda, wanting no part in approaching the birds of prey "Here use this. But only enough to get it to leave us alone."The Chief back home would banish me if he knew I helped a terrorizing bird!
Once the tengu awakes from Uriel's healing magic he springs to his feet and coonversing briefly in their own tongue, before turning to you.
"OK thanks for not killing us over that misunderstanding. Good luck with your explorations." Izzak says before he and his companion take their leave, heading to the tunnel and quickly disappearing inside.
Turning your attention to the room you see though the room’s furnishings appear valuable almost beyond imagination, the gold is only a thin plating and the gems are only paste replicas or semiprecious stones. Scraping off the gold veneer and prying the stones from their fittings takes 10 hours of work and only nets 100 gp worth of valuables.
Fervor 4/4 | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | Saves: 5/1/5 | CMD 15 | Perception +3 | Init +2 | Female Human (Keleshite) | Warpriest of Calistria 2 | Spells -/3 | Blessings 4/4
"I can't say I'm surprised." Annilda shrugs. "Oh well, gold is spent by fools for fools." She pauses. "Should we rest? How is everyone doing with their spellcasting ability? Personally I wouldn't mind getting the poison out of my system."
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
"A rest would be okay by me; I'm running on cantrips at this point," Lucina remarks, looking around. "And this room of fool's gold seems a perfect place to rest while on a fool's errand, eh?"
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"Sure, let's rest. Maybe we'll wake to learn this was all just a nightmare." Uriel concurs. "Let's post a watch, though. I'll volunteer for the dead-man's shift, middle of the night."
"Spellcastin'? Dunno how ta do it. Wave yer arms a bit and say some other werds and weird shit happens." Damien dismounts Ruby. The wolf curls up in a corner, and the halfling leans back against her as his pillow. "Who needs a bed roll when ya got the world's most comfy furred pillow as yer best pal?"
Fervor 4/4 | HP 19/19 | AC 16 T 11 FF 15 | Saves: 5/1/5 | CMD 15 | Perception +3 | Init +2 | Female Human (Keleshite) | Warpriest of Calistria 2 | Spells -/3 | Blessings 4/4
"Not that I wouldn't mind a pillow right now, but I've lived with less. Much less." Annilda finds a wall to prop herself up against. "I will take the first watch."
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Medium Giant Slug 4HD, HP 22/22, AC15, T9, FF15 (+6 NA), DR 5/Slashing or Piercing, CMD13 Can't be Tripped, Fort +5, Ref +3 Evasion, Will +3 , Init -1, Perc +0, Blindsense 30' Effects:
Grippli Druid (Swamp Druid) 4 HP 31/31, AC19, T14, FF16, CMD14, Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +8, Init +3, Perc +10 Effects:
"Rest would be nice. I've called in most of my favors for today, but if I ask nicely in the morning the spirits will return." Mae pulls out her rations then looks through her pack and Sunny's pack for slug food. "Sunny, you've gotten into your dinner already. You are going to have to just eat some of mine."
I've got 4 days of rations for Mae but apparently never bought any for Sunny. Usually I'm doing an outdoor mission and can survival some up. Mae can also take any watch, she's got darkvision to help, and Sunny has blind sense.
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
Lucina has 5 Wandermeal for herself and a water canteen. Though she volunteered for last watch she'll take whichever watch the group thinks would work best. Just a halfling though so she doesn't have dark or low-light vision.
LG Aasimar (angelkin, scion of humanity) Male Paladin-3/Oracle-1 | HP 35/35 | AC 16 / 12 T / 14 FF (+3 armor, +2 DEX, +1 shield) | CMD 16 | Fort +9, Reflex +7, Will +9; Resist Acid/Cold/Electricity 5; Immune Disease, Fear | Init +2 (Temporal Celerity: Roll Twice) | Perception +4, Darkvision 60 ft; Sense Motive +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Smite Evil 1/day | Detect Evil at will | Vow to Self 1/day | Oracle Spells: Level-1 4/day | Conditions: Aura of Good
"Lucina, you take the last watch. I'd volunteered to take a shift in the middle of the night." Uriel shrugs. "Not that you can tell the difference in this Pharasmin bung-hole."
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
HP: 20/20 l AC: 14, T 14, FF 11 l CMD 12 l F +4, R +5, W +4; +2 vs. fear/+1 vs. death effects l Entangling Ectoplasm (7/7) l L1: 6/6 l Init +7 l Senses: Perception +2
Female NG Halfling Sorcerer 3 l Active Conditions:
Lucina wakes much refreshed and in a better mood than she'd been in at the end of their explorations the previous 'day'. "Right! Surely there's not that much more of this place to explore," she agrees as she hurries up the hall after Annilda. Once they reach the first unexplored door she eyes it carefully for any signs of traps or other trickery.
Damien stretches out with a yawn fit for a giant and all-too-casually passes gas. "Much better! I'm ready ta smash more undead! Let's do this!" The halfling remounts Ruby and the wolfrider follows Annilda and Lucina to the next door.
