"Thanks, Elvar."
Knotting the rope around her waist, she flexes her sword arm a few times.
"Ready to go?" And, without waiting for an aswer, she dives back in, looking for the wounded elemental.
Pacing nervously by the edge of the water, Istvan watches his companions dive in one at a time.
Parnel enters the water Hector at his side, and shortspear in hand.
Perception
Hector
Perception
There is no sign of the elemental. There is an open archway to your left and right and a closed door to the front
I've updated the map, so you can see:
Talia's rope is tugged once.
Elvar gives a small start at the tug but calms down when the tug isn't followed by another.
Parnell follows Talia's example. He then searches the bottom to see if there are any signs of disturbance on the floor of the chamber. If not he will lead the way to the right opening.
Peering into a small room. You see the water elemental spinning in an angry vortex. Below it, caught in the swirling water is the rotted remains of a long dead man.
Init:
Round 1:
Parnel
Talia
elemental
The rope jerks once.
Elvar starts again at the tug and grins sheepishly at Harold and Istvan. "Heh! This tries the nerves, huh, guys?" and wipes sweat of his brow.
Parnell now seeing the enemy rushes forward stabbing with his spear.
Short Spear
Spear Damage
Hector rushes forward to support his friend.
Bite
Bite Damage
The elemental attacks:
Talia
Miss
your turn
AC 17, touch 11, flat-footed 16 (+1 Dex, +6 natural)
hp 10/30
Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +1
Parnell attempts to step around the beast to achieve flanking with Hector.
Shortspear (+2 more if flanking is achieved}
Spear damage
Hector
Bite Attack (+2 more if flanking is achieved}
Bite Damage
They've been underwater about 12 seconds now.
Says Istvan as he counts time to himself.
Talia's rope is tugged once.
,
Parnel and Talia strike true, nearly doing in the creature.
In its pain and rage, it lashes out with its remaining strength,
"Hector...no", Parnell shouts in panic.
Shortspear
Damage
Hector
Bite Attack
Bite Damage
Talia rope seems to move about before a single tug is felt.
Talia ends the threat with a thrust of her sword.
Searching the room you find the gnawed remains of a long dead corpse, its bones cracked and split. Nearby, you find the missing red lantern. Amoung the scraps of the corpse's leather armour, you find the familiar star insignia, common to all the dead in this area. Nearby the glint of a short sword's shining steel pokes out of a ruined scabbard.
Talia's rope is pulled once then goes slack.
Feeling the rope go slack Elvar's heart skips a beat and starts pulling on it frantically muttering curses under his breath.
Talia and Parnel return to the surface without incident, carrying their treasure.
Istvan is seeing the next piece of this puzzle. Come, let us rest and recover from this overly wet excursion. Istvan thinks we should be well prepared befire unsealing the next area.
Talia comes out of the water, half-dragged by Elvar.
"Hey, I was swimming back, you did not need to haul me back like that!!!!"
Taking a few deep breath, she sits on the stairs and relates their expedition. "It's a shower room with three openings. We've been into one whe the elemental was trying to hide and thants to Parnel and Hector, killed it. There was in this small room an body with the swod and red lantern and with a star pendant like the other ones we found."
She hands the sword and lantern to Istvan for inspection. Then she frowns, recalling something.
"We need to go back and explore the second side opening and the passage behind the stone doors. But I'm worried about something. The body down there was all gnawed with broken and split bones. I haven't seen a mouth on the elemental. Do you think something else could have caused that?"
Parnell approaches Hector and notices his limp now that he is on dry land. "Are you going to be OK buddy". "That thing gave you a nasty twist...but you gave better than you got". Parnell then gives the lizard a hunk of smelly meat for his work.
To inspect, and comfort Hector's wound.
+1 Short sword
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Parnel pauses in putting back on his armor, at Talia's words. "Hmmm". "I hadn't thought of that". "Tie the rope back on". "I'm going back and bring a few of those bones back to inspect more closely".
I'm coming with you. In the mean time, can you look at the sword, Istvan and Elvar?"
"Well, be careful - we don't want you ending up as lunch for some aquatic beast!"
Istvan is knowing the sword has magic, but not what the enchantment does.
"Here. Lemmetakealook.." Elvar takes the sword of Istvans hands and inspects it, casting detect magic.
"Nope. Got nothing." he shrugs, handing the sword back.
"Ah, sorry, Talia, I forgot what to do if the rope went slack. Got worried there. No harm done, eh?"
Talia and Parnel swim back to the elemental room.
Perception
Heal
While investigating the bones, you are surprised by a figure in tattered robes with a dark cloak fluttering about it. It's eyes glow with a dark malevolence, as it reaches for you with clawed hands.
It's a ghast. Its attacks cause paralysis.
Surprise round:
The gast moves and attacks Talia:
Round 1:
19 Parnel
17 Enemy
9 Talia
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14
hp 17/17
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2
Parnell's eyes widen as he urgently tugs on his line twice and starts swimming at full speed towards the opening. He pulls on Talia's line as well if she's withing arm's reach.
With Parnel in full retreat, the monster focuses on Talia:
With Parnell in full retreat, and half-stunned by the monster, Talia hesitates briefly. Not knowing if the thing is faster than her, she opts for facing it to cover Parnel. She tugs twice on her line and tries a desperate blow in direction of the creature.
Feeling two tugs of the rope Elvar hauls on the rope, drawing it in as fast as he can.
Edit;
Seeing Elvar frantically pulling Talia's line in, Istvan prepares himself to attack anything that may be following her.
Another elemental? Istvan was joking about fishing.
Talia scores a vicious blow to the undead monstrosity, but it fails to fall. At her tug on the rope, those topside scramble to reel in her line. She's pulled past the monster and it lashes out as she slides by:
Striking her soundly and tearing her from consciousness.
Round 2:
19 Parnel
17 Enemy
9 Talia (unconscious)
4 Elvar
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14
hp 6/17
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +2