Xochti moves to make sure the door is clear for people to get out, even as she continues to watch the floor and the ominous cracks which are spreading across it.
Agia backs away from the green cloud, towards the way the party entered. "Is there another way out?" She mutters a quick prayer.
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The ground shakes again and more jars fall the ground, some shattering very violently, sparks start to fly as the reagents start to react violently, spitting and fizzing. The clound thinkens in colour and doubles in size (though still hasn't reached you), engulfing the corpse and the patient, the cloud is too think for you to see what happens
"I don't like this one bit." Agia continues to back away, casting guidance on a nearby ally.. say the Madwand... if she has time. She has her trident in hand and ready for trouble.
Back out the door. Now!
Whatever was coming seemed big, Aden backpeddles and turns for the door.
Let's get away from the Vapors.
Aden hated retreat but he remembered what happened LAST time they tried to fight in a cloud.
Hashar puzzled and still hurting from his fall chases after the cavalier.
Toby runs looking back behind him to see if anything is following.
Per
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Alright the cave with the jars is falling apart, anyone going to try to save the prisoners in the cave bellow?
I do hope the other players/characters can have fun/get a good run up at saving the kids.
Lots of work and no sleep make Peebo not a happy...something, something...
Back out and looking down on all the children, So HOW do we get them out of here? I'll help where I can but I'm just a sword. Short of cutting down who did this I am out of ideas.
"Those things in their heads keep control of the prisoners, somehow. They can't do whatever they want and might fight us if we try to bring them out. If we could find the thing controlling them, we can break that hold and maybe get them out easily!" Agia calls to the others as she coughs and backs with them from the jar tower.
Xochti nods, "Lets just hope it wasn't in there..." She indicates the crumbling, gas/smoke filled chamber every one is backing out of.
Aden remembers how the room began to collapse when he killed the Derro/Gnome.
Hope I didn't do that...
"Well let's not just stand here, let's keep looking!"
The we'll head the way of the closest one we haven't gone to yet
"RIght behind you."
Hashar follows the dwarf as well, as they move he grasps his holy symbol and lets out a healing light onto the group.
"Are...we in a pipe...?" Xochti asks looking around at the change in decor.
"Hmm....unstable lines in the rocks here..." She muses, "Possible fractures...." She slowly wanders towards the metal door. "Maybe extra bracing to keep the chamber beyond from collapsing in...?" She ponders.
Is anyone skilled with traps?
Xochti shakes her head, "No real skill...but a bit of engineering lets one understand the gist of the thing." She points.
"The door is rigged to spring open and throw who ever is in front of it back into the water." Xochti moves over and examine said pool of liquid blackness.
She returns to the door and examines the handle mechanism.
"So...if we can some how twist the opening mechanism from afar, we should have the door open and no one wet." She looks to her Uncle for approval or addition thoughts.
"I'll open the door with my rope tied to waist. Aden and Hasar, if you could hold onto the rope to prevent me from falling into the water I'd appreciate it.
Assuming everyone is OK with that, those two will hold the rope with a little slack as possible while Durgen opens the door and takes it in the face.
Actually, Durgen, I will do it. I don't have any spellcasting so better to risk me.
Aden sets the rope around his waist and stands as far to the side as possible, on tje opposite side of the doors hinges, hoping to avoid the swing or reduce the hit. When Hashar and Durgen give a nod they are ready, he opens the door....
Durgen passes him the rope, swayed by his argument, but not happy at letting someone else be put in danger.
Agia touches Aden's shoulder with a whispered 'good luck.'
Xochti also points out that if Aden stands on this particular side of the door when he works the handle he'll be less likely to get smacked over the edge by the thing.