"That would be a logical choice, we have a base of operations here and healing close by if anything went wrong. So where do we begin? Did the assassin have anything we could use to find his comrades?"
Cardinal Borgia produces a small vellum map that shows the layout of the seven hills of Rome, various landmarks such as the Vatican, the Coliseum, et cetera.... The map also indicates the locations of entrances to the Roman Catacombs throughout the city....
The assassin had this folded up in his pocket....
The friar will look over the map. Perhaps the entrance to the Catacombs of Priscillia will be the easiest to get to?
The friar will look over the map. Perhaps the entrance to the Catacombs of Priscillia will be the easiest to get to?
Cardinal Borgia nods in agreement....
I will use the rest of my funds to perhaps purchase holy writings [scrolls] that will help us on our crusade against the force of darkness. Before we depart Your Eminence would you be able to hear my confession, if not now perhaps in the morning?
Turning to the party he says, If we have no other business I will retire to spend the rest of our time here at St. Peter's in the Vatican library and in prayer at the Tomb of the Apostle. I will be celebrating Mass before we leave to the Catacombs
Before we depart Your Eminence would you be able to hear my confession, if not now perhaps in the morning?
Of course, my friend.
hmm. Sir Fray, I will attend this mass with you. I find your religion intriguing. There is far more reverence in it than my people own. I should like to attend a ceremony of this god at least once.
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You are most welcome to attend Akio Ryuu. You would not be able to receive the Most Precious Body and Blood of Our Lord in Communion but you would still receive blessings. Perhaps one day I will have the honor of bringing you into a life of grace through Baptism.
I will be saying Mass at the Altar of St. Michael in the basilica in order to ask for the assistance of the holy angels of God in this our hour of need at 5 am
He will then wait for the others to leave to make a good Confession.
[ooc] Scrolls I would like to buy: Bless, Cause Fear, CLW (X2) Comprehend Languages, Protection from Evil (x2), Summon Monster I (x2), Sun Metal Total:250
"I would also like to join you two at mass tomorrow morning. During the travel we've had the preachings of bishop Alonso Tostado, but I've never been to a church in Rome before. It would be a great remiss if I didn't attend mass here when I have the chance."
Jimeno looks around and nods.
"Perhaps my ancestors besides God Almighty will heed my calls for bravery and prudence. It is for them as well that I fight."
I will also be available to also hear Confessions before Mass. It would be best to spiritually prepare to do the work of the Lord.
Fireskorn excuses himself. He was not and never did attend the public mass. It was not his way. Nor did he want people to see him there. He was not one to show his face in public. Instead he would again bath himself in fire.
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Each adventurer prepares himself in his own way for the thrilling trial ahead.... An expedition into the ghoul-haunted catacombs that lay like an esoteric maze beneath the streets of Paris, to hunt down and eradicate these heretics and devil worshippers who so brazenly attempted to take the life of the Archbishop of Toledo....
What would this foray yield? What manner of strange and wicked creatures dwelt in this labyrinth, and to what purpose? Would glory be won by sword and flame in the name of The Most High, or would the dark secrets and hidden evils lurking in the catacombs prevail?
I am going to take 10 vials of holy water and recommend that the party take some as well.
As dawn creeps slowly into the ancient city of Rome, the band of brave adventurers meets once more, having given or heard confession, and been absolved of their sins lest they should perish in the coming struggle....
They enter the Catacombs via the stygian entrance of the Catacomb of Priscillia, finding inky darkness within....
Do we dare bring forth a light?
He will light a torch.
He will light a torch.
A macabre and wondrous world of shadows comes alive in the catacombs by the dancing light of Fray Manuel's torch.... A world of dancing skeletal shadows on artfully arrayed human remains.... A honeycomb-of-eye-sockets-forming-tunnels-and-vaults kind of world....
The tunnels are about 10-ft-wide-by-10-ft-high, vaulted chambers vary from 20 to 30-ft-high, and the only source of light is what you bring in to this storied underworld....
Am I the only one left in the group? No one else has posted in a while.
Jimeno follows Fray Manuel Jose into the catacombs, a look of slight concern on his face.
"I'm not used to dark places like this. My home country has enough sun, that you're glad when it's dark some days, this isn't one of those times though."
He speaks, with a javelin in one hand and his buckler in the other.
He hopes his new Japanese friend will take the lead on this one, or perhaps the monk, he likes it better to get a first throw in then switch to melee.
Skorn will take point if needed, the hobgoblin peers into the dark
"We must steel ourself to what we might find down here"
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The intrepid adventurers set forth, guttering torch in Fray's hand to light their way through the maze of bones and skulls that is the catacombs beneath Rome....
The only sounds at first are the clank of their armor, their breathing, their footfalls, the crackling of torchfire and their heartbeats....
Then, as they are shuffling through a long gallery of upright skeletons in niches, clad in the mail and bearing the rusted arms they wielded in life in skeletal clutches....
The torchlight causes shadows to dance around these gaunt guardians, creating the optical illusion that the skeletons themselves are subtly stirring....
....or is it not an illusion?
A dry creaking sound echoes suddenly all around as dark necromancy breathes morbid semblance of life into these used mortal vessels....
Initiative
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4 human skeletons emerge from niches on the walls of the passageway, two from each side, 1 on each PC!
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not fear." He readies himself to face the spawn of dark magic
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Iniative check
"Begone, undead spawn!" Jimeno shouts as an encouragement to himself and to bolster his own morale.
5 vials of water as well.
shinigami spawn, begone from this place and return to the spirit realm!
He draws forth his katana in a flash, the steel glinting from the light of the torch.
5 vials of water as well.
[Dice=initiative] 1d20+3
shinigami spawn, begone from this place and return to the spirit realm!He draws forth his katana in a flash, the steel glinting from the light of the torch.
[Dice=Iajutsu strike ] 1d20+7-1
[Dice=damage] 1d8+1d6+8+3
The skeleton lurching toward Akio-San is cut down by the samurai's swift katana, the two halves of it clattering into a heap!
Akio! (Iajutsu kill)
Fray!
Skeletons (3 of 4 left)!
Jimeno!
FireSkorn!
Eeeeek!! Eeeeeek!!
The cleric will attempt to smash the skeleton with his quarterstall.
The cleric will attempt to smash the skeleton with his quarterstall.
1d20+0
The skeleton is alarmingly nimble and evades Fray Manuel's attack!
Scimitar swing at FireSkorn deals slashing damage!
Light mace swing at Jimeno WHIFF!!!
Light mace swing at Fray Manuel WHIFF!!!
Jimeno! Then FireSkorn!
Eeeek!! Eeeek!!
The hobgoblin winces a bit, the returns with a flurry of fists
Jimeno drops his trident, takes a 5-foot step backwards and takes out his lance.
He tries to jab at the creature at weak points.
As Jimeno slides back, thrusting his lance at a skeleton that dodges, FireSkorn springs into the air, scissor-kicking the two skeletons into heaps of bones!
A single skeleton remains, menacing Fray Manuel with a light mace....
New round!
Akio!
Fray!
Skeleton!
Jimeno!
FireSkorn!
Eeeek!! Eeeeek!!
The cleric will call upon the power of his faith to strike down the abomination before him with his quarterstaff:
damage
The cleric will call upon the power of his faith to strike down the abomination before him with his quarterstaff:
1d20
damage 1d6
Fray Manuel's staff strikes hard against the skeleton's clavicle, causing the undead monster to shudder under the blow, but it yet stands....
The skeleton swings its light mace at Fray.... clubbing the young Dominican friar for bludgeoning damage!
Throwing a punch, as the skeleton moves out of the way, he connects with a knee to its jaw
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[dice=Kick]1d20+2Throwing a punch, as the skeleton moves out of the way, he connects with a knee to its jaw
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The final skeleton collapses in a heap!
The young friar will say a blessing over the skeletons that God take their souls to Him and will pick up a light mace.
The adventurers press on, arriving after a long march through nighted galleries of macabre decor in a chamber with a macabre shrine of sorts--a raised dais with an altar constructed of human bones and skulls, over which hangs a bejeweled, silver-played crucifix about 5 feet long by 3 feet wide....
"Atrocity" the hobgoblin growls
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Perception checks, DC 20, please....
glad thats out of the way :P
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I have a feeling my friends that fighting skeletons will be the least of our worries and some of the more gentle creatures we will find down here.
The friar will bless the skeletons and say a prayer for their souls.