loot
The surviving six books are history texts,
tomes on geography, and tactical manuals. Each is worth
50 gp. The seventh tome is a manual ofwarUE.
I am a little bit surprised that the keep hasn't been retaken. Other than that fire thrower, you have hewn your way through the defense fairly easily Marhok
"Yeah, but I'm near exhaustion myself, if not for your help and those potions I might not be able to continue much further on than this. Also we've got a distraction in our favour, former attempts may not have had that fortune."
Edric quickly stacks the books into his backpack as Marhok moves towards the next room.
Marhok keeps a potion of Enlarge Person in his hand, waiting to see when the next threat appears in front of him.
Let's say 15 books were acattered
15 rounds because the books were scattered
K off to a workout but more soon. Good game last night? I had a good pfs game myself
Several stacked horizontal shelves hold a number of small,
straw-lined bird cages. A stack of parchment, three quills, a pot
of ink, and a pile of tiny cylindrical objects cover a nearby table,
while a small wooden door is in one corner of the room.
And in addition there are three giant flies with human like faces that leap into the air once you enter, they are 30 feet above you.
they go first! yes! stupid combat reflexes, but they have a breath attack
3 blasts of acid fire from their mouths hitting both of you dealing
ref 15 for half
ref 15 for half
ref 15 for half
Go
Edric takes much of the blasts of the flies and responds to their attack with a channel of his own, only affecting him and Marhok.
Marhok drinks the potion of Enlarge Person and stands his ground.
Marhok moves to within striking distance of one of the flies and swings Irabeth's sword at it from a distance.
they are 30 feet away, but you have a readied attack and go ahead and take two AOO's as they charge you
You couldn't reach him but I gave you a readies attack as it charged you. You kill the charger
and a fort save please
Go
Edric moves up so Marhok's in range and channels again.
Marhok stabs at the creature that hit him and then sinks the special sword of Irabeth into it.
Another falls
it hives back 5 feet and sprays you both again
DC 5 for half
go
Marhok steps up or not and stabs the next bug in its body with the sword.
Edric moves up with a double move and tries to get near the creature as well with his heavy cold iron mace in hand.
breath does not provoke, but your attack kills it
Moving on to the next room
Stacks of scrolls, books, maps, and more sit atop a large
hexagonal table in this room. The walls are painted with detailed
maps of Sarkoris, over which features of the Worldwound have
been painted.
MArhok, I think this must have been the war room, look at all the intelligence on the city here. Should we burn it? Or should we try to just take them all with us, I could probably carry them but if we fall then we do not get the intelligence back to the good guys. I tend to say we should burn it.
don't forget about your dragon scale i don't think i have seen you use it ever
"Aye it looks important. But I'm not planning to die here, I'm not such a fool as to overestimate my own chances for survival. We'll take those maps and books with us. The more information we can get the better our chances will be to turn this around."
Marhok and Edric load up all the information they can carry in their backpacks and then check for any other sounds/signs of enemies close or next to this room.
Well maybe if you were the one taking swords through the lungs... Edric mutters as he wraps up the papers.
MArhok finds a scroll among the papers which he shows to eddic
A scroll of lesser resstoration! This is useful
The next door is locked.
Pick or break?
Suddenly Marhok's face turns grim and somber as he overhears Edric's words and tone.
"I'm sorry about that Edric..." He finally says after a deep sigh. "I failed you then, I don't want to fail you now. If I give up here, I'm failing not only you, but also all others that asked us to do this. If at any time you want to flee, I won't hold it against you. If at any time you'd rather stop travelling with me, I won't hold it against you. It's true that since this began, we've been in more danger than we've ever been in. I can take the beatings often than not before I need healing, I sometimes forget others aren't like that. Can you forgive me?"
Oh it's fine, I am just grumping. I wouldn't have it any other way. Well almost any other way. A way with no sword through the lungs would be better. He smiles, as he leans on the table. I am just tired and scared. Just next time you get the skewered lung alright?
He pauses and pulls out the rod of cancellation. A shame this thing can't cancel the lung thing huh?
"Edric could you help me with this door? Find a key perhaps"
Edric tries at first to help Marhok as best as he could When that failed he starts looking for a key.
"Ok I've had enough of this."
Marhok drinks a potion of Enlarge Person and tries for a third time.
unable to open the door, Marhok offers the adamantine morning star
Marhok switches to the admantine morningstar and hits the door with three good blows hoping the locks or the door would break enough.
the door explodes open
Show off Edric says with a grin
The southern portion of this room holds a wide alabaster basin
filled with bloody entrails. The outside of the basin is carved
with images of warriors around a raised sun, holding longswords
aloft. A flight of stairs ascends to the west.
6 Zombies stand around the basin, staring at what must have been their entrails which sit in the basin.
They turn and move towards the door and pin Marhok in ready to attack.
go they won init
Edric speaks a few words asking Abadar to grant Marhok the strength to crush his foes before him.
"Great, now all line up for me. Perfect!" Marhok says as he gets his sword high up for the first zombie.
2 down
No hits on you
Go
Marhok tries to continue the streak of decapitating zombies.
2 more down. Marhok takes 3 damage from 1 hit
Go
Marhok swings the sword for a third time, trying to take out the last two of the zombies.
One misses, and the other goes down
The zombie misses, then Marhok's first attack misses, but the second chops it down.
Lucky for them I didn't get involved in that Marhok. I was just about to let loose my full martial prowess!
He walks in and checks the room, Disgusting. I suspect this shouldn't be filled with entrails...bleh. He looks a bit ill
"Perhaps it's better if we used some of our time again to clean this place up, cleanse it and then head back out again. Get this new information delivered and get some well-deserved rest. I think we've used up quite a lot of energy and magic for today. After all we won't be any use to Irabeth and the others if we're dead."
It takes about 15 minutes to clean out the bowl, once done you are left with an empty bowl that is nice and clean. As Edric finishes drying out the bowl he looks up
I dunno Marhok, do we want to let them retake the ground that we have made? Not sure if we should exit.
"Else we could stay in one of these rooms, bar up and sleep here. Though if you feel that way, I'm sure we could try a few more rooms."
Marhok moves over to the entrance to the next room, holding Irabeth's sword in one hand and his ranseur of the gargoyle in the other.
The next door opens
Six cots sit in two orderly rows in this room. The bedding has
been tossed on the ground, and an iron lockbox lies on its side,
empty. A lidless box holds scraps of moldering food, while a pair
of large barrels nearby look to be filled with water.
I think we found a spot we might be able to hole up in if we really need to rest.
"Yeah indeed, it looks at least like we're able to get some sleep in here. Might not be the best beds though." Marhok says as he points out the state of the bed.
"Let's try one more room and see how that goes, alright?"
At the top of the spiral stairs, a wide hall stretches for thirty feet
before ending in a door. Two alcoves on both sides of the hall
hold torches that burn with white light. Each torch illuminates a
pedestal, on each of which rests a battered and broken steel helm.
As the door opens there is a loud peel as a minotaur blows a horn
baddy goes first
It is large and wields a greatax, it charges
for the Ax slams into Marhok's chest and blood sprays.
go
Marhok coughs up a little blood and smirks at the minotaur with a grimace.
"So finally someone who wants to play some more. Alright, have at you!"
Marhok drops the sword and grips the ranseur two-handedly, then easily avoids the striking distance of the big axe of the minotaur and tries to disarm him from the safety of having distance.
Edric walks up to Marhok and lays a hand on his shoulder.
"Be careful Marhok, although Abadar and Iomedae watch over you, this creature looks dangerous."
A soft glow and warmth flows through Marhok's body as Edric's healing spell flows through him.
he is diarmed.
He steps forward and attacks twice with his horns
one hit for
go