"There's good reason they never had me on look out on the boat. I could create some mist, but that would obscure our sight as much as whatever comes at us. Could serve as a way to encourage whatever comes to favor approaching a specific way."
Tenebrynn slips forward into the larger chamber, weaving her way through the space, looking for trouble.
Kyffin moves to the edge of the bones, but waits to see what Tenebrynn finds before blundering forward and making all sorts of noise.
Albert waits with Kyffin instead of tromping through the bones loudly.
"There's good reason they never had me on look out on the boat. I could create some mist, but that would obscure our sight as much as whatever comes at us. Could serve as a way to encourage whatever comes to favor approaching a specific way."
Tristain faces scrunches up.
”What? No. No fog!” Tristain’s eyes dart from side to side, trying to find foes. ”Why would you think that things trying to hide would move away from fog? How does that make any sense?” He looks at Jasno. ”I’m not sure we should have brought you. You’re unarmored...and not sure what how you’re going to help. Just get behind me. Stay safe.”
Tristain hopes that Tenebrynn can blast the foes from the sky.
As Tenebrynn slips into the area, she notices a towering menace with a horrible, vertically aligned mouth and arms that split at the elbows into twin clawed hands. It seems to notice her about the same instant and lurches out of one of the buildings, but a few well-placed shots are enough to end its threat before anything can go truly bad.
When nothing else emerges, you move through the boneyard to the structure in the center. The small, squat mausoleum is eight feet square. It sits on a raised dais in the middle of a fountain that has long since dried up and is now heaped with bones. The image of a leering ghoul’s face with a long canine snout and a haughty expression is carved on the stone door to the mausoleum.
Tristain lets out a breath as Tenebrynn is able to deal with not-boring at all, little tutor rending Gog without damage to the party. He moves tentatively closer after Tenebrynn gives an all clear.
”So, you got it, did you? Good good,” Tristain says, still wary. ”So that’s the mausoleum there? That’s what we need, huh? It’s in there.”
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"Got it. No fog and stay out of the way. Guess you've never seen ships navigate around a bank of fog. Can't imagine we'd be lucky enough to face something large and lumbering.
As the gug falls to the ground, Jasno whispers mostly to himself. "Hmm, that one seemed slow and lumbering."
Tenebrynn offers softly to Jasno, ”No, it’s not that- it’s- well... we have had really terrible experiences in fog and mist ever since our chase of Lowls began. Especially yellow fog or mist.” She shudders at the memory of the Tatterman. ”Really terrible experiences.”
"That does not sound like a story I'd want to hear. Or that you'd want to tell. Let's just skip to the part where we find a whiskey to share."
Albert attempts to search for the presence of evil behind the stone door of the mausoleum. Remembering his experience in the last dream land, and expecting the same in the ghoul city, he starts slowly and stops instantly if the overwhelming presence returns.
Al doesn't detect any evil.
Tristain waits for someone to approach, and hopefully open the mausoleum. He would himself, except he kinda doesn’t want to get his dream hands dirty. And also, his noodly arms are probably too noodly to do a good job of it.
Kyffin is breathing hard as the combat comes to a close. They had done much better than the prior battle and were settling in it seemed.
He chuckles hollowly, "Yes, no yellow mist..." and does not elaborate. He moves up to the mausoleum doors, and if everyone is ready, opens it with the hand not gripping his scimitar.
Al shields the party as Kyffin opens the doors. "Stay back, ain't telling what kind of foul grave dust might come spilling out."
As Kyffn opens the door, two blue, glowing, long-fingered hands reach from the door and their fingers rake across his chest!
He feels a horrible chill, as if of the grave, run through him as he manages to duck away from the worst of it!
There doesn't seem to be any other defenses, and inside you find a skeleton with a canine-like skull sitting upright on a stone throne, clutching a jeweled rod.
You notice four ghouls creeping into the plaza from the direction you came in.
A fifth ghoul, split slightly apart from them is also entering, a seemingly dead cat padding at its feet.
Perception
”UH OH! Look out behind us! Ghouls! And EVEN WORSE! A CAT!!” Tristain scuttles into hiding behind the mausoleum, trying to get everyone behind cover and ready for an attack from the rear.
"Are those the ghouls we're helping or other ones?" Blue arcs of electricity bound across her shoulders and arms for a moment before jolting out from her and quickening the whole group.
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Kyffin reels from the trap and feels numb all over as the negative energy courses through his body. "Ugh. We need to find a better trap spotter than me." he grimaces.
He breaks out the wands of healing and lesser restoration, doing what he can to mitigate the effects.
He hopes to get healed before the ghouls arrive, friendly or enemy.
Jasno follow's Tristain's lead and decides a joke about mist would be best saved until later. Much later. (
The ghouls for the moment appear to be content watching, as Tristain ducks behind the mausoleum. That gives Kyffin time to heal himself. It's not at all clear to you what they're doing or waiting for, and they don't answer any attempts to communicate with them.
Kyffin collects the jeweled rod, his eyes on the newcomers to see how they'll react.
"They could be with us I guess. I don't like 'em hovering like that though."
Tristain moves where he can see the ghouls, still not trusting them or the situation.
"Did you want to pass me that rod? And get the skull?" Tristain asks, preparing a Detect Magic to look for magics within the Mausoleum.
"Did you want to pass me that rod? And get the skull?" Tristain asks.
"Oh, is this what we came to get? OK then." Kyffin hands over the rod, and reaches for the skull with his off hand, as he still has his scimitar out and ready for those ghouls.
Albert stands ready as Kyffin claims the skull. "Do we wake up once we got the skull thing?"
The ghouls watch Kyffin intently.
Spellcraft on the stuff
Tristain takes a moment to examine the items.
Kyffin handles the skull respectfully and puts it in his pack for now, "Let's eyeball this stuff later Tristain, when we're not being so carefully observed."
He straightens up, "Now, what can we do to help these folks, for we did offer to help in exchange for this skull. Let's not let them down by grabbing what we came for and fleeing the battle. Is there more to be done?"
Tenebrynn nods to Kyffin and the others, ”I’ll check.” She then zips back up into the air and over toward the ghouls, looking for Wilkins amongst them, though she stays well out of reach.
”Wilkins? Can we help you any further with reclaiming the necropolis?”
Albert had expected the pack of ghouls to attack and maintains his readied stance. "What you ghoulish folk want?"
"Didn't they want us to attack some creatures for them? Maybe there are more around here?"
Distracted, Tristain is unable to focus enough to identify anything.
"Well, do we want to get out of here? Or do we want to wait them out. Heck, we might just find the skull and wake up, huh? We've done our part. Is it in there, Kyffin?"
Tristain doesn't notice any more magic, but he also doesn't get much time; the moment Kyffin takes the skull, the ghouls cry out in anger and four of them rush in to attack!
Their savage teeth rip into Al and Jasno
The remaining one pulls out his bow and launches an arrow at Tenebrynn , as its cat lopes forward to take up a guard position in front of it.
Tenebrynn jerks backward from the arrow and the wind in the chamber begins immediately to stir in response. ”Liars! Wilkins agreed to letting us have the skull!”
Bones scattered across the floor begin to bounce and rattle before being drawn up into a swirling cone around the gnome. She gestures toward one of the ghouls surrounding Al and sends a storm of wind and bone shards flying toward it.
Waking HP: 67/75
Dreamlands HP: 67/75
Nonlethal: 5
AC: 17 (14 T / 12 FF) // 25% miss chance for ranged attacks
Fort: +11 // Ref: +9 // Will: +3 (+2 vs illusion)
Burn Accrued: 5/8
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Haste: +1 to hit, +1 reflex, +30ft movement speed
Elemental overflow: +x to hit, +2x damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present (x = current burn)
Ability Score increases (+2): Dex, Con
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Not again..
Paralyzed.
Round 1
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Arrows = 10/10
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Arrows = 10/10
Conditions = Magic Vestment (+2, 1/6h), Bulls Strength (+4, 2/7m), haste
Scimitar: Attack: BAB +5, Str +4, Magic +1, Focus +1, (Power -2) Damage: Str +4, Magic +1, Specialization +2, (Power +4) Crit: 18-20
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +1 Damage: Str +4
Blessings (6/6, su, DC 15) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (0/5, su, sw, DC 15, 2d6)
Sacred Weapon (7/7r, su, sw, +1)
Sacred Armor (5/7m, su, sw, +1)
Boots of Speed = 7/10 (+1 attack, +1 on attack rolls, +1 dodge to AC & Reflex, +30’ move)
Pearl of Power (0/1, first)(0/1, second)
Spells (Caster Level 7, Concentration +9)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Stabilize
First (13): Command,
Second (14):
Third (15):
Annoyed at how flat footed they are, when they anticipated the attack, Kyffin steps up to a ghoul and does his best to reduce their numbers by attacking green.
(bull, haste) (bull)
(bull, haste) (bull)
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Round 1
Tristain is not super surprised when the ghouls attack, but the speed of their assault was worrisome, only marginally negated by Tene’s well timed counterspell.
He moves to where he can see all 4 combat ghouls (down and to the right, away from area effects), and tries to trip the 4 combatants.
force damage
CMB to trip vs. CMD
force damage
CMB to trip vs. CMD
force damage
CMB to trip vs. CMD
force damage
CMB to trip vs. CMD
HP: 37/43
AC: 12
Points: 3+1/5 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 6/8 left (MM*0,IllOm*0,MurdCom*0,Vanish*1) dc 17
Spells: Lvl 2: 7/7 left (Kno*0,SpirW*0,Sugg*0) dc 18
Spells: Lvl 3: 3/5 left (ForPun*0, MagVest*2,DazeMM,Haste) dc 19
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Rod of Reach: 0/3 used
"gad-ZOOKS!”
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 2/50 left
[ dice]3d4 + 3[/dice] force damage
Wand of Bless: 2/18 left
Bless (1/10): +1 to attacks and morale.
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Al cringes as the disgusting teeth sink into him and stabs back at the ghoul with holy fury. "Danged nasty creatures!"
Kyffin: 21
Tenebrynn: 20
Albert: 17
Tristain: 12
Jasno: 8
Antagonist: 22
The dream turns into a nightmare again as you engage in another battle for your sleeping lives, Kyffin cutting into one, as Tristain knocks them down as if they were pins in some sort of game where you rolled balls at the pins and tried to knock them all down.
That makes them easy picking for Al, whose sword stabs through the chest of the creature attacking Jasno, as he tries to protect their new companion.
The creatures scramble to their feet, though Al and Kyffin make sure two of them never get the chance . The remaining two focus their attacks on the two combatants, Al getting clawed twice, while Kyffin barely fends off the other one.
The remaining ghoul fires two arrows toward Tenebrynn. They appear perfectly on target, but the winds around her send them just enough off target that she suffers nothing but a few stinging wounds as the shafts hit her instead of the points.
"Our ancestor's holy remains were not his to give!" the ghoul snarls back at the gnome.
Red: 5
Orange: 6
Round 2
Weapon Equipped = Scimitar
Cold Iron/Silver Blanch Arrows = 10/10
Cold Iron/Ghost Salt Arrows = 10/10
Conditions = Magic Vestment (+2, 1/6h), Bulls Strength (+4, 2/7m), haste, sacred armor (+1, 1/10r)
Scimitar: Attack: BAB +5, Str +4, Magic +1, Focus +1, (Power -2) Damage: Str +4, Magic +1, Specialization +2, (Power +4) Crit: 18-20
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +1 Damage: Str +4
Blessings (6/6, su, DC 15) (Holy Strike (std) or Powerful Healer) (sw)
Fervor (0/5, su, sw, DC 15, 2d6)
Sacred Weapon (7/7r, su, sw, +1)
Sacred Armor (4/7m, su, sw, +1)
Boots of Speed = 7/10 (+1 attack, +1 on attack rolls, +1 dodge to AC & Reflex, +30’ move)
Pearl of Power (0/1, first)(0/1, second)
Spells (Caster Level 7, Concentration +9)
Zero (12): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Mending, Stabilize
First (13): Command,
Second (14):
Third (15):
”Nor are is it your responsibility you fool!” Kyffin snaps back as he continues his attack. He’ll swiftly ensorcel his armor for a slightly better boost.
(bull, haste) (bull)
(bull, haste) (bull)
He attacks orange, and if it drops, 5’ steps over its body. He makes a short prayer to Desna, apologizing for whatever he's done to incur her wrath.
”If you won’t honor the deal, then you will each taste true death and the necropolis will stand empty!” Tenebrynn shrieks over her own winds in reply. ”Either way, the skull leaves with us!”
She fires once more toward the foes surrounding her friends, trying to lay low a foe that appears less wounded than the others.
Waking HP: 67/75
Dreamlands HP: 67/75
Nonlethal: 5
AC: 17 (14 T / 12 FF) // 25% miss chance for ranged attacks
Fort: +11 // Ref: +9 // Will: +3 (+2 vs illusion)
Burn Accrued: 5/8
SLAs: dancing lights [ ], ghost sound [ ], prestidigitation [ ], speak with animals [ ]
Ongoing Effects:
Warden of Nature: +1 to hit/+2 dodge bonus vs aberrations, oozes, vermin
Foe of the Strange: +1 to saves vs aberrations, -10 to confusion results
Point Blank Shot: +1/+1
Haste: +1 to hit, +1 reflex, +30ft movement speed
Elemental overflow: +x to hit, +2x damage, and visual effects on person as long as burn is present (x = current burn)
Ability Score increases (+2): Dex, Con
Round 2
Tristain surveys the battlefield and feels that Al & Kyffin can probably handle the ghouls, but is more worried about the true threat in the battlefield. As such, Tristain narrows his eyes and mind’s focus on...the cat.
force damage
force damage
force damage
force damage
HP: 37/43
AC: 12
Points: 2+1/5 left
Spells: Lvl 1: 5/8 left (MM*2,IllOm*0,MurdCom*0,Vanish*1) dc 17
Spells: Lvl 2: 7/7 left (Kno*0,SpirW*0,Sugg*0) dc 18
Spells: Lvl 3: 3/5 left (ForPun*0, MagVest*2,DazeMM,Haste) dc 19
Cure Used: 0/2 used
Rod of Reach: 0/3 used
"gad-ZOOKS!”
Wand of Magic Missile (5): 2/50 left
[ dice]3d4 + 3[/dice] force damage
Wand of Bless: 2/18 left
Bless (1/10): +1 to attacks and morale.
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+8[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d20+2-4[/dice] to hit; ()
[ dice]1d8-1[/dice] piercing damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d20+9[/dice] CMB to trip vs. CMD
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
[ dice]1d6+1[/dice] force damage
Can I move..
Albert wipes some dirt over the claw marks and combines his strikes with Kyffin as they work to drop the two ghouls before them.
Kyffin and Al kill (again) the two nearest ghouls, though Tenebrynn continues to be discomfited by the strange dreams, her aim off.
As Jasno regains his ability to move, Tristain blasts the cat out of existence. After that, it's just a matter of time before you're able to kill off the last ghoul, leaving you alone in the area.
You bring yourselves back to the waking world, though it's painful for some of you to manage that.
Hands moving..
"Well, I've been a great help. You all would have been better off letting me loose with the slaves you freed I think. Thanks for saving my skin several times over.
Feeling a strange pull..
What's going on?
Kyffin will explain to Jasno how it works before concentrating himself to get free of this dreamland.
Once back on the boat, he'll do his best to help wake the others, gently.
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