One of the young people reply to Melufious' question, "They asked us to work for them, but then wouldn't let us leave!"
Also, the group notices that the door to the next room is locked.
"Sorry, the boss probably has the key. They've never let us beyond this room."
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"Right!" Mel nods and enthusiastically heads over to the door. "can I get some divine guidance first?", he asks before working on the door.
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"Shazbot!". The fledgling rogue cracks his knuckles and wiggles his fingers. "guess I forgot to stretch after battle. Too stiff"
Try again, take 10 for a 21 or 22 with another guidance.
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Moadis does not receive an answer to his question as the youths finish clearing out of the room.
Melufiuos initially has trouble unlocking the door, but after another crack at it he finally manages overcome the lock.
Opening the door, you discover a 15-foot-by-30-foot room that appears to be another crypt. The door you are entering from leads down to the floor via worn concave steps that each hold a pool of mildew-filled water. This room appears very similar to the previous crypt in this complex, except the stained stone walls appear to conceal actual sepulchers. The heavy stone lids that seal the tombs are each approximately 3 feet square, and etched with the name and rank of some departed sailor. Virtually all of the cells have been unsealed, their lids now lying cracked on the stone floor.
Jumbled, crumbling skeletons lie heaped within each cell, lacking any valuables. One lid remains intact, on the chamber’s western wall at floor level. It swings open on visible hinges, no longer adequately disguised as a secret door. It leads to a curving passageway scarcely larger than the dimensions of the doorway. Harsh chemical fumes emit from the opened hatch, and the sound of voices and the flicker of movement in front of a light come from the passage beyond. Looking into the narrow passage, it quickly becomes clear that anyone human sized will have to squeeze to proceed through the passage, although smaller creatures are not so hampered.
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I have reduce person in my spellbook. How long will it take to swap out color spray for it? If the party will wait, Mel will do that. If we need two, use perl of power to repeat.
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Quiella waits as the party deliberates. She raps on her armor. "I don't mind going after them. But we can try to lure them back also. I'll be bait, if you like."
Once a course of action is decided on, she'll cast Shield from her wand
and then Shield of Faith again.
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Awesome, let's pull them up here. Arrange around the entrance. Mel hits himself with his shield wand and gets his scroll of grease ready.
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[b]"Let me take a peek down there first.[ooc]
As soon as he has a good idea of what is down there, he comes back to report to the group.
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Melufiuos shimmies down the narrow passage to see a 30-foot-diameter cylindrical room that is carved to resemble the interior of a swirling cyclone of air, although stringy roots, clumps of mold, and thin trickles of mud seeping from cracks in the walls break the dizzying architectural illusion. In the center of the room is a diverse array of glass flasks, plant-rubber tubes, mortars and pestles, and other alchemical ephemera, placed carefully on top of a large stone sarcophagus. Next to this makeshift worktable is a tall wooden barrel topped with a wooden lid.
A swaying lantern hangs from a 20-foot length of rusty chain set into the 30-foot-high ceiling, bathing the tomb in constantly shifting luminance that can be disorienting. A helical stairway, formed out of a plume of cut stone, ascends the interior of the hewn stone cyclone, ending at a balcony twenty feet above the floor. Neither the balcony nor the stairway has railings of any kind. A passageway leading west from the balcony is choked with stone rubble.
Inside near the worktable stands a shadowy human male of Varisian heritage with a rapier and a crossbow. Across the table from him is a stout, bronze-skinned tiefling with glossy onyx horns, although he appears a little disheveled and paranoid. So much in fact, he easily notices the elf trying to hide in the tunnel. "Intruder!" He cries out and points to Melufiuos, and the human quickly arms himself with a crossbow.
Initiative (Round 1)
Melufiuos <= Up
Valik <= Up
Halkale <= Up
Tiefling
Shadowy Human
Ophelia
Moadis
Quiella
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Valik, moves past Quiella, and takes up a position in front of the entrance. He hopes the others can get into the room, but at least he won't let the enemies get close to the group. He than take up a full defensive posture, protecting as much of his vital organs as possible, while focusing his inner ki to steel his body even more.
Face me if you feel yourself a worthy adversary
Melufiuos makes a strategic retreat and casts an offensive spell, while Valik moves to the end of the tight passage and makes himself a target of the enemies after putting himself in a completely defensive posture.
Halkale moves behind the monk and fires an arrow at the tiefling. His shot is quite good, as it pierces the enemies right side.
Cursing his wound, the Tiefling drinks a vial off of his belt and his features quickly become more feral. He then draws a longspear and crouches slightly behind the table.
The human fires his crossbow at Valik, but the monk easily avoids it. The hooded man then drops the ranged weapon, draws a rapier, and steps 5 ft forward.
Initiative (Rounds 1-2)
Melufiuos <= Up
Valik <= Up
Halkale <= Up
Tiefling
Shadowy Human
Ophelia <= Up
Moadis <= Up
Quiella <= Up
Moadis squeezes his way into the room, while Ophelia casts a spell to increase Quiella's strength.
Melufiuos waits for his allies to move forward, while Valik attempts to hit the human with his weapon, but his attack is dodged.
Queilla moves through the small tunnel with no issues and whomps the hooded human hard with her polearm.
Halkale maintains his position and fires two arrows with deadly accuracy, with one finding its mark in the tiefling's torso.
The hooded figure attempts to skewer Valik with his rapier, but doesn't come close to hitting him, while the injured tiefling pushes over a nearby barrel full of some caustic substance on to the floor. The chemicals quickly begin to cover most of the ground floor of this room and steams fills up the area!
Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Melufiuos <= Up
Valik <= Up
Halkale <= Up
Tiefling
Shadowy Human
Ophelia <= Up
Moadis <= Up
Quiella <= Up
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Disappointed that we were not able to use the narrow passage to our advantage, the magus sighs and rushes on to join the melee. Upon seeing the yellow mist, he rushes into it for cover.
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Quiella drops her Lucerne hammer on the clear space to her right and then draws her sword as she pursues the Tiefling into the mist. When she finds him, she strikes him with her sword.
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Despite the aid of his Daredevil Boots, Valik's tumbling isn't as effective as he hopes and the enemy finds an opening to attack him. Fortunately, the rapier strike is clumsy and it misses. Valik retaliates by smacking the hooded enemy with his sansetsukon.
Finding himself an evil outsider against a paladin, the tiefling easily falls to Quiella's sword.
The remaining enemy moves 5 feet in a probable attempt to avoid being flanked and tries to skewer Valik once again with his weapon. Once again, he fails.
Moadis emerges from the mist with his polearm and attacks the remaining enemy, but his strikes misses the hooded man.
Halkale slips out of the tunnel and moves across the room to escape the steam, firing an arrow at the rapier wielding enemy that hits him in the shoulder.
Hissing from various injuries, the hooded man takes a few steps back and tries in vain yet again to penetrate Valik's defenses.
The chemical mists finally clears enough to see through it, but those still standing in it quickly realize that the caustic substance is beginning to burn through their clothing, causing chemical burns.
Initiative (Rounds 3-4)
Melufiuos [3 dmg] <= Up
Valik <= Up
Halkale [5 dmg] <= Up
Shadowy Human
Ophelia [5 dmg] <= Up
Moadis <= Up
Quiella [3 dmg] <= Up