The blue pit is has not been opened and the door to its east is locked. To save us some time, none of the pits have anything interesting in them, just spiders and spikes.
Ignoring secret doors you haven't found and locked doors, the way forward is the 2 doors in the southern hallway.
Human (Tian-Min) Hydrokineticist 7 | AC 28 (t 16 ff 24) (Fortification 15%) CMD 18 | F+11 R+9 W+3 | Init +8 Perc +6 | HP 87 -21 burn/87 (Burn: 3; ×7 non-lethal)
After ensuring the group does the traditional ritual of examining the door and surrounding area for traps, Sabi opens the right-most of the southern doors.
Turns out map right is also locked so I went ahead and opened character right. Also thank you to whomever added the locked notes to the map.
Shabby, mold-covered tapestries hang from ceiling hooks, cloaking one wall of this chamber in faded forest hunting scenes. While probably of decent quality when new, they look sad now.
A plain wooden chair of massive construction stands centered before the tapestries, facing into the room. A large stone table stands against the eastern wall. Weapons and other items are neatly laid out on the table, as if displayed for sale in a shop. Can't quite see around the corner yet but easier to add the description now.
Sitting on the throne in front of the tapestry is a humanoid skeleton, guarded by 2 additional skeletons. From them a gravely voice calls out to you.
"Greetings explorers, who are you and why have you come here?"
Feel free to move up to 15ft into the room without triggering further hostilities.
Valya forges ahead, leading the party through the first unlocked door they find.
She sniffs at the stench from the moldy tapestries, suppressing the urge to sneeze only barely, she holds her ground in front of the party to protect them as the skeleton speaks.
Male Ifrit Divine Hunter Paladin 3/Fighter (Archer) 2/Evangelist (Erastil) 2 hp 43/51 | AC 21 | FF 15 | T 16 | CMD 21 | Fort +14 | Ref +15 | Will +7 | Init +10 | Perception +14 | Sense Motive -3 | Movement 30ft | Darkvision 60ft | Suggested = melee, poison = 1 str dmg
Tracked Resources:
Wand of Cure Lt. 67/50, LoHs 3/6, S.C LoH (CL 4) 1/1, Burning Hands 1/1, Smite 2/2, Fire in the Blood 7/7, Reroll 1/1, Spells: 1/1
Sense Motive:1d20 - 3 ⇒ (6) - 3 = 3
Excuse us, it seems we are being a bit rude. I'm Nar and my companions are Valya, Tico, and Sabi. This is quite the interesting home you've claimed. Might we know a bit more about you and your home?
Human (Tian-Min) Hydrokineticist 7 | AC 28 (t 16 ff 24) (Fortification 15%) CMD 18 | F+11 R+9 W+3 | Init +8 Perc +6 | HP 87 -21 burn/87 (Burn: 3; ×7 non-lethal)
"Well, frankly, we're trying to figure out who lives here, and why they're sticking around! So far the neighborhood doesn't seem that grand. Is there some reason you've stayed all these years?" Diplomacy(aid):1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3
And he doesn't have to yell ... we're all right here.
"Well then, I'm bound to this level, quest complete. Maybe we can come to some sort of deal regarding these pesky spiders, let me guess, you're Tico and are... hmmm... some sort of 'professional'?"
Gorloch muses outloud for a moment afterwards "Assuming that's still the preferred nomenclature..."
Rod of Elemental Spell (Acid) 3/3; Wand of Bless 40; Wand of Cure Light Wounds 29; Holy Staff (scenario) 6; Aura of Heroism: 1 round left.
Male Human Cleric (Ecclesitheurge) 8 - HP 51/59 - Init +1 - AC (17) 14 | touch 11 | FF 13 (16) - CMD 16 - Fort +10 | Ref +6 | Will +16 - Perception +11 - Channel (3d6) 3/5 - Restorative Touch 10/10 - Touch of Glory 8/10
Sense Motive DC 15:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24 Perception DC 20:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15 Perception DC 20:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
"It seems that our friend is hiding in some place, and using tricks to spread his voice from the skeletons", Tico whispers to his comrades, "Valya, stay here in the door, in the case that he want to flee by here".
Gorloch wrote:
"Well then, I'm bound to this level, quest complete. Maybe we can come to some sort of deal regarding these pesky spiders, let me guess, you're Tico and are... hmmm... some sort of 'professional'?"
Tico casts enhanced diplomacy over himself, uses his touch of glory domain power, and answers him:
"You're wrong. I am Tico! Show us your face, stop to hide yourself behind this tricks and we can make a deal, as you suggested."
Valya moves inside, waiting for the skeletons to advance before engaging them, and ensuring to step to the side to let her companions attack in the meantime.
Sabi moves up but sees nothing further. There is more spellcasting coming from near the throne and suddenly a translucent bastard sword appears out of thin air and chops into Tico 5 Damage
Perception 25:
The spellcasting is coming from further back than the throne.
Spellcraft 18:
Spiritual weapon, you also know that it normally breaks invisibility, you suspect the caster is hidden rather than invisible.
Valya: Running is only in a straight line unfortunately, I think a double move gets you to just the front edge of the curtain, which is enough to see at least.
The translucent bastard sword continues hacking at Tico, connecting again. 3 damage and don't forget your concentration check.
Those of you who can see behind the curtain...
The robed skeleton grins as an evil blue light dances in its empty eye sockets. It grips a bastard sword in one hand as cold blue flame shoots out from its other hand and envelopes Sabi.
Sabi Will Save DC 15 negates
If failed:
You are held as per hold person and the skeleton advances to within 10 feet of you.
To help make the flow easier... The Skeleton has a 30ft gaze attack. Will DC 15, shaken for 1d4 rounds. I already rolled for Sabi's first fear and it was only 1 so it'll wear off at the beginning of his turn.
Valya charges and hits, although the skeleton shugs off much of the blow.
Nar's arrow hits, but the bone immediately stitches itself back together.
Creature has DR.
Sabi is frozen in place with terror.
Tico doesn't lose his spell.
Know Religion DC 19:
This is a Bone Priest.
Bone priests are undead servants of evil gods, condemned to continue serving for decades or centuries after death.
Bone priests retain the spellcasting ability and some of the domain spells they possessed in life. A typical bone priest casts spells as a 3rd-level cleric and has the bonus spells of one of the domains it had originally—usually Darkness, Death, Destruction, Evil, or Madness
Additionally they have DR 5/bludgeoning and magic and are immune to cold.
Rod of Elemental Spell (Acid) 3/3; Wand of Bless 40; Wand of Cure Light Wounds 29; Holy Staff (scenario) 6; Aura of Heroism: 1 round left.
Male Human Cleric (Ecclesitheurge) 8 - HP 51/59 - Init +1 - AC (17) 14 | touch 11 | FF 13 (16) - CMD 16 - Fort +10 | Ref +6 | Will +16 - Perception +11 - Channel (3d6) 3/5 - Restorative Touch 10/10 - Touch of Glory 8/10
Knowledge (religion):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
"Ra won't have mercy on you, blasphemous creature!!!"
Will DC 15:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
A COURAGEOUS eagle appears close to the throne and it flies to behind the curtains to help Valya, flanking the beast, while Tico approaches them and he claims for Ra's help in the combat, "Please Ra, aid them for the glory of heavens!"
Tico casts Bless (each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects).
The eagle is unfortunately unable to harm the undead monstrosity, fortunately neither is the sword hacking at Tico.
The Bone Priest though swings his sword at Valya, connecting deep into her shoulder but fortunately not hitting anything vital.
4 damage (failed to confirm crit, rolled minimum damage)
Remember as a gaze attack you need a new save every turn. It won't stack with itself to create frightened but shaken rounds rounds can overlap
