When Yingzen and Clean reach the fifth floor, they are met with a startling scene:
The entire fifth floor has been opened up, with walls removed to create a spacious chamber some 60 ft by 40 ft, and the ceiling has even been removed between the fifth and sixth floors, to make a 30 ft-high ceiling....
Five scaffolds are arrainged around the chamber against the walls, with ladders and platforms for workers to stand on as they demolish the fifth and sixth floors....
Four workhorses are positioned on the concrete floor, with sheets of plywood forming two work tables with circular saws hooked up four gas generators....
Spread out around this spacious, open area are 8 Morays, 2 otyughs, 2 monstrous ogres, and their foreman--a drider, like the Thing Under the Balcony on Lido Key--clinging to the ceiling 30 ft above in the center, hissing orders to the workers, who scurry around with debris or tools, laboring to finish opening this area up for some as-yet-unknown reason....
Marcus whispers to the group.
"I don't know what they're doing, but it can't be good."
He ponders for a moment.
"I wonder what would happen if we found a way to blow out the floor here..." he says with a grin.
A Knowledge (engineering) check would be appropriate here, or just a straight up Intelligence check if no one has ranks in that rather unadventurous skill....
yingzen hides as he looks around the floor trying to figure out whats going on
Blake follows in step with Yingzen, trying to shadow his footsteps.
The sight of the workers on the 5th floor catches his attention for a moment. Upon looking back to Yingzen, Blake curses in his own head at his idiocy for taking his eyes off the sneaky and stealthy Tengu. Within the space of a blink, Blake has now lost track of Yingzen.
Intelligence check
MJ scratches his head as he looks with uncomprehending eyes upon the scene before him....
Intelligence check
Daisy blinks, slack-jawed....
Radsworth looks on with some interest, but is puzzled. Ultimately, it doesn't matter much what they are doing as long as they stop them from finishing it.
He takes a moment to remind the group of his earlier research.
Remember, there are two main threats here. The Master of the Tower and his second in command, who might actually be the bigger threat. Both resist most forms of elemental damage and have mind control abilities. I'm still holding on to my fog spell, but if I cast it use it as cover to keep them from targeting you. Daisy can locate you inside for healing.
He points at the Drider.
As for that, it throws lightning if it's anything like the Thing Under the Balcony. Don't bunch up in a line or its an easy victory for the thing.
Rad sighs.
"I don't have much available magic. Almost everything is earmarked for the demons here, though I have a ward against evil for you all, whenever you are ready."
These guys are gonna notice us any second now.... I say we hit 'em hard before they have a chance to form a counterattack....
Doubling back to the others, Blake offers the companions an exact count of the enemies and their general descriptions (due to his lack of knowledges) before quickly moving back up into a more advantageous position on the opposite side of the large room from where the group is entering from in an attempt to attack the enemies from two sides.
As Clean sneaks off around the perimeter of the open area in preparation to attack, and Radsworth casts communal protection from evil on everyone, Daisy casts summon nature's ally IV to summon a dire ape....
Ooh! Ooh!
Marcus casts Resist Energy (Electricity) on himself.
MJ pulls out a potion of fly and drinks it, giving him 5 rounds of flight....
Perception
SO!! It seems we have uninvited guests, boys.... Let's treat them to our unique brand of hospitality, shall we?
Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
Initiative
Morays go on initiative 9 (something's wonky with the boards....)
Initiative
Yingzen!
Mr Clean!
Otyughs (2)!
Mikey Jay!
Daisy!
Thing on the Ceiling!
Marcus!
Morays (8)!
Radsworth!
Ogres (2)!
TBD: Derrik!
Eeeeek! Squeeeeeeeeeak!
The area is about 60 ft from east to west, 40 ft from north to south, with a 30 ft ceiling.
The FOs are in the southwest corner.
The drider is on the ceiling at center.
The 2 ogres and 2 otyughs are close to the center of the floor, below the drider.
The 8 Morays are spread around the perimeter, with 2 near each wall, about 20 ft apart.
There are four workhorses being used in combination with two stacks of plywood to form two large work tables in the middle of the chamber.... The ogres and otyughs are between these two tables. A circular saw plugged into a gas generator is at each table.
Two other gas generators, one near the north wall, the other near the south wall, supply power to four other power saws being wielded by Morays at each of the four walls, where they are cutting away interior wood-frame walls....
There are also four nail guns plugged into these gas generators, but these currently lay idle on the floor near the generators.
Finally, there is a propane barbecue grill in the southeast corner, on which one of the Morays is grilling some hotdogs....
yingzen sneaks up on the nearest moray
Blake snarls at the disgusting bloated spider creature. He slowly rises up to his full height knowing his shots would draw all eyes on him. He points his gleaming revolver up at the creature walking upside down on the ceiling as he shuts one eye and takes aim.He is just hoping that his allies can get to him in time to save him. The spider can cast spells though and thus makes it one of the biggest threats. It needs to be taken out.
Filthy, ugly, loud mouthed b!%@#... You need ta shut your trap.
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Mr Clean's shot takes the drider between her bloodshot eyes, and her head explodes! Her arachnoid corpse is dislodged from the ceiling and lands in the midst of the ogres and otyughs with a wet plop!
Both otyughs shuffle towards the southwest corner where the FOs are concentrated....
MJ greets the otyugh that thumps up to him with a flurry of attacks with "BJ"....
Powerful hack plus holy....misses!
Powerful backswing plus holy....misses again!
"Damn, nice shot Clean!" Marcus yells with glee, as he watches the Drider's head explode.
He looks over to Marie who starts smiling and waving her hands like a conductor.
Humming "Flight of the Valkyries" under his breath he focuses his energy, and releases it in a wave to anyone nearby, speeding them up to near super-human levels.
The first shot burst her head like a watermelon at a Gallagher show lol
Having delayed until Marcus cast his spell, the now hastened dire ape begins flailing and biting an otyugh....
Hasted bite
Hasted bite
Hasted claw
Hasted claw
A total of 28 damage inflicted on the otyugh....
Good Kong! Go ape-shit on 'em, buddy!
Neither shot hits the otyugh Clean re-aims at....
The 8 Morays drop the saws and hammers they are wielding to tear down interior framing near the walls and climb down from the scaffolds, drawing their curve blades and advancing menacingly toward the FOs....
Both ogres gasp in shock as the headless corpse of their drider mistress crashes to the floor at their feet!
Roaring in rage, they grab their big great clubs off the two plywood tables and rush toward the FOs!
Radsworth!
Derrik!
Then round 2!
Eeeeek!
Blake grins at the stupefied expression with some satisfaction. He levels his revolver aiming right between the eyes of one of the gawking beasts.
Eat s#!t ugly.