Moving again back to the cave you see the gremlin standing on a pile of trash. Seeing you he throws something pointy in your direction.
"Guess that pretty much says it." Aelden steps forward and swings at the little menace.
And Aelden suddenly yelps in pain. Looking down he sees dozens of tiny caltrops lying around. One of them is in his foot now. His aim is true though and a little ugly creature missing half its chest falls to the ground.
"Bloody..." Aelden looks around about his feet. Carefully...carefully he backs away from the area, with a noticeable limp.
"Watch out there, nasty caltrops."
Aurora sighs at the sight of the horrid metal devices. Speaking a word of power and throwing a hand forward towards Aelden, the caltrop embedded in his foot flying free and landing on her outstretched palm.
She drops the caltrop in to Aelden's coin pouch
A little reminder of the blood you spilled for the cause
She then makes a sweeping gesture with her staff and the remainder of the metal shards on the floor tumble and tinkle across the stone, crashing up against the far cave wall. She turns and addresses the party.
Shall we?
Aelden kicks the form of the dead gremlin. "His? Or mine, lass?" With that, he sets off in the lead.
"Good shot," Gregory says, admiring Alden's powerful blow. "Shall we keep moving forward? I dare say that there are more of them..."
Is that fine the way the group is arranged.
"Well lets proceed. I am sure there are more of these creatures sulking about!"
You come into a cave filled with little scrapmetal. You have no idea how to navigate, but 2 of those gremlins are standing there with a very cleverly designed ballista. With a zing a bolt races toward you. Who was first? The whole area is considered difficult terrain. Aelden can see a little bolt penetrating a soft spot in his armor
10 feet. Actually your ac was 4 higher thanks to cover but a nat 20 is a hit. Confirm did not work though. You can carefully walk to them but not charge.
"ARRGGGHHH!!" Aelden roars as the bolt finds his flesh. "Someone better bloody well do somethin' about these gits!"
He moves forward slowly, using all of his training to defend against another shot like that.
Uran takes aim and fires at one of the creatures.
Attack-melee:
Damage (Cold Iron bullet):
Aurora levels her staff and fires off a jolt at one of the gremlins.
Well after Auroras spell zapps the goblin it explodes in gory liquid.
The other looks at the soft tissue and .... starts to laugh like mad. Your turn again!
Vanya takes out her bow and fires at the goblin.
The barrel on Uran's rifle turns with a click and he fires another round at the creature.
Attack-melee:
Damage:
Gregory moves forward and takes a swing at the remaining creature.
Urans Bullet strikes the creature solid in the chest and he toppels over. Combat over. Again you find trapmakers tools with them. After searching the other caves you enter another huge cage.
You reach Several different passageways converge on a narrow ledge
overlooking a rubble-filled cavern. The far wall is made of a
smooth, dark gray metal. A single circular door, tightly closed,
sits on the metal wall just above the upper level of the rubble.
Aelden pulls a potion from his pack and quaffs it. The first seems a bit stale, so downs another.
"Ahhh, that were proper 1420, that were..." he sighs contentedly.
He then looks to see if there is a safe way down.
Aurora pauses for a moment, and you see the circuitry tattoos on her skin moving. Incredibly they start to slide off of her, glowing with an azure light as the lines coalesce in to the shape of an owl, perching on her shoulder. She gestures and the creature flies off, up and around the cavern, evidently searching for anything hiding in ambush.
She begins a slow climb towards the door, taking her time as the owl continues to circle overhead.
Aelden shudders at the display of Aurora's tattoos.
"Seriously, lass?" When are ya gonna learn?" Then he carefully follows her down.
Uran shoulders his rifle and also carries down with the others.
Aelden, if I waited around thinking before I acted each time then I'd be a dusty book studying, bones-creaking, sallow fleshed wizard, not a sorcerer with lightning running through my veins!
She pauses suddenly
Though let's not share what I just said with Master Baine eh!?
her eyes twinkle in mirth.
Right then, what have we here?
She studies the door, looking for anything obvious that might open it. The owl returns to perch upon her shoulder, its own head movements uncannily matching hers as she adjusts position to get a better look at the door's structure.
You see a little gremlin sneaking up on you. roll for iniative.
Init:
Init:
Vanya and Aurora ugly then rest.
Aurora levels her staff, sending a bolt of electricity crackling at the enemy
Still good enough as combat is not yet started and he is ff
Vanya shoots with her shortbow.
Vanya misses and the little one jumps uran, as he is the smallest.
Finding a soft spot in Urans armor the little Jinkin stabs uran in his lower back with a jagged piece of metal, and laughing maniaclly.
Heroes are up.
Shaking his head in frustration, Gregory attempts to skewer the annoying little vermin...
Shocked at the damage the little creature just delivered to him, Uran fires another round at the pesky, and deadly, little creature.
Attack-ranged:
Attack-ranged:
"Damn bloody little.." Aelden cries as he strikes.
and
Vanya shoots again.
Everybody misses and the little beast strikes back with manical laughter.
1U,2A,3G
Sending bolt after bolt at the little creature, Aurora desperately wrestles with her staff, fighting against the unnatural aura of this place that was so interfering with the party.