Szordrin will see if his arcana knowledge will help
they could be a construct or a magical beast of some sort
Elisa knows they look like snakes, Saulric knows the room is underground, Szordrin knows the metal snakes are magical constructs and tells the group they are hard to hit because of their size and speed, plus being made of metal they are naturally resistant to attacks. He also says the snakes have a wicked bite and may even have poisoned fangs....
Any weaknesses? Saulric asks looking for some kind of edge.
Szordrin does not know of any...
Well whatever they are, they don't look friendly. We've broken out of prison, defeated the tyrant's of Mitra who put us there and fought our way down here fine though, so these should be no problem!
Nidjena takes a step to the side to get out of the way of the door, drawing her crossbow as she does.
not much of my magic will affect these things. They will probably need to be taken down by brute force although that might not even be enough.
Alaric sighs, knowing someone had to take the first shot, and moves in on the one that was injured by the magic missile (if it even was)...
Saulric moves upward, carefully minding his defenses before lashing out at the snake in front of him and missing
Elisa will move to flanks with Alaric.
Alaric moves up and tries to avoid the hap-hazard snap of the creature... ... ...
and just BARELY hits the cobra doing a bit of damage...
The green snake lashes out at Saulric as he comes closer...
... and misses but Saulric misses with his attack as well...
Elisa goes around the cobra to flank with Alaric but rushes her attack and misses...
The green snake attacks Saulric once more
... and hits
The red snake attacks Alaric again...
... and hits
Combat 2nd Rnd
Snakes
Alaric (5 damage), Szordrin, Saulric (2 damage), Nidjena, Elisa
Alaric attacks again..
Alaric manages to just barely hit with his second attack but realizes the cut did not penetrate as deep as he wanted it to...
Abandoning his defensive stance for more accuracy Saulric again swings his longsword at the the snake in front of him.
Seeing the two in flanking positions...Szordrin will continue his assault on the Snake in red
Hold on Saulric..keep him busy. We should try to take down one at a time.
I'm fine. I can hold out until you're finished with it.
Saulric attacks the eastern cobra all by himself and misses, the cobra proving to be very agile and elusive for the burly warrior thus far...
Szordrin hits the cobra with a minor cold attack and does minimal damage.
Combat 2nd Rnd
Snakes
Alaric (5 damage), Szordrin, Saulric (2 damage), Nidjena, Elisa
Elisa will attack hers and Alaric's snake again.
Nidjena will continue her rousing speech and, following Szordrin's advice, attempt to shoot the cobra next to Alaric.
The fast moving combat sends her shot sailing wide.
the red cobra moves to attack Szordrin
...
The green cobra still attacks Saulric...
...
Combat 3rd Rnd
Snakes
Alaric (5 damage), Szordrin, Saulric (2 damage), Nidjena, Elisa
Burning with the thrill of the battle, (and the bite) Saulric again lashes out at the snake with his sword.
Seeing the cobra sail past her to attack Szordrin, Nidjena gives up her failed attempts to use her crossbow in these confined quarters. She drops it by her feet and lashes out at the cobra with her claws, continuing her rousing speech as she does.
Alaric moves back into flank and strikes at the snake
(ONLY if he couldnt maneuver around to avoid an aoo)
Doubtful.
[ooc]oops, missed the aoo]
Alaric manages to show the ladies how to kill a snake as his last attack crumples the red cobra and breaks it rendering it broken...
Saulric mean while hits the green cobra and barely dents it as he discovers it is tougher than he originally thought...
Szordrin is up
Szordrin moves his way towards the north wall and cast another ray of frost spell, this time at the snake in green.
Thanks for the assist, now let get the other one as well.
If that hits
Szordrin manages to hit Saulrics weapon with the frost spell but does no lasting damage...
The green cobra attacks Saulric once more...
...
Combat 3rd Rnd
Snakes
Alaric (5 damage), Szordrin, Saulric (2 damage), Nidjena, Elisa
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Saulric continues his furious strikes.
Alaric moves to the second snake, avoiding the aoo by maneuvering and attacks it.
Alaric strides forth to stand next to Saulric and misses the agile construct and then watches while Saulric misses it as well...
Szordrin, Nidjena and Elisa are up
Nidjena continues her oration and walks over to Elisa, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Go kill that bloody thing, girl.
Elisa moves over beside Alaric and attacks.
Damn that thing is fast
Casting Ray of Frost
Szordrin hits the cobra and gains its attention as the cobra moves quickly to attack the drow...
... MISS
Combat 4th Rnd
Snakes
Alaric (5 damage), Szordrin, Saulric (2 damage), Nidjena, Elisa
Saulric gives two consecutive strikes agains the creature.
If it's still up after Saulric's attacks, Alaric then moves into flank on the creature and attacks again, this time charging his attack with acid damage
Damn it, that thing must not like magic or it could be the cold
Szordrin takes a 5 foot step towards the west wall..
Timeone move down to the south wall away from combat
Szordrin points towards the southwest corner
Alaric and Saulric strike the moving cobra but do not kill it, but Szordrin manages to inflict a small amount of cold damage to stop the construct permanently. After the fight is over the group notices the constructs seem to be made out of mithril.
There is nothing else of interest in the room save for the door to the south.
Saulric wipes his brow. Little more than toys. Let us continue. Boy. Pick those pieces up.
Elisa will check for secret doors and anything else hidden.
Alaric collects the snakes and puts them in his pack for salvaging the metal later.
The door to the south is unlocked and reveals another hallway when opened. This hallway stops at yet another door with an inscription overhead - “Suffer not the fool. Stupidity is our faith’s cardinal sin.”
Saulric pushes the door open careful of any traps that may be laid.
Szordrin will follow after he makes sure that if any traps do go off he is not in the way..
The door is not trapped and Saulric opens it.
Beyond the door is a square chamber with a podium in its center.
The chamber is lit only by a hanging oil lantern. Upon the podium lies a pendant of silver- a dragon with sapphire eyes, very beautiful and ornate.
Elisa, you're expertise is needed my dear.
Elisa will step forward and check for traps.
The room.
The podium.
Elisa studies the room...
*there is a hidden door on the western wall. Also the pendant on the podium is fake. Also the stairs look like they may be trapped.Something odd about the inclination of the first step.