Xakroo will fire an arrow at the nearest dark mantle to him.
I.R. lets loose a mighty bolt from his crossbow at the nearest Darkmantle. Seeing other projectiles flying towards them he says in surprise: "O hey, didn't see you there!"
Kwiazy aims a sling bullet at the closest darkmantle.
... but unfortunately the bullet slips out of the sling before he releases and lands on his toe..
"Ow! ow! ow!"
The darkmantles fall from the combined barrage.
Search?
Trinket strikes a heroic pose and exclaims:
"Ahahaha! Victory to the Amazing Hero-Friends! Villains never win!"
Then she does a victory dance! She jumps into the air and throws her arms up in a hooray motion, prances around in place and wiggles her arms around. All while singing "Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Heroes win AGAAAAAAIN!"
As Kwiazy searches around Trinket suddenly goes quiet and watches Kwiazy. Then she appears to be searching around as well. After a long, heavy silence and a really good attempt at looking for clues and treasure, Trinket looks at Kwiazy and asks with great seriousness:
"Did you find anything?"
Once Kwiazy's done searching, but before we (or Jynnjun and I.R.) set off deeper into the tunnel Trinket begins to narrate our adventure...
"And so, our epic, amazing and BRAVE heroes set off deeper into the caverns, in search of villainy and despicableness, and other bad stuff... But is luck on their side? CAN the heroes triumph in such dark and stinky places??"
If Jynnjun and I.R. set off to scout ahead of us again, as they leave Trinket lowers her voice to a whisper and continues her oration: "As the brave Jynnjun, retriever of the stolen, dragon-blooded magician extraordinaire and amazing hero-scout sets off into the deep dark tunnel with her pretty, shiny scales, I.R. Splodeygobbo Esquire and Amazing Hero with the really big brain follows her, deep into the dark, deepness. Our other heroes wait in anticipation to see what their amazing hero-friends discover..."
The next level is down a 40 foot pit. There are footholds built into the side of the pit, almost like a ladder.
Jarvak wonders what other creatures are inside here. "Those creatures funny. Like living cloak. Maybe can wear," he says.
He peers over the pit and tosses a stone down to see if there's any reaction.
If Jarvak tries on one of the darkmantles Trinket inspects him carefully before announcing with an enthusiastic nod: "Very stylish! And truly intimidating! Uh-huh, uh-huh! Maybe we should take the teeth out first, though... Does it fell like it's biting you?"
---
Trinket listens (and looks) down the pit with Jarvak.
Before setting off again Jynnjun recasts the message spell, this time speaking in the ears of I.R., Alaka and Xakroo. "Down we go! Lets try not to trip over each other, OK I.R.?"
Alaka climbs down the pit.
Then she looks around.
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Edit:
Alaka hears the message too late. She had already started climbing. She says
Not waiting. back to the message, but she does try to be quieter while climbing:
Xakroo will attempt to climb down as best as he can. Once he's down with the others, he'll sneak with them.
Kwiazy climbs down as well, taking 10 using the rungs in the wall of the chute.
I.R. watches the Darkmantles fall.
Ah, yet another predator falls to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. They had done nothing wrong, they were simply roosting. We as the apex predators destroyed them for the simple fact of survival. Thus is nature.
He silently moves with the group down the pit, keeping an eye out for any other threats.
Seeing everyone is going down into the pit but she and Jarvak, Trinket descends using the footholds built into the side of the pit.
When she reaches the bottom she looks around, posing heroically as she does.
You all carefully climb down the footholds in the side of the pit and safely reach the bottom.
You find yourselves in a vast chamber. It seems more finished than the upper chambers. Walls of smooth masonry stones intersect a mirror-like marble floor. A statue of a twisting, insectile form stands in the center of the large chamber, as if a beetle-like god were flowing like water. Reliefs along alcoves to the east and west depict rough-hewn reptilian forms gathered around a step pyramid. Rough purple gems have been wedged into the reliefs, forming starburst patterns. The southern wall has partially collapsed, cracking the floor and blocking what was once the only hall leading out of the room behind tons of stone and rubble.
You also see a large glob of something making its way towards you.
Entire party is up. Please roll perception when you take your turn. You may roll knowledge dungeoneering to know about creature.
<-- +4 if something is hidden
Alaka hopes it is the kind of globby stuff that dies if it runs into fire, instead of the globby stuff that gets bigger if it runs into fire.
She attacks with her torch.
That probably is a total miss, but it is a glob, so maybe it has a really low AC, so rolling damage just in case:
Xakroo will fire an arrow at the glob.
"Back villain!" Trinket exclaims at the pile of goo.
Trinket dashes into combat with the villainous glob, drawing her rapier as she goes . "Take that!"
She poses valiantly after her attack. "Your villainous schemes have come to an end, goopy lump! The Heroes are here!"
Jarvak fires an arrow at the creature.
"No! Don't get close to it! It look nasty!" Jarvak yells.
"Sure, I'll stay clear, no problem", Jynnjun yelps as she drops a freezing ray in the blob's path. Moving to get a clear shot also puts her next to a door which might not let the big blob through, she hopes.
I.R. springs into action after his comrades. He takes one of the many small orbs aligning his belt and lights a small fuse extending from it. In almost the exact same motion, he takes a step forward and lobs the bomb at the gelatinous creature, but at the bit of it farthest from his allies.
Fire Damage,
We also need an action from Kwiazy.
Kwiazy rolls his eyes at Trinket's rash move and chases after her, slashing at the cube.
You all slice, bomb, or shoot the glob. It's ragged looking, so clearly hurt (-34 HP). The cube moves forward, over Trinket, attempting to engulf her in itself.
Entire party is up.
[ooc]I also need to know where Kwiazy was standing to attack the thing. If he was in the other space where the cube moved to, it is also trying to engulf him.
"Ahahaha! You'll never catch me." Trinket exclaims as she dances out of the way.
---
Trinket focuses her magic into her blade and lunges at the globby beast again. "Heroes aren't for eating!"
Alaka steps up and attacks with her torch again:
Good fire.
Kwiazy takes another swing at the big ugly blob.
The glob melts into a puddle of liquid goo. Soon after, the goo dries and crinkles and fades away to nothing.
You notice that there are two hidden doors out of the room, since the main door is blocked.
"Me go east door?" Kwiazy walks over to the eastern door and listens at it before opening it.
"East door good. If no good then other door," Jarvak says. He inspects the glob to see if there's anything worth salvaging.
"Ahahaha! Heroes win again!" Trinket begins to sing a victory song while she dances and jumps for joy.
She's too distracted by celebrating our collective triumph to vote on which way to go.
When she notices Kwiazy listening at a door she smiles widely and suppresses a giggle. "And so our heroes sneak off, preparing to ambush the villains hiding in their stinky hidey-holes, past mysterious doors and treacherous walls..." she whispers quietly. "What does the clever Kwaizy, boldest slicer and dicer hear...?"
Trinket holds her breath in suspense...
Alaka takes a look around before they leave
(+14 for hidden things)
Did the glob drop anything it had previously absorbed?
East is fine with me.
If there is nothing else to see in the room, she follows Kwiazy and waits for him to open the door.
Xakroo will try to see and hear anything out of the ordinary.
I agree with the east door, Xakroo nods in agreement.
I.R., pleased that his bomb was effective against the creature, pulls a small notepad out of his Bag of Holding and begins scribbling calculations as to the exact specifications of the explosion, the arc of his bomb's trajectory, and its effects on the gelatinous creature.
Perhaps I can use this successful experiment as a basis for further improving my munitions! Being able to so freely field-test my discoveries is absolutely invaluable!
He will also peer closer at the dead glob for details, and will wordlessly follow the others through the East door while deep in thought.
Jynnjun, who's standing right there by the east door, ducks aside as the pack of goblins gets ready to storm it.
Kwiazy opens the door if there's nothing to indicate it's a bad idea...
Trinket encourages Kwiazy to open it, even if it's a bad idea...
It's not actually a door, it's a hidden doorway.
You make your way into the next room.
Tiny, intricate carvings line the walls of this room, forming great columns of text. Much of it has cracked and crumbled, and the entire southern wall is fractured, with a yawning cavern beyond.
Looking carefully at the wall, you see a story told in pictures. It describes creatures coming up from the depths of Golarion, cowering from the great torch in the sky. There is also text present.
"Villainous backstory! That's great!" Trinket exclaims with great enthusiasm.
Trinket casts comprehend languages on herself, then reads the text aloud dramatically to her great hero-friends!
"And Grandmother, in seeking the Excavator, turned her eyes to the Stone, and to Steel, and finally to Woe!" Trinket nods sagely as if she understands all of that.
As Trinket examines the pictures, she contemplates whether the creatures in the carvings are troglodytes, or something else...
And lastly, looking around the room!
with all forms of perception except vision. Sight-based perception is only an 18.
Jarvak has learned some dwarven.
"What Trinket said," he says.
Jarvak also inspects the room.