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Lays motionless.
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Brunner takes his steps down the stairs to a 15 ft by 20 ft room. Your eyes are focused on Scarlet then you feel something in the room with you. You hear a deep guttural sound and look up and you see a large creature that is hunched down in this cramped space. It has long tree limbed arms, short stumpy legs, and its knuckles are dragging on the ground. Looking closer, you notice that the flesh on its hands and arms are pealing off.
Your attack goes wide.
Dalron is able to retrieve Scarlet and drag him back up the stairs.
is up
As Dalron drags him over Lanliss casts cure light wounds on Scarlet.
He then moves forward to see through the doorway.
This lumbering creature takes its gaze from Scarlet who is taken up the stairs to Brunner who has come forward to fight him. It lifts its arms with no skill or grace and brings them down with a weight that shakes the room. He misses Brunner, but Brunner can feel the ground shake around him. Looking down you can see the stone beginning to crack under your feet.
Initiative
Round 2
Everyone
X
"A zombie! It's undead, but blunt weapons won't do much good like they would with skeletons.
"Now is the time for my plan, Scarlet!"
Lanliss casts hide from undead on himself and the rogue. Then Lanliss runs past the ogre and draws his sword so that he and Brunner can flank it.
"That's a big fella!" Barnabus exclaims.
Barnabus points a finger at the undead ogre and a beam of cold energy shoots out to damage it.
(touch attack)
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Lanliss Cast Hide from Undead on himself and Scarlet and quickly moves behind the massive creature. Once Lanliss is on the other side and next to the far door you see a narrow landing with a rope bridge, but quickly turn your attention back to the battle before you.
Moving down the stairs Barnabus flings a Ray of Frost at the “big fella.” It strikes him in the leg and the ice begins to take over its leg. But with its full strength is stomps its foot in rage and shatters the ice.
@Dalron @Scarlet @Brunner you’re up!
Having received the double does of healing, Scarlet's eyes shoot open as he wonders what happened. He sees the big creature though and figures out what happened.
Hearing Lanliss shout, Scarlet leaps up and sends a ray of positive energy at what he thinks is a vulnerable spot of the undead.
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Coming back to life Scarlet rushes back into the thick of things and sees his a few of his friends beginning to surround this monstrosity. Saddling up along side Barnabus, Scarlet cast Disrupt Undead and strikes him in those vital areas. It looks to be fully effective.
Brunner sidesteps, avoiding the attack but also trying to get a clearer slice at the underbelly of this monstrous humanoid creature. Unfortunately its lumbering arms deflect the blow. But as it is doing so it swings back its arms and hits Brunner for a crushing blow.
Brunner takes 16 damage
Initiative
Round 3
Everyone
Undead Creature
"Well, it's an undead ogre, obviously...."
Seeing Brunner take a big hit, Brunner focuses on his right fist.
A bright light appears, shining out from between his fingers, and he launches a force missile at the ogre with a sidearm throw.
A strong hit flying from Barnabus’ fingers. It turns and lurches towards Barnabus and lets out a roar that causes one side of its jaw to unhinged.
Not getting close to the enemy, Scarlet fires off his last Disrupt Undead at the creature. Hoping it does more damage this time.
"Yeah, get 'em Brunner!"
"Well, it's an undead ogre, obviously...."
Ready to begin his assault on the zombie ogre, Lanliss readies his shield and grips his magical (presumably elven) longsword and swings while shouting an elven battle cry!
Seeing how little damage his swing has done, he says...
After receiving a brutal hit from the Undead Ogre, working as a team Brunner and Lanliss flank it and unleash a furry of damage. Lanliss brings the creature down to his knees after being hamstrung, then Brunner slices his axe across the belly of the beast and all of its inners spill out onto Brunner, covering him head to toe.
"Gross."
Scarlet frowns at the dead thing. "Nasty surprise and almost like it was guarding what is further beyond."
"Tougher than he looked for being dead and whatnot." Barnabus says.
"Hard to believe some necromancer brought that thing here without attracting attention."
Barnabus looks around to see if the ogre was guarding something.
Barnabus looks through the open door way. A narrow stone landing connects to a bridge built of rope and wood, apparently placed to cross a natural crevice here. The crevice is tight where it connects to this passage, and it isn’t much wider below you, through you can tell it contains some water. Gray with age, the bridge still seems sturdy. At its far end, perhaps 30 feet away, the bridge connects to another landing and a wider chamber with two ways.
Scarlet moves up to the bridge and looks at is suspiciously. "Could be trapped or perhaps a good spot for an ambush."
He investigates the bridge carefully before he thinks about crossing it slowly.
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"Could also be a good trap if the bridge has been weakened. I heard of a monk that made a trapped bridge that you could only 'walk on the left side.' to be safe.
We could tie a rope on Scarlet and if he falls we can pull him up? And he is lighter to pull up than you, Brunner."
Dalron sets an arrow on is bow, if someone jumps out to cut the ropes on the other end of the bridge.
"How would you know if the left or the right side of a bridge like that was safe?"
"Wouldn't it depend on if you were coming or going if you wanted to know 'which' left side was safe to walk on?"
"A smart bridge-crosser would clarify exactly that before crossing," Lanliss says sagely as he retrieves his rope and starts tying it around Scarlet's wasit.
"Right. Let me cross alone first. If the bridge is trapped in someway, I can probably avoid getting hurt. And if the bridge collapses, I'm probably the lightest among us which will make it easier for you to pull me back up with Lanliss rope."
Scarlet begins to make his way across the bridge is shaky, but holding on to the rope on both sides, he is able to make it across the bridge. Just before he makes it to the far side of the bridge, 25 ft away, Scarlet notices that the rope on the bridge is frayed and uncoiling. The rope snaps and falls down into the water below and crashes against the wall on the side where the rest of the party is. Just out of instinct, Scarlet makes a leap for it and is able to grab the edge of the top and climb his way up.
On the other side Scarlet sees the smooth stone landing is littered with small bits of broken rock and dirk. The door to the northwest (right on picture) is shut andintact but the remains of the south door (left on the picture) are propped up against a ruined frame and a badly cracked wall.
Scarlet breaths heavy as he waits for his heartbeat to slow down some. He thinks to himself, "Adrenalin is nice and all, but the calming down is a real drain."
He then looks back over to where the others are and waves that he is alright. He then turns back to the landing he is on and scans the place. Worried that something might come out the south door opening he moves cautiously and slowly while he looks for something that will help him secure his side of the rope and let the others cross one by one until they are all with him.
Scarlet looks where the bridge was originally connected and he sees two metal O rings connected to the stone walls on each side. There is room to tie a rope to it, but the other end of the bridge rope is still connected to each one.
Just from a quick glance you are not able to tell if there is anything beyond the broken door or the shut door.
Scarlet ties his end the rope to the metal O rings and waves that his end is ready.
Lanliss ties his end to whatever secured the bridge on his side. Every person who is going to cross the rope will get a charge from his Bit of Luck ability.
Bit of Luck (Sp): You can touch a willing creature as a standard action, giving it a bit of luck. For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, he may roll twice and take the more favorable result.
"So we're going to shimmy across than narrow little clothesline." Barnabus says doubtfully.
"Are we sure this a good idea?"
"If you have an alternative way to ensure that the complex is cleared of threats to the town, please speak up.
"But perhaps we can include a safeguard. What if we cut a short length of rope for each person, tie one end around one wrist, toss the other end over the "clothesline," and then tie that end to our other wrist. That way, if our hands slip, the rope will help us avoid falling all the way."
Going across the rope is going to require climb checks from anyone who goes across. I would also like to know which, if either, of the rope tricks you’re wanting to do.
Going across the rope is going to require climb checks from anyone who goes across. I would also like to know which, if either, of the rope tricks you’re wanting to do.
"Yes, Brunner, like that. You go first, then Banarnabus, then Dalron, then myself. Let's go before something comes upon us while we're separated."