Karethas glances over at Faelar and then quietly helps search the room.
A search of the chamber is quite disappointing unless one has a deep interest in fungus and mold. You find nothing of value, however upon exiting you find another door has appeared on the opposite wall of the sphinx room.
That is interesting. Anyone see any other magical doors around?
"I say we start with that one." Karethas says with a smile.
Kzrira frowns at the wizard: You are not funny.
Amir chuckles and claps Karethas on the back as he strides to the new door to examine it, Oh I don't know, he amuses me...
Amir will stop and examine the door for any traps, magic, etc.
Kzrira looks at the old man and frowns even more. As he starts to examine the door, she joins him in checking the door for anything dangerous or out of the ordinary.
Always good to have a young and sharp set of eyes on the job.
Perception:
The other door does not appear to be trapped or noteworthy despite all the attention it receives. It opens easily and inside you find a chamber dominated by three large and empty tubs. Warped and decrepit racks standing along the wall are ringed with shattered ceramics from the fallen vessels they once held. A few stone shelves still bear small jars and bowls. Beyond the tubs, a veil of shadows wavers in an archway.
Auri attempts to peer through the archway...
Perception
Aurichalcum's heightened dragon senses detect that beyond the veil of shadow in the archway the passage ends at a wall carved with a bas relief plaque featuring a large stylized eye. Meanwhile, Kzrira feels that the stink of mildew has followed from the moldering archive though no one else can smell it.
I follow everyone silently, the loss of the written works obviously a devastating blow. I wipe a tear from my eye before leaving the room to look at the room with the tubs.
Karethas casts Detect Magic and begins looking through the jars and bowls looking for anything useful or valuable. "Faelar, do you know anything of the alchemical sciences? It might be useful in identifying these substances."
Kzrira suddenly stops and sniffs the air, a puzzled look on her face.
Doesn't anyone else smell that mildew? It is like it is following us from the other room.
Faelar or Karethas, do either of you know if it might be something bad?
Kzrira begins to carefully examine the area searching for drafts that might be causing the smell to be following them.
"It all smells down here; wonder what that eye means?"
Karethas finds four of the old jars contain something magical though to the eye, they appear to hold only a crust of dust and salts. Kzrira finds no source of the smell other than perhaps the opened doors behind them.
"Hmmm..." Karethas gathers the four jars and carefully places them in his pack to be identified later. He distractedly sniffs as Kzrira mentions the mildew.
I look to Karethas and sniff quietly, "I am not learned in the Alchemical procedures, teachings or ingredients. It does sound like something I would like to learn though, maybe there will be a book of it back in Katpaesh, if we return after we have made sure this town is safe again."
I look at Kzrira, Mildew, that follows people? That sounds interesting!"
I then turn to look down the corridor, "That eye might mean something, bear with me one moment please Aurichalcum." I put my hand to my chin and think hard about whether I have seen this eye before.
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This is a queer place and I am eager to be done with it.
Amir stands just outside the chamber propped in the doorway occasionally casting a glance over his shoulder.
Faelar cannot see beyond the shadows , but doesn't have to think hard to realize the sculpture likely represents Nethys, whose titles include the All-Seeing Eye. Karethas places the jars in a safe place for further study and thinks as well.
Auri
Amir
Karethas
Faelar
Kzrira
Funyun
Round 1
Perception: <-- Do I see anything?
Hearing Amir scream: Oh heck, I knew the mildew was bad. Karethas and Faelar, what is this?
Kzrira draws back her bow and readies an action to shoot at whatever this Fun Guy is.
Attack: <-- I am assuming I am close that 30'. Subtract 1 from att/dam if > 30'
Damage:
Moazeb bash! I have trouble out here!
"I have never encountered stalking mildew, nor read about it either, sorry Kzrira."
Noticing that Kzrira has nocked an arrow to her bow string and loosed it, I follow the arrow with my eyes ... what do I see, if anything?
As you all ponder the mystery smell, Amir shouts a curse from his vigil outside the doorway. Kzrira notches an arrow and moves over to Auri to get a better view, but sees nothing from her perspective.
Hearing Amir shout I look to see what he is shouting at, but can't see anything so I reach to my belt and pull off my Wayfinder, where I then press the button in to make light shine out from the compass.
If I do not see what Amir is yelling about, I remain vigilant with my arrow nocked and ready to fire.
Ready Action to fire as posted above.
Karethas closing his backpack as he absentminded "Well, there is this fungus that moves and is invisible or something, it's called 'Phantom Fungus' I believe. He looks up wide eyed at Amir's call for help. "Sarenae's light! I already used my spell that reveals hidden creatures!" He runs up to Amir muttering arcane phrases and moving his hand in glowing sigils. As he ends he touches the old rogue, who promptly disappears. "Find it Amir and tell Kzrira where to shoot."
Amir casts a glance about as Karethas casts on him, And how should I be seeing this invisible creature that is biting me?
Karethas eyes widen, "I hadn't really thought about it. I just assumed that you could hear it or something."
At Karethas' touch, Amir vanishes as a weird transparent shape appears on the other side of the rogue. The half-seen form appears to be a vegetative tripod topped with massive jaws that strike at the rogue as he disappears.
Auri shifts to get a clear shot on the creature, then gouts a sheet of flame towards it.
Fire (Burning Hands + Burning Magic), Ref Save DC14 for half, and if damaged takes 1pt damage for rounds.
Kzrira releases her arrow as posted above.
Attack =
Damage =
Miss:
--> and her beautiful shot goes just wide of the creature.
Aurichalcum swoops past Karethas to get a clear shot and a moment later fire licks over the fungal phantom. Kzrira fires a shot past the jam at the door, but her arrow fails to hit. All this does nothing to deter the unseen beast and its jaws savage Amir again as Faelar clearly lights clouds of blood and smoke though the sources are unseen.
Damn. Can someone make that this easier to see?
Attack-rapid shot: <-- add +2 if only readied action is allowed
Damage:
Attack-rapid shot:
Damage:
Concealment miss chance if applicable.
Shot 1:
Shot 2:
Amir will 5 ft step, pull his weapons and unleash on the thing (or hold until he can):
LMace
DAmage
SA if applicable
SSword
Damage
SA if applicable
I cannot take much more of this but I fear to withdraw that it might follow and savage me still...
Everyone waits for the thing's reappearance. You can tell it hasn't moved due to the stinking smoke that is concentrated near Amir and then the transparent shape is there again, snapping at the little dragon which is the closest visible target. It misses, but for a moment it's outline is visible presenting a target for the adventurers.
Kzrira fires first, but the smoke and action around the thing ruin her shot. Amir appears at the same instant striking with his mace.
Auri waits for it to reappear, tail switching about in excitement...
Karethas grunts as the fungus appears for a second, he hurls a glob of acid at it's disappearing form. "Faelar, heal Amir!"
Seeing as I have been asked to heal Amir and I cannot think of any other way to help out in this encounter I move as close to him as possible, drawing the wand of healing during my short walk and once I get to him I place the tip of the wand onto Amir's shoulder, where the wand releases the soothing warmth of positive energy.
For last round:
Wait again, then mace it.