Aurichalcum coasts down the shaft to the room below. He finds a similarly sized chamber below with a corridor leading north, but blocked after twenty feet by an old portcullis. The floor beneath him is covered by a layer of charred bones.
Auri flies back up, careful not to touch anything!
"All bones and a blocked passage down there"
The small rock figure bows and enters the stone wall as if entering a still pool of water. Several moments later it emerges and bows again. It produces sounds like metal under stress as its crystal eyes flicker.
" It says that there are only dead bodies beyond the door. Try the interdict seal on it, and if that doesn't work, let's go down and try to get through that passage."
Then we must go down. These fire people came from something and were probably defending something, it is now time to see what.
Auri, lead the way.
Kzrira ties the rope off and begins to rappel down into the well. I assume Amir will follow then the others.
Auri jumps in to whatever role he needs to...
A rope can easily be secured to the posts holding the gong. Once the rope is set, Kzrira starts down behind the dragonette.
I will simply jump down the well, not feeling confident enough at climbing with the rope. I slowly float to the bottom of the well, due to my faithful ring.
Flying, floating, and rappelling everyone makes their way to the lower chamber. Horrifyingly, you find the floor beneath your feet covered in charred bones. The only exit is a corridor to the north that is barred by an ancient portcullis. It is strange to find that guttering torches still illuminate the passage.
As you move toward the portcullis, you notice that the ash is still hot beneath your feet and the blackened bones begin to smolder. Several skeletons pull themselves from the piles and suddenly ignite in dancing flames.
Auri
Amir
Karethas
Faelar
Kzrira
Burning bones
Oh great, more fire monsters. Karethas? Faelar? You know anything about these things?
As usual, Kzrira takes out her bow and begins firing.
Attack-Rapid Fire @ H6: <-- vs Flat Footed hopefully
Damage:
Attack-Rapid Fire @ H6: <-- @ H8 if H6 goes down.
Damage:
R1
AC24
Auri flits to the side, getting up in the face of the one nearest...
5' flap
Karethas looks down to examine the warm ash until he notices the skeletons rising to surround the group. Before he really registers it, a glob of acid is appearing in his hand, he tosses it at the skeleton, hoping to create a gap to put the group between himself and the remaining burning skeletons. "I don't know...I never studied the undead."
The shiny pseudodragon flitters about presenting a tempting yet elusive target as Karethas flings acid on the nearest flaming skeleton and retreats to the portcullis. The acid hisses and pops in the fire as it eats away bone.
I step towards one of the flaming skeletons and attempt to thrust my Rapier into its flames.
Amir and Faelar step up, side by side. The supernatural heat of the burning forms hits them like a wall and neither manages to land a blow though Amir's off hand mace skitters off scorched mail.
Kzrira lets a round of arrows fly at one set of blackened bones and it explodes in a gout of flame. The others move in.
Falear is immediately beset by two flaming skeletons attacking with battered scimitars and burning claws. Only one claw gets through leaving a blistering gash, but the fire burns Faelar savagely.
Amir is hit by both jagged scimitar and claw, but somehow unaffected by the flames. Kzrira also suffers a horrid gash from a scimitar, but is warded from the flames.
Auri maintains his distracting (and highly defensive) shennanigans.
Seeing Faelar's burns, Karethas pulls another scroll from his case as he moves up behind him. He reads the incantations off the scroll and lightly touches Faelar's back. "Now they will not burn you."
Faelar, you have one of those uplifting songs about burning skeletons?
Seeing the flaming bard, Kzrira steps back to E8 and continues firing.
Attack-Rapid Shot @ G8:
Damage:
Attack-Rapid Shot @ E6:
Damage:
Amir will interdict himself on a skeleton that is either threatening Kzrira or Faelar. (Or me if I can't maneuver around them)
"Oh, thank-you for that Karethas. Well these skeletons have been cursed to burn for eternity and the only way to stop them is with Holy energy."
I draw my wand from my belt, drop my Rapier and attempt to touch the wand against one of the Skeletons.
If they can get back up, hit the ones on the ground with your wand. I can take the others down.
If I can move into Auri's space since he is Tiny, then I will move there. Otherwise, I will just eat another AoO and fire at the one next to me twice if the first shot does not take it down. If the first shot hits it, then do my actions as posted.
Aurichalcum keeps flitting around as Karethas moves to the center of the group to ward Faelar from further flames. With a quick thanks, the bard pulls out his wand and with a word strikes the skeleton with radiant light. The dead bones seem to shudder with pain and then shatters as it is hit with Kzrira's arrow.
Her next shot knocks aside a couple mending ribs from another skeleton, but the skeletons are undeterred as Amir continues to frantically flail about. He suffers the indignity of another painful cut form the broken scimitar for his efforts. . The wounded skeleton closes in on Karethas. The young wizard dodges its attacks, but its mere proximity brings burns to his skin.
R5
Auri loops around the west wall and comes to the dead skeleton, he then taps Faelar wiuth a healing energy
What hurts these things?
Kzrira dances back against the wall and continues to reduce the number of arrows she is carrying.
Attack @ E7:
Damage:
Attack @ F10:
Damage:
Kzrira smiles as her aim seems a little more true this time.
I totally didnt but it didnt save?!? Grrr.
What crap! When I did it earlier it WAS WAY Better. Grrr. stupid boards....Seriously though paizo I love you...
Realising that Kzrira asked for me additional courage and combat prowess, I begin to sing another battle chant.
Aurichalcum flits over to Faelar soothing his burns with healing power as the bard begins another power ballad. Kzrira continues to loose arrows right and left and the skeleton near Karethas explodes spraying his with fire as he waits for an opening. He rushes back to the portcullis as Amir crushes a skull with his mace and the bones combust leaving him singed.
The last skeleton dances in red flames and jams a battered scimitar yet still dangerous enough scimitar into Faelar's side.
Back away from the last one, don't let it explode next to you.
Kzrira will delay hoping that the others move away before firing two more arrows at the last skeleton.
Attack-rapid shot:
Damage:
Attack-rapid shot:
Damage:
While not as clean as her previous shots, these once again strike home.
Faelar and Auri step back as Kzrira quickly lets a pair of arrows loose into the last cursed skeleton. Ribs and a shoulder shatter allowing Amir to leap forward and crush its skull with a blow from the blessed mace. It explodes, but Amir is protected from the flames.
Kzrira nocks another arrow and watches wary of any more bones deciding this would be a good time to stand up and attack someone.
Well, that did not go so bad, but we need to make sure you more easily damaged types are behind. Also, please try to not box me in, if I am standing next to someone when I fire, it is easy for them to get a retaliatory strike in. I am practicing to use my bow to deflect these blows and avoid taking the hits, but it is not easy.
Kzrira look to the door to the north. So, this appears to be our way. Who knows what we will meet next, but considering the twisted and evil nature of what we have met to this point, I rather doubt that whatever it is will be easy.
"Those were nasty" Auri looks about for the most likely exits, including any potentially hidden ones.
Perception
Aurichalcum circles the room sniffing and peering along the walls for any hidden doors, but the only exit is through the portcullis.