Perception
Asim also notes the signs of battle, then quickly searches the gear for anything that might be useful.
The personal effects appear to mostly be clothes and trinkets or little or no real value.
The personal effects appear to mostly be clothes and trinkets or little or no real value.
Mala also heads into the room to have a look around. Trinkets are of esspecial interest to her, and she'll even pocket one that catches her eye. As the party moves on she is likely the last to leave the room, hurrying to get back to the front again if she can.
The next door Asim opens reveals a small room, no more than 10 feet long and maybe half that wide, devoid of any loose contents. Built into the far wall, however, is a djezteel shelf beneath a set of what look like small cages, perhaps a foot wide and twice that high, that hang open. Small hooks mark the walls within each cage.
Macawi returns to the hallway when Asim and Mala move to the next door. He will let the others do the exploration and watch for strangers. If need be, he will also activate the light on his wayfinder.
Mala moves in cautiously, but heading directly to the small cages to take a closer look.
Get on with the searchin already. I wanna fight more of those half-robots
Your efforts turn up nothing of significance in the small room. Mala believes that the cages used to be secured from the outside, or at least could have been, but there is no trace of what they might have contained.
Asim goes to the remaining door and opens it cautiously.
The door does not move right away - it appears to be actually stuck. It is also warm to the touch.
Stretch, get over here and gimme a hand with this door. Outta the way, Slim.
Garrick brushes past Asim and grabs the door, waiting for Macawi to come over.
Nodding, Macawi sheathes his sword and leans his shield against the wall of the hall. He places his big hands flat against the door and leans into it.
Looking at the grappler, he says, "On three? One, two, three."
The half-giant growls in frustration as his footing fails him and then his sweat-slick hands slide across the door.
Drying his hands on his trousers, he tries a third time.
After three attempts, the door has still refused to budge.
You're just gettin in the way you big lug. Move over!
The big man moves aside to give Garrick the better position, but tries to help him.
Despite the repeated grunting and failed attempts by the men, Sylvalia ignores them completely, turning her elven senses to the door itself and what may lie beyond. Her eyes grow large and deep and she leans forward ever so slightly in anticipation, readying herself for whatever scenario posits beyond the door.
The big man moves aside to give Garrick the better position, but tries to help him.
1d20 + 3
Sylvalia's elven senses are filled with the sound of two men grunting and straining right next to her, and little else. As a result, she is as surprised as anyone when the door finally slams open with the screech of scraping metal.
The room beyond is fairly large, perhaps twenty feet wide and four times that long. It stretches away to the right, turning sharply as the corridor does, and several small holes in the ceiling let in daylight. The walls, floor and ceiling are all blackened and sootstained, as though an inferno had recently raged within it; it seems likely that there were people involved in the conflagration as well, since directly opposite the door as soon as it opens are four animated skeletons, each carrying a falchion and wrapped in a haze of flickering flame.
The nearest one lashes out at Garrick as soon as the door opens, burning blade searing the air. Waves of heat roll off of the skeletons, threatening to blacken flesh as though you were putting your hand into an oven.
"Tusks! Watch for bite!"
Perception
Initiative
Perception:
Initiative:
Initiative:
1d20+2
Initiative: 1d20+2
I'll be PBS shooting the flatfooted one in the back row, then reloading. I'll roll the dice when I get home
Hope you guys don't mind if I take my turn, even though a couple people haven't rolled init yet.
Flat-footed, ranged touch on S3
Bludgeoning and piercing damage, so it should be good
Then I'll reload
Perception:
Initiative:
Asim's bullet shatters the skull of one of the skeletons furthest from the door. The skeleton does not collapse immediately, however - instead, the dark energies animating it actually explode outward in a wave of heat that washes over the nearby skeletons without effect. Only then do the remaining bones clatter to the ground.
Fire damage:
Acid dart at skeleton behind the one Asim shot (if that one's gone)
Damage
Then move away from the heat.
Sylvalia's acid burns the bones of the nearest skeleton, causing it to bubble and exude a wave of fumes that mix with its burning aura to produce a horrific stench. Though several of the bones crumble or snap under the caustic assault, the skeleton remains upright.
Mala moves to where she can see all of the skeletons and casts a spell to make the floor under them slick.
The skeletons suddenly shift and slide, their footing uneven.
The two furthest from the door fall down entirely, but the one in front of Garrick remains standing. While the other two clamber back to their feet, the one still upright unleashes a burning assault on the grappler.
The skeletons suddenly shift and slide, their footing uneven.
The two furthest from the door fall down entirely, but the one in front of Garrick remains standing. While the other two clamber back to their feet, the one still upright unleashes a burning assault on the grappler.
Cure Light Wounds:
Macawi will, to the best of his ability, try to drag Garrick back 15' without incurring an AoO.