With a last crackle and a flash of light the being disappears, it's essence dissolving into ambient static electricity. You all look quite ridiculous with your hair puffed out on end.
It dies before the bomb. You can heal Gregor.
Archy will continue to heal the swashbuckler.. "Get up lad! Man you took a beating there.."
Maria sighs...
"Well done team! That was a hard fight, and you all performed as expected. I am glad you are here with me. Gregor, do you feel ok? What do did was very brave!"
She examines the place where the creature was, checking if there is something left of it.
well that went down to the wire
Trib looked at the failing creature as the stench of ozone almost become unbearable. Quickly looking at the team he say
"If'n all you blokes don't mind I's'l take a quick look around
Trib quickly searches the room for trapdoors then inspects the door near where the came in and then the one around the corner to the east.
"I expected the greatest swordsman in the world to be less easy to almost kill," Adey chuckles.
Maria frowns at Phillip.
"If he hadn't been there, defending us, we would have been killed instead. He has shown himself like a great swordsman because he let himself be almost killed in our behalf."
"Great wasn't his claim. His pigsticker didn't seem to do much to that thing. More than me, though. And top marks for bravery. Or stupidity." Adey winks and offers a hit from his curing wand or his whiskey.
"Mr. Adley, please be more considerate with your companions. I won't repeat myself. We are in this together."
Your searching reveals a loose slab in one corner. Beneath the slab is a small hallow containing a ring set with small diamonds that glow as bright as candles.
"Was I inconsiderate when I healed the man with the power of my Lord? Relax, m'lady. I'm here to keep you all alive. Doesn't mean I won't give a big mouth some hell."
You can cast detect magic?
You just squeak by and identify the ring as a magic item which casts 6th level lightning bolts a limited number of times (charged item).
Gregor awakes with a groan, but seeing several of his compatriots bending over him he quickly smiles.
Well that was fun!" Glancing around quickly to check, he continues.
"It seems you all made do after all. See, nothing to it. One of us just had to take a little pounding to distract it for a bit."
He winces as he stands and picks up his sword.
"Next time perhaps one of you can take a turn?"
To Phillip he responds, "My good man, I said I was the greatest swordsman, not the greatest big game hunter. I leave that nonsense to those Varisian chaps. It doesn't do to try and parry something the size of an oak. Don't worry, against more reasonably sized foes I shant have any difficulties."
To the healers, "Thank you for the healing, I feel much better now."
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"Perhaps I'll try that ring after all?"
Maria goes to Gregor, stands in front of him, and puts her hand on his shoulder. She smiles.
"Thanks"
"M'lady, all in a good days work. It is what I'm here for, but your welcome." Gregor says with a bow.
at all the acolade to the fop, Klor pretty much is quiet. he knows he stood between the electric critter and some of the others.
looking to the religious folk. If you got any extra prayer of healin' I don't mind a few my way.
Ahhh bloody hell, give that damn ring if y'all are too chicken to take it.
Klor is referring to the protection ring of course.
Phillip laughs. "Friend, I can't wait to see you carve our enemies!"
Maria gives the protection ring to Klor.
"I am sure you will make very good use of it, master dwarf."
"Ah, so you took over for me eh, Klor?" Gregor says to the dour dwarf.
Clapping him on the shoulder and smiling even more, he leans in, "The thing kicked like a mule though didn't it!"
as trib carefully looks at the doors he adds over his shoulders
"You two can share all the licks and kicks, as far as I'm concerned. I'd just as soon stab a bloody fella in tha back than get tore up. So we got two doors, which one do ya wanna jump through?"
The one you are standing at shows a violet glow radiating from under the gap at the bottom of the door. No sound comes out. There is no noise or light from the other door.
trib goes back to the team
"Oy, tha door over there has a violet glow radiating from under tha gap at tha bottom o' tha door. But No sound comes out. Tha door beside where we came in at has no noise or light comin' from it. So where do we go first?"
Maria closes to the door and tries to identify what the glow is.
You have no idea, as it is just a light.
Archy hands the ring of protection to Gregor.. "Since noone else wants it you wear it.. Should come in handy in the future.."
Klor already took the ring of protection (which would have been my call since he's the tank).
And no, you cannot aid on identification rolls without the ability to see the magical auras (ie. cast Detect Magic, it would be like a blind man helping an art critic).
Maria smiles at the others.
"We girls always like shiny things... Be alert..."
She waits for the others to prepare and opens the door where the strange glow is.
You open the door and inside the floor is made of semi-translucent blue marble, glowing purple with the light of five red columns. The columns appear to be made of red beams of light. The columns extend from floor to ceiling. The ceiling is covered with dark blue marble.
Maria enter the room and checks the columns for Magic.
Knowledge (Arcana): 21 (Takes 10)
Spellcraft: 21 (Takes 10)
The columns all radiate strong transmutation magic.
"Mr. Tribim, the columns seem to be a transmutation effect. do you think they are a trap? Mr. Falco, do you think they are an alchemical artifact?"
Finally she looks at Phillip somewhat angry at him.
"Mr. Adley, are they a divine effect?"
"Er, it's Adey. And Mr. seems so formal. Call me Phil. Or Chef! As for divine magic, I must plead ignorance. I could try to determine whether the columns are inherently evil, but I'm not a religious scholar. I don't know much outside of the Lord of Feasts."
"Well, are they EVIL, MR. ADEY?"
She takes her time to emphasize the EVIL and the MR. ADEY.
The chef casts Detect Evil, hands at his temples.
"I would suggest no entering the room till we've had a chance to think it over.."
The pillars do not appear to be evil.
None of your knowledge checks reveal anything. You do feel that there is something magical about the place of course, but what it could be, you have no idea.
"Lets just close this door and move on.. It is unwise to mess with magic that you have no clue about.."
If Tribim don't get anything, Maria will accept Archaemedes suggestion.
"I think that is wise, Mr. Falco. let's try the other door."
When everyone is ready Maria open the other door.
hmmm, what an interesting room
trib steps in the room and begins to look for traps
"well blokes, before we do anything else let me take a look around."
Given the level of caution, I'll assume most people are not inside the room while Tribim searches.
On the second round he is in there a bolt of white energy shoots from the floor to the ceiling.
it misses Tribim, but is on the same side of the room.
The room has 16 5' squares in it. Taking 20 searching for traps in the room means you will be taking 2 minutes per square. That amounts to 32 minutes in the room.
You sure about that?
"Tribim, get out! Quickly!"
From the doorway Maria extends her hand to help him exit the room.
I assume Tribim was searching the funky room.
I have not updated the map for the next room, assuming you are moving on to it.