Luther sees if they can spike the door.
Then they move to attack.
Spiking the door behind them, Luther quietly prevents the group from becoming attacked from the rear... and then it is time to take the fight back to the serpents that captured and i prisoned the friends...
Luther blows his horn and has his saving shield ready. He wants to close with the serpentfolk and not have everyone hit by many arrows again. A cloud of fog protects them as they advance.
"I have a spell," Dru offers, "But I must have a clear line of sight to the enemy."
Hidden in the shadowy darkness, Symon takes a shot at one of the serpentfolk before the others engage in melee.
Attack-ranged:
Damage:
sneak damage:
Armitron casts Divine Favor on himself.
Luther blows his horn and has his saving shield ready. He wants to close with the serpentfolk and not have everyone hit by many arrows again. A cloud of fog protects them as they advance.
Symon’s arrow clatters from the wall that the serpentfolk is hiding behind… and, nearly instantly, sibilant voices start hissing at each other – it sounds like there are at least three reptiles lying in wait…
Dru intones the words to her spell, sending a tiny, pea-sized ball of fire towards the foe. As it reaches the serpentfolk, it explodes into a roaring ball of flame!
fire
Dru intones the words to her spell, sending a tiny, pea-sized ball of fire towards the foe. As it reaches the serpentfolk, it explodes into a roaring ball of flame!
[dice=Damage]6d6 fire
Drusellia's fireball lights up the corridor with gouts of white hot flame... before all is drowned out by the baleful song of Luther's horn - and the cloying, thick fog that issues forth...
...from beyond the mist, the sound of a door slamming open then closed...
Brent drinks an antitoxin and then advances through the fog.
lets get them
Taking the lead, Brent moves through cloud – the promise of battle is too much for the brawler and he outpaced the slowly drifting mist – and, seen by the reptile, is fired upon…
Luther summons another badger to help.
Symon slinks along the corridor keeping to the shadows. As he sees the enemy, he fires his bow from concealment.
Attack-ranged:
Confirm crit:
Damage:
Crit:
Sneak:
Symon’s arrow slams into the serpentfolk hiding beyond the corner… fired with devastating accuracy, the arrow passes the whole way through the reptile’s shoulder…
Dru opens another volley from her wand.
Armitron moves forward to attack the closest Serpentfolk.
Masterwork Longsword -
Damage
Masterwork Longsword -
Damage
round 1
Brent strides forward to attack the archer
Drusellia's arcane missiles fizzle and die as they strike the serpentfolk... but, already the fight is nearly won, Armitron's blade sinking into the exposed thigh of his foe as it tries to retreat behind the corner...
Blood seeping from its mouth as it struggles to remain upright, the serpentfolk steps backwards and unleashes a volley of arrows upon Brent.
Brent, following the creature into the passageway heading northwards, strikes hard... but misses...
Symon sneaks forward and moves into the alcove with the double doors. He takes the time to examine the doors, as well as listen to see if he can hear anything.
Perception:
Armitron presses the attack against the foe that Brent faces seeking to end the struggle for more will no doubt be upon the group soon.
Masterwork Longsword -
Damage
Masterwork Longsword -
Damage
But both of his swings miss in the narrow hall the danger of striking Brent forces Amitron to be too exact and not sweeping in his strikes.
Drusellia holds her position, keeping a watch on both Symon and the battle that rages nearby.
Armitron’s attacks are restricted by the confines of the passageway – and both of his attempts miss his intended target…
…and, as Symon examines the double door that appears to head to the north – hearing nothing on the far side, he suddenly feels a cold tendril wrap around his leg; looking down in surprise, a spectral snake - that seems to originate from the doors - is coalescing around his ankle…
Luther finishes his summons, and the Celestial badger appears behind the archer and flanks with Brent.
When seeing the serpentfolk, Luther commands him to 'fall'.
Suddenly surrounded, the serpentfolk is twice bitten by Luther’s summoned badger…
…and, as Luther’s attempt to control its mind – and to command it to fall – fails dismally, it drops its bow and starts to slash at Brent with a cruel scimitar; spitting blood, it hisses at the brawler, ”You are going to die down here…”
...cut across his chest, Brent falls...
…whilst, at the double doors, a green vapour seems to be seeping from the spectral snake wrapped around Symon’s leg… and, almost instantly, Symon starts to feel it burn in contact with his skin…
Armitron steps over Brent to shield him from the serpent.
"Oh I don't think so!"
Masterwork Longsword - Divine Favor
Damage
Masterwork Longsword - Divine Favor
Confirm Critical
Damage
...and with that final swing of his sword, Armitron slays the serpentfolk... beyond the twitching corpse, the corridor turns to the west once more - maybe this is where the other voices previously heard (and having disappeared when Drusellia lit up the corridor with a fireball) have gone...
Fort Save:
As the misty shaped snake tightens it's grasp on his leg, Symon feels a shock of vileness surge through his body. Almost swooning, he tried to break the creature's grasp on him.
Con=10
Unable to see Symon, Dru moves instead to join the others and check on Brent.
Stumbling out of the mist towards Dru, Symon waves his hands to warn here away from approaching.
"Get back! There is some sort of smoke-snake there. It did something to me when it wrapped around my leg...I feel weak."
Tiawask whispers at Symon, "That's the way out... We need to get through those doors... the serpentfolk, they held some kind of a medallion to the snake statue opposite... maybe that opens it?"
Armitron sheathes his sword and draws his wand to aid his fallen comrade.
CLW x 5 =
Symon moves forward, keeping as far away from the "snake-doors" and searches the body of the dead snakeman to see if he has this amulet Tiawask mentioned.
'We should probably track down the Serpents we have already wounded, I agree with Luther that having an enemy at our backs here can be deadly".
"Agreed," Dru says.
Not finding the amulet that they apparently need, the friends head westwards along the unexplored passageway - arriving at a door, Symon listens for a moment... Sure that they are being led into some form of an ambush, the friends press onwards... the door slides open, unleashing a cloud of hot steam.
The misty room contains a steaming pool edged with glistening stones... and, from somewhere deep within the pool, a light shines...
...on the far side of the pool, a door heads to the north... and, in front of the doors, the silhouetted shape of two serpentfolk...
Unsure of the depth of the pool as well as any danger from the glow in the center the paladin takes position just inside the room and fires at the Serpentfolk farthest away with his crossbow.
Miss%
Light Crossbow Shot
Damage
Brent moves despite his injuries, waiting for the right moment.
Ta
Stepping into the sauna-like conditions, Armitron lets fly a crossbow bolt… in the mist, his aim is poor and the clattering of the projectile against the northern wall tells him that he missed…
…and, in a prompt retort, a flurry of arrows fizz through the steam towards him – somehow, maybe fortune is smiling, only two of the six arrows find their target.
"Ummm..Dru, do you happen to have another of those exploding fiery ball spells available? There are too many for us to handle, I think. Maybe we should examine an alternative route?"