Tyr tries to protect himself as best he can. He tries to crush the ones that land on his body to bite him.
Rale follows Bruden out of the room.
Round 1
Initiative 20
Rale attacks swarm with fire bolt. The fire bolt passes harmlessly in between a some of the bats.
Initiative 9
Hunched over vomiting, Tyr tries to protect himself as best he can. He tries to crush the ones that land on his body to bite him. The tactic's effectiveness is annulled by the amount of bats present.
Initiative 8
Malzuket runs away, vomiting as well.
Initiative 6
Bruden comes to himself in the hallway.
End of Round 1
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Round 2
Initiative
Bats 22
Rale 20
Tyr 9
Malzuket 8
Bruden 6
The bats continue to swarm Rale and Tyr.
Tyr runs away from the swarm of bats!
Rale retreats for now, until the group can figure out their pest problem.
Malzuket flees next to Bruden () and rips a strip of cloth off his shirt, trying to bind his own wounds but failing.
Seeing people running back covered in blood, he quickly ushers them toward the fountain. They obviously needed to regroup.
Rale retreats as fast as possible to the room with the healing water.
Tyr flees with his companions.
As soon as the swarm descended on him, Bruden realized why all of them had fled. He decided to run into the fountain room as well, trying to shake the swarm and possibly gain some healing as well.
All the heroes run into the room with the small fountain. Rale raises his holy symbol and a burst of energy washes over the group.
The bats follow the Kassenites into the room, squeaking and biting. Rale and Tyr, being in the rear, are the targets of their assault.
Thankfully, their armor prevents them from taking damage.
We need to get something between us and the bats! we have no way to fight them! Tyr calls to his companions
Hop on my back Malzuket and let us proceed to the healing water.
Tyr says, "Get into the room with the pool! I'll hold them off. Once I run in, slam the door."
Everyone does as they're told.
Rale and Malzuket get hit by the fear trap on the pool, but resist it. Bruden already suffered, so he is immune. When Tyr runs into the room, Bruden slams the door shut behind him. This all takes about twelve seconds , both of which Tyr spends having bats swarming him.
His armor protects him. When Tyr finally does make in, he sees his reflection in the pool reach up and pluck out its own eye, then begin munching on it. He runs screaming into the next room. It is a reflection of the room to the north of the pool. Another burial chamber full of niches with dusty skeletons in them. He runs until he gets to another door, there he cowers for a few seconds until snapping out of it.
seeing his own reflection pluck out it's own eye and eat it was shocking but the fear that he felt was more than what he saw inspired. When Tyr regains he senses he leans against the wall next to the door catching his breath. Then heads back in the direction of the others.
Bruden walks back through the chamber with the pool, keeping his eyes from looking in the water. He goes through the next room, checking for traps and hidden doors and monsters, and proceeds to where Tyr finished running. He puts a hand on his shoulder and nods at him, as if he understood what he went through, because he does.
Hmm, I was about to praise Tyr's bravery, until I saw that. Malzuket tries to jest in a jovial tone, but there is an edge to his voice. He rubs the welts covering his body from the bat swarm.
Rale, can you ask your goddess to heal these? Who knows what lies ahead.
He creeps over and peers into the "fear pool" with curiousity.
Rale bursts a channel with Malzuket and Bruden nearby, then sets off to locate Tyr.
After everyone is healed up and regathered, Bruden checks the next door and finds it clear. He opens it to reveal vast chamber whose vaulted ceiling shows significant signs of damage, with numerous cracks along its surface. In the center of the room, a 10-foot-wide bridge crosses a deep chasm. On the other side, a pair of stone statues watch over the end of the bridge in front of a set of grand brass double doors. The statues depict villagers holding shields and spears.
After a particularly harrowing problem with a statue earlier, Bruden is extremely wary of what's going on in this chamber. He scours the area for traps, takes a look into the chasm to see how deep it is, and throws a copper down to hear how long it takes to hit. If he spies no traps, he will assume there will be something going on with the statues and the bridge. Seeing as the chasm is only 15 feet wide, he will attempt to jump it with a bit of a running start. If he can bypass the bridge, perhaps he can bypass the trap as well, and possibly disarm it from the side.
Bruden finds no need to jump the pit, as he spots the simple trap rather easily. The second ten feet of the bridge is a pressure plate. The pits are forty feet deep.
He is able to pry up the edges of the pressure plate and wedge some metal pins in place so that it is safe to walk over without activating the trap. Walking across the bridge he finds the door on the opposite side to be safe to open.
The wide brass doors swing open on silent hinges to reveal
a vast crypt. The only light emanates from a torch mounted
above the crypt, flickering with a pale golden fire. Tall pillars
march across the chamber, ending at a dais on the far side, on
which is set a large stone sarcophagus.
A single form rests beside the coffin, that of a comely woman
in tattered clothing. She appears to be asleep or unconscious.
As the doors swing open on the chamber, a dry, mirthless
laugh can be heard from the dark recesses of the tomb.
"So, Kassen’s heroes have come to fight me again. You will
make fine minions in my army of the dead. Come and meet
your fate.” With that, a wicked-looking skeleton strides into
view wearing polished mail and brandishing a cruel sword in
both hands. A cold blue flame burns in its empty eye sockets.
Rale:
Malzuket:
Bruden:
Tyr:
Skellies:
Asar:
Initiative
Asar 21
Skellies 20
Malzuket 16
Tyr 11
Bruden 10
Rale 9
Asar readies his blade, waiting for the heroes of Kassen to approach. "Wait for them to come, then kill them!" he commands the skeletons with him.
The mindless undead move forward to flank the steps.
Rale draws his holy symbol and moves forward ten feet, waiting for them to get into range.
After the experience with the cursed pool and bats Tyr is ready to prove his valor and glad to have something he can fight.
I'll take the two on the left if you all take care of the two on the right!
Tyr leaps from the top of the stairs at the two Skeletons on the left.
Bruden steps forward to the top of the stairs as he smiles because of Tyr's boast. He gives his spear a twirl and brings it down on the Skeleton at the bottom of the stairs. Their foe was not much of a tactician if he didn't realize they had reach weapons and higher ground.
Malzuket creeps up behind Bruden, readying a spell as he whispers to the half elf: Looks like Tyr will draw their attacks. If he and Rale can hold off the big guy for awhile, you could probably go free the girl and get her up the stairs. If he comes for you, I'll help. You up to play the hero?
Malzuket creeps up behind Bruden, readying a spell as he whispers to the half elf, "Looks like Tyr will draw their attacks. If he and Rale can hold off the big guy for awhile, you could probably go free the girl and get her up the stairs. If he comes for you, I'll help. You up to play the hero?" He fires a ray of positive energy at the skeletons, but his target dodges out of the way.
After the experience with the cursed pool and bats Tyr is ready to prove his valor and glad to have something he can fight. "I'll take the two on the left if you all take care of the two on the right!" Tyr leaps from the top of the stairs at the two Skeletons on the left.
His new armor is much more heavy than he's used to and ruins his jump completely. He falls on his ass on the side of the steps. Undaunted, he swings his hammer at the skeleton closest to him.
His blow catches the skeleton in the chest, knocking off its sternum and most of its ribs.
Bruden steps forward to the top of the stairs as he smiles because of Tyr's boast. He gives his spear a twirl and brings it down on the Skeleton at the bottom of the stairs. Their foe was not much of a tactician if he didn't realize they had reach weapons and higher ground. The long leaf-shaped blade of his spear slashes through the spinal cord of the leading skeleton destroying it.
Rale draws his holy symbol and moves forward ten feet, waiting for them to get into range.
Asar moves around to get at Tyr from the side, and the skeletons reposition themselves at his commands. The one that Tyr hit steps forward and retaliates with two claw attacks.
Rale moves as close to Tyr as he can and bursts his final channel when Asar and his henchmen are within 30ft.
Malzuket moves to the top of the stairs and fires a ray of energy at the lead skeleton.
Bruden smiles when the gnome tells him that he gets to play the hero and he leaps the stairs to go rescue the pretty damsel in distress. As he moves, the spear goes down to the ground and he pulls his morningstar as one of his arms will be busy. He picks the young girl up easily in his arms and throws her over his shoulder, getting ready to run back up the stairs. He puts on his trademark lopsided grin and uses his rare words to say, "Worry not, The heroes are here."
Tyr curses and swings at the damaged skeleton again.
attack
damage
Malzuket moves to the top of the stairs and fires a ray of energy at the lead skeleton. It misses due to Tyr being in the way.
Tyr curses and swings at the damaged skeleton again. Also missing.
Bruden smiles when the gnome tells him that he gets to play the hero and he leaps the stairs to go rescue the pretty damsel in distress. As he moves, the spear goes down to the ground and he pulls his morningstar as one of his arms will be busy. He picks the young girl up easily in his arms and throws her over his shoulder, getting ready to run back up the stairs. He puts on his trademark lopsided grin and uses his rare words to say, "Worry not, The heroes are here." As she's unconscious she doesn't reply.
Rale moves as close to Tyr as he can and bursts his final channel over Asar and his henchmen.
The skeleton closest to Tyr crumbles to dust, while the one at Asar's side sizzles and smokes badly damaged. Only Asar seems to shrug off the brunt of the positive energy. It will take a determined effort to put down this fiend.
Asar moves forward to take advantage of the prone Tyr. Stepping up he brings his longsword down in a powerful overhead chop.
His apparently magical blade slices through Tyr's armor like butter, nearly killing him in one blow. "Pitiful. At least Kassen was a worthy foe. Finish him minion." Asar says, motioning the skeleton forward.
The mindless creature does as it's told, stepping up and trying to claw Tyr to death.
The creature's claws find Tyr's exposed throat, doing just enough damage to make him pass out.
Asar cackles evilly as the skelton does its work, the blue fire in his eye sockets flaring ominously in the dim light of the crypt.