Rale mumbles incantations nervously as he invokes divine restriction of the fiend.
Tyr is at 30/32 hp going into the next room
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:
Asar:
Skellie:
Initiative
Party
Asar
Skellies
Bruden takes a quick step in front of Rale as soon as the Blue eyed skeleton starts talking and throws a Javelin at one of the subordinate skeletons.
Move up a bit, but keep your distance from those skeletons. I have something planned for them.
Tyr moves forward to meet the advancing skeletons pole hammer ready in his hands. He stop near the bottom of the stairs to wait for his foe.
You call four walking sacks of bones an army! It's not going to last long against us!
Rale calls upon divinity to aid them and then casts a spell to enhance Tyr.
Bruden takes a quick step in front of Rale as soon as the Blue eyed skeleton starts talking and throws a javelin at one of the subordinate skeletons. The javelin clatters through the bones, doing minor damage.
Tyr moves forward to meet the advancing skeletons pole hammer ready in his hands. He stops near the bottom of the stairs to wait for his foe. "You call four walking sacks of bones an army! It's not going to last long against us!"
Malzuket 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?" The gnome then steps forward and says, "Move up a bit, but keep your distance from those skeletons. I have something planned for them."
Rale calls upon divinity to aid them and then casts a spell to enhance Tyr. Touching him, Tyr feels a surge of strength in his tired muscles.
Asar moves up to attack Tyr, who responds by swing at the talking skeleton with his pole hammer as it approaches.
Asar shrugs off most of the blow, and brings his sword down in an overhand chop at Tyr.
The skeletons move forward to attack Tyr, and he smashes two of them with his hammer. The other two move to flank Asar, and try to grab onto Tyr.
One of the skeletons gets a good grip on him, dragging Tyr into a wrestling match.
The gnome chants a spell, weaving the darkness of the shadows around him and sending them forth, stripping the ground from beneath 2 of the skeletons.
Get Tyr free so he can knock the big guy into the pit!
Tyr breaks the skeletons grip and tries to push it into Asar.
Rale holds up his holy symbol with fervor and with a simple incantation , r releases a burst of holy energy upon them.
The gnome chants a spell, weaving the darkness of the shadows around him and sending them forth, stripping the ground from beneath 2 of the skeletons. "Get Tyr free so he can knock the big guy into the pit!"
Asar and one of his skeletons fall into the pit, disappearing from sight. A crash follows as they hit bottom.
Tyr breaks the skeletons grip and steps back from the precipice.
He sees the opportunity to go towards the damsel and takes it. Dropping his spear, which doesn't work that well against skeletons anyway, he pulls his morningstar and heads toward the last standing skeleton. Bruden heads past Rale, giving him a pat on the shoulder on the way through. He advances to the skeleton and whacks it with his morningstar, attempting to bring it down with a two handed chop.
Bruden sees the opportunity to go towards the damsel and takes it. Dropping his spear, which doesn't work that well against skeletons anyway, he pulls his morningstar and heads toward the last standing skeleton. Bruden heads past Rale, giving him a pat on the shoulder on the way through. He advances to the skeleton and whacks it with his morningstar, attempting to bring it down with a two handed chop. It explodes into hundreds of dusty shards.
Rale holds up his holy symbol with fervor and with a simple incantation releases a burst of holy energy upon them.
One of the skeletons begins climbing up the side of the pit. He makes it halfway.
Tyr moves closer to the edge of the pit ready to attack anything that tries to escape.
Rale, you have any of those magic stones left?
Rale casts Weapon of Awe on Tyr's hammer.
Bruden moves over and picks up the lady, checking to see if she is still alive and breathing.
Rale readies a fire bolt for the first creature out of the pit.
Tyr waits where he is ready to crush anything that trys to get out of the pit.
The lady is breathing, but knocked out. Tyr takes up position next to the pit, Rale stands ready on the steps to blast whatever emerges with a firebolt.
The skeleton who was scrambling up the side falls back down. The mortals above hear the scrambling sound stop followed by a crash as it strikes bottom.
Bruden will take the time while the bad guy is out of commission to take the lady to the top of the stairs into the hallway and lay her down, propped up against the wall. He pulls his dagger and cuts her bonds, pulling off her gag as well. The half elf whispers to her, "your brother sent us for you," and he stands up, retrieving his spear and getting ready for the inevitable fight.
Let's back up a bit to give ourselves some room! The pit won't last forever.
Rale moves back to give himself room to fire after the skeleton emerges from the pit.
Round 7
After everyone has arranged themselves they tensely wait out the next few moments while Malzuket's pit holds. Suddenly the pit collapses. Asar and his minion are rapidly elevated back to the surface of the floor.
Tyr clocks Asar right across the jaw with a powerful two handed swing of his pole hammer, just as the skeletal champion is opening his mouth to speak. Instead of sassy words, teeth and fargments of mandible come flying out instead.
Rale raises his hand and a bolt of fire flies towards Asar. The flaming projectile narrowly misses the skeleton as Tyr's blow knocks it out of the way.
Malzuket incants the last word in a spell he had ready and a thick layer of oily black grease springs into form on the handle of Asar's blade.
The blade squirts right out of his grasp like a piece of wet soap, and clatters onto the crypt floor.
Bruden steps up into position for a blow.
Asar roars in fury! "You will not stop me, you worthless meat-sacks! I have been waiting lifetimes for this chance! DIE!" stepping forward Asar raises his hands in a defensive posture and attempts to swat Tyr's hammer from his hands.
The young fighter's grip is strong though, steeled by adrenaline and all the horrors he has already faced in these depths. The skeleton next to Asar again tries to grab onto Tyr from over the edge of the staircase. Tyr kicks it's bony fingers away from him.
Bruden sees the talking skeleton focus on Tyr, ignoring him in the back of the room, which suited him just fine. He dropped his spear in time with one of the other distractions hitting him from the front and two-handed his mace for an attack from behind.
Rale calls forth a bright and seering light directed at Asar, but maintaing a radius of 60 feet from Asar's position.
Maybe you should have waited a few more!Tyr growls. He drops his hammer to the floor and draws his bastard sword. Tyr cuts at Asar.