Grabbing his spear, Dasim uses it to parry and batter at the animated sword.
Magmoria uses her enchanted staff much as Dasim was using his spear, trying to batter the sword to the ground.
Attack:
Damage:
Dasim swigs his spear but only barely misses landing a blow. Magmoira uses the distraction to plant her staff squarely where the blade meets the hilt and shatters the sword with a loud crack. The room falls silent again as the dust settles. The adventures look to see what the sword was guarding so fearcely. All that is in the coffin is the crumbling remains of a skeleton wearing a rusted breastplate.
"Hmmm. Seems like there's nothing here but the old miser himself." Dasim says after peering in the coffin. Then remembering the secret compartment Magmoira found in the other chest he takes a few minutes to look for something similar. However, his unwillingness to touch the skeletal remains hampers his efforts.
"Need a hand, Dasim? These crypts usually have things hidden in all sorts of secret crevices or buried with their owners. And hopefully the sword was the only trap!" Tarandil helps Dasim looking through the coffin, enthusiastic to help even if not particularly knowledgeable on where to look...
Despite your best efforts you don't find any secret compartments or other treasures in our around the body.
"Although it may cause several planes of hell to ice over, I agree with Ziyad." Dasim says with a gesture toward wizard and the relatively undisturbed tomb. "Goblins certainly haven't spent time here. It could be the ghost drove them off or the villager was mistaken or exaggerating." He shrugs his shoulders. "But since we're here already, we may as well bed down and see if the creatures show themselves."
It's not more than a half hour when you hear talking outside the tomb.
Mags once again searches the area for any signs of goblins or any other creature which might have been using the tomb as a lair.
Survival (Track):
Magmoira searches the anteroom of the tomb but still doesn't find any signs of goblin habitation.
Sitting near the dying fire, Dasim suddenly sits up and hisses softly to get the attention of the others. "We've got company. He whispers. "Could be our goblins. They know about the ghost."
Slowly and quietly the monk stands grabbing his spear and moving toward the entrance of the tomb.
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Hmph...if ya say so...I don't hear anything.
Rrath grabs his axe and approaches the entrance with Dasim.
Mags also rouses herself from her ponderings and, gripping her staff, moves towards the cave entrance.
Now that everyone is alert you can hear the voices clearer. "Go check it out Sqeeb." comes the deep voice. A thin voice starts complaining, "I don't want to! What if they're waaaaaa! The voice is cut off and there is a clatter as the speaker is thrown into the bits of metal and armor at the entrance. Peering down the hallway you see a goblin picking himself up. Beyond the entrance stands a much larger figure than any of you though it is hard to pinpoint any features as the light is behind him.
Ziyad's yelp causes Dasim to spin around looking for a threat behind the party, unfortunately in the tight space of the tomb he catches the tip of his spear on the ceiling causing it to scrape loudly as metal grinds against stone.
All the commotion causes the goblin to stop in his tracks. He turns to run screaming from the tomb, "HELP! THEY'RE STILL ALIVE! WAAAA! There's a thump as the large creature backhands the fleeing goblin to the ground. "Quiet Sqeeb!" It turns back to the Tomb entrance, "Come out little birds, you may be able to leave with your lives if you pay us well enough."
Dasim nods in agreement at the wizard's idea. "It's worth a try." He whispers in reply. "I'd rather fight the big one outside where we can surround it, rather than in this cramped space."
Tarandil nods in agreement. "When the fog drops I can use a sleep spell to try and take a few out of the fight. We might be able to question one and see where these pests are coming from."
Initiative:
Magmoria quietly moves forward and enchants her staff as she goes.
Stealth:
Distracted by swirling motion of the magical fog, Dasim looses a few seconds before shaking his head and moving into the fray.
Rrath bumps into Dasim as he advances into the fray.
"Hey! Where'd this fog come from!?" comes a deep voice from the fog.
Tarandil plays a few quick notes on his lute, using its magic to inspire Rrath.
Tarandil watches for Rrath to move down the tunnel before following him into battle.
Another noise? They just trying to frighten us! Comes the deep voice from the end of the tunnel. The goblins answer, "Its working!" You hear what sounds like soft but quick footfalls that can only be goblins panicking.
Dasim disappears into the fog to become one with the mist and darkness as he follows and moves beyond the clacking crab.
To help confuse and scare the goblins and their leader, Magmoria uses her druid powers to create odd winds, sounds and smells.
Ziyad, looking through the crab's senses, can see the big guy getting more confused by the odd sounds and smells.
Gripping his axe, Rrath makes his way into the fog cloud until he feels the edge the doorway. There he waits for the fog to disappear to carve up the creature taunting them.