He has decided to sit and admire the new greatsword looking over it all to see what is on it and within it, at least the best he can. With the appearance of the lizard he looks up and asks, "So where are the others..." Realizing the lizard is too cold to talk he waits looking back at the sword covered in runes and green energy. While waiting he asks Niche, "So what rune will you take today?"
Matthew waits until the lizard relays its information then stands up from the wall. He pulls his greatsword from the ground and asks, "They may have bypassed the first two levels using that access. Do you want to follow them or shall I begin to guide?"
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The doorway collapsed, followed by the floor. Reflexively the elf twisted and turned, avoiding the worst of the damage. His supernatural physique turned a potentially dangerous situation into a meee bruise.
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
Lidras easily spread his wings and glided down. The fall would have shattered the body of a normal elf. Once again he was glad that he was not.
Once at the bottom he looked around to see who was still with him...
"Um." The cleric stammered. "Cân șomeone help me down? Î do noţ hâve proper rope țo geţ down."
Rosa tried but then just ignored the falling Rock, she was to large to get out the way.
The Black Shadow wings of Rosa beat as she flow down to the ground.
She landed with grace, sending rocks flying into the walls, as her wings folded.
She looked up at Davian.
"Let go, I will catch you."
As Rosa tries to catch Davian she would take 2d6 damage. Davian on the other hand will likely take all the 12d6 damage.
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"Don't be absurd. The lowest they could have fallen is to the minotaurs." He states flatly after the lizards remark.
"Sly, can you find them, or lead us to the rest of the group?" Aukan asks after the lizard warms up enough to relay them his information.
"Once I pick up their scent again, then I can track them and lead you to them. I am scared they are down in the frozen level." The little lizard relays as he continues to shake with his teeth chattering.
As the ground gives way, Annwyn catches herself with her wings, softly gliding to the ground.
Rosa springs back up into the air and go get Davian.
As the floor AND ceiling gives way, the dwarf presses against the wall, old fingers burring into the stonework and the dark-wooded staff is used like a climbing hook.
As soon as the rockslide has stopped, Snowbeard cirps and the King sitting atop the staff leaves his unmoving post and starts to grow as its powerful scissors find easy hold in the shaft.
With a groan, the dwarf mounts his mount which then casually climbs down the sheer shaft without any signs of trouble.
While waiting he asks Niche, "So what rune will you take today?"
"Hmm. None of them are particularly useful to me on first glance. Perhaps the Iron Spike one, I guess. I dont have many options for opponents i cant reach."
Niche nods to the quick little lizard, "If you can bring us to them, then lead on. You look cold; did you bring a warmer cloak? Regardless, I imagine it will warm up once we outpace the Storm Skeletons."
Visibly not happy with the situation, Davian lets the half-fiend giantess fly the cleric down to join the others. "Țhănk you", the varisian grumples.
She puts him down but says nothing to wound his pride.
doing what she had done was all she needed to say."If we can find the others then we can follow the undying one"
"Yeş. Leț uș preșș on", the desnan nodded grimly.
The ogre eyes the goliath and the tiny lizard "So, which way?"
"Cloak?! I don't wear clothes, though after this amount of cold, perhaps I should. Thank you for letting me warm up. The goliath doesn't have much clothes and the human has a lot of armor. Thanks." He grins and appears to shiver less clutching to the folds of the clothing as he presses his cold skin to yours Niche.
"Oh I don't know until I get a scent." He states simply smiling with the warmth spreading through his body.
"I would have to say, we look. I think we should try to find the rest of the group. Stronger in numbers and such, let alone more than a day and all I am going to get is a shock. No Lindras or Rosa." The goliath points out as he is ready to follow the human in armor.
He nods simply and leads the two of you along the way. Finding the maze he offers, "We should head to the only entrance to the ice caverns, that is likely where we will find the group."
Within the maze you feel that you are lost and don't see how Matthew can tell where he is going. Though he leads you away from most traps and navigating around those that you find, pointing out where to step and where not to step.
Even with Matthew's great memory you soon find yourself seeing a minotaur at the end of the 10 foot wide hallway before you. The battle-worn axe and scarred leather armor born by this sun bleached minotaur woman mark her as a seasoned combatant. She is 40 feet away.
Perception DC 18 to act in surprise round.
Niche
Sly
Aukan
Matthew
minotaur marauder
Meanwhile the other group chooses to push on, Taking the large tunnel that has chunks of flame either on the top of the liquid or on the wall. Soon you find yourself in a very large room, assuming you all avoid the fires. This room appears to have been carved out to be like a colosseum and you are on the battle floor. Two gates opposite of you open, they are about 400 feet away, you can see strange large leopard like creatures burst forth charging towards your group. A portcullis drops behind the group, then several more do in succession.
Round 1
He drops his warhammer to the ground taking his new weapon in both hands as he moves forward. After the first step his dark black full plate armor covers his body in an instant. A dark green design is inlaid all over the plates, it appears to glow now as before it did not. Likely following the others towards the threat.
Round 1
If none notice her before Matthew leads the charge forward, his greatsword resting on his shoulder. Getting close he would lift the sword off his shoulder going for an overhead chop. Though there is no room for the action in the confined hallway and he would then pull his short sword at the last moment letting the large sword clatter to the ground and trying to take advantage of the change of weapons at the last second.
He will snap his feet together as well, teleporting behind the minotaur slashing the small sword into the monstrous creature's flesh. Blood squirts from the small wound as he stands in a defensive stance. A trail of red flames only shows his passage.
She holds out her hand and her blade come into being in it. Grips it in both hands with high guard, and grows in size to 32' tall..
The great black hell blade flames on with black fire, red runs shine along it, deep blood red.
Seeing his companions charge forward, Niche looks to see what made them bolt.
"A minotaur? Is that all?"
Raising his voice to project in her direction he says, "Hey she-bull, seen anything tough down here we could fight?"
Davian draws his starknives, ready for the confrontation.
Continuimg round 1
Aukan charges forward swinging from the side with his green great sword with all his fury. The blade catches the far wall making sparks as it arcs towards it's intended victim. Luckily with Matthew distracting her with a flank he is able to get through her defenses.
With the one two hit from Aukan and Matthew the minotaur drops.
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Lidras swings and his negative energy sword slashes into one of the leopards in Round 3 as the group first waits for the beasts to come to you.
"Oh wow I did not expect a minotaur to drop so quickly, I know the previous squads of undead were easy but will our luck hold out and fights will be so easy? Likely not..." Aukan heads back to collect his war warhammer. Back he will ask, "What loot did you find and any way we can determine what the items do?"
Holding the short sword above her throat he waits for a command, while waiting he begins to pull off items that are magical and stowing them in his pack.
"Narll, ye ain't wanna do'at!"
The dwarf flings a hand towards the leopard-thing and a bolt of thick spider web flies towards the rear-leopard, threatening it to get entangled in thick, fast-spreading webs.
Snowbeard's spell is effective at catching half of the leopards on the left side. Now only 15 getting close to your group...
[ooc]Lidras you are in the coluseum with most of the group facing off the leopards, which are charging. I am waiting on PC actions before I move forward to round 2.
The desnan keeps back to back with the giantess and dwarf, knowing how easy the leopard creatures could swarm around them.
Annwyn quickly moves into support mode, weaving magic to enhance all of their reflexes and attacks , then opens a pit in the ground next to them, to help with their defensive positioning, then prepares to stand her ground, readying her quarterstaff.
Matthew shakes his head, finishing looting and taking his own weapons. Then leads the group along the path, through the maze.
The old dwarf starts to mutter under his breath again, as if talking to someone else entirely.
"Aye, t'ere are many.
Flame'em?
Narll, 'ey are too far.
Wat? Gettin' big ya say?
Mhh, yeah, maybe.
Lets do 'at."
After a few muttered, arcane syllabyls and hand gestures, the dwarf gets large, the breads of his white beard flying as if caught in a strong wind.
Maybe your eyes are mistaken, but it seems to be glowing in a very faint, blue shimmer.
Davian steps in the middle of the group, readying themselves for battle. Raising his hands high, the desnan cleric invokes his goddess's name and casts [I]Bless on the group of defenders.
Round 1 - 3
The group casts spells to impede the coming stampede of large felines as well as boosting their allies. Some merely stood shoulder to shoulder waiting for the coming threat. With a pit at the groups left the circle turns into a semi circle only needing to focus on a few attackers at a time.
The 15 of 20 leopards come crushing upon your group.
Round 3
The large leopards with snakes from their backs charge in with a pounce. Large Rosa and Snowbeard are out in front with Lidras between them. Thus putting Davian, Annwyn, and Serill in the back out of range of melee. Though Lidras is out of melee healing from Davian.
Only four of the leopards can reach you at a time the others crowd behind them releasing their breath at the large targets. Snowbeard, Lidras and Rosa need to make three Fortitude saves DC 17 vs. sleep.
Melee bite +9 (1d6+5), 2 claws +9 (1d3+5), snakes +2 (1d4+1)
vs. Snowbeard
vs. Rosa
Snowbeard might be able to negate the first leopard from striking him with its claws, bite, and snakes with a successful grapple the other should be able to get through.
Rosa takes the brunt of the attacks with her armor but the large claws of the leopard rip through or find an exposed point, tearing flesh and blood can be seen.
He stops at a fork in the maze as he points down the different paths he offers possible threats, right: "minotaurs but quicker,", forward: "Unknown.", left: "long route, undead minotaur might be out. Which way?"
They come on biting and scratching, rosa laughed and evil laugh and her sword screams in joy knowing it would feed. Breath washed over her and she chuckled. Claws got past armor but found only harder skin underneath. A few scratches was all they made. Then it was her turn and the black evil blade when up and fell, black flame falling off it as it did.
Her blade cut deep and drank the soul of the beat before her, moaning in ecstasy as it did.
Annwyn keeps shaping the battlefield around them, and a giant ice spear erupts from the ground beneath the feet of the leopard furthest from the pit , striking it and knocking it to the ground.
Davian screams as he leaves his tactical placement and runs headlong into danger to help the fiendish giantess.
Snowbeard just yawns at the feeble sleep-magic of the leopards and slashes at the approaching leopards with a chaotic flurry of beard-braids flailing around like a bunch of cut ropes...
Having got a hold of one of the charging leopards, the beard envelops the victim, reaching for the throat and squeezing tight ...
Now the beasts where around her Rosa spins her sword around and flames it into the floor in front of her. As she dose a wash of flack flame runs down the sword into the ground and out.
And the black hell flame washes out over all around Rosa.
Davian was hit by a illusion and quickly recovers seeing through it and realizes she is still standing next to him. He easily heals her and Old Snowbeards minor wounds as they come. The leopards seem driven and continue to come at you even with their breathern slaughtered before them. Several more minutes pass as you take down the rest of the pack.