Alurad holds his arms to block off anyone from moving forward then slowly backs up; “Do. Not. Move. That mushroom right there is a fungus called Vase Thelephore. It might already know we are here because it can sense our steps. Also, be ready! It shoots spores out to attack. If we are able to slay it at a range that could be best.”
Alurad continues to take a few steps backwards. Grumbling to himself “I do need to get a sling or a bow...”
Mirianna steps aside to let Alurad pass, "Aye, I made the same mistake myself!" she clutches her rapier and narrows her eyes waiting for the mushroom to move, "It moves, right?"
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"Hmmm" he peers into the room not moving any closer. "If you could throw a flaming flask or torch, then shut the door and let the fire deal with the mushroom, i'd do that"
“I do need to get a sling or a bow...”
Jon heard Allurad; Jon also needed a ranged option, to this point he'd prioritized his armor to other weapons, figuring he'd round out his equipment after he earned some coin in an adventure or two.
Walking over to his horse, Alurad grabs two Javelins and hands them to Jon. “Here ya go my boy, see if you can hit that thing from here.” he says in almost a testing tone.
Unwinding her sling Thilla prepares to whirl her weapons.
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Jon puts his sword away accepting the Javelins. "I can certainly try..." he eyes where the mushroom is, makes a few motions similar to throwing to make sure he had the room and won't do something stupid like hit someone near him or a wall.
About as ready as he's going to be, and seeing Thilla preparing the fight hopefully would be swift and uneventful. He could hope.
Surprise has just over taken Alurad as Duraz made good work of the fungi with his throwing spear; “Look out Jon, Duraz might be expanding his skills... hang onto those Javelins anyway.” Walking into the room Alurad cast Detect Magic.
Picking up the magical sword Alurad looks between the party members. “This sword is magical and would be a powerful weapon to use against whatever we face. Who would like to use this blade? I am not skilled with swords.” Handing the blade off, Alurad continues to look around the room.
Once he sees there is nothing remaining in the room, he makes his way to the other tower door. “This last tower before moving on to the cavern.” When the party decides on who gets the sword and gathers back around, Alurad swings open the door.
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Surprise shows on Jon's face, he was expecting the scuffle to last... well... just a little longer than one spear throw. It was just as well, afterall no one put in prolonged danger.
Putting the javelin(s) away he attaches them to a few cords on his backpack, so he could pull them off should he need ranged weaponry. Not the best solution but would work for the moment.
"If no one else needs the sword I'll take it. At least for now"
With the magic sword that would mean Jon now had 4 weapons. One magical sword, one normal sword, and two spears. Hardly a walking armory though.
Looking at the found items Thilla snickers."Those trinkets are not for me. Whoever wants it, take it!"
"I'll hold onto this crossbow if no one else can use it then."
"To the tower!"
Alurad opens the second tower door.
Singol is following along, perhaps lost in the moment of his first big dangerous adventure. Also working alongside all these armored and armed tall people. Watching Alurad opening the second tower door, Singol regains his focus.
"Alurad, shouldn't you be more careful with the doors? Gram always said to keep a crossbow where you could aim it at the door. She also had a habit of trapping her pie cabinet."
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Opening the tower door, you peer into the room to see a colony of four tiny dull-black winged creatures with hairy bodies and legs
similar to those of a tarantula. Upon sensing you they
take to the air with a fluttery flying style reminiscent of
bats.
combat!
The bats move toward and snap their fangs.
Alurad and marianna are up!
Alurad opens the door and sees these fanged creatures crawling and flying towards him and he stumbles backwards. He continues to move backwards away from the door. “You’re right my halfling friend, maybe I shouldn’t be opening the doors.”
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Alurad opens the door and sees these fanged creatures crawling and flying towards him and he stumbles backwards. He continues to move backwards away from the door. “You’re right my halfling friend, maybe I shouldn’t be opening the doors.”
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With the bat in her face Mirianna pokes ineffectively, then braces herself to be bit.
Thilla moves closer and stabs with her spear.
Looking between his party members he lets out a nervous laugh; “I believe that this towers door will be the last one I open while we are out exploring... Singol would you like to scout ahead and look for traps? Or Jon can take the lead upstairs while he is fully armored.”
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The top of this building is made of rotted wood. A trap
door lies on the southeast corner.
The top of the west guard tower is solid. The top of the east
guard tower:
The catwalk is a rotted platform that extends around
the perimeter of the fort.
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Duraz says after checking the rooftops I'm not walking on that. How about we explore the cave?
He proceeds to go to the cave opening and, when the group is ready, casts light on his shield.
Singol has a +4 to search. He looks over the rooftops.
"I'm with Duraz. There is nothing up here."
Down at the cave opening, Singol will stand ready with short sword in hand.
"If there were traps, the rats would have set them off by now."
"back the other way then; I'll trust your judgment here"
Realizing he is running short or spells, Alurad lights a torch; “I will follow your lead!” he steps in the middle of the group as they move towards the cave opening.
Seeing the creature Alurad remembers something that was said previously “The farmer talked about a haunting... things that could appease the spirits... I believed he mentioned something about bread and milk?” Alurad will look in a trail ration and if there is bread he will toss it towards the translucent creature.
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Recognizing the creature as one of the risen dead, Duraz overcomes its overwhelming appearance and takes advantage of its clumsy slam. He raises his holy symbol and shouts:
Be gone, you evil creature, in the name of the Stormbringer!
His holy symbol emanates a rising glow until it flashes a blinding light, as the cleric uses his turning of undead supernatural power.
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"Well, THAT Was exciting..." Jon says, feels at this point it's silly to sheath a sword since every few minutes since they've arrived they've had a scuffle with bats, rats, and a ghost now, each one lasting less than a minute.
But more importantly everyone seemed to be mostly unscathed.
Jon looks to Alurad and Duraz. "Do you think there will be any other ghosts?"