Meant to post the swim earlier:
Otto swims down into the water and spots a large opening in the side of the wall, swimming a bit further he can see the opening leads into a tunnel and though visibility is still limited to about 25’-30’ there is definitely a light source somewhere within the tunnel.
Otto resurfaces to explain the situation.
There seems to be a way forward, lads.
How can we transport Colm's armor? Do we each carry some of it?
Or are we going to have to split the party?
I do have this potion of waterbreathing/swimming with 2 doses, that gets me there and back...
Vin? Carbour?
Vin looks dubiously at the waters-I'm not sure Otto. Light sources aren't air and not all of us are strong as an ox or magicked with potions. Why don't you make sure there is a place where we can catch our breath before we all commit to drowning?
There was also the room with the walkway around the water, you could check within the water there as well. You are not aware of any other unexplored areas.
should we tie a rope to him and we can use it as a guide....he can pull on it 3 times if we are to proceed...
I am game to scout further. A rope sounds good both as a trail and a precaution. How about two pulls for safe, three to pull me back?
Otto starts to tie a rope around his waist and is ready to take a dive.
Do you have more than one rope to tie together? You are pretty sure that 50' is going to fall short. No special roll for the rope.
Swim check for swimming.
Con check for breath holding, though I do not ascribe to the Pathfinder breath holding rules. I find them to be totally out of whack based on my experiences.
Did anyone else have rope? If so, Otto will wait to tie the ropes together.
If not, Otto is willing to risk it.
Otto plunges into the water again and makes his way down and into the tunnel heading towards a light that he hopes indicates a place where he can breathe.
Alright, Otto tempts fate by trying to return to the team.
Otto doesn't get a good breath and has to turn back. He prepares himself better and makes it back to the group on his second attempt.
well Otto...what awaits us.....
Catching his breath:The tunnel is longer than I expected. Or I must continue to train for conditioning. However, there is a door in a small alcove. We could try your rope idea so I can guide you and Vinyarion.
how many feet of rope do we have? i have none....
I've got 50' of rope
Otto has 50 ft of rope as well.
do ya think a 100' would cover it Otto?
100' is enough. Are you trying to swim in armor? If so, make sure to apply the armor penalty.
Probably the best way to do this would be to have Otto go back with one end of the rope and hold it at other end, then you guys could pull yourselves along the rope.
Make swim and con checks when you go.
I guess a better way to die then in some beast's belly...-Vinyarion thinks forlornly
Otto attempts to take another trip through the tunnel, with the rope.
Carbour: armor check penalty for banded mail is -6
Carbour and Colm flail about in their armor, almost drowning, and barely make it back to the starting point.
Otto momentarily forgets how to swim, back to the start.
Vin splashes about and sucks in a bunch of water before making it back to the start.
DM note: No more underwater adventures for the party, especially Colm who has a potion but doesn't use it.
Alright, let's try this again:
-just seeing if you're paying attention, but of course you are, oh magnificent one-
cough, cough...maybe I should take my potion.
drink my potion before next attempt.
Carbour takes his armour off.....and wraps it together....and tries again.....using the rope as a guide....
You're up Vin.
I've probably got the hang of this now; should be just like walking through a beautiful forest...
As Vin starts to panic as his breath begins to run out, Carbour grabs him by the collar and pulls him along, the entire group makes it to through the tunnel and surfaces in a small room with a single door.
climb out...wipe armour dry....this will need oiling
Once Vinyarion recovers from his second near drowning he takes a look at the door and the room.
+1 for guidance; +1 for traps
+1 for guidance; +1 for traps
Looks like a normal wooden door, no traps are found. The room is basically empty except for a couple of torches on the wall.
Lead the way Otto. Suggest him first then Colm, Carbour, and me.
are torches lit?
Yes, the torches are what produced the light that enabled Otto to discover this place.
Otto will open the door.
The cold air of a crypt and several skeletons greet Otto as he opens the door. The boney fingers of two skeletons claw at Otto forcing him back!
Six skeletons in total force their way into the room with you. Party action.
-9/23 HP
Otto fights his combatants off with a flurry of blows from his chain
Stay strong Otto
Attack!
Vinyarion moves back towards the doom of water and fires a glob of acid at the unengaged skeleton.
Get in there Carbour!
Otto's whip bludgeons two skeletons to pieces. Colm's blade rakes across skeletal ribs doing a bit of damage but less than it would on a living opponent. Vin's acid burns into a skeleton doing some minor destruction. Carbour's swing smashes some bones apart dismantling a skeleton but like Colm's blade it is less effective than it would be on living flesh.
The three remaining skeletons continue attacking.
Carbour
Colm
Otto
Attack!