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Eldon switches targets, clicking his daredevil boots to perform a darting movement around the other skeleton.
"Yes, let's work together on this one Zornesk!" the bald elf strikes with his rapier once he has gained the skeleton's back.
Lara crits the skeleton, but with damage reduction she doesn't tear up all the bones and it survives.
Eldon pierces some of the bones, but with its Dr is survives as well.
Radiarch bot, pulls out greatsword and moves to strike destroying it
Last skeleton goes vs Eldon miss
All heroes are up
Miss and Miss, skeleton strikes back but misses Eldon back
Edit: oh, right, two people didn't go botting Zornest vs skeleton
Lara vs skeleton, with flanking that hits and it collapses
Combat over
TreasureHeroes take a look around, you can take the masterwork longswords if you wish, but the skeletons don't have anything else on them. However, you do find other stuff, A discarded potion of cure moderate wounds and a coil of iron rope are in the eastern tent.
Heroes then move into A2
This cold, dark stone chamber has walls covered in ancient markings that the ages have worn to the point of illegibility. The higher portion holds a dried-up well, a ladder leading up, and descending stairs to the north. The lower portion to the south has two ancient buildings and a collapsed passageway. The floor has fallen near the east wall, exposing another chamber below. A robed corpse lies at the bottom of the ladder.
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Eldon picks up the potion and the coiled rope "You never have enough backup rope" he says with a smile, and marks the fine swords to collect them as valuable loot during the group's retreat home.
Descending the stairs in the shaft, the elf examines carefully the area.
"This collapse has been recent. And not an accident. Someone has produced this." the bald one explores around, drawing back the rapier to his hand "Let's be careful... it seems like the researchers here have been attacked by... something..."
He then goes up the southern stairs and has a look at the rooms there, making sure to have a look at traps.
Also in A2 Archaeology stuff
A3 Lower Archaeology site
To the north, a winding stairway descends to the dim chamber below. Four alcoves hold marble statues of grim soldiers from ages past, two on either side of a faintly glowing statue of a regally appointed man who towers in front of the southern wall. Two golden lion statues stand at guard in front of the god. The roof has collapsed at the northwest corner, where a large stone slab lies on the floor below the opening.
Archaeology stuff
A4 Anteroom of Barbatos
Shadows cast by a blazing brazier behind a metal lattice to the south flitter across the wall paintings here, granting the images the illusion of haunted animation. A seven-foot-tall statue of a hunched, robed figure with three eyes and a mouth ringed with tentacles stands before the lattice.
A5 Chamber of Dispater
A fiery brazier at the east end of the chamber makes the air uncomfortably hot and acrid. An eight-foot-tall statue of a devil with large, curved horns stands at the west end. Across from the metal lattice is a collapsed, descending staircase. An ancient skeleton is partially buried under the rubble.
With eldons help, who can aid on everything on knowledge checks you find out everything.
Lara has a hard time climbing, but she can try again and again.
A2
You find out the following information, Treasure in bold
Archaeology: The PCs have two archaeological finds to inspect and two suspicious details to uncover in this area. The first archaeological item mentioned in the report consists of broken Taldan clay pots, which were delivered to the site from Taldor by the Aspis Consortium. The clay pots are authentically ancient, but the clay is of a wrong type for this region. You also know it is inconsistent type of clay. These pots could denote long-distance trade, but they are relatively plain and were unlikely valuable enough to serve as mercantile goods.The second archaeological item from the report is a well-preserved ancient Taldan home. The Chelish archaeologists modifiedthe original Jistkan building with stucco that has been painted to appear weathered. A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Knowledge (history) check confirms that the architecture is of the right style for the period. PCs who succeed at a DC 14 Appraise or Knowledge (engineering) check, a DC 20 Perception check, or exceed the Knowledge (history) check by 5 or more deduce the false nature of the painted stucco.
Well: A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Perception check notices something gleaming at the bottom of the dried up well. The well is 30 feet deep with a Climb DC of 14. The item at the bottom is an ancient dagger.
The Athenaeum archaeologist’s bag contains a scroll of resist energy. At the bottom of the 30-foot-deep well is a masterwork cold iron dagger with a raven-headed pommel. The dagger is being in Jistkan design.
A3
Archaeology: The PCs can study three additional features here—and uncover their inconsistencies. The first is the quartet of Taldan statues occupying the alcoves. Each statue represents a noteworthy figure in Taldan history, you identify them as military leaders who served in Taldor’s Third Army of Exploration under General Coren. Unfortunately, all four died before the founding of Corentyn, which supposedly served as a launching point for the group that founded this colony. You all can ascertain from the minimal wear and discoloration that the statues were likely carved in the last century.The next archaeological item from the report is the pair of golden lion statues. Originally these depicted hellhounds, but the Athenaeum archaeologists augmented the original sculptures with plaster to resemble lions and covered them with a thin gold coating that has been tarnished with paint to appear aged. You uncover these fabrications. You identify that the statues depict hellhounds once the false parts have been removed.
The final archaeological item is a large, ancient statue of the god Abadar. The statue is actually a magical illusion that looks and feels real. The statue detects as magical, and you identify the aura as an illusion. and you disbelieve the illusion. The double door behind the illusion is made of metal. A serpent head etched upon its surface is the symbol of archdevil Geryon. The doors have been locked since the Everwar with a chain. You unlock the door. Platinum ring found, only treasure bundles, not magic.
A4
This area is dedicated to the archdevil Barbatos, whom the statue depicts in grisly detail. The paintings portray a battle between the troops and div allies of Ancient Osirion and the artificers and constructs of the Jistka Imperium. These two powerful nations clashed for several hundred years around –3000 ar, and the Jistkans eventually lost the prolonged conflict. You recognize the opposing armies. The metal lattice is rusted and no longer properly anchored in the walls. You pull it aside easily.
A5
You find on a dead body a Carved broken rod, a broken ivory baton You recognize the ruined magic and it is repairable.
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Eldon helps identify the stucco, clay and other paintings, and is able to quickly get the dagger down and deciphers the scroll.
"Be careful with this stone slab, I do not like the looks of it..." Eldon approaches slowly to examine the piece, taking care with any trap there.
Checking the statues he helps the others date them "So many forgeries... what interest did they have on simulating this to be older?" the elf is a bit confused about the purpose of all the fake work.
Taking the baton, Eldon tries for an easy fix "I think I can try to activate this if we can manage to fix it"
After all this, the elf climbs up the stairs, only halting at a room that seems filled with water "What the? Tsk!"
Eldon repaired the baton
Eldon shows them up and climbs the area easily
And Eldon does find out that the water is a hazard, that you should cross without touching the later.
Alright, Zornesk, you don't find it, but someone else did.
You head onto A6, Hall of Mammon
You must cross the water
The echoing, lightless hall has a dark pool that extends most of its length. A walkway runs above the pool, but much of it has collapsed, leaving only the support pillars below. In the south, upon a platform at the end of the hall, stands a seven-foot-tall statue of a horned humanoid with a large, cryptic disc mounted upon its back. The hall turns to the west before the platform.
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"Let me open the way for you" Eldon ties himself a rope around his arm and leaves the other side to the team.
Then he hops to the first pillar, attempts to tie and tense the rope around, then hops to the second and third, setting a railing for people to cross with more ease.
If he manages to reach the other side, he secures the rope railing, then draws his rapier and checks the area to make sure it is safe for the rest to cross.
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"Thank you, sir elf," Radiarch replies to Eldon after having tied up the new railings. He then packs away his bow and arrow to focus exclusively on crossing safely, and reluctantly so considering the armor he is wearing.
Despite the aid of the rope rail, Radiarch's foot slips on the first chance it gets and he falls into the water.
Radiarach falls, but climbs back out of it easily, he fails twice actually
Lara bot
and she crosses safely
Radiarch does not catch fire.
Update coming.
Heroes make it to the Forge of Belial A7
This hallway has staircases leading down to the north and west. The wide staircase to the west leads to a room illuminated by the warm glow of a small, fuel-less forge next to an eight-foot tall statue. The statue depicts a handsome, winged humanoid, though one side of his body is notably angelic and the other half fiendish. Skeletal remains in a red uniform lie in the middle of the room. The corpse of the Chelish soldier has a gaping but cleanly cut hole through its rib cage. You determine that something hot burned through the torso.
You see the forge and this is where you restore the baton back to normal with that spellcraft check you made earlier. The Rod can be used once. When pointed at a Jistkan construct and activated as a standard action, it disrupts the construct and causes it to take no actions for one round. You also find a bracelet here worth some gold.
A8: Path of Damnation
On the east end of this dim hallway, two staircases lead to the north and south but the one to the north has collapsed. A painting on the eastern wall depicts four figures guided along a path by a rat, a goat, a raven, and a hound. A rounded tunnel extends to the west, and glowing runes on the floor divide the floor into four areas. Stairs at the far end of the hall descend into a larger room, and a decrepit corpse wearing a silver amulet is splayed precariously across the upper steps.
There is also treasure on the body, an amulet.
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Eldon makes it to the forge and makes his best to fix the baton. When finished he offers the rod "Who wants to carry it? If you point it towards a construct like this, it can disrupt its actions."
As they reach the stairs corridor, Eldon raises his hand asking the party to halt "One second. This place looks like a dangerous trapped corridor. We should be very careful." pointing the figures of the animals he adds "It looks like some kind of puzzle, we perhaps need to put the figures in that order."
Anyway he tries to solve the puzzle and disable the trap before advancing.
The corresponding tokens are the raven dagger (area A2), hound
token (area A3), rat amulet (area A8), and goat bracelet
(area A7). Faint illustrations along each of these four areas depict the four layers of Hell.
Eldon figures it out easily and disables the Hazards doing so.
A9 Temple of Geryon
The air in this chamber is strangely humid, and a thin layer of fog clings all across the floor. A staircase descends from the east and another staircase to the west is fully obstructed by rubble. Several statues with serpent motifs stand in the area. To the north, a large, green stained-glass window looms behind a twisted statue of three serpentine men conjoined at the hip. Vines snake across the floor from a central pool filled with luminescent green liquid. In several places, faintly glowing arcane script inscribed on the floor tiles shines through the mist.
Roll init and place yourselves in A9.
them.
Lara knows she is fighting a SERPENT EFFIGY. (You get one piece of info about it)
As the heroes come into the room, they rise.
Lara, Radiarch, Eldon are up
Eldon destroys the Construct in one hit.
Lara hits a construct in the stomach, not all of it goes through.
They use hellfire gaze ranged attack to attack back vs touch eldon
vs touch Lara Lara that does hit you fire
All heroes are up Radiarch is up twice