follow Dwol,
bring up the rear,
The third passage extends only 35’ before it dead ends.
Stay here while I go take a look. Doesn't make any sense, but not much here does; might be something, might be nothing.
Halafrin advances down the hallway looking for traps and/or secret passages.
+1
Hal discovers a trap about 20’ into the dead end passage. He also thinks something about the end of the passage looks odd.
Halafrin will do his best to disable the trap, encouraging the rest of the party to stay back until he does.
Be careful Halafrin
Hal is able to disable the trap without too much difficulty.
Let's have a look at this dead-end, but be careful; that was too easy.
Examine the end of the hall way:
-detect magic-
+1
Bah! I though I was supposed to be the suspicious one...
You are quite skilled Halafrin
I agree with that
The group concludes the end of the passage is illusory and there is something beyond it.
Dwol will carefully walk through the illusion to see what lies in truth beyond.
Dwol sees a cavern about 20’x30’. There are 3 dwarves with mining tools and a small earth elemental toward the far end working. Directly in front of Dwol are a pair of three legged horrors with a giant mouth and three tentacles (which he recognizes as some sort of otyugh). Behind the otyughs is a high helmed dwarf.
The otyughs attack while high helm mutters and gestures.
The rest of the party hear the sounds of a scuffle.
-59/115HP
Guess it's a good thing I went first.
, Dwol screams to his companions.
-37/115HP
Dwol lashes out at the nearest enemy.
-4STR
Halafrin advances and casts -haste- as soon as he thinks Dwol is in range.
Advance and Attack!
use a pt to get extra precise strike
-dam to come, class is starting-
Advance and fire on high helmed dwarf
Dwol attacks landing a solid blow to one of the otyughs.
The rest of the group hearing the sounds of battle moves forward and through the illusory wall. Hal then casts his spell and Chack and Garric each are able to make a single attack.
Chack strikes an otyugh and Garric hits the dwarf.
One of the otyughs attacks Chack while the other continues on Dwol.
Chack
Chack make a DC 21 fort save each time you are hit or take:
Dwol
The dwarf casts a spell on the 2 members of the group in the back.
Hal and Garric make DC19 Will save or become confused for 7 rounds.
Table: Confusion Effects
d% Behavior
01-25 Acts normally
26-50 Does nothing but babble incoherently
51-75 Deals 1d8 points of damage + Str modifier to self with item in hand
76-100 Attacks nearest creature (for this purpose, a familiar counts as part of the subject’s self)
Use Charmed Life
Attack!
-22/106 hp
confused round 1
Attack high-helmed dwarf!
-49/115HP
-28/115HP
Dwol continues to hack away
-4STR
Acid splash at one of the otyughs:
Chack lands a series of devastating strikes and with Hal’s help they take down an otyugh. Dwol hacks away at the remaining one. Despite his confusion, Garric continues to attack the dwarf doing considerable damage but something is lessening the damage he thinks he should be doing.
On Dwol:
The high helmed dwarf appears to cast another spell or use some innate magic and another otyugh appears in the back of the group and attacks Hal.
On Hal:
For each hit make a DC21 Fort save or take
1 con and 1 dex damage for each failed save
Garric: remember to make your confusion roll at the beginning of your turn
The new otyugh is the closest creature to you
Confusion Round 2
On the high-helmer, Attack!!
if needed attack the high-helmer, otherwise help out Dwol
Attack!
use a pt to give extra precise strike
-22/106 hp
-44/115HP
Dwol continues to chop away
-4STR
-46/58HP
-3DEX/CON
Halafrin drops unconscious
High helm goes down, blasted by Garric’s arrows!
Dwol and Chack end the otyugh.
Last otyugh disappears when high helm goes down.
Garric is released from his confusion.
check the high-helmer for items of interest
-44/115HP
To the mining dwarves-You are free now brothers. What were you doing here?
-4STR/-3DEX/-3CON
-56/58(40)HP
Halafrin burns some wand charges to get back to 40 HP.
-detect magic- on the fallen and area
I feel even more useless than usual Dwol. I'd say we need to rest, but I don't think there is any way to cure me or the time to let nature do it's work. I hate to be rude, but your kin are foul hosts and you home is a dungeon of horrors.
Chack finds a wand and 500 gp of valuables.
The dwarves ceased their labors when the high helm went down, they are still, vacant eyed, and completely non-responsive to Dwol and the rest of their surroundings.
Hal detects magic on the wand.
Here Halafrin, check this out hand him the wand
-4STR/-3DEX/-3CON
(40)HP
Hal studies the dwarves and wand to try and determine their natures/what is going on.
So be it.
There is a thunderclap and a flash of light. The group awakes as if from a dream.
“Another round for you lot or have you had enough?”
Asks an aged barkeeper in a rundown bar somewhere near a seaside as the sound of the sea and the smell of saltwater fills the place.
Dwol has a +1 waraxe instead of Skylord’s waraxe.
Dwol has +2 headband of charisma instead of Skylord’s headband. He is no longer any relation to the Skylord.
So be it.
There is a thunderclap and a flash of light. The group awakes as if from a dream.
“Another round for you lot or have you had enough?”
Asks an aged barkeeper in a rundown bar somewhere near a seaside as the sound of the sea and the smell of saltwater fills the place.Dwol has a +1 waraxe instead of Skylord’s waraxe.
Dwol has +2 headband of charisma instead of Skylord’s headband. He is no longer any relation to the Skylord.
Hal determines it is a wand of lesser restoration.
-4STR/-3DEX/-3CON
(40)HP
See Dwol? Don't be so sour! Sometimes the gods smile on us. I thought you paladins were supposed to be an optimistic lot in any case. They are your kin we are saving after all.
Halafrin will burn as many charges as needed to restore his stats to normal.
Any sense of what is wrong with the dwarves/elemental and is there any opportunity to release them from their affliction?
Hal believes the dwarves are under the influence of some sort of magic, something like a charm or compulsion.
Guess you need to make some rolls to see if you can restore stats to normal with 6 charges.
-4STR/-3DEX/-3CON
(40)HP
Can Hal determine the source of the charm/compulsion magic? The high-helmed dwarf is dead, is it coming from the helm? There is not evil dirt/smoke around. What could be impacting the usually magic-resistant dwarves?
Any other ways out from this dead-end mining section?
Hal does not locate anything in the area that seems to be the source of the compulsion.
The area is a dead end.
Head back to the 2nd passage on the left
As the group starts to head back, you are all struck with an intense headache.
Everyone make a DC 15 Will save.
-rubs temples to dissipate discomfort-