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We'll be back moving as and when Shady returns. He's been absent from the boards for a few weeks now after he had a nasty illness last month. I hope he's ok and returns to us soon, but until then I think we are on pause.

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"your rashness goes unpunished. No curses. There is indeed a little magic in this though..."

Ehlers reaches out and plucks the ring from Jared's hand

"... See this wave pattern on the band, this ring will evidently aid a wearer in any swimming he must undertake."

Ehlers slips the ring onto his finger and admires it before slipping it off once more and tossing it back to the rogue.

"I, of course, have no need for such trifles. Besides, its garish. Suits you though. So your lot weren't the first here, Orc. Seems we have ourselves some tomb robbers. Incompetent ones at that."

Euler's looks distainfully down at the old man's offerings

"if they're cursed you can keep hold of them"

He hovers his hand over the spoils for a few seconds

Casting Detect Magic
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Using his staff in one hand, his other planted squarely on a sarcophagus, Ehlers hoists himself up to sit on the edifice.

"People who allow the tombs of their ancestors to rot in stagnant water rarely inter them with treasure in my experience. PItty. How's that one Jarif? Another lost soul saved?"

Ehlers can clearly see the body is beyond help.

"Ugh! Untongue me pond dweller!"

Ehlers reaches across with his free hand and tries to grab the entangling tongue

Grapple: 1d20 ⇒ 8

But the slippery tongue is too... slippery

Cursing loudly in perfectly formed Draconic Ehlers takes a step back, removing his left hand from his stave and drawing a shard of ice as if from an invisible bag at his waist, with a flick of his wrist he hurls the shard at the frog in front of him.

5ft step, casting ray of frost...
Ray of Frost (Touch): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Sorry, Graduation weekend. Busier than expected

Stepping forward Ehlers brings his stave down two handed towards the wide head of the giant frog in front of him

Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 6
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

But the staff strikes the wall on the backswing and the blow is soft and inaccurate in any case

Ehlers wades into the room, scowling as he sees the high ground already taken

"Scared to get your feet wet gentlemen"

Moving past the sarcophagus Ehlers readies himself for the fight

Double move action, holding stave two handed

I'll post once Haska acts...

As his feet scrabble, failing to gain purchase on the waterlogged stone, Ehlers steps aside and allows others to try their luck.

"I'm still recovering from saving you all from that shadow... were I hale..."

Ehlers will head in 2nd/3rd given the option

"Worry about, learn from, be protected by... be rewarded by... sell..."

Ehlers trails off as he puts his back to the door and pushes

Strength: 1d20 ⇒ 6

"You hear some croaks through a rotten door and your first idea is to fire bomb the place?! Do those even work under water? Shall we perhaps try the door first to see what we are actually dealing with here?"

East seconded

Didn't think so...

"damn it"

Ehlers calmly watches as Robilar crudely fashions his leather lid and fills the makeshift container, then the elf smugly and swiftly fills his own waterskin.

1d4 ⇒ 2

Ehlers feels a little of his strength return as he sips the water.

"hmm... Invigorating."

He gulps down more if the water, hoping to further his recovery...

Ehlers is quietly, silently, impressed by Haska's boldness.

Not one to be shown up by a dwarf and seeing that Haska's fingernails hadn't begun to talk. Ehlers gives into his curiosity and, unwisely, cups his hand and tastes the water.

Wisdom is not Ehlers' strong point...

Ehlers is just about to advise caution when Haska tucks in

"Well of all the obvious traps... Oh, well it's been a while since you had a drink eh... How is it dwarf, are your teeth growing tentacles?"

"You can make sensible decisions after all, we need to establish a fallback position." For when you are all put to a retreat in disorder. "we should secure the south first."

Ehlers follows Haska south

Ehlers is making progress, internalising his condemnations

Ehlers approaches the pedestal, he is staring to feel more confident that they're not all going to die.

"What is this now. What fresh trap awaits us I wonder. Old man?"

Ehlers inspects the pedestal closer Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28 what are we looking at? A missing statue or just somewhere to keep a vase?

Shucks, sorry to see you go Goldi, see you around.

I'm not seeing a new map on Roll20 Shady...?

If the party are still happy to have me useless, I'm quite enjoying roleplaying 'arrogant but useless.' Plus it's too early to rest. Vote to carry on!

Ehlers steps back, covering his face wit ha raised arm to avoid the shower of bone fragments

"Egh! You're hard pushed by a couple of Skeletons without me at full chat. Better hope I heal soon."

Without another word Ehlers makes to descend...

Ehlers steps forward once more, ever the optimist, south of the skely and, muttering under his breath in orcish, reaches forward to touch the foul creature

Brand (Touch): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (11) - 1 = 10

I doubt that's enough but if it is, a tiny symbol of the ever flame is burned into the skeli's forehead and it takes 1 damage...

"Quick feet for an old man!"

Not wanting to be outdone, Ehlers moves round behind Jarif and once more tries to land a blow.

Attack B: 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (16) - 1 + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

5ft step forward to engage. Swing!

Frustrated by his body's unfamiliar weakness Ehlers is quick to stride into the fray once more.

Attack Skeleton D: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4

I take it you didn't read my PM Shady

Stepping through the throng Ehlers swing his stave down in a two handed strike against a skeleton (C)

Attack (2handed): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4
Damage: 1d6 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

...but his strength fails him at the last and the green wood bounces harmlessly from stone.

More than happy to move on, didn't realise the time, just might be a bit insufferable for a while...

Ehlers shrugs and with a sigh makes to move off.

"very well, but don't say I didn't warn you all!"

It's the strength damage that is most damning to be honest, but we've no way of sorting that yet so I'll do my best

"We are all well aware of what your gung ho tactics have lead to orc, the fact we are here at all are testament to their efficacy. I for one do not wish to require rescuing myself. So we do this with intelligence and caution and not go running in like beasts yes?!

With a sigh Ehlers drams himself up and with a shake of his shoulders, joins the others.

"I must rest soon if we are to make a success of this. You need me and my spells."

"I am... Drained. That shadow took it out of me, but I suspect there is nothing a two bit pack of wanderers can do about that. I'll just have to deal with myself, I'll think of something."

I'm fine for HP, just got some gnarly strength damage and I'm out of spells.

How deep is the trench? Can we jump into that to get past?

Ehlers is very content to let the others investigate this new threat. He takes advantage of the fact they are all focused on the trap to slip to the back of the group and slump against a wall breathing heavily.

In his weakened state and aware that he has very few magical reserves remaining sticks to the back of the group, uncharacteristically quiet.

"Me. But I suspect I need real medical attention, not what you're offering. So I shall push on. You all need me after all."

Ehlers, struggling to carry his staff so weakened is he, staggers from the room, choking on the smoke and coughing as he does so.

Staggering as the shadow draws the strength from his body Ehlers steps back (5ft step away) and releases another magic missile Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Round: 2 Initiative:14

Ehlers takes his now magical staff in both hands and silently swings it at the apparition before him

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

"Jarif, right in front of you man!"

Ehlers unleashes a dart of pure energy then gracefully steps forwards.

Magic Missile Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 followed by movement to between Jarif and Ka'narg

As the door scrapes open Elhers takes a moment to recast light on his staff. Then, with a flourish that seems to make the weapon glow, invests the weapon with a magical potency (Arcane Pool)

"Lets try to stay friends this time around shall we. We all get to irritate each other longer if we're still alive and I'm not interested in dragging your corpses back to town"

Ehlers also takes off his pack and leaves it in a corner...

Ehlers takes up a position near, but someway back from, the door. Staff held en guard in one hand the other hanging losely at his side.

Cheers Haska

With a hiss the floor where Robilar is standing suddenly becomes chilled (Ray of Frost)

"You can keep your bombs to yourself! I'm looking forward to meeting this 'shadow,' I agree we should deal with that threat first."

Ehlers offers to take the last (third?) watch before morning (in as far as we can tell the time down here)

Yeah, we'll get pretty bogged down otherwise

Ehlers leaves the others to talk and begins to look around the room and at the barricade, looking for anything useful

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Sorry GM, do you have something you'd rather I used for orcish?

Hi Jarif!

"'Felled first' my mistake, not a coward but a hom. (Orcish:Weakling) You must show us where you fell, there may be other survivors of friend Roldare's 'preperations'"

FYI i'm using Klingon for Orcish

"You seem hale Ka'narg, ran before the fight began did you? Tell us of this 'shadow' and while your at it, what in the abyss is a Roldare?"

Ehlers steps into the room.

"You must be Mr K. Great. Are you all that is left, orc?"

Ehlers steps fully into view of the crack in the door, still at casual ease holding his illuminated staff in one hand.

"my intents are adjusted according to the subject concerned. Goldi, you recognise the voice?"

Ehlers does not seem flustered by the threats, nonchalantly strolling towards the junction at the end of the corridor.