I am happy to bow out gracefully; feel free to continue without me, though :-)
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Damn, I, too, am sorry to hear that :-/ I hope that your life situation improves with time, and that you get a chance to do other things in the future :-) For the record, I thoroughly enjoyed Ting's company ;-) Baerlie, since we are now down to two players (and I know that you yourself are quite busy), shall we make this thread inactive?
Hans continues his blood work, attempting to cut down the Grioth in front of him.
Hans takes a swing at the Grioth as it closes with him.
With a roar, Hans attempts to annihilate Blue.
With a roar, Hans squeezes his way forward.
"Let's finish clearing out this level first."
Hans shrugs. "Don't look at me! I have no idea, either. Come on - let's keep moving." He then conducts a quick search of the courtyard, before following Ting down the next corridor.
Keen-eyed, Hans spots an odd-looking bone tube behind the statue. "I think that this might be a scroll; Feli? Do you know what it is?" He then turns to Ting Tang. "We should finish clearing this level before we head upstairs. Let's see where the other arm of the corridor went."
Hans nods down the corridor which continues south, before bending east. "Let's keep moving... the monster's won't die by themselves!"
Hans nods down the southern arm of the corridor. "Let's try to check out the piece of the building directly south of this room, first."
"Right. So, destroy the Window last. Clear-out the rest of the Monastery first. Got it." He then turns to Ting and shrugs. "I say we start on the ground floor, and work our way up."
Hans shrugs. "Well, the village does not have anywhere near enough money to pay his ransom, even if they wanted to. Instead, they sent us into Tula's Crypt, where we acquired some rather nifty dragon-slaying equipment. Honestly, I wouldn't say it is a foregone conclusion, but we are the best shot that the town has at surviving."
"Why, I do believe you are right, Ting Tang! I wonder what he is doing here..."
Hans shrugs his mighty shoulders. "If you think we should go over the wall, then by all means, go ahead. It might be worth going through the gate-house first, though."
No dramas - take your time :-)
@Ting: Felicitas claimed the Ring of Force Shield, which provides a +2 shield bonus - it wouldn't stack with the +1 light steel shield...
Technically, no - an 'Unarmed Strike' is completely different to a 'Natural Attack' (which is what a beak is). That said, if our lovely GM wishes to rule otherwise, I certainly wouldn't object ;-)
Fair enough. If you take the ring, then there is no need to try and upgrade your buckler ;-) List updated. I recommend an Oil of Keen Edge for each of Ting Tang and Hans, and I wouldn't mind the Protection From Acid, so that I have *some* resistance to Acid, at least for part of one encounter ;-)
So, to summarise the loot situation at present: ***EVERYONE HAS: 2237.48gp each*** Songbirds - Ting Tang
The suggestions above for Felicitas, are because she is the only spell caster in the party, and the suggestion for Ting Tang is because I know he likes shiny objects (and it is a bit too expensive to sell, in any case). Since Ting seems to like 'sword and board', I suggest he takes the +1 Acid Resistance Light Steel Shield, and Felicitas takes the Ring of Major Acid Resistance; that way, you both have some protection against acid. With the above suggestions, Ting Tang's AC will be a respectable 24 :-) I would not mind taking the Ring of Protection +2, and the Amulet of Natural Armor +2; that way, Hans' AC (when enlarged and raging), will still be a fairly respectable 22. These are, of course, only suggestions. If anyone has any better ideas, let me know :-) Also, if anyone wants to claim any of the other items, now is the time to speak, or forever hold your peace ;-) @GM Baerlie: Is there someone in town who can enchantment +1 armor / weapons? If so, we could upgrade Felicitas' armor and shield to +1, bumping her AC to 20.
Hans whistles in appreciation when he sees the haul. "Well, that certainly looks impressive! Let's head back to town, and sort out exactly what we have...."
"Felicitas? Any idea what these items are?"
Hans turns to Ting-Tang, and shrugs. "Possibly? Only one way to find out..." Once the items are carefully boxed-up, Hans heads back to the statue-chamber to check if anything has happened there.
Yes please :-)
Hans turns the key...
"Very well." Once Ting Tang has checked for traps, Hans tries the key in the key hole.
"Felicitas? Anything in there magical?"
Hans does his best to make sure Ting Tang does not become a wight, taking a massive, bisecting swing at the remaining undead fiend!
Getting somewhat worried about poor Ting Tang, Hans wades forward, and attempts to aid him.
"Thanks Felicitas!" Seeing Ting engaging Green, Hans 5' steps, and does likewise.
With a roar, Hans presses his attack on yellow!
Hans sees the foes arrayed against the party, and grins. "Alright, looks like we finally have a real challenge on our hands!" He then moves up to one of the wights, and starts swinging, his form warping and Blurring as he does so.
Hans wrinkles his nose. "Charming. I think anything we find down here will probably be significantly water-damaged..." He then waits patiently for Ting Tang to make short work of the locked door.
"You know... I vaguely remember a story wherein guardians let pass intruders who proved themselves worthy... but I can't for the life of me work out how we can do that; should we just crack it open anyway?"
Hans gingerly follows Ting Tang down to the sarcophagus, eager to see what is inside, but also thoroughly expecting the guards to animate at some point...
Hans casts a wary eye in the direction of the statues, before his attention is drawn, inevitably, towards the sarcophagus. "Okay Ting Tang, do your thing!"
"Okay Ting Tang! We're right behind you..." Hans then patiently waits for Ting Tang to declare the way clear of traps, before following him down the stairs to the next level.
Hans quickly follows Ting into the next room.
"Hey, look! There are scrapes on the floor around the bases of the four statues... I wonder..." Once Ting clears the area of traps, Hans moves over to see if the statues can be moved.
Heeding Ting's advice, Hans moves to stand on the blue dragon mosaic, whilst waiting for Ting to open the door to the west... ...but then a thought occurs to him. "Ting Tang? Why don't you try the key we were given?"
"Interesting, but not useful in terms of dragon-slaying..." Hans nods in the direction of the double doors. "Ting Tang? Would you mind checking-out those doors...?"
Hans nods. "These ones are fair game." He then waits to see if anything interesting/unusual is in the caskets, before following Ting Tang down the next staircase.
Hans nods, and follows Ting Tang down the spiral staircase.
"Let's leave them alone for the moment. How about we see what is beyond that secret door?"
Hans shrugs. "Well, we normally leave no stone unturned... that said, rob children's graves, even if we have permission, strikes me as, somehow, wrong..."
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