"We've already seen bad fungus. Does anyone know anything about mold? Also, what does this wheel do, exactly?"
"Well, let us turn the wheel. If it was dangerous, I'm sure the kindly Kassenians would have written a warning."
Bria turns the wheel whilst humming an old dwarven work song "Wheel in the floor keeps on turning", it being suitable for those on a journey.
"... unless they ment this as a lesson for their kids: don't operate mysterious unlabeled wheels or you are going to drown! I'm sure the people of Kassen consider that a very important lesson for their children to learn. Is anyone good with mechanical stuff and can look what this does before we operate it?"
Gunder will cast Guidance on anyone attempting a knowledge check to determine what the wheel does.
"Bria! Wait, wait wait ... wait a second before you operate that wheel."
Gunder hurriedly removes his armor and his shield, stowing both of them in his backpack, before giving Bria a signal to continue.
"Okay, now I'm ready. Just in case we need to start swimming."
Liz is ready to flee if the water starts acting up, her back held loosely in case she needs to drop it.
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Gunder stows his shield as Bria and Elizabeth make their way towards the wheel at the other end.
Bria then tries to stop Elizabeth from stepping into the pit before her.
Unable to stop Elizabeth, the rogue steps right off the blind edge and into a murky pit.
Elizabeth caught unaware is swallowed by the water immediately. Her head goes under water and she begins to sink.
Soon after Elizabeth is submerged, skeltons begin to rise from the water.
Dressed in broken chain mail with rusty, chipped scimitar in their hand, the skeletons advance on the heroes.
SK1 moves from the corner of the room to intercept Bria.
Rising not far from Bria, SK2 takes a quick step next to the dwarf and attacks with sword and claw.
Another skeleton rises up in front of Bria, steps forward to attack her.
The remaining three line up behind one another.
Heroes Go!
Gunder casts Guidance on Garuneh.
"Quick, rescue Liz and then retreat!
Garuneh moves 5' and then jumps into the water to rescue Liz.
"Fall back. Once you get Liz out of there, let's use that pit to our advantage. "
Aldous tosses his lasso-rope past Gunder, hopefully landing near enough for Garuneh to grab.
ranged attack.
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Gunder casts his minor blessing on Garuneh. The druid then dives into the water to rescue his fallen friend. The light coming from the druid behinds and distorts the murky water around them. The druid tries to bring Elizabeth back to the surface.
Aldous's lasso lands right on top of the area that Garuneh dove into.
[/ooc] +2 to swim check, Elizabeth[/ooc]
Liz struggles to get back up.
*Burble*
Whackiness ensues, at least Bria whacks a baddie(SK1) with her weapon
for damage
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Elizabeth is unable to surface, but with Garuneh assisting her, she doesn't sink any further either.
Caught surprised by the skeletal uprising, Bria misses with her looping battle-axe swing.
Round 2
The parade of skeletons all move up in unison 5', attacking what is ever in their way like a swarm of ants.
The first skeleton moves into position to attack Aldous, but its swings are wild and jerky.
Only the third skeleton is able to find the small chink in Bria's armor with its claw. All the remaining attacks are easily deflected by the dwarf's axe or stout armor.
Heroes Go!
for damage
Garuneh misses the lasso even though it is right in front of him, shrugs, and dives for Elizabeth. Barely.
"Gunder, grab the rope!"
Aldous draws a blunt arrow and fires at SK5.
to hit damage
Liza struggles to get back up Garuneh's help.
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Garuneh and Elizabeth break the surface of the water line. The hemp rope floats nearby but Garuneh is unable to grab it at the moment.
Aldous drops the lasso. He then quickly fingers an arrow and fires at the skeleton at the end of the line. Aldous's aim is off the arrow lands somewhere in the water before them.
Gunder picks up the rope and (if picking up the rope isn't a standard action in itself) casts Virtue on himself.
"Whatever you say, Aldous. But I don't believe I'm strong enough to pull out Garuneh and Elizabeth. Much more likely they are going to pull me in."
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Gunder grabs the rope dangling between Aldous's legs. o.O He then quickly casts Virtue and a light purple hue surrounds him.
Round 3
The conga-line of skeletons continue. They move forward another 5'.
The line leader engages with Aldous. It hacks and hews with steel and bone. The skeletal warrior rips and shreds the elf's soft flesh.
The next three have their attacks defected by the dwarven warrior maiden.
The last one attacks the swamp druid, but misses with both attempts.
Go Heroes, Go!
Liz tries again with the druid's help to get out of the pit either by climbing or swimming.
"Good news, Liz," says Garuneh, splashing around, "I know the perfect spell to attack the undead. The bad news is I didn't prepare it today. Perhaps we can lasso them in one by one into this pit. Once we are out."
Garuneh swims to where Liz was (assuming she got out), then, as an afterthought, shoots a surge of water to drag SK6 into the pit. "Let's see if you float, rattley-bones."
Aldous withdraws up the tunnel past Gunder.
"That's ok Gunder, just hold tight for another second and i'll help you."
Bria goes after SK2
for damage
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Elizabeth pulls herself out of the watery pit. As she stands up, the skeleton nearby takes a swing at her.
Garuneh then swims over to where Elizabeth was, allowing the skeletons on the pit's edge to get a free swing at him.
One is able to cut into Garuneh's shoulder. Blood begins to collect in the water. Then with a quick "come-hither" motion of his finger, the water rises up behind one of the skeletons, pulling him towards Garuneh. The bones skin silently to the bottom reaches unknown.
Aldous retreats back into the hallway behind Gunder.
Bria crushes another skeleton, awaiting the next in line.
Gunder Up!
Visibly relieved that he didn't have to pull anyone out of the water, and that both Garuneh and Elizabeth are still alive, Gunder retreats north as fast as he can.
(spending both actions to move)
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The water in the hallway is not as deep as the previous rooms, Gunder falls back 20' from the room of "wheel and woe."
Round 4
The skeletons slosh through the brackish water, mindlessly continuing their assault.
The new leader attempts cut down the wet rogue.
The last two in line attempt to break through Bria's defenses once again.
All of the attacks missed the two ladies.
Go Heroes!
Liz five-steps to V-45 to give Garuneh room and smashes at SK3 with her club
Come on Bria! Let's smash this one to dust!
"Fall back! Don't get overwhelmed in there!"
Aldous moves back to allow the rest of the group an exit, readying an arrow in the event an enemy shows its face.
; (without penalties applied)
Bria attacks the skellie in front of her.
for damage
Gunder casts virtue on Aldous.
Garuneh launches a surge at SK5, shrugs at the complete miss, and hauls himself out.
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A similar purple hue surrounds Aldous that also surrounds Gunder.
Another wave surges at the skeleton, but it is very small and barely breaks his balance. Garuneh is able to get out of the pit and makes his way into the hallway. As he passes one the skeletons, it takes a swing at him with his scimitar.
Round 5
The skeletons continue to snake their way through the two ladies left in the room. SK3 moves to flank with its companions while SK4 follows its companion to attack Liz.
The last skeleton gets a lucky shot in on Bria for miniumal damage
Aldous fires his arrow as soon as the skeleton can be seen. Sadly shooting through Gunder & Liz through melee, Aldous misses.
Heroes Go!
"Fall back! Don't get surrounded in there!"
Aldous looses another desperate arrow over the melee fighters' heads.
attack; damage
Liz bashes Sk3. Come on Bria! Let's funnel them back up the hall!
Liz then 5' steps north
for damage on the last skeleton.
"Liz, move past me so I can guide Bria, or at least be closer to cheerlead her," says Garuneh. He delays until Bria presumably moves back to the choke point.
She is still stuck between two! Try oushing the skellie to her east away!
Gunder moves two more steps north. Then he turns around and sees that Bria is still stubbornly holding the ground and doesn't appear to even think about retreating. He stops, rolls his eyes, and - not knowing what else to do - casts Guidance on Aldous again.
Bria turns and attacks the next skeleton (SK4). Bria looks a little pre-occupied with matters at hand. She has not reacted to any of the conversation up until now. She is a dwarven paragon of focus and battle fury.
for damage.
"Is she trying to get herself killed? I can't hit a damn thing from this angle!"
Aldous fires another likely wasted arrow at SK3
to hit; damage
Seeing Bria set on fighting the skellies, Liz 5' steps and bashes at Skellie3
But the club shatters