Responding to Erizi's wave, Shimei lowers his bow and nods to Zsithreminni. "Let's go." He hustles to catch up with the three leaders at the wall and peers in.
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"Pugwampys?"
"Where!?" Shimei touches his arrow to the bowstring, but doesn't draw unless he sees a target. He lowers his voice, "Be careful. Dashki said they like gnolls."
Erizi's eyes narrow, as he looks at the passageway he heard the noise from. He then carefully begins to make his way in that direction.
And immediately trips over a hidden brass urn full of pebbles, scattering them everywhere.
Shimei sidesteps along the wall so that he maintains a clear line of fire toward Erizi's destination.
If needed: Perception, then Stealth (1d20=10, 1d20=17)+3, +2 gives Perception 13, Stealth 19.
Holding her ground she will provide covering fire if needs be, also to make sure that any hostiles if they do manage to get out of the enclosure will get shot at.
Zaid continues to follow right behind Eziri.
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The priest of Abadar follows slowly behind the rest. His greatsword at the ready.
Whoever cunningly hid the brass urn, knew what they were doing, as it rolled away from Erizi, marbles clattered down onto a metal pot lid making the worst racket.
It goes quiet in the monastery again. The wind blows sweetly as Erizi reaches the opening. Ahead is a hallway with a statue of a winged woman in the centre. It is plain and unadorned, the light from above shows. Sandy mud lies around the statue's base.
Nomibir moves up next to Zaid with his great sword at the ready.
Shimei is on the flank of the party, trying to maintain clear line of fire past Erizi, preferably staying close to a wall.
Erizi takes a moment to glance at the statue, to see if it rings any bells, then advances in that direction Earthbreaker ready to pound.
Perception (1d20=20) If needed
And the approach seems to sharpen with his warrior's senses on edge.
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Shimei is directly behind Erizi as he looks down the hallway towards the winged statue. Zsitherimini is to one side and can see one wing of the statue but not all of the hallway.
Zaid and Nombir are still in the rubbled corridor about twenty feet from the entranceway when a cacophony of holing and chattering erupts from in front of Erizi.
It sounds like a pack of savage monkeys.
A wild eyed baboon leaps up onto the neck of the statue and swings from side to side, exposing its bottom to Erizi.
Two more scuttle out to either side, flinging dirt and stones in the air as they howl angrily.
Erizi
Zaid advances down the corridor to next to Shimei.
Erizi keeps an eye on the howling beasts as he advances down the corridor, but tries to avoid them unless they directly threaten the party or himself.
"There is something more around the corner". He states, and slowly makes his way towards that other beast.
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As Erizi steps forwards he can see the angles better in the ten foot wide corridor. Ten foot in, to his left through the archway he can see an old wooden shelf with a pile of dried herbs scattered across its surface. below the shelf is the edge of a table. As Erizi moves forwards, he can make out more of the scratched table and what looks like a cracked urn.
To his right about ten foot ahead is another archway, leading to a wide room, all he can see at the moment is a chair on its side. As he continues towards the statue he can make out three large tables with many wooden chairs.
Five foot past the entrances the hallway widens to 25 feet square, in the centre is the statue with the three baboons around it.
Beyond them the hallway doglegs to the right, but still continues in the same direction.
Erizi is about fifteen feet from the corner of the hallway now and he can no longer see the black furred arms or the yellow fangs. The creature has disappeared from view.
"Baboons. They can rip your arms off. And they can be very aggressive and territorial. This is a good sign. "
Shimei keeps the arrow on the bowstring, ready to draw and loose at signs of an attack.
"It's not likely baboons and gnolls would live closely together."
Shimei continues to follow Erizi's lead.
Shifting slightly so as to release the cramp i'm beginning to feel in my legs, I look around at the sea of dunes, making sure that it was just the wind I heard.
Nombir moves up with Zaid and waits for something to happen!
Zaid remains where he is, scanning the room around him, especially the exits.
"Have we walked into a trap?"
Feeling a bit exposed out in the open I will follow the route Shimie took but stand just inside the entryway, crossbow at the ready.
Nombir chuckles and says to Zaid "it's a shame you can't fire ball that for a laugh!" he says pointing at the noisy rude baboons exposing themselves in our direction! Nombir continues to be ready with his great sword.
Shimei makes up his mind,"We should bring the baboons down now." He draws but waits for someone to agree before loosing the arrow.
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Erizi reaches the two archways and can see into the mess hall on the right and the kitchen on his left.
Mess Hall
Three long wooden tables and dozens of chairs that once lined this mess hall are in a shambles, mostly rotted away with the passage of years.
Kitchen
Beyond a doorless arch appears a large kitchen complete with walls lined in shelves and cupboards, a huge central table, and an enormous oven against the left hand wall. Several drawers and cupboard doors stand askew, and the floor here is a jagged field of broken glass, smashed pottery, bits of sharp stone, jagged bones, and discarded cutlery.
A tiny figure with a bow stands waiting on the far shelf about 30 feet away. The ugly pug face grins as it lets fly an arrow.
"Puddah!" The arrow hits the ceiling and adds to cluttered floor.
Another pugwampi turns at the sound and jumps up next to the first.
Fifteen feet in front of Erizi, the baboons freeze at the shout, their claws curl and shoulders hunch ready to pounce.
Initiative1d20,1d20=[3], [17] yields 5 and 19. Oh well.
"Let us take the puwampys Nombir" Zaid says, skirting down the wide corridor and into the kitchen where the creatures are, chanting along the way. When he arrives there a gout of colored light bursts forth from his hands straight at the floppy eared beasties.
Holding my ground, crossbow at the ready.
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Following the shout of the pugwampi, Zaid runs down the hallway past Zsithreminni and Erizi, then turns into the kitchen.
Stepping in with his color spray foremost, he feels the sharp clutter on the floor begin to dig into his feet and ankles. Worse the kitchen is 30 foot long and he knows the spell will not reach the two gremlins on the shelf ahead.
In view of the way he charged in, Zaid keeps going forwards another 15ft so that next time he can blast the creatures from ten feet.
Zaid
Both pugwampis shoot the nearest target, but the conjurer's magical armour stops one arrow from hitting him in the face. The other goes into his leg .
Baboons 22
Zaid 19
Zsithreminni 9
Pugwampis 8
Erizi 7
Nombir 6
Shimei 3The two baboons charge forwards at Erizi, one pounces from the statue springing at his face. The stench of fetid carrion is hot on Erizi's face.
All three apes drop to the ground in front of the warrior, howling angrily.
Erizi grimaces in distast and takes a might swing at the first Ape.
Earthbreaker Attack (1d20+7=27, 1d20+7=11) Damage (2d6+7=13)
Then tries to manuver himself so that they can't flank him...Against a wall or column.
Shimei and possibly Zsithreminni to act.[/ooc]
Shimei is looking over at his companions when the sudden movement by the baboons draws his eye back to them. Startled, he hurries his shot which flies wide of it's mark.
As the earthbreaker comes down for a killing blow, Erizi clips one wall and sends the hammer between two apes to crack the ground.
Erizi steps to the partial cover only a slight frown showing that the baboons had injured him and swings again.
Earthbreaker attack (1d20+7=20, 1d20+7=12)
Earthbreaker damage (2d6+7=17)
Nombir casts Bless (+1 to hit etc) on the party and then follows Zaid.
Reflex save: 1d20+3=5, 1d20+3=8
"Ouch!"
Zaid keeps moving until the pugs are in range of his spell.
GM:
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Zaid
Top of Round Two (EVERYONE IS BLESSED)
Two of the three baboons attack. One steps to the mess hall entrance, (in front of Shimei), and tries to bite Erizi's leg, its rotten yellow fangs slice a gobbet of flesh free.
The other steps up to Zsithreminni but goes for the back of Nombir's ankle instead through the kitchen doorway. Claws reach out to get a firm grip before it can bite through the tendons.
The third baboon is blocked so it climbs back up the winged statue to again a better vantage point, red cheeks shining.
Light Crossbow 1d20+3=20(19 in melee) 3pts damage. Light Crossbow 1d20+3=17(16 in melee) 5pts damage.
Erizi Grimaces in pain as he takes a second wound.
"My eyesight must be failing me". "I know I'm swinging at these things, and I'm going to smash them, but something happens and I miss". "I fear foul magic is at work here".
Earthbreaker Attack (1d20+8=20, 1d20+8=17)
"Maybe if I swing there instead?...YES!"
Earthbreaker Damage (2d6+7=10)
"A glancing blow, but I can now destroy them!"
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Zaid attempts to cast a spell at the pugs:
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** spoiler omitted **
The myriad of colors fan out over the far wall, engulfing the two pugwampis ten foot from Zaid. The pugwampis laugh and jiggle as the magic does not appear to bother them.
Then Zsithreminni takes a shot at the baboon just in front of her. As she lines up the shot the animal bites out at her . The one before Shimei also takes the chance to bite out but misses too.
The bolt enters the brain of the baboon before her and it somersaults away across the floor, sliding into a corner, dead.