Teo, satisfied that the RB prisoners have no means of escape, gives them both a casual salute, gathers up their clothes and weapons, and hurries out. He steals glances at the skeletons and the sarcophagi, his curiosity stirred by what may have animated the bones. He drops the RB gear onto the floor, looks about to see if anyone is around, and takes a closer look at the southwestern sarcophagus, examining it for any signs of traps or other magic.
Investigation 15
If it is clear, he will attempt to shove the lid off of the southwestern sarcophagus.
Strength/Athletics 7
Teo inspects the sarcophagus, walking round it to get a look from all angles and cannot spy anything suspicious. Then, bracing himself against the wall, pushes and the lid slowly slides off. It takes a couple of attempts, leaving him a little breathless, but it eventually falls off the far end with a loud crash that echoes about the crypt.
Inside is the remains of a human skeleton, and quite clearly on it's left hand is a platinum signet ring, sparkling among the bones and fragments of clothes.
Tygron says, "now out with the daggers and bows, and we will be openin the door, ye comes out nice and slow, wit yer hands in the air"
Assuming they toss out some daggers he waits until the rest of our group is together, then he moves the barrel out of the way and steps back. He nods at Meleria "Me girl, be ready t blast em if they try anything dumb",
Three daggers also slide out. "We ain't go no bows". Once the barrel has been moved, the door opens slowly and three Redbrands walk out cautiously. "Where's the rest of you?" a stout human male with a beard asks. The other two are watching Melaria warily.
Then suddenly the two closest make to lunge at Melaria and Tygron and the Redbrand furthest back starts to head South.
RB3 - Back 22 RYN 20 <---- TEO 19 INDIO 18 RB1 - Front 16 MELARIA 15 TYGRON 9 RB2 - Middle 6, Apple (PseudoDragon) 6
RB3 A halfing female Redbrand at the back of the group takes a chance seeing less than the army she expected, leaps into the cistern and swims across it, and tries to climb out the other side. STR check: 13 Heaving herself out the far end and then opening a secret door in the South West corner of the room. ((I'm taking water as double movement, and an extra 5 ft of movement to climb out of the cistern, and using a dash action))
As it is you cannot see around the corner, but the RB is only a couple of tiles deeper (to help with deciding actions)
Ryn is up! With Teo next. ((Ryn/Indio I have you at the bottom of the steps after escorting the prisoners there (let me know if still back in the corridor? Melaria / Tygron lined up with the East edge of the cistern? ))
Ryn: While escorting the prisoners toward the exit, Ryn turns his head at the sound of splashing water. Fearing the worst, he sprints into the room to find two Redbrands bearing down on Tygron and Melaria and a secret passageway with wet footprints leading inside.
With only a split second to decide, Ryn steps upon the edge of the cistern and leaps, throwing himself at the nearest Redbrand. He makes a mighty lunging swing midair, putting all his strength and momentum behind the attack aim at the thugs knee. He quickly pulls back as he skids to a halt, swinging the blunt end at the Redbrand's skull.
Teo, satisfied that the RB prisoners have no means of escape, gives them both a casual salute, gathers up their clothes and weapons, and hurries out. He steals glances at the skeletons and the sarcophagi, his curiosity stirred by what may have animated the bones. He drops the RB gear onto the floor, looks about to see if anyone is around, and takes a closer look at the southwestern sarcophagus, examining it for any signs of traps or other magic.
Investigation 15
If it is clear, he will attempt to shove the lid off of the southwestern sarcophagus.
Strength/Athletics 7
Teo inspects the sarcophagus, walking round it to get a look from all angles and cannot spy anything suspicious. Then, bracing himself against the wall, pushes and the lid slowly slides off. It takes a couple of attempts, leaving him a little breathless, but it eventually falls off the far end with a loud crash that echoes about the crypt.
Inside is the remains of a human skeleton, and quite clearly on it's left hand is a platinum signet ring, sparkling among the bones and fragments of clothes.
“It’s a simple ring, really. No one will miss it,” Teo rationalizes as he reaches in and slips the platinum ring from the skeleton’s finger. He examines it briefly before sliding it into a pocket.
He eyes the other caskets longingly but thinks better of it. “We can come back for the rest of you. Not to worry.” He then makes haste to the rest of the party, noticing that he’s been alone in here for too long.
I have movement and BA Dash getting Teo just to the door to the cistern room. At the door, he sees bedlam and whirling spears. As Ryn engages, Teo looks to see if the freed prisoners have made it to safety.
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Indio Sylvanath
Indio sees the halfling dart through a secret door - didn't I look there? - and sprints after her. The last thing he wants is for her to find reinforcements. "I'm on her!" he announces, ducking (just a little) under Apple as he runs. He easily closes the distance (thanks to some diagonal running) and is able to engage her. He has no problem with sending his right palm into the back of her head (Attack: 18 Damage: 7), with his left following into her kidney (BA: Unarmed Strike, Attack: 16 Damage: 5)
Ryn leaps over the corner of the cistern, and takes a mighty swing connecting with the Redbrands knee with a resounding crack. The Redbrand crumples to the side, smacking his head off the corner of a barrel as he does so, rendering himself unconscious. Ryn's second instinctual swing misses.
Indio Vs RB1
Indio darts across the room and down the corridor following the trail of water left behind. He easily gains ground on the halfling, catching up with her part way down the secret corridor.
Both strikes land cleanly in quick succession, *whump whump*, forcing audible groans from the halfling. 12 damage to RB3.
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MELARIA is up next (as RB1 is unconscious) and then Tygron.
((Yeah Indio searched there, but I think on a low perception check, 6 from memory... I hope I'm right on that :-0 ))
The bolt screams over the cistern directly at the Redbrand. He moves out of the way but it catches his arm before slamming into the wall behind. The Redbrand shakes off his arm, looking at the elbow and the point of impact, seeing shrivelled blackened skin beneath torn cloth.
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(Dex save for Redbrand: 7) The Redbrand looks up to see the flame-like radiance descending upon him; "Shitting hell!" he barks as he tucks to one side and avoids it.
The Redbrand still in the cistern room raises his hands, looks down and nudges the unconscious Redbrand on the floor with his foot. Then looks back up at Ryn, Melaria and Tygron and smiles baring rows of rotten teeth; "You've made your point." He looks south to the secret door wondering if the female Redbrand escaped. Then turns to Melaria; "What have you done to my arm?"
The Redbrand that Indio was chasing drops to the floor in a fetal position after the blows landed, covering her head. She doesn't say anything, just lies there with her eyes screwed closed expecting a flurry of attacks to come her way.
From where Indio is standing he cannot see around the turn in the tunnel but can feel a cool breeze coming down the tunnel.
With the brief interlude of combat over the only sound that can be heard is the splash of water into the cistern.
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Indio Sylvanath
Indio pounces on the prone handling. He proceeds to disarm her, giving her a quick search (Perception 15?) Satisfied, he hauls her up by her arm. "Let's go," he says, propelling her back into the cistern room. He follows, and dumps her weapons into the cistern. He watches them as they sink to the bottom and gives a brief nod.
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Ryn: Ryn clenches his jaw and says, "You! Get in there!" to the man in front of him. He drags the unconscious Redbrand into the eastern room and then proceeds to search the thugs and the room for anything of value.
Perception: 22
As he searches the room, he explains, "If you fools want to live, you'll stay in this room. When I leave I'm going to stack barrels and crates doused in oil in front of the door. A bear trap and flint will be rigged to spark if this door opens an inch. You'll suffocate or burn alive if you attempt to escape, understand?"
When the three prisoners are secure, Ryn will block the door and douse the barrels and crates in lantern oil. He then sets his bear trap atop one of the barrels and in the teeth he places the flint from his tinderbox. Finally, he props a torch between the door and the trigger mechanism, ready to spring if the door is opened even a crack.
Teo casually strolls across the cistern room towards the secret door. He takes a look at the opening, studying the handiwork. “Not bad. Didn’t catch this when we came in.”
He leans through the doorway to stare down the passage then leans back. He shrugs his wounded arm and tests its range of motion. “Nice work with the Red Brands, everyone. They don’t seem too motivated to fight.”
He takes a breath. “We have someone or something down here that can bring the dead back to life. Look sharp, everyone. Are we ready to proceed?”
Tygron says with disgust, ”The undead be but a mockery o’ life. But powerful magics , to be sure, I’m ready. Let’s see whots whot. Remember there is some kinda pit or chasm, wit something nasty and unnatural guardin it, and beyond is the glasstaff wizard’s room and more redbrands. Let’s stick together. None o this wanderin off!”
he peaks down to explore the secret passage- does it lead outside? If it seems to he comes back. Once that is done and the loot is gathered, we continue on through the crypt room.
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Redbrands The Redbrands are calm as you usher them into the room to the room and search them. Between Ryn and Indio they find 2 silver and 4 copper and nothing else across the Redbrands. After Ryn has explained what he is doing to the door one of the Rebrands says "Wait....what?" as the door closes. ((An awesome trap!))
Tygron Tygron walks further down the corridor, around a dog leg and then the corridor opens up into a natural cavern. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling, which has stalactites hanging from it. Two arched wooden bridges span the chasm. (Perception for Tygron: 13).
Tygron detects a faint foul odour on the breeze, the scent of decaying flesh. He feels that the smell is emanating from the crevasse. As he scans the room he detects something move at the edge of his vision but couldn't pinpoint exactly where in the room. Standing there at the edge of the room he feels something at the edge of conscious, like a gentle squeezing inside his skull.
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4 guidance
10 perception Plus guidance (9)
Tygron pauses, surprised that this wasn’t just an escape passage- but is actually the way to the wizard as described. “something is here and knows we’re here. Two bridges to the same place! I bets one o em is trapped” he mutters to the group as they catch up. He waits for the others to catch up, and casts guidance and again tries to scan the room..
Before the redbrand is put away in the room, Melaria will walk up to them, drag a finger across the Redbrands face, and with a seductive smile will say. "You're lucky I missed, I would have gotten so much more pleasure if the blast hit you in the chest." She'll then turn around to walk away, while making a couple clicking noices. Apple hearing the noises, flies over and lands on her shoulder.
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Teo inspects the sarcophagus, walking round it to get a look from all angles and cannot spy anything suspicious. Then, bracing himself against the wall, pushes and the lid slowly slides off. It takes a couple of attempts, leaving him a little breathless, but it eventually falls off the far end with a loud crash that echoes about the crypt.
Inside is the remains of a human skeleton, and quite clearly on it's left hand is a platinum signet ring, sparkling among the bones and fragments of clothes.
N/A
Three daggers also slide out. "We ain't go no bows". Once the barrel has been moved, the door opens slowly and three Redbrands walk out cautiously. "Where's the rest of you?" a stout human male with a beard asks. The other two are watching Melaria warily.
Then suddenly the two closest make to lunge at Melaria and Tygron and the Redbrand furthest back starts to head South.
Initiative!
MELARIA 10
INDIO 17
TYGRON 2
TEO 23
RYN 14
Apple (PseudoDragon) 10
RB1 - Front 3
RB2 - Middle 16
RB3 - Back 16
N/A
Round1 - Order
RB3 - Back 22
RYN 20 <----
TEO 19
INDIO 18
RB1 - Front 16
MELARIA 15
TYGRON 9
RB2 - Middle 6, Apple (PseudoDragon) 6
RB3
A halfing female Redbrand at the back of the group takes a chance seeing less than the army she expected, leaps into the cistern and swims across it, and tries to climb out the other side. STR check: 13
Heaving herself out the far end and then opening a secret door in the South West corner of the room.
((I'm taking water as double movement, and an extra 5 ft of movement to climb out of the cistern, and using a dash action))
As it is you cannot see around the corner, but the RB is only a couple of tiles deeper (to help with deciding actions)
Ryn is up! With Teo next. ((Ryn/Indio I have you at the bottom of the steps after escorting the prisoners there (let me know if still back in the corridor? Melaria / Tygron lined up with the East edge of the cistern? ))
N/A
Ryn: While escorting the prisoners toward the exit, Ryn turns his head at the sound of splashing water. Fearing the worst, he sprints into the room to find two Redbrands bearing down on Tygron and Melaria and a secret passageway with wet footprints leading inside.
With only a split second to decide, Ryn steps upon the edge of the cistern and leaps, throwing himself at the nearest Redbrand. He makes a mighty lunging swing midair, putting all his strength and momentum behind the attack aim at the thugs knee. He quickly pulls back as he skids to a halt, swinging the blunt end at the Redbrand's skull.
Movement: 1W of Tygron
Action - Spear(Two-Handed) - Attack: 21 Damage: 5 Target: RB1
Bonus Action - Polearm Master - Attack: 15 Damage: 5 Target: RB1
Trip Attack(1st Attack): +5 Damage (DC13 Str Save or Prone)
2nd Attack Adv: 12 (if prone)
Free Item Interaction - Draw Shield
"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
“It’s a simple ring, really. No one will miss it,” Teo rationalizes as he reaches in and slips the platinum ring from the skeleton’s finger. He examines it briefly before sliding it into a pocket.
He eyes the other caskets longingly but thinks better of it. “We can come back for the rest of you. Not to worry.” He then makes haste to the rest of the party, noticing that he’s been alone in here for too long.
I have movement and BA Dash getting Teo just to the door to the cistern room. At the door, he sees bedlam and whirling spears. As Ryn engages, Teo looks to see if the freed prisoners have made it to safety.
Mel: Champions of the Dragon Wars
Indio Sylvanath
Indio sees the halfling dart through a secret door - didn't I look there? - and sprints after her. The last thing he wants is for her to find reinforcements. "I'm on her!" he announces, ducking (just a little) under Apple as he runs. He easily closes the distance (thanks to some diagonal running) and is able to engage her. He has no problem with sending his right palm into the back of her head (Attack: 18 Damage: 7), with his left following into her kidney (BA: Unarmed Strike, Attack: 16 Damage: 5)
Ryn Vs RB1
Ryn leaps over the corner of the cistern, and takes a mighty swing connecting with the Redbrands knee with a resounding crack. The Redbrand crumples to the side, smacking his head off the corner of a barrel as he does so, rendering himself unconscious. Ryn's second instinctual swing misses.
Indio Vs RB1
Indio darts across the room and down the corridor following the trail of water left behind. He easily gains ground on the halfling, catching up with her part way down the secret corridor.
Both strikes land cleanly in quick succession, *whump whump*, forcing audible groans from the halfling. 12 damage to RB3.
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MELARIA is up next (as RB1 is unconscious) and then Tygron.
((Yeah Indio searched there, but I think on a low perception check, 6 from memory... I hope I'm right on that :-0 ))
N/A
Combat order - round 1
RB3 22 (12 damage)
RYN 20
TEO 19
INDIO 18
RB1 - Front 16MELARIA 15 <-------
TYGRON 9
Apple (PseudoDragon) 6
RB2 6
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Updated map;
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Melaria releases her Eldritch Blast at the RB she can still see, pointing her staff at them, the bolt soars in their direction.
Attack: 6 Damage: 7
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The bolt screams over the cistern directly at the Redbrand. He moves out of the way but it catches his arm before slamming into the wall behind. The Redbrand shakes off his arm, looking at the elbow and the point of impact, seeing shrivelled blackened skin beneath torn cloth.
Tygron's up, then Apple.
N/A
7 sacred flame dc 13 dex
Tygron says “I gave ye Yer chance and ye chose death “ to the red blade at the door, and a sacred flame descends on the Redbrand i
(Dex save for Redbrand: 7) The Redbrand looks up to see the flame-like radiance descending upon him; "Shitting hell!" he barks as he tucks to one side and avoids it.
(Apple is up)N/A
The Redbrand still in the cistern room raises his hands, looks down and nudges the unconscious Redbrand on the floor with his foot. Then looks back up at Ryn, Melaria and Tygron and smiles baring rows of rotten teeth; "You've made your point." He looks south to the secret door wondering if the female Redbrand escaped. Then turns to Melaria; "What have you done to my arm?"
The Redbrand that Indio was chasing drops to the floor in a fetal position after the blows landed, covering her head. She doesn't say anything, just lies there with her eyes screwed closed expecting a flurry of attacks to come her way.
From where Indio is standing he cannot see around the turn in the tunnel but can feel a cool breeze coming down the tunnel.
With the brief interlude of combat over the only sound that can be heard is the splash of water into the cistern.
N/A
Indio Sylvanath
Indio pounces on the prone handling. He proceeds to disarm her, giving her a quick search (Perception 15?) Satisfied, he hauls her up by her arm. "Let's go," he says, propelling her back into the cistern room. He follows, and dumps her weapons into the cistern. He watches them as they sink to the bottom and gives a brief nod.
Ryn: Ryn clenches his jaw and says, "You! Get in there!" to the man in front of him. He drags the unconscious Redbrand into the eastern room and then proceeds to search the thugs and the room for anything of value.
Perception: 22
As he searches the room, he explains, "If you fools want to live, you'll stay in this room. When I leave I'm going to stack barrels and crates doused in oil in front of the door. A bear trap and flint will be rigged to spark if this door opens an inch. You'll suffocate or burn alive if you attempt to escape, understand?"
When the three prisoners are secure, Ryn will block the door and douse the barrels and crates in lantern oil. He then sets his bear trap atop one of the barrels and in the teeth he places the flint from his tinderbox. Finally, he props a torch between the door and the trigger mechanism, ready to spring if the door is opened even a crack.
"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Teo casually strolls across the cistern room towards the secret door. He takes a look at the opening, studying the handiwork. “Not bad. Didn’t catch this when we came in.”
He leans through the doorway to stare down the passage then leans back. He shrugs his wounded arm and tests its range of motion. “Nice work with the Red Brands, everyone. They don’t seem too motivated to fight.”
He takes a breath. “We have someone or something down here that can bring the dead back to life. Look sharp, everyone. Are we ready to proceed?”
Mel: Champions of the Dragon Wars
Tygron says with disgust, ”The undead be but a mockery o’ life. But powerful magics , to be sure, I’m ready. Let’s see whots whot. Remember there is some kinda pit or chasm, wit something nasty and unnatural guardin it, and beyond is the glasstaff wizard’s room and more redbrands. Let’s stick together. None o this wanderin off!”
he peaks down to explore the secret passage- does it lead outside? If it seems to he comes back. Once that is done and the loot is gathered, we continue on through the crypt room.
Redbrands
The Redbrands are calm as you usher them into the room to the room and search them. Between Ryn and Indio they find 2 silver and 4 copper and nothing else across the Redbrands. After Ryn has explained what he is doing to the door one of the Rebrands says "Wait....what?" as the door closes.
((An awesome trap!))
Tygron
Tygron walks further down the corridor, around a dog leg and then the corridor opens up into a natural cavern. A crevasse divides the cavern and is flanked by two rough stone columns that support the twenty-foot-high ceiling, which has stalactites hanging from it. Two arched wooden bridges span the chasm. (Perception for Tygron: 13).
Tygron detects a faint foul odour on the breeze, the scent of decaying flesh. He feels that the smell is emanating from the crevasse. As he scans the room he detects something move at the edge of his vision but couldn't pinpoint exactly where in the room. Standing there at the edge of the room he feels something at the edge of conscious, like a gentle squeezing inside his skull.
N/A
4 guidance
10 perception Plus guidance (9)
Tygron pauses, surprised that this wasn’t just an escape passage- but is actually the way to the wizard as described. “something is here and knows we’re here. Two bridges to the same place! I bets one o em is trapped” he mutters to the group as they catch up. He waits for the others to catch up, and casts guidance and again tries to scan the room..
Before the redbrand is put away in the room, Melaria will walk up to them, drag a finger across the Redbrands face, and with a seductive smile will say. "You're lucky I missed, I would have gotten so much more pleasure if the blast hit you in the chest." She'll then turn around to walk away, while making a couple clicking noices. Apple hearing the noises, flies over and lands on her shoulder.
(Sorry I didn't respond earlier, was a busy weekend for me.)
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