Crimson Sands of Time

Which of you are in this room?  Is anyone looking where they're going? 

Piccolo uses a wall to help guide her along and uses her hearing to note any threats. 

Trisk extends one arm and uses it to keep near the wall like Piccolo. This is only for the room with the light that the beholder warned us not to look at.

"Let's not waste too much time here if we can help it. Who knows what else is in this room."

Piccolo plays a few quick notes and casts minor illusion. She weaves an opaque five foot by 5 foot square going from the floor up in front of what she guesses is the source of the light (to block sight but not the light.  ) she then carefully looks around.

(like blocking the sun with wax paper, then looking.  )

(Bad news: Pyro said he'll be down for a week due to bad internet and IRL. I'll still be here but my post rate will be cut down again because of the same issue.)

Attempting to shield his eyes from the strange light, Randy looks down and away from the light as he traverses along the wall in front of everyone else. "Alright, fine. We'll move down that corridor. But..." He glances slightly at the distance. "I have a feeling we'll need to fight again. Let's move it. I don't want to waste anymore time. Speaking of which, I'll lead." 

Perception for any monsters along the way: 15

There's a small room and like a dozen monsters in it. Everyone bumps into something.

<You know what a bug zapper is? It's like a flickering light that attracts pests. The light itself is basically harmless, but what it attracts them to is anything but.>

Ten seconds after entering the room, an enormous crackling of sparks ignites the room. In an instant, six zombies, two woghts and two dread warriors are burnt to a crisp in a flash of blinding light.

Everyone in the room, make a DC15 Con save vs 19 radiant damage, taking one level of exhaustion on a failed save.

The effect is persistent.

Piccolo con save 8, she takes 15 damage and Trisk takes 15damage. (warding bond)

her mouth opens to scream in excruciating pain but no sound comes out.  She looks for a way past and dashes. 

(Randy, add bardic inspiration if needed 1d10)

Randy's CON: 16 (8 + 8 from BI)

"DAMN IT! RUN!" Randy yells out as he too, dashes after Piccolo and after being seared for a brief moment.

Dashes forward or back? Is he lookong where he's going ? Should I describe what he sees?

Piccolo regaining her composure considers whether dispel magic would have an effect, using her minor illusion to block direct view of the light but looking as she runs.  

“**Run forward, I think!” tetrevess yelps in pain (taking half damage from his save   He looks up from the floor briefly to see what happened and where they are headed, shielding his eyes from the light.

(Sorry I meant dash forward alongside everyone else; Pyro rolled in the background, getting a 14)

Con save 17 

Sam “just keep runing just keep running” 

Trisk's CON: 16 

I'm just fo9ng ro assume you used the contact stone to gain an attunement to the far realm cysts (where you currently are) when you had the chance in the last room, so you can use the white gate you find at the end of the this room flooded with sickening radiance. 

Closing your eyes isn't doing much, the point if the light is to draw you into the room, the radiant damage is virtually identical to radiation. At times, it's the fact you can't see it that makes it so dangerous. 

So, I'm just going to assume you open the white gate,  fair?  I think it takes an acrion, but I don't care, it just works. Yoi open it and can pass through. 

As the gate opens, Piccolo almost dives through. The radiant damage really seemed to hurt her and tears of pain stream out of her eyes.  

Welcome to the Forest of Death.

Piccolo takes out her instrument and plays a tune while walking toward the water.

“You see a hand come out of nowhere and pick your pocket  when you check what is missing it is your glyph keys!”

She smells that water in the pool, and then takes a tentative taste with her tongue (like a dog)

Trisk hurries along using his Dash action and movement every turn to move toward the exit, guessing it's the white gate. He directs his allies to their freedom.

"This way!Throught the white gate! Hurry! Hurry!"

The trees in this forested cavern are scorched and gouged. The turf is burned and overturned, revealing the stone floor in places.