Crimson Sands of Time

Trisk is starting to think this is some kind of maze and... "Maybe we should make a map of the path just to keep from doubling back by accident?"

You came in from the north. Those grey squares are the wlevator shafts.  Thst hallway at the top continues east to double doors.

So, what does anybody want to do? Especially...(checks notes) Samogri?

<this explorarion bit, its the main part of the game as I see it.  Like,  the other pillars are there to keep this pillar straight.  Anyone can do anyrhing they want here.  You've got crates and suspicious looking things and elevator shafts and unexplored doors.  Just pick something to do.  It's not a puzzle. It's not a maze.  Its exploration. >

Options:

Take the elevator up

Search for secret door

Leave the room and take the other door in the hallway

T will search for secret doors or anything unusual..23 investjgation

After noticing T conducting his search, Trisk will aid in his efforts.

"Good idea, you never know what may be hidden away down here. It's usually something important or valuable though."

Triskelion's Investigation: 8

While Trisk searxhes the crates of blankets an rough woven cloth, moving the light objects away feom the wall as he searches, Tetrevess notices something unusual about the east wall. Discerning an inconsistency, he locates a seam and with some persuasion, the wall gives way, moving back to reveal a hidden space witb another elevator.  Unlike the deacending shaft in the largwr room, this one is functional.  

<minir raliroad here. Hope we dont mind>

Summonimg rhe rest of the group, they find, by combining their effirts, they are able to turn the wheel that slowly lowers the car down the shaft.  For fifty feet the geoup descends until the car comes to a firm halt. 

Looking out from the elevator, you see  chamber bisected by a narrow stream of water. A branch of the stream flows into a large, rubble- filled shaft that appears to have once served as another elevator. A stone statue occupies the northeast corner of the room.

What do you do?

As you step from the elevator yiu can feel somwthing is not right.  From across the room, you see it: a towering mountain of crudely stitched flesh suddenly springs to life with a roar. Its blade arm bursts into flame, and its ugly claw snaps menacingly.

Initiative

Monster 9

Sam 11

Tetrevess 10

Trisk 2

Players go first.  If it can, the monster will attack Sam with its flaming arm blade. Roll to dodge. You need a 19, with Sam's bonus of 10 (AC 20), he needs to roll an 9 on the d20. Otherwise the golem hits for 9 slashing and 3 fire damage.

With its claw, it the creature tries to grab Trisk. He needs a 19 to avoid the 8 damage. On a hit, the claw automatically attempts to grapple him. Make a grapple check against 15

But, players are up first. I'm just being proactive for speed

Players are up, followed by somw saves unkess somehow avoided.

Anyone?  ...Bueller? ...Bueller?

Trisk casts Chill Touch at the monster.

Attack: 21 Damage: 18 necrotic damage.

Acrobatics vs. Grapple: 6 

"Help! It's got me!" Triskelion falls victim to the monster's grappling claw.

"Trisk!  Get out of there!". T shoots a radiant lightning bolt at the creature (upcast 4th).   as a ba, he reaches out with his mind to try to telekinetic shove Trisk out of the creature's grasp (DC 20 STR, I guess for the creature as I assume Trisk is willing) 

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Trisk casts Chill Touch at the monster.

Attack: 21 Damage: 18 necrotic damage.

 It shrugs the attack seems to not bother it, at all.

The lightning bolt surges theough the fleshy mound, but it seems to have no ill effect. Rather, the golem's musculature seems to swell as the hulking brute is envigorated by the crackling electric charge

<I'm trying to digure this.  So, T is choosing to go after the monster attacks. Coukd go both before and after,  so not worried abour the possibility of other pcs and lightning.   Lighting bolt buffs monster.  Sounds like the creature needs a STR save 7 vs TK>

Trisk flies out of the golem's clawed grasp as Tetrevess guides his flight to a nearby piece of firmament.  

<Sam is up>

(by radiant- i meant radiant energy not lightning, using energy substitution, but i did not realize it was a golem,  it seemed like a demon or something). 

<Ok. No temporary hit points, but still no damage.  I quoted the description from the book. Its more fun that way.>