An Act of Hubris or Guile

Duncan and Oriyas weapons begins to corrode fast. Each weapon gets a permanent -1 damage.

Corrode Metal. Any nonmagical weapon made of metal that hits the ooze corrodes. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative −1 penalty to damage rolls.

This ooze seems weaker than the last as its already leaking and swaying.

Round 2 post when able

Kasbis hands Duncan his quarterstaff, saying “Try whacking it with this!”  Then he shoots the ooze with another bolt of energy.  

Eldritch blast : Attack: 21 Damage: 4 + 2 thunder damage.  

((since Kas is above Duncan in initiative, he can use the staff this turn, so I deleted my last post))

"Thanks!" Duncan says, taking the staff from Kas, Duncan, disgusted, throws his glaive into the ooze, watching it melt. He then grips the staff like he's seen monks do in the past, and swings the wooden staff at the oozing creature.

action: Attack: 25 Damage: 18
bonus: Attack: 19 Damage: 6

The ooze attacks Duncan with what life it has

Attack: 14 Damage: 4

Acid damage if hit

6

Kasbis and Duncan together kills the ooze

End of Combat

Using the quarterstaff, Duncan moves the muck around fishing for anything still in one piece, and sees his only parts of his old glaive, nearly all melted away. Then, not sure where to go, but aware that there may still be poison in the air in front of them, takes the torch and heads back to the door at the end of the hallway ((to room 8))

among the muck Duncan finds a class bottle with some kind of swirling smoky gas inside

Oriyas looks for his dagger, but there is only a hilt and a melted mess. He follows Duncan.

Do you open the door?

Not sure what the bottle may hold, Duncan wipes the gunk off of it with his cloak, hands it back to Kas, and says, "We must stay alert down here." He then heads towards room 8, not sure there out is yet...

Upon opening the door to room 8 you see an unlit forge and blacksmith tools. Unused metal ingots and a bag of charcoal.There on the weapons rack hangs a longsword and shortsword. Leaning against the weapons rack is a kite shield. There is a leather pouch by the forge.

Kasbis follows Duncan, peering ahead.  He hands Oriyas another dagger, saying “You are quite good with these.  This is the last one I can give you.  I have one more that was my father’s and I’m not giving that away.”  

Perception into room 8 : 6 

(Passive : 14)

Kasbis takes a careful look and there seems to be no traps or hidden monsters.

"Thank you for this dagger." says Oriyas appreciatively.

Duncan walks up to the pouch to check it, and then over to the shield, hoisting it, saying "Our fight is not done today I think."

The pouch has 2 health potions.

What do you do?

((it's a bit meta, but since we have the map...))

Duncan will go check out room 9 with the others following in case there is danger and look around ((perception 13)). If there is something there he'll deal with it, if not, back to room 7 and the SE door, hoping that the gas has cleared and then down into room 10.

In room 9 there is another oily puddle and behind it is an unopened crate.

Do you leave the crate alone and move on?

Kasbis stands behind Duncan, peering ahead at the oily water and the crate.  "Oh no.  Not again.  I've had enough of this.  Not falling for it this time.  Let's go around it, or if not possible, let's go another way."

He looks at the swirling smoke in the bottle and tries to gain a feel of whether this is magical?  Certainly looks so...

Arcana : 21