Reggie snatches the top hat off the minotaur, giving him a dirty look. "We're not thieves," he grumbles. He walks over to the closet and returns the hat to the shelf. "We are in these people's home," he reminds everyone.

"But are they? And where's this basement? I've looked in all the rooms and the only stairs are these that lead up." Tilo says while running his hands through his dreadlocks. "Where to go from here? Upstairs to the nursery to look for the baby or keep looking for a way to the basement? I say we get the child out first, to make sure he's safe."

Reggie frowns at Tilo's explanation of not finding any stairs leading to a basement. "If the parents have the monster cornered in the basement, it makes sense for us to find the child upstairs. We can perform a more-thorough search after for the basement stairs."

Andrei nods and starts for the stairs. His ice ax is held at the ready, and he listens carefully as he goes for any sound of Walter.

Perception: 19

At seeing the hidden tortured faces and other twisted images among the pieces of art, "Friends, I am getting a very strange feeling about this place; something isn't quite right."

Lando will continue to scan the rooms they come across for hidden doors/walls and traps.

Andrei hears nothing as he begins to climb up the stairs. Slowly at first to take his time and be on alert. 

Unlit oil lamps are mounted on the walls of this elegant hall. Hanging above the mantelpiece is a wood-framed portrait of the Durst family: Gustav and Elisabeth Durst with their two smiling children, Rose and Thorn. Cradled in the father’s arms is a swaddled baby, which the mother regards with a hint of scorn.

Standing suits of armor flank wooden doors in the east and west walls. Each suit of armor clutches a spear and has a visored helm shaped like a wolf’s head. The doors are carved with dancing youths, although close inspection reveals that the youths aren’t really dancing but fighting off swarms of bats.

The red marble staircase that started on the first floor continues its upward spiral,  A cold draft can be felt coming down the steps.

Noticing the macabre motif on the doors, Tilo says, "You might be right, Lando. Well, wouldn't want to risk a child's life because their parents have strange tastes. They said the nursery was one more floor up, I'll lead." With that, Tilo draws his glowing blade and goes up the next flight of stairs listening and looking for trouble.

Perception: 23

"That girl also said her parents were in the basement, and we didn't find any way down to the basement on the first floor. We should check the second floor for this child before heading to the third floor. Children aren't necessarily known for their accurate recall of details during times of distress"

Lando then goes to check the doors to the west room first, stopping to listen for any activity before opening the door.

Standing by the stairs, ready to act if either Lando or Tilo call out, Reggie sheathes one of his swords, retrieves his flask, and takes a drink.

Andrei waits beside Reggie, ice ax at his side.

As Tilo climbs to the top of the red marble staircase he comes to a dusty balcony with a suit of black plate armor standing against one wall, draped in cobwebs.

Oil lamps are mounted on the oak-paneled walls, which are carved with woodland scenes of trees, falling leaves, and tiny critters you also notice tiny corpses hanging from the trees and worms bursting up from the ground.

As Tilo enters the balcony the suit of Armor attacks with its two spiked gauntleted hands. The first attack punches Tilo in the face and blood and spit go flying as the armor pivots and lands another punch into Tilo's midsection, knocking the wind out of him. (14 damage) 

Everyone on the second floor can hear the fighting above. Andrei, Artus, and Reggie hear the Armor attack Tilo 30' above them on the next floor. Lando is another 15 feet away from the stairs (so 45 feet away from the battle).

Reggie(20/20), Lando(17/17), Andrei(15/22), Artus(14/23), Animated Armor (?), Tilo(3/17)  

Tilo is up then top of the order.

Tilo rolls with momentum of the second punch. Despite the pain he manages to stand, quickly disengaging from suit of armor and bounding down the stairs, jumping clear over Andrei, Artus and Reggie. "There's some kind of magic armor up there, it attacked me when I passed!" Tilo tells the others between painful gasps of breathe, mouth bleeding while he holds his sides. He sinks to a knee to catch his breath, leaning on his shortsword in one hand to keep his balance.

Reggie draws his second sword again and moves to the base of the stairs leading up, ready to attack if the suit of armor comes walking down after Tilo. "Magic armor? What do you mean?"

Reggie is standing in the square that includes the first few stairs leading up. I'm holding my action to attack with both swords until what Reggie would identify as "magic armor" comes down the stairs and is within melee range.

One-Hand Longsword Attack: 11; Damage: 9 slashing damage

One-Hand Longsword Attack: 7; Damage: 9 slashing damage

Artus will dash up to the Armor like a bull in a china shop and use his goring rush and try to impale him with his horns. 

Horn attack as bonus action: Attack: 14 Damage: 8

"Stay here, Tilo," Andrei advises gruffly. He begins treading up the stairs, ready to swing his ice ax as soon as he sees the armor.

Attack: 11 Damage: 13 magical piercing + 3 cold

Reggie(20/20), Lando(17/17), Andrei(15/22), Artus(14/23), Animated Armor (?), Tilo(3/17)  

Tilo is up.

Tilo rolls with the momentum of the second punch. Despite the pain he manages to stand, quickly disengaging from suit of armor and bounding down the stairs, jumping clear over Andrei, Artus, and Reggie. "There's some kind of magic armor up there, it attacked me when I passed!" Tilo tells the others between painful gasps of breath, mouth bleeding while he holds his sides. He sinks to a knee to catch his breath, leaning on his shortsword in one hand to keep his balance.

Reggie draws his second sword again and moves to the base of the stairs leading up, ready to attack if the suit of armor comes walking down after Tilo. "Magic armor? What do you mean?"

Reggie is standing in the square that includes the first few stairs leading up. I'm holding my action to attack with both swords until what Reggie would identify as "magic armor" comes down the stairs and is within melee range

 Lando walks up a few stairs until he can see the Animated Armor and begins casting a spell he knows very well. In his open hand, a blue radiant flame begins to grow. Then suddenly the flame is gone, and a much larger column of blue flame descends upon the Animated Armor but the Armor didges out of the way of the flame and readies its fists.

"Stay here, Tilo," Andrei advises gruffly. He begins treading up the stairs, but Tilo advises its dangerous but Andrei doesn't hear him. He makes it to the top of the stairs and the Animated Armor is standing there. Andrei takes a swing with his Ice ax but the Armor sidesteps the attack.

Artus will dash up to the Armor like a bull in a china shop and use his goring rush and try to impale the Armor with his horns but the Armor pivots around Artus and punches him as he runs by but misses with the first swing. He throws a right at Artus but Artus was ready for it and deflects the attack with his horn.

"Yeah, right." Tilo says sarcastically after Andrei and the others disappear up the stairway. Despite Andrei's advice, Tilo stumbles up the stairs after his party, leaning on the wall for support. He stops next to Lando, within sight of the others, and sets himself to dodge as best he can.

Action: Dodge

Lando will once again try his sacred flame on the suit of armor. 

Dex save DC 14

damaged rolled in discord

"No!" Reggie yells as Andrei and Artus continue up the stairs. He follows after, tensing as Artus has to parry two blows from the armor. Running up behind the armor himself, Reggie swings with each sword at the armor's shoulder joints, attempting to remove its arms, a grunt escaping his lips.

OOC: I hope you'll forget me, but I'm going to roll with advantage, thinking between Artus and Andrei, Reggie should get a flanking bonus from one of them. If not, simply use the first roll of each of the attack rolls (ignore the second).

One-Hand Longsword Attack: 25; Damage: 6 slashing damage

One-Hand Longsword Attack: 19; Damage: 8 slashing damage

Andrei growls in annoyance, swinging his icy ax at the helmet of the animated armor.

Attack: 25 Damage: 10 magical piercing + 1 cold