Sunless Citadel

"Thanks, Boh.  Scar is heading down already.  Don't want to leave him alone down there, but I think it would be a mistake for us to get too far apart.  Can you all climb down or does someone need a bosuns chair?"

"Oh, here's Scar.  Can we take a breather before we climb down?  I need to meditate a bit."

(OOC: Need a short rest to recharge my ki.)

I give one of the Antitoxins to Scar. 

Bho continues searching the one dead hobgoblin, finding nothing of interest or use.  Scar, having peered into the depths of the hole, can barely make out the bodies of two hobgoblins at the bottom. 

As Geth's magical senses extend around him you feel a slight pulse of transmutation magic coming from the throne. Digging around amongst the quite rancid furs lining the stone chair, you find a scroll of Expeditious Retreat. 

Geth takes the scroll. (Anything coming from the ring?)

"I could go either way vis a vis a breather," he says in reply to Anton. "I've got a little juice left in the old magic fingers, but this might not be the worst place for a break. If we are going to take a little rest, does anyone want to do a little scouting ahead first? I've got just enough left in the tank to make somebody invisible. And can keep a channel open with you telepathically... Interested, Bho, you sneaky elven bastard? Or I suppose I could send Arianrhod."

"No need to call him out of his name, dear Geth." Obsben admonishes after taking a seat by the pit. "Kinda wish we could'a talked to the tough one. Might not have said anything, but.. at least we could've said we tried." He comments on wistfully while eyeing the ring if passed along. And if not, he tries to keep from leaning too awkwardly in case some of the quickly building up jingle jangle in his backpack topples him over. 

"A break is either way fine with me. Though whoever goes a scouting down in the meantime might want to... 'hide' those bodies. They've already gotten curious enough since we lasted rested. Those that go just need hollar, and the rest will be done soon enough."  

No, the ring is just a normal signet ring. Gold with a blue stone setting bearing a gold flowering lily. 

(OOC: Since nobody objected, Anton meditates during a short rest.)

Anyone else doing anything fun or noteworthy during Anton's power hour? 

There was an option broached by Geth to send Arianrhod to scout a bit. During that hour, the bodies of the hobgoblins at the bottom of the drop have vanished. 

If your familiar does go scouting:

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Geth chuckles at Obsben's admonishment. "Coming from me, that's a compliment, don't you worry, half-pint."

Boh not having shown interest in becoming invisible to do the scouting, Geth makes Arianrhod invisible instead, and sends her flying down the pit to check out the way ahead. When she returns, he drops concentration and switches back to his own senses and updates the group about her findings. "Well, we got some undead down there --- so far just a few skeletons, as far as I could see, but there's presumably something or someone animating them, so we should be cautious. I mean, we're in a dungeon, so it's not like we're just going to go traipsing around, but you know what I mean."

During the rest, Geth alternates between reclining on a blight corpse and pacing around the hole. He then challenges anyone interested to a game of cards to help pass the time. That is, if anybody has something they can use as cards, since he seems to have forgotten to bring his pack.

While he rests, Anton (as usual) tinkers with his rope.  This time he has rigged up a bosun's chair.  This is essentially a harness of rope with a hard sitting surface.

"Anyone who isn't comfortable climbing down 80 feet can be lowered in this.  I have enough rope to get you safely to the bottom.  There's no shame in riding instead of climbing down.  Better safe than sorry."

(Something like this)

(Anton is ready to move forward.)

Cassius says, "It might be a good idea to take that down anyway... we don't want to be losing people now from an easy slip."

Geth looks admiringly at Anton's rope contraption. "Don't mind if I do!" he says.

(OOC: I'll need a DM ruling on any rolls needed to safely lower people in the chair, but I wouldn't expect it to be too difficult.  This is standard fare for bringing any lubber on board safely.)

"Unless its faster, I would prefer to climb down meself. This whole undead business has me right ruffled, I do dare say." Obsben says, holding himself and frowning. "And I don't know fully why. Odd. But! Uh... I guess it is Scar and Both first down?" 

OOC: That harness looks pretty awesome, way better than the two wraps around the ass "pinch your nuts" harness. No rolls needed. You got skill and plenty of rope, I believe in you. 

Is it Scar and Bho down first? 

The hole extends down 80 feet, and the end there is a 15 foot drop to the floor. Though I imagine Scar, with  arms fully extended, is a mere 9 feet from the floor. 

Whats the plan here?

The dashed ring on the bottom left is where you guys will touch down on this level. 

Bhuraelea has a quick look around how much rope the group has. He notices 7 ropes. That means we can secure 3 people at the same time. Bhuraelea, Scar and who else? Any volunteers? And could your owl assist us Geth?

"What do we want to do with those Skeletons?" Geth asks. "I assume they will try to attack us, so do we send the more resilient among us first? Or I could go first and try to blow them all up in one go... I'm happy to have Arianrhod help out; what did you have in mind?"

“I am afraid that an explosion may alarm who or whatever is down there. I would suggest that 3 of us go down there and try to take out those three skeletons in one fast attack. Who thinks he can take down a skeleton in one attack?”