Donos lets Rhaecus get a little ways ahead before he follows through the same doorway, so that his armor doesn't negate any stealth the satyr achieves.
Rhaecus heads down the passage behind the door for a bit, and it forks after a bit. However, the right fork seems to connect to the room you just came from, except it connects to the right door. Whoever designed this place must either be mad, or such a genius that they appear mad. Probably the first. A little bit further down, and the passage ends in another door, similar to the first two.
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
After a few moments, Donos follows Rhaecus down the passage way.
"I tire of these endless tunnels," Donos says. "An eternity of this will be as tedious as the boredom we are seeking to escape. This must be how the torture ones such as us down here."
Rhaecus chuckles, not a bit flustered. "Aye, that is what I meant when I said we should all prepare ourselves for a long journey. Mentally as well as physically. It is too early to be tired of mazes my friend! It has not even been a day yet."
He pokes around the door looking for hidden trappings while he talks quietly, with an undertone of natural cheer to his voice.
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Donos waits for Rhaecus to finish his investigation of the doorway and seeing that he hasn't found anything, Donos pushes the door open and looks inside.
Donos enters the room, and walks into a massive room full of bones. Unlike the previous rooms, where the bones were neatly organized and arranged into walls, the bones here are in disordered piles. As he watches, two piles of bones float into the air and assemble themselves into the shapes of warriors, who quickly turn on each other and begin fighting. After a few seconds, one is slain, and the other just stands there until another pile becomes another warrior, who promptly hacks the first's head off.
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Rhaecus just watches for the time being. He leans over to Donos and says quietly, "Well this is a rather gruesome sight. Fascinating though. What do you make of this?"
Donos watches the spectacle for a few moments before answering. It is a fate he had idlly mentioned as preferable to eternal boredom but not in this macabre manner.
”I know not if this is punishment or reward. To spend eternity in heroic battle would be a worthy afterlife. However this, this appears to be some mockery. Eternal combat with no glory. I would say we should put them out of their misery, but there seems to be nothing there but the faint memory of a warrior.”
Donos looks around the room to see if there are any other exits besides the one they just came in. And he watches the battling bones again to see if they appear to have paid any attention to the group entering the room.
"I do not much feel like poking around among these bones, but the only other alternative seems to be back across the fiery river, back to the octagonal room and back down the one hall we didn't check. Anyone have any idea?" Donos says.
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Kaneís ignores Donos's words. They were down here to look for a method of escaping eternal punishment, not look for a more appealing one. She'll canvas the area, looking for any doors or exits that could be found in the piles of remnants. If they were down here for a day, they might as well make the best use of their time.
Kaneís makes her way through the room, as another pair of skeletal warriors form and begin dunking it out. The winner of the short skirmish begins to move slowly towards her, before being cut down by another warrior who takes its place, walking towards her. Again and again they fall and are reborn, and through all this they wade through the piles of bones towards Kaneís.
As the battle migrates its way towards you all, what do you do?
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Rhaecus backs away, one hand on the hilt of a dagger already. "As much as I would like to put these poor souls out of their misery, it does not look like a simple task. I suggest we retreat."
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Keeping one eye on the bone warriors, Donos starts moving around the edge of the room, not too close to the walls to be grabbed at, but close enough to keep an eye out for bone doors that blend into the walls. At the same time he periodically keeps an eye on the bone fighters to see what they do when the party is in different parts of the room.
The bone warriors keep approaching slowly, and Donos still can't find any exits. Then, one of them does something very strange. After killing its opponent, it drops its weapons and waves to the group, before its legs are lopped off from beneath it. Then the next one drops its weapons as well and waves, before falling beneath the blade of another. They still walk towards you, but after slaughtering their opponent they drop their weapons and wave, bony hands in the air.
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"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Donos gestures to the left door for Rhaecus.
"I believe we have made a choice then," he says.
Donos lets Rhaecus get a little ways ahead before he follows through the same doorway, so that his armor doesn't negate any stealth the satyr achieves.
Well then... Sneak: 16 Perception: 15
Lost In Time: An Interdimensional Escapade: Baragon Starfeller - Level 2 Leonin Paladin
Out of Elysium: Rhaecus, of the Raving Drums - Level 1 Satyr Rogue
Dungeonverse: Weizol L'varr - Level 1 Eladrin Wizard
Rhaecus heads down the passage behind the door for a bit, and it forks after a bit. However, the right fork seems to connect to the room you just came from, except it connects to the right door. Whoever designed this place must either be mad, or such a genius that they appear mad. Probably the first. A little bit further down, and the passage ends in another door, similar to the first two.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
After a few moments, Donos follows Rhaecus down the passage way.
"I tire of these endless tunnels," Donos says. "An eternity of this will be as tedious as the boredom we are seeking to escape. This must be how the torture ones such as us down here."
Rhaecus chuckles, not a bit flustered. "Aye, that is what I meant when I said we should all prepare ourselves for a long journey. Mentally as well as physically. It is too early to be tired of mazes my friend! It has not even been a day yet."
He pokes around the door looking for hidden trappings while he talks quietly, with an undertone of natural cheer to his voice.
(I don't know what to roll so here's a d20. Add the modifiers if you want.) 17
Lost In Time: An Interdimensional Escapade: Baragon Starfeller - Level 2 Leonin Paladin
Out of Elysium: Rhaecus, of the Raving Drums - Level 1 Satyr Rogue
Dungeonverse: Weizol L'varr - Level 1 Eladrin Wizard
Rhaecus notices no mechanisms or anything else that might betray a trap.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Donos waits for Rhaecus to finish his investigation of the doorway and seeing that he hasn't found anything, Donos pushes the door open and looks inside.
Donos enters the room, and walks into a massive room full of bones. Unlike the previous rooms, where the bones were neatly organized and arranged into walls, the bones here are in disordered piles. As he watches, two piles of bones float into the air and assemble themselves into the shapes of warriors, who quickly turn on each other and begin fighting. After a few seconds, one is slain, and the other just stands there until another pile becomes another warrior, who promptly hacks the first's head off.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Rhaecus just watches for the time being. He leans over to Donos and says quietly, "Well this is a rather gruesome sight. Fascinating though. What do you make of this?"
Lost In Time: An Interdimensional Escapade: Baragon Starfeller - Level 2 Leonin Paladin
Out of Elysium: Rhaecus, of the Raving Drums - Level 1 Satyr Rogue
Dungeonverse: Weizol L'varr - Level 1 Eladrin Wizard
Donos watches the spectacle for a few moments before answering. It is a fate he had idlly mentioned as preferable to eternal boredom but not in this macabre manner.
”I know not if this is punishment or reward. To spend eternity in heroic battle would be a worthy afterlife. However this, this appears to be some mockery. Eternal combat with no glory. I would say we should put them out of their misery, but there seems to be nothing there but the faint memory of a warrior.”
Donos looks around the room to see if there are any other exits besides the one they just came in. And he watches the battling bones again to see if they appear to have paid any attention to the group entering the room.
Donos notices no exits nearby, but the room is large and bone doors blend in well with bone walls.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Donos looks at the others.
"I do not much feel like poking around among these bones, but the only other alternative seems to be back across the fiery river, back to the octagonal room and back down the one hall we didn't check. Anyone have any idea?" Donos says.
Kaneís ignores Donos's words. They were down here to look for a method of escaping eternal punishment, not look for a more appealing one. She'll canvas the area, looking for any doors or exits that could be found in the piles of remnants. If they were down here for a day, they might as well make the best use of their time.
Investigation? - 8
Kaneís makes her way through the room, as another pair of skeletal warriors form and begin dunking it out. The winner of the short skirmish begins to move slowly towards her, before being cut down by another warrior who takes its place, walking towards her. Again and again they fall and are reborn, and through all this they wade through the piles of bones towards Kaneís.
As the battle migrates its way towards you all, what do you do?
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Rhaecus backs away, one hand on the hilt of a dagger already. "As much as I would like to put these poor souls out of their misery, it does not look like a simple task. I suggest we retreat."
Lost In Time: An Interdimensional Escapade: Baragon Starfeller - Level 2 Leonin Paladin
Out of Elysium: Rhaecus, of the Raving Drums - Level 1 Satyr Rogue
Dungeonverse: Weizol L'varr - Level 1 Eladrin Wizard
Keeping one eye on the bone warriors, Donos starts moving around the edge of the room, not too close to the walls to be grabbed at, but close enough to keep an eye out for bone doors that blend into the walls. At the same time he periodically keeps an eye on the bone fighters to see what they do when the party is in different parts of the room.
Perception: 19
The bone warriors keep approaching slowly, and Donos still can't find any exits. Then, one of them does something very strange. After killing its opponent, it drops its weapons and waves to the group, before its legs are lopped off from beneath it. Then the next one drops its weapons as well and waves, before falling beneath the blade of another. They still walk towards you, but after slaughtering their opponent they drop their weapons and wave, bony hands in the air.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
Donos, too distracted by the bone warriors to pay too much attention to his search for a way out, notices them beginning to wave.
He looks quickly to the others to see if they notice this as well. He raises a hand and waves back to them.
"Do we know each other?" he calls back to them.
"No, nor are you known to-"
The speaker is interrupted by a sword through the ribcage.
"To us. But it has been long since-"
"Since we've seen others such as-"
"As you."
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."