Post by David on Mar 8, 2012 21:32:49 GMT -5
The heroes (Idky, Torr, Yavin, Ichi, Arthur, and Athos) continue their trek through the strange labyrinth they've found, seeking the final shard of the mirror. The heroes enter a room with ten juju zombies fused into suits of platemail...
Yavin casts heat metal and Arthur casts web at the juju zombies. Two escape the web, but Torr turns them. That’s when the party feels that they are being scried. Torr dispels it. The web is now gone (how??), and four jujus attack. Ichi and Idky take on the first onslaught, and Torr turns two of them. The heat metal now starts damaging one of them, which unturns the rest of that group as well. That leaves only two that are still turned. Then a 40-foot long minotaur lizard appears out of nowhere!
Ichi gets critically hit and crumples to the floor bleeding. Torr turns a whole one of them. (Somewhere, he hears a half-elf’s voice go “Ha ha!”)
The jujus and the minotaur lizard now become hasted. It manages to grab Ichi in its mouth, but Idky, Arthur (magic missiles), and Athos kill it. The jujus are now no longer able to be turned by Torr. So he has to join the melee.
Now a chicken with bat wings and glowing red eyes appears. Arthur magic missiles it. It looks at him, trying to get him to spontaneously combust, but he manages to resist. The thing is a pyrolisk!
Then three giant sandy-colored mantises appear. Arthur lightning bolts the pyrolisk, enraging it. He also kills a mantis and unturns the rest of the jujus. Ichi heals himself and starts in on jujus to free up Torr to take on the poultry (with his eyes closed). The paladin kills it with a single blow. He then stuns a mantis.
Yavin tries to mind thrust another mantis but hits himself instead. The unturned jujus swarm in, and three more larger mantises show up. Ichi initiates his speed ability and continues attacking. He clears out a number of the jujus.
But then three more ankhegs appear. Arthur webs the back of the room, catching six of the ankheg, keeping them from joining the fray. Ichi frees himself from the ankheg that had grabbed him in his mouth and goes for the remaining jujus and kills two. He unfortunately now collapses from the poison. Torr moves to defend him. Idky gets taken out by the last juju.
Now a confusion effect goes off in the room but only affects Athos. He attacks the nearest creature madly. Torr takes out the last juju as Arthur goes to help out with Yavin’s opponent. Meantime, Athos starts lockpicking the wall.
Yavin and Arthur tend to Idky and Ichi. Torr covers the ankhegs in the web. Athos now tries to attack Yavin. Torr dispels the confusion on him.
All of a sudden, four lizardmen appear. Torr takes out two of them as soon as they appear. Yavin mind thrusts one. Torr finishes them off.
After slowing the poison in everyone, they start healing up.
Treasure (room 6):
Ki-rin hide 2000 gp
Azurite 10 gp
Carnelian 50gp
Purple corundum 500 gp
Violet garnet 500 gp
Scroll: detect undead, enchant weapon, cat’s grace
Cloak, black gossamer silk, partially transluscent (doesn’t keep you warm)
Athos sips the potion and polymorphs into a viper. Torr dispels the effect, returning him to human form.
Athos removes the trap on the door. Ichi opens it, revealing an alcove with a sepia snake sigil, which freezes Ichi in time. Two specters and four shadows pour out. Torr turns the specters back and destroys the shadows.
Torr and Idky try to dispel and fail. So they take care of the specters.
Athos disarms the other door and they open it. The hallway leads to an arch with a green jade dragon. As Torr attempts to pass through the arch, his mace and something in his backpack prevent him from going through. It doesn’t allow wood to pass through. Torr dispels the field, and they rush through it. The door beyond is mechanically trapped. Athos disarms it. The door opens to a small room with one exit. Inside are five human jade statues. They tell them to leave or the master will destroy them.
Battle starts. It becomes obvious that their weapons are not as effective against them. They finish them off with little difficulty. Athos disarms the trapped door, revealing another passageway with another arch with red birds. Torr tries to move through, but he meets tremendous resistance and painful frost forms on him. He is unable to dispel this one.
The heroes pause to consider their next move...
Status:
Idky: 55 of 65, SIX deferred poisons, cast CLWx6, combine / find, spx5 / locate obj, d.door / CSW / CCW / healx2
Arthur: 32 of 42, 9 STR, cast cantrip MMx3 / webx2 / LB x2 / stone, has STONE SKIN
Ichi: 83 (full), three deferred poison, used heal and speed
Torr: 84 of 96, down to 18 STR, cast d.magic, one deferred poison
Zayüß: 40 of 48, -2 STR, itemized!
Athos: 22 of 50, 20psi, SEVEN deferred poisons, -1 STR and DEX due to poison
Yavin: 30 of 52, 34 of 98 PSPs, FOUR deferred poisons, 7 STR, cast all but one 1st lvl
Running Eep total: 33,235 xps
Yavin casts heat metal and Arthur casts web at the juju zombies. Two escape the web, but Torr turns them. That’s when the party feels that they are being scried. Torr dispels it. The web is now gone (how??), and four jujus attack. Ichi and Idky take on the first onslaught, and Torr turns two of them. The heat metal now starts damaging one of them, which unturns the rest of that group as well. That leaves only two that are still turned. Then a 40-foot long minotaur lizard appears out of nowhere!
Ichi gets critically hit and crumples to the floor bleeding. Torr turns a whole one of them. (Somewhere, he hears a half-elf’s voice go “Ha ha!”)
The jujus and the minotaur lizard now become hasted. It manages to grab Ichi in its mouth, but Idky, Arthur (magic missiles), and Athos kill it. The jujus are now no longer able to be turned by Torr. So he has to join the melee.
Now a chicken with bat wings and glowing red eyes appears. Arthur magic missiles it. It looks at him, trying to get him to spontaneously combust, but he manages to resist. The thing is a pyrolisk!
Then three giant sandy-colored mantises appear. Arthur lightning bolts the pyrolisk, enraging it. He also kills a mantis and unturns the rest of the jujus. Ichi heals himself and starts in on jujus to free up Torr to take on the poultry (with his eyes closed). The paladin kills it with a single blow. He then stuns a mantis.
Yavin tries to mind thrust another mantis but hits himself instead. The unturned jujus swarm in, and three more larger mantises show up. Ichi initiates his speed ability and continues attacking. He clears out a number of the jujus.
But then three more ankhegs appear. Arthur webs the back of the room, catching six of the ankheg, keeping them from joining the fray. Ichi frees himself from the ankheg that had grabbed him in his mouth and goes for the remaining jujus and kills two. He unfortunately now collapses from the poison. Torr moves to defend him. Idky gets taken out by the last juju.
Now a confusion effect goes off in the room but only affects Athos. He attacks the nearest creature madly. Torr takes out the last juju as Arthur goes to help out with Yavin’s opponent. Meantime, Athos starts lockpicking the wall.
Yavin and Arthur tend to Idky and Ichi. Torr covers the ankhegs in the web. Athos now tries to attack Yavin. Torr dispels the confusion on him.
All of a sudden, four lizardmen appear. Torr takes out two of them as soon as they appear. Yavin mind thrusts one. Torr finishes them off.
After slowing the poison in everyone, they start healing up.
Treasure (room 6):
Ki-rin hide 2000 gp
Azurite 10 gp
Carnelian 50gp
Purple corundum 500 gp
Violet garnet 500 gp
Scroll: detect undead, enchant weapon, cat’s grace
Cloak, black gossamer silk, partially transluscent (doesn’t keep you warm)
Athos sips the potion and polymorphs into a viper. Torr dispels the effect, returning him to human form.
Athos removes the trap on the door. Ichi opens it, revealing an alcove with a sepia snake sigil, which freezes Ichi in time. Two specters and four shadows pour out. Torr turns the specters back and destroys the shadows.
Torr and Idky try to dispel and fail. So they take care of the specters.
Athos disarms the other door and they open it. The hallway leads to an arch with a green jade dragon. As Torr attempts to pass through the arch, his mace and something in his backpack prevent him from going through. It doesn’t allow wood to pass through. Torr dispels the field, and they rush through it. The door beyond is mechanically trapped. Athos disarms it. The door opens to a small room with one exit. Inside are five human jade statues. They tell them to leave or the master will destroy them.
Battle starts. It becomes obvious that their weapons are not as effective against them. They finish them off with little difficulty. Athos disarms the trapped door, revealing another passageway with another arch with red birds. Torr tries to move through, but he meets tremendous resistance and painful frost forms on him. He is unable to dispel this one.
The heroes pause to consider their next move...
Status:
Idky: 55 of 65, SIX deferred poisons, cast CLWx6, combine / find, spx5 / locate obj, d.door / CSW / CCW / healx2
Arthur: 32 of 42, 9 STR, cast cantrip MMx3 / webx2 / LB x2 / stone, has STONE SKIN
Ichi: 83 (full), three deferred poison, used heal and speed
Torr: 84 of 96, down to 18 STR, cast d.magic, one deferred poison
Zayüß: 40 of 48, -2 STR, itemized!
Athos: 22 of 50, 20psi, SEVEN deferred poisons, -1 STR and DEX due to poison
Yavin: 30 of 52, 34 of 98 PSPs, FOUR deferred poisons, 7 STR, cast all but one 1st lvl
Running Eep total: 33,235 xps
