Jefferson Harco: ok guys um, im feelin a little weak...
Dianysia: Well, that's to be expected.... I doubt they were simply giving you a hug
Dianysia: Do either of you know how to heal? Not something I'm all that good at
Jefferson Harco: um...im lacking in the heal department...
Dianysia: Yu?
Yushaqi: "Not particularily, but that is why we don't rush into things," Yushaqi said, "It is best if we keep moving though."
Dianysia: I can try to do some healing... I've studied anatomy...
Jefferson Harco: ok, any little bit helps
Yushaqi: "Not right now, if you mess up we are stuck here while we put him back together," Yushaqi said, "Besides, once we finish this little task, and being that all of this area is undisturbed, we are ahead of the other guys."
Jefferson Harco: ok then lets keep moving
Dianysia: "Okay, let's move on."
Yushaqi: Yushaqi just nods agreement with Dianysia, and walks over to the door, carefully as always, scanning and searching.
Jefferson Harco: well where ever we go ill follow from the back
Dianysia: "You know, Jeff, you are very gung-ho for everything, until you actually get attacked."
DM: Yu, as you approach the door, you hear a slight click and feel the floor drop out from under you, as you fall 10 feet down, jolting to a rough stop
Dianysia: "Yu Okay?"
Yushaqi: "Small fall, give me a rope," Yushaqi says from the pet.
Dianysia grabs rope from my dog, then hands one end to Jeff, holding it myself as well, and tosses the end down the pit.
Yushaqi: Grabs the rope, wrapping it around his wrist, and giving it a slight tug, as he puts his weight on it, and both feet onto the wall.
Jefferson Harco: I start to pull back
Dianysia helps pull him up as well
Yushaqi: "Well that was fun," Yushaqi says as he clears the top of the pit.
Dianysia: "How much do you weigh, Yu?
Yushaqi: "Why? About average, never really weighed myself, had no reason."
Dianysia: "Well, we could stand on either side of the pit with an extended bedroll, and if you were light enough, maybe you could get to the door, see if it's locked. If Jeff doesn't mind, of course."
Yushaqi: "We could always got back to the room with all the cots and grab a strong one and use it as a bridge," Yushaqi responds.
Jefferson Harco: can you reset the trap?
Jefferson Harco: and disable it so that it doesnt fall after you reset it?
Dianysia: Problem still lies in bracing it on both sides
Yushaqi: "It was a pit fall trap Jeff, everything I would need to reset it with is down in the pit."
Dianysia: "We can still use the bedroll. Instead of standing on either side, we' can lay prone on the floor and brace against the ledge. It would take off a couple feet from reaching it, and Yu should be able to lean over and reach it."
Yushaqi: "Jeff, go find a good strong cot and bring it here," Yushaqi said, "This is the easiest and simplest idea."
Jefferson Harco: hmm...
Jefferson Harco: i think ill rest here a bit while you go get that cot...
Dianysia goes and retrieves acot, all the while mumbling about the useless of the typical man....
Yushaqi: Only rolls his eyes as he waits for Dianysia to return with the peices.
Yushaqi: Yushaqi looks around the hallway, putting most of his attention on how to rig the cot up to cross the hole in the floor
Jefferson Harco: is there any other paths we missed?
Jefferson Harco: nearby...
Yushaqi: "A couple, but they didn't seem to be of any consquence, perhaps we will look at them on the way out?"
Jefferson Harco: well....dia is takin her sweet time...
Yushaqi: "Long path, why I asked you to go, you can move faster."
Jefferson Harco: well maybe you should state these things
Jefferson Harco: instead of just thinking you can boss people around
Yushaqi: Just rolls his eyes going back to figuring out the cot bridge.
Jefferson Harco: i think you owe dia an apology when she gets back...you shouldn't make her do your dirty work
Jefferson Harco: thats it im going to find her and make sure shes ok
Jefferson Harco is running back to find Dia
DM: Jeff, you come across Dia as she's coming out of the library, hauling a cot w/ her, much of the weight supported by Jayde (the dog)
DM: obviously, Dia you come across Jeff as he's coming into the hallway out of the mold room
Dianysia: "Sorry, had to find one that would support Yu's ego.. er, weight."
Jefferson Harco: i go to them and try taking the weight myself...
Jefferson Harco: yeah tell me about it...why would you do this, its obvious to me that you just want to keep going...
Dianysia politely declines assistance
[[Dia & Jeff get back to Yushaqi]]
Dianysia: "You know, it might be simpler to try my way."
Yushaqi: "It may be simplier, but it may also cause me to fall down into a pit again, to which I say no thanks," Yushaqi said, then inspects the cot.
Dianysia: "No, it doesn't. And having a cot just means you land on something bouncy when you fall."
Jefferson Harco: well Yu we got your stupid cot, just open the door
Yushaqi: Yushaqi just shrugs, and taking the cot, and lifting it from the far end attempting to place it on the ledge across the pit.
Dianysia moves back several feet, leading Jayde as she does so. She obtains a chunk of meat and feeds the pet.
DM: slight problem... cot's too long to fit across the hallway
Yushaqi: Grins slightly at this problem, and turns the cot upside down.
Jefferson Harco: is the door even locked?
Yushaqi: "I wont know until I get across jeff."
Jefferson Harco: how about you lean over it
Yushaqi: "Ok, the cot may not work, but I doubt the bedroll idea will work also, any other ideas?"
Jefferson Harco: yeah since you wasted our time you go open the door now
Yushaqi: "Jeff, if you are not going to present an idea, shut the hell up, I am trying and I would like it if you backed the hell off," Yushaqi said, looking very angry.
Jefferson Harco: your not presenting any ideas.
Jefferson Harco: ok well im gonna try and brace myself across the pit to at least try and open the door....ill tie the rope on my waist so you can catch me, or pull me up.
DM: okay, you brace yourself across... and NO surprise... door's locked
Yushaqi: "Jeff, I need your help, grab the middle of the cot, we are going to try and wedge it in diaggonally," Yushaqi said, grabbing one end of the cot.
Jefferson Harco: ok, pull me back
Jefferson Harco: now Yu you do that, and unlock that door.
Yushaqi: "I told you I am going to need your help, so get over your damned ego and help," Yushaqi says, pointing towards the middle of the cot.
Jefferson Harco: your cot idea is stupid, just lean over the pit like I said, we will hold you up via the rope
Jefferson Harco: that way you can concentrate on opening the lock
Yushaqi: "How am I going to open a damned lock without my hands stupid?"
Dianysia: "Okay, here's an idea. How about we affix this rope to the door, and lower ourselves down. Then we can stand there holding the bedroll, outstretched, and support him while he unlocks the door, if it is unlocked.
Yushaqi: "Jeff, I understand your need to be right, but in this case just help me wedge this cot so that I can do my stuff, alright?"
Jefferson Harco: ok so whats your plan genuis
Yushaqi: "Like I said, just help me wedge the end of this cot into that corner," pointing to the corner across the pit, "Then you lean your weight on our end while I cross and open the door."
Dianysia: Another idea would be to remove the fabric, find a way to trim the length, then make a beam of sorts?
Jefferson Harco: whatever...(i follow Yu’s instructions as best as possible)
Yushaqi: Nods at Jeff, then says, "Do not move from this end of the cot," and he carefully steps across it, bracing himself against the legs on the far side as he takes out the folded cloth and gets to work on the lock.
Jefferson Harco: can you work now?
Yushaqi: Just ignored Jeff's question as he continues to focus on feeling the innerworkings of the lock, and trying to move as little as possible to keep the cot steady.
Dianysia: While they’re doing this, I move closer to Jeff and pull out my books, skipping the one I scanned for now, and reading
DM: after a few minutes of working, there's an audible click and the lock disengages, allowing you to swing the door freely
Yushaqi: Opens the door slowly, moving from the cot to the solid floor as space becomes availbe, moving the end of the cot onto the newly exposed ledge to form a better bridge.
DM: As Yu starts to open the door, he's faced with a good-sized chamber, apparently the door opens into one end of it... across from the door you're entering is another iron door, this one standing ajar... the room is lit by 4 torches set in wall sconces spaced equally around the chamber. The end off to your right as you look (unseen to the other 2) narrows and terminates in another gold curtain, this one richly embroidered with the symbol of Anor (the sun patron). Unfortunately, ALSO down at that end are three small figures that seem to be comprised ENTIRELY of rolling flames... the instant you set foot on the door sill, they start moving towards you
DM: so, they move up to Yu
Yushaqi: Yushaqi, grins, reaching up his sleeve as he carefully backs up onto and over the cot and says, "Pull it back..."
DM: Two of the three stay still as the first one moves forward to face Jeff...
Jefferson Harco: yeah i attack....
DM: that's a hit... BUT... it's made of fire, so it's gonna hurt you a little bit too
DM: now it makes its attack... just trying to slam itself into you... but misses
DM: and the cot is starting to smoke under it
Jefferson Harco: I push the cot off my edge into the pit
Jefferson Harco: so its not braced.
DM: success... you push the cot, it skitters backwards about a foot, leaving the end unsupported... the creature dodges backward, leaving it across the pit from you, NOT falling in
Yushaqi: "Crowd the edge, don't give it any room to jump over."
Jefferson Harco: i make sure they cant jump across without giving me a chance to push them back
Dianysia puts books in Jayde's pack. Then casts ray of frost.
DM: the thing manages to duck out of the way of your incoming ray
Dianysia: "Hmm.. that's not good.... They dislike... Cold.. the mold!"
Yushaqi: Crowds up next to Jeff, ensuring their is no where near enough space for the things to come across.
DM: the critter seems to pause for a sec... then gathers itself, and charges forward, jumping across, obviously intending to just push past Jeff's guard... except that it stumbles at the edge, and plunges down instead.
DM: Jeff & Yu, you see it fall down, and the flames break apart as it lands HARD at the bottom of the pit, dissipating into nothingness
DM: the second one, undeterred, is attempting the same thing... it makes its jump, but gets pushed back by Jeff into the pit, and lands fairly lightly.
DM: and the 3rd one is jumping now... at Yushaqi... it clears the pit
Yushaqi: Quickly draws a blade out from his sleeve, and slashes downwards at the thing, missing it to its right.
DM: you keep the thing from getting past you, and it falls down into the pit as well, landing ON the other one... which flattens & disappears in a puff of flame
Jefferson Harco: back up and jump the pit...
(5739) DM: you easily clear the pit with room to spare
Jefferson Harco: ill keep moving into the room, and look around.
Dianysia: I back up 60ft, dragging Jayde with me.
DM: that puts you in complete darkness, down the hall towards the stairs
Yushaqi: Yushaqi runs back, and then jumps across the pit
DM: okay, easily clear it
Yushaqi: Yushaqi moves over to the curtain, and pulls it aside
DM: okay... just behind the curtain are two statues of Anor, rough-hewn in granite... beyond the curtain lies a small room, no more than 10 feet across, and about 15 feet deep... and the far back is a golden pedestal, atop which a dodecahedron sits, made of variated materials, what you can see of it each side has a different composition... behind the pedestal, on the wall, is placed a rather LARGE red button of some sort, with writing in a language you're not familiar with above it
Yushaqi: "I think I found what we are looking for," Yushaqi shouts.
Jefferson Harco: i move into the room and inspect the room
Jefferson Harco: Who goes there! (pointing towards a figure across the room)
Yushaqi: "I have a feeling our compeitior just got up with us," Yushaqi said to Jeff.
DM: the 2 of you can see this figure start to gesture, as shadows coalesce on the ground between him and you, forming rough and hzardous hillocks, low walls, etc, forming a barrier between you and the new arrival
Dianysia: I'll move to the edge of the pit, drawing my crossbow as I do
DM: you're up at the edge of the pit, you can see the elemental down below, it's scrabbling at the walls, trying to climb out
Yushaqi: Turns and runs to the back of the room, grabbing the docahedron.
DM: Yu picks up the dodecahedron, and feel your hand tingle as it imparts some sort of unidentifiable sensation... somewhat akin to standing too close to a lightning bolt, but not at all unpleasant (but not terribly pleasant, either)... and as you do, you notice dust start to shake off of the two statues... as they slowly start to move, coming to "life"
Yushaqi: "Well this is either a good thing or a bad thing," Yu says to himself as he watches the statues.
DM: the 2 statues lumber forward, one each headed towards Jeff and Yu... both attacking... neither provoking AoOs (moving into a threatened space doesn't, only moving out does)...
DM: vs. Jeff... it misses, horribly, slamming into the wall next to you
DM: vs. Yu... it comes on target, but you can fairly easily sidestep its lumbering swing
DM: Dia, you see the fire elemental still scrabbling at the walls of the pit, trying to climb up
Jefferson Harco: ok stunning attack my statue
DM: you strike the stone... but it doesn't seem to have any effect, the creature doesn't even seem to acknowledge the hit
DM: the other figure steps forward, no longer trying to hide itself (which means you see him step out of the shadows across the way, Dia), and begins gesticulating, until with a final gesture a patch of bllack flames appears surrounding the 2 of you and the 2 statues, filling the room from wall to wall for 10 feet from just in front of the pedestal to the curtain
Dianysia shoots her crossbow at the elemental.
DM: bolt hits the wall near it, with no apparent reaction from the creature... the caster opposite you on the other hand whips his head around, obviously just noticing that you're there
Dianysia: Move back 30ft
Dianysia: I'll be swing to the side of the wooden door
Yushaqi: "Well, it can't get much worse," he says, and pushes the big red button.
DM: you hear a klaxon start ringing somewhere above you, rolling down the hallway from the temple above... other than that, pushing the button has no noticeable effect
DM: okay... statues... they pay no apparent attention to the flames, and continue to attack their chosen targets... which means one moves closer to Yu...
DM: vs. Jeff... it swings, barely missing
DM: vs. Yushaqi... it swings, and you're barely able to duck out of the way as its fist swings through where your head was a second ago
Jefferson Harco: ill take my chance, running top speed towards the original pit...
DM: a'ight... you'll make it just past the patch of roughened ground that was formed by this other caster... you feel the breeze of the statue’s missed swing fly past your back as you move, scrabbling out of the way quickly to get to the other side of the barriers
DM: and you're now brought face-to-face with the other figure... who you can see now is a Drow
DM: he starts waving his hands again, before pointing at you, and an arrow of pure shadows lances out at you... blasting right through your religious protections and leeching deep inside you, filling you with fatigue, knocking you out cold (KO’d)
Dianysia: I move back to the pit and cast DAWNBURST around the drow :D
DM: he starts glowing like a torch... but merely grins widely at you, tugging at his forelock as if tipping an imaginary hat
Yushaqi: Yushaqi tumbles past his statue, and runs start towards the drow, meaning to run past him.
DM: the statue swings and hits... Yu. falls down dying in the fire
DM: the drow turns, and without so much as a gesture grins at Dia... and an arrow of shadow forms in front of him, lancing out at her...
DM: only to miss as she twists slightly (it's a ranged touch)
Tristanu: Try to jump the pit… miss… I'm in the pit...I DO get a reflex to grab the edge
DM: okay... you fail to catch the edge...
DM: you clipp the elemental as you fall, damaging it as well…
Tristanu: Tristanu attacks
DM: you feel a bit of heat from the thing as it puffs out in flames that dissipate quickly... but otherwise, it's gone and you're okay
Dianysia: Cast Arcane Turmoil.
DM: no noticeable effect
Dianysia: And back behind the door frame again
DM: the dodecahedron starts glowing... when Yu fell, it rolled across the floor... unfortunately, none of you are available to witness it... but a glowing white light spreads out from the thing, passing through walls and briefly illuminating everything, before disappearing suddenly... as it does, the klaxon cuts off suddenly
DM: Dia, you suddenly see that the hallway has changed... down towards where the stairs ought to be, the hallway suddenly ends about 30 feet away, with sunlight streaming down, you can see shrubbery outside... definite greenery
DM: and not that y'all can see, but the 2 statues are headed for the drow, don't quite make it his way yet... Jeff, you find yourself unexpectedly awake… you're prone, just on the other side of the wierd terrain... the statues are trapped in the shadowy ground
Jefferson Harco: hm...i take a look around...."what happened?"
Tristanu: "Jeff...where the hell have YOU been?" ((Like I'm one to talk))
Jefferson Harco: uh i stand
Jefferson Harco: ok stunning strike at the drow
DM: that DEFINITELY hit
DM: and oh dear GOD did he fail that save
Tristanu: "HELP ME OUTTA HERE!!"
Dianysia: I lead Jayde to the pit, and toss one end of the rope down to him, holding the other. "I'll do my best to help ya, buddy."
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