Into the darkness...

Current party status:
Kaddim 46/79hp with 8/11 surges 2AP
Miri 58/58hp with 8/9 surges 1AP
Sonya 58/66hp with 3/9 surges 2AP
Candelos 78/78hp with 10/14 surges 1AP
Thia 65/65hp with 0/7 surges 1AP



The party moves to the door to the west and examines it.

Thia notes that the door is somehow connected to the door to the southeast where the coffins are. The west door only opens if the SE door is open.

Opening the door to the west the party sees a dark corridor heading west.

The sunrod Sonya has has burned out.

Miri casts a light into the corridor and the party can see a door leading west. The corridor continues to the north.





What does the party wish to do?

Kaddim didn't use a surge during the rest?

Move down the hallway, light a torch and hold it in the light shield hand. Move to the intersection and see what we can see.

Teramotos wrote:Kaddim didn't use a surge during the rest?

I didn't see a post where he want to use any...

Teramotos wrote:
Move down the hallway, light a torch and hold it in the light shield hand. Move to the intersection and see what we can see.

The party moves west to the corner. Using just the tourch light you can see 5 squares and can tell the corridor continues to the north.

Miri recasts light to the north and the party can now see a set of double doors to the north about 50' ahead.





Do you want to head west or north?

I'd prefer west. Don't like having uncleared rooms behind us for monsters to flank us.

Agree w Candelos, West

Teramotos wrote:Kaddim didn't use a surge during the rest?

Ross, let me know if you wanted Kaddim to use a surge or not...

The party checks the west door and neither Thia nor Candelos detect any traps.


Opening the door you can see a large dark room. There are four large sized statues in the room that give off an erie glow.

The air feels electrified here, as if magical energy flows through the walls and floor, along the rows of pillars, and out from the enormous statues that glow slightly in each corner of the room.

The statues look like:
NW - a lich
NE - a death knight
SW - a mummy
SE - a vampire

The party can also see a series of pillars that seem to boarder the statues.

Sonya's light source enters the room but does not penetrate the small pillars (the light doesn't make that section of the room brighter).





How does the party want to proceed?

Well guys, enter? If we bypass, they may attack from behind.
Toss torch into the middle of the room. Take out second Sunrod from Adventurer's kit.

Teramotos wrote:Toss torch into the middle of the room. Take out second Sunrod from Adventurer's kit.

The light from the torch only illuminates the interior.


Basically, this is what you see with a light source in the center of the room
:

Note: the "small" pillars don't take up the whole square so you can move into those squares.

The squares with the pillars are considered difficult terrain and provide cover.

"Candelos, if Thia gets wounded, you'll have to heal her with your divine powers, try to stay (within 5 squares) close to her."

Chris, remember if you use an AP, you get 9 hits back if you can see me.

Dwarmaj wrote:How does the party want to proceed?

'Proceed' is kind of a leading question... Miri wants to 'receed'...

Miri: "Uh, guys, is there any other passages we want to explore? We can come back to this one when we're all fully rested..."

I agree, this room layout is bad news.
I'd rather they back door us in an area more friendly to us.

let's try north then...

Mick wrote:I agree, this room layout is bad news.
I'd rather they back door us in an area more friendly to us.

Vyrellis to Candelos...
Are you sure...

The deeper we go the more difficult the opponants seem to be. If you move north and attack and whatever creatures to the west come out there will be no escape route.

Dwarmaj wrote:Vyrellis to Candelos...
Are you sure...

(Darn her!)

Miri will switch places with Candelos, then

Kaddim & Miri try an arcana check to determine information about the barriers (aiding another to higher bonus)

Assuming the baddies stay un-awakened while we're outside the room here, Miri will then attempt to cast a 'Magic Circle' ritual.

bradly wrote:
(Darn her!)

She doesn't want to see a TPK any more than the PCs do...

bradly wrote:
Kaddim & Miri try an arcana check to determine information about the barriers (aiding another to higher bonus)

Kaddim and Miri can tell that the barrier is generated by the statues. The barrier seems to block all light from entering or leaving the area protected by the barrier. You're not sure what will happen to a light source in the area.

bradly wrote:
Assuming the baddies stay un-awakened while we're outside the room here, Miri will then attempt to cast a 'Magic Circle' ritual.

Miri can hear slight movement in the room near the SE statue.


Do you keep the door open why you cast Magic Circle?

Notes:
Magic Circle takes an hour to cast and doesn't hinder undead.

The ritual states that you choose (aberrant, elemental, fey, immortal, natural, shadow, or all). I take "or all" to mean those previously mentioned.

I don't think the magic circle will do us any good.

Teramotos wrote:I don't think the magic circle will do us any good.

Argh! I was going off memory (from 3.x I think).

Does anyone have a ritual that will help us? That seemed to be the best one that Miri knows...

I THINK WERE IN FOR A LOT BLIND FIGHTING
Maybe One-mind-0ne body will help coordinate or atack.
This way if someone feels something we should know if it's a friendly or an enemy.

...we can do like the ninja sometimes did. We all take our clothes off and go in with just our weapons. Anyone you feel who is wearing clothes is the enemy.

What's the plan?

Will Candelos cast OHOM?

Any creatures in the room are definetly aware of the party.

I'll roll initiative as soon as the first PC enters the room.

I don't we should enter more than one dark area at a time.

Let's start with the bottom right and go CCW then.

Thia is fine with that plan

Who's first?

Not Thia

Candelos will say "wait for my lead"

Standard: use OHOM

The next round:
move: 2W+3S
raedy act to attack with sword

Mick wrote:Candelos will say "wait for my lead"

Standard: use OHOM

The next round:
move: 2W+3S
raedy act to attack with sword

Candelos' turn:
Move: move 2W and 3S

Candelos moves into the darkness and can't see anything except the faint glow of the statue.

Standard: ready an attack






The current PC initiative order is:
Candelos
Thia
Miri
Kaddim
Sonya


Thia's turn, then Miri...

Candelos' perception detects that there are at least two creatures in the area, but he doesn't know where they are.

Note:
The PCs can't see Candelos once he passed the barrier, but because of OHOM he can telepathically relay his position.

Miri: "Boys, you guys work on killing the monster, girls, if Thia and I can't attack through the magical darkness, let's see if bringing down these columns has an effect."

free action: say through OHOM "can one of you girls bring a light in here?"

...via OHOM, Sonya will say "sure" (but it's not my turn yet as I'm last ...)

Thia's turn...

Thia delays (probably until after Sonya and Miri)

Miri's turn, and then Kaddim.

Teramotos wrote:Miri's turn, and then Kaddim.

Miri will move 2 W & try to magic missile the SE Undead to see if we have LOS from outside. done.

bradly wrote:
Miri will move 2 W & try to magic missile the SE Undead to see if we have LOS from outside. done.

Miri's turn:
Move: move 2W

Standard: cast Magic Missile at the statue. The magic missile strikes the statue, but it doesn't look like it was affected.




Kaddim's turn, then Sonya's

Delay

Sonya's turn...
Move: Five W
Standard: Total defense

Done...

Teramotos wrote:Sonya's turn...
Move: Five W
Standard: Total defense

Done...

Sonya's turn:
Move: move 5W

Standard: Total Defense






After Sonya goes, Candelos is attacked.

NPC's turn:
Candelos is attacked by three creatures, one to his SE, S, and SW

SE creature uses claws, 32 vs Ac hits for 6hp of necrotic damage. He resists 5.
S creature uses claws, 21 vs Ac miss.
SW creature uses claws, 34 vs Ac hits for 6hp of necrotic damage. He resists 5.


Candelos does have a readied action to attack and can make an attack against one of the creatures that attacked him. The attack will be at -5 since he can't see them.


Next up will be Candelos' turn unless Thia or Kaddim want to take their turns...

Mick wrote:raedy act to attack with sword

Even though Candelos can't see his attacker I believe his readied action would still kick in.

MBA 20-5 vs Ac miss




Next up will be Candelos' turn unless Thia or Kaddim want to take their delayed actions.

Do Thia or Kaddim want to take their turn before Candelos goes?

Ill go. I will attack with lightning Lure.

Ross wrote:Ill go. I will attack with lightning Lure.

Which one? You know that there are three in front of Candelos (SW, S, and SE).

You can't see them, but you know that the SE and SW ones hit him on thier turn.

Also you're currently behind a pillar and they have cover from you, so your attack would be at a -7 penalty.

Move north of candelos and thn lightning lure on the one to his S.

Ross wrote:Move north of candelos and thn lightning lure on the one to his S.

Kaddim's turn:
Move: move north of Candelos

Standard: use Lightning Lure on the creature south of Candelos
LL 22-5 vs Fort miss





I guess it's Thia's turn since she was delaying... then Candelos...


Note:
I did reduce the area of the "darkness" so that it took up full squares. It was taking up half of the square where the pillars were and that was going to cause problems if someone was half in and half out of the darkness.

Still difficult terrain where Kaddim is, or no?

bradly wrote:Still difficult terrain where Kaddim is, or no?

No, just the area where the pillars are. A PC can stand in the area of a pillar (think of them as thin poles/bars).

The area between the pillars is not difficult terrain and does not provide cover.