(Inactive) Psion's Return to the Tomb of Horrors (IC)

[CanadienneBacon]

Holding his wooden holy symbol and his water canteen aloft in the hot air and fervently praying to Delundar that the symbol does not catch fire from the heat of the fire elemental, Peja casts a spell and directs the holy wrath of Delundar toward the elemental.

[sblock=Psion]Cast banishment. Up to 28 HD extraplanar creature is forced out of Peja's home plane. Will save 23 negates. Subject also to spell resistance, if the creature has any. The spell description says if the caster uses something disliked by the elemental during the casting, the DM may elect to grant a small bonus to either the will save DC or the caster check to overcome spell resistance. PHB 203, if that helps. [/sblock]

 

[Olaf the Stout]

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"Is it ok to attack or do you casters need to do something first?", Kull quickly yells out to the group. After getting the all clear he lets out a primal roar and charges the huge mass of flame attacking Garrel.

"Hey there hot stuff. How about you pick on me."

[sblock=OOC]Kull is Greater Raging and Charging (and probably giving the Fire Elemental an AoO due to reach) and Power Attacking for 10. Since the Fire Elemental is already in combat with Garrel I take it that Kull charging in won't affect any of the spells the casters wanted to get off? If it does I'll delay my charge until after they've cast.

AC is down to 23 until next round (-2 for charging, -2 for Greater Rage). After next round it will be up to 25.

Kull's attack roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=860243
1d20+24+3+2-10-> [20,24,3,2,-10] = (39) (Natural 20! Invisible Castle is loving Kull so far. Sorry CanadienneBacon! I know I promised not to steal all the good rolls. )

Psion, does the Shocking Burst ability on my weapon work if I confirm the critical? I know Elementals are immune to crits but I wasn't sure if the ability still worked, even if the attack doesn't do double damage. I won't roll damage (I assume AC 39 is a hit) until you let me know either way.[/sblock]

 

[nonamazing]

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"Ha! Of course! That fireplace must have been a prison for that thing." Davreya ducks as an errant blast of flame passes over his head. "Poor creature...there's no telling how long it's been bound in there."

Davreya backs up, hovering at the edge of the battle. I see Peja's gearing up to use a standard banishing spell. That should bring a quick end to this confrontation...but just in case it doesn't... Davreya reaches into his bag, feeling around for one of his scrolls.

[SBLOCK=OOC]I'll take a move action to back up about ten or fifteen feet away from the creature--well out of its reach. (Here's a tumble check if one is needed: Tumble check. (1d20+15=26)) I'll then use a standard action to reach into my bag of holding and retrieve a scroll of Bear's Endurance. If Peja's summoning fails, my next action will be to use the scroll on whoever seems to be the most wounded (probably Garrel, as he took the brunt of the elemental's first attack).[/SBLOCK]

 

[Psion]

Holding his wooden holy symbol and his water canteen aloft in the hot air and fervently praying to Delundar that the symbol does not catch fire from the heat of the fire elemental, Peja casts a spell and directs the holy wrath of Delundar toward the elemental.

As Peja intones his incantation, the roiling flames first jerk as if being swatted back, and then rapidly fade away into pinpricks like thousands of fireflies, then finally nothing. An enraged Kull rushes through the motes as they fade away.

[sblock=OOC]
Well, that was quick...

Actions?
[/sblock]

 

[CanadienneBacon]

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Peja gingerly tucks his wooden holy symboly back beneath his tunic. Wiping sweat and a bit of soot and grime from his forehead, the dwarf shakes his head. "That were almost very, very bad. Best ter be on tenderfeet walkin' 'round here, eh? Still in the mood fer the double doors, Dav? Ari, milady, yer not too singed, are ye?"

 

[Olaf the Stout]

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"Well that was a bit of a let-down. I was just getting myself pumped up for a bit of a fire fight", say Kull.

"Still, it's probably for the best. We all saw what it did to Garrel with just one hit. I wouldn't want to take too many of those. Are you ok Garrel?"

"On the plus side, that looks like what was guarding the doors. That means there shouldn't be anything else to worry about. Right?", say Kull, half-asking, half-telling.

"So, shall we go through the doors now?"

 

[nonamazing]

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"Let me take a look at them first, Kull. The fireplace is empty now, and I'd be inclined to think the trap has no more power. But I am curious as to the exact nature of the trap, and I'd like to examine it a bit more closely."

Davreya kneels by the doorframe, cautiously looking for any magical runes worked into the weave of the wood. "You know, I'm beginning to develop a severe distaste for the former owner of this keep. Such crude, unimaginative traps. Though he may have had some degree of arcane skill, he obviously lacked creativity."

[SBLOCK=OOC]Search Check to examine the doors. (1d20+36=42)[/SBLOCK]

 

[Psion]

Examining the doors, Davreya soon realizes that it was good to take care here. Taking a look at the door frame reveals what is probably a catch that activates a mechanism in the ceiling when opening the door. In addition, the pull ring on the door at first seemed loose, but it appears looking behind the mounting that it's intentionally made to rotate, manipulating some sort of mechanism.

The catch draws your attention to the ceiling, where you see a groove well hidden in the decorative niches that criss cross the ceiling. Looking close, it could easily pop open to unleash some sort of unpleasant trap.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Peja grimaces at the extent of Kullrund's wounds. "Ye want me ter have a look at that, friend? Could 'ave ye patched up in no time at all, if'n ye like."

 

[Olaf the Stout]

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"Errrr...thanks Peja but I think that I'll manage for now. You might want to take a look at Garrel though. He took a strong hit from that big blob of fire.", replies Kull.

[sblock=CanadienneBacon] Did you get Kull mixed up with Garrel or do you really want to take a look at my 6 points of damage wounds?[/sblock]