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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 1985483" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p><strong>Into the Ziggurat of Doom</strong></p><p></p><p>A wave of blood splashes across the stones as Lita falls limply to the ground. A sickening suck-pop sound accompanies Martini’s greatsword as he pulls it free from her face. </p><p></p><p>“NOOOOO!!!” screams Federico, rushing forward to see if Lita yet lives. </p><p></p><p><em>”You don’t hit my sister in the face!”</em> shrieks Naomi, and a <em>mind thrust</em> bursts into Martini’s head like a white-hot needle. He grimaces, snarls, and picks up the helmet and pops it back on his head. </p><p></p><p>“It’s <em>mine,</em>” he insists dangerously, and wipes off his sword as he stalks away to the other side of the chamber.</p><p></p><p>“She’s alive,” whimpers the kobold, casting one of his minor healing spells upon Lita. She groans and twitches. Her face throbs in agony; her cheek bones are shattered. She groans again.</p><p></p><p>”Stupid halflings,” groans Boddynock; then he staggers to the corner of the room, caught in the grips of the buzzing bowels again. </p><p></p><p>***</p><p></p><p><em><strong>1 p.m.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>The halflings make peace. Everyone is shocked by Martini’s strange behavior, but he waves their concern away. “I’m fine, better than ever,” he insists brusquely. “Now let’s get organized.”</p><p></p><p>Now that the group has something to try at the top of the ziggurat, they advance again to the top of the pyramid. The inverted ankh is indeed the key they need, and the stone slab blocking entrance at the top level of the pyramid sinks away with a grinding sound as the ankh is inserted into the hole before the slab.</p><p></p><p>Cautiously, Martini leads the way. </p><p></p><p>Beyond the slab is a dim room, illuminated only by the sunlight entering through the opening that our heroes have just revealed. Something within the room hisses, and Timothy steps forward, crying out, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you!” A comical battle with a tiny viper ensues, lasting a few moments as it strikes at the pot-bellied sorcerer and he defends himself and blocks the entrance. Finally Martini manages to squeeze in past him and cuts the viper in two with a single blow. </p><p></p><p>”Thanks, Martini,” Timothy says cheerfully.</p><p></p><p>“No problem, Tim,” Martini replies gruffly. </p><p></p><p>The chamber at the top of the ziggurat is strewn with sand. A few cobwebs cling to the corners, and bugs crawl in the shade. A pole drops down from the ceiling, exiting through a hole in the floor. “Hey, that looks like fun!” Timothy exclaims, and slides down the pole out of sight.</p><p></p><p>“Timmy, wait!” cries Federico. “It could be dangerous!” </p><p></p><p>His voice floats back up from below: “I’m all right... it’s neat down here! Hey, what’s that?”</p><p></p><p>“Don’t touch anything!” Martini and Federico cry out together.</p><p></p><p>“Okay...”</p><p></p><p>In the back of the party, Boddynock groans and says, “I’ll catch up in a minute...” He scampers outside for a moment, needing to deal with the symptoms of his illness.</p><p></p><p>The others slide down the pole after Timothy. The chamber below is bigger than the one above, but not very large. There are shelves along all the walls, painted with various bits of imagery. After a few moments of investigation, it seems that the images, as a whole, tell the story of the city’s founding and rise. There is no commemoration of whatever destroyed it, however.</p><p></p><p>“We haven’t even seen many bodies,” Boddynock remarks after rejoining the group. </p><p></p><p>“How are we getting out of here?” wonders Federico. “I can’t c-climb that.”*</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Egress from the room seems to be in the form of a slide. “Oh, yay!” Timothy exclaims. “A slide!” And he leaps on, followed by Boddynock. The others can hear the halfling gleefully crying, “Wheeeee!!!”</p><p></p><p>But then suddenly, Timothy’s gleeful shout turns to a blood-curdling scream of pain as something goes terribly, terribly wrong.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Oh no! Is Timmy okay?? What’s down there? And what happens next??</strong></em></p><p></p><p></p><p>*For god’s sake, whatever you do, don’t forget Federico’s strength score of 1. This actually benefited him at one point, since he was immune to <em>ray of enfeeblement.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 1985483, member: 1210"] [b]Into the Ziggurat of Doom[/b] A wave of blood splashes across the stones as Lita falls limply to the ground. A sickening suck-pop sound accompanies Martini’s greatsword as he pulls it free from her face. “NOOOOO!!!” screams Federico, rushing forward to see if Lita yet lives. [i]”You don’t hit my sister in the face!”[/i] shrieks Naomi, and a [i]mind thrust[/i] bursts into Martini’s head like a white-hot needle. He grimaces, snarls, and picks up the helmet and pops it back on his head. “It’s [i]mine,[/i]” he insists dangerously, and wipes off his sword as he stalks away to the other side of the chamber. “She’s alive,” whimpers the kobold, casting one of his minor healing spells upon Lita. She groans and twitches. Her face throbs in agony; her cheek bones are shattered. She groans again. ”Stupid halflings,” groans Boddynock; then he staggers to the corner of the room, caught in the grips of the buzzing bowels again. *** [i][b]1 p.m.[/b][/i][b][/b] The halflings make peace. Everyone is shocked by Martini’s strange behavior, but he waves their concern away. “I’m fine, better than ever,” he insists brusquely. “Now let’s get organized.” Now that the group has something to try at the top of the ziggurat, they advance again to the top of the pyramid. The inverted ankh is indeed the key they need, and the stone slab blocking entrance at the top level of the pyramid sinks away with a grinding sound as the ankh is inserted into the hole before the slab. Cautiously, Martini leads the way. Beyond the slab is a dim room, illuminated only by the sunlight entering through the opening that our heroes have just revealed. Something within the room hisses, and Timothy steps forward, crying out, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you!” A comical battle with a tiny viper ensues, lasting a few moments as it strikes at the pot-bellied sorcerer and he defends himself and blocks the entrance. Finally Martini manages to squeeze in past him and cuts the viper in two with a single blow. ”Thanks, Martini,” Timothy says cheerfully. “No problem, Tim,” Martini replies gruffly. The chamber at the top of the ziggurat is strewn with sand. A few cobwebs cling to the corners, and bugs crawl in the shade. A pole drops down from the ceiling, exiting through a hole in the floor. “Hey, that looks like fun!” Timothy exclaims, and slides down the pole out of sight. “Timmy, wait!” cries Federico. “It could be dangerous!” His voice floats back up from below: “I’m all right... it’s neat down here! Hey, what’s that?” “Don’t touch anything!” Martini and Federico cry out together. “Okay...” In the back of the party, Boddynock groans and says, “I’ll catch up in a minute...” He scampers outside for a moment, needing to deal with the symptoms of his illness. The others slide down the pole after Timothy. The chamber below is bigger than the one above, but not very large. There are shelves along all the walls, painted with various bits of imagery. After a few moments of investigation, it seems that the images, as a whole, tell the story of the city’s founding and rise. There is no commemoration of whatever destroyed it, however. “We haven’t even seen many bodies,” Boddynock remarks after rejoining the group. “How are we getting out of here?” wonders Federico. “I can’t c-climb that.”* Egress from the room seems to be in the form of a slide. “Oh, yay!” Timothy exclaims. “A slide!” And he leaps on, followed by Boddynock. The others can hear the halfling gleefully crying, “Wheeeee!!!” But then suddenly, Timothy’s gleeful shout turns to a blood-curdling scream of pain as something goes terribly, terribly wrong. [i][b]Oh no! Is Timmy okay?? What’s down there? And what happens next??[/b][/i][b][/b] *For god’s sake, whatever you do, don’t forget Federico’s strength score of 1. This actually benefited him at one point, since he was immune to [i]ray of enfeeblement.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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