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<blockquote data-quote="spacehulkster" data-source="post: 2183612" data-attributes="member: 13070"><p>“STARS,” they respond together.</p><p></p><p>A low rumbling reveals an opening secret stone door on the west wall. The group follows Elric into the next room. It’s a 20’ wide by 45’ long hall, with three alcoves on each side of the long walls. Each alcove houses an Elven statue in the same red-veined white marble, except for one alcove on the south, which is empty. At the end of the hall is an arch that opens into a room beyond where a greenish light glows. On the floor, at the arch, is a ten foot wide by fifteen feet long pit.</p><p></p><p>Pudge’s inquisitive nature gets the best of him and he doesn’t see the pit as he steps forward towards the lit room. His companions shake their heads in disbelief.</p><p></p><p>“Didn’t you hear me say, Careful of the pit there, Pudge?” ask Elric.</p><p></p><p>“Uh, no I didn’t. Sorry guys. I narrowly missed these spikes. Someone want to help me up?”</p><p>(Truth be told, the player was looking at his character sheet and not paying attention to the room description.)</p><p></p><p>Elric, Valen and Thalez help Pudge up out of the pit. Vern and Felix take some time searching for a secret door, especially where the empty alcove is, but find nothing. Elric scans the room quickly and finds no secret doors or treasure.</p><p></p><p>Pudge stands staring intently on the green glowing room on the other side of the pit and pays little attention to the rest of the party. He finally comments, “Let’s take a look at this room next door.”</p><p></p><p>He takes a running jump and makes it across the pit. The others follow one at a time, except for Felix and his new found wings. Of which Felix displays quite proudly.</p><p></p><p>Wall sconces are at each corner, but only one still bears a torch, that burns with a greenish light. A large marble sarcophagus (nine feet long) lies in the center of the room. A dragon motif is carved into the sarcophagus and the lid has folded wings and a dragon head perched above. The lid is held in place with some rusting metal clasp.</p><p></p><p>“This looks awesome,” comments Thalez.</p><p></p><p>Vern interjects, “We should probably leave this untouched!?”</p><p></p><p>“What’s the fun in that!” Pudge exhales, as he starts to struggle with one of the clasp. “I’ll bet there’s something magic inside!”</p><p></p><p>The rest of the group take up positions around the sarcophagus, ready to help with the lid once Pudge breaks all the metal clasp. </p><p></p><p>As Pudge struggles with the last claspe, he is attacked, blood flowing from wounds now on his arm.</p><p>A Quasit appears, laughing hysterically at Pudge’s now slowed reaction.</p><p></p><p> “You have broke the binding, my watch on the Dragon Priest is over!”</p><p></p><p>It then strikes again on Pudge, who’s dexterity is now cut nearly in half. Pudge misses with his double axe. Vern hits it with a magic missile. Both Elric and Thalez can’t get close enough to take a swing.</p><p></p><p>“I can’t get a shot. It’s too close to Pudge,” Valen screams.</p><p></p><p>Felix flies up into a flanking position with Pudge, but misses. “It’s a fast little mother!”</p><p></p><p>Feeling the combat going the way, the Quasit flies up and over Felix to the corner, where a secret door is hidden. Felix takes pursuit. “It’s now a question of who has the better flight speed,” he thinks to himself.</p><p></p><p>The Quasit opens the door and flies into the underground passage, Felix in tow. Unfortunately for Felix, he has no dark vision and his speed is halved through the tunnel, as he gropes his way forward.</p><p>The group stares down the tunnel entrance, straining to hear sounds of battle, but hear nothing.</p><p></p><p>Felix reaches the end of the tunnel just as light streams into it from above. “Now I have you!” he belts out at the Quasit. The demon turned and hissed a warning at Felix. As it attempted to escape out the tunnel, Felix, undaunted, charged straight for it. Like a bird of prey, Felix sank his short sword deep into the demon’s back. It fell with a shudder upon the alcoved area floor.</p><p></p><p>“Felix the demon-killer! Boy, the folks back home would be proud,” Felix thinks to himself. “If only my kin could see me now.” He reminisced about his home. How he missed the easy life. But back there he was just another pixie. He wanted more, to be somebody of importance. To be bigger than he actually was! With his wings, he felt he added a new dimension to this group of friends and actually was of some importance. </p><p></p><p>“Vern did hit it with a spell that caused the demon to run, but Vern couldn’t of flew after it and deliver the killing blow, like he did,” he thought. Felix dragged the body back to the sarcophagus room. He found the elves staring at him in disbelief, their jaws agape. Vern was helping Pudge bandage his arm. There was a puddle of blood next to the sarcophagus.</p><p></p><p>“I wish Milo would have been feeling better this morning and come with us,” Pudge stated.</p><p></p><p>“I’m sure the wound isn’t too bad,” Vern consoles. </p><p></p><p>“I feel so sluggish. What that thing hit me with?” ask Pudge.</p><p></p><p>“Being it was a demon, I believe they have certain abilities that can sap away strength and other abilities,” Vern says.</p><p></p><p>“It’s not sapping anything else away. You can be sure of that,” Felix says dropping the quasit to the floor.</p><p></p><p>“That was awesome!” Valen cries out. “I looked down the corridor and saw that Quasit flying out of that door. Next thing I see is you with your sword protruding from its chest. You must have been flying!”</p><p></p><p>“Actually, I was,” responds Felix questioningly, eyeing everyone with his hands outstretched and pointing to his wings. </p><p></p><p>“Inconceivable!” Elric shakes his head at Valens comment. “The things I put up with,” he mumbles as he turns back towards the sarcophagus.</p><p></p><p>Pudge stands, “You all ready to lift this lid off?” </p><p></p><p>“You can’t be serious?” questions Vern.</p><p></p><p>“Treasure! We want treasure!” Valen, Thalez and Pudge say in unison.</p><p></p><p>“Wait! Let’s all get in position. Valen, bow ready?” Vern ask.</p><p></p><p>“Ready.”</p><p></p><p>“How ‘bout you Felix?”</p><p></p><p>“I’m good” answers the pixie.</p><p></p><p>“Ok, one good shove should do it,” states Pudge. With that the lid glides off and a bright flash of green light temporarily blinds everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spacehulkster, post: 2183612, member: 13070"] “STARS,” they respond together. A low rumbling reveals an opening secret stone door on the west wall. The group follows Elric into the next room. It’s a 20’ wide by 45’ long hall, with three alcoves on each side of the long walls. Each alcove houses an Elven statue in the same red-veined white marble, except for one alcove on the south, which is empty. At the end of the hall is an arch that opens into a room beyond where a greenish light glows. On the floor, at the arch, is a ten foot wide by fifteen feet long pit. Pudge’s inquisitive nature gets the best of him and he doesn’t see the pit as he steps forward towards the lit room. His companions shake their heads in disbelief. “Didn’t you hear me say, Careful of the pit there, Pudge?” ask Elric. “Uh, no I didn’t. Sorry guys. I narrowly missed these spikes. Someone want to help me up?” (Truth be told, the player was looking at his character sheet and not paying attention to the room description.) Elric, Valen and Thalez help Pudge up out of the pit. Vern and Felix take some time searching for a secret door, especially where the empty alcove is, but find nothing. Elric scans the room quickly and finds no secret doors or treasure. Pudge stands staring intently on the green glowing room on the other side of the pit and pays little attention to the rest of the party. He finally comments, “Let’s take a look at this room next door.” He takes a running jump and makes it across the pit. The others follow one at a time, except for Felix and his new found wings. Of which Felix displays quite proudly. Wall sconces are at each corner, but only one still bears a torch, that burns with a greenish light. A large marble sarcophagus (nine feet long) lies in the center of the room. A dragon motif is carved into the sarcophagus and the lid has folded wings and a dragon head perched above. The lid is held in place with some rusting metal clasp. “This looks awesome,” comments Thalez. Vern interjects, “We should probably leave this untouched!?” “What’s the fun in that!” Pudge exhales, as he starts to struggle with one of the clasp. “I’ll bet there’s something magic inside!” The rest of the group take up positions around the sarcophagus, ready to help with the lid once Pudge breaks all the metal clasp. As Pudge struggles with the last claspe, he is attacked, blood flowing from wounds now on his arm. A Quasit appears, laughing hysterically at Pudge’s now slowed reaction. “You have broke the binding, my watch on the Dragon Priest is over!” It then strikes again on Pudge, who’s dexterity is now cut nearly in half. Pudge misses with his double axe. Vern hits it with a magic missile. Both Elric and Thalez can’t get close enough to take a swing. “I can’t get a shot. It’s too close to Pudge,” Valen screams. Felix flies up into a flanking position with Pudge, but misses. “It’s a fast little mother!” Feeling the combat going the way, the Quasit flies up and over Felix to the corner, where a secret door is hidden. Felix takes pursuit. “It’s now a question of who has the better flight speed,” he thinks to himself. The Quasit opens the door and flies into the underground passage, Felix in tow. Unfortunately for Felix, he has no dark vision and his speed is halved through the tunnel, as he gropes his way forward. The group stares down the tunnel entrance, straining to hear sounds of battle, but hear nothing. Felix reaches the end of the tunnel just as light streams into it from above. “Now I have you!” he belts out at the Quasit. The demon turned and hissed a warning at Felix. As it attempted to escape out the tunnel, Felix, undaunted, charged straight for it. Like a bird of prey, Felix sank his short sword deep into the demon’s back. It fell with a shudder upon the alcoved area floor. “Felix the demon-killer! Boy, the folks back home would be proud,” Felix thinks to himself. “If only my kin could see me now.” He reminisced about his home. How he missed the easy life. But back there he was just another pixie. He wanted more, to be somebody of importance. To be bigger than he actually was! With his wings, he felt he added a new dimension to this group of friends and actually was of some importance. “Vern did hit it with a spell that caused the demon to run, but Vern couldn’t of flew after it and deliver the killing blow, like he did,” he thought. Felix dragged the body back to the sarcophagus room. He found the elves staring at him in disbelief, their jaws agape. Vern was helping Pudge bandage his arm. There was a puddle of blood next to the sarcophagus. “I wish Milo would have been feeling better this morning and come with us,” Pudge stated. “I’m sure the wound isn’t too bad,” Vern consoles. “I feel so sluggish. What that thing hit me with?” ask Pudge. “Being it was a demon, I believe they have certain abilities that can sap away strength and other abilities,” Vern says. “It’s not sapping anything else away. You can be sure of that,” Felix says dropping the quasit to the floor. “That was awesome!” Valen cries out. “I looked down the corridor and saw that Quasit flying out of that door. Next thing I see is you with your sword protruding from its chest. You must have been flying!” “Actually, I was,” responds Felix questioningly, eyeing everyone with his hands outstretched and pointing to his wings. “Inconceivable!” Elric shakes his head at Valens comment. “The things I put up with,” he mumbles as he turns back towards the sarcophagus. Pudge stands, “You all ready to lift this lid off?” “You can’t be serious?” questions Vern. “Treasure! We want treasure!” Valen, Thalez and Pudge say in unison. “Wait! Let’s all get in position. Valen, bow ready?” Vern ask. “Ready.” “How ‘bout you Felix?” “I’m good” answers the pixie. “Ok, one good shove should do it,” states Pudge. With that the lid glides off and a bright flash of green light temporarily blinds everyone. [/QUOTE]
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