D&D Act Three Scene IV - The pyramid

Banjo

"stop throwing those!"

He is not a master. He is a rat****er. Oh sweet silent skies....

Fourier

The lever's mechanisms are not hidden from his dwarven understanding of stone. The slab of stone over the door is not connected to any mechanism. The lever must do something else.

Fourier

Ash breathes deep.

"Okay, look let's not sit around BandyLegs, you've got to act fast, got to seize the moment, you've taught me that"

She goes to grab the lever....

sKeith

Ekbard has a look outside the pyramid using the new entrance.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Ekbard has a look outside the pyramid using the new entrance.

The desert outside looks peaceful. Ipiz has used a worm to travel over and take a look at the blast.

sKeith

Ekbard gives Ipiz a wave.

Banjo

Fourier wrote: »

Ash breathes deep.

"Okay, look let's not sit around BandyLegs, you've got to act fast, got to seize the moment, you've taught me that"

She goes to grab the lever....

".... and I never even knew her name"
Kuma stands way back

sKeith

Ekbard flies up on menace to see it the structure was damaged any from the outside, apart from the hole he exited through.

Fourier

Ash grabs the lever and pulls. Exposing a corridor running North. Water can be heard dripping from it. Both her and BandyLegs know this corridor is quite long. Nobody can see further than 10 feet down it.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Ekbard flies up on menace to see it the structure was damaged any from the outside, apart from the hole he exited through.

The entire South face and the Southern part of the Eastern face have practically collapsed crushing several chambers. Some Gold has spilled out into the desert.

Banjo

Kyokuma sniffs the air then (if unalarmed) lights a torch.

Necro

Fourier wrote:

Ash grabs the lever and pulls. Exposing a corridor running North. Water can be heard dripping from it. Both her and BandyLegs know this corridor is quite long. Nobody can see further than 10 feet down it.

Bandylegs checks the corridor for traps and slowly proceeds forward.

sKeith

Ekbard goes over to check where the gold is spilling out.

Fourier

Lighting the torch or perhaps BandyLegs's advance sets off a sequence of torches that light up the whole corridor.

Across the length of the passage to a large set of granite double doors at the back are over a hundred undead, cultists, who snap into motion and begin moving on the party.

"Eh.....oh dear" says Ash.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Ekbard goes over to check where the gold is spilling out.

The gold is pouring out of over eight collapsed chambers in total.

Banjo

Fourier wrote: »

Lighting the torch or perhaps BandyLegs's advance sets off a sequence of torches that light up the whole corridor.

Across the length of the passage to a large set of granite double doors at the back are over a hundred undead, cultists, who snap into motion and begin moving on the party.

"Eh.....oh dear" says Ash.

Ooc how wide is the passage?

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

Lighting the torch or perhaps BandyLegs's advance sets off a sequence of torches that light up the whole corridor.

Across the length of the passage to a large set of granite double doors at the back are over a hundred undead, cultists, who snap into motion and begin moving on the party.

"Eh.....oh dear" says Ash.

Bandylegs stands tall.

'You will not pass or harm us! Get behind me Ash!'

He casts Dispel From Evil at the undead

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Ooc how wide is the passage?

OOC: About 10 feet wide and 500 feet long.

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

The gold is pouring out of over eight collapsed chambers in total.

While in flight, examine the treaure areas looking for chests.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

While in flight, examine the treaure areas looking for chests.

Rather than chests within, it seems the chambers themselves were treasure repositories. Large caverns with gold coin.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Bandylegs stands tall.

'You will not pass or harm us! Get behind me Ash!'

He casts Dispel From Evil at the undead

One of the undead at the front holds up his hand. He was clearly a holy man in life from his monk-like garb.

"A spell of dispellation do not approach them, not within 30 feet, we need just wait ten minutes".

He and a few others pace back and forth, just out of range.

sKeith

Ekbard returns to the hole and makes his way past the blade trap, "hello adventurers, where did you go to," he enters the records room.

sKeith

Ekbard enters the corridor going north.

Fourier

Ekbard can see BandyLegs holding barrier and the hundred or more undead behind it.

The front pile are getting impatient.

sKeith

Ekbard cast turn undead at the undead.

Necro

Fourier wrote: »

One of the undead at the front holds up his hand. He was clearly a holy man in life from his monk-like garb.

"A spell of dispellation do not approach them, not within 30 feet, we need just wait ten minutes".

He and a few others pace back and forth, just out of range.

Bandylegs pushes forward slowly with his barrier raised.

'I'll come to ye then ye cowards!'

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Ekbard can see BandyLegs holding barrier and the hundred or more undead behind it.

The front pile are getting impatient.

I fire a nuke arrow into them

Fourier

A shockwave erupts from Ekbard's hands. Four undead collapse, the magic animating them cancelled.

As BandyLegs begins to step forth, the undead roar in worry.

"They cannot violate the Master's chambers" shouts the one who spoke earlier.

He and twelve others raise their hands and blue energy courses out holding BandyLegs in place. They grimace from the effort.

"Stay fast, we need only hold this till he is exhausted! His magical strength is almost impossibly vast."

Goodie's arrow flies into the cavern, taking out the forty seven in front.

When the smoke clears, those holding BandyLegs are clearly worried.

"Raise all within the pyramid, NOW!!!" they shout in unison.

Necro

Bandylegs smirks.

'Ye cowards. Come and have a taste o'dwarf if ye be so brave. I've fought and killed ten times more dangerous than yer coward of a master, who quivers behind ye.'

Tigger

I shoot blue dude and his despises of 12

Fourier

OOC: With what kind of arrow?

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: With what kind of arrow?

Nuke

Fourier

Ekbard steps out of BandyLegs's shield, over one hundred undead. Nothing the greatest Nerosian alive couldn't handle. He grits his teeth and leaps into the air, baring down on the undead.

All of them run at him....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MunWSqTgQLs

He spins, kicks, punches, stabs and shish kabobs several undead at once.

A whirlwind of destruction rips through their ranks. Ten gone, twenty, thirty, it is unending.

Kyokuma runs in slicing and dicing as well.

It is then that Goodie's arrows enter the fray.

Both Ekbard and Kyokuma hear the distinctive whistle, run up an undead and kick into the air, spin and use their swords to wallop Goodie's arrows directly into the biggest concentrations of the casters.

BandyLegs roars with enough power to shake the walls as he is set free. He steps forward, the undead collapsing before him. All of them. Pouring in through ceiling and vents. The final group are crushed against the great doors.

He exhales. It is done, all that lies ahead are the doors and the being within.

OOC: Ekbard is Level 15. Goodie Level 11.

Necro

Bandylegs looks at his companions.

'Let us finish this.'

He steps over the mounds of undead and pushes open the doors.

Banjo

Kuma cleans her blade and sheathes it, checking the corpses for cool necklaces as she steps over them

Tigger

level 15 fighter
i'll just get my ship and start ferrying your gold sir?

Fourier

The enter the central chamber. It is very large. A cavern almost. Ceiling painted black, with jewels as the stars.

Zha'satep himself is at a basin of water in the center of the room.

He turns.



"Oh, hello. It is good to meet you."

He lowers his weapons.

"Sorry for the trouble, but I don't want to deal with the unworthy. How are all of you? Mighty strong obviously."

Necro

Bandylegs steps forward.

'This madness o'the storms is at an end! Why did ye send people ter kill us?'

Banjo

Kyokuma takes a long hard look at his ankles

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

Bandylegs steps forward.

'This madness o'the storms is at an end! Why did ye send people ter kill us?'

"To provoke you to come here, for you see I need you"

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Kyokuma takes a long hard look at his ankles

They are simply mummified like the rest of him.

Necro

Fourier wrote:

"To provoke you to come here, for you see I need you"

'Need me? What ever would ye need me fer?'

I represent the free lands of Dwarrowtown, Soetrard and Zassan. The storms will cease. That is why we came here laddie.'

sKeith

"Nice to meet you too sir!"

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

They are simply mummified like the rest of him.

goodie lookis at his anles

then casts silence on ma
(we call them mas where i'm from)

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

"To provoke you to come here, for you see I need you"

"what would you like us to do for you sir?"

Banjo

Kyokuma checks her bag theatrically for some moisturizer, but can only offer an overstated shrug.

Fourier

Necrominus wrote: »

'Need me? What ever would ye need me fer?'

I represent the free lands of Dwarrowtown, Soetrard and Zassan. The storms will cease. That is why we came here laddie.'

"Precisely. The storms must end. They are a result of my arrogance. But I would do it again in a heartbeat."

He nods at Goodie and Ekbard.

"Thank you for the politeness" he says to Ekbard "Your people are called Nerosians now, correct? Once all of us were from there. Us humans I mean, after we came over the sea.

Master Halfling, we have spoken before. It is nice to meet you in person."

He looks sad all of a sudden.

"To release the storm I need a sacrifice. A chosen one. Nobody lesser will do. Either you, as head cleric of the Dwarven God, or the Halfling, the only living Master on the planet."

sKeith

"I have a golden pin which will produce an heir within you which when fully grown you can sacrifice. What greater being than one which has grown out of you."

Fourier

Zha'satep gestures with his hand.

"No Master Halfling, I must speak I'm afraid."

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"I have a golden pin which will produce an heir within you which when fully grown you can sacrifice. What greater being than one which has grown out of you."

"Only works once my friend. Only one entity within the pin. It was interesting to watch though."