Carrion Crown: The Haunting of Harrowstone [IC]

[lostsole31]

With two "shots" from the wand of lesser restoration, Abrax is as right as rain.

What now?

[Kvard51]

Abrax takes a moment to move all of his limbs, making sure they still work. "Thanks friends.
I think I bit off more than I could chew there."

[lostsole31]

Okay, with the denouement and the room search, Zauberei's deflection power dropped. Also, since it's been at least 10 minutes, Abrax' THP pool from Hargrimm has refreshed as well. Also, Marius collects his lucerne hammer.

What now?

[Ason]

Marius grins sheepishly as the wand's magic takes effect. "Oh, right... I forgot about that," he confesses with a chuckle at his own expense, "Well, I suppose we can push on then. I propose we divide the holy water, one vial to each of us, and return to our search by checking the door across the hallway from here, if everyone is up for continuing."

[Tippnick]

"Yes, let's go on", Zauberei says.

[lostsole31]

The party divvies out the five flasks of holy water.

Abrax, you are a little bit weighed down by your equipment, which is detrimental to your abilities. What do you do?

Meanwhile, the door directly across this N-S hallway is checked "clear" by Wren, who moves aside for Abrax.

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm motions to Abrax. "I can carry your pack if you need to shed some weight. I'll take better care of it than my last one."

[Kvard51]

”If you could just add the rope to your load, I’ll be ok.”, Abrax says, thankfully.

“Now onward!”, Abrax says as he walks through the door Wren has open for him with his head on a swivel, prepared for anything.

[lostsole31]

Abrax hands his rope to Hargrimm. Lacking a pack of his own, Hargrimm recoils it and places it over his head and across his shoulder.

Abrax opens the door. The chamber is in a shambles—old wooden benches lie in ruins along the walls, while rusty chains and bits of rotten rope lie scattered on the floor.

[Ason]

Seeing nothing immediately leaping out to assault Abrax, Marius cautiously pokes his head in to see the room for himself. Assuming it still looks safe to proceed, he carefully enters it to search the place more closely, polearm and shield at the ready to fend off any hidden attackers.

"Benches, chains, rope... I wonder if this was a transfer holding area or prisoner visitation room of some sort?" Marius wonders aloud.

[lostsole31]

Marius hears a faint sobbing and the clanking rattle of chains, while at the same time being filled with a momentary sensation of hopelessness and the strange feeling of heavy manacles clamping over his wrists. These sensations pass quickly, but as soon as they do, the spirits of the prison cause a set of manacle chains to rise up, animate, and attack!

Surprise Round!

S12: Leaping from its place, a set of manacles takes on an unnatural life of its own, moving as though it were a wild animal provoked into attacking. It flies forth at Marius, bouncing off of his studded leather armor.

S7: Marius, what do you do? This is a surprise round, with normal surprise-round limitations.

[Ason]

Marius finds himself unable to swipe back at the manacles with his polearm at such close range. So instead the young man takes a total defense action, attempting to protect himself while the others prepare to take out this new threat. He calls out, "Back up!"

[lostsole31]

S7: Marius finds himself unable to swipe back at the manacles with his polearm at such close range. So instead the young man takes a total defense action, attempting to protect himself while the others prepare to take out this new threat. He calls out, "Back up!"

End Surprise Round, Begin Round One ...

R1T14: Abrax, what do you do?

[Kvard51]

Abrax takes a step south, clearing the way for Marius to back out of the door. Once he is clear, he recasts his armor of shimmering force in preparation for battle.

Spoiler: Actions

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MA - 5' step South
SA - Cast Mage Armor

[lostsole31]

R1T14: Abrax takes a step south, clearing the way for Marius to back out of the door. Once he is clear, he recasts his armor of shimmering force in preparation for battle.

R1T13: Wren disappears from view, "Pardon me, coming through," he mutters as a way to both warn and tell his fellows where he is. He calls out from opposite of Marius, "Okay, we have animated manacles. All metal, so hard to batter. Anyone have any cold?"

R1T10: The manacles seem to resettle themselves after having lurched at Marius like they did. They then move very close to Marius (size Tiny), but he is focused on defense and deflects them.

R1T7: Marius, you are in total defense. You know from verbal cues that Wren is on the other side of the manacles from you. What do you do?

[Ason]

"Now's our chance to surround it," Marius calls out to his teammates. Backing up five feet through the doorway, the man swipes at the floating manacles with his hammer.

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Move: 5-foot step
Swift: activate aura of misfortune (sheet wasn't updated after last fight to have the stance off, but he'll turn it on now)
Standard: attack action, no maneuver; attack (1d20+10)[22]; damage (1d12+1)[5]

[lostsole31]

R1T7: "Now's our chance to surround it," Marius calls out to his teammates. Backing up five feet through the doorway, the man swipes at the floating manacles with his hammer. He hits them, but being an object of metal the manacles seem undamaged.

R1T6: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Abrax in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm throws a vortex of light at the manacles as he calls out "No such luck on the cold front Wren." Then he smirks to himself over his accidental weather joke.

Spoiler: Combat

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Free action: Drop the quarterstaff to have a free hand.
Standard action: Attack the manacles with Banelight Vortices.

Vortex: (1d20+3)[7], (2d6)[6]

[lostsole31]

R1T6: Hargrimm throws a vortex of light at the manacles as he calls out "No such luck on the cold front Wren." Then he smirks to himself over his accidental weather joke.

R1T3: Zauberei, what do you do?

Abrax on deck, Wren in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

"My suggestion would be to pin it to the ground and bind it. Someone get some rope handy." He looks at Hargrimm. He then gestures and points at the manacle as a glob of acid is produced.

Spoiler: acid splash

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SA: cast acid splash at the manacles
(d20+3)[19]
(d3)[3]
He will also assess the animated item

[lostsole31]

R1T3: "My suggestion would be to pin it to the ground and bind it. Someone get some rope handy," recommends Zauberei. He looks at Hargrimm. He then gestures and points at the manacle as a glob of acid is produced. Marius in front of him fouls his shot as the gob just misses and sizzles on the stone before winking out of existence.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T14: Abrax, what do you do?

Wren on deck, animated manacles in the hole ...

[lostsole31]

R2T14: "Someone get rope and ready to rope the cuffs to each other when I tell you to. I'm going to try to pin it," says Abrax as he moves into the room and easily grabs hold of the shackles (grappled, not pinned).

R2T13: Wren appears, dagger in hand if someone wants to wail on it, but otherwise shrugging. "Sorry, I don't have much .... of anything."

R2T10: The animated manacles while not possessing much power, are still squirrelly and biff Abrax in the face for 1 NL.

R2T7: Marius, what do you do? Do you try to bash it while flanked, hoping to hurt metal manacles? or, do you trust in Abrax (and Zauberei) and ready some rope?

Hargrimm on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Ason]

Nodding at Zauberei's suggestion, Marius fishes out a length of silk rope from his backpack. He then silently readies an action to loop the rope through the manacles' cuffs on Abrax's command.

[lostsole31]

R2T7: Nodding at Zauberei's suggestion, Marius fishes out a length of silk rope from his backpack. He then silently readies an action to loop the rope through the manacles' cuffs on Abrax's command.

R2T6: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Abrax in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm readies the rope about his shoulder and moves up to be near the manacles.

Spoiler: Combat

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Move action: "Draw" the rope.
Move action: Move 15ft west, then 5ft north.

[lostsole31]

R2T6: Hargrimm readies the rope about his shoulder and moves up to be near the manacles.

R2T3: Zauberei, what do you do? Seems like the team is taking your good counsel.

Abrax' on deck, Wren in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

Zauberei holds off on any action until necessary.

[lostsole31]

R2T3: Zauberei holds off on any action until necessary.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T14: Abrax, you are currently grappling the animated shackles, and everyone is expecting you to pin it. What do you do?

Wren on deck, Shackles in the hole, Zauberei delaying ...

[Kvard51]

Abrax grunts as he wrestles with the shackles, finding them a more difficult opponent than he imagined when he grabbed them. He strugglers to fully control them, but finally senses the moment is nigh. "Get ready! Now!!"

Spoiler: Actions

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CMD for the pin: (1d20+7)[20]

[lostsole31]

R3T14: Abrax grunts as he wrestles with the shackles, finding them a more difficult opponent than he imagined when he grabbed them. He struggles to fully control them, but finally senses the moment is nigh. "Get ready .....Now!!"

R3T13.5: Marius steps in, drops his lucerne hammer and is about to tie up the manacles when he stalls .... he is carrying his shield as well, and didn't think about the fact he needs two hands to manipulate (not just one hand to manipulate, one hand to hold) the rope. He hangs his head, and somewhere, a ghostly trombone gives four descending notes with a muter flapped in the bell.

R3T13: Wren delays ...

R3T10: The manacles try to get out of the pin.

R3T6: Hargrimm, what do you do?

Abrax on deck, Marius in the hole, Zauberei delaying ...