The treasure house of Jaizin Kaa

[Mr. Handy]

Servius's night vision is still keen.

Observation roll (10):
2d20

[kabukiman]

Servius senses an unusual scent: musky and slightly acrid. The further you advancehead into the tunnel, the more potent the scent becomes, and then the sounds begin. They are strange, slithering sounds, something like a snake’s writhing on stone and something like the slap of fish on the deck of the ship that lands it.

Make another observation test.

[Mr. Handy]

Servius is still very observant.

Observation roll (10):
2d20

[aine]

Observation=13 roll:16,11

“I’m beginning to think this wasn’t such a good idea.” Tuya mutters. “Do you think there are snakes here?”

[kabukiman]

The smell is more intense. you see yellow of bones in small neat piles on the fringes of the tunnel. They are coated in a strange slime, the source of the acrid smell. It is quite clear that they are not placed ritually — there is no obvious order to them. They are, however, all human.

[aine]

“Holy Cripes!” Whispers Tuya. “What kind of beast would do that?”

[Mr. Handy]

"I don't know," says Servius, "but I hope we don't meet it. Let's search the remains. Maybe they had something of value on them."

[aine]

“You can rummage through some mouldy old bones if you wish, I’ll keep watch in case whatever-it-is comes along.”
Tuya puts the lantern down and gets her bow ready. She peers nervously into the dark tunnels.

[kabukiman]

Mr Handy: Make an insight test.

[Mr. Handy]

Servius is always aware where potential loot is concerned.

Insight roll (9):
2d20

[kabukiman]

When you bring your hand, you suddenly recoil: there is some very unnatural in that slime, something that is not from this world that brings you sweat and fear.

[Mr. Handy]

"On second thought," says Servius, backing away from the unnatural slime, "and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't think whatever they may have had is worth touching that slime and possibly meeting the same fate. There will be plenty of wealth inside the tower. In fact, I doubt we'll be able to carry it all."

[aine]

“Ur yes, let’s find treasure that doesn’t need a wash first.” Tuya nods at the bones, “It’s the way they are all stacked up; it’s unnatural. Come on, let’s go this way.”

[kabukiman]

After a while, the air in the tunnel becomes suddenly, quite noticeably, warmer; the acrid scent which was evident before has also increased in strength and there is a sound like a barnacle being ripped from a ship’s hull only louder. You see... something. The darkness disgorges a seething mass
The creature is large, about eight feet tall and broad. It is roughly anthropoid in shape, though its head is a curved, tongue-like proboscis which writhes and laps at the air. It does not have any limbs precisely, only vestigial stumps which bulge from beneath translucent flesh, the surface of which ripples with putrescent life. The creature’s skin forms itself into an endless succession of mouths which gnash at the air in paroxysms of desperate hunger.

OOC: Make a Discipline test (need 4 successes to pass. you can use use doom dices, if you fail, suffer 2 mental damage- kind of like loosing sanity).

[Mr. Handy]

"I think we'd be doing it a favor if we slew it," says Servius, drawing his sword as he trembles in terror.

Discipline test (7):
2d20
I'm not using doom dice. It would take too many to have a chance at success.

[aine]

Disipline 9 rolls: 11 14 20 (whoops) I guess that’s a fail then.

“Aggghhhhhhhhhhhhhj”

[kabukiman]

Tuya is transfixed. She can only look at the monstruous black mass (1 turn).
Servius see his companion frozen and must attack the creature alone... for now.

[Mr. Handy]

Servius slashes at the beast with all his might, spurred on by fear.

Melee test (15) attacking the monster with the longsword:
2d20
Damage from longsword:
5d6

[kabukiman]

It's now the monster turn.
The creature hisses what must be rage and fury and you see a black liquid pouring from a wound. It immediatly attacks you.


OOC: a rule about your weapon:
Parry: This weapon is extremely effective at deflecting other attacks. When wielding one or more weapons with this Quality (parry), the
Doom cost of making a Defend or Protect Reaction with the Parry skill is reduced by 1, to a minimum of 0.
In other words, you can use doom dice or momentum to buy parry (as normal), and since you had 5's and 6's in a weapon with this quality, the normal cost of doom dices is reduced to zero (I don't get any doom dice to my pool). So all you have to do is roll parry.

Monster attack (brawn 14):

[kabukiman]

And also: You got one momentum dice.