SullyB74 wrote:

Ooc: Am I able to cast "shove" one extra time a day because I am a spell caster with an intelligence of 16, or does that only apply to magicians and their sub-classes? 

Yes Tillak can cast two 1st level spells per day. When he acquires a 2nd level the same is true..

I am assuming that Tillak has 2 Shoves prepared today.
 

Tillak has prepared two shove spells. 

[I raised my shield out of habit. Too much Pathfinder. ]

Tillak readies another attack on the beetle! 

Init: 3!
d20: 16 + 3 = 19!
d8: 6 + 2 = 8!
 

Round 4 begins:

Kondor has the initiative

The brute barbarian raises his sword aloft once more, his sinewing screaming for reprieve, but the beetle has fled back into the darkness. The crazy barbarian's battll rage compels him to chase after but he is stuck fast ankle deep in the hardened wax!

SullyB74 wrote:

Tillak draws his warpick, arms his shield, and attacks! 

Initiative: d6 - 3

Attack roll: d20 - 18.

(Should I let you know what my strength and weapon mastery bonuses are? +2 for strength, +1 for weapon mastery (war pick). 

 

Tillak holds his ground at the edge of the drop off, leaning forward with the shield, war pick at the ready, as his warcry echoes loudly through the chamber. Yet still the beast comes! 3! Simultanelously beetle meets warlock in an unexpected explosion of force!  12!

The beetle slams against Tillak's shield but the warlock has gravity on his side! 
And as the beetle bounces away form his shield on its inevitable descent to death below, the war pick flashes out penetrating the beast's heart, spraying the warrior with a fountain of blood!  

[Tillak +20XP (don't forget your 10% bonus)].

[End of Round 4.]


 

SullyB74 wrote:

Tillak wipes the insectoid ichor from his face, hangs his lantern on his shield, and,with war pick in hand, moves cautiously towards the entrance. He listens for either the retort of steel, the scurrying of beetle legs on stone, or the sound of voices in conversation. If he hears none, he enters through the opening, vigilant for trip wires or other hazards.  

Tillak looks again over the edge he is balanced on. The steps have led him down the tunnel to this dropoff, maybe 20 ft to the bottom. There is a gear attached to a large cylindrical screw which runs floor to ceiling. The battle fading from his eyes, he remembers he just tested the gear, raising and lowering it a single foot.

SullyB74 wrote:

If he can stand on the platform and reach the gear to raise or lower it, then he stands on the platform and begins to lower himself in to the chamber. He peers down as far as the light from his lamp illuminates the space below him. He listens intently foreither  the sounds of battle or the scurrying of legs, and is looking overhead to se if there are any more creatures like the beetle clinging to the upper walls of the chamber/cavern. He is wary of being assualted from above. 

The slab is about halfway down. His hooded lantern doesn;t cast much light overhead, but the cavern's ceiling is murky enough  in the halflight and Tillak feels safe.

SullyB74 wrote:

Iron Ranger wrote:

SullyB74 wrote:

If he can stand on the platform and reach the gear to raise or lower it, then he stands on the platform and begins to lower himself in to the chamber. He peers down as far as the light from his lamp illuminates the space below him. He listens intently for either  the sounds of battle or the scurrying of legs, and is looking overhead to see if there are any more creatures like the beetle clinging to the upper walls of the chamber/cavern. He is wary of being assaulted from above. 

The slab is about halfway down. His hooded lantern doesn't cast much light overhead, but the cavern's ceiling is murky enough  in the half-light and Tillak feels safe.

Tillak continues to lower himself until he is at the bottom of the 20 foot drop. When he is sure that he is safely ascended, he steps down from his conveyance and moves forward, his shield raised in front of him so that the lamp hanging from it can light his way. He is ready for battle. 
 

Tillak unhooks his lantern, setting both it and his shield on the stone floor safely behind him so he can grab and turn the heavy gear. Slowly metal on metal and on stone begins to grind as the large slab begins its slow ascent  to collect its new passenger...
 

“That was the language of my own people, Kondor. What new event comes our way? I suggest we investigate, but with care. In these caves of phantasms and terrors, likely it is some trick to put us off our guard.”

Eirvit wrote:

[Is there a slain fire beetle here? If so, Gundrabu will set his torch into a chink of rocks and attempt to harvest the lambent light node. Illumination is a dear commodity here. Gundrabu sheathes his crystal weapon, and tries to make the harvest with his dagger.]

Yes, a single beetle lay slain, blocking in the doorway, mere feet in front of the stuck barbarian, several glowing glands pulse as if with life still...

Gundrabu is unable to find a suitable chink of rocks in which to set the torch.

A dull light illuminates some of the slab/fount/grate chamber and a dark shadow from the slab slowly moves down the wall.