The Sundered Way

[thinkslogically]

Hahahaha! Finally!!!!!

Investigation: 1D20+2 = [19]+2 = 21

[spiderwrangler]

Maji pops off a zombie forearm and sprints for the altar, passing Randy on Coljin's side. He gets about halfway there.

Tess inspects the skeletal remains, and though they have become dis-articulated, notices spiraling patterms around the bones that she figures made up the wrist and fingers of the skeleton's hand.

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Zephyr fumbles a toss and wedges it
Holger gets fed up and moves up to sprint to the statue
Zephyr skips one off the gem (16)
ZAP -------------------------- Holger is at the edge of LSS range
Zephyr misses (8)
Holger sprints forward to crouch by the statue
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (7)
Holger tries to pull it out with mage hand
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger tries to pull it out by hand in between zaps
Randy charges up the right side
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger jumps on the snake
Randy runs up and tries to pull the lever
Tess ponders the reason for this place
ZAP --------------------------
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Zephyr jams her javelin in the right statue (6)
Holger chills on top of the statue
Randy valiantly tries to use a torch to push the lever, then hides
Coljin runs partway to the statue
ZAP --------------------------
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Zephyr throws and misses (14)
Holger looks around hopefully for an off switch, but doesn't find one
Tess looks around for something she can do at range, and is disappointed by the same lack of off switches
Coljin reaches the statue
Randy tries to turn the gem, to no avail, once again
ZAP --------------------------
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Zephyr throws and hits the gem (23)
Randy starts running away from the statues
Ulmwin fires on the statue Coljin is shielding
Coljin ponders the magical nature of the gem
Tess inspects a skeletal hand
Maji carries a zombie hand to the altar

[thinkslogically]

Nemeia grabs the skeleton's hand and holds it above her head like a trophy. Finally, FINALLY!! This will be the key to turning the damn statues off!

"I've got it!"

She takes the skeleton's hand to the lever and tries to fit them together.

[spiderwrangler]

The bones are a bit in pieces, which lever are your headed after?

[thinkslogically]

The one that she saw the skeleton use earlier.

[spiderwrangler]

((I think you've seen a skeleton use the one next to the the left brazier, that seemed to raise an lower the stone slabs on that side, and the lever to the right of the altar, which raised and lowered the bowl.))

[thinkslogically]

((I think I saw one turn on a statue too, no? Regardless, I'll try the brazier lever if that's what we currently think is controlling the laser-statues))

[BadgeAddict]

(So, remember when we talked about healing before we did anything crazy? what say we take a short rest before doing anything big)

[thinkslogically]

((Unless you're asking IC, Nem is focused on her idea))

[NotStickFigures]

Seeing/hearing that Tess has a plan, Coljin will stay where he is for a bit, blocking the beam with the shield and just holding tight.

[Arch Lich Burns]

Maji will wait for Tess' plan to unfold before trying his.

[spiderwrangler]

((I think I saw one turn on a statue too, no? Regardless, I'll try the brazier lever if that's what we currently think is controlling the laser-statues))

You may have seen one fiddle with the altar gem, after which the second statue activated.

[thinkslogically]

Hmmm... All right, Nem will take the skeleton bits and retreat rather than risk getting murdered then. Maybe the others can figure it out.

[NotStickFigures]

Coljin might well be grumpy by the time this is over. He glances over at Tess's retreating form and shrugs, keeping his shield in position for now.

[spiderwrangler]

After declaring that she's "got it!", Tess scurries backward.

Both statues fire again, the one on the left firing into its own mouth, while the one on the right fires a shot at Coljin, which is blocked by his shield.

Maji:1;Randy:2;Coljin:3: 1D3 = [3] = 3

Zephyr whiffs at the statue.

Randy runs out of the range of the statues.

Ulmwin misses again.

Maji makes it to the altar with his foul tasting zombie arm, and flops it around on against the gem. It doesn't seem to do much.

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Zephyr fumbles a toss and wedges it
Holger gets fed up and moves up to sprint to the statue
Zephyr skips one off the gem (16)
ZAP -------------------------- Holger is at the edge of LSS range
Zephyr misses (8)
Holger sprints forward to crouch by the statue
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (7)
Holger tries to pull it out with mage hand
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger tries to pull it out by hand in between zaps
Randy charges up the right side
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger jumps on the snake
Randy runs up and tries to pull the lever
Tess ponders the reason for this place
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr jams her javelin in the right statue (6)
Holger chills on top of the statue
Randy valiantly tries to use a torch to push the lever, then hides
Coljin runs partway to the statue
ZAP --------------------------
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Zephyr throws and misses (14)
Holger looks around hopefully for an off switch, but doesn't find one
Tess looks around for something she can do at range, and is disappointed by the same lack of off switches
Coljin reaches the statue
Randy tries to turn the gem, to no avail, once again
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr throws and hits the gem (23)
Randy starts running away from the statues
Ulmwin fires on the statue Coljin is shielding
Coljin ponders the magical nature of the gem
Tess inspects a skeletal hand
Maji carries a zombie hand to the altar
ZAP --------------------------
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Zephyr whiffs (7)
Randy keeps running
Ulmwin fires in Coljin's general direction
Maji makes it to the altar with his zombie hand

[Arch Lich Burns]

Maji looks at Tess and then at the skelly arm and tries to motion her back to the alter, failing that he goes to get the skelly arm for himself.

[spiderwrangler]

The statues fire again, the one of the left again shooting to hit Holger, while the one on the right fires into Coljin's shield, which is getting mildly warm at this point.

Holger:1;Maji:2: 1D2 = [1] = 1

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Zephyr fumbles a toss and wedges it
Holger gets fed up and moves up to sprint to the statue
Zephyr skips one off the gem (16)
ZAP -------------------------- Holger is at the edge of LSS range
Zephyr misses (8)
Holger sprints forward to crouch by the statue
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (7)
Holger tries to pull it out with mage hand
ZAP --------------------------
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger tries to pull it out by hand in between zaps
Randy charges up the right side
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr misses (11)
Holger jumps on the snake
Randy runs up and tries to pull the lever
Tess ponders the reason for this place
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr jams her javelin in the right statue (6)
Holger chills on top of the statue
Randy valiantly tries to use a torch to push the lever, then hides
Coljin runs partway to the statue
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr throws and misses (14)
Holger looks around hopefully for an off switch, but doesn't find one
Tess looks around for something she can do at range, and is disappointed by the same lack of off switches
Coljin reaches the statue
Randy tries to turn the gem, to no avail, once again
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr throws and hits the gem (23)
Randy starts running away from the statues
Ulmwin fires on the statue Coljin is shielding
Coljin ponders the magical nature of the gem
Tess inspects a skeletal hand
Maji carries a zombie hand to the altar
ZAP --------------------------
-------------------------- ZAP
Zephyr whiffs (7)
Randy keeps running
Tess collects some bones and backs up
Ulmwin fires in Coljin's general direction
Maji makes it to the altar with his zombie hand
ZAP --------------------------
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[Arch Lich Burns]

Maji will move to Tess to collect the skelly arm.

[spiderwrangler]

((You can head 80ft towards her, she's backed up a bit.))

[thinkslogically]

Nemeia will head back to the others and show them the skeleton arm.

"Can any of you make any sense of this? Look at the spiral marks... I think they might interact with the levers somehow, but I don't want to risk getting close to those statues again."

[spiderwrangler]

((The bones have separated a fair bit at this point, its's more a collection of phalanges and carpal bones.))

[thinkslogically]

((But they're still spirally right? We might be able to piece them back together as long as Maji doesn't chew them up)).

[spiderwrangler]

((Yup, just clarifying that it's not a fully articulated hand at this point... and thus more difficult to just flop and nuzzle at a lever or gem and expect something to happen.))

[Theis2]

Holger decides he's rather safe up on the statue and imitates Zephyr as the others deal with the main gem. Rather than trying to destroy the gem, he'll target the mouth/snout that is keeping the gem in place, hoping it will crack under the different magical energies afflicting it as he casts frostbite on it.

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Frostbite damage: 1D6 = [6] = 6
1D6 = [4] = 4
1D6 = [5] = 5
1D6 = [3] = 3
1D6 = [4] = 4
1D6 = [3] = 3
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [3] = 3
1D6 = [3] = 3
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [5] = 5
1D6 = [5] = 5
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [2] = 2
1D6 = [5] = 5
1D6 = [3] = 3
1D6 = [4] = 4
1D6 = [3] = 3

Sorry about the delay. I'm moving in a couple of days and have been trying to get things in order for the move

[NotStickFigures]

Coljin watches the confusion and rushing about and come to a decision.

Yelling really loud for him, "I'm retreating to the back part of the room shortly. I'll let the gem shoot two more times into my shield them I"m running to the back of the room. Let us meet there and heal and strategize!".

We are in no rush to disarm these things, so we should use magic and teamwork to get the rolls we need to figure this out, then go back in.
And we can use the dagger to do a mass healing in the safe part of the room and we can regroup then.