Blaine and Ted's excellent adventure

[Robek]

"Zombies!" he says dramatically as he swings open the door.

Seeing past Augustine, you can see a group of two human zombies crouched over a dead kobold. Their hands are blood stains and their mouths are full of the kobolds flesh.

The room the zombies occupy is empty except for the zombies and the kobold's corpse. You can see a stairwell leading down built into the far wall.

[Robek]

Encounter 2:

{table=head]|Init|Name|Health
|7|Human Zombie #1|Dead
|6|Augustine|3/9
>|5|Otto|4/8
|1|Human Zombie #2|Dead[/table]

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Initiative:(d20-1)[7](d20-1)[1](d20-1)[6]

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

One hand on his quarterstaff and the other at his side, Otto attempts to calm his dog in the face of the horrible undead creatures.

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Initiative - (1d20+3)[5]

[Robek]

Augustine holds his axe in front of him and says a chant in a language even he doesn't understand.

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(d20+1)[4](2d6+2)[4]

The undead are unaffected by the rebuking.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

With a quick word and a snap of his fingers, the halfling conjures a ball of orange flame in his hand. It flickers and twists as he attempts to keep it steady in his palm.

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Produce Flame, PHB 265

[Robek]

Zombie #1 shambles up to directly in front of where Augustine is standing. Augustine raises his shield in front of him and slices at the corpse with his axe.

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(d20+1)[13](d10+1)[8]

Augustine's attack misses the zombie by an inch.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

Otto commands his dog to stay where it is, keeping steady. He launches the ball of fire in his hand at the nearest zombie. The blaze flies through the air, heat trailing as it heads toward the undead creature.

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Produce Flame Attack - (1d20+5)[9]
Produce Flame Damage - (1d6+1)[4]

[Robek]

The fireball strikes true, hitting the zombie right in the chest. Zombie #2 cowers in fear at the sight of it. He backs 30 feet away. (+2 to attacks against it) Zombie #1 also is cowered by the attack, and tries to move away 30 feet. Augustine takes advantage of his opponents careless flight by slicing at him with his axe, and the attack slices the ghoul in half.

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(d20+1)[15](d10+1)[7]

Augustine then begins chanting in tongues.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

"Hah!" Otto yells, urging his dog forward and rushing toward the second zombie. With a mighty swing of his quarterstaff, the halfling attempts to finish the fight.

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Quarterstaff Attack - (1d20+4)[18]
Quarterstaff Damage - (1d4)[2]

[Robek]

The zombie strikes back at Otto with the brick in it's hand. The attack hits him on the shoulder.

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(d20+2)[20](d4+2)[4]

Augustine finishes his chant, and out of the ground climbs a skeletal crocodile. He orders the crocodile to charge at the zombie, and when it reaches the ghoul, it slaps it with it's tail.

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(d20+9)[29](d12+8)[11]

The crocodile's attack swipes of the zombie's head, killing it instantly.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

With a yelp, the halfling turns his dog and begins to back away. He sighs, leaps off Beau, and sits down. "I think it's time we find someplace to rest."

[Robek]

Augustine pulls out another torch and lights it. He sets the three corpses on fire, and waves away his skeletal crocodile, which falls into a pile of bones and disintegrates. "Here looks like as good a place as any." he says, staring into the flickering flames.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

The dog-rider covers his nose. "Ugh! How can you stand that smell? Disgusting!" He turns his face away from the burning corpses.

[Robek]

Would you rather we have to fight them again? It's unlikely, but better safe than sorry. he says while rolling out his bed.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

Grabbing the torch from his companion, Otto says, "I'll take first watch, I suppose." He sits beside his dog.

[Robek]

"Sounds good to me." he says, before quickly falling to sleep. And you switch and nothing happens.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

Otto wakes with a yawn and a stretch, gently nudging his dog as he does so. He sits up, crossing his legs and drearily blinking his eyes. He begins to meditate for a few minutes, focusing his mind on the power of nature as he gathers the energy for his daily spells.

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Spells prepared: Cure minor wounds x3, Lesser vigor x2, Shillelagh x1

[Robek]

Augustine wakes up with a great yawn. He sits down and focuses on the day to come.

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Summon Undead I x3, Cure minor wounds x4

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

He stands up. "Well, where to now?"

[Robek]

"The stairwell, mayhaps?" says Augustine, as he picks himself up. He heads towards it, and down.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

The halfling follows close behind, atop his dog. As they travel, he mutters a few healing words and waves his hand.

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Cure minor wounds x3 on self, back to full hp (8).

[Robek]

"Good idea." Augustine says as you walk down the stairs. He casts cure minor wounds 4! times on himself.

At the bottom of the stairway is a large stone wall, upon which is written "I Require Blood", in blood, of course. You hear a slight ruffling sound once of the other side of the wall, but apart from that, there is only dead silence. The wall seems to be an ordinary wall, and you can find no visible door or other entrances. If you look behind you, you can see an skeleton, that doesn't seem to fit any of the civilized, nor the common monsterous races. It has a small knife in it's hand.

"Well then... what do you make of this?" staring at the wall quizzically.

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

"Seems a bit obvious to me..." The halfling moves forward and grabs the knife from the skeleton. "But then again, I'm not the brightest druid around." He heads toward the wall, pricking the tip of his finger with the knife, rubbing his bloodied hand over the words.

[Robek]

The wall shifts and morphs into two large brass doors. Emblazoned on the front are hundreds of etchings of various scenes. The knockers on the door are giant squid-like faces, with goat horns.

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Religion DC 10:

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Amongst the etchings are several of devils and demons.

Religion DC 15:

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You recognize Orcus, Beelzebub, and Asmodeus amongst the group.

Religion DC 20:

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In the far corner of the door you can see a picture of a sacrifice taking place, the sacrificer being an Illithid.

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Augustine stares at the wall. "Hmm... devils and demons. I wonder what lies past this door. Is there really an Illithid?"

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

The halfling stares intently at the door, then at the knife. He tosses it to the side before leaning closer to the entrance, examining it. "What a curious door... Well, I suppose there's only one way to find out."

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Religion - (1d20)[14]

[Robek]

Augustine walks up to the door and tries to tug on the knocker, but it won't budge. "Ironsmiths be damned. This door won't open."

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

Otto glances at the tough dwarf. "Well, if you can't open it, I don't think I'd be able to." The halfling lets out a sigh. "Hmmm..."

[Robek]

Augustine stares at his ally. "I suppose there's only one alternative..." He picks up the knocker and slams it against the door twice.

The doors slowly open, to reveal a room covered in blood and corpses. In the center of the room is a sacrificial alter, and standing adjacent to it is an Illithid.You can clearly hear distinct boss music being played in the background.

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(d20-1)[16](d20+4)[22]

[Robek]

Encounter 3:
{table=head]|Init|Name|Health
|22|Illithid|Bleeding slightly
|16|Augustine|5/9
|7|Blaine|6/8[/table]

[Blaine.Bush]

Otto, Halfling Druid

Astride his dog, Otto fidgets nervously with his quarterstaff.

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Initiative - (1d20+3)[7]