Ch. 6: The Great Hall and Beyond

[max_vale]

Xale watches poor Zoster try all the combinations with the bronze key and get no where, so the Dwarf warrior-priest speaks up. "How about trying the gold key we found?"; he/she suggests.

[Grognardsw]

Elsa the Fair, half-orc fighter

"If none of the keys work, and we think the door not trapped, we can break it down," bristles Elsa.

"If we come upon the lich, we should have a battle plan," comments the fighter while Zoster looks for the gold key.

[ravenn4544]

Malibran agrees. "To that I would again remind us that we need to rest and recuperate our prayers and spells...."

[AleBelly]

Zoster pockets the key and turns to look at his fellow adventurers, grateful for the distraction. He nods at both statements. "I had two thoughts on the matter of a plan. My soul is strongly imbued with natural powers, allowing me to access the plane of fire. I can summon an elemental from that realm, and it will happily follow my commands. Perhaps we can use it to defeat Acererak, or at least defeat him."

He lofts the scepter and crown, and continues to speak. "If things become dire, we may try to place the crown on the evil Acererak's head, and touch it with the scepter. It instantly killed our dear Worren, and that mummy. Maybe it will kill him too. Of course, it could all be trickery to induce us to place the crown on his head and make him more powerful. Any other ideas?"

[Grognardsw]

Elsa, warrior

"Aye, a fire beast would serve us well. Once conjured, how long would it stay in your thrall?"

[Inferno]

Dredd Doomsmith, dwarven trap-hacker:

Malibran agrees. "To that I would again remind us that we need to rest and recuperate our prayers and spells...."

Dredd blustered, “Ye mean ye dinna ask that efreet to heal us all and restore ye spells?! Tsk! The next time ye encounter one of those, let me handle it!”

Xale
"How about trying the gold key we found?" he/she suggests.

Dredd patted his pockets with his thick stubby fingers. “Och!” he rumbled from somewhere deep in his barrel stomach. “Here 'Tis!” he said as he produced the gold key and handed it to the lightning-proof Zoster. “Sorry, lad. Must’ve slipped my mind!”

[Zhym]

Would someone like to try to gold key?

[AleBelly]

Zoster will give it a shot.

[Zhym]

The adventure continues in Ch. 7: The Crypt of Acererak the Demi-Lich!