Chapter 11: Curse of the Pharaohs

[OGRE MAGE]

Xorxen continues to battle the apparition if he can.

Javalin Attack [1d20+1] = 6+1 = 7 Damage [1d6+2] = 5+2 = 7

[Scott308]

Loche

The savage realizes the has no weapons, and therefor is very unlikely to hurt the former queen of the Nile. Weel, noo this is a pile o' jobby, isnae it.

Reaching into his pouch, he begins tossing sling stones at the apparition, not intending to do damage, just hoping to cause a distraction.

Translation: Well, now this is a pile of shit, isn't it.

[Inferno]

Beyond the False Tomb, Fourth Tier of the Great Pyramid
Lost City of Khemsa, Forgotten Kingdom of Verulia, Great Eastern Desert, the World of Hyboria
Day Four. Late Afternoon, 16th day of the month of Yuluk, 1279th year of the Age of Aquilonia





Ankhara, queen of the dead, has come to reap the explorers' souls. Her shriek is an icy dagger in their hearts. (-2hp to all except Mako)

Amethu the Verulian is stricken in awe at the presence of his monarch returned from beyond time immeasurable.

Mako the conjurer makes himself invisible after all by hiding around the corner. The stone wall between the Easterner and the dreadful queen of crypts protects him from her deadly voice, for now.

Kiri rummages through his pack for the answer to this worsening situation, as Loche lightly lobs stones into the melee.

Zahra the amazon matches her dead queen's shriek with one full of fury and defiance. But her iron bludgeon, like Garrin's longsword and Xorzen's javelin, passes harmlessly through the ethereal horror from beyond the grave!


Actions?!


Map Detail:



Map:

One square = 10 feet. Lighter areas are visible. All else is from memory.


Non-required Reading (rolls and rulings):

Initiative: Party: [1d6] = 2, Monsters: [1d6] = 4 Monsters win.
Ankhara: damage: [1d3+1] = 1+1 = 2

PC Status:

• Amethu: Verulian Grand Magus Cleric/Magic-User 2/2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 6/11, Spells: 4/7 1st lvl
  Garrin Locke: Argosian Atlantean Paladin 3: Move: 12", AC: 4(2), HP: 13/26, Laying Hands: 0/1, Torch
  Kiri Khutan: Kambujan Easterner Fighter/Magic-User 2/2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 10/14, Spells: 1/3 1st lvl
  Loche: Pict Savage Thief 4: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 8/18
  Mako: Khitan Easterner Illusionist 3: Move: 12", AC: 7(5), HP: 8/10, Spells: 1/2 1st lvl, 0/1 2nd lvl,
  Xorzen: Verulian Osoran Monk 3: Move: 17", AC: 7, HP: 11/16, Candle
  Zahra: Verulian Amazon Fighter 3: Move: 12", AC: 3, HP: 11/21, Torch

PC Magic:

• Protection from Evil (Garrin): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil, in a 10 foot radius around Garrin.
  Healing Mists of Osorus (All except Amethu and Zahra): All lost HP recovered with 8 hours of sleep. Wakeful rest, or sleeping less than 8 hours, enables recovery of 1 HP per hour. Duration: "months."

Player Resources:

• The Struggle To Survive (the story so far)
  Mysteries Strange and Deadly (player clues and notes)
  Hieroglyphs (the story so far, in images)
  An Age Undreamed Of (maps and realms of the World of Hyboria)

[Urson]

Zahra

The Amazon takes a step or two back, getting out of the way while she changes weapons. When she has the Black Javelin in hand, she'll step in, attempting to spear the creature.

Die, false Queen!

att [1d20+2] = 8+2 = 10
javelin [1d6+3] = 4+3 = 7

[DadsAngry]

Mako:

Mako stays safe where he is.

[SocraticLawyer]

Garrin attempts to strike a third time...

To Hit with +1 Long Sword: [1d20+1] = 13+1 = 14; Damage: sm - [1d8+1] = 6+1 = 7; lg - [1d12+1] = 10+1 = 11

...this time with better results. I hope!

[OGRE MAGE]

Xorxen continues the attack as well.

Javalin Attack [1d20+1] = 18+1 = 19 Damage [1d6+2] = 1+2 = 3

[ravenn4544]

Amethu whispers prayers to the gods as the fighting rages on.

[ChubbyPixie]

Pulling out one of his gauntlets, Kiri will hastily strap it on and, if he can reach her, will attempt to punch the queen with it, using it as an improvised weapon.

Not sure about adding strength bonuses or any of that: Improvised weapon: [1d20] = 6

if he cannot reach her, he’ll clamp his hands over his ears and run to join Maako around the corner.

[Scott308]

Loche

Loche stays back, continuing his attempt at distracting the queen.

[Inferno]

Beyond the False Tomb, Fourth Tier of the Great Pyramid
Lost City of Khemsa, Forgotten Kingdom of Verulia, Great Eastern Desert, the World of Hyboria
Day Four. Late Afternoon, 16th day of the month of Yuluk, 1279th year of the Age of Aquilonia





The murderous shriek of the queen of the dead chills the adventurers, deep in the pit of their souls!

Amethu, masked descendant of Ankhara's kin, whispers prayers to the gods as the fighting rages on. Loche the Picts keeps back, lobbing more stones into the fray, trying to distract the otherworldly phantom. And Kiri Khutan clamps his gigantic hands over his ears and runs to join Mako around the corner, out of sight, beyond the reach of the baleful cacophony of the damned.

Zahra the pale amazon shouts, "Die, false Queen!" as her black javelin impales Ankhara's screaming mouth, passing clean through the wraithlike specter without harming her.
But Xorzen's javelin pierces her again and Garrin's blade rends her asunder, dissipating her immaterial form and scattering it on the wind!

And suddenly, Ankhara, last queen of Verulia, is no more.

The explorers are alone again in the secret passageway of the crypts. All goes quiet before the door to the tomb of Xuthalhotep.


Actions?


Map Detail:



Map:

One square = 10 feet. Lighter areas are visible. All else is from memory.


Non-required Reading (rolls and rulings):

Initiative: Party: [1d6] = 5, Monsters: [1d6] = 1 Party wins.

PC Status:

• Amethu: Verulian Grand Magus Cleric/Magic-User 2/2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 6/11, Spells: 4/7 1st lvl
  Garrin Locke: Argosian Atlantean Paladin 3: Move: 12", AC: 4(2), HP: 13/26, Laying Hands: 0/1, Torch
  Kiri Khutan: Kambujan Easterner Fighter/Magic-User 2/2: Move: 9", AC: 4, HP: 10/14, Spells: 1/3 1st lvl
  Loche: Pict Savage Thief 4: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 8/18
  Mako: Khitan Easterner Illusionist 3: Move: 12", AC: 7(5), HP: 8/10, Spells: 1/2 1st lvl, 0/1 2nd lvl,
  Xorzen: Verulian Osoran Monk 3: Move: 17", AC: 7, HP: 11/16, Candle
  Zahra: Verulian Amazon Fighter 3: Move: 12", AC: 3, HP: 11/21, Torch

PC Magic:

• Protection from Evil (Garrin): -2 to AC and +2 to saving throws against evil, in a 10 foot radius around Garrin.
  Healing Mists of Osorus (All except Amethu and Zahra): All lost HP recovered with 8 hours of sleep. Wakeful rest, or sleeping less than 8 hours, enables recovery of 1 HP per hour. Duration: "months."

Player Resources:

• The Struggle To Survive (the story so far)
  Mysteries Strange and Deadly (player clues and notes)
  Hieroglyphs (the story so far, in images)
  An Age Undreamed Of (maps and realms of the World of Hyboria)

[DadsAngry]

Mako:

Mako pokes his head around the corner to see why it got so quiet.

[OGRE MAGE]

Xorxen shakes off the experience......and the pain.

He gets back to work, examining the doorway for traps or secrets.

"That was.......disturbing."

[ravenn4544]

Amethu ponders the words of 'false queen'. Perhaps indeed it was a ghoul of the actual queen? A final prayer to the gods is whispered before pondering what curiosities lie in wait beyond...

[Urson]

Zahra

Zahra puts her javelin away and spits on the floor where the creature stood. She lifts her torch to provide light for the examination of the door.

[Scott308]

Loche

The Pict calls out to those back around the corner. Ye kin come back noo. Th' hackit boot is gaen.

Translation:
You can come back now. The ugly bitch is gone.

[SocraticLawyer]

Garrin keeps his sword handy. "Loche, if you please," he says, indicating the door.

[Scott308]

Loche

Richt. Ah will juist tak' a quick look-see... He will check the door for any traps, attempting to disarm anything he may find before trying to open the door.

Translation: Right. I'll just take a quick look-see...

Find Traps (30%): [1d100] = 21
Find/ Remove Traps (30%): [1d100] = 23
Open Locks (38%): [1d100] = 16

[ChubbyPixie]

Kiri stays with Maako around the corner, waiting for the traps to be sprung before rejoining. "I've always wanted an enchanted weapon," he says, glancing jealously at the party members in front of the door. "Good in a situation like that."

[ravenn4544]

Amethu clutches his amulet as he ponders the events of the Forgotten Queen and now this ominous path. He comes to a realization and pulls a dusty scroll from his case.

Inferno, PM sent