June 8, 2018
Sword 18, 5040
Press *4642 on West panel. Door opens. Other puzzles
disappear. We enter and door is gone. "V" shape appears.
All but Beari hear chittering noise again. A finds mouth on
the wall making the sound. Move along and see light ahead.
Huge cavern w/ glowing ciling. More terrorists are there to meet us.
35' up to top. Skeletons are hearding beasties on
terrorists - that'll show them!
We decide to try to fly over again. Cast Mass Fly at 12:10.
See the skeletons all have a v-shaped piece of wood inside their
ribcage.
Ben turns - 3 skeletons are dusted - the other 3 remain. F shoots
at skeletons. A enocourages Ben to take care of skeletons S
-> Ben; S-> A; S-> Ben.
Skeleton loves A so much he misses him all the time. Ben turns -
skeletons are dusted.
We have six V-shaped pieces of wood. A says we try the door.
12:50 Doesn't work - Vs disintegrate. we need to find a V with
holes in it. We fly over all the terrorists and try to see a V with
holes - grid pattern in effect.
13:10 Ben finds Skeleton with piece - turn it, A retrieves - we go to
door.
We have the 2nd Key, Re-enter octogon room and choose next door.
1:45 Northeast Door
L-shaped glowing opening appears in door shield. 40' in we hear
shouted gibberish. A finds Magic Mouths.
It's dark - A sees humanoid in black armor with sword - A sneaks up.
Advance - all spot - he has both legs so he probably won't bite our
ankles
A tries to speak to it - no response - we babble in all our known
languages - no response.
A attempts to tumble pass with Z ready to fight if need.
A is stuck inside a giant jello mold - ICK ! - slam or engulf;
acid
Beari casts Sunburst - A is blind - Gelationus Cube takes lots of
damage.
Ben casts <something> GC dies. A falls out; Ben cures
blindness
A searches armor for traps and such
GC-2 engulfs Beari and F. Beari casts Blink, escapes GC is hit by
Beari and Z - dies; F is temporarily paralyzed.
We continue on - Z carries F like a hunk of meat 'til she is ok
13:55 Come to point where roof is 8' and floor is dirt - continues out
of sight.
We fly in carefuly to scout; find an Umber Hulk; all save against its
gaze
Tremosense, Fast movement, claw/claw/bite; Confusing Gays - they say
they like you when they don't.
F is confused and attacks Beari ("What the hell, F?"). UH tries
to gaze at A, fails. Beari moves away from F, casts Cold Orb. Z
attacks UH - she leaps about! A assesses UH damage, decides to
slap F and try to unconfuse her.
F is confused and attacks A. A slaps her again. Ben casts
Searing Light on UH, kills it.
Ben and Beari look to corner / watch UH body.
A smacks F again and then hides in her shadow. They keep smacking
each other for 8 more rounds. Critical smackies ! F finally comes
back to full consciousness.
Ben heals A, Beari; F will sleep her damage off. Beari, Myrrh
keep watch. A, Z examine UH, slice and dice, save important parts.
We try to locate UH burrow, but don't.