[Gameplay] 2. The House of Pentheru

"Nice setup they had here," Tabat says, looking about the room. "Much fancier than any private bath I've been to."

"I wouldn't touch anything here. The spigots on the wall are radiating conjuration magic."

Tabat pulls his hand away from the faucet he was about to touch. "Mhm," he intones, "good call." After searching the room more thoroughly, and becoming confident that between them they find nothing of interest, he gestures towards the western archway and leads them through it.

Brightly colored columns stand in the four corners of this foyer. Hieroglyphs cover the walls and tiled floors, obscured in places by piles of dust and sand. Open archways lead to the north, east, and west, while a set of stone double doors exit to the south.

The skeletons stand at attention, armed with broken khopeshes.

Tabat considers a moment, then stowes his khopesh and shield while retrieving the large flail he picked up a short time ago. He looks to the group and nods, ready to spring an attack when they are.

Khadi returns Tabats nod, hand going to her scarab ready to blast the area with positive energy.

Tabat looks to Khadi. He juts a thumb to his chest, then points at the nearest skeleton before holding up a single finger, trying to convey the message to let him close on the enemy before she blasts them.

Tabat leads forward after everyone indicates their readiness.

Abenor was itching to kill some skeletons until Khadi took care of the situation before he did. He pulls his sword, corrects his stand and readies himself to attack the nearest skeleton as soon as they move closer to the group.

Jaware nods as he readies a arrow.

"These are messages of greeting and invocations to various gods," Iseret points out. She does not enter the room, knowing full well that her short sword would be of no use against skeletons.

When you're all ready, you go as one.

Free win of initiative! Act as you will.

'Khepri, an encore would be amazing.' Khadi mutters, before she moves as there others stride in blasting the area with energy.

Abenor, ready to attack those filthy creatures, is outplayed again by Khadi. "Oh, come on!" he exclaims, looking right at Khadi. "Next time please don't deprive me from this pleasure. I doubt I'll get hurt by them considering how easy it is to kill them."

Iseret is more appreciative of the cleric's skills. "You go right ahead and blast them, Khadi! Skeletons are hard to take down."

Ah, regarding the channeling correction, good to know. idk why I thought it worked differently off the top of my head. Thank you for the reminder :)

"Khadi," Tabat says, "You never cease to impress." Craning his neck to look around the corners, he checks to make sure she got them all, then leads the others forward into what appears to be the entry hall. Once inside, he'll try pushing the southern doors open to confirm they lead to where they arrived and would make for a proper exit should they need one.

Tabat opens the front doors but they immediately slam shut. A woman's voice (the same as was heard outside) cries out in Ancient Osiriani, and another voice shouts back at her. Screams and the clash of arms fill the air, and everyone in the foyer is affected by a magical effect (unless a DC 11 Will save is made).

Iseret's hand snaps to her short sword.