Episode 2

Upstairs...

As the group ducks into the side room to get reorganized, they hear a light sound of voices around the corner of the hall.

Ra u nak explains that they need to round that last corner and make it to one more downward spiral stair.

Thorn searches the bodies of the slain invisible servants as he removes their black robes and covers. On one of the he finds a sap, a leather strap weighted with lead on one end. Both of the men have a couple of lengths of thin soft-leather lashes -- restraints for tying hands?

Kray and Ivor inspect the robes. Both of them have blood stains, but hopefully it can be concealed by the black color.

Sizhen
TR2 (cont'd)

Step 1 Chandelier Trap: Critical Hit

Sizhen braces the side of the heavy iron chandelier against his waist, grabs the rim with both hands, and heaves backwards with a strain. Timing it perfectly, he drives the bulky hanger forward in a labored stride just as the Golem surges out to grab hold of Bryn. The monster's arm slides right in between two spokes of the chandelier ring.

Quickly shifting from a pushing to a pulling motion, Sizhen drags the hanger and locks the great steel ring up to the giant's arm. As the bracket sets on the monster's shoulder, Sizhen then throws one of the central hanging chains over its head. The entire steel chandelier is now locked onto the Golem's back!

Bryn is captured by The Golem, but its left arm which holds Bryn is now partially bound and obstructed by the steel wheel bracket.

The long running end of the chain is still free and Sizhen has it in hand, pulling a length of it partially taunt as the greater part of the slack lies piled on the floor.

Golem
MR2 (cont'd)



With it's arm locked a mere instant before it grabbed Bryn, the Golem looks at its arm and shifts as it feels a new restriction of movement from the foreign obstruction.

Still clutching both men, one in each arm, the golem steps forward a few steps, shifting its arms in a short moment of confused reaction. With a burst, it tosses Bryn upward and outward into the air, a bit absent-mindedly perhaps, as if to get its wrapped arm free for a further attempt to regain complete movement control.

Impact Damage to Bryn: Damage below or half with successful DEX Save DC 13

Shifting focus back quickly to his other captive, the Golem raises Trece up in the air and tries to slam him into the stone floor with full force.

Slam Attack target Trece, Advantage on Grappled Opponent

Seetan NPCs
BR2

Palla Ba crouches down to grab Lok under the arms and drag him away from the melee. Lok is unresponsive and Palla Ba begins to attend to him, but he looks up to lend what help he can to the ongoing clash.

The old Seetan calls out clearly to Trece, Remote Help Action to Trece on upcoming Break Grapple Attempt if attempted

Trece rears back his fist and gives two quick jabs to the monsters side then spits a pool of blood in it's face.

Sizhen
TR3

Sizhen loops a length of the long chain around the Golem's neck, but when he pulls out some of the running slack to begin an encircling wrap, the monster makes a sudden turn. The chain catches unexpectedly on the steel wheel frame that is still locked tightly to the Golem's back. The length of chain that Sizhen is holding is suddenly jerked in the reverse direction, snapping it from his grasp.

Step 2 Chain Trap Attempt: Unsuccessful

The chain makes a loud rattling sound as it clangs on the wheel frame and scrapes along the steel floor. The Golem, still clutching a battling Trece in his right arm, seems disoriented because of the lack of full mobility of its left arm. With the large steel chandelier wheel now awkwardly cresting up behind its head and left shoulder, the Golem glares at Sizhen as if retargeting.

Trece
TR3

Trece shifts his torso and extends his leg to brace a foot against the Golem's hip, stabilizing his body even though the Golem's giant hand remains locked under his left shoulder. Steady enough momentarily he winds up and strikes hard into the monster's arm once, but misses on a second strike as his balance is stolen just enough when the monster shifts and turns.

Attack 1: Hit (first roll hit and second a miss anyway)
Attack 2: Miss

Bryn
TR3

Bryn reengages after being thrown back. He drives in to stab the Golem while it seems to be distracted by Sizhen and Trece. Though Bryn has little trouble thrusting the knife into the monster's clay tissue, the blade barely leaves a divot in the thick hide.

Attack: Miss

Golem
MR3



The Golem turns to face Sizhen, but falters slightly, perhaps still struggling with understanding the restriction on its left arm and the foreign object locked under its shoulder. With it's left hand, the Golem tries to reach up to its own neck, where two loops of chain are now wrapped tightly. With the motion restriction caused by the chandelier spoke, it cannot reach the chains.

Having ignored his remaining captive for a brief moment, the Golem then raises Trece high into the air. Eyes still locked on Sizhen the whole while, the monster power slams Trece to the stone floor even as Trece tries desperately to shift his body to soften the blow.