The Wayfarer's Inn

There are no traps within detection range, and Ahi moves further on towards the archway. It is made of natural sandstone, hewn smooth, but unpainted. Hieroglyphs overhead the archway read:

Now do you Abandon all Hope

Beyond the arch lies a corridor, made of dark stone, and lined with pillars that seem to be ablaze with flickering dark flames that shed a rusty red glow. The smell of brimstone is stronger here, intermixed with scents of heated metal and foul stenches of other sorts. Warm air streams out of the archway, indicating a higher temperature within the corridor. Even farther beyond, a great hall with more pillars can be seen, and a large throne of amethyst hue on which a dark figure is seated. Kherim notices an aura of total evil, malevolence, and lurking perils that permeates the whole area beyond the arch.

OOC: See the new map for the layout of the area.

Kherim goes "uh oh" and tells the others:

"I think this is it, friends. If that is not our quarry, then it's as malefic a creature as it can be, a scion of evil itself. Perhaps a demon of some sorts. I'd say that corridor is a veritable entrance to hell. Let's hope it has not seen us yet."

Sol asks "How do we want to take him on? What weapons can we take advantage of?"

"I think we'll have to bring our best magic against it, as well as our best weapons too. But the deed itself of entering that blazing corridor may be a challenge. We should lure him out here, if we could."

says Ahi.

"And perhaps we should review our list of spells too."

Gaderon replies to Ahi "These are the spells I prepared today.

Level 1 Spells: Comprehend Languages, * Hold Portal, *Magic Missile, **Unseen Servant *

Level 2 Spells: Knock, * Locate Object, * Rope Trick, * Wizard Lock, **

Level 3 Spells: Detect Illusion, * Dispel Magic, ** Fireball, * Haste, *

Level 4 Spells: Dispel Illusion, * Ice Storm, * Remove Curse, * Stoneskin, * Wall of Fire, *

Level 5 Spells: Passwall, * Stone Shape ** Teleport, **

Level 6 Spells: Chain Lightning, * Disintegrate, **

Level 7 Spells: Limited Wish, **

Level 8 Spells: Bigby’s Clenched Fist, *

I also have the staff of power, wand of magic missiles, wand of secret door and trap location plus I have the Bloodied Moon and Cleaver of Set."

[ooc: I have no idea what Bigby's clenched fist does. It was what was selected before and I just left it on the list.]

OOC:

I think it is a giant hand and it can attack, grab and smash. Sir C can correct me if I am wrong.

Haste is a good spell for all of us. I think it gives us an extra attack each, but ages the spellcaster one year in 1E.

Eilkhan has her ring of invisibility and plans to use it.

That's 1st edition...

1st Edition sure was nasty, damn it!

Anyway, any fire based spell is probably useless here. I think you should try to get Banishment on your list (that's level 7).

It may be good for all of use to review spells indeed.