Tombs of Scoria: Episode 74

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== Synopsis ==
The McGary Brothers and Shine navigate through dense overgrowth to find Xorathis's lair, using fire weapons and their combat skills to overcome a swarm of giant ants and then a battalion of attacking bats. After defeating the bats and traversing through poison spores, they confront a queen ant and ultimately find the true entrance to the lair. In the forest, they face a series of challenges including animated vines, toxic gas, and a horde of gargoyles. With a mix of firepower, strategic magic use, and bravery, they overcome these obstacles. They then proceed to a junction, dealing with magical traps and illusions, finally encountering a large, menacing winged creature in the next chamber.
==Recap==
===27th September, 1513===
The McGary Brothers and Shine have successfully managed to carve through the overgrowth and find the entrance to Xorathis's lair. Shine breathes a fire weapon through the entrance to kill anything that might be lurking. They descend a steep wall into a cavern, Tyrael finds no traps. 
After some time, following the giant ant tunnels, Anton sees a large number of ants coming towards them. 
Combat starts: The Brothers vs Ants 
Imrik casts Wand of Fire. The ants pile them and some crawl behind Tyrael and Anton. They thin the ants out. 
They clear all the ants that transformed. Shine turns into a dragon and kills the rest. 
Combat end
Further into the tunnels, they walk through poison spores. When they reach a fork, Imrik casts , and the lair is to the left. They continue through the tunnels and see the queen. Shine kills them all, and loses 2 charges of . There is no path to the dragon's lair from here.
They go back to the first fork and take a different path out of the caverns and into the forest, where they find the actual entrance. As soon as they step close, strange bats attack them
Combat start: The Brothers & Shine vs Sinisters
Bats cast on the brothers, it's ineffective. Imrik uses Wand of Fire, all but 1 resist damage. Other bats attack Imrik's . Tyrael downs one.
Anton hits a few, Imrik tries to shoot them with a bow, but the arrows just drop before impact. Bats miss, Tyrael readies attack for then bats are in range. Shine hits a few more. 
Bats use , Shine is held. Imrik kills one with a sword. The brothers keep attacking the monsters. The bats swarm Shine, knocking off stoneskin.
They kill the rest.
Combat end 
The vines around them are alive and try to wrap around them and drag them. Imrik figures from the marking that these ruins were built by dwarves in ages past. They need mundane light because darkness and light stones cancel out. They make Torches. Gas Tunnel that drops down, Imrik uses to pull air through and pushes the gas out. Pipes are leaking out Toxic Gas which will slowly refill the pit. Shine messes with the pipes to slow the rate at which it can come through. Tyrael detects noise and can hear a periodic noise. Anton Conjures 25 hit die of Fireflies which spread out and scout ahead. 
Combat start: The Brothers & Shine vs Gargoyles
* Leap at Brothers. Anton loses 1 stone skin, Shine loses 1, Imrik loses 3 and 2 Mirror Images. Tyrael loses 1.
* * 3 stone skin of Tyrael, 1 stone skin off Shine, 3 stone skin and mirror image of Imrik. Imrik casts Slow 2 Gargoyles fail. Tyrael almost kills a Gargoyle. Shine kills a gargoyle. Anton Casts Recitation. 
* Imrik loses 3 stone skins. Imrik has stone skin so he can not be petrified. Tyrael kills a Gargoyle, and damages another. Anton damages a Gargoyle. Imrik uses ring to fly and invis. Shine kills a Gargoyle. Tyrael damages another Gargoyle.
* Imrik Magic Missiles Gargoyle and lives on 1 hp. Tyrael kills Gargoyle and damages another. Anton damages a Gargoyle. Shine kills Gargoyle. Gargoyle knock 1 stoneskin off Anton.
* Anton kills the last Gargoyle
Combat end 
Imrik Casts and gets 8. They advance down the pathway come to a junction. Imrik casts . Tyrael Detects noise and fails. Bronze doors ahead and they hear a voice in Drekisian, they think it is a trap and Shine does as well. They see a gigantic cloud of Insects, Shine burns it. They see another gigantic cloud of Insects, Shine burns it. 3rd Wand of Fire, 4th Wand of Fire, 5th wall of insects Wand of Fire. Anton walks into an area and a wyvern attacks, Anton passes save and is fine it was just an illusion. Magical Razer sharp Blades flying around ahead, Etherealness does not work. Imrik Dispels the magic using a scroll. Tyrael detects noise and hears the man still yelling. They tell shine she should be clawing before biting and joke around with each other and her. They see a large winged creature with a stinger in the next room.
Episode End
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