Good point. Let's lick the green gem, equip the walking stick, cast animate tool on the machete, and then have us and the tool start thwacking the green gem.
You approach the green crystal, which upon closer inspection is probably closer to turquoise in color, pick out a spot on its surface that isn't covered in zombie slobber, and give it a good licking. It has no real flavor, but is smooth to the touch. Satisfied, you pull out your walking stick before performing the necessary rites to animate your Machete.
Your trusty weapon promptly springs to life, and you gain an
inherent understanding of its abilities.
Ordering the construct to attack whatever you do, you start beating up on the green gem.
Turn 12:
Walking Stick to Hit: 5 + 2 = 7
Machete to Hit: 15 + 8 = 23
Machete Damage: 5 + 2 = 7
Turn 13:
Walking Stick to Hit: 14 + 2 = 16
Machete to Hit: 18 + 8 = 26
Walking Stick Damage: 2
Machete Damage: 1 + 2 = 3
The oversized crystal isn't hard to hit, per say, but your first swing with the walking stick fails to inflict any real damage. The same cannot be said for your Machete, which connects hard and causes cracks to spread out across the surface of the gem from the point of impact.
You check over your shoulder to see if any more spirits have arrived to defend the treasure. After a brief moment, you conclude that you are still alone in the room with your allies, and return to swinging.
You put your back into your second swing of the walking stick. This time the impact causes a few chunks to fall off, and the cracks caused by your machete's attack to grow bigger. The construct makes its second swing, and this time the impact causes the gem to shatter! Shards and treasure fall to the ground!
After doublechecking once more to make sure you are still alone, you begin to gather the loot. Much of it magically consolidates into dubloons as you gather, but you still find a few interesting items.
+5 Dubloons
+2 Units of Turquoise Shard
+Unidentified "Enchant Weapon" Scroll
+Turquoise Studded Golden Crown
+Bag of Golden CaltropsOne crystal remains! How do you proceed?Assets by DALL-E and Midjourney. Character Sheet.