Exploring (DM MikeK) Friday March 19th, 2004 10:43:59 AM
Led by the diminutive rogue, the party carefully enters the darkened passageway. It's a tight fit for most, but all manage to work their way deeper into the mountain. The passageway rises steadily, twisting back on itself several times as it climbs upward. There is no sound other the party's own - a clank of metal, or a shuffling misstep on the rough floor.
After only a few minutes, Xenia sees the tunnel opening up into another cavern. The half-elf's keen vision makes out a small natural looking cavern, perhaps 40' deep and 20' wide, bisected in the middle by a natural column. She stops instinctively, scanning the new opening. Alarm bells sound like claxons in her brain. Something is not right. A second sweep confirms her suspicions. Four lizards, perhaps 5 feet long, wait silently and still inside the cave. They blend in well with the rock's contour. All four animals stare with fixed eyes upon the rogue, and the group behind her.
Florin sees nothing but a cave.
Everybody else sees tunnel and the person in front of them.
Xenia d20+11=23 Friday March 19th, 2004 11:25:44 AM
Without stopping, and without taking her eyes off of the really-not-so-curiously well camouflaged lizards, Xenia moves three or five slow and unthreatening paces along the wall, out of the tunnel mouth and to the left. She reaches out as Florin emerges behind her. Taking his arm, she draws him to her and out of the tunnel mouth. Placing a finger against her lips, she gives a small, "Shhhhh."
Very quickly, she points in the direction of the nearest lizard not more than 10 feet way and to the right. Then, unsure whether he can see it or not, she quickly points back behind Florin and whispers the words, "Warn next" and "Quiet."
[[ Move Silently 23 ]]
Florin d20+2=4 Friday March 19th, 2004 3:12:02 PM
Florin blinks when Xenia pulls him to the side and nods at what she says <spot of 4 so better be really odvious after Xenia pointed> and steps abit to the side and speaks as low as possible to the next person, "We have some kind of threat up here, tell the person behind you that everyone should be quiet as they come out and be ready just incase for a fight. Tionel may be interested in this matter."
Wynn d20+8=20 d20+6=13 Friday March 19th, 2004 11:35:47 PM
The bard picks his way through the tunnel, doing his best to be quiet. He keeps one hand on Lang in front of him and a watchful eye to his rear. [Move Silently=20, Spot=13]
"Something up ahead" he whispers in elvish to Syr when Lang stops and passes the word to him.
Syr d20+9=20 Saturday March 20th, 2004 2:51:37 AM
The elf spends most of his time giving Wynn plenty of distance ahead of him and looks back frequently for anything approaching from the rear (Move Silently 20). He nods silently when told of something up ahead.
Lang d20+10=29 d20+5=9 Saturday March 20th, 2004 10:07:45 AM
After Lang gets the whispered message from Tionel and passes it along to Wynn, he will quietly (move silently 29) draw 1 short sword from its sheath (primary hand). He will try to listen to what is happening in front of him (listen 9).
He will then wait and see what the group in front of him does.
Angus d20=9 d20+3=23 Saturday March 20th, 2004 6:36:04 PM
Angus holding the dagger light attempts to keep quite (move slient 9)to the best of his abilities. The light most likely gave us away already if at all he thinks to himself. Angus steals a quick look from his vantage point (spot 23). Upon hearing Florin's warning he turns to Tionel.
"We must be quite, or more quite than me. Florin thinks there is something of interest ahead for you. Can you squeeze by me and move up?.
Angus attempts to flatten his 6 foot 140 pound thin frame along one side of the wall so Tionel can move past.
OOC: I will be traveling on Monday and will not post until very late.
Tionel d20-2=0 d20+7=19 d20+7=25 Monday March 22nd, 2004 4:43:50 AM
The elf sighs...his job? Slowly, he moves along, accidentally tripping on some rocks as he gets to the front (move silently 0.. :P ) What was he supposed to do, talk the lizards into moving? Stepping forward, he looks around the cavern, spotting the lizards (spot 19). He crouches slightly, looking at them intently, attempting to get a grasp of them. (Try to make friends with them; Druid thingamajig, 25).
Buffet time! (DM MikeK) d20+7=10 d20+4=24 d20+4=15 d20+4=5 d8+2=9 Monday March 22nd, 2004 9:41:27 AM
Xenia carefully steps to the left pulling Florin with her. Angus lets Tionel pass, and the druid shuffles his way into the cave opening.
Maybe it was the rogue entering the cave. Maybe it was the appearance of more folks. Whatever it was, the lizards didn't like it. All four rush the three people in the cave.
R1 races up to Xenia and clamps down. The beastie is just as big as the half elf, and has lots of sharp teeth. Xenia manages to dodge the strike [R1 attacks Xenia - hit ac 10]
The other three lizards are about three quarters the size of the one going after Xenia. They're just as aggressive though.
Two jump at Florin. One sinks its teeth deeply into the paladin's leg, barely missing the artery. [R2 bite attack. hit ac24 - threat. hit ac15 - no crit. 9hp damage] [R4 bite attack. hit ac5]
The last one [R3] scurries up the wall to get over its brethern. It ends up next to Tionel's head, and smacks its lips in anticipation of a tasty meal.
Meanwhile, another big lizard (R5) and two more smaller ones (R6, R7) appear in the light of Angus' dagger. They move toward the fray.
Angus, Wynn, Lang, and Syr are still back in the tunnel. Angus might be able to try something, but the others are seriously blocked from acting.
Xenia (AC17+Dodge - HP 23/23) d20+11=19 d20+7=26 d20+7=14 d6=5 d6=3 2d6(6+1)=7 Monday March 22nd, 2004 10:38:33 AM Yipe! Yipe! Yipe! Biting Lizards! Time for stealth has gone and passed.
With a snap of her fingers the short sword jumps into her hand. A diving roll takes her over the right most gray lizard thingee and into a place that she hopes flanks two others.
Turning as she comes to her feet, the dark rogue strikes back handed at the reptile to her right, hoping to take some heat off of Florin.
[[ Tumble over R2 to flanking position vs R4 opposite Florin and vs R3 opposite Tionel. ]]
[[ ROLLS ]] Tumble 19 Hit vs R4 AC26 / Confirm Crit AC14 / Damage If Crit 5+3+7Sneak=15 Else 5+7Sneak=12 [[ EndROLLS ]]
Florin-AC:17-HP:31/40 d20+9=28 d20+9=24 d8+4=5 d8+4=7 d8+4=8 Monday March 22nd, 2004 2:20:07 PM
Florin glances over at Tionel and frowns as the lizard moves over Tionel's head but manages to call out to him befofre Florin attacks the lizard who just ripped a nice gash in his leg, "Sorry about this Tionel, thought you might want a look at them and possibly allow us to get by without a fight."
Florin slashes his sword at the monster, fueled with alittle rage at being injured. (Can hit AC:28*possible critical:24* Damage:5 *15 if critical* I rolled my possible critical damage seperate instead of together.) After his attack he also hollers to the rest of the group, "Hate to say it guys but you better get out here as quick as possible. These dang things have a nasty bite."
Angus d4+1=2 d4+1=4 Monday March 22nd, 2004 8:27:22 PM
Angus was hoping to avoid a fight, but it does not seem possible.
Angus does not like seeing additional lizards and calls out. "There are seven lizards now, come and join the fun!"
Angus will take a 5 foot step into the room, hoping to use Florin as cover and drops the dagger behind the Paladin and attempts to finish off an injured lizard, if in view or hit a small one if not, with a magic missle.
Two missles streak out at the reptilian hazzards.
Angus Cont. Monday March 22nd, 2004 8:28:45 PM
If necessary Angus will move more than 5 feet to get in the room so the burly types can join the fray
Lang AC (18) & HP (36) d20+10=14 d6+3=4 d20+3=14 Monday March 22nd, 2004 10:11:19 PM
Lang will move forward following Angus drawing his other short sword with his left hand (move action).
He will attempt to attack lizard R3 or lizard R4 with his Short Sword in his right hand (standard action; hit AC 14; damage 4).
If Lang cannot attack, then he will attempt to move between Tionel and Florin and jump over lizard R4 into the cavern (jump 14).
If neither of these actions is possible he will say, "Florin and Tionel, move farther into the cavern as the opening is too small to let us through"!
Wynn (AC 18, HP 35) (Inspire Courage) Monday March 22nd, 2004 10:50:56 PM
Hearing the commotion up ahead, Wynn will draw his longsword and work his way to the front of the tunnel, exiting if those ahead of him are able to move clear. He does not hesitate, and his clear voice rings out strong and true,*
I'm a man of Cinnamon Valley born, An' foes don't bother me, I'll fight all day an' sing all night, this song of liberty!
Liberty! Liberty! That's for me!
*Inspire Courage - Bardic Music - magical effects on bard and allies bolstering against fear and improving combat abilities. +1 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls, +1 morale bonus against fear effects for as long as ally hears the bard sing and 5 rounds thereafter.
Syr Tuesday March 23rd, 2004 3:28:00 AM
Hearing all the action up front, Syr swears to himself, "ARGH, I hate being in the back. Quickly fellas, I am needed out there." He tries to squeeze past the two newcomers quickly and get into the room.
As Wynn starts to sing his head whips toward the bard, "Nice voice you have there!"
Cave combat rd2 (DM MikeK) d20+4=18 d8+2=7 d20+4=5 d20+4=13 d20+7=14 d20+4=10 d20+7=10 d20+4=21 d8+2=6 d20+4=11 Tuesday March 23rd, 2004 12:03:39 PM
[Lizards are AC 16]
Xenia dives over one lizard, which snaps at her as she flies across its back. Coming to her feet, she strikes R4 with a quick thrust. It squeals in pain. [Tumble through R2 is DC25. roll failed. R2 takes AoO. Hits ac18 for 7hp damage]
Florin slams down on R2. It also squeals, and is severely injured.
Angus moves up to let some others past, and finds himself pinned between the paladin and one of the lizards attacking him. As the mage begins casting, R4 snaps at him, but misses. [R4 takes AoO, rolls nat 1] Angus blasts R4 with two magic missiles, which sizzle nastily upon impact.
Given few options, Tionel draws his scimitar and takes a whack at the lizard attacking him. The druid misses [atk R3, hit ac14]
Lang tries to move up, but is trapped behind Tionel, Angus, three lizards, and now Xenia.
Wynn sings an inspirational tune, while Syr fumes in the background.
R1 finds itself without an immediate target, so it moves forward and attacks Florin. It misses. [hit ac14]
R2 is bleeding badly, and retreats to the rear of the cave. It watches the action from there.
R3 attacks Tionel, and misses. [hit ac10]
R4, hurt even worse than R2 and practically surrounded, also retreats. Xenia gets an AoO.
R5, the other big lizard, moves up and attacks Xenia. The jaws snap furiously, but the rogue manages to dodge the blow. [hit ac10]
R6 moves up next to R1, attacking Florin. The paladin is proving tasty as this one also scores a hit. [hit ac21 for 6hp damage]
R7 moves up next to R5, attacking Xenia. Again, she dodges the striking head. [hit ac11]
Xenia (AC17+Dodge - HP 16/23) d20+7=9 d20+11=17 d20+10=28 d20+10=15 d6+1=2 2d6(2+4)=6 Tuesday March 23rd, 2004 1:16:32 PM
The dark rogue feels her sword bite. The sound of the lizard's pain comes to her from afar. She turns as it attempts to scurry off, the momentum of her intent driving another attack through pure unadulterated reflex.
Part of her mind marvels as it watches split second actions occur as though encapsulated within their own separate bubbles of time. Two more lizards, first one and then another, come in whipping undulations across the cave floor, to take up positions by her side. Her sword arm follows it's arc downward as her legs propel her upward and back in the direction from which she had just come. Jaws snap in time, one then another in the space she had just occupied.
Even as she moves her mind processes the amalgam into abstract representation. A dance. It's like a dance.
Xenia rolls between two lizards and then turns again striking at the lizard between herself and Florin, followed the entire way by the snap of jaws.
[[ Tumble between R5 and R6 to flanking position vs. R6 opposite Florin. ]]
[[ ROLLS ]] AoO vs. R4 Hit AC 9 Tumble 17 Hit vs. R6 (+2Flanking +1BardSong) AC28 / No Crit AC15 / 2+6Sneak=8 Dodge vs R5 [[ EndROLLS ]]
Florin-AC:17-HP:25/40 d20+10=11 d8+5=6 Tuesday March 23rd, 2004 7:07:08 PM
Florin grits his teeth to force out the pain rushing through his body from the bites and calls back, "I can't afford to move and give a bite chance here."
Florin looks at the new lizard attacking him and grips his sword hard enough that if his hands weren't gauntleted they would show white at the knuckles and slashes hard at R6. (Can hit AC:11 *nat 1* Damage:6 *nat 1* dice roller hates me today)
Lang (AC-18 & HP-36) d20+8=20 d20+7=19 d6+3=8 d6+2=5 d20+3=4 Tuesday March 23rd, 2004 10:22:25 PM
Lang will wait for an opening to either attack or move/jump into the cavern.
If the above is not possible and if Lang feels that he can shoot his longbow at any of the lizards, then he will sheathe his swords and draw his longbow and ready himself to shoot next round.
Dice rolls if needed: Attack Primary Hand- 20; Damage- 8. Attack Off Hand- 19; Damage- 5. Jump- 4.
Wynn (AC 18, HP 35) (Inspire Courage) Wednesday March 24th, 2004 12:14:10 AM
Stuck behind Lang, with Syr trying to squeeze by, Wynn bides his time, and continues to offer encouragement to his new friends through his song,
I'm a man of Cinnamon Valley born, I wander near and far, You'll know me when y'see me, 'Cos I'll shout Liberty!
Liberty! Liberty! That's for me!
The bard turns his sword in his hand, until he finds a comfortable grip. Should he exit the bottle-neck, he will be ready to swing at the enemy.
Angus d4+1=2 d4+1=2 Wednesday March 24th, 2004 1:20:15 AM
Angus attempts to mold himself into the cavern wall in an attempt to keep away from the lizards and make way for the newcommer to get in the cave and prove himself (what was his name anyway, if he is not eaten by a lizard I will have to ask him again.
Angus marvels at the bounding Xenia in front of him and seemingly all around.
Angus cast another magic missle spell at the lizard that latched onto Florin (damage 4).
OOC the die roller does not like Angus either today
Syr Wednesday March 24th, 2004 2:35:20 AM
Hearing Florin's plight Syr starts to show signs of stress, "Hey Singer, you can do that from the ground! Crouch and get out of the way!" He becomes slightly frantic in his efforts to clear the tunnel even using the cavern walls to brace himself and hurl himself over the bodies in front of him.
Cave combat rd3 (DM MikeK) d20+4=13 d20+7=13 d20+4=10 d20+7=13 d20+4=11 Wednesday March 24th, 2004 11:56:29 AM
[Lizards are AC 16]
Xenia dives and rolls around lizards, ending up behind R6. Her sword strikes out, and bites deep on the creature.
Florin misses.
Lang finds a crease between Angus and Tionel, and jumps through. His swords flash out at R6, and the lizard collapses from multiple wounds.
Wynn continues his song.
With R6 dead, Angus reaches over Florin's shoulder to blast the big one on his left. [Magic Missile attack on R1].
Syr gets closer to the action, but he's still stuck behind a lot of bodies.
Tionel takes another whack at R3. He misses. [hit ac 14]
R1 attacks Florin. It misses. [hit ac 13]
R2 stays back at the other end of the cavern.
R3 attacks Tionel. It misses. [hit ac 10]
R4 stays back at the other end of the cavern.
R5 climbs over the dying R6 and attacks Lang. It misses. [hit ac 13]
R7 peels around R5 and finds Xenia standing right there, it attacks the rogue, missing. [hit ac 10]
Tionel d20+5=25 d20+5=10 d6+2=6 Wednesday March 24th, 2004 11:56:59 AM
The not-too-combat-ready elf looks at the lizard facing him and annoyedly grimaces... Tactically, he thinks to himself, I've never been too good with swords. And there's no way forward, without getting slashed to bits by the lizards on either side... Perhaps its the rousing music behind him, but he's amazed as his sword finds lizard side and cuts through the thick scales juuust right...and a shiver goes through him as the blood pulps out from the cut. Not a shiver of unpleasantness.. (hit with a natural 20, not critical, did 6 damage)
Xenia (AC17+Dodge - HP 16/23) d20+11=17 d20+10=26 d6+1=2 2d6(4+4)=8 Wednesday March 24th, 2004 12:29:04 PM Snap The sound of teeth to her left.
From the corner of her eye, Xenia finds an open bit of cave floor and dives, planting her left hand. She follows her momentum downward and through into a cartwheel between two lizards to a spot opposite Tionel. Her sword arm swings around and out of the tumble driving down at the lizard between her and the druid.
[[ Tumble between R5 and R7 to flanking position vs. R3 opposite Tionel. ]]
[[ ROLLS ]] Tumble 17 Hit vs. R3 (+2Flanking +1BardSong) AC26 / Damage 2+8Sneak=10 Dodge vs R5 [[ EndROLLS ]]
Lang (AC-18 & HP-36) d20+9=26 d20+8=12 d6+4=8 Wednesday March 24th, 2004 10:08:42 PM
OOC: I do not have a current map available as I am traveling, but seeing as R5 just tried to bite me I should be able to attack it.
Lang will strike with both his short swords at the lizard that failed in biting him, inspired by his new friends singing.
Dice rolls including +1 from Wynn: Attack Primary Hand- 26; Damage- 8. Attack Off Hand- 12.
Florin Jadenth-AC:17-HP:25/40 d20+10=28 d8+5=9 Thursday March 25th, 2004 1:00:23 AM
Florin watches the lizards carefully and sighs as he is able to just move his shield in the way of the snapping teeth of R1.
Seeing a opening Florin quickly slashes his long sword down at the lizard's head, hoping to injure it enough to kill it or make it back off. (Can hit AC:28 Damage:9)
Wynn (AC 18, HP 35) (Inspire Courage) Thursday March 25th, 2004 1:07:11 AM
Getting a little anxious, Wynn presses forward towards the mouth of the tunnel hoping to exit into the cavern ahead. He grasps his longsword tightly, his body coiled like a spring and ready for action,
Liberty! Liberty! That's for me, From good dry land to stormy sea! One two three hooray! You can't stop our victory here today!
Liberty! Liberty! that's for me!
The bard completes his song, knowing the magic will be with him and his allies for a little longer yet.
(OOC: Don't see Wynn on the map. Thought he was behind Lang?)
Angus d4+1=2 d4+1=4 Thursday March 25th, 2004 9:07:49 AM
Angus is concerned more about getting crushed by the warriors than getting bit by the lizards. "Can we all push forward to get everyone into the cave!?"
Angus casts a magic missle spell at the lizard fighting Tionel (damage 6).
OOC: I believe I have to use a second level spell slot for future magic missles.
Cave Combat - rd4 (DM MikeK) d20+7=14 d20+7=8 d20+7=14 Thursday March 25th, 2004 12:12:14 PM
[Lizards are AC 16]
Tionel's sword slides into his opponent, generating an odd feeling within the druid.
Xenia can't find an open space between R5 and R7, so leaps over R5 instead. The large lizard's teeth snap at her as she goes by [R5 AoO - hit ac14]. Finishing her roll, she slams her sword into R3. It screeches in pain.
Lang finds himself nose to nose with a big lizard (R5) and responds instinctively. The ranger's sword also draws blood.
Florin strikes R1. It screeches in pain and defiance.
Syr manages to push past Wynn, but can't go any further.
Wynn, who is now behind Syr, waits helplessly in the cavern. [Wynn hasn't made it to the map yet.]
Angus pleads for somebody to move out, and blasts R3 with another magic missile. The lizard falls to the floor, unmoving. --
R5 and R1 screech in unison, and renew their attacks with extra vigor.
R1 swings itself around to end up next to R5, and strikes at Florin. Its much too slow to get at the paladin. [roll nat 1]
R5 continues to stand upon R6, and strikes at Lang. It too misses. [hit ac14]
At the sound of the screeching, R2 and R4 disappear into a side alcove, while R7 scrambles after them.
Xenia (AC17+Dodge - HP 16/23) d20+10=13 Thursday March 25th, 2004 12:40:13 PM Only two left. Xenia takes a few steps back into the cave to place it between herself and the new ranger, Lang. Silently, she strikes at it from behind.
[[ ROLLS ]] Hit vs. R5 (+2Flanking +1BardSong) AC13 Dodge vs R5 [[ EndROLLS ]]
[[ OoC: I apologize to all, especially DM MikeK. I was browsing last night and reread the rules for Tumbling. I've been doing it all wrong. I've been going by the 3.0 rules. Under 3.5 Xenia would not have made the movement as described with the rolls she has been getting. I'll behave from here on out. ]]
Syr d20+9=15 Thursday March 25th, 2004 1:41:00 PM
In a desperate move to get to the front and help his friends the elf examines the walls and looks for any handholds to climb (15) over the ones in front of him. Frustrated at now being able to see he calls out to the ones engaging, "Everyone okay up there?"
Angus d4+1=4 d4+1=5 Thursday March 25th, 2004 7:47:03 PM
Angus answers Syr. "We are all still breathing, but some of them are not. Three lizards moved off around the corner."
Angus will watch as the battle progresses and will fire two magic missles at any of the two surviving lizards in front of the group or the biggest one if they are both alive.
Florin Jadenth-AC:17-HP:25/40 d20+1=7 d20-5=14 d20+4=12 d20-5=-2 Thursday March 25th, 2004 7:52:00 PM
(ooc:The d10+1 was a mistake, please ignore the roll.)
Deciding to try to make some room Florin decides to try something not in his nature, specially since he is not the most agile person.
Florin uses a standing jump (jump 14, should of got him 1ft off the ground) then uses one foot to kick off of the wall (Str 12), to add to the distance he tries to also jump with the kick off but the jump doesn't work well. He can only hope his push off sends him over the lizard or he lands hard enough to hurt the darn thing.
(OOC: Florin most deffinetly isn't a acrobat. Maybe he'll land saddle like and can become a cowboy....ride em cowboy...heeehaaaa)
Lang (AC-18 & HP-36) d20+9=20 d20+8=11 d6+4=5 Thursday March 25th, 2004 9:05:43 PM
Lang lashes out once again at the big lizard with both his short swords hoping to finish it off.
Yelling back to Syr Lang will say, "2 are down and 3 have been driven off".
Dice rolls including +1 from Wynn: Attack Primary Hand- 20; Damage- 5. Attack Off Hand- 11.
Wynn (AC 18, HP 35; Inspired) d20+2=18 Thursday March 25th, 2004 9:17:19 PM
Wynn attempts to help Syr unplug the entrance to the tunnel by pushing with all his might against the elf's back [Strength Check 18]. He too is anxious to enter the fray.
Tionel (AC 14, 39/39 hp) d20+5=10 Friday March 26th, 2004 1:54:36 AM
Tionel feels the shoulders of the people behind him pushing forward, and the primal lust of the reptiles fills his head...none of this is making any sense, his rational side says, and he swings wildly at the lizard, yelling to the person elbowing him in the back, "Quit pushing, you idiot!" The distraction causes his swordswing to go way high over the lizard, nearly cutting off the head of the person next to him.
What do you call that move? (DM MikeK) Friday March 26th, 2004 12:53:52 PM
Xenia launches a flanking attack at R5, but it twists away from her thrust.
Angus fires two Magic Missiles at Florin's opponent, R1. The bolts sizzle on impact. Both of the remaining two lizards appear about the same size (a good 5' long) to the sorcerer.
Florin tries to...well nobody else is real sure what Florin tried to do. What he ends up doing is jumping up in the air, sort of twisting sideways, flailing at the cave wall with one foot, and, accompanied by a resounding crash, landing in a heap of metal next to R1. Florin is, um, prone.
Lang continues to deal with his own battle, scoring another hit on R5.
Syr literally begins climbing the walls, trying to find a way to get in the battle. A helpful Wynn shoves him in the back to push him forward. This causes Syr to launch into Tionel, who in turn misses R5 by a whole lot, and misses Syr by not so much.
Syr and Tionel need Reflex saves DC 12 to avoid falling to the cave floor.
--
R7 disappears around the bend, and lets loose a high pitched chirp.
R1 and R5 simultaneously break off combat, and scamper after the smaller lizard. Xenia has an AoO on R5 as it skitters past her.
Quiet again falls upon our heroes.
[both lizards disappeared from view. They are displayed on the map simply to show where they went. All the lizards that retreated went to the same alcove.]
[Angus - how many spell slots do you have left?]
Xenia(HP 22/23) d20+8=15 d8+1=6 Friday March 26th, 2004 1:29:34 PM Yee-hah! Xenia shouts in her mind as she takes one last swing at a five foot lizard hightailing it toward the far end of the cave. Her breathing slows as the tide of battle ebbs away. Only then, does she realize that she is bleeding. Dang chompy lizards. Now that she knows she's hurt, it starts to sting.
Walking over to where Florin lies on the cave floor, she offers a gloved hand. At the same time, she reaches around to her haversack, and, sticking a hand into one of the pouches, comes back with three potions. One of these she downs, the other two she wordlessly offers to Florin.
"Well, that was unexpected. Wonder how far back this cave goes?"
"Maybe we should scout the cave first before going in a group, huh?" And she turns to Syrdeth.
[[ OoC: The potions are CLW ]]
Florin-AC:17-HP:40 d20+6=25 d8+1=7 d8+1=9 Friday March 26th, 2004 3:00:50 PM
FLorin groans lightly while laying on the floor of the cave, for a moment he isn't sure what happened but then it all comes back to him and he sees Xenia standing over him with her hand held out to him. Florin after a moment takes Xenia's hand and slowly stands, glad now for his vizor helmet at the moment that hides his face or he would be blushing infront of everyone for his ridiculous attempt of making room, "Never try that again, ohh my back, not even if my life depended on it."
Florin notices the potions and smiles even knows it can't be seen and shakes his head, "I have my own Xenia but thank you. You may want to hang on to some of your healing potions."
Florin takes the time to lift his helmet vizor and inspects his wounds slowly, trying to access if the lizards were poisonous <Heal check:25>, "Tionel, I'm sorry about calling you foreward into the thick of that. I thought if you could use your talents as to avoid another fighter we would be better off." Florin will drink two of his own potions as to allow Xenia to save her own. <first potion healed:7 second potion healed:9>
Florin leans against the wall now for a moment, still hurting some from his wounds and thinks carefully before speaking, "Lang, you said you were a ranger. You and Syr could scout foreward, I'll follow along with the rest and we'll be ready to handle the lizards if they come out again. Hopefully there is no more of them, everyone keep your eyes open for them."
With this said and now healed from the potions Florin will move foreward with the others, he limps alittle at the moment as his leg where he was bitten is still sore.
Lang (AC-18 & HP-36) d20+10=27 d20+5=7 Friday March 26th, 2004 9:20:02 PM
Lang will watch as the injured lizards follow the other lizards towards the back of the cavern and out of sight into the alcove. He will quickly sheathe his short swords and pull out his bow and an arrow from the quiver strapped to his back. He then starts to run after them.
Upon hearing Florin call his name, Lang will abruptly stop his run and turn and face the Paladin and hear what he says. When Florin is done speaking Lang will say, "Yes, I can scout ahead with Syr. However, I do not see in the dark so I will need to bring the dagger with me or maybe the wizard can cast that spell on the top of my longbow".
If there isn't any objections to this, Lang will pick up the dagger and stick it in his belt or receive the light spell from Angus. He will then quietly move down the center of the cavern towards the stone column, motioning Syr to pace him along the right hand side of the cavern. He will keep an eye out for any more lizards.
Dice rolls: Move Silently 27 Spot 7
Tionel d20+3=4 Sunday March 28th, 2004 11:41:57 AM
With another swing at a retreating lizard that goes a mile wide, the elf ignobly tumbles down to the cave floor. He lets out a cry of annoyed disgust mingled with fury and a bit of pain in it... Then, looking up, he sighs and slowly dusts himself off. "I hate caves," he mutters, retrieving his bloody scimitar. He stares at the blood on it, then looks around.
Angus AC 10 HP 13 Sunday March 28th, 2004 12:41:23 PM
Angus moves further into the cave, but keeps the warriors (Florin and Lang) between himself and the lizards.
At Lang's request Angus casts a Light cantrip on the top of his bow. "Let your bow light your way toward our reptilian foes."
Angus picks up his "lighted" dagger he dropped at the beginning of combat and looks over to Tionel "I take it we will no longer parley with the lizards...."
Wynn d20+6=23 Sunday March 28th, 2004 6:11:30 PM
Wynn emerges from the tunnel and extends his hand to Tionel to assist him. "Sorry about that, friend" says the half-elf apologetically.
Wynn will also assist Syr if he too has fallen.
The bard then moves to follow Lang, his longsword drawn and readied [Spot=23].
Syr d20+9=16 Sunday March 28th, 2004 10:11:05 PM
As the combat subsides the elf drops nimbly to the floor (made save). Now that the rush of combat is over he looks sheepishly around. Moving over to Florin, he looks up the paladin with a guilty look on his face, "Yeah... I'm uh sorry about that. I just can't seem to stand around when there is a fight."
Patting Florin on the back, "No, no, you made the right decision to keep me in the back. I'm a bit quicker than everyone and should have no problem rushing to the front in a larger place. I just got a bit frustrated in that small corridor. Besides, you never know if The Hearts are coming back."
Looking at Xenia, Syr shakes his head, "You and Lang should stay up front. If we had more room to move then I would have been up here in a second." Looking around at the ceiling he says wistfully, "I sure wish Bralin was here, he could have been a great help in this place."
Cave spotting (DM MikeK) Monday March 29th, 2004 9:19:20 AM
Florin figures the lizard bites are not poisonous, and no one else feels any unusual effects of the bites. Healing potions take care of the usual effects.
Xenia, Wynn, and Lang pad deeper into the cavern on silent feet, although from the lights they carry, its obvious where they are.
The cave is about 35' long and 20' wide. At the far end is a small alcove where the lizards all disappeared. Looking inside the alcove, Wynn notices a small opening near the top of the cavern wall. A blood trail leads into this opening.
On the floor of the alcove is an apparent lizard privy. The sharp eyed bard does pick out the glint of reflecting light amongst the, uh, refuse.
Next to the alcove, the modified passageway resumes its upward climb again.
Angus d20+3=10 Monday March 29th, 2004 10:04:20 AM
Angus looks into the Alcove and sees some of the blood trail (spot 10).
Angus looks to Lang. "Lang you said you could track. You want to go first." Angus looks to the group. "Should we change our order to pursue the lizards?"
Angus looks at the opening to determine if he can fit through along with the other members of the group. Angus is also trying to figure out where the hole might lead to on the outside, if at all?
Xenia(HP 22/23) d20+10=19 d20+9=24 d20+9=20 d20+10=16 d20+11=21 Monday March 29th, 2004 10:44:09 AM Yuck-o! Lizard poop!
Xenia takes in the alcove with a glance, and wrinkles her small dark nose. Turning away, she looks up the continuing passageway.
"I'll scout down the passage about 60 feet and be right back," she whispers.
Padding quietly, the dark rogue scans the passageway for traps, nasties, and the occasional nice surprise. At regular intervals, she looks up and cautiously probes the darkness ahead with eyes and ears.
[[ OoC: Light spell on the objects should provide dim light out to 40 ft. Xenia's Low Light Vision might provide an additional 20? ]]
Florin Jadenth d20+1=3 Monday March 29th, 2004 12:01:01 PM
Florin looks at the alcove with the others and ponders as he judges if it is big enough for them to follow if needed and then looks to everyone before speaking, "They are just animals and surely aren't going to rally support. Our mission is to get this item for the druids but if you think these lizards might lead some place of importance then we can follow."
Florin is unable to notice the thing in the refuse inless it is pointed out <spot of 3>. He does wait for the others to decide on a course of action as he steps to the side, thinking over things to come and the current mission.
Syr Monday March 29th, 2004 2:04:16 PM
The elf steps up behind Florin and nods, "You are probably right, I doubt the lizards are part of something bigger. From the looks of it, we just disturbed their home. I say we push on before the Anvil Hearts have time to come back." The elf resumes his position at the rear of the group.
Wynn Monday March 29th, 2004 5:23:53 PM
Wynn's eyes catch the glint of metal half-buried in the lizard spoor. He prods the metal gently with the tip of his longsword trying to extricate it from it's surroundings. "And just what do we have here?" he asks of nobody in particular as he examines the object.
Lang d20+5=6 d20+5=21 d20+5=8 Monday March 29th, 2004 9:58:47 PM
Lang watches Wynn as he prods the pile of droppings. "What are you doing?", he asks, "There is nothing in there". (spot natural 1).
Lang will angle himself to get a better view of the lizards' escape tunnel, wondering to himself if anyone in the group can fit in it standing up or if there is anything of interest up there. (spot 21 & search 8).
Tionel d20+6=20 d20+7=22 Monday March 29th, 2004 11:27:35 PM
The elf looks at the dead bodies of the lizards, and down at himself, and sighs. "I hate killing things," he says, mostly to himself. "I hate it..." but there's a bit of a tremor in his voice... Looking around after a few seconds, he joins in with the others in searching the area. (Spot 20, Search 22)
Discoveries (DM MikeK) Tuesday March 30th, 2004 8:15:13 AM
Angus and Lang give the lizard's escape tunnel the once over. It really not more than a natural crevice in the rock, perhaps a foot and a half in diameter.
The smaller members of the group might be able to get into it. But Florin and Lang could have some major issues.
Xenia pads her way up the other passageway. The construction here is just like the previous tunnel. Someone has expertly expanded an existing passageway. The dimensions, again, will only allow for a single file. At 50', the passageway turns back on itself, continuing to climb. Xenia can't see beyond that.
So far, everything is clear.
Wynn discovers not metal, but glasslike stones. The bard uncovers 1 green gemstone, 6 clear gemstones, and 3 white pearls with his dagger. They are a tad dirty with lizard poop, but poop cleans off.
Angus d20+3=23 Tuesday March 30th, 2004 8:49:54 AM
Angus continues to look around the room after leaving the alcove that the lizards used as an escape (spot 23)and starts moving in Xenia's direction.
Angus calls to Xenia as he approaches "Find anything interesting or a way out."
Xenia d20+2=6 Tuesday March 30th, 2004 9:57:41 AM "Shh, shh, shh, shh, shush, Xenia whispers to Angus, as she emerges from the dark passageway. She punctuates things with a playful bat at his shoulder with a gloved hand. "Cantcha tell when someone's sneaking?"
"Nah," she says in reply. "But that's probably a good thing."
Glancing at the rest of the group crowded into the lizard poop alcove, she gives a small look of incredulity. "Lizard fetish?" she comments offhand to the sorcerer as she walks over to report.
And there's the new guy. The one with ... the nice eyes. And he's digging around in the poop.
"The passageway goes down about 50 feet and then curves back around, Florin." Tionel looks kind of troubled, and red-headed rogue almost walks over to see if he's ok. But first finish the report. "Looks like it keeps going upwards, though. That's a good sign. I'll need a bit of light to see by. Maybe short scouting trips is the best way to work this, huh?"
Then she sees the sparklies.
[[ If Wynn attempts to Appraise the gems, Xenia will Aide Another rolled 6, but mostly just get in the way. ]]
[[ BTW, Mike, is that too many skills to apply to a standard Scouting run? See last round. ]]
Florin Jadenth Tuesday March 30th, 2004 1:36:35 PM
Florin looks to everyone and then to Xenia as she reports and thinks before speaking, grinning as he does, "Hey Syr, why don't we let you scout ahead for us? you can run faster then move of us and if anything happens you should beable to get back to us quicker."
Florin pats Xenia on the arm gently for the good report and nods, "Lets get going people, we have a item to find and then get out of here."
Wynn d20+2=5 Tuesday March 30th, 2004 5:59:39 PM
Wynn picks up the gemstones in his gloved hand and knocks off any excess lizard excrement. He douses the stones with a small splash of water from his waterskin before examining them more closely. "I am pretty sure these white ones are pearls", he says to Xenia "but I don't recognize the others". [Appraise=5] The bard holds the gems in his open palm for all to see. "Do any of you have experience with gemstones?" he asks.
Lang d20+5=16 d20+10=20 Tuesday March 30th, 2004 9:32:49 PM
Lang will say softly to himself, "Way to small for any of us to safely go in and I doubt anyone wants to face 5 injured lizards on their belly".
As Lang walks past Wynn towards the passageway he will say in astonishment, "How did you see those things in all that stuff?"
Lang will take a quick glance at Xenia's feet to judge their size and track mark (spot 16). Once he reaches the entrance to the passageway, Lang will kneel down and examine the entranceway for any tracks that are not Xenia's and report what he finds (survival - tracking 20).
Syr d20+9=15 d20+9=24 d20+8=16 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 3:20:50 AM
The elf bows his head to Florin, agreeing with his suggestion. Following Lang over to the exit the group plans on going through he pauses behind the ranger as he kneels to look for tracks. "See anything useful, Lang?"
After waiting for an answer the elf slips into the tunnel alone and scouts up the tunnel ahead of the group. He always keeps close enough to the group that he can retreat in 1 round (50'). (Move Silently 15, Hide 24, Spot 16)
The Wood Room (DM MikeK) Wednesday March 31st, 2004 10:35:13 AM
Lang can't discern any other tracks on the dusty floor other than Xenia's.
Xenia stops by to look at the gemstones Wynn has cleaned off, but neither have any idea how much they are worth. Wynn pockets them as the rest of the group follows Syr into the passageway.
The passageway continues to climb, doubling back on itself every 50' or so. It is very quiet, almost tomb like. The group shuffles ahead, with the monk silently padding ahead of them.
After a quarter hour, Syr finds that the passageway has come to a stop. Looking around, the monk finds himself at the base of what appears to be a large hollow tree. As the rest of the group joins him, things get a little crowded.
Syr, and whoever joins him, are in a circular enclosure about 10' in diameter. In fact, with an Int check DC 14, it can be deduced the enclosure is a perfect circle. The walls of this enclosure are composed of gnarled roots, which twist amongst themselves to form the exterior "walls" of this circular room. There is no ceiling. The hollow enclosure rises into the gloom as far as any of the party can see.
On one side of this enclosure, small handholds, with the appearance of knots in the wood grow out of the wall. These knots are about 6 inches wide, 4 inches deep, and spaced about 8 inches apart, and rise up the side of the wall, also to the group's sight limit. The result is essentially a ladder rising into the gloom.
A Knowledge(Nature) check DC 12 will reveal both the knot ladder and the root wall are growths, not a construction. In other words, no tools or glue or anything created this. They grew out of the wood to be perfectly uniform.
[OOC -- To answer Al's question regarding scouting rolls. I'll let you take Move Silently, Listen, and Spot. Unless you specifically state otherwise, I'm assuming you're moving at normal speed, which is a --5 penalty on any Hide roll you make. Don't make a Search check unless you've stopped and are actively looking for something in a specific area.]
Xenia (HP 22/23) d20+9=23 d20+9=22 d20+11=25 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 12:00:08 PM
As Syrdeth leads the way into the passageway, Xenia automatically takes up the rear guard spot. As they move along, she occasionally stops to listen and peer back down the rock tunnel for any signs that they are being followed.
Catching up to the group after one of these little checks, she almost bumps into the last in line.
"Um, are we there?" she whispers. "What's it look like? More lizards? Not more lizards, please."
Angus d20+2=8 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 1:00:20 PM
Angus takes a quick look at the gems but is more interested in just moving on and finding the Druid item. Angus moves with the group into the wood room, but attempts to stay in the middle of the group.
Angus does not take much interest in the wood room (int roll 8), but does comment. "Are we suppose to climb those? Angus asks looking at the natural ladder.
Syr d20+9=17 d20+8=28 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 1:50:54 PM
Syr replies to Angus in almost a whisper, "I'm guessing so." Still quietly, "Tionel, any ideas or anything special going on here?" After hearing the elf's answer, he moves to the tree and begins using the knots to climb up (climb 17 if it matters). On the way up, he pauses occasionally looking for anything out of the ordinary (spot 28).
Xenia (HP 22/23) Wednesday March 31st, 2004 2:09:31 PM
"Climb? Climb? What's going on up there? I can't see."
Florin Jadenth Wednesday March 31st, 2004 6:07:36 PM
Florin moves out into the small circle like area with the few others able to fit and looks around alittle, he pays little attention to the details other then the ladder and smiles lightly to himself, "climbing in my heavy armor, ohhh well."
Florin looks back to the group and speaks as Syr goes about climbing the ladder alittle, "Looks like we found some type of ladder that we will need to climb up, hope everyone is ready for a small climb or I hope a small one anyway."
Wynn d20+5=24 d20+6=19 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 8:27:45 PM
Wynn carefully secures the gems in one of his belt pouches before following Syr and the others. He stays near the back and keeps Xenia company.
The bard climbs the ladder when it is his turn and keeps an open eye for trouble in the meantime [Climb=24; Spot=19].
Lang d20=18 d20+3=17 d20+5=15 Wednesday March 31st, 2004 9:35:25 PM
Lang will offer to go last and hold out his longbow to help light the way for the other climbers.
While waiting his turn he will observe that the room appears to be a perfect circle and that the ladder holes are natural not crafted. "Amazing" he will say.
As he waits and as he joins in the climbing Lang will listen to see if anyone approaches from the cavern behind them.
Up We Go... (DM MikeK) Thursday April 1st, 2004 9:57:43 AM
While the rest of the group discusses what they see, Syr and Wynn start climbing.
Syr ascends 12.5 feet. Wynn climbs after him, and is 7.5 feet up. [Single move, climb, one quarter speed]
From his position, Syr can see some kind of wooden platform or landing about 40' above him. The platform appears to encompass half of the hollow space, which (if true) would probably allow for 3 people to stand on it at any given time.
[Climbing up solely by use of the knots requires a successful climb check vs DC 15. Climbing rate is one quarter of base speed. You can accelerate to one half base speed with a -5 penalty on your roll.
Failing a climb check by 4 or less means you didn't advance.
Failing a climb check by 5 or more means you fall.]
Xenia (HP 22/23) Thursday April 1st, 2004 10:33:17 AM
The red-headed rogue squeezes near the little room and takes in the situation.
"Hang on! Hang on! Hang on!" she calls in a hissing whisper. From out of the haversack comes a climber's kit and 50 feet of rope.
"It might be a good idea to strip down, Florin."
"I mean, I mean, your armor and weapons and stuff, you know. Um, yeah. Then we could haul it up on the rope. If you need coaching, Syr or I could talk you through the climb too."
[[ OoC: DM MikeK, would you accept talking through climbing tips as an Aide Other? ]]
Tionel Thursday April 1st, 2004 12:30:50 PM
The elf looks at the little climb and smiles. It'll be like climbing a tree! Only...more dangerous, he realizes, looking at the distance. He nods to Xenia's suggestion. "Let one of us climb up first, then lower a rope for the others. But first, allow me to send a little something to investigate up there..." With that, Tionel quietly hums to himself and tugs on some feathers in his bag... A second later, an owl blinks into existence just overhead. It hoots twice to Tionel, as he chats with it, explainingly, and flies up to investigate for anything on the clifftop.
Angus Thursday April 1st, 2004 1:21:08 PM
Angus looks at Syr and Wynn as they climb and see how difficult it is.
Angus says to the group "Do we all have to climb? Does not look to be my specialty, strenght that is or agility for that matter." Angus winces as he squeezes the bicep of one of his stick like arms.
Syr d20+9=11 d20+9=12 d20+9=11 d20+9=26 d20+9=18 d20+9=29 d20+9=27 d20+4=17 Thursday April 1st, 2004 1:29:12 PM
Hearing Xenia down below, the elf pauses and takes a look. When the rope appears he smiles down and says, "Always the resourceful one aren't you?" As she passes it to Florin, he calls down quietly, "Hey Flor, throw me an end of the rope and I'll lower it when I get to the top" (Dex check 17 to catch). Once caught, he ties a loose night around his arm and begins to climb again.
Syr continues upward only to be slowed by a hand hold that is just out of reach. He strains several times to reach it and then decides to leap upward to catch on (climb check failed 11,12,11, succeeded 26,18,29,27)
(OOC: I'm not sure how you wanted to handle the climb thing so I went ahead and rolled enough to make it all the way up rather than ascending 12.5' per post.)
Florin Jadenth d20+4=10 d20+4=20 Thursday April 1st, 2004 3:10:47 PM
Florin looks at the natural ladder and frowns more in though, he does take the rope offered by Xenia, "Thanks for the suggestion Xenia." Florin will try throwing the rope up to Syr (Str check of 10, 2nd throw of 20.)
Florin grins and pulls off his helmet now, brushing his pony tail back as he glances to Xenia and jokingly comments, "I always knew you wanted to get me out of this armor." Florin then looks up as he hides a laugh and calls to Syr, "I'll wait along with those who can't climb well. once you get to the top see if there is a secure place to tie the rope off and then we will atleast have a safty line to tie to us."
Florin thinks for a moment a pulls a coil of 50' of hemp rope from his backpack, "If your rope isn't quite long enough then I have mine also." After this Florin sits about undoing the buckles on his armor and slowly stripping down to the royal blue clothing he wears under his armor, speaking to Xenia though before he starts and grinning to her, "Please turn your back m'lady Xenia and no peaking."
Wynn d20+5=8 Thursday April 1st, 2004 5:36:22 PM
Wynn attempts to follow Syr up the 'ladder' but slips badly and falls slowly back to the bottom [ooc: Ring of Featherfall].
Once Syr has reached the top and throws down the rope, Wynn will try again.
"Once I get to the top, I will lower the ring and each of you can wear it to assist your own climb."
Lang d20+5=14 d20+5=24 Thursday April 1st, 2004 9:47:18 PM
Lang will wait patiently for his turn to climb. He says to the group, "I have some climbing skill, but this is a difficult climb and I have a fair chance of falling".
Lang will keep his bow out and continue to light the area. He will keep a close eye and ear on the path back to the cavern.
Rolls: Spot 14 Listen 24
King of the Mountain, er tree (DM MikeK) Friday April 2nd, 2004 10:42:40 AM
Syr continues to climb up. He gets stuck only once, for a moment or two, but then gets back on track.
[There is no such thing as an 'out of reach' handhold. They are exactly 8 inches apart, every one of them perfectly uniform all the way up the tree]
While the monk is climbing, Tionel summons an owl and attempts to talk to it. The owl shoots off up the tree, silently passing Syr and climbing into the dark. It stays up there a while before returning to Tionel's shoulder. The owl commences cleaning itself. If there is anything up there, its apparently not anything an owl cares about.
Wynn missteps and falls, but in slow motion. The bard gently floats to the ground and reveals the function of his ring to the others.
Florin successfully tosses a rope to Syr, and everyone waits while the elf works his way to the top. Once there, the monk finds himself in tight quarters.
The ledge is right next to the last handhold, and covering half the diameter of the tree. It seems to also have just grown out of the tree. A mere 5' above the ledge, the interior of the tree fills back in, forming the roof . A severe discoloration exists in a perfect 5' circle in the side of the tree, next to and centered on the ledge. (So you can touch the discoloration while standing comfortably on the ledge.) The discoloration appears as a much lighter, nearly transparent version of the tree wall, sort of light amber colored.
Since they'd have to crouch due to the roof, Syr figures the ledge will hold three folks max.
The other problem is everything around is smooth wood. There is no good place to tie off the rope.
Xenia (HP 22/23) d20+7=18 d20+7=8 d20+7=27 d20+7=8 d20+7=10 d20+7=13 d20+7=21 d20+7=19 d20+7=20 d20+7=14 d20+7=18 d20+7=12 d20+7=17 d20+7=18 d20+7=24 d20+10=29 Friday April 2nd, 2004 12:06:27 PM
"Let me try next," Xenia says, picking up her climber's kit and approaching Wynn for the ring. (If he relinquishes the ring.)
Darn. It's not as easy as it looks, and she falls back several times before buckling down and making it to the top. In fact, it's kind of scary and narrow-ish up here. But, she's been up worse before.
She ties the ring and the climber's kit into a bundle and lowers them safely down, then sets to examining the light colored area of the tree wall. Very carefully, she examines it, and the entire ledge area, for some mechanism by which to open a passage.
18 Climb 8 Fall 27 Climb 8 Fall 10 Get Nowhere 13 Get Nowhere 21 Climb 19 Climb 20 Climb 14 Slip not fall 18 Climb 12 Slip not fall 17 Climb 18 Arrive
Rope Use 24 Search 29
Angus Friday April 2nd, 2004 12:57:12 PM
Angus watches the climbing antics of Syr and Xenia. Xenia's are more interesting. Angus get bored and goes over to Tionel and asks "What is the Owl's name? My mother was very partial to owl's. Talked with them all the time...."
Lang d20+5=7 d20+5=25 Friday April 2nd, 2004 3:07:17 PM
Lang will take a seat by the opening back towards the cavern. He will continue to light the area and look/listen for anything out of the ordinary while every climbs.
Rolls: Spot 7 Listen 25
Wynn d20+7=9 d20+7=21 d20+7=27 d20+7=27 d20+7=23 d20+7=20 d20+7=26 d20+7=14 d20+7=16 Friday April 2nd, 2004 7:12:40 PM
Wynn removes the ring from his finger and passes it to Xenia. He watches her climb and hopes that the ring gives her confidence.
When it is once again his turn, Wynn dons the ring and the climbers gear and attempts to scale the ladder. After a shaky start he easily climbs to the platform [Climb= 9,21,27,27,23,20,26,14,16].
Once he is settled on the ledge the bard bundles the ring and climbers gear and lowers it to those waiting below.
"What now Syr?" he whispers.
Florin Jadenth Friday April 2nd, 2004 10:20:14 PM
Florin looks to the people who is waiting to climb up yet and then looks up as the ring and such are lowered to them. Florin sighs inwardly as he thinks of the climb, ring or no ring.
After a few moment and IF Florin knows that the ledge everyone is climbing to can only hold 3 people he will comment, "Guess we all get to wait till they find out what to do next. No reason to have anyone hanging on the ladder." Florin then walks over to one of the walls and leans against it, thinking of the things to come more now as he has time to.
Tionel Saturday April 3rd, 2004 6:27:36 AM
The elf looks at the owl bemusedly, then listens to the others talk and move about. "I think I'll go last," he says, thus avoiding the burden of the problem of how to get a gorup of people up a single rope onto a ledge supporting only three people. He wishes he had his book...but he'd left that behind, along with most of his gear.
Syr d20+4=16 d20+8=11 Saturday April 3rd, 2004 6:08:16 PM
Reaching the top, Syr looks around and calls down, "Florin, only two others fit up here besides me." He takes a moment to catch his breath and watches as Xenia makes her ascent.
While Wynn is coming up, he examines his surroundings. The elf pushes carefully on the almost clear section of the tree to see if it moves at all. Finally, Syr cranes his neck to look up the tree for signs of any more handholds. (Search 16, Spot 11)
As the bard makes it to the top, Syr looks carefully at Wynn as though sizing him up. He looks carefully at the size of Wynn's biceps before continuing with a shrug, "Most will probably not be quite as adept at the climb. Xenia is probably our best and still had trouble in a few spots. How about I tie the rope around myself and help pull them up. With the ring, even a fall wouldn't pull me from the ledge. Now we have to figure out where to go from here?" (DM's discretion on the bonus?)
How the Sardines feel (DM MikeK) Monday April 5th, 2004 9:25:57 AM
Xenia, followed by Wynn, ascend the ladder. The bard does a much better job climbing than the rogue. But, eventually they both end up joining Syr on his crowded perch.
Meanwhile the monk is having a look around. The ceiling, being only five feet above the ledge, is more than easy enough to check out. It is perfectly smooth. No good hand holds at all.
Pushing on the discoloration, Syr feels a smooth, rubbery substance that gives way slightly before silently parting. His arm passes through this odd barrier up to the elbow. He feels a warm, gentle breeze on his forearm, unlike the cool, still air of the cave and this hollow.
Syr thinks about pulling up the rest of the crew. [Syr make a strength check for the next person]
Tionel, Angus, Florin, and Lang wait and look around.
Lang sees nothing new.
The owl hoots a couple times, then disappears.
Angus sees a flash of light at his waist and looks down. Affixed to his clothing is an odd looking seal. Instinctively, he knows it's a good thing.
[OOC -- Jerry awarded us a prize for consistently posting. I'm giving it to Angus for posting, role play, plus he's gonna need it......hee hee
Seal of Cure Light Wounds. 1d8+1. Activate as free action. It is transferrable]
Xenia Monday April 5th, 2004 10:15:05 AM
Xenia gets a big grin on her dark face as Syr pushes his hand through the strange discoloration in the tree. Just for fun, she pokes it a couple of times herself.
"Well, if we're going through here, we might as well go through." She pushes her mouth into a small pout of concentration and rests a gloved hand on her hip as she runs an eye over the surface of the strange elastic door thingee.
"If we go through, we may not be able to get back. So, what say we go through together, huh? No room for anyone else up here, anyway. Right?"
"And, if you're gonna help pull everyone up, Syr, I guess that means you and me, huh?" she says to the new half-elf, Wynn, with what she hopes is not too goofy a smile.
[[ OoC: if this is agreeable with him ... ]]
The dark red-headed rogue locks eyes with the bard for synchronicity. "On three, ok?" and she counts down. "One, two, three." Then, leading with her shoulder, she pushes into the discoloration.
Angus Monday April 5th, 2004 12:58:52 PM
Angus is excited about the new seal that showed up and he lets everyone at the bottom take a look. " Hey look everyone. Look what I got!"
Angus call up to those on the ledge. "Anything interesting up there? Is there a way out of here or did you find the druid item?"
Angus again looks around the group at the base of the ladder "Anyone ready for lunch? Lang you said you have skills in tracking. Does that also include feeding the group? Personally I do not eat much, but we are a big group."
Florin Jadenth Monday April 5th, 2004 5:50:41 PM
Florin looks at the seal that Angus has now and chuckles, "Looks like someone granted you a gift." Florin looks up at Syr and the others and calls up, "Why not find out if there is something more for us to do up there before we all start on up."
Lang d20+5=11 d20+5=21 Monday April 5th, 2004 9:07:06 PM
"Angus, I could rustle up a couple of lizard burgers if you're hungry", Lang will say with a grin.
"Does anyone know what that does?", Lang will say pointing at the seal on Angus's clothes.
Lang will stay seated where he is, wondering how Sunshine is doing with that old fisherman.
Rolls: Spot 11 Listen 21
Wynn Monday April 5th, 2004 11:20:10 PM
Wynn locks eyes with the slender elven maid. As he looks into her face, all he can think about is how well her dark skin sets off her white teeth.
When Xenia calls out "three", the young bard reaches out to clasp her by the waist, simultaneously leaning through the discolouration with his shoulder.
Syr d20+4=17 d20+4=10 d20+4=14 Tuesday April 6th, 2004 4:07:14 AM
Watching the other two leave the tree he wishes them well, "G'luck guys, call if you need help?"
The elf sits down on the 'floor' and braces himself, grasping the rope firmly. Calling down to the others, "Okay Florin, C'mon up! I now have room for two more." (Str check 17,10,14)
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