Who are they......... Thursday April 3rd, 2008 2:00:30 PM Gecktar tells the others that there are two survivors and if he remembers correctly the spiders venom is not deadly but paralyzing. He asks if any of his companions can offer neutralize poison two the drow and the taur, then thinking, he reaches into his pack and pulls out a neutralize poison potion feeding it to the taur and healing it as well.
The taur begins to stir a little but is still not awake, the effects of the potion are beginning to work.
Winterglade says that he knew someone would still be alive and he carefully helps cut away the webbing from the two survivors and he checks them for any wounds.
Neither appears to have much more than a few bruises and cuts nothing serious.
Glade then casts neutralize poison and heal on the drow who also begins to stir.
Brahmah only noticing the drow says "There are some strange stories I've heard about dark elves, but I've never actually seen one!" he then looks at the two survivors and says "The lucky ones I guess, eh?"
Most items belonging to the bodies are still with them as well as those of the survivors. There are some loose coins and various items still scattered about, perhaps from previous meals.
Tiba Thursday April 3rd, 2008 4:09:25 PM
Groaning, her head pounding like a thousand count herd was running over her head, she hears the last comment only.
Not willing to move yet, she barely whispers:
"Not feeling lucky. Am I dead? Can I be?"
Zeoll d20+10=11 Thursday April 3rd, 2008 8:01:15 PM
Zeoll hurries over to Buhll and the two other living victims. "Don't worrry," he says, accent thick with concern. "Ourr clerrics arre the best in the Isles."
He tries to recall what he has heard about the Drow: Bard Lore natural 1. But he has not heard much!
[OOC to DMs: Highlight to display spoiler: {Don't let the treasure approval delay the game. I as ACDM give you permission to be reasonable!}]
Theorex Astronix Thursday April 3rd, 2008 11:26:20 PM
Feeling numb and sluggish from.. ah yes ..flash back to the pain of chomp..spider bite.
Seeing black around the edges of his vision and lots of web everywhere..
"Eeeek the bright light am I in the after life? I guess not if there is web all around me.. Hmm I don't remember reading of a web after life. If there is one I want out! I want a diffrent one..." Trying to sit up, he is obviously experiencing vertigo in 4d. Not having the strength to sit up he falls back down with a flump. He is a very thin Dark elf with more silvery hair than pure white. In fact the hair has roots of white yet silver through out the rest. It looks like he has been trying to improve his looks or something but to little avail. Though your not sure what a good looking Dark elf should look like but its probably not him.
DM Kristel Friday April 4th, 2008 6:33:14 AM
Everyone welcome Shelia and Jim to the game :o) and when possible can everyone give a little description of themselves for introductions
Tiba Friday April 4th, 2008 9:40:00 AM
Groaning, she winces as her legs stretch out from being tied up for so long. Carefully moving each joint as she works herself into a more...active position, she slowly looks around, taking stock of where she is.
It's dark, possibly a cave of some sort? Hmm..
The sticky stuff around her fetlocks futher help her deduce what happened to her. After nodding gratefully to the centaur who healed her, she quietly mumbles "Domi protect me!" And with a small grunt, works herself to full upright.
Tiba is as average looking as is possible for a centaur to look. With bay markings (tan colored, graduating to black at the fetlocks, and with brown/black hair and tail) she stands under 10' tall.
The most striking thing about her, though, is her tattoos. She has four, the only one that seems done by a different hand being one that resembles a spiky storm cloud, with symbols around it (OOC: those who read High Woldian can see it's a Call Lightning incanctation.)
As she gets up, she looks around at what surrounds her.
"Spiders. Damn, it must've jumped me." *groann* stretching. "Has anyone seen my bow and staff? It's got to be around here somewhere..."
After a moment, she looks around again, as if missing something else. Pausing, she puts out a high-pitched whistle, which summons a large dog from outside, who comes over to her licking her palm in greeting, and seemingly beng wagged by his tail.
"Oh, my bad." She says, looking around. "My name is Tiba, and this is Assap, my dog." She scratches him behind the ears. "We were out hunting when it seems I got tangled up.." Snorting for a moment at her unexpected jest, she continues. "Is everyone ok? And how can I thank you for keeping me from being another beastie's lunch?"
Brahmah Friday April 4th, 2008 11:34:29 AM
"Heyoo, don't eat the dog until we ge4t out of here." Says the Captain of the Chosen to his faithful black bear, Heyoo.
"We seem to be the dregs of society, all being caught down here. How did you both come to be here?" He eyes the drow with open curiousity but glares at the centaur with some suspicion.
"I'm Brahmah, leader of the Chosen of Domi by the way. Where are you off too. We can escort you both to where you need to go, but we have places to be shortly."
Awakenings......................... Saturday April 5th, 2008 2:06:02 PM Tiba starts to wake up and wonders if she is dead or alive. She then starts to straighten herself out and look around saying a small prayer to Domi. She works herself to a standing position then pulls out a whistle and calls her dog and introduces herself and her dog to the companions.
Zeoll rushes to Buhll and the others who are still alive and tells them not to worry that they have the best clerics in the Isles. He also tries to recall what he has learned about drow but unfortunately is not able to remember anything.
Theorex is also starting to wake up from the effects of the spiders venom and he also wonders if he is in the afterlife then realizes that since he is covered in bits of web that he must not be.
Brahmah tells his bear Heyoo not to eat the dog and he questions how Tiba and Theorex came to be in the cave. You can see that he is suspicious. Brahmah also then introduces himself.
Tiba and Theorex explain that they are friends of Jacktar and that he sent them with a map into the tunnels to try and find their way back into the city to gather more friends and supplies for their group when they were overcome by the spiders.
The pile of loose items you have found includes a waterlogged journal which you cannot make out at the moment. Perhaps when it is a little dryer it will be easier to read. You also find the following
7600gp 1000cp 4 platinum pieces various gems 4 tanglefoot bags 1 thunderstone 2 antitoxin 1 chain shirt 1 half plate armour 1 masterwork studded leather armour 1 heavy wooden shield 1 heavy plate shield 1 masterwork silver hammer 1 masterwork sycle 2 healers kits 2 masterwork thieves tools 1 disguise kit 1 masterwork manacles 1 hat of some kind of magic
Brahmah Saturday April 5th, 2008 3:21:05 PM
"We'll sortthese later. Stow them and we'll get out of here."
"OOOOOoooo"?? Saturday April 5th, 2008 7:08:25 PM
Off in a corner you hear a moning, you can almost see something in the corner?? As you get closer it's a pile of hide of a Centor?? It's black and white??
Why it's a centaur!! and it looks like FLAT-TOP!! and he's hurt. He must have been a prisoner down here. But he's still breathing.
As you get closer to him, you see that he's shackle and has a few spiders on him. He opens his eyes and utters "Hi! Captain Brahmah! Hi! Gang of mine, well see I cannot take care of myself, I need all of you just to stay alive."
You can see hes fifhting for his life.
Theorex Astronix Sunday April 6th, 2008 12:59:20 AM
Aggg..."Will I ever get this web out..." "Who is this chap he looks like he could use some help as well."
Looking around at the others the dark elf stands and keeps brushing off his cloak over and over again.
"Ehh. Well it looks as if you gents reconise him from before? Yes?"
Concentrating and flicking his hand his eyes squint and focus at the supposed enemy around the one asking for assistance.
"Sure and true strike I the missle by."
Magic missle
Flat-top Sunday April 6th, 2008 8:21:53 AM
"Sir, Please take the Shackle off. I am Flat-top The Fighter, I have no magic, just a bow, a bastaed Sword And my Morning Star,alarge shield, bracers of armor on that pile overthere. Just get the shackle off of me and I'll cure myself with my Tatoos. Please" Flat-top put the best smile he can muster...
Under his breath he mutters 'Oh! Domi! Please help Me...'
Zeoll AC17 HP43 of 46, Heroism, Inspired Sunday April 6th, 2008 8:26:07 AM
Zeoll is a liontaur dressed in leather armor, carrying a greatsword and a drum. He has a circle of living green leaves on his head, and there are berries growing on it. He has on an amazingly splendid cloak, and there are beads and feathers braided into his mane and tail.
He works hard to get all the spider victims cleaned up and on their feet.
When he sees that one of them is his longtime companion Flat-top, he shouts for joy! "Flat-top! Wherre werre you! We missed you, old frriend! That'll teach you to wanderr off on yourr own!"
He introduces himself to the new centaur and the drow.
"I am Zeoll, Student to Shaman Frrith, Warrriorr to Prride Nonowla, and Son to Clan Aene; formerrly barrd and drruid, now a seerr in serrvice to grreat Domi."
He says that this group is the Chosen of Domi -- Chosen to do the god of bravery's good works, and to bring peace to the Taur Isles. Right now the Chosen are looking for Jacktar, a noble centaur, in order to help him overthrow the tyrant who usurped the leadership here of Fort Stag, a town on Centaur Island.
DM`s Sunday April 6th, 2008 3:25:18 PM
Everyone welcome back Flat-top (who`s Mummy is Ceil and also our ADM) - man have we missed you
Gecktar Monday April 7th, 2008 3:39:58 AM
Gecktar helps the survivors to clean up their web. "Hey guys, nice to bring you back to this world."
Helping them to get back on their feet/hooves "Are you fine ?"
"I'm Gecktar, fellow of this party that is called Chosen of Domi. I'm a servant of Domi as you can see it on my breast"
Gecktar is a typical looking Minotaur with tanned skin and dark brown eyes. He has a powerfull build that shows is martial training. His pride are his horns that are of pure white ivory. He has some fur on his arms, his shoulders and his chest. He is fully clad in armor, wearing a starnge breastplate made of some shell, you will say. A large metal shield hovers near him. On his armor he wears a black tunic with a silvery hammer and anvil on the chest. These are the symbols of Domi. At his side on the left hangs a mighty warhammer (it's name is Faith) and on the right a large dagger with the hammer and the anvil on the pommel.
Proficient with many weapons, as his training allows him, he always take the more advantageous weapon he find on the battle field but always prefering the hammer one mighty weapon of his God.
Flat-top (Ceil) Monday April 7th, 2008 8:16:28 AM
Flat-top turns his head and sure enough, It's Gecktar, All Premmed Up.
"My! My! How You Have Changed. NOW GET ME OUT OF THESE CHAINS! Sorry for Yelling. . . I have been here for a long time."
Strangers in the dark..la dah dee dah Monday April 7th, 2008 8:58:47 PM Brahmah suggests stowing the gear and getting out of there.
You hear a low moaning sound and upon further investigation you find it is your long lost companion Flat-top. He appears to be shackled but has very little web on him.
Flat-top wakes up and says "Hi! Captain Brahmah! Hi! Gang of mine, well see I cannot take care of myself, I need all of you just to stay alive."
Trying to get rid of the rest of the web on him Theorex wanders if it will every all come off. He notices Flat-top and thinks he is a threat but then sees that he and the other Chosen seem to know each other.
Heyoo is not to fond of the sticky webs that seem to cling to his fur and he is quite a sight trying to get them off.
Flat-top asks for the shackles to be removed and then he mutters a prayer to Domi for help.
Zeoll helps clean off the living the best he can then seeing Flat-top he shouts for joy and says "Flat-top! Wherre werre you! We missed you, old frriend! That'll teach you to wanderr off on yourr own!" . He then turns to the two others and introduces himself and the group.
Gecktar also helps to clean up the survivors and checks to see if they are ok then he also introduces himself.
Flat-top turns to see Gecktar and says "My! My! How You Have Changed. NOW GET ME OUT OF THESE CHAINS!"
Everyone is ready to move on except poor Flat-top who is still in shackles and begging for someone to release him. Tiba and Theorex have a map that will lead you out of the tunnels to the side of the village that is the closest to Jacktar's camp. No one seems to be injured just fighting off the last effects of the spider venom.
Coming from the hole that is in the wall niche you can hear more sounds and scrapings of something moving, perhaps more spiders, who knows? There is also still the door that is opposite of where you came in that is still shut but according to the map will lead to the tunnels to get out.
Theorex d20=20 Monday April 7th, 2008 11:51:09 PM
"Oh hello there sorry about that...didn't know you were friendly..Hmm I seem to not be knowing much at the moment.
Maybe I have reached true wisdom... I read that some where." Shaking himself Theorex removes more webs and removes some that are not even there. Listening intently to the groups welcome of the man in shackles he smiles while he talks.
Theorex is 5'8 gray from the top down. He has Gray matted hair Green eyes with Dark Black skin . With in the matted hair you can make out a dark brown head ban that glints at times. He is very thin and not to muscular in his dark gray cloak of stars and planets. His clothing is of a fine adventure durability.
"Hmm chains huh.. Lets see I learned an escape technique from a book once. Ah yes." Walking over to Flat Top "this should work.." Escape artist natural 20 +5 for skill 25.
"Well.. Nice to meet you all."
Brahmah Tuesday April 8th, 2008 1:26:44 AM
OOC: Sorry about not posting, lost track of the day.
"Flat-top, you mule! Where have you been?" The minotaur punches the centaur hard in the arm.
The Captain of the Chosen, looks at the new-comers, groans slightly and says, "Well, if your coming along with us, I'm sure Domi had a plan. Either of you heal people or fight? Either of you an arcanist??!!! We need that power."
Flat-top (Ceil) Tuesday April 8th, 2008 8:13:24 AM
Flat-top gets up on his hooves 'Clan-Clan' then 'Clop-Clop'(the frount hooves are still have the the special horsr-shoes) "Captain Brahmah!I am a fighter and some times a lover, whitch got me in trouble in the first place. But what is a arcanmist??"
Flat-top turn the the rest of the group (mostly Theorex) "Sir I'm a fighter not a scrolll reader. Also nobody else will never call me a MULE"
Hayou! Look into the blue pouch, I have some blueberries in there for you! Nice jucie ones too."
Zeoll Tuesday April 8th, 2008 1:40:06 PM
Zeoll helps to free Flat-top and then asks the newcomers about Jacktar. "We arre looking forr him, in the hope that togetherr we can rrid Forrt Stag of the tyrrant who has installed himself as "captain." Can you lead us to Jacktar? Can you tell us about him?"
"And do you know any of the dead folks herre? Is this theirr gearr?"
OOC to DMs: I assume that the armor is all sized for centaurs? And the weapons are large in size, as a centaur would use? Zeoll casts Detect Magic on the loot.
GecktarAC 22 HP68/76 Tuesday April 8th, 2008 4:10:43 PM "Flat-Top, where have you been ! How do you ground here ?"
"You are incurable, how can you get badly off as soon as you leave us !"
"Maybe we should try to get out of here now, I don't know what is beyond this door, and I don't want to know. So let's proceed through this passage"
Gecktar examines the door that seems to lead outside trying to understand if there is a protection like the previous...
Tiba Wednesday April 9th, 2008 12:13:41 AM
Looking around at her surroundings (Nodding her thanks to the one who healed/un-poisoned) her, she smiles at the liontaur, and just steps back, looking for her stuff, most likelt torn of of her when dragged back to the web.
Flat-top (Ceil) Wednesday April 9th, 2008 7:08:32 AM
Flat-top goes to the his pile of clothes, armor and ofcourswhis money pouch. "Hayou! How you have grown since I have seen you. Have you beem a good boy? And yes you can have all the blueberries youuu want." Flat-top laugh Hayou.
Turning his attention to the party, he tell them, "The door your looking at leades to the out side of these cavern. . . I think? But the question now is Who Is The Female?"
DM Kristel Wednesday April 9th, 2008 9:23:35 AM
OOC - yes the armour is all sized for centaurs sorry no post yesterday Jon was supposed to but I think he got sidetracked
Brahmah Wednesday April 9th, 2008 1:07:52 PM
"Wait! I just remembered! Drow love and keep spiders. We were just attacked by spiders." He looks at the drow.
Tiba Wednesday April 9th, 2008 3:05:09 PM
Snorting at Bramah's statement, she just ignores him for the moment, and bows to the Centaur who had asked about the female.
"I am Tiba, and this is Assap, my dog." Eyeing the bear, she continues. "He's not food, but friend."
Looking around she asks "Who's the leader here? I have some information for them."
Gecktar Wednesday April 9th, 2008 3:27:31 PM
Gecktar nearly designates Brahmah but stops just before doing it. "Well if some information is to be delivered, everyone should be able to hear it"
"What information do you have ?" does he asks to Tiba
Theorex Wednesday April 9th, 2008 11:38:45 PM
Well that wouldn't be this Drow.
I am a surface dweller not a below spider person.
Plus do you really think I wanted to be put in webs and bit to death to be eaten latter?
Yes.. Yes thats it... always wanted to be snack food. Here let me make a space for you so you can try out the wonderful feeling of being rapped up in web products.
What time is it Mr Spider Thursday April 10th, 2008 12:00:23 AM Theorex seems a little confused about what is going on but he listens to the group as they introduce themselves then he goes over to help Flat-top remove the shackles.
Brahmah upon seeing Flat-top says "Flat-top, you mule! Where have you been?" and gives him a shot in the arm. He seems to grudgingly accept that they will be traveling with these newcomers and asks if any of them happen to be healers, fighters or perhaps arcanists.
Zeoll also helps get Flat-top free from the shackles while he asks the newcomers if they know anything about Jacktar or eany of the dead. He casts detect magic on the items they have recovered Highlight to display spoiler: {magic is detected on the hat}
Gecktar is also happy to see Flat-top again and he says "You are incurable, how can you get badly off as soon as you leave us !" He then suggests to the group that they get out of the tunnels then he heads over to examine the door.
Tiba nods her thanks to those who assisted her and then steps back to search for her belongings.
Flat-top begins gathering his gear and also greets Heyoo with some friendly banter. He says that he thinks that the door will lead them to the outside and noticing Tiba he asks who she is.
Brahmah suddenly recalls that drow love spiders and keep them. He says this while giving a menacing look to Theorex.
Tiba chooses to ignore Brahmah's comment and bows to Flat-top and introduces herself and Assap her dog while reminding Heyoo not to eat the dog. She looks at the group and then says that she has information for the leader of the Chosen.
Gecktar is about to point out Brahmah as their leader then thinks better of it and instead asks what the information is.
Theorex with sarcasm tells them that he is a surface dweller and has no interest in spiders.
As Theorex and Zeoll help Flat-top out of his shackles you hear a few faint clicks then Flat-top is once again free, for how long though, that is the question.
Both Tiba and Theorex find that their gear for the most part is on their persons having been trapped there by the webs they were wrapped in. What is not is found around the room after a quick search.
Gecktar examining the door sees that it is almost identical to the last one and it also has words written in draconic with the two dials with various elementals on them.
Gecktar Thursday April 10th, 2008 2:57:58 AM
Putting his right hand on the door he says "Please would you be kind enough to let us cross this passage and get out of this place. By advance I tank you".
He then waits for any sign.
Winterglade Thursday April 10th, 2008 6:29:07 AM
Winterglade is a relatively small, lean and stringy centaur. He is still young, his eyes are coal-black and his mane is white. He's clad in heavy armour and carries a large shield, but no weapons aside from a small dagger. A silver amulet depicting an anvil hangs from his neck. There is a feeling of nervousness around him, as he seldom manages to stand still for long.
"I am Goodbarrel" - he introduces himself to the newcomers with a bow - "and you, little spider snacks, are luckiest Taurs in the town. Well, a Taur and a two-legs."
"If you are looking for our leader that would be the hornhead with a temper over there" - he points to Brahmah. Then he looks Tiba's attire up and down and his tail wags twice. "You are from the Browngrass Tribe, aren't you?"
Turning to Theorex the centaur shamelessly looks him up and down with great curiosity. "My, you must be far from home. I have never seen a two-legger like you before. What are you?"
[I've recovered from my illness. Should be able to post normally now.]
Flat-top (Ceil) Thursday April 10th, 2008 7:24:39 AM
Flat-top feel the freedom rush into him, "Thank-yoy all. Now let's see about this door?"
He aproch the door, "The way I was shackle, I could not see these two knobs, but I did feel fresh air when they open this door?"
He put's the MorningStar (The one that Domi gave him Oh! So long ago) around his neck, the next one goes on his belt. His chest plate on his chest, then the bastard sword on hid back along with his bow. "I'm ready to go!"
He spots the female among them "Well! Hello! What is your name? and can you dance??"
Tiba Thursday April 10th, 2008 9:23:30 AM
Wrinkling her nose in distaste at having to address the rude bull-head, she turns to him, reaching into her pack.
"When we got ambushed, we were travelling with a small group, or caravan, trying to get to the next encampment of Centaurs for trade. We had this map because it was supposed to show a short-cut, which is these tunnels, which no one in the caravan knew, though the map maker did. However, either these tunnels weren't infected with such...beasties before, or the mapmaker thought they weren't likely here anymore."
Looking about, she shakes her head. "I really don't like being sneaked up on by beasties. Ruins my reputation, you know."
Turning to Theorex, she asks: "Are you ok? I hope it didn't use as much of the knock-out poison on you. It might leave you feeling weak for a bit if it did. I know you're a foreigner here, but the big spiders aren't inimical of of the Centaur Isle, I assure you." Cocking her head to one side, her voice kind of wanders off, as her eyes narrow in anger. "Pigs and boars are more likely..."
After a moment's thought, she holds the map & scroll case out to the bull-head. You might like to take a look at this. It showed the way out for us, but I'm not sure where we are at this point. It's obvious we were dragged back here once we were out of it."
Brahmah Thursday April 10th, 2008 3:09:34 PM
"It would be a good ploy to get in our graces, drow." The minotaur doesn't sound convinced. "We were sent down here to 'make our escape' from the local constabulary and the corrupt hence-folk and then, suddenly, you two are down here. We've been in similar situations before, and they didn't turn out well." By this point, his voice is rising. "Besides! Domi has never before sent us a non-taur. Thats assuming your here to help and not to slow us up."
Tiba Thursday April 10th, 2008 5:21:18 PM
Rubbing her brow, apparently in frustration, or exasperation, she mutters to herself "Domi save me!"
Looking at the rude bull-head, she withdraws the map.
"Look, I wanted to say thank you for saving our lives." Looking around and noticing how many or her caravan were missing, she suddenly looks very sad. "I was hoping that you might appreciate what little help I could give. However," she says, more than a little stiffly, "Since you will have nothing to do with me, or my companion, I see no reason to speak to you directly."
Turning to the one who healed her and made sure her wounds were healed, she bows as gracefully as once can in a floor full of sticky webbing. "I thank you for all you have done for us, and wish not to burden you. Since it is not the wish of your leader to accept my offering, I will keep it, so that we can find our way out."
Eyeing the handsome Centaur, she continues. "And please, don't think I don't appreciate your... presence. I'm just not used to being thought of as a trap by my rescuers. Heck, I'm not used to _being_ rescued."
Looking over the group of rescuers, she intones: "May Domi guide you all, well, and truly where you belong."
Looking at Theorex, she adds, "I am leaving here, now. I refuse to be insulted by this bull-head any further. Do you wish to stay, or come with me? As far as I can see, we no longer have the mission we were origionally given, so I can lead you to the next encampment, or you can follow your curiosity as you wish."
She heads for the door, followng the map's instructions on how to get out, pausing only for a moment, to let Theorex decide his path.
Zeoll Thursday April 10th, 2008 6:58:05 PM
The liontaur explains to all here how the first such door worked:
Two dials can be seen on the door one on each side of the crack. Each dial is broken down into 4 segments each baring a carved symbol for each element. In Draconic text is written: "Thou who are polite may enter freely," carved into the door.
Winterglade went up to the door, said: "May we enter, please?" and knocked on it. Then it opened.
The first order of business is to see if the same words are written on this door.
Zeoll Thursday April 10th, 2008 7:04:01 PM
So fixated is Zeoll on the way forward that at first he fails to note what is happening behind him.
Then he sees that the newly rescued centaur is turning to go. And the drow has been insulted? This is not good!
"Please! Wait!" he calls to Tiba. "Do not go alone! The hazarrds in this place are grrave, and it is not safe! Also, we need all the help we can get to find Jacktarr! If you have been insulted, then let me apologize! We arre not all well spoken, and I am surre that no insult was intended!"
Zeoll walks over to Tiba and hold out a hand to her. "Please! Do not leave, at least not yet, not alone!"
He hopes to lead her back to the group. He looks at the dark elf. "And you, sirr? Have we offended you too? We arre warrriorrs rather than courrtierrs, so please forrgive ourr harsh worrds."
Anyone have a knife for all that tension Thursday April 10th, 2008 11:28:31 PM Gecktar puts his hands on the door and asks it very nicelyif they will be allowed to pass. This time however it does not work and the door stays shut.
Winterglade introduces himself as Goodbarrel and says to the newcomers "And you, little spider snacks, are luckiest Taurs in the town. Well, a Taur and a two-legs." Then he points Brahmah out as their leader. He turns to Tiba and asks her if she is from the Browngrass tribe. Looking curiously at the drow he questions what he is.
Flat-top happy to be free decides to help with the door and he finds that there is no obvious way to open it. He mentions that when his captors opened the door he felt fresh air coming through.
Tiba is non too impressed with having to address Brahmah. She reaches into her pack and pulls out the map saying "When we got ambushed, we were travelling with a small group, or caravan, trying to get to the next encampment of Centaurs for trade. We had this map because it was supposed to show a short-cut, which is these tunnels, which no one in the caravan knew, though the map maker did. However, either these tunnels weren't infected with such...beasties before, or the mapmaker thought they weren't likely here anymore." She checks with Theorex to make sure he is ok then hands out the map and scroll case to Brahmah.
Brahmah tells the drow that it would be best for them to get into his good graces then he says "We were sent down here to 'make our escape' from the local constabulary and the corrupt hence-folk and then, suddenly, you two are down here. We've been in similar situations before, and they didn't turn out well." Raising his voice he says "Besides! Domi has never before sent us a non-taur. Thats assuming your here to help and not to slow us up."
Tiba seemingly frustrated mutters to Domi for help. She thanks the others for saving her life and that of her companion Theorex. Withdrawing the map she says "Since you will have nothing to do with me, or my companion, I see no reason to speak to you directly." . To the group she says "May Domi guide you all, well, and truly where you belong." Heading towards the door she proclaims she is leaving and asks Theorex if he will join her.
Zeoll explains how the first door worked saying "Two dials can be seen on the door one on each side of the crack. Each dial is broken down into 4 segments each baring a carved symbol for each element. In Draconic text is written: "Thou who are polite may enter freely," carved into the door. Winterglade went up to the door, said: "May we enter, please?" and knocked on it. Then it opened. ". All of a sudden he realizes what is going on behind him with the others and he calls out to Tiba begging her to stay and not go alone at the very least. He also offers her and Theorex and apology for anything that offended them.
Theorex d20=18 Friday April 11th, 2008 12:44:06 AM
"I am sure Tiba that he means well... This is not the first time that I have been discriminated against because of my two legs and dark skin." He says with a sigh and listens some more to what is said.
With a stern look and a slow smile Theorx speaks "Well I would ask you to please treat us with respect kind sir. I also thank you for releasing us. And believe me we are walking in the light but I am not so sure that you are on the right path to judge so harshly.
Perchance it is you that needs to get into our good graces now. For a moment ago I was very happy about you. Not so much now.
Zeoll I thank you for your kind words and I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for rescuing my companion and me. My we walk together through this awful place to a place of peace and light for all."
Diplomacy 18-2 = 16.
Winterglade Friday April 11th, 2008 6:58:08 AM
"Brahmah, your talent for making friends never ceases to impress Goodbarrel."
The centaur throws up his hands. "Look, let's be all sensible here, yes? We are not out of this dank place yet. There might be more surprises on the way out. We have a lot of bodies that need to be carried to their burial. Stoneheaver's Folly be damned, it's best to endure each other company until we get back under the sun. This looks like a place where furballs, hornheads and centaurs should stop bickering and gang up on whatever lurks ahead."
"You are welcome for healing, but you should really thank the Brawler, not us. Looks like his hand was at act here today."
"Goodbarrel for one would like to see that map a bit closer if you please..."
"And what about that door, Gecktar, Zeoll? What do the inscriptions on this one say?"
Flat-top Friday April 11th, 2008 9:18:12 AM
Flat-top listens to what Winterglade, better known as Goodbarrel. then whispers int Brahmah ear 'Glade is still on this Goodbarrel kick? What is he so affraid of?'
Brahmah Friday April 11th, 2008 12:51:27 PM
"I'm not apologizing or excusing anything I said. Has Domi EVER sent us anyone other than taur in so many years? No. Is it a surprise? Yes. Have we not experienced similar ploys in the past? We have, yes. Is it not true that drow, or most drow, revere spiders? Perhaps I am mistaken. And if I called you an insulting name, such as bull-head, please, let me know. I won't do it again. But I can't recall personal sleights at all.
The rest of the Chosen can attest to the fact that we've all been dooped in the past and as leader of the Chosen, I have a responsibity to be suspicious and cautious. Paranoia is part of the job description.
If you wish, you can go if you like. But every step you take away from us will greatly reduce your chances of survival beyond this point. Good luck."
The minotaur turns to Zeoll. "Whats up with the door? Any luck?"
"How does our map compare with theirs?"
He turns to Flat-top, "Goodbarrel is his alias. He is afraid someone will discover he is Winterglade." He doesn't lower his voice.
Zeoll Friday April 11th, 2008 2:00:50 PM
Zeoll flinches at Brahmah's lack of diplomacy.
"Come, excellent Captain," he says to Brahmah, "this elf has said to us, 'May we walk togetherr' -- listen to his good worrds. Therre is not need to warn him of the dangerr of trravel alone, because he has just now invited us to trravel togetherr."
To Theorex, Zeoll says, "Yourr invitation is elegant and acceptable -- yes, do let us walk togetherr in this place of dangerr."
But before Zeoll turns to the door, he wants to see what Tiba says.
Tiba Friday April 11th, 2008 5:34:32 PM
Rolling her eyes at the Drow's patience with her Species enemy, she looks Bramah over, and, after ignoring him for the moment, looks at Zeoll.
"I would rather see sunlight than fight those who wish us well. Very well." She shrugs, almost regretfully. "Since I am playing guide, not leader, I shall go along with his decision for now."
Eyeing Theorex, she continues. "Not because I know him, but because it is my Duty to Protect."
Unrolling the scrolled map, she strechest it out before her, so that it can be compared to the other company's map.
Winterglade Saturday April 12th, 2008 3:27:02 AM
Winterglade spreads his arms. "Captain, they have been poisoned within an inch of their lives. No sane person would have set up this as a ploy."
[Brahmah:] "Goodbarrel is his alias. He is afraid someone will discover he is Winterglade." "Yes, thank you very much. Say that to the wrong person at the wrong time and Winterglade will never be able to come back home."
Flat-top (Ceil) Sunday April 13th, 2008 8:04:12 AM
Flat-top, who is now all armored up and armed "that's all right Goodbarrel, I'll bend to your wishes!"
[To Brahmah]"What's he so afraid of? He's a good at magic? Must be something very Bad??"
Flat-top (Ceil) Sunday April 13th, 2008 8:08:53 AM
If I'm going to be a half way good Adm??
I will need a list of Players, with their Characters and their Email address, Please!
Winterglade Monday April 14th, 2008 3:06:38 AM
[Marcin: Winterglade: azurepanda at poczta.fm]
Gecktar Monday April 14th, 2008 3:25:49 AM
Gecktar turns to the other "I don't have any clue to read this language, and it seems that the way to pass these doors is slightly different to the previous one."
then to Zeoll "Are you able to decipher ?".
Then to the newcomer when the quarrel seems to lessen. "Be welcome, you two. I think we shall need each other before we reach the surface." "Brahmah is like our father and he is right to be suspicious. Past teach us that he was right at the same time we were wrong. He has to counter balance our friendship demeanor."
"I just hope for you two that, this time he is just wrong and that you would be precious allies"
(OOC : gylfaethwy at free dot fr)
Zeoll Monday April 14th, 2008 5:59:40 AM
The liontaur will again cast Read Magic and Comprehend Languages, so that he can understand the writing on the door.
"Likely this doorr wants to be insulted," Zeoll jokes.
RESOURCES
Druid Spells
Level 0: Guidance x2, Det Magic x2, Taur's Try Level 1: Speak with Animals x4 Level 2: Hold Animal, Charm Anim x2 Level 3: Speak with Plants x2 - two used
Bard Spells
3 Level 0 spells - 2 used 5 Level 1 spells - 2 used 3 Level 2 spells - 2 used
Bard Music - three used of five.
Metamagic Rod: used 0 of 3
Flat-top (Ceil) Monday April 14th, 2008 7:40:08 AM
Flat-top watches intencely, hopeing that thing thing will go Well, To himself he whispers a silent prayer, 'Domi, to you I againg ask for help, not only for me But to rhe rest of friends here. New ones and old ones."
Brahmah Monday April 14th, 2008 1:40:14 PM
Brahmah claps a hand to his forehead, excepting that he was just insulted by the clever drow, then turning to the door, igonring the newcomer. He touches the words lightly. "I should be able to decipher using my helm."
Tiba Monday April 14th, 2008 9:52:35 PM
Tiba looks over her shoulder at the door that several of this new group stands in front of.
"is this the way out?" She asks softly, puzzled. She suddenly realizes she has no idea which room they are in on the map.
Looking at the map unrolled in her hands, she cocks her head to one side, then turns it coutner-clockwise.
Theorex Monday April 14th, 2008 10:00:21 PM
Thank you Zeoll is it... we shall walk together and be at peace my new companions." Looking at Tiba He smiles and bows.
Shaking his head he turns as Brahmah turns and moves closely to the door trying not to get in the way of the others.
"Hmm I might be able to read that door....
I have studied a number of languages through various books and manuscripts. Hmm...
Lets see obviously not common, elf or dwarf, ah perchance dragon based... I also can use that spell that you just used." "ahjub inx bell fa" Theorex says the chant and flicks his wrist and his eyes glow for a second then turn back to normal.
Cast read magic
Gecktar d20+4=12 Tuesday April 15th, 2008 3:32:10 AM
Gecktar let those more knowledgable try to decipher the runes on the new door.
He goes back to the door they first took and press his ear on it so as to try to hear what is going on on the other side. (listen check 12).
(OOC what happened to the noises that originated from here ? Or I may have mistaken...)
Winterglade Tuesday April 15th, 2008 5:52:20 AM
[Zeoll] "Likely this doorr wants to be insulted."
"Really? In this case you handle it, Captain."
Turning to the drow the centaur mentions: "The previous one did have inscriptions in Draconic. These look old and, well, ornate. Wonder if these passages were always used as sewers."
Flat-top (Ceil) Tuesday April 15th, 2008 7:40:51 AM
Flat-top Look toward Winterglade, smiling at him, "Well if it's an insult that this door wants, well here GOES! - Hey! You piece of worm eaten, saw dust glue. Open Up!"
Flat-top turns his head , asking Zeoll "Do I have to turn or touch these knobs??"
The doors Tuesday April 15th, 2008 9:56:15 AM Theorex comments that this is not the first time he has been discriminated against. He says "Perchance it is you that needs to get into our good graces now." and he asks that he and Tiba be treated with respect. He turns to Zeoll and thanks him.
Winterglade aka Goodbarrel says "Brahmah, your talent for making friends never ceases to impress Goodbarrel." as he throws up his hands. He suggests that the best thing to do is all stick together and he asks Tiba if he can see the map a little closer. Turning to Gecktar and Zeoll he asks them what the door says.
Flat-top listens to Goodbarrel then whispering to Brahmah he asks about why Glade is being called Goodbarrel.
Brahmah says that he is not going to apologize for anything he said and he asks his friends if Domi has ever sent them someone other than a Taur. He asks Theorex if it is not true that Drow revere spiders and he sarcastically wishes him luck on his way saying that if they choose to go alone the danger will be far greater. Without lowering his voice he says to Flat-top"Goodbarrel is his alias. He is afraid someone will discover he is Winterglade." He doesn't lower his voice. "
Zeoll flinching at how Brahmah has handled the situation asks him to pay attention to the words first said about walking together.
Tiba rolls her eyes at the Drow's impatience and choosing to ignore Brahmah for the moment. Looking to Zeoll she says that she would rather not fight and that she will go along with her friends decision.
Winterglade[b] tells [b]Brahmah that it is not likely that the two would have set this up as ploy and hearing what Brahmah says about his alias he says "Yes, thank you very much. Say that to the wrong person at the wrong time and Winterglade will never be able to come back home."
Gecktar says that he has no idea how to read what is on the door ans asks Zeoll if he is able to. He then welcomes the two newcomers saying it is likely they will all need each other before they get out of the tunnels.
Brahmah attempts to decipher what is written on the door using his helm and Zeoll casts read magic and comprehend languages joking that perhaps this door wants to be insulted. Glade says that if that is the case then Brahmah should see to it while Flat-top decides to give it a try saying "Hey! You piece of worm eaten, saw dust glue. Open Up!"
Zeoll and Brahmah Highlight to display spoiler: { The writing on the door says To open the door and be on your way You must open this door differently today I am a door like many others Yet not a traditional door And I have no windows with shutters To open this door and be on your way You must find a way to lift up your spirits Then be on your way}
Flat-top says a prayer for Domi to help him and his friends.
Tiba turning the map a little realizes that she is not sure where they are on it and she asks if anyone knows the way out.
Theorex thanks Zeoll and says that they shall walk together and be at peace.
Gecktar goes back to the door they first came through and puts his ear to it. The door is solid and thick so he hears nothing.
The door has not yet opened but another riddle has instead been presented for you. The tension between the newcomers and the Chosen seems to have diffused a little with everyone focusing on how to get the door open and get out of there. The noises coming from the cave in the niche in the wall are getting louder and you can hear almost what sounds like scraping sounds and something or somethings moving. There are also more of the little spiders coming out as well, perhaps they are hungry and looking for food.
Brahmah d20=15 Tuesday April 15th, 2008 1:48:16 PM
"Hmmm..." Ponders the minotaur. "The door is not traditional in the way it opens. The way we pass will also have to be unique. We have to lift up our spirits." He repeats the words in hopes someone else can interpret.
"You must open this door differently today I am a door like many others Yet not a traditional door And I have no windows with shutters To open this door and be on your way You must find a way to lift up your spirits Then be on your way"
On a hunch, with his eyes closed and faith of Domi in his heart, he attempts to pass through the door, solid or not. He does not believe the door is there. (Unmodified disbelief roll 15.)
Zeoll d20+25=35 Tuesday April 15th, 2008 3:14:59 PM
Zeoll says, "Lifting spirrits is my specialty!" He tries several things, checking the door after each one:
He sings an uplifting song while playing his drum: Perform 35
He lifts the spirits of the entire company by Inspiring Courage.
He casts Extended Heroism on himself.
Finally, he asks if anyone has anything alcoholic to drink -- the harder the better. If so, he raises a wineskin or glass and toasts the door with drink help high, saying, "To you, oh Guarrdian, we lift ourr spirrits! Ourr distilled spirrits!"
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RESOURCES
Druid Spells
Level 0: Guidance x2, Det Magic x2, Taur's Try Level 1: Speak with Animals x4 Level 2: Hold Animal, Charm Anim x2 Level 3: Speak with Plants x2 - two used
Bard Spells
3 Level 0 spells - 2 used 5 Level 1 spells - 2 used 3 Level 2 spells - 3 used
Bard Music - four used of five.
Metamagic Rod: used 1 of 3
Theorex d20=15 Tuesday April 15th, 2008 7:57:48 PM
"Well it could be a prayer or an illusion. I do feel a little better lets try walking through."
Closing his eyes Theorex walks boldly through the door.
"I have faith in my Goodly God that it will be clear." 15 roll pluss will save +10= 25
Tiba Tuesday April 15th, 2008 10:26:17 PM
Shrugging, she looks at the door, curious to see who will make it past the doorway.
Gecktar Wednesday April 16th, 2008 2:59:39 AM "Go ahead enlighted spirits. As I think we are going to have some new visitors."
Gecktar looks at the coming little spiders "I think there could much larger spider than these coming"
He turn his head just to see Brahmah trying to pass through the door.
Winterglade Wednesday April 16th, 2008 5:19:32 AM
Winterglade watches Zeoll attempt various things. "Yeah, that should cover it. Maybe somebody can try telling a few jokes, too."
Flat-top (Ceil) d20=16 Wednesday April 16th, 2008 7:40:19 AM
Flat-top thinks about what Captain Brahmah had said [lift your sprite??]. He advance toward the door, then he goes into a dance (the Cha-Cha).
"Oh! Door! Please Open For Me? I want to dance all the way to the other side of You"
He Cha-Cha's all the way to the Door (he will try to open the Door while dancing.
"Cha-Cha-Cha" he sing and dance all the way to the Door Hoping that Domi is still with them, as he tries to open the door.
Brahmah Wednesday April 16th, 2008 2:12:03 PM
OOC: Waiting for outcome.
Zeoll Wednesday April 16th, 2008 3:20:52 PM
"If all else fails, I was am serriously considerring using my Hideous Laughterr spell to 'lift spirrits'."
[OOC: What, you guys are all have no sense of humor! Get it? Lift Spirits = lift distilled spirits into the air = raise a drink! Come, on, this stuff killed in the Borscht Belt!]
Tiba Wednesday April 16th, 2008 7:48:24 PM
OOC: Waiting for door tries...
Its coming to get you ............ Wednesday April 16th, 2008 9:15:52 PM Brahmah thinks about the door for a moment then he decides to walk through it as if it does not even exist.
Zeoll says lifting spirits is his specialty and he tries various things like singing an uplifting song, cast Inspire Courage on everyone and Heroism on himself and as a last resort he asks if anyone has any alcoholic type of spirits so they can lift up a toast.
Theorex decides to follow Brahmah's lead and also attempts to walk through the door.
Tiba shrugs and watches the door waiting to see who will be successful.
Gecktar watching the tiny spiders converge into the room suggests that perhaps there will be a larger one coming. He turns to watch the door just as Brahmah makes his attempt at walking through it.
Winterglade watches everyones attempts and suggests someone try telling some jokes.
Flat-top attempts to do the cha-cha and dances and sings his way to the door in his attempt to open it.
Zeoll comments that if nothing else works he will have to cast hideous laughter.
Everyone make various attempts at opening the door, some more humorous than others. Brahmah and Theorex both attempt to walk through the door with Brahmah crashing into a good solid door that definitely exists and Theorex crashing into Brahmah. The crash manages to knock loose a plate from the bottom of the door and it looks like there might be something underneath it, Brahmah now being nose to nose with the door sees that there are some tracks in the side of the wall. Zeoll also makes various attempts from singing and playing his drum to offering a toast with spirits and again the door does not budge. Flat-top attempts the can-can while singing his way to the door but he manages to do little else than amuse his companions.
The scraping noises from the cave are getting louder and what is in there is either very large or very close to entering the room.
Theorex Wednesday April 16th, 2008 10:19:15 PM
"Hmm I wonder what this plate is?" Bending over to pick up the plate and look underneath it.
"ah yes this is a..."
Winterglade Thursday April 17th, 2008 4:24:03 AM
[Zeoll:] "If all else fails, I was am serriously considerring using my Hideous Laughterr spell to 'lift spirrits'."
"How about Gecktar's hammer?"
Flat-top (Ceil) Thursday April 17th, 2008 7:52:01 AM
Flat-toop retreats from the door holding his bloody nose, "OUCH! I'm Hurt! I've been bash by a club!! Where's my Bastard Sword?? I'm going to make splinters out of this door!!"
Tiba Thursday April 17th, 2008 9:35:01 AM
Stifling laughter at such antics, she waits for those who specialize in these things to figure this out.
After all, she never studied languages. Or magical logic...
hmmm, what a wierd convergence of words. Magical Logic.
Brahmah Thursday April 17th, 2008 12:39:39 PM
(OOC: Please explain more clearly what you mean by the 'there are some tracks in the side of the wall'... I'm cunfused by the wording. Do you mean the tracks proceed UP the door frame? Or something else?)
The minotaur picks up the plate if he can and looks carefully at the tracks and the door. "No one touch a thing. This could be bad." He says sagely, holding the potentially dangerous plate.
DM Thursday April 17th, 2008 1:52:55 PM
OOC - sorry my bad - tracks kinda like a closet has only on a closet door they are on the top and bottom these tracks are on the side
GecktarAC 22 HP68/76 Thursday April 17th, 2008 3:57:15 PM "My hammer ? I don't think it would be of any use against an enchanted door. Would it be a simple metal or stone door this would be another mattre but for now, I think I'm going to need my hammer to fight what could come from there" he designates the dark place where the sounds are coming.
Unsure Thursday April 17th, 2008 9:50:58 PM
As the chosen try to open the door the logic of it seams to elude them at the moment. The Drow Theorex to bends help Brahmah with the stone plate. Highlight to display spoiler: { Under the plate in Draconic its says With such a heavy burden to bare you must lift up you problems with many a hand } Goodbarrel asks How about Gecktar's hammer? while Flat-top wonders if he can dull his sword of the stone door. Tiba Laughs at everyone but adds little help and Gecktar points out that he would rather not beat on the magic door just yet.
OOC as noted above The door looks to have a small groove or track in the wall that the door is inset into running from top to bottom.
Theorex Thursday April 17th, 2008 10:10:22 PM
"Well lets see it says under this plate in Draconic "with such a heavy burden to bare you must lift up your problems with many a hand."
"Hmm.. Lets all try lifting this plate high and also try just lifting the door from the bottom."
"What do you think?"
Winterglade Friday April 18th, 2008 2:12:59 AM
"Well, since we don't have anyone capable of checking for traps..." Winterglade walks up to the door, bends down, and tries to lift the door up as Theorex suggested. <Grunt> "Need a hand with this one..."
Zeoll Friday April 18th, 2008 7:23:49 AM
If thee is room for him, Zeoll will lend a hand lifting too.
Flat-top (Ceil) Friday April 18th, 2008 7:27:13 AM
Flat-top scratches his chin, "OK! Gecktar! Use Your Hammer!"
Tiba Friday April 18th, 2008 12:10:53 PM
Seeing a concerted effort to move the door, moves forward finally, her face becomng serious.
"Do you need another hand? How are we moving the door?"
Since there are so many bodies in the doorway, she isn't trying to push her way through. Instead, she stands back and just to one side, trying to see what the plan is.
"I could use my quarterstaff as a lever to help wedge the door up." she offers.
Brahmah Friday April 18th, 2008 1:00:40 PM
"We all have to lift it at once. This is a sliding type door. Up I think."
Theorex d20=18 Friday April 18th, 2008 11:23:31 PM
Getting out of the way so the others can try lifting the door or the plate.
"Why don't the rest of us lift this plate as well in case this plate is magiclly tied to the door. Kind of like symbolism."
He lifts up the stone plate off the ground.
Search 18+5= 23 for levers or another opening or writing or another door.
Finally...... Saturday April 19th, 2008 12:19:43 AM
As some more ideas are tossed around a few gravitate towards trying to actually lift up the door. You struggle and pull the door up from the bottom and sure enough it moves up about an inch. You feel air passing through the opening in the bottom of the door.
The door is rather wide and can fit a few of you beside each other to open it. The scrapings from the cave have stopped for the moment.
Winterglade Saturday April 19th, 2008 4:44:54 AM
Winterglade moves away from the door. "Here. Let those of us who are stronger try. Muscule power is not Wintergade's particular forte'."
Flat-top (Ceil) d20+4=20 Saturday April 19th, 2008 11:09:32 AM
"OK! I'll Help! 'Grount! Grunt!' Some body get something to jam this door open!!"
[rooled a 20 for strenth]
Brahmah d20+6=15 Sunday April 20th, 2008 1:31:57 AM
Str roll 15 to assist Flat-top.
Theorex Sunday April 20th, 2008 7:43:04 PM
Moving out of the way of the others.
"If I could ask? Who would be the person who searches ahead of the group to make sure the way is clear of people? Not that, that would be me but , I can in a manor of speaking see the way in front of us or behind us, so that we are not caught unawares."
Winterglade Monday April 21st, 2008 4:57:54 AM
"The group doesn't have a trap engineer anymore. A few of us dabble in scouting and tracking, but if you have a reliable way of detecting danger you probably should be at the point."
Zeoll Heroism d20+12=22 Monday April 21st, 2008 7:24:52 AM
The liontaur sings a song to allow the lifters to put their backs into it more competently:
Lift that doorr! Trry some morre! It's not harrd! Be a Taurr! If you fail, I'l pull yourr tail! 'So worrk that larrd,' says this barrd! Be the herro we adorre!
[Bardic Inspire Competence -- gives a +2 on checks.]
While he is singing, Zeoll is also looking under that door! Spot 22. -- later edit: Spot 24 with heroism!
Flat-top (Ceil) d20+4=22 Monday April 21st, 2008 7:57:48 AM
Flat-top will push again, with all his strenth, "OK! Here We go again, NOW PUSH SIDE WAYS!!"
Using Strenth 22
Brahmah Monday April 21st, 2008 12:46:50 PM
The minotaur pushes sideways hard.
Dm Kristel Monday April 21st, 2008 2:02:12 PM
LMAO nice song Zeoll
Tiba Monday April 21st, 2008 7:13:51 PM
Using her quarterstaff as a lever, with some debris under it at about 1/3 away from the door, she uses her strength and skills to help with the door.
Is it working yet Monday April 21st, 2008 11:02:18 PM
Winterglade moves away from the door suggesting that those with greater strength try to open it as using muscles is not his forte.
Grunting and groaning Flat-top helps in the struggle to lift the door saying that someone needs to find something to use as a lever to help pry the door open.
Adding his own great strength Brahmah helps pry the door open.
Theorex also moves out of the way to let those stronger than he open the door. He asks who acts as scout for the group and he offers his assistance in that area.
Winterglade replies that they no longer have a traps engineer and that if Theorex has a reliable way of detecting danger then he is welcome to take that position.
Zeoll sings a song to aid those in lifting. Lift that doorr! Trry some morre! It's not harrd! Be a Taurr! If you fail, I'l pull yourr tail! 'So worrk that larrd,' says this barrd! Be the herro we adorre!
Flat-top pushes at the door again yelling for everyone to push sideways and Brahmah again adds his muscle to the endeavour.
Tiba uses her quarterstaff as a lever to help pry the door open and she adds her strength to the effort.
Again everyone's efforts are rewarded as the door moves upwards, it is now open about 2 ½ ft and you can smell fresh air coming through it. The scraping noises from the cave have started again and mysteriously all the little spiders are going into hiding.
Winterglade d20+6=25 Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 4:40:36 AM
Winterglade moves up to the group and tries to add to the collective effort [using Feat of Strength: Str check 25].
Flat-top (Ceil) d20+3=15 Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 8:36:40 AM
"Well at least it's open a little ways!! But I sure cannot that little space, and I don't think Captain Brahmah and the rest of you can get through either??" but for a moment the center thinks he heard somthing??
"Captain did you hear anything? and HOOT! the spiders are all disapering?? I don't like this!!" You almost can see Flat-top black spot disapering> > >
Zeoll Invisible, Heroism d20+14=15 d20+6=21 d20=4 d20+6=13 d20+4=18 Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 10:48:18 AM
Well, since everyone else is doing the heavy lifting, and since Zeoll has already helped with his song, he activates his invisibility ring and slips under the door, trying to be sneaky.
He tries to spot and listen to the oncoming foe. He hopes it does not have tremorsense! Hide 4 (plus invisible). Move silent 13.
Spot 15 is a natural 1! Listen 21.
And if needed to slip under the door ... untrained escape artist 18.
Tiba d20+3=19 Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 11:21:16 AM
Working to bring the door higher, Thothia switches tactics, using brute muscle, instead of leverage.
Str Chk-19.
Brahmah Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 11:48:08 AM
"I wonder what all those scrapes are?" He grunts. "Its almost like the sounds are inticing us toward it."
Theorex Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 10:48:47 PM
Moving away from those who are lifting the swinging door.
The dark elf sweeps back his grey-white hair from his face and starts to mumble and gesture "ahrana todi da far spota aro me."
Suddenly around him little eyes form and search out and around looking all over the party and go back to Theorex's hand.
"Yes my friends seach out around me in every direction for 300 feet and report back to me anything that looks or seems dangerous."
Cast prying eyes
"Do not worry this should let me know what is comming or not for the rest of the day. Do not let them worry you."
Winterglade Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 3:58:28 AM
Winterglade ducks as the eyes zoom past his head. "Ah, arcane stuff. Haven't seen these powers used around here for a while."
Flat-top Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 7:50:01 AM
Flat-top look back at Winterglade (with a comfuses look on his face) "Winterbarrel, You know about this Eyes Magic? You must tell me more about this acney magic."
OCC to DMs - Flat-top is not pronouncing that word right after all he's a fighter and a sailer.
Brahmah Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 1:32:58 PM
Brahmah blinks as the arcane powers take affect, not awed, but impressed. "A long time."
Theorex Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 8:58:55 PM
"Arcane hmm. You could call it that though I would say it comes from the stars and the mind mix with what the gods have given us...I could start from the beginning as it was told to me.."
Looking at Winterblade and Flat-top inhaling a deep breath ...
HMMM What now????? Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 10:08:06 PM
The stone Door that is blocking the chosens path grudgingly gives way to the constant might of the chosen. After several members join in and attempt to lift the door it slides up into the ceiling more, about half way The door is extreemly heavy even for the whole party minus Zeoll and Theorex. As soon as the door open enough Zeoll slips into the rooms exterior invisible Theorex casts a arcane spell, causing a mermer among the chosen as they have not had any arcane assistance in a long time. Zeoll Highlight to display spoiler: { while everyone is lifting the door up you roll under into the new door. You see that the room is a natural cave about 20 feet wide and a fair bit shorter then the spiders lair. The floor is a ruff rock and little can be seen in the dirt. The fresh air is cool welcoming. and you now realize again how bad you all smell. Many of the small spiders come out of hidding and start for the open cave. } Sumary Everyone other then Zeoll and Theorex are holding the door and tiring out. currently the door is about half way up. (Str Rolls Please and Con DC VS 15 Or You are tired out and must let go of the door as its been a long day)
Buhll. is still not awake and lying on the ground inside the lair
Tiba Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 10:10:48 PM
Eyeing the floating eyeballs, she shivers delicately. "Not really my thing, though..." a wondering look shimmers over her eyes for a moment, thoughful, "it might be useful when spying ahead or looking around corners..." Peeking below her -ahem- chest, she quickly grunts. "Send em through. Quickly. Don't know if we want to open this all the way."
Winterglade d20=6 d20+2=7 Thursday April 24th, 2008 3:35:59 AM
[Str check 6, Con check 7]
[Theorex:] "I could start from the beginning as it was told to me.." "Yesgreat howaboutwedothat when you can have our undivided attention?"
<Grunt> "Can't hold it much longer! Anybody good at working with mechanical devices? Lodge a dagger in the rails to keep it up or something!"
[Anybody took ranks in Disable Device? Now would be a good moment to use it. Darn we need a rogue.]
Flattop d20+4=21 d20+3=6 Thursday April 24th, 2008 8:35:53 AM
Flat-top feel strong enough but is lossing his breath, "I'm soory to tell you this Captain, I'm losing my grip"
Strenth - 21 (made it)
Con. - 6 (lost it)
Tiba d20+3=20 d20+3=8 Thursday April 24th, 2008 8:42:50 AM
Str Chk=20 Con Chk=8
*Puff, Huff*
Brahmah d20+6=25 d20+4=5 Thursday April 24th, 2008 11:55:07 AM
He drops the hold on the door, rubbing his bicep.
"Yeah, well, at least we know how to open it now."
Zeoll (invisible, heroism) d20+14=26 d20+6=19 Thursday April 24th, 2008 12:18:08 PM
Zeoll quickly looks for a rock to jam under the door -- even a small one would keep it open a crack, allowing for whispers and magic spy-eye-balls to go through.
He whispers from the other side of the door: "It's a naturral cave overr herre. I can hearr small spiderrs. I smell frresh airr."
Zeoll looks for an exit. Is there a light source? He tries to keep alert. Spot 26, Listen 19.
The scrathing has stopped it seams Thursday April 24th, 2008 10:16:41 PM
With the combined strength the chosen line the door high but only for a moment as the some Chosen strength fails after the long day. Slowly the door lowers as the Chosen lose strength Quickly Zeoll finds a Rock about the size of a human head and jams it into the doors track. The door is now about a bit more then half foot open. (Theorex might fit under the door.) Zeoll Highlight to display spoiler: { Zeoll you find that cave bends about 25 feet down the tunnel to the right and your hear wind The scratching has stopped it seams. }
Buhll is still out cold
Theorex Thursday April 24th, 2008 10:43:13 PM
Not wanting to risk the chance of getting crushed by such a heavy door.
Theorex tells one of his eyes to go under the door and find an exit. After a second he reaches into a bag, gestures with a thin piece of something and says. "hrana todi da far messa d compaie"
Cast message with group.
Saying through the message "can you hear my thoughts Zeoll?"
Winterglade Friday April 25th, 2008 7:45:52 AM
[Flat-top:] "I'm losing my grip" "Yes, Winterglade noticed. Just give warning if you ever start feeling like running around with a big evil sword."
"Now is the time when we break down the door, yes?"
Flat-top (Ceil) Friday April 25th, 2008 7:48:22 AM
Flat-top watches Theorex's magic eye, "Wow! That's what I call magic! Theorex You can Follow me any day."
[to Winterglade's] "Now we brake down the Door."
Flat-top replies "Yes! We brake down the door! Because most of us cannot not get our hind end in there with a bigger hole! And that goe for you too Captain Brahmah!"
Them Flat-top covers his head, he knows that the leader is going to hit him with a good slap!.
DM Kristel Friday April 25th, 2008 8:37:06 AM ALL PLAYERS PLEASE NOTE!
The Wold will be down all or part of this weekend! We are putting some back end improvements in place, and we need this weekend to do the work entailed. So if you cannot get on the Wold this weekend, that's why.
Many many thanks to our programmer, John, who has put in a ton of great work.
Brahmah Friday April 25th, 2008 2:14:22 PM
The minotaur looks at the Chosen, who seem more concerned with the door than the sounds. "I'm moving to see what those sounds are."
Thothia Friday April 25th, 2008 7:34:57 PM
Grunting, she barely gets the words out.
"I'm tiring here guys. Can we do this quick? I don't think the spider poison's through my system complete....ly yet!"
Where are you going???? Friday April 25th, 2008 10:20:35 PM
After tiring them selfs out trying to lift the door The chosen Take a break from lifting. Theorex Sends his eye for a spy.. Highlight to display spoiler: { our eye flies 25 f and turns then follows the winding tunnel another 15 feet and its is on the outside of the cave it appears to be almost night } Zeoll remains near the door Flat-top makes comments on both the eye and on the size of some of the party then brazes for a swat. Brahmah decides to find where the sound is comming from Highlight to display spoiler: { Brahmah you see that the small tunnel that the noise were coming from is a dark cave about 10 X 10 just big enough for a single file line by the chosen. The tunnel angles down about 30 degrees and turn sharpe to the right about 10 feet down }
Winterglade Monday April 28th, 2008 4:14:58 AM
"Next time we are walking out through the gate, guards or not. Winterglade would rater talk his way through a dozen guardposts then to do this thing again."
Brahmah Monday April 28th, 2008 11:38:22 AM
Brahmah goes back to the group and suggests to Theorex to send his eyes down THIS tunnel too.
Zeoll (invisible, heroism) Monday April 28th, 2008 11:58:24 AM
OOC: Can I just clarify? The door was lifted partway, Zeoll slipped under, and is now on the FAR side of the door, right? Then the door went back down, But Zeoll blocked it with a rock the size of a man's head. Right? Zeoll is all alone on the far side, right?
Zeoll whispers under the door -- "The cave goes forrward 25 feet then bends to the rright. Should I go take a look? Orr wait forr the magic eye to rreporrt back?"
DM - Yes Zeoll is in the other room on the far side of the door and yup you managed to get a rock underneath it
Theorex Monday April 28th, 2008 6:56:18 PM
"It looks like that is the way out and it is night out side.
A concentration look crosses his fore head "Yes I will send an eye that way as well Brahmah."
"If we want to go out it looks like Zeoll's way is out."
Apart Monday April 28th, 2008 7:34:48 PM
The door is still only partly open and that is thanks to Zeoll who managed to throw a rock under it to keep it open.
Winterglade says that next time he would rather face the guards than all that has happened to them in the tunnels.
Brahmah suggests Theorex send his eyes down the tunnel with the scraping noises.
Theorex says that this looks like it is the way out and in response to Brahmah he will send an eye down the tunnel.
Theorex Highlight to display spoiler: {down the tunnel you see another cave with 8-10 more gargantuan spiders all looking very very hungry}
The group is now partially split up with Zeoll on the other side of the door. Again for anyone trying to open the door Str Rolls Please and Con DC VS 15 Or You are tired out and must let go of the door as its been a long day. There are few of the tiny spiders left around. The door is groaning in revolt against the rock that has been used to wedge it open. Will the rock hold?
Thothia d20+3=19 d20+3=21 Monday April 28th, 2008 10:27:03 PM
STR Chk=19 CON Chk=21
*grunt* "Umm.. I'm not against keeping an eye out for baddies, but, can we get a move on?"
Winterglade Tuesday April 29th, 2008 3:20:43 AM
"Not until we figure out how to get him out of here" - Winterglade points to the prone form of Bhull on the floor. "And it seems it takes all of us to lift it, so we won't be able to pass this way by holding it up."
"It's not possible this door was intended to be opened by strength alone. Let's search the area for a hidden switch or something. Zeoll, you still there? Maybe you can search the other side, too?" Winterglade starts to carefully examine the door frame, the door itself, and walls around it [Take10 on Search: 11].
Zeoll (Heroism, Invisible) d20+5=15 d20+14=20 d20+6=15 Tuesday April 29th, 2008 6:25:35 AM
First, Zeoll looks for more rocks to jam under the door.
Then, he looks around for any mechanism or lever or doorknob on his side of the door. Does the door on this side have the same symbols and text as on the other side?
Search untrained with heroism: 15.
He keeps alert in case there are any more dangers: Spot 20, Listen 15.
GecktarAC 22 HP68/76 d20+3=17 Tuesday April 29th, 2008 5:01:01 PM
OOC : apologies all Chosen for the lack of post but I just recover internet access and was unable to send news because of this.
Gecktar looks at Thotia taht is trying once more to lift the door.
"It could not be told that a follower of Domi will be stopped by a door."
Taking position he helps Thotia. (Help another 17 for the strength check add +2 to Thothia's result)
Brahmah Tuesday April 29th, 2008 6:33:45 PM
"Nothing too bad can be left down here, we killed most of the spiders." He says rather unconcerned. "Lets go see whats there."
Theorex Tuesday April 29th, 2008 8:50:26 PM
"Woe there are 8-10 more spiders down that way. Do you want me to blow some of them up? Or leave them be?"
"Let me know quickly... I am not sure if they are coming this way."
Are they coming this way oh mighty Dm's?
Slow going Tuesday April 29th, 2008 9:30:13 PM Tiba tries lifting the door again and is close but not quite close enough saying that she is all for looking out for the bad guys but she also wants to get out of there.
Winterglade replies to Tiba saying not until we figure out how to get him out of here as he points to Buhll. Then he looks around to see if he can find a hidden switch or something to open the door however his efforts are futile there is nothing.
Zeoll looks for and finds more rocks to jam under the door he finds two more about the same size as the first now the door seems steady though only Theorex would be able to pass through the opening that has been made. He searches his side of the door for any clues and all he finds is that this side is almost exactly the same as the other side of the door, same knobs and everything.
Gecktar add his strength to the door and adds some strength to Tiba as well and together they manage to maneuver the door up another inch or so.
Seemingly unconcerned Brahmah suggests that they go and check out what is down the other tunnel but as he is saying that Theorex cautions him that there are 8-10 more of those spiders down there and he asks if anyone wants him to blow some of them up.
Brahmah d20+6=23 Wednesday April 30th, 2008 12:57:52 PM
"Sheesh. Okay, leave the spiders alone." He walks over and jabs Bhull. "Get up!" He grabs his feet like a vegetable cart and drags him unceremoniously to the door and drops his legs. "He could at least make an effort to scoot his own carcus along! He's going to be trouble this one."
He helps with the door again. (23) "Feels like we spent several useless weeks in the tunnel for nothing." He smirks. "Can't wait to leave. I'll grab the lump of flesh soon as the door is up. What I wouldn't give for one of Kale's Immovable Rods!"
GecktarAC 22 HP68/76 Wednesday April 30th, 2008 5:35:00 PM
Gecktar horrified turns to Theorex "How many did you say ?"
Still helping to open the door he thinks 'there should another way... there should be another way...'
Tiba Wednesday April 30th, 2008 5:47:27 PM
Unsure as t why Bhull hasn't awoken yet, she carefully releases the door until it rests on the piles of rubble underneath, then goes over to the Taur.
"Bull-head, wakey wakey.." Almost sing songy. Pokes at the Minotaur, then lightly slaps it's face, trying to rouse it.
DM Wednesday April 30th, 2008 9:16:47 PM
OOC as we only have three posts we will wait til later tonite or tomorrow morning before posting to give everyone a chance
Theorex Wednesday April 30th, 2008 9:18:15 PM
"Oh about 8 or maybe 10 Gecktar.. I will concentrate and be ready for them if they come for us."
Ready action to cast Cone of cold at the monsters.
Theorex will get read to cast in an instant without getting any closer to the passage then he needs to.
Zeoll (Heroism, Invisible) d20+2=9 Wednesday April 30th, 2008 9:31:31 PM
Zeoll tries to help open the door from his side: Str check 9!
Winterglade d20=5 Thursday May 1st, 2008 1:43:14 AM
Winterglade sighs and helps to raise the door [Str check 5].
Progress Thursday May 1st, 2008 8:55:19 AM Theorex tells Brahmah about how many spiders are down the tunnel and Brahmah responds "Sheesh. Okay, leave the spiders alone." then he walks over to Buhll and tries to get him up commenting on how much trouble he is. He goes over to the door then helps the others with it and the door does manage to lift some more its a really heavy door though.
Gecktar hearing the amount of spiders they may have to face panics and tries to think of another way out.
Tiba tries various methods to get Buhll awake such as poking him but all her efforts result in is a moan.
Theorex readies himself in case any of the spiders decide to attack.
Zeoll and Winterglade also help with the door and with everyone struggling you manage to get the door about halfway open.
It sounds like the spiders from the cavern are on the move again perhaps they smell lunch.
Tiba d20+17=30 Thursday May 1st, 2008 11:16:53 AM
Trying to diagnose his condition, Tiba gives the minotaur a once over, carefully checking all possible punctures, wounds, and abrasions. Any brusing and contusions are also noted, as she carefully considers concussion, paralysis, and other reasons for the minotaur still being unconcious.
Heal (d20+17)=30
Brahmah Thursday May 1st, 2008 12:44:31 PM
"I'd almost say just take him to the nearest healer and letting him find us again. If he was looking for us before, by the sounds of it he expected to find us here, he'll be able to find us again I dare say. We're apparently easy to track."
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