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A countdown room, a friendly ghost, and shadows

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday October 18th, 2021 6:37:59 AM
Elron figures they should head in the only obvious direction.
Honor tells Justice that he’s a good horse and sends him off.
Mundhildur wants to experiment with the quiver. It has a space specifically for javelins and her longspears are close enough that it works. The tapestries are mirrors of the originals.
Asimov asks about Irony.

The party is ready to go and heads off through the door. They find on the other side a 40 foot long hallway. A rope hangs in the middle of the room, though what it hangs from is unclear as it goes through a small hole in the ceiling. It looks like there has been some sort of fire in here as the walls have scorch marks and there is ash mixed into the dust on the floor.

After the last of the party has entered the room the door slams shut behind them. A deep booming voice, loud to the point where you can feel the sound reverberate within your chest, speaks, calling out “10”.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday October 18th, 2021 6:38:18 AM
The Twins freeze and look around suspiciously.

Honor Bright [AC 19; HP 6/35] (Kathy)
Monday October 18th, 2021 1:40:31 PM
Honor smiles at Asimov's question. "But Irony doesn't poop on the floor," she says. "Justice is a very smart, very good horse, but he's still a horse. And Camel is still a camel."

Now, in the hallway, Honor looks around at the rope and the scorch marks. "I'm no expert," she says, "but this looks an awful lot like a trap. Thoughts?"

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+14=23 ;
Monday October 18th, 2021 7:38:36 PM
Elron thinks this is a trap and doesn't want to be trapped when the countdown ends. There's a suspiciously unburned rope among all this, and he is the smallest of the group, so. . . how small is that small hole in the ceiling?

Elron heads over to the rope, but does not put any weight on it yet. He wants to see what's up there, though.

(perception = 23)

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+9=19 ;
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 12:51:08 AM
Asimov says, "Scorchmarks on the floor, reverberating voice calling out '10', unless I miss my guess this is some kind of fire trap unless we take some kind of action"

Asimov approaches the rope and uses his mechanical trap finding skills to examine it and hopefully whatever it is anchored to given a better vantage point.

Perception: 19 / 21 if mechanical trap

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 1:26:29 AM
Zeoll takes a look at Asimov's handiwork and praises his efforts, boosting his morale with a few encouraging words.

[OOC: Using Inspire Competence to add a +2 to Asimov's check.]

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41 d20+7=10 ;
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 2:35:07 AM

Details requested:
"They find on the other side a 40-foot long hallway. A rope hangs in the middle of the room."

Aside from its 40' length, what is the width of the hallway/room (or does the hallway lead into a room?). What is the height of the ceiling? If it is a hallway that leads into a room, what are the dimensions of the room, as well? If the hallway does not lead into a room, is a door at the far end? Mundhi checks to see if there is an obvious, or hidden, or secret door...

How large is the opening through which the rope hangs? Mundhildur has rope, grappling hooks, two spikes left over, and other tools which may or may not be useful. Of what material are the walls, ceiling, floors made? Assuming stone for the floor, which has been the general rule so far.

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Perception: 10

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 7:32:34 AM
The Twins freeze in place.
Honor points out Irony doesn't poop. She thinks the rope is a trap of some sort.
Elron looks at the hole and ceiling.
Asimov really wants to know what the rope is attached to and what kind of mechanical trap it might be connected to.
Zeoll inspires people to be more awesome.
Mundhildur more closely inspects the room.

The rope is fairly skinny, about an inch across. The hole in the roof is exactly the right size for it, so also about an inch. The hallway is 15 feet wide. There may be a room on the other side of the hallway, but a thick stone door blocks your path. The door behind you, also of thick stone, closed and locked behind you once you all entered.

The booming voice speaks. ”9”

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 7:33:10 AM
The Twins determine there is no immediate danger and join the others to gawk at the rope. It is a very nice rope.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 2:32:03 PM
Honor moves to the far door to see if there is some way she can get it open.

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 2:54:37 PM
What is the ceiling height?

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+1=16 ;
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 9:03:35 PM
Glad that this is not a trap, Zeoll calls for a volunteer to climb the rope. If no one else volunteers, he'll say a little prayer and try.

Untrained climb check boosted by Guidance: 16

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 9:56:56 PM
Elron volunteers to climb, seeing he's the lightest. Not a skilled climber, but lighter by far than a wemic. He still a little concerned that the rope might be the trigger to the trap, which this still might be. "Someone should also try th'otha' door," he points out. If it can be opened before the voice reaches one, that might be a good thing.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+6=8 ;
Tuesday October 19th, 2021 11:44:47 PM
Asimov says, "The way I see it there could be options here but with Zeoll's mention of climbing maybe there is 4. Option 1 - the count down is a bluff and nothing happens at 0, if we pull the rope that sets off the firetrap. Option 2 - the count down is meant to for us to do something before the time reaches 0 and that thing is pull the rope. Option 3 - same as option 2 but we need to pull the rope the number of times the count is currently on to disarm the trap. Option 4 - same as option 2 only instead of pulling the rope we need to climb it and do something at the ceiling level. Zeoll seems to be favoring climing it I am partially trained in climbing so I guess I could try that and maybe my weight on it would count as a pull so we kill two birds with one stone."

Asimov tries his hand at climbing the rope (Climb : 8; I'm guessing no dice)

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 7:11:59 AM
The Twins gawk with everyone else.
Honor tries the far door. It doesn’t budge.
Mundhildur tries to judge the ceiling height. It’s about 20 feet.
Zeoll suggests someone try to climb the rope.
Elron volunteers to climb, but waits until someone’s tried the door first.
Asimov wonders if pulling on the rope might get them all killed in a fiery inferno. Or if not pulling it might. He decides to just try to climb it himself.

Asimov has some difficulty but he’s able to get on the rope if not climb up to the roof. Nothing happens.

The booming voice speaks ”10”

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 7:12:42 AM
The Twins look at Asimov and the rope uncertainly. "Well..." "At least now we know pulling it doesn't end in horrible death." "That's good to know."

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 5:25:01 PM

Zeoll casts Guidance on Asimov to help him finish his climb.

"Someone should trry the doorr. At least look at it."

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 6:21:20 PM
”Honor tried the door.” the Twins point out.

Honor Bright (Kathy) d20+3=8
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 7:17:37 PM
"Maybe they mean that somebody who's good at this should try the door," Honor says. She begins running her fingers along the doorframe, looking for a switch or button or something to disable the trap or open the door.

[Perception 8]

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+14=27 ;
Wednesday October 20th, 2021 11:07:31 PM
Elron wonders if pulling the rope caused the count to reset. But since it turns out not to have precipitated unmitigated disaster, Elron loses interest in thr rope and heads on over to the door. He can help Honor look for whatever she's looking for.

(Perception = 27)

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+7=23 ; d20+9=25 ;
Thursday October 21st, 2021 12:10:54 AM
Asimov says, "Well that was unexpected. My weight on the rope most likely caused the counter to reset. Unless we some how need 9 more people on this rope. Can Bill and Justice grab the rope with their mouth? If I count right between Irony and our group's mounts we have enough to have 10 beings to be tugging on the rope."

Climb: 23 - much better

presumably Asimov easily completes his climb to reach the top of the rope where the narrow opening is.

The technomancer inspects the ceiling when he gets there to see if there is anything odd or potentially mechanical trap related.

Perception: 25 or 27 if mechanical trap

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Thursday October 21st, 2021 6:38:02 AM
The Twins comment that the rope didn’t kill everyone. That’s good. They also point out Honor tried the door.
Zeoll suggests they try the doors.
Honor suggests someone more capable of figuring out how to open the door come look at it.
Elron obliges and goes to help Honor
Asimov climbs the rope to the top.

The door is featureless, with no clear way of opening it. A thorough search shows no blemishes that could be a hidden catch or mechanism of some sort.

Asimov gets to the top of the rope. He looks at the hole in the roof just big enough for the rope to come out of. It is a hole. It is just big enough for the rope. There is nothing else remarkable about it.

The booming voice repeats, ”10”

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Thursday October 21st, 2021 6:22:16 PM
"Well, I'm out of ideas." Honor steps back from the door. She's a little lost. She's not a rogue; she doesn't know about traps. She's not especially good at noticing things. She's not a mage or a cleric to intervene with a timely spell. If something needs smiting, she's ready to smite it, but this doesn't seem like a smiting situation.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Thursday October 21st, 2021 7:50:49 PM
Zeoll tries to think outside the box. He holds one end of the rope, and then walks as close as he can to the never-opened door. Holding the rope in one hand, he reaches as far as he can to try to touch the door with the other hand.

If he can't reach, he asks Mundhi to try.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+2=5 ;
Thursday October 21st, 2021 8:05:11 PM
"Ten!" Elron shouts this more to confuse the voice than anything else.

For good measure, he pushes the door. Real hard -- like it's the only thing standing in his way. (Seems losing his temper isn't helping here. . .)

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Rage 1/10

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Thursday October 21st, 2021 10:56:21 PM
Asimov stays at the top of the rope.

He calls down to the others, "If it is all the same to you I think I'll stay up here for now. My weight seems to be sufficient to pause the count down at 10 and I'm left thinking looking at the scorch marks that letting the count down reach zero is what cause the fiery death trap so I'll hold the line for now. There is nothing up here so I guess we wait to see if Zeoll's attempt does anything before regrouping?"

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Friday October 22nd, 2021 1:42:29 AM

Mundhildur follows Zeoll's lead. If she cannot reach the door while holding the end of the suspended rope, she shall add to the lead, by using a joining knot to add to the length of the rope Asimov is holding onto - from the bottom part of it, of course. Then touching the door.

If that resolves nothing, she will look over the door, press here, see if there is anything to hold onto (a knob? a lever? some other sort of handle).

The door through which we entered: Did it open inwards into this room, or away, sweeping through the room we came from?

If there is nothing obvious or easily discoverable to pull upon, she will then see what result pushing may have - first gently, then with increasing force.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday October 22nd, 2021 7:28:39 AM
Honor is out of ideas.
Zeoll tries to haul the rope towards the door. The room is 40 feet long and the rope isn’t anywhere close to long enough. Also he has to drag Asimov’s weight the whole way, which is probably very tiring.
Elron gets mad and shoves the door. It is as solid as stone, because it is stone, and doesn’t move.
Asimov decides to stay on the rope for now.
Munhildur adds her height and reach to the rope test. Still nowhere close. Both doors are plain stone and slid into place, like a star trek door. There is nowhere to grip to try to force them back into their slots and poking every surface of the door and doorframe does nothing.

The booming voice, once dramatic, now not so much, announces ”10”

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday October 22nd, 2021 7:29:16 AM
The Twins get bored and start talking quietly amongst themselves.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Friday October 22nd, 2021 8:34:30 AM
Asimov is not originally from the Wold he is from a place where star travel was possible upon hearing the others discuss the doors solidity and lack of purchase he decides to call out on a lark, "Computer! Open Door!"

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Friday October 22nd, 2021 1:09:03 PM
Honor frowns. Has Asimov made another construct while she wasn't looking? "Who's Computer?" she asks.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Friday October 22nd, 2021 3:25:01 PM
Elron rests after his recent exertions.

"So, I'm guessin' that th' count stays at ten while there's weight on th' rope. But we don't really know what th' count means. It could open th' door. It could light th' place on fire. Which would th' drow find more cult'rally significant?"

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Saturday October 23rd, 2021 4:03:41 PM
OOC:

If the corridor is 40 ft long, and the rope is in the center, then the rope is maybe 20 ft from the two doors. Or 25 ft from one and 15 from the other.

And the rope is 15 ft long, seeing as the ceiling is 15 ft up. So I figured with an armspan of 6-10 ft., that might be enough to hold the rope in one hand and touch the door with the other. If not the one door, then the other.

Zeoll calls up, "Asimov, get down frrom therre forr a minute."

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Monday October 25th, 2021 2:02:27 AM

The ceiling is 20' high, rather than 15', thus the rope is likely 20' from opening to the floor. The room is 15' wide. If 20' long, it could reach to just barely touch the wall above either of the doors if pulled taut along the ceiling. At an angle directed to the bottom of either door the end would reach to within 8.3 feet of the door bottom. So Mundhi could hold one end, and touch the bottom of the door with room to spare (assuming her 'wingspan' (fingertip to fingertip) should be about 10-1/2 feet). And, if extended toward the top of the sliding stone door (let's say the top is at 10 feet), then the end of the rope would come within less than 2-1/2 feet of the door top.

Since Zeoll wants Asimov to descend the rope, M heads over to spot him, and catch him should he slip and fall.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday October 25th, 2021 6:08:20 AM
Asimov tries the star trek answer.
Honor is confused
Elron wonders what happens if the count reaches 0
Zeoll and Mundhildur try to prove the DM wrong with math. The rope does not reach the floor and is about 15 feet wide so maybe you can touch the door while holding it. Doing so accomplishes absolutely nothing.

The voice continues to be stuck on 10.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Monday October 25th, 2021 7:03:44 PM
"I think at some point we're going to have to let go of the rope and see what happens," Honor says.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Monday October 25th, 2021 8:19:45 PM
Elron is perplexed.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+10=21 ;
Monday October 25th, 2021 11:33:54 PM
Zeoll mutters prayers and searches for secret doors up and down the corridor, so long as the count is stuck on 10: Perception 21.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Monday October 25th, 2021 11:49:52 PM
Asimov climbs down the rope, letting go reluctantly and says, "Okay but if we let this thing get down to zero and we all die in a fiery manner my ghost gets to say I told you so to the rest of you."

He then uses his door detecting device to look for secret doors.

The door detecting device creates 60 foot cone shape emanation that lasts as long as Asimov is concentrating on the device up to 5 minutes. The first round tells him the presence or absence of secret doors. The second realm he is aware of the number of secret doors and the location of each. If a door is outside of his line of sight he knows it is there but not its exact location. Each additional round Asimov can learn the trigger or unlocking mechanism for a secret door closely examined by him. Each round Asimov can turn to detect secret doors in a new area. The effect can penetrate some barriers but is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. Asimov searches from one end of the hallway to another using his device. If he gets too far from the rope and the count gets too close to 0 he will pull the rope before it can reach there.

Active Effects:
Detect Secret Doors - 5 minutes (see post for description of ability)

Devices prepared
thingamabobs: corrosive pistol, freeze ray, magic detector, light emitter
weird science creation (2 0th level effects): corrosive pistol + freeze ray = range touch; 1d3 acid + 1d3 frost on succesful hit;
1st level devices: wrist rockets (magic missile) fire-handling gloves (produce flame). medi-haler light (cure light wounds), medihaler-light (cure light wounds), door detector (detect secret doors) - used
2nd level devices: rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), medihaler medium (cure moderate wounds)

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Tuesday October 26th, 2021 5:48:19 AM

"You do your door searcher, Asimov. I'll put a little weight on the rope if the count gets too far along."

Mundhildur observes the interesting man as he works with his door detector. She won't pull on the rope until it gets to, say, five. She only pulls with perhaps 50 to 75 pounds of force at first, should the count get that low.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday October 26th, 2021 6:36:55 AM
Honor thinks they’ll probably just have to let go of the rope and see what happens.
Elron is perplexed
Zeoll searches for secret doors.
Asimov climbs down to help with the search.
Mundhildur keeps the count from running out until the secret door check is done.

The party finds no secret doors. The count slowly goes down as they search. It gets to 5 just about the time they’ve searched everywhere they can. Does the party reset the count?

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Tuesday October 26th, 2021 1:55:02 PM

Mundhildur asks her friends, "Shall I pull the rope, or let the count go a little more?" So, it might get to 4 before she does anything...

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Tuesday October 26th, 2021 9:41:20 PM
"Yes, grab it," Honor says. She looks at the room. "All right, so what if the rope is attached to a...toggle, I guess? Sometimes when the count reaches 0 the doors open, and sometimes the trap goes off. And we just have to figure out which one we have? Does that make sense?"

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Tuesday October 26th, 2021 10:22:15 PM
"Th' room looks burnt, but th' rope doesn't? Might that be a clue?"

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 12:40:58 AM
Asimov says, "I may be new to this world and while I was in the library of our Patron I did take some time to familiiarize myself with the other disciplines of "magic" at least in part this world has. Can anyone cast the spell rope trick? If so couldn't we use the rope to hide in an extradimenional space while the counter ticks down and thus avoid the fire trap?"

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 2:31:35 AM

"A rope trick would be lovely, yes, Asimov." Since Honor recommends she grab the rope, and she trusts Honor's judgment, she does so, pulling again with about 75 pounds force.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 5:40:36 AM
Mundhildur asks if they should interrupt the count.
Honor decides yes. She speculates about fire traps and toggles.
Elron wonders if the rope not being burnt is a clue
Asimov suggests rope trick.
Mundhildur agrees that would be a good idea.

The voice booms ”10”

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 9:20:18 AM

"Alas, my magic does not include such a utility," says Zeoll. "But when the count drrops to zerro, we could all leap up and maybe avoid some of the scorrching. Maybe Mundhi, me, and Camel could rraise someone aloft orr carrry them on a brroad back?"

The liontaur inspects the scorch marks. Do they suggest that the scorching is limited to the lower reaches of the space in which the party finds themselves?

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 4:07:25 PM

"I have canvas in my Jotun bag," Mundhildur says. "If we have enough water, we can wet it down. We can cover ourselves with it, so that if flames come, the canvas will protect us for the first blast of heat or fire. Then we can cast the canvas away so that, if it has caught fire, it will not further burn us."

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 6:21:14 PM
"I've never even heard of that spell," Honor says about the Rope Trick.

"We can't stay in here forever," she continues. "Unless we can figure out for sure how this thing works, we may just have to survive it."

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 7:54:19 PM
"I can tell you've never smelled burnt feathers. If this rope trick'll kept us from gettin' burnt, it's a good thing. We even gots a rope there..."

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday October 27th, 2021 8:06:01 PM
"Solutions we do not have access to..." "Are no help" The Twins point out. They'll help with wetting the bag.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+9=29 ;
Thursday October 28th, 2021 12:31:24 AM
Asimov examines the proximity of the scorch marks to the rope. Are there any scorch marks near it? How far away are they from it.
(Perception: 29)

He tells the others, "Before we do anything rash like intentionally try to set off the fire trap let me examine something. Perhaps if we strategically choose where we are when the fire is set off we may avoid the worst of it."

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Thursday October 28th, 2021 9:17:33 AM
Zeoll does not have rope trick. He suggests jumping.
Mundhildur suggests wetting some canvas.
Honor hasn’t even heard of rope trick.
Elron likes the idea of rope trick.
The Twins point out solutions the party doesn’t have access to are no help
Asimov examines the room. It looks equally burned everywhere.

As preparations are made the countdown continues. We’ll say you take 4 rounds to prepare, putting the count at 6.

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Thursday October 28th, 2021 7:46:51 PM
So, the rope looks equally burned?

Are there tiny openings in the wall from which fuel or flames might come forth?

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Thursday October 28th, 2021 8:25:39 PM
Honor sits down. Privately, she's not sure there's any kind of solution to this, but everybody seems to want to keep trying so the best she can do is shut up and stay out of the way.

[OOC: this stopped being fun two or three days ago. If people want to take one last try, fine, but unless somebody has something genuinely new to try we should just let the thing run down.]

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Thursday October 28th, 2021 10:33:12 PM
Elron considers whether he would be able to do tricks with the rope. He has no skill with ropes, but the tricks he has seen people do didn't look that difficult.

Seeing that everything looks equally burned, he decides to stay near the door they didn't use to enter the room. Just in case it opens at some point.

(OOC: No objection to running down the clock. Nor to folks who want trying to puzzle a bit more.)

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Thursday October 28th, 2021 10:37:03 PM

Zeoll is willing to let the timer run down. "Let's see what happens."

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Friday October 29th, 2021 12:41:12 AM
Asimov asks, "The floor is scorched but the rope looked untouched. Does anyone have any pittons we could maybe drive into the ceiling? Maybe the trick is to be off the ground and near the rope the when the timer goes off to avoid the fiery death trap of the floor?"

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41 d20+7=9 ; d20+7=14 ;
Friday October 29th, 2021 3:18:50 AM

"Asimov, I left most of my pitons back in the troll pit area," Mundhildur answers.

Mundhi lays out her inventory:

3 large-sized woolen blankets
8 medium-sized woolen blankets
30'x6' canvas

"So, let's put the woolen blankets about us. Then wrap us all with an outer covering of canvas. Sure, it might all catch a-fire, but wrap in a way you can toss it off quickly if need be.

"If the outer layer catches fire, and we toss it fire-side down on the floor, that may smother it before all is burned. The wool's thickness can help protect from heat." She takes a large woolen blanket for Zeoll, another one for Bill the Camel, and the third for herself. The medium-sized blankets are likely suitable for the rest of the party members. Unless someone is able to summon water, Mundhildur cannot figure out how to dampen all. But she does think they should at least dampen the woolen blanket for Elron. "Those feathers, as you mentioned, likely will easily burn - so you should have the greatest protection. We should protect well those who can tell us stories, for so we honor the tale tellers of our people."

She wraps herself with the large woolen blanket, then practices tossing it away. She recommends the rest try this, too, before the countdown reaches 1, or less. If need be, perhaps they will reset it one time to ensure all have the insulation protection figured out and practiced at least once. The 30' long, 6' wide canvas she wraps around the group, having someone hold one end. "Anyone in the middle may be the best protected, or best smothered," she posits.

Shrinking down to 7'4" will allow more of her body to be protected. This she does. Wool around each, canvas around all, including some to shield from above if possible, and standing in the middle of the room, within reach of the rope. Mundhi will be part of the circumference, rather than enmeshed in the middle of the group. "Squeeze together. Be ready to shed the blankets after the fire comes. If no fire, but just heat, it may be good to keep the wool on for longer. AND - someone may want to run to the far door if it opens, and make sure it does not shut on us."

"Is every body ready?" she asks, emphasizing 'body'.
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Roll for perception to cover what happens during the last 3 numbers - '3 - 2 - 1': 9
Roll for perception to cover what happens AFTER the final number (1 or 0?) is reached: 14

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday October 29th, 2021 5:24:21 AM
Mundhildur makes elaborate preparations.
Honor isn’t sure there is any kind of solution here.
Elron is willing to wait out the time and sits next to the door.
Zeoll is ready to see what happens.
Asimov wonders if they have to attach themselves to the roof somehow.

The party waits out the clock. The tension rises steadily. The voice announces ”0! in its booming voice.

Nothing happens for several seconds. Then there’s a click and both doors open.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday October 29th, 2021 5:24:50 AM
The Twins look around. "Huh." "That was anti-climactic."

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Friday October 29th, 2021 5:29:53 AM

"Perhaps, Twins. Now, out! Quickly, all!" urges Mundhildur. "And take the blankets!" She takes the one she wore, and quickly bundles up the thirty-foot-long canvas - she will properly fold it up once out of this bakery. She exits out the new door.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Friday October 29th, 2021 10:10:01 AM

"Good thinking, Mundhi."

Zeoll and Camel rush to leave too.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Friday October 29th, 2021 5:08:38 PM
Aware that a fiery end may await those who stay long, and unwilling to smell his own burnt feathers, Elron hastens out. Wanting to maintain his mysterious demeanor, he does so nonchalantly.

Well, ok -- he tries to, anyway.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Friday October 29th, 2021 6:55:42 PM
Honor was near the far door, so she just steps quickly through to make way for everyone else.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Monday November 1st, 2021 12:45:14 AM
Asimov grabs Irony's metal hand and pulls his mechanical minion over the threshold and out of the room they were previously in hurrying as he does so.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday November 1st, 2021 7:53:50 AM
The party flees, some to one exit, others to the other exit. Nothing continues to happen for several moments.

Then a small puff of white smoke starts to form around the rope, and gradually takes on the form of Mya, the small ghost girl you've seen a few times. There is still a sadness to her, but there is something else there now as well.

Sense Motive check DC20: Highlight to display spoiler: {You can see it clear as day in Mya’s eyes. Hope.}

“She knows you’re here. Things will start to get… tricky”

Honor Bright (Kathy) d20+7=25 ;
Monday November 1st, 2021 1:26:06 PM
[Sense Motive 25]

"Thank you, Mya," Honor says. "What should we do next?"

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41 d20+7=26 ;
Monday November 1st, 2021 7:25:03 PM

"Greetings again, hopeful girl," Mundhildur offers by way of salutation. "We are doing what we can. Yes, what Honor asked. And what sort of tricky things can 'She' do, that we might be better prepared?"

[I thought everyone went out the far door, but now see the way it was written for Asimov and Irony, they may have gone back the way we came. If so, Mundhi says, "Hey, thing-maker - join the rest of us on this side!"]

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+9=17 ;
Monday November 1st, 2021 7:56:27 PM
(Sense motive = 17)

"Well, hello again." Elron's ready to pay arttention to anything this girl tells them. She'd be a horrible liar -- he can see right through her. (Despite failing the roll there.)

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+13=26 ; d20+13=25 ;
Monday November 1st, 2021 9:13:48 PM

The liontaur urges everybody to gather on the far side of the chamber ready to go forward.

Zeoll senses that the little ghost seems optimistic. (Sense Motive 25)

"How can we help you, child? We will do ourr best to assist you."

"Orr if you can help us, what can you tell us?"

Diplomacy 25

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+1=6 ;
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 12:29:06 AM
"As if everything we have faced until now has been a cakewalk..."

"Mya what exactly do you mean by 'tricky?'" Asimov asks

Devices prepared
thingamabobs: corrosive pistol, freeze ray, magic detector, light emitter
weird science creation (2 0th level effects): corrosive pistol + freeze ray = range touch; 1d3 acid + 1d3 frost on succesful hit;
1st level devices: wrist rockets (magic missile) fire-handling gloves (produce flame). medi-haler light (cure light wounds), medihaler-light (cure light wounds), door detector (detect secret doors) - used
2nd level devices: rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), medihaler medium (cure moderate wounds)

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 2:37:18 AM

Just in case Asimov and Irony are on our original entrace side, Mundhi strides briskly across the room and escorts them back to the opposite side, where more exploring is likely to take place. The very large mother hen makes sure the chicks are where they are supposed to be.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 7:13:39 AM
The Twins decide not to overload the ghost girl with more questions.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 7:13:57 AM
Honor asks what they should do next.
Mundhildur calls the others over and asks about abilities of whoever “she” is. She goes to bring Asimov over as well.
Elron says hi.
Zeoll asks how they can help or how she can help them.
Asimov comments that things have been rough already.

“We were brought here - the chosen. Those who would be given to the Matriarch. We were told it was an honor. Is it an honor to be a sacrifice?” Mya starts to turn back to smoke again, asking only one more thing in her child-like voice “Are you here to save us?”. The smoke disappears before the party answer.

On the ground where Mya was ‘standing’ the party can see the frayed hairs of the rope have moved to spell out some words:
“I strike without pause”

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 9/41
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 5:02:27 PM

"So, you strike without pause, Matriarch? Perhaps you strike without justice, too," Mundhildur says as the words appear in the frayed bit of cordage.

She looks around to see what sort of area lies beyond the oven's door.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 5:56:42 PM
"No evil can defeat us," Honor says confidently. "Let's go."

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 9:31:48 PM
"That li'l girl has t' be cult'rally significant." Elron heads out to see what's through the next door.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 11:44:01 PM
"I ain't afraid of no ghost." Asimov says to Honor.

"Lead on." He tells her.

Devices prepared
thingamabobs: corrosive pistol, freeze ray, magic detector, light emitter
weird science creation (2 0th level effects): corrosive pistol + freeze ray = range touch; 1d3 acid + 1d3 frost on succesful hit;
1st level devices: wrist rockets (magic missile) fire-handling gloves (produce flame). medi-haler light (cure light wounds), medihaler-light (cure light wounds), door detector (detect secret doors) - used
2nd level devices: rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), medihaler medium (cure moderate wounds)

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 8:04:42 AM
The party debates the girl’s statement briefly before moving on.

The passage is much like the last. Stone tiled floor, walls and ceiling with no torch sconces. Unlike the previous tunnel, this one has scratch marks all throughout the passage. Something has clawed at every surface. It’s unclear if it was trying to get in. Or worse, out.

Ahead of you, the entire passage starts to fill with wispy white smoke, before taking on numerous forms. Mya is the first you can see, but behind her are a dozen or so other ghostly drow children. All girls, and all wearing the same white dress.

“They wanted to see you. Are you here to save us?” Mya asks

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 1:08:01 PM
"I truly don't know," Honor replies. "We will destroy whatever evil infests these halls. Gods willing, that will free you, but I do not know for sure."

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 7:48:45 PM
"We can try t' save you. But how do we do that? And what made these marks on th' walls?"

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41 d20+3=20 ;
Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 10:24:02 PM

"Mya, and girls, we will do what we can, as Honor and Elron have said," Mundhildur tells them. "If we can figure out how to save you. If you have any ideas on the best way for us to do so, please let us know."

She looks at the scratch marks. She checks to see how deep the marks are, how many are found in parallel; to discern if there is a discernible arc to the marks, or if they follow a straight line. To see the range of lengths of the scratches. Do they stop at a certain height along the wall? By 'all surfaces' - does that signify that they also are on the ceiling?

Mundhi takes out her stone and resharpens her main long spear. Once that is done, she sharpens her second long spear. And next her dagger. "Sharp cuts deeper."
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Survival: 20 [to see if that skill might help her figure out what sort of critter might have made the scratch marks]

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+13=25 ;
Wednesday November 3rd, 2021 11:20:11 PM

Zeoll remembers a time long ago when he helped some little girl ghosts.

Prepared for mischief, he sings to them, telling in song the story of those other girls, if there is time.

Perform 25

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Thursday November 4th, 2021 1:04:38 AM
Asimov says, "I think technically we are here for fortune and glory and Drow Archeological finds of significance but I would imagine if we can figure out a way to help you we probably will considering our track record so far."

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Thursday November 4th, 2021 8:11:10 AM
Honor isn’t sure but hopes killing the evil here will save the ghosts.
Elron asks how they save them and what the marks are.
Mundhildur agrees with the others and tells the ghosts to let them know about any ideas on how to do that. She looks at the marks.
Zeoll sings a song.
Asimov comments they technically aren’t here to save anyone but could probably manage it.

The marks are a few centimeters deep and are indeed everywhere including the ceiling.

The ghosts listen to the song before Mya gives more exposition.

"You have to defeat her. The Matriarch. She keeps us here. We cannot rest. Can you defeat her?"

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+14=19 ; d20+9=28 ;
Thursday November 4th, 2021 10:52:28 PM
Elron looks around the passage. The girls don't seem to be telling them much, so he looks for other doors to the place. While he's at it, he tries to get a read on the girls.

(perception = 19; sense motive = 28)

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Thursday November 4th, 2021 11:12:11 PM

Zeoll nods and says that he will try to help the girls. But we need more information on this Matriarch. What does she look like?

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Friday November 5th, 2021 12:51:10 AM
Asimov asks, "Are we leaving the part where we fight the ghost drow matriarch out of the report we share with the drow who commisioned our adventure? I mean is a ghost considered an archeological artifact?"

Devices prepared
thingamabobs: corrosive pistol, freeze ray, magic detector, light emitter
weird science creation (2 0th level effects): corrosive pistol + freeze ray = range touch; 1d3 acid + 1d3 frost on succesful hit;
1st level devices: wrist rockets (magic missile) fire-handling gloves (produce flame). medi-haler light (cure light wounds), medihaler-light (cure light wounds), door detector (detect secret doors) - used
2nd level devices: rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), medihaler medium (cure moderate wounds)

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Friday November 5th, 2021 1:14:07 AM

The Jotun maiden hears the response and query of Mya. She lets the answers of others stand, and waits to see how Mya and the girls respond.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday November 5th, 2021 8:13:06 AM
Elron takes a read on the ghosts. They seem to want to help, but are limited in what they can say, either through fear of what might happen to them or as part of whatever keeps them here as ghosts.
Zeoll asks for a description
Asimov wonders if they should leave out the ghost part of their report.
Mundhildur waits for answers to other questions.

The ghostly girls look frightened at the question. They mill about, unwilling to speak, before Mya seems to reach a decision. She points at Honor, then motions from her head down to her waist. Then she puts her hands together and wiggles four fingers on each hand so that they stick out to either side at waist level.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday November 5th, 2021 8:14:23 AM
The Twins take a headcount. There seem to be 7 ghosts.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Friday November 5th, 2021 4:20:41 PM
"Spiderlady. Definitely cult'rally significant. Maybe our hosts can mount an' stuff her." Elron whispers this, but Elron's has always been more of a stage whisper. "But girls, we can't fight her unless we know where t' find her." Elron wonders about the society these girls grew up in -- sacrificing children to a monster.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Friday November 5th, 2021 9:35:31 PM
Honor has never been any good at charades, so she's grateful to Elron for interpreting the pantomime for her.

"As I said, we are here to defeat evil," she assures the girls. "This Matriarch certainly seems to qualify."

Honor looks around the room. Is there a door other than the door they came in?

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Friday November 5th, 2021 9:51:01 PM

Yes, Could we have a full description of the room? In the description of the scratches, we now know they are a few centimeters in depth, and are on walls, ceiling, and floor. But how long are they? A few centimeters in length? A meter or more? Are they all singular scratches, not obviously in parallel to others? Or are they two or more engraved at the same time? Are they perfectly straight, or is there an arc to them? Mundhi pays attention to these details, as she is trying to discern what sort of creature, or creatures, made them, with what sort of claws or instruments. Do they look spider-made? Or tiger-made? Or bear-made? Or who-knows-what made?

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Sunday November 7th, 2021 11:43:02 PM

Zeoll tells the girls that they can depend on us. "Don't worry, we'll save you and take care of this spider lady."

He helps his friends find the next step forward in the quest.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Monday November 8th, 2021 1:21:37 AM
Asimov asks, "So the matriarch is a spider thing not a drow then? I don't think the drow would be angry then if we got rid of more spiders considering that first room w/ the door."

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Monday November 8th, 2021 7:01:20 AM

"Remember all the spiders in that tower when we were hunting for a cure?" Mundhildur says. Asks? It was really more of a statement, disguised as a question.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday November 8th, 2021 8:08:11 AM
Elron translates the motions for the group.
Honor is grateful for the translation and says the matriarch certainly sounds evil and they’re there to destroy evil.
Mundhildur looks around at the hallway again and comments about the tower spiders in a previous adventure
Zeoll says don’t worry we’ll take care of it.
Asimov wonders if the matriarch has nothing to do with drow.

The ghost girl smiles as Elron figures it out and has the good sense to keep his voice down, then everyone starts blabbing the information at full volume and all the ghosts start to look really nervous.

”She’s deeper in. You can rest here safely, but you must be quiet up ahead. We have to go.” and with that they all vanish into smoke one by one. There's another message where they vanished - “Vengeance is justice”

The room you are in is a hallway of similar dimensions to the previous one. There is a door on either side. The scratches are of all kinds of sizes with no pattern or way to determine if some singular creature made them or many.

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Monday November 8th, 2021 8:21:49 AM

Mundhildur ponders these things. Then she asks, "Say, Asimov - you have anything like an antitoxin?"

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Monday November 8th, 2021 1:20:20 PM
"She said we can rest here," Honor says. "Do we need to rest here? I think I'm good to go."

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+10=26 ; d20+10=30 ;
Monday November 8th, 2021 10:04:34 PM

Zeoll advances to the doors, mutters a couple prayers, and listens carefully at each one.

Perception 26 and 30!

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Monday November 8th, 2021 11:31:58 PM
Elron is ready to continue.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 2:35:04 AM
Asimov says to Mundhi, "I do not. One day I could probably figure out how to build a device that would delay the effects of poison and eventually potentially be able to build a device that even has the power to neutralize it but right now such techniques are beyond my capability."

He agrees that if this chamber is safe to rest it probably makes sense to do so before pressing on to regain abilities and spells.

He asks if anyone is hurt as he still has several medihalers constructed.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 7:45:23 AM
The Twins consider. "We haven't actually had any fights since we retreated after the dopplegangers." "We should be good to continue"

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 7:48:19 AM
Mundhildur asks about antitoxin
Honor doesn’t need to rest.
Zeoll listens at the doors. One leads back the way you came and you hear nothing from the previous room. The one that leads forward is also silent.
Elron is ready.
Asimov discusses creating anti-toxin and is in favor of resting.
The Twins point out the lack of encounters since the party retreated out of the dungeon and returned.

Unlike the other constructed rooms, this room is more cavern like. The walls look to be polished crystal of some kind, and reflect light well. The cavern is filled with hundreds of stalactites and stalagmites made of brittle crystal. Amongst the crystal formations are a few drow bodies. Their bones are littered with crystals that punctured their mortal frames. Remarkably, they look very fresh. They could have died only moments ago.

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 7:14:02 PM

"Beautiful!" Mundhildur admires the crystalline stalactites. "Oh, my!" she says as she spots the fallen drow. She looks up and down a few times, getting a feel for the density of the stalactites. "Do you suppose we might need to throw a few rocks up at the stalactites, so they fall before we get under them, as we pass through this cavern? Not all of them, but just to make a safe way to get through the room without grievous injury."

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 9:32:22 PM
"I was thinkin' a long redition o' my song t' greet th' dawn might get a few of them t' drop, but I didn't want t' alert you-know-who that we're comin'. Throwin' rocks sounds like a fine idea instead."

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 9:39:07 PM
"Rocks crashing down are going to make noise, however we decide to do it," Honor points out. "Do we really think this is necessary?"

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle d20+12=17 ;
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 11:11:46 PM

Zeoll says a quiet prayer for the repose of the dead.

Is this a natural place, or contrived with magic? Zeoll casts Detect magic and scans the area. The naturalist also mutters a prayer and tries to use his nature lore.

Knowledge Nature 17

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Wednesday November 10th, 2021 2:45:48 AM
Asimov says, "Um, unless I miss my guess, I'm pretty sure the remains of the deceased fall under the category of archeological significance. The drow will probably be wanting to examine the bodies. Do you think we should search them for any gear that might prove useful to our cause or do you think this is one of those things that the drow won't be happy about?"

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Wednesday November 10th, 2021 8:03:59 AM
Mundhildur exclaims about the beauty of the area and wonders if the crystals will fall on them.
Elron suggests a song to bring them down.
Honor comments on the noise all that will make.
Zeoll says a prayer and looks for magic. The entire area glows with auras and the bones look way to intact to have been sitting here for extended periods. Probably some sort of preservation spell is active, like in the room with the dopplegangers.
Asimov thinks the bodies probably count as significant.

The party soon learns that the admonishment to be quiet had nothing to do with alerting the enemy. As they chat and approach the sound of their voices set off several crystals which explode into razor sharp shards that hit everything around them. Luckily the party is just out of range, but those look painful to be hit by. The crystals seem to already be regrowing.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Wednesday November 10th, 2021 5:52:22 PM
"All right," Honor says, low. "I guess we need to move through here quietly. That's going to be difficult for me."

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Wednesday November 10th, 2021 10:22:11 PM
Elron speaks in his quiet voice / stage whisper, "Well, Honor, with rocks she'd hear the things fallin' but she wouldn't hear that it was us makin' 'em fall. Anyway, since we know it's easy t' make 'em fall, why don't we get behind somethin' that'll protect us an' clear 'em off the ceiling? Then we sneak through quick-like while they're growin' back?"

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Wednesday November 10th, 2021 11:03:29 PM

"Excellent idea, Elrron."

"Everrybody stand back, and then we set off the exploding crrystals."

Zeoll watches very carefully to see how fast they regenerate, if they do.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+9=19 ; d20+4=12 ;
Thursday November 11th, 2021 2:45:09 AM
Asimov says, "Aye, I think it will be hard for Irony to move through here without making noise as well. Sadly I do not seem to have the ability to craft a device to help us move silently through the hazard."

He watches Zeoll and Elron and tries to gauge for himself how long it takes for the crystal to grow back. Maybe they can time it out to where they can move in such a way that they get through the chamber before the crystal grows back.

Perception: 19
Intelligence: 12

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Thursday November 11th, 2021 2:45:43 AM

"good plan" Mundhildur whispers in as small a voice as she can muster.

"folded wool blankets overhead and maybe something harder can prevent some damage" she suggests.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43 d10=9 ; d10=5 ; d10=8 ; d10=4 ; d10=7 ; d10=4 ;
Thursday November 11th, 2021 7:02:16 AM
The Twins pull out their bow and start shooting down crystals once a safe spot to stand is found.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Thursday November 11th, 2021 7:08:02 AM
Honor comments they’ll have to move through quietly and it’ll be difficult for her.
Elron suggests clearing out the crystals before advancing.
Zeoll thinks it’s a good idea and times how long it takes the crystals to regenerate.
Asimov doesn’t think Irony is capable of being quiet enough. He helps with the timing.
Mundhildur thinks it’s a good plan and suggests cover options.

The party spends several minutes figuring things out. This room is more of a big, oval shaped cavern then a hallway, so from the door the angles aren’t right to clear the entire room. The Twins can clear out a path to about the halfway mark in a minute, and it takes roughly two minutes for them to grow back (it seems semi-random). A loud spell fired ahead of the party might clear them more quickly. It’s about 130 feet to the exit.

For once, a map is provided!

Map

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Thursday November 11th, 2021 5:09:13 PM
Honor has a bow, but she's not very good at it. "Is there any way we can bring more down at once?" she asks.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Thursday November 11th, 2021 7:50:32 PM
"If a sound'll bring 'em down, then a loud musical instrument might be what we need. . . Don't think we'll have anythin' big, but maybe a drum or horn o' sorts?" Elron hardly carries anything, but maybe whappin' on someone's shield with his stick would work? "We need a sound that sets 'em off from farther than they shoot when they burst."

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Thursday November 11th, 2021 11:07:58 PM

"If we cause crystals to fall down ahead of us, how will our feet fare?" Mundhildur inquires.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 6 of 34hp | Cayzle
Thursday November 11th, 2021 11:39:46 PM

Well, Zeoll has a bard's trained voice. He sings loudly to see if that clears ou the crystals, and from how big an area.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Friday November 12th, 2021 1:27:36 AM
Asimov doesn't have any devices that will really help this situation and he isn't that good of a shot with the repeating crossbow so he keeps a sharp eye out and attempts to help his party avoid the falling hazards.

Perception: 10

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday November 12th, 2021 8:31:41 AM
The Twins look around. "It will probably work best if we're in the cavern rather then outside it in this hall." "Let us clear the area around here." "then we can advance and play to clear the rest." they suggest.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Friday November 12th, 2021 8:34:05 AM
Honor asks about other ways to bring down crystals.
Elron suggests a musical instrument will do the trick.
Mundhildur worries about everyone’s feet. Presumably most people are wearing boots made for adventuring or are otherwise protected.
Asimov doesn’t have anything that will help with the crystals.
The Twins suggest a way to quickly clear all the crystals.

The Twins clear an area near the entrance of the cave where the party can stand safely and play loud music to clear the rest.

Map

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Friday November 12th, 2021 2:13:46 PM

Mundhildur has each foot double wrapped with a separate small woolen blanket, and about a five- or six-layered folding of a large woolen blanket resting above her head and shoulders, and thus marches forth. Along with the Twins, she sings forth. This is not a stealth trek. "Join in, Zeoll!" she exhorts.

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Friday November 12th, 2021 3:42:32 PM
Honor doesn't have a musical instrument, but....

She holds her shield steady where Elron can reach it. "Hit that with your whappin' stick!" she urges.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 34 of 34hp | Cayzle
Friday November 12th, 2021 11:29:42 PM

Zeoll will wrap his paws too in an effort to protect himself. Plus liontaur paws are pretty tough.
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[Edit by Kim to repair Zeoll's current hp.]

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49
Sunday November 14th, 2021 11:39:22 AM
After making sure he's out of the range of exploding crystals (or at least thinks he will be), Elron starts whappin' Honor's shield with a will. It's rhythmic, but not really musical.

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Monday November 15th, 2021 12:46:23 AM
Asimov pounds on Irony's metal frame as they go in time with the music.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday November 15th, 2021 6:52:51 AM
The Twins let the others make noise and watch for any hidden dangers.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Monday November 15th, 2021 6:53:46 AM
Mundhildur wraps her feat to protect from sharp shards.
Honor holds out her shield for being used as a drum.
Zeoll also tries to protect his feet.
Elron starts drumming.
Asimov pounds Irony.
The Twins keep a look out.

The loud noises successfully set off most of the crystals. The way is clear, at least for a minute or two.

Map

Honor Bright (Kathy)
Monday November 15th, 2021 3:52:45 PM
"Let's get going, then." Suiting actions to words, Honor begins to move through the room, holding her shield over her head as she goes.

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+14=31 ;
Monday November 15th, 2021 7:47:05 PM
"If I stop, I've seen somethin' worryin'. " Elron hurries through with the others, keeping an eye out for regrowing crystals. (peception = 31) If they appear to be becoming dangerous again, he slows or stops.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18, 34 of 34hp | Cayzle
Monday November 15th, 2021 10:14:11 PM

Zeoll follows Honor.

"Lead the way, miss!"

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 1:58:19 AM
Asimov continues to pound on Irony until they are out of the stalagtite field beating a fast cadence to aid the partie's swift movement through the hazard.

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43 d20=11 ; d20=2 ; d20=1 ; d20=8 ; d6=3 ; d8=8 ; d8=2 ;
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 8:48:11 AM
Honor is ready to go and leads the way.
Elron keeps his eye out for crystals regrowing.
Zeoll follows along[/b]
Asimov keeps making noise.

Everything is going well. The crystals are regrowing, but slowly enough the party should be able to comfortably cross. About halfway through the cavern four shadowy figures appear, rising out of solid stone. They reach out and touch members of the party - Asimov and The Twins take hits, but Elron and Honor manage to avoid the things.

Asimov loses 8 strength as the creature drains him with it’s touch. The Twins lose two strength. We are now in combat.

Shadow 1:
Shadow 2:
Shadow 3:
Shadow 4:

(Combat map does not have edit privileges so I guess we have to go mapless ); )

DM Mitch/The Twins 43/43
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 8:53:42 AM
The Twins cry out and strike at their attacker but miss in their panic (11 to hit)

SteveM - Elron | AC 21 (19 if raging), HP 49/49 d20+1=7 ;
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 6:30:06 PM
"Honor, can you do somethin' t' these things? Cause this ain't a great place to stop an' fight!" Elron is not inclined to stop if he does not have to. Nevertheless, he takes the time to pull out his double-chicken saber and try a swing.

Hits AC 7 -- give him a trusty stick any day

Honor Bright (Kathy) d6=5 ; d6=4 ;
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 10:06:35 PM
Honor draws Virtue, but doesn't swing with it. Instead, she channels positive energy, trying to hurt the shadows. They each take 9 points of damage, DC 15 Will save for half.

Zeoll the Greensinger | AC18 (touch 11), 34 of 34hp | Cayzle
Tuesday November 16th, 2021 10:44:05 PM

Zeoll begins his inspiring song, offering a +1 to attacks and fear saves.

Camel rears away from the undead, trying not to get touched. [Touch AC16 with full defense]

Asimov and Irony | Hugh | AC 17/13/15 HP 45/45 | AC 18/11/17 HP 35/35 Hardness 2 d20+5=20 ; d8+4=7 ;
Wednesday November 17th, 2021 2:14:39 AM
Asimov takes a fullround withdrawal action moving only 40 feet away from the shadow as his strength score is currently 2.

Irony attacks the nearest shadow. 20 vs AC; 7 damage if that hits

Devices prepared
thingamabobs: corrosive pistol, freeze ray, magic detector, light emitter
weird science creation (2 0th level effects): corrosive pistol + freeze ray = range touch; 1d3 acid + 1d3 frost on succesful hit;
1st level devices: wrist rockets (magic missile) fire-handling gloves (produce flame). medi-haler light (cure light wounds), medihaler-light (cure light wounds), door detector (detect secret doors) - used
2nd level devices: rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), rapid repair nanobot capsule (make whole), medihaler medium (cure moderate wounds)

Mundhildur Karadottir, Jotun singing giant (large 10'4") (Kim) AC 17 Touch 13 FF15 HP 41/41
Wednesday November 17th, 2021 3:50:19 AM

Seeing Asimov walking so very weakly away, she runs up, grabs him under her arm, and heroically runs as much further across the cavern as she might, singing powerfully along the way.

Spent 1 hero point to be able both to pick up Asimov, and run for a full round (120 feet) toward the far side of the cavern.

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