Torryn is perfectly happy to lead the children away. "Hmm, you know, there might be some ickiness when we get out. Don't worry about though, because it's just Bad Guys: dead ones. the sort of dead that doesn't get back up. We 'icked' them good and proper." She explained cheerily to the children as if it was all perfectly ordinary, which was what she wanted them to believe. If the sight was too gory, she'd be the first to see it and take steps to cover the worst of it. that was the plan anyway. She was sure that the others could cope well enough without her 'expert' searching skills.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 ;-1lvl HP15/38,-1 all checks d20+12=27 ; Sunday February 25th, 2024 6:46:18 PM
Manolo will check the place,"I will catch you all up ,I just find it hard to believe we didn't find anything powerful that the wicked being had or used".
Perception 27
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 4d6=20 ; 4d6=21 ; Sunday February 25th, 2024 8:50:06 PM
OOC: I'm sorry about missing a post last week. I was preparing for a week long training starting tomorrow. I had to travel about 6 hours just to get here.
Gnubert was just about to take his mace to the locks when the rest of the party shows up. Gnubert slides back and allows the cages to be opened. Gnubert nods to Mortimer and points towards the outside. Gnubert takes the time to channel healing everyone for 20,including the children. The cleric heads to the surface to m9ve bodies and such.
DM Hugh & Mitch - Free at Last.... Monday February 26th, 2024 4:19:30 AM Torry jokes about staying there then says it is time to find some some sunlight to cheer everyone up.
Loryn chuckles a bit at Mortimer’s remark concerning Drack. He mouths Rest well mother to the shade of the old woman before turning his attention back to the children. He gestures for Torry to lead the way and tells Mortimer once the children are gone they can do a proper scour of the place.
Mortimer winces a little when it is revealed the hags were the daughters of the old woman’s spirit. He remembers the mess they left topside with the Wights and suggests some of the party should go up first and smarten up the place.
(OOC: Your rounds of searching turned up nothing)
Ash watches the archon head towards the children as he searches the last hag that died alone. Aside from the key and her clothes she didn’t have anything on her.
Drack says he’s fine with one or two people taking the Children to the surface but they need to do a thorough search of this place as they need a way to feed all the kids. He asks the Children if the hags opened any doors or compartments the party can’t currently see.
One of the children says, “See that sack in the corner over there? It had hard tack in it until it ran out just before you showed up. The hags said something about not needing to feed us anymore once the ritual was complete”
Torry is happy to lead the children away. She warns them of some ickiness on the surface but assures the kids that it is perfectly normal.
Manolo will check the place stating he finds it hard to believe they didn’t find anything powerful
Gnubert was just about to take his mace to the locks when the rest of the party shows up. He slides back and allows the cages to be opened. He nods to Mortimer and then points towards the outside taking the time to channel
Perception 30 - Highlight to display spoiler: {The ground looks disturbed where the mother’s spirit toed it when she appeared.}
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:22/40 AC:23 F11: R13 W:15 d20=2 ; Monday February 26th, 2024 4:59:56 AM
Noting nothing untoward (Perception:13) Torryn happily leads the children back up to the light, albeit to do so, she'll need a light source herself.
Ash heads back to the others, searching along the way.
Drack (Chris J) - hp 45/73 - AC 20 d20+7=12 ; Monday February 26th, 2024 9:51:58 AM
Noticing nothing, and realizing that he will be of little help searching, Drack heeds Mortimers request and moves with him to "tidy up" a bit in advance of the children leaving.
"I will be back down shortly in case there is a problem" Drack says to those finishing the search.
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Monday February 26th, 2024 2:20:57 PM
Once the children are away, Loryn continues with his original plan and searches the place with Detect Magic as carefully as he is able
Perception Take 20 =25
After hours of nothing, he heads topside to get Dirth and head home.
Spells: Active: Mirror Image x3
Acid Ray 6/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 0/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Treasure: All MW quality -2 Darkwood Staff -40 Darkwood branches for arrows -4 Darkwood wand Map case 2 Candles of Healing (2 uses left?)
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 ;-1lvl HP35/38,-1 all checks d20+12=29 ; Monday February 26th, 2024 7:29:37 PM
Manolo doesn't seem to find anything. He expresses his thought loudly, saying, " all that search for nothing". He thanks Gnubert for the healing and keeps to himself.
Perception 29
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/20/20. temp/hp:63/50. false life, shield, lucky, darkvision, hand, haste d20+6=26 ; Monday February 26th, 2024 8:35:53 PM
Mortimer makes quick work dragging away the corpses hiding them in the overgrowth. "Whoops," he says as he spots a stray liver on the ground. He gives it a swift kick into the brush with the side of his boot. Making sure the children keep what's left of their innocence.
As soon as all the children are safely above ground and breathing fresh air, he heads back down to help out with the search for treasure. Mortimer thinks that it feels like months (more like 240 days ago) since they found any meaningful loot. Now he makes sure to pinch every scrap of swag that's not firmly bolted down; like the good ole days. (Perception: 26, NATURAL 20!!!!)
Mortimer does make one observation though ... "If this be the Frozen Chapel, not very chapelie or chilly, it was!"
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=29 ; Monday February 26th, 2024 10:34:00 PM
Gnubert helps back on the surface and returns with Drack and Mortimer. The cleric takes on last look around (Perception DC 29) and follows the others
DM Hugh & Mitch - One More Thing Tuesday February 27th, 2024 1:28:22 AM Torry notices nothing and heads out. Ash heads back to the others. Drack notices nothing and tidies up. Loryn uses detect magic to search the place. Monolo finds nothing and is annoyed. Mortimer drags the corpses to hide in the underbrush. He helps search the area and comments that the frozen chapel wasn’t very frozen.
Some members of the party escort the children from the dank underground complex where they were held in captivity while other members of the party keep searching below.
Time was taken to tidy up some of the Wight corpses before the Children emerge above ground.
(OOC: I notice a lot of people got close to the DC but couldn't overcome it with natural 20s; perhaps I set this DC a little high...alternatively you could have had one person roll their roll with their bonus and have other people roll vs DC 10 to aid another to see if you could have beaten the DC but the point is moot)
You notice before you leave the chamber entirely that the point where the old lady ghost toed the ground the ground itself looks disturbed as if something or someone is buried there...
Do you do anything else in the underground chamber or is it time to head home triumphantly with the missing children?
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:22/40 AC:23 F11: R13 W:15 Tuesday February 27th, 2024 4:04:30 AM
(Torryn hadn't searched. She'd looked. Her priority was getting the children out, not looking for other things; so wouldn't 'waste' time in delaying that. Never underestimate The Argentium's capacity to roll low - consistently.)
Moving wight bodies really wasn't her forte, but she did what she could. Mostly this involved covering up the gruesome bits. Her haste was not inspired by any need for adulation or glory, but out of a desire to return the children to their worried families as soon as possible. they'd been missing a long time.
Drack (Chris J) - hp 45/73 - AC 20 d20+7=14 ; Tuesday February 27th, 2024 7:30:31 AM
After helping tidy up for the childrens departure, Drack heads back down stairs to help the others search the room. (Perception check 14, or add aid to another if someone better is searching. Is the spot on the ground where the old lady marked noticed by the group?)
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/20/20. temp/hp:63/50. false life, shield, lucky, darkvision, hand, haste Tuesday February 27th, 2024 12:29:02 PM
In his search of this strange place, he looks over at the place. Mortimer then decides to go back where he witnessed the mother's spirit had stood. He assumes that everyone else didn't see her, because most people usually can't. He's always envied that because spirits can be so annoying at times.
"Oye, the ground is disturbed where the mother spirit once stood! Did you see her?"
Mortimer begins to brush away the dust or debris that was obscuring it. "Look!" If it looks safe, he continues to uncover what's buried there. Otherwise he will allow Manolo to check it first.
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+12=20 ; Tuesday February 27th, 2024 4:41:17 PM
Loryn looks curiously at Mortimer, deciding now being a good time for some levity "See her who? Did one of those wights got a bit more than a mouthful? Next thing you know, you'll be saying something like the hags were her children, corrupted and turned foul and that she tapped on the ground here abouts to give us a clue at where some treasure may be hid."
Bluff to play innocent 20
Acid Ray 6/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 0/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Treasure: All MW quality -2 Darkwood Staff -40 Darkwood branches for arrows -4 Darkwood wand Map case 2 Candles of Healing (2 uses left?)
Mortimer pauses and turns to look at Loryn with a perplexed expression; his head slightly tilted to the left.
"Uhhhh ... yeeah!"
His eyes shift back and forth as his befuddled mind reboots to its default settings. He then returns to the task at hand.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 ;-1lvl HP35/38,-1 all checks Tuesday February 27th, 2024 7:21:05 PM
"Morty", Manolo says tiredly. " I looked everywhere and didn't see this", he says and points to the spot and continues, "I am going up I need a little bit of fresh air". He goes up for the time being.
OOC: I knew about Aid another option but I am not going to tell people how to play the game....not to mention sometimes failing rolls can be fun (;
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 Tuesday February 27th, 2024 8:18:07 PM " Perhaps lead the children out, and a few of us will investigate." Gnubert says moving over next to Mortimer
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 Tuesday February 27th, 2024 8:18:07 PM " Perhaps lead the children out, and a few of us will investigate." Gnubert says moving over next to Mortimer
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 Tuesday February 27th, 2024 8:18:08 PM " Perhaps lead the children out, and a few of us will investigate." Gnubert says moving over next to Mortimer
DM Hugh & Mitch - Things Buried Wednesday February 28th, 2024 4:44:41 AM Torry did what she could with the wight bodies. Her haste was out of a desire to return them to their families as soon as possible. Drack helps tidy up for the children’s departure then heads back down to continue the search. Mortimer decides to go back and look over the place where the mother was standing. After asking the others if they saw the ghost of the mother he starts brushing away the dust and debris and before long he’s fully digging up clumps of dirt with his hands. Loryn looks curiously at Mortimer and decides to have a bit of fun at his expense.
Mortimer just pauses in his digging tilting his head at Loryn then his mind reboots and he returns to the task at hand.
Manolo tells Morty he looked everywhere but didn’t see the depression in the dirt and then decides to go up and get some fresh air.
Gnubert tells Manolo perhaps he should lead the children out while a few of them continue to investigate as he moves next to Mortimer.
So with some of the party on the surface with the children and some of the party below ground with Mortimer playing in the dirt. Mortimer manages to eventually find and bring up 3 small but heavy metal boxes.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 ;-1lvl HP35/38,-1 all checks d10+12=17 ; Wednesday February 28th, 2024 6:13:21 AM
"Stick with me, I am taking you out of this horrible place", he says to the kids. "I am taking the kids outs", Manolo says loudly and proceeds to take the kids outside. He only looks around for a possible ambush or enemies, nothing else mattered to him as he is lost in his thoughts.
Perception (take 10) - 17
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 12/36 Wednesday February 28th, 2024 9:24:13 AM
Ash watches cautiously as Mortimer pulls up the boxes. " I hope some mini animated dead don't pop out and give us another warning." Ash jokes.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:22/40 AC:23 F11: R13 W:15 d20=1 ; Wednesday February 28th, 2024 9:31:43 AM
Torryn dusted her hands off and looked around. It always paid to appreciate the beauty of Nature, if her e that meant only looking up at the sky. What did the weather hold for their journey back? Assessing such things was not really the speciality of Sacred dancers, so she contented herself with looking at the clouds for a moment. Her attention quickly turned at the arrival of the children.
"And here you are, back out in the light. Soon enough we'll get you home and you'll be able to tell everyone how brave you all were. Oh yes, being brave doesn't mean not being scared - that's when you have to be your bravest. Now there some things more important than being brave - like looking after others. Poor Spot has been up here alone for a while now. She'd really appreciate some company. Well, lots of company actually. She's a very sociable horse. Who'd like to come with me and help make Spot feel better?" Torryn's intent was to distract the children from their recent nightmare. Spot was fine, but it would do the childen good to feel that they were doing something helpful and important. Then again, perhaps she shouldn't have sounded quite so upbeat and merry. It was simply in her nature.
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Diplomacy: 1. (8) - Take that Morty and Dracky!
Drack (Chris J) - hp 65/73 - AC 20 Wednesday February 28th, 2024 11:54:05 AM
"Nice work Mortimer. looks like we found what they didn't want people finding. I'm thinking we need to open these things away from the children, and definitely check them before taking them back to town. No telling what's in them or what kind of traps they might have on them. What do you all think? should we get Manolo?"
Lay hands: 7/8 Spells: Divine Favor Bless
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/16/19. temp/hp:63/50. false life, shield, lucky, darkvision d20+7=19 ; Wednesday February 28th, 2024 12:18:01 PM
Mortimer agrees with Drack, "Yeah, three boxes, three hags; who knows what's in these things. 'Opefully not an assorted tooth and fingernail collection, bloody eyes of newt or some other rubbish."
He sets the three boxes down on the ground, casts Detect Magic and gives them a good looking over to detect any auras (Spellcraft: 19). If they're locked, he waits for Manolo to unlock them. Otherwise, he throws caution aside to satisfy his curiosity. Mortimer opens the boxes one by one.
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+13=18 ; Wednesday February 28th, 2024 3:26:41 PM
Loryn congratulates Mortimer on the find and agrees with everyone on the move of messing with the boxes away from the children and town.
"Children are topside and we should be moving them home sooner over later. Torrynashkabbeth and Manolo are the only two up there right? I'll head up and send him down. Torrnashkebbeth and I are going to bring the children a bit further and set up camp. They could probably use a good fire, good food and a nights rest. You all catch up when you're done."
With that, the gnome moves topside to gather the children and find a good camping spot a few hundred yards away and towards home.
He and T work on the camp and the gnome sets to getting some good food started. nothing washed away fears like the smell of delicious food. [i]Cooking 15[i] looked at wrong skill first. Bonus is 10 not 13
Acid Ray 6/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 0/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Treasure: All MW quality -2 Darkwood Staff -40 Darkwood branches for arrows -4 Darkwood wand Map case 2 Candles of Healing (2 uses left?)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 Wednesday February 28th, 2024 10:30:20 PM
Gnubert stands by as Mortimer unearths the boxes. The young cleric is curious, but cautious as Mortimer throws the boxes open.
DM Hugh & Mitch - On the Surface again Thursday February 29th, 2024 4:55:44 AM
Everyone give yourself a hero point for either valor in combat and/or rescuing the children.
Manolo takes the kids out alert for last second dangers. Ash watches Mort pull up boxes and hopes nothing weird happens. Torryn takes a second to observe the weather and talks about the nature of courage in an attempt to distract the kids. Drack thinks they should open the boxes well away from all the children. Mortimer thinks three boxes, three hags. He checks for magic and opens them if they’re unlocked. Loryn congratulates Mortimer on the find and is of the opinion that they make a camp for the night. Gnubert stands by as Mortimer opens the boxes
Mortimer opens the boxes and finds Each is filled with bronze chess pieces, golden coins, silver rings, platinum bars, and bags of gemstones of Opal, Amethyst, Onyx, Jasper, Jade, Topaz, Malachite, and Larimar. With the other treasure found 2928gp worth, this is enough for each PC to gain 7,000gp
The party now having rescued the children and searched the underground finding all that was there head to the surface where a little whiles away from the altar topside they are building a campfire for the kids.
Once the campfire is build the kids clamor for a campfire song. What do you do?
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:22/40 AC:23 F11: R13 W:15 Thursday February 29th, 2024 5:31:00 AM
"Well, if there's going to be singing we really should have some dancing." Torryn answered. She needed little, if any excuse to dance. "And I think singing will work best if everyone joins in." It didn't. She knew that, but wanted all the children to feel involved and to be distracted. If anything turned up, due to the noise, she and her fellow Argentium would handle it - politely discouraging any unwanted attention. A kick to the face discouraged most rather effectively.
"So, what shall we sing?" She turned a mischievous smile upon Drack, encouraging the typically taciturn and stoic paladin to take the lead. She rather suspected that he had a good voice for singing. As for herself, it was more of a soft, whispery croak. She let her body do her singing, in the dance.
Drack (Chris J) - hp 65/73 - AC 20 d20+4=8 ; Thursday February 29th, 2024 9:08:42 AM
(should we go ahead and add 7000 gp to our cs?)
Drack will haul up the boxes with the others, and give them to Loryn to put in his extra dimensional space for safe keeping, and for weight reduction on the trip home.
Drack will settle in around campfire with the others once camp is set. Drack will assist Loryn with the food as requested.
"We should still set up a watch. probably not too much in the area because of the hags, but better to be safe. I will take the usual last watch. Is anyone still injured after Gnubert's healing? i have quite a few lay hands that i can use."
Once the watch is set, Drack prepares to get comfortable and rest. After a resoundingly victorious battle he takes some time to pray to Domi.
The Paladin frowns as Torry suggests he entertain them with a song. He had never really sang before, but remembered some of the old Elven songs his mother sang as they worked in the fields. He assumed they had been taught to her by his father, but he had never actually asked. He decided it would, at the least, scare away any critters should they be in the area, so decided to give it a try. (perform 8) After making the attempt, the Paladin decided he was right, and not much of a singer.
Lay hands: 7/8 Spells: Divine Favor Bless
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:22/40 AC:22 F11: R13 W:15 d20=17 ; Thursday February 29th, 2024 11:52:06 AM
Torryn smiled encouragingly as Drack attempted a song. If he could try, so could she! being half-elven herself, she did know some of what Drack sang, but the children didn't. So she opted for "See the little goblin" It was silly and she she hammed up the acting completely. It was though, a very humorous performance.
(Perform: Sing/Act +4. = 21.) NB: Torryn is a very good Dancer. that perform skill doesn't transfer. Also, I have added the money to her sheet.
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 12/36 Thursday February 29th, 2024 12:12:56 PM
Ash chortles at Torryns insistance of dancing and singing. If one thing, she was always looking to have a fun time.
Ash helps carry the treasure up.
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+5=16 ; Thursday February 29th, 2024 4:07:49 PM
Loryn smiles and has a good laugh at the attempts of song and singing. [b]"I can honestly say, I've heard anything like that Drack.[/] And it looked like many of the group were going to have a go at it, and Loryn was not about to let the gnomes and his ancestors down.
With an Ahem and accompanied by Ghost Sound for some chimes...
[b]"Thank you all here is an old favorite from clan Glitterfall...
What's the man's name? Hinky Dinky Dee Mighty bad man, but he can't catch me Great big bag and great big haul See him coming and away we go.
Horse and a flea and 2 little mice sittin in the corner shooting dice Horse foot slipped and he fell the flea Flea said Boo there's horse on me
What's the man's name? Hinky Dinky Dee Mighty bad man, but he can't catch me Great big bag and great big haul See him coming and away we go
Perform 16
Acid Ray 6/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 7/7 2nd lvl: 0/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Treasure: All MW quality -2 Darkwood Staff -40 Darkwood branches for arrows -4 Darkwood wand Map case 2 Candles of Healing (2 uses left?)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 Thursday February 29th, 2024 6:34:27 PM
Gnubert wanders around patching wounds and humming to the tune
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 ;-1lvl HP35/38,-1 all checks d20=5 ; Thursday February 29th, 2024 6:41:21 PM
Manolo tries to dance but stumbles badly. He will stay for the songs and dances but will go rest afterwards. He winces as Drack starts signing. Perform( dance) 5
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/16/19. temp/hp:63/50. false life, shield, lucky, darkvision Thursday February 29th, 2024 10:41:05 PM
Mortimer's eyes go wide once he open the boxes. At first he doesn't believe what he sees, but his disbelief quickly fades when he takes a handful of gems. "Oye!! I'm rich, err I mean, WE'RE rich, yeah!
After emotions calm down, and he catches his breath, he allows himself to relax. Song, dance and the smell of Loryn's cooking is a very pleasant change. He would normally offer up a song or two, but he's certain the lyrics would be inappropriate for children.
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