DM Mitch and Hugh Terra-Cotta Combat d4=4 ; d10=8 ; d10=4 ; d10=9 ; d10=5 ; d10=7 ; d10=4 ; d10=5 ; d10=7 ; d8=4 ; d8=1 ; d8=4 ; d8=3 ; d8=6 ; d8=8 ; d8=8 ; d8=8 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 7:19:53 AM Hank says he normally doesn’t rush into combat when they can create a bottleneck however he thought the archers could turn things into a murder alley potentially. He apologizes to Gnubert for all the healing the cleric had to do then perks up at the mention of the stairs and suggests they continue. Torry continues to point out the big steps that go down and that being the way they need to go. She was partially impatient due to her light failing to penetrate the darkness. Drack asks Loryn if they should search further on this level before continuing and polls the spell casters whether they should camp here to recover spells Loryn tells Mortimer he has some good points but then gives his own memory’s version. He wasn’t sure of the bottleneck tactic but he is not a tactician. He reasons they should keep moving as they only just got there. Ash says he’s good on spells and he has the wand so he’ll defer to other casters on stopping. He just hopes future enemies are more susceptible to his magic. Gnubert says he is good to continue and that he has more in him. He tells Hank he may be right but he wants to improve things in the future and that he is a firm believer in not leaving an enemy at your back. Manolo thinks they should continue Mortimer appreciates Loryn’s humor and casts detect magic. He’s good with spells and suggests they find Manolo a bludgeon.
The party go down, deeper into the earth. At the bottom of the stairs there’s a change in the style of stone work. Plain flag stone changes to a smooth white stone, the spaces opens up some, and shelves start to line the walls. Stacked one above the other, they’re just long and deep enough for a person to lay in with a bit of space. Most are empty, but the light illuminates several with ancient corpses laid respectfully to rest. The stone is chipped and damaged, moreso then upstairs,
Four exits go off into the darkness (left, forward left, forward right, right). Toryn’s detect evil pings moderately as she looks around, but before she can try to narrow things down one of the corpses screams from inside of it’s alcove. Unnaturally loud it echo’s down the halls of this crypt and everyone feels strange.
Everyone roll vs DC 16 will. On failure, you disappear with a pop! highlight the text beside your name to learn where you find yourself
Torry: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself 25 feet down the right corridor, still in sight of your friends who made the save.}
Drack: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself in a bend in the crypt. You can head forward around the u shaped bend or go left and around the other way. If Ash also failed you hear and see them around the corner to the right}
Loryn: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself back upstairs.}
Ash: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself in a bend in the crypt. You can head behind you around a u shaped bend or go right and around the other way. If Drack also failed he’s behind you in the u bend.}
Hank: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself in a 25 foot hall. Behind you it goes around to the right, or you can advance the 25 feet and go right around a bend there.}
Gnubert: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself in u shaped bend. You can head to your right down a somewhat long hall or take a twisting, turning path behind you.}
Mortimer: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself at the end of a 30 foot hall. To the left it turns around a bend and you can see two exits that way, straight and left. To the right it heads 25 feet before turning off.}
Manolo: Highlight to display spoiler: { You find yourself in the corner of an L shaped hallway. You can head straight or turn right and go around several curves you can see from here.}
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20+5=24 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 7:25:16 AM
(Will save 24)
Hank shakes off the effect and looks around to see how his comrades are affected.
(Can I tell which corpse made the noise?)
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+15=30 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 7:45:22 AM
~~
Torryn blinked and quickly shook off the strange effect almost as swiftly. She turned to see exactly which corpse was in dire need of a good smiting! Surely her Detect Evil power could help narrow that search. She felt sure that Drack could do it better and would have no issue in smiting it.
~~~
OOC: Obviously unsure what if anything has happened to others, so will that that until later. Will save: 30.
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+6=23 ; 4d4+4=14 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 9:23:27 AM Will 23"That can't be good." Loryn looks about with the others, knowing that Drack and Torrynashkabbeth can both Detect Evil.
"Anyone know Circle of Protection?"
Loryn readies to cast a spell if something gets out of one of the alcoves Empowered Magic Missile Dmg 21
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 7/7 minutes; Bless by Drack Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 d20+11=30 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 10:29:40 AM
Gnubert shakes his head a bit as he makes his save (Will save 30). "What was that?" he stammers a bit. Gnubert looks over at Loryn, "I got it" as he casts Magic Circle versus Evil on himself. "Stay close!"
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/21/21. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky, shield, detect undead d20+10=16 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 11:21:52 AM
(ooc: Before they go down into the crypt, Mortimer will put the swords and compound bows, dropped by the clay golems, into his handy haversack ... if no one else took them.)
(Will Save: 16, just enough!)
Mortimer winces at the high pitched shrieks of the corpse. This wasn't the normal cries of the dead he was used to hearing ... there was something more to this one. This seemed to assaulted his mind, but he was able to shake it off. He notices the others react to it as well. "Bloody hells! You all 'eard that too?! "
From his side, he pulls out a wand made from a long, slender bone with a grip made from wrapped strips of a kind of hide. Mortimer gives it a wave and mutters a few words of power.
(Mortimer casts Detect Undead from a wand.)
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20=17 ; Friday April 19th, 2024 6:34:16 PM
Manolo screams back, as he puts his hands on his ears. "What in the name of Gragul is that Evil Thing !?", he asks firmly everyone else.
Will save 23
Drack (Chris J) - hp 73/73 - AC 21 Friday April 19th, 2024 6:36:31 PM
Will post tomorrow
Drack (Chris J) - hp 73/73 - AC 21 d20+10=22 ; Saturday April 20th, 2024 10:48:01 AM
(will save 22)
Drack shakes off the weird feeling, and looks around around to make sure that everyone is good before quickly beheading the corpse that screamed.(if you need an attack roll DM, LMK)
He then detects evil with his Paladin ability to see what else must be destroyed.
"This is a foul place my friends. I am glad we are here, there will be much that needs destroying."
Spell Effects: Bless: +1 attacks and save vs. fear Haste: +1 to hit, ac, and reflex saves. extra attack on full attack, double move
Lay hands: 8/10
Spells: 1st Level: Divine Favor, Bless-c, protection from evil 2nd Level: Shield other
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+9=15 ; d20+9=17 ; d20+15=20 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 5:33:40 AM
Ash doesn't disapear(use hero point for reroll), but he looks around blankly at the odd feeling. He tries to understand if it was some sort of spell attack (knowledge arcane 20)
DM Mitch and Hugh Terra-Cotta Combat d8=1 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 8:15:20 AM Hank shakes off the effect and looks around to see if anything happened to his comrades. Torry also resists the effect and attempts to use her detect evil ability to figure out which of the corpses is in need of a good smiting though she thinks Drack might do it faster Loryn throws off the effect as well and asks if anyone knows Circle of Protection and prepares to cast an empowered magic missile is something emerges from one of the alcoves.
Gnubert shakes his head as he saves against the effect and asks what it was. He then Tell’s Loryn he’s got it and casts Magic Circle versus Evil on himself and calls for the others to stay close. Mortimer throws off the effect of the shrieking corpse and asks the others if they all heard that too. He then pulls out his wand made from bone and casts detect undead. Manolo is unaffected as well and asks the others what in the Drack has no problem resisting the effect either and looks around to make sure everyone is good before attacking the corpse that made the noise. (OOC: please roll an attack) He then activates detect evil and tells the others this is a foul place indeed and he is glad they are there. Ash tries to identify what type of magic the scream was.
There is a very anti-climatic lack of poofing. The party looks around and quickly spot the offending corpse and it is put down as it tries to crawl out of its cubby. It’s a humanoid corpse, clearly animated into some strange type of undead, and it’s covered in battle damage. Far more than the party dealt to it - it must be a remnant of whatever ancient battle destroyed this place.
Further examination of the area indicate more signs of battle, though hard to see. Nothing remains of any combatants but little chicks and marks all over the stone indicate something happened here.
Since everyone passed no one is able to determine what the strange scream was. It was certainly magic, but nothing Ash or the others have seen and likely some unique power of this type of undead.
Now there’s nothing left to do but pick a direction - left, right, forward left, or forward right? There’s only enough space to walk single file in combat, do the party split up or form a long, thin line?
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Monday April 22nd, 2024 10:02:26 AM
Loryn suggests after the creature is destroyed that the group have a look down each one and he has an idea on how to do it. With several sources of light operating in their immediate vicinity, Loryn picks up a few bits of busted wall. he casts Light on one piece and hurls it down the left passage. Which provides light to much of the party 80' around where the rock lands.
Giving those with low-light vision some time to look, Loryn repeats the process down the next 3 passages. Perception Take 10; 21 at least for the first 80' of each passage
"Let's see what we can see eh?"
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 7/7 minutes; Bless by Drack Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Monday April 22nd, 2024 10:14:28 AM
Hank waits to see what they can see. "I would usually say to never split the party, but with this many people we could have two groups and still be safe. Probably."
Drack (Chris J) - hp 73/73 - AC 21 d20+13=16 ; d10+13=22 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 10:19:50 AM
(Attack on corpse, power attack 2, hit ac 16, damage 22)
Drack waits to see what Loryn's light provides the party for information.
"I'm generally against splitting up Loryn, but if nothing useful comes of the lights, I think we have enough firepower to do it. If anything is found, we fall back and follow after the others. Just a thought. Your call."
Spell Effects: Bless: +1 attacks and save vs. fear Haste: +1 to hit, ac, and reflex saves. extra attack on full attack, double move
Lay hands: 8/10
Spells: 1st Level: Divine Favor, Bless-c, protection from evil 2nd Level: Shield other
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/21/21. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky, shield, detect undead d20+6=11 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 11:42:38 AM
Mortimer shares his method at deciding which way to go with the group.
"Lefty Looty, Righty Bitey! Aways worked for yours truly, it 'as."
He then checks the corpse for any valuables or curious trinkets ... this includes gold fillings in its teeth, if any.
(Perception: 11)
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Monday April 22nd, 2024 11:56:29 AM
"Want to pause for a second, and I can send Oslo down to see what is around the corner? Or we can just go in blazing... either way works, but I feel silence and stealth might lend it to a few of ours more. "
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=27 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 11:57:41 AM
~~
”What a good idea.” Torryn congratulated Loryn. She peered along each corridor in turn to see which held the most interest. ”If Morty wants the booty, I don’t mind taking on the bitey.” She offered. She had no issue with splitting up orleading the way. Her fey armour was still working and she could call up another fey shield if it came to taking on a ‘bitey’.
~~~
Perception: 27
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d10=5 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 6:54:16 PM
Manolo sighs, "Anyone sees or smells anything unusual?", he asks as he contemplates about which direction to go. Perception 16 (take 10)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=31 ; Monday April 22nd, 2024 7:35:02 PM
Gnubert takes a look around for anything of interest (Perception DC 31). Gnubert shrugs, "Pick and go. Makes no matter to me."
DM Mitch and Hugh Terra-Cotta Combat Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 8:08:13 AM Loryn suggests after the creature is destroyed the group have a look down each direction available. He picks up a bit of busted wall and casts Light on a piece and throws it 80 feet down. He does this for each direction giving those with Low Light vision time to look. Hank waits to see what can be seen using Loryn’s trick and says he usually says never split the party but in this scenario they could have 2 groups and probably be safe. Drack waits to see what Loryn’s light provides and is against splitting up but if nothing useful comes from Loryn’s idea they could split up and spread out and if one group makes contact the other group could fall back and reinforce. Mortimer shares his idea of which way to go with the rest of the group suggesting lefty looty and righty bitey before checking the corpse. Ash suggests sending Oslo to scout and see what is around the corner or they can just go in blazing but he thinks stealth might be the better option Torry tells Lorryn he had a good idea and then peers with him down each corridor. She states if Morty wants the looty she wouldn’t mind the bitey having no issue splitting up or leading the way. Manolo asks if anyone has seen or smelled anything unusual as he contemplates which direction to go. Gnubert shrugs and says pick and go as it makes no difference to him
Loryn’s thrown rocks bounce off walls a good way down the left and right paths, much closer the other ways. The light reveals long, twisty halls of identical looking stone and cubbies. If you somehow lost track of where you were it might be very difficult to reorient yourself down here.
Neither the animate corpse nor the ones that are just regular dead people have anything of value on them. They wear simple funerary clothing and several are so old to be nothing but bones, though many others are remarkably well preserved. Perhaps some sort of magic is involved.
DM Mitch and Hugh Terra-Cotta Combat Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 8:08:29 AM
There is now a map in the header showing what the party as seen so far.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 9:32:47 AM
my header update got eaten by an Internet dragon. Hopefully the above works.
Drack (Chris J) - hp 73/73 - AC 21 Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 11:14:26 AM
(Hey guys, sorry. Messaged Jerry. I need to go on walkabout for a bit. having cancer surgery in a week and a half. I have a ton going on right now. I would not be able to post consistently. Good luck and i hope to be back with you in a few weeks.)
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=12 ; Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 11:31:30 AM
~~
Intrigued, Torryn took herself off to the right. She moved as far as the corner and peered around to see what lay ahead. Only once she’d look did she remember to use her Fay and Dancer skills. She invoked her Fey sight, to see if there was anything magical about the area and then sought out the presence of Evil with her Sacred Dancer ability.
~~~
Perception: 12. That was a Nat 1; so she likely got distractted.
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20+1=7 ; Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 12:27:38 PM
Hank goes down the opposite hallway from Torrynashkabeth, using the light of his magic weapon to illuminate the passage.
Perception 7 (impressive, right?)
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 2:41:12 PM "And the answer is nothing, nothing remotely useful at all. "
Loryn nodded rapidly as Torrynashkabbeth and Hank split up and he waved Gnubert to follow Hank while he went after the sacred dancer. "Mortimer, Ash and Manolo. check out the immediate turns right here." Heading down the passage, Loryn picks up a piece of anything and puts a Light on it
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 7/7 minutes; Bless by Drack Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=28 ; Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 7:20:55 PM
Gnubert nods at Loryn as he follows Hank murming to himself as he begins, I said a direction, not three. This is how folks go missing... Gnubert keeps an eye for danger (Perception DC 28)
OOC: Chris, Best wishes, and good luck. I will keep you in my prayers. If there is anything we can do just reach out.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20=10 ; Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 8:17:55 PM
"So which direction?", Manolo asks He looks around walking without conscious mind.
Move:AC6
Percpetion 21
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+9=23 ; Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 10:22:25 PM
"Rat?... yes?...no?" Ash asks. He peers down the hallway towards the cubbies. Perception 23
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d8=7 ; d8=6 ; d8=3 ; d10=8 ; d10=6 ; d10=7 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 7:11:03 AM
Things start to quiet down in the dungeon and then all of a sudden a glowing bright light appears close to the party. It burns away the darkness nearest you and your heart and soul feel warm. A monk steps from the light, his brow is wrinkled with concentration and his head is covered with close cropped black hair. In a Deep Voice he says, “I’m sorry to interfere in the business of the Argentium but I need Drack for an urgent mission. I’ll try to have him back by your next adventure” The monk holds out his hand to the paladin and Drack takes it and all of a sudden Drack and the Monk are enveloped in a column of glowing bright light. Again the darkness is burned away and again you are suffused with feelings of warmth in your heart and soul. Gradually the light ascends towards the ceiling and then vanishes when it does sound returns to the dungeon. Know Religion DC 10:Highlight to display spoiler: { Was that Domi?}
Torry moves off to the right and peers down then invokes her sacred dancer ability to determine if the presence of evil is there. Hank goes down the opposite hallway from Torry, using his magic weapon to illuminate the passage. Loryn nods rapidly as Torry and Hank split up and he waves Gnubert to follow Hank while he went after the sacred dancer. He asks Mortimer, Ash and Manolo to check out the immediate turns in the vicinity. Loryn casts spell on a pebble. Gnubert nods at Lorryn as he follows Hank mumbling that he said 1 direction not 3 as he keeps an eye out for danger. Manolo asks which direction and looks around Ash asks yes or no regarding the rat and then peers down the hallway towards the cubbies.
Torry and Loryn are able to quickly confirm the left path leads to a dead end. Fortunately there are no more screaming corpses this way either.
Hank and Gnubert explore the opposite path. It goes down a ways before turning around a bend back on itself.
Manalo wanders a bit down a third path that’s nothing but twists and turns. He finds himself meeting up with Hank and Gnubert - it seems these two paths connect. Any possible greetings are interrupted - the three note one of the dead stirring as soon as they round the bend and see each other and another scream echoes through the maze.
DC 16 will save. On failure you find yourself in a new spot in the maze.
Hank, on failure, suddenly finds himself in the same hallway as Torry and Loryn to the surprise of everyone. If the other two fail they find themselves in a place they don’t recognize.
Ash, presuming they go the 4th direction as requested by Loryn, explores a bit but is interrupted by distant screaming, indicating someone has found one of those crypt things.
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+6=15 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 12:13:38 PM "Again a bit of nothing....Ahh that scream again, hey Tor....."
Loryn looks about as he is no longer where he just was. Oh bother
Loryn fails his Will save Perception take 10 = DC 21
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 7/7 minutes; Bless by Drack Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Wednesday April 24th, 2024 12:40:12 PM
Clarification: only Hank, Manalo, and Gnubert have to save. Everyone else can hear the scream echoing through the halls, but are out of range of the effect
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/21/21. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky, shield, detect undead d20+10=15 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 3:19:34 PM
(Will Save: 15. Wow, I couldn't roll a 6 or better; of course not!)
Mortimer can't keep track who he was or what passage he took. He had taken out a piece of chalk and started marking arrows to the exit on the walls. This doesn't help him though from the mind piercing scream. (Will Save: 15, fail)
Finding himself in a new spot, he looks around for any one of the chalky arrows he had scribed on the wall.
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 51/51 CMD: 6 d20+14=24 ; d20+11=21 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 7:45:41 PM
Gnubert's jaw drops as he recognizes Domi whisk Drack away (Knowledge DC 24). Gnubert bows slightly as he grasps his holy symbol.
Gnubert continues to trail along behind Hank, and then manages to stay in between the two. Gnubert's head snaps back as the undead screams, but the cleric is unfazed (Will DC 21). Gnubert draws his light mace, and prepares for combat as the scream echoes down the hallway.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20+6=14 ; d20=15 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 8:14:58 PM
Manolo suddenly find himself instantly in a new place. Manolo looks around quickly for anything immediately strange or dangerous
Will save 14 (fail)
Perception 26
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20=1 ; Wednesday April 24th, 2024 9:39:36 PM
(Will save 6)
Hank bamfs I to bring next to Torrynashkabeth and Loryn. His dart about as he gains his bearings. "By Gargul's beard! What just happened? Let's get back to the main branch."
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+15=25 ; Thursday April 25th, 2024 6:00:50 AM
~~
As before, the scream had no effect upon the Scared dancer. What did have an effect was the sudden appearance of Hank and the disappearance of Loryn! What sort of magic had those two unearthed that they could now swap places? OR! Was it an illusion? Was this STILL Loryn, disguised as Hank? Her head hurt just thinking about it.
”Um….Hank?” She asked tentatively. ”What did you do with Loryn?” Then a thought; maybe it wasn’t a real Hank. She called forth her abilities to ascertain the use of magic and whether the person before her was an evil doppleganger. Drack would be so proud of her ….she thought.
~~~
Will save: 25
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
OOC: NB – Really busy week. I’m away all day Friday and Saturday. I’ll catch up on Sunday.
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Thursday April 25th, 2024 7:12:00 AM
Ash turns and runs back the way he came, looking for the source of the scream(but also knowing who it is).
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d100=29 ; d20+10=17 ; d20+10=30 ; d20+10=11 ; d8=2 ; Thursday April 25th, 2024 8:06:12 AM Loryn says again a bit of nothing and hears the scream again. He lucked out by being out of its range. Mortimer can’t keep track of who he is or which passageway he took in spite of his use of chalk markings he finds himself disoriented and searches out any markings near where he ended up. Gnubert drops his jaw as he recognizes Domi spiriting Drack away. He bows slightly grasping his Holy symbol. He continues to trail Hank but is unfazed by the scream though he draws his light mace. Manolo suddenly finds himself instantly in a new place and looks around for anything immediately strange or dangerous Hankbamfs and is brought next to Torry and Loryn. He darts about to gain his bearings and tries to determine what just happened Torryn wonders why Hank is suddenly there. She’s worried about doppelgangers and tries to look for magic/evil. Ash turns back to help the others.
Gnubert suddenly finds himself alone as his two friends vanish. Hopefully he was one of the PCs with a light source, else he can’t see the corpse as it climbs out of it’s cubby and rushes him, racking a hand with viciously sharp nails across his face (17 to hit, nat 20, nat 1 to confirm so no crit. 6 damage)
Manalo suddenly finds himself facing a wall. Again presuming he has a lightsource looking around confirms he’s in a new, unknown part of the maze. A twisting bend that he can go either way on.
Torry detects no evil from Hank, though he is carrying magic items if that was a detect magic use.
None of the rest of the party are affected other than the distant screams of the strange undead.
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Thursday April 25th, 2024 8:49:50 AM
The confusion of teleporting in the tight space along with the wails of the dead were disorienting, to say the least. "Yes, I'm me, Torrynashkabeth. I have changed my mind. We need to stick together as a group. Let's head back."
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=13 ; Thursday April 25th, 2024 9:38:58 AM
~~ Someone was in distress. Was that Gnubert’s voice she recognised? (Not a great Perception check.)
If Torryn can follow the scream, she will: a double move places her directly behind Gnubert. Of course, in a maze, sound can echo and make following such a noise difficult. Equally, if she DOES recognise it as Gnubert’s voice and saw which direction he too, she can easily get to his side (Base move 40)
NB: Torryn does not yet know that Drack is gone.
~~~
Perception: 13.
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Thursday April 25th, 2024 9:58:36 AM
Hank bamfs I to bring next to Torrynashkabeth and Loryn Hank! Loryn takes a breath and puts his hands on his knees, "Holy ghosts ! You just can't go around popping in on folks like that. Give a poor old gnome a heart attack."
Loryn, looking down their passage at a dead end agrees with Hank, though as he just appeared, the gnome is not certain that staying together is an actual option, but at least they should probably try. [b]"Lets get back to the original intersection and try to recall the others."[b]
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 2/7 minutes Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 45/51 CMD: 6 Thursday April 25th, 2024 7:08:15 PM
Gnubert sighs as the light fades away. Gnubert hisses at the damaged caused bythe undead, and takes a 5 foot step back so he can draw on his gnomish heritage and cast dancing lights. "A little help over here folks!" Gnubert yells out as he raises his buckler, and holds his mace steady.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20=9 ; Thursday April 25th, 2024 8:14:15 PM
Manolo will try to light his ever burning torch while looking around quickly for any immediate threats. He keeps silent for the time being.
Perception 20
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+9=24 ; Friday April 26th, 2024 5:31:02 AM
"Gnubert?" Ash calls out. The mage turns and heads towards Gnuberts voice. (Perception 24).
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d20+10=20 ; d20+10=28 ; d8=4 ; d8=5 ; Friday April 26th, 2024 7:45:29 AM Hank is disoriented by the tight space teleportation and wails of the dead and suggests they need to stick together as a group and head back. Torry notes that someone possibly Gnubert is in distress and attempts to follow the scream with a double move action. Loryn sees Hank bamf next to him and chides the man about possibly giving him a heart attack. Loryn looks down the dead end and agrees with Hank though given the fact that Hank just appeared Loryn isn’t sure if that is an option but they should still try it. Gnubert sighs as the light fades away and hisses at the damage caused by the undead. He takes a 5 foot step back so he can cast dancing lights from his racial spell like ability. He calls out to his team mates for some help as he raises his buckler and holds his mace steady Manolo will try to light his ever burning torch while looking around for immediate threats. He keeps quiet for the time being. Ash calls out Gnubert’s name and heads towards him.
As Ash moves towards the noises a sudden light ahead alerts him to the fight ahead. Gnubert is facing down another one of those undead things and it slashes him twice for 8 and 9 damage. The rest of the party rushes in the general direction of the fight and can get there next round.
Meanwhile Manolo gets out a light to look around. He is very clearly not where he was, but it’s hard to say where he ended up. It’s the same type of white stone lined with cubbies and corpses and hard to say if he’s deeper in or just in a side corridor. He can’t hear anything of note.
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Friday April 26th, 2024 9:59:55 AM "Gnubert! Hang on cousin, help is coming!" Loryn shouts towards the fighting as he moves his little legs as best as he can towards the fight.
Active Spell: Light; Levitate 2/7 minutes Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d3=1 ; d20+3=20 ; 2d4=5 ; Friday April 26th, 2024 7:10:48 PM
Ash reaches out and sends an acid arrow at the undead creature. Range touch attack 20, 5 dmg, plus acid damage next 2 rounds.
1st Charm person, Sleep, 2nd Acid Arrow x 2, Glitterdust, See invisibility 3rd Fireball x2 4th Sum Monster IV, Dimension door
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 28/51 CMD: 6 d20+5=13 ; Friday April 26th, 2024 7:23:58 PM "By the Gods that hurts!" Gnubert shakes his head and attacks with his mace (AC 13 assuming that is a miss) missing. Gnubert prays to Domi and waits for help
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20=17 ; Friday April 26th, 2024 7:46:10 PM
He continues in a random direction. 'No point of hiding in the complete dark', Manolo thinks in encouragement as he continues to move forward in a random direction.
Perception 28
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Friday April 26th, 2024 9:45:22 PM
Hank rushes toward the sound of the injured Gnubert.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+8=27 ; d6+1=5 ; d20+8=14 ; d6=2 ; Sunday April 28th, 2024 6:07:05 AM
~~ Torryn stepped in and attacked (She could get to Gnubert’s side with a double move) She snapped out a side kick seeking to propel the creature away from Gnubert and then followed up with a palm strike – that fell short.
~~~
AC:27 hit for 5 damage. AC:14 hit for 3 damage. (I clicked the d6 rather than d6+1 at the bottom. It’s likely academic as AC:14 probably won’t hit)
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/21/21. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky, shield, detect undead d20+12=25 ; d6+5=7 ; d6=6 ; Monday April 29th, 2024 12:09:46 AM
(ooc: Mortimer isn't shown on the map. I just placed Mortimer him. No idea where I am in relation to the map or everyone else. I've also lost track about what is happening. I'm just going roll with it.)
The light, agile footsteps can be heard around the corner. Mortimer then rounds the corner and emerges from the darkness. He walks with a slow motion swagger like that of a dream for some, a nightmare for others. He sees the undead and his trademark Billy Idol sneer forms across his lips. In a blur of shadow and frosty fury, he attacks the pathetic creature.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d100=9 ; d8=6 ; d10=6 ; d20=20 ; d20=15 ; Monday April 29th, 2024 8:37:42 AM Loryn calls out for Gnubert to hang on and moves towards the fighting. Ash reaches out and sends an acid arrow at the undead creature hitting it for acid damage Gnubert shakes his head and attacks with his mace missing while praying to Domi for help Manolo continues in a random direction Hank rushes toward the sound of injured Gnubert Torry stepped in and attacked as she could get to his side with a double move and then kicked the creature Mortimer is a little uncertain as to what’s going on but finds his way to the rest of the group (I don’t think you ever posted which path Mortimer took so he never got added to the map)
Once again the undead goes down quickly once visible and attacked. Most of the party is now grouped up together, as best as they can be in the long narrow hallway at least.
Meanwhile Manolo picks a direction and random and starts walking. He quickly finds himself at a 4 way intersection and confronting another of the strange corpse monsters. This one does not scream, perhaps because he is alone, instead crawling out of it's cubby and rising to attack.
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Monday April 29th, 2024 9:17:17 AM
Hank is glad to see Gnubert is safe, and advances down the hallway to the next turn to see what he can see.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=16 ; Monday April 29th, 2024 10:16:30 AM
~~ Torryn followed Hank. It wasn’t hard to keep up and she itched to quicken the pace. What was the point in getting lost slowly when you could do it quickly?
She listened for any other nasty creatures whilst doing the bets she could to pierce the darkness
~~~
Detect Evil in effect. Perception: 16
Note: To get to Hank’s current position is not much more than a half move for Torryn. She will move on beyond that corner until something stops her.
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Monday April 29th, 2024 10:50:27 AM "At least they seem eager to be back at rest." Loryn quips about the undead. and he works to keep pace with the faster big folk, giving his shoulder the occassional look over to see if maybe somebody is following them.
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 43/43 d20+10=20 ; d6+2=7 ; Monday April 29th, 2024 5:47:51 PM
Manolo tries to attack the undead with his short sword.
Attack 20 Damage 7
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 2d8+5=13 ; Monday April 29th, 2024 7:20:12 PM
Gnubert sighs in relief as his friends arrive and save his gnome hide, "Thanks guys! I needed your help!" The cleric takes a moment to heal himself a bit (Cure Moderate Wounds 19 points of healing). "How about we try and stay together this time. Splitting up is workinG against us."
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Monday April 29th, 2024 9:34:42 PM
"Manolo" Ash asks out loud. " The young man has to be here somewhere." he added.
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:25/21/21. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky, shield, detect undead Tuesday April 30th, 2024 12:14:14 AM
Mortimer, as well, asks out loud, “ oy, Manolo! Come out, come out wherever you are!” With his chalk, he marks the direction of the exit on the wall. “Yes, whose brilliant idea was it to split up in a catacombs?”
He makes sure everyone stays together this time. No one need wander off.
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky Tuesday April 30th, 2024 8:30:33 AM
(ooc: updated info in the post name bar.)
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d20+10=27 ; d20+10=19 ; d8=2 ; Tuesday April 30th, 2024 9:23:39 AM Hank is glad to see Gnubert is safe and advances down the hallway to the next turn to see what he can see. Torry followed Hank. She itched to quicken the pace figuring it was better to get lost quickly than slowly. SHe also listened for other creatures while doing the best she could to pierce the darkness Loryn points out that the undead seem eager to be at rest while he tries to keep pace with the faster big folk as he checks to see they weren’t followed. Manolo tries and succeeds at attacking the undead with the short sword Gnubert sighs in relief as his friends arrive and save his gnome hide. He casts cure moderate wounds on himself and suggests they stick together from now on. Ash calls out for Manolo Mortimer calls out as well and marks the area they’re in.
The party’s calls echo through the halls but wherever he is Manolo can’t hear them or respond. Exploring as one big group quickly becomes awkward - the halls are to narrow for anything but single file, at least not if people don’t want to be accidentally stabbing each other when one of those undead pop up. The many twists and turns often mean only 2 or 3 people in the front could engage if one was around a corner, and the many dead ends mean awkward re-arranging and turning around frequently.
At least the party is able to quickly confirm this section of the maze is nothing but dead ends. It looks like the 4th path was the only actual one that leads deeper.
Manolo’s strike is solid, and it looks like another should down the greatly weakened Thing, but it recovers enough claw at him and get one past his defenses for 6 damage.
Crypt thing near Manolo: 7 damage
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=18 ; Tuesday April 30th, 2024 11:05:03 AM
~~ There was nothing to do but retrace their steps and try again. Torryn’s desire for speed was constrained by her need for light. She couldn’t operate in complete darkness like the gnomes…..and maybe Morty. He was a strange one. It wouldn’t surprise if he could actually see in the dark. She refocused her thoughts. Do what Drack would do! Focus on finding Evil and stay alert. ~~~
Detect Evil in effect. Perception: 18
~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20+10=21 ; d6+2=6 ; Tuesday April 30th, 2024 8:02:33 PM
Manolo smiles at the scratch, it wasn't so powerful. He keeps attacking the creature relentlessly.
Attack 21 Damage 6
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=28 ; Tuesday April 30th, 2024 9:41:33 PM
"Okay, let's look for him, but also let's not get lost ourselves.
Ash looks for any clues. (Perception 28)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=32 ; Tuesday April 30th, 2024 9:55:00 PM
Gnubert follows the others, casting light when his dancing lights wink out. The gnome strains against darkness, and silence trying to find a direction to head in to find Manolo (Perception DC 32)
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Tuesday April 30th, 2024 10:43:47 PM
Hank moves as quickly as he can through the narrow confines of the maze.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d8=2 ; d8=7 ; d10=3 ; d10=1 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 6:24:05 AM Torry decides to retrace the parties’ steps and try again using perception and detect evil to find foes. Manolo smiles at the scratch then continues his relentless assault Ash resolves to look for Manolo while not getting lost themselves, Gnubert follows the others and casts light when the dancing lights wink out. He strains against the silence trying to find a direction to head to find Manolo Hank moves as quickly as he can through the narrow maze
The party shuffles about and resumes their usual marching order. With only one direction they haven’t gone now they’re able to move quickly towards it. After several twists and turns another Thing awaits them around a blind corner. DC 15 will save for Hank and Torry or be randomly teleported… behind Ash for Hank or 5 feet forward for Torry.
Manalo presses the attack and manages to defeat the undead facing him. Now he has a choice of 4 directions to take. A sudden scream from somewhere distant echoes past him. Perception 20 Highlight to display spoiler: {it came from the left path}
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky d20+6=12 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 8:55:55 AM
(ooc: sorry for missing my post last night. I had an unplanned loss of consciousness due to a need for sleep.)
Mortimer moves along with the rest of the group, slowly making their way back to the fork in the corridor. Then the familiar screams can be heard ahead. He remarks, "Oh bloody 'ell, not again!"
(Perception: 12)
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+15=33 ; d20+10=29 ; d20+9=28 ; d6+1=6 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 9:55:07 AM
~~ As previously, Torryn was completely unaffected by the scream and the dark magic contained within it. Being behind Hank (currently) she decided to get past him and behind the nasty abomination; so calling upon her dancer training, she pirouetted, twisted and rolled!
(OOC: Will provoke an AoO, but she evades that with an Acrobatics roll of 29.)
Springing up behind the creature, she slammed a palm into its back.
(Hits AC:28 for 6 damage. Torryn can now give Hank Flanking – if he’s still there.) ~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 0/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Wednesday May 1st, 2024 11:01:55 AM
Loryn does his best to keep up with the others. He knew he would be relying on Torrynashkabbeth and Hank to lead and clear the way to Manolo. In the tighter confines of the crypt tunnels, the gnome would simply help shed additional light with his cantrip, saving more powerful magics for later.
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20+6=14 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 4:30:00 PM
(Will save 14)
Hank barely fails resisting the effect, and bamfs behind Ash. "What the-- Now I'm the rear guard again!"
With little choice but to stay put with all of the other party members in his path.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20+11=24 ; d3=3 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 9:00:27 PM
Manolo thinks about where to go. He will go towards a random direction. Perception 24 D3=3
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=20 ; Wednesday May 1st, 2024 9:57:07 PM
Ash turns to look at Hank, who just popped up behind him. " Thats peculiar". He said. He sees the fight is pretty in hand so he looks around for more bad undead. Perception 20
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d20+10=25 ; d20+10=24 ; d8=4 ; Thursday May 2nd, 2024 7:56:09 AM Mortimer moves along with the rest of the group slowly making his way back to the forth in the corridor. He swears as the familiar screams can be heard ahead. Torry continues to be completely unaffected by the scream and the dark magic contained within it. She moves past Hank and pirouetted and hit the thing with a palm strike to its back. Loryn does his best to keep up with the others. He relies upon Hand and Torry to clear the way to Manolo. He focuses on using his cantrip to help light the place saving more powerful spells for later. Hank fails at resisting the effect and bamfs behind Ash playing rear guard again. Manolo thinks about where to go and ends up choosing a random direction. Ash turns to look at Hank who just popped up behind him and tells Hank that seeing him is peculiar before looking around for more undead.
Manolo's random path takes him right and he quickly finds that it dead ends around a corner.
The Thing swipes at Torry as she moves past and presses the attack after she strikes it. It manages to land 1 blow for 8 damage.
Crypt Thing near Torry - 6 damage
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Thursday May 2nd, 2024 7:59:45 AM
Upon consideration I'm just going to say the party kills the crypt thing with their next attack and can move on this post.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:32/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 Thursday May 2nd, 2024 8:20:04 AM
It hit her? How rude! She'd have to practice harder, but at least her acrobatics held up well. She took solace from that. Of course, she could easily heal that minor injury - painful as it was, but didn't wish to make Gnubert feel redundant. If he wished to heal her, so be it. If not she'd invoke her Sacred Dancer ability to do so. Immediately though, it was a matter of watching as the others swiftly dispatched the horrid creature and then moving on.
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Thursday May 2nd, 2024 8:59:05 AM
Hank resumes his position at the front of the line. "Shenanigans, I say. Let's find the end of this maze." He advances forward.
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Thursday May 2nd, 2024 9:46:36 AM
Loryn chuckles and gives Torrynashkabbeth a pat on the lower back, "Dodge, parry spin my girl, dodge, parry, spin."
With another small chuckle Loryn calls out loudly "MANO!" then then more quietly as if being answered from a far, he says through the corner of his mouth "Olo..." Again Loudly, "MANO!
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky d20+6=7 ; Thursday May 2nd, 2024 12:25:27 PM "I prefer ta employ the five D's of artful dodgery, yeah: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge. Always works for me."
Alas, Mortimer forgets to duck under a cobweb and takes it directly in the face, "Eck!"
(Perception: 7, natural 1.)
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20+11=29 ; Thursday May 2nd, 2024 7:37:08 PM
Manolo goes back towards another direction . Perception 29
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=17 ; Thursday May 2nd, 2024 10:59:53 PM
"Manolo" Ash yells again. "Yell out if you can."
The mage continues looking for the young man.Perception 17
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=36 ; Thursday May 2nd, 2024 11:02:41 PM
OOC: I'm sorry I missed my post yesterday. Long day at work.
Gnubert continues listening for Manolo and shedding light (Perception DC 36)
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Friday May 3rd, 2024 9:08:55 AM Torry thinks it is rude that it hit her and that she’d have to practice harder but at least her acrobatic skills held up. The injury was minor and either her or Gnubert could heal it but first they had to dispatch the creature to move on. Hank returns to the front and suggests they find the maze’s end Loryn chuckles and reminds Torry to dodge, parry and skin. He then calls out for Manolo Mortimer says he prefers the 5 Ds of duck, dodge,dip,dive and dodge before taking a cobweb to the face. Manolo goes in another direction Ash yells for Manolo and tells him to yell out if he can Gnubert continues listening for Manolo and shedding light
The party advances, calling for Manolo. As they round the next corner Manolo actually starts being able to hear them. Soon they meet up and the 4 way intersection.
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Friday May 3rd, 2024 9:28:41 AM "Manolo! Good to see you again, buddy. This maze is something else, right? Let's see if we can find the exit before more weird stuff happens."
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Friday May 3rd, 2024 9:29:58 AM
(accidentally submitted)
Given the two options, Hank makes an arbitrary decision. [/B]"I'll try right, first."[/b]
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d6=4 ; d6=4 ; Friday May 3rd, 2024 9:40:04 AM
~~ Torryn quickly followed. Doing so in no way inhibited her capacity to heal her injuries (swift action on self). By the time she’s caught up with Hank, she was fully healed once more. She looked around and listened. How much more of this was there? No wonder no one had found the thingummy they were seeking. ~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
AC 13 HP 39/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Friday May 3rd, 2024 12:53:58 PM "Lead on Hank, as good as any other direction.
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky d20+6=16 ; Friday May 3rd, 2024 3:32:23 PM
As they continue along, he continues to mark the walls with his chalk to direct them back to the exit.
This was a common practice for street people and gangs in the cities. These seemingly innocuous symbols and markings, unnoticed by most, would denote territory, safe areas and places to avoid. They even noted the attitudes of the occupants that lived there: kind woman, man with club, mean dog, etc. Mortimer uses the skills he learned on the streets in his adventuring life. There's not much difference between the two, he thinks. You break into someone's place and take their stuff ... live another day or die trying. It was all the same game.
(Perception: 16)
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20+8=11 ; Friday May 3rd, 2024 9:18:22 PM
Manolo tries to think about this kind of crypt/, dungeon before meeting his friends " This place has a lot of weak skeletons, don't you find it strange there are no strong enemies?,", he asks
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 3d6=13 ; Sunday May 5th, 2024 8:31:35 PM "There he is!" Gnubert points at Manolo. Gnubert looks over the party and motions for everyone to gather in, "School circle guys." As everyone gathers closesly Gnubert channels energy one time to tops everyone off (13 points of healing)
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Monday May 6th, 2024 12:33:50 AM
Ask keeps calling out. Hoping to hear his friend call back.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze d8=1 ; d8=8 ; d20=2 ; d20=17 ; d10=2 ; d10=3 ; Monday May 6th, 2024 7:32:30 AM Hank tells Manolo it is good to see him again and that this maze is something else, He suggests they find the exit before more weird stuff happens. He suggests they go right. Torry quickly followed while healing her injuries, She tries to determine how much is there to go. Loryn tells Hank to lead on Mortimer continue to mark the walls with chalk to direct back to exit while reflecting on how he used the skills he learned on the street in his adventuring life. Manolo tries to think about this kind of crypt before meeting his friends and remarks how the lack of strong enemies is strange. Gnubert points at Manolo and says there he is before urging the team to circle up for some energy channeling. Ash keeps calling out hopefully to hear his friend call back
The party goes right, discussing the enemies along the way. The undead they’ve seen have been fairly battle damaged but all the signs point to it being a long, long, long time ago. Perhaps the defenses were once stronger, but age and abandonment have long eroded their effectiveness.
After proceeding past the twisting corridors Manolo had found himself in the party rounds a corner and once again an undead is waiting there for them. Will DC 15 Torry and Hank or be teleported somewhere. There are marks on the walls indicating you’ve been here before,
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20+5=21 ; d20+16=19 ; 4d4+12=23 ; Monday May 6th, 2024 9:24:22 AM
(Will save 21)
Hank shakes off the effects of the magic, but it is enough to distract him from delivering an optimal counterattack. He jabs at the creature's face, using his bat like a spear.
(Attack 19, Damage 23)
"These things are a great example of why you hear stories of legendary adventurers who do things like divert a river to flood a dungeon."
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Monday May 6th, 2024 9:42:24 AM
Gnubert's burst of healing falls across him and the last pains of the arrow strikes from earlier fade completely. Loryn makes a note to see if such things leave scars or not. Noting the chalk marks that Mortimer is making, he inquires, for they are more than simple ticks on the wall, which is what he would have done. Loryn bobs his head in excited agreement, as he did when learning something new, such a simple, yet amazingly effective idea! He can hardly wait to get back to Windhorne and explore the Hamlet anew with this fresh perspective.
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+15=29 ; d20+10=18 ; d20+9=28 ; d6=3 ; Monday May 6th, 2024 11:11:21 AM
~~ Whatever the creature was trying to do it had no effect on the Sacred Dancer. (Will save: 29). She wanted to attack as well, but with Hank in the way, that wasn’t really a viable option, but she was a dancer! She could again dance past the vile undead to attack it from the opposite side. (OOC: Acrobatics: 18 to get past the creature. If that counts only as a move action she will attack once. Back kick: Hits AC: 28. Damage: (d6+1) 4. Albeit with the tremendous amount of damage Hank inflicted, it might drop before Torryn even gets to act.) ~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=20 ; Monday May 6th, 2024 5:14:05 PM
Manlo looks around in dismay. We have been here before,"what's going on here?", He asks, impressed by this revelation.
Natural 20 (Either for perception or perception traps)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=23 ; Monday May 6th, 2024 7:33:05 PM
Gnubert winces as he hears the tell-tale screech of the undead. Gnubert keeps his mace handy but knows he is less than handy with it. Instead Gnubert begins to study the walls, floors, and ceiling for hidden doors, or passageways. (Perception DC 23)
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky Tuesday May 7th, 2024 1:22:39 AM
After noticing his marks on the wall, indicating they’ve been here before, Mortimer offers up an idea to keep this from repeating, ”Oye, do we needta ‘ammer every skull in this bone bunker?”
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=28 ; d20+15=24 ; Tuesday May 7th, 2024 6:11:16 AM
"This is madness" Ash whispers to himself. They've been here before and now another undead was attacking.
Perception 28 Knowledge religion 24 to figure the type of undead
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Tuesday May 7th, 2024 8:19:49 AM Hank shakes off the effects of the magic but it is enough for him to deliver a suboptimal strike against the creature but it is still enough to dispatch the weakened creature. He observes creatures like them are examples of why you hear stories of legendary adventurers diverting a river to flood a dungeon. Loryn has the last pains of his arrow strike healed by Gnubert’s energy channel. He resolves to check if the process leaves scars later then inquires of Mortimer what is up with the chalk marks. Torry goes to kick the creature only to find Hank had already dispatched it. Manolo looks around in Dismay as he realizes they have been here before and he asks what is going on. Gnubert winces as he hears the screech of the undead and then begins to study the walls, floors and ceilings looking for hidden doors or passageways. Mortimer suggests hammering every skull in the bone bunker as he also notices they’ve been there before. Ash whispers that this is madness.
(There seems to have been some confusion, I meant that if someone got teleported they got teleported an unknown distance back the way the party came. No one got teleported, so no one is in an area they’ve already been)
Once more the undead quickly goes down and the party is able to fully explore this branch of the maze. It’s another dead end. With their careful tracking the party is aware of only one other possible path, so some backtracking commences and soon they’re in an even windier section of the maze.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 Tuesday May 7th, 2024 10:35:16 AM
~~ Torryn moved on, skipping merrily around the corners. ”This is great!” She enthused. I bet there’s some really good cheese at the end. ~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Tuesday May 7th, 2024 11:07:38 AM "Mmm... Cheese. I love cheese. Let's order a charcuterie board to celebrate when we finish this dungeon. How's that sound?" Hank takes a few tentative steps forward.
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Tuesday May 7th, 2024 3:30:15 PM Cheese. You know, that is something I have not worked on, worked with? sure, but never my very own. I bet I could convert or build something at Minerva's, not the best cheese, but pretty gouda certainly.
As the wind picks up, Loryn quiets down and gets serious again, well serious for the gnome at lease. He stops talking...
Psst, Torrynashkabbeth, Are there rocks ahead?
Perception take 10 - 21
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=31 ; Tuesday May 7th, 2024 7:35:05 PM
Gnubert finds no traces of hidden passages and follows with the party. As they enter the newest (?) section of the maze the cleric listens, and watches for danger (PERCEPTION DC 31). Gnubert chuckles at the gouda joke and smiles at Loryn,"That was pretty good!"
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=5 ; Tuesday May 7th, 2024 9:01:56 PM
Manolo listens to the wind. "Ignoring the talk about cheese "
Perception 16
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Wednesday May 8th, 2024 12:15:50 AM
"Cheese isn't my concern, my concern is the bull headed brutes that usually live in these. Not to mention the undead... so do be on the lookout for some undead minotaur."
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Wednesday May 8th, 2024 8:24:40 AM
The party debates cheese and advances. After rounding a corner they suddenly come across more signs of combat. Well, a bit more than that.
Up to this point the maze has been, not pristine, but fairly plain with few signs of combat besides the damaged undead and chips in the stone. Ahead of you the entire wall has been blown out, as if by an explosion. And the next and the next, like someone got tired of navigating the maze and resorted to a more direct method of moving through it.
Ruble is scattered everywhere, making it difficult terrain, and through the multiple holes you can see what looks to be a vault door, twisted, ruined, and laying on the ground where it was blown off it’s hinges.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 Wednesday May 8th, 2024 9:59:07 AM
~~ ”Well, that doesn’t look very promising.” Torryn commented quietly before again moving forward, carefully picking her way through the debris. Channelling her inner “Drack”, she again did her best to sense any Evil ickyness lurking in the vicinity, only belatedly remembering that Drack didn’t call it ‘ickyness’. ~~~
Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1
~~~
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=28 ; Wednesday May 8th, 2024 2:29:38 PM
"Maybe Manolo Is some god like diety with immense power and just pretends to be a normal chap getting lost, and just cheated to get out. .... or there's something else in this maze that Is bound to ruin our day."
Perception 28
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Wednesday May 8th, 2024 4:54:47 PM "Looks like we might be a bit late for the party."
Loryn gestures towards the 'path' Hank and Torrynashkabbeth, be careful and lets see what's left."
Perception take 10 - 21
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=16 ; Wednesday May 8th, 2024 7:43:24 PM
Manolo looks around and says, " I believe someone has beaten us, possibly treasure hunters...be on your guard", Manolo says.
Perception 27
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=21 ; Wednesday May 8th, 2024 7:59:58 PM
Gnubert looks over at Ash, "I forgot about that minotaur in the maze to be honest. We should probable keep an eye out for one of those!" As they walk up to the destruction Gnubert's jaw drops, "What in the name of the Gods..."
As Loryn direct Hank and Torry forward Gnubert adjusts his buckler, and wipes the sweat from his hands before hefting his light mace again. The cleric peers down the rubble strewn maze looking for danger (Perception DC 21)
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 d20+11=27 ; Wednesday May 8th, 2024 10:47:43 PM "Yep, yep, let's take a look. Maybe we can tell what caused this mess." Hank bends over and inspects several loose stones, followed by the vault door, looking for any indication of what caused the damage.
(Knowledge - engineering check 27)
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky d20+6=11 ; d20+5=11 ; Thursday May 9th, 2024 12:40:36 AM
Mortimer was about to mention his favorite, most jelliest head cheese, when they come upon the destruction. At first, he thinks why they didn't do that ... then wonders 'what' had done it. The sight of the vault door's remains makes his eyes go wide.
His darkvisioned eyes dart all about the scene. He picks up a few tiny bits of debris and tries to determine if it was blasted, dug or worse yet, chewed! 'gulp!'
(Perception: 11. Appraise: 11. Sigh.)
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Thursday May 9th, 2024 6:30:52 AM Torry says things don’t look very promising in a quiet manner before moving forward and picking her way through the debris. She channels her inner Drack and starts detecting ickiness only later remembering he didn’t call it ickiness. Ash thinks that either Manolo is some god-like deity with immense power and just pretends to be a normal chap getting lost and just cheated to get out or there is something else in the maze bound to ruin their day. Loryn suggests they might be a bit late for the party and gestures toward the ‘path’ if you could call it that. He tells Hank and Torry to be careful. Manolo suggests they’ve been beaten perhaps by treasure hunters and that they should be on their guard. Gnubert says he forgot about the minotaur in the maze and that they should keep an eye out when he questions the destruction in font of them. He wipes sweat from his hands before hefting his light mace again. All the while peering down the rubble strewn maze for danger. Hank agrees that they should take a look and maybe they can figure out what caused the mess. Mortimer loses his train of thought at seeing the destruction, wondering what had causes this destruction.
Advancing the party finds themselves in a large, square room. The walls are thick and reinforced and various shelves and plinths lay long empty. In the corner of the room a small pile of gear sits, the only thing that seems to have survived the centuries of abandonment other than the guardians.
Hanks examination reveals a lot. There are lots of scorch marks here and there, and the roof is cracked but holding strong even after all of these years. This was done with some form of explosive, magical or mundane it’s impossible to tell, and done very carefully and skillfully to not collapse the underground chambers on top of the head of whomever was raiding the place. It probably took a few hours to blast through, something you can’t really do if defenders are assaulting your position.
Manolo’s look around also notices something. A flagstone doesn’t line up with the rest and turns out to be loose, hastily replaced after someone stuck some papers underneath. Surprisingly well preserved papers, maybe the vault, even broken, has some sort of preservation enchantment on it. The language is one Manolo can't read but others might recognize as High Woldian.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=20 ; Thursday May 9th, 2024 8:15:53 AM
~~ What to make of all this? It wasn’t really her speciality – sifting through old stuff. Now had there been some dancing involved, it would have been entirely different. She contented herself with looking around. She’d found no hint of ickyness, so opened up her Feysight to detect for magical residues whilst wondering how much longer her Fey Armour would last. (She has 2 hours. I didn’t think it had been anything like that long.) ~~~ Perception: 20 ~~~ Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1 ~~~
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky Thursday May 9th, 2024 8:49:13 AM
Mortimer notices the ancient writing and responds, "Old 'igh Woldian, it is. It says ..."
(Mortimer knows High Woldian, for some strange reason, huh!)
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Thursday May 9th, 2024 10:32:34 AM "These scorch marks were placed to blast the vault door without collapsing the infrastructure. Not an area spell. Most likely satchel charges or a pinpoint spell. That takes a good while to pull off, and the zombies wouldn't have been messing with them while they did it. They either bypassed the zombies, or they were able to keep them off. It looks like we are dealing with a treasure hunting team." Hank looks over at the note. "Kwa..ki..sur..pi..ni..ku? Can anyone read this?"
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Thursday May 9th, 2024 12:36:39 PM
Ash raises an eyebrow at Mortimer. "Look at the big brain on Mort here" Ash jokes. "Good on you."
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Thursday May 9th, 2024 4:31:32 PM
The entry as described by Hank is impressive, very impressive. Definitely done well before The Argentium got here. No way they would have missed the sound and feel of this.
Loryn knew the spell to do so, but Mortimer actually knew High Woldian. He nods with Ash's assessment, Royale with cheese indeed."
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 Thursday May 9th, 2024 8:48:00 PM
[/b]"You seem well versed in this knowledge Hank. Thank goodness for you in this case!"[/b] Gnubert looks around for anything else that might be helpful as he gives an appreciative nod to Mortimer, "Well done my friend!"
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 Thursday May 9th, 2024 9:52:13 PM
Manolo points to the piece of paper. "I can't read this", he says as he takes the piece of paper, wanting to show it to everyone. Perhaps someone could say something about this paper.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Friday May 10th, 2024 7:37:40 AM Torry is kind of out of her depth with respect to sifting through old stuff. She opens up her fey sight to detect magic residues Mortimer reads the High Woldian Hank analyzes the scorch marks and concludes satchel charges then tries to interpret the writing but fails. Ash congrats Mortimer on being able to read High Woldian Loryn thinks Hank’s description of the entry was impressive and the action was done way in advance of the Argentium’s visit. Since Mortimer beat him to it Loryn can save a spell. Gnubert is impressed by Hank’s knowledge and says as much before giving a nod to Mortimer Manolo points to the piece of paper and says he can’t read this
Torry notes that the pile of gear in the corner radiates magic. It’s a motley collection of armor, weapons, and other items that will have to be identified, all in slightly rough condition bearing signs of combat, though intact enough to be used.
Mortimer is able to read High Woldian! The papers say…
”If you are reading this then the Spire Armory is no more. Our arrogance proved our undoing. We thought ourselves invincible with our magic weapons, our vault of artifacts, and our magically created soldiers. When others came to ask for help against the Ogre Warlord Kronk we scoffed. A mere ogre was no threat.
Now our constructs are shattered, our undead destroyed, and our vault blasted open. Though we inflicted great damage on his army I fear Kronk’s power has only grown with the addition of our artifacts. If he learns the true purpose of the Box of Svengaxi then may the gods help us all. It lets the holder enslave Djinn, and though I know of no way he could summon such a creature to use it on should he manage it his power can only grow.
Those who asked for our help said they were gathering at Eagle’s Pass. Myself and the few other survivors will join them, as we should have done before. If we succeed, we can recover our lost treasures and perhaps restore our order. So much is lost though… it may take the power of a Djinn to fix things. I leave this note here in case we fail. If anyone finds this you must find a way to defeat Kronk, or remove the box from his treasury. You’ve proven strong enough to defeat what was left of our defenses, perhaps that strength will let you defeat the warlord. Our artifacts cannot be left in the hands of one so evil.”
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Friday May 10th, 2024 8:09:34 AM "Soooo... Anyone know about 'Kronk' or 'Eagle's Pass?"
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 Friday May 10th, 2024 8:44:50 AM
"No, I cannot say that I do." Remarked Torryn as she stepped across to inspect the items in the corner. She doubted that there'd be anything of interest to herself, but if something could still be put to good use, it made sense to take it back where it could so.
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+10=25 ; Friday May 10th, 2024 9:49:53 AM
Ash smiles to Loryn. "Ahh a fan of the finer things in life. "
He starts perusing the library of knowledge in his head about Kronk or Eagles Pass.
Knowledge Geography 25
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 Sunday May 12th, 2024 7:07:08 PM "I have no idea about either. I am sure multiple of my brothers and sisters would know but their intellect towers above mine." Gnubert casts an eye about the destruction and shudders a bit.
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20+9=10 ; d20+9=22 ; Sunday May 12th, 2024 9:04:42 PM
Manolo thinks about the orge. "Kronk....we might have to ask our old friend about him", Manolo refers to Grog the Giant. He then proceeds to think loudly "So Eagle’s Pass....where did I hear that before?"
Local knowledge for the Orge warlord 10. Local knowledge for the place 22.
Ooc: we can ask grog....he !might know.
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Monday May 13th, 2024 8:02:32 AM Hank asks if anyone knows about ‘Kronk’ or ‘Eagle’s Pass’ Tory tells Hank that she doesn’t as takes a look at the items in the corner Ash smiles at Loryn and remarks that the gnome is a fan of the finer things in life before searching his head for knowledge about Kronk or Eagle’s Pass Gnubert says he has no idea of either and that some of his brothers and sisters might have owing to them being smarter than him. Manolo thinks about the ogre and suggests they ask Grog the Giant. He then searches his memory for Eagle’s Pass.
The party considers their knowledge of the area and Eagles Pass is maybe familiar? The events described are so long ago that it’s hard to know for certain without more research (AKA need a knowledge: history check. The place might not even be called Eagle’s Pass anymore)
Torry looks over the gear. Very much magical, but will have to roll a skill or cast Identify to figure out the exact enchantments.
There’s not much left to do down here. All of the other possible paths upstairs are caved in and there’s nothing else of value in these catacombs. Presumably the party starts the long, twisty trek back.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:25 F11: R12 W:15 Monday May 13th, 2024 8:21:30 AM
~~ There were some things that Torryn did well, like dancing. There some things that she just did, like riding Spot. And then there was paying attention. That really wasn’t one of her strong points. She was easily distracted. So, all the lessons that Agratha had attempted to impart about ‘arcana’ and ‘spellcraft’ had long since been forgotten.
“Hm...this stuff is magical, we should probably want to take it back with us.” She suggested hoping that perhaps a magical bag would accomplish that: one that she didn’t have to carry. ~~~ Perception: 20 ~~~ Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour. In effect.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1 ~~~
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K Monday May 13th, 2024 1:13:51 PM "Whatever our next move, it's not here. I suggest we pack up the magical gear that Torrnashkabbeth discovered and return to Windhorne. There we have access to the WLA and a bit more security than here. We can research this Kronk and Eagle's Pass as well as identify the magic and possible sell what we don't need in the Catacombs."
Unless someone has a compelling reason to stay put, Loryn helps to stow the magical gear into his Bag of Holding and starts heading out
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Monday May 13th, 2024 3:53:31 PM "Roger-dodger. We got some more clues, both explicit and implicit. We nabbed some loot. Nobody died. A great day! Let's identify this stuff and grab a congratulatory charcuterie board." Hank hefts his bat to his shoulder and stands up from investigating the stonework. "We will have to figure out getting back up that well, but it shouldn't be too hard."
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=15 ; Monday May 13th, 2024 7:05:11 PM
Manolo agrees. He takes one more look at his surroundings, just in case he missed something about this place. "We need to be discreet about our true mission, don't forget we have a competition and they most likely will hurt and possibly kill us if they want to get the Box of Svengaxi " Perception 26
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 Monday May 13th, 2024 7:12:39 PM
Gnubert shrugs, perhaps I should have studied geography, and history a bit more. he thinks to himself. The cleric walks over to the pile of gear and starts pulling out the items while making a much neater stack of it.
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Tuesday May 14th, 2024 7:35:45 AM
History wasn't Ash's strong suit. He kept quiet and headed back when the others were ready to leave
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky Tuesday May 14th, 2024 8:26:18 AM
(ooc: Sorry for missing the past two posts. Will post something as soon as I get to the office.)
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Tuesday May 14th, 2024 8:58:29 AM Torry has her strong suits as well as the things she just did but paying attention wasn’t one of her strong suits as she was easily distracted. She suggests that they take the magical stuff back with them. Loryn suggests they grab the magical gear and return to WIndhorne. With access to the WLA and more security they can research Kronk and Eagle pass as well as identify the magical items and sell whatever they don’t need. Hank reasons they got some clues, nabbed some loot and nobody died so it is a great day. They should identify this stuff and grab a congratulatory charcuterie board. He also points out they still have to get back up the well but that shouldn’t be too hard. Manolo Takes one more look at his surroundings just in case he missed something about this place. He suggests they be discreet about their true mission suggesting their competition will hurt or kill them Gnubert shrugs and thinks he should have studied history or geography a bit more. The cleric tries to organize the items in a neater way. Ash reflects that history isn’t his strong suit.
The party navigates back through the maze, helped a lot by the marks on the walls they made. They get back to the entrance of the well and climb out. It’s when they’re gathering together at the top to set out back to town that the Minotaur who confronted them at the Inn emerges from the trees.
Holding his arms up he says, ”I come in peace. Parlay.”
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:21 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=18 ; d20+7=14 ; Tuesday May 14th, 2024 10:34:59 AM
~~ “So….uh...How long have you been waiting for us to come out?” Torryn asked innocently as she took the opportunity to detect for evilly-ickiness. She then opened her Feysight to see if much magic was at play here. (Detect Magic) Just in case there was mischief a foot, she slowly took her bow from her back, but didn’t nock an arrow. She attempted to look as reasonable and inoffensive as possible. ~~~ Diplomacy: 14 Perception: 18 Mage armour will now have lapsed as likely more than 2 hours have passed since we entered. ~~~ Spells etc: 5/day: 2 used. Mage Armour.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1 ~~~
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Tuesday May 14th, 2024 10:47:00 AM
Ash looks over the minotaur popping out. He turns to Mortimer and speaks in Draconic, banking on the minotaur not knowing it.
" what's up with this guy?" He asks Mortimer. "He pops up everytime something bad is going on. Plus l, minotaur, maze... you connect the dots "
Mortimer Margrave (Stephen F.): ac:20/15/16. temp/hp:63/50. icy disposition, false life, darkvision, lucky d20+9=22 ; Tuesday May 14th, 2024 12:05:34 PM
(ooc: Back down in the vault, Mortimer would have gathered up the papers and stored them in his haversack, if no one else had done so.)
Mortimer shrugs at Ash. "Knew they'd be followin' us, I did. He's on cue for showin' up. The well would be too tight a squeeze for 'im, for sure."
He then turns to the minotaur and asks, "Name's Mortimer Margrave ... forgotten yours, I 'ave. Might as well be all introduced and proper, yeah, if we're ta be bumpin' into each other. As far as the well is concerned, it's been dry for a very long time!
(Diplomacy (with badge in view): 22.)
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=16 ; Tuesday May 14th, 2024 7:12:43 PM
Manolo keeps an eye for a possible ambush
perception 27
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 Tuesday May 14th, 2024 7:21:38 PM
Gnubert steps out of the well and sees the Minotaur. Gnubert makes sure his WLA badge is showing on his right shoulder, "You again? Where are your partners in crime? Have you come to assault us again?" The cleric keeps his words calm as he tamps down his anger.
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Wednesday May 15th, 2024 12:46:25 AM
(Tuesday post, super busy day)
Hank narrows his eyes at the sight of the minotaur. "I don't think we should parley. He didn't parley the last time we saw him, when he and his goons cast a spell on us and threatened us without so much as a how-do-you-do. The Golden Rule says he wants us to treat him roughly. I think we should go back to town, and give him a walloping if he doesn't leave us alone." Hank holds out a thumbs-down. "I vote nay."
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Wednesday May 15th, 2024 7:32:58 AM Torry asks how long the Minotaur was waiting for them to come out before using her ability to detect evilness and magic Ash looks over at the Minotaur popping out and asks Mortimer in Draconic what is up with how the Minotaur is always popping up and if the maze connection Mortimer tells Ash he figured the minotaur would show up and that the Spire armory was effectively too narrow for him. He then introduces himself and asks for the minotaur’s name Manolo keeps an eye out for an ambush Gnubert asks the Minotaur where his partners in crime are and if he has come to assault them again. Hank is of the opinion that they shouldn't parlay and maybe should beat up the minotaur.
The minotaur raises his hands a bit higher. ”Our first meeting was a warning. We have ways of learning if anyone is going to seek the box. When we do, we warn them away from it. You would be surprised how often it works.
You persisted however, thus now our second meeting. My people have investigated you after our first meeting. You seem the well intentioned type. Now you should know why the warning was given. Why the box must not be found. It is a tool of slavery, an evil lost to time. It must remain so. If an appeal to your self-preservation has not worked I now appeal to your sense of honor, of doing good for the sake of it. I know not why you seek the box, but its return can only do harm.”
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Wednesday May 15th, 2024 9:55:43 AM "Please elaborate. Be specific, Mr. Minotaur." Hank folds his arms across his chest in restrained patience.
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:21 F11: R12 W:15 d20+11=27 ; Wednesday May 15th, 2024 11:13:13 AM
~~ Torryn continued to study the minotaur carefully. She wished that she were more accomplished at sensing others’ motives, but that was a skill that consistently eluded her.
”What you say sounds perfectly reasonable and certainly I’ve no desire to be a party to anything that promotes slavery or wickedness, but then…..that’s just what someone would say if they wanted us to stop looking for a desired item. So, I ask; what proof do you have of the truth of your assertions? Give me good reason – good credible reason - to desist in the search and I shall.”
Still she did not draw an arrow. She was more interested in hearing his response. Of course that didn’t preclude the possibility that he was a distraction and that his companions lay in wait to ambush them. She again looked around carefully.
Fey Spark: used0/6 1st lvl: used 2/5 Lay on Hands: used 2/5 Stunning Fist: used 0/4 Smite Evil: used 0/1 ~~~
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+2=12 ; Wednesday May 15th, 2024 4:21:02 PM
Loryn listens and while he was good at lying, he was not as skilled at telling when others were. Slavery? the box. Perhaps a potent artifact that could bend others to the will of the wielder. There were far simpler and temporary spells to do so, why not something more potent. It was plausible certainly. It also seemed like something that would be mentioned earlier, but then again. The Argentium was relatively unknown, would you tip a group of unknown adventurers that they were seeking a powerful artifact of enslavement? Probably not, he concludes. So now onto another issue
Loryn speaks up, part of the trick of catching a lie is to keep them talking. "A question if I may. You say your group looked into us, did you likewise look into our benefactor? Our initial meetings and opinions is that he is a good and just man, but I would like to hear what you have to say on him.
Upon the answer Loryn continues, "Can you enlighten us on how long ago those walls were breached and the vault plundered. A message made the impression that some of the original order survived and the box is not as lost as you might wish it to be, but in a warlord's possession or passed down through kin.
Sense motive 12
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=18 ; Wednesday May 15th, 2024 8:43:22 PM
Manolo just listens..he tries to look at the minotaur's body language and tone of voice, thinking about possible agendas. He simply asks without listening, " Hi, mate, where is everyone else from your group?", he asks, still observing the minotaur
Sense motive rolled a 18 (unable to check my character sheet due to technical issues)
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+16=21 ; Wednesday May 15th, 2024 10:17:33 PM
Gnubert listens, frowns and then with the boldness of Domi he strides outwards attempting to see if the rest of his companions are hidden behind him (Perception DC 21)
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 d20+6=22 ; d20+4=24 ; Wednesday May 15th, 2024 10:36:58 PM
Ash looks the minotaur up and down, trying to figure out the angle he's taking.
Sense motive 24(nat 20) Perception 22
DM Mitch and Hugh Crypt maze Thursday May 16th, 2024 8:11:58 AM Hank asks for the minotaur to elaborate and to be specific Torry tells the Minotaur that what he says is reasonable but it is also just the thing one would say to get them to stop and demands proof Loryn asks questions concerning what the minotaur knows of their patron and how long ago the armory was breached. He also tells of the message that suggests the box is not as lost as the Minotaur’s group would like to believe Manolo listens and observes the Minotaur’s body language before asking where the rest of its group is Gnubert listens, frowns then tries with the boldness of Domi to determine if the minotaurs companions are nearby. Ash looks the minotaur up and down trying to figure out the angle he is taking
The minotaur seems genuinely surprised by the party’s statements and questions. ”You don’t…” the Minotaur says before stopping himself. He takes maybe half a minute to consider what to say. Meanwhile the party examine the area closely and the minotaur himself. As best as they can tell he is in fact both alone and being honest.
He speaks again. ”I will give you a modicum of trust. The box was created in a time long lost to memory. My order formed around a promise to ensure it could never be used. At one point, hundreds of years ago, my order held the box in safe-keeping, but a traitor amongst us worked with outsiders to steal it away and our order was decimated. It was a time of much chaos for us and the exact details of the history are lost but one of our agents told us he would sacrifice himself to ensure the box was lost to time.
Since then we have rebuilt our order and my elder’s magic allows us to learn of anyone who would seek out the box. We warn them away and keep information of the box suppressed as best we can.
We know little of your employer; just that you were being hired to find the box. We used more mundane methods to learn more of you, which failed to turn up much on the man who hired you other than what is known locally.
Our elders then prophesied that you would learn the true purpose of the box here, in these ruins. Taking into account what we now know of your group it was decided I should approach you alone and appeal to your better nature. So I am surprised that you demand proof, for I was under the impression you already had it. Perhaps something you discovered will have new meaning if you reflect on it.”
Intelligence check 10 Highlight to display spoiler: { Wait, didn’t that letter Mortimer read say something about slavery? }
Torrynashkabbeth (Nick) HP:40/40 AC:21 F11: R12 W:15 d20=16 ; Thursday May 16th, 2024 8:45:21 AM
~~ ”And I’ve already answered that I want no part of anything that promotes slavery or anything bad, but let’s change positions here. Put yourself in my shoes and I in yours. All you’ve done is explain your position. You still have yet to provide any real proof of the veracity of your words. Equally, what have we done to demonstrate that we only want good to be the result of our endeavours? I will concede that I feel our ‘employer’s’ reasons for acquiring the box seem only marginally altruistic. I’d much prefer it if we knew exactly what the whole truth of the matter is.” Torryn had needed to be convinced to go along with this quest. She was the most reluctant participant; at least it seemed so to her. This box seemed in no way aligned with the work and aspirations of a Sacred Dancer. She turned to the others.
”He’s not evil, but has magic about his person – which seems a reasonable precaution. I am increasingly loathe to continue in this task. It does not seem entirely consistent with promoting goodness and that has always been the goal of the Argentium.”
Mortimer gives the others a knowing glance, he remembers the ancient papers saying, 'It lets the holder enslave a Djinn, and though I know of no way he could summon such a creature to use it on should he manage it his power can only grow.'
This knowing glance to the others is meant to imply the minotaur is speaking the truth about the artifact's enslaving capabilities. (Bluff [Convey Secret Message]: 18).
Mortimer seems most interested in the information the minotaur's superiors had gathered on them. He steps forward and asks the minotaur in all sincerity, "Mister Minotaur, if ya don't mind me askin', what didya dig up about me? I'd really like ta know."
AC 13 HP 45/45 Loryn Glitterfall; Dan K d20+2=17 ; Thursday May 16th, 2024 2:18:41 PM
Loryn rubs at his ample nose and gives his cheek a proper scratch as it had started to inconveniently itch. Slavery and evil were pretty big words to throw around to the gnome and he finds himself stating so. "Slavery and evil are pretty big words and not necessarily ones I would choose to describe what we know about this 'Box'. Here's the thing, I would not consider an Elemental gem as a tool of enslavement or evil and yet it holds an elemental and to a box that can hold a djinni does not necessarily fall to that as well.
I have no issue taking you on what you say, but it prompts a follow up for me to ask about the sequence of events. Correct me, but what you are telling us is that the breach and evidence we found below was prior to the sacrifice a member of your order made to ensure the lost status of the 'Box'. Yes?"
Turning to the others, "If that is the case, then this Kronk fellow and Eagles Pass become pretty unimportant as they predate the 'Box' going missing and lost. Now Im all for, and always will be for, the solving of a good mystery or finding some lost antiquities, at best this is a back burner."
Active Spell: Light; Empower rod 2/3 Acid Ray 8/8 30' range 1d6+3 Innate Used: 1st lvl: 5/7 2nd lvl: 4/6 3rd lvl: 4/4
Ash Macfarlane - Shawn R; AC: 11 ( 15 Mage Armor)(T 11, FF 10), CMD: 24 HP: 14/36 Thursday May 16th, 2024 2:31:28 PM
Piggybacking on Loryns thoughts, Ash adds. " there are stories of djinn and genies being trapped in artifacts and lamps through out our history. Nowhere did we ever say, that's slavery. "
Shifting topics, "I get you're part of a group, that believes they're doing the right thing, but is it possible the rallying point is out dated and just stuck in your ways. "
Manolo (Michael A) -- AC 21/17/16 -- CMD 20 -- HP 37/43 d20=20 ; d20=11 ; Thursday May 16th, 2024 7:55:47 PM
The minotaur seemed honest to Manolo....he remembered what the box used for...but it still bothered him. 'He is obviously alone and now he is speaking about prophecy? And speaking the truth?' ,Manolo thinks and scratches his head in frustration. "So tell me, what are these prophecies of the elders say about us, what is going to happen now ?!", Manolo asks in quick manner. Intelligence natural 20 D20=11 to spot Mortimer secret message.
Gnubert Glitterdust (Wade) AC: 20 T: 14 F: 18 R: 9 F: 14 W: 11 HPS: 47/51 CMD: 6 d20+2=5 ; Thursday May 16th, 2024 10:56:09 PM
Gnubert finds no evidence of any others with the minotaur. "I agree with Torry. In that something is off about this whole thing. Also, Loryn is correct about needing more information, the truth, and all of it." The cleric turns to the minotaur, "How do we know you are telling the truth and not just the version to manipulate us?"
Hank (Tanner) -- AC 24/12/22 -- CMD 24 -- HP 70 Thursday May 16th, 2024 11:31:46 PM "Pretty much what they said. You have magic that lets you know when someone is searching for the box, but you don't have magic to find the box? That seems pretty weird. You could allow treasure hunters to find the box, then you could try to buy it from them." Hank is not convinced by the explanation.
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