LoF: The Carrion King; Below the Old Monastery

[Duniagdra]

You all continue down to the next intersection and find more of the same, death. Ox finds nothing of alarm or interest, but Kroft finds Buried under a jumble of bones at the end of this passage a small teak box emblazoned with the holy symbol of Sarenrae. The box contains a wooden holy symbol of Sarenrae suspended from a silver chain and a brooch. Finding nothing more of note, you all now stand in front of a locked door. Erin and Kroft are now at the door.

[tdsprouse]

Simi Holds fast for the door to be opened.

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Duni, i've often wondered, does teh re/white border around a PC (or other token) signify anything?

[Duniagdra]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Duni, i've often wondered, does teh re/white border around a PC (or other token) signify anything?

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Only that that was the last token I touched before exporting the map from MT. Most of the times, I remember to click off a token to get rid of that.

[Arpat]

Erin looks at the door...
THINKING: damn. i should have paid attention to the lockpicking class... i have the thieve tools, but how do i use em???
“i have some thieves tools here, but i haven't had any training... anybody with knowledge about unlocking doors?”

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    doh. some rogue i am... lol... have no lockpick skills

[larenee]

“That would be my area of expertise.” With a small amount of 'dramatic' flare, Kroft brandishes his own set of tools. In an instant, his face returns to its normal serious visage. “Why don't you see if you hear anything while I work on the lock.”
Disable Device (1d20+8=27)

[admin]

“I hope you guys are checking for traps....” Ox suggests from the back.. perhaps too late!

[Duniagdra]

With almost no effort at all, Kroft plies his trade and hears a click as the mechanism inside gives way to his finesse, unlocking the door. Kroft twirls his picks with some flourish and puts them away.

[Arpat]

“You have to show me one day how you do that!”
Erin looks at the door and and listens
“shhht... everybody silence, i'm trying to hear if there is something on the other side!”
she concentrates perception (1d20+7=26) if there is anything dangerous behind the door and she also looks for traps at the door (trapfinding+1=27)

[Duniagdra]

Erin notes that she hears little of nothing on the other side. She also points out that this door seems rotted, it's banding and hinges rusting.

[Arpat]

“Ok stand back as i will open the door....”
Erin tries to open the door...

[Duniagdra]

Erin opens the door and parts of it flake off, The rusting hinges creek and crack until the door is fully opened into a large room. This chamber seems to be an enormous laboratory. Against the north and south walls are two identical daises raised about five feet from the laboratory floor, each accessed by a wide set of curved stairs. Atop the south dais is a wide workbench covered in a bewildering series of glass beakers, tubes, alembics, athanors, and other alchemical tools. Some of these containers are filled with a murky green substance.

A massive mold-encrusted basalt table dominates the entrance of the room, flanked by two small tables to the east and west containing surgical tools and sheaves of old parchment. The walls of the subterranean lab were clearly fashioned from the living rock under the monastery, but carefully cut mold-encrusted tiles line the floor, interrupted occasionally by metal drains the size of dinner plates.

In the west wall further down is a flight of stairs leading up. You notice that mold is growing there.

[Arpat]

Erin moves carefully forward to AI 14 paying attention to traps and also carefully checking around corners.... remembering the prokupine experience in the beginning...
“Kroft, lets check the room for traps...”
and to the others “wait here a moment! we check if its safe!”

[tdsprouse]

“Ok, Give us a signal or something when your ready.”

[Duniagdra]

Erin enters the room and, though there's the smell of old moldy stale air, she finds nothing that alarms her. When she reaches the stairs in the west wall, she realizes that these stairs are likely the same she saw before, with all the fungi growing. on the north dais she sees the same set up as on the south dais.

[Arpat]

“it seems to be safe... check it out...”
erin does a search room (1d20+7=24) of the room...

[larenee]

Noticing the lact of bodies or bones, “It certainly does not appear the fighting got here.” Kroft moves carefully up the stairs toward the end of the nearest dias (AF 16). His tread is slow and light as he tries to avoid the worst of the mold colonies. “I wonder where the moisture is coming from? Is it wetter over there, Erin?” He than takes closer look at the workspace.
Perception (1d20+4=14)

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    I'm on the north dias, right?

[Duniagdra]

Noticing the lact of bodies or bones, “It certainly does not appear the fighting got here.” Kroft moves carefully up the stairs toward the end of the nearest dias (AF 16). His tread is slow and light as he tries to avoid the worst of the mold colonies. “I wonder where the moisture is coming from? Is it wetter of there, Erin?” He than takes closer look at the workspace.
Perception (1d20+4=14)

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    I'm on the north dias, right?

Yes, you're on the north dais. You notice nothing special other than what's visibly apparent.

[tdsprouse]

Simi moves cautiously to AG-15.

“This doesnt feel right...”

Simi activates Detect Evil and scans the room.

[Arpat]

“guys... beware of that green stuff... something doesn't feel right about it... i had the feeling it moved, but i am not sure...”
Erin keeps away from the green stuff and tries to find a (small piece of) rock or something to throw on the green stuff

[larenee]

“You may be right. I wonder what kind of research they would have been doing here?” Kroft makes his way to the other dias, trying to avoid stepping in any more of the mold. He looks over the varrious vials, without touching anything, but can't make any sense of all the substances.
Perception (1d20+4=7)
“Anyone have any knowledge of alchemy? I'm curious about what this stuff is.”

[Duniagdra]

“it seems to be safe... check it out...”
erin does a search room (1d20+7=24) of the room...

Erin finds the floor near the stairs very well coated in the fingi that she saw when back in room 18 above. She finds nothing else than what has been pointed out.

Simi moves cautiously to AG-15.

“This doesnt feel right...”

Simi activates Detect Evil and scans the room.

Simi's senses do not put him at alarm.

“You may be right. I wonder what kind of research they would have been doing here?” Kroft makes his way to the other dias, trying to avoid stepping in any more of the mold. He looks over the varrious vials, without touching anything, but can't make any sense of all the substances.
Perception (1d20+4=7)
“Anyone have any knowledge of alchemy? I'm curious about what this stuff is.”

Kroft is not getting much from what he sees and hears.

Dashki enters the room looking about. “Is there anyone experienced in arcana that might determine what this is?”

[admin]

Mak enters the room

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    I am not seeing any 'doors' leading out of this room, except where we can in from... Am I missing obvious doors? If not, Mal will start searching the room, but he will not step on that stuff on the floor!

[Duniagdra]

Mak enters the room

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    I am not seeing any 'doors' leading out of this room, except where we can in from... Am I missing obvious doors? If not, Mal will start searching the room, but he will not step on that stuff on the floor!

The only obvious ways in or out of this room is the door you entered from and the stairs in the west wall, which I've mentioned several times.

[larenee]

Mak enters the room

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    "Mak" ?

[Duniagdra]

Mak enters the room

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    "Mak" ?

lol Good catch. I didn't ever see that, though I did quote him. lol

[admin]

OUT-OF-CHARACTER:    Mak? Who's Mak? Of course, it's Ox ... ! lol

[Duniagdra]

Just as Ox enters the lab there's a sudden burst.

Surprise Round

Slime Molds
From the two workbenches, the odd liquid breaks free from the beakers and tubes and other such things and pour to the floor. The liquids seem to flow with purpose as they each attack Simi and Kroft. Slam Attack/Damage vs Simi and Kroft (Flat-footed) (1d20-3=7, 1d6-3=3, 1d20-3=5, 1d6-3=2) Both Simi and Kroft are able to avoid the things attacking them with relative ease.

Round 1

Initiative:
1. Laron Jilliet
2. Ox
3. Hrashin
4. Kroft Gypsum
5. Simi
6. Erin Ookapala
7. Dashki
8. Slime Mold

[admin]

Moving to AF15, Ox takes a swipe at the slime
Attack vs Slime (1d20+4=11, 2d6+4=12)

[larenee]

A curse can be heard from Kroft as he twists away from the attack. “Now we know what's not right about this place.” Though he expects his thin blade to have little effect on the creature, he still slashes out at it.
Attack Slime (1d20+4=10, 1d6+2=3)
He then backs away from the thing a bit, moving toward the stairs (to AJ14).

[Benji]

Laron, cursing at the sudden turn of events, moves to AF15, leaving Katja where she is.

He then tries to attack the mold with his scimitar.

Attack;Damage (1d20=19, 1d6=6)