Beneath Dourstone Mine

[smeltdm]

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Local check: [dice]0[/dice] Appraise check: [dice]1[/dice]

 

Prost examines his finds, but doesn’t quite know what to make of them. He snaches them up and on his way out of the room hands them off to Marcus and Lola telling them what he knows about them, commenting...[talk]What do you make of these? I found them under that crate.[/talk]
Prost seems to lose interest in the items as quickly as he passed them off to Marcus and Lola. As he starts to make his way to the door south of the trap door @ 1122 he yells back to the others... [yell]Tex, Figle, Cyrius! Come on, we still have this one door to the south[/yell] Realizing he is making too much noise Prost quickly sneaks off to the edge of the fog (@1214) to wait for the others to follow.

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[dice]2[/dice]

 

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will move to 1203

[tdsprouse]

[talk]Leave that door, nothing came out of it when we were making all that noise, and we know people went this way.[/talk] Tex replies, not moving.

[kabkal]

Lola will take a look at the items handed to her. (not sure what roll you will need to identify)

She will continue to be ready for battle and follow the crowd.

[patransom]

Prost concludes that both the holy symbol (being gold) and the broken dagger blade (being silver) are valuable (worth 100 gp and 50 gp, respectively). He hands them over to Lola, who has no idea of their significance [she has no relevant skills], although she and Prost would both recognize the holy symbol as belonging to the goddess Inanna, since Filge previously identified that symbol.

Prost makes a bunch of noise about investigating the door in the south wall of the "Dark Cathedral" and then sneaks off in that direction. The rest of the party seems to disagree, however, and starts gathering near the double doors to the north.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Fog Cloud (20% miss chance within 5 feet, 50% farther away): 35.5 min left Filge: false life (7 temp HP) 54 min left, mage armor 233.9 min left, chill touch 1 left Filge's commanded skeletons (S4, S7, S8) Evan Prost: antitoxin 54.2 min left, darkvision 173.9 min left Texudus TreeBender Marcus Tilsworth: mage armor 234 min left, antitoxin 53.9 min left, 3 hp damage Lola Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: sunrod ~5 hours left

[smeltdm]

Prost realizing that no one is following his lead, moves back to where everyone has gathered (moves to 1205). [talk]So I take it know ones interested in what’s behind that door in the Cathedral. So what is the plan then? Leave all the treasure and kill all the bad guys?[/talk] Prost is suddenly feeling guilty about not sharing his find in the bunk house. [talk]Ok! I did find something in the bunkhouse.[/talk] Prost shows everybody the small velvet bag containing 20 platinum pieces and a small golden necklace.

[JPetherick]

Filge keeps his skeletons on guard at the doors until his companions are ready to advance. He raises an eyebrow when Prost shows the items that he found in the bunkhouse but doesn't say anything.

[Duniagdra]

[talk]I have to agree with Tex, Prost. With all the fighting that took place, nothing came through that door to attack. We know that our enemy went this way though.[/talk]
Marcus is ready to move forward. [talk]Is this door safe to open?[/talk]

[CGM3]

[talk]Still, it'll probably be a good idea for somebody to keep watch to the south, just in case. Could be somebody had to get into their armor or prepare a spell before joining the dance,[/talk] Cyrius opines, keeping watch on the nearby doors.

[tdsprouse]

[talk]I'll keep an eye out behind us, but i think we'll need all we got in the fight ahead of us. Say, Filge, are your minions smart enough to open doors?[/talk]

[smeltdm]

[talk]I have to agree with Tex, Prost. With all the fighting that took place, nothing came through that door to attack. We know that our enemy went this way though.[/talk]
Marcus is ready to move forward. [talk]Is this door safe to open?[/talk]

Prost looks to Marcus and then Tex and then nodes in agreement... [talk]OK, but I still don't like leaving that door unopened. Could be treasure...and...something...important..... "unintelligible"...[/talk]
[talk]Ok, so which door am I checking?[/talk] not waiting for an answer Prost continues to comment... [talk]Ok, Ok! I will check both doors for traps, but first, I need room to work and I need everybody to back away from the doors...[/talk] Prost waits for the crowd to clear out before he starts checking the doors...

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Perception to listen: [dice]0[/dice] for traps: [dice]1[/dice]

 

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Perception to listen: [dice]2[/dice] for traps: [dice]3[/dice]

 

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Perception to listen: [dice]4[/dice] for traps: [dice]5[/dice]

 

[patransom]

Prost finds no traps on any of the doors. He discovers, however, that the door at 1204 is locked. Listening at 1102, he clearly hears someone talking in a stern tone. He cannot make out the words.

[ae]Fog Cloud (20% miss chance within 5 feet, 50% farther away): 35.1 min left

Filge: false life (7 temp HP) 53.6 min left, mage armor 233.5 min left, chill touch 1 left
Filge's commanded skeletons (S4, S7, S8)
Evan Prost: antitoxin 53.8 min left, darkvision 173.5 min left
Texudus TreeBender
Marcus Tilsworth: mage armor 233.6 min left, antitoxin 53.5 min left, 3 hp damage
Lola
Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: sunrod ~5 hours left[/ae]

[CGM3]

[whisper]I think we've found our next direction,[/whisper] Cyrius states softly upon being informed of the voices.

[tdsprouse]

Tex changes positions to 1205, readies his bow, and says [talk]I'm ready...[/talk]

[kabkal]

Lola stays where she is and readies her crossbow and then quietly says [talk]"Ready"[/talk]

[smeltdm]

Prost quietly shares what he hears and adds... [whisper]Quiet, and hide you lights. Maybe Tex and I can slip in and spot them before we all move in. What do you think? We maybe able to get the drop on them, they do sound distracted. If we fail or suceed, there should be enough noise to signal the rest of you to come in.[/whisper] Prost waits to see if anyone objects before he proceeds.
[ooc]Waiting before I roll stealth check...wouldn't want to affect anyone’s possible objection... [/ooc]

[JPetherick]

[whisper]You, move back. You, too, back out of the way[/whisper], Filge quietly orders his skeletons to move out of the way for Prost and Tex to approach the northern door.

[Duniagdra]

[whisper]I can fan the room with electricity as long as none of you are in my way. Also, I have two more pits I can create. Just coral them into a cluster,[/whisper]

[smeltdm]

Prost nodes to Tex... [whisper]Tex, OK, I'm going to try to open this door as quitly as I can, take a quick look in the room, if it looks clear in we go. I will tape your arm twice if it looks good.[/whisper] Prost checks one last time that lights are out then make his attempt to sneak in the room.

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[dice]0[/dice]

 

[tdsprouse]

[whisper]I prefer to be a bit away from the front lines, thanks. I'll be fine here.[/whisper]

[CGM3]

Cyrius should be able to dim his sunrod by thrusting it into a boot (from which he can quickly withdraw it when the need arises), nodding in agreement with Prost's plan of action.

[smeltdm]

Prost will go in alone....

[tdsprouse]

[ooc]you know, Prost really doesnt have to go anywhere. Just needs open to the door.[/ooc]

[smeltdm]

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Yes, but Prost is compulsive and thinks he is the sneakiest Rogue around and he will leave the door open…

 

[patransom]

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With that stealth roll, Prost might actually be the sneakiest rogue around. Unfortunately, everyone in the well-lit room beyond the doors is staring right at them, just waiting for them to open. It's not possible for Prost to hide the fact that he's opening the door under those conditions and there's nowhere for him to hide once the door is open. However, I am rewarding Prost's sneakiness by using that 20 he rolled for stealth as the initiative roll for everyone in the party. So you get to go first...

 

Prost opens the door, being ever so stealthy about it. The long, wide chamber beyond the double doors is surrounded on three sides by a balcony perched twenty feet above the floor. Six torches equally spaced along the walls provide light. The side opposite the doors features a sizable viewing box with a sloped floor. The viewing area features a large, ostentatious wooden throne branded with the symbol of Inanna. A huge statue, at least 30 feet tall, of a six-armed woman clutching a variety of various sized axes stands in the midst of the chamber. A fist-sized red gem set in the statue’s forehead glitters in the flickering light. A thick layer of sand covers the floor. The walls are smooth, polished rock.

A number of figures stand above you on the balcony. First, there are two Tiefling women (T1 and T2), attired similarly to those you encountered before. Each has a bow aimed at the doorway.

Next to the Tiefling on the east (right) balcony is an Amazon (K) with dark red hair. She wears a traditional form-fitting Amazon breastplate, designed to accentuate her figure, and carries a heavy steel shield. A battleaxe waits at her hip. Her face bears several scars that mar her otherwise appealing features.

kendra.jpg

Next to the Tiefling on the west (left) balcony is a hulking brute of a Half-orc (G) whose large gut and bulging muscles strain against his half-plate’s straps and buckles. He wields a light steel shield and has a battleaxe at the ready.

garras.jpg

At the other end of the room, at the edge of the viewing box, are two creatures that Filge will recognize as Troglodyte Zombies (Z1 and Z2), since he had similar servants before the rest of you destroyed them. Behind them, standing near the throne is a man in black full plate armor (T) with a crude holy symbol of Innana scribed on its chest plate in dried blood. One of his eyes is missing, and his face bears scars and burns from past battles.

theldrick.jpg

Although Prost's attempt at hiding your entrance fools no one in the room beyond, he's careful enough that you all get a chance to react before Theldrick, Garras, Kendra, and their minions do...

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Round 1 Evan Prost: antitoxin 53.7 min left, darkvision 173.4 min left Texudus TreeBender Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: sunrod (hidden in boot) ~5 hours left Filge: false life (7 temp HP) 53.5 min left, mage armor 233.4 min left, chill touch 1 left Filge's commanded skeletons (S4, S7, S8) Marcus Tilsworth: mage armor 233.5 min left, antitoxin 53.4 min left, 3 hp damage Lola Kendra (K) Tiefling 1 (T1) Tiefling 2 (T2) Theldrick (Th) Garras (G) Troglodyte Zombie 1 (Z1) Troglodyte Zombie 2 (Z2) Fog Cloud in the room behind you (20% miss chance within 5 feet, 50% farther away): 35 min left

[Duniagdra]

Before anyone has a chance to act, Marcus shouts, [yell]Shut the doors! It's suicide while they have such an advantage![/yell]Marcus hopes his team would realize Marcus may have an idea.

[smeltdm]

Prost not liking the looks of that room, slams the doors shut and retreats to 1920... [talk]Not good, not good at all. If you have a death wish that’s the place to go...[/talk]... [talk]Maybe if I could get that locked door opened, we could get in behind them...[/talk]

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door @ 1218

 

[CGM3]

[talk]We could have called upon them to surrender,[/talk] Cyrius remarks lightly as he steps up to 1116, weapon at the ready as he watches the closed doors. [talk]We outnumber them, six against five living and three against two undead.[/talk]

[Duniagdra]

[talk]We could have called upon them to surrender,[/talk] Cyrius remarks lightly as he steps up to 1116, weapon at the ready as he watches the closed doors. [talk]We outnumber them, six against five living and three against two undead.[/talk]

[talk]Yes, but they have higher ground and a balcony for some cover. If we can get on that balcony we can use that for cover too and force them into a single line fight. I know what we just gave up, but I really think fighting from the ground gives them the advantage even if we out number them.[/talk]

[smeltdm]

Prost comments as he has caught his breath... [talk]If we were to assault them on that ground we may as well have been assaulting a fortress with the high ground they had. Best to retreat and live to fight another day.[/talk] Commenting to Filge... [talk]If you could have your friends move to guard the doors I can get to work on that lock, and maybe we could find another way in[/talk]