Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

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Mar 17, 2021 10:06 pm
OOC:
Okay if no one else's attacking I will move on to the various Jellies turn --- also they are not heading for any single section of wall they scattered and just headed to the nearest wall within the direction they were heading
When one of the snake-like jellies reaches the wall it proceeds to ascend said wall. So it becomes fairly obvious the reason for them heading to the various walls is to climb out of harms way and escape. However the jellies do not get out of reach and can still be attacked.
Mar 18, 2021 3:37 am
OOC:
Adding to the previous request of the room description: does this room have a ceiling and if so, how high is it?
Mar 18, 2021 10:46 am
OOC:
Okay I normally do not give full description of areas unless you have time to explore them without hindrances. Further most folks do not take time out of battle to overly investigate their surroundings either. That being said with all the current light now present and with most of the group seemingly letting the jellies go there is time to determine what the room looks like
This area appears to be empty there is a center octagonal column that is about three feet in diameter to which four arches connect to from the outer walls. From floor to upper ceiling there is about twenty feet of space. Other than the outer doorway that the group entered through the only exit is a set of stairs along the outer wall going up off to the right of the doorway. The distance from the wall to the center column is about twenty feet making the entire room about forty feet in diameter.

Strewn about the floor are numerous dark metal objects as well as few sticking out of the walls. They appear to have been used as anchors and bracing for wooden objects that are no longer present.
Mar 18, 2021 6:25 pm
With the jellies clearly fleeing and not being devious tacticians, Egret actually sheathes his scimitars and goes to stand besides his companions. "It appears our opponents have fled. Haelga, Shump, are you quite alright?" He raises his hand with the dancing flame to inspect them both for wounds or any other harm, in case the gelatinous blob was poisonous or acidic. "Please let me know if you need assistance."

He looks over the room, noting the metal anchors with curiosity, and then turning back to Lex and Brindel. "This seems like an odd place. I was expecting a necromancer's library, or maybe a home of a hermit mage..." the druid sighs, genuinely lamenting the lack of curios in the room. "What do you suppose these are used for?" he nods at the anchors.
Mar 18, 2021 7:26 pm
Shump continues to chop up as many of the jellies as he can, "Shump be good."
Mar 24, 2021 7:24 pm
After a long pause, Lex calls out, "Shump, please stop." Lex views the jellies already subjected to Shump's blade to determine if the pieces continue to move.

Brindel replies to Egret. "I do not know. Perhaps room partitions?"
Mar 24, 2021 7:40 pm
Shump continues working on the jellies he has within reach replying to Lex, "Jellies eat all, very bad."

The small jelly that Shump is attacking he eventually renders naught but the rest of the jellies disappear into the ceiling area.
Mar 24, 2021 8:16 pm
Haelga puts her hand on the small of Shump's enormous back and says, "'nuf, frrend."
[ +- ] Common Translation
She urges the group to continue investigating the innards of this tower.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(4) + 6 = 10

Mar 24, 2021 9:08 pm
Lex comments, "I wonder if that thing ate everything and that's why it's empty down here."
Mar 24, 2021 9:11 pm
Shump's eyes search the ceiling then grunts and puts his weapons away shaking his head saying, "Bad very bad." He then glances over to Lex saying, "Yes jelly eats all but rock an' metal."
Mar 24, 2021 9:30 pm
Lex's examination of the splatters that remain of the jellies that Shump chopped up seems to show no sign of life but then again how does one determine if its still alive or not? Especially with a creature he has never had any dealings with before.

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Secret Roll

Mar 25, 2021 9:13 pm
Lex holds the light right over some of the remains and examines them closely, he takes out one of his rations and tears off a small piece and drops it into the remains
Last edited March 25, 2021 9:14 pm

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Perception - (1d20)

(16) = 16

Mar 25, 2021 10:00 pm
The bit of splatter seems to begin to dissolve the morsel it was given, although it is doing it very, very slowly. Still it appears that if Lex kept feeding it that he would perhaps eventually get it back to a functioning level. So then the question is how long can these individual splatters exists before they cease to exist. Since unless something happens to fall on them they would theoretically eventually starve.

Meanwhile the rest of the group is presented with basically a mostly empty room, with metal debris and stairs going up to the next floor.
Mar 25, 2021 10:12 pm
Next Lex takes out his tinderbox and strikes a flame then holds it the substance while searching for an empty vial
Last edited March 25, 2021 10:14 pm
Mar 25, 2021 10:29 pm
"Lex, Shump said this blob hates the cold. Careful with that flame -- it may help it in some way."
Mar 25, 2021 10:33 pm
Egret silently watches Lex's experiments for a while, intrigued by the results, before eventually leaving the alchemist to his devices and turning to Brindel with a smile. "At least it is clear that we shouldn't camp here, lest these blobs return to absorb us in our sleep." The druid looks up, squinting at the shadows between the rafters. "And who knows what else that lurks around. Truly, this marsh isn't the most welcoming of places."

He then follows Haelga in her investigation of the tower, approaching the stairs and cranking his neck to see where they lead. The flame on his fingers flickers for a moment, but with another quiet murmur of a spell its strength is replenished.
OOC:
(Translation: I'm going to be continously casting Produce Flame when it runs out. Unless we get into a fight again.)
Last edited March 25, 2021 10:34 pm
Mar 25, 2021 10:34 pm
The bit of jelly begins to bubble and eventually becomes a dried spot.

The stairs follow the wall and ascend up about 20 feet to the next floor.
OOC:
Almost forgot there are two frozen blobs of jelly still in the room as well.
Mar 25, 2021 11:02 pm
"Well, I'm going upstairs!" Cheerfully announces Egret, and does just that, ascending the staircase while illuminating his path with his flame. Almost instinctively he also keeps his free hand at the grip of his scimitar, though he hopes there will be no more fighting with hard to identify living substances.
Last edited March 25, 2021 11:03 pm
Mar 25, 2021 11:04 pm
It seems to me that they dislike fire even more than cold, this one is no more just from a match then he wanders over to one of the frozen pieces to examine it closely, even daring to poke it lightly with a finger as he still has his Waterskin ready.

Shump have someone make sure you don't have any of these things splattered on your clothes...scrape any off and set a match to it if you do! They are not dead until they are burned would be my best guess, I have a bit in a vial for further study when we have time
Last edited March 25, 2021 11:14 pm

Rolls

Perception - (1d20)

(5) = 5

Mar 26, 2021 1:39 am
OOC:
It was a bit bigger than a match btw ;) and it was not instantaneous but yeah they can be damaged by fire.
"Okay burn em," Shump moves back towards the door away from the areas of splattered jellies. He then unlimbers his pack and gets a torch out of the small bundle he has and lights it. Then proceeds to check his boots and clothes thoroughly slowly disrobing as he does so.

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Secret Roll

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