Feb 19, 2017 5:47 am
"Show me," says Yrsa.
Session 1: Make contact with Bhjurba's Den
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Feb 21, 2017 1:24 am
The girl leads Yrsa to the end of the dungeon, closing her eyes and crying slightly as she steps over the dead guards on the floor. She points to a solid wall at the end of the dungeon. There's not much on the wall except a few torches, but it does seem like the ooze was on this wall at one point.
"I-it was here, but it's gone now."
"I-it was here, but it's gone now."
Feb 21, 2017 1:44 am
Yrsa considers their options. "Leilara, Magnus, see if you can pull Leak out of that smoke," she says idly while she look at the wall.
She turns to look at the torches, then asks the girl, "Does Caulder snuff out the torch before he shows up, or after? And which torch?"
She turns to look at the torches, then asks the girl, "Does Caulder snuff out the torch before he shows up, or after? And which torch?"
Feb 21, 2017 2:02 am
With a grunt, Magnus moves over and slings Leak over his shoulder and carries him away from the smoke.
Feb 21, 2017 6:07 pm
When Leilara realizes she's completely useless when Magnus is lifting, she goes over to the wall with Yrsa and starts to poke around, looking for signs of magic.
Rolls
Arcana - (1d20+1)
(11) + 1 = 12
Feb 22, 2017 10:45 am
The girl nods silently and nervously tugs on her rag clothing. She points to the torch on the left.
"I think that one. Can I go? The monsters will turn me into mush and eat me!"
Magnus braves the burning room after the flames slightly died down. Leaks clothing was aflame, so Magnus had to tear them off to stop any further injuries. He heads back into the main dungeon room with a naked, tied up Leak slung over his shoulder.
Leilara pokes around the wall to discover any arcane secrets. The dark, foreboding pressure inside her mind surges when she touches a certain section. Fighting through the headache, she determines that there's definitely a false wall here. Typically, these types of walls can be reset with a trigger or switch. Alternatively, one could brute force their way in, although that's not too stealthy.
"I think that one. Can I go? The monsters will turn me into mush and eat me!"
Magnus braves the burning room after the flames slightly died down. Leaks clothing was aflame, so Magnus had to tear them off to stop any further injuries. He heads back into the main dungeon room with a naked, tied up Leak slung over his shoulder.
Leilara pokes around the wall to discover any arcane secrets. The dark, foreboding pressure inside her mind surges when she touches a certain section. Fighting through the headache, she determines that there's definitely a false wall here. Typically, these types of walls can be reset with a trigger or switch. Alternatively, one could brute force their way in, although that's not too stealthy.
Feb 22, 2017 4:25 pm
"Well you're definitely on the right track Yrsa. There's something fishy as a river about this wall here and it reeks of magic."
Leilara looks around for a blanket or something else to snuff out the light, grumbling all the while that she wished she knew more of the hand magic that wizards are always using for this kind of thing.
Leilara looks around for a blanket or something else to snuff out the light, grumbling all the while that she wished she knew more of the hand magic that wizards are always using for this kind of thing.
Feb 22, 2017 4:37 pm
Perhaps attuned to Leilara's trail of thought, Yrsa gives the barest of nods to the little girl and raises her hand. Spreading her fingers far apart, she gives a gentle push while whispering a slippery, slithering word. As her hand completes the gesture, a spectral copy is pushed forth. Yrsa wills her Mage Hand to smother the flames of the indicated torch.
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Feb 25, 2017 7:42 am
The torch is snuffed out with a sizzle and a section of the wall vanishes, revealing a simple looking wooden hatch that is awkwardly covering a dug out hole. The little girl Yrsa was speaking with makes a cry of fear and scuttles off back to the rest of the slaves in the cage.
You recall Caulder's mad scribblings in his journal. The uncovered edges of the hole uncovered by the hatch ooze madness, or maybe that's just your imagination.
You recall Caulder's mad scribblings in his journal. The uncovered edges of the hole uncovered by the hatch ooze madness, or maybe that's just your imagination.
Feb 25, 2017 4:41 pm
"It's our best lead yet," says Yrsa. "However, what should we do about them? Tarl would like to see them released."
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Feb 25, 2017 4:45 pm
"I'd see them released. They should be free for sure. Also, it's not like Bhjurba is going to deal with us NOW so we might as well make good with Tarl."
Feb 25, 2017 4:53 pm
Yrsa points out, "The fire and the battle are likely to attract some guards. We could try and escort them out the gates, make up some story about how they're infected by something?"
Feb 27, 2017 5:23 pm
Yrsa adds, "In fact, we could say that Caulder is responsible, and point the guards to the door. Hopefully that gets them to investigate, leaving us an opportunity to get these prisoners out. There's some truth to it, at the very least."
She turns to the prisoners. "What say you? We're willing to try and free you, return you to your people. But for it to work, we need your cooperation. I'm sure you prefer the other freed slaves outside, than whatever monstrosities will come through that door, or the monster dwarf that sits upstairs."
She turns to the prisoners. "What say you? We're willing to try and free you, return you to your people. But for it to work, we need your cooperation. I'm sure you prefer the other freed slaves outside, than whatever monstrosities will come through that door, or the monster dwarf that sits upstairs."
Rolls
Persuasion - (1d20+4)
(2) + 4 = 6
Mar 2, 2017 9:56 am
The slaves give scattered responses at first, but it doesn't take long for them to realize you aren't trying to screw them over in some way. Every slave either nods or gives verbal confirmation that they'll go along with whatever you say.
Mar 2, 2017 3:37 pm
Yrsa turns to Leilara and Magnus. "What do you think? They're all infected? Highly contagious?"
Mar 2, 2017 3:46 pm
"Would probably keep them from looking too closely. I say yes," Magnus agrees, shifting Leak's weight to his other shoulder, "What about this one?"
Mar 2, 2017 4:19 pm
"Give him to the guard. We'll say he worked with Caulder and tried to stop us from discovering their plot," says Yrsa. She adds with a shrug, "It's partly true, in any case."
Yrsa turns to the prisoners. "All right, we're going to get you out of here. We'll tell the guards that you've all been infected with something and are highly contagious, and urge them to let you out of the compound before everyone else gets sick. So do your best to be as decrepit as possible. Let's go, before the sun comes up and gives them more light to inspect you."
Yrsa turns to the prisoners. "All right, we're going to get you out of here. We'll tell the guards that you've all been infected with something and are highly contagious, and urge them to let you out of the compound before everyone else gets sick. So do your best to be as decrepit as possible. Let's go, before the sun comes up and gives them more light to inspect you."
Mar 3, 2017 3:27 pm
"Perfect! And I can even help with this a bit more! Who wants to look EXTRA sick?" squeaks Leilara with a little too much excitement.
If she gets one or two volunteers, she wiggles her fingers to create small illusions of nasty-looking pustules near the eyes. If she doesn't, she picks one or two in the front and does it anyways.
If she gets one or two volunteers, she wiggles her fingers to create small illusions of nasty-looking pustules near the eyes. If she doesn't, she picks one or two in the front and does it anyways.
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Minor Illusion to create some pentapox!Mar 4, 2017 5:44 am
With the plan set, the party leads the slaves up the dungeon staircase. Most of the smoke has cleared out, but there's no avoiding the smell. The group makes it to the entrance hall before being confronted by a group of guards carrying buckets of water and large blankets soaked with water. The leader of the guards confronts the party.
"You three, what are you doing?! There's a fire, we need to put it out before we save any slaves!"
"You three, what are you doing?! There's a fire, we need to put it out before we save any slaves!"
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