Part 5: Return to the Moathouse Ruins

Seeing Eltrezar sizing up the ivory box against his book, Bors asks as he follows to the stairs, "How any spells do you have in that book, anyway? It looks big enough to contain the entire history of the world."

May 12, 2021 1:14 am

The wizard rolls his eyes. "It is not the number of incantations, but the power they invoke. I have only a few, and even these took much of my life to master. Much of the book is dedicated to the principles of magicks, which might as well be the history of Oerth. If you must know, I have been dabbling with some new formulae, but do not yet have them complete."

KCC

May 12, 2021 1:46 pm

Gilly checks her equipment before they descend into the deeper part of the dungeon.

"Who’s going to go first then? Could go in twos, if you’d feel better about it?!"

May 12, 2021 3:04 pm

Eltrezar looks down his nose at his small friend, nodding. "Pairs is the smart decision, as our strength is in our numbers. I will happily stand in the middle, if Bors and Mal would like to take point. Or perhaps our silent companion would like to stand in the lead with the lantern..."

Maloria "Mal" Stoneforge

dominion451

May 12, 2021 8:00 pm

Mal steps forward to stand alongside Bors and acknowledges him with a nod. With a quick whack of her hammer against her shield, the dwarf is ready to go. She turns around and holds out her out torch to Eltrezar, thinking the old wizard might make better use of it than she.

Bors

nezzeraj

May 13, 2021 12:43 am

Bors pairs up with Mal and proceeds next to her.

May 13, 2021 5:02 am

Eltrezar looks between the torch he was just handed, and the lantern which he gave to the hireling. Some baffled noises ensue, and he swaps the light sources.

May 13, 2021 5:29 am

OOC:

Okay, I have Man-at-Arms in the front with the lantern. Bors and Mal in the second row close behind but without a light source. Gilly and Eltrezar in the next row with Eltrezar carrying a torch. Angel taking up the rear. Correct me if I've misinterpreted anything.
In the meantime...

The party gets their gear ready and returns to the storage room and readies their marching order at the top of the staircase before descending into the depths below.

Rolls

Secret Roll

May 13, 2021 5:42 am

OOC:

I think we have three rows of two. Bors and Mal in the front, Eltrezar and Man-at-Arms in the middle, and Gilly and Angel in the rear. At least, that's how I interpreted it. And Eltrezar just swapped light sources with the Man-at-Arms, so the wizard has a lantern and the meatshield has a torch.

Maloria "Mal" Stoneforge

dominion451

May 13, 2021 5:53 am

OOC:

Yeah that's how I read it too. Mal has infravision of course

May 13, 2021 6:35 am

OOC:

Ah, Gotcha! Okay, let me make some adjustments and fix this Dynamic Lighting. I forgot Maloria has Darkvision.

The party stands at the head of a steep stone staircase that descends into the depths below. The stairway is just wide enough to allow party members to walk two abreast, so melee fighters Maloria and Bors take the front. Lantern and torchbearers, Eltrezar and the Man-at-Arms take the middle, and ranged fighters Gilly and Angel bring up the rear. At the base of the stairway a stone archway looms over the entrance to a room shrouded on absolute darkness save for the brief illumination of lantern and torch shining on a stone floor below.

OOC:

What... do you do?

KCC

May 13, 2021 12:21 pm

Gilly arms herself with her short sword for now, given that she might be attacked suddenly out of the dark at close quarters. She sticks close to the wall and strains to listen for any sounds before they descend fully.

OOC:

Listen at "doors."

The way down seems quiet and clear, and Gilly will creep behind the group, ready to run between their legs at a moment’s notice to listen or scout ahead.

Last edited May 13, 2021 12:22 pm

Rolls

1d6

(6) = 6

Bors

nezzeraj

May 14, 2021 12:38 am

Bors also keeps his eyes and ears out. Unless Gilly or he hears something, Bors will continue into the room with Mal at his side, shield and sword at the ready.

Last edited May 14, 2021 12:40 am

Rolls

Listen - (1d6)

(1) = 1

May 14, 2021 6:26 pm

OOC:

Oh, you son of a gun, Bors...

As the party descends the stairs and approaches the darkened room Bors hears a barely audible, wet squelching noise coming from overhead, but the stone archway impedes a good view of the room's ceiling on the other side of it.

Bors

nezzeraj

May 15, 2021 4:56 am

OOC:

Lol hey you said to be careful since it's so dangerous! So I made my dice listen to you.

Bors stops and holds out an arm to block Mal's progress. He points upward toward the room beyond. "I heard something coming from the ceiling," he whispers. "Perhaps another giant spider. I'll go in toward the center with my shield raised above me to protect against anything falling down. Everyone else immediately fan out around the edges and hit anything that comes down." Bors waits to see if his plan was agreeable before proceeding.

May 15, 2021 3:49 pm

Eltrezar nods at Bors, with a dagger in one hand and lantern in the other. He looks around a little nervously, trying to find the safest way forward. "Good ears, warrior. Perhaps you'll earn your keep after all." A little jest is in his voice, but it might also be an attempt to lighten the mood in a dangerous situation.

Maloria "Mal" Stoneforge

dominion451

May 15, 2021 8:05 pm

Mal nods in agreement and prepares to move in and fan out...

May 15, 2021 9:10 pm

Bors raises his shield above his head and enters the room expecting another giant spider or something of that nature to fall on him. Instead, he rushes into the room and hears a wet-sounding "splat" as a faceless, amorphous, green blob of slime falls from the stone ceiling and hits the floor behind the fighter with a wet smack. It starts forming itself back into some sort of shapeless mass.

OOC:

Though the slime technically lost its "surprise" round after being heard, running in anyway allowed it to get a "surprise" round, which it failed to capitalize on. Round 1 begins! Turn order is as follows:
1. Gilly, Green Slime (6)
2. Maloria, Man-at-Arms (5)
3. Angel (4)
4. Eltrezar (3)
5. Bors (2)

Rolls

Secret Roll

Green Slime Attack roll - (1d20)

(1) = 1

Angel Initiative roll - (1d6+1)

(3) + 1 = 4

Gilly Initiative roll - (1d6+2)

(4) + 2 = 6

Eltrezar Initiative roll - (1d6-1)

(4) - 1 = 3

Maloria Initiative roll - (1d6+1)

(4) + 1 = 5

Bors Initiative roll - (1d6+1)

(1) + 1 = 2

Man-at-Arms Initiative roll - (1d6)

(5) = 5

Green Slime Initiative roll - (1d6)

(6) = 6

KCC

May 15, 2021 10:33 pm

As the green slime writhes and moves, Gilly just shoots for whatever amounts to a central mass. She threads her shot between her companions.

Rolls

1d20+3, 1d6

1d20+3 : (16) + 3 = 19

1d6 : (1) = 1

May 16, 2021 4:02 pm