[Gameplay] Part 1: The Lottery & Tomb of Akhentepi

Once more, Iseret checks the door carefully, looking for anything that might signal a trap or tripwire.

Iseret consults the lock for a moment. Almost as a matter of trivial significance, she pops the lock open.

The lock is difficult but Iseret makes short work of it, finding the pattern quickly.

A corridor opens before you, that turns to the right and down stairs to doors at the bottom. Iseret leads the way and you neither find nor set off any traps at the doors, which are unlocked. Opening them reveals a square room.

This room holds several neatly arrayed chests, boxes and urns. The dust of centuries covers every surface. The only exit is the stone-double doors on the south wall that you arrived through.

Reposting status table here - hp not updated.

[ +- ] Status effects

Order	PC	AC	PP	HP	Conditions
1	Iseret	17	15	10/10	none
2	Tabat	18	10	10/12	none
3	Khadi	10	13	8/8	none
4	Jaware	17	14	10/10	none
5	Bernard	11	10	8/8	thief scar
6	Gethean	17	14	13/13	none

"This stuff hasn't seen the light of day in decades," Iseret remarks. "I wonder what treasures lie within?"

"Only one way to find out," Tabat says, his voice filled with anticipation at the historical and religious significance of the things they are set to discover. He steps forward into the room with some caution, but hopes the designers of the crypt would have thought any robbers long dead by now. He begins opening the containers up to inspect their contents, while keeping an eye out for anything of particular interest.

None of the chests and boxes in the room are locked, as the items within them were the most personal to Akhentepi, and his soul might want to have immediate access to them. Most of the goods in the chests, such as once-fine clothing and sealed jars of food, no longer have any value after the passage of centuries, but among the spoiled and ruined grave goods are several salvageable items of value, including two vials of silversheen, a masterwork longbow, 10 cold iron arrows, a gold scarab clasp worth 50 gp, an onyx and silver holy symbol of Pharasma worth 100 gp, a silver hand mirror worth 35 gp, and a wax-sealed clay urn of nard worth 75 gp

Tabat helps to coordinate with the others as they split up the goods to be carried out of the burial site. "Did we miss a door somewhere?" he asks, "I would assume Akhentepi is interred here with his slaves, but we have yet to see his body."

We will have to search thoroughly again, because we also did not found the way leading to the locked secret door on the corridor.

Jaware takes the cold iron arrows as he is talking to Tabat.

It is indeed noteworthy that you haven't found Akhentepi's actual burial spot yet.

Where would you like to search?

Tabat considers with his knowledge of religious burial practices to see if he might have an inclination where within this tomb the builders would more likely have put the resting place of the fallen king.

You'd be surprised if you weren't near the entrance to the proper crypt. The traps you've encountered make sense to protect the body, and it should be near where you are. This room of goods is meant to be easily accessed by the spirit.

Jaware will search east wall of this room for a secret door. But he is not very good at it.

Taking your time (taking 20) Jaware will find the barely visible outline of a secret door on the east wall.

"What is that you found there, Jaware?" Tabat says, noting the change in the other's countenance. "A way through?" Tabat steps closer to the wall himself and pushes on it hard.

Maybe. There is a outline of a secret door on this wall.

'Secrets upon secrets, and here I was worried we would get a boring site.' Khadi grins as she puts away her crossbow and walks over the others.

Unfortunately the door is trapped. When Tabat is about to touch it, Bernard shouts warning of a magical signal he picks up.

Jaware moves away from the door to give Iseret space to do her magic.