Part 9: Plundering the Plunderers' Plunder

Apr 19, 2022 3:33 pm

Eltrezar finds himself leaning against a wall, examining his great wound. It doesn't take long for him to bandage the bite, but the pain exists in every step he takes. Hrmph! "I'll be fine, I just need to remember I'm not as spry as I once was. If there are any potions available, one would help, but I suspect they will be needed more once we delve the depths. Speaking of which, I have these potions that will be more useful for others. They grant you the ability to see danger before it sees you." Reaching into a pouch hidden in his well-worn robes, he retrieves five potions and looks between Gilly and Luban.

Apr 19, 2022 3:41 pm

"Alas, we carry no healing this time through. The church cannot make them fast enough for our needs. Keep far back Eltrezar."

Mal rallies everyone back into marching order and leads onward.

Apr 19, 2022 3:43 pm

Luban looks at the dead rats and his own bloody sword (thank goodness he opted for this instead of just a dagger) with no small amount of shock. Most of his life he had learned to expect the worst, and somehow he had succeeded in killing a great... rat. Right. It was just a big rat.

When the wizard- looking so pitiful with his robes pulled up like a lady in mud- offers Luban some potions, he takes two. "And just how long do these last," he asks before receiving a shrug. His eyes widen as he hears that they are about to explore the moathouse with no magical healing, and his past experiences tell him natural healing is really quite slow.

Apr 19, 2022 4:58 pm

Mal takes one of Eltrezar's potions and tucks it into her pouch.

"What does this do again?"

KCC

Apr 20, 2022 2:48 am

"I have a small amount of healing that I can administer. Nothing more than closing a small wound, or clearing a bruise or two. Enough to get you home, at least. Do you need it now?"

OOC:

I can heal 1hp. :D

Eltrezar the Medium

Apr 20, 2022 4:10 am

Eltrezar turns to Mal as she takes the potion. Hrmph! "I don't know exactly how it works. I believe it increases your intuition, your ability to perceive danger. And before you ask, no I don't know how long it lasts."

To Ora, he looks delighted! Ahem! "Closing the wound would be excellent! I would not wish to walk through here with an open cut, drawing in hungry beasts!"

Apr 20, 2022 10:58 pm

Luban takes two of Eltrezar’s Potions of Detect Danger, and Mal takes one. Meanwhile, Ora Rush uses her skills as a Mage to close Eltrezar’s wounded leg before it bleeds him out, restoring some health.

Thurig Stonehearth

Apr 21, 2022 12:30 am

"Enough dally, let's press on."

Thurig turns his attention back to the dungeon...

Apr 21, 2022 2:47 am

OOC:

Eltrezar and Luban continue on, resuming their positions.

KCC

Apr 21, 2022 2:09 pm

OOC:

Indeed. Down we go?

Apr 22, 2022 5:38 pm

The party gets ready to line up again into their agreed upon marching order, when Spugnoir, disregarding the party, falls out of ranks and walks over to the well, looking down into it's depths. Seeing the spellcaster looking down it, the Man-at-Arms leaves the group and joins him. For a moment Spugnoir seems confused, but with a silent look from the Man-at-Arms conforming that the spellcaster isn't seeing things Spugnoir says to the others, "Uh, guys?"
He turns around and faces the group. "Um, would one of you dwarves, with your exceedingly good vision for dark holes, please come here a second and confirm that something is glinting at the bottom of this well? I do believe I've spotted us something shiny down here..." He turns around and stares back down the hole.

Rolls

Secret Roll

Apr 22, 2022 8:06 pm

Mal walks over to the well and peers down...

OOC:

I guess the DM was sick of us ignoring secret treasure lol!

Apr 22, 2022 8:53 pm

dominion451 says:

OOC:

I guess the DM was sick of us ignoring secret treasure lol!

OOC:

Lol, I had to roll for the Wandering Monster treasure, and weirdly Giant Rats can carry ridiculous amounts of treasure, for some reason, so I opted to stuff it down the well they came up from. I was gonna leave it alone, and let you continue on, but then I figured that Spugnoir and the Man-at-Arms would have possibly looked down to make sure there were no more rats coming up from below, so I decided to make a Wisdom check for them. Had they failed, they wouldn't have noticed the shine reflecting up from below.
Let's just say I threw you a bit of a bone this time around, if only because I rolled the treasure before the encounter began and it would be a shame to let it sit and rot down below...

Looking down into the shallow well, Maloria's eyes, more keen at peering into the darkness below, catch the distinct shine of a few coins spilling out from what appears to be a bundle of cloth, though what type of coins they are cannot be determined from fifty feet up.
The inside of the well is rough stonework with very minuscule hand and footholds only a trained climber might be able to navigate, though in theory, one with a rope long enough could possibly be lowered most of the way down.

Apr 22, 2022 11:18 pm

"I'll be buggered... Those are coins! Let's get a few coils of rope tied up and get someone down there!"

Mal takes out her own rope and casts around for more.

OOC:

Ok, message received! From now on we cut open every rat and fish out every hole ;)

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Apr 23, 2022 12:54 am

Luban approaches, looking down the well. From his pack he retrieves his own coil of rope, looking frayed (though he did find it like that). In his mind, the climb didn't look that difficult... especially if he had a rope for assistance. "I can handle this, Mistress Stoneforge," he says as he begins climbing in without permission.

Rolls

Climb Sheer Surfaces (87%) - (1d100)

(75) = 75

Apr 23, 2022 1:31 am

Mal and Thurig hold the rope for Luban as he shimmies down the well...

Apr 23, 2022 5:02 am

Luban shimmies down the well wall, descending 50' below. As he descends he notices a faint but cold updraft of wind coming from underneath him. Reaching the bottom, the footing is a jumbled pile of rubble, large broken stones, and rotting wooden planks. From some unseen, open channel in the debris he stands upon, a chilly breeze blows up from the recesses of somewhere even deeper.
The rotting remains of a wooden bucket and tangled hempen rope nests a bundle of soft, oiled leather. A half dozen, copper coins spill out one end of the package.

Rolls

Secret Roll

Apr 23, 2022 2:00 pm

Quickly stuffing the coins and remaining leather into his pockets, Luban prepares to head back up. Yanking in the rope twice, be begins his ascent.

Once back at the top, he first removes the leather to lay on the ground before spilling out the coins on top. He beams widely, clearly pleased he could be if use!

OOC:

I'm not sure if I need to roll in each direction, but here's one just in case.

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Rolls

Scale Sheer Surfaces (87%) - (1d100)

(23) = 23

KCC

Apr 24, 2022 8:32 am