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Feb 29, 2024 5:05 pm

Feb 29, 2024 5:05 pm

Chapter 1: finding the Tomb

The cliffs surrounding Omu are 100–150 feet high and composed of crumbling rock. You are standing near the base of the cliffs and looking at a fifteen-foot-tall obelisk of cracked stone. Obelisk is draped with vines and black moss. Behind it, you see a dark passageway obscured by withered creepers. A second, smaller tunnel burrows into the base of a cliff to the east.

https://i.imgur.com/h1Jtvhq.jpeg

OOC:

I did not mark it in the map clearly, but both passageway are obscured by creepers and I won't reveal you what's inside until you make your effort to clear them out

Mar 3, 2024 9:07 am

Mar 3, 2024 9:07 am

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As you approach the Obelisk you see three stone gargoyles watch you from narrow ledges carved into the cliff side. Each has the face of a bearded devil, its mouth agape in a silent scream.

https://i.imgur.com/txzgixw.jpeg

OOC:

The three gargoyles are perched on the ledges overlooking the obelisk, at the points marked on the map. The ledges are 30 feet above the ground. They are motionless and indistinguishable from an inanimate statue, you have seen similar statues on the clifftops surrounding the city and twice during the least week you have been exploring the city) few similar looking animated gargoyles flying over the city and attacked your party.
Draped with vines and black moss does not let you see what if anything is depictd on the obelisk, you would need to come closer and clean it.

Mar 3, 2024 11:14 am

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Tinkara flies up to a height of 20 feet and hovers above the party. She watches the gargoyles carefully for any sign of movement.

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Mar 3, 2024 3:49 pm

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Vatoris quickly ritual cast detect magic. He begins searching the area to see if anything interesting is picked up or if he notices anything.
"Leave those statues alone please. We don't want them waking up. "

Mar 3, 2024 6:28 pm

Mar 3, 2024 6:28 pm

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Thaddeus, long-known as Thad to friends, draws his sword and stands stalwartly silent, or perhaps silently stalwart, beside and guarding Vatoris. Marveling at the magician’s ritual, and instinctively clasping his necklaced holy symbol in gauntleted hand.
Agreed, Thad replies.

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Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 3, 2024 6:46 pm

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Throgin looks at Tinkara flying and gives a sigh as he weilds his maul. We seeing anything Vatoris? I hate stamding here just waiting for so.ething to happen

Mar 3, 2024 7:45 pm

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Sword and shield at the ready, Ixion said, "Give him time to work, Fist, then we can have a look under all these vines. Better safe than splattered."

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 3, 2024 8:47 pm

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If you say so..hmmph Throgins small frame compared to his maul is accented by the hand axes by his side and javelin on his back. While clearly a warrior, the size and amount of weapons he has is almost silly for a man of his proportions.

He stands his maul with one end on the ground, the head of it reaching his own head in height. Awaiting those around him but ready to move at a moments notice.

Mar 4, 2024 11:22 am

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It takes 10 minutes for Vatoris to complete the routine ritual. Flexing their weapons and watching the stone statues the rest of the team waits patiently
The obelisk radiates a strong aura of abjuration magic Vatoris finally announce.

OOC:

What do you do?

Mar 4, 2024 11:45 am

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"Don't worry friend." - while saying so Zean puts his hand on Throgin arm in the calming gesture. But the keen eye would certainly notice that there was a little electric discharge moving from Zean hand to Throgin body, which he didn't probably even noticed as the power of thunder were so natural to him.

"I'm quite sure there will be planty of interesting things to do for such a man of action like you - as soon we enter this ancient place. But for now... let's allow Vatoris do his tricks." - and by saying so Zean moves just a little behind Throgin and draws his own maul, fighting his rising curiosity and impatience to see what is written on the obelisk.

OOC:

Casting cantrip Resistance on Throgin with the gesture:)
Edit: was writing this just before GM posted. Just to let you know:)

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 4, 2024 12:10 pm

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"Don't touch that Obelisk. It is protected with magic." Vatoris walks to the two paths blocked weeds "Who wants to pick a path? Flip a coin to choose?"

Mar 4, 2024 12:41 pm

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"Nothing from the gargoyles or these entrances, eh, Vatoris?" Ixion asked as he manifested a magic hand to pull the vines away from both holes.

"I say we try the smaller opening first."

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 4, 2024 1:30 pm

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"Gargoyles are too far for the spell. " He walks over ton the smaller path and starts trying to clear a path.

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Mar 4, 2024 3:57 pm

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Tinkara, staying aloft at ~ 20 ft., flies over and surveys the two openings from above. Can she see anything of note from her higher vantage point?

OOC:

Facepalm. What a roll!

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Rolls

Perception - (1d20)

(1) = 1

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 4, 2024 4:37 pm

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Throgin takes a deep breathe as Zean touches him. The little flash of electricity causing a small the faintest of ozone smell in the air. He nods at Zean then starts to head over to Ixion I will be ready for you. He stands and watches the gargoyles as Ixion starts to clear the opening.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+4)

(5) + 4 = 9

Mar 4, 2024 9:34 pm

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For Zean's disappointment party does not share his desire to see what's written on the statue (so it stays behind both vines and black moss at least later would require time/effort and preferably a knife or similar tool to clean the moss).

Ixion move some of the creepers using his mage hand only to realize vegetation is too heavy for mage hand to be any effective.
Vatoris use his both hands and his whole weight to slowly clean up the entrance from the creepers - it takes less than a minute to finally see a narrow tunnel. Alcoves run the length of a tunnel, each one featuring a bestial statue standing or squatting above a basin of oil.

[ +- ] Something like this

The statues depict the eight of nine gods: with each facing pair of alcoves dedicated to two gods who oppose each other. Moving down the hall from west to east, the opposing statues depict Moa (jaculi) and Wongo (su-monster), I'jin (almiraj) and Obo'laka (zorbo), Papazotl (eblis) and Kubazan (froghemoth), and Nangnang (grung) and Shagambi (kamadan).

I see aura of divination magic around the statues. The oil basins give off an aura of conjuration Vatoris announce

Meawhile Tinkara realize that she is too far from the entrance to see inside.
Throgin have a feeling that wherever he don't watch at a gargoyle - it is moving, freezing immediately as he look at it.

Mar 4, 2024 10:20 pm

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Tinkara, frustrated by her inability to see into the passage, flies back away from the cliff and watches over her comrades. As they concentrate on clearing the passage of vines, she checks frequently on the gargoyle statues. Better safe than sorry

Mar 4, 2024 10:20 pm

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Tinkara, frustrated by her inability to see into the passage, flies back away from the cliff and watches over her comrades. As they concentrate on clearing the passage of vines, she checks frequently on the gargoyle statues. Better safe than sorry.

Mar 4, 2024 10:21 pm

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Tinkara, frustrated by her inability to see into the passage, flies back away from the cliff and watches over her comrades. As they concentrate on clearing the passage of vines, she checks frequently on the gargoyle statues. Better safe than sorry.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 4, 2024 10:30 pm

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The gargoyles are starting to stir I swear it Throgin whispers to Ixion. Either we get in now or we might have a fight on our hands. He beckons the others to go toward the new opening to the passage. Not letting his eyes leave the closest gargoyle to him.

He throws his maul onto the strap on his back it usually hangs while he walks, and grabs a javelin.

OOC:

Consider this readying an action to attack if a Gargoyle gets within Javelin range aggressively (to me or a party member)

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 4, 2024 11:09 pm

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"Lets try starting a fire at the basins. I don't know anything about these gods. I will be no help."
Vatoris leaves the small tunnel and strolls over to the larger one. "I will clear this one and check it for magic."

OOC:

Are you using passive Perception or Investigation at all? I have 17 Passive Investigation and 16 Passive Perception.

Mar 5, 2024 12:31 am

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Tinkara tracks Vatoris as he shifts to the other passage, and adds him to her scan. She keeps her wand in hand.

Hearing Throgin's comments about the gargoyles, she tries to watch key points on the statues to see if they really are moving.

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Mar 5, 2024 1:43 am

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"Anybody up on their deities? I wouldn't want to be the infidel who lights their fires and incurs their wrath."

Ixion stood at the mouth of the smaller cave, his eyes pierced the darkness within as far as his enhanced vision could.

OOC:

What does 120 feet of magical darkvision get me? :P

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Rolls

Perception - (1d20+4)

(9) + 4 = 13

Mar 5, 2024 7:01 am

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OOC:

Are Vatoris trying to clear the other passageway from the creepers? I can narrate that later today, but I can't see any other action to narrate yet. @annex the tunnel ends in 55 feet and it isn't dark - daylight gets into the tunnel.

Could you please help me as DM to narrate your PC ACTIONS by explaining both action and what you want to achieve with that action.

I would appreciate but not insist you reading my long explanations below

[ +- ] My desire

[ +- ] How I plan to run this

Mar 5, 2024 12:59 pm

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Tinkara flies up to the gargoyle immediately to the left of the larger opening. She stays 10 feet away from it. She watches carefully for the next two minutes for any signs of movement or animation.

Mar 5, 2024 2:46 pm

Mar 5, 2024 2:46 pm

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Zean's curiosity is usually immeasurable... but it must be admitted that as quickly as his curiosity can grow, it can change the object of its discharge. Not unlike the thunder that is never known where it is about to strike.

OOC:

:D

And just like that: Zean decides to ditch the obelisk and strolls into the smaller cave to their right and starts to investigate the statues of idols and the basins of supposed oil before them.

What kind of material are they made of? Are statues firmly attached to the ground or are they moveable somehow? (not moving them yet) What are behind them? Just stone walls? Is it really an oil inside basins? If Zean thinks so, he will try to investigate what it is made of and why some animals didn't come to drink it for so long?

He will do it after casting Resistance on him.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 5, 2024 3:48 pm

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Throgin clutches his spear a little tighter as Tinkara gets closer to the gargoyle. Now not looking anywhere else but the gargoyle she is looking at.

OOC:

basically shifting my trigger for the readied action to if that thing moves toward her he will launch the spear at it. Even if at long range (up to 120ft).

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 5, 2024 4:02 pm

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OOC:

Vatoris is clearing the larger path out and keeping an eye out for magic while doing so.

Mar 5, 2024 4:07 pm

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Unabashed and unafraid, Thad pulls a javelin from his quiver. With shield over left arm, he strides alongside Throgin towards the entrance!

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Mar 5, 2024 5:13 pm

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It must be funny to see how your party strongest persons are watching how Vatoris is cleaning up the the heavy undergrowth. It takes a few minutes to physically weaker Vatoris, but he manage that and open a view: short tunnel ends at a slab of worked stone, whose edges are marked by relief carvings of grinning skulls. Four lines engraved at the center of the slab cross one another to form a star, with both ends of each line marking the location of a cube-shaped cavity cut into the door—eight cavities in all.

https://i.imgur.com/rh5ziTc.jpeg

Vatoris feel presence of a magic in the room but can't see any particular object that would radiate an aura. It should mean magic is somewhere deeper or perhaps behind the slab.

OOC:

Please don't bother do describe "read action" outside combat. That action only makes sense after initiative is rolled.

It only takes a few moments to realize that each cavity is sized perfectly to hold one of the puzzle cubes you recovered from the god shrines of Omu.

Meanwhile Zean understand that each statue is 3 feet tall made of stone and seems to stand strong on a its pedestal. No animals have been here based on how thick the creeper were. Why they don't come here - that you can't tell. Oil seem natural. There is just a stone wall behind statues just like it is stone wall all along the tunnel.

Gargoyles keep ignore your staring at them, if these even are gargoyles and not just real statues.

Mar 5, 2024 11:36 pm

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After two minutes Tinkara gives up on the gargoyle, shrugs at Throgin, and flies over to the smaller tunnel where Zean is examining the statues and oil basins.

What does that oil smell like? Is there anything in the oil basins besides oil? Lighting it isn't the only option, y'know. Maybe it's an anointing oil. Do you see any scorch or soot marks that make you think it's meant for burning?

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Mar 6, 2024 9:53 am

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"Good catch Tinkara! That makes me thinking even more... look... do you think that "gods cubes" we recovered during our earlier journeys could fit inside those basins? It' can't be a coincidence that there are exactly the same number of statues and basins as we have cubes with us." - he scratch his head for a moment - "... and I have a feeling... the order of statues is NOT random at all. You never do such things in random in temples... "

OOC:

I don't know who have the cubes, but I'm assuming that either Zean remembers them very good or have at least one.

And with this Zean checks if cube could fit into the basin or be just anointed with the oils - not doing it yet. After that he runs outside the small tunnel excited to tell others about his and Tinkara's findings.

When he is about to announce what they think - his eyes fall on the star and cavities around of it...
"YES! The order... or more so the opposition - being on two sides! That have to be it!" - he almost shouted, but tried to contain his excitement as he recalls it is never a best idea to make a lot of noise in the jungle.

So he adds with much lower voice: "You think we should put the cubes in exact order as statues in small cave are watching each other? I mean: Moa (jaculi) cube on the other side of line with the Wongo (su-monster) cube, and so on?" - he recalled clearly from his head as he made a careful notice of the statues order before leaving.
"And should we anointed the cubes before trying to insert them with the oils form the basins as Tinkara suggested?"

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Mar 6, 2024 10:08 am

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OOC:

I forgot this earlier:

Zean realize that he haven't seen any animals in the city except TRex who lived here until you killed it and some smaller predators you had to fight as well.

OOC:

Regarding cubes - let's make it simple. Assume they are shared and any player who want to do something with a cube just describe that action as if PC has the cubes.

And yes, basin is few times larger than a cube

Mar 6, 2024 12:18 pm

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I think we should try the simplest course of action first. Insert the cubes ordered as they are in the smaller passage and see what happens. If that doesn't work, then we consider anointing the cubes, or lighting the oil basins.

Tinkara flies into the smaller passage and looks at the statues. is there any evidence the oil was ever lit? Soot, scorch marks. She hovers near a few of the basins and sniffs to see if she can detect any particular smell from the oil. She also looks for any writing carved into the stone.

Rolls

Intelligence Check - (1d20)

(3) = 3

Mar 6, 2024 12:42 pm

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OOC:

@thorsman99 please add an Intelligence check roll to your post (let' s say you may add your proficiency bonus if you are proficient with Alchemist's Supplies)

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 6, 2024 5:01 pm

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Vatoris pulls the Cubes out of the bag of holding and passes them over to Zean and Tinkara. "Here you go." He wonders around the area while the others work.

OOC:

Rolling Perception to see if I notice anything interesting.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(14) + 6 = 20

Mar 6, 2024 6:41 pm

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Tinkara smells only the smell of stone and natural smell of the tunnel, but oil gives no smell. Unable to remember any odorless oil.
She can't see any evidence of neither fire nor any humanoid activity in this tunnel.

OOC:

Anyone simply wondering around - please refer to place descriptions above, I'm afraid I can't describe it any better. Can do some sketch of the stone slab if anyone need one.

Since it's been 24 hours I was to provide you a tip, but Zean seems to already figure out that cubes are the key. Let's see if you will need a hint.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 6, 2024 8:19 pm

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Hey guys...what if we put the box things in the box holes? Throgin wanders over to the others and says. maybe after dipping them in the oil or something?

Mar 6, 2024 11:17 pm

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There are eight statues so Tinkara will remove the cube that does not have a corresponding statue. She goes over to the door, and places the cubes so that each cube is opposite its opponent, just as they are in the smaller passage.

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Mar 7, 2024 7:05 am

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"Careful, Tinkara," Ixion cautioned as he moved to the larger opening.

Mar 7, 2024 10:31 am

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Tinkara laughs, a sound like the ringing of tiny bells.

I'm a lot of things, but super cautious is not one of them. No risk, no reward. No matter what you do, life is short.

My friends call me Tinks. I think you all qualify at this point.

Mar 7, 2024 3:48 pm

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Zean helps Tinks with inserting the stones in the sockets of the stone door. While doing so he comments:
"You are right Tinks, there are only 8 holes and we have 9 cubes... and that leaves us with flail snail cube... I wonder if that means something... it's earth creature... so maybe we have to look for something in the ground?"

So he adds a little louder, so the rest of his companions could hear him:
"Do you see any other socket, near the ground so we could use it with the last cube of flail snail idol?"

When they will end inserting 8 cubes and IF nothing will happen: Zean will look at the bottom of the door. And if there i.e. some layer of dirt/ground that could cover the door bottom he will try to uncover it.

Mar 7, 2024 6:50 pm

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OOC:

@Smiley how far would Vatoris go in his exploration?
@WhiteDwarf @valdattaMadun what are your PCs doing while ? While Zean and Ixion seem to morally and otherwise assist Tinkara.
Would it be right to assume your 3 PCs are somewhere like this? Perhaps someone is observing smaller tunnel ?

https://i.imgur.com/w6OGW3J.jpeg

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 7, 2024 7:49 pm

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As the others go into the passageway, Throgin steps back to allow the others to handle the puzzle solving. He draws his maul and starts slowly tapping the end of it on the ground while watching the gargoyles

Mar 8, 2024 10:11 pm

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Thad keeps his sword and wits ready. He steps forward jus5 a few feet, to observe the smaller tunnel.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 9, 2024 2:44 pm

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OOC:

Vatoris gets a better look at the Obelisk but tries not too touch it. Besides looking around for any other clues or something we might have missed.

Mar 9, 2024 5:48 pm

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Strange, each skull has a small hole in it's mouth. Can barely fit a finger in. Zean announce while Tinkara is carefully putting the magic cubes in the sockets . An attempt to look into the hole reveal it is a feet long and ends in a stone.
Vatoris meanwhile notice more moss one one part of the obelisk at the height 7-3 foots. He obelisk is either damaged here or there is something engraved beneath because irregular surface would allow moss to develop.

OOC:

This is a weekend post so putting game on slow motion, will only describe what if anything happens when Tinkara complete her job on Monday. Spoiler - good thinking, something will trigger as you finish putting cubes in. But I'd like to keep an intrigue a bit longer

Mar 9, 2024 8:12 pm

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Hearing what Zean has said, Tinkara is careful to keep her small body out from in front of the skulls, i.e. in the center of the door as she finishes inserting the cubes.

Zean, I think it's best if you aren't in front of any of the skulls. My gut tells me something might come out of there when I'm done putting these cubes in.

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 10, 2024 1:43 am

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Vatoris approaches the obelisk and uses his mage hand to clear off any moss...

Mar 10, 2024 2:59 am

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"Perhaps those of us who can move objects with our minds should insert the last boxes from afar," Ixion suggested. "Can we borrow you a second, Bunte?"

Mar 11, 2024 9:56 am

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OOC:

Thanks for pointing out those holes GM - as I completely forgot about them, but I'm quite sure Zean would take a look at them:)

"I hate to say it... Tinks but you seam to be right... again" - Zean announces before starting to move slowly, departing from the stone doors, but walking backwards, his face turned towards the door with concentration on the skull's "mouths" and reaching into his belt pouch to pull out a few legume seeds and getting ready to cast the Gust of Wind spell.

"BUT... as there is only stone on the other side of the holes clearly visible... it may be some kind of poisonous gases trap, rather than projectile one... so... your very elegant body size can be not enough to avoid it... so the idea about Vatoris tricky hands probably is the best one. In case I'm right this time... and something happens... keep to the center of the door and hold tight... I will be ready with the power of wild winds, that always precedes the proper Storm... "

OOC:

If Thaddeus walked towards smaller tunnel, Zean - I think - would stand next Throgin now. Nodding to him as he would like to say "Ready? Let's do it, like we always do it. With proper BANG! " ;) ;)

Mar 11, 2024 9:16 pm

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OOC:

can only do proper post tomorrow. Meanwhile if anyone want to add anything because I read Zean abandon the short tunnel before cubes are placed. Only Ixion stays with Tinkara
Clearing moss with mage hand will be slow if posssible at all. We will get back to that later.

Mar 12, 2024 6:24 pm

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OOC:

OK this is

[ +- ] your final position

before this happens

The moment Tinkara insert all 8 cubes and release the last with a loud cracking sound and shaking the ground a stone block descends over the tunnel entrance preceded by huge amount of sand and tiny boulders.

OOC:

If Tinkara or Ixion want to exit the tunnel or if Zean or Throgin want to enter it - that action would require a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Everyone - please let me know your choice in either case.
P.S. No you don't notice any kind of kind of poisonous gas coming our of the holes. What I described above it the only change to the environment

[ +- ] Where it descends

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 12, 2024 6:43 pm

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Throgin spots the stone decending down and immediately attempts to open it back up Tink....Ixion, I got you.

Rolls

Strength check - (1d20+4)

(19) + 4 = 23

Mar 12, 2024 7:48 pm

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OOC:

valdattaMadun says:

to open it back up

Could you please elaborate your action a bit. The stone block is a few feet thick. I calculated it would weight about 30 000 lbs, that's a little bit more than you can Lift, isn't it? Not sure my math is correct, but I'm sure even 6 of you wouldn't be able to lift that stone block.

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 12, 2024 7:57 pm

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GreyWord says:

OOC:

valdattaMadun says:

to open it back up

Could you please elaborate your action a bit. The stone block is a few feet thick. I calculated it would weight about 30 000 lbs, that's a little bit more than you can Lift, isn't it? Not sure my math is correct, but I'm sure even 6 of you wouldn't be able to lift that stone block.

OOC:

I think I misunderstood the check. Are you saying that to enter/exit the Athletics check is needed to open a sliver of it? could I hypothetically use the stength check to ALLOW someone to escape (even if one person only)

Mar 12, 2024 9:13 pm

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OOC:

All right, since Throgin scored above 15 you could chose one PC and give an advantage on Athletics check for the movement

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 13, 2024 1:02 am

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OOC:

lets give it to Tink

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Mar 13, 2024 2:54 am

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OOC:

Does Tinkara have time to cast her Far Step spell before the slab descends? It's a bonus action to cast that spell. Ruling please.

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Mar 13, 2024 3:14 am

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valdattaMadun says:

OOC:

lets give it to Tink

OOC:

That's kind of you, but if I can cast a bonus action spell I won't need it, assuming that I want to get out of there.

Mar 13, 2024 3:25 am

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I thought we would Mage Hand insert the last cubes. :P
Does Ixion have the chance to bonus action Misty Step out before the slab falls? If not, I'll roll Athletics.

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 13, 2024 4:02 am

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OOC:

more creativity: does me opening it up a little give them BOTH the line of sight/time needed to misty step?

Mar 13, 2024 4:29 am

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OOC:

yes BA spell works for me.

With a loud bang stone block totally block the entrance a moment after both teleport out of tunnel. You can now see the block is perfectly sized to not let you see inside.
Tinkara realize eight cubes left inside...

Mar 13, 2024 8:56 am

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Tinkara flies up to examine the area where the top of the block and the tunnel meet. She looking to see if there's any opening at the junction. Even just a small hole she can see through.

Well, that didn't work as we might have hoped. I can't teleport back in there unless I can see where I'm going. We have one block left. I suggest that we read the obelisk for a clue as to how to proceed. If anyone has another idea, let's hear it. Our only hope at this point seems to be that this is an elaborate trap, and that the true entrance is hidden elsewhere.

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 13, 2024 12:11 pm

Mar 13, 2024 12:11 pm

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Seeing that the others are free Vatoris continues to scrape the moss off of the obelisk... "Everyone Ok? No one Smashed or Broken?"

Mar 13, 2024 6:17 pm

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No injuries. If we were meant to be in there, and the inner door is now open, then this may be over before it starts. Hopefully the obelisk will reveal something. If not, I can fly up and do some aerial reconnaissance, look for another way in.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 14, 2024 5:15 am

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I have a weird "stretch" of an idea. Could I hypothetically use Druidcraft in a novel way?

Druidcraft says "You instantly make a flower blossom, a seed pod open, or a leaf bud bloom." Could this be seen as speeding up the process that a plants life cycle takes? Could I use Druidcraft to speed up the lifecycle of the moss or manipulate it in some way to clear it off?

again, it isn't exactly how it is worded but worth the ask

Mar 14, 2024 5:38 am

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no I would like not describe druidcraft destroy a plant

Mar 14, 2024 6:09 am

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annex says:

I thought we would Mage

me too. But never seen that action described or Tinkara's action dismissed. Again I narrate your actions not discussing an action.

Vatoris has meanwhile figured out wine drapping makes it very hard to clear heavy moss. One would need to use a knife or other blade to do the job.

OOC:

let's say clearing it with mage hand will take 1d4 hours.

After a few minutes the stone block start slowly ascending until some magic puts it back where it descended from. You find your 8 cubes on the floor near where you put them (they dropped ). Otherwise no changes inside. Just the sand and small stones on the floor where block descended

Mar 14, 2024 11:37 am

Mar 14, 2024 11:37 am

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Tinkara flies over and collects the 8 cubes.

Hmm. Seems we do not have the correct solution here.

She flies back out of the tunnel and lands. She starts walking around the area, looking for any clues that might have been missed.

OOC:

Including an investigation check.

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Rolls

Investigate map - (1d20)

(3) = 3

Mar 14, 2024 12:58 pm

Mar 14, 2024 12:58 pm

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"Hmmmm... they were rejected by the mountain mouth... so maybe they were not 'worthy' or... prepared good enough. I would go with the Tink's idea of immersing them in basins of oil now. But... let's use the Magic Hand this time for the last cube. I don't want to find out that that the stone can fall in different place too... by experiencing it." - he smiles with the blink in his eyes. And before departing he throws:
"Any other plans for clearing the moss? It looks like it will take ages this way..."

If no one opposes, Zean takes the cubes from Tinkara, goes to the small tunnel, immerse them in oil basins (in correct ones - of course:) ), then gets back to the group, gives one of the cubes to Vatoris and goes with the rest towards the stone doors once again and starts to insert them in the same way as before.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 14, 2024 1:57 pm

Mar 14, 2024 1:57 pm

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Tosses a crowbar up to the Mage Hand to scrap off the moss.
"While I clear this maybe look around incase we missed something else."

Mar 14, 2024 8:33 pm

Mar 14, 2024 8:33 pm

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Thad walks carefull around the area. Studying the area around the block, and looks for potential clues in so far as how to properly fit the cubes.

Rolls

Investigation - (1d20)

(1) = 1

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 14, 2024 10:28 pm

Mar 14, 2024 10:28 pm

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Your magic hand is taking to long. Throgin then pulls out a hand axe and begins chopping at the vibes.

Mar 15, 2024 7:02 am

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Throgin quickly clear wines and moss before any damage is done to the obelisk or writings he soon finds out. It appears to be another warnung message from Acererak.

OOC:

see message here

Thaddeus makes a conclusion cubes were put properly.

Mar 15, 2024 12:21 pm

Mar 15, 2024 12:21 pm

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Tinkara carefully reads the message.

Hmm. The enemies oppose, so I think we were basically correct with the placement of the cubes. In darkness, it hides. Sounds like we should light the oil. The keys turn on the inside only. Maybe we all need to be standing on the inside, and let the block fall, before the doors will open? I don't get the bit about the mask or the doomed child. Any other thoughts?

Mar 15, 2024 3:00 pm

Mar 15, 2024 3:00 pm

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Zean in this time is back with the cubes sticky from oil and wrapped in some cloth.

"Yes... I think you are spot on again Tinks! There could be the last hole for the last cube on the falling stone and we didn't mange to see it from the outside and you teleported fast. But... that means we all have to be between two stones in order to enter. I don't like it... but we don't have a choice I think. I think the rest of the riddle is for the things that are yet to come. So do we fire the oils after my little bath for the cubes? " - Zean asks puzzled.

Mar 15, 2024 3:19 pm

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Well, I'm small enough to sit on someone's shoulder, which should give us a bit of extra breathing room in there. I think we should light the oils, make sure there's nothing new or that happens once we do that, then get cozy in the space between the door and the block before we insert the cubes. Might kill us all, but if we aren't going to take any risks we might as well go home. It seems that if we still don't have it right, we can hope for the block to lift back up. Maybe.

Mar 15, 2024 4:01 pm

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Zean showing that he is ready to go: "My shoulder - at your service. Destination: trap closed from both sides. Attractions: limited space, feeling of having no way out, BUT... in the good company of sweaty adventurers. Everyone ready for the dream trip?" - Zean jokingly asks.

OOC:

Maybe not everyone have time to write so I think a little pool could be in order:

Lets go between the stones... together? Public

Yes

Vote to view results.

No

Vote to view results.

We have to do something else first (explain in the comments)

Vote to view results.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 15, 2024 4:04 pm

Mar 15, 2024 4:04 pm

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Let's do this then, I can light the oil if everyone else would want to stay out of the passageway in case anything goes wrong

Throgin will set unlit torches just over the basins of oil, then he would prepare to light them one by one with Druidcraft once he gets the signal from everyone.

OOC:

I think I can stand at the closest to the opening basin and back up as I light them so that the last basin is lit as I leave the tunnel

Mar 17, 2024 8:55 am

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Pedrop says:

Zean in this time is back with the cubes sticky from oil and wrapped in some cloth.

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@Pedrop can you elaborate please? Last thing I narrated were cubes dry if a bit sandy lying on the floor in the bigger corridor. Did I miss any actions from your PC?
I would also like to add this, sorry to forgot describing it first time

When Stone block were rising those of you who were curious enough to immediately move closer felt a poisonous gas coming out of the corridor, but mixed with fresh air was not strong enough to do you any harm.

Mar 17, 2024 9:50 am

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Here:

Pedrop says:

"Hmmmm... they were rejected by the mountain mouth... so maybe they were not 'worthy' or... prepared good enough. I would go with the Tink's idea of immersing them in basins of oil now. But... let's use the Magic Hand this time for the last cube. I don't want to find out that that the stone can fall in different place too... by experiencing it." - he smiles with the blink in his eyes. And before departing he throws:
"Any other plans for clearing the moss? It looks like it will take ages this way..."

If no one opposes, Zean takes the cubes from Tinkara, goes to the small tunnel, immerse them in oil basins (in correct ones - of course:) ), then gets back to the group, gives one of the cubes to Vatoris and goes with the rest towards the stone doors once again and starts to insert them in the same way as before.

And considering last post and this one:

GreyWord says:

(…)

OOC:

If Tinkara or Ixion want to exit the tunnel or if Zean or Throgin want to enter it - that action would require a successful DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check. Everyone - please let me know your choice in either case.
P.S. No you don't notice any kind of kind of poisonous gas coming our of the holes. What I described above it the only change to the environment

(…)

I’m a little lost too… so was there a gas or not? :) Just want to be sure I understand current situation correctly.

Mar 17, 2024 11:59 am

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My apologies. I missed that and narrating it now, please feel free to adjust or delete/re-post anything you done since stone blocking entrance opened and Zean took cubes to the smaller tunnel

When Zean takes the first of cubes to immerse it in the oil, the basin bursts into flames when you approach it holding the cube. Flame goes out if/when you move cube away - it is easy to conclude the flame is magical, though it does produce heat and light just as natural one.

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You guess there was a gas in the bigger tunnel the moment stone block opened, but the base is all gone now - whatever the source of that gas was it does not produce it any more

Mar 17, 2024 12:04 pm

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Please let me know if Zean still want to immerse cubes and how he prevents getting burned (1d8 fire damage per cube if you do that with by hand). Let me spoil that if you do that the oil will not burn on the cube once you move cube away from basin.

Mar 17, 2024 12:42 pm

Mar 17, 2024 12:42 pm

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Tinkara flies over to the smaller passage. Does the flame go out of you move the cube away from the basin? If not, I would say the cubes don't need to go into the oil. I'd also guess that we should light them all before trying the cubes in the sockets again. And I'm definitely in favor of using magic to insert the last one, just in case.

Mar 17, 2024 12:52 pm

Mar 17, 2024 12:52 pm

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Zean back ups quickly so not to hurt himself. And to be sure how it all works he tries to move cube of animal closer to its enemy’s basin - "maybe they are neutralising each other." if that won’t help: He gets back to others and reports his recent findings. Also thinking if the magic hand could be the solution for every dangerous thing…

OOC:

And if it isn’t spoiling all the danger from such things - mechanically, as this is contrip, so no cost to use, yes? Just simple wonder induced by coming form OSR mindset… and curiosity in general. I don’t have problems with others using it in this situation. Hope this is obvious. Just want to start to understand what DND 5e really "is" form its mechanical stand point :)

Mar 17, 2024 12:54 pm

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OOC:

started to write my post before seeing Tinkar’s - just to let you know.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 17, 2024 1:57 pm

Mar 17, 2024 1:57 pm

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While the others are messing around with the Boxes. Vatoris tries to get a better understanding of how the Stone Slap trap works.
Hoping to Prevent it from happening again...
"How is it going over there? Figuring anything out?"

OOC:

Added another roll fromAdv.

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Rolls

Investigation - (1d20+7)

(4) + 7 = 11

Investigation - (1d20+7)

(9) + 7 = 16

Mar 17, 2024 2:14 pm

Mar 17, 2024 2:14 pm

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Thad steps over to Vatiris. Offering kind investigatory assistance!
That one part on the stone trap there, how might that work? That could be something, right?

OOC:

Help action for Vatoris, justRP’ing study and discussion of the trap.

Rolls

Investigation - (1d20+7)

(2) + 7 = 9

Mar 18, 2024 2:56 pm

Mar 18, 2024 2:56 pm

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Zean assures holding Moa (jaculi) cube it only fires up basin next to Moa (jaculi) and do not affect Wongo's (su-monster) one.
Same with Wongo cube - it only fires up Wongo basin.
Either way fire ends magically when you move each cube away.

Vatoris discuss with others what they have seen and concludes what the rests have concluded - when last of 8 cubes were put in and released it magically triggered stone block to start moving. There are no mechanical triggers. You would also expect that no more sand/stone be falling down when you trigger it next time as it remains on the floor.
As for source of the gas - you have no idea because you never saw anything, but you remember Zean suggested it may have originated from the small holes in each skull's mouth. But that's just a guess

Mar 18, 2024 3:04 pm

Mar 18, 2024 3:04 pm

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Maybe we're barking up the wrong tree. What if the sockets are a distraction? Since we can't keep the oil lit if we move the cubes away from the oil, what if we put the cubes by each basin so they're all lit at once? Remember, "In darkness, it hides".

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Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 18, 2024 7:59 pm

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hmmmph Sounds like a plan to me.

Throgin goes back to the clearing and starts looking at the gargoyles again...

Mar 19, 2024 10:19 am

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"I agree... again. Let's put them in the correct basins for the species. Maybe the lighting up will be enough... and if not, we will take them out and try again to insert them in opposed sockets - this time anointed with oil. Magic hand - anyone?" - Zean asks with big smile looking meaningly at Vatoris - "Don't look at me. If they would throw thunderstorms - I would do it. But I'm not so much into the fire... and I like my hands..."

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@Smiley what you think?

Mar 19, 2024 11:04 am

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I don't know that the blocks need to be IN the basins. Perhaps just having them close enough to light the oil would suffice.

Mar 19, 2024 11:22 am

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Just a clarification: Yes, it is enough to put the cubes by each basin to fire all basins up. If you still want put cubes into the fire - you can insert/manipulate them with a sword for example to avoid fire damage, mage hand is not the only way to achieve that safely.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 19, 2024 1:41 pm

Mar 19, 2024 1:41 pm

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Vatoris does what he is asked. He grabs the cubes with his mage hand and holds them into the fire. "Still think we are missing something...This is just taking too long. That has to be another way."

OOC:

My character has a Intel of 17. My IRL brain has been numb due to stress and illness these last few weeks. I am rolling an Intel check just because my character is smarter then the player.

Rolls

Int - Check - (1d20+3)

(10) + 3 = 13

Mar 19, 2024 4:24 pm

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OK, I'm trying to interpret player input, if anyone feel like I'm wrong please do provide fixes/updates and I'll narrate your PCs doing another - altered attempt to trigger something new

Everyone stay out of the small long tunnel, while Vatoris take all 8 cubes except flail snail cube (it stays in bag of holdings) and put them next to each respective basin, firing them up.
He try to stay close to exit (as much as mage hand reach allows). When all 8 basins burn and nothing else visibly happens Vatoris manipulate each cube putting it into a basin of opposing god figure, for example putting Moa (jaculi) cube into Wongo's (su-monster) basin: it cause Moa basin fire to stop, but affect Moa's cube in no visible way.

https://i.imgur.com/EoA30ZB.jpeg

Mar 19, 2024 4:34 pm

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"So let's put the cubes INTO the proper basins so i.e. : Moa cue into the Moa'a basin. All of them, at once. Will you Vatoris?" - says Zean.

Mar 19, 2024 5:08 pm

Mar 19, 2024 5:08 pm

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Tinkara flies over to the larger passage to see if anything changes there when all the basins are lit.

Mar 19, 2024 5:52 pm

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And here comes narrative for Vatoris' int check

Vatoris, mechanically follow instructions given, but keep trying to understand .... what are we missing?

The enemies oppose... The enemies oppose he quote the obelisk and suddenly realize this reflects the Onlu Legend they have learned in past few days:

He quotes parts of the legend:
Wongo the su-monster found out how Moa had betrayed him, he vowed to catch the jaculi and eat him up
and
The zorbo and I'jin the almiraj became terrible enemies
and now everyone remember that also
Kamadan chased Nangnang the grung
while
Kubazan the froghemoth chased Papazotl

But it was Unkh the flail snail that saved the day in the legend...

Mar 20, 2024 6:27 pm

Mar 20, 2024 6:27 pm

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Putting cubes into the proper basins change nothing and Tinkara can't see nothing but 8 burning basins.

OOC:

@thorsman99 actually roll a perception check for Tinkara
Here is a tip for everyone - my previous post contained a hint

Mar 20, 2024 6:42 pm

Mar 20, 2024 6:42 pm

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Guys. Let's try putting the cubes in the opposite basins.

Rolls

Perception Check - (1d20)

(20) = 20

Mar 20, 2024 6:45 pm

Mar 20, 2024 6:45 pm

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That’s emerald eyes light up. Lighting up almost as brightly as the proverbial light bulb above his blonde-haired head!

Aha! That’s probably IT, Tinkara! I think you’re onto something, there! Let’s do it!

Thad helps rearrange the cubes.

Mar 20, 2024 6:58 pm

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OOC:

Wow, you did that 20 on DC 20 skill check! Wonderful.

Looking around Tinkara note the light from the basins when they are lit and taken down cast similar shadows on all walls but the corners... there is something strange with the corners.
After several attempts and with a help of Thaddeus you manage to move the far wall - the statue of Unkh (flail snail) hidden behind a secret door at the end of the tunnel reveal itself. Similar basin is in front of it

https://i.imgur.com/gDG8qnf.jpeg

A golden pendant shaped like an eye hangs on the Unkh statue

Mar 20, 2024 7:02 pm

Mar 20, 2024 7:02 pm

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Disregard my previous hints. I was trying to suggest anyone bringing flail snail cube to the corridor because moving it close to the the hidden doors would burn the basin behind it considerable reducing the DC for spotting hidden doors.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 21, 2024 1:25 pm

Mar 21, 2024 1:25 pm

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Throgin would pay extra close attention to the gargoyles in this moment as part of the puzzle solved.

dont you guys come alive now...

Mar 21, 2024 1:58 pm

Mar 21, 2024 1:58 pm

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Tinkara flies over to the larger passage to see if anything has changed. If not she will return for a closer look at the Unkh statue and the pendant. Any inscriptions or markings?

Anyone have detect magic to cast on this pendant? I wonder if that's the mask the inscription refers to? And now that we've found this, I wonder if we should try putting the blocks in the sockets again? Thoughts?

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 21, 2024 10:50 pm

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"I do but it would be better for me to Identify it. Give it here and I will see what I can find out." Once he has the amulet, Vatoris will being ritual casting Identify on it.

[ +- ] Identify

Mar 22, 2024 10:36 am

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OOC:

I'm going to spoil more info than I like about the pendant and want everyone to vote if they think it is good practice to do so as there will be similar situations in future. Not a big deal this time

[ +- ] Result of identify

Wearing the pendant Vatoris finds the entrance to one more tunnel.

Pulling aside the heavy undergrowth, you uncover an archway in the cliff face. Stone skulls peer down from the lintel, and old bones litter the threshold. As light strikes the entrance, a swarm of bats screeches out from within.

https://i.imgur.com/JeII9gY.jpeg

Anyone who dare to enter scares away the bats and see:
A slab of worked stone blocks the overgrown tunnel some twenty feet from the entrance. Grinning skulls mark the edges of the slab, in the center of which are nine cube-shaped cavities arranged in three rows of three.

https://i.imgur.com/ZkBanNX.jpeg

Mar 22, 2024 11:58 am

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Aha, so the other tunnel was a trap and distraction. Lucky us.

I think we should place the cubes in opposition, as we did before, and then place Unkh, via mage hand, in the center socket. Any other thoughts?

Mar 22, 2024 12:30 pm

Mar 22, 2024 12:30 pm

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"Exactly my thoughts. Let do it." - but Zean this time doesn't move first to do it, expecting others to insert the cubes, but instead looks at the bones in the middle of path and then, especially the skulls - if they have holes in them too, how they look. At the end of his searching he checks if there is a place for the big stone to come down at the begining of tunnel similarly to the "distraction entrance". Finally he moves outside the tunnel before the last cube will be put in place.

Rolls

Perception - just in case, if needed. - (1d20+9)

(11) + 9 = 20

Mar 22, 2024 12:43 pm

Mar 22, 2024 12:43 pm

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Tinkara flies over to the door and inserts all the cubes in opposing positions, leaving Unkh out of the center. Then she flies back out of the tunnel, continues another 20', and rises to the point where she can just see the blocks, and hovers.

Ready for mage hand to do its thing.

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 22, 2024 2:02 pm

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Vatoris hands the amulet back to Tinkara and starts ritual casting Detect Magic.
"Before we mess with the cubes and all get trapped again let me make sure there is nothing strange about."

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(10) + 6 = 16

Mar 22, 2024 7:04 pm

Mar 22, 2024 7:04 pm

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Thad moved up with Vatoris and gives kind Help - as an action!
That groove i the stone right there (rp only), it looks interesting…
Our fightery fellow goes on like that, just tryin* to be helpful. When probably, really, clutch8ng his holy symbol habitually might simple be what he does best!

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(18) + 6 = 24

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 22, 2024 10:07 pm

Mar 22, 2024 10:07 pm

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Oh fun more doors with holes. Any idea the order we should put these ones in?

Mar 23, 2024 8:19 am

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A detect magic reveals an aura of evocation magic around each of the cavities. You carefully search for but bind no evidence of anything similar to the other entrance setup.
You can only guess jungle predators use this tunnel as shelter, and the bones are a velociraptors (smaller dinosaurs you have met plenty outside the city). Also discover boot prints leading toward the doors (probably into the tomb). The tracks are not recent.

OOC:

@thorsman99 perfectly described Tinkara's location at the moment you try to put cubes in. I would prefer everyone describe your PC location (if I don't gen response will assume you are just all outside the tunnel)
Also please fix me if this is wrong: Vatoris is going to insert all nine cubes ("enemy" cubes in opposition, then Unkh in the middle) using mage hand.

Mar 23, 2024 11:29 am

Mar 23, 2024 11:29 am

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If Vatoris wants to inset them all with mage hand, that's fine with me.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 23, 2024 12:31 pm

Mar 23, 2024 12:31 pm

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Vatoris tells everyone that there is magic around the slots. Once everyone is clear from possible danger, if the tunnel has any traps, he uses his mage hand to insert all of the blocks in the way described. The last cube he places is Unkh.

Mar 23, 2024 2:06 pm

Mar 23, 2024 2:06 pm

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Zean

Pedrop says:

(...) Finally he moves outside the tunnel before the last cube will be put in place.

OOC:

So I confirm: yes, Zean is outside the tunnel. I'm very ok with Vatoris leading! :)

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 23, 2024 5:18 pm

Mar 23, 2024 5:18 pm

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Throgin would stick near Zean.

Mar 24, 2024 7:57 am

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When last of cubes are placed all nine cubes flare with light, then disappear. Growling like an angry beast, the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling.

https://i.imgur.com/bZyuuav.jpeg

Another slab blocks the hallway twenty feet beyond the first door. An iron lever is set into the door's surface, with a graven stone skull leering down from above.

OOC:

Congrats, we are entering tomb. Going forward I would like to ask players to decide your movement order, distance to each other etc. I suggest players describe their PC movement in every detail. I may be deciding your movement for your PCs if you fail to provide movement details withing 24 hours from my previous post, let me know if you want more than 24 hour deadline

Mar 24, 2024 10:10 am

Mar 24, 2024 10:10 am

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Tinkara flies up to this new door. She touches nothing. She examines the door, then the left wall, right wall, floor, ceiling. Does she notice any additional details, inscriptions, etc.?

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 24, 2024 1:51 pm

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Giving the new tunnel a once-over, Vatoris makes sure he doesn't see anything or detect any magic.
If he doesn't notice anything he calls out to the party.
"Everyone Ready? Pulling the lever. I don't know what will happen." Staying 30ft back, Vatoris uses his mage hand to pull the lever.

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Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(18) + 6 = 24

Mar 24, 2024 1:58 pm

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Hearing Vatoris, Tinkara flies back out, and takes position 20 ft out and 20 ft up.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 24, 2024 2:39 pm

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hmmm cramped in here Throgin says as he moves up to Vatoris and peers into the tunnel

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+4)

(18) + 4 = 22

Mar 25, 2024 12:09 pm

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Throgin and Vatoris notice a seam along the floor.

OOC:

Not narrating lever pulling because you only wanted to do it if you find nothing

[ +- ] Seam marked with green line

Mar 25, 2024 12:12 pm

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Wow... good catch! That has pit trap written all over it.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 25, 2024 12:43 pm

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"Hopefully that is all it is." Using the mage hand Vatoris pulls the lever!

Mar 25, 2024 2:18 pm

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Pulling the lever cause floor between the two doors to split open along a central seam revealing a 20-foot-deep pit lined with spikes in it.

Mar 25, 2024 3:01 pm

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Tinkara drops down to 10 ft. and looks to see if anything happened to the door itself.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20)

(8) = 8

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 25, 2024 3:44 pm

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"Good thing we were sharp enough to see that."He nudges Thorgin with his great pun...
After Tinkara checks out the pit he Uses the mage hand he flip the lever back to its normal position hoping the trap would close.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 25, 2024 4:23 pm

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Yeah...that fall would have hurt. I wonder if there is anything we can do to keep these shut or if they only open when the level is switched. Throgin smiles at Vatoris at the remark

Mar 25, 2024 4:42 pm

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That's why I was wondering what happened to the door, if anything.

Mar 25, 2024 9:09 pm

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OOC:

@valdattaMadun please roll a wisdom check (no proficiency applicable) DC10 to see if your PC has any good idea how to prevent floow from falling if that is what you asked about

Flipping the lever back to its original position does nothing. More over, when you release mage hand the lever falls back down.
That's the only change to the environment you can observe.
The stone floor that collapsed weight more than you can hope to rise

OOC:

Since I can't imagine anything your PCs would be able to achieve and I don't want you to feel wrong about that I'm pushing events forward

You spend next hour in fruitless attempts to make any progress when suddenly hear the first door (the one you opened with the cubes) start slowly rising to seal off the passage once more. Everyone stay safely outside when it happens. Moment later you realize that the cubes are all gone. After some stressful argues you finally decide to check the shrines you for a big relief find the cubes returned to the shrines. It takes another hour though to collect them all back.

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So this is two hours later when you are back at closed first doors with 9 cubes. What do you do?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 25, 2024 9:11 pm

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the barbarian's wisdom let us see

Rolls

Wisdom check - (1d20+0)

(17) = 17

Mar 25, 2024 9:15 pm

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That's exactly for barbarian to understand that hammer spikes may prevent floor from dropping. Perhaps not for barbarian to count how many would suffice, but you would need to rise the floor first anyways.

Mar 25, 2024 9:18 pm

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Sounds like there's a time limit on that door. Let's open it again and see if the pit is still open. If so, I will fly into the tunnel and see if I can detect a way through. Maybe there's a door in the pit, who knows?

Mar 25, 2024 10:02 pm

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"I agree. It doesn't look like opening the door again will... well... hurt. - Zean unintentionally scratched his left hand with his right... while looking at the big, heavy and magical door - "At least I don't think so." - he ended. Not sounding that sure.

"Indeed if the pit didn't close, there have to be another way in. I wonder if we can see something interesting on the next door, besides the unlucky lever and in the pit... or the celling?" - and that will be what Zean will try to check when the door open again, without entering the tunel, yet.

"I really hope it isn't next fake entrance. And it would be certainly interesting if the pit would be some kind of illusion... but I must admit, that I don't see the reason for that."

GreyWord says:

OOC:

Congrats, we are entering tomb. Going forward I would like to ask players to decide your movement order, distance to each other etc. I suggest players describe their PC movement in every detail. I may be deciding your movement for your PCs if you fail to provide movement details withing 24 hours from my previous post, let me know if you want more than 24 hour deadline

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My proposition, for "marching order" is: Thaddeus and Throgin could go first - as I presume they have the most hp? - and Zean would go right after/behind Throgin. So it leaves place next to him for Vatoris and Tinkara in middle between all of us. What you guys think?

Is Annex still playing with us?

I'm ok with deadline... but excluding weekends:D

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Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 25, 2024 10:39 pm

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OOC:

Hold on I am confused.
Clarifying statements/ questions.

Pull Lever down. Pit opens up.
Pull Lever up. Nothing happens.
We wait doing nothing but chatting and looking around for 2hr. During that time.
Door A rises back down and we end up back outside.
Cubes Reappear.

I am assuming we are either missing something or we put the cubes in incorrectly.

Vatoris might be better in the front due to traps.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 25, 2024 10:52 pm

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Yeah, in this case for traps "Saving throws" would be better for traps imo, maybe Zean actually with Resistance active would be a good candidate (or him casting on someone else)

Mar 25, 2024 11:25 pm

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The obelisk says "the keys turn on the inside only". I can fly, I can't fall into a pit. Put the blocks in and I'll go pull the lever. I'm not afraid.

Mar 26, 2024 7:20 am

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OOC:

Clarify/recap:
Pull Lever down. Pit opens up.
Pull Lever up. Nothing happens.
Next hour you do everything you can (begin with cast all types of cantrips and ending with throwing dead cockroaches on the spikes :) )
After an hour first doors (with 9 cavities) descends closing the room with the pit.
You spend one more hour retrieving cubes as they are teleported back to shrines (and you have to do quite some tasks to recollect them, but we are skipping that part)

[ +- ] We are back to this

Mar 26, 2024 7:25 am

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Tinkara takes the cubes and puts them in the door sockets the same way we had them before.

Mar 26, 2024 9:23 am

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I'll give time other players to post before narrate door opening. Anyone who has nothing to post, please let me know so I don't wait for nothing

Mar 26, 2024 9:33 am

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Zean don't stops her:) And after the door will open again:
Zean will try to see if there is something interesting on the next door(on opposite side of the pit), besides the unlucky lever. Then in the pit, finally on the celling? Without entering the tunel, yet.

Mar 26, 2024 10:44 pm

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OOC:

(Nothing to post for Thad at this time. Catching up, thx).

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 27, 2024 1:24 am

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I got nothing really. I think Tinkara is testing to see if putting the cubes the same way offers the same results? Next, we should try something different.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 27, 2024 3:11 am

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we got your back Tink!

Mar 27, 2024 7:02 am

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Just like last time - all nine cubes flare with light, then disappear. Growling the slab begins to slide up into the ceiling.
It opens and you see both floor raised up and Lever in upper position, just like you saw the room first time

OOC:

OK, good let's move on. Everything is re-set, your second chance.

Neither during the hour of failed attempt to close the pit nor now no can't see anything more that you saw the first time. Well perhaps a less dust on the floor as it slip into the pit.

Mar 27, 2024 7:14 am

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Let's do this!
Tinkara flies in and pulls the lever. She's very careful to touch nothing but the lever, and stays airborne the entire time.

Mar 27, 2024 7:20 am

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Sore thing, there is nothing else to touch. Since you already announce the desire to do that I'm narrating immediately. Anyone think I hurry too much - let me know

Pulling the lever cause floor between the two doors to split open along a central seam revealing a 20-foot-deep pit lined with spikes in it. Just as last time when pulling was done with a mage hand putting the leaver back upward does nothing.

Mar 27, 2024 9:18 am

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Zean angry that they didn't do any progress, tosses a mid sized rock into the pit and says:
"The next part of the riddle says: 'Don the mask or be seen.' or are we already on the 'The keys turn on the inside only.' part? Do you see any masks or something like this there Tinks? Is there anything interesting on the door besides the lever? Any symbols? I must say, that I'm even willing to stay inside the tunnel when the door will close once again..."

Zean checks if there is any place that he could stand inside the tunnel when the door will start to close again, so he will be sure not to fall into the pit.

Mar 27, 2024 9:54 am

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OOC:

Whole floor collapsed. Nothing to stand on.
If anyone has Climber's Kit or at least hammer+ pitons + rope you can tailor some way to hang there on the wall. Or you can carefully descend and stay in the pit (you only take damage falling into it, not climbing down. Tinkara could stay inside and in air with no special actions.

Mar 27, 2024 10:06 am

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Ok, but how it looks if Zean would be in the pit? Is there a way for him to be lifted by the floor rising again or will he stay closed in the pit? :D

Mar 27, 2024 10:10 am

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Besides, did you see that:

Pedrop says:

Zean don't stops her:) And after the door will open again:
Zean will try to see if there is something interesting on the next door(on opposite side of the pit), besides the unlucky lever. Then in the pit, finally on the celling? Without entering the tunel, yet.

Is there anything on the door? In the pit there are only spikes? And nothing on the celling?

Mar 27, 2024 10:14 am

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OOC:

Narrative of your actions will come later, only clarification for now. As a clarification I can remind party spent hour looking all around the 20x10 foot room and found nothing of interest.

Mar 27, 2024 10:17 am

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Ok, thanks! It has slipped from me in that case. I thought we never entered the tunel and only used the magic hand or Tinkara's hand to lower the lever. Thanks for clarification.

Mar 27, 2024 1:27 pm

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Thad produces rope from his pack. He looks for a place to knot his rope around a sturdy tree, otherwise also producing his grappling hook for proper station.

Let’s get ourselves ready to climb down, friends. We can avoid the spikes with careful descent.

Unless anyone has another idea?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 27, 2024 1:33 pm

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what if we let it reset, let the floor rise then dont pull the lever until the outer door closes? Key from the inside

Mar 27, 2024 2:37 pm

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Tinkara flies down into the pit, carefully avoiding the spikes, and looks for any sign of inscriptions, doors, other controls, etc. Does she see anything?

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 27, 2024 2:53 pm

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OOC:

Looking back there is a Mouth thing on the roof of the tunnel. Have we checked that out?

Mar 28, 2024 6:26 am

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Rope math: 5 foot to attach to a closes good tree

https://i.imgur.com/Vvw3R3J.jpeg

35 feet to doors and 20 more down.
You will need to tie together 2 ropes. No ability checks required to do that.
Anyone share second rope?

Tinkara flying all around spending next 10 minutes discovers no sign of inscriptions, doors, other controls, etc.
Zean standing next to the open doors see nothing new or of an interest: just spikes, doors with lever.

Mar 28, 2024 6:52 am

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Zean wouldn't want to risk loosing his only rope(he has explorer's pack), just at begging of their exploration - in case the doors will start to close again. So he propose to hold the line while someone will go down, maybe with someone else to secure the rope - if there would be a risk of failure by him holding it alone.

valdattaMadun says:

what if we let it reset, let the floor rise then dont pull the lever until the outer door closes? Key from the inside

"Exactly my Big Spirited Friend, I don't want to loos the rope so soon, so maybe we will hold it together for those that want to go down?"

Mar 28, 2024 6:55 am

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Smiley says:

OOC:

Looking back there is a Mouth thing on the roof of the tunnel. Have we checked that out?

OOC:

Where is this info? Couldn't find it.

Mar 28, 2024 8:43 am

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Tinkara flies back out of the chamber and sets down to rest.

I've got nuthin'. I don't know that climbing down is going to do anything. What obvious thing are we missing here? Wait... mask!

Tinkara flies back into the tunnel to have a closer look at the skull on the door. Is it part of the door, or is it a mask?

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Mar 28, 2024 3:53 pm

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OOC:

Thanks for the picture of the lever.

Tinkara checks out the skull on top of the lever. Does it come off? Could it be used as a mask?

Mar 28, 2024 5:19 pm

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OOC:

I need some help here, guys. What are you all doing?
Are anyone getting down in the pit? I think if two medium sized characters are holding rope they can safely get third one down with no check. If skinny elf Vatoris try to hold it alone while giant foundling Throgin getting down... that would have a high chance of failing, wouldn't that? Please give me details.

What's about "Mouth thing", no idea what @Smiley mean by that

Narrating the only action I understand

Tinkara figure out that the skull on top of the lever is of human size and may probably fit her small head. Would putting a skull on you head count as wearing a "mask"... maybe?! Regardless skull wouldn't naturally detach the lever. Unless you use some force maybe?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Mar 28, 2024 5:43 pm

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Throgin will hold the rope for anyone that wants to go down.

OOC:

still think we should try and get the whole thing to reset again but with someone in the chamber (Tink?) as to try and "open from the inside"

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Mar 28, 2024 6:00 pm

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GreyWord says:

Mar 24, 2024 2:57 am
Another slab blocks the hallway twenty feet beyond the first door. An iron lever is set into the door's surface, with a graven stone skull leering down from above.

Mar 28, 2024 6:22 pm

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Tinkara gives the skull a tug to see if it will come off.

Rolls

strength check - (1d20-1)

(9) - 1 = 8

Mar 28, 2024 7:46 pm

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Thad lends a hand to Tink!

Rolls

Str - (1d20+5)

(4) + 5 = 9

Mar 28, 2024 8:02 pm

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WhiteDwarf says:

Thad lends a hand to Tink!

How do you do that? Do you need me to explain the environment in more details?

https://i.imgur.com/ieJJvbz.jpeg

Mar 28, 2024 9:17 pm

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Sry, my mistake.

Mar 29, 2024 8:56 am

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"You need some help there Tinks?" - Zean says as loud as it is required for Tinkara to hear him on the other side of tunnel. - "Do you think it could come of the lever?"

OOC:

The roll wasn't the greatest, but maybe she is able to feel if it is possible to take out the skull from the lever without completely breaking it? With higher force?

Zean stands next to Throgin and helps him holding the rope. Doesn't have any intention to go down to the pit.
"Thorin is right. Maybe let's just wait for the floor to rise again, open the door again and some of us could wait inside to see what is happening there when the door close. Or you are willing to stay there for this 'round', Little One? But it makes - even me - quite uneasy to left you there alone. Huh, Tinks?"

Mar 29, 2024 9:10 am

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OOC:

If "Mouth thing" is the skull then we just covered it

Tinkara realize that Skull is made into the lever and she has little chance to break if off with here strength.

OOC:

I made a mistake pushing you forward last time will give you all the time you want now. Please vote here if you thing you are out of ideas and want to just fast forward two hours for doors to close and for cubes to re-collected from the city and doors reopened

I want to fast forward

Two hours to moment when we reopen doors

One hour to moment when doors are closing

If you still want to descend into the pit or do anything else just post your actions. With Throgin and Zean holding the rope it will be easy (no ability check required) to both get down and then up again.

Mar 29, 2024 9:19 am

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I choose "One hour to moment when doors are closing" - depending how it will look. I.e. if the floor from the pit is rising a little faster/before than door closes and it will look relatively save - Zean will try to slip in before the door completely closes. Hoping that Tinkara will be there with him:)

If it: is door close, then pit's floor rises(unseen from our perspective): Zean will stay outside.

Mar 29, 2024 9:23 am

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Last time you only saw doors close . Never seen floor or lever move until door closed completely

Mar 29, 2024 9:32 am

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Ok, so now it is clear for me. So I changed my choice, and wait for the door to reopen and Zean goes inside the tunnel, make some tea (uncle Iroh style - if anyone know the character from Avatar) :) while waiting for the door to close again. Guarding the lever to not be pulled at all times - until the door closes again. And after that... too:)

Mar 29, 2024 9:51 am

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Tinkara flies out of the tunnel to rest while we wait for the cube door to close and be re-opened. Then she will go in and wait for the cube door to close again before doing anything else.

I will stay in next time when the door closes, and then pull the lever. In the meantime, let's see if we can find anything like a mask around here.

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Mar 29, 2024 1:41 pm

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Heyyy... I have Enlarge/Reduce. What if we just reduce the inner door, and leave the lever alone? LOL!

Apr 1, 2024 6:20 pm

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Tinkara, hearing no objections, casts reduce (30 ft. range) on the inner door, which has the skull handle on it. She stays outside the tunnel, and out of the path of the outer door.

Apr 2, 2024 5:26 am

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Just to double check "outside the tunnel"

https://i.imgur.com/nwWhXZ4.jpeg

Please confirm this

Apr 2, 2024 6:58 am

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Yes, that's my intent. Apologies, I had been holding an incorrect arrangement in my head.

Apr 2, 2024 9:26 am

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The slab reduces and not fitting into it's place any more it falls with extra loud noise - falling into the open pit.

https://i.imgur.com/1h0vxbN.jpeg

Followed by minor rubble, dust and sand fall you can soon seen through into the tunnel: A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the fallen door. Tree roots hang from the sagging ceiling, and the air reeks of rot and damp. Ahead, a bas-relief carving of a bearded devil's face adorns the wall at a T-shaped intersection. The devil's open mouth is a well of utter darkness.

A hunched figure appear a moment later from the west of a T-shaped intersaction. Dwarf sized creature, wearing a mask that is a replica of the devil face at the tomb entrance. It glares at you just a moment. Without saying a word, the figure steps east and out of sight.

Apr 2, 2024 9:52 am

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Well, that may not have been the intended solution, but I think we are "in". And, I think we've found the mask. I'm going to scout ahead.

Tinkara, staying as close to the ceiling as possible, flies towards the T intersection. As she approaches, she will maneuver left and right to see as far as possible down the left and right corridors without entering the intersection. Staying as much as possible out if sight. What do I see?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 2, 2024 2:13 pm

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OOC:

the pit is still down correct?

Tink dont get too far ahead, we will catch up

Apr 2, 2024 2:25 pm

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Yes, the pit is still open.

Don't worry, I'm not doing anything but looking! Laughter like bells. If we need to put a rope across I can help, does anyone have pitons and a hammer?

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 2, 2024 2:25 pm

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Vatoris follows Tink into the new hallway. He looks around for anything magical or any traps...

"I will be right by you Tink. Don't fly to far..."

Apr 2, 2024 3:40 pm

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OOC:

Yes pit did not close when breaking the doors :). You still need to figure out how you get down and and up the pit. I'd like to hear you plan for getting everyone down and then up - I may ask some DC 5 or 10 athletics checks if you are doing that with a help of a rope. Without rope - DC 20 to get up.

The doors reduced to be about 7 feet high and 7 feet wide still stand almost vertically (upside down) in the pit and is going to revert to original size in a minute (or sooner if Tinkara stop concentrating).

Tree roots hanging from the ceiling makes it difficult for Tinkara see and even fly through, especially if she try to keep to the ceiling where the roots originate.

OOC:

No restrictions, just a difficult terrain

Apr 2, 2024 5:38 pm

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Feel free to look at next chapter and decide yourself how much of that Tinkara could see already

Apr 2, 2024 8:18 pm

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"I guess... now that stone door will get back to it's original size any moment now... the floor will be blocked and will not rise again..." - Zean more claimed then asked - with a slight sigh.

"Patience is not bad thing."

OOC:

Am I right?

How deep is the pit?

"So it's time to stretch some muscles now. Not so bad... considering that my mind is much more tired from trying to figure it all out. I have a rope too, let's connect two of them and attach it the tree outside. When we will be down there, Tinks will be able to detach it from tree - I think. That will allow us go down..." - then he turned to Tinkara directly - "Tinks, do you see any good spot to tie the rope in this new tunnel? Some strong roots maybe? So we could climb on the other side?"

Zean does exactly this: attaches the two connected ropes - as you proposed GM in earlier post - to the tree and descend as first into the pit, then waits at the bootom and helps other descend safely as possible.

Rolls

Athletics - climbing down - (1d20+7)

(12) + 7 = 19

Apr 2, 2024 8:29 pm

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Does anyone have pitons and a hammer? A spike and a hammer? A grappling hook? Sorry to say, I'm a flyer, so I didn't pack any of those things.

I look for a convenient place to attach a rope.

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Rolls

Perception - (1D20)

(13) = 13

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 2, 2024 10:22 pm

Apr 2, 2024 10:22 pm

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Throgin will follow the rope of Zean

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20+8)

(18) + 8 = 26

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 2, 2024 10:37 pm

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OOC:

How big is that door now that it is reduced? Could we use it to cover the spike pit?

Apr 2, 2024 10:46 pm

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It's only reduced for 60 seconds...

Apr 3, 2024 6:29 am

Apr 3, 2024 6:29 am

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GreyWord says:

The doors reduced to be about 7 feet high and 7 feet wide still stand almost vertically (upside down)

OOC:

By almost vertically I mean ... well let me picture cross-section, let me know if you still have questions about environment

https://i.imgur.com/2tvyFax.png

And yes it is possible to tie a rope to the roots

Apr 3, 2024 7:48 am

Apr 3, 2024 7:48 am

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OOC:

All clear for me. I envisioned it this way. So I hold to my previous post: Zean does what is described if not stopped but any other PC somehow.

Apr 3, 2024 3:04 pm

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OOC:

I will wait for input on
a) if anyone want to do something quickly before door enlarges back
b) If Thaddeus and Vatoris are also getting down into the pit (note: it will be a DC 5 athletics, Thaddeus will automatically pass, but do you want Vatoris to do the same exercise? )

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 3, 2024 8:28 pm

Apr 3, 2024 8:28 pm

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Throgin will offer to help with anyone climbing up or down as well. If he climbs first, he can either stand in the bottom to offer some help if someone falls and if he climbs first he will attempt to help pull on the rope as an individual climbs.

OOC:

If the door enlarges, how much space will it fill? I am assuming it would fall over in some capacity or potentially a ramp? but it shouldn't "close the door" again because it fell off the hinges correct?

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 3, 2024 8:47 pm

Apr 3, 2024 8:47 pm

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OOC:

I was wondering about the reenlargeing also.

Apr 3, 2024 11:25 pm

Apr 3, 2024 11:25 pm

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Thad lets himself down the rope, using his own rope as well if it makes the job even easier. Then, he does what he can to steady the rope for Vatoris - or to at least catch him if he falls!

Apr 4, 2024 3:34 am

Apr 4, 2024 3:34 am

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Ixion felt like he'd been in another world since the cave in but he shook himself out of it. The quest, he remembered, and the money and songs to follow. As much as he enjoyed swordplay, he was never a fan of having to climb up and down rope during exercise sessions.

"It's all prepared me for this," he joked to himself as, sword sheathed and shield stowed, he began his descent.

OOC:

Yeah, I deserved that.

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Rolls

Athletics - (1d20-1)

(1) - 1 = 0

Apr 4, 2024 5:50 am

Apr 4, 2024 5:50 am

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GreyWord says:

The slab reduces and not fitting into it's place any more it falls

OOC:

OK time's up, "door" enlarge back. Please not quotation marks I use when call the slab a door, because these are no mechanically doors with hinges or something. Both "doors" where just big stone pieces and the first ones magically ascended into the ceilings.

The slab enlarges until it hits the side walls. You can guess it was a little bit bigger nut the magic can't break the walls. So the slab is currently 10x10 feet and stucked between walls, still standing almost vertically. It's up can actually be used as a step allowing anyone who climb up to rest (advantage on the roll to climb up this way).

Meanwhile, encouraged my how easy other made their way down Ixion start descending, putting his foot into the same tiny gap in the wall everyone else were using, but it just so happens that the gap cracks bigger and the food falls. Ixion still try to hold his wight with his arms, but weather is hot and humid in Chult (continent you are on right now) and Ixion's palms are all wet and slippery. So are the rope after few climbers.

OOC:

Either Throgin or Thaddeus can make a DC 13 STR saving throw if you try to catch Ixion (on failure you will both fall on the spikes). Your modifiers are 8 and 9 accordingly, so it doesn't much differ.

Going forward: if Throgin want to pull on the rope tied to any individual, Thaddeus can roll Athletics instead of a person he is pulling. More over if they work together with Thaddeus the roll will rolled with advantage. Obviously - they need to get up first

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 4, 2024 12:54 pm

Apr 4, 2024 12:54 pm

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Throgin happily holds the rope for anyone going further

Rolls

Strength save - (1d20+8)

(19) + 8 = 27

Apr 4, 2024 12:59 pm

Apr 4, 2024 12:59 pm

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I would bet you could alley oop someone to the step formed by the former door, and then do the same to the passage floor, after which rope would be available. Again, if someone has a spike or something, I'm glad to hammer that in.

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Apr 4, 2024 5:47 pm

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Throgin catch falling Ixion and put him on the ground gently.

OOC:

No damage to Ixion.
What do you all do next?

https://i.imgur.com/DM7uMvS.jpeg

@Smiley does Vatoris you stay there?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 4, 2024 5:55 pm

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Hey Tink, throw down a rope first then I will climb up and help everyone else Throgin yells at her before walking toward the slab

Apr 4, 2024 6:35 pm

Apr 4, 2024 6:35 pm

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You're going to climb up?!? You mean you'll pull me in! I'm 2'7" in my best heels! That's why I've been asking for a spike or something! I've got rope, but I can't hold you!

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 4, 2024 6:41 pm

Apr 4, 2024 6:41 pm

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Throgin grunts a little and hammer and chisel from his mason's tools kit.

Would these do? Or would you prefer to stake in a Javelin?

Apr 4, 2024 7:25 pm

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If you don't mind putting your chisel at risk, I'm up for it. I'll drop my rope, tie them up in it.

When Throgin has tied the equipment in, I'll pull the rope up and look for a convenient but solid crack. I'll hammer the chisel in, tie the rope to it, and toss the rope back down.

Apr 4, 2024 11:55 pm

Apr 4, 2024 11:55 pm

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Thad helps to the off the rope and steadying it towards helping kind companions.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 5, 2024 12:11 am

Apr 5, 2024 12:11 am

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As the others cleared the path, Vatoris gracefully retreated a few steps. With a determined gaze, he sprinted towards the looming wall and gaping pit. With a mighty leap, he scaled the wall, running effortlessly along its surface before launching himself onto the fallen door below. In a display of sheer agility, he propelled off the door, landing in perfect synchronization next to the rest of the party, exuding an aura of cool confidence.

OOC:

Hopefully you allow this. Rolled with Acrobatics instead.
If you want Athletics it would be a 13 instead of a 22.

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Rolls

Acrobatics (advantage) - (2d20H1+8)

(141) + 8 = 22

Apr 5, 2024 4:05 am

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Thankful that only his pride was hurt, Ixion said, "Thanks, Fist. And bravo, Bunte. Excellent form."

He hesitated a bit before he added, "If we come across any impediments that brawn cannot crush, I can create a dimensional doorway for myself and one of you. That might have been helpful before..."

Apr 5, 2024 6:11 am

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OOC:

@Smiley it is your choice, but I hope you chose to use rope instead. let me know if you still choose to jump into 20 feet pit lined with spikes and I will roll fall damage + spike damage (your acrobatics will allow taking less spike damage but not prevent it).

[ +- ] Detailed reason

I love your idea with chisel, but I'm afraid it's not good enough to fix a Hempen Rope. Piton is: A piton is a steel spike with an eye through which you can loop a rope
It's a pity none got any pitons with you, let me help you here - granting you some rusted pitons (one time use, so make them count)

You remember that some pitons are in the bag of holdings - a rusted pitons you found in an abandoned city workshop. They are not sharp enough and would most probably break if you hammer them and then try to get out, but they should work for one time use.

OOC:

Since the space in the tunnel is limited I'd like to know:
Tinkara, where are you hammering the piton? Could you describe the exact spot it may or may not be of importance
Who is climbing up first? Who second. I'd like exact order if we can.
Everyone climbing - roll athletics with advantage. Everyone who has poor athletics - I suggest you let someone stronger pull you up (they roll Athletics instead and still with advantage.)

[ +- ] Map update

Rolls

Pitons you found in Omu - (4d4)

(3434) = 14

Apr 5, 2024 9:34 am

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I look for a seam between the floor blocks, hopefully ~10 feet back from the edge of the pit. I will hammer in one of the pitons into the seam, driving it as deep as I can. Then I will thread my silk rope through the eye and tie it securely.. Once that's done, I'll toss the rope down to the rest of the party.

Apr 5, 2024 9:51 am

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OOC:

I think we could use roots to tie the rope to, too? But pitons is more elegant way I must say:) So now we will be down to 13?

Zean will climb as second after Throgin - as I think he wanted go first? Then he will be helping Throgin secure others - probably mostly giving them a helping hand when they will be almost at the top.

Rolls

Athletics (advantage) - (2d20H1+7)

(151) + 7 = 22

Apr 5, 2024 10:19 am

Apr 5, 2024 10:19 am

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OOC:

Root would have a change to break under your weight or rope slip off it.
@Tinkara: you hammer it into floor, right?

Apr 5, 2024 11:39 am

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GreyWord says:

OOC:

Root would have a change to break under your weight or rope slip off it.
@Tinkara: you hammer it into floor, right?

OOC:

Yes, into the floor.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 5, 2024 12:22 pm

Apr 5, 2024 12:22 pm

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OOC:

I will use the rope then. Was just trying to be a little stylish.

I do have Pitons in my Burglar's pack. Plus a Hammer and Crowbar...

Apr 5, 2024 12:25 pm

Apr 5, 2024 12:25 pm

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(grumbles) Nobody pays attention to the girl.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 5, 2024 12:58 pm

Apr 5, 2024 12:58 pm

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Throgin will climb up the rope first if possible

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20+8)

(7) + 8 = 15

Apr 5, 2024 2:17 pm

Apr 5, 2024 2:17 pm

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Still flying Tinkara try to hammer piton into the floor, but the floor appears to be unstable - it moves when hit strong and with a faint click four poisoned darts shoot out somewhere from the walls. Luckily most of the darts fail to find the target.
Pain of a dart hit is minor, but the poison ...
Tinkara would realize a moment later she were trying to hammer the piton into a pressure plate, triggering a well hidden trap.

OOC:

Tinkara AC is 15, right? One dart hit only. Roll a DC 15 con save to halve poison damage

Rolls

Darts to hit Tinkara - (1d20+8, 1d20+8, 1d20+8, 1d20+8)

1d20+8 : (4) + 8 = 12

1d20+8 : (6) + 8 = 14

1d20+8 : (1) + 8 = 9

1d20+8 : (19) + 8 = 27

Piercing damage - (1d4)

(2) = 2

Poison damage (DC 15 con save to half) - (4d6)

(6113) = 11

Apr 5, 2024 3:38 pm

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OOC:

AC 15 is correct.

Ouch! Stupid traps!

Rolls

Con Save - (1d20+7)

(4) + 7 = 11

Apr 5, 2024 4:15 pm

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OOC:

Lucky. I usually roll high as DM and then wish I didn't :)
@thorsman99 do you want to choose other location for your piton or repeat in the pressure plate hoping trap exhausted itself

Apr 5, 2024 4:25 pm

Apr 5, 2024 4:25 pm

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I move over to the area where the door was before I enlarged it, and see if there's a crack that would have been under the door. Unlikely to be a trap there, I think. Then assuming I find one, I'll pound that sucker in.

Apr 5, 2024 4:39 pm

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OOC:

Good, great.

Tinkara safely secure the piton
Zean and Throgin climb up the rope provided by Tinkara

OOC:

With his passive perception

It takes not much time for Zean to spot Moss obscured the tiny holes in the walls 10 feet away from the doors - that's where darts could have came from. The floor covered with sand and dust that dropped after reducing the stone slab makes it harder to see if any more pressure plates is in the area, but the one pressed already is well visible

https://i.imgur.com/dAYzpOP.jpeg

OOC:

Tinkara, Zean and Throgin - roll a perception check with disadvantage each if you are looking for more pressure plates nearby

Apr 5, 2024 5:55 pm

Apr 5, 2024 5:55 pm

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Anyone have a pole, quarterstaff, spear? It would be good for probing the floor ahead of us.

I resume flying now that I'm done working with the piton.

Rolls

Pressure plate check - (1d20, 1d20)

1d20 : (9) = 9

1d20 : (16) = 16

Apr 5, 2024 6:36 pm

Apr 5, 2024 6:36 pm

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"Uhh... Tinks... you ok there? Little one? How do you feel? I'm afraid they could be poisoned?" - Zean's usually weather-beaten and not revealing any motions face, this time did not manage to hide a slight expression of concern.

"Nasty contraption, isn't it? Everyone: be careful, there may be more plates like this." - with those words Zean started to look carefully at the tunnel stretching before them - especially its floor and if there could be more pressure plates. Then he crouches and carefully - not to make another step - looks for and investigates the darts that surly have to be laying around - especially those that didn't hit Tinkara. Are they relatively new? Or ancient? Someone had to load them in the trap at one point. Who could it be? And are the holes that arrows exit only on one side of a wall/tunnel or both?

"I wonder why those before us didn't triggered the trap?" - he shares a puzzling thought to his friend Throgin, that was probably still helping others with the climb. He was referring to the traces that they encountered in front of the first stone door.

Rolls

Perception (disadvantage) - Stone floor checking - (2d20L1+9)

(16) + 9 = 10

Apr 5, 2024 6:40 pm

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thorsman99 says:

Anyone have a pole, quarterstaff, spear? It would be good for probing the floor ahead of us.

Zean looks around for the roots - are there any heavy and thick ones - that could be cut off and used like heavy "broom", to press the plates?

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 5, 2024 6:58 pm

Apr 5, 2024 6:58 pm

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While helping the others up Throgin stares at Zean and shrugs. Then gets back to work.

OOC:

On a mechanical side of things @Pedrop Resistence is great for trap deterrence. Not sure if you leading or someone with high dex would be better but casting it on whoever is I think might be a good idea

Apr 5, 2024 7:58 pm

Apr 5, 2024 7:58 pm

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Zean, they were definitely poisoned. I got a dose, but it could have been much worse. My own stupid fault, not expecting more traps. Once everyone is up, maybe a short rest is in order? I'm sure I'd feel better afterwards.

Could be our predecessors didn't get this far. Or it could be that the fellow in the mask resets the traps.

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Apr 5, 2024 8:07 pm

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OOC:

For now I have assumed that it is cast on me, but: just tell me who is leading and I will change it. Unfortunately Zean has low Dec, but not bad Perception - but Varotis probably has even better Perc.

Status: In battle	Dungeon crawl
Reaction used 0	Always ON: Resistance
Holding shield 1

Health: 57 / 57

AC: 19

Apr 5, 2024 8:19 pm

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OOC:

And it's not that I don't want Zean to lead - I think he can do it for a while - just asking if someone else want to lead for now?

BTW: Zean will collect all the poisonous darts he will find:) You never know when some poison will be handy... ;)

Apr 6, 2024 5:58 am

Apr 6, 2024 5:58 am

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Ixion didn't like the idea of being pulled up like cargo but he preferred that to getting skewered. Once up, he asked the skewered Tinkara, "Want I should close that wound, Tink? My skills in that area are limited but I can't let any of you die on me, and gods know what else is ahead of us."

Apr 6, 2024 6:53 am

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OOC:

a hint: you know that darts were aiming at Tinkara. More over you have a meta game knowledge that it was an attack against AC.
Your PCs should guess probing the floor isn't a good idea and the 4 darts have exhausted their one time use poison effect.
I'll provide some more reasoning in OOC channel

Neither Zean nor Tinkara can see any hint of possible pressure plates but they find more moss obscured tiny holes along the walls. Perhaps cleaning up the sand and dust could help see irregularities in the floor's tile patterns?

OOC:

@valdattaMadun I am missing a perception check with disadvantage from you
Could someone roll Athetics with advantage for pulling Ixion up? Very little chance to fail DC10, but still a change

Apr 6, 2024 10:42 am

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Ixion, I'm not gonna refuse help. The dart didn't do much, but that damned poison burns like fire. If you've got something that will make that stop, I'd be grateful.

I fly over to him.

Throgin Thunderfist

valdattaMadun Inactive for 3 months

Apr 6, 2024 1:17 pm

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OOC:

sorry missed tgat

Rolls

Perception (disadvantage) - (2d20L1+4)

(116) + 4 = 5

Apr 9, 2024 5:35 am

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OOC:

What do you do?

Anyone pulling Ixion up ? I will need an Athletics check with advantage for that
Thaddeus and Vatris will also need to get up: either on their own or pulled up
Zean and Throgin still standing on the edge assuming more pressure plates could be ahead

[ +- ] Hint

And in case you still want to try probing the floor

Zean see bigger roots in the middle of the tunnel but they are flexible. Longsword and javelins same of your your party member have seems a better choice.

Apr 9, 2024 7:20 am

Apr 9, 2024 7:20 am

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Tinkara will try using druidcraft to create a puff of wind and remove some of the dust and dirt.

Apr 9, 2024 7:21 am

Apr 9, 2024 7:21 am

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"Throgin, I know you probably never get tired, but it don't feel good when my fellow sailor does all the work. Let me try with Ixion now." - with those words Zean starts to pull the rope hopefully tied to Ixion, remembering the time when he and Throgin started to serve on the ship for the first time and had prove their worth for the first time.

Rolls

Athletics (advantage) - (2d20H1+7)

(91) + 7 = 16

Apr 9, 2024 7:31 am

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Seeing Tinkara clearing the floor with her druidic magic, Zean has another idea about the darts...

OOC:

I was just thinking about stucking something in the dart's holes! :) But now I have other idea. I see it like this:

Zean casts Gust of Wind (1 minute duration) before him in the direction of ugly face and slowly walks in that direction why someone else (Throgin? ) hits the floor before them with spear/jevelin triggering the traps. All this with assumption that the strong, magical wind will redirect all the triggered darts away from us? But I don't know if it is possible/correct in 5e?

But maybe Tinks clearing the floor will be enough ? Or that will help us with triggering the plates while the strong wind will be flowing ? (advantage? )

Apr 9, 2024 7:55 am

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OOC:

No Gust of Wind do not prevent ranged attacks. Note: the conceptually similar spell windwall prevents projectiles and clearly says so. If gust of wind did the same it would say so.
No druidcraft will not do the work. Harmless sensory effect, such as a puff of wind can't move the amount of sand... or at least it would take weeks to do so.
Gust of Wind is good to clean the sand in 2 turns (12 seconds)

Apr 9, 2024 8:10 am

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OOC:

Wow... those spells in 5E are rigidly codified I can see. What is bad and good. For me it's strange that Gust of Wind that is supposed to prevent full grown adult to walk against it's direction or even move him/her will not be enough to blow away small darts(I would understand arrows slung from bow, but darts? )... But hay! You are the boss here! And I fully accept this:)

So ok: I'm willing to use Gust of Wind "for clearing purposes" :) here, but will like to make a nice description about it, so for now I will wait for others to see what they think about it and if they do have other ideas for our current situation?

Apr 9, 2024 9:35 am

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Tinkara sees that the wind produced by her druidcraft isn't going to do the job.

Oooh, darn it! Well, it was worth a try. Any other ideas?

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 9, 2024 10:48 pm

Apr 9, 2024 10:48 pm

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Vatoris summons his mage hand and pulls out a strip of cloth from his set of tools.
The hand starts helping brush away any dust or dirt left over by the gust of wind.

He carefully checks the tunnel for any other possible traps now that the dust has settled...

OOC:

Can we get an updated map?

OOC:

I have an idea but I want to see updated map 1st.

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Rolls

Perception - (1d20+6)

(5) + 6 = 11

Apr 9, 2024 11:30 pm

Apr 9, 2024 11:30 pm

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Tinkara will help Vatoris look.

Or not. Sigh.

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Rolls

Perception - (1D20)

(2) = 2

Apr 10, 2024 1:52 am

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"Thanks, Zean. Now, about the little lady... Hǣlan."

A life spark flew from Ixion's lips into Tinkara, closing some of her wounds.

OOC:

Once per long rest freebie Healing Word on Tink Tink. I can cast it using a spell slot for the rest of the day.

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Rolls

Healing Word - (1d4+5)

(3) + 5 = 8

Apr 10, 2024 3:04 am

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Many thanks, Ixion. I feel much better!

Apr 10, 2024 5:31 am

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OOC:

The only map update is Ixion moving up. I assume Thaddeus and Vatoris still down there until I see Strength(Atheticks) ability checks rolled for them

[ +- ] MAP

gust of wind is not yet cast, I only red player's OOC consideration of casting it

Apr 10, 2024 7:42 am

Apr 10, 2024 7:42 am

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Taking his breath after helping Ixion and seeing that he is occupied with taking care of Tinkara, Zean resigns from his idea about redirecting the darts with the power of wind and get's back to more grounded approaches.

thorsman99 says:

Tinkara sees that the wind produced by her druidcraft isn't going to do the job.

Oooh, darn it! Well, it was worth a try. Any other ideas?

"I'm sure it will work much better when you will be back at full strength, Tinks. For now let the power of storm that resides in me do the work for us. It high time... someone would ventilate this tunnel!"

Zean stands with his feet apart to root himself deeper in the earth. He closes his eyes while drawing his hammer from his belt. He grabs it, holding both ends. After a short while, the first sparks appear on the hammer, which in turn causes the first air flow through the tunnel. And then with each new spark, the new portion of air begins to gather, or more so concentrate in front of Zean. Making it into the spherical shape, that begins to be so dense that looking through it distort the vision. Finally, Zean exhales deeply, straight from his diaphragm, and the accumulated air hits with great force. Zean tries to ensure that the air flow falls primarily on the tunnel floor, to dust it off.

OOC:

[ +- ] 2lvl: Gust of wind

Marking of one 2nd level spell slot - yes?

Apr 10, 2024 11:14 am

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I fly behind Zean so as not to get pushed around by his gust of wind.

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 10, 2024 12:33 pm

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OOC:

I thought that i rolled a 13 Athletics to get out of the pit

Apr 10, 2024 12:39 pm

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Smiley says:

OOC:

I thought that i rolled a 13 Athletics to get out of the pit

OOC:

I only see the Acrobatics roll you did get down that we agreed to take as Athletics for your safe descending. Several posts later a new rope were fixed to allow everyone climb up. Did I miss your roll after that rope fixing?

Smiley Inactive for 16 days

Apr 10, 2024 2:51 pm

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OOC:

I must of missed that one! Here it is.

Rolls

Athletics (advantage) - (2d20H1-1)

(1920) - 1 = 19

Apr 10, 2024 3:47 pm

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OOC:

@Pedrop yes you need to mark one 2nd lvl spell slot used

As sand retreat further into the tunnel it reveal a perfectly plain floor - the pressure plates are not immediately visible. Only with a careful inspection of the floor those of you most used spot such things note irregularities in the floor's tile patterns, revealing the pressure plates.

OOC:

Anyone with passive perception of 15+ notice that and there are more than one PC with such PP.

Only two more pressure plates in tunnel are easy to avoid once you know their location.

[ +- ] MAP

OOC:

@WhiteDwarf - I am still expecting you to roll Athletics here

Apr 10, 2024 9:18 pm

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OOC:

Athletics

Rolls

Athletics - (1d20+7)

(3) + 7 = 10

Apr 11, 2024 6:19 am

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OOC:

You had advantage, but regardless 10 was the DC

After making sure everyone got up safely Thaddeus follow up everyone else. Though it is not an easy task to climb up with your Breastplate on, fighter is well trained to do so.

[ +- ] MAP

OOC:

Congratulations! Please follow to this thread - we will continue story there

Apr 12, 2024 5:21 am

Apr 12, 2024 5:21 am

Chapter 1: finding the Tomb

Suddently Thaddeus realize something and tells party that when first door closes you would all be locked and unable to move out. He volunteer to stay outside tomb and open the doors every 24 hours to check if there is anything you need.
Knowing how dangerous the city is everyone understand that there is a chance to never see Thaddeus again. But he is determined to do so.

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- badbaron
  
  Tante Lude
- GreyWord
  
  DM
- Pedrop
  
  Zean
- Psybermagi
  
  Nyx
- thorsman99
  
  Tinkara
- WhiteDwarf
  
  Vesuvius