Chapter 1: Prisoners of the Drow

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Dec 7, 2016 5:39 pm
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To ruin a temple like that, you'd need a cleric capable of 5th level spells to cast Hallow. Generally (per my thoughts) once desecrated it takes a similar show of power to reconsecrate. That would be the only real thing. You are in the room with the bone shrine but below the room with the statue with the gem eyes. I'll allow an arcana check. Cemos, the feeling of evil is strongest right around the statue. Time wise, you've spent like 30 minutes since slaughtering the guards.
Dec 7, 2016 5:43 pm
I go below and check out the bone shrine.

Rolls

Arcana check - (1d20+5)

(7) + 5 = 12

Dec 7, 2016 5:45 pm
Dustin will thanks Cemos, "I owe you my life, I will try and pay you back." to Bildaweer, "I was hoping perhaps you could take me on as an apprenctice maybe right now though I want to head back to the guard tower. We might want to cut the bridge to this place and to the other tower. Make it really hard for them to run about this place.

Outside he sighs heavily, "Sorry Ront, I should have told you about the plan. If you had only held your anger a day."

As he heads back to the tower to let Stool and the others know they are safe and found peoples possesions he looks for the best spot to use ropes and possible not get soaked in the pool.
Dec 7, 2016 6:00 pm
As you stretch your mind to remember the layout of the outpost, the only spot that ropes would be functional to avoid water is further south near to where Ront was killed. Anywhere else, you'll need to brave either the webs, the water, or both.

Bildaweer, you don't recall any particular bits of lore about this statue. However, you do know (because you are an U Ferrari denizen of a sort) that it's not uncommon for followers of Lolth to enchant integral shrine pieces to magically track thieves.

You get nothing at all from the small bone shrine. Not even a twinge of magic.
Dec 7, 2016 6:03 pm
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Is where Ront was pushed over very dangerous or too out in the open for us to descend unseen ?
Dec 7, 2016 6:08 pm
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Seeing as you've all seen no drow so far, simple logic says the entirety of the garrison's official residents are gathered there, for some reason.
Dec 7, 2016 6:11 pm
Cemos puts on his original gear. Grabbing his hammer and putting his old gear in his pack. I missed you baby. as he kisses his hammer. everything in my bones is telling me to take the hammer to this shrine of evil, but we have the lives of our fellow prisoners to worry about. Best be gettin back and out of here in a hurry.
Dec 7, 2016 6:15 pm
Cemos is right. It is time to go before the rest of the garrison comes down on us.
Dec 7, 2016 6:17 pm
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before he leaves cemos put on his amulet of dumathoin and says a prayer in dwarven.
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Dec 7, 2016 6:48 pm
Agreed. We've gotten what we've come for, let's make our escape and fast.
Dec 7, 2016 7:02 pm
Alright then folks let's take the plunge. Hmmm could use the huge chest as a rowboat.

http://oi66.tinypic.com/2sal81x.jpg

Ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee SPLASH
Dec 7, 2016 7:03 pm
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Pushing on as it seems the 4 of you are all in agreement to move onward with expediency.
After about 10 minutes of effort, you manage to split up the amassed gear and make it back to the guard tower where you have set up a sort of command center. Adding the new loot to the ever growing pile of supplies, you see looks of appreciation and a sense that more than a few of your fellow former slaves are impressed you're still alive. Eldreth, careful to hold her tongue while you were nearer the temple, gives Cemos a large hug, followed by a hug to Dustin.

My appreciation lads. You've restored me to my arms and armor, and for that, I thank you. Now, to make our grand escape. What is the plan? We're armed enough we could easily take some of the spiders if it comes to it. We've enough cutting implements that we may be able to cut through the webbing and take a fall into the water below. From there, we should agree on an egress: north, west, or south? she says excitedly, the chance of getting out alive seeming to bolster her spirit.

Eldreth gains 2 Trust in your party. Sarith gains 1 Trust. Timing wise, you have about an hour until you believe there's a good chance more guards will be coming down to the pen to collect a work party. In that time, you'll need to make a few decisions:

1) Do you fight them or flee now
2) If you flee, how are you getting down
3) Once down (provided you survive the experience), which direction do you head

The NPCs will agree to anything you say at this point. Hash it out among the four of you (in or out of character, it doesn't matter to me) and let me know what your intended plan is. Once you 4 agree on a plan, we'll move forward (unless you run out the hour in game, and then you may have a surprise on your hands).
Dec 7, 2016 7:15 pm
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Dustin wants to get Stool home. That's one of his goals. So anyway that will eventually get them to Neverlight grove would be good. Heck it would be nice if we could hit a place to sell what we dont need and get some maps and dern it a nice place to bathe.
Dustin will Hug Eldreth back, "Couldn't have done it without Cemos. Glad to get them back to you."

We do have ropes that are very long we could lower people so the splash and fall does not hurt so much and we could lower the gear so the first down can pull the gear off to the side as well.

Going to organize to lower down people. I and those with distance attacks could wait up top incase spiders show up to shoot them.
Dec 7, 2016 7:25 pm
After the hug cemos blushes a bit and promptly shakes it off with an awkward cough. ah hum right....well your welcome. I think that's a fine idea dustin. We should be able to make about 500' feet of rope, so let's tie these together and start lowering people down one at a time. That is unless someone has a better idea.
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Dec 7, 2016 7:48 pm
It'll be nice to finally have a bath.
Dec 7, 2016 7:50 pm
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do you guys want to discuss the plan or do we want to go with the water slide idea lol. I am good either way but I don't want to make decisions for the entire party without their thoughts on the matter. Also how high up is the cliff we are on, I mean is 500' of rope gona be long enough?
Dec 7, 2016 7:54 pm
We could lower people to cut the webbing to make a hole. Lower 200' of rope so that we could keep people dry by others pulling them above the water with the rope till they would be above land then lower them. Then people could be dry instead of soaking.
Dec 7, 2016 7:56 pm
"Shushaar, your are best swimmer, will you volunteer to go first ?"

"We will cover you and keep the spiders away."

"Cemos, we can use your rope to create a harness for people and things we lower."
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Dec 7, 2016 7:56 pm
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I mean is this the only way out or just the safest to our knowledge? We could fight our way out but I would worry about the others
Dec 7, 2016 7:57 pm
I think if anyone should be heading down to fend off the spiders first, it ought to be me.
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