[3.5] Tomb of Horrors

[TheOasysMaster]

The robe is a simple robe, the kind worn by most spellcasters...
...but the cloak that is attached to it has the aura of magic!
It is heavy, yet fashionable with highly decorative red and gold trim.

(1d20+18)[38] Spellcraft check

]The cloak has a moderate aura of transmutation...

The harp is a silver, intricately carved instrument...

(1d20+18)[35] Spellcraft check

...with a faint aura of enchantment.

The flute appears to be... Just a flute... If an ornately carved wooden one. It has been rubbed with oils, and clearly well taken care of.

The wands have faint magical auras, of course...

(1d20+18)[22] Spellcraft check

...two have evocations, while another is for conjuration.

Two of the vials, what would appear to be potions, are the usual ceramic ones, with leaves and birds added as designs. The other two, are identical glass ones that Snake and Quin had recent experiences with...

(1d20+18)[36] Spellcraft check

The first two vials have auras of illusion and conjuration...
while the last two, the dark glass ones have even fainter auras of conjuration.

The periapt is a brilliant-cut violet gem on a thick gold chain...

(1d20+18)[37] Spellcraft check

It has an aura of faint conjuration...

The other cloak appears to be just a cloak, though well cut and meant to match travelers outfit, while the other appears to be an average, and well worn, cloak, it radiates a faint aura of illusion as well...

(1d20+18)[36] Spellcraft check

The first of the rings, is made of silver...

(1d20+18)[29] Spellcraft check

...it radiates a faint, almost moderate, aura of illusion.

The second and third rings appear to be a pair; matching stones and snake designs in white gold.

(1d20+18)[30] Spellcraft check

Welby can detect a moderate aura of abjuration.

The final ring has a strong abjuration aura.

(1d20+18)[28] Spellcraft check

It is made of smooth, cool stone.

The rod has a strong aura, though Welby cannot determine it's type...

(1d20+18)[30] Spellcraft check

This rod appears to be made of glass, in the form of a cylinder and filled with colored feathers.

Welby can detect no magic on the Letter, the nails or the ball of string...
The ornate spellcase, doesn't radiate any magic while the plain case, unopened, has a faint abjuration aura about it.

The boots, leather ones, meant for a woman with long legs don't appear to be magical either. They may have been custom made from the hide of some animal.

The bag of sand doesn't radiate a magical aura either...

The three spellbooks obviously radiate some magic.

The sack of coins contains forty platinum pieces and two hundred gold ones, and a few silver pieces and a copper piece.

[FireSickle]

If no one else has already, Jake will lay claim to 3x Acid Flasks, 100 ft of Silk Rope, and 10x Universal solvents. Jake will take a moment to re-examine the room he is in and recall what he is doing.

[[[I am going to go read back, but Oasys, can we get a map and room description copied to this thread-page and any kinda recap you feel necessary?]]]

[TheOasysMaster]

Add the items to Jake's inventory.
A recap/description/map will follow; got Photoshop open right now.

[FireSickle]

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Sweet, I will add them to my sheet soon... stuck in the grind of database changes... I still need to level up to 10 too.

(1d6)[1] - HD roll for level 9 Bard

EDIT: Hahaha, this boards dice roller has always loved me

[TheOasysMaster]

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Full Map of what Quin, Jake and Welby know...


As a recap...
When Jake woke up the pain was unbelievable.
Surprised, he'd been even more confused to find he couldn't hear anything...
Heaping on top of his problems was the fact that he suddenly didn't have the strength to move!
Jake had seen Snake and Quin writhing in pain, as well as the gust of wind that had blown Welby to the back of the hall...
...he had witnessed Harley attempting to save Dranga, and then being brought down and killed.
Unable to do anything, Jake could only have watched as Quin and Jake succumbed to the acid and poison, and was immensely confused to see an arrow appear in the dwarf's back.
Things got even more weird when Jake felt himself being lifted and hurled through the air...
The rest is fuzzy...
He remembers horror and fear, the terrible, terrible noises...
He also remembers the fear eventually going away to be replaced by the pain of an arrow to the leg and a kick to the head...
Eventually, the pain faded away and Jake found himself able to move, happening upon the bodies of his companions and Quin and Welby....



At this moment, the Great Hall of Sphere's looks like thus...
The northernmost ten feet is littered with stunned and burnt Bloodmotes...
The ceiling is cracked where Tentacles came through to grapple Welby...
A mass of black sand has poured from, and blocked entrance to the room containing the four-armed statue...
Four urns lay scattered across the floor.

Dranga, Snake, Harley and Bob lie dead, in a row, where The Vampire dispatched them. Daina lies face down, eyes wide open. Dead as well.
Equipment lies untouched where they were left while resting, as well as the pile of items left by The Vampire...

And of course The Murals
West wall, from north to south:
GOLD sphere held above head by a naga.Black sand appears to have poured through the sphere in an IMPOSSIBLE manner... Led to a room with a familiar statue that is now filled with equally familiar black sand...
ORANGE sphere held waist high by a mummy. An illusory sphere hiding a door!
PURPLE sphere held at feet by a minotaur.
BRONZE sphere held waist high by a nymph.
GRAYsphere held at shoulder by an owlbear.
BRIGHT BLUE sphere held at feet by a sahuagin.
WHITE sphere held above head by a red slaad.
TURQUOISE sphere held at shoulder by a satyr.
SCARLET sphere held waist high by a mind flayer.
PALE GREEN sphere held at feet by a medusa.

East wall, from north to south:
PALE BLUE sphere held at shoulder by a werewolf.
SILVER sphere held at feet by a four-armed gargoyle.
GREEN sphere held high above head by a half-orc. Just a green sphere, held by a half-orc...
YELLOW sphere held at shoulder by a falconheaded creature. Just a sphere.
PINK sphere held high above head by a yuan-ti.
BLACK sphere held at feet by a hydra. An illusory veil which led to a Chapel of Evil through a convoluted crawlway...
PALE VIOLETTsphere held at shoulder by a kuo-toa.
RED sphere held waist high by a skeleton. Another illusory veil covering another crawlway headed east!
Ochre sphere held at feet by a white- bearded human wizard.
INDIGO sphere held high above head by a batwinged woman

[TheOasysMaster]

Suddenly, a barbarian, and two druids appear within the Great Hall of Spheres!
They land atop one another with a crash, and moan with the pain and discomfort of a teleportation mishap!


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[Misaat]

Damn and that last post i did was so good I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS

"Ok ouch... Now where are we?..."

Maki looks around as he tries to stand up.

So i have 31 hp now right?

[Elfstone]

Quin shouts "Hail fellows. I assume you are adventures. For mutual protection I suggest we stick together."
Been busy.
Can zi change all my fifths to raise dead and then raise those I wanted to?
Also, quin casts restoration on jake.

[TheOasysMaster]

Hmmmm, the Rage ended before Maki took the damage...
...but I don't feel like doing math to convert the Hit Points based in percentages so fine....

Maki can see everything described in previous narrative post.

[Human Paragon 3]

Sounds right to me.

Ah...

Eduardo stands up and clears the area, anticipating Shudu's momentary arrival. He pulls out the wand once more and waves it over his own head, curing his wounds.

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3 charges of the CLW wand.
(3d8+3)[17]
Good, back at full.

Spying the three others, he is relieved. So they're still alive...

He calls out to them.

Friendly! Friendly! I apologize for our lateness, but we were waylaid by bandits on the road en route. I am Eduardo, Master of Death, and this is my fellow student of life and the natural world, Pharrah. He indicates his apprentice, the female druid with them. And the barbarian is Maki. Our scout Shudu should be arriving at any moment unless he stepped through the devil's mouth, and then may the gods help him.

Oh, and Deathwatch is up! You can PM me information if you want it kept secret.

[Misaat]

Halo a little healing for the lovable meat shield?

Maki looks at the new group as Eduardo introduces them and whispers to the now named "Pharrah"

" You know any of them? "

[TheOasysMaster]

Pharrah shakes her head, "No..."
She turns to Eduardo, the druid, "Master... What are your instructions?"

[TheOasysMaster]

[TheOasysMaster]

Can zi change all my fifths to raise dead and then raise those I wanted to?
Also, quin casts restoration on jake.

Quin may do so.

[Human Paragon 3]

Eduardo strokes Pharrah's hair.

You needn't be frightened- Just stay by me for now. We have much to discuss with our new allies. If we're threatened, take on your lupine aspect and defend yourself.

To Maki:

The dwarf appears to be a cleric. His healing skills are likely much stronger than mine. It would be a grave mistake to expend the power of my wand when his God will restore his spells daily through prayer.

[TheOasysMaster]

Pharrah scowls, pulling away from Eduardo to stand next to Maki.
She fumes, glaring at him angrily...

Okay, Quin said he was going to expend his heals to heal himself and Jake, I'll calculate...

Okay, nevermind, he was gonna CONVERT the spells, I'll let Elfstone decide for himself.

[Misaat]

Turning his head Maki smiles at them both

"It looks like he has a lot of healing to do between me and his friends... how about we rest here for the night... or day... im not pretty sure what time of the day it is right now..."

[Human Paragon 3]

If we have time to burn and re-obtain spells, I can blow my death delver spells spontaneously healing Maki. If that's the case, I can use 8 spell levels of magic healing the barabrian.

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[TheOasysMaster]

The time is just after midnight...

Technically, day and night have no real value inside the Tomb...
You guys are pretty much tied to your characters spellcasting abilities, resting when you run out of spells...
Eduardo can burn the spells.

[Human Paragon 3]

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Cure Moderate (2d8+4)[12]
Cure Moderate(2d8+4)[13]
Cure Moderate(2d8+4)[15]
Cure Light (d8+4)[12]
Cure Light (d8+4)[11]
Cure Light (d8+4)[10]
Cure Light (d8+4)[5]

Maki, gain 73

[Elfstone]

Wait. Quin casts the same level spell as the delver(going to be busy. you choose it) and empowers all of them with an expended turn to maximie everything within 60ft.
then he raises dranga daina and harley. cures everyone of everything. (sorry, going to be gone the next day or two. family stuff)

[Human Paragon 3]

Then I'll hold onto mine!

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[Elfstone]

Why. this is a rest period and the more spell the boost affects the better. it only lasts a round so with you and quin casting it makes everything efficient. that was the point. if needed quin wont tell the delver what he is doing -.-

[Human Paragon 3]

Ah, I see. Then I guess one of those spells was maximized.

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And the spells I can't convert I'll cast on myself as buffs:

Barkskin, Resist energy (cold), bull's strength, barkskin and jump. And I'll make some magic stones. : )

[TheOasysMaster]

Quin steps forward, hands held out above the bodies of the two humans, male and female and the dwarf sorceress...
He closes his eyes, praying to the Sunforger, Moradin to bring back their spirits from the after-life.
The wounds where they'd been beheaded knit like new and there limbs twitch and shake as life reenters there bones. The male, a rogue by the name of Harley groans as air is forced into his lungs...
Dranga, the dwarf, emits sparks and flames from her hands as the arcane energies that are her birthright surge in with her returning spirit...
For Daina, life comes quietly...
...a light sigh followed by the opening of her bright blue eyes, the rogue immediately begins reaching for her silver bow.
"What happened?"
"Daina?"
"Dominated..."
"Couldn't hear ANYTHING!"
"The pain!"
"Quin, my dwarven-friend-you're a true life-saver!
"You tried to save me Harley!"
"All I could hear was her voice... And she kept laughing, talking about Will Saves!"
"It was cold."
"Thank Moradin! Thank you Quin!"
"It hurt!"
"I hate this place..."
Harley breaks off first; he begins emptying his pack tossing things aside and emptying the bag, and repacking it.
"What times is it?"
"Poor Quin, I hope she didn't make me slap you too hard?"
"Who are they?"
"I didn't even have time to cast spells!"
"I'd always wondered what Magic Missile felt like, but that was ridiculous!"
Dranga begins rummaging around for spellbook, and upon finding it clutches it to her chest like she'll never let it out of her sight again...
"None of this stuff was of any use! I was carrying around this massive pack..."
"Welby! Do you know what happened?"
"Jake, could to see you man!"
"Where'd the barbarian come from!"
"What the hell is a Saving Throw anyways?"
It takes a while...
But eventually, Daina and Dranga stand ready, they look to their friends, Jake, Quin and Welby happily and searching for answers, and eye the newcomers with some curiosity, while Daina holds actual hostility...
Harley has abandoned a great deal of his items...
He extends a hand to Eduardo, and his voice drips with sarcasm, "Welcome to the Tomb of Horrors! It's a paradise!"
Daina chimes in, "Who are you? Did Half-moon Row send you as well?"

[Human Paragon 3]

Eduardo listens to the babbling of the recently raised intently. This is a rare opportunity to observe returners. It's remarkable how it affects each of them so differently. Yet, all three seem to recount the moment of their death. Not surprising- dying is a tramatic experience. The most tramatic. "Saving Throw..." Where had he heard that term before?

The Master of Death takes the thief's hand.

If this were a pleasant place, I wouldn't have been sent here. We were supposed to meet you at Half Moon Row, yes, but regeretebly we were detained by bandits on the highway. I'm... deeply sorry we weren't here to assist you in your mortal test. Perhaps you wouldn't have had to endure that.

[TheOasysMaster]

Daina shakes her head, "We weren't meeting anyone-Quin was supposed to catch up with us... But WE weren't meeting anybody... Who were YOU meeting?"
Harley grins, "I don't know if you could have been of much use... We were totally ambushed! But now... We should be MUCH stronger..."

[Human Paragon 3]

Idunno, you tell me, Oaysis. It was in the OP that introduced us.

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[TheOasysMaster]

...the wizard stands before them, face shaded by his deep hood and dark cloak.
"True, it isn't a very original portrayal-but for now it will do. You won't make it in time to join as my allies and I enter to Tomb... Don't let that deter you.
Hurry, Half-moon Row. Much is at stake."

Eduardo can come to the conclusion that the wizard he'd agreed to meet is not amongst these people...
...they must be here for an entirely different reason.
The Apprentice stoops to examine the bodies of the elf, formally known as Snake, and the other human, Bob, a self-styled, "expert".

[Human Paragon 3]

The Master blinks.

He isn't here. The wizard who comissioned us is not here. He must have entered the tomb before you... He must be farther in. All the same, I welcome you as allies.