[3.5] Tomb of Horrors

[Samfool]

..F u C k xD

Shudu didnt know what to do.. then he had an idea.

"Everyone get over here! NOW! Someone! Do you have a flask of oil? Spread it on the ground! I will light it with this!" he screams, pulling out a tinderbox.

[Monodominant]

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Stoneskin

Active defensive spells: Mage Armor, Alter Self, Stoneskin

"Sticks and stones may break your bones but not mine for sure!" Says Welby from the ceiling as he waves his hands around.

"There is a way I can make sure there are no snakes here by the way if you guys are okay with it...." he calls out to the others.

[Misaat]

" Im glad no-one thought it could be a trap of some sorts i mean can you imagine? "

Gripping his Falchion tightly Maki sticks his back to the wall and listens to everything around him.

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[Samfool]

"Someone do something!" Shudu says, getting nervous for everyone, but calm because he is safely out of harm's way. He tries to hear where the snake could be..

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[TheOasysMaster]

Five minutes go by without incident.

[Samfool]

"Anyone have any oil? Or did everyone bring torches.." Shudu sighs. This is getting to be stressful, and Shudu cannot sit here any longer. He paces on the ceiling, nervously.

"Eduardo! Do you see anything? Does anyone see anything?"

Doesnt Eduardo have Deathwatch? We could ask him if he were posting..

[Misaat]

And then what happened? I mean if 5 minutes pass by without nothing happening that means somthing did happen afterwards otherwise its a bit random like how did you know our characters would wait 5 minutes to react?

Maki still holds his falchion in front of him as he listens to his surroundings.

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[Misaat]

"Anyone have any oil? Or did everyone bring torches.." Shudu sighs. This is getting to be stressful, and Shudu cannot sit here any longer. He paces on the ceiling, nervously.

They are UNDEAD Snakes? Fuuu

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[Samfool]

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No, but he can see life, unlife, and no life. Just to see if it is in the room, you know?

[TheOasysMaster]

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And then what happened? I mean if 5 minutes pass by without nothing happening that means somthing did happen afterwards otherwise its a bit random like how did you know our characters would wait 5 minutes to react?

Good point, but I think after five minutes of nothing happening...

Harley who's been standing back-to-back-to-back with Daina and Dranga shakes his head.
"I had a lantern... but I left it outside. I like torches better anyways... Wait! My pack! What are you go-"
"That man! Bob!"
"What?"
Pharra points to the body of the expert, "He's got two bites on his neck, arm and near his liver... He must have opened the chest before we arrived, and succumb to his wounds..."

[Samfool]

"So did he.. kill it?" Shudu asked, "Where is your bag? I will go look for it.."

[TheOasysMaster]

"It's in the center, all the stuff I no longer need... It's Handy, so it'll be the first thing that comes to your ha-what are you gonna do?"

[Misaat]

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No, but he can see life, unlife, and no life. Just to see if it is in the room, you know?

He can see NO LIFE? How does that even work? A rock has no life does he sence the walls too? How does he differentiate a corpse from a boulder ?

Maki adresses Shudu.

"Let me know if im closer so i can get it!"

[Misaat]

"All right! Ill make a run for it! "

After saying that Maki rushes full speed towards the bag in the center of the room.

If im attacked please remember uncanny dodge XD

[Samfool]

"Set fire to everything.." Shudu said very plainly, "If it is on fire, it will either die, or we can see it. Win, win."

"All right! Ill make a run for it! "

After saying that Maki rushes full speed towards the bag in the center of the room.

You know that I can just jump down there right..? No heroics! We can play it smart =]

Shudu walks over to the bag, looking down at it (up at it?) and makes sure there is nothing there..

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He takes his clothing and ripps a chunk out.
He lights it with the tinderbox and drops it on the bag.

[TheOasysMaster]

He can see NO LIFE? How does that even work? A rock has no life does he sence the walls too? How does he differentiate a corpse from a boulder ?

He can sense the living, the dead and the undead. That's it.

Daina scratches her head, "When Bob completed his watch... He was acting funny... The... she came for me... I think, Bob tried to open the chest, and managed to escape the chest..."
"And then Bob died..."
"And during the commotion, when I was 'out', the snakes... They could be anywhere!"

[Misaat]

"Set fire to everything.." Shudu said very plainly, "If it is on fire, it will either die, or we can see it. Win, win."

Isnt it kinda unsafe to set fire to everything since we are...you know underground and with no means of escaping? Also the smoke XD

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[TheOasysMaster]

Maki finds the oil without incident: "Harley's Personal Brand'o'Whiskey".
He DRINKS the stuff!

[Samfool]

I just meant the snake is either here or there, so it is alive outside the room, or alive inside the room. You can see it is not in the room, hence "No Life"

How far are the people from the bag? If they are too close, I dont light it

Nevermind xD

[TheOasysMaster]

Pharrah blanches at the thought of all those released snakes hiding about in the Tomb...
"Let's finish searching the spheres and get out of here!"

[Samfool]

Maki finds the oil without incident: "Harley's Personal Brand'o'Whiskey".
He DRINKS the stuff!

Heeehee,
Go Harley!

"Do you want to torch the next room? After that, we can leave. The snake could just be dead.." Shudu says, looking at the spheres.

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Search kuo-toa Sphere
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Search four-armed gargoyle.
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Search werewolf
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Thats it for now..

Wow, all within one point?

[Misaat]

Maki grabs the bottle.

"This guy has problems"

Then he turns his head to speak to the group.

"How About one of us searches the statues and the others form a circle around to keep an eye out?"

[Human Paragon 3]

Actually, I can sense "no life." Creatures who are neither living nor dead, like constructs, ping on Deathwatch too. So if anything, anywhere, is a construct, Eduardo knows it. Also, I'm back, baby.

The Master of Death bemusedly watches his new allies panic. He casts his gaze all along the corridor, searching for beacons of life-force that his death sense may reveal. If there are invisible enemies lurking, Eduardo will find them.

Calm yourselves. Panicking never helps. Be wary. Be cautious. But approach the problem with a rational mind and clear action. Not with chaos.

He also withdraws a separate wand, one made of green, carved wood. As he searches the room for invisible serpents, which may or may not be present, he also walks up to each sphere in turn and aims his wand at it, speaking a garbled command word as he does so.

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Detect poison on each of the spheres via wand. Should let us know if there are any more poison spear or poison gas or what have you traps on them. Any sphere that triggers detect poison he will mark the wall with a black thumb print (ink from scribing materials).

[Samfool]

Maki grabs the bottle.

"This guy has problems"

Then he turns his head to speak to the group.

"How About one of us searches the statues and the others form a circle around to keep an eye out?"

Already on it bro ^^

The Master of Death bemusedly watches his new allies panic. He casts his gaze all along the corridor, searching for beacons of life-force that his death sense may reveal. If there are invisible enemies lurking, Eduardo will find them.

Calm yourselves. Panicking never helps. Be wary. Be cautious. But approach the problem with a rational mind and clear action. Not with chaos.

He also withdraws a separate wand, one made of green, carved wood. As he searches the room for invisible serpents, which may or may not be present, he also walks up to each sphere in turn and aims his wand at it, speaking a garbled command word as he does so.

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Detect poison on each of the spheres via wand. Should let us know if there are any more poison spear or poison gas or what have you traps on them.

Awesome! I assume you do this for each one I am searching?

[Misaat]

Actually, I can sense "no life." Creatures who are neither living nor dead, like constructs, ping on Deathwatch too. So if anything, anywhere, is a construct, Eduardo knows it. Also, I'm back, baby.

THAT is exactly what i thought it meant and its exactly why i thought it didnt make any sence how can it differentiate a construct from a wall or a sock puppet XD. Also great roleplaying from the character with the highest Wis Score

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[Human Paragon 3]

Awesome! I assume you do this for each one I am searching?

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All of them.

@Misaat: It detects the spark of life that animates the stuff. That's what differentiates a golem from a statue, after all.

[Monodominant]

"Ah yes about the balls. I have picked up a new trick while you were sleeping." says the halfling and smiles.

"Just a minute please!"
He starts waving his hands ensuring maximum protection

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Extended shield followed by extended reduce self...

this feels better

all my defences are up now: mage armor, shield, reduce person, stoneskin and alter self.

I dont have invisibility, mirror image and protection from evil on only.

After the halfling turned tiny pixie becomes even smaller he buzzes around screaming to attract their attention. He is about 1/2 feet tall currently and looking just as cute as before if not cuter.

"AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I PRESENT YOU WITH THE POWER OF ULTIMATE MAGIC" He calls out as he snaps his fingers and focuses down the Hall.

His eyes begin to glow and he moves up and down taking a small chalk from a pouch and putting an X next to some of the balls.

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Detect Secret doors. (page 220 in Player handbook). after the first round of concentration I see if there are any passages we missed within 60 feet. After the second I know the number and the location. At this point I start walking up and down to see all of them.

[TheOasysMaster]

Pressing through the illusionary veil that is the four-armed gargoyle's silver sphere, Shudu finds his hand pressed against a wooden door...
Eduardo's wand reveals no poisons, except those that might be found on the persons and within the packs of various characters within the hall.
Dranga nods to Eduardo with respect, "Good thinking!"
Interestingly enough, Harley's bottle also registers as a deadly poison.
For the pale violet sphere held at shoulder by a kuo-toa and the pale bluesphere held at shoulder by a werewolf, Shudu's hand bursts through BOTH illusionary veils! As his hands search about in the darkness, his hands press against the familiar cold hard, clinkiness of coins!

Shudu can stick his head inside to get a look at their value or take them out.

"Maki, they aren't statues! They're mosaics on the wall! And Eduardo is right, panicking won't help... We just need to finish here and move on." says Daina.

[TheOasysMaster]

Welby's spell picks up the secret door Shudu had found... No secret messages though.

[Human Paragon 3]

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So, to be clear, after detecting poison and secret doors on each mural, there is no poison, and one secret door.

What about Deathwatch? Any invisi-snakes?