Across the Great Wheel

[oyzar]

Sayamorel follows the runedoored path. Hmm, here there are some symbols I recognize. Let's see if what they mean. She studies the doors, trying to remember the meaning of each symbol, careful to still stay hidde.

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Stealth: Still the same.
Perception: (1d20+18)[29]
Knowledge arcana (if anorther skill is needed -9):
(1d20+19)[29]
(1d20+19)[33]
(1d20+19)[20]
(1d20+19)[24]
(1d20+19)[36]
(1d20+19)[29]
(1d20+19)[21]
(1d20+19)[23]
(1d20+19)[26]
(1d20+19)[32]
I hope that is enough rolls to cover moost of the symbols and that I do indeed recognize some of them.

[Grim ranger]

Taking the little shock as little more than insect bite, Lorem decides to stop the idiocy right here and play dead seriously for once. Muttering up a spell, he points his palm at the thunder mage and unleashes a dispel at him. Hopefully that will help with getting a solid hit on the bastard.

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Casting Dispel Magic on the thunder mage. Since I don't know what spells affect him, just compare the result of this roll with the one with highest caster level (DC = 11 + the spell's caster level) first and go through all spells affecting him from highest to lowest until dispelling every single one of them has failed, or one has been dispelled. Ideally I'll be trying to end the effect of that spell that was in the scroll he cast.

(1d20+10)[17]

[Plerumque]

Lorem Deathspeaker

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The dispel washes harmlessly over the mage, who soars backwards into the meeting room, turning and disappearing from sight as he pulls out another scroll from his pocket.

Sayamorel Daracyn

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The runes appear to indicate various fields of study within the category of arcane spells, such as 'calling', 'figments', 'scrying', 'antimagic', and so on. As she examines the doors, the one marked 'charms' swings open and a tall man strides briskly out.

[Grim ranger]

Breathing deeply from the exertion the brief magical bout has demanded from him, Lorem presses his palm against his chest and sends pulse of negative energy outwards to heal his injuries before sprinting after the fleeing mage.

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Casting Inflict Moderate Wounds on self and pursuing the mage.

(2d8+10)[13] (Inflict Moderate Wounds)

[Plerumque]

The door slams shut after him, sparks leaping across the surface, and the form of electrical energy slips into the wall.

[Grim ranger]

Seeing that he will not likely get through the doors he has used before, Lorem decides to try different approach. Knowing that the walls are likely reinforced enough to negate any magic he can possibly cast against them, he takes the only exit available to him, trying to circle around to return back to the first arena different way. That is, if the last door gives him the opportunity to do so...

[oyzar]

Sayamorel examines the man and follows him silently. I should probably investigate what is behind the antimagic door, burt for now let's see where this guy is going. She drinks an extract of invisibility to stay more easily hidden. Her senses keep alert to notice things going around her.

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Stealth:(1d20+41)[45]
Perception:(1d20+18)[38]

[Plerumque]

The man, stifling a yawn, heads off through a maze of passages, down a few staircases, and eventually reaches an unmarked door. He slips through, closing it after him, and the murmur of a conversation starts.

[oyzar]

Sayamorel tries to listen to the conversation through the door and bends down to the keyhole to see what is going on inside. If they have their backs against me I might be able to slip in.

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Perception: (1d20+18)[36] The perception penalty for doors is not incredibly high

[Plerumque]

Lorem Deathspeaker

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This door leads into a long hallway. A large circle glows at the end. The hall is otherwise empty, save for a small sphere visible in one dim corner. As the bard enters, he hears a loud 'zzap!' from the back room.

Sayamorel Daracyn

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It seems to be a boring meeting regarding funds for experiments, until the charm specialist mentions that he 'bets he could get the other stuff by next week'.

[Grim ranger]

Knowing that the lightning mage catching up with him would be very bad thing especially so if the bastard goes back to help his friend recover from the negative energy blasts, Lorem runs through the hall... only to stop next to the sphere to examine it, his curiosity winning over his common sense.

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Casting Detect Magic and making some skill checks to gain information about the sphere.

(1d20+7)[20] (Spellcraft)

(1d20+13)[30] (Knowledge: Arcana)

[Plerumque]

The sphere appears to have powerful planar magic, but oddly has an aura of transmutation instead of conjuration.

[oyzar]

Sayamorel tries to see if she can get a look of the room through the keyhole. I wonder if they would notice if I open the door. She keeps listening while she tries to figure out if it is safe to slip in.

[Plerumque]

The keyhole doesn't afford a good view of the door, but Sayamorel can assume that the participants are probably seated around a table from the occasional scraping of chair legs. The conversation drones on, and after another statement that he 'should try to get it sooner', resumes ordinary business of little interest.

[Grim ranger]

Deciding to do the stupid thing and hoping his anti-magic protections will help if the magic of the sphere is hostile, Lorem touches the sphere.

[Plerumque]

Although his fingers tingle slightly as he touches the sphere, nothing seems to happen.

[oyzar]

Well, it might be interesting to try to figure out what they are trying to get. But odds are that the item is actually able to do something by itself instead of just negating something. I am better off looking elsewhere. With that Sayamorel starts walking carefully back the way she came until she comes back to the doors with the symbols. Hopefully what is behind the antimagic door will be helpful or at least enlightening. She goes over to the door, listenes carefully and assuming nothing wierd is heard she opens it slowly so as to not draw attention so noone inside would notice the door getting opened.

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Stealth(1d20+41)[46]
Perception:(1d20+18)[23]

[Plerumque]

Some rustling of papers and the slamming of drawers open and shut can be heard from behind the door.

[Grim ranger]

Trying to see if he can move the sphere, Lorem looks around the hallway for exits other than the one he walked in through. He has to figure out some exit that won't leave him to tender mercies of two rather pissed-off mages, after all.

[oyzar]

Some rustling of papers and the slamming of drawers open and shut can be heard from behind the door.

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She opened the door, what does she see inside?

[Plerumque]

Lorem Deathspeaker

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The sphere is unusually heavy for something only a few inches across, but Lorem is stilll capable of moving it easily. There seems to be nothing else in the hallway than the circular portal.

Sayamorel Daracyn

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Inside, a dark-haired half-elf is impatiently rifling through some papers, his attention so focused on this task that he doesn't seem to notice the door slipping open.

[oyzar]

Sayamorel slips in through the door, careful to not make noise. Being well accustomed to her large body makes it easier, but her limbs being invisible means she has to take it slower than normal. A man in losely garbed plain clothing. Either he is not very powerful and important or he simply does not care how he looks. If you don't need to keep up appearances for anyone you can just dress however you like. Lose and comfortable clothes is as good as anything. She moves quietly over to the man, careful not to step on anything that might alert the man and tries to get a better look at what he is doing.

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Stealth:(1d20+41)[51]
Perception:(1d20+18)[30]

[Plerumque]

He's grumbling, opening and closing doors, apparently looking for something. He riffs through papers and dumps folders open on the small desk, his frustration growing. Eventually he slams the folder down on the desk, pushes the chair back sharply, and stands up. Sayamorel narrowly avoids the chair as he strides into the center of the room, pulls a wand from a sheath on his leg, and mutters an incantation. A brief glow bathes the room.

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Spellcraft DC 17

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Locate Object

[Grim ranger]

Taking the sphere with himself, Lorem sighs in frustration and heads to the circular portal. Given that everything else seems to fail, it seems he will have to try it... or to make his way back and simply break the enhancement the mage has put on the doors. It is risky of course, but he really has no other options left, and he is feeling like being stupid at the moment. At times madness is good.

[oyzar]

Sayamorel is content to watch for now. She tries to get a look at what is written on the papers while keeping a look on the man to see what he is doing.

[Plerumque]

Lorem Deathspeaker

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The milky surface of the portal seems to be hard, but the surface ripples slightly as Lorem touches it, and he feels the sphere grow slightly warm to the touch.

Sayamorel Daracyn

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The man sighs angrily and replaces the wand, drawing another one. As he flicks it, the papers shoot back into folders and rearrange themselves into stacks, flying back into drawers and around the room. Several nearly hit her, but she twists out of the way in time. As the room settles back into a normal state, he exits angrily and vanishes silently.

[oyzar]

Gah, a man is much more likely to be able to help me than a stack of papers, but I guess it does not hurt to check out what he is reading. I should be careful though. Sayamorel waves towards the papers and tries to sense if there is magic there and if so what magic. Afterwards she goes over and tries to read the documents to get a sense of what they might hold.

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Spell:Detect Magic
Knowledge Arcana to identify aura(1d20+19)[33]
Spellcraft to identify spell(1d20+19)[37]
Knowledge Arcana to identify aura(1d20+19)[20]
Spellcraft to identify spell(1d20+19)[23]
Knowledge Arcana to identify aura(1d20+19)[33]
Spellcraft to identify spell(1d20+19)[31]
Knowledge Arcana to identify aura(1d20+19)[28]
Spellcraft to identify spell(1d20+19)[37]
Knowledge Arcana to identify aura(1d20+19)[20]
Spellcraft to identify spell(1d20+19)[25]

Perception to spot other stuff/read documents(1d20+18)[38]

[Grim ranger]

Looking somewhat mystified at this turn of events, Lorem tries to recall if he has ever seen anything similar as he tries to press the orb against the portal.

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(1d20+13)[18] (Knowledge: Arcana)

(1d20+14)[31] (Knowledge: The Planes)

[Plerumque]

Lorem Deathspeaker

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As the surface ripples again, turning faintly blue, Lorem recalls that some portals can be tuned to specific planes or locations by someone with a key.

Sayamorel Daracyn

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They all seem to be mundane, rather dry treatises on the properties of magic and its opposite, as well as several massive books on magical theory and hurried notes in some kind of shorthand.

[Grim ranger]

"Now what does interplanar portal do in middle of faction headquarters?" Lorem wonders aloud, running his fingers along the glassy surface. Knowing that he has to be missing something, the dhampir focuses his attention once again to the sphere, trying to figure out just how it could activate the portal.

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Casting Improvisation again, just to get some kick to these checks.

(1d20+12)[14] (Spellcraft)

(1d20+15)[34] (Knowledge: Engineering) (Thought it might be useful in this)