Mordae's Old Skool: Group B IC

[Techmagss]

The Elven wizard nods, taking center in the middle of the party- he'll be better protected there, and can easily run if something goes wrong.

[Mordae]

Horrik and her small retinue carefully lead the way down the broken stones and into the corner of a chamber below. The torchlight casts a bright glow that illuminates about three quarters of the square room (approximately 70 feet along each side); the "stairs" are in the northeast corner, so the southwest corner is lit only by the faint glow of patchy, phosphorescent fungus that seems to grow naturally here. Ragged, decaying tapestries of ancient gods battling powerful demons are hung on all four walls. The floor is dusty and largely appears undisturbed, save the footprints of small animals near the rock-strewn entrance. The only exit is a wooden door set in the south wall, 20 feet east from the southwest corner.

Torch1: 60/60
Torch2: 60/60

[drack]

OOC:

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Horrik is a girl.

Casting a curious glance at her party to see what they wanted to do, Horrik waves for her hirelings to gather up the tapestries and pack them onto the mule. She quite liked the look of them and a girl's gotta get her cloths somewhere.

[Mordae]

OOC:

Damnit, I knew that too and still I managed to screw it up. Sorry, I'll make it not happen again.

The gathering of the tapestries will take about 10 minutes, as they are fairly heavy, about 10 pounds per 10 feet of wall (sum total 280 pounds). Does anyone else want to do anything while this is going on? Do you (drack) want to put a limit on the amount of weight carried or time spent pulling the fabric down from the walls?

[Jyssika]

Mudd clearly doesn't particularly like being indoors
she pushes Oyynk up towards the wooden door and listens
against it... she is sure that once the hirelings begin ripping,
dropping and otherwise rustling the tapestries anything that
might be on the otherside would likely hear them anyway but
best to always try hear them first before they hear you!

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Listen Check (1d20+4)[20]

[Mordae]

Spoiler: Mudd listen

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Mudd picks up the faint scratching noises that she associates with rodentia. Not particularly loud, but somewhere nearby.

[Jyssika]

Spoiler: HER THOUGHTS

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Food!

Mudd rubs her hands together; and pulls a javelin from her back.
Clearly she intends to burst through the door by the determined
grin on her dirt covered face.

[Techmagss]

Girl, what the Hell are you doing? Hear something? See something? The Elf looks around, rather paranoid. His hands become alight in arcane energy, preparing a Magic Missile spell for anything that comes through the door.

[drack]

Horrik smiles encouragingly drawing the heavy greatsword.
Children need to be encouraged, especially on the hunt.

[tape_measure]

Thump

He was careful to move into the room. With some amazement he had been standing in front of one of the tapestries when the hireling had start removing it from the wall. His jaw dropped only slightly, but he stopped himself from interfering when the potential threat. He reached out to Mudd to grab after before running head long through the door.

[WrittenInBlood]

Sudden movement draws attention of Barzulf, so far concerned with chamber construction and condition of walls.

Wait. Let me check this first - says, then starts to mutter, as though explaining himself - I expected something quite different. It's not like some bear is living here and trampling this place all over.

Step back,in case I spring something off - says, turning to Thump and Mudd. Waits a moment, then draws his tools and examines door frame, handle and lock.

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Search for traps: (1d20+5)[8]
If clear, is the door locked? Potential lockpicking: (1d20+5)[20]

[Jyssika]

Mudd looks very disapointed; she only wanted
to catch dinner... now she has lots of big people
with pointies and thingamawatsits slowing
her hunting.

She sits and watches the short beardy one
working on the door...

[Mordae]

Barzulf finds no traps of any kind on the door frame or handle. There is no lock to be seen.

Torch1: 59/60
Torch2: 59/60

[Techmagss]

Something's not right. It just feels wrong... The elf regains himself, before waving his hands briefly- his eyes light up into a glow.

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Casting Detect Magic for one minute and am going to analyse surroundings.

[Mordae]

Spoiler: Regarre

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The spell does not indicate any magical auras within range, other than any emanating from the party itself. (OOC: I have not double-checked every sheet to verify whether or not there are any magic items being carried by the party, hence the vagueness. Offhand I cannot recall any.)

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I'll rule the spell time is concurrent with the dwarf's checking of the door, so still the same minute if anyone else wants to do anything before opening the door.

[3drinks]

"What is it? Is it locked? I could blast it with a missile if you need."

[Jyssika]

Mudd; rather tired of all this fussing over a silly
timber flipper-flopper stands up and slowly
pushes open the door, her eyes peeled for the
tasty scratcher and squeeker.

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(1d20+6)[22] Spot check.

[WrittenInBlood]

Dwarf pulls the string of his bow half way back, leaving just as much space as Mudd will need.

Spoiler: OOC

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Ready an action: if any monster shows behind the door, Barzulf will shoot the arrow.

[Mordae]

The door swings open easily on well-made hinges, revealing a short 10' corridor that opens into an irregularly shaped room. The torchlight beams toward the gargantuan skull with a yawning maw that has been carved from a protrusion in the west wall immediately south of where the party stands (by the north door).

The whole party can now hear faint chittering noises, as of rodents, coming from the direct of the oversized skull. The source is not clearly visible, however.

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Torch1: 58/60
Torch2: 58/60

Spoiler: Darkvision

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Horrik and Barzulf can make out the wooden door on the east wall with their darkvision; the stone walls surrounding it are decorated with draconic faces, each of which has its tongue extended, and atop the tongues are stubs of candles.

Spoiler: OOC

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The north half of the room is 50' E-W by 30' N-S. The south half of the room is 30' E-W by 20' N-S. The two halves are flush against the east wall. There is a wooden door in the east wall 25' south of the north wall, and a gargantuan stone skull on the west wall 25' south of the north wall. The opening in the SW corner represents a 10' archway that is not immediately visible from where the party stands, but will be obvious if the party moves that far into the room.

[drack]

Boldly Horrik the Urruk enters the room. Striding to the center of it she looks about without uttering a word, waiting to see what her companions make of the place.

[Jyssika]

Mudd skuttles in low, javelin in hand, looking for a
tasty squeeker and scratcher.

Spoiler: Crunch

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Mudd moves in and turns to her left along the north wall looking into
the room.

[WrittenInBlood]

Barzulf walks in, looking around, paying most attention to east door and a sculpture opposite. Beckons the rest of the party, saying in hushed voice:

Hey, magicians. Here's something that needs a closer look from you. The way that skull is staring at the door... it smells with spell trap to me. I'll check the door for trigger.

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Search for trap: (1d20+5)[14]

[Mordae]

Barzulf does not find any traps on the east door.

Mudd stalks her munch'ems, but it seems to her that the sound becomes less audible as she moves toward the east part of the room.

From the center of the room, Horrik can see that the archway leads to a 10' passage opening up into another chamber.

[tape_measure]

Thump

Being cautious as always, Thump follows suit with the group, keeping his position toward the rear secure with quick glances back as he looks about the room. He pauses to look over the decorations of the room with disgruntled look on his face. He won't say much unless asked as the group moves forward.

[Techmagss]

Knowing his Detect Magic spell is about to end, the elf rushes over and looks for any magical auras, even the lowest. I... Don't think so. Head on through, might be nonmagical.

[WrittenInBlood]

I still don't trust this guy on the wall.

Barzulf steps back and, from as far as possible, pushes the doorknob with his "walking stick".

Spoiler: OOC

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Reach of 10-ft pole should give him about 5' of safe distance against anything not AoE.

[Mordae]

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OK, assuming Regarre is checking the east door and not the skull.

Regarre confirms the east door is non-magical. Barzulf gives the handle a firm push with his pole, but the portal refuses to yield; however, it also doesn't spring any traps.

A few squeaks come from the direction of the skull, followed by a hiss, before the room is once again quiet.

Torch1: 57/60 (collecting tapestries)
Torch2: 57/60

[drack]

Seeing that they had finished with the tapestries Horrik waves the hirelings and mule to come on. Setting one of the hirelings to work gathering the candle nubs she moves beside the arch and peers through it.

[Jyssika]

Mudd approaches the skull tentatively...
She prods at it with the end of her javelin
immitating how Barzulf used his pole and
used her slightly shorter javelin in the
same manner.

As she does so her stomach rumbles;
she really wished the scratchums
would come out so she could have some
yum yums.

[WrittenInBlood]

With his rear-sides guarded and no hidden threats confirmed, Barzulf relaxes and attempts to unlock the door.

Spoiler: Roll

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No roll actually - take 20, so 25 total.