Expedition to Castle Ravenloft IC 2

[neoseph7]

Ivyn Nadirna

...Guys? Aw p00p. The water logged gnome watches as his compatriots rush headlong into what is obviously a trap. He looks and listens to his surroundings before moving forward, concentrating as best he can, even sticking his head in the water for the improved auditory effect.

[neoseph7]

Ivyn will move forward, avoiding the traps to the best of his abilities, swimming if he must, to the end of the hallway.

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If it moves things further along faster, I don't mind Ivyn falling into the trap. It's just not something he'd do voluntarily.

[Kish]

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No fudging involved. Congratulations, you just found the third trap in the hallway, and rolled a 1 on your Reflex save.

Spoiler: Ivyn

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You've just passed the north door when the water geysers over your head, and when it falls you're somewhere else.

Spoiler: Ivyn and Gallard

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Gallard is suddenly pushed out of the way, and Ivyn appears where he was standing a second ago. Ivyn finds himself floating in four feet of water in a 10 X 10 cell which he shares with Gallard and a strange man. The door of the cell, on the west side, is closed but you can see through the bars; there are solid walls on the other three sides.

"I'm here," Ireena's voice calls from the north of everyone but Jonnel. "There's some kind of ghost."

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Map is updated.

[Vetril]

Jonnel retracts from the bars, trying to put as much distance as possible between himself and the eerie figure. He seems worried, but raises his sword, ready for everything.

"How do you fight a ghost?"


Gallard dismisses the man as harmless after a quick look. Instead, he raises his sword to illuminate the bars that hold him and Ivyn prisoner, reasoning that the wetness of the dungeon might have corroded the iron to the point of making it fragile.

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Jonnel - use Dodge on the ghost, take a step back, Total Defense.

Gallard - Search the bars for some damaged parts that might break, so that a passage can be opened in order to escape the cell: (1d20)[11].

[Kish]

Ireena and Jonnel's cell: "Try my rapier if your sword's not magic," Ireena says. "Wonder if they need silver arrows." As she speaks, the spectral figure floats through the bars; Ireena fires an arrow at it which lodges in its phantasmal shoulder, and it drifts up to her and gropes at her, its hand sinking into her chest.

Brom and Elena's cell: The zombie claws Brom.

Gallard and Ivyn's cell: The bars look solid. You might be able to bend them, but you doubt you could do it quickly.

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Ireena's attack: (1d20+15)[16] (1d8+6)[7] Affects incorporeal opponent on 2: (1d2)[2]
The figure's attack: (1d20+5)[22] (1d4)[3](1d6)[3]
Ireena's Fortitude save: (1d20+10)[14]
The zombie's attack: (1d20+6)[22] (1d6+4)[8]

PCs' turn.

[stack]

Brom takes the hit and responds in kind.

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(1d20+9)[27]
damage (1d8+2)[3] (blunt/piercing, silver)

(1d20+9)[20]
damage (1d8+2)[8] (blunt/piercing, silver)

[Ionbound]

Elena steps around the zombie, trying to get into a flanking position with Brom as she swings at the zombie menacing them.

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Attack: (1d20+13)[30] (-2 if not Flanking)
Damage: (1d8+5)[7]

Attack: (1d20+8)[12] (-2 if not Flanking)
Damage: (1d8+5)[11]

[Vetril]

Reasoning that there must be a way to open the bars in order to enter and exit the cell, Gallard looks for a door frame, preparing to try to break through the lock with a well placed kick.

Jonnel hisses in frustration, and proceeds to lash out with his sword to determine the effectiveness of his own weapon.

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Assuming there's a metal door on the side of the bars, Gallard tries to burst through the lock with brute force: Strength check: (1d20+4)[10].

Jonnel: keeps using Dodge on the ghost, and fight defensively. Attack the ghost: (1d20+5)[21], (1d10+2)[10].

[Kish]

Brom and Elena's cell: Elena steps to the south but has no room to flank the zombie in the cell. Her mace strikes it solidly once. Brom's morningstar also strikes it. The zombie continues to attack Brom.

Jonnel and Ireena's cell: Jonnel's sword passes through the apparition's chest with no more resistance or effect than if he was striking at the wind; Ireena quickly switches from her bow to her rapier and stabs at the figure. The apparition continues its attack on Ireena.

Gallard and Ivyn's cell: Gallard slams his fist into the door lock, ineffectively.

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Extra damage for Elena's crystal: (1d6)[4]
Should Brom's rolls both be 1d20+9? If one should be 1d20+4, I'm giving my zombie back eight hit points.
Ireena's attack roll: (1d20+13)[30] Damage: (1d6+2)[5] Affects incorporeal creature on a 2: (1d2)[2]
Spectral figure's attack: (1d20+5)[22] Critical threat roll: (1d20+5)[10] (1d4)[3] (1d6)[1]
Ireena's Fortitude save: (1d20+10)[25]
The zombie's attack: (1d20+6)[13] Critical threat roll: (1d20+6)[22] Damage: (1d6+4)[5]

Gallard's sword: Glowing.
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[Vetril]

Jonnel tries to distract the spectre, shouting and swinging his sword menaciously.

"Hey, here! Try that with me!"

In the other cell, Gallard refuses to submit to despair. He takes a few steps back and launches himself against the door, trying to break free. He eyes the gnome, hoping that magic might come to the rescue.

"Hold on! We're coming! ...Well, try something, sir mage!"

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Jonnel - aid another, Dodge, fight defensively. (1d20+5)[19] vs AC 10.

Gallard - tries again to break through the door: (1d20+4)[6]

[neoseph7]

Ivyn Nadirna

Ivyn casts reduce person on himself and leaves the cell, possibly clinging off of Gallard and the cells to make up for his lack of aquatic skill. I don't have knock prepared. I'm going to go find a key.

[stack]

Brom continues his attack, hoping to save his other resources for other foes.

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attacks should be +9 and +4, sorry

(1d20+9)[19]
damage (1d8+2)[7] (blunt/piercing, silver)

[roll]1d20+9)[20]
damage (1d8+2)[10] (blunt/piercing, silver)

[Kish]

Ivyn gets outside the cell, clinging to the bars.

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I still need to know where Ivyn is trying to go.

[Ionbound]

Elena follows up Brom's attack with two of her own, wanting to end the fight before someone gets hurt.

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(1d20+11)[30]
(1d8+5)[13]+(1d6)[5]

(1d20+6)[10]
(1d8+5)[13]+(1d6)[3]

[Kish]

Gallard and Ivyn's cell: Gallard thumps ineffectually into the door. "You're no more able to escape than I am," the man in the cell sighs, then gasps as Ivyn shrinks and wriggles through the bars.

Brom and Elena's cell: As Brom and Elena both strike the zombie, it collapses back into the water, shattered.

Jonnel and Ireena's cell: Ireena strikes rapidly at the apparition, which stays focused on her.

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Ireena's attack: (1d20+15)[31] (d8+6)[9] Affects incorporeal opponent on 2: (1d2)[2]
Ireena's second attack, boosted by Aid Another: (1d20+12)[28] (d8+6)[8] Affects incorporeal opponent on 2: (1d2)[2]
The figure's attack: (1d20+5)[12] (1d4)[2](1d6)[2]
Ireena's Fortitude save: (1d20+10)[21]

Map is updated.

Gallard's sword: Glowing.
PCs' turn.

[stack]

Brom moves to the bars and tries his strength at forcing an opening, calling on his divine blessing.

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1/day +8 strength for (1d20+6)[24] strength check

[Ionbound]

Elena nods when she sees Brom's effort and wordlessly grabs a bar with armored fists, aiming to help him make a hole wide enough to pass through.

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Strength Check: (1d20+2)[10]

[Kish]

Elena and Brom's cell: Elena and Brom together bend the bars far enough to let them leave the cell, one at a time.

Gallard and Ivyn's cell: Gallard tries to bend the bars. The strange man in the cell watches Ivyn, who clings to the bar at the north end which Gallard isn't pushing on.

Ireena and Jonnel's cell: Jonnel continues trying to distract the apparition, and Ireena stabs at it again. Her rapier passes harmlessly through it once, but the second time she skewers it and it fades away with an enraged moan.

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Now that Elena and Brom have enough movement range for it to matter, note that movement through the four-foot-deep water costs quadruple for Medium-sized creatures.

Ireena's attack: (1d20+15)[26] (1d8+6)[7] Affects incorporeal opponent on 2: (1d2)[1]
Ireena's second attack, boosted by Aid Another: (1d20+12)[25] (1d8+6)[11] Affects incorporeal opponent on 2: (1d2)[2]
The figure's attack: (1d20+5)[25] (1d4)[3] (1d6)[4]
Ireena's Fortitude save: (1d20+10)[11]

Map is updated.

Gallard's sword: Glowing.

[Vetril]

Jonnel seems surprised at the sight of the ghost disappearing into the air. He shouts to warn the others.

"I - I think we got it! It's gone!"

He pats Ireena's shoulder, and nods in appreciation, a smile on his face.

"That was great."

In the other cell, Gallard huffs and puffs as he tries to break free. He shakes the bars to see if some of them are not firmly anchored to the stone. As he proceeds with his examination, he looks again at the other prisoner.

"Who are you?"

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Gallard - Detect Evil on the prisoner.

[Ionbound]

Elena smiles as the bars part and nods to Brom as she steps out and looks around, then calls out, "Alright...Is everyone here and safe?"

[stack]

"I am fine. Perhaps foolish, but fine."

[Kish]

Ireena and Jonnel's cell: "I feel a little drained, but only a little," Ireena says. She shouts, "Is everyone in here somewhere?"

Gallard and Ivyn's cell: "I'm Emil," the man says. "I was exploring around here when something got me. The next thing I knew, I was floating in here. I think my skin is about ready to shrivel away!" He turns to address Ivyn, still clinging to the bars outside the cell, "Can you get us out of here? If you do, I can help you. I'm pretty handy with a bow. Back in Barovia, it was Emil they used to ask to bring down the mad wolves that got too close to town."

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He radiates a moderate aura of evil.

(Gallard's sword: Glowing.)

[stack]

"I believe we are all here. Let's get them out." Brom looks about for a key or easy way to open the cells, though will gather those able and bend the bars if needed.

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looking around for anything obvious, then we can take 20 on strength checks until everyone is free

[neoseph7]

Ivyn Nadirna

Ivyn will swim about and explore the room, searching for a key or anything useful. And ignore the other prisoner.

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Swimming. Holding breath with style. Same thing.

[Kish]

Tiny Ivyn fumbles his way around the cell block as Brom, Elena, Jonnel, and Ireena slowly bend the bars of the cell that still holds Jonnel and Ireena, and then the cell that holds Gallard and Emil. There is no sign of a key, though there is another zombie in the north cell, who launches itself at the bars as Ivyn swims into view but seems quite confined.

(Gallard's sword: Glowing.)

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[Ionbound]

Elena ignores the zombie as she looks around and says, "Good...We're all here. Who's in the cell with Gallard?"

[Kish]

The man smiles artlessly at Elena and starts, "I'm Emil, I--" then he abruptly stops, gaping at her in astonished shock. "He didn't send you, surely! I-is the pack moving against the Count?" he stutters.

[Vetril]

Gallard doesn't seem to relax at all: his sword stays out, as he stares at Emil.

"Did you... come to the castle to explore?"

From the tone of his voice, it is clear that the knight does not believe the prisoner. Feeling the tension in his friend's words, Jonnel steps next to Gallard, seemingly ready to jump into the fight once again.

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Gallard - sense motive to see if Emil will answer the truth: (1d20+7)[23].

[Ionbound]

Elena frowns and says, "Who are you? What are you talking about?"

[Kish]

The man looks at Ireena. He looks confused...or very nervous. "You're Ireena Kolyana, aren't you?" he asks her.

Instead of answering, Ireena tilts her head toward Gallard.