Bel's Age of Worms [IC]

[BelGareth]

By the time you all arrive back to the main chamber with the lit lanterns, the howling wind is no longer present.

[Deophaun]

Rose

Rose climbs up the chain, taking point at the front. "All right, mind your step here," she says at the plate. "The creature says it's safe but I'm not too keen on learning its trustworthiness here."

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[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

Fardus carefully follows the rogue up the rope and chain, then stands several feet behind her, hands poised to catch her should the wind begin again.

[BelGareth]

Reaching the tunnel, the mouth of the stone wall is now open wide, almost reaching to the ceiling and ground respectively. You see further down; Through the gaping mouth at the end of the hallway is a long, dark room, with no floor. A three-foot-wide beam of petrified wood spans the chasm, leading straight ahead into the darkness. About ten feet below the beam, countless iron spheres the size of large oranges form an irregular floor, but it's impossible to tell if they represent a wholly solid surface. The northwest and southeast walls are covered in a honeycomb of geometric patterns. The featureless stone ceiling extends about twenty feet from the beam.

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[Deophaun]

Rose

Frowning when she sees the room beyond where the face was, Rose gives a careful appraisal of the passageway. "I don't like this," she says. "Why have this narrow passage over a pit if not as part of some last defense?"

"Give me some time. If there's a trap here, I'll find it."

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[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

Fardus steps up to the doorway to keep careful watch over Rose as she checks the room. "Have a care, lady. There could be threats beyond the mechanical or magical."

[rax]

Narl

"Ah, the main event at last," Narl says, rubbing his hands with glee. "With any luck, we're the first to find the way since the tomb was built. Just think of all the hidden knowledge and treasure that could be in there..."

[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

"Ah, a fellow pursuer of knowledge! Do you perhaps find comfort in the divine grace of Deneir?" He lifts from his chest a small silver symbol of an eye with a triangle iris, with a lit candle above it.

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EDIT: Corrected deity.... sorry!

[rax]

Narl

"No friend, I give praise to Oghma the Binder myself. But I think it makes little difference in the end. Most of the time, the gods don't see fit to grace us with their knowledge through divine inspiration, so we must unearth it for ourselves anyway."

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OOC: Edited to reflect your edit.

[redzimmer]

Seramal

Bolting ahead as usual, the half-orc continues to pinch the twin bottoms of Beshaba and Tymora.

"I call dibs on shiny rocks!"

[J-H]

Casper

Casper also climbs up the chain, standing behind the others in case another wind trap is triggered. "I hope you can spot any more pressure plates - I would not want to be knocked off that bridge."

[rax]

Narl

"Mistress Rose? How are things coming along? Should we launch Seramal into the pit and see what happens?" Narl says jokingly, showing uncharacteristic impatience.

[redzimmer]

Seramal

The half-orc grins her tusky grin.

I'll have to get him drunk and sell him to some miners when we get back to town.

[DrK]

Cyrius brings up the rear, breathing heavily. The climb up the rope encased in steel had been a challenge. Looking at the beam over the pit of strange metallic speheres he sighed, "This place is surely a trial for the less nimble. Before someone tries to cross should we affix them to a rope to allow us to catch them if required."

[rax]

Narl

"Wise words, Brother Cyrius. I like the way you think."

[BelGareth]

Seramal rushes forward onto the beam, to the shock and chagrin of everyone!

She steps onto it and....nothing happens.

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hahah

I'm back, and I kind of ad-hoc'ed this after the group discussed Seramal and her actions.

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Rose finds nothing amiss on the beam.

[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

Stepping up next to Rose at the entrance, Fardus reaches out to touch Seramal's back. "My dear, when something is so obviously a trap there are times when it is worthwhile to NOT run directly into it. If I might make a suggestion... although the ground below looks somewhat uneven, perhaps crossing carefully there will be safer than being unceremoniously tossed or dropped there from the height of the beam. And by crossing carefully, I mean let some of our more sturdy companions go first, Seramal."

[redzimmer]

Seramal

“Have a care, padre. Last man who laid hands on me? Couldn’t stop smiling for a week,” she says, waggling her eyebrows.

Inwardly, she shudders. She was starting to realize that her actions might end up getting her new friends killed. Well she herself seem to have no fear of facing Kelemvor for judgement, She would hate to be the one to make rose, for example, kick it early.

[rax]

Narl

"Umm, Fardus? The "floor" appears to be made of iron spheres. They don't look like any sort of stable footing I've ever seen - the beam seems like a much less arduous option. On the other hand, those elegantly matching walls on either side with the lovely geometric patterns? I don't much like the look of them either," Narl sniffs. "Perhaps we could toss or roll something heavy onto the beam and see what happens before we march out there. Any takers?"

[Deophaun]

Rose

"Talos's daughter!" Rose curses at Seramal's recklessness. "Are you so impatient for death?"

Rose holds her breath, waiting for the inevitable to happen, and is surprised when it doesn't. Exhaling, she turns her attention back to the plank in front of her. "Neither I nor our foolish friend there have found anything, but that doesn't mean the floor is safe. Let's secure the knotted rope to the beam before someone accidentally finds out what's down there."

[J-H]

Casper

"I can summon another construct and have it strike the floor repeatedly as it crosses. Would that help?" Casper stands back, watching the less cautious members of the group.

[rax]

Narl

"An excellent idea, Casper. Though I think we'd be better served if you first let your construct do the same while walking across the beam. That way, we'll hopefully find out if there's even any need to wade through a sea of iron balls..."

[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

The heavy dwarf ponders for a moment, then nods. "If you think that is the best choice, then by all means! Let the ghostly critter be our advance."

[redzimmer]

Seramal

“Dont forget my invisible little buddies. They’re just a flick away!”

[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

"True, but I think that might not be a limitless resource. Better to save that for now, I'd say."

[J-H]

Casper

Casper concentrates, and a moment later, a glowing construct appears. It runs along the path, stomping hard on the ground with every step, its arms open wide. If there's time, it circles back and checks the area around the path.

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Spending 2pp and a wild surge to manifest at ML3.
Enervation check (1d100)[21] low is bad

2nd level (medium) astral construct, with the Celerity enhancement (+10' speed). Total speed 50', and doing double moves with its feet hitting the ground extra hard.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/mo...lConstruct.htm

[DrK]

Cyrius looks over the edge of at the collection of iron spheres on the floor and the beam. He looks at the others. "perhaps the spheres would be easier footing than a narrow beam. We are not all so lucky with natural grace." He looks at the beam, "Maybe if someone took a rope across we could then climb up the other side?" he watches with interest as the strange contruct stomps across the beam.

[Deophaun]

Rose

"It's only narrow if you intend to dance with Fardus on it, but if you insist." Rose secures a weight to the end of the rope and uses that to swing a length under the three-foot width and up the other side and cautiously walks to the other side before tying the loop together.

[BelGareth]

As the Astral Construct moves across the beam Stomping its feet as it did so, when suddenly a metallic sphere spits out of the strange shapes in the wall...and smashes into the construct knocking it off the bridge! It tumbles into the sea of iron sphere's below with a clacking cacophony.

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Astral construct takes Damage - (1d4)[1] from the ball and Damage - (1d3)[3] from falling.

If he moves at all, he must make a DC 10 balance check or fall prone.

[PeacefulOak]

Fardus the Dwarf

”Most interesting! Rose, does that give you any indication on how to address this most diabolical trap? Failing that, I for one would rather manage my own descent.”