Dark Tales IC

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

What time of day is it?

you guys really NEED to rest. I dont have the magical skill to deal with this disease.

[finaldooms]

@fenix.. it was hitting a little after noon when yall went back to moving (2pmish) after the storm and the rushing it's closer to 6pm now if that helps

[Fatal_Shadow13]

Balrik was studying the stone once more, seeing if it might yet yield more of its master's secrets, working his way over to where gorwin was was as he did.

[rollv]1d20[/rollv] +2 search +2 stonecunning

[Fatal_Shadow13]

(occ: Roll was being weird.)

(1d20)[10](10) +2 search +2 stonecunning

[ClericalTank]

you guys really NEED to rest. I dont have the magical skill to deal with this disease.

Free naps? 'Kay... And everyone else does....?

Blognaa tilts his head to the side at the rest of the party, patiently awaiting a response.

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

Free naps? 'Kay... And everyone else does....?

It's only a few hours before we'd bed down for the night anyway, I'd have to treat you both all night

[finaldooms]

Balrik..discovers nothing new!! But also notices the moldy bag beside the door

The rest of the party discusses resting!!

[Fatal_Shadow13]

Hello... Balrik says, spotting the bag, stooping to pick it up, What have we here? he adds as he inspects the contents of said moldy bag.

[wilphe]

Great. Bag of rat poop

After checking the bag Gorwin heads towards the door that didn’t open

[finaldooms]

Inside the bag 250gp and a small journal in surprisingly good condition

Spoiler: let's go with...ORC language(balrik can sorta understand it since based on dwarven writing)

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Spoiler: if no one can read orc this is for balrik

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oper of tusktooth! Ay 459...wes busy making main room food low master hope fruit? Many moon master angel
Ay 465 deeper dig master dance? Look dark no fair
Ay 470 ..help.....

Spoiler: if anyone knows orc

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property of tusktooth! Day 459 we have been busy making circles in the main room through the double doors ...our food has been running low but master seems to expect fruit? It's hard to believe it's been so many moons since master found us and we are careful not to anger him
Day 465 we have finally broke through the ground going deeper than any other dig, master was so excited he started to dance? He ran to each circle and said words..why is it so dark? It's not fair...
Day 470 ...help.....

[wilphe]

Spoiler: if anyone knows orc

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Or realises they never entered bonus languages on their character sheet

Ever wondered what sort of orc keeps a journal?

property of tusktooth! Day 459 we have been busy making circles in the main room through the double doors ...our food has been running low but master seems to expect fruit? It's hard to believe it's been so many moons since master found us and we are careful not to anger him
Day 465 we have finally broke through the ground going deeper than any other dig, master was so excited he started to dance? He ran to each circle and said words..why is it so dark? It's not fair...
Day 470 ...help.....

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

Ever wondered what sort of orc keeps a journal?

No. Can't say I have.

Last time I'm going to say we should stop. I'm not your mommy, no desire to be your daddy, don't press me to devote spells to curing damage I can prevent with herbs if you'll let me. Not that I've learned even minor restoration yet...

[wilphe]

Well let's see what the boss thinks. If we aren't pushing on we had better secure that door

[Fatal_Shadow13]

We should probably stop,Balrik said with a nod as he walked back the room where the others were gathered and began looking for something to barricade the broken door the rats had come through.

(1d20)[6](6) +2 search

[finaldooms]

All balrik finds is the small broken pieces of the original doors no longer of any useable size aside from some damp and foul firewood

[wilphe]

I’m less concerned about those two doors than the set we have not been through

[finaldooms]

I'm going to assume no one objects to going back outside?

Once outside the merchant leader..oh your back already? It has not been that long it feels like

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

we have a disease situation we need to handle before it becomes a major issue.

Spot (1d20-1)[9] looking around for something to barricade that inside door, or at least place in front of it (hopefully something noisy to use as an alarm)

Barnabas, blognaa, you both need rest. What can we do about that door?

[finaldooms]

disease?? Is it contagious? We set up some tents to the side so just take one of those. I might have something in our packs if you want an alarm? I cant just give it to you though
( I feel like there is a consumable that's..like a thunderstorm? But idr what it is ...he is willing to sell it if you need it though)

Aside from his offer there is nothing to really move around unless the party decides to pick up some of the fallen bricks ( each one weighs 220lbs)

Edit: for the sake of us speeding up the night I need a fort save from both blognaa and barnabas
AND 3 heal checks from fenix ( 1 for extended care DC 12) if passed the next 2 will be for treating a disease incase they flop the fort saves again

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

Thunder stone? That's like a sonic effect impact explosive.

Burn "Eyes of the Avoral" per "Apprentice Spellcaster" to get my Favored Spell instead.

Wield Skill

Heal (1d20+16)[27]

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

Trying to walk the line with metagaming on this one. If its approximately 6pm, 8hrs rest puts us at 2am. If nothing has happened overnight that feels like a necessary use of a spell, I burn my other 2 level one spells to get 2 more wield skill, put +10 on each of the following checks. As long as its before 3am, I get all my spells back at dawn.

Heal blognaa (1d20+6)[21]

Heal barnabas (1d20+6)[11]

[finaldooms]

I realize now I had meant alarm..a Google search shows a stone of alarm which he would NOT be selling since that's a 2700gp item sooo..let's say a single use alarm stick for 400gp? Functions just like the stone but only works once?

And normally I'd say that's pushing it fenix :) but I really do not want to disease the party to death right at the start so il say sure that's fine this time

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

disease?? Is it contagious? We set up some tents to the side so just take one of those. I might have something in our packs if you want an alarm? I cant just give it to you though

i believe you only have to worry if you get a rat bite. Thank you for the tent. I can chip in towards the thunder stone if someone thinks they can rig an alarm with it..
OOC thunderstone is 30gp, I have 24 and change, would prefer not to use it all (but we just found a bag of gold didn't we...)


If no combat overnight, I burn sanctuary and burning hands for the 2 wieldskill. Then use Hand of the Faithful either in the door of the courtyard or the door to the keep itself, party choice, just after I'm done tending them, so I can get some sleep before dawn. (Half a rest, per my Con mod, I believe I can go 2 days before I start taking penalties from no sleep.)

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

And normally I'd say that's pushing it fenix :) but I really do not want to disease the party to death right at the start so il say sure that's fine this time

Hey man, it's your game. And I respect Rule 0, I just try to get away with everything I can before the DM invokes it. lol


EDIT: really though, how is using Wield Skill at all not meta? Lol

[wilphe]

I can chip in towards the thunder stone if someone thinks they can rig an alarm with it..

I was presuming we would set a physical watch. In fact considering we are in a castle that's several hundred years old that wasn't here a week ago to shelter from a magic rainstorm and just found a Disaster Journal I think just maybe two people on watch all though the night would be a very good idea.

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

I was thinking rig an alarm on the door we didn't open, set watches in the courtyard.

[finaldooms]

@ fenix ...did you spend the 100gp for hitting lvl 2 as per apprentice?

we can help watch! I already said no need to take the spotlight all the time says the young guard from before before splitting the group into pairs and watching both the front gate and the doorway leading inwards
we might not have been able to help during the fight but we can keep an eye out here easily!

******** next day unless someone objects
Edit: oh God I cant read what I typed ok that's better...

[ClericalTank]

...Still need a save?
(1d20+4)[20]
...otherwise no objections

[DwarvenWarCorgi]

@ fenix ...did you spend the 100gp for hitting lvl 2 as per apprentice?

I did spend that 100

[wilphe]

Fine, one of us and one of them on guard all night.

Gorwin however will trance and then take extra watch just to be sure as he has no need to prepare spells.

Has the rain stopped and we can leave the next morning?