Throughout the planes group B (IC)

[Stupendous_Man]

So, wizard-boy, what do you think of our predicament?

[Fan]

Aresk looked up from his book that he had been reading, a harrowed look on his face.
"I believe that if all magical traps, adn the like have been searched for, then we should carry on, and proceed deeper into the complex."
He then draws his sword (which is alight with LIGHTNING)
"I hope your ready Iago."

[Stupendous_Man]

Iago powers up an Eldritch Glaive, which is alight with HELLFIRE.Yeah, something like that.

[Fan]

(Fine I activate my wraith strike, haste, and displacement buffs, and get in my three attacks a round on you, with shocking grasp beefing all of them to make it 1d8+6,+6d6 a attack :P, honeslty I dont want this to become a my sword is shinier battle.)
Aresk nods his haggard face filled with a deep sorrow.
"Then let us proceed."
His voice is hoarse, and seems very ragged, as if he had done a bit to much screaming, and this is just a little odd for a wizard, even if hes a spellsword.

[Akimbo]

Derrat

Sliding back out of the wall, Derrat smiles to see his armed companions. Now children, I hope nothing happened while I was gone.

By the way, that's nice Glaive you have there friend.

[Fan]

Areesk merely sulks his way deeper into the dungeoun.
he then looks back realizing the rest are not following.
"Come now, the faster we move, the faster we reach the treasure, the faster we reach the treasure the fasterwe get to spend it."

[Stupendous_Man]

Iago steps up, nodding to Derrat as he passes by.
You like? I found it in the bargain bin at Bunko's.

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(Fine I activate my wraith strike, haste, and displacement buffs, and get in my three attacks a round on you, with shocking grasp beefing all of them to make it 1d8+6,+6d6 a attack :P, honeslty I dont want this to become a my sword is shinier battle.)

The wise man fights not the battles he cannot win.

Iago's final act will be to activate a CL 5 Eternal Wand of Alter Self and become a Tren (a lizard creature, +8 NA) or a Troglodyte (+6 NA) depending on which the DM allows.

[Akimbo]

Derrat

Derrat walks slowly forward, following the others. So that wand, where'd you get that? I could really use one of those.

Derrat moves to the door he saw earlier, and checks the other side with his senses.

(60 Tremorsense and 100ft Mindsight.)

[SilentNight]

((Troglodyte, I can't reference Tren, sorry. Which door?))

As you continue down the corridor, it turns to the left and goes on for a distance, the holed carpet and horrific statues continuing. On either side of hall is an ornate, wooden double door. The musty odor seems to come stronger from the one on the right.

As Iago passes one of the statues on the corner, he sees that the stone in its shield registers as magical.

[Akimbo]

(Could we get a rough map? Even ASCII? I think I must be confused.)

[SilentNight]

((Sorry, I think there was some inconsistency in the posts, my bad. Maptool doesn't seem to work on my ancient mac so keep in mind this is my first ever attempt at ASCII. |= 5 feet. ))

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So sorry again.

EDIT:Alright, the forum doesn't seem to save spaces so imagine the two columns at the bottom wider and to the right. Anyone know how to do it right?

[Stupendous_Man]

((Troglodyte, I can't reference Tren, sorry. Which door?))

As you continue down the corridor, it turns to the left and goes on for a distance, the holed carpet and horrific statues continuing. On either side of hall is an ornate, wooden double door. The musty odor seems to come stronger from the one on the right.

As Iago passes one of the statues on the corner, he sees that the stone in its shield registers as magical.

Excuse me, but that shield appears to be magic, and in working condition. I think I shall inspect it.
Iago looks over the shield to see if it can be removed easily, as well as what kind of magical shield it is.

Spellcraft to determine what school of magic shows up on Detect Magic: (1d20+20)[33]

[SilentNight]

The shield itself is not magical, only the stone in the center. It registers as transmutation, strongly at that.

[Stupendous_Man]

Hm. No to the shield, just a magical stone, it seems. Transmutative. Who wants to touch it? Perhaps our wizard could lend a hand? Iago asks, pointing out the set gemstone.

It might be useful. Who can Identify these things?

Just for the heck of it:

Appraise: (1d20+2)[10]
K. Arcana (to determine if it looks like any magical item) (1d20+12)[21]

[SilentNight]

It is not a gemstone, simply a black rock. You can't tell if it is any specific item.

[Fan]

"that depnds to you have a 100 gp peral with which I could cast the spell? Handle your own cursed statue gems."

[Stupendous_Man]

It is not a gemstone, simply a black rock. You can't tell if it is any specific item.

"that depnds to you have a 100 gp peral with which I could cast the spell? Handle your own cursed statue gems."

If it were cursed, it would more likely be Necromancy.

Iago removes the shield from the statue.

My regards, he says to the object.

Edit: What kind of shield?

[Akimbo]

Allow me to take care of that for you. I have a way with these things.

Derrat uses Shape Stone to turn the stone shield into a very small container for the gem, and the rest he allows to form a sphere on the floor. He then pushes the sphere ahead of them into the door.

[SilentNight]

Nothing happens as you touch the shield. It resists for a moment then comes freely from the stone dwarf's hand.

[Stupendous_Man]

Neat.

Iago handles the container carefully.

So I guess we won't find out what this is for a bit.

Well, it's the only magic in this place, so it must be *something*.

Although.... hm.... it wasn't stoned, so.... either it's resistant to stoning, wasn't affected because it is already a stone, or was set after the guy got medusafied?

Hmm...

[SilentNight]

(Which door now? Either way nothing happens but still.)

[Akimbo]

I still don't understand. We went through the first door at the bottom of the stairs and are now standing in a hall with only one exit right?

[SilentNight]

No, you went through the door, went down the hallway, turned left and now have a door on your left and right. Derrat can see a third a ways down directly in front of them. Sorry about that.

[Stupendous_Man]

Say, Areesk, I don't suppose you brought along some Dancing Lights today? Could be useful.

Iago peers into the darkness carefully.

Hm.... I don't think the stone will set off weight plates, and we have two walking party members. Perhaps we could avoid setting things off by teleporting instead of walking, or riding a Floating Disk?

[Fan]

"Indeed i did prepare the dancing lights today, and I shall tap into my arcane might only to further our quest."
"Montros Nertsri Imperiri."
and a trio of dancing lights floated down the hall, moving spasticly from side to side as if they were skipping down a lane.
"Stupid light spells."

[Akimbo]

Indeed, Stupid Lights spells. I prefer the dark myself.

Well, how about each of the three of us takes a different door? I'll take the one down on the end.

Derrat move up to the door, sinks into the floor underneath it, and then moves forward and rises 20ft on the other side of the door, unless he senses something that would change his mind.

[Stupendous_Man]

Iago will take the door on the right, listening at it first, tapping the wall for a response, and then backing up 30 feet and blasting it open if he finds nothing.

Listen: (1d20)[12]

[SilentNight]

Iago hears nothing on the door but he does detect a wiff of rotting corpse. Derrat senses that the far door opens onto a deep pit.

[Stupendous_Man]

There's something in there... something dead.

Iago floats up 10 feet will prepare to Flee the Scene ten feet into the room.

I'm dropping in unless anyone has any objections?

[Akimbo]

Derrat will fly out over the pit and look down then up.