Aubrey's Rise of the Runelords campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Aubrey the Malformed

Camlo:

Camlo returns after a few moments. "The guard room is empty, but the tunnel leads on deeper. Is that the right way Enga?"

"Yeah. Then we just got the trolls to deal with, and then its down to Mokmurian's library."

Trolls... she said trolls?

Trolls... she said trolls?

Camlo gulps...

"You lot wait in the guard room, I'll have another look further up."

Stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (15) + 30 = 45

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

Sefayll Valerian wrote:

Trolls... she said trolls?

Camlo gulps...

"You lot wait in the guard room, I'll have another look further up."

"Wait - before you go." Sefayll casts a cantrip of communication. "It lasts a short time and the range is not extreme, but you should be able to use it to report back or call us forward. If it is safe for you to whisper, do so. We will all hear you. We can whisper in return."

"Perfect!"

"How about we wait in the tunnel just beyond the guard room in case they return? That way we might surprise them coming from behind instead of the other way around."

Camlo scouts ahead again.

Camlo:

Camlo, Perception check DC 20:

If you got 25 or more on that check:

"How about we wait in the tunnel just beyond the guard room in case they return? That way we might surprise them coming from behind instead of the other way around."

"Yes, that is a great idea."

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 1919 vs traps

Camlo whispers as he moves. "The passage widens out then forks, with the main passage going down. Lots of fur and stuff to look at, I'll keep going down the main passage I think."

OK, moving down the passage?

Yip.

"Anything else in the fur room? Should we go there, or should we wait for further reconnaissance?"

Whispering, "Enga, what is in this fur room Camlo sees? Is it just storage of winter furs?"

"What? Nah, it's an ambush point for the trolls, there are caves either side hidden behind the furs," she says nonchalantly as Camlo creeps between the fur-clad walls.

Camlo, Stealth check please.

*facepalm*

"Um. Yelling a warning will just serve to alert any unaware trolls. Let's hope he's too quiet for them."

Stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (15) + 30 = 45

I think a Stealth of 45 will do it.

Camlo creeps oblivious between the fur-strung walls and finds the corridor dips and begins to turn, cork-screwing downwards.

How far does it go? Is the communication we have two way? I don't want to get too far ahead, or too far off track?

190' range for message

The tunnel seems to be spiralling down. It's hard to tell how far it goes from the top. You can travel a few turns but it doesn't stop yet.

[b]"This tunnel seems to be spiraling down and down. Am I going the right way?"[b] Camlo whispers.

Whispering, "Enga, how many trolls hide in the fur rooms?"

Once she has a response, she follows up with, "Does the path we need spiral downward a long way?"

"Two trolls," Enga says brightly, and not very quietly. "Dunno how far the path goes, never been down there myself."

"I'll head back up a bit then. Meet you at the troll room?" Camlo whispers.

Still whispering, "Two trolls. We need to deal with them quietly or the whole point of sneaking down the back route is lost. Perhaps it can be done with a bit of magical aid. Camlo, how large is the tunnel at the fur cave? Are the caves on the same side of the tunnel? Wondering if a single silence spell can block sound from traveling down the tunnel."

Camlo will relay that info, I don't think it was already mentioned.

It's ten to fifteen feet wide and about fifty feet long.

Whispering to the others, "It sounds like a silence spell might prevent combat with the trolls alerting those farther down the tunnel. On the other hand, the tunnel may be so long that it's not necessary. I would rather not risk giving him any warning."

"I can do it. Tell me when you are ready."

"Where are those damned trolls? Hiding behind the wall hangings, presumably?"

"I didn't see them..." Do I get a new perception check for knowing they may be about?

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

Well, since you just took one... You'll need another Stealth check on the way back too - probably a formality, but a DM can hope.

Camlo:

I probably ought to draw a map at this point.

Stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35There's a 5% chance of failure at best, I'm expecting to fail one sometime....

"Oh, triksey... I see where they hide now. Can't see any trolls, but I can hear some snoring down one side" Camlo whispers.

Even a 1 isn't an automatic fail for a skill check, it depends on the DC - which is the opposed Perception of anyone paying attention in this case. DC 35 Perception check? I don't think so...

Whispering, "We can hardly hope to sneak past and not have them come up behind us later. I think we should deal with them now. Camlo, maybe you should come back here and sketch what we have before us so we can make a plan."

"Any chance Camlo can murder the sleeper? Sneak up on him and stuff a bottle of alchemist's fire down its throat?"

"Two shakes..."

Camlo will move close and inspect the snoring.....

Stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (13) + 30 = 43

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Can Cam see in the dark or are you carrying a torch into a den of sleeping trolls?
If not we should get you some kind of permanent darkvision item asap

Don't ask questions the DM has forgotten about!

Not all giants have darkvision (it would appear, from a quick perusal of the Bestiary, though stone giants and trolls do) so perhaps they have provided a bit of lighting after all.

Anyway...

Map. The spiral ramp downwards is at the bottom of the map, and the branch of the passage heading off the top of the map heads to the section of the caves Conna suggested you avoid. I've placed Camlo but I don't know where anyone else is - the large rectangular room at the top is the giant guardroom. Camlo is in the fur room, the red lines are the furs. Note that there are lots of holes in the walls, but only one is big enough for a troll. The snoring is coming from Camlo's right.

Please place yourselves.

Looking at the map, I'm wondering if we understood the layout - are there two ways into the guardroom, or just the one shown on the map? I was thinking we passed through the guardroom to get where we are - i.e., to reach Conna, we would head west through the guardroom.

There are two ways into the guardroom, I just didn't put on the way you entered.

Illes in I5

Sefayll in J3, please

Alwyn in H4.

Hudak in L7.

Enga in K5.

Map updated.

OK, so I guess it's time for the plan to unfold...

Init: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 just in case :)

Dagger in hand Camlo, also detaches a small perl (3d6) from his necklace of fireball to apply to the troll...

Ok, sneek in, shove the perl in it's gob and slam shut, then run....That's the plan...

Stealth: 1d20 + 30 ⇒ (20) + 30 = 50

Very nice. Good place for the 20.