DM Devon's RotRL aka "The Heroes of Sandpoint"
Game Master PirateDevon

It was good to check. Balor Hemlock will want the Journal. Let us be gome.from here.

"I agree with master Darlock, knowledge is never inherantly evil, only the intentions of the flawed individuals seeking it."

"I agree, 'ol Toshio over here. Time to beat feet. Maybe we can make it back before last call. First round is on Vidar."

And leave the other door unexplored? For SHAME! LOL. Just Kidding. Whats the next play, load up and head out to Sandpoint?

Other door? Loot it then head home.

Camillo checks the other door.

Perception vs Traps 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Believing it to be clear, he looks to the others to see if they are ready for him to open it.

Having stood guard in the hallway while the others ransacked the place, Rullis watches as Camillo checks the next door. When he looks back, Rullis simply nods.

Go ahead Camillo, I am ready.

Camillo pulls the door open and steps aside, as he's done before.

A narrow hallway greet Camillo. It lasts for 10 feet and ends at another wooden and metal bound door.

Camillo heads down the corridor, checking for tripwires and the like, before examining the new door and checking it over.

Perception vs Traps in the hallway 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Perception vs Traps on the door 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Disable device to unlock (if necessary) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

He will check with the others again and open it when they indicate they are ready.

Enh they are chomping at the bit, I won't wait for them to post their "yays". ;p

You arrive at the northern edge of an L shaped room. From the doorway to the east you see the hall narrow and end at a carving of immense gold coins that seem to merge with the wall. The coins have many sharp spiky runes carved into their edge.

To the south you see that that the hall stays wider and ends in a pair of double doors. On the doors, to stone skeleton are carved as though they are reaching out of the door itself at some point between them. In their meeting hands is a human skull, perfectly formed and white. The splie of the door divides the skull perfectly, each half serving as a gruesome handle.

Toshio takes out his bow. Be careful, open the door and stand clear. Ready a shot, my friends before Kithan's inevitable charge.

Ready action to fire once the doors are open.

Hrrhm, my description unnerved you that much huh? I know the door is menacing but really... Actually I am a little unclear which door Toshio is referring to, the one just opened or the new one he expects to *be* opened?

Kithian grins at the samurai as he readies to hurl himself at whatever lies beyond. "Now your learnin."

Hrrhm, my description unnerved you that much huh? I know the door is menacing but really... Actually I am a little unclear which door Toshio is referring to, the one just opened or the new one he expects to *be* opened?

The new door. Skulls for handles? Ominous descriptions? FIGHT or TRAPPED!

Or just a giant mindscrew to rile us up before the REAL fight/Trap

Camillo wordlessly points at the pile of gold coins, but seeing where everyone's attention is, moves to investigate the morbidly decorated portals. "Gold coin? Skeletons? Gold coin? Skeletons?"

Taking 20 for a 27 on the perception roll.

Seeing Camillo pointing towards the gold coins, Kerrec moves to investigate, wondering why someone would use all this investment capital to produce a carving.

Perception if needed: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

While Camillo laboriously checks over the "sinister" door, Kerrec idly stands by the tower of coins on the far side and mutters to himself about proper expenses related to artistic expression. Enok flies about the room a bit, as is his want to do, and seems to make a certain amount of noise at Vidar in an attempt to get the wizard's attention.

Despite the many shapes, nooks, crevices and textures on the door, Camillo seems confident that the door presents no danger and appears to have no mechanism by which to be locked. With his training in such matters Camillo also believes that no harmful magic is set against the use of the door.

Rullis finds his attention drawn to the bird as he patiently waits again for Camillo to look over the doors. A slight smile forms on his face as the momentary distraction of watching the rather intelligent avian draws him away from the horrors of the past week.

Stupid bird."

Hmmm, what is this now?

Vidar reaches out and touches the stack of coins.
Stone? Now why would someone draw attention to this if it had no meaning? And the hole has an obvious component...

Vidar digs into his purse and withdraws a gold coin.
This seems logical...

"Watch out, this might make anything happen.
Vidar then slots the coin into the devise.

Dust coughs from the pillar as a loud grating sound is followed by rumbling as the pillar descends. Grinding and rumbling in but a few seconds the stack of coins fully comes flush to the floor revealing a narrow doorway to spaces unknown. The dust tells you that as much Nualia and her wizard explored, they obviously did not find this space.

Into the space beyond your light flickers against another large space similar to the one you stand in. Against the north, east, and southern wall of this new room sit double wide metal doors. Unlike the doors that lead out of your current room, these new doors are of a simpler design.

Vidar turns to Kithian and gives him a very slow and deliberate smile.
"Stupid bird eh?"

He then turns to Enok.
"Drinks are on me when we get back, and you get an extra share."
You drunken lush of a bird you...

"OK, this looks... what's that noise?"

Looking incredulously at the newly-discovered portal, he says, "I think next time I want to investigate the stack of gold coins first, I'm going to do so."

Shaking his head, he joins the others in looking into the room. "And well done, Mr. Bird."

Kithian shrugs at Vidar. "Hmm, if we don't get our faces ate off I'll find him a paraket friend for the night. If we do, I eat him. Crow wings are great with the right suace."

Toshio merely shakes his head and keeps his bow out with an arrow knocked as they looked about.

"Be careful people, from this point on, we are entering areas not even the others have been.
Any traps will not yet have been triggered, and any horrible monsters will remain for US to slay."

"Good point."

Camillo begins searching for traps.

Checking the floor 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Checking the north door 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Checking the east door 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Checking the south door 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

All clear. PPppppiiiccckkkk aaaaaa dooooorrrrr! *insert game show music here*

"Should we make sure there are no more threats from the goblin tribe first before going into something completely unknown?"

*Waves Rullis away* What could possibly go wrong? The cleric is a worry wort! Remember? EEEvviiilll door? These three unmarked doors are surely safer than that! *steeples fingers*

Sorry, not enough sleep and too much coffee.

Indecisively, Camillo looks at the cleric, "Well, as far as I can tell, all four doors are safe to open. We can certainly come back here later and check these if you want to pull the other open first."

"Well, lets see what's in here and I'll stand guard by the door. Yell if you need me, or I'll yell if something comes this way."

So right now I have Rullis guarding creepy southern door and the rest of you want to go...where?

Open the skull door.

Toshio stands 15 ft back from the door with his bow readied to allow Kithan room to charge.

Camillo nods, "Right." He walks over to the skull door, takes hold with both hands and pulls it open, moving to his right as the doors come open.

Kerrec is quietly amazed that the whole thing was an elaborate ruse for a secret door.

Seeing Camillo opening the door and hearing Vidar's warning, Kerrec readies his loaded crossbow for anything that might be on the other side.

Camillo swings open the doors and springs aside. The area behind is nested beneath a stone dome of sorts. Four pillars support the dome and a series of alcoves ring the room. Off set from the center of the room to the south is a statue; the stern faced man wielding book and glaive. Along the western wall a seemingly smooth piece of stone is cracked, revealing a door that was once hidden but now barely holds its place. In the alcoves are sarcophagi each made of highly polished stone and featuring symbols and runes like elsewhere in the building. Marching order?

"We've seen that statue before..." mutters Rullis as they enter the room.

Knowledge(Religion): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Rullis will stay in the back half of the group, letting those who are stronger than him go first. I'm assuming the no longer secret door is the only other way out of this room?

Toshio leads cautiously into the room, Bow still in hand with and arrow knocked.and ready.
Be careful

Perception1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

Vidar will stay in the rear, a little too focused on the rune to properly pay attention.
"The statue? You mean the one beneath Sandpoint master Stillman? Wasn't that one of a woman?"

Kithian follows behind Toshio with his falchion held ready. "Yeah, she had a nice pair of...weapons." The half orc chuckles at his own joke as the continue to move.

With the heavy hitters taking the lead, Camillo will hang back and take rearguard, just in case.

Proposed marching order: Kithian, Toshio, Kerrec, Rullis, Vidar, Camillo

Fine with me

That works for me.

The group trods slowly in the room, Kithian idly looking things over while Toshio covers the room with the bow. The rest of you form up and begin to meander into the room when a chill wind flickers throughout the space and black fog begins to hiss from four of the sarcophagi in the room. The fog coalesces into roughly human shapes; shadows that seem to stand before you and wail in anger.

Init order:

Kithian*
Toshio
Kerrec
Camillo
Vidar*
Rullis

*Surprised, no action in surprise round.

Kithian and Vidar prove to be too distracted to act but the rest of you sense the sudden danger and are able to respond. We don't do surprise often, just remember only one move or standard.

Maps a little low rent but it works for now.

Toshio is first to react, loosing an arrow at the shadow creature in B9
Lookout!

Ranged Attack1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7