DM Voice's Envoy of Geb - An Undead Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Mark Sweetman

The Shadow Claw has sent you forth as a vanguard of Geb to seek a book that may hold the key to where Nex has been hiding all these years...


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Male Human Graveknight Armiger 10

Ignac will stand guard at the door, as he has no idea quite what the book we are looking for looks like, nor where to start.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
DM - Voice of the Voiceless wrote:

Gabriel sees no further cause for alarm as he detects no traps upon the room itself.

Vesta spies multiple magical signatures from many of the books upon the shelves.

"Several of the books radiate magic." Vesta informs the group. "Though if this book we're after is as powerful as I think it is it's magical radiance will be blinding. Plus the only reason they would leave it on a bookshelf is to hide it. In which case they would probablby mask it's aura. Much harder to do if it's an artifacft. Gabriel can you check these books..." Vesta points out the magical ones "...For traps. Even if they're not the right book they could still be useful. You also might want to check the bookshelves as a whole for secret compartments. If stories have taught me anything one of these books is liable to open a secret door somewhere."


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

"The former Elf in me is loath to make this statement, but the warrior and general I am knows that we should probably destroy whatever books we decide not to take with us. Knowledge is most definitely power, so to rob our enemies of their knowledge is to greatly dimish their power. I shall look for books of a more mundane interest to myself." Gathroc will scour the shelves for any books dealing with military history, war strategy and anything to do with combating magical foes be it summoned ones, created ones or other spellcasters. 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (18) + 23 = 41 Perception


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

"Just toss anything of interest in here." Vesta says as she opens her portable hole.


Male Human(Lich) Cleric 3, Wizard 3, Mystic Theurge 4

I will scour the books and desks in the room with my detect magic on, searching for interesting books or doors that lead to better protected areas, since I figure the book is likely to be hidden somewhere if it is still here at all.

Perception 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (20) + 25 = 45


'Male' Crawling Claw (Human) Rogue 10

Of course.

Gabriel inspects the indicated books...

Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33 + 4 Vs. Traps
Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 37 + 4 Vs. Traps
Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25 + 4 Vs. Traps
Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38 + 4 Vs. Traps
Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28 + 4 Vs. Traps


Minor Crab-beast

Daemon moves to the desk at the rear of the room and finds that the desks are reasonably bare. Though the larger one does hold some articles for writing and a large plainly bound book that is labelled Ledger.

Gathroc finds a number of mundane tomes on tactics and history - but none that fit the description of that which you were requested to seek. For a reconfirmation - are you tossing books into Vesta's portable hole?

Gabriel finds nothing awry with the indicated books, but none of them appear to be what the Shadow Claw is seeking. Most appear to be personal spellbooks that were passed into the library when their owners no longer needed them... but one appears to be a treatise on the magical working of wood into golem-shape.

There are no other exits from the library apart from the one you entered, and you can discern no secret compartments or doors.

As a quick re-cap - you are seeking a book that holds the written history of the Gnomish Wizard's order... not necessarily magical.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

Oh, lol. I thought it was magic. Still though, loot is always good.

When it is determined the magic books are spellbooks Vesta will put them in her portable hole for later study.


'Male' Crawling Claw (Human) Rogue 10

Gabriel will move over to the 'Ledger', and see whether it is, in fact, a ledger / index...

Maybe this will let us know where the book is located...


Minor Crab-beast

The ledger is thick and the writing within is in a clipped though precise style. Gabriel flicks to the back and is able to find a reference as follows:
Annal of Order of Iron; Deacon Paeldran

As best you can gauge the book you seek was checked out recently by one of the high priests.


'Male' Crawling Claw (Human) Rogue 10

Gabriel sighs in annoyance.

Right then. I guess we will have to go after one of the High Priests, after all...


Male Human(Lich) Cleric 3, Wizard 3, Mystic Theurge 4

"It does indeed look that way, I too would like to study those magic books at a later date Vesta."


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
Daemon Son-of-none wrote:
"It does indeed look that way, I too would like to study those magic books at a later date Vesta."

"Sure, no problem. we can deal with that later. THat's why I threw them in the hole."


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

Gathroc will toss whatever books of interest he finds into Vesta's portable hole. Once Gabriel reports his findings, he looks around the room "It would be best to destroy the rest of this library, but I am not certain how best to accomplish that without giving away our presence." He hefts his sword and readies himself for what he believes will be an upcoming battle. "Now then, does that handy ledger list to whom the book was loaned out to, and where that person resides? I do not wish to rap on every door looking for this book"


Minor Crab-beast

Searching amongst the remainder of the accoutrements on the desk you also find a partial layout of the cathedral. It indicates that the chamber you seek is on the highest level of the inner chambers you are currently in.

Unlike most of the clergy, it appears as though the Deacon resides in amongst the monastic chambers - and not in the general living quarters.

If you are finished here, you can make a beeline for the chamber - or continue exploring?


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

"Now that we know where it is lets get the book and if we still havent raised all the alarms we can keep looting for a bit. "


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

"I agree, we need to obtain this book first and foremost. Once we have it, we can decide if we want to ransack this keep further"


Minor Crab-beast

Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps:
1d20 ⇒ 9

The party makes their exit from the library and follows the path laid out to move towards the Deacon's chambers. After a few minutes padding quietly through stone corridors and wooden staircases you stand at the end of a corridor where you are sure that the door at the end leads to the Deacon's bedchamber.

About thirty feet in front of you is a heavy and solid iron door, and judging by the mechanism on it's side you gauge it surely locked.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
DM - Voice of the Voiceless wrote:

** spoiler omitted **

The party makes their exit from the library and follows the path laid out to move towards the Deacon's chambers. After a few minutes padding quietly through stone corridors and wooden staircases you stand at the end of a corridor where you are sure that the door at the end leads to the Deacon's bedchamber.

About thirty feet in front of you is a heavy and solid iron door, and judging by the mechanism on it's side you gauge it surely locked.

Detect magic

Perception 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23


Minor Crab-beast

The door itself is non-magical, but your arcane sight is unable to penetrate it. Similarly you gauge that any insulation around the door is effective enough to prevent you hearing beyond it.

For reference, Vesta - please remind me if you're still in guard form or ghost form?


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
DM - Voice of the Voiceless wrote:

The door itself is non-magical, but your arcane sight is unable to penetrate it. Similarly you gauge that any insulation around the door is effective enough to prevent you hearing beyond it.

For reference, Vesta - please remind me if you're still in guard form or ghost form?

In the guard until I have reason to ditch it.... Actually now that I think about it I would have had to ditch the body to get the body to get the portable hole out and put it away. I suppose I would have had a cohort hold him quiet while I did that then re-posess him.


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

"Gabriel, if you would be so kind as to grant us access to whatever lies beyond this door"


'Male' Crawling Claw (Human) Rogue 10

Of Course.

Perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29 +4 Vs Traps.

Disable Device: 1d20 + 24 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 24 + 4 = 40.


Minor Crab-beast

Gabriel detects no traps and is able to defeat the simple locking mechanism on the door. You can detect nothing of what lies beyond apart from the fact that it is quiet. The heavy iron door is blocking your lifesense as well


Male Human(Lich) Cleric 3, Wizard 3, Mystic Theurge 4

I fidget nervously in the middle of everyone else, running my spell list over in my mind, wondering how to best optimize them in the possible upcoming battle.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

Vests, in the guards body, reaches over to grab the handle. Looking at her companions to see if they are ready.


Male Human Graveknight Armiger 10

Ignac nods a silent confirmation.


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

Gathroc motions Vesta to open the door, his blade ready for whatever may lie beyond.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

Vesta opens the door and (if possible) takes a step inside quietly. She hopes the sight of a guard will cause whomever may be on the other side to hesitate a moment and allow her team mates to do what they do best.


Minor Crab-beast

The heavy door swings open as Vesta's guard form grunts with exertion. The chamber beyond is a rectangular room roughly 40ft x 30ft and you are entering on a short side. It is well lit, from torch sconces along both walls and facing you at the opposite end of the chamber is a middle aged human male in a simple grey robe. He is seated on a wooden chair in front of a second wooden door and there is a sidetable beside him. A book lies atop the sidetable.

Fingers drumming the silver scimitar across his knees he regards you with eyes that have the edge of cold iron. Not speaking, though clearly aware of your presence, he waits.

Is everyone entering the room?
From this point, please indicate actions but leave the resolution open.
Lastly, I'm marking time - so post roughly a rounds worth of actions at a time please (you can always indicate what you might do moving forward - but this scene will play out tactically until resolved or combat breaks out...)


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

"Sir, I was told to fetch you. There is something in the reliquary that requires your attention. They wouldn't tell me what. I was told only one such as yourself could understand." Vesta says's with a little bow as a kind of apology for the interruption.

Bluff 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22

Via telepathy " Get ready to jump him." Vesta also relays the room setup as described by the DM via telepathy.


Minor Crab-beast

Spitting to his side, the man replies disdainfully "Do not waste my time with parlour games spirit. I know what you are..."


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
DM - Voice of the Voiceless wrote:
Spitting to his side, the man replies disdainfully "Do not waste my time with parlour games spirit. I know what you are..."

"Alright then."

Vesta Casts haste on herself and her companions.

Via telepathy to her companions "Sic em!"


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

Gathroc steps into view of the man, but remains outside the chamber, for the moment. "We seek a book, nothing more, nothing less. If you know who we are, you probably know we could have wrought considerable havoc and carnage on our way to you, yet we did not. We do not wish a pitched battle, just to obtain the journal we were tasked with finding. Long before I became as I am now, I was a mighty general of the Elven armies. If we were to battle now, it would not go well, for all involved. While I know not who you are, you calm demeanor and poise means you are probably a rather competent warrior or agent of the divine, possibly even both. Let us attempt to resolve this, without bloodshed and the cost of lives, on either side."

1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 Diplomacy or Bluff

1d20 + 23 ⇒ (13) + 23 = 36 Perception to see if there's anything out of the ordinary about this man or to see if there's anybody or anything else in the room, beyond the obvious.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

FYI: Next week I have my comprehensive final for my masters program. Essentially it's a huge paper that I should be spending every waking moment on. Assuming I do what I should, I won't be on the boards very much. I'll probably still check in during work, but not much else. Just know I've not disappeared, but am just really busy.


Male Human(Lich) Cleric 3, Wizard 3, Mystic Theurge 4

I ready an action to cast bull strength on Gathroc from the back of the group in case things go south quickly.


Male Human Graveknight Armiger 10

Ignac will wait to see the outcome of his companion's diplomatic endeavor.


'Male' Crawling Claw (Human) Rogue 10

Gabriel is perfectly happy to await the resolution of Gathroc's attempt at Diplomacy, but will adopt 'stealth mode'...

Stealth: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (9) + 34 = 43.


Minor Crab-beast

Gathroc - I've gone with the assumption that the first attempt is a genuine Diplomacy.
You put up your roll with an or - but it doesn't work that way. You need to explicitly state if you're lying / misdirecting outright (Bluff), or if you are genuinely attempting to influence in good faith (Diplomacy).

The aged man responds "I am the Deacon, and you should know that after you toppled Thispindix's tower, he made for here soon after. I share your opinion that a battle would not end well... for any of us - but forgive me that I take umbrage when my faithful are slain." with a momentary tightening of his brow as though in thought, his right hand lights up with divine fire.

"I would hear who sent you and what it is you seek between these pages, and if I think that you are lying... I will burn the book." he fires his gaze at your group and sets his jaw in stubborn resolve.

Sense Motive DC 20:
You get the sense that the Deacon is confident, though obviously wary in the face of so much power.
There is an inkling that you might be able to talk through this without bloodshed...


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 Sense Motive

Via telepathy He is a bit worried about having to actually face us in combat. I might be able to resolve this without blooshed. Though perhaps if do, we can kill him regardless. What do you think?

Out loud "Deacon..?" Gathroc begins, then pauses, seeing if the man will provide his name.


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

"Are we sure that's the book?" Vesta asks telepathically

Vesta readies an action to telikinetically disarm the book and pull it towards her.


Minor Crab-beast

The man replies to Gathroc "I am old, not stupid Dullahan..."


Male Human(Lich) Cleric 3, Wizard 3, Mystic Theurge 4

"We seek knowledge Deacon, just as any would. We offered the Gnome a peaceful resolve as we now offer you, however he refused or offer and lied to us. Thus, the destruction of his tower."


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
Vesta Shadowbane wrote:

"Are we sure that's the book?" Vesta asks telepathically

Vesta readies an action to telikinetically disarm the book and pull it towards her.

How confident am I that he is threatening the book we're after?

Perception 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18


Minor Crab-beast

Vesta:
From this range and without a spine label you are sure that it is a book, but not of content.
Gathroc (through his sense motive) would have gotten a strong sense that the man is not lying and is being honest.

To Daemon: "I'm afraid you'll need be more forthcoming to stay my hand" beginning to make it ever so slowly descend towards the book "Now, who sent you and what is so important within here that you would risk the wrath of the Lambent Citadel?" clearly getting impatient with half answers.

Just reminding that you can attempt to bluff - but that will need a skill roll in support and has consequences if he sees through it.


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

"We seek a more complete accounting of the war between Geb and Nex, and do so on behalf of a more recently arisen power in Geb." 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 Diplomacy check

1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18 Spellcraft check to identify the spell he cast


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

Telepathically "that's not the book we seek. I think he's just stalling for time. Reinforcements are probably on the way. "


Male Fell Tiefling Fighter/Monk/Magus 12(tristalt)

How do you know?

No seriously, how do you know that? From what I see, nothing definite was said about if this was the book we seek or not


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10
Gathroc The Betrayer wrote:

How do you know?

No seriously, how do you know that? From what I see, nothing definite was said about if this was the book we seek or not

i think because I misread my spoiler

"Vesta:
From this range and without a spine label you are sure that it is a book, but not of content.
Gathroc (through his sense motive) would have gotten a strong sense that the man is not lying and is being honest."


Female Human (ghost) Shadow Sorcerer 10

Vesta is going to attempt to violently yank the book out of his hand and if possible pull it towards herself.

Telikinesis cmb. 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31. No save, but sr applies if applicable.

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