DougFungus' Crypt of the Everflame
Game Master DougFungus

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At Pips warning I immediately take few careful steps backward, looking about to make sure I don't stumble across some other trap.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Uh, I'll just get out of the way then.

Kerret heads back to the mural.

Vastar, your perception check does not reveal any information

Lorant freezes, not knowing if his movements here could trigger the deadly looking device. "Ok, Pip, just tell us what to do."

"Ok...let me see...take this wire....make a bunny ear...then another...was it the red or the blue? Bah! The fox chases the bunny into the hole...." Pip mumbles some other things about traps and sore fingers...

disable device: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

"...aaaand there...

The trap looks to be disabled, but one can never be too sure....

Kaylee snaps out of her reverie of staring at the portrait as Kerret walks back into the room. Is everyone okay? she asks him.

There is a pillar in there with arrows all over it and a big pit. Pip says its a trap, which seems like the obvious choice to me. They're still back there, Pip was fiddling with something when I left.

"I should go first. If someone got hurt because of my mistake, I couldn't handle that." Pip moves into the room. R8

Nothing happens....

EDIT: I forgot to award you a pile of XP for that....

2600XP/5 = 520XP/person

"Ok everyone...I think I got it! Pip yells to the rest of the group.

"Wow, Pip, remind me never to have anything I need to hide from you... I don't know what I'd do!"

Kerret makes his way back to the doorway. Once there, he invokes his magic sight once more.

Cast detect magic.

Pip, you're amazing!

Kerret, I sent you a PM

Well, I don't sense anything magical in here. What should we do now? Maybe I could pull all those arrows out with a minor spell...

"I say we head south."

Kaylee follows Kerret down the hallway. The spell may take too much time, Kerret. I agree with Pip. We should keep moving.

"You mean cross into the room and head down the bridge? We'll need some rope to get up on the bridge."

"I still don't think Demeria would have gone this way."

How deep is the pit?

Kerret moves to S-10, keeping as close to the walls as possible.

Doug, is there a bridge to the pillar that spans the pit? Sorry, I'm having a tough time visualizing this one.

Doug, is there a bridge to the pillar that spans the pit? Sorry, I'm having a tough time visualizing this one.

This room was a bit of a tough one to map out. The room is a dome with a deep pit in the middle(the black part). In the center of that pit is a pillar with the rotating arrow trap that sits on top of it and a stone bridge leading up to it. There is one door that comes in from the West (the one you came in), another door to the south (Kerret is standing directly in front of it) and one final door to the East.

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Ah, I had thought the whole thing was a pit.

Lorant walks with the group through the room, looking warily at the pillar which was part of some complex trap Pip had disabled. "Pip, want to check the door to the south?

Lorant moves to S-11

Kerret takes a step away from the door to give Pip access to it and examines the bridge and the pillar.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Pip walks up to the door and examines the frame, handle/knob, keyhole (if any), and the floor in front of it for any sign of traps.

1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 8 + 1 = 21

This door does not appear to have any traps...

I don't think I'm going to the try to pull any of those arrows out, Kerret whispers. If this thing goes off, it'll turn everyone in this room into a pincushion.

He turns towards the southern door and squares his shoulders.

Let's do this, open it up.

Pip trys the knob/handle, and if unlocked, opens the door.

The door swings open. Beyond is a dark hallway leading into a dark room.

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"I'll go first. Kaylee, can you refresh the light on my shield?"

Lorant waits until his shield is glowing again and then steps down the hallway.

Move to W-10

Reminded by Vastar's words, I refresh the light on my bow.

Kerret refreshes the light spell on the tip of the spear lashed to his back.

I refreshed the spell only a moment ago, it'll last. Watching the other casters renew their spells, Kaylee casts light upon his shield again and follows him to V-10, sling prepped in hand.

As Lorant walks into the room, the light from Kaylee's spell creeps along revealing 4 motionless Skeletons. Fresh entrails hang from their bones and drip with blood.

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Kaylee gasps at the brutal display of carnage. That's terrible! she calls out. Soon after, a disturbing thought came to mind. I don't think that these are the villagers. Where did these bodies come from? She peers into the room looking for anything that may identify where they may have come from. Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Lorant steps into the room, drawing his sword just in case. "Look at that blood. Are these wounds fresh?"

Move to X-10. Draw Sword.

Initiative, when needed: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Uh, Vastar, we might need those blunt arrows of yours again.

Just to be clear, I'm going to declare my action after the actions before mine are resolved.

"There is a whole pillar of blunt arrows back there." Pip draws his sword as he takes in the gruesome scene. "I think I'm going to be sick...

I make the sign of Old Deadeye over my chest, Erastil preserve us!

Are we ready to resolve Round 1? I'm having difficulty telling.

My actions this round are good, just forgot to roll initiative. Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

I think some of us were effectively delaying to see if the skeletons did anything. If they don't, they would just lose their actions this round.

OH, They're going to attack. No question about that.

You mentioned they were motionless. Are they standing or laying in a heap on the ground?

Standing, sorry I wasn't clear on that.

I'm getting anxious to move things along. I will post the results for the round tomorrow morning regardless of who posts or not. You have until then to decide your actions.

Pip will try to flank one of the skeletons for a sneak attack, so I am waiting for others to resolve their moves I guess. 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Kerret takes aim at the skeleton that has not yet moved.

Disrupt Undead: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 vs. touch AC (and maybe flat-footed?)

Positive Energy Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Fie! A pox on these cursed dice!

Seeing more of the "angry bones" standing guard in the room, Kaylee preps a sling stone and gives it a twirl. She attacks the skeleton approaching from her right (Z-8) as it comes around the pillar. Sling attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2