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Game Master FauxPas75

Nothing of note in this hallway. You may continue north or go west.

Ooc: I'm in a conference all day tomorrow, so posting may be slow to ononexistant from me

Since no one else checked, before we moved on, Marisan will have taken 20 to rummage through the nest of the creature we killed (Perception 20+3 = 23).

Since no one else checked, before we moved on, Marisan will have taken 20 to rummage through the nest of the creature we killed (Perception 20+3 = 23).

Ooc: noted, and you do find stuff....but I don't have the module with me so :P

Elwyn surveys the room for anything else of interest:

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Ooc: found in blindheims room:
1 trade agreement
3 holy water
1 potion of cure mod. Wounds

Marisan brushes herself off after going through the creature's collected items. "Well, that's one trade agreement to add to those we think we found in the other room. Let's divide up the other things before moving on. I have a flask of holy water already, and can provide some healing, so these might be better off with the rest of you?"

Then, near the fountain in the hallway...

Marisan examines the fountain with interest, but does not touch. "No katana here. Shall we keep going?"

Harboth, relieved to have his sight back, nods his agreement with moving on.

"Forward."

Ooc in total you have 13 trade agreements now. Also, for future knowledge...I'm rarely so nice when it comes to knowing what potions, scrolls or magic items are without an identify spell being cost, so don't be supervised if later oon you find more potions but have no clue what they are :)

So, which way guys? North or west....

"Which direction did the ghoul head off in?" Fedryn asks, his grip on his greataxe tightening. "She's shown her true colours by running off before that fight."

Fedryn wipes the gore from his greataxe while he waits for a response.

I think we were heading north? Unless Jubei felt the presence of evil to the west instead. During the hour delay, Marisan used her whetstone to restore the sharpness of her trident

Ooc - Jubei has lost the faint trace while you waited out the blindness in the scribes room. Poor Maurit is waiting wondering why you all didn't try to keep up with her....

While they wait for the blindness to wear off, Fedryn also uses his whetstone to put the edge back on his greataxe.

While blind, Harboth hears the scraping of blades being sharpened.

ooh, that seems like a good idea. Better not, though -- don't want to get too close to a cold iron blade when I can't see anything...

He has not been able to do much damage in here, and his wild earlier swing narrowly missed hitting the wall, so there would not be much sharpening to do in any case.

If I remember correctly, she headed off to the north. Is that right?

"I believe so. Lets head north for now, and we can come back here later."

The doorway to the north is a little stuck, but it opens with a good shove from Harboth. Rubbish and black mold chock the far end of the chamber. The slighest movement kicks up dust and spores, choking the stagnant and already foul-smelling air. The only exit from this room is the door you have just opened.

ooc: the dust/mold is not enough to sicken anyone, but it does stink in here.

Marisan stifles a cough as they enter the room. She takes a look around for anything of note.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Elwyn scans the room for anything of value or interest, a secret door or space perhaps?

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Can I still take 20

Normally I'd say not after you've already rolled, but sure, why not. You spot three fire beetles sleeping in a rubbish nest. Your not sure what might be under them, I'd anything.

If someone can sneak up on them (dc 10) you can kill all three and see what they are sleeping on.

Is that a hint? :)

Keeping his eyes on the beetles, Harboth whispers to his companions, Those bugs in there, they are...
Knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Elwyn is ready to try to sneak up but will wait until he hears what Harboth has to say.

Fire beetles, and in poor health....starving to death perhaps?

As Elwyn is about to sneak up on the beetles, Marisan taps him on the shoulder, her holy symbol clutched in her other hand. "This may help you put them out of their misery."

Cast vigor, +1 to first melee damage roll within 1 minute

Slipping quietly up on the sleeping vermin it is no trouble to skewer them before they can wake. Putting the dying creatures into eternal sleep.

Elwyn attempts to sneak up on the beetles and put them out of their misery ...

Stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Elwyn attempts to sneak up on the beetles and put them out of their misery ...

Stealth: 1d20+8

No need to roll for this one...these were a joke for an encounter....

... so Elwyn squashes the bugs

... so Elwyn squashes the bugs

Sorry, I just feel this one is a joke... You guys blow thru the average encounters and then we have a bug....

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 Elwyn search rubbish nest...

Rooting thru the small pile of rubbish once the three slowly dieting creatures are dead reveals a small treasure trove of things. A tube contains what you assume is more trade agreements, a large sack of silver and a very intricate set of bronze bracers all laying under the heap that was the dire beetle nest.

Marisan casts detect magic on the items found in the fire beetle nest.

Bracers are magical - abjuration.

Marisan points to the bracers. "They're magical, but I don't know their exact properties. Rachel, perhaps you can examine them and learn more?"

no ranks in Spellcraft yet...

Would perception be of any use? I don't have any magical knowledge.

Elwyn, nope.

Marisan I think it would be a spell craft dc 21 check

"Every minute we spend here is another minute that creature gets to hide itself away. We need to find it and put it down," Fedryn says angrily, running his thumb across the edge of his newly honed axe to test its sharpness.

"It had a chance to aid us, and even to return during the hour we've sat here and yet it skulks in the shadows. We find it, we kill it and then we locate this katana."

"Every minute we spend here is another minute that creature gets to hide itself away. We need to find it and put it down," Fedryn says angrily, running his thumb across the edge of his newly honed axe to test its sharpness.

"It had a chance to aid us, and even to return during the hour we've sat here and yet it skulks in the shadows. We find it, we kill it and then we locate this katana."

Jubei's jaw drops as he hears this. He gets flashbacks.

"North. I am eager to end her misery as soon as possible. Then we find that blasted Katana."

"Forward."

He closes his mouth, rolls his eyes back and whispers, Shizuru and Hannya clan forefathers... grant me patience,

That all looks like useful stuff.

Harboth notices Jubei's dumbfounded look. So should we go ahead and find Zergo, take her out, then figure out where that katana is?

Without waiting for a response, he then sets off in whatever direction seemed like forward before. That would either be through this room to the next one, or back into the hallway and in the direction we were going before - west?

Glancing at Fedryn, "I'm more inclined to agree with you by the minute. She must do something substantial to warrant further favor. Let's be off and find that sword."

Marisan wears a frown but says nothing, instead following Harboth into the next chamber.

Leaving the small mold infested room for the Hydra headed hallway you are faced with the choice of returning to the room of the now dead blinding creature or going down the hall.

Heading down the hall you quickly come to a large room, it appears to have once been the base of a now collapsed tower. the floor is littered with refuse and waste, as well as meals log gone to bone. There are several exits from this room, including one to the outside world, which is probably where unknown critters, for unknown years have come from to make lair, and leave cast off meals for years.

exits, outside, north east or south.

sorry been away due to internet problems

spellcraft

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

So i put in my spellcraft bonus wrong, its +7 not +5. Can i keep that roll, resulting in 21?

Rachel: that's cool. They offer some sort of protection....

Harboth pauses near the center of the room, axe in hand, examining the rubble for signs of life or treasure.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

From this vantage point, he also attempts to peer down the other tunnels.

Ooc freaking 1/2 Orc :p

Init and round one combat please.

As the lot of you enter this debris strewn room a skeleton stands from under a pile of old bones and cast offs. Lumbering toward harboth as quickly as it can. At roughly the same time Maurit(sp?) rushes at Marisan, all light of humanity gone from her eyes.

Ooc: I'll do my combat rolls when I get home tonight. Have fun killing my creatures guys.

Why me? Oh, yeah... touché ;)

Marisan swears something in Polyglot as the creature she has been defending jumps her.

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

This looks like a charge from Maurit, so if she doesn't reach me before my turn, Marisan will grab her trident with both hands and ready her trident against the charge:

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (7, 1) + 6 = 14 (double damage from trident when bracing against a charge, and I forgot my +1 to damage from the whetstone, which would also be doubled, so that would actually be 16 points total)

If Maurit does reach her before her turn, Marisan instead grabs her holy symbol and releases a wave of positive energy...

Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5 to undead within 30 feet, DC 11 Will save to halve

Initative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Rachel readies her crossbow at maurit, taking a shot.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
1d8 ⇒ 7

If Maurit does reach her before her turn, Marisan instead grabs her holy symbol and releases a wave of positive energy...

Damage: 1d6 to undead within 30 feet, DC 11 Will save to halve

Hey, if she channels positive energy, am I not also healed for that 1d6 as well? He asked hopefully.

Harboth, axe at the ready, steps up to the skeleton and takes a savage two-handed swing. Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 Damage: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13