Flesh and Bone-A zombiepocalypse story
Game Master concerro

Klor that happens to me to in PbP games. I need a 5 to make a check, and I get a 20. Combat comes up, and I am rolling 5's at best.

Neither of you see anyone or anything hiding on the main deck. You do see an entrance that leads to the lower decks.

PS:Excuse my poor ship terminology. I know nothing about them.

that would be a hatch leading belowdecks... :) What kind of ship is this? A google search for "sail ship" will give you some ideas. this looks like a pretty decent site http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/ship_types.htm

It is a Keelboat.

Saxton gets to the deck, he seems a little hurt from the fight.

Uchendu gingerly follows the others onto the deck of the ship, eyeing the ingress point to the lower decks warily...

"I wonder what other horrors await us bellow deck..."

keelboat? do you have a reference or link to which boat with a keel you are referencing?

De'ohge looks back at the large cyclops, and then at the hatch, is this boat over-sized or was that cyclops squeezing below-decks?

Andreas follows everyone over the make shift bridge wondering if they were walking into a trap.

Leaving the militia to defend the docks and quietly celebrate their momentous victory Haundo follows the others and stands at the edge of the plank looking somewhat unsure if he should cross. Knowing full well he wasn't quiet.

At all. He watches from below, waiting for their cover to be blown or for them to fall upon the fallen and catch the dead unaware.

Gah, RL is not giving me any breaks right now, trying to catch up and will update Haundo shortly, he's going for another level of cleric. +1 bab, a smattering of SP and an additional feat + 1 1st level spell. Glad to see you guys have kept moving forward :)

I know boats! Doors are hatches, floors are decks, stairs are ladders, ceilings are overhead, walls are bulkheads. As for keelboat, it's original meaning (smallish, narrow, open decked boat for rivers like a big canoe with a short keel) doesn't seem to fit, so I expect it's just a sailed ship large enough to have a true keel rather than a centerboard.

Tobin moves aboard the ship with the others and nods towards the hatch, indicating that someone less likely than he to die in the attempt ought to open it.

Stealth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Klor will take the lead to the lower decks if no one else does.

with his axe at the ready Klor will open the hatch (unless it is already open) and peer inside (darkvision 60')

walks around the ship and trys to look in any port whole to see if any thing is inside.

Bump!

Saxton give me a perception check.

As a thumb of rule you can roll a perception check whenever you are looking for something.

Tobin it looks like nobody wants to go down first. :)

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Perception me
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Perception my Psicrystal

Neither you not the psicrystal notice anything dangerous.

I head back to the others,
"It seems to look clear inside, but I can not see every place"

Perception for Klor on deck looking down below decks before proceeding. 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Saxton give me a perception check.

As a thumb of rule you can roll a perception check whenever you are looking for something.

Tobin it looks like nobody wants to go down first. :)

I thought klor already stated he is to go down first....

I missed that Klor. You do not see or hear anything dangerous before heading down.

Once you get there:

The area is completely dark, but since you have darkvision you are ok.

You see a few chest with locks on them, a strange orb that has a 1 foot diameter centered on a table.

You also see a few random things scattered about. The area is rather messy.

"Coast clear?"

De'ohge sticks his head over the edge of the hatch, peering in after Klor.

It be seemin' safe nuff there, be some strange round bauble sittin' on a table. maybe one of ya magic folk can take a look at it

Klor looks for some sort of light source he can light up for the others

Perception search the area: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

De'ohge steps down and assists Klor with a search of the area, having activated one of his common cantrips, detect magic.

Deoghe detects magic coming from the chest, and strong magic(necromancy) magic from the orb.

looking at the orb could sonic smash it? just asking

Tobin mutters a cantrip and a ring on his left hand glows with heatless flames illuminating the room and he descends the ladder.

A second cantrip shows him the magical auras seen by the diminutive wizard.

Spellcraft for the orb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

"There is magic within the chest. Unless anyone has a better idea, I could open it with a spell while we stand a bit away in case it is trapped."

Uchendu nods gravely to Tobin.

"Dat sounds fine to me."

De'ohge watches Tobin study the chest, giving it his own purview before turning to study the orb, careful not to touch it.

Spellcraft:Chest 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Spellcraft:Orb 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Once everyone gives the chest a bit or room, he will cast Open/Close on the chest.

If it's locked, can anyone pick it?

i could give picking the lock the old bardic try

Andreas stands back as Tobin examines the box, Andreas begins to think about the orb to see if he has read about something like it in a book.

Knoledge Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

The chest is radiating several magic aura one, not more powerful than the other, but it is not magical itself.

Deohge you study the orb, and you detect necromancy based magic, but you can't seem to figure out its purpose. Andreas you also have no recollection of such an item.

Uchendu regards the orb balefully.

"Is dat some kind of seein' stone? It probably be curs'd. I don't tink we be wanting to destroy it, but we should be makin' sure that no-one can be seein' through it."

Perhaps a lead-lined chest, somewhere, until we can work out exactly what it is?

"I would like to distory the Orb, it may free the undead around here. what do you think"

"But we not be knowin' exactly what kind of bad juju is contained within de orb. I am unwillin' to destroy it until we be knowin' more."

Saxton looks at Uchendu,
"That is a good point, but I do not wish to pick it up or even beclose to it, how shall we find out more?"

Uchendu shrugs.

"I not be knowin' for certain, but we could ask de members of de Resistance - dey have had dealin's with dese beasts for some time now, and dere is at least one wizard amongst dem..."

"Thats a good idea, let them have a look at it, now the undead have no leader, life be...., Of couse thats what it could be, and orb of some kind of undead contol, it was how the thing could control so many. But thats just an idea, until its been checked"

Walks over to the others with the Chest.

"what do thinks in the chest?"

De'ohge finds a piece of cloth large enough to cover the orb and tosses it over the orb. If nothing else happens, he'll wrap the cloth around the orb, tie it shut, and tuck it into a sack.

"Could be bad to destroy it, could be bad not to. More research be needing on this."

Is anyone going to try the chest or will you save it for later?

Tobin was going to use Open/Close on it when everyone was a little bit away from it.

Standing back, I be.

Tobin the chest opens, and nothing bad happens.

To be clear nothing bad happened with any of the chest.
What is the group's next action. I will write Saxton out of the game in my next post.

When there is no explosion, Uchendu gingerly steps forward, to see what is in the chest...

Tobin also steps forward hand outstretched to read the magical auras.

Holding Detect Magic for three rounds on the contents of the chest.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

While the others are checking the chest, De'ohge takes a look at the rest of the room. This is the ship they hope will get them out of the city...

Andreas wonders if they are going to find anymore adversaries while they search the ship.

Andreas listens to the sounds beyond this room to see if he can hear anything that might show signs of other life on the boat.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Wand of fireball(30 charges) 6d6 DC 14

bag of holding type 1

Gloves(undentified)
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De'ooghe you find a periscope.

Andreas you don't notice anything from where you are. Are you going to explore the boat on your own or wait for your buddies to do the final checks?

Spellcraft 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

De'ohge sets the periscope down next to the other items and takes a look at the gloves.

Wait for the group just trying to keep alert