The doctor casts a spell at the door, and a beam of white energy fires at it.
Dr. Von Herzog singes the door with a ray of positive energy and it immediately stops moving. Undoubtedly his well placed shot has neutralized the haunt for now.
With that minor threat dealt with, Drace leads the group through the west door to discover a number of small offices full of ledgers and files detailing the running of the prison from 50 years ago. As you look through some of the papers you find information concerning prisoner files, income, supplies, scheduling, and repair requests. It would take some time to properly organize them into a useful repository of information, but nothing seems immediately useful to the task at hand.
I'm not far..just in case
Nothing else is discovered in the office areas other than more papers relating to the functioning of the prison.
Moving to the next door, Drace looks inside to find a spacious room that smells of mildew and rot. A long desk and chair sit to the south, while to the northwest a narrow alcove contains a closed safe. Thick layers of dust cover everything in sight.
Please, allow me to check it, Drace.
Vivian will first carefully study the path to the safe, then the safe itself, looking for traps, before trying to open it.
While Vivian takes her time with the safe, Teilaenthis guards the door.
No dangers are discovered after Drace and Vivian examine the room more thoroughly. Satisfied that she won't be interrupted, the intrepid young redhead spends some time attempting to crack the safe.
Placing an ear to the safe, she listens carefully to the tumblers inside in an effort to find the correct combination, but she can't quite crack the code. She then tries to use her tools to jimmy the door open, but that is also unsuccessful.
As he watches Vivian attempt to crack the safe, the doctor suggests, "Perhaps we'll find a clue to the combination somewehere in the ruins of this facility."
Feeling perhaps a little disheartened after leaving the room with the safe, the group next tries the northwest door. There isn't much of interest in the room beyond, other than a large wash basin with a drain. To the west is another door, but looking inside it appears to be just a privy.
Well, maybe with better lockpicks... Or some divine help...Or a little more training. This safe isn't safe from me forever.
"I have some knowledge of locks as well... perhaps I can assist you."
Stretching a bit as Vivian attempts to break into the safe, Tara is disappointed when their efforts do not seem to make any headway. "I'm sure that Mr. Kross is correct. There has to be some sort of note about how to open this safe somewhere in this complex. Shall we move on? I would like to give that cold haunt a crack, now that I'm fully rested." Glancing back at the double doors Teilaenthis had entered into yesterday, Tara waits to hear what the group would like to do.
Working a little longer together with Teilaenthis, Vivian finally manages to crack the safe. Inside she finds numerous out-of-date legal documents, 500gp, and a wooden rack holding 4 green potions, 3 clear potions, and 2 blue potions.
These are potions of Cure Moderate Wounds.
These are potions of Lesser Restoration
These are potions of Remove Disease.
Thankies for your help, Teil. I didn't knew you were knowleadgeable in mechanics. Where did you learned your trade?
"I was not specifically taught, but my affinity for feeling invoking the psychic residue and purpose for objects is increased by my understanding of how the objects work. So I have made a study of how things work..."
Having helped secure the contents of the safe, Teilaenthis follows Drace to the next door.
Drace leads the group back to the long center hallway in the middle of the first floor and tries the southwest door found there. Opening it, the group discovers another long hallway that extends 70 ft to the east. Fifteen feet in, another hallway forms an upside down 'T' with it and heads north, while another passage also leads north at the very end of the 70 ft. hallway.
As Drace pushes the door open, it falls off its hinges with a loud thump. The rectangular chamber beyond seems to have once been a chapel, but now thick sheets of what appear to be cobwebs drape everything within in gossamer threads. Four giant spiders then quickly emerge and begin to make their way towards Drace.
Initiative (Round 1)
Teilaenthis [1 Con damage] <= Up
Drace [6 Dmg] <= Up
Stefan <= Up
Sentir <= Up
Tara <= Up
4 Spiders
Vivian [1 Dmg]
* * *
Still in the office...
Stefan examines the potion bottles for a moment, then casts a spell. His eyes glow with a pale blue light as he raises them, swirls them around, and opens them to look at the liquid directly.
"These green potions are medicinal: they should instantly heal wounds. Indeed, these healing potions are more potent than those we found in the false crypt in the Restlands."
"The clear potions are restorative, and can return strength or vigor lost to poison or physical exertion, and can also clear the mind of torpor."
"Alas, the nature of the blue potions eludes me."
* * *
Now...
With a look of shock at the giant insects, the doctor steps through the door while casting a spell. Jets of flame shoot from his hands, engulfing two of the giant spiders.
Dr. Von Herzog enters the doorway and lightly scorches the two spiders closest to the entrance, although the one with reddish markings looks slightly more injured by the fan of flames. Some of webbing nearby also quickly burns away, revealing a worn representation of a purple spiral hanging from the wall, the holy symbol of Pharasma.
Teilaenthis quickly moves in front of the doctor as his earthbreaker starts to crackle with arcane energy. He swings at the southern-most spider with a solid crunch.
Wrinkling her nose at the sight of the bulbous spiders, Tara draws her dagger. Moving up to the rest of the group, she allows the close combat fighters to enter before crowding the room with unnecessary bodies."Drace! Are you alright?" Tara calls out to the fighter, concerned about the spider bites.
With a blow crackling with arcane energy, Teilaenthis destroys the spider with red markings.
Tara inquires about Drace's health while currently staying back to avoid getting the way of the front line fighters.
Drace moves into the room and attacks, but the quick spider dodges his strike.
Sentir remains quietly in the back, keeping an eye on things in case something else decides to attack from the rear.
The remaining three spiders then converge on the fighter, with the one in the rear moving up vertically on the wall to join the others in attempting to bite him. Fortunately Drace is well armored enough that he deflects all three attacks.
Initiative (Rounds 1-2)
Teilaenthis [1 Con damage] <= Up
Drace [6 Dmg] <= Up
Stefan <= Up
Sentir <= Up
Tara <= Up
3 Spiders
Vivian [1 Dmg] <= Up
Vivian gets in a corner and readies her sling, targeting the spider on the wall
Take that, you multi-legged freak!
The redhead childishly pumps her fist in the air as the stone hits its target
Vivian tosses a sling bullet at the spider crawling on the wall and firmly hits it in the abdomen.
Sentir brings up his crossbow and tries to land a shot over Drace's shoulder.
The shot goes wild however and careens off the wall.
Entering the room to provide his companions more opportunity to attack the spiders, Stefan casts another spell at one of the spiders. A jet of freezing air and ice crystals fires from his outstretched hand at one of them.
Sentir fires his crossbow over Drace's shoulder, but the bolt completely misses.
Dr. Von Herzog moves into the web covered room and casts a ray of ice at the spider on the wall. The magical projectile hits the spider in its center, forming some light frost on its hairy exoskeleton but not yet defeating it.
Teil steps up beside Drace and swings at the spider due north of him with his earthbreaker, magic still crackling down the weapon.
Teilaenthis easily slays the spider in front of him with another strike from his earthbreaker. Drace attacks with both his scimitar and spiked shield, but his target spider avoids both hits.
With the battle well in hand, Tara stays back and places herself in a defensive posture.
The spider with white markings ineffectually attempts to bite Teilaenthis, while the other spider tries to do the same to Drace with the same lack of results.
Initiative (Rounds 2-3)
Teilaenthis [1 Con damage] <= Up
Drace [6 Dmg] <= Up
Stefan <= Up
Sentir <= Up
Tara <= Up
2 Spiders
Vivian [1 Dmg] <= Up
Stefan casts the same spell, firing another magical ray at the same spider.
Vivian let loose another stone with her sling
But she only hits the wall
There was another smaller spider just there, on the wall, ready to jump on Drace from behind, but I got it, really!
Dr. Von Herzog, Vivian, and Drace all attack the remaining spiders, but unfortunately their attempts miss.
Teilaenthis concentrates on the spider who attacked him, swinging again with his earthbreaker.
Making a face, Tara is unsure as to what she can do to not be in the way. "Uh, is everything going alright in there?" she inquires, preparing to wade into combat if she is needed.
Perhaps missing his true calling as an exterminator, Teilaenthis destroys yet another spider.
While Tara waits to see if she is needed, Sentir fires another crossbow bolt at the spider on the wall. Ill luck seems to have suddenly grabbed hold of him, as his second bolt goes just as wild as the first.
The remaining spider tries to bite Drace, but the fighter's armor continues to shield him from arachnid attack.
Initiative (Rounds 3-4)
Teilaenthis [1 Con damage] <= Up
Drace [6 Dmg] <= Up
Stefan <= Up
Sentir <= Up
Tara <= Up
Spider
Vivian [1 Dmg] <= Up