Heralding the Coming of the Age of Worms (Bravo Team) (Inactive)

Game Master Fanguar

Parnel and Hector wait patiently for the answer.

When Talia speaks his name, the figure of Zosiel nods and settles back into the wall. A bright blue light begins to shine around the sarcophagus and fades a few moments later, Where once the sarcophagus seemed to almost be carved of a single block of marble, now a deep seam where the lid meets the base can clearly be seen.

Still checking for traps, Talia reaches towards the lid, and if she does not find any, she moves to open it.

perception to check for traps: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Finding no traps, Talia slides the sarcophagus lid over enough to peer in. There is no corpse inside, but you do see several items arranged with reverence.:

A slight, tarnished silver diadem inscribed with Zosiel's personal glyph.

Two long slightly curved black horns with red tips.

A pewter box inscribed with alien writhing letterforms. The metal holding the box together has melted in the past making the box sealed.

Knowledge: Planes: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Knowledge: Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Istvan finds the box most disturbin. An artifact of Miska, the wolf-spider. Demon Queen of chaos.

The other items, Istvan be less certain of, but Istvan be examanin them much more closely.

Detect Magic and examin each carefully without touching them.

Diadem: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Horns: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

@Istvan: The horns are not magical, but the diadem functions as a circlet of wisdom +2. Studying it you feel a sense of loss, almost as if it had once been more than it is now.

"This really looks creepy.", says Talia, eyeing the pewter box. "But there must be a reason why they kept it in here. Do you think it is still evil, Harold?"

Focusing on the horns, next, she asks Istvan if he knows which creatures they were taken from.

Harold nods, and stares at the box...

Detect Evil.

Nothing detects as evil.

"It is not evil, but I dare say that it is still highly suspect; I would like to see what the Brothers at Church in town can make of it..."

Shall we head back to town, and split loot?

Grinning broadly, Istvan bows and gestures towards the exit. Istvan agrees. We should let the Brothers inspect our spoils. Just to be sure.

Grinning broadly, Istvan bows and gestures towards the exit. Istvan agrees. We should let the Brothers inspect our spoils. Just to be sure.

"I agree, let's get out of here. I don't think there is anywhere else to go and to search here. Besides, we also need to pay a visit to Smenk."

Your trip to town is uneventful and you have no trouble returning to church. Upon your arrival, you are informed that the Necromancer, Filge, has been placed into the custody of the local sherif's office. Any questions regarding identification of your loot is met with helpless shrugs and a suggestion that you might have better luck talking to the local Sage, Allustan.

Congratulations on completing the first adventure in the Age of Worms AP!! Feel free you shop to your heart's content and we'll take up with Smenk to kick off 'The Three Faces of Evil"....

Alright, just to do a brak-down of the loot we have:

Is there anything in that mix that people want?

I would not mind the Amulet, and the Potion of False Life.

@GM Fangar: in the loot, we have a potion of ghost touch. There is no ghost touch spell and i can only think of two similar things: either a potion of ghoul touch or an oil of ghost touch that would temporal give a weapon the ghoul touch property.

I already got the +1 short sword, the feather falling ring and the glasses of minute seing, so I'm fine with magical items. I'm happy with harold suggestions and propose that Parnell gets the circlet of wisdom.

We also neer to show the box and horns to Allustan

The spellbook was the only item that really caught Istvan's interest.

Parnell would love to be wiser...I'll add it if no objections.

Taking into account a potion of ghoul touch with CL3 (300 GP) and one of chill touch with CL3 (150 GP), we arrive at a total of 1625 GP. If we sell it for half, we have 812 GP and 5SP or 203 GP 1SP per person (not going to divide the last SP in 4 :)

And Parnel Keeps the circlet, Istvan the spellbook and Harold the Amulter of natural armor, the potion of false life and gentle repose, the horns and the chaos box.

That sounds fine to me; let's go shopping :-)

Talia is only going to restock in arrows and acquire some MW thieves' tools

Most of what would interest Istvan costs more than he currently has. He will take the time to update his spellbook

This will involve many hours sitting alone in a room with his books and a great quantity of ale.

FYI the price listed for 'art objects', i.e. things not in the equipment lists, is the amount you get for selling. For example, you would get 100gp for the star chart, not just 50gp. Same goes for gems, treat them as you would coin.

Well, in that case, we get 331gp, 2sp, and 5cp each :-)

Sell:
Earthbreaker +20gp

Buy:
Silversheen Earthbreaker -790gp
Heightened Ioun Torch (5x3x10+50+25 = -225gp)

Parnell will exchange his part of the treasure for a 300 gp gem (Easier to carry), and the rest in coin. Nothing really to purchase at this time, except for some rat on a stick for Hector.

Come morning, Istvan is found passed out face down in his spellbook. Still extremely intoxicated. He seems to have a firm grip on a very large, but empty, pewter beer stein.

I'll have my spellbook updated by this evening

Everyone ready to press on?

*nods*

Istvan is

Yep, let's go

Umm Hmm.

Ok. So the last thing there was mention of was paying a visit to Smenk. You can do so at his mine office if this is an 'official' visit. He can also be found at his manor, or in the local high class gambling establishment most evenings.

"If we want to go and see him, let's go to his manor and ask to see him regarding the activities of his friend in the old observatory", proposes Talia.

Istvan grins at Talia's suggestion, [by]Aye, a private visit. Once with no guards present.[/b]

You slowly make your way to Smenk's manor. The great house is opulent and the grounds well tended. The front door, though, stands open and the front foyer seems to have been torn apart by wild animals.

Harold eyes the devastated front foyer warily.

"That... does not look good."

He then unlimbers his Earthbreaker, and moves forward, carefully.

Knowledge local: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Talia nods to Harold, smile vanishing from her face and opens the flap of two of her quivers while readying her bow. "He's got apes guarding his house. Maybe they escaped or someone freed them."

Then, she enters the foyer as with a light step, looking for who could have done that and listening to any noise.

stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
survival to look for tracks in the foyer: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Istvan be thinkin this be somthin worse than apes. Istvan be thinkin the foremans deeds be catchin up with him.

Istvan pauses to trace a brief spell before entering the manor behind Harold.

Mage Armor

Percepts:
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

@Talia: You find a number of animal prints and spoor. As you approach the threshold, you hear loud hooting and the thudding of approaching creatures.

"Back every one, someone has let the apes loose. Parnell, can you try to calm them?", says Talia, moving back to get some space between the incoming apes and herself.

Bump

Parnell mumbles a few words, and sprinkles something into the air, then drops to one knee awaiting the approach of the animals.

Casts Enhanced Diplomacy.

Wild Empathy 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Bump number 2 ;-)

Harold nods to Thalia.

"I would prefer not to kill them, but if they attack, I will be ready."

Sorry been out with the flu...
@Parnel:They're Hostile, so that wild empathy isn't going to do it.

The apes approach you begin to hear the rattle of chains. When they come into sight, you see that there are three of the beasts and they are all collared to thin metal chains. The chains provide enough slack to allow the apes to reach the doorway, but no further.

Their racket does rouse the attention of the manor's owner and a shout of "What do you want?" from above, draws your attention to a portly, well dressed man leaning out a window on the second story. You all recognize Balabar Smenk.

I hope you've recovered fully. This virus can be nasty.

"We were looking for you. We met your man by the lake and he will not be able to work for you any more. But from what we heard, maybe we can help you."

Smenk crosses his arms and scowls, "So you're the crew that roughed up Filge. I should probably see that you all get tossed into jail, but I'm a reasonable man. How exactly do you feel that you could help me?"