Rise of the Runelords AE

Game Master Vuvu

nuts I was hoping you would make that mistake.

OK I know Darin needs to set his spells once he does we will head to the clocktower.

what is your watch order?

Vanessa will take middle watch!

Fernus will take a watch if needed, but else will sleep the sleep of the innocent.

First watch, prayer, sleep.

There really aren't any 1st or 2nd level spells that grant any of those benefits for clerics. I've got Air Walk but that's a "base" spell. Angelic Aspect is a 5th level spell and I don't have a Vellum for that (and I can't cast 5th level spells yet!). Got anything else?

Pro evil

Bless

Unalaq will take early morning watch.

Tarinhil will take whichever watch people don't want.

Updated, ready to go.

I think so far we have 1. Darin (+12) 2. Val (+10) 3. Unalaq (+0). So, feel free to start doubling up. I'd say Tarinhil should join up with Unalaq so we get a +12 Perception to go with Unalaq's lousy Perception.

Darin will quietly set about cleaning his shield and morningstar, a process that seems ritualistic to anyone who watches.

Maybe Bear with Darin and Fernus with Val?

Sounds like a plan. I think I'm sticking with divine favor for my memorizations

Ou heroes awake the next morning, with surprise that nothing happened over night. In the morning they make their way to the old clocktower. They stare at the locked front door.

"See any way in besides the obvious one?"
Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Unalaq fails to see the door :) Heck, he might even miss the tower.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Let's take a look!

Fernus stares as well as the others think of a way to get inside the clock tower.

Perhaps I could... try to dig us a way in...

Bear casts the following on himself:

Longstrider
Barkskin
Bulls Str
Protection from Energy - Fire (70 points)

"Can anyone pick that lock or do you want Bear and I to see if we can break it?" Once we work out a plan for entry, Unalaq casts divine favor on himself.

Tarinhil drinks his Mutagen (Dex, fly, darkvision), Alchemical Allocation (Heroism), False Life: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8, and barkskin (+3 Natural)

The gnome flexes his wings, then turns his reddish eyes on the paladin, "No faith. How many locks have I picked for us?", and produces his picks and sets himself to work.

Disable: 1d20 + 17 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 17 + 2 = 33

Since we're arming up, I'll go with Bull's Strength for me and Magic Vestment.

Fernus will cast Mage Armor on himself and then mutters softly.

"I might know a way to get in without making a lot of noise. It will require a few of us to be able to climb and the use of a rope."

Fernus waits to see if the others want to hear about his idea, if they do he continues.

"Alright, this is my plan. I'll create a pit beneath the door, we should be able to climb down one end, then climb back up on the other side of the door. Though we might need a good climber with a rope to go first, so he or she will be at risk."

Darin will look at the clock tower.

Is it made of stone?

Val nods, "I'm not bad when it comes to climbing, perhaps I could do it for you, my dear," she says with a smirk and a flourish.

Lets see if Tarin can get it open first before we use our magic.

"I agree. Its a creative idea Fernus, but that is a powerful spell and we might need it inside."

Tarinhil calls over his shoulder, "Has everyone lost faith in me? You know, all those doors and locks I opened before, I didn't just blast them into tiny bits..."

I think we just like the idea of the drama of it.

Adventurers do love their dramatics. Why collapse a pass when you can bravely hold out against the invading orcs?

so anyone gonna actually do anything about that door?

Is the tower made of stone?

yes

I rolled disable device above? Same post I drank the mutagen. Got a 33?

Well that makes what I was contemplating foolish unless the disable device didn't work?

I was just waiting to see if Tarinhill's DD worked. I really don't think Fernus should use a create pit on this. Its a creative use of it, but that spell is amazing when used for battlefield control against low reflex save baddies.

oh i am sorry, I missed that he actually rolled. I have literally been waiting days for you to do that! The door opens, inside is an old clock tower, a few crates here and there, lots of shadows and cobwebs, and stairs going up.

Tarinhil says, "There you go. Shall I sneak ahead, or do we think this is a strength in numbers and speed sort of day?"

Can you become invisible? A scout is useful but we don't need to risk anyone becoming a mind-controlled agent for this woman.

Tarinhil nods, "I can -- but it'll only last 7 minutes or so. Not sure I can scout the entire place in such a short timeframe."

So everyone stands outside on the stoop while Tarin goes invisible and move inside then up the stairs?

Val casts message on Tarin before he can drink his invisibility...

Then, yeah, I am game with Tarin scouting!

ok Tarin strolls in and takes a look around 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

He whispers back to Val that the bottom floor is clear,

going up the stairs or everyone moving on in?

Tarin feels a bit creepy so he describes it in detail

The air inside the clock tower is dusty and dry.
Swaths of rubble and mounds of plaster lie in heaps
on the stone floor, particularly in the southwest
corner. A single wagon sits to the northeast, and
six partially collapsed offices line the northern
and eastern walls, their doors hanging askew
and their ceilings caved in. A wooden staircase
winds up into the cavernous space above. High
overhead, four immense bronze bells hang from
sturdy crossbeams.

From the stoop, Unalaq detects evil in all directions he can see.

Unalaq perceives no evil, though there is a LOT of the room he can't see.

Tarinhil pauses, looking around, carefully.... then nods at the group and starts poiting at the staris.. stopping himself and giggling, "You didn't see me nod and point, but I'm suggesting that I head up the staircase while I'm still invisible..."

Stealth: 1d20 + 22 + 2 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 22 + 2 + 20 = 60 (Heroism, Invisibility)
Perception: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 = 20 (Heroism)

go ahead and place yourself on the map on the second floor then Tarin

As soon as the stairs start to creak, Tarinhil starts to flap his mutated wings, taking to the air, and flying up beside the stairs instead.

Fly 30' -- gaining altitude while flying does reduce speed, but it's likely faster than the stairs alone...

ok. moving up furter?

Stopping to look around every so often, but if I don't see anything, keep flying to the top of the stairs.

Darin will take up the rear just to guard against ambushes.