Syd hefts the claymore as if it were a twig and casually says to the Ryor-demon, "Bit antsy arahnd that ol' shiv, int yer?" (pointing a thumb at Cordoba's new longsword).
Syd hefts the claymore as if it were a twig and casually says to the Ryor-demon, "Bit antsy arahnd that ol' shiv, int yer?" (pointing a thumb at Cordoba's new longsword).
(pointing a thumb at Jon's new bastard sword)
Teehee. No worries.
The bastard sword becomes sheathed in flame the moment Jon grips its handle."Keep that thing away from me, ox."
"Ease. My sword won't attack you without my command. "
"Maybe you could command it to cut your own head off."
"Maybe you could command it to cut your own head off."
"This is your last warning."
"Ahem. Fine."
<Begins searching the paladin.>
Regarding the demon in Ryor:
Sense motive DC 10
Sense motive DC 15
Sense motive DC 20
The devil on the table also seems to worry him as evidenced by his offer to just forget the library and get out of here. Perhaps he is threatened by something other than you, such as the demon, and is staying with you for protection.
One thing is for sure, he's making moves in a game and you don't know the rules.
Hey Syd...what do you think about this 'demon' thing we got going on here? I have a theory or two about him......
Aid another-Sense motive-1d20-1=19. That should give Syd a +2 at least...
Aid another
Aref and Syd, go ahead and look under DC 20.
<Takes an amulet off the paladin.>
"Well, lookee here."
<Takes an amulet off the paladin.>
"Well, lookee here."
What is it? Take care that don't awaken a latent power within him or his items, I mean he did destroy a devil so he had some amount of power.
"That worrying just ages you prematurely, Sandman."
<He pockets the amulet.>
He did it quite boldy. Everyone was watching.
"Hey, demon. Let's have a little game of show and tell. Show us what you have taken and tell us why it should remain with you."
"Hey, demon. Let's have a little game of show and tell. Show us what you have taken and tell us why it should remain with you."
"My friend Cordoba, you may call me Vass. And while you all do seem quite capable, you ARE rather lacking in your ability to identify your magic items and once I've recovered from my imprisonment I intend to do just that from the... ahem... goodness... <shivers>... of my heart. Now if the item in question has a mind it is much easier for me, as I have shown you already with your sword. But simple trinkets like this <He pulls out the amulet> for those I can't use my inborn talents. I need to regain some of my tricks."
<Long pause.>
"And by the way, just because I've lost my tricks, don't think I'm weakened."
...with your sword...
EDIT: "...with your dagger..."
>>>>>LEVEL 2 MAP<<<<<
>>>>>LEVEL 1 MAP<<<<<
In case anyone missed it, the library is the room behind combination locked doors in the upper left of level 1.
If anyone vishes to take the dark sword or the paladin's stuff, now is de time.
I vould like to check out the other hallway before we head down. Shut up demon! I know, "library, library, library", we will ensure that there are no other threats within the complex before we head into there, so just keep your singular focus quiet or leave us. We will get there when we are ready to.
Syd keeps a close eye on Vass/Ryor.
"He dun't like you much do 'e?" he says to Pulsifer, "Maybe you got some 'oliness or sumfin' that you can use aginst him?"
Syd keeps a close eye on Vass/Ryor.
"He dun't like you much do 'e?" he says to Pulsifer, "Maybe you got some 'oliness or sumfin' that you can use aginst him?"
"Faith, yes. Holiness, no. I'm no more or less use than any of us."
Welcome back and yes, next balcony is my vote.
"Here's nothing more. How about checking other balcony upstairs?"
"Lead on, then."
<The Deceiver follows with a dagger in hand.>
Jon stalks out of the room up the hall to the north then cuts right down the unexplored hall, coming out into a long 100 foot by 30 foot room that opens into the main chamber on its southern wall. From the entrance of this room he and anyone with him sees that the walls are decorated in beautiful mosaics and the tiles intricately patterned and inlaid with precious metals.
Grimly laid out on the priceless floor are the desiccated bodies of three clerics of Aroden, lightly dusted with an eon of sand.
Two other rooms open into this long chamber, one with shelves of beautiful carved statuettes and a small desk, and the other with a dark obelisk carved with writings that are, from here, no quite discernable. One more body lays in each of these rooms.
I shall wait for your cue as to how you wish to approach this room and its defunct occupants.
The Deceiver looks over the place to determine anything of interest or out of place, aside from the bodies.
Jon and Cordoba stand at the entrance looking the room over carefully. From cues in the sand and dust coating everything it appears that although they look restful now, these bodies may not have been lying entirely still for the last century.
The bodies look dry and crunchy. You feel parched.
The Deceiver looks at the dried husks, looking for any indications out of the ordinary like movement or weird emanations.
Perception (1d20+3=16)
Jon looks around carefully to find anything unuasual.
Leaning past Cordoba but without entering the room, Jon points to what looks like some footprints, maybe only a year or two old.
Perhaps they belong to the dry and crunchy carcasses.
Jon and Cordoba:
"Jon, let's move back." The Deceiver backs out quickly but doesn't turn his back to the corpses. He feels that they'd just stand up any second.
You step back, out of sight of the cadavers.
"Frightened by the dead, Cordoba?"
"No. Just wary of your tricks."