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Sorrin tests the strength of each vine in turn, and the soundness of the wall along the way.
Otherwise, he ascends the tower's exterior with relative ease.
Astrianna covers Sorrin with her bow, an arrow at the ready. She is impressed at how lithe he is climbing the vines, but she certainly wouldn't admit it. "If you need some light just call down, I can send up some mobile, luminous orbs." She says as the warrior ascends the spire.
You can see the spire that is approximately 30-50 feet away from the buidling itself. Again you can not see any doorways from your current postion. Sorrin begins his climb up the spire.
"You know, if the first floor is submerged, there might be a door right below the water level...."
Astrianna sighs, knowing where Bri's thoughts are going. "I really don't want to go swimming in this muck. We should be able to find a window or something to climb into."
Sorrin makes his way up to the top of the spire, it has a narrow opening at the top. It is barely wide enough for a medium sized person to wiggle through. Peering inside the spire is like a skeleton of a vast creature - lattice beams and boughs of ivy make it difficult to see anything inside. You do see boughs and beams crisscross making movement horizontal and vertical possible.
"O korse eyes wants to kilz yous...funz for me and tasti treat too."
Sorrin relays what he's seen. A monstrous aviary?
Activating a sunrod, he tosses it in... angling for the center of the structure.
The sunrod thunks and dings as it bounces off the beams and ivy, falling down towards the water with a loud splash some 35 feet below. There is a soft glow sinks under the murky water below. From your angle and distance you can not make out what is below the surface.
Silence appeared to be working. Everything was moving along smoothly with little need for Chell to add anything. Maybe her prayers had been answered. She watched as Sorrin climbed the outside of the tower for only a moment to see he was quite capable. Her perceptions could be put to better use elsewhere, scanning the surroundings for threats there were obviously crocodiles in this swamp and it was doubtful they would be far. And though the tower likely had an entrance underwater, she wasn't inclined to try for it unless absolutely necessary.
I can go in, but... need someone or several ones to cover me.
Seeing him toss a sunrod into the structure she sighs. "I asked him if he wanted any light." She mumbles, waggling her fingers and speaking a cantrip. Four cool balls of light spring into existence and she maneuvers them up the spire and over Sorrin's head. They enter the tower and cast a bright light from the top down.
Astrianna watches the spire and Sorrin while Chell keeps watch on the swamp around them. "Is there anything living in there? Or interesting? If you're going to explore I'll climb up and cover you from the top." She calls up to Sorrin.
She attempts to climb the structure, hanging on to some vines.
The bard curses and makes no progress climbing the vines, almost slipping into the water. The half-elf huffs and steps back into the boat. "You're on your own, it's too slippery."
What is it like up there? Are there any other ways in? I can climb but fighting while climbing is not really good for me.
Chell pulls out a grappling hook and 100ft of silk rope and hands them to Astrianna. Maybe that would be better than vines.
Where is that Blade Dancer, my he rest in peace? The arcane, eldritch and divine combined... Don't break anail! Come on, Torgue.
"I can cover Sorrin's ass. I don't need my hands to cast my hexes."
In response to his yell: "I'll break some nails down your back and see how you like it."
Astrianna sighs as Sorrin mentions Adriel. She waves off the grappling hook from Chell. "Thanks, but I've got my own grappling hook. Let's you and I stay down here, someone has to watch the raft."
Blade Dancer? Chell ponders. Who is he referring to? She turns to ask Astrianna, "Is he referring to...oh, um, nevermind." She finishes the comment weakly and turns away embarrassed. She remembered the night she caught a moment of weakness in the emotionally strong bard. Bringing up his name again was probably a bad idea right now. Or ever.
She was surprised, though, that she had gone most of the day without putting her foot in her mouth. But apparently it was going to take more practice.
Bri you need one more attempt to make it all the way up. You didn't get anywhere with your 11's.
Torgue make six successful climb checks if you are following up the wall.
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
[dice=Climb]1d20+11
Sorrin you have two comrades scurrying up to provide you some cover. The hole is small to wiggle inside. (DC 10 escape artist)
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Chell and Astri you notice two sets of eyes floating just above the water line they are currently keeping their distance but they are watching. (red halos on the map)
I wouldn't be surprised if that giant skeleton came to life... A thousand and one nights, indeed.
They coming up?
Astrianna carefully watches the sets of eyes floating in the distance, bow ready. The bard gracefully casts a Message, and points in the direction of Sorrin.
"They are watching the raft for the moment. something may yet come crashing out of the hole and try to eat us."
"So who is going in first?"
I'm assuming Sorrin is going in first. Make escape artist checks when entering.
Excluding Sorrin, everyone crawling in has to make their rolls.
"Don't look directly at them Astri," Chell says, averting her eyes a little to the side. "You said something about gator men causing people to walk into the water and drowning. Might be a spell or compulsion through the eyes"
Astrianna glances over at Chell. "I think those are just regular alligators. If they were gator-men in disguise I think they would have attacked by now."
Astrianna says two gators approaching...
"That would make them stupider than a gator with the others close by. And I highly doubt they are. Maybe we should go up too?"
"I really hope that none of this stuff is like poison ivy or sumac."
She sends a message back to Sorrin.
Astrianna shakes her head. "I nearly fell into the water twice when I tried to climb up. If you go into the water, those gators will come after you."
Sorrin wiggles through followed by the witch, who has Torgue's meaty paw on her arse pushing and copping a feel as she slithers through the opening. Torgue muscles his way into the spire.