The fairly large and T-shaped room is dark and dank, and smells of mold and rot. Old crates and barrels fill the chamber. The only visible exits are two swollen wooden doors at the back of the room. Both are locked.
Survival/Knowledge (nature)/Knowledge (dungeoneering) 15:
Is there any writing on the crates or barrels that indicate what is supposed to be in them?
Survival
"Ooooh, be careful with that mold on the boxes and crates, my people say it's poisonous to the touch."
"You don't have to tell me twice". "Let's try the door on the right first, shall we"?
The boxes contain diverse sorts of mundane equipment. It seems to be a storeroom of some sort, but most of it is very old and useless. If you like, you could rifle through it while avoiding the mold, although it will take a while.
The door is locked and swollen shut.
Let me check out the door.
At Selena's warning, Kwin avoids the boxes and barrels.
Perhaps we can check this stuff very carefully once we've made sure there aren't any more threats in this area.
He follows Kaduk closely, ready with a Feather Fall spell if he needs it...
The door is both more securely locked and more stuck than that. :)
'Let us go up the stairs guys ? I would not like to alert enemies and being trapped here
Selina moves up to the stuck door and gives it a try.
Yeah, that will work, but you still have to unlock it first.
So basically you think you can get the door open, but it may take a little while and be noisy. Will you have a go at it or leave the doors for now and take the stairs? Or go somewhere else?
Let's finish opening the door before going elsewhere eh?
Behind the northern door there is a small (10 feet square) storage closet. There is nothing of interest here (and nothing of value).
Do you want to try the other door too?
Keep a lookout, mates. I don't want to get caught pants down.
*Kaduk tries the other door too*
I would not mind , Kaduk
Valynie will exit the room and position herself in the next room at the base of the stairs in the south
Selina stands guard, her weapon ready to swing into action.
Yurggen stands ready as well...one hand on his hammer, one on his shield, and one in his special bag of tricks.
After some work Kaduk gets the other door open and it too opens into a small closet. There is some equipment in this one, though.
Kwin keeps his back to the rest of the group, peering out behind them to guard while the others check the room.
Booty?
*searches the room*
Rooting through the junk in the room you come upon a number of boxes of miscellaneous dry goods, including a small box with six tindertwigs and a sunrod, and another containing two flasks of acid. That's about it.
There is nothing more of interest in the room, and no visible exits, so where do you want to go next?
Don't need the sunrod or twigs, let someone else have 'em. And I'll take one of these..*stuffs an acid flask into his backpack*
I'll carry the sunrod and tindertwigs for now. We can either divvy them up later or sell them once we see what else we find down here.
Let's go up the stairs. Quiet like I suppose.
Stealth:
"you can never have too much acid on hand, my pa always says" ,says Yurggen as he gathers up the other flask and sticks it in one of his many pouches.
He then tries to follow Kaduk up the stairs quietly.
With a satisfied smile as for once his many flasks, and bottles don't clang together as he moves...in fact if he gets a chance he might want to stop and make sure they're all still intact. Usually not that quite.
Stealth
Sneaking up the stairs you find yourselves in an old storeroom. Rubble, old barrels and casks, rotted wooden crates, and other debris clog this area. Cobwebs fill the corners. The air is dank.
The only exit is a set of stairs to your left leading up.
If there are cobwebs , can we see what path did took the hobgoblin ?
You'd have to make a Survival check to make out the specific trail, but all the footsteps you can make out go up the stairs.
Soooo... are you going up the stairs?
Let's continue up. I think it has been long enough since the fight that we should be okay.
We'll continue up unless someone raises a protest.
Survival
Selina follows the party up the stairs.
Survival?
Kwin can't make out the hobgoblin's tracks, but at some point several humanoid creatures have travelled this way.
The room above the stairs is square and filled with ancient wine racks. It is dark and you can hear the faint sound of dripping water. A door to your right provides the only visible exit.
Kaduk, why don't you check out the door. I'll trust your judgement if you think its safe to go through.
I'll see what the dripping is about, can't let good wine run to waste.
Perception
Sounds good, Kaduk. While Kaduk investigates, Kwin will keep a watch down the stairs, making sure no one sneaks up behind them.
The dripping seems to come from behind the door. You also find two intact wine bottles and a torn and yellowed page from what appears to be a diary or something.
My, my. Liquor. Save it till later eh mates? *shoves it into his pack* If the note's true, the steps lead to a chapel of evil down below. *checks door for traps*
The door seems safe enough.
Kaduk goes through the doorway, relying on his darkvision to navigate the way.
The stench of bat droppings is overwhelming in this debris-filled room. There must be hundreds of bats nesting above, and there seems to be cracks in the roof leading outside. That is also the source of the dripping water. There are no visible exits.
*keeps quiet as not startle the bats and starts searching*
Takes 20 for search for 24.
Stealth