Black Tom's Dragon's Delve

Game Master Black Tom

Anybody wants to give a hand?
BT, can I take 20 for this? If so, it's 24

Anybody wants to give a hand?

BT, can I take 20 for this? If so, it's 24

Yes, you can, but it will take a while and may be noisy.

Selina tries a push on the metal door: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Valynie will cast a Detect magic

Maybe Selina has the hands of the divine..
*watches as the metal doors starts to give*

The door radiates strong abjuration magic and won't budge at all.

Meh..lets turn back..try other places instead..how about the turning on the left near the entrance?

Lead the way!Kwin will stay to the back of the group, watching more closely behind them than in front of them.

Returning to the entrance and trying the left-hand set of stairs you find yourselves in a long corridor running north and south, the walls adorned with painted frescoes of humans riding, running along with, or chasing horses. A few ride winged horses high in the sky. A skeletal corpse lies near the bottom of the stairs.

Opposite you there is a narrow diagonal passage towards the left, and there is a corridor sloping downwards further on your left, and a door at the end of the hall.

Perception 15:

Perception check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Upon seeing the corpse and once within 60' range, Selina stops the party. She detects evil as a move action within 60', specifically on the corpse to determine if it radiates evil, as an undead would certainly do.

The corpse is just at the feet of the stairs. It doesn't radiate evil, nor does anything else in the room.

Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

a trap ?

"Growling sound to the south, be careful all. Big kitty here!"

So where do you want to go? Do you need a map?

Kaduk , can you go check discreetly ?

Sure, let me get set up stealthy like.
*draws his falchion*
Stealth=1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Approaches the south with the growling sounds.

Kaduk sneaks south and looks down the narrow corridor. In the dimly lit room some 30 feet down a feline predator snarls at you (a lioness to be specific), and you can see that she protects a mewling litter of cubs.

If Kaduk is alone, he backtracks a bit and informs his findings. He thinks its cruel to deprive the cubs of their mother by killing it.

I've always wanted a pet lion!

"Oh good ! Now we know what to do with the humanoids we will kill. Nothing on the corpse then ? "

Kaduk sneaks back and reports. The corpse has been picked clean of both flesh and equipment.

You may brave the lion and try the exit opposite the one leading to the den, or you may want to examine the frescoes further. Or you could backtrack and try another way.

There's always the northern route through the hall, we haven't been there yet.

As long as the others don't mind, Kwin will take a little time examining the frescos.

If you're not worried about the lioness, make a Perception check.

Perception check 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Perception 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Marius mutters something about "Why did it have to be lions?" and storms out. Valynie notices something interesting about the paintings:
At the horses' legs at one point form letters and spell out words in Elvish. The message is: "The gray lies between the black and the white. The shadow lies between the dark and the light."

Where do you want to go next?

Lookin at Marcus departure , Valynie shrugs And humans call us flighty. Ah well , he won't have the hero's reward."

"Ok we have two choices , either we attack the temple but with one day of waiting for us , I'm a little afraid they will be ready for us or we try the eastern stairs . I guess you know what I prefer .."

I would like to see what's beyond the eastern stairs myself. We already knows what's in the temple...

Not quite sure what stairs you are referring to. Here is a new map. Hope it makes things clearer. There are still a few ways to go.

Map

the stairs on our left when we enter the dungeon

That's the room you're currently in, the long rectangular room to the left of the stairs. Unless you mean the stairs the hobgoblin ran up.

Ok I see the mistake we made . Last left we were speaking of was the left passage in the pool room but we were not clear enough. Let's head there now

Oh, I see. That makes sense.

Returning to the pool room and exploring the left-hand passage, you find two doors on the left side.

Kwin makes eye contact with Kaduk. He quietly says You seem to have a deft touch and keen ear. Which door do you think we should try?

I'd say its always right if we take right.
Take 10 perception = 14.

Both doors are locked and there is no obvious trap or anything. Nor are there any other visible exits from the corridor.

First come , First Served

Kaduk pulls out his masterwork thieves set and starts to work on the right door. Let's the subtle method first, eh?

Disable Device 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

The door opens. Roll for initiative.

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Initiative 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Initiative 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Initiative 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

As the door opens, a reek of carrion strikes you with almost physical force Fort 15 or be sickened. In the room there is a gaunt humanoid creature with sharp teeth. It seems to have a half-moon symbol etched into its forehead.

Knowledge (religion) 11:

Knowlege (religion) 13:

Selina:

The creature looks taken aback as you open the door, so you all go before it.

Map here

Fort save 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Fort Save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"I feel for you, creature of undeath, but know that I will put your soul to rest! Friends, please let me do my duty here." (If the party does so and no one steps to R14 before her...

Selina brings her blade up, laments her attack and strikes with the curveblade:
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Confirmation roll: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Total: 13

Fortitude Save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Knowledge Religion 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Though sickened by the stench from the room, Kwin retains enough presence of mind to try and strike the creature with a telekinetic fist.

To hit 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 - 2 = 7
Damage 1d4 ⇒ 4

Clearly his gagging has thrown off his aim, and the pulse of force fades out harmlessly beyond the creature.

Kaduk steps lightly into the room, stomach churning but manages to keep it down.
Fort Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
A practiced cleave of his brand new falchion to set the mark. attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12, damage 2d4 + 6 ⇒ (1, 3) + 6 = 10