Curse of the Crimson Throne (Inactive)

Game Master DireMerc

With the statue dealt with, Drakus will help Donagar with the door.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 = 13 slashing damage.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 6 = 14 slashing damage.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 6 = 20 slashing damage.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 6 = 22 slashing damage.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 = 13 slashing damage.
1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 = 18 slashing damage.

You got a healing spell to burn for me, Donager? Crain is down 30.

You got a healing spell to burn for me, Donager? Crain is down 30.

"Boyo yer too tall, keep yer head down like a dwarf."

spontaneous cure critical 4d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 5, 1, 4) + 8 = 24

You destroy the gate and press on to the next chamber but in the hallway you see an indent in the ceiling and written there is a riddle.

Altar of the lupine lords, Jewel on black velvet, pearl in the sea,
Unchanged but e’erchanging, eternally.

DM How do you want to handle riddles?....my idea is usually to discuss in character rather than blurting out the answer....

"We got a riddle here. Sounds like one I heard before, but not quite. "

The one Donagar remembers....
"In my mind's eyes, I see three circles joined in priceless, graceful harmony.
Two full as the moon, one hollow as a crown.
Two from the sea, five fathoms down.
One from the earth, deep under the ground.
The whole, a mark of high renown.
Tell me, what can it be?"

"A ring. Two perfect pearls and a circle of gold - the ring of the Lord of the Marsh, Calibos - a gift from his mother, the goddess Thetis."

I think I know the answer to this one. I'll wait to see what the DM says to Donager first.

You know you want to discuss it in character before we "solve" it...

Your supposes to say the answer and move forward if you got it wrong you will know. Otherwise nothing will happen. Nothing happens if you just say something out loud even if it's the correct answer.

Scowling, Drakus thought hard.
"'Altar of the Lupine Lords? Unchanged but ever changing?'
"Well, I ain't no kinda poet, but that one's gotta be the Moon." He said, then strode forward confidently.

Drakus crosses the area and nothing happens. He sees a glowing circle of magic runes in the indented area in the ceiling.

Peering upward, Drakus tipped his helm back to look at the glowing writing on the ceiling.
"OK, what the hell is that?" He asked, worried now.

"No idea. At least you seem to have gotten the riddle answer right. Nothing bad seems to happen, did it? Let's get on with it."

Spell craft 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

"A magical rune err glyph....ken do all sort o tings...keep a look out fer more o em....this one will wrack us wit pain tha likes yah would not soon ferget."

You enter the next room.

Three large wooden chests, their lids decorated with carvings
of cavorting tigers, sit against one wall of this room. Some sort
of message seems to be carved on each lid. The wall opposite
the chests is carved to depict hundreds of tigers marching in
widening circles around a single green gem the size of a fist, set
in the wall and itself carved to resemble a tiger’s head.

Each chest has something engraved on it.
The left chest says, “By gentle caress shall truth be
known.” The right chest says, “Breathe deep your salvation.”
The middle chest says, “Life within but Death without.”

There is also an exit on the other side of the room but the door is closed and locked.

"Are those crazy tiger chests suggesting we breathe on them? Sorry gents and lady, I'm going to let you all do the heavy breathing for me. Unless you have a better idea?"

"Whoever designed tha place is madder tha a hatter! An what tha blazes is wit tha tigers?"

Mai checks them.
Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31

Mai finds that the left chest is covered in a translucent nearly invisible fluid. The right chest shows no signs of traps and the middle chest as tiny magical glyphs on it.

"More riddles is it?"

No traps, left one has poison on it, the middle one liekly has a magic trap set. The right one seems the most harmless.

Casts detect magic on the three chests.

"Maybe magic will reveal sumtin."

"Anyone feeling lucky? I've got a feeling it'll come down to me trying to open these no good things unless anyone else wants to volunteer!"

The middle one radiates conjuration magic the other two do not radiate anything.

"Middle ones some sort o conjuration magic, so tha whole clues sounds like air tah me, so maybe a gust of wind tah blow round tha poison err some such."

Drakus arched an eyebrow.
"Well, don't look at me for that."

Anyone opening a chest or do you try to move on or go back?

"Let me see bout dis."

Donagar lays his gloves of reconnaissance on the right chest to see what is in it...

Sorry I was waiting on Mai to give it a try as I think she's a trap finder and disabler. If not, I could always give it a try.

Can't disable magic traps like a rogue

"Best to not set off the magic one since it could be something your not thinking of."

Donagar can see that the right chest is filled with somekind of smoke.

Ah, I see now.

"Well, are we going to leave the chests alone, then? If none of us can deal with it safely, let's just pass it by."

"This chest is full o smoke.....err we could leave em be."

"Yeah, no arguement from me." Drakus agreed.

If Donagar checks the center chest with his gloves he sees it contains several potions and a key.

If Donagar checks the center chest with his gloves he sees it contains several potions and a key.

"Not wanting tah touch tha poison one, but this ones got a key in it."

There could be something in the other one as well you just wouldn't see it cause of the smoke

Crain opens the case that Donager indicates has the key in it.

"Let's just hope that when these chests get opened that it does not call every monster down here to us?"

Donagar shrugs when Crain decides to open a chest..

When Crain opens the chest hundreds of vipers leap out the chest biting everyone in the area before dissipating into smoke.

(summons a swarm of vipers which vanishes after 1 round)

automatic swarm damage to anyone within 10 feet of the chest
3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 1) = 4

fort save vs poison dc 15 if bitten.

You can then pick up the key.

Fort 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

"Ugh, why does it always have to be snakes?!"

Fort save 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

"Snake in a box!....two more tah go!"

"Smoke did not come out of that box, Donagar."

fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"Bah! tha smoke must ave scared tha snakes, an they ran soon as tha lid was lifted!"

Fort save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
"Ow! Dammit! I do not like snakes at all!"

"Which one should I open next?"

"Well, since we have a key, we could try the one without the poison on it."

"Sounds as reasonable as any guess I could make. Stand back, and I'll give it a go.". Crain takes the key and tries the unpoisoned box.

Sorry for my absence my recent addiction to pokemon go has had me going outside lately. Haven't been on the computer as much. I swear I probably got more exercise this week than in the last ten years put together.

everyone made the save vs snakes so no issue there other than a bit of damage.

You mean you open the one filled with smoke?