DaWay's PFS The Ghennet Manor Guantlet (Inactive)

Game Master DaWay

Lini will use her cure wand on herself and anyone else that is injured. Please make your own heal rolls.
moderate wand: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 4) + 3 = 12

CMW: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 6) + 3 = 17

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The Mutani Manual of Martial Mastery is wretten in western script, though it appears to be in an unknown language.

No one made the required DC of the linguistics check.

"Challenge accepted, book." Quinn casts Comprehend Languages on himself. "I'm not sure if this is what we're after, but they had it so it's worth a look."

Oh Quinn always prepared. It's ashame he works for that Sow Morilla.

FWIW, Quinn isn't beholden to Lady Morilla. Rather, he moved from Shadow Lodge to Taldor solely for their propensity for theatre, opera, song, and most of all dance.

Quinn this is not the book you are looking for. Through use of the spell it appears to be nothing but gibberish.

"Hrmmm... something is wrong here. I can read this... but it doesn't make any sense... It's got more gibberish than a Docks District drunkard." Quinn closes the book and looks at the rest. "Sooooo we're back to the entr'acte, it seems. No book, no contact, at least now there's no Aspis to compete with."

Wreck was adamant
"Then we go back in. Book important to boss people"

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With a sly grin to Wreck, "Fancy another go at that podium?"

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"wreck not scared. Wreck knows it moves. Wreck will make it move"

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Reiko will look around the garden they are currently in, then search the special door for anything interesting or unusual.

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Not seeing anything of note, she heads back in, and looks at the pillar once more.

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

Reiko notices the small scratch marks on the floor near the pedestal that quinn noticed earlier.

Quinn stands on one side of the pillar and will help Wreck move it.

Strength Aid: 1d20 ⇒ 7

1) Wreck, give it a roll. If push comes shove (literally), you may be able to take 20 on it. 2) Of all the preparations Quinn has, nothing can help him here. Sadness. Ah well.

Wreck tries again

Str Check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

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Otherwise, T20 for 25

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Quinn and Wrecks bodies lurch again as the pedestal does not give way. Then wreck tired of it braces his back against the pedestal and uses his legs to ferry it along the track inch by inch giving way revealing a book much like you just looted off the Aspis against corpse.

With a pleased grin, Quinn claps Wreck on the shoulder. "Well done you!" He then casts Detect Magic towards the book.

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What language is the book in?

It radiates faint universal magic and is written in a Tien script. IT is a beautiful book bound in red leather with an embossed pair of nunchaku on the cover. Since it is an arachiac dialect it requires a DC 30 linguistics check to translate, but the beautiful illustartion leave no doubts as to its pedigree.

Quinn gently picks it up and, likely still under the effects of his spell, starts flipping through its pages.

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You have gotten the books there was the matter of the grumpy scholar before you make your way to katapesh. there are three rooms in the house yet to be explored and the manor grounds.

" Well darlings, normally I would never want to leave a stone uncovered, but our instructions were pretty clear no?"

Quinn pockets the tome and checks the cubby to see if anything else is hiding there.
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

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There is a chest that is locked beneath the location of the book.

"I have to wonder if a clue to his location is locked up in here." Detect Magic

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No magic

Lini takes a 10 on Handle animal for a DC 27 on Droogrami to retrieve the chest using her mouth. "Stand back everyone, just in case it is trapped. Droogami is resilient to traps." Lini motions for everyone to move back 20' from the chest.

Quinn will nod and allow the cat to do the heavy lifting.

The locked chest (Disable Device DC 20)

With no loose pages or anything, Quinn frowns for a second. "Was hoping for some notes of the master of the house about where his guest may be... Well!" Back in high spirits. "As an old tracker once told me, dare ka wo mitsukeru baai ha anata no me wo shiyou shi masu." Seeing not everyone speaks Tien, he translates. "If you want to find someone, use your eyes."

What do we have left to accomplish?

You have gotten the books, there was the matter of the grumpy scholar before you make your way to katapesh. there are three rooms in the house yet to be explored and the manor grounds.

"We have yet to find our erstwhile cohort, my fine foxy friend. Shall we head back to the atrium and check the last few rooms?" Quinn offers his arm to Peri before heading back to the atrium to continue around the room in the same manner as before.

Giddy at the opportunity Peri locks arms and proceeds with Quinn.

Anyway to "mark" which rooms need to be checked still?

Reiko goes up to the door and checks it for anything suspicious or anything that may be behind it. perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

The rooms on either side of the dining room need to be investigated.

Oh right! I thought it was the three on the south end of the atrium we needed. Guess not. Back to the dining room!

Quinn leads Peri after Reiko and adds his eyes to the search. Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Wreck raises his axe
"Right. Wreck ready for more!"

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Which way is the group heading? If we do this right we can finish by Friday.

Quinn, of course, wants to circle the dining room to the right, so will suggest the southern door.

A quick perusal of this space reveals it to be an elaborate kitchen outfitted for the preparation of sumptuous gourmet meals. Stone countertops and oak cupboards line the walls, and three iron stoves run down the center of the room. The place is thoroughly stocked with pots and pans, cutlery of the finest quality, and implements whose purpose can only be guessed at by those without vast culinary experience. Various barrels, jars, and other containers around the expansive workspace hold foodstuffs, though not in great abundance, as Passad does not expect to entertain here for several months

A large door in the southeast corner of the kitchen leads to a 10-foot-by-10-foot wine cellar. A sturdy padlock (Disable Device DC 18) secures the door.

Quinn takes out a couple keys on a ring which he keeps forgetting about, trying each one in turn hoping for a result.

Skeleton keys. Gotta love 'em. And there are 5 of them.

1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

"No muss, no fuss." Quinn is clearly enjoying himself as he pockets his keys again. He does a Perception check on the door and, if clear, opens it and does another Perception within.

Perception Door: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
Perception Room: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

"Oh Wreck, would you terribly mind carrying the chest? Poor Droogami's mouth is getting tired and she may need it if we encounter any more Aspis agents."

Lini is still in small air elemental form wielding a cure moderate wand and hovers above Quinn with perfect flight maneuverability (grants darvision 60' too). She also looks into the room and casts Detect Magic beforehand.

Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

"Should we take the chest? It's nothing but a book. Not even the one we're after."

Wreck takes the box
"Wreck happy to help"
He puts the box in his backpack

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"We have our orders. LEAVE THE CHEST HERE! We need to find the book, and find the guest."

"And the book we need we have already found," Quinn says as he presents that book from his pouch. "What shall we do with the duplicate, I wonder?"

"I forgot the book in the chest was a fake. I'm fine with returning it." Lini returns the book with the groups' permission.

Quinn closes his eyes to try to remember details. "We found a fake with those Aspis snakes, the real one beneath the podium atop that chest, and some other bound book within."

And I just realized we never actually unlocked the chest, so, retro skeleton keys?
Key 1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Key 2: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Done.