Gryms face wrinkles with disgust. He pulls a relatively clean sack form his pack. He gently places the severed head inside and ties it securely to his pack.
Odric pulls a glass flask filled with oil from his pack. He begins pouring the oil on the rest of the body, being careful not to spill any on the floor or on himself. He takes out his flint and steel and commences trying to set the monstrosity alight. Once it is blazing, Odric intends to hack it to pieces.
Morkeleb remains calm and stern under Sandor's rant. Knowledge isn't what causes evil, my good dwarf. It's the practitioner. There is no reason to destroy knowledge that could be put to a useful purpose. Personally, I'd rather prevent Rolth from practicing his vile arts here by watching you cleave him in twain--he has clearly been corrupted by his dark arts such that there is little he will not do.
Since Sandor has made his intentions clear, Morkeleb now looks to the library, looking for what is useful to salvage, before a Dwarven molotov cocktail finds its way into the bookshelves.
Oh yeah, Morkeleb has to decipher the scrolls in order ot use them . . .
Spellcraft: <--good for 3rd level spell
Spellcraft: <--failure
With the rest of the body destroyed, where to adventurers?
Through the east door. Grym listens and waits for Gaius to check it for traps before entering.
Perception
Oh yeah, Morkeleb has to decipher the scrolls in order ot use them . . .
Can Ferox just tell Morkeleb what the scrolls are?
Oh yeah, Morkeleb has to decipher the scrolls in order ot use them . . .Can Ferox just tell Morkeleb what the scrolls are?
You can, but they still need to be deciphered. I'd have tried the "Command Undead" first (I looked at the spoiler since you specifically said you told me) as it's most likely to be used!!
Gaius rolls his eyes, but checks the door for traps anyway.
Perception:
I'm confused. which door? you opened the eastern door in the library. It led to the room with the corpse.
did I screw up?
Ah! No! You didn't screw up. If there's no other way out of this room, I'll start scouting down the passage leading east out of the trashed alchemy lab.
Stealth:
Perception:
The new room (with the body) has a door to the South and a passage to the northwest
Gaius checks the door to the south.
Perception:
If trapped, I'll disarm.
Disable Device:
I'll oil the hinges--they should be accessible from this side unless this construction isn't normal. Likewise we're leaving a room so locks shouldn't be a problem. If they are:
Disable Device:, ,
Three tries. :)
You hear nothing through the door, and it's neither locked nor trapped. The door swings open (silently) and leads to a longish hall that descends past your field of view.
After looking at the map, my instincts tell me we should head Northwest first, and try to explore the rest of this quadrant of the complex.
Gaius quietly closes the door and starts down the Northwest passage.
Perception is +9 if you need it.
Stealth:
Exploration map is here but the PC placement is not accurate.
I check to the east. I don't want to get flanked.
Odric follows closely, ready to attack.
Sandor watches as Odric sprinkles the oil on the body and then watches it catch fire. As Odric hacks off the the limbs one of them falls to the ground Sandor removes his helm and squats down getting a closer look at the burning flesh.
He is entranced at watching the flesh blacken and then shrivel up he reaches down and picks up the limb placing it back on the table with the rest of the body.
Everyone can tell his gauntlet is getting warm and then hot. He looks at his hand removes it from the burning limb, and then back to the shrivling flesh. Mindless of his action he takes the heated gauntlet and touches the misshapen scars on his face and neck. His eyes close with the lids fluttering slightly the heat on his face is disturbing to you, but seems to calm him.
He snaps out of his reverie, and in a quiet voice Morkelb I will not disagree that knowledge is the problem, and I also would love to cleave Rolth in twain. But take a look at your own statement that his dark arts corrupted him. I'm not sure if he was evil to begin with, but any person who is willing to play god and pull dead people back into semi life with arcane arts is an affront to the gods themselves. We obviously cannot carry this library out of here, nor can we carry all of his equipment. So dening him use of these foul items will set him back at least, and maybe piss him off enough to hunt us while he is weak and without an undead army.
Sandor shifts the topic a little Now we have the head it's a beginning
“Our ways are not as yours. If a body does not go whole to the fires of the gods, the smoke of a warrior’s spirit cannot rise to the Great Sky. If I could send Gaekhen’s body to the Great Sky with honor and dignity, his father and brothers would listen to me and stay their wrat
I think we need to concentrate on finding the rest of the pieces to prevent a war that Korvosa cannot win right now.
He places the helm on his head and moves up to the rest of the group.
Odric whispers to Gaius, Go!
This dry, well-kept chamber contains a narrow bed, a relatively empty shelf containing only a few books and some bones and skulls, and a long bench. A man’s torso, the chest bearing numerous tribal tattoos and with the right arm still attached, lies on this bench. The arm periodically thrashes and clutches at the air as if it were alive. Just barely out of the corner of his eye, Gaius spots another albino attempting to hide. He can see you, and you catch him just as he begins casting some sort of spell!
Ferox:
Odric:
Grym:
Gaius:
Morkeleb:
Sandor:
Baddie!:
Map update here.
Morkelb I will not disagree that knowledge is the problem, and I also would love to cleave Rolth in twain. But take a look at your own statement that his dark arts corrupted him. I'm not sure if he was evil to begin with, but any person who is willing to play god and pull dead people back into semi life with arcane arts is an affront to the gods themselves. We obviously cannot carry this library out of here, nor can we carry all of his equipment. So dening him use of these foul items will set him back at least, and maybe piss him off enough to hunt us while he is weak and without an undead army.
Morkeleb watches Sandor's reverence to the deceased without obvious emotion. After the above statement, he pauses for a moment, then replies.
This is neither the time nor the place for a lengthy philosophical discussion. I will say, though, that indiscriminately destroying all of these books is a foolish emotional response. Books are not evil--with some exceptions, of course--it is the choices one makes with the knowledge that makes the evil. If good work can come out of any these tomes, would that not serve to counterbalance some of the foulness created by Rolth's diseased mind?
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If we utterly defeat him, then there is nothing stopping us from taking what is useful from this library, and destroying what we agree is distasteful, or dangerous. I know that you know the adage "knowledge is power," Sandor. I promise you, that adage is correct! Let's not hastily destroy knowledge because someone who read it did something we dislike.
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I shall say no more on this now--but mayhap we can discuss further over wine, once this is over?
Odric pauses, looking at the Albino. He glances quickly to Ferox.
Round 1 Initiative Repost
Odric: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Ferox: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Grym: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Baddie!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Gaius: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Sandor: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Morkeleb: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12
errr...
Ferox
Grym
Odric
Baddie
Gaius
Sandor
Morkeleb
Unsure of Odric's hesitancy, Ferox steps through the door into the room, just next to Gaius. Before the creature can finish its incantation, Ferox lets loose an arrow, hoping to disrupt whatever foul enchantment it intends to unleash.
Attack:
Damage:
Grym blade extended charges at the albino in a fleche.
Svord damage
for dmg
Ferox steps in and wings the albino with an arrow. His concentration seems unfazed. The arrow is followed by the arrow that is Grym
Odric, you can't reach the baddie to attack. Tell me what your movement for the round is.
The creature snarls in pain at the hit from Grym. He abandons his old plan in favor of whipping out a wand and aiming at the ranger. An arc of fire leaps forth and (REF DC 13 ) scorches the ranger a little as he dodges most of the blow. Grym takes half of , so 5 damage. The burning arc leaps from the ranger's back and slams into Ferox! (REF DC 11 ) The inquisitor didn't expect the spell to bounce and takes fire damage.
The mad creature cackles and retreats!
Gaius is up, map update at the top of the round!
Sorry, Odric charges directly at the enemy. If he can set up a flank he does so.
Gaius coldly evaluates the battlefield before him. And in the confusion of the melee, he moves past and behind his companions... And under the bed. (East 5 of his current position). He hides, and quietly draws his dagger,
Stealth:
Sorry, Odric charges directly at the enemy. If he can set up a flank he does so.
Round the First
FOR SANDOR
Round the First
Sandor grunts and starts his massive girth moving. He lumbers down the passageway and takes stock of the room without breaking stride. He maneuvers himself towards the albino and prepares to assault the enemy with all his might.
...so your date was a gentleman?
ROUND 1
Magic MIssile on the albino freak.
Damage:
Also, had I ever heard of tha tspell that came out of the wand?
spellcraft:
With Sandor's move in the albino is quickly becoming surrounded. A solid blast from Morkeleb's wand sets him in a panic.
Battle Map here.
Ferox!
...so your date was a gentleman?
Round the Second
Odic attacks:
Odric goggles at the toppling corpse, he really didn't expect the Falchion to work quite that well.
He gazes lovingly at the weapon, clearly enamored of it.
..but Odric's expression turns to horror as the albino keeps his footing and begins clawing at the decorative bones on his robes. The creature spits blood in the warrior's face.
Spellcraft:
Are we skipping Ferox? Did I get skipped too?
My action if I can post it. Attack with blades.
Svord damage
Knife damage
Nevermind my guy sucks...
...huh.
I had a house rule back in the 3.5 days, but I do Pathfinder by the book.
Ferox takes aim once again and let loose from his bow.
Attack:
Damage: