Even Angels Weep

Game Master DragonBlood472

Entering the room that was once a bedchamber, Ayumi takes you guys to a closet that is on the opposite wall from the door leading into the hall. In the closet there is a blackened steel chest with the mark of House Vadalis. It looks like it's been banged around a bit, perhaps from the fall, or from trying to bust it open - maybe even both.

"Vadalis... what would the tamers have hidden here?"

Silian kneels to glance over the chest, from afar.

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

"Anyone else care to give a glance?"

"Ive given my try at it, and it was a no go, so all you guys."

"I have already did all the glancing I am able to do, And I have came up with nothing"

All Silian is able to determine about the chest by looking closer at it is, that aside from the trap that Ayumi and Xing mentioned, it is also locked.

"Lianna, do you think you could freeze the lock or hinges and break them? Or Balthazar, do you have anything acidic in those vials of yours?"

Akasha whispers an arcane word as her eyes glow, her vision shifting into the arcane spectrum.

Detect Magic

Akasha detects a definite magical aura, stronger than anything she can do herself.

Knowledge arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

"Definitely magic, stronger than anything I can do, but I'm not sure what exactly." Akasha says as she studies the chest.

Using detect magic herself Lianna kneels down to study the chest in question. "Let's see here." Knowledge Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
"I'm seeing lightning, not terribly advanced in it's crafting, however it is potent, activated by touch, resetting itself..." Lianna goes on, muttering about magical theory for a bit.

1:I thought spellcraft was used for identifying spells. 2:Do I figure out anything else?

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth :D I was being nice and giving you more than necessary just off of the rules of the Detect magic spell. Namely the third round where it says:

3rd Round: The strength and location of each aura. If the items or creatures bearing the auras are in line of sight, you can make Knowledge (arcana) skill checks to determine the school of magic involved in each. (Make one check per aura: DC 15 + spell level, or 15 + 1/2 caster level for a nonspell effect.) If the aura emanates from a magic item, you can attempt to identify its properties (see Spellcraft).

I would have given you the same info with a Spellcraft check.

"My my, aren't you ladies so charming in your magical knowledge? Is there a way to break the seal without touching the chest? Blunt force trauma or..." Silian looks down to Balthazar, "Something explosive perhaps?"

"oh yes! I love explosives! That might work, but i'm not an expert. Sounds fun though."eyes are lit up and smiles real big

Balthazar smiles. "I'm so ok with that. Stand back and lets see what happens."

Once everyone moves back Balthazar throws a bomb at the chest.

Fire Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Splash: 4

The explosion rattles the chest, setting off the trap as electricity sizzles and zaps around it, leaving it a bit dented but still solid and locked.

The splashes from the bomb, however, catch some of the wood and linen debris in the room on fire.

Silian chuckles. "If we could pick the damn thing up maybe we should just toss the chest at everything that opposes us. Er... does anybody have a way to cease that flame?"

"Not I sadly, closest I have is my blanket to try and smother if if no one has anything better"

Vannevar sighs and shakes his head, scooping up dust and stone debris then depositing it on one of the smaller fires which goes out immediately. He then looks at the rest of you with a raised eyebrow before gathering more to smother the next small fire with.

Silian sighs, and begins stamping out the small fires. He thinks outloud as he puts out flames. "Maybe if we toss Aerya's body on the box the spell will eventually fizzle?"

Roflmfao. It's worth a try.

"The spell might stop if we can get the thing open, or find the key, a trapped chest doesn't do any good tot he one who trapped it if they can't easily deactivate the trap." Lianna responds looking at the thing with her head tilted and brow furrowed.

"With the luck we've had so far in this place the key will be the hand, still attached to that crazy sacrificing entity..."

Waves hands around speaking words mutter under breath forming Shapes with her hand water springs forth aimed at the reaming flames."Fire I can handle, But the chest is out of my league"

Xing is easily able to quench the remaining flames, leaving the room a bit soggy but no worse for the wear.

" I have no intention of being electrocuted by a damned chest, I say we deal with it on the way out." Akasha mutters

"Very well. Where do we go next?"

"Unless you wish to revisit the places we have already been, I believe that the staircase we saw in the laboratory is the only other place to go."

"Then off to the staircase we go! Hope we can locate your friends."

"Either way I am here to help till I find out why I am Here.

You make your way slowly up the upside down staircase, Vannevar in the lead scouting ahead. The areas that aren't blacked out are as much as Vannevar has seen so far. He informs you that the area to the left of the screen has spikes in the floor. Ayumi and Xing are technically still on the stairs. This level has torchlight spread out throughout the area, they seem to be placed in such a fashion as to create more shadows than they banish.

Map

"Staircase it is." Akasha says making her way towards the staircase.

So since we're all on a staircase, it's difficult to see, who is in front?

You're not all on a staircase. Most of you have piled out and surrounded the staircase. The area opens up into several directions so there really isn't a "front". You could move north from where Lianna is; west, south, or north from Akasha's point; or north from Vannevar's point.

"Let's just get this underway." Akasha says moving North.

Noth up past Vannevar, or north to where the spikes are? Seems like an obvious question... but yeah.

Why the hell not? Spikes first

Since you're not currently being pursued and are aware of the spikes ahead of time, you can move through that area at half speed and avoid being injured.

You move forward slowly through the glass spikes and reach the end of the hall when suddenly a blink dog materializes in front of you. It doesn't seem to have expected you to be there any more than you expected it to appear.

Vannevar Perception 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Vannevar hears the noise of the blink dog materializing and spins around, peering behind him at the flickering shadows where he sees the blink dog. Only now does he realize that the hall he stands in does not in fact dead in ahead, but opens up to the west.

Map

R1
Xing, Ayumi, Lianna, Silian, Seth (blink dog), Balthazar, Vannevar, Akasha

"Finally, a living cur to end." Silian smiles wickedly as he nocks an arrow.

looks at Silian with his nocked Arrow "Ill assume this isn't your friend" Charges at the blink dog swinging her mace.

Mace Attack: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 = 7 Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

"I'm beginning to get why you hate these little @#&$@$ers so much"

The halfling oracle pushes past Vannevar and runs at the dog. She swings her mace at the blink dog to no avail, missing the creature completely.

Xing now occupies I9 on the map above.

R1
Xing, Ayumi, Lianna, Silian, Seth (blink dog), Balthazar, Vannevar, Akasha

Aims bow at the dog, steadies, aims, and pews away.
Longbow ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Longbow DMG: 1d8 ⇒ 5
(5 x 3(crit)=15)
If I need to do crit another way please let me know.

For critical rolls, you roll attack again. If the second attack roll is a successful hit, then the critical stands, if the second attack roll is not a successful hit, then the initial roll does regular damage. That being said, you are not in a position where you would have line of sight on the blink dog in order to fire an arrow at him. Since the map is a bit difficult to see (even I mistook the space that the "16" occupies on the map as a gap in the wall) I have highlighted some of the walls in red for you. You'll need to revise your action.

Map

I move to I8 and end my turn.

Glass spikes1d20 + 0 ⇒ (10) + 0 = 10
Glass spikes1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13
You're good.

"Seriously, the skeletons of one of these things wasn't enough?" Lianna retorts as she moves to L9 then flings a Ray of Enfeeblement
rta: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
strength damage assuming it hit: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
The dog can make a fort save(14) for half STR damage

Silian launches an arrow at the blink dog. "Mat, flak hundur!"

Shortbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Lianna, you don't have line of sight form L9, there is a wall between L9 and K9

Silian's arrow hits the dog who lets out a low growl before lunging at Akasha.

Bite 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage 1d6 ⇒ 2

Can I move to K10 and tilt my head around the corner?

Sure, that works for me. I'm sure Silian wouldn't mind at all :D

Fort 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

R1
Xing, Ayumi, Lianna, Silian, Seth (blink dog), Balthazar, Vannevar, Akasha