Expedition to Tharkad-Kûl

Game Master Patrick Curtin

Due to the slower-than-normal fight speed, why don't you all take a level and we'll try fighting at 2nd. I think you all deserve it.

Agreed. Love the rogue class talents. Vast improvement.

Divel places the magical arrows in his quiver. Opposite side to the undead-bane arrow found yesterday.

"No orc leaves treasure."

Yay! a new cantrip!! :p Forgot how exponential sorcerors are just wait till level 3

How do you want us to do hp for the new hit die?

Might as well do max hp for now

Divel is done. Max hps=7, 11 skill points include one in Linguistics so Divel takes Dwarven as a new language. Rogue talent=minor magic (detect magic). He needs a bludgeoning weapon like a club. Can the chair leg be worked on by anyone in the party or himself to make it less improvised and more dangerous to the enemies?

Divel is done. Max hps=7, 11 skill points include one in Linguistics so Divel takes Dwarven as a new language. Rogue talent=minor magic (detect magic). He needs a bludgeoning weapon like a club. Can the chair leg be worked on by anyone in the party or himself to make it less improvised and more dangerous to the enemies?

Given that Divel is an elf, and given the traditional elvish persuits of woodcraft, I will allow that you can, with some time, adjust the table leg into a regular club.

So... what's the map look like, Patrick? We should've been able to see even more of the hallway before the skele-fight, but you keep denying us of more map.
Divel, Svetla's got wood carving skills, Craft (Woodworking.)

Mea Culpa...I shall readjust the mappage ....

After the looting is over, the group looks about, ready to explore the haunted halls of Tharkad Kûl further.

Post up any actions going forward.

Southern hallways

The party can see that a hallway branches off eastwards as they move southwards. There are doors along both hallways and another hallway pivots north off the eastern branch farther on.

Pick a door, any door

" Humm doors...First one on the left?"

Yay a level. Humm i get new spells, will take something useful this time :}...I really need to find a weapon lol

Svetla grabs the handle to the door directly opposite the room they've just finished clearing of skeletons. "Everyone ready?"

Sondergang feels Torags power swell within him..It seems even the little they have done so far has allowed the Forge Father to extend his power here.

"Aye ready"

The door is typical of these halls: Ironwood banded in verdegrised brass. The doorknob is crafted as a dwarf head.

Borondon puts his hand on the door to stop Svelata from turning the knob.. "Allow me please", he says. "Dwarven blood only, remember."

Is this a door that Divel has tested for traps yet, DM? I think not.

Divel waits at the rear, he has spent a little while hefting the table leg trying to decide how best to fix its balance. Until that is Svetla mentions her skills in woodwork and he offers her the chance to show what she can do.

"Thanks."

Just to check my bearings, there should be a hallway or corridor to the south of the skeletons room. The "opposite" one was empty and the one next to it had poisonous centipedes.

No, Divel, this door has not been checked for traps. Remember, just because a map says empty doesn't make it so.

Svetla lets go of the handle. Thus allowing Borondon to open the door. "Wait a minute, Borondon, we're not ready just yet."

Svetla takes the table leg from Divel's hand. "Let me see what I can do." Pulling a knife from her belt she goes to work turning it into a club for Divel.

Merzahn casts Mage Armor on himself. will last next 2 hours, AC now 16

was empty.....I agree Svetla.

Divel looks at the dwarves around the door and waits...

"Traps?"

Is this a door that Divel has tested for traps yet, DM? I think not.

Uhhh..heh nope.

Just to check my bearings, there should be a hallway or corridor to the south of the skeletons room. The "opposite" one was empty and the one next to it had poisonous centipedes.

According to the >>Partial map<< you received, that is correct. Check the >>Southern hallways map<<for the hallway's you have peered down.

Divel looks at the dwarves around the door and waits...

"Traps?"

Borondon steps to the side of the door. "Please check."

Divel steps up with one arched eyebrow at Borondon. He examines the door carefully then steps back.

"Abadar blessing?"

Perception check for traps 17+7+1=25, Disable Device 19+7=26

Divel approaches the door and scopes it out thouroughly. The door seems untrapped, but as he looks closer he sees there is a strange trigger in the locking mechanism. He looks down and sees that the floor tile below his feet has a crack running around it. Turning this door without the proper precautions would lead to a fall into a pit of some sort.

Divel manages to circumvent the triggering mechanism, and the door is safe to open

Nice catch. I was waiting for someone to turn that knob ...drat

Everyone please roll me a Perception

Perception 1d20+4=16(18 for taste/touch or stonework)

PERCEPTION: 1d20+1 = 17 <-- woot!
I should add some skill points to this.

Patrick, how did Divel's club turn out?

PERCEPTION: 1d20+1 = 17 <-- woot!

I should add some skill points to this.

Well, you have some fresh ones with the new level :)

Patrick, how did Divel's club turn out?

Why don't you roll me a Craft (woodworking) roll? You sank points into it after all! If you get good enough I might even call it 'masterwork!'

Why don't you roll me a Craft (woodworking) roll? You sank points into it after all! If you get good enough I might even call it 'masterwork!'

Ummm. I already have. See above post w/ spoiler.

*Blushes* ... err hrrm, yes, well I see...

The table leg is expertly whittled into a servicable club by Svetla

So sorry! :)

Perception: 1d20=15

Divel's Perception nat 20 +7/9 (sight and sound)=27/29

Ping! The elf quickly jams the trap so that everyone can cross safely. It will not work again when he is finished with it.

Svetla hands the club over to Divel. "Good luck."

Divel's Perception nat 20 +7/9 (sight and sound)=27/29

Ping!

Divel:

DM

Divel:

Divel raises a hand and points to the south. "Courinjelvidene? Moving Box of Jelly. Dangerous."

The others should be able to see the floating sword and swarm of coins that are sliding towards them now. To help, Divel lobs his lit torch down the corridor. Then he steps behind the warriors.

"Paralysing touch."

"Swallow and digests flesh."

"Easy to hit."

Someone roll me an initiative!

Initiative: 1d20=19

Perception (not that it matters now)1d20=7

perception sigh 9

Svetla: 26
Navorn: 25
Divel: 24
Eldon: 23
Ingrahild: 21
Merzhan: 21
Borondon: 21
Sondergang: 19
Gelatinous cube: 7

The party turns after hearing Divel's sangfroid exclamation and sees an enormous wall of jelly moving towards them. It flows slowly, but it engulfs the entire hallway. Divel's torch is snuffed as the clear-colored creature rolls over it, releasing a putrid burning chemically stink. The party can see several bits of metal and stone trapped like flies in amber in the clear gelid monster. A sword and a veritable constellation of twinkling coins are lodged in the horror's center mass.

"Borondon, I shall offer you my protection versus this foul monstrosity, may the blessing I provide, protect you from its paralytic touch cast resistance" +1 bonus to saving throws...

sorry for my slow postings been real busy in real life....

Merzhan opens a flask of oil and tosses it at the advancing blob
1d20+2=21

Eldon? I thought we had eaten him for breakfast?

Divel pulls out his bow and fits a greywood arrow to the string. In a fluid movement the arrow comes up and fires straight at the cube.

Attack roll 2+6=8, Damage=3pts

Eldon? I thought we had eaten him for breakfast?

Ah yes, hadn't removed him from the initiative roster yet. Mea Culpa.

>>Gelatinous cube fight<<

Apologies for the crude suturing of maps. The wandering encounter had to happen at the map's boundaries!

Svetla swings the hammer, uncertain of how much effect it will have.

ATTACK: 1d20+4+1 = 16
DAMAGE: 1d8+4 = 5 ugh.

Svetla steps back to Y10.

Department of useless information..Field Marshal Slim who commanded in Burma in WW2 used to say that battles were always inevitably fought on a hillside in pouring rain at the point where four maps joined together..so dont sweat it Pat

Sondergang recoils then calls down a blessing from Torag on his comrades

Casting bless

"Borondon, I shall offer you my protection versus this foul monstrosity, may the blessing I provide, protect you from its paralytic touch cast resistance" +1 bonus to saving throws...

sorry for my slow postings been real busy in real life....

Plus you have an open call to finish..how goes it?

DM