Eyes of the Ten (Inactive)

Game Master drbuzzard

Next?

Hugo looks into the room with the Lightning and shudders.

" I do not like the looks of this one Ezrek. I think we bypass it for now and investigate the rest of this floor and come back. "

Hugo will go back to the female elf.

" What do you know of these chambers and their purpose?. "

"The chambers straight to the north are the cells in which we were held. I think only members of the Decemvirate have the ability to release people. "

Samhain cocks his head. "The Decemvirate released you? Why would they do that? Nothing personal, but why would one's captor's suddenly release their wards in a time such as this?"

Hugo listens to her response.

"All the more reason to avoid the room. No sense risking imprisonment by accident . ".

"What of this other multicolor room? . " Pointing to room 20

"How long have you been held here anyway?"

"I have no idea why I was released or for how long I have been a prisoner. What year is it?"

in room 20

The floor of this chamber is inlaid with giant circular mosaic of the four primary elements divided into quarters that swirl counter-clockwise. A brass plaque encircles the mosaic, engraved with a passage that reads: “The shortest year has five seasons of fire.” In the northwest corner, a short passage leads to a door.

Hugo replies to the woman's question.

"The year is ________. So you do not know the name of your captors or liberators? "

Hugo will cast detect magic and scan room 20 fo traps.

Perception : 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (1) + 24 = 25

nice :-(.

"Damn, I've been in here a while. The captors and liberators have to be members of the decemvirate since only they can access the cells. In here the Decemvirate always wears masks, so there's no way to tell who they are. Though our liberator, left immediately after releasing us without a word. "

"Which way did they go?"

Before leaving, Samhain turns to the woman. "I apologize for the fate of the others, and for having no power to release you properly given that the person who released you is not a true member of the Decemvirate. If any members remain, I will mention your cooperation to them and plead your case for release. Until now, I recommend not going far. The Society will not treat lightly those who try to escape."

"This next chamber has something to do with the four elements. I do not make a connection with the five seaons of fire comment ."

"I was disoriented at the time and there is only one exit from the room. They left. "

Ezrek mulls over the phrase, then peers into the room. "Some sort of trap perhaps? There are four seasons. If we take the shortest route, maybe we will be burned five times?"

Perception (trapspotter): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30

Is it bad that I'm contemplating sending the owl through to find out?

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Is it bad that I'm contemplating sending the owl through to find out?

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Yes...

Not hard to get another one looks just like him.

It does not appear to be a trap.

Hugo will speak another inspiring word on himself and enter the rainbow 4 season room and get a better look.

"Well, time is wasting and Abadar does not favor the late to the negotiating table."

Samhain nods agreement. "I pray Desna smiles on us through this." He looks to see who will go first. If no one volunteers, he will.

Ezrek examines the floor. "Do these tiles swivel?"

The description says they do?

I'll go in

The tiles do not swivel. They have a swirly pattern on them.

Right now it is Hugo and Ablin entering the chamber. Savage will join you since he's a pet right now.

The room is shaped like a 1/4 of a circle. There are doors on the N and the W walls. Beside each door is a lever.

Hugo will inspect the new room and lever to the west wall door.

"I would like to have a word or two with the architect of this place"

perception: 1d20 + 24 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 24 + 2 = 37

You suspect the lever will trigger a trap, and probably do something else (open the door?).

"take care on these levers. It may be prudent to open them from outside the room ."

Ezrek takes a closer look at the levers. "Perhaps I could disable the traps....." Any checks for the levers/traps?

You can try disable device assuming you have the ability to disable magical traps.

Ezrek drinks his mutagen, then attempts to disable the trap(s).

Disable T10: 10 + 30 = 40

You are pretty sure you have disabled the trap.

Hugo will re-enter the room.

"Ready, Ezrek?"

Hugo will wait for the nod, then open the hopefully disarmed door.

Ezrek nods. "I think so..."

There are two doors in the room. One on the north wall, one on the west wall. There is a level adjacent to each door. Which one one did you disabled and wish to pull?

Ezrek will try to disable both levers, first (taking ten, again). Then will open the north door first.

I need to know who is in the room and who is outside the room. Savage is in. I believe Hugo and Ezrek are in of course as is Ablin. You in or out Samhain?

BWT, Erzek, do you have some special ability which allows you to disarm traps while taking 10? If not, you do have to roll since there are consequences to failure when disarming traps.

Samhain casts Protection From Energy (fire) on himself to prevent himself from being singed by any more flames before stepping into the room.

You may take 10 if there are consequences of failure. Like taking 10 on climb or acrobatics. Only thing the rules say don't allow an take 10 is with distractions or threats (such as combat). Taking 20 is what is restricted when there are consequences for failure.

Yeah, you can take 10, unless you in immediate danger or distracted. i.e. in initiative. At least that is how I run it and have always seen it run.

Ok, guess that is the rule.

Everyone is in the room, and the lever gets pulled. The door you came in through slams shut and you feel the room move in a circular fashion. The door next to the lever opens revealing a another room quite like the one you are in right now. There is a door and a lever on the west wall.

Hugo nods to Ezrek.

Well, that was interesting. I would guess we continue in similar fashion until we complete the 4 quadrants of this room?
Search and disable the next lever and try again, Ezrek?"

As the door shuts and the room spins, Samhain is suddenly very glad he stepped into the room.

Ezrek nods and sets to work. Continue taking ten.

You proceed through the chambers, disarming traps, pulling levers and feeling the room spin.

After two levers pulled you end in in a chamber with what appears to be a door which would lead out. but when opened reveals a blank wall. (note the actual alignment of the room is not necessarily what is on the map due to rotations). There is still another door leading to the south with a lever next to it.

Next? This is a sort of puzzle. With the ability to disarm the trap, it is fairly trivial though, so you just need to figure it out. No real danger left.

Sounds like keep rotating until outer door aligns with an exit or something pops out on us.

Since you have disarmed the traps, and have the general idea, you figure that you stay in the first room and pull the lever 5 times. Then the door you entered by lines up with an exit on the other side.

The revolving elemental chamber empties into a broad, windowless hall. Half columns of marble flank the walls, and a carpeted path stretches towards the single exit: a curved stairwell carved of slick, gray basalt. In the center of the hall, atop a marble dais, sits perched a great copper-clad sphinx.

Looks like time for initiative.

Sphinx init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Savage init: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Hugo Init : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

"More constructs," mutters Samhain.

Init: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 2 = 29

Looking up from reading Oh this again...

init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

KN: arcana: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Order:

Samhain
Ezrek
Savage
Ablin
Critter
Hugo

Samhain is up.

Samhain moves in to duck behind a pillar and (assuming it's hostile, hence initiative) will loose an arrow at it.

Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 1 = 24
1d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 1 = 11
Sneak attack: 1d6 ⇒ 3