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Fulgrim puffs on his stogie a bit.
"Not sure what that monkey-boy there is doin' or sayin', but if'n you want my wizened expert advice? Try the door before we start turnin' this into a climbin' match which'll split our happy little family up?"
Fulgrim opens the door, sees the whole staircase is choked with rubble and is totally impassable...then sighs.
"That is, unless one of ya'll want to hook my arse up and hoist me up? I'll do what I can to keep passin' gas to a bare minimum, promise." He calls out.
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Taking a moment to doff his armor and stow it in his pack, Rashid walks to the crumbling Eastern wall. Working slowly so as not to cause the whole thing to tumble down around his ears he steadily ascends the precarious slope.
Upon reaching the top he affixes the knotted rope and calls for the others to ascend.
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Fulgrim goes off and rechecks the door, apparently not trusting what his comrades have said about it being impassable. While Rashid takes off his armor and climbs up the fallen wall. Occasional rocks break off, but no harm comes to him and he's able to drop Sven's knotted rope down.
With the rope passed down everyone is able to make the climb to the next floor. Though Fulgrim waits below to be hoisted up.
On the second floor you can see a door in the southwestern wall and another in the northwestern wall.
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Rashid tosses a bundle of gear at the javelin tip in the wall, which does nothing ... until the sack hits the ground and sets off the pressure plate. The javelin fires and impales Sven's gear. No new javelin appears in place of the one that was fired.
As Sven's goes to retrieve his gear he notices some footprints around the door.
These prints appear to be from at least one Troglodyte though they appear on the small side for the creature
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Crushna, I am curious. How did you come by your abilities? Are they inborn, wrought by blood? Or did you study to attain the talent? I ask because it is curious to me. You obviously invoke powers, but unilke any wizard or sorcerer I have ever seen.
"I do not know for certain the reason for my powers. In my homeland, it is not uncommon to possess the ability to shape the elements to our will. It could be a blessing of Omrataji or Ashukharma, my local deities, or Irori himself! Or I might have descended from one such as our statuesque friend. There are many shaitan, djinn, and efreet that wander the Impossible Kingdoms.
"Whatever the cause, my skills manifested in the silver mines of Radripal. There was a nasty cave-in on my branch. Before I knew it, every fiber of my body was straining to hold the stone above me as my friends evacuated. It was an extraordinary event that I am unable to replicate, but it awakened my connection to the Earth. I practice everyday to hone my technique. The Perfect Man teaches us to constantly improve ourselves as we seek enlightenment."
"These appear to be Troglodyte prints. Though not fully grown."
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Sven imitates Crushna, but hears nothing. If Crushna (or others) hear signs of the next room being occupied, Sven will cast bless, hold up his fingers in a "3..2..1" count, and open the door suddenly to grant his allies a surprise round.
(In a strict rules terms, if we succeed a Perception check, I cast bless then initiate a surprise round afterwards. Everyone ahead of me in initiative holds for my surprise action of opening the door and taking a 5' step to allow charging into the next room, then the party comes off hold and gets the drop on them.
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You don't hear anything in the next room, though you all expect combat Sven casts bless and attempts to open the door to surprise the combatants in the next room. However they already stand with javelins ready to throw and clubs in their other hands.
As each of you comes into the room I need two Fortitude saves (versus a poison effect)
Hydris
Red
Yellow
Crushna
Fulgrim
Rashid
Thinker
Sven
Hydris you're up.
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Fort saves for Hydris
The Red troglodyte keeps his javelin trained at the door as Hydris enters, and throws his Spear at Sven. The yellow troglodyte however tracks Hydris's move and throws his javelin at Hydris.
Both javelins fly wide of their marks and each makes ready with it's club.
Crushna
Fulgrim
Rashid
Thinker
Sven
Hydris
Red
Yellow
Everyone is up.
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Sven double moves to get into a flanking-ready position (provoking an AoO from both Trogs) and makes some Fort saves along the way.
I will use Misfortune to grant either Rashid or Thinker a second save against this effect should they fail one of their checks. Sven himself is now officially sick of these reptilian mooks.
Doobaydy! Deezir gorbys tinkum I ebbin!
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Fulgrim would have eventually huffed and puffed and cursed in every language he knows (Common (Taldane), Common (Bad Common), Dwarven, Undercommon, Terran, Goblin, Orc, and Polyglot) at the party for not hoisting his unhappy-arse up, but would have been just barely able to make the climb eventually.
(+2 if this is a Poison effect)
(+2 if this is a Poison effect)
"Hey, ya'll. I read their minds for ya! These here are trogolodite-types, but they're young'uns, tryin't prove themselves. They stink to high hrothgar but ain't too much of a fight otherwise. Watch, they even hit each other when ya make 'em mad!"
To lie about having read their minds and learned all that stuff through psychic prowess and not just being an old fart who knows stuff.
Fulgrim will move into the room and then stick out his tongue at the red one, and wink at the yellow one, as if to suggest that he likes the yellow one better.
As a standard action, Fulgrim casts Murderous Command on the red one to attack his buddy - Will DC 16 negates.
(+8 [Total 21] to that if the GM considers this to be "lying") To pretend that he's just sticking his tongue out like an old warrior in plate mail with a big hammer would do and not a spellcaster...
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Sven, Crushna, and Fulgrim all join Hydris in the room and while Crushna and Fulgrim deal with the Stench better than Hydris, Sven also succumbs to the stench. Crushna and Hydris attempt to hit the troglodytes from range but fail. Fulgrim comes in and mocks the one troglodyte enough that it seems angry with its companion.
Rashid
Thinker
Red
Yellow
Crushna
Fulgrim
Sven
Hydris
Rashid and Thinker are up.
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Sven, Crushna, and Fulgrim all join Hydris in the room and while Crushna and Fulgrim deal with the Stench better than Hydris, Sven also succumbs to the stench. Crushna and Hydris attempt to hit the troglodytes from range but fail. Fulgrim comes in and mocks the one troglodyte enough that it seems angry with its companion.
[dice=Will, Red]1d20Rashid
Thinker
Red
Yellow
Crushna
Fulgrim
Sven
HydrisRashid and Thinker are up.
Thinker? Rashid? If there aren't responses by when I check in tonight I'll probably look to botting you both for the round.
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Since apparently I forgot them earlier. As Sven moves in both troglodytes attack him.
Thinker charges and and smashes into the northern troglodyte leaving it reeling while Rashid charges the yellow troglodyte and misses, but Sven twists luck and
the troglodyte vaporizes in a pink cloud before him.
Red no longer has a partner to attack so he turns his club on thinker.
He misses thinker and falls unconscious.
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In the room, there are a few items of interest a shield, a dagger, and a banner.
There are also two doors one to the east that heads into the stairwell (which was blocked on the first floor) and one to the north.
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Each troglodyte carried a club and a javelin (which they threw at people), nothing more. The shield, dagger, and banner really are the only notable things in the room otherwise.
While sifting around however you do get the sense that the stairs are unblocked heading up from here, but remain blocked to get down.
If people wanted to wait out the sickened condition on the three of you, Hydris (and probably others) could take 20 on the Appraise check while you wait and look around to get the info in the Appraise spoiler.
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So after a couple minutes everyone is feeling better and you figured out what all the items were (feel free to examine the Appraise spoiler for details, though someone still needs to try the knowledge). Everyone stacks up at the northern door.
Upon openning the door you notice that judging from the shelves lining the walls, this darkened room might once have been a storeroom, though its contents have long since succumbed to the passage of time. A crack in the
northern wall has apparently let in some rainwater, which has collected in a large puddle on the floor.
In the room is a single lizard that appears shockingly happy to see the door open. It seems to want to approach you all.
Fulgrim
Lizard
Rashid
Hydris
Crushna
Thinker
Sven
Fulgrim is up
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Fulgrim barely even seems to notice the objects recovered, and he just shrugs as the party moves on. Once the door opens...
Fulgrim spits out his cigar and waves his arms. "Shut the door! That there's a shocker lizard and not the kind numerian women like either!"
Fulgrim will move up to the door and close it.
"If'n ya'll are gonna go in there - note the operative since I ain't goin' near that thing, might wanna be ready before it, well, gives ya a shockin' kinda experience."
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Sven gets out his wand of CLW from his wrist sheathe as a swift, re-opens the door as a move action, and moves towards the bitty critter while shouting to try and get its attention.
Sveeeeeeen Sveeeeensooooonnn!
Fulgrim shuts the door.
Then Sven bizarrely decides to re-open the door and kamikaze himself at the lizard. After the shutting of the door the lizard had excitedly made himself ready for visitors, hoping for some food, and waited expectantly just outside it's openning. Upon openning the door, the lizard steps forward and though it doesn't attack delivers a shock to Sven.
After the shock of Sven re-openning the door wears off, you're able to drag him back, kick the lizard away from the door and re-shut it.
You are then able to climb the stairs to the third floor, only to find the door locked in front of you. Collectively you realize you could go back to climbing the outside of the tower up another floor or pick the lock.