GM DSP presents Crown's Reach! (Inactive)

Game Master Darksmokepuncher

The duke's daughter returns inside 10 minutes time.

"I've gathered what I think will be most useful. I'm Arya incidentally. I'm glad to have your help on this mission."

She opens a small bundle and explains its contents.

Scroll of Mass Bless Weapon

Scroll of Break Enchantment x2

Scroll of Daylight x2

Potion of Death Ward x17

Scroll of Consecrate

Scroll of Faerie Fire

Scroll of Halt Undead x5

Necklace of Fireballs - This item has several "beads" when thrown, the manifest as fireballs of varying degrees of power. This one has 1 bead that deals 10d6 damage, 2 that do 8d6, 2 for 6d6, and 4 for 4d6.

Armen nods, a little gleam in his eye.

"These should work very nicely."

"fireballs, you say. Cecil says looking over the items.

will have to look over my spell list to see what I can use.

"We can have...all of those?"

Arya looks sarcastically at Brynn.

"No I just wanted to show them to you and gloat..."

Anyone can use the necklace. you just pull off a bead and throw it. As for the scrolls, do check to see what you can use.

Arya looks sarcastically at Brynn.

"No I just wanted to show them to you and gloat..."

Anyone can use the necklace. you just pull off a bead and throw it. As for the scrolls, do check to see what you can use.

I meant I have to check my list for the rest of it. I know I can use the necklace.

Edit: None of those spells are on Cecil's spell list. He does, however have a +10 to UMD, so that's something at least.

"Oh I like the tongue on her! Armen laughs, eyeing the priestess for the first time.

"Don't get jealeous, though Brynn." he shoots her/him a wink

Maybe Kayla can use some of them?

Maybe Kayla can use some of them?

i suspect she can use most If not all.

Yeah, I should be able to use most of 'em.
Armen, are you trying to get killed by Brynn? :)
I woke up from my nap this evening and it took me 10 minutes to remember how to move my legs to get up. This flu really sucks.

Kayla will once again make sure she is between Armen and Brynn.

"That could be dangerous Kayla!" Shinami chucked.

As she tries to escort Brynn out of the room, Kayla hollers back at Shinami jokingly: "Don't make yourself the next target. Otherwise Brynn and I will have to tag team you two."

Upon heading to her room, Brynn will take off the breastplate squishing her new chest and strap on the newer, better enchanted breastplate, fit just right for her. After squirming around in the new armor a bit, she asks Kayla, "So it feels like I have room to move in here, but how do I make sure it's not too much room? Gah, these things always seemed fun, but now they're just annoying."

"Here, you need to tighten these straps more otherwise you will get to experience how painful it is to have them bounce all over the place while running. That belt was quite generous with its proportions." Kayla helps to hold the breastplate in place with one hand as she points out the straps to tighten with the other.

"You should also give some thought to trying out you new body in a recreational manner before we find a way to switch you back. It may prove very educational."

"You should also give some thought to trying out you new body in a recreational manner before we find a way to switch you back. It may prove very educational."

Sensing his cue Cecil makes a wide eyed motion with his eyebrows in a mock flirtatious look.

lol. You guys are the best. I hope no one dies on this mission.

You can't help but love us. :)

Truth.

Anyone else got anything they wanna "do" before we head out?

Truth.

Anyone else got anything they wanna "do" before we head out?

Unless he has a amulet of mighty fists with undead bane on it for Owen, Cecil and his menagerie are ready to go.

Just need to strap on the shield, the new bracers and the new holy mace and Osslend and crew are set.

We all know that bracers of armor do not stack with actual armor, right?

We all know that bracers of armor do not stack with actual armor, right?

Others can use the bracers. Like Owen. ;-)

Yeah he needs more armor...

I had temporarily forgotten that...any way I can fit them to a hound?

Actually, both hounds are already wearing +1 chain shirts which are better than +3 bracers...so scrap that. I guess someone else can have the bracers. Man...I haven't gotten any decent, usable loot. Oh well.

Give me a dream loot, Osslend. Maybe the litch will have it!?

No, but maybe the lich's undead dogs will. lololol

Responding to Kayla's touch and possibly flirtatious comment, "Like bouncing around on a bed for a bit?" Brynn chuckles.

I think Cecil needs time to "do" something with someone

I think Cecil needs time to "do" something with someone

It's more a matter of Cecil's desire to make Brynn uncomfortable than last time Cecil got any.

"Bouncing around on a bed for a bit would indeed be recreational. Not sure we have the time for that right now though. Does the thought of finding a guy to try out your body with bother you?"

"A bit, actually. I've only been a girl for a half hour. Maybe seeing you bounce around on the bed might make me less confused?"

"A bit, actually. I've only been a girl for a half hour. Maybe seeing you bounce around on the bed might make me less confused?"

Cecil bursts into laughter again, but gets himself under control again in a few moments.

Sensing the Duke's discomfort, Osslend clears his throat. "Maybe we should get this show on the road, eh?"

we did return to the room we slept in so brynn would have some privacy to put on his armor :P

Sensing the Duke's discomfort, Osslend clears his throat. "Maybe we should get this show on the road, eh?"

Composing himself, "Agreed. Kayla, take your pick of scrolls and we can be on our way. Everyone else ready?"

Armen nods.

"Let's go be heroes."

He grins an invincible grin.

You all gather around the wizened wizard, and the Duke speaks to you.

"Normally, I would never let my menundertake such a dangerous mission without putting myself in harms way too. However, my hands a bound here. I am counting on you Dragoons to keep them safe and value their lives above your own."

"I will pray for your swift success. Now, join hands and Maester Jonwyn will get you as close as can be to the lich's lair."

The moment the last hands clasp, Jonwyn's frail voice takes on a power to crush granite as he chants the incantaion. You feel your bodies roll in on themselves toward the navel until you are compressed as tightly as a crystal ball.

Next moment, 34 human feet, 8 hound feet, and 4 Owen feet slam into slimy stone strewn with yellowed bones.

The air is close and cold: it clings to exposed skin with a prickly menace like unto nothing you've ever experienced. Your hair stands on end as the whole place seems charged with static energy.

Looking around, you are in some kind of ruined antechamber. To the south is an open cooridor with stone steps leading up and to the east. To the west is a single, low wooden door. It's barely 3 feet across and not even 5 feet tall. It is locked. To the north is an entire wall of catacombs tripple stacked with ancient dead. The east wall holds more of the same.

"Cheery." remarks Arya in a mirthless tone.

What do we do heroes?

"Well, do we bother to break down a small locked door or just go up the creepy steps? I also wonder if this is where he stockpile dead to raise as skeletal zombies?"

Kayla looks at the door with detect magic, trying to determine if there is anything special about it.

The menagerie looks around for generally useful information such as footprints indicating traffic patterns, anything "odd," secret doors, etc.

Owen

perception 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26(including scent indicators)
Survival 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

Cecil
Perception 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Poe
perception1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Cecil and Co. find zero footprints. Moreover, you notice a thick layer of what you can only describe as mud on the floor. Owen however, discovers that the "mud" is infact an amalgamation of condensations water and dead skin.

Kayla discovers an overwhelming necromantic aura emanating from the door.

"Cecil, come check out this door."

"I don't think we're in a happy place anymore. What are our chances we were detected coming in?" Shinami remarked.

"Cecil, come check out this door."

Cecil does so.

"Necromancy!" He states. "With an aura that powerful we should see what's behind the door. It could be the lich's phylactery or an undead army. In the latter case I say we don't draw attention to ourselves while we find and destroy the lich and queen."

"Is it the door itself, or something behind the door?"

"Is it the door itself, or something behind the door?"

DM?

DSP says it's behind the door. And overwhelming in the sense that it could be masking any other auras that may or may not be in its area.

DSP says it's behind the door. And overwhelming in the sense that it could be masking any other auras that may or may not be in its area.

Cecil say's "It's behind the door. And overwhelming in the sense that it could be masking any other auras that may or may not be in its area"

"Do we proceed through the door or find another way? How dangerous is this?"

Kayla just looks at Shinami. "Dangerous compared to what? Trying to infiltrate an enemy kingdom and kil its queen and a lich?"

Shinami blushed. "I meant that if it's too much of a hassle, we should find another way to the queen and the lich in order to conserve our strength and magical spells for the final boss. I wouldn't want us to fight through swarms of undead only to find that we're spent when it comes time to fight the lich. From here on in, it becomes a battle of attrition."