GM Tarondor's Emerald Spire Campaign

Game Master Tarondor

Wymond kneels to pray and Refocus before listening to Perfire and Frizz's discussion.

"I reckon yer right, Perry. Tha's probably where all the water in 'ere was comin' from, so if'n we shut it down, maybe things'll dry off eventually."

Does Perfire divine a way to close the portal? Or is that beyond his grasp?

You think it might be possible to dispel it, but it's probably well beyond your current level of ability.

'Hrmm. It was a good thought but without an extensive amount of study, or some kind of focus to improve my ability to manipulate magic, I think we'll just have to leave this be for now. Maybe we'll find something here in the spire?' Perfire steps back from the water-belching tear in space and gathers his belongings.

"Hmm...maybe we can plug the hole with somethin' in the meantime?" Wymond suggests.

'Has anyone checked these crates? Maybe there's something useful?' Perfire clambers up onto the table and tries to open a crate.

And then the rest!

As long as we're uninterrupted, Frizz will continue to treat wounds.

TreatWounds Lilika: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
"I think it was. So. Cool. What you did with the water and the healing and maybe I could learn some magic one day."
TreatWounds Frizz: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8
TreatWounds Wymond: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 7) = 15 Let's see Erastil do that!
TreatWounds Triath: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4
"YaKnow.ThereAreSomeMilitariesThatUsePigsToTeachMedicine. TheySedateThePigWithMagicAndThenHarmThePigThenHaveTheMedicsTryAndSaveThePig AndThenTheyEatThePig."
TreatWounds Perfire: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7
"YouShouldReallyStayAwayFromWaterForAWhile.ItDoesn'tSeemToBeGoodForYou.IBet You'llGetThristyThough."
That's 60min of healing (Frizz talks the whole time unless interrupted) and the current HP as I understand it below

Lilika - 32/48 hp
Frizz - 29/48 hp
Wymond - 36/64 hp
...Triath - 6 damage
Perfire - 23/30 hp

Lilika raises her eyebrow at the whirlwind of a gnome chattering away at her. "You could." After a moment she hurriedly adds, "I can't teach you."

Thanks for covering for me Frizz.

Wymond lays hands on Perfire to supplement Frizz's medical attention. He then says more prayers and does the same for the others.

I'll take advantage of those 60 minutes of healing too. +6 hp for everybody!

Lilika - 38/48 hp
Frizz - 35/48 hp
Me - 42/64 hp
Triath fully healed
Perfire - 29/30 hp

Perfire finds the crates contain several days' worth of food and wine. He also finds a single potion neatly labelled: water breathing.

Metal hatches with wire grates in the southern alcoves lead to the lower level.

Is the food edible or is it waterlogged and ruined?

It's edible - wrapped in sealed waxed cloth bundles.

Wymond whistles at Perfire's discovery.

"Noice! We can come back fer that later and it'll keep us fed while we explore down here!"

He looks at Lilika and Frizz.

"So...we movin' on then?"

Frizz bites her lip.
"Uhhhhhhh..... you're still bleeding and my left arm has this purpleish bruise..."

Treat Wounds Lilika: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 8) = 13
Treat Wounds Frizz: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7
Treat Wounds Wymond: 2d8 ⇒ (6, 4) = 10
Treat Wounds Wymond: 2d8 ⇒ (7, 8) = 15

Assuming Wymond lays hands...

Lilika - 48/48 hp
Frizz - 48/48 hp
Wymond - 64/64 hp
Triath fully healed
Perfire - 30/30 hp

"DidYaSeeThatGnarleyHangNailPerfHad?"

"Thank ye, Frizz." Wymond replies. Triath trots up and gives her a friendly nuzzle.

So after a long, soggy rest, you...

"Lilika, Perfire. Do you think you two could stop up those grates over there? and then maybe we can stop up this whole room?! And then the whole floor could dry up and stuff and we wouldn't have to breathe water? YaKnow.IReadABookOnceAboutDruidsThatCouldMakeStoneIntoExactlyWhatTheyWanted .IBetThoseDruidsKnewAllKindOfMagic.IAlwaysWantedToLearnMagic..."

Frizz continues to talk about her desire to learn magic but somehow she never could remember the incantations.

So we unstopped the waterfall and this level dried up a little bit. Since this portal seems to be the source, and we can't close it. How can we seal this room? Stone shape?

To be clear, those grates drain this room to someplace lower. Stopping them up will cause this level to fill up faster.

Perfire thinks on Frizz's suggestion for a moment before shaking his head. 'I don't have anything that would seal the doors or drains, not in a way that would prevent water from seeping through. It was a good thought, though. Perhaps we should move along? Maybe that sunken passage is a little more accessible now?'

"Aye, sounds like a good idea," Wymond replies. Triath nods his agreement.

Frizz moves back out the way they can and to the submerged hallway.

"Welp. Maybe Wymond should take that water breathing potion now?"

Where to?

"Ye're sure ye want me to drink it? I can hold me breath pretty long if one of you others needs it more," Wymond asks. Triath seems to roll his eyes.

"I figured you'd be the one sunk down at the bottom of the water since you're in all that armor and such. Either way, let go for a swim!"

Frizz and I have moved our tokens to where I believe we intend to go

'Maybe we can see how far we have to swim before we use the potion? Does anyone want to scout?'

"Wise words as always, Perry," Wymond replies.

I'm assuming that Lilika and Wymond join you.

The water level has dropped a few feet, but not nearly enough to drain this deep area. To get to the door, you're going to have to dive or swim or walk down to it.

Other possible paths are the grates and hatches in previous rooms.

"Wymond. You think you can dive down to check things out? And maybe if it's clear, we can tie ropes to each other so we don't get lost?"

Wymond raises an eyebrow at Frizz's suggestion.

"How would I do that? Even if I drink the potion and can breathe down there, I won't be able to SEE anythin' cause my eyes'll be shut."

"Welp, just keep your eyes open!"

She dives into the corridor and tries to swim and scout ahead.

The dimly-lit water reveals a dark door, shut, about fifteen feet below the waterline.

Let me have an Athletics check, Frizz!

Athletics(E): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Provided she can swim, she'll swim to check the door and see if it's open.

FWIW in dark water, I have Trap Finder.

Perfire eyes the surface of the water Frizz disappeared into warily as he waits for her to return.

It's not locked or trapped, but it is stuck! Another Athletics check, sir! We demand another!

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Wymond eyes the water too, waiting for Frizz to surface.

Frizz, you can't get the door open. Your lungs are starting to burn. What do you do?

Sorry for delay.

Lilika dives into the water with Frizz, and tries to help pull the door open.

Athletics (swim): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Athletics (swim): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Athletics (pull open door): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Athletics (pull open door): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

(If she doesn't get it open she'll surface/swim back for air).

Frizz scurries back to the surface for more breath.
Athletics(E): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Frizz can hold her breath for 7 rounds. 5 + Con mod.

"What's up, Frizz?" Wymond asks.

"Theres...A....Door....And...It's...Heavy....But...IThinkLilikaAndIGotIt!"

Frizz gasps as she catches her breath.

Frizz can hold her breath for 7 rounds. 5 + Con mod.

Yup. I was just being narrative. The body longs for oxygen long before it runs out of it. I learned this the hard way in Navy survival training.

Frizz and Lilika manage to wrench open the swollen door. The flooded corridor leads onward underwater.

Frizz sees how far down the hall she can get before her lungs burst.
How far?!?
Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Breathing heavily, she pants to the crew.
".....I.....don't....think.....we're...going....to....be....able....to...do ....this...without..magic. Maybe we could go grab a scroll or two so we can breath under water? ThenWeCanPutRocksInOurBootsSoWeCanWalkAlongTheBottom.I'veAlwaysWantedToBeAM erfolkForADayButAbsalomAlreadyHadMerfolkAndTheyDidn'tLookNiceWhenILooked."

For each action you spend swimming, you move 5 feet on a successful Swim check or 10 feet on a critical success (barring really zippy land speed). This is still (slow-moving) water, so the DC is 10. So you'll move somewhere between 15 and 30 feet per three actions of movement. Since Frizz can hold her breath for 7 rounds, you'll move somewhere between 0 and 210 feet in that time.

Note that since there is a bottom you can walk on you don't technically have to swim. Should you plod along the bottom, I'll assume a movement rate of 5' for each action, no Athletics check required.

Say, do you possess anything that would be damaged or destroyed by water? Like, say, food? Scrolls? Your cotton candy collection?

Scroll of Charm
Bedroll
Soap

"So, ye want me te go down with the potion an' push that thing open? Wymond asks.

The door is open.

Nope, everything but my combat gear is inside our bag of holding Lilika wears.

Lilika returns to the surface for a breath of air and takes off her magic backpack and cloak, handing it to Wymond. "I don't need light to see by. I'll check it out. Watch my stuff."

Then she pulls out the rope from her bag and ties it around her waist. She passes the other end to Wymond. "If I tug twice quick, pull me back."

She takes a few deep breaths in and out to prepare herself, then swims over to the flooded passage as long as she can without submerging. Finally, she dives below the water and swims down the flooded corridor.

She intends to swim for... four rounds and see if she's near an air pocket of some kind. If she is, she might go for it (depends how far it looks and what progress she's made so far. Otherwise she'll tug the rope twice and swim back while Wymond reels her in. If she reaches the end of her rope before hitting four rounds... Let me know and I'll see what her surrounding look like. She's only got 50 feet of rope.

Lilika makes little headway swimming and so soon turns to walking across the bottom, making slow but sure headway. The hallway's ceiling slopes down to the door, but then opens back up again. The hallway ends in a room some twenty feet beyond the door. The water is about 8' deep here and with a push Lilika is able to break the surface and take a deep breath.

That turns out to be less than enjoyable as the air is rank with the stench of rotting flesh. Dead sea life floats on the surface. Lilika can see water pouring from a grate in the northern wall. That cascade stirs up the silt in the room, making the water cloudy and difficult to see through.

Suddenly, the water swirls. Lilika is certain she's not alone!

The murk means concealment within 5', Total concealment beyond. You can't actually see any doors or portals marked on the map, since they're underwater.

Act fast, Lilika!

Right now, everyone take a hero point!