Vojtek searches for the source of the blockage.
He is fairly certain these people tried to hide treasure in the privy. It is what he would do if someone like himself were to crash through the outer defenses.
Once complete, he wipes his filthy arm off using the corpse's cloak again. Out of consideration for his companions he stands downwind.
The rogue leads the party into the south stairwell. Having them stay at the bottom, Kappi sneaks up to take a quick stealthy peak around.
Stealth
Kappi creeps to the top of the south stairs, silent as the night. He finds that the steps terminate at the top of the Pale Tower's entry outcropping, with arrow slits carefully carved into the frozen walls to allow for easy defense in case of assault. The battlement area is completely free of snow and excess ice; there are chutes periodically about the battlements that allow depositing this material in the courtyard below.
The rogue can see the corpse of the ice troll the party defeated lying in the reddened snow below.
Kappi slips back and invites the crew up the stairs
Does the other stairwell also lead to the same area?
Does Kappi think anything up there needs further investigation/searching?
Perception
Up we go (?)
Hatch indicates a small nodule in the front which looks as though it fits the trin-key perfectly. Another is found in the north crystal. Crystals go to eating place. Take Nadya Petska friends one at a time.
Yes, yes! Hatch exclaims. Key go in and crystal get bright and key come out and Nadya Petska friends step onto bright crystal and go to eating place.
Who goes first?
Vojtek volunteers, fearing (and hoping for, in a way) a dangerous reception.
Davosh instantly agrees with the choice. He grants a spell of Guidance upon the wiry man.
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The barbarian removes his gleaming great sword from its fur-trimmed scabbard and nods to Davosh gravely. So gravely it gets a little weird for a second.
He doesn't fully understand the procedure though, so he looks around for some mundane guidance to go along with the encouraging whispers he is hearing from the ancestors as a result of Davosh's dweomer.
Here, just do what Hatch said...
she holds the key and guides Vojtek to the proper spot. ONce he's settled and ready, she inserts the key, then removes it--hoping to see Vojtek disappear (presumably to the "eating area").
OK, Kappi? You next?
Votjek vanishes when Ali inserts the key.
A crescent-shaped dining table occupies this Y-shaped chamber, while two large mirrors on the north and south walls create the illusion of an even larger space. Twenty feet overhead, an immense chandelier of ice crystals hangs from the ceiling. To the east, rounded steps access a short hallway, flanked by twin ice sculptures of dryads holding ice-carved tree limbs, creating an elaborate archway. Translucent, glasslike double doors are set in the hall's north and south walls. To the west, two alcoves stand between three windows providing an amazing view of the wintry landscape outside the tower.
Atop the dining table, two tiny fey creatures similar to ones Vojtek has seen before are doing somersaults and backflips in time to accompanying music performed by another familiar face.
All three are quite surprised to see a non-Pale Tower guard emerge from the crystal, but not so surprised that they don't react!
Both the fey vanish before Vojtek's eyes, while the forlarren continues to play, although the song changes.
. forlarren
. tiny fey
Vojtek <--
Kappi's eyes open wide in surprise as his friend vanishes from sight. A little afraid but a little excited the young rogue steps up with his favorite tomahawk in hand. me next he says in a quiet but serious voice.
"Kappi, take a spell of the Ancestor's Guidance with you."
Ali gets Kappi up there. Quickly now, we have no idea what they're getting into. Ed, how about you next--if they need healing, you're the one. Then Davosh, then Nadya, and I'll bring up the rear. Hatch, can we two go together? she asks as they continue to furiously ferry folks to the feeding floor.
Kappi hops through the looking glass
We execute per Ali's plan.
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Round the First
Vojtek starts when he recognizes the satyr. He leaps onto the bar with a roar, then pauses for a half a second to consider the wisdom of his next action. Once that half second passes, he leaps from the bar directly at the singing creature.
As he sails through the air, he lifts the massive great sword overhead and arcs down as he falls into combat in a rage!
Power Attack with Greatsword: for damage.
Vojtek: spoilers!
It will take Kappi, oh, let's say about twelve seconds to get up to the "eating place."
Vojtek's angry jump/charge/attack draws only a loud "chink" sound from the forlarren's torso, and through his red haze he can see a fine chain shirt beneath the furs she wore before. Her wicked grin of triumph only serves to enrage him further.
Her song changes again, and...
...casts a spell! Tiny ice shards begin to fly out of the forlarren's lyre and pelt the barbarian! It deals damage! She then moves, provoking from the barbarian!
for
But this attack fails as well!
One atomie reappears and points at Vojtek!
The other points as Vojtek's blade!
Vojtek up!
<- Darn
<- Phew
<-Uh oh
No one else knows what's going on yet, so put spoiler tags around your replies for the time being please.
Yes, the players are perfectly aware; but their PCs are not.
If you're not sure how, it works like this:
{spoiler=Movie plot spoiler}This is a spoiler, such as revealing who really did frame Roger Rabbit.{/spoiler}
...replacing the { with [ and the } with ].
Vojtek & GM
Round 2
The rogue pops into the room and into the middle of a fight. Quickly assuming that the forlarren is the most dangerous foe (and the subject of the barbarian's rage), Kappi throws his tomahawk.
throwing attack
throwing ax
That'll happen on Round 3 (guidance cast and then a standard action to activate the crystal), but duly noted.
With a snarling growl ripped from his rumbly-tumblies waaaaaay down in his gut, Vojtek lashes out with the flail in a massive sidearm attack.
for
The barbarian drops his now-smallish blade (free) and draws his cold iron flail (move), then delivers a crushing blow to Blue, which falls limp to the tabletop!
The forlarren continues to play and move away from the fight.
The other atomie, which had been cackling madly, stops suddenly as its companion falls, aghast. Then, with tears welling in its tiny eyes, leaps to the back o0f a chair and points at Vojtek again!
Kappi appears suddenly atop the crystal! With a start he sees the battle going on, and hears music coming from down the hallway. Quick as a cat the rogue reacts, bounding over the table even as he loosens a throwing axe, and flings it at the performing fey! his axe sails wide, however, as the forlarren continues to play!
Init repost:
. forlarren
. tiny fey
Kappi
Vojtek <--
Edward climbs atop the blue crystal and looks to see whether Davosh sends him off with the guidance of his ancestors as well before Ali uses the portkey crystal's trinket.
Vojtek's flail crushes the life out of the other atomie!
Before the forlarren gets to go...
Yeah I'm just waiting to go upstairs with the rest...
Edward steps onto the crystal and Ali puts the key into place. The Oradin disappears.
The forlarren fumbles with the doors behind her, opening them and stepping through, then shutting them behind her.
At that same instant, Edward appears atop the crystal, seeing a pair of bludgeoned atomies (one on the table, one atop the end chair), Vojtek with his flail out and Kappi reaching for another axe atop a small set of steps.
Init repost:
. forlarren
Edward <--
Kappi
Vojtek