Steps up to the man, Here let me he says in a gruff tone and casts a spell on the box.
Shae cautiously follows the rest into the room. "Be careful. We've already tripped one trap here."
Looks around, Well box doesn't seem to do anything, but the forge and tables seem to He studies both for a period of time.
I'm no arcanist but the forge and table are showing evocation magic. He looks around for Grumthar and gestures to him Take a look?
Grumthar will cast Detect Magic and study the item for a bit to attempt to discern what is going on.
"Hrmm, I am having difficulty identifying its properties. Unfortunately, I am no dedicated student to the arcane. The magic just seems to flow naturally through me," Grumthar shrugs, "perhaps Jamadar can take a look".
Shae clears his throat waiting to see if the spell casters can tell anything else about the table.
Jamadar takes a look as well.
Jamadar informs the rest of the group and searches the area carefully.
Jamadar tries to disarm the blade at an angle so he is not in line of the blades trajectory.
He also alerts the others to how the magical source is hidden and not actually from the stool or forge.
Looks around with his darkvision and searches for magic.
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As Jamadar disarms the trap in the forge, Klevum checks the area around the stool once more.
With a click, the trap is disarmed and Jamadar is able to remove an ivory scroll tube containing three scrolls (magic missile[/], [i]cat's grace, and flaming sphere). Meanwhile, Klevum discovers (with the aid of the detect magic) that a leg of the stool is hollow and contains a slender piece of wood, tapering at one end. It is magical, but he is unable to discern what type of magic emanates from it, or anything more about it.
Shae smiles with an approving nod. "Seems we have found a little stash. Too bad it's nothing that I can use. Maybe one of you arcane types can use them," he says glancing at Jamadar and Grumthar. While they inspect the items, he walks around the perimeter of the room to see if there are any other ways out of the room.
Jamadar takes a look at the wand shaped object before passing it to Grumthar to look at.
He holds onto the cats grace scroll and offers the other two to Grumthar.
After that is settled he helps to search the exit for another trap
Becoming a little worried about this talk of traps and magic, Bollux gingerly places the box he found on one of the tables and eyes it closely for any traps.
I think someone should take another look at this before opening it. I would hate for anyone to be blown up due to carelessness again.
Jamadar wordlessly takes the box and gives it a look over.
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Sure enough, Jamadar finds another trap on the box, a blade designed to slice across a hand opening it. The blade is discolored.
Grumthar takes a long hard look at the slender stick. "Sorry," he says, "I can't make anything more of it, but it appears to be a wand of some sort. Perhaps an identify spell..."
Grumthar gives an apologetic shrug to Jamadar, "with some more effort, we should be able to figure out what this thing is; I can hold onto it for now I suppose."
Jamadar looks at the box. "This one has a concealed blade, but it looks discolored. I suspect poison. I do not wish to risk getting poisoned so it may be best to break the box at a distance."
"OK"
Following Jamadar's expert advice, Bollux pulls out his warhammer and tries to smash open the metal box.
Jamadar shrugs as it was obviously just a trap for the greedy and continues to the next exit.
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The group continues, exiting the room via the south door and then going south again, before being forced to trek west a short distance. Another door to the south finally opens into an easterly passage and the party continues on it's way. You pass a four-way intersection, spotting a door going east to the north and to the east. After a moment's deliberation, you decide to try the northmost door first. This is where you find yourselves, standing outside the northmost eastern door.
Jamadar works at checking the door, and if clear of traps, greases the hinges with a few drops of oil before allowing Klevum or Shae to lead the way. He opens the door and sidles up against the inside wall quietly, if no obvious threat.
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In his initial examination of the door, Jamadar finds a hidden switch that seems to do nothing. On closer inspection, however, he finds that the switch locks in place a blade that is designed to come sweeping across the doorway when the door is opened. Satisfied that there are no other traps, he flips the switch, opens the doorway and slips across the threshold.
No sooner than he steps across the threshold, however, there is a bright flash and a crackle of electricity. The entire door frame is electrified, designed to get whoever steps across first!
electricity damage (DC 14 Reflex save for half)
Once the second trap has been abated, you can see that this large room is home to a number of weapons mounted on the wall. From polearms to swords, from axes to bows, the collection seems to be missing nothing. In addition to the weapons, a number of suits of armor hang about the room.
Jamadar groans in surprise at the lightning, half turning back before collapsing into unconsciousness.
Shae instictively pulls turns his head and closes his eyes at the sight of the flash. Upon hearing the crackle and Jamadar's groan, he turns to see him slumped on the floor. He pulls him out of the doorway in order to treat him. First, he calls on Bolka to bring Jamadar back to consciousness.
He takes a deep breath, frustrated that he is not helping his companion much before trying again.
Once conscious, he casts a spell.
Jamadar rouses slightly and thanks the healer, still quiet fried by the shock
Grumthar is shocked to attention at the crackle of energy and Jamadar's crumble to the ground. He rushes over to assist Shae in making sure Jamadar is alive. Shae is healing him up, so he must be still alive.
Grumthar cautiously steps into the room, ready to fling a spell at a moment's notice.
Grumthar's heavy eyes brighten as has surveys the weapons and armor adorning the room, "Well friends, it looks like we have our bargaining power with the orcs, at least if they are inclined to bargain. Anyone need something?"
Grumthar rummages about looking for a morningstar to replace his old one.
Feeling vindicated about his mistrust of doors, Bollux hops into the room with Grumthar, wincing as he passes poor Jamadar. He looks about the room and gives a good hard look at the display of axes. He hefts some of them, looking for some that are well-balanced. He lifts a few others trying to find any that a light enough to be thrown across the room with any accuracy.
"This is indeed a great find, Grumthar. I have never seen the equal of such an armory; though I imagine our Dwarven friends have seen better," he says, motioning toward Shae and Klevum.
Jamadar rubs his wounds as he limps around, making sure the room and egress won't explode and kill them all.
Shae wanders around the room looking at the various equipment. He finds a light crossbow and a quiver of bolts that he takes. He then looks to see if he can find a heavy shield and a suit of armor that will fit him and give him better protection.
"How is everyone doing? Do we need to take rest here or shall we scout a bit more around these cursed halls?"
Should probably scout as much as possible
Jamadar does not need armor, but he does look for more arrows, a spare rapier and any daggers, and for manacles or bear trap type useful objects. He takes any of those he can find.
Shae smiles when he sees the suit of chain mail his size. Just as he starts to reach for it, he remembers their new found companion, Klevum, and calls him over. As he walks up, Shae sizes him up. "Look what I found," he says, pointing to the armor. "It looks like both of us could use this, but I imagine you could use it more. The armor you have on now would be an improvement over mine."
Shae dons his new armor and takes the heavy shield, leaving his old armor and shield in its place. He glances around the room again, making sure he didn't miss anything and then looks over his new equipment. He then says a prayer to Bolka and sends healing energy out to the group.
He looks around the group to see how everyone is faring and then turns to Jamadar. "How are you feeling after that jolt? Do you feel you can continue now, or do you require more healing?'
Jamadar nods, "Let's go."
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Unable to go further east, the group backtracks slightly and takes a turn to the south, coming upon a huge corridor. The length of this room extends beyond your light source. Here lies an orc corpse, there rests a dead kobold, and over there a dead octopus with three of its tentacles severed lies against the wall. In fact, corpses of a dozen different creatures litter the corridor.
Jamadar detects for magic before cautiously checking the hallway.
Grumthar gets into position just inside the room and readies an action to cast Magic Missile at the first sign of trouble.