Giantkiller (Inactive)

Game Master Daniel Penfold 351

Sid you recall that the following of Torag's children are associated with the following values:

Grundinnar (loyalty)
Kols (duty)
Trudd (strength)

"What do they say, Sid?" Kohl was glad they had such a knowledgeable companion for this endeavor.

"These represent the children of the dwarven god Torag. Each one was legendary for a specific trait. Grundinnar (loyalty), Kols (duty), Trudd (strength)."

Sid thinks after a moment, "Dolgrym maybe you should try touching them and 'Rest here until mine sons touch upon thy blessings' and see if you get a blessing. You are a dwarf and a holy man in your own right."

Zavier pokes around the cocoons.

"Good thought Zavier. Those could be dangerous or people that need help."

”Everyone step back and I’ll see what happens,” the dwarf says, nodding at Sid’s idea. He wasn’t 100% convinced, but it was a good idea anyway. He stepped forward and touched them, starting with Trudd, moving on to Kols before finishing with Grunndinair.

Sid will detect magic in the area.

Dolgrym you push the runes and the door opens. As the door releases some fresh air you find 2 bodies in the chamber you are in, the air releases some of the cobwebs around them. One is of an elderly dwarven woman. The other is a slightly younger dwarven woman with arachnid like eyes and basic spinnerets on her hands and feet.

Sid there is magic on the door, you can detect a transmutation aura.

Should burn the spider bodies. Zavier not like them! The burly human says warily ready to attack if the bodies start to move.

Sid is a transmutation wizard can I roll spellcraft to learn more?

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 18 = 31

"Well, that's rather disturbing." Kohl likes the burning idea, though we may want to make sure there's enough air in here that it won't choke us.

Sid you recognise the spell as the greater brand spell, however by opening the door correctly you have bypassed the trap that would set it off.

Moving into A5

The tightly spaced pillars that line the walls of this wide chamber gracefully suspend a vaulted ceiling, walls, ceiling and pillars alike have been cut from the surrounding stone. Centuries of dust coat every surface, and the air is stale. A large translucent panel is set in the centre of the floor. On either side, a stone door sits inside a low arch.

Did the order I touched the doors in make a difference? If so, it was just blind luck as I didn’t have any sort of plan.

Sid will focus his detect magic into the room and move to inspect the panel.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 + 2 = 34 With aid from Gallant.

I assumed that you touched them in the order you identified them, which was the correct order

Sid you do not detect anything magical in the room

What is on the other side of the translucent red floor panel?

[b]"left or right friends?

What is on the other side of the translucent red floor panel?

"left or right friends?

1d2 ⇒ 2

Right! Zavier says!

Ok, on to A7

A nauseating stench of filth fills this chamber. Various items of broken furniture are sloppily piled into curious arrangements throughout the room. Among the piles of wreckage are toppled statuettes of jade and serpentine, shards of clay and porcelain urns, and several crushed drinking steins. The western wall of the room bears several large cracks and a few small holes where it meets the floor.

Sid will continue looking for magic as well as traps and treasure.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

What live here? Zavier looks around Does not smell like dwarf!

"If it is dwarf it is either very old villainous dwarf, another spider dwarf, or undead dwarf."

Sid, you find a trap designed to fire a crossbow bolt if anyone enters too far into the room.

Sid backs up and let Kohl go ahead.

Once the trap is pointed out to him, Kohl moves forward carefully and tries to disable it. (casting guidance first)
disable+guidance: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 + 1 = 30

Kohl, you are easily able to deactivate the trap.

Where next?

A8.

Four statues of idealised dwarves stand against the walls of this chamber, next to stone fonts. A dusty film covers the fonts, and their basins are inscribed with Dwarven runes. A massive stone panel on the room's eastern wall bears a bas relief likeness of a dwarven warrior garbed in a suit of scale mail and wielding an oversized spear. The carved figure is unadorned with the exception of its right hand, which is leafed with silver.

Knowledge local or Perception checks please

Perception 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

”Well, these were handsome fellas, that’s for sure...”

Local : 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27
Perception : 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

"So, are any of these folks Mr steelhand. I would to to see him."

Dolgrym and Sid you notice a small gap between the stone panel and the wall. It is clearly a secret door and it looks as if it has been deliberately left open.

Sid you recognise the images on the bas relief as being of Nargrym Steelhand.

"Should be check over there (a6) so nothing sneaks up behind us?"

Zavier nods.

A6

Huge stone panels line the walls of this chamber, each depicting a carved scene, but all of the panels have been damaged or defaced in some way. Hundreds of footprints crisscross the dusty floor. Two doors exit the room to the south.

Survival 25

Survival 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

"Hmmm. What do you see Dolgrym? Do you feel any connection to this place? Are other dwarves tombs like this one or did your family do something differnt? I'm sure there were fewer awful spider creatures."

Smells like new! Zavier notes.

"What kind of prints are those? Did that little spider-dwarf creep deface these?"

"Assuming the evil dwarves that were buried alive here continued to hate Steelhand I imagine they woud deface the tomb. If they are alive, undead or fused with spiders they could still be in here."

Dolgrym you recognise that all of the footprints are identical in size and shape.

Clearing away some of the dust you see there is a plaque that says "The Betrayal of Lokmorr."

"I think the betrayer is still alive. We should be careful about heading down (to A9). He will be expecting us."

”Weird things going on here. Sid is probably right....I expect that we are expected, so to speak.”

Are you heading down to A9?

Yep. Checking for traps and pausing just outside case anyone wants to buff.

Two wide alcoves flank the eastern portion of this room, the floor of which is inlaid with the symbol of an ornate warhammer. Each alcove contains a large iron brazier and is crammed with a variety of baubles and trinkets. Beyond the alcoves, the chamber narrows and a flight of wide steps climb to a vaulted recess. A great stone sarcophagus, its lid pushed to one side, lies in this space beneath a large translucent panel in the ceiling above. A smaller alcove stands on either side of the stone coffin. The northern alcove holds a five foot tall iron cage, its bars bent and twisted out of shape, while the southern alcove contains an elaborate iron candelabra covered with drippings of dried purple and red wax, which holds dozen of melted candle stubs.

Also in the room is a stocky dwarf with what looks like an iron hand

Knowledge religion on the symbol of the floor

Lokmorr initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Sid initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Dolgrym initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Kohl initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Zavier initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

So initiative order is:

Block 1: Dolgrym, Kohl and Sid

Block 2: Lokmorr

Block 3: Zavier

So block 1 your actions

Sid casts haste.

"Move swiftly my friends.'

Dolgrym casts Bull’s Strength on himself as he and his pet prepared for the enemy

Gallant will move up to the betrayer.

Kohl, what are you doing?