Master of the Fallen Fortress (Inactive)

Game Master Vahanian 89

Cleo garbs the spider!

Round 1
Binkilink
Mikhail
BG [-4]
Alaric
Izola
Seelah
Thurismund
Nyedel
Cleo
Kalivastri

Thurismund rushes up to face off against the spider, stepping aside, much like an actual, living warrior.

Slam, Power Attack: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

"Spin me a tale." he quips as his spiritual blade "slices" the spider.

Alaric in the meantime, slowly approaches the fight.

At which point your narrator realizes he forgot to buy a pouch of sling bullets for his telekinetic projectile spell. So yeah, I'm an idiot.

I'd argue there's lots of perfectly good detritus and rubble on the ground for that.

Hmm..."Detritus & Rubble: Bedrock Attorneys-At-Law"....

I wouldn't want to assume. If thats acceptable, I'll do that on my next turn.

Alaric scores a good hit but the spider is still standing!

Round 1
Binkilink
Mikhail
BG [-13]
Alaric
Izola
Seelah
Thurismund
Nyedel
Cleo
Kalivastri

I forgot Izola said they would be traveling. So.

Nyedel moves to attack the spider.

Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

And with a might bite Nyedel tears off 2 of the spiders legs and it lies still.

Comabt over. What do you do?

Kalivastri scratches Cleo's head as she looks around the chamber. "Let us search this place." she says.

Any objections to taking our time? If not, take 20 result of 29 for Kalivastri and 25 for Cleo.

That's cool.

Searching around you find a door, once you get it open however you see that it is completely blocked with rubble and thing you will need to find another way around. You also find a corpse in the spiders web with some gold.

What now?

Selah moves over to the corpse and checks it out.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Alaric and Thurismund stand watch over Seelah, providing assistance where needed.

Perception assist (Alaric): 1d20 ⇒ 20

Perception assist (Thurismund): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

You think it was a dog. You also know that the second level can be seen from the first as a large chunk of wall is missing. And think you could climb up there. Either with rope or just trying to free climb.

Kalivastri looks up at the hole, and tugs at the rope on her belt. "We go up?" she asks. "I have a grappling hook. Or do we finish searching this level?"

Seelah looks up at the ledge.

"I seem to be without rope. Can anyone climb up there?"

You have search everything that you can. The other half of this is all rubble.

"I say we go up and see if there's any more wildlife that has a deathwish." barks Thurismund, Alaric standing behind in a little bit of a daze.

If your going to climb give me some climb checks and tell me if your going to free climb or use rope.

Mikhail doffs his heavy nice red coat, stows it, and sets to climbing very carefully....

if DM allows it, Profession (Mason) to try to determine the best way or path to scale the crumbling stones: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Climb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Mikhail inspects the wall then tries to climb. He starts up but makes it barely a foot when he miss steps and falls back down.

Mikhail gives the wall a nasty glare.

"YOU! You are hereby charged with obstructing an unholy-man in his rightful duties, AND with clear violation of local building codes #4, #27, #51, and #244 at a verifiable minimum, AND more violations of the 360 Sacred Dwarven Rules of Construction than is practical to list under present circumstances. Compatriots, fetch...THE LONG ROPE!"

He extends his hand backward in expectation.

"....One of you have got long rope, haven't you?"

"I'm sorry I neglected to bring rope. Anyone else?"

Kalivastri has one

"Ha. Haha. Ahahahaha!" - gnome is laughing hysterically, looking at how dwarf falls and scurse the wall.

"Tears already made. Har! Okay, let me try." - He takes the rope and tries to climb up, after taking off the armor.

Climb: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12

Rocks begin to fall as Binkilink begins to climb, thinking better of it he decides to not climb.

The DC for the climb check with no rope it 15 here.

Thud.

"Ay! It hurts!"

Kalivastri uncoils her hemp rope and ties her grappling hook to one end. She looks up to the top and eyes the rim above before giving the hook a toss, trying as often as necessary to get it to catch securely. "I'll go first. Cover me." she says before beginning to climb.

Climb with Guidance: 1d20 + 1 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 2 - 4 = 6

Alaric and Thurismund will climb up after Kalivastri, taking their time and being cautious.

I'd like to take ten on this check for both myself and the phantom

Mikhail dons his armored coat again and follows.

I take 10 for a result of 10. As I understand it, as long as the rope's been knotted, the DC is 5.

if the rope is knotted seelah takes 10 and climbs up she passes the shield up

"Can someone hold my shield please?"

With the rope and wall you have to make a DC 5 climb check. Can anyone fail that?

Certainly not if I take 10.

The snake climbs the wall under its own power, reaching the top along with her master.

I think this is a rhetorical question .)

I have seen people fail dc 5 climb checks and fall.

Everyone is able to haul themselves up onto the second level. You see 2 doors. Which way do you go?

Do they look any different?

Not really. They look mostly the same.

"Right! I say we go left, if only to dodge the ire of the vicious gangs of Keep Left signs I've heard reports of out here!"

Kalivastri eyes Mikhail quizzically. "These Keep Left Signs, are they dangerous? Should we prepare? What are their powers? Their weaknesses?" she asks, heading towards the left door.

"Well, they can give you the mother of all kicks to the shin, for starters...but most of what's known is hearsay. Those who cross them, don't often come back. As for weaknesses? Hmm...if you still got one good shin after they ambush you, I s'pose a good kick right back could tip them over...or perhaps some missionary work is in order...."

You go left.

This octagonal room is covered in a fine layer of dust. It’s clearly been abandoned for a long time.

Survival and perception checks please. Also feel free to move yourselves into the room and upstairs.

"Ahchoo! Oh, sorry. I'm allergic to dust. Me mother said so. However, I have no idea what is "allergic". Probably some kind of curse."

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Alaric shuffles onto the next level, with Thurismund boldly following.

Perception(Alaric): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8
Survival(Alaric): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Perception(Thurismund): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Survival(Thurismund): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"Interesting..."
"If you have curse to dust, maybe is idea get mask?"

Kalivastri and Cleo enter the room and look around.

Kali Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Kali Survival: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Cleo Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Cleo Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17 +2 to notice unusual stonework

Survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

If dust is all we find. We should be grateful

survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Aleric and Kali notice footprints by the far door. While Seelah and Thurismund notice that there is a trap on the door.

Seelah points to the trap.

"Be careful, I think that area is trapped!"

Oh my goodness, I'm finally back. Sorry, got stuck in Canada overnight because they lost all our luggage and we couldn't get through customs. I'm a bit late for the perception checks and stuff, but I'll do them anyway and go from there.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Survival: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Survival: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

"But on other side of door is person." pipes up Alaric as Thurismund growls. "If it's trying to lure us into a trap, it's going to regret not dying in the process." He spits. Cowards and their traps and illusion. Murderers. MURDERERS!!!"

What do you do? Does someone want to try to disable the trap?