"Ok, nothing we can do about disabling the trap, so what else can we do beside triggering it..."
Kyzen stands ready to attack with a blast if anything comes out of that rug to attack us...
Kinetic Blast (Point-Blank + Elemental Overflow)
Hoga readies his axe. C'mon out of there, bear!
He steps forward, ready to swing on the rug.
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"Ok. Guys. I'm just going to take one for the team here." Kakrish flexes his muscles and then wields his greatsword in front of him. He rushes into the middle of the room with one foot on the bearskin rug and one foot on the cold stone floor. He looks from side to side, his sword at the ready. "Ok. Where's this trap coming from?"
Kyras watches with interest. He is curious about the trap that was not disarmable. But he watches from a safe distance.
Tamora observes from a distance, her body looks ready to intervene in anticipation of an accident.
With everyone standing ready, Kakrish walks into the room and slam a foot down on the carpet. At first nothing happened, but as time passes a low growl can be heard. As it gets louder, a large dark bear materializes next to the warpriest. The bear stands on its back legs, rising high above the dwarf. Just as it appears, a blast of earth hit it straight on and knocks it slightly off balance.
Kyzen launches another mighty piercing blast strait at the bear's heart at the beast and takes a 5 feet step...
"Go back to where you come from!"
Kinetic Blast (Point-Blank + Elemental Overflow)
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Kakrish's eyes grow wide as the bear slowly materializes next to him and then a grin splits his face. "Now this is more like it!" He swings his sword at the bear.
"Well done, Kakrish! You caught a bear for us. You were right, Hoga. There certainly is a bear under this rug."
Tamora draws her bow and shoots an arrow at the bear.
I told you! Hoga shouts, feeling his bloodrage.
Scare me, will ya? he asks his ursine tormentor.
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It only takes a few second and the bear is torn to pieces by the number of blows it receives. Being a summoned creature, the bear, or what's left of it, disappear into thin air and the only proof there was a fight in this room is the crossbow bolt stuck in the wall. Testing the room again for magic, Tamora doesn't find any auras anywhere. Searching the place, the group finds a chest of coins and gemstone. On the writing desk, you find a gold ring on top of a sheet of paper. There are a few lines written on it, looks like a bad poem.
After Kyras inventories everything he looks over the poem and adds Hmm. Perhaps this is some code or mnemonic for that telescope.
As the bear poofs out of existence Kakrish once again flexes his arms with a broad grin across his face. "Hah. I told you I could defeat this thing." He walks around the room, randomly poking at things. "So what else is left here? It looks like we've taken care of all of the important things."
So if we are finished inventorying and securing this floor, the only thing left is the basement... Basement are always fun!!!
I am not sure I have been in all the rooms downstairs yet. You guys were getting ahead of me.
Well, then. Now that we killed the bear that was definitely there, and not a figment of my imagination, I guess we should go down and see what's left in this godsforsaken place.
Hoga hefts his axe and heads down as directly as he can.
Tamora puts her hand on her chest and breathes out.
"Fortunately, it was summoned. Otherwise, I would have felt remorse for killing such wildlife."
Bow still drawn, she turns to the others minus Hoga.
"Well, I believe that is everything for the upper floor unless we miss anything. Only the basement left."
The inquisitor heads down the stairs after Hoga.
Kyras nods and follows.
The group heads back down to the main floor. From there, you make your way to the basement. You find three interconnected rooms that are cluttered with dozens of stacked crates and chests containing only mundane household supplies—nothing of particular value is kept here. There is a door on the western wall of the first room.
"Lets check the basement, then after we'll make sure to inventory everything and make everything safe, including the observatory"
Agreed. Kyras says as he checks the door for traps. Best we detect for magic in these rooms before opening this door though.
Agreed. Kyras says as he checks the door for traps. Best we detect for magic in these rooms before opening this door though.
[dice=Perception]1d20+14
Kyras doesn't find any traps on the door.
Tamora scans the next room while not crossing the threshold of the first room.
When everyone give him the go ahead Kyras will drink his Mutagen (lasts an hour) and open the door.
Drink up, buddy. Be careful.
Hoga gets into position for a quick intervention.
"Ok. Let's figure out what is down here. Tamolama, did you find any magic stuff to worry about?" Kakrish starts humming a quiet tune while waiting for someone else to open the door. The words are spinning in his head as he tries to compose a song extolling his bravery in facing the bear rug upstairs.
Opening the door, the group sees a long ten foot wide corridor going left and right. On either side, the corridor seems to turn west. There is no sign of any movement nor is there any magical auras. As far as Tamora and Kyras can tell, there are also no traps in this section of the corridor.
Kyras recommends Lets peek around the corner to the south before going north.
Okay, then.
Hoga walks in, trusting his darkvision.
Shaking her head at the mundane environment, Tamora waits for Hoga to reveal what he saw and heard.
Tamora trails after Hoga to scan with her divination and her senses.
Kyzen follows in third place... And stands ready for action...
Kakrish brings up the rear as the group moves towards the southern end of the hallway. "See anything there? Are we going back the other way now?"
Looking around the corner, you see another empty corridor. At the end of it, you notice a door. On the northern wall are also three doors, all close to each other. After a closer inspection, Kyras and Tamora find another magical trap on one of the doors on the north wall.
"While you guys take care of the trap, I will just go take a peak north to see what's around the corner"
"I'll come with you." Kakrish joins Kyzen at the end of the hall inspecting the other passage.
I'll stay here with these guys and watch out for bears.
Hoga guards Kyras and Tamora while Kyras tries his luck with the trap.
The northern corridor is almost exactly the same as the southern one. Just a straight empty corridor with a door at the end. The only difference is that this one doesn't have any other door.
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Kyras makes short work of the trap.
"Ok lets take a look at this door later" Kyzen heads back and rejoin the group...
Yes, Hoga agrees.
Let's focus on what's in front of us.
Tamora steers to the side as Kyras works his magic on the door.
With the trap removed, the group is able to open the three doors. The first room is a well stocked wine cellar. The second room is a cold room (think freezers) with a permanent wall of ice on the back wall. You find barrels of meat and even a full cow carcass hanging from the ceiling. The third room is filled with a large supply of magical components for spellcasting and research. After a good inspection and compiling the inventory, the group finds nothing else is the rooms.
Lets go to the door then...
"Well. Not much here. I agree, Kyzen, let's go to the end of the hall. And don't forget the door we saw at the other side."