Sleeper in the Tomb of Dreams

Game Master FabesMinis

Delaying with readied Eldritch Blast when something hittable appears.

Grafire moves next to the opening. He rubs the blood stained dirt off the blade and tries to use the tarnished shine off of the blade as a reflection to see down in to the hole.

"Is this the image of your vision Akahale?" Asks Grafire to his egg brother as he focuses on the image reflecting off of the axe blade.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

apparently the blade is not made with non-stick coating... :D

"In my vision there was more blood and additional abominable sights, but in practical details it is the same. I have full notes, including a small sketch I made upon awakening. I believe that Mr Samir has seen the same imagery."

"Right. At least there aren't any skulls vomiting slugs around here." Otto steps up to the edge of the pit, ready to kick any more grappling hooks off the edge of the pit.

Shae holds her ground, waiting to see a target.

Delay.

Manny stumbles up after everyone else, tripping over the hem of his tattered robe and cursing in what sounds like a mix of several languages. He peers over everyone's shoulders at the hole, then looks at the others.

"Um. I could just cast a little snowstorm in there. If yah wanted me too. Just Sayin',..."

Akahale sees two figures on a balcony 35 feet down in the shadows.

I believe you have a readied action, young dragonborn? The enemies have concealment.

Eldritch power ricochets off inoffensive stone.

Eldritch Blast (ref)
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

"That was merely a warning. Emerge and it is possible we may not have to kill you."

Two grapples fly otu and nearly grab the two dragonborm.

Grapple vs Akhale - 18 vs Ref - miss. Grapple vs Grafire - 18 vs Ref - miss.

Shaeryyn - Delayed turn.

Shae stays where she is, focusing internally to adjust her magic.

Use refocus to swap Melf's Acid Arrow for Wizards Fury.

HP: 28/56
Surges: 0/8
AP: 1/3
Enc Used: Corrosive Mist, Fey Step, Fire Shroud, Skewering Spikes
Daily Used: Summon Succubus, Summon Magma Beast, Circlet of Second Chances, Icy Rays from Scepter of Winter, Refocus
Status: Bloodied

"I will take that as a refusal to cooperate and shall now, unfortunately, feel duty bound to eliminate you."

"You better listen down there. The fate of your friends will soon be your own."

Grafire leans back and looks at Akahale, "Just how are we to decend upon them? This is a stratigic nightmare, certainly I don't want any arrows in my bum."

"That was a grappling hook, egg-brother. A somewhat more serious matter than an arrow. We should blast them from afar. I am sure I can improve my aim."

Must be true. He can't roll worse than 1.

Akahale pushes his glasses further up his snout and allows his eyes to whirl.

"I shall attempt to lure them with a cunning wile. Which I shall now attempt to devise."

Akahale and Grafire see the two figures leave their line of sight. They seem to have beat a retreat.

Out of combat.

Are any of the grappling hooks still visible?

"Shoulda let me throw em a snowball. Just sayin'." Manny grumbles.

"I think that we should drop back and rest before continuing." Shae says.

The lackies left behind the grappling hooks. Ropes attached and all. You could descend to the balcony that way.

Akahale carefully gathers the hooks and the ropes and looks around at his battered comrades.

"Who among us can set wards to protect us from the abominations which will undoubtedly attempt to devour our brains while we slumber?"

Akahale finds that the ropes are tied on a balcony rail, and thus are unable to be brought up.

Also, the camping conditions aren't ideal, if you will recall, given the snow etc. Your call.

"We should probably cut the ropes and remove the grappeling hooks. I have rope we can tie back on when ready. Looks like 50' should make it."

Perception on depth down to the ledge
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

"We should probably cut the ropes and remove the grappeling hooks. I have rope we can tie back on when ready. Looks like 50' should make it."

Perception on depth down to the ledge
1d20+4

"He's right. We should have enough rope between us to get down there."

"We should probably cut the ropes and remove the grappeling hooks. I have rope we can tie back on when ready. Looks like 50' should make it."

Perception on depth down to the ledge
1d20+4

"He's right. We should have enough rope between us to get down there. We can head down in the morning."

"While rest is essential, I would prefer to find shelter inside of some kind if possible." Akahale's scales are slightly tinged with frost.

What sort of rituals have we got?

It's 35 feet down to the balcony. What's the plan - it seems that the majority favour an extended rest. Are you going to camp outside or inside? Please let me know either way.

Favor a rest myself, but can press on if needed. I'm good to roll with Encounter and At wills. And I have enough Surges left for emergencies. Only semi-useful Ritual for this situation is Eye of Alarm. No shelter.

Shae and Otto are either surge free or down to one and Shae is bloodied. We need to rest up. Outside seems like a bad plan though. My tentative suggestion would be get to the balcony at least and make sure we set watches. Akahale and Hadarai are both in good shape and Hadarai is a trance-kid. Mind you, neither of them have perception worth a damn.

Grafire has not much perseption as well. I suggest we make make a fire and set up camp outside though. To rest inside will surely be the makings of another fight. Shae should probably only need a short rest.

"Egg brother, the next battle and what ever evil, awaits us inside that mouth for sure. We know our surrounding here and have high ground, I suggest we make camp outside."

Grafire sniffs the air and scans the area for potential firewood.

"The cold seems to be the least of our worries." Grafire mumbles as images of the griffen float through his mind.

To get her surges back she needs an extended (6 hour) rest. I'll go with the majority.

Yeah, I need a real rest. Zero surges, half hp, and 1 daily left.

There are a couple of dead trees and some shrubbery. Please let me know what preparations and precautions you are taking for camping. It is now nearly dusk. I may ask for skill checks, but for now just describe your actions and I will ask for checks if and when I think appropriate.

Akahale unpacks his bedroll and shakes out his trusty cloak.

"I propose that we light a fire at least. This shrubbery may be flammable enough. I hope," he adds, not terribly optimistically.

"We should set up camp maybe to the East of the mouth. Maybe we can gain concealment from the mouth opening and the trail we came in on. I agree, fire would do us some good as well."
Grafire carefuly aware moves about searching for branches and other flamable items.

Can we get concealment from the mmouth?
And a rest with a 1 1/2 hr break should get us through. each getting a 6 hour rest in 7 1/2 hr

Grafire looks for the best place to keep watch from.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

It's roughly 5pm now. The head would conceal you if you were sat down, but of course the smoke and light from your fire would be obvious for quite some distance, as you are on a hill.

Grafire feels that any one place is as good as another to keep look out.

OK - I'll take your Perception check, Grafire. Akahale, please make a Nature check.

1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 - Nature.

Akahale attempts to tell wood from trees.

Akahale gathers material for a fire, and soon between the two of them, the dragonborn have a fire going.

Any precautions etc? Anyone else?

Hadarai scans the area for threats, aware that even as he trances his eladrin senses will alert him to danger.

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 - Perception

Yay. Hadarai's finely-honed eladrin senses will alert him to danger at about the time that it lands on his elegant toes. Please someone roll a decent Perception check.

Hadarai realises that they are very exposed, camping on the hill, but at least it is a defensible position due to the advantage of higher ground.

A History check may reveal more, as might an Arcana check, but not from anyone who has acted so far.

Shae takes some time to magically study the area.

Arcana: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21

The eladrin wizard's scalp tingles as she senses that the entire hill is magically charged with energies of an otherworldly nature. The woods as well hold a lingering necromantic enchantment, and would be just as unsafe to camp in.

Although it looks safe now, danger awaits you. Of this you are certain.

Grafire notices Shae with a concerned look. "Hmm maybe a fire is not a good idea. We maybe a little under concered with our surroundings. Shae what do you think?"

Only useful thing I have is 'Eye of ALarm'. Does anyone have 'Create Campsite'? ;)

"I'll cast a watching spell. If I can cast it well enough, it should be able to see in the dark better than any of us." Manny says, looking as if he is addressing the nearest tree.

"I think that is a excellent idea Manny. It might be colder with out a fire but we should not attract as much attention and we will be able to see with that spell."

I have never even explored the option of rituals. Does it take something special?

The Ritual Caster feat and appropriate reagents. Other people can take part in a ritual by making the same skill check as the caster.

Anyone who takes the Ritual caster feat can cast them. Then you just have to buy the relevant ingredients. Some classes (i.e. Clerics and some arcane classes) get it for free at 1st level.

Manny, please make an Arcana check to cast the ritual. Anyone wishing to assist, please also make an Arcana check (DC 14).

"No matter where we camp, we'll have some danger. We're not safe, but I see no other options."

Shae will then perform 2 rituals to help conceal us:

Create Campsite: Spirits set up the site and prepare a meal with our supplies and the roll determines the perception target number for the camp to be noticed. Nature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 and

Explorer's Fire: This alters the light of a fire, so that it cannot be seen from more then 5 squares away. It does not alter heat or sound from the fire. There is a roll, but the ritual doesn't say what it's for. Arcana: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

Soon the heroes' campsite is permeated with subtle magics. A dark fire burns, but its light is only visible to those sat round it. Primal spirits, almost invisible, arrange the area and prepare food for the group. From a distance, it would seem that there was no camp at all.

Waiting on Manny's Arcana check for Eye of Alarm.

Eye Ritual: Arcana Check: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

The old wizard calls forth three spectral pillars topped with floating, unblinking eyes.

What sound would you like the eyes to make as an alarm? Do you also wish to designate any categories of creature to ignore? Don't forget to mark off your components, ritual casters.