"I think we have to climb it."
Joshua takes a grappling arrow out from his bag, ties a knotted rope to it, and shoot it over the wall, to make the climb easier.
"Who's first?"
Yes DC 5 climb checks to climb up. And 5 to climb down the other side if you throw a rope over
"If its really the only way in I'll climb" John says and climbs to the top. When he reaches the top he sits there and looks out across the wilderness and into the land on the other side of the wall. He sits there waiting for the others and wishing he was in a warm pub having a drink with some barmaid instead of out "adventuring".
Following the others, Bankanor goes over the gate
Upon getting to the ground on the other side he looks around with his Bardiche at the ready.
Lol!! So he spends the first two times getting nowhere...
Finally he gets up.
Now to get down...
Well that was some exercise :)
Kimble climbs next. He struggles to get to the top, and when he does he falls of the other side. Falling down onto the narrow path will result in him bouncing down the mountain side. John and Devon may make climb checks to catch him, but be warned if you are not strong enough to heave Kimble and his pack you will tumble over yourself. John must decide to act or not first.
"Need a hand there Devon?" John says with a roar of laughter, almost pitching himself from the wall.
John sees their clumsy employer begin to fall and decides to try and catch him.
A friend pan tumbles down the mountain. The iron echoing for what seems like minutes.
"Thank you.” Kimble shakes as you lug him against the wall
You have remained on top. You grabbed and swung him into the corner of the wall and the mountain. He grabs the rope and slides down safely.
"Who puts a bloody gate that doesn't open in an archway?" Devon says irritably when he finally reaches the other side.
"Do you need assistance my lady," John calls down with a grin on his face. "or perhaps I could help DIO over the wall, if you tell him not to rip my face off that is.
Not sure how else he will get over
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Vrexis frowns... she was never a good climber. Instead she uses her ability to levatate to reach the top, she clambers over with a little difficulty, but otherwise becomes weightless. If one of you help pull me along I can follow, but otherwise we have about 4 minutes before I come back down... Vrexis smiles at john as she floats over the edge...
A clever trick though one would think a bird could fly.
”You're right, this is odd. And from this side it is even more clear that this door was never meant to be opened. They obviously didn't climb over the door Everytime they went up or down. Especially if they had to carry up supplies." Kimble pokes at the iron gate.
"Set a rope. I'll harness him up so you can lift him, but I wont promise he'll naw your face off when he gets up there," Uriel laughs.
"Oh magic! How wonderfull!”
Dio despises the harness but will accept it from Uriel.
John pulls out a silk rope and tosses down one end wrapping the other around his forearm to make the hauling easier.
Once DIO's harness has been out on, Uriel signals the all clear.
Lift dio up and over is easy after Kimble. Dio is anxious on the other side.
Slinging her bow of her shoulder, Uriel climbs and starts pulling up the rope to hand to John.
"DIO, calm down."
Once they are all down and the rope is stored John deftly climbs down the other side
After the gate the path soon turns into stairs carved into the mountain side. As you ascend the stairs you can make out the four towers in the mist. They are small for towers, being only a story high.
"Back in the day there would have been balistas mounted up there. Could shot all the way down the mountain."
Well, at least they aren't cannons...
"Anyone see anything up there?"
John pulls out his bottle and takes a swig. "Well are we any closer to finding the blasted bird? Let's keep moving. Lead on DIO."
The towers seem empty.
You reach the plateau and continue the path for a few minutes before you reach the fortress. It is rather plain. It is only two for three stories high; with no windows it is hard to tell. The shape is a simple rectangle with a fairly flat roof. A large set of double doors hang ajar on the front. There is what looks to be a large pit in front of the door.
A light snow covers the ground.
"Well, lets take a look than, shall we?"Bankanor says to his comrades.
Bankanor approaches the door to the fortress while looking for trouble and prodding the ground to avoid other pits.
If he reaches the pit he will look down into it if he deems the edge safe to stand on.
The pit is 10x10 in front of the doors. The bottom of the pit appears to be 20 feet deep but with snow on the bottom is is hard to be sure. Through the partly open door you see the silhouette of a person swaying from a rope.
A hanging dead guy, that bodes ill...
Looking back at his companions, Bankanor calls back to them,
"Looks like we've got a deader in there guys. Hung himself or was hung at some point. Anyone got a way over this pit?"
Joshua sends his dancing lights to illuminate the silhouette, while detecting magic.
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Vrexis huffs. Well, I could have floated across... but now I feel I've use it prematurely. one thing I can do is fall into the pit. I can fall any distance without an issue. However I may need help getting back up, you see, I'm not a good climber. Vrexis then sends her own lantern down the Pit... to better illuminate the hole.
Uriel picks up a rock and simply tosses it into the pit.
"I'd take those odds. Rather we fight it now than fight it while we cross over."
The pit checks out okay.
The body sports to be that of a dwarf. He is hanged by the neck with a chain. He has a pack with full gear. He wears a brass helm and iron chainmail. A war hammer lies at his feet.
As you inspect the scene Dio senses something moving in from behind you. A figure shambles towards you in the mist.
Roll initiative.
We could do it old school. When you roll initiative state what you plan to do on your turn. Moves thoughts on this to discussion
John will draw his ax and check to see that his shield is tightly secured to his arm. He drops into a slight crouch and waits for whoever or whatever is coming out of the fog.
Bankanor will move up to stand beside John, readying his Bardiche for what may come.
Uriel brings her bow up and notches an arrow from her quiver, ready to attack. DIO stands ready at her side.
Devon will wait to see what the threat is before acting. He does, of course, have his sword ready.
The figure emerges. Two glowing blue eyes pierce the mist as an iron clad skeleton advances upon you. Now only 30 feet from your front line it raises it's polearm to a high guard.
Dio moves first followed by the rest in order
Joshua moves closer to the skeleton, let his magic flow into his bow, and shoot at the skeleton.
The figure emerges. Two glowing blue eyes pierce the mist as an iron clad skeleton advances upon you. Now only 30 feet from your front line it raises it's polearm to a high guard.
Dio moves first followed by the rest in order
Sorry Uriel goes first. Yes have dio go at the same time.