We go in and inspect it looking for any possible secret entrances to the Mouth. If nothing is found let's continue up the hill and see if we find anything at the top.
Almon rummages around in the cottage for anything useful.
Good Thomas seems to come to himself, a light of awareness flickering into being in his eyes, as if he'd been sleepwalking these past few miles. He stands to one side and waits.
You search the cottage and find nothing. Climbing the hill you find an old ruin. Black stone stairs lead down from the ruined tower in a staircase that the characters estimates has taken them about forty feet underground.
The room at the bottom of the staircase has six doors leading out, each one set into the far end of a ten-foot-by-ten-foot alcove in the wall. There is a faint smell of old rot in the air, like a graveyard, and any torches carried by the characters gutter slightly in the stale air.
"Perhaps we should save the torches while we can," says Almon. He makes a few gestures and says, "Ignus Fatuus"
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I prefer to follow my heart. I say we look start there unless we can find clues or reasons to try a different pathway," says Almon as he points to doorway "E".
He directs the dancing lights to spread out 10 feet form each other spanning from doorway D to F to provide good lighting.
After sending over his lights, Almon begins to look for magical clues.
each has a different arch on it
A In the stone over the top of this alcove, there is a carving of a goat’s face, with curling horns, narrowed eyes and small fangs visible at the corners of its mouth.
B. Eastern Door. There is a skull carved into the stone over the top
of this alcove.
C. Southern Door. There is a pentacle carved in the stone over the top of this alcove.
D There is a carving of a hand over the top of this alcove
E There is a wolf’s head carved into the stone above this alcove
F. Northern Door. Nothing is carved into the stone above this alcove,
You detect magic from F
Almon continues to concentrate on door F until he can discern the aura.
"There seems to be some sort of illusion around this doorway. Would anyone care to aid me and looking it over for more clues?"
You need to roll a spellcraft please.
Sorek although not nearly as proficient as Almon Detects Psionics/Magic and inspects the same arches as Almon
unfortunately I've not taken any ranks yet in Spellcraft. Its up to Almon
It seems harmless Almon. Just wants to activate and speak.
A magic mouth forms in the stone and speaks: “You stand at the threshold
of the Rappan Athuk, the Dungeon of Graves. Turn back, trespassers, for
you will find nothing but your death in these dark halls.” After delivering
its message, the mouth disappears once again into the stone.
"Nope, I don't do clues, I do brews. But that sure sounds ominous. "
If the Sorek does not find anything concerning, Almon moves closer to door F to hear what the doorway wishes to say.
Sorek finds no traps on the door which also appears to be unlocked.
"Hmm... I was certain that we intended to first explore the Mouth of Doom. Perhaps did we get are map notations incorrect?"
"Here, friend, Koan says as he passes Good Thomas his waterskin. "Have a sip. You nearly lost your head back there. You seem out of sorts. Are you sure you're ready to do this?"
Well Sorek and Almon stand in a room with six doors down there while Lars drinks a beer...
Not really necessary with trap spotter though:)
You see a corridor going 30' forward that goes into a room, 30'x35' with 2 exits on the left hand wall. The room appears to be empty.
The room appears to be empty.
perception checks for room 30
perception checks for hallway
Moving down the sw corridor you find a Y passage with a door. There is a pair of boots and a metal gauntlet lying in front of the door to this room.
The floor directly in front of the door, the door and its handle are sticky - really sticky.
After numerous attempts to figure the area out, Sorek uses his 10' folding pole and grabs the boots and gauntlet. He puts them on and opens the door.
perception checks for room 31
If the characters look into the room, they see a treasure chest on the
northern wall across from the door, and a skeleton’s hand lying on the
floor just next to the door, cut off at the wrist
Far Hand
Discipline psychokinesis
Level cryptic 0 (see note), marksman 0, psion/wilder 0
MANIFESTING
Display Visual
Manifesting Time 1 standard action
EFFECT
Range Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target A non-magical, unattended object weighing up to 5 lb.
Duration Concentration, up to 1 min.
Saving Throw None; Power Resistance No
Power Points psionic focus or 1
Psionics Expanded Update
This power is one of a few that was originally released in Psionics Unleashed, but has been updated since the release of Psionics Expanded to be a Psionic Talent. This changed a few details of the power, but it is still usable as such. For more information, please refer to Psionic Talents.
DESCRIPTION
You can mentally lift and move an object at will from a distance. As a move action, you can propel the object as far as 15 feet in any direction, though the power ends if the distance between you and the object exceeds the power’s range.
Augment You can augment this power in one or both of the following ways. Alternatively, if you expend your psionic focus when manifesting this power, the cost of the power is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 0), but the power cannot be augmented by either of the following options.
Treasure is 500 GP 1 sp in chest.
Katzor channels again
"I say we double back, and keep a stickin' to our left side - that a way we won't get lost" - Aggrammar pipes in, as he peers down the left side of the Y shaped tunnel.