it is definately magical; powerful auras; no necro magic; but everything else.
Ok; you have only rested about an hour and 20 minutes actually, that is about how long it took for Gloisel to do his stuff. If the party all agrees; I can advance the time 8 hours; up to you guys.
Gloisel: is there not a skill called use magical device or use arcane device or something like that? that is the skill you would use. Also; tell me which door you are checking in order please.
Desidera woke as everyone was doing their morning readying, rising and stretching with a mood that was sure to be termed "uncertain". The expression on her face said she had not slept all that well, though she had gotten rest. Her morning routine, was just that: routine. Armor was examined and donned, inventory was taken-- why did she smell chocolate?-- and then she settled herself on her folded bedroll as she sat for an hour, lifting the light within her to the light that she knew was outside, above their heads.
The expression on her face smoothed away as she prayed, and ended as she sighed and slumped from her rigid posture, opening her eyes and looking around at everyone. Of course, she watched the Dark Elf first, however, still trying to figure his motives.
She set to checking everyone's wounds, asking curiously, "Did anyone dream last night?"
Gloisil will cast Detect Magic on the key, and concentrate on it for the time required to find out everything he can about it.
Ok; this chocolate is exceptional; comes from the Southern Continent and restores the soul; so to speak. so; though I dont think any of you have any taint or like that; this moment sharing this treat would remove one point of taint. Everyone who has some will feel very good; happier; and uplifted. As it is likely you will eat all the chocolate; please let me know what you do with the box when finished.
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Gyldyr smiled slightly. He wasn't used to peace and general well-being, but that didn't mean he couldn't appreciate it.
"It probably is a Master Key," Gyldyr agreed with the gnome, accepting the key. "Strongly enchanted." He frowned slightly at the doors along the corridor. "Let's hope the doors aren't trapped, though with a key we probably don't have to worry about that."
After Gyldyr takes the key and heads towards the gnome sized corridor, Gloisil says, "Sunset, how's about a piece of that stuff, 'fore it's all gone. How is it, been awhile since I had good treats like those."
At Gloisil talking to her Sunset actually blushes as it seems her mind is completely some where else at the moment,
"Aye! Why sure Gloisil, here ye aye." She kneels down beside the Gnome sized corridor and offers him the box.
you can default and take a ten if you want; the key gives this option if you roll bad; built in to try to avoid setting off a trap or alarm if the lock has one.
basically; it is your use device vs the locks rating and magical defenses if it has any same as a rogue would have for finding traps and opening locks. The mage who made this key was probably a master rogue as well and put his skill into it.
There are three doors; 18 will open one assistant door; 9 fails the other door; but you can take a 10 and see if it opens; still need the masters door which is a better lock.
Gyldyr smiled slightly. He wasn't used to peace and general well-being, but that didn't mean he couldn't appreciate it.
"It probably is a Master Key," Gyldyr agreed with the gnome, accepting the key. "Strongly enchanted." He frowned slightly at the doors along the corridor. "Let's hope the doors aren't trapped, though with a key we probably don't have to worry about that."
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Having watched Gloisil also enjoy his chosen treat, Sunset tumbles in a tangle of arms and kegs back over to where she and Desidera had been spending the night.
She begins to happily, but quietly, chatter away to her freind while beginning the process of packing everything away in preparation for their journey to continue.
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you can default and take a ten if you want; the key gives this option if you roll bad; built in to try to avoid setting off a trap or alarm if the lock has one.
basically; it is your use device vs the locks rating and magical defenses if it has any same as a rogue would have for finding traps and opening locks. The mage who made this key was probably a master rogue as well and put his skill into it.There are three doors; 18 will open one assistant door; 9 fails the other door; but you can take a 10 and see if it opens; still need the masters door which is a better lock.
Gyldyr smiled slightly. He wasn't used to peace and general well-being, but that didn't mean he couldn't appreciate it.
"It probably is a Master Key," Gyldyr agreed with the gnome, accepting the key. "Strongly enchanted." He frowned slightly at the doors along the corridor. "Let's hope the doors aren't trapped, though with a key we probably don't have to worry about that."
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Gyldyr brings the others' attention to the one opened door, then tries to open the other and is immensely relieved when it doesn't explode in his face. He tries again.
Gloisil heads back to where Gyldyr is trying to open the doors and asks, "Any luck yet, Gyldyr?"
Sunset is glad that her freind seems to be in better spirits. Sliding the box into her back pack along with the rest of her gear she continues to natter away, all the while keeping an eye upon her freind. Though happier, Sunset can still tell Desidera is distracted, but happy and distracted is better than sad and distracted.
At Gyldyr's comments Sunset skips over and bends down to peer down the Gnome sized corridor.
"Well, we's gon'ta have fun wigglin' all down that hole after every one else." She comments to no one in particular.
Gyldyr manages to get both assistant doors open. The Masters door has a different lock and is likely take a roll little better than and 11; go ahead.
As soon as there is room to get by Gyldyr, Gloisil will go and open the assistant's door that has the orange triangle on it. He opens the door slowly cautious of whoever or whatever may be in the room. Once he see that it is safe to enter, he will begin searching the room for a map of the dwarf city, or something that may be used to repair the elevator controls.
10 wont do it; cant take a 20 with an item like this; maybe another user may attempt; is a gnome device; maybe he can jury rig it....or wait until he gets the skill or you put another point in it when you level.
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I take it that Gloisil checking the rooms and Gyldyr is using the master key device to open the doors.
From where shes' been sitting at the door to the Gnome sized corridor, Sunset sighs and frowns a little as Gyldyr wiggles backwards up the small space.
Even as the other Elf stands and stretches, Sunset moves over to where ever Desidera is.
compared to the rest of the rooms in this dungeon; the two gnome assistant room are very odd; it very much look like they packed; folded and left their room very tidy; but, the entire area is very stripped; there is an extra gnome sized robe and a leather apron and some heavy leather gloves in the room; the robe has a few burn and scorch markes; the leather has stains and acid splashes. There are a few sheets of paper and a writing tablet in each room as well as a few charcoal sticks. There is a comfortable looking gnome sized bed in each; but other than that; it very much looks like these guys packed up and left though you cannot tell if it was before; after; or during the battle.
Ok; lets get a bit of your recent history history caught up.
ok; as stated before; high priest Kosan sent you on this quest, he would also tell you offhand; that if you get in trouble; there is a gnome village fairly close to the goblin held dwarven hold that you are to go to; so if things fly off the handle; go there for aid; but good luck finding it; after all, it is a gnome village and nobody finds a gnome village; but if you lucky; they find you. Now, Hava Goodday, of the Goodday clan of Arabel, is a Dwarf Friend, citizen of the empire; friend of Kosan and Hero of the Hold and a fairly powerful mage that lives in the area doing whatever the Emperor Sebastion has him doing. (that is a major story thread tie into the group)
ok; so basically the dwarf company you came with was side by side in "one-ups-manship" with a company of Ork; "The Blooded Fist" of the legion of Ork that some heroes led by Cera the Elven Ranger, also a well known hero and starter of many freedom fighter bands in the region, as well as Kosan's Half Ork friend, Balfic Graa, Cousin of the Emperor and Balfic's general and Protege' who now goes by the Nom de Gere of the Mother of Darkness. Anyway, they attacked the City State of Tarantis; the capital and major port city on your continent, which is held by the Four Horsemen and is the Seat of Power of the bad guys; at least the one called El CID; the vile mage/priest and basically the magic strong arm of the FOUR. Dwarved all him "The BAD CID" as a joke, after all; he is a drow elf. Strangly, Balfic is the lover of his daughter so, it is a strange situation, but than Kosan has a Demon Princess as a lover; so everyone avoids that topic because nobody wants to be on Kosan's bad side and Kosan is good with the Silent God and gets the Heartforge's nod; so nobody says much.
anyway; dwarf and ork scouts a few days out; reported being followed by some creatures; tracks say they are lame goblins; now your going to a goblin held dwarf lair; so everyone was....concerned; like how did they know. So, there was a big competition to find and kill the goblins; but goblins and crafty and sneaky; bit like gnomes and really really hard to find; expecially since both are really small.
so; these guys follow you from that continent to this one, somehow, though you were brought here magically and set down in a Celt Village and resupplied; then both the dwarves and ork marched here; lame goblins still following.
ok; so; three days ago; the dwarves and orks together fought a massive battle against goblin clans; three different clans; Goblin Spider Riders of the "Green Fangs"; Goblin Worg riders "Blood Lappers" and Forest goblins ""Dusty Shrooms"
ok; every dwarf knows and understands this terrain is very very unstable; there are sink holes and sand traps and the like all over the place; limestone and sandstone riddle this volcanic region with tunnels and pits.
bit of the area; you are on the edge of the Celtic area; to the south is the Romans, to the East is the Imperial Capital, to the west is the Holy Cities; to the northwest is the Elphlands and the area from here to about 500 miles north has been a massive battlesite for the last 15 years; hundreds of thousands have died; most are unburied; many eaten; wars of the armies of the Holy Cities and the Elflords have waged war on a massive scale against two of the Four Horsemen; Ubel and Oberon and their hordes of gnoll, giants; demons and just about every force of choas there is, and this was just one of their hordes; four others exist in the world. This horde nearly wiped out the Celts; crushed the Romans and Greeks; (strangely avoided the Manfrediis in the Dragon Mountains but it is rumored Ubel visited "the Place of Magic"
ok; finally the Emperor and his Magus; came and tipped the balance; so the Horde fled; Ubel and Oberon escaped; the armies of the Holy Cities mostly went home; the Armies of the elves went mad and started killing everyone on a path to the Southern Continent; though didnt kill any in the lands of the holy cities or those Greeks or Romans living nearby; and avoided Egypt.
so; basically there are bands of unallied knights; and celts out hunting those that escaped from the Chaos horde; and who knows how many forces of choas still in the region.
Oh; Kosan would warn you not to irratate the Leprachaun King who lives nearby and dont step on any of his houses; he is the Emissary of the Fae court and it is likely he will have Fae watching you; so be careful.
<more to come>
Check out my Valegrim's homebrew 2; if it is of interest; let me know. Characters are second level.+1 To a new player/character joining the group. =)
ok; second post to get our dwarf into the game:
ok; part dux
So there was a massive fight and the dwarves and ork were outnumbered about 15 to one. The fight was in the dwarves and ork favor, until the forest goblins began unleashing their poisons
but basically lots of loud violent combat and a sink hole opened up and you and an orc warrior and the worg and worg rider you two were fighting; all fell into a venting shaft; part of the old
dwarven hold.
it dumped you out into series of rooms all buried in sand; the fight continued; you and the ork fight the goblin; when
a strange looking goblin comes out of the shaft and begins helping you. The little goblin hamstrings the worg; backstabs the goblinrider
and begins stabbing at the feet chanting some wierd war song about "Toes for Cera" of course you cant help but look; and this goblin is
missing several toes on his feet, hence, he walks funny.
After the battle, you and the orc are wounded. you took a wound for 2 and another for 5. The ork looks in similar shape.
The goblin you recognise as being from the "Broken Toe Clan" a not so noteworthy clan until late of goblins who
live in the tunnels of the underdark connected to your Clan Holme.
He speaks Dwarven and Ork very clearly as well as the Northern touge both you and the ork speak; is basically Swedish.
he addresses you:
"I be Mox Nix. I be champion Toe Clan <shakes his gruesome staff> Great Mother Cera Rangergoddess. He proudly displays her
symbol. Mother Ceravoice send us to help; take many toes from inferior clans of goblins here. We care nothing for stones or seals
but mothervoice say help steal seal. <he chuckles> so I help."
as he talks; you see his wounds dissappear; the goblin bugger regenerates!.
now as I said; the Broken Toe clan was a minor goblin clan; until a band of heroes with Balfic(high priest & reputed assassin); Kosan; Cera (rangerlord), Fystor (archmagus) and Mother Darkness
as well as others moved through the region; for some unknown reason; Cera befriended this clan and crushed all the other clans; so now the Broken Toe Clan
took over all the other clans and now there is just one big goblin clan; the Broken Toe clan, they are FANATICALLY loyal to Cera, and are known to have
strange and perhaps vile uhm rituals. to make things worse; Cera has clans of Wererats that follow her as well, and these two clans have started inter breeding.
EEK! so this guy is probably a wererat-goblin.
looking around; the goblin and worg a partially filled sand room; the air vent shaft; a hallway out with a broken door.
So; what do you do?
Gloisil accepts the key back from Gyldyr with a nod of his head and says, "Thank you Gyldyr for trying, you did get two of the doors open. Unfortunately there is nothing I could find in either of the rooms that would aid us. A more thorough search of the rooms might yeild something, but it looks as if most everything was packed up nice and neat as if they were expecting to have to leave, and there is no telling when they left."
Gloisil goes back into the two rooms to try and search them a little harder.
He then checks to see if any of his magical knowledge would assist in using the key to open the other door.
Sunset stands close beside Desidera.
She giggles at something.
your UP! read by previous spoilers please.
ok; npcing the ranger and the knight for a bit; will have them go off following another tangent when the Dwarf joins up.
Gloisil accepts the key back from Gyldyr with a nod of his head and says, "Thank you Gyldyr for trying, you did get two of the doors open. Unfortunately there is nothing I could find in either of the rooms that would aid us. A more thorough search of the rooms might yeild something, but it looks as if most everything was packed up nice and neat as if they were expecting to have to leave, and there is no telling when they left."
Gloisil goes back into the two rooms to try and search them a little harder.
He then checks to see if any of his magical knowledge would assist in using the key to open the other door.
The Ranger:
"The tracks show they went to this door"; <points to main door> "there were not tracks on the other side; I suggest they are inside the door still."
Knight: <goes back into the hall> "The Appointed Fae with us tell me there is a fierce battle taking place on the surface; dwarves and orks vs a band of goblins 15 times their number, the Dwarves and Ork are in heavy plate; but the sheer number of the goblins will be to much for them; the mushrooms of the Forest Goblins is turning the tide. Tactically, this means many or most of the goblins may not be now in the this lair, so we should move now, but I am aghast; I feel the need to go back to the surface and try to assist; there will be wounded and I can perhaps keep the goblins on the surface, but I do not know the way"
Ranger: "I can show you, I hate those buggers; and we owe them; also; the Ork are from the Imperium; so we must assist if we can; but this mission is of to much import; I suggest you and I go knight; I will show you the way! if any dwarves live; they may have information; I can track this group if need be; though it is much harder underground; and we may still rejoin them."
Knight: "what say you all"
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looking around; the goblin and worg a partially filled sand room; the air vent shaft; a hallway out with a broken door.
So; what do you do?
** spoiler omitted **...
"I be Mox Nix. I be champion Toe Clan <shakes his gruesome staff> Great Mother Cera Rangergoddess. He proudly displays her symbol. Mother Ceravoice send us to help; take many toes from inferior clans of goblins here. We care nothing for stones or seals
but mothervoice say help steal seal. <he chuckles> so I help."
Thank the Great Mother for her help, Mox. Tell me, do you know where the seal is located?
Her response was a small, dry snort and a sidelong glance at Sunset, stopping what she had been doing.
[Whispered something]
Shaking her head at Sunset, she bumped her shoulder fondly, though she added a roll of her eyes, and went about double checking her pack.
Sunset grins at her freind, her eyes taking in the sun-bronzed skin and style of her clothes.
Now, she laughs again.
With that she skips over and leans down to see how Gloisil is doing.
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Gyldyr immediately takes out his spellbook and pretends to read it, giving himself time to regain his composure. Thankfully, the surface elf was wrong about the imperious human woman's intentions regarding him. He tried to go over the ramifications of the pretty surface elf's attraction to him, a tangled enough problem without any added distractions.
As her freind succumbs to mirth, Sunset hugs herself. Finally, after much cajoling and hard work, her freind Desidera has, even if for this moment, forgotten whatever it was that was brining her so much emotional pain and anguish.
To see her freind momentary happy also brings a very warm and equally happy smile to Sunset's face.
(^_^)
She sighs and smiles across towards Gyldyr, "So, who's next fer wantin' t' be receivin' some cheers an' t'other good wills?" She winks mischievously at the dark skinned Elf.
"Hey!? Gloisil? How're ye doin' in there? We dunt have t' com after ye with a plunger none, now? Do we?" She winks to Gyldyr even as she calls out to their Gnome freind.
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Gyldyr tried to ignore the distracting hysterics of the human woman, very obviously directed at him. The thin facade of studying his spellbook wouldn't really help as he felt himself become more flustered and annoyed, but he had no other obvious duties or responsibilities, so he continued pretending to ignore the two females, and managed to restrain himself to a very faint expression of discomfort and stoicism. Did they have nothing better to do? When the elf winked at him, he was trying to figure out how to avoid offending her and wether or not she was simply jesting, and so pretty much ignored or flirting.
The Ork leers; "I find Seal and Sh*te, youse can come wit ifn youse want, you know this Stubby Home youse?"
Mox chuckles "I dont care bout no Seal lest it got lots of blubber to suck, me and me git am here to kill and conquer this gobby tribe in the name of our Mistress."
Ork "sure nuff, kill gobbies good; maybe you too Scratchy, but not now; <walks down the hall just a bit ahead of the dwarf <as orks walk faster than dwarves> Scratchy and Stubby come wit"
Down the hall there is only one thing; an massive freight elevator; with a quick scan Koridur, yoiu realize it only goes up; the machine is busted; has seen better days; has burn, scorch marks and a lot of dried blood.
Mox hops on the elevator; his nose to the ground; sniffs and laps many areas "Big ruckus, dwarf, gobby, troll, norker, gnome, bugbear, all died on this mover, me tink it make big noise if move."
Ork; "like we got Sh*t er Crap fer a choice" he gets on, lets go"
"you work this thing Stubby?"
looking around; the goblin and worg a partially filled sand room; the air vent shaft; a hallway out with a broken door.
So; what do you do?
** spoiler omitted **..."I be Mox Nix. I be champion Toe Clan <shakes his gruesome staff> Great Mother Cera Rangergoddess. He proudly displays her symbol. Mother Ceravoice send us to help; take many toes from inferior clans of goblins here. We care nothing for stones or seals
but mothervoice say help steal seal. <he chuckles> so I help."Thank the Great Mother for her help, Mox. Tell me, do you know where the seal is located?
Gyldyr
you detect a faint grind and very low pitch for just a second from down deep below you; like a massive machine; comes from the direction of the elevator
Since there seemed to be no other way to make himself useful, Gyldyr stood at the outer door to the complex of rooms and keeps an ear open for anything approaching.
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Once Gloisil finishes searching the room and tries in his own feeble attempt to open the remaining locked door, he will get ready to leave as it seems the others are ready to go and waiting.
As he walks out to the lab area where the others are, he realizes that he may have had exactly what they needed all along to repair the elevator controls. He shakes his head and says, "Aye, I've been so stupid!" He then reaches down and pulls a patch from his cloak, as he does so, it becomes a hammer. "Hopefully with this and some improvisation, I can repair the controls to the elevator."
Once Gloisil is ready he says, "Shall we head over to the elevator and see if we can get it to work?"
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...Down the hall there is only one thing; an massive freight elevator; with a quick scan Koridur, yoiu realize it only goes up; the machine is busted; has seen better days; has burn, scorch marks and a lot of dried blood...
Ork; "like we got Sh*t er Crap fer a choice" he gets on, lets go"
"you work this thing Stubby?"
Hmm... I don't know if I can work it. Looks like it only goes up though. Maybe we can climb the cables.
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Sunset smiles at Gloisil even as she helps a still giggly Desidera to her feet.
"Aye, lets get this show on'a road!" Sunset boisterously proclaims. (^_^)
Sunset quickly unlimbers her x-bow and skips across the room to stand beside Gyldyr.
"Um, wus th' thing up or down when we come in here?" She blushes and grins sheepishly, "Am just tryin' t' think if'n it be somat commin' up from below...or somat comin' down from above, is all..." Though, she too, puts her ear to the door and listens for sounds coming from outside.
Gloisil gets out his wand, and then pulls out the dagger that they found and holds it in his left hand. He has never been comfortable in wielding a weapon, and in his left hand even that light a weapon feels really awkward.
"Gyldyr, what do you think we ought to do?"