Welch's Carrion Crown (Inactive)

Game Master Torvald Torvaldson

i will trust your judgement on this. Maybe after clearing some of the other areas and resting we will be ready for this room. Lead the way Vraxel. On to the WS door and lots of treasure to fill our pouches!

open the WS door and look around

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

The hallway extends W for about 40' ending in a door.

On Vraxel's 6...many feet back.

I shall brave the cold with you Alamin, when the time comes.

Head down the hallway, open the door.

The metal door to this room is securely locked and looks to be in good repair for such a long period of neglect.

Search for any traps, then disable trap and/or lock.

findtrap: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22

disable: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 12 + 1 = 24

You find no traps and after your first pass at it, you realize that this is a tough lock to crack indeed (DC 30).

Damn lock is gonna take some time to open.

Take 20 to disable.

Work it my friend. Be wary of why this is in good condition.

I ask myself with all the information I have, why is this metal door so indestructible.
here. Something in the papers I have been reading may possibly help.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

local: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Work it my friend. Be wary of why this is in good condition.

I ask myself with all the information I have, why is this metal door so indestructible.
here. Something in the papers I have been reading may possibly help.

[dice=perception]1d20 + 8

[dice=local]1d20 + 9

You don't remember anything about a specific metal door.

After a good bit of time Vraxel is able to jimmy the lock open.

~click~

As you wait on his efforts, the gloom of the prison seems to grow on you and from time to time you hear strange noises in the distance.

When in doubt cast "resistance".

No gloom here!

Open the door!

The door pushes inward with some resistance. Time and neglect have not been kind to the hinges.

"A bizarre collection of antique goods rests upon wooden shelves that line the room. Several of the items contain tiny tags with labels written in a careful script."

Explore the items looking for something useful.

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Can I read the careful script?

I am sure one of the wonderful Paladins is detecting evil....

I don't sense anything specifically evil in here. Let's look around and see if there is anything we can learn that might help us.

Explore the items looking for something useful.

[dice=perception]1d20 +11

Upon review, you believe this was a property room where prisoner's valuables would be held until there release.

You find a secret door on the E wall that conceals a small hidden safe.

In addition you find:

A set ot MW thieve's tools
A bronze war medallion fromt he Shining Crusade (40GP)
An unframed Taldan painting of Stavian I (100GP)
A set of a noblewoman's silver hair clips (35GP)
A MW dagger
A pouch containing a dozen MW shurikens
A MW silver long sword
A wand

Nothing evil is potentially good. I look closely at the items.

arcana: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

local: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

religion and history: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

I suck

Current map:

http://beta.ditzie.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=71011

spellcraft: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Randtam, can you ascertin what this wand does?

all other knowledge checks: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

i shall do my best to ascertain what this wand's capabilities are?

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Sorry did not get your post until now.

This is a wand of lesser restoration

What do I know about a Taldan painting of Stavian I (who he is) and the medals (heroes) of the Shining Crusade?

history: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

What do I know about a Taldan painting of Stavian I (who he is) and the medals (heroes) of the Shining Crusade?

[dice=history]1d20 + 8

You know that Taldan is a major country and Stavian I was one of it's monarchs.

As well the Shining Crusade was the great war fought against Tar-Baphon the elder lich of legend.

Alamin do you know about the Shining Crusade? It was a Great War against Tar-Baphon an elder Lich of legend. Do you think the Whispering Way has brought this evil here? I hope the owner of the bronze war medallion earned an honorable death, or did he cross a line he should not have? Liches are too much evil even for me. Too much evil must be eradicated.

The Shining Crusade is one of the first lessons taught by my order. Sarenrae was heavily invovled in driving back that great lord of undeath, but even with all the assembled might brought to bear against him he was not destroyed only imprisoned. However, I think you are right Randtam and that the Whispering Way did something here to unleash the evil in these walls upon the town below. The Professor must have known this and in trying to put a stop to it, lost his life. We must be vigilant.

I am always vigilant Alamin.

I will take the MW thieves tools to help me with disabling locks and traps.

That is good thinking Vraxel. What of the dagger? You seem frightenly handy with those. Mayhap you should take that as well and put it to use? If it's all right with the rest of you, I'll take the long sword? I'm loathe to give up my goddesses blade, but silver can be handy against the undead and I don't seem to have quite the destructive force in my arms as Uuranx.

I believe I already possess 2 blades of masterwork quality so perhaps another could use this dagger or we could sell it or trade it for something more useful.

~Knowing smile~In that case, oh sufficiently equipped one, how about you take a look at that wall safe and see what's inside. Then we can continue our exploration of these ruins.

I try to open the safe

disable: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 12 + 1 = 18

i guess I will take the wand and the MW dagger. Who wishes to carry the other items to bring back with us to fill our pouches? I can carry the MW shurkien and hair clips. Who would like to have my other dagger?

I try to open the safe

[dice=disable]1d20 +12+1

After several minutes of worrying at it, you finally unlock the safe (DC 30).

Inside you find:

1 finely crafted blood stained hand axe
1 dozen finely crafted holy symbols
1 moldy spellbook
1 finely crafted light hammer
1 tarnished silver flute

i guess I will take the wand and the MW dagger. Who wishes to carry the other items to bring back with us to fill our pouches? I can carry the MW shurkien and hair clips. Who would like to have my other dagger?

Why don't you keep it Randtam? They are good for throwing in a pinch, and I have found that you can never have too many good knives about you when the time comes.

Can I ascertain anything about the moldy Spellbook after Alamin does a detect evil on it?

Alamin can you detect evil on the objects please?

spellcraft: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Be careful, I have a bad feeling about that axe and the flute.

I shall detect evil on the objects.

I shall detect evil on the objects.

All of the items radiate a lingering aura of evil. You think that while none of them are evil in and of themselves, they were possesed by very evil individuals and were at the scenes of extremely evil crimes.

Maybe we should leave everything here in the safe and only take the other items we found earlier with us.

Are the items cursed? If so, can we remove the curse? Or what about destroying the items?

Yes, maybe consecrating them at a church in town...

Are they cursed? Or just have an evil taint??

** spoiler omitted **

You have no idea if they are cursed or not, but the residual evil on all of them, and after all this time secured in the safe, gives both Alamin and Uuranx a VERY bad feeling.