This false door is actually a secret door into another chamber.
I am used to real table top players being active and telling me what they do and what they want to see. They get creative and come up with things I wouldn't just assume they do, but that just doesn't seem to happen the same way in PbP, so I'm changing my format to get this moving.
NG Male Halfling Dual-Cursed Oracle 7 | HP 52/52 | AC 20 T 13 FF 18 | CMB +0, CMD 12 | F: +8, R: +8, W: +10 | Init: +7 | Perc: +1 SM: +5 Darkvision 60 ft (cannot see further), Blindsense 30 ft | Speed 15ft | Spells: 1st 8/8 2nd 8/8 3rd 5/5 | Natural Divination: 2/2 Fortune: 1/1 Erosion 3/3 Unlife Gem 5 | Active conditions: Resist Negative 10
After examining the prayer, Luli turns to the group. "It looks like a method to remove a curse - good to know if something terrible should happen," he says cheerfully.
Perception vs DC 20:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Luli also looks at both statues, trying to remember who they might represent.
Knowledge (religion) vs DC 20:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 Knowledge (religion) vs DC 20:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 Perception vs DC 15:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
"I'm not sure who these statues are, but look what I found in a secret panel!" he says excitedly. "It's a spell of light - well, a ray of light - that burns those it touches. Very handy against undead."
"The figure in the southern room is Set. God of darkness and deserts. Unsavory fellow. Begging your pardon." Byron makes a (somewhat sarcastic) show of genuflecting towards the statue.
"Regrettably, I'm not sure who the other gentleman is."
"I believe that false door masks an actual door. Clever, that. I believe I see the mechanism to open it, if we'd like to continue on."
Male Human Fi1/Ro2 HP 28/28 | AC18(Tch 14) FF14 | CMD 17/FF 13 | F+4 R+7 W+2 | Init +4 | Perception +7(+8 vs traps)
"I rather doubt a room of darkness would bother most of the party too much, but I'll let the more learned of us choose. Please Byron, choose. I will abide by any of your decisions."
"A hidden door you say?" Gaellin says before taking a long swig. "I see what you're talking about now, well spotted." He snickers as he follows behind the group.
"Helena, you know me too well," Gaellin says playfully as he swirls his waterskin with a flourish. "Martyr knows I am a far too vain! You know, if I spent less time admiring myself in the mirror, I'd have been far more useful up to now."
An elaborately decorated sarcophagus stands among the heaped treasures and offerings in this burial chamber. Ancient Osiriani hieroglyphs on the walls proclaim this to be the tomb of Pharaoh Sekh-pa-Mefer Ill, the Pharaoh of Sphinxes.
The western side of the secret door leading into this chamber is engraved with a series of five carvings.
When the secret door opens and you start to get sights of the room, the sarcophagus begins to open. You see the mummified remains of some sort of humanoid.
Whew! Did not want to deal with a panicking mount.
"Take us in," Luli says to Karma. "Easy does it." Karma "boofs" softly and moves with the guidance of Luli's knees until the two are flanking with Helena. "May the sunlight drive back these shadows!" Luli cries as he casts a spell, and his hand glows with healing light as he reaches out to touch the mummy...
EDIT: So, forgive me but I looked up mummies because I was curious about the aforementioned aura. Well, lo' and behold! It requires actually seeing the mummy to be affected! Boom!
Luli saves, hits and does full damage to the creature.
Karma saves, hits and does some damage.
Gaellin can’t witness the creature and is not affected. Misses on first attack but hits on the second for some damage and it falls limp and lifeless in Etemyc’s grasp.
Anyone else can take back resources they used. Those who failed the save are scared for a few rounds but fine when the creature dies and you calm down.
Out of Combat!
DC 15 Perception:
You notice a series of five carvines engraved on the western wall. The carvings depict, from top to bottom, a human man, a human woman, a ram, a jackal, and a falcon.
DC 20 Knowledge (history or nobility):
You recognize this corspe is an imposter, not the pharaoh of Sphinxes.
Detect Magic:
You detect magic on the amulet around the corpse neck.
DC 20 Detect Magic + Spellcraft:
You find a magical amulet on the mummified corpse and you know this is an Amulet of Might Fists +1
Looking around the chamber you see that the so-called riches in this false tomb are actually mundane items gilded with a thin layer of gold. If the entire collection, which weighs almost 1,000 pounds, is gathered and transported back to civilization.
"Ha HA!" Gaellin cheers after he brings down the whatever-it-was. "Boom! Now I can say that I did something while I was here! Who wants to drink to that?"
Male Human Fi1/Ro2 HP 28/28 | AC18(Tch 14) FF14 | CMD 17/FF 13 | F+4 R+7 W+2 | Init +4 | Perception +7(+8 vs traps)
perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Katsu whips his blade to clean off the contents then re-sheathes his swordcane. He again begins carefully examining the area for traps.
His fingers fall upon a carving. And he gently runs his hands around them.
”Hmmmm, something carved into the wall here. Feels like. . . A man. . . A woman. . . A sheep? No-a ram. A dog or, uh, jackle maybe? And a bird of some sort, maybe a falcon. Anyone know what those mean? I am not trained in Osirian history.”
appraise:1d20 ⇒ 11
As he runs his fingers along down the relif his hands brush up agains the gilded objects, which he examines.
”These feel as though they are metal, gold, yes? The outer layer is soft like gold but then it becomes hard. . . And the weight is off. I think these objects merely gilded. I have no idea how much just the gold layer would be worth.”
"Hmm, I'm unsure what this is. I do have a spell that would help, but I'd prefer to wait until we have something else that needs to be identified as well."
Female HP 29/29 | AC 19 tch 10 FF 19 | CMD 18/FF 18 | F+9 R+3 W+3 | Init -1 | Perception -2 Monk (Master of Many Styles) 1/ Fighter (Relic Master) 1/ Oracle (Pei Zin Practitioner) 1
perception:1d20 - 2 ⇒ (5) - 2 = 3
casting detect magic to examine the area.
"It seems the danger has passed, there is some magic about the amulet that our foe wore. I do not have any skill at identifying such things though. I also am unfamiliar with history Osirioni or otherwise"
Helena moves about tapping gently with the tip of her sword.
"Is there another exit from this chamber? If not it seems we shall head back and take another path."
NG Male Halfling Dual-Cursed Oracle 7 | HP 52/52 | AC 20 T 13 FF 18 | CMB +0, CMD 12 | F: +8, R: +8, W: +10 | Init: +7 | Perc: +1 SM: +5 Darkvision 60 ft (cannot see further), Blindsense 30 ft | Speed 15ft | Spells: 1st 8/8 2nd 8/8 3rd 5/5 | Natural Divination: 2/2 Fortune: 1/1 Erosion 3/3 Unlife Gem 5 | Active conditions: Resist Negative 10
"I don't recall seeing any other doors on our way in," Luli says thoughtfully, "but perhaps they were too far away for me to notice. Or is there a trick to those carvings? We saw statues in the last room - people with falcon and jackal heads - but this might be the first time we've seen a ram in this tomb."
