Cody looks around within the room as well and notices a partially burned missive in the fire pit ”What do we have here?”, but as he goes to retrieve it he handles it poorly ”Opps.”
While messing with the fire place he notices the hollow logs and pulls it out to find two potions wrapped in a note. Cody reads ”Shandon: Sometimes a fly can avoid a spider’s snares because he can fly. Be careful. Signed Dorvik”.
Female N Kitsune, always in human form (auburn hair, freckles, dreamily observing and sometimes looking a little bit crazy) | Swashbuckler 1 / Magus 15 | Low-light vision | Speed 30ft, Fly 60ft | Boots of Speed 10/10 | Lucky Horses. 1/1 | HP 209/209 | Normal: AC 24 T 19 FF 16 | CMB +25 (Disarm, Trip, Sunder), CMD 28 | F +22, R +22, W +15 | Empower 1/1 | Quicken 1/1| FreeMove 4/4 | Panache 9/9 | Arcane Pool/Ring 11+4/13+4 | Black Blade Pool 4/4 | Concentr. reroll 2/2 | Chaldira reroll 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Flight 15/15 | Init +9 | Perc +26, SM +21, Bluff (Deceive) +28, Dipl. (Convince) +28 | Active cond: Ablative barrier, invisibility, fly, Defending bones
Sorry, I had little time to continue my post. Now a proper one based on my Perception roll.
”You are right Cody, let me help with the missive!“
Sleight of hand :1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
”Oh no! This is now getting very political! The letter is from Trade Prince Aaqir al’Hakam and implies connections between the Spider and al’Hakam’s family. We have to be very careful with this information!“
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
He loads a stone in his sling just in case it is needed.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
"Let me heal you Zaarah." She casts as spell and touches the young woman. "Good job finding those things. That is interesting information." she says about the letter.
The potions are 2 potions of levitate. Moved you're pieces accordingly per your posts in the room
Cautiously looking at the door propped open, Zaarah frowns. seems okay...but why would it just be propped open like that....? As she goes to touch it, Dusklord chimes in, pointing out a lever on the backside of the door!
The aid there was necessary! I'm going to assume you activate the lever - if you feel otherwise - we can retcon it Zaarah
Reaching behind, the woman clicks the device and the door swings open the rest of the way, harmlessly.
Meanwhile, Starling takes a closer look at the spider mosaic. Some kind of runes are carved within the painting itself....
DC 20 Linguistics - if you speak thassilonian you get +8 bonus on this check:
The runes translate to.... "Dusk Woven on the World Loom"
Through the door is a steep staircase leading downward...deeper into the spiders lair. Cautiously making your way down, you stop short of the landing...you see...
This large room is sumptuously carpeted with large rugs, several of which bear runic writing woven into their patterns with dull metallic thread. A steep staircase ascends to the east (The stairs you just came down), and a pair of imposing double doors looms to the west. Eight narrow passages extend from this room in several directions, each passageway soon turns to the left or right.
Starling notices the mosaic runes. "Check this out, can anybody read this? Dusklord maybe? I can make out a few words but I'm not sure about the grammar and what this message means..." Linguistics:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
When the group descends to the next level, Starling goes first to look at the runic writing on the rugs on the floor. "Lots of runes in this place," she quietly remarks, contemplating their purpose.
Human Wizard 6 | HP 50/50 | AC 16; Tch 12; FF 14 | F +5; R +5; W +4 | CMB+1; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +8 | Quarterstaff: +1 (1d6-2) | Perc +8
Dusklord becomes excited when he recognizes the Thassilonian runes.
linguistics:1d20 + 11 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 8 = 32
"Of course I recognize these runes," he says. "I am a specialist in their superior magic. I speak their language and know much of this advanced culture," he says, smiling as he examines the runes.
"Let's continue exploring," he urges with unusual energy.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey looks at Dusklord. "You like really old things. You look very excited." she follows Zaarah into the other room.
Cody checks Zaarah over, ”She seems to be suffering from some form of mental degradation. She has been reduced to a state of an unplesent drooling village simpleton!”
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Starling rolls her eyes at Dusklord's comment. "Tactful as ever, she mutters. She then turns to the others: "Quick, let's bring her back up the stairs to keep her safe, does anyone know if this magical effect is temporary? And do we know what caused it?"
Cody - Your spellcraft is too low to ID it Those that could see - it seemed to happen almost immediately after she stepped off the stairs and onto the carpet.
Will Save DC 11 and Detect Magic:
On a failed save, you don't detect an magic auras on the carpets
Round 1: You detect 3 Auras coming from the carpet
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
Fey doesn't move into the room. She taps her shoulder to give herself guidance, and does spellcraft the rug.
"Well that's not good. Not good at all. Drooling simpleton is the correct diagnosis. It was an Empowered Touch of Idiocy spell."
She studies the rug even more. "That's a lot of Aura's in there." She taps herself again, and shrugs. Dusklord would you like some Guidance?" She'll run around tapping everyone who asks with Guidance.
Female N Kitsune, always in human form (auburn hair, freckles, dreamily observing and sometimes looking a little bit crazy) | Swashbuckler 1 / Magus 15 | Low-light vision | Speed 30ft, Fly 60ft | Boots of Speed 10/10 | Lucky Horses. 1/1 | HP 209/209 | Normal: AC 24 T 19 FF 16 | CMB +25 (Disarm, Trip, Sunder), CMD 28 | F +22, R +22, W +15 | Empower 1/1 | Quicken 1/1| FreeMove 4/4 | Panache 9/9 | Arcane Pool/Ring 11+4/13+4 | Black Blade Pool 4/4 | Concentr. reroll 2/2 | Chaldira reroll 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Flight 15/15 | Init +9 | Perc +26, SM +21, Bluff (Deceive) +28, Dipl. (Convince) +28 | Active cond: Ablative barrier, invisibility, fly, Defending bones
Dusklord wrote:
Dusklord raises an eyebrown, not having seen what happened to her.
"Am I to understand that this was not her prior state?" Dusklord inquires, not knowing their new group member very well.
Zaarah seems to almost smile when she hears Dusklord’s words although it could also be a spasmic grimace considering that she is still driveling all over the floor.
Human Wizard 6 | HP 50/50 | AC 16; Tch 12; FF 14 | F +5; R +5; W +4 | CMB+1; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +8 | Quarterstaff: +1 (1d6-2) | Perc +8
Dusklord raises an eyebrow at Zaarah. "I concur with Fey. I am unsure what to do with Zaarah at this point...she will likely have to wait for us to finish and then we can get her to a cleric. We should press forward."
”What do we do about the carpet? Jump or float over it using the levitation potions? Some way to move the carpet out of the way? Maybe, burn or destroy the carpet?”
Int: Ragarding 11 int, you are still above average intelligence. However the int reduction would affect spell DCs, spell level you can cast, and bonus spells from high int.
With 11 int, you can't cast spells over level 1 and DC would 10+spell level. Per RAW you can still speak your racial language and common.
Wis: 3...your ability to have rational thought would be diminished and your will save would be much lower. Base will save -4... Not to mention wisdom based skills would suffer.
Cha: Your ability to influence others with your forceful personality is decreased. Or your physical attractiveness could diminish. That is up to how youd like to RP it.
Yes the potions of levitate would work. Acrobatics to jump would work too. Climbing over the banister would get you down as well on the same side as the stairs. Burning them could be amusing but as stated, could draw some unwanted attention too.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Levitate only helps us move up and down right, nothing about propulsion
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
I heard this story one time about a fighter that got pushed across an abyss my a gnome. We could tie a rope on someone and push them across. If we miss we can pull them back and start over again." Fey starts digging in her bag for some rope. "It was hilarious until the fighter got a disease. That was bad. At leas the fighter thought so."
Cody turns to Febella, ”Touch of Idiocy you say, Isn’t that mental compulsion enchantment and shouldn’t protection from evil protect from that? Might even restore Zaarah for a time.”
Looking around at the group, ”Does anyone have a protection spell? If so we can try and the one protected can roll up or move the carpet.”
GM - would it be possible to use the spare furniture from the storeroom B3 to make a safe walkway over the rugs?
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
The warpriest will volunteer to keep the fox,,err sheep safe :)
I like the out of the box thinking Cody and would allow you to do that. So for now, we'll bypass the traps on the carpet with the assumption that you do something along those lines
The traps are auto immediate resets
Quickly and quietly investigating each passage out of this large, trapped room, you find each ends in a flat stone wall with a mirror. Each mirror has a card on the top right corner with some kind of coded message. However, on the same card at the bottom of the coded message is written the mirrors location.
You quickly find yourselves in front of the double doors and discover they are locked.
Wolfie Wolf N Medium animal Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5 | Defense | AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 18 hp 42/42 Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
HP 51/51 (13Temp) AC 20, T 15, FF 17 Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Per +10
"We might need to purchase a scroll. I don't know anything that will help her at the moment. I'm sorry Zaarah." Fey is clearly upset that she can't help the woman.
Starling wanders around the passages and examines the coded messages more carefully. "I wonder what this code might be for," she quietly says to nobody in particular.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
The warpriest will guide the kitsune carefully and with much pastoral care :)
A soft click is heard, and the doors swing open. Inside you see...
This office is sumptuously decorated and dominated by a large desk bearing neatly organized piles of papers. To one side of the desk stands a ledger-stuffed bookshelf; on the other is a cabinet displaying many small busts. Potted plants adorn the room’s corners, and hanging lanterns provide ample light.
From a glance, you're fairly certain these are the ledgers you came for.
Suddenly, a sound of arcanic whispers reaches your ears...
Cody! Will Save DC 22 - This is enchantment (compulsion) and you get a +2 bonus to your saving throw/
On a failed save:
You are dominated and compelled to attack Dusklord
Cody’s eyes start to glass over then with an heroic effort he shakes the affects off as he snaps out of it. Looking around he grumbles ”Some caster just tried to dominate me! They must be invisible.”f’’
Cody swiftly takes on the animal focus of a wolf giving him scent upto 10ft. He moves into the room moving forward until he can scent the foe at which point he move next to them and attempts to grapple.
Hit chance >51%:1d100 ⇒ 93 grapple:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 provokes AoO on Cody.
Male Male human warpriest of Rowdrosh 5 ( Pathfinder RPG Advanced Class Guide 60) NG Medium humanoid (human) Init +4; Senses Perception +7 Warpriest 6 AC23 touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, 31 Dex) hp 44 (5d8+7) Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +8
Perception 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 to see if he can hear anything unusual.
