[Outpost II 2019] 5-11 Library of the Lion [1-5] (Inactive)

Game Master hiyami

Tok finds success! Five broad desks line the walls of this small room. Each work surface is covered with stacked volumes brimming with page markers as well as numerous open books. Given the organization of the content, it appears that each desk is hosting content for different its own topic... And given the studious notes and organization, much of this is well kept.

As Ilathor's long elven ears catch the sound of a door opening, he bolts towards it. Pushing Tok out of the way, he practically dives into the room , scouring the spines for titles before settling down to start reading. At long last...

Tok raises his eyebrows and leaves Ilathor to the books. He goes to check the last door.

The wizard approaches cautiously from the new room.

Angry Magic Tree patters back and forth in the smaller room, trying to find the most interesting books and bring them to Ilathor for closer inspection. If the elf were not so distracted, he might notice that most of the books the leshy offers have either plant or lion motifs on their covers.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Tok is able to open the door without any incident. The room itself is small. It serves as simple quarters, sparsely decorated with only the most basic furniture and a stoic portrait of Grand Prince Stavian III.

Here, too, perhaps to his surprise, is a woman. Not a man, as the lion had implied, but an elderly woman with a crimson blindfold wrapped around her head.

Obviously surprised by the sudden entry, she stands from her seat and greets you. "Now, just who are you and why are you here?" she asks, her voice calm.

Apologies! I've got a LARP and a 50th birthday coming up, so my attention will be particularly deficient in the next few days. I'll endeavor to get one in every day (which isn't too far off from my recent pacing), but I just wanted to let everyone know. c:

Tok quickly downs the pass without trace potion as quietly as he can,
stealth: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
and starts searching the room for a key making sure to avoid the woman at all costs.
perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Xavier stops whatever he was doing and turns in the direction of the voice. "What was that?" he asks, to no one in particular, and starts heading towards the source of the voice.

He enters the room, evidently surprised to see the woman standing there. "Ah, hello, miss. We're just passing through and looking for information."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The wizard stays outside of the room, asking himself what he should do, what he is supposed to do to help anyway. But it seems to him that it will be difficult. That's the reason why he stays outside. Outside from the room, and outside from the discussion, for now.

Xavier, I'm sorry to do this, but I don't think you would've heard her from your position 95 feet away from the door. Which, you know, in this case might be a boon. You may pursue the others as they open the doors, but it doesn't make sense for you to hear someone that's in a room approximately 100 feet away.

Time Remaining: 80/120

Tok spies a small pouch with loops on a shelf. He grins for a moment. Picking up the pouch Tok gets as close as he can to the woman without alerting her. One hand unhooks the key ring from her belt, the other almost effortlessly replaces it with the pouch, and he slips the key ring into a hidden pocket on the inside of his vest.
sleight of hand: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Tok hops backwards (very birdlike), crouches, and stays completely still waiting for a reaction from the lady...

That makes sense. Nvm then.

Unconcerned with anything beyond his wonderful assistant and the texts he has before him, Ilathor continues to search this room for clues. "MAPS! Most excellent, keep up the good work!" he compliments the Leshy, taking care to copy the map with magic.
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Is the Esoteric Alphabetization clue a +2 bonus to all of us, or just one character? I'd like to use it if nobody objects. Makes my T10 a 26 on History.

It's for all checks in a single room, so I'd let anyone utilize it. c:

Tok shuts the door as quietly as he can. He holds up the keys, showing Waze and Xavier that he snagged them.
"Got 'em." he says with a grin.
He also peeks his head into the door where Ilathor and AMT are,
"Found this set of keys."
then goes to another door to check if the keys work on the lock.

Waze asks Tok to give him one key to unlock the other room, where Xavier is standing for a while.

As Ilathor finishes each book, Angry Magic Tree tries to place it back where he found it before pulling out another option and delivering it to the elf.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Since Esoteric Alphabetization affects everyone in a room, perhaps we should save it for a larger room when everyone is searching together?

I agree, I assumed it was more global!

"Excellent work, Tok!" He then waits as Waze opens the door, and enters the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

"Hell yeah Waze, here ya go."
Tok tosses Waze a key.

The wizard takes the key and goes to the next door to try to open it with the key.

Tok's keen ears catch a bit of confused muttering, but a quiet moment's attention reveals that she seems to have returned to whatever it was she'd been doing before...

And happily, when the doors are tried again, both doors open!

Sorry for the delay, guys! Just got home from that LARP & MIL birthday double whammy. c:

Tok rubs his hands together and decides to try his hand at these books.
knowledge history: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Haing been distracted by another very interesting set of books, Yates snaps back to attention as he realizes that everyone had left the room already! He rushes around to follow behind Tok and help the tengu search the room properly. [b]"Ohh, Tok come look at this! It's a complete history of tengu attempts at colonizing Arcadia! Though it's not the most helpful thing we're looking for.

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Life went wonky shaped again, with the fan of my computer at home deciding to bite the dust on top of it. I probably will only be posting from work for a while, sorry!

After giving the room another search with the aid of his most ablest assistant, if they are unable to find anything Ilathor will move on to the next room. If only we had more time! So many topics to explore in addition to our central one!
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As far as the stairs, would Tok (or someone else sneaky) care to scout it out for a moment when we are ready? Just so we don't all go galavanting into a guard room or something :)

The wizard enters the room searching for clues and texts.

Linguistics: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

As far as the stairs, would Tok (or someone else sneaky) care to scout it out for a moment when we are ready? Just so we don't all go galavanting into a guard room or something :)

Deffinetly what i was thinking, right after this last room I'll check it out.

OUCH!
Tok never saw the book swarm coming! The books hit Tok and a flurry of feathers follows him as he falls to the floor knocked unconsious!

Tok, you're only staggered at this point. When you hit negative hp, then you're unconscious. Granted, you'll only be able to take a move or standard action before falling unconscious, but it's something!

Angry Magic Tree stands in the doorway, keeping Ilathor inside. "We were told to put things back and not look like we were here," she says sternly. "You make too much of a mess reading, so you get to help me put it away before you go make more messes."

If someone wants to come get Ilathor and AMT for the angry book swarm (ABS), just remember we've got a librarian with probably better-than-average hearing who might notice someone shouting.

aha thanks AMT!

Yates looks over at Tok wondering why the tengu hadn't said anything about the obviously amazing book he'd found and gives a small exclaim of surprise to find that he'd been swarmed by a mound of books! "Tok, are you okay? I've never seen books do something like this before... Ooohh is that an illustrated annotated guide to the birds of the Wourldwound nibbling on you leg? Nice find!"

The ex-slave takes a moment to exmine the books and glance around the room just in case there is something nearby he could use to defend himself if the swarm of books decided he'd be a tasty treat.

Ah, no yelling, eh? Yates can't act just yet, though so he can't actually go and get anyone to help. Also hiyami, is there anything nearby taht could be used as an impromptu weapon, or should Yates grab something of his own?

Ilathor shoots Angry Magic Tree a sour look. "Well there is hardly any fun in that, but I suppose I shall have to persevere through this arrangement," he admits, her withering looking clearly motivation enough for the Elf to keep things tidy.
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GM, yes, I would like to search the room a second time!

Xavier, in his wandering about, moves to the desk and starts to investigate. He nearly sets off the trap before he notices it. "Whoa!" he exclaims. He then gets up, and starts moving to the door, telling Waze, "I'll be right back."

He then walks into the room Tok was investigating, and sees him on the floor covered in books. "Tok, are you ok?" He rushes over, thinking, I wouldn't have expected someone as careful and agile as Tok to accidentally... Oh. As he gets closer, he figures out what happened. He draws his wand of CLW and his rapier (you can never be too careful!) and casts it on him. "I was going to tell you I found a secret door and a trap in the other room, buuuuut I think that can wait until we figure this out."

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Unless the ABS gets the jump on me, Tok should be fully healed!

The wizard finds the story about the secret very interesting. Everybody should come to see this. No doubt that something important should be hidden behind this.

Waze goes silently in the corridor the look after the others.

Then he sees that something strange is going on in the first room and is ready to go to look after the two others to help against the swarm.

GM: is it ok with the timeline of the encounter?

Tok jumps up, draws his sickle, and looks to Xavier.
"Thanks, that's the last time these damn books get the jump on me."

"Very well Angry Magic Tree, it appears we have exhausted this trove and left the books suggesting in appearance that they haven't moved. Shall we proceed to the next?" Ilathor asks, rising from his seat and walking to the next room.

"What have we here? How on earth have you managed to anger the books so? Did you fold one of the page corners?" he accuses tersely, his severe gaze resting on the injured Tok.
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There we go, now we are back together! :) What knowledge roll can I make for the books?

Yates gives a yelp of pain and surprise as the books start to swarm over his legs. Trying to keep his voice low he scrambles for something to wack at them with while grumbling, "Bad publiccations! Get off. I'm normally completely opposed to book burning, but OI! No biting there!"

He grabs up his

Improvised scarf, Shikigami style, Surprise weapon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
hiyami you get to set the damage dice for the weapon, but Yates treats it as 2 size catagories larger (this FAQ should be useful) up to 3d6 (Due to a campaign clarification). He has a bonus of +3 from Strength, if you don't mind rolling for me!

As everyone else seems to arrive in the room, he glances back and gives a shrug as if to say, 'I ain't know nothin'.

"What have we here? How on earth have you managed to anger the books so? Did you fold one of the page corners?" he accuses tersely, his severe gaze resting on the injured Tok.

"I don't know! They just swarmed all over Tok there and then came after me! And I most certainly did NOT and am frankly offended you'd even think me capable of such an act!"

Angry Magic Tree follows Ilathor, shutting the door behind her with a satisfied smile on her face. She keeps that smile as she rounds the door and sees mayhem! Finally - my kind of party! she thinks gleefully as she wades into the fray with her trusty axe at hand.

Yates looks down at the swarming ple of books and gives a smile that quickly turns into a frown. He looks up at the rest of the group. "Uhh, I think I just saw a complete compendium of the kobold families in old Sarkovia! It'd be a complete waste to beat it to pieces or worse burn the thing. Any suggestions on how we could possibly tame these guys with out ruining their contents?"

Yates takes a quick swipe at the books with his surprisingly sturdy scarf, but misses! The swarm of books parts before his scarf just as he would've made contact. Xavier does manage to make it to Tok, however, and quickly jabs him with his wand, effectively reviving the poor Tengu. The others gather, done with their other tasks, and come to their allies' aid. Because books are scary. The flying mass of papers moves to attack Xavier, whirling around the halfling warpriest in a violent tornado of angry papercuts and bruises!

Round 3
The bolded may act.

Ilathor
Tok Taket
Xavier 5 pts of damage, bleeding
Angry Magic Tree
Books! Augh!
Yates
Waze

Ilathor sighs at the impending tragedy as he plucks a wand from his sleeve and fires a translucent arrow from it. "We have no choice but to quell this mass uprising of arboreal specters!"
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Arcana (Heightened Awareness): 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 = 19 Particularly concerned with any special defenses. I am assuming I'd know the swarm size from just making the base check (so we know if we can use weapons on it or not).
Magic Missile vs Swarm: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Infernal Healing on Xavier! EDIT: Just realized Ilathor doesn't have that wand XD Adjusting post now. REDIT: Post adjusted.

It's a large swarm made up of books! c: It's a lot of books that are just very unhappy with the intruders. I apologize for the lack of clarity - I apparently never resized the image.

”Woooo!” Angry Magic Tree says quietly as he swings his axe, trying to clear some of the books away from Xavier.

Greataxe: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Slashing damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Rage, move, and attack. On mobile - can someone assist?

Ilathor sighs at the impending tragedy as he goes to pluck a wand from his sleeve before it hits him. Bah! This will be useless against them! Instead, he pulls out a torch from his bag and begins to light it. "We have no choice but to quell this mass uprising of arboreal specters!" he cries. "Our greatest fears have become manifest, fire will be our surest ally in putting this down."
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GM, here is my real turn. Angry Magic Tree, I've moved you adjacent to the swarm!