“Good job Weed. Shall the rest of us move forward now?”
weed looks at the cell door lock and tries to see if theres a way to disable it so it doesnt lock them in...his instincts tell him that the cell isnt actually the cell....also check for traps around the vicinity outside the cell door....pressure plates....etc...
for traps
for cell door lock
Weed readily unlocks the door and finds no further traps in the area.
Move forward, but behind Weed and others.
Detect magic.
Is there a door exit or just the dumbwaiter? Any controls or anything for the dumbwaiter?
~Detect Evil~ and help Irissë look for any kind of controls or alternative egress.
There are two other cells similar to the one that you entered through; their doors radiate necromancy magic (traps?). No other signs of magic.
Nothing detects as evil.
There are no controls to the dumbwaiter in this area, nor does there appear to be any other way out.
weed begins checking the area carefully for secret doors......
No secret doors detected
continue searching for secret doors for another 10...
After a prolonged search, Weed determines that there are no secret doors he can find besides the one he came through.
im almost certain the only entrances and exits are the floor hatch and this lift over here
How big is the dumb waiter passage? Could a person fit? Is it open on our level or is there a door or something?
Any ideas Turran?
The dumbwaiter platform/lift is 5x5 and when in the "up" position largely fills the gap in the ceiling above.
Can we fly up on the carpet?
what device lifts it....rope? chain?
You can't see what lifts it from your current position.
You could certainly fly up the 30'.
Well, can't hurt to try
fly up and search for an exit on the ceiling
good thinking Turran....
What an odd room . . .
Help the party search the ceiling I guess . . .
The party thinks that with something to use as leverage, you could wedge a gap between the ceiling and the floor of the dumbwaiter large enough to let someone crawl through one at a time.
Leverage in a couple of iron spikes and make my way through, if possible
As the party pries the way open, Turran is able to slither his way through the gap.
On the other side he finds himself in a storage room filled with casks and crates. A set of nearby stairs leads up.
if nothing to worry about, help others up, quiet as we can.
Up we go.
weed stops everyone from moving forward and checksfor traps on the stairs and area in front
Turran facilitates everyone's entry and Weed doesn't find any traps.
check the storage room
Check the storage room with Weed and the team. Trying to be quiet.
The party determines that this is in fact an extraordinarily well stocked larder. Weed hears noise from beyond the door at the top of the stairs indicating a large kitchen lids beyond
What’s the plan going forward when we leave this room? Pretend like we are guests/bidders or stealth?
If stealth:
Turran, do you want to cast invisibility?
I could do airwalk as well.
What are the chances we are dressed like the other guests and bidders? I think I'm in favor of invisibility until we get the lay of the land up there . . .
will invisibility work if there are protections......are there staff...kitchen uniforms amongst the items in this room
that being said if party wants to try invisibility im game....
There are no uniforms or other clothing in this area, but you aren't surprised as you would not expect to see servers or staff wearing anything like that anyways.
off we go
invisibility it is
Feel free to describe how you are going to open the trap door and enter a potentially busy kitchen area unobserved and make some corresponding rolls; stealth etc.
can we combine invisibility and etherel form to pass through undetected??
Having used neither yet, you are not sure. You aren't even sure whatbis above the trap door.
Yeah, I'm short on ideas on how to get out of the basement. Sorry all.
I like Weed's idea about going ethereal. But I worry that they might have magical protections to ward us. Probably less likely on the inside than it was on the outside.
Come to think of it, they could ward against people turning invisible. So it's probably a moot point.
Put my ear to the storeroom door and try and hear what's on the other side
Turran hears what one would expect from a busy kitchen: The clanking of pots and pans; people talking; and the occasional set of trolley wheels as food is brought in/out.
come on my brave friends....we cant skulk in a pantry like chickens avoiding the slaughter....i will become ethereal and see if i can pass through and look about....
“Turran, you may want to cast invisibility before Weed goes through.”
So what's the plan exactly? Is Turran casting invisibility on all of us? Does going ethereal break invisibility?
hmmm, i'm not sure of the answer to that last question Dar. And i don't have invisibility for everyone. Just the group one, which I normally cast on Irisse.
“We’re not getting anywhere without taking some risks. Turran cast your invisibility sphere on me, everyone stay within 10’ of me. Once the spell is functioning we can turn ethereal and go through the door into what we think is a kitchen.”
Let's do it!
yes!!
Invisible and ethereal, the party 'ascends' into a very busy kitchen with a half-dozen cooks and several porters bustling in and out with food and dishes. Towards the back a pair of scullions work over water cleaning and drying the incoming soiled plates, bowls, and the like.
There are two doors leading out to what you assume is a great hall or dining area, there is a door behind you that looks very strong and you guess leads outside. Two other smaller, more normal doors, occupy a third wall and as you watch you determine probably lead to pantries or additional storage.
Ethereal lasts 1 minute, does that give us enough time to get through the double doors?
If not, try to follow kitchen staff out the double doors, trying to avoid doors appearing to open on there own if we open while invisible.