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However, you eye that the boarded over window is fake; your eye catches hinges carefully concealed allowing the boards to be opened.
After Mandoo gets the window open, Tyrion eyes the small crawl space and grins to the gnome. "Just our size, Quecksworth." He inspects the room and offers, "I'm practiced at finding hazards and traps and would be happy to lead the way." He looks around to the party, and if someone else prefers to lead, he says, "That's fine since I can almost certainly spot anything odd from 5 to 10 feet away. But I should be near the front."
He takes one more swig of blackberry wine from his flask, tucks it away, and climbs inside.
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He inspects the room and offers, "I'm practiced at finding hazards and traps and would be happy to lead the way." He looks around to the party, and if someone else prefers to lead...
Mandoo indicates the window and makes an after you motion with his open hand, helping Tyrion through if he needs it. He generally prefers to be the first one into a fight, but in this case, it makes more sense for Tyrion to go first.
He takes one more swig of blackberry wine from his flask, tucks it away, and climbs inside.
Once Tyrion goes through the window and shows no immediate signs of a horrible death, Mandoo quickly follows with his sword at the ready.
Once Tyrion gives the all-clear, Mandoo will turn and help the others into the room.
He points out the crossbow and the door rope trigger so that no one accidentally bumps into them and then looks around the room, paying specific attention to the floor and chimney.
After Mandoo gets the window open, Tyrion eyes the small crawl space and grins to the gnome. "Just our size, Quecksworth."
Quecksworth, having just come around the building, sighs at the halfling's suggestion. "Very well, Master Tyrion." he says with more than a little reluctance before following his fellow Pathfinder through the window.
He inspects the room and offers, "I'm practiced at finding hazards and traps and would be happy to lead the way." He looks around to the party, and if someone else prefers to lead, he says, "That's fine since I can almost certainly spot anything odd from 5 to 10 feet away. But I should be near the front."
"I am more than happy to allow you to lead, Master Tyrion." the gnome replies, his focus turned on his lute, which he inspects for any scratches or damage. Satisfied, he stows his instrument and looks around. "My, this is all rather...untidy."
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When Mandoo reminds everyone about the crossbow trap, Tyrion mutters, "Well, we wouldn't be good Pathfinders if we leave armed traps just lying about." While waiting for the party to climb through the window, Tyrion attempts to disarm the crossbow trap.
Now that the trap doesn't pose any immediate danger, the halfling leads the way through the crawlspace.
When Mandoo reminds everyone about the crossbow trap, Tyrion mutters, "Well, we wouldn't be good Pathfinders if we leave armed traps just lying about." While waiting for the party to climb through the window, Tyrion attempts to disarm the crossbow trap.
Now that the trap doesn't pose any immediate danger, the halfling leads the way through the crawlspace.
You safely disable the crossbow trap.
However, you eye that the boarded over window is fake; your eye catches hinges carefully concealed allowing the boards to be opened.
After Mandoo gets the window open, Tyrion eyes the small crawl space and grins to the gnome. "Just our size, Quecksworth." He inspects the room and offers, "I'm practiced at finding hazards and traps and would be happy to lead the way." He looks around to the party, and if someone else prefers to lead, he says, "That's fine since I can almost certainly spot anything odd from 5 to 10 feet away. But I should be near the front."
He takes one more swig of blackberry wine from his flask, tucks it away, and climbs inside.
He points out the crossbow and the door rope trigger so that no one accidentally bumps into them and then looks around the room, paying specific attention to the floor and chimney.
Midway through crawling through the crawlspace, Tryion and Mandoo notices another trap. This time it appears there is a pressure sensitive floorboard that looks like it connects to a beam holding up debris in the crawlway's cieling. There doesn't look like any way to easily bypass it. You'll either 1) have to disable it or 2) set it off safely from outside the debris, and then remove the debris out of the way to continue.
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As Tyrion is leading the way through the crawlspace, he stops suddenly and puts his hand up. He silently indicates the floor appears to be booby-trapped. He whispers, "Give me a minute to disable it, or I fear the ceiling will collapse."
He carefully lifts up the floorboard and fiddles with mechanisms underneath. Satisfied, he replaces the board and motions the group to continue. "It should be safe to proceed."
As Tyrion is leading the way through the crawlspace, he stops suddenly and puts his hand up. He silently indicates the floor appears to be booby-trapped. He whispers, "Give me a minute to disable it, or I fear the ceiling will collapse."
[dice=Thievery-Disable Trap]1d20+7
He carefully lifts up the floorboard and fiddles with mechanisms underneath. Satisfied, he replaces the board and motions the group to continue. "It should be safe to proceed."
After disabling the trap, you continue on through the crawlway until it opens up to an cleared out area underneath the debris hiding a stone hatch. Opening the hatch reveals a stone-lined chute that decends deep into the earth. Handholds have been carved into the stone wall, but they appear to be uneven and treacherous. There is little to no light within the chute.
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”aren’t you full sssurprisssesss,...”
Lizzo is impressed with the thievery skills of Tyrion. He’s happy to have him in the party, but will be keeping an eye on him moving forward. Things tend to disappear when you’re around people who are that talented in thieving. They also tend to have a high bounty.
After brushing off the dirt and small stones he reaches into his pack and retrieves a wayfinder. He quickly lashes it to his bow and activates the light spell. You can’t hit what you can’t see.
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"aren’t you full sssurprisssesss,..."
The halfling shrugs humbly and smiles, "That's what I do. I drink and I disable things."
Upon reaching the hatch, Tyrion looks down and notices the handholds with his low-light vision. He's about to attempt to feel his way down in the dark, when a light source appears from behind. He nods to Lizzo in thanks and begins the descent.
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After brushing off the dirt and small stones he reaches into his pack and retrieves a wayfinder. He quickly lashes it to his bow and activates the light spell. You can’t hit what you can’t see.
He's about to attempt to feel his way down in the dark, when a light source appears from behind. He nods to Lizzo in thanks and begins the descent.
Following Lizzo's lead, Mandoo reaches into his jerkin; pulls out the wayfinder that he carries on a lanyard around his neck; and activates it. Leaving the wayfinder hanging outside his jerkin, he follows Tyrion down the chute.
"Oh very good, all." cheers Quecksworth. When encountering the darkness, the begins to rummage through his pack and produces a few torches as well as candles. Seeing the wayfinder produced, he shrugs and follows the others down the chute.
The chute deposits you into a short hallway that leads to a wooden door, already adjar, revealing a room lit by a single flickering torch. Through the gloom you see piles of small crates and more than a few barrels stacked up haphazardly on the south side of the room. Opposite you is a stout wooden door with iron bands, while the north side of the room is bare save for an iron gate set onto the middle of the wall, with something barking at you angrily behind it. The stench of smoke and damp dog hangs heavy in the air.
Suddenly, you hear the sounds of gears turning. The gate holding the dogs opens, and they are let loose!
Two dogs race out of the kennel, leaping at Tyrion!
*hit
piercing
piercing
piercing
*hit
piercing
The dogs manage to latch their jaws around Tyrion! Scrambling, Tyrion manages to push them off, but his arms are now bloody!
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Fighting off the two dogs, Tyrion knows he doesn't have much time to take advantage of surprise on the others. He notices some kind of liquid on the floor, but he doesn't mention it until he figures out what it is.
Beaten and bloody, he knows he needs to move to allow the others access to the room. He attempts to make his way to the far side of the open gate to attack one of the dogs that has yet to move. His only path takes him through the wet squares, so he has no choice but to risk it.
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Lizzo easily climbs down the shaft, his sticky feet allow him to stay on overwatch with his bow as he descends. Once at the bottom he strides forward to get a clear line of sight. He does not hunt prey, but instead takes time to line up two shots at the closest target. Changing targets if necessary between attacks.
He attempts to move through the liquid with whatever check is required to reach his spot on the map(athletics +6, acrobatics +7), and will use a hero point if necessary.
Lizzo yells a few words of encouragement to Tyrion as he fires his bow:
"Hold on Tyrion, we're right behind you"
Fighting off the two dogs, Tyrion knows he doesn't have much time to take advantage of surprise on the others. He notices some kind of liquid on the floor, but he doesn't mention it until he figures out what it is.
Beaten and bloody, he knows he needs to move to allow the others access to the room. He attempts to make his way to the far side of the open gate to attack one of the dogs that has yet to move. His only path takes him through the wet squares, so he has no choice but to risk it.
Tyrion keeps his footing around the liquid as he circles around the dogs, then thrusts with his rapier. Tyrion's fist attack is a deep thrust into the dog, instantly piecing his heart. The dog's lifeblood puddles onto the floor as it dies.
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Lizzo easily climbs down the shaft, his sticky feet allow him to stay on overwatch with his bow as he descends. Once at the bottom he strides forward to get a clear line of sight. He does not hunt prey, but instead takes time to line up two shots at the closest target. Changing targets if necessary between attacks.
He attempts to move through the liquid with whatever check is required to reach his spot on the map(athletics +6, acrobatics +7), and will use a hero point if necessary.
Lizzo yells a few words of encouragement to Tyrion as he fires his bow:
"Hold on Tyrion, we're right behind you"
Lizzo also moves with grace over the clear liquid, then unleashes a pair of arrows. Both arrows impact the other dog, killing it.
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Tyrion raises his rapier with his badly bloodied right arm, as if a toast, to Mandoo and Lizzo for jumping in, "Cheers.". He then calls out to wherever our fighter is, "Kaneda, there's a good spot here in the NW corner where you could benefit from my flanking." He thinks, and I could benefit from yours.
Quecksworth lights a torch, then proceeds down the ladder.
Once down, with his free hand, he retrieves his lute.
Seeing his friend in danger, Mandoo charges into the dogs and does his best impression of a woodchipper.
Mandoo's first karate chop comes down on a dog's head like a blunt axe! Fragments of bone and blood pierce the dog's brains, killing it instantly.
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Darr hears the sound of dogs. "Oh, puppies!"
Darr takes a stride action
"Ohhhhhh, angry puppies... Let's give them a shock collar, yes?"
Targeting the closest dogs
*crit
A bolt of electricity springs forth, solidly hitting the dogs nearest to Darr. The first looks mearly unsteady after the first hit. The other convulses and drops dead.
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Tyrion raises his rapier with his badly bloodied right arm, as if a toast, to Mandoo and Lizzo for jumping in, "Cheers.". He then calls out to wherever our fighter is, "Kaneda, there's a good spot here in the NW corner where you could benefit from my flanking." He thinks, and I could benefit from yours.
Kaneda leaps forward, heeding Tyrion's advice.
Kaneda moves to flank the dog, and slips on a puddle of liquid! He crashes to the floor. Undeterred, Kaneda slashes at the flanked dog from the floor. Numb due to the electricity it just absorbed, it was in no condition to dodge Kaneda's katana. With a mighty battlecry, Kaneda slices into the dog; canine sinew and bone and guts spilling onto the cold floor.
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The last remaining dog attacks Mandoo.
*miss
piercing
*miss
piercing
*miss
piercing
"Teeth and fur.
Favor the cur.
But with slash of the blade
Each is unmade."
Quecksworth strums his lute to inspire his allies.
He moves into the and draws his dagger.
"Teeth and fur.
Favor the cur.
But with slash of the blade
Each is unmade."Quecksworth strums his lute to inspire his allies.
He moves into the and draws his dagger.
Mandoo faces the remaining dog and lets loose with the temple sword.
[dice=Temple Sword 1]1d20 +7
[dice=Temple Sword 1 Damage]1d8 +4[dice=Temple Sword 2]1d20 +7 -5
[dice=Temple Sword 2 Damage]1d8 +4[dice=Temple Sword 3]1d20 +7 -10
[dice=Temple Sword 3 Damage]1d8 +4[dice=Temple Sword 4]1d20 +7 -10
[dice=Temple Sword 4 Damage]1d8 +4
As Quecksworth sings a tune, Mandoo makes several quick slashes with his temple sword, killing the dog.
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Tyrion sits down on a nearby barrel, pulls out his flask, and takes a drink. "Ahh...better already." As he's putting his flask away, he notices his bloody arm and adds, "Well, maybe not completely better." He pulls out his healer's tools, and starts bandaging his arm.
"While I'm dealing with these wounds, we should have a look around this room." Noticing the locked door, he says "I'll get to that door when I'm done here." He pauses and looks to the monk, "Unless you wanna take a crack at it, Mandoo. I noticed you carry your own lockpicks."
After about 10 minutes, Tyrion admires his handiwork as he feels as good as new. He puts his tools away and joins the others if anyone is still searching the room. And he'll attempt to unlock the door if Mandoo had any trouble.
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Mandoo cleans off his temple sword and sheaths it.
He pauses and looks to the monk, "Unless you wanna take a crack at it, Mandoo. I noticed you carry your own lockpicks."
Mandoo looks over at the door and shrugs, "Mandoo will try."
He walks over to the door, carefully avoiding the strange alchemical liquid, and gives in a close examination for traps etc.
Mandoo reaches into his belt pouch, fishes out his thieves’ tools, and goes to work on the door.
"Please allow me to assist you, Master Mandoo." says Quecksworth as he casts guidance on the monk.
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Tyrion hops off the barrel and joins the party in searching the room. But first, he checks to see how Mandoo is doing. He nods approvingly at the monk's lockpicking skills. "Most impressive, Mandoo." While at the door, he checks for traps.
He then takes time to move boxes and barrels, to help search the room.
Darr, Tyrion, & Lanzo begin a search of the kennel and living area. Darr stumbles on two airtight alchemical vials underneath a pile of straw. Tyrion stumbles upon a box with a single stoppered alchemical vial. Even stoppered, you can smell the foul murky brown liquid. Whatever it is, the box you found it in clearly had seven other bottles in it, all of which appear to be missing.
Mandoo cleans off his temple sword and sheaths it.
He pauses and looks to the monk, "Unless you wanna take a crack at it, Mandoo. I noticed you carry your own lockpicks."Mandoo looks over at the door and shrugs, "Mandoo will try."
He walks over to the door, carefully avoiding the strange alchemical liquid, and gives in a close examination for traps etc.
Mandoo reaches into his belt pouch, fishes out his thieves’ tools, and goes to work on the door.
After a short amount of time, Mandoo hears a faint click as he was working on the lock. He opens the door, revealing a small living area. The area is a general mess, with a cot in one corner and a crude firepit in the other. There is a larder to the east, while a lavatory sits just off the main living space to the southwest, covered by a curtain. A passageway to the southeast heads further underground.
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When Tyrion finds the vial with the brown liquid, he studies it and sniffs it to determine what it is.
He thinks he recognizes it and shares with the group, but offers it to anyone else in case they also want to check.
As Mandoo swings open the unlocked door, "Very well done! Delma would be proud." Tyrion enters the room first, in case there are traps, and starts looking around. He heads to the larder, whatever that is.
When Tyrion finds the vial with the brown liquid, he studies it and sniffs it to determine what it is.
He thinks he recognizes it and shares with the group, but offers it to anyone else in case they also want to check.
As Mandoo swings open the unlocked door, "Very well done! Delma would be proud." Tyrion enters the room first, in case there are traps, and starts looking around. He heads to the larder, whatever that is.
After taking several minutes staring and wracking his brain, Tyrion figures out that the brown liquid is an alchemical reagent called corpse blood. It is used in a variety of alchemical items mostly related to disease, poison or their antidotes.
The larder is a simple storeroom filled with scraps of old meat, a third of a wheel of cheese, a sack of turnips, and a barrel of weak ale. There is also a crate of empty wine bottles in one corner. They are all of a good Chelish vintage and were probably quite valuable.
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As Mandoo swings open the unlocked door, "Very well done! Delma would be proud."
Tyrion's mention of Delma reminds him of her kiss in the kitchen. Oh, what he would give for another of these.
Mandoo shrugs again, "Lock not difficult."
He stands and puts his tools back in his belt pouch. A thought strikes him and he looks around the room at the others.
"Where Phinick?"
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There is a larder to the east, while a lavatory sits just off the main living space to the southwest, covered by a curtain.
The larder is a simple storeroom filled with scraps of old meat, a third of a wheel of cheese, a sack of turnips, and a barrel of weak ale.
Mandoo sniffs at the cheese and pokes at the turnips, but decides he isn't quite that hungry, yet.
The lavatory is a different matter. With Ajit's admonition of "A place to piss should not be missed," echoing in his mind, he excuses himself and slips behind the curtain to relieve himself.
A passageway to the southeast heads further underground.
Mandoo peeks down the passageway but it appears to curve away to the left, hiding whatever might be at the other end.
He turns to Tyrion and checks his condition. Remembering the halfling's reception at the bottom of the chute, he says, "Tyrion all good? Tyrion want lead again? If not, Mandoo happy to lead."
Mandoo pulls out his temple sword and readies himself for whatever new friends they might meet at the end of the passageway.
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In the larder, Tyrion laments the empty bottles of Chelish wine. He carefully picks up a bottle and lovingly breathes in the lingering aroma. He says sadly, "I've heard tales of such wine, but never had the pleasure of enjoying it. This might be as close as I get." He's about to return the bottle to the crate, but instead decides to place it in his pack, as a souvenir.
At the mention of Phinick, "Didn't he decide to wait outside when we entered the hideout? He seemed awfully frightened of Hallod."
When Mandoo checks on Tyrion, the halfling looks at his bandaged arm and smiles, "Thank you my friend. I believe I'm good to go and happy to take the lead..." And thinks to himself, ...since it worked out so well for me last time. After taking a minute to look around, he adds, "But first, we should finish exploring here. Anyone checking the fireplace, or the cot?" Then turning to Darr, "What are those vials you found?"
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As he comes across the cask of ale he says to Tyrion, "here’sss watery ale if you are desssperate."
Tyrion chuckles, shaking his head, and pats his wine flask at his belt. "My dear Lizzo, no one should be that desperate. That stuff'll rust your pipes!"
If the group spends more time searching, Tyrion will focus his attention around the fireplace if one of the others hasn't gotten there already.
Quecksworth casts detect magic and follows the others. He pauses only briefly to cast prestidigitation to mask the odor after Mandoo man does his thing.
"My, my, I am not getting a very pleasant feeling, being down here." Quecksworth notes.
A quick search in the underground living quarters reveals a strongbox located underneath the cot. It is made from stout wood, banded in iron, and closed with a simple lock.
A quick search in the underground living quarters reveals a strongbox located underneath the cot. It is made from stout wood, banded in iron, and closed with a simple lock.
Seeing the strongbox with its flimsy lock, Mandoo reaches into his backpack, feeling for the crowbar.
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Tyrion pulls out the strongbox from under the cot, and places it on a nearby barrel. When he sees Mandoo pulling out his crowbar, Tyrion has a pained look on his face. "My friend, yes, we could open it that way, but we're sophisticated pathfinders, aren't we?" He pulls out his lockpicks and continues, "Let's put our unique skills to good use and choose to be elegant about it. Let's try these first."
Tyrion checks for traps first before picking the lock:
If he doesn't get it open, he hands it to Mandoo once he sees the monk has replaced his crowbar with lockpicks. "Of course, if the lock is too tough for either of us to pick, then we can use the brute force of your crowbar."
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When he sees Mandoo pulling out his crowbar, Tyrion has a pained look on his face. "My friend, yes, we could open it that way, but we're sophisticated pathfinders, aren't we?" He pulls out his lockpicks and continues, "Let's put our unique skills to good use and choose to be elegant about it. Let's try these first."
Mandoo glances sheepishly at the crowbar in his hand, and slowly returns it to his backpack, hoping no one else noticed his lack of subtlety.
If he doesn't get it open, he hands it to Mandoo once he sees the monk has replaced his crowbar with lockpicks. "Of course, if the lock is too tough for either of us to pick, then we can use the brute force of your crowbar."
Mandoo looks over Tyrion's shoulder as he checks for traps and works the lock. He's half hoping that they both fail to pick the lock so that he can put the crowbar to good use after all.
Tyrion pulls out the strongbox from under the cot, and places it on a nearby barrel. When he sees Mandoo pulling out his crowbar, Tyrion has a pained look on his face. "My friend, yes, we could open it that way, but we're sophisticated pathfinders, aren't we?" He pulls out his lockpicks and continues, "Let's put our unique skills to good use and choose to be elegant about it. Let's try these first."
Tyrion checks for traps first before picking the lock:
If he doesn't get it open, he hands it to Mandoo once he sees the monk has replaced his crowbar with lockpicks. "Of course, if the lock is too tough for either of us to pick, then we can use the brute force of your crowbar."
When he sees Mandoo pulling out his crowbar, Tyrion has a pained look on his face. "My friend, yes, we could open it that way, but we're sophisticated pathfinders, aren't we?" He pulls out his lockpicks and continues, "Let's put our unique skills to good use and choose to be elegant about it. Let's try these first."Mandoo glances sheepishly at the crowbar in his hand, and slowly returns it to his backpack, hoping no one else noticed his lack of subtlety.
If he doesn't get it open, he hands it to Mandoo once he sees the monk has replaced his crowbar with lockpicks. "Of course, if the lock is too tough for either of us to pick, then we can use the brute force of your crowbar."Mandoo looks over Tyrion's shoulder as he checks for traps and works the lock. He's half hoping that they both fail to pick the lock so that he can put the crowbar to good use after all.
Tyrion, begins picking the lock, and sets off the trap!
*crit!
-->12 damage & Drained 2 (1 hour)
Tyrion's only warning is a click as the hidden dart springs forth. A poisoned dart shoots out of the chest hitting Tyrion in the jungular! Poison courses through him, and Tyrion suddenly feels extremely weak.
The chest springs open. Inside is a batch of 14 reciepts, as well as a scap of parchment that lists each transaction along with a value. On the back of the transaction list is a crude map. It depicts a cave helpfully labled "HIDEOUT,", next to a shape that might be a pond; from there, a winding path passes through a strange V-shaped chamber before ending at what appears to be a clearing with a tree stump labled "DROP POINT." Also within the chest is 21gp, 37 sp.