Etgar scratches his head about this place...
That will earn Etgar a clarity point. Need rolls from Donovan and Walhart as well as a direction. You have doors to the west and to the north.
"Well, I don't see much point in staying here unless you want to write something. I'm going to go see what is behind the front desk."
Tally makes his way between the desks and through the webbing until he gets to the door in the west. After listening closely to see if there is anything moving on the other side, he opens the door.
Igar sees a pint but it is not in your world.
Tally observes an unusually dark storage room with a few odds and ends on its shelves.
He casts detect magic and begins to explore the darkened place.
"Don't see anything in here - yet. A few items, but no creatures or fiends. Shall we try the other door?"
Another pint on me. Will it ever end?
As Tally walks into the room he finds himself walking toward the lectern. Right back where he started.
Perception DC 15 to get a clarity point. Everyone who does this.
"This place is just sooo confusing."
Tally tries it again!
Don and Walhart still have a shot at the eternal darkness in the desk for clarity points. Etgar, Walhart and Donovan have the chance to walk into the warped reality of the storeroom space.
Donovan, Walhart ✔
Etgar, Walhart, Donovan ✔
It should be out of your system by now, Tally or you may need to find out what kind of offering the dice gods prefer.
Etgar can only agree. Indeed...this place is likely worse than the last one. Though...I don't see any tooth fairies, so there's that.
He steps in, following Tally's example.
Tally 35/35, Walhart 36/36 (1 cp), Etgar 25/25 (2 cp), Don35/35
Donovan follows his friends into the storeroom.
Walhart also enters the storeroom.
Walhart finds himself walking back into the reading room as he enters the storeroom.
Etgar furrows his brow as he watches, then shakes his head. This place is really getting to me...well, shall we move on? He heads over to the door to the north and checks it for any potential traps.
Etgar does not locate any traps on the unlocked door.
"If it is safe, I should open it."
Unless someone protests Donovan will open the door.
This long room has a narrow table with several comfortable looking chairs around it. A few shelves contain pottery, serving dishes, and heavy books. Doors lead out from each direction, including several doors standing in the east wall.
Two scriveners lounge here. They look like the wooden doll that was bleeding earlier. The one obvious difference is that these have three forearms and hands on each arm. They rise and with their multiple arms simultaneously grab vials and large crossbows.
Tally has no clue what these things are, but since they are reaching for crossbows he STONGLY suspects they are violent, but still, Tally is willing to give them a chance. Besides, he now has a name to drop.
"Berthal said the master was that way?"
They begin loading the large crossbows. One responds to Tally. "You will not meet the master. We will be greatly rewarded for killing you."
"Hey hey little fella, we don't want any trouble. Lets all go our own way."
They continue loading the large crossbows.
Round 1
Tally 35/35, Walhart 36/36 (1 cp), Etgar 25/25 (2 cp), Don35/35
Walhart, Tally, Don ✔
Blue
Etgar
Red
"Well, I did try."
Donovan moves forward and smashes down at red.
Tally shrugs and moves in too.
"Yep, you did try."
Don's hammer misses its target. Tally does some damage with the morningstar.
Tally knows these constructs to be wyrwoods. The have no DR but being constructs are immune to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms) as well as bleed, disease, death effects, necromancy effects, paralysis, poison, sleep effects, and stunning. They are not subject to ability damage, ability drain, fatigue, exhaustion, energy drain, or nonlethal damage and have immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects, or is harmless).
This relatively young race was created by a cabal of wizards who needed nimble and skilled construct servants to do their dirty work. They are highly intelligent but these two are acting out of fear.
Walhart, having seen the exchange, moves into the chamber, bow at the ready.
"Your first choice was diplomacy, which is only laudable, boy. But so is the art of defending yourself!"
Blue takes a step to get a better shot at Donovan.
Walhart, Tally, Don
Blue
Etgar ✔
Red
Etgar slips into the room, hefting his spear as he goes. He levels it and attacks, aiming past Tally.
Red takes a step back and fires at Tally.
Round 2
Tally 35/35, Walhart 36/36 (1 cp), Etgar 25/25 (2 cp), Don35/35
Walhart, Tally, Don ✔
Blue
Etgar
Red
Walhart takes a moment to study his new opponent, before shooting once again!
Red goes down.
Don steps up to Blue and swings again.
Don's hammer makes a loud cracking sound as it punishes blue.
Tally messes with his weapon, not able to find a decent grip, and misses after he moves to engage.
Blue drops his crossbow and opens the bottled lightning he has among his many hands.
+ 1 sonic damage
Tally takes 7 hps of damage
Walhart, Tally, Don
Blue
Etgar ✔
"Yeeooowch! May the spirits Haunt you for that."
Etgar moves up and pokes at the odd creature just missing it.
Round 3
Tally 28/35, Walhart 36/36 (1 cp), Etgar 25/25 (2 cp), Don35/35
Walhart, Tally, Don ✔
Blue
Etgar
Donovan tries to draw the creatures attention.
Tally slides forward and attempts to pummel the hurtful scribe.
"Let's see how you like this!"
But again he swings and misses and hopes he does have any more of that bottled lightning stuff.
Donovan drops blue. End initiative.
Tally searches the bodies for more of those bottles because now he would actually like it if they have more of the stuff.
Having arrived in the land of death with standard camping equipment, though, he has no recourse other than simple first aid for treating his wounds. the best he is able to do is pad the areas that might rub up against his armor.
"Is anyone injured, I still have some of Andoletta’s grace."
Tally finds 3 containers of bottled lightning, 2 leather armors, 2 heavy crossbows with 19 bolts, 2 short swords, and 2 formula books.
Etgar searches the room and says "This looks like a spellbook. This silverware looks expensive. I'll take that."
While they are sorting out the loot, Tally will cast detect magic and then detect poison to, well, detect.
Tally will grab the med kit and apply it to himself. It does seem to help but leaves him a bit burned up still.
"Be my guest Etgar. You never know when a silver knife might become useful in a place like this, he adds with a wry grin."
While he is at it he tries to figure out what the barber's pole is.
You retro the med kit. 2 uses and an hour for 4 hps. I added the silverware to the list but that is really a player resource so I cannot help you there.
The barber's pole has a strong aura that belongs to no school. DC is 32.
hp 32/35
Donovan reaches towards with an open hand, "May I?"
Unless stopped he will send healing energy in a burst around himself.
He then touches himself for further healing.
Etgar inspects the wyrwoods' extra arms. They are poorly attached as if they had not the talent to do it correctly or were in a hurry. The extra limbs are not of original construct like the well constructed wyrwoods.
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