GM Mauve's Crypt of the Everflame (Inactive)

Game Master MauveAvengr

Maud considers. "Maybe only one key is magic? Try detecting magic?" She stoops and dips a pinkie finger in the pool.

Willard peers into the pool, incanting quickly as he sweeps his gaze over the submerged keys...

Cast Detect Magic

As others focus on inspecting the pool to find the magical key, Cevrik keeps watch for any threats.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Noticing that the Halfling seems to be looking for threats, the bear dog sniffs around to see if there is any reason for alarm.

Perception to Smell for threats: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

One of the keys at the bottom of the pool does *ping* magical when Willard casts Detect Magic.

Cevrik looks around and sees two doors to the south. Both look similarly made and both seem locked.

Mr. Dumplington smells... chlorine? Must be from the pool!

assuming that Willard shares his knowledge of the key..

Well, one of us is going to have to go get it. Might as well be me...because I can tell which one it is. The rest of you, tie a rope together. I can't swim worth a darn. Being raised in the desert will do that to you.. she says with a laugh. If I get into trouble, pull me up quickly. One tug means I'm fine...anything more...pull hard! Carlin starts to take some of her gear off. She looks at Cevrik. as she gets down to her shirt and pants. Hey...no peeking! she laughs as she ties the rope around her waist and jumps in.only carrying my dagger.I can't remember...a swim check is needed I assume?

swim: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13

Dominic rolls his eyes. "Sorry, Carlin. I purposely didn't memorize my detection spell today. I won't be much help."

Willard shakes his head in the negative, I'd prefer not to swim - had to do that to enter the first world once, and it wasn't fun. I'll hold the rope though and help out that way! Maud, I know you're not tip top, but I think even feeling a little weak, you'd be a big help on the rope.if there's room he'll grab the rope and offer the rope to Maud.

Cevrik blushes furiously as Carlin catches him watching her removing her gear and quickly mutters an, "Of course not, sorry, m'lady."

Maud looks uncomfortable sending Carlin in alone, but takes her place on the rope, ready to pull swiftly if she feels more than 1 tug.

Carlin descends down into the depths of the pool after tying a rope around her waist. Down, down she goes. Unfortunately she is unable to identify the key by sight alone - she'll need to detect which one is the right one.

To cast Detect Magic underwater, Carlin must roll a DC 15 concentration check.

detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Carlin unfortunately can't seem to get the hang of underwater magic. So she tries again.

Carlin has 20 rounds of holding her breath underwater. She can retry, but any standard or full round action will reduce the number of rounds by 1 more. (So she has 10 rounds of repeating the casting of Detect Magic to find the right key)

i'm going to roll a few tries...save time...

detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
detect magic: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

third time's the charm...fourth now that i think of it...

Carlin has trouble with underwater casting. Something about the water hinders her hand movements she is so used to. But after some time, she notices an aura coming off of one of the keys. The spell worked! She picks up the key and gives the rope a tug. With the help of the gang, they pull her up. Carlin holds the key up high!

Cevrik stares in admiration at the soaking wet sorceress and mutters softly, "She's amazing."

Here you go, Carlin

Dominic looks between Carlin and Cevrik. "Yeah, good work. So now we have two keys?"

Well...that was fun. Just give me a few minutes to get suited back up. Now...where does this key go? That's the next mystery. Think it goes to the door we can't get past? she says as she puts her hair in a tail to keep it out of the way. She gets her gear back on and looks at the others. Ready...

Maud dinks herself in the forehead for not thinking to try to sooty burned key in the locked door on their way past. "Well we have 2 keys and have only found 1 locked door so far. I wonder how many there are? Shall we explore the doors in this room to the south?" Maud inspects them, looking for traps.
perception (stone) L door: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
perception (stone) R door: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
(-2 if not made of stone)

There was no keyhole/doorknob/any way to open the door you investigated earlier. It was just a smooth piece of stone with an obvious outline of a door. Didn't seem like there was a way in.

Maud goes to investigate the two doors in the southern part of the room. Both seem locked and not trapped.

She tries her sooty burned key on the locked doors.

Carlin, still wet from swimming, gets dressed back in her adventuring clothes. The pool wasn't cold, but wasn't warm either.

As the sorcerer is drying off, Maud attempts the scorched keys in the doors. First, she tries the door in the west - no luck. Then she moves over to the door in the east. Success! With a click, the door swings open.

In the room, a small stone bench sits in the center of the dusty chamber. On the far wall is a faded mural depicting the hero Kassen defeating the mercenaries at the entrance to this crypt, with his blade piercing the chest of the mercenary leader. These figures stand alone in the center of a scene of carnage, with dead villagers and mercenaries all around them.

Fascinating! Look at the historical reference here. Perfectly preserved! Willard wanders into the room marveling at the carvings and significance of the room.

Dominic follows into the room, holding up his coiled whip, glowing again from his light spell. "Though it doesn't say much for the fate of the villagers, does it? But Kassen looks very heroic."

Cevrik shakes his head as the squishy wizard goes straight into the unexplored room and then urges Dumplington forward.

He glances back over his should at the still-soggy Carlin and says, "Best if you stay behind me until we ensure this rom is safe, m'lady."

Perception for Threats: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Sensing that the tiny Halfling has gone into alert mode, the bear dog begins sniffing the air for potential foes.

Scent Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Umm..ok...I'll watch behind us...no telling if any creaures are wandering about..

edit...adding an action

Carlin uses her wand and casts a protective spell on herself.[/ooc]mage armor..2 hour duration[/ooc]

Maud pokes her head in, ooh and aahs over the mural, and comments that there is a hallway leading further south. "Do we want to check the other key in the other locked door before continuing?"

Cevrik almost responds to Rock Girl's question, but then decides to wait to see what his lady would prefer.

That makes sense...let's do that.

Since Carlin has the new key, Maud will follow her to the other door out of curiousity. "Hey I just noticed, one key was in fire and one was in water. I wonder if there are other 'elemental' keys we will find?"

Maud moves over to the other door. Inserting the water key into the door, it swings open. Ahead, there is a long corridor that is flanked by a row of human statues, set into alcoves on each side. The statues look like Kassen, and each one holds a longsword out in front of it. The blades of roughly half the statues are wrapped in leather padding. At the end, there is another door.

Dominic peers down the corridor. "That padding doesn't look good. Probably a trap of some sort. I don't know whether it would be better to go slowly or to simply run the whole length."

"I will see if there are traps. Must keep m'lady safe," Cevrik says and begins inspecting the hallway.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

As the Halfling seems to be looking for threats again, the bear lets out a small "Hmph" and begins sniffing the air and the floor.

Scent Perception for Enemies: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Cevrik takes a look down the hall. Between the third pair of statues, he notices a faint outline of ... something. Perhaps a pressure plate. As he inches closer, it is indeed a pressure plate. Looks like a trap!

"Ah, well it appears we have two paths before us. They may meet up later, but looking at the directions they travel.." she ponders.
survival: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
"...yes, I think that seems likely."

Also assist Cevrik in looking for traps:
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 (additional +2 if stone)

This place makes no sense....pads on the blades...I have no idea what to think anymore... Carlin says with a shrug.

Do be careful, though!

Cevrik looks back to the group and says, "We have to avoid stepping here," pointing at the pressure plat, "but if we do that, I think we'll be fine." He then looks confidently down the hall and says, "I'll go first to make sure it's safe. Follow once I'm through, but avoid that spot," and with that said, the Halfling and bear dog make their way down the hall.

Assuming he makes it safely by avoiding that spot, he will inspect the door at the end of the hall for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

The trapped pressure plate seems to take up a five by five square - taking up the full width of the corridor. He (and everyone else) will need to jump over it.

DC 5 Acrobatics to jump over the pressure plate. Only three characters are able to stand between the door and the trap. Will Cevrik wait for others to jump or will he open the door before any one else is over?

Technically, I believe Dumpling is the only one who needs to make the check since Cevrik is riding on him, so Cevrik will switch Dumpling's animal focus to dex and off they go.

Dex: 1d20 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 1 = 6 the -1 is from armor check penalty

Once across, Cevrik checks the door as I'd indicated and then waits for an ally or two to come over before he'll consider opening it.

Here goes nothing...Carlin tries to jump over the trap.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Mr. Dumplington jumps over the trap - barely making it. Cevrik checks out the door and finds nothing out of the ordinary.

Carlin joins the bear dog and the hunter.

Dominic takes his pack off and tosses it over the trap to Cevrik. Then he leaps across.

Acrobatics: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Maud will patiently wait her turn behind the pressure plate, making sure to not be between/beneath the statue's weapons.

Willard will await his opportunity to cross the trap, shaking his head at the physical challenges in this tomb which he hoped never to encounter. Be careful over there, once there's more room, I guess we'll all join you...

Cevrik just barely loosens the latch and allows Dumpling to push the door open while he readies himself to dodge any threats.

Ride Check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Cevrik slowly opens up the door. One half of the lofty chamber has a lowered floor, with stairs on either side to reach the bottom. Standing opposite the door is a tall wooden statue of Kassen grasping a gigantic wooden shield in each hand. One of the shield is inscribed with the word "home" while the other reads "family."

A set of stairs also seems to dip down to the east. Perhaps it connects to the other set of stairs where the group had fought the beetle.

All is quiet and nothing moves.

Knowledge, Arcana: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Dominic enters the room behind Cevrik. He looks at the statue and steps back. "Uh, that's a wood golem. A construct, usually vulnerable to fire." He uncoils his scorpion whip, prepared for the golem to activate.

Fire, you say? That might prove interesting... Carlin says with a gleam in her eye.I only know one fire spell...for now...