"Bah! Unless we here screams for help from inside one of them, best leave the dead be." Croaker says. His eyes dart back and forth as he moves further toward the opening. "Judging from the look of things, someone already got what they were looking for, else why not search the rest of the coffins? Unless they were just peeking for fun." He adds with a casual shrug like either idea is equally possible.
Griot asks St Helba to keep his eyes and wits keen , blinks a few times as his eyes adjust and looks more closely.
"It looks like something has been moving back and forth between two of the coffins," he announces.
Griot asks St Helba to keep his eyes and wits keen , blinks a few times as his eyes adjust and looks more closely.
[dice=perception]1d20+1d4+2"It looks like something has been moving back and forth between two of the coffins," he announces.
>> Also NOTE: This is an Investigation check as you are inspecting something particularly. I know it's kind of ambigious, but I tend to lean more towards investigation if you are searching for something noted, and perception for casing a general area. ie Walking into the room and noticing the desk has an area that looks funny is perception, while looking closer to determine what is different is investigation. I really think they should be combined into one skill, but at least this gives INT based characters another arrow in their quiver.
Griot shrugs. "Well, St Helba always said, leave no coffin unturned and we are investigators." Griot moves forward, shield up and mace extended to poke at the lower crypt with it.
Snorri stands ready to... well, he's not sure he could do anything if something from inside a coffin appeared, but let's say he stands ready to fight.
The whole party stands around as Griot starts poking at the lower coffin. Croaker stands about 10' away from the party between them and the exit, waiting for the others to move forward or pry.
@Griot>>: As you investigate the coffin, it appears as though it is sealed and hasn't been tampered with since the interment.
Griot frowns. "Well, something is climbing up here. One of you tall ones check the upper coffin." he steps back to make room.
Croaker leans back against the stack of coffins on the opposite side of the room with all the activity. With his arms crossed he casually plucks various bits of dirt and blood from his feathers while he waits to see what the kobold discovers. Noticing a rather large amount of...stuff...he tries to think back to the last time he'd taken a bath. Unfortunately, the memory is quite distant and somewhat fuzzy in his mind.
Ah well, given the smell in this place, I'll just consider it part of a disguise. The old bird thinks growing more and more curious as to what is on the other side of the opening. Eventually the pull of the shadow shrouded opening is simply too much. Like a necklace of sparkling beads it draws the huginn forward with his torch close enough to take a peek at what might be on the other side.
Croaker leans back against the stack of coffins on the opposite side of the room with all the activity. With his arms crossed he casually plucks various bits of dirt and blood from his feathers while he waits to see what the kobold discovers. Noticing a rather large amount of...stuff...he tries to think back to the last time he'd taken a bath. Unfortunately, the memory is quite distant and somewhat fuzzy in his mind.
Ah well, given the smell in this place, I'll just consider it part of a disguise. The old bird thinks growing more and more curious as to what is on the other side of the opening. Eventually the pull of the shadow shrouded opening is simply too much. Like a necklace of sparkling beads it draws the huginn forward with his torch close enough to take a peek at what might be on the other side.
[dice=Perception]1d20+1
The darkness and watering of your eyes from the stench... mostly coming from the tomb keep Croaker from noticing anything in particular.
Khanol looks at Croaker moving away from the coffin and then looks at Snorri. Good thing that Northern is not a dwarf, then the only tall one of us would be that bird.
@Croaker:
Croaker ducks back out of the exit and walks over to where everyone seems to be staring up at some casket.
"I don't know why everyone is so interested in dead bodies. I thought we were looking for live ones." The huginn says. "But I'll take a look if someone else wants to see what the rather large figure on the opposite side of the next room is up to."
He then investigates the casket that has drawn such attention from his companions.
Croaker ducks back out of the exit and walks over to where everyone seems to be staring up at some casket.
"I don't know why everyone is so interested in dead bodies. I thought we were looking for live ones." The huginn says. "But I'll take a look if someone else wants to see what the rather large figure on the opposite side of the next room is up to."
He then investigates the casket that has drawn such attention from his companions.
[dice=Investigation]1d20+3
There is almost no dust on top of the coffin here, but it is too dark in the back of the pocket to see if anything is unusual about the opening.
"Large figure? What are you talking about? If you want something done right...give me a hoist," Griot reaches the top coffin and peers into the darkness.
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Snorri keeps his attention on possible enemies, but uses his other eye to lend a hand in the investigation.
Sadly, minute seeing is not his best talent. He better watch out for an ambush!
@Snorri>> Insight is similar to "Sense Motive" in 3E and Pathfinder. Investigation is what you would use here.
While Snorri looks around at his companions trying to determine their mental state, Griot climbs onto the top coffin using his size to his advantage. He steps on Croakers shoulder to get closer, as Croaker investigates the coffin, and finds it still sealed.
Griot
There is a false panel in the back of the alcove that has a small gap at the top. This is where the worst of the odor is emitting from.
"I knew it." Griot announces, "A secret door. It really stinks behind it, too. Shall we?"
"I knew it." Griot announces, "A secret door. It really stinks behind it, too. Shall we?"
*caw caw* Croaker squawks as the kobold uses his person as a step ladder. The ravenkin turns his face away from Griot's booted feet and whatever happens to be stuck there, which is now grinding its way into his shoulder. Coughing and spluttering he steps away from the coffins, his hands rapidly brushing at the nefarious substance and muttering about Precept number twenty seven.
"Ladders and ropes are for climbing things, warlocks are for killing things."
Griot sits on the top coffin with his legs dangling over the front waiting for someone to either volunteer to go through the secret door first or investigate the figure in the next room.
Khanol stands around not really understanding what's going on. They weren't under attack, but something kept them lounging around here that was not terribly clear to him.
Griot shrugs and slides back down to the floor. "If warlocks are so good at killing things, why didn't you just take care of the thing in the next room rather than run back to tell us about it?" he asks before going through the opening to see what this 'figure' is with his superior darkvision.
"Wait, Griot. I can go with you, let me go first in case there's... hostility... in there."
"Wait, Griot. I can go with you, let me go first in case there's... hostility... in there."
Snorri waits for a decision, stating his own personal opinion is he prefers the other room. When a deal is reached, he procceeds to go first and take whatever ambush is laid against them.
1=Secret Door
2=further in
Griot looks askance at the secret panel above the upper coffin, and decides that his group might be at a disadvantage with the confined space, and wouldn't want to be trapped in there with a threat from another direction. He takes a few pieces of scrap he's collected over time, including a dented tin cup with a hole in the bottom, and places them on top of the coffin just beyond the secret panel, and quickly jumps down and peeks into the next room. Snorri begins to brush past him as he takes in the scene in the next room.
This square antechamber has four exits, including the path back towards the first hall, a 5-foot corridor that heads east into Area 3, and doors to the south and the west. The western door is unlocked and leads to a collapsed tunnel with several human bones scattered among the debris. The room is 15' square.
Griot starts and squeaks a bit as a figure appears on the southern door until he realizes that it is only the Bas-relief of a faceless warrior pointing a crossbow bolt at the entry passage.
Khanol leads the way into the new room with his torch and shortsword. He pays special attention to stay out of the line of sight to the crossbow bolt from the sculpture, in case there is a trap trigger somewhere. Even stone, it might be painful.
He surveys the room and pushes into the unlocked door to the western room, too.
Croaker follows into the next chamber and pokes around to see if there are any other hidden secrets similar to that found in the previous room.
But within moments he becomes distracted and fascinated with how the torchlight creates interesting shadows on the sculpture and ends up mostly just staring and watching the interesting play of light and shadow.
"Of course it's a statue," Griot grumbles as he peers around but is more interested in Khanol's trap avoidance maneuvers.
@Khanol>>: As you force the door open the dust from the chamber makes you sneeze as it rises in the air... but what has caused the dust to rise. You make out two skeletal figures emerge from the pile of debris. Both have bells tied around their necks which begin to peal with a clanging sound echoing in the chambers.
@Croaker>>: As usual you are distracted by the... well everything, but you do hear Khanol gasp as something untoward seem to be happening in the door he just pushed open.
@Griot>>: You cautiously approach the carving on the door, but are distracted by the activity happening to the east.
@Snorri>>: Leading the others into the room you stand alert as they start exploring, and prodding, and messing with things. You watch as Khanol pushes open the door to the east, and bells start clanging from behind the door, as he steps back and sneezes.
Snorri Perception DC10
This is a 15' x 15' chamber. You entered from the North, there is an open passageway to the East, Khanol just opened the door to the West and invited in the occupants, there is the closed engraved door to the South.
Initiatives
Croaker:
Griot:
Khanol:
Snorri:
Stinky from behind:
Musical Skeletons:
So: Standard action for PC's then.
Griot and Khanol
Bad guys
Croaker and Snorri
Khanol slams the door closed hopefully wedging it into the casement and preventing the skeletons from escaping again.
"Um. Two skeletons in there with bells on."
Khanol slams the door closed hopefully wedging it into the casement and preventing the skeletons from escaping again.
"Um. Two skeletons in there with bells on."
Khanol looks to shut the door and trap the skeletons in their room again, but the door jams on some debris that had fallen on the floor. "Um. Two skeletons with bells on are welcoming us." He stays and blocks the doorway ready attack the first ambling into melee with him.
Croaker whips his head around when Khanol jerks back and starts swinging his blade at the approaching skeletons. Focused completely on that immediate threat, the huginn pays little attention to anything else that might be happening and instead steps toward Khanol and launches a blast of eldritch power toward the nearest skeleton.
"Bells? Sounds more like an alarm than much of a defense." Griot sends a freezing ray at the one Khanol attacked.
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He makes sure to keep an eye out for anything summoned by the bells.
Snorri is too slow to avoid Khanol from opening the door. Actually, when he notices, the door is already open and the ring of some bells echoes in the air.
The two jingling skeletons finish forming, and rush towards the opening their rusty shortswords bared. Khanol swings wildly, but the door bouncing back instead of opening spoils his aim. Croaker only has eyes for what is happing behind door #1, and lets forth a beam of swirling sparkly eldritch might which catches one of the Skeletons in the head, and wraps around the skull before absorbing into the empty eye holes. The skeleton seems damaged. Griot sends forth a chilling ray, but the angle of view from the door spoils his aim, and only a frosty spot appears on the wall just inside the doorway.
Snorri stands transfixed with the quick change of events.
All Perception DC10
Two figures dressed in rotting clothing are coming into sight from the room you just left. They seem to be emaciated, and little more than dead skin hanging on bones, but their claws and fangs seem sharp enough. They are about 20' from all the fun.
"More dead things coming!" Griot shouts a warning and holds forth his shield with St. Helba's symbol. "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Undead creeps have got to go!" The blue painted flames flicker repelling the approaching undead.
Khanol holds the door and stabs with his shortsword.
GM Rolls
[spoiler]
Khanol's target
G1 WIS Save
G2 WIS Save
@Khanol>>: Holding the door against the skeletons is semi-successful, and he is able to firmly stab at the head of the undamaged skeleton, causing it's jawbone to fall from it's head... no more scary clattering.
@Griot>>: Griot turns, and presents his holy symbol, confident that he can take care of the two beggar ghouls approaching from the recently vacated room, but their hunger seems to overcome their fear of the diminutive cleric, and they step forward... attention on him.
Skeleton 1 Stabs at Khanol (Adjusted for cover) Stabby damage.
Skeleton 2 Stabs at Khanol (Adjusted for cover)
Beggar Ghoul 1 Swipes his claws at Griot.
Beggar Ghoul 2 Tries to sink his dirty fangs into Snorri.
The skeleton that Khanol struck strikes back with a lucky blow, and damages the small but fierce barbarian. The Skeleton that Croaker lit up with his blast gets confused and strikes out at the spot of frost on the wall left by Griot.
Griot is able to dodge the swiping blow of the Beggar Ghoul's dirty claws, and Snorri turns at the last minute and gets his shield up in time to intercept the bite of the second ghoul.
Croaker maneuvers toward the skeletons, dealing with the initial threat for the moment and steering clear of the ghouls. The gem around his neck glows with a soft purple light and then another blast of eldritch power lashes out toward the same skeleton damaged previously.
Khanol grits his teeth as the skeleton's blade slips passed his guard. Then, the small but fierce barbarian backstabs trying to destroy the damaged skeleton.
Griot tries to keep the shield between himself and the raggedy ghouls. He points and shouts aiming a freezing blast at his attacker. ;
Snorri feels lost, not knowing where to look at. That's usually a fighter's doom, but in the last second he notices the stench, a sudden movement, and he turns... and dodges the attack!
He quickly speaks some ancient, arcane words, that create a curse affecting the ghoul, then launches a slash with his axe, trying to sever some limbs. "Careful here, guys!"