"Let's be about it. Daylight is wasting." Nuriyah gestures for the guides to go ahead of her. She can see in the dark, but night is when many of the jungle's predators come out to hunt.
The trip there takes you through a valley. The ground slopes upward and becomes a small gorge. A huge boulder almost entirely blocks the way ahead. The guides stop, and the fat one turns to you and says, "Around the great rock is the Land of the Demon-men. The great mountain is their home. We will go no further!"
The guides turn around and run into the jungle.
"Well, let's see if we have enough room to get through." Drawing her rapier just in case, the fire genasi investigates the boulder.
Jaidu rubs his hands together, as their guides deftly dip back the way they come.
Well, now this is where the fun starts!
The Gunslinger then begins Tracking toward their destination.
Chui dismounts from Windaghi’s back. If we are close to any settlements, I will use my eagle eyes to guide us in. For now, let’s look with human eyes
He stealthily creeps around the boulder, looking for signs of the evil city and other watchers.
Phoibe moves along swiftly with the group and when the guides run off she shrugs and brings out her glaive into her hands as a walking stick and starts looking for any traps along the path along with foot prints aiding Chul moving also with stealth.
"Well, let's see if we have enough room to get through." Drawing her rapier just in case, the fire genasi investigates the boulder.
[dice=Perception]1d20+10
You were distracted by the boulder blocking your way.
Alright. Now we can get to the exploration...i mean rescue.
He then pulls out a piece of copper wire and stares down at it while he says an incantation looking at the group. It takes two such incantations to get all 8 of them within it.
I have cast a minor spell that will allow us all to communicate from a distance without raising our voices.
Takeda quietly follows looking for their first challenge.
The Ratfolk looks up from a sprout of crab grass to see some of the others sneaking about forward.
Oh, we being sneaky?
He winks at Timerus, as he follows the others.
Hanuhpah moves to the side of the gorge not trusting the boulder to remain stationary. Instead he opts to take the route he was born for and simply climbs up the side of the gorge enough to look over the boulder at the path ahead.
Perception
Nuriyah follows the rest of the group around the rock, old habits of stealth coming in handy yet again.
Tyug'u looks at his companions antics, and thinks "When in Chult, do as the Chultan's do...", and sneaks after the others, wary and alert...
7 ranks +3 trained +3 dex
7 ranks +3 trained +1 wis
The cave mouth is broad, but cleverly screened by Manas and creepers. It extends back into the darkness, straight and level. It appears that once this might have been a road or path, for in places the stone appears to have been worked. There are many tracks on the ground, some of them human-like.
The cave mouth is broad, but cleverly screened by Manas and creepers. It extends back into the darkness, straight and level. It appears that once this might have been a road or path, for in places the stone appears to have been worked. There are many tracks on the ground, some of them human-like.
Survival
Here's a map if you need it.
Into a Dark Cave; where nothing ever goes wrong...
Jaidu follows the road into the Cave. The Gunslinger trotting along. Finding the sparse worked stone paths and various tracks beginning to increase, the Ratfolk begins to keep a weathered eye out for those that may have made them.
Phoibe will take point with Jaidu and assist him as she can with traps. If the light becomes too dim she will whisper I have an ioun torch for this but it will give us away. I can't see in the dark.
"Should I be on point? I can see well in the dark"
Chui leads Windaghi into the cave, letting others take the lead but extending his awareness into the darkness as far as it will go.
Nuriyah pauses just long enough to dig a large dark red scarf out of her backpack. She winds it around her head and neck with the deft expertise of a Calishite woman accustomed to wearing a headscarf. The heatless flames that make up her hair are concealed by the tightly woven fabric.
Fiery hair temporarily snuffed out, the fire genasi follows the rest of the group into the tunnel. "I can see in the dark as well. Unfortunately, I was never very good with traps."
Timerus watches as everyone starts sneaking and he looks around...sighs and just strides up to get into line in the cave. His boots clacking on the stone. He grins when he thinks that all the 'sneakers' will be bothered by his not at all soft foot falls. he whispers into the message spell Shall we stride forth to where others fear to go?
and then pulls a piece of cured leather out and whil tracing his fingers along the piece and muttering a spell, a translucent armored coat appeared around his shoulders and covering his body.
Hanuhoah loads his crossbow and croaks softly in annoyance about being a small person in a crowd of legs. Going into a tunnel was worse. If the ground was a world of taboos under it was further cursed. And of course vile things had already passed through. He called softly to the dinosaur in its pouch and beckoned to the roots nearby to lend the strength to resist stone and break mountains. His supple brightly colored skin dried and hardened into gnarled and mottled hardness. He then proceeded along with the grou peering forth with eyes looking for snakes. "Ubtao chooses strange paths."
Everyone, make a perception check. This is to check for a specific sound.
Nuriyah looks around warily, listening for signs of other people. Or animals. Chult is full of dinosaurs, isn't it?
Chui listens hard into the darkness of the cave, and looks to Windaghi to see if the dinosaur notices anything as well.
Nuriyah looks around warily, listening for signs of other people. Or animals. Chult is full of dinosaurs, isn't it?
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Chui listens hard into the darkness of the cave, and looks to Windaghi to see if the dinosaur notices anything as well.
perception for Chui: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
perception for Windaghi: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Timerus walked in the middle of the group keeping an eye all around him.
Timerus walked in the middle of the group keeping an eye all around him.
perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
As he advances into the cave, Tyug'u swallows a pair of concoctions.
7 ranks +3 trained +1 wis
Perception: 1d20 + 7 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 3 + 1 = 31
Tyug'u's head bobs as he hears something and then whispers: "Something up ahead is making splashing noises!
"Or is just river."
I hear it too. Where there is water, there is life, and also danger of drowning, especially in a cave. Let us proceed with caution.
Jaidu happily strides forward into the cave. The gunslinger almost laughs out loud at everyone's reactions to the sounds of water.
I am hoping for a Hydra!
He whispers
May I suggest we move quietly the closer we get to the source.
The Ratfolk continues on a bit further, but he does begin to take advantage of the terrain, as the group gets closer to the sounds.
When she hears the sound Phoibe hugs her side of the wall moving up slowly and quietly
For an hour you make your way towards the source of the splashing. And there seems to be light up ahead. Is it the sun? Or a bioluminescence?
Chui considers the source of the light, as well as his knowledge of bioluminescent plants and creatures.
Takeda tags along in the back, watching their sides and peering behind them periodically.
Water? That's to be expected in the wet season. Nuriyah follows Phoibe, rapier in hand.
For an hour you make your way towards the source of the splashing. And there seems to be light up ahead. Is it the sun? Or a bioluminescence?
About 5 minutes into this trip, Tyug'u stops and whispers: "What the hell are we listening too? You can't possibly hear splashing, whether from a river or whatever, from more than about 100 yards away... Sure, you can hear a big waterfall farther away, but that sounds like thunder, not splashing, and it shakes the earth."
Phoibe walks along with her glaive in hand looking this way and that as it begins to become light continuing to move quietly
Phoibe holds for a standard round and her shadow extends on the ground and then a second shadow joins her and soon they are moving along the floor and walls with her as she moves forward
Going stealth is a good idea. The splashing stopped, but you can still hear the water.
Jaidu continues forward. The gunslinger seems eager to meet a Hydra!
7 ranks +3 trained +3 dex
7 ranks +3 trained +1 wis
As you are eager to meet a hydra, you enter the next chamber of the caverns.
This chamber is a large natural cavern, with a large pool filling most of it. Along the east wall is a 5 foot wide ledge, running around the edge of the pool. The ledge ends in a small alcove. The walls of the alcove are worked with carvings of snakes and men in a pastoral scene and at its back stands a large statue of a snake-bodied, six-armed woman. Flanking it are 2 charcoal braziers mounted on tripods. These cast a dim light throughout the room. Three canoes are beached in the alcove. The water appears calm and undisturbed.
As the party enters the cavern, Chui looks around for any sign of other presences and to see how deep the water looks.
You can get to the canoes without going through the pool.