"Well, that's one way to solve the problem. Bit noisy though." Nuriyah unties the corpse and reclaims her now bloodstained rope, stuffing it into her bag of holding. She follows Chui and Jaidu into the next room, rapier in hand.
Nuriyah definitely sees the chest on the ceiling.
"Hey, look up there!" The fire genasi points up at the ceiling. "How strange. Who keeps their valuables in an upside-down chest?" She walks over underneath the chest, trying to estimate how high up it is.
Jaidu looks about the room from the safety of the opened door. The Ratfolk considers the straw, the rungs, the upside-down chest on the ceiling.
He is about to say something; when he watches Nuriyah casually walk across the straw covered flooring to stand underneath the upside-down chest that is on the ceiling.
I guess we shall find out...
He awaits to see if anything entertaining happens....
"A test of climbing skill perhaps?" Takeda aks. "I'm not the greatest at it, but I'll give it a try." He says as he walks up to the rungs and grabs hold. If he reaches the chest he will try the latch.
Hanuhpah looks at the chest. Looks at the aasimar. Looks at the chest. Looks at the wall. Hanuhpah simply uses his sticky padded hands and feet and climbs the sheer smooth wall and across the ceiling stopping just short of the chest and looks at it closely.
Perception
"Hey, look up there!" The fire genasi points up at the ceiling. "How strange. Who keeps their valuables in an upside-down chest?" She walks over underneath the chest, trying to estimate how high up it is.
The room, from base to ceiling, is ten feet tall.
"A test of climbing skill perhaps?" Takeda aks. "I'm not the greatest at it, but I'll give it a try." He says as he walks up to the rungs and grabs hold. If he reaches the chest he will try the latch.
Climb: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Inside is a key, that looks like it could fit the lock on the next door.
This seems like either a potential trap or a trivial challenge, best suited for the wazungu adventurers. Chui, waiting by the door, is interested to note that the Grippli shaman is willing to risk his neck for the puzzle, and adds that to his estimation of the frog-folk.
Tyug'u looks at the situation and calls a warning to Hanupah "This is too obvious and too easy a puzzle; I suspect some sort of a trap."
The key looks like it will fit the lock in the door ahead of you.
Jaidu smiles from the doorway.
Well done. Perhaps, we check the other corridor before using that key?
Timerus stands in the back not entering the room. his thinking is waiting for the 'trap'
"Ah, thank you Takeda. And you, Hanupah. I'll remember your climbing ability in the future. You are the first grippli I've met, I was not aware that your people could do that." Nuriyah turns to Jaidu. "Sure, why not?"
"That's impressive," Takeda says to Hanupah when he sees him climb up the wall. He drops the key down and then drops himself. "there didn't seem to be a good way to test for traps so I thought I would just wing it. [b]"Had I been thinking, I would have asked our natural climber here to check it out. As for the other direction, lead on my fine rat faced fellow. I shall watch your back." Takeda says and follows Jaidu.
Phoibe smiles at the question and let's it hang there about the bugbear and finally nudges him when they are looking at the ceiling and say No I have not eaten bugbear and she laughs a bit with a silly grin
Jaidu claps Takeda on the back.
What do you think we will find? A secret door to, perhaps, a secret tunnel that bypasses some problems?
The Ratfolk winks.
Jaidu begins to travel along the Eastern corridor, turning South, searching for those pesky banana peels....
No traps, but a chest at the end of the corridor.
Nuriyah follows Jaidu, giving the chest a wary look. "So, who wants to wager on whether that chest is trapped?"
"It would seem appropriate for a chest sitting out all by its lonesome with no guards. Quite possibly it is empty and merely bait."
Jaidu grins.
Then let us try to set it off.
The Ratfolk peers about carefully for further banana peels; before checking the chest itself.
The chest is trapped. Infact, it's a mimic, and it just opened it's maw when Jaidu touches it. "Rawr!"
"Ahh, something to play with." Takeda says when the thing growls.
"It's alive!" Nuriyah takes her fencing stance.
Initiatives so far:
* Nuriyah al-Hariq -- 22
* Takeda Mon'tar -- 21
* Tyug'u Yakshi -- 12
ah damn it that chest has teeth! Phoibe says as she readies her glaive.
Initiatives so far:
* Phoibe Rhamnousia -- 26
* Nuriyah al-Hariq -- 22
* Takeda Mon'tar -- 21
* Tyug'u Yakshi -- 12
Hearing the shout from Phoibe, Chui moves in that direction in case those down that way need help.
Initiatives so far:
* Phoibe Rhamnousia -- 26
* Jaidu -- 25
* Nuriyah al-Hariq -- 22
* Takeda Mon'tar -- 21
* Tyug'u Yakshi -- 12
* Chui Aolu Dendo of Ubtao -- 10
Alright, are we missing anyone? Hanuhpah? Timerus?
Phoibe moves ten feet using the reach of her glaive to engage the beast and a shadow moves twenty feet past the mimic to flank by moving on the ceiling.
Phoibe moves ten feet using the reach of her glaive to engage the beast and a shadow moves twenty feet past the mimic to flank by moving on the ceiling.
attack: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
damage: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
sneak: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
Boy, that's a hit.
Ok; now we get eaten by a chest full of shit! Hey, Chesty! Eat this!
Jaidu then turns to the next person in line.
Ok; now we get eaten by a chest full of s*++! Hey, Chesty! Eat this!
Ranged +1 Pistol, touch AC, Daring Adjacent Shot, Flash and Shock (Ex): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 231d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Ranged +1 Pistol, touch AC, Daring Adjacent Shot, Flash and Shock (Ex): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 241d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Ranged +1 Pistol, touch AC, Daring Adjacent Shot, Flash and Shock (Ex): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 261d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13
Jaidu then turns to the next person in line.
Wow, I think you killed it.
45 damage have been done to it, it still has 7 hit points left. It's still alive. Looks like it has lead in it's systems though.
initiative
Though at this point it might not matter what HAnuhpah does.
Nuriyah winces slightly at the sound of Jaidu's gun, but she lunges toward the mimic regardless.
Told you it wasnt natural says Timerus outside the room.
Nuriyah winces slightly at the sound of Jaidu's gun, but she lunges toward the mimic regardless.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
Attack 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Damage 1 w/Precise Strike: 1d6 + 5 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 7 = 18
Damage 2 w/Precise Strike: 1d6 + 5 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 7 = 15
Nuriyah finishes the mimic, killing it. It turns over, revealing 36 gold pieces and 24 platinum pieces.
Jaidu ignores the melting mimic. He walks around the goo to search the walls for secret doors and such.
Phoibe also searches the area to see for any traps or devices.
"Ooh, platinum. Nice." Nuriyah takes out a rag and cleans the mimic goo off of her rapier.
"Well, at least it paid for itself. You guys are vicious. it would be fun to train with you guys." Takeda says as he helps Nuriyah pick up the coins.
Jaidu ignores the melting mimic. He walks around the goo to search the walls for secret doors and such.
Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27
Phoibe also searches the area to see for any traps or devices.
perc: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Trapfinding +2
You find nothing of interest. Just stone walls.
Jaidu turns about, shrugs his shoulders, and kicks the mimic on his way back to Room 6. The Ratfolk crosses the room (kicking hay on his way) to the Northern door.
He checks it for traps before opening it.....
All good down there? Chui calls out. Such strange creatures, he thinks as he looks at the broken body of the false chest. To have grown, or been created, to take advantage of the vanity and greed of the supposedly civilized. A necessary corrective, perhaps.
He does not share these thoughts as the party moves into position around the next door. Perhaps behind this next door there will be stronger, or smarter, guards than those bugbears.
Jaidu turns about, shrugs his shoulders, and kicks the mimic on his way back to Room 6. The Ratfolk crosses the room (kicking hay on his way) to the Northern door.
He checks it for traps before opening it.....
[dice=Perception] 1d20 + 16
The door won't open.
”Locked or something on the opposite side of the door?” Takeda asks when Jaidu can’t open the door.
Jaidu stands aside. With a sweeping gesture at the locked door, the Ratfolk inquires
Anyone happen to have found a key in an upside-down chest?