[PFS_CORE_Aerondor] Bonekeep level 1 (3-7) Nostalgiacon- Tier 6-7 (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

@two blades, still, three less damage. hp adjusted.
Status:
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Two Blades 16 damage - (1 damage to rapier);
Hádanka -30 damage (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6; extra CLW wand used 6
Belladonna -
Pau - mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 3 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)
Statue - 16 damage;

”I could use my wand but then it would be empty I think!“ the elf says.

She tries something else.

acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 241d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 221d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 161d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Shen's acid does seem to respond to the acidic darts of Shen.

It takes much longer than the with the warriors hacking at it, but slowly she melts the black ice statue. When she is about half way done it is apparent that there is something embedded in the dark ice...

It looks like a stone of some kind.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
While Shen was taking care of the statue, Two Blades patched himself up, using a rod sized wand.

Sorry, thought we were still chipping away at the frozen door. Carry on with the statue then!

Shen touches her face as if she is hot.
She detects magic on the stone within the statue.

spellcraft : 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34

"Does that go with the other stone?"

With the statue damaged, does the room start to warm up?

The stone within the statue looks very much like the previous one. Examination of it shows an almost identical aura.

With the statue damaged the room does not warm up. Cold continues to radiate from it at a distressing frigidness.

"Yikes! Well, I was hoping that destroying the statue would stop that thing from emanating the aura of cold. At least we got another magical stone. Lets get out of here quick before we all freeze to death."
Bella says with chattering teeth as she shivers from the cold.

Once Two Blades shrunk back to his normal size, he quickly made his way back to the others.

The statue is damaged, but not destroyed. Shen could continue to pour acid on it and likely destroy it in another minute or so.

Shen sends more acid.

acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 181d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 211d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
acid dart touch : 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Eventually the ice statue is reduced to meltwater. Acidic meltwater at that.

While the room doesn't warm up any, at least appreciably, nor does the supernatural cold still freeze the whiskers of those who enter.

Can someone finish patching me up with this. Holds out his wand.

click stick 1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
click stick 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
click stick 3: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
click stick 4: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
click stick 5: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Fully healed.

With the statue wrecked, I can go chip the ice off the door. Or did one of you find another door I missed?
He will let someone activate his wand of endure elements and go bust ice.

Tere runs one hand through his hair, brushing off the fine ice crystals that accumulated there. "Someone tell me I'm overthinking this. What if there's something on the other side of that door that the necromancer who built this place wanted sealed away? We might've just done something really foolish."

"... We might've just done something really foolish."

All part of the job description.

Just waiting for a final decision on your next destination.

It does look as if the door could have the ice chipped away now the supernatural cold source is gone.

"Since we are here, with a bit of work, we should be able to get the door open" Two Blades said as he started to smack it with the mace.

A crash, a wallop and two bangs later and the door gives way. With more than a hint of trepidation the team peers in to what was sealed away...

The far corner of this gloomy chamber is dominated by a large black crystal, almost ten feet tall, floating above the ground, held aloft by ribbons of black lightning that flow across the chamber, to an odd silver mirror set into the floor on the opposite side. Another corner contains a niche of some sort, cloaked in shadows.

Status:
Shen - mage armor (1 hour from entry, more or less)
Two Blades (1 damage to rapier);
Hádanka - (hammer destroyed) - rage used 6;
Belladonna -
Pau - mage armor (1 hour from entry);
Tere 3 damage. (dagger on 1hp. broken, -2 to hit & damage)

Can Tere and Hádanka see into the niche with darkvision?

Are they going into the room? Remember to leave trails on the map please.

"What's that you say? A large silvery mirror? Oooh. Sounds very mysterious."
Bella responds from the back of the group. She squeezes through her teammates towards the front.
"Well? C'mon, guys... Move outta the way so I can take a look. I want to detect magic on it."

Bella gets right behind T.B. near the door leading into the room. She peers over Two Blade's shoulder into the small passage.
"Oh. You might want to check this short hall for traps first, T.B."

Hadanka waits until Two Blades checks for traps. Then he moves into room and looks around.
perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

The mirror is pretty, but also obviously magical. And that black lighting certainly isn't natural.

Perhaps more concerning is the presence of eyes in the deep shadows of the rooms corner. Try as he might and even with his darkvision he can see no more.

Tere carefully advances, sword out, checking methodically for traps while keeping an eye on the eyes once he's in the room. "Shen, what sort of magic is here?"

Taking 10 on Perception checks, if possible, for a result of 23/25 vs. traps.

Tere notes no traps, although his danger sense goes into overtime as he watches the black lightening. He also notices three small indentations in the wall behind the crystal.

Bella moves in after Shen and watches her carefully from the short hallway, intrigued how Shen's casting of detect magic –the arcane symbols and gestures she performs– differs from her divine casting.
"What do the magicks tell you, Shen?”
Bella says softly, anxious to hear the results of the types of magic emanating from the objects.

Feel free to read Shen's spoiler above it applies to anyone using detect magic

Shen looks around with a scared expression.

"There are necromantic, evocative, conjuration and abjuration magics. The necromantic and evocative energies are focused on the crystal. The conjugative energy on the mirror. The black lightning is necromantic. Both mirror and crystal have abjurative energies over them, that seem tied back to a spot on the wall, where you note there are three small indentations." she says a little puzzled.

She walks to the indentations and looks at them.

perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

Carefully skirting the black lightning Shen can see three small indentations in the wall. They have a flat bottom as if something could be put in them.

From what Tere can see of the depressions, would the stones we've found fit into them?

Tere has a look at the depressions and sizes them up against a stone. They do appear of a size.

Bella moves slowly forward into the room to get a better look at her teammates as they inspect the various objects. She notices Tere checking out the slots in the wall.
"Hmm. The slots do seem like that's where the stones go, however, we only have two stones. I sure don't want to know what would happen if we put the stones in the wring slots. Any marking that give clues?"

She looks over to the corner where eyes of creatures peer out from the darkness.
"Watch out, everyone. There are creatures watching us from that corner."
She says barely audible, almost mouthing the words as she subtly points toward the eyes.
"Maybe we should leave and try to find the third stone."

”I agree. I suspect we’d need all the stones at the same time. Anyone fancy a look for the other one?”

The elf nods distractedly, his attention focused on the eyes.

The eyes certainly follow your movement, but... at least for the moment.. don't do anything else...

There is another door out in the left hand (as you entered) wall.

"Continue on, or go back to the caryatid column room and take the exit from there?"

"I suggest we head to the caryatid room and take the other exit in there. That third stone may be in that area."

”Fine by me,” Fahd agrees.

Sound plan. Hadanka turns to lead the others back the way they had come.

The team retraces their steps and takes the other exit from the entrance room.

An overwhelming, acrid stench hangs in this room, much of which appears to be collapsed. It seems that the destruction above caused a corner of this room to fall into ruin. In the center of the chamber, nearly choked with debris is some sort of well, leading down into darkness.

The stench in the room is incredible. Incredibly bad.

Map updated

Tere starts to take a deep breath, then exhales. "Wait...the last mission I was on, the druid called up elementals to go ahead of the party and trip any traps. Shen or Bella, can either of you call up an earth elemental to go into the room ahead of us? I'm worried that the smell is going to be too distracting for any of us to search for traps."

Bella thinks for a moment.
"Well, I usually save my summons to call Lite-Brite to me. Lite-Brite is a wonderful little creature."
She gives the group a rundown on Lite-Brite's special abilities:

"However, I can summon up to three small elementals or other creatures, if needed. They will only last a little less than a minute, though. Let's think this through. Anyone got any other suggestions?"

A sickly odor wafts into Bella's face.
"Good heavens! What is that stench? Did you have too many beans for lunch, Hádanka?"
Bella sticks her nose forward and twitches it as she sniffs the air.
"Wooo! Yep. It stinks. Maybe undead?"
She grimaces as she waves her hand in front of her face.
Knowledge (Religion) to identify if the odor is caused by undead?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Bella doesn't know of any undead that would cause such an odour. Spells like rotting garbage. Or maybe an alchemists refuse midden.

Smells like... not spells like.

"Ah! A trash heap and spoiled alchemical reagents."
Bella states.
"I have an inkling the third stone is down in that well, mixed with all the rubbish that's been dumped in there. One of you sneaky types should scout for trouble first. I can give each of you a bit of guidance. Protection from Evil, too."
She nods at Tere and Two Blades.
"Should I summon Lite-Brite? What's our plan?"

"You're probably right about the stone. I don't think, ah, Lite-Brite would be useful for triggering pressure plate traps, though."

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"Hádanka, Pau, Two Blades, Shen? You guys got any ideas?"

Bella then turns back to Tere.
"I could summon an elemental or three. I would much rather save my summoning for Lite-Brite."

"What about those thieves' tools you're carrying? Isn't trapfinding your specialty?"
She gives Tere a snarky grin.

"We can give it a shot." Two Blades said as he started to check the place out.
Perception (+2 vs traps): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22