In the wardrobe are a pair of old, cracked leather boots and hanging on a hook is a ragged, stained cloak embroidered with a design of coiled ivy leaves.
"Oi. Is any of this stuff magical?"
He ignores the exhortation to lighten up.
"Oi. Is any of this stuff magical?"
He ignores the exhortation to lighten up.
That's an examination and an Arcana check or a divination magic spell to find out.
"I can detect for magic, but it takes a few minutes. As we're not in a hurry..."
If the group agrees to wait a bit, he'll cast detect magic (ritual, 10minutes). He'll also check the other gear they've accumulated.
If not, he'll gather the items just in case and check them later.
Either way, "Where to next? I think we've swept the upstairs. Did we miss anything on the first floor?"
There is a musty, stale smell coming from the open wardrobe.
Jekka said that the smugglers used lights in the attic to signal incoming ships. Not really sure how they get up there, considering the stairs, but I think it's worth checking out. I can get up there. If someone can lend me some rope, I can tie it off and lower it down.
Baghotir, do your ritual. We can spare the time, I think. While you do that, I'll poke around in the wardrobe a bit.
Alisanne pulls out her dagger and uses it to lift the cloak and boots out of the wardrobe for Baghotir to examine. She'll then use the dagger to poke around in the wardrobe, seeing if anything comes loose or she can hear any hollow spaces behind or below the wood.
"They probably just got lucky with the rotting boards." Caelius stretches out his sore body muscles. "This place looks pretty ransacked. You think they left this here or somehow just missed it?"
Before we get to your investigation...
Alisanne uses the dagger to carefully lift the cloak. She brings it around and sees that the inside of the cloak is lined with a dull yellow fungus or mold of some kind.
Intelligence (Nature) will identify it.
Alisanne carefully places the cloak on the floor so as to not disturb the mold. Don't want any spore clouds erupting.
Venn, you know what this stuff is? she says as she backs away.
"I believe we were warned about this stuff by Jekka, actually."
"Ew. I don't think I want to touch that. Yuck." Baghotir rescinds his offer to examine the stuff - at least for now.
He suggests leaving it behind and searching the remaining rooms.
I agree. Let's move on.
Alisanne returns to the hall and approaches the next room to the west, checking to make sure the door is safe before entering.
"Not exactly sure, but if we were warned, let's heed the warning."
He then follows Alisanne.
Moving West... The door is unlocked and appears safe. Opening the door...
Rubbish is scattered around what was once a fine guest bedroom; there is evidence of rodent infestation, and webs hang in the corners. A four-poster bed stands against the wall opposite the fireplace. Its woodwork is worm-ridden, and the curtains that once screened the bed are torn and stained. There is no bed linen, but the bed is mostly intact.
Baghotir looks around a little, pokes at some rubbish with his battle axe, and shrugs. He expects most of these chambers are abandoned. Frankly, he's a little surprised it's as active as it is!
He'll move on to the next room to investigate when the others are ready.
"Careful Baghotir, that floor could be rotting from the rubbish." Caelius treads carefully as he is afraid he is going to go through the floor again. He helps poke around as he follow the dwarf in exploring the next room.
Not quite so quick to leave the room, Venn pokes around a bit more. There's a reason the term is "pack rat."
"Did you want me to fine magic? I can work through the spell, but will need several minutes to complete it."
If the others agree that they want this, he will spend 10 minutes working through the ritual.
Not quite so quick to leave the room, Venn pokes around a bit more. There's a reason the term is "pack rat."
Investigate, but there's nothing here. You can move on.
There are two more rooms on this level that haven't been explored, and there is the attic, though how would you get up there?
"Maybe there's a trap door somewhere? Let's rule out the last two rooms before we really start searching the ceilings."
Baghotir will head to the next room after this one has been searched. He's still checking the floor as he goes with his axe so he's moving fairly slowly.
Let's wait for Belwick to finish his thing before we go exploring any more. If we can't find another way into the attic, I can get myself up there. If Caelius will lend me his rope, I can tie it off and lower it down for the rest of you.
"Agreed." Baghotir will wait, and within reach so that when Belwick has completed his spell he can also check the armor Baghotir wears from the dead knight.
The ritual is complete and Belwick can perceive magical auras.
The cloak and the boots are mundane.
"Then the final two rooms. There's more than one way into an attic, but maybe we'll find an easy one."
"We could always knock a hole in the floor and try to climb up. Though this place may fall in around us if we destroy too much." Caelius suggests.
Alisanne follows Baghotir down the north hallway to the first room and checks that the door is safe before entering.
Baghotir backs up Alisanne at the door with his battleaxe at the ready, just in case.
Belwick follows Baghotir, more curious than anything. Deciding that words of inspiration are due from the group's leader, he says, "You're all doing great so far. Keep it up."
The door appears safe--No sign of tripwires, traps, or alarms. The structure appears sound. The door is unlocked.
The Party opens the door?
This bedroom has no furniture, but rubbish is scattered everywhere, and webs cover the walls and ceiling. From the doorway, you can see a glint of light in the fireplace from a small, highly reflective object.
"Proceed in with care, my friends. We've seen enough collapsing floors to last us a lifetime I think. But there's clearly something in the fireplace that bears investigating. Let's see to it."
Belwick says all this, fully expecting others in the group to make their way into the room as suggested.
Baghotir tromps into the room, checking the floor with his battleaxe as he goes to ensure he doesn't just fall through. Again. That would be embarrassing!
Uneasy, he'll do a sweep of the room (starting to his left, East and working clockwise) before checking the fireplace. This feels like a trap to him.
Baghotir tromps into the room, checking the floor with his battleaxe as he goes to ensure he doesn't just fall through. Again. That would be embarrassing!
Uneasy, he'll do a sweep of the room (starting to his left, East and working clockwise) before checking the fireplace. This feels like a trap to him.
Baghotir's instincts serve. The party will not be surprised by the swarms of spiders that descend with the muffled clambering of thousands of tiny legs!
Initiative is Rolled:
Everyone but Belwick, then the spiders, then Belwick.
Alisanne--->Baghotir--->Venn--->Caelius--->Spider Swarms--->Belwick
Most of you rolled 17. Weird.
Party up!
"Head's up! Spiders!" Baghotir calls out as soon as he sees more than a few scurry forth.
He then swings his weapon hard against the spiderswarm next to him.
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Caelius sets his pack down and pulls out his torch. "Of course it is more spiders." Using the tinderbox he ignites the torch as it blazes fire, holding it out for someone to take. "try not to burn the place down."
HP 12/12
AC 17 (+2 (19) w/ Shield)
Short Rest Die 1/1
Baghotir, you got this, buddy!
Alisanne then quickly retreats from the spiders in front of her.
Baghotir scores a hit, but the spiders resist slashing damage. 1/2 Damage.
Caelius pulls and lights a torch.
Venn steps clean into the doorway, hoping to distract the swarm by offering himself up. He doesn't take it passively though as he tries to sweep his greatsword through the mass:
for
Venn cuts through a countless number of spiders
At that moment, Ned springs into action. He moves through the door, grabbing the torch on the way.
Thank you, Sir! Spider Flambe coming right up!
He tumbles through the spiders and dodges every single of of them as he passes through the swarm and into the room.
On the other side, he flourishes the torch and attacks the swarm with it. [/ooc] The attack misses, unfortunately.
The spiders at the door move away from the fire and towards Venn... but the spiders do not manage to score a hit. This movement draws an opportunity attack from Ned... , which misses.
The spiders closest to Baghotir however... swarm over him and cannot find their way through the plates and mail to find the chewy dwarf center. Miss.
Belwick is up!
Suspecting that fire magic will serve the group best, Belwick works through the arcane gestures and magical syllables to create and fire a bolt of flame! It flies out towards the nearest swarm.
Hit. Swarm takes 4 fire damage that is not resisted.
Back to the top of the order! Alisanne, Baghotir, Caelius, Venn.
Standing firm, Venn takes a wide arc, trying to disperse the swarm as quickly as he can:
for
Venn, covered in spiders, hacks with his blade and sweeps away large swaths of spiders.
"Thank you Alisanne!" Baghotir thanks her for the blessing.
For now though, he disengages from the swarm, not wanting to suffer its effects until he has to. He falls back into the room (3 squares south), axe at the ready if it advances on him once more.
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Caelius grabs his shield and begins smashing it all along the largest group of spiders he can reach. "Keep burning them there and there," He points out several more patches.
HP 12/12
AC 17 (+2 (19) w/ Shield)
Short Rest Die 1/1
Ummm... well... frak.
Unsure how best to help handle the swarm, Alisanne does what she does best and insults the little buggers.
You're not so scary! You think you have hairy legs? You shoulda seen my last date. She braided her calves.
The sound waves from Alisanne pass through the air and are sensed by the tiny hairs on hundreds of thousands of tiny legs.
Ned moves to the swarm on Venn and tries to burn it.
, and... burns the rest of the spiders off of Venn. He continues then moves and dashes down to stand beside Baghotir.
The spiders are drawn by vibrations and move south to consume Baghotir...
but can't get through the armor.
Baghotir gets a reaction to attack the spider swarm.
Belwick is up.
Belwick moves into the room, repeating the gestures to fire another bolt of fire.
Belwick Hits!
Alisanne, Baghotir, Caelius and Venn are up.
Baghotir looks to use Alisanne's kindness, unsure when the next battle will be, so he swings - assured of a blow at least!
(inspiration)
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