Risk looks at his now healed wound and turns to Grolugh and says "Thank you brother! I feel as good as new!"
He turns, looking at the rest of the party "Now what say you all to a bit more adventure? I say we venture forth into this cavern and uncover what secrets may lie within!"
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Tama nods, I'll take lead again. Thanks, Grol, I feel a hundred times better!
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Head down into the hole? Taking the Defend Action to keep my shield raised but moving at half speed.
As Tama makes his way to the ledge, he sees the path ends in a cliff leading to a ten foot drop. The moisture in this part of the cavern makes the ledge slick. As one would expect for a moist cavern, numerous stalactites and stalagmites have formed over the years. He can also see the mushrooms at the bottom of the cavern.
Feel free to move yourself to the ledge or wherever you'd like in that room.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
The mushrooms are about 20 feet away, just at the edge of the bright light radius of the light spell on Tama's shield, so it's a bit hard to make out details. To investigate further, you'll need to find a way down. As an aside, if you'd like to build a cube formation, I'd need some acrobatics and athletics checks (the former to balance, the latter to carry).
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
The ledge looks like it goes up rather than down to me. It's like one of those optical illusions. :p I will move up to the ledge then. Just a reminder that I have low-light vision, so the radius of the light cantrip should be doubled. ^_^
Risk moves behind Tama but stays back a bit, ready for action and keeping an eye out for any surprises not sure if I can from middle of the pack but I'd like to do scout exploration activity
It is a bit confusing, but I can assure you that it goes down. You're free to walk off of it to test, if you'd like? :P What is Diggou doing right now?
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
I gots rope, Tama says as he sets his shield down and slings off his pack. A few moments later, he hands Grolugh a bundle of rope.
Using rope significantly decreases the difficulty of the task. Feel free to make climb (first edition muscle memory!) Athletics checks to descend. You can also assist others if you'd like with the Aid (re)action, Player Core pg. 416. Everyone who wants to descend must make their own check; aiding someone else does not count as making one's own check.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
HP 22/22 | AC 18(20) | F+7 R+4 W+7 | Perc +5 | Speed 25'
Athletics:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Grolugh does a very middling job heading (footing?) down the rope. "I ah, should have eaten less for breakfast," he rumbles. "I swear, I've been dieting otherwise."
Even with the slippery surface, the assistance from Tama and the rope prove enough for Grolugh to make it halfway down to the bottom of the cavern. His breakfast has not hindered his descent (yet).
Risk has a flair for the dramatic and repels down with unexpected grace, landing safely at the bottom of the cavern.
Even with Tama's assistance (the rope lowers the Aid DC), Diggou, however, is not so lucky. He does indeed fall all the way down, making quite a thud as he lands on the cavern floor, sending some dust into the air. While he's laying prone on the moist floor, he does see the telltale signs of a trail in the muck, but it's impossible to make out any details.
Observations aside, Diggou takes 5 damage from the fall. Grolugh is halfway down and Tama is still at the top.
The wisp, that seems to always be around Diggou, flies down, landing on Diggou's prone form. It is loud enough to be heard laughing the entire way down...
Diggou gives it a stern look, and stands up, pointing out the trail.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Tama looks around for somewhere to tie the rope. Not seeing anything easy to tie to, he stows his rope and attempts to climb down. Athletics:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7Really? Starting right off with a crit fail? You think it is worth dropping a Hero Point? Probably not...
We haven't talked much about hero points so now's as good a time as any. In one game I'm in we're awarded points every Monday. By this point you'd be up to 3, including your starting one. If anyone wants to spend one on the climb, that's your choice. Keep in mind the slow pace of PbP generally means you won't be caught out without one unless things go very wrong, very consistently. I'll withhold rulings if folks want to spend them, and open up retcons for this, as I should've mentioned it earlier.
Grolugh sees Risk bounding down the rock face and takes a quick lesson, finding the same hand- and foot-holds and making his way down without incident.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
If we have 3, I may as well use it! ^_^
HP:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11>.< Still probably a fail!
Rolling your HP? I'll assume that's an athletics check. :)
His mind thoroughly focused on helping others, and thus distracted, Tama still makes progress down the ledge. He doesn't fall, and is about halfway down to the lower level, but he's not having as easy a time as Risk or Grolugh did.
The rope lowered the DC to 10, so you need to roll a 1 to critically fail. Everything else is safe, if without progress.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
HP for Hero Point. ;p When I refer to hit points, I use lower case hp. ^_^
EDIT: There is no rope. I don't see any place to tie it to on the map, so I was trying to climb down normally.
Okay, if you've used a hero point then you have two more, per the "one each Monday" rule. There is rope, it's tied to a stalagmite. They're not on the map but they definitely exist. I definitely appreciate you trying to be fair, but you do have rope and a place to tie it :)
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Oh, okay, I was under the impression that I was using my rope to lower the lads. I must have missed that in the description... I would definitely use the rope AND the Hero Point. Thanks!
Still need a second athletics check from Grolugh for him to get down. Everyone else, please place yourselves as you'd like. Once Grolugh is down, we can resume exploring. Alternately, if folks would like me to roll these things for the party to keep things moving quickly, I'm happy to do that.
Oops, my apologies, Grolugh is down. I even narrated that bit! *facepalm* That mans everyone's down and we can continue! Please move your tokens forward as you wish.
HP 22/22 | AC 18(20) | F+7 R+4 W+7 | Perc +5 | Speed 25'
Grolugh, who is definitely on the ground, peers at the fungi. "So, you know, there are these mushrooms that shriek, I think, and I heard of some that release deadly spores...but I don't see a much of little animal bits around them..."
Secret Recall Knowledge Nature roll to identify the mushrooms.
"Oh, and then there are those tasty ironbloom mushrooms. Iron-ically, I first had them at a dwarven party, and they didn't even try to kill us. Later, my dam said we don't eat those much in my clan, and I protested quite loudly about that...and then she explained they don't grow easily in Garund..." He shakes his head. "And then she loaded up my plate with monkey kola fruit and gingered baobab and I ended my protestations." He pats his mailed abdomen. "When is lunchtime, again?"
This warpriest should take druid dedication:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Grolugh:
The mushrooms are technically edible in the same sense that small amounts of soap are. They won't kill you, or even make you sick, but they're quite bitter. Nothing in the way of nutritional value, either.
I think the adventure designers put them here more for comic effect than anything else :P
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Tama groans at the dad joke, Reminds me of pops and his terrible jokes!
The growling of his stomach in response to Grolugh's lunch comment reminds Tama that he hadn't eaten yet in his rush to catch up to the crew! Soon, I hopes. Are them mushrooms good eats?
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
Tama climbs down and joins Diggou, Watcha seeing down here, eh?
"Ha! Splendid joke there Grolugh! Though I too wonder if they are edible. I could eat haha" Risk says laughing while joining Diggou "Mind if I join you? You look lonesome over here"
my pc is on the fritz right now so I'm playing on mobile, so I am having problems moving my token right now. It's not super mobile friendly lol
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
As you recover from falls and gathers yourselves, you peer into an erstwhile dark cavern. The light from Tama's shield illuminates the way, giving you a visage of an ever-descending passage. Pairing with the light spell in this part of the cavern are mushrooms growing on the ceiling which provide a dim, blue illumination. It's a rather pretty effect, and were it not for the vast amounts of webbing the you see before you, it would be quite a relaxing scene. The webbing stretches from floor to ceiling, creating a series of silky, sinewy, shimmering, pale curtains. You can just about make out a very large spider at the far end of the passage.
How does the party proceed? You can try to avoid touching the webs with an Acrobatics check, balancing on rocks and narrow ledges, or you could come up with something else entirely. The spider webs are difficult terrain: moving into such a square costs an extra 5 feet of movement and you can't Step into such a square.
Male human (Dromaar) fighter 1 | HP 21/21 | AC 18 | F +8 R +6 W +3 | Perc +6 (low-light vision) | Stealth +1 | 25 ft | Hero 1/3 | ◆ | ◇ | ↺ | Active Conditions: - -
What do ya think? Should we exterminate the pests while we are at it? Tama grins in the light. How large a spider are we talking? Dog sized? Pony sized? Shelob sized? >.<
