Way of the Wicked - the Ninth Knot Reborn

Game Master Dennis Harry

5) It's dark. There's no windows, and only one place with a permanent light source. (it's one of the fountains, I don't remember if it's the first floor or second floor). There are braziers and wall sconces everywhere. None of them are still working, but the rusty hardware is still there. During our initial exploration we put up a few torches, but mostly we just carried our light sources around with us. Coming up with a lighting solution that doesn't involve burning through barrels of lamp oil and a hundred torches a day is definitely on the agenda.

Sadly, I traded out the 1/day continual flame from archon-blooded, or I could have eventually lit the whole place.

How many of us need light?

It looks like Clyde, Mallick, and Tih.

I have darkvision, but have a light source and can cast it as a cantrip. Though eventually it would be good to find ways to get everybody darkvision so that we don't draw as much attention at night.

There's no windows anywhere, so as long as we don't have light directly behind the main doors I don't think we need to worry about being seen at night.

There might be places we haven't discovered yet that we'd need to worry about light bleed, but so far the Horn is really well camouflaged. I think I'd worry more about our tracks leading people to our doorstep than lights. (speaking of, does anybody have Survival for erasing our tracks?)

Mephistopheles already has considered of such a likelihood.

He has Darkvision, communal memorized.

Also, consider every "Downtime" that he is casting Continual Flame for lighting and ambiance.

EDIT!

Erasing Tracks sounds like Unseen Servant with a broom.

EDIT EDIT!

Crap! Probably need to research Continual Flame for his Spellbook. Oversight....oops.

Maybe get excess moisture out with Destroy Water spells

Horrid Wilting will be in his Spellbook.

Horrid Wilting for clearing mold? I love it.

There's no kill like overkill. Too much is never enough.

For the darkvision I was mostly thinking when we get beyond the horn. But it looks like we have wizardry to the rescue to deal with that.

A chilling spell made permeant for Clyde's kitchen since he will be doing the cooking and needs a place to store the meat.

The larder is basically a walk in freezer that uses magic instead of cold to keep things fresh.

We never figured out what kind of magic it uses. Another thing to add to the agenda.

Malleck is but an average human atm. But that will change by level 10

If I can have him survive that long

So creative y'all!

I will try and think of stuff myself.

Checking in.

*Dips Raaven in ranch dressing*

ditto

Red Five standing by.

I really wanted to use that response....

*Dips Raaven in ranch dressing*

"Unhand me you cretin!"

*angry meatball flail*

o7

ClydeMcClod wrote:

*Dips Raaven in ranch dressing*

"Unhand me you cretin!"

*angry meatball flail*

odd, I would have thought that it would be an *angry worm flail*. But then again, I always liked the worm better than the meatball.

I just looked up Pathfinder's cacodaemons. They are kinda worm-ish. I never realized.

I've always pictured the cacodaemons from Doom.

Paladins fall, everyone dies

Are we still on?

I've seen in other games, Storyteller is currently still very busy. It sounded like he'll be out of the woods by this weekend

Mephistopheles isn't a fan of woods....

I agree Meph, f+~+ the woods.

I will be updating this weekend and hopefully able to post on the daily once more this week.

I appreciate everyone's patience, that was one hell of a month for me...

what's this guy's name again?

what's this guy's name again?

Lord Havelyn or Brian?

Brian.

Eats a kitten

I live, I swear! I'll be posting tonight, I fell asleep last two nights when I meant to post.

*Peers about looking for his kitty*

the HORN

"I have not allowed them to enter since you left. I do not wish for them to be slaughtered by whatever defenses remain behind, or worse yet, to fall under the sway of whatever lies within and having to waste our time destroying what may one day become a useful asset.

The only other thing of note is Zikomo has been babbling on and off for days about blue slime and its secrets. I for one have no desire to encounter any slime having encountered them in the wild before. As we explore the Horn though, it is something to be aware of. While the creature is simplistic in its rites, I do believe that he communes with being beyond the veil and so his vision may hold some sort of meaning".

Lord Havelyn nods to Malleck, "There are stairs to climb both within and without. As with last time, I shall secure vital points as the Ninth moves forward to search. Raaven can keep us in contact.

Do you prefer the inside or outside stairs?"

"Zimo... oh, the frog priest. Right. Need a f~#$in' chart for all these new names." Jack muttered.

"You found stairs inside? That's new."

If I'm remembering right, the only passage between the first and second floor that we'd found so far was outside. I don't think there's any internal staircases on the map yet.

"Let's get started. Drop our gear, and a quick first floor tour, then the new crew can decide if they want to do some exploring or deal with weird frog slime b~+$&#~*."

FFS, I posted the most recent post in the OOC thread.... moving it to the Gameplay Thread....

maybe roleplay here folks? :P

LMFAO

"You found stairs inside? That's new."

If I'm remembering right, the only passage between the first and second floor that we'd found so far was outside. I don't think there's any internal staircases on the map yet.

Hmmm, I recall that the original group followed the Tribe through the internal stairs, let me go back and check that when I'm less tired tomorrow morning....

The Horn - Level 2

Zikomo and his band head down the hall past you all, their bulging eyes stare at your band with a mix of anger and fear. Zikomo opens the set of double doors that you passed by in the first hall. They open to a small but grander Temple than the one you explored on the first floor.

Six stately pillars rise to high vaulted ceilings. Images of winged carrion birds circle high above set into the stonework. stunningly beautiful, intricate murals cover every inch of the walls and floor of this place. At first glance, the murals appear quite lovely showing vast armies of supplicants, each exquisitely rendered in bas relief, walking arms outspread towards some unseen goal.

Only as you progress towards the throne and the eastern wall does the message of the murals becomes clear. The figures become more and more emaciated, worn and diseased. Around the throne can be seen cackling daemons herding them like sheep. Nearer the wall they are no longer supplicants but instead shambling undead marching in great legions. And on the eastern walls is the supplicant’s destination -- a throne carved in the likeness of a great skull and above it reads

** spoiler omitted **

At the far end of the room is yet another throne, almost a replica of the one on the first floor.

Zikomo heads to the pillar to the south closest to the throne and opens a secret door that leads to a spiral stair leading up and down!

Do you want to explore this room a bit more or head down?

Grumble Jack wrote:

"You found stairs inside? That's new."

If I'm remembering right, the only passage between the first and second floor that we'd found so far was outside. I don't think there's any internal staircases on the map yet.

Hmmm, I recall that the original group followed the Tribe through the internal stairs, let me go back and check that when I'm less tired tomorrow morning....

I was correct in my memory! There was indeed a secret stair that they had discovered.

Had to catch up on the games I play in this morning, took forever after being absent for two months, I will fully update this thread tonight.

Trying to get on track to update daily again but work has just been killing me lately. Good news is I'm slightly ahead for once so I should be able to keep pace once more. Hopefully no more madness for a while...

OK, updates incoming.

As the first floor was secured and remained left alone, my next post I/C will be a description of all rooms on that floor following the key of the map.

Then, I will move the group through the caverns to the area of the Blue Slime and we can pick up playing from there once more!

Thanks for your patience as the summer was just brutal for me.

That took longer than expected, I'll move the group along to the caverns tomorrow.

On Tuesday I'll move the group to the caverns, want to give a bit of time to hass out these discoveries.

I'll give a day for everyone to chime in on these minor revelations before I move to the caverns.

Haven't seen Tih post in a while, hopefully we didn't lose her :-(

Om nom nom nom!

I'll move us to the Blue Ooze cavern tomorrow, long day today and am running my table top session after summer hiatus tonight.

No worries. We've got our final session of SoT tonight. Probably.

OK, added the link to the Lower Caverns and placed everyone in the "blue slime cavern".

I haven't seen Tih post anywhere on the boards since end of July.

I'll give Tih till October to chime in, otherwise, I'll DMPC the character for the forseeable future.

GM, are the book or gem magical?