PFS1 Mummy's Mask 1 The Half-Dead City (Sancitoned) by GM Colin (Inactive)

Game Master Colin_Mercer

"What we need is a healing potion - or a healing wand that one of you can activate. I will stand guard over Angus to protect him from further harm. Some of you should go back up and buy the stuff we need."

He then murmurs a little prayer: "Cayden Cailean, please do not let Angus die. If he survives this, I swear that I'll join your temple as a priest."

This situation is a great opportunity to have Newt develop the in-game motivation for the already planned multiclass to cleric! :-)
Angus, I hope that it's ok that I use your misfortune for this...

Ouita nodded. ”We are certainly going to get a bad reputation about not being prepared, no matter how true it is. We need a list of what to purchase. I am going to buy us some healing potions. What else do the rest of us want us shoppers to pick up?”

*push* It's been more than 4 days since the last post of another player here in Gameplay. Ouita asked y'all a question! ;-)

Newt shrugs. "In my opinion, it's better getting a bad reputation about not being fully prepared than getting a bad reputation because we all died. Here's some gold. Please buy a Potion of CLW and two Skeleton Keys for me."

Angus continues to lay on the floor.

The team return from their shopping trip and heals Angus with Infernal Healing, and the Pathfinder resume their exploration with caution, and open the door at the end of the stairs after checking for traps and stuffs.

A tapestry hangs from a frame against the south wall of this large chamber; it depicts an otherworldly vista where the souls of the dead, shepherded by strange beings, enter an ethereal river ambling through space toward a landscape dominated by an impossibly tall spire. Columns sculpted in the shape of Osirian warriors wielding khopeshes stand in all four corners of the room. The floor is tiled in a white spiral pattern on a black background, and this spiral pattern is repeated on the stone double doors to the north, east, and west.

The northern (up) and western (left) doors are locked.

That tapestry is incredible and look at the detail on those sculpted columns! And those tiles! We are so lucky to have drawn this assignment,” Ouita proclaims as she looks around the room in wonder.

”How about we head to the east doors. They don’t seem to be locked. Does everyone agree?”

That tapestry is incredible and look at the detail on those sculpted columns! And those tiles! We are so lucky to have drawn this assignment,” Ouita proclaims as she looks around the room in wonder.

”How about we head to the east doors. They don’t seem to be locked. Does everyone agree?”

East door is where you come from, from the stairs (a.k.a where you fought the sand serpent thing)

Angus wakes with a start as the healing slowly ticks away.

He makes a gross face and looks up, ”Ugh, that’s nasty. Is that the healing potion? Feels gross and.. evil maybe? I mean, I ain’t complaining, it’s probably the only flavor they had. Anyway, thanks for the assist. Did we kill whatever that was?”

Once he enters the room he focuses on sketching the map he is working on and making drawings of the spirals, ”Gimme a few before moving on, gotta get this all recorded. Maybe take your time and search the room and doors while I draw?”

He is waiting to move in until at least two PC’s go first.

”Welp, ignore that. I must have bumped my head harder than I thought! How about we try to get those northern doors open?”

......How about we try to get those northern doors open?”[/b]

Give me some DC 20 Disable Device check and the door shall be unlocked for you guys

"Good, you're back. It was quiet here, that sand snake didn't come back. Did you get everything? I hope the shopkeeper didn't make fun of us for being underprepared. It’s not our fault that VC Balentiir chose not even one Pathfinder who's good with locks and traps for this group..." ;-)
Newt stows his new items. When the cleric is healed and wakes up he lets out a sigh of relieve.
"I'm glad that you are back on your feet, Angus!"
He murmurs another short prayer.
"Thank you, Cayden Cailean. I will keep my promise - after this mission I'll go to your temple and ask to become a priest."

In the next room:

Newt checks the northern door for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

If he doesn’t find any he tries his new keys to open the lock:

DD with Skeleton Key #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 :-D

@GM_Colin: If he does find traps, can we keep that DD roll, please?

In the next room:

Newt checks the northern door for traps.

[dice=Perception]1d20+6

If he doesn’t find any he tries his new keys to open the lock:

[dice=DD with Skeleton Key #1]1d20+10 :-D

@GM_Colin: If he does find traps, can we keep that DD roll, please?

There's no trap, but there is yet another locked door behind the first locked door, and I would just say you opened both.

After a few locked doors, Newt discovers a room bigger than all others. The center of this large octagonal room is a raised square platform a few inches above the floor, with a stone pillar at each corner. A gold-trimmed sarcophagus sits in the center of the platform, flanked by two statues of humanoid beings with canine heads, each of which holds an ankh in one of its crossed arms. Stone double doors exit the room to the north.

You have seen it enough to recognize that the statues are the images of Anubis.

"Look at that coffine, probably this is the whole tomb built for"

”You might be right, Ryan. This could be the whole core of this tomb. Let’s look really close at everything before we blunder up and set a trap off,” Ouita warns the rest of the party.

Everyone can make Perception check if they would like to

Perc: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Perception 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Perc: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Angus starts sketching out the room from the doorway.

He suggests, ”Is there any writing here? That may help decode the purpose or identity of the sarcophagus occupant.”

*flashback if you'll permit it*

Upon seeing Newt's wand, Jezebel gets an odd look in her eyes.
"One of the Pit's most popular temptations, if I'm not mistaken; here, let me try that...."

Sure enough, the wand comes to life in Jezebel's hand, who is able to use it to save Angus!

/that was then, this is now:

Perception to aid Angus: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19 What a JAW-DROPPING waste of 3 natural '20's in a row!!!

From where you guys at, the northern doors appear to be stuck closed. You also found two secret door on the opposite side of this room, east and west (marked with red S)

What's more interesting is that, one of the torch holder on the southwest wall of the room seems to be some sort of a hidden lever that can be pull down. What does that may do though, you don't know yet.

Besides that, if you trust your ear, you think you are hearing the sound of rivers nearby. Yes, RIVER, in the middle of the Osirion desert, underground!

”I wouldn’t have suspected any chance on us finding flowing water in this place. It might be magic, though. Which if the secrets do we want to explore first? I say the torch holder, secret door to the east, and secret door to the west in that order,” she says with a shrug.

Angus scoots up a little closer to the entrance and keeps drawing, "Sounds good, anyone gonna go in and check those things? I sure ain't after the last time. I also don't think I will go last anymore so no one can sneak up and take me out. Being almost killed instantly isn't as fun as one may think."

Ouita waited for any of the others to volunteer. Seeing no one willing to take the risk, she takes a deep breath and slowly moves forward, heading in the direction of the torch holder.

If you would move me, please, GM.

Ouita waited for any of the others to volunteer. Seeing no one willing to take the risk, she takes a deep breath and slowly moves forward, heading in the direction of the torch holder.

If you would move me, please, GM.

Ouita made it to the southwestern torch holder safe and sound.

To pull or not to pull, that's the question.

Jezebel catches up after having gotten her arsenal tangled up with some of her new luggage.

"May I suggest we try the secret doors first?" She says with a shrug. "If that sconce does something in another room, I'd rather have a show."

Angus moves up to keep an eye on the whole group. His face seems full of indecision, so he just puts away his notes and pulls out a bow, ”Door seems smart.”

Ouita nods at Jezebel and gestures towards the doors. ”After you then, maam…”

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Newt scrutinizes the room, especially the (normal and secret) doors and the floor in front of them.

"I wouldn't pull that torch holder yet. Let's explore first."

Newt noticed that the platform in the center of the room AND in front of the western door are trapped with pressure plates, but it's unclear what do they might trigger. He catches that before he or Jezebel step foot on it and managed to stop themselves just in time.

After the standard door-checking procedure (from afar), you now realized that, although both secret doors themselves are not trapped, the western door (left) is locked with a simple lock Disable Device DC 20, and the eastern door (right) is unlocked.

”Anyone feel like testing their luck with the lock on the west door, or should we just be safe and open the eastern door?”

"Either way, or from easy to hard?"Ryan makes a suggestion.

”Easy to hard it is,” Ouita agrees, and moves to the unlocked door. Once the group gave the sign they were ready, she opened the door.

"This dungeon is full of traps. We should be extremely careful. Hm... maybe that torch holder disables the traps? I'm not an expert, though... Let's check out the eastern door first."

The fighter moves in front of the door and draws his sword and shield.

"Ready."

The eastern door leads to a small room. This small room is filled with human-shaped bundles wrapped in linen. Each wears a small medallion around its neck. The medallions around their necks are small wooden holy symbols marked with Pharasma’s spiral.

Ryan and those who can take 10 and get a 15 on Knowledge(religion/local/history) can tells that those are probably the slaves that were used in constructing this tomb, killed to protect the tomb’s secrets when it was completed. And the slave's room have no treasures of any kind.

West?

”Who has the tool to help with unlocking doors? I say we check the west door and try to open it, if the rest of you agree…”

Angus peeks his head around the corner, ”Slaves buried with their master? That’s rough. Or maybe a reward? I don’t know, I keep away from slavers. Nasty business.”

He points to the west, ”Try your keys there I’d vote. Though, how to bypass the pressure plate? Do we still have those long poles?”

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

”Slaves buried with their master? That’s rough. Or maybe a reward?”

"It's just desserts of a sort," Jezebel cuts in grimly. "This would've been the construction-crew; once the job was done, they were killed and interred in their own work to protect its secrets."

”Though, how to bypass the pressure plate? Do we still have those long poles?”

"I've got a couple more; it may be be better just to toss something heavy on it."

Angus’s eyes go wide, ”Oh damn, really? Well I ain’t working construction no more, that’s for sure.”

He points at the sconce, ”Maybe that disarms the plates?”

You guys realized that, in order to access the western door, the pressure plate in front of it must be deal with (for those with common sense).

Fake torch holder/level: To pull or not to pull, that's the question.

Ouita is better suited to action, than to go slowly. She tries to involve the others in her somewhat rash decision making. ”If I hear no 9bjections, I’m going to pull the scone,” she says, moving towards it again.

”I concur, Ouita. But please wait until everyone else moved out of the room. Do you want to take any safety measures? Maybe a rope around your waist in case the floor opens?”

"Yeah go ahead. We get some ropes to help Outia."

Angus moves back to the entry hall and adds a positive note, "And we can pull your body back if something kills you."

Ouita accepts the body recovering ropes, and once the group was adequately positioned, she moves that tempting scone. What is the worst that could happen, she thinks.

As Ouita pulls the lever, a muted mechanical click echoes through the room. The pressure plates give a faint shudder, then settle into stillness. Though their surface remains unchanged, a closer inspection reveals the faintest seams where hidden locking shafts have slid into place.

No matter how much weight is applied, whether by a cautious step, a daring leap, or a full-body slam, the plates just refuse to budge. The trap, whatever it may be, seems to be disarmed.

Now, the locked door await with DC20 Disable Device.

"Nice! Now wish me luck with the lock..."

Newt tries his new keys to open the locked door:

DD with Skeleton Key #1: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26 :-D

Newt opens the locked door with ease. The door opens to...

...another door. Not the first time you've seen a corridor like this -- two doors, facing off in silence. And that door opens to...

...a right-hand turn. A short hallway that ends at a flight of stairs. The stairs descent to a door.

”I think perhaps this is a tomb for doors, not people. We’ve seen more of the former.”

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Angus stays in the middle of the group as it moves.

Perception 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Ouita doesn’t see anything out of kilter. ”What do you think? The door at the end of the stairs perhaps,” she asks the rest of the group. ”You are right, angus. This place must be dedicated to the god of doors, whoever that is!”

perc: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

"I don't know. Probably this is a fake tomb. You know some people build more than one tomb."