We're just waiting to see what happens since Ansgar picked up the dagger right?
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I'm good, a little distracted, but I keep checking. Sorry I haven't been as descriptive or focused on driving forward as if late.
I'll be gone for a week long camping trip, please bot me as needed.
"Find anything?" Once Ansgar had confirmed there isn't anything Cael asks "So next room then boss?"
"What are you guys talking about? Mold spots? It's gone now. It had to be magic though it came so fast and disappeared again just like that. The portraits though, that was... disturbing. This place is creepy as hell. Stone face, do you think we can leave now? I've about had my fill if this."
"What is going on?!" Cael cries as he dances back.
"What are you talking about Blondie? Is there a draft or something."
Cael lifts his head in mock solemnity, "Sir Francois Bartholomew Ghadswork the Fourth, was a very near kinsman of mine. You shall not besmirch his name in my presence peasant!" He holds the pose for a moment before dropping it in a fit of laughter.
"The windows, all those things, they're stuff necromancers use in their magic. Whoever owned this study must have been a necromancer, or wanted to be..." Cael tightens his grip on his rapier and, after taking a deep breath, casts detect magic and sweeps the room looking for magic auras.
"I'm not sure, I though it was upstairs, but where up here, I couldn't beat. Cael says while looking around.
I don't think we "need" anything in particular. We have a few soft areas (ranged damage thieving skills, stealth) but nothing that's really not covered at least partially. The player submitting has the chance to look at the party and see what they want to make that they think would be of use. That's good enough I think.
"Huh, are you sure? Now I don't hear it. I coulda swore I did though just a second ago.
"I'm sure. Can't you hear it? Let's go." Cael gestures forward, but waits for confirmation from the group.
"Someone's upstairs, crying."
"Sure thing boss, let me get a bit of that healing too first though."
After getting healed by Zelinda Cael walks up the to door and listens at it. If he doesn't hear anything he'll try the door.
If the door is locked he'll pull out his any-tool and set to work.
Cael plys his blade, slashing back and forth, in an effort to bring down as many birds as possible.
That's an excellent point Ansgar. I didn't think of that, cause I'm often dumb like that.
I have a couple of people I could reach out to as well. Good solid players who will know enough to say no when they're stretched thin (that's a hard thing for many of us to admit). We could do a small private recruitment if more than one of the possibles applies? I would also like to say that if someone has a player's (Norm's in this case) recommendation that's good enough for me.
Cael draws his rapier and slashes at the birds as best he can.
Cael follows Ansgar eyeing the birds nervously.
Cael gulps audibly, "What happens if the raven decide to attack us? I don't think I've ever seen so many ravens in one place before. Should we go back and let Blondie try the door her way?"
Cael frowns, "Well, I guess Norm you're right, we're have to go around, maybe Quiary could get this thing open, but I can't."
"Well, I'm not as good at this as Quiary is, but I've learned a thing or two about opening locks. Sometimes when working as a caravan guard people would lose keys to their chests or the like, so I learned how to help get them open." Cael then pulls out his new any-tool and after a bit of fiddling has a pick to try the lock with. He keeps at it pulling out the pick and twisting it into slightly different shapes as he tries to get the lock to open.
"Are you ok? The cages, they're from a shop in Magnimar. Can't be too old. Someone has been doing stuff here at least relatively recently, like within the last decade or so."
"This place is just wrong. Let's get outta of here." Cael says looking disturbed.
No worries :)
Glad I could help I was tearing my hair out I was so frustrated.
Sorry for the delay guys, btw if you are having login issue try clearing your cookies. That cleared it up for me after much frustration.
"Oh it's not just in your mind Stoneface, those things are all too real"
"Gads, Blondie heal him!" Cael says. "We should take care, I've heard stories about stuff like this, 'haunts'. I guess old Teft wasn't lying after all, or well not completely. Anyways, they happen when people get messed up and their spirits get stuck here, all twisted and evil."
:D here's to hoping this year is better for the world 5han the past one!
No worries, have a good holiday
No worries, get well soon.
Cael nods, trusting in the stalwart man's judgement, and moves to follow.
"It's locked. I wish Quiary were here, he'd have it open in no time, but without him, we'd better find a key, or try another way."
"Yeah, I'll go with you." Cael moves up to the door sword in hand and waits for a nod from Norm before opening it and looking in.
Cael walks over to Norm and pats him on the shoulder, "Don't worry Norm, I'm sure he's be fine. Just give him a minute." He then moves to check the goblins over for anything interesting, but the ichor is off-putting. "You know I said these don't smell much worse than normal goblins, but I'm not so sure now. Not that that is saying much. Still probably better than Blondie's morning breath though." Cael looks at Zelinda and winks as he delivers his punchline.
Cael slashes again this time with greater focus.
Cael swallows hard before trying to sound light hearted. "Oh Stoneface, there's are just gobos, I've been killing them since I was a boy. These ones might be dead already, but I can kill them again. Don't smell much different either..." He then steps up to the yellow goblin slashing at it.
Caeldren, sword out, rushes ahead, "I'll do my part this time!" He stops just short of the first monster waiting for the others to join him.
"Are you actually smiling?!"Cael asks as he sees Ansgar's face. "Well, keep it up and I'll have to come up with a new nickname for you. Hmmm how does Ghoul Cleaver sound? Or maybe..." Cael tailed off thinking about new names for Ansgar as they move forward into the hall.
Caell keeps on Ansgar's tail, sword out and shutting encouragement. "Keep it up! You guys are doing great!"
Cael hangs back watching Ansgar do his good work.
I know Zelinda is technically in Cael's way, (heroism requires a touch) but I think she'd let him pass to give Ansgar a good pat on the back.
"Ghouls! Careful they can stop a man dead in his tracks!" Cael cries. He then casts a spell bolstering Ansgar. "Go get 'em Stoneface!"
Cael grows nervous as they come to the first junction. "I don't know about this guys, I mean, if something or someone were to come up from one of these tunnels while we're mucking around we'd be cut off. Already there's no quick way out of here is something goes bad, but at least anything that comes at us would have to come at us from the one side only. I think we'd better do something to make sure we're not getting ourselves trapped between a rock and a hard place if you know what I mean."
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