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hey guys, sorry for the delay. i was in a bike accident monday afternoon and my left arm/hand are mostly out of commission for about 2 weeks. typing is a fairly laborious process and writing is out of the question as i am left handed. i hate to take a break from a pbp i'm running because i know how these things can lose momentum pretty fast, but as it is i don't think i will be able to keep up very well with this and the other games that i am in. i will keep you all up to date on my recovery and i hope we can get moving with part II once i am in better condition. sorry guys :(

Thanks for letting us know Mike. Hope you feel better. I had to take a break for carpel tunnel a few months ago, so I feel your pain.

I'll be lurking, so just post when you are ready and I'll see it.

"Agreed...let's go tell Dardin what we found out and then make our way to the river."

FYI...I'll be out of town until Monday.

Ceer turns towards the others..."So should we follow the 2 going along the river? I think they will give us a better chance of tracking down Tameka."

"What do you mean by 'hide as people'? Do they change from one form to another?"

"Tell us more about these trackers. Are they apes like you?"

"Where is the woman who was with the half-man?"

Assuming Malgri has led us to Garbako...

"Well Garbako, it appears that Malgri has spared your life too. Let us hope that nothing regarding your health changes. Tell us what you know about the halfling and his companion."

Intimidate: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Did we lose Ku'ada and Corvus? I didn't see any posts in the ooc thread either.

"Well, perhaps we should take a trip to Nightfall Station....to solve this mystery. And recover the stone."

"So was Tameka with you and Kaeviel the entire time? Including when Kaeviel sprung that trap on you?"

"I'm sorry Rheed, but I have to ask....could Tameka be Thornleaf's partner in this? Could she be involved in Garbako's betrayal?"

Not sure...Part 2 would give it sort of an adventure path feel, but I like the idea of a big giant thread too. I'll go with the group.

Rheed....was it a magic item or something that you thought would be helpful against the scorpion?

Ceer wanders around camp...looking at the various merchant wares...

Are there any new people in the camp? Anyone interesting?

"Agreed...let's get going."

"Perhaps you should report back to the Pathfinders...we will go after Kaeviel."

"Did Kaeviel say anything about the staff? Maybe about its powers or why he wants it?"

Rheed manages to discover a hidden alcove that no prior explorers were able to find. It seems to contain an "offering" bowl of sorts. Inside the bowl are seven ancient gold coins- however, they are likely much more valuable than the mere value of the gold used to make them. Appraise, anyone?

Dardin is still waiting near the trap where you originally found him. "Well?" he asks, "I am assuming you were successful... and I heard no sounds of battle. You must have done what Kaeviel could not!"

He inspects the map and note when you show them to him. "Hmm... I don't think this is any sort of "Pathfinder" secret code, but I have seen Kaeviel use it from time to time to take down notes about things. He is always very thorough about this sort of thing. If only we could understand what it says, I feel we would have a better idea where he went! What is your plan?"

Ceer looks over Rheeds shoulder and examines the coins.

Appraise: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

"Ku'ada...you should take a look at this."

"Agreed...if Garbako ever escaped we might see him riding the scorpion after us...that's not something I would like to see."

Perception check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Also, casting Detect Magic in any rooms that we might encounter.

"Well, now that that's settled...perhaps Dardin can shed some more light on the map."

"We also passed by a couple of passages before we came to this room. Perhaps we should check out those before we leave this place. Perhaps there are clues left behind."

Any result from my Detect Magic on the room?

Ceer wrote:

Yeah...I'm thinking that Mo'butu or I cast Entangle and then apply this formula:

Corvus + Magic Spear + Rage + Enlarge Person = 1 really nasty barbarian

Assuming, of course, that Corvus agrees to this :)

Would Enlarge Person make the reach of the spear 20' or 15'?

Make that a nastier barbarian and you have a deal...

I stand corrected :)

Wow Ceer, I hadn't even considered that combo. That would be some uber reach with Corvus from the Enlarge spell. And Entangle is really spiffy. Not sleep good, but really good...

Yeah, I think it would work with either Corvus or you. I think Corvus' rage power came to mind when I typed that.

"Not sleep good"...I like that phrase :)

Yeah...I'm thinking that Mo'butu or I cast Entangle and then apply this formula:

Corvus + Magic Spear + Rage + Enlarge Person = 1 really nasty barbarian

Assuming, of course, that Corvus agrees to this :)

Would Enlarge Person make the reach of the spear 20' or 15'?

Ceer wrote:

Hey Mike,

What is your opinion of Entangle vs. allies? Here is the thread to which I am referring.

Entangle thread

See my response in the thread. In Pathfinder, it explicitly only affects foes.

Thanks for looking at that.

"Good idea...let's go talk to Dardin."

"So who's taking the spear?"

Ceer will take one more look around the room with Detect Magic.

Hey Mike,

What is your opinion of Entangle vs. allies? Here is the thread to which I am referring.

Entangle thread

Hey look! It's Garboko!

LOL...

Damn you, Garboko! Why must you mock us so!

"Well, perhaps one of you could make use this..." Ceer says as he examines the spear.

"Perhaps we should take a look at those. Especially the one that is circled." he says indicated the circled ruins on the map.

Ceer wrote:

I forgot about your craft feat. So what were you going to craft for yourself?

Shrugs... dunno that is kinda why I opened it up. I would craft an Headband of INT and other such goodies, but I think I need Fox's Cunning...

Mike? What are the absolute requirements to craft?
Would I be able to craft a Headband of Vast INT by increasing the DC by 5?
Or what about a pearl of power?

I don't think I have enough for a headband, but a Cloak of Resistance +1 would be nice. That would cost 500 gp, right?

I just updated Ceer. I receive Entangle as a bonus spell and I selected Enlarge Person. I wish I could use it on Bwenge to make him into a Big kitty :)

I selected Spell Focus (Enchantment) for my feat.

I'm assuming that Rheed is relaying this information to us. So the writing on the note is "bigger", but the writing on the map is "smaller"?

Is there anything interesting on the map? Any landmarks noted or anything like that?

Now I've got invisibility (the spell), I'm sure Rheed will be enjoying that! :)

A note to all: As we've been traveling, you have probably noticed Ku'ada tinkering. It seems that encounters with the construct have opened up some new avenue of creation for him, and he is now creating minor magical objects. If there is any minor wondrous item that your character has been wanting, feel free to approach Ku'ada. As we have been traveling together and gotten to know one another better, he will probably only ask that you defray his costs.

I forgot about your craft feat. So what were you going to craft for yourself?

"Well done, Ku'ada!" Ceer says as he slaps him on the back.

"Don't look too glum Corvus. Hey, maybe we there is a shield down there for you! Let's go look!", he says as he starts down the stairs after snapping his fingers to dismiss the grease.

"Okay. I'll grease the area now if everyone is ready..."

Cast Grease (DC 15) centered on M,N 31,32

Move to J38

Ku'ada, you should be the one to read this. We can set a trap for it...in case the command doesn't work. I could make the area at the top of the stairs greasy and then we draw the creature up here. If the Ku'ada's command doesn't work, then we might be able to knock it down with the grease.

Of course, Rheed could always go back and try to bring back the bags...but that might create too much noise and leave him alone with the creature.

All of this is whispered, of course :)

Ok, so it sounds like Ku'ada is the only one who can use it then.

Okay....I'm at a bit of a loss here. I'm confused about this deactivation thing that I keep hearing. Maybe I'm missing something.

Ceer looks at the map Rheed just handed him....

"I don't think this is going to help us deactivate that thing..."

"Rheed, what else did you see when you were down there?"

"I can't make this out Ku'ada." Ceer whispers as he hands her the parchment. "Maybe you can make this out."

So can I make out the scroll via Ku'ada's translation? Let me know if I need to make checks other than the ones I made a few posts north of here.

"Thanks Ku'ada", Ceer whispers as he continues to try to make out the writing on the parchment.

Ceer takes the parchment from Rheed and unfolds it. He squints at the writing, trying to make it out in the dim light.

Can I read the writing? Is it too dark? If not, then I cast Read Magic to try to make out the writing.

Not sure if I need a Spellcraft check to identify the spell. Here it is: Spellcraft 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

If it's not a wizard/sorcerer spell, then I'll have to make a UMD check to use it, right?

"Right! Don't mind me!", Ceer whispers.

:)

Ku'ada would probably head a little closer since everyone else has moved up as well... He has no light source. With low-light vision, how far can I see in to move the illusion?

Feeling better?

"Psst..Ku'ada...what about that spell that creates torch light?"

Don't you have Dancing Lights? Sorry for the metagaming :)

Hope you feel better Mike. Thanks for the heads up.

Ceer moves over behind one of the pillars. He points his crossbow towards the stairs.

Ready an action to fire a bolt at the monster if it comes up the stairs. Move to J38

Ceer puts a finger to his lips as he looks around at his comrades.

"I think it heard us....", he whispers.

Ceer grips his crossbow tightly as he creeps along with the group. He looks at the murals with interest.

As they approach the red glow Ceer quaffs one of his potions and reads one of his scrolls...

I drink one of my Mage Armor potions and cast Exp. Retreat on myself. Current AC is 16.

"I forgot about the potion! Great idea!"

"Let's get started..."

"Your prey idea sounds okay to me, Ku'ada...let's get started..."