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The text of the parchment is written in Dwarven. Dwarven: "Forgive me, dark father of the forge, my toils shall never be enough."
With a loud crack, the door finally gives way and opens, shattering an ancient wooden chair propped against it on the other side. The room beyond is dark and smells deeply of dust and decay. The mummified remains of a dwarf rest in the center of this empty chamber. Wearing the garb of a blacksmith, the dwarf has a broken glass vial in one hand, and a scrap of ancient parchment in the other.
The door is stuck.
You can't determine the properties of the potion.
Willard: You can't find any fresh tracks in the tall grass.
On the kobold's body is his masterwork shortsword, four daggers, his leather armor, a set of thieves' tools, and a potion.
Thumpy and Haunrar together keep the door shut. Deelin's arrow sinks into flesh this time, hitting the kobold's spine. It falls limp to the ground. The growling and howling of the wolves can be heard as they continue push back against the door. Suddenly, they stop, as a deeper, more controlled growl silences the noises of the two wolves from inside the room.
Round 3 Haunrar slams the door on the wolves, momentarily holding them inside the room as they press back against the door. The nimble kobold continue to dodge Willard's attacks. Round 4 Deelin back away, releasing another arrow at the stealthy reptilian, missing. Althesia, wounded, stays behind Deelin, while the kobold scurries down the hall. The wolves continue to put pressure on the door. ...
Haunrar, make a strength check to close the door on the wolves.
Round 3 Deelin gets behind the kobold, unleashing an arrow into the back of its shoulder. Althesia takes advantage of the distraction, stabbing at the kobold, but missing again. The kobold withdraws from his assault on Althesia, clumsily tumbling through Deelin's legs (you get an AoO). The wolves still snap at air with their jaws as Thumpy avoids all their attacks, while the wolves likewise evade his swings.
Initiative order: Deelin, Althesia, kobold, wolves, Thumpy, Haunrar, Willard
Deelin, I'll consider what you said. Truthfully, everything you'd like to see isn't likely to happen on every post I make.
Deelin runs out into the yard. Althesia continues to try to keep the kobold at bay, failing to land another blow, while the kobold stabs her with its shortsword (3 dmg). The wolves continue to prey on Thumpy, but he somehow avoids being hit by any of their attacks. He misses his attack as well, taking a step towards the door. Haunrar attacks one of the wolves through the doorway, missing. Willard takes another swing with his mighty axe, again being thwarted by the corner of the wall.
Inside the wolves' room, Haunrar swings futily at the nearest wolf. In the hall, Willard wings his large axe at the kobold, but hits the wall instead, chipping off stone debris.
Deelin takes a shot at one of the wolves, grazing the wolf with an arrow across one of it's hind legs. In the hallway, Althesia swipes at the kobold, raking it across its chest. It returns the attack, but can't hit anything. The wolves team up to try to take down Thumpy but he fends them both off. He retaliates against one of the wolves and misses.
Althesia: While waiting for the hallway to clear, you hear the pitter-pat of footstep coming up from behind you. You turn just in time to sse a kobold coming at you wielding a decorated short sword in a stabbing manner. "Ack!" It stops just as you face it, switching its grip and preparing to attack at another angle.
Initiative order: Deelin, Althesia, kobold, wolves, Thumpy, Haunrar, Willard
The door gives way without any resistance. Inside a 15x15 foot room, a pair of wolves jump up from their slumber, taken unaware.
Deelin: You hear snoring on the other side of the door.
You leave the bedroom and the room covered in rubble, then head down the hallway. Now what?
In the bedroom, on one of the beds, you find a set of masterwork stonmasonry tools, a small sack of coins, and a ruby gemstone.
The sun continues to rise, causing the light entering the ruined library to shift. Razorcrows begin to sing their predatory caws outside.
You don't detect anything.
You can see the hallway on the other side.
There's a decent sized hole in the wall adjacent the hallway, 5 feet above one of the beds.
None of you see or hear anyone. The tools looks like a collection of thieves' tools.
The door is locked, but Althesia is able to unlock it. This small crampled chamber holds two beds (one of which is covered in bird bones), a small sack, and an array of tools. The other bed looks recently slept in.
Willard: You hear an occasional high-pitched word, spoken in a language you don't know, as well as what sounds like hurried scrambled activity.
Althesia steps out of the room, then pushes the rope with her foot. Large rocks and pieces of stone fall like avalanche, causing damage to the wooden furniture and covering the floor.
Althesia points out the length of rope on the floor. "Be careful, it's a trap!"
Althesia: You spot a thin trip rope on the floor of the doorway, that runs all the way to the ceiling, where it's attached to a net. The net is stretched across the ceiling and holds debris large enough to be lethal.
You were lucky not to trip over it.
You unlock the door and the door opens out into the hallway. This small chamber appears to be some sort of sitting room, complete with a single table and a pair of chairs, both in relatively good condition. Resting atop the table is a half-eaten crow next to a crude knife and a cracked mug.
You can't get the lock to unlock on your attempt.
This door is locked shut.
The leather-bound book is written in Dwarven. Thumpy:
When you read through the book, you find it is filled with hymns to the god Torag.
You grab the book without any harm to you.
Haunrar: You don't detect any magical auras. Deelin: Those spores continue to wreak havoc on your body. Take 4 more CON damage over the next three rounds.
Deelin and Haunrar don't hold their breath at the right moment. Fortunately for Haunrar, he's able to shake off any negative effects. Deelin, however, isn't so lucky, as he begins coughing and wheezing (1 CON dmg).
The fungus has all but destroyed all the books, except one. On top of one of the bookshelves is a single tome, untouched by the fungus. As the party examines the books, and begins to thumb through some of them, a massive puff of spores is released from the fungus all around you, filling the entire room.
The fungus here is a bed of greenish-white mold, rather than mushrooms. |