Marguerite tries to see past the gate and down the corridor. She sniffs the air for strange odors as well.
"Looks like we need to flip that switch the other way. Or maybe not. Whatever is behind that gate isn't going to get out very soon.
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Not a problem
Ok, let's jump this pit and go that direction
Marguerite flips the switch to the other position
Marguerite examines the image closely
Marguerite tucks a pillow into her pack, looks briefly around the pit to see what the walls are made of, then ties a few knots in the rope to give herself hand holds, and climbs up the rope.
"Thanks, that's what I get for not paying attention." She carefully coils the rope and hands it back to Anton.
"Lift that torch a bit higher, Anton, let's see what we have here."
Marguerite turns left (north) at the corridor before the trap
"Glad I saw that before we stepped on it."
"Anton, see that door in the floor?"
"Why don't you throw your cane at it and see if it sets off any traps?"
Marguerite make a quick visual survey in both directions, looking for anything unexpected on the ceilings, walls, or floors of the hallway, and then moves toward the wailing sound
Is there a link to the new map?
"That wailing sounds pitiful. What grief can drive such a sad sound?" Marguerite slowly and quietly opens the door, keeping Anton shielded behind her.
I'm assuming that the rooms further in the crypt are totally dark, and Marguerite's low-light vision won't be any use unless we also have a functioning light source, correct?
It's good. Mothers Day can be a fraught experience
Marguerite makes a thorough search of the chamber, looking for anything unexpected.
After listening at each door, if she hears nothing, she will try to turn the handle and see if the door is locked.
"Anton, you're not in any better shape yourself. You were passed out there from your wounds."
She then picks up the extra rations and the new wand and points it at Anton.
Marguerite hands 7 packages of trail rations to Anton.
Marguerite walks up to each door and leans her ear up to the wood, listening for the wailing she heard earlier.
She then turns to examine the objects in the chamber
Marguerite is at 5/24 hp; Anton is at 1/15; there are 5 charges left in the wand, which, with average* dice rolls, will give us 25 points; we need 33 hp between us just to get back to full hp. *And the AI behind these dice hates me
Marguerite watches confusedly as the skeletons crumble, then shrugs and turns to the unconscious Anton. Seeing that he is breathing normally, and does not appear to be bleeding profusely, she turns to pick up her bow and any of the blunt arrows that she can find. Returning to Anton, she pulls the wand out of her belt and points its tip toward him.
As he opens his eyes and looks around, she says, "We're safe for the moment, but we're both badly injured. What do you want to do?" "I'm hoping those who proceeded us have left a cache of equipment nearby."
Works for me. And a million thanks for continuing to keep this game going. I'm learning so much!
Yeah, I'm still quite confused about the "dying, unconscious, dead" stuff.
Also, trying to figure out everyone's current status Anton started the 2nd encounter with 12/15 hp.
But, he's stabilized, so his condition is "disabled", correct? Maguerite started 2nd encounter with 23/24 hp.
So Marguerite is unconscious? Anton has stabilized, so he is conscious and able to use the wand on Marguerite?
Thanks for the assist. Could you critique how we handled that scene? The only thing I'm seeing that might have made a difference is Anton staying at the entrance rather than getting behind the skeletons. The choice of Hand Of The Apprentice (+5) instead of Disrupt Undead (+2) for a +3 difference seems smart. They both do 1d6 damage.
Marguerite swings again, hoping to demolish at least one of these evil creatures
Furious because of her fear for Anton, and pain from her wounds, Marguerite steps to pick up her sword and swings wildly at the skeleton
Desperate to reach Anton, Marguerite moves next to him and then fires
Marguerite fires her bow again, aiming at the skeleton in front of her
Thanks for the heads up
Marguerite steps back 5 feet, nocks a blunt arrow and fires at the skeleton menacing Anton
Marguerite moves to the entrance and stands next to Anton. She ses her sword just a few feet away. Before reaching for it, she looks around the chamber.
Marguerite uses the wand to heal herself
"There, that feels better. "I need my sword back, so looks like we need to do this all over again. How about we stand at the doorway and I shoot arrows and you throw canes? "When we can get them far enough away from my sword, I grab it and start swinging. We can only hope that those other heaps of bones aren't going to rouse themselves as well. "And I'll see if I can retrieve any of those arrows as well when we're done."
Just a note:
"Anton, get out of the crypt! These things are more deadly than I expected. I'm badly hurt and one more blow like that might be fatal" Marguerite moves quickly outside the crypt and pulls the wand out of her belt.
Marguerite steps back 5 ft toward the entrance, drops her sword, and draws her bow. She nocks one of the blunt arrows, and lets it fly.
"What?"
She swings at the skeleton to her right .
Marguerite turns the bodies over, looking for more information about who they are, where they came from, and what might have brought them to the crypt
Marguerite scans the chamber for movement and exits taking full advantage of her low-light vision in the torchlight.
If there is no movement
Marguerite looks Anton up and down, shaking her head at his flimsy robes.
Looking through her pack, she pulls out a torch and lights it and hands it to Anton..
Then she slowly opens the door enough for her and Anton to slip through, as quietly as she possibly can.
"Thanks for checking that! I suspect we'll need all the help we can get in there. And, yeah, you're right. We should check for traps." She stows the wand in her belt, then takes a closer look at the door.
"Hate to see those supplies go to waste. I suggest we carry them with us inside."
She picks up the wand and turns it over in her hands.
After handing the wand to Anton, she gathers the arrows and puts them in her quiver.
Those are ugly wounds. Looks like something clawed those poor animals pretty badly"
"But what's that under that horse?"
After adjusting the straps of her backpack, retying her boots, and checking her bow, she goes to the door and listens for any sounds from the other side. If it is quiet, she will try to look through the space where the door is ajar.
Marguerite examines the ponies and the horses carefully, especially looking for similar wounds to those displayed on the earlier corpse.
She then looks for tracks coming or going from the crypt.
"Anton, let's quietly circle around this crypt before we enter it. I want to see if there's another way out. "Whatever killed these horses may have entered the tomb. And if they haven't left, we're in big trouble."
Marguerite takes a few slow, deep breaths, tasting the air for smoke, or unatural odors, especially the smell of unwashed bodies.
Even though it still seems dark to the others, Marguerite's elven-enhanced vision can see the individual trees and the birds flitting from branch to branch. Marguerite whistles a few notes, trying to emulate the birds who are twittering and chirping nearby. She continues to practice her bird calls as the sky begins to glow with the colors of dawn.
As she waits for the others to finish their morning chores and rituals, Marguerite idly ties together two 50-ft ropes and slowly lowers them from the rim of the gorge, testing to see how far it is to the bottom.
After a full night's rest, Marguerite takes the last watch, and spends part of her time knotting two more ropes. One of them she wraps with vines and leaves. She wakes everyone when the birds start their pre-dawn chirping While Wonderful and Anton focus on their spells, she asks Greysor, "Got any good ideas about dropping us all into the gorge? "I'm thinking we should tie one of the ropes to a sturdy branch, and after we've all descended, conceal the end and as much of the rest of it as we can. I've tucked some camouflage around the rope so it shouldn't bee very easy to spot. "I hate to think of us getting trapped down there without a fast way back up. "I'll stay up here with my bow knocked to give us covering fire while we're descending. Do you think you or Wonderful should go first? I don't think Anton is a good point person."
Once we're inside the crypt, day and night won't make any difference. And it might be easier to defend ourselves if we have a solid wall or two behind us. On the other hand, there's likely to be a lot of creepy skeletons and haunts hanging out inside. On the gripping hand, this isn't the most secure place to camp. "Where will the most danger lie? "I'm not sure I want to spend the night inside the crypt, or even camped next to it. But I'm not sure the top of a cliff is particularly safe either. "I'm going to vote for spending the night up here, and descending at before dawn, just as soon as it's light enough to see." As she speaks, she also checks for signs of other travelers passing through this area and down the cliff.
She looks down to the cliff bottom and the entrance to the crypt, looking for recently disturbed rocks and plants, and any other signs of activity around the crypt or the entrance.
"Everybody, what do you think about Greysor going first, then Wonderful, then Anton. I'll come last. From here, if I keep my arrow nocked, I'll be ready to shoot anything that flies at someone while they're climbing down. And I can target things that try to attack Greysor before the rest of us get there. "If we can get some rest tonight, we'll be able to throw our full strength against anything hiding in the crypt." Marguerite starts clearing a small space to spread the bedrolls, piling the brush and brambles in a rude fence around the area. She pulls out her coil of rope and begins tying knots every few feet. "Shall we change the watch order? Greysor first, Wonderful next, Anton, and then me? That way Anton and Wonderful can have some quiet time while Greysor and I set up and test the ropes."
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