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"I don't have any magic that will let us safely see what is down there. I can't send Wisp, since he cannot see in darkness. And I do not want to give him something illuminated that would make him a tempting target. Perhaps we should check the other staircase? It may meet up somewhere below."
"Let's try the circular stairwell, but keep the northern stairs in mind. They may connect up below, and be a way to retreat if we need it."
Since the darkmantle has retreated out of Molasbar's line of sight, he just nocks an arrow and waits for it to re-emerge, or for his allies to confirm it is slain.
"I think you're right, Doc. Best not leave it for the unwitting to come across."
Molasbar makes eye contact with Shathee and then nods to the south-west door. "Let's see about clearing this area before we descend."
"Still, those fine people were fortunate we found them and freed them. Who knows what darkness may have befallen them before they reached this room."
Knowledge (history)
"We should take both back. Perhaps I can do some research in the libraries and learn more."
Does this shard look identical to Aurie's? Is there any difference in color, size, material, etc.? Anything Molasbar could use to try and figure out which shard it might be?
After casting his spells, Molasbar turns to Shathee and reports what he does (or does not) detect, leaving room for Shathee if he wants to give it a more mundane examination.
"Wait, Aurie! Let us check it for traps, and poison."
"Shathee!" Seeing his color and wounds, Molasbar draws a scroll. He casts it on Shathee. "It may help purge the evil from your veins."
Seeing the continued effectiveness of the fire, Molasbar readies and hurls a second flask of alchemist fire at the aberration. To hit , damage .
Molasbar readies a flask of fire, looking past his friends for a line to throw at the creature.
Molasbar follows the others up to the doorway. When he sees the melee happening, he recalls what Cimrodel said about fire. He mutters an arcane syllable and stretches out his hands. A gout of flame shoots out, engulfing the creature Shathee is engaged with.
Molasbar follows along behind Aurie, visibly concerned about her mental state and the "compulsions" she has described.
I'd be good chipping in for a wand. And I think I'll buy three alchemist fires and three acids, along with a bandolier to stash them in. I think we should go back via the sewers. I'm not sure what's driving Aurie's compulsion to go down the stairs, but the sooner we get there the less likely she is to end up getting irrational about it.
"I can make passable recordings of the art in there, until a true professional can be safe to enter. We would need parchment, charcoal, paper and ink."
"If one of these shriezyx made its way here, perhaps there are more lurking about. We should consider ourselves warned." "I am willing and able to continue on, but I believe we must take these poor kidnapping victims back to civilization first. They are in no condition to face even the smallest hazards that stand between them and the city above."
"Ah, no. But are there more hostiles down here that you know of?"
Molasbar will step back out to the main area so he can see where Lockerbie last was. Is he still there feasting?
Molasbar notes Aurie darting ahead and mutters "Has she always been that fast?" He follows behind, still struggling to get a good line of sight on any enemies not being devoured.
Acrobatics check Molasbar drops clumsily from the edge, but hits the ground rolling. He pushes himself up to his feet and readies his bow, stalking forward to get a line of sight to the creatures.
Molasbar crouches down, hangs off the edge, and then drops down to his feet. Climb,
"If we survive this, we'll check in on her periodically to make sure she is well."
"We should make it clear to her that he is no longer among the living. We have seen with our own eyes that he died."
Before Aurie goes in to deliver the news, Molasbar does his best with prestidigitation to clean her up and diminish the odor issue. When they return, Molasbar will lift the his everburning torch high and let the more able lead the way back to where we'll meet up with Lockerbie.
"I think we should retreat for the moment and deliver the locket. Should we fail down here, the locket becomes lost again and the poor widow learns nothing."
"Can you tell us what she looks like, and where she lives? Or, at least, where she lived when you last knew?"
While Molasbar won't conduct an extensive search, he will swim above the wreck and use his active see invisible and detect magic to scan the wreck overall for anything obvious.
Molasbar swims just a little closer before he casts a spell and lobs a bit of acid at one of the reefclaws. Casting at the injured reefclaw, ranged touch attack , damage
"Ah, yes. I have it here." Molasbar pulls out the everburning torch and holds it aloft as they go into the water.
GM, I'm not sure if you saw my question buried in the roleplay texts. Can Cimrodel or I take 10 to spellcraft to cast from the scroll? The DC of the spellcraft check is 23, and we both have a spellcraft of +13. That means taking 10 would give us an automatic success (barely).
Molasbar says "Cimrodel, I will let you do the honors." He tucks the scroll he was holding in his backpack, then leans the pack against the wall. "The spell won't protect any of your belongs from the water, so if something concerns you" he gestures to his backpack "like my spellbook, it is best to leave it here." Molasbar looks thoughtful at Shathee's question. "The spell itself does not tell what to expect when the spell comes over you, and I have never seen it in action myself." He pauses then adds "I have spent the last century reading and listening to every story, tale and account of adventures that I could find in the libraries of Kyonin. Some tales said it felt like you were suddenly suffocating when you try to breath air. Others said it filled your lungs with water, which felt as natural as a breath of cool air. However, if my time with the lot of you has shown me anything, just tales of adventure are a poor substitute for true experience. Which I guess we will acquire shortly." With that, Molasbar casts two spells in preparation. And then he orders "Wisp, stay here."
Examining the second scroll, Molasbar nods as Cimrodel delivers his assessment. "That is all true, except for one detail. If you look at the accents on these symbols here, it indicates plurality. The caster may touch more than one during the execution of the spell. That tells me that the power of the spell can be pushed to more than one person. I'd estimate that all of us could benefit from one scroll's power for an hour. That would leave us a second scroll to use if we fail with the first, or to add to our spell trove if one suffices."
Perception
"Yes, Captain. Thank you." When he says that though, he is looking at the ailing Aurie. He says to her, concern clear on his face, "Do you need to sit? Do you need to get to a cleric?"
Molasbar narrows his eyes at how quickly the sinspawn's have closed with Aurie. He concentrates on trying to predict their movements to avoid shafting his own friend. Prescience To hit , damage
When the first sinspawn emerges, Molasbar sends an arrow at it. To hit , damage Edit: Possible crit! Confirm... , additional damage if applicable
"If we can move forward here with foreknowledge of what lies ahead, it is only to our advantage. It is certainly a delay to investigate the sunken vessel, and it may not be easy to find a single locket in the wreck of a ship, even if the tides haven't taken it away. But if there are indeed undead on the wreck, they are a hazard to the merchants and fishermen of the city."
"I believe we are all willing to help in this task. But first, there is something rather pressing that brought us down here in the first place. We were told of a woman found by the entrance we came in. She had been deposited there with her memory stripped from here. Is that anything you might know about?"
"Do you know how long you've been down here." Molasbar swallows hard, feeling an odd sense of sympathy for what should be a clear undead menace to be slain. "Um, do you have family we might tell of your fate? Or something we could bring you to make this existence more tolerable?"
"Indeed, Shathee. We should follow. Just be wary of other perils along the way." Molasbar stashes his bow and takes up the torch from the ground, holding it aloft for extra light.
When the creature strikes Doc so viciously, Molasbar flinches and takes an involuntary step back, almost going off the walkway. He steadies himself and draws back his bow. Having had little luck hitting the elusive eel, he focuses on his divination studies and tries to predict where the eel will be. Prescience To hit with arrow, , damage Edit: Let's sub in that 16 for the 14 and see if that connects for him.
Molasbar draws back his bow again, trying to skewer the creature with another arrow. to hit, damage.
Knowledge (arcana) With the splashing of the moray's attack, Molasbar knows they're going to be losing any chance to surprise the sea shanty singer. So he tells the group "A cave moray! It can strike twice as far as you are tall, and it isn't bothered by the dark." He shoots an arrow at it. To hit , Damage
Perception Molasbar nods to Shathee, acknowledging that he hears it too. He quietly murmurs a spell . He opens his pouch and tells Wisp, his thrush familiar, "Inside, my friend.". Once the bird is safely tucked away, he readies his bow and waits for a warrior to lead the way.
Molasbar lets Shathee get a few yards of lead before following. |
