Rellios keeps his ear to the door opposite where they entered longer than the others...
"There's a sound of scraping stone on steel - like someone was sharpening a weapon, perhaps."
"Let's be openin' one o' the other ones then," I say with a grin, "We can be gettin' in there when we are after bein' a little more rested. Just in cast it be some metal monster or such."
"Fair enough, let's go this way first." Rellios points towards the right door. (assuming his back is to the door we came in; the scraping noise door is straight ahead for reference)
Rellios checks the door once more and opens it.
One of the rooms, the one to the right, contains the remnants of various picks and shovels. The other one, the one to the left, is currenly empty.
Hru glances about hoping for a door or window, "They didn't need alot of fresh air in here did they?"
Ignoring Hru's quip, I ask, "So are ye lads up ta openin' the ferth door or do we be goin' back ta our camp. I 'ave an idea fer climbin' down the wall wit' magic 'n per'aps we could be findin' some game or berries or such. Or we could be checkin' be'ind the door..."
Rellios steps up to the last door, ready to open them. "Ready, all?" he asks.
Ignoring Hru's quip, I ask, "So are ye lads up ta openin' the ferth door or do we be goin' back ta our camp. I 'ave an idea fer climbin' down the wall wit' magic 'n per'aps we could be findin' some game or berries or such. Or we could be checkin' be'ind the door..."
"I can follow where you be leadin' but I doubt we'll be findin' a throne 'ere."
Hru raises his giant metal club and gestures towards the door " I'm ready, maybe there's window in there-Har!"
"Aye, my 'eart tells me ta be leavin' well enough alone, but ready when you are."
Since Rellios and Hru seem set on checking behind the last door, I load my crossbow, cast my Shield Spell and nod to Rellios that I am ready.
This room contains the remains of storage bins. By the scraps on the floor they may have contained metals and ores prior to their destruction. Currently, the bins are in pieces on the floor as if torn apart. In the right and left corners of the opposite wall, there are openings about 5' high. These openings are crude and rubbish strewn. Peering into them, you see that the stone has just been torn (or chewed) away. It almost seems as if something has burrowed into the wall of the spire at these points. You can hear the sound of metal scraping on stone from the top left one.
I say softly, "Let's be leavin' it fer today lads. I have no wish ta be fightin' something that can be eatin' metal."
Here's a vote for Rellios to be closing the door and allowing us to all be backing up and back to the Rope going up.
Unless anyone objects, Rellios will agree and close the door behind them as they leave for now.
"Right, back upstairs it is then," and as Rellios closes the door, I head back to the rope.
Before heading upstairs, we need to salvage the small rope tied around the broken cage.
"Incidentally," I say as I walk, "It was just after strikin' me that the chain attached to the lift can be bein' used to 'elp us down the side o' this spire."
Clareg has no objections. "Be right'n wise."
"I've no wish to have to annoint a new holy symbol!!" Hru looks aghast at the eaten away metal and quickly agrees to retreat back to the camp.
If possible, over the next day or so, when not training, I want to descend again to the well room and use Mage Hand to retrieve the Jewels from the bottom of the well.
If possible, over the next day or so, when not training, I want to descend again to the well room and use Mage Hand to retrieve the Jewels from the bottom of the well.
When Klyndak descends by rope to the sauna again, he may be surprised to find a familiar figure climbing out of the well. "Regent!" she hisses, "For as long as you live, I will hunt you." Luckily, there is a chain holding her back.
After running away, I head back up the rope and share the news with the others.
"Well, Master Klyndak, I've been giving the situation some thought since you returned."
"Well, Master Klyndak, I've been giving the situation some thought since you returned."
I don't think 25' is too deep to swim down, grab something, turn around and come back up. Also, a rope from the balcony has been suggested as a way out of the spire.
"I'm all fer lookin' fer food, but yer rememberin' my suggestion on stickin' together if it comes to cannibalism, aright? The 'alf-orc and the elfin' can't be takin' us both."
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"I hear ye Clareg," I say wit' a grin, "though I 'ate the undead 'n would hate ta become a ghoul. I do think if the three of ye be searchin' the forest floor, ye should be able ta find us enough food while I be makin' Hru's sword fer 'im. "
"Survival DC Task: 10 Get along in the wild. Move up to one-half your
overland speed while hunting and foraging (no food or water supplies needed). You can provide food and water for one other person for every 2 points by which your check result exceeds 10."
"I was thinkin' we could be buildin' a pit ... maybe 20' deep? Shouldn't be takin' more than a day with a crew of dwarves ... Ah, but that's the problem isn't it. I doubt the elfin' would be diggin'. Nah, best to be huntin' then with me throwin' axes."
"One o' you could be a usin' me crossbow wit' the regular bolts. And the elflin' 'as 'is bow 'n spear."
From outside the spire, you are able to see the spires much more clearly. The bridge between the second spire and the third spire has also been destroyed but the bridge between the third and the fourth is in good condition. Between the second and the third spires hangs the largest spider web you've ever seen. You even see the clear outline of a dire bat trapped in it. From here you can spot at least five spiders as large as horses.
The first spire seems to be the most inhabited. Unlike the other spires, it has several bridges running to the rock face.
A river runs between the first and second spire.
DC 15 Knowledge (undead?)
Vampires cannot travel of their own volition over running water.
The valley is lightly forested. Tracks of various creatures, including some humanoid, can be found in the soft mud near the river. Snow has recently fallen but winter has not set in yet. These are mountains but they border on the Cinderlands and will only get a month or two of really cold weather.
Anything else you want to know about the spires while you are out here?
"One o' you could be a usin' me crossbow wit' the regular bolts. And the elflin' 'as 'is bow 'n spear."
"You'll be needin' protection while we are out. We don't wanna come back 'n' find ya cookin' over a spit, right?"
Klyndak labors hard on the forge. When he is done for the day, he examines the runes on the floor and the pedestals some more, trying such things as standing on the runes and speaking the names of the items on the pedastals, and reaching atop the pedastals to see if he can grab things off the pedestals.
In the days that follow Hru atunes to Gorum's will as he never has before, perhaps it is the isolation in the wild or the trials he has faced or his steadfast dedication the the Iron Lord, but he feels the might of Gorum welling within his chain clad breast.
Are you trying to make a Masterwork greatsword or a greatsword? A masterwork greatsword is probably going to take closer to 6 or 7 weeks to complete. A greatsword would probably take one or two.
Just a regular Greatsword is sufficient:
Crafting Check + Skill +Anvil +Tools: (1d20+9+5+2=35) Woot! - A good roll :)
DC=15
35x15 = 525!!!
A couple of encounters during the week. At one point during the week, hunting party sees a group of giants travelling along one of the mountain ridge. They are too far away to make immediate contact with and I assume that is for the best.
Another time during the week, a boar the hunters are chasing runs out into a clearing. Before you can follow it, 8 spears come flying through the air. The creatures that follow look like gnolls at first, with their humanoid gait but canine features. When they come out into the clearing, however, you see that they are much less unkept than gnolls and the resemble less jackels than long-haired domesticated canines. They move not with military precision but with more of a pack-like cooperativeness. They pick up the boar on the points of their spears and head back into the forest without a word. They do seem to have noticed you but pay you no mind.
Near the end of the week, however, the hunters have your first dangerous encounter. While you have been following a buck, you realize you are in turn being followed. You manage to catch a glance of three ogres attempting to be stealthy but they have yet to realize that you know they are there.
Just a regular Greatsword is sufficient:
Crafting Check + Skill +Anvil +Tools: (1d20+9+5+2=35) Woot! - A good roll :)
DC=15
35x15 = 525!!!
You manage to catch a glance of three ogres attempting to be stealthy but they have yet to realize that you know they are there.
Meanwhile, back in the dungeon, Klyndak has another dilemna. On a daily basis, the risk of being haunted by one or more haunts occurs. As long as you stay at the forge level, the Forgepriest haunt is the only one you need to worry about. Unfortunately, it is one that specifically targets you (as a fellow smith). Each day, make a DC 15 Will Save. Failure means 1d6 points of damage plus 1 point of wisdom damage. You will recover 1 point of wisdom damage each day as long as you make the successful save for that day.