Unnamed Investigation 168

[Komana Tazurin]

Is there space to stand just inside the door?

[stardust]

Komana Tazurin wrote:

Is there space to stand just inside the door?

No, the first axe swings extremely close to the door, just inches beyond it.

[stardust]

Dird Bungosen wrote:

Dird will walk over the the door marked with swords, inspecting it for a similar mechanism as the one found on the axe marked door. If he can, he'd like to try to disable the mechanism, assuming there's a way to get to it.

Perception to search: 1d20+10
Disable Device if I can: 1d20+15

You can see the similar knobs and gears that indicate that there is definitely a mechanical device present within the door. But again it is impossible to get to due to the door's exterior.

[Komana Tazurin]

'Hey Dird, try opening the door, and we'll see if that changes anything.'

[stardust]

Hmmmm? Dird, did you want to do anything?

[soven]

Soven slowly moves his hand towards to the door. His glance torward Komana and the rest of the party indicates he would like approval from them before completing the action. Especially with regards to the last door.

[Zareth Edemont]

soven wrote:

Soven slowly moves his hand towards to the door. His glance torward Komana and the rest of the party indicates he would like approval from them before completing the action. Especially with regards to the last door.

"Well, it can't be any worse."

[Iacobus Gildenpalm]

Zareth Edemont wrote:

"Well, it can't be any worse."

You fool! You've doomed us all! ;)

[stardust]

Just to make things clearer for myself, there are a few people (everyone?) now standing outside the door marked with the swords, but no one has actually opened it yet. And the door marked with the axes (that leads to the swinging axe corridor) is closed. This is correct?

[Iacobus Gildenpalm]

Sounds right to me.

[Komana Tazurin]

Yup. That's my understanding.

[soven]

i concur. :)

Soven opens the door weapon at the ready

[Dird Bungosen]

"Me, open the door? I didn't find any traps, but my frail little frame couldn't take it if a giant monster comes charging through as soon as we open! One of you big people open it; the door itself should be safe."

[stardust]

In the light from your ioun stones, you see a whirring storm of blades and spears being thrust from the wall. Columns with blades protruding from all sides spin at an insanely fast rate, making the blades move by in a blur. They are strangely coordinated so that no blade crashes into another, but it would be extremely difficult to maneuver through the room without being struck by a razor sharp extremity.

[Zareth Edemont]

"Dird, do you think you can get through that? I could summon something that could get through that, but I doubt it would be intelligent enough to do anything on the other side."

[Dird Bungosen]

"It might be smart to test that these are as they seem. Maybe you could summon a creature about my size and we can see if it can get through, and if not, what happens to it on failure? You'll forgive me for not diving headfirst, I hope."

[Iacobus Gildenpalm]

"I am hardly a trapsmith, but the mechanism behind the axes seems far easier to jam, having a single point of connection on the ceiling." Iacobus muses, dismissing the hallway of dancing blades as some arcane trickery. "Dird's observation regarding deception is insightful. Only magic could cause this sort of precision we see before us, and it could well be illusory."

"Hmm. 'Go safely among the blade and axe,' sounds as if we are supposed to pass through *both* of these passageways. Perhaps our goal requires us to acquire something found at the end of each passageway, such the halves of a key?"

[Zareth Edemont]

"Well, that's easy enough to test." Zareth casts a spell and looks over the swords.

Detect Magic

[Komana Tazurin]

'Maybe, it wasn't a literal hint. Go safely between sword and axe. Hmm.'

[Iacobus Gildenpalm]

"Was it 'among' the blades or 'between' the blades? Between would be much easier, indeed, as we could close both doors and just keep walking..."

[stardust]

The blades do not radiate magic. It does appear to be a mechanical device, instead of a magical enchantment. The sound of gears clinking away from somewhere in the room can be heard.

[Komana Tazurin]

Did we move or examine the brazier with the red flames yet? If not Komana has a look 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

[stardust]

The flame appears to be magical in nature, similar to a flame conjured for visual purposes only. It casts a red glow on the gore and blood on the floor near the skeletal corpses.

[Komana Tazurin]

I try to pick it up and shine its light down the open sword door. I think the axe door is closed, if not I'll try that as well.

[stardust]

When you attempt to lift the brazier, it does not move.

[Komana Tazurin]

'Never mind.' Komana exclaims loudly.

Have we tried using Disable Device, or was the mechanism to dangeous to reach?

[stardust]

Dird tried to disable the device on the doors themselves (the only ones that were reachable), but they are imbedded inside the door and difficult to get at because of the metal exterior.

[Zareth Edemont]

stardust wrote:

Dird tried to disable the device on the doors themselves (the only ones that were reachable), but they are imbedded inside the door and difficult to get at because of the metal exterior.

In that case, we probably could pry the metal layer off, if we really wanted to. Also, we already searched for secret doors, right?

[Komana Tazurin]

I searched for doors between the axe and sword, in case the clue was literal. I'm stumped to be honest.

[stardust]

It is deceptively easy. Everyone (or I guess most people) has (have) come very close to the truth, and then they back off and think about something else.

[Komana Tazurin]

Dammit. Does it have to do with the wayfinder? *cluefishing*

[stardust]

"Go safely among blade and axe. And do not suffer violent facts."

[Komana Tazurin]

That second part is scary and enlightening.

'Maybe this is a test of courage. Blind courage as it were. I'm going to try step into the corridor of axes.'

Komana opens the axe door. And stands at the threshold.

'Unless anyone has any much better ideas?'

If not here goes.

[Zareth Edemont]

"Wait a moment. Dird, Soven, would either of you be kind enough to step into the sword passage at the same time? The riddle might point to needing to step into both passages at the same time."

[Iacobus Gildenpalm]

Iacobus readies his wand of cure light wounds. "A credible theory, milady. Let us hope it is a correct one."

[soven]

Soven nods nervously at Zareth's request.
Soven will step into the other room as Komana steps into the other.

[Zareth Edemont]

soven wrote:

Soven nods nervously at Zareth's request.

Soven will step into the other room as Komana steps into the other.

"Both of you, be ready to jump back out if this doesn't work. Now, let's solve this little mystery shall we?"

[Komana Tazurin]

'Okay. The Judge guide me. Go!'

Komana steps into the hallway.

[soven]

'Desna be generous with your luck'
Soven steps in the other as Komana steps into hers.

[stardust]

As Komana opens the door marked with the swinging axes, both rooms suddenly still. Axes freeze in mid-air. Spinning sword columns are frozen in place. But the door marked with the swords starts to close on its own, gears turning somewhere within it.

[Zareth Edemont]

"Hell!" Zareth jumps to the door and attempts to wedge it open with his staff long enough for Soven to get out.

Strength check? (-1 Strength, +2 research bonus?) 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

[Komana Tazurin]

Komana dashes down the hallway!

Dexterity/Reflex if needed
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

[stardust]

The door marked with the swords stops for a second when it reaches the obstacle, then the door slowly but methodically continues to close, crushing the staff.

Komana has made a full move down the hallway, and still the frozen swinging axes go on for quite a long time.

[soven]

If the swords are still not moving, Soven will go forward at full speed,afraid that stepping back out will activate both while komana is still in there.
If they start moving again while the doors are closing, soven will try to scream a warning to komana in the other room that time is up while he tries to get out.

[Zareth Edemont]

"You idiot! You can just come back here and go through the axe door!" Zareth steps away from the door, leaving his staff to be slowly splintered. "I swear, he's going to get himself killed."

[Komana Tazurin]

Komana races back to the party and yells for Soven to hope away from the sword door and let it close.

There still must be something we're missing here, and the hall seems too long for a dash through to the other side.

[soven]

Soven turns around and dashes full speed for the door he entered, diving if necessary to make it out.

[stardust]

The door marked with the swords closes, and Komana escapes through the door marked with the axes just as an axe wooshes by immediately behind her.

The wizard had the right idea.

[soven]

so........ writing up a new character?

[stardust]

soven wrote:

so........ writing up a new character?

Nope. Soven made it out too. LOL... If you post something that your character is doing, that's generally what happens unless I post something that contradicts it. It'll be like a M:TG Interrupt. :P