M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8
Stonetree instantly grew bored once the conversation turned to the magic properties of the chests. Instead he directed his attention to the table holding the wicker basic and glass jar. Stonetree wander over and started inspecting the table and items.
Ansha thinks that the steel chest may have some sort of prestidigitation effect, but neither she nor Chortles can determine more than that, even with extended efforts.
Stonetree grows bored and begins inspecting the items on the table. When he reaches the wicker basket, he does not notice anything until it is too late. The basket conceals a small viper!
It lashes out and bites his hand as he inspects the basket, and he feels venom stinging in his veins.
You only take 1 point of non-lethal damage, but need to make a DC 9 fort save
Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1
Chortles bows deeply towards Ansha swinging his hat wide as he speaks in elven, "Thank you, my lady. Tis an honor to be elevated by one such as yourself."
He approaches the brute eunuch to help with the poison, "Let's see that hand."
heal vs poison:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
"Definitely Bubonic Plague. We should get you to an apothecary at once! Sir Edward The Left played a diabolical scene where he placed drops of the plague in the glass of his lover's mistress. Terrible terrible tragedy!"
M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8
fort:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Stonetree rubs his hand absentmindedly "At least I now have a excuse not to touch a laundry basket every again" Stonetree pauses momentary to examine the wound and looks to Theodric "Do you think its poisonous?"
M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8
"The plague you say? What a relief my friend, I was worried there for a second!" Stonetree boomed while firmly slapping Chortles on the back "Bloody hell it is going to take more than a plague to take a Stonetree down."
So far you have only checked out the basket. You still have three chests, the jar full of liquid with a key at the bottom, and the key you found in the basket.
Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1
Chortles tries the basket key in the red lacquered chest.
"Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea,
But sad mortality o'er-sways their power,
How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,
Whose action is no stronger than a flower?"
As Chortles inserts the key, this smooth, red lacquered chest looks devious. The solid metal plate surrounding the gaping keyhole pulses with glowing amber runes. Despite appearances, nothing seems to happen.
Stonetree:
When this chest is opened, you hear a slight click as a mechanicsm activates in the ceiling. A small, golden
key slides from a slit in the ceiling, dropping it 6 inches down
from the 15-foot-high ceiling, where it hangs on a string.[/ooc]
This gallon-sized clear glass jar is about half full with clear liquid, which appears to be water. At the bottom of the vessel sits a jeweled brass key.
However, upon close inspection, Ansha thinks it smells funny, and may not be water.
Ansha wrinkles her nose at the smell. The enchantress wraps her hand in the edge of her cloak, then extends her arm out as far as she can and tilts the jar upside down.
"Pretty sure this isn't water. Acid, maybe?" she says.
The liquid spills onto the floor with a slight hiss and some putrid smoke, but Ansha manages to empty the container without harming herself. At the bottom is another key, this one jeweled.
Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1
"Muscle for brains hasn't peed on the carpet in a while. He may be distracted from admiring his plague long enough to clean off your key..." Chortles flashed a wickedly innocent smile.
Chortles ignores whatever Stonetree is pointing at and places the jeweled key from the bottom of the jar in the red lacquered chest's keyhole. Nothing happens, except that the key keeps spinning without making any manner of contact with the mechanism.
M Human Brawler 4 | HP40/40 | AC 21; Tch 14; FF 17 | F +6; R +6; W +2 | CMB +8; CMD 22 Trip(11/25) | Init +2 | Perc +8
"All that talking must have made him blind" Stontree says to himself with a chuckle. He turns to towards Jivan and ask while directing his attention to the ceiling "Do you mind my friend?"
Her mouth quirking into a mildly annoyed half-frown, the enchantress kneels down and takes a closer look at the runes. After a few moments, she stands again. "Jivan, try using that key on this box," she suggests.
M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10
DM PW, here's the quote from the PRD regarding Jivan's Basic Telekinesis power.
PRD wrote:
This ability is similar to mage hand, except you can move an object that weighs up to 5 pounds per 2 kineticist levels you possess (minimum 5 pounds), and you can move magical objects.
To be clear, you are wanting to use the key from the ceiling on which chest? Who is opening it? Also, will be gone through Monday on some holiday plans (July 24 is a state holiday in Utah).
M Human Telekineticist6/ UCRog1| AC 19 T 15 FF 15 | HP 53/53 (0 NL) | F +8 R +9 W +3 | Init +4 | Perc +10
So we have three chests (copper-banded wood, red lacquer, and steel) and three keys (ceiling, acid, and runes matching red lacquer chest). The rune key doesn't work in the red lacquer chest.
Male Human (Taldan) Cleric 1 | HP 8/8 | AC 19; Tch 11; FF 18 | F +3; R +2; W +6 | CMB 0; CMD 11| Speed 20 ft | Init +1 | Morningstar +1 1d8+1 | Perc +3
Theo held his elbow in one hand and his chin in the other, deep in thought. He was used to unraveling puzzles laid by deceptive politicians in the courts. This... was different.
"Stonetree, when did notice that key from the ceiling? Was it always there or did we do something?"
He nodded his head in approval of Ansha's suggestion.
Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1
Chortles recants an epic poem about a band of broken warriors reclaiming their valor after decades of hardship and loss to inspire the party to higher thought and fortuitous outcomes.
Bardic Song : Inspire Courage - "+1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls"
Jivan investigates the steel cube, which has only the faintest crack where its lid meets the base, and would be completely featureless save
for its narrow keyhole.
Ansha checks out the red-lacquered chest again and finds another key, this forged into the end of a jeweled scepter.
Sorry, I got carried away describing the key dropping from the ceiling to Stonetree, and failed to report there was actually another key inside the red-lacquered chest. So it's already been opened, but revealed two keys.
Ansha purses her lips and retrieves the jeweled scepter from the red-lacquered chest. "Two keys, one keyhole," she muses. Shrugging, she touches the scepter-key to the steel cube, more or less at random.
Male Kitsune Bard 4 | HP 31 | AC 16/17; Tch 13; FF 13/14 | F +2; R +6; W +2 | CMB 0; CMD 13 | Speed 30 ft | Init +5 | Short Bow: +7 (1d6+1) | Perc -1
♫ ♫ ♫
"...O mighty one, he’s left this place
yes, fled last night without a trace-
please leave us now, O let us be
lest I incite my mighty men
to rise and slay ‘til we are free..."
Piqued, Ansha frowns. "Someone try a different key in the cube. Maybe this scepter-key opens a chest hidden in it or something," she says, waving the scepter around idly.
The first key does not work, but as Jivan tries the second, golden key from the ceiling, there is an audible click.
A wave of magical energy escapes the chest, which does not seem to have any effect, save that Jivan and Stonetree have blue skin.
Still, the chest contains two items, a wand and the map of the Salhar burial vaults beneath Sothis. In other words, the item the Pathfinders had been looking for.
DM:
will save chortles:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 will save ansha:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 will save jivan:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 will save stonetree:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 will save theodric:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
