9/6/4448 Return to Erdea Manor (625 XP)

   
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7:29am  2018-6-09 Smon Has entered the room
Keelia: Hi Chris, Hi Simon
chris107: Hi Simon
Smon: Hi Keelia, hi Chris
Smon: Sadly I just destroyed a colour printer cartridge trying to insert it.
Smon: Not enough caffeine.
chris107: Ouch
chris107: A new font though?
Smon: Slightly updated area map - https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/34985149_10160719296840085_2139203084197298176_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=2a02b31652b0ca7c264f4173c26e33a3&oe=5BAAB6AA
Keelia: wow - destroyed a cartridge? must have had a fault.
chris107: Thanks
Smon: >>must have had a fault.<< It did when I was done with it - I removed the facade with the chip thinking it was a protective cover!
Smon: Sticking it back on again didn't fool the compuer.
chris107: oops
Keelia: oops indeed!
Smon: GM: No Fergus or Bill today, I expect James will wake up eventually.
7:38am  2018-6-09 JamesDevil Has entered the room
Keelia: speak of the devil
Smon: Morning James!
JamesDevil: hi all, sooooo sorry i'm running late
chris107: Morning James
Smon: GM: So it's 4 weeks since your expedition to Erdea Manor, you have rested up and have done any crafting etc you wished back in Selatine.
chris107: Cool
Smon: The Amazons of St Ulther's Ligthouse have not been troubled by ogres, either they have abandoned Erdea Manor or are lying low.
chris107: Quick question Simon, regarding the swapping of spells when a character levels. Does this include Cantrips?
Smon: Updated map - showing new dungeons - https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/34985149_10160719296840085_2139203084197298176_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=2a02b31652b0ca7c264f4173c26e33a3&oe=5BAAB6AA
JamesDevil: "hmm, shall we explore the manor and look for clues ass to where they went?"
Smon: I'd normally let you swap out a character element when levelling + long rest so you can swap a cantrip Mordred.
chris107: "Well we didn't find their leader. The Ogress Vera."
chris107: Thanks Simon
chris107: (Should hit 6th this week so will think of swapping Light.)
Smon: Do you want to go to Erdea Manor and straight down to level 2?
chris107: "If we are to do the job properly we really should root out all of them."
Keelia: Bright Star turns to Mordred, "We should go back and find her"
JamesDevil: sounds good
chris107: Yeah, we know where it starts.
Smon: GM: You can use the Lighthouse as a base, from there it's only 5 miles west through the hills to the manor ruins.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 6,
Smon:
chris107:
chris107: Off to a great start
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 4,
Smon: GM: 9/6/48 A bright and sunny morning as three adventurers trek west from the Lighthouse up into the hills.
Smon: You are about a mile or so east of the Manor ruins when you see ahead a sleek silver fox perched atop an ancient rune-carved stone just off the trail, watching you.
chris107: "Well that's something you don't see evry day."
chris107: Mordred salutes it.
JamesDevil: "hopefully its a good omen
Keelia: Bright Star's ears perk forward, curious.
Smon: Mordred salutes. The fox eerily raises a paw!
chris107: "Winter foxes are considered very lucky in Valon."
chris107: "Hello master fox!"
Keelia: Her ears fold back, staring hard at the fox
JamesDevil: *Danor nods his head at the Fox*
Smon: The fox looks a little nervous as it glances back through the trees. In the distance you see a thin trail of smoke, as from a chimney fire.
Smon: The fox looks in the direction of the smoke, then back to you.
JamesDevil: which direction? towards our destination?
chris107: "Trouble? Can we help?"
Keelia: Bright Star sighs. "Bright Star believes we are expected."
chris107: "Take us there."
JamesDevil: "lets investigate"
Smon: No, the smoke trail is about a half mile south off the road.
chris107: Mordred fastens his shield to his arm and draws his enchanted sword.
Smon: The fox nods, and starts south off the runestone, appearing to beckon you to follow.
JamesDevil: "we'll take a look anyway"
chris107: Letting Berta fly up and ahead to investigate
chris107: (Mordred's Owls are living much longer without Zagaar  )
Keelia: Bright Star follows along, bow in hand, ears perked to listen for enemies
JamesDevil: Danor follows behind, no more Clanking yay!
chris107: yay
Smon: GM: You begin to follow the fox. Berta goes ahead to investigate, then returns to report to Mordred - the smoke is coming from the chimney of a tumbledown hut in a secluded dell, surrounded by herb gardens.
chris107: "Probably a witch. Be carful not to catch warts from her." Advises mordred wisely.
Keelia: (Bright Star quietly congratulates Danor on his quieter armour)
JamesDevil: Danor casts Aid on everyone,. +5 temp hp
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 3,
chris107: (Valonian faerie tales are full of salutory warnings about the unpleasent things you can catch from witches)
Keelia: (thanks for the aid)
chris107: "Thanks Danor."
Keelia: "Bright Star does not believe her people can get warts. Shall we knock?"
chris107: "It would be rude not to."
Smon: After a ten minute hike you come out into the dell and see ahead the hut through the trees - http://i.imgur.com/akzqNx1.jpg
chris107: See?That's got WITCH written all over it.
Smon: The silver fox points towards the hut.
chris107: Mordred pulls on his gloves and approaches the door.
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 8,
chris107: Knock-Knock
chris107: "Hello in the witches hut! Can we help?"
Smon: As Mordred approaches the door, he sees it slightly ajar - the interior latch appears to have been broken open. Then as he calls out he hears movement from inside, and suddenly the door is thrown open - an enormous OGRE, his hide armour covered in the pelts of silver foxes!
chris107: Berta circles the hut, about 50' up.
Keelia: Bright Star looks around for the fox then scratches her claws lightly on the door
Smon: The warty nosed ogre roars and raises a huge battle axe.
chris107: Mordred strikes
Smon: roll init dc 11
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 15,
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 8, (+6) = 14
Smon: ok you all win.
Smon: Mordred is right in front of it, the others 20-30' back.
chris107: two blows from the sword of destiny
Smon: you can do actions
JamesDevil: sacred flame dc 15 dex save
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 7,
Smon: Danor burns it with SF
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
16 (+7) = 23
15 (+7) = 22
JamesDevil rolls 2d8 and gets: 2, 3, = 5
Smon: "Argh!"
JamesDevil: bah, not a good start
chris107 rolls 28d12 and gets: 10, 5, 1, 8, 11, 2, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10, 2, 8, 8, 2, 3, 5, 11, 8, 1, 5, 9, 7, 6, 11, 2, 6, 6 = 178
chris107: oops
chris107 rolls 2d8+12 and gets: 3, 7, (+12) = 22
Keelia: Bright Star looks for cover before she attacks
Keelia rolls 1d20+13 and gets: 8, (+13) = 21
Keelia: for stealth
Smon: Mordred stabs for 22
Smon: No cover in front of the hut, BS can hide in the trees (bonus action) and snipe - ogre gets cover from Mordred +2 AC but BS gets advtg as unseen
Keelia: sounds good
Smon: ok roll shot w advtg
Smon: AC 14
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 18, (+7) = 25
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 15, (+7) = 22
Smon: hit
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 2, 6, 2, 5, (+4) = 19
chris107: Not a bad start
JamesDevil: Danor will move as close as he can to melee range
Smon: The ogre roars in pain, swings its great axe viciously at Mordred.
chris107: Mordred will shuffle over to let him in
Smon: /roll d20+7x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
4 (+7) = 11
4 (+7) = 11
chris107: AC20
Smon: Misses wildly - the ogre falls back into the hut, giving Mordred an opp att
chris107: "You fox murdering b*****d!"
chris107 rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 6, (+7) = 13
Smon: hit
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
Smon: Danor trundles up to within 10' of the hut entry.
chris107: (Does Danor want to go first?)
JamesDevil: yep, i'll head in get into melee then hit with my hammer
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 18, (+6) = 24
Smon: The ogre falls back, slamming the door shut behind it - Mordred just caught a glimpse of the witchy hut interior, a huge black cauldron heating in the fireplace, and racks of potions on the walls.
chris107: Mordred will follow once he's in. If there is room?
chris107: "Hmmmmm."
Smon: Round 2. DC 20 Athletics to push door open with ogre leaning on it.
chris107: Can I assist?
Keelia: Bright Star will hurry forward to meet the others. Is there a window she can aim through?
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 7,
JamesDevil: pfft
Smon: BS looks around and finds a shuttered window.
chris107: or Danor assist Mordred?
Smon: on the wall to right of the door, round the corner
chris107: (Adv for assist?)
Keelia: She'll try to open the window
Smon: One person at a time can charge the door.
JamesDevil: do i get assist from Modred then?
chris107: What is the method of construction of the hut?
chris107: (Danor would make an ace battering ram  )
Smon: (not unless you explain how he can assist) While Danor is bouncing off the door, BS prises open the wooden shutter - roll Sleight of Hand BS
Smon: It's a wooden hut.
chris107: (Standing behind him driving him on with greater weight and momentum?)
Smon: The wood is greenish with lichen but still seems strong.
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 6, (+7) = 13
chris107: thanks
chris107: (Their combined mass giving the advantage?)
Smon: BS prises open the shutter. She sees into the hut - from her angle she sees the Witch, tied up and hanging upside down from a ceiling hook - she looks alive. Past the Witch she sees the wounded ogre leaning on the door.
JamesDevil: (what was the ogre wearing?)
Smon: Hide armour covered in silver fox furs like I said.
Keelia: she'll aim for the ogre
Keelia: adv?
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 11, (+7) = 18
Smon: Danor & Mordred try pushing on the door together, it doesn't budge.
Smon: Make a stealth check BS
Keelia rolls 1d20+13 and gets: 6, (+13) = 19
Smon: (repeated efforts use your Passive scores per PHB)
chris107: Would Thunderwave work throughthe door I wonder?
chris107: (thanks)
Smon: Unseen, BS gets her bow up to the window. The hanging Witch sees her aiming, eyes widen.
chris107: Or perhaps he will move now BS is peppering him with arrows
Smon: Witch, right way up https://i.pinimg.com/originals/48/b5/2a/48b52a2ed6531659d65c5a5c53838d5b.jpg
JamesDevil: ooc she seems nice
Smon: BS shoots the ogre - AC 14 as shooting past witch, w advtg
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 6, 1, 4, 6, (+4) = 21
chris107: Are you sure she's a witch? I see no warts.
JamesDevil: prejudiced
chris107: yup
Smon: The ogre roars in agony as the arrow hits it, and staggers, badly wounded.
JamesDevil: is it off the door?
Keelia: "Push now!" Bright Star barks
Smon: I count that as Aid so Danor can make another STR+Prof check w advtg
chris107: (They have very long winters in Valon, plenty of time for fireside tales to reinforce predudice)
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 8, (+3) = 11
Smon: Some witches are warty.
Keelia: Bright Star ducks down and hides under the window
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 3, (+3) = 6
Smon: Danor hits the door - no resistance - he flies in, the ogre chops at him!
Smon: /roll d20+7x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
4 (+7) = 11
19 (+7) = 26
chris107: Mordred offers to try next time.
Smon: (1 att w advtg, hits AC 26)
Smon: hit
JamesDevil: 1 hit
chris107: "Oh..."
Smon: /roll 2d12+5
Smon rolls 2d12+5 and gets: 11, 7, (+5) = 23
chris107: "You rotter!"
Smon: 23 dmg to Danor
Smon: The great axe crunches on Danor's armoured head, drawing blood.
chris107: Mordred steams in to hit the scoundral
JamesDevil: ow...
Smon: The ogre nearly fills the small hut.
Smon: roll init again DC 11
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 6,
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 11, (+3) = 14
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
Smon: Danor staggers, stunned by the blow.
Keelia: (damn)
Smon:  Mordred first, then ogre, then BS & Danor
chris107 Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
19 (+7) = 26
3 (+7) = 10
chris107 rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
chris107: grrr
Smon: Mordred bursts into the hut, sees the hanging glamorous witch, and dispatches the near dead ogre with a flourish of his shining blade!
Smon: *THUNK* it hits the floor.
chris107:
Smon: The cauldron is beginning to bubble, a herby scent rising up.
Smon: (it had 1 hp left!)
chris107: "My name is Mordred Midwinter. We're here to rescue you."
Smon: The silver fox trots in and looks up at the witch, who smiles back at it.
Keelia: Bright Star pops her head back up over the window frame, peering in upon hearing Mordred's voice
Smon: *mmf* says the gagged lady.
chris107: Mordred will help the witch down, been carful to avoid touching her skin.
Smon: Mordred cuts the witch down and unties, ungags her. She pats herself down.
Keelia: She'll circle back around to the door, having seen the ogre is dead
Smon: "Thank you!" she says. "I am Magdra the Potion Maker, and that is Lightning, my familiar."
Smon: She nods to you all.
chris107: "These are my friends. Brightstar and Danor, he's the one bleeding on the floor."
JamesDevil: Danor cases Cure wounds on the witch
Smon: "I'm glad Lightning found such heroic rescuers!"
JamesDevil rolls 1d8+4 and gets: 5, (+4) = 9
chris107: Mordred blushes.
Smon: "That Ogre was going to cook me in my own pot! Don't they know Witches taste terrible!"
chris107: "We are on the trail of a very nasty Ogress called Vera. I wonder if this was one of her men?"
Smon: Magdra smiles at Mordred's blushes, and thanks Danor for his cure.
JamesDevil: "well this one here thinks witches give you warts, people are generally stupid"
JamesDevil: "you are welcome"
chris107: Mordred gives the ungallant dwarf a hard stare.
Smon: Magdra nods. "I'm sure it was! Ogres have been lurking around Erdea Manor for weeks. That one was muttering to himself - said his name was Dunma the Fox Killer."
JamesDevil: well, now he is Dunma the dead
Smon: Magdra grins. "I promise not to give you warts! Would you like some Potions?"
chris107: "Look at all those poor foxes."
Keelia: Bright Star perks up. "What kind of potions have you?"
chris107: "Were they friends of yours, Lightning?"
Smon: Lightning nods sadly to Mordred.
Smon: /roll d20x3
Smon Rolls 1d20x3 and gets:
13 = 13
10 = 10
18 = 18
Smon: Magdra picks three potions from the shelves. "Greater Healing... Invulnerability... Vitality!"
Smon: "Vitality is always handy, don't you think?" She winks at Mordred.
Keelia: Bright Star chortles.
chris107: Mordred looks sadly at the little fox. "Shall we give them a decent burial?"
JamesDevil:
chris107: Mordred blushes to the roots of his hair!
Keelia: "Bright Star would appreciate the Greater Healing, if she may?"
JamesDevil: thats actually a really rare potion, if your a beserker barbarian its worth its wieght it gold
Smon: Magdra passes BS the healing potion (4d4+4 hp)
chris107: 
Keelia: "Bright Star is grateful"
Smon: The fox looks at the silver pelts.
JamesDevil: I woulnd't mind invunrulbility
chris107: (Not sure what the other two do)
chris107: sure thing James
chris107: so Vitality for Mordred?
Smon: Magdra passes Danor the Invulnerability potion, like liquid iron (resist all dmg for 1 minute)
JamesDevil: sweet
JamesDevil: Danor will take the Fox pelts and bury then outside near the edge of the woods
chris107: (very nice)
Smon: "This potion will remove all Exhaustion, cure all poisons and disease, and help to refresh you after your extertions, brave knight."
JamesDevil: "they deserve a proper burial
chris107: Mordred nods sadly.
Smon: Magdra looks a little puzzled as Danor strips and buries the foxfur pelts.
chris107: "Why thank you very much Magdra."
Smon: GM: Vitality potion maximises hd recovery on short rest for 24 hrs after drinking.
Smon: The potion's crimson liquid pulses with red light.
Smon: Magdra: "It pulses the beat of he heart of Rhiannon, Mistress of Witches."
Keelia: Bright Star tilts her head curiously.
chris107: (Those fox pelts were very valuable, weren't they?)
Keelia: "Rhiannon?"
Keelia: (The witch probably isn't bothered by foxes who are not her companion)
Smon: "Our Goddess."
JamesDevil: I guess we can take them, i just didn't fancy insulting the lady by taking them
chris107: me too
chris107: or Lightning
Keelia: "Then Mordred should be particularly grateful!"
chris107: "As indeed I am."
JamesDevil: "Right we should move on and find the leader of these Ogres"
Keelia: "Bright Star wishes you good fortune. We shall go see if we can remove any other ogres from the area."
chris107: "Stay safe Magdra and Lightning!"
Smon: Magdra: "Be careful of Vera, and her Shaman Jubal. Usually no one can find my home unwanted... Jubal must have cast a magic on this ogre to help him find the way."
Smon: "Oh, could you help me roll him out of the hut before you go?"
JamesDevil: ofc
Smon: She smiles again at Mordred & Danor.
chris107: "Of course."
Keelia: "Then we shall see what we can do about preventing him from casting any other such spells."
JamesDevil: we drag his corpse out into the forest
chris107: "Permanently."
Smon: "Thank you." GM: You manhandle the huge corpse out into the woods. Magdra rewards the menfolk with a kiss on the cheek.
JamesDevil: "stay safe"
chris107: Mordred will be carful to wash thoroughly once out of sight.
Smon: "Stay safe, and come back if you find any interesting potion ingredients!"
Keelia: Bright Star nods.
JamesDevil: "Danor shakes his head is disappointment at Mordred"
chris107: marking the position of her hut on his map.
Smon: Magdra waves you goodbye, the silver fox Lightning at her feet.
chris107: Mordred waves back.
chris107: "Lightning was very nice."
Keelia: Bright Star leads the way back to the path.
Smon: GM: You return north to the main path. You can have 400 XP each for the fortuitous encounter.
chris107: (Yay! 6th level  )
Keelia: nice!
Smon: Half an hour later you are approaching the overgrown ruins of Erdea Manor - let me know if you want to short rest before going in.
Smon: The upper works seem abandoned now, but you do spot recent ogre sized footprints going back and forth from the entry stairs.
Keelia: (Bright Star doesn't need one)
chris107: (Mordred is good to go)
JamesDevil: Danor is good to go
chris107: Does the secret room still seem undetected?
Smon: It's about 11am, maybe a bit before.
chris107: We can go through the store room now, avoiding the trap."
Smon: You descend the broad steps. The secret armoury seems undisturbed.
JamesDevil: lets do that
chris107: Then straight down the steps.
chris107: into the vaulted chamber
Smon: GM: OK you go through the room that had the barricade, to the stairs down to level 2, and descend.
Smon: Morded is using the sword for light?
chris107: which has two lots of steps down.
chris107: Yes please, Simon.
chris107: Steps to east and west of the great vaulted chamber according to my map.
Smon: GM: OK you descend 40' down the spiral stairs to the Great Hall of level 2.
Keelia: Bright Star activates stealth mode
Keelia rolls 1d20+13 and gets: 16, (+13) = 29
chris107: ah
chris107: perhaps just one and the other spirals back up.
JamesDevil: Danor will try to stealth
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 7,
chris107: (Been 2 weeks since I looked at the map  )
JamesDevil: at least its no longer as Disadvantage
Smon: Yes, in the great hall as you come in from the west there is a matching set of descending steps through an arch in the east wall.
chris107: Mordrfed stealths too, though glows brightly doing so.
Smon: There are 4 tunnels out.
chris107 rolls 1d1+3 and gets: 1 (+3) = 4
Smon: At north and south ends of west & east walls. All 4 tunnels run east-west.
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 12, (+3) = 15
chris107: Thanks Simon, map updated.
Smon: The south end of the hall is wider, with alcoves at w & e ends, while the n end has a sort of semi-circular extension, as might be used to hold a shrine, altar or such.
Keelia: keep going - just going for a drink
Smon: BS's sensitive nose detects a foul odour from the north end of the hall.
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 18,
Smon: It seems to be emanating from the northern tunnel in the west wall.
Keelia: Bright Star points this out to the others
chris107: Shall we investigate?
JamesDevil: yep
chris107: Berta will flap over first
chris107: (@ Simon, do the alcoves to the south come before or after the exit tunnels east and west?)
Smon: GM: Mordred can see through Vera's eyes - this leaves him blind & effectively helpless while doing so.
JamesDevil: Danor casts SoF
Smon: The alcoves are at the very south end, beyond the tunnels.
chris107: He just wants to send the owl over then it can return and communicate what it saw?
chris107: (Thanks)
Smon: Berta flaps over to the w tunnel and returns to Mordred, reporting that it runs west ca 30' then turns north, with a door in the south wall before the turn.
chris107: Flap to the NE exit and do the same.
Smon: The NE tunnel only runs E 15' then curves N, with a door inset in wall to the SE at the turn.
Smon: The door looks smashed and broken, hangly loosely.
Keelia: Bright Star stands by Mordred waiting to see what their agreed upon path
chris107: Mordred passes on the info
Smon: /roll d20+12
Smon rolls 1d20+12 and gets: 6, (+12) = 18
Smon: What's your Passive Pers?
chris107: "You want to scout a bit Bright Star?"
JamesDevil: 14
chris107: 13
Keelia: 18
Smon: Perr-fect.
chris107:
Keelia: They still have one of those nasty invisible things, don't they?
chris107: Nice one Keelia!
JamesDevil: ugh
chris107: They do.
JamesDevil: ffs
Smon: Glancing around idly, Bright Star notices something funny about the south wall of the great hall, between the alcoves.
Smon: It looks like a possible outline of a secret door.
JamesDevil: hold action sacred flame for when it appears
Keelia: Bright Star goes over to investigate the door
JamesDevil: o, thats not so bad
chris107: nice
chris107: Mordred stands guard at the bottom of the steps in, watching north too.
Smon: BS heads over to the south side of the room, checks it out - yes a secret door, and a torch sconce to the left looks like the activation lever.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 4,
Keelia: Bright Star pulls the sconce.
JamesDevil: danor will stand with M
JamesDevil: still holding sacred flame
Smon: The door slides open! Beyond is a narrow 5' deep landing, with stairs down to w and e.
Smon: The walls here are rough, unlike the closely mortared blocks of the great hall.
chris107: (Updated map posted)
Keelia: Can she see any footsteps? or any indication of which direction to go.
Smon: The short flights of stairs only descend about 10' with narrow tunnel running off w & e.
Smon: roll percept BS
Keelia rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 18, (+8) = 26
chris107: nice
Smon: The floor here is dry & somewhat dusty. It doesn't seem as if anyone has been this way for a very long time.
Keelia: Bright Star heads down to the junction and looks both ways to see if either looks more interesting
Smon: BS steps out onto the landing to get a clear look both ways.
Smon: The west tunnel runs about 50' then turns south out of sight.
Smon: The east tunnel runs about 30' then turns north out of sight.
Smon: Both tunnels are 5' wide and rough-hewn.
Keelia: Bright Star looks to the others - "Any preference?"
JamesDevil: North is my preference
chris107: "May as well see where both go?"
Smon: GM: In the secret tunnel you'll need to go in single file.
chris107: "But yes, nothing has been here for a long time and we're here to kill Vera."
JamesDevil: I'm at 25 AC with SoF at the mo
chris107:
Keelia: Do you want to go first?
JamesDevil: sure
Keelia: "We'll have a quick look then find Vera."
chris107: Being carful to sweep any tracks and closing the secret door behind them. Mordred goes in last.
Smon: You go east then north down the secret tunnel?
JamesDevil: yep
Smon: Mordred does his best to sweep signs of passage through the secret door, closing it behind him, and the three of you head down the narrow stairs & east.
chris107: Leaving Berta by the closed secret door (on our side) in case it is opened.
Smon: The silent, narrow tunnel brushes Mordred's head as you head down it. A few cobwebs.
Smon: Berta is left behind perching on the torch sconce.
chris107: "Ugghhh, spiders!"
JamesDevil: Danor continues to be disappointed in Mordred
chris107:
Smon: The tunnel turns north. Ahead Danor & co see it runs about 40' to narrow steps going up, with a door in the east wall after about 25'.
Keelia: Bright Star grins back at him.
Smon: Beyond the steps you see the tunnel continues NE.
JamesDevil: is there enough room for BS to check the door?
Smon: Approaching the door in the east wall. It is of dark wood, appears dry, intact & unlocked.
JamesDevil: hmm, ok, Danor will just open it think
Smon: No visible traps, there is a handle.
JamesDevil: Danor uses the handle
Smon: Danor opens the door, it creaks slightly. Beyond is a square store room, a faint musty scent, with crates, a barrel, and racks of Nerathi daggers & shortswords, quivers of arrows. A wooden shelf on the far wall holds several bottles, three are small gourds, one wine bottle sized.
JamesDevil: "storage room, do we want to search it?"
Smon: No visible exit. The floor is slightly dusty and as with the tunnel, seems long undisturbed.
Keelia: "yes,"
chris107: "Let's push on first?"
chris107: "We can always come back to search."
JamesDevil: k, pushing on then up the stairs we go
Keelia: Bright Star shrugs and follows them back
Smon: OK you head up the narrow stairs, the tunnel continuing on NE about 20' before splitting in a N-E Y junction. 10' down the tunnel in the north wall is inset what looks like the back of a second secret door.
chris107: (Oops sorry, Keelia. if you want to search no probs.)
JamesDevil: we can go back if you like
Keelia: (it's fine, we can go back later)
JamesDevil: ok, do we see any sign of a way to open the secret door form this side?
Smon: Yes, there is an obvious catch.
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 17,
Smon: BS notices what look like paw prints on the ground here, from the secret door ne.
Smon: It looks as if a large 4 footed predator walked up to the door & went through!
JamesDevil: how big? cat sized or tiger sized?
JamesDevil: k
JamesDevil: shall we follow the footprints?
Smon: Not tiger sized.
Smon: Can roll INT/nature
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 10,
Keelia rolls 1d20 and gets: 3,
JamesDevil: meh
Keelia: (ha, no)
Smon: Don't seem right for a cat, but not right for a wolf either.
chris107: (So the prints came through the secret door in the north wall heading towards us?)
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 3,
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 4, (+3) = 7
chris107: oops, sorry.
Smon: Looking NE down the tunnel you make out more of the prints, going back and forth.
chris107: (Hmmm my map must be wrong)
Smon: It looks as if creature(s) have been using the secret door.
Keelia: Interesting
Smon: In the wall to your left/NW.
chris107: ah, thanks.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 5,
chris107: I think I have it. I'll remove all the other maps and post a final one when we finish)
JamesDevil: ok, lets open the secret door and explore that way
Smon: /roll d20+3
chris107: "One moment."
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 20, (+3) = 23
JamesDevil: k.....
chris107: Mordred concentrates and summons Berta
Smon: Danor goes up to the secret door. Mordred summons Berta to him.
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 6, (+5) = 11
JamesDevil: you want to sentd Berta through on its own?
Smon: Suddenly something large and furry appears at the intersection to the NE - a giant weasel!
Keelia: Bright Star hisses.
Smon: It looks at you, eyes gleaming redly in the light of the sword.
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 1, 6, = 7
chris107: "Oh crap."
Smon: BS hisses and it ducks back out of sight down the eastern branch of the Y.
JamesDevil: Danor rushes into melee
Smon: Danor charges off after the weasel...
Keelia: Bright Star draws her bow
chris107: "Wait!"
JamesDevil: whatever it is...
chris107: Mordred sighs and chases after them.
Smon: Reaching the intersection he looks east 30' down a narrow passage and sees the weasel scurrying into a large chamber beyond. He hears yipping sounds from the chamber - more weasels.
chris107: Does m know anything of giant weasels?
Smon: 20' down the passage is an archway in the s wall.
Smon: Giant weasels are predators who often live underground, they mostly eat giant rats & cave crickets but have been known to eat kobolds, goblins, stray hobbits etc.
JamesDevil: Danor will move up 20' to the arch
chris107: Thanks, Mordred doesn't think they will bother us if we leave them alone.
Keelia: Bright Star follows, bow drawn
chris107: (Mordred likes animals)
chris107: M too
Smon: Danor reaches the south arch, the others reach the Y junction behind him. Through the south/right arch he sees narrow steps descending into darkness.
JamesDevil: you want to risk them sneaking up and attacking us?
Smon: Through the east arch is a large chamber, once an alchemical store room, now ruined and smelling of weasels.
chris107: No, I guess not
JamesDevil: leave them alone then?
chris107: But I'm sure we can scare them off if they try?
Keelia: Is there any way to close a door?
Smon: No doors here
JamesDevil: Danor will then move up to the doorway of the room and try to barracade the door
chris107: Also they may be good at catching Quasits
JamesDevil: ok, let pull back then, someone pick a path
chris107: NE or through the secret door?
Keelia: NE
Smon: Danor moves up to the entry of the weasel lair - Alchemical Storage. Once filled with beakers and bottles and mixing equipment, everything here is ruined and the place has been turned into a nest for 3 Giant Weasels. Amidst the debris of the nest are tattered remains of what look like clerical scrolls.
JamesDevil: secret door seems like a good idea
JamesDevil: or NE whichever
Smon: Three weasels glare and hiss at Danor.
JamesDevil: hmm, there are only 3 of them
chris107: "But they are sooo cute!"
JamesDevil: Sacred Flame on the nearest one
Smon: The weasels arch their backs, hair standing on end to fluff out and look bigger.
chris107: "Arrgghhh!"
JamesDevil: good, a bigger target
chris107:
Smon: Danor starts casting - Danor roll init DC 14
chris107: heheheh
JamesDevil rolls 1d20 and gets: 15,
Smon: /roll d20+3
chris107: "You heartless Dwarven git!"
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 12, (+3) = 15
Smon: A weasel rolls aside as sacred flame blasts down... seeing Danor won't back down, the weasels attack in a flurry of fur!
Smon: /roll d20+5x3
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x3 and gets:
6 (+5) = 11
4 (+5) = 9
17 (+5) = 22
JamesDevil: AC25
Smon: Weasels nip at Danor but no effect
Smon: M & BS can come up and look over D's shoulder/head at the cute weasels nipping at him. They're medium sized, about 100 lb.
Smon: M & BS can roll init if desired
chris107: "The poor wee creatures!"
chris107 rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 20, (+3) = 23
Keelia: Bright Star draws her one vial of sleep potion and dips her arrows in it.
Smon: Mordred can act to stop the heartless dwarf persecuting the cute weasels.
chris107: He wouldn't dare!
chris107: He will just tsk disapprovingly
Keelia: She takes aim at one of the weasels
Keelia rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Keelia: for init
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 17, (+7) = 24
Smon: OK, Danor then weasels then BS
JamesDevil: melee attack on the closest one
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: miss
JamesDevil: -.-
JamesDevil: well that was a waste
chris107: yay!
Smon: Danor loses any Inspiration he currently has
JamesDevil: Danor will keep standing in the doorway so they can;'t get past
Smon: The weasels bravely defend themselves.
Smon: /roll d20+5x3
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x3 and gets:
18 (+5) = 23
8 (+5) = 13
12 (+5) = 17
Smon: AC 25?
JamesDevil: yep
Smon: BS shoots over his head, AC 13>15, hit
Smon: can sneak att
Smon: Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 17, (+7) = 24
Keelia: does the previous 24 count?
Smon: yup
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 6, 6, 2, 5, (+4) = 23
chris107: wow
Keelia: but I don't want to kill it - arrow tipped with sleeping potion
Smon: BS shoots it in the flank, aiming to avoid vital organs - the heroic weasel falls, comatose.
Smon: Danor again
chris107: yay
JamesDevil rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 10, (+6) = 16
Smon: hit
JamesDevil rolls 2d8+3 and gets: 7, 8, (+3) = 18
Smon: Danor's mighty hammer splatters a weasel.
JamesDevil: that was against a non sleeping one
Smon: The last weasel attacks him.
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 9, (+5) = 14
Smon: miss; BS can shoot again
chris107: "Ooooooooo!"
Smon: with some sleep potion on her arrow
Keelia rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 12, (+7) = 19
Smon: hit
Keelia rolls 4d6+4 and gets: 1, 4, 3, 5, (+4) = 17
Keelia: again non-vital area
Smon: The last weasel falls, also comatose,
Smon: you have triumphed!
JamesDevil: yay
chris107: Yay!
chris107: And two live
JamesDevil: Danor will search the room for valuables
Keelia: "Excellent; grab those scrolls and let us away."
chris107: "Agreed."
Smon: GM: Danor starts searching - most of the stuff here has been ruined, but Danor is able to extract 3 useable scrolls from the nest - Detect Evil & Good, Locate Object, Continual Flame.
JamesDevil: excellent lets move on
chris107: Nice
Smon: Good place to end for today.
Smon: You get +225 XP
Keelia: Bright Star waits for Danor and his high AC to take the lead
chris107:
Keelia: great!
Keelia: thanks