Chat Log - 2022 03 18 - Cosmological Quandaries - Cloak Check - Formatted - Chat
Craigh was in the NE corner of the large room in front of the manticores and thinks there is a trap in that hallway beyond the bars that are down.
Licornah (W: [HEAL] Cure Light Wounds [d8 = 3] to Tiberius
Licornah (W: [HEAL] Cure Light Wounds [d8 = 8] to Tiberius
Lorie (Licornah (W): Cure Moderate Wounds on Indigo
Branwyn is on the edge of seeing into the cage, she can see two Manticores
Branwyn: We want to talk. We can help each other. Say something in the next 10 seconds and we can have a conversation. Say nothing or send spikes at us and I will send a horde of jaws to rip the flesh from your bones.
Branwyn: calls out
Carissa (N'laea): trying to position in front of Bran just enough to protect but NOT in reach of those bars
No answer to Branwyn, no voice or tail spikes
N'laea : [Translation] You must understand one of our languages.
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
Carissa (N'laea): You are listening? A simple yes or no suffices.
N'laea : [Translation] You are listening? A simple yes or no suffices.
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
N'laea: Yout. Do something useful for once and try to speak to them in giant.
Youtargim: I do have the ability to speak in Jotun
N'laea: If you get them to speak, I'll be less tempted to kill you for earlier.
Youtargim: IF you think that they understand that
N'laea: Unless you have a good reason not to try, try.
Branwyn: sends jaws to one of the manticores
Branwyn: [10d4 = 19]
Manticore 3: [SAVE] vs. Spell [d20 = 20]
Save [20] [Target 14] -> [for Manticore 3] [SUCCESS]
so 15 damage
To the one in front of the bars
N'laea: I am willing to try again: do you understand us?
N'laea : [Translation] Or this?
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
N'laea [Gnomish]: [Translation] Or this?
[understood by: Bixi Fizzlebang, N'laea]
No answer to N'laea
N'laea: Are you going to try, Yout, or are you going to remain a wall decoration?
Bixi Fizzlebang: I think they might not be real...
Youtargim: I talk with people not monsters
N'laea : [Translation] Useless.
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
Branwyn: I tried and you said nothing
N'laea tries to speak to them in her animal dialect as well.
Branwyn: sends jaws again
Branwyn: [10d4 = 25]
Manticore 3: [SAVE] vs. Spell [d20 = 14]
Save [14] [Target 14] -> [for Manticore 3] [SUCCESS]
Bixi Fizzlebang: They would be reacting if they were real...
N'laea: Are they fake like the gems?
BUT you can see them bleeding and wounded from Branwyn's spells
Manticore 3 volleys some spikes at Branwyn, hitting and wounding her.
Branwyn: Ouch!
Branwyn: Well that was that spell and I guess they aren't talking
[ROUND 14]
[ROUND 15]
[ROUND 16]
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 9]
Bixi can see three Manticores
N'laea: Bixi, I believe I caught sight of gems over there. The sword says they are fake.
One hiding in the corner
one by the cage entrance
and the one near the back
N'laea: If it's safe near them, can you see what they are? Although Craigh said something about a trap somewhere?
There are tightly spaced thick bars blocking a section of the south wall. You can hear some movement on the other side of the bars but cannot make out what it is.
You can see a large room beyond with 4 manticores flying around.
Branwyn: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 9]
Branwyn: These are much smaller than the one we fought in Dragon Fen. Perhaps they are not adults
Bixi Fizzlebang: What do manticores eat? Maybe they are just hungry
N'laea: Likely meat.
Bixi Fizzlebang: I don't feel like talking when I'm hungry, either
Indigo: smiles at that
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Cantrip [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 19]
and Yes to Bixi trying under pressure to create enough foot for Manticores and failing
N'laea: You can always try any you might have on you if you have jerky or something?
N'laea pulls out an apple and attempts to roll it between the bars
N'laea rolls it into the cage and yes they devour it quickly
[ROUND 17]
N'laea: Hmm, it seems any food will work.
N'laea pulls out two more apples and does the same
Branwyn: looks at the barred area to the northeast
Branwyn: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 19) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 9]
Branwyn: There's supposed to be a trap back here but all I see are the bars and a hallway. The bars are the trap perhaps?
Indigo: But he said behind it!
N'laea: If only Craigh and Lanek hadn't left to relieve themselves. Anyone else good with traps?
Indigo: Maybe we can just ignore the manticores then and maybe they'll leave us alone
N'laea keeping an eye on the manticores as she talks
Youtargim: I could try to remove a trap but I doubt I can manage it, I never have been able to in the past
Yes they are moving pacing in side of their cage
Carissa (N'laea): trying to see if there is any chain or anything hiding behind them
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 2]
nothing there along the wall that is hidden by the Illusion Branwyn
N'laea: If you do not try things, then why are you here?
and the same goes for N’laea
Indigo: easiest way to disarm a trap is to set it off
Youtargim: Ummmm
Youtargim: then Laughs
Youtargim: Yeah I would hire people who could deal with traps
Youtargim: I am decent with locks
Youtargim: but not with traps
Indigo: We can't do anything until we lift those bars anyway
Youtargim: well, 50 50 with locks
N'laea : [Translation] Useless.
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
Youtargim: There were those levels back there in the hallway
Indigo: Wonder which lever works which set of bars
Indigo: Hmmm
N'laea : [Translation] You can do better than him, Rae!
[understood by: N'laea, Raelynn, Licornah (W]
Youtargim: Are you feeling lucky?
Indigo: How much you wanna bet we pick the manticore bars first?
N'laea: Let me step away if you decide to pull them, Indigo.
Youtargim: Yeap
Indigo: grins
N'laea: Or at least feed them more...
N'laea gets out the rest of the apples and tosses them behind the bars
Indigo: I would think the left lever would be the manticore and the right would be the trap room ...
Indigo: But what do I know?
N'laea: Er, Indigo.
N'laea: You did open a door and get mugged by bugbears. Do you want to think it through?
Indigo: I'm not pulling anything
Indigo: I was!
N'laea: Just want to check.
Indigo: Left is closest to the manticores
Youtargim: There are three levers
N'laea: If you pull those levers without warning, Yout, I am feeding you to the manticores.
Indigo: She would do it too
Indigo: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 8]
Three levers, three sets of gates
Upper NE has one set
two sets by the Manticores
set 20 feet apart
Licornah (W: Poke, poke, poke at the ground beyond the bars with her lance
Licornah can tell you what she sees as she pokes beyond the bars
but nothing collapses as she does
Licornah sees down the hallway, 20 foot wide at least 60 foot long with an entrance to the south; right facing the hall that is 20 feet wide
nothing in the floor on the other side of the bars gave way where she can reach with her lance
Licornah (W: (Relays all of that to Branwyn) and anyone who might be close
Branwyn: Thanks. It seems safe, but Craigh felt there was a trap of some kind. It makes me wary
Licornah (W: :: nods at her :: I don't doubt him ... just what I see
Effect ['Find Traps'] -> [to Licornah (W]
So Licornah casts and there is a pit trap that reveals itself to her, that covers the intersection of the two hallways
20 by 20
Licornah (W: (Relays that to Branwyn)
Branwyn: calls back
Branwyn: 20 foot square pit trap!
[ROUND 18]
N'laea: Good to know, but we must get behind those bars first if we want to explore that area.
N'laea: And those fake gems were not something else, were they?
Branwyn: That's just a matter of picking a lever
Branwyn: smiles
Branwyn: I don't think so
Indigo: I can check
Indigo: goes to where the gems are and pokes them with his sword
Manticore 3 volleys some spikes at Indigo, hitting and wounding him.
Indigo: HEY! I didn't do anything to you!
Indigo: Bad manticores!
N'laea: Hey! No! Bad. Do you want more food or not? Don't do that!
Indigo is there and confirms that the Illusion of the pile of gems is just that
something to lure people to cross in front of the gates where the Manticores can attack
Indigo: Nope! Nothing there!
N'laea: Hold on, before you cross again.
Indigo: Think I'll go up towards Branwyn to go back
N'laea grabs some bread rolls from her pack and toss it in with the manticores
N'laea: Yes.
N'laea gives them bread
Branwyn: So should we try to send someone past the pit or explore the other room with a door?
N'laea and a slice of cheese
N'laea: Well we only have a useless thief with us. Perhaps we should check the other room until the others come back?
N'laea: I am not sure yet how to get past a pitfall trap.
N'laea: I am happy to try if anyone has an idea.
[ROUND 19]
Raelynn: [HEAL] Cure Light Wounds [d8 = 7]
Heal [7] [to Tiberius]
Bixi Fizzlebang: [CAST] Cure Light Wounds on herself
Bixi Fizzlebang: [INIT] [MOD:Cure Light Wounds] [d10+5 = 11]
Raelynn: [HEAL] Cure Light Wounds [d8 = 3]
Heal [3] [to Indigo]
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Hide in Shadows [PERCENT:Ranger: Hide in Shadows] (vs. Target 59) [SUCCESS by 13] [d100 = 46]
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Move Silently [PERCENT:Ranger: Move Silently] (vs. Target 67) [SUCCESS by 42] [d100 = 25]
Bixi Fizzlebang: Um, does anyone else want some healing before we move on?
Branwyn: Indigo is still pretty hurt but if you wish to save spells I'm sure he would understand
Raelynn: Mmm, I know someone told you otherwise, Indigo, but you DO look more handsome when you're not bleeding.
Indigo: grins
Indigo: Thanks Raelynn!
Bixi Fizzlebang: I'm honestly not that great at my priesting anyway... might as well help someone out!
Indigo: [CHECK] Charisma (vs. Target 10) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 10]
Raelynn: Mmhmm! See? That little bit of healing made you look more handsome!
Bixi Fizzlebang: [CAST] Cure Light Wounds [at Indigo]
Bixi Fizzlebang: [HEAL] Cure Light Wounds [d8 = 5]
Heal [5] [to Indigo]
[ROUND 20]
Indigo: Thanks Bixi!
Bixi Fizzlebang: Erm... you look... um yeah, so much better.
Bixi Fizzlebang: totally doubts herself and her abilities in this moment
N'laea: sticks closer to Indigo as she does not trust him to not be dogpiled again
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Hide in Shadows [PERCENT:Ranger: Hide in Shadows] (vs. Target 59) [SUCCESS by 19] [d100 = 40]
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Move Silently [PERCENT:Ranger: Move Silently] (vs. Target 67) [SUCCESS by 66] [d100 = 1]
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 3]
For N'laea moving along the corridor and it comes up to a left turn
Indigo: Should we let her get too far?
moving straight and even north then west
She sees that opening to the right (north)
N'laea: quietly calling back, more forks up here
[ROUND 21]
N'laea: Safe so far if you want to come up.
You are exploring the hall to the north, she is in the corner where it heads west
[ROUND 22]
Youtargim: Hey there Tiberius, did you hear anything at those doors?
Tiberius: I did not listen, I was watching
Youtargim: I was watching Rae move I admit, but I thought I heard something behind that door
Youtargim: Guard our backs?
Tiberius: Certainly, you watch hers, wink
Raelynn moves MUCH closer to the front
Youtargim: Stay in front there Rae
Youtargim: I have your back
Raelynn: Oh, bug off!
Youtargim: I am just making sure we are safe, Tiberius and I are guarding your rear
Raelynn: You should have thought of that before dragging bugbears towards me!
Raelynn returns to ignoring him and walking onward
From where Indigo is he can see a hallway going north into a larger room
N’laea sees another large room
Indigo: grumbles
Indigo: These are really long hallways
There are piles of skins about, 5 cots, several stools, 2 tables, and several chests and sacks containing personal gear.
N'laea: Hmm, gear here....
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 17]
N'laea: Big cots for... giants.
N'laea: Of some large size.
Indigo: These must be the low ranking giants
N'laea stepping just far enough in to get a better look around
The room is empty
Indigo: We probably killed two of them. Means there are 3 left wandering around down here maybe
N'laea can guess mining equipment from what she saw at Dragon Fen and the mines there, but not sure what it is actually used for
N'laea: There is mining equipment? I think?
Youtargim: Rae, just making sure you know I am behind you,
Youtargim: letting you move when you want
N'laea: But nothing stands out to me if someone wants a second look. Otherwise, I do not think anything worthwhile is here.
Youtargim: take your time
Branwyn: I'll take a quick look
N'laea: There are chests here, too. Want to see what's inside?
Branwyn: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 19) [SUCCESS by 17] [d20 = 2]
Branwyn: looks for anything out of the ordinary
Branwyn: Sure
The chests look normal for gear and personal belongings, the piles of skins look to be clothing tossed aside
Branwyn: It looks like they are using these skins as clothes
Branwyn: I don't think there is anything of use here
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 20]
N'laea: Do you recognize the mining equipment? I have never been familiar with mining.
Branwyn: Could you see what was in the north passage by Indigo?
N'laea: I have not looked yet. We can check there before we rummage.
[ROUND 23]
[ROUND 24]
N'laea flips lid of closest chest
Treasure
N'laea: Hmm, this looks better than moldy cheese.
14,000+ GP
N'laea: If it is real. I am not sure anymore. But it is not a chain.
three very large chests
N'laea: Gold, but not what we are looking for.
N'laea: So they are mining.... does mining not often leech into waterways?
Branwyn: This may be what they use to pay the miners
N'laea: I hope we do not have to go underground again.
Branwyn: Should we take it?
Branwyn: Indigo can bring the room scroll and we can store it
N'laea: I do not know. I rarely carry gold or need it.
N'laea: We can always return here.
[ROUND 25]
Branwyn: let's see what is up that other passage then
N'laea nods
The north face of this area is being cleared, and a few tools are in that area. The place is otherwise unremarkable and empty.
You appear to have interrupted someone working
N'laea tries again with the Indigo route
N'laea: I am sorry. I appear to be lost.
A Hill Giant there
turns around and frowns
Hill Giant 3 throws a boulder and hits N’laea, wounding her.
The giant appears to be mining, and just chucked a boulder at you from the pile
N'laea attacks Hill Giant 3 with her Longsword, wounding him.
N'laea: Tiberius. Giant.
Indigo attacks Hill Giant 3 with his short swords, wounding him.
Raelynn: Tiberius! Something about giants!
Tiberius: Youtargim, guard the rear, I am going in
Tiberius attacks Hill Giant 3 with his rapier, heavily wounding him.
Bixi Fizzlebang and Raelynn try to hit Hill Giant 3 with stones from their slings but miss him.
The giant is reaching down to N'laea to pick her up and ......
Branwyn: casts to blind the giant
Branwyn: [CAST] Continual Light [at Giant, Hill 3]
Save [13] [Target 10] -> [for Giant, Hill 3] [SUCCESS]
So the continual light misses the giant and lands onto a small boulder
then the Giant picks up N'laea and THROWS her into Indigo
Indigo: ARGH!!!
[ROUND 26]
Indigo climbs out from under N’laea and attacks Hill Giant 3 with his short swords, wounding him.
N'laea attacks Hill Giant 3 with her Longsword, killing him.
N'laea: Are you okay, Indigo?
Indigo: I'm okay. How about you?
Indigo: Sorry about that
Bixi Fizzlebang: picks up any small stones lying around
N'laea: You cushioned my fall. It could have been worse.
N'laea: Sorry and thank you, I think?
Indigo: grins
Youtargim: No one back here, is everything ok up there?
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 7]
The north face of this area is being cleared, and a few tools are in that area. The place is otherwise unremarkable and empty.
This is a mining area, they are building more chambers,
hence boulders coming out of the wall
Branwyn: Perhaps we should take the chests of gold
N'laea: Perhaps. There is another hallway up here, though.
Another unlit and unremarkable place with a few tools left lying around.
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 1]
dungeon expansion
miners needed
good wages and moldy cheese for the first who apply
N'laea: Dead end.
Bixi Fizzlebang: shrugs. Well, at least we know.
N'laea: I think that is all up here.
N'laea: If you wish to grab the gold now, I do not think we have reason to come back this way later.
Branwyn: Indigo! We need the room scroll please
Bixi Fizzlebang: Who do you think they are paying? The bugbears?
Indigo: Treasure?
Indigo: runs on back
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 6]
Carissa (N'laea): oh double checking if giant has anything of interest
Branwyn: Three chests of gold is why
nothing on this giant
Branwyn: the two move into the barracks to hang up the room scroll and load it up with the chests
Indigo: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 17) [SUCCESS by 15] [d20 = 2]
[ROUND 27]
[ROUND 28]
[ROUND 29]
Back in the main room …
N'laea listens at door with elf ears
N'laea hears that seems to be a giant crooning a song, and some sort of grunting that goes along with it
N'laea quietly
N'laea: Giant. Doing...something.
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Move Silently [PERCENT:Ranger: Move Silently] (vs. Target 67) [SUCCESS by 20] [d100 = 47]
N'laea: [SKILL] Ranger: Hide in Shadows [PERCENT:Ranger: Hide in Shadows] (vs. Target 59) [FAILURE by 11] [d100 = 70]
N'laea quietly calling back
N'laea: Another long hallway....
N'laea hears the trickle of water
N'laea perks up
N'laea still quiet
N'laea: Water up ahead.
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 14]
[ROUND 30]
[ROUND 31]
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 1]
N'laea looking around more carefully as the sound gets more obvious?
There is the side passage there
and the passage north has rubble in it
N'laea is certain the sound of water is coming from north in the ruined passage
N'laea nods forward
N'laea: Water is that way
[ROUND 32]
[ROUND 33]
The well-like chamber at the end of the broad passage is filled with a deep pool of water. This dark liquid is cool and wholesome to drink, and nothing dwells in it. It comes from several sprouting springs which come from holes in the wall to the west.
N'laea: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 5]
Indigo: This looks nice
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Botany [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 15]
Bixi Fizzlebang: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 7]
N'laea: I had thought the chain would be near here.
Indigo: That woulda been nice
the water is dark clean natural coming from the spring, the only light in the chamber is what you brought, so dark water
the springs feed into the pool
Indigo: Want me to go in and see if there's anything underwater?
N'laea: If you can see that far and are comfortable doing so.
Bixi Fizzlebang: Um, let me toss a rock in first and see if anything happens?
N'laea: Although I'd think we'd see the discoloration?
Bixi Fizzlebang: tosses a pebble into the pond
Splashes
the surface is not still, with the springs feeding water into the pool
Bixi Fizzlebang: Ok, nothing jumping out so maybe it's fine?
water emerges from the western wall and tumbles down into the pool
Indigo: takes off his shirt and puts the buckle down by it.
Indigo: Be back in a minute or two
Indigo: jumps in the pool
N'laea moves close enough to keep an eye on him best as she can?
Indigo: holds his breath and goes under water to look around
Indigo: [SKILL] Swimming [MOD:STR] (vs. Target 17) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 7]
The pool is 14' deep, and at the bottom is a small outlet (large enough for a man to pass through) of finished stone, obviously man-made if anyone is there to see it. This outlet gives a slanting, upwards access to......
Indigo: looks at the outlet and then goes back up to the surface
Indigo: Pool's about 14 ft deep. There's an outlet thing at the bottom that goes somewhere. We could fit but not a giant
Bixi Fizzlebang: Sounds safer than here, honestly
Indigo: Not sure where it goes or how far we'd have to hold our breaths to get there
N'laea: Hmm...
Indigo: I could try and see how far I get before I'd have to come back up
There are springs filling the pool
N'laea: I do not know much about diving. It is up to you if you think it worthwhile.
Bixi Fizzlebang: [CHECK] Intelligence (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 6]
N'laea: We know the chain is polluting the stream nearby. I'd think it is near water, but I'd think we'd see signs of it.
N'laea: I wonder if we can somehow detect magic here?
Bixi Fizzlebang: The water must be going somewhere... otherwise this pool would be overflowing
Bixi Fizzlebang: If we are able to follow it to wherever it's going to, we might be able to find what we're looking for?
