Chat Log List - 2024 08 30 - Dead Dread Pirates - Formatted - Chat
The group continues to explore the caves
Vee Barlett: let's take advantage of Levi while he's here
Vee Barlett: or not overthinking things at least which is a good thing in a cave
Levi Reed: Why do I feel like that's also an insult?
Vee Barlett: You not overthinkin'? It's whatever you want it to be.
Vee Barlett: Often bad but sometimes good, I guess.
Vee Barlett: Anythin' else in that room?
Vee Barlett: So we got moldy food, a map, traps for prisoners, and a way to dispose of them. Let's see what else we got. You got the lamp, Lev.
Levi Reed: Alright, here we go!
Levi Reed: Looks like another fork
Levi Reed: Northy is worthy?
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 13] [d20 = 2]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 13] [d20 = 2]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Botany [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 13) [FAILURE by 2] [d20 = 15]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Direction Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 7]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Distance Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 10]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Spelunking [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 7) [FAILURE by 10] [d20 = 17]
MeLange: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 16]
Vee Barlett: Actually... should we check that south tunnel real quick? Ain't want somethin' sneaking up behind us.
Vee Barlett: Zora, ya got a lantern? Wanna check with me real quick?
Temperance: scooches out of the way to let Vee through.
Levi Reed: I'll wait here and see if I can hear anything up ahead
Vee Barlett: Yar, we'll be quick.
Vee heads off into the darkness
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 7]
There is the opening to the south that leads to the cavern, waves lapping along the floor of that portion of the cave
Vee follows the sound of water
then there is another large opening to the “east” that has several natural columns holding up the cave but it looks large
Vee Barlett: Water there, big cave openin' here.
Vee Barlett: Oh and tunnels, lookin' like.
Inv Zora Polasis: So this is another option. Should we follow Levi northy or whatever he called it first?
So Levi is up at the fork, with Temp a bit behind him, then Melange at the entrance to that passageway, then the other three exploring the larger cave to the east
Vee Barlett: Yar... we probably gotta come back this way anyways to get the skiff.
Vee Barlett: Might as well let Levi do his thing first.
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 19]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 10] [d20 = 2]
Inv Zora Polasis: Sure. He found the ring pond
Vee Barlett: tries to determine if anything alive might be past these tunnels
Vee Barlett: Hmm but.... there is definitely somethin' living farther into this cavern...
Levi has an itch of something wrong on the left fork, and nothing on the right fork
Vee Barlett: And it could sneak up on us. Melange, I see yer light. Go tell Levi we might wanna head this way first, yeah? Somethin' alive down here that can sneak up on us. See what he thinks.
Inv Zora Polasis: Perhaps we should wait until we are all together before we see what that is?
MeLange: fine
Vee Barlett: Yar. If it were water, I wouldn't but... caves ain't my thing.
MeLange: Hey Levi
Levi Reed: What's up baby?
MeLange: Vee says there may be something alive down there, so we should go there first
Temperance: raises an eyebrow at the “something alive.”
Levi Reed: Well, ok... might be something alive anywhere in here, but sure
Levi Reed: Stay close, Tempe
Temperance: nods lightly.
Temperance: Will do.
Levi Reed: Hey guys, before we move on ahead
Levi Reed: There was something weird up in that fork up there... I don't know how to describe it but something felt... off
Inv Zora Polasis: moves forward a little with the light
Vee Barlett: Er... more worrisome than somethin' alive here?
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not seeing much yet
Inv Zora Polasis: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 6]
Levi Reed: Couldn't say
Levi Reed: I think we're taking a gamble either way, might as well check out this big area first. At least it's a little more closed off up at the top... easier to block something trying to get through
Vee Barlett: Hmm alright so whole cave just a watch yer back place. Got it.
MeLange: got it
Vee Barlett: You and Zora keep front then, Melange and I'll keep back since he got a light.
Temperance: nods lightly.
Vee Barlett: Tempe squishy so she can be the gooey middle.
Inv Zora Polasis: Hope these columns are stable
Temperance: muffles a laugh.
Levi Reed: This place is giving me creepy church cult vibes
Temperance: furrows her brows.
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 9]
Inv Zora Polasis: That would almost be a relief
Temperance: I'm not sure if that's relieving or not....
Levi feels something...... not sure what
Different feeling than the north fork
Inv Zora Polasis: listens for anything
Inv Zora Polasis: [TOWER] [SKILL] Detect Noise [PERCENT:Detect Noise] (vs. Target 15) [FAILURE by 33] [d100 = 48]
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [FAILURE by 6] [d20 = 19]
MeLange: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 14]
Temperance: [CHECK] Intelligence (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 8]
Temperance: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 14] [d20 = 2]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 8]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Spelunking [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 7) [FAILURE by 12] [d20 = 19]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Direction Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 12] [d20 = 3]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Distance Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 17]
Inv Zora Polasis: I'm not seeing anything good or bad
Levi Reed: You sure there's something alive in here? Doesn't look like anything's been through here for a couple of weeks at least
Levi Reed: Something feels weird
Inv Zora Polasis: Another illusion?
Vee Barlett: Maybe it dead alive, but seemed like somethin' fer sure.
Temperance: Last time it was “something alive” it was just that...
Vee Barlett: [CHECK] Intelligence (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 1]
Vee Barlett: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 6] [d20 = 8]
Inv Zora Polasis: murmurs “I don't believe in nothing!”
Vee does not sense anything coming up behind her
Temperance: scooches a bit to the side to let people move.
One thing Levi and Zora can see if this cave is much bigger than anything else previously
Inv Zora Polasis: At least we aren't in a narrow bottleneck if anything does happen
Temperance: shines a light towards the opening next to her.
Vee Barlett: ushers Tempe farther ahead of her
Temperance: and then gets lead away in front of Vee.
Levi Reed: This place is huge. I've never been in a cave this spacious before
Vee Barlett: Could hide a ship in here.
Levi Reed: You could hide anything in here...
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 6]
Temperance: [SKILL] Botany [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 4]
Inv Zora Polasis: [TOWER] [SKILL] Find/Remove Traps [PERCENT:Find/Remove Traps] (vs. Target 40) [FAILURE by 37] [d100 = 77]
Inv Zora Polasis: looks around for a trap or something
Temperance: motions Melange to scoot closer to the light of the torches.
Across the opening there are many webs, with a giant spider descending on Zora... also there are two bodies wrapped up in webbing pinned to the ceiling there,
Levi Reed: Uh oh
Vee Barlett: Well that definitely be many things alive.
And there is a tunnel extending beyond the spider web/lair
Temperance: looks both intrigued and shocked at the same time.
MeLange: Saw that coming!
The Giant Spider’s webbing wraps around Zora and restrains her, while the spider remains above her near the ceiling
MeLange: [SKILL] Animal Lore [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 7] [d20 = 6]
MeLange: Careful, they can be poisonous
Levi Reed: So don't eat it. Got it
MeLange throws a Hand Axe at the Giant Spider and hits it, lightly wounding it.
Levi Reed shoots an arrow from his Shortbow at the Giant Spider and hits it, moderately wounding it.
Inv Zora Polasis: prays for miracle
Inv Zora Polasis: tries to break free of the web but fails
Inv Zora Polasis: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 8) [FAILURE by 7] [d20 = 15]
Vee Barlett stabs the Giant Spider with her Trident critically wounding it.
The spider retreats up deeper into the webs, into a crevice in the ceiling
you still see two bundles caught up in the webs above
Vee Barlett: Darn, it runnin' off? Guess I can't use it to chase after someone...
Vee Barlett: But wonder what else is up there?
Levi Reed: Probably more spiders
Vee Barlett: Spiders don't bundle up other spiders.
Ruffus DeOrange: Do you want me to go after it? or to try to burn the webs?
Inv Zora Polasis: No!
Inv Zora Polasis: There were two bodies up there
Vee Barlett: Fire in a cave seems a bad idea.
Inv Zora Polasis: We have to cut them down and see who they are
Inv Zora Polasis: It might be the admiral
Vee Barlett: Oh, right. Forgot we gotta care about him.
Vee Barlett: Well lets get ya free then find a way to get them bodies down.
Inv Zora Polasis: Yes please
Vee Barlett: Ya got yer dagger on ya, Ruffus?
Ruffus DeOrange: I can do better than that
Vee Barlett: Don't set her on fire, neither.
Ruffus DeOrange neatly slices Zora out of the webs
and then with a THUD the two bodies fall from the ceiling
Inv Zora Polasis: Thank you
Vee Barlett: is once again begrudgingly impressed and annoyed at being impressed.
Temperance: flinches a bit.
Temperance: I suppose it solves that problem...
Vee Barlett: Nice. Now lets unwrap them. Be like the holidays or a birthday present.
Inv Zora Polasis: Are they still alive?
Levi Reed: Well, I hope they weren't conscious or that probably hurt Then a Third Body falls out of the ceiling
THUNK
Temperance: flinches again.
Vee Barlett: Wait, where the third come from?
Inv Zora Polasis: Another?
So Zora stands to the side and the three bodies fall down and tangle Temp and Vee up into the webs
Vee Barlett: Ah, damn. Sticky things.
Temperance: furrows her brows together.
Inv Zora Polasis: takes the dagger from the map room and helps to cut them loose
Vee and Temp take 2 points of damage each from the falling bodies
and yes the lamp oil ended for everyone
Temperance: Can someone light a torch as well?
Temperance: I would if I weren't so tangled.
Vee Barlett: ..............
MeLange: spooky
Vee Barlett: Well this feel uncomfortably familiar.
Vee Barlett: Someone make sure Ruffus don't try to escape.
Temperance: wriggles around in the dark to see if she can get free.
So after another few minutes
Everyone is free of the webs and in the dark
and then pull out your second pot of oil for two of the three lamps
Inv Zora Polasis: Ruffus help me cut these bodies free. You would recognize the Admiral or the Duke's son
Ruffus DeOrange: Sure
Inv Zora Polasis: takes the map room dagger and starts to cut the webs from the bodies that dropped
Vee Barlett: pulls sticky web remains off her then looks over their shoulders at the bodies
Out of the three bodies that dropped
One is a giant spider, dead
obviously stabbed slashed, pierced
Inv Zora Polasis: Ohhhh one is a spider
Inv Zora Polasis: kicks it away
Vee Barlett: Huh, but it were killed by not another spider.
MeLange: whoa, that's a giant spider
The other looks to be a mage, dead, missing an arm
Inv Zora Polasis: Look! This one looks like a mage maybe?
Vee Barlett: Born without or ripped off before fed to the spiders?
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 16]
Vee Barlett: His arm that be.
MeLange: we should search em, you know, for stuff
Inv Zora Polasis: searches mage
The third looks to be an.... not human? weird ears, wearing leather armor
Inv Zora Polasis: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 3]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 11]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Sage Knowledge, Island Kingdoms [MOD:CHA] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 1] [d20 = 11]
Temperance: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 13]
Temperance: [CHECK] Intelligence (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 12]
Inv Zora Polasis: This elf, half elf like person isn't dead yet
Inv Zora Polasis: He was likely poisoned by the spiders?
Inv Zora Polasis: Tempe can you look at him?
Inv Zora Polasis: It's like he is not dead but not alive either
Temperance: blinks.
Temperance: Not dead but not alive?
Vee Barlett: Elf? Like in the stories? Didn't think they existed.
Inv Zora Polasis: searches his pockets
Inv Zora Polasis: I've never seen one but ... those ears! I've heard about them
MeLange: He's in like... Limbo
MeLange: maybe
Temperance: As long as it won't entangle me in the webs or anything of that sort I won't mind casting a healing spell.
Inv Zora Polasis: Look at this armor. It's light but not. I bet it's magical
Temperance: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 20]
Vee Barlett: Well if he dies I want dibs.
Inv Zora Polasis: And I found this ring
Inv Zora Polasis: It also might be magical
Vee Barlett: Ooh another ring?
Inv Zora Polasis: holds it up
MeLange: [SKILL] Animal Lore [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 10]
Inv Zora Polasis: looks to see if the one armed mage is dead or poisoned as well
Inv Zora Polasis: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 3]
Temperance: If this.... creature is poisoned then simple healing will not work. Slow poison will be the best I can do.
Inv Zora Polasis: No the mage is dead
BUT Zora does find a belt pouch with 50 GP and a magical scroll on him
Inv Zora Polasis: But look what we have here.
Inv Zora Polasis: 50 gold pieces and a scroll
Inv Zora Polasis: tries to read the scroll
Vee Barlett: Looks like the things Lirt likes to read when she bored.
Inv Zora Polasis: Ugh. Looks magical to me. To bad Lirtimya is studying the map right now.
Inv Zora Polasis: She can look at it later
Temperance casts Slow Poison on the elf.
Vee Barlett: Well now we either leave the elf or carry him with us.
Levi Reed: I suspect if we leave him, he'll be dead or gone when we return
Vee Barlett: Alright. Melange, grab the elf and lets move on before the light dies out again.
MeLange: oh right!
Temperance: I can try to help as well, but I'm not sure if I'll be strong enough.
MeLange: goes to grab the elf
MeLange: hoists the elf
Inv Zora Polasis: The passage continues but we have to pass under the spider nests
Vee Barlett: hmm let me draw map...
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 2]
Levi Reed: Ruffus, you got anything that can cure the poison on this... er... elf?
Ruffus DeOrange: Well One I am not a Priest, so no to healing poison, and two if that is really an elf, .... should we take it to a museum?
Vee Barlett: No one try to poison you? You ain't carry anything on ya just in case?
Levi Reed: Surely a man like you has been slipped poison before
Spider nest in the ceiling to the north alcove there, Temp can skirt around it and see the passageway is clear and looks to go east then north
Temperance: continues down the passageway cautiously, skirting around the spider nests and webs.
Ruffus DeOrange: The only people who have tried to poison me have done it in drink, and I am ..... slightly immune to most alcohol based issues?
Vee Barlett: snorts
Ruffus DeOrange: Temp is heading deeper into the island, farther into the jungles and unknown territory
Temperance: This passageway is getting narrow...
Temperance: furrows her brows and pauses for a moment.
Vee Barlett: Yar maybe we go back to the fork then.
Levi Reed: Be careful
Vee Barlett: That's goin' away from the water.
Temperance: glances at Zora who followed behind her.
Vee Barlett: Although maybe that's how to get on the island. Cave suppose to be entrance to the island.
Temperance: Did Vee say something?
Temperance: The water in my ears still hasn't cleared out all the way, it seems....
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't know. She keeps guessing where the path goes
Inv Zora Polasis: Think we just have to find out
Temperance: Shall I keep going?
Inv Zora Polasis: Sure. Right behind you
Inv Zora Polasis: Come on peoples!
Inv Zora Polasis: follows Tempe
Temperance: takes a couple steps ahead of her, looking around cautiously as she does so.
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 11]
Temperance: continues to look around cautiously as she moves forward.
Levi Reed: If we're going this way, maybe let me go first?
Levi Reed: No offense Tempe, but I can take a hit better than you can
Temperance: laughs lightly.
Inv Zora Polasis: makes room
Temperance: Feel free to take the spot up front.
Temperance: has scooched to make room.
Temperance: I'm not used to taking the lead anyhow, with being soft and squishy, as Vee would say.
MeLange: soft and squishy can absorb the hits
Past the end of that map you go about a quarter of a mile with no real change
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Spelunking [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 7) [FAILURE by 8] [d20 = 15]
Levi cannot tell how much farther this might go, cannot tell you for certain if you should continue or go back to the other caves and see if there is an exit there
Vee Barlett: Y'all. We only have so much oil and this takin' us far from the boat.
Temperance: Well... shall we go back?
Levi Reed: We surely can't carry this elf thing around indefinitely
Vee Barlett: Yar, that be what I was sayin' earlier..
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 11]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 14]
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 16]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Distance Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 3] [d20 = 11]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Direction Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [FAILURE by 3] [d20 = 18]
Temperance: It was hard to hear you the further away I walked.
Temperance: I couldn't tell if you wanted us to return.
Vee and Levi both feel that there might be indications that this passageway has been used at some point over the last couple of weeks/month or so but there is no clear indication that this is the right way to go and yes Vee is certain this is leading farther from the boat
Vee Barlett: Yar, thought you was the smart one. Let's backtrack, yeah?
Levi is certain this is the only place you have seen recent activity other than the spiders
Levi Reed: There might be something for poison on the boat. It's a long shot, but there ARE some venomous fish in the sea
Temperance: nods lightly.
Temperance: Ready when you are.
Levi Reed: Definitely looks like something's been through here recently, but I don't know that it's a great idea to carry the dead weight with us while we look into it
Vee Barlett: We can leave 'em in the skiff covered and check out the rest of that fork then see what clues we find.
Temperance: scooches in an attempt to make room for people behind her.
Vee Barlett: If nothin' else we ain't got light if ya don't know how far this goes, ain't sure we have the light for it. But yer call, caveman
Temperance: Let's go ahead and backtrack.
Temperance: It sounds like a good idea to leave the elf in the skiff covered.
Vee Barlett: Two votes for that and the rest abstain. Levi, lead on.
Vee Barlett: Yeah alright still carryin' the elf, Melange?
Vee Barlett: We can check up here then put him in the boat if'n we need to explore that long passage after.
MeLange: got it!
MeLange check on elf
Inv Zora Polasis: just leave the elf in the map room
MeLange: oh alright
MeLange: drops the elf off in the map room
Inv Zora Polasis: it's right here
The time is 1:25 PM
The date is Mid____de, 7th Sin (Late Summer), 587 SGR
Young Moon's phase is Waning Gibbous
Old Moon's phase is Last Quarter
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 1]
Vee does not find anything back here
Vee Barlett: Smells like undead.
Vee Barlett: Like them crocodiles.
The gibbets are rotting and lean wearily. The dead pirates hang at the end of frayed ropes, clothes and flesh hanging like threads from their yellowed bones.
and so you spot many skeletons of dead swashbucklers aiming towards making sure you are hanging from the mast as well
Temp TURNS 11 of the 12 skeletons
Temperance: Er... did it work?
Levi Reed: looks like it
Temperance: That's good... I'm glad it's working.
So you have the one still menacing you
the rest are retreating down that other passageway
Levi Reed attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with his Machete moderately wounding it.
MeLange tries to hit Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with his Battle Axe but misses.
Vee Barlett: [CHECK] Intelligence (vs. Target 12) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 10]
Vee spots that these are all swashbucklers... so former pirates
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with her Trident heavily wounding it.
Vee Barlett: conflicted feelings make her not as good stabbing.
Vee Barlett: Y'all don't tell tales, do ya?
Inv Zora Polasis: letting the fighters take this skeleton
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 9] [d20 = 4]
Temperance: observes what blood orange is doing.
He is guarding the other fork of the passage
BUT has no light
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with his Battle Axe critically wounding it.
Levi Reed tries to hit Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with his Machete but misses.
Vee Barlett tries to hit Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with her Trident but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 attacks Levi Reed lightly wounding him.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 attacks MeLange lightly wounding him.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 tries to attack Vee Barlett but misses.
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 with his Battle Axe, killing it.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 5 SHATTERS
MeLange: Huzzah!
Vee Barlett: looks over the shattered remains real quick
The rest of the skeletons have fled down that passageway towards......
Temperance: smiles lightly with a bit of slight relief.
Temperance: Do you see anything in the remains, Vee?
Vee does not spot anything
Vee Barlett: Nothin' so let's go follow the rest of 'em.
Temperance: Alright. Follow them down we go.
Ruffus and Vee are in the dark, alone, quiet away
and Temp joins them
and Mel runs back to Levi
as Zora picks up the perfect femur bone to use as a club
MeLange: Hey Skeletons, I got a bone you can pick!
Vee Barlett: Tempe, scootch carefully around the corner, yeah? So the light shines around it.
Vee Barlett: But keep to the wall so we can get past ya.
Temperance: Alright. Carefully around the corner, against the wall...
Temperance: scooches around them towards the right side of the wall.
Inv Zora Polasis: Let's go
Inv Zora Polasis: The others are leaving us
The 11 WERE turned.... until you went after them and cornered them
Levi, Mel and now Zora following behind
Around the other wall is Vee, Ruffus and Temp
the turned skeletons are trying to get away but are now pinned against an unknown obstacle up ahead and so Mel and Levi are now fighting them
Inv Zora Polasis: Hey! The skeletons are attacking Mel and Levi!
Levi Reed: Can we talk to them?
Levi Reed: Hey guys, I don't want to hurt any of you
Inv Zora Polasis: I don't think skeletons can understand
Inv Zora Polasis: picks up another femur
Inv Zora Polasis: Either of you want this as a club?
Inv Zora Polasis: holds out femur
Vee Barlett: goes to look around the corner at what might have stopped them from running.
Vee Barlett: There's another cave up this way. Dunno, maybe they scared of it?
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 11 with his Battle Axe heavily wounding it.
Levi Reed attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 11 with his Machete killing it.
Levi Reed attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 8 with his Machete moderately wounding it.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 with her Trident heavily wounding it.
Vee Barlett notices that the entrance to Firebeard’s chambers have been blocked off by a cave-in of rock and timbers, sealing the room behind almost 10-feet of debris.
Inv Zora Polasis: tries to smash Swashbuckler Skeleton 8 with the femur but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 8 tries to attack Levi Reed but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 tries to attack Vee Barlett but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 tries to attack MeLange but misses.
The time is 1:26 PM
MeLange: we may be here a while
MeLange: a day's work if you will
Ruffus is looking into a secondary cave right now
Temperance scooching a little so blood orange can see
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 with his Battle Axe moderately wounding it.
Levi Reed attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 8 with his Machete critically wounding it.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 with her Trident heavily wounding it.
Inv Zora Polasis delivers an Uppercut Punch to Swashbuckler Skeleton 8 killing it.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 attacks Vee Barlett wounding her.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 attacks Vee Barlett moderately wounding her.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 tries to attack MeLange but misses.
Ruffus DeOrange tries to attack Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 with his Rapier but misses.
Temperance: I believe Firebeard's chambers are behind those pile of rocks next to you Vee. Though I trust you've noticed already. I can see it with the light now.
Vee Barlett: Yar, I noticed. But kinda busy at the moment.
Temperance: We'll think about it later, after this.
Temperance casts Chant to help the group in battle.
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 with his Battle Axe critically wounding it.
Levi Reed tries to attack Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 with his Machete but misses.
Levi and Zora are covered in skeleton dust slamming into them to attack
Inv Zora Polasis: coughs
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 with her Trident moderately wounding it.
Inv Zora Polasis delivers a Right Hook to Swashbuckler Skeleton 10 killing it.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 tries to attack Vee Barlett but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 tries to attack Ruffus DeOrange but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 1 tries to attack Levi Reed but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 6 tries to attack MeLange but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 attacks Vee Barlett wounding her.
Ruffus DeOrange tries to attack Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 with his Rapier but misses.
Temp is still chanting
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 6 with his Battle Axe critically wounding it.
Levi Reed attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 1 with his Machete killing it.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 7 with her Trident killing it.
Inv Zora Polasis delivers a Right Hook to Swashbuckler Skeleton 6 killing it.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 tries to attack Vee Barlett but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 attacks Vee Barlett heavily wounding her.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 2 tries to attack MeLange but misses.
Ruffus DeOrange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 with his Rapier heavily wounding it.
MeLange attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 2 with his Battle Axe killing it.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 9 with her Trident killing it.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 with her Trident moderately wounding it.
Inv Zora Polasis delivers a Jab to Swashbuckler Skeleton 3 heavily wounding it.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 tries to attack Vee Barlett but misses.
Swashbuckler Skeleton 3 attacks Inv Zora Polasis wounding her.
Ruffus DeOrange tries to attack Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 with his Rapier but misses.
Vee Barlett attacks Swashbuckler Skeleton 4 with her Trident killing it.
Vee Barlett: You annoyed me.
Vee Barlett: stabs it again.
Inv Zora Polasis: tries to move to the side before punching again
Inv Zora Polasis delivers a Jab to Swashbuckler Skeleton 3 killing it.
So you have eliminated the skeletons
Vee Barlett: Y'all good over there? Firebeard chamber here but....
MeLange: think so!
Vee Barlett: stabs the skeleton one more time for good measure then puts away her trident.
MeLange: smashed a lot of skeletons!
Temperance: stops chanting.
You have a blocked off chamber and an open one
Inv Zora Polasis: What's up here?
Vee Barlett: Anyways, guessing it be like... 10 ft of rocks blockin' the chamber.
MeLange: I don't know what's up?
Inv Zora Polasis: moves to the edge so MeL and Levi can fit up here
Vee Barlett: But there another tunnel so maybe it open in the back?
MeLange: very possible
Vee Barlett: That how caves work? I dunno but worth lookin' yeah?
MeLange: yar
Temperance: There's another pathway behind me, I think.
Vee Barlett: But if we see more skeletons, gonna need ya to heal me up, Tempe. Feelin' a lil' sore but I can keep goin' fine for now.
Temperance: Sure thing. Anyone else need healing?
Temperance: looks around.
Vee Barlett: Mel wanna lead up front with Tempe?
MeLange: Think I’m ok thanks
Vee Barlett: You lookin' in good shape per usual.
Inv Zora Polasis: Vee doesn't look so good
Vee Barlett: Wow. You just gonna say that to my face?
Temperance: I'll heal Vee before we go. Can't have her pretty hands damaged with that ring.
Vee Barlett: laughs
Temperance: smiles lightly.
Inv Zora Polasis: With the blood all over, yes. Normally you are lovely
Inv Zora Polasis: smiles
Vee Barlett: laughs again
MeLange: haha
Vee Barlett: I dunno, sometimes think the blood makes me prettier but these bruises? Not so much.
Temperance casts Cure Moderate Wounds on Vee Barlett bringing her from heavily wounded to moderately wounded.
Vee Barlett: Mel, ya good to go?
Vee Barlett: Take lead.
Temperance: Down this open chamber?
Vee Barlett: 10 ft debris pile? unless someone has warp wood and rock, dunno about that
Vee Barlett: Yar. Unless someone got a brilliant idea how to clear this pile. But sometimes think better when we movin'
Vee Barlett: Oh, Levi. You can take lead again.
Levi Reed: Can't we just... start moving it?
Temperance: If it's loose enough I don't mind trying.
Vee Barlett: How long it take to move it?
Vee Barlett: Took ya hours to clear the last landslide.
Vee Barlett: Let's make sure nothin' down the tunnel first, y'all.
Temperance: Alright. Tunnel it is.
Inv Zora Polasis: nods
Levi Reed: scootch
Vee Barlett: scooting
Temperance: moves to shine a light to the tunnel.
MeLange: nice scooting!
Vee Barlett: Tempe, you take up rear since you have the other light. Levi and Mel can take front.
Temperance: nods lightly and salutes.
Temperance: Roger that.
Temperance: scooches back a little more to make room for others.
Levi Reed walks into a small chamber.
This small chamber has clearly been ransacked long ago. The crates, burlap sacks, and barrels that fill the room have been opened, ripped-open, and upturned so that their contents spill out onto the ground. Rotting clothes and blankets, stained rugs, shattered grog bottles, and a variety of weapons cover most of the floor space.
Levi Reed: Buncha garbage, it looks like
Levi Reed: And a lot of big rats
Giant Rat 1 bites Levi Reed.
Levi Reed: ouch
Vee Barlett: Well ya did say garbage. Garbage rats a thing.
Levi Reed: one bit me!
Giant Rat 2 tries to bite Levi Reed but misses.
Giant Rat 2 tries to transmit a rat disease at Levi Reed but fails.
Levi Reed: [SAVE] vs. Poison [EFFECTS +1] [d20+1 = 21]
Save [21] [Target 11] -> [for Levi Reed] [vs Giant Rats 2] [TARGET-SAVED]
Vee Barlett: Bite it back.
Levi grabbed all the stuff he found in the room
Inv Zora Polasis: I think I'll wait until the rats come out
Temperance moves to a spot so her lantern shines into the chamber with the rats.
MeLange attacks Giant Rat 1 with his Battle Axe killing it.
MeLange attacks Giant Rat 3 with his Battle Axe killing it.
Levi Reed attacks Giant Rat 2 with his Machete killing it.
Levi Reed gives MeLange a Throwing Axe and a Battle Axe he found in the room.
MeLange: thanks
Levi Reed gives Temperance a Crossbow and bolts from the room to carry.
Looking now at the blocked passage
Vee Barlett: So if we move it by hand to make room to wiggle through, how long will it take?
Vee Barlett: You move rocks fast, Mel.
Vee Barlett: Well... unless anyone else got an idea that won't turn to dust, guessin' we just... use our hands.
The group tries to see if they can help clear the passage.
Levi Reed: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 2] [d20 = 13]
Temperance: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 2] [d20 = 12]
Vee Barlett: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 14) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 19]
Inv Zora Polasis: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 8) [FAILURE by 5] [d20 = 13]
MeLange: [CHECK] Strength (vs. Target 18) [SUCCESS by 16] [d20 = 2]
Levi starts to move things
Temp and Vee do not
Zora watches
Vee Barlett: I'll supervise.
Vee Barlett: See if I can find a good place to put rope and pull things out quick once y'all get it moved a bit.
and so Levi and Mel work side by side,
The time is 1:56 PM
half hour later they manage to clear most of the debris
Vee Barlett: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 12) [FAILURE by 8] [d20 = 20]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [FAILURE by 4] [d20 = 19]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Ranger Tracking [2] [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 4] [d20 = 11]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Direction Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 15) [SUCCESS by 11] [d20 = 4]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Distance Sense [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 8] [d20 = 6]
Levi Reed: [SKILL] Spelunking [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 7) [FAILURE by 7] [d20 = 14]
Temperance: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 13) [SUCCESS by 5] [d20 = 8]
Inv Zora Polasis: [SKILL] Observation [MOD:INT] (vs. Target 14) [SUCCESS by 0] [d20 = 14]
MeLange: [SKILL] Alertness [MOD:WIS] (vs. Target 10) [FAILURE by 8] [d20 = 18]
Vee Barlett: goes to peek in
Temperance: moving to shine a light through the cleared entryway
Vee Barlett: Ya sure you cleared enough? So dark.
Temperance: squints through the entryway to try and see what's inside.
Vee Barlett: Oh. Levi's head in the way. Well either move or go in.
Temperance: scooching around trying to find the best place to shine the light.
Vee Barlett: tries to get to the front
Vee Barlett: Check for traps Zora?
Temperance: scooches over to let people in.
Except for a layer of dust, the room beyond hardly looks as though decades have passed since it was sealed. The furniture is all in its place. A stove sits ready to warm the teakettle sitting on its top, and a bunk appears to await the imminent return of its owner. At the foot of the bunk is a sea-chest, and beyond is a large desk topped with maps and souvenirs from exotic lands.
Sitting behind the desk, draped over the mahogany surface, is the mummified remains of the “Voodoo Witch of Jilanth.” Her skin has turned grey as her body dried out, and it appears as brittle as paper.
Levi Reed: spooky
Temperance: Well... that's... interesting.
As you enter the room the chair scrapes across the floor and she rises up from the chair and points to the group
Temperance: [CHECK] Wisdom (vs. Target 16) [SUCCESS by 1] [d20 = 15]
Temperance understands that this is a Mummy
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