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D&D Act One Scene III - Red Moon over Thurmunton

Fourier

Day 1:

The adventurers leave the city of Soetrard behind them as they venture forth into the farmlands beyond the city gates. Here small local farmers work from dawn to dusk in the fields to feed Soetrard with all the grains, wheat and oats it needs to function on a daily basis.

The trip is mostly uneventful. Farmers waving at the party, small children pointing and laughing at the halflings and the odd farmer's daughter taken in by the handsome elf.

That night, with the full moon hanging high in the sky, approaching the fork where the roads to Thurmunton and Cantry separate, the horses stomp and look agitated.

Saeros and BandyLegs make out eleven figures in the shape of men shambling in the nearby trees, approaching the group slowly. The humans and halflings clearly can't see them yet. The heat from their bodies is low. Saeros makes the conclusion immediately, undead....zombies!!

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sKeith

Ekbard cautiously approaches the rusty weapons stash. He is wary of the possibility of traps being used to secure the weapons, he tries to see if he can find any useful weapons among the bunch.

Fourier

As everybody searches the room nothing is found, until Elin discovers a vial of acid spring loaded into the entrance to the stairs. Something the thieves guild could set up for a few gold pieces.

She successfully dismounts it from the wall and neutralises the acid with some of the statue rubble.

Mollyb60

sKeith wrote: »

ooc: maybe you could check the rusty weapons for traps.

[OOC: Good plan actually] Elin also casts her eye over the rusty weapons.

[OOC: Rolled a 12 and an 18 for both checks. So a fail on both. Hopefully there's nothing left]

Necro

OOC: I don't want no stinking evil lord cloak :pac: You're welcome to it Saeros

OldGoat

Banjo wrote: »

OOC : I'm not clear on whether that cloak gave her a Charisma or a Strength boost (or both?), if it's strength I'm not sure you need it unless you're promoting yourself to the front line - might be better suited to Bandylegs or Xanthea if it gets them over the +1 modifier threshold. If it's charisma, given where you started you have just become impossibly good looking - sleep with one eye open

OOC: If it'll push them over the boundary then by all means take it but be wary of the reduction in movement. I need all the strength bonus I can get meanwhile as I'm a pisspoor 9 and thats one of my prime requisites! I need to push that to a 14 to take advantage of an +5% exp modifier.
On the otherhand if it IS a charisma boost then no one is gonna be safe from me, not even the dwarf. Just sayin'.

Necro

OldGoat wrote: »

"We ought to work out some kind of marching order before heading onto the stairs. I'm comfortable in second row or full back if necessary."

While the others check out the room I head over to the painting and examine it wondering if there might be something behind it.

'Aye, elf. Ye speak sense. I'd be suggestin' that Ekbard and Betty lead the way. Xanthea and Othegre in the second line, the Halfling with yersel' and the thief followin'. Mesel' and Moy will provide rear cover for the group. Unless ye want me to lead the way, I dinnae mind. But we should cover our lesser fighters Goodie, yersel and Elin there regardless.'

OldGoat

"We ought to work out some kind of marching order before heading onto the stairs. I'm comfortable in second row or full back if necessary."

While the others check out the room I head over to the painting and examine it wondering if there might be something behind it.

Banjo

OOC : I'm not clear on whether that cloak gave her a Charisma or a Strength boost (or both?), if it's strength I'm not sure you need it unless you're promoting yourself to the front line - might be better suited to Bandylegs or Xanthea if it gets them over the +1 modifier threshold. If it's charisma, given where you started you have just become impossibly good looking - sleep with one eye open

Re: Traps, it's 1 on a d6 for all, 1-2 on d6 for Dwarves, Thieves have a skill and it looks more like a D100 with a table of threshold percentages - Elin at L3 has a 20% chance to see traps. I think.

Necro

sKeith wrote: »

OOC: I really need to reread that section, I thought it was only the thief who could check items for traps.

OOC: Anyone can check is my understanding, just dwarves and thieves get a positive hit on a 1 or a 2 whereas all else get it only on a 1.

sKeith

OOC: I really need to reread that section, I thought it was only the thief who could check items for traps.

Necro

sKeith wrote: »

ooc: maybe you could check the rusty weapons for traps.

OOC: I'm also checking them but won't be told

sKeith

Mollyb60 wrote: »

[OOC: Thieves have a roll for trap checking. Not sure if there was a point in me rolling for it seeing as how ye've set off all the traps in this room though. Lol.
Might be an idea to assume that Elin does a quick scan for traps in every room we approach from now on. Four can roll for me if I'm not here.]

ooc: maybe you could check the rusty weapons for traps.

OldGoat

Saeros folds the cloak and stuffs it into his backpack, thinking that he must get one of the priestly types to cast a Detect Evil spell on it sometime.

OOC: I know not what this DIBs means. Some arcane lore perhaps? /Innocently ignores any previous claims to ownership of said cloak.

Banjo

OOC. Sounds like it. And it sounds like you didn't say DIBS!
Dibs!

Necro

OldGoat wrote: »

OOC: Has Betty just left the Cloak of Tzmuwhatever and moved on?

OOC: Yep, you can pick it up if you like

OldGoat

Fourier wrote: »

Betty thinks a bit and pulls the cloak out, placing it on the ground. It bears the symbol of a black eye in front of a grey castle.

"Don't feel like having it now" she says.

OOC: Has Betty just left the Cloak of Tzmuwhatever and moved on?

Mollyb60

sKeith wrote: »

Ooc: LL hidden roll, you're not to know difference between no traps and failed search.
Oh, maybe thieves are different, if so, then ignore above.

[OOC: Thieves have a roll for trap checking. Not sure if there was a point in me rolling for it seeing as how ye've set off all the traps in this room though. Lol.
Might be an idea to assume that Elin does a quick scan for traps in every room we approach from now on. Four can roll for me if I'm not here.]

Banjo

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Elin stands in the doorway of the statue room and checks for traps.

[OOC: do I need to roll?]

Othegre notices Elin standing in the doorway. She points at the rubble all around the room.
"I'll save you some time hon. There! There! There! There! There! But don't worry"
She slaps her fist loudly into her palm,
"They've been...uh... defused!"

She notices Goodie stuffing his face and pockets with the spoils of their fight.
"Take the chest too! You could wear it on your back like a turtle."

In a quiet corner she tries for guidance but her charm is still unable to settle on a glyph. She instead tosses a coin repeatedly while waiting for the group to move on.

Necro

Bandylegs looks around at the carnage caused by the statues.

'Apologies, lads, I was off in me dwarven daze again. This place seems to be doin' that to me more than usual.'

He notices the door swung ajar from Ekbard pressing the switch.

'Have we everythin' we need? Somethin' tells me once we go down those stairs we might ne'er see the sun rise again. Those who haven't prayed to their gods, should do so.'

Bandylegs has a moment of quiet worship before he carefully steps into the second room with the statues. He checks the room for anything unusual.

sKeith

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Elin stands in the doorway of the statue room and checks for traps.

[OOC: do I need to roll?]

Ooc: LL hidden roll, you're not to know difference between no traps and failed search.
Oh, maybe thieves are different, if so, then ignore above.

Mollyb60

Elin stands in the doorway of the statue room and checks for traps.

[OOC: do I need to roll?]

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

At the mouth of the tomb, shoved into a crevice in the wall is a chest containing all the pickings the troll has collected over the years from those naive enough to attempt a raid of the tomb.

Within the Chest Goodie can see:

2 GP

Three large green gems (225 GP)

A princesses evening jewelery (1,200 GP)

Three vials containg potions granting speed, longevity and temporary use of the ESP spell.

At the bottom lies a bastard sword, sharper than usual and of superior make, that glows brightly.

OOC: Everybody gets 1,425 XP

Goodies eyes gleam with delight
he takes the sword and belts it on immediatly and pockets the treasure he drinks the speed and lonegvity potions and waits to see if he feels different .

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

" Betty, how in the name of the 27 gods did you know I hail from Neros?"

"Your accent, clear as the morning dew. My father is more educated than most and travelled a good bit, so I know a bit of the world. We've had travellers from all over stay with us."

Banjo

Othegre wheels around, hand on the hilt of her flail, looking for The Oaf. But there's no one there. She chuckles then says "nah, Simon... no, I'm sure he'll be fine. I think it's just the pressure getting to him."

Necro

sKeith wrote:

"I fear that those rusty weapons may be booby trapped, is there any in our party that can check to make sure, before i stumple ahead and examine them myself, I might find a superior sword to protect you all among that bunch, but I thought a bit of due dilegenge would be forthcoming, rather than me dying from some poisonous trap left here by the evil dark lord. I'll do the attempting, just would like someone smarter than this oaf to check before I go stumbling ahead and getting poisoned"

'Aye lad. Ye nearly got yerself killed the last time ye went searchin.'

Bandylegs checks the weapons for traps.

sKeith

Fourier wrote: »

Betty leans against the wall. "I'll fix myself, thank you for your concern Nerosian, but I have this...", she pulls out a vial and chugs it down.

Her flesh begins to knit together...

" Betty, how in the name of the 27 gods did you know I hail from Neros?"

sKeith

"I fear that those rusty weapons may be booby trapped, is there any in our party that can check to make sure, before i stumple ahead and examine them myself, I might find a superior sword to protect you all among that bunch, but I thought a bit of due dilegenge would be forthcoming, rather than me dying from some poisonous trap left here by the evil dark lord. I'll do the attempting, just would like someone smarter than this oaf to check before I go stumbling ahead and getting poisoned"

sKeith

"Hey gang, I'm glowing to see all of you again too."

Fourier

When the final Orc lands in the last alcove, a click is heard once more.

The slab between the first and second rooms slowly lifts.

"Good to see all of you again" cheers Betty with a smile on her face.

Banjo

Othegre pockets the statues' eyes, then has a look at the wall that used to be a doorway, looking for a way to open it. She pounds on it and calls
"Betty! Use the Dwarf as a battering ram!"