[OSRIC/AD&D] Dungeon Crawling! IC

[Thelas]

Okay, so we're in the tavern...
What's that you say? This is the dungeon crawling game?
Right... right...
You know what, let's skip all the backstory everyone will just forget.
You are entering a dungeon, one day by wilderness from Home Base City.
(Home Base City has pretty much any non-magical items you'll want, and maybe some magic stuff too).
The stairs into it are next to you.
Any preparations before we start?

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

I will explore ahead my fine feathered friends

With a smirk and a skip Shim gives a listen slides his sword from its sheath and slides silently into the shadows of the dungeon.


I assume there are shadows at least :smallwink:

hear noise 15% [roll0]
move silently 45% [roll1]
hide in shadows 45% [roll2]

[Thelas]

Shim Sham

It's a 10 ft by 10 ft room, with an orc guarding a pie. locked door at the north part.


Now might be a good time to mention that someone should be keeping a map for you guys.

[Goblinsplitter]

Traulnok shrugs and heads to the door, opening it and stepping inside. "No need for stealth, make the monsters come to you."

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham


If I have time before my impatient companion comes I will attempt to detect traps otherwise I will take a few steps (10ft) back before the door is opened

if I have time
find traps 35% [roll0]
if I find one and have time to stop my foolish companions
disarm traps 45% [roll1]

[Thelas]

Goblinsplitter: are you entering the dungeon, or the door in the room crazedloon is in?
By the way, you shouldn't be reading spoilers not directed to you, just in case you are.
Shim Sham

No trap found.

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim steps back slipping into the shadows and allows the rest of the group to catch up and open the door all the while listening for noises to reveal what might be on the other side.


yep thought as much stepping to the corner in the room away from the door and hiding in the shadows

hide in shadows 45% [roll0]
hear noise 15% [roll1]

[Goblinsplitter]

OoC - Just through the initial door, sorry. So now I'd be in the room.

[Thelas]

Okay:
Goblinsplitter and Shim Sham

As I've already told one of you, the room is a 10 ft by 10 ft room. You entered by stairs from the South, and the only exit is a door with a big, though not exactly well made, lock to the North.


Now what?

[Goblinsplitter]

Traulnok will attempt to kick down the door.

Strength 1-4
[roll0]

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Oh of course the lock let me handle that

Shim chuckles to himself and slips out of the shadow and begins to futz with the lock.


open lock 45% [roll0]


as the dwarf kick the door in Shim steps back

Well than that always works

[Thelas]

I think that's for stuck doors, not locked ones...
*checks OSRIC*
If you have an exceptional success chance, I'll allow it. Otherwise, sorry.

In any case, because of the poor quality of the lock, the attempt at picking it succeeds, and opens into a 30 by 10 ft hallway, at the far (north) end of which is another door, this one unlocked.
By the way, who brought the food rations, waterskins, ten-foot pole, shovel, rope, grappling hook, towel, and mapping supplies?

[Jokes]

Hurls stands at the top of the stairs and watches the others go down. He waits a moment, then follows behind.

Perhaps you could mark certain spoilers with say, "Shim Sham + any who follow." That way you won't be repeating information if we think we shouldn't be reading spoilers.

Also, Map (http://www.editgrid.com/user/jokes/Dungeon).

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Well who wants to go first? Or need I spear head this expedition?

[Goblinsplitter]

"I'll go first." says Traulnok as he takes the lead. He pushes open the door and takes a few steps inside.

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim follows 10ft behind the dwarf

[Jokes]

Hurl, once again, enters the room last.

So, we are just leaving the band-aid box behind? :smallamused:

[Hoggmaster]

Bogrun
May Clangeddin and the great ancestors guide our journey.

Bog follows warhammer at the ready.

Band-aid box, HAH!!!

[Thelas]

Goblinsplitter, the door is stuck.
I'll need you to roll me a minor test of strength.

[Goblinsplitter]

Strength 1-4
[roll0]

Traulnok kicks in the door and burst into the room, looking for something to kill.

[Thelas]

You should be satisfied, then.
In a 15 x 10 ft room, there are exits W and E along the two longer walls, but two kobolds are occupying the squares that would allow you to reach them.
It's ALWAYS two kobolds, right?

Surprise Check!
If 1-2, you get that many surprise segments; if 3-6, no surprise for you.
[roll0]
Players, roll one to see how many the monsters get, as well.

[Goblinsplitter]

Suprise!
[roll0]

[Thelas]

Initiative Check for Party
[roll0]
A lower roll is better for the party, because lower segments act first.

Someone roll initiative for the monsters.

(I love all these DM rolls for party, PC rolls for monsters rules)

[Goblinsplitter]

I'm someone, last i checked. Don't hate me if its a one >.<
[roll0]

[Thelas]

Okay, since the monsters won initiative, they'll act first.
The left kobold will attack whoever's front row left, the right one whoever's front row right.
ROLLS (no players allowed)

L: HD [roll0]; [roll1] THAC0 21; dm [roll2]
R: HD [roll3]; [roll4] THAC0 21; dm [roll5]
for conv.: mv 60, AC 7

Any observers reading the thread: explanation of the abbreviations

L: left, obviously
HD: rolling their HD
1d20: their attack
THAC0: what their THAC0 is, obviously.
dm: damage, not Dungeon Master
conv.: convenience
mv: movement, in feet per round (in combat)
AC: armor class, duh.



The left one hits AC 8 (dealing 2 points of damage on a hit), whilst the right one misses completely.

All players may now take their turns.
(If no rows, they both attack the frontmost)

[Goblinsplitter]

I'm in the front, so I am unharmed.

Battleaxe +5
[roll0]
Damage 1d8+7
[roll1]

Battleaxe +5
[roll2]
Damage 1d8+7
[roll3]

Traulnok roars in his blood lust and maks a powerful swing at both kobolds.

[Hoggmaster]

Bogrun readys an action to cast cure light wounds on any injuries

[Thelas]

And that's one encounter with no injuries...
I need to turn up the Gygaxianness, don't I?

Well, anyways, XP and loot.
As per D&D rules, one xp will be awarded (split among the party) for every 1 gp recovered safely to Home Base City.

The party may split 15 XP (the non-even can go in any way the party chooses), and in any way they feel is fair the [roll0] coppers found.

Now where will you go?
(Also, you may now add this room to your map)

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Well that was easier than I would have thought. This dungeon aint so tough.

Shin skips up and picks up the 20 copper stashing it in his bag and flipping one of the coins mindlessly as he begins to examine the eastern door for any traps or locks.


well searching for traps 35% [roll0]
attempt to disarm any found 45% [roll1]

if an locks after attempting to disarm any traps trying to unlock the locks 45% [roll]1d100/roll]

[Thelas]

No traps found, no locks in existance at all.

Where will you go?

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Sword still drawn he opens the door and looks at what lies beyond

[Thelas]

The west door, or the east door?

[Jokes]

[He was investigating the east door a couple posts back, so most likely that one]

[crazedloon]

yep east door

[Thelas]

As you enter the East door, in a 30 ft by 30 ft room with no other visible exits a puzzle lies, waiting for you.

OOC (players read)

Pretty much all puzzles are optional, but there will be loot.


There are six pictures along the east wall, with coloured frames. From north to south:
- In a red frame, an image of a giant bird, somewhat like an ostrich with a short neck and four legs.
- In a green frame, an image of a humanoid amphibious creature with a reddish-brown exoskeleton and pincers in place of hands.
- In a blue frame, some sort of monstrous creature with the upper body of a woman and the lower half of an animal of some sort.
- In a yellow frame, an elf pulling back a bow and wearing ring mail.
- In an orange frame, something that looks like a translucent section of wall.
- In a purple frame, an extremely tall, ugly humanoid, with a single eye centred under its slightly drooping brow.
On the west wall, there are five grey blocks, made of some sort of stone, though they appear somewhat light.
Each has letters inscribed and/or embossed upon it; from North to South:
- This block has the letter Y inscribed and E, I and S embossed upon it.
- This block has a letter A inscribed and an E embossed upon it.
- This block is blank
- This block has a letter I embossed upon it.
- This block has a letter E embossed upon it.

On the south wall, there are six buttons: red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and purple, arranged in a hexagon.

The north wall is completely blank.

What will you do?

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim motions for the others to stop huddling around the dead and to follow him into the room. He leaves the door well open and trots over to the boxes inspecting them before picking up the block with the E embossed in it and attempts to insert the E into the E on the block with the E inscribed

[Thelas]

Because the letters are not in the center, but rather in a line about 3/4ths of the way from the bottom, I don't believe you can get the blocks to fit together like that.

If you can do it, draw me a picture and I'll allow it.

EDIT: Also, I don't believe I listed any inscribed Es...

[Goblinsplitter]

Traulnok wanders over to the buttons, inspecting them. "Hmm..." Then presses the red button.

[Thelas]

...
...
...
...
...
Seriously?
Let's see then...
Electricity flows out of the red button and zaps you for [roll0] points of damage.
You hear some sort of charging. ((OOC: The next mistake will be 2d6.))

[Goblinsplitter]

Traulnok falls over having been zapped, "Dwarf down! Dwarf down!" He flails around a little bit then hauls himself up.

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham


((OOC: The next mistake will be 2d6.))

psh you don't need to tell us that :smalltongue:


So the dwarf aint the smart one. Leave the puzzles to the experts and go back to hitting things

Shim puts the blocks down after failing to get them put together.

"Hmm ok we have pictures with colored boarders."

Shim points at the paintings walking down the line.

"We have buttons with the same colors."

And we have blocks with letters on them.

Hmm Shim scratches his chin and rocks back and forth as he thinks.

"We have less blocks than buttons and pictures but I think that picture" He points at the empty picture "May be a door of some kind."

Ok ok I think I got it! You orc boy push the yellow button with this block he points to the block embossed with an E only

[Thelas]

If he wants to, I'll need either three consecutive successful minor tests of Strength (which I believe for him are 1-4), or one successful exceptional test of strength (which I believe for him is a 1). Note that rolling a 6 on these may do bad things.

[Jokes]

Hurl looks at Shim, then at the writhing dwarf. There's a moments silence as the orc scratches his chin. "Eh, why not."

[roll0]

He takes the blocks and fiddles around with them for a moment. "Uh, not really sure what you want me to do boss..."

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

push the button with the block.... Duh


these blocks may be bigger than I thought..... how big are they

[Thelas]

5ft cube. And there is a 10 character limit, fyi.

[Thelas]

Did the puzzle kill my game? Remember that all puzzles I put are optional, so...

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim makes a mental note and turns around leaving to go look at the other door in the previous room

[Jokes]

Hurl scratches his head a moment, then hurries after Shim. "Wait for me, boss."

[Thelas]

The other door seems to be locked.
Thief will need an OL roll or bash-guys will need an Exceptional STR check*.

*This is something I made up for stuff. STR 17 or less: no chance. STR 18: 1% chance. STR 18/01 through 18/98: % chance equal to one more than your exceptional STR. STR 18/99+: 99% chance. STR 21+: 100% chance.

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim touches the door lightly as he examines it trying it for trap and trying the lock before busting out his tools and attempting to pick it.



find traps 35% [roll0]
if I find one and have time to stop my foolish companions
disarm traps 45% [roll1]

Open lock 45% [roll2]

[Thelas]

No traps are found, either by rolling or by them firing on your head.

However, in a 10 by 10 ft room are two goblins.

Surprise Check! 1-2 players are surprised for that many segments, 3-6 players unsurprised.
[roll0]

Surprise check for monsters, someone?

[Jokes]

Hurl watches over Shim as he works, then turns around to look at the others with a smug grin, failing to see the goblins inside.


[roll0]

[Thelas]

(This post assumes that no players have a DEX modifier to surprise. If they do, inform me and they will be permitted to act earlier.)

Players Stay Out

Goblin One: hp [roll0], AC 6, THAC0 20 tohit [roll1], dmg [roll2].
Goblin Two: hp [roll3], AC 6, THAC0 20 tohit [roll4], dmg [roll5].


Despite their brief surprise, both goblins recover with 6 seconds of free actions. As such, both goblins will attack whoever is at point, one hitting AC 4 for 3 damage, another hitting AC 5 for 6.

[Thelas]

Party initiative for combat (lower roll acts first):
[roll0].

Someone roll for monsters.

[Jokes]

(This post assumes that no players have a DEX modifier to surprise. If they do, inform me and they will be permitted to act earlier.)

Both Shim and Taulnauk have a dex bonus that negates the surprise against them.

[Thelas]

OOC

Just in case you didn't realize, those with dex bonuses can feel free to go now

[crazedloon]

Shim Sham

Shim ducks under one attack but catches the next in his shoulder before spinning into the room and attempting to get the goblins from behind.


[roll0] hit armor class of 2
[roll1]