Neverending Dungeon - Marcus

[Tanaric]

The air surrounding you fairly hums with the residue of magic, an aftereffect of the spell that brought you to this place. A quick glance reveals that you are in a small room, devoid of any life save for yourself. The sound of dripping water can be heard faintly, and the stone walls are slick with moisture. In complete defiance of logic, a torch is already lit, resting in a sconce near the room's single door.
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There is a door at C-4, south side.

DM notes:Sheet. (http://www.thetangledweb.net/forums/profiler/view_char.php?cid=33269)

[Adumbration]

This time I think I'll be more... thorough. Marcus starts by searching the room for traps, taking 10 for a total of 19. This should take approximately 1 minute. Then he will proceed to take 20 on his search check of the scone and the torch. Free gifts are always suspicious.

EDIT: He will also search the door for traps, taking 10.

[Sliver]

Your investigation bears no fruit. Nothing special. What are your vision modes?

[Adumbration]

Darkvision out to 30 ft.

[Adumbration]

Deciding to disdain the revealing light of the torch, Marcus opens the door.

[Sliver]

The hall continues east beyond your vision. 10ft into the hall there is a split to the north and west. At the edge of your vision you see a door on the northern side.

To the south continues for 20ft before splitting east, and after another 10ft there is a T intersection going east and west.

[Adumbration]

You know, I'm going to do something radical here.

Marcus is going to search every area he can reach without opening any doors. He will take 10 on search checks for traps for every square for a total of 19. He will not attempt to disable the traps, but he will mark their spot mentally and avoid them in the future. If he happens on a trap that he has not discovered by searching - in other words, he triggered - he will take 20 on studying the trigger mechanism of the trap.

That may give him a way of triggering it without suffering from it. Pause if he steps on a trap, regardless.

Marcus will start by heading east. He will take lefts at intersections, to start with, and if he returns to paths he has already traversed, he will follow them and take rights.

Oh, and he will take 10 on Move Silently checks for a total of 11.

[Sliver]

You move 10ft east and reach the intersection. To the south it goes for 20ft and turns west. 5ft before the turn there is a door on the eastern side. To the north it goes for 20ft before turning east. From your position you don't see the end of the eastern hall.

If you turn left, which is north:
Reaching the bend, you turn east. The hall goes for 10ft before turning north. You take the turn. It goes for 10ft before reaching a T intersection going east and west.

To the west: It goes beyond your vision. 20ft into the hall there is a split north. 30ft into it in the edge of your vision there is a door on the southern part.

To the east: It goes for 30ft. 20 and 30ft into the hall there are turns north.

You have found nothing by searching the floor yet.

[Adumbration]

Marcus takes the left to the north, and then the intersection to the north. On the next intersection, he will take right. Continuing the search and move silently while at it.

[Sliver]

You go west and then the first turn north? If so:

The hall extends 20ft north and turns east. Then it goes 10ft before turning north. At the end of that hall there is a door on the eastern side. If you approach the door you see the hall goes north for 10ft before turning west.

[Adumbration]

Marcus follows the hall north, taking the turn to the west, staying on the move until happening on another intersection, where he will take the left turn.

Search yadayadayada.

[Sliver]

The west hall goes for 20ft before turning south. The hall goes for 30ft south and turns east. If you go down the hall:

You fail to find it, and the floor below you fails. Roll reflex

[Adumbration]

Marcus goes down the hall and...

Floats gently to the bottom of the pit. Vestigial wings. He will then use his grappling hook with silk rope, taking 10 on Use Rope for a total of 15. Then he climbs out, taking 10 for 12.

He will follow the hall onwards.

EDIT: I'm so not playing fair this time. :smallwink:

[Sliver]

:smallmad:

Reaching the end you see the hall goes east beyond your vision. 10ft down the hall there is a split going north. Another 20ft down the hall there is a split going south.

Whenever you want a map, just ask.

[Adumbration]

Now might be a good idea, although I'm fully intending to explore the whole map before engaging any enemies.

[Sliver]

Here it is:
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1553/adumbration.jpg

[Adumbration]

Alright. I'm not perfectly sure of Marcus' current location, but he'll follow the northern hall - going east - and take the turn at the first intersection to the north. Searchin', movin' silently. For sake of speeding, he'll take the right at the next intersection, if there'll be one. (heading east.)

[Sliver]

You go north 10ft. The hall turns east and goes for 10ft before turning north. At the end of the eastern hallway there is a large red note card hanging from the wall.

[Adumbration]

I guess I can't resist that. I just pray it doesn't read "I prepared Explosive Runes this morning." Marcus searches the card and it's surroundings, taking 20. If he finds no traps, he picks up the card and takes it to the torch at the starting room to read.

[Sliver]

Examining the card for 2 minutes reveals it is indeed trapped.

[Adumbration]

Marcus backs away until he is behind the corner, and summons a bat swarm. Concentrating on it, he commands the swarm to pay a visit to the card. (E.g. disturb it enough to hopefully trigger whatever trap is on it.)

He waits for the boom.

[Sliver]

Nothing happens.

[Adumbration]

Hmm. Care to elaborate on the method of trapping? A wire, attached to the card? Something magical? Pressure plates?

[Sliver]

Magic, probably related to reading. :smallwink:

[Adumbration]

Marcus dismisses his swarm, goes to the card, picks it up and attaches it to the far end of his 10-foot pole.

Then he retraces his steps to the main northern hallway, and continues east. At the next intersection, he'll take north, if possible, or continue east if not.

He keeps the card pretty much 10 feet away from him.

EDIT: Search, etc. etc.

[Sliver]

I'm not sure I follow so here is a map:

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1553/adumbration.jpg

Red is where the note is.

Also, I am unsure about the note so I will have to ask Tanaric about it. It will probably take some time before he answers..

[Adumbration]

Ah, right, didn't realize the hallway continued north from the note. Marcus will follow that hallway, and take the western path at the end of it.

[Tanaric]

You have questions, I have answers.

And insomnia.

[Sliver]

That was unexpected... See PM Tanaric.. So yeah, you can do that.. How it will help you, I donno..

The eastern split goes for 30ft before turning south. 25ft into the hall there is a door on the southern part. In front of the door there is something painted on the floor.

The eastern hall at the intersection goes for 20ft before turning north.

The western hall that you take goes for 20ft before turning north.

Turning north at the western hall reveals the hall going beyond your vision. 10ft into the hall there is a split east. After another 10ft there is another split east and on the western wall there is another note card hanging from it. I forgot you can't see color in the dark..

[Adumbration]

Search the card for traps, taking 20 for 29. If trapped by magical writing, leave it there. I already have one. If not trapped, just leave it there.

I have a feeling I should just burn these note cards.

Take the latter split to the east.

[Sliver]

Not trapped.

The first hall goes for 10ft west, turns north. On the western side there is a door.

The second hall goes for 10ft west, turns south and goes for 10ft south. On the western side there is a door and the hall turns east back into the corridor you just passed.

[Tanaric]

Oh, throw him a bone, Sliver. Give him the color of the cards. :smalltongue:

Yeah yeah, I know, Darkvision doesn't work like that...

[Adumbration]

Map? I'll take the untrapped card after all. I'm a sucker like that. I'll go to the starting room and read the card. The one that is not trapped.

I have a feeling I'll regret this, but curiosity is a terrible thing.

[Sliver]

The card is green. On the card it says “You've Been Poisoned. Have Fun.”

Map coming soon.

[Adumbration]

Sonuva... Do I need a fortitude check?

[Sliver]

Did I say you get a save?

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1553/adumbration.jpg

[Tanaric]

Ahahaha. Totally worth looking up obscure game rules for.

[Adumbration]

Grrr. A contact poison trap is CR 5, by the way. :smallannoyed:

Anyway, unless Marcus falls over dead suddenly, he'll head back to the place where he found the card and goes north, taking the right turn to east at the end of the hallway.

Head south at the next intersection, if possible.

[Sliver]

The hall goes east for 20ft before turning north. 5ft before the turn there is a door on the southern part.

The hall goes north for 10ft before reaching an intersection.

To the north: it continues for 10ft before turning east.

To the east: It goes for 20ft before turning south.

To the west: It goes 10ft before turning north.

[Adumbration]

To the west, going north.

[Sliver]

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1553/adumbration.jpg

As you reach the red dot the floor fails below you. Reflex if you want. 20ft deep pit.

[Adumbration]

Naw. Use rope, grappling hook, take 10 and climb up again. Head north, going west.

[Sliver]

The hall goes for 20ft west and turns south. It goes 10ft south before splitting east. The split east: It goes 10ft east before turning south and returns to the revealed pit. Continuing down south: it goes for another 20ft after the split and turns west. It goes 30ft west and turns south. 15ft into the west hallway there is a door on the southern part. After the turn south it goes beyond sight. 5ft into the hallway there is a door on the eastern side and a large red and white bullseye on the floor in front of it.

[Sliver]

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4803/adumbration1.jpg

You are the red dot. Bullseye in front of you on the southern hall.

[Adumbration]

Interesting. Marcus continues to head south.

[Sliver]

After you move 20ft into the hall you see 30ft forward that there is a split west. When you are 10ft before the split you see the hall turns west. When you reach the split you see it goes for 10ft before turning north.

[Adumbration]

Marcus follows the split west, turning north.

[Sliver]

The split goes for 20ft. 15ft in there is a door on the western side. The hall ends with a door on the northern part.

[Adumbration]

So it's a dead end, in a way? Marcus will retrace his steps to the earlier intersection with the three options (he went west). This time he'll go east.

[Sliver]

That means you are not exploring south of the split?

[Adumbration]

That means you are not exploring south of the split?

Ah, my mistake. He'll do that first.

[Sliver]

You find a tripwire 5ft before the turn.

[Adumbration]

Marcus steps over it, gingerly, and marks the spot in his mind. He continues on his path.

[Sliver]

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1553/adumbration.jpg

You find another large bullseye on the floor 5ft before the end of the hall.

[Sliver]

Oh and give me a fort save..

[Adumbration]

Fortitude save (using Thrall to Demon for +1):
[roll0]

EDIT: Ouch. What are the effects?

[Sliver]

Sec.. White stuff
[roll0]

You don't feel any different. Carry on.

[Adumbration]

I think I've explored enough, for now. Time to get in some action. I'm going to go to this room:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9610/map1i.jpg

I'll use a rather unusual technique, however. Entering by the eastern door, by the way.

Marcus summons a bat swarm in the corridor before him. Standing slightly aside of the door - next to the door to the other room - he opens the door and commands the bat swarm to go inside and kill anything and everything.. Standard action to concentrate, move action to open the door.

Bat swarm statistics. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/swarm.htm#batSwarm)

[Sliver]

Opening the door reveals the following:

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There is a door at A1 which you are outside of. Also, B2 and C1 east.

There is a gnome sized creature holding 2 short swords. It has think ivory scales and a fang filled mouth. Oh and a white dragon's head.

Roll intiative:
[roll0]

You are doing the same thing I did with my first character!

[Adumbration]

Initiative:
[roll0]

Really? How far did you get, in the end?

[Sliver]

After that combat (it was my second encounter), killed by a dart trap.

It starts and.. Charges to A1, attacking the swarm pointlessly. Now it sees you clearly too!

[Adumbration]

Move action to close the door, standard action to concentrate on the swarm.

Swarm damage to the gnome, I guess:
[roll0]

[Sliver]

The swarm goes after you, and you have to concentrate before it's turn. How are you doing that then?

[Adumbration]

The swarm goes after you, and you have to concentrate before it's turn. How are you doing that then?

Ah, I thought the swarm was already inside. My mistake. In that case... Move action to draw a scimitar, standard action to concentrate on the swarm.

Swarm moves inside, deals the aforementioned 5 damage, causes a bleeding wound and a DC 11 fortitude save against distraction. Did I miss anything?

[Sliver]

I don't think so.. [roll0]

[Sliver]

It only steps into the hall..

[Adumbration]

My turn, then?

If so, Marcus 5-foot steps back and concentrates on the swarm.

Swarm deals [roll0] damage, +1 from bleeding. DC 11 fortitude check.

[Sliver]

Oh come on dice! [roll0]

[Sliver]

Fair enough...

He opens his mouth, releasing a cone of cold hitting you and the swarm.

[roll0] DC13 reflex for half, swarm takes double. It also steps closer to be next to you.

[Adumbration]

Reflex save (Marcus):
[roll0]

Reflex save (swarm):
[roll1]

EDIT: Both take 3 damage, then. My turn?

[Sliver]

Yeah, it is..

[Adumbration]

Marcus takes another 5-foot step, and concentrates on the swarm.

Swarm moves slightly, deals [roll0] damage, +1 from bleeding. Fortitude save DC 11 against distraction.

[Sliver]

And it's down. 150xp, 2 short swords and 4 darts are on the body.

[Adumbration]

Excellent. Next Marcus will attack the room to the north, using the western door. This time no swarm shenanigans... Yet.

He opens the door. Roll for initiative? [roll0]

[Sliver]

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Sitting around a fire are 2 humans. You notice one of them (1) hides his pointy ears with a piece of cloth and the other (2) has another set of teeth.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Sliver]

Oh, you are outside of A5. Doors are at D1 and E5 too.

Obscuring Mist fills the room and the elf jumps forward swinging a longsword.

[roll0]
[roll1] miss on 1
[roll2]

[Adumbration]

Was that their turn?

If so, 5-foot step back, use Summon swarm invocation to summon a murder of crows. Stats for those you can find in Tome of Magic, page 87. They are summoned to space AB-45.

Armor spell failure, due to shield (1-15 fails): [roll0].

Since invocations are a standard action to use, the swarm deals damage immediately: [roll1]

Also make a Reflex save DC 14 against being blinded and a fortitude save DC 12 against distraction.

Since the crows do not have the space to fly there, they are on the ground.

[Sliver]

First, more importantly, roll will save as a flash of blinding colors comes out of the room.

[Adumbration]

Alright, although I would be interested to find how two creatures can manage the actions of 3. ( 1)Obscuring mist, 2)attacking elf, 3)Color spray (through his companion))

Will save (fingers crossed):
[roll0]

[Sliver]

The color spray was after your turn on theirs..

The elf dies anyway. You save. Your turn.

[Adumbration]

Right. I was misled by the "First, more importantly" :smallwink:

Move action to move 20 feet back. Summon new swarm as a standard action, armor fail 1-15 [roll0]. Same place.

This time it's a bat swarm and unlike a crow swarm, it does not need extra space for flight. It seeks out the enemy with 20 ft blindsense. Damage: [roll1]. Distraction fortitude save DC 11.

[Sliver]

You still see the swarm through the door, it appears it didn't move to hit.

[roll0] his actions coming right up.

[Sliver]

He just bursts out of the room, glaring at you from 10ft away.

[Adumbration]

Move 30 feet back, concentrate on the swarm.

The bat swarm follows the enemy, dealing [roll0], +1 from bleeding. Distraction DC 11.

[Sliver]

As he finishes casting a spell, he falls to the floor. You feel an invisible surge of power trying to invade your mind. [roll0] nonlethal damage, DC14 will negates. 150xp, you find a well crafted studded leather, a rapier, a light crossbow with 10 bolts, gaudy noble’s outfit on Mr Toothy and on the elf a longsword, a longbow with 10 arrows and 300gp. (I might be wrong about the gold)

[Adumbration]

Will save:
[roll0]

Just a minute, going to mark down all the loot in my char sheet.

[Adumbration]

Marcus will next go to the room directly east from the one he just visited, using the eastern door.

He opens the door. Roll for initiative? [roll0]

[Sliver]

You see a 15X25ft room. There is a large lever with a bright red handle in the center of the room. There is a cake in the southeast corner of the room, on a tray bolted to the floor, with something written on it with frosting. Above the cake there is a note attached to the wall.

[Sliver]

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/4803/adumbration1.jpg

You are in room #2.

[Adumbration]

Marcus will search whole room in pitch darkness, with the aid of his darkvision, taking 20 on each square and feature. This will take approximately 30 minutes.

Total on search: 29.

[Sliver]

You find nothing!

[Adumbration]

You find nothing!

Hmm. Should've guessed. I bet the paper sheet I got earlier wasn't poisoned either?

Call it a day? I think I need a break. :smallwink:

[Sliver]

Sure. Whenever you want to continue just post.. I.. Just realized the time..

[Adumbration]

Alright. Next Marcus will enter the small room just east of the room with the cake and the lever.

He opens the door. What does he find?

[Sliver]

This is a small update, I am going to sleep right after that.

There is a string of notes hanging from the ceiling in the center of the room. It is a 15X25ft room.

[Tanaric]

There are four notes in total, by the by.

[Sliver]

Tanaric:
It is the same search and DD DCs for the last card as for the red cards hanging in the halls right?

[Tanaric]

Sliver:Yes.

[Adumbration]

Le sigh. Marcus closes the door. Next he will go to the room directly south from there.

He opens the door.

[Sliver]

Opening the door reveals the following room:

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You are outside of A1 north. There is a door at A6 east which you discovered from outside and another one at E3. There is a tall and hairy looking hobgoblin, but hunched and with horns!

initiative [roll0]

[Adumbration]

Initiative: [roll0]

[Sliver]

The creatures leaps towards you and swings a scimitar at you.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

That's a miss - flat-footed AC is 19.

Marcus strikes back:
[roll0]
Damage:
[roll1]

[Sliver]

Miss, the creature swings again.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Sliver]

Cofirm:

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

That's a hit, dealing a total of 2 damage after DR. Does not confirm, though.

Marcus takes a 5-foot step back and tries to summon a swarm on him. Bat swarm. [roll0]. 1-15 fails.

[roll1] damage, Distraction DC 11.

I may have to go in a few minutes, heading out to city to watch a movie.

[Sliver]

[roll0] vs nausea

He sucks up the damage and does nothing.

[Adumbration]

Another 5-foot step back, concentrate on the swarm.

[roll0], +1 from bleeding. Distraction DC 11.

[Sliver]

Vs nausea [roll0]

It moves closer to you, doing nothing yet. Disregard that, it pulls out a bottle and drinks the contents of it.

[Adumbration]

Marcus remains still, letting the swarm do the dirty work. He concentrates on it.

Damage: [roll0], +1 from bleeding if that wasn't a healing potion. Distraction DC 11.

[Sliver]

[roll0] vs nausea

2 three times in a row!!

It just goes closer to you.

[Adumbration]

Marcus yawns, 5-foot steps and concentrates on the spell.

[roll0], +1, DC 11.

[Sliver]

Damn it, [roll0]

[Sliver]

The creature leaps angrily through the swarm at you, swinging his scimitar.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

Miss.

5-foot step, concentrate, [roll0], +1, DC 11.

[Sliver]

[roll0] vs nausea..

[Sliver]

It comes at you again.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

Miss. (His AC is 22.)

5-foot step, concentrate, [roll0], +1, DC 11.

[Sliver]

[roll0] vs nausea

[Sliver]

It looks like it knows it is his last chance to redeem itself.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Sliver]

And it falls. Had 1hp so even minimum damage with the bleeding is enough..

150xp and well crafted scimitar and studded leather.

[Adumbration]

Whoopsie, daisy. Should've waited for your new post.[roll0]

I do love swarms. Combined with high AC, DR and good saves you can turn almost any fight into a waiting game.

[Adumbration]

Marcus drinks down one of his healing potions. [roll0]

Next, he opens the door at E3 on the combat map. I don't think I've explored that side yet.

EDIT: Marcus is at 9 hp, I think. He will also switch his current scimitar for the masterwork one.

[Sliver]

The hall goes north and south for 25ft before turning west. (on both sides)

Could you remind me your hall passing procedure and vision modes?

[Adumbration]

Darkvision 30 ft. Take 10 on search for a total of 19 on each square before stepping on it, that's about it. (Haven't had a reason yet to change this method.)

Marcus heads north, takes the turn west, and when he comes to the familiar intersection - I'm guessing - he'll take the north where he has not been yet.

[Sliver]

5ft before the intersection the floor below you fails. Reflex.

[Adumbration]

Marcus floats down gently, without bothering to try and prevent the fall. Vestigial wings.

One of the reasons I don't bother using that 10-foot pole.

EDIT: He climbs up, using grappling hook, rope, and taking 10 on checks.

[Sliver]

Yeah well.. As you step into the north hallway the floor fails again! The hall is 10ft long.. 20ft east there is a split north and after another 10ft the hall turns north.

[Adumbration]

Marcus takes the first split north.

[Sliver]

10ft into the hall there is a door on the western side. After another 20ft the hall ends with a T intersection goin east and west.

[Adumbration]

Marcus opens the door.

[Sliver]

It's the room with the notes hanging in the center, but from the other side.

[Adumbration]

Hmm. Map appreciated?

[Sliver]

If not mistaken:

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1553/adumbration.jpg

[Adumbration]

That seems right. Marcus heads north to the intersection, taking the eastern turn and following it to the next possible intersection.

[Sliver]

It goes east for 10ft before turning south. If you go there, you get back to the intersection south-east-ish of 8. At the split it also goes 10ft west before turning north.

[Adumbration]

Marcus goes east at first, but upon discovering that it goes back to the intersection, he retraces and goes west instead, where he has not been yet.

[Sliver]

The hall goes north for 10ft and turns east. It goes for 40ft east before turning south. It goes south 10ft before turning east. On the southern side there is a door. The hall continues for 10ft east before ending with a door.

[Adumbration]

Marcus opens the door on the southern side.

[Sliver]

There is a large red button on a raised stone table in the center of the room. The room is 15X25ft. Something is written on the button.

[Adumbration]

Marcus closes the door, and instead heads east, opening the door there.

[Sliver]

Marcus isn't really curios huh? :smallannoyed:

Opening the door reveals:
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You are outside of door at A3. There are doors at A5, D6 and E5. In the middle of the room there is a warforged.

Initiative: [roll0]

[Adumbration]

Well, I'm going to return to those rooms after I've defeated all the rooms with monsters in them.

Or maybe not. From what I've seen, those rooms are either decoys or deathtraps.

Initiative:
[roll0]

[Adumbration]

I think I won initiative.

Marcus tries his trusted tactic. Armor failure: [roll0]. Fails on 1-15.

Bat swarm, [roll1], distraction DC 11 if it works on warforged.

[Sliver]

The warforged charges through the swarm and tries to grapple you.

[roll0]

Oh right, first a touch attack, well he fails.. Your turn.

[Adumbration]

Yargh, a grappler. I knew there was something I wasn't prepared for. Well, let's hope for the best.

5-foot step back, concentrate on swarm, [roll0], +1... If warforged can bleed. I'm guessing it's immune to distraction?

[Sliver]

Melee touch attack:

[roll0]

Grapple check:

[roll1]

[Adumbration]

5-foot step, concentrate, [roll0].

[Sliver]

It tries to grapple you again.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

Thank goodness for those poor rolls.

5-foot step, concentrate. [roll0]

[Sliver]

I am just hated... Where is that microwave?

Anyway, it falls. 150xp, no loot.

[Adumbration]

Hmm. Marcus opens all the doors in the room, taking a peak outside of each.

[Sliver]

All doors lead to the same place, the vending mechanics and the exit to the next floor.

[Adumbration]

Marcus enters the room and studies the vending mechanics. (Haven't gotten this far before.)

[Sliver]

You can identify stuff(100gp), sell stuff (half price) and buy stuff. And appraise stuff but I don't know if it costs something or not. If there is anything beyond that, I am not aware of that. I can't tell you if it is a safe resting place or not. But you know that you won't be able to return if you go to the next floor.

[Adumbration]

Alright. I think I'll sell some stuff, buy some stuff and head back to explore the rest of the 1st level.

But first, dinner.

[Adumbration]

Alright, here are my sales, and the gold gained.

2x Short sword (10 gps)
4 darts (10 sp)
Rapier (10 gps)
Light crossbow (17 gps, 5 sp)
10 bolts (5 sp)
Longsword (7 gps, 5 sp)
Longbow (37 gps, 5 sp)
10 arrows (2 sp, 5 cp)
Scimitar (7 gps, 5 sp)
MW studded leather armor (87 gps, 5 sp)
Studded leather armor (12 gps, 5 sp)
Total: 191 gps, 5 sp and 5 cp.

Does the noble's outfit include jewelry and a signet ring?

[Sliver]

You will have to wait for Tanaric's word on that. I don't think it sells high..

[Adumbration]

You will have to wait for Tanaric's word on that. I don't think it sells high..

Well, according to SRD just the suit (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/goodsAndServices.htm#noblesOutfit) sells for 37.5 gps.

[Sliver]

A normal noble suit yes, this one is in bad shape and will sell for less.. No more then 10gp IIRC. So on that one, wait for Tanaric's word.

[Adumbration]

A normal noble suit yes, this one is in bad shape and will sell for less.. No more then 10gp IIRC. So on that one, wait for Tanaric's word.

Alright, I'll sell that one later. I'll also postpone my purchases.

Next, Marcus will head south. Specifically the western room, north-east of the room 12. He enters by the eastern door.

[Sliver]

Opening the door reveals the following room:

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You are outside of F4 south. There is another door at A3.

There is a monstrous humanoid creature that I don't have a description for in the room.

Initiative [roll0]

[Adumbration]

Initiative: [roll0]

[Adumbration]

Marcus summons a murder of crows. Tome of Magic page 87. Armor failure check: [roll0], fails on 1-15.

Damage [roll1]. Also roll reflex save DC 14 or be blinded, and a save against distraction, DC 12.

[Sliver]

Ugh.. How swarms and DR interact? :smallredface:

[Adumbration]

Huh. Well, I suppose they would be piercing, since most swarms attack by biting, but I don't think it's written down anywhere.

[Sliver]

Will go with that..

[roll0] vs blinded
[roll1] vs distraction

[Sliver]

It leaps at you, attempting to strike at you.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Adumbration]

Do note that if no damage passes through the DR, there is no need for the save against blinding. I think the distraction still applies, though.

[Adumbration]

Marcus attempts to slash his enemy with the scimitar of his own:
[roll0]
Damage:
[roll1]

The swarm disappears.

[Sliver]

Yeah, but it is damaged... Your turn.

[Adumbration]

Wow. That's a potential critical AND max damage.

Confirmation:
[roll0]
Damage:
[roll1]

[Sliver]

Yeah, you hit it pretty hard... It attempts to hit you with 2 claw attacks.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2]
[roll3]

[Adumbration]

The second one hits, but is negated by Marcus' DR 4/lawful.

He responds with another slash of his scimitar.

Attack:
[roll0]
Damage:
[roll1]

[Sliver]

Hit. It strikes at you again.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2]
[roll3]

[Adumbration]

Huh. The AB and damage are increasing over time. I'd better end this fast.

First one is a miss, second hits, dealing 2 damage.

Marcus 5-foot steps back and attempts to Eldritch blast the bugger. Armor fail (1-15 fails): [roll0]

Attack:
[roll1]
Damage:
[roll2]

[Sliver]

Miss. It follows you.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2]
[roll3]

[Adumbration]

First one hits. Marcus is at 5/10 hp currently.

5-foot step and Eldritch blast. Armor fail: [roll0]. 1-15 fails.

Attack (ranged touch):
[roll1]
Damage:
[roll2]

[Sliver]

Miss. It follows you again.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[roll2]
[roll3]

[Adumbration]

Marcus 5-foot steps... And summons a swarm. A murder of crows. [roll0], armor fails 1-15.

Damage: [roll1]. Reflex save DC 14 or be blinded, fortitude save DC 12 against distraction.

[Sliver]

And it goes down. 150xp, no loot.

[Adumbration]

Excellent. Marcus gulps down a potion of cure light wounds. [roll0]

EDIT: Full hitpoints again.

[Adumbration]

Next Marcus will enter the room directly east from the one he just conquered.

He opens the door. What does he find?

[Sliver]

You discover a room with a large (15X10) chest with a note attached to it's latch.

[Adumbration]

Yarrr. A chest is too much to resist.

Marcus will search the whole room first, avoiding the square with the chest and the note, taking 20 for a total of 29.

Then, and only then, if nothing has been found, he will take 20 on searching the chest.

He will not read the note. (He can't, even. It's dark.). But he will search that too in case of a magical trap.

[Sliver]

With opening the doors in this room and looking out, here is the map: (You are in room 7)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1553/adumbration.jpg

[Sliver]

There are no traps.

[Adumbration]

Using the 10-foot pole, Marcus will slowly open the chest.

He will not be standing directly in front of the chest. He will be standing north-west of it.

[Sliver]

There is a large open chest in the middle of the room.

[Adumbration]

Marcus peers inside the chest.

[Sliver]

The chest contains 5 platinum pieces.

[Adumbration]

Marcus searches the platinum pieces carefully for traps, taking 20 for 29.

Only then he will pick them up. Presuming he doesn't fall over dead from contact poison, he will proceed to the room southwest of the one he is in now, using the northern door.

[Sliver]

-^*Marcus collects 5 platinum pieces!*^-

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You are outside E1 north door, there is another at A4 south.

In the room there is an ugly looking blue scaly thingie wearing robes poorly covering chainmail.

[roll0]

[Adumbration]

Initiative:
[roll0]

[Adumbration]

Marcus attempts to summon a bat swarm to pester his enemy. Armor fail (1-15): [roll0]

Damage: [roll1]. Distraction DC 11.

[Sliver]

[roll0] vs nausea

[Sliver]

The creature breathes electricity towards you, catching the swarm as well.

[roll0] damage DC15 reflex for half. You are entangled for [roll1] rounds

[Adumbration]

Reflex:
[roll0]

Swarm:
[roll1]

I have a feeling I'll die of this... The only reason I didn't pack on more potions was that I thought I'd killed him already. (But apparently there are two enemies that use breath weapons.) :smallfrown:

[Sliver]

Wait.. on the map it tells me you didn't get into this room yet.. Can you quote me where you already fought this one?

[Adumbration]

Opening the door reveals the following:

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There is a door at A1 which you are outside of. Also, B2 and C1 east.

There is a gnome sized creature holding 2 short swords. It has think ivory scales and a fang filled mouth. Oh and a white dragon's head.

Roll intiative:
[roll0]

You are doing the same thing I did with my first character!

I'm pretty sure it's not the same. At the time I just thought it was, considering that it used a cold breath weapon against Marcus.

Ah, well. Concentrating on the swarm, damage: [roll0], +1, DC 11. Let's do this quick.

[Sliver]

First round you have taken 4, swarm 8.

Now both of you take [roll]1d6[/spoiler] (no save) damage and he breathes at you again for [roll]1d6[/spoiler] DC15 for half.

[Sliver]

/spoiler?!

[roll0]

[roll1]

[Adumbration]

Reflex:
[roll0]

Swarm:
[roll1]

EDIT: Swarm is down, Marcus is at 1 hp.

[Adumbration]

I believe it's over. With no way of healing and 2 rounds of entangling to come, Marcus has no chance of survival even if the dragonborn dragonfire adept dropped dead at next strike. Which I doubt, considering it's massive Con score.

[Sliver]

Oh wait.. Remove the last breath attack. He died after the swarm damage. Do you live through the entangling breath?

[Adumbration]

Roll the dice. If you manage to roll lower than 4 on a 2d6, he survives. Otherwise, not.

[Sliver]

Lets see... [roll0]

[Sliver]

And my poor rolls didn't manage to stand in the way of keeping my tradition of 1 death per day!

[Tanaric]

For the record, swarm damage is untyped for all swarms that I know of, and DR does apply. See the swarm entry in the SRD.