Szilard's Game (aka, the awesomeist DnD game ever!)

[Szilard]

So, this is where we will be playing our game, with me as your DM, in short time, I will post your charcter links, as well as a small backstorie to your part of the world.

Characters
Players and charcters.
Serow- Dael Deckr (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=48491) (DD)
Zyks- Kirantos (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=48503)(K)
Trizap- Graarg (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=48597) (G)
Proteus- Glim Yonburg (http://www.campaign-blog.com/view.php?id=8204) (GY)
Naleh- Rodaugh (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=48717) (R)
Background info
First off, the world is called Tootai. The city you are starting in is skidadle. Long ago, there was a great earthquake (Or should I call it a Tootaiquake?) which seperated the little strip of land skidadle was on, from the mainland by a couple hundred feet.(fig. 1) The crack was so deep, magma was exposed, and meanwhile, water was rushing in, and the crack is still steaming to this day.
Skidadle has grown a mostly isolated culture with some impact due to magic and communication. Later on, a major conquest was lead, with the city of skidadle in its way. Using marvelous feats of engineering, they erected five long bridges and sent their troops to skidadle.(fig. 2)
Of course they were met with a wall, but they reduced is to rubble, only the three center towers remain today. (fig. 3) Many years have passed since then and the city has grown past those three towers with a tourism district in front full of inns and taverns. The tavern owners house is where a tower used to be.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Geohis.png

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The actual game:
You are all standing outside the Tavern owners house, about to explore what is down the trapdoor and find out who the "little, blue crazy guy" is.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/TADNDGE1.png

((Put out of character chat in double parentheses, though I might just make an OOC thread. Edit:OOC thread. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4183885#post4183885)))
((The yellow circles are the PC with their initials, the red is for npc/enemies with To standing for Tavern owner. The brown square with a T is the Trapdoor.))
((The background info has been updated.))

[serow]

Dael

The young man seems rather eager to get moving.
"Looks like this is it. I hope everyone's ready for the great unknown? I'm rather excited myself!"

[Trizap]

"methinks I should go first, Graarg is tough, Graarg take any punishment dealt by traps on trapdoor or little blue man" Graarg walked up to the door and opened it ,he stepped inside.

[Szilard]

The room has wooden walls, a door leading outside, a table in the north, a trapdoor, and a hall in the west. The tavern owner is in the room to greet you.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/TADNDGE2.png
"Hello my good sir, the little man went down that trapdoor over there."
He points at the trapdoor.

[Trizap]

"ok, but stand back......." Graarg took out his greataxe, he walked cautiously towards the trapdoor, grasping the handle he flung it open, ready for anything.

[Szilard]

There is a ladder going down, with nothing coming out at all, except a faint glowing light.

[Trizap]

Graarg called out to the others "good news, no traps at the trap door....somethings glowing down there though.....I'm going to check it out" Graarg climbs down the latter.

[Szilard]

((I have to go now, but I'll have a discription up tomarrow.))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh, a slight man in studded leather armour, follows Graarg inside. He grins nervously at the tavern owner as he loads a crossbow, ready for whatever the "little, blue crazy guy" and his mysterious trapdoor could throw at them.

[Proteus]

Glim follows the others into the tavern, waves to the owner, then moves to the trapdoor. He notices the the faint glow. "Hmm, wonder what that could be," he says, grinning. "Only one way to find out!"

Glim then climbs down the ladder.

[serow]

Dael

Following the others into the tavern and eyeing the trapdoor, Dael says "Guys, once we get down there, I'll take a look and see if I can track our little blue friend."

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((sorry, a little late in getting here but I am alive))

Seeing the others file into the building, the heavy set dwarf shuffles in after them.

Well, no sense in hanging about, lets get going!

He promptly drops through the trapdoor, sliding quickly down the ladder and landing with a dull thump on the ground below

((I wont type in dwarvish accents, just imagine them :smallsmile: ))

[Szilard]

Graarg, Glim Yonburg, and Kirantos climb down the ladder into a smallish stone bricked room with a door to the west and sacks of grain to the north. The glow is coming from phosphorescent fungus, which conveingently lights your way.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE3.png

Anyone want to make any skill checks for any reason?

[Trizap]

Graarg looks at the underground door. "why Graarg have feeling that this is going to take longer than we think?" Graarg cautiously walked over to the door and opens it.

[Szilard]

The door is locked, or stuck it doesn't really matter. On it is a riddle though.
The clues here represented one by one,
tells the army what to do.
I breathe, but do not live,
what am I?
I am in the middle of something that
is flatter, what word am I?
Some call me William, but
what do friends call me?
Those are the clues, now
what is it you order me?

[Zyks]

Kirantos

the army? thats strange. Breathing but not living, no idea what that could be. or the flatter stuff. Williams friends. Could be a shirtening of the name? like Bill, or Will.

[Szilard]

Kirantos, make a spot check.

[Zyks]

Kirantos

spot: [roll0]

[Trizap]

The door is locked, or stuck it doesn't really matter. On it is a riddle though.
The clues here represented one by one,
tells the army what to do.
I breathe, but do not live,
what am I?
I am in the middle of something that
is flatter, what word am I?
Some call me William, but
what do friends call me?
Those are the clues, now
what is it you order me?

"Graarg confused........heck with it, I'm tackling this" Graarg backed up then ran forward, tackling the door

[Proteus]

Glim laughs at Graag's exclamation. "Someone doesn't like riddles, I see."


"Hmm... something that breathes, but does not live... Fire, perhaps? It needs air, I suppose. And in the middle of the word 'flatter' is 'at'..."

Glim then turns to Kirantos. "Bill or Will, eh? Wait... will! As in 'fire at will'? That's something to telll an army! Fire at will!"

[Szilard]

The door clicks. right before Graarg smashes it open into the next room.
((speaking of which, I'll have the map up in a second.))
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE4.png
Okay, there is a barrel in the north and a door to the west.

[Trizap]

Graarg not realizing they solved the riddle exclaims "Graarg smashed puny door! who needs to be able to solve riddles when you can simply smash you way through? hey whats in that barrel?" Graarg walks over and looks in the barrel.

[Szilard]

Make a spot check. Or search.

[Trizap]

((Search Check))


[roll0]

[Naleh]

Rodaugh descends the ladder awkwardly, still holding his crossbow. His line of thought runs similarly to Graarg's, and he examines the sacks of grain. "If noone knew about that trapdoor... why is there grain down here?"

[Szilard]

You search the barrel, but you just can't see anything in it. Just as you are done searching, a Troglodyte armed with a greatclub jumps out at you. Roll initiative.
@Naleh, if you are searching the sacks of grain, you have to search them one at a time and roll a search check for each. Just in case you didn't already know.:smallwink:

[Zyks]

Kirantos

The dwarf laughs heartily as the barbarian flies through the now open door, and congratulates Glim on solving it. He then stides into the next room himself

If I need initiative, here it is. Initiative:[roll0]

[Szilard]

((Okay, I still need initiative from Graarg, and anyone else who wants to fight the Trog. If anyone has any daily spells or anything, they could PM it to me like Proteus.))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh is about to begin searching the sacks in greater detail when they are very rudely interrupted by the troglodyte. The man is taken completely off-guard by this, although he eventually takes aim with his crossbow.

[roll0]
If he can get a clear shot at the attacker, he'll take it:
[roll1] (with the -4 penalty for shooting into melee)
[roll2]

[Szilard]

((Ooh, even if you could shoot past Glim, you'd miss.:smallfrown: ))
Guess we're waiting on Graarg's roll.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE6.png

[Proteus]

Glim chuckles to himself for his success, but realizes the din in the next room. He pull out his crossbow and gets closer to the door.

Initiative [roll0]

[Szilard]

((Looks like Trizap is offline for now, should I roll Initiative for him? I think I will, let me look up his initiative bonus...))
Graarg's initiative: 1d20+1
((Oops forgot I can't edit a roll into a post.:smallredface: ))

[Szilard]

Let's try again, Graarg's Initiative: [roll0]
We screwed initiative.

[Szilard]

The Trog goes first and swings his greatclub at Graarg [roll0] If he hits, he deals [roll1] damage.
He repeats the manuver [roll2] [roll3]

Summary:Graarg is attacked twice by the Trog and gets 13 damage, leaving him at 2hp.:smalleek: It is now Graarg's turn.

[serow]

Dael

"A troglodyte! How deep does this thing go anyway?!"

[roll0]
Attack with shortspear [roll1]
Possible damage [roll2]

And for later,
Survival, to try tracking [roll3]

[Szilard]

((Thanks for the rolls, might as well post this:
Initiative order
Troglodyte
Graarg
Kirantos
Glim Yonburg
Dael Deckr
Rodaugh))
((Oh yeah, I made an OOC thread for these sort of things.))

[Proteus]

Glim will cast mage armor on himself. He will then move one square down, next to Kirantos.

((Edit: It's +4 AC, actually. You were close, Szilard, but no cigar.:smalltongue: ))

[Szilard]

((That's like a +2 to AC right?))
((You know what? Screw initiative, I'll let you guys go in whatever order you want each turn.
Troglodyte
Graarg
Kirantos
Glim Yonburg
Dael Deckr
Rodaugh))

[Szilard]

((There's a link to the OOC thread in the first post.:smallsmile: ))

[Trizap]

aw man! two hp! you don't wait? :smallfrown:

[Trizap]

The Trog goes first and swings his greatclub at Graarg [roll0] If he hits, he deals [roll1] damage.
He repeats the manuver [roll2] [roll3]

Summary:Graarg is attacked twice by the Trog and gets 13 damage, leaving him at 2hp.:smalleek: It is now Graarg's turn.

Graarg swings his greataxe

Greataxe [roll0]

[Szilard]

You have to roll an attack first...(1d20+5 for the great axe.)

[Trizap]

You have to roll an attack first...

oh.

Attack: [roll0]

[Szilard]

((I'm leting you reroll because the bonus is +5, not +1. And damage too.))

[Trizap]

attack:[roll0]

((man this is a bad situation for my first time
..............alright))

[Szilard]

You hit him, now for damage. ((Crosses fingers for a high roll.))

[Trizap]

You hit him, now for damage. ((Crosses fingers for a high roll.))

*crosses fingers as welll*
[roll0]


...........will that make it?

[Szilard]

The axe slashes at the Trog, but He's still standing! ((You can attack again, move, or do some other standard action.))

[Trizap]

The axe slashes at the Trog, but He's still standing! ((You can attack again, move, or do some other standard action.))

Graarg attacks again "ha! you got sliced!" he brings the axe around for another blow "now your gonna get diced!"

attack:[roll0]
damage:[roll1]

[Szilard]

The swing is about to chop him down when he slides out of the way with the axe just a millimeter from his skin!

[Szilard]

((Sorry, only two actions per person per round, It's all up to Kirantos now, I think he might actually be in the room with you.))
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE7.png

[Szilard]

Okay, for the origonal roll, lets rewind a bit...
First Roll, would you like to confirm your critical?:smallsmile:

[Trizap]

Okay, for the origonal roll, lets rewind a bit...
First Roll, would you like to confirm your critical?:smallsmile:

how do you do that? do I roll a d20 again?

[Szilard]

Yeah, I think you add modifiers as well.

[serow]

how do you do that? do I roll a d20 again?You roll again, using the exact same modifiers as you did for that particular attack that might be a critical.

[Trizap]

so......

attack:[roll0]
damage:[roll1]

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((Wow, this game is fast paced. Fastest PbP I've been in for a long time))

With shield and axe raised, Kirantos thunders into the next room and proceeds to attempt in removing the trogolodytes head.

attack:[roll0]
damage:[roll1]

((other action was moving into the room))

[Szilard]

((I didn't know it would be this fast, is it supposed to be?))
Just when you think you cut his head off, it pops up from when he leaned back to dodge it. Now it's the trog's turn, he attacks Kirantos twice with his great club:
Attack: [roll0]
Possible Damage: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]
Possible Damage: [roll3]
Summary:Crap, I think I just killed the dwarf, and I didn't even confirm a critical yet.

[Szilard]

Critical: [roll0]

[Trizap]

"nooo! dwarfy!"

[Zyks]

Kiarantos

((not dead outright yet, just on -8. Please say someone here is a cleric?))

[serow]

Dael

Stepping forward, but keeping out of reach of the dangerous troglodyte, Dael summons up a small amount of mystic nature energy and channels it into his fallen companion's body. "You'll be fine my friend!"

Cast Cure Minor Wounds, Kirantos is now at -7 and stabilised.

OOC: If anyone didn't know, characters are -1 to -9 are unconscious and dying and every round lose 1 HP until they die at -10. Every round though, there is a 10% chance of automatically stabilising themselves, if no one helps them. What I did was to give the dwarf some magical healing, and thus he is at -7 and stabilised. A DC15 heal check also stabilises a dying character.

[Szilard]

((^I reallized that in the OOC Thread.))
Kirantos is healed bit, now someone has to get rid of the trog.:smallsmile:

[Trizap]

((^I reallized that in the OOC Thread.))
Kirantos is healed bit, now someone has to get rid of the trog.:smallsmile:

........and I'm not sure Graarg can go again, that and hes at 2 hp, he almost as close to dying as Kirantos

[Szilard]

((Kirantos is unconcious, Your still with everyone else, you have the highest melee bonus(I think) and with two attacks, you might be able to take the Trog down.))

[Trizap]

"For Dwarfy!" Graarg charges at the Trog swinging his axe.

attack:[roll0]
damage:[roll1]

[Szilard]

As you cut him, you cut through his heart and he kneals down dead. Woo-hoo! And yoou still have one move/action left.
Now I belive Rodaugh was searching the grain?:smallwink:

[Trizap]

"Graarg save dwarfy! don't worry dwarfy, Graarg find someone to heal you!" Graarg picks up Kirantos and walks into the previous room ".....but how Graarg get dwarfy up ladder?"

[Szilard]

You each get 120 experiance points.

[Naleh]

Rodaugh watches the two fighters fearfully. "Is he alright?"

Hoping nothing else leaps out at them too soon, Rodaugh digs through the sacks of grain, looking for a clue.

[roll0] in sack 1
[roll1] in sack 2
[roll2] in sack 3
[roll3] on the quality of the grain

[Trizap]

Rodaugh watches the two fighters fearfully. "Is he alright?"

Hoping nothing else leaps out at them too soon, Rodaugh digs through the sacks of grain, looking for a clue.

[roll0] in sack 1
[roll1] in sack 2
[roll2] in sack 3
[roll3] on the quality of the grain

"Graarg only know that dwarfy is stab-il-ized, still we need to find him help, get him back on his feet"

[Szilard]

Sack number three, which I'm taking to be the western most one, has a lever at the bottom. On the quality of the grain, I'll get back to you on that.

[Proteus]

Glim thinks about pulling the lever, but shakes his head. "He's right. The dwarf is in bad condition and Graag's not looking too great himself. We need to get them both to a cleric. We can spend the night in the tavern and explore this area later tomorrow."

[Szilard]

The grain is too old to be sold and has the occasional worm in it.
((Anyone have tips on how to slow the "pace" of the game?))

[Trizap]

The grain is too old to be sold and has the occasional worm in it.
((Anyone have tips on how to slow the "pace" of the game?))

((wait for the other people to post?))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((Best way i find is if the DM stops posting for a while :smalltongue: no offence meant of course. Now, how to RP unconsciousness...))

[Szilard]

Roll a % for the random dream, you do dream when you're unconcious right?:smalltongue:

[serow]

Dael Deckr

Glad that the battle is over, Dael searches the room of any traces of the blue guy.

[roll0]

"Guys, maybe we might want to head back up? We haven't gone that far down, and we've got people badly wounded."

[Trizap]

Dael Deckr

Glad that the battle is over, Dael searches the room of any traces of the blue guy.

[roll0]

"Guys, maybe we might want to head back up? We haven't gone that far down, and we've got people badly wounded."

"I know, but thing is I don't know how to carry dwarfy while climbing the ladder...."

[Szilard]

The blue guy has no even touched this room from your findings.
((As for dwarfy? just carry him in one arm and use the other to climb the ladder, you could certainly hold him, and you might need to make a climb check. Or you could tie him to your back.))

[Trizap]

((I knew putting four ranks into the Climb skill might be useful))

Graarg carries Kirantos in one arm while he climbed the ladder.

[serow]

Dael Deckr

"It seems our blue prey never entered this room. We might want to search again later when we return"

[Trizap]

Dael Deckr

"It seems our blue prey never entered this room. We might want to search again later when we return"

Graarg reached the top "what kind of little creature is blue anyways?"

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((what about the level at the bottom of the sack? I cant say anything though, what with unconsciousness and all))

dream % [roll0]

[Szilard]

You dream about...
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/Cityscape_Gallery/101112.jpg
((He does have a point about the lever though.))

The tavern owner asks about the dwarf. "Is he unconcious?

[Trizap]

"yea, we need to get him to a cleric"

[Szilard]

"'M not sure about a cleric, might be one in my tavern down the street...wait right here." He goes into his room and comes back about a minute later with a stick. "I once bought this in case of bar fights, a wand that cures light wounds, you could probably use it on you dwarf friend, hell you could keep it with all the trouble you might run into."

[serow]

Dael takes a step closer to the tavern owner and asks him, "Can you tell us more about this blue fella we're chasing? I can't find any tracks of him downstairs."

[Szilard]

"Well, he was about three, four feet tall, pale skin, oh and white eyes. After he went down here, I heard this huge grinding noise."

[Proteus]

Glim climbs up the ladder and sits down on a nearby bar stool. "So, if he's pale and has white eyes, what exactly is 'blue' about him? And how did you not know about this trapdoor he went into? I mean, we found some sacks of grain, and I doubt this person was hiding those in his pockets. Someone else must have known about the door."

[Trizap]

Glim climbs up the ladder and sits down on a nearby bar stool. "So, if he's pale and has white eyes, what exactly is 'blue' about him? And how did you not know about this trapdoor he went into? I mean, we found some sacks of grain, and I doubt this person was hiding those in his pockets. Someone else must have known about the door."

"3 to four feet tall.......pale skin and white eyes.......I think we are dealing with some freaky halfling undead guy wearing blue clothes for some reason, as for the trapdoor itself there was two rooms down there, and another door in the second room, this underground place may be bigger than we think, and was probably built before this house- the people may have just decided to build the house over it and include a ladder and trap door"

[Szilard]

"It was pale blue skin, sorry for being unclear. I wouldn't know why grain would be there, wait, I have a theory. Years and years ago, there was this battle to take this city, and they broke over this big wall, This house was built where part of that wall used to be. So this underground place might have been some stronghold or something."
((I don't think you mentioned the lever to him yet...))

[Trizap]

"It was pale blue skin, sorry for being unclear. I wouldn't know why grain would be there, wait, I have a theory. Years and years ago, there was this battle to take this city, and they broke over this big wall, This house was built where part of that wall used to be. So this underground place might have been some stronghold or something."
((I don't think you mentioned the lever to him yet...))

((Graarg doesn't know about the lever))

"huh, the grain might have been supplies to feed the troops, but why wouldn't people just demolish the remains of the stronghold? there is no further use to them, call it instinct, but I think that crazy blue guy is looking for something down there, Graarg sure of it"

[Szilard]

"He looked a bit scared when he ran in here, when he got in he quickley removed some wood, opened the trap door under it and jumped down. Maybe he was running away from something. Anyway, I will probably have to fight for the rights of this land in court, so I better hire a legal consultant or something. I'll be in my room for the next hour or so if you need me."

[Proteus]

((Glim is more concerned about his wounded comrades. The lever has slipped his mind.))

"An abandoned underground stronghold? Hmm. That seems logical.We'll find out more later. Now, to tend to the wounded." Glim picks up the wand of cure light wounds. "Um, Graag, you can probably put the dwarf down now."

[Trizap]

((Glim is more concerned about his wounded comrades. The lever has slipped his mind.))

"An abandoned underground stronghold? Hmm. That seems logical.We'll find out more later. Now, to tend to the wounded." Glim picks up the wand of cure light wounds. "Um, Graag, you can probably put the dwarf down now."

"ok" Graarg set him down.

[Szilard]

((Hey, since Graarg is speaking in all lowercase, are you going to bold his speech as well?:smalltongue: ))

[Trizap]

((Hey, since Graarg is speaking in all lowercase, are you going to bold his speech as well?:smalltongue: ))

((har har har, Graarg has 10 int, hes not THAT stupid))

[serow]

Dael considers what the tavern owner has said about the blue guy, and what the others have concluded. "An underground abandoned stronghold..." Dael's skin tingles a little with the excitement. Incredible!

However, Glim is right. First things first. "Glim, could you pass me that wand? I know how to use it, let me handle their wounds."

OOC: Making 5 rolls for convenience sake. Will heal Graarg, then Kirantos. If they're healthy before needing all 5, please omit the last few rolls.

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]

[Proteus]

"Sure. Here you go." Glim hands Dael the wand.

Knowing Dael will take care of the injured, Glim's thoughts turn to what transpired in the underground stronghold. What else could be down there? And what kind of person- or creature- has pale blue skin and white eyes? Oh, and that lever! What's that do? I can't wait to go back down there. This is better than scribing scrolls for old Brackenwood anyday.

[Szilard]

Kirantos is still short one hit point, other then that, they are up and about.

[Trizap]

"yea!! I feel great! hmmm....but maybe I should go get better armor, maybe even a shield and a one-handed axe for better protection, the Trog nearly killed me"

[Naleh]

"An underground stronghold?" says Rodaugh, having just climbed the ladder. "Under here? ... Wow."

At this point he is distracted by the stick that Dael is jabbing into the fighters' wounds. "Hey, that's a healing wand! I haven't seen one of those in years. You know how to use those? Are you a priest or something?"

[serow]

"Hey, that's a healing wand! I haven't seen one of those in years. You know how to use those? Are you a priest or something?""Priest? Oh no, I'm not a priest, I'm a ranger. But we do learn how to use particular types of wands and such, and now I'm putting my training to good use!"

Dael pauses for a moment to look at his recovering companions.

"Although I do wish I wouldn't need to use it quite so often in the future..."

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((So I'm 13 hp now right?))

Sorry about that everyone, nasty blow I took from that thing down there. So what happens now? any more rooms down there?

[Szilard]

((Yes.))..

[serow]

[b]Sorry about that everyone, nasty blow I took from that thing down there. So what happens now? any more rooms down there?"I'd say we get ready to head back down," says Dael with a small smile.

[Trizap]

"ok" Graarg climbs back down the ladder this time, he notices the lever. "hey what does this do?" he ran up to it and pulled the lever.

[Szilard]

((You guys start posting right when I'm about to leave, and maybe you should let everyone else into the room before you pull anything.:smallwink: ))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

The dwarf slides down the ladder for a second time, hoping this would prove to be more enjoyable than his forst time here. Seeing Graag run straight for the lever, he sighs slightly and readies his weapons

((taking total defence action, just in case))

[Proteus]

Glim climbs down the ladder after Kirantos, and upon hearing Graag's rush to pull the lever, pulls out his crossbow to make sure it's loaded when he reaches the floor .He then moves to the side.

(( Unless an hour has passed IC, Glim should still have mage armor. Let's rock n' roll :smallbiggrin: ))

[Szilard]

((I'll wait for Serow, then we'll get this thing leveled.))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh also joins the group downladder. Rearming his crossbow, he says, "Lever, here we come."

[serow]

"To the depths, in we go!"

Dael carefully keeps the wand of Cure Light Wounds, hoping that they won't need to use it.

[Trizap]

All Graarg said was "Graaaaaaarrrrrrrrggg...."

[Szilard]

((I'm assuming the lever was pulled?))
A huge grinding noise is heard as the floor starts turning. The ground you are on is merely a platform, a circle with a ten foot radius. eventually, the room comes to a stop, after 180 degrees. The door that the Trog was gaurding is not there anymore, and now it is a new door to the west.
((Do you guys want a map?))
((http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/TavernOwner.png
The Tavern Owner))

[Szilard]

((So Trizap, serow, and Proteus are here, let's get cracking.)):smallsmile:

[Trizap]

Graarg turned to the new door "now things are getting interesting" Graarg walked over and opened the new door.

[Proteus]

((I wouldn't mind a map))
Glim steps off the platform. "This is intriguing. A secret passageway, perhaps?"

[Szilard]

This room looks like it could be a closet, except for a hole instead of a floor. It a five foot square room.

[Trizap]

"whoa.......theres no floor here, just a pit, I don't we should jump down it, probably a trap relying on people to take a step in when they come into the room"

[Szilard]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE8.png

[Trizap]

"wait! the inkeeper said he heard a grinding noise before when the pale blue guy came through! he must have pulled the lever up and caused the other door over there to appear, and this must be some cover up to hide the real path!" Graarg ran back to the lever and pulled it back up.

[Szilard]

((He said after...))
In your way are Rodaugh and Dael.

[Proteus]

"That sounds logical, but don't pull that lever just yet. It's time for some gnomish ingenuity." Glim walks up to the the edge of the pit, uses his spell-like ability of dancing lights ((go gnome racial features)) to create for lights and guides the lights slowly down the pit as to illuminate it in hopes of seeing something. The lights will move downward slowly, about 5 feet/ second and will remain about five feet apart vertically.

[Szilard]

The pit comes to the floor of a room about ten feet deep, There is nothing on the floor except a sack in the south of the room, the room itself is about a 15 foot square.

[serow]

"Well, if our little blue friend was here before..." Dael squats and moves around a little, telling the others not to move about too abruptly. He then places his fingers on the ground, trying to discern for signs of tracks or anything. "Maybe he left a trace somewhere."

[roll0]

OOC: +9, and I roll a 2. Lovely.

[Szilard]

Okay, you find the footprint of a small creature which trampled through some phosphorecent fungus in the tiny sliver of the room that is newly found. ((The rest is part of the platform which you've already checked.)) The foot print leads to the pit.

[Szilard]

Bump?You guys seem to be here, but nothing is happening.

[Trizap]

"ok......well looks like we are heading into the pit then, mini-man" he was addressing Glim "get outta the way"

[Naleh]

"It's pretty deep," points out Rodaugh. "We should grab that ladder from the trapdoor and put it down this pit, not just jump down."

((A ten-foot fall is enough to cause damage.))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

That would be a good idea Kirantos shouts over the others Only, we need to pull the lever again to go round back to the other side. Although I do have a rope with me, how deep is the pit down there?

((I'm assuming Kirantos can't see the pit from where he is :smalltongue: ))

[Szilard]

((Well, you could make a jump check...))
((Edit:On second thought, the ladder might be a good idea.))

[Szilard]

((*cough* Ahem.))

[Trizap]

Graarg jumps over Glim and down into the pit.

jump check: [roll0]

[Szilard]

Ooh, you take [roll0] points of damage.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE9.png

[Trizap]

"eh, nothing really harmful, guys, how about you move the ladder so you can climb down here? I wouldn't recommend jumping like me, my training in my tribe made me able to do that"

[serow]

"Hah, show off," Dael laughs lightly before moving for the ladder.

[Trizap]

"Hah, show off," Dael laughs lightly before moving for the ladder.

Graarg smiled and teased jokingly "call me that again and your head won't have such a close attachment to your body"

[Szilard]

"Hah, show off," Dael laughs lightly before moving for the ladder.

Okay, you have to pull the lever to do that.

[serow]

Dael looks around, and just fiddling with the lever, asks "You guys ok if I flick this thing?"

[Proteus]

Glim shrugs. "I don't mind."

[serow]

Dael flicks the lever. Hope all goes well...

[Szilard]

The room rotates back.

[Trizap]

The room rotates back.

Graarg had heard the grinding "oh those jerks! they are abandoning me! I'll have to explore this place without them and find a way out!" Graarg not realizing that they were just going back to get the ladder, gone over to the door and opened it.

[Szilard]

((You can here them talking though...))
this is a five foot wide cooridoor and goes for 45 feet to the east. At the other end, you see a faint light.

[Trizap]

((You can here them talking though...))
this is a five foot wide cooridoor and goes for 45 feet to the east. At the other end, you see a faint light.

"ooh.....a light.....lightlightlightlightlightlightlightlight !" Graarg starts running towards the lgiht

[Szilard]

The light is coming from a trapdoor ten feet up.

[Trizap]

"light..." not thinking, Graarg tries to jump for it.

[roll0]

[Szilard]

Graarg hits the trapdoor, but there is a clang as a lock on the other side keeps it from being opened.

[Trizap]

Graarg lands back the ground "Graarg it! I need to break through that thing!" Graarg jumps again, trying to smash upwards through the trap door.

jump:[roll0]
strength check:[roll1]

[Szilard]

You hit it, but its not enought to break open the door.

[Trizap]

Graarg jumped again, determined to smash it

jump:[roll0]
strength check:[roll1]

[Szilard]

This time, Graarg misses the jump by a foot.

[Zyks]

Kirantos

The dwarf grabs the ladder once the platform has revolved, and then pulls the lever agin to return to the other side. Once there, he places the ladder down the gap, and slides down himself.

[Szilard]

Okay, you see Graarg jumping up and down at the end of the west Cooridor.

[serow]

Dael shouts across the passageway. "Graag! We're back, be joining you in a moment!"

[Szilard]

And a la bump.

[Proteus]

Glim climbs carefully down the ladder, and begins walking towards Graag.

"Graag? What did you find?"

[Trizap]

Glim climbs carefully down the ladder, and begins walking towards Graag.

"Graag? What did you find?"

"Graarg find trap door, but Graarg have no way of reaching it! I have tried to jump and smash through it with my head, but I'm unable to break through it!
the thing is on the ceiling" he pointed at the trap door.

[serow]

"Graarg find trap door, but Graarg have no way of reaching it! I have tried to jump and smash through it with my head, but I'm unable to break through it!
the thing is on the ceiling" he pointed at the trap door.
"Here Graag, get on my shoulders, I'll try to lift you up while you get through that trap door." Dael offers his shoulder to Graag. And looking at the others, Dael sheepishly suggests, "Anyone wanna help me?"

[Zyks]

Kirantos

Sure I'll give you all a hand. Havent got so much height to offer, but a lower centre of gravity means I could make a good platform

[Szilard]

((I think you guys can do that...))Or use the ladder.

[Trizap]

"ok...." Graarg got on Daels shoulders. "I can reach it it now" Graarg grasps the trapdoors handle and pulls downward.

[Szilard]

Strength check...

[Trizap]

strength check: [roll0]

*crosses fingers*

[Szilard]

You give a mighty push, but it still isn't enough.

[serow]

"Give it another tug Graag, we should be fine here," Dael encourages Graag.

OOC: Do we have to make any... support checks or what after a while?

[Szilard]

((I don't think so, but if this takes long enough, I'll call for constitution or strength checks.))

[Trizap]

Graarg tries again with both hands.

[roll0]

[Szilard]

The Trapdoor opens and the lock breaks off flying away and landing with a clang. Do you dare to climb up?

[Trizap]

"I'm going to climb up, don't follow till I give you the all-clear" Graarge climbed up through the trapdoor.

[Szilard]

((That's going to be tough for
THE FINAL BOSS!
Kinda, of this dungeon at least.))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

((Ooh the suspense))

Kirantis continues to offer himself as a platform to help others up through the gap when Graag signals, having no issues on being heightist.

[Trizap]

((That's going to be tough for
THE FINAL BOSS!
Kinda, of this dungeon at least.))

ooohh.....oh crud :smalleek:

[Szilard]

ooohh.....oh crud :smalleek:

((Don't worry, not a big dragon or anything.:smallwink: ))

[Trizap]

((Don't worry, not a big dragon or anything.:smallwink: ))

its the little pale-blue guy, isn't it?

[Szilard]

((Possibly.))

[serow]

Speaking softly, but hoping that Graag can hear him, Dael says "See anything?"

[Szilard]

Hey Graarg, do you see anything? ((Maybe a spot check, though I don't think You'll need it.:smallwink: ))

[Trizap]

Hey Graarg, do you see anything? ((Maybe a spot check, though I don't think You'll need it.:smallwink: ))

"I see...."

[roll0]

[Szilard]

A mirror on a wall a bag and a stick in front of the mirror, and the room looks like...Eh, I'll get a map up.

[Szilard]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/TADNDGE10.png
There is also a sack on the other side of the room, and that corner is very shadowy when a Crossbow bolt comes out of the sack and aims for the mirror, when it then bounces off and comes to Graarg...rolling...and hits him by peircing his leather armor.The bolt deals 12 points of Damage:smalleek: leaving you at three hitpoints. Make a fortitude save.
Heheheh, you'll never get it back from me! :belkar:

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Derro.png

[Trizap]

"Its the little blue guy! ow!!! guys get up here now, he shot me with one arrow, and now I feel like I can barely stand!"

Fort Save:[roll0]

[Naleh]

Lagging behind, Rodaugh finally joins the group in the passage just as Graarg yells. "Don't worry, Graarg, we're coming!" he says.

And then, for some reason, he begins to sing. It is a deep, rhythmic chant, speaking of courage and victory, and everyone's spirits seem to lift.


"We are the champions, my friends,
And we'll keep on fighting, 'til the end..."

((Rodaugh and all his allies gain +1 attack, +1 damage, and +1 on saves against charming or fear.))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

The dwarf turns to Dael. Give me a hand up lad, I'm a little short as you can see.

((assuming Dael helps)) Kirantos scrambles through the trap door, and makes an effort to get between Graag and the man, making an effort to hide behind his shield

((total defense if I have aany actions left, not sure if getting up there is one or two move actions))

[Zyks]

Kirantos

The dwarf turns to Dael. Give me a hand up lad, I'm a little short as you can see.

((assuming Dael helps)) Kirantos scrambles through the trap door, and makes an effort to get between Graag and the man, making an effort to hide behind his shield

((total defense if I have aany actions left, not sure if getting up there is one or two move actions))

[serow]

"Up up up!" shouts Dael as he helps Kirantos up the hole. Looking at the others still in the passageway with him, he maintains his posture, getting ready to support their climb as well.

[Trizap]

"can the druid please get up here?" Graarg asked he was kneeling, his teeth clenched in a grimace "I need medical assistance..."

[Szilard]

Trizap takes one Constitution damage. ((I think You can get it back after an hour...maybe a heal.))
((I'll get a map up soon, and roll initiative.))
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/TADNDGE11.png

[Zyks]

Kirantos

initiative: [roll0]

[Proteus]

Glim, with Dael's help, climbs up the hole. He then will move to the side of Kirantos.

((If Glim has a standard action still, if not then put is his standard action for the next round)) Glim fires his crossbow at the blue guy, muttering "This one's for Graag."

[Proteus]

((Forgot the rolls... d'oh!))

Initiative [roll0]

Ranged Attack [roll1]

[serow]

Dael

[roll0]

((I suppose I'll have to wait until the rest are up, since that's what I said Dael was doing...)))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh
[roll0]

[Szilard]

((Now we just need Graarg.))

[Trizap]

Graarg stood up and took out his axe.

Init:[roll0]

[Szilard]

((Initiative order:
Little Blue Guy
Glim Yonburg
Kirantos
Dael D.
Rodaugh
Graarg))
I'll let you guys set up your positions, if you feel like it, or we can start now.

[serow]

Dael prepares to hoist the rest of the party up, and hearing Graag's words, winces just slightly. I hope the magic in this wand will be enough to close his wounds!

((Is everyone up? Once they are, Dael will scramble up.))

[Szilard]

((Rodaugh's still own there.))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh

Still singing, the leather-clad man grabs Dael's wand before being hoisted up.


"No time for goblins,
'Cause we are the champions -
Of the world..."

He waves the wand over Graarg's wounds, speaking the magic word in between verses. Immediately, the wound begins to close. [roll0]

[Szilard]

I guess that would work, unless Dael does not yeild the wand, in which you would probably make a disarm attempt.

[Naleh]

((Rodaugh did comment on the wand earlier, despite being out of the room when the barkeeper gave it to us, so I'm assuming Dael realises Rodaugh can use it... Or that he realises it now.))

[serow]

((I choose to fail my disarm check :smallwink:))

Seeing that the last of the team is up, Dael scrambles up to join the rest. Graag seems to be not as badly woundly as he sounded, and Rodaugh is wielding the wand. "Nice work! Now, let's see what can we do about our little blue friend here."

[Trizap]

"I feel better now" Graarg growled "that little bitch is going to pay for that"

[Szilard]

((I'll get a tacticle map up soon...))
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE12.png
((If any of you want to be in a different place, let me know.))

[Szilard]

Starts humming jeporady theme, so should we start?

[serow]

((Looks good. Let's see what the BG is gonna do now!))

[Szilard]

Blue/Bad Guy takes a five foot step forward before blasting the area with sound so high that Glim and Kirantos each take two damage and must make a fortitude save. He then shoots Kirantos with a crossbow (repeating, light) with a roll of 18, and possible damage of 1, and Kirantos needs to make another fortitude save.
Summary:BG took a five foot step, used a standard action, and fired a weapon. Glim and Kirantos each lose 2 hitpoints and must make fortitude saves. Kirantos was shot and lost one hit point and must make a fortitude save.

[Proteus]

Fort save: [roll0]

Glim covers his ears seconds too late, and groans as the sound blasts his eardrums. He takes a five foot step forward, pulls a pinch of multicolored sand from his component pouch, and flings it in the direction of the blue guy, and yells "Color spray!" A cone of swirling colors bursts from Glim's at the blue guy. Glim then fires his crossbow at his enemy*.

((OOC: *This post assumes that the ranged attack in my previous post is during this round, as it was never responded to. If I am incorrect, the remove the last line from the IC stuff. Also, current HP=7 and the Will Save DC for Glim's color spray spell is 16 ))

[Szilard]

The bright colors blind him and he is stunned in which he drops his crossbow. He now has a -4 to his flat-footed AC, which you guys don't know anyway!:smallamused:
Roll for damage.

[Proteus]

Damage:[roll0]

[Szilard]

He still stands. Kirantos has yet to make his fortitude saves and is up next.

[Naleh]

((Ah - Zyks's signature proclaims that he can't post due to exams. You'll have to NPC Kirantos.))

[Szilard]

((I'll just do his Fortitude saves for now.))
[roll0]
[roll1]
He makes both of his saves, and is still standing, providing cover for Graarg and himselfand maybe Dael too, can't remember off the top of my head.))

[serow]

Dael steps back, and mutters a word of mystic energy, and wills light to briefly flash before the blue guy's eyes.

Cast Flare (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/flare.htm), DC 13 Fort

[Szilard]

[roll0]
....


...wow.

[Szilard]

Bump......
I'm gonna delay Kirantos' actions until after Dael, who still has one more action left.

[serow]

((OOC: I cast my spell, I have another action?))

[Szilard]

((That spell=standard action. I think you have one left.))

[serow]

((My move action. But I'm not using it. So I'm done.))

[Szilard]

Kirantos again, I think I'll let Rodaugh go next.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd233/SzilardG/Dungeon%20Map/TADNDGE13.png

[Naleh]

Rodaugh


"We've taken our bows
And our longswords.
We'll find us fame and fortune and everything that goes with it -
We thank you all..."

Taking his cue from the little blue man, the bard fires his crossbow at the blue man's reflection in the mirror.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Szilard]

The bolt bounces off the mirror and hits the Blue Guy with twice as much force as expected.
((I think you have one more action...
Oh and I award Rodaugh 50 experiance points for singing.
Everyone should have gotten 120 experiance points from the Trog, so write that in if you haavent already.))

[Szilard]

The bolt bounces off the mirror and hits the Blue Guy with twice as much force as expected.
((I think you have one more action...
Oh and I award Rodaugh 50 experiance points for singing.
Everyone should have gotten 120 experiance points from the Trog, so write that in if you haavent already.))

[Trizap]

Is it my turn to finally go yet?

[Szilard]

I think loading and fireing a crossbow is a full round action, and Zyks isn't back yet, so yeah.

[Szilard]

Cough, Graarg can go now, or Kirantos.

[Szilard]

*coughbumpcough*

[Szilard]

*coughbumpcough*

[Szilard]

*coughbumpcough*

[Trizap]

Cough, Graarg can go now, or Kirantos.

OOC:FINALLY!!! Graarg Rages

IC: Graarg charges his eye glowing red swinging his Ax at the little blue guy with all his strength.

ATTACK:[roll0]
Damage:[roll1]

[Szilard]

The Blue guy falls unconscious.
Now it is Kiranto's turn, though he may not be back yet, I'll have to check.

[Szilard]

Kirantos steps forward and slashes twice with his Greataxe.
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

The blue guy is completely dead.

[Trizap]

"alright, hes dead....lets loot him" Graarg loots the dead blue guy.

OOC: what does he find?

[Szilard]

On him you find his equipment... (All these are small sized.)
Studded Leather Armor
A Buckler
A Short sword
A repeating light Crossbow with 8 crossbow bolts
And three doses of Greenblood Oil.

[Trizap]

On him you find his equipment... (All these are small sized.)
Studded Leather Armor
A Buckler
A Short sword
A repeating light Crossbow with 8 crossbow bolts
And three doses of Greenblood Oil.

".........beh nothing on him but junk....."

[Szilard]

*Coughyoucoughforgotcoughthecoughstickcoughandcoug hthecoughbagcough*
Sorry, really sick today.:smallwink:

[Trizap]

*you forgot the stick and the bag*
Sorry, really sick today.:smallwink:

Graarg checks the stick and the bag.

[Szilard]

The stick is actually a Small Quarterstaff ((Make a spot check)), and the bag has 200 gp, weighing 4 pounds, and Five Gems: A red Garnet, Pink Peral, Blue Quartz, Moonstone, and Obsidion. This is in front of the mirror. You can make Appraise checks on the gems if you want..

[Trizap]

The stick is actually a Small Quarterstaff ((Make a spot check)), and the bag has 200 gp, weighing 4 pounds, and Five Gems: A red Garnet, Pink Peral, Blue Quartz, Moonstone, and Obsidion. This is in front of the mirror. You can make Appraise checks on the gems if you want..

[roll0]

"ey guys, I found a bunch of gems in his bag, one for each of us! and theres some money in it too!"

[Szilard]

You find nothing interesting about the quarterstaff.
((Wow, one gem for each of you, I should have thought of that!:smalltongue:))

[Naleh]

Rodaugh


" 'Cause we are the champions -
Of the woooorrllld..."

Concluding his song with Kirantos' final strike, Rodaugh wipes his head with his sleeve, and offers to take a closer look at the bag and its contents. "Wow, that little blue guy is wealthy! There must be, what, two hundred gold in here? Maybe that's why he's here, for a family money vault... Forty gold each," he adds, joining Graarg in the spirit of looting.

After estimating the value of each gem, the curious bard moves to examine the mirror, which, aside from being mysteriously placed in this supposedly abandoned cellar, deflected crossbow bolts and seemed to add to their power.

[roll0] - Appraise (red garnet)
[roll1] - Appraise (pink pearl)
[roll2] - Appraise (blue quartz)
[roll3] - Appraise (moonstone)
[roll4] - Appraise (obsidian)
[roll5] - Spot (staff)
[roll6] - Spot (mirror)

Glim might want the crossbow or the quarterstaff. Also, someone should take that greenblood oil - if nothing else, we can sell it for more money!

[Szilard]

Red Garnet-110 gp
Pink Peral- 100 gp
Blue Quartz- 11 gp
Moonstone- 60 gp
Obsidion- 10 gp 8sp
You do not spot anything unusual about the Quarterstaff.
The mirror looks back at you, It's glare intensifying, make a will save.

[serow]

"Well, that's that. He might have been tough, but good team work overcomes challenges. Now... what are we going to do? Go back up?" Dael asks.

[Szilard]

Oh, and you all get 180 experiance points.

[Naleh]

The mirror looks back at you, It's glare intensifying, make a will save.

...Ooohh dear. :smalleek:

[roll0]

[Szilard]

Wow nice critical, Nothing happens to you.

[Szilard]

Bump? where is everyone?

[Trizap]

"hey.....who are those people?" Graarg points at the reflections in the mirror, not realizing that they aren't people.