>>21488593
Mornin' DM. Glorious adventure today?

>>21488593
Fig here! woo!

oh no! I'm again drung like a pinecone! is it terrible!

Okay, first thing's first. As seen in the doc, there's a bunch of treasures the party brought back earlier that haven't been divided up

>>21488593
ohboyohboy

>>21488993
Right. Who was present at the time? Alvaro and retainers, Leod and retainers, Echo and retainers... Who else? I know Ruby packed up early, as did Fugwutz (May he rest in peace).

>>21489035
Right. I'd worked out XP for everything but the barrels. You've got the clay pots (for the honey pot), that magical gold ring, the stoppered bottle, a 500gp peridot, and 6 barrels, two with salt the rest containing some sort of alcohol

>>21489035
Oh right, Jenai was there too. Almost forgot.

>>21489056
As the confused new fella, may I ask if I can be integrated, and if so, how?

>>21489082
Well, everyone's back in town, so it should be easy to join in.

Can you let me access your character sheet, please? Edit privileges would be nice if possible too.

>>21489106
Happily.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1klcDvOup-mLp8XEDj0_t9qH6THhCKkuEMuRy6Z9mvWs/edit

>>21489116
Cool. You and your elf get +10% XP bonuses
So, do you guys want to head off to one of the two dungeons, deal with the treasure gained, or do something else?

>>21489056
Hm... So how would this be split up? The others who were there aren't here now. I think Echo wanted to keep a key of the booze, rest was to sell? The clay pots are to go to the honey pot, as agreed. The ring is another thing. Magic, but no one knows what in the world it does.

>>21489106

I'd like to join up again too
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gnsE2kdjhWLcapTlOb_ptydHmpc3koUjaD7Sr4w-CKY/edit

Heditz the Cleric, in editable format

>>21489146
Yes, that sounds right. The peridot was kept because I want to give Fig'Tard a chance to earn money and buy it off you

>>21489217
Parables aside, salt doesn't lose it's saltiness, and for the large sacks you're offered 200gp each. Checking the other barrels, you find two each of wine and ale. The ale has gone flat, and you're only offered 50gp each for it, but the wine is of a good vintage and you are offered 300gp a barrel.
Assuming Echo wants to keep the good stuff, the sale raises 800gp

>>21489255
The relevant PCs gain 123 gp and their retainers 61.5

>>21489255
What was the letters on the casks that had the wine? We should grab more of those.

>>21489294
AW. Presumably standing for Awesome Wine. Though be warned, some of it may be from a poor vintage, have soured, or become corked

So, the two dungeons currently open are the Caverns of Quasqueton and the third floor of Castle Gygar.

Work on the Honey Pot has stopped, due to funds running out

>>21489343

Well how many people are about at the moment? Enough to take on what's in the lower level of Gygar?

>>21489372
Vodral stands ready!

As does his elfservant.

>>21489372
Okay guy, rollcall here.

There's ogres, a medusa, and a geletinous cube, plus a high level wizard. Maybe you can face the cube?

>>21489217
Yes, I see 50gp onyxes and 500gp peridot. I will definitely be saving up 600gp to buy them

So four of you it looks like, plus 4 retainers (Helyan, Haley, Ileen and Brandon)

Your choice as to which dungeon to attempt

Rolled 6, 1 = 7

>>21489395

Heditz is available

Rolling for a retainer (random type)

>>21489467
d12

>>21489343
Alright, some shopping. Alvaro buys:
Five light hammers for 5 gps
Flint and steel for 2 gps
Ten pieces of parchment for 2 gps
A quill for 1 sp
A vial of ink for 8 gp
Silk rope for 10 gp
A silver holy symbol for 25 gp
Trades in his splint plus 10 gp for banded mail
Buys torches for 3 sp
Two flasks of oil for 2 sp
Total: 72.6 GP spent, if I added right.
Oh right, need a new bedroll too...
Total: 72.7 GP spent.

Both retainers swap their chain mail plus 15 gp for banded mail, and buy helmets for themselves.

Ready to adventure after that, gotta come prepared this time.

For the dungeon, I suggest the caverns again. Low hanging fruit to break in the new guys there.

>>21489462

I vote Quasqueton, but really don't mind which we head to

>>21489467
And rolling a D4, you get a thief. That 2d6 can be his equipment rolls, so he has a +1 dagger but no armour

>>21489462
No real preference, I merely wish to crusade! The opponent is irrelevant, for who can match Vodral the Pious?

>>21489408
iFiggy...

I'd like to buy a set of flasks/phials, if my finances will allow it. One flask of lamp oil/burning alcohol, one flask of holy water, one flask of pure water, and one empty flask, to be filled at the pool of water at Castle Gygar's 2nd floor (glowing water). If there's a bulk discount on empty phials, I'll buy up to a dozen, but no more. Also a phial bandolier.

Need to work out a crossbow that shoots automtically lighting phials of oil/alcohol.

>>21489519
Haley should sell her chainmail and spend her some of her loot securing plate armor.

>>21489491

Marcut the thief it is. I'll add him to my sheet.

>>21489467
Rolling, you get Bozomus
STR 5 -2
INT 9
WIS 12
CON 6 -1
DEX 13 +1
CHA 12
AC 8
HP 3/3

>>21489560

Bozomus then

>>21489552
Or Marcut, whatever name

>>21489540
Plate is now 450gp (380gp with trade in). She could get banded mail for only 15gp + trade in

>>21489484
Last bit of bookkeeping, Alvaro gives his sling and bullets to Brandon, seeing as he's going to be throwing hammers now.

>Duplicate file detected
>>21484108

So, once you've got all your shopping done, looks like you're off to the Caverns of Quasqueton.

>>21489650
Ah! I thought you meant small hammers. Okay, changing your sheets now

>>21489586
good googly moogly!
-1 AC is -1 AC, so she'll do it.
>>21489519
I was gonna put all the detail here, but it looks like DM did it for me. Thank you.
>>21489658
Since castle Gygar is along the way, can I detour from the party to scoop a phial of glowy water, then catch up?

>>21489574

"Let the echo of struck metal bring fear to those evil creatures who would harm the righteous!" Heditz calls as the party leaves the castle of Greatgary.

Marcut rolls his eyes

>>21489695
Sure.

>>21489690
Nah, light hammers. Five weigh as much as twenty bullets, rounds rarely last more than five rounds, and they're recoverable. Also, more entertaining to picture Alvaro as some guy just slinging small war hammers at people.
>>21489695
Fine with me.

You come to the entrance of the Caverns of Quasqueton. Beyond here it is too dark to see, so who's lighting lanterns or torches?

>>21489733
"By Ral, darkness shall perish."
Vodral lights a torch.

>>21489701
"oh no another one" mutters Helyan.

>>21489733
Alvaro shoulders his new equipment, happy that he's now wearing lighter armor than before. He lights his lantern, looking into the hallway ahead. "This darkness shall be lit up yet." Brandon's practicing with his new sling, Ileen his usual stoniness. "You don't talk much, do you..." Alvaro comments.

>>21489733
Figgy activates dorf-vision and lends Haley a torch to wield with her shield.

There's a long passage, stretching foreward into darkness.
Those who have been here before know that up ahead are two secret doors, to the east and west. Further on are a few steps up, then an intersection with two passages each east and west, a path continuing onward then turning east, and two doors, to the kitchens and dining room respectively.
Which way do you want to go?

>>21489787

"Let their faith talk for them! 'Silence is the voice of the holy' Gild to the unwashed masses, 16:87:4' Heditz follows the torch bearers grinning almost manically

>>21489852
"I suggest we head to the intersection, and take the western path. Never been down that path, and the western secret door isn't easy to open from this side if memory recalls."

>>21489890

"Haha! Yes that sounds like a good idea, by the Saints we will rid this den of its evil inhabitants."

>>21489852
"And yet 'Righteousness lends fire to the throat of even the most uncouth', Ral after his speech 'Only the dead may rest while the world suffers' 11:79:7'. Faith and its lack shines through every action, even words. Just look at Helyan! And I will leave the direction to those with knowledge of the area."

>>21489890
"Since ye ken the way down, Oi'll let ye take lead, 'en."

>>21489941
"I'd suggest someone good with tricks of machinery take the lead, as I cannot be certain if there are traps. We haven't found any so far though..."

>>21489890
Walking through the intersection, to either side you hear two booming voices, as one flask in Fig'Tard's bandolier glows. "WHO DARES ENTER THIS PLACE AND INTRUDE UPON THE SANCTUARY OF ITS INHABITANTS?" "ONLY A GROUP OF FOOLHARDY EXPLORERS DOOMED TO CERTAIN DEATH!" "WOE TO ANY WHO PASS THIS PLACE-THE WRATH OF ZELLIGAR AND ROGAHN WILL BE UPON THEM!" They laugh maniacally at you as you head off down the first path to your west

>>21489992
"What are those monstrous voices, and where do they come from?"

>>21489992
Did it only glow while they were speaking, or does it continue to do so? Any particular color, cuz I've seen red and blue before?

>>21489992
Going west for 30' there's a turn to the south. After 60' you come to the west side of the secret door, then 70' after that there's a turn east, with a dead end after 10 feet. To the south is a closed door

>>21489992
"I swear, I'm going to start hearing that in my sleep if I hear them say that anymore..."

>>21489985

"Let my friend Marcut check ahead for traps placed by the blasphemous, 'Any path can lead to salvation' Gild to paupers on thieves wharf 34:5:79'

Marcut nods and heads to the front,checking for traps

>>21490028
It has a light blue colour, and glows the whole time you're in that area

Rolled 3

>>21490032
Tell me more about this dead end. Stonecunning roll to investigate the face of the wall and other thingies.

>>21490058
You don't find traps or secret doors, just the obvious one to the south. The floor seems to be level

>>21490027
"I'm guessing the owners of this complex, and no idea. They like their cat Mister Fuzzyboots though." Alvaro comments. "Sadly, you can hear the voice pretty far into the complex. Can you ask Marcut to listen at the door, there may be things on the other side."

>>21490102

Marcut grunts and does so

>>21490113
>rolling
You hear nothing on the other side.

>>21489658
Just realized I didn't prepare my spell yet. Cure Light Wounds, as usual. Other clerics, I'd suggest preparing your spells too.

>>21490141

I've prepared detect magic.

"Shall we press onward then?"

>>21490141
My spell is already prepared, and it is Remove Fear.

"Yes, let us not tarry, overt caution is unseemly."

>>21490163
Not especially useful with Fig'Tard's water from the magic fountain.

>>21490177

Well I can switch it to cure light wounds (DM's discretion)

>>21490175
Opening the door you see a path continuing south for 30', then turning west. From the corner you see after 30 feet there is a door heading north, and up ahead the passace continues further than you can see

>>21490198
Sure, presumably Fig' would have let you know about his plans that morning

>>21490201
"Same as before, tricks of machinery and listening." Alvaro whispered to the group, watching the door. "I'm not one who wishes to die to the foul machinations of darkness."

Hi, does anyone have a place I can acquire the character-creation rules? I am making a character for a friend.

Also, thief reporting in. ;)

>>21490240
http://goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html

And you and Gurx can easily be retconned in

>>21490240
http://goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html
you want the core rules edition

>>21490175
>>21490237

"A bit too.. moral in here for my tastes."

I stroke Gurx's sallow head, tossing him a gobbet of raw flesh.


DM, I would like to recruit one of the Goblin female Bodyguards as a secondary henchcreature/retainer. Is this possible?

>>21490237

Marcut again checks ahead for traps and mechanisms in the walls and floors

>>21490240
Hey Jenai, hows Gurx?

Character-Creation rules is Labyrinth Lords, book for free download here. -> >>21490259

DM, can you put a link to download the book in your google docs? Noticed it wasn't there.

Rolled 1

>>21490237
"Very well, Helyan, what do your elf eyes see?"

Helyan searches for secret doors.

>>21490286
>hurp forgot name

>>21490268
Yes, she counts as a fighter but has +1 to hit. Just give her a name

>>21490259
>>21490266
Thanks fellas.

Rolled 2

>>21490201
Farther than we can see? another stonecunning check to see if anything wonky is going on here with the floor or walls

>>21490286
The distance includes infravision, but if you move up to the door you see that 60' after the door the pathway turns north

>>21490268
"Somehow, I'm not surprised." Alvaro gives a glance at Gurx, before looking back at the door.

>>21490309
Sweet!

Dgure, Goblin Bodyguardess!

>>21490268

"Hail! I see you bring unlikely sentients in tow, perhaps you and they would like to know of the virtues and blessed ways of the saintly smith?" Heditz asks hopefully "It is always good to bring more to the flock of the devoted"

So going ahead up to the turn, or through the door?

>>21490419

Through the door?

>>21490419
I'll motion one of the thiefly types to have a listen...
>>21490382
"Yer askin' if a goblin cares aboot anythin' but shinies an' eatin' childrens."

>>21490382
"Do not waste your effort on this man, he stinks of Chaos! He will not turn from his inquity, for 'Chaos corrupts the tongue, blinds the eyes, and hobbles the ears to all but profit.' 6:12:6.

>>21490429
Opening the door you find a T-junction. Up ahead there's a path going 70 feet north then opening into a room. To the east the passage heads on 20 feet then turns north, and to the west it's 50 feet before a north turn

>>21490382
>Gurx and Dgure don't seem terribly interested.
>Jenai sidles over, however.

"Well met stranger. I'm not a terribly pious fellow, but you know - friends in the right places aren't the worst to have."


>>21490328
DM, if possible (I don't want to derail) I am interested in my sideline as a Lookout for the thieves, and I would like to see what my "spying" on Samuel has further uncovered

>>21490437

"'Even the dullest ore can contain the glimmer of the angelic' Sayings of Gild 45:5:6"

>>21490462
Hadn't really thought of much else for you to discover. Acting as a lookout is pretty simple stuff, but watching higher level theives pick pockets breaking into buildings has taught you a few tricks. 10XP

I'd love to get in on this thing, but I've company coming over in an hour.

What are the odds of you writing in one more guy, how often do you guys play, and around what time?

>>21490456
"Please don't let this be another maze. I've already ruined one bedroll for a map as it is." Alvaro hopes to himself. "Hm... I'm fine with either of these ways. We can either go left, right, ahead, or back down the hallway. I'd rather the hallway."

>>21490497
Easy enough to add in more PCs, I try to get on most days, and there's other guys running games on here happy to swap characters between games

>>21490497
New players are always welcome

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TC9mtxXs2iNDf36Xms98N36lKF6L8cxSP8IaKbbHyBA/edit?pli=1
most of what you want to know can be found here. We play almost daily and the time can fluctuate. Usually starts at 9am EST, but recently been starting later.

>>21490440
"Oh look, another holier-than-thou type. Gurx, Dgure, don't listen to him. You'll catch whatever he's got."

>Jenai will advance up the path towards the door, slowly, cautious for traps and dangers. Gurx and Dgure to one side and in front of him respectively, his shortbow at the ready.

>>21490512
"Oi defer to ye, fer now. Oi ain't been 'ere first, ye ken."

>>21490514

"This is agreeable to me, onward Gilded soldiers!"

>>21490523
"And yet you do not deny my claims. You may scorn my virtue, but you spit contempt from the squalor of sin."

>>21490512
"I will true your judgement and experience in this, as the dwarfs says."

>>21490515
So... EST isn't Eastern Standard Time is it? Because I thought that was my Time Zone; and it's about 6:30 here. Unless today's a fluke, and you're starting real early.

Rolled 2, 4, 2 = 8

>>21490512
You continue on for 70 feet and head up north for 90 feet. You come to an area where the corridor begins to curve, when an orc walks around the corner!

first two are his morale, third is initiative

>>21490563
EST is eastern. Today started way late

Rolled 3 + 2

>>21490576
Initiative Initiate!

Rolled 4

>>21490576
Initiative roll is a go!

>>21490587
Yeah. I'm Australian, and starting in my morning and your afternoon is reasonable for most people

>>21490602
Party goes first

Rolled 9

>>21490576

Heditz draws his mace and shield and charges the orc

Rolled 20, 17 = 37

>>21490612
Figgy fires his crossbow and Haley hurls a stone!
+2 for figgy, +1 for Haley

Rolled 3

>>21490638
Arrow'd!

Rolled 13, 16 = 29

>>21490604
Vodral charges with mace just behind Heditz, while Heylan fires his longbow.

Rolled 11, 13, 14 = 38

>>21490612
Alvaro throws one of his light hammers at it, while Brandon and Ileen move to engage in glorious melee both eagerly and stoically, respectively.

+0 Alvaro; +2 Ileen; +1 Brandon

Marcut sneaks into the shadows, his dagger drawn

Rolled 4

>>21490638
Stone'd!

Rolled 14, 4, 3 = 21

>>21490612
I knock an arrow and fire. Gurx hurls a javelin. Dgure advances and swings her longsword

>>21490653
Heylan is at -1, to note.

>>21490656
What do we need to hit? I'm guessing fifteens hit?

>>21490691
am

Ugh, computer crashed. Give me a second

13 to hit the ork

Rolled 5 + 2

>>21490739
Ileen watches sword meet flesh with ennui...

>>21490646
>>21490666
With this damage, the ork is killed

1XP for all players

Rolled 1

>>21490673
Arrow damage.

I've got to relocate for a moment. I'll brb in 10-15 minutes.

>>21490751
Alvaro recovers his thrown light hammer. "If there's one, I bet there's more about. Be wary, but vengeful. Their taint is not one that should be left to fester."

>>21490751
The path ahead curves around for a bit, heading east then north after 100 feet of total walking. 40 feet going north, the path widens and heads off northwest

>>21490771
"Indeed. 'tis time for cleansing! Glorious!"

In the background, Helyan checks carefully to see if he can recover his arrow, smirking at the sheer speed the orc was dispatched.

Rolled 68

>>21490751
What's he carrying?

Jenai attempts to move silently forward, flanked by Gurx.

>be back in 10-15 minutes

>>21490771

"Truly iron must be struck whilst hot, we should continue onwards"

Marcut checks for traps in the floor and walls

>>21490771
I recover my dart and check the orc's belongings, "Ye ought not be so swift to judge, lad. Orcs may smell bad, but 'ere be no need to spill blood if 'ey ain't tryin' ta spill yer own."

>>21490798
Nothing of any value

>>21490813
You don't detect any traps either. The path continues on for 60 feet northwest before turning northeast. You think you're around the point of the storage room.

>>21490837
"Wot's with 'is crazy tunnel? Can't 'ey dig straight?"

>>21490837

The one with the salt leading to the kitchen?

I suggest we press on

Rolled 5

>>21490855
Forgot my stonecunning roll for the widening, spiralling path.

>>21490816
"I suppose we differ in opinion there." Alvaro simply responds. "I doubt anything residing here has peaceful intentions anyhow, not when something like that workshop is a thing. No sane creature brands the skin of a human with runes, stretched upon poles."

>>21490855
"Surely, chaos is at work in this place."

>>21490864
Seems normal. You continue for 70 feet, coming to the intersection between the wizard workrooms and the storage room. There's two paths leading east, the southern one going to the maze area and the northern one unexplored

>>21490885
"Well now, lads. Which way leads to places unknown?"

>>21490885
"Well, this is unexpected... Guess that explains where that western path goes. If I remember, the store room is to the south of us. Unless anyone wants to brave a maze, I suggest we head to the upper eastern path."

>>21490900
"Evil hides in the unknown darkness, so that way we must go."

>>21490900

"To the north? I have no desperate thirst to see the foul workings the others describe"

>>21490915
You go east for 20 feet then the path turns north. After walking for forty feet the path starts curving to the left. It eventually heads south, about 70 feet west of where it had started

Rolled 92

>>21490915
>Jenai leads his henchgoblins towards the dark. Trying to hide.
"This way."

>>21490947
After another 30 feet south, the path turns east. There's a door to your west, and after 20 feet east are double doors

>>21490974
Oh, and the path east ends after 60 feet

Rolled 3

>>21490947
I feel like we're hunting a wumpus...
Stonecunning around the westward door and its intersection
"Shall we 'ave a listen, lads?"

>>21490989
Ah, finally the double doors lead north, and are wide open

>>21490974

"Through the smaller door before we check the grander doorway?"

Marcut listens at the door

>>21491001
"Helyan, your elf eyes-"
"On it already."

Looking for secret doors with the Elf Helyan.

Rolled 5

>>21491028
Go me

>>21491001
You hear nothing

>>21491010
Past it is a passage heading west for 30 feet before coming to a T junction. The path south goes further than you see, and the path north immediately turns back east for 20 feet before heading north again

>>21491028
No secret doors found

>>21491010
"Agreed. We're in territory unknown now, so be on your guard. Trogs, goblins, orcs, skeletons, rats, slimes... Wonder what next we can remove."

>>21491045
"Hm. Maybe there might be a secret door at the eastern tunnel's end?"

>>21491010
"Agreed."

>>21491073
Ach. Off my game today. Also, just as the path north turns east there's a door north

Rolled 6

>>21491052
"One can only hope! Ral has always supported such warring-"

>>21491073
Helyan: "On it." Looking for secret doors at the end of the eastern tunnel.

>>21491073
(Eastern tunnels being the one that has the double doors, to be specific. Was vague, I realize.)

>>21491073
>>21491045

"Is anyone noting our progress? I feel myself losing all sense of direction in these passages."

Do we want to check through the double doors first or down more passages?

>>21491087
Found none. While going past the open double doors you see that the room is filled with bookshelves, and within are four skeletons

>>21491104
"Hah. So that's where they got off too. Wonder if they remember me." Alvaro grins viciously as he readies a light hammer.

Rolled 1

>>21491104

Initiative?

Heditz draws his mace

>>21491104
"Disgusting undead!" Vodral readies his holy symbol, preparing to turn the beasts as Helyan readies his bow again.

Rolled 61

>>21491104
Dead skeletons, or animated skeletons?

>Jenai checks the door for traps.

>>21491128
>>21491136
"Ey, ey lads... Calm down..." Are the skeletons even standing? or are they just skeletons on the floor?

>and Sectsies
No, I'm pretty sure there are no sexies in this room, Captcha

Rolled 3

>>21491112
The library is illuminated with an eerie red glow, from caged fire beetles inset into the walls. It's a cross shaped room, forty foot square but for the corners not being carved out. As well as the zombies, to your left and right you see two large divans.
Roll for initiative

>>21491185
Zombies too!?

>>21491158
Animate ones, wielding cleavers and various kitchen utensils

>>21491196
Ack, skellies I mean

Simultaneous attacks. You hit on 12s.

Rolled 4

>>21491197
>>21491185
"HAH, it is them. Remember me? Time for smashing." Alvaro says happily.

Rolled 4, 5, 19, 6 = 34

>>21491217
Skeletons attack

Rolled 8, 10 = 18

>>21491197
Figgy and Haley exchange a worried look as the self-righteous charge in. X-bow and Stone time.

>>21491217
Vodral attempts to turn the undead, while Helyan fires an arrow at one of the skelies.

Rolled 1

>>21491223
One strikes Dgure with an iron skillet.

Rolled 2, 7 = 9

>>21491234
aaaaaah I am bad at dice rolling.

>>21491234
Turning is 2d6 twice. First is to turn, second is for how many affected

Rolled 14, 9 = 23

Marcut and Heditz strike at the nearest skeleton
(Marcut at -1)

Rolled 18, 1, 12 = 31

>>21491217
Alvaro flings a light hammer roughly, still a look of glee on his face from finding old enemies. Brandon and Ileen charge the skeletons, polearm and sword in hand.

Rolled 18, 5, 5 = 28

>>21491197
I assume someone's already rolled init for us.

"At them, quick and quiet!"

Jenai looses an arrow, Gurx throws a javelin, and Dgure advances on a skeleton, smashing down at it with her blade.

"Remind me to invest in blunt weapons in the future."

Rolled 4 + 1

>>21491256

Marcut lashes out at the skeleton with his magic dagger

Rolled 3, 2, 1, 3 = 9

>>21491254
Oh. Whelp, missed that.

Rolled 3

>>21491267
Alvaro's smile grows as his hammer connects.

>>21491270
supposed to be minus one there so 3 damage

>>21491274
You fail to turn them

>>21491270
One skeleton is destroyed

Rolled 3

>>21491269
Jenai's arrow connects.
Dgure is cut, and takes a half-step back before charging back into the fray.

"And a shield for Dgure."

Rolled 4 + 2

>>21491267
Ileen dully adjusts his stance to compensate for the increased resistance as his sword meets bone.

Rolled 3, 12 = 15

>>21491296
Another skeleton is defeated

>>21491310
One left now

Rolled 8, 3 = 11

Marcut and Heditz both strike again at the next skeleton

Rolled 5, 9, 14 = 28

>>21491311
The three attack again; arrow, javelin, and sword.

"Anyone have an extra shield they aren't using?"

Rolled 5, 17 = 22

>>21491316
Vodral strikes the unturned skeleton with his mace while Helyan fires an arrow.

Rolled 9, 1 = 10

>>21491311
Figgy and Haley continue to support the battling priests.

Rolled 11, 16, 13 = 40

>>21491311
Watching the skeletons fall like wheat to a scythe on a summer day emboldens Alvaro and his retainers, attacking with renewed vigor.

Alvaro; Brandon; Ileen

>>21491340
The skeleton havin 1hp is smashed apart by the sword blow.

6XP for regular guys 3XP for retainers

Rolled 2

>>21491340
Dgure's blade connects with a "snickty" sound.

>>21491368
Damnit, looks like I'm missing the fun.

>>21491368
What is a Divan?

>>21491411
Furniture, I believe.

Rolled 5, 20 = 25

"Unholy abominations cannot withstand our righteous might. Heed, choas, for you cannot hide from the sound of your destruction!" Heditz then checks the bookshelves, without touching any of the tomes

>>21491368
Alvaro recovers his thrown hammers, looking at the library. "Must be a wealth of knowledge here. Also of the physical kind hopefully."

>>21491411
A sort of couch.

This room has several oaken tables and desks, as well as wooken chairs. The floor is red granite, with white marble tiles forming the letters "R & Z" in the middle of the floor. There are several bookshelves stuffed with tomes and documents

>>21491421
"I Detect Evil on the Divan."

"... the divan is neither good nor evil."

"I .. fire an arrow into the Divan!"

".. the divan is unaffected."

*gulp* "Tough encounter DM."

>>21491448
Begin search of tables and desks.
>Dinnar Arrive
AFK 20ish while I eat

>>21491433
There's all kinds of books and papers here. It would take a while to go through them all.

Alright, mind if Leod and Krago catch up, guys? Maybe they were standing guard or keeping watch or something.

>>21491448
"R&Z? I wonder who that is."

>>21491448

"Fig, what says your majick waters? Are we safe enough browsing these books?"

If it doesn't indicate evil magic, Heditz starts to skim through some of the books.

>>21491476
Sure. With a party of 14 you could probably make an attempt on Castle Gygar

>>21491483
Rogahn and Zelligar. You've found the rooms of Rogahn and his girlfriend Melissa, and Zelligar's lab/torture chamber

>>21491483
"Zelligar and Rogahn, would be my guess. Probably their personal library..." Alvaro said, looking at the lanterns with the bugs in it with interest. "Clever. Wonder if this can be removed..."

>>21491498
It glows white around a few of the books in the middle of the shelf. They seem to be works on mythology and religion

>>21491505
The cages are pinned to the walls and cannot be opened without tools.

>>21491501
Aye. That we could. Somebody is totally going to die against the cube and ogres though.

Though if the party is massive already... Well, do we already have 12 people, including retainers? Leod might just be alone then, to lessen the shares.

>>21491483

"Perhaps Rogahn and Zelligar. The wrathful owners of this place the sentinals as we entered warned us about."

>>21491529
Yes

>>21491501

Also freed their pet cat Mr Fluffyboots

Rolled 55

>>21491528
>>21491505
I approach with my thieves' tools.
"Can I be of assistance?"

>>21491528

Heditz reads them with interest, putting them safely in his backpack (if they're not too heavy)

>>21491528
Vodral, pretending that he didn't feel foolish for forgetting the loud blaring voice's warning, says "Ah, Heditz, what is that you've gotten?"

>>21491528
Ah, thought the cages were small enough to replace with my lantern with for a non fuel using lantern. Ah well. What tools are needed?

>>21491567
Going through the books you find a loose scroll. It seems to have the Cleric spells Cure Light Wounds and Protection from Evil inscribed on it

>>21491583
Maybe chisels, crowbars, screws or the like

Also fire beetles are large enough to be considered monsters.

>>21491567
"If you find any books relating to the sun, please inform me. They are of interest."

>>21491604
There goes that idea... Unless I can somehow befriend them. I offer one a piece of dried meat through the holes of the cage.

Right, Leod is alone then, since the party is huge. He looks under the tables and desks, through any drawers the desks have.

Krago meanwhile is spending money on a heavy crossbow and 10 bolts, and four oil flasks. And alcohol. Leod bought three more oil flasks. Is it alright if he also bought a hammer, some iron spikes, a crowbar, grappling hook, and the like?

>>21491622
It consumes the meat.
But it's a giant beetle, it doesn't seem to regard you any better. It does associate you with eating flesh now, though

>>21491636
Sure. Note them down on your character sheet and the money spent

>>21491622

"Certainly, although I have not seen anything in these particular texts I am sorry"

(Do we want to share the scrolls, or shall I hold on to them?)

>>21491663
You don't get XP from magic items, they're considered their own reward. So whoever's going to end up using it should have it

Rolled 3

>>21491663
"I see no reason you cannot hold on to them. If we need them, they can be shared."

Vodral simply stares around at the room, ready for any danger.

Helyan, searches for secret doors just in case..

>>21491649
Ah well.

Alvaro looks for books pertaining to the sun, whether magical or not. As well as books pertaining to this complex, and its owners to see if he can shed some light on that.

>>21491692
You find none.

>>21491713
You do find an out of date almanac. There are a few books describing Rogahn and Zelligar's exploits, fighting against barbarian invaders, dragons, monsters and so forth.

>>21491719

Heditz checks behind and under the bookcases if possible. "When I lose a piece of pertinent parchment, that is where I always find it. Saints preserve me, it is very frustrating" he mutters to no one in particular

>>21491719
Jenai patches up Dgure's cut, slapping her heartily on the wound in encouragement.

Anyone wanna loan her a shield? Fig, she'll give it back once the fighting starts to get close, but while you're crossbow bolting, might as well have some extra protection in the front ranks, eh?

>>21491744
Alvaro keeps the books he's found, deciding to read them when he gets to town. "Has to be some reason for this madness..."

Out from the library, you can head back up and around through the curving path, or go through the single door.

>>21491791

"Through the single door? Or does that only lead us back to known areas?"

>>21491810
No, you haven't been there before

>>21491810
"If not, it seems a good path.

>>21491810
"The single door leads to more unknown parts of the complex. We could head back, but that would leave the maze, and a few other routes further back, if I remember."

>>21491791
"Let's investigate that lonely door, eh fellas?"

Jenai starts on his way to the lonely door.

>>21491819
As before, through the door you can go down a south path, head through a further door north, or go through a path looping back east for 30 feet then heading north

>Pubelf opinion.
Yep, elves get contentious when they're drunk

>>21491841
"South path is my opinion."

>>21491875
"It seems as good a path as any."

>>21491875
The south path continues for ninety feet before turning east. While going down there, anyone with torches has them burn out. It goes east 10 feet, then turns south. After 30 feet there is a door south, the path turns west, and on that path is a door north. After ten feet west that path further goes south.

>>21491935
Do lanterns still work?

>>21491941
Yes, though their fuel is about one quarter burned

>>21491841
I wish I had a map to make sense of this place. :| Do you have one to share with us?

>>21491935

Heditz lights a new torch "Let this light our way to further greatness" he smiles to himself. "Shall we continue north?"

>>21491970
Yes, but it's In Search of the Unknown. Being utterly lost is a big part of the module

>>21491976
Vodral likewise ignites a new torch. "Perhaps we should check the closer south door."

>>21491995

"Very well"

Leod proposes they mark down the location the torches and lanterns burned down somehow, like with talk or something. That way they will know to put out their lights as they pass by the area again.

>>21492039
*chalk

Stupid typoes.

>>21491995
"Agreed. Doors tend to have rooms, rooms have creatures, creatures are filth and must be cleaned." Alvaro agreed.

>>21492039
They burned out because they'd been lit for so long.

The room you enter is irregularly shaped, the part you're in a 30' by 20' rectangle, and a 20' square area to its northeast holding a forge. It seems to be an abandones smithy. Within it are five kobolds armed with spears. What do you do?

>>21492068
Vodral smiles. "You have a righteous mind. Excellent. Let us go!"

>>21492079
*six kobolds

>>21491762
Lend a goblin retainer my magic shield? You've got to be insane. Retainers do not ever give back magic items. Ever. You have to kill them.
>>21492079
Kobolds? Do any of them look familiar?"
"Hold, the lot of ye... Kobolden, know ye the name Sylzxx, son of Akhak?"

>>21492079
I propose murder.

>>21492152
I second this motion.

>>21492148
"Akhak? His father rustled my great uncle's rats. Blood fued!"

>>21492079
>>21492148
Alvaro is quiet as he lets the dwarf talk, but it is obvious in his eyes what he wishes to do.

>>21492167
>>21492152

"Wait a moment, unprovoked slaughter dulls the blade of holy fevour. Let us hear their reaction to Master Fig"

>>21492180
I again propose murder.

>>21492079
>>21492180
"Kobolds! Who do you serve? We are liberating these caverns. Join us, and you can keep your homes. We don't necessarily have a quarrel with you."

>>21492212
"We serve ourselves. And we can't go, someone will steal the, uh, steal nothing, but anyway we can't go."

>>21492180
"Shameful, but 'ere be a greater danger 'an stolen rats to ye an' yer kind. Ken ye 'at in Castle Gygar, the kobold god be bound by the silvered tongue of a treacherous woman an' the power of 'er wizarding lover Bargle?"

>>21492232

"Leave this place, holy to the Saint Gild, unless you proclaim your faith! We will not accept your backtalk or insubordination"

Alvaro is simply waiting off to the side, watching the kobolds intensely, hand on one of the hammers on his belt, making a faint tapping noise with his boot on the ground.

"Obstruct us at your peril, creatures."

>>21492244
"He's not the true god. God lives in a temple deep in the desert, and his voice is a crack of thunder! But, if you seek to explore these caverns, we can let you through to the lower level for 10 gold pieces"

>>21492251
"We can convert them later, after the place is safer! No need to antagonize them when we might be able to negotiate."

If the kobolds don't seem aggressive, I move into the room (keeping a respectful distance from them.) to take a look around the room they are in, the forge, etc.

>>21492303
"'en educate me, kobolden, of 'is false god 'ey worship. Who be 'e, and whoy do 'ey grant 'im favor and praise?"

>>21492303
A fellow on IRC named Conil asked me to tell you that he's going to be late.

>>21492320
They don't want to let you pass without paying them money.

>>21492330
"He takes God's form, but in an imperfect manner. His scales are as black as his lies and he spits venom where God proclaims thunderstorms!"

>>21492320

"RRrr, I will stand down this time, but they spoil the scared room of the Saint!"

>>21492303
"What is the name of your God? The true god, and the false?"

>in response to the request for 10 gp

"Little friends, we outnumber you, and are better armed. We have no desire to slay you - well, I don't anyhow. What do you propose to trade us for this 10 gold? A guide to the lower levels past any dangers, or just your permission to pass? I will personally pay you the gold, if what you offer is worthwhile."

>>21492379
"Passage through, and warnings of some dangers you shall face."