Bumpy bump.

>>21578921
So, is game officially your 7am or your 10pm?
There's been some confusion on the collab thread.
Also, welcome back! My day is going to be broken up throughout, so I'll do what I can.

>>21579111
Uh, usually my 7am. I've had a busy week earlier though, and today it's more convenient for me to start at my midnight.

>>21579118
Added this thread as "current thread" to the collab doc.

Let's take care of some housekeeping while we wait for others, yes? Figgy would like to see how our giant bee farm is coming along, (and to fill everyone's quart jar with honey).

>etalik hynny
Yes, captcha, the honey is the important part.

>>21579149
With 2300gp of work done, the tunnels beneath are partially dug out, and you'll be able to smoke out at least some of the hive and gather honey.
Another 700gp finishes the tunnels and the last 1000gp goes to constructing a basic wooden building (for storage, guarding the tunnel entrance, and an alchemical lab)

So who's this Vespin guy, the new halfling? Had he been playing in Spooky's threads or something?

>>21579191
A henchman of echowinds, fluffed to be an alchemist?
I'm going to put honey in everyone's empty quart jars... apparently that's only Ruby's jar and mine, so 2 quarts from whatever hidden honey reservoir you may or may not be keeping track of.

Reporting in, for what it is worth. May have to teach a class soon, so I'll be in and out.

>>21579223
That's how thieves do it!

>>21579223
That's cool. You should roll your level 2 hit points, by the way. 1d4+1

>>21579207
>>21579223
Aw yeah, I fill my quart jar, and rue the day I forgot to feed some to my goblin bodyguard.

>>21579176
I would like to see what I dig up on Samael, if that's possible DM. If you've got no interest in going in that direction let me know, I wouldn't want to derail the thread or make it too complicated for you to run.

Rolled 3 + 1

>>21579234
Rollan! GO MAX!!

>>21579248
The thief now has almost as much HP as the dorf.
Welcome to the front lines!

>>21579235
Well, it looks like his business is going along fairly well, and he seems to have fingers in a lot of pies, but you really can't learn much about him personally at all. He never appears anywhere, and nobody claims to have ever seen him. While there are probably folks who have problems with groups he controls, the only person who could be called his enemy is the Count Van Mistamere, ruler of these lands. He dislikes having a rival for power in his domain, but is wary of making any overt action against Samael

I don't have a huge amount planned for there, but if I'm ever struck with some urge for him to get up to anything, you'll be the first to know.

2 level two players and a couple of retainers seems a reasonable group for dungeon delving, at least in Quasqueton.

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>>21579362
Is this map reasonably accurate of the areas explored so far?

>>21579259
ha! My AC is still woefully low. You can enjoy the frontlines with Yure or whatever my new henchgoblin;s name is. Are you goblinoid phobic like most dwarves?

>>21579362
I am ready and able. :D

>>21579284
Thanks for the info.

I was thinking of approaching Samael with the golden monkey idol and offering it to him as a "I'd like to serve you / I will be a spy for you" sort of transaction.

>>21579386
Pretty much, yes. As you can see there's a lot of spaces missing, and pretty much all the east area is gone

>>21579392
Figgy made an agreement with the kobolds of Castle Gygar and in Quasquetan to slay all gobbos in those respective places. But he's not about to go and screw with your menagerie just because.

>Won't slay, but doesn't have to help.

>>21579412
*unexplored I mean. It isn't gone

>>21579423
oh good!

My vote is to explore the area neatly bordered up in the SW corner

>>21579426
Seconded.

>>21579426
Okay. Who's providing the light?

>>21579445
I have dorf-vision. I'll have Haley pick up a lantern in town before we head out.

Also, doing some minor shopping for stoof.

>>21579445
This guy and his goblinoid minio-- er. Helpers.

Can't be seen to be accruing an army of goblinoids, ehehe.. he he..

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Okay, posting shopping list

You're at that t-junction in the southwest area of the map. You can go ahead or turn west or east

>>21579467
I am pretty sure I took care of my minor stuff needs.

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>>21579499

>>21579499
I was wrong. I kind of want a dog.

;_; Can I get a dog? A lovable stray, or a clever half-wolf? I'll take good care of him, and feed him, and love him, etc!


I will purchase a grappling hook and bottle of wine, and enough trail rations for several weeks. :D Also, manacles and a crowbar. Yare can carry those and the rations in her shiny new backpack.

21gp

>>21579559
Go for it, not them down on your character sheet.

I'm assuming you mean a cute regular dog, not a trained guard dog

>>21579499
Already recorded on the collab. Thanks for the reference!

Let's go east after Jenai is all bought up?

>>21579577
Okay. You enter a 20' by 70' room, filled with long benches. Up at the north end, the floor is raised up about a foot, and on the wall behind it are four rotting banners, red, blue, green, and yellow.

>>21579572
What's the difference? I didn't see stats for animals in the book, though I haven't gotten through even half of it yet. I'd love a trained dog, but I would rather start from "lovable half-wolf stray" and train it myself over time. That way he's more my friend and companion than a purchased item.

I have to teach a class in about - an hour. :\ But after that I'll be back.

>>21579559
What's the dog called? Any preference as to breed?

>>21579609
Jenai muses out loud as they enter the room.
"Hm. Throne or audience room, or possibly a Great Hall..?" He "holy symbol (crosses) himself
"Church?"

"Let's have a look behind those tapestries with the pole?"

>>21579621
Mostly behaviour and morale, as far as I can tell. A guard dog will stay, bark at and attack enemies, and if ordered to will fight to the death. An ordinary dog will get bored and start chasing squirrels, let the nice man rummage through your belongings, and in a fight will probably bark to encourage you but won't go in, and if injured is likely to run away

>>21579609
Anything discernable about the rotting banners? coats of arms? extra thick mold?

Is there a podium or a lectern on the raised platform?

About those benches: anything under 'em?

>>21579652
The room's fairly empty as far as you can tell, likely the kobolds looted it already as they salvaged parts of the benches for firewood

There's no lectern on the platform, the banners don't seem especially mouldy, and there's nothing behind them. The middle two do have the faint outlines of the letters R and Z on them though.

>>21579669
"Ain't much fer 'is room, lad. Must 'ave been a mootin' room fer Roghad an' Zelli. We ought take the opposite path down the west end, aye?"

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>>21579715
Also, Local Area Map

>>21579623
His name.. is KILL.

No, his name is Vice Sergeant, but I call him puppy when I'm not angry or serious. When I am upset or in danger, I use his real name. (Vice Sergeant as in he is my assistant in Vice, while I am the Vice Captain, as in I whore and get drunk. RDJ can be Vice Lieutenant.)

>>21579730
After 60 feet down the corridor it turns north for another 70 feet and then turns east for fifty feet. It goes south, seemingly being a spiral, and 20 feet down that south passage is a door to the west. At the end of that 60 foot passage south it turns west, presumably continuing to turn clockwise

>>21579650
Fluffwise I want him to be my cute and adorable pet. But statswise, I want him to be well trained and loyal, guard dog style, and I'll pay for the difference. Someone to watch my back, and my allies' backs.

>>21579798
Yep. He'll goof off and generally be a playful puppy but only when it doesn't matter

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Rolled 3

>>21579766
I keep my shield hand on the wall as we follow it in its circle, "Shall we see it to the end, lad, or troy the door?"

Stonecunning roll to see if we're descending.

>>21579843
Let's try the door first, I don't like leaving doors behind me.

>>21579893
sooo wat's behind door #1?

Rolled 19

>>21579766
I listen at the door to see if I hear anything.

Rolled 19

>>21580086
>>21579766
Gotta teach my class now. Bot me for the next hour and a half, tops? I'll be back soon.

>>21580086
Ugh, sorry about that, Windows shut down to update.
Beyond the door is a 50 foot passage, with you ten feet from the north end. At either end it turns west, with the northern path turning south after 030 feet and the southern path thrnng north after 20 feet

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>>21580134
Looks like a shortcut, gang!

I point south and motion for the light-bearers to follow.

>>21580178
You follow along the path which opens into a 20 foot square room, with a 10 foot alcove at the south east end. There's nothing here, presumably part of the renovations Rogahn and Zelligar were working on just before they went missing in their campaign north

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Rolled 2

>>21580210
Nothing here? in the center of a spiral? Renovations? Stonecunning up in this.

Loose flagstones in the floor? Maybe something in that alcove? Not even a mini mino?

>>21580269
Nope, not for the past 30 years. Do you want to head up the north path, or go explore elsewhere?

>>21580294
I'll follow the spiral around to make sure those loose ends connect (or don't).

I need to go to an appointment across town, so I'm going to be out for a few hours at least. This'll be it until then. :(

>>21580324
Yep, they do meet up.
Dang, well at least it's not in the middle of combat.

I'll be back in two hours as well, around 2:30 4chan time

And back. Jenai, Fig'Tard, you here?

>>21581486
Well, I'm here now, at least?

>>21581999
Coolio. As you see, the other guys haven't found anything or anyone so far.

>>21582018
Which leaves me just in time to swoop in after they finish the gruntwork to grab a share of the loot.

Mwahahahahahahaha!

(But seriously, I try to pull my own weight.)

>>21582018
>>21582018
>>21582018
AHHHH GYGAR STARTED AND IM AT WORK AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

okay im good. I'll jump in when I can! (probably in an hour or so T_T

>>21582046
Okay. Leod, do you want me to wait a while for Echo (?) to join in and the rest to get back, or head on with Krago right away?

>>21582052
Heading in alone with only two guys seems a poor idea, so waiting.

>>21582052
feel free to robot me along, ill jump in when i finish up here

>>21582085
remember i have 2 retainers, one isnt finished in her equipment load out but for the sake of starting she has leather armor, a wooden shield, and a short sword.

>i have a whole equip list working out for her on my home comp which is not here.

>>21582085
Okay. Leod, Krago, Echowinds, Chuck, and Vespin also come up to the caverns. Do you guys use lanterns or torches?

>>21582115

I'm up for using torches because that's what I got.

Fig'Tard's made a fairly accurate map up here
>>21579386

Also, down where they are, there's a third passage not explored

>>21582018
I hath returned!

>>21582115
Leod still has his lantern, but having a lit torch along for chucking flaming oil seems like a good idea.

Anyway, let's finish exploring the southwest section of the dungeon.

>>21582151
Shall I accompany Leod and zombie Echo until Fig returns, then we can all link up for our room jaunt?

brb for a few minutes - my guts aren't agreeing with me.

>>21582142
Okay. I'll run Fig'Tard and Haley.

You go seventy feet north up the path, coming to a vast room overgrown with all kinds of plants and fungi. To the west is a 50 foot by 20 foot area with what looks like a font at the west end. Ahead is a 30 foot wide area going further than you can see, with an overgrown fountain in the southeast corner. In the middle of the area you see a 10 foot by 20 foot pit, though like everything else is covered over with grotesquely engorged vines and roots

>>21582193
ouch man i feel for you, although not surprising considering where you are...

>>21582200
And Echo too, I guess

>>21582204
ill be jumping in and out, im doing wiring/computer work. I'll do my best to keep up DM

>>21582209
naming myself

>>21582200
I'll move over and check out that fountain.

>>21582200
Mildly tempted to just burn everything. Don't trust the plants. Particularly the fungi. Bad stuff, really.

Don't suppose we can get stuff poked with 10-foot poles or sling-bullets chucked at stuff to see if it explodes into spores or starts moving?

>>21582227
As you approach the fountain, there's rustling beneath an oversized fern, and a pair of large, primitive rodents leap out and attack
Roll for initiative

Rolled 4

>>21582255
The rodent's roll. Well, monotremes actually, but your characters wouldn't know or care.

Rolled 4

>>21582255

>>21582230
I second this option. I ask the goblins if they recognize the stuff as dangerous.

Do we still have that kobold as our guide?

Rolled 13

>>21582274
rolling to hit!!

Rolled 19, 14 = 33

>>21582280
Rodent attack roll
You need a 12, so you hit

Rolled 4

>>21582300
Echowinds is bitten by one of the rats

Rolled 3

>>21582280
sweet rolling polearm damage

Rolled 18

>>21582325
You kill one of the rats
Rolling Fig'Tard's attack

Rolled 2 + 1

>>21582358
Damage

Rolled 19, 20, 12 = 51

>>21582322
I shoot the one that bit Echo. Gurx javelins the same one, while Yrin rushes up to push it off of him. Yrin strikes at the other one.

>>21582368
And that's enough hits to kill them.

2XP all around, 1 for the retainers
(note down your own XP)

Rolled 5, 6 = 11

I'll presume Figs and our three successful attacks slay the rat?

>>21582375
sweet, so that 4 damage how does that work with our AC again? is that a -4 to my hp?

Ill tally my xp when i get home.

Rolled 3, 2 = 5

>>21582471
Your AC prevents them from hitting you - it's why it takes a 19 on a D20 to hit you, but only a 13 to hit me. They hit, then damage happens - thus, you got hit when it rolled a 19, and took 4.

"You're pretty banged up, Echo. Want to take a swig of your magic honey?"

>>21582471
I already worked out your HP, it's down to 5 now

Rolled 20, 1 = 21

Leod and Krago attack!

Leod +2, Krago +3

Rolled 3

>>21582499
thank you :)

"Aye!" i exclaim as I down a swig from my jar.

"Wherein we be headin next lads?"

>>21582520
Aaaaaand nevermind, they're already dead. Well then. It seems my luck is rather skewed towards extremes.

So what now? You still haven't explored the north area of this room, and most of that remains hidden in darkness

>>21582549
KRAGO, WHAT DO YOUR DWARVEN EYES SEE?

>>21582549
I poke EVERYTHING in reach with the pole. Suspicious vines, fungus, I huck rocks into the shadows. "Anymore goddamn RATS in here?"

Can my goblin hirelings eat the rats, or do they have to cook them first? Also, do the rats look like they're covered in fungus or anything like that?

>>21582559
"You know how we have many words in our tongue for various types of stone and geological formations? We only have one for 'a fuckload of plants'. I think the areas about 70 feet long, and there's something at the end. Maybe another fountain"

>>21582584
Goblins do not care about cooking food, and the rats seem no more filthy than other wild animals

While there's no response from most things, as you advance you see a second pit, ten feet north of the first, and throwing a rock into that there's some motion and a rustling noise in response

>>21582608
So, take a peek in, or just chuck flaming oil?

>>21582627
Well, that's your call, or you can run away

>>21582677
Well, yeah, was asking the other players. XP

>>21582687
No, not until you finish the encounter

...Ok, seriously, where did everyone disappear off to? I'm the only player that's been posting for a little while now.

>>21582778
I think they haven't realised 4chan's come back online now

>>21582787
I creep a bit closer, and wiggle the ten foot pole over the edge of the other pit.

"Hello? We come in peace. Unless you try to kill us first."

Rolled 6

>>21582848
Out from under the foliage, a great big spider leaps out and grabs the stick. A bit suprised not to find it edible, it does notice something that does look like food: you

Roll for initiative

>>21582848
I of course am about 9 feet from the edge of the pit.

Is Sergeant upset? Hackles up, freaking out?

>>21582876
Well, there's a great big spider right in front of him, so he's not exactly happy.

>>21582876
"Ahem. Ah.. KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!"

Jenai tries to keep it at bay with his stick.

I am guessing we get Fig's +2 still?

>>21582894
Yeah, he's here

Rolled 3 + 2

>>21582894
Derped.

Rolled 20, 14 = 34

>>21582907
The big spider leaps out at Jenai, while a much smaller one also climbs from the pit and attacks

Rolled 6

>>21582917
And Jenai is bitten, roll a save vs poison

Rolled 18, 12 = 30

>>21582917
Oh crap spiders. Kill them, kill them now!

Leod +2, Krago +3

>>21582927
Both hit, you just need a 12 to get them

Rolled 8

>>21582924
HOLY BEJESUS, fucking spiders!

Rolled 1 + 2

>>21582939
Leod's damage first then.

>>21582942
You suffer from the horrible spider poison. You'll need healing soon, or it kills you

Rolled 2 + 3

>>21582949
Krago's damage.

Rolled 4

>>21582942
I back up, Yrin coming forward to attack the big spider, and Gurx javelins the littler one.

I chug my honey quart before I get murdered.

Rolled 18, 5 = 23

>>21582963
Yrin and Gurx attacks.

>>21582957
Krago smashes the smaller spider to bits, only the larger one remains

>>21582963
The honey works as an antidote, healing you while purging the venom from your system

Rolled 6

>>21582968
Slice slice.

Rolled 10

And Fig'tard strikes at the big spider

Rolled 5

The big old spider attacks Echowinds, with its original prey retreating

Rolled 9

>>21582977
Fig'Tard strikes it

Rolled 10, 13 = 23

>>21582977
Leod and Krago press the attack.

Rolled 3 + 2

>>21582985
Both hit, Leod if only barely. Leod's damage first.

Rolled 3 + 3

>>21582990
Krago's damage. DWARF SMASH!

The spider is defeated

11XP for PCs and 5XP for the retainers

Rolled 17, 9, 11 = 37

>>21582977
Gurx and Jenai do their distance thing, while Yrin tries to get another chop in.

>>21583010
Stop, stop, he's already dead!

Rolled 17, 14, 8 = 39

>>21583001
"From now on.. I'm going to try to be subtle. " Jenai pushes the 10 foot pole into someone else's hands. He looks over to Leod.

"If that doesn't work, let's just burn it all."

>>21583031 lol
When questioned as to why he is chopping the spider after its defeat: "After Dgure's death, I have an unreasoning fear of spiders."

Jenai chops off its spinnerets, and passes his wine flask around between everyone. shouldn't be enough to get anyone drunk, shared between all the people here.

He then gingerly fucks with the spider's fangs until he gets the venom sacks out, and dumps both of them into his now empty wine flask.

Designating this wine flask as "Poison Flask"

>>21583034
Poking and prodding around the room, there are a few small animals, but nothing of much consequence. There doesn't seem to be anything of value here except to a botanist

>>21583062
Oh, and to clarify he is harvesting the silk organ, if there's any silk in there.

>muttering under his breath:
"This bastard owes me a flask of honey."

>>21583074
Nope, these aren't web spinners

>>21583034
Leod blinks as the pole is shoved to him, shrugs, and finds a place to strap it to his backpack. Krago pokes around at the fountains.

>>21583073
" Hey fellas, what d'you all say if we bring someone who knows about these sorts of things down here? Maybe there's something exotic growing here we can use to make medicine.. or drugs? Hell, even poison. I mean, maybe something here's useful, or profitable?"

I will personally put in a bit of gold to hire an herbalist/alchemist/elf for that purpose. Worst case scenario, we have an extra retainer to feed for the day.

>>21583092
Even if there was still running water, the fountains are blocked up and cracked open by roots

>>21583110
"Well, once we've cleared out all the monsters we can, I certainly plan to bring in experts and workers to strip out the harder-to-retrieve valuables. We could very well bring in some kind of expert on plants as well, yes."

Leod looks around one last time, then glances to the others. "Whatever the case, there seems little of here of interest. Shall we press on?"

>>21583082
"Oh.. hm. Oh I think these are testicles I'm holding. Or ovaries?"

Jenai throws them into the pit, and spits after them.

"Goddamn spiders. Well, shall we continue?"

What're the exits like?

>>21583147
The only exit you can find is the one south, back the way you came. This southwest area is all explored

>>21583173
Nice. Off to finish exploring the southeast area then?

>>21583173
>>21583183
"Sounds like a plan. Let's go!"
Jenai turns to Yrin.
"Stay next to me from now on unless I tell you otherwise, and INTERCEPT anything that tries to kill me. And you KILL IT FIRST. Got me?"

>>21583219
>>21583183
Okay, which way do you go? To one of the two unexplored areas in the southeast? Through the door just west of Rogahn's room?

>>21583245
Let's fill in that blank space/unexplored room just east of the entrance corridor first off.

>>21583261
Okay. To get there you find you have to go around through the throne room and down a path south for 20 feet, which then turns west 60 feet, north 20 feet, then east 20 feet before coming to a door

>>21583324
The door is coated in now rotting leather, and brass studs are nailed in it to spell the name ERIG

>>21583324
Yay spirals! Krago looks it over for traps. Leod asks their more cunning sneaky types to check for hidden things also, and listen for sounds from behind the door.

Rolled 41

>>21583324
Listening. It's a d100 I think?

>>21583354
Yes. You don't hear anything, and there don't seem to be any traps on the door

>>21582977
Why do i always get eaten by everything?!?! T_T back from the grave, trying to catchup on what i missed. still not on my own compy

>>21582778
damn my work illegaly wiring things up :p

>>21583110
I will chip in for this.

Rolled 20

>>21583368
I glance over at Leod and shrug, and then I attempt to peek through the keyhole before entering the room while Moving Silently (rolling)

I guess this entails having Yrin turn the knob and pushing the door open as gently as possible.

If I see anything through the keyhole, I don't proceed.

>>21583368
I open the door slowly with my 10ft pole.

>>21583414
>mfw

>>21583414
>>21583415
Nothing seen, it looks like a bedroom.

Opening the door you see a 30' by 20' room, with a 20 foot long area going west just south of the door, filled with pegs, racks, and brackets clearly for holding arms as two shields and a mace remain. In the southeast corner is a bed, with a table beside it. Atop the table is a stonework box. Along the south wall there is a chest with a keyhole. In the northeast corner is a barrel labelled SD, which you know means it contains ale, though likely flat and stale

>>21583473
Krago circles the room using stonecunning to look for secrets, and inspects the stonework box. Leod tries to poke the chest open with the 10-foot pole to see if it's locked.

>>21583473
I gesture to the bed, and mime being cautious of something hiding beneath it. I move just enough for others to get in past me.

I look around for traps and such hazards, eyeing the mace and shields for signs of recent use, or of obvious wear.

>>21583509
It's locked

>>21583513
Nobody is hiding under the bed, and the mace doesn't seem to have been removed in decades. The stonework box looks to be opened just by lifting the lid off it

>>21583545
Leod looks under the bed, the mattress, and the pillows.

>>21583558
Checking under the mattress and pillows, you discover this is definitely a bed

>>21583572
Hey, they found treasure that way before.

Can Fig’Tard wave that flask of magic water around the room?

>>21583583
Yes. The room seems not to contain any magic items

>>21583545

Jenai inspects the Coats of Arms on the shields, if they're visible. If the mace and shields are still serviceable, he'll take them and sell them. If not, he respectfully leaves them where they are.

Anything in the fireplace? If there is one?

>>21583640
They seem to be in good enough condition. The devices you recognise as that of Rogahn.
There's no fireplace

Rolled 13

>>21583545
"Hm. Locked chest, eh? Gurx, my tools please."

Rollan to find traps on that box.

>>21583640
Echowinds is not near as respectful

"I dunna know where you grew up but a free shield is a good sheild."

I move to check the stone box for items, and then go poke at the chest

>>21583667
No traps as far as you know

>>21583671
Inside the box are 5gp and a hand mirror

Leod has about finished up what he can do himself, and lets Jenai handle the locked chest as he stands watch for wandering monsters near the door.

>>21583667
If you can roll 23 or less on d%, you can pick the chest's lock

>>21583697
Iffin he cant Pick it and it becomes jammed, I'LL bash the lock with a handy mace.

I'll take the mirror and add the gp to the party pool.

>>21583737
Krago, having 18 STR, might be able to try crowbar-ing the sucker open if need be.

Rolled 50

>>21583697
Pff. Barbarians! Let me at it..

>tongue out, trying best

>>21583753
that is something we should try second.

>>21583787
close...so close.

>>21583667
>>21583787
*sigh*

"Of course I do all my best work when I'm not trying hard. Yrin! Crowbar." I gesture for my goblin to hand the crowbar to Krago

>>21583822
Alright, if it's an option, what do I roll for Krago applying crowbar to chest?

>>21583822
You manage to break the latch open, revealing the chest is filled with the rotted ruins of clothes. There's also a dagger, snapped in half, and a leather bag containing a rectangular object

>>21583640
>>21583658
>>21583671

I totally snagged both shields and the mace to sell them, to clarify, unless there's a party member short a shield? if gurx can use one (spear is 1-handed? also javelins) I'll give one to Gurx, selling the others when we get back to town.

>>21583865
Yeah, spears can be used one handed

Are you noting the stuff down on your sheets?

>>21583876
I put 'em down in group loot. Now let's see what's in the bag.

>>21583846
"I recommend we dump out everything, gently, and then try to get whatever's in that leather satchel out without touching it."

>>21583888
Inside is a walnut plaque, with a silver plate on its face engraved with "To Erig, great and trusted fighter by my side and captain of the guard at Quasqueton. Against all foes we shall prevail! R."

>>21583904
The dwarves estimate its value at 25gp

>>21583846
whats in the leather DM man?

"Wots this then?"

>>21583910
straight into party loot

>>21584003
The plaque with an engrave silver plate. As I said, only worth about 25gp, but its sentimental value to Erig must be very great

So onto the rooms just north of here, the door east of Rogahn's room, or somewhere else?

>>21584014
"I'd say let's hang onto it, for later."

>>21584029
Let's check out the blank spot immediately north, yeah.

Going back to the throne room, there is a door on the west wall with a valkyrie carved on it, as well as another passage west. Down that passage is a door 10 feet away to the north and one 40 feet away to the south

>>21584207
StoneCunning on the valkyrie then move on to check down the west passage door to the north

>>21584256
All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality, but it's an ordinary stone carving

>>21584268
I nod in respect and continue down the passage.

>>21584309
Passing by the valkyrie door, you enter the passageway. As I said before, there are two doors here, one on the north wall and one on the south wall

Rolled 7

>>21584324
North door please, checking for noises on the other side

Rolled 4

>>21584324
>I'm trying to not be stupid i swear!

>>21584373
You hear nothing on the opposite side. Opening the door the first thing you see is the dragon skincovering the north wall. To your left, a basilisk, seemingly petrified by its own reflection stares menacingly across the room. On the east, a dwarf skeleton is shackled to the wall. Nearby him are two gigantic moose heads, a pair of ram's horns, two crossed swords, and a giant sized black shield. On the floor is a bearskin rug, four stools made from severed dragon's feet, and a motionless (probably stuffed?) cocatrice. Around the north wall seem to be war trophies: a stone door carved with mystical and spiritual symbols, three silk banners from the north barbarian tribes, and a spear with a red pennant. Between them, under the dragon skin, is a fireplace.

>>21584454
Leod gives a low whistle as he looks around. "Truly they were amazing adventurers. I can only wonder what events transpired to ensure they would not return."

>On the east, a dwarf skeleton is shackled to the wall. Nearby him are two gigantic moose heads, a pair of ram's horns, two crossed swords, and a giant sized black shield.
>On the east, a dwarf skeleton is shackled to the wall.
>a dwarf skeleton is shackled
>dwarf skeleton

O_O wat.

>>21584268
I follow along.

(sorry, in a work meeting)

>>21584490
"Amazing, but perhaps not the most moral, considering." Leod notes dryly as he notices where Echo's gaze has focused.

>>21584484
Staring at the dwarf skeleton

"be Glad that they dunna return, or tehy might find their skull bhein my goblet."

I move on to see about retrieving the dragon skin, as well as rolling up the bearskin rug.

"These'll fetch a nice price"

>>21584490
Well, they do have a flayed human skin displayed in the lab, and several pots full of dwarf blood

>>21584534
And this is why Leod isn't feeling bad like he otherwise would about looting the place.

>>21584545
my sediments exactly.

What bothers me is how the heck did that blood stay non-congeeled?

>>21584522
Maaaaaa-gic. Or the pot/bottle it was in was very well sealed.

>>21584583
I think you can keep blood from clotting if you stir it long enough for the platelets to die or something

>>21584599
>>21584614
good enough for me, just was afraid of a blood slime or something L_L

Okay so after shits rolled up, I put the rest of the furnature in a pile marked mentally "retrive later" and go examine the runic door.

Anyway, apart from the bearskin and dragon skin, what do you want to do?

By the way, how many of you have [W]orn your [g]loves?

>>21584642
The door is covered in all sorts of strange symbols, which you think come from the diabolist faiths of some barbarian tribes. In the center is the eight pointed star of chaos.

>>21584669
as much as i'd like to metagame my dwarf is not in the habit of wearing gloves. Vespin would be the only part of my entourage that would wear gloves at this time (not sure if she's here or not)

>>21584692
I've had Vespin being here for treasure and XP purposes.

It's more a joke really, just touching a cockatrice corpse doesnt paralyse you as far and you know.

>>21584669
Leod is wearing platemail, so I think he's probably wearing gauntlets.

>>21584690
>In the center is the eight pointed star of chaos.
Wat.

>>21584713
thanks for bringing her with, she needs the exp
>mental note to buy gloves next chance.
>>21584714
haha your turn to be mentally stunned.

>>21584714
Hey, the alignment system is clearly Moorcock inspired, and apparently the star of chaos was in the first edition of Deities and Demigods before copyright disputes forced its removal.

Glad to see I managed to catch up in time, and caught up. I imagine its a bit late to just join in?

Either way, I'd like to buy some items, should I just take care of it myself, so as to save you the hassle?

>>21584756
Yes, but post here what you're buying

>>21584454
welp im ready to leave all this stuff in a pile and check out the south door.

"I wonder what teh south door has fer us."

>>21584813
Listening at it, Chuck hears a fluttering buzzing noise

>>21584791
Sure, its a short list.

Shovel - 2gp
(3) Oil Flasks - 3sp
Small Steel Mirror - 10gp
(10) Candles - 1sp
(5) Empty Flasks - 1sp, 5cp
(5) Candles - 5cp
(5) Light Hammers - 5gp
Crowbar - 2gp
Total - 19gp, 6sp

Both of my retainers are buying a longbow with quiver and arrows, 45gp each.

>>21584534
How long has this place been abandoned, can we tell?

>>21584820
"Wellin give me a hand Chuck" I move back to the previous trophy room and take up the big black shield with chuck and drag it into the hallway. "We'll use this ta prevent whuts in thar from gettin at us out hear." I exclaim as we position it in front of the door.


>>21584830
>shamelessly steals ideas to finish vespins' final loadout

So Alvaro, are you catching up with them? Do you have your retainers with you?

>>21584859
30 years, from what you've heard and seen

>>21584863
Sure, and yeah, both are coming.

Also, what do the books tell me? The books about the warrior and the wizard? Any sunny enlightenment that the old almanac brought me?

>>21584882
Not especially. The books clearly demonstrate that Zelligar and Rogahn were horrible violent chaotic murderhobos

>>21584872
Hey, can I use a longbow? I realize now that there may not be a strength requirement on that thing.

>>21584901
It doesn't have one, just that dwarves and halflings don't use them. I don't think thieves can use longbows though

>>21584920
Ah no, you can use any kind

>>21584897
Not very surprising. Darn murderhobos, thinking they can do what they want.

So you've blocked off that one door. Is there anything else you find interesting in the trophy room, or do you want to go elsewhere and come back for the stuff later?

>>21584925
I will purchase one as soon as I am able.

Jenai goes to back up the shield-bearing dorfbro.

>>21585015
Question: Am I in the room with them, or currently enroute? Because as a cleric I could provide some insight on the trophies and skeleton.

>>21585038
You can show up there now if you want.

>>21585015

sorry my typefu is terrible tonight. I meant to have it ready to block off so we could just push the shield agains the opening if we didn't like what we saw after chuck vespin and i opened the door.

>>21585056
Okay, so you want to head in that door?

>>21585051
Sure. Chosen spell is Cure Light Wounds, the omnisalve(TM probably), and have my lantern lit.

>>21585015
Can we go back to sell the schtuff and split the loot? In this manner we can also purchase mein longbowen. Also it'll heal us/replenish magic honey.

If not, I say we poke around in the "strange buzzing" room that's currently blocked off.

>>21585095
You can if you want

>>21585063
I want to open the door quickly and be ready to ram the shield in place.

>>21585118
You open the door and see a 30' by 20' room. At the east end of the north wall, a 20 foot stairway leads down to a lower level. There are also five creatures, bloated things with leathery wings and long probiscuses on their faces, like obese mosquitos. You manage to suprise them.

Rolled 16, 19 = 35

>>21585145
Fig'Tard and Haley attack the stirges

Rolled 6 + 1

>>21585156
Whoops, need a 12 to hit I should have said. Fig'Tard gets one

Rolled 4

>>21585164
And Haley's shot

Fig'Tard bisects a stirge

Rolled 13, 17 = 30

>>21585145
Leod and Krago join in the mosquito-squishing spree.

Rolled 4 + 2

>>21585186
Leod's damage.

>>21585110
>>21585118
Let's investigate buzzing, then go sell shit, resupply, heal up, and return, yes?

Rolled 8 + 3

>>21585192
Krago's damage.

ahm bach

>>21585200
>>21585192
Two more are killed

Rolled 4

>>21585145
"Theres a reason i was ready to barr tha door!"

I yell as I roll to strike

Rolled 17, 7, 17 = 41

>>21585145
"Foul Crea-" Alvaro spoke as he entered the past the Valkyrie door, stopping as he saw the group. "Oh, just you guys again. Man, I must be getting interefera-Foul creatures!" Alvaro cut himself off, noticing that there was actually indeed foul creatures to smote.

First is Alvaro slinging a hammer, second is Ileen charging, third is Brandon Charging.

Rolled 7, 20, 14 = 41

>>21585145
"Aw shit, horrible insects!"

Jenai shoots, Gurx javelins, and Yrin runs in to stabbity

>>21585196
YES!

Rolled 2

>>21585242
Gurx

Rolled 1

>>21585240
And lo, the hammer hit upon the over-sized bug.

>>21585240
>>21585242
The last 2 had 3HP between them, so the stirges are dead.

10XP each, 5XP for retainers

Rolled 3

>>21585240
Also, Brandon hitting something for the... Second? Third time now? Maybe he's actually been training, instead of relying on fervor.

Rolled 1

>>21585242
Yrin stabbitys.

>>21585272
"Damnation. Just caught the tail end of that." Alvaro sighed to himself as he gathered his thrown hammer. "So then, what ho friends of old and new?"

>>21585272
1st things 1st. I go back and check my vial of magic water on the shield, crossed swords, and dragon skin from the trophy room. I also inspect the fireplace. I also want to check the valkyrie door with the magic water.

>Why block up valk door?

>>21585320
"Nearly got killed by a spider. Now these things are in here."

Jenai walks into a room and kicks a stirge corpse. Then takes a look around.

>>21585348
The only thing it reacts with is the spear with the pennant. It's a +2 spear.

>>21585359
the room

>>21585359
Not much in here really, it's just an access room to the lower level

>>21585359
"Dreadful, seems your next encounter with a spider was worse than the last. They do seem to like you, although not in a good way." Alvaro mused in good humor, following Jenai. "Do you perhaps need some healing, or are you fine?"