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Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#726: Aug 13th 2016 at 9:50:26 AM

"See? I bet this trap was made with onions. Somehow."

Daren steps in the room.

"Just when I thought this couldn't get more messed-up. Can you check for necromancy again, Battlebeard?"

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#727: Aug 13th 2016 at 10:14:00 AM

"Give me a minute, first," Vondal called back to Daren, having moved closer to the opposite wall instead of going through the newly-discovered doorway. He pressed his hand against the wall, tracing along the stone.

"That wasn't the only door... and this one doesn't seem the sort we can just pick a lock for."

He put his shield away and hefted up his warhammer again, this time using both hands to maximize the swinging force. "Lady guide my hand, and turn this blasted wall into sand," he muttered as he started to swing at the wall.

Vondal casts Guidance on himself and then uses Brick Break on the wall - that is, he hammers at it.

Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#728: Aug 13th 2016 at 10:59:10 AM

Daren barely make it to the door, head peeking out as he can manage to utter few words.

"IT'S A TRAP!!"

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#729: Aug 15th 2016 at 4:29:29 AM

It's not very effective...

Vondal takes a swing at the stone wall (Attack roll 15), and fails to damage it. He does, however, manage to trigger the glyph of warding (Explosive Runes) due to failing his Investigation check (5), which subsequently blasts him and Adelaide for 17 and 10 damage respectively - thanks to Bardic Inspiration and guidance, they barely make their Dex saving throws. Daren, fortunately, is out of range.

The Lady of Suffering heard Vondal's prayer, and answered accordingly.

A little too literally.

As Vondal's hammer made contact with the wall, it triggered an undetected trap - a glyph that had been set in place many, many years ago, and one that had thankfully lost a little potency in the interval since. The stone wall was reduced to gravel with a thunderous roar as the explosion ripped through the room, catching both the dwarf and Adelaide in its blast radius and leaving them battered and bruised... but still alive.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#730: Aug 15th 2016 at 10:30:24 AM

Daren ducked out of the way as he saw the explosion coming. A loud buzzing sound ringing at the ears.

  • Cough, cough*
"Shit! You guys are ok??" He rushed in and tried to check on them. "I tried to warn it." He started pulling bricks out of the way and trying to help his allies.

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#731: Aug 15th 2016 at 10:31:20 AM

Daren ducked out of the way as he saw the explosion coming. A loud buzzing sound ringing at the ears.

-Cough, cough- "Shit! Shit! Shit the dwarf is upside down. You guys are ok?? Shit." He rushed in and tried to check on them. "I tried to warn it." He started pulling bricks out of the way and trying to help his allies.

edited 15th Aug '16 10:33:53 AM by Kyef

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#732: Aug 15th 2016 at 5:45:54 PM

"Oof," Vondal muttered, groaning and rolling himself onto his back.

"That certainly dealt with the wall, at least...." He said as he brought himself back onto his feet and stood up again. "Sorry about that, girl, I'll patch you up and then we can take a look at what was so secret they had to put a wall and an explosive rune in front of it.

Cast Cure Wounds on Adelaide

edited 15th Aug '16 5:46:01 PM by nman

daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#733: Aug 16th 2016 at 7:11:51 AM

"Spare the spell for yourself... I'm fine... Though next time, don't hammer cultist walls without checking for explosives first... skulls, explosions and zombies... boy do these people like weird stuff" says Adelaide as she lets out a little groan, shaking her head and then picking herself up as only a sturdy lady such as herself can. With grit "We gotta get the watch and some proper investigators here... though we can check what's beyond the wall now that it isn't here anymore"

Use Second Wind to heal up, no need for healing spells just yet. Vondal got hit worse I think

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#734: Aug 21st 2016 at 7:31:08 AM

Adelaide uses Second Wind and heals for 12 points of damage.

The last vestiges of the dust cloud settled to the ground, revealing that the room itself remained largely intact - whoever had set up the concussive glyph probably hadn't been too enamoured with the idea of actually blowing up the catacombs, even if attempts to turn intruders into shrapnel-studded mincemeat were completely reasonable. However, Wimsey's equipment hadn't been so lucky: the lamp that had been a stone's throw away from Daren was now an extinguished wreck of glass shards and twisted metal, and the writing table had been split in two by the force of the blast. Thankfully, the partially-shredded documents seemed to be salvageable (to an extent), and the trinkets, while scattered, seemed to have survived mostly intact by virtue of their small size.

The biggest revelation, though, was that the booby-trapped wall had been hiding yet another tunnel - but the floor of this one inclined downwards, leading deeper and deeper into the earth to gods-only-knew what lay at its end.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#735: Aug 21st 2016 at 8:51:04 AM

"No more traps than I can see... or any of those explodey light writing of wizards that I can see... got a look at it before the thing exploded. A tunnel leading further down the Earth... and it may have something to do with all of these skulls... Shall we make our report even more complete?" asks Adelaide as she stands before the entrance.

Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#736: Aug 21st 2016 at 1:48:38 PM

"Well" said Daren, his fingers tracing along the explosion holes

"I mean. It seems as safe as a passage leading down under the underground catacombs can be. I say we get down this rabbit hole, but there's no hurry."

"Shit can get messed up in ways we can't un-mess...don't you rather rest up for a hour and regather energy for another battle?" as he says this Daren lightly tries to keep Vondal from expending one more spell.

"Besides, that's not what I'd expect a group would do at this point"

Short rest anyone? I've 2 hit die to spend

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#737: Aug 22nd 2016 at 8:50:07 AM

"I'd prefer not to take a nap in a necromancer's lair," Vondal said. "On that subject, this false wall seemed to be at least a hundred years old, while the rest of these catacombs are significantly older. If he didn't have a secret entrance into this section... was he even aware of its existence?"

Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#738: Aug 22nd 2016 at 2:26:42 PM

"Only one way to find out. What say you Ade, when do we go?"

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#739: Aug 23rd 2016 at 4:45:08 AM

"Lets take the rest and then go in... if we're going to explore this weird old place we better do it as well as we can" says Adelaide as she sets herself to sit down, leaning against a wall.

Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#740: Aug 23rd 2016 at 7:19:04 PM

Daren shrugged and landed down his backpack, sitting by Adelaide and breathing out..

"So. No idea of what I'm doing when I'm done here. What about you guys?"

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#741: Aug 24th 2016 at 4:50:15 AM

"These are my... vacations. My Lord, in thanks for my service, spent a bit to send me here as a reward. Once I manage to make his investment be worth around here I'll return to his service and that of my glorious and lovely nation" explains Adelaide.

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#742: Aug 24th 2016 at 11:15:14 AM

"Very well then, I'll take a moment to pray," Vondal said, sitting down.

"I'm on my pilgrimage right now, seeking out honor, glory, and faith in the name of the Lady, so I'll keep on doing that afterwards. Not a bad start, if I say so. Barely a day in town and there's already one necromancer smote."

Use as many hit dice as needed while resting to restore his health to max.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#743: Aug 26th 2016 at 11:22:33 PM

Daren uses his first Hit Die and regains 1d8+0 = 6 HP, returning him to his max of 16 HP. Vondal uses both Hit Die and regains 1d8+3 + 1d8+3 = 17 HP, returning him back to his max of 21 HP, and regains one use of Channel Divinity. Adelaide is already at full health after Second Wind, so she regains a use of Second Wind and Action Surge.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#744: Aug 27th 2016 at 8:27:30 PM

"It's quite a mission we pulled off. We can get to make interviews to that local newspaper and such!"

Daren says, playing with a very odernate dagger being balanced in between his fingers.

"Ade, I'll walk your path for as long as I can make mine match. And dwarf, I really hope this pilgrimage fares well. What do you think of the title Vondal Battlebeard, the Radiant Fist? It sounds good."

He searches his pack and takes out some dried fruit and nuts rations. "I know we're not in a nice place to eat - I mean, even if this can be one of the less disgusting places in Golimar to eat - but we need to grab a decent meal here. Carbos and all. You guys wants some?"

edited 27th Aug '16 8:30:49 PM by Kyef

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#745: Aug 28th 2016 at 12:20:27 PM

Adelaide takes some of the rations gratefully before stuffing her face with them, munching with cheeks full as she grabs her glaive and prepares to set off into the darkness "You'llfs mayke a grwets addwition two the cawsue of the kingswoms" says Ade as she eats while she prepares to march into the deeper ruins.

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#746: Aug 28th 2016 at 8:00:43 PM

"Aye, a good name indeed," Vondal said, finishing up his prayers, and accepting what he hoped was a cashew. "But just as well, I'd like to hold off on deciding on titles and plans until we've gotten to the bottom of this, returned to the surface, and are getting all of this cleared up at the guard office."

Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#747: Aug 29th 2016 at 5:10:00 AM

"Understandable." Said Daren, also getting up and collecting what evidence could be gathered from the salvaged room.

"Lemme know when we're good to go. Just picking these up in case we take another route to the surface."

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
Kyef Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool from A lair inside a AC cooling tower just near you. Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
Will, The Urban Dash, Lazy Runner, RPG fool
#748: Aug 29th 2016 at 5:10:23 AM

"Understandable." Said Daren, also getting up and collecting what evidence could be gathered from the salvaged room.

"Lemme know when we're good to go. Just picking these up in case we take another route to the surface."

I am merely an agent of 'random'. Because you know, the order is only inside our minds. Out here, there is only Chaos.
Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#749: Sep 1st 2016 at 10:12:24 AM

The rows of skulls sitting on the shelves in the "production room" did little to lighten the mood with their fleshless grins, but between the shared meal and small talk, the hour soon passed - and thankfully, without incident.

The trio then headed slowly down the newly-exposed tunnel, ever vigilant for traps: having discovered one and nearly falling victim to another, there was no way they would risk their lives on missing a third one. And between Vondal's and Daren's darkvision and the lantern which Adelaide still held on to, they managed to discern that there were, indeed, no further traps along the path they traversed...

...but what manner of devilry lay at the end of this passageway?


As it turned out, two things:

The first: A solid stone sarcophagus was planted squarely in the middle of the room, its lid undisturbed but its details obscured by the dust of ages.

The second: an enormous fresco that stretched all across from one end of the wall to the other, detailing the great and terrible deeds of one particular man:

  • A red-robed figure stood amidst the shifting of earth and upturning of gravestones as he raised a horde of zombies from the depths of the earth, their bodies twisting in ghastly contortions;
  • The same figure, now dressed in black, leading similarly-dressed followers in combat with a band of tattooed fighters;
  • The same person, now seeming older and even more pale, standing on a balcony above a substantially-larger crowd of followers and dangling what could only have been an infant above them; he now wears a single white glove, the symbol of which can be clearly seen on the robes of some of the members of the mob;
  • And finally, the same person - now far more gaunt and haggard, almost skeletal even - fallen to the ground, while a man in dark cleric's robes raises his hands in what appears to be a gesture of triumph.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#750: Sep 1st 2016 at 12:43:30 PM

"Noooope. No. No, no, no. This should have remained sealed. Now that we unsealed it... we got to call the authorities. If it was my call, I'd drop a bunch of barrels of oil in here and hire a wizard to throw a fireball inside" says Adelaide as she already turns her back on the sarcophagus intending to leave.


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