Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
Cerina, who's been scratching behind her left ear, hears what William has said. "Hey, one minute. We haven't found what we're looking for, and neither have y'all. You came in from higher up, and we came in from lower due to an earthquake. As neither of our groups have found their item, I can only assume that it is somewhere lower than where we started. I'm also beginning to wonder if we are looking for the same item. I say, lets rest if our casters need to, and then stay together, and go deeper. If it isn't the same item, then maybe we'll find both and can stay friends and return to where we need to be."
OOC: My spellchecker is southern. I wrote you all 3 times, and it kept making it y'all. Of course it could be that I grew up in Texas and have influenced by Grammarly program, lol
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 06:53:29 AM PDT, Sweet William/Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
“Sounds like we’re after different things and heading in different directions,” Sweet William says. “After we split treasure, we should compare maps and draw in whatever is missing. Might help us find what we’re looking for. Then, we can part as allies.”
On Sunday, April 28, 2024, 2:20 AM, Cerina/JediJon via groups.io <dwarfjsgm@...> wrote: OOC: My brain is squishy right now, but when I wake up I'll have a post about "further" questions, and possibly staying together as a larger group ...?
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 07:17:22 PM PDT, North/John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:
North, the bird, lands and examines the spell scroll.
He's quite pleased with the loot thus far. His little bird beak begins to poke and peck at the findings in an energetic way.
The group, who may or may not be watching him, may notice that this bird actually has a full wizard beard around its beak.
A feathered wing caresses its' white hairs.?
Hearing his barbaric companions' direction he says "I will go back for more treasures!" but it just comes out sounding like "CaW! cAW! CcAwW!" and is quite the racket as he takes flight.
Swiftly, he swings back onto the deck of the boat skittering his little bird feet across the planks until they begin to thud into their original gnome sized sounds. His new beard blows in a theatrical wind.
He pockets the easy stuff first, securing as much as he can until he moves to the stone chest.
... Stepping back from it, he casts the Cantrip Mage Hand to pop the lid and examines what's inside.
Anything good will be bagged and brought back to the group via walking/misty step/benign transposition.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 10:06?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“All right, tweety. Bird.” Sweet William says. Pull the rest of that treasure out of there and let’s see what we got.”
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
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Gordon?returns to the raft as a crow then deactivates the?Animal
Shapism effect and resumes his normal, rotund Gnomish physique. Inside the coffin are the bones of?Tlacaelel,
for the doppelganger has eaten the flesh. Upon the skull is a ferret-faced, feathered mask. Scattered around the interior are the ornaments once worn by the corpse. Collecting them up, the sorcerer?Misty
Steps?back to the group.
There you all examine each piece carefully. These items include a stone box, two jade bracelets (worth 20 gp apiece), and
an alabaster statuette of?Mother Goddess?herself,?Maztica?holding
armfuls of twisting branches (worth 25 gp). The stone box (itself?worth
75 gp) holds five small figurines carved of coral (25 gp each), a large jade thumb ring (10
gp), and eight ceramic miniature flasks of perfumes and essences (10 gp apiece).
“Who’s keeping tally?”?Brother Ashley?asks, as?Tabby?watches
to see how much?North?has kept hidden in his pockets. She’s relatively confident and a bit surprised to find that he’s emptied them thoroughly
and honestly.
“All I’m interested in is this statuette,”?Mira?says, admiring the alabaster craftsmanship in true antiquarian manner.
“But if no one else wants to carry them, I’ll not leave any carvings behind.”
Flynn?is fairly impressed with the Jade bracelets and ring. Though not currently magical, the quality of the stone is suitable for future enchantment
and though they are currently appraised at minor value, with the right craftsman’s cut and polish they can be improved significantly.?
Neither?Fenn?nor the?grey
Dragonborn?show any interest in any of the trinkets, thinking only of the Rod, but ‘Levenfingers?offers away the
carved coral figures and crudely cut gemstones, requesting only his share of the coin necklaces. “Coins spend anywheres,” he explains, not wanting to bother with haggling over ‘possible’
values. He also notes that the various clay pots on the porch are sealed with wax, and they hold scented oils and perfumes- twenty such containers in total, (each
weighing 10 pounds and with contents worth about 15 gp). Several places that represent royal granaries in the modeled city are actually stone bins that hold aromatic woods and spices (cinnamon,
nutmeg, vanilla, quince, cinchona, sandalwood, and pepper). “This haul could be worth a total of 250??gold but weighs a good 10 pounds,” he complains.
Fenn agrees with the Barbarian’s assessment.
And what do you do?
OOC:?Fenn’s group isn’t leaving immediately, so
if you have other things to talk about feel free. Also, someone needs to decide what each person is taking and what,
if anything, gets left behind because of its weight.
Speak up and claim what you desire!?/OOC
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
“Sounds like we’re after different things and heading in different directions,” Sweet William says. “After we split treasure, we should compare maps and draw in whatever is missing. Might help us find what we’re looking for. Then, we can part as allies.”
On Sunday, April 28, 2024, 2:20 AM, Cerina/JediJon via groups.io <dwarfjsgm@...> wrote: OOC: My brain is squishy right now, but when I wake up I'll have a post about "further" questions, and possibly staying together as a larger group ...?
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 07:17:22 PM PDT, North/John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:
North, the bird, lands and examines the spell scroll.
He's quite pleased with the loot thus far. His little bird beak begins to poke and peck at the findings in an energetic way.
The group, who may or may not be watching him, may notice that this bird actually has a full wizard beard around its beak.
A feathered wing caresses its' white hairs.?
Hearing his barbaric companions' direction he says "I will go back for more treasures!" but it just comes out sounding like "CaW! cAW! CcAwW!" and is quite the racket as he takes flight.
Swiftly, he swings back onto the deck of the boat skittering his little bird feet across the planks until they begin to thud into their original gnome sized sounds. His new beard blows in a theatrical wind.
He pockets the easy stuff first, securing as much as he can until he moves to the stone chest.
... Stepping back from it, he casts the Cantrip Mage Hand to pop the lid and examines what's inside.
Anything good will be bagged and brought back to the group via walking/misty step/benign transposition.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 10:06?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“All right, tweety. Bird.” Sweet William says. Pull the rest of that treasure out of there and let’s see what we got.”
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
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OOC: My brain is squishy right now, but when I wake up I'll have a post about "further" questions, and possibly staying together as a larger group ...?
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 07:17:22 PM PDT, North/John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote:
North, the bird, lands and examines the spell scroll.
He's quite pleased with the loot thus far. His little bird beak begins to poke and peck at the findings in an energetic way.
The group, who may or may not be watching him, may notice that this bird actually has a full wizard beard around its beak.
A feathered wing caresses its' white hairs.?
Hearing his barbaric companions' direction he says "I will go back for more treasures!" but it just comes out sounding like "CaW! cAW! CcAwW!" and is quite the racket as he takes flight.
Swiftly, he swings back onto the deck of the boat skittering his little bird feet across the planks until they begin to thud into their original gnome sized sounds. His new beard blows in a theatrical wind.
He pockets the easy stuff first, securing as much as he can until he moves to the stone chest.
... Stepping back from it, he casts the Cantrip Mage Hand to pop the lid and examines what's inside.
Anything good will be bagged and brought back to the group via walking/misty step/benign transposition.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 10:06?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“All right, tweety. Bird.” Sweet William says. Pull the rest of that treasure out of there and let’s see what we got.”
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
North, the bird, lands and examines the spell scroll.
He's quite pleased with the loot thus far. His little bird beak begins to poke and peck at the findings in an energetic way.
The group, who may or may not be watching him, may notice that this bird actually has a full wizard beard around its beak.
A feathered wing caresses its' white hairs.?
Hearing his barbaric companions' direction he says "I will go back for more treasures!" but it just comes out sounding like "CaW! cAW! CcAwW!" and is quite the racket as he takes flight.
Swiftly, he swings back onto the deck of the boat skittering his little bird feet across the planks until they begin to thud into their original gnome sized sounds. His new beard blows in a theatrical wind.
He pockets the easy stuff first, securing as much as he can until he moves to the stone chest.
... Stepping back from it, he casts the Cantrip Mage Hand to pop the lid and examines what's inside.
Anything good will be bagged and brought back to the group via walking/misty step/benign transposition.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 10:06?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“All right, tweety. Bird.” Sweet William says. Pull the rest of that treasure out of there and let’s see what we got.”
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
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“All right, tweety. Bird.” Sweet William says. Pull the rest of that treasure out of there and let’s see what we got.”
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, 5:41 PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 3:02?PM, Cerina/JediJon via groups.io <dwarfjsgm@...> wrote:
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
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DM/OOC-
Technically, you STARTED deeper in the tomb because you fell through the ground into a lower level during the earthquake/dinosaur attack.
You’ve been working your way up to the surface levels.
Fenn’s group thinks they started somewhere nearer the surface by teleporting in.
Feel free to ask more questions.
/OOC
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On Apr 27, 2024, at 4:56?PM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
? DM/OOC-
OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
On Apr 27, 2024, at 3:02?PM, Cerina/JediJon via groups.io <dwarfjsgm@...> wrote:
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OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
Correct. You’re looking for something stolen recently by a local Tabaxi Monk. They’re looking for an ancient artifact supposedly hidden in this tomb.
/OOC
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On Apr 27, 2024, at 3:02?PM, Cerina/JediJon via groups.io <dwarfjsgm@...> wrote:
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OOC: So we've gone further down in the tomb than they have, and we haven't found what we're looking for yet?
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 08:41:06 AM PDT, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/
“Not to tell you yer business, but are you planning to check all the pyramids for secret compartments?”
“Yup,” the?Rogue?answers. “Done and dusted, but you’re free to triple check if you want.”
North?tests the raft for traps in his usual own unique way, and finding none he lands and collects some treasure. Unfortunately in crow form he
can’t carry very much. The items include a stone box, two jade bracelets, and an alabaster statuette.?
The?Gnome?is most interested in the granite baton, so he grabs that and making an educated guess that the statuette is
the most valuable item, he considers having it but it’s too heavy, as is the stone box. Since a Raven only has a STR of 2 (MM pg. 335), he decides the baton will have to suffice.
Returning to the group, he gives the baton to?Mira?to examine since he wants to stay in Crow form to possibly fly back
and gather more treasure. The baton is a scroll case with a cleverly fashioned plug, which?Flynn?is able to unhitch, rotating the end clockwise
1/4 turn, pressing in on the spring, then rotating counterclockwise 1/2 turn and pulling up.?
Within the case is a piece of faded parchment- a spell scroll written in astrological symbols of the Payit. It takes a few moments, but between
Mira and Flynn they translate the spell as Stone Shape. It will take
North several hours of study to learn the proper casting of the spell, but he’s confident he can master it.
A rather bored?Tabby?comments on Company names, but?Fenn?apologizes.
“That but I would be honored to accompany your group further, but I regret that my attention must be to recovering the Rod, which means going deeper into the tomb from whence you’ve already come. Good Journeys to you and yours and Tymora’s Blessing on your
quest. You have my eternal gratitude for your aid thus far. Perhaps we will meet again, here or beyond,” he says with a hint of a sad smile.?
Mira?takes out the map again and begins explaining possibilities her companions.
And what do you do?
OOC: Stone Shape is a Level 4 spell. North is level 7 and therefore has ONE 4th level spell slot. Also, apologies for assuming North’s actions after recovering the baton.
I didn’t want him to have to drop Animal Shape to identify the scroll spell.?Also, Fenn’s group isn’t leaving immediately, so if you
have other things to talk about feel free. /OOC
/DM
PHB pg 278
Stone Shape
4th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (soft clay, which must be worked into roughly the desired shape of the stone object)?
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or
a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape that suits your purpose. So, for example, you could shape a large rock into a weapon, idol, or coffer, or make a small passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than
5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door shut. The object you create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn’t possible.
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DM/
“Not to tell you yer business, but are you planning to check all the pyramids for secret compartments?”
“Yup,” the?Rogue?answers. “Done and dusted, but you’re free to triple check if you want.”
North?tests the raft for traps in his usual own unique way, and finding none he lands and collects some treasure. Unfortunately in crow form he
can’t carry very much. The items include a stone box, two jade bracelets, and an alabaster statuette.?
The?Gnome?is most interested in the granite baton, so he grabs that and making an educated guess that the statuette is
the most valuable item, he considers having it but it’s too heavy, as is the stone box. Since a Raven only has a STR of 2 (MM pg. 335), he decides the baton will have to suffice.
Returning to the group, he gives the baton to?Mira?to examine since he wants to stay in Crow form to possibly fly back
and gather more treasure. The baton is a scroll case with a cleverly fashioned plug, which?Flynn?is able to unhitch, rotating the end clockwise
1/4 turn, pressing in on the spring, then rotating counterclockwise 1/2 turn and pulling up.?
Within the case is a piece of faded parchment- a spell scroll written in astrological symbols of the Payit. It takes a few moments, but between
Mira and Flynn they translate the spell as Stone Shape. It will take
North several hours of study to learn the proper casting of the spell, but he’s confident he can master it.
A rather bored?Tabby?comments on Company names, but?Fenn?apologizes.
“That but I would be honored to accompany your group further, but I regret that my attention must be to recovering the Rod, which means going deeper into the tomb from whence you’ve already come. Good Journeys to you and yours and Tymora’s Blessing on your
quest. You have my eternal gratitude for your aid thus far. Perhaps we will meet again, here or beyond,” he says with a hint of a sad smile.?
Mira?takes out the map again and begins explaining possibilities her companions.
And what do you do?
OOC: Stone Shape is a Level 4 spell. North is level 7 and therefore has ONE 4th level spell slot. Also, apologies for assuming North’s actions after recovering the baton.
I didn’t want him to have to drop Animal Shape to identify the scroll spell.?Also, Fenn’s group isn’t leaving immediately, so if you
have other things to talk about feel free. /OOC
/DM
PHB pg 278
Stone Shape
4th-level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (soft clay, which must be worked into roughly the desired shape of the stone object)?
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or
a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension and form it into any shape that suits your purpose. So, for example, you could shape a large rock into a weapon, idol, or coffer, or make a small passage through a wall, as long as the wall is less than
5 feet thick. You could also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door shut. The object you create can have up to two hinges and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn’t possible.
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A rather bored Tabby glanced around the room, "I was wondering if our two groups should join forces and become one big super-group?", she asked, "We could call ourselves the Hi-Way-Men, or the Traveling Will-Berries?"
OOC: Does she notice North trying to get his hands on the treasures?
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 9:33?AM North/John DeMaio via <mrjdemaio= [email protected]> wrote: The cool cavern air ripples across North's hawk feathers. His keen bird eye spots bits of jewels and treasures down on the copper raft.
He lets out a? - CaW! - as he circles again.
As he flies in closer to?the area, he suspects a possible trap on the raft... He angles his head toward his target and looks down with determination. The raw primal instinct of a Hawk floods his sensory system. Visions of the lush green jungle that lie beyond this temple flash before his eyes.
Following the angle of his head, North the Bird, then pivots his wings to swing him down and then up... and as he does this, he lets out a magnum sized bird dropping from his hawk body with the intention of splatting it directly onto the nobleman's corpse. He has taken all physics into account for this action to ensure precision?as well as impact and composition of the dropping.
If no trap is triggered by this action, North will then land on the raft and start collecting treasures. He's particularly interested in the granite rod that is held by the corpse.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 4:38?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“Not to tell you yer business, but are you planning to check all the pyramids for secret compartments?” Sweet William asks.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:47 AM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by an unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.??
Should I call the FBI?
My son is a writer, so we read?a lot?of nonfiction for reference and accuracy. ?/OOC
At the third pyramid,?Cerina?is unable to open the third lid by herself. It seems to require one person to press down with
significant force on one side while a second person rotates it up from the other. It’s certainly likely that this one is also trapped, since all the others were, but she cannot see anything that resembles a needle spring.
Flynn?joins her and the pair cautiously begins to open the lid.?Cerina?can
feel the pressure from a hidden lever and prevents the lip from opening fully.?Flynn, peeking into the chest, determines that if the catch
is released, the chest lid sprays perfumed oil on anyone within 5 feet of it. The only way to disarm the "trap" is to disassemble the chest lid and remove it without pressing the catch.?Flynn?knows
he can do it, but doing so takes 10 minutes of work with his tools.
Finally,?Cerina?is able to open the lid, but a second trap hidden deep within fires 4 darts up at her.?
She dodges, reflexively, but?one still catches her for 5 hp?piercing damage.?
Sniffing the dart and examining it thoroughly, she’s relatively certain that it is NOT poisoned.
Within the chest they find eleven platinum coin necklaces (100 gp each), fifteen bracelets of obsidian, bronze and shell (10 gp each), and two piles of gems (tourmalines, spinels, and topazes; sixty gems worth 5 gp each)
lying upon two silver platters (15 gp apiece).
“No rod,” Fenn grumbles, shaking his head.
And what do you do?
/DM
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The cool cavern air ripples across North's hawk feathers. His keen bird eye spots bits of jewels and treasures down on the copper raft.
He lets out a? - CaW! - as he circles again.
As he flies in closer to?the area, he suspects a possible trap on the raft... He angles his head toward his target and looks down with determination. The raw primal instinct of a Hawk floods his sensory system. Visions of the lush green jungle that lie beyond this temple flash before his eyes.
Following the angle of his head, North the Bird, then pivots his wings to swing him down and then up... and as he does this, he lets out a magnum sized bird dropping from his hawk body with the intention of splatting it directly onto the nobleman's corpse. He has taken all physics into account for this action to ensure precision?as well as impact and composition of the dropping.
If no trap is triggered by this action, North will then land on the raft and start collecting treasures. He's particularly interested in the granite rod that is held by the corpse.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 4:38?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
“Not to tell you yer business, but are you planning to check all the pyramids for secret compartments?” Sweet William asks.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:47 AM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by an unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.??
Should I call the FBI?
My son is a writer, so we read?a lot?of nonfiction for reference and accuracy. ?/OOC
At the third pyramid,?Cerina?is unable to open the third lid by herself. It seems to require one person to press down with
significant force on one side while a second person rotates it up from the other. It’s certainly likely that this one is also trapped, since all the others were, but she cannot see anything that resembles a needle spring.
Flynn?joins her and the pair cautiously begins to open the lid.?Cerina?can
feel the pressure from a hidden lever and prevents the lip from opening fully.?Flynn, peeking into the chest, determines that if the catch
is released, the chest lid sprays perfumed oil on anyone within 5 feet of it. The only way to disarm the "trap" is to disassemble the chest lid and remove it without pressing the catch.?Flynn?knows
he can do it, but doing so takes 10 minutes of work with his tools.
Finally,?Cerina?is able to open the lid, but a second trap hidden deep within fires 4 darts up at her.?
She dodges, reflexively, but?one still catches her for 5 hp?piercing damage.?
Sniffing the dart and examining it thoroughly, she’s relatively certain that it is NOT poisoned.
Within the chest they find eleven platinum coin necklaces (100 gp each), fifteen bracelets of obsidian, bronze and shell (10 gp each), and two piles of gems (tourmalines, spinels, and topazes; sixty gems worth 5 gp each)
lying upon two silver platters (15 gp apiece).
“No rod,” Fenn grumbles, shaking his head.
And what do you do?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
“Not to tell you yer business, but are you planning to check all the pyramids for secret compartments?” Sweet William asks.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:47 AM, Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by an unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.??
Should I call the FBI?
My son is a writer, so we read?a lot?of nonfiction for reference and accuracy. ?/OOC
At the third pyramid,?Cerina?is unable to open the third lid by herself. It seems to require one person to press down with
significant force on one side while a second person rotates it up from the other. It’s certainly likely that this one is also trapped, since all the others were, but she cannot see anything that resembles a needle spring.
Flynn?joins her and the pair cautiously begins to open the lid.?Cerina?can
feel the pressure from a hidden lever and prevents the lip from opening fully.?Flynn, peeking into the chest, determines that if the catch
is released, the chest lid sprays perfumed oil on anyone within 5 feet of it. The only way to disarm the "trap" is to disassemble the chest lid and remove it without pressing the catch.?Flynn?knows
he can do it, but doing so takes 10 minutes of work with his tools.
Finally,?Cerina?is able to open the lid, but a second trap hidden deep within fires 4 darts up at her.?
She dodges, reflexively, but?one still catches her for 5 hp?piercing damage.?
Sniffing the dart and examining it thoroughly, she’s relatively certain that it is NOT poisoned.
Within the chest they find eleven platinum coin necklaces (100 gp each), fifteen bracelets of obsidian, bronze and shell (10 gp each), and two piles of gems (tourmalines, spinels, and topazes; sixty gems worth 5 gp each)
lying upon two silver platters (15 gp apiece).
“No rod,” Fenn grumbles, shaking his head.
And what do you do?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
DM/
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by an unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.??
Should I call the FBI?
My son is a writer, so we read?a lot?of nonfiction for reference and accuracy. ?/OOC
At the third pyramid,?Cerina?is unable to open the third lid by herself. It seems to require one person to press down with
significant force on one side while a second person rotates it up from the other. It’s certainly likely that this one is also trapped, since all the others were, but she cannot see anything that resembles a needle spring.
Flynn?joins her and the pair cautiously begins to open the lid.?Cerina?can
feel the pressure from a hidden lever and prevents the lip from opening fully.?Flynn, peeking into the chest, determines that if the catch
is released, the chest lid sprays perfumed oil on anyone within 5 feet of it. The only way to disarm the "trap" is to disassemble the chest lid and remove it without pressing the catch.?Flynn?knows
he can do it, but doing so takes 10 minutes of work with his tools.
Finally,?Cerina?is able to open the lid, but a second trap hidden deep within fires 4 darts up at her.?
She dodges, reflexively, but?one still catches her for 5 hp?piercing damage.?
Sniffing the dart and examining it thoroughly, she’s relatively certain that it is NOT poisoned.
Within the chest they find eleven platinum coin necklaces (100 gp each), fifteen bracelets of obsidian, bronze and shell (10 gp each), and two piles of gems (tourmalines, spinels, and topazes; sixty gems worth 5 gp each)
lying upon two silver platters (15 gp apiece).
“No rod,” Fenn grumbles, shaking his head.
And what do you do?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
I'd say NSA, and keep him away from Fort Knox =)
"I miss the old days." Cthulhu
On Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 12:42:48 PM PDT, Flynn/Derek Walters <thegamerzedge@...> wrote:
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by a unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.?? Should I call the FBI?
?
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On Behalf Of Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2024 2:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DaleOfShadows] DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
?
DM/
?
BUB finds no others within this chamber.
?
Flynn?slips a long thin twisted wire from his left cuff and states intently at the trapped pyramid. He raises the lid a hair’s breadth and
feeds the probe inside. Prodding, twisting, and poking he struggled momentarily to find the hinge and gear mechanism. He then retracts the wire, gives it a sharp bend about three fingers from the tip, and twists the end into a reverse S.
?
Reinserting the probe, he feels again for the hinge and, finally finding the gear, gives a counterclockwise twist to slip it from its axle. Confident that the manacles are disabled, he turns his attention to the needles. ‘Levenfingers offers
a sandstone file but Flynn waves it away, drawing a small weighted bead on a string from an outside pocket. Lowering it through the opening he caroms it around to intentionally trigger the needlesprings. Now that all traps are disabled and sprung, he accepts
the file from the Rogue and snaps away the poisoned barbs, gaining access to the contents within.
?
The chest holds nine silver coin necklaces (36 gp each), eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and alabaster (10 gp each).
?
?
?
And what do you do?
?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
After failing to find the Dragonmborn's ears, Tabby stood by, eager to move on. So far, the treasures did not interest her at all.
On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 4:21?PM Sweet William/Arthur Picard via <artamy1= [email protected]> wrote:
OOC: Any chests left?
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:42 PM, Flynn/Derek Walters <thegamerzedge@...> wrote:
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by a unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.?? Should I call the FBI?
?
?
DM/
?
BUB finds no others within this chamber.
?
Flynn?slips a long thin twisted wire from his left cuff and states intently at the trapped pyramid. He raises the lid a hair’s breadth and
feeds the probe inside. Prodding, twisting, and poking he struggled momentarily to find the hinge and gear mechanism. He then retracts the wire, gives it a sharp bend about three fingers from the tip, and twists the end into a reverse S.
?
Reinserting the probe, he feels again for the hinge and, finally finding the gear, gives a counterclockwise twist to slip it from its axle. Confident that the manacles are disabled, he turns his attention to the needles. ‘Levenfingers offers
a sandstone file but Flynn waves it away, drawing a small weighted bead on a string from an outside pocket. Lowering it through the opening he caroms it around to intentionally trigger the needlesprings. Now that all traps are disabled and sprung, he accepts
the file from the Rogue and snaps away the poisoned barbs, gaining access to the contents within.
?
The chest holds nine silver coin necklaces (36 gp each), eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and alabaster (10 gp each).
?
?
?
And what do you do?
?
/DM
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On Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:42 PM, Flynn/Derek Walters <thegamerzedge@...> wrote:
OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by a unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.?? Should I call the FBI?
?
?
DM/
?
BUB finds no others within this chamber.
?
Flynn?slips a long thin twisted wire from his left cuff and states intently at the trapped pyramid. He raises the lid a hair’s breadth and
feeds the probe inside. Prodding, twisting, and poking he struggled momentarily to find the hinge and gear mechanism. He then retracts the wire, gives it a sharp bend about three fingers from the tip, and twists the end into a reverse S.
?
Reinserting the probe, he feels again for the hinge and, finally finding the gear, gives a counterclockwise twist to slip it from its axle. Confident that the manacles are disabled, he turns his attention to the needles. ‘Levenfingers offers
a sandstone file but Flynn waves it away, drawing a small weighted bead on a string from an outside pocket. Lowering it through the opening he caroms it around to intentionally trigger the needlesprings. Now that all traps are disabled and sprung, he accepts
the file from the Rogue and snaps away the poisoned barbs, gaining access to the contents within.
?
The chest holds nine silver coin necklaces (36 gp each), eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and alabaster (10 gp each).
?
?
?
And what do you do?
?
/DM
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OOC:? Ok so I may or may not had been trained by a unnamed Government agency on surreptitious entry.? Your posts on Flynn’s lockpicking are pretty accurate, in some extents.?? Should I call the FBI?
?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Dungeon Master/Infinitum3D
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2024 2:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DaleOfShadows] DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
?
DM/
?
BUB finds no others within this chamber.
?
Flynn?slips a long thin twisted wire from his left cuff and states intently at the trapped pyramid. He raises the lid a hair’s breadth and
feeds the probe inside. Prodding, twisting, and poking he struggled momentarily to find the hinge and gear mechanism. He then retracts the wire, gives it a sharp bend about three fingers from the tip, and twists the end into a reverse S.
?
Reinserting the probe, he feels again for the hinge and, finally finding the gear, gives a counterclockwise twist to slip it from its axle. Confident that the manacles are disabled, he turns his attention to the needles. ‘Levenfingers offers
a sandstone file but Flynn waves it away, drawing a small weighted bead on a string from an outside pocket. Lowering it through the opening he caroms it around to intentionally trigger the needlesprings. Now that all traps are disabled and sprung, he accepts
the file from the Rogue and snaps away the poisoned barbs, gaining access to the contents within.
?
The chest holds nine silver coin necklaces (36 gp each), eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and alabaster (10 gp each).
?
?
?
And what do you do?
?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
DM/
BUB finds no others within this chamber.
Flynn?slips a long thin twisted wire from his left cuff and states intently at the trapped pyramid. He raises the lid a hair’s breadth and feeds
the probe inside. Prodding, twisting, and poking he struggled momentarily to find the hinge and gear mechanism. He then retracts the wire, gives it a sharp bend about three fingers from the tip, and twists the end into a reverse S.
Reinserting the probe, he feels again for the hinge and, finally finding the gear, gives a counterclockwise twist to slip it from its axle. Confident that the manacles are disabled, he turns his attention to the needles. ‘Levenfingers offers
a sandstone file but Flynn waves it away, drawing a small weighted bead on a string from an outside pocket. Lowering it through the opening he caroms it around to intentionally trigger the needlesprings. Now that all traps are disabled and sprung, he accepts
the file from the Rogue and snaps away the poisoned barbs, gaining access to the contents within.
The chest holds nine silver coin necklaces (36 gp each), eight bracelets of beads (5 gp apiece), four small figurines of jade and coral (25 gp each), and three rings carved of jade and alabaster (10 gp each).
And what do you do?
/DM
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Re: DaleOfShadows: Maztica, 13 Eleasis
You actually do it better…lol
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North?takes to flight, circling the room to examine it in detail. In the center is an enormous, tarnished copper raft, crafted to resemble
a dragon, bearing a copper coffin. Inside the coffin are the bones of a Payit nobleman. Scattered around the interior are the ornaments once worn by the corpse. These items include a stone box, two jade bracelets, and an alabaster statuette of a snake woman.
Cradled in the crook of the elbow of the corpse's right arm is a baton of granite. And upon the skull is a ferret-faced, feathered mask.?
?
The raft is afloat on a sea of silvery-white, flowing metal, fed by several rivers that trail along the floor of the room. The flowing liquid appears to be cool.
?
Between the waterways, stepped pyramid-temples rise skyward in mute paean to the gods of ancient Olman. Three of the pyramids appear to have tops that can be removed. In the rest of the area, a royal complex sprawls across verdant fields, and
courtyards and ringed marketplaces dot the miniature countryside. Several places that represent royal granaries in the modeled city are actually stone bins.
?
The clay pots on the porch are sealed with wax.
?
While?North?looks around,?Flynn?will
examine and then attempt to disarm the trap discovered by ‘Levenfingers. “It’s a needle trap,” the Rogue states confidently. “Looks like a grapple clamp.”
?
(OOC- DC: 15 trap,?Flynn?has +3 DEX proficiency, rolled 12! Just made it! Do you want to describe him picking the
lock or should I?)
?
?
?
Tabby?and?Cerina?look
closer at the earplugs, and determine that they?are?ornamental.
?
?
?
And what do you do?
?
/DM
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Cerina/JediJon
