Darkwood--Into the blackness....

Post by **Led Pighp** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:45 pm

Led checks his person over, to be sure of no drops of acid burning holes through the leather and about to start hurting. Once sure, he glanced at Kali and nodded a negative. "It fell. More like a rain than a fog. I might have triggered a trap somehow, though I'm not sure how. I was watching for them. Good thing nobody was hurt, at least."

He walks back to the rungs in the walls, and glances them over, both for any lingering acid on them, and for stability problems that the acid might have brought. Led returns to his climbing, going even slower now. Every time he puts his weight onto, or removes his weight from, a rung he checks up the tunnel to confirm that there's nothing else falling on him. [Search checks every rung, plus spot checks above after shifting each rung.]

Post by **Katrina** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:29 pm

Something? Someone screamed?

It sounded painful. Watch carefully searching, trying to see what ambushed, well, nothing? But a very pained nothing.

Post by **Vynarkus** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:50 am

Vynarkus slowly floats back down and fades into visibility.

"Ow..."

Post by **Sigrid** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:37 pm

I cast Cure Moderate Wounds on Vynarkus.

"You should let the scouts go first. They're trained to spot traps."

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Cleric 0              |Sorceror 0 (6/6)  |Wands
 Resistence           | Acid Splash      | Acid Arrow          (15/50)
 Resistence           | Arcane Mark      | Detect Secret Doors (15/50)
 Resistence           | Dancing Lights   | Find Traps          (24/50)
 Resistence           | Light            | Knock               (15/50)
 Resistence           | Mage Hand        | Sonic Blast         (26/50)
                      | Prestidigitation |
                      | Ray of Frost     |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 1              |Sorceror 1 (5/7)  |Ring
 Protection from Evil | Burning Hands    | Cure Light Wounds
 Protection from Evil | Identify         | Cure Light Wounds
 Protection from Evil | Magic Missile    | Cure Light Wounds
*Magic Weapon         | Shield           |
 Magic Weapon         |                  |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 2              |Sorceror 2 (5/6)  |Turn Undead (8/11)
*Bull's Strength      | Scorching Ray    | Sacred Healing
*Bull's Strength      | See Invisibility |
 Bull's Strength      |                  |
 Bull's Strength      |                  |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 3              |Sorceror 3 (3/4)  |Lesser Rod of Empowering (1/3)
*Dispel Magic         | Fireball         |
*Dispel Magic         |                  |
 Dispel Magic         |                  |

Post by **Sorchat** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:48 pm

I fly over and sit on Kalindriel's shoulder.

I say something in Ignan to her. I'm sitting right next to her ear.

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:58 pm

Kali grins wryly at Sorchat and lets out a chuckle.

Post by **Seven Words** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:37 am

Heal 19 points

Marrik shakes his head..."Your initiative is good, but perhaps a bit more of caution is in order."

Skyseeker winces at the burns, before they are healed. "Acid.....I truly do hate acid. My cousin, a wizard, overreached himself against an orc warband. Trying to impress a girl, of course. Tried to cast an Acid Fog from a scroll, when the spell lay beyond his skill. He near to died, and is still scarred to this day. And the girl ended up falling in love with the cleric who came to the rescue, to truly add insult to injury."

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:58 am

Kali pouts a bit as she says something to Sorchat in Ignan.

Post by **Sorchat** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:44 am

I poke a tiny burning claw into Kalindriel's cheek, and whisper something into her ear. In Ignan.

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:16 pm

Kalindriel laughs. As she responds out-loud to Sorchat's whisperings, she glances back at those near the ledge.

Post by **Led Pighp** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:31 pm

Led makes it to the top of the tunnel, slowly inspecting each rung for traps. On the highest one, to the left side, there is a pressure plate, set to go off when someone gripped the rung from above. The scout looks around for the result of the trap, and eventually finds two small holes on the far side of the vertical tube. On closer inspection, he sees the telltale purple tint of villip dust.

More fungus! he thinks, holding back a shudder. Just what I need.

Then, he takes out Beauregard's thieves tools and begins the slow, careful process of disabling the trap. He ties a small white string to that rung, on the left side, to let people know where it is.

And finally, Led pokes his head over the top of the ledge, to make sure there are no enemies waiting for him. Seeing nothing, and hearing nothing, he climbs down a few rungs and calls down to those below him.

"The tunnel is safe. I found one other trap, which I disarmed. It's marked with the white string, on the top rung. Please don't poke at it, yes? Come on up."

With that, he climbs back up and moves into the next room, to guard the mouth of the tunnel while the others arrive.

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:59 pm

"Looks like we're up. Or about to be." Already standing near the rungs, Kali begins climbing.

Post by **Sorchat** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:07 pm

I stay sitting on Kali's shoulder. I keep talking quietly in Ignan.

Post by **Sigrid** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:25 pm

Vynarkus is almost healed. I cast Cure Minor Wounds on him.

I say to Skyseeker, "I hope your cousin learned that girls are almost never impressed by stupidity. Even if you're lucky enough to survive it, you never look good. Of course the cleric was the preferable mate. I bet he was a calm and peaceful soul, taken to reflection and ernest appreciation of all the blessings from his goddess and his woman."

I walk over to the tunnel to wait my turn to climb.

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Cleric 0              |Sorceror 0 (6/6)  |Wands
*Resistence           | Acid Splash      | Acid Arrow          (15/50)
 Resistence           | Arcane Mark      | Detect Secret Doors (15/50)
 Resistence           | Dancing Lights   | Find Traps          (24/50)
 Resistence           | Light            | Knock               (15/50)
 Resistence           | Mage Hand        | Sonic Blast         (26/50)
                      | Prestidigitation |
                      | Ray of Frost     |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 1              |Sorceror 1 (5/7)  |Ring
 Protection from Evil | Burning Hands    | Cure Light Wounds
 Protection from Evil | Identify         | Cure Light Wounds
 Protection from Evil | Magic Missile    | Cure Light Wounds
*Magic Weapon         | Shield           |
 Magic Weapon         |                  |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 2              |Sorceror 2 (5/6)  |Turn Undead (8/11)
*Bull's Strength      | Scorching Ray    | Sacred Healing
*Bull's Strength      | See Invisibility |
 Bull's Strength      |                  |
 Bull's Strength      |                  |
----------------------+------------------+----------------------------
Cleric 3              |Sorceror 3 (3/4)  |Lesser Rod of Empowering (1/3)
*Dispel Magic         | Fireball         |
*Dispel Magic         |                  |
 Dispel Magic         |                  |

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:59 pm

A startled laugh echos through the tunnel from Kalindriel, then muffled silence when she catches herself. Led can see her make a motion to Sorchat to wait near the ledge.

[They knew we were here anyways, right? Motion Sorchat to hover beneath the level of the ledge. Use Hide in Plain Sight before cresting it to make sure nothing is coming down the tunnel.]

Post by **Katrina** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:05 pm

Move forward, slinking into the shadows, and move into position if Kali alerts us to incomings.

Post by **Led Pighp** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:38 am

As more people come up the tunnel, who can guard the ones still climbing up, Led moves further out.

[Is this a room? If so, what exits? What's in here? Am I being attacked? What do I see through the exits?]

Post by **Annalysei** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:49 pm

Anna waits until everyone else is up the ladder just in case something tries to sneak up on them. Once everyone is up and safe, I follow, skipping the rung with the white string.

Post by **Seven Words** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:51 pm

the tunnel atop is about 15' wide, and ten tall...it goes forward about 30', and then it's another ascension. There are some strange markings at the upturn...appears to be writing.

Post by **Kalindriel Ec'urb** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:55 pm

Kalindriel pauses to study the markings to see if she can decipher their meaning.

"These are a greeting, to the 'Free Folk of the Sky'. More quarters for ambassadors, like those below for the dwarves..." she trails off.

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

Darkwood--Into the blackness....