When you return, the creature has left his position that he once stood. You do not see him, but he continues talking in your heads. To Pops, "very good bug killer. Now just throw him in the bottom here and leave me to my meal." With a thud, the dead Redbrand lands at the bottom of the cavern after rolling down the crevasse walls. This steep-sided fissure is 5 to 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. At the bottom are bits of rubble and rocks scattered across the almost flat floor.
As Petros begins to walk toward one of the bridges, the voice stops you. "Wise choice story teller. The other bridge will collapse if you were to cross it. Be wise not to come back through on the other bridge."The north bridge is the once you are crossing. The south bridge the creature says is trapped.
This cavern is mostly dark. Some torches line a few of the walls, but there is not much light. Pops tiptoes to the corner and looks around the corner trying to be quiet. He sees nothing other than another wall and a passage turning right. Pops mutters in grief of this place. Pops sneaks again and finds a stairwell leading down a flight of stairs to a landing. On either side of the landing is a closed stone door.
Petros quietly follows Pops into the hallway and takes his place behind him as Pop checks the area for any signs of danger. "Be careful Pops. Let's hope that one-eye creature didn't alert Glasstaff of our presence."
Pops moves to the northern door and inspects the door. He places a hand on the latch and finds that it will not move. Pops does not hear anything coming through the thick stone door.
Nyana will put a hand on Pops shoulder before he opens the door. "Do you hear that? No, not in the room, but the way we came." Pops stops himself from opening the door further. Pops can now hear a soft beating and it's getting louder. Nyana will look at Pops. "That sounds like a lot of people..." Louder, now echoing. Sven pulls his halbred up in a guard stance. "What do we do?" A few seconds pass. Petros can now hear the beating. Nothing rhythmic about it, Petros notes.
Pops very gently closes the door and gently takes his hand off the knob, listening intently to the approaching sounds. He mutters a very bad word in Dwarvish, and then gives an inquiring look to Petros and the others as he unsheathes his shortsword and dagger.
Petros notes the asynchronous beating as it becomes louder. “Either Glasstaff has joined a jazz band or we have company.” Petros will stealthily ascend the steps that lead back into the cavern to see if he can get a view of what is approaching. Stealth: 17
Nyana says to you three, "I'm going to go check this out. Go find us a way out of here." Nyana removes her mace and slowly begins down the hallway to the cavern.
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Pops
Pops pauses for a moment, groans almost inaudibly, and then follows Nyana.
Unless Nyana or circumstances direct otherwise: - If the sound is coming from the south, and the coast is reasonably clear, he'll recross the bridge and head stealthily to the barrels in Room 7.
- If the sound is coming from the north, he'll stealthily hug the southern wall and hide in the shadowy alcove in 8 (keeping a worried eye out for his creepy new friend.)
As Pops and Nyana move back into the cavern, there's no being stealthy. A band of Redcloaks stand on the east side of the cavern. A quick guess would be 20 or more, sword and crossbows drawn. Standing at the front are two humans. One, balding and fat, is wearing dark trousers, a white shirt with a plaid vest. The other is in red wizard robes, standing a foot taller than the other and slim. Nyana notices one of the Redbrands holding a crossbow, sweating profusely. A ping of a bowstring snapping rings out before the "chink" of metal striking stone. The Redbrand goes wide-eyed, clearly, his nerves getting the best of him. The wizard turns his head, mutters something and with a quick hand gesture, the Redbrand is locked into position.
The fat one says in a somewhat shaky voice, "b- by order of the city of Phandalin, cease your, cease your..." He is cut off by the wizard. "Lay down your weapons, please. There is no need for more bloodshed. We have seen what you are capable of. Who else is with you? We were told there were two more of you here." They are loud enough for Petros and Sven to hear what is being said. Nyana lowers her mace to the ground.
When you return, the creature has left his position that he once stood. You do not see him, but he continues talking in your heads. To Pops, "very good bug killer. Now just throw him in the bottom here and leave me to my meal." With a thud, the dead Redbrand lands at the bottom of the cavern after rolling down the crevasse walls. This steep-sided fissure is 5 to 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. At the bottom are bits of rubble and rocks scattered across the almost flat floor.
As Petros begins to walk toward one of the bridges, the voice stops you. "Wise choice story teller. The other bridge will collapse if you were to cross it. Be wise not to come back through on the other bridge." The north bridge is the once you are crossing. The south bridge the creature says is trapped.
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Pops
Pops will pause a moment to wait for Petros to fully cross safely, then follow him across. Is the bridge in reasonably sturdy condition?
When he gets to the other side, he'll stealthily peek around the corner of the wall down that NW corridor.
Stealth: 12
This cavern is mostly dark. Some torches line a few of the walls, but there is not much light. Pops tiptoes to the corner and looks around the corner trying to be quiet. He sees nothing other than another wall and a passage turning right. Pops mutters in grief of this place. Pops sneaks again and finds a stairwell leading down a flight of stairs to a landing. On either side of the landing is a closed stone door.
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Pops
Pops reports back to the rest of the party. "Well - our friend said Glasstaff was in his quarters to the northwest. Are we ready for this?"
Pops stealths back to the door...
Stealth: 16
...checks for locks and traps...
Investigation: 12
...and has a listen to it.
Perception: 19
Petros
Petros quietly follows Pops into the hallway and takes his place behind him as Pop checks the area for any signs of danger. "Be careful Pops. Let's hope that one-eye creature didn't alert Glasstaff of our presence."
Pops moves to the northern door and inspects the door. He places a hand on the latch and finds that it will not move. Pops does not hear anything coming through the thick stone door.
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Pops
Pops pulls the lock picks out of his bag of thieves tools and silently goes to work.
Thieves Tools: 21
(OOC That's a Dex roll +proficiency, right?)
(And in case it's needed:)
Stealth: 20
(Anybody seen Sven? Our party feels very small these days...)
That bonus is correct for thieves tools. Dex + proficiency.
The lock clicks open for Pops, almost sounding rather loud in this small stone area. No doubt it is now unlocked.
Sven's logged in but hasn't posted. I'm thinking of ways to take this campaign with a smaller crew. 3 or 4 would be good I think.
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Petros
Petros pats Pops on the back, "Nice work Pops! How would you like to proceed?"
(OOC: It has been quiet. Hopefully, we can keep this thing rolling along)
Pops
Pops shrugs, looks at the door, then back at Petros. He holds up his hand and silently counts down on his fingers... 3... 2... 1...
He opens the door.
Nyana will put a hand on Pops shoulder before he opens the door. "Do you hear that? No, not in the room, but the way we came." Pops stops himself from opening the door further. Pops can now hear a soft beating and it's getting louder. Nyana will look at Pops. "That sounds like a lot of people..." Louder, now echoing. Sven pulls his halbred up in a guard stance. "What do we do?" A few seconds pass. Petros can now hear the beating. Nothing rhythmic about it, Petros notes.
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Pops
Pops very gently closes the door and gently takes his hand off the knob, listening intently to the approaching sounds. He mutters a very bad word in Dwarvish, and then gives an inquiring look to Petros and the others as he unsheathes his shortsword and dagger.
Petros
Petros notes the asynchronous beating as it becomes louder. “Either Glasstaff has joined a jazz band or we have company.” Petros will stealthily ascend the steps that lead back into the cavern to see if he can get a view of what is approaching. Stealth: 17
Nyana says to you three, "I'm going to go check this out. Go find us a way out of here." Nyana removes her mace and slowly begins down the hallway to the cavern.
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Pops
Pops pauses for a moment, groans almost inaudibly, and then follows Nyana.
Unless Nyana or circumstances direct otherwise:
- If the sound is coming from the south, and the coast is reasonably clear, he'll recross the bridge and head stealthily to the barrels in Room 7.
- If the sound is coming from the north, he'll stealthily hug the southern wall and hide in the shadowy alcove in 8 (keeping a worried eye out for his creepy new friend.)
Stealth: 18
As Pops and Nyana move back into the cavern, there's no being stealthy. A band of Redcloaks stand on the east side of the cavern. A quick guess would be 20 or more, sword and crossbows drawn. Standing at the front are two humans. One, balding and fat, is wearing dark trousers, a white shirt with a plaid vest. The other is in red wizard robes, standing a foot taller than the other and slim. Nyana notices one of the Redbrands holding a crossbow, sweating profusely. A ping of a bowstring snapping rings out before the "chink" of metal striking stone. The Redbrand goes wide-eyed, clearly, his nerves getting the best of him. The wizard turns his head, mutters something and with a quick hand gesture, the Redbrand is locked into position.
The fat one says in a somewhat shaky voice, "b- by order of the city of Phandalin, cease your, cease your..." He is cut off by the wizard. "Lay down your weapons, please. There is no need for more bloodshed. We have seen what you are capable of. Who else is with you? We were told there were two more of you here." They are loud enough for Petros and Sven to hear what is being said. Nyana lowers her mace to the ground.
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Pops
Pops mutters a very, very bad word in Dwarvish.
Petros
Petros will join Pops and Nyana in the cavern.
"I guess the welcoming party is here. I hope they brought sparklers!"
The wizard sees as Sven and Petros moves into the cavern. "Drop your weapons and your lives will be spared."
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