"Torvus, if you would be so kind, you might want to filter your book search by the names we found in the letters and will. The family, the Lord name signed in the letter and the location of the windmill; for starters." Saying those words in gnomish to his kindred, Bukowyr looked at the other gnome in the eyes, trying to reassure they are working in partnership and making a bond even if in such a small but familiar act as a casual conversation.
"I think we should finish exploring the rest of the levels above ground, before moving to the basement. Best to leave no stone un-turned in my opinion."
Part of her did want to rush to the basement. Her mother always said she was too curious for her own good... Looking up at Benito she nods.
"Then we check the room across us," Kayla agreed with the paladin. "I think I saw some kind of musical instrument? A harpsichrod? Hipse... no harpsichord?"
Torvus will look at the scrolls that Kai shows him, a bit perplexed. "This is all gibberish to me. They're certainly not written with standard arcane formula. What do they do?"
"I'll take a book, though. Can't hurt to be prepared!" He blows the dust off and stows it in his back. "And in the meantime, I'll just skim these passages."
Bukowyr stands looking at the stairs, down to the first floor where the others are gathered. "I take it we have cleared the first floor and agree that a possible entrance to a basement would be somewhere else. Ready to go to the second floor now? Please, do not move to the third floor without allowing me to search for traps first. Second floor is our focus now. Let me make it safe for us."
Looking around the corridors of the second floor, Bukowyr wonders which side should they go first.
-We're already on the 2nd floor of the house.(1st stair travel upwards. Main floor is first floor.)
-I do not remember anyone wanting to go upstairs just yet, we still need to check out the musical instrument room (of which Kai is currently in).
Kai will look around this new musical instrument room quietly for anything suspicious or of interest while she waits for the others to join her in her search.
Perception: 25
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Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Bukowyr: (I assume that you are basically looking for tripwires, or things that could activate a mechanism, near the end of the staircase leaving you to decide where to go next or what look closely.)
Once you climbed the red marble staircase to its full height you come to a dusty balcony with a suit of black plate armor standing against one wall, draped in cobwebs.
Oil lamps are mounted on the oak-paneled walls, which are carved with woodland scenes of trees, falling leaves, and tiny critters. As you look for traps you notice that the paneled walls actually show tiny corpses hanging from the trees and worms bursting up from the ground.
Kai: You inspect every detail of the room but nothing else can be spotted or seemed to be significant in that room.
Bukowyr makes sure the oil lamps are all lit up, so everyone else can take a proper look at the details of the balcony.
"An abandoned suit of armor. I believe someone should alert Torvus to check for magic on this armor." Looking closer, Bukowyr wonders if death motifs is regarded as art anywhere on the surface world or specifically for this place they are in. Curious and somewhat startled by the macabre taste of these panels, the Svirfneblin examine each of them as closely as possible, trying to relate these paintings to other ones he has seen so far in the house.
The cobwebs and dust were strangely reassuring. The rest of the house had been pristine- too much so. Trying not to breath the dust in, Kayla peers out into the area. As imposing as the armor is, Kayla still keeps a careful aim on it until the wizard can clear it of threat.
Torvus coughs as the dust stirs, clearing his throat in the choking air. As Bukowyr makes the request, a furrow creases his brow. "I don't know why we care about a dusty old suit of armor when we have such fascinating reading material to consider, but very well. I'll be up in a moment."
He finishes the paragraph he was reading in the book, then climbs the steps, panting a bit as he reaches the top of the balcony. He then scans the room to see if the armor or anything else in the area shows up as magical. If nothing stands out, he helps make a search of the room (Perception: 17; Investigation: 6).
Being the last one up to the new dusty floor, Kai hovers near ththe stairs, slightly uncomfortable in this dusty area.
Why is it different than the rest of the house?
She sketches out this jew entrance area on her floor plan and looks around. Almost skeptically, an aqua glow begins to form in her fingertips while the others search around. She remains near the stairs and looks around the main area for any signs of danger or suspicion.
Perception: 17
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Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Benito inspects the armor to try to gauge the quality of the craftsmanship. "I wonder if this would fit?"Benito thinks to himself. Sometimes he wishes he was of normal height and stature. It would certainly help with his issue of finding things in his size.
Benito takes note of the carved reliefs on the panels and inspects them to see if maybe they have some cultural or historical significance of any sort or even if the scenes could possibly pay any resemblance to anythign familiar that they have already seen since arriving to this foreign land.
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Both Torvus and Kai stumble upon a secret door that reveals a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading to the attic. But before they can say anything they perceive (I believe both or at least one of you still have Detect Magic active...sorry if I was wrong :P) a magical aura emanating from the armor as they're getting closer to inspect it thoroughly you see Benito approaching to it, before he could even lay a hand on it the armor raised from the wall and attacked him slamming one of its gauntlets onto his chest -
Attack: 18 - W/ Advantage - 5 Damage: 8
Then, taking advantage of the reduced space it targets Kai next: Attack: 22 - (Removing Advantage due to the early suspicion of the armor being magical) Damage: 8
Kai frowns at the glowing armor but before she can warn Benito, it moves quickly, slamming into him. It then quickly turns on her and bats her with ease. With a yelp of pain, Kai releases her held spell on the armor reactively. (assuming that because she held it before the attack out of suspicion it would be used as a reaction/held action from before combat).
Sacred flame is a dex save of 13 (or higher) or it does radiant damage: 3
Initiative: 4
She frowns in pain and coughs up a little blood into her elbow. "What the?! OW! Stupid dusty piece of junk." She looks surprisingly annoyed by the sudden painful hit, something that is quite uncommon to her personality.
Kai frowns at the glowing armor but before she can warn Benito, it moves quickly, slamming into him. It then quickly turns on her and bats her with ease. With a yelp of pain, Kai releases her held spell on the armor reactively. (assuming that because she held it before the attack out of suspicion it would be used as a reaction/held action from before combat).
Sacred flame is a dex save of 13 (or higher) or it does radiant damage: 3
Initiative: 4
She frowns in pain and coughs up a little blood into her elbow. "What the?! OW! Stupid dusty piece of junk." She looks surprisingly annoyed by the sudden painful hit, something that is quite uncommon to her personality.
DEX ST 5 The armor receives the damage caused by Kai's reaction.
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Initiative: 19
When it becomes her turn....
Kayla clenches her teeth against a shriek as the armor lurches into movement. As it attacks her companions, she rushes through a Hex (bonus action) before attacking with her hand crossbow.
Attack: 25
Damage: 13
Keeps changing but I haven't touched the rolls. Sorry!
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Kayla:
I think Hex also gives disadvantage to an ability check on the creature of your choice. If that's the case, which ability would you prefer it have disadvantage on?
On Kai's (eventual) turn, she will note how close she is to the creature and if any of her group members have been downed (if so she will take plan B) and draw both her handaxe and her mace, moving to slash with her handaxe first before also trying to strike at the armor with her mace, the anger of her wounds fueling her uncharacteristic melee attacks.
Plan A (weapon attacks):
Action: Light Handaxe attack
Attack: 17
Damage: 6
Bonus action: Two Weapon Fighting With Light Mace
Attack: 4
Damage: 2
Plan B (healing closeby downed member):
If she can reach said member without leaving the armor's range, she will cast cure wounds.
Healed Hit Points: 12
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Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Bukowyr Geogazer | Svirfneblin | Ranger | Level 1 | AC 15 | HP 12/12 |
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"Torvus, if you would be so kind, you might want to filter your book search by the names we found in the letters and will. The family, the Lord name signed in the letter and the location of the windmill; for starters." Saying those words in gnomish to his kindred, Bukowyr looked at the other gnome in the eyes, trying to reassure they are working in partnership and making a bond even if in such a small but familiar act as a casual conversation.
"This spell scroll could be useful, thank you."
"I think we should finish exploring the rest of the levels above ground, before moving to the basement. Best to leave no stone un-turned in my opinion."
DM - Beyond the Veil
Part of her did want to rush to the basement. Her mother always said she was too curious for her own good... Looking up at Benito she nods.
"Then we check the room across us," Kayla agreed with the paladin. "I think I saw some kind of musical instrument? A harpsichrod? Hipse... no harpsichord?"
Torvus will look at the scrolls that Kai shows him, a bit perplexed. "This is all gibberish to me. They're certainly not written with standard arcane formula. What do they do?"
"I'll take a book, though. Can't hurt to be prepared!" He blows the dust off and stows it in his back. "And in the meantime, I'll just skim these passages."
I'll be updating the game soon, I went to the beach and struggled getting internet connection
- Letters does not share the same handwriting
-Please make sure to track in your CS any items that you pick up
-Who's going to continue to the third floor?
Bukowyr Geogazer | Svirfneblin | Ranger | Level 1 | AC 15 | HP 12/12 |
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Bukowyr stands looking at the stairs, down to the first floor where the others are gathered. "I take it we have cleared the first floor and agree that a possible entrance to a basement would be somewhere else. Ready to go to the second floor now? Please, do not move to the third floor without allowing me to search for traps first. Second floor is our focus now. Let me make it safe for us."
Looking around the corridors of the second floor, Bukowyr wonders which side should they go first.
Investigation 14
-We're already on the 2nd floor of the house.(1st stair travel upwards. Main floor is first floor.)
-I do not remember anyone wanting to go upstairs just yet, we still need to check out the musical instrument room (of which Kai is currently in).
Kai will look around this new musical instrument room quietly for anything suspicious or of interest while she waits for the others to join her in her search.
Perception: 25
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
Bukowyr: (I assume that you are basically looking for tripwires, or things that could activate a mechanism, near the end of the staircase leaving you to decide where to go next or what look closely.)
Once you climbed the red marble staircase to its full height you come to a dusty balcony with a suit of black plate armor standing against one wall, draped in cobwebs.
Oil lamps are mounted on the oak-paneled walls, which are carved with woodland scenes of trees, falling leaves, and tiny critters. As you look for traps you notice that the paneled walls actually show tiny corpses hanging from the trees and worms bursting up from the ground.
Kai: You inspect every detail of the room but nothing else can be spotted or seemed to be significant in that room.
Bukowyr Geogazer | Svirfneblin | Ranger | Level 1 | AC 15 | HP 12/12 |
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Bukowyr makes sure the oil lamps are all lit up, so everyone else can take a proper look at the details of the balcony.
"An abandoned suit of armor. I believe someone should alert Torvus to check for magic on this armor." Looking closer, Bukowyr wonders if death motifs is regarded as art anywhere on the surface world or specifically for this place they are in. Curious and somewhat startled by the macabre taste of these panels, the Svirfneblin examine each of them as closely as possible, trying to relate these paintings to other ones he has seen so far in the house.
Investigation 6
The cobwebs and dust were strangely reassuring. The rest of the house had been pristine- too much so. Trying not to breath the dust in, Kayla peers out into the area. As imposing as the armor is, Kayla still keeps a careful aim on it until the wizard can clear it of threat.
Torvus coughs as the dust stirs, clearing his throat in the choking air. As Bukowyr makes the request, a furrow creases his brow. "I don't know why we care about a dusty old suit of armor when we have such fascinating reading material to consider, but very well. I'll be up in a moment."
He finishes the paragraph he was reading in the book, then climbs the steps, panting a bit as he reaches the top of the balcony. He then scans the room to see if the armor or anything else in the area shows up as magical. If nothing stands out, he helps make a search of the room (Perception: 17; Investigation: 6).
Being the last one up to the new dusty floor, Kai hovers near ththe stairs, slightly uncomfortable in this dusty area.
Why is it different than the rest of the house?
She sketches out this jew entrance area on her floor plan and looks around. Almost skeptically, an aqua glow begins to form in her fingertips while the others search around. She remains near the stairs and looks around the main area for any signs of danger or suspicion.
Perception: 17
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
Benito inspects the armor to try to gauge the quality of the craftsmanship. "I wonder if this would fit?" Benito thinks to himself. Sometimes he wishes he was of normal height and stature. It would certainly help with his issue of finding things in his size.
Benito takes note of the carved reliefs on the panels and inspects them to see if maybe they have some cultural or historical significance of any sort or even if the scenes could possibly pay any resemblance to anythign familiar that they have already seen since arriving to this foreign land.
investigation: 14
DM - Beyond the Veil
Both Torvus and Kai stumble upon a secret door that reveals a cobweb-filled wooden staircase leading to the attic. But before they can say anything they perceive (I believe both or at least one of you still have Detect Magic active...sorry if I was wrong :P) a magical aura emanating from the armor as they're getting closer to inspect it thoroughly you see Benito approaching to it, before he could even lay a hand on it the armor raised from the wall and attacked him slamming one of its gauntlets onto his chest -
Attack: 18 - W/ Advantage - 5
Damage: 8
Then, taking advantage of the reduced space it targets Kai next:
Attack: 22 - (Removing Advantage due to the early suspicion of the armor being magical)
Damage: 8
Initiative - 18
Armor
Kai frowns at the glowing armor but before she can warn Benito, it moves quickly, slamming into him. It then quickly turns on her and bats her with ease. With a yelp of pain, Kai releases her held spell on the armor reactively. (assuming that because she held it before the attack out of suspicion it would be used as a reaction/held action from before combat).
Sacred flame is a dex save of 13 (or higher) or it does radiant damage: 3
Initiative: 4
She frowns in pain and coughs up a little blood into her elbow. "What the?! OW! Stupid dusty piece of junk." She looks surprisingly annoyed by the sudden painful hit, something that is quite uncommon to her personality.
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead
DEX ST 5
The armor receives the damage caused by Kai's reaction.
Initiative: 19
When it becomes her turn....
Kayla clenches her teeth against a shriek as the armor lurches into movement. As it attacks her companions, she rushes through a Hex (bonus action) before attacking with her hand crossbow.
Attack: 25
Damage: 13
Keeps changing but I haven't touched the rolls. Sorry!
If you're willing to take my word for it, I believe Initiative was originally 10. Attack was 17 and Damage was 12.
Kayla:
I think Hex also gives disadvantage to an ability check on the creature of your choice. If that's the case, which ability would you prefer it have disadvantage on?
On Kai's (eventual) turn, she will note how close she is to the creature and if any of her group members have been downed (if so she will take plan B) and draw both her handaxe and her mace, moving to slash with her handaxe first before also trying to strike at the armor with her mace, the anger of her wounds fueling her uncharacteristic melee attacks.
Plan A (weapon attacks):
Action: Light Handaxe attack
Attack: 17
Damage: 6
Bonus action: Two Weapon Fighting With Light Mace
Attack: 4
Damage: 2
Plan B (healing closeby downed member):
If she can reach said member without leaving the armor's range, she will cast cure wounds.
Healed Hit Points: 12
Nina Wildvale|Changeling|Wild Magic Sorcerer|Rise of The Reunelords|Active
Kai Loire|Water Genasia|Life Cleric|Road To Phandalin|Retired
Willow Twilight|Swiftstride Shifter|Blood Hunter|Ebberon|Retired
Meephylia Polliwog|Grung|Dragon Sorcerer|Descent To Avernus|Retired
Ashryn Rairs|Changeling|Hexblade Warlock|Out Of The Abyss|Dead