Now that was a truly good idea! Along with the traps check, but she did not see any so far. And if Cimeri did not get down already, she would first let Uncle Flynn get the case.
"Not me," Cimeri could appreciate an obviously well crafted weapon but preferred her own bow and darts, "but it looks good. I am surprised the bolts survived even though bodies become bones and nothing else. Are they magical?"
"For now I'll keep them handy, since I can use crossbow bolts." Taman will say as he puts the bolts away. "We need to get me a pearl, so I can identify things as we find them." He informs the group as he looks around again. "Seems we have two options, the skull door or the kraken door." He looks over at Flynn. "Care to try using your mage hand on the skull door and seeing if we can get in that way?"
"Seems like as good an idea as any we have had." Flynn agrees with a shrug.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
[Taman can indeed tell that they are magical crossbow bolts]
Flynn cautiously moves to the skull door, remembering Taman being assaulted by the purple energy ray. His mage hand touches the door and tugs on the handle but the door appears locked. He moves forward to see if he can discern anything unusual about the door...
"As we know, it's trapped. It doesn't seem to react to my mage hand... there's definitely something linked to the skull's eyes as far as triggering the trap. I'd guess that if we scratched out the eyes, the trap will be disarmed. But then we'd still need to pick the lock, and i don't know which of us is willing to touch the door to scratch out the eyes..."
"Can't the "Hand" do it? Scratching? Then I can try to open the locks. There were some instruments... Let me check". Cimeri went through her backpack, producing a bundle of lock-picks.
Flynn's spectral hand scratches out the eyes and Cimeri tentatively moves to the door. She places a hand upon it and nothing happens. She sets to work with her tools.
Flynn will call up... "If you can use something to get the case to the edge, I can use a mage hand to bring it down..."
Now that was a truly good idea! Along with the traps check, but she did not see any so far. And if Cimeri did not get down already, she would first let Uncle Flynn get the case.
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
@Cimeri: make a perception or investigation check, your choice
Perception 11
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
Sensing no trap, Cimeri nudges the case to the ledge edge, where Flynn lowers it to the ground with his spell.
Taman checks the case for traps himself as well...
Investigation: 15
Guidance: 3
Regardless of what Taman finds, Flynn will have everyone step back and use his mage hand to open the case.
Inside are ten very shiny crossbow bolts.
"Does anyone else use crossbow bolts?" Taman will ask as everyone looks over the findings.
"Not me," Cimeri could appreciate an obviously well crafted weapon but preferred her own bow and darts, "but it looks good. I am surprised the bolts survived even though bodies become bones and nothing else. Are they magical?"
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
Taman will reach in and touch one of the bolts, seeing if he can sense any magical quality to it that way.
(OOC: DMG says touching something is enough to tell if it is magical, but not sure how you are running that...)
"I know how to shoot one, but don't have one with me. They're well-made though - put them in a bag and we can sell them afterwards?"
"For now I'll keep them handy, since I can use crossbow bolts." Taman will say as he puts the bolts away. "We need to get me a pearl, so I can identify things as we find them." He informs the group as he looks around again. "Seems we have two options, the skull door or the kraken door." He looks over at Flynn. "Care to try using your mage hand on the skull door and seeing if we can get in that way?"
"Seems like as good an idea as any we have had." Flynn agrees with a shrug.
"Yeah, seems the best choice we have right now" says Scoria, keeping her voice low and eyes peeled for anything incoming.
Perception: 21
[Taman can indeed tell that they are magical crossbow bolts]
Flynn cautiously moves to the skull door, remembering Taman being assaulted by the purple energy ray. His mage hand touches the door and tugs on the handle but the door appears locked. He moves forward to see if he can discern anything unusual about the door...
Investigation 26
[Wow, great job Flynn! lol]
"As we know, it's trapped. It doesn't seem to react to my mage hand... there's definitely something linked to the skull's eyes as far as triggering the trap. I'd guess that if we scratched out the eyes, the trap will be disarmed. But then we'd still need to pick the lock, and i don't know which of us is willing to touch the door to scratch out the eyes..."
"Can't the "Hand" do it? Scratching? Then I can try to open the locks. There were some instruments... Let me check". Cimeri went through her backpack, producing a bundle of lock-picks.
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
Flynn will try giving the mage hand a dagger and having it scratch out the eyes with that.
Flynn's spectral hand scratches out the eyes and Cimeri tentatively moves to the door. She places a hand upon it and nothing happens. She sets to work with her tools.
[please roll]
Taman casts guidance on the tiefling as she starts to work.
"Here..." Taman says as he lays a hand on erh shoulder. "Take Azuth's blessing..."
4 bonus to the check.