Sila nods, thinking their way likely to be barred should they wish to return this way. A dragon would certainly have another exit though? She passes casually but alert to any overt action on their behalf as they move through the room passing each other.
"Yes! Let's go! It's not everyday you get to meet a Dragon! Thanks ma'am for your cooperation. We might pass through later, I must say the poltergeist sounds interesting as well!" Bree says enthusiastically. Whispering she adds: "The forge does as well though" hoping nobody hears her. She will start making her way towards the closet with the secret door, following behind the others.
Garavant moves with the others toward the closet with the secret door. He takes a quick look at it to check to see if some nasty trap might await them.
You file into the right-hand closet and through the secret door within, spotting no danger as you go (although the temptation to have Garavant do a storm trooper head-bang was immense).
Namira waves sarcastically as you file through, her bodyguards already turning their attention to checking their kit and seeing to their fallen comrade in the previous room.
As you go through the secret door it leads to a 5ft-wide, 25ft-long corridor that ends in a T-junction with a north-south corridor. This extends about 30ft in either direction; the north ends in a flat wall and so does the south, although following Nimira's directions you find the secret door in the south wall.
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Lucy's head was filled with excitement. But as the Elf girl reaches the T-junction, she stops and thinks. Lucy's mind is colored with blood red fury and killing intention, but at the same time she fights those emotions for her whole life. Now she has something to care about, her friends. " How much should we trust that dwarf woman… ? " She says. " We are no friends. In her view, a group of intruders and murder of her men. She might send us to some kind of death trap.I prefer to clear this floor first before down to the next level. How about going in the opposite direction she mentioned?" Lucy points at the north corridor.
Also she sends her familiar to the throne room to listen stealthily to the conversation between Namira and her bodyguards.
Artemis
Stealth:13
Perception:18
Although she doesn't understand Dwarvish, Lucy will use her Minor Illusion to broadcast what she hears to other adventurers.
"We might be doing that ourselves. We did ask for directions to a dragon after all. What could be worse within this place than that? Of course, it could be a loud, bumbling way that would attract its attention I suppose. Careful of traps." She pauses and studies the ground and walls quickly as they move ahead. "Before we get to it though, I need to center myself. My Ki is weak."
Garavant inspects the south door for signs of danger and finds none; it looks like it will push open easily and there are no signs of trip wires or other traps.
Sila takes a more practical approach, following cracks in the stone work to see if they hide wires and tentatively rocking loose stones to determine if they are deliberately placed to hide a trigger. She finds no clues to danger either.
(Lucy can relay what Artemis hears via Minor Illusion; INT check plus your proficiency bonus please)
Sila listens as Lucy tries to relate what they are saying in their own tongue ready to help translate.
@DM Would you allow an intelligence or wisdom roll from Sila to try to piece together anything that may be off in Lucy's translation to what it likely is? Like a help action?
Lucy tries to relay what she hears via Artemis, but is relying on repeating everything phonetically. Luckily, Sila is able to interpret some of the clumsier syllables and translate them, although some of the detail is lost.
The details relayed are as follows:
Nimira seemed relieved at the encounter's end and then told the others to get to work
The two guards started to collect the belongings of the deceased and put them in a corner, discussing a cremation ceremony in the forge
Nimira headed to the forge; Artemis could see three more duergar within, but could not risk entering without being seen
You have a blank wall to the north, a secret door to the south, or back where you came from; what do you want to do?
Sila shares what she's heard via the illusion with the others. "It seems we have little to worry about from them unless they are aware of our eavesdropping. South then?" She falls in behind the group opting to watch their backs for now, just in case.
The secret door pushes open with a little effort from Gruenic, his heavily armoured form making the effort look all the more taxing. The party move through silently into a large chamber.
You can hear a stream pouring down the chasm in a waterfall to your west, but not see it due to your position on the other side of a natural wall formed by the cave. You can see nothing but darkness below, the splashing of waters deep below barely audible over the roar of the waterfall.
A small chain ladder is attached to the ledge on which you stand, and descends down into the blackness...
The sound, the smell and the sight of the chasm are all calling Lucy to get down. 99% of her blood is boiling for a good fight. But the last 1%, the more reasonable part of her tells Lucy to wait. " … Before going down the ladder, we need to take a short rest. Assuming the duergar told no lies, there is a black dragon awaiting us. We must be in our best condition. Sila said that she wants to refresh her Ki. And I want to recharge my spell as well. " Whilespeaking, Lucy sends Artemis to investigate the ladder. She orders the white owl to descend into the chasm, pull the ladder and check how stable it is.
Sila moves forward and studies the chain ladder looking for how it is attached and if it could be pulled up while they rest or is secured somewhere below. perception9
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Garavant waits to hear back from Artemis's scouting mission before doing anything himself. He nods at Lucy's suggestion that they rest. Though he is doing well himself, he knows that the magic users among them require time to recharge their abilities. When the time is right, after hearing about what the owl can convey to Lucy, he will be ready to move down the ladder as stealthily as possible, keeping his eyes and ears very open.
As the party rests up, Artemis scouts the chasm below. The chain ladder seems sturdy enough to take you all and is affixed at the bottom, as well as periodically to the wall down its length.
Artemis descends 120ft to an open but very dark area. The chain ladder twists on its descent to arrive on the east wall by the time it reaches the ground. This area is loud with the roar of the nearby waterfall, slippery underfoot and has exits to the west via a narrow path, or north via a small bridge that leads to a ledge.
(Everyone process a short rest as that seemed to be the consensus)
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Sila nods, thinking their way likely to be barred should they wish to return this way. A dragon would certainly have another exit though? She passes casually but alert to any overt action on their behalf as they move through the room passing each other.
"Yes! Let's go! It's not everyday you get to meet a Dragon! Thanks ma'am for your cooperation. We might pass through later, I must say the poltergeist sounds interesting as well!" Bree says enthusiastically. Whispering she adds: "The forge does as well though" hoping nobody hears her. She will start making her way towards the closet with the secret door, following behind the others.
Garavant moves with the others toward the closet with the secret door. He takes a quick look at it to check to see if some nasty trap might await them.
Perception 4
Sila looks ahead to the secret door, studying it briefly for traps or other dangers. perception 12
You file into the right-hand closet and through the secret door within, spotting no danger as you go (although the temptation to have Garavant do a storm trooper head-bang was immense).
Namira waves sarcastically as you file through, her bodyguards already turning their attention to checking their kit and seeing to their fallen comrade in the previous room.
As you go through the secret door it leads to a 5ft-wide, 25ft-long corridor that ends in a T-junction with a north-south corridor. This extends about 30ft in either direction; the north ends in a flat wall and so does the south, although following Nimira's directions you find the secret door in the south wall.
Gruenic looks at the door, checking for traps or anything odd about it, the mechanism.
Perception : 20
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Lucy's head was filled with excitement. But as the Elf girl reaches the T-junction, she stops and thinks. Lucy's mind is colored with blood red fury and killing intention, but at the same time she fights those emotions for her whole life. Now she has something to care about, her friends. " How much should we trust that dwarf woman… ? " She says. " We are no friends. In her view, a group of intruders and murder of her men. She might send us to some kind of death trap.I prefer to clear this floor first before down to the next level. How about going in the opposite direction she mentioned?" Lucy points at the north corridor.
Also she sends her familiar to the throne room to listen stealthily to the conversation between Namira and her bodyguards.
Artemis
Stealth:13
Perception:18
Although she doesn't understand Dwarvish, Lucy will use her Minor Illusion to broadcast what she hears to other adventurers.
( Do I need an Intel check to do this trick? )
(Everyone add 220 xp for successfully negotiating the encounter, good work diplomats!)
"We might be doing that ourselves. We did ask for directions to a dragon after all. What could be worse within this place than that? Of course, it could be a loud, bumbling way that would attract its attention I suppose. Careful of traps." She pauses and studies the ground and walls quickly as they move ahead. "Before we get to it though, I need to center myself. My Ki is weak."
Investigation 15 (passive 10)
Garavant inspects the south door for signs of danger and finds none; it looks like it will push open easily and there are no signs of trip wires or other traps.
Sila takes a more practical approach, following cracks in the stone work to see if they hide wires and tentatively rocking loose stones to determine if they are deliberately placed to hide a trigger. She finds no clues to danger either.
(Lucy can relay what Artemis hears via Minor Illusion; INT check plus your proficiency bonus please)
Int :8
( I am really sorry for being late. It was a crazy weekend and I could not connect to the internet for the whole day. )
Sila listens as Lucy tries to relate what they are saying in their own tongue ready to help translate.
@DM Would you allow an intelligence or wisdom roll from Sila to try to piece together anything that may be off in Lucy's translation to what it likely is? Like a help action?
Int 10 (+0) Wis 14 (+2) d20 roll 16
@Apophis: No trouble at all :o)
Lucy tries to relay what she hears via Artemis, but is relying on repeating everything phonetically. Luckily, Sila is able to interpret some of the clumsier syllables and translate them, although some of the detail is lost.
The details relayed are as follows:
You have a blank wall to the north, a secret door to the south, or back where you came from; what do you want to do?
Gruenic indicates the secret door to the south and opens it, allowing Garavant to lead if wants to.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Sila shares what she's heard via the illusion with the others. "It seems we have little to worry about from them unless they are aware of our eavesdropping. South then?" She falls in behind the group opting to watch their backs for now, just in case.
The secret door pushes open with a little effort from Gruenic, his heavily armoured form making the effort look all the more taxing. The party move through silently into a large chamber.
You can hear a stream pouring down the chasm in a waterfall to your west, but not see it due to your position on the other side of a natural wall formed by the cave. You can see nothing but darkness below, the splashing of waters deep below barely audible over the roar of the waterfall.
A small chain ladder is attached to the ledge on which you stand, and descends down into the blackness...
The sound, the smell and the sight of the chasm are all calling Lucy to get down. 99% of her blood is boiling for a good fight. But the last 1%, the more reasonable part of her tells Lucy to wait. " … Before going down the ladder, we need to take a short rest. Assuming the duergar told no lies, there is a black dragon awaiting us. We must be in our best condition. Sila said that she wants to refresh her Ki. And I want to recharge my spell as well. " While speaking, Lucy sends Artemis to investigate the ladder. She orders the white owl to descend into the chasm, pull the ladder and check how stable it is.
Artemis
Stealth: 21
Perception:10
Sila moves forward and studies the chain ladder looking for how it is attached and if it could be pulled up while they rest or is secured somewhere below. perception 9
Garavant waits to hear back from Artemis's scouting mission before doing anything himself. He nods at Lucy's suggestion that they rest. Though he is doing well himself, he knows that the magic users among them require time to recharge their abilities. When the time is right, after hearing about what the owl can convey to Lucy, he will be ready to move down the ladder as stealthily as possible, keeping his eyes and ears very open.
Perception 12
As the party rests up, Artemis scouts the chasm below. The chain ladder seems sturdy enough to take you all and is affixed at the bottom, as well as periodically to the wall down its length.
Artemis descends 120ft to an open but very dark area. The chain ladder twists on its descent to arrive on the east wall by the time it reaches the ground. This area is loud with the roar of the nearby waterfall, slippery underfoot and has exits to the west via a narrow path, or north via a small bridge that leads to a ledge.
(Everyone process a short rest as that seemed to be the consensus)