”More of a mountain than a simple wall,” says Ben, shaking his head, “But if that magic spell can lift the scepter over there, maybe it can touch the door and open it…Or I suppose if it isn’t the right thing the telekinetic force could blow it back into the orrery and we could lose it forever…”
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"I can always fetch the scepter from the orrey," Titaani insists. "The spectral hand doesn't feel pain, and I'd really rather no one else gets hurt."
As she speaks, she casts mage hand, making it shimmer with purple light so that the others can clearly see it. She holds it out expectantly, waiting for the scepter to be placed within it.
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Pud finds himself distracted by the drifting smoke letters. "L...C...L...A...W...B...E...N...J...A..." He also spots a faint arcane glyph etched into the door that may be the source of the abjuration magic.
Titaani waits to see if Horatio will hand her Stagefright's staff, which also has the smell of magic about it.
”I recall doing some stonework once for a secretive old man…he used a cypher to translate the runes he had me chisel into the stone. Perhaps the scepter isn’t a literal key, but instead the key to the cypher—does it have any runes like are on the door or in the smoke from the orrery?” asks Ben.
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"Oh!" Horatio hands Titaani the scepter. "Sorry, I got distracted." He goes back to looking at the formidable door. "What if we put a long piece of metal on the door, the try to get the lightning machine to zap it somehow?"
"That's an idea," Titaani says, gratefully taking the scepter and using mage hand to hold it near the door. "I'll hold this here for now, let me know if you want me to do anything with it. How's the magic going, Pud? Did you find anything yet?"
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"Hey! Sorry, I got caught up with those smoke letters. I kinda think this contraption is how the hags try to predict the future. Anyway! Look here." Pud inches closer to the door but doesn't touch it. He points at the spot on the door where he see's the glyph. "Right here! There's some sorta glyph there that kinda reminds me of a protective seal."
DM: Does Pud notice any magical signatures on the scepter?
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Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
"Titaani, perhaps you can push the doors open with the scepter--or if that doesn't work, maybe holding the scepter while turning the handle will work. If I am to do that by hand, I will want to be tied off first, just in case," offers Ben, still partly watching the letters drifting in smoke.
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Ben:
”More of a mountain than a simple wall,” says Ben, shaking his head, “But if that magic spell can lift the scepter over there, maybe it can touch the door and open it…Or I suppose if it isn’t the right thing the telekinetic force could blow it back into the orrery and we could lose it forever…”
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Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"Rats." Horatio shrugs. "I can be the one who tries next, if needed."
"I can always fetch the scepter from the orrey," Titaani insists. "The spectral hand doesn't feel pain, and I'd really rather no one else gets hurt."
As she speaks, she casts mage hand, making it shimmer with purple light so that the others can clearly see it. She holds it out expectantly, waiting for the scepter to be placed within it.
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“Hang on a minute. I’m doing some magic stuff. I spot something.”
Pud squints his eyes and continues to scan the room.
”I’m picking of signs of magic on the door. And there’s something magical behind it too. And check out those letters in the smoke. You see that?
It’s saying something…about Skabatha…maybe?”
investigation check: 26 (20+6)
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Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
Pud finds himself distracted by the drifting smoke letters. "L...C...L...A...W...B...E...N...J...A..."
He also spots a faint arcane glyph etched into the door that may be the source of the abjuration magic.
Titaani waits to see if Horatio will hand her Stagefright's staff, which also has the smell of magic about it.
Ben:
”I recall doing some stonework once for a secretive old man…he used a cypher to translate the runes he had me chisel into the stone. Perhaps the scepter isn’t a literal key, but instead the key to the cypher—does it have any runes like are on the door or in the smoke from the orrery?” asks Ben.
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Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"Oh!" Horatio hands Titaani the scepter. "Sorry, I got distracted." He goes back to looking at the formidable door. "What if we put a long piece of metal on the door, the try to get the lightning machine to zap it somehow?"
"That's an idea," Titaani says, gratefully taking the scepter and using mage hand to hold it near the door. "I'll hold this here for now, let me know if you want me to do anything with it. How's the magic going, Pud? Did you find anything yet?"
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The smoke letters continue puffing from the massive machine. "M...I...N...T...O...D...E...A...T...H...W...I..T...."
Titaani holds the scepter near the door with the mage hand. She notes no runes or carvings upon it, just a likeness of Stagefright's head.
Pud tries to commit the smoke letters to memory.
"Hey! Sorry, I got caught up with those smoke letters. I kinda think this contraption is how the hags try to predict the future. Anyway! Look here." Pud inches closer to the door but doesn't touch it. He points at the spot on the door where he see's the glyph. "Right here! There's some sorta glyph there that kinda reminds me of a protective seal."
DM: Does Pud notice any magical signatures on the scepter?
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Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
"Hmm," Titaani hums curiously as she looks at the glyph. Then, she grabs Pud and drags him away from the door. "Come on, I want to try something."
Once Pud is safely out of the way, Titaani taps the staff against the glyph.
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Ben:
"Hmm...." says Ben, stepping away from the door and watching the letters as he notes his own name in the letters, "CLAW BENJAMIN TO DEATH WIT"
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"H...P...O...I...S...O...N...E...D...N...A...I..."
Tap! Unlike Ben's hand, the door doesn't seem to react to the fool’s scepter held by Titaani's mage hand.
Matilda understands nothing of what is going on and simply watches until one of the others tells her how to help.
"Does the scepter have any secret compartments or writing on it? Maybe there is a clue on or inside of it?" Horatio offers.
"L...S...I...N...T...H...E...D...E...S...T...R...O..." puffs the massive electrified machine.
Examining the floating scepter without touching it, Horatio sees neither writing nor obvious compartments upon it.
The doors remain closed. They have small ornate knobs but no keyholes. They appear to open inward.
Horatio looks again at the scepter to see if any part of it is inset to the size and shape of the small knobs.
Ben:
"Titaani, perhaps you can push the doors open with the scepter--or if that doesn't work, maybe holding the scepter while turning the handle will work. If I am to do that by hand, I will want to be tied off first, just in case," offers Ben, still partly watching the letters drifting in smoke.
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DM: On post #3577 Pud asked if the detect magic spell reveal any magical signatures on the scepter.
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Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
"Ok! I'll give that a try, Ben," Titaani replies. "Everyone, stand back!"
With that, she tries to use her mage hand, still holding the scepter, to push open the doors.
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