Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
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(Asking once again, you may have missed it. Are we level 12 or level 13 at this point?)
Angus will strike a torch, unless Sam produces a magical light. He will then inspect the "needle" on the wall to see if it might be a connector for the battery, or alternately might be some sort of activation device for a lifting platform to get them up to the next level.
12.
Make an Int (arcana) or (investigation) check.
“Oh hello there, glad I could come along for this”. Tetrevess whispers from a dark corner, as he pulls out a flaming dagger continual flame
His appearance is shocking- he looks like he’s seen horrors, aged a bit, and his beard has gotten noticeably fuller since the last time you saw him. “What’s the plan, Angus?”
(FYI: Tesservett is welcome to help action Angus on the needle)
Tetrevess does help on the arcana check.
Angus Arcana check 19
Investigation 13
sam turns too trev unimpressed “welcome back, are you planning to kill us or you here to impede us”
Tetrevess whispers.. “Umm.. yes that’s right, Sam, I actually forgot I didn’t say goodbye when I left you all. It was an accident, really. Fortunately, the rift which was torn into reality landed me in the astral plane, destroyed that sword- which was really quite nasty, and sadly, also destroyed my Handy Haversack- made by Heward himself… I might add.. But I lived, and after many adventures, I found my way back here. Time flowed differently for me- I think.. anyway I’m sure it’s been longer for me than for you since we last fought together in that basement.. I’m glad you won that battle, by the way!. If anything I’m more committed than ever to doing something good. I suppose you will be happy to hear that Angus. But probably not the best place to catch up- I haven’t got any tea…. But I have rope!”
with an uncharacteristic grin (that doesn’t quite look sane) he pulls out the hemp rope he had been provided, looks at it with a bit of disgust, and then pulls out a coil of grey silk rope. “Better. But shorter.. probably need both.” He acknowledges.
“we probably shouldn’t chat. I’ve got a spell..”. grabbing his spellbook he goes through some quick motions and quickly ritual casts telepathic bond (order of scribes feature. His voice then sounds in your head. “Better? Good! Just think don’t talk. Quieter. Ready? I’m right behind you”
His manifest mind - a ghostly, elderly floating head with a greenish glow appears nearby.
(Retconning a bit)
"Tetrevess?!? I thought... You... You disappeared with that artifact! How are you even alive? Where have you been?? Are you OK?"
Tetrevess’ voice sounds in everyone’s head as he ties the ropes together. “Am I ok? that’s a hard question…. I don’t think so. But I was on the astral plane for a while. I didn’t realize the sword would cause a planar rift when put in the haversack. It did allow me to destroy the sword, which was a good thing. I have a bone to pick with Heward on his haversack design- or should have a warning label. I mean everyone knows not to mix extra dimensional space types.. I just was unaware that sword.. well…. Anyway, I didn’t have a way back, you see. I found a Gith warrior and a red dragon to escort me for a while.. I’ll tell the story when we have some tea…or ale.. I was trying to get back to you all in time to help with that fight, and claim our just rewards, but then I went..other places. Sorry about that. Out of my control really. Glad you are alive- even you Sam. “
Insight check
as Sam has spent a lot of time with T before his disappearance
21
“right then let’s move then keep close and watch out for any thing”
primeval awareness to see what’s near
T is definitely a little “off” but he always was odd. Something very disturbingust have happened to him. But other than that he seems like the same guy.
You’ve gathered he has trouble remembering his own history sometimes (if asked, he blames it on all of his time travel with a long techno-babble explanation for it) and a higher check might reveal he’s not entirely sure what he did on the astral plane- it’s all like vague memories of dreams- but in this case, scary ones.
You conclude that the needle can activate the device on the fifth floor, overhead. The device is a psionic activator; so, unless someone here had psionic abilities, (such as Great Old One warlocks, psi warrior fighters, soulknife rogues, and aberrant mind sorcerers,) activating it would require allowing the needle to puncture someone's neck, connecting to the cervical spine, allowing the user to power the device with their life force and control it with their mind.
As yet, you have not determined what the device is, but looking uo from beneath it, you do see an opening on the bottom, where you can attach the mimic battery.
<Great RP, guys. Sorry I've been slow to respond. Busy today, IRL.>
(So if we connect the battery to the device, then we will not need the needle? or will we still need someone to 'plug in'?)
Only one way to find out. Meanwhile, if you actually go up to the fifth floor, perhaps trhough that hole in its floor, your current. ceiling, you can determine what it is. At this point, for all you know it could be a self destruction device. It's not, I'm just saying.
(Well, that would be one way to take care of the Forge, I guess.)
Angus says, "We need to get through that hole in the ceiling. Don't suppose either of you can levitate us up there? I'm not the best at shimmying up a rope in full plate armor..."
I'm not one to call for an athletics check to climb a rope. If you want to climb a rope, climb a rope.
(If i can do it irl, anyone can.)
"... although this new elven armor I'm wearing feels light as a feather, so I guess I'll just climb up there after all."
Angus will ascend through the hole in the ceiling with the battery to check out the apparatus in the upper chamber.