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"Right. Frangipani, would ye mind lookin' in from the stream above? Maybe those animals can see somethin' we can't."
He comes back down the opposite staircase and starts looking for the telltale signs of traps -- loose panels, scrapes on the floor or walls. 4
"I bet that dead fellow outside knew the combination," he mutters. "Couldn't ye have held on a while longer for us? Ah well, at least the boat's a real treasure."
"Hey Bjorn, did you check the dead guy for stuff? Maybe he has some clues, or at least something of value? I'm concerned that perhaps we shouldn't open this vault, but, we do like our treasure."
Sparhawk joins Eberk, taking a closer look for any clues or patterns: (Investigation: 19
As the paladin searches with the cleric,
"Bjorn, Lir, Frangipani, look around for any clues. Six levers will take us quite a while to figure out, and I'm worried wrong combinations could result in traps."
You don’t find anything about claws or doors, it you do notice the fruits on the trees seem to be grouped in 2’s, 5’s with a couple of trees having 6
"Right. Frangipani, would ye mind lookin' in from the stream above? Maybe those animals can see somethin' we can't."
He comes back down the opposite staircase and starts looking for the telltale signs of traps -- loose panels, scrapes on the floor or walls. 4
"I bet that dead fellow outside knew the combination," he mutters. "Couldn't ye have held on a while longer for us? Ah well, at least the boat's a real treasure."
All the cracks and scrapes just look like cracks and scrapes
Lir casts Enhance Ability using at third level, to give Frangipani and himself advantage on investigation checks (Fox's cunning).
Lir looks for any connected items to the claw triggers, mechanistic structures within the chamber.
Investigation: 12
From what you can see, it appears the levers can have multiple functions, depending on which are pulled together or alone. Impossible to know what else other than the door might be controlled without experimentation
Frangipani nods and heads back outside to see what she can see from the water channel.
The other creatures seem to accept your presence as they eagerly eye the goings on below. They seem utterly enthralled by the entertainment provided by your companions.
As Bjorn slips away and heads back to the garden he notices the plants seem to have shifted about while you were away. ( roll investigation to locate the body)
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“Hum, these levers do things, perhaps to the area above. That figurine, wondering if it’s a key or perhaps has something inside?” Sparhawk, never the best with puzzles, will leave the guessing to his capable crew. “Well, we can mess around with these levers or move on crew”
[I've done so well on these up to now, I'm sure this will be easy..! 😅]
Bjorn swears under his breath as he pokes around the garden in search of the corpse.
12
Bjorn searches a bit and finally discovers the corpse, now underneath a bush. There are are vines wrapped around its legs and evidence it was dragged along the mossy ground a little ways
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“Hum, these levers do things, perhaps to the area above. That figurine, wondering if it’s a key or perhaps has something inside?” Sparhawk, never the best with puzzles, will leave the guessing to his capable crew. “Well, we can mess around with these levers or move on crew”
investigate the small statue. 20
( you have to wait for Frangipani to get back to where you are to looks at it)
"Right. Frangipani, would ye mind lookin' in from the stream above? Maybe those animals can see somethin' we can't."
He comes back down the opposite staircase and starts looking for the telltale signs of traps -- loose panels, scrapes on the floor or walls. 4
"I bet that dead fellow outside knew the combination," he mutters. "Couldn't ye have held on a while longer for us? Ah well, at least the boat's a real treasure."
"Hey Bjorn, did you check the dead guy for stuff? Maybe he has some clues, or at least something of value? I'm concerned that perhaps we shouldn't open this vault, but, we do like our treasure."
You don’t find anything about claws or doors, it you do notice the fruits on the trees seem to be grouped in 2’s, 5’s with a couple of trees having 6
All the cracks and scrapes just look like cracks and scrapes
Lir casts Enhance Ability using at third level, to give Frangipani and himself advantage on investigation checks (Fox's cunning).
Lir looks for any connected items to the claw triggers, mechanistic structures within the chamber.
Investigation: 12
Frangipani nods and heads back outside to see what she can see from the water channel.
From what you can see, it appears the levers can have multiple functions, depending on which are pulled together or alone. Impossible to know what else other than the door might be controlled without experimentation
The other creatures seem to accept your presence as they eagerly eye the goings on below. They seem utterly enthralled by the entertainment provided by your companions.
3
Frangipani finds a small golden figurine of the woman from the frescoes. ( worth approximately 100gp you would guess)
The Sky outside begins to lighten a little as the moon travels lower towards the horizon, being chased by the sun.
[What the heck time is it? Would we be getting sleepy? This isn't a bad spot to rest, I'm guessing. As long as we keep watch for spiders.]
"Guess I didn't fully search him, no. Just took his bag. I can go back." Bjorn casts his second Invisibility spell and does just that.
As Bjorn slips away and heads back to the garden he notices the plants seem to have shifted about while you were away.
( roll investigation to locate the body)
( Does the channel floor have vision of the chamber beyond the door?)
[I've done so well on these up to now, I'm sure this will be easy..! 😅]
Bjorn swears under his breath as he pokes around the garden in search of the corpse.
12
“Hum, these levers do things, perhaps to the area above. That figurine, wondering if it’s a key or perhaps has something inside?” Sparhawk, never the best with puzzles, will leave the guessing to his capable crew. “Well, we can mess around with these levers or move on crew”
investigate the small statue. 20
No, it stops at the outer wall. The water flows into it from the interior of the building through some small pipes.
Bjorn searches a bit and finally discovers the corpse, now underneath a bush. There are are vines wrapped around its legs and evidence it was dragged along the mossy ground a little ways
( you have to wait for Frangipani to get back to where you are to looks at it)
Frangipani jumps out and heads down to report.
"There's something wrong here, fer sure." Bjorn gingerly steps around the vines, crouches down and searches the pockets of the dead dwarf. 19