Jurgen climbs down the stairs into the lower part of the cavern. It's the biggest natural cavern they've explored yet.
Two large tables stand in the lower section, along with a pair of old braziers. The skeletal remains of more dead warriors are heaped everywhere. Fortunately, they seem inanimate.
Jurgen further explores the massive cavern, picking his way through heaps of ancient corpses. Another high ledge lay at the other side, bisected by carved stone stairs climbing up to it. He dimly sees a third, smaller, table standing on the eastern ledge. Another passage leads south.
Quinn wanders about the current level in a counterclockwise direction quickly searching for anything of note before joining Jurgen down on the lower level next to the tables.
Perception check:12
DM: What are the two darker objects, one just north of the stairway leading down and the other up against the western wall? I included a picture in Discord of the objects that I'm referring to.
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Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
Quinn examines the two massive stalagmites in the western end of the cavern, but concludes they are natural formations of little immediate interest. He joins Jurgen on the lower level.
Jurgen finds the massive stone tables to be empty, save a scattering of bones from some unfortunate dwarven warrior slain in battle centuries ago.
Quinn cautiously moves around the room not trying to get too far ahead. He reaches Lightbringer up high to get a look at the ceiling to make sure nothing is lurking above. He then walks to the east to the stairs. He'll inspect the ground in hopes of finding any traps. He'll jab at the floor tiles to look for pressure plates and then slowly make his way up the stairs.
Perception check: 22
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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)
Quinn carefully traverses the full chamber, ascending to the smaller table on the east. He sees neither lurkers above nor traps below. All remains quiet.
Ruven steps down into the room as well, checking the bones and scribbling away. I believe we have found the central chamber...it seems the fighting was quite fierce here. More travel to the south would wind us back to our beginnings, and of course we have the unexplored, north area, which we can assume with all plausibility that it will be a highly antagonistic route.
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Kellen Rivian(Level 12 Lore Bard)- Ghosts of Saltmarsh (cbaer8)
Ruven Gilrel (Level 4 Bladesinger)- The Shattered Obelisk
Bryony nods and rejoins the others. "What's our plan? We probably shouldn't leave enemies at our back if we want to use that weird green magic forge thing, right?"
She looks to Ruven instinctively for guidance on all things magical.
Boona struck at the ghoul Quinn missed.
Attack: 8 Damage: 11
Jurgen cuts down ghoul #4. Draco tears into the one behind it (#2).
Ruven swings with matching green flames from the other side.
Boona crushes ghoul #2. It disanimates.
One damaged ghoul remains.
Bryony is up next!
Bryony walks over the injured school and stabs it with her blades.
Shortsword - 11 to hit for 5 damage
Dagger - Nat 20 if the shortsword hit (otherwise 19) for 12 damage (crit) or 8 (no crit)
Sneak Attack - 7 damage
Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Bryony circles around and takes down the last ghoul with a well-aimed dagger to the neck.
Combat is over. Everyone may act.
Where to? What next?
Jurgen will ask if any one needs healing.
When that is done he will carefully move down the steps to the east with Draco.
D&D since 1984
" Boona ok.", said Boona happily.
" Why so many stupid dead things?"
Jurgen climbs down the stairs into the lower part of the cavern. It's the biggest natural cavern they've explored yet.
Two large tables stand in the lower section, along with a pair of old braziers. The skeletal remains of more dead warriors are heaped everywhere. Fortunately, they seem inanimate.
Jurgen will continue to slowly and carefully explore the chamber
D&D since 1984
Jurgen further explores the massive cavern, picking his way through heaps of ancient corpses. Another high ledge lay at the other side, bisected by carved stone stairs climbing up to it. He dimly sees a third, smaller, table standing on the eastern ledge. Another passage leads south.
All is quiet.
" Should Boona make tidy? One pile of bones? Very messy now."
Jurgen will investigate all the tables.
Inv: 9
D&D since 1984
Quinn wanders about the current level in a counterclockwise direction quickly searching for anything of note before joining Jurgen down on the lower level next to the tables.
Perception check: 12
DM: What are the two darker objects, one just north of the stairway leading down and the other up against the western wall? I included a picture in Discord of the objects that I'm referring to.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
Quinn examines the two massive stalagmites in the western end of the cavern, but concludes they are natural formations of little immediate interest. He joins Jurgen on the lower level.
Jurgen finds the massive stone tables to be empty, save a scattering of bones from some unfortunate dwarven warrior slain in battle centuries ago.
Quinn cautiously moves around the room not trying to get too far ahead. He reaches Lightbringer up high to get a look at the ceiling to make sure nothing is lurking above. He then walks to the east to the stairs. He'll inspect the ground in hopes of finding any traps. He'll jab at the floor tiles to look for pressure plates and then slowly make his way up the stairs.
Perception check: 22
Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
Quinn carefully traverses the full chamber, ascending to the smaller table on the east. He sees neither lurkers above nor traps below. All remains quiet.
Boon shrugs and begins piling the bones up in the centre of the room, checking them as she does for anything interesting.
"There's so many bones in here," Bryony says with a shiver. "So many dead. I don't like it."
She walks toward Quinn but heads toward the southern passageway, trying to get a peek at what might lie that way.
Perception - 5 lol
Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Boona begins to pile up the bones. She finds nothing of interest among them.
Bryony looks south down the tunnel; she sees nothing but worked stone walls and floors as far as her torchlight can reach.
All remains quiet.
Ruven steps down into the room as well, checking the bones and scribbling away. I believe we have found the central chamber...it seems the fighting was quite fierce here. More travel to the south would wind us back to our beginnings, and of course we have the unexplored, north area, which we can assume with all plausibility that it will be a highly antagonistic route.
Ready to DM and chew bubblegum. And I'm alllll outta bubblegum.
Kellen Rivian (Level 12 Lore Bard)- Ghosts of Saltmarsh (cbaer8)
Ruven Gilrel (Level 4 Bladesinger)- The Shattered Obelisk
Bryony nods and rejoins the others. "What's our plan? We probably shouldn't leave enemies at our back if we want to use that weird green magic forge thing, right?"
She looks to Ruven instinctively for guidance on all things magical.
Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus