Dark Gods Dread - Game Thread

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"You little traitor..." Beshlog growls. He makes a mental note to strangle the little bastard at the first opportunity.

Um... what can I currently do/where am I?

 You are falling down the shoot, asleep, you bounce and bump against the walls, but do not waken. Finally, you reach the bottom, where another cleaning maid is sorting...people? Beshlog manages to wake up a bit and open his eyes thanks to the 23, and sees the slight gnomish lady picking up grown humans and other peoples and sorting them into chutes, marked each with a size: Meaty, Scrawny, & Medium. She is clearly not a normal gnome. She is getting closer, sorting through the bodies, and is almost too Beshlog. What do you do?

Artan & Beshlog, roll Initiative. Anyone else not in combat, feel free to continue with your own little scenes.

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Emilia stops once she hears the voice, turning and raising her brow. Keeping her hands folded as gently as possible, her face... somewhat matches this. Calm and neutral but with a tinge of suspicion. Who in the world is this... "And who are you?"

 "Shhh! Don't let them hear you! Here, have a seat." the figure pulls out a chair "Who I am doesn't matter. All you need to know is that you and your friends are in danger. You need to help them. Go through that door and down the stairs. Be wary of the gnomes and critters. They aren't what they seem." The man then fades into the shadows, disappearing. He pointed to a wooden door hidden behind the bar. If you want to get in, you'll need a distraction

(initiative 24, a decent time for a crit)

Initiative: 17

Beshlog will pretend to be asleep until the gnome gets close... as soon as she is within melee distance he'll spring into action.

Emilia keeps her guard, but eventually makes her way down and accepts the seat, keeping hands folded on the table and staring the figure down. Not a sound comes out of her until the man continues. "They're what? What should I..." She asks, with a mix of surprise and confusion, she stands right back up... but stops talking once he vanishes.

Taking a glance towards the bar, she sighs. Here we go. Trying as best she can to keep quiet, she takes a coin out from her satchel and casts light on it, before tossing it towards the middle of the room, in an attempt to cause a distraction like she was asked.

Initiative:

Artan > Gnome Lady > Beshlog > Fuzzy Face-Hugger

Artan, GO!

Emilia whispers a prayer, and the coin lights up, illuminating the dimly light tavern with a bright glow. Several patrons look over, as it appears Emilia is holding a ball of light. With a toss, she throws it to the middle of the room. Roll me a religion check

Ember steps out of the room to tell the others about the trapdoor.

Perception 11

Is a maid coming out of Beshlogs room?   

Can she hear the fight in Artuns room?   

Are any of the party standing in the hall?  If so, she tells them about the trapdoor.  

"There's a trapdoor.  Has anyone gone to bed?  Let's knock and check on them?"

If not (or after she tells them) she looks for Emilia since her erstwhile roomie had gone for another room.

 At what point of the "Emilia talks to the mysterious man and throws the glowing coin" dialog does Ember look down? 

Does "detect invisible" see the mysterious guy?  (it lasts an hour.  Assuming he turned invisible)

Religion: 7

The only one in the hall is Demetrius, who listens to Ember "A trapdoor? Why would these people have built a trapdoor? It's been a long day, your eyes must be tricking you. Are you sure?" He looks like he doesn't believe Ember.

Emilia, The light from the coin flashes in a burst, blinding several patrons and causing a stir. The patrons clutch their eyes, creating a ruckus. The bar-tender stays at the bar, but looks over at the mess, occupied. It would be hard to sneak past him, as he is right next to the door, but if you took the distraction just a step further, he might try to quell the chaos.

It is Artans Turn in combat

Artan will cast healing word (8 healing) on himself, before using his action to attempt to pull the creature off his face if possible. He makes no attempt at being quiet, in fact, the opposite. He shouts in an attempt to get attention. "A little help here if you are in the corridor!"

Ember and Demetrius hears Artans muffled cry for help as he attempts to pull the thing off. Make a DC 15 Athletics or Acrobatics check. On a success, you peel the thing off and now have it grappled

Emilia takes a small huff, thinking about what her plan is. She's rather low on energy, but decides that this should be enough. Making a swirling motion with her hand, she expends her last first level slot in order to cast fog cloud focused on the middle of the room. She slowly creeps over to the bar and vaults over the side with as much care as she can muster.

Need me to roll Stealth, or is the fog cloud enough?

No one can see you, though I will ask you to make a Perception Check using Dexterity to not bump into anybody on your way.

Alrighty, here we go!

Perception (DEX): 13

Emilia manages to make it to the door, which she flings open. Behind the door is a long, dark hallway. Because Satyr's don't have darkvision, Emilia can't see more than a few feet. She should go now, before people figure out it was her and start searching for her in the fog. Over the din, you hear the bar-tender saying "It was the false priest! She's a witch! Find her!" well, too late. You should probably leave. 

Ember & Demetrius will join Initiative once this round is over. Just waiting on Artan's check, then we can continue.

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Ember and Demetrius hears Artans muffled cry for help as he attempts to pull the thing off. Make a DC 15 Athletics or Acrobatics check. On a success, you peel the thing off and now have it grappled

 5 (Nat 1 on acrobatics)

Emilia squints in the darkness, drawing her quarterstaff and casting a second light on it to see more properly in the darkness and use it as a makeshift torch. The instant she hears the bartender's voice, she widens those eyes. "Oh, for the love of..." She mumbles under her breath before running as fast as she can through the darkness, paying no attention to her surroundings and just attempting to get outta there as fast as possible.

Ember turns to Artans muffled shouts & tries to open the door with the knob.  Does it open or do I need to roll something?

(I suspect this is about when she hears the barkeep shouting about witches)

Artan does not manage to peel the Fuzzy Facehugger of his face.

Gnome Maid's Turn!

The maid approaches tossing bodies down the shoots. She is about to get to Beshlog

Beshlog, GO!

Emilia races down the twisty corridor, which spirals deep into the earth. The light of her staff illuminating the walls, which are stained with a dark liquid. Finally, she comes out into a square room, 15-20 ft on a side, in which sits a bunch of kegs. From behind a door in the north-west wall is heard the sounds of screams, as well as a rythmic thunking sound accompanied by a  sickening squelch. Trying, and failing, to lift one of the kegs, is a young man, small and mousey. Sweat forms on his brow as his slight frame struggles to lift the massive keg. What do you do?