A Curse of Strahds [IC]

I don't know, let Lae and Necros handle it. Fascinating! Oh right... Monsters. Which way, everyone? What do we do now?

ooc: Perception, or investigation check?

Depends on which room. Room with niches is probably perception, jail room is definitely investigation 

perception17

Lae, you notice the chanting is coming from beyond the rusty portcullis. Leaning to hear a bit better, the portcullis moves slightly.

Lae attempts to open the porticullus with brute strength.

Strength check:5

As you lift, the portcullis budges a little, but does not really move up.

“Grr.. anyone care to assist?” Lae grunts begrudgingly.

What? Oh, sure! Just admiring the stone work.

Zander tries to help Lae lift the gate. (Does that give him advantage?)

(Yes, so Lae can roll again with advantage. Also, just double checked, this is an Athletics roll.)

My athletics is +2, in case that's better than Lae's bonus, he could help me.

My Athletics is +3

Athletics: 6. 8.

OOC: wow and Lae has a +5 and still whiffed.

(Wow)

I'll try with Lae's help. 

Athletics: 18 15

Not much better, but maybe good enough.

It moves, but not much.

“Argh.. there’s gotta be a chain, or lever around here somewhere.. let’s spread out.. pull on anything that looks Iike it will open this thing.”

Lae goes back to the relics and starts inspecting them more closely. He pulls the rope that was holding the goblin hand.

Athletics 12

You just need to put some muscle into it!

The niches contain: the small, mummified, yellow hand with sharp claws (a goblin hand) on a loop of rope you already found; a knife carved from human bone; a dagger with a rat's skull set into the pommel; an 8" diameter varnished orb made from a nothings eye; an aspegilium carved from bone; a folded cloak made from stitched ghoul skin; a dedicated frog attached to a stick; a bag full of bat guano; a hag's severed finger; a 6" tall wooden figurine of a mummy, its arms crossed over its chest; an iron pendant adorned with a devil's face; the shrunken, shriveled head of a halfling; a small wooden coffer containing a dire wolf's withered tongue.

Zander, as you throw your strength into it, the portcullis lifts about 1/3 of the way.

Zander struggles to hold it up where it is. Someone... A little help...