Diadochi looks around realizes Abigail isn't in the main part of the cave, "If it's one thing I've learned in the past hour or so is we should probably stick together. " and then head down the ogre tunnel to see Abigail. If he runs into Abigail on the way out he'll follow her out and stay close to Yaalin and let her do her thing.
If he meets Abigail at the end of the tunnel
He will look through the room perception10 investigation14 He's especially interested if it looks like the beds are for ogres and it looks like there is an ogre sleeping in each bed or if the ogre just made a bed for his bears.
Abigail, the berries appear to just be berries. But you do take the coins and head back down the tunnel, running into Diadochi along the way.
Diadochi, you notice what Abigail points out as you carry your torch down the hallway. You see the berries sitting in the first chamber (Nature / INT check), as well as the large second room. As you poke around and move things around during your investigation, you firmly believe there are two ogres that share this cave. In addition, you find a set of bone climbing equipment among the leftover parts of creatures. While made of simple materials, it's a rather solid design for a creature. (Advantage on Athletics to Climb. Limited number of uses before worn down).
Diadochi will briefly examine the berries nature16. He'll pick them up regardless, could be useful for Sims or Yaalin, along with the Climbing kit, as he is looking around the den. Upon realizing there might be a second ogre his eyes go wide "Good Gods!" and he rushes back to the main cave.
Diadochi will briefly examine the berries nature16. If Abigail just says they are good berries and offers him one, he won't even make a check and just eat one.
Diadochi kneels down closer to the berries, taking a wiff with his trunk. These berries have been masked to smell like something else, possibly some kind of oil. The actual berries themselves are highly toxic. In fact, if the bear outside ingested these, it would have died within a hour or two. There's enough here that someone could try to create a vial of poison (INT / Poisoner Kit check to make poison, INT / Herbalist Kit to make antidote, can be done during a rest / downtime. Disadvantage w/o kit in equipment)
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Lafetha walks over to the stone pillar, listening to Sim tell his wives tale. "I wonder if we can bring Eshe back to life, but I also wonder if there will be any type of consequence for bringing him back?"
She looks closer at the pillar running her hand across the stone to see if she can read more about what kind of old magic this could be. Arcana67 ((take the best out of the two))
Lafetha walks over to the stone pillar, listening to Sim tell his wives tale. "I wonder if we can bring Eshe back to life, but I also wonder if there will be any type of consequence for bringing him back?"
She looks closer at the pillar running her hand across the stone to see if she can read more about what kind of old magic this could be. Arcana68 ((take the best out of the two))
You look over the runes and seeing the spell rise and glow. While you're not 100% certain what spell this would emulate, or exactly how it works, you firmly believe that this will bring Eshe, or someone, back to life. It would take you a minute or two to activate the chamber by reading the druidic incantation out loud to do so.
Finally shaking off the encounter with the raven, Yaalin perks listening to Lafetha's words. 'there are always consequences to bringing back the dead dear. Death is as natural as life, how is one supposed to begin their journey with their ancestors if one does not die.' She shuffles into her feet to stand behind the others. 'I feel you will do what is right but a power resides here I cannot understand. Nor, do I feel it wants me too.'
Turning back towards the unexplored tunnels, and nodding respectfully to the raven as she does so, 'I am inclined to look around and record for the edification of others but what you are doing will carry a price. Be sure he would want to pay it.'
While rushing back to the main cavern Diadochi will say to Abigail "Come one, we need to get back to the others. When he appears out of the tunnel "I agree with Yaalin, not sure what we're all talking about but, she never ceases to be the voice of reason in the room. Also I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I have reason to believe there might be another Ogre about, before we get too caught up in something else I suggest we take care of that first. Assuming people follow his natural leadership Diadochi will light a torch and head down the other tunnel.
While rushing back to the main cavern Diadochi will say to Abigail "Come one, we need to get back to the others. When he appears out of the tunnel "I agree with Yaalin, not sure what we're all talking about but, she never ceases to be the voice of reason in the room. Also I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I have reason to believe there might be another Ogre about, before we get too caught up in something else I suggest we take care of that first. Assuming people follow his natural leadership Diadochi will light a torch and head down the other tunnel.
Diadochi (and whoever else decides to follow) head down the second tunnel. It has a slight decline as the tunnel moves in a more worm-like fashion heading down a good eighty feet before you reach a large pile of rocks that blocks your path going forward. Each rock isn't too big, and do not appear to have been from the result of a cave in. With some teamwork, and a hour or two of time, you could remove the stones and open up the passage.
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Yaalin will follow Diadochi down the second tunnel light radiating from her mace now as a pseudo torch, and upon reaching the "rockslide" will attempt to put the glowing mace head into any cracks she thinks will help illuminate the area of rocks and beyond perception22.
If it looks relatively safe ((aka she doesn't think the roof will collapse on her)) "This does not look natural to me, should we look beyond and investigate? we are on a job but something seems important here."
If others begin to shift rocks she will do what she can to help.
Abigail, Yaalin, and Diadochi head down the tunnel and begin to look around the rocks that are creating a barrier. The remaining tunnel does appear intact, with the stones piled up to prevent you heading further. The rocks are of a different color than the tunnel itself.
As you look at the rocks, you notice several small insects running about them. Beetles and centipedes with varying leg lengths chasing them. Ducking in and out of the rocks every so often. As you listen, the faint sound of buzzing behind the rocks. But a bit too distant to make out what it could be.
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As you look at the rocks, you notice several small insects running about them. Beetles and centipedes with varying leg lengths chasing them. Ducking in and out of the rocks every so often. As you listen, you hear the beating wings of what you can only assume to be several large insects. Then the sound of them tapping and moving around. There are definitely creatures beyond this wall.
((I am assuming that Yaalin tells us about the sounds of creatures on the other side.))
"Well, I fail to see how this is going to help us in either the finding of the silver apple or the goblins then." Abigail put her rock back on the pile, before turning to head back up the tunnel.
Diadochi will turn to his team "great new, we've eliminated this as a viable option for ogre based ingress." He'll go back to the cavern and say to Sims "Sims, Old Boy, I thought you might like these," and pass him the berries "I figured someone with your know how could turn them into quite a potent poison. If you don't mind, if they are doing the ritual I'd like you to be by the entrance of the cave, just in case the other Ogre was out hunting, we don't want them coming back at any inopportune times. I'm going to stay by the other tunnel just in case something makes it way past the cave in." Assuming the team starts the ritual Diadochi will stand in cave in tunnel, facing in, torch in trunk.
Sim nods taking the berries. He takes a quick look at the berries nature5 to assess what he would need to do based upon what berry type it is. Then he turns drawing his bow and uses stealth16 to watch the entrance without being seen.
(Should I not need nature due to what Diadochi tells Sim just ignore it.)
Lafetha goes back and forth in her head, "Yaalin is right, you never know what will happen. It will make things unbalanced. Also, I don't know if this will bring back Eshe for sure. It could bring "something" else back. Not sure if I want to know what that could be."
She shrugs, and starts to read the text on the pillar to activate the chamber out loud.
It takes Lafetha about five minutes to read the incantation aloud. As she reads, the gem in the roots glows bright and brighter. The main pool of water begins to bubble. The further along she reads, the brighter and more agitated the water becomes. As she finishes the incantation, the gemstone seems to dissolve into the roots they were encased in. Causing them to glow and pulse. From the large pool, a root like basket moves up. It, too, glowing and pulsing in rhythm. The basket is big enough to fit a person, and it's clear that it now needs the person to bring back from the dead.
There's a brief pause as the group as everything moves, before someone goes and carries Eshe's body to the basket. Placing him inside. The basket closing around his cold body before descending back into the water. The room begins to glow brighter. No longer a dim light in the main chamber but the glowing pool casting more of a sunset color across the room. The same colors being thrown on the walls as Yaalin saw in her detect magic earlier. Powerful transmutation magic at work.
5 minutes go by. 10 minutes. Then before long, it's been bout 40minutes since placing Eshe inside the basket. The bubbles still rising from the basket. A contrast from the other two pools of water that have been motionless this entire time.
Then there's a loud sound outside. The sound of something large, laughing. Out in the courtyard strolls by a Ogre. On it's back is a sack of goblins that its busy swinging into the ground, causing them to squish and break. A few massive javelins rest on the Ogres back. And of all things, it sort of tap dances( performance5 around the flowers, stepping on the dead bear outside a few times. It glances down, seeing the bear, then kicks it off the side of the cliff down the mountain.
Seemingly without a care, it strolls into the main chamber. Seeing a few of you standing around in the now brighter room.
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Sim seeing the ogre come in beaks stealth and says "My good Ogre!, We are most certainly guests. Just having arrived to visit this beautiful cave you have here." deception18 "We were told about the natural beauty of this cave and the tunnels but one of them has been blocked. I assume you blocked it maybe you can tell us why."
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Nature for the berries: 12
I will edit the post if anything interesting is found out about the berries, otherwise:
"Ugh, disgusting..."
Picking up what little coin seems to be here, Abigail heads out of the ogre's sleeping chambers, back to the group.
Abigail, the berries appear to just be berries. But you do take the coins and head back down the tunnel, running into Diadochi along the way.
Diadochi, you notice what Abigail points out as you carry your torch down the hallway. You see the berries sitting in the first chamber (Nature / INT check), as well as the large second room. As you poke around and move things around during your investigation, you firmly believe there are two ogres that share this cave. In addition, you find a set of bone climbing equipment among the leftover parts of creatures. While made of simple materials, it's a rather solid design for a creature. (Advantage on Athletics to Climb. Limited number of uses before worn down).
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
Diadochi will briefly examine the berries nature 16. He'll pick them up regardless, could be useful for Sims or Yaalin, along with the Climbing kit, as he is looking around the den. Upon realizing there might be a second ogre his eyes go wide "Good Gods!" and he rushes back to the main cave.
Diadochi kneels down closer to the berries, taking a wiff with his trunk. These berries have been masked to smell like something else, possibly some kind of oil. The actual berries themselves are highly toxic. In fact, if the bear outside ingested these, it would have died within a hour or two. There's enough here that someone could try to create a vial of poison (INT / Poisoner Kit check to make poison, INT / Herbalist Kit to make antidote, can be done during a rest / downtime. Disadvantage w/o kit in equipment)
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
Lafetha walks over to the stone pillar, listening to Sim tell his wives tale. "I wonder if we can bring Eshe back to life, but I also wonder if there will be any type of consequence for bringing him back?"
She looks closer at the pillar running her hand across the stone to see if she can read more about what kind of old magic this could be. Arcana 6 7 ((take the best out of the two))
You look over the runes and seeing the spell rise and glow. While you're not 100% certain what spell this would emulate, or exactly how it works, you firmly believe that this will bring Eshe, or someone, back to life. It would take you a minute or two to activate the chamber by reading the druidic incantation out loud to do so.
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
Finally shaking off the encounter with the raven, Yaalin perks listening to Lafetha's words. 'there are always consequences to bringing back the dead dear. Death is as natural as life, how is one supposed to begin their journey with their ancestors if one does not die.' She shuffles into her feet to stand behind the others. 'I feel you will do what is right but a power resides here I cannot understand. Nor, do I feel it wants me too.'
Turning back towards the unexplored tunnels, and nodding respectfully to the raven as she does so, 'I am inclined to look around and record for the edification of others but what you are doing will carry a price. Be sure he would want to pay it.'
While rushing back to the main cavern Diadochi will say to Abigail "Come one, we need to get back to the others. When he appears out of the tunnel "I agree with Yaalin, not sure what we're all talking about but, she never ceases to be the voice of reason in the room. Also I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I have reason to believe there might be another Ogre about, before we get too caught up in something else I suggest we take care of that first. Assuming people follow his natural leadership Diadochi will light a torch and head down the other tunnel.
Diadochi (and whoever else decides to follow) head down the second tunnel. It has a slight decline as the tunnel moves in a more worm-like fashion heading down a good eighty feet before you reach a large pile of rocks that blocks your path going forward. Each rock isn't too big, and do not appear to have been from the result of a cave in. With some teamwork, and a hour or two of time, you could remove the stones and open up the passage.
(Investigation and/or Perception rolls to know more)
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
Sim stays with Lafetha as she works on the incantation to resurrect Eshe.
Uncertain as to what is going on between Sim, Yakkin, and Lafetha.... Abigail follows Diadochi down the second tunnel.
Diadochi regards the rocks, Saying to himself "Instant adversity, par for the course really." perception 16 investigation 3.
Yaalin will follow Diadochi down the second tunnel light radiating from her mace now as a pseudo torch, and upon reaching the "rockslide" will attempt to put the glowing mace head into any cracks she thinks will help illuminate the area of rocks and beyond perception 22.
If it looks relatively safe ((aka she doesn't think the roof will collapse on her)) "This does not look natural to me, should we look beyond and investigate? we are on a job but something seems important here."
If others begin to shift rocks she will do what she can to help.
Abigail, Yaalin, and Diadochi head down the tunnel and begin to look around the rocks that are creating a barrier. The remaining tunnel does appear intact, with the stones piled up to prevent you heading further. The rocks are of a different color than the tunnel itself.
Perception
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As you look at the rocks, you notice several small insects running about them. Beetles and centipedes with varying leg lengths chasing them. Ducking in and out of the rocks every so often. As you listen, the faint sound of buzzing behind the rocks. But a bit too distant to make out what it could be.
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As you look at the rocks, you notice several small insects running about them. Beetles and centipedes with varying leg lengths chasing them. Ducking in and out of the rocks every so often. As you listen, you hear the beating wings of what you can only assume to be several large insects. Then the sound of them tapping and moving around. There are definitely creatures beyond this wall.
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
((I am assuming that Yaalin tells us about the sounds of creatures on the other side.))
"Well, I fail to see how this is going to help us in either the finding of the silver apple or the goblins then."
Abigail put her rock back on the pile, before turning to head back up the tunnel.
Diadochi will turn to his team "great new, we've eliminated this as a viable option for ogre based ingress." He'll go back to the cavern and say to Sims "Sims, Old Boy, I thought you might like these," and pass him the berries "I figured someone with your know how could turn them into quite a potent poison. If you don't mind, if they are doing the ritual I'd like you to be by the entrance of the cave, just in case the other Ogre was out hunting, we don't want them coming back at any inopportune times. I'm going to stay by the other tunnel just in case something makes it way past the cave in." Assuming the team starts the ritual Diadochi will stand in cave in tunnel, facing in, torch in trunk.
Sim nods taking the berries. He takes a quick look at the berries nature 5 to assess what he would need to do based upon what berry type it is. Then he turns drawing his bow and uses stealth 16 to watch the entrance without being seen.
(Should I not need nature due to what Diadochi tells Sim just ignore it.)
Lafetha goes back and forth in her head, "Yaalin is right, you never know what will happen. It will make things unbalanced. Also, I don't know if this will bring back Eshe for sure. It could bring "something" else back. Not sure if I want to know what that could be."
She shrugs, and starts to read the text on the pillar to activate the chamber out loud.
It takes Lafetha about five minutes to read the incantation aloud. As she reads, the gem in the roots glows bright and brighter. The main pool of water begins to bubble. The further along she reads, the brighter and more agitated the water becomes. As she finishes the incantation, the gemstone seems to dissolve into the roots they were encased in. Causing them to glow and pulse. From the large pool, a root like basket moves up. It, too, glowing and pulsing in rhythm. The basket is big enough to fit a person, and it's clear that it now needs the person to bring back from the dead.
There's a brief pause as the group as everything moves, before someone goes and carries Eshe's body to the basket. Placing him inside. The basket closing around his cold body before descending back into the water. The room begins to glow brighter. No longer a dim light in the main chamber but the glowing pool casting more of a sunset color across the room. The same colors being thrown on the walls as Yaalin saw in her detect magic earlier. Powerful transmutation magic at work.
5 minutes go by. 10 minutes. Then before long, it's been bout 40 minutes since placing Eshe inside the basket. The bubbles still rising from the basket. A contrast from the other two pools of water that have been motionless this entire time.
Then there's a loud sound outside. The sound of something large, laughing. Out in the courtyard strolls by a Ogre. On it's back is a sack of goblins that its busy swinging into the ground, causing them to squish and break. A few massive javelins rest on the Ogres back. And of all things, it sort of tap dances( performance 5 around the flowers, stepping on the dead bear outside a few times. It glances down, seeing the bear, then kicks it off the side of the cliff down the mountain.
Seemingly without a care, it strolls into the main chamber. Seeing a few of you standing around in the now brighter room.
It looks confused. GUESTS OR SNACKS?
DM PbP Series (Completed) : The Blackmire Company, Voyage of the Windhook ,Shanty of Soulripper, The Streets of Dunnour
Sim seeing the ogre come in beaks stealth and says "My good Ogre!, We are most certainly guests. Just having arrived to visit this beautiful cave you have here." deception 18 "We were told about the natural beauty of this cave and the tunnels but one of them has been blocked. I assume you blocked it maybe you can tell us why."