Jove says "Splitting us up may help us cover ground, but I would advise against it because we could get ambushed. We should solve it like a maze! With our right hand to the wall and make our way inward, so we don't get lost. I can see pretty good, so I will lead the way. Just stay close, because I can't take too much abuse!"
OOC: Jove can see in magical and nonmagical darkness up to 120 ft.
Harmony had tried to look for the altar, but she hadn't been able to really see anything from this distance. She giggled as Jove joined in with his bell, everyone having been able to rest as it was now night. The graveyard seemed even scarier before she heard Jove, agreeing with it. "Alright, that sounds like the best idea. Let's quickly get going." she said back with a nod as she would follow behind Jove and the others while he leads the way.
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Jove Perception: 10
The group walks in darkness and silence for just under an hour when jove spots it; a statue of a little girl with wings, holding a candelabra with nine candles. Embedded on the ground in front of the statue is a circular stone slab, about two feet in diameter. There are no markings on the slab.
"I think we should scout the area before we start anything. I will stay here and clean off and prepare the circle. You all should make sure there are no other imps lurking to ambush us." Jove says. He is going to prepare the circle for a ritual as well as keep the rest of the party in sight.
Abraxas counts the hours since he cast [spell]Mage Armor[\spell]. He doesn't think it's been eight, but he wants to be sure. Moving no more than 30 feet from the others, he scouts the surrounding grave stones.
Harmony was following everyone for a while, hoping that they were close and relieved when Jove eventually found the altar. Then she heard as he said that they should scout the area before they starting it, him preparing the circle while the rest of them make sure that no other imps are around to ambush them. "Right!" Harmony had said back with a nod, moving 10 feet as she was scouting out the gravestones nearby her too.
OOC: It has not yet been 8 hours, Abraxas still has his mage armor.
The candles begin to glow a vivid, angry orange color as Jove approaches, clearing the circle of fallen snow. Abraxas and Harmony examine the nearby gravestones, finding them and the nearby area to be clear.
Harmony had been checking the gravestones as it didn't seem like there were any imps or anything around here, believing that Abraxas found the same too. "The coast is clear!" she then said to Jove, ready for him to start the circle to hopefully close this portal for good.
Jove motions for the group to gather back together. "Okay. So we don't know what kind of interdimensional devil celebrities will break out from this portal. We need some sort of ambush plan to take it down as quickly and quietly as possible. I think Balin should be the one to create the circle, as he is a holy man. Halsen and Abraxas can prepare to strike. I can prepare to disorient. Harmony could maybe focus on keeping everyone up with some health? I don't know you all well enough to be telling you what you are best at, so these are just suggestions. You all pick something that you can do to take this fool down."
The sounds of Waterdeep are distant. The stars and moonlight are bright silver on the new snow. Abraxas agrees with Halsen. "It is beautiful out here." He also like Jove's plan. He squats, putting a tombstone that should give him some cover between him and the circle. He thinks over the words of his spells. "I'm ready when ever the rest of you are," he says.
Harmony had heard as Jove said that they need an ambush plan to take down the thing quickly and quietly, nodding in agreement. She listened as he gave instructions on what each of them should do, hearing that she could focus on keeping everyone up with some health. "Okay, I can try that. I don't think I have a lot of spells left to use though." she said back to him, having used quite a bit of her spells all day before this. Now Harmony wished that she had saved some of them, thinking of something else that she could do to temporarily heal and help her friends a bit too, even if she can't do it a lot either. Hopefully the fight won't go on too long and that they can beat it quickly as she moved another 10 feet away from the circle. "Alright, I'm ready now." she said back as well after hearing Abraxas, ready to start and end this fight soon.
Jove will handle the portal in that case. He says "Halsen, I hate that you got caught in the crossfire back there. I know you still have my back." Giving him a Bardic Inspiration.
OOC: So I am in the middle of moving four states away. Which means I will be on mobile for a while. It also means I can't see the diagram! Lol. So because of that...
"Abraxas, can you guide me on how to create this thing? I can't make heads or tails of it. I will rush out the second I think it is working." Since I can't see the image, could Abraxas describe where to put things, and Jove will be the fall guy. He is readying the disengage action for whenever the portal is finished, then he is rushing behind the nearest tombstone for cover.
Abraxas says, "Let's all work together on this! I'm not sure I understand exactly how it should be done." He takes the wooden snake to the center of the circle and curves it as the diagram indicates. Stepping and remaining outside the circle, he puts the block with the letter "U" on it at the head of the snake, but at his feet outside the circle. Then he moves around the outside of the circle placing the blocks with the letters within the circle, each letter facing up, as the diagram indicates.
"When we think the circle is ready to be activated, I'll use a cantrip to tip the letter "U" into place. What else does the circle need?"
Jove says "Splitting us up may help us cover ground, but I would advise against it because we could get ambushed. We should solve it like a maze! With our right hand to the wall and make our way inward, so we don't get lost. I can see pretty good, so I will lead the way. Just stay close, because I can't take too much abuse!"
OOC: Jove can see in magical and nonmagical darkness up to 120 ft.
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Harmony had tried to look for the altar, but she hadn't been able to really see anything from this distance. She giggled as Jove joined in with his bell, everyone having been able to rest as it was now night. The graveyard seemed even scarier before she heard Jove, agreeing with it. "Alright, that sounds like the best idea. Let's quickly get going." she said back with a nod as she would follow behind Jove and the others while he leads the way.
Abraxas follows Jove and Harmony. He gives them help in their efforts to spot the portal. He hopes Halsen and Balin are close.
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Right behind everyone
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Jove Perception: 10
The group walks in darkness and silence for just under an hour when jove spots it; a statue of a little girl with wings, holding a candelabra with nine candles. Embedded on the ground in front of the statue is a circular stone slab, about two feet in diameter. There are no markings on the slab.
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"I think we should scout the area before we start anything. I will stay here and clean off and prepare the circle. You all should make sure there are no other imps lurking to ambush us." Jove says. He is going to prepare the circle for a ritual as well as keep the rest of the party in sight.
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Abraxas counts the hours since he cast [spell]Mage Armor[\spell]. He doesn't think it's been eight, but he wants to be sure. Moving no more than 30 feet from the others, he scouts the surrounding grave stones.
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Harmony was following everyone for a while, hoping that they were close and relieved when Jove eventually found the altar. Then she heard as he said that they should scout the area before they starting it, him preparing the circle while the rest of them make sure that no other imps are around to ambush them. "Right!" Harmony had said back with a nod, moving 10 feet as she was scouting out the gravestones nearby her too.
OOC: It has not yet been 8 hours, Abraxas still has his mage armor.
The candles begin to glow a vivid, angry orange color as Jove approaches, clearing the circle of fallen snow. Abraxas and Harmony examine the nearby gravestones, finding them and the nearby area to be clear.
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Do either Abraxas or Harmony perceive the changes in the color of the candles?
OOC: I'm mobile or I'd roll a perception check.
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Halsen, clearing off snow by hand, is looking around.
”It’s beautiful out here.”
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
Harmony had been checking the gravestones as it didn't seem like there were any imps or anything around here, believing that Abraxas found the same too. "The coast is clear!" she then said to Jove, ready for him to start the circle to hopefully close this portal for good.
Jove motions for the group to gather back together. "Okay. So we don't know what kind of interdimensional devil celebrities will break out from this portal. We need some sort of ambush plan to take it down as quickly and quietly as possible. I think Balin should be the one to create the circle, as he is a holy man. Halsen and Abraxas can prepare to strike. I can prepare to disorient. Harmony could maybe focus on keeping everyone up with some health? I don't know you all well enough to be telling you what you are best at, so these are just suggestions. You all pick something that you can do to take this fool down."
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The sounds of Waterdeep are distant. The stars and moonlight are bright silver on the new snow. Abraxas agrees with Halsen. "It is beautiful out here." He also like Jove's plan. He squats, putting a tombstone that should give him some cover between him and the circle. He thinks over the words of his spells. "I'm ready when ever the rest of you are," he says.
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Harmony had heard as Jove said that they need an ambush plan to take down the thing quickly and quietly, nodding in agreement. She listened as he gave instructions on what each of them should do, hearing that she could focus on keeping everyone up with some health. "Okay, I can try that. I don't think I have a lot of spells left to use though." she said back to him, having used quite a bit of her spells all day before this. Now Harmony wished that she had saved some of them, thinking of something else that she could do to temporarily heal and help her friends a bit too, even if she can't do it a lot either. Hopefully the fight won't go on too long and that they can beat it quickly as she moved another 10 feet away from the circle. "Alright, I'm ready now." she said back as well after hearing Abraxas, ready to start and end this fight soon.
Looking around at the beauty in the scene around him, Halsen shakes off a hint of the cold and exclaims, "I am also ready."
Halsen - Human Monk - Winter Splendor
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's Blade Bizarre
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Betrayal at Devilsfall
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Hidden War" (Doom Portals Part 4A)
Aradurk - Half-Orc Fighter - Barty's "The Whispered Word (Doom Portals Part 5)
Garu - Tabaxi Paladin - Barty's "Beyond Twilight" (Rikirta Part 3)
OOC: It's been another week since Balin has posted, so I would suggest someone else take the circle creation now that we're in the final stretches.
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Jove will handle the portal in that case. He says "Halsen, I hate that you got caught in the crossfire back there. I know you still have my back." Giving him a Bardic Inspiration.
OOC: So I am in the middle of moving four states away. Which means I will be on mobile for a while. It also means I can't see the diagram! Lol. So because of that...
"Abraxas, can you guide me on how to create this thing? I can't make heads or tails of it. I will rush out the second I think it is working." Since I can't see the image, could Abraxas describe where to put things, and Jove will be the fall guy. He is readying the disengage action for whenever the portal is finished, then he is rushing behind the nearest tombstone for cover.
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OOC: Ready to advance, anybody can start the process.
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Abraxas says, "Let's all work together on this! I'm not sure I understand exactly how it should be done." He takes the wooden snake to the center of the circle and curves it as the diagram indicates. Stepping and remaining outside the circle, he puts the block with the letter "U" on it at the head of the snake, but at his feet outside the circle. Then he moves around the outside of the circle placing the blocks with the letters within the circle, each letter facing up, as the diagram indicates.
"When we think the circle is ready to be activated, I'll use a cantrip to tip the letter "U" into place. What else does the circle need?"
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