Stones plays his Song of Rest during the short rest which sounds a lot like Enya’s “Only Time”.
If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance regain hit points at the end of the short rest by spending one or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points
Stones relaxes as and recovers 3d8 big dice plus the 1d6 from his song
"Myon I think our best bet is to make our way to the exit, while keeping a look out for any sign of our friends. Can you pick up their scent from anywhere?"
Perfect song selection!! Dog rolls one hit die 4 and 1 for song of rest.
He is quiet during this rest, having relocated FeyTok's body with the group and thinking.
After a few minutes of silent rumination, he looks up from FeyTok's visage and addresses Stones and Bulwark. He apologizes for skipping the pleasantries, and begins telling his story, about knowing FeyTok, Tock, Keyrie, Gash, and a few others from the traveling circus, about the fiends that overran the circus, saving their boss and friends and fleeing and coming across Nev and Genny being attacked by more fiends in a collapsed building and saving them, about trying to find an army to protect them from other fiends and finding some mercenaries in a deserted army camp and fighting them, about being surrounded by a surprise host of heaven and hell and Nev being given two hard choices for how to raise her daughter, about how those hosts fought each other and their little band escaping, about the strange way they found the underground city built by a mystic who knew their stories a hundred years ago (and who nevertheless sadly attacked them as zombies), about trying to piece the real story together and failing, about getting to the long road again and seeing big cities turned scared of the fiendish onslaught, about getting accepted and then sent away from the last big city they were in, and then facing more fiends attacking the last town, during which Nev and Genny were quietly taken, evidently by a Minotaur who brought them here, about the chase to Taur's door. He says "that is what brought us here. Why are you here? What's your story?"
Tock will ask for some rope from someone and say that he has an idea. He will then go back to the chasm, find a way to secure the rope, tie a bolt with Light at the end of it and lower it down. He will then carefully climb down and once there activate the Gem of Seeing, which allows him to see everything, also in darkness, up to 120 ft. He will then explore the chasm, half expecting to find some dead adventurers.
Keyrie will move deeper into the labyrinth towards the exit keeping an eye out for her friends, or anything that has been disturbed recently that could lead to them.
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(Sorry, I forgot to respond to Winenose.)
Tock and company:
24
With no place to secure the rope, Doggear and Bulwark hold onto one end while Tock descends into the deep chasm. With 5 feet of rope in the firm grip of his companions, the kenku makes it 45 feet down into the dark but does not reach the bottom. The Gem of Seeing gives him a clear view of the passageway. It appears to be intentionally dug deep, with the stone walls built all the way down to the bottom and stone laid along the floor. There are a number of fallen bodies, most of them decomposed to skeletons. They appear to be about 20 feet below him on each side of the 40 foot long chasm. There are no threats down here, the fall apparently threat enough for prior adventurers. There also appear to be no other passageways, secrets, or traps down here either.
Peering down into the darkness at Tock, Dog asks if it's worth trying to see if there is something valuable to be gained from searching the skeletal remains of the adventurers below...
"Confession: I share a similarity with the crystalline minotaurs we have faced. Like them I am a construct, a being created by others to serve them. I was created by a group of scholars, travelers, explorers, and it was my duty to guard them. However I am different; I have sentience. One might think a sentient being would despise a fate of servitude, but I did not see it that way. My creators granted me life from nothing, and each of them was a friend to me, and I to them, a trusted ally."
Bulwark is quiet for a moment.
"But it wasn't to last. We entered this labyrinth, and were beset by the creatures within it. They died, and I was rendered nonfunctional. I laid there long enough to lose all power, and only awoke when you came upon me and restored me."
Dog is quiet after Bulwark speaks. He closes his eyes. "I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friends and creators. This place..." He opens his eyes and looks at the warforged.
"How long ago was this, and was it the crystal minotaurs that killed them? Do you know why they were in the labyrinth in the first place? What do you want to do now that you have another chance at life?"
Tock climbs back up and nods, "There's quite a few bodies down there, but not enough rope. I was about 20ft short of the bottom. Do you have or does anyone else have more rope? Otherwise it could be tricky getting back up."
Bulwark shakes his head. "Uncertain. Time since shutdown: Unknown. Reason for entry: Exploration." Bulwark pauses. "Reason for continued existence: Unknown. Original purpose: To Protect."
Dog has 50 feet of hempen rope, assuming all of it didn't go into the bag of holding that Keyrie has. We could tie it together and give it another try.
Back in the short rest conversation Dog expresses surprised at the exploration news and suggests that Bulwark could help protect Genny and Nev.
Well, of course like you I’m a traveling performer at heart. As a young cub I loved to sing and dance juggle. A traveling troupe saw my skills and I joined them in adventure as I was taught the skills and life of a bard. After some exciting times, my troupe split up due to various circumstances and I set off on my own. I was nearing this town when I came upon some impoverished gnomes that were seeking money from a Minotaur from here. Now, I have been known to be a bit...persuasive in getting others to be somewhat more generous than they normally would be but I like to give people a chance first. After all, I had money of my own I was willing to give and I thought how fun it would be to donate through a game of chance while putting on a show! Well, it turns out the Minotaur in question was actually pretty good at it and was winning. When I turned to get him his earnings both the money and the gnomes were gone. I was blamed as being in cahoots with the tiny tricksters and well, here Iam going through this trial.
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"Yeah, lets grab a rest." Gash follows Dog and the others to the pool room and finds a quiet place to sit.
Short Rest:
During the short rest, Gash practices his hand motions and is able to channel back some mana regaining a coulpe of spell slots.
extra song of rest die: 1
Gash - Lvl14 Goblin Wizard - The High Court of the Aasimar Queen
Stones plays his Song of Rest during the short rest which sounds a lot like Enya’s “Only Time”.
If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance regain hit points at the end of the short rest by spending one or more Hit Dice, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points
Stones relaxes as and recovers 3d8 big dice plus the 1d6 from his song
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Bulwark quietly stands guard for the party, watching out for any threats that might approach.
"Myon I think our best bet is to make our way to the exit, while keeping a look out for any sign of our friends. Can you pick up their scent from anywhere?"
Myon Perception: 13
Keyrie:
They have definitely been here at the entrance to the labyrinth.
Perfect song selection!! Dog rolls one hit die 4 and 1 for song of rest.
He is quiet during this rest, having relocated FeyTok's body with the group and thinking.
After a few minutes of silent rumination, he looks up from FeyTok's visage and addresses Stones and Bulwark. He apologizes for skipping the pleasantries, and begins telling his story, about knowing FeyTok, Tock, Keyrie, Gash, and a few others from the traveling circus, about the fiends that overran the circus, saving their boss and friends and fleeing and coming across Nev and Genny being attacked by more fiends in a collapsed building and saving them, about trying to find an army to protect them from other fiends and finding some mercenaries in a deserted army camp and fighting them, about being surrounded by a surprise host of heaven and hell and Nev being given two hard choices for how to raise her daughter, about how those hosts fought each other and their little band escaping, about the strange way they found the underground city built by a mystic who knew their stories a hundred years ago (and who nevertheless sadly attacked them as zombies), about trying to piece the real story together and failing, about getting to the long road again and seeing big cities turned scared of the fiendish onslaught, about getting accepted and then sent away from the last big city they were in, and then facing more fiends attacking the last town, during which Nev and Genny were quietly taken, evidently by a Minotaur who brought them here, about the chase to Taur's door. He says "that is what brought us here. Why are you here? What's your story?"
Tock will ask for some rope from someone and say that he has an idea. He will then go back to the chasm, find a way to secure the rope, tie a bolt with Light at the end of it and lower it down. He will then carefully climb down and once there activate the Gem of Seeing, which allows him to see everything, also in darkness, up to 120 ft. He will then explore the chasm, half expecting to find some dead adventurers.
Keyrie will move deeper into the labyrinth towards the exit keeping an eye out for her friends, or anything that has been disturbed recently that could lead to them.
Keyrie:
(There are a couple of ways to the end. You'll have to give me directions!)
Keyrie and Myon arrive at the edge of the expected pink room, which she knows will take them to the green room.
(Sorry, I forgot to respond to Winenose.)
Tock and company:
24
With no place to secure the rope, Doggear and Bulwark hold onto one end while Tock descends into the deep chasm. With 5 feet of rope in the firm grip of his companions, the kenku makes it 45 feet down into the dark but does not reach the bottom. The Gem of Seeing gives him a clear view of the passageway. It appears to be intentionally dug deep, with the stone walls built all the way down to the bottom and stone laid along the floor. There are a number of fallen bodies, most of them decomposed to skeletons. They appear to be about 20 feet below him on each side of the 40 foot long chasm. There are no threats down here, the fall apparently threat enough for prior adventurers. There also appear to be no other passageways, secrets, or traps down here either.
Do I know how to not trigger some/all traps or just their existence?
Peering down into the darkness at Tock, Dog asks if it's worth trying to see if there is something valuable to be gained from searching the skeletal remains of the adventurers below...
Keyrie:
Keyrie will have advantage on avoiding and disarming traps. She will be able to know the location of secrets and traps automatically.
"Confession: I share a similarity with the crystalline minotaurs we have faced. Like them I am a construct, a being created by others to serve them. I was created by a group of scholars, travelers, explorers, and it was my duty to guard them. However I am different; I have sentience. One might think a sentient being would despise a fate of servitude, but I did not see it that way. My creators granted me life from nothing, and each of them was a friend to me, and I to them, a trusted ally."
Bulwark is quiet for a moment.
"But it wasn't to last. We entered this labyrinth, and were beset by the creatures within it. They died, and I was rendered nonfunctional. I laid there long enough to lose all power, and only awoke when you came upon me and restored me."
Dog is quiet after Bulwark speaks. He closes his eyes. "I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friends and creators. This place..." He opens his eyes and looks at the warforged.
"How long ago was this, and was it the crystal minotaurs that killed them? Do you know why they were in the labyrinth in the first place? What do you want to do now that you have another chance at life?"
I guess for Doggear and Bulwark:
Tock climbs back up and nods, "There's quite a few bodies down there, but not enough rope. I was about 20ft short of the bottom. Do you have or does anyone else have more rope? Otherwise it could be tricky getting back up."
Bulwark shakes his head. "Uncertain. Time since shutdown: Unknown. Reason for entry: Exploration." Bulwark pauses. "Reason for continued existence: Unknown. Original purpose: To Protect."
Dog has 50 feet of hempen rope, assuming all of it didn't go into the bag of holding that Keyrie has. We could tie it together and give it another try.
Back in the short rest conversation Dog expresses surprised at the exploration news and suggests that Bulwark could help protect Genny and Nev.
This is the path I am thinking, Pink to Green, Green down to Red, Teal to Purple, from Blue down through nine to the exit.
For everyone who listened to Dog’s tale:
Well, of course like you I’m a traveling performer at heart. As a young cub I loved to sing and dance juggle. A traveling troupe saw my skills and I joined them in adventure as I was taught the skills and life of a bard. After some exciting times, my troupe split up due to various circumstances and I set off on my own. I was nearing this town when I came upon some impoverished gnomes that were seeking money from a Minotaur from here. Now, I have been known to be a bit...persuasive in getting others to be somewhat more generous than they normally would be but I like to give people a chance first. After all, I had money of my own I was willing to give and I thought how fun it would be to donate through a game of chance while putting on a show! Well, it turns out the Minotaur in question was actually pretty good at it and was winning. When I turned to get him his earnings both the money and the gnomes were gone. I was blamed as being in cahoots with the tiny tricksters and well, here I am going through this trial.