Alright Ebokk says, get behind me and my shield little ones.
Ebokk will start searching a good solid stone wall to stand in front of and starts moving around planting his feet a bit wiggling it around to get a good grip and holds his shield tightly in front of him.
Sorry about missing the plaque part. No, there is no way to remove the plaque that you can work out.
And sorry if I assumed too much with the stones and sticks in the holes, but I wanted to reward your investigation roll.
The four treasure-seekers huddle behind Ebokk's shield as Erric directs Jack to pull on the antler. As everyone watches, the antler pivots, and one end lowers. There is an audible click, and one 10-foot section of the wall to their left rises to reveal another lighted hallway.
Erric's eyes are a bit wild as he freezes, cringing, waiting for the ceiling to open, the floor to drop, spikes to fly, beaks to chomp, acid rain to fall.... and eventually he unfolds himself and peers down the new hallway. "These guys were really funloving gents, weren't they?"He looks back down the previous hallway to see if Rosie and her little ones are following them.
Regardless he takes a deep breath and looks at the party. "We find the darndest places. Nice work everyone! We'll get through this easy as pie. What could go wrong?" he says, and starts walking down the new hallway.
Jambiya sighs as nothing happens. "At this rate my heart is going to explode before any of these traps get me," she half jokes. She will follow Erric at a safe (10') distance, as before.
Erric pauses and gestures for Jack to precede him, per usual, and then follows about 10 feet behind the unseen servant. "Thanks for the reminder, my friend."
There is another bend in the middle of this next hallway. Jack moves down the lighted path, turning when Erric directs him to. The halfling (after checking and seeing that Rose and the twins are not there) is soon following. He can see another statue in the center of the next 30x30x30 cube. It doesn't take long before Erric can make out the statue is of two foul wretches. The first, a hunchbacked crone, leans heavily on a gnarled staff, while a stooping wolf-man lurks beside her. Erric continues forward, feeling confident that his unseen servant would have set off any traps if there were any. He stands at the base of the statue and notices another accompanying plaque. It reads, "Raman went on to slay the Witch of Waxenear Swamp, as Grath dispatched the murderous Lycanthrope of Oatsway." Erric turns to see how close the others are, and that's when he notices something floating in the corner of the room. He looks up to behold a five-eyed ball of rage glaring back at him.
If Jambiya is the next one in line, then everyone but Erric is still in the hallway; Jambiya is right at the doorway, but wouldn't be able to see the "ball of rage".
Erric is going over a question in his mind as he looks at the statues - he’s curious if the brothers insisted on working solo or if they worked together. Just as he does he looks up and notices the ball of rage. “Is that you, Rosie.....?” he says in a small voice, staring at it.
He blows a little trill of a melody in his birdpipes and prepares to cast a spell as he mentally compared Rosie’s memory to this five eyed ball of rage (does it seem the same size/shape/color?
The two beholders look similar, though Rose was ... rose colored. This one is green and slightly larger (though not by much). And it has an additional eye stalk. Maybe it's older?
“Is that you, Rosie.....?”
The behold glares down at Erric and huffs. "No, I am not 'Rosie'," it replies. As Erric begins playing a tune on his small instrument, the beholder's glare strengthens. It moves ever so slightly toward the bard, though, besides its glare, it doesn't appear too hostile.
"Oh, I am deeply sorry, O Powerful Orb. Of course you're not. Rosie was pink, and you are splendifisome and viridescent,"Erric says, bowing low and stopping his playing. He looks up and says, "what's the deal with the statues? And what do you do for fun when you're not practicing a truly terrifying stare in corners?"
Jambiya freezes, half in the room, and slowly puts her hand out to stop Maldorn. She puts a winning smile on and turns to look at the new beholder. She's loathe to interrupt Erric, though, so she keeps quiet.
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she/her Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands.
Ebokk narrows his eyes at the glaring creature. Not letting it out of his sight.
How many of you lot are down here? he asks the creature
He moves to meet up with the others quickly looking down to see where he can place his feet then looks at the creature again just in case it tries something.
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Erric nods and prepares to toss in the first stone to a hole and see what happens.
(I think DDP pushed on through that step, the holes are all plugged up with sticks and stones and nothing has happened.)
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Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands.
(Got it!)
Picking up on what Jambiya mentioned, Maldorn confirms the plan regarding the antlers with Erric: "So, Erric, should Jack do the honors?"
Alright Ebokk says, get behind me and my shield little ones.
Ebokk will start searching a good solid stone wall to stand in front of and starts moving around planting his feet a bit wiggling it around to get a good grip and holds his shield tightly in front of him.
Im ready.
Erric does his thing with the sticks and stones (do they go all the way in? Does anything happen?) and then has Jack try to grab the antler.
Sorry about missing the plaque part. No, there is no way to remove the plaque that you can work out.
And sorry if I assumed too much with the stones and sticks in the holes, but I wanted to reward your investigation roll.
The four treasure-seekers huddle behind Ebokk's shield as Erric directs Jack to pull on the antler. As everyone watches, the antler pivots, and one end lowers. There is an audible click, and one 10-foot section of the wall to their left rises to reveal another lighted hallway.
“That was it?” Maldorn asks a bit incredulously. “Well, shall we?”
Erric's eyes are a bit wild as he freezes, cringing, waiting for the ceiling to open, the floor to drop, spikes to fly, beaks to chomp, acid rain to fall.... and eventually he unfolds himself and peers down the new hallway. "These guys were really funloving gents, weren't they?" He looks back down the previous hallway to see if Rosie and her little ones are following them.
Regardless he takes a deep breath and looks at the party. "We find the darndest places. Nice work everyone! We'll get through this easy as pie. What could go wrong?" he says, and starts walking down the new hallway.
"Wait, Erric." Maldorn warns: "Jack goes first, remember?"
Jambiya sighs as nothing happens. "At this rate my heart is going to explode before any of these traps get me," she half jokes. She will follow Erric at a safe (10') distance, as before.
she/her
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands.
Erric pauses and gestures for Jack to precede him, per usual, and then follows about 10 feet behind the unseen servant. "Thanks for the reminder, my friend."
There is another bend in the middle of this next hallway. Jack moves down the lighted path, turning when Erric directs him to. The halfling (after checking and seeing that Rose and the twins are not there) is soon following. He can see another statue in the center of the next 30x30x30 cube. It doesn't take long before Erric can make out the statue is of two foul wretches. The first, a hunchbacked crone, leans heavily on a gnarled staff, while a stooping wolf-man lurks beside her. Erric continues forward, feeling confident that his unseen servant would have set off any traps if there were any. He stands at the base of the statue and notices another accompanying plaque. It reads, "Raman went on to slay the Witch of Waxenear Swamp, as Grath dispatched the murderous Lycanthrope of Oatsway." Erric turns to see how close the others are, and that's when he notices something floating in the corner of the room. He looks up to behold a five-eyed ball of rage glaring back at him.
If Jambiya is the next one in line, then everyone but Erric is still in the hallway; Jambiya is right at the doorway, but wouldn't be able to see the "ball of rage".
Jambiya begins to enter the room...
she/her
Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands.
Erric is going over a question in his mind as he looks at the statues - he’s curious if the brothers insisted on working solo or if they worked together. Just as he does he looks up and notices the ball of rage. “Is that you, Rosie.....?” he says in a small voice, staring at it.
He blows a little trill of a melody in his birdpipes and prepares to cast a spell as he mentally compared Rosie’s memory to this five eyed ball of rage (does it seem the same size/shape/color?
The two beholders look similar, though Rose was ... rose colored. This one is green and slightly larger (though not by much). And it has an additional eye stalk. Maybe it's older?
“Is that you, Rosie.....?”
The behold glares down at Erric and huffs. "No, I am not 'Rosie'," it replies. As Erric begins playing a tune on his small instrument, the beholder's glare strengthens. It moves ever so slightly toward the bard, though, besides its glare, it doesn't appear too hostile.
"Oh, I am deeply sorry, O Powerful Orb. Of course you're not. Rosie was pink, and you are splendifisome and viridescent," Erric says, bowing low and stopping his playing. He looks up and says, "what's the deal with the statues? And what do you do for fun when you're not practicing a truly terrifying stare in corners?"
OOC: Those were some vintage Erric lines. Bravo!
Hearing Erric, Maldorn asks from the hallway: "Who are you talking to, Erric?"
Jambiya freezes, half in the room, and slowly puts her hand out to stop Maldorn. She puts a winning smile on and turns to look at the new beholder. She's loathe to interrupt Erric, though, so she keeps quiet.
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Role-playing since that keep on those borderlands.
Ebokk narrows his eyes at the glaring creature. Not letting it out of his sight.
How many of you lot are down here? he asks the creature
He moves to meet up with the others quickly looking down to see where he can place his feet then looks at the creature again just in case it tries something.