Raxin will look around, tapping the floor with his staff muttering under his breath. He snaps his fingers and summons his minion.
...What does your minion look like normally?
Minion is an imp, small and red with scars (from Raxin although nobody knows this)
Your minion appears when summoned, but he looks different than normal... his skin is considerably paler and he looks gaunt an skeletal. Where his old scars are located are instead wounds that look fresh and weeping. Instead of the glowing eyes you are used to seeing, you see dead empty ones..
Raxin does not pay much attention to his minion, after all they should not be seen or heard like the slave he is to Raxin's will. His minion will follow ahead of him into the kitchen. Minion, eat some pie.Raxin commands him, he puts a slice on a plate and eats it. Raxin will wait to see if he dies as he has before.
Raxin will look around, tapping the floor with his staff muttering under his breath. He snaps his fingers and summons his minion.
...What does your minion look like normally?
Minion is an imp, small and red with scars (from Raxin although nobody knows this)
Your minion appears when summoned, but he looks different than normal... his skin is considerably paler and he looks gaunt an skeletal. Where his old scars are located are instead wounds that look fresh and weeping. Instead of the glowing eyes you are used to seeing, you see dead empty ones..
Raxin does not pay much attention to his minion, after all they should not be seen or heard like the slave he is to Raxin's will. His minion will follow ahead of him into the kitchen. Minion, eat some pie.Raxin commands him, he puts a slice on a plate and eats it. Raxin will wait to see if he dies as he has before.
Minion sniffs the pie, then takes a bite. His dull eyes somewhat brighten at the taste of the pie. A smile grows across his face as he eats the rest of the slice in one bite. He mumbles "Good" through stuffed cheeks as he reaches out to grab another slice.
Minion sniffs the pie, then takes a bite. His dull eyes somewhat brighten at the taste of the pie. A smile grows across his face as he eats the rest of the slice in one bite. He mumbles "Good" through stuffed cheeks as he reaches out to grab another slice.
I said one piece MINION! Raxin says is a severe whisper. Minions hands freeze in place as he looks up to see Raxin smash him in the face with his staff. Minion falls to the floor and Raxin says to him in a whisper. Do you need to be taught another lesson?
Nikya will tuck the non-meat products into her satchel and raise her axe, getting into position in case something comes through the door when Shake opens it.
Shake Stands as far away from the dumbwaiter door as he can while still being able to trigger the lever that opens it. He pulls down the lever and immediately disengages from the door and jumps back 30 feet away from it, trying to get as many of his companions between him and the door as possible.
Shake Stands as far away from the dumbwaiter door as he can while still being able to trigger the lever that opens it. He pulls down the lever and immediately disengages from the door and jumps back 30 feet away from it, trying to get as many of his companions between him and the door as possible.
(You can't quite jump back 30 feet without a skill check, but I understand you want to be clear of the door).
The door flies open and out tumble an odd looking creature about the size of a halfling...
The creature does a somersault on the ground and then pops up, throws its hands in the air as if to say "Tada!", then takes a short bow.
You look the creature up and down...
It is dressed in drab court jester attire from head to toe -- including pointed shoes and a pointed hat with bells on the tips which ring when it moves its head. Upon further inspection the thing looks like an over-sized toy. It stands just shy of 4-feet-tall and looks mechanical. It appears to have gears, springs, and other components expertly fitted together to impart a semblance of life to it. Its skin is made of stitched leather pulled over an articulated wooden frame. Soot is smeared around its eyes and mouth, giving it triangular eyes and the jagged grin similar to that of a jack-o-lantern.
Astraea watches the interaction between Raxin and his Minion, a hint of curious fascination in her eyes though her expression remains stony.
As the ...toy ...creature appears, her attention turns to it and her hand moves to the handle of her Great Sword. "What is that?"
[that image is going to haunt me]
[HAha!]
As you point at the jester it crosses its arms and begins to dance. It bends forward slightly, keeps it's legs almost straight, and kicks its legs out one at a time almost like this... [skip to around 00:55]
Shake stage whispers to his companions,
"A thing I did hear, inside the dumbwaiter.
A monster, I fear, lies within there."
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Raxin does not pay much attention to his minion, after all they should not be seen or heard like the slave he is to Raxin's will. His minion will follow ahead of him into the kitchen. Minion, eat some pie. Raxin commands him, he puts a slice on a plate and eats it. Raxin will wait to see if he dies as he has before.
Warforged Fighter Talien
Perhaps...
But also it was mentioned a few moments agoPerception: 20
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The food smells normal enough to you. You do not find anything off putting, or obvious.
Minion sniffs the pie, then takes a bite. His dull eyes somewhat brighten at the taste of the pie. A smile grows across his face as he eats the rest of the slice in one bite. He mumbles "Good" through stuffed cheeks as he reaches out to grab another slice.
You hear the sound again. A bit louder this time... which makes you think it wasn't air from above the first time.
I said one piece MINION! Raxin says is a severe whisper. Minions hands freeze in place as he looks up to see Raxin smash him in the face with his staff. Minion falls to the floor and Raxin says to him in a whisper. Do you need to be taught another lesson?
Warforged Fighter Talien
Ralg watches this exchange carefully.
wa' 'ay' vIchel Dajatlh. 'op nuqjatlh.
some pie
(or do I need to make a perception check to see if I heard?)
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
This isn't a very big room. I would say everyone has seen/heard each of your individual interactions.
Shake motions to the dumbwaiter's door
"Please be prepared. I'm opening this door.
A monster may be inside, but we have to be sure."
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Nikya will tuck the non-meat products into her satchel and raise her axe, getting into position in case something comes through the door when Shake opens it.
Rees Changeling Rogue in Tales From the Yawning Portal: Sunless Citadel
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Shake Stands as far away from the dumbwaiter door as he can while still being able to trigger the lever that opens it. He pulls down the lever and immediately disengages from the door and jumps back 30 feet away from it, trying to get as many of his companions between him and the door as possible.
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(You can't quite jump back 30 feet without a skill check, but I understand you want to be clear of the door).
The door flies open and out tumble an odd looking creature about the size of a halfling...
The creature does a somersault on the ground and then pops up, throws its hands in the air as if to say "Tada!", then takes a short bow.
You look the creature up and down...
It is dressed in drab court jester attire from head to toe -- including pointed shoes and a pointed hat with bells on the tips which ring when it moves its head. Upon further inspection the thing looks like an over-sized toy. It stands just shy of 4-feet-tall and looks mechanical. It appears to have gears, springs, and other components expertly fitted together to impart a semblance of life to it. Its skin is made of stitched leather pulled over an articulated wooden frame. Soot is smeared around its eyes and mouth, giving it triangular eyes and the jagged grin similar to that of a jack-o-lantern.
Raxin will glance over at the mechanical creature, deem it not a threat to him for the time being and stare at Minion with his black orbed eyes.
Warforged Fighter Talien
Having never seen an automaton, Raalg would be curious but hesitant. He would keep his distance until he sees how the humans react towards it.
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth." A Camus
Astraea watches the interaction between Raxin and his Minion, a hint of curious fascination in her eyes though her expression remains stony.
As the ...toy ...creature appears, her attention turns to it and her hand moves to the handle of her Great Sword. "What is that?"
[that image is going to haunt me]
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[HAha!]
As you point at the jester it crosses its arms and begins to dance. It bends forward slightly, keeps it's legs almost straight, and kicks its legs out one at a time almost like this... [skip to around 00:55]
Shake watches the jester doing the dance, and with a little indignity says
"I'm a bard and dancing I do.
My dance will make his dance look like poo."
With that he attempts to do the same dance as the jester but with punctuated "Ha"s and claps.
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Haha, make a performance check please.
Shake's performance = 23
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