Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Basic Rules (2014)
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Tom jumps a bit when he hears the echo. Then looks at Rufus and whispers "Right is always right, my friend."
Tom makes a 'hold here' gesture to the others as he silently moves forward on the right side tunnel, using his keen elf senses and darkvision to see if any trouble might lie ahead before the party follows.
Stealth 23
Perception 21
As the group move forward down the tunnel there is a sudden rushing sensation, 20m of the tunnel they are passing along suddenly sprouts long thin blades at a 45 degree angle. Thom manages to dodge them.
Thom:24
Rufus:23 Dam: 1
Hatch:17 Dam: 6
Brocc:15 Dam: 4
Having been sliced by the dwarven blade trap, Rufus staunches the blood flow from his wound. He looks to the others and whispers, "Take trespassing mighty seriously indeed."
Brocc grunts in annoyance as they trigger the blade trap. He quickly binds the wound and glances to the others. "Seems we should be a bit more careful and look for traps as we go huh?" He will give the help action for anyone looking for traps, as well as cast guidance on them as they do so.
<OOC: Did the blade trap reset or is it now disarmed thanks to our stumble?>
OOC: Didn't reset. Blades are still sticking into the corridor.
With the blade trap disarmed and paid to trigger in their blood, Rufus cautiously moves forward.
"Well, best stay on our toes a bit more, lest we lose our heads," Hatch said.
Brocc casts guidance on whomever is taking the lead and looking for traps.
Tom takes the lead with a little magical assistance from Brocc and points out a number of other traps along the way...mostly of the stabbing variety but a couple of them appear to be of a type that drops large slabs of stone.....the group avoid the triggers and continue on finding themselves at a crossroads.
To the left the tunnel slopes down sharply and disappears into darkness, to the right it climbs sharply upwards.....continuing on it opens up into a large chamber of some sort that has heat emanating from it....
Rufus whispers to the group, "Perhaps the Truestone needs to be warm"
"Up then?" Brocc says with a shrug. "One way is as good as another for now I would guess."
"Not as if we have a map to follow," Hatch said, agreeing with the general consensus that all directions seemed as good as any other.
Tom agrees and would take the lead, heading up the right side up the steep part, to investigate the chamber with the heat emanating from it for any traps.
Perception 23
Guidance cast on their trap finder again.
Advancing up the slope the companions enter a large stone chamber.
Racks of tools ringed the forgeworks: anvil, tongs, hammers, mandrels, chisels, brushes, hardies, punches, fullers, flatters, aprons, and a swage block.
Beside the glowing furnace were racked fire tools, such as pokers, shovels, rakes, watering cans, and a slice. Several general-purpose anvils were arrayed along with tiny jeweler’s anvils and two massive heavy anvils of a ton or more.
Set a little further out were quenching baths of oil and water.
A dwarf stood stock still in the centre of the room, its shadowy form lit by the flickering forge light.
"Hello there?" Brocc calls out as he spots the dwarf. He wonders if it is truly a dwarf or some sort of statue. Moving towards the figure he tries to get a better look.
Rufus is surprised to see a dwarf, as Hatch calls out to the dwarf, Rufus prepares for a confrontation and possible combat.
(That's Brocc who called out)
"Excuse me sir dwarf, we came here in a bid to purchase some truestone if possible. I have been entrusted with a thousand gold with which to barter with for a chunk large enough to work in a forge," Hatch said.
<Sorry bout that.>