While in the Library, Ermren, Bob, and Toi are immersed in taking a look at the books and bookshelves.
Each of you notices something odd about the southeast corner of the bookshelf. Bob & Tio reach for the same book at the same time while noticing the oddity and when the book moves, there is a slight click and a secret door opens slightly ajar in the southeast corner, in front of Ermren.
Bob lets out a loud gasp followed by a triumphant, beardy grin. "I bloody knew it," he says in an excited whisper. He holds up the flame in his palm and along with Ermren peers into the gloom beyond the secret passageway.
Dmitri being closer at the time to the bookcase than Gillain moves directly to the bookcase should something unpleasant be lurking there to pounce on his less martial companions.
The bookcase opens to the right with little effort to a dimly lit room. Before you, you see a 10 ft. long x 5 ft. wide room.
What catches your eye at first are the rune symbols and markings covering the walls. They appear to be in some arcane dialect and are accompanied by several geometric shapes carved into the walls. There appears to be a dark crust of..something tracing the outline of the runes and shapes.
Just inside the door, along the east and west wall respectively, are two more, floor to ceiling bookcases.
Your attention is drawn to the south wall immediately. A heavy wooden. iron clawed footed chest. Draped over the chest is a figure in leather armor. You are about to react thinking you are in danger when you notice the hands and head of the figure are bone, no flesh, and not moving.
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Bob sighs in annoyance at James' over-eagerness to open the chest and ignores the potential plunder to examine the corpse, trying to ascertain when and how they died.
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As James rushes over Tio will let him by but as he goes to open the chest Tio grabs his hand. “Perhaps you are a bit hasty James. You know what happens to cats if they are curious.” Tio will check for traps before letting James open the chest, once she is done she will let him open it after she takes a few steps back.
James shrugs. “This place seems full of curses. I have... history with such places. Any curse would find it difficult to take hold of me. I rushed to get there first before someone else did it by mistake.”
Dmitri politely moves through past Emren and Bob to be in amongst the room as James and Tio prepare to disturb the body draped over the chest as an omen of ill fortune for any others who dare to open this chest within a secret library of an accursed house in an abandoned village in a cursed country haunted by malevolent mist.
Just as James pushes past everyone and opens the chest:
Bob turns the body over to reveal 3 long, slender darts protruding out of the skeletal remains leather armor.
Everyone in the room hears the faint click of a metal spring.
Nothing happens. The trap had been strung and all 3 darts had been fired from the chest. It would seem there was some automatic mechanism that fires when the chest is open. Luckily it was out of darts.
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Ermren peeks curiously through the open door.
Perception: 8
Ok-almost forgot something in the library room. And for that, I will roll the checks then post-each roll gets Advantage due to me forgetting:
Ermren Passive investigation: 19
Bob Passive Investigation: 20
Tio Passive Investigation: 13
While in the Library, Ermren, Bob, and Toi are immersed in taking a look at the books and bookshelves.
Each of you notices something odd about the southeast corner of the bookshelf. Bob & Tio reach for the same book at the same time while noticing the oddity and when the book moves, there is a slight click and a secret door opens slightly ajar in the southeast corner, in front of Ermren.
Ermren would immediately pull it all the way open and look behind it.
Before Gillain reaches the next set of double doors, she realises there’s some commotion back in the library room over by the bookcases.
She heads back that way and lingers in the doorway, watching her friends fiddle with the books and pull a secret doorway open...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Bob lets out a loud gasp followed by a triumphant, beardy grin. "I bloody knew it," he says in an excited whisper. He holds up the flame in his palm and along with Ermren peers into the gloom beyond the secret passageway.
Dmitri being closer at the time to the bookcase than Gillain moves directly to the bookcase should something unpleasant be lurking there to pounce on his less martial companions.
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The bookcase opens to the right with little effort to a dimly lit room. Before you, you see a 10 ft. long x 5 ft. wide room.
What catches your eye at first are the rune symbols and markings covering the walls. They appear to be in some arcane dialect and are accompanied by several geometric shapes carved into the walls. There appears to be a dark crust of..something tracing the outline of the runes and shapes.
Just inside the door, along the east and west wall respectively, are two more, floor to ceiling bookcases.
Your attention is drawn to the south wall immediately. A heavy wooden. iron clawed footed chest. Draped over the chest is a figure in leather armor. You are about to react thinking you are in danger when you notice the hands and head of the figure are bone, no flesh, and not moving.
James pulls the figure off the chest, and look inside the chest
Paladin - warforged - orange
Ermren examines the markings, trying to get an understanding of what they are.
Arcana: 24
Ermren, Toi, and Bob were at the forefront of this discovery. Do any of you 3 have any issues with James pushing past and going to the chest?
Ermren would be distracted by the symbols, unless he sees something bad about them quick, he wouldn't stop him.
Bob sighs in annoyance at James' over-eagerness to open the chest and ignores the potential plunder to examine the corpse, trying to ascertain when and how they died.
Medicine check: 24
As James rushes over Tio will let him by but as he goes to open the chest Tio grabs his hand. “Perhaps you are a bit hasty James. You know what happens to cats if they are curious.” Tio will check for traps before letting James open the chest, once she is done she will let him open it after she takes a few steps back.
Perception: 21
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAGillain is no expert in the arcane, or in traps... She watches on from the main doors, ready with her shield and spear should anything happen...
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
James shrugs. “This place seems full of curses. I have... history with such places. Any curse would find it difficult to take hold of me. I rushed to get there first before someone else did it by mistake.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
Dmitri politely moves through past Emren and Bob to be in amongst the room as James and Tio prepare to disturb the body draped over the chest as an omen of ill fortune for any others who dare to open this chest within a secret library of an accursed house in an abandoned village in a cursed country haunted by malevolent mist.
"I see..." Tio gracefully bow "A skill like that is indeed useful. I'll refer to you then to open chest and such."
Felix Windfall(Human-V Lv.7 Rogue) killed in ToA, Vallan Houndstrider (Halfling Ghostwise Lv.1 Fighter) in DiAJames nods and opens the chest
Paladin - warforged - orange
Just as James pushes past everyone and opens the chest:
Bob turns the body over to reveal 3 long, slender darts protruding out of the skeletal remains leather armor.
Everyone in the room hears the faint click of a metal spring.
Nothing happens. The trap had been strung and all 3 darts had been fired from the chest. It would seem there was some automatic mechanism that fires when the chest is open. Luckily it was out of darts.