Chilling Adventures in the North

     “Mmfp fmmbgr muffmemino!” Bàn calls out from under the snow.  What his words truly were is lost to time…  with no spells to help, even if he could cast them,  Bàn struggle to wriggle and dig and crawl out from under the smothering blanket the best he can…

((there a strength check or anything to become unrestrained?))

Once the snow barrels past, Qinfaren rushes back out of the crevasse to look for the others.

If the badger survived the avalanche, Qinfaren would shout at it to use its keen smell to search for the others (Perception: 11  ).

Qinfaren feels the mistletoe on his staff press against his fingers and takes a sense of calm from it. With that calm focus, he looks to the snow and starts looking for any sign of where the others might be.

Casts guidance on himself.

Perception (or Survival) to look for sign of someone buried under the snow: 24  plus 3  from Guidance  

Barty keeps trying to dig his way out

(Yes, a Strength check is required to free yourself.)

Qinfaren searched through the snow looking for evidence of his allies buried under the snow. Then he sees a scrap of fabric sticking up through the snow.

Feeling the cold temperatures around him, Bjorn recalls memories of being trapped under ice and snow as a child. Growing up in the mountains has prepared him for possible avalanches and easily escapes the snow.

Once he is free, he stands up and brushes the snow off his armour.

"Now, where did everyone else end up?"

Bàn Strength Check:  9

Qinfaren's face shows relief when Bjorn pops up out of the snow.

"They're buried." Qinfaren says.

He runs to the spot he sees the fabric sticking up from and starts digging out snow.

(Hopefully either giving whoever this is help getting out, or uses his own strength to move the snow? STR Check: 15  plus giving himself guidance again for an additional 3  )

(Digging in the snow doesn't require a strength check, but does take time.)

Bàn attempts to pull himself free from the snow that has trapped him on the mountain. However, it seems that living in the North has not prepared him for the dangers of the mountains. His efforts prove futile, and he remains stuck under the snow.

"Alright," Bjorn says looking around. He sees Qinfaren heading towards something in the snow. "Okay, you help whoever that is, I will look for the other one."

(Perception: 20)

Ricky splutters as he erupts from the snow. 

"Holy cows... I can't believe we lived!" 

 (Ricky, did you roll?)

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 (Ricky, did you roll?)

 I'm sorry, I thought I saw the part where you said digging in the snow doesn't require a strength check and thought you changed gears

Ricky strength check 12 

(For Bjorn or Qinfaren to dig you out it doesn't require a strength check. It takes 1 minute to free either you or Bàn. For you to free yourselves, as you are restrained, it requires a strength check. However, you have succeeded in your strength check.)

Just as Bjorn was looking for the other missing member of their party, Ricky springs up out of the snow.

"Ah!" Bjorn exclaims. "There you are!"

Bjorn then turns to call over to Qinfaren, "I found Ricky, so that must be Bàn."

Qinfaren keeps digging, and has the badger help dig along side him.

"We've almost got you, Bàn." Qinfaren calls into the snow.

After digging for a minute in the snow, Qinfaren uncovers Bàn's face buried in the snow. He and the badger then continue to help free man from his icy restaints

Qinfaren smiles with relief when they get Bàn free of the snow.

"That was more excitement than I'd wanted today," Qinfaren says. 

Once they all get themselves sorted, and if everyone is okay to continue, Qinfaren gathers his gear and pays more attention to the snow ahead of them.

Survival: 8  

     Bàn coughs and sputters and is generally miserable.  "Damn snow!  What I ever do to it that it treats me so??"  After a minute or twelve of complaining and regathering himself, Bàn is eager to carry on.  "The quicker restarted, the quicker done and back home where the snow itself doesn't strike out at us..."

Ricky brushes himself off. "At least it can't fall twice, right?" 

Bjorn turns to Qinfaren, "Well, I'm expecting that we are going to face more excitement when we get to the top."

He then turns to Ricky, "But let's have someone who is better in the wilderness lead the way? Qinfaren why don't you lead the way."

Qinfaren leads the way up the mountain and they manage to make excellent progress up the mountain. However, an hour passes and they still have some distance left to climb before they ascend to the top.

(Do they need another survival roll to keep going?)

Taking a few deep breaths as they make their way up the mountain, Qinfaren lets himself reach out to the ground beneath their feet. Even if it's covered in snow, it's still there and he can feel its energy. He lets that help guide him as he continues to look for the best path forward.

Survival: 25  + Guidance of 4  

Given Qinfaren's success in the leading the group up the mountain, he continues to lead the group. His connection to nature only help guide him up the mountain, and they make surprisingly more progress than in the prior hour.

Then eventually, the group breaks through the clouds and come face to face a sheer mountain wall. The mountain wall rises more than a hundred feet before the group. Carved high on the wall are rows of arrow slits with lamps burning behind them. A clanking sound echoes through the air coming from somewhere within the fortress. A narrow staircase hewn from the rock leads up along onside of the wall.