"Oh ya, I tried em once at a killer drag show in Waterdeep! I remember how the show started, don't really recall the middle, and ended up waking up the next morning between a dwarven crossdresser named Mona Lotta and a young gnome by the name of Candy Cane. So.....what I'm saying here is, hard pass on the shrooms."
At one time a long table stood in the center of this room; now it lies broken on the floor. A broken chair sits against the wall between the windows, and there is a heap of broken dishes in the northwest corner.
AREA 8 - WITHDRAWING ROOM
Two stuffed armchairs stand near the fireplace of this room. The covers of both have been torn and the stuffing has been pulled out, but the wooden frames are intact. A broken table lies on the floor near the north wall.
There's a hidden compartment behind one of the stones on the chimney. The hidden compartment contains a wooden box. Inside the box are 30 cp and two small pouches of alchemical powders.
This kitchen is dirty and damp, with patches of gray mold and cobwebs on the floor, walls, and ceiling. In the southwest corner is some iron cooking equipment with a chimney above. Next to it, under the window, is a cracked and discolored stone sink. To the right of the sink, a small, closed wooden cupboard is fixed to the wall about five feet above floor level. Against the far wall, a flight of wooden stairs leads upward from west to east; the woodwork of the staircase is decayed, and a few of the treads are missing.
Wilmot chuckles as Archie “inspects” the stairs. “It appears they go up,” he deadpans. “Perhaps that’s a sign.” He looks about to make sure the others are following.
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Corrin Kettlewhistle: Halfling Life Cleric (Curse of Strahd) Kip Dalton: Human Lore Bard (Waterdeep Dragon Heist) Debauchery Dalliance: Half-Drow Oath of Conquest Paladin (White Plume Mountain)
In an urgent whisper, Archibald calls out the door "Hey Klaus! Wilmot thinks these stairs we found are a sign. You're good at that kind of stuff right?"
Zmeya snags the alchemical powder and other valuables in the alcove she spotted. Maybe it’ll go well with the toxic mushrooms. Although there isn’t much to inspect in the kitchen, she opens the sole cupboard, curious to see what else she finds.
Observing the trepidation with the shoddy staircase, Zmeya will indicate for the remaining group to be silent as she nimbly scales the dingy mess of a staircase, gingerly stepping on the placed that look like they would support weight, constantly on the look out for traps. Even sure-footed and keen minded adventurers would fall victim to the most obvious of traps if their focus was diverted elsewhere.
Klaus replies, “My good man, it is well that your arcane powers hinge not upon the strength of your intellect. For someone with his mind addled by the herb, Wilmot seems to have made some fun at your expense. Nonetheless, yes, we should well as not go upstairs to investigate further. Perhaps Gracy or Zmeya could step most lightly first up the stair.”
"Oh ya, I tried em once at a killer drag show in Waterdeep! I remember how the show started, don't really recall the middle, and ended up waking up the next morning between a dwarven crossdresser named Mona Lotta and a young gnome by the name of Candy Cane. So.....what I'm saying here is, hard pass on the shrooms."
AREA 7 - DINING ROOM
At one time a long table stood in the center of this room; now it lies broken on the floor. A broken chair sits against the wall between the windows, and there is a heap of broken dishes in the northwest corner.
AREA 8 - WITHDRAWING ROOM
Two stuffed armchairs stand near the fireplace of this room. The covers of both have been torn and the stuffing has been pulled out, but the wooden frames are intact. A broken table lies on the floor near the north wall.
DC 12 Wisdom (Perception): ?!?!?!?
Zmeya shrugs, gathering the shrooms for later snacking. "Suit yourself," she says, recalling another phrase she had added to her vocabulary.
Perception - 12
There's a hidden compartment behind one of the stones on the chimney. The hidden compartment contains a wooden box. Inside the box are 30 cp and two small pouches of alchemical powders.
Archibald steps back outside the room and puts an ear up to Room 9’s door to see if he can hear anything.
perception: 21
Nerp
Archibald steps back in the room with the others. “Hey Gang, looks like the next room over is all quiet.”
The anxious sorcerer gestures to room 9.
Wilmot follows Archibald, pausing at the door as well. “Might as well check it out,” he mutters, extending a hand toward it. “Shall I?”
Corrin Kettlewhistle: Halfling Life Cleric (Curse of Strahd)
Kip Dalton: Human Lore Bard (Waterdeep Dragon Heist)
Debauchery Dalliance: Half-Drow Oath of Conquest Paladin (White Plume Mountain)
"Age before beauty", Archibald gives him a friendly smile as he gestures to the door.
AREA 9 - KITCHEN
This kitchen is dirty and damp, with patches of gray mold and cobwebs on the floor, walls, and ceiling. In the southwest corner is some iron cooking equipment with a chimney above. Next to it, under the window, is a cracked and discolored stone sink. To the right of the sink, a small, closed wooden cupboard is fixed to the wall about five feet above floor level. Against the far wall, a flight of wooden stairs leads upward from west to east; the woodwork of the staircase is decayed, and a few of the treads are missing.
Archibald will check out the stairs to make sure they are safe to go up.
Survival: 15
Wilmot chuckles as Archie “inspects” the stairs. “It appears they go up,” he deadpans. “Perhaps that’s a sign.” He looks about to make sure the others are following.
Corrin Kettlewhistle: Halfling Life Cleric (Curse of Strahd)
Kip Dalton: Human Lore Bard (Waterdeep Dragon Heist)
Debauchery Dalliance: Half-Drow Oath of Conquest Paladin (White Plume Mountain)
Haha as far as you can tell, yes, the stairs do look safe to go up. What horrors could be up there? Maybe invisible dwarves.
Klaus starts to go forward up the stair, but hearing the telltale clinking of his chainmail, looks sheepishly at Gracy and Zmeya.
In an urgent whisper, Archibald calls out the door "Hey Klaus! Wilmot thinks these stairs we found are a sign. You're good at that kind of stuff right?"
Zmeya snags the alchemical powder and other valuables in the alcove she spotted. Maybe it’ll go well with the toxic mushrooms. Although there isn’t much to inspect in the kitchen, she opens the sole cupboard, curious to see what else she finds.
Observing the trepidation with the shoddy staircase, Zmeya will indicate for the remaining group to be silent as she nimbly scales the dingy mess of a staircase, gingerly stepping on the placed that look like they would support weight, constantly on the look out for traps. Even sure-footed and keen minded adventurers would fall victim to the most obvious of traps if their focus was diverted elsewhere.
Klaus replies, “My good man, it is well that your arcane powers hinge not upon the strength of your intellect. For someone with his mind addled by the herb, Wilmot seems to have made some fun at your expense. Nonetheless, yes, we should well as not go upstairs to investigate further. Perhaps Gracy or Zmeya could step most lightly first up the stair.”
“Ope! Looks like Zmeya is already on it.” He looks over at Wilmot, “What was the joke? I missed the punch line...”
(Nothing else of interest in the Kitchen)
Assuming Zmeya ascends the stair without incident, Klaus follows.