D&D Beginner's Game: Act 1, Scene 3: The Hunted

Professor Moriarty

Lalwende takes out her nail file and does her nails.

conor222

Im shaken up, and my insides feel rough, but much better! Thanks for your help

conor222

Lets keep moving, I dont want to know what could be coming behind us
9lives (8lives?) gathers up his belongings, tries to stretch out so he is a bit more limber, then proceeds down the corridor

The Dungeon Master

OOC : Brutha will mostly be a silent partner. Otherwise I might let something slip..... but...

"Well, once he was injured that creature dragged himself this way" - he gestures north - "but we've already been that way..." - he gestures south. "Whichever you choose, by Om's grace I'll follow".

conor222

Lets head north, all going to plan the creature will be fleeing towrads an exit of sorts

The Dungeon Master

9Lives and Brutha follow the corridor north. Periodically there are drops of blood on the floor and smears on the walls, suggesting that the boarman creature indeed went this way and was in pretty bad shape when he did. The corridor turns east. About 40 feet ahead is an archway, and beyond that a room. From this corner they can see some kind of water feature in the middle of the room and beyond that the Boar-man fumbling desperately with the handle of a door on the opposite wall.

OOC : In case I forgot to mention it, as per the Rolz board you were healed back up to your full 5HP, 8-Lives!

The Dungeon Master

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Lalwende takes out her nail file and does her nails.

Her nails are now exquisitely manicured, although I hasten to add not suitable for use in combat. +1 to any Saves vs Cuticle damage for 3 game days.


OOC : your last position was described here

While it's always advisable to stay in the group, you are not obliged to wait for the thrilling conclusion of their game of Pass the Quarterstaff

Professor Moriarty

Having finished an excruciatingly long manicure, Lalwende begins to reapply her lippy.

Ooc: I've enough wandering off alone and encountering various traps, slurps and randy orcs. However, if my travelling companions remain in suspended animation I might make a darting run.

conor222

9lives catches Bruthas eyes and draws his bow, lets finish this

The Dungeon Master

OOC : I'm commuting for the next couple of hours, but you have the drop on him - free shot at medium range (no penalty) - #d20+2 to shoot, then let me know if you're going to close the distance to him or not.

Guffy

Echtrae attaches the quarterstaff to his bag. "If anyone wants it, grab it."

"Ok so lead on then"

Nebelwerfer

The Dungeon Master wrote: »

Darting from shade to shadow, Webby weaves his way through the gloom, like a phantom in the night, albeit one that's chanting an odd mantra to itself. The whistling noise gets louder the closer he gets.

OOC : Seriously, it's a dice roll, you don't need to tell me what you're looking for!

Seeing nothing unusual about the archway, he leans around to look into the room. The first thing that strikes him is the spirals of white stone inlaid into the floor. They're almost mesmeric, adding to the already eerie atmosphere the whistling has created. The ceiling is higher than other rooms they've been in, and as his gaze moves to the southern wall it's clear why - Against the south wall there's a very large statue of a Troll archer, posed with his bow drawn, ready to loose. There's a door in that wall beyond the statue. Across the room from the statue is an ornate mirror.

OOC : Why yes, yes you do get an AC bonus vs creatures larger than humans.

Webby waves his companions over.

He whisper-shouts "Careful where you're stepping!"

"Fector...!".

Webby thinks he is hilarious.

He grabs into his bag, to grab one of the stones he has collected. Intending to throw it into the room, though unsure what purpose that could possibly serve, he feels this may be the tactical thing to do.

"Why am I in front... I am the smallest... This makes no sense..." he thinks to himself.

Kolido

Now that fector can move unaided, Stu catches up with Webby and takes a look around the big room. "Say Webby, are you sure thats a real statue, thread carefully"

The Dungeon Master

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

Webby waves his companions over.

He whisper-shouts "Careful where you're stepping!"

"Fector...!".

Webby thinks he is hilarious.

He grabs into his bag, to grab one of the stones he has collected. Intending to throw it into the room, though unsure what purpose that could possibly serve, he feels this may be the tactical thing to do.

"Why am I in front... I am the smallest... This makes no sense..." he thinks to himself.

The stone skitters across the floor, occasionally bouncing at an odd angle due to the inlaid stones being a little uneven in places, but otherwise nothing of interest happens.

Nebelwerfer

Webby whistles into the room... waiting for any sign of life.

"FFFFFFFFFFFFffffieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuweeeeeeeeeet..."

He looks into the initial part of the room, the area following the door opening and scans for traps of pressure mechanics which would pose the more immediate danger if entering the room.

The sight of the statue unnerves Webby.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

9lives catches Bruthas eyes and draws his bow, lets finish this

9 Lives nocks, draws and shoots - textbook medium range shot at the hapless Boarman's head. And it's a miss - there was a bit in the textbook about Aiming that perhaps he might like to review next time.

Hearing the arrow clatter off the wall the creature lets out it's signature squeal. Brutha moves to intercept as it charges the pair on all fours, but, still groggy from it's recent surgery, it collides with the fountain and tumbles forwards harmlessly. Brutha brings his mace down on the back of the wretched manimal's head, which on the bright side does cure it's toothache.

conor222

9lives searches through the room for anything of note. What is a fountain doing in a dungeon?

The Dungeon Master

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

Webby whistles into the room... waiting for any sign of life.

"FFFFFFFFFFFFffffieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuweeeeeeeeeet..."

He looks into the initial part of the room, the area following the door opening and scans for traps of pressure mechanics which would pose the more immediate danger if entering the room.

The sight of the statue unnerves Webby.

There is no apparent reaction to Webby's whistling, and he finds no evidence of any traps or danger. It is not clear if the sight of Webby unnerves the statue.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

9lives searches through the room for anything of note. What is a fountain doing in a dungeon?

OOC : Magic portals, rapping octopi, time-defying sunbathers, boar dentists, drama-queen Vampires... and the Fountain is your breaking point???

With the threat of the Boar-man eliminated, 9 Lives takes stock of his location. The fountain, of a fairly rudimentary design, seems to be fed from underneath, feeding water into a channel that flows towards and under the south wall. In the northwest there's a weapon rack. In the east wall opposite the arch they came in by is the door the boarman was struggling with.

conor222

Anything of note in the weapon rack?

Professor Moriarty

Having applied her lippy and mascara, Lalwende begins to paint her toe nails while contemplating a lone run.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

Anything of note in the weapon rack?

A lance hangs from the rack at a weird angle - it's standing upright and hanging out at a 30 degree angle, it looks like it's only secured just below the vamplate. (OOC : Google it. I'll wait. I want you to know how much effort goes into these authentic little details). By rights it should already have fallen off the rack.

The Dungeon Master

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Having applied her lippy and mascara, Lalwende begins to paint her toe nails while contemplating a lone run.

Given her lack of nail polish, and - despite all evidence to the contrary - Lalwende not having a magic bag filled with any cosmetic item she wishes, she paints her toes with the only material to hand : Orc Blood.

conor222

Ok Brutha, stand clear
9lives checks to see if there is any mechanism attached to the lance and if it could be a level of some sort

OOC: Impressive, that can be my new word of the day

Guffy

Echtrae, in a vein attempt to be of some use, scans the room (and statue) in order to see if his superior intellect can spot anything.

Nebelwerfer

The Dungeon Master wrote: »

There is no apparent reaction to Webby's whistling, and he finds no evidence of any traps or danger. It is not clear if the sight of Webby unnerves the statue.

Webby creeps into the room, trying as much as he is able, to cling to the shadows.

He waves his team over.

He feels loot frenzy come over him, perhaps there is some loot hidden, some treasures not yet found.

He goes down the exploratory route, keen to explore every inch of this room.

Kolido

Stu's eyes light up at the mention of loot, he moves closer to Webby while scanning the room.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

Ok Brutha, stand clear
9lives checks to see if there is any mechanism attached to the lance and if it could be a level of some sort

OOC: Impressive, that can be my new word of the day

Brutha stands back.
9 Lives can't see any obvious mechanism, it looks like a regular lance. The end is diamond-tipped (OOC : that's a head shape, not the gem.), it's clearly built for combat rather than competition.

conor222

9lives scans the room one last time, take a quick look at the body of their assailant in the fountain to see if he was carrying anything, then moves towards the door to see if he can see why mini-tor was having issues opening it

Professor Moriarty

Lalwende grabs the quarterstaff from Echtrae's bag. She constantly scans the rear of the group using her infravision while wearing her mail and holding the orc sword. "I'm assuming we are all in this together? If so, any loot should be divided equally. I'll make sure we're covered from the rear."

The Dungeon Master

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

Webby creeps into the room, trying as much as he is able, to cling to the shadows.

He waves his team over.

He feels loot frenzy come over him, perhaps there is some loot hidden, some treasures not yet found.

He goes down the exploratory route, keen to explore every inch of this room.

Square inch 1. Nothing to report.

Square Inch 2. Nothing to report.
Square Inch 3. Nothing to report.

.......
Webby is incredibly thorough, but the only new thing he discovers is the stone he threw in earlier. And I suppose the whistling noise seems to be louder in the southern half of the room.



Stu catches up to him, also having found nothing of note beyond the contents of post #686

The Dungeon Master

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Lalwende grabs the quarterstaff from Echtrae's bag. She constantly scans the rear of the group using her infravision while wearing her mail and holding the orc sword. "I'm assuming we are all in this together? If so, any loot should be divided equally. I'll make sure we're covered from the rear."

Scanning the rear of the group, Lalwende cannot help but contrast the incredible tone of Fectors glutes with the appalling slackness of Echtrae's. And also there's nothing coming up behind them.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

9lives scans the room one last time, take a quick look at the body of their assailant in the fountain to see if he was carrying anything, then moves towards the door to see if he can see why mini-tor was having issues opening it

The boarman has a small pouch with 50gp in it and several candied sweets stuck together.



9Lives and Brutha approach the door - there is nothing remarkable about it, although from the amount of blood around the small ring handle it looks like the Boarman was unable to grip it with his trotters.

conor222

9 lives checks for any traps he can see, and if not he tells brutha to get ready to swing if something comes though the door.
Provided no traps found Brutha lines up outside the edge of the doorframe that he can swing on someone coming through the door, 9lives will attempt to pull the door open

The Dungeon Master

9 Lives sees no sign of any traps, and a nod from Brutha confirms that he doesn't either. The thief turns the handle, slowly..... slowly..... there's a click and suddenly! The door swings open. On the other side is a short corridor running east before turning north after twenty feet or so. This short stretch is well lit.

conor222

Lets go adventuring, 9lives scans for traps as they move slowly though the corridor

Nebelwerfer

The Dungeon Master wrote: »

Square inch 1. Nothing to report.

Square Inch 2. Nothing to report.
Square Inch 3. Nothing to report.

.......
Webby is incredibly thorough, but the only new thing he discovers is the stone he threw in earlier. And I suppose the whistling noise seems to be louder in the southern half of the room.



Stu catches up to him, also having found nothing of note beyond the contents of post #686

"Inspection... In record time!" Webby thinks to himself, giving himself a figurative pad on the back, in his mind.

He looks around in the room and sees the ornate mirror.

"Lalwende would have loved this..."

He carefully walks over to the mirror, still cautious, even though he has explored EVERY inch of the room (within reach ofcourse). He takes care not to step over or onto the spirals laid into the floor.

He picks up the stone he threw in earlier.

Professor Moriarty

Lalwende follows Webby into the room and checks her lippy (slurp blood) in the mirror. She then examines the mirror carefully and cautiously before examining it again with her infravision.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

Lets go adventuring, 9lives scans for traps as they move slowly though the corridor

9 Lives and Brutha follow the corridor, turning a corner and moving north, then west, then hairpinning back east. Eventually they come to a nondescript wooden door.

conor222

9 lives checks for traps, then sees if he can hear anything behind the door

The Dungeon Master

Nebelwerfer wrote: »

"Inspection... In record time!" Webby thinks to himself, giving himself a figurative pad on the back, in his mind.

He looks around in the room and sees the ornate mirror.

"Lalwende would have loved this..."

He carefully walks over to the mirror, still cautious, even though he has explored EVERY inch of the room (within reach ofcourse). He takes care not to step over or onto the spirals laid into the floor.

He picks up the stone he threw in earlier.

Despite his caution, Webby stands on at least one of the slightly raised stones making up the many spirals. Nothing happens.



Looking at the mirror, he notices everything he sees in the mirror is the same as what's in the room - only BACKWARDS! (OOC : it's your character, up to you if he's seen a mirror before, just leaving the door open ) .

Annoyingly, near the bottom of the mirror - right over Webby's face, due to his height - there's a smudge.



Lalwende joins him - and in the mirror there's a Ednewlal right beside the Ybbew! (OOC : Actually, Lalwende has extensive mirror experience in this dungeon alone, so is unlikely to be surprised).

Professor Moriarty

"Okay, Webby. Let's get out of here, we're only wasting time. I'll keep a lookout at the back of the group." Lalwende walks to the door and waits for the others to file out.

Nebelwerfer

Webby dances across the spirals, delighted with another halfling now visible in the mirror.

Nebelwerfer

Webby presses against the smudge, with his 'finger'.

The Dungeon Master

OOC : Webby - See PM before any further posting.

The smudge comes away easily under his thumb, although grease from his own thumb does leave a little streak on the mirror. Once cleared, he can see his usual smooth-chinned self in the mirror.


Back at the archway, Echtrae and Fector file in.

The Dungeon Master

conor222 wrote: »

9 lives checks for traps, then sees if he can hear anything behind the door

Neither 9 Lives nor Brutha can hear anything through the door. They see no evidence of a trap though 9 Lives can see that it's locked.

conor222

9lives sees if he can pick the lock

Nebelwerfer

Webby, still baffled by the reflective sheet that propelled this beautiful specimen into his sight, ponders the meaning of all of this. Unsure about the relevance of the room, the importance of the statue or even the significance of the spirals on the floor.

He ponders on his next move.



"Any ideas chaps" he calls out to his team mates.

Professor Moriarty

"Let's get going now, we're wasting time here. Come on."

The Dungeon Master

As she addresses Webby, Lalwende notices that he appears to have grown a goatee-style beard.

Fector nods approvingly.