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Post by Matt4 on Nov 2, 2021 12:44:19 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes " I thought about going this evening at the ruins, but if we can't fix things in time, we risk not being able to then be here to protect the town." - she sighs. - " I'm not sure what's the best thing to do. Let's see if Captain Miles and Nicholas are at the inn first. Then I guess we can see if everyone's ready to leave right now."
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Post by Daos on Nov 2, 2021 14:13:28 GMT -8
"Very well," Terence says. The group heads back to the Green Griffon. There they find Nicholas and Captain Miles assisting the Marsett family in packing up barrels and sacks into a small wagon.
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 2, 2021 17:03:36 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes Giunona immediately runs to Nicholas and squeeze him tightly, probably causing him much discomfort: " Oh Nicholas, you made it. I was so worried! Where did you go last night after the graveyard??"
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Post by Daos on Nov 2, 2021 18:19:53 GMT -8
Awkwardly extricating himself from her grasp, Nicholas answers, "After we were separated, Oswald and I never made it back to the temple. There were just far too many of those things. We instead managed to hide out in an abandoned barn, up in the hayloft until morning. But where have you been? You never showed all day, so we thought you had left town."
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 2, 2021 20:59:28 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes " I know, I'm sorry. I wanted to check on you earlier but I got myself busy. First I searched thorugh Montrel's library to search informations related to that name we heard last night at the graveyard: Nedrezar. Turns out he was a priest devoted to Myrkul who tried to turn himself into a lich and failed." - as she narrates this, she turns towards the others as well to make sure everyone is up to date. - " The ruins near town are the ruins of his old temple, so it's probably best to check them. Then I went both to the Mayor's house and the Lord's Manor to search for people who could help us in searching the aforementioned ruins, so that's where I met: Terrence, Ulster, and Thuskar." - and as she said their names, she pans to them with her hand. " As for them, they're Nicholas and Captain Miles." - she concludes, this time panning to the two men. She waits for the two group to aknowledge each other, then clears her throat: " Now that we're all caught up. What do you two say we go and make a little trip to see what our friend Nedrezar is up to in those ruins?" - she asks to her less recent companions.
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Post by Daos on Nov 2, 2021 22:24:19 GMT -8
"Very well," Miles says. "We were just finishing up here, helping the Marsetts pack up some extra rations for the shelters tonight. If you have a plan of action to end this conflict with minimal civilian casualties, then you have the use of my sword."
"Oh, uh...yes, same here," Nicholas adds.
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 3, 2021 0:17:51 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes Giunona nods solemny: " Very well, lads. Let's go and kick some undead butts. Terrance will you lead the way?" Then, as they walk, she turns to Nicholas and looks him up and down: " Listen Nick, the robes are really flattering on you and all, but you should consider buying some kind of armor. Life is though out there for a traveling priest."
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Post by Daos on Nov 3, 2021 13:55:15 GMT -8
As Terence leads, the party heads for the ruins.
"Perhaps, but the life of a friar is a modest one," Nicholas replies. "And armor costs quite a bit of coin. For now, my faith will have to be my shield and armor."
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 4, 2021 15:21:40 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes " Us priests must be strong. Solid rocks to which others can latch to find safety. If you're the first to fall, after all, you cannot aid no one. I will see you if I can help you purchase one when we'll be back." " Terrance, how long do you think it will take to reach the ruins?" - she asks the ranger.
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Post by Daos on Nov 4, 2021 15:36:38 GMT -8
"About two minutes," Terence replies.
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 5, 2021 17:17:02 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes " Oh okay. Raise your guard, everyone, we don't know what may expect us around that relic. - and as she says so, she holds her shield and starts looking around to pick on movements or activity that would be out of the ordinary.
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Post by Daos on Nov 5, 2021 19:38:06 GMT -8
After a short scramble up the steep, bramble-grown hillside, the party reaches the top of the cairn. The town is spread out below them, and Giunona can follow the silver ribbon of the Volar for miles before it disappears around a bend.
The ruins lie around them, covered in moss and ivy. At first glance, they do not seem unusual. Children's graffiti is scrawled in several places. Spreading out to search the site, the party comes across the evidence of a more serious interest in the ruins--a partially-excavated hall or basement, with a wooden winch-frame and evidence of a campsite. Apparently, this is the site of the previous adventurers' explorations. A wooden frame stands over the open basement, and a wooden ladder leads down into the working area. Heaps of rubble surround a dark stairway leading down.
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 6, 2021 11:03:15 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes " Well, that's it lads. We are going down. Remember that us priests are a bit prickly when it comes to unwanted visitors in our temples, and the evil one are particularly nasty in organizing their defenses, so if something seems dangerous it probably is, and if something seems safe... It probably isn't. Don't touch anything and watch your steps." She lights up a torch with her tinderbox, looking at the stairway. " Is there someone here who is good at finding traps?" - she asks, as she starts looking around herself asking Marthammor for help in guiding her steps. OOC Actions Perception to check for traps on the stairs? : HMR7poWb1d20+5 plus Guidance: 1d41d20+5·1d4
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Post by Daos on Nov 6, 2021 15:52:15 GMT -8
Giunona does not see any traps on the ladder.
"I'm not even sure what a trap would look like," Ulster admits. "Would it have a big piece of cheese on it, I guess?"
"I don't think they use cheese on human traps," Thuskar notes. "Just mouse traps."
"Why not? Who doesn't love cheese?" Ulster retorts.
Terence, Captain Miles and Friar Nicholas don't seem to have much experience in trap finding, either.
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(OOC: Terence gets a +2 to perception, everyone else gets +1 or lower, so it seems Giunona is the best at trap finding.)
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Post by Matt4 on Nov 7, 2021 2:43:54 GMT -8
Giunona ScarletbarkHP: 33/33 - AC: 18 - CD: 1/1 - Inspiration: Yes Giunona gives out an earthy laugh: " I don't think we'll find any cheese down there, but if we do... Yeah, it's probably gonna be part of a trap. This one seems clear though, let's proceed at once." Giunona starts discending the stairs. OOC Actions I keep imagining Ulster and Thuskar as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. XD
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