Session 57

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This session was played on March 1, 2018.

## Trivia

* This was the 29th combat encounter
* Highest attack roll: 25, Urrak
* Most attacks hit: 3, Urrak
* Most damage for one attack: 15, Urrak vs troglodyte
* Most damage for one turn: 25, Urrak v bear and trog
* Most damage done over the session: 32, Urrak
* Most damage done by team over one round: 42, round 2
* Most damage taken in one hit: 10, Nolanos, bear
* Most damage taken total: 27, Nolanos
* Total team damage done: 87
* Total team damage taken: 29
* Most healing this session: 18, Gunnloda
* Targeted most: 10, Nolanos
* Most attacks dodged: 4, Nolanos
* Spells cast: 5
* Most common spell: 1
* Most spells cast: 2, Ravaphine and Gunnloda
* Most spell damage in 1 attack: 10, Ravaphine, magic missile
* Most spell damage by one character: 10, Ravaphine
* Most kills this session: 2, Urrak
* Team kills this session: 3
* Running total team kills: 158
* Most kills all-time: 32, Urrak

## Transcript

*[*5:06 PM*]* DM*:* 10 AM WEDAN 30 JAQMONT 3Y20

STONE TOOTH, FORGE OF FURY, GLITTERHAME, TROG DEN

You're surrounded by the bodies of a little more than a dozen lizardlike creatures, it stinks.

*[*5:08 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir growls one more time, more out of frustration than anything else, and drops the tiger form. She then digs through her bag and pulls out the stuff she brought to make maps and starts working on that without a word.

*[*5:10 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "I'll say it before an' I'll say it again. I'll be happy when we're outta this cesspit." Urrak shakes the blood from her greatsword and sheaths it.

*[*5:12 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "There's probably a lot more to go..." Ryleigh breathes out, she glances at Seir but doesn't approach her.

*[*5:13 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "I'm jumpin' fer joy." She wipes a bit of lizard blood from her face. "So...which way haven't we gone?"

*[*5:13 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir just walks around their current area making sure to mark it all down, even the places they didn't go all the way into.

*[*5:15 PM*]* DM*:* As Seir walks around to map the area, she finds a few cubbies- a deer that was being eaten as the trogs were interrupted by the battle, nests full of eggs and hatched eggs where the hatchlings had come from, and evidence of other places the trogs had lived.

*[*5:16 PM*]* DM*:* As she goes north, she finds another mud and wattle plug that was destroyed by the giant lizard when it arrived.

*[*5:16 PM*]* DM*:* Glowing coals in a crude hearth illuminate this large cave. The ceiling here rises about fifteen feet above the floor, and rubbish and skins cover the floor.

*[*5:18 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "I wonder if they blocked themselves off from the Orcs or if the Orcs barricaded them in here?" Ryleigh wonders out loud as the walk around the space.(edited)

*[*5:19 PM*]* DM*:* The chief's chamber is strewn with trophies, including the skulls, bones, hides, and weapons of defeated foes.

*[*5:19 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "I'd assume th' former." Urrak looks down at the egg remnants and feels a slight twinge of remorse in her gut. She wanders into the chief's chambers and looks around.

*[*5:19 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Wow..." Rav whispers while looking around.

*[*5:20 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir finishes up and starts going through the things in the chamber to see if there's anything useful.

*[*5:20 PM*]* DM*:* Investigation.

*[*5:20 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((20 inv))

*[*5:22 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((18))

*[*5:20 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "The stench in this place is terrible." Ryleigh says as she helps Seir look

*[*5:22 PM*]* DM*:* Seir and Ryleigh find a battered wooden chest with leather hasps with 1500 sp inside. Urrak finds a small square of black silk that was wrapped around a very expensive looking ruby

*[*5:23 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Well, now. That is somethin'..." she holds it a long moment before finally handing it over to Ryleigh.

*[*5:23 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh takes it and places it into the bag of holding.

*[*5:25 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir walks out of the chamber and starts looking for another exit instead of the one they came from.

*[*5:26 PM*]* DM*:* Investigation!

*[*5:26 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((10))

*[*5:26 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav follows Seir. "How's the mapping coming along? You've been working hard with it."

*[*5:28 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Fine." Seir replies to Rav.

*[*5:28 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav smiles and nods once before heading back to the others.

*[*5:27 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh follows Seir too, asking her, "Back to the room with all the sarcophagi?"(edited)

*[*5:28 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Yes." Is all she says to Ryleigh.

*[*5:28 PM*]* DM*:* You're pretty sure you've found everything- the trog den to the west, the stone wall to the east that probably goes to the other side where the sepulchers were, and the river's downstream exit where you came from.

*[*5:29 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh frowns at Seir's response and leads them towards the large chamber.

*[*5:30 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir maps more stuff as she goes.

*[*5:30 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak watches Seir and turns to Ryleigh with a quizzical look on her face.

*[*5:32 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh bites her lip and shrugs at Urrak in a "I don't know?" way.

*[*5:33 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda sticks close to Seir, keeping an eye out for things while she's distracted.

*[*5:36 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "So where else can we go from here? Do we backtrack?"

*[*5:33 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "How accurate do I need to make this?"

*[*5:34 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "I believe we get more coin th' more accurate it is but, don't stress yerself out too much about it. We're just thankful someone 'ere can map-make."

*[*5:36 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir gives Urrak a 'yeah ok' look at the word stressful, but says , "I'll need to go back to where we spent the night, then."

*[*5:37 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "I'm pretty sure we'll need to map the entirety of this place, so thats a good call. I'll escort back, do you all want to come with or stay here?" Ryleigh asks the group.

*[*5:38 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Every time one o' us splits off, bad things happen. We should stay close t' each other."

*[*5:38 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "I'm going anywhere she is."

*[*5:40 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "We can get out of here quicker if you all map the room off of this one and we go back to where we slept..."

*[*5:41 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir just sighs, "Faster if you just went to the other room and opened those things while I go map the other place... We've already taken care of everything around here..." She finishes but mumbles something else under her breath and just starts heading back to where they slept.

*[*5:42 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh looks torn. She walks up to Seir and whispers, a little hurt, "You don't want me to come?"(edited)

*[*5:44 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I wasn't talking about you."

*[*5:45 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh nods as she turns to the others, "So? coming with or staying here?"

*[*5:45 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir has not stopped walking.

*[*5:45 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Suppose we'll just hold ye back. Go on." she folds her arms and turns to Ravaphine.(edited)

*[*5:46 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Go open them up!" Seir yells back as she maps stuff and walks.

*[*5:47 PM*]* DM*:* So Seir, Ryleigh, and Gunnloda head back to the Sinkhole and the rest of you are....

*[*5:48 PM*]* DM*:* Going through the wall or back around?

*[*5:49 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "All right, let's see if we can break this wall down. After that fun lil exchange I'd love t' let off some o' this steam..." Urrak moves to the wall and cracks her knuckles.

*[*5:50 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav shakes her head at Seir's temper and opts in to follow Urrak back to the wall.

*[*5:51 PM*]* DM*:* Strength check.

*[*5:51 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((21))

*[*5:52 PM*]* DM*:* Urrak manages to collapse the wall after a few well-placed shoves, and you're back in the room with the two dozen or so sarcophagi.

*[*5:52 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Wonder what's going to be back here...oh," she says surprised, but slightly disappointed that it was already something they visited.(edited)

*[*5:52 PM*]* DM*:* Twenty-three sepulchers stand here. The lids are carved in the likenesses of grim dwarves in armor. Dwarvish runes on the front of each tomb appear to represent the names of the occupants or the intended occupants. Three of the stone coffins have additional runes carved into them.

*[*5:52 PM*]* DM*:* The additional runes record the occupant’s date of death and the great deeds the dwarf performed in life. Also carved into these three coffins is a warning that doom awaits any who dare to defile the honorable dead.

The names on these three sepulchers are those of Borgol the Old, Gharin Orc-Doom, and Numik the Unlucky.

*[*5:52 PM*]* DM*:* Numik the Unlucky's tomb was already opened.

*[*5:53 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Alright, Rav....which one should we pop open first?" she says as she steps over the rubble and into the room

*[*5:57 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav runs her hand along one of the sepulchers. "I wish there was a way to make sure we aren't going to accidentally crumble this cave to bits...do you think they're protecting anything? Let's see what Borgol says."

*[*5:58 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Here's hopin' these folks are just as they look, dead and gone." Urrak places her hands on the lid of Borgol's sarcophagus.

*[*5:59 PM*]* DM*:* Strength check.

*[*5:59 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((17))

*[*6:00 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav assists Urrak with the lid.

*[*6:00 PM*]* DM*:* The lid opens revealing the armored skeleton of a dwarf. There's a gold ring on one finger in the shape of a dragon holding its tail in its mouth, but nothing else of note.

*[*6:01 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak stares down at the dwarf's remains. "D-Did ye think I should take it?" she looks concerned but her tone is curious

*[*6:02 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Let him rest. He earned the ring. Must be worth a ton though."

*[*6:03 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye, I ain't about t' get cursed by an angry dwarf ghost." she moves to the other tomb. "Welp, let's see why they called 'em Orc-Doom." Urrak tries to move the lid(edited)

*[*6:05 PM*]* DM*:* Strength.(edited)

*[*6:05 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((22))

*[*6:05 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* They start moving the lid

*[*6:06 PM*]* DM*:* The lid opens, and this one has his hands wrapped around the haft of a finely crafted warhammer inset with a garnet.

*[*6:06 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "That's a beaut."

*[*6:07 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak whistles "Sure is..." she looks closer, trying to see if the symbol of Durgeddin is on the hammer

*[*6:07 PM*]* DM*:* Investigation.

*[*6:07 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((18))

*[*6:07 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((21))

*[*6:07 PM*]* DM*:* You do see it stamped into the base of the head, right next to where the haft connects.

*[*6:08 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Well won't you look at that." Rav points to the warhammer

*[*6:08 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Well hot damn! Sorry, ser Orc-Doom. We'll be needin' that." Urrak reaches in and grabs the handle of the hammer, pulling it from the corpse's hand.(edited)

*[*6:09 PM*]* DM*:* You have a hammer. (Cue Zelda get item theme)(edited)

*[*6:10 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak swings the hammer around in her hand. "Dwarves. They really know how t' craft a weapon." she hands it to Rav(edited)

*[*6:12 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav takes it and swings it around lightly while making wooshing noises. "Let's go ahead and close up these three again, before trouble happens."(edited)

*[*6:14 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye, sure. Let these men rest after a lil fresh air." Urrak picks the lids back from the floor and slides them back onto the sarcophagi, except for Borgol's, still curious about the ring. "Well...now that we've done our duty..." she trails off, thinking. "Ye think we should try an find 'em? Might be walkin' int'a a hornet's nest..."(edited)

*[*6:16 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* As all this is happening, Nolanos sits in the middle of the room and casts detect magic as a ritual.

*[*6:17 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "You're still thinking about that ring, aren't you," Rav smirks. "Let's have Nolanos let us know if it's safe around here first. I'm okay with letting the others cool off."(edited)

*[*6:18 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Nolanos? Ach, gods, boyo! Ye really do just come outta nowhere sometimes." she laughs "Aye, so th' ring? It's gotta be somethin' eh?"

*[*6:19 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Plus, we still have other sarcophagi to check out. Even though these three seem like the most important."

*[*6:19 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Alright," he says, dusting off his pants as he stands, "so this detect magic spell is good for 10 minutes, you guys want to help me open these one by one so we can check them? It doesn't work through the sarcophagi"(edited)

*[*6:20 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav attempts to open one.

*[*6:20 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos helps

*[*6:21 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak goes down the line and tries another

*[*6:22 PM*]* DM*:* One of you, roll a d100

*[*6:23 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Okay! So the ring isn't magical, definitely not cursed, So I'm adding it to the the bag of holding when Ryleigh gets back." And he takes the ring.(edited)

*[*6:23 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((36))

*[*6:23 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Excellent! Heh, can't be too careful in places like this."

*[*6:24 PM*]* DM*:* So you spend the next ten minutes opening tombs, but all you find is dust.

*[*6:25 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* As the last tomb proves empty, Urrak lets out a breath and wipes her brow. "I feel like I'll need th' longest bath after all this..." she looks back towards the others "Anything?"

*[*6:26 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Nothing here either."

*[*6:26 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "We should catch up with the others, then, probably."

*[*6:27 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Suppose we should...Seir did not seem very keen on th' idea of us followin' but, maybe Ry's talked her down." she rubs at the back of her neck. "Well, ready when ye two are."

*[*6:29 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav pouts. "Time to go get yelled at again."

*[*6:30 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "So about that. What even happened between you two?"

*[*6:30 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Nothin', s'far as I can tell."

*[*6:31 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Today? Or just in general?

*[*6:32 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "In general... you both have been weird for a while now, since the pit fight."

*[*6:36 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Mean things were said, and taken to heart. Some things a thousand apologies won't fix. I just feel like I'm walking on eggshells sometimes so I try to keep my distance and let her heal," she says while fidgeting with the end of her robe sleeve. "She was able to let some of her anger out at the arena but if anything, it made it worse."

*[*6:40 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos listens, concern etched into his features. At the last statement though, his demeanor changes. "...What did she do?"

*[*6:40 PM*]* DM*:* Dawnbringer's glow is visible, coming from the tunnel to the south, before the rest of your party appears.

## Devil's Food with a Side of Ry

*[*5:51 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda follows behind Seir, but this time at a little more distance, a little hesitant to poke into corners where she goes.

*[*5:53 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh's walking next to Seir, but glances over her shoulder just to keep an eye on Gunnloda. "What's wrong, Seirixori? If you want to talk, which we don't have to."

*[*6:00 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Nothing. It doesn't matter. You're going to get what you wanted. I'm going to stand back and do nothing so at least let me do this while I'm still good at it." She growls at the end, more at herself because she hadn't wanted to say more than 'nothing'.

*[*6:01 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Wait...what? Get what I wanted? Seirixori..." Ryleigh tries to catch Seir's eyes without touching her, "Why would you think I want you to stand back and do nothing?"

*[*6:12 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "You don't want me in front with you, despite the fact that you're *terrible* at noticing things," It's not meant to be hurtful, but she's also not trying to make it sound nice. "That doesn't even matter. I *can't* do anything. I might as well just stand around, it'd basically be the same thing I've been doing, only I won't look stupid *trying* to do something and failing at it."

*[*6:20 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh does reach out then, placing her hand *very* gently on Seir's shoulder, "Seirixori, I...I stand in front of you because...because...I can take 3 spears to the chest and come out standing. It's *not* because I think you aren't helpful or that you can't do anything." She takes a deep breathe before continuing, "why are you so angry with yourself?"

*[*6:24 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "*Because I can't do anything*" She yells and it's so loud it echos and there's tears in her eyes. After a moment, she nearly whispers, "Everything I've ever wanted to do..." She stops talking, just continues to make her way around and work on the map.

*[*6:26 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda frowns and moves like she's going to reach out to Seir, but hesitates as she gets deeper into the area.

*[*6:27 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Please, Seirixori...talk to me?" Ryleigh says, trailing just behind Seir and careful not to touch her.

*[*6:28 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Stay with her, I'll be fine." Seir says instead, moving ahead but making sure she doesn't get out of their line of sight.

*[*6:32 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh stops abruptly, but her eyes are intense as they follow Seir while she moves around, mapping the area.(edited)

*[*6:34 PM*]* DM*:* Seir does add the parts with the roper and the prison cells to the part she'd done first with the warehouses and river, and you're headed back now past the flooded area.

*[*6:37 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh moves closer to Seir once they're walking back, "I'm here for you...when you want to talk." She says it even though she expects no reply.

*[*6:39 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir takes Gunnloda's hand once she's done and walks back with them, saying nothing.

*[*6:39 PM*]* DM*:* Ok! You head upstairs to where the others have just finished tomb desecration.

## Return to group

*[*6:41 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav shakes her head. "Maybe later."

*[*6:41 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Tell me later," he says quietly.

*[*6:41 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav waves to the party.

*[*6:42 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Hey..." Nolanos says, also waving.

*[*6:42 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Did you find anything?"

*[*6:44 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Just a warhammer with the symbol and a ring."

*[*6:44 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "The ring isn't magical, just pretty."

*[*6:45 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh doesn't say anything as she moves to Nolanos and hands him the bag of holding.

*[*6:48 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Good job." She tries to smile at them but it looks forced. "We should check out the room we just came from, make sure there isn't more past Dawnbringer's light." She walks past everyone, not waiting for answer, back towards the cavernous room.

*[*6:50 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "I see everyone woke up on the right side of the bedroll this morning," Rav says monotonously while following Ryleigh.

*[*6:50 PM*]* DM*:* This great cavern glimmers with a faint phosphorescence. The ceiling is almost fifty feet overhead, and bright flecks and gleaming stone formations are visible in the distance. Patches of strange fungi dot the floor, including capped stalks standing as tall as a human and glowing puffballs almost a yard wide.

High ledges rise fifteen to twenty feet above the floor on the north, south, and west walls. Narrow passageways lead off to the north and the south, and a flight of carved stone stairs descends from the western ledge to a path that meanders through the center of the chamber toward a small iron door in the eastern wall. Audible throughout the entire chamber is the sigh of a soft, cool breeze that rises toward the surface far above.

*[*6:52 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir waits for everyone to go first and then follows. She whispers to Gunnloda, "I'm sorry for bringing you back down there."

*[*6:53 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda squeezes her hand. "I'll live. I just didn't want to get too close, just in case. Are you going to be all right, *sor'odko?* I wasn't sure if that was the right time..."

*[*6:55 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I'll be fine, I'm used to feeling useless anyway." She takes a sharp breath, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to... I'm fine I'm just... I'm fine."

*[*6:56 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh continues to cautiously move through the room towards the passageway to the North.

*[*6:57 PM*]* DM*:* The passage north heads to a narrow, winding corridor.

*[*6:57 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir makes quick notes of the area for her map but puts it away since they haven't been in this area yet.

*[*6:58 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks steadily into the narrow passage. Dawnbringer in front of her, shedding light.

*[*6:58 PM*]* DM*:* Marching order?

*[*6:59 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((first, with goggles))

*[*7:01 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((Ry second then))

*[*7:01 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Idiot" Ryleigh mumbles as Nolanos walks in front of her.

*[*7:01 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((urrak after))

*[*7:02 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((Rav after Urrak))

*[*7:02 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "heard that."

*[*7:02 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((Last last))

*[*7:02 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir scoffs but doesn't say anything.

*[*7:02 PM*]* DM*:* So Nolanos goes ahead. Stealth?

*[*7:03 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((20 total))

*[*7:03 PM*]* DM*:* Because of the twisting tunnel, you're actually out of line of sight of the rest of the party, and you come across a fork in the tunnel- left or right?

*[*7:04 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((do i hear anything down either tunnel?))

*[*7:04 PM*]* DM*:* Perception.

*[*7:05 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((18))

*[*7:05 PM*]* DM*:* Maybe the trickle of water, but nothing else.

*[*7:06 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((in both forks?))

*[*7:06 PM*]* DM*:* More prominent to the left, but you hear nothing.

*[*7:07 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos goes left, and sends back Reyes to let the group know to follow.(edited)

*[*7:07 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((also checking for traps, as always))(edited)

*[*7:08 PM*]* DM*:* You find another fork- left and right. The water trickle seems to be coming from the left, and you smell that same animal smell from when you were looking around yesterday to the north.

*[*7:09 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((is it like the troglodyte smell?))

*[*7:10 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos- no.

*[*7:08 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh and company are continuing along the path?

*[*7:09 PM*]* DM*:* You see the first fork in the path. Ry make a perception check.

*[*7:10 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((11))

*[*7:13 PM*]* DM*:* You can see Reyes in the path to the left.

*[*7:13 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "I guess he went this way?" Ryleigh says to the other before moving down the path to the left.

*[*7:13 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos- left or right?

*[*7:14 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos takes a moment to pause and instructs Reyes to come back, and then marks the wall, before heading down the right path.(edited)

*[*7:15 PM*]* DM*:* Give me a perception check at disadvantage, Nolanos.

*[*7:15 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((7))

*[*7:16 PM*]* DM*:* Ok. Several passages branch away from this large, high-ceilinged cavern. To the north, a carved, square-mouthed tunnel shows that someone has been at work in these caves. A gate of rough-hewn timber blocks a small passage to the northeast. Three other passageways wind off toward the south. A heavy animal smell lingers in the air.

*[*7:17 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh, you see the 2nd fork- left or right. You also can see that Reyes went right.

*[*7:17 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh goes right, continuing to assume that's the direction Nolanos went.

*[*7:18 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir pauses at the fork, "Is there a reason we're just going to skip this part?"

*[*7:19 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "We'll double back. I figure we could follow Nolanos for now and explore once we know where this spits us out."

*[*7:20 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye, better safe than sorry."

*[*7:21 PM*]* DM*:* So you guys catch up to Nolanos in this open cavern.

*[*7:22 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Isn't the point of scouting..." She just sighs and shakes her head. "Whatever you say."

*[*7:23 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* She stops though and doesn't go any farther, debating on whether she's going to continue with them or not.

*[*7:23 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "No, say what you're thinking Seirixori." Ryleigh turns back, pointedly staring at Seir.(edited)

*[*7:26 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Why are we *following* him? The point of scouting ahead is to *scout* while we wait around. He shouldn't even be going that far ahead before coming back to tell us what he's found. Why am I the only one you *stop*..." She takes a deep breath. "I'm just saying he shouldn't keep going and we shouldn't be following, Reyes sitting around telling us what path he went doesn't actually tell us *anything*."

*[*7:28 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav's eyes widen and slides out of the way, following to wherever Nolanos left to.

*[*7:29 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks back to Seir and drops her voice to a whisper - not wanting the others to hear her.

*[*7:33 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir's quiet as she listens to Ryleigh. She just nods and whispers something back shaking her head as Rav walks off.

*[*7:36 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos pivots where he is and walks back to the group, trying not to raise his voice, so he ends up angrily whispering. "Ok. First of all. If i found anything potentially dangerous, I *would* have come back. Secondly, I can only think of so many ways to say, 'Hey, coast is clear, I'm this way.' And last but definitely *not* least, Seirixori. You need to learn how to fucking chill, okay? Not everything is about *you*, not everyone is out to get *you*. Just. Fucking. Relax, for one goddamn second. Please."

*[*7:39 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda squeezes Seir's hand.

*[*7:38 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak looks between the two groups, feeling the tension rise. She walks over to Nolanos and places a hand on his shoulder. "C'mon now, let's keep goin'..." she says in a calm tone.

*[*7:40 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* He shuts his eyes and sharply exhales, accidentally breathing out a couple of sparks as he tries to calm back down. "You're right, Urrak. This isn't the time or the place. Sorry."(edited)

*[*7:40 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh turns, placing herself in firmly between Nolanos and Seirixori, "*Don't* yell at her, she's just asking about what we're doing and that's a fair question considering you just took off without so much as word to the rest of us."

*[*7:42 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Not yelling. I very specifically chose not to yell. But fine. Lead the way, I don't care anymore."

*[*7:44 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav puts herself between Ryleigh and Nolanos. "And don't you dare tell us what we can and can't say. Seir is allowed to voice her opinions at the expense of our feelings, and we just take it. You call us all morons, yet you also sit idly by and call just us incompetent. I get that we are all trying to get by, but we can all work on our communication. All of us."(edited)

*[*7:46 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh drops her aggressive stance, "Alright, everyone just *stop*." She rubs absentmindedly at the temple of her head. "We *all* need to communicate better, but we need to do so without constantly attacking each other."(edited)

*[*7:48 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir freezes she doesn't say anything, doesn't do anything. She's not even paying attention anymore. It takes her several moments before she moves again and its just to look down, hiding her face. "I'll leave. If you want."

*[*7:48 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "No Seir. We need you. We just all need to start working like a team again."(edited)

*[*7:49 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "No one's askin' ye t' leave. And *everyone* needs to calm all th' way down." She puffs out a breath "This godsdamn place is makin' us all stir crazy." she runs a hand through her hair "An' Rav is right. We're a team. A team needs *all* it's members t' function."(edited)

*[*7:50 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir just laughs and it's dry and broken "You really don't."

## Roll for initiative.

*[*7:50 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((17))

*[*7:50 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((10))

*[*7:50 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((8))

*[*7:50 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((14))

*[*7:50 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((4))

*[*7:52 PM*]* DM*:* K, so Ryleigh's first, but you're unaware of danger.

*[*7:52 PM*]* DM*:* So unless you wanna take a swing on one of your party members....

*[*7:53 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh speaks to Seirixori, "I don't know about the 'team' but I need you and I don't want you to leave." ((end turn))

*[*7:53 PM*]* DM*:* There's a noise from the north like wood scraping across stone, and the growl of a large animal.

*[*7:53 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos. Perception check.

*[*7:54 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((16))

*[*7:54 PM*]* DM*:* You heard the growl, but you don't see anything from where you are.

*[*7:56 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Shit. We have company." Nolanos pulls out Wanheda and turns around, looking for the source of the growling. ((holding the attack until something is visible.))

*[*7:57 PM*]* DM*:* Ok. Well, it just so happens that the next creature to go... is the source of the growling. A brown bear comes lumbering out of the tunnel to the north, growls, and makes a beeline for the group. Go ahead and roll your attack, Nolanos.

*[*7:58 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((22a, 9dmg))

*[*7:59 PM*]* DM*:* Wanheda's thunder cracks through the cavern and the bear howls in pain as the bullet strikes it in the flank. It shifts direction just slightly and attacks the thing with the shiny boomstick. Both attacks hit for a total of 17 hp of damage (24-7, 19-10).

*[*8:00 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "*Motherfucker. Ow.*"(edited)

*[*8:00 PM*]* DM*:* Rav!

*[*8:02 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Nolanos!" Rav casts magic missile at the bear and moves away. ((end turn))(edited)

*[*8:02 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((10 dmg))

*[*8:02 PM*]* DM*:* The bolts of energy slam into its flank and it opens its mouth and roars.

*[*8:02 PM*]* DM*:* Urrak!

*[*8:04 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Oh fer fucks sake...Rav, stay behind me! This thing'll rip yer head off!" she draws her sword and slashes at the beast "Get back!"(edited)

*[*8:04 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((18, 8))

*[*8:04 PM*]* DM*:* The sword bites deep into the bear's shoulder.

*[*8:04 PM*]* DM*:* Seir!

*[*8:07 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir clenches her fist and watches, but does nothing. ((yeah she legit ain't doing shit))

*[*8:11 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda will squeeze Seir's hand again before stepping forward to heal Nolanos. (18hp)

*[*8:13 PM*]* DM*:* A trog appears from the left and attacks Urrak. All its attacks miss (16, 16, 12)

*[*8:13 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh!

*[*8:16 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh whispers to Seir, "You *can* do this. I believe in you...please, don't run." She moves away hesitantly from Seir and to the trog, swinging Dawnbringer at it. ((12atk, 12 dmg))

*[*8:18 PM*]* DM*:* The trog takes a beating, but it's still on its feet, barely.

*[*8:19 PM*]* DM*:* Another trog appears from the hall where the bear came from. It circles around to the other side of the group and attacks Nolanos. Another 10 points of damage to Nolanos (19-5, 20-5, 11m)

*[*8:19 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos- con save.

*[*8:20 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((10))

*[*8:20 PM*]* DM*:* You're poisoned for one round- disadvantage on attacks and abilities.

*[*8:21 PM*]* DM*:* Your turn though

*[*8:22 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((I'm within aoo range of the bear, right?))

*[*8:22 PM*]* DM*:* And the trog, yes

*[*8:24 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Coughing, Nolanos reaches into his satchel and pulls out a vial of Alchemist's Fire and throws it immediately behind the trog, so it would also hit the bear

*[*8:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((4dmg))

*[*8:25 PM*]* DM*:* The trog saves, the bear doesn't and takes the 4 damage. (12, 16, dc 14)(edited)

*[*8:25 PM*]* DM*:* Bonus/move?

*[*8:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((End turn))

*[*8:27 PM*]* DM*:* Bear's turn, it's gonna turn and run towards the tunnel. Attack of opportunity from Urrak.

*[*8:28 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak takes the AOO and slashes at the bear "That's right, fuck off!" ((25, 10))

*[*8:28 PM*]* DM*:* Urrak's sword drags along the retreating bear and it staggers a few extra steps before collapsing.

*[*8:28 PM*]* DM*:* @Gay - Ravaphine Ravaphine(edited)

*[*8:30 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Ravaphine casts poison spray at the trog to her left

*[*8:30 PM*]* DM*:* Con save, too.

*[*8:30 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((1 dmg))

*[*8:31 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((6 con))

*[*8:31 PM*]* DM*:* Rav is poisoned for the round. Disadvantage on attacks and abilities.

*[*8:31 PM*]* DM*:* And the trog saves, so no damage (18, dc 15)

*[*8:31 PM*]* DM*:* bonus/move?

*[*8:32 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((end turn))

*[*8:33 PM*]* DM*:* @Kelsey - Urrak ! Con save.

*[*8:33 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((20))

*[*8:33 PM*]* DM*:* You are immune to stench for an hour.

*[*8:35 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "I'm tired o' lookin' at ye ugly fucks!" she swings around and slashes at the Trog ((25, 15))

*[*8:35 PM*]* DM*:* Trog's head comes off.

*[*8:36 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak then moves closer to the remaining Trog, making sure to block it's path to both Gunnloda and Seir ((end))(edited)

*[*8:37 PM*]* DM*:* Seir?

*[*8:39 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir moves behind Nolanos and Urrak, ignoring whatever is around her, up to the bear and drops to her knees. She rests her head on it's head and just slowly starts petting it. ((end))

*[*8:40 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda will hit the trog with one fucking point of radiant damage (8, 14 dc)

*[*8:41 PM*]* DM*:* Wait, that one's dead. Ryleigh!(edited)

*[*8:42 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh will more to the last trog and stab it with Dawnbringer. ((13atk, 10 dmg))

*[*8:43 PM*]* DM*:* And stab she does, but it's still slive.

*[*8:43 PM*]* DM*:* Now the trog gets to attack Nolanos. And still misses (9, 18, 11)

*[*8:43 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos- con save.

*[*8:44 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((19))

*[*8:44 PM*]* DM*:* you are immune for one hour.

*[*8:45 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos shoots the trog point-blank ((14 a, 8 d))(edited)

## It dead. End initiative.

*[*8:46 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda goes over to Seir and puts her hand on Seir's shoulder.

*[*8:47 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak wiggles a finger in her left ear "Great One Eyed Gruumsh that thing is fuckin' *loud*!" she laughs a little "But good job, boyo."(edited)

*[*8:47 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos lowers his gun, breathing heavily as the sound of the gunshot rings through the cavern.

*[*8:48 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* He lets out an airy chuckle, "Thanks. And uh, I'm working on a way to fix that."(edited)

*[*8:48 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak sees the blood and damage on Nolanos' armor "Shit, hey, you alright?" she starts to dig through her pack "I might...maybe...have something..." she comes up empty "Ah shit shit, wrong potion...."(edited)

*[*8:50 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Hey don't worry about it, I'm good. Gunnloda healed me. I... I didn't know if she would, if I'm being totally honest. What with the er... words that just happened."

*[*8:50 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh moves to stand next to Seir but doesn't say anything or move to touch her, watching Urrak fumble in her bag.

*[*8:51 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav turns to Nolanos and holds onto his arm. "Are you okay? Here let's go get you cleaned up."

*[*8:52 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos nods to Rav. "I'm okay love. That sounds like a good idea though."

*[*8:51 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Those critters must've thought ye tasty..." she puts her pack back on with a small smile "I'm glad yer ok, though."(edited)

*[*8:53 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* He turns to Urrak. "You and me both, friend," he chuckles more genuinely this time.

*[*8:51 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir whispers to herself quietly, continuing to run her hands through the bear's fur.

*[*8:53 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda kneels next to Seir so she can speak privately. "Seirixori?"

*[*8:54 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Yeah?" She croaks out, not hiding that she's definitely been crying this whole time.

*[*8:55 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda: "Can I do anything for you, *sor'odko?"*

*[*8:56 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "*Was* I making it about me? I didn't mean to, I wasn't trying to I thought..." she manages to get out.

*[*9:02 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda tugs Seir up to pull her into a hug and she says something softly in her ear.

*[*9:03 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir nods and whispers back. She stands and waits, not trying to stop her tail from it's frantic movement.(edited)

*[*8:56 PM*]* DM*:* The rest of you, as you poke your heads into various parts of this room, find that the tunnel west connects to the butt-crack cave from yesterday, and the rest are dead ends.

*[*8:57 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh pulls out some parchment and starts walking around, mapping this section as best she can.(edited)

*[*9:01 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak goes to where the bear was released from and pokes around in its enclosure

*[*9:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos looks over where Seir is sitting, contemplating whether or not he should talk to her, but decides that probably isn't the best idea. With a small sigh, he turns to Rav and asks quietly, "want to walk around with me to see if there's anything in here?"

*[*9:02 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "You can turn me into a light again, if you want?"

*[*9:03 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav chuckles but then frowns a little. "Away from the group? Separating doesn't seem like a good idea knowing that there are creatures everywhere. We didn't even see that bear coming."

*[*9:04 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "It should be okay? I mean, if there was anything in here, it would've been drawn out by the noise."

*[*9:09 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Okay, let's stay close though."

*[*9:05 PM*]* DM*:* You don't find anything else of interest in these passages, but the last fork still hasn't been touched.

*[*9:07 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak wanders about a bit restlessly, unsure of her place in all these conversations, and as she mulls *those* thoughts over she ends up at the unexplored fork(edited)

*[*9:10 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh, once done drawing the room, announces, "I think we should keep moving..."

*[*9:10 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav nods and heads over to where Urrak is.

*[*9:11 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Agreed." Nolanos follows Rav over to Urrak. "You can lead if you'd like, I'll just be back here, I guess."(edited)

*[*9:13 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak just kind of chuckles "Well, alright, sure" she walks deeper in

*[*9:15 PM*]* DM*:* A trickle of water seeping down from the hillside above reaches this irregular cavern, nourishing a profusion of fungus—weird puffballs, tall caps, and patches of fuzzy mold in a variety of colors. A golden-brown carpet of mold covers an old skeleton in rusted mail in the southern part of the room, and a narrow passageway leads to another small room beyond this one. A surprisingly bright sword gleams in the skeleton’s bony grasp.

*[*9:15 PM*]* DM*:* Also Nature or Survival for those of you looking into the room.

*[*9:16 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((nat 1))

*[*9:16 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((18 surv))

*[*9:16 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((18 nature))

*[*9:16 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh's standing awkwardly between the two groups, "Are you two coming, or do you...need more time?" She says to Gunnloda and Seir.

*[*9:17 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Be careful around here, everything about this cave is poisonous...Fire or dawnbringer should be able to help us though."(edited)

*[*9:18 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "I... have fire? We can use that?"

*[*9:18 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir holds out her hand for the map Ryleigh drew just to add it to what she has and/or fix it if it needs and then slowly follows the rest, not responding, just drawing le maps.(edited)

*[*9:18 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye. Light it up, boyo." Urrak moves the group back a bit(edited)

*[*9:19 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Cool, um. Is there anywhere in there that I should aim, or not aim?"(edited)

*[*9:22 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Anywhere that mold is. Once it's gone,we can take a better look at that sword."

*[*9:23 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aim fer the dead man."

*[*9:23 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos nods, "Sounds good." He reaches into his satchel and throws one vial after another.(edited)

*[*9:24 PM*]* DM*:* The mold burns away and the skeleton is singed.

*[*9:24 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((11d, 6d for two vials))

*[*9:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((is there still a lot of mold in the room?))

*[*9:25 PM*]* DM*:* Not that kind.

*[*9:25 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh finally joins the others, "Found anything else?"

*[*9:26 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak walks into the room and towards the charred skeleton. She plucks the sword from his hand and looks it over "Maybe...?"(edited)

*[*9:26 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav walks up next to her. "Is it one of them?"

*[*9:26 PM*]* DM*:* It is a very nice longsword, and it does have the mark.

*[*9:27 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye, there's th' stamp." Urrak points to it on the base of the blade. "It's one o' his." she walks over to the group, sword in hand(edited)

*[*9:27 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Nice."

*[*9:28 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir walks in and rolls her eyes, doing more map stuff.

*[*9:29 PM*]* DM*:* The room continues further south.

*[*9:29 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh opens the bag of holding for Urrak to put it inside. "Good job..." She smiles tiredly at Urrak.(edited)

*[*9:31 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak slides the sword into the bag. She mumbles a thanks, gives a tired sympathy wink, and goes to check out the rest of the room.(edited)

*[*9:31 PM*]* DM*:* There's another mold covered skeleton in here, this one human.

*[*9:32 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos throws another vial of fire at it

*[*9:33 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak ducks as the vial flies over her and onto the floor in front of her. "Fuckin'--!" she looks over her shoulder "Oi! Give an orc a warnin', ya madman" you can tell she's only half joking

*[*9:33 PM*]* DM*:* The mold withers away.

*[*9:35 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak waits for the flames to die before walking over to the singed human(edited)

*[*9:35 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* He laughs, "Sorry, I thought you were ready."

*[*9:35 PM*]* DM*:* Investigation check.

*[*9:36 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((12))

*[*9:36 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos also walks over to investigate, switching to his glasses as he approaches.(edited)

*[*9:36 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((14))

*[*9:37 PM*]* DM*:* It's just a human skeleton.

*[*9:37 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak nudges the remains with her foot "Nothin' special 'ere. Jus' some damp bones."(edited)

*[*9:37 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((does it have a weapon?))(edited)

*[*9:37 PM*]* DM*:* No.

*[*9:38 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Onward?"

*[*9:39 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak nods and walks back towards the mouth of the forks

*[*9:39 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Let head back the way we came, there was another passageway in the big cavern." Ryleigh starts walking back towards the way they came.

*[*9:40 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh carefully walks to the east passage.

*[*9:42 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir follows behind every one still mapping things.

*[*9:42 PM*]* DM*:* Perception checks.

*[*9:43 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((17))

*[*9:43 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((23))

*[*9:43 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((18))

*[*9:43 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((16))

*[*9:48 PM*]* DM*:* You get down to the end of this massive cave and Seir maps it out, marking that there are two passages she can see that haven't been explored- one up the ledge to the north, and one that goes beyond a door to the east, slightly north of your current position.

*[*9:48 PM*]* DM*:* It is 1 pm.

*[*9:50 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks to the other passageway, "I didn't see anything that way, so maybe we should try this way?"

*[*9:51 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye, let's check out that door over there." she points in its general direction(edited)

*[*9:52 PM*]* DM*:* Cut into the cavern wall is a small but strong-looking door of iron plates, about five feet tall and four feet wide. Heavy rivets stud its surface, and a tarnished silver rune—Durgeddin’s smith-mark—gleams on the door’s rusted face.

*[*9:53 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((is there a lock on it that we could pick?))

*[*9:53 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos's eyes go wide in excitement, "*We're here...*"(edited)

*[*9:53 PM*]* DM*:* There is a lock.

*[*9:54 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos takes a moment to check for traps first.

*[*9:55 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((25 inv))

*[*9:55 PM*]* DM*:* You see no traps, you think, but the door is odd... There are no hinges.

*[*9:56 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* His head cocks to the side. "Huh." ((would he have any idea what that would mean?))

*[*9:56 PM*]* DM*:* Maybe it opens differently? Maybe it's an illusion? Maybe it's a mimic?

*[*9:57 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak looks around for a lever or switch

*[*9:57 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* While Urrak looks for the lever, Nolanos tries the key he found on the dwarf in the cell, just for good measure.

*[*9:58 PM*]* DM*:* Urrak does not find a lever, but the key does fit.

*[*9:58 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Sweet." Nolanos turns to the group. "Right then, everyone ready?"(edited)

*[*9:59 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Be careful." Urrak draws her sword and nods a "ready" to Nolanos

*[*10:00 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* He nods and turns the key.

*[*10:00 PM*]* DM*:* The lock clicks.

*[*10:01 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Want me to open it?" Ryleigh offers to Nolanos.(edited)

*[*10:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Sure, yeah," he says taking out the key and stepping back.

*[*10:02 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh pushes the door open.(edited)

*[*10:02 PM*]* DM*:* It rotates on a center pindle and as Ryleigh pushes on one side, it spins in that direction.

*[*10:03 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks through it and down the passage.

*[*10:03 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav takes a minute to inspect the cool ass door

*[*10:03 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos is also in awe of the cool ass door. Wow.

*[*10:03 PM*]* DM*:* Inside is a long stairway that heads up.

*[*10:03 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh cautiously moves up the stairway.

*[*10:04 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Then he catches up to the group.

*[*10:04 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav follows.

*[*10:05 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak chuckles as she looks back at the two door-admirers

*[*10:07 PM*]* DM*:* The stairs end at the entrance to an octagonal chamber. The floor is inlaid with cracked, dusty blue tiles, and the walls are dressed with polished marble. Large doors of iron-bound oak exit to the northwest and northeast.

Three cast bronze statues, almost ten feet tall, stand by the west, north, and east walls. Each depicts an armed dwarf. The eastern and western ones carry axes and shields. The center statue is armed with two axes. The ceiling rises in a dome almost thirty feet above the floor.

From somewhere in the distance, you can hear the faint ringing of hammer on anvil.

*[*10:09 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((traps check?))(edited)

*[*10:09 PM*]* DM*:* What are you checking?

*[*10:10 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((for traps integrated into the statues and/or floor))(edited)

*[*10:10 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((19))

*[*10:12 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Do you guys hear that? It sounds like...like forge is still in use..." Ryleigh says to the others.

*[*10:13 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos holds his hands out "Wait a second, I think this area is trapped. Please hold."

*[*10:14 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((9 perc))(edited)

*[*10:15 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Aye I heard it too." Urrak replies, stopping in her tracks at the warning.

*[*10:18 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((12 perception))

*[*10:19 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((25 inv))

*[*10:22 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Ok. So that's weird. The statues definitely take swings at things that try to go through the doors, but I can't seem to find any sort of mechanism that triggers the statues. Even weirder still, the doors don't even seem to be used all that often."

*[*10:25 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Well, that's...interestin'. Maybe we can...chuck somethin' in there an see if it sets anything off?"

*[*10:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Smart thinking." Nolanos rummages through his bag and pulls out a crowbar. "This should do it?"(edited)

*[*10:26 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((are there rocks laying around? lol))

*[*10:27 PM*]* DM*:* Broken bits of tile?

*[*10:28 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh picks up a piece of the tile, "Stand back." And she throws it hard against the door.

*[*10:29 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Even better," he says holding the crowbar at his side.(edited)

*[*10:29 PM*]* DM*:* Roll a strength check

*[*10:29 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((6 lol))

*[*10:29 PM*]* DM*:* Nothing happens.

*[*10:30 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak picks up another broken tile nearby and chucks it the *fuck* at the door(edited)

*[*10:30 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* ((24))

*[*10:32 PM*]* DM*:* Nothing happens.

*[*10:32 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Alright. Jus' wanted t' make sure."

*[*10:32 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Will it reach us if we crawl low?"

*[*10:33 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh moves forward, "I guess we'll have to open and see what happens?" ((can she try to open it and possibly guard or try to dodge out of the way of an attack))

*[*10:33 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "You have th' bloody shield. Be my guest" Urrak motions in front of her(edited)

*[*10:33 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "It'll reach; it slams into the floor."(edited)

*[*10:34 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Oh lovely, it slams int'a th' floor, he said."

*[*10:34 PM*]* DM*: Possibly*

*[*10:36 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks near the door and braces herself, shield pointing up at the direction of the statue, "here it goes." She tries to open the door.

*[*10:36 PM*]* DM*:* Which door?

*[*10:37 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((are the sounds coming for both or just one?))

*[*10:37 PM*]* DM*:* Perception check

*[*10:37 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((18))

*[*10:38 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((Right door))

*[*10:39 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh opens the right door, but there's nothing but stone beyond it. The two axe-holding arms over that door fall, one of them catching Ryleigh in the leg for 5 damage (23, 6), 2 after your feat.(edited)

*[*10:40 PM*]* DM*:* The arms stay down.

*[*10:40 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Ryleigh, are you ok?"(edited)

*[*10:41 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh backs away, shaking her leg out, "Yeah, fine. It just got me."

*[*10:42 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* "Ye better come back in one piece or Ru--Safika would kill us all!"

*[*10:43 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh chuckles slightly, "we have to get through here?" she reaches up and tries to move the right statues arm up.

*[*10:43 PM*]* DM*:* It moves, but doesn't reset.

*[*10:44 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos steps forward and prods at the stone behind the door.

*[*10:44 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh moves to the other two statues and does the same thing.

*[*10:45 PM*]* DM*:* Opens the door, you mean?

*[*10:45 PM*]* DM*:* The stone is solid.

*[*10:45 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((are you asking me? i want to move the arms))

*[*10:46 PM*]* DM*:* The two over the other door don't move when you tug on them. The ones that were triggered by the first door are free-moving.

*[*10:47 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh tries to open the same door again

*[*10:47 PM*]* DM*:* The same door is still open.

*[*10:49 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Are we stepping on any sensors that could be triggered with weight?"

*[*10:49 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir steps in to check out the wall behind the door Ryleigh opened.

*[*10:50 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak steps cautiously on the tiles as she enters the chamber. She stops in the center(edited)

*[*10:52 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh opens the other door.

*[*10:52 PM*]* DM*:* The axes drop, but neither hits Ryleigh. (6, 7) The door opens to... blank stone.

*[*10:52 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((can Seir see if she sees anything on the stone? No touchy lol))

*[*10:52 PM*]* DM*:* It's solid stone.

*[*10:52 PM*]* DM*:* Give me a perception check, those of you examining doors.

*[*10:53 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((14))

*[*10:53 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav goes to look at the doors. ((11))

*[*10:53 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((26-nat 20))

*[*10:53 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak is too nervous to move

*[*10:59 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "The doors are fake. Just for the traps." Seir says and moves to check out the statue instead.

*[*11:00 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Of course they are." Ryleigh shakes her head.

*[*11:00 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Which still begs the question, where is the real door?" Nolanos says, taking a closer look around the room.

*[*11:00 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((inv?))

*[*11:00 PM*]* DM*:* Perception

*[*11:00 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* ((25 - nat20))

*[*11:01 PM*]* DM*:* Passive, if it's higher.

*[*11:01 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((19))

*[*11:01 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* ((21p))

*[*11:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((13))(edited)

*[*11:01 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* Rav looks around the room as well to search for a door or any switches

*[*11:02 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* ((18))

*[*11:03 PM*]* DM*:* Seir, Rav, and Ry all hear the hammering coming from the east, and as you come around the statue, following the sound, you find the faint evidence of a secret door set behind the statue.

*[*11:05 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Secret Door. Fun."

*[*11:05 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* "Urrak, help me move this." Ryleigh calls out once they find the secret entry.

*[*11:06 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak comes over slowly and gets ready to help

*[*11:08 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seir attempts to open the secret door. ((what is careful))

*[*11:08 PM*]* DM*:* The door opens. There is enough space to squeeze past the statue to enter beyond.

*[*11:09 PM*]* Gay - Ravaphine*:* "Careful for any other tricks and traps over there."

*[*11:09 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* She just looks at everyone and motions to the now open door.

*[*11:10 PM*]* Nicole - Ryleigh*:* Ryleigh walks through.(edited)

*[*11:10 PM*]* Kelsey - Urrak*:* Urrak nods and walks towards the door after her

*[*11:12 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos also follows

*[*11:12 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh mounts the stairs where there's another door at the top, but as she climbs, a loud dwarven voice calls out. Gunnloda translates, "Alert! Alert! Intruders approach!"

*[*11:13 PM*]* DM*:* And that's where we're going to stop for the night.

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