Legacy of Death Part IV: Darker than the Absence of Light

Buckthorn · May 17, 2012

Buckthorn will try this again. He will balance on the ledge (Acrobatics), scurry down the rope (Athletics), run over to the devils mouth and see if he can trigger the secret door (Stealth).

Flaming Bob · May 17, 2012

Lucien unceremoniously barfs black liquid all over the floor. "Ack! I don't think that water's fresh."

TerraDave · May 17, 2012

You all see Buckthorn furiously scurry down the rope, even as the shadow tendrils again start to reach out for him...

TerraDave · May 18, 2012

At first Buckthorn evades the tendrils! (roll 2)! He makes it about 40 feet, but then they strike again! He is pulled towards the wall and into the rain. In total he makes about another 20 feet, but is further bathed in the necrotic rain and yet again hit by the tendrils. (33 damage, probably bloodied).

He has 10 feet to go...

TerraDave · May 18, 2012

(by email)

Buckthorn makes an acrobatic move (or at least minor action) to jump off the rope and land on the platform. (next round). He crosses over and approaches the stone trapdoor in one of the four (red, yellow, green, and grey) devil mouths.

ecayford · May 18, 2012

"You need any help down there?"

dyermaker001 · May 18, 2012

"Try the red one!"

Flaming Bob · May 19, 2012

Lucien sighs in resignation, takes a deep breath, then slides down the rope to the bottom.

Buckthorn · May 21, 2012

Buckthorn will try the red one first. He'll try to figure out if there is something mechanical first to trigger the secret door (Stealth). If he can't see a trigger or something to manipulate, he'll try shooting two arrows into the devil's red maw. If nothing happens, he would repeat moving on to the next color going clockwise. He'll use second chance if he is hit again by the tendrils (for more than 10 damage). Anything less than 10 damage, he will just grin and bear.

TerraDave · May 21, 2012

Crazy should be left to the professionals.

Thats even better then the last 20 you guys wasted

Buckthorn carefully sneaks up on the trap door. He doesn't really look at it, but he approaches with great stealth. He is entirely successful.

He then shoots some arrows.

Meanwhile (partly by email) Lucian starts his descent. The tendrils lash out and hit (13 dmg after DR). The rogues decides infernal wrath will accomplish little and teleports 25 feet, and then just manages to grab the rope! He climbs down another 15 feet. (55 at this point...). He manages to just about climb/jump down to the platform as the tendrils lash him again. (roll 2!). They miss. He lands and walks over to the rogue, who is stealthly snipping at what may be a stone trap door in one of the four devil mouths.