A Dark and Stromy Knight

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riaan_s

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• Nov 28, 2006

• #221

"I know he sleeps below the castle but I'm not sure exactly how to get there. This place is filled with secret doors and trapdoors in the floors and ceilings."

"There is a small hole in the floor in the main hall downstairs - under the throne - I think that leads to his crypt."

"A number of adventurers have come this way to slay him but none have succeeded. Now they wander around outside the castle walls ... not dead but not alive either."

"The slain adventurers gear must be on the third floor. I don't know how to get there but I've seen those creatures carry the stuff through this room"

"I've seen him take quite a few scrolls to his study - just off the library - and lock them away there."

 

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M

mariusm

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• Nov 28, 2006

• #222

"Alright, that settles it! Tika and Grundan should make a run for it to the tower where that Gargoyle was guarding while Tamsin and I search the library for any loot.", suggests Mardocan.

 

M

mariusm

Explorer

• Nov 28, 2006

• #223

"Whooaa there tiger!", states Tika while glaring at Mardocan. "I think the two of us should first get our strength back.", pointing to Grundan and herself. Tika then removes the last two cure light wounds scrolls and uses one for Grundan and one for herself.

 

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riaan_s

First Post

• Nov 28, 2006

• #224

Tika places her hand on Grundan and reads the one scroll (healing 6 + 2 = 8HP) - Grundan can feel his strength returning. She then reads the second scroll and closes her eyes (healing 8 + 2 = 10HP)

Grundan [17/21 HP]
Tamsin [11/11 HP]
Mardocan [11/12 HP]
Tika [17/20 HP]

“Are you going to let me go now?”

 

M

mariusm

Explorer

• Nov 28, 2006

• #225

"NO WAY!", yells Tika. "You put a knife to our throats and want to walk away? You got a debt to pay... MISSY!", says Tika sarcastically.

Tika will suggest that the servants remain tied up until the party has had a chance to search the castle. On second thoughts though, Grundan had suggested that we send Jennifer on a little stroll past the gargoyle to open the tower door. "Jennifer, get up. Let's go walking.", says Tika and bundles Jennifer out the door of the sleeping chamber onto the cat walk beyond. "Open the door on the far end and make your way back here or you will feel the sting from Tamsin's crossbow!", commands Tika.

 

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Venom

First Post

• Nov 28, 2006

• #226

Marius must have changed his post after chatting to me so this post should have come in between the two paragraphs of the above post.

Then suddenly out of the blue Grundan has what can quite confidently be described as his one and only flash of brilliance in his short but eventful life, saying “Why we not make girl open door too tower so we run in before gargoyle can attack.”

The sounds of jaws dropping is almost defining. With a look of surprise on her face Tamsin says “Why not, she could earn her freedom by doing that little job for us”.

Tamsin takes out her crossbow and loads it.

 

R

riaan_s

First Post

• Nov 28, 2006

• #227

Tika opens the door and pushes Jennifer out.

“Please let me go ... you can’t send me out there!”

Tika points the crossbow at Jennifer (Intimidate check of 11 + 1 = 12 vs. 5; success) in a threatening manner and the girl takes a few steps out the door.

“Please don’t,” Jennifer screams but Tika keeps the crossbow trained on her. Eventually she turns to run across the walkway.

Initiative:
(13) Gargoyle
(04) Jennifer

The sound of flapping wings grows louder and in a split second the gargoyle swoops down on the walkway (modified melee attack roll of 12 vs. AC12; a hit doing 5HP damage) and claws Jennifer.

Jennifer falls to the ground unconscious.

 

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mariusm

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• Nov 28, 2006

• #228

Tika remarks, "Those blasted creatures are so unpredictable! You would think they woundn't attack someone working at the castle... oh well maybe we should use this to our advantage. Tasmin, you and Mardocan should try and sneak up the other cat walk while the gargoyle is occupied here.". But then again she thinks to herself that she did not see a door at the tower side? Weird construction... "Maybe we should search the library guys, let's see what we can find there before going further", she says as she closes the door quitely.

 

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riaan_s

First Post

• Nov 28, 2006

• #229

Tika slowly closes the door so as not to draw the gargoyle’s attention. The party head back to the library.

Grundan doesn’t even try the door handle he just charges the door with his shoulder (strength check of 15 + 4 = 19 vs. DC25; fail) but the door hardly moves.

Seeing what was coming Tamsin had her lock picks ready (open lock check of 9 + 9 = 18 vs. DC25; fail) but the familiar click was not there the first time round. Steadying her hands she tried again (open lock check of 20! + 9 = 29 vs. DC25; success) this time opening the lock with no trouble.

Tamsin and Mardocan enter the study while Grundan and Tika keep an eye open outside. Mardocan and Tamsin have a look around the cramped study. Tamsin finds a bunch of scrolls bound together and calls Tika over to have a look at them.

The wear on the carpet suggests to Mardocan that there is more traffic in and out of this room than there is toward the chair ...

Tika has a look through the pack of scrolls and recognises one scroll of spiritual weapon and three scrolls of magic weapon

 

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mariusm

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• Nov 28, 2006

• #230

Tika is overjoyed when she sees the scrolls and informs the group, "Hey guys I recognise the spell on these scrolls... it will enchant our weapons so that we can put that foul creature outside back in the ground where it belongs! What do you say, should we take it out?".