[Adventure] A Call for Lovers (DM: jbear Judge:Lord Sessadore)

[jbear]

The group sees no direct sign of the would be assassin anywhere and no one responds to Wat's challenge.

 

[Neil1889]

Rain briefly checked around the lower areas of palace arcades with the intent to then head up the stairway if she didn't find anything.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

"I will follow. Shandra, would you stand watch outside here?" Sabynha figured the elf's senses would be sharper than hers, and at any rate, the newcomer was a formidable combatant, if it came to that.

With that, she waited for the others to head in, then followed, keeping an eye to the rear, as was suggested.

 

[jbear]

In the bright sunlight, the interior of the palace glows white through the rounded translucent ceiling, almost as though the entire structure were made of crystal. The water flowing from the roof has no apparent source, but it makes a strange, familiar music inside the palace. A short set of steps leads down from the veranda into a large oval chamber where two luxurious chairs stand at either end of a fine table. A crystal glass has been set at either place, and a crystal decanter stands upon a small silver platter on the table near the chair farthest from the steps. Two framed paintings hang upon the walls, flanking long stone shelves that hold tomes and other objects.


[sblock=Arcana (DC 13)] The structure is not magical, although the fountain on the dome's top is. The music it makes is part of the magic. [/sblock]
[sblock=Dungeoneering (DC 20)] The area of this room suggests that the stone floor here is very thick. [/sblock]
[sblock=Perception (DC 8)] The music is the same as the soft music of the crystals in the Crystal Cave.
[sblock=Perception (DC 13)] A set of footprints proceeds down the stairs and across the room. (These prints are
the same booted ones that might have been found outside the palace.) [/sblock][/sblock]

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

[sblock=knowledge checks]Arcana
Dungeoneering
Perception
1d20+6=25, 1d20+6=22, 1d20+6=10[/sblock]"This music... it is familiar. It sounds like the cave that brought us here..."

 

[Neil1889]

Rain wandered over to cast her eye over any apparent titles on the tomes and to take in the art hanging on the walls.

"I haven't your ear Sabynha, but it is fascinating to think that the fountain could be the source of the waterfall."

[sblock=knowledge checks]Skill checks for Water Palace Interior:

Arcana (DC 13) = 22
Dungeoneering (DC 20) = 10
Perception (DC 8) = 6[/sblock]

 

[Son of Meepo]

"This whole place has strange little twists. Be on your guard. There is an assassin out there somewhere."

Arcana (1d20+8=19)
Dungeoneering (1d20+5=7)
Perception (1d20+5=10)

 

[jbear]

Each painting portrays a single figure. Although they are in separate paintings, the subjects appear to gaze fondly at each other. One painting shows a handsome man who has silver hair and wears lavish clothing. A glow of power surrounds him, and his laughing eyes glint with the spark of a keen intellect.


The other portrays a beautiful female fey who has black hair and also dresses in a royal fashion. Serenity flows from her.

The tomes are all written by Porpherio. The tomes are numbered 1 to 194, and each seems to cover a year of day-to-day life upon the island.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

The vistani responds to Rain, "Yes; this whole place is fascinating," and acknowledges Wat's concern, "and potentially dangerous."

Sabynha wanders about, examining the paintings.

OOC: Haha, we all botched our perception rolls! Can Meepo or I use our passives for this? Are there any other rolls we can make?

 

[jbear]

[sblock=OOC] As always, what rolls are needed depend on your actions. Sometimes I put the options up in spoiler blocks to speed things along slightly, but I don't necessarily put it all up. There are plenty of things to interact with which could trigger more rolls.

On this occasion I prefer that passive perception is not used and stick with the initial botched roll. [/sblock]