Constables of the 14th Ward

[Maidhc O Casain]

SoulFetter

Rahvin, do you have any lock-picking skills?"

Growing bored with his wall bolstering duties, SoulFetter decides to squeeze inside just in time to hear this last statement by Darius.

"Hang on a second, guys! Maybe I'm being overly cautious, but you may want to check for traps or self destructs on that cabinet before you pick the lock - I'd hate to get in there only to have any evidence destroyed by a firetrap."

 

[xedr]

Regretting his sudden attack of avarice, Darius clears his throat. [highlight]"Ahem! Err... Maybe we shouldn't be breaking in to Mr. Lyman's private files, unless somebody else thinks it would be helpful to his recovery and future safety. Perhaps we can determine the 13th Ward areas Mr. Lyman has been frequenting from his notes alone. And we should attempt to trace the blood trail without further delay."[/highlight]

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

SoulFetter

"I think it's possible that whatever is in the cabinet could be helpful to our search for Mr. Lyman - I just have a feeling we should be careful of any protections he may have placed on this cabinet - he's plainly protective of the contents."

 

[xedr]

As a possible shortcut to identifying other nearby mapmakers, Darius examines Mr. Lyman's correspondence to determine the name and location of one or two nearby suppliers. "Perhaps we can ask his suppliers if they supply other mapmakers who could be of assistance in decoding this page from his clipboard" he speculates.

 

[jkason]

Moru Sen, human conjurer

"I think it's possible that whatever is in the cabinet could be helpful to our search for Mr. Lyman - I just have a feeling we should be careful of any protections he may have placed on this cabinet - he's plainly protective of the contents."

Moru takes a step back from the cabinet. "Good point," he says. "Rahvin, I think this is your field of expertise?"

 

[pathfinderq1]

At this point, Thea's curiosity began to push past her sober, reserved facade. She made her way over towards the locked cabinet, giving it a careful appraising gaze. "If we're agreed that the contents of this might be useful, I'm willing to take a crack at opening it- my skills could use a little practice..." She glanced around at her fellow constables, but did not really wait for a response before she began her examination. Reaching into the voluminous satchel slung over her shoulder, she extracted a pair of oddly oversized spectacles and donned them- then she began to look over the cabinet, scanning carefully for any trace of trap or warning magics.

OOC: [sblock]Thea will put on her goggles of Minute Seeing, then check the cabinet for traps or protections. She will not actually touch it until her initial search is complete- she is more concerned about the contents than about her own health, at least initially. With the goggles, her Search modifier is +15, and she has the same Trapfinding class ability as a Rogue. If she finds any protections (and even if she doesn't), she will share that information with the real locks experts- she knows that she is little more than an amateur at actually opening such items. If their skill fails, or if they don't want to take a crack at it, she will resort to a Knock spell from her Beguiler spell slots. Search roll is 23, (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1195959)[/sblock]

 

[Maeglin]

“Let me know if you find something arcane or something I miss, Thea” Rahvin says, inspecting the cabinet himself. From a belt pouch, the former spy draws a set of masterwork thieves' tools.

“Lets see what we can see,” he says, flexing his fingers.

[sblock=actions] Rahvin takes 20 to search for traps (20 +9= 29) Rahvin uses Disable Device plus Masterwork tools to disable traps and open locks (+9+2= total skill modifier of +11) Do the DMs roll or should I?

BTW my apologies for late posting... had a spur of the moment getaway weekend, but our daughter got sick on Sunday :-( [/sblock]

 

[Fenris]

Jonas made way for Thea in the small office to get to the cabinet. He was always more comfortable around people anyway. The initial search done he stepped outside and gave Bruno a rub on the head.

Now let's see, a map maker still needs paper and ink and supplies, where would he get those around here Jonas thinks.

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Jonas Kn:Local check to find suppliers (1d20+10=28)
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[Scotley]

OOC: [sblock=Rahvin and Thea]In this case you can make the disable device rolls yourself. There does appear to be a trap on the cabinet. Would one of you like to aid another?[/sblock]

Jonas and Darius check records and think about where supplies might be purchased. Krado Lyman seems to use two suppliers, one here in the 2nd and another over in the 10th. You can also think of a little shop in the 14th that sells such things, but that would be a little far for Krado to go.

 

[xedr]

Taking a good whiff of Lyman's boots, Darius sneezes. [highlight] "Oh yeah, these should do the trick"[/highlight] Darius takes Lyman's boots outside, offers them to Jonas, and asks [highlight]"Do you think Bruno can track Lyman's trail? There's supposedly a trail of blood leading towards the 3rd from Lyman's house."[/highlight]