(CSToA) Touch of the Abyss [IC]

[Dekana]

After Arcs moves into position, Slisik prepares himself for another leap. "Here goes..." he nervously says.

[sblock=Athletics check]DC 20 for a 10 foot jump without a running start.
Athletics (Jump) (1d20+5=13)
Action point! : Action Point (1d6=5)
So 18 not including Arcs' help. If I need a roll to grab the edge of the cliff:
Reflex Save (1d20 2=9)

So if Arcs doesn't give at least +2, Slisik falls in. If that's the case, he wild shapes into an eagle and flies out as soon as possible. [/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

Slisik jumps across the incinerator's chasm and right towards the end essentially has to push off arcs to finish the jump. In doing so, both Slisik and the elemental take some fire damage.

Fire damage is 3 for Slisik and 5 for Arcs.

 

[Dekana]

Hp: 33/46

Slisik quickly leaves the chamber while clutching some of his minor burns. To Arcs, he says "I trust that little push didn't hurt too much?"

The dragonborn rejoins his the party outside the room, then holds up the spear and horn he took. "Have a look at these pretty things. They were almost destroyed by the inferno in there, but I managed to grab them on the way out." He then faces Veris, holding the plunder in front of her. "Mind taking a look at them? Let's see just how valuable they are..."

ooc: is Veris still with us? As an NPC perhaps, since Nephtys seems to have disappeared. Anyway, Veris has detect magic - at will - listed in her character sheet, so I figured I'd ask her to identify the items rather than cast a spell myself.

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Tesla & Arcs

“Actually he is.” States Tesla as she takes a careful eye to her beloved companion’s burns that cover a good percentage of his body. “I strongly urge a higher degree of caution next time. Less my companion will not be able to be as helpful. Perhaps a some of your divine healing will remedy his temperament.” She says in her usual dry tone as her gaze shifts from her hovering friend back to Slisik.

 

[Dekana]

"Very well, I wouldn't want the elemental to hold a grudge against me." says Slisik. He speaks a few unintelligible words which exude a sort of mystical power, then extends a soothing touch on Arcs that mends the burns.

CLW: Cure Light Wounds (1d8+5=12)

[sblock=Spells]0 (5): Detect Magic, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Light, Read Magic
1 (4): Cure Light Wounds, Cure Light Wounds, Entangle, Faerie Fire
2 (3): Bull's Strength, Barkskin, Fog Cloud
3 (2): Call Lightning, Cure Moderate Wounds

Wild Shape 1/day
Rage 1/day[/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

Both the horn and the spear detect as magic. The horn has a conjuration aura while the weapon has no 'type' of aura, simply the presence of magic.

 

[Creamsteak]

Jesme asks the others, "So, since we've wasted a lot of time already on this level, and the next room appears to be blocked by the random spikes, do you want to wait out the interval on the door and then reset it? We can waste the time fiddling with the miniature library or the room with the paintings... it's that, or we can try to navigate that other room and use that staircase..."

 

[Dekana]

Slisik agrees with the goblin, not wanting to miss any more treasure that might be hidden on this level. "I'll have another look at the paintings then, if we plan on waiting on this floor for some time." He sees the paint on the floor that Tesla was starting to create, then asks "Was that always there?"

Regardless, Slisik is intrigued by the idea of using paint. "If this is a puzzle, it would seem to revolve around colors. Why else would the skulls be glowing so differently?" Following that line of thinking, he stares at the oil paintings trying to come to a conclusion. After a minute, he says "If I were to find something in common between the paintings, it's that they are all of something being consumed. The skeleton in this painting has already eaten a gold ring, and is looking to eat the apple or bird." He points to the next picture; "In this one, the red rose is being consumed by the savage ocean"; then the last picture; "And here, this pretty creature is drinking from a gold goblet as well as feasting on a red heart."

"Likewise, perhaps we could 'feed' these glowing skulls the same color paint as in the art."

ooc: are the skulls arranged so each one is directly in front of a painting? Or perhaps that each glow illuminates one particular painting?

 

[Creamsteak]

The skulls started (from left to right) in the order blue, red, yellow.

 

[Dekana]

Slisik is certainly open to suggestions on how to solve this puzzle. However, at the moment he plans on pouring red paint into the blue skull (the blue tsunami "wants" the red rose), red + blue paint into the yellow skull (the skeleton "has" a yellow key already, and it wants to eat the two other colors), and yellow paint into the red skull (the demon has a heart so to speak, and it's eating from a yellow goblet).

Slisik has no idea what to with the lead bars, if anything. He'll wait for some suggestions from the others before doing anything.