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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 4774406" data-attributes="member: 79945">Goeth:Goeth waits to take his cue from his brother.[sblock=OOC]Ok, whatever Solon does next turn, you'll do Aid Another.  You can post a d20 roll and I'll add the skill mod, or I'll just roll it for you if he posts before you get a chance.[/sblock]Callen:You pause to call to mind your magical powers and see if any of them could be of help.  Summoning a Freezing Cloud would obviously be of great use, but you can only use it once, and your more common powers are better for creating fire than fighting it.  You ruminate on what you know of magical fire to see if it suggests a unique approach... hotter than normal fires, but briefer... heat, fuel, and air: magic provides the spark that starts them, and they do not need fuel to burn... the hottest are channeled directly from Elemental Fire, but you see no evidence of that here, this is clearly a mundane fire (if large)...Nope, nothing strikes you immediately.[sblock=OOC]Sorry, since you're Level 2, you're part of Challenge 2, so your DC is 13.  Man, you're not rolling well![/sblock]Gallindan:As the water pours into the fire, a great cloud of steam rises into the air.  Your innovation draws applause from the weary bucket brigade as it moves water more easily than they good, giving them a much needed chance to rest.[sblock=OOC]It's too bad I'd already described the fountain as having a fish head, because this really calls for a pun about inventing the "fire hydra".I'm going to keep your Invisible Castle roll of 11.  That could be Arcana since you used a cantrip to do the work, or Dungeoneering to plan and erect the structure (since it sounds like Engineering...)  Either way, that's enough for a Success.[/sblock]Mri'Thas:[sblock=Arcana result]You recognize the symbol on the chest as the mark of a magic shop which used to stand in this part of town, famed for the quality and uniqueness of its eldritch goods.  It sold items that were unlike any seen elsewhere in the Shifting Seas, and nobody ever figured out where they were imported from.  However, the shop has been closed for twenty years and more after the proprieter vanished, and this chest looks brand new.You sense a faint flickering of magic within the chest, partly blocked by the thick oak wood - there's definitely something in there, but you can't tell how strong the enchantment is or if its dangerous.[/sblock]Pulling your attention away from the chest for the moment, you see that Gallindan's setup has left a lot of workers idle.  Hearing your shout, one of them yells, Good idea!  They're digging the foundations to a new building a fw streets back - lots of earth and tools there, and I think we can reach it safely now that the fire on this side has been contained!"The man is right - the fire for a block around the Hanged Man seems to be well contained now.  To continue to be of use, you'll have to move into the farther streets where it still burns dangerously.[sblock=OOC]This is a Success.[/sblock][sblock=Status]Challenge 1: 6 of 12 successes / 0 of 3 failuresChallenge 2: 7 of 10 successes / 0 of 3 failuresEverybody's in the main square at this point.Acted:GoethCallenGalinndanMri'ThasYet to act:SolonSolitaireKama'zerSoldierTs'iri[/sblock]</blockquote>

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