IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part V(b)

[Dichotomy]

While Kushnak gathers his strength, Erldolliel makes her way back through which might be called a museum into the room where Nethezar died, which might be called a library or laboratory.

A quick check of the tank of water suggests that it is empty, and unless the enormous monster is hiding something inside its bowels, there is nothing on it. Erdolliel checks the door for traps, but she finds none.
[sblock=OOC]I didn't think of rolling spellcraft checks at the time. But, I just rolled a 17 for Kushnak, so, upon reflection, I think we can say he's figured out what the most likely cause is and, roughly, how long it lasts (i.e. a minute per level).

For clarity, the last map intentionally showed the area "cutting through" the circle, so to speak. I assume Erdolliel taking the "long way" means she's not going down that hall yet.

I'm voting best house a bit on the times. Fly in effect ~ 73 rounds. Protection from Evil: 39 rounds. Enfeeble 18 rounds. [/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=oc]Sounds good on all accounts. Was the door to the 'shortcut' trapped? locked? If either she'll try to reverse the condition (OL&DD both +15) then she'll make her way through the shortcut back to Kushnak.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel opens the door and moves through the hallway, back toward Kushnak.

The elf notices a small pool of water in the middle of the hallway. Oddly enough, glancing into the pool shows her a view of the doppelganger's throne room, beneath the Sodden Hold. The room looks exactly as Erdolliel and Kushnak had left it before.
[sblock=OOC]As stated, she found no traps. As not stated, it isn't locked.

Fly in effect ~ 74 rounds. Protection from Evil: 40 rounds. Enfeeble 19 rounds.

Oh, I also just realized that the hallway Erdolliel is in is suppose to end in a balcony about 45 feet up from the floor in the room Kushnak is in. Notice how the map does not in any way indicate that to be the case? So, I'm ignoring it, and we are going to pretend that the hallway just connects on the ground level.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"Interesting..." Erdolliel says as she looks at the pool. She then proceeds back to Kushnak's side. "It looks like nothing is going to jump out and grab us, so we might as well wait until you recover to explore the last room" The elf states as she searches the door in near the mind flayer's body for traps and locks.[sblock=oc]Search +17. I vote for waiting out the enfeeblement spell and then checking the last room. I also say we fast track the wait unless something is going to grab us... Erdolliel will ready to cast her prepared invisibility sphere on Kushnak at the slightest hint of something coming their way while we wait.[/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

"Waiting will be in our best interest i believe." Kushnak says as he paces a small area slowly.

[sblock=oc] I like the plan and the fast track etc[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Kushnak and Erdolliel wait for Kushnak's weakened state to subside, and Erdolliel confirms that the door in the room has no traps, but it is locked. Further, while the elf waits for Kushnak to recover, she realizes that the pool of water in this large room is filled with perhaps hundreds of small tadpole-like creatures.

While the duo waits, the protection from evil spells expire. Kushnak immediately feels a presence inside his mind. The half-orc's magical knowledge leads him to conclude that some magical power has forced its way into his mind, but that, for some reason, that power is not attempting to exert any influence over him.
[sblock=OOC]Erdolliel finds no traps on the door.

The wait takes 51 rounds. I think that means everything is expired except Kushnak's fly. And... uh... I'm doing some voted-best-house with the dominate effect that I accidentally told you about earlier (from the room with the brain in it).

Fly in effect (Kushnak only) ~ 125 rounds.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

"Those are weird..." The elf says while looking at the tadpoles. "Maybe we should take a couple back for Eligos to examine."[sblock=oc]I forgot about one thing... Can we have Erdolliel search the room we're in while we wait? If not that's ok, but I figure she'd be willing to search within the room, but not get further than that from Kushnak.

Also, dunno how best to try to get a couple tadpoles into a bottle. Do they look like anything we'd be familiar with? Lizardfolk little guys or something? None of my skills seem like they'd help that much, maybe just an Int check?[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=OOC]No prob with the searching the room during the several minutes that Kushnak does nothing. There is, however, nothing else there.

Erdolliel (and Kushnak, for that matter) lacks appropriate knowledge skill(s). So it would be an INT check, but you can't even make such a check if the DC of the knowledge check would be higher than 10 (i.e. more than merely "common knowledge"). So, neither of you have a chance of knowing what these are.

Assuming that you aren't scared of possibly needing to stick a hand in the water (other than the presence of the tadpoles themselves, there is no particular reason Erdolliel would be scared), I think you just... uh... can catch some of them in a bottle.[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

After the wait, Erdolliel tries the newfound key in the door's lock.[sblock=oc]If it works, she'll open the door, if not OL +15 and then open the door.[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

Erdolliel finds that the key, indeed, opens the door to the next room. The elf sees a private room with a desk, two bookshelves, and a chest. Lying open on the desk is what appears to be a ledger of some sort. Various figures suggest that it is a list, or a budget, however, Erdolliel does not recognize the language used in the list.

[sblock=OOC]Fly in effect (Kushnak only) ~ 126 rounds. [/sblock]