Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 4- The Second Invasion)

[Nephtys]

"So Barok, in that portable city you brought, how much rope did you bring"

"Enough to hang myself with." He smirks, and shows Dartis the 100ft coil. "Or enough to get us two thirds of the way down that tunnel safely."



ooc: He brings this, buries the rest.
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MW Dagger 302 gp 1d4 19-20/×2 10 ft. 1 lb. Piercing or slashing
MW Rapier 320 gp 1d6 18-20/×2 — 2 lb. Piercing

Chain Shirt (+4 AC, Max Dex 4) (100gp, 25lb)

Shortbow +6 (1d6, 19-20/x2, 80 ft.)

Mundane equipment
-Adventurer’s Outfit (gp, -lb)
-Sundark Goggles (10gp, -lb)
-Masterwork Thieves’ Tools (100gp, 2lb)
-Backpack (2gp, .5lb)
-Trail Rations, 4 days (2gp, 1lb)
-Waterskin (1gp, 1lb)
-7 tanglefoot bag
-bedroll

total spent: 1876 gp, remaining 824

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34gp, 293cp, 12sp, 3ep, 4gp, and 1pp
40 Arrows
1 Coils of Rope (100 ft)
10 Trail Rations
1 Water Flasks
1 Lanterns
1 Tinderboxes
5 Flasks of Oil
6 Tanglefoot Bags

three potions of Invisibility
two oils of Magic Weapon
4 Cure Light Wounds[/sblock]

 

[Deuce Traveler]

OOC: So are you planning to tie it to a pillar, slide down the rope as far as you can, then try to let it go and walk down the rest?

 

[Nephtys]

OOC: So are you planning to tie it to a pillar, slide down the rope as far as you can, then try to let it go and walk down the rest?

ooc:
Unless someone else has another rope, yes.

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Caramip Ashhearth

Frustration scrolls across her face as she gives Silas back his crystal. With a small sigh she turns away from the dais and follows the Magi down the spiral like tunnel. “I really hope those Insect folk found another way out. They seem like the type to put sword in your gullet rather than have a meaningful conversation.” Says the Gnome, “I’ll bet you they played really boring games as kids.”

OOC: SOunds like a plan to me. Hopefully there are not spikes at the end.

 

[hafrogman]

Ventus peers down the slope and considers Barok's rope.

"Well, most of the way is better than none of the way. I doubt I could walk down that slope, but I expect we can reach the end safely, if not in a completely dignified manner."

He helps Barok secure the rope and prepares to be one of the first down; walking until the rope goes out and then attempting the rest at a semi crawl while sitting down.

 

[Nephtys]

Barok goes first, looking for traps along the way.

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Nikolos digs into his own pack mule's gear, going out into the cold to do so, and returning with 200' of silken rope, in a large coil. "More if you require it, Master Barok."

He'll follow after whoever is next after Barok, on the general assumption that if healing is required down front, it's best to be near the scene, rather then 50' or more away up a rope. He'll keep a sunrod tied to his wrist to light the scene, as well.

 

[GlassEye]

Silas stands next to Caramip, watching as Barok and the others get the rope set up in preparation for descending deeper into the mountain. "Mean games, too, I'd bet. They probably plucked the wings off flies and things like that. He shakes his head. "I wonder how many there are? I haven't played a good game of Capture the Flag in forever. Unless you count that fracas last month with the orcs..."

Silas will take his turn descending but not before warning everyone, "I'm not too steady on my feet so you might want to clear the path before I start down."

 

[Deuce Traveler]

After Nikolos adds enough rope for the group to reach the bottom, Barok cuts in front of Ventus to take the lead, followed by the legionairre, who borrows Nikolos' sunrod to see. The rogue searches for traps and slowly repels downwards and Ventus hovers just above him to provide guard. As the duo reaches the bottom, Nikolos and Silas begin to descend and make it halfway when they see two arrows barely miss the nimble Barok. Ventus shouts a warning, and the pair seem to be under attack.

Barok and Ventus
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As you reach the bottom and look around, you see a large chamber, maybe about 120 feet in diameter. The ceiling rises high above you at 30 feet. Many square pillars reach upwards until they make it about halfway up the way to the ceiling. When you stand and look at the pillars with the center one being the pillar focused upon, the different short designs on the pillar form the image of a winged elf flying underneath a hot sun.

Suddenly, two men with bows walk amongst the pillars, using them as cover as they break up the scenery of the standing artwork. They each fire an arrow at Barok, but the rogue nimbly dodges as Ventus shouts a warning. You see more figures behind the archers moving into position, but as they weave back and forth between the many square pillars you catch only glimpses of them and cannot make an accurate count of your opponents.
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[Bloodweaver1]

Caramip Ashhearth

"Great! Just Great!" Mumbles the Gnome. As the arrows bounce of the wall with a very distinct ‘ping’, Caramip quickly moves towards the rope and with great haste makes her way down into the tunnel.

OOC: If Barok & Ventus retreat back up the rope then she will wait for them at the top of the ramp.