Legacy of Death Part VI: Like a Snake Eating its Own Tail...and it is Dead

[TerraDave]

Its looking pretty solid, outside the two keys.

(think..skill...a bit more)

 

[dyermaker001]

Nar will use 1 additional surge with the warlord's bonus. He now has 1 surge left, and has 86HP. He'll then examine the devourer, trying to determine if the is an arcane lock of any sort on it. 30 Arcana.

 

[TerraDave]

Sim: full HP, 5 HS
Nar: ?, 1 HS
Buckthorn: ??29 HP, -2 HS??
Forge: 134 HP, 10 HS
Dayereth: full 6HS

rolled 21/14/15/12 if we need it for Warlord's boost.

Nar used 2 surges with +21 each (this included the one at the end of the fight), so should have a bit more.

Buckthorn: presumably, these other +s are for you.

The big face has no arcane lock and is no longer trapped. But it may be in the way.

 

[ecayford]

Forge will attempt to push the face aside to see if it hides a secret. Althetics 23 Strength 27

 

[TerraDave]

He thinks it can be moved.

It will take a little more umph.

 

[ecayford]

Forge tries again (27 athletics)

 

[Jin Abackis]

Simorai assists Forge in moving it (athletics 22).

 

[TerraDave]

with the help of the Simorai, Forge is able to move the great green face.

And...But...

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Beyond the Devourer, an iron portcullis fills an arched portal. On the other side of this barrier are a landing and a
flight of black granite stairs leading down into dead silence.

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[ecayford]

Forge checks for traps before attempting to open the portcullis. (25 perception) Any levers, buttons etc? If not, he'll see if he can lift it with brute strength (22 athletics).

 

[TerraDave]

You find nothing...until the brute strength is applied. You fail to move the gate (need more then that, for sure), but triger its trap which drains you with its eldritch power: -1 healing surge.