Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="jkason" data-source="post: 5793288" data-attributes="member: 2710">[sblock=Elenka and Audra]Even with his mask, Audra and Elenka can see the disgusted frown that crosses Garthia's face. "Do I look like I just fell out of my mother's womb?" The herald growls. "What is going on?""And who are you?" one of the acolytes spits out in surprise, pointing to Audra. It's then you both realize that Thon is one of the guard who scrambled in with Garthia; the cult robes make it just as difficult to recognize as be recognized when someone's silent. Unfortunately, Audra's excuse not only didn't convince the herald, but her voice has exposed her duplicity to the young half-elf."Sir! Sir!"And, because the cruelties of fate apparently conspire to work in threes, it's at this juncture that a gray-robed priest comes barreling into the room. "Shadows, sir! Moving in the Lady's quarters! I saw them cast on the curtains by the torchlight from my post on the wall!""Don't let these two go anywhere! I'll deal with whomever thought they could violate the bedchamber of Owbej's chosen.""Wait. I'm confused. What's ... what's going on?" Thon sputters even as his partnered acolyte and the priest move to draw their weapons. Garthia isn't bothering to find out, as he starts to turn to ascend the staircase.[gm]So, yeah, there were three different things that could have given you away, and the dice, they decided all three of them were going to happen. Yoinks!I'm not assuming you're going into combat. You're welcome to keep trying non-violent methods, but I've set up a map and rolled initiative just in case. The good news: you guys won initiative.Initiative Elenka and Audra: 16 Initiative cultists: 10Garthia is the dark-haired icon. Thon is the light haired one. The acolyte has a white background / eyes, while the higher-ranked priest has gray. I decided to try enlarging the map after setting up all the icons, so things are kind of fuzzy, but hopefully readable.[/gm]<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jkason/TempleFloor1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/sblock][sblock=Yoshiki and Quioan]Once he has the taste of it, Quioan quickly ascertains the properties of the potion. Apparently, masks aren't the only way the cult likes to maintain its anonymity. Like the oil before, this potion grants temporary invisibility. After the monk and archer quickly gather what they've found in the study area, they move across the room, digging through the bed and nightstand, trying to find anything else about that might be hidden. They find nothing, however, other than some spare women's garments and cheap perfumes. If the ledgers they've stowed have nothing in them, then they have only the map (and possibly the holy symbols) with which to point blame.[gm]When you guys post next, I'm going to need you to tell me 1) who's carrying what.2) where it's being carried.For reference, you've found (followed by weight if any):52 gp - 1 lba pair of silver dice (worth 5 gp) - N/Aunidentified scroll (enchantment compulsion) N/A23 silver holy symbols - 23 lbs (silver holy symbols are 1 lb apiece)A single application of oil of invisibility - N/ACold Iron Heavy mace with unidentified enchantment. - 8 lbspotion of gaseous form - N/Aunidentified bag (conjuration summoning) - 15 lbs50 pp - 1 lb.potion of invisibility - N/Aunidentified statue (enchantment) - N/AThree unexamined ledgers - 3 lbs.[/gm][/sblock]</blockquote>

Verification