[sblock=Kalgor and Gragnor]As the others wait, Kalgor enters the trap door, and descends the ladder into the room below. At the bottom, Gragnor deftly leaps from his master's shoulders, and the pair begin to survey the room. Their senses sharp, they don't have to step far to be able to take in most of what's there:
A large, low-ceilinged chamber, this may once have been part of an extensive basement or subcellar, but the worked stone walls have long since crumbled to reveal uneven stone beyond. A sunken area in the center of the room contains a small pond of stagnant water that reaches around a single pillar of rock supporting the ceiling. A slick-looking circular tunnel extends south. To the southwest and northeast, several tables cluttered with what appears to be alchemical equipment stand around two more stone pillars.
Before Kalgor can even decide if he wants to make a fuller sweep of the room before waving the others down, however, the telltale twang of a crossbow meets his ears, the bolt sinking painfully into the summoner's side, eliciting a cry of pain. He looks up to see what his previous glance had missed: a human, some sort of leather strap tied over his mouth, was hiding behind the central pillar. He drops the now-spent crossbow and moves to retreat further into the room, grabbing at his belt for something.
[sblock=ooc]Ladder is 20 ft vertical.
While Kalgor and Gragnor both had awesome perception checks, they didn't beat the Stealth check of the man behind the pillar. Kalgor takes 12 damage from the crossbow sneak attack.
The guy also beat the party's initiative, but Anaerion can act individually (I'm throwing a gimme that they can hear Kalgor cry out in pain), so I'm holding off before moving on to round 1[/sblock]
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[sblock=Tyrien, Ausk, Anaerion]The trio waits impatiently above for word from Kalgor, and it isn't long before they get it. There's a sudden cry of pain from below: Kalgor's voice!
[sblock=ooc]I tried my best to place you based on narrative. Ausk wanted to go down second and Tyrien had opened the door. Anaerion's the only person who can act right now in the first round (whatever's below beat your group initiative, but not Anaerion's individual roll). The ladder is 20 feet down, so take that movement into account as you act.[/sblock]
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[sblock=Status]
Kalgor: 42/52
Gragnor: 26/26, Mage Armor
Tyrien: 40/40
Ausk: 67/67
Anaerion: 44/44, Mage Armor
Enemy: Uninjured[/sblock]
A large, low-ceilinged chamber, this may once have been part of an extensive basement or subcellar, but the worked stone walls have long since crumbled to reveal uneven stone beyond. A sunken area in the center of the room contains a small pond of stagnant water that reaches around a single pillar of rock supporting the ceiling. A slick-looking circular tunnel extends south. To the southwest and northeast, several tables cluttered with what appears to be alchemical equipment stand around two more stone pillars.
Before Kalgor can even decide if he wants to make a fuller sweep of the room before waving the others down, however, the telltale twang of a crossbow meets his ears, the bolt sinking painfully into the summoner's side, eliciting a cry of pain. He looks up to see what his previous glance had missed: a human, some sort of leather strap tied over his mouth, was hiding behind the central pillar. He drops the now-spent crossbow and moves to retreat further into the room, grabbing at his belt for something.
[sblock=ooc]Ladder is 20 ft vertical.
While Kalgor and Gragnor both had awesome perception checks, they didn't beat the Stealth check of the man behind the pillar. Kalgor takes 12 damage from the crossbow sneak attack.
The guy also beat the party's initiative, but Anaerion can act individually (I'm throwing a gimme that they can hear Kalgor cry out in pain), so I'm holding off before moving on to round 1[/sblock]
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[sblock=Tyrien, Ausk, Anaerion]The trio waits impatiently above for word from Kalgor, and it isn't long before they get it. There's a sudden cry of pain from below: Kalgor's voice!
[sblock=ooc]I tried my best to place you based on narrative. Ausk wanted to go down second and Tyrien had opened the door. Anaerion's the only person who can act right now in the first round (whatever's below beat your group initiative, but not Anaerion's individual roll). The ladder is 20 feet down, so take that movement into account as you act.[/sblock]
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[sblock=Status]
Kalgor: 42/52
Gragnor: 26/26, Mage Armor
Tyrien: 40/40
Ausk: 67/67
Anaerion: 44/44, Mage Armor
Enemy: Uninjured[/sblock]