Paths of Legend: The Sunless Citadel (IC)

[crazy_monkey1956]

Luckily for Darik, with the aid of Merenita and the rope, he is able to haul himself up. Vardok has no trouble getting out on his own. Vardok's quick search of the pit turned up a belt pouch on the most recently dead goblin, containing 23 silver pieces and 4 gold pieces.

The door to the tower entry is easy enough to open.

This circular area is cobbled with cracked granite, upon which sprawl four goblins, all apparently slain in combat. One stands with its back against the western wall, the killing spear still skewering it and holding it upright. Three wooden doors lead off from this area. Above, a hollow tower of loose masonry reaches 30 feet, but the intervening floors and stairs are gone, except for a couple of crumbled ledges.

One of the doors is the one the group just came through in the eastern wall of the tower. The other two doors go northwest and southwest.

[sblock=DM Secret Stuff]Search check to notice secret door (1d20+4=21)[/sblock]

Kael's elven eyes notice the faint outline of a secret door in the southern wall of the room.

 

[ethandrew]

Coiling up his rope, using hands and elbows, Kael walks into the entry way with an impassive stare at the dead goblins. The only good goblin is a dead goblin. Someone had done good here.

Kael notices the outline of the secret door almost immediately. He casually makes his way over there and does a quick cursory glance at it before calling over toward Vardok in Dwarven, "Dwarf, you look a little worse for wear. Those sturdy legs of yours don't help much when the floor falls out from under you. Either way, there's a door here, hidden in this stone. See what you can make of it." He crouches down at the door, keeping his body open toward both the door and the rest of the group, as much as he can.

Searching the trap door with an 8.

 

[Arkhandus]

Vardok clambers out of the pit and stands there for a moment, seething. How did he miss that pit trap?!?! Then Kael interrupts him, and he responds "Ah ain't seein' t' nuthin' 'less one o' ya healy-types patches me up. Then Ah'll git back t' work."

 

[maddmic]

Darik nods to those who helped him up and follows the group to the entrance. He waits patiently for those to check out the area before moving in. He holds his sword at the ready should anything happen.

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

OOC: We seem to have lost quite a few folks while I was gone. Lets do a roll call over in the OOC thread to see who all is still here and interested in playing.

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

Rashana, feeling the pull of familial obligations, has a change of heart when faced with entering the citadel itself. She heads back for the stairs, asking the others not to wait up for her.

Meanwhile, the rest of the group still faces the decision of what to do in the entry tower. There are three doors available to explore, including the secret one that Kael noticed. In addition, the goblin bodies still occupy the room, including the one pinned to the back wall by a spear.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"that which is secret somtines have the greatest threats. perhaps that is the door we need to check first." says delber.

 

[Yttermayn]

"Ooooh, I've never seen a secret door before!" comments Merenita. "Let's do that one!"

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“Agreed. At least it has the potential to surprise who- or whatever is in there...” Lenya adds.

 

[Scott DeWar]

Delber prepares to caste acid splash at who or what ever may come through....