PH2- The Darque Portal (B4cchus judging)

[Phoenix8008]

[sblock=OOC]I posted all this last night and the system ate my post. So I'll try again. The Skeleton moved to E5 when it attacked Xir. It was only able to do the one attack since it moved. (Thanks for keeping me honest, Halford. I don't mind anybody being 'that guy'. I'm a bit rusty DMing 3rd Edition again since I switched to 4E when it came out for my home game.) Since it's first attack was the one that hit, we won't need to retcon anything other than the second attack not being made. I was gonna ask where Xir steps and where Dair tumbles to, but it's irrelevant now after that second slingstone...[/sblock]

Periwinkle tries to channel her divine power against the undead without success. Xir tries again to slice the creature, but his blade skids along dry bones without harm. Dair again sends a slingstone flying and nails the creature in the head once more. The skull crumbles and the rest of the bones fall to the floor in a clatter.

I need Spot checks for all 3 PC's please.

 

[covaithe]

As the skeleton drops, Periwinkle rushes to examin Xir's face where it looked like he got a nasty cut, but now his skin appears unblemished. She is so preoccupied with this that she fails to notice much else.

ooc: spot 9

 

[stonegod]

OOC: Xir's still wounded (the first hit was the kicker). He stepped to the left.

 

[Halford]

Dair reloads his slig looking rather smug and giving Periwinkle another sour look as she tends to Xirr.

"Now?" He asks.

Spot (1d20+3=10)

 

[Phoenix8008]

Xir spot check (1d20+2=7)

Dair notices something that doesn't look like bone drop to the floor when the skeleton crumbled. Looking more carefully, he sees a small scroll rolled up and tied to part of the skeleton's bone.

 

[Halford]

Dair moves over to the skeleton, giving it a precautionary kick - just in case. For a moment he considers pocketing the scroll, but thinks better of it.

He picks up the scroll and unfurls it waving it towards Periwinkle and saying,

"Scroll - magic?"

If he can read the text he does so, reading it to the others unless it seems exceptionally profitable to do otherwise.

OOC: Don't worry I'd never actually have Dair steal stuff from the party, or with hold treasure, etc., I will just pay lip service to him considering it.

 

[Phoenix8008]

The writing upon the scroll is legible to Dair and seems unlikely to be magical. It appears to be a hastily scrawled message written in common.
[sblock=scroll]Greetings to whomever has retrieved this scroll from the skeleton. I implore you to take this missive to the pseudodragon that should be the rightful owner of the house where this skeleton was sent to. If perchance an overbearing upstart of a man owns the house instead, then all may be lost as he will likely have sold off the very item which I am in dire need of. The staff with the red crystal affixed to it's end must be brought through the portal to me. It is a matter of life and death. Make sure the bearers of the staff are competent and tough, for they will surely be tested.

Please hurry,

Alahastor Darque[/sblock]

 

[Halford]

Dair gives the gist of this message to his companions,

"Old Wizard wants staff, dragon's got it. He's through the portal, we'll need hazard pay."

With that he throws the scroll to Xirr for the Xeph to examine and begins to search the basement.

OOC: Dair will take a 20 to search the basement if his companions allow him - for a 25.

 

[stonegod]

Xir calmly reads the document. He then as stoically calls out to thin air.

Verminar: The skeleton is dealt with and are arrangement at and end. However, there is a matter involving your former Master that needs discussing. New evidence. We will meet in the den as agreed.

He then waits for the halfling to finish before heading upstairs.

 

[covaithe]

"Is he in trouble? Oh, how exciting! I mean, that we get to go rescue him, not that he's in trouble. Hurry up, Dair! Here, let me help you. Did you check behind the cobwebs? Once I lost my favorite sewing needle under a chest and I couldn't see it when I looked because there was a web blocking the way, and I didn't find it until Sister Anemone made me move all the furniture and dust as a punishment after I set her almanac on fire. Oh, did you see that? A crack between the stones! Maybe it's a hidden passage, or a secret treasure room, or a... well maybe it's just a rat hole. But keep looking!" Surprisingly, Periwinkle is actually helpful in Dair's search, pointing out a couple of minor things he missed.

ooc: search check to aid another is 11.