RJK'S Cairn of the Skeleton King

[Nephtys]

Maigreth walks quietly along with the others, examining the findings curiously."Fascinating." Looking up at the ceiling she casts Detect Magic, bracing herself for the backlash she suspects will come.

 

[zoons]

Zanax and Moja spread out in the room, expecting the worst, but desiring to see what is coming so as to be better prepared.

"If our impish little friend can fly back and forth without reprocussions, and my furry little hopping friend cannot approach without triggering a bolt of pain, maybe Titus should lead our approach while Rupert seeks out trappings" suggests Zanax.

"Is that a body up there on the floor?"

 

[Kafkonia]

"If you need my asssssissstancssse, I will be happy to oblige," Timrek says, trying to hide the fact that he is uneasy with his new appearance. "Although I mussst admit, trapsss are not my ssspecialty."

 

[ethandrew]

Addressing Zanax first, Rupert turns slightly and screws up his face, "Yes, unfortunately. It is the body of our guy, the creepy statue man who brought us to this place. We know naught what has occurred."

Then turning to his blackened scaled companion, whom Rupert likes to be near to for it makes him not feel as short, he gently pats the paladin on the arm. "I will take care of whatever traps might be here, just keep your guard up. The black looks good on you truly, it brings out your eyes more, you dashing looker!" he finishes with a wink before going to examine the stairs.

 

[Kafkonia]

Timrek looks taken aback. "I sssay..." He trails off. "Thank you?"

 

[Vertexx69]

Titus swoops down toward the others. "I'll try to scoop our strange giude's body without touching the steps or the floor. As it has only been a short time, perhaps hes isn't all dead yet." And with that Battlehammer flies into the room after Zanax to grab the corpse by the clothing with the intention of flying it out of the room.

 

[DM_Matt]

Adam stays alert, frusterated for lack of someone or something to break.

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

Here's the expanded overview map again, for your convenience.

[sblock=OOC]How many steps are in this stairwell? Would it be a difficult jump to bypass all the steps or does it seem pretty simple? If it's difficult, he will Search for traps at +18, Disable Device at +12[/sblock]

[sblock]Five steps, everyone looking quite normal. For the giant, the move would be one big step, and for Rupert, all that it will take will be a bit of start-up.

If there's a trap here, it surely isn't mundanely explainable, but purely magical...[/sblock]

Maigreth walks quietly along with the others, examining the findings curiously."Fascinating." Looking up at the ceiling she casts Detect Magic, bracing herself for the backlash she suspects will come.

The others are alerted by Maigreth howling cry, as the young sorceress gets down on her knees, holding her head, and tears running from her eyes...

[sblock]Will Save DC 20. If you fail, name a number between 1 and 3, and then between 1 and 20...[/sblock]

And with that Battlehammer flies into the room after Zanax to grab the corpse by the clothing with the intention of flying it out of the room.

Titus successfully manages to pull the corpse by its cape and pull it over to his friends...

Turning the body around, he can see small tiny wounds on on the dead man's chest...

Like snakebites, just bigger...

Titus cannot tell anything more about the cloaked man that lured them to this place, for the black clothing taps everything of the man's body, except the eyes...

 

[Nephtys]

The others are alerted by Maigreth howling cry, as the young sorceress gets down on her knees, holding her head, and tears running from her eyes...

[sblock]Will Save DC 20. If you fail, name a number between 1 and 3, and then between 1 and 20...[/sblock]

The only though that goes trough her mind, drowning in a torrent of pain: I knew that was a bad idea.
(6+d20=18)
(1)
(13)

 

[Vertexx69]

Setting the corpse down before Rupert. "Rupert my friend, perhaps you can tell us more fully what has killed our begotten guide?"