Strahd's "RttToEE" CLOSED

[Voadam]

"I have no magic that will aid here either, Lenuran? Anything for opening or making things lighter?" Miltiades looks over the portcullis to see how many of the party can effectively work at opening it, he is willing to aid his strength if there is room.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Ithiken frowns at the problems they are having opening the portcullis. "Now wait a second... that gnoll came down here, and we haven't seen him yet. Which means either he got around this portcullis and thus there must be a switch or some way to lift it... or he knew about that secret door at the top of the stairs and escaped back up to the surface." He turns to look back up stairs. "Anyone good at finding tracks? That room the secret door goes up to was pretty dirty... maybe we'd be able to find out if the gnoll did escape back to the surface or not. Might give us a better idea whether or not it's possible to get past these iron bars and if we should spend the time looking for it."

 

[stonegod]

The Kid looks up at the iron bars as he thinks over the questions. "Well, I'm no good at tracking, so no help there. But perhaps there is a secret lever we don't know about..." The Kid starts poking and proding about the area, looking for a potential release.

OOC: Take 20 searching the area for a mechanism to open the gate. Result of 28.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Lenuran

No Magic that can lift those bar, only to understand ancient tongues and heal.
Reply the historian Gnome to the priest.
But I recall the fleeing gnoll ran down the stairs and then we heard the loud noise of dropping bars, I guess the "secret" lever is on the other side.
he scratches his head and adds
But Spugnoir's words still echo in my mind regarding a second entrance.

 

[stonegod]

"I believe we just found it, at least from the outside. There may be another one to that complex from inside, if that is what you mean." The Kid gives up his search and prepares to head back up the stairs. "To the other part of the dungeon, then?"

OOC: I'm assuming that means nothing found.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Lenuran

No
Reply the gnome to Thandis
He said the entrance lies to the east, in the bog, hidden between the reeds and thick bushes.

*The kid finds nothing.

 

[Rhun]

Korbryn

"Let us at least finish searching this section o' the dungeon afore lookin' for this other entrance. I won't be leavin' enemies at our backs."

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

You see ruined devices of torture - a rack, an iron maiden, a brazier surrounded by discarded irons. The whole place is covered in cobwebs and dust.
several old boots, torn clothes and bones scattered around the room.
dry blood stains lead from the devices to the prison cells behind

 

[Rhun]

Korbryn spends a few moments searching about the room. "It looks like we'll 'ave to go back outside to find the other entry."

 

[DEFCON 1]

"All right then. Let's head back up." Ithiken follows the group when they go up and outside again.