Strahd's "The lost Caverns of Tsojcanth" CLOSED

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Trapped

The lugubrious group lifts the fallen soldier's body and head to the staircase. Once there the statues speak.
Turn back, the way is blocked.
Ignoring the jabbering faces, like before, you proceed.
*BANG*
Turo, the leading party member bashes into an invisible wall of force.

Light is needed.
The animated faces sing together.
then silence falls.

*XP updated in the RG

 

[Rhun]

Picking himself up off the ground, the resilient gnome begins to brush himself off. "By Garl's golden beard, what type of ward seal us in?"

 

[Steve Gorak]

"damn this wreched place!" Keldar will respectfully lower the body of his fallen comrade, and see if he can locate a way out. He'll get closer to the statue, and say: "Why you tell me how we can get out of here now?"

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Once Keldar get closer to one of the statues, the statue recites his old verb that refers the passage behind him: "Turn Back, this is not the way".

When the statue speaks Keldar spots a gem inside the statue's mouth. He remembers he saw when they just entered a gem in every statue's mouth.

 

[Boddynock]

Light is needed.
The animated faces sing together.
then silence falls.

"Is it light, indeed, that is required?" asks Eliyyad, musing.

"Then let it shine."

With that he casts a simple light spell on the statue nearest the exit.

[sblock=Spells]

Spells per day: 6/8/7/5 (currently 5/5/6/4)

Spells known:
Cantrips:      Detect Magic
               Disrupt Undead
               Light
               Message
               Prestidigitation
               Ray of Frost
               Resistance

Level 1:       Burning Hands
               Mage Armor
               Magic Missile
               Ray of Enfeeblement
               Shield

Level 2:       Glitterdust
               Mirror Image
               Scorching Ray

Level 3:       Fireball
               Lightning Bolt

[/sblock]

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Nothing happens. Perhaps another source of magical light is needed.

 

[Boddynock]

OOC: Hmm. Strahd, are there a pair of statues flanking the exit, or just the single one he's already cast Light on?

 

[Rhun]

Turo scratches at his chin as he ponders the puzzle. "Perhaps," he says after a few moments, "There is some sort of device within this place that generates light, and it is that which is needed to pass this barrier. A key of sorts."

 

[Steve Gorak]

"Let me see if this gem has anything to do with our situation" Keldar will see if he can remove the gem from the statue's mouth using a twig or something on the floor. He won't put his fingers inside the mouth itself. If the twig diesn't work, he'll use one of his arrows.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Boddynock – only one statue, he lies between the passage to the right and the exit.

While the others search the cavern for hidden device, the mouths keep saying the old phrase "Turn back, this is not the way". Keldar reaches out an arrow to the speaking mouth, trying to roll the gem out of the statue mouth. Once in, the mouth snaps the arrow to half with his rocky mouth. Luckily it wasn't your hand in there.