[sblock=Thorn]The lock was an expensive dwarven model, one of the finest she'd seen, but the gods are smiling today and it opens easily. The door is strangely warm to the touch and tendrils of smoke drift over the top yet the wall a few feet to the right of the door is damp cool with condensation forming on it. It will be the very end of the round when you get the door open.[/sblock]
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[sblock=Perception check DC15 to DC25]The sounds of many footsteps and heavy thumps attest to a fierce battle above. The stomp and clatter of armed and armored folk rushing into the basement beyond the door can be heard, but you can't tell if they are cultists or crusaders.[/sblock]
[sblock=Perception check 26+]A few heavy thumps on the floor above suggests that your companions made short work of the cultists. Soon, the familiar heavy tread of a certain barbarian and distinctive clatter of a certain Paladin's armor can be heard beyond the door along with others. [/sblock]
Actions? I don't have the right book in front of me, but I'll have an answer on the fireball in the morning.
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