The Four Lands - The Great North

[J. Alexander]

A Little Something Extra

OCC:

I know it get's tedious for players to seemingly have endless round of comments and interaction and the feeling that your character is not making any progress. My campaigns are more dependent on character interaction and actions....so in order to show my appreciation and to reward eeforts work in trying to figure this riddel out and the excellent role play.... i am awarding each character 2500 xp.


PS. Be careful of DM's being nice and fair ...........maybe they are trying to lull players into a stupor

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - The Storm

A glace at the crates shows that the heavy chains are indeed bolted to the deck and could be used to either secure the cargo to the deck so that it does not shift about but would also serve the purpose of preventing the lids of the crates from being opened. Another oddity is the twisted carbo netting along the base of the crates that give them the appeareance of sitting in a "nest"...

 

[Rath Lorien]

OOC: Is there any evil comming from the boxes?

 

[Scotley]

Bertrand

Turning a dead rat over with his toe and then reaching down to touch it and feel for warmth or stiffness, Bertrand tries to determine the rough time and cause of death.

OOC: [sblock]I'm not sure what to roll Knowledge Nature (1d20+7=14) or Survival (1d20+15=20)[/sblock]

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - the Storm

For Anniston
[sblock]Stretching forth his senses Annistion is distrubed to find that he can not sense the crates at all, it is as if they have a "null" aura.[/sblock]

For Bertrand
[sblock]Checking the rat, Bertrand discovers that while more or less rigid, the bodies are still warm to his touch. There is no visiable sign on damage to their bodies[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Bertrand

"I don't know what killed these rats and they are stiff, but there's not a mark on them and they are still warm." Rising again, he turns a wary eye to the boxes.

OOC: [sblock]Did Bertrand feel anything that might indicate there was a magical trap on the inside of the door? Something designed to keep someone/something in rather than prevent us from coming in?[/sblock]

 

[J. Alexander]

Sailing North - The Storm

As the party sets about it's various tasks and objectives, they are suddenly knocked slightly off balance as a rouge wave slams into the ship.

For Bertrand
[sblock]Bertrand can discern no trap in evidence[/sblock]

 

[Canaan]

Jaroth

[ooc: Just say the word when I can jam a lightning bolt down the main mast of the nearest dragon ship ]

 

[Rath Lorien]

"It seems to me that the chests are protected with magic to mask any divination that might be attempted."

"If we choose to continue with this investigation here then we stand to gain a lot more information about what is happening on this ship. But we risk releasing something that perhaps is best kept locked up. That being said, if the contents of the crates are that dangerous, I would rather release the evil here, where the amount of damage it can do will be relatively contained."

"It is possible, and more likely, that the contents of these crates came from the bookseller in the city. What we may have here is a huge shipment of arcane lore. If the presence of demons is any indication, it is fair to say that the nature of the books is against the Light and would best be destroyed. If this is the case, then now is possibly our best chance to destroy this evil deposit."

"Regardless, it seems that we have a choice to make, gentlemen. We can try to discover what is in the crates now, or we can confront the captain with our findings and demand an explaination."

"I do not trust the captain to deport himself well. He has shown little wisdom so far and I suspect that he will perceive any confrontation in this matter as an attack."

"At present I believe our best course of action is to open one of these crates."

"Gentlemen, what say you."

 

[Rhun]

"Personally, I would like nothing better than to burn this ship to the waterline and let the rest sink beneath the waves." Vadric adds a small smile to his words. "Of course, that would leave us in a slight predicament. But I agree with Anniston. We should open one of these crates and find out what we are dealing with."