Whirtlestaff's Wizards' Academy Revisited, IC01

[KerlanRayne]

Kerlan will be searching in, around, and behind any large furniture items like an armoire, wall mirror, bookcases, etc, by Taking 20. This will give him a result of 24. He will look for any hidden compartments or doors.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Manny

By taking 20, Manny gets a 27 on his 'Search' Skill Check.

 

[Leif]

Kerlan and Manny both notice the secret door behind the old bookshelf in the SE corner of the room. The S door is in the eastern wall of the room. How will you attempt to open it?

 

[KerlanRayne]

Kerlan and Manny both notice the secret door behind the old bookshelf in the SE corner of the room. The S door is in the eastern wall of the room. How will you attempt to open it?

"Yes, I knew it! There is a secret door behind this bookcase. It's just like in all the books I've read. Now if only I could figure out how to open it." Kerlan begins moving books on the shelves to see if it opens. If that doesn't work, he will search the shelves themselves for a trigger.

 

[Leif]

After removing the books from the shelves, Kerlan locates a small catch on the top shelf at the back. By depressing the catch, Kerlan is able to trigger teh secret door. The secret door opens onto a small room 10 feet by 15 feet. (The southernmost 15 feet of the space on the map.) This room is totally bare and devoid of any remarkable features.

 

[KerlanRayne]

Kerlan looks around in shock. "But, but, but, empty? This can't be right! Manny, you search the northern wall, and I'll search the eastern wall. If we don't find anything we'll try the southern wall and then the floor. There HAS to be something else here."

 

[Leif]

Manny, Kerlan, and anyone else who wants to help: Roll those Search Dice!

 

[KerlanRayne]

Manny, Kerlan, and anyone else who wants to help: Roll those Search Dice!

Kerlan is determined to find something in this room, he takes 20.

 

[Leif]

Kerlan finds a secret door in the eastern wall. It is easily opened, and swings ajar to reveal a short passage leading to the outside of the keep.

 

[Lou]

Xavier Zalev AC 14 HP 24/24

Xavier sees a small stack of blank parchment, a few pens and a bottle of ink. Thy are arranged "meticulously carelessly," like someone took great pains to make it appear as if Thugler was always writing something. And in the top, middle drawer of the desk, you find a single piece of parchment with the letters "T-H-U-G-L-E-R" inscribed in very large, crude letters. And on the other side of that page is written in a similar hand, "Is me."

Xavier seems lost in thought as he stares at the parchement, turning it over and over with a strange look in his eyes. At the announcement of the hidden room, Xavier snaps out of his trance and looks around the room. "If it's empty, is it a saferoom of some sort? Or perhaps there is a secret door inside the room as Kerlan insists?"

Xavier will move to assist Kerlan in his search.

OOC: Roll to assist search (1d20=16)

OOC: *sigh* A late post by the time it takes to login at invisible castle, enter the roll, and then preview the post.....