Chapter 24 - The Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, part 1

[merias]

"Ah, ye can handle this one no problem, now let's see who be hurt," Dandy says. He looks at his companions, noting Grimes is the only one unconscious, and tries to wake him. He then moves to Castinus and tends his wounds.

Dandy CLW [1d6+1] = 3+1 = 4

[spanningtree]

OCC: Dieter is also unconscious.

[merias]

Dandy adds Dieter to his rounds, also trying to wake him.

[greyarea]

Algrim and Furuk beat the remaining metal beast until it moves no more.

Dandy heals Castinus and checks on those who are immobile. Grimes begins to wake from his slumber. The two who are frozen in place begin to slowly move. Over the next few minutes they gain mobility, although they feel stiff all over.

There are two "dead" metal creatures in the room.



There are unexplored exits north and south, and you can always return to the hallway to the west.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Grimes 69/69 *conked out*
--Dandy 39/40 < Cure Light Wounds x6,Bless, Hold Personx2, Find Traps, Augury, Silence 15'r,Glyph of Warding, Remove Curse, Dispel Magic, Speak With the Dead,Protection from Evil 10' radius, Cure serious woundsx3,Raise dead,plane shift >
Castinus 37/39 *stunned*
--Furuk 75/78
Ulster 62/62 < see char sheet >
Dieter 39/42 < see char sheet > *stunned*
--Algrim 60/70

[tumblingdice]

Castinus, human thief

Castinus daydreams about Shae. The old Shae. Not the one who tried to kill him.

[Zhym]

Ulster checks inside the robots to see if these have anything interesting inside.

[GreyWolfVT]

Algrim sighs and puts his scimitar back in the sheath and takse up his spear again. "All clear again."

[spanningtree]

Dieter - Mage

Dieter shakes his head: That could have gone better.

Dieter will inspect the room.

[Craigers07]

Furuk - Fighter

Furuk searches the room.

[greyarea]

There are large boxes with dancing lights similar to the "eyes" of the metal creatures and some with what appear to be dead eyes. Similar to this:


Neither Furuk nor Dieter can figure out how the large boxes can be opened: they look nothing like chests of treasure nor wardrobes. The dancing lights are unnerving. Occasionally a whirring or clicking sound can be heard from within the boxes (but only those whose "eyes" have dancing lights -- the dead ones make no sounds). There is nothing else of interest in this room. It looks well kept and swept.

Ulster pries open the chestplate of one of the two dead metal beasts. Inside is a mass of small tubes of various colors, squares of metal and other materials the druid can't identify, all of which have a few tubes attached to themselves, and various rods with gemlike bearings at their connectors.

The door to the north has a device similar to that you used to open the locked doors before, but the coloring is orange instead of black. The door south, similarly, has one but the square panel is red.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Grimes 69/69
--Dandy 39/40 < Cure Light Wounds x6,Bless, Hold Personx2, Find Traps, Augury, Silence 15'r,Glyph of Warding, Remove Curse, Dispel Magic, Speak With the Dead,Protection from Evil 10' radius, Cure serious woundsx3,Raise dead,plane shift >
Castinus 37/39
--Furuk 75/78
Ulster 62/62 < see char sheet >
Dieter 39/42 < see char sheet >
--Algrim 60/70

[tumblingdice]

OC: Are those who were stunned still stunned?

[spanningtree]

Dieter - Mage

Shall we try our luck on the south door?

OCC: Yes, I think Castinus is up and about.

[GreyWolfVT]

Algrim is eager to move on and does not play with the odd metal things with shiny gems and the noises or go digging around in the dead metal things.

[Craigers07]

Furuk - Fighter

Furuk spends a few minutes watching the lights on the machine blink.

"The south door sounds ok. I'm expecting to see more shiny creatures."

[greyarea]

OC: Are those who were stunned still stunned?

The stun effect wore off. Stunning, ain't it.

[tumblingdice]

Castinus shakes off the paralysis. "What WAS that?" He'll spend a few minutes gathering his wits. Someone else can choose our next move.

[badams30]

Grimes - Fighter

Grimes collects himself, muttering and cursing under his breath. "I've about had it with this damn place. Crazy metal things, strange lights, vegetable beings... "

He quickly looks about the room to see if there is anything loose or of interest other than the dead things or blinking lights.

[greyarea]

Nothing more is found in a thorough search.

You find that neither the black nor yellow card will open the north or south door.

The door to the north has a device similar to that you used to open the locked doors before, but the coloring is orange instead of black. The door south, similarly, has one but the square panel is red.

Actions?

Hit points and marching order
Grimes 69/69
--Dandy 39/40 < Cure Light Wounds x6,Bless, Hold Personx2, Find Traps, Augury, Silence 15'r,Glyph of Warding, Remove Curse, Dispel Magic, Speak With the Dead,Protection from Evil 10' radius, Cure serious woundsx3,Raise dead,plane shift >
Castinus 37/39
--Furuk 75/78
Ulster 62/62 < see char sheet >
Dieter 39/42 < see char sheet >
--Algrim 60/70

[tumblingdice]

Castinus, human thief

So, looks like we'll need to find either a red or an orange card to open these doors. Let's stick to going where our black and yellow cards will let us, and see what we can find.

[badams30]

Grimes - Fighter

Grimes snorts at the lack of any valuables and the door that won't open. "Im sick of this place. It's stupid. I'm ready to go already, to heck with all this." He shakes his head and then says quietly "ahh, hell. Let's do something. The door to the south sounds fine to me."

OOC: South is good.