CHAPTER 2: Beyond the Secret Door

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Knuckles moves into the room and surveys the remains of the wooden crates and associated chunks lying on the floor. The room is unassuming and plain, built from undecorated polygonal blocks. The stagnant odor of decayed lumber permeates the room. Piles of trash litter the floor and Knuckles recognizes some of the pieces as remains of a cart designed for transporting cargo in underground environments such as a mine. The construction methods are of a crude Kobold standard.

Ruby enters the room and stirs the debris with the tip of her sword. (Die roll by DM) The chunks of wood crumble into powder and small centipedes scurry away from the disturbance, disappearing into small heaps of scattered decay.

Zeek retrieves his spear from Luke and leaves to join those at the wooded door. Once there, he enters the room and skirts the wall to the right of the opening. He searches for items of interest among the waste piles and sees some rusted metal parts half buried in piles of filth. (Die roll by DM)

Anne follows Zeek and skirts the left side of the near wall, scanning the room for useful things. (Die roll by DM) She notices some rusty metal clamps or brackets used to connect lumber. Sir Honksalot chases and catches a centipede, scooping it in his beak and swallowing the arthropod whole.

LePlank makes for the ring inside the cell, but Luke is in position to collect it before the jester can enter the cage. The woodcutter slips on the ring and gloats with a friendly grin.

Arya studies the spider icon carved into the face of the door. She pushes forward and rubs her hands over the surface, interrupting Einstein. Around the perimeter of the door, forming a circle around the spider, are a series of holes filled with dust.

Einstein confirms the holes in the door and notices that they are deeper than the carved spider icon, but can’t tell how deep they penetrate the stone. (Die roll by DM)]

Derrek continues to pry and pick and the lead, beginning to form a pile on the floor in front of the door. Betty inquires about his task, but the dour elf ignores the inquisitive halfling mystic.

Tony joins those in the northern room and watches them pick through the floor trash.

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MAP 49

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Light Sources: Torch (Zeek), Torch (Anne), Torch (Knuckles), Candle (Derrek), Torch (Luke), Glowing Ball (Einstein)

Hit Points [Luck Points]

Knuckles 3/3 [0]
Einstein 1/1 [3]
Luke 1/1 [0]

Tony 2/2 [14]
Betty 4/4 [15]

Zeek 2/5 [0]
LePlank 3/3 [0]
Anne 4/4 [14]

Arya 1/4 [11]
Derrek 4/4 [16]
Ruby 1/1 [11]


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Arya clears one of the holes and test-fits the metal staff. IF it fits, she will stand off to the side and attenpt to roll the.
stone out of the doorway.

Derrek scowls and mutters something about "thieves." as he continues picking at the lead.
Rubysqueals in fear and retreats from the bugs. She'll back up as far as the doorway if need be to stay away from the trash piles.
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LePlank feels very angry with look. He doesnt understand that he was about to do the same, so he just curses him, calling those strange gods Anne keeps talking about.

Then, he leaves the place. Watching all the fuss, he decide to go rogue, and tries to take look at the first southern door (the one on the right). He have no light, but will try to see the best he can, and listen to anything.

Zeek decide to leave this mess. First, he tries to see if theres is any way to assemble the cart back. If so, he will try to reconstruct it. If not, he will try to find something have, like a crate or barrel, to push forward, as to avoid (or to trigger) pit traps. In that case, he will advance just a few meters.

Anne is glad that sir Honskalot is feasting. Its a great sign from Ariach that they all too will feast really soon! She looks again for any useful tool that she might overlooked
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Einstein tries sticking his hand down into one of the holes. Does it continue around to the other one? Can light shined in one hole be seen in the other?

Knuckles inspects the cart. Can he tell what kind of cargo was transported (coal, or something that might leave a trace, or if something is still in the cart?)? Was it a cart designed to be pulled by people/ kobolds, or some kind of animal, or...?

Luke follows LePlank down to the southern door.
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Arya clears out one of the holes and initially considers using her metal staff to try and roll the door to the side. After clearing, it is immediately apparent that these holes are too small for her bar. They barely accept the tip of her pinky before tapering to a 1/8” diameter hole 1” below the door’s surface.

Derrek continues to pick at the lead, working around Arya and Einstein, and ignoring their curious mutterings. The lead has been removed about two inches deep, and Derrek notices the door and frame are tapered away and towards the center of the door at a point beyond his location. He discerns the round door is like a stone plug set into the solid frame with a 1” gap around the circumference.

Einstein, after realizing the holes are too small for his fingers, clears out more holes following Arya’s example. He raises his glowing orb in front of one and watches for light in others. He and Arya see light in the other holes, but it isn’t bright enough to be a bounce from of an open cavity. The light is a soft diffused glow like one would expect after being filtered by a translucent material.

Ruby is startled by the quick-moving centipedes and backs away to the edge of the entry hall. She shakes her head watching the goose chase the scurrying pests.

LePlank is outraged by Luke’s acquisition of HIS ring. He mutters a curse, under his breath, and hustles out of the cell. Luke takes notice of LePlank’s haste and joins him in the southern corridor. There, they enter the west passage and edge into a room 20ft wide x 15ft deep. The chamber is filled with piles of dirt and heaps of rotted wood. Small chunks of stone litter the floor, some half buried in the debris. A pungent, musty odor fills the room.

Zeek and Knuckles inspect the remains of the cart. Knuckles determines that the cart was used to transport stone due to the heaving scrapes and gouges in the deck boards. It was most likely pulled by one or two kobolds since there are no indications that an animal harness was incorporated into the design. When they try to reconstruct the cart, the wood begins to crumble into red soil due to its extreme age. Zeek looks for another object to roll ahead and trigger traps, but the best he can find is a solid piece of oak that can be used as a club.

Anne searches through the trash looking for a tool, utensil or other hand implement. Sir Honksalot chases and captures another multi-legged vermin for a snack.

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MAP 50

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Light Sources: Torch (Zeek), Torch (Anne), Torch (Knuckles), Candle (Derrek), Torch (Luke), Glowing Ball (Einstein)

Hit Points [Luck Points]

Knuckles 3/3 [0]
Einstein 1/1 [3]
Luke 1/1 [0]

Tony 2/2 [14]
Betty 4/4 [15]

Zeek 2/5 [0]
LePlank 3/3 [0]
Anne 4/4 [14]

Arya 1/4 [11]
Derrek 4/4 [16]
Ruby 1/1 [11]


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"No luck here", say Zeek. "Lets try advance? Whats up with the rest?", say the farmer, looking back.

Zeek will try to poke his way couple of meters, looking for traps on the walls, floor and roof

Anne will go back, looking for LePlank. She feels the jester might need help. Sir Honksalot will remain feeding

LePlank will look for anything useful, that might worth looking inside the trash
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Zeek moves around his area of the room, searching for traps on the walls, floor and ceiling. (Die roll by DM)

Anne is convinced that LePlank needs her advice, so she leaves to look for him. Sir Honksalot is unconcerned with Anne’s whereabouts and continues to search for bugs and other vermin to eat.

LePlank enters the room and pokes through the trash heaps in search of anything useful. As he prods a dirt pile, two giant centipedes (1 1/2ft. long) burst forth and target the jester!

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MAP 51

Initiative and Actions!?

Light Sources: Torch (Zeek), Torch (Anne), Torch (Knuckles), Candle (Derrek), Torch (Luke), Glowing Ball (Einstein)

Hit Points [Luck Points]

Knuckles 3/3 [0]
Einstein 1/1 [3]
Luke 1/1 [0]

Tony 2/2 [14]
Betty 4/4 [15]

Zeek 2/5 [0]
LePlank 3/3 [0]
Anne 4/4 [14]

Arya 1/4 [11]
Derrek 4/4 [16]
Ruby 1/1 [11]


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#108 Post by rossik »

(OOC: oh, the first D&D monster ever! its a honor to die by them)

The jester goes "AAHH! Monsters!"
Init: [1d20] = 2
Attack: [1d20] = 18[1d8] = 8

Anne is aware of the situation, and call for help (the group in the middle), and go for them!
Init [1d20] = 8
Attack: [1d20] = 15[1d8] = 4

Zeek think he is safe, so he advance 3 meters, and start to look again for traps
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Arya studies the design on the door stone. is there any apparent relationship between the holes and the picture? How many holes are there? She looks up when the call for help comes.

Derrek is zoned out, concentrating on the lead seal to the point he doesn't even hear the yelling.

Ruby heads toward the southern room, walking quickly.
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Urson wrote:Arya studies the design on the door stone. is there any apparent relationship between the holes and the picture? How many holes are there?
She can't discern any relationship between the icon and the holes. There are 24 holes, evenly spaced.

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Tony and Betty head toward the commotion in the southern room.
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Luke steps forward to try to chop one of the centipedes with his axe.

Init [1d20+2] = 4+2 = 6
Luke attack: [1d20+1] = 10+1 = 11 damage [1d6+1] = 6+1 = 7

Einstein has a spark of inspiration... "The gems! What did we do with the gems? Maybe they fit in here...?"

Knuckles shrugs and heads toward the corridor leading north, hoping to illuminate the way ahead.
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  • ~ The two centipedes burst forth and attack LePlank. One bites into his ankle (DMG 1), and his leg begins to go numb! (Make a Fortitude save)

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Anne yells for assistance and then enters the room to skewer one of the many-legged vermin with her pitchfork! (Kills the centipede)

Luke dispatches the second arthropod with his axe, sending two halves rolling across the floor! (Kills the centipede)

LePlank struggles against the numbing sensation in his right leg.

Zeek continues to search the room. (Die roll by DM)

Arya briefly looks up when Anne calls out. She sees Ruby move past their hallway.

Derrek continues to pick out the lead seal.

Tony and Betty move south, towards the activity.

Einstein has a moment of inspiration concerning the holes. He wonders if the gems collected from the floor image would fit into these holes. He remembers Tiberius, Ruby and Luke dividing the 24 gems evenly among them. Zeek collected Tiberius’ belongings after he was killed by a spider.

Knuckles moves to the entrance of the northern corridor. He illuminates the passage with his torch and discovers that it ends 35ft ahead and branches east and west.

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MAP 52

Initiative and Actions!?

Light Sources: Torch (Zeek), Torch (Anne), Torch (Knuckles), Candle (Derrek), Torch (Luke), Glowing Ball (Einstein)

Hit Points [Luck Points]

Knuckles 3/3 [0]
Einstein 1/1 [3]
Luke 1/1 [0]

Tony 2/2 [14]
Betty 4/4 [15]

Zeek 2/5 [0]
LePlank 2/3 [0]
Anne 4/4 [14]

Arya 1/4 [11]
Derrek 4/4 [16]
Ruby 1/1 [11]


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LePlank struggle with the numbness
[1d20] = 3

Anne throws the monster away. "Lets get out of here! maybe there is more of them!" "nooo..." say the jester "it must have something.."

(OOC: zeek advanced 3 meters into the hallway, in his last action. if nothing happens, he will advance again 3 meters)
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Arya nods, Good idea, Einstein. I wish I'd thought of it.

Derrek keeps picking, muttering about Rutting Thieves!

Ruby stops in the doorway. Are there bugs?
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Einstein calls out "Zeek, Ruby, Luke... ciné on back for a minute!" He will also look to see if thereare any other holes, which might fit the other stones...

Luke hears this, and returns to the big door, where he'll pull out his clear stones, and try to stick them into the spaces in the door.

Knuckles will continue up the corridor to the intersection.
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Anne considers that more centipedes might be lurking in the piles of filth. She tries to convince LePlank to leave, but realizes he has been adversely affected by the vermin’s bite.

LePlank grimaces as his vital organs begin shut down due to the arthropod toxin. He slowly collapses onto the floor and dies a slow suffocating death. (DEAD - Fails Save vs. DC 11; no luck to modify roll)

Knuckles and Zeek cautiously advance up the northern hallway (Die roll by DM) They reach the intersection and find that the east and west corridors both stop after 5ft, in their respective directions, at 4ft round stone doors identical to the one where Einstein, Derrek and Arya are engaged with the same spider icon and series of holes around the image.

Derrek feels he has removed enough lead that a prybar can be used to try and pull the door out of its socket.

Ruby reaches the entrance to the room just in time to meet Anne drag LePlank’s lifeless body out of the chamber. Betty and Tony solemnly watch Anne cover the jester’s face and utter a few words to acknowledge his passing.

Luke answers Einstein’s call for the gems collected from the floor mosaic. Einstein searches for any additional holes to the 24 in the circular pattern. He and Luke take the clear stones and try to fit them into the holes. Although they kind of fit, partially, into the beginning of the holes, the tapered surface prevents complete insertion. Once released, the stones slide out of the holes and into their waiting palms.

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MAP 53

Initiative and Actions!?

Light Sources: Torch (Zeek), Torch (Anne), Torch (Knuckles), Candle (Derrek), Torch (Luke), Glowing Ball (Einstein)

Hit Points [Luck Points]

Knuckles 3/3 [0]
Einstein 1/1 [3]
Luke 1/1 [0]

Tony 2/2 [14]
Betty 4/4 [15]

Zeek 2/5 [0]
Anne 4/4 [14]

Arya 1/4 [11]
Derrek 4/4 [16]
Ruby 1/1 [11]


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"Go sleep, sweet clown" say the rice farmer to the lifeless jester. She also take everything from his pockets, and offer the picthfork to everyone. She joins Lukes party.

Zeek say "well, lets join with the others and see what we can do". He then listen to the call for his stones, and deliver them to Einsten.
"Hey Einsten, lets see what you can do with them".
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Knuckles checks out the doors. With the two close at hand, is he able to see any differences between them (maybe different arrangement of the holes, or different colored spider icons or anything similar? Do they have the Dane lead sheeting as the first door?

Luke, remembering the other stones, which had been distributed "randomly" around the spider icon's edge, will inspect this spider icon to see if there are any holes in this spider icon that might accept a stone, or that correspond to the original locations of the five colored stones in the first spider room.

Einstein has an idea, and rushes to the end of the south corridor, to see if there are two more round doors down there.
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Arya will offer the metal staff to Derrek, even as he asks for it.
Derrek takes the metal staff and uses it to try and move the stone door.
Ruby recoils from the sight of LePlank. Aww- poor guy. This is why I hate bugs!
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