[Continued] - Bertram/Dwarven Ruins - 19 April, 1 VC

[KingOfCowards]

Bertram nearly growls with impatience, "Two say leave and three say press on." He nods appreciatively towards Martin and Bromric. "What have you others to say? We took a day digging our way in, and only an hour inside the tomb. I am not leaving our hard earned spoils for the next group of robbers who happen by, and there is still much we do not know."

Bertram is fairly sure the room with sarcophagi Inlaid with gems is the chamber Fangir led them to where he wanted to inter his son.

I think we are talking about two different rooms. This was a single sarcophagus on a raised dais their first day meeting the dwarves. I'll look back and find it tomorrow.

[Mister-Kent]

Constance coos as she helps the others collect their findings. "I've never seen so much," she gasps. "Should...should we press on, or head back now?"

[Spartakos]

I was giving an opinion as a player, not a character; but if our leader wants to stick around, I'd rather have a united front than an argument. We are still at full strength. I'm game for a little more poking...could be more goodies to be found.

[Keehnelf]

Gotcha--we were in fact talking about different rooms! You're thinking of the room in which you were housed during your visits.

[Zhym]

If everyone else wants to press on, Ulf will go with them.

[Keehnelf]

Also note that arms and armor can be identified as magical by any class that can use the item, simply by practicing with the weapon or donning the armor. This provides information about whether the item is enchanted or not, and offers a baseline enchantment level (i.e., what the + bonus is). However, this also would trigger the bond of any potentially cursed item, and does not work for any miscellaneous item like a bowl, a cloak or the like.

Let me know if anyone plans to try this route with any of the items.

[Mister-Kent]

Constance sheathes her silver dagger and takes the long, narrow-bladed dagger by its hilt. Lines of conentration creasing her withered face, she slashes it at the shadows cast by torchlight.

[Keehnelf]

Constance draws the dagger forth from its sheath. The long, slender blade has a slight greenish cast in the flickering torchlight, a dull sickly color. She swipes it back and forth a few times and finds it too light to think she would do much damage that way, but the blade seems strong and stiff and the handle is delicately curved in a way that makes thrusting with the weapon seem easy. She would guess the weapon's basic bonus is +1, in addition to whatever other properties it might possess.

[YamItheonly1]

Scattering the pile of coins and gems, Mokatah grabs the broken crossbow bolt "I don't believe I have ever seen such a beautiful bolt, look at the way the grain aligns and the way the feathers are all perfectly similar in shape and size."

Does Mokatah believe that given time he could repair this bolt?

[Keehnelf]

Unlikely without magic--once the shaft is damaged, no amount of traditional repair will return it to its original strength. This is a clean break, but if you fix it you won't be getting the whole deal with it.

[KingOfCowards]

Bertram will handle the broadsword from sarcophagus #2, to see if the extra long grip is useful for attacking.

[Keehnelf]

Bertram picks up the sword and gives it a couple of test swings. It turns out that the long handle is necessary to keep control of the sword, that seems to impel itself forward with unnatural speed and force as he makes an overhand stroke with it, though this effect is only evident when making an overhand stroke. It appears to have a base +1 bonus in addition to whatever other unusual abilities it possesses.

[Zhym]

Ulf Stronghammer will take a look at the throwing hammer.

[Keehnelf]

Ulf will have to actually toss the hammer to get a good sense of its qualities, since it's a throwing hammer.

[Zhym]

Ulf will toss the hammer if there's anything that seems a reasonable target.

[Keehnelf]

There's a wall, or one of the empty sarcophagi.

Ulf hefts the hammer and tosses it--there is a bright flash of light as it departs his hand, and as it strikes the stone side of (whatever Ulf picks), electricity crackles all over the head. Before it can fall inert to the ground, it reverse direction and flies back to the dwarf's still-outstretched hand.

Ulf is pretty sure hammer this has a base +2 bonus. It's a light throwing hammer, though, so base damage is 1d4 plus whatever effect the electricity has, and it uses dexterity as the to-hit modifier like all thrown weapons.

[YamItheonly1]

With his foot Mokatah nudges the long sword with a serrated blade carved with a hodgepodge of dwarven runes "Can any of you dwarven folk tell what these runes mean? Perhaps its a name for this strange looking blade"

If no one minds Mokatah would like to borrow this sword for the time being, if we are staying inside this tomb

[Spartakos]

Galen will examine the bracers; what manner of images are engraved on them?

[Keehnelf]

The bracers are delicately and elaborately carved with a mosaic of images of greatness all interwoven. One tableau butts up against another, but they all transition seamlessly with hatchwork and texturing that starts as one object and ends as another on the opposite face. Perhaps twenty or more distinct scenes are present, all showing dwarves accomplishing great feats of arms or ingenuity against monsters, natural obstacles, and the like.

[Marullus]

Let me know if anyone plans to try this route with any of the items.

That was my intent on the previous page...

Bromric takes up and handles the swords and shields, examining them carefully for their dwarven workmanship. "It'd be an honor to carry their ancestor's blades, should they be fit for war and not display. Dwarves may quarrel amongst ourselves, but I stand with any dwarf against orcs or dark wargs which would take their goods into honorless hands. I'd rather we continue on and collect what we may to prevent such a fate."

Now it seems I missed the boat. Anything left?