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Just so it isn't lost...

Marullus wrote:Allric
His real focus is on the sheet of parchment - he examines it carefully as the others look to the cloaks.

His real focus is on the sheet of parchment - he examines it carefully as the others look to the cloaks.

Oops. Thanks, Marullus.

As the others finish searching, Allric gingerly removes the note from the dead dwarf's grip. The old paper breaks in several places, but the message is clear. Clearly dwarven, that is.

Allric calls on Aoife once more to translate:

The dead dwarf wrote: "Forgive me, dark father of the forge, my toils shall never be enough."

Rabon looks carefully around the dead dwarf's desk and through the cloak closet. His Rough Hands allow him to ignore the abrasions and splinters as he reaches under the desk, behind drawers, and along the wood paneling in the back of the closet. He ignore the myriad scratches as he retrieves items of value.

Scout 3 + 1D (rough hands) =4D
vs Ob2 [1d6] = 2, [1d6] = 3, [1d6] = 5, [1d6] = 4

Success, with Rough Hands used in his favor

Inside one of the decrepit work boots, feeding off the rusting metal of the reinforced toe, Rabon finds another rustcap mushroom.

Kind of a let down after the hammer...

What now?

Rabon's swagger ebbs a bit with the mushroom. Well... We could eat it, at least. Anyone hungry still?

"I'd not consider it wholesome," replies Allric, "But I am curious to test it's properties.
I suspect it must have some use besides the simplistic potions admitted to."

He leads the way back to the tower to get some rest and to examine the prize book they've aquired. He slides it over on his invisible, floating shelf and calls over Aiofe and Berry to look at it with him. The exhaustion is plain on the old man's face - he removed his spectacles and rubs his temples as the letters swim in front of his eyes. He slides the book in front of Berry, mumbling, "...younger eyes and all that..."

If it's a Scholar test, let's push the roll to Berry? Can I cast Wisdom of the Sages on him?

OOC Setting up camp in the tower, Berry finds a tear in the bottom of his backpack, and notes that the two small sacks he had in there are missing.

Frustrated, Berry pages through the tome. The text is a mystery to him, but the illuminations are fascinating.

Berry, Scholar, Ob1

Berry, exhausted from the day, calls over Allric and Aoife to help. Mr. Allric, Miss Aoife,
I'M too tired to go through this alone, can you guys help with translation and proper form? Berry also calls upon his connection to the Lords to assist in his comprehension

Scholar on 1 + exhausted
Scholar 2, 2D help, 1D for trait.
[1d6] = 4 [1d6] = 5 [1d6] = 5[1d6] = 6[1d6] = 6 all successes yay!

Berry notices something familiar. In one illumination, there is an image of an anvil. On its face are five, ruby-red, teardrop shapes, much like the gem found earlier.

Aoife confirms the nearby text, which refers to the "healing spirit of the Blood of Tarog", who appears to be a more pleasant Dwarven Forge Lord, and the ritual required to activate it.

Also, a folded page falls from the back of the book. It seems to be a (beautifully illuminated) scroll of "Sanctuary of the Lord of Shields".

Marullus wrote:My intent was to do this in the Action phase, then set up camp (see OOC thread). Is that okay so we aren't using a Check for our adventuring-related action?

Also, can he cast Wisdom of the Sages on Berry? If not, he'll do it on himself as his form of help. Here's the roll -
you can assign and apply the Ob.

Arcanist 4D +1D Thoughtful:
Arcanist [1d6] = 2 [1d6] = 3 [1d6] = 5 [1d6] = 6 [1d6] = 4

OOC

Allric intones over Berry, the magical energy causing a chill as it goes through him. The young cleric's vision goes hazy, as if he is looking through they eyes of a ghost or another person. When he blinks them into focus, he finds he can read all the text of the book himself! Aiofe's translation confirms what he sees. Allric smiles as he sees the sense of wonder on the boy's face.

Thag asked if he could do a hunting test if the book was going to be in camp-phase. Can you allow him to do so?

Then Allric can do his elixir and Aiofe can fix something (Berry's torn backpack?).

Berry's test used one check, so we have one left. If That catches something, Rabon can cook it. Otherwise, I suggest we all eat preserved rations and then use the Check for Berry to recover from Exhausted.

Thoughts?

OOC

BillTheGalacticHero wrote:Hunting for two portions of fresh game in the forest would be Obs 3. I have Hunter-2, but if I use Early Riser and tap my Running Nature I should have 5 dice

Do any of the rest of the PCs have skills to offer help? If so, you could earn a check.