Ch. 2: Into The Tomb of Horrors

[Vargr1105]

Halbrad abandons his intent of braving the misty passage and falls back behind Mason.

[Distorted Humor]

Elsa walks down the hall (Making sure she does not step in the exposed traps, and offers watches, and offers to hold the rope since she one of the strongest.....

[Bhart]

I'll assume with so many following Mason that the others would follow as well.

The narrow passage is cramped, warm and stuffy. It bends and twists before coming to a dead end. With a quick search you find 2 secret doors, one set in the floor (green square) and the other in the ceiling (yellow circle). You see no way to open the one in the floor, but the round door in the ceiling has a pair of handles clearly visible.

[Distorted Humor]

Turn the handle or not turn the handle..that is the question...

[max_vale]

Xale will politely make his way to the front of the line and examine the secret doors with his dwarven eye for stone-work and possible traps....

[Nuke66]

"By all means my good man, let us all put our skills against this." Mason steps back, making sure nobody looks to pull any levers.

[Bhart]

Neither of you find any signs of traps.

[NJWilliam]

Worren will cast Find Traps as he moves down the corridor, double checking the doors and handles as well as all nearby areas.

[Bhart]

Worren will cast Find Traps as he moves down the corridor, double checking the doors and handles as well as all nearby areas.

The spell reveals nothing in the hall or the doors.

[Distorted Humor]

Elsa gives one of her ropes to one of the sneaky types, and says "Best if we get out of this passage when the rope is pulled."

[Bhart]

Upon closer examination the circular door in the ceiling that has handles looks as if the whole door rotates. Much like a turning a screw in a threaded hole. You doubt the rope would be useful here. It seems the only way to open it is by hand.

[max_vale]

Xale will give a quick prayer to Dalt; the Lord of Portals; and move to the door and with a final glance at Worren; he'll ask; "Your dweamor revealed no traps here then?"

*With that; the Dwarf Warrior-Priest will gingerly open the door....

*Assuming Worren replies that he saw nothing

[NJWilliam]

Worren concentrates his detection spell on the door once again to be sure and then communicates to Xale whether any traps are sensed there.

[Bhart]

Worren's magic reveals no trap. Xale twists the stone door by it's handles until it comes free and he is able to push it up and to the side.
A quick peek through the opening in the ceiling reveals a room above containing only 3 very large chests. One made of gold, one silver, and one oak bound with bronze.

[NJWilliam]

Worren directs the focus of his trapfinding magic at each of the chests in turn, without moving himself further into the room, as well as the floor, ceiling, and each of the walls. He also undertakes a keen visual inspection at the same time.

[Vargr1105]

Seeing the chests Halbrad comments: "Hey! Didn't that poem...passage...thing on the wall said something about choosign the right metal?"

[Distorted Humor]

Good point, lets hear this poem again, my mom might of been a Orc, but I like Riddles...

[max_vale]

Xale closes his eyes and thinks back and after a moment; he clears his throat and speaks from memory; "I believe it goes like this:

'ACERERAK
CONGRATULATES YOU ON YOUR POWERS OF OBSERVATION.
SO MAKE OF THIS WHATEVER YOU WISH, FOR YOU WILL BE
MINE IN THE END NO MATTER WHAT!
Go back to the tormentor or through the arch,
ond the second great hall you'll discover.
Shun green if you con. but night's good color
is for those of great valor.
If shades of red stand for blood the wise
will not need sacrifice aught but a loop of
magical metal - you're well along your march.
Two pits along the way will be found to lead
to a fortuitous fall, so check the wall.
These keys and those are most important of all,
and beware of trembling hands and what will maul.
If you find the false you find the true
and into the columned hall you'll come,
and there the throne that's key and keyed.
The iron men of visage grim do more than
meets the viewers eye.
You've left and left and found my Tomb
and now your soul will die.'

Blinking; the Dwarf warrior-priest frowns a bit and adds; "Hmm....perhaps I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem like that's going to help us much".

[Bhart]

Worren directs the focus of his trapfinding magic at each of the chests in turn, without moving himself further into the room, as well as the floor, ceiling, and each of the walls. He also undertakes a keen visual inspection at the same time.

Worren's magically enchanced senses tell him that all 3 chests are trapped. The rest of the room is safe.

[NJWilliam]

Worren tells the others, "The room seems safe, but not the chests. Each of them is trapped."