Chapter 2: The Highway and Silver Spring

[Spearmint]

yes, sorry if this was not clear. I will use my Stone Shape.

[GreyWolfVT]

Boff & company will likewise cross the bridge once the bridge is up.

[gurusql]

The Highway -
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63)
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48) (Continual Light rock)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26) (Glowing Sword)
Garrant (AC 8, HP 49/50)
Hex (AC 0, HP 27/27, Armor 6/8) (Continual Light coin) (Alter Self: 10 + 3d4, Detect Illusion: 11)
Raffi (AC -1, HP 21/21, Armor 8/8) (Glowing Dagger)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

The billowing smoke continues to fill the air, making it uncomfortable to breathe and visibility is only about 2 feet. Could every please include a 3d6 CON check with your next post.

Hex creates a Wall of Fire, protecting the group, does only allow about 12 feet of room for the party to gather on the other side of the remaining mud. (hopefully I understood the placement correctly )

Siouxsie creates a 1 foot width ledge/bridge that runs about 60 feet in length and allows passage over both pits and the mud area. By my calculation, a 1 foot wide ledge that is about 2.4 inches thick (12/5) and 60 long is 12 cubic feet (it sounds like you were thinking the volume of a cube that is 12 feet to a side [1728 cubic feet] - so there is not anything left for blocking the passageway)

Nah Olos moves just up to the Wall of Fire with his sword drawn trying to be quiet hiding in the smoke.

Siouxsie, Qleceec, Boff and Frannie all use the ledge/bridge to get across the first pit and the remaining mud. Siouxsie and Frannie have the slight wabbles coming across, but the lot all crosses safely.

Garrant, Raffi and Androgost have not tried to cross as of yet. (Please include a 3d6 DEX check if you would like to cross)

As if a final taunt, from in the smoke and beyond the Wall of Fire those that have crossed the pit and mud hear the blue wizard's voice say as it disappears away from the group, "Finally, some heat in this stupid place."

Actions?

Map

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Rolls

Q[_3d6]=(3+5+1)=9S[_3d6]=(4+5+6)=15F[_3d6]=(1+5+6)=12

[Spearmint]

(it sounds like you were thinking the volume of a cube that is 12 feet to a side [1728 cubic feet] - so there is not anything left for blocking the passageway)

Yes, correct. I am happy with the resolution.

Siouxsie

Will continue on if we can, wary of more pits and traps.

[Rex]

Qleceec

Con check (16) [3d6]=6

Qleceec will make a cloth mask to cover her nose and mouth. "The secret tunnel or continue down the passage?"

[Storm11]

Hex will fly along beside those crossing the ledge, helping to keep them steady if necessary.

Is the smoke rising with the heat from the wall of fire?

He was planning to have the fiery wall extend out along down the south wall of the secret passage where you have drawn it as far as he could.



Raffi will try and cross the ledge with all the equipment. With the illusionist’s assistance if that is possible.

[shaidar]

Garrant tries to cross the stone bridge.

DEX (vs 12) : [3d6]=13

Con (vs 15): [3d6]=12

[GreyWolfVT]

Boff
Dex Check (17) [3d6]=16
Con Check (16) [3d6]=8

Frannie
Dex Check (12) [3d6]=16
Con Check (15) [3d6]=11

[Spearmint]

Siouxsie

Siouxsie: Constitution 11 [3d6]=7

Secret chamber might just antagonise the strange figure, press on down the passage would be my preference.

[ravenn4544]

Androgost moves to cross the bridge.

Dex (18) [3d6]=15

Con (16) [3d6]=7

[gurusql]

The Highway -
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63)
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48) (Continual Light rock)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26) (Glowing Sword)
Garrant (AC 8, HP 49/50)
Hex (AC 0, HP 27/27, Armor 6/8) (Continual Light coin) (Alter Self: 4 + 3d4, Detect Illusion: 5)
Raffi (AC -1, HP 21/21, Armor 8/8) (Glowing Dagger)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

The Wall of Fire is a Sheet (line) or ring. I don't tend to think that is bends and folds much less at 90 degree angles. So with a bend there would really not be enough room for the entire party to be over the pit and hiding behind the Wall of Fire. Given the following I am not going to worry to much about it.

Hex makes sure the remaining three party members get across the first gap (pit+mud) completely. All of the party members are gathered in the small area behind the Wall of Fire. (The source of the smoke was the "torch" that was previously thrown out not the Wall of Fire.) Qleceec makes a cloth mask to cover her nose and mouth. While no one is enjoying the smoke, other than a few hacks and coughs it is not seriously impacting anyone.

After another uncomfortable 4 minutes the Wall of Fire duration comes to a close. The group finds that the previous secret door is covered with stone even though Siouxsie's spell did not have a chance to affect it. The uncomfortable smoke is still filling the tunnel and still limiting vision to 2 feet and causing some light coughing.

Does the party want to mess with the newly found stone wall or continue on using Siouxsie's stone bridge to get over the last pit? Or perhaps something else?

Actions?

[Rex]

Qleceec

"I will scout across the next pit with Nah."

She crosses the bridge to the new area.

[cybersavant]

Nah Olos "I don't like leaving that secret door unchecked behind us.", but he also crosses the next pit to see what's further ahead.

[Storm11]

Hex will fly along across the gap with the scouters, once the fire has died out.

Raffi will continue to guard the rear with his enchanted dagger for light.

It doesn’t matter now but he wasn’t intending to make a bend in the wall. Just extend it where it was going into the secret passage along the same line as it was across the corridor. It’s difficult to describe over text I know. i was thinking the heat from the wall of fire would push the smoke from the torch away from us and lift it towards the ceiling. Anyway. Let’s move on.

[ravenn4544]

Androgost also doesn't like leaving a threat behind, but waits for the scouts ahead to report back on what they find.

[GreyWolfVT]

Boff agrees "I don't like it neither. So lets check that bugger while Qleceec scouts."

[Spearmint]

Siouxsie

Would hope if we ignore these pests, they will bore and choose to ignore us also.

[gurusql]

The Highway -
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63)
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48) (Continual Light rock)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26) (Glowing Sword)
Garrant (AC 8, HP 49/50)
Hex (AC 0, HP 27/27, Armor 6/8) (Continual Light coin) (Alter Self: 2 + 3d4, Detect Illusion: 3)
Raffi (AC -1, HP 21/21, Armor 8/8) (Glowing Dagger)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

The thick smoke still fills the air, limiting vision and still giving the bad smell. Is it starting to vanish, perhaps that is just wishful thinking. Hex , Qleceec and Nah Olos cross the bridge over the last pit with Hex flying. Hex is carrying his Continual Light coin to give light to Nah Olos, but has to stay very close for it to be any use to the Half-orc. Nah Olos does not find any traps on the other side of the pit.

While this dance is going on many of the other group members are very interested in the location of the previous secret door. Over the area was the passage that contained the "Blue Wizard" is a smooth wall of granite. Boff and Androgost check the wall for secret doors, but do not find any. They do notice that if there was a secret door here, it would not be well hidden as the smooth granite wall does not match the rough walls that make up all of the the Highway.

Raffi watches the rear.

Actions?

Rolls

[_1d100]=(40)=40
[_2d6]=(3+5)=8

[gurusql]

The Highway -
Moonday, 17th day of Planting, 597
12th day since leaving Loftwick

Qleceec (AC 1, HP 62/63)
Nah Olos (AC 4, HP 53/53)
Boff (AC 5, HP 61/61)
Siouxsie (AC 2, HP 48/48) (Continual Light rock)
Androgost (AC -6, HP 60/65, Armor 25/26) (Glowing Sword)
Garrant (AC 8, HP 49/50)
Hex (AC 0, HP 27/27, Armor 6/8) (Continual Light coin) (Alter Self: 0 + 3d4, Detect Illusion: 1)
Raffi (AC -1, HP 21/21, Armor 8/8) (Glowing Dagger)
Frannie (AC 4, HP 26/26)

After another two minutes the smoke starts to clear. The smell of the smoke remains in the air, but everyone is breathing better and vision with a light source is up to about fifteen feet. Additional time and better vision does not expose any additional traps for Nah Olos or secret doors through the smooth wall for the rest of the group.

Looking for actions from the party members.

[Rex]

Qleceec

"We should get moving, I think we have wasted enough time and resources here."

If everyone agrees she will lead the way.