(4) The Ritual Isle

[shaidar]

Cian

"We could try again with the stones and the trees."

[silifi]

Night, Unknown Day and Year - likely Winter

Caradoc takes his turn and tests the wall again, finding it to be ever solid. Kordrak laments that this seems to be an impossible obstacle and suggests looking for clues to opening the gate the "right" way.

Then, Akrisios suggests that perhaps only this section of the wall is real, and that the only mysteriously materializing wall extending over the cliff side is an illusion.Grae suggests firing an arrow, but Zosime has a better idea which won't consume precious ammunition.

To test it, Zosime picks up a rock and throws it towards the portion of the wall hanging off the cliff, positioning herself such that it has not materialized into view for her. As expected, the rock sails past where the wall would be.

Taking a further step, she picks up another rock, this time close enough that she can see the wall hanging off the cliff, and throws another rock - and the rock, rather than striking the wood, vanishes into the wall without a sound, until a second later she hears the faint sound of the rock striking the cliffs below.

Added a little extra to Zosime's action just to move things along.


Kordrak Lvl4 Huntsman - 33/33 FA 4 AC 5
Akrisios Lvl4 Mountebank - 18/18 FA 3 AC 4
Grae Lvl4 Death Solider - 27/27 FA 4 AC 6 Bullseye Lantern: 130/360
Cían Lvl4 Druid - 23/23 FA 3 AC 4
Grom Lvl4 Magician - 13/14 FA 1 AC 9
Caradoc Lvl4 Bard - 19/19 FA 3 AC 5
Zosime Lvl4 Cleric - 22/24 FA 3 AC 4

[kalstone]

Akrisios

"Grom, would you be willing to try to send your raven through the illusory part of the wall?"

[OGRE MAGE]

Grom asks Dreary to try his luck a second time, convincing the bird that the extensions of wall are clearly fake and he should be able to fly over or around it with ease now.

"Anyone got a rope and hook? Maybe we could just toss it over the top to navigate this thing."

[Rex]

Zosime

"I don't have any rope or a grappling hook, but it is a good idea."

Thanks for moving it along silifi.

[Karaunios]

Caradoc

"That's a very good discovery! A little bit risky going around it, but our best solution so far. Looks like we might come further after all.

That said... I don't have a rope or a grappling hook either."

Thanks for moving it along silifi.

[kalstone]

Akrisios

"I have a rope, but no hook."

[shaidar]

Cian

"I have neither, I didn't think I'd need such things on this trip."

[Edeldhur]

Kordrak

How high is the wall - I am sure we already checked but I cannot remember, sorry.
Maybe one of us could climb it with the rope, and then tie it up for the others to climb?

[Rex]

Kordrak

How high is the wall - I am sure we already checked but I cannot remember, sorry.
Maybe one of us could climb it with the rope, and then tie it up for the others to climb?

The last time we tried going over the wall it just got higher. Likely an illusion and maybe we could try disbelieving this time but something to consider.

[Edeldhur]

Kordrak

How high is the wall - I am sure we already checked but I cannot remember, sorry.
Maybe one of us could climb it with the rope, and then tie it up for the others to climb?

The last time we tried going over the wall it just got higher. Likely an illusion and maybe we could try disbelieving this time but something to consider.

Gotcha.

[silifi]

Night, Unknown Day and Year - likely Winter

Confident that they have identified the nature of the illusion, Grom sends Dreary to fly around the part of the wall identified as solid, but through the part they believe to be an illusion.

The raven is skeptical, but does its master's will, mustering the courage to dive head first into the very real-seeming wall at full speed, just a few feet north of the cliff's edge.

Despite rationally believing it to be fake, Grom grits his teeth as he peers through Dreary's eyes, flinching as the bird goes straight through the wall - and on the other side, a clear landing.

For good measure, Grom directs Dreary to fly over the wall back towards them, testing it at about 80 feet up but over land, and finds that it is indeed illusory here as well at that height.

Kordrak and Akrisios size up the walls, deciding that they could potentially be scaled by hand, though it would be fairly difficult even for them, having to rely on the roughness of the tree bark rather than any sizable footholds.

Just as this happens, the group notices a change in the sky - the stars get brighter and bigger, strange auroras abound yet again in a phenomenon they are becoming quite familiar with now.

Actions? To clarify the mechanics of wall climbing here, Akrisios and Kordrak could use their climb check (8:12 for both I believe) while for anyone else the difficulty would be a 1:6 chance. Two successes would be needed, one to get to the top, and another scale down. Assuming it is 15 feet (which is the rough height it appears at the ground level) failure would mean 1d6 damage (although if you fail just the second check, you'll have successfully made it to the other side)


Kordrak Lvl4 Huntsman - 33/33 FA 4 AC 5
Akrisios Lvl4 Mountebank - 18/18 FA 3 AC 4
Grae Lvl4 Death Solider - 27/27 FA 4 AC 6 Bullseye Lantern: 140/360
Cían Lvl4 Druid - 23/23 FA 3 AC 4
Grom Lvl4 Magician - 13/14 FA 1 AC 9
Caradoc Lvl4 Bard - 19/19 FA 3 AC 5
Zosime Lvl4 Cleric - 22/24 FA 3 AC 4

[kalstone]

Akrisios

If Akrisios could scale the wall successfully, could he affix the rope to something to help everyone else make the climb?

[silifi]

Yes, you could tie the rope around one of the palisade timbers, although I would require a test of dexterity to be able to hang on with only your legs while tying with your hands without being able to properly see (they still appear as an illusion, even when you're "inside" of them)

I'm picturing this being like a video game where the camera ends up inside a 3d mesh it's not supposed to be in.

[kalstone]

Akrisios

"I'm willing to attempt the climb if everyone agrees." If no one argues against it, he will grab his rope and try to scale the palisade.

[Karaunios]

Caradoc nods in approval.

[silifi]

Akrisios

"I'm willing to attempt the climb if everyone agrees." If no one argues against it, he will grab his rope and try to scale the palisade.

I'm guessing no one will have an issue with this, go ahead and make your rolls.

[kalstone]

Akrisios

Akrisios is able to climb up and secure the rope.

Climb (8:12) [1d12]=1
Climb (8:12) [1d12]=3
Test of Dexterity (3:6) [1d6]=1

[Rex]

Zosime

"Nicely done Akrisios."

[OGRE MAGE]

Grom quietly nods his approval, glad someone could solve this odd dilemma.

He climbs over the wall once it's his turn to do so.