3. Castle Ravenloft

[GreyWolfVT]

I do get Vorkath's reasoning as to why he is acting as he does and not having been in the game since the start I cannot say as If he has full proof other than one beings word over an others. I as my part in taking over Robert intend to be almost like an annoying Elf Mage even though I am a druid I will not lack manners and likely will class views with lack of information. So don't hold it against me just my difference in how I'll be playing a druid.

Robert "Indeed wise words Iluq I'll not open the doors but I'll be awaiting here by them for the rest to come over before I attempt to open them. I don't wish to clash with Vorkath yet again being as that we are of different perspective, thoughts and reasoning." Robert then walks over as he said and awaits the party by the only doors left unopened in the second floor.

[Zhym]

Date: Nouluna 4, 1221
Time: 6:23 PM
Weather: Thunderstorm
Moon: Full
Location: Castle Ravenloft, Audience Chamber & Environs
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In the hallway, Robert, Iluq, and Agrippo decide to wait to open the double doors until the rest of the party has joined them.

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Meanwhile, in the accountant's office, Tibbius sends Randolph onto the scribe’s papers. The cat's air of indifferent menace evaporates when the old man reaches out and scratches him behind the ears. To Tibbius’s chagrin, his fierce familiar rolls over on his side and begins to purr.

The paladin, however, has heard enough. If you work for evil, you’re evil! Barely restraining himself from letting the barbarian inside him take over again, Vorkath decides instead on a sermon and a threat, punctuated by a little furniture rearranging. He tries to flip the large desk, but the desk is surprisingly stable and heavy. It moves half a foot, but remains upright.

As the desk moves, you hear the rattle of chains and see iron links you had not noticed before. They lead from a loop set in the desk to a shackle near the man’s ankle. The accountant is literally chained to his desk!

He places a hand on the rope hanging next to him. “You'll be going now,” he says with menace in his voice you had not heard before. He pulls the rope, souding a tremendously loud GONG!!! that leaves a ringing in your ears!

Vorkath desk flip (open doors, 1-2): [1d6] = 5
I cut off moves after the gong, assuming you might want to change your actions at that point.

Status: Agrippo: 46/52, Vokath: 40/40, Ireena: ??/??, Tibbius: 22/22, Randolph: 4/4, Iluq: 39/39, Tumbler: 24/39, Robert: 37/37
Spells: Polymorph Self (Tibbius): 1.7 turns; Log of Everburning (Robert): 29.7 turns

[GreyWolfVT]

Robert in hearing the loud gong decides to go see what kind of trouble Vorkath has started yet again. He sees the scribe and Vorkath at the desk and pieces together what might have transpired. "Turning into a barbarian again are we Vorkath? Can't you leave the poor man alone?" Robert then walks over to the desk and can see the man is shackled to the desk. "You see this man is held prisoner he is literally chained here against his will, and yet you attack the man you should holster that temper for soon I think you might no longer be a Paladin but a Barbarian Berserker as it suits you better it would appear Vorkath, whatever has happened to you?" Robert pauses and looks at the man with the gong rope in his hands and feels sorry for the man. "I am sorry sir my friend I think is letting his temper get the best in him lately, I can see clearly you are not a willing agent to the Lord and will not allow Vorkath to harm you."

[MonkeyWrench]

Iluq readies himself after seeing the accountant sound the gong. "I feel we should take the mans advice and leave this area before whatever that gong summoned arrives. We have dallied here too long as it is..." He searches throughout the room and down the hallway for anything that may be approaching.

[GreyWolfVT]

Robert "Good advice Iluq, I think we should depart and move on as Iluq has said." then Robert goes back to the double doors that are still unopened and awaits the others again.

[Grognardsw]

Vorkath, paladin

The holy warrior leaves the room the way he came and addresses the Spartan and others at the other doorway. "Agrippo, there may be a library beyond the counter's room. Let us investigate together, for the library was said to possibly hold insight on the vampyre."

"There will be company soon to sink our steel into," Vorkath adds.

[Stirling]

Agrippo will move towards the double doors and kick them open, "a gong? let them ring all the bells in the tower won't you, can't we stealth anywhere?" Agrippo mutters shaking his head.

[GreyWolfVT]

Robert follows Agrippo into the room after Agrippo kicks the doors open.

[Eulalios]

Tibbius nods to the scribe. "Unless you'd like me to free you from that shackle, we'll take your invitation to depart. Randolph! Here kitty ..." he scoops up his familiar from the desk.

[Grognardsw]

Sequence error. Will post after Tibbius finishes with scribe. Vorkath outside of room per last post.

[Eulalios]

Whoa! Tibby hasn't left the room! He just asked the scribe would he like to be loosed from his shackles.

Absent-mindedly, Tibbius wanders over to the table by the door and picks up the book that the scribe had mentioned when they first entered. Cat perched on his shoulders, he gingerly opens the book and starts to read. Glancing up: "Vorkath! What the hells? You know there's no torching in a library!"

[Zhym]

Date: Nouluna 4, 1221
Time: 6:24 PM
Weather: Thunderstorm
Moon: Full
Location: Castle Ravenloft, Audience Chamber & Environs
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When we last checked in on our brave adventurers, Strahd’s accountant had just sounded an alarm bell. Who knows what might now be on its way to meet you?

Hearing the gong, Robert heads back the accountant’s office. He meets Vorkath coming the other way. The druid puts one and one together. "Turning into a barbarian again are we Vorkath?” he asks. “Can't you leave the poor man alone?"

Iluq readies himself. "I feel we should take the mans advice and leave this area before whatever that gong summoned arrives,” he says. He starts checking the hallway and the room for anything that might be approaching.

Tibbius, still in the accountant’s office, offers to free him from his shackles. The man declines. “Thank you, but where would I go? Too much to do, too much to do,” he says. “And you really should be going.” Tibbius scoops up Randolph and wanders to a table by the door, where he starts looking through a book.

Tumbler and Ireena remain with Agrippo in the hallway. “Whatever’s coming, I want to be as far from it as possible,” she says. Agrippo kicks open the doors from the hallway. “A gong?” he mutters. “Let them ring all the bells in the tower won't you, can't we stealth anywhere?"

The doors slam open to reveal a 20’ wide hall with a dark vaulted ceiling. Shadows seem to dance across the distant ceiling. A low moan rises and falls from the length of the corridor.

Actions?

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Feel free to restate actions you posted that I didn't acknowledge above. With so much going on at once, I wanted to post one minute's worth of actions for everyone.

Status: Agrippo: 46/52, Vokath: 40/40, Ireena: ??/??, Tibbius: 22/22, Randolph: 4/4, Iluq: 39/39, Tumbler: 24/39, Robert: 37/37
Spells: Polymorph Self (Tibbius): 1.6 turns; Log of Everburning (Robert): 29.6 turns

[Eulalios]

Tibbius joins the rest of the party. With the book from the table. What's it about?

[GreyWolfVT]

Robert goes to the doors with his torch and looks down the hallway. "Well then were is our brave leader? Shall we continue on or has the moan scarred all of you brave warriors?" he says with a smug look.

[Stirling]

"Quick forward this way then. watch those shadows, don't want anything dropping down on us unawares". Agrippo will move into the hallway keeping to the centre but looking upwards bracing his spear should anything lunge down upon him and attack.

[GreyWolfVT]

Robert will follow Agrippo Searching the shadows as they move and holding his torch in one hand and sword in the other.

[MonkeyWrench]

Illuq travels with the group, watching the shadows and keeping a prayer to his lips should the forces of darkness approach them, his hammers at the ready to smite those who bear the mark of evil.

[Grognardsw]

Vorkath sees Tibbius leave the room behind him. The paladin see the others ignoring an opportunity to explore an alleged library that lies beyond the accountant’s room, which they all know may house a journal about or by Strahd that they heard about earlier. He shakes his head in exasperation.

The Sword of the True God will not be deterred. With his torch the paladin walks back into the room and sets the many papers and books ablaze with his torch. “I see you’re still here. I trust whoever you called has the key to your chains,” he says to the scribe, closing the door behind him. Then Vorkath takes up the rear with the group, moving down the corridor.

Previous converation...

Vorkath, paladin

"You serve a monster, sir counter. Evil incarnate who kills for sport and sustenance. Who is the one touched in the head?"

"You speak of 'budgets.' What is the cost for all the human lives Strahd has taken? For the economy he has broken in this region? For ruining the home and family of this woman Ireena? Can all of this be 'depreciated?'"

"You disgust me. You support and enable horrendous villainy. You are lucky I don't gut you where you stand. My life purpose is to destroy Strahd and bring ruin to his castle, as he has done to Barovia."

Vorkath flips over the desk the scribe is working at. "Leave the castle now and don't come back," he says icily. "The next time I see you I won't be so friendly."

The holy warrior leaves the room the way he came and addresses the Spartan and others at the other doorway. "Agrippo, there may be a library beyond the counter's room. Let us investigate together, for the library was said to possibly hold insight on the vampyre."

[Zhym]

Date: Nouluna 4, 1221
Time: 6:25 PM
Weather: Thunderstorm
Moon: Full
Location: Castle Ravenloft, Audience Chamber & Environs
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Vorkath doubles back, abandoning the rest of the party to indulge his pyromania. PM sent

The rest of you proceed forward down the shadowy vaulted hallway, keeping a wary eye on the ceiling and the shadows. You reach the end of the hall, which is barred by another set of large wooden double doors. Lawful good holy symbols that were once carved into the doors are now scratched almost entirely out of recognition.

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Going to try the hand-drawn maps for a while.

Status: Agrippo: 46/52, Vokath: 40/40, Ireena: ??/??, Tibbius: 22/22, Randolph: 4/4, Iluq: 39/39, Tumbler: 24/39, Robert: 37/37
Spells: Polymorph Self (Tibbius): 1.5 turns; Log of Everburning (Robert): 29.5 turns

[MonkeyWrench]

Illuq walks cautiously over to the runes, attempting to inspect them closer, "It seems we were not the only forces of good to combat this evil. We must be wary." Illuq then watches the walls and ceiling again, he stands at the ready for whoever will be opening the door.