Expedition - Markd/On A Mission From Baudh - 08 May 2021

[Marullus]

The centipedes begin to swarm out of the box. Markd and Bremen bludgeon and skewer the first two deftly with their ranged attacks. Bandy's blow misses as they slither away but Irving's horizontal slice takes care of the remainder (critical success effect - apply across multiple). A few moments and it is done - the creatures not standing a chance against the ready adventurers. Bandy and Irving check the remaining coffers in this area - a quarter of the overall space inspected. All together, they find almost one sack of coins - about 50lbs of silver coins and 2lbs of gold coins left behind when the bodies and their other goods were removed.

Olaf watches the proceedings. The robed man finishes his testimony, compelled to do so by the Judge. The Judge nods sternly, accepting his words as convincing. He makes a pronouncement. The woman collapses sobbing on her table. The robed man begins pleading with the judge, trying to take back his words, but it seems that none can hear him.

Time: 12 May 2021, 1:30 pm
Light source: fountain room is starlit, court room has candleabras, Bandy's candlestick (1:30pm), Bremen's torch (2:00pm)
Injuries: Irving (lightly injured) Bremen (lightly injured)

[Alethan]

OOC: So there are more coffers? They are scattered about the huge room, then? I say we check more, if that is the case...

[Marullus]

By torchlight, you've only seen one quarter of the chamber.

[Alethan]

Bandy Sandybanks

"Let's explore the rest of the chamber..."

If nobody disagrees, then he begins moving around the larger chamber clockwise from where they are (i.e. hugging the left wall).

[Keehnelf]

Irving stays ready, as before, to defend his allies.

[onlyme]

Markd prepares his lantern for lighting. He'll have a sling and bullet ready for firing if needed. His sword always a belt pull away.

He'll light as the torch becomes dim. Also, he lit a lantern the previous time, and I assume he extinguished it once they left the dungeon (or whatever this place is). So, I dont know how much juice it has from the previous oil pint.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Captain Bremen
Crossbow in hand, the Captain follows Bandy and lends a hand searching for traps.

I see your point about shooting toward your character, Al. I figured since we had the surprise, he wasn't risking much. Didn't see it as being in melee yet.

[Zhym]

Olaf keeps watching the show, hoping the nice woman will somehow manage to win and live happily ever after.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Zhym: I know I've mentioned it before, but being a dwarf, doesn't Olaf speak kobold? Why isn't he trying to figure some of this stuff out from the kobold ghosts?

[Zhym]

He doesn't want to get shushed again.

Also, I hadn't thought of it.

[Rusty Tincanne]

He doesn't want to get shushed again.

Perfect.

[Marullus]

"Let's explore the rest of the chamber..."
If nobody disagrees, then he begins moving around the larger chamber clockwise from where they are (i.e. hugging the left wall).

Bandy leads the group forward, hugging the left wall. These walls also are all metered blocks of stone, many with engraved words. They pass the wooden door on that wall (previously noted, 30' from the corner where you started) and find no other doors on that wall. The wall is 110' long, providing your first measurement of what appears to be a square chamber. When you reach the far wall, you find two more doorways upon it with your torch. A wooden door is on the far wall right near the corner. Spaced 10' over from that door is an open archway. Holding the torches aloft, you can see a hallway beyond continuing deeper than your torchlight, but are startled to see a row of skeletons on each of the side walls, all dangling by their wrists from iron manacles, lining the wall as far as you can see.

Within the chamber, you see the bottom of the circular stone stairway come into view from this angle, unimpeded, and confirm that it is located in the center of the large room. You find another dozen or so stone coffers arranged here in a similar state - little adornment beyond a small amount of writing, each lid already disturbed, many of them ajar.

Bremen's torch begins to burn low, so Markd lights his lantern from it, casting a greater glow for them to begin inspecting further.

Time: 12 May 2021, 2:00 pm
Light source: fountain room is starlit, court room has candleabras, Markd's lantern (until 6:00pm)
Injuries: Irving (lightly injured) Bremen (lightly injured)

[Rusty Tincanne]

Let's finish looking around this chamber and then see what is up the steps. Though it's going to be awkward walking past all those ghosts with this loot. Captain Bremen continues to follow the group, gathering any gold, electrum or silver they find.

What do we have so far? I can load up a large sack.

[Alethan]

Bandy Sandybanks

"First, the other coffers were apparently hastily looted. Maybe there is something of note in these, as well..."

With the lantern in play, Bandy extinguishes his candle, returning it and the candlestick to his pack so he is able to wield his longsword. He unsheaths it and uses it to lever open the coffer lids (as long as it doesn't seem like any of them is heavy enough to damage his sword).

[Marullus]

Bandy begins prying off more lids, inspecting the looted interiors, and helping the others scoop the scattered coins into sacks. In the third coffer, he uncovers another nest of giant centipedes, but these are less startled. The five foot-long insects, venom moist on their mandibles, strike out at him rather than cowering from the light.

(No surprise round, actions!)

Time: 12 May 2021, 2:15 pm
Light source: fountain room is starlit, court room has candleabras, Markd's lantern (until 6:00pm)
Injuries: Irving (lightly injured) Bremen (lightly injured)

Rolls:

surprise: us [1d6] = 3 them [1d6] = 3

[Rusty Tincanne]

Captain Bremen fires his crossbow before the centipedes have the opportunity to lash out.

Initiative [1d6] = 6
Crossbow [1d20+2] = 6+2 = 8 damage [1d6] = 4

But seriously. How long have these centipedes been feeding on these bodies? These things are ancient! Dessciated, rotted, long-since eaten. Ew! Gross!

[Alethan]

Bandy Sandybanks

Bandy swings at the nearest centipede with a deft stroke.

Initiative [1d6] = 5

Longsword [1d20+1] = 19+1 = 20 Damage [1d8+1] = 4+1 = 5

[onlyme]

If Markd can fire a sling bullet without risk of hitting bandy, he will.
sling shot [1d20] = 6 ; dam [1d4] = 1


If there is risk, he will switch to sword and swat.
long sword [1d20+2] = 11+2 = 13; damage [1d8+2] = 3+2 = 5

[Keehnelf]

Irving swipes at them with his sword, but they are moving too quickly for him!

Attack [1d20+2] = 7+2 = 9 to hit, [1d8+2] = 6+2 = 8 damage

[Marullus]

Their hundreds of legs churning like a drunken man's mustache, the centipedes boil out of the disturbed coffer, hissing and clacking their mandibles, each the size of a man's forearm. The first is unlucky enough to get caught under the coffer lid as it flips over backwards onto the ground, greenish ichor squirting out from it as it is crushed. Bremen's crossbow bolt sails just past Bandy as he dodges back, clattering against the far wall. Bandy and Markd each neatly dissect one of the bugs coming at them, but two others get by. One hisses and attacks Markd's boot ineffectually, the other latches onto Irving's armored forearm, unable to get through the metal before Irving dislodges it and sends it skittering back across the floor for a moment.

(Two bugs left, on Markd and Irving respectively. Actions!)

Rolls:

Bandy, Markd, Irving [1d3] = 2 [1d3] = 2 [1d3] = 3
Attacks: [1d20] = 1 [1d20] = 2 [1d20] = 11

But seriously. How long have these centipedes been feeding on these bodies? These things are ancient! Dessciated, rotted, long-since eaten. Ew! Gross!

Good point. I'll swap them for more immortal undead on the monster list...