In reply to Ano (msg # 77):

Bardic knowledge check for winged humanoids + alter self ;)

In the Tolkien mythos, he envisioned vampires as anthropamorphic bats. So Ryland went full Hermione Granger and "read about those in a book once".

Klale is busy and may or may not be noticed. I'll not read the main thread until told to.

Klale: Well done sir...

Thank you.

Map is up for room.

Shhh...no meta! :P

Out of curiosity what was the solution to the puzzle, if you are able to share.

The tiles were actual letters of the greek alphabet. Once translated, the tiles Toben stepped on spelled out "SECRET".

Nice

Interesting. I thought the "c" was "ch." The rightmost tiles spell "Nothing." By stepping diagonally, one can spell "Summit."

Yeah, I debated a while between chi and kappa.

This is not going to be easy I can tell already.

Going to take some time to think and I'll post in the morning.

I don't envy the position you're in. Take whatever time you need....

Loot table:  Nauglath Ruins - Dragon Blood Sworn

Saris and Xar estimate:
26,000 gold
48,000 silver
93,000 copper

Three crowns: 1 is a magic circlet (Trans), the other two are non-magical
Small shield with a blue dragon on it - magical (Abj)
Black kite shield not made of metal.  Looks like some kind of scale.  Not magical.
Tome (on desk) - dark leather cover, red page edges - very powerful magic (Trans)
Crystal Key (on desk) - emerald with gold filigree - not magical
3 metallic rods with the words Jakartis, Malfandar, and Dragonhaste emblazoned on them (1 word per rod) - magical (Abj)
Scepter with a golden emblem of a tree - magical (Evoc)
Banjo - magical (Ench)
Mask covered in what looks like fish scales (Trans)
Gloves - magical (Trans)
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:54, Mon 22 May 2017.

Alright, folks.  What are we doing?

So we took the book and the key.  Should we be wary of taking more?  Might be best to take what we need and go

Up to y'all, but Xar will say that as far as he can tell, nothing is trapped in here.

It hasn't stopped us before :D

I suppose there were no real warnings, and we did pass the test to determine if we are worthy.

Aside from the obvious choice of the banjo, Ryland will grab anything that no one else claims and that isn't bolted down :P - Not necessarily all for himself of course

There are many things in that list that could be interesting for Toben, once identified. That'll take some time though, so I guess we just grab it ALL!!

Ano is mostly interested in the three rods and the mask.

Klale rumbles Saris and Xar should have the say; most or all of this probably once belongs to dwarves.

This is the OOC thread.  If asked, the dwarves will say this belongs to the group and should be used efficiently by it.  Xar is eyeing a couple of long knives in the pile of coins.