"Those do look like nice gloves, I'm not sure they are a good fit for halfling or gnome hands, or cats....paws. Let me see how they fit the hands of an elf" and he picks up the gloves and puts them on.

"ooooo, nice."

Celador leaves with Lazaret to examine the door on the south side of the main room.

"So Laz, what will the fine people of Westbank think when we tell them the truth of their constable? Maybe I could apply for the job as new town constable. My military training does offer some attributes that people might find quite attractive in an officer of the law," the elf raises his gloved hand to stroke his chin as he ponders a life in Westbank...settle down, find a wife, a good elven woman would be hard to find, maybe Mattis would do nicely, she is a good cook, easy enough on the eyes, looks to be firm in the places where it is good to be firm and soft enough in the soft places, I wonder if she smells of sage and rosemary all the time or only after cooking, she'll probably want to have kids, and we won't stop at one or two, maybe after four or five or six we'll realize that more kids wasn't the solution and that she will always resent my elven heritage and I will have contempt for being forced to remain in this town and feel forced to accept a station in life that is below me, and it will all end horribly with a meat cleaver...

"yes, you're right Laz. It's probably not the right gig for me right now. We should start a band of adventurers!" he says as he snaps out of his momentary day dream.

In reply to Celador Qiris (msg # 241):

"You hairless folk are so funny in the way you complicate relationships. Seriously. Do some caterwauling in an alley somewhere. Meet someone interested. Boom boom. Meow meow. Move along.

"And those gloves look ridiculous on you. I like you enough to be honest about that.

"Now let's see what else is hidden in this cave."

As the diminutive duo of Therarak and Thorfire sort through the pair of chambers on the northern end of the cavernous central chamber (OOC: there is a full backpack in Malik's chamber and a so far unexplored desk and bed in Sister Gwendelon's chamber), Celador and Lazaret return to the site of their final battle to explore the southern passageway. The foul stench hanging in the air triples as they move into the tunnel. It proceeds about 15 feet before widening into a room. The scene there is sickening, to say the least. Strewn across the entirety of the small chamber is an assortment of zombie corpses, rotting into a nauseating fog that hangs in the air. The bodies are earlier, failed attempts at resurrection by Sister Gwendelon, piled here like so much garbage.

Standing behind one of the piles, a single undead creature feasts on a rotting arm of one of the zombies. His eyes dart up from his feast and fixate on the elf and tabaxi. It shrieks at the interlopers and charges.


Lazaret and Celador, post round 1 actions!

"AAAHH!" the surprised creature also surprises the elf, who quickly draws his sword.

does Celador recognize this creature?

23:07, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 17 using 1d20-1.  Nature.

The vile creature catches him off-guard and he swings and misses.

23:16, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 7 using 1d20+5.  attack with long sword.

In reply to Celador Qiris (msg # 244):

"Oh hell! Here we go again."

Lazaret charges the fetid foe with both blades swinging wildly. His rapier hits hard and the dagger sinks deeply into the creature's chest.

"Something more like that, Celador. You can do it. Bend your knees and use your weight to push through."

Lazaret gives Celador Bardic Inspiration.


08:08, Today: Lazaret rolled 24 using 1d20+5.  Rapier Attack.
08:08, Today: Lazaret rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  Dagger Attack.
08:09, Today: Lazaret rolled 7 using 1d8+3.  Rapier Damage.
08:09, Today: Lazaret rolled 2 using 2d4 with rolls of 1,1.  Dagger Damage (Offhand).

Thorfire rifles through Malik's backpack for something interesting, then proceeds to search the good Sister's bed and desk.

16:37, Today: Thorfire Shortankard rolled 11 using 1d20+7, rerolling ones.  Checking for Traps in Sister Gwendelon's desk.
16:38, Today: Thorfire Shortankard rolled 20 using 1d20+7, rerolling ones.  Pick Lock on desk drawer.
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In reply to Celador Qiris (msg # 241):

Hey asshole, who said you can swipe the gloves from my hands.... Therarak grabs a fire vial and considers chucking at the elf's overgrown head just to see how the elf likes to get burned....but after a second his lawful good nature requires him to place the vial back into his satchel.

Therarak checks for secret chambers in both Malik's room as well as Sister Gwendelon's room.

16:47, Today: Therarak Gemfinder rolled 21 using 1d20+3.  Perception Malik's Room
16:47, Today: Therarak Gemfinder rolled 20 using 1d20+3.  Perception Sister Gwendelon's room
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Although the charging ghoul sidesteps Celador's attack with ease, he cannot dodge the twin blades from Lazaret. Hissing in pain, the undead creature rakes back at the tabaxi, but misses wildly.
22:44, Today: DM rolled 12 using 1d20+4.  Ghoul claws vs. Lazaret.
Lazaret and Celador, post round 2 actions!

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In the northern chambers, Therarak picks through the backpack and finds it full of silver and gold. In total, there are 150 pieces of each. The svirfneblin also notes a small side pocket inside of which are a pair of dice. Although they look like they go together, one of the two is a bit shinier than the other one (maybe a DC13 arcana roll?).

In the other chamber, Thorfire finds a simple catch on the desk and disarms it with relative ease. Inside are a stack of papers mostly covered with unrecognizable scribblings. Also, there is a journal, depicting Gwendelon's activities and many references to someone or something called Vecna.

As Thorfire pages through the journal, Therarak finds a secret door behind the necromancer's bed. Behind the door lies a small chamber and an open chest containing 300 gold pieces, 2 potions, and a strange set of eyewear adorned with some kind of unreadable markings.

OOC: DC 10 arcana to ID the potions.
     DC 15 arcana to ID the glasses.
     DC 13 arcana to ID the dice (both Therarak and Thorfire can roll).
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In reply to DM (msg # 248):

"See, Celador, what you are doing with your sword is something like this."

23:16, Today: Lazaret rolled 7 using 1d20+5.  Rapier Attack.

"Your elbow is low. Keep it up. More like this."

23:17, Today: Lazaret rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  Dagger Attack.
23:17, Today: Lazaret rolled 6 using 2d4.  Dagger Damage (Offhand).

"Now you try!"

Annoyed at missing the first time (or possibly by Lazaret's critque), Celador swings again and this time connects with the little beast, though it is only a glancing blow.

22:51, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 21 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 16.  attack with long sword.

22:53, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 6 using 1d8+5 with rolls of 1.  damage with long sword.

@Laz, wasn't your second strike a crit?

In reply to Celador Qiris (msg # 250):

Yes. I've critted twice in a row with the dagger. (2d4 damage) The first time was for minimum damage.

I guess I didn't look close enough, I was expecting more from a critical roll. I have a ranger in the other game who rolled a crit while using hunter's mark and colossus slayer and it was 31 damage.

Back to back crit with a dagger, huh. I am guessing it's not the dagger of Rezor. Maybe we should have a crossover with the Wangrods and Laz could give the dagger to Peren? #twoworldscollide

In reply to Celador Qiris (msg # 252):

#greenflameblade

Therarak identifies the potions and strange glasses...the dice seems to be two dice.

13:49, Today: Therarak Gemfinder rolled 11 using 1d20+5.  Arcana Potions.
13:50, Today: Therarak Gemfinder rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  Arcana Glasses.
13:51, Today: Therarak Gemfinder rolled 11 using 1d20+5.  Arcana Dice.

In reply to DM (msg # 248):

The brilliant Thorfire investigates the dice.

13:55, Today: Thorfire Shortankard rolled 18 using 1d20-1.  Arcana.

Therarak recognizes the potions as potions of healing. The glasses are enchanted in a way that aids night vision: giving it to those who don't have it at all and improving it for those that do.

But it takes someone a bit more streetwise to understand the nature of the dice. Thorfire, having seen more than a few games of chance in his day (some more fair than others), finds the first die to be true. The second, however, he learns will come up on whatever number he pictures in his mind.

Potion of Healing (2d4 + 2 hp)

Potion of Greater Healing (4d4 + 4hp)

Goggles of Night - While wearing these dark lenses, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, wearing the goggles increases its range by 60 feet.

Charlatan's Die - Whenever you roll this six-sided die, you can control which number it rolls.

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In the southern chamber, Lazaret and Celador both hit the ghoul. It screeches in defiance, but seeing the odds stacked against him and leaking a foul black pus from multiple wounds, it retreats behind a pile of decaying corpses, tearing savagely into one of them for a last meal before the inevitable end to its undead days.

Post round 3 actions! Ghoul is 15 feet away partially obscured by putrid corpses.
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In reply to DM (msg # 256):

"Much better, my friend. But let me finish for you."

05:35, Today: Lazaret rolled 1 using 1d4.  Dagger Damage (Offhand).

05:35, Today: Lazaret rolled 7 using 1d8+3.  Rapier Damage.

05:34, Today: Lazaret rolled 19 using 1d20+5.  Dagger Attack.

05:34, Today: Lazaret rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  Rapier Attack.

Lazaret finishes off the feasting ghoul with a flurry of blades. Its foul corpse joins its final meal in the pile of already rotting flesh strewn across the small chamber. A quick survey of the room is all Lazaret and Celador can stand without retching. That is time enough to conclude there is nothing of value there.
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In reply to DM (msg # 258):

N22 Door 7

Lazaret and Celador continue to clear out the cave. They make their way back up the stairs.

(I think there was a door at N22 - we'll check that out first. Then proceed onto Door 7.)

"I wonder what is behind this."

OOC: From the history department:

Lazaret reaches the northwestern door (door 7 at I17)and finds it is still barred (significantly) from his own side. Unbarring without the help of a crowbar is possible, but it won't be easy.
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In reply to DM (msg # 260):

Thorfire and Therarak join Laz at J16.

When we are done here, do we want to kill some rodents of unusual size?
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Celador manages to keep himself from retching as they leave the putrid rotting corpses and head back toward the entrance to the cave. He stops with Lazaret and they examine the heavily barred door.

"Well, this looks rather serious. Looks like some one or some thing is not supposed to go in there," he states, digging around in his pack. "shall we see what it could be?" as he pulls out a crowbar.

I do have a dungeoneer's pack and crowbar is standard equipemnt



"A little help here, please," he grunts as he starts prying at the spikes.

Assuming that someone will give him help, I'll go ahead and roll with advantage.


17:22, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  athletics.

I guess I didn't need to.

With the northern chambers fully explored, the party reconvenes at the barred door bearing the unreadable note. Celador pulls a crowbar from his pack and begins to methodically pry the wooden crosspieces fixed across the doorway. Once completed, he is removes the stakes that also serve to hold the door from whoever or whatever is on the other side. With everything removed, the elf is able to pull the door open revealing a musty smell (actually an improvement over that of the zombies) and darkness for as far as he can see. Stone stairs continue ahead for a good forty feet before the passageway turns to the left and out of the sight even for Celador's darkvision.

In reply to DM (msg # 263):

"I'm sure this is fine. What's the worst that could possibly happen?"

Celador sniffs the air trying to discern what sort of creature may inhabit this space.

07:42, Today: Lazaret rolled 20 using 1d20+6.  Perception.
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He does?


Celador looks at the tabaxi with a slight grin.

"My thoughts exactly."

He takes a few cautious steps forward, shield and sword at the ready.

09:52, Today: Celador Qiris rolled 4 using 1d20+3.  stealth.

I should replace "takes a few cautious steps forward" with "trips and falls down the stairs"