Done, I think.

Tom Yoris, what's your Hit Die? I'll roll it for you when I Lay on Hands.

I don't think assisting is a thing unless explicitly stated for a DC.

So the choice is: does Roland want to spend a point of luck or shall another PC try (Kishta included)?

Yes, Roland spends a point of luck to push it literally over the edge!

Who's our fighter-type?

You have two: Golo and Tom.

Graduation party! Oldest son's party, prep today and party tomorrow. Contributions from me on Sunday.

Cool.  Save me some cake.

Dangit! Knew I should have saved that last piece. You would have had to fight through a horde of teenagers for it, though.

I could.

So...have we not yet explored some other direction besides this obvious trap that we're staring at?

You've explored everything you've seen. Since you haven't found what you've come for, you must have missed something. See Kishta's in-game post.

Frack. Okay.

Busy with family stuff today, will chime in tomorrow. I may not have much cerebral capacity for a puzzle/analysis for the next few days 'cos of RL, so I may not be much help in puzzling this out until next week if we don't figure it out by then.

Just share your recollections with Kishta when you're ready and Kishta will employ the Socratic method.

Well, anybody can share them with Kishta.

Still a bit rough; will update today if I can or tomorrow if I can't.

Gents, you're going to have to retrieve your thinking caps from that long forgotten box in the attic. I promise next time to run a 100% hack&slash.

I have been know to break such promises.

I have had a hectic week; I should have time to jump back and read in the next day or two.

Making us think?  Now that’s just mean.

It doesn't help when RL gives me a hard time. :-) I am going to go back and start reading this afternoon to see what we missed.

Sorry, gents, I don't know where I've been the past week.

Who is our best fighter in the party, by the way?

Not me.

I don't think the party really has a stand-out fighter.

For purposes of expediency, I will post the item ids:

Hide of the Cave Bear: When donned by a warrior or dwarf, the hide permits the wearer to fly into a berserker rage 1/day per level. In a rage, the wearer temporarily gains a +2 to attack and damage rolls, +2 hp per level, and a +2 bonus to Fort saves, but takes a -2 penalty to AC. The rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 1d5 + the character’s level, though the warrior may prematurely end the rage. At the end of the rage, the warrior loses all modifiers and becomes fatigued (temporarily reduced to half current hp, cannot run or charge) for a number of rounds equal to the length of the rage.

Ulfheonar’s wolf-spear, better known simply by its master’s name, is a magical weapon with a +1 bonus to hit and damage. The weapon also grants its bearer a +1 to initiative rolls. On a successful hit the wielder can use the cross bars mounted below the spearhead to pin a creature, reducing the target’s AC by the wielder’s Strength bonus. By sacrificing his actions in a given round, the wielder can maintain the pin on the target with a successful contested Strength check. With the spear, heroes can even pin magical creatures, preventing them from assuming gaseous form, teleporting, stepping to another plane, and so on.

Anyone drinking from the Horn of Kings immediately ascertains its powers. The horn glows faintly in the presence of poisoned meat or drink. Thrice per week, drinking from the horn grants +4 to a Fort save against poisons; thrice per month, drinking from the horn heals the drinker 1d12 hp/level; once, and only once, drinking from the horn grants the imbiber a DC 10 Fort save to return from death. When this final power is
used, ...

Betrugar, aren't you a dwarf?