In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 888):

"We never got to the inner sanctum where the good books and probable magical items are.
  The dead artificer also had diagrams of some kind of spider thing we never saw either, and we have been letting
our fire mage determine our directions, and try to steer the jumble of parts, no offense Safwan, into areas it was unfamiliar with."

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 889):

"Yes, we have barely made it safe. Looting is the reward for that, and I have a lot I would like to find, but the fire mage has been giving directions in order to make the place safe.

But I also was thinking about breaking the frame of the door. Would that work?"

you don't know if it is the doorframe or something more structural

In reply to Narrator (msg # 891):

Who might know? We are near the top of the tower, are we not?

Noting comments in OOC, Gareth has been pretty careful not to burn anything except people who were trying to kill him, so for a pyromaniac, he is pretty restrained, I thought.

He is very interested in going back and studying the spells when he gets a chance...once he is sure they are safe from invasion! Surely he is not the only one with that concern...

"I hope we find a book that can instruct me in using magic!" exclaims Amelia. "I love books. And I'm not so very good, strong, in using a sword and such. It's also not very, well, lady-like. I think I'd be good at magic." She tugs on her favourite necklace.

In reply to Amelia Montaigne (msg # 893):

" Then let us ung returnto the Master's quarters."

In reply to Safwan (msg # 894):

"I like the idea. I am just concerned that this gate may be opened again by another capable practitioner. Would putting blades across the gate make it safe?"

In reply to Gareth (msg # 895):

"I am not leaving Omar alone and you are not splitting the party."

In reply to Gareth (msg # 895):

"I have no intention of splitting the party. I am happy to go wherever once I am sure this gate is safe, though I share Amelia's interest in the library."

"Then what do you mean by 'putting blades over the gate' if not to post a guard? Build a trap?"

In reply to Haveron Stormwal (msg # 898):

"Yes. Anyone coming through the gate would walk into the blades before they saw them. I guess you could call it a trap..."

In reply to Gareth (msg # 899):
This would require an Engineering: Traps roll....

In reply to Narrator (msg # 900):

What would that default to? Also, how big is the portal frame? Is it a standard door size, made out of adamantine? How thick is the frame? Trying to get a physical picture of what I am working with.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:54, Thu 18 Apr.

The entire hallway of the guest level is paneled in rare wood;
the door is standard 8'x4' size and has brass hinges and handle.
Engineering is IQ-6.  You are no artificer, although you have the notes of the former one...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 902):

Can Gareth garner anything from those notes with regard to the gate, and how to shut it off?

In reply to Gareth (msg # 903):

The trap artificer's notes do not pertain to this level at all

In reply to Narrator (msg # 902):

Is this door the same gateway to another dimension that the critters were coming through before it was deactivated? That is the only door of interest.

In reply to Gareth (msg # 905):

This doorway was previously an active gate; it is deactivated now, by Berry.

You have no spells yourself in this area and as far as you can tell the gate was activated when you smashed in the front door.

the rest of the party is satisfied with Berry's work, and are heading to the library...

Amelia does a little skip at the prospect of finding the library.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 906):

Begrudgingly, Gareth, still concerned the gate could be reactivated, follows the others to the library. There is much research he wishes to do there...

No one has made their way into the Master's chamber. Safwan hasn't been there, the door is magelocked.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 909):

Another location of interest, but Gareth does not want to split the party...there are many locations of interest if he has time.

you make your way back to the former location of the truth telling knights the reavers destroyed.

are you going through the dart corridor or the one with the writing under the carpet ?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 911):

Gareth is aware of the writing under the carpet. Can he erase those runes?

Another skilled practitioner could reopen the gate, but they could also make a new one. We're robbing the place. I know trying to do good is tempting but we shouldn't give in. I'd be happy with some choice picks from the library.