Clover followed close behind the group. There was no hesitation in his stride but he kept quiet as if he was trying to preserve his voice as long as possible.

Which way would you like to go?

"Let us head east my friends and check out that area." Orlen says as he takes up the lead.

Sir Jovius follows heading east

“It seems like as good a plan as any.”


Today: Beagan WobbleCog rolled 23 using 1d20+7.  Search (traps/secret doors)
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Binx keeps his eyes open as he travels with the group.

(as a note, though stealthing, I would like to have the same marching order as before)

The way East continues for 100 feet of dust on the ground covering inlaid artistic tilework and the walls continue to have the painted carvings of idyllic scenes with menacing evil creatures hiding in the background.

The walls narrow in and an ornate archway surrounds the entrance to a stairway heading down.

(map to be updated in the next day or two.)

Orlen takes a moment to inspect the archway and ground below it for any traps.

09:31, Today: Orlen rolled 13 using 1d20+7.  Look for Traps at Archway.

Sir Jovius raised an amused eyebrow at the murals
"Now that's a level of creepy one doesn't see every day ".

He keeps alert for trouble

  Theo, at the tail of the party, keeps watch behind them, making sure they're not surprised from the rear.

“It seems the constant behind the scenes is perhaps an evidence of fey in the background.  It is often fey are portrayed like evil; that they do not distinguish between the perverse and the perverted.”

18:19, Today: Clover rolled 25 using 1d20+11.  K history.

this is worse then the previous roll of the same skill (a 27 to determine the same information)

For context a 30 dc jump check would allow a character to break the Olympic world record long jump, so that should indicate the focus Clover has when he throws out knowledge checks and truespeak checks that are "impressive"

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clover looks over the paintings on the wall and comes to no new information then he did last tlme, which was sadly nothing. he is unable to even identify any piece of the legend of the place or the creatures that once made the region home or of the creatures that once tormented the region.

he gains no information as to why the tunnels were buried in the first place.

Sorry none of these cave paintings are giving any clues that could inform anything about what we are going to be facing

In reply to Clover (msg # 269):

Sir Jovius nodded encouragingly at Clover
"We appreciate the attempt, chum.  Information is good, but I'm fine settling for a good sword arm for now."

“So it would appear a good bit of offensive action but perhaps even more sneaking our way forward to find the slumbering evil give it milk and cookies and tuck it back in for another millennium.”

Search take to =17

Move silently take 10 is 18
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No traps are found around the archway of the stairs but halfway down Beagan finds a pressure plate built into a step. Unfortunately, he can't tell what will happen when the plate is pressed but he might be able to deactivate it.

“Stay clear lads, I found a pressure plate.”


Today: Beagan WobbleCog rolled 14 using 1d20+7.  Disable trap

Sir Jovius nodded to their trapsmith, ready to back away

Binx peers at the trapwork curiously, I don't get to see such mehanisms disabled often."

"Really?  The mundane ones are very much either crude set ups with gravity or precision gears like an automated toy or music box.  The ones made of magic are a bit harder to find and disable."

Beagan deactivates the trap as best he can. It looks safe now but the only true test is for someone to step on the plate.....

Beagan takes the plunge

Orlen was ready to go forth when Beagan rushes forward. Orlen prepares to aid his friend by pulling him back if necessary.

Beagan steps on the stone step....nothing happens immediately...then there is a sound, a click? from somewhere deeper in the complex. Or maybe it was just imagined or perhaps just the usual sound of ancient stone shifting under the weight of millenia. Either way no damage is taken by anyone in the party.

“Paranoias almost makes me think it went off somewhere else....if it was a fake trap, but why?...oh well forward again.”