Dungeon Crawl IC thread

Lunaroki · Post by **Lunaroki** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:13 am

Simon pulls at his hair with both hands in frustration.

"Erg! No luck! This thing was designed not to be openable from this side. Maybe if I were on the other side..."

A couple of odd thoughts occur to him. He turns to holler at Jakob.

"You might wanna open that door as far as you can! It's possible the other doors won't open unless that door is completely opened and then shut! You guys deal with the zombold! I've got something I wanna try in the meantime!"

Simon scampers to collect one of the scimitars from the stack, then moves over to the remaining open door on the same wall as the one Ellimist is trapped behind. While standing just outside the door, he starts using the scimitar to poke at the floor inside the doorway, experimenting to see it he can determine what closes the door without himself becoming trapped behind it. The theory is if he does manage to locate the switch in the floor which closes the doorway it will close on the scimitar, preventing it from closing entirely. All things considered though, he isn't really expecting this to work.

Wxgirl · Post by **Wxgirl** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:55 am

Terra was just about to sigh waiting on something more interesting to happen when Jakob opened his mouth. She was indeed honored that Jakob mentioned her name before some of the others with eliminating the zombold thing, but knew he probably had his reasons for doing such an action. Her small smile returned for a bit as she took a faster than usual pace toward the door. "Ahhhh I see so smashing its face did not work the first time, well well now I will have to take are of that," she said getting ready. However it was around then that Aeron injected that he should shoot at the thing and her face went back to not being amused. "Fine you can take it out, but if that fails the zombold is not getting past me," she added and a small smirk appeard on her face. Terra stood ready in case that thing did indeed get out.

Thunderhowl · Post by **Thunderhowl** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:10 pm

Rowan glances at the secret door, then at the shield in his hand, then back at the door. He sighs, drops his pack against the wall at the side of the door and draws his rapier. He then jogs over to the side of the door opposite Terra, to better flank the zomboid when it shambles into the room, making sure to give Aeron a clean shooting line before he lunges in.

"Ready when you are."

Thanatos5150 · Post by **Thanatos5150** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:38 pm

"Mr. Rapier man - Rowan, was it?"
Jakob began upon seeing the swashbuckler draw his weapon,
"Its a rotting bag of flesh. Poking internal organs works grand for humans, but I doubt it'll do much to slow this thing down. Maybe use a dagger, or one of the curved swords in the hands of the other undead things?

Unless our friendly priest-type has a better idea?"

As the Rogue monolouged, he drew his dagger from his belt, garbbed the ring-handle, and prepared to open the door in an explosive motion.

Thunderhowl · Post by **Thunderhowl** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:01 am

"[color=olive]Your dagger will have the same effect as my rapier, and I prefer to use a weapon I'm more skilled with. It worked fine on the skeletons, it'll work just as fine on the zomboid. One just has to know how to apply the force. [/color]"

((OOC: Rowan hasn't got any weapons that aren't piercing, according to the PHB, though I would argue that a rapier is S/P rather than P. While he could grab a scimitar, he wouldn't gain the big bonus to hit from his Weapon Finesse feat, and I'd rather he hit and did a little damage rather than not hit and do no damage. With a damage resistance of 5, Rowan still has a fair chance of doing damage as he's at a +2,or +3 after Power Attack adjustment.))

Narf the Mouse · Post by **Narf the Mouse** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:24 pm

The events of the past five minutes, from the DM's perspective:

As Korgan opens the door, the Zombold is once again visible. It shambles forward towards the opening and...Initiative can go in the garbage. It's one zombold.
Aeron, I've got a shortbow on record for you, not a crossbow.
Shortbow attack on Zombold: (1d20+4=14, 1d6=1)The arrow thuds through the zombolds arm and hangs there. The Zombold does not react.
Terra: Scimitar: (1d20+5=9, 1d6+3=5)Terras' scimitar clangs off the door.
And I can't find my munster manual, so I'm going to wing it for a bit.
When Zombolds Attack!: (1d20=16, 1d6=3)The Zombold attacks Rowan.
Rowan is a man with a plan and a sharp, pokey stick: (1d20+4=20, 1d6+2=6)Which pokies the Zombold, cutting off a small piece of rotting arm.

Jakob is trying to open a door that Korgan has already opened.

Simon pokes at the floor inside the top-left and open secret door, but nothing happens.

Invaluable Kiwi · Post by **Invaluable Kiwi** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:47 am

Thoughtfully pocketing the note Ellimist decides to search further through the disgusting pile for anything further that might aid him.

Thanatos5150 · Post by **Thanatos5150** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:15 pm

Seeing as the door is opened and the party's fighters were having a party of their own with the zombold, Jakob wagers that its too dangerous to Tumble on through to the other side, and so, steps away from the flying steel and decomposing bodies, and methodically scans the back of the door with his eyes, searching for the mechanisim.

He also feels an urge to play "Smoke on the Water", but he has neither a guitar, nor any skill with a guitar.
Oh, and "Smoke on the Water" probably hasn't been written yet.

<SPOT check on the door, looking for a trigger mechanisim? 4+2 = +6 Modifier>

Lunaroki · Post by **Lunaroki** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:13 pm

As expected, nothing happens. Figuring the fighters are more than capable of handling the lone zombold, Simon decides the time has come to put his roguish know-how to use solving this puzzle. He starts by fetching one of the sheilds and jamming it in the base of the doorway as best he can. As an added precaution he lays the scimitar across the doorway just in case the sheild desn't hold. The theory is if the sheild goes crunch or pops out of the doorway the scimitar will still keep the door from closing entirely when it gets caught between the door and the doorframe.

Having secured the door as well as he is able, Simon slowly makes his way into the alcove behind the doorway. As he goes he searches the floor for any signs of the mechanism that triggers the door to close. He figures if he can avoid trapping himself in there then he stands a decent chance of figuring out a way to open the other door that Ellimist is trapped behind.

OOC: 3 ranks in Search + an Int bonus of 3 yeilds a Search bonus of +6.

Thunderhowl · Post by **Thunderhowl** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:38 am

Rowan wrenched his wrist as the tip of his rapier punches into the zomboid's arm, neatly slicing off a chunk of rotted flesh. The creature's reaction caught him slightly by suprise, it's power coming as a slight shock.
Rowan gasped as the zomboid's fist smashed into his thigh with a sickening thud. Staggering back into a more defensive stance he concentrated on drawing the zomboid into attacking him again, noting that Korgan was now directly behind the monster, and that this would be an excellent opportunity for the muscular dwarf to whallop the zomboid. If he could keep the undead beast busy, he was confident that Terra and Korgan would be able to make short work of it.

"OOF! Bastard, you'll not take me that easily!"

((Fighting defensively for the +2AC bonus: Final bonuses: AC 18, +2 to hit (flanking)+2 to damage))

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:55 am

Confident in the abilities of Terra and seeing that she and Rowan are doing their jobs, Korgan glances at Jakob as the rogue peers at the back of the door. "Just tell me to shut it if you see another critter coming."

(Korgan is just going to stand there holding the door unless asked to do something else)

Wxgirl · Post by **Wxgirl** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:17 am

Terra scrunches her face a bit for a brief moment after missing the little creature and went after him again scimitar ready to cut the little thing into many tiny pieces. A small sigh came out thinking that it is definatly not her day, missing as much as she had been lately. She gave a quick shout of, "will do, Korgan," to at least let him know that she acknowledged his command. Terra was going to make sure that the zombold creature only went after her and Rowan.

(( melee attack / slice against zombold not going to use any fancy tricks yet on it ))

FirstAidKit · Post by **FirstAidKit** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:59 pm

As his arrow pincushions the zombold, to minimum effect, Aeron proceeds to sling the bow over his shoulder again. "No sense in wasting any more arrows just yet, I suppose."

Instead of getting in the way of the more adept fighters, the bard instead takes a moment to consider how to get Ellimist out of the wall.

"Hey, once you're done mashing that kobold, we should take another look at that door... see if the handle, hinges and floor have anything to do with opening these hidden doors. It looked like it took some force to open it, so maybe there's a mechanism attached to it."

That said, Aeron wanders back to the wall to take a stab at figuring out what the runes scrawled on them say...

(Bardic knowledge? to understand the runes on the archway d20+2)

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:21 pm

Korgan sneers in Aeron's direction as he stares at the runes, "You spoony bard! That's what Jacob is doing! Make sure you keep an eye on Simon if you're not going to cover us over here. He might get eaten by the wall like the druid!" Having taken far more than his six words per round Korgan remains in position and waits for the time dilation to catch up.

Narf the Mouse · Post by **Narf the Mouse** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:01 pm

Ellimist: Ellimist searches further: (1d20+2=4)Unfortunately, your further searches only turn up a six-inch cockroach, which shoots you an annoyed look and then digs back down into the garbage.

Jakob: Spotting the door for obvious trigger mechanisms: (1d20+6=24)It is quite clear that the door has no obvious trigger mechanisms whatsoever.

Simon: Simon Searches for Switches: (1d20+6=11)You find the trigger mechanism. You do so by stepping into the room at the end, at which point the door closes on the shield, which will not be very usable. Between the squished shield and the scimitar, the door does not close fully.

Rowan and the Deathly Zombold: (1d20+2=8, 1d6+2=3)The Zombold is laughing at you. It sounds like a full toilet being flushed backwards.

No other Zombolds are apparent.

When Terras' Attack: (1d20+5=14, 1d6+3=8)Terra gives the Zombold a hole all the way through its neck.

Korgan goes all Matrixy.

Thunderhowl · Post by **Thunderhowl** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:14 am

Vaguely nauseated by the zomboid's laughter, Rowan backs away from the door, cleans off the blade of his rapier and then sheathes it. He then gathers up his dropped equipment and holding his torch aloft, checks on Simon and his discovery.

"Anything interesting in there Simon?"

Thanatos5150 · Post by **Thanatos5150** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:01 am

Jakob stood dumbfounded at the zombold's fall.
"Y... Y.. You, sword, Zombie, neck... OW!" the burgler exclaimed as his eyes made erratic circuts between Terra, her sword and the corpse, which was previously a distictly more animate corpse.
He pointed to each subject as he mentioned it, and ended the entire cycle by protectivly gripping his throat (careful to avoid self-stabbage) as he said "OW!", and fought back a rapidly-approaching wave of bile.

Although he normallay had more wit than your average human, and was quicker with a joke or light humor, the rogue drew a blank as for what to say next.
He cautiously scoohced up past Terra, and examined the deck for any pressure plates.

(This is assuming the Zombold is defeated, otherwise, this post will be edited. Also, please forgive to nautical terminology, I'll do that occasionally.)

Lunaroki · Post by **Lunaroki** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:34 am

Simon puts his hands on his poor abused ears. The sound that shield made when it was crushed in the door was horrible, especially amplified in the smaller space he was now trapped in.

He turns to check the door, seeing if there's still enough space to squeeze back out again. Hearing Rowan's question he calls back through the opening.

"I'm okay! Thanks for asking! I found the switch that closes the door. Don't think it opens it again so I'm gonna have to do some more searching. Thanks for the idea of cramming a shield in the door by the way! At least I can still talk to you guys. See if Korgan or Terra or somebody can pry this back open again, would ya? I'm gonna see if I can discover the mechanism from this side."

Simon unslings his backpack and roots around in it until he finds a tindertwig and a candle. Once he gets his candle lit he searches for any sign of a way to open the door from this side.

Thunderhowl · Post by **Thunderhowl** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:26 pm

Rowan turns to face the rest of the room.

"Simon's ok, but I'll need some help pulling this door open, what with the torch in my hand and all. He's going to search that room for the trigger. Any luck freeing Ellimist yet?"

((Rowan will assist whomever comes to the door to pull it open.))

Wxgirl · Post by **Wxgirl** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:31 pm

Terra might have been disgusted by the toilet laughter but she was too focused on giving the creature either two halves or a giant hole into it. Terra smirked as she looked at the rest of the group and said, "and that my dear adventurers is how we kill a zombold." She then proceeded to clean off her scimitar and looked at it to make sure the blood was off of it. She noticed that once again another party member was stuck behind the door. After a quick sigh she said, "if anyone needs me to open a door just shout." If no one called for her help Terra is going to continue to keep an eye out for anything that might jump on the group.