Dark tides

The crew sits down to a magnificent meal and girds themselves for another adventure. Sam stays with the ship and begins repairs.


Sjon is able to point out the meandering path that leads to what looks like the opening to a small cave; you can just barely see what looks like ancient stone work that is heavily overgrown with vines and vegetation.




You cannot see anyone alive at this point. The jungle seems far more quiet as you approach this opening.

if some wrinkled green muppet tells me that I don't need my weapons, I will punch him in the head

"hmm, so certain are you.... not for punching my face is, hmmm"

“Looks perfectly safe to go in with no plan at all, lads!”

Crispy doesn't have much to offer in the way of plans. His typical approach is to charge in and burn anything he doesn't understand.

He says quietly to the crew as they assess the opening of the cave mouth: "The Ki is an empty vessel; it is used, but never filled. Oh, unfathomable source of ten thousand things! Blunt the sharpness, Untangle the knot, Soften the glare, Merge with dust. Oh, hidden deep but ever present! I do not know from whence it comes. It is the forefather of the ancestors."

I guess we go in and snoop around, eh boy-os? Or does it make sense to blend I'm and watch for a while?

updated for Feast effects

Chris wrote:Taulie Tankard

AC 21
120\120  (110)

WIS +8, CON+7, CHA +6
spell save DC 16 cleric, 14 sorc
channel divinity 1\2
PP 18

spell slots available:
3/4
2/3
3/3
2/3
2/2
1/1

+10 max HP
immune: poison, fear
ADV all WIS saves

wand 6\7

Tankard heard the Captain say it was safe to go forward.....  he starts walking towards the entrance, drawing the Wand of Enemy Detection as he moves.


Tankard will hold the Wand of Enemy Detection in his main hand (shield in off-hand) and speak the command word, "Jagermeister!"  

Wand of Enemy Detection

Requires Attunement

This wand has 7 Charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1 charge to speak its Command word. For the next minute, you know the direction of the nearest creature Hostile to you within 60 feet, but not its distance from you. The wand can sense the presence of Hostile creatures that are ethereal, Invisible, disguised, or hidden, as well as those in plain sight. The Effect ends if you stop holding the wand.

Tankard holds out his wand (no innuendo intended) and he senses that there is definitely something wrong inside that temple.... but he cannot actually detect any enemies at the moment.

Perception checks from those near the mouth of the temple please.

passive perception 18

Perception check:
Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +9" :
12 + 9 = 21

Perception

Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +5" :

20 + 5 = 25

Crispy Perception:

Roll(1d20)+3:
17,+3
Total:20

nice rolls group!

You see a temple that is very old and very much in ruins. This symbol is on the archway at the top




you also think you hear someone moaning inside the entrance..

whit10 wrote:

you also think you hear someone moaning inside the entrance..

but not an enemy within 60ft?

Tankard will move to the entrance, if we are not already there

Not that you can detect Father Tankard

Tank is ready to enter and take point with shield and wand out

Crispy Will tuck in behind the priest with Mace of Disruption at the ready.

go ahead and establish marching order.

Just to let you guys know, I'm going to have to step away from this for a few days. My job situation is pretty terrible right now... still trying to get a new one since the company I work(ed) for is fucking us and I haven't worked in almost three weeks. Thing are a bit dire right now and I just can't focus on this right now.

I'm very sorry

ok, no worries.  take care of your situation, gaming will always be here when you have time to enjoy it


marching order so far:


Tankard
Crispy

Take care of yourself first, Josh.  Hope things improve on your end.

Sjon stays at the back of the group, with an ear carefully behind them.

Hawkes frolics along behind Crispy.

marching order so far:

Tankard
Crispy
Hawkes

navyik wrote:Hawkes frolics along behind Crispy.

marching order so far:

Tankard
Crispy
Hawkes

Tankard
Crispy
Hawkes
Sjon

just to update, I should have something posted before the week is out. Three interviews tomorrow and then I can get back to this

ok, interviews are done and it's out of my hands for the moment....


back to your DOOM!


...as the party moves into the ruined temple, the moaning seems to be coming from a humanoid form laying on the ground.  You can see two bodies that have seemingly been hit with long spears from the sides of the tomb (looks like a trap).

Both are Elves. One is quite dead as he has been pierced by three spears.  The other looks to still be barely alive. He is pierced by two spears and a large puddle of blood is on the floor of the tomb. He is just barely alive....

(you are entering the tomb at the bottom of the image, the body is located at the entrance and the spear trap is barring your way into the interior of the tomb)



actions? (sorry, there is also a row at the bottom of the map that should be labelled "12"; it didn't show up when I converted the image, but it is there)

"Hang on, lad!" Tankard calls out.

He casts Healing Word

Healing Word
1 Evocation

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid
A creature of your choice that you can see within range regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the Healing increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.


range 60ft, so he does NOT cross the threshold into the tomb

Result of the throw of dice "1d4 +4" :

1 + 4 = 5


"Anyone want to toss him a rope? Maybe we can pull him out to safety"

I'm sorry, I should have specified. You can get to him no problem, he's not down a shaft or anything. this is more like a mausoleum than an actual tomb

Father Tankard, you pray to your deity as per normal but something seems wrong with the spell, like it didn't do anything for him....

The Elf hoarsely whispers.... 'save your healing, I'm done for.... poison... on the spears

if you are within five feet of him, you can tell he is probably the captain of the ship you found and his body is pierced straight through by two spears. In fact, it looks like removing them would kill him

I didn't think he was unreachable, but I didn't want to move into that space and possibly trigger the traps again


ok, without giving away a story element about the tomb, I am a bit confused. Are you saying the healing didn't work because he is poisoned (not injured) or because of some element on the map? It just wasn't clear when you say removing the spears would kill him, which sounds like he IS injured and casting a healing spell would magically close the wounds and allow us to remove the spears. Or maybe you are saying there is some kind of anti-healing field? We are a cleric and druid, so we could also neutralize poison and\or raise dead for that matter.

Or maybe the Elf captain’s death is a foregone conclusion?

he is poisoned and critically injured. You can heal him, but it doesn't seem to be working like it should.... it could be the poison. He is clearly about to expire

ok, I tried.

I am done, just waiting to see if Joe wants to try anything else

my apologies, there is more to this and I'll get it posted today... just very busy this afternoon

The dying Elf hoarsely whispers to Tankard... "I'm done for, the poison has almost done it's work.... take this (he hands you a scroll). Don't let the queen get to Volkaner."

With that... he passes.

Perception checks please.

perception

Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +8" :

20 + 8 = 28




I hope he doesn't need that 20 later....

Crispy's Perception:

Roll(1d20)+3:
6,+3
Total:9

I'm certain he won't need that 6 later.

Perception:
Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +9" :

5 + 9 = 14

ok, Tankard can see movement coming from the darkened tomb... it's hard to tell what it is, specifically, but it appears to be a person moving in the shadows

Assuming Tankard relays this fact to the group, Crispy readies a Dancing Lights cantrip and whispers to Hawkes "Light it up Cap'n?"

hey guys, I'm truly sorry to have to do this but I'm done with gaming for a while. Everything is terrible for me right now, I just can't muster the interest for this while my life is falling apart.

Again, truly sorry! (I might as well fail at this since I've failed at everything so far in my life)