2: The hole is currently opened on the ground, so that everyone can root through it for the stuff we found in the room after the staircase.

3: The scepter? I thought we had to use that with the dagger?

5: Kahan will stay towards the back-middle, especially now that he can only use one hand. He'll usually be carrying his shield unless stated otherwise (unless I can tie the shield around his wrist or something to free up the other hand).

Since Marcus healed him, he can use both hands now.  However, he still has angered the gods and cannot heal for the rest of the day.

The dagger was used with the skeletal guardian, which still holds the dagger.

I believe the sceptre was last in Borimer's possession, but I could be wrong.

Until just recently, Kahan was carrying it. Now Adaran is carrying it in his cloak.


This was last placed with Bernard's body in the coffin when he was resurrected on the conveyor. If no one else picked it up after that, then Adaran would have.


Adaran will stay back at the rear for the time being.

I think it's fair to say that, unless it's specifically important later on, that it would have stayed in the coffin as we all forgot about it. Skeleton attacks tend to do that to people. ;)

i thought i had retrieved it from the coffin afterwards, but if not and its still in the coffin borimer will leave immediately to retrieve it

There's no way Adaran is leaving that scepter behind, if someone else hasn't already retrieved it. When the opportunity comes, he'll reveal why it's still important.

I think Borimer would have retrieved the sceptre.  He originally possessed it.  So let's go with that.

In case you guys are interested, I made a list of all the possible combinations of letters from the dials. Would you prefer all of them, or the ones that seem like words?

Probably just words unless teh Allevian language is involved

I'll just post them all for posterity.


TSIASE  TSUOSE  TSENSE  TSAISE  TSOUSE  TSNESE
TSIAME  TSUOME  TSENME  TSAIME  TSOUME  TSNEME
TSIAHS  TSUOHS  TSENHS  TSAIHS  TSOUHS  TSNEHS
TSIAES  TSUOES  TSENES  TSAIES  TSOUES  TSNEES
TSIAEM  TSUOEM  TSENEM  TSAIEM  TSOUEM  TSNEEM
TSIASH  TSUOSH  TSENSH  TSAISH  TSOUSH  TSNESH


OPIASE  OPUOSE  OPENSE  OPAISE  OPOUSE  OPNESE
OPIAME  OPUOME  OPENME  OPAIME  OPOUME  OPNEME
OPIAHS  OPUOHS  OPENHS  OPAIHS  OPOUHS  OPNEHS
OPIAES  OPUOES  OPENES  OPAIES  OPOUES  OPNEES
OPIAEM  OPUOEM  OPENEM  OPAIEM  OPOUEM  OPNEEM
OPIASH  OPUOSH  OPENSH  OPAISH  OPOUSH  OPNESH


BRIASE  BRUOSE  BRENSE  BRAISE  BROUSE  BRNESE
BRIAME  BRUOME  BRENME  BRAIME  BROUME  BRNEME
BRIAHS  BRUOHS  BRENHS  BRAIHS  BROUHS  BRNEHS
BRIAES  BRUOES  BRENES  BRAIES  BROUES  BRNEES
BRIAEM  BRUOEM  BRENEM  BRAIEM  BROUEM  BRNEEM
BRIASH  BRUOSH  BRENSH  BRAISH  BROUSH  BRNESH


STIASE  STUOSE  STENSE  STAISE  STOUSE  STNESE
STIAME  STUOME  STENME  STAIME  STOUME  STNEME
STIAHS  STUOHS  STENHS  STAIHS  STOUHS  STNEHS
STIAES  STUOES  STENES  STAIES  STOUES  STNEES
STIAEM  STUOEM  STENEM  STAIEM  STOUEM  STNEEM
STIASH  STUOSH  STENSH  STAISH  STOUSH  STNESH


POIASE  POUOSE  POENSE  POAISE  POOUSE  PONESE
POIAME  POUOME  POENME  POAIME  POOUME  PONEME
POIAHS  POUOHS  POENHS  POAIHS  POOUHS  PONEHS
POIAES  POUOES  POENES  POAIES  POOUES  PONEES
POIAEM  POUOEM  POENEM  POAIEM  POOUEM  PONEEM
POIASH  POUOSH  POENSH  POAISH  POOUSH  PONESH


RPIASE  RPUOSE  RPENSE  RPAISE  RPOUSE  RPNESE
RPIAME  RPUOME  RPENME  RPAIME  RPOUME  RPNEME
RPIAHS  RPUOHS  RPENHS  RPAIHS  RPOUHS  RPNEHS
RPIAES  RPUOES  RPENES  RPAIES  RPOUES  RPNEES
RPIAEM  RPUOEM  RPENEM  RPAIEM  RPOUEM  RPNEEM
RPIASH  RPUOSH  RPENSH  RPAISH  RPOUSH  RPNESH

If you're going to do mass trial and error with the words, then you can do up to 5 words per round.

However, let me add that I'm not sure how this will work with turning the dials.

How does this word list work?  For example, how do you get "TSIASE" on the dial?

I was assuming that you go straight across, i.e., take both letters from the dials.


Right now, to me, it says, TSIA, then the 3rd dial is turned oblong so it would have to be fixed.

I will give you this:  Whatever the final outcome, the letters will be right side up without tampering.

Okay, let's try this again...



OPENME  OPAIME  OPOUME
OPENHS  OPAIHS  OPOUHS
OPENES  OPAIES  OPOUES

BRENME  BRAIME  BROUME
BRENES  BRAIES  BROUES
BRENSH  BRAISH  BROUSH


STENME  STAIME  STOUME
STENES  STAIES  STOUES
STENSH  STAISH  STOUSH

Actually, technically it was Draaz who originally carried both the scepter and the dagger.

Adaran is most likely going to agree IC, but I'll wait OOC to allow others a chance to have their say before I post again.

im confused, did we open the doors and now we see the inner sanctum beyond the doors...?

I think this is just for when we inevitably do so.

Just a preview.  From here on out, it's going to take a degree of effort on my part, so I'm getting prepped...

I was going to hide it, but thought you may enjoy a look at it.  I designed this map myself, rather than take an existing one.

Time and again, people ask me how I pass out experience points:  Primarily, there is a base party score, and then I add or subtract on various areas, including:

1- Consistent posting, participation and roleplay (most important)
2- Imaginative thinking, creative problem solving or use of skills
3- Meeting objectives
4- Player and NPC interaction
5- Making my work as DM as easy as possible (giving me important details, THAC0, keeping track of character, etc.)

Typically, the range will be plus or minus up to 15 percent from the party base score, with a total range of top and bottom character of no more than 30%.

However, this could be different in cases where the party splits up for any extended period, such as happened when Grizz, Borimer, and Adaran died and had their own little side adventure.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:00, Mon 15 Nov 2010.

I just realized - Adaran has the scepter. Msg #3 in The Way of the Dead (has never been edited either, in case that's what you're thinking):

Of course the sneaky rogue has the scepter. It might be valuable. ;)

So says the pure-hearted priest who decided to hang on to the valuable dragon box, eh? ;)

There just HAS to be something important with it. :P