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Escaping the Mountain.

Posted by DM HeathFor group 0
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 887 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Thu 3 Mar 2022
at 14:09
  • msg #105

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"As soon as the others are not paralyzed you might as well move on to the next chest Shae." Tahldar says, shrugging off the paralyzation.  "But before you do, I have a minor spell I'd like to cast on us all that will provide a little resistance to magic."

OOC:  I would like to cast the 0 level spell Resistance: "Subject gains +1 on saving throws." on myself, Shae., Kahan, Fingas, and Leo.  After Shae grabs the scroll and gem of course.  Geebo and Sark I will skip as they have the anti magic shell.  I'm not sure how long the spell lasts.

Speaking of which, Sark couldn't be paralyzed no?  He has has anti magic going at all times.

DM Heath
GM, 6367 posts
Fri 4 Mar 2022
at 01:16
  • msg #106

Re: Escaping the Mountain

I think it is Geebo that has the antimagic, not Sark.

Geebo is the young, naive gnome guide helping you.

Sark is the older gnome translator who was a prisoner by Tarimar.

(I might have forgotten something--if so, please let me know. I am assuming Geebo is up just north of the bear trap.)
DM Heath
GM, 6369 posts
Fri 4 Mar 2022
at 06:17
  • msg #107

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Unless you guys tell me otherwise, I will assume you are in the following locations (up to two people per location):

Shae: U
Tahldar: B
Kahan: B
Geebo: Hall north of bear trap
Sark:C
Fingas: D
Leo: C

Did I miss anyone? Shapfren died and Borimer was portaled out by the doppleganger, so I think that's everyone.
Shae Shadowglen
player, 409 posts
Wed 9 Mar 2022
at 05:49
  • msg #108

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Shae thanks Tahldar for the spell and pockets the things found in the chest. Then she slowly closes it, watching for anything to happen and ready to duck.

The then crouches under the three wall hanging statues and goes over to Y, where she also opens the chest while crouching low to the ground.
DM Heath
GM, 6371 posts
Sun 20 Mar 2022
at 10:35
  • msg #109

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Oh, boy, I think I've lost some players. Let's fast forward this, since that seems to be what some people wanted.


Shae finds pockets your findings and opens the other chest. Flames spew out from the dragon's head at W, hitting:

Tahldar (8 dmg)
Kahan (7 dmg)
Sark (8 dmg)
Fingas (14 dmg)
Leo (15 dmg)

Thanks to Tahldar's spell, they each make their saving throws.

Shae looks in the other chest but finds it empty.

Sark checks the chest as well, confirming by the scratches that it was the one containing the notes. Tarimar must have remembered to take all his notes with him.

You head out to the main area and use the scroll you found (stone to flesh and flesh to stone spells). The giant statue is turned to flesh. You have a few moments while it is startled to run to the door of living faces and cast the other spell (flesh to stone), which turns it to a normal door.

As the now flesh statue finally gets its bearings and heads toward you, you open the stone door and let it crash closed behind you. Behind it, the door has also locked in the poison. The air here is fresh.

A tunnel leads west and up. (Note: I had something planned here, but we will skip it.)

You follow the tunnel, Sark leading the way. There is very dim light above you at the end of the corridor.

It levels off and and exits into the bottom of a large hole in the ground with a path leading in a circle around and up to an exit out of the forest.

At the bottom of the ramp leading up and around, you happen upon a skeleton that has been here for many years. It has a mage's robe, now tattered, and bracers on one skeletal forearm. On its skull sits a leather headband with a green gem in the forehead center.

Sark jumps in surprise. "Tarimar!" he says. "That is Tarimar's robe!"
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:37, Sun 20 Mar 2022.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 889 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Sun 20 Mar 2022
at 20:32
  • msg #110

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Tahldar is happy to be in the fresh air again. Doubly so after breathing the foul air of the lava pits for far too long.

"Fitting end for him. But I wonder what happened killed him?"

"I suppose it doesn't matter. In any event let's check him. Can't hurt I suppose, but be wary for one his many tricks."

OOC: Talhdar will check Tarimars body and take the Bracers and headband if he thinks it's safe. He will also check for any sign of what might of killed him.

Kahan Singh
player, 2227 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Sun 20 Mar 2022
at 23:34
  • msg #111

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"Tarimar has many clones, this is likely one of them," Kahan remarks as Tahldar looks over his dead body. He, too, is glad to be above ground, and breathing healthy air. "It is also possible the robe is magical, they should all be checked for magic," he adds, as he does just that.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 891 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Sun 20 Mar 2022
at 23:54
  • msg #112

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"Ok. I'll check" Tahldar says in reply as he casts Detect magic on the corpse and it's items.
Kahan Singh
player, 2228 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Mon 21 Mar 2022
at 00:58
  • msg #113

Re: Escaping the Mountain

OOC: I guess I should mention Tahldar would recognize that Kahan was casting Detect Magic. You can still cast it, obviously, if you want.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 892 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Mon 21 Mar 2022
at 01:21
  • msg #114

Re: Escaping the Mountain

OOC: Ok, I won't cast.
DM Heath
GM, 6374 posts
Mon 21 Mar 2022
at 23:30
  • msg #115

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Kahan Singh:
"Tarimar has many clones, this is likely one of them,"

I was wondering if any of you would remember that. I can't slip anything past you! :)

You cast detect magic. Both the headband and the bracers glow of magic.

You also recall that you have not met the last (and most powerful) of the shapeshifters, and the troubled history Tarimar had with his "experiments" on them. Your assumption is that he killed Tarimar before taking whatever he wanted from the body and leaving.
Kahan Singh
player, 2229 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Tue 22 Mar 2022
at 04:44
  • msg #116

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Kahan shares his findings, offering to keep the magical items in the portable hole or his haversack if the party so wishes. "We should continue on. We still need to make it back to the gnomish village and make this cure," he nods, looking at his hands to see how badly the illness was effecting him.

OOC: Hey, I might not remember the intricacies of the multi-level dungeon that we've been slogging through for probably a literal year, but I can't forget the fact that we've already killed one Tarimar before. That was kind of a big deal lol
Shae Shadowglen
player, 410 posts
Tue 22 Mar 2022
at 06:01
  • msg #117

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Shae agrees. "I think we should get back to save our friends with the cure to their sickness and check out everything at that time. I fear we have suffered more than physical damage in these caves.
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 893 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Tue 22 Mar 2022
at 13:01
  • msg #118

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"Let's hurry back and worry about the magical items later." Tahldar says as he knows they must rush back with the berries as quickly as possible.
DM Heath
GM, 6377 posts
Thu 24 Mar 2022
at 07:23
  • msg #119

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Geebo scans his surroundings when you exit the cave, looking at the positioning of the sun and the moon-like planet Tienna. It is otherwise hard to find bearings in the neverending mist and dirt.

He points ahead. "That way is west. There is a river that we can follow around, but it may take up to a full day. If we head east, we can cut our time to under 12 hours but face the same dangers as before."

About 12-24 hours remain before those affected begin having terrible side effects and potentially dying. 0d3 will die each hour between 12 and 24 hours. 12 are infected, plus Fingas' companion, the old man with the beard, and possibly others if they caught it from the infected people you brought to them.

HOUR 1
Shae Shadowglen
player, 411 posts
Thu 24 Mar 2022
at 08:43
  • msg #120

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Shae says, "I remember that there are at least three very powerful creatures on the path back. A dragon and two strange spiked creatures. If we can avoid them by going down the river, I'm okay with taking a risk. Better to save some than none."
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 895 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Thu 24 Mar 2022
at 13:44
  • msg #121

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"I could try to cast Teleport on myself or another to get the earthgold back faster.  The rest of us would have to travel back on foot, but it might help speed things up and save lives.  It's not without risk though.  I don't know the area I'd be teleporting back to so well.  I could come in high or low.  Both of which would be very bad and could ruin the chances for everyone to get better."

OOC:  Tahldar has one last 5th level spell he could use for a teleport.

DM Heath
GM, 6381 posts
Thu 24 Mar 2022
at 23:07
  • msg #122

Re: Escaping the Mountain

NOTE: Teleport has to be on oneself. For the sake of roleplay, I'm willing to adjust that if he wants to teleport Geebo or Fingas with the healing ingredients instead. (The gnomes don't know Sark, so he probably isn't a good choice.) If Geebo goes, you will lose your guide, which will result in a small percentage of becoming lost or other problem along the way that he would help avoid (random encounter).
Kahan Singh
player, 2231 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Fri 25 Mar 2022
at 19:46
  • msg #123

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"I know a spell that can increase the probability of success, it would limit the dangers of your teleportation. I also know one that would make us have an easier time marching through the woods, if we would rather go with that option, or for those of us who do not teleport back," Kahan responds, weighing their choices heavily. If Tahldar did mess up, they would be dooming them all to death, but if he is successful, he could save many lives.
DM Heath
GM, 6384 posts
Mon 28 Mar 2022
at 15:04
  • msg #124

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Aided by Kahan, Tahldar casts a teleport spell. Fingas is more than willing to teleport to the safety of the Gnomes rather than travel through the dangerous mist. "Those rats were so huge," he mutters, "but I killed them."

Fingas disappears. You have no idea if the spell was successful or not.

You are outside now. It is dark out. Not far from the exit of the cave area, you see a trail leading northwest through the woods and the mist. If you don't take the trail, you can go north or south or west, but the giant mountain you just exited is behind you blocking the easterly directions.

Geebo indicates that the river is to the north and the northwest trail is likely to cut to it.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:05, Mon 28 Mar 2022.
Kahan Singh
player, 2232 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Mon 28 Mar 2022
at 16:08
  • msg #125

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Kahan decided to cast another spell to try to help them find their way. "Which direction will get us to the Gnomish village with Fingas the safest?" he asks out loud.
DM Heath
GM, 6386 posts
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 04:25
  • msg #126

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Kahan casts a spell. The safest path revealed to him is the path through the forest and mist that Geebo mentioned.
Kahan Singh
player, 2233 posts
39/90 HP AC 1
Thac0 14 Level 10 Cleric
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 04:37
  • msg #127

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Kahan shrugs. "It is possible that the spell only refers to the current situation, and it may become more dangerous if and when the mists start making everything go crazy again," he explained after telling everyone of his findings. "We should have a vote. I say we go through the forest."
Tahldar of Tyrannia
player, 898 posts
Ac 3 Hp 54/54
Thac0 18
Tue 29 Mar 2022
at 11:49
  • msg #128

Re: Escaping the Mountain

"I agree.  Forest it is.  We'll just have to be sure to find areas with rock as we need to."
DM Heath
GM, 6387 posts
Thu 31 Mar 2022
at 02:25
  • msg #129

Re: Escaping the Mountain

Sorry, they all are forest directions except the mountain behind you. You mean the trail through the forest?
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