Terran Posted December 21, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 21, 2023 After partially figuring out the inner workings and hidden mechanisms of the grate trap's locking mechanism, Jessie quietly continues to fiddle with the lock in an effort to get the grate back to the open position so the rogue can reunite with the party. OOC NOTE: Jessie's hit points are 1 remaining out of 6 total Free Action: Swift Action: Move Equivalent Action: Standard Action: Unlock Swinging Spiked Gate Trap Move: Full Round Action: Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary. Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use. Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates. To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Open Lock 27 1d20+9 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorithar Posted December 22, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted December 22, 2023 With another minute or so of fidgeting, Jesse manage to elicit a click from the ancient locking mechanism after which, Rodin and Aeruiel have no trouble using their combined strength to lift the grate enough for Jesse to escape or the rest of you to follow her into the passage. OOC Note 1: MAP [For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.] Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draidden Posted December 22, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Rodin Sethilaud Wood Elf, Ranger Rodin helps lift the large grate out of the way, lifting it as high as he can. Jessie, can you jam this thing so it stays up? Maybe in such a way that we can safely go under, but if we have to make a hasty retreat we can easily make it fall and either hit or stop our pursuers. Anyone got any healing they can do for our valiant rogue? OOC Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch. Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat. It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders. AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows. Edited December 30, 2023 by Sorithar (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rauhric Posted December 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) Aeruiel Moonshadow Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford Aeruiel nods in agreement with Rodin's suggestion. She begins thinking about items she might be carrying that could be used to improvise such an idea. She tells her companions that she has hemp rope and a grappling hook in her pack if they think they can use it. OoC She is armed with a shield and battleaxe. AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs. She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied. Edited January 4 by rauhric (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted December 29, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 29, 2023 As soon as the nasty spike grate is opened, Jessie limps through the opening and back to the rear ranks of the party where she stops to catch her breath. Battered and bloodied, the diminutive Halfling is covered in multiple cuts and contusions all over her tiny body and, by the way she looks, it's likely she might have several broken bones as well. Gingerly pulling her small waterskin out of her pack, the nearly dead rogue leans to rest herself against a nearby cool stone wall while she rinses her mouth out and then spits the pinkish water to the floor to wash the blood out of her mouth before taking a drink and swallowing any of the warm, slightly leather-flavored liquid. As she recovers slightly, the burglar says, "That was a close one! Yes, please, I could use some healing help," she adds while contemplating whether or not they could prop up the grate trap and use it to their advantage later by setting the trap to only work when they manually activate it, including marking the pressure plate assuming there is enough room to walk around it. OOC NOTE: Jessie's hit points are 1 remaining out of 6 total Free Action: Swift Action: Move Equivalent Action: Standard Action: Move: Full Round Action: Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary. Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use. Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates. To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorithar Posted December 30, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Kethra steps forward and utters a deft supplication to the Lady of Mysteries, touching Jesse's shoulder in the process as divine energy flows through her into the hin and knits together the worst of her wounds. OOC Note 1: Cure Light Wounds MAP [For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.] Edited December 30, 2023 by Sorithar (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Cure Light Wounds 2 1d8+1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draidden Posted December 30, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 30, 2023 Rodin Sethilaud Wood Elf, Ranger Rodin gives a few choice curses in elven. Maybe we have bit off more than we can chew here? We now have tried getting down into the kobold lair twice and got our backsides handed to us both times. And we got bested by a couple of large bugs. At the very least we need to withdraw and rest up, ... AGAIN, ... and then try again. Worst case we should pack up and go home as this little venture appears to be something we can't handle. Both Jessie and I are in bad shape and most likely will not survive the next encounter without healing up first. We could always head back to town and try to find some reinforcements? It is quite clear he is pissed off and is venting, but he does look to the others to see what their thoughts are. OOC Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch. Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat. It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders. AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorithar Posted December 30, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Her ministrations complete, Kethra turns her attention to Rodin and sighs, grinning. "Naed! Come now Rodin, what sort of adventurers would we be if we turned away every time danger threatened to overwhelm us? Tymora favors the bold and The Lady demands as much as she grants! Asides, what of the riders Rossal mentioned? They may return and be gone by the time we travel to Glen and thence return here. If we musts rest, let us do so, but before, let me see what more aid I can render." With that, Kethra draws a familiar wand and touches it to Jesse and Rodin in turn, uttering the Elven command to activate it as she does. Healing energies flow through you both, knitting wounds and invigorating you. OOC Note 1: Cure Light WoundsCure Light Wounds MAP [For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.] Edited December 30, 2023 by Sorithar (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Cure Light Wounds 8 1d8+1 7 Cure Light Wounds 5 1d8+1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted December 30, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 30, 2023 Allowing Rodin to take the first dose of healing from Kethra's magical wand, Jessie fully recovers from her massive injuries after her second dose of curative magic from the special crooked stick. Smiling again and slightly bouncy after being healed, the diminutive Halfling says sincerely in a lowered voice, "Thank you Kethra. I thought I was a goner for a while there. I appreciate it." Moving back toward the spiked gate, Jessie will again double-check the device to determine if there is an easy way to reset the trap and rig it so the party can drop the barrier into the locking position at will, of it they can use the pressure plate to accomplish the same goal from the backside of the gate. OOC Free Action: Swift Action: Move Equivalent Action: Standard Action: Move: Full Round Action: Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary. Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use. Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates. To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Disable Device 19 1d20+6 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorithar Posted December 31, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted December 31, 2023 After several minutes of examining the trap, Jesse finds to her frustration that its working are a bit beyond her current ken, due largely to the trap's age. It seems that resetting it would require rebuilding it, though perhaps given some time and creative thinking, the company might find an alternate way to rig it. OOC Note 1: Jesse cannot resent the trap, but I'm not above allowing it to be reused with some creative thinking if anyone wants to bother with ideas. MAP [For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.] Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draidden Posted December 31, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 31, 2023 Rodin Sethilaud Wood Elf, Ranger Thank you for the healing. He takes a moment to think over their situation and calm down. Okay, so is this just a dead end? Or do we need to go this way? If we need to go that way, and someone has a piton or the like, we can push the grate back up into the ceiling and then jam the piton in there to keep the grate stuck in the up position. It seems strange to trap a dead end, so lets take a closer look at it and see if there is anything there. He helps with jamming the grate open, if someone has something they can use to do it, if not will just help lift the grate out of the way so everyone can pass. Then he helps check the dead end for hidden doors or other reasons for the trap to be there. OOC Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch. Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat. It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders. AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terran Posted December 31, 2023 Clone Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) After looking over the spiked gate trap, Jessie whispers, "I don't think I can reset the trap due to its age and complexity. However, I may have a solution we can use to jury-rig the device the way you wanted too anyway." Pointing at the closed gate, the rogue says, "See how it's hinged to the ceiling to swing open and closed. Well, that part still works for sure. Also, notice how it swings towards the unexplored cave region when it closes, which is how it pushed me forward and trapped me on the other side." "Well, assuming that you can drive pitons and secure a couple of metal loops close together from the cavern ceiling above the unhinged swinging end of this gate, then we should be able to control the trap. Also, I can make twisted wire loops if necessary." "We would tie Aeruiel's rope to the unhinged end of the grate, run the rope through the loops on the ceiling and then, while the grate is held open, we would tie the rope off down the passageway leading out," she adds. "Once we let the tension off the grate and it holds, then we can leave it open and, if we need to flee, we race through the trap and can cut the rope to drop the spiked grate shut in an instant." "There is no guarantee it would lock again like it did the first time, but the sharp spikes and sheer force of its closing will at least slow down anything on our collective tail," the tiny burglar adds with first-hand personal knowledge of its danger. "Plus, if we don't need to use it, we can return and recover the assets deployed, that is assuming we can secure loops above the trap," the tiny Halfling suggests and then quietly waits to see if Rodin or any of her colleagues can attach the essential loops to the ceiling or not. OOC Such metal loops/rings would be part of a climber's kit, belt attachments, armor, or even part of a pack. If we don't have any metal loops/rings, then makeshift loops can be made out pieces of wire that she carries or even braided (for increased tensile strength) rawhide straps since we are not worried about slow water fatigue on the leather over time Free Action: Swift Action: Move Equivalent Action: Standard Action: Move: Full Round Action: Jessie Tosscobble III's AppearanceJessie is small standing at 2 foot 8 inches and weighing a mere 27 pounds. As such, the lass intentionally keeps her brown hair long to cover her halfling features, which allows the rogue to pass herself off as a small humanoid or even young human or half-elven child when convenient or necessary. Dressed dark purple clothing, which is overlaid with attractive black leather accoutrements, Jessie keeps the paraphernalia of her 'profession' secreted upon her person, and especially the authorities, except when in use. Her friendly blue eyes and warm, sincere smile are disarming and allow the lass to paint a picture of a young girl who is completely unintimidating by all appearances, an assumption often made by others which suits her well and which she actively cultivates. To promote this look of youth or innocence, most of Jessie's weapons, alchemical doodads, pack, and other equipment are kept hidden under her clothing and also by her large heavy dark green cloak. Edited December 31, 2023 by Terran (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rauhric Posted January 4 Clone Share Posted January 4 (edited) Aeruiel Moonshadow Half-Moon Elf Barbarian from Ashabenford Aeruiel nods in agreement with Jessie's suggestion. She begins retrieving the hemp rope, and grappling hook if needed, and stands ready to aid in whatever Jessie needs her to do. OoC With Jessie's plan Aeruiel can do whatever is needed of her. Not sure if a skill check is needed or the fact that we will be taking our time with this plan of action constitutes "taking 20". AppearanceFemale half-elf, age 17, blonde, blue eyes, fair skin, 5'-7" tall weight about 125 lbs. She is described as a willful and free spirited young woman, who likes playing pranks, and flies into fits of rage when bullied. Edited January 6 by rauhric (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draidden Posted January 4 Clone Share Posted January 4 Rodin Sethilaud Wood Elf, Ranger Great idea, but unfortunately it appears none of us have any pitons and I have nothing else that can be used to try to jam the grate open. If we head back up top, we can find a thick sturdy branch and wedge that under it. Otherwise we are just going to have to lift it and hold it open while Jessie goes in and tries to figure out what about this dead end is worth trapping. OOC Elven Lowlight vision, so he can see 40' a if full lit rather than the normal 20 of the torch. Will take 10 on Spot and Listen checks for a total of 15 each when not in combat. It gets a +3 bonus if any of those are applied to Drow or large spiders. AppearanceRodin stands at 6 feet tall and appears a bit more muscular than the average elf. His skin has a light brownish tan look to it. His hair is brown with streaks of copper highlights through it and hangs down to just touch his shoulders. It normally has a bit of a wild windblown look to it. His eyes are a medium green which reminds most people of the color of leaves. He wears studded leather armor that has been dyed a camouflage pattern of browns and greens. His cloak is held closed by a brooch the shape of a silver arrow with green fletching. Aside from his dagger on his belt, the only weapon he carries is his longbow, which looks a bit thicker and sturdier than most bows. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorithar Posted January 5 Author Clone Share Posted January 5 Though the grate is quite large, with some effort from Rodin and Aeruiel, you manage to lift it up and secure it in place with the help of Jesse's ironwood telescoping staff, at least for now. A brief investigation of the outline Jesse had noticed earlier reveals a stone door at the end of the passage, not quite concealed as naturally blending into the adjacent stone due to it's being stone itself. Having noticed no traps about the door, Jesse opens it. Stuck though it is, likely do to the passage of time, it gives way and reveals a gently sloping short passage behind it that ends in another small stone door, this one almost horizontal. This door too seems unlocked and not trapped. Opening it inward reveals a wall of thick briars punctuated ever so slightly by daylight where the briars are slightly less thick. It would appear this door once led outside. OOC Note 1: MAP [For sake of clarity, any reference to cardinal directions in posts will assume that North is Top of Map as posted, unless a Compass Rose is visible.] Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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