previously... Chapter 4 — Caves under Black Hill

[farothel]

 

Statblock

Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund
Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 7/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20) +4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None
hero points: 0/1

 

"Good to know," Vri said, putting her rapier away and taking out her dagger, "this is cold iron too, so I'll use this for now."

It might look strange, but it if worked better, Vri couldn't care less about looking strange. She followed T'Sarra just as carefully and kept looking around.

 

OOC

 

[Inash]

Barhuce

Barhuce thinks for a minute, watching the passageways leading to the room they are in before relaxing. "I'm guessing the sadistic little freaks are going to be back, but probably not for a little while. They likely want to keep their get out of combat free card handy. Assuming we need to go into one of these doors, they'll likely catch us on our way back sometime. Sometime when we look weak to them." He moves into the room and starts looking around.

Statblock

[URL=/sheets/?id=2740751][B][SIZE=+1]Barhuce[/SIZE][/B][/URL] M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 9/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2) [B] light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2) [B] Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2) [B] Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10 [B]Condition[/B] None

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), Level 1, Init 4, HP 9/9, Speed 30
AC 15, Touch 12, Flat-footed 13, CMD 13, Fort 3, Ref 4, Will 0, CMB +1, Base Attack Bonus 0
1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) 3 (1d4+4, x2)
light Mace 1 (1d6+1, x2)
Dagger 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
Lamellar Cuirass (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
Condition None

 

Actions Crunch

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Free:

Standard:

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Edited November 16, 2023 by Inash (see edit history)

[iantruesilver]

Black Hill Caves — Gremlin Caves

With a closer look at the cavern with the junk pile, you see that multiple passages converge here from the surrounding cave system.

 

Val gets closer to examine the smooth wall with the round portal, and nods, "Yes it looks like it's made of glaucite."

 

"But how could that be here?" Val mused out loud, not really asking anyone in specific, "And why wouldn't anyone have known about this for all this time?"

 

T'Sarra Only

That round portal looks like it is tightly shut.

Barhuce Only

The small cave adjoining the junk-filled cavern to its south looks to be riddled with yet another tangle of tripwire.

 

 

[[ Map — Black Hill Caves ]]

Edited November 7, 2023 by iantruesilver (see edit history)

[Inash]

Barhuce

Barhuce points to the cavern to the south. "Lots more tripwires that way. I'm tempted to throw a bunch of junk until they get set off."

Statblock

 

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2740751][B][SIZE=+1]Barhuce[/SIZE][/B][/URL] M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 9/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2) [B] light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2) [B] Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2) [B] Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10 [B]Condition[/B] None

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), Level 1, Init 4, HP 9/9, Speed 30
AC 15, Touch 12, Flat-footed 13, CMD 13, Fort 3, Ref 4, Will 0, CMB +1, Base Attack Bonus 0
1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) 3 (1d4+4, x2)
light Mace 1 (1d6+1, x2)
Dagger 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
Lamellar Cuirass (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
Condition None

Actions Crunch

Fort save:

Free:

Standard:

Readied action:

 

[ccanary]

T'Sarra Khonnor 

T'Sarra Khonnor — Tiefling Oracle 1
AC/T/FF 18/13/15 | HP 11/11 | Init +3 | Speed 30ft | Fort/Ref/Will 3/3/2 | Darkvision
Hero Points 0
Active Conditions: +1 to atk and AC vs. robots (robot slayer trait)
Spells:

1st: (4 remaining) Cure light wounds, Bless, Inflict Light Wounds
Cantrips: (unl) detect magic, mending, guidance, create water

Gremlin caves

T'Sarra tried to open the door and failed (presumably?)

She moved back with Barhuce,"Seems the safest way to disarm them. And might be kind of fun too. Plus added benefit of maybe hitting one of them if they're lurking trying to come back. Here!" T'Sarra tossed some rubble towards a trip wire, giggling until she managed to set it off.

After she shook her head.

"Guess there's not much here and if the door won't open, I guess we should head back to the skulks and report our progress. See if they are ready to pony up a reward? Just to be clear though, we don't trust them, yeah? Odds are they killed Parda, might have attacked Khonnir too. Let's try to not get too cozy with 'em."

Unless anything else held them here she'd walk, retracing their steps down the path they took to get here, back to the skulk cave, then toss the body of the dead gremlin at the chief's feet.

Mechanics

 

 

Free:

Move:
Standard (full):

 

Trained Skills

Acrobatics*	-2
Climb*	+4
Diplomacy	+7
Handle Animal	+4
Knowledge (nature)	+4
Linguistics	+1
Perception	+6
Survival	+4
Swim*	+4
* -1 ACP to str and dex skills

[farothel]

 

Statblock

Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund
Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 7/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20) +4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None
hero points: 0/1

 

Vri had a closer look at the door, trying to find a way to open the thing.

"I think we best try to find the others before we go back to those guys," she said when T'Sarra wanted to go back, "They have to be around here somewhere, right?"

 

OOC

 

[iantruesilver]

Black Hill Caves — Gremlin Caves

The circular portal in the glaucite wall is tightly closed, and cannot be opened easily.

 

Taking after Barhuce's suggestion, it takes T'Sarra a couple of tries, but the second time she tosses a piece of junk at the tripwires, it springs the trap and a row of jagged metal spikes shoot out harmlessly against the cave wall.

 

"I'd rather not wait around if it's all the same," Val piped up after hearing two differing suggestions, "We still don't know where dad is…"

 

"I know you're concerned about your father Val, who wouldn't be?" Rain moved to place a comforting hand on Val's shoulder, "But we'll eventually have to rest as well."

 

 

[[ Map — Black Hill Caves ]]

Edited November 9, 2023 by iantruesilver (see edit history)

[ccanary]

T'Sarra Khonnor 

T'Sarra Khonnor — Tiefling Oracle 1
AC/T/FF 18/13/15 | HP 11/11 | Init +3 | Speed 30ft | Fort/Ref/Will 3/3/2 | Darkvision
Hero Points 0
Active Conditions: +1 to atk and AC vs. robots (robot slayer trait)
Spells:

1st: (4 remaining) Cure light wounds, Bless, Inflict Light Wounds
Cantrips: (unl) detect magic, mending, guidance, create water

Gremlin caves

"Yeah, point taken Val. No point in putting this off then. Let's watch our backs, though. Never really know who is listening or watching. " Before leaving, T'Sarra took the wand back from Rain and tapped herself with it, healing up. Then T'Sarra walked, down the ways they hadn't been to the South East and North West looking for traps. Even if they'd all gone, they might still have active traps.
 

Mechanics

 

T'Sarra should be back full after using another charge on the wand. She takes it back from Rain (or did I even hand it over?)

Anybody else need healing?

Free:

Move:
Standard (full):

 

Trained Skills

Acrobatics*	-2
Climb*	+4
Diplomacy	+7
Handle Animal	+4
Knowledge (nature)	+4
Linguistics	+1
Perception	+6
Survival	+4
Swim*	+4
* -1 ACP to str and dex skills

Edited November 11, 2023 by ccanary (see edit history)

[farothel]

 

Statblock

Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund
Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 10/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20) +4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None
hero points: 0/1

 

Vri followed T'Sarra and also looked into the small corridor for more traps. She had taken some rocks or debris with her to throw at the trap wires if needed.

 

OOC

I've put my character on the map in front of the corridor she's looking into (and wants to investigate).

[iantruesilver]

Black Hill Caves — Gremlin Caves

Having taken the time to check the surrounding cave features and corridors, your group finds no sign of any additional gremlins or any other traps they might've left behind. For better or worse, it seems those malicious little creatures might actually be gone… at least for now.

 

As you make your way back toward the skulks' lair, Val looks particularly contemplative, her brows all furrowed up as she trudges quietly along with the rest.

 

 

[[ Map — Black Hill Caves ]]

Edited November 12, 2023 by iantruesilver (see edit history)

[ccanary]

T'Sarra Khonnor 

T'Sarra Khonnor — Tiefling Oracle 1
AC/T/FF 18/13/15 | HP 11/11 | Init +3 | Speed 30ft | Fort/Ref/Will 3/3/2 | Darkvision
Hero Points 0
Active Conditions: +1 to atk and AC vs. robots (robot slayer trait)
Spells:

1st: (4 remaining) Cure light wounds, Bless, Inflict Light Wounds
Cantrips: (unl) detect magic, mending, guidance, create water

Gremlin caves

"We'll find him. I know you're worried, I am too, but he's a smart resourceful old man. We'll find him," she put an arm around Val as they walked, assuming she looked morose because of her worry for Khonnir.

There wasn't much else to do about it now. No point in even trying to open the door until they went back to Sef and the skulks. She did and tossed the gremlin corpse at the skulk leader's feet.

"Tell her we got rid of the gremlins for them. Killed some, drove the rest off. We did our part, now their turn. We want a reward of course, but also see what they know about the big doors in gremlin town. I notice they have same ones here. Do they know how to get through them? What's on the other side?" T'Sarra spoke to Vri, not speaking the same language as the skulks.
 

Mechanics

Free:

Move:
Standard (full):

 

Trained Skills

Acrobatics*	-2
Climb*	+4
Diplomacy	+7
Handle Animal	+4
Knowledge (nature)	+4
Linguistics	+1
Perception	+6
Survival	+4
Swim*	+4
* -1 ACP to str and dex skills

[farothel]

 

Statblock

Vrilundass ‘Vri’ Arund
Female NG Half-elf Swashbuckler, Level 1, Init 3, HP 10/11, Speed 30ft
AC 16, Touch 13, Flat-footed 13, CMD 15, Fort 0, Ref 5, Will 3, CMB +2, Base Attack Bonus 1
silversheen, MC rapier +5 (1d6+1, 18-20/x2)
cold iron dagger +4 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
shortbow (20) +4 (1d6, x3)
Studded Leather (+3 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 15
Condition None
hero points: 0/1

"They might actually have gone inside," Vri said as they moved back to the Skulks, "I'm not sure how the spell works or what's behind the doors. Well, little we can do about it now."

At the Skulk camp, Vri translated what T'Sarra had said, cleaning it up a bit. T'Sarra could be a bit direct at times and it might be better to use a more circumspect and diplomatic style. And truth to be told, she was also quite curious about those doors.

 

OOC

 

[Inash]

Barhuce

Barhuce gives it a bit of thought. "I don't think they need line of sight, so they could well have gone beyond those doors to where we would have a hard time following. If so, that makes it important for the Skulks too; getting us past the doors that is. Unless we can follow, we can't be sure the gremlins won't just come back angry."

Statblock

 

[URL=https://test.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2740751][B][SIZE=+1]Barhuce[/SIZE][/B][/URL] M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), [B]Level[/B] 1, [B]Init[/B] 4, [B]HP[/B] 9/9, [B]Speed[/B] 30 [B]AC[/B] 15, [B]Touch[/B] 12, [B]Flat-footed[/B] 13, [B]CMD[/b] 13, [B]Fort[/B] 3, [B]Ref[/B] 4, [B]Will[/B] 0, [B]CMB[/B] +1, [B]Base Attack Bonus[/B] 0 [B]1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) [/B] 3 (1d4+4, x2) [B] light Mace [/B] 1 (1d6+1, x2) [B] Dagger [/B] 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2) [B] Lamellar Cuirass[/B] (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect) [B]Abilities[/B] Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10 [B]Condition[/B] None

Barhuce
M NG Human (Kellid) Alchemist (CryptBreaker), Level 1, Init 4, HP 9/9, Speed 30
AC 15, Touch 12, Flat-footed 13, CMD 13, Fort 3, Ref 4, Will 0, CMB +1, Base Attack Bonus 0
1d8 v undead or constructs, DC 14 Alkahest Bomb (5/day) 3 (1d4+4, x2)
light Mace 1 (1d6+1, x2)
Dagger 1 (1d4+1, 19-20/x2)
Lamellar Cuirass (+2 Armor, +2 Dex, +1 Deflect)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 10
Condition None

Actions Crunch

Fort save:

Free:

Standard:

Readied action:

 

[iantruesilver]

Black Hill Caves — Junkyard Cave

Although Vri's initial assertion that the skulk chieftain has gone inside her hut, it doesn't take long for her to reappear to the sound of your group's chatter.

 

"Dos inbal morfel bwael dosst xuz d'lil t'zaraw ulu drewst nindyn brane' ialys goln. Whol nindel, usstan bel'la dos."Undercommon: "Themses have honoured the deal to rid us of annoying gremlinses.We thanks thems." Sef fishes a pouch from one of her belts and offers it towards your group, "Nindol zhah dossta."Undercommon: "This is for themses."

 

"Dorn fainh, usstan xuat zhaun vel'bol nindolen klezn phu'.  Jhal lil' sil'ilos lauske jallil nindel doerrus xuil lil' ust akh de' phor thac'zil lodias aske'th udossa whol nindolen quen suul klezn, ji nind z'klaen tlu ritzeld."Undercommon: "We admits, we do not knows what these things are. But the purple-haired lady that came with the first group of uplanderses asked us for these rectangular things, so they must be valuable." The skulk chieftain explained, as she began to answer some of the questions your group has, "Ilta lueth ilta jora lueth eroln alus areion lil' ialys goln' har'ol, lueth neitar doerrus rath."Undercommon: "Her and her ratfolk and orcs went through the gremlins' caves, never came back."

 

"Udos xuat zhaun vel'bol zhah tu'jol nindel obsul, ussta zikowt uriu naut tlus areion ol."Undercommon: "We don't knows what's on the other side of that door, our tribes has never been through it." She continued, going from describing the hatch past the gremlin caves first, then to the one closest to her tribe's lair, "Jhal ka ol zhah jalbol saph lil' uss veir ulu udossta uln'hyrr, pholor lil' byr suul phu' cuass'ili de' vesss olath drostan reibe, quanth xuil drostan lueth joril lueth illing de' zhil'za l'thi."Undercommon: "But if it's anything like the one close to our lair, on the other side are rooms of smooth dark metal walls, filled with metal and junk and bones probably of animals."

 

"Lueth t'yin tu'jol tangis' nindel, ulnen natha b'vecko takrin."Undercommon: "And then beyond even that, lies a strange desert."

 

 

[[ Map — Black Hill Caves ]]

(( Vri receives a pouch containing 49 silver coin-like discs, and five card-like objects made with a flexible, smooth material and bearing a brown stripe. ))

Edited November 14, 2023 by iantruesilver (see edit history)

[ccanary]

T'Sarra Khonnor 

T'Sarra Khonnor — Tiefling Oracle 1
AC/T/FF 18/13/15 | HP 11/11 | Init +3 | Speed 30ft | Fort/Ref/Will 3/3/2 | Darkvision
Hero Points 0
Active Conditions: +1 to atk and AC vs. robots (robot slayer trait)
Spells:

1st: (4 remaining) Cure light wounds, Bless, Inflict Light Wounds
Cantrips: (unl) detect magic, mending, guidance, create water

Gremlin caves

After a little more conversation (summarized in discord chat to avoid our illustrious GM having to translate more!) T'Sarra was convinced it was time to move on.

"Shall we try letting Val and her picks at the Gremlin door? See if we can follow this purple haired woman, whoever that it? Any of you know a purple haired woman in Torch?"

There had been some talk of going topside to rest but she didn't see the point, especially with Val looking morose about Khonnir. She had all her spells for the day left and there were plenty more charges in the wand.
 

Mechanics

16 local (untrained) to know who this purple haired woman is?

Free:

Move:
Standard (full):

 

Trained Skills

Acrobatics*	-2
Climb*	+4
Diplomacy	+7
Handle Animal	+4
Knowledge (nature)	+4
Linguistics	+1
Perception	+6
Survival	+4
Swim*	+4
* -1 ACP to str and dex skills

Edited November 14, 2023 by ccanary (see edit history)