Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thread)

Post by **TristenC** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:40 pm

[Yes, the very top of the Ziggurat]

Pyros ascends one final time to the uppermost ledge of the structure. There he finds the massive Raven is shaped with a wide round base and rises like some tower of midnight omen. The surface of the statue radiates a warmth; the black surface having soaked in the unshielded sun from its high perch.

The base of the statue takes up most of the 10x10 foot pinnacle of the Ziggurat; leaving only a 1-1/2 foot wide ledge on the sides, but slightly more space in the corners. A groove has been worn in the adobe beneath the statue from its turning.

Jerry clambers up after the Kender. From this vantage the pair can almost see above the outer edges of the canyons, but not quite. They can, however, see that the path to the south widens into another boxy cul-de-sac.

Nocturno · Post by **Nocturno** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:51 am

Marveling at the huge feature Pyros will be extremely puzzled at the no entrances, but somehow remain quiet.

Is the thing moving? Or is it fixed on Mira still?

Chris1234 · Post by **Chris1234** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:16 am

Jerry look for any sign of an opening (or control for the same).

Post by **TristenC** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:08 am

The massive statue remains fixated on the group on the ground. No part of the Ziggurat platform nor any portion of the statue indicates an entrance

Nocturno · Post by **Nocturno** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:46 am

Pyros will let out a very loud sigh.

He will hook the hook on the corner, not the side they ascended on, but the West side.

================================
We went up on the south? He will climb down the west.

Rolls for the descent also?

Chris1234 · Post by **Chris1234** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:53 am

Jerry considers what she's been taught about undead skeletons.. specifically whether using her Mystra-given talent to seek (Detect) magic would likely activate them.
If not, she tries that, in case there is an entrance masked by an illusion.

======
Did the kender climb up the Raven? Is the raven big enough to have an entrance hidden in its top side that isnt disible from where the pair stand?

Post by **TristenC** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:25 pm

[The raven is big enough that there could be a hatch or something on top, sure. looks like Nocturno id planning to descend the opposite side of the Ziggurat]

Jerry ponders her spell. The verbal components, if not spoken quietly enough, might garner some attention..

Chris1234 · Post by **Chris1234** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:35 pm

Jerry gives a delicate 'stop'-tug on the rope and then raises her end on the rope in the direction of the raven, hoping that it won't take much to encourage the fearlessly curious Kender to climb or otherwise explore to the very top of the structure.

She mutters the brief words as carefully & quietly as she's capable - almost subvocally - having no other ideas for investigating the pyramid yet still thinking it somehow leads to the crown she's fated to seek, 'Mystra, show thy Weave.'

Nocturno · Post by **Nocturno** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:02 pm

Int check [1d20] = 3
Pyros halts at the waggle and the muttering. He thinks about the waggling and looks up the figure.

He will shrug, and start to climb. If he can secure the grapple on something he will.

Wall Climbin': [1d100] = 95

Post by **TristenC** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:17 pm

[Lol! one of those climb checks was bound to go bad...]

Jerry quietly calls upon her patron, though she seems incomprehensibly far from her. finally a trickle of the magic dribbles into her, slowly opening her eyes to the arcane. From her current position, neither the statue nor any part of the Ziggurat appears magical...

Pyros moves to ascend again, but the grapple slides free of the statue with a clatter. There is an oddness to the sound as it scrapes across the ivory-dyed baked adobe... Moving to ascend naturally, he slips on the smooth surface just a few feet up; smacking his knee against the large raven with an audible Thok!

===
Jerry uses her gift from Mystara and casts Detect Magic
at her current level, 3

Nocturno · Post by **Nocturno** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:45 pm

Pyros shakes it off. [ At least it was in the first few feet.]

He will whisper. "Going down."

Post by **TristenC** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:20 pm

[let me get an observation check from jerry and an int check at -4 from pyros]

Nocturno · Post by **Nocturno** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:05 pm

===========
Int [1d20] = 13
4 penalty right? So I needed like a 9?
============

Post by **TristenC** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:13 pm

[Pyros' int is 15 so at -4 you would need an 11 or lower. For straight ability checks the penalty applies to your ability score, not the roll]

Chris1234 · Post by **Chris1234** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 1:11 am

Jerry looks around to the opposite sides of the ziggurat and then stares up at the statue.

======
Observation TN19 [1d20] = 2

PlanetADnD.com

Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thread)

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre

Re: Act 2 Scene 3: “To 'Where the Old Bones Lie'” (Game Thre