Act 2 Scene 5: "Cavern of the Crown of Souls" (Game Thread)

[TristenC]

[Once a spike from one side of a band is removed, it can be bent open enough for her to be freed of that part]

Inspired by her spell, Jerry begins a few simple cantrips to manipulate the nature of the steel bolts. The first morphs only a little as the rounded head narrows, allowing the strap to slip off on one side! The second and third spikes are re-shaped in the same manner, and Pytor makes short work of prying them open enough for the woman to slip out. In a mere handfull of moments, the bewildered Tarlyn stands free!

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Jerry casts a cantrip to alter the bolt into a pin (left wrist)
[1d20] = 7, pass!

Jerry casts a cantrip to alter the bolt into a pin (right wrist)
[1d20] = 13, pass!

Jerry casts a cantrip to alter the bolt into a pin (neck)
[1d20] = 6, pass!

[Chris1234]

While Pytor removes the last couple of bands Jerry treis t ttend to Tarlyn's injured hand, adding a hopefully reassuring, (elven) "Soon have you mended."

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NWP healing skill TN12 (Unseen Servant is down)

[Jenara]

"I knew they could do it. Lean on me if you wish." Mira tells Tarlyn in Harmonian, "We need to destroy that thing, someone else might find it, and.. I can't leave it, I feel... Its evil."

[thawizkid]

Adran will stand and watch the others help the newly freed woman down to relative safety - he will be looking for signs of trickery on the woman's part.....

[TristenC]

Jerry bandages the small cuts on the woman's wrists from the shackles. Mira consoles the woman, who shivers a little. As Tarlyn steps away from the stone, everyone can see a wrist thick trail of mist connecting her to it. Seeing the expressions on nearby faces she follows their gaze. At the sight of the foggy line she gasps in horror as her trembling hands cover her mouth and throat protectively.

Disturbed by the sight, Elsa considers the hefty stone slab. I don't think our weapons could do much against that... it doesn't seem to be part of the ground though, just kind of mortared in place.... Do you think we could... tip it over somehow?

Adran continues to focus on the woman, but at the moment she just looks exhausted and horrified at the misty line connecting her to the slab.

[Chris1234]

Suspecting a necromantic effect Jerry presents her Mystran holy symbol and tries calling on the power of her deity.

If there's no visible effect she tries magically assaulting the mortar. "Would someone be ready to scrape the mortar away after I try and weaken it? Ready.."
She tries an Alteration cantrip, "Mortar, please weaken and crumble so that we can make the block slide and tumble." She shrugs off the clumsy rhyming.

Finally, "Not sure theres much else I can offer here physically. But the shackles were quite a substantial construction. Assuming that wasn't just plain nastiness and intimidation then maybe Tarlyn's proximity to the slab is important. Let's try moving her away. Would you explain that to her, please, Elsa?" Jerry's ready to try Protection from Evil (on Tarlyn) to try and interrupt the misty blood flow. After that she's out of ideas.

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Edit - Unseen Servant is back up, so:

• Jerry Turning [1d20]=9, [2d6]=7
  Cantrip TN17 [1d20]=10

[Jenara]

"I've got this." Mira responds, not letting the Woman go, "Thats the magic, we need to see how it works, and then we can figure out how to break it." She explains in Harmonian, "Walk with me, I'll keep you standing, just a little." She takes slow steps, carefully moving her from the stone and towards the exit, "Don't look back, look forwards. Forwards is freedom, backwards is the past."

"Find a fault, within the stone, buired deep, so she may go home." Cantrips [1d20]=5 Pass. She sings, her mind on the stone.

[Jerrard]

"This is unacceptable, truly." Drawing a dagger from his belt the Knight scores against the mortar, looking for a weak spot. He was NOT going to allow the darkness to swallow this lady.

[TristenC]

Jerry rebukes the foggy connection with her holy symbol, but if there is any effect whatsoever it is indiscernible to those present. She then uses a minor alteration cantrip to weaken the mortar slightly.

Tarlyn nods, focusing on the bard and trying not to watch the misty line floating between her and the slab as it maintains contact while she is guided farther away. Elsa glares at the slab, hefting her mace.

Sir Karl begins scraping into the mortar wirth the point of his dagger. The material is crumbly and he is able to remove some, but a sticky red liquid with a metallic smell begins to seep out onto the floor as he continues.

Pytor takes up the two spikes previously liberated from the slab. these might help tip it over when you're done with that. But if it falls flat on the ground, how will we move it? Some of us are strong, but nobody is that strong...

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Jerry attempts to use a cantrip to weaken the mortar
[1d20] = 10, pass
the mortar is weakened

Mira attempts to use a cantrip to find a weakness in the slab
[1d20] = 5, pass
however the stone slab has no weak point!
possibly magically created

[Nocturno]

Staring like a child following a reflected sun spot from a mirror Pyros stares at the foggy strand.

He then takes his hoopak and tries to swing through it.

[TristenC]

Pyros' hoopak passes through the misty trail effortlessly and ineffectively

[thawizkid]

Adran asks the group, Does anyone have a way to cast a spell that might freeze the trail of mist? If so, we could then smash it and possible rid the woman of the spell....

[Nocturno]

Perplexed, Pyros walks away and starts to explore the room.

[Chris1234]

"I can try," says Jerry. "Interesing idea but not sure how well it'll work. We can try."


<<Insert Alteation cantrip here>>

[Jerrard]

"I recall seeing repairs done to a tower once, they rolled the stones forward on trees.. what if we could do similar? If destroying this is the only way, then perhaps that drip we just climbed is a way to do that?" Karl suggests, rising to his feet. "It isn't connected after all."