Chapter 4 - Paranoia & Poop
posted: 1 December 2019
i feel like ass
and moradin isnt my god. I pray to Lady Truesilver!
“I know.” And I laugh briefly and start to tear up.
“Durawin. He... he didn’t make it.”
“And it looks like we have a scaly one we saved from within the beast as well.”
“Ramza? Bongo? Xav... xavavor?”
“You guys okay?”
Well that was... interesting
“Bongo?”
I try to wash where the acid hit me
Oh, before I forget, 450 xp total - so 90 each...
“Who had the bag of holding?”
me
“Gumbar... we have to get out of here.”
“We’re going to have to take Durawin with us... in the bag.”
“Maybe we can get a cleric to help?”
“Or...
“Well, get him his final resting place.”
How did this dragonborn get here
I don't trust it
I break away from the group a bit, struggling to keep my curses quiet. "Damn you bard, it was supposed to be a simple job! Just a simple job..."
“Gumbar Im hurt. Are you going to make it?”
“We need to rest a bit.”
I go check Durawins body. And get it prepped to fit in the sack as well.
No removing limbs to stuff him in
anyone need a Cure Wounds spell at this time?
“Gumbar and whatever mr. Scales is likely need it more than me.”
who's hurt the worst?
I frisk Durawin’s body’s
/r 1d8 +4
BOT
@Bongo: 1d8 +4 = (4) +4 = 8
^ for Octavious
Huzzah
“I feel a lot better. It’s Gumbar who needs it most.”
i got a heal for me
im going to use a cure wounds level 2 on my self
!roll 2d8+6
BOT
@Gumbar rolled 14. (7 + 1 = 8, 6)
better than nothing
Rough.
Take a short rest and recover some hit dice?
We're on the clock. And we're risking more company the longer we stay put. This day has extracted a heavy toll as is
Short rest is an hour. Gumbar is hurt... and we are down one spellcaster.
And this scaled thing we need to talk to
It’s not looking too good either
need another hit? err, heal?
single or double?
Check the scaly dragon born
Bongo checks out the scaly guy.
I blink my eyes several times, adjusting to the darkness and wiping away the leftover goo. I make eye contact with any of those looking my way, and try to get a sense of what exactly has happened here. I look down to the ground and see my greataxe. I reach quickly to grab it. And back against the wall (I-10)
"Who are you people? What happened here? Am I still under the city?"
“Whoaaaa. Easy. Easy there...”
“No one has reason to hurt you right now. You were swallowed by some sort of horrible creature. You are lucky to be alive right now.” I say as I’m getting Durawin’s body ready for the bag.
you are able to just barely get Durawin's body into the bag - the opening is only 2' in diameter, so anyone bigger than a scrawny bard probably wouldn't fit
Hey! Show some respect for the dead!
We are. 
I’m loading your body into the bag instead of leaving it to rot in the hall.
I’m loading your body into the bag instead of leaving it to rot in the hall.
(Only because it’s practical in this moment)
I dunno- I have this vision of Ramza trying to shove my torso in, muttering under his breath "Come-- ON- you- scrawny-- little -- BARD!!" 
1
I’ve tied you up mummy style using your clothes and any rope on you.
I'm just so sad okay 
I look at the remains of the acidic goo all over. I see the creature being...placed...into the bag.
"What happened to him?"
“He wasn’t as lucky as you.” I say quietly. “Are you okay? Where are you hurt?”
“What are you doing down here?”
that chick at the bar didnt say anything about a dragon dude...
"No one in the city would know I am down here. I had sought a quiet entrance, without the trouble of questioning guards at the gates."
"For whatever it is worth... thanks to you, I am alive, though somewhat the worse for wear."
“Which way are you headed?”
“And what’s your name? I am Octavious.”
Greetings Octavius. I am Kalochex, a warrior and emmissary of Clan Stormborn. A mountain of fire that is usually contained burst some time ago, and my village was scorched. My people survived, only barely. We sent out warriors to find out why the magic in and around our village is failing. I seek the knowledge that may be within the city.
“We’re on the same path. But first we have to complete this job and get out of here alive. You’re welcome to come with us and we can discuss more about it after we are out of here.”
“You in?”
"Welcome Kalochex. "
I look up, and up at the newcomer
I take a moment more to inspect each of the members of the party.
"I shall welcome your help, at least until I am out of this sewer"
"I got lost trying to find a proper exit inside the city, and came upon the gelatinous aberration. While I managed to hit it a couple times, it consumed me. I shall be happy to accompany you... What is your purpose in the sewer?"
“Just getting to the other side.” Octavious says.
who had the chest?
Gumbar in the bag of holding
ok cool
so you're saying it was inside the cube of acid
(j/k, bag of holding, as a magical item, has a basic inherent resistance to damage)
just let me know when y'all are ready to press on
Ready
I'm here. Until I'm not
as you take a few minutes to catch your breath after the fateful combat, and especially with the new arrival backing up to where he did, you all now see the dark outline of a massive, rusty grate that covers the entire width of the tunnel
we walk up and examine the gate. Is there a lock?
make an investigation check please
anyone who wants to check out the grate
(The "D" being gone on the combat map makes me a sad panda) I'll move up with him
/r d20+2
BOT
@Ramza: d20+2 = (20)+2 = 22
/r d20 -1
BOT
@Bongo: d20 -1 = (4) -1 = 3
@Ramza the first thing you notice is it is a grate, not a gate
no door
one of you really strong guys want to lift that grate?
but you can tell that the iron bars, while thick, are very rusty, and the bars on the "top" (right-hand side from your perspective) seem to be nearly eaten through. probably by the repeated movements of some acidic creature.
Directions said through the grate, but it's barred up? That's rude. Anyway, does it look like I could force passage? Is it big enough for us all to fit through?
smash the rusty sections to break open a hole to get thru?
@Ramza the bars are roughly 12" apart - you imagine the folks who usually do this "run" squeeze through maybe? your party has some big folks though....
you can definitely try to force your way through a weak section
I'll try (halfling)
I'd suggest using xav's magic to blast it like he did the rocks on the river, but we'd probably draw the attention of everything down here. I can also try to just snap or kick the rusted sections enough to make room
any particular section you'd like to try?
a weak section, on the right hand side
how would you like to try to break the weak bars?
We could throw you at the bars Bongo
I don't weigh much
Or you know, kick them
grab and yank
We can try that first
ok, make an athletics check first to try and climb up the side (the weak bars are on the elevate platform roughly 5' above the channel you are currently in)
/r d20 -2
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@Bongo: d20 -2 = (16) -2 = 14
/r d20+5
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@Ramza: d20+5 = (8)+5 = 13
Oof, and that's my best proficiency...
you both make it up the side. Ramza, you are a bit surprised as you get to the top, breathing a bit heavy, to see the incredibly weak halfling standing above you, smiling
if you both want to just grab and yank, make strength checks
/r d20 -2
BOT
@Bongo: d20 -2 = (7) -2 = 5
Hey my friend just died okay, it took a lot out of me
/r d20+3
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@Ramza: d20+3 = (7)+3 = 10
Ugh
these bars are pretty solid
indeed they are
they don't seem to budge
Lemme kick em
hey, minidragon dude, can you yank these bars?
I can give it a shot...
/r d20+5
/r d20+5
BOT
@Kalochex: d20+5 = (8)+5 = 13
If this doesn't work, can I use my greataxe as a lever?
with that 13 you are able to climb up without issue
go ahead and make a melee attack with your greataxe
/r d20+5
BOT
@Kalochex: d20+5 = (12)+5 = 17
as you get up on the walkway, you take a moment to investigate the bars in the dim light (I assume Octavious has come over with his torch - your main source of light was Durawin's spell...)
you see one bar that looks a bit weaker than the others, stick your greataxe at the bottom of the bar, and try it pry it loose. the bar creaks, and there is a bit of movement, but it is still holding.
"Anyone else have a piece of metal or wood to assist here?
Foot is still here and available
Durawin's femur?
too soon?
LOL
@Durawin you can still help!
(FYI: two people can always work together, which gives one of them advantage on the roll)
I look questioningly at my new companions, curious what I've gotten myself into.
If he's putting stress on the bar and I were to now strike it, would that be an assist and give me advantage?
I'm a halfling sorcerer. I don't have any fancy sticks or weapons
sure would!
Simple strength check?
go ahead and make a melee attack
/r d20
BOT
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@Bongo: d20 = (17) = 17
1
/r 2d20k1+5
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@Ramza: 2d20k1+5 = (10+11)+5 = 16
the bar bends slightly, allowing the three of you to grip it and pull it back until it pops out of the grate. there is now an opening large enough for all of you to pass.
"Shall we?"
Go go go
I nod
"Excuse me, but which one of you exactly knows where you are going?"
Not me.
"I'm sure you can understand I am not interesting in getting lost... again."
"We do." I gesture to octavious and myself as I move to stay ahead of the others.
"Ah. good. And what exactly is on the other side of this sewer for you?"
(I say all this somewhat quietly, just loud enough for the group to hear, cautious of more jelly traps)
"A paycheck and a favor."
ah, very well
looks like stairs ahead
as the party passes through the now-broken grate, you see a passageway to the right, and stairs leading up directly ahead
across the channel (at this point full of foul-smelling greenish-brown liquid) you see stairs leading up as well
we should look up the passageway to the right
Is said right passageway wide?
it is maybe 8' wide
what can we see down the passageway
?
Going to assume that's the path then. Is it wider than the path we're on now?
@Bongo as you walk ahead a bit and peek around the corner, you see a door
@Ramza the side passageway seems to be roughly the same width as the path you are on now
this sounds like the right place. Do we have a rogue who can check that door?
Yeah, sounds like it. @Octavious is our guy here
i cast mage hand and open the door with it
dont need no sneaky rogue here!
(or at least attempt to i gues)
your spectral hand appears, drifts forward, and the door is indeed unlocked - it opens to reveal a small room with a set of stairs
there is a a platform at the top of the steps, but you can't make out what is at the top
i make a thumbs up with the hand, wave it around in the doorway, and dismiss it
I give a nod of approval. "Up the steps, first door on the left," I whisper as I start moving forward.
Cautiously, too
ditto
you cautiously enter the room, which is now dimly lit by the lantern in Octavious' hand. you see a relatively clean room, with a few empty wooden crates in a corner. up the steps you see three closed doors
I follow behind
as octavious walked down the path the enter the passage, he, gumbar, and kalochex could just see a bridge crossing over the channel before the rogue's hooded lantern swung towards the passageway
is that a short joke????
"There's a channel down that way... just how big are these sewers?"
you were already in the passageway, as were ramza and xavavor
^(to bongo)
\o/
Forward to the passage's opening!
“Wait... three doors.”
Can I get a map update to show what we are looking at?
I think the 4:34pm is the current
“Okay. Next on the directions... ‘You’ll see a door set back from the path. Go through it, then up the steps and through the first door on your left.’ So we need to go through the first door on the left after going up the steps.”
sounds good.
“Anyone disagree? Ramza?”
We already went through said door, we're at the next step @Octavious
Looking for the passageway
thats not what I am reading... as I go through each "waypoint" I make a check. seeing the combat map... shows we have still yet to go through the door.
latest map is indeed accurate - so far no one has gone into the room other than Ramza, and he is just inside the door.
He did whisper to the rest of the party which door to go through. So we all know.
yeah
just waiting for folks to enter the room so I can have the ancient black dragon hiding in the corner reveal himself
... Octavious stays put. LOL
(Kidding)
that's metagaming! you better be the first one into the dragon's mouth I mean room....
So is telling us about the dragon ahead of time!
LOL
So.........we're entering?
let's enter
Who is opening the door?
Uh, isn't that what rogues do?
or barbarians
Okay I check the door for traps.
make an investigation check
/r d20+3
BOT
@Octavious: d20+3 = (13)+3 = 16
while giving the door a thorough check, you notice a small wire attached near the floor
Wire appears to work if the door is open?
wait, you mean the door at the top of the stairs? or the door into the room?
door into the room is open - no traps
I mean the first door on the left up the stairs.
ah, that door is closed, and it is that door that has the wire
the wire leads into a tiny hole in the wall next to the closed door
Attempt to disarm the trap.
I back up
make a thieve's tools check please
should be dex + prof I believe, or dex + 2xprof if you have expertise in it
I do
/r d20+8
BOT
@Octavious: d20+8 = (2)+8 = 10
Really?!
ewww
errr
Hide
backs up more
quickly
Just glad I have a +8
you pull out your toolkit, grab a set of wire clippers while simultaneously clamping the end of the wire so it doesn't retract when you clip the wire. unfortunately the clamp doesn't hold correctly and as you clip the wire it retracts and you feel a puff on your neck. make a dexterity saving throw!
just him or everyone?
just him - the gas comes from a concealed hole just above the wire - very localized poison cloud
/r d20+4
BOT
@Octavious: d20+4 = (20)+4 = 24
/r 3d6
BOT
@Dungeon Master: 3d6 = (1+1+4) = 6
you take 3 poison damage as a puff of green gas comes from the side of the door, but you avoid the brunt of it by jumping back quicky
Octavious, do you require healing now, or are you good for a bit?
i healed after the acid, i am at 16 HP, and have appropriately marked off a spell slot
I’m at 13 out of 18
Check if the door is locked?
16/32 here... the cube did some damage
Drop some healing scaly’s way
Door is not locked
Open the door quietly
is your lantern on full (30+30) or hooded (0+5)?
Well I was using a torch
ok, so 20+20, got it
just throwing out there that once we get an idea of what's behind that left door, I know I am curious to peek behind the other two
as you quietly open the door you see a long hallway ahead of you . right at the edge of the torchlight you see openings on both the left and the right
"We go left."
“The door on the left Definitely”
/r d8 +4 # For Kalo
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@Bongo: d8 +4 For Kalo = (2) +4 = 6
Healing, that is
“Long hallway. Door left and door right half way down. We want the door on the left. Who can go in ahead and post security while I check the door? Or do we want to mage hand it?”
(no doors, just openings, btw)
(looks like the one to the right might have steps leading up)
Good catch it does say opening in the directions.
@Kalochex you want to check the other two doors? or gonna head down the hall with the others?
I'll peek through the middle door
that one is locked
the right door then
that one is unlocked - as you open it you can just barely see what looks to be a big pile of hay and some dirty rags on the floor
looks like someone maybe used it for a bed?
cool, move on with the party
I slink up to the opening on the left and right and peek through both.
make a stealth check and a perception check
Giving the “let’s go” nod to the party.
Stealth.
/r d20+8
BOT
@Octavious: d20+8 = (10)+8 = 18
Perception
/r d20+4
BOT
@Octavious: d20+4 = (17)+4 = 21
as you get to the openings you see there are no steps on the right, just a hall with a door halfway down on the left, and another door all the way down on the right
ahead of you you see the hallway open up into a room
on the left you see an open room, with what looks to be an elevated area (everything left of the 11-12 divide is up 5')
@Octavious you can just barely hear the sound of a muffled voice
“Okay,” I whisper, “I hear a muffled voice sound.” To the person behind me.
I listen to see if I can hear it as well
make a perception check
/r d20-1
BOT
@Kalochex: d20-1 = (6)-1 = 5
“Just pass it down” I whisper. “ I definitely hear it”
“We’re supposed to go through and follow around to the right until we see a bridge crossing the water.”
I pass the word back to the group, and then I move into the room and try to peek at any items on the platform
I move in and to the right following the wall.
I am moving toward G-12
F12 for me
Looking for traps
(minor retcon) as you walk into the large space you see steps to your right leading down (not up) to the lower level (5' below you). there are a few large metal pipes going straight up, and at the edge of your torchlight you see another large channel you assume is full of water (or something grosser, judging by the smell)
the upper path continues around the wall to the right
and you think you can just see a bridge leading across the channel at O-9
“Oh holy lathander...”
gotcha. O, are we headed in the right direction here?
“Yeah looks like. Ramza any concerns?”
oh, as you walk out onto the platform, the muffled voice you (octavious) heard is gone
I hold up my hand to signal everyone to freeze.
I freeze
"looks like it."
Can I try to perceive too?
make a perception check
I’m looking for vents, pipes, any place where voices might carry.
/r d20+3
BOT
@Ramza: d20+3 = (17)+3 = 20
silence
@Octavious there are pipes all over the place, but the voice you heard didn't seem to be coming from a pipe
completely silent now, nothing but the flickering of your torch
I whisper, “I think we are possibly being watched. They know we’re here from the torches possibly.” “Ramza to the front possibly?”
(Could I write ‘possibly’ any more times?!)
possibly you could
“Fighters to the front.”
I move up the column with sword drawn
"easy as we go... We were warned there might be stuff like that we see but they will not bar our path"
Aye
where are you heading, down the steps and to the right?
Did we cross the bridge?
Negative
I keep getting ahead of myself 
check combat map
We’re going to want Kalo and Gumbar at the ready.
@Kalochex @Gumbar you going first?
i do what im told
Everyone else keep your eyes peeled.
yes I enter with Gumbar first
and you're going down the stairs and to the right?
if that's the guidance from our mapkeeper, yes
you can see the channel much more clearly now - same gross greenish brown water from before
you can also see the other side of the channel in the dim light from the torch
press on upward?
you continue about 20-25' down the path and you see a bridge up ahead
I motion towards the bridge
I move forward
I also warn, "whatever you do, we were explicitly told to not enter the room ahead when we cross. I would much prefer to not find out why."
"Understood. Are we aiming to cross this bridge?"
"Aye"
"Very well." I am continuously moving my eyes between the road in front of us and the pathway across the wayer
water*
I check the bridge for traps
as you get halfway across the bridge you see a large opening ahead, and a path to the left and right
@Octavious make an investigation check
/r d20+3
BOT
@Octavious: d20+3 = (1)+3 = 4
Looks safe
can't see anything untoward!
“We’re supposed to cross the bridge and go right. Stick to the plan.”
Octavious made traps in front of us lol
A good dm always has you roll to avoid meta gaming
As I make it to the end of the bridge I turn right
psh, we all know I'm a crap DM
Trying to see if there is room so the fighter can join me
LOL
Hahaha
I’m right behind Ramza and Kalo
Looks like it's 2 across, should be good
I glance down the room without going in.
And keep going to the right.
long, very wide pathway going straight (from the bridge), you can't see past 40' or so, but make a perception check
to the right you see steps leading upward
Is that for Oct or me?
anyone who wants can make one
/r d20+3
BOT
@Ramza: d20+3 = (13)+3 = 16
/r d20+4
BOT
@Octavious: d20+4 = (12)+4 = 16
you both can hear the sound of water lightly splashing on stone, coming from down the wide hall
/r d20 +1
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@Bongo: d20 +1 = (9) +1 = 10
you don't hear much
“We’re supposed to follow the path to the right, go up the steps, and go through the door on the left. “
"Be at the ready," I add. "In that room may be someone or something that will ignore us if we ignore it or them, but she didn't say anything about what might be waiting for us before then." I once again ready my sword.
I nod and secure my grip on my greataxe
once you get halfway up the stairs you see a door on the left, and what looks like a massive barrel up some further stairs in front of you
wait... do the directions say all the way up the steps?
Should we be looking for another left door further up?
you walk a few more steps just to be sure, you can't see another door, just that giant barrel blacking the path
Hrmmmm
I'm guessing this is our left turn then...
“Something’s awry...”
"Why do you say that?"
“Barrel blocking the path... just has my little hairs standing up...
I’m looking for alternative options for if that Barrel gets rolled down the stairs.
How wide is the barrel?
the barrel is about 7-8' wide
you glance around, noting the wooden posts sticking out of the channel roughly at your level to the right
they aren't wide, but you could probably jump onto them and hold on if necessary
“Gents, rush the barrels and give them a shove backwards?”
we're just trying to be safe by shoving barrels?
Don’t wait till they might get shoved onto us
Move!
Alright I'm in let's push those things
Can we see over them already?
nope, they are roughly 5' in diameter and are well above your level
I'd like to knock on the barrel before we try to push... checking for hollow or full
@Kalochex you rush up to the barrel and give it a sound knocking to see if it is hollow
make a strength check
anda perception check
/r d20+5
BOT
@Kalochex: d20+5 = (4)+5 = 9
/r d20-1
BOT
@Kalochex: d20-1 = (14)-1 = 13
lol figures
you get to the barrel and hit it with the haft of your weapon. it does sound empty.
as you hit it you notice something
you see the stand it is sitting on - completely solid on the ground. this barrel isn;t moving anywhere
I gesture to Oct and Ramza, pointing out the structure
"The good news is, I think we're safe from rolling barrels."
Whew.
@Kalochex you can also see over the barrel now - there is a second, similarly-size barrel behind it, and you think you can see some crates in the darkness behind that one
Men, it seems that there are more barrels and crates behind this one. I take another second to look for anything resembling life
How high is the ceiling above the barrels?
the ceiling is arched, not much higher than the barrels near the wall, but maybe 15' above the barrels in the center of the tunnel
@Kalochex nothing is moving back there, as far as you can tell
there is barely any light though
ok crew, I think we need to move on down that hall
but perhaps we should be especially careful of any traps, just in case those barrels are a danger
bit hard to see on the map, but the door is G/H-13
I move back to G-13 and take a look for traps before stepping in
r/ d20-1
/r d20-1
BOT
@Kalochex: d20-1 = (7)-1 = 6
lol no traps
can't see any traps, looks like a solid door
I motion to octavious to confirm.
/r d20+3
BOT
1
@Octavious: d20+3 = (2)+3 = 5
1
door doesn't look trapped
(I wish I had known the door was there sooner.
)
check to see if the door is locked
the door is definitely locked
lock looks surprisingly intricate for a door in the sewers
intricate lock...
I crack my knuckles and attempt to pick the lock
make a thieve's tools check!
/r d20+8
BOT
@Octavious: d20+8 = (16)+8 = 24
open damn you.
I talk dirty to the lock
the rest of you stand and watch as Octavious fiddles with the lock, then says the magic words: "open damn you" and you hear a click - looks like the magic words worked!
pull the picks and put them in the pouch and away. give everyone a wink. "sometimes locks open when you talk dirty to them..."
I roll my eyes
I gently open the door.
“Ignore whoever or whatever you see in that room, and they will ignore you. Go through the room, down the hall, and cross the bridge at the end of the hall. “
I look to everyone in the group, and make sure we all agree
"its not a suggestion"
you open the door and see an interesting sight - a stone table surrounded by four stone chairs, all empty. in the far corner there is a stone brazier, unlit. the rest of the room is pristine - nothing on the table, nothing on the floor (ignore the crates/sacks on the map, they aren't there)
the room looks almost freakishly clean
I don't see anything
just walk through the room straight
I make my way through, walking to avoid the table and chairs, touching only the floor
kalochex in first, same order? kalochex+ramza in front, oct/gum in middle, bongo/xav in abck?)
I will lead this one
torch out, short sword in the other hand relaxed.
keep walking
ok Oct, step up.
I walk just behind him
@Octavious make an insight check
/r d20+2
BOT
@Octavious: d20+2 = (4)+2 = 6
(facepalm)
nothing seems odd to you, you are much more focused on walking straight forward and don't even glance around like you normally would
after you pass through the room you come to a set of steps leading down
Keep walking... looking for traps or other items out of place.
till I see a bridge or trouble.
/r d20 +3 #Insight
BOT
@Bongo: d20 +3 Insight = (12) +3 = 15
/r d20+4 #I like books and curious shit
BOT
@Xavavor: d20+4 I like books and curious shit = (2)+4 = 6
leaving the room behind you continue down the corridor until you see a door maybe 30-35' ahead of you. the door is ajar
@Xavavor nothing seems out of place - there are no books in the room, so you don't really care
@Bongo you don't know what you were expecting, but a perfectly pleasant and clean room in the sewers wasn't in your imagination. nothing attacked though, so 
(in fact you are almost a bit disappointed - you were curious but all you saw was stone 
)
)
whatever it was keeping it clean im sure its scary and I dont want to make it angry.
continue down the corridor?
yes.
you get up to the door - it is open just a bit, maybe 2-3"
glance through the crack
glancing through the door you see the corridor continue for another 10-15' before opening up into what appears to be another sewer channel. you can just see the outline of a bridge directly ahead
"bridge is just over 10' ahead on the other side of the door." I whisper back. "We need to cross the bridge."
"just don't cross the streams" I've heard that somewhere
"Hot Crossed Buns...
I heard that somewhere."
Lol wow
going through the door?
I slowly push the door open.
make a stealth check
/r d20+8
BOT
@Octavious: d20+8 = (4)+8 = 12
grrrrr
the door creaks a bit and you stop for a moment, but you don't hear anything so you continue opening it more carefully
door is now fully open
quick glance left and right?
make a perception check
/r d20+4
BOT
@Octavious: d20+4 = (15)+4 = 19
whew
as you go past the door and take a look ahead you see the bridge stretching across the channel clearly now. there is a stone pipe to your right, which you imagine leads down through the path to the channel. an unpleasant smell permeates the room - the sewage water in the channel seems to be quite deep here
move forward and to the left. Eyeball the bridge for any issues while everyone else moves forward?
forward over the bridge? or to the left in front of the bridge?
I place a foot on the bridge, testing it's fortitude
seems pretty solid
stone a few feet thick
I start to cross the bridge
make a perception check once you get about halfway across the bridge
To the left in front of the bridge
@Kalochex perception check when you get a second - at disadvantage since the area you are looking is in dim light
/r 2d20k1-1
BOT
@Kalochex: 2d20k1-1 = (5+17)-1 = 16
oh whoops... that's a 4
bridge seems sound, just looks like more stone in front of you
hard to see much though, area is covered in shadows
does smell pretty awful though
you try not the think what is in the water below you
I’m satisfied I guess
you crossing after him?
Sure
@Kalochex you go the rest of the way across the bridge?
yes I continue across
@Xavavor @Gumbar @Bongo @bagisawesome any particular order over the bridge? y'all have been quiet tonight
@Octavious you can make a perception check if you like
as you cross the bridge
/r d20+4
BOT
@Octavious: d20+4 = (13)+4 = 17
looks clear!
at least this area is back to normal for the sewers - the water below smells awful, looking up at the walls you see grime, there even appears to be a bit of black sludge in the shadows to the right. maybe that is what the smell is coming from.
I stay away from that smell. Ewwww
Probably poop
hey now
everyone poops!
Yeah but most of us don’t smear it onto walls.
so you follow kalochecx across the bridge?
Yes.
Try not to poop on your way across!
that placement cool with everyone?
getting near the end of the trip, I want to make sure I know who is where
Works for me unless y'all would rather I fall back to the rear
“Take a left, go up some steps, into another room. If challenged, show your badges. Kalochek move to the rear.
“
@Gumbar @Bongo @Xavavor all y'all are green, but I haven't heard anything - you good with the current placement?
In good with it
kk
I’m thinking Ramza in lead.
im always green, but im partially busy, so if ramza is around he can control my placement and you can ping me to roll for stuff
k
so ramza up front, kalochex in the back?
That's fine. And I gotchu Gumbar bb
like that?
Beautiful
ok coolsies
@Ramza @Octavious what is your passive investigation?
12 for me lol
so a couple things happen at the same time
2
@Ramza and @Octavious as you are standing next to a large, thick metal pipe, you notice the bottom foot or so seems to be completely corroded away, which is odd
leads to just a hole in the stone floor
@Xavavor while standing on the bridge you hear a noise - as one of the only ones in the party with darkvision you look over to the shadows where Octavious saw the black sludge earlier
the sludge is moving
My passive is 14
13
Sorry 13
@Xavavor as you watch it rises up and begins moving directly towards Gumbar and Bongo
everyone roll initiative (though only Xavavor notices it at this time)
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