Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 09:31 PM
Morgana nods and looks around the room.
Okay.. so there's books and a study but no ink. Now, I'm thinking that an intelligent man might not want his books and ink too near each other for fear of a spill but, he wouldn't want to have to leave his tower just to write something down either. I think there may be more to this room or perhaps an exit we're not seeing. Morgana scans the room again, noting the bookshelf against the wall. Going over to it, she peers behind it.
Perception Test [ Spoiler ]
Perception Step: 6, 1d10, Result: 9
Grinder
Apr 26 2007, 09:32 PM
Ah! A Hound!... No, just the paperweight. These room gives me a headache.
Ralo flies nervously through the room, trying to get Alex' or Morganas attention.
Do you need much longer? I want to got out here, even if that means we have to fight the dogs!
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:33 PM
The hound's still barking at the door don't help.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:35 PM
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nice perception test
Something rings wrong in Morgana's ears. Something is out of place....
If there's no papers... and nothing to write with.... why would he need a paper weight?
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 09:37 PM
Morgana's eyes slide to the paperweight. Curious, she crosses the room and picks it up, examining it and the deck it sat on.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:40 PM
It's a large black hound's head with a flat bottom ,about the size of a human fist, The detail is acutally quite remarkable.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 09:42 PM
Okay, so let's recap: paperweight and no papers. Wizard's tower and no scrolls... Morgana trails off, her eyes searching the room for perhaps an indention in the wall that the paperweight could fit in, maybe act as some kind of key. Think Morgana, think!
Morgana eyes the small head again and hefts it.
Does it feel solid? or could there be a compartment inside it?
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:45 PM
Solid and thick. No apparent openings. It feels heacy. Definitly a stone.
Grinder
Apr 26 2007, 09:45 PM
Maybe he carried all papers to another room? Who knows how a spellcaster thinks?
Ralo gets obviously more and more uncomfortable in this room.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:47 PM
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Too confining! Too confing! too confing!
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 09:52 PM
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Ralo is searching in books? what is he looking for specifically?[/color]
Grinder
Apr 26 2007, 09:54 PM
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He isn't. But Morgana. And she needed sooooo long to do it. A few minutes or so.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 10:01 PM
Looking around, Morgana sighs.
Well... I'm out of ideas.. She casts Astral Sense.
Spellcasting Test: Astral Sense[ Spoiler ]
Astral Sense: This spell allows the Wizard to sense presences in Astral space. These presences could include people, creatures, magic doors, magic items and so on. The Spellcasting Test is made against the Spell Defense of astral space, which is normally 6 but can be higher in certain magically active areas. If the Spellcasting Test is successful, the spell allows the wizard to detect other presences in astral space. The wizard then makes an effect test. If the result is equal to or higher then the Spell Defense of any target within range, the wizard detects the target. The wizard can make the Effect Test every round. If more then one target is in range, the wizard will detect the one with the lowest Spell Defense first. Once detected, a target stays detected as long as he remains within the range of the spell.
Making an Effect Test does not prevent the wizard from taking another action that round. A magician may attempt to cast spells on a target he has astrally assensed, even if he cannot otherwise see the target.
Threads: 2, W/Difficulty: 5/15, Range: 60 yds, Duration: 12 minutes, Effect: Willf + 6, Casting Difficulty: See Text
Spellcasting: Rank 2, Step 10 (-1 Wnd. Mod.) Step 9, d8+d6, Result: 8, re-roll 1, 6, re-roll 5 Total: 20
Threadweaving Tests: Astral Sense [ Spoiler ]
Threadweaving #1: Rank 2, Step 8 (-1 Wnd Mod.) Step 7, d12, Result: 9
Threadweaving #2: Rank 2, Step 8 (-1 Wnd Mod.) Step 7, d12, Result: 5 (ooh, barely!)
Effect Test: Astral Sense [ Spoiler ]
Will: Step 7 + 6, 13, d12+d10, Result:10,9 Total: 19
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:01 PM
Ralo finds a book on the mating habits of the Zoak.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:03 PM
Morgana's eyes widen at the complexity of the weave of the item. It is most certainly a thread item, and a strong one from the looks of it. It does not currently have any woven threads that she can see.
Grinder
Apr 26 2007, 10:03 PM
I never knew they do it that way!
For the first time he entered the room, Ralo sits down calmly and reads in the book.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 10:08 PM
A thread item? A paperweight?! Okay... so, we're still stuck in the room though. Morgana looks up from the paperweight and scans the room using the
Astral Sense spell.
Astral Sense Effect Test #2 [ Spoiler ]
Will: Step 7 + 6, 13 (-1 Wnd Mod), 12, 2d10, Result:8,10, re-roll 2 Total: 20
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:10 PM
Besides the "paper wight" and various thread items on her companions, nothing else much stands out her as magical. Even the texts are all mundane.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 10:22 PM
More to herself then to anyone else, Morgana speaks.
Okay, so this is the only item that is inherently magical to this room. This must be the key to whatever it is we are looking for.
Morgana sits down with the statue in her lap and closes her eyes. She meditates for a moment and then reaches into her bag, pulling out a small bag. Opening it, she withdraws a deck of cards.
Show me the truth behind this figurine. She shuffles the deck in her hands, repeating the question over and over in her head. Then she lays the cards out in a cross shape. For a moment, she regards the backs of the cards, still repeating the question in her mind. Then she flips the first one over.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:32 PM
Going through her divination, Morgannah reveals hints of a means to control an enemy, and destroy another. One closer, one farther, less direct.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 10:39 PM
Noting the answer, she shuffles the cards again. Is there more to this room then what I can see now? Morgana lays the cards back out, repeating the question again and again. When she's ready she flips over the first card.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:42 PM
The answers point only to knowledge. There does not appear to be anything hidden or secret. verything is laid out for the taking, as it was intended. There are hints of a hidden "key" however.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 10:52 PM
Morgana stares at the cards, puzzled. This would be so much easier if I could just take a nap. Shuffling the cards again, Morgana questions them: Where do I find this hidden key?
Morgana lays the cards out again.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 10:54 PM
The cards indicate searching, the effort brigng it's own reqards. They seem to suggest the books.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 11:01 PM
Morgana sighs.
It's like getting visions from Bahamut, it really is. For a moment, she eyes the cards suspiciously and then slips them back into their velvet bag. Holding them by the drawstring, she moves back to the bookshelf. Placing her pack and her cards on the desk, she surveys the bookshelf again. This time, she takes a look at the shelf and the books themselves.
Perception Test [ Spoiler ]
Perception: Step 6 (-1 Wnd Mod.) Step 5, d10, Result: 8
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 11:06 PM
It takes a while of searching. By now the dogs on the othe side of the door are quiet. They growl occassionally, just to remind the occupants that they're still there.
Eventually ,Morgana finds a book with a seal on it similar to the "paper weight" in appearance. The libram is titled " The Head of the Pack".
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 11:07 PM
This looks promising. Morgana opens the book carefully, and scans the first few pages.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 26 2007, 11:45 PM
The text is indeed helpful. It is essentially the enchanting formula the wizard used to create an item he calls "The Head of the Pack". It is a small statuette in the shape of a hounds head, created to control canines. Specifically, it is geared to be especially effective in controlling Gate Hounds.
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Among other things the book contains all the key knowledge needed to bind threads to the item.
Lady Door
Apr 26 2007, 11:50 PM
Morgana's eyes shoot open. I've found it. Give me some time and I should be able to get us out of here. Morgana looks up in excitement, then in confusion when she sees Ralo perched holding a book sideways, his eyes wide.
Ralo... what are you reading?
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 05:30 AM
You.... you don't want to know. It's about Zoaks. With many illustrations. Very interesting. Sort of.
Puzzled by the knowledge he gained (knowledge that windling is not supposed to know) Ralo closes the book.
How much time do you need? I'm not sure if I can stand the knowledge of another book, he says with a big grin.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 05:35 AM
Morgana simply raises an eyebrow and brushes the comment aside.
I said... I think I might have found a way out of here. This paperweight She holds it up. isn't a paperweight... or at least not only a paperweight. It's a powerful thread item that allows you to control the Gate Hounds. All I have to do is weave the threads to it and then I should be able to get us out of here. Soka?
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 05:38 AM
Ralo sighes. That will take a long time.
Mind you if I close my eyes while you're doing it? Alex can watch the door alone, I'm sure.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 06:41 PM
Morgana nods and looks to Alex.
Keep watch for us. We should be safe from them for now. It will take me roughly an hour to bind this statuette. After that, we can see about getting the hell out of her. Morgana returns her attention the figurine in her lap, eyeing it's pattern carefully.
Breathing deeply, Morgana calms her breathing and slows her heartbeat. When she's finally ready, she begins the threadweaving.
GM Note[ Spoiler ]
Not sure on what I'm supposed to roll. Help.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 27 2007, 06:51 PM
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Roll thread weaving test against the objects spell resistance.
Since you have the Key Knowledge in a handy little book (which I'll list in a bit in the OOC thread), and everyone has the Threadweaving talent, any one in the group can bond the item.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 07:06 PM
Threadweaving Test [ Spoiler ]
Threadweaving: Rank 2, Step 8 (-1 Wnd Mod.) 7, 1d12, Result: 10
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 27 2007, 07:37 PM
Morgana attempts weaving the threads in to the Head, finding it suprisingly difficult. After the first hour, she is unable to successfully bind it.
Ralo would be fast asleep, if her weren't so hungry.
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Try again
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 07:47 PM
Morgana frowns in frustration and begins the threadweaving test again, this time pushing all she can of her energy into forming the weave.
Threadweaving Test [ Spoiler ]
Threadweaving: Rank 2, Step 8 (-1 Wnd Mod) 7, 1d12, 8 (+1 pt. karma, d6, 5 Total: 13
GM Note: [ Spoiler ]
Character has enough LP's to learn all 4 key knowledges.
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 07:59 PM
While Morgana tries to weave a thread to the hound's head, Ralo first tries to sleep, but he is too hungry for it.
Hey Alex, care for a game of dice? Or do you have something to eat? My dear, I would even listen to a story. Maybe one about you and your life before you ended in an old citadel that is inhabitated by magic-draining dogs.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 27 2007, 08:06 PM
With increasing frustration, Morganna pushes and pulls and tucks and weaves the threads every which way. The thing is put together in a very quirky way. Almsot like the magician used his own version of short hand. Perhaps it's the bits of Beastmaster magic woven in, or just the human's own slightly crazed mind. Finally however, she gets the thread in place, forming the bond.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 08:08 PM
A test of the owner's control? In a humorous or dangerous way? How could I...?... Morgana looks up at the bored looking chew toy. Bingo.
Morgana glances up at Ralo once her weaving is completed. She has a wicked grin on her face and an open book in her lap.
Ralo... you're pretty quick, right? She gets up and sets the book down on the desk and fumbles around in her pack for a moment. When she pulls her hand back out, she's holding a small length of twine.
and you want to get out of here, right? Go get some food? Find a place to sleep? Morgana's voice is lilting and pleasant...for a moment Ralo doesn't notice that she's getting closer.
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 08:12 PM
Yes, yes and yes.
Ralo gets up in the air. You know a way out of here? Finally! I was getting really annoyed in the last minutes.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 08:14 PM
Well.... Morgana stands below him. Could you come down here... it hurts my neck to always be looking up at you. She smiles sweetly.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 27 2007, 08:17 PM
Roll Charisma Morganna, or any kind of Fast Talk
Roll Perception Ralo, or Sense Motive
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 08:19 PM
Charisma Test + Con Test [ Spoiler ]
Charisma Step 9 + Con Skill 4 (-1 Wnd Mod.) Step 12, 2d10, Result: 7, 10, re-roll 4 Total: 21
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 10:16 PM
Perception Test[ Spoiler ]
Percepton step 6 = d10= 9.
Ralo flies down a bit, so that his face is in height of Morganas face.
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 10:47 PM
Morgana smiles.
Thank you, Ralo. Well, what we're looking to do is... Morgana's hand darts into the air, snatching Ralo around the waist.
Unarmed Combat [ Spoiler ]
Unarmed Combat Talent: Rank 1, Step 8 + Unarmed Combat Skill 5, Step 13, d12+d10, Result: 9, 8 Total: 17
Grinder
Apr 27 2007, 10:53 PM
Avoid Blow[ Spoiler ]
Dex step 7 plus Avoid Blow 6 plus Karma = step 13= d12+d10 plus Karma d10= 9+2+10, reroll 7= 28.
Ralo flies out of Morganas reach and shouts at her.
What did you want to do? Use me for an experiment? Ha! You need to be better than that! Taunt[ Spoiler ]
Charisma step 7 plus Taunt 4= 11= d10+d8= 10+4, reroll 10, reroll 6= 30.
I know blind fat trolls who are quicker then you!
Lady Door
Apr 27 2007, 10:57 PM
Morgana's eyes narrow. This is for the good of the group, Ralo. You'll thank me for this later.
Morgana fumbles in her bag for a moment and then turns around quickly, her canteen open and splashing a gush of water across Ralo... and his wings.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 27 2007, 10:59 PM
Roll missle or throwing weapons, which ever you have, factoring in the minus due to taunt.
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