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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4643
(10/4/05 12:14 pm)
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The Vault of Salhaug
The door gently opens about a foot before it stops, apparently blocked by some object on the other side. The stench of Chaos here is particularly foul and the room beyond appears to be clogged from floor to ceiling and wall to wall with a dense forest of unnaturally immense fungi, mushrooms, and creeping lichens. One massive specimin, a narrow dark purple mushroom stalk, rises up just a few feet from the door and brushes the ceiling some forty feet above.
The room is not at all colorful. Even in the light of Sangraal's flail the suffocating cluster of decay-devouring fungi consists of deep colors of night and the ocean depths. The entire chamber looks bruised.
There is motion in the room, as well. Here and there insects and oozes of unusual size slither about. None of them are much bigger than a man's hand, but Sangraal imagines that if there was any place in the world in which a darkleech might be at home, this is it.
[At that moment Sangraal's Daylight spell ends. Only a half hour duration on it.]
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yucatanyeti
Sangraal
Posts: 1639
(10/4/05 12:20 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
As the light fades Sangraal quickly beseechs Yelm to grant favor upon his disciple.
"we need some other light sorces as well. Laterns , torches.."
[OOC: Sangraal casts light.
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squarefodder
Khelzhad
Posts: 762
(10/4/05 1:10 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
[Khelzhad lit his last torch to burn throguh the web - has it expired as well?]
[Torches last an hour. He's got less than a half hour remaining on his torch. -GM]
Edited by: Jubilex at: 10/4/05 1:26 pm
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Kenner
Draxim
Posts: 1406
(10/4/05 1:37 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Draxim gleefully lights a couple torches and offers one (or both) to whoever wants it.
"Are we gonna burn the fungus? normally I'd be all for it but it'd probly make a powerful poison stink, so I'm not so sure..."
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Tarondor
Madragar
Posts: 1721
(10/4/05 2:24 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
"It might be wisest," concedes Madragar. "Certain preparations might also be wise."
He quickly reads a scroll with no obvious effect.
"I am ready."
shield
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doggius
Pogar
Posts: 1281
(10/4/05 2:51 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
[OOC: From what Pogar can see, would he recognize any of these fungi - Underground Lore +1]
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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4645
(10/4/05 3:18 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Of what little Pogar can see of the chamber he doesn't recognize any of the fungi.
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mikedobbs
Janes
Posts: 419
(10/4/05 3:36 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
"I'm a gonna guess that we don't want to fry any of them up for dinner"
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doggius
Pogar
Posts: 1282
(10/4/05 4:00 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Pogar looks around the hallway and looks for a rock to toss into the room. If he finds it, Pogar will toss it in the room and waits for any reaction from the fungi.
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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4646
(10/4/05 5:09 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
[Ah, the ubiquitous loose stone.]
The stone disappears into the fungi jungle without incident.
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Atan
Atan
Posts: 1059
(10/4/05 6:39 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Atan pulls a vial from inside a large pocket on his right pant leg. Checking the cap he loosens without opening and then gives it a slight quarter turn. "Just want it to be ready.", he says before replacing it back in pocket.
Moving in front of everyone as Pogar throws rocks at the mushroom he scouts the ground quickly looking for tracks.
{Readies a potion of air essence]
[Checks for tracks +9]
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Ulwe
Ulwe
Posts: 1597
(10/4/05 6:58 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Ulwe looks around sheepishly.
"I ditched my lantern and four pints of oil at the armory. I wanted to lighten the load. Unless we have any more lanterns we should maybe go back for it. Would that we had the Merchant Uruul's magic lantern now." He wishes aloud.
[I ditched his lantern and half of his oil when I updated his sheet from the Dragon-Newt armor... Does anyone else have a lantern? Janes? ]
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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4647
(10/4/05 7:16 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
[The armory is only about fifty feet away, if you need to grab anything...]
Atan looks for tracks but can't find any trace at the mouth of the doorway. As the elf is inspecting the flagstones a centipede the size of his foot marches into the corridor. Atan grimaces with disgust when he sees the little creature bears a tiny, sullen human face.
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Ulwe
Ulwe
Posts: 1598
(10/4/05 7:18 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Ulwe casts light upon his spear (30 minutes) and sprints to the armory, where he grabs his lantern and the 4 extra pints of oil.
When he gets back to the group, he takes a moment to fill the lantern and offers it to someone to carry.
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Atan
Atan
Posts: 1060
(10/4/05 9:14 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
"Shadow spawn!" he spits in disgust. Holdinghis bow in his left hand, he reaches back and grabs his sword. Pulling it from its scabbard he skewers the chaos creature.
[+8/!d8+2]
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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4648
(10/4/05 9:28 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
The thing writhes around Atan's blade and takes a long time to die. He's thankful the vile creature isn't capable of speech.
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Tarondor
Madragar
Posts: 1724
(10/4/05 11:55 pm)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
As is Madragar. "We should burn the entire chamber," advises Madragar, looking to Atan for a decision."
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Ulwe
Ulwe
Posts: 1599
(10/5/05 7:46 am)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
[Are there any discernable exits from the fungus room? ]
"How long do you think it will take? I've only seven pints of oil left, and we need fuel to see in this darkness. I counsel against it."
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Jubilex
Faceless Lord of Chaos
Posts: 4649
(10/5/05 7:48 am)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
Atan, knowing a thing or two about the wilderness, is positive that the companions don't have nearly enough oil to burn down what is likely several tons of damp fungus.
Ulwe peers through the doorway (which is still only open a foot or so) and thinks he may see an exit from the room on the west wall some forty feet away, though visibility is very limited.
Edited by: Jubilex at: 10/5/05 7:50 am
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doggius
Pogar
Posts: 1283
(10/5/05 8:03 am)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
"Ye've gottn yer spells, there ladd." Pogar says with a smile. "Fer the light" he quickly adds as Ulwe looks at Pogar somewhat confused.
"Might'n we burn it n close the door?" Pogar suggests.
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Atan
Atan
Posts: 1061
(10/5/05 8:14 am)
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Re: The Vault of Salhaug
"This place needs burning, but Ulwe is right. We do not have enough fuel. We should move through this space quickly. Careful what you touch, some small mushrooms release spores that can choke. Who knows what these can do."
[Atan counsels to move through the room single file, returing his sword to its scabbard and readying his bow.]
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