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Post by Wolfgar on Mar 12, 2012 10:17:05 GMT -5
We took care of some item inventory stuff before starting back with the Faeries. Some magic items were redistributed. Encumbrance totals were noted and adjusted as necessary. Some stuff is now stored in the quantum box. Some stuff which we had left at Sherlane's is now with us. Other stuff is now at Sherlane's.
The pixies were handled without too much additional trouble. Colby used a poison and then was revived after the haste spell ended. We waited until dark in order to enter the Faery Road.
We found the Vernal House without too much trouble. We had some encounters with the various faeries in the house, but most of the time we spent in the basement looking for Friedrich's shadow. Some tricky illusions gave us trouble but Trommer's dogs came to our rescue.
We fought a Russian Doll Monster (leprechaun inside of a goblin inside of a hobgoblin inside of a gnoll inside of an ogre inside of a hill giant). The leprechaun escaped. It turned Friedrich's armor into a cage.
At the same time there was a stand-off with some minions of the Lady who Sings. They wanted us to surrender for attempting to rob the treasury. We told them they were in no position to do so and all we wanted was Friedrich's shadow. They refused to bargain. Eventually we retreated and Paavo left a Symbol of Pain to prevent them from following.
We found Friedrich's shadow and captured it in the shadow catcher. Then we found a giant silver door which we thought led to the treasury. But it seems to have put us in an alternate dimension.
More weird, wacky fun with the Fae.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 12, 2012 10:35:16 GMT -5
Trommer and Friedrich punched a puppy dog. There was also that. Actually, I think Trommer punched the dog and Friedrich throttled it. Not our finest hour.
But Paavo stood up to those fae guards using all of his Paladiny awesomeness.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 12, 2012 11:25:17 GMT -5
Before I have too much fun, can Paavo Detect Evil on Arcadian? I'll request a Know Alignment from a cleric as well if it seems like we have some down time here.
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Post by Wolfgar on Mar 12, 2012 12:33:44 GMT -5
Paavo detected evil on everything we took from the Castle of the Silver Princess. He is happy to double check.
Dan can cast Know Alignment. Do you want it know or once we are out of the Vernal House?
Anything it has told you that you would like to reveal to the party? Has it asked for anything in return for the knowledge it is imparting? Does it have any abilities outside of knowledge of magic, e.g. detect magic, detect illusion, identify, legend lore?
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Post by Ginger on Mar 12, 2012 12:42:50 GMT -5
I've been taking it slow in my relationship with this seemingly omniscient magic gem. I asked about the faery roads and got a 2 paragraph explanation which was somewhat helpful, basically all of which I shared during our session yesterday. When discussing the ethereal plane, he volunteered that you could get there with a teleport spell and that he knows that one. Since I can't cast it yet, I didn't press further.
He has yet to ask anything in return, and our DM explicitly told me Paavo hasn't detected evil on it yet.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 12, 2012 12:50:13 GMT -5
Do you want it know or once we are out of the Vernal House? Is this weird garden in the Vernal House? Do you think we're in an alternate dimension or somewhere on the faery road/ethereal plane? We're so far leaving the silver door opened so we can escape back through it. Should we stop to rest and restock spells for a bit? |
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Post by Wolfgar on Mar 12, 2012 13:05:40 GMT -5
For all we know, we could still be in the cave and this could all be an illusion. But assuming Arcadian knows his stuff then I think we are fine to rest for a little bit. At this stage the fighters just want something to lay into. So if having the spell casters take a nap can accomplish that then go to it.
Note we should not have needed to use 2 dispel magics to recover Friedrich's armor. The first should have automatically worked.
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Post by venger on Mar 12, 2012 15:19:08 GMT -5
Paavo detected evil on everything we took from the Castle of the Silver Princess. He is happy to double check. our DM explicitly told me Paavo hasn't detected evil on it yet. Heh, I guess I wasn't as explicit as I thought. Colby asks: I respond: So to recap: Paavo didn't detect any evil emanating from the gem. With his detect evil ability. That he used. On the gem. |
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Post by Ginger on Mar 12, 2012 15:33:24 GMT -5
"Paavo didn't detect evil" does not equal "Paavo detected no evil." Am I crazy to interpret it as meaning that Paavo did not use detect evil on it?
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Post by venger on Mar 12, 2012 16:36:15 GMT -5
I can see how it could be ambiguous.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Mar 13, 2012 14:48:15 GMT -5
Okay, I forget where we left off with my illing baby duties. My impression is that every thing we have been seeing is illusionary. This is based on the illusionary gas and Colby's bat senses. After thinking about it I presume the hall, lake and doors are illusions too.
So I think it would be beneficial to do a whole lot disbelieving of our surroundings. The trap was pretty deadly so we should actually be in a treasure vault of some sort. Why else would the fae folk be so ready to fight.
If we can disbelieve the illusions and find where the loot is hidden it will be worthwhile. I don't recall if we checked the trapped corridor. There might have been an alternative door hidden by an illusion there if we don't find anything where we are. We should do some disbelieving there too as we fight our way out. Presuming that that is the only way out. I'm not sure about following tunnels deeper into fae territory. Any of that sound reasonable?
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Post by Ginger on Mar 13, 2012 14:53:58 GMT -5
I'm not sure how far we'll get by just disbelieving everything, but it's worth a shot.
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Post by Wolfgar on Mar 13, 2012 15:12:32 GMT -5
I think at least the garden is real. If it were an illusion then when Colby cast dispel magic there should have been a chance for it to have been dispelled. Of course it is not clear how we even get back to the cave again.
But I agree there should be some disbelief of whatever is encountered.
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Post by Ginger on Mar 14, 2012 12:52:19 GMT -5
Let's posit for arguments sake that we can hang out here unmolested for 8 hours to rest and recuperate. It seems to me that we can either explore this weird garden place or head back and further examine the room with the weird doors.
Obviously if we get interrupted, then we'll fight.
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Post by Mr. Trommer on Mar 15, 2012 14:11:05 GMT -5
Tommer does not believe the cavern and the doors/garden/lake are real. If his act of disbelieving doesn't work, Trommer will close/cover his eyes and walk around to try and define the dimensions of the cavern. He will even beeswax his ears to direct his focus on touch rather the sounds around him or warnings. If we are staying for 8 hours to rest I should have plenty of time to stumble around. I'm not sure how my hounds could help with this.
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Post by Bolo on Mar 15, 2012 16:39:07 GMT -5
Are there any animals in the garden? Birds? Insects? Do the dogs appear to be reacting to them normally?
Is there a stick fallen from a tree? If Trommer throws it, will the dogs retrieve it?
IIRC there was gravel or pebbles where we found the gems. Bolo will take a handful and examine it by feel, with his eyes closed. Does it feel like ordinary gravel?
Then Bolo will scoop up a handful of dirt. With his eyes closed, he will smell it. Does it smell like ordinary dirt? Ditto with any common scented plants. Does the garden have roses or honeysuckle or mint or rosemary? If so, Bolo will close his eyes and smell them.
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Post by Wolfgar on Mar 15, 2012 18:09:13 GMT -5
It is not clear whether you can outwit an illusion. I believe that illusions by their nature will fool the mind (and all of senses) to make everything seem consistent.
But if that is not the case... You could tie twine to an arrow and shoot it. If the arrow stops short or doesn't spool out as much twine as your visual sense would indicate, then something is off.
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Post by Bolo on Mar 15, 2012 18:46:49 GMT -5
You could tie twine to an arrow and shoot it. If the arrow stops short or doesn't spool out as much twine as your visual sense would indicate, then something is off. OK, Bolo will try this. I believe he has 100' of fishing line. He'll attach one end to an arrow and the other to his belt and shoot the arrow. Does he observe anything abnormal? |
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Post by venger on Mar 16, 2012 13:30:07 GMT -5
In what direction is he firing the arrow? How far is he shooting?
Also everyone note we need a venue for Sunday.
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Post by Bolo on Mar 16, 2012 16:27:08 GMT -5
In what direction is he firing the arrow? How far is he shooting? In a direction away from anyone in the party, where there no apparent obstacles nearer than the length of the 100' line. So the expected result would be for the arrow to fly the full 100' unobstructed, then get stopped by the line and drop to the ground. If there's a choice of directions that meet these criteria, feel free to determine the exact direction randomly, if it matters. I don't remember the layout of the garden specifically enough to say anything more than this. He's not going to shoot at a particular target, like a tree or whatever, although if someone wants to suggest a target, I guess he could take another shot. |
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Post by venger on Mar 16, 2012 20:11:09 GMT -5
To what is the line attached?
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Post by Bolo on Mar 16, 2012 20:27:51 GMT -5
He'll attach one end to an arrow and the other to his belt Note: I mean his regular belt, not his security belt. |
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