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[Solifuge]

Aww man, I was hoping to get the treasure as a reward for not dying in the pit... wouldn't goggles be worn like armor instead of carried? Alternatively, Lich, could I interest you in a rope and grapple, or some highly incendiary brandy?

Either way, I'll dust the rubble and gore off (again), and approach the swirling misty arch. I'll check the mists for signs of soup mix. After that, I want to check out the gate itself, see if the colorful stones are loose, etc.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I agree with the majority of adventures. Cast detect magic on the mouth then go back past the fork and wait for screams of agony Kadzar throwing the soup

[19] The devil mouth seems to give off massive amounts of necromancy magic. If it was any more powerful, your head would probably explode. The rest of the devil's face seems perfectly fine and not magical though.

While Kadzar dies horribly throws soup. I go and cast detect magic on the portal.

[18] The entire portal is just as massively magical as the devil's mouth, but the magic seems to be from the school of conjuration instead of necromancy. If you haven't brushed up on your schools of magic, conjuration is the school of summoning things, healing, creating stuff out of thin air and moving objects around (like teleportation).

I'm pretty sure I saw something about swapping spells for another if we need it, and if I'm right I'll switch Ethereal Walk for Detect Magic, and cast it, examining the archway and demon-face relief

Seeing as you can only swap spells with other Mages and Urist is currently using the only Detect Magic spell, you twiddle your thumbs for a bit. Ho hum.

Either way, I'll dust the rubble and gore off (again), and approach the swirling misty arch. I'll check the mists for signs of soup mix. After that, I want to check out the gate itself, see if the colorful stones are loose, etc.

I carefully examine the archway, while avoiding Kadzar like the plague as he does his soup mix thing. I attempt to deduce if there are any traps, and ask for a mage to use his detect magic sight to check out the archway for magical traps/stuff that could be helpful.

Kazard will also stay away from Kadzar while he does the soup toss thing, and examines the archway as well as the outside of the relief for traps.

As everyone steps towards the archway in a massive huddle, the gems begin to glow with a magically bright light! I... I probably should have shown the graphic now. Oh well. Anyways are you guys sure that you want to search it for traps and things? Just double-checking here.

I'm going to chuck a bit of soup mix into the devil face and see what happens.

As everybody starts cringing/running for their lives, you pull out your soup mix and chuck it into the devil's face. Oh shi-

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To everyone's immense relief, COSMIC HORROR-TERRORS don't come streaming out of the mouth, the mouth doesn't start spewing fire, nor does it come to life and start attacking. In fact, it continues to do nothing at all. On further inspection, you notice that only the relief of the devil is covered in soup mix. The mouth is as black and mysterious as ever.

Spoiler: Brave Adventurers (click to show/hide)

Name: Tybar Whurthic
Player: Azthor
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter

HP: 3/3

Items: mining equipment, waterskins (water), rations, torch


Name: Midna
Player: Solifuge
Gender: Female
Class: Ranger (Fighter)
Race: Dwarf

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Brace of Handaxes, Round Metal Shield
Armour: Ringmail, Saffron-Yellow Cloak

Items: Trained Raven (Rupert), Rope with Grappling Hook (50ft), Climbing Kit, Flint/Steel, Torches, Wineskin (Strong Brandy)


Name: Kadzar II (Son of Kadzar)
Player: Kadzar
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Vegetable Knife (Knife), Pot Lid (Shield)
Armour: Iron Scale Apron, Iron Chef's Hat

Items: Pot, Ladle, Soup Mix, Cord of Firewood, Flint and Steel, Torches



Name: Redd T. Shir
Player: OREOSOME
Gender: Female
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Rapier/Crossbow (30 bolts)
Armour: Leather Armour

Items: Rations for 2 weeks, torch


Name: Kazard McDermeth
Player: Zako
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Crossbow (30 bolts)
Armour: Studded Leather

Items: Rope, Pouch of chalk sticks, 10 foot pole, lockpicks


Name: Generic Nameless Hooded Stranger
Player: Doomblade187
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Crossbow (30 bolts)

Items: Lockpicks, Rations, Rope, Ten-Foot Pole


Name: Hans
Player: Hanslanda
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Short Bow (30 arrows)
Armour: Studded Leather

Items: grappling hook with rope attached, lockpicking/assorted thievery kit, rations


Name: Urist Mcderm
Player: killerhellhound
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Sacrificial Dagger/Wizards Staff (20 charges)
Armour: Robe and Hat

Spells: Detect Magic, Heal, Dispel, Lightning Bolt, Fire Wall

Items: spellbook of summoning, 1 week of food and bedroll


Name: Gramjir
Player: Lich180
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Silver Mace/Wizards Staff (20 charges)
Armour: Silver Chainmail, Goggles of Night

Spells: Cure Wounds, Dispel Magic, Frostbolt, Ethereal Walk, Feather Fall

Items:  Food/Drink for a week

Okay, map is updated to what I think is about right.

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Excellent. I'll put the traps on it when I have time.

((What sort of night vision are we talking here, the "make everything glow bluish-black" like Nightvision in Skyrim, the "amplify ambient light" like real NVG's, or magic "make everything appear as it does in the day" goggles?))

Do you know how Dark-vision works in D&D? It basically grants you dark-vision as long as you wear it.

Posting to watch. Hmm this might be off topic and distracting but I might try to make this as a mega project.

Good luck. I doubt that even half of the things in this dungeon are possible to recreate in Dwarf Fortress (or Minecraft or whatever you were going to make the mega project in).

Aww man, I was hoping to get the treasure as a reward for not dying in the pit... wouldn't goggles be worn like armor instead of carried?

That's... a good idea. I'm sure that Lich180 will gladly hand the goggles back, right?

[Zako]

"Right. I think it's a good idea that noone goes into that mouth. Just saying."

Step away from the portal and let the others investigate it. Search the walls and the devil face for interesting stuff or treasure, but don't go near the mouth or portal if possible.

[Vorthon]

Name: Nambul the Mad
Gender: male
Class: mage

Weapons: Punching Dagger/Wand of Lightning Bolt (15 charges)
Armour: Robe and One of those crazy striped felt top hat things

Spells: Wild magic (Roll on this table and accept the results no matter what.), Detect Magic, Blink, Mage Hand, Irresistible Dance

Items: spellbook of CHAOS, 1 week of food and bedroll

[Solifuge]

I'll wait at a distance for any folks to investigate the misty arch for traps and such, and after they're done, I'll throw the grapple end of my rope into the archway, feel for any resistance or pull on the other end, and get ready to tug it back out.

[Hanslanda]

Hmmm. Gently and very carefully push a portion of one of my rations into the demon's mouth, making sure not to push it all the way in or let my hands touch the black. Remove the ration and examine it after placing approximately half of it inside the mouth.

[Kadzar]

Seeing that the situation is handled here, I back out of the north entrance and go to the northeast entrance to ask the double doors which one of them is the liar and which one of them always tells the truth.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Step away from the portal and let the others investigate it. Search the walls and the devil face for interesting stuff or treasure, but don't go near the mouth or portal if possible.

[13 + 5] You find absolutely nothing interesting on the devil's face, or around said face, or around the portal either.

I'll wait at a distance for any folks to investigate the misty arch for traps and such, and after they're done, I'll throw the grapple end of my rope into the archway, feel for any resistance or pull on the other end, and get ready to tug it back out.

You chuck the grapple into the archway and... nothing happens. Well, you hear the grapple clank against a wall on the other side of the arch, but that's it.

Hmmm. Gently and very carefully push a portion of one of my rations into the demon's mouth, making sure not to push it all the way in or let my hands touch the black. Remove the ration and examine it after placing approximately half of it inside the mouth.

As soon as the rations touch the mouth, they're sucked in with a soft 'pop'. Luckily you had the presence of mind to not hold onto the rations, so your hand doesn't touch the mouth or anything. Still, it's going to be hard to examine the rations now...

Seeing that the situation is handled here, I back out of the north entrance and go to the northeast entrance to ask the double doors which one of them is the liar and which one of them always tells the truth.

[REFLEX: 1] As you approach the doors in the north-east entrance, you suddenly hear a gigantic slam behind you! Turning around, it appears that a massive slab of stone has rolled across the corridor, blocking your escape route.

Your cries for help attract the attention of Nambul the Mad, Mage extraordinaire. Well, not attract per-say. More like he happened to be teleporting onto the hill at the time, and he's the only one who has heard your cries for help. It's the same thing, really.

Spoiler: Brave Adventurers (click to show/hide)

Name: Tybar Whurthic
Player: Azthor
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter

HP: 3/3

Items: mining equipment, waterskins (water), rations, torch


Name: Midna
Player: Solifuge
Gender: Female
Class: Ranger (Fighter)
Race: Dwarf

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Brace of Handaxes, Round Metal Shield
Armour: Ringmail, Saffron-Yellow Cloak

Items: Trained Raven (Rupert), Rope with Grappling Hook (50ft), Climbing Kit, Flint/Steel, Torches, Wineskin (Strong Brandy)


Name: Kadzar II (Son of Kadzar)
Player: Kadzar
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Vegetable Knife (Knife), Pot Lid (Shield)
Armour: Iron Scale Apron, Iron Chef's Hat

Items: Pot, Ladle, Soup Mix, Cord of Firewood, Flint and Steel, Torches


Name: Redd T. Shir
Player: OREOSOME
Gender: Female
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Rapier/Crossbow (30 bolts)
Armour: Leather Armour

Items: Rations for 2 weeks, torch


Name: Kazard McDermeth
Player: Zako
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Crossbow (30 bolts)
Armour: Studded Leather

Items: Rope, Pouch of chalk sticks, 10 foot pole, lockpicks


Name: Generic Nameless Hooded Stranger
Player: Doomblade187
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Crossbow (30 bolts)

Items: Lockpicks, Rations, Rope, Ten-Foot Pole


Name: Hans
Player: Hanslanda
Gender: Male
Class: Rogue

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Short Sword/Short Bow (30 arrows)
Armour: Studded Leather

Items: grappling hook with rope attached, lockpicking/assorted thievery kit


Name: Urist Mcderm
Player: killerhellhound
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Sacrificial Dagger/Wizards Staff (20 charges)
Armour: Robe and Hat

Spells: Detect Magic, Heal, Dispel, Lightning Bolt, Fire Wall

Items: spellbook of summoning, 1 week of food and bedroll


Name: Gramjir
Player: Lich180
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Silver Mace/Wizards Staff (20 charges)
Armour: Silver Chainmail, Goggles of Night

Spells: Cure Wounds, Dispel Magic, Frostbolt, Ethereal Walk, Feather Fall

Items: Food/Drink for a week


Name: Nambul the Mad
Player: Vorthon
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Punching Dagger/Wand of Lightning Bolt (15 charges)
Armour: Robe and One of those crazy striped felt top hat things

Spells: Wild magic, Detect Magic, Blink, Mage Hand, Irresistible Dance

Items: spellbook of CHAOS, 1 week of food and bedroll

[Vorthon]

I head towards the source of the cries for help, and cast Wild Magic upon the stone slab.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I head towards the source of the cries for help, and cast Wild Magic upon the stone slab.

Alrighty, let me just warm this thing up...

[WILD MAGIC: 346] Caster and random ally exchange heads but retain personalities.

With a squelching sound, Kadzar II and Nambul the Mad swap heads. Well, at least now Kadzar II doesn't have to worry about anything happening to his face.

[Lich180]

I'll put on those goggles we found, look through em, examine the demon-face and portal, then take them off and trade Midna for that brandy... Figure someone on the front line will get better use out of em.

[Zako]

I head towards the source of the cries for help, and cast Wild Magic upon the stone slab.

Alrighty, let me just warm this thing up...

[WILD MAGIC: 346] Caster and random ally exchange heads but retain personalities.

With a squelching sound, Kadzar II and Nambul the Mad swap heads. Well, at least now Kadzar II doesn't have to worry about anything happening to his face.

AHAHAHAHA! Well done. Well done indeed.

Poke the end of my pole, about half a foot at most, through the portal for about a minute and pull it out again to see what's happened to the end of it.

[Doomblade187]

GNHS will stay back.

[Vorthon]

I cast Wild Magic on the slab again, this time whilst chanting litanies to some dark god of madness.

[killerhellhound]

I tell everyone what I found out from the detect magic spells then cast dispel on the face, getting ready to run behind some meat shields helpful allies as soon as it’s cast.