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[Doomblade187]

((Do eet!))

[killerhellhound]

Does that poem also refer to the red sphere in here? Maybe me and my fellow mages can investigate that one more closely...

I agree about inspecting the red orb till Solifuge comes back or his screams are heard but I will cast dispel magic on the  black orb before the brave bastard goes through

[Solifuge]

:I

Really hoping magic isn't integral to solving the puzzle here. Might've wanted to wait until something horrible and magic happened.

[Kestrel_6]

Karas Sirenna looks at the 614 cubic yards of smoke. A perfect adventurer's beacon.

stepping past... Things and chalk marks, his eyes see the two archways. Stepping through to the four armed thing, and seeing some people (?) standing around

"I guess you are the brave adventurers?"

[Hanslanda]

"Nah, we're the corpse cleaning crew. The adventurers are that greasy smear over there. Who wants to know?"

[Kestrel_6]

"A brave adventurer. This Gargoyle. What does it need?" noting the needy look.

(Any chance for a sprite?)

[Hanslanda]

*Is in a different room doing dangerous things, but apparently more accessible for exposition purposes than anyone else currently*

"Eh? Someone said something about needing gems for its hands, but I wouldn't know anything about that. Well, I'm going to step through this orb thingy. Good luck with the evil statue!"

[Kestrel_6]

"Good luck with the... evil orbs"

he turns to the gargoyle investigators.

"Here are the Gems you needed."

move to the portal room thingy

[USEC_OFFICER]

Hmm... I cast Wild Magic on the Scarlet Sphere.

Well the scarlet sphere isn't illusionary, but I'd never pass up a chance to roll for wild magic...

[WILD MAGIC: 900] You feel a blush start to rise up in your face, due to your horrible spellcasting efforts. In fact, you'll experience embarrassment whenever you cast any spell what-so-ever. Enjoy!

I step through the bronze sphere and open the door with my weapon readied.

Well, the bronze sphere isn't big enough to step through, but you open the door anyways.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Surprise! It's a trap! I'm talking about the door. The nymph is too well-endowed to be... Let's just move on, shall we?

[REFLEX: 17 + 5] Luckily you were fast enough to avoid being skewered by the first spear materializing out of the doorway.
[REFLEX 6 + 5] Unfortunately, due to your surprise, the second spear hits you in the shoulder, throwing you to the floor like a cheap date.
[REFLEX: 19 + 5] Therefore the third and final spear flies harmlessly over your head and embeds itself on the other wall.

You lie on the ground for a couple of seconds, wondering if the trap will magic up any more spears to chuck at you, but it seems to be inactive for now.

Poke the end of my pole through each of the spheres and see what happens to it. Do so gently and be ready to let go of my pole at a moment's notice.

Kadzar already did that with his torch, remember? And none of the spheres did anything bad to it.

GNHS checks the bright blue sphere- if it's safe, then he steps through after inspecting it.

The bright blue sphere seems entirely safe, so you step through while inspecting it. Well, you climb into it. Behind the bright blue sphere is another crawlway, but you lack any form of lighting to illuminate said crawlway, and obviously the bright blue sphere prevents any light from the hallway of spheres from coming in. Oops.

Get out a pot and make tea while I invite the other meatshields adventurers over for some tea. After the tea and nibbles break I follow GNHS.

Lacking a pot, you borrow Kadzar's saucepan instead.

[4] Unfortunately you've never served tea from a saucepan before, and end up spilling most of the hot liquid on your crotch. What, did you think that you could make tea without a skill roll?

The rest of teatime goes quite well, even if the closest thing to biscuits the party has is hardtack. The cucumber sandwiches were very delicious. Anyways with tea-time over and everything cleaned up nice and neat, you go an join the GNHS in the dark crawlway behind the bright blue sphere.

Anyway, supposing that Black is the Nightiest color... and it was an illusionary orb. Don't like the fact that it's sitting at the feet of a hydra, which is probably the scariest thing on the wall... unless you count the fact that the Scarlet Orb is covering up the Mindflayer's crotch. Staying far away from that.

I'll spike my tea with a healthy dose of brandy and finish it off, and tell Rupert the Raven to stay with GNHS outside the orb until I give a signal. With that, I put on the darkness goggles, draw a handaxe and shield, and duck (if needed?) into the Black Orb at the hydra's feet. Wish me luck, and look after Rupert if something goes awry.

Having finished your brandy-spiked tea (which earns a few snooty stares from Urist) you hand over Rupert to the GNHS in the dark crawlway before running over to the black orb.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Behind the black orb is (surprise!) another crawlway. This crawlway goes to the east for thirty feet, before starting to snake everywhere. North, south, west, up, down, whatever direction you name it goes that way. Even with your mighty dwarf senses you soon become loss. Thankfully, after about 300 feet, the crawlway ends abruptly, like the people who were craving out this passageway stopped work suddenly.

I agree about inspecting the red orb till Solifuge comes back or his screams are heard but I will cast dispel magic on the  black orb before the brave bastard goes through

[5 + 5] The power of the black sphere is way too powerful for you to dispel. However Midna has already gone through the sphere, so it's a moot point anyways.

move to the portal room thingy

After going down the fresco corridor, inputting the correct code into the magical arch, exiting the room with the gargoyle statue, and finally talking with the half-dead Hans, you head back through the golden sphere into the statue room. Nobody is investigating the gargoyle at the moment, so you take the mantle of official gargoyle researcher. Your entire life has been leading up to this moment. You'd like to take a moment to thank your mother for her constant support, and your father for exposing you to the great cathedral gargoyles at a young age...

...

Alright, I'll stop now.

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, Goggles of Night

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



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

HP: 3/3

Weapons: Chef's Knife, Saucepan Lid Shield
Armour: Iron Scale Apron, Iron Chef's Hat

Items: Saucepan, Wooden Spoon, Sauce Ingredients, 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, lockpicks, ten foot pole



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: 1/2

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

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


Name: Karas Sirenna
Player: Kestrel_6
Gender: Male
Class: Assassin (Rogue)

HP: 2/2

Weapons: Rapier of Unknown Make, Dagger/1-Hand Crossbow (30 Bolts)
Armour: Black Cloak and Hood, Leather and Light Metal Armour

Items: Convenient Gems, Rope, Trap disarming Kit, Torches



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

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

Items: Food/Drink for a week, torch



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

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Punching Dagger/Wand of Lightning Bolt (14 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



Name: Dr. Malpracteece
Player: Geen
Gender: male
Class: mage

HP: 1/1

Weapons: Dagger, Generic Wand of Ranged Killiness (20 charges)

Spells: Create Undead, Fire Wall, Detect Magic, Dispel Magic, Magic Missile

Items: Torch, Bottle of Oil

[Vorthon]

I try to feel what's behind the white sphere. Because Slaad = chaos.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I try to feel what's behind the white sphere. Because Slaad = chaos.

Why, it seems that behind the white sphere is a wall! Probably because the white sphere is painted onto said wall, and therefore is not illusionary.

[Vorthon]

...Fine, I try to feel what's behind the buff sphere.

[USEC_OFFICER]

...Fine, I try to feel what's behind the buff sphere.

The buff sphere is also paint, but you feel manlier for touching it.

How about a refresher of the illusionary spheres?

Spoiler: Illusionary Spheres (click to show/hide)

gold
orange
bronze
bright blue
silver
black
red

[Vorthon]

Fine then. Bright blue it is, then.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Fine then. Bright blue it is, then.

You join the GNHS and Urist in the crawlway behind the bright blue sphere. Not only is it getting crowded in here, but nobody has brought a light.