Ch. 22: The Party Explores more of the Temple of Sertrous and Head for the Mantru Native Village

Dungeon Master (GM): ok we can get under way with 6 folks here now so the party attempted to rest in the temple library/study and a hot looking Abomination came knocking, looking for her mate about 5.5 hours into the rest. The casters that were resting should have all their spells but no one recovers the 1 hp this rest.   Jack J.: so we have cleared all of the area but the hot snake’s room?   Maevis/Quintolos: We killed the Mistress after telling her her BF was dead hehe   Dungeon Master (GM): yea, so basically the front half of the building and the north east half on the first floor was not looked into.   Maevis/Quintolos: so check the NE corner   Jack J.: sounds good   Maevis/Quintolos: make sure all the snakes are dead   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, you can move your tokens showing your path down to that location and where you stop no one wants to make the first move?! so far so good   Devin M.: What are we talking about, I just got here.   Phoenix: Basically we blue balled a snake I guess?   Dungeon Master (GM): meavis heads towards the doors   Phoenix: I assume the webbed guys are dead?   Maevis/Quintolos: Maevis opens the door   Dungeon Master (GM): Devin, i mentioned about the rest and it's results after the abomination came around and now after 8 hours the party is back on the first floor having another look around top door? maevis?   Xilicien: +   Maevis/Quintolos: Yes North door opens it   Dungeon Master (GM): it appears to be a small prayer room more tapestries of all sorts of snakes doing mean things to humanoids.   Jack J.: door in the NW corner?   Dungeon Master (GM): yes   Maevis/Quintolos: Search the room   Jack J.: coal and sheila search room   Dungeon Master (GM): Nothing of value is to be found   Maevis/Quintolos: Open NW door   Dungeon Master (GM): unless you want some incense and it's holder and a couple candles.   Maevis/Quintolos: Open South Door   Jack J.: search   Camlin: AFK   Maevis/Quintolos: Anything of value in this room?   Dungeon Master (GM): just a lobby area with couches tables and a few chairs no valuable trinkets here.   Maevis/Quintolos: Open this door   Dungeon Master (GM): opens into a long hallway with 2 doors on it's west side and 1 on it's right and one at it's opposite end   Maevis/Quintolos: door 1 west side open   Dungeon Master (GM): looking like a dining area with 2 tables, chairs and eating utensils upon the tables.   Jack J.: more searching   Maevis/Quintolos: anything valuable?   Dungeon Master (GM): looks like you could get 50gp for the silver ware   Maevis/Quintolos: take it hehe   Dungeon Master (GM): ok   Jack J.: I have a bag of holding and a pack   Dungeon Master (GM): alright   Maevis/Quintolos: toss it bag of holding   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "One of these rooms may have cannibals"   Dungeon Master (GM): oh i should mention all of the lizard men are gone, the webbing of course now gone.   Maevis/Quintolos: Open West door 2   Camlin: Im back   Coal Blackstone The Human Ranger Says, "the lizardman arent going to be happy if we see them again"   Maevis/Quintolos: Welcome back Camlin   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Great. They aren't happy trying to eat US, they eat each other too? Can we just wait outside till dinner's done?"   Dungeon Master (GM): looks like a meeting room here, nothing of value to be seen other than candles and their holders   Maevis/Quintolos: Search it anyways   Dungeon Master (GM): if coal tried the east door it opens outside, since i see him outside   Dungeon Master (GM): some of the chairs in the room look like they were used, like they were pushed aside.   Maevis/Quintolos: Shrug check the chairs for anything   Jack J.: and listen at south door   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, and nothing of value about them or any secret parts for that matter ok and I need a roll for that listen

Maevis/Quintolos: Check the area for secret doors   Jack J.: what do i roll?   Dungeon Master (GM): rollabilitiescheck button then the hear/detect noise button   HEAR / DETECT NOISE For Coal Blackstone the Human Ranger Chance to Detect=  10 % Roll result whispered to DM   (From Jack J.):  Rolls:  79 % needs ≤  10 %   Dungeon Master (GM): ok Coal did not hear anything beyond the door   SEARCH FOR SECRET Doors or Hidden Items For Maevis Silverleaf the Half Elf Bard Search includes North, East, South, West Walls and Ceiling and Floor 1 search =  10  minutes (1 wall section) / Full Search =  1  Hour Results Whispered to DM   SEARCH ROLLS RESULTS For Maevis: North Wall:  2  East Wall:  3  South Wall:  3  West Wall:  1  Ceiling:  5  Floor:  5   Maevis/Quintolos:   Dungeon Master (GM): ok the searching found nothing in the room   Maevis/Quintolos: Open South door   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Really? You're going to leave this one door to south unchecked?"   Balen The Human Bard Balen checks south door in room to see if it's unlocked   Dungeon Master (GM): balen could always open it himself! ;p it opens slightly   Balen The Human Bard Balen peaks into the area behind the door.   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Sure, I'm a Jester, this should be good for a laugh"   Dungeon Master (GM): another meeting area with a couple big bowls of fruit you see about 3 pieces of partly eaten fruit left on a couple tables   Maevis/Quintolos: bowls worth taking?   Dungeon Master (GM): (To GM)rolling  3 = 3   Balen The Human Bard Says, "I wouldn't eat the fruit. If it isn't good enough for cannibals..."   Dungeon Master (GM): ok it's made of metal the bowls (To GM)rolling  6 = 6   Dungeon Master (GM): brass bowls they appear to be   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Looks around "Any other doors in this place?   Dungeon Master (GM): and so it appears if they were here, they left, perhaps warned by the lizard men on this side it appears to not be any more doors   Maevis/Quintolos: Think there was a door South Lets go check to be sure   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Either that or they smelled Grax coming and fled??"   Dungeon Master (GM): will maevis open that door?   Maevis/Quintolos: Yes More doors to check   Dungeon Master (GM): a long hallway with one door on it's west wall and 2 on it's east wall and a bend at it's south   Jack J.: what about this last door on the east?   Dungeon Master (GM): that was the door that opens to the outside jack   Jack J.: ok   Maevis/Quintolos: First East door   Jack J.: lost sheila   Dungeon Master (GM): looking for her   Balen: OOC - did anyone look UP the spiral staircases in the big room last week?   Maevis/Quintolos: Nope   Jack J.: she by the door now   Dungeon Master (GM): they went up both stair cases that's where they met the fire newt guards   Balen: Ok, cool. That's what I get for missing out   Dungeon Master (GM): i put put down a new token, the other one just up and disappeared   Maevis/Quintolos: Need to look UP the stairs next  

Dungeon Master (GM): that's when a can of paint drops down!   Camlin: Sorry guys I have to go something came up, have fun, bye!!!   Dungeon Master (GM): OK see ya! Thanks for playing!   Maevis/Quintolos: Bye   Dungeon Master (GM): ok any action with the door to Maevis east?   Maevis/Quintolos: Opening it Not expecting any traps   Dungeon Master (GM): looks like a living room here with a large tapestry on the north wall, couches, low tables, a couple piles of furs and silks and small pillows.   Maevis/Quintolos: Search it   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, the furs and silks have some value to them as they are in great shape   Jack J.: furs and siolks look like they are worth anything? ranger should know into bag of holding   Dungeon Master (GM): one low table has a brass bowl of fruit ok, well, the fur looks to be of bear type ok there is a door in the north east corner and one to the south   Maevis/Quintolos: Hm toss it in with the silks we can get some nice clothes out of that stuff   Jack J.: done   Dungeon Master (GM): heh, and to think the GoT folks got their fur clothes from Ikea ok what is Sheila doing at the NE door?   Maevis/Quintolos: Open NE Door   Dungeon Master (GM): looks to be another small prayer room with incense and burner, and small altar and candles.   Maevis/Quintolos: Open South door   Dungeon Master (GM): looks to be a bedding area with a table for two in the SW corner and a desk in the SE corner with a couple thick books upon it.   Maevis/Quintolos: Check the books   Dungeon Master (GM): 1 big pile of furs and silks here with several pillows, the fur looks to be mink you see they have rune writing in both, with both containing spells.   Maevis/Quintolos: anything go Boom!! hehe   Dungeon Master (GM): no sir   Jack J.: mage check the books?   Dungeon Master (GM): Xilicien confirms they are spell books i will roll randomly for the spells   Jack J.: grab furs check pillows   Maevis/Quintolos: furs silks into bag of holding search room for more   Dungeon Master (GM): 1st level spells: Read Magic, Write Magic 12 find fimiliar 20 Magic Missile 5   Dungeon Master (GM): Charm Person 3 Burning Hands 2nd level: 14   31   1 Knock, Tasha's Uncontrollable laughter, Audile Glamor   Dungeon Master (GM): 3rd level: 13   8   13 22 Feign death, haste, wind wall 4th level:  3   5 Clairvoyance and detect illusion   Dungeon Master (GM): 5th level:  22 Passwall and those are the spells...i may change them up according to what she has as memorized spells though ok south door?   Maevis/Quintolos: Yes South door   Sheila The Human Cleric Says, "there is obviously a fairly powerful mage around here."   Dungeon Master (GM): looks like a guards room with a couple bunks and just some supplies stored in here, with a table for 2 at the NE corner boxes, crates and a couple casks and barrels   Maevis/Quintolos: Check the boxes crates barrels   Dungeon Master (GM): all consists of food stuffs: fruits, veggies, dried meats, grains, the casks contain mead and wine   Maevis/Quintolos: Is it good mead and wine or cheap stuff?   Dungeon Master (GM): 1-3 cheap 4-6 good stuff:  5   Maevis/Quintolos: Keep the casks   Dungeon Master (GM): ok it's good stuff with a value of  60  gp   Maevis/Quintolos: we can have a party with it sometime hehe   Dungeon Master (GM): indeed   Maevis/Quintolos: search the room anything on the table? like a deck of cards or some such?   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, with the temple complex appearantly combed through, you can head out to the village to the north east all else is just a lava sand swampy beach and shoreline or you can retreat out and back to the jungle   Maevis/Quintolos: Guess we head out to the village   Balen: To the village it is! Hope we don't find any other snake-mistresses...   Dungeon Master (GM): ok new map coming up looking up info This small village lies on the shore of the large crater lake. Its landward side is surrounded by a crude palisade of palm trunks and branches that extends into the water on both sides of the village.  

Dungeon Master (GM): ok, now as you guys approach the guards take a defensive stance with spears at the ready to be thrown! any words/ actions from the party???   Jack J.: what do the guards look like? human?   BARD CHARM Maevis Silverleaf the Half Elf Bard, starts playing his/her PanPipes and attempts to Charm, with his/her Singing & Playing! If the Charming is a success: Bard’s Singing & Playing can charm Creatures within  40 ft. Creatures must Save Versus Petrification ( -1  on saving throw for every  3  levels of the bard) or be Charmed & sit entranced while the bard sings. Those not Charmed will listen to the bard for 1 full round. Charmed Creatures are subject to ‘Suggestion’, if the bard utilizes it, the charmed creatures must save vs petrification at -2 on their die rolls or be subject to the suggestion. Loud noise or physical attack will negate charm but not suggestion. This will last for 1 Turn (10 rounds) or 1 round per level of the Bard, which ever is better. (From Maevis/Quintolos):  Chance to Charm is 34%: Rolling  7 %   Dungeon Master (GM): human they are indeed and dress like natives   Jack J.: OK, Bard want to talk to them with his silver tongue?   Maevis/Quintolos: never mind was just going for talking to them   Dungeon Master (GM): (To GM)rolling {1d20+ 0 }> 14  [Save vs. Petrification]{( 13 )+0} = 0 Successes   Dungeon Master (GM): (To GM)rolling {1d20+ 0 }> 14  [Save vs. Petrification]{( 4 )+0} = 0 Successes   Maevis/Quintolos: "We come in peace, no harm"   Dungeon Master (GM): (To GM)rolling {1d20+ 0 }> 14  [Save vs. Petrification]{( 5 )+0} = 0 Successes   Dungeon Master (GM): ok well now, looks like the guards are enjoying the bard's playing, however they are still being defensive at the moment Guard #01 says, "Cool tune dude" Guard #02 says, "Yea, it's cool man"   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "We mean you no harm, May we enter your village?"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #03 says, "Nice melody"   Balen The Human Bard Says, "What would it take to get an invite inside? He could play for the whole village if you like!"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #01 says, "What business do you have here?" Guard #02 says, "Yes, perhaps you could if you mean no ill intent."   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "We just want to find a safe place to rest for the night"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #03 Says, "Why not go into the city, then?"   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Is the city a better place to stay? Are they move friendly than your villagers? I find that hard to believe. Really?"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #02 says, "The mogrelmen can row you on over at their boat landing." Guard #01 Says, "Do you have business with the snake men?"   Coal Blackstone The Human Ranger Says, "Who are the mongrelmen?"   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "Not today we will have business with the snakemen"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #03 says, "Ahh, you folks must be new around here. The Mongrelfolks help with getting others to and from the city and live in the city." Mr. Bard as they are charmed you could try and see if they'll comply to something you say. [the party has seen the mongrelmen before and know that they appear to be some perhaps magical mixture of various humanoid races combined into one.   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "Would you be kind enough to let us rest for the night in your village before we take care of our business with the snakemen?"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #02 says, "Why yes, you all look like good and humble folks, we shall let you enter." Guards #01 & #03 shout an order and you hear something big sliding on the other side of the gate then the gate is opened   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Many thanks, kind sirs!"   Jack J.: I have 3 CLW and 2 CSW to use before we rest   Maevis/Quintolos: Maevis keeps playing to keep them goig until we find a place to rest (Maevis could use some hes at 12 of 21   Jack J.: we we get to the place to rest, ill start with Maevis   Dungeon Master (GM): ok you see what is shown on the map, various huts include some out on the water and various villagers doing tasks as young ones run around.   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Excuse me, but is it your custom for visitors to pay a visit to the chief, or is it ok if we look around on our own?"   Dungeon Master (GM): Guard #03 says, if you wish to see the Talking chief, he resides in the first hut over to your left there." "It is best to see him to make sure you can stay in the village." Guard #03 says, "You can roam the village as long as no harm comes to anyone or anything."   Balen The Human Bard Says, "We certainly mean no harm. Thank you for the information"   Dungeon Master (GM): ok looks like we pay the talking chief a visit and also looks like the token for him is not there ok you make your way to the hut and are greeted by a couple of guards at the front door Guard #01 says, "Greetings! What is your business with Chief Fano?"

  Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "We wish to stay the night in your village before to conduct our business in the city"   Dungeon Master (GM): The guards stand awaiting a reply Guard #02 says, "Very well, hold on as I state your presence and business, to the chief." ok so he enters the hut and comes back out a couple moments later. Guard #02 says, "Ok, you may see Chief Fano. and gestures for your to move inside. as you walk inside you see Chief Fano and a few more guards. The Chief's appearance: Fano is an   Dungeon Master (GM): elderly man, badly scarred and crippled in the left arm. His Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "Greetings folks, out of towners i see you are, I am told you wish to rest here, is that so?"   Xilicien: .His what?   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Quietly "Perhaps he could use some healing magic"   Dungeon Master (GM): ok that's just the next line saying in spite of his infirmity he takes responsibly for the tribe. the restoration would help him yes but since it was not copied to a book yet, you will lose it if read from the scroll.   Jack J.: Anything besides the restoration? ill do it but it is our best spell   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "Yes, Chief Fano, We wish to rest for a night here in your village. For allowing us to do that, I could play and sing for the whole village"     Jack J.: Clerics dont have spell books they pray to gods right?     Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "Ah, yes, so It was you young man that was playing the good music? Yes, you may play some more for us, the Mantru tribe, if you wish."   Maevis/Quintolos: I would rather you save it for Quintolos hehe   Balen The Human Bard Says, "I'd say do it now. A chief in need today is better than a scroll gathering dust for years"   Balen The Human Bard Says, "But then there's that."   Jack J.: Where is quinttolos?   Dungeon Master (GM): yes jack, they basically pray to the gods for the spell, main exception would be the cleric scrolls of the prayers written down he's out swimming around in a nearby river or tributary   Jack J.: Changed into a fish?   Dungeon Master (GM): he can't be far from the water for long semi-aquatic anyways, with gills and slimey skin   Jack J.: ahh i understand now   Dungeon Master (GM): webbing between fingers and toes ok so do we help the chief out now or later in order to help Quintolos?   Jack J.: Is he close enough to get to?   Dungeon Master (GM): I think if you wait and copy the spell it will be another level or two before you can cast it. Otherwise you can read it to cast but then the spell disappears off the scroll. sheila can read it   Jack J.: ok Is he close enough to get to?   Dungeon Master (GM): yes, basically 5 ft from you   Maevis/Quintolos: Think He means Quintolos   Jack J.: yes   Dungeon Master (GM): oh ok well for quintolos you would have to travel out through the secret gate you came in from and go back to the river spot where you last met with Quitolos.   Jack J.: ok not close   Dungeon Master (GM): remember now you have a witch with a broom that could avoid that passage.   Jack J.: how long would it take for her to fly me to him?   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "Perhaps you folks would like to join me and Umlat, our tribal cleric for a meal at breakfast today?"   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Do we want to have the natives see someone take off on a broom from here? Using the scroll for Quitolos makes sense, but maybe not right now?"     Jack J.: ok ill take your guidance but another cleric mage would be helpful   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "You folks may go about your business.""   Balen The Human Bard Says, "Did you say something about breakfast? I certainly could eat, and would love to get to know you and your town better."   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "Yes, We would love to join you for a meal"   Dungeon Master (GM): ok any farther actions the party wishes to do well in the village? can can attend the breakfast with Fano and Umlat if you wish or just hang around and rest up. They obviously have boats so maybe they can row you over to Taboo Island if you wish.   Jack J.: dinner then rest  

Maevis/Quintolos: Yes Dinner then rest for the night get healed rested   Dungeon Master (GM): ok, you attend the dinner which is held inside the council hut out on the water   Xilicien: Yes.   Devin M.: It's gotten late, & I could use some rest irl as well.   Dungeon Master (GM): it is there that you also met, "The Chief", which turns out to be a statue of an old man.   Maevis/Quintolos: The not talking Chief hehe   Jack J.: i am done for night also. ill heal everyone i can before resting. good night   Maevis/Quintolos: G night Call it a night I guess   Dungeon Master (GM): ok you are all in the council hut have a feast of a breakfast.   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "The Chief, you see here, is whom communicates with me, as i am his tongue, you see.""   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "Umlat, here, helps run the village and cares for those whom are ill."     Balen The Human Bard Says, "That's extremely interesting. Being the tongue of the chief must be difficult. Have you ever worried that you misunderstood what he was trying to tell you?"   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "It appears as of late that the Yaun-Ti, have been a bit restless and had limited travel to and from the crater area here. So It is a bit surprising to see you folks here."   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "We worked out a deal with the Yuan ti"   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "As far as I know his voice inside my head has been quite clear and responsible."   Chief Fano, goes over to the statue and consults with it in deep thought for a few minutes and then returns to the table.   Maevis Silverleaf The Half Elf Bard Says, "I am afraid that we disagreed on some points, so sadly we are not in league with them at this time"   Fano, The Talking Chief -Pla4 The Human Fighter Says, "The Chief says you may surely stay here to enjoy our hospitality and we can row you over to the Forbidden city if you wish, however my people will not set foot on the isle themselves. "   and with that we can stop here until next week.   Maevis/Quintolos: Ok G night   Dungeon Master (GM): Thanks for Playing Guys!   Balen: Enjoyed it all. Have a good week. Wash your hands! (I did tell you I work at the CDC, right? :) )   Dungeon Master (GM): I think you did yes! it will be interesting to see how the other illnesses decrease because of the corona virus with everyone taking extra steps now   Balen: Exactly. The same "precautions" for Corona are the precautions for any flu and most person to person contagions So, wash your hands and stay home if you are sick. Heck, stay home and play D&D on the computer. No one gets a virus that way, right? :0   Dungeon Master (GM): Right!   Balen: G'night all.