[Game Thread] Home is where the hearth is

[Alatere]

Bran Gelbman When the rat trail led the group to the mines the young gnome’s eyebrows quirked upwards in surprise. ”Well this saves some time the mines was on our list of places that we needed to check on…” Bran commented as he suddenly realised why the village had lost contact with the mines. ”If we needed to I could probably clear some of the traps from a distance…” Bran then suggested with a thoughtful look. ”Let me see if I can catch anyone’s attention…” Bran then offered as he waved his hand and an identical duplicate of the young gnome appeared right infront of the group. The doppelgänger then strode forwards in to the middle of the camp with the shaft of the halberd clutched firmly in one hand. ”Hello is anyone there? We are from the village. Do you need any help?” The illusion called out with a surprisingly strong voice as a he figment strode forwards with no fear of the traps.

OoC -minor illusion

[PapaHuck]

Ness He’s clearly no tracker, but Ness throws himself into helping his comrades find signs of king rats. Something about his goatish nature compels him to sniff the ground and taste the local foliage quite a bit as part of the process. At the mention of a magic arrow, Ness’s head pops up, a half-chewn clover protruding from the left side of his mouth. "Eh, what’s that? A magic arrow did you say? Let me have a look at that." Ness sniffs the arrow, then gives it a quick lick. He makes a look of disgust and spits on the ground. "Hmm. What is your magic, little arrow, little arrow?" Ness sings to the missile. Then he strikes the tip against his hoof and listens to it ring 10 minutes, according to PHBeventually Ness looks up with a bright look. "Hey, I know exactly Ness has ritually cast Identify on this arrow. Ness can Identify the exact magical properties of other arrows or any other magical item as well. Happy to handle this OOCwhat this thing does." Ness is impressed as the party finds beast after dead beast. "Clearly, this is a bad place to be a king rat." Inferring the grisly death one such beast must have experienced in one of the miner’s traps, Ness comments: "Yeesh. I’d hate to get caught in one of these! Hmm. . . . Give me a hand, rock!" Ness starts humming a jaunty nonsense tune and moving one hand as though he’s directing a choir. A ghostly hand materializes and picks up a large stone. Getting more into the rhythm of it, Ness starts to groove and boogie as he directs the heavy stone to hop and pound along the ground at a steady rhythm. It strikes the ground about once a second, and Ness directs the stone to pound on the ground in a pattern in front of him, six strikes in a row, one every two feet to the left, and then the stone hops forward two feet and travels the other direction, pounding the ground every two feet to the right six times before advancing forward. About twenty feet behind, Ness boogies and slowly advances towards the mine, at a 2 feet per six-second round, by my calculationslow but safe pace. Every now and then, Ness sings out quite loudly. The miner’s may be well-sheltered, but perhaps some will hear. "Do-die-da-dingo, dickey-dickey-doo! Do-die-da-dingo, dickey-dickey-doo!"   Free Action: boogie and hum Action: Ritual cast Identify (on the way to mine), try to spring traps using mage hand and a large rock Bonus Action:   Ness Chaotic Good| Satyr | Bard 2 HP: 15 / 15 | AC: 15 | Initiative: +3 Passive Perception: 13 | Speed: 35 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 14 (+2) | CON 12 (+1) | INT 0 (+0) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 16 (+3) Weapons: Melee, +2 Attack (1d4 Damage)Ram | Range: 60 feet, (DC 13 Wis save vs: 1d4 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage to next Attack Roll before end of next turn)Vicious Mockery | Range 60 feet, +5 Attack (1d8 Cold Damage plus reduce speed by 10 feet until start of next turn)Ray of Frost Features and Abilities: Common, Sylvan, InfernalLanguages | Armor: Light Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Simple Weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Lute, Pan Pipes, Drum Skills: Acrobatics: +4, Animal Handling: +2, Arcana: +1, Athletics: +2, Deception +4, History: +1, Insight: +3, Intimidation: +4; Investigation: +1, Medicine: +2, Nature: +1, Perception: +3, Performance: +5, Persuasion: +5, Religion: +1, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth: +3, Survival: +2Proficiencies Bard Traits: Charisma Spellcasting | +1d6 ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; 3x/LRBardic Inspiration | Add half proficiency bonus to skills without proficiencyJack of All Trades | +1d6 healing for allies using hit dice during short restSong of Rest Satyr Traits: 1d4 bludgeoning melee attackRam | +1d8 to jump distanceMirthful Leaps | Proficiency in Performance and PersuasionReveler | You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effectsMagic Resistance Background: Prismari Student (Part of the magical/musical power that slammed into his head) Origin: You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Prismari with it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Prismari Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.Prismari Initiate

[DebiRedHair]

Ria Siannodel Ria is no tracker so she puts the bow and arrows she had taken back in Bran's trunk and then follows the others as they head towards the mine. When they find the traps, she admires their construction and takes some mental notes. " We could make some man-sized versions of these to put at critical defensive points around the new stockade. That would surprise anyone trying to sneak into our village!" She then watches as the others clear the traps. When they get close she calls out "Tomas, are you there? It is Ria from the smithy with a group of villagers you may not have met." She has been a regular visitor to the mine as the smithy gets much of its metal from the mine.

Stat Block   Ria Siannodel Lawful Neutral | High Elf | Artificer | Guild Artisan HP: 10/15 | AC (Padded/Shield): 17 | Initiative: +2 | Darkvision Passive Perception: 12 | Speed: 30 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 | DEX 14 (+2)| CON* 13 (+1)| / Save (+3) INT* 16 (+3) / Save (+5)|WIS 10 |CHA 10 Weapons: +5 Attack (1d6+5Damage)Shortsword | +5 Attack (Various Damage)Spell | +2 Attack (+) Damage)Punch[/B] Features and Abilities: Common, Elven, Sylvan, Draconic, CelestialLanguages | Armor: Light, Medium, Shields Weapons: SimpleProficiencies Tools: Smith's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Thieves Tools, Leatherworker's Tools. Skills: Acrobatics: +2, *Arcana: +5, History: +3, *Insight: +2, *Investigation: +5, Nature: +3, *Perception: +2, *Perusasion: +2, Religion: +3, Sleight of Hand: +2, Stealth: +2, (All other skills = 0)[/tt] High Elf Traits: Ability Score Increase: Int+1| Elf Weapon Training⁠: Proficient with the Longsword, Shortsword, Shortbow, and Longbow. | Cantrip: You know Fire Bolt| Extra Language⁠: You can speak, read, and write Sylvan | Trance | Immunity to Sleep Spells | Advantage on saving throws against being Charmed Artificer Traits: At 1st level, you've learned how to invest a spark of magic into mundane objects. To use this ability, you must have thieves' tools or artisan's tools in hand. You then touch a Tiny nonmagical object as an action and give it one of the following magical properties of your choice: The object sheds bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet. Whenever tapped by a creature, the object emits a recorded message that can be heard up to 10 feet away. You utter the message when you bestow this property on the object, and the recording can be no more than 6 seconds long. The object continuously emits your choice of an odor or a nonverbal sound (wind, waves, chirping, or the like). The chosen phenomenon is perceivable up to 10 feet away. A static visual effect appears on one of the object's surfaces. This effect can be a picture, up to 25 words of text, lines and shapes, or a mixture of these elements, as you like. The chosen property lasts indefinitely. As an action, you can touch the object and end the property early. You can bestow magic on multiple objects, touching one object each time you use this feature, though a single object can only bear one property at a time. The maximum number of objects you can affect with this feature is three (Int. modifier). If you try to exceed your maximum, the oldest property immediately ends, and then the new property applies.Magical Tinkering | Spellcasting: Cantrips: Firebolt, Guidance, Mending; Level 1: Cure Wounds, Faerie Fire, Sanctuary| Infusions: Enhanced Defence; Enhanced Weapon*; Replicate Magic Item: Alchemy Jug; Bag of Holding*

Actions & Movement   Turn Summary Initiative: Move: Action: Bonus Action: Reaction: Object Interaction: Other:

[PapaHuck]

Ness It suddenly occurs to Ness that there might be some kind of traps that his bouncing bolder might not trigger. [Say]Say now, I wonder if any could Ness would prefer to use the help action to give someone else advantage on their perception check. But if he's scanning alone, he'll make his own Perception check. help me keep an eye out for traps. Not quite sure what I'm looking for. . .   Free Action: Action: Bonus Action:   Ness Chaotic Good| Satyr | Bard 2 HP: 15 / 15 | AC: 15 | Initiative: +3 Passive Perception: 13 | Speed: 35 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 14 (+2) | CON 12 (+1) | INT 0 (+0) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 16 (+3) Weapons: Melee, +2 Attack (1d4 Damage)Ram | Range: 60 feet, (DC 13 Wis save vs: 1d4 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage to next Attack Roll before end of next turn)Vicious Mockery | Range 60 feet, +5 Attack (1d8 Cold Damage plus reduce speed by 10 feet until start of next turn)Ray of Frost Features and Abilities: Common, Sylvan, InfernalLanguages | Armor: Light Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Simple Weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Lute, Pan Pipes, Drum Skills: Acrobatics: +4, Animal Handling: +2, Arcana: +1, Athletics: +2, Deception +4, History: +1, Insight: +3, Intimidation: +4; Investigation: +1, Medicine: +2, Nature: +1, Perception: +3, Performance: +5, Persuasion: +5, Religion: +1, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth: +3, Survival: +2Proficiencies Bard Traits: Charisma Spellcasting | +1d6 ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; 3x/LRBardic Inspiration | Add half proficiency bonus to skills without proficiencyJack of All Trades | +1d6 healing for allies using hit dice during short restSong of Rest Satyr Traits: 1d4 bludgeoning melee attackRam | +1d8 to jump distanceMirthful Leaps | Proficiency in Performance and PersuasionReveler | You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effectsMagic Resistance Background: Prismari Student (Part of the magical/musical power that slammed into his head) Origin: You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Prismari with it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Prismari Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.Prismari Initiate

[Ysolde]

Mining Camp The illusion walks through a few traps and around the camp. Most of the tents have seen far better days, the cook fire has a makeshift shelf made of rocks around it, someone has made a smallish house out of rocks. Bran's illusion walks right through what is assuredly one of the traps without setting it off some sort of boulder and strong branches contraption. As Ria calls out Thomas' name she remembers that the miners usually spend a good portion of the day in the mines. There aren't many of them and likely they aren't here right now. Likely they will be back at camp come lunch time and then in again until dinner. It's hard work and Tomas keeps his crew well managed. Ness is easily able to point out eight traps, one of which everyone noticed when Bran's illusion walked right through it. It would not be easy to walk past the traps into camp but it isn't too likely you'll need to. All of the traps seem to be the same sort. Trip the rope and a large boulder attached to branches will slam down on you.

 

- Disarm DC for the traps is 14 anything lower than 8 sets it off and you take 2d8 damage from the boulder.
- Acrobatics check of 12 will get you past the traps. Anything lower roll a dex save DC 12 or be hit with the trap as per above.
- The mine itself is down the road though you suspect it may have traps at the entrance too
- For the traps imagine a small trebuchet designed to simply hit the ground. Trip the rope a rock drops and sends another rock straight at the ground...a bit like say an ancient mouse trap...

[PapaHuck]

Ness "Eureka! I think the problem here is related somehow to all these boulders perched up in the trees, as if waiting to crush us, and all these crisscrossing ropey things obstructing the way all around the camp. Well, this should be no problem at all! With all of his hunting knowledge, I'm sure Ash-Man knows how to disarm them! Or, if Ash-Man is not so familiar with them, I'm sure the radiant miss Ria can figure it out. She seems mechanically inclined. And let's not forget Bran. So clever! Plus, you can set things on fire, like maybe one of those ropes, with your mind, right Bran? And let's not forget that handy choppy thing you have on that really long stick. And Gavin, mighty Gavin! What's a falling boulder or two to a stout dragon knight? Oh, hey, Autumn could save us. Do you think you could befriend a wild pig and have it walk through one of the traps? Or is that unethical? But then, we could cook the pig, so it would be practical. I haven't tested exactly how far I can jump yet, but with these new goat legs, I'm pretty sure I could just jump over this whole tangle of rope." Ness Dice optimistically rolling Investigation with advantage to figure how to disarm traps, assuming this is a Pooling of intellects: 2d20+1kh1 (14, 16 (keeping 16) )+1 Total = 17 investigates the possibilities. "Hmm, I think there are probably several ways we could reasonable disarm or discharge these traps. Ness is holding the Help action, and will use it if anyone tries to trigger or disarm a trap by any means whatsoever, be it magical or mundane. Feel free to God mode Ness for one round to describe how he helps your character, if you wish. Or just take the advantage and skip the narrative. Just to show how committed Ness is to helping, I'll go ahead and roll a Dex saving throw now, in case we drop a giant Boulder on our heads. Also fine if nobody wants to mess with the traps. In that case Ness will just stare at them mutely for 6 seconds. Dice Oops!: 1d20+5 (19)+5 Total = 24 I'm willing to try to help with any of them."   Free Action: Action: hold help action for trapping Bonus Action:   Ness Chaotic Good| Satyr | Bard 2 HP: 15 / 15 | AC: 15 | Initiative: +3 Passive Perception: 13 | Speed: 35 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 14 (+2) | CON 12 (+1) | INT 0 (+0) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 16 (+3) Weapons: Melee, +2 Attack (1d4 Damage)Ram | Range: 60 feet, (DC 13 Wis save vs: 1d4 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage to next Attack Roll before end of next turn)Vicious Mockery | Range 60 feet, +5 Attack (1d8 Cold Damage plus reduce speed by 10 feet until start of next turn)Ray of Frost Features and Abilities: Common, Sylvan, InfernalLanguages | Armor: Light Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Simple Weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Lute, Pan Pipes, Drum Skills: Acrobatics: +4, Animal Handling: +2, Arcana: +1, Athletics: +2, Deception +4, History: +1, Insight: +3, Intimidation: +4; Investigation: +1, Medicine: +2, Nature: +1, Perception: +3, Performance: +5, Persuasion: +5, Religion: +1, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth: +3, Survival: +2Proficiencies Bard Traits: Charisma Spellcasting | +1d6 ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; 3x/LRBardic Inspiration | Add half proficiency bonus to skills without proficiencyJack of All Trades | +1d6 healing for allies using hit dice during short restSong of Rest Satyr Traits: 1d4 bludgeoning melee attackRam | +1d8 to jump distanceMirthful Leaps | Proficiency in Performance and PersuasionReveler | You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effectsMagic Resistance Background: Prismari Student (Part of the magical/musical power that slammed into his head) Origin: You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Prismari with it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Prismari Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.Prismari Initiate

[DebiRedHair]

Ria Siannodel Ria listens to the others talking about disarming the traps and realises that she could help with that task. She has been looking carefully at them and now she starts to identify the easiest way to make them safe. When she thinks she has it she says "It would be easier with the right tools to hand but I am fairly sure I can make them safe. Get ready to drag me out and bind my Wounds! " She moves carefully to the nearest trap, locates the trigger and uses a chisel from her Smith's tools to cut the string from a safe location.   Dice Disarm trap: 1d20+2 (9)+2 Total = 11 Dice Advantage Roll Help from Ness: 1d20+2 (3)+2 Total = 5

Stat Block   Ria Siannodel Lawful Neutral | High Elf | Artificer | Guild Artisan HP: 10/15 | AC (Padded/Shield): 17 | Initiative: +2 | Darkvision Passive Perception: 12 | Speed: 30 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 | DEX 14 (+2)| CON* 13 (+1)| / Save (+3) INT* 16 (+3) / Save (+5)|WIS 10 |CHA 10 Weapons: +5 Attack (1d6+5Damage)Shortsword | +5 Attack (Various Damage)Spell | +2 Attack (+) Damage)Punch[/B] Features and Abilities: Common, Elven, Sylvan, Draconic, CelestialLanguages | Armor: Light, Medium, Shields Weapons: SimpleProficiencies Tools: Smith's Tools, Tinker's Tools, Thieves Tools, Leatherworker's Tools. Skills: Acrobatics: +2, *Arcana: +5, History: +3, *Insight: +2, *Investigation: +5, Nature: +3, *Perception: +2, *Perusasion: +2, Religion: +3, Sleight of Hand: +2, Stealth: +2, (All other skills = 0)[/tt] High Elf Traits: Ability Score Increase: Int+1| Elf Weapon Training⁠: Proficient with the Longsword, Shortsword, Shortbow, and Longbow. | Cantrip: You know Fire Bolt| Extra Language⁠: You can speak, read, and write Sylvan | Trance | Immunity to Sleep Spells | Advantage on saving throws against being Charmed Artificer Traits: At 1st level, you've learned how to invest a spark of magic into mundane objects. To use this ability, you must have thieves' tools or artisan's tools in hand. You then touch a Tiny nonmagical object as an action and give it one of the following magical properties of your choice: The object sheds bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet. Whenever tapped by a creature, the object emits a recorded message that can be heard up to 10 feet away. You utter the message when you bestow this property on the object, and the recording can be no more than 6 seconds long. The object continuously emits your choice of an odor or a nonverbal sound (wind, waves, chirping, or the like). The chosen phenomenon is perceivable up to 10 feet away. A static visual effect appears on one of the object's surfaces. This effect can be a picture, up to 25 words of text, lines and shapes, or a mixture of these elements, as you like. The chosen property lasts indefinitely. As an action, you can touch the object and end the property early. You can bestow magic on multiple objects, touching one object each time you use this feature, though a single object can only bear one property at a time. The maximum number of objects you can affect with this feature is three (Int. modifier). If you try to exceed your maximum, the oldest property immediately ends, and then the new property applies.Magical Tinkering | Spellcasting: Cantrips: Firebolt, Guidance, Mending; Level 1: Cure Wounds, Faerie Fire, Sanctuary| Infusions: Enhanced Defence; Enhanced Weapon*; Replicate Magic Item: Alchemy Jug; Bag of Holding*

Actions & Movement   Turn Summary Initiative: Move: Action: Bonus Action: Reaction: Object Interaction: Other:

[PapaHuck]

Ness "May I As per held "Help" action in last post.assist you Lady Ria?" Ness puts two hooves on the line Ria is cutting, pressing it in place against a handy dead juniper root to Giving advantage to Ria's roll, which I will roll here. Dice second chances: 1d20+2 (9)+2 Total = 11 aid in the cutting, while True Ness Fans will recall the Dexterity save made in last post for just that purpose.Ness's goat-like reflexes are primed to leap away at the severing of the line.   Free Action: Action: Help Ria disarm trap Bonus Action:   Ness Chaotic Good| Satyr | Bard 2 HP: 15 / 15 | AC: 15 | Initiative: +3 Passive Perception: 13 | Speed: 35 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 14 (+2) | CON 12 (+1) | INT 0 (+0) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 16 (+3) Weapons: Melee, +2 Attack (1d4 Damage)Ram | Range: 60 feet, (DC 13 Wis save vs: 1d4 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage to next Attack Roll before end of next turn)Vicious Mockery | Range 60 feet, +5 Attack (1d8 Cold Damage plus reduce speed by 10 feet until start of next turn)Ray of Frost Features and Abilities: Common, Sylvan, InfernalLanguages | Armor: Light Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Simple Weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Lute, Pan Pipes, Drum Skills: Acrobatics: +4, Animal Handling: +2, Arcana: +1, Athletics: +2, Deception +4, History: +1, Insight: +3, Intimidation: +4; Investigation: +1, Medicine: +2, Nature: +1, Perception: +3, Performance: +5, Persuasion: +5, Religion: +1, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth: +3, Survival: +2Proficiencies Bard Traits: Charisma Spellcasting | +1d6 ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; 3x/LRBardic Inspiration | Add half proficiency bonus to skills without proficiencyJack of All Trades | +1d6 healing for allies using hit dice during short restSong of Rest Satyr Traits: 1d4 bludgeoning melee attackRam | +1d8 to jump distanceMirthful Leaps | Proficiency in Performance and PersuasionReveler | You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effectsMagic Resistance Background: Prismari Student (Part of the magical/musical power that slammed into his head) Origin: You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Prismari with it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Prismari Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.Prismari Initiate

[Alatere]

Bran Gelbman ”Wait!” Bran suddenly called out as Ria moved forwards to attempt to disarm the traps. ”While it is true we could probably work out a way to disable these devices as their designs do appear to be relatively straightforward it would not be without risk… accidentally trigger one trap and you will be squashed!” Bran warned. ”There are safer ways to disable these traps without risking yourself Miss Ria. I could cast a spell that will essentially levitate a knife or blade and have it cut each rope and trigger the traps while we keep our distance.” Bran began. ”Ofcourse the triggering of the trap could disrupt my spell and I would have to recast it so it could take over an hour to clear all the traps…” Bran explained. ”Alternatively I could set the traps off from here by cutting the ropes with flame…” Bran then suggested as small flames began to dance at his finger tips. ”Either option would not have us going to close and risking ourselves…” Bran then declared.

OoC -Suggestion one is casting unseen servant and having them cut the rope on each trap. -Suggestion two is shooting each rope with a Firebolt. Either way the taps would be remotely triggered from a safe distance.

[Murdoch]

Gavin was hoping there would be a tree branch that could be used to trigger the traps, but there are no trees in the area, just rocks and smaller bushes. "Whatever we do, we should also be willing to help reset the traps after we talk to the miners. We don't yet know if we have killed all of the rats in the area and we don't want to leave the miners without protection." He is still pondering the best way to trigger or get around the traps when Ria takes direct action and takes a chisel to one of the ropes.

[Ysolde]

Camp and Mine Path Ness and Ria manage to disarm one of the traps and can get into the Miner's camp. A cursory search shows tents doubled up, the small home made rock home, and various older mining devices. Broken picks that need new handles, older helmets with holes. In the small rock house you find a simple cot, a dresser, a simple map of the mines and the camp with the traps notated, and a small locked chest. The other tents each have a small storage chest but they aren't locked. A cursory search shows they have a change of clothes and some small personal items.

 

 

Red X are traps
Blue X are disarmed traps

[PapaHuck]

Ness "Well, that's odd. . . "Ness pulls at his beard and scowls as he looks over the map they found at the miner's camp. "Now lifts and tunnels, mine carts and shafts I would all expect. But pit traps? A 'locked treasure door'? A pair of giant crossbows? Clearly there is more going on down in that hole than pulling up iron ore! I wonder who in town knew about this business. . . " Ness tosses the map to Bran. "What do you make of it, wizard?" Ness wanders out of the stone hut into the camp, muttering to himself. "Likely dark as a nightmare down there." He picks up a few sticks near the fire that might work as torches. "Nothing around you but dirt and rock."Ness appropriates a half-decent shovel he finds in a rickety hand cart. "Fifty-foot drops around every corner." Ness finds a Hey, it's on the map!coil of rope sitting on a pile of timbers and loops it around his torso. " And I haven't eaten in over twelve hours, unless you count the clover, which I don't!" Ness's belly grumbles as he Dice Perception check with advantage, cause Ness is looking for kitchen stuff and he's proficient in cooking utensils: 2d20+3kh1 (14, 15 (keeping 15) )+3 Total = 18 searches the barrels and crates in and near the west side of the camp, hoping to find food and cooking utensils, and maybe a handy sack.   Free Action: Action: Search for food and cooking utensils Bonus Action:   Ness Chaotic Good| Satyr | Bard 2 HP: 15 / 15 | AC: 15 | Initiative: +3 Passive Perception: 13 | Speed: 35 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 14 (+2) | CON 12 (+1) | INT 0 (+0) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 16 (+3) Weapons: Melee, +2 Attack (1d4 Damage)Ram | Range: 60 feet, (DC 13 Wis save vs: 1d4 Psychic Damage and Disadvantage to next Attack Roll before end of next turn)Vicious Mockery | Range 60 feet, +5 Attack (1d8 Cold Damage plus reduce speed by 10 feet until start of next turn)Ray of Frost Features and Abilities: Common, Sylvan, InfernalLanguages | Armor: Light Weapons: Longsword, Shortsword, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Simple Weapons Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma Tools: Cook’s Utensils, Lute, Pan Pipes, Drum Skills: Acrobatics: +4, Animal Handling: +2, Arcana: +1, Athletics: +2, Deception +4, History: +1, Insight: +3, Intimidation: +4; Investigation: +1, Medicine: +2, Nature: +1, Perception: +3, Performance: +5, Persuasion: +5, Religion: +1, Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth: +3, Survival: +2Proficiencies Bard Traits: Charisma Spellcasting | +1d6 ability check, attack roll, or saving throw; 3x/LRBardic Inspiration | Add half proficiency bonus to skills without proficiencyJack of All Trades | +1d6 healing for allies using hit dice during short restSong of Rest Satyr Traits: 1d4 bludgeoning melee attackRam | +1d8 to jump distanceMirthful Leaps | Proficiency in Performance and PersuasionReveler | You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effectsMagic Resistance Background: Prismari Student (Part of the magical/musical power that slammed into his head) Origin: You gain the Strixhaven Initiate feat and must choose Prismari with it. In addition, if you have the Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature, the spells on the Prismari Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.Prismari Initiate

[Alatere]

Bran Gelbman Bran frowned to himself as he looked at the map. ”Well there’s two explanations that I can think of… one the traps and crossbows were added to the mine to protect against the incursion of the rats or two the miners dug in to and discovered a structure that was already there…” Bran reasoned. ”The presence of a ‘treasure’ door would certainly be unusual in a mine…” Bran added with a thoughtful look. ”I can see in the dark quite well…” Bran offered as he tapped the side of his head. ”An added benefit of my new form…” he explained. ”And I’m quite small, easily overlooked and I can keep quite quiet when I need to…” Bran began. ”I..I’m happy to go down and see what it’s like down there…” Bran offered with slight hesitation. Seeing that Ness had picked up a shovel Bran quickly ran has hand over it and all the dents and imperfections seemed to fade away. Bran then poked around and picked up a couple of the broken mining picks and began to mutter as he ran his hands over them. The broken picks then snapped themselves back together. ”We might need these…” Bran added with a shrug. Idly picking up one of the helmets Bran studied it for a moment turning it around in his hands before placing it on his head and tapping it once causing the holes in it to vanish. ”Oh I didn’t bring much in the way of food but I do have plenty of water…” Bran then added as he went over to his chest popped the lid open and reached inside before pulling out a full waterskin. ”I guess if we start making this a habit we really should start bringing more along with us in the way of provisions…” Bran then thought out loud. Bran then pulled out a couple of twigs from his pouch and a piece of string and began to twirl them round each other as he waited to see what the others thought.

OoC - Casting Mending on the shovel, some picks and a mining helmet. - Will recast unseen servant as a ritual

[Murdoch]

Gavin helps search the camp with the others and peers over Ness' shoulder to look at the map. "I agree that something strange is going on here," he says, pointing to the traps and crossbows on the map. "That level of defense shouldn't be necessary for an iron mine. It makes me wonder what else is down there. And what is that control panel for? Whatever is going on here has been going on for quite a while. Ria, you have been here before. Did anything ever seem off to you? Did you ever seen anything other than iron come out of the mine?"

Bran offers to go into the mine alone and Gavin shakes his head. "I don't think that's a good idea, Bran. We don't know what's going here, and until we do, I don't think anyone should go off alone. My preference is to wait for the miners to come out for dinner and talk to them here in the camp. If they are up to no good, they would have the advantage over us in the mine. They know it better and could use that knowledge against us, and there's nothing to say all of the traps are marked on this map. If they don't come up, we can always go in looking for them. What do the rest of you think?"

[WildJessi]

Autumn Luwddoc Autumn walks around the area. She doesn't know much about mining, but having covered pits does seem odd to her. Unless...Then there's the treasure room. She can understand storage, but this becomes slightly irregular to her. "I wonder if the pits are for wandering animals? You know, like wolves and such. I agree about not rushing in the caves, if the miners are down there, then lets just wait for them, so we won't go blind."

Autuamn's stats   Character sheet: https://www.rpgcrossing.com/profiler/view.php?id=89584 Race: Human to Half-elf Class: Druid Sex: Female Age: 20 Height: 5'6 Weight: 127 Deity: Chauntea Alignment: NG Speed: 30' Initiative: +2| Proficiency Bonus +2| Passive Perception 14 HP:9/9 AC: 13 Saving Throws: Str +1| Dex +2| Con +1| Int +0| Wis +2| Chr _1 Armor: Leather Weapons: Shortbow AB +4, Damage 1d6+2, Range 80/320, 12/20 arrows & 4/5 necromancy arrows (+1 & 1d8 necro damage)| Scimitar AB +4, Damage 1d6+2 Skills: Acrobatics +2| Animal Handling +4| Arcana +0| Athletics +1| Deception +1| History +0| Insight +4| Intimidation +1| Investigation +0| Medicine +4| Nature +2| Perception +4| Performance +1| Persuasion +1| Religion +0| Sleight of Hand +2| Stealth +2| Survival +4 Language: Common, Elven, Sylvan, Druidic Money: 3gps, 3cps Racial Abilities: Darkvision 60'| Fey Ancestry - Advantage on saving throw vs charm & can't be put to sleep by magic Class Abilities: Tool Proficiencies - Herbalism Kit| Weaver's Tools, Musical Instrument - Dulcimar| Wildshape twie a day, 1 hour each. Spells: Cantrips: Druidcraft| Mending 1st Level: Cure Wounds| Speak with Animals