From the windows to the walls... Dark Tower II.

[DM Bob]

At first, it seems like nothing has happened.

But Hurk feels strange. His body changes.

The others notice that he has begun to look much more like his alter-ego disguise... Hurkette. Or is it Lady Hurk?

Kleys is sure that the effect was a polymorph or transmutation. These were either wands or rods, the two that triggered having relinquished the last of their stored magics. It seemed like a rigged setup. Who or what was playing with their very presence here?

The other effect is shrugged off, probably for the better, as dark, dark thoughts had begun to invade his mind. His contrary goliath nature probably kept this curse at bay? Or was it because he was a psion?

The rest of the room could have been a large bedroom once, the remains of bed posts, chests and such debris lie about. As well as a few bones. There is a single door in the spider's chamber, in the West wall. I will update a map later today when I get home.

At this point Laahk might hear a few cries of excitement as he heads to the south chamber on the upper room with Yiska.

[ascieszl]

Hmm, can someone Detect Magic on the last Wand/Rod? And someone here can Object Read or something to Identify it, right?

(Might make Kleys more relevant in any further battles today...)

[DM Bob]

Kleys can eventually rememorize... you have a spell Know History that might work. Some psions, like Hurk have See Magic. Just spend the points and roll the dice if you decide to do so.

Mak detects no more evil in this upper room or below.

[Attilius]

in a very female half giant voice "GODS Damn Magiks! I got hit by a purple and pink spell... wonder how long this'll last?" She turns to the group and hands up the foot and a half length black & gold inlayed stick.

"Kleys, you know how to make this work?" She asks before she begins to go through the debris and chests in this bedroom

[ascieszl]

"Not yet; i guess we'll see later if its even still charged."

[DM Bob]

Current maps:

Spider Room & Hurk/Kleys landing point, 2nd floor down from roof.
darksunsouthtablelands.obsidianportal.com/maps/127744

First floor down. Only difference is the holes in the ground are larger, one is directly over the landing point from the above map.
darksunsouthtablelands.obsidianportal.com/maps/127616

Black & Gold Stick
darksunsouthtablelands.obsidianportal.com/items/black-gold-stick

[Attilius]

Hurk tests out if the doors, walls and debris can be ghosted through... If so, he'll move through everything quickly searching for anything or secrets of note.

[Ectoplasmic Form 17, rolled 7

-86 PsP's
-20 HP]

[Deleted]

Mak will return to the central staircase to support whatever group gets in trouble. "Does anyone need healing?", he asks as he casts some curative magic on himself.

((Cure Light Wounds: 4))

((Mak 30/42 hp AC 6 (4 vs evil), Detect Evil x/50rnds, Protection from Evil x/24 rnds. Spells Remaining 1st: 3/6, 2nd: 2/5, 3rd: 5/5, 4th: 2/3))

[ascieszl]

Kleys will stay near Mak, only searching after the others, checking out suspicious things as necessary.

[DM Bob]

The walls, doors, floors and ceiling oddly will not let you move through them...

Much like the secured room beneath the Old Hill in Nibenay, where you found the dark urns. You can surmise that a similar effect is at play here. Dark, protective and possibly ancient magics. Makes one wonder if the warlock(s) or sorceress(es) still wander the halls.

It also makes you think... what do eight large spiders eat here? How did they get out?

Perhaps they were pets? Hmmm.

[Attilius]

HurKette begins her wreckage and crate ghost search starting in the N.E. corner and working clockwise. She'll have her light orb in her teeth as she pushes her face through objects to see "inside them"

Once her visual scan is complete, she'll hop the wall and start in the other north room, starting at the southern wall and work her way clockwise from the table to the eastern wall then northern bed & dresser.

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Now I just need everyone else's intent. -Bob

[Niachi]

At this point Laahk might hear a few cries of excitement as he heads to the south chamber on the upper room with Yiska.


Me, but anyone else?

No life -detected- 

"Psst". he hisses loud enough for others to hear. Nods to Yiska: "Damn bugs. You good? Ever hear that before?" 

He will not go anywhere till others confirm they are aware of the noises, or that he heard noises.

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Pallia, still carrying the banner, sticks close to Laakh and Yiska.

"I thought it was She-HurK?"

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Kem moves along Laakh, Pallia and Yishka - Thank you for protecting me before, when I was unable to react - tells to the elven maiden, in a quiet volume, to avoid awaken whatever might be around. The gladiatrix looks around for anything that could look odd or unusual for this type of structure or ornamentation, like 'this should not be here'

[Niachi]

Laakh nods, understanding a bit more. Quietly: "Ah. the many forms of Huurk. Just because I do not detect anything in here..."

He will shutter his light orb to 50% and try clairvoyance and duo dimension to hold the orb just inside the doorway, then clairvoyance.

Duo: rolled 5.
ClairV: rolled 8.