[IC] Chapter 1-4: Cellars of Hate

[DM Surranó]

"Hey Maul, I got something down here that needs looking at too." Lugar makes obscene gestures towards his underpants.

"Very well if you insist," Maul says with a stern face and draws his morning star into lower attack position, just close enough to the foul-mouthed dwarf for a devastating blow down below but holds the attack, as if waiting for confirmation.
After a few seconds he lowers the mace with a wide grin.

"Agreed."  Lugar gathers his things and prepares himself to go back into the murky water of the basement.  Once he is down in the cellar he will go to the iron wall and take his time inspecting it very closely.  Could it be a secret door, he wonders?

Search iron door, take 20 = 27

As the party gets down Lugar begins a meticulous search and eventually figures out that the runes of the relief can be turned around and that they are trapped, despite his search before the rest. He learns this the hard way, receiving a terrible shock from a lightning that bursts out of the trap, hitting the half-submerged dwarf heavily (-19 hp). The othes, also standing in the water, get their part in the shock (-6 hp each).

"Holy smoke," the armorer notes as he gathers back to his feet after the shock.

"Watch what you ask for" Maul growls, with undisputed anger in his voice.

Lugar thinks the rig is still armed and cannot tell how many charges left.
Maul offers a healing light of Pelor to the dwarf and recommends that everyone should get out of the water one way or another. Up to two may fit on the top of stairs in front of the locked door, must find some other way for the rest.
Murkatos offers his protection from energy that would last roughly an hour but he can't muster more than four castings of that spell so if everyone is protected against electricity then there won't be chance to protect against anything else.