OOC it took me a while to figure out you referred to what I call the garden gates

(06-21-2016, 09:37 AM)DM Surranó Wrote: Re construct --
"Well to be honest I had no idea it was an autonomous construct; I thought it's an apparatus that needs someone to drive and direct. This is why I didn't warn you in advance. But it did not change the fact that it did not attack me when I was there alone. And of course, Mister Dwarf can call it `luck`."

Hm, hm, we suppose you say the truth or we believe this tale. [pause-scratching his tongue]
So you think statue needs someone to direct it. Maybe the witch was near but we can't see her.[pause-scratching his tongue]
It did'nt attack you when you was there alone, this is fact as you said. [pause-scratching his tongue]
So, so, there is a second possibility, ... you are it's boss and that is the reason why did not attack you. [pause-scratching his tongue]
But what is your plan then, why do you play with us? [pause-scratching his tongue]
So you are in safe if you are alone. So, so you can bring each item to us if you are with us.

(06-21-2016, 09:37 AM)DM Surranó Wrote: Re sword hilt --
Murkatos takes the hilt into his hands (if Lugar allows) and examines the bluish metal it's made of; the mummy wrap; the pommel that looks like a hard-boiled egg cut in half (oval in shape and flat when looking from the crossguard); and the crossguard that looks like the claws of an eagle (three prongs forward, one backward). Pointing at a nonfigurative emboss on the pommel he says. "This is the legendary sword that evokes the power of light. I wonder how it works; if it works at all. Anyway, great catch!"

(06-21-2016, 09:37 AM)DM Surranó Wrote: Re rest --
Maul shakes his head.
"Rest is a luxury we cannot afford without losing Merri. Remember that we don't even know how long the gate back to our world remains open."

Without rest we have no chance again. So what's your plan then? We should go back with Meri and open a new gate...

Re door --
OOC - great observations; will credit to players but IC will play as if it came from one of the "smarter" characters
Murkatos explains the anti-magic field.
"It is centered on the iron wall so maybe it's permanent and the iron wall has the ability to block the field when the door is closed. But if it's just a secondary trap triggered by the wall getting opened then it may be an ordinary spell, not a permanent one, that dissipates over time. In this case, the door would remain open but anti magic would no longer be part of the picture."

Lugar thinks that if he can make it up to the ceiling (about five feet above water) he may be able to reach the same runes and touch them to discharge more shocking energy. How to channel it to the construct is a good question.
Closing the iron wall is another good question. Maybe if he rotated some runes over and over again?

OOC - does Giant show the dagger he grabbed to someone?

(06-21-2016, 01:35 PM)DM Surranó Wrote: Murkatos thinks a bit about Giant's ravings.
"I wouldn't think the controller was outside the construct. Personally I thought I should somehow get inside and control that way but now I'm pretty sure it's self-conscious. And no, I wouldn't go as far as stealing stuff. Remember what happened. I couldn't see it exactly but did you just pick up that dagger right before it attacked you? Did Lugar just pick up the hilt before it exhaled that sickly green cloud of fume?"

(06-21-2016, 01:35 PM)DM Surranó Wrote: Maul looks at the dagger.
"All I know about the key is what the Chant says; Throw the first key into the Sea of Hate. I agree that the key may be any magic item, and an evil one at that. So if it is the key, what is the sea it is supposed to be thrown into? "

Chant? What chant? Who did say that? I can't remember.
I'm afraid of we will recognize it when we meet it, he-he.
So if we throw everything into the sea then the key must be among them, he-he-he.


Murkatos marvels the craftmanship of the thing and tries to wield it many ways.
The dagger's blade is richly decorated and it's definitely made of the finest steel.
"I know it sounds strange but this knife seems to have just the perfect balance for stabbing, slicing or throwing. It seems to shift its own weight and assume the perfect balance depending on how you hold it."

(06-21-2016, 01:35 PM)DM Surranó Wrote: On Giant's request to translate common to jellyfish Murkatos rephrases his statement as follows.
"Maybe bad wall can go boom boom on statue."

(06-22-2016, 07:26 AM)DM Surranó Wrote: OOC - for the records. Murkatos was not hit first because there was no AOO since he was behind Lugar's cover. The description of the huge sword barely missing him above Lugar's head was just fluff
OOC - since you didn't specify I assume you are all at the east garden gate since that's the one closest to the cellars.

Lugar keeps pounding on a few iron bars until finally he manages to get four of them, two feet and a half each (for a total of ten feet) then heads towards the barracks.
Meanwhile Giant... ?