[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[Selina Parcellus]

Selina nods and glances at everyone...as if deciding something

[GM Marvel]

Ning says, "What waiting for?  Spell not last forever."

[Selina Parcellus]

[[Lol! Sorry. Completely forgot to complete that post, then got bogged down in a few IRL things and completely forgot about it altogether.]]

Selina nods to Ningalu and wraps a gauntleted hand around her symbol, praying to Selune to protect her and her many allies. A softly-glowing nimbus blooms from her, covering everyone in a bluish-white glow.

[[Pretty sure her checks are automatic with Protection from Chaos up. Mass Conviction. +3 morale bonus to saving throws for everyone. At her current level, lasts for an hour.]]

[GM Marvel]

[OoC: A natural roll of 1 is always a failure.]

While Selina is casting her spells, Tomeal peeks over side of the stairs into the pit.  Grotesque cracking noises can still be heard emanating from deep within darkness.  He turns his attention back to the party and whispers, "I don't like it.  We're sitting ducks up here.  We should get off these stairs.  If those sounds are an enemy I'd rather face them on solid ground than on a staircase where we could fall an unknown distance."

[Selina Parcellus]

[[You are correct.]]
Test check: [1d20]=4  [[seems to be fine...]]

Selina nods in agreement with Tomeal.  "Indeed.  We move.  Together."

[Kubo]

Kubo nods agreement and takes his place in the marching order with his readied crossbow.

[GM Marvel]

You all begin to make your way down the stairs.  The deeper your travel the more the damp chill seems to creep into your bones.  The magical darkness sudden relents allowing the group to finally see to their light or darkvision limits.  You see maybe 20' below you is the end of the staircase.  The ground looks like rough stone.  The noises you heard earlier have suddenly stopped.

[Selina Parcellus]

Selina narrows her eyes as she glances suspiciously around the area her little locket shines on.  She had never trusted any part of this place to begin with, but there was definitely something distinctly...wrong about this particular area.

"Simon.  What do your readings show?"

Search: [1d20]=6; Listen: [1d20+6]=2+6=8  [[Par for the course for me...]]

[Kubo]

Kubo tries to sharpen his senses under the stress of the situation, and hearing Selina 's verbal que!
Listen Check = [1d20+8]=1+8=9
&
Search (Stonecunning) = [1d20+2]=12+2=14

[GM Marvel]

Simon looks at the reading from his gadget and replies, "The energy is stronger here.  We must be getting fairly close to our objective."

Tomeal whispers, "It's doubtful whatever was making that noise suddenly wandered off."

Looking more closely at ground below, none of you see anything but rock.  You do notice several irregularly shaped circular darker spots on the stone floor that with your light seem to glisten like the spots are wet.