Beneath the Invisible Tower

Venosha · March 18, 2009, 11:33:16 AM

Edwena watches for the zombie like creature as Shroom speaks with the girl. The door hasn't opened yet, while the converstation is taking place. Edwena braces her morningstar in case the creature appears in a unwelcome manner.

OOC: Since I was going to turn undead on the girl and the zombie, I am exposed to them while Shroom is talking to her right?

DeadUematsu · March 18, 2009, 11:44:37 AM

History Check (1d20+11=15)

Shroom looks to the girl and his ears visibly perk as she mentions the cookies. Momentarily thinking about the witch, the eladrin licks his lips as he asks, "Are there any left? I'd like to ea...see them!"

Sigmund · March 18, 2009, 12:24:18 PM

Ridcully makes his way to the pile of debris and looks curiously at the area Shroom and the ghost are interested in.

Active Perception: 23

Drohem · March 18, 2009, 12:26:49 PM

Fargrim just stands there dumbfounded as Shroom casually strides over the ghost of the little girl. He comes around the wall with everyone else, and watches in apprehensive silence as Shroom tries to question the ghostly girl.

Seeing the scrap of cloth in the refuse pile, Fargrim bends over and picks it up and examines. He only does this because he knows that Edwena is acting as lookout at the backdoor, and he won't be attacked without an alarm being raised first.

"The doll," Fargrim says hesitantly at first but continues with conviction, "the doll. We must find her doll. It's either discarded somewhere here in the backyard, or in the house."

Fargrim starts searching the ground around the refuse pile, looking for a child's doll.

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OOC- Fargrim's Perception Check hit DC 14.

Sigmund · March 18, 2009, 12:37:03 PM

Ridcully whisper, "I'm looking already Fargrim, just trying to be quiet about it. So have we found the cookies yet or not?" He starts poking through the debris with the point of his dagger.

OOC: Ridcully was already looking for the doll with my above perception check, but since I didn't actually say so I'll roll another perception check if I need to.

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 01:09:28 PM

Quote from: Venosha;290755Edwena watches for the zombie like creature as Shroom speaks with the girl. The door hasn't opened yet, while the converstation is taking place. Edwena braces her morningstar in case the creature appears in a unwelcome manner.

OOC: Since I was going to turn undead on the girl and the zombie, I am exposed to them while Shroom is talking to her right?

OOC: I was having you move out of sight (from the house) to deal with the talking part. So you can all interact with the ghost. If the zombie-thing sees you, combat begins of course. It's very hostile. You are also certain that the ghost has the potential to become very dangerous-- Consider this the danger of failing the skill challenge..

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 01:11:27 PM

Quote from: DeadUematsu;290760History Check (1d20+11=15)

Shroom looks to the girl and his ears visibly perk as she mentions the cookies. Momentarily thinking about the witch, the eladrin licks his lips as he asks, "Are there any left? I'd like to ea...see them!"

You vaguely recall tales of a witch in the area-- same witch as in the lantern tale, actually. A Witch lived in the valley named Grunewild. She was feared by the villagers but would sometimes go and visit them in town where she was treated very well...

Successes: 2!

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 01:12:29 PM

Quote from: Sigmund;290777Ridcully makes his way to the pile of debris and looks curiously at the area Shroom and the ghost are interested in.

Active Perception: 23

Ridcully pokes through the debris and tugs out the shred of cloth and finds it belongs to an entire dress.. an empty dress. No bones, no body.

The body is missing...

Successes: 3...

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 01:16:06 PM

Quote from: Drohem;290778Fargrim just stands there dumbfounded as Shroom casually strides over the ghost of the little girl. He comes around the wall with everyone else, and watches in apprehensive silence as Shroom tries to question the ghostly girl.

Seeing the scrap of cloth in the refuse pile, Fargrim bends over and picks it up and examines. He only does this because he knows that Edwena is acting as lookout at the backdoor, and he won't be attacked without an alarm being raised first.

"The doll," Fargrim says hesitantly at first but continues with conviction, "the doll. We must find her doll. It's either discarded somewhere here in the backyard, or in the house."

Fargrim starts searching the ground around the refuse pile, looking for a child's doll.

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OOC- Fargrim's Perception Check hit DC 14.

You've got the shred of dress already (Ridcully helps you dig it out). But the doll is actually missing. After scrabbling through the wreckage (and everyone ducking down and shushing each other when the zombie opens the door again.. and then leaves) Fargrim and Ridcully both become convinced that the doll is not in the debris.

The girl looks over at Fargrim. "~you remind me of the quiet ones upstairs. They want to go home. They hate it here...Anyhow, my dolly is gone. She took it. She took something else too.. and that's why I am here...~"

OOC:
Successes=3
Failures=1

(Note that the failure here still yielded some important info)

Drohem · March 18, 2009, 01:28:21 PM

Fargrim looks down at the ghostly girl and says, "little one, I will be sending my kinsmen home soon. Where is the witch, and what else did she take from you? Did she take your body?"

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 01:58:31 PM

Quote from: Drohem;290811Fargrim looks down at the ghostly girl and says, "little one, I will be sending my kinsmen home soon. Where is the witch, and what else did she take from you? Did she take your body?"

The spectral girl suddenly stares at Fargrim, and you can see that her hair begins to blow as if a strong wind has begun to blow in the area. The temperature was already freezing, and now it seems to drop another 10 degrees.. little puddles of rainwater near the area seem to ice over.

OOC: Fargrim, make either a perception, insight, or diplomacy check, your choice (choose whatever is highest). DC is 15.

Drohem · March 18, 2009, 02:03:46 PM

Quote from: Abyssal Maw;290818OOC: Fargrim, make either a perception, insight, or diplomacy check, your choice (choose whatever is highest). DC is 15.

OOC- Well, Insight and Perception are both the same (+1). Given the situation, I guess Insight would be more appropriate?

Insight Check hit DC 10.[/I]

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 02:29:40 PM

Quote from: Drohem;290821

OOC- Well, Insight and Perception are both the same (+1). Given the situation, I guess Insight would be more appropriate?

Insight Check hit DC 10.

The spectral child says nothing, but she seems agitated for a second. She turns away from the house and points west. towards the place where the blightzone begins. Her voice seems to drop an octave.

"~I have gone to the tower. I am only a shadow of myself now.. There are men who have come to kill me... I mean her. She is afraid. When her shell was broken, she came to take me away.~"

OOC:

That was actually a failure! She is getting increasingly agitated...
Successes=3
Failures=2

Sigmund · March 18, 2009, 02:59:28 PM

"We want to help you, but we need to know how to do that.", Ridcully says as he watches the little girl, "If you can tell us what we need to do we will fix everything."

OOC:

Diplomacy check: 18

Insight check: 17

Abyssal Maw · March 18, 2009, 03:05:19 PM

Quote from: Sigmund;290838"We want to help you, but we need to know how to do that.", Ridcully says as he watches the little girl, "If you can tell us what we need to do we will fix everything."

OOC:

Diplomacy check: 18

Insight check: 17

The girl turns towards Ridcully.

"~what's left to do? who is going to help me.. my shadow is deteriorating, I feel it being swallowed up by something dark.. something that came from the black wave. But my body is not dead. The witch lives on.. she has sent my soul away to make room for hers.

If you bring my shadow back to body that the witch now inhabits... I will fight her. I know how, now. I will fight her from the inside..

My doll is upstairs..I might go hide inside it for a while..."

OOC: This is like my favorite moment of a skill challenge. You have 5 success, and 2 failures. The next roll after this post will decide what happens. In any case, Ridcully was successful both in Diplomacy and insight..)