Matine does Dungeon Stuff Pt. 2

Tzivos_DM
==BEGIN==
You stir from your slumber to find yourself lying on your back in the same mid-sized room with the four bookshelves from before
You distinctly remember the stag imp who knocked you out and his large friend
What next?
Matine_Etwaul
I resume doing whatever I was doing in my current position. Whichever thing that is, since this dungeon is a bit too complex for me to remember.
Also, it's been a while.
And my memory is shi'ite.
Tzivos_DM
You remember pulling on various color-coded books that activated mechanisms which lifted the gargantuan bookshelves in the grand hall
Matine_Etwaul
Oh yeah.
Tzivos_DM
after pulling on a green book, a third bookshelf was raised
Matine_Etwaul
I investigate the now-revealed area.
Tzivos_DM
it appears someone or something closed the door to the bookshelf room while you were unconscious
Matine_Etwaul
Damn it. I go back to the area where I found the green book.
Tzivos_DM
You're inside the bookshelf room
You remember that you were knocked out in this room by the stag imp
Matine_Etwaul
I look around to see if the stag imp is still here.
Tzivos_DM
There's no trace of any other life in the bookshelf room
Matine_Etwaul
Rad.
I look around for the green book.
Tzivos_DM
The green book is found hanging from the bookshelf you originally pulled it from
It's still in the half-removed position from when you pulled on it
Matine_Etwaul
I pull it again.
Tzivos_DM
nothing happens
Matine_Etwaul
I open the door, since apparently that's all I needed to do :P
Tzivos_DM
The door, which was never locked, opens easily to reveal the dastardly duo of the stag imp and boombox ogre just mumbling in the middle of the grand hall.
As you open the door it lets out a large *creaking* noise
you've grabbed the pair's attention
roll for initiative
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [8+1] : {9}
Tzivos_DM
Order:
Ogre > You > imp
Tzivos_DM
The ogre takes action and lumbers forth with it's fist raised. Once it reaches you it goes for a punch
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [1+4] : {5}
Tzivos_DM
fortunately for you, it whiffs so hard it punches the ONLY OTHER BOOKSHELF ON GROUND LEVEL
it shakes its fist in pain
and begins to blare soothing music from its boombox face
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I pop out a couple of fireballs at said ogre.
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [4+6] : {10} (1d20+6) [8+6] : {14}
Tzivos_DM
both hit
Matine_Etwaul
yiss
!roll 2#1d6+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [4+1] : {5} (1d6+1) [3+1] : {4}
Tzivos_DM
The fireballs barrel-roll through the air like anime magycks and smack the ogre in the face, burning it to cinders
then the ogre pops like a massive balloon
Matine_Etwaul
Then that's it for me.
Tzivos_DM
The stag imp runs forward and attempts to headbutt you
!roll 1d20
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20) [15] : {15}
Tzivos_DM
hit
!roll 1d4+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d4+1) [3+1] : {4}
Tzivos_DM
it gives you quite the figurative and sorta-literal boot to the gut
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I pop off some more fireballs in its direction.
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [20+6] : {26} (1d20+6) [7+6] : {13}
Tzivos_DM
crit and hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d6+1 (*2)
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [6+1] : {7}
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d6+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [5+1] : {6}
Tzivos_DM
crit fireball = dead imp
The first fireball explodes with such a fiery force on impact that the imp is incinerated and popped before the second can even make contact
gain 30 exp
gain 65 build grist
gain 19 T1 grist
that's all the loot for now
Matine_Etwaul
Now what else is in the room?
Tzivos_DM
The new room contains another triangular table with chairs and a large mural depicting a strange troll wearing an equally strange outfit with a squiggly symbol on it
Matine_Etwaul
Can you describe the creature / symbol?
Tzivos_DM
the symbol is a circle with squiggles
Matine_Etwaul
Is the troll recognizable as anyone I know?
Tzivos_DM
nope
Matine_Etwaul
Okay. Is there anything on the table?
Tzivos_DM
the table is as clean as a metaphorical whistle
Matine_Etwaul
Well in that case, I go back to the final place I haven't investigated.
Tzivos_DM
The final place you haven't investigated is still blocked off by a bookshelf about 20-50 times your size
hyperbolically speaking
Matine_Etwaul
I mean the room that has the book for me to pull out.
Tzivos_DM
The only book you haven't touched is the yellow one
Matine_Etwaul
Well then I guess that's the one I pull.
Tzivos_DM
yet another mechanism activates and the ground rumbles and shakes for a brief moment
the shaking quickly subsides
Matine_Etwaul
If this is anything like the last, then there's another open room. I go over there to see if I'm right.
Tzivos_DM
out of the new room you see three large ogres lazily lumber outside
two are wrapped in bandages and one is made out of thick, glossy wood
Matine_Etwaul
oshit
Tzivos_DM
you stand face-to-face with all three
Matine_Etwaul
oh god no
Tzivos_DM
roll initiative
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [12+1] : {13}
Tzivos_DM
Order:
Bandage #1 > Bandage #2 > Wood > you
The first of the bandaged ogres takes a lazy swing at you
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [16+4] : {20}
Tzivos_DM
hit
!roll 1d6+3
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+3) [3+3] : {6}
Tzivos_DM
the ogre's swing connects and you feel the force behind its punch push you back ever so slightly
the second bandaged baddy takes a similarly lazy swing at you
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [13+4] : {17}
Tzivos_DM
hit
!roll 1d6+3
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+3) [5+3] : {8}
Tzivos_DM
its swing hits even harder than the first, leaving you feeling kinda dazed
the wood ogre just lazily sits down and watches
almost as if to mock you
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I use my minor to throw out the bounty mark on one of the bandage ogres.
Then I use a major slot on Breathe Flames.
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [2+6] : {8}
Matine_Etwaul
Welp.
Tzivos_DM
barely missed
Matine_Etwaul
Since this fight so far is going very well for me, I decide to run away.
and thats one half of damage
!roll 1d12 (over 2)
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d12) [5] : {5}
Matine_Etwaul
yay
Tzivos_DM
rounded up = 3 damage
to where do you flee?
Matine_Etwaul
Just backwards, trying to put some distance between us.
Tzivos_DM
you manage to make it to the entrance to the bookshelf room, which was very close to the final bookshelf
the ogres wont be able to fit through the entrance
they're too fucking fat and lazy
like giant, walking, murderous tubs of lard with arms and legs
Matine_Etwaul
aww yiss
And seeing as I have no actions left, that's it for me.
Tzivos_DM
Bandage ogre #1 lumbers up to the door and blocks the whole thing with its gut
it tries reaching an arm in to sorta smack you
!roll 1d20+2
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+2) [9+2] : {11}
Tzivos_DM
but it just flails around blindly
the other ogres are right behind it, waiting for something to happen
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I use Breath Flames again, but minor slot this time.
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [9+6] : {15}
Tzivos_DM
success
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d8 damage on everyone
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d8) [4] : {4}
Tzivos_DM
the flames wrap around the ogres and lightly burn them
Matine_Etwaul
Well then. that's it for me.
Tzivos_DM
Bandage ogre #1 tries swatting at you through the door again
!roll 1d20+2
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+2) [2+2] : {4}
Tzivos_DM
but it continues to flail blindly
the other ogres are sitting bored behind it
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I keep up with my strategy of just Breathing Flames.
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [3+6] : {9}
Tzivos_DM
barely hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d8
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d8) [2] : {2}
Matine_Etwaul
aww yiss
Tzivos_DM
more flames, more light burns
Matine_Etwaul
Once again, that's basically it for me.
Tzivos_DM
Bandage Ogre #1 tries just grabbing you with its arm
!roll 1d20+3
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+3) [4+3] : {7}
Tzivos_DM
but it just continues to wave its arm
the other ogres are sitting bored
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I keep doing what I've been doing.
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [6+6] : {12}
Tzivos_DM
hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d8
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d8) [4] : {4}
Tzivos_DM
more flames and more burns.
Matine_Etwaul
yay
I apply one of the caffeine patches (I assume minor action) so I'm less close to dying.
!roll 1d4+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d4+4) [2+4] : {6}
Matine_Etwaul
Then that's it for my turn.
Tzivos_DM
bandage ogre #1 keeps flailing its arm blindly
!roll 1d20+2
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+2) [9+2] : {11}
Tzivos_DM
as expected
it misses
Bandage Ogre #2 decides to wrap up some of its burns
!roll 1d6-1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+-1) [1+-1] : {0}
Tzivos_DM
it does such a bad job that the bandages catch fire
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
Welp, I'm out of slots now.
Which means no more fire breath.
Instead I just go to that old standby, fireballs.
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [4+6] : {10} (1d20+6) [8+6] : {14}
Tzivos_DM
both hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 2#1d6+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [4+1] : {5} (1d6+1) [4+1] : {5}
Tzivos_DM
The fireballs blast Bandage Ogre #1 into oblivion
Matine_Etwaul
Specifically, at the one I had the Bounty Mark on.
Well, that's it then for me.
Tzivos_DM
Bandage Ogre #2 eagerly shoves its big arm through the comparatively small doorway in an attempt to punch you
!roll 1d20+2
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+2) [7+2] : {9}
Tzivos_DM
but it just continues the practice of its dead ally
the wood ogre just sits lazily and impatiently
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
fireball
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [8+6] : {14} (1d20+6) [9+6] : {15}
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 2#1d6+1
Tzivos_DM
both hit
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [6+1] : {7} (1d6+1) [6+1] : {7}
Tzivos_DM
and another one bites the dust
Matine_Etwaul
c'est tout pour moi
Tzivos_DM
The ogre imp reaches in to try and wrap its fingers around you
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [7+6] : {13}
Tzivos_DM
roll athletics/acrobatics to dodge
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [6+1] : {7}
Tzivos_DM
the wood ogre manages to wrap its hardy fingers around you and pull you out into the grand hall
it just grins at you
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
I try to get out, because being grappled as a psion is death
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [16+1] : {17}
Tzivos_DM
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [2+6] : {8}
Tzivos_DM
you manage to escape the ogre's grip
Matine_Etwaul
I run the fuck away.
Hopefully back to the position where I can just snipe him.
Tzivos_DM
you make it back through the entrance to the bookshelf room
Matine_Etwaul
And then that's all there is for me this turn.
Tzivos_DM
The wood ogre tries kicking you through the doorway
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [4+4] : {8}
Tzivos_DM
but it just hits its knee
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
frbll
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [7+6] : {13} (1d20+6) [18+6] : {24}
Tzivos_DM
both hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 2#1d6+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [2+1] : {3} (1d6+1) [2+1] : {3}
Tzivos_DM
The fireballs hit hard, but the ogre tanks them
it's having a difficult time standing straight, though
Matine_Etwaul
thats it for me
Tzivos_DM
The ogre tries grabbing you again
!roll 1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [14+6] : {20}
Tzivos_DM
roll athletics/acrobatics to avoid
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+1) [4+1] : {5}
Matine_Etwaul
do i win
Tzivos_DM
once again, you're stuck in the ogre's grip
it weakly smiles
and attempts to growl in your face to intimidate you
!roll 1d20-2
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+-2) [14+-2] : {12}
Tzivos_DM
roll insight
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20) [20] : {20}
Tzivos_DM
you see through the ogre's attempts at intimidation so well you turn it right back at it
roll for intimidation
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+3
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+3) [6+3] : {9}
Tzivos_DM
!roll 2#1d20
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20) [8] : {8} (1d20) [8] : {8}
Tzivos_DM
you somehow manage to counter-intimidate the ogre
-1 to attack rolls for one turn
your turn
Matine_Etwaul
Since it looks like staying out of grapple might not exactly be possible, I just pew pew him from my current position.
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20) [15] : {15}
Tzivos_DM
you barely manage to maintain enough concentration to fire off your powers
roll to attack
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 2#1d20+6
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+6) [9+6] : {15} (1d20+6) [3+6] : {9}
Tzivos_DM
both hit
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 2#1d6+1
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d6+1) [3+1] : {4} (1d6+1) [1+1] : {2}
Tzivos_DM
you manage to fire some balls directly into the ogre's face, burning it to more ashes
it pops and a small ornamental key comes flying out
Matine_Etwaul
yay treasure
Tzivos_DM
gain 60 xp
gain 149 build grist
gain 37 T1 grist
that's all
what next?
Matine_Etwaul
I look for any loot in the room aside from the key.
Tzivos_DM
on yet another triangular table you find a scanner-gun which scans codes and a small fountain pen in somewhat poor condition
Matine_Etwaul
these seem like the kind of valuable items that i should take with me
Tzivos_DM
on the wall are a bunch of books which look ripe for trying the scanner on
Matine_Etwaul
I captchalogue the things and look at the key, wherever it went.
Tzivos_DM
The ornamental key is lying on the floor
Matine_Etwaul
I pick it up and examine it.
Tzivos_DM
it's got a buncha small, intricate patterns that would be too hard to describe
it looks rather pleasant and almost ancient
Matine_Etwaul
Okay, so I have a scanner plus books with codes.
I try scanning one of the books at random.
Tzivos_DM
as the scan-gun reads the code, it converts it into a title
unfortunately the title is in an unknown language
a fairly simple one
but foreign and unknown
Matine_Etwaul
Well that was pointless.
I try scanning another one.
Tzivos_DM
you get another title containing a peculiar arrow-like symbol
The symbol is very out of place
Matine_Etwaul
Maybe if I keep going I'll get one that's useful?
I scan the next one.
Tzivos_DM
roll investigation to scan a buncha books
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [19+4] : {23}
Tzivos_DM
scanning through tons of books, you manage to find numerous ones with strange symbols that seemingly point you to a single location on the wall behind the table on which you found the scan-gun
Matine_Etwaul
In that case, I go over to that location on the wall.
Tzivos_DM
there's a book sitting in the described location
Matine_Etwaul
I scan it.
Tzivos_DM
the scan gun converts the code into a key symbol
additionally, a small hole opens up in the book's spine
Matine_Etwaul
I plug the key into the hole.
Tzivos_DM
it slides in smoothly
what next?
Matine_Etwaul
I twist the key in it, since that's usually how locks work.
Tzivos_DM
as soon as you twist the key it's absorbed by the book as you hear various *clicking* noises before the bookshelf slides backwards and up, revealing a small passageway
Matine_Etwaul
I carefully enter the passage and prepare to blast any enemies that show up.
Tzivos_DM
the passageway is incredibly dusty, creating a contrast to the rest of the library. There's no sign that any life existed here for quite a while
as you make your way through the passage you reach a small, circular room
inside is a pedestal
on it rests a tome
Matine_Etwaul
I pick up the book.
And open it up.
Tzivos_DM
the tome is sealed shut with a small lock
Matine_Etwaul
Is there a code I can scan on it?
Tzivos_DM
not at all. The tome is made with exquisite cloths and leather bindings which have been surprisingly perfectly preserved
Matine_Etwaul
Well I don't have any more keys at the moment, so I guess that's all I can do for now.
Tzivos_DM
even more surprising, you can read the title
it only says "journal"
Matine_Etwaul
I captchalogue the book and go back into the grand hall.
Tzivos_DM
what next?
Matine_Etwaul
Is there anything else in the grand hall I haven't interacted with yet?
Tzivos_DM
nothing which is currently in reach. The grand hall's second floor is inaccessible at the moment
Matine_Etwaul
And I've checked all the rooms, none of which have anything I haven't looked at?
Tzivos_DM
correct
Matine_Etwaul
Oh wait, I try scanning the books in the grand hall. They might have different stuff on them, right?
Tzivos_DM
roll investigation to scan tons 'a books
Matine_Etwaul
!roll 1d20+4
@Tyche[Dice]
(1d20+4) [13+4] : {17}
Tzivos_DM
congratulations
you still can't read the titles
Matine_Etwaul
dammit
I go through the other rooms and scan those ones too.
Tzivos_DM
congratulations, you're wasting your time
Matine_Etwaul
Welp, looks like there's nothing left to do here. I decide to just leave the dungeon.
Tzivos_DM
but through which exit?
Matine_Etwaul
How many are there?
Tzivos_DM
only one
Matine_Etwaul
The one that I came through then?
Tzivos_DM
perhaps
Matine_Etwaul
am I allowed to backtrack in this dungeon or am I forever trapped in the grand hall
Tzivos_DM
go wherever you please
Matine_Etwaul
well then I go back, out of the dungeon
Tzivos_DM
you're met by the entrance room and a locked door on the southern wall you never bothered looking at
Matine_Etwaul
wow another lock i have no way of opening
Tzivos_DM
but in fact you do, because there's a black bar under the doorhandle
Matine_Etwaul
Well in that case, I unlock it and open the door.
Tzivos_DM
after presumably trying all of your key cards, the door manages to unlock
==END==