Bands of Power - Game thread

Climbing farther down, Borgo stops just above where the entrance to the tunnel. The torches light extends out into the space through to the floor beyond but he can’t see more than about a stretch of floor about 10’ square outside of the tunnel with no walls evident.

You are stopped just above the entrance with torches crackling softly. You are all in the tunnel now with Virgo just above the exit.
If you try something, give me a roll. If you can tie it to a skill your class or background would provide you, do so with advantage.

Off you guys instead want to spend some time instead (10 mins, say listening quietly or carefully manoeuvring one of you down partially unseen, or ???) just tell me what you do and describe hope you do it.

Borgo climbs quietly down the last few rungs all the while cursing the need for a torch. He’s sure he made hardly a sound but there was nothing to be done about the beacon light in the darkness.
Pressing himself against the tunnel wall he peeked around the lip of the exit.

It’s another large room you think. You can see the walls to your left and right, but the way ahead is shrouded in inky darkness. To the left at the edge of the light you can dimly see the legs of a statue. To the right can see the wall is broken by a stairway leading up. It is about about 25’ away from you, but you can only see the edge and part of the first couple of steps.

The room itself is a shambles. There are tossed and overturned desks and chairs and stools scattered about. Papers and scrivener’s supplies also litter the floor.

About 20’ away poking from behind a jumble of desks, you see a corpse. Or parts at least. Two lower legs and feet and a hand. Unlike the remains you found above these are not skeletal; they are fleshed but appear pallid and blotchy.

Okay! Borgo steps down quietly and does his best to remain unseen. There is room for one more to squeeze down next to him at the bottom, but that’s it.

It’s 30" to the wall on the left and the statue is barely visible at the edge of the light along that wall. The wall on the right is 20’ away with the edge of the stairwell being 20’ along that wall. The jumble of desks with the bits is about 20’ ahead and a bit to the left.

The room is a mess. You can walk through it with ease but anything else might prove difficult. There are a few things to take cover behind if needed but the torches obviously advertise your presence.

What do you do?

Borgo creeps carefully to the left, making way for the others. In the flickering light, he’s not sure if it’s his movement or a trick of the shadows but it seems like the limbs shift slightly, very slowly. He finds that they are obscured from view in his new position, but he has no trouble pointing them out to Thak as the Warrior makes his way down and exits the tunnel, quickly scanning the illuminated area as he does so.

Thak can see that the room is indeed a shambles as if the room were taken up by a child and shaken as a rattle. The statue's legs appear to be robed, with part of one leg expose as if stepping forwards and he sees where the stairs are as well. Stopping briefly to sight the limbs pointed out by the little Footpad, they are slowly pulled back behind the furniture and out of sight. As the others begin coming down the ladder, Thak walks crouched over to jumble of desk the limbs dissappeared behind. At his approach there are two clunks in quick succession, followed by a soft squeak as if something wooden were shifted across the floor. Pulling his blade, Thak looks around the side and jumps back as something crashes into the pile knocking part of it over and sending a broken chair across the floor and the air is filled with a mind-bending multithroated yowling. This is followed shortly by more from farther away in the darkness.

Borgo has snuck around the lip of the tunnel exit and moved to the left about 5' (on the statue side) to make way. Thak has climbed down and moved to the right (to the stair side) about the same distance, but less quietly. Thak surmises that something has been disturbed by their disturbance of the quietude and darkness. Borgo, doesn't see the limbs pull back, but he does see Thak duck back behind the desk.

Those up the tunnel think they might have heard something from below, but then hear the crashed and preternatural caophony. Looking down they can see that the way is clear. Berith's torch gutters fitfully. It's fuel is close to being expended. She knows that Borgo's torch is fresh.


Light Sources:
Berith - Torch (1)
Borgo - Torch (10)

Initiative Order:
Borgo
Thak 2/7HP
Lattremond
BerIth 5/10HP
Elspeath

The remaining three can make it down and get set before combat starts. The first two just outside the tunnel and the last person is stuck in the tunnel behind the other two. So Elspaeth and Lattremond, with Berith behind.

Everyone is within Near of the pile of desks and what lay obsucred behind. You can't see it, but you get a sense of movement from behind. Something is coming and has company in the darkness.

Here is a representation of the room you have entered. The white square to the top right of the image is the bottom of the tunnel you entered by. The squiggles represent the approximate locations of large piles of jumbled furniture, though there are chairs and detritus scattered about. The far end is obscured by darkness. Borgo is on the right (to the left of the entrance as he entered the room). Elspaeth and Lattremond are just in front of the entrance. Berith inside. Thak right up against the jumble directly in front of the tunnel entrance.

By the bountiful hand of Ord, assuming he will still holds sway here, the creatures seem to be slow to act. What do you do?!




Light Sources:
Berith - Torch (1)
Borgo - Torch (10)

Initiative Order:
Borgo
Thak 2/7HP
Lattremond
BerIth 5/10HP
Elspeath
Lurker in the Dark

Yes there are. He can see one in the corner of the room to his right and he can reach it easily. Yes he can scurry over and set it torch in the sconce and ready his bow. Do you want to stay in the corner or move elsewhere; you still have a bit of movement left. Just edit you post aobve to descibe his posititioning.

How is Thak entreating the Thing in Shadow? Is he calling out loudly from behind the upturned desk waving his hand above his head? Moving around the jumble to stand before it? Moving elsewhwere or holding his place? Just edit you post above to describe it.

Remember the torch has a 30' radius, and Berith has her torch as well, she's currently positioned in the tunnel exit, but her light would extend outwards 30' from there.