CH. 6: Clockwork Horrors

[JadedDM]

Prior to heading to the clockmaker's shop, Areilon did spot small holes in the ground outside of the inn. It almost looks like someone took a dagger or sword and just stabbed the ground to form a little trail that heads right toward the gravel road that runs through the town.

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Areilon makes an INT check (-1 penalty to score for drinking) (1d20): 4, pass. She spots some tracks.

[HorizonsDream]

"Find anything?" Jocelyn asks in a whisper.

[Jenara]

"The same tracks as we saw at the windmill.. Like something stabbed the ground." Arei responds, "This way." She says leading them, I assume they arent visible on the gravel path...

[Breila]

Ouaragana follows Arei, using her eyes only enough not to stumble, instead concentrating on the sounds she hears.

[JadedDM]

Once the four reach the clockmaker's shop, they hear the telltale ticka-tacka of a metal spider crawling from up above. Should any of them look up, they'll spot one of the creatures glinting in the moonlight up on the ceiling, just before it disappears down the chimney.

[Breila]

Ouragana grins. "Should we get in by force? We can always claim we've been attacked by what just crawled down this chimney and want to save the inhabitants from a dire fate, because they are less well armed than we are." There is an adventurous gleam in her eye.

[Jenara]

"Force? Let me try to open the door first, if that fails... Val can force it open." Arei suggests as she heads over and pulls out the picks trying to open the door in the darkness.

"I'm all fingers and thumbs today." She says as she fails almost completely to open the lock, almost breaking a pick as she does so. 1d100=99 FAIL!!

[JadedDM]

(OOC: I think you are confusing Frisno's place with Hubert's. Hubert's place has a backdoor. I never mentioned anything about Frisno's place having a backdoor, as nobody ever checked. For the record, though, there is no backdoor to Frisno's place.)

[Jenara]

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[HorizonsDream]

"Val, you want to bust open the door?" Jocelyn asks.

[Nuke]

"Of course." Val approaches the door and turns her back to it. She lifts her left leg and kicks backward like a mule at the handle area.

please roll, gotta go.

[JadedDM]

With a very loud 'bang' sound the door is kicked open, swinging aside to reveal darkness within.

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Val makes an Open Door check (1d20): 5, pass. The door is forced open.

[HorizonsDream]

"Oh, screw this," Jocelyn says. She begins praying to Octhanus, and casts light upon her shield so that the humans can see. "Val, you take the lead here."

[Breila]

"In, quickly, and close the door, before the neighbours come to investigate" Ouragana whispers as she crosses the threshold.

[Jenara]

Arei slips inside the house, drawing her blade and standing beside Val. "Indeed, But one of you should guide her." She says, her voice a whisper.