The Manse Macabre (concluded)

[mikemacdee]

Eddy Wizzard, turn 28:



The floor vanishes beneath Eddy's feet!

The Cape takes effect!

mikemacdee rolled 6 6-sided dice:

THUD!

It's healin' time for poor Eddy...What a bad stroke of luck.

Maybe you should explore the non-hidden areas first before the wizard gets himself killed...

[Daedalus]

"Where'd everybody go? Hmm. Eddy said play with the candlabra." Does Kili need to be adjacent to the fireplace? If so, he moves there and lights the third candle from one of the others that is already burning. If further movement is allowed on his turn and the dice are favorable, he'll then head after Hurgar through the library door.

Movement:

Daedalus rolled 2 6-sided dice:

Or not. Kili gets a cramp and only moves 2 south.

[mikemacdee]

lol

Okay, given your track record of bad movement rolls and the fact that we've had so many unproductive turns in this game already, I'll let you re-roll that one. Just this once.

And yes, you do have to be adjacent to the fireplace, but you don't have to be dead center with it.

[Daedalus]

Kili Movement:

Daedalus rolled 2 6-sided dice:

[mikemacdee]

Kili, turn 28:



Kili moves to the hearth and takes his tinderbox to the dead right candle. Strangely, it refuses to light. The left and center candles burn almost mockingly.

(What now, Trollslayer? Messing with the candles is a free action, so you can do it again or continue moving and do stuff elsewhere.)

[Daedalus]

Well, since it's a free action...

My thinking is the pressure plates are still worth a try. The first one was a trap (Eddy might want to search for a secret door in it), but one or both of the other two may move the dead end blocking square or hide secret door access beyond. I'd try the protected one first, next to the blocking square. Whoever tries should use the cape or tool kit (in case they are pit traps). A Genie spell may also be used to manipulate switches and puzzle objects in this Quest.

As for the candlabra, I count three ivory doors (the display room, the library, and the study), two of which are protecting rooms with magical teleports. Maybe snuffing a candle with mundane means will disarm a teleport. Otherwise, magic will be required, such as a Tempest or Genie spell. That's the theory, anyway.

...Kili will snuff the middle candle (making a wish), then move toward the library door if it is extinguished. If the middle candle won't be affected by a lowly Trollslaye'r efforts, he'll try the other lit one. If both efforts are fruitless, then he instead shrugs and moves back toward Eddy, complaining about magic in general.

[mikemacdee]

Kili, turn 28 (cont'd):

As Kili extinguishes the middle candle, the right candle -- previously dead -- suddenly lights up, as if catching its comrade's flame!



Caranthir watches in amazement as the display room statue suddenly vanishes! It now stands vigilantly in the library. Curious, Kili heads for the library door...

Zargon, turn 28:

Now the heroes feel more than ever like they are being watched. A sense of urgency washes over them -- wherever Baron Martense is, he must now surely know that something is amiss at home.

End of turn. Round 29 commences.

[Big Bene]

Damn magick doors
I'm walking ... dibudah .. I'm walking ...
Movement:

Big Bene rolled 2 6-sided dice:

Now, that's sumthin ta work with!
Per'aps now that da statue stands in da library, teleport door is deactivated, like before in da armory.
Hurgar goes 'have a look on da books.

[mikemacdee]

Hurgar, turn 29:

Hurgar dashes for the library and steps through the door.



He's still in the library. He waits a few moments just to be sure, then makes his next move.

(Does he search for treasure or devices? Or does he spend his action doing a victory dance?)

[Big Bene]

Hurgar has still movement left.
He steps next to da statue, den skan da room fer traps n' secret doors.