Infiltrating a diabolical stronghold (full party)

[Merc]

"Can you dispel the effect, Muirfinn? If not, can you explore ahead and see if you can find a way to turn it off further ahead while we step back since you currently have immunity to the flames?" Ithea asks the current dragon.

[Yuthirin]

"I can try." Muirfinn says, giving the flames a look with Detect Magic.

[21:24] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+50 Spellcraft
[21:24] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 57 >12 [d20=7]

[Anastasia]

Muirfinn can tell the flames are indeed magical. Super-hot but tolerable to devils. It's a powerful enchantment but one that could be dispelled. Going through is unwise, since it'll likely be strong enough to penetrate your protections, not to manage making sight impossibe.

[Yuthirin]

Muirfinn attempts to dispel the flames, or at least suppress them!

[21:48] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+20 dispel
[21:48] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 36 >12 [d20=16]

[Anastasia]

Calling on the Weave to unravel, Muirfinn masterfully undoes the magic before him. The blue-white flames unravel like string pulled apart, though the ambient heat still continues to rise. Ahead lies two hallways going to the north, one to the northeast and one to the northwest. Both are tall and wide, going ahead 30ft to doors on each end.

"Of course, they can't label a thing," Sylvie hurries along, "Whoever did the defenses here was a paranoid devil, alright."

> roll 8d6 this may deal damage past resistance 30 if it rolls well
<Serith> Infinite_Ko_Loop roll for Serith < 30 > [d6=1,4,5,4,5,4,2,5]

The heat continues to increase and is reaching levels that's pressing your protections. On the other hand, the blue-white flames are down.

[Merc]

Ithea also hurries forward while the flames are down, and quickly eyes the two hallways to identify differences and possibly which is the best path to take.

ooc: [23:19] <Sailor_Mercury> roll d20+51 spot
[23:19] <Serith> Sailor_Mercury roll for Serith < 57 > [d20=6]

[Anastasia]

Ithea can tell the hallways are identical. Disturbingly so, down to being without a single mar or discerning difference. It's like someone spent days ensuring the hallways are flawlessly symmetrical.

Make an K:P check here and post the results, Ithea.

[Merc]

ooc:
[23:25] <Sailor_Mercury> roll d20+42 K:Planes
[23:25] <Serith> Sailor_Mercury roll for Serith < 44 > [d20=2]

[Anastasia]

Ithea's able to put a few pieces together here. The paranoia of the design and defenses are one thing. The sheer perfection of the hall and symmetry is another. It points to an odd thing - these are the hallmarks of the Lord of the Seventh, Beezlebub. But by all rights, this should be an operation under the Lord of the First, Bel. The two don't like each other either, so why is a design like this in a place like here?

[Merc]

Ithea shares this insight as she heads for the left hallway! Not having a better reason to pick one over the other, left seems a good option!

[Anastasia]

Sylvie will comment on this and make her own K:P check, but that'll wait to give Lief and Muirfinn a chance to act and comment first.

[Yuthirin]

Rolling K:P
[23:12] <Muirfinn> roll 1d20+22
[23:12] <Serith> Muirfinn roll for Serith < 33 >12 [d20=11]

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+54 K:P for Sylvie
<Serith> Infinite_Ko_Loop roll for Serith < 72 > [d20=18]

Never doubt an epic factotum's ability to completely destroy skill checks.

Muirfinn thinks a moment. That information checks out to him. But why would Beezlebub be interfering with Bel's duties? There's a few possibilities. This station has been infiltrated or a greater authority (Asmodeus) ordered it to be so are the most likely possibilities.

Sylvie meanwhile hums at that, grimacing as the heat continues to rise. "Could be," she follows with Ithea to the left, "Bel's regime's been under fire, look at what happened to Abigor." But her words are cut off as more heat buffets the party.

> roll 10d6
<Serith> Infinite_Ko_Loop roll for Serith < 40 > [d6=2,5,6,4,5,5,5,2,1,5]

That's 10 fire damage to y'all after Ithea's resist energy spell. Except Muirfinn, as he took a fire-immune form with shapeshift.

[Merc]

OOC: Ithea should have reached end of hall. Can she open the door? Is there anything stopping her from opening the door? Besides possible traps and such? Probably worth just going for it. So making sure. Also did anyone go right? Did anyone follow me?

[Anastasia]

Oh sorry, derped on that. Thank you for correcting me. Sylvie's following you, Lief and Muirfinn haven't chimed in yet.

Ithea reaches the end of the hall at the meantime. This door is like the last one - it seems securely shut, just like before. It doesn't open to a casual effort.