Beneath Dweomerheart (Surraruthru, Tryll, 87 days left)

[Iron Dragoon]

Surrauthru moves to inspect the box with Detect Magic.

[Anastasia]

It is indeed a lockbox.

It radiates strong magic. A powerful magical seal is on it so it cannot be opened. Only a sublime lockpicker or powerful magic could open this box.

[Iron Dragoon]

"Magically sealed. I can break it or we can take it back and try to lock pick it later."

[Anastasia]

"Hmm...I'm curious," Kascha admits, "Can any of us pick locks at all?"

[Iron Dragoon]

"Not I."

Surraruthru inspects the magic, trying to determine the spell and its strength.

[Anastasia]

Quick Spellcraft check.

[Iron Dragoon]

Spellcraft:

[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+57 : 19 + 57, total 76[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

The spell is a custom one - Anarak's Lock. The caster level is 16th.

[Iron Dragoon]

"I should be able to break it without many problems."

[Anastasia]

"Well, if you can without it being any great problem," Kascha says, "What in a library is so valuable to lock up like this?"

[Iron Dragoon]

Surraruthru begins chanting, bringing his magic to bear in the box.

Greater Dispel Magic, CL 28.
[blockquote]Rolled 1d20+20 : 4 + 20, total 24[/blockquote]

[Anastasia]

Your dispel check should be way higher because of your bonuses, shouldn't it?

[Iron Dragoon]

Isn't the cap for Greater Dispel +20?

[Anastasia]

The base cap. Bonuses can exceed that unless the bonus notes it can't go over it or is simply a caster level boost.

[Iron Dragoon]

Serously? I had no f'n idea that's how it worked. I thought it was just maxing out the bonus. All this damn time. Okay then, it'd be... +2 via Master Specialist and +2 via Elven Spell Lore. Another +1 if the Ioun Stone applies to it.

Total of.. 28/29(Ioun Stone)