All That Glitters

[Nephrite]

Moore runs his tongue over his top teeth with his mouth closed.

He does his best to mouth 'mind blank' to Xandra, then points at Cresiel once and Xandra once.

[Anastasia]

Mind blank has verbal components. Would the spell interfere with that?

[Nephrite]

The SC description doesn't actually say it does... the old description prior to SC did specify that it prevented somatic components (which makes no sense because why would it, I think they meant verbal there). I had been going off the first description without checking the SC one, which is why I assumed you couldn't be heard.

I think that's a rules interpretation thing, but I personally think it's entirely reasonable that it it masks the verbal components of the spell as silence but the spell still works.

This is a confusing as fuck spell, let me tell you.

[Anastasia]

Yes. I'm going to rule it won't for the moment. Okay.

Can...either of them cast it? Serous question, since it's not a cleric spell for Cresiel nor a warmage spell for Xandra.

[Nephrite]

I figured Xandra had it! I thought that it came from the sorc/wiz spell list. It's entirely possible neither of them can, and neither can Moore! Note to self, see if Mind Blank can be added to the Bard spell list!

[Anastasia]

Xandra shakes her head at that, while Cresiel slowly  mouths, 'I do not have that spell,' he replies, slowly and letting his lips be read.

[Nephrite]

Moore smacks his forehead.

There's a sudden sound as nothing seems to change, yet the two of them can suddenly hear him.

His voluntarily ending his Superior Invisibility spell but using his Greater Invisibility SLA. So theoretically nothing changes for Cresiel and Xandra since they could just see him the whole time anyway.

"Okay. So that's a problem we'll fix another time." He says, quietly. "I'm protected, and I have a feeling I can overcome this music with my own if I have to. How do you all want to approach this? ...Yeah, I know, I can't hear you, so how about this..." He looks over at the ziggurat and then back to them. "It's obvious whatever they're doing is going on inside there. Do you all want to try and find a way inside or just wait for them? Um... hold up one finger for going and two for waiting."

[Anastasia]

Cresiel holds up three fingers.

Xandra takes a moment to look at him sidelong, less than amused. She puts a hand on her hip and gives him a look, waving a hand.

Cresiel merely smiles, and brings his hands to his mouth, folded together, as if praying. He then points to the ceiling and shakes his hand back and forth, then mimes his hand falling to the ceiling down onto the temple.

This gets Xandra to pause, seemingly considering. She slowly shakes her head, mouthing, 'Defenses,' as best she can, slowly.

[Nephrite]

Moore looks like he's considering, then nods to Xandra.

He balls his fist up and then smacks it with his other fist a few times.

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There's a pause.

"Right, I can talk, can't I. I don't think that'd do much to it since it's probably built to withstand that sort of attack." Moore says. "However, who knows what Lord Crystalle could manage in that regard?" Moore says with a smile. "We could still scout it out and I can get an idea of what sort of magic was used on it. But how'd they even -get- it here...?"

[Anastasia]

Cresiel nods at your words, then takes both hands and traces a large, oval shape.

Xandra merely nods slightly and then slowly mouths, 'Learning....telepathy...spell...next?'

[Nephrite]

"We're never doing this stealth nonsense again." Moore says firmly.

He turns and waves them along to fly closer to the structure. He keeps an eye peeled for magical sensors and the like or other magic in the air that might detect them anyway, if they haven't already been found.

[Anastasia]

So heading on into the cavern then?

[Nephrite]

Correct.

[Anastasia]

The three of you begin to fly into the cavern. As you do...

Spot all.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 66