# [[014_20210220 Temple of the Cloaked Serpent - Poison Room]] ## Session Summary The party drank the contents of glass vials they found in the alcoves, which let them see some fluorescent scribblings on the wall that gave each alcove group a piece of the information they needed to relay to Three Earrings, who was stationed outside. Three Earrings drank one of the potions as instructed, which let her walk across the pool of poisonous liquid and to a platform with a panel. When CTE pressed the panel, stone slid into place over the pool and the stone walls keeping the rest of the party separate also began to slide away. Reunited, you pressed on, temporarily set back by a poison trap on the snake mosaic on the door. The next room was revealed to be a long, narrow hallway leading to a large, motionless shape at the end of it. Boris, forging ahead, discovered that the walls had spitting stone snakes that sense pressure on the floor below. Together the party has managed to figure out some actions that seem to hinder it: attacking the snakes, disarming the mechanism powering them, and investigating them. Each action seemed to slow the snakes and make them less likely to hit. However, Ora realized that each time the snakes did not hit someone, they seemed to speed up and raise the chances of their next attack hitting. ^summary ## Housekeeping - Ora and CTE have disadvantage on con checks. - What should we call our adventuring party? - Level 4! - Remember that at any point, you can choose to multiclass into any other class. Just remember that while you may gain new abilities, you'll also be sacrificing abilities from your current class. - Unlike in other games, in D&D you can always ask for more information. I might not say all the information that's available, so you can ask me "what does that look like?" or "Have I heard of that?" and I may tell you more. ## Recap ![[013_20210213 Getting to the Temple of Uk'otoa#^summary]] ## Dungeon: [[Temple of the Cloaked Serpent]] ## Strong start Boris and Jamedi have just reached for the vials on the table in their respective alcove. Lira and Ora, watching next to them, notice now - too late - that the stone beneath the vials springs up slightly. They were on pressure plates. There's nothing, for a few seconds, then a slight click. Then a ticking noise starts. We're going to go back and forth here. Since Lira and Jamedi are in both rooms, we're going to assume they're helping you, so you can work together to find out what happens even though you're in separate rooms. Boris, what are you doing? ## Scenes - [ ] Magical items whenever they have a short rest - [x] [[Deck of Illusions]] - [x] Drinking the potion stops the timer, lets them breathe more easily, and [[Temple of the Cloaked Serpent#^c03262|The Poison Room Challenge]] begins. - [x] [[Captain Three Earrings|CTE]] presses a stone panel that causes the pool to be covered in stone and the walls of the alcoves to reopen so that everyone can reunite. - [ ] Jamedi spots hidden messages written in the same fluorescent script, in ancient Draconic: "Kill slowly.", "Strike quickly and without reason.", "The night is your greatest ally." - [x] The snake mosaic comes to life as a trap. ## Secrets and Clues - [ ] The [[Temple of the Cloaked Serpent]] was created to trap [[Uk'otoa]]. If someone takes the second orb, it disables one of the three magical chains that bind Uk'otoa. - [ ] Whoever gets the second orb gains Uk'otoa's favor and the ability to cast Control Water. - [ ] [[Zehir]] awards serpentine qualities to servants who earn his favor. - [ ] [[Uk'otoa]] was one of [[Zehir]]'s most prized servant, and was thus turned into a gigantic sea serpent as a reward. - [ ] [[Uk'otoa]] went on to lead the people called [[Ki'Nau]]. - [ ] [[Zehir]]'s followers are called [[Yuan-ti]]. - [ ] Eight [[The Arms of the Betrayers]] from the [[Betrayer Gods]], including [[Zehir]], were scattered across the earth. Zehir's is the [[Lash of Shadows]] whip. Symbolism of [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Gruumsh]] calls out to [[Boris]]. - [ ] The giant phoenix [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Desirat]] (dark purple feathers and purple black flames, sharp beak, three onyx eyes) is an ally of [[Uk'otoa]]. - [ ] The giant worm [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Quajath]] with tooth-like scales and three ivory eyes is an ally of [[Uk'otoa]]. - [ ] [[Jamedi Cosko]] is part of the blood hunter faction, [[Claret Orders]]. He is singlemindedly obsessed with rooting out evil in all forms. ## Fantastic Locations ### The Poison Room: the pool of poison - On the table is a hidden message in Draconic: "Kill slowly." - No more carvings of Uk'otoa past this point - The stone floor extends 50 feet past the table, and the part that slid into place over the pool is a lighter color and less worn than the surrounding stone. - A bit of a shell necklace lies on the floor - a remnant from someone perhaps not as clever. - Snake mosaic on locked door. Made of panels that are green and black. They're reflective and iridescent, as if made from shells. The way they throw light makes it look like the snakes move when you move. ### The Assassin's Gauntlet - Hidden message in ancient Draconic: "Strike quickly and without reason." - At the end, a statue of a six-armed humanoid with a gargantuan serpentine head, fanged and frilled in agression guards the [[Lash of Shadows]]. - Relief depicts the [[The Arms of the Betrayers]]. ### The Chamber of Darkness - (outside), a hidden message in ancient Draconic: "The night is your greatest ally." - The dead, withered carcass of a large serpent lies inert on the floor. (later) The corrupted guardian naga comes to life, iridescent scales glinting. - There is an invisible pool of water that can only be found by Boris, Ora, and Lira, who took the potions. (DC 15 with eyes closed.) ## NPCs - [ ] - [ ] - [ ] ## Monsters - [ ] [Corrupted Guardian Naga](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/guardian-naga) that gives disadvantage to attack rolls if the attacker looks at it. - [ ] ## Loot - [ ] [[Lash of Shadows]] - [ ] Instrument of Illusions - _Wondrous item, instrument, minor tier, common (requires attunement)_ - While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing. - [ ] 500 gp --- Boris 22 Snakes 20 Lira 21 Jamedi 16 CTE 15 Ora 14 Snakes 10 start with Boris's turn next time. 1 snake to the left of Ora is -8