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<blockquote data-quote="hbarsquared" data-source="post: 2842509" data-attributes="member: 4550"><p><span style="color: royalblue"><strong>Chapter Three, Page 7</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Crushing dead, smoldering beetles beneath their feet, Alexi, Owen, and Kenneth avoid the trail of blackened ooze and return to the collapsed shaft.</p><p></p><p>Kenneth holds a handkerchief to his face to ward off the stench, hopping from one patch free of the trail to another. "At least I have my shoes back..." he grumbles.</p><p></p><p>They reach the shaft and peer the sixty feet down to the chamber below. Numerous small cracks and handholds can be seen in the pitted and scarred walls of the shaft, and at the edge of the lantern's green light they see Gregor's torch waving about; any threat they encountered seems to have been defeated.</p><p></p><p><strong>Voadam</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Gregor collapses onto his knees, holding his bleeding wounds and breathing deeply. "I'm ready to call it a day."</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanee</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Alexi carefully leans over and peers down into the darkness. She smiles as she sees the waving torch.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“Everything alright down there!? We are fine! Should we climb down to you?”</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Good to see you guys still alive!" Looking down the deep hole, Owen's face goes a little pale. "That is much deeper than I would have thought."</p><p></p><p><strong>Azten</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Looking briefly at Gregor and Majakilar, Azten responds - Yes, we seem to be ok, but very deserving of a rest. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Are you folks all ok? What was that noise?</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Then, while waiting for answers, Azten looks around the room to assess it's value as a place to rest and regain spells.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">OOC: If no one else is seriously injured, then Azten uses his last two cure minor on Gregor, and liberally applies healing skills all around (where needed) before resting. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Heal +9</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"We are alright. Alexi, Kenneth and I fended off a swarm of insects. My feet hurt a little bit, so a little rest wouldn't be a bad idea. If it isn't safe down there, I suggest we rest up here."</p><p></p><p><strong>silentspace</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Majakilar looks at Gregor's wounds. Looking up at the massive warrior, he says "Hey little guy, I'm really glad you're alright. But with your wounds maybe we should look to get back up to the others. Some bed rest would probably do us good, and Azten could probably heal us up a bit better. What do you say Azten?" Majakilar examines the shaft, trying to gauge how difficult and dangerous the climb would be.</p><p></p><p><strong>Azten</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">OOC: I was kinda waiting for a description of the room, then I remembered that spoilered note to Gregor when he first went down the elevator... sure enough a description.Looking around at the passage, Azten decides that it would not make a very defensible place to stay for meaningful rest, and answers Majakilar.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">As much as I hate the thought of going up and down that cursed shaft again, there are better places to rest up there than where we are now. And I need quiet time to pray to Moradin and reflect on all his wonders I have seen today.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanee</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“Has anyone seen a rope around here? That would be helpful, if they want to come back up to us.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Rope?! I knew I forgot something!" Owen says with feelings of anger at himself for not coming prepared. He then turns to Kenneth. "Let me guess, you don't have any either?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Walking over to the hole, Owen looks down and shouts. "Any chances of you guys having some rope?"</p><p></p><p><strong>Voadam</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"I've got a coil in my backpack. I hope 50 feet is enough. Do you have any up there you can lower down for us to climb up or should I try throwing mine up to you?"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">If needed Gregor will hurl the rope up for them to secure and lower down then he will carry people as needed as he climbs up the rope.</p><p></p><p><strong>Aztenp</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Remembering the 50' of hemp rope he has on his pack Azten responds: </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">We can add mine to yours and should have more than enough to reach. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">I would offer to take the end up but I have little skill at climbing.</p><p></p><p><strong>Thanee</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“Unfortunately we do not have any rope up here, but if needed we can search around for something, an old curtain or whatever, which we could lower down to drag your rope up.”</p><p></p><p>OOC - Azten uses two cure minor wounds on Gregor. Gregor at 3 hp.</p><p></p><p>There is also no way that the rope can be tossed up the 60 ft. shaft. Someone will have to climb. Gregor and Owen have the best Climb modifiers at +5.</p><p></p><p>Azten glances around the passage in an effort to determine how defensible it may be, in the case of any more aberrations with an eye fetish decide to attack.</p><p></p><p>Dozens of bas-relief figures similar to the one on the sarcophagus lid in the room above stare disapprovingly from the walls here in stark contrast to the reverential and blissful statues of the first underground chamber. Many sport crossed arms and stern expressions. A few of the statues' heads are missing, and some have huge chunks torn out of them. Others have a weird melted appearance, as if they'd been sprayed by something terrible. A large glyph of a stylized arrow, identical to the glyph seen on the amulet above the strange bed of stone and wind points down a short corridor that leads to a four-way intersection. Azten does not want to remain to find out what else may have caused stone itself to melt away like candlewax.</p><p></p><p>"As much as I hate the thought of going up and down that cursed shaft again," Azten says, "there are better places to rest up there than where we are now. And I need quiet time to pray to Moradin and reflect on all his wonders I have seen today."</p><p></p><p>At the shaft's edge, Owen examines the scarred and pitted walls. It looks to be pure rock with plenty of small ledges and handholds, easily climbable, and despite the collapse of the elevator, relatively stable.</p><p></p><p>OOC - Although the decision seems to be for everyone to reunite above, I'm not sure how everyone would like to do this. At this point, we have a few options. 1) Gregor climbs up with a rope, and Majakilar and Azten then follow on the rope. 2) Owen climbs down, gets the rope, and brings it back up and attaches it. The three then climb up. Or, 3) Everyone climbs up without worrying about the rope. Don't worry about discussing it with the group: just go ahead and post your actions for what you will do, and I will make the checks for it.</p><p></p><p>After the party gets back together and decides on a resting place, I will apply Azten's Heal check.</p><p></p><p><strong>Voadam</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"Great Atzen, together that should do it. I'll lower the rope when I get to the top and we can haul both of you up safely. Wish me luck." Gregor stows Atzen's rope in his backpack and a steadying breath, then begins the ascent.</p><p></p><p><strong>Azten</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Just be careful not to fall on me, big man! Azten says as he steps away from the shaft and the broken elevator, but continues to watch Gregor with some concern. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Then, so softly not even Majakilar can hear him from a few feet away, he adds I'm too tired to use magic to heal anyone right now.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mista Collins</strong><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Seeing Gregor make the acent Owen leans down to give him some words of encouragement. "You can do it big guy! This is nothing!"</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">After a few words of encouragement, Owen leans over to Alexi and Kenneth.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Alexi & Kenneth:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">"I hope the big guy makes it. It looks like he is wincing from a little pain and he doesn't look to be his best. I should have gone down and gotten the rope instead."</p><p></p><p>Gregor ascends the shaft easily, grasping large handholds of stone that have melted into large knobs and lodging his feet into deep pits. He circles the walls of the shaft, resting every few moments on ledges large enough to support his weight, and reaches the top in only a few minutes where Owen, Alexi, and Kenneth await. He breathes heavily due to the exertion aggravating his wounds, but is prepared to haul up his friends from below.</p><p></p><p>Kenneth stares open-mouthed as Gregor hauls himself over the shaft edge. "By the gods, Gregor, what happened to you? You look terrble."</p><p></p><p>As Alexi takes the rope from Gregor's hands and ties the two lengths into one, Kenneth circles Gregor with hands outstretched, muttering beneath his breath. The blood stains, aberration offal, dirt and grit flake off and disappear leaving his clothing and armor looking shiny and brand new.</p><p></p><p>Kenneth nods with satisfaction. "That's better," he says.</p><p></p><p>Gregor tosses the rope over the side of the shaft and it tumbles down against the rubble of the ruined elevator at Majakilar's and Azten's feet. Straining and with muscles bulging, Gregor slowly lifts them up the shaft one at a time and onto the solid ground of the alcove while Kenneth cheers him on.</p><p></p><p>OOC - Gregor's carrying capacity for a heavy load is 400 lbs. Gregor can lift double this amount: 800 lbs., therefore lifting Azten and Majakilar up the shaft is not a problem.</p><p></p><p>Kenneth pulls out a worn notebook and small pencil with bit marks along its length and jots down some notes. "The giant who lifted his friends to safety," he mutters beneath his breath. "Fantastic."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hbarsquared, post: 2842509, member: 4550"] [color=royalblue][b]Chapter Three, Page 7[/b][/color] Crushing dead, smoldering beetles beneath their feet, Alexi, Owen, and Kenneth avoid the trail of blackened ooze and return to the collapsed shaft. Kenneth holds a handkerchief to his face to ward off the stench, hopping from one patch free of the trail to another. "At least I have my shoes back..." he grumbles. They reach the shaft and peer the sixty feet down to the chamber below. Numerous small cracks and handholds can be seen in the pitted and scarred walls of the shaft, and at the edge of the lantern's green light they see Gregor's torch waving about; any threat they encountered seems to have been defeated. [b]Voadam[/b][indent] Gregor collapses onto his knees, holding his bleeding wounds and breathing deeply. "I'm ready to call it a day."[/indent] [b]Thanee[/b][indent] Alexi carefully leans over and peers down into the darkness. She smiles as she sees the waving torch. “Everything alright down there!? We are fine! Should we climb down to you?”[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] "Good to see you guys still alive!" Looking down the deep hole, Owen's face goes a little pale. "That is much deeper than I would have thought."[/indent] [b]Azten[/b][indent] Looking briefly at Gregor and Majakilar, Azten responds - Yes, we seem to be ok, but very deserving of a rest. Are you folks all ok? What was that noise? Then, while waiting for answers, Azten looks around the room to assess it's value as a place to rest and regain spells. OOC: If no one else is seriously injured, then Azten uses his last two cure minor on Gregor, and liberally applies healing skills all around (where needed) before resting. Heal +9[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] "We are alright. Alexi, Kenneth and I fended off a swarm of insects. My feet hurt a little bit, so a little rest wouldn't be a bad idea. If it isn't safe down there, I suggest we rest up here."[/indent] [b]silentspace[/b][indent] Majakilar looks at Gregor's wounds. Looking up at the massive warrior, he says "Hey little guy, I'm really glad you're alright. But with your wounds maybe we should look to get back up to the others. Some bed rest would probably do us good, and Azten could probably heal us up a bit better. What do you say Azten?" Majakilar examines the shaft, trying to gauge how difficult and dangerous the climb would be.[/indent] [b]Azten[/b][indent] OOC: I was kinda waiting for a description of the room, then I remembered that spoilered note to Gregor when he first went down the elevator... sure enough a description.Looking around at the passage, Azten decides that it would not make a very defensible place to stay for meaningful rest, and answers Majakilar. As much as I hate the thought of going up and down that cursed shaft again, there are better places to rest up there than where we are now. And I need quiet time to pray to Moradin and reflect on all his wonders I have seen today.[/indent] [b]Thanee[/b][indent] “Has anyone seen a rope around here? That would be helpful, if they want to come back up to us.”[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] "Rope?! I knew I forgot something!" Owen says with feelings of anger at himself for not coming prepared. He then turns to Kenneth. "Let me guess, you don't have any either?" Walking over to the hole, Owen looks down and shouts. "Any chances of you guys having some rope?"[/indent] [b]Voadam[/b][indent] "I've got a coil in my backpack. I hope 50 feet is enough. Do you have any up there you can lower down for us to climb up or should I try throwing mine up to you?" If needed Gregor will hurl the rope up for them to secure and lower down then he will carry people as needed as he climbs up the rope.[/indent] [b]Aztenp[/b][indent] Remembering the 50' of hemp rope he has on his pack Azten responds: We can add mine to yours and should have more than enough to reach. I would offer to take the end up but I have little skill at climbing.[/indent] [b]Thanee[/b][indent] “Unfortunately we do not have any rope up here, but if needed we can search around for something, an old curtain or whatever, which we could lower down to drag your rope up.”[/indent] OOC - Azten uses two cure minor wounds on Gregor. Gregor at 3 hp. There is also no way that the rope can be tossed up the 60 ft. shaft. Someone will have to climb. Gregor and Owen have the best Climb modifiers at +5. Azten glances around the passage in an effort to determine how defensible it may be, in the case of any more aberrations with an eye fetish decide to attack. Dozens of bas-relief figures similar to the one on the sarcophagus lid in the room above stare disapprovingly from the walls here in stark contrast to the reverential and blissful statues of the first underground chamber. Many sport crossed arms and stern expressions. A few of the statues' heads are missing, and some have huge chunks torn out of them. Others have a weird melted appearance, as if they'd been sprayed by something terrible. A large glyph of a stylized arrow, identical to the glyph seen on the amulet above the strange bed of stone and wind points down a short corridor that leads to a four-way intersection. Azten does not want to remain to find out what else may have caused stone itself to melt away like candlewax. "As much as I hate the thought of going up and down that cursed shaft again," Azten says, "there are better places to rest up there than where we are now. And I need quiet time to pray to Moradin and reflect on all his wonders I have seen today." At the shaft's edge, Owen examines the scarred and pitted walls. It looks to be pure rock with plenty of small ledges and handholds, easily climbable, and despite the collapse of the elevator, relatively stable. OOC - Although the decision seems to be for everyone to reunite above, I'm not sure how everyone would like to do this. At this point, we have a few options. 1) Gregor climbs up with a rope, and Majakilar and Azten then follow on the rope. 2) Owen climbs down, gets the rope, and brings it back up and attaches it. The three then climb up. Or, 3) Everyone climbs up without worrying about the rope. Don't worry about discussing it with the group: just go ahead and post your actions for what you will do, and I will make the checks for it. After the party gets back together and decides on a resting place, I will apply Azten's Heal check. [b]Voadam[/b][indent] "Great Atzen, together that should do it. I'll lower the rope when I get to the top and we can haul both of you up safely. Wish me luck." Gregor stows Atzen's rope in his backpack and a steadying breath, then begins the ascent.[/indent] [b]Azten[/b][indent] Just be careful not to fall on me, big man! Azten says as he steps away from the shaft and the broken elevator, but continues to watch Gregor with some concern. Then, so softly not even Majakilar can hear him from a few feet away, he adds I'm too tired to use magic to heal anyone right now.[/indent] [b]Mista Collins[/b][indent] Seeing Gregor make the acent Owen leans down to give him some words of encouragement. "You can do it big guy! This is nothing!" After a few words of encouragement, Owen leans over to Alexi and Kenneth. Alexi & Kenneth: "I hope the big guy makes it. It looks like he is wincing from a little pain and he doesn't look to be his best. I should have gone down and gotten the rope instead."[/indent] Gregor ascends the shaft easily, grasping large handholds of stone that have melted into large knobs and lodging his feet into deep pits. He circles the walls of the shaft, resting every few moments on ledges large enough to support his weight, and reaches the top in only a few minutes where Owen, Alexi, and Kenneth await. He breathes heavily due to the exertion aggravating his wounds, but is prepared to haul up his friends from below. Kenneth stares open-mouthed as Gregor hauls himself over the shaft edge. "By the gods, Gregor, what happened to you? You look terrble." As Alexi takes the rope from Gregor's hands and ties the two lengths into one, Kenneth circles Gregor with hands outstretched, muttering beneath his breath. The blood stains, aberration offal, dirt and grit flake off and disappear leaving his clothing and armor looking shiny and brand new. Kenneth nods with satisfaction. "That's better," he says. Gregor tosses the rope over the side of the shaft and it tumbles down against the rubble of the ruined elevator at Majakilar's and Azten's feet. Straining and with muscles bulging, Gregor slowly lifts them up the shaft one at a time and onto the solid ground of the alcove while Kenneth cheers him on. OOC - Gregor's carrying capacity for a heavy load is 400 lbs. Gregor can lift double this amount: 800 lbs., therefore lifting Azten and Majakilar up the shaft is not a problem. Kenneth pulls out a worn notebook and small pencil with bit marks along its length and jots down some notes. "The giant who lifted his friends to safety," he mutters beneath his breath. "Fantastic." [/QUOTE]
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