Academy of Drell, Part III

*sigh*

"I guess I'll go back, too. Besides, Coles hasn't been here, nor that other guy... no point in staying here if everyone else is going back to the pool to regroup.

Charlotte heads off to the pool.
 

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After everyone is back in the pool room looking towards the other cave, Rallyn waits for Kith or Keith to take the lead again as they had originally suggested.
 

Back in the pool room


Marching order (assumed):
FRONT
..^..
Keith
<-----Kith
Arana
<-----Charlotte
Victor
<-----Maerath
Ellie
<-----Sildarin
Rallyn

The east-side entrance into the "pool room" is a lot smaller than the northern one. It also appears uncarved and the smell of sulphur is far stronger as one approaches the opening. Glancing inside, it seems to curve slightly upwards and maintains a uniform three to four feet in height. Only Rallyn -- and the familiars -- look to be of the right size to be able to navigate it easily, though everyone else could probably hunker down and crawl.

Crawling would be -2 circumstance penalty to AC and to hit, plus any relevant skills (tumble, balance, most DEX-based skills).
 

An idea... dangerous as hell, but hey, it's a plan... but if I lose my psicrystal...

"I've got an idea." Charlotte says.

"I'm going to make an astral construct capable of flight. It should be about as small as Rallyn, so it should be able to fly through the tunnel with no problems*."

She looks up.

"That, though, won't be enough to tell us what's down there. So, I'll put my psicrystal on the construct, so that I can see what's down there through it. If there's nothing down there, the construct should dissipate after awhile and my psicrystal will drop and we can go get it, and then do the whole thing over."

"If there's something down there, then it might grab my psicrystal. But then, at least, we know where it is going."

But if the thing is smart enough - or stupid enough - to destroy my psicrystal... I don't think that it would be good...

"I think that this is a better plan than sending Rallyn alone down there. This way, we can figure out what's down there with a relative lack of danger to ourselves."

She looks around at the group.

"Well?"


*If it would have problems with flying down the tunnel, then tell me and I'll edit this post. AC I creates a Small construct, so it should be able to fit, but I'm just checking.
 

GnomeWorks said:

*If it would have problems with flying down the tunnel, then tell me and I'll edit this post. AC I creates a Small construct, so it should be able to fit, but I'm just checking.
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Your reasoning is sound unless the tunnel becomes more narrow than 6'-wide. All constructs with the Fly ability from Menu A have 6 foot wingspans (even those which are Huge, go figure). The don't have a maneuverability class listed that I saw, so I'll assume they are "Average" like a Gargoyle. This limits them to a 45 degree turn in normal move. Winged AC's can still walk, so some obstacles can be overcome afoot as well.

I'll wait a bit longer to see if anyone wants to add to the idea before the next posting in a few hours.
 

Arana steps up to the east-side entrance and examines the connecting passageway. Is there any evidence of a trail left by the three men?

Search roll: 10 + 2 (int) = 12
 

Arana looks for additional evidence of either Yodwin or Coles but finds nothing.

Charlotte makes a small, winged astral construct and sends Doyle with it, flying down the eastern passage.

The astral construct flies as rapidly as possible and Doyle reports back that the passage remains a fairly consistent size, with little variance in height. After a few short seconds, the construct stops and gently puts Doyle down then dissipates.
 

"Looks like no one went this way either. But I guess we can try this direction. But I suggest the gnome lead us." Arana moves towards Rallyn, places her hands on his shoulders and proceeds to drive the gnome toward the entrance to the east.

[color=sky blue]If Rallyn does not object strongly, she'll continue to push him forward and walk down the passageway with him in front.[/color]
 

Aww... I don't like small places.
I don't think it's that small.
That's because you're smaller than I am.
But I still don't think it's small.

Sildarin goes to the tunnel last, unless somebody demands to be after him.
 


Marching order (assumed):
FRONT
..^..
----> Rallyn
Arana
<-----Kith
Keith
<-----Charlotte
Victor
<-----Maerath
Ellie
<-----Sildarin


Arana pushes Rallyn to the front and the entire group save him hunkers down a little and walks eastward. This passage is a lot rougher than the northbound one and shows no evidence of being worked at all.

After a minute or so, you approach Doyle where the astral construct left him. The area is pitch black, but not magically dark, so your light sources work fine.

The tunnel continues onward, primarily eastward and fairly level. The smell of brimstone is a lot stronger now, and even the elves and humans can easily detect its presence.

Sildarin skulks toward the back, obviously put out by the enclosed space.
 

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