Clutches of Evil - IC: Chapter One
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unleashed
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Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric
“Well I doubt you’re safer, unless there’s another way out of their base, as the door opens right above the pit you’ve fallen into. As for ideas, well you might be big enough to put your feet against one wall and your back against the other and climb out that way.”
Keryth ponders for a few moments before offering a second suggestion.
“If that won't work I’m wondering if any of the wood near the entrance was big enough to be of any help getting you out. If there are any wider than the pit you could probably make some sort of makeshift ladder that zig-zags up the wall closest to us. By resting one end against the corner of the floor and the other against the opposite wall and reversing it at each additional step, placing the low end on the previous high end, it might hold long enough for you to get out.”
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[SBLOCK]Is there any wood wider than the pit by a decent margin (2-3 feet) for the ladder idea?[/SBLOCK]
“Well I doubt you’re safer, unless there’s another way out of their base, as the door opens right above the pit you’ve fallen into. As for ideas, well you might be big enough to put your feet against one wall and your back against the other and climb out that way.”
Keryth ponders for a few moments before offering a second suggestion.
“If that won't work I’m wondering if any of the wood near the entrance was big enough to be of any help getting you out. If there are any wider than the pit you could probably make some sort of makeshift ladder that zig-zags up the wall closest to us. By resting one end against the corner of the floor and the other against the opposite wall and reversing it at each additional step, placing the low end on the previous high end, it might hold long enough for you to get out.”
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[SBLOCK]Is there any wood wider than the pit by a decent margin (2-3 feet) for the ladder idea?[/SBLOCK]
Nonlethal Force
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[Sblock]OOC: Sorry, I was in the middle of typing a reply about 3 hours ago when the power went off due to a mining explosion near our house. {Regular strip mining explosion - not a bad thing} Anyway, obviously it knocked the power out so it appears that I've been logged on all this time but really wasn't.
So, to catch up on an idea -
Unleashed: The wood solution would at least help for the first 10-15 feet of the climb. The wood planks are about 8 feet in length, not long enough to cross the length of the pit, but definately long enough to span the 5 feet of the pits width. Furthermore, it is a solution that I honestly had not accounted for - bonus XP for Keryth.[/Sblock]
As the party looks down into the pit and after nearly a minute passes by it becomes quite obvious that the mechanism working underneath the feet of Keryth, Byntrou, and Destiny is actually the mechanism that lifts the trap floor into place. Judging from the speed of the lift, Bahruul has about 9 minutes left before the floor is lifted into place once more. Destiny adds, "Uh, oh. That floor is rising. If we're going to get wood, its about a minute run back there and then another to return. That doesn't leave much time."
Bahruul:
[Sblock]The walls of the pit are stone and it might be possible to climb out if Bahruul wishes to give it a try. Bahruul does have time to wait for a little wood and try to use that to aid the climb attempt as well.[/Sblock]
So, to catch up on an idea -
Unleashed: The wood solution would at least help for the first 10-15 feet of the climb. The wood planks are about 8 feet in length, not long enough to cross the length of the pit, but definately long enough to span the 5 feet of the pits width. Furthermore, it is a solution that I honestly had not accounted for - bonus XP for Keryth.[/Sblock]
As the party looks down into the pit and after nearly a minute passes by it becomes quite obvious that the mechanism working underneath the feet of Keryth, Byntrou, and Destiny is actually the mechanism that lifts the trap floor into place. Judging from the speed of the lift, Bahruul has about 9 minutes left before the floor is lifted into place once more. Destiny adds, "Uh, oh. That floor is rising. If we're going to get wood, its about a minute run back there and then another to return. That doesn't leave much time."
Bahruul:
[Sblock]The walls of the pit are stone and it might be possible to climb out if Bahruul wishes to give it a try. Bahruul does have time to wait for a little wood and try to use that to aid the climb attempt as well.[/Sblock]
Byntrou, sorcerous barbarian
"I'm fastest. I'll try to gather the wood up so it's ready when you two get there. Or if it's all light enough, I'll just meet you on the way back. Save some time."
With that, Byntrou hurries back to collect wood, though he makes sure he keeps his scimitar out in case the wood's no longer unattended on his return.
Nonlethal Force said:
"I'm fastest. I'll try to gather the wood up so it's ready when you two get there. Or if it's all light enough, I'll just meet you on the way back. Save some time."
With that, Byntrou hurries back to collect wood, though he makes sure he keeps his scimitar out in case the wood's no longer unattended on his return.
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magic_gathering2001
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Pwent scrambles up the edge of the pit and if nothing dagerous, or shiney, appears to confront him, he calls out, "Move I'm gonna jump" and then jumps toward the other side of the pit.
Nonlethal Force
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Pwent, Bahruul:
Destiny does move and without taking a running leap Pwent is barely able to clear the pit - he is now on the side with the rest of the party.
Byntrou, Keryth:
As Keryth and Byntrou begin to move toward the wood pile at the entrance of the cave, they notice that when they came upon the place where the battle against Mirth, Garth, and Patrick was fought that only the bodies of Garth and Patrick remain. From where Mirth had fallen, a faint outline of bloodied footsteps appear to stagger away toward the cave entrance. After a few steps, the blood is so faint that it becomes hard to see. The wood pile is right near the entrance of the cave, and there is no sign of anyone around it. There are four or five boards that appear to be of 8 foot length that are still sturdy enough to be of use.
Destiny does move and without taking a running leap Pwent is barely able to clear the pit - he is now on the side with the rest of the party.
Byntrou, Keryth:
As Keryth and Byntrou begin to move toward the wood pile at the entrance of the cave, they notice that when they came upon the place where the battle against Mirth, Garth, and Patrick was fought that only the bodies of Garth and Patrick remain. From where Mirth had fallen, a faint outline of bloodied footsteps appear to stagger away toward the cave entrance. After a few steps, the blood is so faint that it becomes hard to see. The wood pile is right near the entrance of the cave, and there is no sign of anyone around it. There are four or five boards that appear to be of 8 foot length that are still sturdy enough to be of use.
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unleashed
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Keryth, Male Drakontos Cleric
“Hmm, I guess we just took it for granted that your magic had finished him off Byntrou, apparently he was faking though. Hopefully he won’t last long out in the wilds by himself, so let's just worry about getting these boards back,” Keryth says picking up one end of the boards Byntrou has had time to pile for carrying, as he looks around to see if Mirth managed to leave with anything but himself.
“Hmm, I guess we just took it for granted that your magic had finished him off Byntrou, apparently he was faking though. Hopefully he won’t last long out in the wilds by himself, so let's just worry about getting these boards back,” Keryth says picking up one end of the boards Byntrou has had time to pile for carrying, as he looks around to see if Mirth managed to leave with anything but himself.
Byntrou, sorcerous barbarian
Byn frowns.
"I suppose in future I'll need to make sure to slit their throats after the battle," he says wryly, and it's not entirely clear whether he's joking. Either way, he helps heft the wood and heads back with Keryth to get Bahruul out of the pit.
Byn frowns.
"I suppose in future I'll need to make sure to slit their throats after the battle," he says wryly, and it's not entirely clear whether he's joking. Either way, he helps heft the wood and heads back with Keryth to get Bahruul out of the pit.
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