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<blockquote data-quote="Gray Shade" data-source="post: 2707594" data-attributes="member: 32340"><p><strong>Trouble?</strong></p><p></p><p>Having secured his magic rope, my master began the task of searching the uppermost level. Let me state now, dear reader, that I have <em>never</em> lost faith in Dongle: his skills, tools and natural talent. However, it <em>is</em> still possible for me to feel a butterfly or two of nervousness in my stomach watching him work. In an instance like this, I felt a mixed blessing: On the one hand, I could see him work (except when obscured by a bit of remaining flooring or debris) which made me quite reassured, but on the other: every third step or so of his was met with a portion of floor buckling or bit of stonework giving out, which, were I not <strong>so</strong> confident in his skill, would have left me fairly shuddering with anxiety. There were several times when the only thing that kept him from falling through a rotted floor was the rope tied around his waist.</p><p></p><p>For my part, I moved on the ground, trying to keep him in view, while keeping a watch over my shoulder and at whatever was behind him. It was while throwing a glance up to the tower that I saw a small creature, no larger than the Grig we had just met, leaning over the top of the stone wall where the rope was attached. The creature's skin was a pale yellow, splotched with purple and green. I couldn't see much of its detail as it was up so high, but I could tell that it was an ugly little beast, whatever it was. It seemed to be examining the rope.</p><p></p><p>I considered calling out, but since I could not see my master at the time, I decided to give him the benifit of the doubt and not startle the creature. My master had assuradly seen it already.</p><p></p><p>* * *</p><p></p><p><em>OOC: Indeed, Dongle has seen the creature. You have no idea how long it's been there, upwards of a minute, maybe. It is on the high corner of the tower, where you had originally climbed to and attached the rope. The creature is examing the rope, and follows it with its eyes down to you. It seems to be studying the situation, trying to piece together what's going on. So far, you have (apparently) not given away the fact that you see it. Because of this, you have not gotten a really good look at it--you've only seen it out of the corner of your eye. You can take a good look at it, but that will give away that you've seen it--your choice of what to do here.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>When you see the creature, you are out almost 40' onto the mostly rotted and destroyed floor, making your way mostly on larger cross-beams (</em>Balance<em> check, DC 15 every 10', move 10' per round--OR--you can just run (regular move rate) across the floor and beams, but there's a 50% chance of the floor buckling every 10'--Rope of Climbing is keeping you from falling). You have spied what seems to be a wardrobe in the far corner that somehow is still standing (and closed). You're about 10 feet from that.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>OH! And, nope, nothing suspicious about the damage: It all seems to have been caused by either the falling tower or the ensuing fire. However, as I noted at the end of the last post, the central fire shaft (leading from what the Grig had said was some sort of lab) looks like it has been repaired recently, as the stonework on it is obviously new (and hence, why it (the box) continues all the way up to the uppermost point of the tower on the map).</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gray Shade, post: 2707594, member: 32340"] [b]Trouble?[/b] Having secured his magic rope, my master began the task of searching the uppermost level. Let me state now, dear reader, that I have [i]never[/i] lost faith in Dongle: his skills, tools and natural talent. However, it [i]is[/i] still possible for me to feel a butterfly or two of nervousness in my stomach watching him work. In an instance like this, I felt a mixed blessing: On the one hand, I could see him work (except when obscured by a bit of remaining flooring or debris) which made me quite reassured, but on the other: every third step or so of his was met with a portion of floor buckling or bit of stonework giving out, which, were I not [b]so[/b] confident in his skill, would have left me fairly shuddering with anxiety. There were several times when the only thing that kept him from falling through a rotted floor was the rope tied around his waist. For my part, I moved on the ground, trying to keep him in view, while keeping a watch over my shoulder and at whatever was behind him. It was while throwing a glance up to the tower that I saw a small creature, no larger than the Grig we had just met, leaning over the top of the stone wall where the rope was attached. The creature's skin was a pale yellow, splotched with purple and green. I couldn't see much of its detail as it was up so high, but I could tell that it was an ugly little beast, whatever it was. It seemed to be examining the rope. I considered calling out, but since I could not see my master at the time, I decided to give him the benifit of the doubt and not startle the creature. My master had assuradly seen it already. * * * [i]OOC: Indeed, Dongle has seen the creature. You have no idea how long it's been there, upwards of a minute, maybe. It is on the high corner of the tower, where you had originally climbed to and attached the rope. The creature is examing the rope, and follows it with its eyes down to you. It seems to be studying the situation, trying to piece together what's going on. So far, you have (apparently) not given away the fact that you see it. Because of this, you have not gotten a really good look at it--you've only seen it out of the corner of your eye. You can take a good look at it, but that will give away that you've seen it--your choice of what to do here. When you see the creature, you are out almost 40' onto the mostly rotted and destroyed floor, making your way mostly on larger cross-beams ([/i]Balance[i] check, DC 15 every 10', move 10' per round--OR--you can just run (regular move rate) across the floor and beams, but there's a 50% chance of the floor buckling every 10'--Rope of Climbing is keeping you from falling). You have spied what seems to be a wardrobe in the far corner that somehow is still standing (and closed). You're about 10 feet from that. OH! And, nope, nothing suspicious about the damage: It all seems to have been caused by either the falling tower or the ensuing fire. However, as I noted at the end of the last post, the central fire shaft (leading from what the Grig had said was some sort of lab) looks like it has been repaired recently, as the stonework on it is obviously new (and hence, why it (the box) continues all the way up to the uppermost point of the tower on the map).[/i] [/QUOTE]
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