Dungeon of the Fire Opal, part V

[CRGreathouse]

Yeah, if it's oak Ubaar should be able to push it out of the way - 460 pounds per inch (82 kg/cm). Still, lifting it would be quite a feat, even if it's only 2 inches thick.

 

[HeavyG]

Oopsie.

Of course, it's oak.

Silly me.

The rings are located on either end (to the east and west), meaning that a team of strong monks could have lifted it up, then slid it to the north or south. Four people can easily work together to lift the slab (of oak ) as it is. With a clever arrangement of rope, all the party could help.

 

[reapersaurus]

Ok.
Let's try this again.....

Ubaar unbolts the trapdoor and tries to lift the heavy door (any chance to show Strength).
After grunting a couple of times, he calls over to Ivellios, Murhid, and Jalon and asks them, "You guys wanna give Ubaar a hand?

Let's lean our backs into this one!

Kytess - if you want, you can get in front of me, I'll wrap around, and we can pull up on the ring together..."

 

[Murhid]

"Hmm, *cough*, Kytess you can take Oneself's spot if you want... probably will only require four to move it anyway"

If Kytess disagrees, Murhid will help Ubaar and co.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Kytess grabs a ring (the one opposite Ubaar) and prepares to pull.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Sollir watches from afar, slacking off but eventually readying his shortbow to attack anything hostile that lurks behind that door...

(2 arrows via rapid shot if there is a hostile creature when the party opens the door)

 

[HeavyG]

Ubaar unbolts the trapdoor and tries to lift the heavy door (any chance to show Strength).
After grunting a couple of times, he calls over to Ivellios, Murhid, and Jalon and asks them, "You guys wanna give Ubaar a hand?

Let's lean our backs into this one!

With teamwork and a mighty heave, the party manages to make the slab move up a bit. Then, a hand slips on a ring, a muscle fails, and the slab crashes back to the earth, raising dust. Still, the adventurers feel that they were near their goal.

The workers take a better footing and try again. And again.

On the fourth try, they are successful, and the slab is raised and pushed about two feet to the side.

This is tiring work. As the workers recover their breath, someone else brings a light source to the newly exposed 2'x10' hole. Underneath is a pit, nearly 10'x10' square and pretty deep (about 30 feet). From each side of the pit, near the top, hangs a chain ending in a pair of manacles. There seems to be some old bones at the bottom.

 

[Taz]

Taz lights the pit. Is there anything else seen from above?

“This looks pretty deep, we should use a rope to get down.”

 

[reapersaurus]

"Well, it's only this big so far, little one....

Can you get thru there?"

 

[HeavyG]

Taz lights the pit. Is there anything else seen from above?

“This looks pretty deep, we should use a rope to get down.”

That's pretty much it. 4 sets of dangling manacles and a bunch of old bones and other scum at the bottom.

It would be easy to tie a rope to one of the rings.