[IC] Halfling Quest - Rooting Around

[Tarlonniel]

"No, it's not that long. Let's see how far it goes." Kiylea makes a few turns with one end of the rope around her right hand. Then, holding those loops firmly, she gently tosses the other end down into the blackness and starts paying the rope out from its coil. About two-thirds of the way down she runs out of slack, leaving a drop of 10 feet or so from the end to the floor beneath.

 

[Ferrix]

OOC: Assuming that what you are describing is a chimney-like drop to a lower cave 30 feet below ...

OOC: Correct

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran looks doubtfully down at the rope and the gap to the floor below.

"I gues we could try and jump down . . ."

Then he shrugs.

"But it doesn't look very safe. Unless anyone has spare rope, my best suggestion is tying blankets together to try and bridge the gap."


[ooc - do you realize that not one of us has taken ranks in tumble? Not even me and the thief. What was I thinking?]

 

[Evilhalfling]

Eddie looks down into the dark hole
he whispers : Anyone else have a strong desire to drop rocks, or a bucket or something down there?
So erm... only Kiylea has a blanket, I have a sling that could add more length as well. We all have bedrolls, if we cant tie them then perhaps a - soft pile to fall on? Also should I go first? or um Bubbles again?

 

[Slippshade]

Bubbles thinks about what Eddie said and reply's. "I think Alton should go first, when we deside what exactly we want to do. With his armor he is the heaviest and I will need help lowering him down after that we can take the next heaviest and so on until it is down you, kiylea and myself as I would guess we are the best climbers we can figure out who gets to climb down without the benefit of the rope."

 

[Boddynock]

"I think Alton should go first, when we deside what exactly we want to do. With his armor he is the heaviest and I will need help lowering him down ..."

"You don't need to lower me down - just tie off the rope and I'll climb down using it for the first twenty feet, then climb the rest of the way down the rock wall. Just make sure you shine the lantern down so that I can see where I'm going. Oh, and I'd better take the other lamp down with me so that I can see what's down below when I get there."

Matching actions to words, he takes the rope and fastens it to the nearest sturdy rock outcrop, tugs it a couple of times to test his knot, then throws the rope over the edge. Turning to Kiylea, he asks for her lantern, and attaches it to his belt, then goes to the edge and picks up the rope. Turning around, he prepares to step back over the edge, holding the rope tightly in both hands.

Pausing for a moment, as if expecting an argument, he grins and says, "See you at the bottom."

 

[Tarlonniel]

"Alton, wait! How do we get back up once we're down there? None of us can jump ten feet." Kiylea peers over the edge at him as he descends. "Maybe we should go back to the village for more rope."

 

[hafrogman]

Jerran rolls his eyes at Alton's actions, but waits for the paladin to decide up or down before he proceeds. He will pull up the rope and see about tying enough material to the end to make up the gap. Blankets, bedrolls, cloaks. . . whatever is available. He volunteers most of Bubbles' clothing, and barely manages to escape the left hook he earned for his suggestions.


[ooc - use rope +3, if any of you want to help with an assist other. . .]

 

[Boddynock]

"Bubbles, why would we need to jump ten feet? We can just climb the wall itself - or do you think we've forgotten the way you scaled the Peddlefoot barn on a dare? You raced Jyn to the top, too - just."

"I agree that a longer rope might be useful, although I am very loathe to turn back now. The thing is - any time we have a drop we can't climb, we're going to have to leave our rope behind. That could turn into a lot of ropes. And besides - are we going to turn back at every perceived obstacle? We won't get anywhere if we do."

"I think we're making too much of this - let's at least give it a try."

Having said this, Alton leans back and steps off, descending the rope at a steady pace. As he does so, he realizes that he can brace himself against the rock wall at his back to give added stability. He calls up his discovery to the others then concentrates on his descent.

 

[Slippshade]

Jerran scampers out of the way of Bubbles playful jab as Alton goes to climb down the hole again.

"Oh, I don't mind climbing Alton, my suggestion was for one of us better climbers to go last so we could bring the rope down with us and not have to leave anything behind. Is there anyone here that does not climb very well?"

She asks to her friends. She figured Kiylea and Eddie could get down fairly easy, but she wasn't so sure of Jerran or Ringly.

"If you need help down we can just lower you down after Jerran finishes tying stuff on to the end of the rope. Then the last person can untie the rope and climb down on there own."

She watches Alton descend first into the darkness below.

'We just can't seem to agree on anything lately...'