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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IndyPendant" data-source="post: 2200350" data-attributes="member: 8738">Jerek draws a dagger and tries to jump for the flagstones, to jam the dagger in, but fails entirely to even come close to them.  Lehko rushes forward, but now that you have had a chance to watch the slab for a bit, you realize you may even have a full half minute before it closes.  So, instead of risking injury by dropping into the pit himself, Lehko casts his spell on the animal from up above.  As he approaches, his lantern reveals yet another three-foot-long rat scrabbling towards Jerek.  A burst of light flashes right in front of the rat, who squeals in fear--but keeps coming.((Jerek's jump check: 6+0=6.  Attack to jam the dagger in, at least *somewhere*: 7+0=7.  Rat's save: 11.))Kuma runs to the opposite side of the pit from the hinges of the stone slab, plants his hands on the edge, carefully drops his feet down onto the angled slab, and pushes.  The slab is slowed noticeably--perhaps even stopped completely!  Meanwhile, Ydyr runs to the edge, and tosses the rope down while holding onto one end of it.  Chittering eagerly, the rat reaches Jerek and tries to gnaw a chunk out of his leg--but he nimbly dodges away from its incisor teeth.  Jair and Terek arrive at the pit's edge, the wolfhound barking madly down into the pit as Jair casts his spear at the rat below--who also dodges away.((Kuma's Str check: 16+3=19.  Rat's attack: 11.  Jair's attack: 9+1=10.))Heirmund studies the pit trap itself, noting that it is a little strange.  Your focus has entirely been on the slab that dumped Jerek into the pit--but it is only one of two.  A narrow strip six inches wide of--apparently--solid stone leads away from the exact middle of the door.  On either side of it, slabs of stone have fallen away, their pivots on the sides furthest from the middle strip.  Kuma is bracing against the slab directly above Jerek, but the one on the other side of the narrow strip is still slowly closing.The pit itself is earthen and damp, with slightly sloping walls.  Jerek might even be able to clamber out of it--if it weren't for the carniverous beast trying to make a meal out of him.  There are actually two skeletons in the pit, probably goblinoid, and one fresh goblin still dressed in tattered leathers, that has quite obviously been used as a food source...</blockquote>

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