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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3756020" data-attributes="member: 21064">Keldar feels around the fireplace mantle for catches or latches or some such thing, to no avail.&nbsp; He turns his attention to the inside of the fireplace, feeling around the border, and it's there that he finds a strip of rubbery material pressed in a groove around the base of the fire pit.&nbsp; He peels it away, carefully, slowly, and reveals a line of white chalk around the base of the firepit and two indentations in the back.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; One is just a beveled edge, probably for gripping.&nbsp; The other conceals a little grooved hole, not unfamiliar to Keldar.Tarag offers advice based on the construction of the fireplace (ad hoc +1 to DD check) and Keldar's grandma's toothpicks go to work.&nbsp; Poking around in the hole, he feels a few components give slightly and then spring back.&nbsp; Definitely a trap, he mentally confirms.&nbsp; Fearless as always, he pushes and pokes, attempting to disable it when suddenly he <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1245372" target="_blank">slips (14)</a> and BOOM! The fireplace explodes and Keldar leaps back from it.&nbsp; Somehow he manages to <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1245407" target="_blank">escape (21)</a> the flames.&nbsp; Tarag, who was standing off to the side, is in no danger of being burnt.&nbsp; Keldar's mammaw's toothpicks, being of the standard metal dragon-teeth type, are unharmed by the brief explosion of heat.Keldar... [spoiler]is reasonably sure that the trap had a manual reset[/spoiler], [spoiler]so it should be alright to investigate now[/spoiler].</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 3756020, member: 21064"] Keldar feels around the fireplace mantle for catches or latches or some such thing, to no avail. He turns his attention to the inside of the fireplace, feeling around the border, and it's there that he finds a strip of rubbery material pressed in a groove around the base of the fire pit. He peels it away, carefully, slowly, and reveals a line of white chalk around the base of the firepit and two indentations in the back. One is just a beveled edge, probably for gripping. The other conceals a little grooved hole, not unfamiliar to Keldar. Tarag offers advice based on the construction of the fireplace (ad hoc +1 to DD check) and Keldar's grandma's toothpicks go to work. Poking around in the hole, he feels a few components give slightly and then spring back. [i]Definitely a trap,[/i] he mentally confirms. Fearless as always, he pushes and pokes, attempting to disable it when suddenly he [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1245372]slips (14)[/url] and BOOM! The fireplace explodes and Keldar leaps back from it. Somehow he manages to [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1245407]escape (21)[/url] the flames. Tarag, who was standing off to the side, is in no danger of being burnt. Keldar's mammaw's toothpicks, being of the standard metal dragon-teeth type, are unharmed by the brief explosion of heat. Keldar... [spoiler]is reasonably sure that the trap had a manual reset[/spoiler], [spoiler]so it should be alright to investigate now[/spoiler]. [/QUOTE]

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