Ptolus: The Legend of Longcoat

[Trollbabe]

Vanden rubs his wounded arm unconsciously at Maugra's dubious claim, but nods. "Garnet, you and your familiar had best move a safe distance away as well." When the room is cleared of the others, Vanden will try the new solution, turning the horn counterclockwise 7 times.

Avoiding the question as to whether or not he hears voices, Garnet nods to Vanden and then backs away. "Becareful Van..."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The dragon horn is rotated seven times. Nothing happens. After a moment, there's a quiet sound, like that of a mechanism resetting.

* * *

Upstairs, Ada and Jarem look around the front of the room once more. A flash of lighting from outside reflects on a number of wet footprints leading downstairs.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Dismayed, Vanden steps back from the fountain. "I'm afraid we are out of luck- it didn't work," he calls to the others in the hallway.

 

[Trollbabe]

Dismayed, Vanden steps back from the fountain. "I'm afraid we are out of luck- it didn't work," he calls to the others in the hallway.

"Well if that trap did not trigger maybe it did work but the result is not visable?" Garnet strains his eyes in the mist. "Maybe it opened something?"

 

[Erekose13]

"Try 8 turns this time." replies Maugra.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Trying his luck a final (but hopefully not fatal) time, Vanden turns the horn 8 times.

 

[Trench]

Ada raises an eyebrow. "Think someone is trying to tell us something?"

Ada makes her way toward the footprints.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Trying his luck a final (but hopefully not fatal) time, Vanden turns the horn 8 times.

Vanden turns the horn eight times. There's a soft click and then silence. After a moment, everyone realizes it's quieter than it had been before: The fountain has stopped spewing the bloody mist, although it will take a minute or so before it dissipates.
[sblock=XP!]100 bonus XP to Maugra for coming up with the solution, and 50 XP for Vanden for being the crash test dummy repeatedly.

The darts didn't fire after the third time because the mechanism had run out of them.[/sblock]

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Vanden breathes a sigh of relief, tells his body it doesn't have to be prepared to jump out of the way again. "That did it! Maugra, your solution worked!"

He moves back to the circle on the floor as he waits for the mist to evaporate, hoping that the inscription truly will become "clear" as the writing on the fountain indicated.

 

[Voadam]

Garn peers through the dissipating mist, looking to see if anything is revealed. "Stupid !@#$ing puzzles. Now what?"