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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7201534" data-attributes="member: 6777052">"Stand still guys!" shouted Inannyunot, "This will only take a minute!". Then began to cast Leomund's Tiny Hut to cover himself, Tasha, Albert and Footnote. It had to include Cpl. Glint because he was standing very close to them, but it would exclude all the townsfolk."Rubbish idea," mocked Footnote, who didn't know that spell himself, "It's not avalanche proof.""We'll soon find out, lad, we'll soon find out," was the wizard's reply. He was quite confident. He knew that the Hut would be immobile, so they couldn't get swept away or crushed, and objects outside it when it was cast couldn't penetrate the wall of force, so that would keep out ice, snow and boulders; whatever the avalanche threw at them. At worst, they would end up buried."More unauthorised spell-casting during the hours of darkness," objected Glint, "You're really in trouble now.""It wasn't unauthorised. I  authorised it myself. As a wizard, I'm an authority on spells. As an authority, I have the power to issue authorisations."Corporal Glint's reply was cut short when the avalanche struck with a ferocity unmatched by avalanches before or since. The noise was tremendous and it went on for what seemed like an age. The Hut and the five people in it were safe, but the entire town of thatched houses was swept away and all the townsfolk disappeared under a layer of mud and boulders fifteen feet deep. The avalanche gods had been very, very, angry about something and they made sure everyone knew it."How long can we stay here?" asked Tasha."Eight hours.""And then?""The Hut disappears and we get crushed by all those boulders you can see up there above our heads.""I told you it was a rubbish idea," interjected Footnote."Feel free to do something better. Take your time, lad, we've got all night.""Well, I don't have a problem personally, I can Dimension Door 500 feet straight up then Feather Fall down to the ground again. You'd all get left behind in here, of course. Not a lot I can do about that," and he capered a quick caper to show how unconcerned he was."I'd like to see that," said Inannyunot carefully."Watch me!" Footnote did a quick four-two-four and shot upwards, to bang his head very hard against the roof of the dome a few feet above him. He fell down looking dazed, having taken 4d6 (14) force damage."Perhaps I should have mentioned," said Inannyunot quietly, "that the effects of spells don't extend through the Hut?""This is intolerable!" shouted Corporal Glint. "You have no right to trap me in here! I demand to be let out!"Albert cunningly reassured him. "You have us imprisoned, which is where we belong because of all those crimes you arrested us for. That's right, isn't it? And you are here watching us, to make sure we don't try to escape, aren't you?""Well, ..."Meanwhile, Tasha was cradling Footnote in her arms, tending the lump on his head with a wet compress. "Can't you see he's hurt? When will you men stop playing dominance games and trying to out-smart each other? We're all in this together!""Ouch. Thank you Tasha. Just a little to the left," said Footnote with a grimace. "You're right. Inannyunot was right and I was wrong. I'm sorry. I'll try to be a bit more co-operative in future.""Well, I wasn't too helpful, either," admitted the wizard. "Tasha is right. She's shown more sense than we have. How about we appoint Tasha as the leader?""I'll go with that," agreed Albert. "If Footnote agrees too, and means it.""Well, Tasha has got very strong arms," said Footnote feeling unusually comfortable in them. It was a long time since anyone had mothered him. He looked up at Tasha and smiled. "You are the boss lady now," he conceded. And then he thought he heard himself say "I promise to be a good boy," but he hoped he had imagined it. That was really embarrassing."Alright, let's have some suggestions for getting out of here before the Hut expires," said Tasha.</blockquote>

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