The Old School: AD&D 1e

[Thondor]

"Well done cousin, I hope you are all right."

Amirad sheaths his blades and loads his sling. "Shall we pursue them with caution?"

He begins circling around the strange red stucco stalagmite maintaining a good distance, and heading toward the tunnel through which the skeletons fled. "This may be worth closer examination in the future," he says gesturing towards the strange obelisk.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

The party gives chase down the exit to the chamber, which proves to be a hallway heading east another 100' before ending in another one of the hanging cages. The skeletons do not pause, and simply run over the side, falling into the darkness below the cage.

OOC: The four PCs earn 20xp each for defeating the skeletons.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"Well, that was one effective way to get rid of the skeletons."

 

[ghostcat]

Lidia is a bit distracted by the skeletons, so does not pay as much attention to her surrounding as usual does whilst running after the skeletons. However, once the skeletons run over the edge, she reverts to her old habits and starts examining the ceiling for falling masonry, monsters, etc..

 

[Thondor]

"Truly, cousin the grace of Solinar has flown through you with Power. Without you that fight could have been much more difficult. Praise Solinar."

Amirad moves towards the elevator shaft. "Lidia could you please bring the light a little closer?" Amirad peers up and down, seeing if the shaft goes both ways.

[sblock=OCC]
incidentaly Amirad has only 9/10 hp he lost one to a rat bite.[/sblock]

 

[Deuce Traveler]

"Hmph! What an absolutely smashing result, sah! Too bad you didn't leave at least one for the rest of us to have some sport with," The Sarge says in a pleased tone to the young acolyte.

He then goes to observe the architecture closer, with trained dwarven eyes.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

The hanging cage in front of the party can fit a human easily. Stout ropes extend upwards and downwards from the top and bottom of the cage. Similar ropes are strung through guides on the side of the cage, where they can be pulled up or down from within the cage.

Peering up, Sarge can tell that the cage stops at a hefty pulley in the ceiling about 60' up, and can make out one, maybe two openings at higher levels within the mine. Looking down, the ropes disappear beyond the torchlight into the dark depths.

 

[Thondor]

"Well it seems we've explored this whole level. Perhaps we should examine that strange stalagmite a little closer and then head up."

 

[Scott DeWar]

"Sounds good to me." says Austin as he patches his wound carefully.

 

[InVinoVeritas]

The stalagmite is conical and red. Red paint flecks off in pieces, and the surface underneath looks like a papery clay.