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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8521808" data-attributes="member: 7015827">After another series of jumps, which this time saw Shanni fall flat on her face, ankle giving under the landing, she and Dermot finally managed to leapfrog to the end of the trapped corridor (again). Darrow missed the first trap, due to a misunderstanding about where Shanni said the next trap was, and let loose a reference to Moradin’s balls as a spike went through his foot. Aerikoth, evidently not looking forward to risking himself again, inquired whether a sort of bridge using broken furniture from the room could be put over the traps.Darrow continued complaining in a loud voice as Shanni dropped an arrow on the floor as a marker for the last trap. Reluctant to try their luck again in the corridor, Aerikoth and Darrow went back to the laboratory, where the dwarf started moving furniture, spilling alchemical contents all over the floor as he dragged a table off toward the corridor entrance. Shoving it down the stairs, he then pushed it in front of him, triggering the trap, which damaged the table but jammed the spike mechanism as well.Shanni and Dermot edged round a trap in between and rejoined Aerikoth and Darrow, the ranger informing them that they had missed something in the room, something in the wall opposite the throne. Somewhat shamefaced, he said he thought he had looked around, but maybe had been wrong. The four made their way for a final time back down the trapped corridor to the room beyond, where Dermot located a grey brick in the wall opposite the throne and pressed it. Despite his success at revealing an exit, the ranger continued cursing at having missed it before.Shanni scouted ahead through the door and indicated the way was clear to the others. They then made their way down a corridor to a four-way crossroads. Standing there, they considered what to do, somewhat shaken from their painful experience in the trapped corridor. They were also mistrustful of what they saw, as Dermot could make out only one door – which Shanni pointed out meant nothing, around there – and the petite rogue could not see any traps. Cursing, she observed that also meant nothing. Grumbling and still sore from the spike through his foot, the dwarf sarcastically told her he’d be sure to tell her when she was about to step on a trap.Shanni told the dwarf to pipe down, as his groans were worse than the spooky sounds they heard emanating from the walls. After examining the door, the petite rogue was able to use her tools on the door lock successfully, but was not quite able to disarm the trap she had detected on it. She rummaged through her pack, hoping to find a potion that would beef up her focus, but failed to find anything of use. She asked Aerikoth if he had anything appropriate and the wizard offered her his ring that assisted with clear thought. It did appear to help his companion, who narrowed her eyes and stuck her tongue out, concentrating for a moment, followed by a click. She then handed the ring back, making a note to get herself one of them.Just then Dermot announced, by this point to no one’s surprise, than he had found a hidden door. Shanni pointed out that the door in front of her had just been de-trapped, but also raised the point that the less obvious way might be best, which Darrow and Aerikoth agreed with, but without certainty as to their chosen way forward. (One can sense the fatigue and strain which now accompanies the adventurers, who nonetheless must be praised for their persistence and courage. I must say that I probably would not have chosen to traverse the deadly trapped corridor quite so many times, were I in their place. --C)</blockquote>

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