Joined: Sept 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 1,221 Location: Melbourne, Australia Karma: 195
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #30 on Aug 19, 2012, 6:41pm »
The moment that Firas reaches out and sets his grasp upon a root, the entirety of the vegetation jerks away from his touch and violently retracts into the buckled ceiling! Within a gasp only the swirling mist and dust remains where the vegetation was, and the misbegotten column is fully revealed to the torch light.
It is clear now that the carved figures occur in three layers. At the base are three ugly, horned things, squatting in the underworld -- one forming the foundation of each column. A spout protrudes from the mouth of one. Above these are a jumble of dwarfs, or half scale men, in the middle tier and from amid these another spout protrudes. At the opt tier are three graceful, flighted forms whose extended wings blend into the ceiling. The carry harps and bugles, and one such bugle is fashioned around another spout.
So, three columns of three layers with three spouts -- one protruding from each layer...
Joined: Sept 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 1,221 Location: Melbourne, Australia Karma: 195
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #32 on Aug 19, 2012, 6:49pm »
Meanwhile, Tirandir and Vangelis are keeping an eye on the further reaches of the room...
[Ref rolls to check whether or not either hears a sound; 1d6=5 so Tirandir does, 1d6=3 so Vangelis doesn't].
Vangelis sees that there are two empty torch scones on each wall, and makes his way to the near of these in order to place a torch in one of them... but Tirandir's elvish ears pick out an echo from the open door arches in that direction... is that the slap of wet feet in passages..? Or is it just an echo of the constantly dripping water?
Joined: Sept 2011 Gender: Male Posts: 194 Location: San Diego, Ca Karma: 13
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #36 on Aug 19, 2012, 8:26pm »
Tirandir would give a quick, short, whistle and point with his right arm towards the opening from which the phantom noise came. He would be holding the bow and arrow firmly in his left hand, to complete the gesture, then return to the half drawn state and move slowly towards the archway.
Joined: Nov 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 1,555 Location: Austin TX USA Karma: 152
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #38 on Aug 19, 2012, 8:39pm »
Dram moves away from the column at least 10', drawing his sword and readying his shield. When Spaz sees this, he moves protectively in front of his master, teeth bared and hackles raised.
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #39 on Aug 19, 2012, 9:24pm »
Firas glances at the others reacting to something, but continues to examine the column. He looks for seams in the columns and tentatively tugs at one of the spouts to see if it moves.
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #41 on Aug 20, 2012, 1:53pm »
OOC: Is Gaspard going to make some attempt at retrieving his armour? someone diving down with some rope and tying it to the armour to be pulled up by someone out of the water might work...
Joined: Sept 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 1,221 Location: Melbourne, Australia Karma: 195
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #42 on Aug 20, 2012, 6:16pm »
Mab the dwarf can see no obvious lever to operate the water spouts, but it is quite clear to her that the central tier of stone work could be rotated -- with the appropriate leverage. Nothing is quite so unclear to the others examining the thing. The tentative prods and pushes of Firas and Gaspard produce no movements, and the figures are so aged and worn that any particular religious significance is difficult to divine.
Tirandir gives a warning whistle, to which Dram and Vangelis respond. Dram readies his arms and calls Spaz to his side (the mutt splashing through the misty water toward him), while Vangelis calmly places his torch in the wall-mounted scone before equipping his mace.
Spaz turns his head and gives a long, low warning growl. Tirandir sees a number of shadowy, dwarf-sized figures approaching the chamber from the dark passageway. They are only visible to him, looking directly down the dark passageway, and will arrive imminently...
[No surprise roll is necessary, since the players have light, and Tirandir has already heard them approaching].
Joined: Aug 2010 Gender: Male Posts: 261 Karma: 21
Re: [001] The Undervaults « Reply #44 on Aug 20, 2012, 7:06pm »
"Look, see," motions Mab. "This part in the middle, it spins around. Be careful; if this thing starts spraying, it could knock us off our feet and into the water. Maybe worse if it's full of acid or something!"
The dwarf is as yet unaware of the intruders down the hall, focused as she is on the column...
![[Home]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/home.gif "[Home]")
![[New Topics]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/topics.png "[New Topics]")
![[Help]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/help.gif "[Help]")
![[Search]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/search.gif "[Search]")
![[Login]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/login.gif "[Login]")
![[Register]](http://images.proboards.com/menu/register.gif "[Register]")
![[Search This Thread]](http://images.proboards.com/search2.gif "[Search This Thread]")
![[Share Topic]](http://images.proboards.com/new/buttons/share.png "[Share Topic]")
![[Print]](http://images.proboards.com/buttons/print.gif "[Print]")
Author
![[avatar]](http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss56/waysoftheearth/Ways_100x100.jpg "[avatar]")
Logged
![[avatar]](http://i48.tinypic.com/1hp7pj.jpg "[avatar]")
![[avatar]](http://www.stellarcore.net/images/tnt_avatar.png "[avatar]"){kind=avatar}
![[avatar]](http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z17/tmpiper/90x90.jpg "[avatar]")
![[avatar]](http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/esincox/AvatarFail.jpg "[avatar]"){kind=avatar}
![[avatar]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Verhaden/sa_avatar.jpg "[avatar]"){kind=avatar}