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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 19, 2011 12:40:25 GMT -6
The party moves down the stairs, a lantern being carried by Liam and a torch by Nemmet...
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Post by ehiker133 on Jan 19, 2011 13:28:35 GMT -6
Liam's fine with Fennick holding his own lantern. That means he can dual-wield sword and hand axe and thus improve his chance to hit.
He doesn't care where he is in the marching order, but one should probably be established...
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 19, 2011 15:19:35 GMT -6
(It has been, in OOC.)
I follow behind Kib, looking up, looking from side to side, at a crouch, shield held at ready and spear crossed over chest.
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 23, 2011 7:54:56 GMT -6
The party moves down the stairs, the flickering flames revealing the room bit by bit, there is a dank musty smell in the air, moisture down here for sure.
The room has bits and pieces of debris in here and on the wall opposite of the stairs there is a wood pile that stretches maybe about four feet high and looks like it is stacked two logs deep.
There is no light down here but for your light sources and there are two exits down here, no doors. The exits are on the other walls from the stairs and woodpile.
There on the wall written in charcoal is various goblin graffiti, nothing intelligent just words mocking what have to be other goblins.
Lastly on the wall facing the stairs so head on as you come down are tally marks, quickly counting it appears to be almost 100 of them.
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Post by Professor P on Jan 23, 2011 8:54:00 GMT -6
OOC: What exactly do you mean by exits? Passageways?
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Post by Mushgnome on Jan 23, 2011 9:29:31 GMT -6
The room has bits and pieces of debris in here and on the wall opposite of the stairs there is a wood pile that stretches maybe about four feet high and looks like it is stacked two logs deep. "Don't go sticking your hands into that woodpile, lads," warns Kib, displaying a scar on his left hand. "Took a nasty bite when I was a kiddo and had sweats and tremors for three days. To this day I have nightmares where I'm covered in centipedes." With that warning, he turns his attention to the room's layout. Does he detect any noteworthy features such as traps or hidden doors, also the two exits, do they lead up/down, is one more heavily used than the other, etc.? Does the stonework give him any clues as to this room's original purpose and who might have crafted it?
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 23, 2011 11:00:20 GMT -6
The room has bits and pieces of debris in here and on the wall opposite of the stairs there is a wood pile that stretches maybe about four feet high and looks like it is stacked two logs deep. "Don't go sticking your hands into that woodpile, lads," warns Kib, displaying a scar on his left hand. "Took a nasty bite when I was a kiddo and had sweats and tremors for three days. To this day I have nightmares where I'm covered in centipedes." With that warning, he turns his attention to the room's layout. Does he detect any noteworthy features such as traps or hidden doors, also the two exits, do they lead up/down, is one more heavily used than the other, etc.? Does the stonework give him any clues as to this room's original purpose and who might have crafted it? The doorway on the wall "behind" the stairs slopes a little, and traffic appears to be heavier to the doorway in "front" of the stairs. The stonework here is old, not sure as to what the original purpose might have been, obviously a basement though to the construction upstairs. You do not seem to notice any secret doors or traps in here, this is not dwarf work but it is pretty good human construction.
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Post by Mushgnome on Jan 23, 2011 11:22:39 GMT -6
The doorway on the wall "behind" the stairs slopes a little, and traffic appears to be heavier to the doorway in "front" of the stairs. "I vote we take the 'road less traveled' (doorway on the wall behind)," says Kib. "Maybe that way we can pick off the goblins in small groups rather than a big brawl."
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2011 12:18:49 GMT -6
Laric approaches the exit less traveled, but stays behind the corner. He listens intently for any sounds.
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Post by Professor P on Jan 24, 2011 6:22:50 GMT -6
FENNICK stays back toward the staired wall until Laric or Kib give a clear signal.
whispering to the group: "Doth anybody have a paper and ink to make a crude map of this dungeon? I fear our memory of passages taken may be muddled by the dark."
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Post by ehiker133 on Jan 24, 2011 8:09:42 GMT -6
Likewise, Liam approaches the more traveled exit, staying out of direct view down the corridor, and tries to listen for any sounds coming from that direction.
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 24, 2011 8:23:26 GMT -6
GALAX will approach the wood pile, staying about 11' away from it and give it a looksee carefully. Does it appear rigged to anything, does it look like it has been disturbed recently - do the logs look prepared or just brush/pickup type of wood?
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 24, 2011 11:13:12 GMT -6
GALAX will approach the wood pile, staying about 11' away from it and give it a looksee carefully. Does it appear rigged to anything, does it look like it has been disturbed recently - do the logs look prepared or just brush/pickup type of wood? Staying that far back would place you at the side of the stairs essentially nothing different to see from there. The wood does look like it was worked upstairs brought down and stacked here. AT LIAM: There are sounds coming from that doorway/hall though it is hard to tell how far and what it is, could be conversation but to distant to make out words or even language.
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 24, 2011 11:38:47 GMT -6
GALAX will get closer to the wood, about 5' away, and look to see if it's stacked securely or just haphazardly thrown in a pile.
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 24, 2011 11:53:55 GMT -6
GALAX will get closer to the wood, about 5' away, and look to see if it's stacked securely or just haphazardly thrown in a pile. Actually it is nicely stacked, except where someone made a pile of kindling more towards the end, the end facing the doorway where Liam is listening at.
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Post by ehiker133 on Jan 24, 2011 12:08:07 GMT -6
Liam makes a gesture to everyone...
(both hands, palms facing down, in a brief flurry of up-and-down motions)
... indicating they should keep quiet.
In a whisper, "I hear voices coming from this corridor."
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Post by Professor P on Jan 24, 2011 12:32:49 GMT -6
After seeing Liam's signal, FENNICK tries his best to hide the lantern with his shield.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 12:39:37 GMT -6
Laric points to his ears and then makes a 'no' motion.
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Post by waysoftheearth on Jan 24, 2011 16:43:49 GMT -6
Erimus holds his shield in front of Nemmet's torch, hoping to obscure it from whoever might look toward the company...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 19:28:08 GMT -6
Nigel just stands back and lets the swords do what they are good at.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 19:44:10 GMT -6
Laric quietly walks back toward the group at the stairs, and whispers "wise track? Find the maid, no fightin', out like corn through a goose, ja?" He then shrugs his shoulders and makes an 'eh?' face.
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Post by ehiker133 on Jan 24, 2011 23:06:36 GMT -6
Liam listens intently to Laric and nods. "Sounds like a good plan. Should we take the passage less traveled and see if that leads us to the girl?"
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 25, 2011 8:51:27 GMT -6
GALAX will sourly offer to take the rear and guard from the inevitable attack from behind.
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Post by Professor P on Jan 25, 2011 9:07:37 GMT -6
FENNICK will follow the groups decision and stay towards the front of the group to light the way. Before moving out, he makes a quick benediction to Sarenrae.
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 25, 2011 9:49:53 GMT -6
((GM ? Less traveled more traveled?))
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Post by Professor P on Jan 25, 2011 10:04:58 GMT -6
OOC: I believe we chose the less traveled path.
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Post by Ronin84 on Jan 25, 2011 10:14:31 GMT -6
Very well...
There is an immediate right hand turn and a dark hallway as well as the passage continuing straight.
Kib looking down the hall can see at it's end it T's again but there is a door on the left wall as he looks down.
The corridor in front of him continues and then turns left, the slope is gradual...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 10:55:10 GMT -6
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Post by Mushgnome on Jan 25, 2011 10:55:52 GMT -6
Kib signals everyone to be quiet, then he cautiously advances and presses his ear against the door on the left.
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Post by ehiker133 on Jan 26, 2011 11:00:44 GMT -6
Liam will advance just a few feet past Kib and keep an eye on the "T" intersection ahead of them.
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