(004) The Dunjon Door

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waysoftheearth wrote:
Rodrick, Mads, Ulric and Olaf.

The situation is thus;

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....O.U.M.R.()(....@@.// <-- Steps
..############@\.@@..//#
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.Open door.....##\_@##
................#(-)# <-- Closed door
# Wall
/ Step
() Door
@ Upright sarcophagi
@@ Fallen sarcophagi

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waysoftheearth wrote:
Down Below...

Crystin's voice echoes disturbingly in the vast, emptiness of the chamber as she raises her voice to report back to Taines' distant, ruddy face peering down through the orange gap, overhead.

The floor is made of smooth, regular stone squares, some 2ft across. They are worn smooth with ancientness. Many are cracked or chipped and all are covered in the dust and grime of ages. But something must move about down here occasionally, for the dust is gathered in lanes and piles rather than distributed evenly.

The bold Elf unties the rope from her waist, and carefully looks around in a wide arc. The chamber extends at least as far as her flickering torch light penetrates in all directions, with the array of columns as regular as clockwork. The passage way runs out beyond a tall, stone archway that is carved fancilfully into the stone so that it appears that two heavily armoured, daemonic warriors twice the height of a Man stand an eternal watch over the entrance, pole-axe and sword crossed over the door arch. Beyond these cruel looking figures, the passage extends as far as Crystin's eyes can see.

The symbols carved into the columns seem almost -- but not quite -- pictographic glyphs, but they are not of any script that Crystin has ever studied.

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verhaden wrote:
Mads the Fair

Mads whispers back, as still and lifeless as he can mimic "Tis naught but the echos of past life. Have peace and return to your slumber."

He looks quickly back at Ulric, Olaf, and Rodrick and shrugs his shoulders. He then begins to slowly pull the doors shut.

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makofan wrote:
Caine is interested in joining Crystin in teh fascinating room they found. He hates these narrow corridors

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danhem wrote:
Ulric starts at the sound of the voice from within the chamber.

"Yes, secure the door quickly," he hisses seeing Mads start to pull the door closed. "We may not want to see what lies beyond."

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tombowings wrote:

Mads the Fair

Mads whispers back, as still and lifeless as he can mimic "Tis naught but the echos of past life. Have peace and return to your slumber."

He looks quickly back at Ulric, Olaf, and Rodrick and shrugs his shoulders. He then begins to slowly pull the doors shut.

Rodrick stays silent, allowing Mads to take the lead. "I hope you have a plan," Rodrick thinks.

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heartless wrote:
Crystin will listen down the corridor then examine around the stone archway that appear like daemonic warriors looking for treasure or secret doors. She will take a moment to observe her torch to see if air blows from any direction.

If nothing eventful occurs she will go back to the hole and ask, "Hail new friends how goes it up there. Can anyone read pictographic glyphs? So are any of you coming down to explore this mighty chamber or do I need to come back up to get you?"

"To aid getting in n' out this hole can you double up the rope for strength and tie knots every foot and tie it to say the timber barring which you can place over the edge of the hole (I assume it is long enough to extend pass the hole diameter."

While Crystin waits for those above she will make a 4 column diameter wide circle of the room, examining the walls and some columns in the area while keeping a eye and ear out behind her for movement.

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eris wrote:

Ulric starts at the sound of the voice from within the chamber.

"Yes, secure the door quickly," he hisses seeing Mads start to pull the door closed. "We may not want to see what lies beyond."

Olaf is still behind them with his bow. He is watching in both directions and doesn't want the little group to be surprised if something comes down the corridor from behind them.

The voice startles him and he whispers, "Close and spike the door! We don't want to disturb any more of those things than we have already."

OOC: Not yet anyway. [img]images/smiley/smiley.png[/img] I think we might need to "level up" before we go down very far. We've had enough trouble with monsters on the surface and first levels...lucky to all still be alive if you ask me!

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coffee wrote:
OOC: I agree with Olaf; I made that mistake in Verbosh. Second dungeon level plus first level character equals dead character.

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waysoftheearth wrote:
At the door.

The door opens outward into the passage, and thus it must be pushed shut.

Olaf keeps an eye on the foreboding passage behind the group, but there is nothing but darkness to be seen...

Mads whispers in reply to the loathsome voice (1d6=4) (making a reasonably fair, if not so terrifying, imitation) as Rodrick begins to push the door to. There is a drawn-out creak of ancient hinges as Mads lends his weight to the effort, and then the door is sealed shut with an ominous thud. Both Men feel the hairs on the back of their necks raised with a creepy sensation that a cold, malicious presence moves slowly about in the room beyond -- but does not, it would seem, rush toward the door...

Not having a wooden mallet, Mads prepares to use the flat back of his hand axe's head to wedge the first iron spike into the tight gap between the door and sill, but Ulric (wisdom 13) waves a finger in warning -- such would certainly not be a silent operation...