(017) A closer look at the Gatehouse

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:04 pm

mushgnome wrote:
Highbough retreats to a spot on the catwalk with a good view of the courtyard. "Ulric, help me look for anything suspicious down below? We should have spotted that rusted can balanced on the ledge before it dented that Man's skull."

Also he keeps one eye on the horizon to watch for anyone approaching the gatehouse.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:57 pm

eris wrote:
Olaf continues to search the bunkhouse, but if he finds nothing useful he will emerge back into the courtyard carrying the crossbow telling the others, "Only think useful in there as far as I could find."

"If those bandits are around, they appear to be hiding from us." he continues then looks across at the reeling Gustave, spies the junk and bucket on the ground and says, "What happened here?"

"I think we should all get together and make a systematic exploration of these buildings. It is not safe to be divided up into small groups going off on our own."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:49 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
Olaf ferrets about the dormitory for another ten minutes, until he is completely satisfied that no detail has been left uncovered. But it is what it is, a scruffy, unclean dormitory.

Then he goes out into the courtyard to talk to the others...

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:52 am

waysoftheearth wrote:
Meanwhile, up on the roof, Highbough passes his gaze over the entire battlement, and the roofs over the buildings below. The latter are in a sorry state of repair, with numerous missing shingles and other holes. Some are haphazardly covered by pieces of old timber anchored by bricks, rocks and other rubbish...

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:31 pm

danhem wrote:
Ulric joins Highbough on the catwalk then calls down to the others.

"There are trapdoors in the roofs of the towers with stairs leading down. Are there any entrances to the towers below? Perhaps we could work our way down each tower while you come up?"

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:47 pm

mushgnome wrote:
"Watch out down there, the roofs are weak and may cave in!"

Highbough will also recover Dieter's grappling hook and rope.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:48 pm

verhaden wrote:
Mads the Fair

Mads calls up "I saw no stairs or visible entrances. Perhaps they lead below the gatehouse itself?"

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:06 pm

ehiker133 wrote:

waysoftheearth wrote:A scratch map of what you have seen thus far...

```````````````Bridge``````````````
````````````````Gate```````````````
````############...############````
````#..........#+++#..........#````
````#..........#...#..........#````
````#####..#####...########..##````
````#......#......Junk%#....+.#````
````#..##..(.........%%)+..+..#````
````#Dorms.#...........#...+..#````
````#..##..|...........|.....+#````
````#......#...........#.+Mess#````
````#..##..(.Courtyard.)..Hall#````
````#......#...........#.++...#````
````#####..#####...########..##````
````#..........#...#..........#````
````#..........#...#..........#````
````############...############````
`S`````````````Front```````````````
E+W`````````````Gate```````````````
`N`````````````````````````````````

# Wall
| Door
( Window

Taking note of the confused conversation taking place in the courtyard, Desmond asks, "Did anyone check the rooms on either end of the dormitory or mess hall? It was dark and I didn't have a light so I didn't go in any of them..."

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:34 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
Pelenwin listened at the door leading south from the dormitory, but nobody opened it. The door leading north was left alone.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:33 pm

tombowings wrote:
Having not heard any noises penetrating it, Pelenwin opens the door.