Ch. 6: One More Time Around

[Zhym]

Skarlos heads toward the intersection. After he passes through the door, a pit opens under him! Odd—there didn't seem to be a pit when you passed this way before. Fortunately for Skarlos, he avoids falling on any of the poisoned spikes, but he does fall hard on the floor (-5 HP).

Status: Quinn (B13(F7/T8)): 63/78; Urdak (Dwarf F10): 54/75; McCloud (F6/MU6/T10): 40/40; Odilo (M11): 42/44; Skarlos (C10): 51/56
Effects: None

[GreyWolfVT]

Odilo takes out what looks like a normal rope but it indeed is more than just a rope. "Rope of climbing fetch Skarlos for me." he says to the rope and holds one end of the rope.

[saalaria]

"Whoa - guess we aren't where we thought we were then! My thanks Odilo"

He climbs up the rope.

"So....anyone want to scout? Clearly I'm too clumsy!"

[GreyWolfVT]

was a rope of climbing

Odilo "Glad to be of service once more. Feeling of use again. I could scout but i think we have more skilled people with us that can do that." then he speaks to the rope again "Rope coil back up. Your deed is done." once it is back coiled up he places it back in his pack.

[Stirling]

"here we go round the mulberry bush, mulberry bush, here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning,...", McCloud sings a nursery rhyme of home..

[Stirling]

"I think we have missed something, felt that inner under room that dispelled Penfold, might have been the shaft to the tomb but we need to have a proper key perhaps or call the efrreti back, dumb fella, couldn't open pickle jar!".

[tkrexx]

Ae'll scout, the Dwarf speaks up. Ae c'n sommat seen zem pit-trappins. Ae knoz minin'. With that the sturdy Skull-miner stomps forward and begins inspecting masonry. Those present realize this will be a painfully slow process.

[Zhym]

Odilo helps Skarlos out of the pit. Urdak begins laboriously inspecting the masonry. He finds nothing of note so far. You all stand on the east side of the pit.

Status: Quinn (B13(F7/T8)): 63/78; Urdak (Dwarf F10): 54/75; McCloud (F6/MU6/T10): 40/40; Odilo (M11): 42/44; Skarlos (C10): 51/56
Effects: None

[GreyWolfVT]

Odilo "Well anyone remember this as I am sure it looks a lot like everything else down here. What direction shall we go in?"

[tkrexx]

Urdak turns to Odilo, that familiar expression of confusion on his grizzled face. Remembern what?

[GreyWolfVT]

Odilo "Exactly. Er I mean remember any of this area at all. Was anyone ever marking the walls or floors with chalk or anything?"

[Zhym]

I'm going to assume from this discussion that no one wants to go back through the forum and piece together the maps I gave you to figure out where you are?

[Mondego]

OOC: I think that we need to go north at the intersection to return (via the secret passage) to the pillared hall. By going through the throne we can get back to the Efreet room and to passage where we started. Once there is anyone willing to turn the key twice counterclockwise? Quinn is unable due to a magical effect which makes him unable to think about the key.

[Stirling]

McCloud leads down the north passage, checking for further pit traps along the way. He once more dons the crown (illusion room one, don't think he has the other) and holds the scepter,"once more into the breach we go, the valiant 600, theirs' was not to reason why, theirs' was to do or die", quoting some ancient literary text

[tkrexx]

The Dwarf will volunteer to turn the key once we arrive. He's built to withstand damage, poison, etc.

[Zhym]

So you're heading west? How are you getting across the pit?

[GreyWolfVT]

time ta toss a dwarf
Urdak

[Mondego]

Quinn removes his lute and begins to play.

OOC: Cast Fly on himself and then fly over the pit.

[GreyWolfVT]

Odilo "Well we can toss you over Urdak. Since Quinn can only make himself fly."

[saalaria]

OOC: I think that we need to go north at the intersection to return (via the secret passage) to the pillared hall. By going through the throne we can get back to the Efreet room and to passage where we started. Once there is anyone willing to turn the key twice counterclockwise? Quinn is unable due to a magical effect which makes him unable to think about the key.

I believe Stirling did that and nothing happened. I think we're going to have to search everywhere for another key!