Ok. Thank you and my apologies again.

The librarian's knees go weak at the sight of all of the lovely parchment with delicious erudition of yore. What beautiful maps, sire , he offers, the wood around his jaws feeling a bit damp as if remembering the act of drooling. Centuries of...attenuation do not sound enticing to these old timbers ...

Assuming Manred does as requested...

The elf listens carefully through the thick wooden door and reports sounds of chopping and occasional wet slopping sounds.

I'm back. I realize I make it difficult with my absences. School is wiping me out, time-wise. While I would still like to continue, I think I would continue to slow things down. It is probably best for me to bow out. Apologies and I wish you fine adventures and no vacc-suit mishaps.

Toldren and Egburt nod mutely to the suggestion to explore north. Toldren is uneasy with the idea of sacrificing one of their own as he recalls tough times on the trail: Um, if we start there, where does it end? In the wilderness, we only have each other.

Horton, glad to have his body back-wooden though it may be, is properly deferent to the godling. He sadly eyes the honeycakes, knowing they are no longer an option to a body such as his. Did you say you are cousin to the shark pirate, sir?

Graela, closely followed by Manred, slip through the vines and slide between the two craggy walls through a brief, V-shaped crevice. Feeling ahead, the dwarf feels the back of a tapestry. The edge of the tapestry just barely overlaps to cover the crevice but allows easy egress. Pushing past that, sh...

So you want me to give up one of my 2 PC's and go down to one? If that is the case then I can give up Stefan and keep Manon. Or I'm fine with keeping both. Just let me know what you prefer.

Toldren feels his now smooth forehead in puzzlement. What did they do?

Egburt and Toldren look for a way to prop the door open in such a way they can release it in a hurry if they need it closed again in a hurry.

Fantastic pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Graela, standing guard, hears occasional noises coming from the cave mouth. But it is nothing loud or regular enough to suggest the routine butchery that was going on when your group first encountered the large room. Still no movement to suggest anyone is about to your dwarven eyes. The halfling ass...

Will do. Have fun.

Manon and Stefan place their combination masks in place and follow the others. The possibility of a random shot taking out their ticket off this rock is keen on Manon's mind. The sooner we're out of here the better, he mutters. Stefan keeps an eye on the group's flanks as they make their way.

Toldren grimaces with the flickering reality of his new horns. But he and Egburt stay focused on moving the door with Miss Cleo. Responding to Miss Cleo, Egburt offers, I'll be fine with coming back to a room we already know. And the next time we run screaming, we will have a better idea where to he...

[1d20] = 18 The darkness seems as if it could be hiding danger all around you. By counting steps, the group proceeds through the woods until you believe you are a bit west of where the side tunnel came up to the trapdoor leading to these woods. There are the occasional forest animal noises (probabl...

My Manon Abe character's only handheld weapon skill is shotgun. I am going to get a standard shotgun but would like a small, sawed-off double barrel for more concealed carry as well. Is that ok? I will pay regular price for it. Will you call it Vera? :) Vera is strictly for automatic rifles, I'm af...

You were shown where a secret door is by the orc. He showed it to you in the context of a floorplan map of the cave. So you would know fairly precisely where to find it if you were already inside the cave. To come to it from the outside, you have an approximate idea of which direction to head throug...

Manon and Stefan got vacc suits while they could (and funds deducted).

Toldren's head cocks at the sound. What was that? He and Egburt pitch in to help Miss Cleo try and open the oval door.

With the portcullis seemingly locked in place, Toldren and Egburt will cautiously follow Miss Cleo in the tunnel as it bends to the west.