Rappan Athuk: The Dungeon of Graves (Inactive)

Game Master Alice Margatroid

Doon will be happy to rest in that room after the trap is disabled :p

Ninivic calls out, "Easy for you to say Zeltor. You want that trap disarmed, then grab the chest and we'll do it outside this hole where it isn't going to bring a ceiling down on us if it blows. And you'd better fecking hurry because Molasbar's flames might have already weakened that ceiling enough to bring it down on our heads!"

Seriously, there is no reason to take a chance here. There is an obvious trap involving the green slime and we may have already triggered it. Reread the description. There is no refilling reservoir. It's full and could come down at any moment and especially if this chest blows. This is a classic old school trap of some sort. Fortunately, your ratfolk trapsmith is a paranoid son of a b+~%@ and didn't live as long as he has by taking chances like this one. I'm especially not disarming the ticking one in that room. You want it, haul it out to a safer location or we can figure out a way to safely get rid of the slime. I'm also ok leaving that one where it is. Not trying to slow things down. Trying to stay alive.

Zeltor moves out of the room with the chests, traversing the slime room as far as necessary to be safe from the slime.

Zeltor, are you staying in the room with the green slime or leaving it?

So are you taking just the open chest or all three? And please let me know who is carrying which chest. (Probably difficult to carry more than one per person simply on account of the size of them, though I guess you could try and stack them on top of each other lol.)

I am not taking any chest - they are too heavy for Zeltor to try and move them, mainly without being disarmed. And yes, Zeltor leaves the room with the slime.

Ninivic nods his head knowingly, "Not so easy, eh? Look, let's wait 10 minutes and see if the ceiling gets any worse. If not, we go in and drag out the chest I've already opened and we grab the other one that doesn't sound and smell like a bomb. If anyone really wants the ticking one, they can drag it out and I'll disarm it when we get back up top.

The one already open with the gold weighs about 105 pounds unless its unusually heavy. Even Ninivic and his Str 8 can drag that one out once he's sure that ceiling is stable.

Oh I see. Clearly my paranoia wasn't strong enough to spot the potential danger. :)
"Okay then, we wait ten minutes. After than, I'll haul one of those chests out myself if necessary."

Doon-Kahn questions the rat's assessment of the roof's stability but keeps his objections to himself. After all, he is not the one risking his life. Better for the treasure to be lost than the life of a companion... "The day is yet young, and we are under no compulsion to rush ourselves, better to exercise caution." he says in agreement. "Perhaps we could salvage some materials to strengthen the ceiling while we wait. I do not posses anything capable of sealing the cracks at the moment but we could at least bolster the weakened roof."

If the others seem amenable to the idea he will grabs what he can from the rooms they have explored and try to fashion some braces.
Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Untrained Craft (carpentry): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Seems like we're leaving all three chests in there at the moment Alice.

I think we can advance the 10 mins unless something happens...
Once ten minutes are up, Ninivic darts back in to grab the opened chest and drag it back out to the "safety" of the room with the skeletons (Gladly accepting any aid someone wants to offer).

Ajax rushes in with Ninivic to help in in carrying the opened chest. (Two people should be able to carry one easily. That should speed things up.)

Molasbar will hold open the door out of the two rooms (on the far side of the slime room from the treasure room).

Kiley, being both a little faster and much stronger, grabs the chest and physically carries the chest out, dragging both Ninivic and Ajax if they don't let go. STR 18 Barbarian, might as well let her use it out of combat.

Ninivic laughs as Kiley easily throws him off the chest "Its not that much gold Kiley. Thanks for the help though!" Ninvic returns to the room with the skeletons.

"Maybe, but might want to let the strong ones do the heavy lifting. 'Sides, if it was just me, this'd likely be sky-high now. I don't know jack about disabling traps."

She gives Ninivic a smile as she says the last bit.

With Kiley handling the opened chest, Ajax goes back for another chest (the one NOT ticking). Gritting his teeth and preparing for the worst, he grabs the chest and tries to heave it out of the room.
(I suspect a str 15 will do the trick, but if not I'm sure Kiley will come back to give me a hand when she sees me struggling)

Molasbar watches with his darkvision for any spots where the slime may be seeping through. If he seems any, he'll call out to his companions with a loud "There! Go around that area!" and pointing vigorously at the questionable section of ceiling.

Once Ajax returns with the other chest, Ninivic suggests "Perhaps we ought to just leave the ticking chest alone. Here let's see about getting the one Ajax just brought back out in the hallway and I'll get that one opened up." Once Ajax has brought the chest to the hallway (outside room 3) Ninivic brings his picks out again and sets to the lock. This time the lock falls much easier to his ministrations, clicking open almost immediately.
Disable Device 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Kiley, seeing Ajax go back for the third, non-ticking chest, rushes back and helps the ifrit haul it to the room where the other are waiting.

"Not that I'm one to complain, but what's up with the ticking chest anyway?"

"Pretty sure its a bomb Kiley. Smells like my gunpowder. Ticking could be a timer or it might just be set and could go off if opened or jostled too much. I think its a bad idea to go after it where the chest is now, but moving it could be just as bad."