"Do you have rope?"
"It so happens I did bring some with me, Halvar. Should we try to make it up to the second floor? Or perhaps try to get down near the foundation?" Osric retrieves the 50' length from his pack and examines the scene.
Roll Climb check (DC 8) to get up the hill.
Osric makes it to the top of the large hill will little effort. The rest of you get a +2 to your roll due to the addition of the rope.
Halvar strains and puffs - but his enormous mass was never meant for this.
Odinbjorn climbs behind Halvar.
Can I take 10?
Mala follows after Osric, but can't seem to find the proper footing.
Climb:
Unable to make progress, even with the rope and Osric's help, Mala takes a moment to try and compose herself asking Shelyn for guidance. Though she is clearly upset at Odinbjorn's unexpected hostility.
Climb:
Odinbjourn and the fluffy wizard manage to get up the hill, but Mala loses her footing and she tumbles down the slope getting hit with loose shifting debris.
About 15 feet
Completely embarrassed, on the verge of hysterics Mala takes some time to compose herself after brushing herself off from the falling debris. Setting at her task again, she asks for Shelyn's guidance, grabbing the rope and climbing up deliberately and cautiously.
Osric grabs Mala's arm as she reaches the top, and steadies her. He looks at her closely and says:
"You'll be fine, milady. This may not be the sort of thing you're used to. Truth be told, exploring old ruins is strange for me as well. As long as the four of us stick together, though, I have a feeling we'll see this through."
"Well we are up here, now what?"
Mala smiles and thanks Osric for his assistance. "Odinbjorn, I will stay close to you as you've taught me to maximize the reach of my glaive." Looking to Halvar she asks, "Have you any council on how best to proceed?"
"Whatever you do please watch your footing, my friends. It appears that this tower has tumbled due to subsidence. The rest could go at any minute!"
"Odinbjorn, I will stay close to you as you've taught me to maximize the reach of my glaive."
"Glad to hear you've been paying attention. Let's hope you don't have to clean the blood off it later"
Once Mala is on top of the hill, she dusts herself off. You all study the climb to the second floor of the tower. It looks to be about 10 foot or so, but finding footing and places to grab onto seem to be difficult. You easily step down about three feet to the wall surface.
Mala looks around and suggests, "Osric, Odinbjorn, me, Halvar?"
"That makes sense to me. Let's have a look here and I'll then we can head out."
Osric checks his bowstring, and keeps an arrow nocked and ready. He scans the immediate area, looking for any signs of trouble or danger, especially weak footing.
At the discussions Halvar nervously dons his coat and shield once more
Halvar sighs and goes over to the ramp
"I am prepared to pay 10 gold in exchange for the loan of a decent ten foot ladder" he calls to the gathered crowd.
I'd give a +2 bonus
A man in the gathered crowd replies, I have a ladder, take me 20 minutes to go get it and return.
Too impatient to wait for a ladder Odinbjorn climbs the rope.
"I'll guard the top."
Her curiosity getting the best of her, Mala calls to Odinbjorn "Be a dear and help me up?" Mala calls on the guidance of Shelyn for herself, Osric and Halvar and then attempts to follow Odinbjorn on the rope.
Climb:
Knowing that it irritates Mala when she fails, Odinbjorn's laughter bellows from his gut.
Ha Ha Ha, wait for the ladder...
Odinbjorn pauses and utters the follwoing word drenched in sarcasm
M'lady
As he smiles at her from up above he thinks to himself
She's got more stones then half the guard.
Again frustrated by her seeming inability to use a rope, Mala grabs the rope again, bracing herself and glaring at Odinbjorn.
Climb:
"Thank you sir, but I don't believe we have the time." Halvar explains regretfully.
Walking over to Mala he removes his shield and joins his hands together into a stirrup .
"Step on this and on three and I'll hoist you up." he offers "you weigh, what, less than a hundred pounds?"
Odinbjorn extends a hand to assist those attempting to climb up.
Ignoring questions of her weight, Mala grits her teeth and tries again trying to use the length of the glaive to assist Odinbjorn's offer of help.
Climb:
Osric looks around for anything that might make the climb a bit easier.
10'
With much struggling, Mala makes it up to the 2nd floor with Osric.
By the time Mala gets to the 2nd floor a man comes rushing down the trail with a somewhat sturdy looking ladder. Half out of breath he says, Sorry for the delay my friend (to Halvar), it was quite a sprint and I'm not as fit as I once was!
Halvar happily counts out ten gold "No worries, good sir! I am sorry to have put you to such an inconvenience. Now, if you put the ladder against the wall I'll come down and pay you!"
The man puts the ladder against the building and says Dont worry about payment, besides, I was late anyway. You can entertain me with stories of your ventures into the tower. I think all of us would be wanting to hear them. He steps back within the crowd and waves to the group willing to sacrifice their lives to save their town.
It would be churlish at least to refuse so heartfelt a gift"Thank you sir! Very kind!"
Halvar carefully kneels down, grabs the end of the ladder, and hauls it up. Then he goes to the wall, places the ladder and carefully climbs up to the second floor.
Halvar makes it up to the second floor with little trouble
Osric follows Halvar up the ladder.
You all are now on the second floor of the tower.
Open to the sky above, this exposed upper floor contains only some smashed furniture and a sprinkling of rubble. A trap door is set in the floor against the northwest wall, but a stout timber has fallen across it.
"Osric, Mala, let's move this log off of the trapdoor and get the investigation started."
Mala moves over to the log and assists the best she can...
Aid Another Str:
Odinbjourn and Mala have the limb moved to the side before Osric has a chance to help.