"Well I'm loth to trust myself to that place" says Ewald"....if Poltur were to open those doors whilst we were in the waterway...." he leaves the rest unsaid.
"Uh you do realise we can still breathe underwater right?"
"Uh you do realise we can still breathe underwater right?"
"It's obviously a trap so the sooner we spring it the sooner we finish the bastard."
"Well standing around isent going to get us anywhere." Eria begins to cross the waterway
Where is Eria heading? Down the tunnel or towards the door?
Eria will try the door first.
Rubbing the back of her head and looking embarassed, Amanda will come up to the rest of the group. Whispering, "Do you want me to push some light down the tunnel?"
Eria will try the door first.
The doors are absolutely massive and can only be opened by using a winch and pulley system that lifts and slides the beam holding them shut, than another to open them.
The tunnel, which slopes down so smoothly and is so perfectly constructed that it is obviously of magic origin, continues deep into the island. Your best estimates would put you at least 100 ft. below sea levelyet it is perfectly dry. You descend until you reach another large cavern. To your left are two large doors (about 40 ft. high and 20 ft. wide each). A series of chains and pullies support them. By their direction, they would open up to a space beneath the port you just came from. To your right, is yet another large cavern. This one has very little water in it. To your far right, the tunnel continues.
The tunnel, which slopes down so smoothly and is so perfectly constructed that it is obviously of magic origin, continues deep into the island. Your best estimates would put you at least 100 ft. below sea levelyet it is perfectly dry. You descend until you reach another large cavern. To your left are two large doors (about 40 ft. high and 20 ft. wide each). A series of chains and pullies support them. By their direction, they would open up to a space beneath the port you just came from. To your right, is yet another large cavern. This one has very little water in it. To your far right, the tunnel continues.
The doors do not look like they would open quietly. They are quite large and use a pulley system to open and close. You see no sign of Poltur whatsoever.
"I doubt he went through those quietly fast enough to get them closed again before we got here... perhaps we should follow that path first instead." She points to the tunnel as she conjures up a set of Dancing Lights and waits for verification that she should send them ahead.
"I agree" Ewald states.."let's get moving"
You begin moving along the tunnel, noticing as you do bits of dried seaweed and shells on the ground. Clearly, this tunnel has spent long full of water. You begin to suspect that it served as a channel for ships. This becomes even clearer when you find yourselves beneath a platform, fifty feet long and twenty feet wide. Although the platform is 15ft. above your head, ropes hang down from it, so you could easily climb up to it.
One other thing surprises you. You had a sense of the size of the island that you landed on. You have traveled too far in a straight line to still be under that island. By your reckoning, you could no longer be under 'The Lion'. You could be under the ocean or, if the tunnel went south as you believe it did, you could be under 'The Dragon,' the second island in the chain.
You begin moving along the tunnel, noticing as you do bits of dried seaweed and shells on the ground. Clearly, this tunnel has spent long full of water. You begin to suspect that it served as a channel for ships. This becomes even clearer when you find yourselves beneath a platform, fifty feet long and twenty feet wide. Although the platform is 15ft. above your head, ropes hang down from it, so you could easily climb up to it.
"I'm no good determining tracks and such. Can any of you tell if he came this way?"
"Just a sec" Eria looks for tracks
Survival
Ewald also scours the area for tracks
Survival
The tunnel continues past the platform. You have yet to see any kind of track to indicate that Poltur has come this way. The ground is covered in silt, so you believe you would see tracks unless he had a way to magically disguise them.
The tunnel continues past the platform. You have yet to see any kind of track to indicate that Poltur has come this way. The ground is covered in silt, so you believe you would see tracks unless he had a way to magically disguise them.
Amanda is a little concerned at the negative reports from the trackers. She looks at the ropes.
The tunnel continues past the platform. You have yet to see any kind of track to indicate that Poltur has come this way. The ground is covered in silt, so you believe you would see tracks unless he had a way to magically disguise them.
Amanda is a little concerned at the negative reports from the trackers. She looks at the ropes.
None of the ropes are moving. There is no breeze whatsoever down here. The air is quite stagnant and the smell is quite fishy and repugnant.
<facepalm/>
Ewald tugs firmly on the ropes to ensure they are not a trap for the unwary climber.If they are secure he begins to climb up towards the platform.
Climb take 10
Liandra's expression is a dark one, frustrated with the appatrent games that seem to be played with the group.
"We all know there's a trap wiating for us down the tunnel, how about we just get on with it and get it done?"
From the top of the platform, Ewald can see various remants of old crates, hooks and ropes, tightly wound matts of old straw(used to ships from rubbing against the side of docks), and other things you might see on a dock.
A pair of double doors opens off of this platform.
To avoid having to shout in the tunnel, as Ewald climbs the rope, Amanda casts Message with him and the others as targets. "Do you see any sign of him up there?"
To avoid having to shout in the tunnel, as Ewald climbs the rope, Amanda casts Message with him and the others as targets. "Do you see any sign of him up there?"
"So he may still be behind us then?" Eria thinks for a moment "I think we should continue on then he's after something here so if we can get to it first he'll have to come to us."
"There's a door up here" Ewald whispers back to Amanda.."I think we should explore it"
Drawing his sword he approachs the door and waits for the others to join him.
Amanda whispers to the others, "Ewald wants to investigate the door on the platform before we go farther. I'm not much of a climber - I would only slow the rest of you down - so I will follow."
Amanda will wait and watch the tunnel for movement while those that wish to ascend do so. Then she will climb up to join them.
You see no movement in the tunnels. Amanda's darkvision tells her that, although the tunnel continues, about 60 ft. down, rubble blocks it. The door Ewald has found may be the only direction you can head.
And she will share that information with the others.
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Picking herself up off the ground and rubbing her hip, Amanda says, "Maybe I will just wait here for you to report back."
And she will share that information with the others.
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Climb 1d20 + 0Picking herself up off the ground and rubbing her hip, Amanda says, "Maybe I will just wait here for you to report back."
Amanda's difficulty climbing the wall seems to be 'all-in-her-head'. With a little encouragement, she can succeed.
Dubious, she tries again.
Ewald looks down "Come on my dear, it's not that hard just take your time and climb slowly"
He offers his hand to the sorceress to help her up the last few feet.
She hesitates for a moment, but she smiles and accepts the assistance.
Seeing minimal reaction from the military man, Amanda relaxes and concentrates on studying the platform. She will move her Dancing Lights around to better study the material up here before moving over to study the door.
Perception aid another for Ewald (platform debris)
Perception aid another for Ewald (doors)
Ewald rises an eyebrow slightly at the feel of Amanda's hand but says nothing.She has proved herself a worthy companion and if she has secrets then it is not his job here and now to question them.He puts his questions aside for later and begins to search the doors and platform with her aid.
Perception doors
Perception platform
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Liandra scales the wall silently
Eria slowly climbs the rope (taking 10 for a result of 6)
You stand on a long narrow platform before a pair of double doors. The platform has obviously seen use as a wharf, further evidence that these tunnels were once partially full of water.
"If those are locked, we might be stuck out here. I'm not sure we can - or want to - break them."
Ewald glances at Liandra.."What do you think..can we get through these?"
The door looks perfectly safe to Ewald, if he ignores the 10 ft. long spikes hidden in the floor and ceiling.
You cannot tell if the door is locked until you approach and the spikes make that a bad idea.
"Sooo..anyone want to try and disable this trap before we proceed" Ewald asks looking between his companions.
Amanda shrugs her shoulders and shows her empty hands. "Unless we can slide a crate in front of the door to block the spikes...."
Amanda shrugs her shoulders and shows her empty hands. "Unless we can slide a crate in front of the door to block the spikes...."