(041) The Fireplace Subterrane

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:07 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
The Manse

Very good. Ulric lugs the valuables up to his strong box (with Josiane's help), which the others are commencing the descent.

This done, he makes the door to his room fast with an application of the reptilian verses of The Trammel.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:10 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:
The Subterrane

Meanwhile, Highbough, Desmond/Mondes, and now Dieter have emerged into the musty cellar... Highbough's lantern illuminates the strange place.

Dorgan and Gustave are about to enter, followed by Olaf and Guntrum. Ulric and Josiane are still above.

All of the Men have had to remove their armor and packs to squeeze down the tiny passage.

What now?

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:11 pm

waysoftheearth wrote:

doctorx wrote: Am I right in thinking she's small enough to squeeze through the entrance in her light armour?

Alas no; even Josiane will have to remove her carapace and pack to squeeze down the goblin-sized stair.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:47 pm

doctorx wrote:
So be it. This she does, dragging it through after her.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:50 pm

eris wrote:
Olaf will enter, sans armor, with armed with bow and arrow (sword in scabbard). He will attempt to give Dieter cover with this ranged fire, if needed, while the warrior puts his armor back on.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:38 pm

sulldawga wrote:
Dorgan will descend as soon as practicable, in order to provide martial support to Old Man (Elf?) Highbough.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:42 pm

danhem wrote:
With their valuables secured, Ulric will descend into the cellar behind Desmond with his lantern in one hand and pack in the another.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:04 pm

ehiker133 wrote:
As soon as Desmond clears the tunnel and is in the room with the open stairs, he'll ready his sling and start eyeing the ceiling, looking for all of the possible centipede holes and pointing them out to everyone else.

(WOTE, can we get a mudmap? I'm having a hard time visualizing this area...)

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:08 am

tonneau wrote:
Gustave glances about in the dim hole, noting with no small chagrin that there is in fact no wine here at all!

He sets his armour down carefully on the unpleasantly filthy floor and draws his blade, not wishing to go through the rigmarole of again donning his armour (and risking a scrape against some unseen rocks!) if this turns out to be a false alarm.

"Well this is a merry place indeed", he observes.

Post by **waysoftheearth** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:22 am

mushgnome wrote:
Once the fighters are in position, Highbough falls back to the second rank and holds his lantern high to illuminate the cracks in the ceiling.