Lost Mine of Phandelver PbP

Melkias looks to the bridge, seeing if it can support HIS weight, and anything related to crossing safely. 

(Perception: 19)

Melkia -  Looking at the bridge, though it does seem rickety, you think it will hold your weight. 

Melkias looks to the rest of the group.

"I shall cross this bridge and have a look at whats ahead. Try not to wander off. Especially with that...mind thing...lurking about and all."

(Shall cross the bridge. Let me know if this is perilous enough to need a check of some sort)

Melkias - you cross the bridge without incident.  However, as you cross, the bridge creaks ominously, and it becomes clear to you that anyone who weighs much more than you do would likely cause the bridge to collapse. 

(Melkias is right blue X, party is left blue X, Droop is green X)

Ahead, you see an opening to the north, leading to what seems to be another room. 

Ooc is it suitable to tie a rope around that big rock (or any other) close to Melkias and cross that way? How deep is below the bridge? 

Melkias motions for Droop to come along. He then advances forward, attempting to scout ahead.

(Stealth to remain hidden while doing this: 18)

Raya (Bear form) will approach the bridge.

((The crevasse has rocky sides and it looks simple to climb down and up to get across it.  The gap itself is about 20 ft deep.))

Melkias - you scout ahead, with Droop following you, though he remains a good 10 ft behind you. 

To the north of the crevasse, you see a small room, finished with dressed stone block walls and a flagstone floor. Several barrels are stored against the walls here, along with a number of empty crates, straw for packing, hammers, pry bars, and nails. You can see another hallway leading off to the east, though you can't see beyond. 

Raya - as you approach the bridge, it is clear that it will not hold your heavy form.  Climbing down and up the crevasse seems simple, though as you stand at the bridge, you smell the faint scent of decay.

Spotting nothing too dangerous, he grabs Droop gently by the shoulder and heads back towards the rest of the group. He stays on the other side, lest he tempt fate again on the rickety bridge.

He gives a thumbs up, and waits for the rest of the party to get across.

Ajax tries to talk... With the bear 

"Raya, I hope you can hear me... If you want to climb down the crevasse, I will cover your big shoulders with javelin..." 

Delg walks to the crevice. He looks at the bridge and shakes his head. He puts his hammer on his shield and lets it slide down, then follows after. He glances to either side as he walks across, securing his equipment to him. Then he begins to climb up the other side.

Mulligan follows Ajax and Delg across the expanse.

Raya will go towards Ajax and await  instructions

Delg and Mulligan - as you begin to make your way down into the crevasse, you immediately smell a scent of decay.  It also feels unnaturally cold in the bottom of the crevasse.  Reaching the bottom, you discover a pile of well-gnawed bones.  Among the bones is the half-eaten body of a human man.  As you look around, you see a small chest sticking out from a hole underneath the bridge. 

Raya - you make your way over to Ajax and wait.  Ajax - as you speak, the bear slowly lumbers over towards you. 

Melkias and Droop wait, standing on the eastern side of the crevasse.

Ajax cuts it short 

"I don't like to linger here, let's just go away, we will look at the chest later."

And he tries to climb up 

(if the case he launches a rope to Melkias) 

Melkias grabs the rope.

"Yes, my 2 foot body will haul you up. Right."

He thinks for a moment.

"...Or he wants me to tie it to something. That actually makes more sense".

He ties it to the sturdiest thing he can find, never taking an eye off Droop/

Melkias - you grab the rope, but as you're looking around for a place to attach it, Ajax climbs up out of the crevasse without any difficulty. 

Ooc in case needed, Ajax helps the others to climb out

Ajax recovers the rope from Melkias, still panting a little 

Melkias looks at Ajax, to the rope, and back to Ajax.

"Well....glad I can be of service. Now...this way please. No pushing or shoving, and I would take it as a kindness if we weren't too loud."

He begins walking back to the storage room.

(Is the chest under the bridge Melkias went over o closer to the bridge we're avoiding?)