(How deep is the gaping hole?)

//Gonna climb down it? It is pitch black.//

We'll  start with looking. "Carvin? Would you bring the torch this way please?" Red looks down the hole.

Herd whispers, "Perhaps exploration of that black hole is better suited for a creature that is small, stealthy, and has multiple legs it can use to climb walls and ceilings."

Let me know if anyone wants to move ahead and go into the hole or if you want to go to another area.

Crawley will follow the hole up to 100 feet as a scout. Carvin will also carry the torch in.

Herd suggests that while they prepare for the big dark below with Crawley, he'll search the current level given it isn't too big.

He'll open the northeast door and quietly see what's on the other side of it.

This once-grand flagstone hall is filled with statues of different celestial creatures in every corner. An old fire pit in the center of the room is bordered on all sides by moth-eaten bedrolls, while shovels, picks, and other digging equipment lie strewn about a shallow tunnel bored into the northeastern wall. The ceiling above the tunnel has collapsed, leaving a hole open to the sky above a pile of burnt rubble.

Roll a perception for Crawley.

// How long ago does it seem the site was abandoned? As in, was the fire pit recently used? Cobwebs on the tools and beds? Dust? Etc.. //

Herd returns to the group and tells them about the tunnel and the contents of the room, he comments "That seems to be an expected ingress/egress path... Tactically speaking, this hidden entrance Crawley is exploring may serve us better."

Crawley Perception 10

It's still dark in the room, corners especially but all seems quiet. 

What would you like to do?

Red will follow the torch, outside of the bright light area, staying sneaky and looking around

Stealth: 15

Perception: 7 & 20 

18 in the torchlight, 4 everywhere else

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// How long ago does it seem the site was abandoned? As in, was the fire pit recently used? Cobwebs on the tools and beds? Dust? Etc.. //

 Perception Check 11 (in case at disadvantage due to low light conditions 3) 

Herd is used to being a very heavy individual and can see very clearly that if he walks across that floor toward the door it will collapse under him. He can also tell that the only one who could walk across it safely is likely Crawley.

Herd advises the crew about the tensile strength of the floor in the room he looked into. 

“What do we believe is the wisest option then?”

Curascious ensures that Carvin explores as much of the darkness as possible with the torch, so that Red can see.

Seeing Crawley and Carvin go down the hole with Red following, Herd, concerned about being attacked from behind sneaks upstairs to the loft to see if he can get a better layout of the area. 

He warns the party of the treacherous landing around the hole and suggest they use ropes tied to the stairs near the secret entrance as an anchor point. 

So, Herd, Crawley and Cravin are going into the hole?

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Seeing Crawley and Carvin go down the hole with Red following, Herd, concerned about being attacked from behind sneaks upstairs to the loft to see if he can get a better layout of the area. 

He warns the party of the treacherous landing around the hole and suggest they use ropes tied to the stairs near the secret entrance as an anchor point.