"Just some crap in the wardrobe.", Korrik says, a bit disappointed. "Didn't see any places there might be hidden drawers or the like."

"Someone has been sleeping here recently. Nothing of value. Your room?"

"If you were cold, naked and desperate, there's some nasty boots and a gross cloak."

*BASH!!!*

Satisfied that she can’t smell or hear anyone in the house, Ash gets in on the action, bashing the next door...

She bashes the door to the room by the stairs and takes a look inside.

Perception: 6 

((arse!))

"I'm fortunately none of those right now. Anything interesting in that room Ash?"

He walks over to peer in.

*SMASH* another loud bang.

The room in general is all the same. Rubbish is strewn liberally around the floor. In the center is a single mattress that has been badly torn, from which stuffing protrudes. 

Ash, only because they are so blatantly obvious and only a person who can't see would miss them... (hahaha, had to add something for that nat 1!) when you smash open the door you also see another large fireplace, and a closed trunk or chest at the east end of the room. 

Map is updated!

Ash turns to Ben and the others, muttering, “riches galore!...”, as she sees the trunk...

Ben comes in and investigates, a per the standard now.

Investigation:14

His heart isn't in it anymore though.

Ash moves over to the trunk and checks for traps...

Investigation: 17 

Ben, the fireplace is empty except for the usual... a handful of spiders. 

Ash, the trunk is not trapped. To save time (PbP!), if Ash were to open the trunk, she'd find a pile of moldy, ragged clothing in styles that were never in fashion, and a bundle of meaningless documents which pages are rotted and stained and illegible.

"This place just get more and more disappointing. I guess we check the last room and then discuss how to get our silver piece from those spiders."

Ben will go open the last door, normally, and look in.

((Is this the top floor of this place?))

((There is another set of stairs that looks like they must go up to an attic, if you compare first and second floor, the stairs at the north wall connect to the kitchen, but both floors have stairs in the room to the east. Ones downstairs go down, so these must go up?))

"C'mon Ben, give it a smash!"

((Okay, ya when I look now I see it.))

"No thanks. I plan on burning this place down instead. More relaxing. Up to the attic next?"

"Maybe that's the ploy of whoever sent out the fliers... maybe they own the place, and are hoping that whoever shows up looking for riches gets so pissed, they level the place, then they collect on the insurance money."

Ash asks, “Should we deal with the spiders while we know where they are? I’m not keen on having them behind us!”

"That'd be a great plan, because it is clearly working."

As he searches the last room he will say,

"Not sure if the spiders will follow us but if you feel better dealing with them first we can try to figure out a way that doesn't get Kay bitten to inconspicuousness. Or you. Ess, you want to lead the squishing charge this time?"

Investigation: 7

((Along the north wall of this area, a staircase descends to the ground floor of the rear of the house (kitchen). The treads appear to be loose and perilous. Another staircase along the east wall climbs to the upper level. This stair has mostly collapsed — only the lowest six steps are still intact, and there is no access to the hole in the ceiling to where the staircase used to lead. A heap of rotten timber lies in the northeast corner. So, there is an attic, but is inaccessible with the broken stairs.))

Ben, you open the door this time to the last room and take a look. 

This room appears to have been used for storage. A large, ill-made oak chest stands under the window, its lid closed. Elsewhere in the room lie three broken wooden chairs, two splintered wooden buckets, and a mildewed sack. Just inside the door is a heap of clothing; these garments have collected little dust, appearing to have been placed here only recently. The chest is empty and the sack contains drab, rotted clothing — laundry soiled long ago by the house’s former owner. Ben, your magic eyes see no auras in any of these rooms. (I think only a few minutes left now?)

Ess looks in the end of the hallway and says "Yeah, there's no way to the attic from here guys. Prolly nothing up there anyhow."

Map is updated!

"I'll take a hack at the spiders bros, sure thing. Lemme know when! Maybe get a slice or two before they even realize it."

Ash lays out the newer looking clothing to see how many sets of clothes there are, and if they are the same size or different... trying to work out how many people the clothes might belong to.