To Prove D&D Exists for Echolon

Tommary and Elyona retie the knots and make them more firm.

On the top side, Toots watches as a vampire fish wiggles and flops on a thin layer of sludge, moving in her direction.

“Gross”

“How’s it coming you two?” Toots plays a dirge to put the fish out of its misery: (Attack: 13 Damage: 12).

"Not sure if this thing will stay open if we go inside, I mean it's possible we might be able force it open from in there, but if we go in, we might need a different way out."

In an effort to determine if there's some mechanism to keep the valve or what have you "open" or it there's some way to force it open so that the tension doesn't draw the hatchway closed, Investigation 18

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“How’s it coming you two?” Toots plays a dirge to put the fish out of its misery: (Attack: 21 Damage: 3).

 The fish eventually succumbs to Toots' deadly tunes. *plop* 

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"Not sure if this thing will stay open if we go inside, I mean it's possible we might be able force it open from in there, but if we go in, we might need a different way out."

In an effort to determine if there's some mechanism to keep the valve or what have you "open" or it there's some way to force it open so that the tension doesn't draw the hatchway closed, Investigation 19

 You get the idea that if you overcrank it open it will break the mechanism and it will shut with no way to open it.

"K, so ya'see, we got this here hatch open, and it'll stay open long enough for a quick peak down below, but if we overstay down there, these chains and straps are gonna eventually given and clamp us down there.  If we try to get these things to strain any more, it'll lock the whole thing down right out.  So what we figuring?"

“What about Ily’s rod? Couldn’t that work as a temporary break for the wheel while we explore a bit down there?”

"Sure..s'long as y' trust this place not to have some random yakkabo wander by while we're out and pluck away th' rod while we're relyin' on it t' keep us safe.  D'you trust this place not t' **** us over in exactly that manner?"

“9, wait here and guard Ily’s rod to make sure nobody messes with it. If something comes along that’s too much for you to handle, holler for us and we’ll come a’runnin.’”

Ilyara's response to this command can be summed up as follows:

”I also have a hammer and a good handful of these here iron spikes. A few of them are kinda bent, but do ya think maybe we could wedge this valve open with the spikes somehow?”

OOC: 5 straight spikes, 3 bent.

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“9, wait here and guard Ily’s rod to make sure nobody messes with it. If something comes along that’s too much for you to handle, holler for us and we’ll come a’runnin.’”

 He nods and takes up a protective stance next to the valve.

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”I also have a hammer and a good handful of these here iron spikes. A few of them are kinda bent, but do ya think maybe we could wedge this valve open with the spikes somehow?”

OOC: 5 straight spikes, 3 bent.

 Toots cannot find a place in which to hammer to spikes.

"Maybe we should put the eye on Nine, or like on Nine's back so at least we know something skulking up on him to ambush..."

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"Maybe we should put the eye on Nine, or like on Nine's back so at least we know something skulking up on him to ambush..."

 
“Good idea! Here 9, hold this aimed to view any passages you aren’t looking at. And keep turning periodically to check all the passageways and aiming the eye at the other ones once in a while too.” Toots hands him the eye.

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 Toots cannot find a place in which to hammer to spikes.

 
“Hmmm…. We have plenty of rope, it’s just too bad we don’t have a length of chain or we could hammer the spikes in over there and use the chain to hold the wheel in place. Oh well, unless someone else sees something I don’t.”

Some slime falls into the pit *spap splap*

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"Maybe we should put the eye on Nine, or like on Nine's back so at least we know something skulking up on him to ambush..."

 
“Good idea! Here 9, hold this aimed to view any passages you aren’t looking at. And keep turning periodically to check all the passageways and aiming the eye at the other ones once in a while too.” Toots hands him the eye.

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 Toots cannot find a place in which to hammer to spikes.

 
“Hmmm…. We have plenty of rope, it’s just too bad we don’t have a length of chain or we could hammer the spikes in over there and use the chain to hold the wheel in place. Oh well, unless someone else sees something I don’t.”

Numbner 9 nods and continues his vigil.

“Shall we then?”

Light reveals a straight stone lined channel about 7 feet wide and at least 40 feet deep. Beyond that, Ilyara can see that it continues for another 10 feet then there is darkness.

Toots whistles a light 30 feet down the tube to see a little further.