Frozen in Time - As a 0-level funnel

[fullmentaljacket]

OAC i think we should continue down the tunnel . maybe the light opens up into a room. its almost never a good idea to split the party.
dr. meat make sure you loot your dead characters. and bring the wolf pup.
Judge Perky. did grump find anything in his examination of the dead heat bug?
my characters will take the lead and head towards the light. in the same marching order as they had before

[Judge Perky]

Judge Perky. did grump find anything in his examination of the dead heat bug?

Nothing unusual or valuable. The oval bone plates on their heads are now room temperature.

Cautiously approaching the light, you do see a side passage branching off the tunnel to the right and running off into the distance. Although hazy with bright green vapor, light shines from its far end. You note as well that the air has grown warmer and you're sweating beneath your furs and clothing.

OOC: And then there were 14...
Marching order unless I head otherwise...

Grump
Bjorn Bear-Mother
Kurr
Myrna
Blackfeet
Krex
Bitterbrew
Cutter
Voorak
Sarkla
Tarr
Willoughby
Dibbon
Telva

[GnomeBoy]

When/where possible, Voorak will move up, unless there are protests....Aiming for fourth or third position. Perhaps one 'step' ahead per turn?

Of course, if we do reach a 'room' of some kind, we'll deal with that as we come to it.

But I'm all for keeping the party together right now.

[Dr. Meat]

Willoughby and Dibbon are silent as they recover what they can from the bodies of their fallen comrades. The hunter (Will) comforts the pup.

Grasping Dead Rabbit's strange-looking rock, Dibbon says, "Well then, let's get of of this gods-forsaken tunnel into somewhere we can swing our weapons!"

[fullmentaljacket]

the marching order can be rearranged as necessary. im not trying to hog all the action. but i will stay on point if no one else wants it

[Dr. Meat]

Go for it

[Judge Perky]

You scramble along the secondary tunnel for a distance of 30' before reaching its terminus.

A 3' square hole covered by a mesh of shiny thin sticks of silverock* stands before you, breaking the monotony of the tunnel. Beyond this grating is a mist-filled chamber, its dimensions impossible to discern. Through the emerald-colored smoke, you barely make out an L-shaped metal housing which seems to have once covered the opening through which you peer, but which now lies askew about 5' below you on the floor.

The mist glows slightly, illuminated by a source overhead you cannot make out.







* Caveman-talk for metal. Hereinafter referred to as metal.

[Dr. Meat]

After hearing the information relayed back to the rest of the group, Dibbon fishes around in his large sack and retrieves a heavily engraved length of sturdy metal with prying teeth on either end.

"This was my father's pry-bar." He says. "It is told, that there are many like it, though this one is mine."

He passes the crowbar up the line to Grump and Bjorn. "I would like to die standing up straight, rather than hunched over in this tunnel."

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Bjorn-Bear-Mother: "Agreed."
Bjorn hands the pry bar to Grump.

[Kurr and Myrna would likely be further back, having planned to get to the other tunnel now thinking better of it. Blackfeet falls in wherever he can.]

[fullmentaljacket]

using the graciously offered family heirloom (prybar) grump attempts to remove the mesh and access the area beyond.

[Judge Perky]

using the graciously offered family heirloom (prybar) grump attempts to remove the mesh and access the area beyond.

STR check please. DC 5.

[fullmentaljacket]

after his recent fight with the heat bugs grump finds himself winded ( rolled 3 on a d20) and completely ineffective against the mesh.

[Judge Perky]

after his recent fight with the heat bugs grump finds himself winded ( rolled 3 on a d20) and completely ineffective against the mesh.

LOL, anybody else want to give it a try?

[fullmentaljacket]

krex steps forward. and taking the meekly offered bar shows grump how its done. [ rolls an 8 on a d20]

[Judge Perky]

krex steps forward. and taking the meekly offered bar shows grump how its done. [ rolls an 8 on a d20]

The grate pops off easily.

It's about a 5' drop into the mist-filled room.

[fullmentaljacket]

krex will enter the room . using his spear to check the floor below him to make sure its solid before he drops down. assuming it is grump, bitter brew and cutter follow. ( i will wait for other players to post before i do again, i feel like im acting out of turn and not giving them a chance, if so i apologize )

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

[It's gettin' GOOD, man! hard not to post a lot, haha. Hope I'm not posting too much, either- first play-by-post here!]
Bjorn and her companions crawl through the opening cautiously, spreading out to take in the (hopefully) larger room they find themselves in.

[Dr. Meat]

Willoughby and Dibbon will wait for the rest of the crew in front to figure out what they want to do before moving forward.

[I'll wait for GnomeBoy and Fenris to act and then play off of them - no stress, no hurry. I'm waiting to see who's next into the meat blender]

[GnomeBoy]

Voorak will make the leap down into the pit, muttering prayers to his family's stars that he will see them again.

[Dr. Meat]

So far, and this is not to scale, here's what I have in my mind's eye. Also, the placements and ordering are rough so feel free to rearrange.

**************TUNNEL*************
***************|*******************
***************|Telva**************
***************|Dibbon************
***************|Willoughby********
***************|Tarr***************
***************|Sarkla**********5' drop into chamber through 3' hole*
------------<^^^^>-------------------------
****Blackfeet**Voorak************Kurr*****
****Bjorn*******Grump**********Myrna****
**Bitter Brew****Cutter********************
******************Krex********************

[fullmentaljacket]

that works for me dr. meat

[Dr. Meat]

Though, as I am fond of ascii maps (for instance made using http://asciiflow.com/), it appears that these boards (1) do not have an option for fixed width fonts that I have found yet and (2) do not like extra white-space in responses and will "helpfully" truncate it for you. Again, there may be a way around these... I am learning.

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

[Good formation Dr. Meat]
Kurr, Bjorn, Myrna, and Blackfeet loosen their crude furs in the hotter climate. Each scans the room for theats, weapons at the ready.]

[Judge Perky]

The floor is solid, there is plenty of room to spread out at the bottom, and you detect no immediate threats... although the chamber is stiflingly hot and green vapor fills the air, making it difficult to see more than 10' ahead of you. Odd, bulky shapes, many bearing a myriad of small blinking lights of various hues, loom out of the fog in front of and to either side of you. The walls and floor are constructed of smooth interlocking white plates crafted from a hard, unknown material. A diffused light shines from above, emitted by squares set up in the ceiling.

[GnomeBoy]

"Demon Dogs! What is this place?" Voorak circles the room as much as space will allow. Wary of inhabitants, and looking for an exit.

...it appears that these boards ... do not have an option for fixed width fonts...

There is an option that will do that!

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