Lemian Treasure Hunters Guild

[BoomerangFlash]

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Um, I guess I'm going to assume that means success...?

Clyde lets out a sigh of relief as he grabs onto the rope.

Goliath! Pull me up!

Clyde hangs onto the rope for dear life and shuts his eyes tight.

[Falconknight06]

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I was trying to build dramatic tension, but yes, you did grab the rope in time

[arkol]

"Goliath pull me up?"

"Human climb!"

[Master_Rahl22]

Thomas grabs the rope in order to help hold the 230+ pounds of man and equipment. As he grunts with exertion, he says, "I'm with Neamaeli, I'm not sure we can pull you up."

[BoomerangFlash]

Clyde grits his teeth and looks up at the ledge.

This is a very possible task. The ledge is right there, I can do this. No problem at all...

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Climb - (1d20+1)[2]

[Master_Rahl22]

Thomas begins to attempt the task of hauling Clyde up, since he's having quite a bit of trouble climbing up by himself. "I think... you need to... go on a diet... after this... adventure," he says, straining.

[Falconknight06]

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Umm, uh-oh

Neamaeli and Thomas jerk on the rope right as Clydes had slipped from the rope, his scream echoing up the pit as he falls. Thomas and Neamaeli collapse backward, the weight disappearing from the rope.

Clyde's eyes only

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Boomerang, we'll do your character stuff in PM's

[Master_Rahl22]

Thomas scrambles to the edge, a look of horror on his face. "Clyde! NOO!!!" This loss on top of the situation with Glenda is too much for him, and he breaks down into sobs. "Where is the justice here? Clyde was a good man, and my friend, and he has met his end in an attempt to rescue a woman that I love!" He lets loose with a scream of pain and frustration and anger, before collapsing to the ground in a heap.

[arkol]

"Shut up thomas. Listen!"

The goliath kneels down by the pit trying to hear anything (maybe the body slamming into something or whatever). If there's no sound he'll try to call for his companion.

[arkol]

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Forgot the listen roll

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[Falconknight06]

The Goliath hears a soft thud, barely audible without him straining his ears, but he does hear it.

[KnightOfV]

Rook swears violently and looks over the edge with the rest of them. He will pull another sunrod from his bag and strike it violently on the floor before tossing it down the pit after Clyde. He will peer down into the darkness with the rest of them, hoping the sunrod will provide enough illumination to at least determine how deep the drop is and if Clyde could be alive at the bottom.

[arkol]

"The rope. How much rope we have? We can tie it all together and me and Lee could lower someone there? Maybe you Beth? Or you Rook?"

[Falconknight06]

The sunrod falls about fifty feet before disappearing, as if smothered by darkness.

[Master_Rahl22]

Thomas appears to gather himself and he says, "You're right Neamaeli. Perhaps Clyde is not beyond our help." He begins to take off his backpack, lay down his shield, and sheath his mace. "Lower me down. If Clyde is still alive, then he will need healing. He will just have to forgive me this once." With that, he ties the rope around his waist and goes to the edge of the pit. He casts Light on his mace and says, "I'm ready. We have no time to lose. Clyde may be dying down there."

[MikelaC]

ZARABETH

Mindful of what just happened to Clyde, Zarabeth ties a rope around her waist, and hangs on to it with one hand. She backs off far enough to get a good run speed up, and leaps across the chasm to the other side.

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[Falconknight06]

With the rope tied securely around Zarabeth's waist, she runs and jumps, clearing the pit by a good foot, landing gracefully on the other side.

[MikelaC]

ZARABETH

While anyone of us can make a good case for being the one to go down to Clyde, the only one of us that can heal him is Thomas, and so he should be the one to go. And time may be short to get it taken care of.

[KnightOfV]

Rook pulls out the 50 ft of silk rope he carries and ties it to whatever rope is already out. "Please take your time climbing down Thomas! If you slip and fall on top of the the poor chap we do not have anyone who can come down and heal you. Be sure to use the climbing kit too- there should be something in it to help with the descent, we bought it for a reason you know!"

He will pat Thomas on the shoulder and give him a thumbs up. "Be sure to give us a yell when you make it down safely to let us know if you are alive. If there is something ELSE down there besides you, let us know about that and we shall attempt to aid. If that SOMETHING proves to be a humongous dragon and it immediate starts to eviscerate you, just scream bloody murder and we will be sure to get a good head start running. Oh, and if you think about it, try to bring back my sunrod..."

[arkol]

Neamaeli waits for the dextereous ones to tie the ropes and then to tie the big rope on to Thomas and then takes out his backpack and flexes his arms readying himself for the exercise to come.

"Ready when you are." he says rolling a couple feet of the empty end of the rope around his arms.

[KnightOfV]

Rook helps Zarabeth untie the rope that was around her and then adds that length to the rest of the line that ends with Thomas. After giving the rope a good tug to test the knots, he nods and hands the length to the Goliath.

"I'll give you a hand if the weight proves too much for you, oh Large One."

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Use Rope-16 on all the knots, and preparing help the Goliath lift if he needs it.

[arkol]

"Grab my belt while I lower him" - the Goliath instructs him - "I'll be standing very near the edge..."

[Demons_eye]

Lee walks over and puts all 6 hands around the Goliath's belt.

[MikelaC]

ZARABETH

Zarabeth is neither strong enough to be a big help on the rope, nor heavy enough to keep the Goliath from going over if he loses his balance.
She turns her attention to the tunnel beyond them, ready to take on anything that might try to sneak up on them while they are working to free Clyde.

[Falconknight06]

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ZARABETH

Zarabeth is neither strong enough to be a big help on the rope, nor heavy enough to keep the Goliath from going over if he loses his balance.
She turns her attention to the tunnel beyond them, ready to take on anything that might try to sneak up on them while they are working to free Clyde.

That's a good idea

[Falconknight06]

The group at the top begins lowering Thomas down on the rope, making sure not to let out too much rope at once. Thomas disappears into the blackness after 90 ft. The rest of the rope quickly comes to an end, a weight still felt at the other end.

[Falconknight06]

After about one minute, the group has yet to hear anything from Thomas, the rope still taught as it was earlier.

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Bedtime for me guys. More to come tomorrow, though my parents are coming down, so I might not post until evening time.

[KnightOfV]

"Thomas, what do you see? THOMAS!!" If there is no response Rook will turn to the Goliath and say. "Something is wrong. Pull him up."

[Falconknight06]

The group feels three sharp tugs on the rope, spaced out by about one second each

[arkol]

"I think that means "pull me up""

The goliath starts pulling the rope back up.