Shadow Ops - Resurrected and still going

[Chris_Chandler]

Rowan, a tall human

I've got a dagger in my boot - here catch!

with the ubiquitous fake toss and walk over to hand him the dagger.

[LightBringer]

Kitty the click comes from behind the button, deeper in the wall.

Jacks, I like your thinking. ;)

Rowan and Aren, the dagger is to thick. There is nothing in your handy-dandy bag o' tricks that looks thin and strong enough.

[Ignatius_the_Monk]

[ooc: Great, last time I did something right I got eaten by a slime. :p ]

[LadyGlutter]

(That's why he likes your thinking. Notice he didn't say you were doing anything right, per se. 8) I'm actually afraid one of your suggestions are gonna be followed. ;))

[alec]

Aren, Human Male
Nearing despiration, Aren trys to use his finger to get at the latch.

[OOC]
I'm going to be gone until Wednesday avo at the very earliest, because I am going to my Nana's funeral.
[/OOC]

[Ignatius_the_Monk]

[ooc: Awww Aren, sorry to hear bub. My condolances. :( ]

[LightBringer]

My condolences as well. :(

Do you guys want to wait for Alec to return before we continue?

[Chris_Chandler]

I could handle that, actually - I could use the time.

[LadyGlutter]

Agreed, waiting sounds fine. Warm thoughts sent your way, Aren.

[alec]

I'm back!
Thanks for the condolences, you're all great people.
Now, lets get back to the game.

[Chris_Chandler]

Rowan, a tall human

Looks like we need a key, well, maybe a crude one, but we don't have what fits in there properly...

He thinks for a bit.

Maybe they need to be activated in concert. Here, lemme come over to that other latch.

I move and take hold of the other one -

Ready, Stiff?

[LightBringer]

Okay, apparently I wasn't clear.

The latch is several inches inside of the crack, which is very thin. The button is a button and flush with the wall. Well actually slightly depressed in the wall. So there is nothing to grab hold of.

Sorry if I didn't describe it properly enough.

"Maybe the latch is some kind of lock. Do any of you have a long, thin blade?" and move back over to the line.

from Aren

Aren is exactly right. The latch as I have called it is obviously the locking mechanism. The problem is you guys don't have anything thin enough AND strong enough to lift it.

[Chris_Chandler]

Well - to find the key then -

Any ideas?

[LadyGlutter]

Kitty

Looking at Rowan with that look, "We could go get some picks and mine our way through." With that she smiles at Rowan. No not that kind of smile.

[alec]

Aren
Aren smirks, and says "Probably our best option, unless one of you guys can track them through this muck."

[Chris_Chandler]

Rowan, a tall, mucky human

Hey, I've been trying. It's so dark that it's hard to see where who bumped into what along these tunnels, and I sure can't track flowing water.

I'll give it another go, though, see if I can pick up anything by actually looking for signs of (non-party) movement.

(18+7=25 for a survivial (tracking) roll, using what little light we have down here)

[LightBringer]

Nice tracking, you see the path of at least 7 rats, all of vary sizes. You think one of them has a limp in it's left hind leg. You also see, several snake like patterns in some of the muck, but nope no people.

I still like Jacks thinking.

[LadyGlutter]

(Okay, fine, I'll take the cheat/hint/whatever. I'll take the part of Jacks' suggestion that I like. Someone else press it more than once. :D)

Kitty looks for another button.

[Ignatius_the_Monk]

Jacks

Jacks flinches.

[LightBringer]

When the button is pushed again and again, Kitty keeps looking as Jacks get hits by a, nah not really.

Kitty sees that after the first button is pushed another indention appears in the wall about 10 feet on the other side of the line.

[LadyGlutter]

Kitty human female

I go push it at the same time as Aren is pushing his button.

[LightBringer]

Well, okay.

After some time you find the other 3 buttons. You all finally figure out the order to push them. Will all the buttons have been pushed you hear some clicking and scraping as the latch raises. Then suddenly a section of the wall slides in and raises up. You all are now looking into a passage that is 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. It is extremely dark. When you shine your light close to the opening so you can see a little more detail you see the floor of the passage is above the water level, but the passage itself is just plain cut rock. With the limited light you are using you can only see about 10 feet in, and then it becomes dark again.

[Ignatius_the_Monk]

Jacks

Jacks flinches. :P


Nodding towards the passageway, he winks at Kitty, "Good work, babe."

Sword in one hand and alchemist fire in the other, he peers into the entry. (Search for Traps +6)

[alec]

Aren
Aren brings his light up to the entrance, and shines it down the passage.

[OOC]
I might not be able to post regularly until Sunday arvo. Just a heads up.
[/OOC]

[Chris_Chandler]

Rowan, a tall human

Rowan comes up from behind Jacks and gives him a little bump on the back -

After you, Jackie -

He hisses a little laugh before moving ahead of Jacks - after the all clear, of course. (in fact, Rowan will also look for traps in the area - 19+5=24)

[Ignatius_the_Monk]

[OOC: OK, Jacks is on edge and someone just bumped him unexpectedly from behind. GM make me a reflex save to see if I accidentally stab him or no? :P ]

[LightBringer]

If you feel that is what Jacks would do then yeah go for it. Times are stressful to say the least, but you are a trained warrior, so I don't think to high. If you think Jacks would jump, I'll set the DC at 15. If you want me to roll let me know, otherwise just post it.

Give me your search for traps roll to, that is if you don't stab Rowan. ;)

[LadyGlutter]

Kitty also searches for traps before going any further. 15+2=17

[LightBringer]

Hmmmmm, all three searching for one trap. I wonder if you all set it off while trying to move around each other. ::)

[LadyGlutter]

Heck, I figure with Jacks going all paranoid and Rowan bleeding to death in the sewer, (open wounds in a sewer, ewwww) that the more the merrier. At least someone will actually be searching. :D