Mad Schemes IC thread ( Chapter I )

[Tsumeken]

Ragnoth

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No traps, inside is a chain on a pulley system. The pillar seems to be hollow inside and someone of small size or small could probably squeeze through and climb down if the wanted to. It looks like a dumbwaiter system

[Ragnoth]

Theroar stands up and stares at the compartment briefy then turns and shouts down to the others

guys, I've found some kinda Dumbwaiter pulley thing here. I dunno what it's for but it looks like someone small could fit in here.

[Lightbogart]

Baltimore comes down holding the stone

What did you guys find?

[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

Her own smirk appeared as she noticed Baron's wry smile appear. "Oh? And what's that for?" She asked, kneeling beside him. "You trying to hint something?" She wasn't able to get much further as she heard Baltimore come down, making her inwardly sigh. So much for being given enough time to enjoy that...ah well... there's always later..... She merely thought before moving aside, "Technically, Baron found it... but nonetheless...." She then pointed down to the trap door, moving away so that he could get a better look and even test the stone out if he wanted to.

[Lightbogart]

Let's see what we have.

Baltimore leans toward the trap door keeping an eye on the stone for any reactions

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As Baltimore leans towards the trap door, the stone begins to glow brighter, reacting upon something on the other side.

Ragnoth:

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Looking over your companions, you notice that none of them are small enough to fit through.

Droven:

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You see, through the hole in the second floor, your companions fiddling with a trap door they have found. A paled blue light emits from one of their hands as something is reacting..

[Lightbogart]

So do you guys think that we should go down?

[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

Diana noted that, out of the corner of her eye, the stone did indeed seem to react as he approached the trap door. "Definitely...." She replied, thinking a bit before speaking yet again, "Although... should we wait for the others? Or just us go down?" In all truth, either method would work for her, albeit she was sorta hoping for less people. It seemed that the more of the men she was around, the more hectic and hasty they, or most of them, tended to be and it really annoyed her. Nonetheless, she'd wait to hear his input as she got up. Either way, she would head down there, with or without the others.

[Lightbogart]

Up to you guys

[monkman]

can we fit?

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i upgrades my equipement a bit beacuse i didnt do it the way tsuk described

[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

"I, myself, will definitely go. With you, of course however, seeing as you have our guide of sorts." With that in mind, stepped aside. "Since you have the stone, would you care if I asked you to go in first?" She asked, waiting to begin following behind Baltimore.

[Lightbogart]

Uhh very well. Baltimore moves in a bit surprised that he should be the leader

[monkman]

If you wish ,ill go in first.

[Lightbogart]

Yes please you are a front liner relieved Baltimore quietly follows

[monkman]

Belnan opens the trap door and jump inside

[Lightbogart]

Move silently check
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Sweet

[dark_scarab]

"If there's nothing else to be learned here, I suppose that we should go. The fight to get in here was too easy, so we should be prepared to meet some stiff resistance." The Baron once again disappears his weapons and prepares to enter the trapdoor. Before he lowers himself inside, he smiles at Diana once again, "And the smile, dear lady, was for two reasons: reason the first, I always smile in the presence of a beautiful woman; reason the second, I expected the trap door and was gratified that my expectations proved, once again, to be correct!"Once he's inside, he'll keep his eyes open for anything suspicious or any further trapdoors.

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Several Spot checks:
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[Lightbogart]

Search check
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[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

Diana noted the battle medic seem rather eager as he jumped in and chuckled at this action. She turned back to Baron, smiling, as she spoke again, "Well then... if merely looking at me makes you smile.... I wonder then.... what would it take to put you in a state of nothing but bliss?" She whispered, her own voice softening as she pulled her scimitar slowly out. Whilst holding it firmly in her right hand, she looked down and decided it'd be easier to assist Baron in his searching for when they both went inside.

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Search check: (1d20+10)[26]

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Monkman;

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As you jump down, you land with a hard thud. The shock of the impact runs through your body as you find that you've dropped 20 feet below into a cavern underneath the warehouse.

Everyone who is looking into the trap door or climbing down now sees this thanks to the light coming from Baltimore's stone, and from the open trap door:

Bones litter the ground beneath the trap door. The walls reflect the light from the stone as water drips from above slowly. The echo of the battle medic's armor echoes down the tunnel when he hits the ground.

Baron

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The view in the cavern shows you no hidden traps or levers. You see the one exit to the north. The blue light from Baltimore's stone begins to glow like a torch.

Baltimore

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The bones give you an eerie feel as you look at them. They appear to be smooth, as if by some form of corrosion. The blue light from the stone illuminates the cavern and shows you no signs of traps.

Diana

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You find no traps. Your darkvision gives you a small glimpse of a hole near the top of the exit to the north. Something glints inside of it before the blue light begins to fill the cavern.

[dark_scarab]

"M'lady, I think that you and I are going to have a very long and... enjoyable time together!" Shaking his head and grinning like a fool, the Baron digs in his Bag of Holding and comes up with a rope. Finding something to anchor it, he commands the rope to tie itself there. Others might attribute this action to the Baron's supreme ego, but in this case, the rope actually obeys him and continues to knot itself in a series of knots for easier climbing. He tosses the other end of the rope down into the trapdoor. With a courtly gesture, he says, "After you, Lady Diana!"

[Cogidubnus]

Asher uses his wings to fly to the bottom of the hole, landing next to Belnan. "Medic, will you heal yourself? Or should I?" He looks at the Baron with a slight frown, but gives away no clue as to why.

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If DR protects against falling damage I grant DR 4 to everyone near me, and I was stood next to the trapdoor, so it should work on Monkman.

[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

Diana merely chuckled, smiling back at the Baron. "Oh? I can't wait to see that." She watched as he seemed to pull out some rope that, upon command, actually obeyed him. "Ah...quite handy." She said, unable to help but admire his quick thinking. She then bowed her lightly and carefully began climbing down the rope. When she landed on her two feet, she moved aside for the Baron to be able to climb down next.

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Cogidubnus:

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I suppose you're right... just double checked it and sure enough, it would protect him and the others from 4 points of damage.

Monkman:

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Thanks to Cog pointing out his person has DR 4, you only took 5 points of damage instead of the full 9.

[Ragnoth]

Theroar looks at the pulley system and atmepts to find a way to disable it then moves down towards the trapdoor and peers down.

Anything down there of any interest?

[dark_scarab]

The Baron glances at Theroar and lifts one eyebrow, "Well, the scripture-detector is reacting more strongly to our venturing down there. Look, you can see the light from it all the way up here!" The Baron then climbs down his rope and waits for the others to make their way down. Once the last person makes his way to the bottom, he commands the rope to unknot--which it does-- and then wraps it up and tucks it back into his bag of holding. He seems a little distracted through all this and keeps glancing at Diana. It seems that the normally collected Baron Uldred is, for once, a bit out of sorts!

[Cogidubnus]

"I'd have lifted you all down, but I suppose the Baron's rope was probably more efficient," Asher offers, folding his wings behind his back. "We now have two choices. Either we hurry, and I set off any traps as we advance, or we advance slowly, disabling traps and with a slim chance of remaining undetected. I favour speed, as the death of those three shows that they know we're here. But we ought to consult. Diana? You seem to think things through carefully." Asher says, addressing the woman.

[VirgoBushin]

~Diana Tallis~

Diana looked up quickly in thought. "Hm.... try to combine both. Try to go about it quietly even though they know we're here. They may have only seen us from the light from the stone. We can't immediately assume it's from darkvision so... let's hope it isn't and keep going onward." She said, nodding to reassure herself it sounded good as she began trying to do just that herself. Whilst walking forward, however, she couldn't help but notice the Baron seemed...distracted. She merely smirked but said nothing aloud to him.

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Hide Check:(1d20+10)[29]
Move Silently Check: (1d20+10)[26]

[dark_scarab]

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Move Silently: (1d20+22)[29]
Hide: (1d20+22)[33]

[Cogidubnus]

(Maybe do rest of Hide/Move Silently in OOC unless it has a post attached?)

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Hide: (1d20-14)[-1]
Move Silently: (1d20-14)[-3]