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7/25/2022 9:25 pm  #5141


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Iron Ranger wrote:

The wood is old but in far better shape than the first box discovered. Votin eventually climbs inside the box.

[Does he sit in the fore or aft "seat"? Does he put down the torch or the axe to grab the lever?]

[OOC: What I want to say is that he keeps the torch and battleaxe and uses his teeth to move the lever...however]

Votin sits in the 'fore' seat and puts down the battleaxe[right hand] to maneuver the lever...ever so slowly and gently.
 

Last edited by bald_headed_yeti (7/25/2022 9:26 pm)

 

7/25/2022 9:35 pm  #5142


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin sits on the fore seat and moves the lever.
The wheels squeak loudly beneath the cart as it ever so slowly begins to roll into the darkness behind him. 
Votin watches several flashes of lightning illuminate outside the cave entrance in front of him...


 
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7/25/2022 10:51 pm  #5143


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Iron Ranger wrote:

Votin sits on the fore seat and moves the lever.
The wheels squeak loudly beneath the cart as it ever so slowly begins to roll into the darkness behind him. 
Votin watches several flashes of lightning illuminate outside the cave entrance in front of him...

Votin suddenly realizes he's facing the wrong way!

He slowly pulls the lever hoping to stop the cart  and either turns and faces the other way or switches seats, whatever is appropriate.
 

 

7/26/2022 10:28 am  #5144


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

bald_headed_yeti wrote:

Iron Ranger wrote:

Votin sits on the fore seat and moves the lever.
The wheels squeak loudly beneath the cart as it ever so slowly begins to roll into the darkness behind him. 
Votin watches several flashes of lightning illuminate outside the cave entrance in front of him...

Votin suddenly realizes he's facing the wrong way!

He slowly pulls the lever hoping to stop the cart  and either turns and faces the other way or switches seats, whatever is appropriate.
 

Pulling the lever stops the motion of the cart. Votin easily moves to the opposite seat.
[And again moves the lever causing the cart to roll again.]
Slowly the cart moves. The slope is very shallow and the cart doesn't pick up much speed. The torchlight flickers against the walls revealing huge timber supports at regular intervals. There is a noticeable cooling of the air as he goes deeper into the cave. After a turn the cave opens into chamber larger than his light illuminates. The cart continues to slowly inch forward.


 
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7/26/2022 11:48 am  #5145


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin stops the cart and steps out to examine the area (not moving far from the cart), he makes marks in several places so that he can find his way back.

 

7/29/2022 11:39 am  #5146


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin steps out of the cart with his torch and battleaxe. His footfalls on the stone floor ring out, piercing the enveloping silence. The floor is bare, all he has to mark the stone with is his battleaxe. Before he does this- if he does at all - he circles the cart at a comfortable distance, finding nothing of interest.


 
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7/29/2022 8:29 pm  #5147


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin uses his dagger to make a passable mark in the stone(maybe?) and satisfied in his search of the immediate area, boards the cart and resumes his journey.

 

7/29/2022 9:54 pm  #5148


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin thinks to make his marks on the stone floor with his dagger.
[In order to pull it though, he'll need to free up a hand. So what and where exactly does he pause his grip on?]


 
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7/30/2022 1:01 pm  #5149


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin hangs his battleaxe on his belt and draws his dagger out of its sheath.

 

7/30/2022 3:42 pm  #5150


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin digs the dagger blade into the stone floor. 
[Votin roll d12]


 
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7/30/2022 7:50 pm  #5151


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

 

7/30/2022 8:12 pm  #5152


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

bald_headed_yeti wrote:

[1d12]=5

As the blade scratches the stone, Votin can clearly make out an earlier cut mere inches away, made much the same way, in the shape of an arrow pointing into the darkness beyond his torchlight's reach.


 
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7/30/2022 9:17 pm  #5153


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

The hair on Votin's neck stands up, he silently puts his dagger away and grasps his battleaxe.

He stays quiet for a minute listening intently, eyes trying to pierce the darkness.

If nothing happens, he will re-enter the cart and continue his journey ever more cautiously.

 

7/30/2022 9:41 pm  #5154


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin hears some rustling in the darkness in the direction of the arrow, maybe 30 feet ahead.


 
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7/31/2022 6:47 am  #5155


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin freezes in place...he can't see in the dark and with the torch his presence is obvious...

"Show yourself...I can hear you."

 

8/01/2022 8:33 am  #5156


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

There is no response and the noise continues. It's almost rhythmic.


 
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8/01/2022 9:26 am  #5157


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

With great trepidation and torch held high Votin slowly advances trying to illuminate the noise before he gets to close. Votion tightens his grasp on his battleaxe.

 

8/01/2022 9:58 am  #5158


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Votin's torch slowly illuminates the cave wall as he approaches. There is a pile of backpacks next to a burned out fire pit. A rock is holding down a flapping piece of parchment in front of a tunnel leading further to darkness.


 
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8/01/2022 11:38 am  #5159


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

Carefully Votin examines the contents of  the backpacks and the piece of parchment.

 

8/01/2022 12:06 pm  #5160


Re: The Scorched Sanctuary

There are three backpacks. Votin rustles through them with his free hand, quickly identifying the contents.
Bag 1: 2 empty pouches. Well worn tinderbox, nearly empty. 
Bag 2: 10' rope, frayed ends.
Bag 3: Prayer book. 4 empty glass vials. blanket with dried blood.

The paper has writing on it, etched with ash: Assume they caught you. others gone deeper for water too long. going to find. It flutters in a cool draft coming from within the tunnel.


 
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