In reply to Clarence Montague (msg # 523):

By which route are you returning? Something that large would doubtless have trouble with the lid on the ladder down...

"Wasn't there a ladder just down that way?"  Mario points with a gesture, toward the exit to the main tunnel, then left.  "We had too much fun getting a barrel up there, and this body won't be much easier, but it's close, and we've got rope."

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 525):

"We should have brought Frank or Evain. Oh well, in for an ounce, in for a pound. A share is a share. " she starts dragging the body.
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Jareth considers it for a second, "Nah.  Thing comes through, best face it when we know where tis, instead it slippin away an sneakin up on us, or anyone else, unawares.  Or worse, gettin up inna city at night."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 527):

"Which part of it would you prefer to face? The part that eats, the flank, or the barbed and venemous tail?"
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"I'm inclined to prefer the flank, unless there's a path to a quick kill from the eating end, like an arrow through the roof of the mouth.  The Brothers claimed you could kill a dragon that way, though I'm not as confident in their wisdom as I used to be."

"Usually an unprotected flank is the best place to attack a dangerous opponent."

Are you heading toward the guild or back up the ladderwell?

"Wait.  Jareth, did you mean we should try to meet it at the Bone Gate?  Because otherwise, if it can come through, it could go almost anywhere down here or up into the city before we can dispose of this body and come back."

"Could also see if otty wants t'e demon corpse, probably, maybe, good as fire..."




OOC:

Narrator:

Are you heading toward the guild or back up the ladderwell?

Considering that we're spitting distance from the "cult's barracks" rooms and the circular staircase up, I figured we were already heading that way, since it's shorter?

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 533):

You get to the spiral staircase you had removed the evil runes from. The stench above is stronger, but not yet enough to really affect anyone.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 534):

Clarence is glad to get there, and holds the light to help the first person up, who he will follow.

"Smells like it's already started through the Gate.  We best step it up."

With that, Mario starts up the stairs, light stone still glowing at the upper nock of his bow.  He pauses just below the top, extending his bow upward to see what the light reveals.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 536):

The small room at the top of the stairs is clear. The odor beyond the metal fronted door is stronger.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 537):

Clarence follows, holding the light out...

Mario raises his voice, hoping to be heard below.

"It's not here yet, but I think it's close.  Don't come up unless you're ready to fight."

He steps toward the metal cased door to check the condition of the lock (with little illusion that it will matter if the worm wants to come through).

"Charlene, ya can leave t'e body downstairs, with gate locked it oughta be safe...ish."

Jareth joins Mario upstairs.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 540):

The stench becomes hard to bear, and you can hear something pressing against the door!

Jocelyn comes up and hears the scraping noise, she casts Flame jet and uses it to start heating the door up





[Private to GM: 11:36, Today: Jocelyn Lemru rolled 7 using 3d6.  Flame Jet. 2 D6 size]

OOC:  GM, Does the door open inwards or outwards?

Jocelyn, if the door opens inwards, you might want to hold off a moment.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 543):

"On the contrary, regardless of which way it opens, heat up the door to damage the thing and move it away from the door..."

In reply to Clarence Montague (msg # 544):

That was my thinking ... and if it does open, flame is it's first reception.

Is the door fully metal, or is it wooden with metal around the edges and bands across it?

"By time t'e door heats at all, not even enough cause any harm, t'e creature be long gone."

"Might depend on how fast it is, but if it isn't trying to come through this door, we might be able to chop into its flank.  Anyone got poison?  Anyone know what might work on a worm from another world?"