Mario continues forward at the slow pace required to probe the floor, while keeping a watch ahead.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 282):

your staff touches on an opening...

"Hold up!"  Mario raises his staff to a horizontal guard position to prevent Brodak from passing.

"I found a hole of some kind."

Once sure Brodak and those behind him have stopped, he probes for the edges of the hole.

Is the water clear, like water that's been standing undisturbed often is, or murky?

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 284):

Clarence holds the light so all can see...

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 284):

this is standing water... the hoke is 2 feet by 1 foot wide.


anyone have photographic memory?

OOC:  Hello, not Photographic, just Eidetic, so it's only a +5 not a +10 to memory rolls....  suppose I'll just make a roll then...
10:59, Today: Jareth Mooncalled rolled 15 using 3d6.  Eidetic Memory roll 20. – [roll=1649429948.96089.240880]

Not exactly 'crushing it' but a solid MoS +5.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 287):

in the lair of the plummer's men, there was a small cookstove made of a bronze grate and a few bricks- the grate probably fit this hole

"That's hazardous -- more so with the standing water.

"Clarence, have you got a spare light that'll sink?  Don't think we'll get this one back.

"Wait, let's see if there's something we can tie it on."

Mario starts scanning the walls and ceiling, looking for hooks or projections a light could be strung from.

"Anyone got some string?"

[Private to GM: 20:33, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 11 using 3d6.  Per (11) looking for something to tie a light onto.]

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 289):

"The light stone we had before...it is expendable.  But the light spell can move underwater to..."

He creates a small light and sends it into the depths.

[Private to GM: Rolled 5, 6 under skill, cast light.]

In reply to Clarence Montague (msg # 290):

the rectangular opening seems to have something jammed into it that is preventing the drain from clearing this water.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 291):

"Probably another body...what can clear that?"

How far down is the blockage?

In reply to Clarence Montague (msg # 292):

typically, a crowbar or hooked polearm is used. whatever it is is about a foot below the level of the floor.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 293):

Anyone have anything like that? Any kind of hook?

"I had some rope, but we left it with the Plumber's men.  Never had a hook."

Ok make some room , out of my way, lets see this hole...  Hmmm. OK I am going to try and lift whatever out of the hole, you guys make sure it doesn't fall back in the hole.


[Private to GM:  19:23, Today: Jocelyn Lemru rolled 5 using 3d6.  Levitate (add pwer until it comes up).  Skill 14]

"Okay.  Clarence, can you sidle past the hole or should I?  One on each side and we'll get a grip on it when it comes up."  As he speaks, Mario slings his staff to free his hands.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 297):

"I can"

He sidled past the hole, slinging his shield and getting his knife ready to stab into the blockage the heave it out.

"Okay, Jocelyn, I think we're ready."

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 299):

something rises out of the hole with a loud screeching squelch!
It is a dripping dark bundle, an the opening of the drain creats a loud rushing whirlpool, those close make a DX roll to stay upright.


the bundle took some fp to raise, it appears to have been one of those maned rats that went in headfirst and couldn't pull itself out.

Breathing a bit harder Yeuuck!

Planting his feet wide to let the water pass between, Mario levers his staff under the rising mass, trying to keep the water from sucking it back down.



[Private to GM: 17:25, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 12 using 3d6.  DX (to keep footing in the drain whorl) (13).]

"That explains that.  Just hold it aside t'ere Mario, let this drain bit so don't get sucked in again."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 303):

the whirlpool continues for a few seconds before draining down to an inch or so.

make one st roll to keep the rat thing from bei g sucked back down

Mario makes good use of his leverage to keep the drowned rat from going back into the drain.

[Private to GM: 17:34, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 8 using 3d6.  ST to keep the maned rat corpse out of the drain (12).]

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 305):

the last of the water gurgles away, and you are able to set the drowned rst thing down. it is bloated and looks readyvto burst.