"So I guess that means we're going down right?" Jaga asks.

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Color fascism.
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DAI nods to JAGA, but then frowns and looks at SILI and ZEIG. "Hmm, they'd probably die before reaching the bottom...you(JAGA) and Garus would have an easier time, and then there's the issue of the animals as well." He sighs and shakes his head. "I could make some potions...but even minimum it would take me crafting four and I just can't do that reliably."

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Clarification:

DAI failed to mention he would guess the hole is about 300' deep. This information should better help you to understand how long/hard it would be for you to get all the way to the bottom. He may also wish to recall other subtleties.

The time is now 6:23am. He was only down there for about four to four and a half minutes.
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"Alright, so JAGA and Garus shouldn't have trouble getting down, Garus can sink and should probably keep a hold of his hawk. JAGA...if you could, would you mind taking MILO down as well? ZEIG and SILI, you'll either have to load up on rocks and sink down, or I can use Haste on you to make you swim faster, it won't last the whole way though. I have a couple potions already made though, they don't last as long but could save me the MP."

Garus, with his armor bundled up and his shield stowed on his back, would sink pretty quickly if he didn't attempt to swim. Gurlop, while probably being extremely pissed off at the end of the ordeal, would probably make it through just fine. He'd struggle (without a DC 25 Handle Animal check) for a few rounds and then just give up and wait to die, wondering why Garus had killed them both... then be surprised when he could breathe again.

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Assuming DAI isn't full of shit or mind controlled and trying to kill everyone...
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Sili stares at Dai for a minute, before saying "Wait a minute, are you out of your fucking mind? You want me to tie a rock to my waist and jump in the water?

"If you were paying attention, I did list two other options- potions or my own spells, rocks just happen to be free."

"I'm sorry, I stopped listening after you told me to TIE A FUCKING ROCK TO MY WASTE AND JUMP IN THE WATER."

"And that's why we're talking in circles, you really should listen more. Now then, since you seem to have some issues with that plan, can I interest you in a potion or a spell? The longer we stay in this rain the worse, or we should just move on to the next entrance."

Sili sighs, looking around. He turns back to Dai and says "Fine. If you could that spell on me to make me quicker, that should do. Hopefully."

Zeig looks very, very pale and watches the scene unfold.
"I...I can't swim..."

DAI nods at ZEIG. "Yeah, I know, that's why I think you'll be better off holding onto something heavy and sinking. You'll be going maybe thirty, forty-five seconds tops, a bit of a rough landing but nothing you haven't lived through before."

If Zeig weren't dripping wet already you'd see the sweat beading up around his forehead.

"Someone get me a rock?"

Looking around, you realize you haven't seen any rocks larger than what would more aptly be described as giant sand grains in days. It's just been mud and more mud.

There are a lot of stone bricks lying around, however.

"Well, we're certainly not getting back out this way."

Zeig is ready to do whatever it takes, even if that means tying himself to Garus as Garus jumps down.

Honestly, we wouldn't need 100' of rope to do that, even 10' would work.

DAI shakes his head with some frustration, before pulling out some supplies without asking anyones' permission and setting up some things. A short length of rope is tied from Garus's waist to ZEIG's, a Canvas is filled with bricks and folded over before being tied to MILO, he pauses for a second doubting SILI will like the idea, and then moves on. He looks around for Gurlop then looks back to Garus. "Either he'll have to stay here, find a way to fly around, or someone is going to have to keep a hold of him." He nods to Garus to take care of it, before looking back at the others. "Okay, so MILO sinks down first to avoid any possible issues with the rocks, Garus sinks down next with ZEIG, then myself, SILI, and JAGA can swim down at our own pace."

"Let's just get down there." Jaga says. He takes a deep breath then dives in.

With a speed of 45, my have movement would be 20. 15 full round actions to swim, taking 10 on all the rolls. I get down with 1 round of air to spare, using the walls to guide me in the dark. I then roll tumble to reduce fall damage if any, using the copper piece with light on it as my light source.

19:41, Today: JAGA rolled 31 using 1d20+14. tumble to reduce fall damage.
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DAI clears his throat before walking over to the canvas-o-bricks tied to MILO and giving a sort of apologetic nod to the dog, before pushing the weighted end into the water and letting the dog get dragged down- giving JAGA ample time to swim to the bottom first.

An onlooker might be absolutely confused with the sight of the party entering the vertical shaft downward.

A small man in very heavy robes jumps into the water, disappears for a few minutes, then returns. Shortly thereafter a half-giant ties a rope around his waist, checks his armor, grabs his poor pet hawk, then dives in. A moment later another smaller-framed man in white robes is jerked into the water behind him with a gasp and a splash.
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Now, the first man in dark robes and a taller one begin to pick up stone bricks and a canvas that had been stretched over a nearby stubby stone pillar. They fill up the canvas with 30 or so of these bricks and tie the top with a long length of rope.

Another human helps them for a short moment then gives a nod and leans then falls backward into the water, out of sight.
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Sili drinks his potion of haste, before jumping into the pool and beginning to swim to the bottom (taking 10)

using 2 move actions a round, 60 ft. speed so a total of 30 ft. moved per round.

Another couple minutes pass. The two remaining men tie the canvas sack to the collar of the large dog. One leans down, pets the dog, then drinks a small potion and somewhat daintily hops in, feet first.

The dog walks up to the side of the pool and gives a bit of a whimper as it looks down into it.
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Two more minutes pass.

The final person walks over to the dog, pats it on the head, and then nudges the canvas closer to the edge of the hole. The dog looks back at him, then back down the hole, not seeming to put the pieces of what is about to happen together.

With one last nudge, the bag of bricks flumps over the edge into the water. The dog, just now figuring out the situation, turns to run, but can't dig its claws into the slippery bricks as it's yanked backward into the hole. One last water-muffled yelp is all that is heard.
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The final man takes a glance around, says a quick word as a barely visible ethereal fluid moves up around him, and hops downward into the water confidently.

Minutes pass. Hours. None of them return.

MP: 40/68

Almost a minute after MILO lands, with the poor dog still coughing, everyone sees DAI stick his head through the surface of the water. JAGA and Garus walk over and help him down as to avoid injury.

The coin's light on the floor mixed with that from DAI's hat illuminates a room that is about 30x30' and only six feet tall. There aren't any other sources of light, and against one of the walls lies a giant 10' wide iron door which is opened at about twenty degrees or so--more than enough for a normal person to turn sideways and walk through, but closed enough to obscure vision down whatever is beyond it. The hole, or more aptly the 300' long vertical tunnel, terminates directly in the center of the room's ceiling. Something, almost assuredly magical, is keeping the water from filling the room. The surface of the water above you looks exactly as it might if you were looking downward into the shaft filled with water. It's an odd sight, to say the least.

There are some crates or crate-shaped objects in a corner, and then a rotten wooden spool with a soggy and rotted mass packed up against its base. You'd guess it was a massive coil of fine silk rope at one point, probably several hundred feet of it, but years and years of mold and moisture have probably rendered it unsafe for use.

The smell of the room is dank, very dank, but the air seems breathable enough. The air in the room is cold, cooler than the surface, but should be comfortable enough when your clothes dry out... if they get a chance to dry out.

Nonlethal damage is light enough that it should all be gone in an hour. If you find another source of injury before that time I'll add it to the status post.

Marching order for proceeding down the hallway? Want to make any more sources of light? The coin has about 55 minutes left, with DAI's hat a few minutes less.

We can assume you guys coil your rope back up.

Again, the canvas is completely water-logged, so it weighs more than normal (just as it did before).
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