Jareth pitches his voice softly, "Listen first for minute, if ya don't hear nothin, should check it out."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 232):

Clarence listens carefully...

[Private to GM: Rolled 2 over per]

Mario does so as well.

[Private to GM: 04:11, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 14 using 3d6.  Per (11) listening at door.]

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 234):

neither of you hear anything at the door...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 235):

Clarence, knife ready and shield at his back, looks over for direction.

Mario looks toward Jareth, then Nodwin, one hand on the door handle.  He barely mouths the words, "Open it?"

Jareth takes holds his mapping tools firmly in his left hand, preps his shortstaff in his right, and nods for Mario to go ahead.

Mario tries the door first, and presuming he finds it locked, takes out his picks and sets to work, taking his time.

[Private to GM: 03:55, Today: Mario Crowfoot rolled 10 using 3d6.  Lockpicking (11 + 1 extra time).]

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 239):

The bronze faced door opens with a squeak. within is a warm damp room that smells of mold. it seems to be only a few yards wide. and in addition to some leaky pipes, the metal rungs of a ladder are fi ed to the rear wall, and ascend out of sight.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 240):

"Want me to climb up to check it out?"

"Take look about first, but yes, that's good idea."

Jareth will lean into the room to look along the floor, walls, and ceiling for runes or hand prints before waving Clarence in.  Then he takes notes on the room.


OOC:  00:06, Today: Jareth Mooncalled rolled 12 using 3d6.  Traps 15.  Brief look around the ladder room from the doorway. – [roll=1647662793.47721.240880]

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 242):

no sign of cursed writing, except for a bit of latin scratched into the wall

Satis hoc mihi reddere non stercore

there are signs that a box of some kind was next to the writi g, but it is long gone.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 243):

"Someone didn't like their job; apparently they weren't paid enough for this shit."

In reply to Nodwin Zideqick (msg # 244):

"Why? What does the sign say?"

"'Xactly what Nodwin said, 'I am not paid enough for this shit'", Jareth enunciated the translation carefully, instead of with the lyrical, but sloppy cant he usually employs.  Meanwhile his attention remains occupied by taking notes on the room and squinting up the ladder.  "Latin ha'n't been spoken, let alone writ, by lower class here fer so damn long, that poor underpaid sod prolly carved that hundreds years ago."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 246):

the ladder aeems to end in a ladderwell with a lid chained in place, like many others you have seen.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 247):

"Right. Maybe we should leave it and move on then?"

"The Brothers always conducted services in Latin -- or at least, that's what they said, and it sounded a bit like this.  I couldn't understand more than a word here or there."

"Priest and leadership types always try to separate t'e common man from t'e powers what be.  Philosopher once said, keep t'e words t'e Gods out of t'e mouths of peasants an ye keep control t'e peasants."

He finishes his notes and nods to Mario to continue leading the exploration.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 250):

Clarence will follow Mario as he continues on.

Mario looks around the room for other exits than the ladder.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 252):

this room only has the door and the ladder

"Okay, unless we want to go up, likely to an area that connects to our basement on that level, it looks like we'll want to backtrack and take that first left to go further east.  Jareth?  Nodwin?"

"Backtrack.  Can figure out where this come up later."

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 254):

"Wouldn't that lead up to the baths, you know, just before and above where old firepants was heating up the furnaces?"