Maple, who was towards the front and thus is higher up on the staircase, hisses a whipser to those below -- "We need to keep the noise down, stop that goblin!"

Tenpiece looks at all his clanking armour but as no solution other than getting a good grip on his sword and continue the ascent.

Barghujin wonders at Maple's logic. There had already been a noisey altercation on the stairs with the two goblin spiders. one was dead and reverted back to its original form had proceeded to fall back down the stairs. The only thing to do now was to proceed upward with some degree of caution.

thump thump _{thump thump thump thump...}

In reply to Your GM (msg # 38):

Dantes watches the goblin start to thump down the stairs and has a thought. He holds up a hand to stay the others.

"The goblin may have something on it that can help us. One moment."

He heads back down the stairs to stop the goblin from falling any further then checks the body for anything of use.

Boots laughed out loud. "Well that is one noisy goblin body. I think you might be onto something Dantes."

Maple booms ”grab that goblin!”
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[Cue Yakkety Sax]

You chase the rolling rag doll physics goblin halfway down the stairs. Dantes finally catches an ankle. The goblin has the business end of a large key jutting out of its mouth.

In reply to Your GM (msg # 42):

Dantes attempts to liberate the key from the goblin's mouth.

You have to dislocate the jaw to do it, but you pull the key free.

In reply to Your GM (msg # 44):

"Talk about looting the bodies..."

”We have the key, let’s find the door”

Dantes wipes the key on the goblin to clean off any goo then heads back up the stairs. He nods at Maple.

"I guess we'll know it when we see it."

Sure enough, there is an oaken framed door at the top reinforced with bands of metal with a metal lock.

Dantes tries the key in the lock.

'Shouldn't we check for traps?...'

In reply to Tenpiece (msg # 50):

Dantes looks over at Tenpiece. "I don't know. Boots? Want to have a look first?"

In reply to Dantes (msg # 49):

As you argue with Tenpiece you here mechanical sounds under you.

Save vs. Petrification please.

17:11, Today: Dantes rolled 20 using 1d20 ((20)). Needed 14.
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Boots frowned. "Might be a bit late for that."

OOC: Do we all need to save?

You quickly jump back before a row of spikes spring up from the floor.

Dantes wipes a bead of sweat from his brow and looks again at Tenpiece.

"Yes. Yes, we do."

'Well, just shows you. I expected a poisoned dart when you opened the door... life is full of surprises eh?...'

Silas reflexively jumped as spikes lodged out, even though he wasn't upfront. "Eee...We sure we want to continue? Maybe we could just...turn around and report our findings to somebody. YOu know, while we are still alive and can report?" Something made him feel like it is foolish and suicidal to continue past those doors.

OCC: The castle has 2 towers right? which one are we currently in? did yall already visit the other one (before i joined)?
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Maple reaches around the spikes and opens the door