There is a question, in cases like this, of whether player knowledge can substitute character knowledge. I, too, think I know the answer OOC (and yeah, now you mention it Sasyra, I think it is in The Hobbit!), but there's an argument to be made for the character being an avatar of the player and as such any player knowledge or ideas are fair game for the character. Of course, where this strays into metagaming things like monster knowledge (e.g. trolls and fire) is an area to be mindful of.

Just some thoughts on the subject.

I'll say you can make an int roll to figure it out, but anyone who reads it and figures it out can post IC and that would that would be enough. I won't punish anyone for being bad at riddles, nor for being good at them.

I'm hanging back because you guys said you were going to scout, no?

Well, we were but as we were debating like a bunch of hens, Sasyra was like "FFS, let's go!" and took off.  So the rest of us just followed her.

In reply to Erdan Amakiir (msg # 134):

Maybe Sasyra wants to go and find an egg. :)

DM,

How far is the group from the ruin where the noise came from?

Thanks.

Around 40 yards.

DM,

Does the metal slab look as if it might be levered up (opened) with the help of a crowbar if the end of one were slipped into the "slight gap" that you mentioned, or does the slab look to be too big and heavy for that?

Or is this a "Try it and see what happens" situation? :)

Thanks.

It might be, enough leverage and you could do it. Add a str check to any post and we'll see. :)

Is the metal slabbed hinged?
Or is it just a huge block of metal?
Is it flush with the floor or does it sit on top of it?

Sorry I've not posted for a couple days - Its been a bit of a mess at work.

It's just a slab, no hinges. It sits on top of the ground, though slightly askew, hence why you can see something underneath it.

Sorry for the short post. I'll get a better one in after we hear some results; just wanted to get one in before it went too long without!

@Tegan: Doesn't a crowbar offer advantage on Str checks like this...? (Then again, so does someone helping, so perhaps my natutal 15 would count for that?)

In reply to Adeline Ashburner (msg # 142):

One or the other should certainly help. Between the two of them, Adeline and Tegan should be able to hurl the slab high up into the air so that it comes to rest atop the nearest tower. Or something like that . . . :)

I'll defer to the DM on how to best address this. :)

How big is the hole in the door?

Big enough for you to squeeze through if needed.

@Sasyra: I must admit to starting to feel a bit mean with regard to our In-character interactions (I'm nice IRL!). I don't want our IC relationship to go too far into the red and I certainly don't want to sour our OOC relationship. Please let me know if I overstep any bounds or you want/need a reprieve from the negativity! So far, I've enjoyed our IC interactions; I hope the feeling is reciprocal.

Oh don't even worry about it. It's fun for me as a player that we're not all holding hands and skipping off merrily into danger. Thanks so much for the OOC check but honestly, if I felt that there was anything going on not-IC, I'd be in your private messages asking how we could fix it.

Tis all good.

Besides, how it is now may not be how it is forever... Maybe Adeline will become a Sasyra fangirl! ;)

I'm a little confused.  Am I right that there's a locked door but a space in a nearby grate that the bars are broken and bent?

It is essentially a portcullis on hinges, with a corner where the bars are bent.

This statue - One hand is holding half of a spear and the other has its hand out, palm up? GM?

Also, is he facing the tunnels or the way we came in?

Yup palm up, and he is indeed facing where you came in.

I was examining the statue too - the hand specifically - looking for segments or moveable parts

I know, there was nothing to be found :)

Unfortunately Leon has stepped away from the game, due to RL. I will be npc'ing him as needed, but will aim to replace him when there's an appropriate moment in the game.

In reply to GM (msg # 154):

Thanks for the heads-up. Good luck finding a worthy replacement. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 00:58, Thu 16 Feb 2023.