70 - Thras - Dwarven Mage bravely (foolhardy?) grabs the top of the chest with the top hat engraved into it and rips it open.
There is a blinding flash and bone-numbing scream, what has he released?
Minutes pass and everyones eyesight returns to normal. There is no sign of what escaped the chest but Thras hair has turned white and is standing on end.

He looks into the chest and sees 8 x healing potion - 4 x cure poison potion - black gauntlets with electricity crackling around them.

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7 - Daniel - Human Thief carefully picks the lock on the chest with the Hornet engraved into it. Expertly he waits for the click that lets him know it is safe to open. Before he can lift the lid 51 - Henz - Elf Thief nudges him aside and opens the chest himself.

Inside he sees a silver dagger with rubies in the hilt - a belt with Ogres teeth embedded in the middle. Before he can reach for the items a web shoots out of the Western tunnel, sticking Henz and Daniel together in one big mess.

The web also descend on 17 - Tridris - Drow Necromancer and 46 - Gold - Goblin Ranger as they walk towards the eastern tunnel but glows red and slides harmlessly off them.
Tridris gives a cold look towards the west where the spell was cast.

** 38 - ZyloxDragon - Roy Jenks - Half-Orc Battemage earns the achievement *sticky situation* **

Karanos Half Orc Cleric.

62 - Thelis - Human Ranger is sneak attacked by 71 - Gar Dragonlord of Vadenville - Elf Paladin.
His arms are badly cut but his reflexes allow him to turn and parry the followup attack before the deranged Paladin walks away saying "Bye".

17 - Tridris - Drow Necromancer

I'm checking my surroundings with caution and if I don't feel anything wrong from the western tunnel (the way the spell came) I'm walking to chest to check the dagger and the belt (also keeping an eye on the two poor fella in spider web - keeping a distance from them if possible). If I also don't sense anything wrong with them I'm trying to pick them up.

Also telling to Gold: cover me.

Loradan was a bit baffled to hear such a suggestion from a Paladin, a type of holy knight usually as righteous towards good, as much as ruthless towards evil. Since when they nonchalantly associated with Orcs, Goblins and expecially Drows?
He was going to object, when suddenly parts of the tunnel crashed nearby the group, covering everyone with dust and, hopefully, not also with rocks.

Could you let me know too please, if I catch you there in time, as I'm "rushing towards the south tunnel" as Doc wrote and I started near the southern tunnels before pulling the chain? Unless he decided your action has resolved first and you're already in by the time I reach the south tunnels.

17 - Tridris - Drow Necromancer collects the silver dagger with rubies in the hilt + belt.
Her presence releases the two relieved thieves 7 - Daniel and 51 - Henz.

17 - Tridris - Drow Necromancer

I'm saying to the two thief's: Oh, my little poor fellas, you are lucky that I have an item to dispel such little traps, this time I will make it cheap and as a payment I will take content of this chest. Your luck today is extraordinary.

Also whispering to Gold: and that's why we need a meat shields.

I'm checking the dagger+belt if it can be useful to me.

Maybe we need a subforum for this game.

As the dust clears in the tunnels and the various adventurers gather their senses, it becomes clear that there has been no cave-in. Each party prepares to check for traps and foes, weapons at the ready.


I am going to have to leave it there for tonight as I have to be up early for work. It is clear that setting it as 2 days = a turn won't work.
Instead I will judge by progress of all of you as to when a turn ends and a new one starts. I think this will allow the adventure to flow more naturally.
When I log on tomorrow afternoon the first thing I will do (after sorting though the many messages and posts) is address the progress down the tunnels.

If you're here before we've moved on, I'll of course gladly show you how to avoid the trap, and you're welcome to join us, but we're not waiting around!

The priority is finding an exit -or well, you know, survive those rocks falling all over the place. We'll have time to fight each other later. Plus, I don't think whatever is coming out of that grate is going to distinguish between ""good" and "evil".

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Siegfried the Human Paladin

If the tunnels are going to basically become separate adventures, may I suggest starting a thread for each?

"Cough.. the point is.. cough.. that we can't trust such allies at all, they'll gladly use us a bait at the first occasion. Or kill us just for fun.."
"I'm not saying.. cough.. to attack them, I'd just let them go on their way, so we'll have to worry about one enemy at a time."

@Og'rialt Fine by me. If an enemy happens to be too much, I'll count on trading places with you then.