DCC 87.5 Grimtooth's Museum of Death (SUSPENDED)

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Well poop... I rolled a 9 to get the rope down, but a 4 to tie the scoop. Does Vashni know the treasure scoop is likelry crap so someone else can try to secure the thing, or is he using it as is?

[Rick]

Tellessa is going to examine the pipes. Can the fountain somehow be drained? Can the wall of the fountain be damaged?

Small jets of water pour into the fountain from embedded pipes set into the pedestal at its center. The pipes protrude just an inch or so from the stone.

The outer wall of the fountain appears to be everyday stone and could likely be smashed apart with the proper tools, time, and effort

[StarShifter]

Vijo: "If you would lend me Jan's pitchfork, I could use it as another pole. I'd like to start an investigation heading in the other direction."

[ProdigalWilliam]

Yeah, I say we move on to another room. I'm guessing a 6 on a d10 doesn't free Elrod's rope from the statue. If a 9 on a luck check means the falcon can fly up and lift the rope back off, we'll do that. If all else fails, Elrod will salvage whatever he can of the 50' of rope. He'll also look expectantly at Malthus in case he can make good on that 10 copper bet.

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Vashni rolled a 9 on a d10 to get his rope, but a 4 to tie the scoop...are we ready to leave all that treasure just yet?

[ProdigalWilliam]

May as well give the treasure scoop a go before we head out.

[GnomeBoy]

Skaath is resting on the edge of the fountain on his belly, tetter-tottering, trying to reach a gem -- all as Gene is rocketed back off the statue. Skaath's jaw drops, nearly touching the water. His eyes rotate to see this and he trips over himself reeling back away from the fountain. Kylie squawks.

Yadin doffs his slouch hat at Gene's demise.

Yan says, "At a minimum, we should hook that crowbar back out of there -- that's a valuable tool."

Freebo tries to keep the animals out of the fountain, in a futile process of chasing one out, only to have others get back in...

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

If Vashni was indeed able to get his rope and construct the scoop, he'll pole around for the crowbar as well as the treasure...

[Rick]

If Vashni was indeed able to get his rope and construct the scoop, he'll pole around for the crowbar as well as the treasure...

Having rolled a 4 to secure the "scoop", it quickly comes apart and fails to serve as intended. You still manage to drag the crowbar to within reach, though.

[quozl]

Tellessa will reach in and grab the crowbar.

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Vashni: "Piss... well, I guess we try to fish out the chest-lid and defer to another's plan... or do we move on?"

Malthus suppresses laughter.

[Rick]

Crowbar and chest lid retrieved.

Oh, and belated welcome back to GnomeBoy

[quozl]

Tellessa drives the crowbar into the side of the fountain, near the bottom, hoping to create a hole.

[Rick]

Tellessa drives the crowbar into the side of the fountain, near the bottom, hoping to create a hole.

A chunk of mortar gives way. Her elven hands sting, partially from the impact but mostly from the contact with the iron crowbar.

[quozl]

Barnum walks up to Tellessa and says, "Mind if I try that?"

"Sure," Tellesa replies.

Barnum takes the crowbar and digs in, trying to create a leak.

[StarShifter]

Chance: "Alright! Let's get out of here!"

Gromluck marches south, out of the fountain room, carefully retracing his path back to the elevator. When in doubt, he tests the floor with the handle of his hammer.

Vijo and Chance wait to see if the others are going to follow...

[Rick]

Barnum walks up to Tellessa and says, "Mind if I try that?"

"Sure," Tellesa replies.

Barnum takes the crowbar and digs in, trying to create a leak.

He succeeds, water flows out of a roughly egg-sized hole.

[Rick]

Chance: "Alright! Let's get out of here!"

Gromluck marches south, out of the fountain room, carefully retracing his path back to the elevator. When in doubt, he tests the floor with the handle of his hammer.

Vijo and Chance wait to see if the others are going to follow...

Are we Splitting The Party™?

[StarShifter]

Rick: Hey, you're the GM. If you wanna keep everyone together, because splitting up is a pain to manage, that's no problem. Your call.

[GnomeBoy]

"If the water drains out, maybe we can just sweep the gems to the side and grab them out." Skaath's one-track mind is one-tracked.

[quozl]

"Let's make the hole bigger!"

Barnum widens the hole.

[Rick]

Rick: Hey, you're the GM. If you wanna keep everyone together, because splitting up is a pain to manage, that's no problem. Your call.

No, no... go where you wish to go, do whatever you want.

I was just copying something I observed Jim Ward do at Gary Con last month. When someone at our table (he was running us through a Metamorphosis Alpha adventure of his) made any indication that they might be separating from the rest of us he'd quite deliberately and pointedly say, "So, you're splitting. The. Party?" Some changed their minds after that, some didn't, and what happened is another story. But regardless, I encourage you to do whatever you wish; sorry for the confusion.

I will consider Gromluck to have left the room, your other two zeroes are hanging back at the entrance, correct?

[Rick]

"Let's make the hole bigger!"

Barnum widens the hole.

Indeed he does. Water (no more than toe deep) slowly starts to spread around the chamber. Shawn the Sheep laps at it greedily.

There's a slight depression at the center (where the fountain is) so it doesn't go beyond the entrance, but given time, that may change.

The pipes still pour into the fountain, so the volume of water within starts to dip noticeably, but not entirely empty. More like levels out with the rest of the area.

[quozl]

Tellessa grabs the scoop and climbs in. She scoops up some of the nearest treasure and sweeps it through the hole.

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Emboldened by Telessa's example, Algaroth also steps gingerly into the fountain scooping treasure with the other part of the chest used for the scoop.