Down the Dungeon Way - the actual gaming thread

[Stik]

"Wait a minute - well not a minute, but a moment, anyway. The door locks are tin. What are the chances that there is something behind that door that iron wouldn't hold?
"There are creatures that eat iron, you know. Bane of fighters everywhere."

[Jenara]

"Rust monster huh????? Yes I've heard of those..." She stands thoughtfully... "This place is all just so much fun isnt it?" slipping the ruby hilted sword in her belt she stares at both doors.

"North? A simple plain door..?"

[Ismaels-Legacy]

Bjarg starts to look bored and says "If you don't choose soon I'm going to break one down at random...."

[Jenara]

"Calm down." She stokes his leg softly, "Relax, why don't we flip a coin?"

[Kaber]

Sim catches the Ruby that Esse tossed to him and examines it closely for any flaws. If there are none he tuckes it away smiling broadly. If there are he curses and drops it into a pocket. Snickerpuss finds Sim and the two take a moment to groom eachother. Sim then motions to the cleric and replys.

"I've suffered a bit but I should be alright with some rest. Save your spells for those who need it more. Be mindful though I've had enough danger for one day and am ill prepared for another encounter. With that in mind we may find little to fear in the locked closet, besides even Tin oxidizes over a given amount of time and sufficient oxygen and moisture. It is a simple chemical process to which only Adamantine and certain metal alloys are immune and therefore susceptible to a Rust Monsters attack. Of course the lock would not be affected by such if said beast were on the otherside of the door. Still, an unlocked door is an open invite whereas a locked door will keep an honest man honest. What say you?"

[Jenara]

Pushing up close to Bjarg's huge frame Esse smiles, "then I say we try the locked one."
She'll open each lock slowly, checking for hidden needles and other such nasties, but she won't open the door yet.

[Kaber]

Sim winces at the sharp pain from a cracked rib and moves slowly to rest against the wall nearest the door on the side the door hinges are bolted too. He readies a Web spell just in case and realizes it was spent in the (I assume) still raining deluge of beer and so readies another (though completely useless) spell, making grand and ominous intonations and finger waving then waits for the others to get into position.

((OOC - Comprehend languages would be the spell Sim cast))

[Ismaels-Legacy]

The discussion about doors leaves him rather bored and anything the wizard and jester talk about leaves him confused, so Bjarg wanders over to the most innocuous looking mural: the flower pot. He jams the tip of his dagger behind one gem and starts to pry, hoping it will come out.

[LadyWinterWolf]

(OOC - finally, a definite decision I can work with. That leaves 4 murals and 2 doors; which will it be next?)

*The bull snake in the flower pot hisses at Bjarg, showing its displeasure on being poked with a stick. However, this is only momentary as the snake turns into dust and two emeralds pop out at Bjarg.*

[Jenara]

[ooc]I'm waiting till Stik returns on monday, if a decision hasn't been made by then i'm opening the west door[/ooc]

"Seriously people, are we going to just stand here? I know I'm new and all that, but come on..." Esse frowns, nudging Bjarg, her hand slides up his leg suggestively.
"This place freaks me out." She whispers, "I'm not going to tell them that, snakes... ugh."

"I really think we should move on..."

[Jenara]

[ooc] Its Tuesday, no one has posted, so I'm opening the West door, not impatience, just trying to move the game along.[/ooc]

Esse stares momentarily at the other party members. "Well I'm not standing around here." She pushes the west door slowly. "You guys coming or what?"

[LadyWinterWolf]

*With her infravision, Esse is able to make out a room that is 20' wide by 40' long. There is a door directly across(western wall) from the one she has just opened; a second door is 30' down the northern wall. The door on the western wall is made of iron; there is a large circular wheel upon an iron bar, the ends pertruding into iron brackets embedded on either side of the door frame. The northern door is made of wood with simple iron hinges and latch style door handle. Down in the far southern corner of the room, she can just make out the heat from three large figures making scrabbling noises as they move about in that corner.*

[Kafen]

The cleric moves in behind her and maintains his weapon at the ready. "Another large snake?" He asks helpfully in a low voice.

(( on and off busy, but I have been following the topic ))

[Stik]

"Did we come at a bad time?" Martin calls out to the figures at the far corner of the room.
No point in slinking about. If these guys are baddies, then they've already been alerted to our presence, right when we opened the door.

[Kaber]

Sim cringes at Stik's shout. He turns and begins to make his way toward the far end of the room, holding his aching side. Once he has reached the door to the previous room (ie. the room that had the gelatenous cube) he stops, back to the wall, door at his right side, ready to flee if there is trouble.