Warhammer Quest: Death Below Karak Azgal
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Oversoul
The Tentacled One
Wait, what? I don't mean that the distance between the floor and the surface of the slime varies based on the height of the observer. That would be some pretty interesting magic, but no. I really do mean that the slime goes all the way up to the level of the floor, or almost all the way up, anyway. Let's call it exactly six inches. The iron grate, before it was lifted, was almost exactly level with the floor. The surface of the slime is six inches below that. If the slime in the pit is only knee-deep, you could easily step in and out of the pit. On the other hand, if the pit is actually a mile deep, you'd probably plunge into the slime and die or something. No one knows how deep the pit is, as there is slime in the way. So while it is technically possible to suspend Dorgath over the slime, that wouldn't be necessary to investigate the objects in the pit. Dorgath's arm is easily long enough to reach in and pull them out from a crouching position, although he'd probably still want to cover his face. This stuff smells pretty bad.
Oooh.... I guess I got confused by when you called it a "pit" then, because if the slime is almost level with the floor, how would we know it's a "pit"? I thought it was like 10 feet down or something and the slime was at the bottom.
"Okay elf, throw something in the pit first."
"Okay elf, throw something in the pit first."
turgy22
Nothing Special
That's what I suggested. Zing!
I didn't suggest throwing myself into the slime, I was trying to get to those items which are in the slime.
So if the slime is up near the floor and if the items are within reach, Dorgath will cover his nose and mouth with a cloth and try to get the items.
So if the slime is up near the floor and if the items are within reach, Dorgath will cover his nose and mouth with a cloth and try to get the items.
turgy22
Nothing Special
Dorgath has a cloth?
Throg has an idea. He will chop off one of the arms of a slain hobgoblin and dip it in the slime to test its corrosive properties. If the arm melts, he will use one of the slain hobgoblin's axes (perhaps the armless one) to poke at the objects in the slime and perhaps lift them out by scooching them against the wall of the pit until they come over the edge and fall upon the floor.
Throg has an idea. He will chop off one of the arms of a slain hobgoblin and dip it in the slime to test its corrosive properties. If the arm melts, he will use one of the slain hobgoblin's axes (perhaps the armless one) to poke at the objects in the slime and perhaps lift them out by scooching them against the wall of the pit until they come over the edge and fall upon the floor.
Oversoul
The Tentacled One
Throg soaks a severed hobgoblin arm in the slime and holds it out. This raises some of the stench out of the pit, which causes everyone to take a step back. His suspicion turns out to be right. The slime never comes close to melting the entire arm, but it stills seems to be highly corrosive, eventually burning off most of the skin and making even more of a stink in the air around it. Throg patiently probes the objects in the pit with hobgoblin weapons, careful not to splash the slime onto himself. After a few minutes, he succeeds in lifting the objects out of the pit. No one seems eager to waste drinking water washing the slime off, so Throg wipes them off on a dead hobgoblin, who does not protest.
Throg got some human bones!
Throg got some human bones!