D&D: Horror on the Hill: Beginnings

[Mooseman]

"Well, then you are the experienced travelers, so I'll wait to see how it turns out and go in last."

 

[Spiderman]

** So what's the course of action?

 

[BigBlue]

Proceeding into the cave (as far as I know)...

 

[Spiderman]

Yeah, but how? The whole party? Just one guy? With a rope? So many choices...

 

[TomB]

Rondo takes the lead and enters the cave. He cautions the others to hang back with their torches so as to not ruin his infravision, and if the angle turns too steep he will have a rope tried to his waist as a lifeline. What does he see?

 

[Spiderman]

Yay! Rondo steps up!

He ties a rope around his waist and enters the cave on his hands and knees. About 5' in, the cave opens back up and you can stand comfortably. Infravision tells you that there aren't any warm objects around, but does tell you that the cave entrance is at least 60' long and roughly 10-15' wide, at one point opening to 30' wide before narrowing back down again. You can tell it goes farther than 60' but your infravision doesn't go any farther. It's pretty level without any drops, but filled with boulders, rocks, stalactites, and stalagmites. Moving through here will be pretty slow.

 

[Spiderman]

So.... do you guys forget the cave? Enter? Rondo explores further? C'mon...

 

[Mooseman]

Now that Rondo has determined it isn't a quick trip to the bottom of the mountain, I think it may be safe to explore it.

 

[train]

Explore...

 

[Oversoul]

Explore.

 

[Spiderman]

The rest of the party wiggles into the cave, one by one. You all congregate where the "P" is on the map; you can go north-eastish, south, or west (you came from the east).

 

[Oversoul]

*Will look for any differences between the paths (change in depth, types of rocks, markings, etc.)*

 

[Spiderman]

There's nothing remarkable to the northeast-ish and south, but you spot what you think are bat droppings going to the west.

 

[Mooseman]

Bats? Bat? Now we're hunting bats? Maybe one of the other tunnels is less inhabited. South?

 

[BigBlue]

South it is.

 

[Spiderman]

You move about 60' into the cave but find it's just full of rocks and stalagmites and stalagtites. You don't see anything interesting.

 

[BigBlue]

Well then, we'll do our 1 turn rest in this quiet area (after checking for concealed doors) and then proceed north and north-eastish...

 

[Mooseman]

By the power of the quill..... this map is starting to look like a foot..... hmmm
Maybe this is a good sign?

 

[Spiderman]

You don't find any secret doors here.

You move about 40' north north-east where the cave opens up to about 30' wide and ends. A small pool of brown water is in the NW corner.

 

[Oversoul]

Cugel

Will examine the water to make sure it's really water. Won't touch it just yet, but will move close to it, sniff it, examine the depth, color, an consistency, and drop a pebble or something into it if nothing appears out of the ordinary.