The Adventures in the Dungeon of the Bear

The third of the Trollgod's Trollhalla Adventures

Scene 8: Free Fall

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Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
CON: 100% Naked!	R.I.P. Turn 1 - Turn 5	CON: 100% SPD: 16 Two 50 pound boulders (10d6)	CON: 28/55 crossbow a pack with all sorts of gear flint and steel (in pack) tinder (in pack) canteen (in pack) dagger (in pack) extra cloth (in pack) coil of silk rope (in pack)

The huge stone ball rolled up the ramp like a bowling ball headed for a strike with our heroes as the pins.

"Dodge it!" yelled Dekhurrrsio, throwing himself off to the side. The trolls were just a little slower to reach that conclusion, but they also threw themselves violently sideways.

[L10SR vs. DEX required to successfully dodge this massive ball. Vin has a DEX of 75 only a fumble misses. He rolls 5, 5, then 2, 2, and 4, 6 for a total of 24. 240 a.p. for Vin.

Quogh has a DEX of 26. He needs to roll a 39 to make it. He rolls: 6, 1 for a total of 7. 70 a.p. for Quogh. The ball hits him hard.

Dekh has a DEX of 72. Only a fumble misses for him. He rolls: 3, 3 then 4, 1 for a total of 11 getting 110 a.p.]

Quogh was in the lead, and thus closest to the ball. He tried to throw himself to the side, but was too slow. The hurtling ball slammed into him and catapulted him off to the side. [32 hits of damage.]

Dekh was next. He successfully leaped out of the way. Vin also jumped clear of the hurtling ball.

There were no sidewalls on the ramp. All three went flying out into open space, and their leaps turned into falls.

"aaaaaaaaaaaaa!" yelled Dekh when he realized he was in free fall.

Splash! SPLASH! SPLASH!

They landed in a shallow pool of water. By the time the trolls splashed into the pool, it was nearly empty. Hundreds of piranhas and other small fish had been blown all over the surrounding area by the mighty impacts.

Nobody was further hurt by the fall.

Dekh stood up, dripping. "Well, we found the quick way down," he said.

"And the water supply for this end of the dungeon," added Vin.

"Ow," said Quogh. "That thing hit me! Half my body feels like it has been pulverized."

"Yer not really hurt," said Vin cheerfully. "All yer bodily parts are still attached."

"Over here, guys," called Dekh, as he climbed out of the pond and found himself in a wide hallway running off to his left and right. Soon the trolls joined him. They spotted a wide ramp off to their right a few feet leading upwards.

Then they heard an ominous rumbling.

"No! not again!" shouted Quogh with alarm.

Looking at the ramp, they saw the huge ball rolling back down it. They prepared to dive back into the pond, but the ball simply rolled past them and into a huge alcove in the hallway that was directly opposite it. Something caught the ball, and then before their eyes, a heavy stone wall slammed down, and within moments they could no longer detect any difference between that part of the corridor and the rest.

"I wasn’t expecting a bath," said Vin.

"That actually felt kinda good," Dekh admitted. Goblins had much more affinity for water than trolls did. "I suppose that trap acts as a doorknocker to let the inhabitants know they have company. We should be alert and cautious from here on."

"We’ve been alert and cautious all the way so far," said Vin, "and what good has it done?"

"Ow," said Quogh. "I should have let you take point, Quogh!"

They found themselves in a hallway 20 feet wide and 15 feet tall. It was dark, but they could see fairly well. Some starlight came down through the ramp entryway. It was hard to make out details.

"I had a torch in the pack," said Dekh. "But it’s soaking wet and won’t light now. We don’t need more light, do we?"

"Nawwww!" said Vin. "I can see well enough. What should we do now?" They are standing in the hallway facing the blank wall opposite the entry ramp.

Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
CON: 100% DEX: 75 A.P.: 240 Naked!	R.I.P. Turn 1 - Turn 5	CON: down by 32 hits DEX: 26 SPD: 16 A.P.: 70 Naked! (Dropped his boulders.)	CON: 28/55 DEX: 72 A.P.: 110 crossbow a pack with all sorts of gear flint and steel (in pack) tinder (in pack) very wet torch (in pack) canteen (in pack) dagger (in pack) extra cloth (in pack) coil of silk rope (in pack)

Should they:

1. go left?
2. go right?
3. go back up the ramp and leave?
4. search the pond and their immediate surroundings.

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