The Adventures in the Dungeon of the Bear

The third of the Trollgod's Trollhalla Adventures

Scene 10: Corridors

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Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
CON: 100% DEX: 75 A.P.: 240 Naked!	R.I.P. Turn 1 - Turn 5	CON: 101/? DEX: 26 SPD: 16 A.P.: 70 Two 50 pound boulders (10d6)	CON: 34/55 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)

Having eaten as many fish as they wanted (burrrp!) and discovered that there was nothing else worth taking from the entrance pool, the three adventurers decided to advance along the passage way that Dekh had said was the shortest. The corridor was 20 feet wide, and they decided to advance side by side, with Quogh on the right and Vin on the left and Dekh in the middle. Having already sprung one trap, they were ultra-cautious about springing more, and examined each step closely. The trolls looked for secret doors or panels in the walls, while Dekh checked for floor traps in front of them. Thus, they moved at a snail’s pace without discovering anything of note. Walls were walls, floor was floor. After 90 feet, the corridor turned to the right at a 45 degree angle, and narrowed, to only 10 feet in width, but they maintained the same search pattern.

When the corridor turned, Quoghmyre had a chance to discover a secret door on his side of the hall. (Level 10 SR on Luck, rolled a 5, 1 and made it.) "There’s some kind of secret passage here," he told his companions. They all came to look, and felt the slight crack in the wall that was his only clue. Then they listened intently, but heard nary a sound. They spent at least half an hour pushing, probing, and prodding all nearby surfaces, but nothing would open the door. At last they left it and walked onward.

Thirty feet later the corridor widened and turned right again at a 45 degree angle. And after another 30 feet of travel, they found themselves in front of a set of double doors much like the ones at the entrance, except that these doors had a more intricate latching system. They appeared to be made of stone and quite heavy, and probably opened inward as there was no handle on their side of the door. There was however a latch that could be grasped and depressed.

"We could have made that walk in 5 minutes," said Dekh, "but better safe than sorry. Here we are at another set of doors, and these have a faint bass relief of what could be a bear as carved by a drunken dwarf working with an old spoon."

"Doors are meant to be opened," said Quogh.

"This would be the perfect place to spring another trap on us," said Vin. "That last corner was kind of funny. Why not just make a 90 degree turn instead of two 45 degree turns? And that secret door we couldn’t open makes me nervous."

"Good points," said Dekh. "I agree. It’s almost certainly a trap of some sort. The question is, do we care? Surely we can handle any traps this dungeon has in store for us.."

(At this point is is worth mentioning that Dekh knows Knock Knock, Lock Tight, and Oh There It Is spells.)

Vin Ahrr Vin	Middleclaw	Quoghmyre	Dekhurrrsio
CON: 100% DEX: 75 A.P.: 240 Naked!	R.I.P. Turn 1 - Turn 5	CON: 101/? DEX: 26 SPD: 16 A.P.: 70 Two 50 pound boulders (10d6)	CON: 34/55 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) Spells: Knock Knock Lock Tight Oh There It Is

Should they:

1. Try the latch to open the doors?
2. Use Knock Knock to open the doors?
3. Turn back and go the other way?

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