Trial by Fire - IC Thread

[Sherwood]

The faint discoloration turns out to be a hidden door, one that you almost missed even with your keen eyes.

 

[jaydude]

Having confirmed that the thing he thought was a door was in fact a door, Kuaidao then looked for a way to open it.

 

[Psychie]

Spider decides to stick to her position on the wall towards the end of the line while Kuaidao examines the opposite wall, trusting in the skills of the other Exalt to get the door open.

 

[Sherwood]

As Kuaidao examines the wall, you find a hidden pressure plate next to the hidden door, and with a slight click, the door opens. It reveals another hall stretching off into the darkness.

There is still the door with the six sunbursts at the end of this hall that you can see. Which way do you go? Down the secret passage, or to the fancy door?

 

[jaydude]

Kuaidao scratched his chin. "Secret doors or passages are usually hidden or disguised for a reason." he said to the other Exalts. "I think that there may be something of value at the end of this hallway."

 

[Psychie]

Spider shrugs. "It makes sense. Usually you hide the important stuff, so lets take a look down this hidden passage and see what it brings us to."

 

[Syvvaris]

Thallu's pulse jump when he stumbled into the trap, but a quick thinking and quicker action lead him to dive over the trap. He landed and rolled back onto his feet and dusted himself off as the blades attacked air and retreated into their dens. "That was close."

No one really said anything and they continued down to a room with two doors. Thallus kept silent with the traps in his mind.

 

[Sherwood]

jaydude is Kuaidao still in the lead?

 

[jaydude]

jaydude is Kuaidao still in the lead?

Yes.

 

[Sherwood]

Please give me a Perception + Awareness roll, along with a Dexterity + Dodge roll.

 

[jaydude]

Okay. Rolling.

Assuming Sensory Acuity Prana is still active, that's 5 successes on the first roll, and 3 on the second one.

 

[Sherwood]

As Kuaidao is walking along, you can see that the corridor is sixty feet long, and ends in another wooden door decorated with sunburst reliefs. But before you get to the door, the floor suddenly opens up below you and you fall into a pit that is ten feet deep! You don't take any damage from the fall, but as you are standing back up, a slotted gate slides shut over the top of the pit, trapping you inside. If that is not bad enough, icy cold water begins to flow into the bottom of the pit, filling it rapidly.

What do you do?

 

[jaydude]

All the other Exalts would hear Kuaidao let out a yell of alarm before he disappeared down through the trapdoor. He managed to land on his feet and one hand, but it wasn't long before the trap's full form revealed itself to him. Once the Dawn Caste figured out what was going to happen, his reaction was...to look only mildly irritated at his situation.

Huh. Let's see if this thing was designed to trap a Solar.

With that thought in mind, Kuaidao looked up at the gate.

[What material is the gate made out of? Is it something that can be cut through with a reaver daiklave? Failing that, would it be possible for Kuaidao to forcibly push the gate open, or otherwise pull it out from the wall with his strength?]

 

[Sherwood]

All the other Exalts would hear Kuaidao let out a yell of alarm before he disappeared down through the trapdoor. He managed to land on his feet and one hand, but it wasn't long before the trap's full form revealed itself to him. Once the Dawn Caste figured out what was going to happen, his reaction was...to look only mildly irritated at his situation.

Huh. Let's see if this thing was designed to trap a Solar.

With that thought in mind, Kuaidao looked up at the gate.

[What material is the gate made out of? Is it something that can be cut through with a reaver daiklave? Failing that, would it be possible for Kuaidao to forcibly push the gate open, or otherwise pull it out from the wall with his strength?]

The gate appears to be made of steel, so it is possible to cut through the bars, but you have limited leverage to be able to force the gate open by sheer brute strength without the aid of the others from the top.

 

[D. Rex]

Would Bard be able to Fus Ro Dah the gate open?

 

[jaydude]

Upon seeing the construction of the gate above, Kuaidao drew Guardian Host from its scabbard and began swinging at it, aiming to cut a hole that he could jump or climb through.

 

[Random Word]

Maja studies the fancy door reverentially, parting grudgingly to follow down the more mundane hallway. She giggles with delight at the secret door, "It's like a children's tale," and so preoccupied is she with running her fingers over the walls and examining every detail of their construction she nearly misses the telltale vibrations presaging the sudden shift as the floor before her suddenly falls aside. The little piece of her soul that stands eternal vigil over Kuaidao misses nothing, prompting her hands to lash out before she realizes what she's doing. She wraps her arms around him, plants her feet, and hurls her body backwards to land hard on the still quite solid hallway floor, an aura of silver light shining around her.

Spoiler: Mechanics

Adding 7m peripheral excellency
Dex 2 + Athletics 3 + Excellency 7 + Stunt 2 = 14; 6 hits

 

[Sherwood]

With her fast reflexes, Maja was just barely able to yank Kuaidao away from the brink of falling in. From up top, you are able to see the water rushing into the pit, quickly filling it up. Soon, the entire pit is submerged in the icy water.

One thing is clear to you up top, though. There is a walkway off to the left of the pit that will allow you to walk single file past the pit safely.

 

[Psychie]

Spider chuckles. "I am starting to feel like these old Solars are not very welcoming of guests. Lets be extra cautious."

 

[jaydude]

Kuaidao had a brief moment of feeling like his feet weren't touching anything, before he was suddenly yanked backwards, away from the trapdoor that had opened right beneath him. When he saw the gate slam shut over the pit, and then the pit fill with water, it took little effort to figure out what might have happened had he fallen in.

"Thanks for that." he said to Maja, once he figured out that she was the one who had stopped him from falling into the trap, trying his best to sound appreciative despite believing that he could have cut through the gate with one of his daiklaves. "And yes, let's stay on our toes. I have a feeling there's worse up ahead..."

 

[Psychie]

With a sigh of relief that Maja was able to keep Kuaidao from falling into the pit, Spider decides to move up onto the ceiling. It is a bit harder to fall into a pit trap when you are up top, after all.

 

[Sherwood]

With you going one at a time along the walkway to the left (and Spider taking to the ceiling), you are all able to make it past the pit trap.

jaydude , give me another Perception + Awareness roll, and then add half of those successes to a Dexterity + Dodge roll, please.

 

[jaydude]

After his blunder from earlier, Kuaidao made more of an effort to keep an eye out for danger, even going so far as to focus some of his Essence into his senses.

[Spending 5m Personal Essence on Awareness Excellency, giving me 11 die for the first roll. 11 successes on first roll with Double 9s, 7 successes on second roll. Half of 11 successes added to that gives me 12 or 13 successes total, depending on whether you want me to round up or down.]

 

[Sherwood]

Moving with more caution, just past the pit trap, your foot steps down on a section of floor that opens up to reveal a second pit trap, this one on the opposite side of the corridor! Just like the first, a metal grate slides shut over the top and you can hear the sound of rushing water as the pit begins to fill up.

 

[jaydude]

Stepping back as the second trapdoor opened where he'd been standing, Kuaidao gave a groan of disdain. "They definitely want to keep people out of here." he muttered, as he moved past it. "Hate to think what might be guarding the bigger doors..."

He looked down the corridor, wanting to see how much of it was left to traverse.