Off the Beaten Track (OOC)

Rezart: Are you going down? Is this after the two at the top are done with their investigation? Or are you scouting ahead again, so you can be ready before they need to descend?
If you are splitting from the party, do you want any (NPC) backup?

sunnyVoid: I admit I have no idea what will happen when you ring that bell. :)
What are you hoping for? What is Dirk hoping will happen?

Do you want to roll the Die of Fate so we can see how it turn out in relation to those sets of hopes?

He's really curious about the bell, he's run into a dead end in figuring out the bell, so he's "poking it with a stick" to see what it would do. The fact it has no clapper means that whoever made it doesn't want it to make a sound.

I guess what he's really hoping would happen is more information at the bell's purpose.

Rook is moving forward with investigating the stairway. He told the new guy the place was cursed, warned him to keep his voice down, if he's going to actually try to attract trouble, Rook would rather not be nearby when it showed up. I think he'll go forward alone, thinking that he can move more quietly on his own.

That ship has sailed. :P
Albert just shouted down the stairwell because he lost his broomstick.
That seems likely. I think with Albert nearby, sneaking is going to be a difficult thing to do.
We've talked about the fact that Albert's mugs (being of great personal value) would somehow be part of the cleansing of the temple. Maybe the sound of the bell can resonate with some item(s) for each player, making it vibrate and signifying that we will need to use those in some way? Or perhaps charging the item with this resonance.
What do you all think of this idea?

Works for me. :)

The light on my broomstick wasn't meant to last. Is it ok if it's gone by now, or is there a significance to the fact that it hasn't dimmed?

How well lit is the area? If it's dark, Dirk has lit a torch to light up the area.

As you dropped below the height of the windows --and the wan sunlight they allow through-- it would be very dark without a torch. That is the only reason Rook could see the slight glimmer from Albert's staff. (With torches down here, the glimmer is not visible anymore.)

It will, presumably be even darker once you pass the door and and no longer have a medallion of light above you in the stairwell.

Yeah, I think the broomstick still has to be glowing, that was why Rook picked it up

EDIT: Assume Rook's back is turned while they are messing around with the well

I totally forgot that Rook picked it up. Sorry about that! I'll edit my post accordingly.

Right, so it's still glowing, but in the torchlight it's not visible. Presumably it will fade as time passes.

Or it might be permanent? Who knows? Maybe your god knows? Maybe only time will tell?

I can work with that as well. :) Let's wait and see then.

Rook: Do you want to give us a description of what you are doing with the lock? (That is a question, not a passive-aggressive suggestion:) It is up to you.

‣ Are you continuing to work on it while Albert does his violence?
‣ Are you wanting to get it done before that happens? If so, are you telling them to wait or rushing to get done first?
‣ Are you still trying to be quiet about this? No real need to roll, since you have the stealth Skill, but your aims could affect the outcome.

We know you are almost definitely going to end up on the other side of the door (deadends are boring), but a few rolls are in order to work out the details. Maybe a study roll of some form, and/or (or followed by) the directing of some assistance, followed by a 'Tinker' roll? The Stats used are up to you, based on the actions described.

Albert: I have almost no idea what would happen if you hit a magic rope with a magic stick. :)

Though, the likelihood of the bell falling is very low. It is heavy, and crude human effort alone will not add much to the strain on the bearing surfaces.
‣ Are you (the player) wanting it to tumble?

We might need to wait to hear what @Rezart plans with Rook's actions, but then I think we will need to roll the Die of Fate (or an action). (Don't add it now, it may influence the door decision).

Honestly, I have no clue either. I think there's 3 kind of scenario's
- Nothing happens (or nothing noticeable)
- My broom breaks
- The rope breaks

Albert's intention is to break the rope and stop the bell from swinging. As a player I don't want the bell to fall, but I'm open to the idea if it creates something we can build on. Like it could come rolling down the stairs giving Rook a timer to open the door lest we be crushed.

I think Dirk's mention of his machete vibrating could be an interesting addition. The broom might not do the trick, but a machete might. But Albert doesn't know about it.

Another idea I had was that this tendril is somehow connected to the moan that was heard earlier and that hitting/severing it would make whatever that was angry.

Many possible ways to go :)

Wouldn't you be? :)

If some group of bozos woke me up with a loud noise in my own house and then cut off one of my fingers? ... Yeah I think I'd be pretty p*ssed! :D