Descending the Temple Depths (OOC)

If Roald triggers any traps crawling backwards on all fours, so be it. He is definitely not paying attention.

I thought about it, but it did not seem quite right.

Thank you for the permission to treat such things as 'Golden Opportunities'. Depending on what the others do, I still might take you up on this.

Could Albert make way for the captain to pass? If so, I'd like to do that. I'm just not sure if that's an option.

While staying on the safe-and-narrow path? Probably, with a bit of intimate squeezing.

She can easily end up in front of Albert, but getting any further carries all the risks of venturing past the trap expert. Rook may be able to help her if we want her to get up to the prone skeleton, if all we are wanting is for her to get between you and any incoming fighting, we can just say that happens.

Ah, got it. Feel free to describe Albert making room if you need that for the captain to get to the desired spot.

Feel free to describe Albert making room if you want the captain to get the the desired spot.

This one made me laugh out loud.😂

See. Who needs like buttons. :)

.... of course. Well, I warned 'em.

I take all the blame. I forgot it was you I was asking for dice rolls from.

Roald is too busy cleaning and keeping stuff inside his stomach to notice anything. I will wait one more round.
Or until someone pulls him back into the action. His vision is ok, but he feels sick.

I know I asked for action, but that roll may be over doing it :P
I'm guessing only I can see the black tendrils (as before)?

Cool. Maybe show us that delay of your action, so we don't feel we skipped you.
Maybe Albert's shout help to galvanise you into attempting to act? You can describe trying to deal with the clean-up and fend off the skeleton at the same time if you want. Treat the consequence as mainly-fictional till the dice say it needs to become mechanical.

Yes. I meant to include 'only Albert' in that section addressed to Albert, but it got left out.

Those with Reflexes can act quickly before the enemies get to attack.

I figure that Albert's warning gives you all the chance to set something up like as well. Something like Dirk's successful distraction/separation.

I shouted my warning cause of this. So that might add to it. :) Or maybe you had already taken that into account.

Yes, plus general Awareness, plus the in fiction description of watching out for danger. All these contributed to timeous observation of the black tendrils before they fully activated, and your 'coming from behind' warnings as well.

Added a note about timing.

Hmm... It might be hard to get into melee range in time, but you are welcome to try, or to try any at-range defend you can think of.

Remember that, in PbtA, people seldom 'get attacked' (though it can happen). Getting attacked is usually part of a PC's Attack Action. So Dirk largely gets to dictate how that goes. He may need antifungal medical care in a moment.

Yeah, I basically added that so anyone who wants to can play into it. Dirk might not need defending or help at all. We'll see :)

Sorry for my extended absence. So, if I understand correctly, the sprung trap activated the two skeletons by the near door, and Dirk taunted one of these two toward him by the wall. Albert has run to try to defend him. Is the second one heading toward the group around Rook or staying by the door to guard it?

Two more skeleton guards (one with an epic glowing Mohawk) appeared by a second door, but I didn’t see any mention that they have yet moved toward us. Are they staying near the door they are guarding?

I imagine the prone skeleton in front of Deoring has been reenergized, so to speak, by the black tendrils.

Assuming at least some of the above is correct, I will have Deoring attack the prone skeleton again as it is the threat nearest to him and Roald, Rook, Asha and the Captain (if my mental picture of our positioning is correct). Trying to dispatch it before any other skeletons reach us.