Aug 23, 2016 2:46 pm
"Rip me...."
I take the robot off E and put it on B.
I take the robot off E and put it on B.
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Aug 23, 2016 5:14 pm
You pick the arachnobot up from the floor and walk across the room. Stretching to your full height, with your arms outstretched, you place it on the pillar that just rose to 9ft tall.
As you're facing the circle, the column just to your left (C) begins to rise.
As you're facing the circle, the column just to your left (C) begins to rise.
Aug 23, 2016 5:26 pm
"Sorry this is taking me so long friends... at least we will know how each of the parts move now. We just need to figure out which columns connect with D and F." I put the robot on Column C.
Column ? sank while Column D rose
Column ? sank while Column F rose
Column B sank while Column C rose
Column D sank while Column A rose
Column E sank while Column B rose
Column F sank while Column E rose
Correct:
Either A or E or both at 6 foot.
OOC:
As a recap:Column ? sank while Column D rose
Column ? sank while Column F rose
Column B sank while Column C rose
Column D sank while Column A rose
Column E sank while Column B rose
Column F sank while Column E rose
Correct:
Either A or E or both at 6 foot.
Last edited August 23, 2016 5:29 pm
Aug 23, 2016 5:45 pm
whipstache says:
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Do you let it go all the way to the floor before you move the spider?Aug 23, 2016 6:50 pm
Rhiv picks the android up from the ground, and then realizes that Column C has now risen to a height of about 12 feet, and he can't reach the top.
Aug 23, 2016 7:54 pm
I jump and "gracefully" try to place the robot on top of the 12 foot pillar.
Last edited August 23, 2016 7:55 pm
Rolls
jumping (athletics) - (1d20+5)
(1) + 5 = 6
Aug 24, 2016 12:16 am
Rhiv does this. Embarrassed and a little miffed that he seems to be doing all the work himself, he stands back up, only to realize that he's rolled his ankle in the process of falling.
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Rhiv takes 2 damage and his movement speed is halved until he heals or takes a short or long rest (not counting this one)Rolls
Rejected! - (1d4)
(2) = 2
Aug 24, 2016 3:15 am
whipstache says:
Rhiv does this. Embarrassed and a little miffed that he seems to be doing all the work himself, he stands back up, only to realize that he's rolled his ankle in the process.OOC:
Rhiv takes 2 damage and his movement speed is halved until he heals or takes a short or long rest (not counting this one)I hobble angrily to column a and put the spider on top of it. "Now one of you figure out what to do next!" I grumble.
Aug 24, 2016 12:05 pm
The spiderbot on top of column A causes it to begin to sink, while column D rises to a height of 6 ft.
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updated pedestal heights. I've removed the bots from the image because we've (currently) put the violent destruction of them aside. There are three left (green, blue, and purple from previously).
Aug 24, 2016 12:49 pm
I am tense, and pacing. My eyes still rimmed with red, I'm no help to anyone at the moment.
Aug 24, 2016 1:23 pm
joshuaberman says:
I am tense, and pacing. My eyes still rimmed with red, I'm no help to anyone at the moment.OOC:
What a loser. :)Last edited August 24, 2016 1:23 pm
Aug 24, 2016 7:35 pm
I suddenly notice Rhiv falling to the ground. His sudden movement breaks me out of a reverie. I shake my head, realizing I had unknowingly drifted into an meditation state. I sense it was protective, as I feel supremely uncomfortable in the current antiseptic surroundings, and my heart aches at our remoteness from any semblance of the natural world. The further we progress into this crafted part of the mountain, the more it seems like a cage that we are willing walking into and may never escape. The room seems to be getting smaller and tighter, although I realize on some level that my mind is playing tricks. I curse myself for voting to go on and not leave the mountain. "Ah well... the die is cast..."
"Brother Rhiv, rest a while. You have brought us far in this puzzle. If I remember correctly the only column we have not put a spider-shaped machine on is C? Should we try this? It might be possible for either Therrien or Harper to stand on my shoulders and reach the spider to that column? "
"Brother Rhiv, rest a while. You have brought us far in this puzzle. If I remember correctly the only column we have not put a spider-shaped machine on is C? Should we try this? It might be possible for either Therrien or Harper to stand on my shoulders and reach the spider to that column? "
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I am 6'8" if that helps the calculation.OOC:
Also, how high is the ceiling? Is there anything visible up there? I am assuming this is a mechanical device/lock that will cause something to happen if we have the columns in the correct conformation. But I want to look up and inspect, trying to see if there is anything indicating another way through this, such as needing to stand on the column as it rises to reach the ceiling, or something like that. Aug 24, 2016 7:38 pm
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There's nothing of interest on the ceiling, save the same circle hexagon design that's on the floor, but without the printed word.Aug 24, 2016 8:48 pm
To'ot, thank you. I'm fine. No worries... We know that c will just make f rise. We know how to raise every column, we just need to decide what heights each should be. As each can be 0,3,6,9,or 12 feet there are too many options for us to simply muddle through the different combinations. We can slowly each column at each height and listen for the click we heard earlier. We might as well start with c. As you and I have the height necessary, just stand on my knee and you can almost certainly reach it. I kneel down and offer my non-related knee for him to step on and the spider for his use.
Last edited August 24, 2016 8:51 pm
Aug 24, 2016 9:10 pm
I hand the baby to Therrien, indicating how to support the baby's head. The baby lets out a louder burp than one would think possible, then smiles at the elf and yanks playfully at his ear. I smile, in spite of myself. I take the hunk of synthetic metal shaped somewhat like a spider, step on Rhiv's knee, and attempt to place it on column C.
Aug 26, 2016 5:14 pm
To'ot places the spider on top of the pedestal and it starts to sink. As he's stepping down from Rhiv's boost, the two of you hear a soft click, when the pillar is at about 9 feet tall. Rhiv jumps up and snatches the spider bot from the top of the column, but it continues to sink to a height of six feet. Just a bit too late, it seems.
Column F rises six feet in the process.
Column F rises six feet in the process.
Aug 26, 2016 6:03 pm
"Excellent. 9 feet it is." I say, wincing from trying to jump up too quickly. I gingerly take the spider and put it on column F, to raise it to lower it all the way down (and thus hopefully raising column E to 6 feet) and listen for the click.
As a recap:
Column A sank while Column D rose
Column B sank while Column C rose
Column C sank while Column F rose
Column D sank while Column A rose
Column E sank while Column B rose
Column F sank while Column E rose
Correct:
Either A or E or both at 6 foot.
C at 9; F at 3
OOC:
As a recap:
Column A sank while Column D rose
Column B sank while Column C rose
Column C sank while Column F rose
Column D sank while Column A rose
Column E sank while Column B rose
Column F sank while Column E rose
Correct:
Either A or E or both at 6 foot.
C at 9; F at 3
Last edited August 26, 2016 6:09 pm
Aug 26, 2016 7:16 pm
When column F is halfway to the ground, you hear another soft click.
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give me a recap of the current heights of all the columns, as you have it. load next