The Darkness Beneath the Hill

Dec 24, 2022 5:05 pm

Percival will move up with Max to inspect the remains, not letting him go alone.

Dec 24, 2022 11:54 pm

OOC:

It's another of the smaller ape-like creatures, like the ones you saw before. As Max killed it before Percival saw it, there's no need for a sanity roll (and Max is immune to sanity loss to these creatures)

Max looks at the creature and listens for sounds but only hears the retreating scuttling of the creatures.

Percival, no need for a Biology roll as you inspected these before.

Dec 25, 2022 1:08 am

Max comes back

Apparently it is the rest of one of these monsters, they seem to be cannibals ! Charming !

Jan 3, 2023 8:58 am

You move on slowly through the tunnels. It's clear there is life here, every so often you hear the soft scuttling, the clattering of bones as things move out of your torchlight. The tunnels wind and seem to form a maze-like structure.

OOC:

Can I have Spot Hidden rolls from everyone please.

Jan 3, 2023 10:41 am

OOC:

And we're moving...

Rolls

Spot Hidden (25%) - (1d100)

(15) = 15

Jan 3, 2023 4:29 pm

Leading the way with Max, Percival spots something that appears to have been painstakingly chiselled into the wall.

OOC:

(No need for rolls from the rest of you)

Jan 3, 2023 5:20 pm

"Damnable hell," Percival growled as be read the inscription. Turning to the others, he gestured and said, "Gentlemen, I am truly of the opinion we've been had. At this juncture, I question if Joshua is even down here at all... although that is admittedly too little and far, far too late."

Jan 3, 2023 5:37 pm

GaryD20 Inactive for 7 months

A serpent Master, at this stage we will easily drop in his nets. My advice is to find another exit and come back with reinforcements. Let's find another way, I do not want to see any new horror.

Leland Barlow

Jan 3, 2023 7:23 pm

"Yes," Leland says softly, looking at first to Max and then to the rest of his friends. "I've no more desire to be down here. None at all."

Pablo 'Lucky' Fernandez

ctme2000

Jan 4, 2023 4:30 am

His nerves clearing a bit, "Could Joshua be this serpent master spoken of in the text? Perhaps he'll hear us out and let us go? Perhaps it's all just a misunderstanding?!" Pablo loudly blurts out, before quickly quieting himself and looking around in fear to see if anything heard him.

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Jan 4, 2023 10:46 am

b0dewig Inactive for 4 months

Even if he is, which I clearly believe is not the case, he himself would be a monster more powerful than the rest of these. And he would be the one who created the organ atrocity we saw earlier. So I'd rather concentrate to leave this place and get back to civilization to fight another day.

Dead men don't dream, nor fight.

Harmon Crankovitch

Jan 4, 2023 11:03 am

"Truthfully, I care not whether we have been trapped or mislead right now. That is something we can debate about once we escape these tunnels. If Joshua is involved with this, i doubt that he will simply let us go." Harmon looks around unsure if they are being watched at this very moment.

"it might be best to follow the route we are already going. As far as I can tell, we are heading away from the creatures.

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Jan 4, 2023 5:38 pm

Percival shakes his head. "I pray you are right, Harmon, but I don't know that I believe you are... I cannot help but feel we are still headed into whatever... society... they have down here. Think! We've only seen a handful of these... things. Hardly enough to stop a group. And yet, this etching implies a group was down here and unable to leave."

He purses his lips, brow furroughing in thought. "I agree, I don't think Joshua is the serpent. If we take everything at face value... I would hypothesize the Winscots were working for whatever this Serpent is. It could account for the family's prior standing in town. If anything, I would hazard that this is Joshua's attempt to return to power.

Of course, I don't know if I believe that... but then again, I'm not entirely sure what to believe at this point. Except that we need to keep looking for a way out. The tunnel we entered cannot be the only point if entry. I just hope we find what we seek."

Last edited January 4, 2023 5:39 pm

Jan 4, 2023 6:34 pm

GaryD20 Inactive for 7 months

To me we are right on their turf. The carved door seemed to be the entrance of their lair, the horrible organ, the mushrooms gatherer, the greater beast that attacked us, the repugnant cannibalism we witness and finally this last note makes me think we are going straight in the mouth of this serpent.

We should go back as far as we can and try another tunnel far from this direction.

Last edited January 4, 2023 7:00 pm

Leland Barlow

Jan 4, 2023 7:37 pm

"I've gone insane," Leland says softly, shaking his head. "That must be it. I've either gone insane or I'm stuck in a nightmare that I can't awaken from. I hit my head when I fell from that cliff. I broke my leg and cracked my head." He continues shaking his head, staring down the tunnel, far away look in his eyes. "I've gone insane..."

Jan 4, 2023 8:26 pm