HP, the elventh door, turn
Subject Hides
Before we leave the place, Surin wants to check back in on the dragon room to see if there's enough hide for some halfling-sized armor.
PS I. hate. Dialup. Sorry I haven't checked in in a while.
From: Jason
Subject spells
Yes, he has prayed for... what you said. He is prepared to pray for... that one thing... on a moment's notice.
From: Mark
Subject The eleventh door
The druid and the mage crawl back over to the wall and down the stone face. Once back on the ground Salix releases the blessing and the two are back to normal. "Salix, I am just curious" asks Allistair, "what type of spider was that? It tasted better than any of the spiders I have ever eaten." The druid is a bit taken aback at this question. Seeing the smile on the mage's face Salix replies in kind. "It is the bitumen that makes the difference. The spiders, as long as they are not poisonous, really don't matter." The mage and the druid share a laugh as they walk with the others back to the main room.
Once there Ragnar pulls Mund aside. "I know you would never ask for it on your own, but it seems that we may be getting near the end of the challenges. Therefore it is best if you are in tip top shape. I am going to use my last scroll on you so that you can be better prepared to face the challenge ahead. It is in my heart that it will not be as easy as the last. (Use scroll of CMW, heal 13)." Mund says nothing, but he feels a bit of gratitude to the godspoken dwarf. Too bad they lived underground.
Once they are all ready Harp calls them to order. "Ok guys, just like usual. Surin up front to take a listen. Ran and Mund 30 feet or so behind to give support if he needs it. Kal and I about 30 feet behind them with Ragnar bringing up the rear behind Allistair and Salix. Let's move and get out of this place." Surin opens the last door on the east wall and the long trek begins. 160 feet until the turn and then almost 300 hundred feet of unbroken passage way. Nothing but glowing wall stones very 40 feet or so to supply light.
Surin starts to slow down a bit when he gets about 40 feet from the door. He signals the two behind him to slow down and they pass the command back to the others. With a confidence born of much practice he approaches the door and goes through his usual door opening search. No pressure plates. No trip wires. No hidden latches. No tip points. Things look clean, but then he had expected that. It was unlikely that there would be traps on the doors going into the rooms. Now in the rooms themselves, different story. He was a bit surprised that there had been so few so far.
Confident that there are no traps, Surin moves up close to the door and places his ear on the door. It is slightly warm to the touch but not hot, just a bit warmer the he remembers the other doors being. Concentrating on the door he tries to figure out if he can hear anything (Listen check, DC?, 19+13=32). After about 30 seconds he turns and moves quietly back to Ran and Mund and motions them to follow him back to the others.
"I think I might have heard something clank or move. It was very faint and it might have been my mind playing tricks, but I am fairly sure I heard something. No idea what."
OODM: Ok what now.
From: Mark
Subject turn
I tried something new tonight.
I have sent the turn from my home e-mail instead of the hotmail account. Lets see if it makes it.
The e-mail is titled "The eleventh door" Let me know if you do not get it.
From: Derek
Subject turn
I got it. It was formatted a little differently, 1.5-spaced Times New Roman instead of the same-width font that you usually send mail in, but it was fine.
From: Kevin
Subject Turn
Got it. Thanks.