Kai and dungeon crawl

[13:50] <Chief> ======= START ========
[13:51] <Chief> You return to the puzzle dungeon, the chief following begrudgingly behind you
[13:52]  * Kai_River ascends the stairs, stopping at the room leading to the hallway.
[13:52] <Kai_River> Ready?
[13:52] <Chief> "If we have to."
[13:52] <Kai_River> Siri, do you have a flashlight app?
[13:52] <Chief> Sirisprite nods and lights up the hallway
[13:53] == Sirisprite [webchat@d162-156-183-241.bchsia.telus.net] has joined #RPGstuck_Room
[13:53]  * Sirisprite nods and lights up the hallway
[13:53]  * Kai_River nods and heads forward through the intersection
[13:54]  * Chief and Sirisprite follow.
[13:54] <Chief> The shattered glass crunches under your feet as you proceed into the darkness
[13:55] <Chief> After a few seconds of walking, you arrive at a dead end
[13:56] <Chief> It's actually almost surprising how short this hallway is
[13:56] <Kai_River> Wait a second...
[13:56]  * Kai_River turns around, heading back to the beginning of the hallways, and pulling the lever down
[13:56] <Chief> The hallway you entered through is sealed off
[13:57]  * Kai_River turns around and heads back to the dead end
[13:57] <Chief> There we go, much better
[13:57] <Chief> The hallway carries on
[13:58]  * Kai_River continues through the hallway
[13:58] <Chief> Perception check, please
[13:58] <Kai_River> roll 1d20+4
[13:58] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20+4 [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
[13:59] <Chief> It's not long before the floor is free of shattered glass.  Above you, the lightbulbs are perfectly intact, if still turned off
[13:59] <Kai_River> Siri, can you lead so it's easier to see?
[14:00]  * Sirisprite does so
[14:00] <Chief> Your group proceeds onward, now free of the cruching glass
[14:01] <Chief> After about five minutes of walking, you find another dead end
[14:02] <Kai_River> (Five minutes, battery lantern is forcefully ejected, which Kai retrieves)
[14:02] <Chief> ((Sure))
[14:02]  * Kai_River searches for any lever or button or anything
[14:03] <Chief> Perception
[14:03] <Kai_River> roll 1d20+4
[14:03] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20+4 [ 1d20=6 ]{10}
[14:03] <Chief> Button yes, but no lever.
[14:03]  * Kai_River presses the button, expecting the lights to turn on
[14:04] <Chief> The lights do in fact turn on
[14:04] <Chief> Several of them back behind you shatter with loud POPs, though
[14:04] <Kai_River> I don't think there'd just be a dead end, this has to lead somewhere...
[14:05] <Kai_River> Low light is better than no light.
[14:05] <Kai_River> Elder, do you know if there's anything significant about this place?
[14:05] <Chief> "I don't know anything about it."
[14:06] <Kai_River> Siri?
[14:06] <Sirisprite> I do not have access to any information regarding in-game puzzles.
[14:06] <Sirisprite> Would you like me to Google it?
[14:07] <Kai_River> Sure, why not?
[14:07] <Sirisprite> ...
[14:07] <Sirisprite> No relevant results.
[14:07]  * Kai_River sighs and starts walking back to the intersection.
[14:07] <Chief> You are now back at the intersection
[14:08]  * Kai_River turns left.
[14:08] <Chief> You turn left, which is the equivalent of taking the path to the right of your initial pathway
[14:09] <Chief> After another short walk, the hallway turns into a set of stairs
[14:09] <Kai_River> (Do the stairs lead up or down?)
[14:09] <Chief> ((Down))
[14:11]  * Kai_River descends the stairs slowly, knowing how dangerous they can be
[14:12] <Chief> These stairs do not appear to be malevolent towards you
[14:12] <Chief> You wisely proceed with caution anyway
[14:13] <Chief> It doesn't take too long before you reach the bottom, which consists of a short hallway leading to an upwards-leading staircase
[14:13] <Kai_River> Siri, light?
[14:14]  * Sirisprite continues to provide light
[14:15]  * Kai_River continues forward, ascending the stairs after Siri
[14:16] <Chief> When you make it a short distance up the staircase, the floor of the hallway behind and below you swings open, revealing a dark pit beneath it
[14:16]  * Chief jumps in surprise, but there is otherwise no apparent danger
[14:16] <Kai_River> Well then...
[14:16] <Kai_River> Did I mention that I hate this game?
[14:16] <Kai_River> Because I do.
[14:17] <Kai_River> A lot.
[14:17]  * Kai_River continues forward, careful for any more traps in the hallway
[14:18] <Chief> As you rise, the staircase grows less and less steep, until it's effectively a hallway with the occasional step up
[14:19] <Chief> Your group eventually comes to find a metal door with a symbol etched into the surface
[14:20] <Chief> https://myownmathstutor.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/unknown.png
[14:20] <Kai_River> Elder, is this another one of those puzzle doors you had?
[14:20] <Chief> The 'door' has no doorknob to speak of, at least not on this side of it
[14:20] <Chief> "I'd assume so."
[14:21] <Kai_River> Is there any chalk to draw on this one?
[14:21] <Chief> Not that you can find, no
[14:22] <Kai_River> (Can i roll investigation?)
[14:23] <Chief> ((Go for it))
[14:23] <Kai_River> roll 1d20+7
[14:23] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20+7 [ 1d20=4 ]{11}
[14:23] <Chief> Well
[14:23] <Chief> It's a door
[14:23] <Chief> You could just push it open
[14:23]  * Kai_River pushes the door
[14:23] <Chief>  Roll a Str check
[14:24] <Kai_River> roll 1d20-1
[14:24] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20-1 [ 1d20=13 ]{12}
[14:24] <Chief> You fail to push open the door
[14:24] <Chief> There's something heavy holding it closed, it would seem
[14:25]  * Kai_River attempts to captchalogue the door
[14:25] <Chief> You do so
[14:26] <Chief> A wall of water, no-longer-suppressed, launches out at you
[14:26] <Chief> On the other side of the door, hastily-nailed planks of wood hold back a fair deal, somehow managing not to snap under the stress
[14:27] <Chief> Make an Acrobatics check to stay upright against the deluge
[14:27] <Kai_River> roll 1d20
[14:27] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=2 ]{2}
[14:28] <Kai_River> (F)
[14:28] <Chief> Yeah you go flying
[14:28] <Chief> You and the chief are blown away by the torrent, pushed along down the hallway as it steadily grows steeper
[14:29]  * Kai_River attempts to captchalogue the chief
[14:29] <Chief> You successfully do so
[14:29] <Chief> However, you are still hurtling down the passageway
[14:29] <Chief> Make another Acrobatics check to try and catch yourself before the water forces you into the pit, this time with Disadvantage
[14:29] <Kai_River> roll 2#1d20
[14:29] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 2#1d20 [ 1d20=14 ]{14}, [ 1d20=16 ]{16}
[14:30] <Chief> You brace yourself against the walls as the water continues to pour over you, down into the dark and potentially-bottomless pit
[14:31]  * Kai_River thinks HATE. THIS. GAME.
[14:31]  * Sirisprite slowly descends, floating just over the rushing water
[14:32] <Chief> You see Sirisprite's light grow closer as the waterfall begins to slow
[14:33] <Chief> It will be difficult to ascend while the water still flows, but you're at least not in any danger of falling anymore
[14:33]  * Kai_River continues to brace against the wall until the water stops
[14:34] <Chief> After a minute or so, the water has slowed to a trickle.  Beneath you, the pit is almost entirely filled with water
[14:34] <Chief> The stairs are entirely soaked, so it might be a good idea to ascend carefully
[14:35]  * Kai_River decaptchalogues everything one at a time until the elder comes out, then resets his timer and recaptchalogues everything except the elder
[14:35] <Kai_River> Hate.
[14:35] <Kai_River> This.
[14:35] <Kai_River> Game.
[14:35]  * Chief shudders
[14:35] <Chief> "Never again."
[14:36] <Kai_River> Would you rather have been dragged down to the pit?
[14:36]  * Chief shudders some more
[14:38]  * Kai_River ascends the stairs VERY SLOWLY
[14:38] <Chief> You are now back at the doorway, no longer sealed shut but still boarded up
[14:38]  * Kai_River listens for any water on the other side.
[14:39] <Chief> You can tell that all the water has gone past you already
[14:39]  * Kai_River attempts to break the boards
[14:39] <Chief> Partially because you can see through the openings in between the boards that the water came through
[14:39] <Chief>  Roll a Str check
[14:40] <Kai_River> roll 1d20-1
[14:40] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20-1 [ 1d20=16 ]{15}
[14:40] <Chief> You tear down the boards
[14:41] <Chief> Being held in water for so long can't have been good for them - they practically fell apart in your hands!
[14:42]  * Kai_River continues through the boarded door
[14:42] <Chief> On the other side, you find yourself in a small room.  What appears to be a regular Earth fire sprinkler is in the middle of the ceiling.
[14:43] <Chief> The walls and floor are solid metal.
[14:43]  * Kai_River enters the room
[14:43]  * Kai_River examines the room for anything else
[14:44] <Chief> Perception and Investigation
[14:44] <Kai_River> roll 1d20+4
[14:44] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20+4 [ 1d20=13 ]{17}
[14:44] <Kai_River> roll 1d20+7
[14:44] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20+7 [ 1d20=17 ]{24}
[14:45] <Chief> The sprinkler begins to drip water down onto the floor
[14:46] <Chief> Based on the volume of water than attacked you and the elder, you think this room could just about fit that much water
[14:46] <Chief> Perhaps it's trying to fill up for another go?
[14:46] <Chief> In any case, since you've taken the door away, the water simply trickles down the stairs
[14:47] <Kai_River> Hm.
[14:47] <Kai_River> Siri, any idea what this is for?
[14:47] <Sirisprite> It would appear to be a death trap.
[14:48] <Kai_River> You don't say?
[14:48] <Kai_River> Do you think there's anything else in here?
[14:50] <Sirisprite> I question the benefits of sealing a door from the inside, but no.
[14:50] <Kai_River> Alright then.
[14:50]  * Kai_River exits the room, descending the stairs VERY SLOWLY
[14:51] <Chief> You return to the pit, which is just about entirely full of water at this point
[14:51]  * Kai_River searches for another way across
[14:52] <Chief> You could maybe jump, you guess?  Or try to swim.
[14:52] <Kai_River> Alright, elder, you need to go back in the card to get across, unless you wanna swim
[14:53]  * Chief grumbles some more
[14:53] <Chief> "This is a terrible place."
[14:53] <Kai_River> Yes. Yes it is.
[14:53] <Chief> "Fine.  But ONLY to get across!"
[14:54] <Kai_River> Agreed.
[14:54]  * Kai_River captchalogues the elder and swims across, emptying his sylladex one at a time on the other side.
[14:54] <Chief> Athletics check to swim, please
[14:56] <Kai_River> roll 1d20-1
[14:56] <`DICE> Kai_River rolled 1d20-1 [ 1d20=8 ]{7}
[14:56] <Chief> It's pretty close, but you still manage to get across
[14:57]  * Kai_River empties his sylladex one at a time
[14:57]  * Chief shudders some more
[14:57] <Chief> "Horrible horrible horrible horrible..."
[14:58] <Kai_River> Yeah, I know.
[14:58] <Kai_River> Let's keep moving.
[14:59] <Chief> ==>
[15:00]  * Kai_River walks back to the intersection, heading straight
[15:01] <Chief> You proceed down the next dark hallway, trailing wet footsteps behind you
[15:02] <Chief> The hallway drags onward, seemingly forever
[15:03]  * Kai_River continues walking
[15:03] <Chief> The hallway drags onward
[15:04]  * Kai_River continues
[15:04] <Chief> The hallway drags onward
[15:05] <Kai_River> That's it. This place is useless.
[15:05] <Chief> "Also horrible."
[15:05] <Kai_River> Yes, horrible too.
[15:07] <Kai_River> What else is there to do here?
[15:07]  * Chief shrugs
[15:07] <Chief> "I don't know.  Why are we even in here?"
[15:07] <Kai_River> It's a place to explore.
[15:08] <Chief> "Well it sucks"
[15:08] <Chief> "This is a horrible place"
[15:09] <Kai_River> Alright, well, where else is there to go?
[15:10] <Chief> "Home!  Anywhere else but here!"
[15:10] <Kai_River> I understand that you like your home.
[15:11] <Kai_River> But if we don't deal with the enemies outside, your entire species will be stuck down there.\
[15:12]  * Chief grumbles some more
[15:15] <Kai_River> So then, do we have to go through the gates?
[15:15] <Kai_River> Or is there somewhere else that can be explored first?
[15:15] <Sirisprite> That would be advisable.
[15:18] <Kai_River> Ugh, I really don't want to talk to Iinito again.
[15:18]  * Kai_River sighs and checks his watch computer, hoping that i wasn't ruined by the water
[15:18] <Chief> Yeah it's fine
[15:18]  * Chief looks at Kai in confusion
[15:20] <Kai_River> What?
[15:20] <Chief> "What do you mean?"
[15:20] <Kai_River> We all have server players who needs to build up our house to the gates.
[15:20] <Kai_River> My server player is a jerk.
[15:21] <Chief> "Oh, great."
[15:23]  * Kai_River attempts to message Iinito.
[15:24] <Kai_River> UE: Iinito. I need you to build up my house.