D&D: Horror on the Hill - Falling Down a Trapdoor

[Mooseman]

"Is it dinner time yet?"

 

[Spiderman]

"So what next?" Kurik asks.

 

[Oversoul]

"Well, assuming that Wilhelm is more or less recovered, I suggest proceeding the way we were going before we encountered those rodents."

 

[Mooseman]

Did someone say something about healing?

 

[Spiderman]

Kurik replies, "How much do you need? I have a couple of Healing Potions..."

 

[Mooseman]

I think I am fine, just that I thought, well, maybe, someone else needed a little.
Where are we?

 

[Spiderman]

From post #197: You're about 30' from the entrance of the "vast cavern" of where you fought the rat things.

 

[Oversoul]

"To the vast cavern!"

 

[DarthFerret]

"onward ho!"

 

[Spiderman]

Y0u head back to the vast cavern where nothing has changed since you last saw it, maybe 10 minutes ago. A repeat of the description, slightly edited

It stretches for 30' in front of you but the bulk of the cavern is to your left, where it seems to "narrow" to 20' Your light can't see the end of it to your left though.

In the corner straight ahead of you (again, about 30') seems to be a pile of cloth and leather, with now several furred bodies around it.

 

[Mooseman]

"I am not going near those furry things. Can't we scare them away with our torches?"

 

[Oversoul]

"I think they are now beyond our capacity to scare away, Wilhelm. Perhaps they always were. Now, try not to run off this time..."

*Cugel will attempt to investigate the pile of cloth and leather again, sword drawn and ready to skewer anything that might still be hiding in there.*

 

[DarthFerret]

*Bertrem will pull out his mace and back Cugel up.

 

[Spiderman]

The pile moves a little as Cugel and Bertrem approach, but nothing else happens. Ever alert, Cugel prods the pile and reveals what looks to be six hairless little rats, squeaking nosily. Being close-up, Cugel is able to see that their eyes are closed yet they seem to be aware of their surroundings.

 

[Oversoul]

"I have absolutely no malice toward these creatures for the actions of their relatives. However, they would starve to death if left to their own devices. So we are going to euthanize them..."

 

[train]

(Will watch the euthanizing...)

 

[Spiderman]

The little creatures offer no resistance as Cugel finishes his work...

 

[Oversoul]

"Now we can finish exploring the rest of this, hopefully rodent-free, cavern."

 

[Spiderman]

Exploring to the left, the cavern narrows to about 20' wide and goes for about 50'. You don't encounter any more rodents, but there's two passages leading from the cavern: one straight ahead that goes for maybe 15' before turning slightly to the left and one to the left of the first passage that goes straight for a bit.

 

[Oversoul]

"Might any of you have a preference as to which path we proceed along from here?"