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Among the inferior weaponry of the dead, Dirk looked for a bow or any missile weapons to replace his rocks.
“Can you tell if a botched lock picking attempt triggered the trap, or if the thief failed to spot the trap before the lock pick was attempted?” Dirk asked.
“Can you tell if a botched lock picking attempt triggered the trap, or if the thief failed to spot the trap before the lock pick was attempted?” Dirk asked.
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Tiarsus's sharp eyes soon pick out what before remained hidden; the outline of a concealed door to the left in the alcove with the trapped door.
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Sorry, I missed thisDicey wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:12 pm Among the inferior weaponry of the dead, Dirk looked for a bow or any missile weapons to replace his rocks.
“Can you tell if a botched lock picking attempt triggered the trap, or if the thief failed to spot the trap before the lock pick was attempted?” Dirk asked.
Both the dead brigands were carrying crossbows -- at least, it *looks* like the one currently spread out across the floor under the trap had one -- but both weapons are mangled. The live brigand is carrying a crossbow, as well.
It's hard to tell, sans a trained thief, how the trap was set off. It is probable, especially given the discovery of a secret door adjacent to the other one, that the trap is rigged to go off regardless of how the lock is fiddled with.
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It does not appear to be trapped, and Tiarsus discovers what is likely the mechanism to open the door; a square of flooring, to the left of the secret door, neatly outlined with puddled blood from the squashed brigand.
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Tiarsus pushes on the odd square, and the concealed door to the left of the false door pivots inwards with a groan and the squeal of un-oiled hinges, revealing a smaller chamber beyond, shrouded in shadow and dust.
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It's . . . there. A sheet of vellum, now absolutely saturated with blood and viscera. It'll need a good washing -- or perhaps it would be better to let it dry and scrape off the mess -- before it can be read.Dicey wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:47 pmSince no one else remembered, Dirk searched the pockets of the crushed thief for the map.thirdkingdom wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:02 pm Brigand
“…Sano had it in her pocket when you . . . distracted her."
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The light reveals a small chamber, twenty feet to a side. The secret door is in the northwestern corner of the room. In the eastern corner of the southern wall is a door. There are three corpses on the floor, covered in a thick layer of dust, and a large chest in the southwestern corner of the room.
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“Maybe this will be useful later,” said Dirk of the moist map. He left it folded open to dry it out.
“Can we tell how the bodies were killed?” he wondered aloud, looking around and up from the doorway.
“Grapple or lasso rope that chest over to us?” the cautious or perhaps impractical dervish said.
“Can we tell how the bodies were killed?” he wondered aloud, looking around and up from the doorway.
“Grapple or lasso rope that chest over to us?” the cautious or perhaps impractical dervish said.
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It's hard to tell without a close examination what killed the bodies. They're buried under such a thick layer of dust it's even difficult to tell they are corpses. This chamber has clearly not been disturbed in some time. It make be possible to lasso the chest and drag it over.Dicey wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:47 pm “Maybe this will be useful later,” said Dirk of the moist map. He left it folded open to dry it out.
“Can we tell how the bodies were killed?” he wondered aloud, looking around and up from the doorway.
“Grapple or lasso rope that chest over to us?” the cautious or perhaps impractical dervish said.