/tg/Station 13

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tie the caterpillar to a vine or whatever you were gonna use to lash the metal to the rod to make the spear

then slowly lower it down into the grate to perform a reconnaissance operation

stick the caterpillar on the tine of the rake and use it as bait for whatever lurks in the fountain after it stops being on fire

Hamfam77 wrote:stick the caterpillar on the tine of the rake and use it as bait for whatever lurks in the fountain after it stops being on fire

have second thoughts about this

also i lit the fountain on fire for a reason

also the rake is wooden im sure

bandit wrote:Use one of the burning chunks of wood as a light source to illuminate the grate

alternatively hold your lamp up to the crate

you decide it would be easiest to hold your lamp up to the grate

you peer down into the grate

you see a regular looking key

out the corner of your eye you see the caterpillar wiggle

speaking of the caterpillar

bman wrote:tie the caterpillar to a vine or whatever you were gonna use to lash the metal to the rod to make the spear

then slowly lower it down into the grate to perform a reconnaissance operation

you don't see much point in this anymore, you've seen everything down there

Hamfam77 wrote:stick the caterpillar on the tine of the rake and use it as bait for whatever lurks in the fountain after it stops being on fire

you

bman wrote:have second thoughts about this

If the key has a loop try to hook around the rake handle

Otherwise attatch gum to rake to stick to key

GarlicBread wrote:If the key has a loop try to hook around the rake handle

Otherwise attatch gum to rake to stick to key

you try to poke the end of the rake into the key's loop, but there's nothing to catch onto it with

you stick the ABC gum to the end and try to pick up the key, but the gum can't hold the weight of the key and falls off the rake and into the grate

shit

Try to re- skewer the gum and key with the tine of the rake, or pick it up claw game style

bandit wrote:Try to re- skewer the gum and key with the tine of the rake, or pick it up claw game style

the head of the rake won't fit through the gaps in the grate

you'd need to hook something inside the key loop, or something along those lines

use the caterpillar as your lockpick

also wiggle at it again

is the ice pick head thingo hook like, and can it fit through the grille? Actually could you just better describe the item in detail?

lumipharon wrote:is the ice pick head thingo hook like, and can it fit through the grille? Actually could you just better describe the item in detail?

it's just a shard of metal that is in the rough shape of an ice pick's head

if you went at a slight angle it would fit through, but your arm can't reach the bottom

factoryman942 wrote:use the caterpillar as your lockpick

also wiggle at it again

you realize that squashing your friend into a lock likely won't work

he wiggles in agreement

>attach pick to stick with vines
>get key with stick

Grazyn wrote:>attach pick to stick with vines
>get key with stick

you screw off the rake head

you take some of the smaller ivy vines off the wall and attempt to fasten it to the rake

it manages to stay on - it won't be sturdy enough for any kind of swinging, but you're confident it'll hold if you stick it down the grate

you do that

it takes some work, because it's dark and you're using a ghetto grabby thingy, but you manage to carefully hook the key ring onto the metal shard and pull it up

inventory:

-1/4th full oil flask (not ye flask)
-not tea
-a rake stick with a metal shard tied to the end
-a rake head
-ABC gum (now covered in dirt and shit)
-a lit oil lamp, full
-a key

Unlock ye gate

bandit wrote:Unlock ye gate

you walk over to the gate with the key and shove it in the padlock

you give it a twist

it doesn't open

the caterpillar wiggles in sympathy

>unlock trapdoor

Grazyn wrote:>unlock trapdoor

you go back into the house

the fireplace crackles in greeting

you try the key in the trap door's lock

it unlocks

>examine trap door

fuck examining things open it

It's a trap door
You know
TRAP
door

Grazyn wrote:>examine trap door

it's a trap door

factoryman942 wrote:fuck examining things open it

you do th-

Grazyn wrote:It's a trap door
You know
TRAP
door

you CAUTIOUSLY open the trap door

you don't die

Enter ye door

Restore rake to former glory

Grazyn wrote:It's a trap door
You know
TRAP
door

The fact nothing was behind that door is proof that traps aren't gay

peer into door, use lamp if it is dark

>QBOP MOURNFULLY INTO THE VOID AT THE DOORWAY THAT WE ARE NOT ENTERING

Charge the fukken darkness rake raised with a bloodcurdling cry, frothing at the mouth in barbarous rage as the flask eludes us

Drynwyn wrote:peer into door, use lamp if it is dark

you can't see anything but some stairs downward

bandit wrote:Enter ye door

you enter the door

it's dark down here

there are more stairs but you don't see the bottom yet

GarlicBread wrote:Charge the fukken darkness rake raised with a bloodcurdling cry, frothing at the mouth in barbarous rage as the flask eludes us

you reconsider this action as your last charge down some stairs ended poorly

fuck sake qbopper you're cancelling like half the actions

Charge down the stairs and bellow a battlecry CAREFULLY

bman wrote:fuck sake qbopper you're cancelling like half the actions

i do what is funniest

also because i'm not able to continue right now sorry

EDIT: like yeah the above post is funny and wouldn't have happened without my meme reply

caterpillar scout

Also reattatch the head to meh damn rake

Qbopper wrote:

bman wrote:fuck sake qbopper you're cancelling like half the actions

i do what is funniest

also because i'm not able to continue right now sorry

EDIT: like yeah the above post is funny and wouldn't have happened without my meme reply

no you dont

you denied a frothing raging battlecry and opted for being a pussy careful

0/10 cyoa more like dont cyoa

anyways wave the rake around in the darkness

Light up the darkness with ye lantern or whatever

exams are done (yes I passed)

bman wrote:anyways wave the rake around in the darkness

you wildly flail the rake around

nothing happens

GarlicBread wrote:Also reattatch the head to meh damn rake

I thought it was already reattached? eh whatever

bandit wrote:Light up the darkness with ye lantern or whatever

you hold up the lamp

you can see the bottom of the stairs and a slight way into the room

factoryman942 wrote:caterpillar scout

you hold up your caterpillar friend

he wiggles tentatively

Go down the stairs to the next room and search the area for a house for caterpillar friend

when is my queued action going to be triggered

Check to make sure we're not running out of ye lantern oil

bandit wrote:Check to make sure we're not running out of ye lantern oil

it's not ye lantern it's just a regular oil lamp smh fam tbh

it's doing fine for oil, though, you shouldn't have to worry about it running out

ShadowDimentio wrote:Go down the stairs to the next room and search the area for a house for caterpillar friend

you go into the room at the bottom of the stairs

an elegant rug covers a hardwood floor, and the room is lined with stocked bookshelves

you pull a book out, but it's written in an undecipherable language

in the middle of the room is a comfortable looking chair with a small stand next to it

an extinguished lamp sits on the table

an unlit fireplace is directly across from the stairway

Find a blank page at the back of some book

Roll it up and light it from the lamp we have

Use the flame to light the other lamp and fire. If the fireplace doesn't want to take, tear pages out of a book and use it as kindling for the fire.

Admire all the fires we've just started.

>sit on chair

Move the rug

Appraise the value of this rug

Kill the caterpillar

ShadowDimentio wrote:Find a blank page at the back of some book

Roll it up and light it from the lamp we have

Use the flame to light the other lamp and fire. If the fireplace doesn't want to take, tear pages out of a book and use it as kindling for the fire.

Admire all the fires we've just started.

sorry i should have clarified - the fireplace is empty, as in there's no wood to burn in it right now

Grazyn wrote:>sit on chair

you take a nice break and sit on the chair

the caterpillar wiggles in relaxation

bandit wrote:Move the rug

you try to pull the rug, but the table and chair sitting on top of it limits your ability to do so

you lift it up as best you can to peek underneath but you don't see any signs of a secret door or anything of note beyond some dust

why would someone put a trapdoor to a secret study and then have another trapdoor to another secret study anyways

you feel like this course of action was not well thought out

GarlicBread wrote:Appraise the value of this rug

it's a pretty nice rug but you have no time to determine the monetary value of objects because 1. the DM hasn't thought that far ahead amd 2. you only care about obtaining ye flask

you appraise the rug to be worth approximately 20 pieces of etherite, making up a form of currency on the spot and giving it a rough value

you get sidetracked as you being imagining a whole imaginary universe and where said currency came from

it's a shame you have no one to share this imaginary universe with, you could make some kind of roleplaying game about it

maybe have the players roll dice in order to perform actions

Armhulen wrote:Kill the caterpillar

you lost the vote, frog, don't make me create a stand in frog and kill that

Qbopper wrote:why would someone put a trapdoor to a secret study and then have another trapdoor to another secret study anyways

you feel like this course of action was not well thought out

qbopper more like RUDEbopper

anyway, move the bookshelves

the bookshelves are set into the wall and line the majority of the room, they don't seem to want to move

Browse books and see if there is anything of interest

Look under the chair cushions

GarlicBread wrote:Browse books and see if there is anything of interest

most of them are beat up to shit and you can't make out anything interesting, but you see a bright blue book on one of the shelves that you take

you hear a small click

bandit wrote:Look under the chair cushions

there's some lint and a coin