[D&D] The Lost Mines of Phandelver

[Scepticalscribe]

i take hold of the rope syllin is tied to and attempt to haul her all the way up to the bridge

A gentleman by name and rank…….and disposition.

*(And, a stern reminder to myself, I will keep my somewhat peculiar political views concerning matters such as peasant rights and land distribution and the equality of species, social classes, races - including within the Elven community, where they are not terribly well received - to myself for now. I will remind myself that nobody needs to hear from a Scholar Wizard the arcane details of just how the world could be changed for the better, to make it a fairer and more decent place in which to live.)*

 

[Don't panic]

That worked well!

Since Syllin is so close to the bridge's ledge, the pull was relatively easy. You haul the elf onto the bridge. However, the rope is no longer balanced at both ends, and it shifted. Claus' end of the rope begins to slide down, taking Claus with it. Gravity brought Claus back to the ground, the rope pooling around his feet.

>>> @Moyank24 you're up!

i thought you said the the rope was secured? would't that have happened the first time Claus pulled on the rope? and isn't the other end still tied to Syllin?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Since Syllin is so close to the bridge's ledge, the pull was relatively easy. You haul the elf onto the bridge. However, the rope is no longer balanced at both ends, and it shifted. Claus' end of the rope begins to slide down, taking Claus with it. Gravity brought Claus back to the ground, the rope pooling around his feet.

>>> @Moyank24 you're up!

Sigh. Grits teeth.

My apologies - it seems that my ascent may have served to unbalance the rope. And my grateful thanks to Ser Bartholomeus for securing and ensuring my safe ascent.

Thoughts on securing the rope for Claus to climb it?

How high is the bridge? Would the cantrip of Mage Hand be of any use, here?

 

[ravenvii]

That worked well!


i thought you said the the rope was secured? would't that have happened the first time Claus pulled on the rope? and isn't the other end still tied to Syllin?

>>> The rope is 50 feet long, and the bridge is 20 feet high, so basically it's halved and looped over the bridge's railing rope. Portia is light enough to climb up without issue, since the rope is balanced by both ends. After that, people begun climbing up more-or-less simultaneously, balancing each other out. However, now there's only Claus on the rope, and furthermore, the rope is no longer balanced (the other half of the rope is now up on the bridge with Syllin). The rope is long enough that Claus was brought down to the ground without pulling Syllin down with him.
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Sigh. Grits teeth.

My apologies - it seems that my ascent may have served to unbalance the rope. And my grateful thanks to Ser Bartholomeus for securing and ensuring my safe ascent.

Thoughts on securing the rope for Claus to climb it?

How high is the bridge? Would the cantrip of Mage Hand be of any use, here?

>>> it's close enough, yes, but you could only lift things 10 pounds or less (correct me if I'm wrong!), and Claus is certainly heavier than that

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I take it that I untie the section of it that has been tied to my waist under my arms? (Consider that much done, and swiftly).

What needs to be done with the rope, next?


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>>> The rope is 50 feet long, and the bridge is 20 feet high, so basically it's halved and looped over the bridge's railing rope. Portia is light enough to climb up without issue, since the rope is balanced by both ends. After that, people begun climbing up more-or-less simultaneously, balancing each other out. However, now there's only Claus on the rope, and furthermore, the rope is no longer balanced (the other half of the rope is now up on the bridge with Syllin). The rope is long enough that Claus was brought down to the ground without pulling Syllin down with him.
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>>> it's close enough, yes, but you could only lift things 10 pounds or less (correct me if I'm wrong!), and Claus is certainly heavier than that

Ah, yes. I had forgotten that Claus was still attached to the rope; I had assumed that it was necessary to devise a means whereby we could get the rope to the bridge to allow Claus to ascend, in which case, Mage Hand would be of some use.

 

[twietee]

I can't fail to acknowledge that Claus still entertains both the party and the goblins! Well done Pluto!

 

[Don't panic]

>>> The rope is 50 feet long, and the bridge is 20 feet high, so basically it's halved and looped over the bridge's railing rope. Portia is light enough to climb up without issue, since the rope is balanced by both ends. After that, people begun climbing up more-or-less simultaneously, balancing each other out. However, now there's only Claus on the rope, and furthermore, the rope is no longer balanced (the other half of the rope is now up on the bridge with Syllin). The rope is long enough that Claus was brought down to the ground without pulling Syllin down with him.

ok, gotcha.
so we still have one end of the rope.

Portia (@Moyank24 ), maybe you can pull back up the slack rope and secure it to the bridge so our PinataMan can attempt the climb again without bringing syllin down?

 

[Moyank24]

>>> You're already on the bridge.

Sorry. I'm scanning during work, and I must have missed it!

ok, gotcha.
so we still have one end of the rope.

Portia (@Moyank24 ), maybe you can pull back up the slack rope and secure it to the bridge so our PinataMan can attempt the climb again without bringing syllin down?

Ok, cool.

Raven: Can I pull the rope up and retie it to the bridge?

 

[Don't panic]

I take it that I untie the section of it that has been tied to my waist under my arms? (Consider that much done, and swiftly).

What needs to be done with the rope, next?
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Ah, yes. I had forgotten that Claus was still attached to the rope; I had assumed that it was necessary to devise a mean whereby we could get the rope to the bridge to allow Claus to ascend, in which case, Mage Hand would be of some use.

that would require an action on your part and since we are technically in a combat sequence, you can do that only on your turn. if this was a normal (non-combat) sequence, you could do just that


speaking of Mage Hand, you could have used it when we were down to bring the rope up to the bridge, loop it a couple of time around the rails, and down the other side, without need for the nearly impossible climb of the wall.
similarly, but less elegant and effective, we could have just tossed half coil of the rope over the bridge and recover it from the other side

 

[Scepticalscribe]

that would require an action on your part and since we are technically in a combat sequence, you can do that only on your turn. if this was a normal (non-combat) sequence, you could do just that

So, in practice, that means that one end is still tied to me, and the other one to Claus? Or, are there two ropes one of which can be tied to the bridge?

 

[Don't panic]

So, in practice, that means that one end is still tied to me, and the other one to Claus? Or, are there two ropes one of which can be tied to the bridge?

> nope, we do not have a second rope. why? Because instead of using Veit's rope to hang that murderous burlap sack of mendacious fleas who conveniently 'forgot' to tell us about pretty much everything -and then recover it-, you soft-hearted tree-huggers decided to leave the rope there to get wet in the rain​

btw, we can certainly secure the rope from its middle when it is slack. you don't need a free end to do so.
also, Claus is not tied to the rope, just hanging on it

 

[Scepticalscribe]

> nope, we do not have a second rope. why? Because instead of using Veit's rope to hang that murderous burlap sack of mendacious fleas who conveniently 'forgot' to tell us about pretty much everything -and then recover it-, you soft-hearted tree-huggers decided to leave the rope there to get wet in the rain​

btw, we can certainly secure the rope from its middle when it is slack. you don't need a free end to do so.
also, Claus is not tied to the rope, just hanging on it

*To myself: Ah, Count Lochaber's original take on that old saying of 'Never let A Good Deed Go Unpunished".*

 

[ravenvii]

Sorry. I'm scanning during work, and I must have missed it!



Ok, cool.

Raven: Can I pull the rope up and retie it to the bridge?

You grab the slack of the rope and tie it to the bridge's railing. You check the rope to see if it's secure --

*** CHECK ***
This is a relatively easy task, so a DC of 5 will do it:

Portia: 14
*** CHECK ***

and convince yourself that it is.

The rumbling grew until it is deafening.

The passage is suddenly filled with a mighty roar, as a huge surge of rushing water pours down from above!​

Claus watched in horror as the flood crashes into the passage and rushes towards him. As the water crashed into him, he holds on to the rope for dear life --

*** CHECK ***
A saving throw! Fortunately, the rope is secured, so all Claus needs to do is hold on. It's easier to hold on to a rope than some nook in a wall or something, so I'll call this a DC of 10. Claus has +4 modifier, so he needs a 6:

Claus: 2

Damage roll -- the flood deals 1d6 damage, so:

Claus: 2

Claus takes 2 hp of damage, and now has 10 hp.
*** CHECK ***

-- but the force was too great, and Claus was swept away, tumbling and crashing towards the mouth of the cave. He finds himself washed into the blind where the party killed the two sentries. He lays there unmoving.

Suddenly, a lone goblin appears in the opening to the east of the bridge. He sees the four members of the party standing on the bridge and shouts an obscenity. He turns and runs down the passage.

>>> Claus is now prone. He will need to take an entire turn just to get up. It doesn't matter, however -- the battle is over, so the initiative is now no more. @Don't panic @Moyank24 @Scepticalscribe @Plutonius @twietee what do you do?

 

[Moyank24]

Well, that escalated quickly.

 

[Don't panic]

i don my shield and rose-gold blazing scimitar and place myself in a defensive position at the eastern passage, where the goblin disappeared.
do i see anything in that direction?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I suppress a muttered obscenity in an ancient Elven tongue, Elven High Archaic.

Ah, a question for our esteemed DM/GG: While the lone goblin saw us, did we perchance, catch sight of it?

 

[ravenvii]

i don my shield and rose-gold blazing scimitar and place myself in a defensive position at the eastern passage, where the goblin disappear.
do i see anything in that direction?

You could see a passage that goes for approximately fifteen feet, then turns sharply to the left. You couldn't see what is beyond the bend.
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I suppress a muttered obscenity in an ancient Elven tongue, Elven High Archaic.

Ah, a question for our esteemed DM/GG: While the lone goblin saw us, did we perchance, catch sight of it?

Yes you did -- it disappeared down the passage quickly enough that you wouldn't had a chance to attack anyhow.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

And Claus is, where, exactly? Right back at the mouth of the cave?

 

[ravenvii]

And Claus is, where, exactly? Right back at the mouth of the cave?

>>> Yep, washed up at the blind (the area where you killed the two goblins)

 

[twietee]

I'll check out the western passage. shield raised and my small warhammer ready to wham I'll secure that entrance. Do I see something now?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

You could see a passage that goes for approximately fifteen feet, then turns sharply to the left. You couldn't see what is beyond the bend.
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Yes you did -- it disappeared down the passage quickly enough that you wouldn't had a chance to attack anyhow.

I doubted that attack would be an option. I merely wished to ascertain that we had seen the blighter, and knew that he was probably scurrying to warn his companions of our unwelcome and unwanted presence.

*To myself: I also take this opportunity to mull over and ponder - just a little - what our captive had told us. "Just a hideout" are words, that, even in Goblindegook - didn't quite capture or accurately convey - what we seem to have found ourselves in the midst of.*

 

[Moyank24]

Can we loot Claus or nah? Asking for a friend...

 

[ravenvii]

that would require an action on your part and since we are technically in a combat sequence, you can do that only on your turn. if this was a normal (non-combat) sequence, you could do just that


speaking of Mage Hand, you could have used it when we were down to bring the rope up to the bridge, loop it a couple of time around the rails, and down the other side, without need for the nearly impossible climb of the wall.
similarly, but less elegant and effective, we could have just tossed half coil of the rope over the bridge and recover it from the other side

>>> but hey, that climb was badass. I couldn't believe you made it, myself.

 

[Don't panic]

to the others on the bridge, sottovoce:
> can you guys see our Steadfast Tin Archer anywhere?
i lost sight of him when this giant drainhole gargled him away
Is he alive?
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>>> but hey, that climb was badass. I couldn't believe you made it, myself.

i know, i am a showoff that way....

 

[ravenvii]

I'll check out the western passage. shield raised and my small warhammer ready to wham I'll secure that entrance. Do I see something now?

You peer down the western passage. It is an even longer passage, winding gently down and to the left. Away from the rushing stream, you could more clearly hear the echoes coming from there -- the shouts were goblin, of course... but you swear you could also hear a distinct set of shouts, this one from a human.
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to the others on the bridge, sottovoce:
> can you guys see our Steadfast Tin Archer anywhere?
i lost sight of him when this giant drainhole gargled him away
Is he alive?

He was taken completely out of sight. You have no way of ascertaining if he is alive or not, nor where he is. You find it safe to assume, however, that he is at the mouth of the cave at least.