IC-Ep 4-And the Law Won(Elliot Webb only)

[BenTheRat]

Elliot can't believe his eyes, these creatures are everywhere.
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Sanity test,target = 60, [dice]0[/dice]

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Elliot swallows down his bile, and takes the left tunnel, trying to be as quiet as possible.
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sneak,In case it helps, here we go again. target = 70 [dice]1[/dice]

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Handy,I was trying to take the tunnel they were not looking at, even if it just leads downward. But if I read it right, this was the one going up, and they were watching the one or both going down.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot waded through the moat and ascended the upward-sloping tunnel, this time more carefully. The water level dropped off, and soon the ground was dry. He emerged into another round chamber, this one also with a tunnel exiting in each of the four cardinal directions. The one ahead of him continued to ascend, but the ones on the left and right were level. A faint orange glow came from the tunnel to the left, similar to the one behind him from the torches in the altar room. Voices also came from the tunnel on the left. Another three Sea Devils stood in this room, facing the ascending tunnel straight ahead. They had not noticed him either.

OOC,Yes, that's correct, the tunnel to the left went upwards, and the others all went down. They were watching the one to the right. [b]Elliot[/b], please roll Sanity again, the same as before. Also, please roll Listen.

[BenTheRat]

Sanity test,target = 60; [dice]0[/dice]

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Elliot is having a hard time understanding where all these creatures are coming from. 1 is just a weird mutant, 2-3 is weird enough, but he has seen a whole race of these beasts. He stands quiet and listens.
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Listen check,target = 50, [dice]1[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot could make out what the voices down the left tunnel were saying.

"I secured him well, I'm sure of it," insisted the sergeant's voice. "I don't know how he got loose from his chains, or how he got through the altar room without the guards noticing. The point is that we need to find him."

"He can't have gone far," said one of the other constables. "The exits are guarded, and he's badly injured. We really beat the stuffing out of him."

"Nonetheless, we cannot take chances," said a low, burbling, vaguely female voice. "The human must not be allowed to escape. He has probably already seen too much."

"Shall we release Rover, High Priestess?"

"I doubt that will be necessary."

"I am exhausted from controlling him anyway," said another female-sounding voice similar to the first. "I would rather not let him out of the pit again just now. Perhaps we should have Emilia track him down. I'm sure she'd appreciate having a plaything."

[BenTheRat]

Elliot moves to the tunnel on the right, hoping to continue to stay quiet.
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sneak,again, [dice]0[/dice]

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OOC:   OH CRAP, I knew it wouldn't last.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot followed the tunnel, which opened up into another chamber. It was smaller than the other ones, and the walls were rougher and more irregular. There were no other exits besides the one through which he came. He was still able to hear the distant voices.

"Best not to give him to Emilia until we're done with him," said the High Priestess. "She might break him. Victoria may want him too."

"Well, we'd better start the search," said the sergeant. "Come on, men."

Three sets of footsteps headed towards the cavern that Elliot had just left.

OOC,There was no need to roll Sneak again this time, as the first roll still applies to the group in the room you just left.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot looks around the small room he is in. Is there a place to hid in here, even if its up against the wall next to the entrace. So if they did a cursory look they wouldn't see me.
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He also looks for a small rock. Something he could throw that would make enough noise to distract the guards.
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If they go through the last room and head towards the room I am in, I'll try and hide as best possible.
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If they turn and go down to where I had come from, I plan to go back to the room I was in, and distract the guards by throwing the rocks into an empty hall. Then make a sprint up the hall they are guarding.

What does Elliot think his odds of pulling this off are?

handy,sorry about that, I'll wait to roll till you ask for one.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot easily found a small rock on the floor of the small chamber.

"You two make sure the storeroom's empty," said the sergeant. "I'll wait for you here, and then we'll head down."

"Right, Sarge," said one of the constables. Two sets of footsteps began to approach. Elliot looked around for a hiding place, but the only decent one in this cave was against the wall next to the entrance.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], please roll Hide. The chances of this are decent. In order to throw a rock and distract the guards later, it will require a Throw roll at that time in order to throw it far and accurately enough to divert them away from you. With only the base 25% skill, your odds of this aren't that good.

[BenTheRat]

"Oh crap" Elliot thinks to himself as he tries and make his body blend in with the shadows, and lower his breathing to a barely perceptable level.
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hide,target = 65, [dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot pressed himself against the wall as the two constables entered the cave, bearing their torches and looking around. He seemed to have disappeared completely, for they took no notice of him and left a few seconds later.

"It's empty," said one of them.

"All right, we'll head down next," said the sergeant. "He couldn't have gotten past the guards without them noticing. He's either got to be in Emilia's cave, or else he doubled back to the dungeon. Either way, we'll get him." Three sets of footsteps headed down the slope, soon splashing into the water.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot tries to count the number of footsteps in his head but gets confused. He inches back down till he can see if anyone is left in the next room.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot carefully made his way back to the central chamber he had just left. The three Sea Devils were still there, watching the upward-sloping passage that was now on the right. Their backs were to him, and they still had no idea he was there. He could hear the police splashing around down the tunnel to his left. Straight ahead was the exit they had emerged from after talking to the high priestess, through which he could see torchlight.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot moves against the right wall of the tunnel and far enough back in that he cannot see the guards, and hopefully they cannot see him.
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He is going to wait until he doesn't hear the splashing from the downward slope.

[Mr. Handy]

Soon the splashing sounds faded away.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot makes his way behind the 3 guards and heads toward the chamber with the torch lit. What can he see in there?

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random roll in case,[dice]0[/dice]

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot saw that the tunnel led in for a short distance before curving around to the right.

[BenTheRat]

Elliot continues to move as quiet as he can, he follows the tunnel to the right. He is going to follow it till he sees someone or gets to the next room.

[Mr. Handy]

As Elliot approached the curve, he caught a glimpse of part of a huge, brightly lit chamber in the distance. Three more Sea Devils were visible, all with string mesh vests like the others, but only one carried a spear. He was seated on the ground before a large gilded throne with an iron lever beside it. Upon the throne sat a female Sea Devil wearing a golden tiara, and another female Sea Devil was at her side. Gray blobs of slime covered this one's claws. In the middle of the chamber was a vast, slightly raised circular mosaic with carvings that he couldn't make out from here.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], please roll Sanity. Sanity loss is 0/1d6.

[BenTheRat]

"Oh God, wrong way." Elliot thought to himself.
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Sanity check,target = 60 [dice]0[/dice]

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Swallowing the bile, its like he had gotten use to these monsters. He sneaks back to the previous room. Then with his back against the wall, so that they cannot see him. He throws the rock down the hall that slopes down. Hopefully hitting the wall and making a noise for the creatures he is near will hear and investigate.
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throw rock,here goes nothing, target = 25% [dice]1[/dice]

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Elliot doesn't think the rock made enough noise to draw them away. So he tries to come up with some other idea that might work.
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idea,grasping for straws. Not 100% sure what Elliot is seeing. Is there some other way to get their attention away from the entrance they are looking at, so he can make a run for it. target = 80%, [dice]2[/dice]

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OOC:   OMG my guy is clueless

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Not coming up with anything new, Elliot will attempt to sneak back to the storage room.

[Mr. Handy]

Elliot threw the rock, but it fell short and landed in the middle of the chamber below. Two of the creatures turned to look, but Elliot was safely ensconced in the dark tunnel leading to the storage room.

"What was that?" asked one of the Sea Devils.

"Musta been something falling from the ceiling," said the other one that had looked.

The creatures returned their attention to the exit.

OOC,[b]Elliot[/b], please roll Sneak.