>>23473934
>Ladies first

After that last thing we did, we need to cool down a bit.

>>23473934
>Take the lead heading up
Climbing up anything after a girl is never a good plan. Don't need any more shovels to the head.

If she goes second, she can tie the rope around her waist and we can haul her up, conserving her energy for more TUNNELIN'

On the other hand, she IS wearing a skirt. A golden opportunity that, as appealing as it might be to our raging libidos, may in fact fuck things up further if she realizes our intentions.

I say we haul her up second.

>>23473934
NUMBER EIGHT.

>>23473934
Take lead. We already looked like a pervert last time. No need to frighten Yukiho even more.

...her sword won't fit in her sheath.

>>23473989
In light of what everyone's saying, back up first.

Take the lead.
Chivalry is dead.

Today, the 9th post rolling will be the one I count when I ask for a roll. 1d20, roll low for best results.

Also, since it didn't really come up in the last thread, I'll still be trying out the rerolls idea this time around. If you need a refresher, you guys have one reroll you can use to help mitigate the high variance of the dice method used. If you have a bad feeling about the result of a roll, you can call for a reroll. If someone calls for a reroll, everyone else votes for or against using it. If the vote is in favor of rerolling, I'll make a post doing the reroll myself. Whatever I roll is then the final result (even if it's worse than the original). Calling for a reroll and getting voted down does not use up your reroll.

>>23473934
[x] Take the lead heading up

lets take the lead

>>23473934
While you feel bad just heading up while Yukiho sits there sobbing, you realize the potential implications of suggesting that the girl in the dress climb up before you and decide you'd rather not risk exacerbating the situation.

"Yukiho, I'm heading up first," you tell her. "Just come on up whenever you're ready, ok?"

Once out of the pit, you look around the tunnel floor for your sword (which you'd dropped when you fell in). Guessing the others might have moved it when crossing the pit, you head to the room branching off the right side of the tunnel where your lantern is sitting to ask Miki and Haruka.
Your question, however, is answered before you can even voice it. As you turn to enter the room, you find Haruka waiting for you at the door with your sword.

"Here's your sword, Producer! I made sure to pick it up for you!"

Thanking her, you take a look around the room. It's not terribly big by human standards, but for goblins it would be quite spacious. Though you need to stoop a little to avoid bumping your head, Haruka is able to stand up fairly comfortably. (Miki, for her part, is sprawled out in the middle of the floor.) Around the walls of the room are a number of shelves, boxes, and other containers, as well as a pile of goblin-sized digging tools. The shelves are mostly empty, so you set to work examining the contents of the boxes and other containers.

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>>23474269
There's nothing to feel bad about. Being in a hole is Yukiho's natural state of existence. She'll quickly calm down and regain her composure.

>>23474269
You find several kegs of water, which seem to be reasonably clean, and the boxes seem to mainly contain various foodstuffs. Haruka, following your lead and examining some of the other boxes, holds up a white amorphous lump, squeezing it gently in her hand. It looks to have a springy sort of consistency to it. "Producer, what's this?"

"What, you've never heard of goblin bread? You really are just a bunch of rookies, huh?"

"Goblin bread? This is bread?" Haruka eyes the lump in her hand suspiciously.

"Well, that's what we call it, anyway. It's probably not made from anything like what actual bread's made of, but it has a vague resemblance and seems to have the same general purpose for goblins."

"Is it safe for humans to eat?" She sniffs the goblin bread tentatively.

"Technically, yes, but I wouldn't try it unless you had no other option. The stuff tastes terrible."

You come to the last container in the room: a small wooden chest latched with a crude padlock. The hoop of the lock looks like pretty shoddy metal; you could probably break it open yourself without much difficulty.

>[] Bust open the lock
>[] Wait for the twins to finish helping Yukiho out of the pit and ask one of them to pick it

>>23474425
>[] Wait for the twins to finish helping Yukiho out of the pit and ask one of them to pick it

>>23474425
[x] Wait for the twins to finish helping Yukiho out of the pit and ask one of them to pick it
Just so we can make sure that, when they jump out of the way, nobody ELSE gets hit with the anti-thief device.

>>23474425

TRAPPED

Wait for the experts.

>>23474425
>Goblin bread

Is that like dwarf bread where is has just enough bread like substances to count as bread, but any less would count it as a weapon?

>>23474425
>Wait for the twins to finish helping Yukiho out of the pit and ask one of them to pick it
No reason to rush it, and risk of any unseen traps, and we aren't in the best posture to bust anything open.

>>23473934
That sword don't fit in dat scabbard.

>>23474481
Seems to be the opposite. It's probably as far from a weapon as you can get.

Unless it's explosive when heated and used to make that goblin bomb earlier.

>>23474481
I could go for some lembas right now.

>>23474425
>[] Wait for the twins to finish helping Yukiho out of the pit and ask one of them to pick it

>>23474490
Scabbard's probably on an angle due to leg.

>>23474499
Wouldn't put it past the little buggers
>>23474503
Seems like every fantasy species has its own bread.

>>23474516
Nah man, nah. Look at dat sword. It's too wide for the scabbard. There's not enough distance from where the sword is to where the scabbard is to account for it, and even if we were to shrink the sword down so that the width would fit in that scabbard, the scabbard would then be a fair chunk longer than the sword by like 1/3rd.

>>23474425
[x] Wait for the twins
It could be an explosive.

>>23474568
The scabbard. Is on. An angle.

>>23474425

It's made of guano, isn't it?

I'm sure its full of fibre

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>>23474664
No. It. Isn't.

>>23474425
Not wanting to risk setting off any hidden traps that may be on the chest or accidentally damaging whatever might be inside it, you leave it be until Ami and Mami return, Yukiho following behind them. It took them a bit longer than expected, but you suspect they may have been waiting for Yukiho to cool down. She certainly seems to be a bit more composed now, anyway.

"Hey, could one of you girls give me a hand with the lock on this chest?"

The twins look at each other, then back to you with exaggeratedly perplexed looks on their faces. "Nii-chan," Ami says, "what makes you think we know anything about opening locks?"
Mami chimes in, "Yeah, why would you assume we'd know how to do something shady like that? Just what sort of crooks do you take us for?"

You do your best to look authoritative and unimpressed, despite your stooped posture due to the low ceiling. "I've seen those funny tools you carry, and I know how you like to 'play' in the streets in your free time. It doesn't exactly take an archmage of divination to figure it out."

Throwing up their hands, the twins shake their heads in mock dejection. "Ah, you got us, Nii-chan!"
"Shoulda known we couldn't pull the wool over your eyes!"

"Just...open the chest."

Ami steps forward, slipping her tools from a pouch strapped to her leg. "Okeedokee, lemme have a look-see...ah, this is easy!"
In just a few moments of work, she pops the lock open with a click.

>>23474719
No you idiot, the length is fine.
The scabbard is rotated around the long axis, reducing its visible width.
>>23474756
FORWARD SHIELDS TO FULL POWER
BRACE FOR IMPACT

>>23474775
You're wrong.

>>23474756
Please let it not be some animal or corpse.

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>>23474756
Cheeky buggers.

>>23474820
I disagree. And even if I was wrong, that could easily be a magic scabbard. Or a magic sword. Or both.

>>23474879
I can accept magic.

>>23474756
Peering over her shoulder as she opens the lid, you see that the chest contains a half-dozen small clay bottles about the size of a fist, tightly stoppered with wax and the space around them padded with straw.

"Hmm? Nii-chan, why d'ya think the goblins locked up these bottles?"

Taking one gingerly out of the chest, you weigh it in your palm. It feels somewhat light for its size; you suspect the pottery might be a bit on the thin side.

"Well, obviously they think it's valuable in some way. Knowing goblins, it could just be some good wine or something that they swiped off a traveler or trade caravan, but if that was it these would probably be with a chieftain's private stuff rather than in a general storeroom..."

Holding it to your ear, you shake the bottle gently to listen to the contents moving inside. It sounds like there's liquid in there, but not much room for it to slosh around. Probably full nearly all the way up to the stopper.

"No, I imagine these are probably some sort of alchemical concoction. The question is, what kind?"

>What do you do with the bottles?

>>23474937
everybody pocket one?

maybe ask yukiho if she would have an idea since shes the spell girl

>>23474937
These are goblins, right?
Then those bottles contain tears. Should not open.

>>23474937
Observe what's inside then?
While being cautious of course.
It could be something useful we could bring back, but it's good to be sure.

>>23474937
Leave them in the chest, ask Yukiho to bury it in a manner that conceals its location. We can come back for it later.

Put the bottle in your ass.

>>23474937
We should keep them. Maybe they're explosives or something and we can use them to toast some goblins.

>>23474937
throw one across the room, see if it explodes.

>>23474937
Toss a one or two into the pit from before and see what happens to see how dangerous they are. If nothing explodes/is summoned/melts or anything like that then carefully taste test one with Haruka on standby just incase.

>>23475011
>>23474977
Doubles decide it. Everybody pocket one in their ass.

Take them, identify them once you get back

>>23474937
Test it out in the pit maybe. Or just take them with you. Although it's a matter of what might happen if we run into some accident and it breaks in our packs or something.

>>23475019
I was just going to say that.
Seconding.

I vote to toss one in the pit. If it goes boom then we have weapons. If it smells we have poison.

I'm going to throw in another vote for "test it in the pit".

>>23474937

HAVE MIKI LOOK AT IT

I bet these are the bombs.

>>23474937
After pondering for a bit, you take the bottle in your hand and turn toward the tunnel.

"How about we toss one of these in that pit and see what happens?"
As you walk past Miki, sprawled in the middle of the floor, you gently nudge her with your boot. "Miki, I want you there for this."

Miki looks up, pouting. "Eeeh? How come?"

"I might need your wind magic to get rid of nasty fumes. Come on, up and at 'em."

She grumbles a little, but draws herself laboriously to her feet with a half-yawned "Okay~".

You head out into the tunnel, Miki in tow, and the others crowd in behind, curious to see what would happen. After taking up a position a good distance from the tunnel (and with your shield ready just to be safe), you chuck the bottle into the mouth of the pit.

You hear a crash of breaking pottery, followed shortly by whoosh of flames. Flilckering green and yellow light dances inside the pit, along with a faint wisp of curling smoke.

"Well, girls, let's make sure to thank the next goblins we see for this handy alchemical fire, ok?"

>There are five bottles left to distribute between the six of you. How do you split them up?

>>23475446
Nice. Good call to test them. Uh... best let everyone but Haruka hold one.

You know why.

>>23475446
I say give most of them to the twins

>>23475446

Everyone except Yukiho and Haruka.

It'll be for our own protection.

Producer takes two.

>>23475497
>>23475511
Right, Yukiho too. So one for each twin, Miki and two with Producer.

>>23475446
Everyone but Haruka.

>>23475446

One for us and two for each twin? I would go one for everyone but I feel like combat wise the twins would make the best use while we have one to control in case as well.

>>23475576
I go with this

>>23475576

Actually, let producer take one only.

More likely than not,/tg/dice will fuck us up the butt.

>>23475576
I like this actually.

>>23475446
Returning to the storage room, you take the remaining five bottles out of the chest and hand two to each of the twins, keeping the last for yourself. "Ami, Mami, I think you two would probably make the best use of these, so you should hang on to them. But be careful with them, ok?"

The two snap you a smart salute. "Roger!"

After taking a few minutes for a quick water break and refilling your skins from the kegs, you announce to the group that it's time to head out.

Just a short distance down the tunnel is another branch, on the left side this time, and upon getting to it you see that it leads to another tunnel that winds off out of sight, with several additional branches along its length. This side tunnel is every bit as small as the main one.

>[] Explore side tunnel
>[] Ignore it and continue down the main tunnel to try to get to the caverns Yukiho said she sensed with her magic
>Also, would you like to specify a new marching order? Before the pit trap, you were taking the lead, followed by Yukiho (holding the lantern for you), then Miki, the twins, and Haruka bringing up the rear.

>>23475757
>[] Ignore it and continue down the main tunnel to try to get to the caverns Yukiho said she sensed with her magic
If we take too long they might find out we're here and attack.

>>23475757

Ask Yukiho if she can do a quick sense to see how deep the 2nd tunnel is.

Also ask her if she'd want to shift abit backwards instead in the column.

I don't like leaving the side tunnel like that. If its too deep, I say see if we can collapse it. Prevent a pincer attack. Or we send the twins on a quick scouting mission.

>>23475757
ignore it

>>23475757
>Ignore it and continue down the main tunnel to try to get to the caverns Yukiho said she sensed with her magic
Don't need to waste more time for the goblins to set traps when since they know we're here.

>>23475757
Ignore it I think. I think they already know we're here by now maybe.

>>23475823

I vote a quick spot check with Yukiho as well. I'm leaning towards skipping but we might as well see what we're dealing with first.

>>23475757
[x] Ignore it

>>23475757
You eye the side tunnel a bit, then continue on down the main tunnel. "We're ignoring that branch. No sense wasting time, we don't want to let the goblins prepare too many surprises for us."

After some time, you see what looks like the end of the tunnel at the edge of your lantern's light.

>Roll 2d20, please.

Rolled 10

>>23476127

Rolled 19, 6 = 25

>>23476127
Oh boy.

>>23476127

Rolling!

Tell haruka and whoever is infront of her to be careful.

Rolled 7, 20 = 27

>>23476127
>2d20
Well this is different.

>>23476127

Rolling!

>>23476127
Big money

>>23476152
>>23476158
d20, why have you forsaken me?

Rolled 6, 14 = 20

>>23476144
>>23476154
>>23476165

Shit /@/ get it together.

Rolled 11, 4 = 15

>>23476166
oops

Rolled 9, 9 = 18

Never done this.

Rolled 13, 15 = 28

>>23476165

Dammit

Rolled 18, 11 = 29

>>23476127

10 bravery!

Lets do this!

>>23476127
Wait, which 2d20 will count?

Rolled 11, 7 = 18

Jeez, guys.

>>23476223
9th post rolling 2d20 is the one that counts. I'm checking for two independent things at once here, but the magic number is still 9.

Rolled 10, 2 = 12

>>23476127

Oh shi

Rolled 20, 1 = 21

>>23476223
The 9th actual roll I believe

>>23476241
Nice, desu ne~

>>23476241
This looks good.

>>23476241
>>23476243

Dodged a bullet there!

>>23476241
Hell fucking yeah man.

>>23476241
looking good

>>23476241
The sound of goblin footsteps approaching from down the tunnel behind you makes you freeze in your tracks -- and at just the right time, too, as you catch a glimpse of a thin wire glimmering in the lantern light in front of you, your shield just barely putting a hint of pressure on it. You scoot a few inches back (startling Yukiho slightly), just as Haruka calls to you from the rear of the party.

"Producer, there are goblins behind us! Goblins!"

"I can hear them, Haruka. But there's a tripwire right in front of us..."

>Plan of action?

>>23476349

"Ami! Get up here, Scissors! Cut the trip wire."

And this is why I wanted to at least collapse the tunnel.

>>23476349
If possible try to disable the trap while fending off the goblins at the rear.

>>23476349
Haruka and Miki on guard, Cover the twins as they work on the wire

>>23476349
>>23476388

This. Get the trap masters on task. We'll fuck it up.

"Miki go to support Haruka with your polearm!"

>>23476349
Either avoid or disable the wire somehow while you fend off those goblins. I don't know if those fires will be of good use yet but if you must block them off, try that.

>>23476349
Deal with the goblins in back for now, Haruka defend the rear and have one of the twins test the bottles

>>23476434
>>23476477

We don't need to use a bottle yet.

A shield + mace supported by a pike can keep them away for quite some time since they're forced in one by one in this corridor.

>>23476349
Get everyone to CAREFULLY step past the tripwire. See if we can figure out what it triggers, and get past it. Then let the gobs trip it.

>>23476498
I don't mean to use them now but only if we have to. Just a reminder that they're there.

I'd rather not use them so soon myself.

>>23476498
We really aren't in the best position to fight right now though with everyone crouching. Though I will admit I real want to melt some goblins.

>>23476349

Have Yukiho seal off the side tunnel that the goblins are coming down, then have the twins work on the tripwire.

>>23476550
Bad idea. Do you really think Haruka can get past that wire without falling flat on her face?

>>23476630

Abit far away to do it now.

>>23476656
Get the twins to throw her over it.

>>23476656
>>23476550
Not to mention you're in a tunnel so cramped that you're basically on your hands and knees. "Carefully stepping past" a tripwire is not going to be easy under such circumstances.

>>23476550
>>23476656

The twins have string.

If they cut the wire and tie it to a string, we can trigger it from a distance after we retreat down the corridor, fuck up the goblins.

>>23476669
Haruka's a little heavy for that.

Her armor, I mean.

>>23476691

GENIUS.

Let it be done.

>>23476685
Oh right.
Uh. Lay down flat and yell for the twins to disarm it?

>>23476712
>>23476691
I agree.

>>23476691

Actually, its the producer who has the twine.

But yes, lets do this.

>>23476349
"Ami! Mami! To the front, deal with this tripwire! Miki, help Haruka fend off the goblins! Sorry, Yukiho, I gotta squeeze by you to help in back."

The footsteps behind you grow steadily louder as your party awkwardly squeezes around each other to get the twins to the front and combatants to the rear. You're in the process of trying to switch places with Ami and Mami in the middle of the group when the first goblins come into view around the bend.

>[] "Keep them at a distance with magic! Let's try to get to the cavern so we can fight them on better footing!"
>[] "It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

>Roll me a d20

Rolled 2

>>23476806
[x] "Keep them at a distance with magic! Let's try to get to the cavern so we can fight them on better footing!"

Rolled 3

>>23476806

"Let them approach! Just before they hit, blast them with a spell, Miki!"

[x] Single Spell Attack to disorientate them. Then, lay in with weapons using the bottleneck.

>>23476806
>"It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

Rolled 7

>>23476806
We're gonna need all the firepower we have on hand, so:

[x] "It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

Rolled 1

>>23476806
[X] It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!

>>23476806

Use magic. No need to conserve in an emergency like this.

Rolled 20

>>23476850

Single spell is good.

If they're carrying bad stuff that will hurt us, this will blow them back and reveal it.

We can adjust our tactics after that.

Also I'm not sure how producer can help.

If its so tight we're squeezing between each other, Only Haruka up front and Miki just behind with her longer polearm will be able to do anything.

We don't need producer moving to the back as well.

Rolled 12

>[] "It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

Rolled 12

>>23476932

Woops. Mistyped the roll.

Rolled 19

>>23476806

Rolling

Rolled 8

>>23476806
[x] "It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

Rolled 7

>>23476806
>[] "It might be a bit cramped here, but we have them at an easy bottleneck! Conserve your mana and just take them as they come!"

>>23476978
Okay, I guess that's workable.

Rolled 17

>>23476975
>>23476978

Dodging bullets today, everywhere

>>23476806
>>23476978
Working your way around the twins, you advise Haruka and Miki to hold tight and wait for the goblins to advance. "No need to burn mana here, this tunnel bottlenecks them as much as us!"

The first wave of goblins crashes against Haruka's shield in a shrieking, gibbering pile of smelly bodies, flailing about with crude spears, daggers, and clubs. While Haruka bats them away with her mace, Miki reaches over and around to hack and stab with her poleaxe. Their attacks aren't terribly effective given the limited room to move, but they do manage to drop one goblin, causing the others to fall back briefly.

Keeping an eye on the goblins as they renew the attack, you turn back to the front to check on the tripwire situation. You see Ami leaning on Mami's back to look over her shoulder as the two examine the wire.

"There's a lot of tension on this wire, huh Ami?"
"Maybe a break-type?"
"Could be..."
"So we'll have to hold both sides to keep the tension steady and cut it, right?"
"But what about after it's cut? We can't hold the ends while everyone goes by, it's too cramped!"
"Pin 'em down?"
"With what"
"Um..."
"What if we could pull 'em all the way to the cavern and hold 'em there?"
"Think they'd stretch that far?"
"Uh...prob'ly not..."

>>23477466
>[] "Use my pitons to pin the wire!"
>[] "Yukiho, could you use your magic to help them pin the wire?"
>[] "Here's some twine, tie it to the ends and run it into the cavern! Then we can spring the trap on the goblins when they follow!"

>Roll 2d20 - one for Miki & Haruka to keep fending off goblins, one for the twins to disarm the trap.

Rolled 12, 1 = 13

>>23477481

[x] Pitons AND twine

One to anchor, the other to trigger after we retreat. Since if we use twine, moving while keeping tension is a recipe for disaster.

Rolled 5, 20 = 25

>>23477520

THIS.

Rolled 11, 6 = 17

>>23477481

>>23477520
Seconding this COA.

Rolled 3, 14 = 17

>>23477481
Dis one >>23477520

Rolled 5, 18 = 23

>>23477481
>>23477520
Go with this.

Rolled 11, 12 = 23

>>23477481

Twine, tie, run

Rolled 7, 5 = 12

>>23477520

Do it.

Rolled 3, 18 = 21

>>23477481
Twine it is.

Rolled 17, 8 = 25

>>23477520

Activate it.

Rolled 2, 10 = 12

>>23477638
>17
Uh oh
>8
Oh well

>>23477638
Fuck, Miki & Haruka!

Rolled 13, 13 = 26

>>23477638
Trap is disarmed, but goblins breaking through, could be worse.

Rolled 20, 16 = 36

>>23477638

At least this way we can trigger it.

>>23477638
Seems like Miki and Haruka might be in a pinch. But at least the twins will get to the wire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvPEWx6NlL4

>>23477481
>>23477638
Hearing their conversation, you fish in your pack for the hammer and a pair of pitons, which you pass to the twins. "Use the pitons to pin down the wire! And leave enough to tie something to, I have a plan!"

They set to work, Ami holding the wire near the sides while Mami snips it in the middle. Then, as Ami continues to hold the wire in place, Mami winds each end around a piton and drives it into the floor along the corners.

While all this is going on, the goblins continue to press against Haruka and Miki. The space for your party shrinks slowly as Haruka and Miki are forced to give ground, ever so slightly.

Ami carefully releases her hold on the wires and breathes a sigh of relief as the trap remains untriggered, but her announcement of success is drowned out by a scream from Haruka as a goblin manages to push its way around her shield and launches itself onto her. She falls backward into Miki, and several more goblins quickly pile on, attempting to pin the girls down.

As you move to start clearing the goblins away from Miki and Haruka, you shout back over your shoulder to...

>Tell the twins to:
>[] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern
>[] Just get to the cavern [forget about trying to trigger the trap on the goblins]
>[] Use their magic to bewilder the goblins

>And tell Yukiho to:
>[] Run to the cavern
>[] Use her magic to impede the goblins

>Roll 3d20; depending on the outcome of the vote, some results may not be used.

Rolled 17, 5, 15 = 37

>>23478162
Tell the twins to:
[x] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern

And tell Yukiho to:
[x] Use her magic to impede the goblins

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Rolled 8, 1, 19 = 28

>>23478162

[x] Miki! Wind, magic. Blow them back! Impede them but we want them to run into our trap!
[x] Pass twine to the twins, run it to the cavern.
[x] Yukiho to follow with them for protection.

Rolled 7, 20 = 27

>>23478162
Bewilder the goblins, run.

Rolled 16, 17, 10 = 43

Tell the twins to:
[x] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern

And tell Yukiho to:
[x] Use her magic to impede the goblins

Rolled 20, 13, 16 = 49

>>23478202

Wind magic!

Send them packing!

Rolled 11, 18, 12 = 41

>>23478162
Tell the twins to:
[x] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern

And tell Yukiho to:
[x] Use her magic to impede the goblins

Rolled 19, 5, 2 = 26

>>23478162
Tie the twine and run it.

If we can, get Miki to use her wind magic while you hold the line. Otherwise, get Yukiho to impede the goblins.

Rolled 19, 14, 6 = 39

>>23478202
>>23478225
>>23478265
All of these.

Rolled 12, 3, 16 = 31

>>23478162
>[] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern
>[] Use her magic to impede the goblins

The trap's no good if the goblins are past it

Rolled 1, 9, 17 = 27

>>23478265

Get them both to use magic.

One should succeed.

>>23478202
>>23478225
>>23478265
>>23478276
Wind magic may be an option once Miki gets a bit of breathing room, but while she's wrestling with goblins it might be a bit difficult to muster the proper concentration. She's currently pinned down along with Haruka.

Rolled 5, 19, 10 = 34

Tell the twins to:
[x] Tie your twine to the tripwire and run it to the cavern

And tell Yukiho to:
[x] Use her magic to impede the goblins

Rolled 19, 7, 12 = 38

>>23478287

Them ask Yukiho to impeed them.

>>23478285
Two out of three ain't too bad.

>>23478286
>1, 9, 17
oh jeez

>>23478285
That 16 doesn't look good, the 12 is average, and the 3 is good. What a damn mix.

>>23478287
Would it be possible to pin down with Haruka and let Miki use her magic.

Rolled 17, 12, 3 = 32

>>23478286

Not too bad.

We'll make it.

>>23478321

Theres a 2d20 somewhere fucking things up.

>>23478323
You're one post too far there bub. The 9th post is >>23478285

Rolled 16, 2, 5 = 23

>>23478350

>>23478204 is no 3d20

>>23478339
Oh thank god, kicked myself for not posting a few seconds later

Rolled 1, 8 = 9

>>23478350
>>23478204 only rolled two.

>>23478362
... Well damn, I glossed over that one.

So the bad went up, but we got the lowest possible number and lowered the other good number. Not too shabby.

>>23478362
>>23478382
Ah shoot, did not see that.

>>23478162
>>23478286
...Ami and Mami. "There's twine in my pack, tie it to the wire and run it to the cavern. We'll catch up."

As you scrape a handful of goblins off of Haruka and Miki with a slash of your sword, you continue your instructions. "Yukiho, use your magic to slow up these goblins. Buy us some time to get to the cavern, but don't stop them completely!"

A goblin perched on Miki's belly bares its needle-like teeth at you, snarling menacingly, and launches itself at you, dagger in hand. You intercept it on your shield and turn to slam it into the tunnel wall, grinding it into the stone with a visceral crunch as you harness the momentum of your pivot to skewer another goblin with your sword. Squeezing past Miki to get closer to the goblins pinning Haruka, you spare a quick glance back over your shoulder to see the twins busily working on tying your twine to the tripwire. Yukiho however, seems to be frozen, gripping her shovel with trembling fists but not producing any magic.

"Yukiho! Make with the magic!" You continue to press forward, cutting down goblins one after another.

You faintly hear her timidly answer, "R-right," but it doesn't look like much magic is going on. You spy a few faint fingers of yellow light advance along the ground toward the goblins, and what might be a slight twitching in the stone, but nothing significant.

Shortly after you get Haruka back upright, you hear one of the twins call from down the tunnel, "Ready!"

>>23478846
Poor Yukiho. She's gonna need so many hugs later. Shame we can't be the one to administer them.

>>23478922
Yup we're going to have to give her some comforting else we'll have another pit.

>>23478846
Fuck it. Everyone to the cavern.

Rolled 3, 12, 4 = 19

>>23478846

Is this a whatdo or more incoming?

>>23478972
If I don't prompt, it means more incoming. I figure you'd rather have each post as I finish them rather than waiting until I get everything at once for longer updates like this.

Rolled 1, 12, 17 = 30

>>23478922

A pet on the head should be good. That and some comforting words.

>>23479017

Rog.

>>23479017
Maybe stick a (cont.) at the bottom, then?

>>23479017
Makes sense.

>>23479017
>>23479037
Nah, it's understood I think.

>>23478846
"Yukiho! Any day now!" You turn to find her choking back tears; she actually flinches from your gaze.

"Just...get to Ami and Mami," you grunt as yet another goblin hurls itself at your shield, earning a lost leg for its trouble.

Eyeing the considerable pile of goblin corpses that have accumulated as a combination of your party's combined efforts, you decide that will have to be impediment enough.

"Miki! Blow over as many of the goblins as you can! Haruka, if you can do it, make a big flash of light! Cast on my mark, then we'll make a break for the cavern!"

Another goblin, scrabbling to reach its spear around your shield. Another corpse for the pile. You feel yourself falling into that familiar rhythm of combat, despite the cramped space of the corridor. It's almost a shame to fall back now when you're on such a roll.

"Ready..."
A goblin attempts to climb over the top of your shield. You crush it against the ceiling and fling it back into its fellows.
"Now!"

You turn to retreat down the tunnel as wind roars behind you and the illumination suddenly grows substantially brighter. Snatching your lantern and pack as you go, you scoot down to the cavern as fast as the close quarters allow.
Agonizingly slowly, in other words. All things considered. You wonder if the goblins will catch up, but you know looking back will only slow you down further. All you can do is pray to every god that may listen that the spells and pile of bodies bought you enough of a head start.

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>>23479190

I am feeling bad for Yukiho.

Poor girl.

>>23479190
>>23479228
We'll take a breather in the cavern, provided it's safe enough.

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>>23479228
Same here. Can't be helped though, maybe. Under pressure and such.

We could do with an apology later for talking a bit roughly. Plus the others should help with that too.

>>23479190
Emerging into the cavern behind Miki and Haruka, you finally look back to see the goblins only just now making it to the tripwire.
You look to Ami, who is holding your twine expectantly.

"Pull it."

With a mighty grin on her face, she yanks hard on the cord, snapping the tripwire.

For a moment, nothing happens. And you wonder if the trap will in fact go off after all if the tension is released on only one side of the wire...

>>23479296

>Yukiho
>peeing in fright

Bueno

>>23479315
I believe those are her feet

>>23479315
Those are her shoes.

>>23479315
That's her feet you disgusting piece of shit.

>>23479315
You're clearly not helping.

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>>23479339
>>23479341
>>23479342

I know what I see.

I know what you all will be seeing when you see this pic again.

>>23479314
Your moment of doubt evaporates as a mighty boom splits the air, rocks raining from the ceiling of the tunnel as the explosive charges trigger a cave-in. In moments, the goblins are buried in the rubble, and the tunnel is sealed behind you.

Taking only a moment to savor the victory, you turn back to your party to examine the damage. Ami and Mami (not surprisingly), look completely fine, and are currently jumping up and down in celebration. Yukiho, though physically ok, is huddled on the ground, clutching her knees to her chest and quietly sobbing. Miki and Haruka look to have a number of superficial cuts and bruises, but nothing too serious.

"Well, that was certainly interesting," you remark. "How about a bit of a breather?"

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And I think that's a good place to wrap up for tonight. As always, feedback is much appreciated, and I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone might have.

Also, do you guys think I should keep offering the rerolls? In two threads there's only been one motion for a reroll, and it was voted down. Not sure if it's really worth bothering with if it's going to come up so rarely.

>>23479583

We havn't had anything to crit fail yet.

I say just let it be present. Its nice to have that last fallback when shit hits the fan.

>>23479583
>Also, do you guys think I should keep offering the rerolls? In two threads there's only been one motion for a reroll, and it was voted down. Not sure if it's really worth bothering with if it's going to come up so rarely.
That may be because nothing's gone catastrophically wrong for us yet.

It couldn't hurt to keep rerolls around. You know, just in case.

>>23479583
The moment we get rid of rerolls is the moment we'll need them.

I'd rather have the option and not need it.

>>23479583

Rerolls are a good idea. It's just we haven't had anything too dire happen to us yet. We don't wanna kick ourselves if we wasted it on like a slip and we roll a 20 while defending bomb diffusion or something.

will we run into harukasans or spepapupu's in this cave?

>>23479583
Keep the option to reroll around a few more weeks at least, we haven't had a disaster like when we entered to tunnel again yet.

>>23479583
We'll need to find another way out. We should be good for air, as the goblins were digging towards that direction. Assuming that was the rest of the digging party, any other forces won't know exactly what they're dealing with, although the explosion is bond to draw attention.

>>23479557
... Yeah, her shoes. If she's kneeling like that, she would be practically sitting on her feet.

>>23479583
There hasn't been any 20s to fuck us up, and everyone's being frugal about their rerolls.

>>23479583
We'll probably reroll if we hit a twenty. Or we get multiple high numbers in a multi-roll.
Poor Yukiho. She's had all the bad rolls so far.
>>23479621
>diffusion
I think you mean 'defusing'.

>>23479583
How long have we been going? In the game, that is. Do we need to sleep, eat, etc?

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>>23479583
I was about to nod off too. Good fun today, lots of things happened. As a Twins fan I quite enjoyed your portrayal of them. And while I felt sorry for Yukiho that was a very likely scenario and definitely something I see her having to go through.

Overall an enjoyable read as usual.

>>23479676
At the same time, you can't help but feel a bit responsible for Yukiho's condition after we just made her even more out of it.

I know what I'm going to try to do next time.

>>23479713

Grab her breast?

>>23479713
I do feel we need to apologize for yelling next time. In part of the bad rolls and her failing under pressure, I suppose that couldn't be helped. But yeah.

At this point she could dig a hole straight to the center of the earth, or wherever we are.

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>>23479713
Take the shovel away?

>on rerolls
Alright, I'll leave the option there.

>>23479629
Puchis will show up eventually, but probably not in this particular quest. This is intended to be a more serious segment.

>>23479669
You've been in the tunnels for about an hour and a half or so, making it early evening. It's right about time to start thinking about dinner, but you could put it off for another hour or so.

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>>23479793
ah actually now that I think about it

Spepapupus could be like special merchants or treasure givers or something

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>>23479858
I mean they could be like those really helpful things that you come across once in a while

Aww damn, I'm sorry I missed this week's quest. Next time.

>>23480052

Always next week, anon.

>>23480076
give or take questbro's status

>>23480076
>>23480106
I'm fairly certain I should be able to run a session next week. Pretty much all of my friends will be out of town for spring break, but as a grad student I don't really get a spring break, so unless I end up working an obscenely long time in the lab next Saturday I should have no conflicts for running the quest.

>>23480150
That's excellent. I hope your lab goes well then.