Into the depths

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From: Return to the Palace cellars


You never did see what was behind the fifth lock. Once more, you slip in behind the senior butler as he unlocks the first four, one by one, with care, solemnity...and nervousness? Are the keys shaking in his hand?


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 96

  • 66 - very chancy (41%)
  • 82 - chancy (51%)
  • 98 - modest (61%)
  • 114 - very modest (71%)
  • 130 - low-risk (81%)
  • 146 - straightforward (91%)
  • 160 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A creature in darkness

[…]

There's someone on the other side! Someone that breathes deeply and slowly. The door shudders. There is a deep […] sound, like the grinding of tremendous teeth. And a hoarse voice, full of pain and unused to speech.

"Bring... bring me a mirror."

[…]

Description summary:
The tunnels are a constructed maze and very old, with glyphs of dried blood and strange frescos. The lock of the rat-tempered steel door is more like some sort of deranged clockwork sculpture

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Failure

Lost

The place is a labyrinth […] Your last candle is nearly gone when you hear footsteps. A servant is carrying a lamp through the cellars. You silently follow her back to the welcoming lights of the palace.

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