Floor 1 "Wheel": 1-2

[Anastasia]

Gate was down as well, so let's do this crazy thing!

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+3 Sacchin relevant swim check and gets 6." [1d20=3]
* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+8 Gate swim and gets 19." [1d20=11]

With this plan and a rope between them, the two go swimming! Sacchin finds the current to drag her along and under, air denied! Ranmaru is much better at this, able to endure and stay afloat with the current! However, near the platform, he finds it gets faster! He's not quite able to catch up, holding onto the rope and out of control!

22/26 air, Sacchin, since you've been dragged underwater. In case this ends up mattering.

The rope catches across the cross! It's mainly on Ranmaru's side, the still above water rope side giving it a good angle! Sacchin's is angling into the water with her, less able to hold! It creates a fearsome checking of her grip, current and stoppage testing her! Ranmaru has a better grip and a better position, much less fearsomely tugged at as the rope settles into place!

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+2 str check and gets 14." [1d20=12]
* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+6 str check for Gate, +4 for being above water and not tumbling hopelessly and gets 8." [1d20=2]

Whorebot.

One hand of Sacchin's goes free, but the other is like a vice! Her hand turns white from the pressure, but she maintains her hold, dangling and tossing about underwater! Meanwhile, despite her nearly perfect position, Ranmaru finds her hands hit by the impact just so! She finds her grip loosening critically as she is swept away from the rope! She's going towards the waterfall at an alarming pace!

You can try a swim check to recover, Ranmaru. DC is 20 for this fast current. If you have any other ideas this might be the time.

[Carthrat]

Sacchin tries to start pulling herself up the rope, attempting to at least surface herself and get a look at the situation! She clings on for dear life!

[18:06:06] <@Nao> roll 1d20+3 swim check, presumably
[18:06:06] * Hatbot --> "Nao rolls 1d20+3 swim check, presumably and gets 23." [1d20=20]

[Anastasia]

With the rope, swimming and sheer effort, Sacchin is able to swim up! Air fills her lungs again! Ahead of her is the platform, the rope holding steady against the cross with the flail tangled around it! To her side Ranmaru is beings wept away from the rope!

Okay, we need a moment to let Ranmaru decide on what she's going to do.

[Corwin]

Euphemia tries to use the rope to climb toward the cross! Or hold on to it and provide and counter-weight until she is pulled up, whichever happens first!

[Anastasia]

You mean basically swim down the river to where the rope is now and use it as a bank to stop, Cor?

[Corwin]

Since I can't stay afloat on my own I'm at the dwarf's side of our rope.

[Anastasia]

Okay, I missed the part where you were along for the ride on Gate's side. My bad. Let me roll a swim check here for you real quick to see if you went under first.

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20-1 and gets 0." [1d20=1]

Yep. Okay, you'd be in the same boat then - holding on to the rope as it latches on and being dragged underwater, ala Rat. You'd need the same str check they made. Good luck.

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20-1 DC 10 str check 45% odds aren't that bad, right? and gets 11." [1d20=12]

That worked out. Tangentially, I wasn't going to have you roll a swim check to stabilize up with a secured rope here, though Rat's 20 meant he did it really fucking well.

Meanwhile, Euphy has been along for the ride! Despite being dragged underwater, Euphy is able to hold onto the rope! Using the rope she is able to make her way to the platform and up!

Okay, now we're waiting on Gate. Sorry about that, Cor.

[VySaika]

Ranmaru mutters a curse under his breath and tries to power swim his way to the platform...but apparently can't seem to get anywhere in the fast current. As he realizes this simply isn't working, he looks for any cracks in any solid platform close enough to stab his lance into(if he can draw it in time), in hopes of stopping himself from getting swept somwhere unpleasant.

Hatbot --> "Gate-weekend rolls 1d20+8 swim and gets 17." [1d20=9]

If I have time for another check(of either swim or lance save) before I get swept away somewhere unpleasant, then roll it for me.

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+5 lance and gets 13." [1d20=8]

Ranmaru lances out, but can't spear into the platform! Down and down he goes, swept away in the current! Ack! He goes over the edge! He's rushing downward! Something -horrible- is rising up out of the abyss at him! It's huge!

[VySaika]

Not one to meet death with a hung head, Ranmaru twisted in the water and pointed his lance straight down at whatever beast was rushing up at him while yelling to his companions, "Follow the Lord, quickly! I shall stop this demon!"

Bracing himself in the current, the unlucky warrior did what he does best: scream challenges in the face of certain death, "Begone beast, or face my lance!!!!!!"

OOC: If you gotta go down, go down fighting! CHAAAAAARGE~

> roll 1d20+7 come on Hatbot help me out here
* Hatbot --> "Gate-weekend rolls 1d20+7 come on Hatbot help me out here and gets 20." [1d20=13]
> roll 2d8+6 if that hits
* Hatbot --> "Gate-weekend rolls 2d8+6 if that hits and gets 16." [2d8=7, 3]

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 1d20+27 -30 PA also hi Tai. and gets 31." [1d20=4]
* Hatbot --> "Kokokokokoko rolls 4d8+77 and gets 93." [4d8=1, 4, 4, 7]

With full bravery Ranmaru plunges down into the abyss! The perfect darkness surrounds her as she cannot see, yet lances out bravely! She is aware of hitting something, hitting something as hard as a mountain! It roars back, horrible rows of endless teeth wrapping around her! As he is torn apart from limb to limb to limb, dwarven body ruined, his eyes glimpse downward.

It's gorgeous. It's so...beautiful. It reminds Ranmaru of better times, of being...alive and...his master and lord...If only he could somehow reach it, even as his body is obliterated...

Starry void, Gate. Act on, Rat/Cor.

[Corwin]

A brave sacrifice like this brings a tear to Euphemia's eye. Clearly, the vertically-challenged person fought like a true Britannian.

She touches the cross so that she wouldn't have to do likewise.

[Anastasia]

Sacchin does the same! Thus, the two escape the watery abyss and join Flasheart!

You three are up.

[Ebiris]

"Aha, good show, you all made it!" Flasheart voices his approval as the others rejoin him, before blinking once a moment has passed. "What happened to that short fellow?"

[Corwin]

"We need to go to collect him," Euphemia responds, squeezing the water out of her hair. "His last charge against the oppressing darkness was a brave one."