Round 75 Transcript

The ground shakes violently as Sister Hale advances another plate with perfect timing. The runes on the sarcophagi pulse ominously in sync, feeding greedily on Gravedigger's fear. Suddenly, a loud rumble echoes through the tunnel, and the pressure plates beneath their feet begin to glow with an eerie blue light. The glowing plates send a jolt of electricity through the party's bodies, making them stumble. As they regain balance, they notice that the glowing plates are now arranged in a new pattern, forming a crude message in the dust: "Beneath us, hunger". The party realizes that whatever is buried down there is not just measuring their Intent, but also feeding on Gravedigger's terror-smell and the party's collective panic. The runes pulse more rapidly now, as if urging them to act quickly. The ground trembles ominously, and the party must decide how to proceed:

I can smell Gravedigger's terror-smell thickening everything into desperation—whatever is buried down there;

• it's feeding on his panic like something ancient tasting weakness itself. The plates pulse underfoot ominously: THRUM-THRUM-THUD, and I won't give whoever designed this horror more fear to feed on by breaking formation while Silra crosses with surgical timing.*

If this trap demands discipline—THRUM-THRUM-THUD—I'll match her rhythm perfectly until we reach Gravedigger Renn. Those runes pulse greedily in sync with each vibration, and I won't fail this test by panicking myself into breaking formation now.*