Collapsing Tunnel

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Encounter Conditions

Wearing the scuffed mining helmet
While Underground
Must have spent ? Energy with the helmet equipped? Or doing mining encounters?
Do you have to have expanded the tunnels?

Initial Text

You hear a strange rumble from ahead of you, followed by an earsplitting crash. You peer around the next corner to see that a massive section of the tunnel has collapsed… and where you're standing isn't looking great either.

As your hearing comes back, three sounds fight for your attention: the periodic crash of stones, a low whirring like a massive drill, and faint whimpering from somewhere inside the pile of collapsed stones.

You might be imagining the whimpering voices saying "help us, please." At worst, you might be able to pretend you imagined them later.

NOTE: no matter what you choose, this encounter resets your progress in the tunnels.

Summary of Choices

  1. Run for it! - something happens
  2. Save them! - something happens
  3. Remain still - something happens
  4. Stay and watch - this section can just be copied from the location page

Choice Text and Results

Run for it!

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You turn tail and run as fast as you can. The people back there can take care of themselves.


You've earned 10 XP in Reflexes

Evil

Save them!

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You rush forward, pushing the rocks off the shadowy figures and dragging them to safer tunnels. Once you've escaped the immediate danger, of them slides through you… you'd like to imagine it's friendly, but it chills you to the bone.

It's not until you're rubbing your sore muscles that you have a moment to question how those blocks of rubble were pinning them down if they can walk through solid objects.

You've gained 20 energy of Spectral Curse.

You've earned 10 XP in Strength

Or, if you have the mining pants, mining pick, and mining shirt equipped, the first paragraph reads:

You rush forward, busting the rocks with your pick and dragging your brothers under them to safer tunnels. Once you've escaped the immediate danger, one of them slides through you… you'd like to imagine it's friendly, but it chills you to the bone.

Remain still

You ignore their plight and stand motionless, hoping the falling rocks will avoid you. Unfortunately, your luck doesn't hold out and a massive slab of rock crushes down on you.

You take 20 damage.

You've earned 10 XP in Will

Or, (unknown condition)
You ignore their plight and stand motionless, hoping the falling rocks will avoid you. Your luck manages to hold out, leaving you with a massive pile of rubble all but spilling on your feet.
You've earned 10 XP in Will

Evil (and the healing from Born of Sorrow occurs after damage is taken)

Stay and watch

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You pick out the safest seeming location, peering from inside a natural gap in the rock. As the last of the rubble falls in, you see a massive mining drone dig in from above.

It continues digging straight into the pile of rubble. You can't do much from here but watch it inexorably digging and hear the inhuman shrieks of the figures buried in the rubble, barely audible over the whirring of drills.

You've earned 10 XP in Perception

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