The Hot Plunge
Ottoline Steep has kept the hot plunge for 300 years. The exit token is at the bottom. So is the last guy.
OBJECTIVE
Fish the exit token out of the bottom of the Hot Plunge.
Fighting is allowed. She heals in steam. Think before you dive.
THE KEEPER
Ottoline Steep · Bath-Troll of the Hot Plunge
50 HP · moods: Steeping, Prickly, Steaming, Boiling Over
YOUR CALLING
Plumber-Errant · Lv 1 · STR 3 · DEX 3 · INT 2 · MAG 1 · CHA 3
YOUR KIT
- Bathhouse Boathook Nine feet of pole. Smells of other feet.
- Bucket of Snow Packed this morning. Melting on schedule.
- Lavender Bath Bomb Fizzes. Smells like a grandmother's drawer.
THE SHOWRUNNER
Good morning, contestants. Today's room is a bathhouse, and its proprietor, Ottoline Steep, has been keeping the hot plunge for three hundred years without once being asked to clean it. Dive in, but remember that the exit token is at the bottom, and so is the last contestant to try.
HOW THE DAY WENT
| Escaped | 40 % |
|---|---|
| Most-tried move | Stealth. In a steam room. Carrying nine feet of pole. |
| Top style | a departed contestant, style 95: “The exit token was at the bottom, as promised. So was the boathook, which this contestant retrieved with dignity.” |
THE ROOM REMEMBERS
- Ottoline has framed the phrase 'while you supervise.' She supervises from the stool.
- Ottoline now watches the cistern chain the way other trolls watch soup.
- Ottoline bought a stamp: NOT A REAL INSPECTOR. She inks it with relish.
SCRATCHED INTO THE WALL
- “Look at your surroundings.” · @ralviani
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