This is part 3 of my adventures through Deathtrap Dungeon. There are links to the other parts at the bottom of the page!
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Throm is quick to accept Average Joe as a travelling companion, desperate as he is to fill the void left by The Punk. While he carves a small epitaph, Joe steals the troll’s things. We travel through a dangerous cavern and my character makes a bad joke and feel a little embarrassed for him, though the feeling is probably mutual.
Things look like they’re going to get serious, though, as we encounter a dwarf, a trialmaster of the dungeon. I’ve been warned about them earlier. Uh-oh.
He gives me a test. I have to roll two dice and guess whether the total will be equal to, greater than or less than eight. Obviously I guess less than, but I manage to roll eleven. The dwarf then tells me I’m rubbish at playing the odds and that he has to punish me. This is annoying. Less than is the logical answer, is it my fault that fate isn’t on my side? Continue reading