Just Give Me a Second

I don't have a lot of time to write a post tonight, but I figure something is better than nothing.

First, as for Kaspar's Fortitude check, he scores a 15 -- still enough to overcome the penalty I presume.

When the beast goes down, Kaspar is still swinging at the tentacles and stomping his feet, yelling. When the beast begins to slither down into the muck in agony, Kaspar leans out over that catwalk a continues his rage. Only when the last tentacle splashes disappointedly into the sewage does Kaspar give one final "Yah" and come to rest on his knees. He then looks in Castille's direction.

"Are you alright?"

Castille, at the same time, "Are you alright, Kaspar?"

They stare at each other. Neither one quite grasps the reality of the other's situation. But eventually, Castille shoulders his crossbow and points over the other. "There's a door here. It's locked. I was hoping you could get us the hell out of here."

Breathing hard, Kaspar's chest is visibly moving in and out. "Yeah. Sure." Then, raising a finger in the air and finally rolling off of his knees in exhaustion, Kaspar continues, "Just give me a moment."

Eventually, Kaspar rises, moves in front of Castille, and begins work on the door.

An Open Lock check with Kaspar's masterwork set of tools, results in a 26. Yeesh.