Neverending Dungeon: Garkon (dragonsamurai77)

[term1nally s1ck]

The air surrounding you fairly hums with the residue of magic, an aftereffect of the spell that brought you to this place. A quick glance reveals that you are in a small room, devoid of any life save for yourself. The sound of dripping water can be heard faintly, and the stone walls are slick with moisture. In complete defiance of logic, a torch is already lit, resting in a sconce near the room's single door.

Map:{table]|A_|B_|C_
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2||S|
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4|||[/table]

There is a door at C-4, south side.

DM notes:Sheet (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=287942)

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon draws his sword and searches the room carefully. If he finds nothing, he will examine the door.

Search: [roll0]

[term1nally s1ck]

The door is made of lead, and slides into the wall to open.

[dragonsamurai77]

Not wasting any time, Garkon opens the door and walks out of the room.

[term1nally s1ck]

Any cool vision modes? The corridor outside is unlit.

[dragonsamurai77]

I just now became aware that Dragonborn got rid of my darkvision, so I never bought any light sources. Guess I'll have to grab the torch from the first room. Carrying club and torch.

[term1nally s1ck]

the corridor goes south out the door.

Imemdiately after the door, it splits east.

20' later, it splits east.

10' later still, it ends in a T-junction.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon takes out his pole and searches the hallway carefully. Once he gets to the T-junction, he will take the right path.

Search: [roll0]

[term1nally s1ck]

so, what exactly are you doing with that pole? Poking the floor, walls, ceiling (well, 20' high so very hard to reach...)?

[dragonsamurai77]

The whole floor, and the walls wherever Garkon thinks it looks suspicious.

[term1nally s1ck]

Hmmmkay.

After 30', the prodding triggers a trap, which fires acid at you:

[roll0] vs flatfooted touch for [roll1] acid damage.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon shrugs off the minor injury and continues.

[term1nally s1ck]

At the splits, you saw:

First split:

n/s split at 10', door north at 30', corridor goes further than you can see.

Second split turns north after 10'.

East from the T, there's a door north after 35', with a bullseye outside it, and it turns north after 40' total.

West from the T, it turns south after 10'.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon heads for the first door (the 30' north one).

[term1nally s1ck]

How hard are you poking things with that pole?

[dragonsamurai77]

Kind of hard to quantify without getting too mathematical, but I'll say about hard enough to set off an average pressure plate.

[term1nally s1ck]

You poke and find a pit trap just after the 10' split in that eastbound corridor. It's now a hole, 5' across. How do you get across?

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon steps back briefly before leaping over the pit, draconic wings outstretched.

Jump: [roll0]

[term1nally s1ck]

O_o

You crack your head on the ceiling as you launch yourself roughly a mile down the corridor.

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_
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2|||||
3|||L||
4|||||
5|||||[/table]
There are doors at A5 south and E1 north.
Near the center of the room, a horribly ugly creature with dingy blue scales marred here and there by large, pinkish-white sections of scar tissue stands at the ready, tongues of blue fire licking fanglike white teeth. The creature appears to be wearing chainmail beneath the remnants of an outfit that is almost entirely burned away, with only a few charred remnants remaining.
Initiative: [roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Initiative: [roll0]

Does the creature provide light?

[term1nally s1ck]

There's a torch on the northern wall.

[dragonsamurai77]

Free action: Drop torch and pole.
Move action: Move to B4, drawing greatsword as a free action.
Standard action: Attack, activating Steel Wind and Power Attack.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[term1nally s1ck]

O_o'''

150XP, chainmail.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon regains maneuvers, gaining HP thanks to Vital Recovery. He then takes whatever time is needed to don the chainmail, leaving his old armor on the floor. Finally, he picks up the torch from the wall and grabs his pole again before heading to the north door, assuming nothing happens in the meantime.

[term1nally s1ck]

This torch is fixed, you can't seem to take it from the bracket. :smallconfused:

20' east, the corridor turns south with a door north.

10' west, the corridor splits north.

30' west it splits south.

The corridor goes on much further than you can see.

[dragonsamurai77]

Guess I'll just pick up the torch I already had.

Search with the same precision as before, head for the north door.

Search: [roll0]

((Also just realized: when I said Steel Wind before, I obviously meant Steely Strike.))

[term1nally s1ck]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_
1||||
2||C|C|
3||C|C|
4||C|C|
5||||[/table]
The room contains a large chest with a note attached to it’s latch. There are doors at C5, D2 and D1 north.

[dragonsamurai77]

I read the note.

[term1nally s1ck]

“Greater rewards await the patient man, but only a fool waits forever.”

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon waits five minutes before opening the chest.

[term1nally s1ck]

1 platinum piece. Congrats!

[dragonsamurai77]

After taking it, Garkon will open the door at D1.

[term1nally s1ck]

There's a red and white bullseye on the floor outside the door.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon, staying as far back as possible, pokes the target with his pole.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon pokes the target again.

[term1nally s1ck]

A thousand gold pieces rain from the ceiling!






....





Just kidding. Nothing happens.

[dragonsamurai77]

Seeing no likely danger, Garkon proceeds through the door.

[term1nally s1ck]

To the east, the corridor goes 5' and turns north.

To the west, the corridor meets the T-junction you saw from outside your starting room, and then goes 10' further before turning south.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon takes the east path and then heads north.

Assuming Punishing Stance so I don't forget next time I enter combat.

[term1nally s1ck]

The corridor goes 20' north then turns east. There's a door south after 15' and the corridor turns north after 20'.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon heads carefully for the door.

Search: [roll0]

[term1nally s1ck]

You barely find the door.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon heads through.

[term1nally s1ck]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_
1|||||
2|||||
3||||1|
4|||||
5||||| [/table]
There is an orc in the middle of the room, twirling a wickedly serrated spear between its hands as it performs what you assume to be combat maneuvers. Beneath its simple uniform, you make out the pattern and distinctive rustle of chainmail.

The orc pauses mid-swing as it notices you, adjusting its stance to one of calm readiness.
Initiative:[roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon lifts his sword and readies himself.

Initiative: [roll0]

[term1nally s1ck]

He activates a maneuver, and charge-bullrushes you.

[roll0] bullrush check for [roll1] if he wins.

[dragonsamurai77]

Strength check: [roll0]


(hopefully this is all legal)
Regardless of the outcome, drop pole, step back 5 feet, move toward him, draw sword as a free action while moving, initiate Steely Strike, and regain maneuvers, healing 4 HP.

HP: 16/16
Attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]

[term1nally s1ck]

You can't 5' step in the same turn that you move.

[dragonsamurai77]

You can't 5' step in the same turn that you move.

Hmm... He got pushed back, so can I just move 5 feet as a move action and draw my sword as part of that?

[term1nally s1ck]

You can, but he is still 5' away from you, you pushed him out of your square, so it will be an AoO.

You are aware that drawing a weapon provokes no AoOs, right? And is a move action?

[dragonsamurai77]

You can, but he is still 5' away from you, you pushed him out of your square, so it will be an AoO.

You are aware that drawing a weapon provokes no AoOs, right? And is a move action?

OK, then. Draw weapon and attack.

[term1nally s1ck]

150XP, ripper, sundark goggles, chainmail, and CR 1 loot to be rolled. [roll0], further rolls in next post.

[candycorn]

I'll be taking over this thread, to free TS up for higher floor DMing shenanigans.

Further rolls for treasure.

DM Rolls:[roll0] x100 sp
[roll1] - Scroll - Light

EDIT: The orc also has 200 silver coins and a scroll on him.

[dragonsamurai77]

What book is the ripper in?

[candycorn]

Planar Handbook.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon takes everything but the chainmail, seeing as how he already has a set and doesn't want to be further burdened. He then looks for the next door.

[candycorn]

There is a door on the north and south end of the room you just accessed. You came from the north door. Where are you headed from there?

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon heads for the south door.

[candycorn]

2/3 of your character sheet seems to be blank. What variant of water orc are you?

[dragonsamurai77]

2/3 of your character sheet seems to be blank. What variant of water orc are you?

Dragonborn. MW glitched while I was trying to save, and erased most of it. I'm working on fixing it, but it won't be perfect. Know any way to access an old version?

[candycorn]

Dragonborn. MW glitched while I was trying to save, and erased most of it. I'm working on fixing it, but it won't be perfect. Know any way to access an old version?

Here's a google cached version:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zWQyJjYDxRkJ:www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php%3Fsheetid%3D287942+http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php%3Fsheetid%3D287942&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

[candycorn]

Ok, what's your light source?

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon sheathes his sword and draws his torch (obtained near the beginning of the dungeon) and 10-foot pole.

Sheet back up except for weights. Note that a few skills are slightly different because one of my traits, Nightsighted, was illegal (didn't think that Dragonborn replaced darkvision). I replaced it with Nearsighted.

[candycorn]

Ok, torchlight.

Opening the south door:
the passage travels east over 40 feet, beyond the limit of your torchlight.
the passage travels west over 40 feet, beyond the limit of your torchlight.

Side note: Wing type dragonborn don't get darkvision.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon decides to travel east, taking 10 on his Search check for a total of 15.

[candycorn]

Your standard operating procedure on page 1 is traveling down the hallway, prodding the floor (and visibly suspicious walls) with a 10 foot pole with considerable force.

Is this still your travel procedure?

[dragonsamurai77]

Indeed it is.

[candycorn]

30 feet east of the door, you trigger a pit trap.
After crossing it...

40 feet east of the last pit trap, you trigger another.
After crossing it...

15 feet east of the 2nd pit trap, the passage turns north.
Passage goes north 20 feet, then turns west.
Passage goes 30 feet west, then turns south.

5 feet south of the turn, you trigger another pit trap.
After crossing it...

5 feet south of the trap, the passage turns west.
Passage goes 30 feet west.

After traveling 10 feet, your pole presses into the floor...
And an orb of acid shoots at you!

Touch Attack: [roll0] for [roll1] Acid damage.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon shrugs off the pain and keeps moving.

[candycorn]

at the end of the 30 foot passage, it turns north, goes 10 feet, then turns west, and goes 5 feet. At that point, it dead ends.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon heads back and tries the west path.

[candycorn]

Shortly past the doorway, you trigger an Acid Splash Trap.

Touch attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] Acid!

[dragonsamurai77]

No real choice but to keep going.

[candycorn]

Your pole triggers another pit trap. After passing it, there's another acid trap.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] acid.

EDIT: Afterwards, the passage turns north, runs 10 feet, then turns east. After 10 feet, you reach an intersection (north and east).

To the north, the passage runs 30 feet.
At 10 feet, there is a split to the east.
At 30 feet, there is an open door on the north wall. Inside is your starting area.
At 30 feet, the passage turns east.

To the east, the passage runs 40 feet.
At 30 feet, there is a bullseye painted on the floor, and a door on the north wall.
At 40 feet, the passage turns north.

[dragonsamurai77]

Garkon prods the bullseye before opening the door by it.

[candycorn]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_
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4||||B|H[/table]
There is a door at A-2, another at E-4, south side and another at E-3. There is a human wearing a chain shirt and holding a longsword standing behind a beast with patchy dark fur that covers its unhealthy shrunken black skin in some places. Open sores dot its hide and a feral, catlike head glances with it's blank eyes at the wall in front of it.
Initiative:[roll0]

You are outside of E-4 (south).

[dragonsamurai77]

Initiative: [roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Free action: Drop pole and torch.
Move action: Draw sword.
Attack action: Use Steely Strike, attacking the human.
Swift action: Regain maneuvers and 4 HP, nullifying the damage from the acid traps.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[candycorn]

Kill. Dog thing vanishes.

150xp.
Longsword, Chain shirt, blank scroll sheet.

Note: In the future, you may not ready maneuvers unless you can immediately follow the swift action with a standard action attack, or a standard action (Do nothing), per Warblade, p.22.

[dragonsamurai77]

In that case, I'll wait to recover maneuvers until the next round, resulting in the same effect.

Garkon takes the scroll and picks up his 10-foot pole and torch, heading for the next door.

[candycorn]

Please be more specific. There are 3 doors in this room.

[dragonsamurai77]

Sorry about that. E-2.

[candycorn]

The hallway goes north and south.

To the north, it runs 10 feet before turning east.

To the south, it runs 10 feet before turning west.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll try south for now.

[candycorn]

The passage runs west.

At 5 feet, there is a door on the north wall, and a red and white painted bullseye on the floor.

At 40 feet, the passage splits, running north and continuing west beyond the limit of your light.

[dragonsamurai77]

A quick prod of the bullseye before trying the north door.

[candycorn]

When you prod the bulls-eye, a fire erupts from the air, dealing [roll0] damage nothing happens.

Opening the door reveals a room with a dead sorceror. The room you just left. You're at the south door, this time.

[candycorn]

Test post.

[dragonsamurai77]

Head back to the north/south intersection, go north this time.

[candycorn]

You travel north until the passage turns east.

It runs east 20 feet beyond your position at the intersection.
At 15 feet, there is a door on the south wall.
At 20 feet, the passage turns north.

[dragonsamurai77]

Guess I'll try the south door.

[candycorn]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_
1|||||
2|||||
3||||1|
4|||||
5||||| [/table]
Doors are at B1 and B5. There is an orc in the middle of the room, twirling a wickedly serrated spear between its hands as it performs what you assume to be combat maneuvers. Beneath its simple uniform, you make out the pattern and distinctive rustle of chainmail.

The orc pauses mid-swing as it notices you, adjusting its stance to one of calm readiness.
Initiative:[roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Initiative: [roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Free action: Drop items.
Move action: Move adjacent to the orc, drawing greatsword.
Attack action: Attack with Steely Strike.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[candycorn]

150 xp.
Chainmail, Ripper, Sundark Goggles, a Javelin... and a bit more, one sec:

DM Only:[roll0]

[candycorn]

DM Only:[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

Also: 900 silver coins, a glass gem worth 20 gold, and a wand.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll take the coins, gem, and wand, and head to B-1.

[candycorn]

B1 is where you came from. Are you returning to the door you opened?

[dragonsamurai77]

Oops. Meant B-5.

[candycorn]

Passage runs east and west, beyond the limits of your torchlight.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll go east, for now.

[candycorn]

10 feet to the east, your prodding reveals a pit trap. After passing it, 40 feet farther to the east, you reveal another. The passage turns north, runs 20 feet, then turns west. It runs west for 30 feet, and turns south. You reveal another pit trap 5 feet to the south, then the passage turns west, just 5 feet south of that. Twenty feet to the west, you trigger an acid trap.

Touch Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] acid damage

Actions? The passage continues 10 feet past the square where you triggered the acid, then turns north.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll continue along the passage.

[candycorn]

the passage turns north, runs for 10 feet, then turns west.
It runs west for 5 feet further before ending in a dead end.

[dragonsamurai77]

Go back, try west.

[candycorn]

Heading west from the orc door:

You travel a short distance before your pole triggers an acid trap.

Touch attack:[roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

If you continue West:Your pole triggers a pit trap, just after the acid. A short ways down the hall, another acid trap is triggered.

Touch attack:[roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

Shortly past the 2nd trap, the corridor turns north, continues for 10 feet, then turns east.

It runs east over 40 feet. At 10 feet, the passage splits to the north.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll take the north split.

[Deadlykire]

I cannot find you on the map. I apologize! If you are willing to work with me I'd like to return you to the starting room. The problem could be I'm looking at the wrong floor. Let me know if you are not on floor 1. You also seemed to have killed the same orc twice.

[candycorn]

Sorry, this got lost in the clutter.

The north split runs north for 30 feet.
At 10 feet, it splits east.
At 30 feet, it turns east. Also at 30 feet, there is a door on the north wall (the starting area).

To your east (from the split), the passage runs 40 feet farther. At 35 feet, there is a bullseye on the floor. Also at 35 feet, there is a door on the north wall.
At 40 feet, the passage turns north.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll go east and take the door on the north wall.

[candycorn]

Inside, you see a room with the dead sorceror.

[dragonsamurai77]

Then, I'll go back out and head north.

[candycorn]

Sorry, this got lost in the clutter.

The north split runs north for 30 feet.
At 10 feet, it splits east.
At 30 feet, it turns east. Also at 30 feet, there is a door on the north wall (the starting area).

To your east (from the split), the passage runs 40 feet farther. At 35 feet, there is a bullseye on the floor. Also at 35 feet, there is a door on the north wall.
At 40 feet, the passage turns north.

Which north?

[dragonsamurai77]

Second one (after 40 feet, the passage turns north).

[candycorn]

Passage runs 20 feet north. At 10 feet, there is an open door (room with dead sorceror). At 20 feet, passage turns east.

From east turn: Passage goes 20 feet east. At 15 feet, there is an open door (room with dead orc with ripper). At 20 feet, passage turns north.

[dragonsamurai77]

Guess I'll have to go north.

[candycorn]

The passage runs north for 20 feet.

At 5 feet, there is a blue note hanging on the wall.
At 10 feet, there is a 4 way intersection (North, south, east, and west).
At 20 feet, the passage turns east.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll read the note, first.

[candycorn]

The note reads, "Burn Me for Help in Times of Trouble".

[dragonsamurai77]

Not in trouble yet, so I'll go north 20 feet and turn east.

[candycorn]

Question: Are you taking the note, or touching it in any way? If so, please describe how you are.

When you pass the 4 way intersection:Passage runs east for 20 feet. At 20 feet, the passage turns south, and there is a door on the east wall.
Passage runs west for over 40 feet. At 30 feet, there is a door on the north wall.

When you reach the east turn: Passage runs east for 20 feet. At 10 feet, the passage turns north. At 20 feet, the passage ends in a dead end.

[dragonsamurai77]

I do absolutely nothing to the note, I leave it exactly where it is. I take the north turn just before the dead end.

[candycorn]

The passage runs north for 20 feet.
At 20 feet, the passage turns west. Also at 20 feet, there is a door on the north wall.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll take the north door.

[candycorn]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_
1||||
2||C|C|
3||C|C|
4||C|C|
5||||[/table]
The room contains a large chest with a note attached to it’s latch. There are doors at C5, D2 and D1 north.

You are outside of C5.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll open all the doors, and then read the note.

[candycorn]

The note reads: "Greater rewards await the patient man, but only a fool waits forever."

[dragonsamurai77]

Wait 5 minutes, then open it.

[candycorn]

After reviewing the thread:
You've encountered:
This room already.
Orc with ripper.
Burny mouth guy
guy in chain shirt with vanishing dog.

As such, the chest is open, and nothing further is in it.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll go to D1 now.

[candycorn]

There is a large red and white bullseye on the other side of the D1 door, painted on the ground.

The passage runs east and west.

To the east, it runs 5 feet, then turns south.

To the west, it goes for 25 feet. At 25 feet, it ends in a T intersection, running north and south.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll take the south turn.

[candycorn]

Corridor runs 30 feet south.

At 10 feet, there is a door on the west wall. Also at 10 feet, the passage splits to the east.

At 30 feet, the passage turns to the east.

[dragonsamurai77]

I go into the west door.

[candycorn]

You are at the same room you just left, this time, the D2 entrance.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll go back out and keep going south until it turns east, then take that door.

[candycorn]

You go south, then east until you reach the first door (25 feet down the hallway).

Along the way, you trigger an acid trap.

Touch Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

Anything before opening door?

[dragonsamurai77]

Nope, just opening it.

[candycorn]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_|F_
1||||||
2||||||
3||||||
4|||1|||
5||||||
6||||||[/table]
There is a door at A-6 west, another at E-1 and another at F-4. There is a kobold wearing a chain shirt and holding a short sword.
Initiative:[roll0]

You are 1 square north of E-1.

[dragonsamurai77]

Initiative: [roll0]

[candycorn]

Pst. Your turn.

[dragonsamurai77]

Drop items, draw sword while moving up, Steely Strike.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[candycorn]

Kill. 150 xp.

Loot: Short Sword (small), Chain Shirt (small), Masterwork Tumble tool.

[dragonsamurai77]

Take Tumble tool, regain maneuvers (gaining 4 HP), go out through F4.

[candycorn]

Passage goes east, north, east, south. You find and bypass a pit trap. The passage turns east, and you arrive at an intersection.

To the north, the passage runs for 30 feet, and turns west.

To the south, the passage runs for 10 feet.
At 5 feet, there is a RED notecard affixed to the wall.
At 10 feet, the passage turns to the west.

[dragonsamurai77]

I will read the red notecard without touching it in any way.

[candycorn]

It says simply, "Boom".

And it does, when you read it. [roll0] Force damage, destroying the notecard in the process.

[candycorn]

Post to update thread.

[dragonsamurai77]

I'll keep going south, and then take the west turn.

[candycorn]

The passage runs west for 60 feet before turning north. Along the way, you detect and bypass a pit trap.

At the north turn, the passage runs 10 feet, then turns west again. At 10 feet, there is a door on the east wall.

[dragonsamurai77]

East door.

[dragonsamurai77]

Post to make other post show up.

[candycorn]

Opening the door reveals the following room:
{table]|A_|B_|C_|D_|E_|F_
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2||||||
3||||||
4|||1|||
5||||||
6||||||[/table]
There is a door at A-6 west, another at E-1 and another at F-4. There is a kobold wearing a chain shirt and holding a short sword.
You are outside A-6 west.

Initiative:[roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Initiative: [roll0]

[dragonsamurai77]

Drop items, draw sword while moving next to kobold, Steely Strike with Power Attack: [roll0] [roll1]

[candycorn]

The Kobold tumbles out and back, becoming shadowy and flickering as it returns.

Tumble: [roll0] DC 15 (failure means this movement provokes an AoO.)

With a flourish, his blade erupts in fire and ice, splitting in two as he thrusts them at you.

Attack: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]

Damage: [roll3] piercing
Damage: [roll4] fire
Damage (if both rolls hit): [roll5] cold

[dragonsamurai77]

I think I'm dead, in that case.

[candycorn]

Yeah, this kobold killed me several times. He's one of the more deadly encounters. I ended up facing him first, until I beat him. The build that finally took him down had fire and cold resist 5, to blunt that offense.

[candycorn]

You're welcome to restart floor 1 with this character, or resubmit one to this thread, which I will personally check for you (usually within 24 hours).