Nothing happens.

Still crouching, Harry clears a semi-circular area just inside the door of detritus with her table-leg. "Mebbe it's hidin' right 'bove th' door, waitin' t' drop down on th' next person through." Rising again, Harry probes above the door... once more using the table-leg. She swings the thing back and forth a couple of times, then chuckles. "Or mebbe 'tis jus' an empty room full of cobwebs."

Nothing bad happens so far...

Adam could handle no more indecision. He moved into the room, shovel held like the spear he used it. He was ready for anything this room might throw at him.

Yep, sure enough, now that he's in the room. Adam can see that there are two abnormally large spiders up above the top of the door, each about the size of a cat. Well, all right, a bit smaller, but goodness, isn't that large enough?

(GM rolls dice...)

They attack Adam.

(Before anything, roll a Dex check for me, Adam...)

07:26, Today: Adam DeLacey rolled 3 using 1d20-4.  /10 Dex.
How dead is Adam? Really dead or just mostly dead? (Cookie if you know the reference I just made without a google.

OOC: All bonuses and penalties apply to the attribute, not the dice roll. A bonus makes it easier to roll under your attribute, a penalty makes it more difficult. Even so, with DEX 10 and a -4 penalty, a roll of 3 succeeds. (10 - 4 = 6, and 3 < 6.)

(Yeah you're fine. In this game rolling low is good (except when you're rolling to see how much damage you deal in combat I guess).

And that looked like a pretty easy Princess Bride reference to me, although I guess it could turn out to be a case of Mistaken Reference Identity.)

Adam manages to avoid getting bitten by the spiders... so far.

(It's y'all's turn-- time to go on the offensive!)

Harry steps over the threshold and swats at one of the two spiders with her table leg. "Welp, at least they're a tad smaller than imagined. That's good, ain't it?"

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14:52, Today: Harriet MacLeod (aka 'Harry') rolled 13 using 1d20.  Check Vs. DEX 18 (+1 Danger Bonus).
14:55, Today: Harriet MacLeod (aka 'Harry') rolled 10 using 1d6+7.  Armed Damage.

One spider goes down, hard, under Harry's assault...

Adam attempted to spear the remaining spider.

07:40, Today: Adam DeLacey rolled 8 using 1d20.  v 17 Str.

Adam successfully kills the second spider. Spider threat ended.

Harry cautiously pads across the chamber and inspects the small, highly-reflective object in the fireplace. "Reckon th' spiders get ample food. Mebbe they eat th' damn bats."

The object in the fireplace is simply a fist-sized chunk of crystal, basically some sort of cloudy quartz. In spite of being somewhat superficially attractive, it has no real value.

(Roll WIS check but subtract 1 from your result, Harry.)

OOC: Subtracting 1 from my result would make the check easier. If you want it more difficult, I should subtract 1 from my WIS. Not that it matters in this instance: 16:54, Today: Harriet MacLeod (aka 'Harry') rolled 20 using 1d20.  Check Vs. WIS 14.
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(Yeah, wanted to make it easier, that's why I said it that way.

Oh well.)

Harry gains no amazing insight about why there's a chunk of cheap quartz in the fireplace.

Harry pockets the chunk of crystal anyway, departs the web-strewn bedroom, and pads down the hallway to the second door. "Mebbe we should just burn th' damn house t' its foundation. Would hate t' leave any vampires still strollin' about. Collinsport bein' Collinsport, these're prolly just th' vampire groupies and there's a cult of th' god-damn things we ain't even seen yet."

Adam nodded his agreement, "Agreed. I can get a fire started."

(let me know if we're gonna open the second door or attempt to burn this place to the ground (or, at least, which first))

Harry grins at Adam. "Let's wait until we're on our way out, at least." She stops at the second door and turns the knob just as she had done with the prior door... as silently as possible. Table-leg held at the ready, she flings the door open when she feels the latch release.

Adam stood behind Harry, his shovel at the ready.

Another dirty, decaying bedroom without furniture. From the doorway the floor in here does not look particularly safe; some floorboards are missing while others appear to have suffered partial collapse.

One door to go (the one to the left as you're facing this doorway)...

Harry sets her sights on the final door, then turns her piercing gaze to Adam. "Fancy kickin' this one in? Reckon anythin' movin' about already knows we're here."

Adam grinned as he actually enjoyed kicking in doors. Adam took a couple steps toward the door, and using the momentum he kicked in the door as hard as he could.

(Hmmmm... for reasons of my own, give me an STR check for that, Adam...)