Andrew Parfitt
This morning, you and a friend had begun to dig out that old, neglected and long unused well at the bottom of the garden. At first things had gone well, although proving harder work than you had thought, but hard work as they say.
After digging furiously for what seemed hours, but in reality was probably no more than one, the ground beneath you had given way. You had both fallen about seven feet, both covered in dirt but luckily nothing damaged. By the flickering flame of a cigarette lighter you can see a low, rough cut tunnel, extending into the darkness both before and behind you. Yet, somewhere in that darkness ahead of you there appears to be a small pinprick of light. A pinprick that seems to be getting bigger.
1 The tunnel provides a means of access to a small, nearby graveyard. For many years it has remained a hidden way of transporting recent remains to ghoul caverns. However thanks to you, the tunnel is no longer secret, and it would appear that someone knows they have been discovered.
2 The tunnel has been created to facilitate an escape from a nearby prison. The planned breakout had been going well, in total secrecy. However, your misadventure has put paid to that, unless the leak in security can be dealt with.
3 The tunnel has been created as part of the new gas pipeline. Coming towards you, at breakneck speed, is on of those new fangled welding machines. Now if only you can gain an exit before it gets here.
Copyright (c) 2008 Andrew Parfitt
Andrew Parfitt lives in North Yorkshire and began role-playing at the begining of the eighties. He doesn't play now, but still enjoys planning scenarios.
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