Webbed Dark Hole



This is a Forest exploration event. It offers the chance to get Raw Meat,  Rotten Food,  Weird Zooming Device and  Ullr's  Golden Arrow. Acquiring some of these costs you Fabric and  Wood. The participating survivor may suffer Depression and  Injuries, and as well as gaining either the negative trait  Arachnophobia or  Pyromaniac permanently.

Inspect
An unusually big spider web catches your eye. You inspect it closely and find a hole in the ground, large enough for you to put your hand in it. You wonder if something could be stashed here...

Search the hole
Note: This is a 'red' option, meaning the 'entity' will disappear once this action is taken!

Relevant Skills:  Hunting ,  Courage 

Little spiders won't deny you access to a potential hidden treasure. You've seen worse.


 *  Probe with a Stick. ( Hunting )
 * Failure : You find the last -or current?- meal of the arachnids, half digested and covered in webs. Several spiders crawl out of the hole. You retreat.
 * + Rotten Food.png Rotten Food
 * Success :You’re no fool, it’s clearly a spider nest. You take a hard wooden stick and poke into the hole. You feel something moving inside. After a few tries, you manage to impale a big, hairy and ugly spider... They say it tastes like chicken when cooked.
 * + Raw Meat.png Raw Meat


 *  Put Your Hand in. ( Courage )
 * Failure : You bravely put your hand in the dark hole, and search for... something. Your arm is engulfed up to the shoulder when you feel a big bag of web. You push it aside but it sticks to your skin. Wait... it’s not web.... it's... A SWARM of hairy things! You shriek like a 5 years-old and remove your hand quickly. You shake the spiders off your arm. NO WAY you're putting your hand there EVER AGAIN. What a stupid idea you had!
 * + Depression.png Depression
 * + The participating survivor gains the negative trait Special Trait Icon.png Arachnophobia permanently.
 * Success : You boldly put your hand in the dark hole, and search for... something. Your arm is engulfed up to your shoulder, when your fingertips finally touch a hard surface that could be removed. Little by little, you manage to move the object, but then you feel a terrible pain on your hand! After a few tries, and a few more bites, you manage to pick up the object.
 * + Injury.png Injury
 * + Weird Zooming Device.png Weird Zooming Device

Burn the webs
Note: This is a 'red' option, meaning the 'entity' will disappear once this action is taken! '''Requires at least 10% Fire Intensity. ''' Whatever creature is inside, you want to be nowhere near it. You produce a torch and light it before throwing it in the hole. You watch the web catch fire. Soon after burning spiders crawl out of the hole, followed by a swarm of babies. it's quite a satisfying sight. When the fire dies out, you begin probing the hole. The burnt webs and spiders form a gross gooey substance to the touch but it won't stop you. Your fingers finally encounter something hard. You get the object out of the hole and smile: it's a small metal box, and it's not empty.
 * - Fabric.png Fabric, Wood.png Wood
 * - Fire Intensity
 * + Ullr Golden Arrow.png Ullr's Golden Arrow, Weird Zooming Device.png Weird Zooming Device
 * + The participating survivor gains the negative trait Special Trait Icon.png Pyromaniac permanently.