No Visible Means of Support

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No Visible Means of Support

The intricately vaulted ceiling of this chamber is supported by a series of ancient wooden beams. Unfortunately, it appears that the masonry hasn't entirely stood the test of time, as you feel water drip from a leak in the ceiling and splash on your head.

Wait -- sniff, sniff -- that's not water, it's oil! You run for the exit, only to discover that it has been sealed shut behind you. Rivers of oil now pour down the wooden supports, and with a WHOOSH the entire roof bursts into flames. The stonework starts to crumble and fall...

You run wildly around the room, flailing your arms and screaming like a little girl. Fortunately, you are saved the intense agony of burning to death when you are crushed beneath a falling block of granite. Uh, congratulations?

You lose (all) hit points.

Hrccch-ptoo! Hrccch-ptoo! Hrccch-ptoo! Long before you run out of spit, you are crushed by piles of falling stone. Still, it was a good effort.

You lose (all) hit points.

You stand patiently in the center of the floor, waiting for the fire to burn itself out. Whether because of extreme luck or expert engineering, none of the falling stone blocks hit you, and when the violence subsides, sunlight pours through a gaping hole in the ceiling. A pile of ancient masonry lies beneath the hole, just tall enough to climb up to it. You make your way up into daylight, and find yourself on the roof of the Hidden Temple. Below you, you see a clearing in the trees, containing an ancient, ruined city that must have remained hidden for thousands of years.

You mark its location on your map, and carefully climb down the side of the Temple, back to ground level.

Occurs at The Hidden Temple as part of the Quest for the Holy MacGuffin (Level 11 Quest).

Notes

• Choosing to do nothing unlocks The Hidden City.

References

• The title of this adventure likely refers to a line from the Talking Heads song Burning Down the House.
• The solution, as referred to in your father's MacGuffin diary, may refer to the Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three song The Roof Is on Fire, or one of the many songs that sample or quote it. The chorus includes the lyrics "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn."