World's Deepest Cave Explored Further

DiniZuli writes "Australian Alan Warild led a 25-strong team of cavers from Russia and Ukraine on a world-record 1830-metre descent into the Krubera-Voronia cave in Abkhazia, Georgia. Read about it here (sacrifice of goat might be required). Here's a nice map of the cave."

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Deep caves and goat?

[Anonymous Coward]

I never want to see 'deep caves' and 'goat' mentioned in the same paragraph....ever....

Important Discovery!

[Mondoz]

In another interview, the lead explorer has revealed the discovery of the initials of Arne Saknussemm in one of the deeper caves...

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Re:no goat sacrifice needed

[Anonymous Coward]

"You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all different."

When your flashlight dies...

[NotQuiteReal]

Spinal Tap quote - applies to more than just album covers :-)

"It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black."

Sorry, off topic and all, but it cracks me up every time.

Outdoors?

[Conor6]

I like how at the end of the article, the man who likes to run around underground talks about how much he loves the outdoors.

Re:New Species

[0racle]

Look, if the devil has made one thing clear its that he's not a people person. I say we just leave him the hell alone.

BASTARDS!

[Eric_Cartman_South_P]

World's Deepest Cave Explored Further

She's my ex-girlfriend, and I still hate her, but DAMN I never expected to hear about her private parts on Slashdot.

NetHack

[Jeremi]

Man, I feel a sudden urge to play NetHack...

An actual quote from the cave

[blake182]

"I smell a wumpus."

map reminds me of d&d

[circletimessquare]

the map is missing the accompanying module guide but that's ok, i found the key. here's the guide to the area around that underground stream on the map:

A long shaft rises up out of the water into the ceiling of this cave. The sides of the shaft glisten; jagged shards of wet ice coat every surface.

At the top of the shaft lies a cave coated with ice. The ceiling is thick with particularly large stalactites.

The walls of the shaft are coated with ice, so the Climb DC is 30. Further, a character touching any of the surfaces including the floor, walls, and ceiling in the hidden cave, must make a Reflex save (DC 20) or slip due to the slickness of the ice.

Trap. Unless the PCs locate a hidden stone lever at the bottom of the shaft (DC 30 to do so) and pull it down, the stalactites immediately above the shaft in the cave are rigged to fall when anything passes 20 feet above the surface of the water. Anyone struck by these falling stones while climbing must make an immediate Climb check with a -4 penalty or fall.

Falling Stalactites: CR 5; Falling mass of rocks (10d6); Reflex save halves damage (DC 15); Search (DC 28); Disable Device (DC 24).

Treasure. Within the largest stalactite that remains held fast to the ceiling is a secret compartment (DC 28 to find) that is locked (DC 30 to open -- the key can be found in Area 7). Within this compartment, Charasta keeps a special treasure: a white diamond worth 5,000 gp, which the dragon's mother gave her from her own hoard.

Charasta's Tactics. Charasta can appear here in a smaller form. She does not come here when threatened and, in fact, will teleport away rather than be cornered in the hidden cave.

Creatures: A middle-aged female frost giant named Grunhilde (the jarl's mother) works here as cook, along with two ogres. Grunhilde hates her son; instead, she treats all the ogre servants as her "children." For their part, the ogres make poor servants (though Grunhilde loves them anyway) and take great fun in making the giants angry, then hiding behind Grunhilde's protection. They also enjoy tormenting the cryohydra in Area 7, pelting it with rocks, then darting away from its frost breath.

Grunhilde: Female frost giant; CR 9; Large giant (Cold); HD 14d8+70; hp 125; Init ?1; Spd 40 ft.; AC 8 (touch 8, flat-footed 8); Atk +9/ 4 ranged (1d6+9, rock); Face/Reach 5 ft. x 5 ft./10 ft.; SQ Cold subtype, darkvision 60 ft.; AL CE; SV Fort +14, Ref +3, Will +4; Str 28, Dex 8, Con 20, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 12.

Skills and Feats: Climb +15, Hide ?5, Jump +15, Spot +6; Cleave, Great Cleave, Power Attack, Sunder.

Cold Subtype: Immune to cold damage; takes double damage from fire unless a saving throw for half damage is allowed, in which case it takes half damage on a success and double damage on a failure.

Ogres (2): hp 26 each, see Monster Manual, page 144. Each ogre carries 5d10 gp.

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Re:no goat sacrifice needed

[LiquidCoooled]

Exploring caves and goats in the same headline!

I'm torn. My mind is screaming not to look at this article, my eyes are busy locking themselves shut, all my instincts are telling me it will have a double shock!

omg JPEG virus...triple shocker!

Must.. resist.. urge.. to.. look.. at.. goat.. cave.. picture!

Then again, it might be perfectly harmless. I suppose I better rtfa in Lynx or somethin.