SHORT STORY — FICTION — WRITING PROMPT RESPONSE
Suspenseful Encounter
Fiction Short Story — Humor — Tabletop
‘You enter a dank cave with a stream flowing through the centre,’ Michael narrated. ‘Stalactites hang loosely on its ceiling and just as you enter, you hear one rattling as though it’s about to fall.’
Nigel, Samantha, Miriam, and Luke all looked at each other surreptitiously.
‘On one side of the stream there are two cave corridors that lead to different sections of the cave,’ Michael went on, ‘but that side eventually comes to a stop, and on the other side a path that leads to the far end where the cave continues. What do you do?’
‘Well, I want to deal with that loose stalactite before we go any further,’ stated Luke.
‘Yeah, for sure!’ Samantha agreed.
‘Go ahead,’ said Michael.
‘So I shoot an arrow at the stalactite to send it down before it can harm us,’ said Luke.
‘Okay!’ declared Michael. ‘The stalactite comes crashing down and shatters. Unfortunately, you’re all too close and its shards hit you.’
‘Aw, damn!’ sighed Nigel.
‘Everyone, roll for a save,’ Michael prompted.
