idbeholdME: Svartalf the Battlemage scans over the entire, slightly chaotic situation while hefting his trusty War Hammer - The Pulverizer, magically imbued to smash through any armor or shield without issue. Clad in his Mithril Chainmail and a variety of defensive spells (Dispel Magic, Reflect Missiles, Reflect Spells, Magic Shield) and his one favorite offensive spell, the Fireball at the ready, he assesses the situation.

The sounds coming from the middle grate are definitely not a good sign and it would be prudent to get as far away from here as possible as fast as possible. Some fools, ignoring the obvious danger, descend upon the chests like locusts, greed suppressing any concern for the slowly but steadily nearing danger. Let them lose time, effort and potentially their life.

Counting the members in the groups around the tunnels, he notices that there are 13 other individuals near the South tunnel where he is currently standing. Overall, he sees a pretty likable group with the exception of a single filthy Drow. He also spots several other dwarves. A Warrior, a Thief and even a Cleric. As a Battlemage, he feels that if him and these individuals banded together, they would complement each other quite well, covering a wide array of skills.

After a brief introduction, he extends and offer to the 3 other dwarves to create a party (Thulgrun the Warrior, Max son of Fulvus the Thief and Babargh the Cleric) hoping that as usual, the dwarves will trust their own kind and face the dangers together. He also mentions the smaller tunnel which seems to run parallel with the main South Tunnel but still remains uncertain whether or not it is worth exploring.

idbeholdME: SmartyFartBlart, the slightly fanatical Paladin is already shouting things about smiting evil and being a "shield against the darkness" in a true Paladin fashion. He said he would guard the tunnel. But Svartalf likes his quick call to action and so far, he is the only one from the group who seems interested to begin the journey as fast as possible by suggesting that a thief scout the tunnel for traps. He seems decisive and quick to act, all good qualities in a fight and thus, Svartalf also extends the offer of partying up to him.

TLDR:
I offer to:
Thulgrun the Warrior
Max son of Fulvus the Thief
Babargh the Cleric

and

SmartyFartBlart the Paladin

to party up. If they do not decide before it is time to move, I will take their answer as a no.

cardangrille: Cardan, Half Orc Berserker, agrees. Cardan knows, many Half Orcs will get many shinies in dungeon! Cardan's 2-hand greataxe has +2 damage, very good, very strong. Crush enemies easy.
...Try not crush chests with shinies.

Cardan waits for others to join strong Half Orcs as well.

phaolo: I agree and we're already too far in the tunnel anyway.

paladin181:

FlockeSchnee:

BenKii:

ConsulCaesar:

gogtrial34987: (OOC: Doc just confirmed that it doesn't matter which tunnel we enter; we'll get just as far in a turn.)

Aramandur: Could you please verify if I get that right? This is a hypothetical formation of our party.

gogtrial34987: What say you, friends? I'll gladly join you, but have a strong preference for trying our luck down a smaller tunnel. I should even be able to make it quite unpleasant for anyone to follow us without having been invited!

Aramandur: Could you please verify if I get that right? This is a hypothetical formation of our party.

idbeholdME: Welcome aboard. Let's hope that my fellow dwarves do not take too long with their answers.

Any other suggestions to invite someone to our forming party?

One condition though, absolutely no Drows allowed.

BenKii: I believe Doc said that only 2 people can go down one of the smaller tunnels at a time and 6 down the normal sized tunnels. Hence why I'm trying to build a party of 6 to go down this west tunnel. Still care to join?

gogtrial34987: What say you, friends? I'll gladly join you, but have a strong preference for trying our luck down a smaller tunnel. I should even be able to make it quite unpleasant for anyone to follow us without having been invited!

aRealCyborg: snip

Doc0075: 2 across in the smaller tunnel, 6 across in the larger. You can of course have more behind the front people.

aRealCyborg: Comes up to you and ask if you will consider me to join party

bler144: I will be the first to note that I've probably not read something important.

Class-wise, a ranger (particularly with range) or druid would fill skills gaps, while providing good rear-support, particularly since we may at some point be pursued by the creatures from the grate. Barbarian, perhaps.

I will presume the dwarf-heavy party would prefer a halfling over an elf.

If our tunnel is but two abroad, the formation of the proposed five would likely seem to be:

Front: Pal (unless war has shield as well) + thief
mage
warrior
cleric

While a 3x tunnel would be ideal, given the limitations, that gives the warrior and thief both passage to be mobile front-to-back.

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Blartyfartysmartyparty
Human Paladinium Shield/Hammer

gogtrial34987: (OOC: Doc just confirmed that it doesn't matter which tunnel we enter; we'll get just as far in a turn.)

Dunward Human Mage says:
Do you need a human mage in your part, as I do not know your race and class?