13. Shaft

Looking through the opening, you see a large, dark space. A bridge lies before you, spanning a dark void and crossing a room that seems to be an irregular octagonal shape. Looking over the side of the bridge, you can just make out a second bridge crossing at an angle below. The ceiling of the room is vaulted, being about ten feet above the bridge at the edges and probably almost twenty feet above the bridge in the center. The gently arched stone bridge has low rails at the sides which are cracked here and there and do not give you a lot of confidence, but the span itself looks solid enough. This shaft drops 90 feet to the fourth level of the dungeon, resulting in 9d6 points of damage to anyone who falls or jumps from the bridge all the way to the bottom. If the fall is accidental, the character may attempt a saving throw vs. Death Ray with Dexterity bonus applied to catch the bridge, suffering no damage but being left in a precarious position. Note that the bridges run in different directions on each level, such that a victim might land on the one on level 2, suffering only 3d6 points of damage, or the one on level 3, suffering only 6d6 points of damage.