The Garden Under the Reservoir

120-minute plan · 4 players · Make time and supplies count A lowering reservoir reveals a memorial garden. Its caretaker has gone down with a trolley while a premature refill order counts toward release. Content notice: Water and memorial grief. Everyone stays on marked firm stairs; no swimming or dangerous mud crossing is required.

At the table

Describe what your character tries and the help they offer. Ask the GM what a choice will cost before committing. The group may pause, change a detail or stop. Write names, promises and unanswered questions on paper.

Reservoir rim

Ropes mark the firm stair above exposed mud.

Schedule office

Two notices share a date but carry different sequence numbers.

Dry stair

A narrow firm stair follows a cleaned rail.

Sunken garden

Carved stone flowers border a memorial tablet.

Refill valve station

A keeper waits beside the numbered maintenance tags.

Stone overlook

A firm terrace offers a last view of the garden.

A dry-window work order

Two straps. Position trolley: one turn. Secure memorial: one turn and one strap. Copy garden plan: one turn and one strap. Raise trolley: one turn. Low beds close at one turn remaining. Try this: Plan a sequence with a retreat and allocate both straps.

Your record

Our names and useful skills: Our shared aim: Places we have visited: Evidence and promises: What we still want to know:

The Garden Under the Reservoir — known placesThe Garden Under the ReservoirRead the work boardUse the marked stairFollow the keeper’s pathGuide the trolley downClimb the firm terraceTake the upper service pathReturn by the inspection stair1Reservoir rim2Schedule office3Dry stair4Sunken garden5Refill valve station6Stone overlookKnown connections · no movement scale