Large Stone (Altar Platform)

A moss-crusted limestone slab, roughly rectangular and slightly tilted by time, serves as the central platform of an overgrown altar. Its surface is etched with shallow grooves from repeated ceremonial use, its pitted texture softened by moss and damp earth. The Doctor's exploratory steps dislodge a thick layer of vegetation, revealing the crude platform's true purpose beneath layers of superstition.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S14E1 · The Masque of Mandragora Part 1

Doctor and Sarah torn apart by cultists

A large stone, unnoticed in the undergrowth, is seized by one of the hooded cultists and swung with deliberate force, striking the Doctor’s temple and rendering him unconscious. The dull thud of stone meeting flesh signals the abrupt turn from tranquility to violence.

Before: A plain, fist-sized limestone stone lying unobtrusively near the woodland path.

After: Stained with blood and displaced in the undergrowth after the strike.

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S14E13 · The Face of Evil Part 1

Doctor and Leela flee unseen forest threat

A moss-crusted stone slab serves as the Doctor's impromptu altar for the discarded egg timer. Its rough surface and location on the forest floor make it an accidental stage for the Doctor's improvised distraction, becoming a functional tool despite its primitive surroundings.

Before: Covered in moss and undergrowth as an ancient altar platform, unknown to both the Sevateem and Doctor initially.

After: Slightly disturbed by the Doctor's placement of the egg timer, its moss partially dislodged during the hasty escape.

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