In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 61):
npc'd

you all make it into another pathway lined with white gravel. The tower is much closer.

the flurry of action in the high heat costs everyone 1 fp.

In reply to Ginko Bitterpetal (msg # 62):

Can we access the tower directly from here?

In reply to Melchizidek (msg # 63):

npc'd
"No snails in sight, looks to be a left and a right to the courtyard."

In reply to Ginko Bitterpetal (msg # 64):

Mel leads the way...

Stenet just falls back to the rear again, to keep watch that the snail doesn't try to sneak up on them.

In reply to Stenet Fjall (msg # 66):

you make the left and the right, and are now in a large courtyard divided into 4  sections, with a circular tower in the center. the rosebushesin the formsl garden sections have grown wild, and spill over to the tower, which is wrapped in the thorny vines.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 67):

Can we enter the tower?

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 68):

the entrance is around the back...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 69):

Hograth heads back there, asking the hare to lead the way.

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 70):


"The deal was to get you to the tower, not to get you inside. That is your own lookout. We are done. Good Day!"

In reply to Narrator (msg # 71):

"Ok, that was our deal. Good luck with the snail now."

He attempts to get around the tower to find entrance.

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 72):

are you going clockwise or widdershins?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 73):

Everyone goes clockwise. Let's go widdershins.

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 74):

as you round the tower, I ask

does anybody have hidden lore: faerie?

or theology (goblin) defaults to Theology-3
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:29, Thu 26 May 2022.

OOC:  Stenet has no clue that going widdershins will only get you lost in Fairy...
14:53, Today: Stenet Fjall rolled 14 using 3d6.  Theology 8 (Skill 11 -3 Goblin Mythos). – [roll=1653591182.94974.257809]

In reply to Narrator (msg # 75):

Hograth might have a clue...just from his general theological knowledge.

[Private to GM: Both Hograth a d Melchizedek rolled 4 under theology. Neither has the specific specialisations mentioned though.]

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 77):

the goblin fae lord, the Erl King is master of the wild hunt, and may be an aspect of the barbarian god Woden. He rides under the full moon.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 78):

Maybe I am thicker than my character, but how is this relevant to us?

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 79):

it is the tower of the Erl king you have asked to be led to, it may be possible that entrance here or fi ding the King at court is sensitive to the phase of the moon

OOC:  Either way don't think it matters much right now, let's just keep circling looking for the door.  If the Erl King is gone (good for us) we can then leave this hedge maze and go hunting infernals.  If he isn't... we, well, we'll have some esplainin to do...

In reply to Stenet Fjall (msg # 81):

on your first circuit. there is no sign of the door, but you are syre there is one...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 82):

Can we do another circuit more carefully, also looking at accessible windows?

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 83):

you make another circuit, noticing some windows high up in the vine covered tower

In reply to Narrator (msg # 84):

How high up? Do the vines look strong enough to hold an encumbered dwarf?

In reply to Hograth Podkarmen (msg # 85):

The vines are almost as ancient as the tower itself, but they are at least ten yards up