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Night 14: Into the Underdark.

Posted by Wyrm of WyrdFor group 0
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 694 posts
Sun 11 Feb 2018
at 14:33
  • msg #1

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The familiar rush of air and slight feeling of disorientation and nausea fades quickly after Team Arda-Nuff suddenly appears at the foot of a mountain. They hear a few unintelligible words of a mournful song in a deep, bass voice that seems to come from the jumble of boulders on the mountain slope behind them, but the song stops abruptly as they arrive.

The team are initially all facing northward and looking across a narrow valley between mountains in a rocky mountain range. Directly behind them, when they turn around they will see a jumble of boulders piled up at the base of a mountain. They stand in front of an opening between boulders that seems to lead to some sort of narrow tunnel sloping downwards into the depths of the mountain.

OOC: Main game map updated. The tunnel slopes down underneath the boulders and is not obstructed by them. It is a moonlit night and everyone can see well enough to make out at least the basic outline of the surrounding terrain. Raven can see clearly outdoors in this light and everyone else can see clearly to the range of their darkvision and dimly see the skyline beyond that.
Minmorc
player, 578 posts
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Mon 12 Feb 2018
at 01:25
  • msg #2

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will carefully stow his Greatspear and draw his Greataxe. If the rest of the party don't have any preparations the want to make he will move fifteen feet into the tunnel to have a look for whatever's wailing.
Bulldust
player, 448 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 13 Feb 2018
at 03:53
  • msg #3

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust sniffs, trying to detect the singer by smell.  "I don't fink its elfs."  He sounds as if he was hoping there would be elves. He stands aside to let Minmorc get crushed first.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:54, Tue 13 Feb 2018.
Arlein
player, 124 posts
Tue 13 Feb 2018
at 05:59
  • msg #4

Night 14: Into the Underdark


Arlein attemps to jump her way up to the top of the boulders.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:41, Wed 14 Feb 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 695 posts
Wed 14 Feb 2018
at 15:02
  • msg #5

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The singing had sounded like it was coming from somewhere in the middle of the jumbled boulders on the mountain slope above the tunnel. It didn't echo as though it was coming from within the tunnel.

No one spots any sign of life or movement among the boulders and Bully doesn't smell any trace of any creatures up there. Arlein can easily jump and climb all over that area of boulders although it does slow her to half normal speed. Everyone else will find it difficult terrain and move at half normal speed.

OOC: There would be about 20 five-foot squares on the map where the singing could have been coming from. A character can search one five-foot square per round, so it would take 2 minutes for one character to quickly search that whole area, 20 minutes if taking 10 on the search check or 40 minutes if taking 20 on the search check. However, no one has more than +5 on their search checks so you may not find the source of that mysterious singing if it is particularly well hidden and it doesn't want to be found.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:05, Wed 14 Feb 2018.
Oopses
player, 250 posts
Goblin
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 02:18
  • msg #6

Night 14: Into the Underdark


Oopses lets out his captive breath as Bully says it isn't elvs as neither Minmorc or Bulldust seems overly concerned about it. He looks around at the rocks trying to get a sense as to what kinda and why they were littered about and comes up blank. He grabs pulls his backpack close and puts his other hand on his scimitar hilt, nicking himself as he miss judges the distance to the hilt.

-1 Hp paper cut.
Minmorc
player, 579 posts
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Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 03:52
  • msg #7

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc seems to have already forgotten about the singing and will start making his way down into the tunnel. "ECHO! Eccc O Ecko oh oh... Hur Hur Hur er er errrr..."
Jurz
player, 606 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 08:56
  • msg #8

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"I'se heard about der singing rocks.  Is youse a singing rock?" Jurz asks the darkness, as he takes a few paces towards the left hand corner (as he looks at it) of the rock pile.
Minmorc
player, 580 posts
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Fri 16 Feb 2018
at 09:28
  • msg #9

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Ise glad dey turned der rock off." Minmorc idly tosses his Adamantine Greataxe in the darkness. "I likes Heavy Metal an Death Metal betta."
Bulldust
player, 449 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 17 Feb 2018
at 00:26
  • msg #10

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust climbs up to the middle of the rocks above the tunnel to search for the singer.  He hums as deep as he can, trying to match the fragments of tune he heard.  Mmmmmmm....
Raven
player, 356 posts
Kenku
Sat 17 Feb 2018
at 04:28
  • msg #11

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Dat sure is purty singsongin! Iz wonder wherez it'z comin from?"

 She squawks in return trying to join in though her singing voice wasn't all that great. She notices the tunnel and readies her weapon just in case. She does try to see where the singing comes from before she follows the rest.
Dregz
player, 519 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 17 Feb 2018
at 06:01
  • msg #12

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Dey is singin' 'bout 'der canyon slowly growin' as der river rushes fru'," the little goblin notes as he holds up the Magic Stick wiv a Lump on der End (aka the Black Mace), nodding in satisfacion as it points towards the tunnel.

"Not der sort of fing ter make a rock 'appy ..."

Dregz is about to follow Minmorc but stops in his tracks as Bully leaps atop the pile of rocks, turning to watch the bugbear with some concern.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 696 posts
Sat 17 Feb 2018
at 06:54
  • msg #13

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz, Bully, Raven and Arlein explore the rocks for a while but no one finds any sign of any creatures larger than a few little lizards that scurry away as soon as anything comes close. Whoever the singer is, they apparently don't want to be found.

Meanwhile Minmorc starts to explore the tunnel. It heads roughly southwards into the heart of the mountain and slopes downwards at a gradient of about one in four, which is reasonably steep but not difficult to walk down. The tunnel is about 5 feet wide and 7 feet high, roughly hewn with the marks of pick and chisel clearly discernible on the walls, with wooden posts supporting the walls and ceiling where required. There is no light in the tunnel and no brackets for torches or hooks for lamps on the walls.
Raven
player, 357 posts
Kenku
Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 03:02
  • msg #14

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Sumbody gotz lightz? Itz pretty dark down der! Eben Iz got troublez seeing."

 She tried to see Minmorc down there but it's pretty hard to see him well.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 697 posts
Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 03:57
  • msg #15

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Raven's magical rapier sheds 20ft radius light (40ft radius low light) when it is unsheathed, so Raven can see 40ft along the tunnel when she draws her rapier. Everyone else has 60ft darkvision, which is not affected by the light.
Raven
player, 358 posts
Kenku
Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 06:44
  • msg #16

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She remembers suddenly her blade and draws it to use for vision, but tries to shield it in such a way not to mess up her friends dark vision.

 "Dey mus all haz dark vizion cauze no lightz or torches down der."
Jurz
player, 607 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 07:21
  • msg #17

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Mays bees it was der singing rocks, an it was a sads song." Jurz muses as he joins Dregs.  "So what was it singing in den.  It wasn't Gobliny and it wasn't orcses, and it wasn't ...  " Jurz breaks off and looks around himself, almost fearfully.
Minmorc
player, 581 posts
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Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 12:07
  • msg #18

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Having shown no interest in the Rolling Stones or the Beetles or whatever was making noise at the entrance Minmorc will call "I'm gonna head in, I gives yer der signal if I finds anyfing." Minmorc won't bother moving silently, his huge strides carrying him quickly into the darkness.
Dregz
player, 520 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 14:12
  • msg #19

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Dregz shrugs in reply to Jurz' question.

"I knows a lot of languages," he tells the druid. "But I don' always know which one is is dat I am hearin'.  A lot of dem sound very much der same."

Minmorc's plan concerns the priest.

"'E will jus' shout an' hit fings wiv 'is spear, dat will be der signal !" he shakes his head.  "Wese should get after 'im !"

"Bully !  Wese going unnerground now !"
Minmorc
player, 582 posts
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Sun 18 Feb 2018
at 14:27
  • msg #20

Night 14: Into the Underdark

OOC: That's good, I was afraid folks wouldn't recognize the signal :)
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 698 posts
Tue 20 Feb 2018
at 13:00
  • msg #21

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The tunnel proves to be quite a long one and as Minmorc is able to walk quite a bit faster than anyone else in the team he is soon so far ahead that they can't hear him and he can't hear them anymore either.
Minmorc
player, 583 posts
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Tue 20 Feb 2018
at 18:39
  • msg #22

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will use Ravens lit rapier as his yard stick, each time he finds a big loose rock or loose scree he shall root around in it until he sees a light approaching up the tunnel then will move on again.
Dregz
player, 521 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 21 Feb 2018
at 13:16
  • msg #23

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Doing his best to take up station at the rear of the party1, away from Raven's shining light, Dregz mutters a prayer to Bargrivyek as he walks along, keeping an eye out behind, in case those rocks roll after them. 


1 I'm assuming there's a fair bit of jockeying for this most holy and auspicious of positions.  ;>
Moffdust
player, 331 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sun 25 Feb 2018
at 00:13
  • msg #24

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust is swept along with the crowd into the tunnel. She grumbles to herself as she hustlles along, scuffing the tunnel with her foot  If Dregzies sticks wants us ter finds its next bits den it should improves its delivery services, an not puts all dis walkies in de ways firsts." She shakes Cat out of her cloak so he can fly ahead.
Bulldust
player, 450 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Feb 2018
at 00:35
  • msg #25

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust drops down off the rocks and lopes into the tunnel to catch up with the others, passing the hairy priest in the 'certain death' position of tail-end-Charlie and quickly placing himself in the relatively safe position at the head of the rearguard as they surge down the Orc-swept tunnel.  He notices the occasional rummaged rock piles but doesn't stop to sniff.  His mind wanders, wondering whether there could be elves down here.  That's a nice dream ... chasing squealing elves through tunnels.
Raven
player, 359 posts
Kenku
Sun 25 Feb 2018
at 03:55
  • msg #26

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Okz Minmorcz. I followz you."

 She walks slow so he can rummage in rubble and stuff to see if there's loot n stuff.
Jurz
player, 608 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 25 Feb 2018
at 07:29
  • msg #27

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz follows on, still wondering about singing rocks, as he settles himself at the back of the group alongside Dregz.   he mutters quietly, as he too takes an occasional check behind.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 699 posts
Sun 25 Feb 2018
at 09:53
  • msg #28

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc scouts ahead and leads the way down the steep tunnel. Moffdust sends Cat the bat along just behind him to keep track of him.

The deep voice outside among the boulders resumes its song a little while after the rest of the group enters the tunnel but by that time they are all too far away to make out the words, even if anyone besides Dregz could understand them.

The rest of the group is about 250 feet behind Minmorc and unable to see him when he finally reaches the end of the tunnel after exploring it for about a mile. 

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 584 posts
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Mon 26 Feb 2018
at 01:32
  • msg #29

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Oi, wot was dat!? I can't hears yer, I fink yer muffled by der webs!" Minmorc will start rummaging around in his pack for a torch and his tindertwigs.
Oopses
player, 251 posts
Goblin
Mon 26 Feb 2018
at 02:10
  • msg #30

Night 14: Into the Underdark


"Webz, Did he say webz?" Oopses wasn't thrilled with the idea of webs after so recently getting entangled in them, in fact it was probably better for him to stop right there in the middle of the party.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 700 posts
Mon 26 Feb 2018
at 14:58
  • msg #31

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's shout is only just intelligible at that distance. If there is any response to his question it is too soft for anyone else to hear.
Raven
player, 360 posts
Kenku
Mon 26 Feb 2018
at 22:26
  • msg #32

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Webz? Dey is webz? Like spiderz webz? I hopez dey ain't big spiderz! I can eatz small spiderz."

 She hop skips faster trying to catch up with Minmorc but watches out for rubble and spider webs.
Jurz
player, 609 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 26 Feb 2018
at 22:48
  • msg #33

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks across to Dregz, raises and eyebrow and then continues along sedately at the back of the group.
Minmorc
player, 585 posts
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Tue 27 Feb 2018
at 05:54
  • msg #34

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will continue to yell "Errrr... I never bin gud wid passwords... errr... Is it Password?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 701 posts
Wed 28 Feb 2018
at 12:44
  • msg #35

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's yell echoes clearly back to everyone else although they still can't hear whoever it is that he is speaking to.
Moffdust
player, 332 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Wed 28 Feb 2018
at 22:41
  • msg #36

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust nods sagely at Raven's wise words. "Yes Birdie Girls, de big ones can eats youse." She hurries along to see what Min has found, and what has Cat so spooked.
Minmorc
player, 586 posts
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Thu 1 Mar 2018
at 11:07
  • msg #37

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Huh. No. Instead, yous tell me anyfing I wants ter know or I burns yer webs an kill anyfing wot falls out."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 702 posts
Thu 1 Mar 2018
at 14:19
  • msg #38

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Light flares at the end of the tunnel as Minmorc lights a torch. Now he is visible to the rest of the group as they follow him down the tunnel although they cannot see or hear whatever he is shouting at. In her excitement Raven starts running down the tunnel with her glowing rapier in hand, leaving the less hurried remainder of the group behind in darkness, which suits everyone else just fine.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 587 posts
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Thu 1 Mar 2018
at 16:42
  • msg #39

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"I fink dis is wots an in pass. So... dis issa node an is a long way down... at der bottom is der a tunnel wot leads ter a town inna middle of a lake? Der gods ave sent me ere ter find dat place an I ain't payin ter go through ter der wrong place."
Bulldust
player, 451 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 2 Mar 2018
at 05:44
  • msg #40

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust eagerly hurries along the tunnel after Raven.   It sounds like Min may need some help with starting the fight.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 703 posts
Fri 2 Mar 2018
at 13:13
  • msg #41

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc doesn't look like he is about to start a fight just yet.
Raven
player, 361 posts
Kenku
Sat 3 Mar 2018
at 01:33
  • msg #42

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She runs along toward Minmorc trying to see what he is talking about, her light held up high. She was ready to fight for her buddy if he's in trouble.

 "Here I iz Minmin! Youz needz help?"
Minmorc
player, 588 posts
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Sat 3 Mar 2018
at 01:54
  • msg #43

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Dunno. Looks like we dun found der right way ter go, fella in der webs says dis is a node wot leads ter a tunnel wot leads ter a town onna lake. Says dat he wants a hundred gold ter let me pass and fer sum reason he'll attack me if I light him on fire. Tryin ter decide if I'm gonna light im on fire fer der fun of it, I do likes a gud fight an I aven't killed anyfing in a few hours."
Dregz
player, 522 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 3 Mar 2018
at 06:50
  • msg #44

Night 14: Into the Underdark

At the back of the group with Jurz, Dregz can be heard to mutter in his native tongue.

[Language unknown: "Al tic n cknite direni oun larardeve ek o dinithsan o artnotand le teic ss ear ee uther hepro."]

Minmorc's end of whatever conversation the big orc is having might only sporadically carry to his ears, but what the hairy little priest hears sounds very much like there's soon going to be flames and fury to light the way.

Though instinct and reason suggests waiting till that's all over, there is a member of his tribe at risk (well, at least potentially, though around Minmorc the risk seems to fall mostly on those he's taken a disliking to) ... but also the lighting of any fires has a good chance of attracting the notice of anything else down here.

"Hurry ups !" Dregz calls to those before him.  "We'se must save Minmorc !" or something like that.

AND he makes sure to look behind him as they hopefully pick up speed.  Ambushing is a dirty trick and is just what he'd do ...
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 704 posts
Sat 3 Mar 2018
at 08:59
  • msg #45

Night 14: Into the Underdark

As Minmorc turns his attention to Raven's approach there is a pause in his conversation with the unseen guard that allows the rest of the group to catch up and join him at the end of the tunnel. The roughly hewn tunnel widens into a terrace about 15 feet wide and with a ceiling rising to 10 feet high. This ledge ends at a gaping hole in the floor and ceiling. It looks like a vertical shaft about 15 to 20 feet diameter. Looking down the walls of this shaft get further apart as they go down and angle inwards above the ledge. They might taper to a point about 40 feet above your tunnel  but even from the edge of the terrace your view upwards is blocked by a dense mass of webs about ten feet above your tunnel. However, there is a funnel-like opening on the southern side of the webs that looks like it would allow passage by a giant spider or whatever else might have created those webs.

As the rest of the group arrives a voice with a slight hiss or lisp speaks in the common tongue from the webs above the tunnel opening.

"So, you are not alone after all, orc. That matters not. The rules are the same for them as for you. Anyone who wishes to go down to the earth node to reach the Sullen Sea and the city of Pedestal must pay me the entry fee of 100 gold pieces each. 100 gold coins or equal value in any other type of coins, gems, jewellery or other valuables."

OOC: Main game map updated. There is no sign of anything in the tunnel behind the rest of the group.
Minmorc
player, 589 posts
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Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 00:24
  • msg #46

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc seems rather bemused by the whole situation. "So, youse wanna fight, pay or jus ignore dis guy? Eivver way me an Nuffle'll gives it our blessing."
Moffdust
player, 333 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 00:25
  • msg #47

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Catses doesn't likes wot he sees at de bottom of de 'nodes'. He's safe flying, but doesn't wants ter lands." Moffdust reports. Peering down into the 'node' she kicks a pebble over the edge and listens until it lands, then she bustles everyone back into the tunnel for a group meeting away from the webs.

"Like Catses says, it is a hundred and fifty feetses ter de bottoms. I can Fedder Falls us down dere, so wes doesn't needs helps ter gets down, if dats wot dey is tollin us for. We should pays de tolls ter keeps it all nice an quiets before we lands down at de bottoms and enters de cities, but wes has gots ter haggles! Tell dem dat de Birdie Girls eats spiders! And we wants a group discounts!"
Oopses
player, 252 posts
Goblin
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 00:30
  • msg #48

Night 14: Into the Underdark

In reply to Moffdust (msg # 47):

Oopses gulps as the rest of the group begins leaving him behind and he syarts to follow slowly, pushing himself forward with every step and giving any webs he can a wide berth.
Raven
player, 362 posts
Kenku
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 02:28
  • msg #49

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Wellz, we gotz da gilderz? Whatz ifn we'z gotz to com bak dis wayz? ifn we stiffz dem dey be bad mad rit?"

 She looks down the tunnel toward the shaft then back along the way to see if Oopses and the rest are there yet.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 705 posts
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 03:46
  • msg #50

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Unless one of you knows the password?" the unseen speaker adds as an afterthought. The scepticism in his voice makes it pretty obvious he doesn't expect anyone to know it.

All of the group has arrived at the end of the tunnel by now.
Minmorc
player, 590 posts
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Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 05:04
  • msg #51

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Oi, guy! My friends want dis real easy like but dey don't ave much ter trade. So if one is one hundred an we got more den one how bouts two hundred gold an we don't light yer house on fire. Deal?"
Jurz
player, 610 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 07:05
  • msg #52

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The bald goblin takes his time and allows the others to discuss passage with the thing in the web.  Probably a big spider of some sort.  Although not a proper one, if it can talk like that.  Well probably not ... 

Jurz scratches his head as he thinks back to what Dregz first said about this place.  There was the underdark and there was a lake, so that all sort of fits. "An dere was lots of flying fings ..."  Jurz says quietly as he finally recalls the words about Dregz's vision that had been eluding him.  "An der bit was up high." he adds as an after thought.

"We's should just pays it." Jurz offers quietly to the group
This message was last edited by the player at 07:05, Sun 04 Mar 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 706 posts
Sun 4 Mar 2018
at 09:22
  • msg #53

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"No deal," the unseen speaker responds quickly. "That magical rapier the feathered one carries must be worth a least twice as much as the entry fee for all of you. Don't tell me you can't afford it. Besides, if you can't afford that fee you won't be having much fun in Pedestal!"
Raven
player, 363 posts
Kenku
Mon 5 Mar 2018
at 11:18
  • msg #54

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Maybez ya allz can riddle him da pricez? Lik in dem farry storiez ya knowz?"

She looks at the smarter friends she's got there to see what they might think.
Jurz
player, 611 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 8 Mar 2018
at 10:34
  • msg #55

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz frowns, "So what der sorts of fun to do in pedestal?" he asks the voice in the webs. "An who said youse needs to ask us for de password?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 707 posts
Thu 8 Mar 2018
at 13:02
  • msg #56

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"What sort of fun? Anything your evil little minds can dream up. And I do mean anything, if you can afford it," the unseen guard replies.

"I am here because the Guild says so. They were furious when those dwarves came and killed Elessarwa a couple of months ago. She was on their safe list, see? So now this earth node is guarded and no one gets in without either the password or the entry fee. No more dwarves, of course, nor elves, but that goes without saying."
Jurz
player, 612 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 8 Mar 2018
at 13:04
  • msg #57

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Dat's a shame.  Bully likes chasing elveses. So what does did guild do?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 708 posts
Thu 8 Mar 2018
at 13:25
  • msg #58

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"The Assassins Guild. What did you think - the Guild of Seamstresses? Take my advice, make that the last question you ever ask about the Guild, unless you are looking to hire their services!"
Dregz
player, 523 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 9 Mar 2018
at 05:14
  • msg #59

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Der password ?" Dregz pipes up, a sly note to his tone.  "Why din' youse says so?  Gimme a minute, I mights jus' remember it ..."

The little goblin priest closes his eyes mutter under his breath.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 709 posts
Fri 9 Mar 2018
at 14:41
  • msg #60

Night 14: Into the Underdark

After Dregz mutters his prayer he is lost in thought for a little while, just staring up at the webs in the shaft above the tunnel opening.
Dregz
player, 524 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 10 Mar 2018
at 14:17
  • msg #61

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Ttcha, der password," Dregz's eyes open wide, almost as wide as the broad grin that is plastered across his face.  "Der password is Dusklorn, ov course !"

"And don' youse fergedit !" he cautions the guard. "An' youse stay alert - keep a sharp eye out for dose dwarves.  Don' let dem past !"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 710 posts
Sat 10 Mar 2018
at 15:31
  • msg #62

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Very good. You may pass," the unseen guard responds from the webs above the end of the tunnel. He almost sound relieved. "Don't you worry about any dwarves. None of those little pigs will get past me!"

The shaft extends downwards for about 150 feet and widens out as it gets deeper. There are a couple of rocks jutting out at the edge of the tunnel opening that would make suitable anchor points for a rope and the group has more than enough rope between then, so it is just a question of what order everyone wants to climb down, or does someone have something else in mind?
Minmorc
player, 591 posts
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Sat 10 Mar 2018
at 22:13
  • msg #63

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc stares at Dregz in alarm and a split second before screeching Assassin! and trying to stuff him in a sack he realises the gods must of told him the password. With that reassuring thought Minmorc will be ready to take the lead again, either by his trusty ropes or by trusting Moffa and hoping that feather fall doesn't become the far faster angry Ork fall.
Moffdust
player, 334 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 12 Mar 2018
at 03:27
  • msg #64

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Dere ya goes Dregzies! We knews dere was more dan just currants in dat hairy headses ov yours. Now dens, I can Fedder Falls all ov usses except you Birdie Girls, but youse can flies down dere on your loverly wingses. And Oopses will has ter carry his catses." Moffdust makes them all line up with their toes at the edge of the cliff. When they're all falling nicely she pronounces very carefully "Feath-ers!"
Bulldust
player, 452 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 12 Mar 2018
at 03:42
  • msg #65

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust lines up when told to, and surreptitiously gestures for Min to hide the rope away.  It doesn't do to ask questions when Moffa's got a plan. He does feel deeply disappointed at this latest heartbreaking news though.  "I fort dere might be elfs."  He pushes a pebble over the edge with his toe.
Raven
player, 364 posts
Kenku
Mon 12 Mar 2018
at 08:32
  • msg #66

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Sure, Iz ken floatz down sumwhatz ifn it ain't too far. Iz follown youz Moffy."

 She waits for the others to head down then she tries to glide down with them. She sure hoped it wasn't too far or too rough a landing.

 "Gerry on a mole!"
Jurz
player, 613 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 12 Mar 2018
at 10:23
  • msg #67

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz lines up quietly with the others, toes just over the edge of the pit (like a good goblin should) and ready to jump when Moffa gives the word.

However, in the back of his mind he thinks about an Owl.  An owl about the same size as a goblin ...
This message was last edited by the player at 10:39, Fri 16 Mar 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 711 posts
Mon 12 Mar 2018
at 13:08
  • msg #68

Night 14: Into the Underdark

OOC: Raven - roll a Jump skill check to glide down safely.
Minmorc
player, 592 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 13 Mar 2018
at 02:22
  • msg #69

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will pat Bully on the back. "Dun worry Bully, ders lotsa elvses down der, dey jus hard ter find cause dey all black an sneaky. Righto den, CANONBALL!"
Dregz
player, 525 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 17 Mar 2018
at 04:40
  • msg #70

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Dregz grins broadly at Moffa's praise, though his extreme hairiness makes it difficult to impossible for anyone to tell.  He too lines up with the rest, somewhat nervously, clutching the Magic Stick tightly. 

He'd always wondered if the Wizards were right and a little goblin would fall just as fast as a big orc ... but was not in any way curious enough to think to test that theory out for himself !
Bulldust
player, 453 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 17 Mar 2018
at 23:38
  • msg #71

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust's mood lifts at Minmorc's words.  "Ooo!"  He leans forward in anticipation.
Moffdust
player, 335 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sat 17 Mar 2018
at 23:42
  • msg #72

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Onses... Twosies... Threeses!" Moffdust leaps, plummets for a heartbeat then yells "Feath-ers!"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 712 posts
Sun 18 Mar 2018
at 10:33
  • msg #73

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Everyone except Raven jumps together from the ledge at the end of the tunnel and plummet downwards for a heart racing second before Moffa yells "Feath-ers!" and their fall steadies at a comfortable rate of descent. It only takes 15 seconds for them to descend the 150 feet to the bottom of the shaft that the unseen speaker in the webs above had called the 'Earth Node'.

Raven holds her glowing rapier in her beak and holds a golden girdle stretched across her back beneath her backpack as she spreads her feathered arms wide and dives off the ledge just a few seconds after the rest of the group. She glides down in a tight spiral just keeping pace with the others as they float down the shaft. All is going well for the first 9 or 10 seconds then she starts to wobble, pitches too far forward and starts to fall too fast. She almost overtakes the rest of the group in the second or two that it takes for her to whip her arms around her middle to wrap the golden girdle around her waist. Instantly her fall is arrested and she starts to float gently upwards instead. She sighs in relief and enjoys the sensation for a few moments before spreading her arms again and gliding down the rest of the way safely. She lands at the base of the earth node several seconds after everyone else.

The shaft has widened out to a diameter of about 60 feet at the bottom, forming a roughly circular, smooth floor. The air here is alive with energy and thick with the smell of developing lightning. Small holes puncture the walls near the floor, opening into a dozen small tunnels (only about 2.5 feet in diameter). You are able to see down each of those small tunnels for 10 to 30 feet before each tunnel bends out of sight in the darkness. Dull dust is thickly heaped around the edges of this circular hollow, thickest near the holes.

OOC: Main game map updated.

Bless spell previously cast by Minmorc gives everyone +1 on attack rolls and +1 on saves vs fear for 22 more rounds.
Jurz
player, 614 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 18 Mar 2018
at 10:53
  • msg #74

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Once he is satisfied that the featherfall is working properly, Jurz starts looking around during  the fall, trying to get his bearing.  "I fought youse said sere was a lake?" Jurz asks Dregz as they fall together.

The he frowns more as they land.  Dust around the edges? and built up in front of the tunnels" ... "Dat's like worms." Jurz comments, pointing to the holes around the side of the landing area. "Dey pushes all de chewed up mud out of dere hole.  I wonder if somefing has done dat in dose holes?"
Raven
player, 365 posts
Kenku
Mon 19 Mar 2018
at 09:27
  • msg #75

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Oy, dat felt so nice! Iz almost wantz to do dat again!"

 She chuckled and unwrapped her girdle and packed it away in her pack. She hopped around happily and waits for all her friends to gather.
Bulldust
player, 454 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 19 Mar 2018
at 12:35
  • msg #76

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Yeah!  Flying is da best!"  Bulldust agrees with Raven, "Hopping is fun too." he adds, grinning of her overland gait.

"Which way does da stick say now Dregzie?"  He wonders if he'll fit into one of the wormholes.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 713 posts
Mon 19 Mar 2018
at 13:23
  • msg #77

Night 14: Into the Underdark

When Dregz stops to test it, the black mace points toward the south.
Minmorc
player, 593 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 20 Mar 2018
at 00:27
  • msg #78

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Huh, well dats prolly der way ter go den..." and Minmorc will casually point his axe at tunnel 9. "Jus gimme a bit, gonna sniff around first." Minmorc will sniffle, snort and sneeze a few times before a faint blue glow appears within his nose. starting at tunnel 10 and with the axe wife at the ready he will make his way clockwise around the chamber, sniffing for magic.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 714 posts
Tue 20 Mar 2018
at 13:53
  • msg #79

Night 14: Into the Underdark

When Minmorc starts sniffing around the little tunnel entrances he can smell an offensive odour around each one. The smell is musty and slightly nauseating.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:28, Tue 20 Mar 2018.
Minmorc
player, 594 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 21 Mar 2018
at 05:32
  • msg #80

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will stop and make a face like he's just smelled the foulest of smells before being wracked by a series of violent sneezes. "Argh, I jus snorted facts, get em out, get em out!" Once he has regained control and had a drink of water he'll explain "Arright, I dun know how I knows it, I fink der earth sent der message ter me brain through me nose... I fink dat while I'm ere my magic is stronger an if I sleep ere I'll be able ter put sum magic in der ground and magic us where we needs ter go..." Not willing to sniff around anymore Minmorc will start making camp in the middle of the chamber.
Raven
player, 366 posts
Kenku
Wed 21 Mar 2018
at 05:44
  • msg #81

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Wooooooweeee! It sur do stinkz! Why it stinkz so bad? Iz knowz sum likz stinkz but dat be too much! Isz it any beterz to da soth?"

 She digs through her pack and smears some old rancid food oil on her beak then sighed in relief. She also doled out a bit o seed to chew on and sighed happily. She packed her stuff back up and put it back on her shoulders.
Arlein
player, 125 posts
Wed 21 Mar 2018
at 15:35
  • msg #82

Night 14: Into the Underdark

In reply to Raven (msg # 81):

Arlein refuses to get off Oopses and climbs onto his head, intently watching her surroundings.
Bulldust
player, 455 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 22 Mar 2018
at 10:28
  • msg #83

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust puts his super-sensitive nose to work, to collaborate with Min and verify his findings.  Nothing smells offensive to a bugbear ... especially not that rancid oil "Dats nice Birdie Girl."
Moffdust
player, 336 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Thu 22 Mar 2018
at 10:44
  • msg #84

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust calls Cat back and dangles him upside down from her fingertip. "I is goin ter bravely explores de tunnels! Even if deys stinks." adding under her breath "Dey can't be worse dan campings wid orcses an bugbears."

She pops a wand out of her haversack and uses it on herself "Moffaclock!" and she shrinks to half her size. Scrambling into a south-leading tunnel she sets off into the dark, exchanging the shrinking wand for a more deadly one as she goes. Cat flies on cautiously ahead.
Raven
player, 367 posts
Kenku
Thu 22 Mar 2018
at 21:53
  • msg #85

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She offers Bulldust a little oil for his nose too with a happy squawk. And some for Moffy too and anyone else who wants some for their noses.

 "Youz wantz sum too?" She asks the others.

 "Oh, youz smaller dan mez!"
Minmorc
player, 595 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 23 Mar 2018
at 00:57
  • msg #86

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will scratch his lip with his pinky "and we call her... mi ni mo..."
Raven
player, 368 posts
Kenku
Fri 23 Mar 2018
at 02:54
  • msg #87

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She cackles and dances around at Minmorc's bit of humor. She grins at Moffy and gives her a lookover, since it was funny seeing a minimoffy.

 "Youz so cutez! Lik lil dollyz."
Moffdust
player, 337 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 00:25
  • msg #88

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust glares back from the tunnel "I is not! I is fierce like a white ants!"
Minmorc
player, 596 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 03:39
  • msg #89

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will fall onto his back, arms and legs up and twitching. "Dead ants, dead ants, hur, hur, hur!"
Raven
player, 369 posts
Kenku
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 04:01
  • msg #90

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Dead ants dead ants dead ants!" She chants and dances along, still thinking Moffy was a cute little ant! She follows her with her sword out so she could see.
Jurz
player, 615 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 08:18
  • msg #91

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Does youse wants me to come wiv you, Moffa?"  Jurz asks ignoring the Minmorc's play acting.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:51, Sat 24 Mar 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 715 posts
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 14:36
  • msg #92

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The tunnels are only 2.5ft diameter. 'Small' or 'medium' size characters must squeeze and crawl to enter and move about in the tunnels, taking a move action to move 5 feet (and would provoke an attack of opportunity when doing so if there was an enemy within reach, and would suffer a -4 penalty on attack rolls and AC if trying to fight in the tunnels). A 'medium' size animal (eg. a boar) would suffer the same penalties but a 'small' size animal (eg. a badger) would be ideally suited to these tunnels and would take no penalties.

With her Reduce Person spell, Moffa is now 'tiny' size and can move normally without any penalties. Raven is 'medium' size and would have to squeeze and crawl.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 716 posts
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 14:54
  • msg #93

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Just after Moffa walks into the southern tunnel you get the impression that the offensive odour from the tunnels is getting stronger.
Jurz
player, 616 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 15:09
  • msg #94

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks hard at the small tunnels.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:12, Sat 24 Mar 2018.
Jurz
player, 617 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 24 Mar 2018
at 15:11
  • msg #95

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"You'se be careful in dere, Moffa.  Dere's roaches in does tunnels" Jurz calls, suddenly realising what the smell is.
Moffdust
player, 338 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 00:33
  • msg #96

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"No tanks Jurzie and Birdie Girls. Dis is a one-goblins jobses. I is going ter bravely walks in, den I turns around, den bravely runs out. I jus wants ter sees what's makin dese tunnels." Moffdust disappears around the bend then moments later reappears running flat out. "Eeeeeeeeee!" she screams bravely as she slides out of the tunnel. "Dey has millions of little feetses, an dey is COMING!!!"
Bulldust
player, 456 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 01:27
  • msg #97

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust was about to join in the dead ants game when he hears a brave howling from Moffa's tunnel.  He moves quickly to cover her escape.  "Coming Moffa!"  He stands by the tunnel mouth, with his flail ready, prepared to take action to protect his sister from the 'roaches' or whatever else may come out.
Arlein
player, 126 posts
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 02:00
  • msg #98

Night 14: Into the Underdark

In reply to Bulldust (msg # 97):

Arlein flicks her tail angrily across Oopses' face like a demented windshield washer and moves her pensive glare from the tunnels to Dregz as a deep growl builds in her throat.
Raven
player, 370 posts
Kenku
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 03:34
  • msg #99

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 "Ooooffff! Datz tight!" She backs out and stands up, frowning. Moffy might need her but she couldn't go down there and fight if she had to.

 "Too smallz!"
Jurz
player, 618 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 05:53
  • msg #100

Night 14: Into the Underdark

"Wait, Bully." Jurz calls as he completes the spell he had been thinking of  since he realised it was roaches.  A large  ball for fire suddenly grows in front of the whole (after Moffa has run out) and starts bouncing , slightly, on the spot -  just waiting for something to run into it.
Bulldust
player, 457 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 10:17
  • msg #101

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust helps Moffa scramble clear of the tunnel before Jurz lights up.  Believing he can do anything Jurz can do, especially since he was able to call lightning a few days ago, the bugbear points his finger into the hole and says "Flame On!"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 717 posts
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 14:06
  • msg #102

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz's flaming sphere suddenly appears in front of tunnel #9 as soon as Moffa dashes out.

The roach stink suddenly intensifies to a nauseating level throughout the whole chamber. A vibrating thrum, as it thousands of miniscule feet are rustling on stone, comes to a crescendo as every one of the small tunnel entrances spews a bristling swarm of black cockroaches. Roaches quickly cover the floor. Giant cockroaches, hissing and eager to feed, follow their little cousins out of the tunnels.

Two giant cockroaches six-feet long emerge from tunnels 2 and 8. Four smaller but still unusually large cockroaches two-feet long emerge from tunnels 3, 6, 9 and 11. A whole swarm of slightly larger than normal cockroaches also pours out from tunnel 2.

Jurz's flaming sphere destroys the carpet of normal cockroaches trying to exit from tunnel #9 and holds at bay the big cockroach (c6) that was trying to emerge from that tunnel. Bully halts nearby, points and speaks the magic words "Flame On!" to send a 15ft long spray of fire at one of the tunnels (Bully to specify which tunnel).

Minmorc barely has time to stop playing "dead ants" and scramble back to his feet before the first rush of normal cockroaches covers the floor of the entire chamber.

When the giant cockroaches (c1 and c2) emerge from the tunnels their stench is almost overpowering.

OOC: Main game map updated. The carpet of normal cockroaches that now covers the floor of the chamber is unpleasant but harmless. However the swarm of slightly larger cockroaches that emerged from tunnel #2 looks more aggressive and dangerous.

Everyone within 30ft of c1 or c2 is affected by their stench. Everyone is within 30ft of c1, so everyone needs to make a DC15 fortitude save or be sickened by the terrible smell. Anyone who is sickened takes a -2 penaty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks.

Bless spell cast by Minmorc gives everyone +1 on attack rolls and +1 on saves vs fear for 20 more rounds.
Oopses
player, 253 posts
Goblin
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 17:34
  • msg #103

Night 14: Into the Underdark



Oopses fumbles around in his pack when Jurz mentions the roaches, but Arlein's tailslap hit him one too many times on his sensitive nose hairs and he sneezes loudly and almost falls backwards.

Pulling out his expired wine skin he smiles until moffdust comes running out of the tunnel and the smell hits him. Fortunantly it wasn't the worst fumes he had ever inhaled, he has cooked some rather pungent things like fried troglodyte nuggets. Bugs were something he knew too, Pesky food stealers.
It was gonna be his moment of glory he knew it, raising his scimitar and wineskin high triumphantly.

Right up to when Arlein started choking, digging her claws into his rock head and spewing lizard and hair all over his shoulder. Looking at the mess Oopses notices far more bugs then he had ever seen behind them.

"Guys, theres more of them back there too."
Bulldust
player, 458 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Mar 2018
at 23:19
  • msg #104

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shoots fire into tunnel 9.  "Oo Oo!  Magic is hot Jurzie!"  He blows on his fingers.

Then a big roach appears and Oopse's cat loses her lunch.  ""Mm mm, not bad!  We'll save some of dis fer a stew Oopses."  But first he has to stop it from eating Moffa.  He belts it with his flail then holds his ground in front of Moffa.
Minmorc
player, 597 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 26 Mar 2018
at 01:54
  • msg #105

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will move ten feet east, jumping like a child in puddles squashing cockroaches as he goes. When he reaches Moffa he'll pat her on the head. "Yous a nice mini Moffa, I wants bigger stompers so I'm gonna be a maxi Morc!"
Oopses
player, 254 posts
Goblin
Mon 26 Mar 2018
at 02:14
  • msg #106

Night 14: Into the Underdark

In reply to Minmorc (msg # 105):

Oopses stabs the wine skin and tries to sling it off his scimitar at the roach hoard
Raven
player, 371 posts
Kenku
Mon 26 Mar 2018
at 05:15
  • msg #107

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 Able to block the smell, she swings past Bully to help him fight to protect Moffy. She swings her rapier at (c1) trying to cut it, hoping the glowing blade blinds it as she slices at it!

 "Take dat vile creaturez!"


00:14, Today: Raven rolled 22 using 1d20+2.  fort save if needed.
00:47, Today: Raven rolled 9 using 1d6+3.  damage.
00:46, Today: Raven rolled 20 using 1d20+8.  rapier.
00:45, Today: Raven rolled 24 using 1d20+4.  melee
This message was last edited by the player at 05:53, Mon 26 Mar 2018.
Dregz
player, 526 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 26 Mar 2018
at 13:12
  • msg #108

Night 14: Into the Underdark

At first Dregz fears that Minmorc has fallen victim to some inimical magic spell as the big orc twitches and rants ... but then finds the rather hard stare from Arlein even more disconcerting.

Indeed, the vile smell and the sudden attack by giant cockroaches is almost comforting after that ...

... though to anyone who has spent any time at all in the army of the Dark Lord, the smell is almost perfume by comparison and troubles the little goblin not at all.

The approaching roaches, however is another matter entirely, and while the tunnels are too small to offer any sanctuary, the priest is most certain that waiting to be surrounded would be bad too.

"Les' go !" Dregz exhorts his kinsmen.  "Les' ged over der an' help Bully !"  More like enjoy the protection that the big bugbear can provide, though the goblin pockets his Magic Stick and gets his flail ready as he guards Jurz's back.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:01, Tue 27 Mar 2018.
Moffdust
player, 339 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Tue 27 Mar 2018
at 12:58
  • msg #109

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust is barely holding down her last meal. Min's pat on the head gets her grinding her sharp little teeth, but the thought of his huge feet trampling roaches threatens to push her stomach over the edge "Dey smells worse when you squishes dem!"

She's grateful that the others are coming to aid her and Bully. She knows what to do next. "I is going to summons a swarm of ratses to eats de swarms of bugses. Jus don't lets de big bugses eats me before dat!" She holds her nose and begins the spell "Ya uln..." She wades through the crawling carpet to the shelter of the wall between tunnels 9 and 10.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:02, Tue 27 Mar 2018.
Jurz
player, 619 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 27 Mar 2018
at 13:33
  • msg #110

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz coughs, hawks and then dry retches at the smell of the roaches, his discomfort causing him to miss Bully's comments and any other of the crew's comments and antics.  Sill coughing, he turns and speaks a couple sharp words, the disgust clear in his voice.

"Comsa bigrochs" and points quickly at one of the roaches (c4).  Suddenly a massive bull-like creature appears, pawing the floor, and charges straight at the middling sized roach, trampling any normal sized roaches that get in its way.

It is almost as if he has forgotten the ball of fire, that still blocks the exit from tunnel 9.

OOC:

14:07, Today: Jurz rolled 10 using 1d20+7.  Fort Save.  D'Oh

Summon Nature's Ally III - Celestial Aurochs
14:30, Today: Jurz rolled 18 using 1d20+9.  Aurochs charging gore attack.
14:30, Today: Jurz rolled 16 using 1d8+9.  Aurochs' damage.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:42, Tue 27 Mar 2018.
Dregz
player, 527 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 27 Mar 2018
at 14:07
  • msg #111

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Dregz can't help noticing that Jurz isn't following him ... though his kinsman is at first rather indisposed ... and then unexpectedly summons a ...

"Bully, not bull !" the little goblin priest clarifies, though he reluctantly abandons Plan A for the new, shiny and improved Plan B, turning back and taking a quick step to the east that he might stand guard should any cockroaches seek to take advantage of the distracted druid.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 718 posts
Thu 29 Mar 2018
at 16:23
  • msg #112

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Before the giant cockroaches emerged Bully had already sent a jet of flame down tunnel #9, which burned away many of the normal roaches starting to pour out of that tunnel and half-cooking a big cockroach (c6) as it approached.

Oopses fumbles about with his scimitar and wineskin, stabbing and flinging the wineskin at the cockroaches at the mass of cockroaches to the north. Arlein claws her way up onto his head then brings up her breakfast all over his shoulder. Her mess stinks a bit but is nothing compared to the cockroach stench already filling the air.

Then Bully whacks the giant cockroach (c1) with his flail as it rushes out of tunnel #9. His blow crushes part of its shell, moderately wounding it, but doesn't slow its charge.

Minmorc crunches his way across the carpet of cockroaches towards Moffa then casts a favourite spell to enlarge himself to giant size again.

Raven virtually dances past Bully to stab her glowing rapier straight through the giant cockroach's (c1) shell and deep into its flesh, leaving it grievously wounded.

Moffa and Jurz begin casting spells to summon in creatures to aid them against the cockroaches. Moffa makes her way south to the shelter of the wall and Dregz moves in front of Jurz to protect the distracted druid if any big cockroaches threaten him.

Meanwhile Jurz's flaming sphere bounces up and down gently outside tunnel #9. As a big cockroach (c6) darts out from the tunnel the flaming sphere drops right on top of it and the stench of burnt cockroach is added to the nauseous aroma already filling the chamber.

Then the cockroaches attack. Giant cockroach c1 lunges at Bully but the bugbear manages to fend it away harmlessly. The other giant cockroach c2 charges across the chamber straight at Oopses and bites the little goblin's leg. It threatens to pull him off his feet but Oopses manages to break free and avoids falling over.

Big cockroaches c3 and c4 both charge at Dregz as he is now their closest target but he manages to fend off both of their attacks. The other big cockroach c5 charges at the biggest target of all – Minmorc – but the giant orc’s greataxe hits it and slices the cockroach in half before it even reaches him.

The swarm of cockroaches follows their giant leader (c2) and swarms around Oopses andJurz. Even Arlein is not safe upon Oopses head as some of the roaches fly high enough to attack her there too.   

OOC: Main game map updated.
Everyone is now within 30ft of c2, so everyone needs to make a DC15 fortitude save or be sickened by the terrible smell. Everyone except Moffdust is also within 30ft of c3 and c4, so they also need to make two DC13 fortitude saves or be sickened. Arlein and Jurz are already sickened ( -2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks) and don't need to roll again as the effects of multiple cockroach stenches are not cumulative.

Bless spell cast by Minmorc gives everyone +1 on attack rolls and +1 on saves vs fear for 19 more rounds.
Jurz
player, 620 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 29 Mar 2018
at 18:27
  • msg #113

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz double over coughing and spluttering as the stench really hits him.  However, his spells continue ...

The Auroch appears by the entrance for tunnel six and charges across the room straight at at one of the medium sized roaches (C3), while the Flaming Sphere wobbles its way across the room, just avoiding Bully and then Dregz to finish up on top of the other medium roach (C4).
Minmorc
player, 598 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 30 Mar 2018
at 02:52
  • msg #114

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Chanting "Dead Roach, Dead Roach!" Minmorc will puddle hop five feet north and bring his axe down in the biggest two handed bug swat he can manage.
Dregz
player, 528 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 30 Mar 2018
at 06:12
  • msg #115

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The stench of the two large cockroaches is as nothing, but as the giant one scuttles near, the little priest goes even greener beneath his mane of hair and feels decidedly unwell.

It's very unlikely that either of the creatures will take pity on him, however, and so Dregz goblinly tries to ignore his sudden need to find a bucket and swings his flail at the nearest with all his remaining strength.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:23, Fri 30 Mar 2018.
Moffdust
player, 340 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Fri 30 Mar 2018
at 09:22
  • msg #116

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust finally succumbs to the roach stink. She throws up on the floor. She wipes her mouth and finishes her spell to summon a swarm of friendly cockroach munching rats. "Eats dem yucky bugses, but lets my peoples go." The rats appear within the roach swarm but will not attack goblins or cats.
Bulldust
player, 459 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 30 Mar 2018
at 09:39
  • msg #117

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Eventually, inevitability Bulldust is overcome by the roach smell, donating his lunch to the crawling carpet.  "If I miss den please finish off da bug Birdie Girl."  He swings his flail at c1 again but really doesn't have the stomach for this fight any more.

He misses.  He staggers around to the wall opposite Raven to give her a flanking position (will take AoO) and give a clear line of sight in case any one else wants to take a pot shot at c1.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:58, Fri 30 Mar 2018.
Raven
player, 372 posts
Kenku
Sat 31 Mar 2018
at 06:56
  • msg #118

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She cheers when she pinned down her target, but then the other big roach went past and her face turned green. She tried to hold it back but eventually choked up some old food onto the floor as she followed behind Bully. She waved her rapier around but was woozy and ended up tripping over her own sword! She squawked and nearly cut something off she might need!

 "Awkkk! *Hackspitchoke* Iza notz feelin so goodz!"
Minmorc
player, 599 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 31 Mar 2018
at 14:12
  • msg #119

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Everyone throwing up around him seems to have shaken Minmorc to the core, he also appears to be dry heaving and sickened.
Arlein
player, 127 posts
Sun 1 Apr 2018
at 04:56
  • msg #121

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Arlein rolled 19 using 1d20+10.  jump onto minmorc.
Oopses
player, 255 posts
Goblin
Mon 2 Apr 2018
at 05:34
  • msg #122

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Oopses staggers around between the ratz and bugstrying to keep them from getting in his mouth.

Random 5ft step.
Moffdust
player, 341 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 2 Apr 2018
at 05:46
  • msg #123

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust sees goblins staggering around in the multi-swarm, and cats occasionally popping out... if she weren't so ill she'd have a good laugh. But Bully and Raven aren't laughing either, so she helps out with three magic missiles aimed at the giant roach they're fighting.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 719 posts
Sat 7 Apr 2018
at 14:44
  • msg #124

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz is overcome by the stench of so many roaches but manages to complete the spell that summons in a large aurochs that charges at one of the big roaches (c3) and squashes it flat beneath its hooves. His flaming sphere also rolls across the carpet of tiny roaches to threaten another of the big roaches(c4) but that one manages to scurry out of the way just in time to avoid being fried.

Minmorc is sickened by the stench as well but still swats at the swarm of cockroaches with his greataxe. He squashes dozens of the little bugs with a single blow but their loss goes unnoticed among the thousands of roaches that make up the swarm.

Dregz is sickened by the stench too but he manages to summon the strength to swing his flail at the big roach (c4) that was attacking him. He hits and grievously wounds the cockroach.

Mini-Moffa loses her lunch as well but also completes her spell to summon a swarm of rats to combat the swarm of cockroaches. The swarm of rats suddenly appear right among the cockroaches around Jurz, Oopses and Arlein. Such is Moffa's control that the rats ignore the cat and goblins and just rip into the cockroaches, thinning their numbers noticeably.

Bully throws up over the giant cockroach in front of him (c1) but misses it completely with his flail. He staggers around to the other side of it to give Raven a better chance to hit it but Raven was feeling even more sickened than Bully. Raven waves her glowing rapier at the cockroach but ends up almost tripping over her own blade. The giant cockroach snapped at Bully as he staggered around but it missed.

Mini-Moffa finally manages to pull out a wand and unleashes a trio of magic missiles at the giant cockroach (c1) trying to eat her brother. The magic missiles rip the giant cockroach open and it collapses on the floor.

Arlein leaps for the relative safety of high ground and the highest spot she can reach is Minmorc’s haed, so that's where she ends up. Oopses throws up too and staggers around among the swarm of rats and roaches. He ends up staggering even closer to the giant cockroach that just bit his leg!

The giant cockroach bites Oopses again, seriously wounding him, while the swarm of roaches continues to nibble away at him, leaving him grievously wounded.

The swarm of roaches nibbles just as voraciously at Jurz, but he is still only lightly wounded.

The last big cockroach (c4) attacks Dregz again but this time it manages to bite him, lightly wounding the little goblin.

OOC: Main game map updated.

Arlein, Jurz, Minmorc, Dregz, Moffdust, Bulldust, Raven and Oopses are sickened ( -2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks).

Bless spell cast by Minmorc gives everyone +1 on attack rolls and +1 on saves vs fear for 18 more rounds.
Jurz
player, 621 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 7 Apr 2018
at 15:40
  • msg #125

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz manages to clamp his nose between his fingers and it seems to ease the stinky effects of the roachs, then he shouts ”Gets der biggy one!” towards the Aurochs and points at the massive roach by Oopses.  Then the bald goblin makes the flaming sphere try and jump on the roach by Dregz, as he steps neatly out of the roach swarm.

OOC – It is like a chess match …
Aurochs to C2 …
Flaming Sphere to C4.   Check!

Move to the wall midway between tunnels 6 & 7

Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 720 posts
Sat 7 Apr 2018
at 16:10
  • msg #126

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The aurochs fails to crack the giant cockroach's shell (c2) but the flaming sphere finally rolls right on top of big cockroach c4 and kills it.
Bulldust
player, 460 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 8 Apr 2018
at 00:12
  • msg #127

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust spits bile onto the giant roach carcass, no longer thinking of it as a possible delicacy.  "We almost had im Birdie Girl.  Fanks Moffa.  Looks like Oopses is still stuck in da swarm ... better get im out."  He staggers 30' northwest to the edge of the swarm near Oopses and tries to grab him and drag him out, but trips and staggers into the swarm with him instead (Oopsism is contagious).

08:16, Today: Bulldust rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Touch to grab Oopses.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:21, Sun 08 Apr 2018.
Minmorc
player, 601 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 8 Apr 2018
at 02:57
  • msg #128

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc looks greener than usual and growls "cockroaches ain't fun no more. Oi, geddaway from Oopses!" Lurching northwards five feet Minmorc will reach over Oopses and do his best to pin C2 to the ground with his axe.
Oopses
player, 256 posts
Goblin
Sun 8 Apr 2018
at 03:37
  • msg #129

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Oopses rolled 6 using 1d20+5.  Fort save vs distraction.

Dumb Luck Feat Activate!!!


Oopses somehow manages to get so covered in the swarm it confuses the bugs, letting him slip away leaving a Goblin sized mound of roaches, possibly due to the vibrations of a giant bugbear belly flopping in the roach pile.(roll for trample?)

He withdraws only to have to dodge a new horror giant Orc feet with the athlete template coming straight at him.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 721 posts
Sun 8 Apr 2018
at 05:37
  • msg #130

Night 14: Into the Underdark

This time giant Minmorc's greataxe finds a foe it can effectively deal with. The heavy blade carves through the giant cockroach's shell and leaves it sprawled on the floor, barely twitching and no longer any threat.
Arlein
player, 128 posts
Mon 9 Apr 2018
at 04:20
  • msg #131

Night 14: Into the Underdark



Arlein lets loose a vicious hissing from Minmorc's shoulder and a line of steam cuts through the roach swarm.


Arlein rolled 12 using 5d4.  Jet of Steam Vs Swarm.
Raven
player, 373 posts
Kenku
Mon 9 Apr 2018
at 11:30
  • msg #132

Night 14: Into the Underdark

 She tried to get her craw to settle down so she can try to help her companions to fight the roaches! She swung her rapier toward the nearest big roach she could find.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:33, Mon 09 Apr 2018.
Dregz
player, 529 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 9 Apr 2018
at 14:08
  • msg #133

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Thankful that Jurz has managed to dispose of the big cockroach that bit him, the little goblin can't do much to help with the swarm, at least not with all his tribe so nearby, so he keeps an eye on the moving carpet, ready to beat a hasty retreat if needs be, holding his flail in one hand while he grabs his other Magic Stick (don't want to get the two of them mixed up !) to cast a cure spell upon himself.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 722 posts
Mon 9 Apr 2018
at 16:05
  • msg #134

Night 14: Into the Underdark

The aurochs fails to crack the giant cockroach's shell (c2) but the flaming sphere finally rolls right on top of big cockroach c4 and kills it.

This time giant Minmorc's greataxe finds a foe it can effectively deal with. The heavy blade carves through the giant cockroach's shell and leaves it sprawled on the floor, barely twitching and no longer any threat.

The game of roach hopping sees Jurz and Oopses out of the swarm of roaches and rats but Bully lands face down in the spot where Oopses had been. This does leave a clear line of sight across the southern half of the swarm and Arlein hisses up a 30ft-long jet of steam that effectively wipes out the southern half of both swarms and clears a path almost all the way to where Jurz now cowers against the eastern wall. The remnants of both swarms continue to bite at each other, further weakening both of them.

Raven flaps about but manages to skewer the defeated giant cockroach (c1) to completely finish it off, while Moffa just concentrates on keeping control of her swarm of rats and Dregz flails around with a stick in one hand and his mace in the other.

OOC: Main game map updated.

Arlein, Jurz, Minmorc, Dregz, Moffdust, Bulldust, Raven and Oopses are sickened ( -2 penalty on all attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks).

Bless spell cast by Minmorc gives everyone +1 on attack rolls and +1 on saves vs fear for 16 more rounds.
Bulldust
player, 461 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 9 Apr 2018
at 23:07
  • msg #135

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust crawls out of the swarm into the relatively comfortable carpet of non-biting roaches on the west side.  He signals that he is OK with a thumbs up but keeps his mouth clamped shut against the crawling bugs.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 724 posts
Sat 14 Apr 2018
at 03:38
  • msg #136

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bully crawls out of the seething mess of the rat and roach swarm and brushes off the last cockroaches still crawling over him.

After that the rats soon finish the job of killing off the remainder of the cockroach swarm, the summoned aurochs tramples the unconscious giant cockroach (c2) to death and the other big cockroaches are easily stomped into extinction by anyone still bothered about them.

The floor of the chamber is still covered by a disgusting carpet of ordinary cockroaches but their number are already slowly diminishing as a lot of them seem to be scuttling away down the dozen little tunnels that lead out of this chamber.  It will probably take several minutes but it looks like most of them will soon be gone back to wherever they originally came from.

It only takes a minute or so for the air to clear sufficiently for everyone to stop feeling so sick anymore. With the fight ended and everyone at least not feeling nauseous anymore, everyone is able to check their wounds and think back over that battle.

All the spellcasters gradually realise that feels just a bit easier than normal to cast their spells in this earth node (all spells are cast at one caster level higher if the caster makes a successful intelligence check of DC11 + spell level). Given enough time in this place they would probably attune to the earth node well enough to understand how it will allow them to travel to the underground city that is their next destination.

OOC: Main game map updated.

Current health status:
  • Oopses is grievously wounded.
  • Arlein, Bulldust, Dregz, Jurz, Minmorc, Raven are lightly wounded.
  • Moffdust is unwounded.

(A good night's sleep would fully heal Arlein, Bulldust, Dregz, Minmorc and Raven.)
Oopses
player, 257 posts
Goblin
Sat 14 Apr 2018
at 03:55
  • msg #137

Night 14: Into the Underdark

In reply to Wyrm of Wyrd (msg # 136):

Casts Cure Light on self from behind Gianmorc.

Today: Oopses rolled 13 using 1d8+5.  Cure light self.
Minmorc
player, 602 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 00:01
  • msg #138

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will use his size and axe to clear the centre of the chamber of corpses. He'll then lay out his bedroll/nest in the middle of the chamber and attempt to attune himself to the chamber, meditating by slowly chewing jerky.
Jurz
player, 623 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 10:18
  • msg #139

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Jurz rolls his flaming sphere around, burning little roaches, while it remains and then sends the Aurochs trampling anything else it can get to.

When they disappear the bald goblin finds a place close to Minmorc and settles down, to sort through the fetishes and other minor items he has in his pack.  He thinks, conscientiously,  about the stompy-stick he will eventually be able to make when this adventure is over and he is finally ready to settle down.  If nothing else it stops him missing the warmth and comfort of snuggling into Rog when he rests.
Bulldust
player, 462 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 20 Apr 2018
at 23:41
  • msg #140

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Bulldust says he'll take first watch.  He sits with his back against the wall and practices his magic.  He conjures a small ball of fire and tries to make it grow into a big ball like Jurz's, then snuffs it out before it burns his fingers.
Moffdust
player, 342 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Fri 20 Apr 2018
at 23:58
  • msg #141

Night 14: Into the Underdark

Moffdust sends her rat swarm to clean a space for her and Bully to sleep (where she comes from a carpet of rat poo is perfectly acceptable). When the rats disappear she climbs back into the tunnel that she started to explore before the bugs came and continues her exploration while she is still tiny.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 726 posts
Wed 25 Apr 2018
at 14:27
  • msg #142

Day 15: Into the Underdark

It doesn't take too much effort for everyone to clear enough space for the whole team to have somewhere relatively free of cockroaches where they can sleep in the centre of this chamber.

While Bulldust takes first turn on guard duty it is mini-Moffa who chooses to go exploring around the dozen small tunnels that lead out of this chamber. She finds that there is an extensive maze of other tunnels outside of this chamber. Tunnels 1 to 5 are interconnected, as are tunnels 9 to 12, and it is possible that others connect up further away from this chamber. The tunnels are all still infested with cockroaches but they are just the normal kind and not a threat anymore.

When everyone finally goes to sleep their rest is uninterrupted and everyone wakes feeling greatly refreshed. The spellcasters wake up with a deeper understanding of how this earth node operates and feel much more attuned to it. After some discussion among them it is understood that it will only require one of them to channel the energy of a second level spell into the earth node to be able to transport the whole group to another earth node that is connected to this one by the strange earth magic that is so strong in this node. They have the impression that this particular earth node is only connected to one other, so there should not be any risk of becoming lost.

Dregz reports that his dreams were very similar to the previous ones he experienced at the step pyramid in the jungle the night before.

Dregz dreamt that he was looking out across a wide Underdark vista lit by pale light shining between enormous columns that march into the misted distance. The dark waters of a subterranean sea meet a pebble-strewn shore about half a mile away. Across those dark waters a city glimmers around the base of the nearest column.

A cobbled road, which emerges from an opening in the dimply glowing cavern wall about a quarter of a mile to the left, passes close by where he was standing and continues to the right. It finally connects to an elongated stone formation that spans the shadowy sea like some sort of natural causeway reaching more than a mile to the city.

The cavern roof arches up a quarter of a mile above the cavern floor and the surface of that dark sea. He again glimpsed a few huge winged creatures flying at various points in the cavern. They are too far away to really make out what they are but something about them suggests winged reptiles with long tails rather than huge birds or bats. There are numerous stalactites hanging down from the cavern roof with one particularly large one directly over the centre of the underground sea. It is toward that huge stalactite that the Black Mace in his hands was pointing.

OOC: Main game map updated. Everyone is fully rested and those spellcasters who need to prepare their spells each day can now update or change their spell selections for the new day before leaving this chamber.

Current health status:
Oopses is moderately wounded.
Jurz is lightly wounded.
Arlein, Bulldust, Dregz, Minmorc, Moffdust and Raven wake up fully healed.
Bulldust
player, 463 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 27 Apr 2018
at 09:29
  • msg #143

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust awakens with a deep understanding earth magic.  He now knows how to channel the earth with his energy, and transport whole groups of people through his channel to another earth that is strange but not lost.  He takes out his favourite shovel and begins to dig.
Moffdust
player, 343 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 00:11
  • msg #144

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Before sleeping, Moffdust explores the tunnels. She emerges saying that most of the tunnels link up like a maze with lots of the little roaches to crunch underfoot as you go. She found three long-dead drown elves and shares out 52 gold coins among the party, 7gp each (the coins are stamped on one side with the profile of a female elf and on the other with a spider, as well as the word Pedestal).

After sleeping she can understand exactly what Bully is doing - bugbears will always meet epic revelation with epic misinterpretation. "Dats good works Bully, we's gonna needs a big holes ter starts our channels ter de next nodes." She listens to Dregz's description of the underlying city, her eyes wide with wonder. "Let's goes dere right now! We's can eats our breakfasts in de markets den goes ter de shops. Poor Oopses is still bleeding so we's can't makes him cooks fer us, so we's shoulds goes dere as soon as we's all readies ter goes. I can casts de spellses if youse wants me's to... or youse can if youse wants to." She looks at the other spellcasters, in particular Min who called it yesterday before she even knew the spell.

When everyone is ready and finished praying or healing, she grabs her haversack and jumps down into the hole Bully was digging. "We's has ter stands in de holes before it gets too big ter takes us to de next nodes." She glares up at the others, warning them not to argue about this point.
Minmorc
player, 603 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 03:05
  • msg #145

Day 15: Into the Underdark

When Minmorc is rested and others start to do things he will stretch out and get his bearings. Seeing that Oopses isn't quite 100% Minmorc will pat him on the head, imparting a little healing energy. Minmorc is impressed with Bullies logic. "Yesterday I was finking yer magic is witchey like Moffas, now I'm finking is holey, like me. Dis is good. Don't worry about der magics bit Moffa, I got dis." When everyone has packed and is ready to go Minmorc will crouch in the middle of the group holding his Greatspear and pressing his holy nuffle ball to the ground. Building his magic with a hum inside himself he will hold it past the point of casting then thrust it into the earth node.
Bulldust
player, 464 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 04:04
  • msg #146

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Oooo, elfs!  But Sounds like da bugs already got dem.".  Bulldust sounds a little disappointed.  He stops digging when Moffa says it's enough, quickly grabs his bag of holding and weapons then returns to the hole and helps arrange the goblins and birdie girl around Min.  "Yep, I'm on a holey crusade ter get rid of the elfs.  An now I can smite dem wiv Earf Magic too.  Jus one question... wots a node?"
Jurz
player, 624 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 05:57
  • msg #147

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Having cast his last two Cure Minor Wounds on himself, before going to sleep, Jurz wakes quitre refreshed and readt to face the morning.    Seeing the others, get into the hole and prepare themselves with their favourite toys, Jurz looks disappointed.  He WILL have to build himself a Stompy Stick really soon.  With that in mind he makes a mental mote to look out for a suitable length of wood.  Magic wood would make a really good stompy stick he thinks to himself.

If Jurz were to be completely honest, he too had been wondering what a node was, but had come up to his own conclusions.  "Dere's one in der middles of youse face.  It's what you'se breeves froo.  Dat bloke wot sed it,  he's must of had a cold ..."
Bulldust
player, 465 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 06:09
  • msg #148

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust's eyes light up with understanding "Ah!  So Muvver Earf has lots ov noses an we're tunnelling between dem following a prophecy... like Nostrildamus."
Jurz
player, 625 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 28 Apr 2018
at 08:30
  • msg #149

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz nods sagely.  After all nature stuff is his speciality!
Oopses
player, 260 posts
Goblin
Sun 29 Apr 2018
at 05:21
  • msg #150

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Oopses grins as Minmorc nuggies him. He had been holding back in case the roaches came back and someone got hurt. He hadn't slept well because of it, but he manage to get some rest in between his worries.



https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x4lfTc_ZOPg/hqdefault.jpg
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 727 posts
Tue 1 May 2018
at 23:22
  • msg #151

Day 15: Into the Underdark

After a good night's sleep in the magic-rich environment of the earth node everyone seems eager to move on straight away. They all gather around Minmorc as he presses the spikes of his holy nuffle ball into the floor of the earth node and, based on Jurz and Bully's logic, he prays to Nuffle for the 'earth nose' to breathe them in and blow them out the next 'earth nose' near the underground city of Dregz's dreams.

Everyone experiences the familiar faint rush of wind they know from each time the Black Mace teleports them somewhere else, then suddenly they find themselves at the bottom of a 30-foot diameter rock crater in the floor of a much larger cavern.

The climb out of the crater is not difficult and soon the view out across the great underground cavern is revealed.

You are looking out across a wide Underdark vista lit by pale light shining between enormous columns that march into the misted distance. The dark waters of a subterranean sea meet a pebble-strewn shore about half a mile away. Across those dark waters a city glimmers around the base of the nearest column.

A cobbled road, which emerges from an opening in the dimply glowing cavern wall about a quarter of a mile to the left, passes close by where you are standing and continues to the right. It finally connects to an elongated stone formation that spans the shadowy sea like some sort of natural causeway reaching more than a mile to the city.

The cavern roof arches up a quarter of a mile above the cavern floor and the surface of that dark sea. Occasionally you glimpse a few huge winged creatures flying at various points in the cavern. They are too far away to really make out what they are but something about them suggests winged reptiles with long tails rather than huge birds or bats. There are numerous stalactites hanging down from the cavern roof with one particularly large one directly over the centre of the underground sea. It is toward that huge stalactite that the Black Mace in Dregz's hands is pointing.

But closer to hand, just across the road from the crater, a strange covered wagon sits. A broad and dusky dwarf, bald but with a white beard, stands in front of it, smiling. He wears a thick leather  coat and gloves that have gold piping. Two large grey lizards stand idly nearby.

The grinning dwarf calls out in a deep baritone in perfect Common, "Node travellers, and unless I miss my mark, you've spent more of your life on the surface than underground, too! Is this your first visit to Pedestal? I am Bruthwol Coalhauler, a humble merchant! Perhaps you would like to see my wares?"

OOC: Main game map updated.
Dregz
player, 531 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 2 May 2018
at 06:27
  • msg #152

Day 15: Into the Underdark

<previously ...>

Before settling down to sleep, Dregz poured over the Holy Book of Bargrivyek, finding many mysteries revealed to him, as usual, but to his rather small consternation1 can find nothing in that most esteemed of sources about either earth nodes or noses, leading him to assume that the whole concept must be pretty arcane.  Or at least he hopes and prays that it is so.

<and now ...>

Bully's logic just cannot be faulted ... indeed, that the tribe arrive in an even bigger hole than that in which they started must be proof positive !

Oopses oddly seems but a little less hurty than he was ... so the hairy priest elects to poke him with the other Magic Stick until he is better.

That the Black Mace (which will always be a Magic Stick to him) points to the pointing thing hanging from the cavern roof is both a good thing (we've found it) and a bad thing (how do you get to it ?), and Dregz ponders on the latter, oblivious to the greeting offered by the Dwarf.

1 goblins aren't really big enough to have great consternation
Bulldust
player, 466 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 2 May 2018
at 13:36
  • msg #153

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust also is impressed by the size of the incoming nose channel.  A lot of people must come this way.  He climbs out and greets the dwarf.  "Hi Brufwol Coalhauler, I'm Bulldust Magic Channel Digger.  Have ya got any breakfasts?"  He goes to the wagon to see the wares.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 728 posts
Wed 2 May 2018
at 15:40
  • msg #154

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bruthwol smiles warmly and waves his arm in a welcoming gesture as Bully approaches his wagon. On closer inspection it appears the wagon is built around an iron frame with two compartments in the body of the wagon surrounded by various buoyant materials that are bolted and sealed together. It looks like it is designed to float, so it will function as a boat as well as a wagon.

"Breakfast? Certainly, young master Bulldust Magic Channel Digger, certainly I can provide a fine breakfast at most reasonable prices. I carry just about any of the trade goods you could buy from the market stalls in Pedestal and I charge no more than you would pay there in the city. Nothing too expensive, of course, no magic items, obviously no livestock, but any other ordinary items you might wish to buy I can probably provide. Information, too. If you have any questions I will answer them if I can. An informed customer is a repeat customer!"
Bulldust
player, 468 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 5 May 2018
at 23:59
  • msg #155

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dat all sounds good.  I'll ave seven breakfasts den, easy on da veggies.  Our cook got eaten by roaches in da nose.  I've got seven ov dese spider coins... or do I ave ter pay ya in treasure?  Bulldust sniffs around the wagon, trying to catch the scent of what's inside, but staying clear of the lizards.  "Yes, dis is my first time in Pedestal.  What're dose flying fings up dere?  An what's in dat giant stalactite up dere?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 729 posts
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:38
  • msg #156

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Certainly, young master Bulldust Magic Channel Digger. Seven breakfasts coming right up. Lizard-on-a-stick is 3 silver each but I'll do seven for 2 gold. Can't say fairer than that, eh? Any coinage is fine, as long as the metal is good. How do you like your lizard cooked? Raw, rare, medium, well done or burnt to a crisp?"

Bruthwol is already busy unpacking a small coal-burning stove and a cage of lizards from the rear compartment of his wagon.

"You can trade your treasure for coin or gems in the Bazaar, which is in the eastern part of the city. No all traders speak Common as I do but some do. Most speak Undercommon but a lot of them know a few other languages like orcish or goblin, so you shouldn't have too much trouble trading there. I am happy to trade some of your treasure now, if you rather not visit the city straight away, but there is a limit to what I can offer out here away from home. I am heading off west and won't be back until six days from now. But if you want to buy or sell magic items you will need to see other traders in the Bazaar anyway.

"The flying creatures? Oh, they are wyverns and that giant stalactite is where they live. There is a crazy drow mage who lives up there with them. Apparently he has trained those wyverns not to attack the city or anyone on the road or the Oceanbridge, but allows them to fly and hunt anywhere else in the cavern. He calls that stalactite the Talon of Tiamat, but he calls himself the Talon of Tiamat, too! I think Tiamat would have a fit if she ever heard about it. I mean, they are just wyverns, not true dragons at all!"
Dregz
player, 532 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 6 May 2018
at 03:47
  • msg #157

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The smell of charcoal rouses Dregz from his reverie, in time to catch Brufwol's response to Bully.

Eyes narrowing (neither Underdarkers nor Dwarfs are reknowned for their helpfulness, so the hairy goblin immediately expects some con or trap), the priest nevertheless listens carefully, if despondently, to what the merchant says about the 'Talon of Tiamat'.

First things first, however ...

"Ise'll have a lizard on der stick too, please," Dregz fishes in his pocket for three silvers. "Well dun."

Better get his order in before Bully scoffs the lot !
Minmorc
player, 604 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 6 May 2018
at 09:48
  • msg #158

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs eyes light up and he grins from ear to ear. Pointing at the distant critters with his great spear he'll declare "I wanna have dat lizard on dis stick." Looking at the rest of the group he'll ask "So, yer wanna hunt lizards or yer wanna go ter der bizarre?"
Bulldust
player, 469 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 8 May 2018
at 04:30
  • msg #159

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Seven breakfast-lizards fanks, all well dun, an seven more fer later, an seven mugs ov ale fer now.  Here's seven spider coins."  Funny how dealings with dwarves seem to work in sevens.  He waves Dregz offered coins away - this breakfast's on him for a change.  "So how do yer get up dere in da talon-fing, Brufwol?"  His thoughts are again running towards buying a flying carpet at the Bazaar, but maybe there's another way.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:32, Tue 08 May 2018.
Moffdust
player, 344 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Tue 8 May 2018
at 04:37
  • msg #160

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust takes a smoking lizard on a stick and nibbles its tail. "I wants some new stuffs." she replies to Min, gazing across the sea to the city.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 730 posts
Tue 8 May 2018
at 14:25
  • msg #161

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bruthwol grins at Bulldust's appetite and generosity and busies himself with the cooking of 14 serves of lizard-on-a-stick, somehow finding time to fish out 7 mugs and a cask of ale as well.

"That Talon of Tiamat fellow flies on one of his wyverns on the rare occasions he visits the city. No one else goes there since he and the wyverns moved in. Anything that flies will be attacked by the wyverns. Anything that climbs the walls is liable to be attacked by the wyverns too, so that is not a good option even if you bought giant spiders as mounts to carry you there. Teleportation would work but is hellishly expensive, unless one of you is capable of that type of spell? Of course, there may well be a way to get there via the tunnels around this cavern, if you knew the way. But who would know it? The Guild probably would know something like that but it would hardly be in their interests to share such information with anyone else, so the price would be exorbitant if they would tell you at all. Who else? Well, if anyone else would have that information it would have to be Es Sarch, I suppose. He knows everything about the city and the Great Grotto, that's what we call this cavern, by the way. You can find him in the Dripstone Inn on the Street of Five Hanged, three blocks directly north from Pedestal's southern gate. Of course, he's sure to want something in return for his help."
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:28, Tue 08 May 2018.
Oopses
player, 261 posts
Goblin
Tue 8 May 2018
at 16:12
  • msg #162

Day 15: Into the Underdark

In reply to Wyrm of Wyrd (msg # 161):

The hot stone worked like his wok, heating a wide area of foot at once, but probably took more heating and lasted longer. It was intriguing. He would have to experiment later and maybe develope a new spell or trick from it.
Jurz
player, 626 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 8 May 2018
at 20:05
  • msg #163

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz is quiet, and munches thoughtfully on his share of lizard and ale.  He wants to ask Dregz what the stick says about the last bit, but he doesn't want to do that while the dwarf is there.
Minmorc
player, 605 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 9 May 2018
at 02:55
  • msg #164

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I reckon we check out der bizarre an den look fer dis Es Sarch fella."
Dregz
player, 533 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 12 May 2018
at 13:19
  • msg #165

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz grins his thanks at Bully's generosity, applauding the bugbear/honorary goblin's very tribal way of thinking, and marking him down for special favours from Bargrivyek when the occasion arises.

The way it seems to him, either they fly in on something that would enjoy the wyverns as a snack yet not be partial to goblin flesh, which seems rather unlikely ... or they seek out this mysterious person who might know of the tunnels ... which luckily seems to mirror Minmorc's way of thinking.

"Dat's what wese should do, den," he agrees with the big orc.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 731 posts
Sun 13 May 2018
at 14:53
  • msg #166

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bruthwol chats happily while he finishes cooking the batch of lizard-on-a-stick and while the team eats this hearty breakfast.

"Be careful crossing the Oceanbridge. Wild kuo-toas and worse swim the sea's murky waters. Sometimes travellers who start at one end of the Oceanbridge fail to arrive at the other. In fact, part of the  bridge has been damaged for a while now.

"If you are going to the Bazaar first I suggest you enter the city by the east gate. That's the way I always go. The Bazaar is only two blocks to the west straight down East Row. The city is not a place to wander about sightseeing these days, if it ever was. You see, Pedestal has no central power anymore. Several groups claim sovereignty but during bad weeks the city is little better than a war zone. Good weeks are merely lawless. Anarchy rose when the drow hierarchy collapsed. A terrible plague ten years ago wiped nearly all of 'em out.

"Now, is there anything else you need before we go our separate ways?"
Moffdust
player, 345 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 14 May 2018
at 09:32
  • msg #167

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Whenever the Dwarf mentions the Drow Moffdust spits on the ground. "Its good luck ter spits when someone says Drows, cos yer jus might hits one of em." She listen's to the Dwarf's instructions and dire warnings. "I doesn't likes bridges! Deres always trollses under dem." Nevertheless, Moffdust sets off stoically with the others, carefully walking dead-centre in the causeway, with her fire wand at the ready.
Bulldust
player, 470 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 14 May 2018
at 09:45
  • msg #168

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"So da plague missed some ov da elfs ... we can finish off dose ones!" Bulldust asks Bruthwol for some alchemical supplies: a thunderstone and two pints of alchemist's fire.  "Fanks Brufwol."  Eager to get to the market he leads the party onto the causeway with his goose hook at the ready and watching out for hoppy-frog things.
Dregz
player, 534 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 14 May 2018
at 13:53
  • msg #169

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz chooses to save what little coin he has, moved by the thought that there may be bargains to be had in the bizzare, but moreso because he dare not bear any extra weight lest it causes him to sink should be fall in waters and prevent him from escaping the dread beasts that lurk therein.  Like Moffa he nervously walks the centre of the causeway, concentrating on his footing all the while.
Jurz
player, 627 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 14 May 2018
at 15:18
  • msg #170

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz trudges along somewhere in the middle of the group just following the others.  While he can see well enough down here, he misses the greenery of the trees and plants and the open spaces of the surface world.  And on top of that, he misses Rog much more than he thought he would.
Minmorc
player, 606 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 14 May 2018
at 23:40
  • msg #171

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will fall in at the rear of the party and will cheerfully chat with Oopses about Wyvern recipes. He seems especially keen to try to make massive "buffolo wings" and seems convinced that summoned celestial bison are the way to get brown sauce for the marinade.
Oopses
player, 262 posts
Goblin
Fri 18 May 2018
at 18:59
  • msg #172

Day 15: Into the Underdark



Oopses is still quite baffled about the ingredients used by the dwarf, it seems the things that grew under mountains were nothing like what grew underhills. Talk of celestial bison and marinade confused him further, regular cow meat was thick and rich. The thought of a brown sauce from a cow put off his appetite but then again maybe Celestial brown stuff smelled like roses. Infact all this confusion seems to get to him when he trips and stumble into ________.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 733 posts
Sun 20 May 2018
at 14:20
  • msg #173

Day 15: Into the Underdark

With breakfast eaten (or tucked away for a snack later, for those with smaller appetites) Team Arda-Nuff says goodbye to Bruthwol Coalhauler and sets off eastwards toward the Oceanbridge that spans the southern edge of the Sullen Sea. Of course Oopses lives up to his name and trips and stumbles into a steaming pile of 'brown sauce' left by the two large lizards that haul Bruthwol's wagon. They are almost certainly not celestial as it smells like rotten mushrooms, not roses.

They walk about half a mile along the road before reaching the start of the Oceanbridge. Spans of massive stone blocks about 15 feet square form a bridge over the ominous waters of the Sullen Sea, with the surface of the bridge never more than 2 feet above the water level. Bully's first tentative steps onto the bridge confirm that it is still solid, even though very old. For the first half mile there is water on both sides and occasional splashes and ripples hint that there is definitely some form of life in those gloomy waters, although nothing definite is seen.

The last mile of the Oceanbridge runs alongside the southern wall of the cavern. The bridge and wall are wet, making them a little slippery. Nonetheless the bridge is safe enough to walk on and the cavern wall is rough enough to be climbable, although that slipperiness would make that climb a bit difficult.

However, about halfway along that section you notice that just ahead a few of the massive stone blocks of the Oceanbridge are cracked and sit askew. A navigable path still exists where the corners of the crooked stones come close enough together, but unlike the minor erosion endured by the majority of the bridge, this section seems to have sustained damage.

OOC: The game map for the broken bridge section is uploaded at Main Game Map.
The overall cavern map and side view is uploaded at Game Map for Group 0.
No one has any spells active at present. Raven does not have to use her glowing rapier as a light source as the whole cavern is lit by pale light emanating from luminescent fungus on the walls and ceiling.
Minmorc
player, 607 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 22 May 2018
at 04:20
  • msg #174

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will peer over the rest of the parties heads and will scowl "well, dats a good place fer an ambush. Let's see how dey goes ambushin me!" Walking along the cliff face Minmorc will stop at the last correctly aligned block and will swish the water with the tip of his spear. If he doesn't get a bite he will murmur "Enochuck" and will swell to his happy hulking largest. If he still hasn't been mauled by a denizen of the deep he will step onto the first block that's eshew and with spear braced towards the lake will help team Ardanuff to cross.
Jurz
player, 628 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 25 May 2018
at 10:55
  • msg #175

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz watches the water while he waits for the others.
Bulldust
player, 471 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 25 May 2018
at 22:53
  • msg #176

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust sniffs the air trying to catch the scent of the ambushers.  Like Min, he would prefer to face this from a higher vantage point, so he asks his big sister to help.  "Moffa, can ya make me big?"  He blows some magic words into his gauntlet too.  He will follow 10' behind Min as he approaches the water's edge.
Moffdust
player, 346 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sat 26 May 2018
at 00:43
  • msg #177

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust moves forward 15' and steps in close to the wall. "Someting bigger den youse moved dose blockses, Min." She uses a wand to Enlarge Bully, then stares at the dark waters as she begins to cast a summoning spell.
Minmorc
player, 608 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 26 May 2018
at 01:40
  • msg #178

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Or der earth quaked in its boots... But if it woz somefing big, waddya reckon it tastes like?"
Dregz
player, 535 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 26 May 2018
at 04:58
  • msg #179

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz isn't sure what's worse - the thought of the giants it would have taken to move these stones or the idea of the earth shaking them loose ... but settles on his concern that there might be sea-monsters lurking just below the surface of the sea ready to gobble up any goblin who strays too near.

Ne'ertheless, when (if) the bigguns get into position, the hairy little priest stands ready to cross.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 734 posts
Sun 27 May 2018
at 13:19
  • msg #180

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc and Bulldust grow to giant size as they approach the displaced stone blocks of the broken section of bridge. Minmorc takes up a defensive position at the northern point of the first huge stone block. Moffdust begins the incantation of a spell, Bully sniffs the air and everyone eyes the murky waters warily as they begin to cross from one huge stone block to the next. It is when the first of the party (Raven and Dregz) reach the second block that the inevitable ambush is sprung.

The surface of the dark water ripples and the air grows foul with the stench of rotting fish. Four humanoids haul themselves from the depths, covered in slimy, bulbous flesh and vestigial fins. Their gaping maws are filled with rows of sharp teeth.

So silent was their approach and so dark the water that only Raven, Bulldust and Arlein spotted them before they attacked. Raven, Bully and Arlein can make an attack of opportunity as the skum emerge and Moffa's spell will come into effect at that time too (wherever she chooses to locate it), but everyone else is caught by surprise by the ambush and cannot act until after this surprise round.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 472 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 28 May 2018
at 14:00
  • msg #181

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust reacts instantly, ignoring his goose hook (which is too long to reach the closest thing and too short to reach the next one) and instead punching the closest thing solidly with his spiked gauntlet.  "Oo Oo!  Dey's sneaky!  What are dey Moffa?"
This message was last edited by the player at 14:12, Mon 28 May 2018.
Moffdust
player, 347 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 28 May 2018
at 14:24
  • msg #182

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Nobody knows what dey is Bully... dey's abominabubblers! But I hopes de ratses likes dem." She finishes her summoning spell to send a swarm of rats swimming around s3.
Dregz
player, 536 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 29 May 2018
at 13:28
  • msg #183

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dey is giant walkin' fishes !" Dregz is aghast in horror as he stares at the creatures, hoping they don't come anywhere near him !
Moffdust
player, 349 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sat 2 Jun 2018
at 00:59
  • msg #184

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust considers Dregz 'walking fishes' comment and comes up with an idea. She waves her arms to redirect her swarm a little further south then taps her hands together to make them tread water and pack tightly together like a raft. "Look! Dey is making a rat-rafts! Someone tinies and cat-likes and braves could runs across dems."

OOC: the rat swarm is a 10' square in the water. Monster s3 is in the north-west corner of the swarm and is covered with rats that are biting it. That monster may use its AoO to attack the rats as they swarm over it. Monster s4 is not in the swarm. These rats are stronger than normal and they obey Moffdust's commands, the swarm has 26 hp.
Jurz
player, 629 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 3 Jun 2018
at 13:53
  • msg #185

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz stands open mouthed, caught out by the sudden arrival of the fishmen.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 737 posts
Sun 3 Jun 2018
at 14:51
  • msg #186

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust reacts as soon as the slimy humanoids emerge from the dark water and he punches the closest one (s1) so hard with his spiked gauntlet that the creature collapses back into the water where it floats motionlessly with its life-blood pumping from the wound on its head.

Raven reacts just as quickly and stabs her glowing rapier straight into the face of the slimy humanoid (s4) that emerged right in front of her. It too collapses back into the water where it floats motionlessly, slowly bleeding out from the head wound.

Then Moffdust's spell takes effect and a writhing carpet of rats appears in the water in front of Dregz and Raven, just as another one of the slimy humanoids (s3) emerged from the water at that spot. The rats swarm all over it, biting it numerous times. That humanoid fights back immediately, biting and devouring as many rats as it can catch in its gaping mouth.

The fourth of the slimy humanoids (s2) is able to emerge without meeting any opposition and immediately attacks the closest foe. Unfortunately this turns out to be giant Minmorc and its teeth only close on the thick leather of his sturdy boots as it tries, unsuccessfully, to knock him into the water.

OOC: Main game map updated. 
Moffdust
player, 351 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 4 Jun 2018
at 00:05
  • msg #187

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust claps he hands "Dat's it Birdie Girls, youse sticked dem wid de pointy ends!" She waves her hands to spread the rat swarm along the edge of the blocks to surround s2 as well, as they continue to bite the monsters. Then she looks for a way to get across the blocks as fast as her little legs can carry her.
Bulldust
player, 473 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 4 Jun 2018
at 00:15
  • msg #188

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Oo Oo!  Youse as tuff as old boots Min!"  The giant bugbear gets ready to step across onto the next block after Jurz and Oopses move, then he will lift Moffa across to the centre block.
Minmorc
player, 609 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 5 Jun 2018
at 16:41
  • msg #189

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will scowl at the creature from the black lagoon that's gnawing on his shoe and will attempt to punch it in the face. "Ankle biters, story o my life. Oi Bully, I reckon der wet version o whack a mole is even better. Waddya reckon it should be called - whack a duck? Pop a frog? Smack a toad?"
Jurz
player, 630 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 5 Jun 2018
at 21:03
  • msg #190

Day 15: Into the Underdark

More than happy to leave the fishmen to the big guys, Jurz continues his journey across the rock.  However, once on the other side, he turns ready to help if more of the things appear.
Bulldust
player, 474 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 5 Jun 2018
at 22:55
  • msg #191

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Maybe squish a fish."  Bulldust grins at Min as he steps over where Jurz was and lifts Moffa over onto the next block.  He glances around to check for more of the things in the water.  And he looks up too.
Dregz
player, 538 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 6 Jun 2018
at 13:47
  • msg #192

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz stares down at the corpse that Raven skewered, watching it slide beneath the water ... then hurries to catch up with Jurz and make his way off this block !
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 738 posts
Sun 10 Jun 2018
at 13:50
  • msg #193

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffa offers a few words of encouragement to Raven but apart from that she is purely focussed on her lovely, squirming, biting, swarm of rats. The rats spread along the eastern side of the first displaced bridge block until they are biting Minmorc's foe as well. Both of the slimy humanoids (s2 and s3) suffer multiple rat bites.

Minmorc follows Bully's lead by punching his foe (s2) in the face with his spiked gauntlet, too. Whatever Min and Bully decide to call this game it immediately claims another victim as the creature stops struggling and just floats there while the rats continue their frenzied feasting.

Jurz, Dregz, Oopses and Arlein all scamper across the displaced bridge blocks to the relative safety of the next section of the bridge. It does provide a much better viewing platform to watch the fun, too.

Bully picks up Moffa, steps across to the first displaced bloc behind Minmorc and swings Moffa straight across to the second block, where he sets her down gently on the huge stone block.

Feeling excited by the success of her first attack, Raven perches right on the corner of the second block so she can jab her rapier at the last of the slimy humanoids (s3), too. Her glowing blade slips neatly through the creature's neck and it slumps back in the water, unconscious and at the mercy of the rat swarm.

All four of the slimy humanoids are now defeated but something even more horrific now appears. An alien form of writhing tentacles, triangular fins and tail, fishy scales and glowing, malevolent eyes in a bulbous head, rises to the surface about 20 feet away from the bridge.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 475 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 11 Jun 2018
at 09:12
  • msg #194

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dat don't look friendly.  Oops.  I hope it likes javelins."  Bulldust throws a javelin somewhere near the tentacle-thing, but probably misses.  He holds his goose-hook ready to snip those tentacles if they come near.
Jurz
player, 631 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 11 Jun 2018
at 10:46
  • msg #195

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Maysbe it just hungry?  If you frow a fishy man at it, it might eat dat instead of us."  Jurz half shouts back to Min and Bully.
Moffdust
player, 352 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 11 Jun 2018
at 13:44
  • msg #197

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Maybe it eats ratses." Moffdust replies uncertainty, eyeing those tentacles nervously and feeling very small. She steps back 5' to the southwest as she waves her arms to direct the swarm towards the fish monster. She watches to see what else happens before deciding whether to cast another spell.
Bulldust
player, 477 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 12 Jun 2018
at 13:37
  • msg #198

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I fink its a mermaid... and dey only eat sailors."  Yup, he's pretty sure about this.
Dregz
player, 539 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 12 Jun 2018
at 13:57
  • msg #199

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Maybes its just lookin' fer a friend," Dregz has never seen a mermaid before, but if they're known for eating sailors then it'd certainly be good to have one on your side.

"Don' hurt it !" he seems aghast that Bully would try to stick his new pet.

"Les' see if dis works ..." the hairy little priest holds up the Magic Stick, fondly known as the Black Rod and points it with due ceremony towards the tentacled mermaid.

"Hey, youse !  Youse gonna be our friend !"
This message was last edited by the player at 13:59, Tue 12 June 2018.
Bulldust
player, 478 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 12 Jun 2018
at 22:52
  • msg #200

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"If I had a magic stick I wouldn't av missed."  Bulldust grumbles, watching the ripples where his javelin disappeared.  But he hopes Dregz is right.  It would be nice to have a mermaid for a friend, especially such a big mermaid, but he still holds his goose-hook ready to snip those tentacles if they come near.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:55, Tue 12 June 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 739 posts
Wed 13 Jun 2018
at 14:05
  • msg #201

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Partial update:

Bully hurls a javelin that narrowly misses the huge creature swimming 20 feet away and Moffa urges her swarm of rats to go out and play. The rats swim straight out to the monster and swarm all around it but it hardly even seems to notice they are there. Dregz points the black rod at the monster and shouts at it.   

OOC: Main game map updated.
Jurz
player, 632 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 13 Jun 2018
at 14:11
  • msg #202

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz realizes that if it isn't a mermaid, and it is intent on eating them - a small morsel, like himself, standing close to the edge would make an easily accessible appetiser.

Carefully he makes his way across the blocks until he is standing close to the cavern wall, h
Dregz
player, 540 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 13 Jun 2018
at 14:26
  • msg #203

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Waydaminnit !" Dregz snatches his Magic Stick back, the beast before him unworthy of it.  "Dat's not a mermaid ... dat's not even der at all !  It's an illooshun !"

The little priest is confident, if very affronted.

"Youse not my friend !" he shakes his fist at the glamor.
Jurz
player, 633 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 13 Jun 2018
at 14:29
  • msg #204

Day 15: Into the Underdark

On Dregz shout, Jurz turns to look at the swimming thing - then carefully cocks his head to the one side and closes one eye, just like he had been taught.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:14, Thu 14 June 2018.
Moffdust
player, 353 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Thu 14 Jun 2018
at 12:12
  • msg #205

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"If dats an illusions, den whose makin dats?!" Moffdust looks around wildly then starts casting a spell that could help.
Raven
player, 375 posts
Kenku
Fri 15 Jun 2018
at 05:19
  • msg #206

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Bully, dat went rightz through! Datz wierdz!"

 She looked up at Bully sideways to see what he would do.
Minmorc
player, 610 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 15 Jun 2018
at 09:23
  • msg #207

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will scowl at the waters. "Means ders a sneaky magics thrower out in der wet, I hates sneaky magics. We needs ter get off dese rocks fast, move quick little Ardanuffs." His spear still braced against attack from the deep Minmorc will focus his own magics up his nose to help him sniff out the sneaky magic caster.
Bulldust
player, 479 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 15 Jun 2018
at 13:33
  • msg #208

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust looks back at Raven.  He's also wondering what he's going to do next.  He looks around for the illusion caster.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 740 posts
Wed 20 Jun 2018
at 15:59
  • msg #209

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz's revelation soon makes it clear to everyone that the tentacle-armed fish monster in the lake is just an illusion. As Moffa and Minmorc cast spells trying to find whatever created that illusion, the illusory creature ignores the rat swarm and starts waving its tentacles in the air in a way that seeks to snare the attention of the unwary. One among you feels the effects most keenly ...


OOC: Main game map updated.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 741 posts
Thu 21 Jun 2018
at 14:11
  • msg #210

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc relaxes and lifts an arm to wave happily at the illusory creature in the lake, almost as though copying the movements of the tentacles.
Minmorc
player, 611 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 21 Jun 2018
at 16:25
  • msg #211

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will carefully slide his spear into his backpack and continues his tentacally arm waving as he slowly turns on the spot, beatific smile stretching ugly face. "Bully, is all gud. Imaug out der jus wants ter bees our friend. We's such gud friends I calls im squishy. Come on, lez go be friends wid squishy!" Lunging forward Minmorc playfully tries to grab Bully.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:30, Thu 21 June 2018.
Bulldust
player, 480 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 21 Jun 2018
at 22:53
  • msg #212

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Wot?!!  In da wet water?!"  Bulldust splutters in disgust at Min's suggestion.  He gets ready to bat away the giant orc's advances .... PM ....
Jurz
player, 634 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 22 Jun 2018
at 14:43
  • msg #213

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz sighs as he realises that Minmorc isn't quite himself, and moves forwards 15' closer to stand  on the near edge of the next block, muttering distractedly as he goes.
Bulldust
player, 482 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 22 Jun 2018
at 15:14
  • msg #214

Day 15: Into the Underdark

... and the bridge shakes as Bulldust's giant head crashes into Minmorc's, a headbutt for 10hp of nonlethal damage.  "Knock it off Min!  Swimmin's not natural."  Bulldust follows through with an attempt to trip Min and drop him on the stone where he stands.

23:00, Today: Bulldust rolled 14 using 1d20+10.  Touch attack to trip Min.  No AoO to avoid this (Bully has improved trip feat)
23:03, Today: Bulldust rolled 32 using 1d20+12.  Opposed Str chech to trip Min.  Only added Str +8 and feat bonus +4 (not large size bonus as we're both large).  Min needs to beat opposed Str check or land prone.
Moffdust
player, 354 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Fri 22 Jun 2018
at 15:41
  • msg #215

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust's Glitterdust spell sparkles in the air over the cove south of the bridge, but does not reveal where Squishy is hiding, the sparks just fizzle out in the dark water. But she does feel a bit safer knowing it not lurking behind her. She squints at Jurzie, wondering what spell he's muttering, then peers out to sea. "Here Squishy Squishy Squishies! Where is youse? We's has some nice magic trickses ter shows youse..." She begins casting a summoning spell. "Ya uln..."
Minmorc
player, 614 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 22 Jun 2018
at 15:51
  • msg #216

Day 15: Into the Underdark

And Minmorc falls flat on his back. He'll lie still for a few seconds.
Bulldust
player, 483 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 22 Jun 2018
at 22:52
  • msg #217

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Right now there is nothing more unnerving than the thought of this terrifying giant Orc just 'just lying still' for a few seconds.  What Nuffle power is he silently summoning?  What's that soggy squatter saying in his head?  So the wary bugbear does what Min taught him back there in the Owtwood, kick em when they're down.  He follows through and puts the boot in, determined to stomp the Squishyness right out of him.  "It's fer yer own good Min,"

06:16, Today: Bulldust rolled 30 using 1d20+10.  Follow thru stomp prone Min
06:16, Today: Bulldust rolled 14 using 1d20+10.  Critical stomp?  Prone defender -4 AC
06:19, Today: Bulldust rolled 22 using 2d4+16.  Stomp nonlethal damage.
Dregz
player, 542 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 23 Jun 2018
at 05:33
  • msg #218

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The idea of going swimmin' with Min' is on the upper side of extremely alarming ...

Dregz hurriedly raises the Magic Stick once more, pointing it at the recumbent orc (while making a mental note that would be a damn good name for a tavern).

"Don' do it, Min !" the hairy little goblin implores.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 742 posts
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 14:00
  • msg #219

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Giant Minmorc tries to grapple Bulldust in an effort to persuade the giant hobgoblin to come swimming to meet his new tentacle-waving friend out in the lake. Bully isn't keen on the idea and fends off Minmorc's embrace with a head-butt then trips him and stomps his head into the stone floor of the bridge.

Jurz moves closer and starts casting a spell. Moffa starts casting another spell, too. Dregz points the black mace and implores the giant orc, "Don' do it, Min !"

Minmorc's happily dazed expression vanishes as he lies on the stone slab of the bridge looking up at Bully's boot.  But as he opens his mouth to say something a dire rat scampers up out of the water, across one of the unconscious humanoids (s2) and bites Minmorc on the ear!

Meanwhile, Moffa and anyone else watching the tentacle-waving sea monster suddenly sees three black fins cutting through the water into the midst of the swarm of swimming rats around the illusory sea monster. The three triangular fins are only visible for a second before they vanish beneath the water but a few seconds later the illusory sea monster vanishes too!

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 484 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 14:45
  • msg #220

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Min?  Is the Squishie out ov yer head now?  Or do I need ter help yer some more?"  Bulldust looks down at Minmorc, hoping the Orc is back to normal.  Distractedly he skewers the dire rat with a spiked gauntlet before it can chew Min's ear off, then he offers Min a hand to help him back to his feet.
Minmorc
player, 617 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 15:32
  • msg #221

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will accept the hand and will stand up "Don't fink da squishy squatters in der right now, I fink you kicked im out. So, we gonna try an fight im or leg it?" Minmorc will pull the Princess Nurzhan bow out of his pack, scanning the water for any more threats.
Bulldust
player, 485 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 22:50
  • msg #222

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I'm not goin in da water... So I say leggit!"  Bulldust is relieved to have Min back to normal.  He looks to the others to see what they think.  "What was da Squishie fing Min?  What did it want?"
This message was last edited by the player at 22:54, Sun 24 June 2018.
Moffdust
player, 355 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sun 24 Jun 2018
at 23:14
  • msg #223

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust claps her hands, delighted with her summoning spell Dats de first times I has got sharkses! I likes dem sharkses, dey's found de Squishies and chased it offs under de waters. She looks sadly at the rat swarm that is no longer under her control then looks up at Bully and Min. Dey done goods too. Can youse throw dems a sea monsters...  cos next dey's comin ter eats us!
Bulldust
player, 486 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 26 Jun 2018
at 23:34
  • msg #224

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust flicks the dire rat corpse out to sea to distract the rat swarm as Moffa asked.  "Why just one rat Moffa?  Did somefing summon it?"
Jurz
player, 636 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 27 Jun 2018
at 06:04
  • msg #225

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks slightly embarrassed by Bully's question as he takes the Bugbears earlier advice and heads shore-wards along the path again -  keeping as close to the wall as he can.
Dregz
player, 543 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 28 Jun 2018
at 13:41
  • msg #226

Day 15: Into the Underdark

With a choice between a squishy squatter, hungry rats and headlong flight, Dregz is eager that everyone makes the right decision.

"Letz ged outta here !" the hairy priest exhorts his companions gesturing vigorously to point them in the right direction, pleased that Minmorc is his old self again.
Moffdust
player, 356 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Thu 28 Jun 2018
at 14:27
  • msg #227

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust skips over to the next block and follows Dregz and Jurz along the bridge. She shakes Cat out from her cloak. He flutters off to catch insects.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 743 posts
Wed 4 Jul 2018
at 15:37
  • msg #228

Day 15: Into the Underdark

With the tentacle-waving sea monster chased away by Moffa's sharks and her uncontrolled swarm of rats distracted by the dire rat corpse that Bully flings their way, Team Arda-Nuff seizes the opportunity to make a tactical withdrawal (as fast as their assorted leg lengths will allow) and they hurry on along the bridge towards the city of Pedestal on the far shore.

The walls of the city lie close to the northern side of the 20-foot wide road that leads eastwards from the end of the bridge. About 300 feet ahead there is an opening in the city walls, which must be the South Gate that Bruthwol mentioned. The road passes just 10 feet away from that gate and continues on eastwards and bends out of sight around the city in the distance. Bruthwol had mentioned an East Gate, as well. The walls of the city come right up to the edge of the Sullen Sea, so anyone wanting to travel around the western side of the city would need to take to the water.

OOC: Main game map not updated at this stage but the Game Map for Group 0 still shows the overall map of the Great Grotto (cavern, city, Sullen Sea, etc.)
Minmorc
player, 618 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 5 Jul 2018
at 02:22
  • msg #229

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will head straight for the South gate, looking to head straight to the Bazaar though he'll follow if anyone pipes up with other ideas.
Dregz
player, 544 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 5 Jul 2018
at 14:14
  • msg #230

Day 15: Into the Underdark

While he couldn't be described as keen to meet with Es Sarch, that was what they need to do, so Dregz is happy enough to follow Minmorc to the South Gate, thinking that's the big orc's goal as well.
Jurz
player, 638 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 6 Jul 2018
at 05:04
  • msg #231

Day 15: Into the Underdark

While he can see OK, Jurz isn't really comfortable down here.  It is too closed in, the light isn't right, the air isn't right, nothing is right.  Now, more that eve, he knows he did the right thing in leaving Rog behind, so that he could enjoy the fresh air, the moonlight, the leaves rustling in the breeze ...

So feeling a bit glum, Jurz just follows along somewhere in the middle of the group.
Bulldust
player, 489 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 7 Jul 2018
at 14:48
  • msg #232

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust also follows Min to the south gate.  He's ready to meet Es Sarch, three blocks north of the gate, although who knows which ways north down here?  Really he's ready to kick some elvish butt and he hopes Es will help with that.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 746 posts
Tue 10 Jul 2018
at 15:47
  • msg #233

Day 15: Into the Underdark

As Minmorc leads the way straight toward the South Gate a grey, pudgy humanoid that has willowy limbs and flipper-like hands and feet suddenly bounds from the shadows of the gateway. It is armed with a spear and a large shield and smells like rotten fish. The bulbous eyes in its fish-like head bulge and its skin flushes red as it rushes forward to attack Minmorc. Fortunately its spear deflects harmlessly off Minmorc's chain shirt.

Behind it you catch a glimpse of three more of these fishy humanoids peeking out from around the corners of openings inside the gateway and four more stand behind a three-foot high barricade at the far end of the gateway. The gateway appears to be crumbling slightly and light rubble covers part of the road inside the gateway making footing a bit difficult in there.

OOC: Main game map updated. All spells have worn off before reaching the city.
Bulldust
player, 490 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 11 Jul 2018
at 13:32
  • msg #234

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Well, I fought yer might have ta pay a toll Min ... But looks like yer jus have ter fight yer way in."  Bulldust's moves to take cover beside the western side of the gate entrance and readies his goose-hook in case any more frog-men move within range.  Standing there he blows some bugbear magic into his gauntlet.
Moffdust
player, 357 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Wed 11 Jul 2018
at 13:53
  • msg #235

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust scampers 20' north to hide behind Bully. She casts a Glitterdust spell on the ones at the barricade. "Let's put some sparkles in dere big buggy eyeses." She snickers as she casts.
Minmorc
player, 619 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 11 Jul 2018
at 15:01
  • msg #236

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs nostrils will flare angrily and he'll snarl "Oi, yer jus put an ole in me chain shirt!" Drawing his Ax wife he'll take a swing at this offensive rotting thing.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 747 posts
Wed 11 Jul 2018
at 16:41
  • msg #237

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's blow proves beyond all reasonable doubt that the fishy humanoid that attacked him has a split personality. If he didn't before he certainly does now, as Min's Ax Wife fillets him neatly from head to toe.

The way is clear for anyone else who wants to enter the gateway to confront the other guards.
Dregz
player, 545 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 12 Jul 2018
at 05:06
  • msg #238

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dusklorn !" Dregz call out hurriedly.  "Der password is Dusklorn !"

If this inexplicably fails to garner him and his friends safe passage through the gate, the hairy little priest will, of course, bravely ... wait until Bully or Min leads the charge and then follow them, swinging his flail.
Bulldust
player, 491 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 12 Jul 2018
at 10:56
  • msg #239

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dusklorn?  Is dat Frog for let us in or we kill yer all? "
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 748 posts
Thu 12 Jul 2018
at 14:20
  • msg #240

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The fishy guards react angrily to the word "Dusklorn" when Dregz shouts it at them. They shout back but the words are not in a language anyone else recognises.
Bulldust
player, 492 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 12 Jul 2018
at 23:07
  • msg #241

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I fink dey said dey all want ta be chopped in two.... Hey, do frogs grow back?"  Bulldust peers up into the entrance tunnel looking for traps or ambushes.
Dregz
player, 546 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 14 Jul 2018
at 05:52
  • msg #242

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Uh-oh !" Dregz mutters.

"Dusklorn is an 'ouse," he informs his friends.  "Dese fishies don' seem ter like dem very much.  Dey say 'Pedestal is for der Inheritors'".

"Dat is ter say ... 'down wid Dusklorn' !" the little priest yells out to the guards.  "Hoo-ray fer der Inheriters !"
Jurz
player, 639 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 14 Jul 2018
at 05:57
  • msg #243

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz wrinkle his brow and wonders what a nouse is, but leaves it to the bigs to explain that we are going in, whether the froggy men like it of not.
Bulldust
player, 493 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 19 Jul 2018
at 14:19
  • msg #244

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust blinks at Dregz cheering "Can we still kill dem all Dregzie?  C'mon dey's easy.  Or just one each?  Den we can go see da Sarch guy.".
This message was last edited by the player at 14:25, Thu 19 July 2018.
Dregz
player, 547 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 21 Jul 2018
at 04:22
  • msg #245

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Loathe as he is to dampen Bully's enthusiasm ...

"Der rest of der city might be a bit cross if wese kilt all der guards," Dregz suggests.  "If dey let us past den it'll be quicker."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 749 posts
Sat 21 Jul 2018
at 17:10
  • msg #246

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bully and Moffa scamper toward the gateway and take cover beside the wall on the left side of the gateway. Bully puffs bugbear magic into his gauntlet and Moffa summons a sprinkling of glitterdust to highlight and dazzle the 4 fishy guards at the barricade at the far end of the gateway.

Minmorc's greataxe cuts down the red faced fishy humanoid that had attacked him.

Dregz shouts the previous password of "Dusklorn" at the fishy guards but they seem to take offence; apparently they belong to a different faction called Inheritors.

The failure of the password seems to cause some consternation among Team Arda-Nuff and they hesitate for a moment.

That seems to spur the rest of the fishy guards into action. Three more rush out to attack while the 4 behind the barricade hurl javelins, apparently not so dazzled by the glitterdust after all.

Bully's goose-hook cuts down two of the attackers but one goes wide to attack Minmorc. This time Minmorc is able to fend off its spear without further injury.

Two of the javelins are aimed at Minmorc and one each at Dregz and Jurz. All fly wide of their targets except the one aimed at Jurz, which lodges in his shield.

Finally Raven hurries forward behind Bully to take a shot with her crossbow at the guards behind the barricade. Her bolt flies true and catches the guard in the arm, lightly wounding it.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Dregz
player, 548 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 22 Jul 2018
at 04:28
  • msg #247

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The hairy little priest's upset over his attempt to bluff his way past the guards lasts about as long as it takes for him to sidestep the javelin hurled his way.

"Alright, den," he tells Bully, crossly, if belatedly, "youse can kill dem all now !"
Bulldust
player, 494 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 22 Jul 2018
at 04:39
  • msg #248

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust flashes his goose hook at the fishy guy that made it past him (f4) and deals 29 hp dmg.  "Yup!  Looks like dey all wants ter die after all Dregzie!"  He grins hugely then rounds the corner and stalks part of the way towards the barricade, taking cover in the niche in left wall, and looking up to see what's causing all the rubble littered on the ground.
Moffdust
player, 358 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Tue 24 Jul 2018
at 12:43
  • msg #249

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dats right Dregzie, no more nicie nicie!" Moffdust says darkly. "We's will unleashes such fiestas and furries as deys never been seen! ... I doesn't knows what dat means, but I once heard a big orange orcses say dat." She shrugs, looking at her fistful of wands, then grins wickedly. "I has a missiles!" She peeks around the corner and casts three magic missiles at the guard on the right.
Minmorc
player, 620 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 25 Jul 2018
at 19:39
  • msg #250

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will launch himself up the corridor staggering slightly over the uneven ground before hurling himself over the barricade and the heads of the fishy characters behind it. Axe at the ready he'll tower over the enemy and say "Bloop." (He figures that would be Boo in Aquan.)
Jurz
player, 640 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 25 Jul 2018
at 19:55
  • msg #251

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks down at the javelin stuck in his shield and raises his hand, as he prepares to drop a fire elemental into the fishemn's midst, but the Min runs through to talk to them, the bald goblin shrugs and leaves it to the bigs.  Instead he moves to the side, out of direct line of fire and starts trying to get the javelin out of his shield.
Bulldust
player, 495 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 26 Jul 2018
at 14:49
  • msg #252

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Go Min!"  So thats how you storm a barricade, Bulldust makes a mental note.  The young bugbear still has much to learn.
Dregz
player, 549 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 29 Jul 2018
at 12:59
  • msg #253

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz has already learned that the best way to storm a barricade is to let someone else do it ... but even so, he watches with concern as Minmorc charges in, and against his better judgment hurries over to take cover on the other side of the opening, opposite Bully and Moffa, where he can sneak the occasional look around the wall.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 750 posts
Mon 30 Jul 2018
at 13:26
  • msg #254

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bully's goosehook slashes at the fishy guard (f4) that attacked Minmorc, inflicting a wound so severe the guard is dead before he hits the ground.

Moffa follows up with a trio of magic missiles at one of the guards behind the barricade (f8) that scorch him so badly he turns white with fear.

With the last attacker taken down by Bully, Minmorc is now free to charge forward although the rubble in the front part of the gateway does slow him down a little. Nonetheless he staggers over that minor obstacle then picks up speed as he races toward the barricade. He leaps high and long over the barricade and the four fishy guards behind it. Two of them (f5 and f6) stab at him with their spears as he soars just over their heads but he twists away from their spears just enough to pass unscathed and lands on his feet behind them. He turns and shouts "Bloop!" at them.

Meanwhile Jurz wrenches the javelin out of his shield. Dregz dashes over to the right side of the gateway and Oopses and Arlein join Bully and Moffa on the left.

Raven lines up another shot with her crossbow and again shoots the same fishy guard (f7) behind the barricade that she shot before. Again he is wounded and this time he turns as white with fear as the one that Moffa magic missiled.

The two injured and terrified guards (f7 and f8) throw down their spears and drop to the ground, obviously begging to surrender, although their words are meaningless to everyone else. Seconds later the last two uninjured guards (f5 and f6) turn pale grey and copy their example, throwing down their spears too.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 621 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 31 Jul 2018
at 08:02
  • msg #255

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Raaaa...aaawwww... Dammit, dey all surrendered. Oi, anyone speak fish or wotever dey speak down here? We needs ter tells dem ter give us all dere stuff, ask dem where we's going and wot Bloop means. Seems ter be powerful magic round ere. Bloop, blooo-ooo-ooo-ooop."
Dregz
player, 550 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 31 Jul 2018
at 12:24
  • msg #256

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Blessed by Bargrivyek, and armed with his Holy Book, Dregz has no trouble understanding the fishy-guards.

"Dey seys dat dey all surrender an' if wese don' hurt dem dey will giv us all der stuff !" he reports, faithfully.

The little priest is so emboldeded by their abject fear that he comes out of hiding, picking his way over the rubble to stand beside Minmorc and translate the fishy-guards words.

The big orc's request does present some problems, however.

"I knows what dey are sayin' but I can' say der words." he explains.
Minmorc
player, 622 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 31 Jul 2018
at 12:59
  • msg #257

Day 15: Into the Underdark

“Hmm... der bit days sayin about der stuff, say it right back an points at our feet. Deys minions, Dey’ll understand.”
Jurz
player, 641 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 1 Aug 2018
at 10:26
  • msg #258

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Hearing the exchange, and understanding that the fight is over,  Jurz walks across to the barricade and points  emphatically at Minmorc's feet!
This message was last edited by the player at 10:27, Wed 01 Aug 2018.
Bulldust
player, 496 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 1 Aug 2018
at 14:21
  • msg #259

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust stands beside Minmorc and points at Minmorc's feet.  He quickly moves his pointing to a cowering KoaToa just in case he casts a lightning bolt.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 751 posts
Fri 3 Aug 2018
at 14:10
  • msg #260

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Three of the fish-faced guards grovel at Minmorc's feet and even try to kiss his feet. However the one that was furthest to the left seems a little bit more perceptive than his comrades and with much bowing and a gabble of words he scrambles across the barricade to open a secret door in the wall of the gateway. Then he stands back and points inside where you can see several haunches of meat stacked on a padlocked wooden chest.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 623 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 3 Aug 2018
at 15:48
  • msg #261

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dese are real minions! I need ter learn fish, I wanna keep em! MEAT!"
Bulldust
player, 497 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 4 Aug 2018
at 00:53
  • msg #262

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust grabs the meat and stores it in the bag of holding.  The he calls for Raven to help "Hey Birdie-Girl, can you check da chest fer traps?"  He hooks the chest with his goose hook and sliced it out into the street where she'll have better light and room to move.
Dregz
player, 551 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 4 Aug 2018
at 05:27
  • msg #263

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Der fishy-guard sez dat der treasures are in der," Dregz points to the open door as he translates the creature's words.  "Dey are safe an' nowun can find dem, but he sez dat we must take dem and dey are all ourz.  An' he asks dat we let dem live an' dat we let dem go free an' dey will never stand in der way of uz again."

The little goblin priest finally remembers to stop for a breath.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 752 posts
Tue 7 Aug 2018
at 15:31
  • msg #264

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Raven checks the chest but doesn't find any obvious signs of traps, so she sets to work with her lockpicks to try to open the padlock. Then she spends twice as long again before she is finally able to unjam her lockpicks from inside the padlock.

The cooperative fishy guard gets increasingly agitated as time drags by and finally he gabbles something and edges past nervously to search in a belt pouch on one of the four guards cut down outside the gateway. He soon returns with a tarnished copper key that he thrusts into Raven's hand, gabbling some more.

Of course the key fits the padlock perfectly and in seconds the chest is open to reveal a small pile of gold and platinum coins (527gp and 28pp) all from the city of Pedestal, a scroll, a potion and a wand. The guard points to a tiny velvet purse with a single pearl inside and gabbles at you excitedly.
Raven
player, 379 posts
Kenku
Wed 8 Aug 2018
at 00:33
  • msg #265

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She chirps thanks and offered the fishy guard a treat from her pack.

 "Tank youz! Herez somethin good to eatz!"
Bulldust
player, 498 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 8 Aug 2018
at 00:51
  • msg #266

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dats good treasure Birdie Girl!  Clever how you tricked im into opening da chest.  Bulldust grins at Raven.  "What's e sayin Dregzie?"  Bulldust watches the fishy guy suspiciously.
Jurz
player, 642 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 8 Aug 2018
at 05:46
  • msg #267

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz grins and clambers across the barricade. but lets the others play with the loot, while he looks further into the city.
Minmorc
player, 624 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 8 Aug 2018
at 13:19
  • msg #268

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will wipe a single tear from his eye. "Dey bought der own freedom? Truly dey is amazing minions. I reckons we take der gold an weapons an lets dem go. Is dat a pearl of power?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 753 posts
Sun 12 Aug 2018
at 02:43
  • msg #269

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The fishy guard looks at each of you expectantly but when nobody does anything he points at the pearl again then pokes out his tongue and points to it as well. He points to the pearl, then to his tongue, over and over again.
Dregz
player, 552 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 12 Aug 2018
at 04:46
  • msg #270

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz eyes the fishy-guard suspiciously.

"'e says dat if youse wanna talk like a fishy-guard den you put der perl on youse tongue.  But don't eat it !"
Minmorc
player, 625 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 13 Aug 2018
at 10:18
  • msg #271

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will reach gently into the chest, pluck out the pearl and will carefully place it under his tongue. "Testin, testin, one, two, err, six... is yuse hearing me?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 754 posts
Mon 13 Aug 2018
at 14:25
  • msg #272

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The helpful fishy-guard turns pale when Minmorc starts talking. He looks around and jabbers more jibberish at everyone else.
Minmorc
player, 626 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 14 Aug 2018
at 15:58
  • msg #273

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Wa hey, I can speak fish! Right fish sticks, if yer wanna join der winning team speak up. If not, leave yer weapons an any pouches or bags yer got here an bugger off. Any o yer wanna try speaking fish, it tastes salty, I likes it!"
Jurz
player, 643 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 14 Aug 2018
at 16:21
  • msg #274

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz watches for a moment and then turns to Dregz and says  "Does youse fink dat Minmorc is growing de fins?  Or has his armour always been dat shape?"
Raven
player, 380 posts
Kenku
Wed 15 Aug 2018
at 08:43
  • msg #275

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 "He saiz ON yer tongue. Maybez youz talkin sumthin bad to him?"

 She tilted her head under trying to see how the fishy guard is reacting to the garbled speach Minmorc was speaking.
Minmorc
player, 627 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 15 Aug 2018
at 09:14
  • msg #276

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will check between his fingers, the backs of his wrists and elbows and will pat down his chain shirt looking for anything fishy.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 755 posts
Wed 15 Aug 2018
at 13:53
  • msg #277

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The fishy-guards all look like they understand what Minmorc said, but they looked just as worried by it as anyone else would who didn't know the big orc already. They hesitate a moment longer then all drop their spears and back away slowly and warily, as though expecting to be stabbed in the back the moment they turn away. Once they are out of reach, though, they do turn and dash off down the street into the city as fast as they can.
Raven
player, 381 posts
Kenku
Thu 16 Aug 2018
at 04:52
  • msg #278

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Awk! Akakakakak! Lookz at dem runnin away! Youz scared dem away!"

 She hopped around laughing at how fast them fishies ran.
Minmorc
player, 628 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 16 Aug 2018
at 13:24
  • msg #279

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Dammit fishies! My Nuffle team needs water boys, dey woulda been great." Minmorc will pluck the pearl out of his mouth, wipe off the worst of the drool and put it back in the chest. "So... shopping?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 756 posts
Thu 16 Aug 2018
at 15:18
  • msg #280

Day 15: Into the Underdark

OOC: The contents of the chest are a small pile of gold and platinum coins (527gp and 28pp) all from the city of Pedestal, a scroll, a potion, a wand and a tiny velvet purse holding the Pearl of Undercommon. Are you going to carry the whole chest around with you or divide the loot between the party?
Bulldust
player, 500 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 17 Aug 2018
at 12:57
  • msg #281

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust will empty the contents of the bag of holding into the chest and start sorting it into shares.  "We got lots ov shinies here, an lots more stuff  ta trade.  Let's go talk to da map guy den go shoppin."
Moffdust
player, 359 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Fri 17 Aug 2018
at 13:05
  • msg #283

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust picks up the wand and squints at it, trying to figure out what it does. She'll cast Detect Magic to help. "And we's should finds some foods." she adds emphatically, licking her pointy teeth and remembering the last meal of lizard on a stick.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 757 posts
Fri 17 Aug 2018
at 14:37
  • msg #284

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Actually, Minmorc was not able to spit out the pearl on his own. Fortunately the helpful fishy-guard told him how to do it. Everyone heard Minmorc say "Blacktongue" before he finally spat the pearl out.

Bruthwol Coalhauler said the bazaar is over near the east gate of the city. That's the best place for shopping, apparently. Bruthwol said someone called Es Sarch might know of a tunnel up to the huge stalactite called the Talon of Tiamat where the wyverns and their master live. Es Sarch can be found in the Dripstone Inn, a few blocks north from the south gate where you are now.

OOC: After the step pyramid in the Amedio Jungle the treasure was shared out with 3,000gp worth of golden jewellery distributed to each of Bulldust, Moffdust, Minmorc, Dregz, Jurz, Raven, Oopses and Riza.

 Back at the cockroach tunnels Moffa found 52 gold coins from the City of Pedestal which were subsequently shared out among everyone (7gp each). Bully used his 7gp to buy everyone their breakfast of lizard-on-a-stick.

The contents of this chest are a small pile of gold and platinum coins (527gp and 28pp) all from the city of Pedestal, a scroll, a potion, a wand and a tiny velvet purse holding the Pearl of Undercommon.

I think that is the full list of treasure gained since the last shopping opportunity, which was in the Sultanate of Zeif after the battle with the orcs against the human knight and his men and elves.
Jurz
player, 644 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 18 Aug 2018
at 08:41
  • msg #285

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Seeing as Moffa is busy with the magic items, Jurz divided the coins and stones out, so that everyone gets a share of 87 gold pieces and 4 platinum pieces.  Then he moves over to help Moffa inspect the  other items.


Cast detect magic -  but that is all he can really bring to the party, except for a close visual inspection of the items.
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Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 758 posts
Sat 18 Aug 2018
at 13:22
  • msg #286

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz is able to confirm that the scroll, potion, wand and the Pearl of Undercommon are indeed magical.
Dregz
player, 553 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 19 Aug 2018
at 12:37
  • msg #287

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Minmorc better have dat pearl !" Dregz suggests emphatically.  The hairy little priest doesn't even want to touch it.  Nor does he wish to speak fishy-guard, anyway in case he is mistaken for one of them (probably a tall order).

The goblin is pleased that the first order of business is to find Es Sarch, particularly as whatever they learn from him (and how much the information they want might cost them) will influence the shopping expedition that is planned for afterwards.
Moffdust
player, 360 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Sun 19 Aug 2018
at 23:41
  • msg #288

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust stands with hands on hips looking at the magical loot. "I doesn't tink anyone's goin ter puts dat in dere gobs. Youse can keeps it dear Mins." She passes the scroll to Dregz "I can't reads it Dregzie, it's a godsey-wodsey ones." She frowns at the potion and passes it to Raven. "I doesn't knows what it does, Birdie Girls, but if youse takes just a teeny weeny sips den I doesn't tinks it will does youse much harms." She takes the wand and looks for inscriptions or clues to its use and password, then shrugs and passes it to Jurz. "I tinks we's goin ter needs helps wid dis Jurzie. Yes let's go see Es Sarches and finds out how we's gets up dere." She glares up at the huge stalactite and the flying creatures around it.

OOC:  The scroll has a faint abjuration aura. She can't read it as it seems to be a clerical scroll. The potion has a faint transmutation aura and the wand has a faint divination aura. The Pearl of Undercommon has a moderate divination aura.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:44, Sun 19 Aug 2018.
Minmorc
player, 629 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 20 Aug 2018
at 07:12
  • msg #289

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will shrug and will happily take his share of the loot and the pearl which he will once more place on his tongue. When the group is ready he will head with them to see Es Sarch, looking forward to the novel experience of being the translator.
Jurz
player, 645 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 20 Aug 2018
at 07:37
  • msg #290

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz takes the wand and looks at it carefully, not that he expects to find anything that Moffa missed -  but you never know!  "I'sl tries it a bit, and sees if I can make it work ..." the bald goblin offers.  "Youse never knows ...."

And he promptly starts waving it about and saying a few words ....
Dregz
player, 554 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 20 Aug 2018
at 12:50
  • msg #291

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz ducks behind Minmorc as Jurz begins to gesture and utter, eagerly turning his attention to what he hopes will be more divine word of prophesy from Bargrivyek.
Raven
player, 382 posts
Kenku
Wed 22 Aug 2018
at 03:47
  • msg #292

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She takes her share of shiny coins and anything the other's think she might be able to use.
She hopped around a bit joyfully counting her shinies and biting at the coins briefly to be sure they taste right. Though to be honest, they were a bit tarnished or grubby from having resided where they'd been found.

 "Tank youz me frienz! Youz all nice to me!" Of course, she also shares anything she might have found during their last few days.

 She trusts her "sissy" Moffy so she takes the potion, opens it and sticks her tongue to the rim just to take the tiniest taste. She recaps it then flaps her beak to see if there's any reaction.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 759 posts
Wed 22 Aug 2018
at 13:27
  • msg #293

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Raven's sip of the potion gives her a momentary boost that allows her to flip the stopper back into the vial one-handed; a feat she probably could never repeat. After a bit of discussion it is decided it is probably a potion of Cat's Grace.

The scroll is passed around and between them Dregz, Bully, Oopses and Minmorc decide it is a scroll of Protection from Energy.

And Jurz is apparently on the right track with his list of standard magic words for divination spells when the command word "Revelatio" triggers a Detect Magic spell from the wand.
Bulldust
player, 502 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 23 Aug 2018
at 00:01
  • msg #294

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust watches Raven tasting the gold coins.  He grins "If you eat gold coins, Birdie-Girl, den can you lay golden eggs?"

He's happy with the shares and ready to visit Es Sarch.  He looks up and down the city streets checking for spying eyes.
Raven
player, 386 posts
Kenku
Thu 23 Aug 2018
at 01:19
  • msg #295

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She cackles at Bulldust's question and shakes her head no.

 "No morez den youz can! But dey tastez differn den eder coinz."

 She looks down the street too, up and down to see what he's looking for. She also looks up in the sky, 'cause that's also where trouble could come from.

 "Youz see sumthin?"
Jurz
player, 646 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 23 Aug 2018
at 06:13
  • msg #296

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Noes.  We's can do it ourselvses." Jurrz grins across at Moffa after waving the wand about for a bit and saying what appear to be random words.  "But youse better have it back," he says handing the wand back to the goblin-girl.  "All it does is shows me dat we's is all magic, and youse can use it to tell what sort of magic we's is."   Once the wand is in Moffa's hands, and won't activate, he tells her the command word.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 760 posts
Thu 23 Aug 2018
at 14:58
  • msg #297

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Finally the team is ready to move on from the South Gate and enter the city of Pedestal itself. The huge shape of the natural stone column that gives the city its name is visible above the roofline as they walk down the street that leads north from the South Gate. The street was once lit by lanterns strung overhead on black wires above the street but now most are shattered, their enchanted lights stolen, and the street is more darkness than pools of green light. Nonetheless there is generally enough light for Raven's low light vision to see reasonably clearly without the need for her to carry a light.

The buildings themselves look dilapidated. A few of the local inhabitants are glimpsed briefly but they quickly scurry out of sight.

You pass through four intersections as you walk north. The first two cross streets are unmarked but all along the third street every building is decorated with skulls, either carved or painted on the walls or real skulls mounted on iron spikes or suspended from the eaves. The fourth cross street is marked by a painted sign on each corner depicting five bodies hanging from a gallows.

Just after the Street of Five Hanged, the road from South Gate ends at the Dripstone Inn. Lights of every hue stream from the windows of this sprawling three-storey building. Conversing voices, snippets of song and the clatter of crockery can be heard from out on the street. Odours of exotic tobaccos, yeasty drink and barbecued meat suffuse the air. The wall facing the street is a sculpted formation of flowstone, like dozens of drooping hands apparently built up from water falling from somewhere high above. Here and there stone faces leer out from the deposits.

As the team steps inside, conversations near the entryway go quiet as many patrons in this common room look you over. Few of the faces seem welcoming, and most that do look hungry or insane. Dusky dwarves, wild-eyed derro, slim drow and stranger creatures sit or stand in the dozen or so lantern-lit niches scattered about this large, high-ceilinged chamber. A central bar is stuffed with bottles, casks, pipes, vials, cigarillos and less familiar paraphernalia. Cloaked in white linen, a humanoid figure stands behind the bar. Four servers move about the room, similarly shrouded. A side door apparently opens into a busy kitchen that is alive with the sounds and scents of cooking. From a great stone chair across the common room, a humanoid figure observes, wrapped in and hooded by a crimson robe decorated with a complex pattern of eyes all over it. Whoever he is, you sense that little escapes his notice.

OOC: No map at this stage.
Raven
player, 387 posts
Kenku
Fri 24 Aug 2018
at 01:36
  • msg #298

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She stepped through the doorway, already slightly creeped out by their trek through the town from the gate. She looked around, bobbing her head up and down, letting out a soft "Awk!" and stopped walking, letting the others pass her before falling in behind Bulldust. Things were even freakier inside than outside, though the food smelled good.

 "Creepyz!"
Dregz
player, 555 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 24 Aug 2018
at 04:59
  • msg #299

Day 15: Into the Underdark

That the scroll is one that offers protection ... is a sure sign of Bargrivyek bestowing his favour upon the tribe.  The hairy little priest pockets the sacred writings with due ceremony, eager for the opportunity to make use of it - undoubtedly just before Minmorc charges into the face of an open-mouthed dragon that's breathing in preparatorily !

The streets of Pedestal ... are far more unpleasant than the little goblin had imagined, and the little priest holds the straps of his backpack bearing his Holy Book very tightly to ward off shadows and things that lurk within them.

Their arrival at the Dripstone Inn ... well, it's not what you'd call a turn for the better.  Indeed judging by the mad and unruly patrons that turn their disturbing eyes towards Dregz and his frankly mad and unruly friends, the chances of a barroom massacre seem quite high and raised by the presence of the big orc and bugbear in their midst.

As for the horrible and fearsome figure in the cloak of living eyes ...

"Dat's probly Es Sarch," the little goblin suggests somewhat resignedly, keeping his voice low.
Minmorc
player, 632 posts
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Sat 25 Aug 2018
at 03:12
  • msg #300

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz observation makes sense to Minmorc so he'll stick the pearl to his tongue and will walk over to the scarlet robed humanoid. Keeping his voice low he'll say [Language unknown: "Aiur, concomare chasur illth T Thoverpro, ure ion ta venandcon at ca butev al teoer ameestred ere i. Nihas tio nc reavenichear?"]
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:48, Sat 25 Aug 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 761 posts
Sat 25 Aug 2018
at 13:42
  • msg #301

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The red-robed figure turns to look at Minmorc but his face is lost in the voluminous folds of his bizarre robe. He speaks in a raspy voice in the same language that Minmorc spoke to him.

[Language unknown: "St i Lo Omeanyrut. Omri whint art wasal, avees, ditic ckad mi manamehis was chur p th bleughresder pl eiver elenmeti virsi. Nistwi rina nteineess-thinti linoneall es ek li artou. M os uldin ivha wepltontof one utna'thse? T utst sila tho ithnde-redartamebutter nifime Ingate-terwhewhe. Nc ai iene-arli be tra Staicapre ureaveear pr hois eveearencmenrearedher, no oun a staderure al rea."]

As he finishes he raises an arm in greeting and beckons for the rest of the new arrivals to come closer.

"Come," he says.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:47, Sat 25 Aug 2018.
Minmorc
player, 633 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 02:54
  • msg #302

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will grin and say blacktongue so that he can put the pearl back in his little pouch and will also wave for the others to join them at the table. "Allo Mr Sarch, heh, yeah, we go where der gods sends us an dis time dey've sent us ere. So wot can yer tell us about der tower wid der wyverns in der roof? Der gods seems ter find it pretty interestin."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 762 posts
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 04:33
  • msg #303

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The robed figure nods his head slightly as Minmorc finishes his question but he waits until the rest of the group has gathered close enough to hear him before he speaks again. An odour like thyme mixed with dirt pervades the air around him. When he does speak his raspy voice is not loud, so it will only be heard by those who have come close enough to smell that aroma.

"Travellers from the sun-poisoned skin of the world, welcome. I am Es Sarch. I deal in information. The tower of wyverns on the roof of the cavern that you speak of is now known as the Talon of Tiamat. Now it is home to a drow wizard by the name of B'zrrk T'marro and the pair of wyverns that he commands. Today he calls himself the Talon of Tiamat but, in truth, he is a talon, not the talon. The Talons of Tiamat are a group that works with all dragons that serve Tiamat to advance their place in the world. He does not yet have any true dragons here with him but, as sure as night is dark, that must be his intention."

He leans a little forward as though studying each of you before continuing.

"The Talon of Tiamat would be of great interest to the gods who laugh at the fall of this city but why it would be of any interest to the gods of you surface dwellers is a mystery to me."
Minmorc
player, 634 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 07:52
  • msg #304

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"B'zrrk T'marro, dats a good name! I's could also always be called Berserk Tomorrow... Der gods wants us to go ter der Talon, our gods got no real bizness wid B'zzrk cept dat he might gets in our way. You know a way in der dat doesn't get us stung by muggle dragons?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 763 posts
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 10:25
  • msg #305

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"That might explain why he now prefers to be known only as the Talon of Tiamat," Es Sarch replies, his voice now barely more than a harsh whisper.

"Yes, I know of a passage that would lead you up to that stalactite without having to face the wyverns. Of course, he knows that passage too and may well have taken steps to secure it. It is also highly likely that he would indeed get in your way when you reach the stalactite. But I know of none in Pedestal who have any love for him, so none here would grieve if he were to fare badly in that encounter. In fact, there may well be those here who would reward the ones who finally remove him before he brings a plague of dragons upon the city. Should such a thing happen you might wish to seek my advice on who to speak to when you return."
Dregz
player, 556 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 11:39
  • msg #306

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The little goblin listens carefully to the exchange between Minmorc and Es Sarch, reluctant to interrupt them as the big Orc is eliciting a lot of the information they need ... though Dregz notes that the cloaked figure does not give voice to the fine detail.  Undoubtedly such will not be provided for free.
Minmorc
player, 635 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 13:32
  • msg #307

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Min is clearly very impressed with Es Sarch. "Bin able to look all round mus help yer ter see evryfing! Doz you drink, I wanna buy you a drink! So, where's dis passage and wots we needs ter do ter get innit?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 764 posts
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 14:33
  • msg #308

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I don't drink," Es Sarch replies quietly.

"But you are right. There is always a price to be paid. You have a choice, either complete a task that I set for you - most of you should survive it - or make it worth my while to accept a gift from you instead. So the question you must ask yourselves is a simple one, what's it worth to you?"

Something in that voice hints that there might be a grin hidden behind the voluminous folds of his cowl.

"You don't have to answer straight away. You can go away and discuss among yourselves if you wish. Take as much time as you need. Rooms here are 5 gold pieces per night."
Minmorc
player, 636 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 15:01
  • msg #309

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs big face crumples under the strain of thought. "Can yer tells us der task, den I'll know if I gots enough gold ter afford not ter do it. If it involves killin elves mebbe we pays yer ter lets us do it, heh."
Jurz
player, 647 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 26 Aug 2018
at 15:07
  • msg #310

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz has been listening quietly to the conversation, but can't help thinking it is all a bit too convenient.  "I'se supposes you'se knew we was coming, an' sent de Dwarf?" he half asks.  Then a bit wary of leaving all the negotiating to Min, he jumps in "So what is dis service dat you fink youse would like us to does for youse.  And what does dat buys us?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 765 posts
Mon 27 Aug 2018
at 14:43
  • msg #311

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I heard there was trouble at the South Gate, again. That kuo-toa rushed in here a few minutes before you arrived," Es Sarch replies to Jurz's first question, indicating a familiar-looking fishy guard talking excitedly to another of its kind in a secluded niche on the far side of the common room. "Which dwarf do you speak of?"

"The task I would set you is simple enough. Two merchant wagons coming from the east are overdue by several days. A band of six duergar mercenaries was sent two days ago to check the east tunnel out of the Great Grotto but they were not heard from at the appointed time. Rumours spread fast in Pedestal and the word on the streets says there is an outbreak of the plague, Ash Doom, in the east tunnel. I don't believe it for a moment but now most of the fools in this city are too scared to venture out to the east tunnel because of that fool rumour. Your mission, should you chose to accept it, would be to go and find out why those merchants have not arrived. Just that. It is knowledge I desire, for knowledge is power for one who knows how to use it to advantage. In exchange for that information I would tell you where to find the tunnel that leads up to the Talon, and give you a 'key' that will allow you to pass through the entrance chamber safely. Without that 'key' that chamber is lethal."
Minmorc
player, 637 posts
I am fastest
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Mon 27 Aug 2018
at 17:01
  • msg #312

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I reckon we do dat, der mebbe get ash doomed, mebbe find bandits fing." A poorly concealed greedy gleam enters his broad piggy face "yer just want ter know wot appened ter der wagons, yer don't mind wot appens ter der wagons goods, right?"
Raven
player, 388 posts
Kenku
Mon 27 Aug 2018
at 20:05
  • msg #313

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She listened quietly to what they were talking about with some slight confusion, as she didn't understand some of the language spoken. When Drow are mentioned she stepped back a bit. She didn't like drow much but if they had to deal with one, she'd let the others do it.

 When wagons and stuff was mentioned, her eyes gleamed as she thought of what might be on those wagons!
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 766 posts
Tue 28 Aug 2018
at 12:23
  • msg #314

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch nods slightly in response to Minmorc's question before answering.

"I only require information. What else you do there is a matter for you to decide. If you remove whatever obstacle has delayed those merchants then no one should begrudge you an appropriate reward. Some will, of course, but they shouldn't. If you merely learn the truth and report back then an appropriate remedy can be determined and implemented by someone else. Either way, I would deem that mission accomplished."
Minmorc
player, 638 posts
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Wed 29 Aug 2018
at 05:13
  • msg #315

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will look to the rest of the party. "I reckon we get some gear den head out fer der wagons. Wattya reckon? This is way better den my plan of standing on der wall an shooting der next fing dat flies past, hur hur hur."
Bulldust
player, 503 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 29 Aug 2018
at 12:44
  • msg #316

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust listens quietly, smart enough to know that anything he can think of will not help the conversation.  When Min asks he answers "Wagons, yup, I'm in."
Moffdust
player, 361 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Wed 29 Aug 2018
at 12:55
  • msg #317

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I doesn't supposes youse eats either." Moffdust eyes Es Sarch dubiously. "But we's does. So is dis a good places fer us ter eats or should we's goes somewhere elses?" She looks around to see what others are eating, and whether the fishy guard is watching them. She nods agreement to the wagon east tunnel plan... "Wagonses can't be dat hards ter finds." She stretches her arms wide to show just how big wagons really are.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 767 posts
Wed 29 Aug 2018
at 13:25
  • msg #318

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch nods in response to Moffdust's question.

"Yes, I think you will find the food and accommodations here at the Dripstone Inn are quite satisfactory. Just ask one of the servers for whatever you would like and they will provide what we have that best matches your request. Drinks or pipeweed, too. Everything is the same price, 5 silvers per serving, although the size of the serving reflects the value of the item, of course. The servers are mute but if you want a list of what is available just ask the Barkeep," he advises her.
Dregz
player, 557 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 31 Aug 2018
at 13:10
  • msg #319

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Not much of a choice really ... while there's a lot of desirable objects that might get Minmorc to part with his gold, there's precious few words that would do it ... and the way Es Sarch says 'key' implies that it's something other than a physical object.

Nor does the little goblin fancy trying to pluck the thoughts from the mind of the mysterious figure.  Es Sarch is just a little too confident ...

"Food,  mebbee sleep, den wagons, den key," Dregz gives the deal his seal of approval, as befits Bargrivyek's representitive on this plane of troubles.
Minmorc
player, 639 posts
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Fri 31 Aug 2018
at 14:18
  • msg #320

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Wahey, FOOOOD!" Minmorc will hurry over to the barkeep to find out what's available. He plans on getting a number 3, number 4, number 6 and number 14 - that should make a good appetiser. He wonders if he should order anything for the rest of the group.
Jurz
player, 648 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 31 Aug 2018
at 15:05
  • msg #321

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I's wants some fried lice.  I'se haven't had fried lice for ages ..." Jurz comments as he heads towards the bar with the others.
Minmorc
player, 640 posts
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Sat 1 Sep 2018
at 05:50
  • msg #322

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will fish out 20gps to cover a small feast of meat, fish, mushrooms and flied lice. He'll also ask for bottles of wine, a couple of tapped casks of ale for the table and a few left sealed for later. Once the group has replenished their strength he will seek directions to the market, hoping to get the name of a merchant who trades in wondrous items.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 769 posts
Sat 1 Sep 2018
at 15:04
  • msg #323

Day 15: Into the Underdark

When you get close to the servers and the Barkeep it is immediately apparent that they are all so gaunt that they are almost skeletal. The servers don't speak at all but the Barkeep speaks in a husky whisper. He lists the main foods on the menu for Minmorc. They include mushroom soup, cheese and curds, dried or cooked fish of various kinds and sweet blood jellies. When the goblins ask for fried lice there is a brief pause while a messenger is sent to the kitchen but it is not long before the messenger returns with confirmation that fried lice is certainly available too. Several of the other patrons perk up at this news and orders for fried lice quickly start pouring in. Of course, the others will have to wait until Team Arda-Nuff has been served first as the rule is first in, first served. It doesn't take long for the servers to start bringing out the banquet that Minmorc has ordered.

The response to the question about how to get to the Bazaar starts with a question for you to answer first.

"Do you want the shortest route or the safest route to the Bazaar?"

The Barkeep pulls out a map of the city mounted on a flat board from under the bar. (OOC: Pedestal City map uploaded as Game Map for Group M. If the city map doesn't load, try a forced refresh by hitting the F5 function key on your keyboard.)

"We are here at the Dripstone Inn (P2) on the Street of Five Hanged. The Bazaar (P11) is on East Row over on the east side of the city. The shortest route is through the streets of the city. The safest route is out through the South Gate (P1), around the outside of the city walls and back in at the East Gate (P14)."

The question about a specific merchant to buy magic items from draws a blank from the Barkeep but Es Sarch suggests, "You will have to ask around. Lots of merchants have a few magic items to sell but nobody has lots of them."
Minmorc
player, 641 posts
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Sun 2 Sep 2018
at 01:05
  • msg #324

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Thanking the barkeep Min will bring armfuls of booze back to the table. Tearing into a large cooked fish and gulping down ale by the tankard Minmorc looks extremely happy indeed. "Der's a big map o Peddy still up der. Yer all choose where ter go, yer know me, don't mind if we take der safe way or der fun way. Birdie girl, pass us der cheese curds!"
Jurz
player, 649 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 2 Sep 2018
at 07:29
  • msg #325

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz settles down and helps himself to a large bowl of the lice, then breaks off pieces of cheese, dips them in mushroom soup and rolls then in the lice.  Each mouthful is washed down by a gulp of ale and a great grin of satisfaction.

However, he does look up in surprise at Min's question about the route.  He had just assumed that the Bigs would want to go the quick way.
Raven
player, 390 posts
Kenku
Sun 2 Sep 2018
at 17:52
  • msg #326

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 "Awk! Wez wantz da safest routez! Rite guyz? Rite? Awk!"

 She hops nervously around, not liking how skinny everyone looks, since she likes her food just fine!
Bulldust
player, 504 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 3 Sep 2018
at 05:49
  • msg #327

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Yeah, lets go da safe way ... save da beatin up fer da wagon fieves."  He sits with Team ArdaNuff and stuffs himself, trying to catch a glimpse of his reflection in some shiny cutlery to check that his hair is spiked up right.  He's pretty happy with his new pointy nose and flayed out ears but thinks he'll need to shave off the bugbear-beard.  "Haf ta buy a razor." he says through a mouthful of mushrooms.
Moffdust
player, 362 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 3 Sep 2018
at 08:15
  • msg #328

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust also keeps a wary eye on the skinny servers. "Maybe deys gith-whatsies?" she guesses quietly so only those at the table can hear. She tastes a spoonful of fried lice and licks her lips "Youse never had lices cos youse bald Jurzie. But now I tinks youse has started a fads. We's all better watch Dregzie's backs!" She lifts a lock of the hairy goblin's main and peers into it.
Minmorc
player, 642 posts
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Mon 3 Sep 2018
at 11:08
  • msg #329

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will help himself to something that looks like an eels nightmare and will sniff the next server that brings food. "Reckon dey probly dead wot eva dey was. Safe way round der peddy still it is den. Wen we gets ter der market can yers keep yer eyes open fer somat dat sharpens de old common sense. Gonna try an get some magic wot makes me a bit street smarter. Nuffle says it'll make me magic more magic." Minmorc will then take a really good long look at Dregz. "So yer sayin Dregzie wasn't always fuzzy? When we gets ter der market we can gets yer a nice pair o clippers. Athletes gotta look after demselves ya know, question is, yer wanna be airy dynamic or hairy dynamic?"
Dregz
player, 558 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 3 Sep 2018
at 12:58
  • msg #330

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The little goblin dutifully fronts up at the bar to examine the map with his own eyes, before returning to his tribe to enjoy the meal.  But not the fried lice.

Like Jurz, Dregz is somewhat surprised that the longer, safer route is favoured (though not half as surprised as he is when Moffa appears through the mane of hair that now covers the priest).

"I haf two concerns wid der safe way ... firs' we don't know what's outside eivver an' it may not be as safe as Es Sarch finks.  An' ..." he pauses while he counts ... " second, der will be more guards on der uvver gate an' dey might not wanna let us in an' dey might not be as scared ov uz as were der fishy-guards."
Raven
player, 392 posts
Kenku
Sat 8 Sep 2018
at 01:59
  • msg #331

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She helped herself to some things that looked like food without looking too nasty. Some things even she wouldn't eat. Meanwhile she sat to try to hear what their next del was gonna be.

 She nods at what Dregz said, about trust and knowing what's safe or not.
Minmorc
player, 643 posts
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Sat 8 Sep 2018
at 10:14
  • msg #332

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Es Sarch, is der like a password or a token wot will get us in an out o pedestal widout havin ter kill people?" Minmorc will motion for the serving things to bring him more ale.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 770 posts
Sat 8 Sep 2018
at 13:00
  • msg #333

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch considers Minmorc's question for a moment before answering.

"Before the Plagueburst both gates were controlled by the city guard and entering the city was a simple matter. Now the guards are gone. You may find the gates open and unguarded, or barricaded and guarded by any one of several groups. You met some of the Inheritors at the South Gate today, so you have seen one way that new arrivals might be greeted. It could just as easily have been House Dusklorn or even one of the Low Gangs that had taken control of that gate, or none at all. Gold is sometimes enough to buy entry; sometimes the price is blood at the South Gate. The East Gate is usually easier to enter as it is so close to the Bazaar and the merchants there have more success in keeping the way open.

"Sadly the streets of the city are even more dangerous than the gates. You don't usually run into thieves, beggars and the Plaguelost at the gates, nor outside the city."
Minmorc
player, 644 posts
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Sat 8 Sep 2018
at 16:50
  • msg #334

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Don't mind payin in blood - dey're blood, hur hur hur. Yer seem ter know lots o folks, any chance yer could spread der word, tell folks not challenge team ardanuff, wese crazy nuff an ard enuff to fight anyone, but if dey play nice we can be very good friends. Hear dat you lot, next rounds on Minmorc!" Minmorc will give the servers another ten gold to take to the barkeeper for the patrons drinks.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 771 posts
Sun 9 Sep 2018
at 01:50
  • msg #335

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch utters a dry, rasping sound that might, perhaps, be as close as he ever comes to laughter.

"Oh, word will spread, you can be sure of that. You can be sure it is already spreading. But I cannot control what the tongues on the street will say. Most people in Pedestal try to avoid drawing attention. The saying here is, The taller the mushroom, the sooner it is eaten."

As Minmorc turns back toward the bar he nearly trips over a duegar child (a small, bald, gray dwarf boy) who is staring up at him.

"Hey, Mister, is dat why yer armour is all red like blood? An' why is dere spikes sticking outa yer backpack, Mister?" he asks.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:55, Sun 09 Sept 2018.
Moffdust
player, 363 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Mon 10 Sep 2018
at 00:15
  • msg #336

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust munches spoonfusl of fried lice as she listens to Es Sarch's advice. She keeps a suspicious eye on the dwarf boy. He's probably a pickpocket... or talent shout for a plague-ridden nuffle-ball team.
Dregz
player, 559 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 10 Sep 2018
at 04:06
  • msg #337

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The child seems stupid ... which is obviously a ploy.  Dregz too keeps a careful watch on it, and his hands on his valuables.
Minmorc
player, 645 posts
I am fastest
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
at 14:48
  • msg #338

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorc realizes instantly that the odds of finding a child in the underdark that can speak common are so small that he must have been drawn here by the Nuffle dream to hear it and translate it. Excitedly pouring the child a cup of ale Minmorc will draw the Wilson ball from his backpack and food forgotten will begin a tale of the glory that is Nuffle. He will proclaim loudly that if the other patrons go and get their friends ale, wine and the finest foods this establishment have to offer will flow until the Nuffle tale has been told.

Minmorc will keep talking, passionately describing the rules of the game and recounting epic plays from his dreams until the party finish their dinner and decides which path they want to take. Minmorcs vote is to leave the city and come in through the other gate.

OOC: While I do not approve of giving alcohol to minors Minmorc totally would :)
Raven
player, 393 posts
Kenku
Tue 11 Sep 2018
at 01:17
  • msg #339

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She snickered at Minmorc's comments when he spoke of the enemies paying in blood, bobbing her head. When she saw Moffy eating fried lice, she orders an order for herself because it looks delicious. She also ordered another order for Moffy too on her nickle.

 "Bring mez what shez havin' and bring herz anoder. Iz payin."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 772 posts
Tue 11 Sep 2018
at 14:41
  • msg #340

Day 15: Into the Underdark

The child turns out to be far from stupid - still possibly a thief but definitely not stupid. He is absolutely fascinated by the Nuffle dream and soaks up every scrap of information Minmorc shares about Nuffle the god and the game of Blood Bowl. He looks upon the holy Nuffle ball as the most wonderful thing he has ever seen and is almost delirious with pleasure when he pricks his finger on one of the 6-inch spikes that surround the leather-bound, inflated pigskin. His enthusiasm is infectious and many of the other patrons take an interest and even offer suggestions on ways to improve the game and begin debating among themselves which of the local power groups would make the best Blood Bowl teams.

When Team Arda-Nuff finally leaves the Dripstone Inn there is quite a buzz of excitement that they can still hear half a block away.

The team is escorted back down the street to the South Gate by three of the surviving kuo-toa guards that they had previously defeated at that same gate. Although now the guards actually clear the way for Team Arda-Nuff and warn off several beggars that looked like they were going to approach as the strangers walk by. When they get there the South Gate is unguarded and the three kuo-toa resume their previous positions behind the barricade. The four bodies left outside the gate have already vanished while Team Arda-Nuff was at the Dripstone Inn.

The walk around the southeast side of the City is uneventful, apart from the spectacle of numerous heads-on-spikes adorning the city wall in various places. There are even a few orc and goblin heads among them, although just about every Underdark race is represented there somewhere.

The East Gate looks much the same as the South Gate and also proves to be open and unguarded when Team Arda-Nuff arrives. They are able to walk in without any questons asked, although they definitely get the feeling of being watched.

From the map they saw at the inn they know that the road leading into the city from the East Gate is called East Row and is the location of the active marketplace known as the Bazaar.

The wide road is choked with carts, booths and tents, around which swarm sellers hawking their wares. Myriad items are available here, including riding lizards, sweetmeats, buoyant fossilised mushroom fibres, silver, pelts, crystals, vellum and pens, weaponry, and more. The assortment of buyers varies equally and you see a few stooped giants, dozens of drow, duegar, grimlocks, and even a few stranger creatures. Dancers, magicians, stalactite throwers, fire-eaters, puppeteers and tatooists peddle their talents to any and all comers beneath the green light of hundreds of hanging lanterns. The hard eyes of armoured bodyguards and mercenaries warn off would-be robbers.
Minmorc
player, 646 posts
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Wed 12 Sep 2018
at 04:47
  • msg #341

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs I get to spend my loot face settles into place. popping the fishy pearl onto his tongue Minmorc will head towards the merchant stall with the toughest looking guards to commence his magic stuff hunt.
Bulldust
player, 507 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 13 Sep 2018
at 00:39
  • msg #342

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Bulldust makes sure everyone has their share of treasure from his bad of holding, outside the gates and away from prying eyes.  In the marketplace he rubs his hairy bugbear cheeks "I'm gonna shave off all dis fur Moffa.  I feel like dere's somefing else under it dat wants ter come out."  Before seeking out a barber he checks with Dregz on a theological matter.  I wanna improve da flail, Dregzie.  Do ya fink Bargriefyuk would mind if it had a long chain instead of a stick?"

After soaking up any advice his wise elders may have to offer, the young bugbear will follow Min to the tough crowd.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:42, Thu 13 Sept 2018.
Dregz
player, 560 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 13 Sep 2018
at 04:53
  • msg #343

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz sets aside his fears that he's being watched, and his own careful vigilance to make sure that no small and unnaturally curious duergar children are following the group to give careful consideration to the question that Bully poses.

"Dat wud be quite accep ... axcept ... dat wud be jus' fine," he assures the bugbear.  "It is der essence of der flail dat makes it sacr'd."

The priest, for a change, is quite keen to go to market and has something quite specific in mind, though he will stick close to Moffa, both for safety in numbers and that she's more likely to frequent the sort of establishment in which he can find what he's looking for.
Minmorc
player, 647 posts
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Thu 13 Sep 2018
at 12:12
  • msg #344

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Min will happily debate the finer points of spikey things with Bully.
Oopses
player, 264 posts
Goblin
Thu 13 Sep 2018
at 14:22
  • msg #345

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"I'se wants to buys one of dem Pearls of talkin' Undercommon," Oopses announces. "I'se thinks I likes dis City! It's dangerous an' exciting here but I'se thinks it's safer than stayin' with yous lot much longer!"
Minmorc
player, 648 posts
I am fastest
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Thu 13 Sep 2018
at 15:49
  • msg #346

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Yer can buy one if yer wanna but if yer wait yer can ave dis one when wer dun. Dunno if dis is a gud place fer a goblin on der own Oopses, yer gets eaten a lot but least wid us ders someone ter punch der beastie til it spits yer out again."
Raven
player, 394 posts
Kenku
Fri 14 Sep 2018
at 03:27
  • msg #347

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 She followed along, watching the crowds around the various tents and venues, especially the shinies and the foods. She darted here and there, ducking and mingling at the edges of her group, occasionally reaching past people to examine or liberate an item.

 22:23, Today: Raven rolled 25 using 1d20+5.  s.o.h.
Jurz
player, 650 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 14 Sep 2018
at 13:05
  • msg #348

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz follows along with the others, still full from the plate of fried lice and  and rat-a-twee that he has eaten.  The only thing that had been missing from the feast was Hum Bugs - and that was probably because he forgot to ask for them.  Once at the market, he stopped at stalls with the other and stood on tiptoe to see what was on sale.  He  wanted a stompy stick!
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 773 posts
Sun 23 Sep 2018
at 16:52
  • msg #349

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Shopping in the bazaar proves to be a very long and drawn out process as the only way to find out what each merchant or tradesman is selling is to visit each stall individually, look at everything on offer and ask about anything else that is not on display.

Oopses is soon able to find someone selling the Pearl of Undercommon that he wanted and it only costs 600gp. After that he is able to help everyone else with their searching and purchases, rather than everyone having to rely on Minmorc.

Minmorc buys another two magical pearls although they are apparently for different purposes and the second one, mounted on a golden chain, takes much longer for him to find.

Bulldust eventually finds a weapon-crafter that can create the special weapon that he wants, which seems to involve a combination of spiked chain, spear and flail. Then he visits a barber. The results of both should be interesting to see!

Jurz eventually tracks down a merchant with the special magic stick that he is looking for.

Dregz takes the longest time to find what he is looking for and has to wait for while a messenger is sent to fetch the duergar trader with the items in question – some sort of magical boots.

By the time the last purchases are completed you have been in the bazaar for over four hours.

OOC: Now back to the Dripstone Inn to for another good meal and a good sleep (and new spell selections for those affected) before setting off on the Missing Merchants Mission? If anyone wants to buy anything else at the bazaar it can be accommodated during this four hour shopping spree.
Minmorc
player, 649 posts
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Sun 23 Sep 2018
at 20:50
  • msg #350

Day 15: Into the Underdark

While he's in the Bazaar Minmorc will also buy dozens of large mushrooms, chains, iron nails, blue tunics and grey tunics. He will spread word to any one that he talks to that his god will be putting on a bit of a show that night for anyone whose interested in a new game, Nuffle ball. He is especially interested in recruiting the Duergar and the fishmen, telling them that in his dreams he sees great rewards for the Pedestal Punishers and the Deeplake Dunkers.
Jurz
player, 651 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 23 Sep 2018
at 21:19
  • msg #351

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Jurz is happy when he finds the right length pole to make a good stompy-stick and hands over 3000gp for  the privilege of taking it away with him.  Then he continues to shop  buying lengths of thin light chain, strong wire and some fancy nails.  And a hammer(just a a normal hammed for banging his nails in) and a pair of pliers that he can use to bend the wire.

After that he just browses around picking over the odd natural-looking  charms, fetishes and holy symbols.  He is lucky enough to get an spider, a lobster head, a six pointer star and an egg with an eye on it!

Later that evening he spends time chaining and wiring all of the special bits he found to his new pole - to make his very own stompy stick.
Dregz
player, 561 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 24 Sep 2018
at 05:42
  • msg #352

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Dregz's new boots fit little better than his old ones, also being man size and therefore a bit big for him, yet they are of far finer quality and the little goblin seems delighted with them, as near as you can tell, under his fine mane of hair, for he had nearly despaired of being able to find them at all.

"Ise heard of dese," he tells anyone who'll listen as the group make their way back around the city walls to the South Gate. "Dey are magic boots dat will let me float in der air !"

Back at the Dripstone Inn, the priest will order himself a Piece 'a.

Woz in it ?  Piece 'a rat, piece 'a lizard, piece 'a ...
Moffdust
player, 364 posts
Female Goblin Sorcerer
Bully's big sister
Thu 27 Sep 2018
at 11:56
  • msg #353

Day 15: Into the Underdark

Moffdust looks at the stompy stick in wide-eyed awe. "Oooo! But what does it does Jurzie?"

"I'se always looked up to youse Dregzie." she cranes her neck up at the hovering priest.

She grins at Raven "Did youse finds someting nice too Birdy Girl?"

"Min, you got lots! Youse wins."
Raven
player, 395 posts
Kenku
Fri 28 Sep 2018
at 03:15
  • msg #354

Day 15: Into the Underdark

 "Iz gotz sum arrowz an boltz ana bag ana better "sticker" ((rapier)). Oh, ana old purze."

 She showed Moffy her purchases excitedly since it was the first real haul she got to use for buying good stuff. Of course, any little shiny thing was especially nice, even if it might be worthless.

 "Whatz youz got Moffy? Got sum fun stuff?"
This message was last edited by the player at 03:36, Sat 29 Sept 2018.
Jurz
player, 652 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 28 Sep 2018
at 05:17
  • msg #355

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Do? Its der badge of a medicine-man.  Didn't yous tribe have a medicine-man  wid a stompy-stick?""  Jurz suddenly stand up, looks menacingly at Moffa and shakes his stick so it rattles, then sits down again.

"It does what dey call de headology," he says leaning in a bit so the rest of the bar can't hear, then leans in a bit further and whispers.

Then he settles down to more fried lice, rat-a-twee and remembers to order some some Hum Bugs this time.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 774 posts
Mon 1 Oct 2018
at 15:42
  • msg #356

Day 15: Into the Underdark

With the day's shopping completed, Team Arda-Nuff makes their way back round the city via the East and South Gates to return to the relative safety of the Dripstone Inn. The kuo-toa guards at the South Gate this time welcome you back like honoured guests. Minmorc responds in kind, inviting them to bring their friends for a special treat he has planned outside the Dripstone Inn after dinner.

Dinner at the Inn is enjoyed by all with Dregz introducing the concept of a "Piece 'a" – nobody is quite sure what the meat is that it is a piece of, but it is flat and round and tastes delicious! Jurz's rat-a-twee is a familiar favourite and his recipe for Hum Bugs is warmly welcomed, especially while the bugs are still humming!

Minmorc extends his invitation to more of the locals in the Inn including a group of duergar mercenaries spending the profits of their last week's work.

After dinner Minmorc leads a couple of dozen duergar and kuo toa out to the street in front of the Dripstone Inn to show them the special treat he has in store. The jugs of dark ale that he has ordered in advance ensure that he gets a good audience for whatever he has planned. Even the inquisitive duergar urchin from earlier that day has turned up again to see what is going to happen.

When everyone is ready Minmorc drags out a big bag and places it in the middle of the street. He gets the duergar (gray dwarves) to stand in a line and gives them grey tunics from that big sack, then he gets the kuo-toa (fishmen) to line up facing them and gives them blue tunics.

Then he pulls the last item out of the bag. It looks like he has found two big mushroom heads, each about one foot across, tied them together by wrapping chain around them to form a sort of ball and then stuck a half dozen two-foot long iron spikes through the whole mess to hold it all together with the ends of the iron spikes jutting out each side of the 'shroomball'. He reverently places the 'shroomball' in the middle of the street between the two lines of kuo-toa and duergar. Then he holds up his own Nuffleball and starts chanting what sounds like "Nuff-full, Nuff-full, Nuff-full, Nuffle, Nuffle, Nuffle", faster and faster. As he does the 'shroomball' starts spinning, faster and faster until its form blurs. The speed increases, smoke spreading across the ground, splashes of juice spattering the ranks of enraptured duergar and kuo-toa. When the smoke clears the ball comes to rest, tidy and firm with small spikes and neat bindings of chain. The juices splattered from the 'shroomball' have roughly marked each of the tunics with a different number.

"Nuffle sayz yous gonna be the Pedestal Punishers and the Deeplake Dunkers!" he announces to the two lines of duergar and kuo-toa. "Youz gonna play Nuffle-ball an' now I'm gonna show youz how!"

Then he begins their first training session, showing them some basic drills, focusing on the duergar's natural skill at low tackles and the advantage the kuo-toa's slimy skin gives them in slipping free. Throwing the spiked Nuffle-ball is something many of them enjoy; catching it is less fun for the receiver but even more fun for those merely watching the spectacle. While they practice Minmorc tells everyone how the game is played, explains the rules of the game and more importantly, what the rules don’t actually forbid players to do to the opposing team.

The session ends back inside the Inn and the feasting and the drinking begins again.

It is only as the party winds down and those not already collapsed under the tables start to head off towards their beds that Minmorc suddenly realises his precious Nuffle-ball is missing. He doesn't take the news well. His search for the Nuffle-ball becomes more and more frantic but when he starts banging kuo-toa and duergar heads together a half dozen Dripstone Inn servers move silently forward and grapple him to the ground even more effectively than anyone achieved in his training drills earlier in the evening.

He is left with no choice but to accept Es Sarch's assurance that he will find out who took the Nuffle-ball and tell Minmorc where it has been taken by the time Minmorc and friends have slept off what they have consumed this evening.

OOC: Now is an opportunity for everyone to rest up and make any last preparations for the next day. As soon as the Nuffle-ball theft is addressed you expect to head off down the eastern tunnel out of the Great Grotto to find out what happened to the missing merchants and their wagons.
Bulldust
player, 508 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 1 Oct 2018
at 19:08
  • msg #357

Day 15: Into the Underdark

"Maybe da ball's had e-nuffle?" Bulldust suggests helpfully.  The game had helped distract him from the pain of the full body waxing he paid for at the market.  Now he fully resembles his portrait. "Fought dere was someone else under all da fur ... guess not.  Here Dregzie, I saved you dis, its an offering for Bargriefyuk da God of Hairy Goblins."   He hands Dregz a bag full of wax with clumps of bugdear fur stuck in it.
Minmorc
player, 650 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 2 Oct 2018
at 09:14
  • msg #358

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is less than impressed with Bully’s helpful suggestion but between Bully and Es Sarch his tantrum is abated. When he emerges the following morning he seems to have come to terms with the loss of his holy symbol. “I reckon iz der will o Nuffle dat Wilson’s gone. I woke dis mornin feelin dat Nuffle is pleased. Well, I’m ready ter go finda wagon, wot about you lot?”
This message was last updated by the GM at 13:42, Tue 02 Oct 2018.
Jurz
player, 653 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 2 Oct 2018
at 11:08
  • msg #359

Day 16: Into the Underdark

This is when Jurz misses Rog the most.  During the day, there is his ‘tribe’ to keep him company and things to keep his mind busy.  Now, in the quiet of the night, as he tries to sleep, he misses his great warm shaggy companion more than ever.  Still he must Goblin up to that …

In the morning, his preparations are interrupted by Bully’s offering to Bargriefyuk.  Turning to Derz he comments  ”Youse should burn der hair an wax on der brazier.  As the smoke goes up from  de fire, yous can say a prayer for Bully.  An youse can helps introduces Bargriefyuk to any of der goblins dat lives down here …”

He is a bit concerned about the way Minmorc accepts the loss of Wilson - but who is he to question the relationship between an orc and his god.
This message was last updated by the GM at 13:43, Tue 02 Oct 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 775 posts
Tue 2 Oct 2018
at 13:37
  • msg #360

Day 16: Into the Underdark

True to his word Es Sarch has news for Minmorc when he rises from his bed and enters the common room of the Dripstone Inn.

"The spiked ball of Nuffle has been located. My informants tell me it is in the Bazaar, although each one tells me a different name so I cannot yet be certain who has it. You may seek it there if you wish or my informants can continue their enquiries on your behalf."
This message was last updated by the GM at 13:41, Tue 02 Oct 2018.
Dregz
player, 562 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 2 Oct 2018
at 14:02
  • msg #361

Day 16: Into the Underdark

While the training session is going on, Dregz sits under the table and chats with whoever else seeks refuge there, from time to time, trying to ignore the ominous thumps and crashes from without.

The loss of the nuffle ball is a blow indeed, and the priest feels sorry for Minmorc, knowing how much that must hurt.  Indeed, it's a sign of the big Orc's grief that the servers manage to take him down, but as the little goblin tells his friend, "Don youse worry - we'll find Wilson !"

Dregz is less certain what to do with the ball of wax and fur, and gratefully accepts Jurz's suggestion of burning it, commandeering a brazier from the kitchens on the certain religious grounds that "it iz written !" and performs the ritual with due ceremony, accompanied by much muttering and  strange and incomprehensible but thankfully short passages read from his Holy Book.

"Should wese go lookin' fer Wilson now, or should we get dat wagon first ?" the priest inquires.
Raven
player, 396 posts
Kenku
Wed 3 Oct 2018
at 01:28
  • msg #362

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 She slept and shopped as she needed to, enjoying her time with shinies and food. She gathered with the others when they met up.

 She crawled under the table to wait for the training session to end, spending the time for a nap and a snack of seed, bug and worm trail mix. She listened to Dregz reading from the book but doesn't understand to a lot of it.
Minmorc
player, 651 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 4 Oct 2018
at 10:05
  • msg #363

Day 16: Into the Underdark

“I finks we needs ter go ter der bazaar ter get Bullies new toy. If we don’t find Wilson den is der will of Nuffle fer der ball ter keeps doin it’s holy work an we go find sum wagons. I bin finkin, mebbe we should gets a wagon, takes it wid us. Dat way mebbe wot eva grabbed der wagons will come ter us, an also means we ain’t walkin.” When the group are ready to move out Minmorc will head out, wearing chain shirt and wielding Vera.
Moffdust
player, 365 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 4 Oct 2018
at 11:23
  • msg #364

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust's shopping trip was secretive and when Raven asks what she bought she is evasive. "I's bought myselfs a toothy necklaces." but its clear there is more to the story than that.

She smiles at Jurz's stompy stick and has a good look at the eclectic collection of charms fastened to it. "Our tribes was always running aways from Watchers and Giantses. We'se best at hidings from dems, so we'se doesn't makes tings dat makes noises. We'se likes to summons up de monsters ter fights de Watchers while we'se runs aways." she snickers softly at the memory. "Some days Bully an I'se goin ter finds dem Watchers an makes dem runs."

Later, during dinner, she announces to the party that some things have changed. "I has forgots most of de spells dat I knews before, an I has learnded some new spellses. But I can't Feth-ther Falls us again an I can't makes Bully big. So I has bought some potionses to makes youse big Bully." She gives Bully two potions of Enlarge Person. "An I'se got one fer youse too Min so youse can get bigs too. I doesn't needs ter rides in de wagons Min, cos I'se got a 'horses' ter rides on." She makes a face when she says 'horses' to suggest abstract interpretation of horse is required. She gives Min one potion of Enlarge Person.
Bulldust
player, 510 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 4 Oct 2018
at 11:38
  • msg #365

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust is excited about his new weapon.  A keen observer would notice that his ash-tipped flail is missing.  "I'm gonna have da flail donger silvered so its all white like da one in Dregzie's book."  He gives Deregz a guilty look for peeking, then rambles on.  "An dey'll put it on a spikey chain wiv blades on it.  So I won't ever need to change weapons, cos dis one will bash an cut an poke everyfing for miles around me!"  He has no idea how long a mile is ... but stand well clear.

"Fanks fer da potions Moffa."
This message was last edited by the player at 11:39, Thu 04 Oct 2018.
Jurz
player, 654 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 4 Oct 2018
at 12:24
  • msg #366

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz grins at Moffa  "Oh, de old shaman didn't shake it at de soldiers or the over baddies.  We's sent out de wolf-riders to play wiv does.  No, when he was mad de shaman used to shake  his stompy stick at der chief, and de chief went all quiet and den went away.  Youse didn't want de shaman to shake his stompy stick at youse.  Well, not unless it was a parties and we was all drinkin and dancin and stuff.  Den it was a good to get de stompy-stick shaken a youse!"
Dregz
player, 566 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 4 Oct 2018
at 13:26
  • msg #367

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Dregz isn't so much upset that Bully has read the Holy Book (or at least looked at the pictures), as perplexed that there's something in there about the correct and appropriate embellishments for Holy Flails ... but he takes it all in good spirits, noting "as it wuz written !" in approval of the bugbear's intentions.

That Moffa can no longer float the group down to safety in the event of a falling accident ... well, that just makes the priest happier that he bought his new boots !

Min's sanguinity regarding the absence of Wilson is an example to all (if nothing else, then not to question a very big Orc).  "Den to der bazaar and den off wese go !"

The plan of getting a wagon with which to entice wagon-thieves seems worth a try, and certainly worth another "as it wuz written !".
Raven
player, 398 posts
Kenku
Fri 5 Oct 2018
at 03:45
  • msg #368

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 "Iz okayz Moffy. Youz don gotta tellz me anythin."

 She went over by Bully and sat down, waiting for everybody to get ready to leave.
Minmorc
player, 652 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 5 Oct 2018
at 07:08
  • msg #369

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is deeply touched by Moffas gift but will show her that he now has two pearls of power that he has ear waxed into two of the fingers of his spiked gauntlet and that each can let him re cast a simple spell like enlarge Minmorc. He’ll also explain that she doesn’t need to bite his fingers off to use them, if she ever wants to borrow them all she has to do is ask. He will offer the potion to Raven in case she has ever wanted to be a Big Bird.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 776 posts
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 04:17
  • msg #370

Day 16: Into the Underdark

After everyone has had breakfast at the Dripstone Inn, the group all walk back around the city to the bazaar again. Bully and Moffa have purchases to collect and Minmorc is searching for his spiked Nuffle ball.

As the group walks into the bazaar there is a sudden hush that spreads away from them across the bazaar. Then the crowds part as a group of grey-clad duergar and another group of blue-clad kuo-toa shoulder their way into view. They look like the same groups that Minmorc introduced to Nuffle the evening before but now their mushroom splattered tunics are clean and have neatly marked numbers and team names and symbols for the Pedestal Punishers and the Deeplake Dunkers.

The two teams begin the same chant that Minmorc had used - "Nuff-full, Nuff-full, Nuff-full, Nuffle, Nuffle, Nuffle", faster and faster until it culminates in a great cheer and they suddenly lob ten spiked Nuffle balls at Team Arda-Nuff!

One ball each is thrown towards Bully, Moffa, Dregz, Jurz, Raven and Oopses. Four are heading for Minmorc.

OOC: DC10 Reflex save to dodge them. DC15 Reflex save if you want to try to catch a Nuffle ball. DC20 Reflex save to try to catch a second one (or third or fourth) regardless whether you succeed or fail on the first one. Specify dodge or catch in the description on the diceroller before you roll.
Dregz
player, 567 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 04:36
  • msg #371

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Dregz finds himself taken completely by surprise in more ways than one - firstly that his tribe is greeted by not one but two teams, secondly that both Duergar and Kuo-toa seem to have been inspired by the spirit of Nuffle ... and lastly, but certainly by no means least, by the wickedly spiked objects they hurl towards himself and his companions !

But Bargrivyek's watchful eye protects his hairy priest as the little goblin clumsily but successfully snatches the Nuffle ball from the air !


OOC: 12:30, Today: Dregz rolled 17 using 1d20+8.  Catch the Nuffle ball !
Jurz
player, 655 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 07:07
  • msg #372

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz is walking along, new stompy stick in his  hand and minding his own business -  when the crowd suddenly parts and the two nuffle-ball teams appear.  Sometimes the speed of religious conversion surprised Jurz, how rapidly they can dessert one faith and immerse themselves so deeply into another so quickly and fanatically ....   

When one of the new fundamentalist nuffle players throws a Nuffle Holy Symbol at him, Jurz just steps to one side, and ushers the ball past with his stompy stick.

 he mutters towards his new stompy stick!
Minmorc
player, 653 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 13:25
  • msg #373

Day 16: Into the Underdark

When Minmorc sees so many Wilson’s coming at him his joy is unparalleled. Throwing out his arms he fails to catch the one heading for Moffa but succeeds in catching the one headed for Oopses and takes the four aimed at him without flinching. With four Nuffle balls pinned to his chain shirt he will thrust the one he caught into the air and renew the chant of “Nuff-full, Nuff-full, Nuff-full!”
Bulldust
player, 511 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 14:00
  • msg #374

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust likewise catches his but fails to catch Moffa's.  He looks behind to see if Moffa is hurt, but expects she'll be ok.  It looks like Min is happy to collect them, so he pins the one he caught onto the shoulder of Min's chain shirt.  "Looks like Wilson met a lady Wilson and made lots a baby Wilsons."  He's young but he knows how it works.  Grinning, he explains to the rest of the party "I gotta see a dwarf about a flail.  Back in a mo." then he ducks off towards an armourers shop.
Dregz
player, 568 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 14:16
  • msg #375

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Dregz looks around nervously ... then copies Bully in passing over his Nuffle ball to Minmorc and heading off after the bugbear, ostensibly to keep him company.
Raven
player, 399 posts
Kenku
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 23:41
  • msg #376

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 She jumps into the air to try to catch the ball heading toward her! Then once she catches her own, she tries to catch one of Minmorc's nuffle!



18:35, Today: Raven rolled 16 using 1d20+7.  catch nuffle ball.
18:38, Today: Raven rolled 22 using 1d20+7.  catch another.
Moffdust
player, 366 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 7 Oct 2018
at 23:51
  • msg #377

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust Ducks under the Nuffle ball and glares and shakes her fist at the throwers. They're lucky she's in a good mood. Whilst everyone is distracted, she slips away from the Bazaar in the direction of the Temple of Llolth. (Boy should those throwers be worried now...)

07:42, Today: Moffdust rolled 24 using 1d20+5.  Ref save dodge Nuffle ball.
Bulldust
player, 512 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 8 Oct 2018
at 00:34
  • msg #378

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust pays the Duergar smith then shows Dregz his new favourite weapon, it's a bladed chain with a cold-iron dagger at one end and his heavy flail head at the other end.  The flail head has been silvered then sanded so it looks white instead of shiny.  "Hey Dregzie.  Da flail donger's white jus like da one in da book.  Could ya say da holy words over it?"
Dregz
player, 569 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 8 Oct 2018
at 12:03
  • msg #379

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The weapon is a fine if nasty piece of work, sending a very clear message as to its purpose, the whole looking like it was very carefully designed by the sort of person who might choose to add Dragon Bile to Purple Worm poison, just to be sure.

Certainly good to know that the wielder is both on your side and beloved of Bargrivyek !

The hairy priest nods approvingly at Bully's request and, having his full complement of spells available to him now after a quick grovelling to his god before breakfast, is happy to oblige.

With eyes closed beneath his long fringe, Dregz mutters Words Of Power and Might over the flail, twitching violently as he channels the divine energies that cause the weapon to glow with an ominous red aura.

"Give its a minnit tah sink in," he urges the bugbear.  "Den it will be proper Holy."
Bulldust
player, 513 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 8 Oct 2018
at 22:49
  • msg #380

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Ooooo!"  The bugbear's eyes feast on the sight, then flick back to Dregz expectantly, "As it wuz..."
Dregz
player, 570 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 9 Oct 2018
at 12:19
  • msg #381

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"... written !"

The priest's head bobs up and down enthusiastically under his mane of hair, well chuffed that Bully is demonstrating proper reverence and devotion.
Minmorc
player, 654 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 10 Oct 2018
at 07:12
  • msg #382

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will put the original Wilson back in his pack, along with a spare. He will then approach the two teams and will pluck the remaining balls from his shirt, gently lobbing a couple to each team. “Right! I got bizness ter deal with so yer gots a few days ter train. When I gets back, doze wot worked gets paid, den pedestal has its first eva game o Nuffle Ball, winnin team gets two hundred gold. Now go, play, an be part of der game dat will shake der world.”

When Minmorc finds Bully he’ll jab himself with the wand of vigor and will hunt for one last magic item and a suitable bait wagon, he’ll then be ready and keen to head off into the unknown.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 777 posts
Wed 10 Oct 2018
at 13:47
  • msg #383

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc catches one Nuffle ball, gets spiked by three and is handed two more by Bully and Dregz. Raven catches two as well. The other two spiked balls clatter across the ground after being dodged by Jurz and Moffdust and are grabbed by a couple of grubby little boys (no one can even be sure what race they are) and immediately vanish into the crowd. The crowd roars its appreciation of the whole spectacle.

After speaking to the two Nuffle teams Minmorc goes on a final shopping spree, although Moffa and Bully already got a head start on that idea.

Eventually Minmorc is able to find a wagon and two large, placid lizards to pull it. The merchant is happy enough to sell them for full price of 35gp for the wagon and 75gp each for the lizards. He is even willing to buy them all back again for 80% of that price if Minmorc can bring them back unharmed within a week.

If the wagon is purchased Oopses suggests painting it up to advertise the planned Nuffle ball game with pictures of the two teams and scenes showing how exciting the game will be. The two teams will be very enthusiastic about that idea and will cheerfully lend a hand with that task.
Minmorc
player, 655 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 10 Oct 2018
at 15:10
  • msg #384

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will happily buy the wagon, and the paint. He is Stoked by the teams enthusiasm and will make the most valuable contribution he can to the effort by leaving and coming back with ale and sushi. Once the wagon is ready to go he will offer the reigns to Jurz as he recognises Jurzeses superior skill with animals.
Dregz
player, 571 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 11 Oct 2018
at 13:19
  • msg #385

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"If youse knew sushi like Ise knows sushi ..." Dregz shakes his head ominously and refuses to even try any ... but the little goblin priest will nurse an ale while admiring the artistic efforts of the kuo-toa and duergar.

"Dis will be der most sought afta wagon in der Underdark !" he pronounces.
Bulldust
player, 514 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 13 Oct 2018
at 11:45
  • msg #386

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"The under where?"
Dregz
player, 572 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 13 Oct 2018
at 13:26
  • msg #387

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bully does pose a puzzler.

"Under dat ?" the priest suggests, pointing at the roof above.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 778 posts
Sun 14 Oct 2018
at 16:00
  • msg #388

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The painting of the wagon is a noisy and boisterous event in itself, with all sorts of people stepping forward to offer their skills and advice. After about an hour they have managed a fairly good representation of the excitement and violence of a Nuffle ball game on both sides and the rear of the wagon, with the players grey and blue uniforms and team logos prominently displayed.

Finally Team Arda-Nuff is able to set off on their mission to discover the fate of the missing merchant wagons, with a lot of people still cheering them on as they exit the Eastern Gate of the City. That is when Oopses announces that he is not going with them. He is going to stay in the City of Pedestal and help the two new Nuffle ball teams. He says he will be staying at the Dripstone Inn. When he steps away from the wagon and joins the crowd waving them off, Arlein the cat stays with him as well.

The first part of the journey along the road eastwards across the eastern half of the Great Grotto (the Eastern Grotto) passes without incident, then they reach the eastern tunnel leading out of the Grotto.

The eastern tunnel is generally about 15 feet wide and 15 feet high, although it is a bit narrower and lower in some places and opens out a bit more in other places. There is no light in the eastern tunnel at all, except for the illumination from Raven’s glowing rapier.

It soon becomes clear that there may be hours or even days of travel ahead before the missing merchant wagons are found.

OOC: Main game map updated. This shows a possible marching order for everyone but let me know where you all want to be positioned. Raven's rapier provides full light to 20ft radius and low light to 40ft radius. Everyone else has darkvision to 60 feet range. Does anyone intend to have any particular preparations in place during the hours of normal travel along the eastern tunnel?
Minmorc
player, 656 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 14 Oct 2018
at 17:21
  • msg #389

Day 16: Into the Underdark

« Are we there yet? » Minmorc is actually looking forward to a few days of slow and steady will mostly spend the time sleeping in the back of the wagon.
Moffdust
player, 367 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 16 Oct 2018
at 23:04
  • msg #390

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust likes riding in the wagon. "Wheeeeee!" It makes her feel a bit out-of-control, which is always a good thing.


"I's not gonna be a cushions fer no orcses!" Moffdust squawks when Min jumps into the wagon. She shrinks to half her size and wriggles out. She conjures a nasty sickening bat swarm which flaps around the Orc then hang like a wriggling carpet on the sides of the wagon. A moment later they fly off leaving the wagon streaked with guano and bearing Moffdust aloft on leather straps. "I paints your wagons Min. Yippee Ki Yay!"

She flies off ahead to scout the tunnel, talking with Cat the Bat and him talking with the swarm. For the night has a thousand ears.
Minmorc
player, 657 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 17 Oct 2018
at 02:45
  • msg #391

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will cast create water on the worst of the guano and will reorganise his bedding to take up less space in the wagon. When he has the opportunity he’ll cast create water on Moffa. « Ders heapsa space ere Moffa, but yer can’t come in wet... Good fing yer hangin out ter dry wind der batses, eh? Hur, hur, hur. »
Moffdust
player, 368 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 18 Oct 2018
at 08:39
  • msg #392

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust and swarm come shrieking back along the passage intent on scouting to the rear. She hits the unexpected weather with a squeal of delight "I's a little black rain clouds! I's gonna scouts behind - dere might be snows!" As she flies over the wagon she see what the rain has done "Aww! Its spoilt your wagons Min. Don't worries, I fixes it better laters! But now I's a goblins in de winds. See how I flies. Youse can't takes de skies from me's. Wheeee!"
Bulldust
player, 515 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 18 Oct 2018
at 14:18
  • msg #393

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust ducks as his batty sister swoops past.  "Did ya see anyfing up ahead Moffa?"

Helpful as always, the bugbear also creates water on a wagon wheel. <look away Birdie-Girl, look away> "Whoa!  Ya can see yer face in da hubs now."

He walks a little ahead of the lizards for a while, practicing with his new bladed chain ... the white flail ball seems to glow in the dim light, weaving its mystic path about the silent bugbear until "Ow!".  Exotic weapons leave exotic bruises.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 779 posts
Thu 18 Oct 2018
at 14:56
  • msg #394

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust thoroughly enjoys her experiment of being carried along the tunnel by her summoned swarm of bats but, inevitably, they eventually let her down and vanish back to wherever she summoned them from. When the wagon catches up again she climbs back on board and makes herself as comfortable as she can on the crowded wagon. Everyone climbs down from time to time to walk a while and stretch their legs but most of the time everyone rides on the wagon and let the lizards do the work.

After about six hours of monotonous travel along the tunnel (apart from a couple of brief stops along the way) Jurz finally halts the lizards and quietly points out what lies ahead.

The wagon has just entered the start of a wider, higher section of tunnel. The tunnel here widens from its normal 15ft width to become 20 to 30 feet wide and the tunnel roof rises from its normal 15ft height to become 25 to 30 feet high. There are piles of rubble against the edges of the tunnel that look like they have been swept aside to keep the main 20ft width of the tunnel relatively clear. (The piles of rubble would be difficult terrain that will slow movement accordingly.)

But the reason that Jurz stopped the wagon is that he has just caught sight of a pile of wooden debris about 60 feet ahead (at the limit of his 60ft darkvision) that partially blocks the tunnel. The distinctively curved timbers of broken wheels are the most obvious clue that you have found the wagons that you are looking for. The rest of the wagon is smashed almost beyond recognition and some of the debris is scattered up to 10ft from the main pile.

Just beyond that pile of debris, barely discernible beyond the range of your darkvision, is another dark mass of similar size that could perhaps be the second wagon you are searching for. There is no sign of movement and no sound in the tunnel apart from the rapidly diminishing echoes of your own movement.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 658 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 18 Oct 2018
at 16:34
  • msg #395

Day 16: Into the Underdark

While the team is huddled up Minmorc will offer a quick prayer to Nuffle for his blessing on the party. He’ll then hop out of the wagon, spear at the ready. Vera braced against the charge he’ll grin at the others on say « come on, let’s go be bad guys. »
Bulldust
player, 516 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 19 Oct 2018
at 23:58
  • msg #396

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust blows some bugbear magic into his fist then moves up to stand with Min.  He looks at the scene in horror. "Paintin's one fing, but who'd do somefing like dis ta a wagon?"  Copying Minmorc he readies a longspear and settles the bladed chain around his neck <Ow!> which is going to take some getting used to.  He sniffs to try to catch the scent of the answer to his question.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:00, Sat 20 Oct 2018.
Minmorc
player, 659 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 20 Oct 2018
at 01:26
  • msg #397

Day 16: Into the Underdark

« Me, hur hur hur, but I wasn’t ere fer dis bit o fun. You smell anyfing? »
Jurz
player, 656 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 20 Oct 2018
at 05:23
  • msg #398

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Throughout the journey, Jurz swaps around between sitting on the wagon, riding the great lizards and walking alongside them leading.  He grins as as Moffa gets gets her bat-chair out and he chuckles as she zooms up and down, finally bursting out in laughter as she falls to the ground.   However, he helps pull her up on to the cart when she needs it and smiles approvingly as another Goblin finds a safe-ish way down from the great height that will face them soon.

Once he has spotted the wagons and alerted the others, the little druid slides down between the two lizards, and moves forwards to stroke their necks, ready to calm them down - or drive them into action.

Lets say M2
This message was last edited by the player at 16:04, Sat 20 Oct 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 780 posts
Sat 20 Oct 2018
at 15:34
  • msg #399

Day 16: Into the Underdark

OOC: Use the coordinates on the map to specify where you want to move to each round, please.
Raven
player, 400 posts
Kenku
Sat 20 Oct 2018
at 20:51
  • msg #400

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 "If wez getz time wez shud lookz through dat stuff an seez if theyz lef anythin wez can uze fer dis wagon. Butz fer now wez gotta be ready fer fighten."

 She climbs outta the wagon and moves to O2 to see if she can see anything of interest, holding her weapon at the ready cause it looks like troubles lives here somewheres.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:54, Sat 20 Oct 2018.
Minmorc
player, 660 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 21 Oct 2018
at 02:29
  • msg #401

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc to N3. A fairly standard opening gambit but one that has worked well for this player in the past. We now go to an ad break but stay tuned sports fans!
Dregz
player, 573 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 21 Oct 2018
at 04:31
  • msg #402

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Don' fall off der wagon !" Dregz cautions the tribe as everyone hurries to get out and race towards the perils ahead.

The little goblin considers drawing a circle of protection about the wagon ... but it's rather unlikely that the source of the problem is good-aligned, so instead follows after his fellows, loaded crossbow in hand.

Having eaten his fair share of lizards and worried that the pair pulling their wagon might sense this, the priest tries to keep his distance.

OOC: Dregz to M5
Bulldust
player, 517 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 21 Oct 2018
at 13:19
  • msg #403

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust to P4.  ...it's always bad when you have to say exactly where you're standing.
Moffdust
player, 369 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 22 Oct 2018
at 11:26
  • msg #404

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Tiny Moffdust accepts Jurz's hand to help her down from the great height of the wagon. "I's not stayin in dere, not seein' wot happens ter wagonses around heres!" She conjures a new bat swarm and sticks it to the roof above her (P6) while she leans against the wall to watch the show.
Jurz
player, 657 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 22 Oct 2018
at 12:30
  • msg #405

Day 16: Into the Underdark

After helping mini-Moffa down from the wagon, Jurz resumes his position by the lizards' heads (M2)
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 781 posts
Tue 23 Oct 2018
at 13:47
  • msg #406

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Team Arda-Nuff advance cautiously the first 20 feet past their wagon and lizards. Now the debris of the second wagon is clearly visible. A number of broken bones and bits of equipment, even a few weapons, can be seen among the debris. There is no sign or sound of anything still alive within the 60 ft range of the group's dark vision or the 40 ft range of low light from Raven's glowing rapier.
Minmorc
player, 661 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 24 Oct 2018
at 09:54
  • msg #407

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will scoot forward to W3 and take a knee. Poking around with his spear he’s curious about the bones, looking to see if he can recognise what they came from, wether they were gnawed clean and how long ago they died.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 782 posts
Wed 24 Oct 2018
at 14:55
  • msg #408

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's quick advance doesn't trigger any immediate reaction. Everything else in the tunnel is still and quiet.
Minmorc
player, 662 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 24 Oct 2018
at 16:03
  • msg #409

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc has his serious face on. « Looks like Duergar Mercs an der lizards got jumped by summat wot ate dem an sucked out der marrow, summat big. Left sum blades an loose change, might be worth grabbing. Jurz, yer reckon yer can get der wagon through ere or yer want one a dese cleared out?»
Jurz
player, 658 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 24 Oct 2018
at 17:06
  • msg #410

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz had already considered that possibility, and leads the lizards forward, taking his time to weave through the wreckaghe.

"We's'll see ...."
Bulldust
player, 518 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 25 Oct 2018
at 00:04
  • msg #411

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust moves ahead of Jurz and the lizards to BB3.  He sniffs to catch the scent of the monster that did this.
Moffdust
player, 370 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 25 Oct 2018
at 06:26
  • msg #412

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust creeps up behind the first wagon (w5) and readies a summoning spell to cast if they are attacked. "Ya uln..."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 783 posts
Thu 25 Oct 2018
at 09:36
  • msg #413

Day 16: Into the Underdark

As everyone gets close to (or passes by) the wagon debris you see a lizard skull and three humanoid skulls among the scattered bones. All are cracked open, as are most of the bones. The lizard skull would be of the same size as the lizards drawing your wagon. The humanoid skulls would be from medium size humanoids not small ones. You see scraps of mangled armour similar to that worn by the duegar guards you saw in Pedestal, along with scraps of grey and brown clothing. The jagged tears and scratches on the equipment and bones looks like it would have been caused by the teeth or claws of an animal or monster, but not a small creature. The wagons and their cargo appear to have been smashed to pieces. You can see scattered bits of metal including a few bits of gold and silver but no sign of anything edible anywhere. The bones are practically picked clean of any meat and marrow but the stench of carrion still lingers in the air around the debris.

OOC: Dregz and Raven are still to move this round.

Everyone can Roll a d20 spot check.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:18, Thu 25 Oct 2018.
Jurz
player, 659 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 25 Oct 2018
at 11:09
  • msg #414

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz walks just in front of the two lizards leading them carefully past the wreckage, but takes the opportunity to glance around as he does so.


OOC 12:07, Today: Jurz rolled 22 using 1d20+3.  spot.
I double tapped -  but this is the first roll  (the second was better)
Dregz
player, 574 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 26 Oct 2018
at 05:40
  • msg #415

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bones picked clean and marrow sucked out ...

"Dat was ghoulses as did dat !" Dregz declares, standing his ground and closing his eyes so as not to catch sight of such a horror. 

OOC: 13:36, Today: Dregz rolled 4 using 1d20+3.  Spot check.

Rule #2: Double Tap is for Zombies, not Ghouls !  :P
Bulldust
player, 519 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 27 Oct 2018
at 00:12
  • msg #416

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shakes his head at Dregz suggestion and whispers back to the hairy priest "I smell somefing furry ... stronger up ahead here.  I'm gonna take a look."  He drinks one of Moffa's potions and grows to twice his size.  He drops the longspear and readies his nasty chain then prowls cautiously forward another 20' to FF3 with bugbear senses on full alert.

07:35, Today: Bulldust rolled 23 using 1d20+3.  Spot.
Moffdust
player, 371 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 27 Oct 2018
at 00:58
  • msg #417

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Tiny Moffdust abandons that summoning spell and creeps along between the wrecked wagon and the tunnel wall, stopping at W5. The bat swarm crawls along the ceiling above her, and Cat clings to the wall beside her. She summons a Hell Hound to stand guard in front of her, X5, and stretches up to give it a pat on the rump "Bad doggies."

08:31, Today: Moffdust rolled 20 using 1d20+1.  spot (she's more dotty than spotty).
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 784 posts
Sat 27 Oct 2018
at 03:09
  • msg #418

Day 16: Into the Underdark

OOC: Just waiting for Raven to indicate whether she is moving forward to the wagons or beyond. Then I will close out this round (tomorrow when I am at home) and then Bully and Moffa (and others) can move further forward as posted or change their actions as appropriate. Just spot checks and conversation until then, unless your move was only a single move action so far and you want to do something else with your remaining standard action or move action this round.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 785 posts
Sun 28 Oct 2018
at 14:47
  • msg #419

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc advances to the two wrecked wagons, Bulldust moves past him and just beyond the second wrecked wagon, while Moffdust moves along the edge of the tunnel alongside the first wrecked wagon with her bat swarm up on the roof of the tunnel above her. Bully announces that he can smell something furry up ahead somewhere but is unable to pinpoint it at this stage.

Dregz and Raven hang back to watch warily while Jurz guides the two lizards pulling the team’s wagon, although Raven starts following the wagon when it just about reaches the limit of the low light radiating from her glowing rapier. It takes a bit of manoeuvring to steer the wagon through the gap between the two wrecked wagons and it is when the wagon is right between the two piles of debris that disaster strikes.

Suddenly the wagon and the two lizards fly up into the air. The wagon flies straight up to smash into the tunnel roof 30 feet above. The two lizards fly straight up 10 feet then halt briefly until the wagon harness swings them backwards beneath the wagon, then they fly up to hit the wagon on the roof of the tunnel. Moments later the wagon falls back down to the ground, crushing the two lizards beneath it. (Those two large lizards are seriously injured and pinned beneath the wagon). Many of the wooden planks and some of the frame timbers and wheels of the wagon are broken but it is still essentially in one piece, unlike the piles of debris that remain of the two previous wagons.

Bulldust and Jurz also feel the same force affecting them but at least they have a chance to try to escape it before they leave the ground. A corner of the wagon debris closest to them does fly ten feet into the air as well. [Bully and Jurz can try to make a DC18 Reflex save to scramble clear of the affected area. If they fail they will fly up 10 feet then fall 10 feet back to the floor. A successful DC15 Jump check would avoid any damage from that ten foot fall. Both saves would be part of the round described in this post, so they can still act next round, too.]

OOC: Main game map updated. No one managed to spot anything before the wagon flew into the air.

The whole party has +1 on attacks and saves vs fear due to Bless from Minmorc for 38 more rounds.

Bulldust
player, 520 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 28 Oct 2018
at 15:39
  • msg #420

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust scrambles aside and just manages to keep his footing.  "Well, dat explains wot happened ter da wagons."
23:20, Today: Bulldust rolled 19 using 1d20+8.  Ref save .
Minmorc
player, 663 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 28 Oct 2018
at 15:56
  • msg #421

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc warches the wagon go past, then up, then down again. Minmorc is impressed by Bully’s agility but confused by his conclusion. « Youse is smashed up but yer not eaten... Oi, oos smashin up our wagon?!» Sniffing around Minmorc will start searching for magic.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 786 posts
Tue 30 Oct 2018
at 12:30
  • msg #422

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bully manages to avoid the urge to leap ten feet in the air and smash his face on the floor, so he can do something else instead this round.

Jurz hasn't made that choice yet. ;o)

Minmorc mutters the words of a prayer to Nuffle and starts 'sniffing' magic in the air. He can definitely smell the distinctive stench of magic nearby but it is going to take a few rounds for him to work out how many different magic scents there are and where they are coming from.

Everyone else can also act this round.
Jurz
player, 660 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 30 Oct 2018
at 15:23
  • msg #423

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz is taken completely by surprise and flies up into the air, then falls flat on his face.

From the noises emanating from him, you might assume that he is not a happy goblin!
Moffdust
player, 372 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Wed 31 Oct 2018
at 10:29
  • msg #424

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust stays safely between the wrecked wagon and the tunnel wall, stopping at W5. She claps her tiny hands at the spectacle of the flying wagon and lizards, although she's a bit perturbed to see her friend dumped at the end. "Is youse all rights Jurzie? Who did dis yer youse?"

The bat swarm crawls along the ceiling above her, and Cat clings to the wall beside her. She summons a Hell Hound in front of her, X5, and stretches up to give it a pat on the rump "Bad doggies." then hisses instructions at it in the Infernal tongue "Haaaarrrrrsssssh!"
Bulldust
player, 521 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 31 Oct 2018
at 10:44
  • msg #425

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust sniffs again and says "I smell somefing furry ... stronger up ahead here.  I'm gonna take a look."  He drinks one of Moffa's potions and grows to twice his size.  He drops the longspear and readies his nasty chain as he prowls about, sniffing and following his bugbear senses.
Raven
player, 401 posts
Kenku
Sun 4 Nov 2018
at 02:25
  • msg #426

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 "Awk! Wad da heck! Why youz flyin? Awk!"

 She hopped forward and used one of the busted wagons to hide behind while trying to see what was causing the trouble, her weapon ready in case she can get a shot at something bad.
Y2
This message was last edited by the player at 20:24, Mon 05 Nov 2018.
Dregz
player, 575 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 4 Nov 2018
at 04:19
  • msg #427

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Ghoulses don' do dat !" Dregz yells out in consternation as the wagon, lizards and Jurz fly up and down.

The little priest hurries along after Raven, muttering under his breath, anxious not to be left behind, getting out his other Magic Stick ready to heal Jurz and the lizards, once he's determined it's safe to advance further.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 787 posts
Wed 7 Nov 2018
at 14:50
  • msg #428

Day 16: Into the Underdark

While Bully manages to leap forward out of the affected area, Jurz is taken completely by surprise and flies up into the air, then falls flat on his face.

Minmorc mutters the words of a prayer to Nuffle and starts 'sniffing' magic in the air. He can definitely smell the distinctive stench of magic nearby but it is going to take a few rounds for him to work out how many different magic scents there are and where they are coming from.

Moffa stays in the apparent safety of the narrow gap between the wrecked wagon and the wall of the tunnel while she concentrates on summoning a suitable ally to help her. A hell hound materialises in front of her then starts sniffing its way forward along the tunnel.

Bully drinks one of the potions that Moffa had given him and suddenly grows to twice his normal size, drops his longspear in favour of the wicked spiked chain he has bought, and starts sniffing his way forward along the tunnel as well.

Raven and Dregz hurry up behind the smashed wagons. Raven looks over the wrecked wagon and her rapier's light extends far enough forward for her to see Bully and the hell hound sniffing their way forward in search of whatever has caused this devastation.

Suddenly Bully locates something in a big mound of rubble on the south side of the tunnel but even as he starts to react everything around him and the hell hound suddenly starts to fall upward toward the roof of the tunnel again. [Bully and the hell hound can try to make a DC18 Reflex save to scramble clear of the affected area. The affected map squares are EE and FF 3 to 6. If they fail they will fly up (Bully 30 feet and the hell hound 20 feet) to smash into the tunnel roof then fall the same distance back to the floor. A successful DC15 Jump check in each direction would reduce the falling damage in that direction as though it was 10 feet less. If they fail the jump check on the downward fall they will be prone at the start of this next round.]

Now that Bully has located it everyone can see that what looked like a large mound of broken stone and rubble is mostly some sort of giant animal covered in white, grey and black fur. (Minmorc and Dregz are the only characters who can't see this creature because of the wrecked wagons blocking their line of sight.)

OOC: Main game map updated.

The whole party has +1 on attacks and saves vs fear due to Bless from Minmorc for 37 more rounds.

Minmorc
player, 664 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 7 Nov 2018
at 16:53
  • msg #429

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Seeing Bully get floated Minmorc will rush forward, scrambling through the debris of the Northern wall to come to a rest in space GG. With possible prey found Minmorc will forget his magic sniffing and start the magic trembles that end with him doubling in size and now occupying squares GG and HH 1 and 2. "Bully, yer like bin tippy flipped or yer want me ter give dis fing a poke?"
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:52, Thu 08 Nov 2018.
Jurz
player, 661 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 7 Nov 2018
at 18:20
  • msg #430

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz is cross.  Very cross. Crosser than he has been for a long time.  Without a word he stands still, eyes bulging and waves his stompy stick at the furry mound.
Bulldust
player, 522 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 9 Nov 2018
at 01:12
  • msg #431

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust leaps back 5' as he jumps clear of the rising tide (now in DD EE 2 3).  "Hey!  I'm not a wagon, dummy!"  He grins when Min appears next to him and gets big too.  "Its clobberin time!"  He swings the flail end but its a wild shot and probably goes wide.

08:52, Today: Bulldust rolled 24 using 1d20+8.  ref save vs being tossed.
09:07, Today: Bulldust rolled 12 using 1d20+10.  hit beast wiv flail.... actually 15 total (forgot to add extra +3 str)
09:11, Today: Bulldust rolled 18 using 2d8+12.  if hit beast.
Dregz
player, 576 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 10 Nov 2018
at 05:36
  • msg #432

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The little goblin is happy to let the bigguns (now biggeruns) deal with whatever the mound is (but probably NOT a Ghoul on balance), edging forwards as he very carefully seeks the upsy-daisy area ...
Moffdust
player, 373 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 10 Nov 2018
at 08:58
  • msg #433

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust stifles a giggle seeing how cross Jurz is. "Dat furry lumps is in big troubles now."

The hellhound gets flipped, doing a graceful backflip and landing square on all fours and sustaining only a few scrapes and bruises. It retaliates by spewing fire at the furry beast. It takes a 5' step to ff6.

She creeps forward 25' along the wall to bb5 and conjures another hellhound into ii5 and it spews flame too. The bat swarm crawls along the ceiling above her.
Raven
player, 402 posts
Kenku
Sun 11 Nov 2018
at 06:27
  • msg #434

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 She followed Moffdust and Jurz toward the battle, lighting their way, stopping at Z4. She studies the scene trying to decide how to help.
Bulldust
player, 523 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 11 Nov 2018
at 11:08
  • msg #435

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Despite having accumulated a vast store or arcane knowledge in his massive head, your bugbear has no idea what the furry beast is.
19:06, Today: Bulldust rolled 10 using 1d20+9.  knowledge arcana furry beast.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 788 posts
Sun 11 Nov 2018
at 14:41
  • msg #436

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc scrambles past the overturned wagon and hurries forward to join Bulldust, actually moving far enough past Bully to give himself room to double in size to match Bully’s stature as well.

Jurz is obviously furious but doesn't rush forward like the bigguns. Instead he waves his stompy stick furiously at the furry creature and a bolt of lightning lances down from the roof of the tunnel to strike the creature.

Giant Bully leaps back a step or two to avoid the urge to fly up in the air, then swings his flail-on-a-chain awkwardly at the furry beast. Fortunately it is a big enough target it is not easy to miss and the flail head strikes with a satisfying thud.

Dregz is more cautious and carefully makes his way forward for a better view of the bigguns having all the fun, but he wisely stops clear of the area where gravity seems to have gone mad.

The hell hound (HH1) flies up at the roof of the tunnel then back down to the floor but it twists with almost cat-like grace both ways and hardly seems to have done any more than bruise its feet on landing. It retaliates by spewing fire at the furry beast then stalks forward close enough to bite if the beast is unwary enough to offer an opportunity.

Mini Moffa edges forward along the southern edge of the tunnel then summons another hell hound (HH2) to flank the furry beast. As soon as it arrives the second hell hound belches out a gout of flame too, so the furry beast is caught in the crossfire – literally!

Finally Raven edges forward alongside Dregz, bringing the light of her shining rapier with her to clearly illuminate those battling the furry beast.

That giant furry animal looks seriously scorched and battered from the assault of fire, lightning and iron that has engulfed it. Nonetheless it still crouches warily as though ready to leap at anyone who steps any closer. Once again everything around its nearest enemies (the two hell hounds and Minmorc) suddenly starts to fall upward toward the roof of the tunnel again. [Minmorc and the hell hound can try to make a DC18 Reflex save to scramble clear of the affected area. If they fail they will fly up (Minmorc 10 feet and the hell hounds 20 feet) to smash into the tunnel roof then fall the same distance back to the floor. A successful DC15 Jump check in each direction would reduce the falling damage in that direction as though it was 10 feet less. (Minmorc won't hit anything on the way up so would only need to make one jump check for the fall back down.) The affected map squares are EE+FF 4+5, GG+HH 2+3 and II+JJ 4+5. If they fail the jump check on the downward fall they will be prone at the start of this next round.]

OOC: Main game map updated.

The whole party has +1 on attacks and saves vs fear due to Bless from Minmorc for 36 more rounds.
Minmorc
player, 665 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 11 Nov 2018
at 15:42
  • msg #437

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc suddenly feels like he’s falling, that the whole world has come crashing down around him. He hears Jurz raging, feels the lightning static and loses control. Lashing out once while he’s upside down and again while he’s side ways Minmorc some how manages to land on his feet, casting around for the next target. Minmorc doesn’t like emotional upheaval, he doesn’t like it at all.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 789 posts
Sun 11 Nov 2018
at 23:21
  • msg #438

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The brief experience of reverse gravity turns Minmorc's world upside down. But while it upsets him emotionally it doesn't upset his aim at all and he drives his greatspear into the furry beast once on the way up then skewers it with the full force of his anger on the way back down. The furry beast collapses on the rubble, obviously dead now.
Bulldust
player, 524 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 12 Nov 2018
at 00:11
  • msg #439

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Whoh!  Nice one Min!  You done better dan da average wagon."  Bulldust stops to admire Minmorc's acrobatic spear work then steps forward to sniff the dead beast.  Then he sniffs around, following his nose, to see where it has been, and if there are any more of them.
Minmorc
player, 666 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 12 Nov 2018
at 05:27
  • msg #440

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"HE, BROKE, MY, WAGON... WAAAAAAAARRGH!"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 790 posts
Mon 12 Nov 2018
at 14:21
  • msg #441

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bully's nose tells him the furry beast had been here in this wider section of tunnel for several days, at least. There is only the one scent though. Its scent is everywhere but strongest in the wreckage of the original two wagons. It has obviously broken apart every part of the wagons and their cargo in search of anything edible. The bones of the large lizards that hauled the wagons, the 2 merchants and 6 duergar mercenaries have all been picked clean of all meat but what's left of their gear and the cargo is scattered around and throughout the wrecked wagons.
Minmorc
player, 667 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 12 Nov 2018
at 20:40
  • msg #442

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will spend a little time kicking the furry mess. Once his rage has subsided he will help the others sort the goods. He’ll also have a good look at the beastie to see if it’s possible to skin it or if it’s better to take its head as proof.
Moffdust
player, 374 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 13 Nov 2018
at 23:34
  • msg #443

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The hellhounds will eat the furry beast's liver then return to hell. Moffdust helps search the wreckage, Cat fluttering around the area too. "We's doesn't needs de wagons, deres nuffin left."
Bulldust
player, 525 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 13 Nov 2018
at 23:54
  • msg #444

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Bulldust lifts the broken wagon off the injured lizards.  "Jurzie, can ya fix dem?"  While he's still big and strong, he pushes the dead wagons into piles on one side of the tunnel.  He leaves his bag of holding open on the floor for any salvageable cargo.
Jurz
player, 662 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 14 Nov 2018
at 06:43
  • msg #445

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Once Jurz is certain that ther 'make youse fly up in  de air' furry thing is properly dead and that Min is kicking it hard enough to make sure it is dead, Jurz temper will start to subside - although the look on his face tells you that if anything else tries something stupid like that, they too, are likely to feel the wrath of whatever gods Jurz just called on.

As Bully starts lifting the wagon from the injured lizards, the  bald goblin, moves along side, and starts making those little noises that are supposed to soothe animals, as he inspects their wounds.  "No Bully.  I'se not very good at fixing fings.  I'se better at zapping fings!"  However, the druid continues  soothing the beasts and does manages to weave a couple of spells into his croonings.
Dregz
player, 577 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 14 Nov 2018
at 12:41
  • msg #446

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Swallowing hard, his gaze wavering between the hard rock of tunnel roof and floor, Dregz edges forwards, muttering under his breath, most wary of the falling ups and downs, but with the Magic Stick of Healing in hand, wishing to make their lizards better.

The cart though ...

"Mebbee wese can mend it ... ?" he suggests dubiously, sparing the wreckage a glance.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 791 posts
Wed 14 Nov 2018
at 14:38
  • msg #447

Day 16: Into the Underdark

The wagon is not completely destroyed but is damaged badly enough that it is currently unusable and would require a least one day of work by a skilled carpenter to repair it (or about 100 Mending spells repairing one pound of materials each).

The two lizards were seriously wounded but are both improved to only moderately wounded thanks to Jurz’s spells. They will each be able to carry a heavy load of 300 lb or drag 2,250 lb, so they could even drag the broken wagon (400 lb) back to the city if you wanted to.

Jurz himself is the only person injured and he was only lightly injured.

The furry beast can be skinned with any appropriate craft or profession skill check, or a decent Survival skill check. (Let’s say DC10 to just separate the pelt from most of the flesh without damaging it badly, up to DC20 for a fairly professional job of skinning the creature without any damage to the pelt.)

Searching through the debris of the two smashed wagons produces a fair haul of salvageable goods and valuable items:

  • Locked strongbox holding 1,200gp
  • 4 x 50gp onyx gemstones (= 200gp)
  • 6 x 100gp amber gemstones (= 600gp)
  • 60,000cp scattered, loose coins (= 600gp)
  • Bracers of armor +2 (=4000gp, sell for 2,000gp)
  • Small padded casket containing one pot of Nolzur’s marvellous pigments (=4,000gp, sell for 2,000gp)
  • Divine scroll in scroll case (Faerie Fire - CL1, Comprehend Languages - CL1) (= 25+25 = 50gp, sell for 25gp)
  • 6 damaged duergar chainmail (=50% x 6 x 150gp = 450gp, sell for 225gp)
  • 6 duergar large shields (=6 x 20gp = 120gp, sell for 60gp)
  • 6 duergar warhammers (=6 x 12gp = 72gp, sell for 36gp)
  • Miscellaneous metal trade goods (tools, weapons, cutlery, iron and copper pots, etc.) (= 2,000gp, sell for 1,000gp)

Jurz
player, 663 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 14 Nov 2018
at 17:36
  • msg #448

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Once he has made the giant  lizards as comfortable as he can, Jurz heads across to the furry thing.  After a few moments looking at it, he turns to Min, "Would youse like me to skin dat?  I'se should be able to get dat off in  one piece ...."
Minmorc
player, 668 posts
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Wed 14 Nov 2018
at 18:22
  • msg #449

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Once Mins finished giving it a good tenderising it’s definitely skinning, carving and cooking time. “Yeh Jurz, get yer sharp knife, I’ll help hold der fuzz while yous does der slicin. When we gets back to der petty stalls I fink I’ll gets a shiny skinnin knife and call it Knifegella Lawson.” Once the skinning and butchery is down Min will use the wand to give a bit of vigor to each of the lizards and Jurz. He’ll then suggest they sort the wagons into bits worth keeping to drag back to town and fuel for a feast fire.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 792 posts
Sun 18 Nov 2018
at 09:35
  • msg #450

Day 16: Into the Underdark

It only takes about an hour for the team to cure the wounds of Jurz and the two large lizards, skin the furry beast, cook and eat some of the meat from its carcass, sort through the debris, pack up anything of value including as much of Minmorc's wagon as is salvageable, clear a ten-foot path through the debris, load the loot onto the lizards and harness them up to drag the broken wagon. Then comes hours of trudging back down the long tunnel back to the City of Pedestal.

OOC: Where to next? Back through the East Gate to return to the Bazaar to sell the loot, or around to the South Gate to report to Es Sarch at the Dripstone Inn first?
Minmorc
player, 669 posts
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Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 02:05
  • msg #451

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is keen to go through the South gate to see Es Sarch - he figures that if Sarch doesn't want the pelt they can sell it at the market with the rest of the stuff.
Jurz
player, 664 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 06:08
  • msg #452

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Does youse wants to leave de draggy wagon outsdies of de inn whiles we's go in?" Jurz asks.  Then  the little druid predicts,   "Der liddle burgers  will takes everyfings dey can, and dere wijll  be loads of de stuff missing when we's get outs!"
Minmorc
player, 670 posts
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Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 10:38
  • msg #453

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will look glumly at his pile of wagon being dragged behind a pair of lizards. "Well, der really good stuff like der coins an gems an magic is in me an Bullies bags so dats no problem. Dat jus leaves der wood an all dis trade stuff, mebbe Moffa can calls a hello hound ter sits on it an say hello peddy peaople, touch dis stuff an I'll burn yer face off..."
Bulldust
player, 526 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 11:48
  • msg #454

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"I fink we should shop da stuff at da market first den go round ta see Es.  We won't need da wagon fer goin after da dragon elf."  Bulldust helps ready the draggin wagging and pick up the coins and cargo.
Moffdust
player, 375 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 21:03
  • msg #455

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Moffdust dismisses the bat swarm and walks with the others. She nods in reply to Mum's suggestion "Oh yes, I can scares de peoples of de Peddy cities."
Minmorc
player, 671 posts
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Mon 19 Nov 2018
at 22:00
  • msg #456

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will give the pile of wagon a good kick and nod. "Yep, dat works, market first den lotsa kegs wid Starchy."
Raven
player, 403 posts
Kenku
Thu 22 Nov 2018
at 05:52
  • msg #457

Day 16: Into the Underdark

 She follows along, because she has no other plans or ideas other than sticking with her friends.

 "Jus wish de waggin wasn busted up!"
Dregz
player, 578 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 05:43
  • msg #458

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"Tell 'im we found der plague and youse killed it," Dregz suggests to Minmorc as they head to the markets, though he's already thinking ahead to their return to El Sarch.  "Wese even brought der pelt as proof !"

"Wese prolly oughta tell dem about der uppsie-downsie magics too.  Der merchant's will wanna get ridda dat or take der carts annuver way round."
Jurz
player, 665 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 07:57
  • msg #459

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Jurz'a forehead wrinkles in surprise as he  hears Drgz'a comments.  "I finked de moster we's killed did de upsie-downie stuff? If dere is somefink else doing it, We's want it.  Dat will makes us all flies when we needs to!"
Minmorc
player, 672 posts
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Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 08:37
  • msg #460

Day 16: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is now intensely confused by the mention of the upsy downsy plague but shakes his head violently at the desire to be randomly thrown all over the place. "I don't likes der bin thrown or der throwin up or der flyin round, dats fer der birdie girl. I likes bin ported, pop, der yer is. Best way ter travel."
Dregz
player, 579 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 12:15
  • msg #462

Day 16: Into the Underdark

"It was der ... thing ?" Dregz is equally surprised, but somewhat relieved, much preferring the idea that the creature which is now very dead and not likely to be doing it again was responsible and not some wayward magic or odd environmental feature.

"Dat's better !"

The little priest pats his backpack comfortingly, expecting that the answer lies in his Holy Book, and resolving to check when he next has the chance.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 794 posts
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 12:17
  • msg #463

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The journey back to the City of Pedestal is slowed considerably by dragging the ruined wagon along behind, so the team's arrival back at the East Gate ends up being about 21 hours after their departure. Their departure had been about 11am and their return is about 8am the next day (by the reckoning of surface dwellers, although time of day has much less significance in the Underdark). Everyone is tired from the long walk back.

Despite the 'early' hour the grand bazaar is as busy as always and the return of Team Arda-Nuff and their busted-up wagon causes quite a stir. Some folk stand back 30 feet or more holding cloths over their mouth and nose as though afraid of disease but many more press forward eagerly calling for news about the mission and the missing merchants or speculating on what smashed the wagon.
Bulldust
player, 527 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 18:39
  • msg #464

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust waves to the crowd and begins the tale.  There's no easy way to break the sad news so he just gets on with it.  "We found da missing merchants in da tunnel.  Dey's just bones now, an da Duergars too, an da wagons is smashed ter bits.  But da good news is dere's no plague.  Youse all safe!"  He waits for the cheers to die down and lets others go on with the telling.
Raven
player, 404 posts
Kenku
Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 20:59
  • msg #465

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 "Wez kilt an  skinn da bad critter waz da problem soz yous can go der agin now. Wells, dem guyz mostly but yous saf nows."

 She hopped around Bully and pointed toward him and the other heroes.
Minmorc
player, 673 posts
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Sun 25 Nov 2018
at 23:34
  • msg #466

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc decides to get into the spirit of things. Showing the pelt of the thing to the crowd he will throw it over himself and will dance around, doing his best to terrify small children and the elderly. "Der monsters coming to eats yous up, Nom Nom Nom!"
Moffdust
player, 376 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 26 Nov 2018
at 10:16
  • msg #467

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust leaps from the wagon onto Minmorc's back and rides him around the square adding to the terror, then she mock smites him "Splatses!!!" She gives Raven a satisfied nod. That about covers it.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:07, Mon 26 Nov 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 795 posts
Mon 26 Nov 2018
at 12:11
  • msg #468

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Someone in the crowd calls out, "What is it? A giant sloth?"

"A giant raccoon?"

"Mrs Grubswiller's old fur coat?"

Finally someone else replies, "No, that's a gravorg, isn't it? My grandad told me about them. They do this reverse gravity thing to fling you in the air so you crack you head on the roof then break your legs falling back down again. They keep on doing that until you are properly tenderised then they eat you all up!"
Dregz
player, 580 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 26 Nov 2018
at 12:59
  • msg #469

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Beaming with delight, Dregz ventures a pointing finger towards the one who spoke so wisely.

"Az wuz written !" the priest proclaims.
Minmorc
player, 674 posts
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Mon 26 Nov 2018
at 14:42
  • msg #470

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will stagger around and call “I der mighty Gravorg made der wagons fly and ate der soft fings wot fell out. Den I tried ter eat der mighty team Ardanuff an I is dead an dey is wearin me as a onesie. Uuuuurgh and splatses.” With much moaning and flailing Minmorc shall dramatically fall, a great messy mattress under Moffa. End scene.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 796 posts
Wed 28 Nov 2018
at 14:50
  • msg #471

Day 17: Into the Underdark

There is much cheering and applause following Minmorc's performance, although it is not quite clear whether most of the people are cheering Team Arda-Nuff's success, Minmorc's performance, or just the fact that Minmorc's performance has ended!

Afterwards Minmorc is able to sell the two giant lizards back to their owner for the agreed 80% of purchase price (i.e. 60gp each) but he only gets 5gp back for the wrecked wagon.

After selling all of the loot from the two destroyed merchant wagons and dead duergar mercenaries the total haul is 7,946gp, which is about 1,324gp each.

There is opportunity here and now at the Grand Bazaar if anyone wants to buy anything else with their share of the profits.

Of course, there are also a number of new fans of the newest craze in Pedestal - the brutal new game of Nuffle ball - and they all want to know when and where will the Nuffle match be held. Will it be 'tonight'? Outside the City near East Gate? (That would give Team Arda-Nuff time to report back to Es Sarch at the Dripstone Inn and catch up on their sleep before coming back to enjoy the match.)
Minmorc
player, 675 posts
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Wed 28 Nov 2018
at 20:48
  • msg #472

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is very keen to do a bit of shopping, speak with Es Sarch, rest up and then host the first ever game of Nuffle ball. He'll encourage the rest of team Ardanuff to huddle up with him so that they can share their enthusiasm for the up coming inaugural match and he can confirm the great news with the gathered crowd.
Jurz
player, 666 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 28 Nov 2018
at 22:15
  • msg #473

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz goes and stands, a bit awkwardly, with the rest of tean Ardanuff.  Shamen with stompy sticks who are responsible to the wilderness areas of the tribe's territory don't really do group hugs.  They leave that to clerics like Dregz ...

However, he is happy to go watch the game, later.  If the others are going.  Mind you, his idea of a good night out is sitting around a camp fire with a hearty meal cooking and loads of booze.  Watching a load of grownups throw an inflated pig's bladder around, isn't really his thing.
Minmorc
player, 676 posts
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Wed 28 Nov 2018
at 22:31
  • msg #474

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Don’t forget, the pigs bladder has spikes and the grown ups are out to beat the tar out of each other ;P
Bulldust
player, 528 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 29 Nov 2018
at 15:58
  • msg #475

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust takes his share and heads for the bazaar.  He returns with more potions and a cloak of resistance. "Dese make me big, dese will help wiv wyvern stings and da cloak will help keep off da elf wizard's spells.  Lets go find Es Sarch so we can learn da way ter get up dere".  He glares up at the huge stalactite, hungry to get up there.  "I hope deres lots ov elfs up dere..."  He licks his lips in anticipation.

Meanwhile, he follows Minmorc to the group hug and Nufffle ball game.  Min's worked hard to make this happen.  He wonders if the ogre team and orc team that Min made along the way will be here tonight too ... he is truely geographically challenged, fully expecting that all teams will have a black magic stick and hairy priest to teleport them from game to game.
This message was last edited by the player at 07:09, Fri 30 Nov 2018.
Dregz
player, 581 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 30 Nov 2018
at 06:43
  • msg #476

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The hairy little goblin is just hoping that Team Ardanuff is only watching and won't be taking the field this night !

Lacking the strength of, well, pretty much everyone else in the group save for Arlein and Cat the Bat, Dregz eagerly takes the 10 shinies {4 x 50gp onyx gemstones (= 200gp) + 6 x 100gp amber gemstones (= 600gp)} as part of his share of the treasure, very much aware that their quest will next take them a long way up and so the less heavy he is the better.

A warm huddle is a good thing for the tribe, so the priest joins in eagerly and gives both the group hug and the upcoming game his personal blessing, as theatrically as Minmorc will like.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:44, Fri 30 Nov 2018.
Minmorc
player, 677 posts
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Fri 30 Nov 2018
at 12:56
  • msg #477

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is truly moved by the support of team Ardanuff for the Nuffle dream, he promises that when the first stadium is built there will be a statue of each of these wonderful Goblins in some of the pillars that help hold it up. Breaking from the team huddle he will pop the Undercommon pearl in his tongue, turn and address the crowd.

"People of Peddy stall, listen up. Der first ever game o Nuffle Ball is appening ternight between der Deeplake Dunkers and der Peddy Stall Punishers. Dey will be fightin for der brand new, uber pretty Under dark cup, a fing wot will be a relic of der new god Nuffle! A god wot works wid all gods ter make followers become champions and let all der people see der champions fight an sweat ter shows ooos champions is der best! So! If yer wants yer champions ter win, if yer wants ter see warriors clash and blood fly, if yer wants ter ave a good laugh an a pint an some meat inna bun, go ter der space outside der East gate an hour after dinner tonight an yer will see der first fight of a revolushun, der first clash of new heroes, an event wot will be talked about fer years ter come! Dis is growin, soon folks ell be payin silver ter see it but tonight you'll be able ter be part o history for Free! So, spread der word and make yer way out der East gate tonight after dinner an yer will be part of sumfing wot will shake der world, yell be der fer der start o sumfing legendary!"

As Minmorc speaks its like he is swelling with power. His voice becomes deeper and clearer, his eyes gain a faint glow and its like something is shining a spotlight on him, like something mighty is speaking through him and as he finishes the power gently fades. Shaking his head he will start walking away, mumbling under his breath. Removing the pearl from mouth he will confide that he needs to o see a man about making a trophy and that once that's sorted he'll be heading to the meeting with Sarch and then to bed.
Moffdust
player, 377 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 30 Nov 2018
at 21:32
  • msg #478

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust elbows Min and suggests "Youse could burn de nuffle balls, den puts de ashes in a potses. Sportsmonsters loves dat sorts of tings." She shrugs; sports are incomprehensible to her.

She flits off to the Temple of Lolth again to spend her treasure, buying two new teeth to go on her toothy necklace.
Raven
player, 405 posts
Kenku
Sun 2 Dec 2018
at 03:11
  • msg #479

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 She wandered around the bazaar looking at things that might help in the future quests, stopping here and there to fondle things, and examine others. She felt eyes on her as she went about her business, but didn't see anyone. She dropped her cloak off at the magic place and made arrangements to pick it up after the game.


 She picked up a few tidbits (20g) then joined the rest for their game watching.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:52, Mon 03 Dec 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 797 posts
Sun 2 Dec 2018
at 14:19
  • msg #480

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Those of Team Arda-Nuff who want to do some shopping are able to complete their transactions quite quickly, or at least make arrangements for things to be ready for them to pick up when they come back this way this evening before the Nuffle-ball match.

Their walk back to the Dripstone Inn is accompanied by a small crowd of Nuffle-ball fans who do a grand job of advertising the upcoming match along the way.

Back at the Dripstone Inn the scene is much the same as on your previous visits, although the arrival of the rowdy Nuffle-ball fans is met by several of the silent servers who staff the inn and the cheering and chanting of the fans dies away very quickly.

Es Sarch sits in his usual place and raises a gaunt hand to beckon Team Arda-Nuff forward as soon as the noise dies down.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:24, Sun 02 Dec 2018.
Minmorc
player, 678 posts
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Sun 2 Dec 2018
at 18:27
  • msg #481

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will do his best to disperse the crowd telling them to go forth and spread the word. Entering the inn he’ll order the groups favourite drinks and a light snack - bread, cheese, meat, mushrooms, a fruit platter, anything else the inn currently has ready. Once the group are comfortable he’ll grin at Es Sarch. “We found der broken wagons an dead guards, killed da Gravorg wot was lurkin.”
Bulldust
player, 529 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 2 Dec 2018
at 21:41
  • msg #482

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"An fried lice..." Bulldust adds distractedly as he watches Moffa to see if she'll jump on Min again to show Es Sarch how it was done.

When he gets a chance to speak with Es he'll ask about whats on his mind.  "Jus how many elfs live up dere wiv B'zrrk T'marro?  Lots?  An do dey have barricades?  I need ter practice stormin one ov dose."
Jurz
player, 667 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 2 Dec 2018
at 21:53
  • msg #483

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'se got a good storm for fings  like dat.  It batters dem wiv big lumps of ice like rocks, and snow and stuff and make it all slippery.  Den I'se can start de lightning ..." Jurz offers helpfully.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:22, Mon 03 Dec 2018.
Raven
player, 406 posts
Kenku
Mon 3 Dec 2018
at 01:00
  • msg #484

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 "Oh! Flied lice iz gud! I takez sum too! Twoz ob dem! An drinkz fer my frenz too!"

 She crowded in among her friends and shared her happiness by buying them drinks and flied lice and some of her tidbits she'd bought before the game.
Bulldust
player, 530 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 4 Dec 2018
at 14:29
  • msg #485

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Fanks Birdie-Girl!".  Bulldust takes a tankard of frothy Duergar beer and a medium-rare plate of lice, some still crawling.  Yum!

He gives Jurz a puzzled look, all confused about barricade-storming again.  He'd thought it was just getting bigged up and throwing yourself over."So I could do it wiv magic too? ...barricade stormin is more complicated dan I fought."  He still has so much to learn from these older goblins and orcs.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:39, Tue 04 Dec 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 799 posts
Wed 5 Dec 2018
at 14:53
  • msg #486

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch considers Minmorc's words for a long moment before he finally nods once as though deciding that was the answer he sought.

"A gravorg? You killed it? You have done well and desrve the reward you were promised. Very well. The passage you seek can be found within the Necromancer's Spike – the great stone column that rises all the way to the roof of this great cavern from the heart of the city. There is an entrance at the base of the Necromancer's Spike and the passage you seek has a hidden entrance in the ceiling of the highest chamber within the Spike.

"To enter the Necromancer's Spike, one of you must carry this token. It will save you from the destructive magic protecting the first room within. Take care, however, for the ring suppresses the deathly effects of that chamber for only a minute or so."

Es Sarch hands Minmorc a ring carved of obsidian on which a skull is inscribed.

"A party of dwarves came from the surface several months ago and entered the Necromancer's Spike using this ring or one like it. They slew the traitorous assassin who had made the Spike her home. They claimed to have removed or disabled a number of the traps within the Spike but others still remain, so be wary as you venture there. Undoubtedly B'zrrk T'marro knows of that passage too and is likely to have set guards or wards of his own to thwart any who may seek to reach the Talon of Tiamat by that route without his consent.

"So now the choice is yours, to risk that passage or find some other way to reach the Talon of Tiamat, if that is still your goal."
Minmorc
player, 679 posts
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Thu 6 Dec 2018
at 13:15
  • msg #487

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will attempt to put the ring on his finger and then put his gauntlet back on, making little grunting, sighing, disappointed noises. “I don’t like traps an stuff, don’t see em an getting shot by poison darts an fallin in stuff urts... but goblins an birdy girls good wild dat stuff so should be arright. If yous wanna go dat way I’m in. Now Sarch, yer know where our buddy Oopses got to? I wants his helps getting stuff for der Nuffle game ternight.”
Dregz
player, 582 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 6 Dec 2018
at 13:45
  • msg #488

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin looks askance at the meal that Minmorc orders.

"Dat is disgustin'ly Elfy," he complains, "I fink it's der Slaad-dressin' dey put on it !"

Sensibly he orders a rat-onna-stick for himself.  As wuz written, of course ...

Dregz has little liking for traps either, but forewarned is four-armed as they say.
Bulldust
player, 531 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 6 Dec 2018
at 13:51
  • msg #489

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yep.  Let's go dat way an beat up all his guards."  Simple.  Bulldust sounds keen.
Oopses
player, 265 posts
Goblin
Fri 7 Dec 2018
at 13:34
  • msg #490

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Es Sarch points a long, boney finger toward a dark corner of the common room where a small bundle of rags sits, shaking quietly.

With a little sigh Oopses slowly sits up far enough for his face to show above his grubby robe and raises one hand to wave slowly at Team Arda-Nuff.

"Hi guys. I, um, didn't see youse come in," he stammers.
Minmorc
player, 680 posts
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Fri 7 Dec 2018
at 22:49
  • msg #491

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Aargh!" When a salad arrives at the table he'll back hand it away to protect the group. That was a close one. Taking a jug of ale Minmorc will rush the poor shaking creature in the corner. "Buddy! Yer missed all der fun, der beasty had us bouncing off der ceilin, I know dat woulda bin you if yer woz wid us.. Maybe necs time, eh? Come an join us fer a feed, I gots a job fer you." sweeping Oopses up under one arm Minmorc will carry Oopses back to the table, plonk him down on a chair and start rattling off the list of errands he needs the goblin to complete in preparation for the nights game.
Oopses
player, 266 posts
Goblin
Sat 8 Dec 2018
at 09:16
  • msg #492

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Oopses groans when Minmorc picks him up and groans again when the list of errands is explained to him. But he agrees to take care of the tasks that Minmorc wants done.

"I knows a guy who can take care of all dat stuff for youse. A guy I met yesterday at the Bazaar. He's not the sort of guy I would count on if there was troubles, but if it's just doing stuff for a price, he's the right guy for the job. Funny thing though, he actually mentioned the same meat-inna-bun vendor youse talking about. I fink he said he was his cousin!"

Once Minmorc hands over the pouch of coins Oopses will need for those tasks he heads off straight away. He doesn't leave alone, though. He beckons a particularly villainous-looking and heavily armed halforc to come with him and they leave the Dripstone Inn together.
Minmorc
player, 681 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 9 Dec 2018
at 02:36
  • msg #493

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is clearly excited about this evenings game, fighting the Gravorg and the possibility of fighting Dark Elves and Wyverns. His belly filled, slightly drunk and very happy Minmorc will seek a room at the inn so that he can get in some last minute Nuffle dreams.
Raven
player, 409 posts
Kenku
Tue 11 Dec 2018
at 00:01
  • msg #494

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 "Trapzez iz fun! Not much fun deelin wit poisnz doh."

 She happily stole a bit of the salad that fell off the elf's plate and loads it with flied lice snacking on it with relish. It all depended what you put on it.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 800 posts
Tue 11 Dec 2018
at 12:53
  • msg #495

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Rooms are available at the Dripstone Inn for all of Team Arda-Nuff, so they enjoy a good sleep before waking in time for dinner before heading off to witness the spectacle of the first Nuffle game.

The first stop after dinner is a return to the Grand Bazaar as a few people need to pick up things they ordered. Everything is ready when they arrive at the Bazaar.

OOC: All spellcasters will have a full set of spells prepared or all spell slots available again and anyone who still had any wounds will now be fully healed.
Jurz
player, 668 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 15 Dec 2018
at 12:14
  • msg #496

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz waits with the others.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 801 posts
Sat 15 Dec 2018
at 14:51
  • msg #497

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Oopses and his halforc bodyguard are there waiting at the Bazaar when you arrive. Oopses hands over a sack to Minmorc and assures him that everything is in place for the Nuffle ball game.
Jurz
player, 669 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 15 Dec 2018
at 16:17
  • msg #498

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Back at the Bazaar, Jurz slips away for a moment or two, before returning with a few  lengths of leather strap and  some silk rope.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:24, Sat 15 Dec 2018.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 802 posts
Mon 17 Dec 2018
at 14:55
  • msg #499

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Having rested and eaten well Minmorc had emerged from the inn wearing his blood red spiked breastplate and gauntlets. Meeting Oopses in the bazaar Minmorc was very pleased with the goblin’s efforts and the work of the various craftsmen. Minmorc handed  heavy sack to Bully, asking him to bring it to the game with him.  He then asked Team Arda-Nuff to come watch the game.

So they all troop out through the East Gate to where the Nuffle pitch has been prepared according to Minmorc's instructions to Oopses. A rectangular field about 400ft long and 200 feet wide has been marked out with white lines. Two large tents have been erected, one on each side of the pitch at the centre line of the pitch. Inside each are two long rows of benches. Minmorc invites them to sit on the team benches inside one of the big tents, the best place to watch the game. It is the tent of the duegar team, the Pedestal Punishers, and decorated with flags and banners in the team's grey colours. The blue colours of the Deeplake Dunkers adorn the tent on the other side of the pitch.

When Minmorc gets to the field he leaves the party to go and meet with Dibbler the meat-onna-stick vendor, the players of both teams and the crew who are delivering the ale and will get them to spread the barrels around the field. He will then wait with the players as the crowd slowly but steadily gathers.

As people gather around the barrels they instinctively know not to step onto the field, that their place is outside, watching in. As the crowd grows so does the volume of the conversation and a feeling of power feeding into the field. Minmorc stays perfectly still kneeling among the players. When the time is right he sends them to go out into the crowd, to broach the barrels and leave ladles for drinking, to spread word to start the celebration, that the game will be beginning soon.

OOC: If anyone wanted to have made any preparations before the start of the game, now would be the time to say so.
Jurz
player, 670 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 18 Dec 2018
at 06:58
  • msg #500

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Once outside the gates, Jurz looks up as a direbat swoops down to  alight alongside him.  Reaching out to scratch the massive creatures head, the little goblin says  "I'se sall calls you Rog.  After de dog dat was de first ones!"

A few of the straps and ropes will make a riding harness.  Not a saddle, as such, but just something that will prevent Jurz from falling off in midair.
Bulldust
player, 532 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 21 Dec 2018
at 01:21
  • msg #501

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust watches the players opening kegs and talking up the crowd.  He gets ale and meat-in-a-bun for himself and Moffa.  "I'm betting on da frog guys.  Dey can be slippery.  Anyone wanna take da bet?  5 gold pieces."  He stays off the pitch and keeps an eye on Min to see see if he starts spinning (as he often seems to do when he gets a bit Nuffle-headed)
Moffdust
player, 378 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 21 Dec 2018
at 01:35
  • msg #502

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust grins when the great big bat land near Dregs. She runs over and gives it hug. "Hello Rogsies! Batses is so nice. Youse gonna loves dis ones Jurzie." Cat flutters around Rog, piping a high-pitched greeting, then flutters off into the darkness of the cavern to hunt.

She sits with Bully to eat and watch the game, although she does not really understand sports. "I doesn't wants ter bets, but I hopes de frogsies wins it fer youse Bully." She grimaces, guessing that he's spent all his money and that she'll have to bankroll him if the frogs lose.
Dregz
player, 583 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 05:30
  • msg #503

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The feeling of power that is slowly building in strength is indeed palpable, sitting on a knife's edge between semi-unarmed combat spectacle and religious ceremony.  So much so that the priest starts to feel rather concerned that his presence here might be viewed as a dire transgression by Bargrivyek !

For certain, if the event is a success (and with the promise of blood in the offing, he can't see how it could fail to be), then Nuffle will gain new followers ... but on the other hand, his own faith requires him to mediate disputes and bring tribes together, and this certainly has the potential for that ... unless the battle on the pitch spills over to the crowd, something that is a real possibility.

The appearance of the direbat and Jurz's pleasure at the same, Dregz decides is a sign.  If only he knew of what ...
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 803 posts
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 05:44
  • msg #504

Day 17: Into the Underdark

When Minmorc can feel that the anticipation is at its ripest he dons the sacred black and white tunic of da Ref and leaves team Arda-Nuff, leading the two teams out onto the field. Once all thirty two players are lined up facing each other he holds the original Nuffle ball aloft, drawing the power of the crowd inwards. From deep within the ball glows a dull red and suddenly the orc pikes the ball into the ground. With an outwards rush of air a white glow spreads from the ball down the lines marking the field, illuminating Minmorc and the two teams. As the spectators give a unanimous "ooooooo/aaaaah" Minmorc stands and the players kneel.

"People of Pedestal! Der game of Nuffle ball is like a fire inside, one wot will be lit by dis first match! Here der Pedestal Punishers fight der Deeplake Dunkers ter be der first ter claim der Underdark cup!" Minmorc allows the crowd to roar its approval and then ushers silence once more. "While I am der ref an' will protect der game I gives you now ter der mighty commentators who will help you understand all it's glory!"

Over the top of the renewed roars a voice can be heard, understandable to all, seductive and smooth. "Hi there sports fans and welcome to tonights game of NUUUUUUUUUUFLE BAAAAAAAALLLL! I am your lead commentator Bob Carstein. Kick off will be soon so I'll pass you to my co commentator, Jim Johnson!" A second voice arises, this one deep and commanding. "Thanks Bob! Well good evening and boy are you folks in for some great sporting entertainment! First of all though, for those of you at home who are unfamiliar with how the game is played, here is the basics of the rules. Nuffle ball is an epic conflict between two teams of heavily armed and quite insane warriors. Players kick, pass and run with the ball, attempting to get it to the other end of the field, the end zone. Of course the other team must try to stop them and recover the ball for their side. If a team gets the ball over the line to the other teams end zone it’s called a touchdown, the team that gets the most touchdowns wins. Of course it isn't always that easy.."

As the voice fades away Minmorc produces a coin and flips it, the Duergar captain calling heads and winning the first possession for his team. As five players from each team head to their team tents the silky voice calls out "And the Punishers have won the toss so they will be starting with the ball!" With all players in position Minmorc backs slightly out of the way and punches his fist upwards with a roar. Jim's commanding voice calls "All right, the punishers have the ball and first pass is made by Durg "Rockhead" Dagson – it's a long pass to the Punishers' number 11, "Speedy" Quicklime who's making a break down the right side of the field! Is he going to catch it, is he, is he ...?"

"Wait, Jim! What's that! Some sort of dragon? It's swooping straight at Speedy! It's got him in its claws!"

"Look, Bob, there's another one and it's grabbed the Dunkers' number 11! Wow, Pedestal City! You sure know how to host a match that will live long in every fan's memory!"

OOC: Main Game Map updated. The two wyverns have dived down from the south and are flying northwards across the playing field. Currently they are only 10 feet above the ground but already starting to climb with their victims clutched in their claws. Both wyverns have hit with their claws, grabbed and stung their victims with their tail stings.
Bulldust
player, 533 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 06:31
  • msg #505

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Hoo Hoo!  One all!  Dis is better dan I fought it would be!"    Bulldust laughs at the sight but remains seated.  "Good dat dem wyverns won't be so hungry tomorrow when we go ter kill dem."
Jurz
player, 671 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 08:33
  • msg #506

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Did hes get de ball?" Jurz asks the the'Speedy' is lifted into the air.  "Min needs a rule dat says no sommoning in der game, iffn he want it so stay on der field.  Anyone wants humbug?" he asks as he holds a  bag out to the rest of the team.  "deres still afew dat is buzzin and hummin ...."
Minmorc
player, 682 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 10:08
  • msg #507

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs eyes nearly pop out of his head in his rage. "Illegal tackle, red card, RED CARD!" Taking a few steps and leaping towards the wyvern Minmorc clenches his spiked gauntleted fists together and brings them down in a king hit on the scaley critters spine.
Jurz
player, 672 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 10:26
  • msg #508

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat's not in de rules den?" Jurz asks, as he bites down on a humbug.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:38, Sun 23 Dec 2018.
Bulldust
player, 534 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 13:11
  • msg #509

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust takes a humbug (a quiet one) then fixes his eyes back on the game, intent on figuring out the rules.  "Yeah, its all in da game Jurzie.  I fink red cards are for da best players... but when da best player's a wyvern ya have ter punch da card into its head."

19:57, Today: Bulldust rolled 3 using 1d6.  get humming bug: 1 on d6.
Jurz
player, 673 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 15:15
  • msg #510

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz nod, "I'se glad dat youse understand dis game," he says patting Bully's knee to acknowledge the bugbear's expertise.  "Does you'se wants annover humbug?"
Bulldust
player, 535 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 23 Dec 2018
at 23:00
  • msg #511

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Fanks Jurzi!"  Bulldust barely takes his eyes off the game as he takes another once-was-humming bug.  Delicious!

06:53, Today: Bulldust rolled 2 using 1d6.  get humming bug: 1 on d6.
Dregz
player, 584 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 27 Dec 2018
at 04:45
  • msg #512

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The priest's doubts as to the religious significance of this sacred game are shoved to one side as the wyverns intrude upon the field.  Like Minmorc, the hairy little goblin is incensed at the invasion of the skies above the pitch and the interruption to what promised to be a friendly bloodbath.

Pushing past the Duerger reserves, Dregz quickly makes his way to the south west corner of the tent where he stands shaking a fist holding the Magic Stick (formerly known as the Black Rod) at the nearest of the flying creatures.

"Youse a bad dragon !  Youse put dat player down righ' now !"
Jurz
player, 674 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 27 Dec 2018
at 08:38
  • msg #513

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'se don't fink dat Dregzy finks dat it is part of de rules."   Jurz comments to Bully raising his non-existent etyebrows in the bugbear's general direction.  "Sill, I supposes we's better doed and makes sure he is OK."  The goblin continues as he makes his way dow to stand by Dregz.
Deeplake Dunkers 10
Fri 28 Dec 2018
at 12:59
  • msg #514

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The blue clad Deeplake Dunkers number 10 was closest to the Pedestal Punishers number 10 when the wyvern snatched up the unfortunate duegar. The kuo-toa hurries across to grab the Nuffle ball from where it fell from the duegar's hands.

Then the kuo-toa hesitates and turns to yell a question at da Ref.

"Hey, Ref, are we still in play or is this like an interruption in play or a time-out or what? What do we gotta do now?"
Moffdust
player, 379 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 28 Dec 2018
at 14:22
  • msg #515

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust rolls her eyes at her little brother. "C'mon Bullies! Dats de dragons of de B'zrrk elfs. Deys eating yer frogsies. Go gets em!" She leaps off the bench and down past Dregz and Jurz, two goblins that seem to understand what's going on.  "Bugbearses!" She reaches the edge of the field in line with w2 and stops to cast a summoning spell, pointing at the wyvern with the KoaToa in its claws.
Bulldust
player, 536 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 28 Dec 2018
at 14:45
  • msg #516

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oo Oo!"  Bulldust scrambles to his feet, dropping the bag and spilling hum-bugs over the bench.  He follows Moffa down from the tent and hurries across the field 30' in the direction she points towards w2, reading his chainflail as he goes.  "C'mon Dunkers, grab dat dragon by da tail!"
Minmorc
player, 683 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 29 Dec 2018
at 05:45
  • msg #517

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc lands and looking up curses to see the beast still flapping. "Dey has invaded der field so der play stops til dey is off der field. Dwarf 11 got spikes an Fish 10 yer can throw der ball, if one of yer brings down der beast ye'll gets a touch down fer yer team. Bring im down in der name o Nuffle!"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 804 posts
Tue 1 Jan 2019
at 07:14
  • msg #518

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc charges across at the leading wyvern (w1) and slams a red card down on its head with his spiked gauntlets. The wyvern is seriously injured but still flying.

Dregz and Jurz rush forward to the edge of the Punishers' team tent but Moffa and Bully rush out to the field. Moffa halts at the edge of the playing field and summons a dire wolf that charges southward across the field toward the second wyvern (w2) and almost reaches the wyvern this round. Bully runs onto the field after the dire wolf but is still trailing far behind as he readies his chainflail as he goes.

The Dunkers' number 10 rushes across to grab the spiked Nuffle ball and with the encouragement of da Ref he hurls the Nuffle ball at the leading wyvern (w1). The spiked ball bounces off the wyvern's scaly hide harmlessly but at almost the same moment Raven shoots the wyvern with her light crossbow from behind Dregz and Jurz in the Punishers' tent. The crossbow bolt rips through the base of the wyvern's wing and the wyvern crashes to the ground right in front of Minmorc. Half of the Punishers and Dunkers team members and all of the Punishers’ bench swarm around the downed wyvern and kick and punch it until it stops thrashing about anymore.

The other half of the two teams and the Dunkers' bench converge on the second wyvern but it flies over them, just out of reach of their spiked gauntlets. Frustrated of their foe, three of the Dunkers and one of the Punishers turn on the dire wolf instead and pummel the beast with all their might.

The second wyvern flies northward across the field with the blue uniformed body of Dunkers' number 11 clutched in its claws. It has reached a height of 30 feet above ground as it is about to fly above Bully and Minmorc.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:11, Sat 05 Jan 2019.
Jurz
player, 675 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 1 Jan 2019
at 08:09
  • msg #519

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz grins as he sees the wolf and Bully running after the flying Wyvern, and decides to take a different tack.   He mumbles something in  his own special language and waves his stompy stick at the  flying creature.  "Now gives Min his player back, or else we shalls be vewy cross ..."
This message was last edited by the player at 10:49, Fri 04 Jan 2019.
Minmorc
player, 684 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 4 Jan 2019
at 09:50
  • msg #520

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Shaking his head to clear it and grinning at the players surrounding the beasty he will then scowl at the Wyvern that's flying away. Stepping through the mob he will crouch next to the player the fallen Wyvern had grabbed and will check to see if he's still breathing.
Moffdust
player, 380 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 02:31
  • msg #521

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust scowls at the players attacking the lovely wolf she sent to help them. "Eats dem all ups." she mutters darkly under her breath.

Turning her attention to the flying wyvern she sees it is now too high for the fighters to reach.  She shouts out as loud as she can above the noise of the crowd "Bully! Does youse wants ter gets up dere on its backs? And what abouts youse too Mins? I can teleports youse!"

Hearing the rattle of Jurzie's stompy stick she turns to try to guess what spell he's casting.
OOC: GM, if she can guess then she may change her mind about putting allies in harm's way.

09:31, Today: Moffdust rolled 23 using 1d20+9.  Spellcraft, what's Jurzie casting.
Dregz
player, 585 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 04:58
  • msg #522

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Ise gonna check dat Speedy is awright," Dregz informs Jurz as the little goblin priest heads onto the field of play, digging the other Magic Sponge Stick out of his pockets.

"Injury times !" he yells out to the opposing teams.  "Ise a priest !  Ise der Rev. Hairy !  Ise jus' here to fix up Speedy - enywon who messes wid mese will be sents off !"
Bulldust
player, 537 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 11:18
  • msg #523

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust gapes up at the wyvern flying high overhead then swallows down his trepidation.  "Up the way?!!  Yeah, right, let's get im!  Put me above da wing an I'll try ta bring im down!"

He bends his knees ... like that's going to help ... " Save some fixing fer me, Dregzie!"
This message was last edited by the player at 11:27, Sat 05 Jan 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 805 posts
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 13:10
  • msg #524

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Punishers number 10 is dead. That was quite apparent from the way his broken body hung from the wyvern's claws even before the wyvern crashed on top of his body.

Dunkers number 11 is hanging limply from the second wyvern's claws but probably is mortally wounded, unconscious and still bleeding out, not dead yet.
Minmorc
player, 685 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 13:30
  • msg #525

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Bwa ha ha, beam us up Moffy!"
Moffdust
player, 381 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 14:49
  • msg #526

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Nice!" Moffdust nods appreciatively at Jurz's spell selection. Then she casts Dimension Step, pointing at Bully and Min. They can then teleport up where they want to be.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:51, Sat 05 Jan 2019.
Bulldust
player, 538 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 5 Jan 2019
at 15:20
  • msg #527

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust swallows hard and leaps towards the wyvern, instantly appearing above its wing.  He swings his bladed chain and wraps the ball-end around the wing.  Hanging on tight he pulls with all his might, trying to bring the beast down, while keeping a nervous eye out for that nasty stinger he's heard so much about.

23:05, Today: Bulldust rolled 12 using 1d20+5.  Opposed Str to trip wyvern .
23:03, Today: Bulldust rolled 13 using 1d20+7.  Touch attack wyvern with chain.
Raven
player, 410 posts
Kenku
Sun 6 Jan 2019
at 06:02
  • msg #528

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 She looks up at the critter in the sky with awe, wondering what flying like that would be like. She was distracted to say the least.
Minmorc
player, 686 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 6 Jan 2019
at 11:00
  • msg #529

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Thinking happy thoughts of Wyverns falling out of the sky Minmorc will appear next to Bully and will attempt to brace Bully with one arm and grab the other wing with the other arm.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 807 posts
Sun 6 Jan 2019
at 15:12
  • msg #530

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully tangles the wyvern's wing with his chain flail, securing his grip on the wyvern and Minmorc manages to grab Bully, adding his own weight to the load on that wing. The wyvern is unable to fly carrying Bully and Minmorc's weight. It drops Dunkers 11's body from 30 feet height and tries to attack Bully (sting) and Minmorc (bite) in an effort to dislodge them as it rapidly descends toward the playing field. Its sting misses Bully but its teeth pierce Minmorc's armour and draw blood.  The wyvern barely manages to control its rapid descent enough to land heavily without further injury to itself and, therefore, no further injury to Bully and Minmorc.

OOC: Map not updated yet but the wyvern's descent carries it a further 30ft northward, so it has landed right at the northern edge of the field, immediately south of Moffa.
Minmorc
player, 687 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 6 Jan 2019
at 17:54
  • msg #531

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Riding the bucking Wyvern as best he can Minmorc snarls as it gets blood on his new Ref shirt. "Right you dirty bugger, I'll fix you!" Clasping his fists together he starts smashing them down on the beasties wing joint in an attempt to cripple the great scaly brute.
Jurz
player, 676 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 6 Jan 2019
at 18:55
  • msg #532

Day 17: Into the Underdark

”Youse keeps an eye out for any ovvers ....” the goblin tells Rog the Bat, as he marches towards the downed Wyvern.  ”And youse batter its tail! he shouts at the air elemental when it appears.

However, Jurz makes for the Wyvern’s head, ”I’se told youse we would be cross!" he reminds the dragon, as he smacks it about the head with his stompy stick.

OOC:
18:52, Today: Jurz rolled 16 using 1d20+6.  Hit Wyvern with stompy Stick.
18:54, Today: Jurz rolled 1 using 1d4.  Damage (stompy stick as a small club).
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 14:45, Mon 07 Jan 2019.
Moffdust
player, 382 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 7 Jan 2019
at 10:31
  • msg #533

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Stay!" Moffdust commands the wyvern hopefully as she quickly steps back 5'. Being a pragmatist, she hedges her bets with summoning a fire elemental to stand in the spot she just left. "Lights him up, Sparkies!" she commands the elemental in its Ignan tongue.

She grins at the red goblin, "Elementals my Dear Jursies."
This message was last edited by the player at 10:36, Mon 07 Jan 2019.
Bulldust
player, 540 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 7 Jan 2019
at 13:46
  • msg #534

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust holds on tight until the combined weight of the two bigs brings the wyvern down.  "Nice one Min."  He'd go for a high five but Min's hands are full with bashing the wyvern.  He looks for Moffa to thank her and sees her backing away from the toothy end.  This reminds him of his near miss with the stinger end ... and the special medicine he bought for just such an event!  He takes out a vial of antitoxin and drinks it.  He wonders how the Dunkers No 11 is getting on and looks for any sign of a blue uniform under the wyvern.  "Hey Froggie Guy, how ya gettin on under dere?"
Dregz
player, 586 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 10 Jan 2019
at 13:30
  • msg #535

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With Speedy now winging his way to whatever pit in the Nine Hells is reserved for Duergars, Dregz decides to go see if the Dunker's #11 is swimming in the Sea Eternal or yet clinging to the shores of life ...
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 808 posts
Thu 10 Jan 2019
at 15:50
  • msg #536

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc begins battering the wyvern as soon as they touch the ground and lands two solid blows with his spiked gauntlets, nearly dislocating the reptile's wing from its shoulder joint.

Jurz directs his summoned air elemental to attack the wyvern's tail while he steps up and whacks the wyvern across its snout with his stompy stick while the air elemental fusses around the wyvern's tail.

Moffa scoots back out of range of the wyvern's bite and summons a small fire elemental to join Jurz attacking the wyvern's head, although it doesn't manage to burn the scaly beast.

Bully decides he was lucky not to get stung by the wyvern's tail the first time and takes a moment to drink a vial of antitoxin before his luck runs out. He looks in vain under the wyvern's wing for the body of Dunkers number 11 but that unfortunate fellow had fallen to the ground 30 feet away.

Dregz heads around the battle to check on Dunkers number 11 but finds him already dead from the combined impact of claws, sting and fall.

The wyvern is seriously wounded but fights back ferociously. It tries to bite the fire elemental and is probably fortunate to miss it altogether. Its tail sweeps around wildly, sweeping the air elemental aside but not completely dispersing it. It leaps up to attack Minmorc and Bully with its talons but can't take flight because of its damaged wing. Bully's armour withstands its talons but Minmorc gains another nasty gash to go with the bite he received earlier.

Meanwhile, Bob and Jim continue to provide a running commentary on every blow, every twist and every turn of the action on the field as though this was all part of any normal Nuffle ball game!

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 587 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 11 Jan 2019
at 06:07
  • msg #537

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Muttering darkly as he finds the second player also having departed the field of play (in spirit, if not in body), pulling his dagger from it's scabbard as he pushes his way through the crowd of players to stand abreast of the Wyvern, squinting furiously as he carefully lines up his shot, drawing back his arm and ...

... the little priest launches his dagger in a high arc, missing the misbegotten creature by the proverbial league and a bit.

More dark mutterings follow.
Bulldust
player, 541 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 11 Jan 2019
at 10:09
  • msg #538

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat antitoxin really works, I didn't feel a fing!"  Bulldust sounds pleased with himself.  But then he sets about helping the others with demolishing this wyvern.  He moves 5' to his right to get a better flanking position opposite the fire elemental and smashes the wyvern with the flail end of his chain.  The flail barely touches the scaly beast, ensuring there is still plenty of killing to go around should anyone else want to have a go.

18:06, Today: Bulldust rolled 9 using 1d10+8.  flail to w2.
18:06, Today: Bulldust rolled 25 using 1d20+12.  flail to w2.
Moffdust
player, 383 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 11 Jan 2019
at 10:28
  • msg #539

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat's ok Dregzie, it moved." Moffdust says reassuringly. She steps back another 5' and gleefully watches the fun. "This is more likes it... better dan ball gameses!" she snickers.

Sparky the fire elemental dances around and does a good job of protecting her but does not harm the wyvern.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:33, Fri 11 Jan 2019.
Minmorc
player, 688 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 11 Jan 2019
at 14:47
  • msg #540

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Thrown off the beasties back Minmorc rolls to his feet and comes straight back at the Wyvern. He manages to bring his mighty fists down on its head but when he tries to deliver a crushing headbutt he is sent reeling, his skull finally meeting something more stubborn than it.
Jurz
player, 677 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 12 Jan 2019
at 11:03
  • msg #541

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz shakes his stompy stick at the Wyvern, "lets dat bes a lesson to youse! he scolds the beast as he retires to stand next to Moffa, content that his work here is done.

"Dis is much better dan ball games." he agrees as he tries to catch up on the commentary.  "Did dat Jimmy-Bob just say dat de wyvern was a 'study in de scarlet'?  Dat must be because of all of de blood." he adds sagely.

"I wonders if Oopses can make de roast wyvern ...."
Raven
player, 413 posts
Kenku
Sun 13 Jan 2019
at 03:57
  • msg #542

Day 17: Into the Underdark

 She gave her friends all thumbs up and sits by Jurz and Moffy, offering them some popcorn.

((sorry, kind of lost right now))
Moffdust
player, 384 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 02:32
  • msg #543

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust grins at Jurz, and takes a handful of popcorn. "Dis is de only ways ter eats seeds, Birdie Girls." She stuffs her mouth full and chews cheerfully, then her gaze is drawn away to the mob surrounding her wolf and her smile is replaced with a scowl "Baffkervillff!" she curses darkly.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 809 posts
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 08:42
  • msg #544

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz moves up on the right hand side of the wyvern and hurls a dagger at it, although it misses the wyvern completely and comes closer to hitting someone in the crowd instead.

Bully takes a step to his right and whacks the wyvern with the flail end of his chain, injuring the beast again.

Minmorc smashes his spiked gauntlets into the wyvern's head then unwisely tries to head-butt it as well, which leaves him with a headache instead.

Moffa edges back a bit further from the fight but her fire elemental Sparky keeps trying to burn the wyvern, without success.

Jurz retreats from the wyvern's jaws to join Moffa watching the fun while his air elemental buffets the wyvern's tail about wildly.

Raven joins Moffa and Jurz and shares her bucket of popped corn with them as they watch the fight unfold.

One of the duegar players (Punishers No.15) scoops up the Nuffle ball and hurls past Bully and Minmorc at the wyvern. The throw is so wild it misses the wyvern completely and flies halfway down the field. Two of the Punishers and two Dunkers players immediately chase after the ball with Punishers No.1 in the lead.

Meanwhile five more of the duegar players rush in to join the fight but only two manage to get close enough to try to punch the wyvern with their spiked gauntlets (Punishers 14 and 16).

Unable to fly and with no other way out the grievously wounded wyvern fights on savagely. It bites Punishers No.14 straight through his chainmail armour and he collapses on the ground with blood pouring from the wound. The wyvern's tail whips back to strike Punishers No.16, leaving him grievously wounded but still in the game. The wyvern lashes out with its right wing at Dregz but the little goblin just manages to duck under the wing and escapes unharmed. The wyvern leaps up again to attack Minmorc and Bully with its talons again. Once again Bully's armour withstands its talons but Minmorc gains another nasty gash to go with those he received earlier.

Bob and Jim's running commentary continues to provide colourful detail on the fights on the field and the outbreak of actual play by the four players in the eastern half of the field. Two comments of more interest to the three Team Arda-Nuff spectators are "Wow, Bob, Da Ref is sure one tough customer! That's the third time that wyvern has ripped him open!" and "Yes, Jim, but Da Ref's Assistants are doing a damn good job of dealing with this pitch invasion! Ooh, that's another player down! Those Punishers probably should leave it to Da Ref and his Assistants but of course you can't expect a Nuffle player to stay out of a fight – can you, Jim?"

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Bulldust
player, 543 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 14:20
  • msg #545

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust twirls his chain-flail and taps the wyvern again.  He looks disappointedly at the gleaming white donger on the end of the chain "I fought it would hit harder dan dat."  Nah!  He's just not doing it right yet.

Distracted by the commentary he looks over at Min.  " Do ya need some assistants Min?"

22:11, Today: Bulldust rolled 9 using 1d10+8.  Flail to w2.
22:10, Today: Bulldust rolled 19 using 1d20+12.  Flail to w2, flanking .
This message was last edited by the player at 14:21, Sat 19 Jan 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 810 posts
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 14:40
  • msg #546

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Although not as solid a hit as he would have liked, Bully's blow is enough to finish the wyvern and it drops to the ground, unconscious and dying.
Minmorc
player, 689 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 19 Jan 2019
at 15:14
  • msg #547

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will pay more attention to his esteemed colleague than he will to the scaley carnivore that he's attempting to pummel. "I fink dey jus don't know what ter calls yer. Once der game gets bigger we'll needs investors an backers. We'll need more refs an vendors an players an people ter find em. An we'll defnitly need more security." Even before he's finished talking the beast falls. He'll calmly jab the unconscious player with the wand of lesser vigor and then take stock of the pitch. "Hmmm... can't really play round dem... Arright lads, if yer urt come ere fer healin, if yer not get der beasties off der field. Not quite der game o legends I wanted but if yer finish it yer know no ones eva gonna forget it!"
Dregz
player, 589 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 20 Jan 2019
at 05:14
  • msg #548

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Ged dose wingers off der pitch !" Dregz echoes the big Orc's decision, applying his Magic Healy Stick to the maimed and injured as required.
Bulldust
player, 544 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 25 Jan 2019
at 14:32
  • msg #549

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Well dats boff ov Bzrrk Tmarro's wyverns gone." Bulldust points out gleefully.  He drops his pants and moons towards the distant big stalactite.  "Stupid elfs!"
Moffdust
player, 385 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 26 Jan 2019
at 00:00
  • msg #550

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Boys!" Moffdust throws a handful of Raven's popcorn at Bully.

She returns to the benches to wait out the rest of the game, but she pays more attention to the far off stalactite. "You goes takes a looks Catses. Is de elf wizards watching us?" Cat flutters off taking the long way around and hunting unfortunate bugs as he goes.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 811 posts
Sat 26 Jan 2019
at 11:15
  • msg #551

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The two teams quickly drag the two dead wyverns off the field and carry their dead team mates back to their team tents, and then play begins again. The Punishers score the first touchdown but the Dunkers equalise the score a few minutes later and the score is 1 all at half time. The second half is a tightly fought contest between two nearly equal teams but finally the Punishers score the winning touchdown moments before Minmorc blows the final whistle to end the game.

The toll of injuries proves to be far less extensive for both teams than it might have been, as both teams seemed to show more respect for their opponents after they had shared the confrontation with the wyverns and each lost one of their team mates in that unexpected attack. At the end of the match virtually all players are battered and bruised but the Dunkers have 2 lightly injured, 1 seriously injured and 1 grievously injured but still conscious. The slightly smaller Punishers have 1 lightly injured, 3 moderately injured, 1 seriously injured, 1 grievously injured and 1 who was mortally injured but saved by da Medic's fervent prayers.

The crowd thoroughly enjoyed the whole game and wildly cheered every touchdown, every kick, every catch, every tackle and every injury. So did the commentators, Bob and Jim.

Finally the game is over and it is time for Minmorc to award the trophy to the winning team.

OOC: There were no further interruptions to the game and no sign of any activity from the Talon of Tiamat.
Bulldust
player, 545 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 27 Jan 2019
at 15:09
  • msg #552

Day 17: Into the Underdark

" So did da froggies win?"  Sitting in the stands, Bulldust wonders if he has to pay up or collect his winnings.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 812 posts
Sun 27 Jan 2019
at 16:24
  • msg #553

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The winners are the Pedestal Punishers, the duegar team.
Minmorc
player, 690 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 28 Jan 2019
at 04:49
  • msg #554

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While the crowd cheers Minmorc will grab his bag, have the all the players come onto the field and will have the Punishers line up in the middle. Under his watchful eye the Dunkers then jog past the Punishers to share the sacred hand slaps of sportsmanship before gathering in the safety of their tent. Giving the Punishers some time to receive the adoration of the masses Minmorc will get the Dunkers to gather into a huddle. "Yous boys dun good, dun real good, be proud cos Nuffle is real pleased wid yer. But winnin is better, want it, fight fer it an next game der cup will be yours."

 Walking slowly and purposefully Minmorc will stride back out to the Punishers in the middle of the field. Holding the ball aloft the lights of the field dim and seem to flow back into the game ball. His craggy face illuminated by the ball his voice echoes throughout the field. "People of Pedestal, der Wyverns and der Dunkers put up a fierce fight but der winners of der first eva Underdark Cup - Der PEDESTAL PUNISHERS!" As he speaks he fishes a rock out of his backpack and slowly holds it forward. The light from the ball flows through him and into the rock and the crystals inside the perfect half sphere geode glow a rich, royal purple, shining off a small golden figurine of a Nuffle player. Passing the Underdark Cup to the Punishers Captain he and his team glow brighter in tune with the growing roar of the crowd.

 Slipping away Minmorc will follow the Nuffle ball to the edge of the field where he feels the spirit of Nuffle strongest from a young pale skinned humanoid at the edge of the field. Giving her the game ball Minmorc will look deep into her eyes. "Find people wot love der game, make a team, talk ter Es Sarch, he'll help yer get set up. When yer ready challenge der Punishers, become legends." His holy mission done Minmorc will rejoin team Ardanuff, remove the sacred Ref shirt and ready himself to follow the goblins on the black stick quest.
Bulldust
player, 546 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 31 Jan 2019
at 10:19
  • msg #555

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust gives Min a pat on the back.  "Good job Min.  An da best part is I don't have ta pay anyone cos da froggies lost, cos no one took my bet.  Its a lose-win!"

When the shirt comes off he waves his arms about to spare Moffa and Raven's from the sight "Whoa!  Too much orc!"

He walks back down to the piles of meat that used to be wyverns and chops off their stingers, folding them up in a sack.  "Dese are fer da magic elf, so he'll be really cross when I kill im."
This message was last edited by the player at 10:25, Thu 31 Jan 2019.
Jurz
player, 679 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 31 Jan 2019
at 10:24
  • msg #556

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yous'e got to be careful." Jurz agrees.  "Dere is  a story abouts a girl dat is called Ethel.  She's looked at a man wivvout his cloves on, even dough her husband telled her Don't look Ethel.  But shes did look and she finished up running round wiv no cloves on as well!
Moffdust
player, 386 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 31 Jan 2019
at 10:39
  • msg #557

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Ise not heard dat stories Jurzies." Moffdust snorts derisively. "Youse won't catches goblins wid our shirtses off, we're got too much dignities."

"Ise ready ter goes to de Necromancer's Spikes ter finds de secret passages. Has youse got de black rings dat Es gived youse Min?"
Jurz
player, 680 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 31 Jan 2019
at 10:49
  • msg #558

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yeah.  I fink it was a hoommie girl.  And yous'e knows what dey are like!" Jurz agrees.

OOC:  Youtube, The Streak, by Ray Stevens (from many many years ago)
Minmorc
player, 691 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 31 Jan 2019
at 13:30
  • msg #559

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc looks down in confusion at the blood red breastplate armor he had under Da Refs shirt and then shrugs. "I don't fink I'm enough Ork jus yet, but I'm gettin der. Good finkin Bully!" When Bulldust takes the stingers Minmorc will draw his Greataxe and take a leg from the knee down. With quick chops he'll also remove the wings at the shoulder and decapitate the beasties. Finding some of the roadies he'll give quick orders that the heads and wings be taken to Es Sarch. Returning, he'll kneel down next to Moffa. "Yep, got der rings right ere... do yous wants dem?"
Bulldust
player, 547 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 1 Feb 2019
at 04:50
  • msg #560

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust relaxes and stops waving his arms around.  "Oh, is dat a 'breastplate'?  I fought you had jus one big shiny red breast ... who knew?"
Minmorc
player, 692 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 2 Feb 2019
at 03:24
  • msg #561

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will wave the wyvern leg around as he talks. "Nah, my Dad is der red breast, Ise more a leg man meself."
Bulldust
player, 548 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 2 Feb 2019
at 11:07
  • msg #562

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust smirks at that, trying to remember one of Moffa's bedtime stories. "Woz e Robbin' da Rich or Gifta da Paws?"
Minmorc
player, 693 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 2 Feb 2019
at 14:34
  • msg #563

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Err... Robbin der comfortably Welloff I fink. E married der gifta cat." Minmorc will start the jabs with the wand that he will need to get back to full strength. Now that the adrenaline has worn off he's feeling every one of the gauges the wyvern added to his armor.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 813 posts
Sun 3 Feb 2019
at 15:05
  • msg #564

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With the award ceremony complete Team Arda-Nuff manage to make their way back into the city among the crows of spectators. There is plenty of appreciation voiced from many among the crowd but eventually the group is able to shake off the more persistent fans and head for the huge stone column in the centre of the city. The huge stone column that the locals call Necromancer's Spike.

As the column comes into sight between the surrounding buildings it looks like light glimmers, as if from hundreds of tiny windows, from the curving sides of this towering natural formation, stretching up all the way to the roof of this huge cavern. However, as the group gets closer to the base the tiny patches of light shimmering on the column are clearly discrete patches of luminescent fungi.

Closer still, the group can see an unlit cavity gapes at the column's base, apparently providing an opening into the interior. The thick stone doors that once must have secured the entry lie blasted in a pile of gravel and small boulders all around the entrance.

OOC: An illustration of the entry to the Necromancer's Spike is uploaded as the Main Game Map. The entry is about ten feet wide. How do you plan to approach, or does anyone wish to pause to make any preparations before going closer? Is Minmorc still carrying the obsidian ring Es Sarch provided or did he hand it to someone else after the Nuffle ball game?
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:10, Sun 03 Feb 2019.
Minmorc
player, 694 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 5 Feb 2019
at 03:25
  • msg #565

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will quickly change out of the breastplate (goblins, avert your eyes!) and into his chain shirt and will draw his great axe. With his equipment stuffed back in its sack in his backpack he'll again offer the ring to the others. "Anyone want ter be sneaky or yer want me ter be all sneaky?"
Bulldust
player, 549 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 5 Feb 2019
at 06:36
  • msg #566

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'm a bugbear so I'm already pretty sneaky Min.  You orcs need all da help ya can get wiv dat."

Bulldust sneaks up to the entrance and looks for a call button on the wall.  "Do we have ter walk up all da way?" he whispers.
Dregz
player, 590 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 5 Feb 2019
at 13:09
  • msg #567

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Wese gotta stick close," the little goblin is uncertain how far the protection afforded by the obsidian ring extends, "an' move quick," but does recall Es Sarch telling them it will not hold back the wards for long.

"Get through der door an' past der first chamber."

"I do 'ope dat Es Sarch wuz telling der truth about dat ring ..." now is probably not the time to share such misgivings.

"P'raps we should take a look at it ?" he raises a questioning brow at Moffa.
Jurz
player, 681 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 7 Feb 2019
at 08:20
  • msg #568

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As everyone prepares to move on, Jurz makes his way to Rog and finishes adjusting the harness he had fashioned earlier.  Once he is satisfied, he climbs up onto the dire bat's back and takes to the air.  there are a few lowish level swoops to get the hang of it, then he settlers Rog down to track over the heads of the party like a low flying umbrella.  Ella.  Ella. Dats might be a good name for a big bat, he muses.
Moffdust
player, 387 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 8 Feb 2019
at 09:50
  • msg #569

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffsust takes the opportunity, while Minmorc is on his knees, to inspect the seldom seen top of his head and the black ring. "I'se sure you can gets an ointments fer dat. An youse should keeps de rings Mins, dats how dese things works."

She closes her eyes and thinks real hard, opening one to peek at Dregs then screwing them shut again. "I'se trying Dregzie, but I'se not sure what de rings can does." 

"Big bat! ... harness! ..." Moffdust comments as Jurz swoops past, "Nice rigs Jurzies! ... We's flies higher dan weathers ..."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 814 posts
Sat 9 Feb 2019
at 00:31
  • msg #570

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust and Minmorc lead the way toward the open, 10-foot wide gateway.

The gateway itself is ten feet deep and strewn with rubble, making it difficult terrain to run across. Just beyond the gateway the entrance opens out a bit with stone columns staggered about 5 feet apart.

When Bully and Minmorc are 20 feet from the gateway a bulky male drow in a shining breastplate steps from behind a pillar and steps forward to the rear section of the gateway. Glaring and waving his serrated scimitar, his shield at the ready, he snarls, "Get gone from here, or we'll use your skins for cloaks! House Dusklorn claims the Necromancer’s Spike!"

Deeper in the tunnel two more drow cover you with their ornate longbows from behind the cover of those stone columns.

OOC: No map yet. (Probably Sunday evening)
Minmorc
player, 696 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 9 Feb 2019
at 01:42
  • msg #571

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will consider the Drows three points and will answer them all "No." Launching forward he will ignore the SwordsElf and will charge the Archer deeper and to the left. Taking a big swing with his axe he'll call out cheerfully New game Bully, whoever kills der most Duskies gets der Necro Spike!"
Dregz
player, 591 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 9 Feb 2019
at 03:53
  • msg #572

Day 17: Into the Underdark

In the circumstances, it seems very unlikely that these Drow would be happy to hear the little goblin pronounce the password as 'Dusklorn', and Dregz most certainly doesn't like the itchy feeling he's getting with those arrows pointed at him.

"Show dem der ring, show dem der ring !" he urges Bully.
Bulldust
player, 550 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 9 Feb 2019
at 04:54
  • msg #573

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust's eyes grow wide with delight at the sight of real live elves just begging to be beaten up.  All notions of stealth slip from his mind.  "Its OK Dregzie, Min has da ring ... we jus stormin da entrance!" he replies distractedly as he leaps toward the elf in the doorway, swinging his chainflail to entangle and trip him.  "You're on Min!  May da best goblin win!" (The chain may have wrapped around the elf but Bulldust's Str check was low and may not have tripped the elf.) 

12:43, Today: Bulldust rolled 24 using 1d20+10.  touch drow with chain.
12:44, Today: Bulldust rolled 11 using 1d20+9.  opposed Str check to trip.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:58, Sat 09 Feb 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 815 posts
Sun 10 Feb 2019
at 15:56
  • msg #574

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC: Main game map updated. Note the grid coordinates which will hopefully make it easier to specify where you want to move to.
Minmorc
player, 697 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 10 Feb 2019
at 16:17
  • msg #575

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Ork to J6 to attack d3 :)
Bulldust
player, 551 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 10 Feb 2019
at 22:45
  • msg #576

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bugbear to i9. Chain around d1
Moffdust
player, 389 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 16 Feb 2019
at 01:22
  • msg #577

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust pats Dregz comfortingly on the shoulder. "Min was dere, he knows de passwords, he jus doesn't wants to says it cos he's an orcs. An Bullys is jus as dumb, especially wid elfses. We's fighting now, so we's better get readies. Dere's probably more elfs in dere." She steps forward to stand where Minmorc was and summons a rat swarm spread out in a line from the swordsman d1 back into the tunnel past the archer d2 (i4-i7).
Jurz
player, 682 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 16 Feb 2019
at 02:10
  • msg #578

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz gets Rog to land and steps off of his flying mount.  "Youse hang around out heres, an tells me if any more of dose elfses is coming up behind us." Jurz instructs the big bat.

OOC: Jurz remains at K13
Dregz
player, 592 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 16 Feb 2019
at 06:19
  • msg #579

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dey hav'n killed anyfing since der match," Dregz admits.  "Dey prolly just wanna warm up fer killin' der Talon ov Tiamat.  Iz only natcheral."

The little goblin priest sighs, moves over to the easter wall of the cave, hopefully out of sight of the elves, and gets ready to patch up Minmorc and Bully once they've dispatched the welcoming committee.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 816 posts
Sun 17 Feb 2019
at 16:35
  • msg #580

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As Minmorc charges straight past the front drow swordsman (d1) the drow takes the opportunity to slash at him with his serrated scimitar. The blade draws blood but the wound is only minor.  Almost simultaneously Minmorc's Axewife cuts deeply into the drow archer on the right, seriously wounding him.

Bully is only a few seconds behind Minmorc but stops short of the rubble-strewn doorway to try to entangle the drow swordsman with his spiked chain. However the drow is stronger than he looks and Bully doesn't manage to pull him off balance.

Moffa steps forward a pace or two and summons a swarm of rats that immediately emerges from the rubble and dark corners of the tunnel around and behind the drow swordsman (d1).

Jurz lands and dismounts from his direbat while Dregz moves over to crouch beside the eastern wall of the entry out of sight of the drow archers.

Raven moves forward to peek between Bully and the western wall of the entry and lines up her crossbow at the drow swordsman. Her bolt lodges harmlessly in the drow's shield.

The drow swordsman (d1) seems more disturbed by the swarm of rats biting his ankles than by crossbows and chains. He retches and staggers back into the tunnel and disappears around the corner to the left to escape the swarm of rats.

Drow archer d2 steps back a pace beyond Minmorc's reach and shoots an arrow at Bulldust, which buries its head in his belly.

The other drow archer d3 drops his bow, steps back , draws his scimitar and slashes at Minmorc. The serrated blade cuts deep and blood spurts from the wound.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 698 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 17 Feb 2019
at 22:03
  • msg #581

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc slashed the first drow deeply as he fled and continued past. Ignoring the first paper cut and the second great bloody slash of a paper cut Minmorc readies to get stuck into his foe until he hears the twang of a bow and Bullies grunt of pain. Sliding around a column Minmorc begins furiously slashing at the drow he finds there.

Ooc: Minmorc to I5 to attack D2.
Jurz
player, 683 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 17 Feb 2019
at 22:37
  • msg #582

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz growls deep in his throat and starts to walk forwards.  As he does so, he grows larger, and drops to all fours.  His body bulks out, his face extends into a snout and black fur sprouts all over his body. By the time he gets close to the battle, he is a bear and almost three times his original size.

Jurz-bear to J7 :)


OOC:  Edited because I was looking at the wrong rules.  D'Oh!
This message was last edited by the player at 11:27, Wed 20 Feb 2019.
Bulldust
player, 552 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 18 Feb 2019
at 11:53
  • msg #583

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust looks at the poisoned arrow in his belly and yawns.  "You'll have ta do better dan dat!"

Then Min makes his move.  "Moffa!  Call off da rats!  Mins gone in da swarm!"

Then Jurz makes his move.  "Oo Oo!  Deres a bear in dere!"

19:46, Today: Bulldust rolled 25 using 1d20+10.  fort save vs sleep poison.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:57, Mon 18 Feb 2019.
Moffdust
player, 390 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Wed 20 Feb 2019
at 11:17
  • msg #584

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust frowns as the orc steps into the middle of her rat swarm.  "Dat was another very silly tings ta do." she mutters.

She hesitates then sweeps her arms towards the vomiting dow. "Go on den, he's all yours."

The rats move into the western alcove except for an enterprising pair who stay behind to lick up the vomit before the bear can get to it. (Disgusting creatures!)

She move close to the wall where she can watch her swarm at work. (K9)
Bulldust
player, 553 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 20 Feb 2019
at 22:51
  • msg #585

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust moves up to i6 and swings his chainflail at d3.  He misses, but keeps twirling the flail hopefully in case the elves give him a reason to try again.
Jurz
player, 685 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 20 Feb 2019
at 23:04
  • msg #587

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks at the rats licking the vomit.  They look tasty, but he has bigger prey on his Gobblo-ursine mind.
Dregz
player, 593 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 22 Feb 2019
at 13:53
  • msg #588

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz looks on with interest, firstly at the battle-prowes off Min and Bully, but even that is overshadowed by Jurz's transformation.  According to the Holy Book, bears are blessed creatures ... and something about hunny and crystals for robbers which never really made much sense in context.

Sticking his courage to the sticky point, the hairy little goblin priest takes a couple of deep breaths and then advances, flail held in both hands, looking to give a drow a better than near death experience.   If there's any left to dispatch, of course.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 817 posts
Sat 23 Feb 2019
at 14:23
  • msg #589

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc slashes his axe into the fleeing drow (d1) then wades forward through the rats, ignoring the way they squish beneath his boots and swarm around his legs as he advances to attack the northernmost drow archer (d2). His Axewife seriously wounds both of the drow but d2 barely manages to duck under Minmorc’s return swing which would have decapitated him.

Jurz growls a much deeper note than he could normally achieve as he transforms into a black bear and advances forward across the rubble of the entry doorway.

Moffa sends her rat swarm into the western alcove to keep the fleeing drow swordsman busy and Bully advances behind Minmorc, although he is unable to hit the drow with his chain-flail this time.

Dregz follows behind Bully with his flail in hand but doesn't quite manage to get close enough to attack the drow just yet.

Raven reloads her crossbow and moves forward behind Dregz and Jurz to take a shot at the easternmost drow (d3). Her aim is good and the crossbow bolt hits the drow in his left arm.

The swarm of rats proves more than the first drow can endure and he collapses to the floor and is swiftly covered by the voracious rodents.

The northern drow (d2) drops his bow and draws his scimitar to fight back against Minmorc. Again Minmorc's armour proves insufficient defence to avoid another nasty slash from the serrated blade.

The third drow (d3) steps behind one of the columns where he can us it to provide some cover as he attacks Bully with his scimitar too. He hits again and carves another deep gash the bugbear's flesh. 

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc is seriously wounded, Bully moderately wounded, drow d2 and d3 grievously wounded and d1 is dying.
Bulldust
player, 554 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 23 Feb 2019
at 15:10
  • msg #590

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust grins when the drow goes down in a sea of rats. "Dats one fer Moffa."   Ignoring the pain of his wounds he quickly whips his chainflail around at d3, finally managing to hit a drow for the first time.  "You can eat im if yer wants Jurzie bear."

He waits for Min to finish off d2 before moving into the next chamber.

22:57, Today: Bulldust rolled 9 using 1d10+8.  Flail to d3.
22:55, Today: Bulldust rolled 24 using 1d20+10.  Flail to d3
Minmorc
player, 699 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 23 Feb 2019
at 15:42
  • msg #591

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will snarl, drop his aim by about five inches and will swing again. Turning around he will hold his back swing, he nods along with Bully and simply waits, keen to watch a drow be mauled by a bear.
Bulldust
player, 555 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 00:32
  • msg #592

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust grins at Min.  "Well done Min, yer finally got one.  So dats one fer Moffa, one fer you, an one fer me or Birdie Girl or Jurzie bear 'pending wheavver yer count im as flailed or bolted or eaten.  Maybe dere's more?"  Leaving the bear and rats to devour their prey, he blows a little bugbear magic into his gauntlet then pads forward to j2 to see if there are indeed more Drow.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:36, Sun 24 Feb 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 818 posts
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 08:03
  • msg #593

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's greataxe finally does decapitate the northern drow (d2) while Bully's flail knocks down the last drow (d3) and leaves him gasping his final breaths on the tunnel floor.

Bully stalks forward in search of more of the dark elves to slay but there is no sign of any more than these three guards. Their makeshift campsite in the northern alcove only contains three padded sleeping mats and three satchels nearby.

Beyond the northern alcoves the tunnel continues through another short rubble-strewn section before opening out into a 20ft by 20ft chamber. A green haze obscures this chamber so that Bully can barely make out the far wall (clear vision for 10 feet then details become more obscured). The green haze gives the room a strangely aquatic look. The floor is tiled with slabs the colour of bone, and what Bully can see of the side walls appear to be covered by hundreds of burial vault doors, each bearing the crude likeness of a humanoid. Drifts of grey dust are mounded here and there but they pile thickly in each corner. A chill radiates from the chamber, oddly penetrating and portending death.

OOC: Main Game Map updated (Note, grid references have shifted up 4 places compared to previous map).
Minmorc is seriously wounded, Bully moderately wounded, drow d1 and d3 are dying, d2 is dead.
Jurz
player, 686 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 08:10
  • msg #594

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurzy-Bear pauses by D3 for a moment and rips at the dark elf's throat before padding along behind Bully.
Bulldust
player, 556 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 12:31
  • msg #595

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust sniffs at the green mist room then gathers up the dead elves' satchels, gives one to the bear to carry, "Fetch!  Can ya do dat?  Dere's a good boy!" and gives Jurz a scratch behind the ears with his long claws.  He takes the satchels back to the rest of the group and empties them carefully on a mattress.  Then he lies down on another mattress and looks for a healing position in his bag.

"Dey got me a bit.  But we stopped dem from gettin any older, dats da main fing.  Its not fair how dey live forever, so its good we fixed dat.  I suppose dey'd be a bit disappointed, if dey was still alive.  Its dere mums dat'll really be upset!  Dey're da worst wiv dese Drow elf types, da mums an da ladies.  We'll have ta fix dem too when dey'll come fer us."  He could just about drift off to sleep here, but shakes himself awake and looks at the elf loot.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 819 posts
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 14:03
  • msg #596

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The three satchels each contain enough dried meat and mushrooms to feed one drow for 3 days. These guys really had a great job, didn't they?

Their valuables consist of the armour and equipment on their bodies. Each drow has masterwork breastplate, a large steel shield, a masterwork silvered scimitar, masterwork composite longbow (+3 Str bonus), 7 poisoned arrows (minus one that was wiped clean in Bully's belly), 2 doses of poison (sleep DC13), 50gp cash and one 500gp black pearl.
Jurz
player, 687 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 24 Feb 2019
at 14:10
  • msg #597

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz is not impressed with being told to fetch, but is strangely pleased by being scratched behind the ears.  mentally, he is uncomfortable that he likes it, but this body-shape certainly does.

When the satchels are opened, he is unconcerned about the majority of their contents, although he does snaffle a chunk of dried meat to chew on.
Moffdust
player, 391 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 13:36
  • msg #598

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust enters the tunnel and has a look through the treasure. She gives one of the bows to Bully "Youse can uses dis Bully. It probably works better dan dat chains of yours." She gives the poisoned arrows to Raven "Youse can only sticks yerselfs wid dese at bedtimes. He he he!" She helps Bully pile the other stuff into his bag of holding after anyone else has had their pick.

Just before the rats disappear she organises them into a long line and marches them into the green mist. "Ratses is good fer doin experiments on." She will watch carefully and stop the rest going in if anything bad happens to the first ones. "Youse doesn't has to worries about dese ones Jurzie bears, deys not from around heres. Deys foreign ratses."
Jurz
player, 688 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 13:43
  • msg #599

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz snuffles around the rats anyway.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 820 posts
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 15:04
  • msg #600

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The first wave of rats manages to scramble a few feet into the green mist before they collapse, shrivel up, decay to dust then disappear entirely. None who enter make it back out alive. For a moment there was a definite similarity to the drifts of grey dust scattered throughout the room and piled most deeply in the corners.
Bulldust
player, 557 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 1 Mar 2019
at 01:37
  • msg #601

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dats not good is it Moffa?  Fer da rats I mean."  Bulldust shakes off any lingering aftereffects of the sleep poison and applies his quick brain to the green mist problem.  Maybe there's another way around... he starts looking for secret doors.
Dregz
player, 594 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 05:15
  • msg #602

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat's what der ring is fer ... to protects us from bein' horribly dead," Dregz suggests.  "But if it doesn' last long wese are gonna need a plan so wese don' spend very long in dat room.  Can enyones see a ways out of it ?"

The priest himself has other concerns for the moment, liberally applying the Other Magic Stick (the one that heals hurts) to Bully and Min.
Minmorc
player, 700 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 08:52
  • msg #603

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will give himself and Bully a dose of lesser vigor and is really grateful to Dregz for the magical healing. Peering into the chamber Minmorc will say "I fink ders doors at der back der on dat side an dat side... dey woz talkin bout traps... if youz wants ter be clever dats good but I can jus wreckin ball it. A rope from me ter Bully an I'll jus run in, open der doors hard like an get out den we can all go wherever." Minmorc will help Bully and Moffa with the looting and will jump in with however the group wants to tackle the next room.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 821 posts
Sun 3 Mar 2019
at 13:56
  • msg #604

Day 17: Into the Underdark

No one expresses any interest in the drow weapons and armour except for a masterwork mighty composite longbow for Bully and the 20 sleep-poisoned arrows for Raven, so the rest all goes into Bully’s bag of holding for later sale and division of the profits.

Bully’s search for secret doors doesn’t find any way to bypass the room of lethal green mist.

Minmorc’s wand speeds up his and Bully’s natural healing processes to heal about half of Bully’s wounds and about one third of Minmorc’s wounds in just over a minute. Meanwhile Dregz applies his own magic stick tapping Bully twice and Minmorc four times. After all that Bully is fully healed and Minmorc’s wounds are reduced to just a scratch. 

Somewhere in that healing process both Bully and Minmorc yawn hugely but manage to shake it off and are ready to tackle the next stage.

Minmorc says he thinks there are doors at the end of the room of green mist and offers to go first to open them, the quickest way. A rope is tied around his waist and he enters the green mist, trusting in the powers of Es Sarch’s magic ring. Fortunately, it does seem to be working. The green mists thin noticeably as soon as Minmorc enters the room and everyone is sable to see tow closed doors at the far ends of the east and west walls of the room. The other clue that the magic is working is that Minmorc doesn’t fall down, shrivel up and decay to dust like the rats did. He hurries forward toward one of the doors.

OOC Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc, which door are you heading for?
Everyone else, what are you going to do?
Minmorc
player, 701 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 3 Mar 2019
at 23:46
  • msg #605

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With axe in hand Minmorc will head over the left door (H1) and see if its as easy as just pushing it open.
Bulldust
player, 558 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 4 Mar 2019
at 00:16
  • msg #606

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Fanks Min.  Fanks Dregzie."  Bulldust thanks those who heal his wounds.  He stands at the edge of the green mist and holds the rope that is tied to Min.  ".Looks like dis is da plan Dregzie... I hold da rope an pull Min out if he turns ta dust.  If he dies in da line of duty he could be a onarary bruvver fer me an Moffa, we'd call im Mindust."  When curiosity gets the better of him, he edges a toe into the mist just to see what happens.
Moffdust
player, 392 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 4 Mar 2019
at 00:31
  • msg #607

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust stands with Bully at the edge of the mist and peers into the room trying to work out what kind of death spell is in the green mist, but she has no idea. She shrugs and mutters "Deads is deadses." While she watches she casts Detect Magic and concentrates on the area around the door that Minmorc heads towards.

08:21, Today: Moffdust rolled 15 using 1d20+11.  Spellcraft identity green mist spell.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:31, Mon 04 Mar 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 822 posts
Mon 4 Mar 2019
at 12:30
  • msg #608

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc heads for the left hand door and pushes it open with no trouble at all. It opens into the southern end of a 35ft long, 5ft wide corridor that runs northward from this door. It has four doors at 10ft intervals along the western wall and one more door in the eastern wall at the end of the corridor.

Bully holds the rope and philosophises, in a bugbear sort of way, with one toe poked just far enough into the thinned green mist to prove that it isn't going to crumble into dust. Meanwhile Moffa concentrates on the magic in the room.

OOC: This is round 1 with the green mist suppressed by the obsidian ring that Minmorc is wearing. Jurz, Dregz and Raven have not yet acted this round.
Jurz
player, 689 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 4 Mar 2019
at 12:36
  • msg #609

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear keeps snuffling and makes his way to stand behind the dust twins, and watches.
Dregz
player, 595 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 9 Mar 2019
at 05:23
  • msg #610

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz certainly approved of the plan for Minmorc to go do his thing to the door, but when it opens surprisingly easy, the hairy little priest realises that they hadn't really planned for what happens thereafter ...

"Wese must all stays close togevver !" the goblin thinks quickly.  "Min - 'urry back 'ere an' we'll all bunch up an' make a run fer dat doorway.  'Urry !"

"Everywun get ready !" he warns the group.
Minmorc
player, 702 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 9 Mar 2019
at 08:44
  • msg #611

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yer wants me ter try de udder door while I gots my wreckin rope?"
This message was last edited by the player at 10:14, Sat 09 Mar 2019.
Dregz
player, 596 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 10 Mar 2019
at 13:01
  • msg #612

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little priest considers quickly.

"Es Sarch said wese only gotta minit or so," Dregz call back.  "I dunno if der ring will work more dan wunce ... der worry is dat der might be sumfin nasty behind der uvver door, or dat might be der way wese is supposed ter go ..."

More quick thinking.

"Nah !" the goblin decides firmly, gesturing for the big Orc to come back to the tribe, while he says his piece.  "We will trust dat Bargrivyek ... an' Nuffle ... 'ave guided youse to der right path.  'Urry back an' wese'll all go through der west door togevver."

There's more, but he has no time to explain now with the ring's magic running out.
Jurz
player, 690 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 10 Mar 2019
at 13:39
  • msg #613

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz bear snuffles and scratches his ear.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 823 posts
Mon 11 Mar 2019
at 14:27
  • msg #614

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc calls back after opening the far left door, asking whether to open the other door as well but Dregz cautions against opening the second and calls Minmorc back so the group can all move through the room together.

Meanwhile Moffa continues to concentrate on the magic in the room.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
This is round 2 with the green mist suppressed by the obsidian ring that Minmorc is wearing.

Bulldust
player, 559 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 00:25
  • msg #615

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust holds the rope and watches what Min is doing.  "Seems safe enough.  J'a fink Bargriefyuk would like to know wots behind de ovver door Dregzie?   I fink I would.  But if I was a god den I would already know, right?  I fink I know dere's noffing dere.  So if Min looks, an dere is noffing dere, den does dat mean I am a god?"
This message was last edited by the player at 00:40, Sat 16 Mar 2019.
Moffdust
player, 393 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 00:26
  • msg #616

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dere is one strong magics and hundreds of udder magics in this rooms!" Moffdust announces excitedly as she stares into the green mist. "I tinks de strong ones is de death magics. But I wonders what dese dead peoples is hiding in dere little boxes? Maybe we's has got times ter looks in one?" Driven by curiosity, and feeling its safe now because the mist in the whole room dimmed when Min went in, she walks across the room to stand near the door on the left.

Cat the bat flutters around the walls and ceiling near the door, eventually hanging from a perch on one of the crypt doors.
Dregz
player, 597 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 06:42
  • msg #617

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The questions fly thick and fast ... but that's what being a spokesperson for the gods is all about really.  Providing answer to matters you wish had never been raised.

"Der godz are rum niffy scent," Dregz explains to Bulldust, struggling over the long word.  "Dat means der spirit chill stench ov der gods iz so stong dat no-wun can bear to be around dem.  Even uvver godz can only bear der smell ov each uvver for a short time.  So iv youse were a godz, you'd 'av ter be banished to one ov der hells.  I wouldn' risk it."

Having handily covered theology, the hairy goblin turns his attention to matters necromantic.

"I fink dat der big magics is dat ring," the priest suggests to Moffa, "and all der small magics are all der cursed bones wot is killin' everythin' dat goes in der chamber.  I don' fink wese should be takin' cursed bones dat will kill us when der ring's magics run out !"
Jurz
player, 691 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 07:24
  • msg #618

Day 17: Into the Underdark

jurz-bear suddenly lollops across the green mist room, and straight through the open door at the other side.
Bulldust
player, 560 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 11:03
  • msg #619

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Don't look Min!"  Bulldust looks worried at Dregz's dire warning.  "If I am a God I don't fink I could live wiv myself ... Us bugbears have very sensitive noses!  Some mysteries are better left mysterious.
Dregz
player, 598 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 13:46
  • msg #620

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The hairy little priest looks on in horror, barely hearing Bully's words, expecting Jurz-bear to be turned into ashes at any moment !
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 824 posts
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 14:19
  • msg #621

Day 17: Into the Underdark

After a brief discussion about theology and the wisdom of not knowing what lurks behind the other door it is Jurz-bear that makes the decisive move. He lumbers across the thin-green-fog-filled room and safely out the northwest door. Everyone else follows him, with Minmorc bringing up the rear.

Moffa still scans the room even more intently than before while Cat the bat flutters around from one burial vault door to the next, finally settling to cling upside down from one vault door on the western side of the room (in square G9 on the current map).

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
This is round 3 with the green mist suppressed by the obsidian ring that Minmorc is wearing.
Minmorc
player, 703 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 23:22
  • msg #622

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Well, dat's good den." Minmorc will push and shove the others that are still in the mist into the corridor, some in front, some behind and will land in square F5. Axe ready and only slightly tangled in wrecking rope he'll try to open the door.
Moffdust
player, 394 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 23:46
  • msg #623

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Youse is such an orcs sometimes!" Moffdust stands with her hands on her hips and glares at Minmorc. "I jus wants one small bits of a minutes ter looks in de dusts!"

She waggles her finger at Minmorc, and when he pauses she will search through the dust pile in the southwest corner, raking it carefully with her claws. "Deres sometink magics in de udder corners too, if someone wants ter looks." She points towards the southeast corner.
Bulldust
player, 561 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 17 Mar 2019
at 00:16
  • msg #624

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust gapes at Moffa then at Min.  If Min pauses then he'll pay out the rope he was holding to give himself some slack and search in the dust in the southeast corner.  "What am I looking for Moffa?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 825 posts
Sun 17 Mar 2019
at 02:41
  • msg #625

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc pushes everyone else out of the room ahead of him, with Cat the bat fluttering angrily about his head for manhandling Moffa. The moment that Minmorc passes through the doorway to exit the room the green mist thickens noticeably behind him again, giving Moffa and Bully a chance to pause before doing anything too hasty.
Minmorc
player, 704 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 17 Mar 2019
at 08:52
  • msg #626

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"errr... I fink when da rings in da fog its fog, but when its not der fogs not fog, its like rat eating death fart. I can put yers back if yer wants me too?" Minmorc will briefly pause opening his door in case Moffa wants to further investigate the rat eating death fart. He then has another idea. "Yer wanna borrow der ring sos yer can play in the rat eating death fart dust?"
Jurz
player, 692 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 17 Mar 2019
at 09:09
  • msg #627

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear just wanders down the corridor, batting at doors with his paw.
Dregz
player, 599 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 22 Mar 2019
at 04:47
  • msg #628

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz looks extremely concerned as to the many, many things that might go wrong ... in fact, he can't bear to watch, and turns away to follow Jurz, clutching his heavy flail.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 826 posts
Fri 22 Mar 2019
at 16:11
  • msg #629

Day 17: Into the Underdark

After Minmorc pushes everyone else out of the room ahead of him, Bully and Moffa pick themselves up and just stare at him. Their emotions are almost impossible to read. He apologetically offers them the obsidian ring if they want to go back into the “rat eating death fart” room to search through the piles of dust. Bully still stands there staring with the rope linking him to Minmorc still clutched in his hands.

Meanwhile Jurz-bear wanders off up the short corridor casually knocking open the four doors on the left and the one at the end on the right as he goes.

The four doors on the left all open into 10ft x 10ft trophy rooms. Each has cobwebbed shelves, nooks and pedestals lining the wall, boasting dusty relics of a life spent in the study of magic and death.
  • The first room (B12-C13) holds preserved body parts of rare beasts.
  • The second room (B14-C15) stores all sorts of antiques, odd bits of clothing and equipment.
  • The third room (B16-C17) contans religious icons from a variety of faiths.
  • The fourth room (B18-C19) displays an extensive collection of humanoid skulls and bones.

The end door on the right opens into a more spacious dining room (E18-H20). Soft illumination lights this chamber from a candelabrum full of black candles sitting in the centre of a huge stone table. Ten ironwork chairs, the most elaborate of which is at the head of the table to the north, surround the slab. All the places are set. Dust and cobwebs cover the whole scene.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Moffdust
player, 395 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 00:01
  • msg #630

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust smiles sweetly at Minmorc and shuts the door to the green room. She trots along the corridor after the other goblins, stroking Cat and hanging him back inside her cloak.
Bulldust
player, 562 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 00:07
  • msg #631

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shrugs "Ok, so we's not lookin fer treasure."  He untangles the rope and gives it back to its owner.  He closes the doors to the four small rooms as he passes, like we were never there.
Minmorc
player, 705 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 00:42
  • msg #632

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will sidle past some and pole vault a bear in his enthusiasm to get stuck in. Coming to a halt at F18 he will attempt to open the small door inside the room.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 827 posts
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 09:27
  • msg #633

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The door that Minmorc opens leads into a 20ft x 20ft room. Covered in cobwebs and dust, this room is empty except for rows of blanket-covered beds and another closed door in the eastern wall.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Jurz
player, 693 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 09:48
  • msg #634

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear growls softly and stays back to bat open the door to the room containing religious symbols and artefacts again.

Snuffling about, inside the room, he claws  a few minor items into the middle of the floor.
Bulldust
player, 563 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 13:21
  • msg #635

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"What's dat Skip?  Do ya need a person ter put dese in a bag for ya?"  Bulldust picks up the things the bear collected and puts them in his bag of holding for safe keeping.
Dregz
player, 600 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 13:24
  • msg #636

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Staying close to Jurz-bear, Dregz stares with contempt at any religious artifacts that he recognises as being relics of the gods of good, while keeping an eye out for anything that belongs to Bargrivyek that he might rescue it from this place.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 828 posts
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 15:21
  • msg #637

Day 17: Into the Underdark

There are all sorts of religious items on display. Holy and unholy symbols from human, humanoid and monster deities in stone, wood, bone, copper, iron, brass and silver, though often broken or damaged in some way. You name it - it is probably there, although no individual item would be worth more than a standard 25gp silver holy symbol (there are about 20 of that value here).

Dregz finds a tarnished copper brooch depicting a white-tipped flail that he is certain is an unholy symbol of Bargrivyek.
Jurz
player, 694 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 15:26
  • msg #638

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear looks at Bully, yawns, and claws a few relevant pieces towards the bugbear.
Dregz
player, 601 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 27 Mar 2019
at 13:26
  • msg #639

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz nods with satisfaction at his find.

"Dis is fer youse," he tells Bully offering him the brooch with due reverence.  "Bargrivyek is pleased wiv youse !"
Bulldust
player, 564 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 30 Mar 2019
at 00:50
  • msg #640

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust puts a few selected items in his bag of holding, just the bear minimum.

He pins the brook onto the front of his cloak and grins hugely down at Dregz.  "Fanks Dregzie!  Dis'll bring me luck.  An it'll show everyone I'm on Bargriefyuk's side, no matter what else I'm turnin into."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 829 posts
Sun 31 Mar 2019
at 15:26
  • msg #641

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While Minmorc is still standing in the northern doorway of the bunkroom a ghostly figure sits up in the bed in the southwest corner of the room, looks at him with a terrified expression, screams and bolts out of bed and away through the eastern door of the bunkroom. The closed eastern door.
Minmorc
player, 706 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 31 Mar 2019
at 15:58
  • msg #642

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will point his axe at the closed door. "Dat's right, yous betta run! I ain't scared o no ghosts! Piss off ghost! Hey guys, I fink dis place is like a circle, but not like a regular circle, like a freaky circle." As the party is looting the place he'll help out, throwing all the bedding off each bed into a pile in the middle of the room and watching to see if anything good falls out.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 830 posts
Mon 1 Apr 2019
at 12:46
  • msg #643

Day 17: Into the Underdark

One of the mattresses bursts and the stuffing falls out. Nothing valuable though.
Bulldust
player, 565 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 1 Apr 2019
at 13:40
  • msg #644

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust reopens the door to the room with bits of creatures and has a sniff around with his super-keen bugbear nose.
Moffdust
player, 396 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 1 Apr 2019
at 13:44
  • msg #645

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust resumes concentration on detect magic, in the four small rooms to the west.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 831 posts
Thu 4 Apr 2019
at 15:42
  • msg #646

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust eventually manages to find a single green dragon scale, which looks like it might have slipped down behind the shelf where a larger display item has obviously be removed from the shelf, judging by the clear patch on the otherwise dusty shelf.

Moffa discovers that the room full of all sorts of antiques, odd bits of clothing and equipment is also full of dim traces of magic as well. It is almost as though some of the items here were once enchanted. In fact, there do seem to be rather a lot of blank scrolls, empty flasks and vials, fragile old wands, worn and battered boots, cloaks, belts, gloves, and so on.
Jurz
player, 695 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 4 Apr 2019
at 19:44
  • msg #647

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear prowls along after Min and VBully.
Dregz
player, 602 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 5 Apr 2019
at 04:54
  • msg #648

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin doesn't know much about magic, but even so ...

"Der scrolls an' vials, fairy nuff," he suggests to Moffa, "but all dose boots an' cloaks an' stuff ?  Sounds like sumfin et der magics !"

But Min's discovery of the ghost is something a priest can really get their teeth into.  At least metaphorically, if only he knew the meaning of the word.

"Where is it ?  Where is der ghost ?" he asks the big Orc excitedly, peering around the doorframe.  "An' how is dis a circle ?" Less excitedly, more in puzzlement.  "Dat's der round wun, innit ?" Dregz uses his finger to describe a circle in the air to get his point across.
Moffdust
player, 397 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 6 Apr 2019
at 01:10
  • msg #649

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust flips through the dusty leathergoods, wrinkling her nose in distaste at what she finds. "Elvses likes ter wear magic cloaks and bootses. Its good ter knows deir magics wears off. Maybe dey doesn't lives forever. Maybe dey just dies and we doesn't has ter kills dem all."

In a drawer she finds a small circular lens, a monocle, and she pops it on her eye and looks about. She follows Dregzie to the door of the ghost room and peers into the room. Cat the bat wriggles out of her cloak and flutters around the dining room, looking for somewhere to perch.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:28, Sat 06 Apr 2019.
Bulldust
player, 566 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 6 Apr 2019
at 01:18
  • msg #650

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust wipes dust off the dragon scales and shaves it inside his chainmail armour.  He stalks into the room with the table.  "Where'd da ghost go?"  He crosses to the double doors, sniffing at the moldering food as he passes, and throws the doors open.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:30, Sat 06 Apr 2019.
Minmorc
player, 707 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 6 Apr 2019
at 07:43
  • msg #651

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As Dregz comes in Minmorc will point to the closed door in the barracks "Ghostie went dat way. I reckon its like a circle cos we came through der death fart room an now we comin round so we wants ter be careful not ter go runnin back into der death fart room. I mean I'm good cause I got der protection from death fart ring. Ima go bust a ghost." Moving across the now trashed barracks Minmorc will try the door.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 832 posts
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 06:01
  • msg #652

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully opens the double doors on the eastern side of the dining room and Minmorc opens the door on the eastern side of the bunk room in search of the ghost that fled screaming in that direction. Bully and Minmorc find themselves looking at each other along another corridor, with another closed door in the eastern wall in front of Minmorc.

Minmorc takes a few steps south to find the corridor only extends 5 feet further to the east at the southern end, with three doors in the walls at that end of the corridor. The western door must be the other door back into his 'death fart' room, but what lies behind the doors in the north and south walls are still a mystery.

Bully takes a few steps east to see around the corner (ignoring another closed door to the south for the moment) and finds himself looking into a large kitchen. It has a long stone counter along the eastern wall, a sink with a water spout shaped like a gargoyle in the northeast corner, a long stone table in the middle of the room and two large fireplaces in the north and west walls. Above the table is a web of wrought iron with a collection of iron pots and utensils dangling from it.

There is no sign of life anywhere, nor any sign of the fleeing ghost either.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:03, Sun 07 Apr 2019.
Jurz
player, 696 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 06:17
  • msg #653

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear starts to feel an itch between his shoulder blades.  Not that itch that you feel when something is amiss, but just one of those itches that comes and goes and gets more and more irritating because you can't scratch it.  However, he steps across the corridor and bats at the door (I19) before backing on to the corner of the wall and rubbing himself up against it.

Itches can be really annoying.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 833 posts
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 09:05
  • msg #654

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear pushes open the door in the corridor south of the kitchen and steps back to scratch an itch while he looks inside.

This large chamber curves outward at the eastern end. Within that curve is a gradual stair that leads to a large altar of black stone. The statue of a spider the size of a big bear, seemingly pieced together from bones and fangs, stands astride the altar. From the altar, a gossamer carpet of webs stretches down the stairs and 15 feet into the room, enshrouding a pedestal in the centre of the room.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Jurz
player, 697 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 09:41
  • msg #655

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear growls low in his throat, when he sees the altar, but can't resist scratching that itch.
Minmorc
player, 708 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 7 Apr 2019
at 11:06
  • msg #656

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will move to I13 and will open the door to spider mans lair. "Anyone gotta light?"
Moffdust
player, 398 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 10:43
  • msg #657

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust is delighted with her new monocle. It has a gold chain and an earclip that looks just lovely on her pointy green ears. She screws one eye shut and peers at everything through it. This leads her to climb onto the dining table and swipe all of the lit black candles out of the candelabrum, blowing them out and giggling when they relight themselves. "Its my birtdays!"

Fun over, she gives the candles to Bully to put in has magic bag and joins the others in the passage. She sympathises with Jurz and flexes her sharp little claws to show how him good it would feel "...if only I's could reaches..."
Bulldust
player, 567 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 14:05
  • msg #658

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust stands next to Jurz and gives his back a really good scratch "Dere ya go Jurzie!  Dat feels good eh?  Who's a good boy?"

"Dat's jus a kitchen over dere."  He points to the north room where he looked.  In reply to Min he adds "Moffa gave me some candles but deys not hot.  Jurzie taught me how ta make fire ... like dis!" he points through the north door to the chapel and shoots fire from his fingertips at the web-covered pedestal.
Jurz
player, 698 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 8 Apr 2019
at 14:09
  • msg #659

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear wriggles and squirms as his back is scratched, then pokes his head around the door frame to see what happens when Bully's fire hits the web.
Dregz
player, 603 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 10 Apr 2019
at 13:45
  • msg #660

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz follows Moffa, peeking into the room with all the webs and the HORRIBLE EIGHT LEGGED HAIRY THING (albeit slightly less hairy than himself and slightly less horrible than Minmorc before he's had his first fight of the day) but not too closely, shudders, bravely manages only a slight whimpering noise, then heads over for another peeking around the wall into the kitchen area, deciding, on balance, that he prefers ghost hunting after all.

"Id's not real, id's only a statues," he mutters to himself
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 834 posts
Wed 10 Apr 2019
at 16:01
  • msg #661

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully's blast of cleansing fire has a marvelous effect on the cobwebs, clearing away all that it touches. About half of the pedestal in the centre of the room is uncovered and it becomes clear that it is some sort of well or perhaps a font, although no one can see down inside it far enough from the doorway to see how deep it is. However, you can see some sort of mist that slowly billows out of the opening although it doesn't spread more than 5 feet away from that well/font.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Moffdust
player, 399 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 12 Apr 2019
at 05:34
  • msg #662

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust peeks with Dregz into the Drow temple. "Maybes. We's first ter be carefuls wid elf's magics." She resumes concentrating on Detect Magic while looking through the doorway.
Minmorc
player, 709 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 12 Apr 2019
at 06:20
  • msg #663

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will move to J15 and look into the well. "Yer right Moffa, we'd best be real careful... Bully, can yous light dis well on fire?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 835 posts
Sun 14 Apr 2019
at 14:44
  • msg #664

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is the first to venture into the spider- decorated room that Moffa suspects to be a drow temple.  He moves to within 5 feet of the 'well' and leans forward to peer inside. 

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 710 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 14 Apr 2019
at 15:11
  • msg #665

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Cough, cough, bleerk.... Nasty gas. Dun worry about burnin der well Bully, is jus a dippin bowl."
Bulldust
player, 568 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 09:27
  • msg #666

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust will stay right where he is until Moffa has finished scanning the room.  "Dat's good den, I've run out ov fire anyhow.  Anyfing magic in dere Moffa?"
Moffdust
player, 400 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 12:17
  • msg #667

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust continues to concentrate on Detect Magic. "Deres magic's, but I doesn't knows what dey is yet. I has ter tinks."
Dregz
player, 604 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 12:18
  • msg #668

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz continues to look on with concern.  Some things scare even the extremely zealous priests of Bargrivyek.  Namely ...

"Youse be careful," the hairy little goblin finally gets the courage to give voice to a warning to those in the chamber with the spider statue, albeit he keeps his tone respectfully low.  "Dis is a shrine to Lolth.  Wese are bad ... but She's BAD."
Jurz
player, 699 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 17 Apr 2019
at 12:28
  • msg #669

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear lifts a paw, and scratches the side of his nose.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 836 posts
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 09:43
  • msg #670

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With the mystery of the pedestal (font) solved everyone waits to see what happens next. The only ones to move at all are Raven and Dregz who move closer to the doorways so they can see inside the Shrine of Lolth too. 

With a prolonged cracking and a sinister series of clicks, the monstrous bone statue atop the altar suddenly rises, standing on splayed legs. Its mandibles click together as the horror lurches to life.

OOC: Main Game Map updated. Vapour cloud added around the font for clarity (it is not spreading any further).
Minmorc
player, 711 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 19 Apr 2019
at 11:13
  • msg #671

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yer a big one eh? Arright, come on den if yer finks yer ardanuff!" Holding his ground Minmorc will call on the power of a pearl of power and will grow to nearly twice his size, axe at the ready.
Bulldust
player, 569 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 20 Apr 2019
at 00:54
  • msg #672

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Squish it Min."  Bulldust goes down to the south end of the passage and opens the door there just south of where Raven is standing.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:55, Sat 20 Apr 2019.
Moffdust
player, 401 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 20 Apr 2019
at 01:04
  • msg #673

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Deres one two free magics in deres wid Min, but I'd not sure which ones gonna eats him first." She continues to concentrate on Detect Magic.
Minmorc
player, 712 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 20 Apr 2019
at 06:31
  • msg #674

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I opes its number three, I dun wanna be eaten by a number one ors a number two. Come ere number three, Im gonna eat yer!"
Dregz
player, 605 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 22 Apr 2019
at 05:24
  • msg #675

Day 17: Into the Underdark

There's a certain inevitability to the statue coming to life despite the little goblin's most strident warnings ...

... but though the hairy priest is truly terrified of the eight-legged, befang ... of the creature as we shall hitherto refer to it, he is bound by older ties, to his god and to his tribe.

Dregz pushes his way to the fore, drawing his flail as he moves to join Minmorc in fighting the bad fight against this horror.

"Led's ged id !"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 837 posts
Mon 22 Apr 2019
at 13:56
  • msg #676

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While everyone else is fascinated with the Shrine of Lolth, Bully is bored and goes exploring, opening the door at the southern end of the corridor behind Raven. The door opens to reveal a room about 10 feet deep and 12ft wide. It is cold in here, causing Bully's breath to steam. Shelves along all the walls hold limbless bodies – turned blue-white but preserved by the cold – with their heads still attached.

Meanwhile in the Shrine of Lolth, Minmorc grows to double his normal size and is joined by Dregz as he yells a challenge at the monstrous spider statue on the altar.

The monstrous bone spider statue creaks and clacks as it lumbers forward across the carpet of webs but as it moves it is also accompanied by a terrible scuttling noise as a swarm of shiny black spiders with fiery eyes pour out from between the seams in the bone spider's construction. The swarm of spiders churns forward like a wave to engulf giant Minmorc and poor little Dregz! The bone spider statue lunges forward and bites Minmorc with its mandibles.   

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 713 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 22 Apr 2019
at 15:44
  • msg #677

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is caught completely off guard by the swarm of spiders, it's that feeling of tiny little sharp feet dancing on skin *shudder*. While Minmorc manages to keep his stomache he totally loses his mind and raging, recklessly swings his axe backwards and forwards with all his might.
Moffdust
player, 402 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 23 Apr 2019
at 09:49
  • msg #678

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust completes her investigation of the magic in the temple. "I'se jus thoughts youse might likes ter knows dat de magics on der big spiders is de kind dat makes it gets up and bites youse, and covers youse wid liddle spiders. Maybe its best youse doesn't goes in dere." She stifles a snigger.  "An de altars is magics too."

So, she conjures a rat swarm to eat the spider swarm. "Youse may be pleased ter knows dat dese is spider-eating death ratses."
Bulldust
player, 570 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 23 Apr 2019
at 10:07
  • msg #679

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shrugs at the meat locker, "Jus some armless guys in ere, cool dough."  Then his attention is caught by the calamity behind him.  While Moffa is casting her spell, Bulldust takes out a potion and moves along the passage to open the door midway along (h16).  He thrusts the potion into Dregz's hands and says "Hey Dregzie, step out dis way den drink dis."  He holds the door open.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:00, Tue 23 Apr 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 839 posts
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 10:47
  • msg #680

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Giant Minmorc is driven mad by the tiny spiders crawling all over him and he flies into a rage. He swings his greataxe wildly at the bone spider statue but the weapon just bounces off with no effect at all.

Bully hurries back up the corridor to open the central door into the Shrine to give Dregz a quick way out, which the hairy little goblin priest is quick to take advantage of. He gulps down the potion that Bully thrusts at him and they are both pleased to see that the spider swarm doesn't follow him out the door. Even better, the dozens of little black spiders that had invaded his hair all scurry away from him as well.

Moffa summons a swarm of her own special breed of spider-eating rats which scurry in to attack the swarm of red-eyed spiders. The rats that entered the misty fumes from the font convulse and die so most of the rat swarm avoids that area and concentrates on the spiders outside of those vapours, doing considerable damage to that swarm of spiders.

However, there is more of the awful scuttling noise from inside the bone spider as another swarm of the horrible little red-eyed spiders rushes forth from its abdomen. This time the swarm of spiders attacks Minmorc and spills out through the southern doorway to attack Raven, too!  Raven quickly scurries back around the corner to get away from the spiders and dashes past Bully and Dregz to join Jurz and Moffa at the northern end of the corridor.

Then the bone spider statue lunges forward to bite at Minmorc again. Its bony mandibles bite deep, drawing blood once again and leaving the giant orc seriously wounded. 

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 606 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 12:13
  • msg #681

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin shudders as the last of the spiders fall from his mane, but he does not have time to stamp them all to death, for Min is in trouble.  Mastering his fear, and calling upon his god, Dregz comes to the defense of his tribe, bravely stepping back into the room so he can get a hand on the big Orc and provide what healing magic Bargrivyek provides.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 840 posts
Sun 28 Apr 2019
at 12:58
  • msg #682

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz only has to step back through the doorway into the Shrine to be able to reach out and touch Minmorc to deliver Bargrivyek's healing to the giant orc. The way that spiders and rats alike all clear a path around his feet is surely proof that his god is with him this time.
Minmorc
player, 715 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 29 Apr 2019
at 03:02
  • msg #683

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will roar "BARRR GRIVVV YEKKK!" and will bring the adamantine axe wife down on the spider again and again.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 841 posts
Mon 29 Apr 2019
at 13:30
  • msg #684

Day 17: Into the Underdark

This time Minmorc's adamantine greataxe strikes more solidly and smashes through both sides of the bone spider's abdomen in two mighty blows. It is now looking seriously damaged.

OOC: Anybody else want to act this round?
Jurz
player, 701 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 29 Apr 2019
at 13:58
  • msg #685

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear was just about to rush into the conflict, when he saw the Minmorc had it all in hand.  So he stays back to watch the fun.  No point in disturbing Min while he is playing ....
Bulldust
player, 572 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 30 Apr 2019
at 13:23
  • msg #686

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust hears Minmorc calling for divine aid - oddly compelling.  "Coming."  He enters the doorway at the north end (i18) and swings his white tipped chain-flail at the bone spider.  "Bargriefyuk sent me." he grins at Min and Dregz.

21:15, Today: Bulldust rolled 24 using 1d20+10.  flail to bone spider.
21:15, Today: Bulldust rolled 14 using 1d10+8.  flail dmg.
Moffdust
player, 404 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 30 Apr 2019
at 14:02
  • msg #687

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz' bravery leaves an impression on Moffdust "Be careful Dregzie, brave goblins is often dead goblins." The spider swarm coming along the passage from the south presents more of an immediate problem for her. "I hates spiders... even roasted." She summons a hellhound to do just that.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 842 posts
Sun 5 May 2019
at 14:18
  • msg #688

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With Dregz bravely stepping in to deliver Bargrivyek's healing on the giant orc Minmorc seriously damages the bone spider statue and Bully rushes around to the northern door to land a solid blow on the bone spider statue with his chain flail as well, leaving the thing grievously damaged. Raven squeezes past Jurz-bear and lines up a shot with her crossbow but her bolt ricochets off its bony abdomen.

Meanwhile Moffa's rat swarm devours the rest of the first spider swarm. Moffa summons a hell hound to deal with the other spider swarm advancing up the corridor from the south but its fiery breath only seems to attract the tiny red-eyed vermin and they swarm all over the hell hound. But at least they stop advancing further along the corridor while they are busy with the hell hound.

By now the bone spider statue is starting to look like it is about to fall apart and that impression is suddenly reinforced (but not in a good way) when it draws back, convulses and shoots out a fan-shaped blast of bone shards that spans from Minmorc to Bulldust and out the door behind him. All members of Team Arda-Nuff (and Moffa's rat swarm) are caught within that spray. The spikes bounce harmlessly off Minmorc, Dregz and Bully's armour and Jurz ducks behind the corner to escape the blast but Moffa, Raven and the rat swarm are hit solidly by the spikes. Moffa is left moderately wounded, Raven is seriously wounded and the rat swarm is grievously damaged. Minmorc is still seriously wounded and Dregz and Jurz are lightly wounded from previous injuries.   

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 716 posts
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Tue 7 May 2019
at 06:59
  • msg #689

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is utterly fixated in the spider statue and brings his axe down on it over and over.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 843 posts
Tue 7 May 2019
at 15:01
  • msg #690

Day 17: Into the Underdark

He broke it! The bone spider statue slumps down to the floor but doesn't lie quietly. Although no longer animated it seems to shudder and vibrate with a whining sound that is rapidly building in intensity.
Bulldust
player, 573 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 8 May 2019
at 15:06
  • msg #691

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Bang eh!  You OK Moffa?" Bargrivyek protects his champions from the shard blast.  But when Min smashes the bone spider, and it starts to whistle, Bargrivyek's plan seems to have changed.  "Um, do ya fink Bargriefyuk wants us ta go now Dregzie?"  Without waiting for an answer he heads for the kitchen. "C'mon Moffa, Birdie Girl, its gonna blow!"
Moffdust
player, 405 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 9 May 2019
at 13:10
  • msg #692

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust picks out a bone shard from her hair "I hates spiders!" She sniffs the shard, pops it in her mouth and crunches it up.

She looks at her hellhound all covered in spiders, almost feeling sorry for it "Poor bad doggies. Bites dem!"

Then Minmorc is stuck in the room with the time bomb. She almost feels sorry for him too. "I'll gets him out Dregzie." She casts a spell and points at the giant orc. Instantly he disappears, and reappears in the wide passage behind her. She closes the door, abandoning the remaining rats to their fate, and steps around Min to join Bully in the kitchen. She waits for the bang.
Minmorc
player, 717 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 9 May 2019
at 14:47
  • msg #693

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will allow the rage to subside and will shrink don to regular size. Looking around he will beam at Moffa "I gotsa say Moffa, dat is one helluva trick! I woz sure I was about ter be esploded by a number three."
Jurz
player, 702 posts
Goblin Druid
Thu 9 May 2019
at 15:01
  • msg #694

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear makes his way to the kitchen, along with the others.  When he enters he starts sniffing and snuffling about looking for food, especially picnic baskets.
Minmorc
player, 719 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 9 May 2019
at 15:14
  • msg #695

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will look down at the great gashes in his arms and torso. "Hey there Boo Boo..."
Dregz
player, 607 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 11 May 2019
at 05:05
  • msg #696

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz was about to grab Minmorc himself ... while the big orc could certainly do with several applications of the Magic Healy Stick, the little goblin his of the firm belief that running away is, for the moment, the most urgent item on the agenda.

Wasting only a few moments wondering where Minmorc has vanished too before turning and fleeing, the hairy priest squeezes through the opening before Moffa slams the door shut, and doesn't slow until he bumps into the big and bleeding orc.

After making sure there's solid stone between himself and the HORRIBLE EIGHT-LEGGED HAIRY EXPLODING SPIDER, Dregz gets out the wand and pokes and prods Minmorc several times until he stops leaking red stuff, then turns his attentions to Raven and then finally Jurz and himself, spider swarm permitting.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 844 posts
Sat 11 May 2019
at 14:58
  • msg #697

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully and Moffa are quick to recognise the significance of the noises emanating from the pile of bones that was the spider statue and they lead the exodus just in time to get everyone out of the shrine before the statue explodes with a mighty blast that sends shards of bone flying out the still open western and southern doors of the shrine to clatter off the walls of the corridor outside. The shrine itself must surely be quite a mess afterwards.

The fiendish spider swarm in the corridor is largely torn to shreds by the explosion with barely enough left to give Moffa's summoned hell hound something to chew on.

Team Arda-Nuff gathers in the kitchen to take a breather and tend to their wounded. Dregz and Jurz are lightly wounded, Moffa is moderately wounded, Raven is seriously wounded  and Minmorc is seriously wounded. Somehow Bully is the only one who has escaped unscathed so far. Dregz begins applying his Magic Healy Stick to make the bleeding stop. (Is anyone else helping to cure wounds?)

The kitchen has a long stone counter along the eastern wall, a sink with a water spout shaped like a gargoyle in the northeast corner, a long stone table in the middle of the room and two large fireplaces in the north and west walls. Above the table is a web of wrought iron with a collection of iron pots and utensils dangling from it.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 720 posts
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Sat 11 May 2019
at 15:16
  • msg #698

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will give each wounded party member a dose of lesser vigor from his wand.
Bulldust
player, 574 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 12 May 2019
at 00:30
  • msg #699

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust quickly leaves the hospital kitchen and goes back to the shrine to see the  damage.
Moffdust
player, 406 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 12 May 2019
at 04:42
  • msg #700

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust thanks Dregz and Min for the healing. She sends Cat with Bully to look in the shrine but stays in the kitchen herself and casts Detect Magic again to see what enchanted crockery the elves may have left behind.
Jurz
player, 703 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 12 May 2019
at 08:49
  • msg #701

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz moves away from the healy stick wielders, obviously not too concerned with the injuries that he has faces.  He starts sniffing and pawing around the outside of the kitchen area looking for an exit.

OOC:  Sorry if I have missed something that tells us there is an easy way up into this spire.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 845 posts
Mon 13 May 2019
at 15:38
  • msg #702

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz begins applying his Holy Healy Stick to Minmorc while Minmorc applies his wand of lesser vigour once each to himself, Raven and Moffa. The three of them heal a substantial proportion of their wounds over the next two minutes from that application of Lesser Vigour, while Dregz applies his Holy Healy Stick 3 times to Minmorc, 3 times to Raven and once each to Moffa and himself. Minmorc, Moffa and Dregz are fully healed. Raven and Jurz's wounds are no more than a scratch or two and Bully is unwounded.

Bully goes off to explore the Shrine of Lolth but finds it to be quite disappointing. All the cobwebs have been blasted away, there are bits of bone scattered everywhere and embedded in the doors, the font is still emitting a 5ft fog of irritating vapour and the huge stone altar is completely bare.

However, Jurz-bear might have found something over in the western alcove of the kitchen. He certainly seems to be sniffing rather intently at the short southern wall of that western alcove.
Minmorc
player, 722 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 14 May 2019
at 16:57
  • msg #703

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will wander over to G24 to look into the fireplace that Jurz is interested in. "Ders a bear in der, an an Ork as well, we killed der Elves wid games, oh der gruesome stories we'll tell. Arright secret door open wide soes we can go inside, it's a Lolth Spire." Minmorc will do whatever he can to help Jurz look around, while he doesn't have the druids talents he can apply thumbs to the stone work.
Jurz
player, 706 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 14 May 2019
at 18:39
  • msg #704

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear leans on the wall close to where he can feel the draught and pushes - then he tries further along ....
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 846 posts
Wed 15 May 2019
at 13:43
  • msg #705

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Once Jurz figures out where to push, the secret door in the kitchen wall swings open with bearly any pressure at all.

It opens to reveal a small room with a wrought iron spiral staircase winding up into the darkness. Another corridor leads off from the western side of this room, bends to the left and ends at a blank wall.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Jurz
player, 707 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 15 May 2019
at 13:47
  • msg #706

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz continues to snuffle at the air as he moves forwards - snuffing heartily at the foot of the stairs and then along the corridor and around the corner.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 847 posts
Wed 15 May 2019
at 14:08
  • msg #707

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC: There's a bear in there, and a stair as well ...
Minmorc
player, 723 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 16 May 2019
at 14:59
  • msg #708

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oi, Gobblies an birdie girl, da bear found da stair. Yer ready fer der next bit?"
Bulldust
player, 575 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 18 May 2019
at 01:43
  • msg #709

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust is glad he wasn't in the shrine when the bone thing went off.  "Jus a minute." he yells when Min tries to round up the gobbos.
Moffdust
player, 407 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 18 May 2019
at 03:34
  • msg #710

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust concludes her search of the kitchen without finding magical pots. She checks that the hellhound has finished off the spiders then waves it goodbye.

"Up up up de stairs we goes." She jumps onto Jurzie Bear's back to save her liddle legsies, and gives him a friendly pat on the head.
Dregz
player, 608 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 18 May 2019
at 04:29
  • msg #711

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz hangs back in case Bully needs any help, then joins the bugbear when he's ready to climb some stairs, settling his pack with the Holy Book on his shoulders to make sure it's safe and secure, putting the Magic Stick of Healing back in his pocket and holding his flail at the ready for what may come, glaring out from under his metal cap and main of hair.

"Let's geddum !"
Jurz
player, 708 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 18 May 2019
at 06:00
  • msg #712

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz-bear had just decided to turn back into a goblin as Moffa climbed up on his back - but he slipped his arms under her legs and finished up carrying her pick-a-back.   he says over his shoulder to the sorcerer, "But nex times we's can goes for an ambly runs." he says as he lowers her to the ground.

"Dere is dead stuff up dere." he says indicating the stairs,  "I's don know if dey is dead dead or if dey is walking around dead." he informs the others.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 848 posts
Sun 19 May 2019
at 14:47
  • msg #713

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The spiral stairway leads up 30 feet and emerges in the centre of the floor of a small stone chamber that is almost a perfect cube, 15 feet on each side. Other than the spiral stairs down, two staircases ascend on the western side of the room, one attached to the northern wall and the other to the southern wall. At the top of each stairway is a stone door with a heavy iron bar across it. The space between the two flights of stairs forms a sort of passage, but that way ends in a bare wall.

Everyone in this small room can faintly smell the sickly smell of rotting meat.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 609 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 25 May 2019
at 05:52
  • msg #714

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Flail in hand, Dregz nods grimly at Jurz's warning, his hairy mane bobbing and dipping.

"Ise ready ter put der fear of Bargrivyek into eny deaduns !" the priest declares devoutly, though as he peers up the stairs around first one corner then the other his unseen brow furrows.

"Der lock is on der outside ?  Dat means dat dey are keepin' sumfin' in," the little goblin wisely surmises. "But den how does dey get down here ?"

Dregz eyes the architecture with deep seated distrust and suspicion.

"Everyone check for der hidden doors !" he suggests in the same tone the deeply religious normally reserve for the declaration of the next sacrificial victim.
Bulldust
player, 576 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 25 May 2019
at 14:24
  • msg #715

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust goes up the stairs on the north side and sniffs around.  "Da smells comin from behind boff ov da doors." he announces, not that anyone is interested in going that way.  From that vantage point he looks for secret doors in the 'cube'.
Moffdust
player, 408 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 25 May 2019
at 23:54
  • msg #716

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust holds onto Jurz's ears as he piggybacks her up the stairs. "Ambly runs next time den." she grins at the red goblin.

She agrees opening the dead-people doors is a last resort. She helps to search for a secret door.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 849 posts
Sun 26 May 2019
at 13:54
  • msg #717

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As everyone is suspicious of the pair of doors that smell of rotting meat the team all search the room for secret doors. Sure enough, there is one. Bully and Raven both find the secret door at exactly the same time. It is located down at the base of the western wall between the two sets of stairs. Raven soon finds the mechanism to open it by pressing a small lump of stone on the wall beside it. It opens to reveal a 70ft long corridor with another door in the far end. It looks like a twin to the secret door you just found but is not disguised on the inside of the corridor. There are also a pair of alcoves leading north and south off the corridor, with similar undisguised secret doors opening to north and south from those alcoves. The same smell is present in this corridor but not quite as strongly.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Bulldust
player, 577 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 27 May 2019
at 13:19
  • msg #718

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust moves to the first alcove and sniffs to catch the scent of anything lurking beyond.  If it smells ok he will open the secret door.
Dregz
player, 610 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 27 May 2019
at 13:25
  • msg #719

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz peers around this newly uncovered corner too, brushing the hair out of his eyes so he can see more clearly.  Satisfied that the source of the dreadful stench does not seem to be lurking in the hidden passageway, the little goblin follows after Bully, ready to lend his nose to the search, though still with a tight grip on his flail.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 850 posts
Mon 27 May 2019
at 15:07
  • msg #720

Day 17: Into the Underdark

To Bully's finely tuned nostrils the stench of rotting meat is stronger in the alcove than in the passage, and stronger still close to the not-so-secret door. The same applies at the second alcove but not at the not-so-secret door at the end of the passage.
Bulldust
player, 578 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 31 May 2019
at 23:12
  • msg #721

Day 17: Into the Underdark

in that case, the bugbear will follow his nose and open the not-so-secret door at the end of the passage.  Chain-flail ready.
Minmorc
player, 724 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 1 Jun 2019
at 02:25
  • msg #722

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will carefully draw Vera out of his backpack and will follow Bully. With a big axe in one hand and a big spear in the other Mins a happy chappy, especially since Bullies first in line to be dinner :)
Dregz
player, 611 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 1 Jun 2019
at 06:30
  • msg #723

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin stands in line with the bigguns, flail at the ready in the classic 'terrified I'll drop it and wouldn't want to face down the charge of a squad of lance-wielding, dragon-riding Paladins without it' death-grip that his kin are so familiar with.
Jurz
player, 709 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 2 Jun 2019
at 06:15
  • msg #724

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz follows the bigs, but not too closely ....
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 851 posts
Sun 2 Jun 2019
at 15:09
  • msg #725

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The secret door opens into another small stone chamber that mirrors the one you arrived in on this floor of the Spike. An iron spiral staircase leads upward. Two staircases descend from the eastern wall, one attached to the northern wall and the other to the southern wall. Both have barred stone doors at the top of the stairs, the same as in the other chamber.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 612 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 3 Jun 2019
at 13:06
  • msg #726

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The priest's nose twitches, not at the stench of rotting meat, but at the sight that greets his eyes as he emerges from the long corridor.

"Der may be annuver hidden door," he cautions, peering up the stairs "but I don' trust dis ... mebbe dat's what dey wan' us ter fink.  Mebbe dat's der trap ?!"
Minmorc
player, 725 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 3 Jun 2019
at 13:56
  • msg #727

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Nah, I finks yous goblins found der short cut, which is right, cos yer short." Minmorc gets a mischievous gleam in his eyes. "Anyone else wanna open der udder doors, I wanna see wot fun we could ave..."
Dregz
player, 613 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 8 Jun 2019
at 04:59
  • msg #728

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I fink e's gonna open one of dem uvver doors," Dregz notes in alarm. The little goblin does not share the big orc's morbid curiosity as to what might be found behind the first, second, even fourth doors.

On the other hand he's sure there was something in the informal briefing on tactics that he was given when he joined the Forces of Darkness in that last big and disastrous battle ... and even though he couldn't see or hear much, what little that came his was might be summarised as 'don't get killed if you don't want to become undead', 'don't invade the Duchy of Geoff during winter' and 'don't advance when they're coming at you from behind'.

"P'raps wese might wanna hang onna minnit ?" the priest suggests worriedly.
Jurz
player, 710 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 8 Jun 2019
at 08:13
  • msg #729

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Letz goes on  up and play wiv de dark eleves and de boss first.  Dem we's can come back down and play wiv all of dese deady ones laters." Jurz suggests, when he hears the concern on Dregz voice.
Minmorc
player, 726 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 8 Jun 2019
at 10:43
  • msg #730

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs mischief is replaced by pure disgust. "Yous ded right little mate, can't be wastin time wid stuff wots already dead when ders Elves wot need killin. Leads on Bully man, we's off ter see der wizard."
Bulldust
player, 579 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 9 Jun 2019
at 02:55
  • msg #731

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust weighs the advice offered.  Two-out-of-three goblins are always right.  And one-hundred-percent of all orcs are not disagreeing.  Besides, that was exactly what Bulldust was thinking himself.  "Yep.  Lets keep goin up.  I wanna storm some barricades an fight some elfs what'll live forever if we don't kill em first." He takes the spiral stair up, sniffing as he goes.
Moffdust
player, 409 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 9 Jun 2019
at 03:03
  • msg #732

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Up up up." she repeats, making the goblin vote unanimous. She cranes her neck around the edge of the iron staircase to see how high it is, wondering whether to exercise her own legs or climb onto Bully's back. She sends Cat fluttering up ahead to see what's there.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 852 posts
Sun 9 Jun 2019
at 13:45
  • msg #733

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The spiral staircase climbs 40 feet before opening into a short corridor.

That corridor leads to a large chamber 40 feet long and 20 feet wide. Closest to the stairs there are two long stone pews. At the furthest end of the room is a stone stage bearing a chair and lectern, and just in front of that is a 10ft long stone table that is darkly stained and fitted with four shackles. Three smaller stone desks and chairs are arranged between the table and pews.

There are three stone doors in the northern wall and one stone door in the southern wall. All are closed.

The room is chilly and quiet when you enter.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Minmorc
player, 727 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 9 Jun 2019
at 15:29
  • msg #734

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The Orc farts loudly. The room is neither chilly nor quiet when Minmorc enters.
Bulldust
player, 580 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 10 Jun 2019
at 12:43
  • msg #735

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust stops sniffing.  He moves to the lectern to see what the topic of this lecture will be ... "Anatomy.  Dats my guess."
Dregz
player, 614 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 15 Jun 2019
at 12:50
  • msg #736

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin's relief as Min turns his attention back to the living foe is short lived as the next chamber is revealed, barely unable to hide his shock and horror.

"Dis is fer vivis ... visti ... cuttin' fings up when dey're still alive !" Dregz says, aghast.

"Fer ed-u-kay-shun-al purposes !"

He shakes his head in disgust.

"Dat's irrelegious, dat iz !"  Such practices should only be performed with proper ceremony to appease and venerate the gods.
Moffdust
player, 410 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 15 Jun 2019
at 23:53
  • msg #737

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust moves rapidly to the first door on the north wall and tries to open it. "Youse right Dregzie. And cos it's not a temples youse can't even desecrates it."
Minmorc
player, 728 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 16 Jun 2019
at 03:02
  • msg #738

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will wander over to the southern door but won't open it yet. "Guess its jus oo you ask. Der boys caught dis human once an e was yellin bout hows us bein on his farm woz like desecrating his land. So we tore off his arms an used his fingers ter paint we been ere, don't bovver wiv dis place on der wall. Bet he reckons dat was desecratin his hut too. Some folks is jus wierd like dat."
Bulldust
player, 581 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 16 Jun 2019
at 03:08
  • msg #739

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shudders.  "Sounds a bit excessive, Min.  Why'd 'is arms have ter come off?  Its not like 'e woz an elf or somefing like dat?"  Orcs!
Minmorc
player, 729 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 16 Jun 2019
at 03:18
  • msg #740

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"If yer don't take der arms off Orc shaped fings don't cook even. Horse shaped fings is alright coz yer can stretch em out over der spit but Orc shaped fings yer gotta cook der arms seprate. Why, ow der Goblins cook humans?"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 853 posts
Sun 16 Jun 2019
at 07:07
  • msg #741

Day 17: Into the Underdark

When Moffa opens the first door on the northern wall it opens into a small room. There is a stone font on a slender stand near the door. Beyond that, on the northern wall, a stone desk and chair are set. The western wall is dominated by carved bookshelves that stretch from floor to ceiling and still packed with many books and papers. Part of the bookshelf is fashioned into a scroll rack but that is empty. There are a few books, parchment, charcoal and pens on the desk.

Bully doesn't find anything of interest on the lectern but even he can tell that the dark stains on the stone table are dried blood, which tends to support Dregz's conclusion.

Minmorc can't hear anything through the door in the southern wall.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 615 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 21 Jun 2019
at 04:57
  • msg #742

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Goblins generally only partake of man-flesh in extremis ... in point of fact they dislike orcs rather more than they dislike humans, if only because there are far more opportunites for the former to prey upon them than the latter (and an orc will eat anything, human or goblin).

But Dregz is wise enough not to mention any of this in Minmorc's presence.

With but a wary glance at the big orc (and trying not to look at the blood stains on the stone, lest Min decides to demonstrate its usage), the goblin priest joins Moffa, firstly peering into the room ... then eagerly making his entrance, drawn by the plethora of books and papers, keen to see if any are worthy of inclusion in his Holy Book !
Bulldust
player, 582 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 21 Jun 2019
at 23:34
  • msg #743

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust has no idea what another bugbear would think of torturing humans before cooking them, he's never met another bugbear.  He notices Moffa and Dregz, his goblin mentors, ignoring Min's dissertation and getting on with searching for treasure.  Oopses was the only goblin he knew who might have has an opinion on cooking method.  He shrugs and steps north to the closest door and opens it.
Moffdust
player, 411 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 21 Jun 2019
at 23:42
  • msg #744

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust jostles with Dregz in the small room as they race to the bookshelf to see what the dead elves left behind.  She casts Detect Magic almost by instinct as she swats away dust with a flap of her cloak to reveal the titles.

Fortunately already on the wing, Cat the Bat flutters about the theatre looking for juicy spiders in the corners.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:46, Fri 21 June 2019.
Jurz
player, 711 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 22 Jun 2019
at 08:04
  • msg #745

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz doesn't know much about cooking, so it is seems feasible that one should remove the arms of an Orc shaped meal before cooking.  So he makes a note of that, just in case he should ever need to cook an Orc.  However, that was more of a job for stay-at-home Goblins like Oopses, rather than those with other responsibilities -  like those here.

However, he shrugs as the others discuss the use of the room.  "Dey's elvses.  Elvses do stuff like dat.  An den dey feeds dem to de spiders!. he says recalling a story from when he was a sprog.

With little here to interest him, he allows the others to search as he potters around in the middle of the room.
Minmorc
player, 730 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 24 Jun 2019
at 12:51
  • msg #746

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will open the door he’s at, mumbling something along the lines of mmm, meat.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 854 posts
Tue 25 Jun 2019
at 14:38
  • msg #747

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz and Moffa make a dash for the bookshelves in the north-western room and find the shelves packed with old journals, esoteric texts, stray papers and even a few entertaining books (drow humour). Anyone with a few hours to spare might find some interesting things in there.

When Bully opens the northeast door it opens into a room twice as long as the one that Moffa and Dregz are investigating. Bookshelves are carved into the southern wall and two smaller sets are carved from the northern wall. Stone desks also jut from the northern wall, each with a stone chair in front of it. A pair of similar chairs faces each other near the centre of the room. A small font on a slender stand occupies the south-eastern corner. Just to the north of the door that Bully opened, an iron spiral staircase rises into the ceiling.

When Minmorc opens the southern door the smell of rich earth suffuses the area, and stretching out before him is a graveyard. Soft, thick, dark soil makes up the floor. Rows of graves stand in perfect lines, marked not by tombstones but by simple stone stakes. A stone building, its walls covered in etched death symbols, stands in the southeast corner. To the east, a stone ledge overlooks the graveyard and a carved stairway provides access to it. A rounded, natural-looking ceiling looms overhead. Flowstone formations jut from the dirt or hang from the ceiling, one forming a natural column.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Bulldust
player, 583 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 27 Jun 2019
at 12:11
  • msg #748

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yeah right."  Bulldust looks through the door to the cemetery room and reaches a quick conclusion.  "Like dese mounds of earf aint got dead fellas in dem wots gonna pump out an moan at us if we go in dere.  Lets leave the sea in peace an jus take de stairs up to da elfs."
Dregz
player, 616 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 29 Jun 2019
at 05:32
  • msg #749

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The hairy little priest is happy indeed with what he finds, ripping pages he deems sufficiently worthy from several books and placing them loosely inside the Holy Book in his pack, ready to be therein bound with due and proper ceremony when the opportunity presents itself.

If that find pleased the goblin, then he is almost besides himself with delight when he learns of the second library that Bully has discovered ... and immediatly heads into there to see if there are any other hidden gems waiting to be saved.
Moffdust
player, 412 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 29 Jun 2019
at 12:37
  • msg #750

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"youse can puts dis wid yer ripping yarnses Dregzie." Moffdust stuffs a crumples scroll at him as he dashes past. "Its a magic scrolls wot lets youse makes de abominations, like wot Bully an Min found in de graves next doors. Ooooo! C'mon, lets up up de stairses." She makes for the steel stairs and climbs, whistling to call Cat back and hanging him inside her cloak of safe keeping.
Jurz
player, 712 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 29 Jun 2019
at 13:40
  • msg #751

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz is more than happy to leave the dead fellas where they are, and heads into the second, longer, library room - but again he leaves the books and searching to the others.  Instead he plonk himself down in one of the central chairs and wait for the others to finiish messing about.  Truth be told, he is getting fed up not seeing the sky and the sun, and even though he has only just met Rog the Bat, he is missing the  companionship already.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 855 posts
Thu 4 Jul 2019
at 14:07
  • msg #752

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully joins Minmorc at the southern door briefly but votes not to disturb the dead sleeping in their graves out there. Instead he heads back towards the big library intent on heading up the stairs.

Dregz is delighted with the books he has vandalised so far and hairs off to search the big library as soon as it is discovered. Jurz just takes a seat in that big library and enjoys the luxury of putting his feet up.

Moffa hands Dregz a crumpled scroll to Dregz as she enters the library as she makes a dash to be the first one up the next spiral staircase, carefully tucking Cat the bat inside her cloak as she steps onto the staircase. She is just three steps up the staircase when there is a deafening roar, like a tremendous explosion centred on the spiral stairs. Everyone is startled by the sudden blast of noise but Moffa is physically shaken by it.

OOC: Main Game Map updated.
Dregz
player, 617 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 5 Jul 2019
at 05:16
  • msg #753

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz merrily garners a few more pages for his Holy Book.  Indeed, if this were not a dark elf abode and, much worse, infested with both undead and HORRIBLE SPIDERS, he'd be happy to spend a lot more time here.  But Jurz is pining for the great outdoors, and Min hasn't killed anything in minutes.

The goblin selects one more book to be going on with ... but this last volume gives him pause.  Absently he accepts the scroll that Moffa thrusts upon him as he turns the tome this way and that.

"I tink dis wun iz fer youse ..." the hairy priest looks around for Moffa, ducking and flinching as there is a loud explosion outside, rattling the bookcases.

"Oh dears ..."

Dregz quickly tucks the book into his pack, and abandons his search, poking his nose out of the chamber to see what is going on.
Minmorc
player, 731 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 5 Jul 2019
at 09:38
  • msg #754

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will take a few seconds to see if the explosion was loud enough to wake the dead then will close the door and saunter over to see if Moffas still in one piece.
Jurz
player, 713 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 5 Jul 2019
at 09:50
  • msg #755

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz opens his eyes at the sound of the explosion and scowls.  He had been in the middle of thinking about a nice sun-dappled forest grove ....  and then BANG!

Heaving himself to his feet he makes his way across towards Moffa.  "Is you'se alright?" then after a moment adds, "I finks we's nocked on de door ..."
Moffdust
player, 413 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 6 Jul 2019
at 00:20
  • msg #756

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust managed to cover her ears in time to avoid the worst damage, but she is quite battered (14 hp damage). She skulks back down the stairs and sits dejectedly on the bottom tread. "Some parts of me is alright Jurzies. I doesn't knocks, de stairs jus went bangs! Its my heads dat hurts de most. Oh Dregzies, I needs de healy sticks!"

Cat the Bat pokes his head out from Moffdust's cloak. He is unharmed and wondering what woke him up. He climbs up her tunic and tenderly licks a bloody tear from her cheek. 

07:55, Today: Moffdust rolled 18 using 1d20+9.  Cat the Bat  save Sonic Blast.
07:55, Today: Moffdust rolled 17 using 1d20+8.  Moffdust save Sonic Blast.
Bulldust
player, 584 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 6 Jul 2019
at 00:43
  • msg #757

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust races to the library and scoops up Moffa, giving her a big hug.  He sets her down in the stone chair at the western end of the room.  "Take good care of her Dregzie."  Scowling at the iron staircase, he hangs his bladed chain around his neck, leaving both hands free and ready to cover his ears if there is another bang.  He mounts the steps cautiously, sniffing out danger as he goes, and listening for any sounds of alerted guards up above the ceiling.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 856 posts
Sun 7 Jul 2019
at 13:09
  • msg #758

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully and Dregz rush to Moffa's aid and she is soon seated on one of the chairs in the library with Dregz busily applying his healy stick. After three jabs she is almost fully healed. 

Minmorc watches for any sign that the huge bang woke the dead but there is no sign of movement from the graveyard and he finally closes the southern door and rejoins the rest in the library.

Meanwhile Bully readies himself for the worst and heads up the stairs to see what awaits them up there. What he finds is a long rectangular room, with the west wall stepped outward forming an irregularly shaped alcove with several smaller wall surfaces. Embedded in or formed from these smaller walls are six large mirrors. Oddly, the floor in front of each of these mirrors is covered in hundreds of shards of broken glass, although none of the mirrors is broken at all. There is no sign or sound of anything else in this room.

OOC: Main Game Map updated. Also, the Game Map for Group 1 shows the room up at the top of the stairs that Bully has gone to see.
Bulldust
player, 585 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 13 Jul 2019
at 11:51
  • msg #759

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust calls down from the top of the stairs "Deres no more doors or stairs, but lots ov mirrors.  Wanna take a look?  Careful Min, you might see somefing scary!  Hur hur!"  Thinking that mirrors are probably best viewed at in plain light, he casts Light on the spikey white donger of his chain-flail and holds it up like a lantern as he prowls along the room peering at the mirrors, but staying clear of the broken glass.
Jurz
player, 714 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 13 Jul 2019
at 12:07
  • msg #760

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Seeing as Moffa is OK,  and that Bully doesn't get blown up as well, Jurz follows Bully up the stairs, but makes sure to hang back a bit until Bulldust gives the all clear -  then he finishes the climb and strides(*) into the room.  Although he, too, is careful to avoid any broken glass.

"Dats bad lucks to break de mirrors ..." he says as he looks around the room.


(*) If a bald goblin can do such a thing.
Moffdust
player, 414 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 13 Jul 2019
at 13:15
  • msg #761

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Tanks Dregzies. I's all betters now." Moffdust hops off the stone chair and carries the book that Dregz gave her upstairs to read in the light Bully made, careful not to catch sight of her reflection from any mirror or Jurz's head.
Minmorc
player, 732 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 14 Jul 2019
at 11:26
  • msg #762

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will follow the others up the stairs and will enter the room. Moving to D8 he will crunch through the broken glass with his iron shod boots and stare deep into the mirror. "Wot chu lookin at? Come on den if you fink yer ardanuff!"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 857 posts
Sun 14 Jul 2019
at 14:42
  • msg #763

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Everyone follows Bully upstairs to see the room of mirrors. The six large mirrors on the western walls reflect the light on Bully's chain-flail back around the room so the whole room is now lit quite brightly. The light glints on the thousands of shards of broken glass in front of the mirrors as well.

It is soon obvious that others have been here before you as there are clearly places where the broken glass has been disturbed as something moved across the areas covered by that broken glass.

The fierce-looking orc in the mirror in front of Minmorc imitates his every gesture and facial expression perfectly, although silently. Just like a real mirror should.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Dregz
player, 618 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 15 Jul 2019
at 05:24
  • msg #764

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With Moffa nearly all better and having handed over the book he found for her, Dregz secures his pack once more before heading up the stairs after the others.

Though as a general rule, it's never wise to let anyone know you can count, lest you be branded (sometimes literally) dangerously intellectual, the hairy priest quickly does the figures as he shies away from the mirrors, not wanting them to capture his reflection.

The lack of doors in this chamber implies there might be another secret door up here, or even that the mirrors themselves are portals, however, and much more importantly ...

"Der's six of dem mirroz an' six ov uz," the goblin points out, ominously.
Bulldust
player, 586 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 20 Jul 2019
at 08:13
  • msg #765

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust picks up a piece of broken glass and turns it about, looking at it and sniffing it.  Does it have a mirror side or just glass?  "What's wiv all de broken glass?  Do ya fink we has ter break a mirror ter get frough?  Let's see den..."  He really wants to know.  He stays right where he is (B5) but swings his glowing chain-flail at the mirror at the furthest end of the hall (D3).  Its a wobbly swing but it might just hit an unsuspecting mirror.  OOC:  Hey, two 13's ... how lucky is that?!! 

16:06, Today: Bulldust rolled 13 using 1d20+10.  flail to mirror D3
16:07, Today: Bulldust rolled 13 using 1d10+8.  dmg mirror D3.
Moffdust
player, 415 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 20 Jul 2019
at 08:27
  • msg #766

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust laughs. "Breaks it carefully Bully, we's doesn't knows what it does yet." She puts down the wizard's spell book and casts Detect Magic then peers through her monocle at the wall of mirrors.
Bulldust
player, 587 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 24 Jul 2019
at 06:15
  • msg #767

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"You're very quiet over there Min.  Is youse still there or has da mirror got yer?  The thought of Min going postal on the party has the bugbear wishing he had paid more attention before smashing a mirror...
Jurz
player, 715 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 24 Jul 2019
at 07:17
  • msg #768

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz is happy enough to sit back and watch the bigs smash the mirrors and wait to see what happens.

However, he is prepared to leg it back downstairs, if needs be.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 858 posts
Thu 25 Jul 2019
at 14:16
  • msg #769

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully picks up a glass shard and examines it closely. It looks much like the glass of the mirrors but without any sign of the silvered surface on one side that would be expected on a piece of mirror.

As Moffa casts a spell and begins investigating the mirrors from a safe distance, Bully uses his chain-flail to attack the mirror at the far right of the row on the western walls. He hits it easily and chips a bit chip out of it but the mirror doesn't shatter. Not this time, anyway.

Meanwhile Minmorc remains fascinated by the big orc facing him in the mirror, and seems determined to prove his dominance by showing him that he can pull scarier faces and more intimidating poses than the orc in the mirror can. However, the contest is still incredibly close - practically a tie at this stage.
Bulldust
player, 588 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 26 Jul 2019
at 14:03
  • msg #770

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Talk ter me Min.  Youse still in yer head?"  Bulldust remembers the last time Minmorc was hijacked by Squishy, and hopes that's not happening again.  He watches the big Orc carefully, only occasionally glancing back at the mirror he chipped.
Minmorc
player, 733 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 26 Jul 2019
at 14:55
  • msg #771

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yep, I'm Min. Woz jus waiting ter see wot appens when yous breaks der mirror cause ders like broken glass an no blood. But dis place feels like magic so yer can breaks der mirror first hur hur hur!"
Bulldust
player, 589 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 27 Jul 2019
at 01:52
  • msg #772

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust relaxes when Minmorc speaks.  "Glad deres an orc in dere Min.  De glass don't have any shiny mirror stuff on it, an its hard ter break.  I'll give it anovver whack."  He swings his chainflail at the chipped mirror again.

09:50, Today: Bulldust rolled 24 using 1d20+10.  flail to mirror D3.
09:51, Today: Bulldust rolled 13 using 1d10+8.  dmg mirror D3.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 859 posts
Sat 27 Jul 2019
at 08:58
  • msg #773

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The mirror cracks right across its width from one side to the other and a large triangular shard (2 feet long by 1 foot at the base) falls onto the floor. It is immediately apparent that the glass of the mirror is 1 foot thick and is recessed into the wall. The triangular gap reveals a solid stone wall behind the mirror.
Dregz
player, 619 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 28 Jul 2019
at 05:07
  • msg #774

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin is justifiably very worried about these strange mirrors.  Not least of which is his concern that a large triangular shard has fallen out as a result of Bully's labours, while the stone floor before them is littered with broken glass.  Dregz does not like such inconsistencies as they usually presage something painful.

"Whys din' dat shatter ?" he asks plaintively. "An' whys is der shattered glass on der floor an' no broke mirrors ?"

He's also extremely careful not to catch sight of himself in any of the mirrors, indeed, hanging back with Raven at the edge of the staircase, hoping that even his reflection doesn't get caught.

"Ise heard of der mirrors wot trap der soul," he shares his fears with his braver companions, "an' uvvers dat copy youse an' attack youse."

Minmorc
player, 734 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 28 Jul 2019
at 11:37
  • msg #775

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"So yer gonna try an trap my soul are yer?! Not when I'm done wid yer!" Having seen what a spikey ball does to a mirror Minmorc wants to see what an adamantine greataxe will do.
Moffdust
player, 416 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 28 Jul 2019
at 11:47
  • msg #776

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Youse is rights Dregzie, dese is magic mirrors." She points to the ceiling above A5. "Deres sometings magics up dere on de ceilings, but jus a little bits of magics. All de mirrors has more magics, except de ones dat Bully brokes, dat ones lost its magics. Maybe we's shouldn't breaks and more until we knows what dey does." She looks pointedly at Bully and Min. "I's got a magic eyes wot tells me, but i jus needs a minutes." She adjusts her monocle and peers bravely at the mirrors and ceiling. 

19:31, Today: Moffdust rolled 20 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft reflection ceiling A5.
18:58, Today: Moffdust rolled 31 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #8.
18:58, Today: Moffdust rolled 13 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #7.
18:58, Today: Moffdust rolled 13 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #6.
18:58, Today: Moffdust rolled 29 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #5.
18:57, Today: Moffdust rolled 28 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #4.
18:57, Today: Moffdust rolled 19 using 1d20+11.  spellcraft mirror #3.
Dregz
player, 620 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 28 Jul 2019
at 14:06
  • msg #777

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz adds a nod of divine authority to accompany Moffa's request as he watches the gobin cautiously, worried about what she'll discover.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 860 posts
Sun 28 Jul 2019
at 15:07
  • msg #778

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc’s greataxe cracks the southernmost mirror twice and another two large shards of mirrored glass tumble to the floor. Smaller chips do break off them but two solid shards remain. Like the triangular shard that Bully broke out these large shards have a silvered mirror surface on the back, whereas all the tiny shards of broken glass on the floor are unsilvered. Behind this broken mirror is another solid stone wall.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Dregz
player, 621 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 29 Jul 2019
at 13:41
  • msg #779

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin suddenly draws in a breath as he notes the silvered mirror shards and contrasts them with the debris that litters the floor, his imagination and natural paranoia in horrible accord.

"Dose uvver bits werent from der mirrors," he points accusingly.  "Ise fink dey might be somefin else ... pr'aps glass monsters !"

"Mebbe der mirrors makes dem ?" Dregz poses the question in a tone that screams be very, very careful ...
Minmorc
player, 735 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 29 Jul 2019
at 16:02
  • msg #780

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will grumpily wait until Moffa has finished looking at herself in the mirror.
Jurz
player, 716 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 30 Jul 2019
at 08:42
  • msg #781

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Mirror Magic is something completely foreign to the little Druid, so he leaves the working out to the others, although it doesn't sound like they know what they are doing at the moment either.

However Jurz jumps, and takes a step towards the stairs out, as Mimnmorc suddenly smashes his mirror and shards scatter across the room.  "Dat's de bad luck for sures ...."
Moffdust
player, 417 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 3 Aug 2019
at 01:41
  • msg #782

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust glares at Minmorc as the magic goes out of another mirror. She stalks along the line of mirrors frowning at them too and stops level with the second last one (A5). "Dese two mirrors has magics wot knows tings about youse (she points to #4 and #5), but de udders is different, so we's mustn't break no more of dems till we knows if dey is useful. But dere's magics on de ceilings here (she points straight up, A5) dats protecting sometings, so I's gonna find dat out firsts den find out de mirrors. So youse go makes a cups of teas an waits nicely. Give me a lifts up Bully dears." If Bully lifts her she'll peer through her monocle at the ceiling and grope around for a hidden object.
Bulldust
player, 590 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 3 Aug 2019
at 01:48
  • msg #783

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust lifts Moffa up to the ceiling.  If anything bad happens to her he'll whisk her down and shield her with his body.  But what could go wrong.  "Have we got any of dat nice tea left, from Brufwol Coalhauler da dwarf?" he asks hopefully, missing Oopses just a little.
Dregz
player, 622 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 3 Aug 2019
at 05:41
  • msg #784

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The goblin priest continues to keep his distance, but gets out the Magic Healy Stick expectantly.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 861 posts
Sat 3 Aug 2019
at 15:16
  • msg #785

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While everyone else waits nervously / patiently / impatently / curiously nearby, Bully lifts Moffa up to the ceiling and she studies the magical aura intently for a full minute through the monocle she holds to her right eye.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 736 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 3 Aug 2019
at 16:45
  • msg #786

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will move to F5 and will stare deep into the mirror. "So wot der yer fink you knows about me o mirror, mirror on der wall?"
Moffdust
player, 418 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 4 Aug 2019
at 08:41
  • msg #787

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dey does divination magics Min. Maybe dey tinks youse is de fairest orcs of all. Who knows? I hasn't monocled dems yet." Moffdust replies distractedly as she marks a 5' square on the ceiling using a grubby finger and bat gouache. "Dis is a magic trapdoors on de ceilings, wid a wizards locks ter keeps us out. Does anyone knows how to gets us in deres?"

Squirming down from Bully's shoulder, she crosses the broken glass to E7 and smudges that mirror with her painty fingertips while peering at it through her monocle for another minute.
Bulldust
player, 591 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 4 Aug 2019
at 08:45
  • msg #788

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust moves to stand behind Moffa (E7) and looks into that mirror to see what Moffa sees, and ready to drag her away if anything nasty happens to her.
Minmorc
player, 737 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 4 Aug 2019
at 11:15
  • msg #789

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Magic locks is fancy an all, don't make der door any tougher. If yer want I can jus get big an smash it."
Raven
player, 418 posts
Kenku
Sun 4 Aug 2019
at 14:27
  • msg #790

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oo, oo, let me look at it first! I might be able to figure it out," Raven offers excitedly.

She moves over beneath when Moffa has marked on the ceiling and wraps her golden girdle around her waist. Immediately she floats up to the ceiling and with a bit of manoeuvring she is soon squatting upside down on the ceiling inspecting the area Moffa has marked.

However, it isn't long before she unties the girdle from around her waist and somersaults neatly back to the floor.

"No, sorry, I can't do anything with it," she reports.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:09, Sun 04 Aug 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 862 posts
Thu 8 Aug 2019
at 13:41
  • msg #791

Day 17: Into the Underdark

After a minute of peering through her monocle at the mirror at E7, and determinedly ignoring the faces that Bully is pulling at his reflection, Moffa smiles as she finally understands the purpose of that mirror.
Moffdust
player, 419 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 10 Aug 2019
at 01:52
  • msg #792

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust steps back, gazing about all over the mirror. "De mirror is a windows, wid a passwords" She speaks a nasty sounding word - anyone else speak Abyssal? Dat word shows youse de views eastwards from de pedestals across the Great Grottos, an de roads we're took looking fer de wagons, and the Nuffle fields outside the citys, deys still choppin up de wyvernses. I can change what the mirrors is seein', but dat takes me an hours. I thinks all dese udder mirrors shows udder places, but dey all has dere own passwords."

She crunches through broken glass to stand in front of the mirror at E4. "Tanks for trying Birdie Girls. Can youse hear anytings up deres?" She ponders for a moment. "I doesn't tinks we can go through dese mirrors, an I doesn't knows why dere is broken glasses. I can't teleports us up past de trapdoors, but I can has a looks wid clairvoyances, but dat takes ten minuteses. So you can busts it if youse likes. Or takes a breaks and waits till I has a looks." She shrugs and turns to touch the mirror, peering into it to see where it looks.
Bulldust
player, 592 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 10 Aug 2019
at 06:17
  • msg #793

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I fink dats wot she's saying Min.  Break da trapdoor but not da mirrors."  He pokes a piece of glass with his toe then looks puzzled at Dregz and Jurz.  While Minmorc bets bigged up, Bully will listen below the trapdoor.  "All's quiet up dere.  Hit it Min!"  He holds his chainflail ready.

14:10, Today: Bulldust rolled 0 using 1d20-1.  listen below trapdoor.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:18, Sat 10 Aug 2019.
Minmorc
player, 738 posts
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Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 01:51
  • msg #794

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I was finkin we was gonna get Claire Voiyan ter see fings, smashin is easier." Minmorc will step under the trapdoor and will use the power of a pearl to cast his make Minmorc bigger spell. Once he's stretched out after stretching out he will spit on his palms, take up his axe and sacrificing accuracy for power will attempt to smash open the trapdoor.
Dregz
player, 623 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 05:25
  • msg #795

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Slowly crouches down, just a little, with both hands on his helmet and eyes closed ...
Jurz
player, 717 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 07:42
  • msg #796

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz stays back by the stairs.  Indoors magic inside big towers isn't really his strong suit.  That belongs to Moffa.  Nor is he really good at smashing things, but Bully and Min  are.  No, Jurz is more at home outside with the Trees and the animals, under the open sky and feeling the wind slide across the top of his bald head.

So the little druid stands back to let the others do their thing.  Anyway, someone has to be around to pick up the pieces when it all goes wrong and the ceiling explodes.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:47, Sun 11 Aug 2019.
Bulldust
player, 593 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 11:07
  • msg #797

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Seeing the other goblins adopting defensive stances, while Moffa ignores everything behind her, Bulldust moves to shield Moffa again with his armoured body.  Its probably overkill ... what could possibly go wrong?  All is in readiness, so let the shards fall as they may.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:08, Sun 11 Aug 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 863 posts
Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 13:57
  • msg #798

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The stone trapdoor in the ceiling proves strong enough to withstand giant Minmorc's first blow with his oversized Axewife, but the second kiss of the adamantine axe is more than it can withstand. The stone trapdoor cracks open. (Sadly, no big badda-boom.) The trapdoor lifts upwards an inch or two before slamming back down and a corner piece about 2 feet across and 4 inches thick cracks off and falls to the floor. The space above is in darkness but those with darkvision (everyone except Raven) can see that a hollow space or shaft about 15 feet in diameter rises above the trapdoor as far as you can see. It also looks like the locking mechanism on the trapdoor has been broken by Minmorc's blows.
Minmorc
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Sun 11 Aug 2019
at 15:48
  • msg #799

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"But where is the Ka boom?" Minmorc will reach up and try to push the trapdoor open.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 864 posts
Mon 12 Aug 2019
at 14:54
  • msg #800

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Still no ka boom ... but there is a swish. A large curved blade slashes across the top of the opening as soon as the trapdoor is lifted high enough to allow the blade to pass beneath it.

OOC: Make a Reflex save please Minmorc.
Minmorc
player, 740 posts
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Mon 12 Aug 2019
at 15:48
  • msg #801

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will stare in fascination at the gaping wound, exposed bone and arterial spray that are the result of being the trap doors booby. Then the shock fades a little and he howls in pain.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 865 posts
Tue 13 Aug 2019
at 13:45
  • msg #802

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Naturally, the remains of the trapdoor drops back into place with a thud. Moments later the blade flashes back across the top of the trapdoor - the sudden movement is clearly visible to anyone still looking up at the trapdoor and not just gaping at Minmorc as the pain of his wound hits the giant orc.
Dregz
player, 624 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Thu 15 Aug 2019
at 13:41
  • msg #803

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The howl of pain is enough to cause Dregz to open his eyes and hurry forth, Magic Stick of healing at the ready to poke Minmorc into a semblance of wellness ... though the hairy little goblin looks around nervously all the while, his gaze flitting between the trapdoor and the mirrors, expecting the worst.
Bulldust
player, 594 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 17 Aug 2019
at 01:23
  • msg #804

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oo Oo!  Min!  Dat could be a trap!"  Bulldust takes it all in, the trapdoor's lock, the blade, the empty shaft.  So while the big orc is being fixed the sneaky bugbear picks up where he left off.  "I'll have a go."  He fetches the two broken pieces of mirror glass that Minmorc cracked off and stacks them to make a 2' high step below the trapdoor, then standing on them he lifts the cracked piece of trapdoor above his head and uses it to push up the trapdoor at the furthest reach of the blade's swing.  "Hey Birdie-Girl.  I'm hopin da blade will jam against da stone, den we can grab it an snap it off.  Ja fink it'll work?"
Jurz
player, 718 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 17 Aug 2019
at 07:31
  • msg #805

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz grimaces as he sees the damage the scything blade does, although he is a bit surprised that it doesn't make a big ka-boom like the one that caught Moffa on the stairs.

However, he frowns as he watched Bully's attempt to block the trap - piles of mirror, lumps of stone ....

"Is the ceiling dere really fick?  Coulds youse smash down the bit of de ceiling dat has de trap on?" he asks?
Moffdust
player, 420 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 18 Aug 2019
at 00:43
  • msg #806

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust darts a look over her shoulder at the not-quite-ka-boom but quickly goes back to the mirrors when she sees its only Min getting his arm cut off. She steps carefully over the glass to the next mirror (F5), places her hand on it and gazes into it through her monocle.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 866 posts
Sun 18 Aug 2019
at 04:17
  • msg #807

Day 17: Into the Underdark

When Bully pushes the trapdoor up again with the thick triangular slab broken off the trapdoor by Minmorc, the scything blade slashes across the opening again. It chips the slab of stone but doesn’t break it. Just as Bully hoped the blade jams the heavy slab against the opening with the trapdoor propped open above it.
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Bulldust
player, 595 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 19 Aug 2019
at 10:45
  • msg #808

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Should be safe now.  Deres a gobbo sized hole if anyone wants ter take a peek?"  He grins at Jurz, but then shakes his head.  "Looks like da blade is ok where it is, so maybe we don't need ta snap it off.  Can I jus push open da trapdoor Birdie-Girl?"  If Raven gives the ok he will take out his goose hook and push open the trapdoor.
Raven
player, 419 posts
Kenku
Mon 19 Aug 2019
at 14:03
  • msg #809

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Raven peers at the lump of stone jammed in position by the scything blade and bobs her up an down several times.

"Yes, yes, that looks safe now," she tells Bully.
Minmorc
player, 741 posts
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Thu 22 Aug 2019
at 00:30
  • msg #810

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While the others take the smart approach to opening a trapped door Minmorc will draw his wand of lesser vigor and give himself a jab. He will nod gratefully to Dregz for his healing and will go back to intently watching Bully play with sharp objects.
Moffdust
player, 421 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Thu 22 Aug 2019
at 04:19
  • msg #811

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust concentrates on the mirror...
This message was last edited by the player at 04:22, Thu 22 Aug 2019.
Bulldust
player, 596 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 22 Aug 2019
at 04:23
  • msg #812

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust pushes open the trapdoor with the pole end of the goose hook.  "Fanks Birdie-Girl.  Hey Min, give us a boost up?"  If Minmorc agrees he will shoot up through the hole and have a look around,  chainflail at the ready.
Minmorc
player, 742 posts
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Thu 22 Aug 2019
at 07:02
  • msg #813

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is quite happy put his good hand on the floor and lift Bulldust fully upright up through the hole in the ceiling.

OOC: What does happen when you put a Bully in a blender?
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 867 posts
Thu 22 Aug 2019
at 14:56
  • msg #814

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With Minmorc slowly healing as the magic from his wand takes effect (and given a head start by Dregz's healing too) he lifts Bully up through the open trap door with no problems at all. Once up there Bully works out that the scything blade would reset when the trapdoor closes. the trapdoor can't close with the broken stone slab jammed in place by the scythe blade, so it is safe for anyone to pass through.

Up there Bully can see that he is now at the base of a 15-foot diameter vertical hole that seems to run up through the heart of the Necromancer's Spike as far as he can see. It seems to be a natural formation, as far as he can tell, and the walls are irregular in shape but quite smooth and slippery. There appear to be narrow ledges naturally occurring at intervals of 30 to 60 feet up the shaft that would provide somewhere to rest if anyone was desperate enough to try to climb it.
Bulldust
player, 597 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 00:17
  • msg #815

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust has a look around at the top then calls down.  "C'mon up.  Da trap is safe.  Da passage goes up a long way, but it's too smoove ter climb.  We're gonna need wings... Can you change inta a bat Jurzie?  An can you fly upwards Birdie-Girl?"  Bulldust searches the walls around the bottom of the shaft.

08:16, Today: Bulldust rolled 12 using 1d20+5.  Search .
Moffdust
player, 422 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 01:28
  • msg #816

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust has satisfied her curiosity enough by looking into mirrors. "Dey all has dreary command words in de Abyssal tongue, this ones 'Dismay' an dat ones 'Entreat' an de odder ones 'Bewilder'.  Dey all shows us views of abandoned buildings in cities of Pedestal. I can changes de views but dat takes an hours an gives us a headaches. She crunches back over the glass and looks up through the hole. "Gives us a lift up Min dear. I's gonna looks fer magics up dere.' If Min obliges she'll  concentrate on Detect Magic up in the round room.
Minmorc
player, 743 posts
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Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 01:43
  • msg #817

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will happily lift anyone up through the trapdoor.
Dregz
player, 625 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 06:17
  • msg #818

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Once Minmorc stops bleeding, Dregz waits for Moffa to pronounce the room above the trapdoor free of any inimical magics before joining her, the little goblin floating up and through the opening under his own steam, though ...

"Ise can't lift youse bigguns," he apologises.  "Moffa or Jurz, I mights be ables to ... though I could take up lots of rope."

Still, in this domain of known wizards, the priest is a little reluctant to leave anything to chance.

"Dey are cunning sorts," he vouchsafes. "Ise wouldn' be very surprised if deys have some ways of stoppin unwanted visitors usin' magics tah get up der.  Wese must be careful."
Bulldust
player, 598 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 25 Aug 2019
at 01:31
  • msg #819

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust gapes at Dregz.  "So you could'a floated up here whenever you liked...?"  Gotta admire gobbos as the master race ... we really are sneaky!  He grins down at Min "Looks like da lift operator is out ov a job."
Minmorc
player, 744 posts
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Sun 25 Aug 2019
at 02:15
  • msg #820

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will pull 200ft of rope out of his bag and will start tying it together. "I fink we might still needs a power lifter, now wees also gots a balloon."
Jurz
player, 719 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 25 Aug 2019
at 12:46
  • msg #821

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"An birdy girl got de floaty belts thing too." Jurz adds looking across to Raven.

After looking up the holes in the roof, he adds "If I'se changes shape to a big bird I's might be lighter.  But I don't finks I could fly strat up dat little holes.  Tomorrows, I could walk up it.  But dat is tomorrows."
Raven
player, 420 posts
Kenku
Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 04:35
  • msg #822

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yes, yes, I experimented to work out what the golden girdle can lift. It can lift 300 pounds and keeps going up and up forever. I have to untie it to come back down, though, and then I just fall down unless I am quick enough to tie it again before I hit the ground. That's exciting but not very safe. Safer for me to glide down like 80 or 100 feet at a time. My little wings can't fly but they can glide that far. If there are ledges like that all the way up I can glide down safely enough. If not, I will have to untie and reknot the girdle. As long as we leave a light down here so I can see the bottom that should be ok.

" I'm quite light, so if I leave my armour and equipment behind I can lift about 210 pounds. That's not enough to lift Bully or Min though. Maybe with the girdle and the boots me and Dregz can lift them one at a time?
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 868 posts
Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 04:53
  • msg #823

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffa detects no magical auras in the first 60 feet of the shaft and there are no signs of physical traps that any searchers can find, so it seems safe to ascend. A little bit of experimentation confirms that the pair of magic boots can lift 300 pounds, the same as the golden girdle, and both levitate at a rate of 20 feet per round.

Minmorc weights 360 pounds and Bully 240 pounds without their armour and equipment, so it will be possible for Raven and Dregz to lift them, one at a time.

So, what is the strategy going to be? Who first? What equipment, etc.?
Jurz
player, 720 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 06:00
  • msg #824

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks across at Moffa, wondering whether she can still do the trick with the bats and the basket, that she used  in the tunnels.  "Maybe's we should go first?" he half suggests, "After all, we's can fly back down de hole safely, if'n we's get attacked by loads of dose dark elveses?"
Minmorc
player, 745 posts
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Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 12:43
  • msg #825

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will lift anyone who is still in the mirror room into the shaft. He'll then grab hold of the open edge of the trapdoor, shrink down to his average size and hoist his reduced self through the hatch. "Arright, wots der plan, yer wants me up first or toost or after dat?"
Dregz
player, 626 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 27 Aug 2019
at 12:57
  • msg #826

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"If wese takes youse up first den Bully, youse two can keep watch while wese bring everywun else ups," Dregz figures.  The two of them should be sufficient to quell even a medium size force, if it comes to it.
Minmorc
player, 746 posts
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Wed 28 Aug 2019
at 04:56
  • msg #827

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will hook his axe on his belt and will raise his hands into the air like a toddler. "Up!"
Raven
player, 421 posts
Kenku
Wed 28 Aug 2019
at 05:22
  • msg #828

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Raven squawks and backs away from Minmorc.

"Not so fast! This column goes all the way up to the roof of the cavern. That's a big, big cavern! Two, three thousand feet maybe. If this shaft goes all that way it's going to takes us ten, fifteen minutes to float up that high, then the same for Dregzie to float me back down again for the next trip. Min is strong but can't just hang on that long. We need to tie us together so Min won't fall down before we reach the top!"
Dregz
player, 627 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 28 Aug 2019
at 13:52
  • msg #829

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz head is shaking back and forth in fervent denial of Raven's suggestion.  Of course it'd be a tragedy if Min fell, but far, far worse if the little goblin was tied to the big orc when that happened.

Though the Kenku has a good point about the distances involved.

"Fousands of feet ? Wot if der's anyfin nasty up der ?  Wese can' leave Min fightin' 'em for arfur'nour while wese gets Bully !"

"Wese needs a new plan ..."
Minmorc
player, 747 posts
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Wed 28 Aug 2019
at 16:16
  • msg #830

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorcs eyes scrunch up and his tongue pokes up as he struggles with an idea. "Dregz... can yous undo der last bit o der wand? Coz den like Birdie girl could go all sneaky floaty up ter der top wid it an den yous could magic us up to it. I dun have magic wot makes peoples little or ghosty or flappy, any of yer gots dat? Or mebbe yous could ride in magic bags, I dun fink we gots one I can fits in."
Jurz
player, 721 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 28 Aug 2019
at 22:05
  • msg #831

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"If it is dat tall, hows did dey  get all dose soldiers we saw down here?  Or how does dey get derf odd to dem?" the bald goblin asks.  "Dese don't have de magics like de floaty boots and sash."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 869 posts
Thu 29 Aug 2019
at 11:44
  • msg #832

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC: The segments of the black rod cannot be detached again after the have been connected. Or at least, you haven't discovered any way to do it. Teleporting to the next segment only takes you to ground level as close to the next segment as possible, so you are not certain whether teleporting from here would take you to the floor of the cavern below the Talon of Tiamat, or back to the surface above it.

The shaft appears to have narrow ledges at 30-60 ft intervals, so there is probably somewhere near the top where Minmorc and others can wait while others are ferried up if necessary.

Minmorc weighs 360 pounds, his HH haversack weighs 5 pounds and holds 80+20+20 pounds, and his other equipment totals about 126 pounds.

Bulldust weighs 240 pounds, his bag of holding weighs 15 pounds and holds 250 pounds, and his other equipment totals about 80 pounds.

Raven weighs 85 pounds and her equipment weighs about 58 pounds.

Dregz weighs 40 pounds and his equipment weighs about 20 pounds.

Jurz weighs 41 pounds, his HH haversack weighs 5 pounds and his other equipment weighs about 20 pounds.

Moffdust weighs 30 pounds, her HH haversack weighs 5 pounds and her other equipment weighs about 10 pounds.

It will be possible to lift everyone and their equipment in two trips with most of everyone's equipment in the bag and haversacks to reduce total weight.
Bulldust
player, 599 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 31 Aug 2019
at 01:08
  • msg #833

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dere is one way we can all go togevver ..." Bulldust takes out the Frogre in its little wooden cage.  "Jus one kiss Min ... oh, an de rest ov us have ter fight a ogre ... easy!"
Dregz
player, 628 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 31 Aug 2019
at 06:03
  • msg #834

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dose are good queshions," Dregz turns his attention from the logistical problem to the consider the matters that Jurz raises.

"Dey must have annuver way ter ged ub'n'down ?"
Moffdust
player, 423 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 1 Sep 2019
at 01:00
  • msg #835

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'se gonna rides up on a creepy crawlies!" Moffdust announces. She casts a summoning spell and conjures a huge centipede, 15' long and very good at climbing. "Centi's gonna be wid uss'es all days, so some of uss'es can rides up on him." She scrambles onto Centi's back, up near the head and grabs hold of his steering whiskers.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:06, Sun 01 Sept 2019.
Jurz
player, 722 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 1 Sep 2019
at 07:04
  • msg #836

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz watches as Moffa summons her solution to the great chimney problem, and then looks across at Dregz.  "Maybes dey ride up an down on de giant spiders?" He suggests to the hairy goblin.

"I'se suppose I could ..." Jurz mumbles as he looks at the centipede with its ability to climb a long way up vertical walls, then shakes his head.  "Noes, a magical ride is better."
This message was last edited by the player at 07:04, Sun 01 Sept 2019.
Dregz
player, 629 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 1 Sep 2019
at 12:47
  • msg #837

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The goblin priest ponders the druid's suggestion.

"Or dose dragins ?" Dregz adds, with some reluctance, liking that idea even less.  He looks up from under his long fringe with much trepidation, as if expecting to see the long snake-like heads of wyverns poking out from each ledge.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 870 posts
Wed 4 Sep 2019
at 15:08
  • msg #838

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffa's huge centipede turns out to be a strong critter indeed, and with its huge size and multiple legs its carrying capacity is phenomenal. 900 pounds is only a light load and it has a climb speed of 40ft, meaning it can climb up to 80ft per round carrying 900 pounds. Heavier loads would slow it to a climb speed of 30ft and impose penalties on its +13 climb skill. The centipede certainly does solve the problem of moving everyone up the shaft at the same time. It won't even be necessary for the bigguns to strip off their armour for the trip anymore. You will still need to tie yourselves onto the centipede or tie together those levitating and those being lifted, or risk a very long fall when your arms get too tired to hang on any longer.

So, who is riding the centipede and who is levitating?
Jurz
player, 723 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 4 Sep 2019
at 18:05
  • msg #839

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz looks across at the centipede and then across to Dregz, then back to the centipede ....

"Will youse give me a lift up dere?" he asks the hairy goblin.
Bulldust
player, 600 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 5 Sep 2019
at 03:53
  • msg #840

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust jumps on behind Moffa.  He ties himself to Moffa an both to the centipede.  He swirls his chainflail excitedly "Yippee Kai Yay elf-#uckers!"
Minmorc
player, 748 posts
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Fri 6 Sep 2019
at 05:20
  • msg #841

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will jump on behind Bulldust and will tie himself to the centipede. "Giddyup Creepy Crawley!"

OOC: Rule #4 of Zombieland - Buckle Up.
Dregz
player, 630 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 7 Sep 2019
at 05:18
  • msg #842

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz nods his willingness to give Jurz a lift to the top of the chimney, eyeing the centipede with trepidation and vowing to stick as close as he can to the opposite wall to the side it chooses to climb.

"Ise can't go up as fast as sumfin wid dat many feets," he warns the druid. "Youse keep an eyes on its and shout out ifs you sees it fallin' down on uz, or if enywun drops smufin dat might hit uz !"
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 871 posts
Sat 7 Sep 2019
at 05:38
  • msg #843

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Finally the travelling arrangements are sorted out and the long climb up the 2000-foot shaft commences. Moffa, Bully and Minmorc are tied onto the giant centipede, Jurz is tied to Dregz who has boots of levitation, and Raven is alone with her golden girdle tied around her waist and her glowing rapier lighting her way. Despite the centipede's potential speed advantage the group decides to stick together. (Or do they? If you want the group to become a bit more separated on the way, let me know now.)

Ten minutes later the end of the climb comes in sight, about 60 feet further up the shaft. Right at the top of the shaft where it appears to open out into some sort of horizontal tunnel or cave, the top of the shaft is partially blocked by a solid black metal disc 10 feet in diameter. It doesn’t completely block the 15-foot diameter shaft – there is a 4ft gap on the western side above those on the centipede and a narrower 1-foot gap on the eastern side above Raven.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Moffdust
player, 424 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 8 Sep 2019
at 14:02
  • msg #844

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I knows what dis is! It's de elevators fer de rich elvses ter goes up an downs on. And I's gonna work out how ter makes it works wid my monocles." Moffdust drives Centi's up through the wider gap, then she unites herself and scrambles onto the disc. Centi can park in the wider passage at the top. She'll use her monocle to identity the iron disk.
Bulldust
player, 601 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 8 Sep 2019
at 14:10
  • msg #845

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust slides over sideways as the centipede goes through the gap.  He doesn't have a choice really.  At the top he unties the rope and looks around for elves.
Minmorc
player, 749 posts
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Sun 8 Sep 2019
at 14:53
  • msg #846

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully dodges sideways just in time for Minmorc to see the disk and smack his head on the edge of the opening. As soon as Moffa manages to parallel park her buggy Minmorc will untie himself and hop off, rubbing his head and grumbling something about sneaky goblins with 100 wheelers.
Dregz
player, 631 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 9 Sep 2019
at 05:32
  • msg #847

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz will wait till the centipede is clear of the wider opening and all those who are falling off have done so, before pulling himself and his druidic passenger along the wall to that side and floating on and up.
Jurz
player, 724 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 9 Sep 2019
at 09:38
  • msg #848

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With no control of his destination, Jurz watches and keeps an eye out for anything that could attack them.  He has his wand of Produce Flame in his hand.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:36, Tue 10 Sept 2019.
Moffdust
player, 425 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 10 Sep 2019
at 13:19
  • msg #849

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC: lol :)

"He he he!" Moffdust snickers. "Some peoples is jus too bigs."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 872 posts
Sun 15 Sep 2019
at 13:09
  • msg #850

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffa drives the centipede up through the gap at the top of the shaft with Bully and Minmorc still tied on and coming along for the ride. Dregz claws his way across the underside of the floating disc to emerge from the shaft a little to their right with Jurz still tied to him but with a wand in hand. Raven claws her way around to the other side of the disc and floats up another ten feet until she is resting against the roof of the tunnel above the shaft.

As everyone is emerging from the shaft a series of sounds greets their arrival: pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat - pfft – splat. Something wet and sticky hits the centipede twice and Moffa three times. Two more miss the centipede and the last one misses Jurz. Then four medium-sized reptilian creatures close in from the western tunnel and four more from the eastern tunnel to surround the intruders with jaws wide ready to bite and drool dripping from their mouths.

OOC: Main game map updated. No one has had time to untie themselves yet and that would require a move action to cut yourself free or a full round to untie. However Moffa is no longer tied on as the rope holding her to the centipede seems to have broken just now. Raven is out of reach of the reptiles where she is resting flat against the roof of the tunnel.
Jurz
player, 725 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 15 Sep 2019
at 20:54
  • msg #851

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz leaves it to Dregz to worry about ropes and things, instead he mutters a few words under his breath and flicks his wand towards the nearest thing that is attacking them.  "I'se can do dat, too ..."

OOC:  Wand of Produce Flame and flicked towards F5 - ranged touch attack  (rolled 13) for fire damage (rolled 5)

21:53, Today: Jurz rolled 13 using 1d20+8.  attack with wand.
21:53, Today: Jurz rolled 5 using 1d6+1.
Dregz
player, 632 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 17 Sep 2019
at 06:19
  • msg #852

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Ah this takes Dregz back to his childhood when the adults would rope two young goblins together and then set wild beasts to chase them.

The hairy goblin whimpers as he frantically tries to unknot himself.  The warmth from the ball of flame that his druidic kinsman pokes in the face of the beast close behind him is actually quite comforting, though the knot he's faced with is proving just a little tricky ...

OOC: 14:14, Today: Dregz rolled 6 using 1d20+5.  Untie rope.
Minmorc
player, 750 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 17 Sep 2019
at 10:19
  • msg #853

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will cut himself free, hop off and move to P5. Ignoring the lizards and looking down at Raven "Ay Birdie, oo are yer new friends?"
Bulldust
player, 602 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 22 Sep 2019
at 09:56
  • msg #854

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dey're spitting felldrakes, an dey're not friendly!" Bulldust replies for Raven.  He cuts the rope with his bladed chain and slides off the centipede to stand in square T2, a solid wall of centipede and bugbear between the lizards and the goblins, except for his sister who's facing 4 lizards.  Swinging the flail end enthusiastically he lands a solid blow on felldrake F1.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:57, Sun 22 Sept 2019.
Moffdust
player, 426 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sun 22 Sep 2019
at 10:15
  • msg #855

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I's outta here's!" Moffdust squeals. She saws through the rope with a knife then scrambles back 5' along the centipede so she's beside Bully. "Sic em Centi's" she yells in case her bus doesn't know that's also part of its job.
OOC: dice roller said Centi missed :(
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 873 posts
Sun 22 Sep 2019
at 14:22
  • msg #856

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz and Jurz are still tied together as Dregz struggles with the knot but Jurz points his wand at the closest lizard (f5) and hurls a tongue of flame at it. The flame burns where it hits, lightly wounding the lizard.

Minmorc cuts his own rope and moves back to assist Raven.

Bully cuts his rope, slides off the centipede and swings his chain flail at one of the lizards that he identifies as a spitting felldrake. His flail hits solidly, leaving the felldrake moderately wounded.

Moffa cuts herself free from the rope securing her on her monstrous centipede and slides back along it to get away from the felldrakes attacking her. The centipede bites at one of them but misses.

Raven crouches upside down against the roof of the tunnel then leaps downward headfirst to try to stab one of the felldrakes (f7) with her rapier but on this first attempt her blade fails to penetrate its scaly hide. She immediately floats back up to the roof of the tunnel and crouches low again, placing her just out of reach of the lizard's jaws.

The felldrakes all attack the intruders closest to them.
  • f1 rushes forward to attack Bully
  • f2 and f3 attack the centipede
  • f4 attacks Moffa
  • f5 attacks Dregz
  • f6 can't get close enough to attack Dregz but instead spits a glob of something nasty at Raven.
  • f7 leaps up at Raven, failing to jump high enough to reach her but landing safely on the levitating steel disc above the shaft.
  • f8 attacks Minmorc.

None of the felldrakes manage to draw blood with their teeth, this time, and the ball of spit that hits Raven's armour sizzles a bit but doesn't harm her.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Jurz
player, 726 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 23 Sep 2019
at 14:29
  • msg #857

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Still tied to Dregz, Jurz looks annoyed.  Jurz IS annoyed.  Jurz waves his hands about and shouts [Language unknown: Inma to la tra unfoet is ck romntiwhe!]
This message was last edited by the player at 05:28, Tue 24 Sept 2019.
Minmorc
player, 751 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 24 Sep 2019
at 02:27
  • msg #858

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Completely focused on his foe Minmorc looks serene. Minmorc is surprisingly calm. Using brutally efficient motion his axe rises and falls, rises and falls.
Bulldust
player, 603 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Tue 24 Sep 2019
at 13:15
  • msg #859

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust does not look calm or serene, his big sister is being attacked by spitting felldrakes!  He's relieved to see she looks OK, she's tough.  He lashes out with his chainflail and lands another solid blow on the one in front of himself.
Moffdust
player, 427 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 24 Sep 2019
at 13:25
  • msg #860

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Missed us! Missed us!" Moffdust chants as she slides off Centi to stand behind Bully. Safe! "I'll gets dem offa youse!" she reassures Dregz and Jurz. She casts a spell and summons a rat swarm to surround F5 and F6, but not nibbling any gobbos.
Dregz
player, 633 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 28 Sep 2019
at 05:04
  • msg #861

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin looks terrified. He briefly considers levitating his way up to the ceiling to join Raven, but while the small dragons don't seem to be able to jump that high, they are still showing an unpleasant tendency to spit !

While Jurz waves and shouts at the nasty creatures and Moffa promises aid, Dregz once more tries to unravel the knots, frantically biting at them with his teeth, now rather regretting the effort he put into making sure they wouldn't slip and imperil the druid on the trip up.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 874 posts
Sun 29 Sep 2019
at 14:39
  • msg #862

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While Dregz works on the knotty problem of the rope tying him to Jurz, the little druid concentrates on casting a spell. Finally, Dregz manages to untie the knot so he and Jurz are free to defend themselves more effectively against the felldrakes attacking them.

Meanwhile, Minmorc swings his greataxe with uncharacteristic calmness at the felldrakes that had attacked him and Raven. Perhaps he has discovered a new source of inspiration on battle tactics, as two well-placed blows leave two the felldrakes (f7 & f8) mortally wounded.

Bulldust lashes out again with his chainflail and puts down the felldrake (f1) that was attacking him, too.

Moffdust slides off her centipede to shelter behind Bully and summons a swarm of rats to plague the pair of felldrakes attacking Dregz and Jurz. Moffa's monstrous centipede bites at the felldrake in front of it but the reptile evades its jaws.

Raven squawks in delight at Minmorc's success then scrambles along the roof of the tunnel until she can leap downward briefly to stab at the felldrake that previously tried to bite Moffdust. She hits but the felldrake (f4) is only moderately wounded.

The westernmost pair of felldrakes (f2 & f3) bite the monstrous centipede but the huge insect is fiendishly tough and they only manage to lightly wound it.

The felldrake that Raven attacked returns the compliment by spitting a blob of acid that hits and sizzles on Raven's feathers, lightly wounding her.

The two felldrakes in the rat swarm turn frantically as they look for a way to escape, then both leap for the floating disc over the hole in the tunnel floor. The first one (f5) barely makes the jump safely but immediately turns and spits acid back at the swarm of rats, burning a narrow swathe through the swarm of rodents. However, the second felldrake (f6) doesn't quite make the distance and slips back over the side of the disc, barely hanging on with its teeth and claws.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 604 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 30 Sep 2019
at 00:41
  • msg #863

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust swings his chainflail at F2 to try to finish off the felldrake mauled by Centi.
OOC: the dice roller thought Centi hit F2, but the narrative is different...?
OOC: is spitting acid a ranged attack that provokes AoO?  Can't find any rules on this...

08:20, Today: Bulldust rolled 16 using 1d10+8.  Flail dmg.
08:19, Today: Bulldust rolled 13 using 1d20+10.  Critical?
08:17, Today: Bulldust rolled 29 using 1d20+10.  Flail to f2.
Moffdust
player, 428 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 30 Sep 2019
at 01:10
  • msg #864

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust shrieks her rage at the lizards hopping away from her lovely rat swarm. "Youse started dis! Youse tried ter bites poor Dregzies! So youse jus stands still and gets eaten by ratses!" She summons a large fiendish centipede to bridge the gap between the swarm and the hovering disk and bite lizard F5. Then she waves her arms to direct her rats to swarm over the centipede onto the floating disk and bite the lizards F5 and F6. "Eats de lizards!"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:23, Mon 30 Sept 2019.
Jurz
player, 727 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 30 Sep 2019
at 07:45
  • msg #865

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Released from the rope that is binding him to Dregs, Jurz finds that Moffa’s rats have chased the big lizards by him away.  ”Gets dat one! Jurz shouts pointing to the nearest of the lizards that have jumped on the disk (f5).  Suddenly a large snake, glowing red with heat, bursts from the wall of the cavern and drops towards the lizard that Jurz indicates.

As an afterthought, Jurz flicks his wand towards the other one on the disk (f6), throwing a glob of fire at the one that is hanging on for dear life.  ”An youse take dat!”
This message was last edited by the player at 10:30, Thu 03 Oct 2019.
Minmorc
player, 752 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Thu 3 Oct 2019
at 09:34
  • msg #866

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc calmly strolls to stand next to Raven (at square S5). Turning to face Raven he absent mindedly raises and lowers his axe. "Dats a neat new trick birdy girl, waddya call it? Yoyo attack, stabby fall, Rapier comes ter roost?"
Moffdust
player, 429 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 09:43
  • msg #867

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"He he he!" Moffdust snickers as the smell of charred rat and centipede fill the tunnel and blend with lizard fear sweat. "We doesn't wants ter be dat lizards!"
Dregz
player, 634 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 6 Oct 2019
at 04:19
  • msg #868

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Finding himself free of both the rope and the attentions of the lizards, Dregz breathes a sign of relief.  With Bully and Minmorc now engaging the remaining group of lizards (along with Raven and the giant centipede), the little goblin is feeling a lot safer.

Eyeing the short length of rope in his hands, the little goblin elects to coil it up and tuck it into his belt ... keenly aware that there is a long way to fall and that he'll probably be needing it again, sooner or later.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 875 posts
Sun 6 Oct 2019
at 10:07
  • msg #869

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully's chainflail strikes solidly on the felldrake (f2) bitten by centi and the felldrake collapses on the ground.

Moffa is so outraged that the two felldrakes have escaped from her rat swarm that she immediately summons a large monstrous centipede (not as big as the huge one she was riding) to bridge the gap to the hovering disc. The large centipede bridges the gap easily and bites the felldrake (f5) on the disc. The rats immediately swarm across the centipede bridge to surround that felldrake as well as swarming all over the other felldrake (f6) clinging to the edge of the disc.

However, just as the rats are swarming onto the disc a red-hot, snake-like creature drops from the roof of the tunnel onto the disc behind the felldrake (f5) and strikes at the felldrake, skewering it and scorching the flesh as well. A great swathe is burned through the swarm of rats too, by the intense heat of the creature’s body.

Jurz follows up by throwing a blob of fire at the felldrake (f6) dangling from the disc. The fire hits the felldrake but also engulfs the rats that had swarmed over it. Dozens of burning rats fall away from the felldrake and drop down the shaft.  But moments later more rats swarm down to cover the felldrake again as soon as the flames die down.

Minmorc strolls back to chat with Raven while he casually cuts down another felldrake (f4) with his greataxe. Raven squawks as she hops along the tunnel roof again then springs down to stab the next felldrake (f3). "Bounce attack? Bouncy stab?" she suggests cheerfully in answer to his question.

Moffa's huge centipede turns its head to bite at that felldrake too, but misses. Dregz is happy just to watch the carnage unfold, now that he is safe.

The felldrake (f6) dangling from the edge of the disc somehow manages to haul itself up onto the disc amid the swarm of rats. It sweeps its head low through the swarm trying to bite as many as it can but the tactic proves ineffective.

The other felldrake (f3) attacks what it sees as the biggest threat - the huge centipede in front of it – but fails to crack the huge insect's exoskeleton.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 753 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 9 Oct 2019
at 12:31
  • msg #870

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Sorry ter steal yer kill birdie girl, is time ter finish dis." Minmorc takes a sudden rushing step and looms over the reptillian. His greataxe rises and falls, first with a disturbing thunk, then again into the same wound with an even more jarring squelch. Spattered in blood Minmorc may be the most demonic visage the party has yet seen.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:36, Wed 09 Oct 2019.
Dregz
player, 635 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 11 Oct 2019
at 13:18
  • msg #871

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc is indeed a sight to behold, and Dregz wishes he had both canvas and paints to hand that he might preserve the spectacle for posterity.

Of course, the little goblin would first have to possess some, indeed any, artistic talent, but while he has never tried before, he has no reason to think that he'd be anything other than excellent at it.

Getting the big Orc to 'hold that pose', on the other hand, might present a bit of a challenge.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 876 posts
Sun 13 Oct 2019
at 14:17
  • msg #872

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's Axewife makes mincemeat of the next felldrake (f3) in no time at all.

Back on the floating disc Jurz's thoqqua drives its glowing head straight into the last felldrake's belly, burning its way right through the body as the last felldrake (f6) collapses.

More rats perish in the heat from the thoqqua's body but the remainder of the rat swarm and the two giant centipedes begin to feast on the dead or dying felldrakes.

With the pack of felldrakes safely dealt with the tunnel lies open for exploration, stretching away out of sight to east and west. If your information is correct the western tunnel should eventually lead to the Talon of Tiamat.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 754 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 09:48
  • msg #873

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will start flipping felldrakes to see if they are carrying any gear.
Dregz
player, 636 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 12:22
  • msg #874

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Trusting few but his tribe and his god, Dregz holds up the black Magic Stick, using it to sense the location of its missing bit, his gaze casting east and west as he does so.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 877 posts
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 12:29
  • msg #875

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc's flipping technique quickly proves that the felldrakes are not encumbered by any gear, nor anything else of value either.

Dregz's quick check with the Black Mace confirms that the next segment lies somewhere to the west, more or less in line with the tunnel.
Dregz
player, 637 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 12:43
  • msg #876

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat way !" Dregz supplies pointing down the western branch of the tunnel, guided by the Magic Stick and moved by the spirit of his god.
Minmorc
player, 755 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 14 Oct 2019
at 13:17
  • msg #877

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will heft one of least mangled felldrake over his shoulder with its head pointing forward so he can prop it up like a puppet. "So dat way den? Lemme go first, cos now I looks like one of der mates an if der enemy see me dey'll be like oh, its one a der lizard fings, let im past and den I'll kill dem." Cunningly disguised as a felldrake and toting his trusty axe Minmork will start heading west up the tunnel.
Bulldust
player, 605 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 18 Oct 2019
at 22:37
  • msg #878

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust searches around the tunnel, sniffing and following his nose, looking for signs of the felldrakes' lair.  Hopefully this leads to looting.  Whatever the outcome, its a brief interlude after which he'll follow Min west.
06:36, Today: Bulldust rolled 17 using 1d20+5.  search for lair.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:40, Fri 18 Oct 2019.
Moffdust
player, 430 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 18 Oct 2019
at 22:49
  • msg #879

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust is intrigued by the floating disc but more concerned with injuries - acid burns to be specific. She stands before the hairy priest, her rags and hair smoking with acid fumes. "Can youse fix dis Dregzies?"  She leaves the large centipede to eat rats and lizards until it disappears. She'll walk beside Dregz so as not to fall behind, with Centi the huge centipede following behind her munching on a lizard.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:52, Fri 18 Oct 2019.
Dregz
player, 638 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 19 Oct 2019
at 13:29
  • msg #880

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Peering out from under his hairy fringe, Dregz frowns at Moffa's injuries, nodding vigorously as he fetches out his Other Magic Stick and pokes his kinswoman with it until her hurts are healed.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 878 posts
Sun 20 Oct 2019
at 08:30
  • msg #881

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bully searches a little way down both directions of the tunnel but can’t find any sign of a nest or lair of the felldrakes.

Moffdust is moderately wounded (down 17hp) and Raven is lightly wounded (down 7hp). Jurz just has a couple of bruises (down 2hp) and everyone else is unwounded, not counting Moffa’s huge centipede which is lightly wounded too.

Dregz taps Moffa twice and Raven twice with his Other Magic Stick and Minmorc taps Moffa once with a magic stick of his own, and finally Moffa and Raven are fully healed of the acid burns inflicted by the felldrakes. 

The tunnel stretches over a mile westwards before Minmorc finally reaches a short side tunnel branching off on the left side. The side tunnel ends at a set of double doors. The doors are each 8 feet tall and 4 feet wide slabs of solid stone. A large pair of brass rings are set in the doors as doorknobs but there is no obvious keyhole or lock on this side of the doors.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Jurz
player, 728 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 20 Oct 2019
at 19:33
  • msg #882

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz trails along in the middle of the group.


OOC: Heavy week coming up, don't wait for me ....
Bulldust
player, 606 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 25 Oct 2019
at 23:35
  • msg #883

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Let's check dat out"  Bulldust suggests, looking for distractions to liven up the long tunnel stalk.  "Can you search fer traps Birdie Girl?"  He goes up to the door and sniffs around.  Elfs?
Moffdust
player, 431 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 25 Oct 2019
at 23:43
  • msg #884

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust thanks Dregz and Minmorc for the healing. She rides on Centi and re-knots her hair to cover the bald patches from the acid burns. When we stop at the doors she sends Cat ahead to flutter around the doors then ahead along the tunnel to make sure we're alone.
Dregz
player, 639 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 05:58
  • msg #885

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dey is not goblin-sized," Dregz cautions, concerned at what dangerously large creature would require a portal of such size.

The hairy priest mutters and gestures at the offending doors before moving closer and examining them.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 879 posts
Sun 27 Oct 2019
at 14:59
  • msg #886

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Cat the bat flutters away down the tunnel while Bully, Raven and Dregz investigate the oversized set of doors in the side tunnel.

Raven soon announces that she can't find any signs of traps but she can't see how the door would be locked either, unless it is barred or bolted from the other side.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 756 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 11:04
  • msg #887

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will wander up and switch places with Raven. Using the felldrake as a squishy battering ram he will attempt to push open the door.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 880 posts
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 11:46
  • msg #888

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The felldrake progressively becomes even more squishy but the doors do not push open.
Jurz
player, 729 posts
Goblin Druid
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 12:42
  • msg #889

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Does dey pull open?" Jurz asks, as he watches Min mangle a felldrake corpse.
Minmorc
player, 757 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 29 Oct 2019
at 13:10
  • msg #890

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will stare intently at the brass door knobs for a little while before coming to the conclusion that Jurz is probably right. He will set the felldrake down a little ways away in case he needs a squishy crowbar then he will grasp each door knob and attempt to pull the doors open.
Bulldust
player, 607 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 30 Oct 2019
at 10:03
  • msg #891

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I can only smell acid-burned centipede and orc. Not sure which is worse, hur hur.  Bulldust is right there beside Min, chainflail ready to bop anything unfriendly that comes out the doors, or lend a hand if it needs more strength to pull open the doors.
Moffdust
player, 432 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Wed 30 Oct 2019
at 10:24
  • msg #892

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"We is all lined ups in dis passages... maybe dats de traps?" Moffdust steps 5' to the west and casts Protection from Evil on herself. She calls Cat back to her and opens her cloak for him to hang safely inside.
Jurz
player, 730 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 30 Oct 2019
at 11:02
  • msg #893

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz nods at Moffa's wise words and steps across to square W2
This message was last edited by the player at 15:38, Wed 30 Oct 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 881 posts
Wed 30 Oct 2019
at 15:10
  • msg #894

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc grabs hold of one of the large brass rings and pulls with all his might but the heavy stone doors remain stubbornly closed.

OOC: Main game map updated.

To pull open the doors requires a successful strength check of higher DC than Minmorc can manage alone. Minmorc is strongest but others can aid him by each making a successful DC10 strength check on that attempt. The second door pull ring means at least one other can assist but more can also assist if a suitable method is proposed. Or you may have other ideas. Don't worry about rolling dice – I'll handle that.
Jurz
player, 731 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 30 Oct 2019
at 15:39
  • msg #895

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"We's could fred a rope frough one of de rings ...." Jurz muses.
This message was lightly edited by the player at 09:15, Fri 01 Nov 2019.
Dregz
player, 640 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 1 Nov 2019
at 06:21
  • msg #896

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The goblin finally finishes his careful examination of the doors, and holds up a finger to demand a pause for consideration before one of his boon companions does anything precipitous that might cause harm to himself ... or anyone else.

"No trapses ... at least none of der usual kind," the priest announces.  "But der is magics on der.  Not strong, but ..." his free hand moves close to the door surface but of course he doesn't touch it.  "Dis is writin' ... magical writin', Ise thinks.  Mebbe sum kind of ward.  An' sumfin else dat I can't work out."
Minmorc
player, 758 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 1 Nov 2019
at 11:24
  • msg #897

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Gotta be stronger..." Minmorc will slip his pack off his shoulders and will pull out two grappling hooks, 50ft of rope and a crowbar. He will tie a grappling hook to each end of the rope and hook them onto the two brass rings so multiple people can assist the pull. He'll take up the crowbar and when the others are ready he'll square up to the door. There will be the faint smell of ozone, his scruffy hair will briefly flare up in a pair of horns and with a deep snort he'll take another crack at the door.
Bulldust
player, 608 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 1 Nov 2019
at 14:38
  • msg #898

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust listens wide eyed as Moffa and Dregz speculate on the dangers.  While Minmorc is doing his hair and makeup, the bugbear takes in the warnings, takes up the rope and takes off around the corner to pull from the safety of the wider passage. (X2)
Moffdust
player, 433 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 1 Nov 2019
at 14:59
  • msg #899

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust scampers across to the other side of the door passage and arranges Centi to help pull on the rope. She'll try to get him to back up till his head is at W1, bite down on the rope and walk backwards pulling the rope with all the traction that his 30 legs can provide. "Most bugses can't does dis, but Centi's very very clevers cos he has me instead of brainses."
Dregz
player, 641 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 2 Nov 2019
at 05:45
  • msg #900

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin whimpers and joins Bulldust, ready to join in the effort, but from the safety of a position behind the bugbear !
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 882 posts
Sun 3 Nov 2019
at 14:54
  • msg #901

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As Minmorc gets himself organised to pry open the large stone doors Dregz warns everyone that there is magic on the doors and he and everyone except Minmorc retreats around the corner of the tunnel where they can help best by pulling on the ropes that Minmorc hooks onto the doors.

It takes a couple of minutes of trying, with everyone readjusting their position and grip for best effect before the two stone doors suddenly yield and swing open with a deafening blast that echoes down the tunnel like a great peel of thunder. Everyone's ears are ringing after that blast but only Minmorc was close enough to suffer any real harm.

Beyond the doors there is 30 feet of corridor leading southwards with 20 feet of the corridor forming a staircase leading downwards. It opens into a 60-foot diameter chamber with its ceiling arching up to 20 feet high at the centre. A large spiral staircase opens in the centre of the floor of the chamber and winds down out of sight. The chamber is otherwise completely bare apart from magnificent murals of red, green, black, blue and white dragons painted all around the outer wall of the chamber.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 609 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 15 Nov 2019
at 23:20
  • msg #902

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust looks back along the passage to the city, estimating the distance they've come, then at the colourful pictures on the walls of the round room.  "I fink dis is da place we need ter be.  We've come far enough ter reach da Spike an dese drawings look a bit like dragons which is wot da elf is s'posed ter be into.  So dis is da place.  Good job Min."  He drops the rope and joins Min at the door, giving the orc a pat on the back in case his ringing ears didn't catch that last bit.

"Da elf will know we're here now, so we can't sneak up on him.  Should we rest before we get im, or just go get im?  Bulldust is OK either way.  From the doorway he sniffs the air in the room, hoping to catch a whiff of elf.
Moffdust
player, 434 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 15 Nov 2019
at 23:34
  • msg #903

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust joins Bully and Min at the door. "I doesn't needs ter rests, but we's all should gets a say." She looks toward the other goblins. "When we goes I'll sends Centi down first ter says hello from us's, he he!"
Dregz
player, 642 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 16 Nov 2019
at 05:20
  • msg #904

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The little goblin pokes his head out from behind the safety of Bully to give Minmorc an appraising stare, ready to poke him with the Magic Healy Stick if needs be.

That this is most likely the abode of the Talon of the Spire is both exciting and terrifying, but it means that another piece of the other Magic Stick is close at hand.

While a rest is always welcome, now does not seem to be the time for sitting around ... but something that Bully says gives the hairy priest worried pause, however.

"Dis Elf ... e's not a dragins 'isself, izzee ?"
Jurz
player, 732 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 16 Nov 2019
at 08:09
  • msg #905

Day 17: Into the Underdark

After picking himself up off the floor and dusting himself down, Jurz follows the others into the large chamber.  Hie eyes open wide, as he takes in the scenes of dragons, and the overall splendour of the place.  "I'se don't fink we will have de chance to rest,"  he murmurs  "Not after we's rung his door bell ...."
Minmorc
player, 759 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 16 Nov 2019
at 09:45
  • msg #906

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"AAAAAARRGH, DAT WOZ REALLY LOUD! I WANNA URT IM, REAL BAD FER DAT ONE, JUS GIMME A SEC SOZ MY TEEF WILL STOP RINGING!" Minmorc will pull out both his wands, first taking a shot of lesser vigor before applying a couple of cure light wounds.
Bulldust
player, 610 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 16 Nov 2019
at 13:25
  • msg #907

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yeah!  Lets go get 'im."  Bulldust moves to the top of the stair.  "Last one in's a paladin!"
Moffdust
player, 435 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 16 Nov 2019
at 22:35
  • msg #908

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust sends Centi downstairs ahead of Bully. She puffs herself up and swaggers to the stairs after everyone else, snickering softly as she goes.
Minmorc
player, 760 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 17 Nov 2019
at 01:57
  • msg #909

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will tuck away his wands and cradle his Axe wife. Taking one last sad look at the pulped remains of his pet Felldrake he will head off after Moffa.
Bulldust
player, 611 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 17 Nov 2019
at 09:56
  • msg #910

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Hur Min!  Youse da paladin!"
Minmorc
player, 761 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 19 Nov 2019
at 10:06
  • msg #911

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Nuh uh, yous takes dat back! If imma Paladin yous is a Elf! A skinny, pointy tra la la lally, a singin in der valley makin toys fer som fat human Elf!"
Bulldust
player, 612 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 20 Nov 2019
at 11:42
  • msg #912

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Well ... sometimes I am my own favoured enemy ... an it'd be cool ter live fer a fousand years ... so I'm OK wiv bein a elf, so long as I still get ter kill all da ovver elfs, an den when I'm da only elf den everyone will fink better of dem.  But youse still da paladin if youse da last one in da hole, jus ask Jurzie."
Jurz
player, 734 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 20 Nov 2019
at 12:37
  • msg #913

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz listens to the jumbled case that Bully puts forwards, then cocks his head on one side and considers for a moment before replying.  "Noes!" he says firmly.  "Dat is der fill-up-sillies, and every one knows dat fill-up-sillies is written down in de bookses!"

Then a moment later he adds "Except for the elvses, maybe ..."
Dregz
player, 643 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 20 Nov 2019
at 13:15
  • msg #914

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz nods, patting the Holy Book fondly.  "Dat's right," the goblin priest agrees.

"I 'eard dat Orcs call 'em pala- dindins, eny way ..."
Minmorc
player, 762 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 20 Nov 2019
at 14:04
  • msg #915

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will start ticking off the names on his fingers. "Pala dinners is mostly spam inna can. Wid horses dey fast food an on wagon deys meals on wheels. Not much my mates won't eat really, once yer done wid der spam yer eat der horse, seen orcs so hungry dey ate der wagon. Don't like eating Dwarves, deys kinda gritty an der hair gets stuck in yer teef. I ain't et a halfling yet, I fink I'd like ter eat one a dose one day... boil em, mash em, put em inna stew..."
Moffdust
player, 436 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 30 Nov 2019
at 01:01
  • msg #916

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust stifles a giggle with a clawed hand over her mouth as she listens to the goblin and orc tribe around her, delighted to be with such wise and funny company. Centi's many feet clatter down the stairs and she follows the others down just ahead of the paladin at the end of the line.
Dregz
player, 644 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 30 Nov 2019
at 07:18
  • msg #917

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I likeses der green wuns best," Dregz decides, pronouncing his opinion on the dragons depicted on the murals as he takes his place safely in the middle of the line heading down the stairs.
Jurz
player, 735 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 30 Nov 2019
at 09:49
  • msg #918

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"You'se gotta be really carefuls of de green ones.  Dey can hide in der bushes,"  the forest goblin mutters after a moment of thought.  "You'se can see de ovver ones easier."
Minmorc
player, 763 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 1 Dec 2019
at 17:04
  • msg #919

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"If yer can sees it ders one rule wid dragons. Is smaller den a horse, eats it, is bigger den a horse splits up an run so it can't eat der whole tribe. Course, if I finds a dragon I fink I'll ave a crack, I really wanna know what dragon tastes like. I reckon it'd taste like chicken, peri peri chicken."
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 884 posts
Sun 22 Dec 2019
at 13:39
  • msg #920

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With varying exclamations of awe or trepidation the team all note the pictures of evil chromatic dragons adorning the walls of the first chamber as they head across the room to the spiral staircase in the floor.

Moffa sends her huge centipede down the stairs first to scout the way (or trip any traps?) then Bully, Minmorc, Raven, Jurz, Dregz and Moffa follow it down the stairs.

The spiral staircase winds downwards through 45 feet of solid stone before emerging into another chamber. This one is also circular with 60-foot diameter and an arched ceiling 50 feet high. However this chamber also has a 10-foot wide ledge all the way around the room 10 feet above floor level. The staircase spirals right down through this chamber and ends at floor level. There is no railing or balustrade on the outer edge of the staircase for that last 50 feet.

The centipede is the first to emerge into that chamber but when Bully emerges into that chamber he quickly realises this one is not unoccupied. A huge, multi-coloured, 5-headed reptile is standing on the ledge with all five heads looking up towards the top of the spiral staircase, watching the huge centipede coming down the stairs. Each head is a different colour (red, white, blue, green and black), like a mix or all the chromatic dragons pictured in the room above. It has a heavy chain manacled to its right front leg but it is standing on the chain and you can’t see where the chain ends.

The upper part of the stairs near the roof of this chamber is clearly out of the huge reptile's reach but it looks like the closest part of the final turn of the staircase closer to the floor will be within its reach.

OOC: Main game map updated.
Bulldust
player, 613 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 22 Dec 2019
at 23:49
  • msg #921

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Deres a dragon fing wiv five heads." Bully whispers, stopping where he is but budging over to let the others see or move past.  "Maybe Es Sarch was wrong about B'zrrk T'marro only having dose two wyverns, dis fing down ere looks like a mini-Tiamat, wiv different coloured heads an all.  P'raps we should watch wot it does ter Centi?"  He sniffs the air trying to catch the scent of the beast.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:46, Mon 23 Dec 2019.
Minmorc
player, 764 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 23 Dec 2019
at 11:18
  • msg #922

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"My Orky sense is tellin me dat all is not as it looks like." Minmorc will nod sagely at Bully. "Moffa, I reckon yous should definitly feed it Centi."
Moffdust
player, 437 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Tue 24 Dec 2019
at 00:16
  • msg #923

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Ok, but jus his headses. He doesn't needs dat." Moffdust crowds down to the front of the line with Bully and Min to look at the room. She sends Centi winding his way down to see if he reaches the bottom of the stairs unharmed. "I wonders if we's could flies down to de ledge on de udder sides away from de Tiamat-tling."
Raven
player, 422 posts
Kenku
Tue 24 Dec 2019
at 14:02
  • msg #924

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I's could! I's can glides," Raven announces excitedly.

"But I can't carry anyone else," she adds sadly.
Dregz
player, 645 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Fri 27 Dec 2019
at 04:48
  • msg #925

Day 17: Into the Underdark

The far ledge above the doorway is looking very inviting indeed !  Particularly as Dregz doesn't like looking in the other direction at all.  Indeed, he tries closing his eyes in the hope that when he opens them again the too-many headed dragon will have vanished (though undoubtedly that would scare him more).

"Dey've trapded it der," the little priest notes the chain ... though in truth the fearsome creature must have been down here a long time and grown, for he can't see how it could get out of the chamber.

"Ise could jump over der to der ledge an' float down wiv dese boots ... an' Ise could carry Jurz or Moffa.  Dunno how we'd attaches der rope for der bigguns," the hairy goblin looks at the centre spindle of the banisterless spiral stairway with some perplexity.
Jurz
player, 738 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 27 Dec 2019
at 07:42
  • msg #926

Day 17: Into the Underdark

”I wonders if dose heads breaves stuff, like der real dragons do?  Dat would bees nasty.”  Jurz  muses as he looks down at the beast and wracks his brains hard.  ”What do you fink Moffa?  Does fings like dat even exists?”  He asks turning his head sideways and squinting hard at the thing below.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 887 posts
Fri 27 Dec 2019
at 10:31
  • msg #927

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz's speculation about the size of the 5-headed dragon might be just a trifle exaggerated. Although it really is huge, it would probably still be able to squeeze up the spiral staircase and out through the doors into the tunnel, if it wasn't chained in this chamber!
Jurz
player, 739 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 27 Dec 2019
at 10:50
  • msg #928

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz steps back, stumped by the thing below them, "I'se could fly down dere, if'n i'se needed to.  But a ride down would be better." Jurz agrees with Dregz.
Bulldust
player, 616 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 27 Dec 2019
at 14:21
  • msg #929

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I know everyfing about dragons." Bulldust announces proudly.  "But dat's not really a dragon, its a 5-headed hydra, wiv its heads coloured-in by someone who's in love wiv da dragon goddess Tiamat.  Probably dat B'zrrk elf who we's goin ta fight T'marro. <smirk> Hydras don't have dragon breaffs, except da pyrohydra wot breavves fire and a cryohydra wot breavves cold.  An wiv hydras if you cut off one of da heads den two new heads grow from the stump!  Dey's awesome eh?"

He moves down a few steps to bet a better view, watching to see what happens when Centi goes past.  "Da green head is cute don't ya fink Moffa?  Can you magic me down past her? so we don't have ter chop all her heads off?"
Moffdust
player, 438 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 28 Dec 2019
at 00:00
  • msg #930

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I can't tell if dey's a real hydras or not." Moffdust shakes her head at Jurz, "But I can gets Bully and Min and me down to de ledges wid a steps spells. So dats all of us. Only poor Centi has ter gets eaten." She does not seem overly worried. She advances down toward the jumping off point opposite the hydra get a better view of Centi crawling downstairs.

She shrugs over her shoulder at Bully. "Youse can keeps de green heads if youse can cuts it off."
This message was last edited by the player at 00:06, Sat 28 Dec 2019.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 888 posts
Sun 29 Dec 2019
at 15:00
  • msg #931

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Centi, Moffa's huge centipede, advances steadily down the spiral staircase while the six members of Team Arda-Nuff follow down the stairs a little further behind it. The team just reaches Moffa's designated jumping off point (squares I-J 35-38 on the map) on the opposite side of the staircase from the hydra and 30 to 45 feet above the floor (20 to 35 feet above the ledge and 10 feet away from the ledge) by the time Centi reaches the place on the stairs that is closest to the hydra (L36 on the map).

Just as Centi reaches that closest point the white head of the hydra belches out a 20-foot long, 10-foot wide jet of frost straight at Centi. Then all four other heads lunge forward, reaching 10 feet from the hydra's body to bite at Centi. The jet of frost engulfs the huge centipede and the red and green heads succeed in biting it, the green head tearing a large plate of Centi's  exoskeleton away. 

OOC: (Round 1) Main game map updated. Raven, Dregz and Jurz can leap off the stairs as part of their move in that round if they wish. (Dregz would need to make a running jump check to see how far away from the stairs he can jump before levitating down to the floor or ledge.) Moffa doesn't arrive in position until late in that round so can't cast her spell until the beginning of the new round.
Minmorc
player, 767 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 30 Dec 2019
at 15:37
  • msg #932

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will slowly sift through the wealth of information provided by the professor Bully and will seize on a few key facts. Swapping his axe for his spear he will try to think out loud. “So’s we don’t wants it ter ave more heads so it’s better ter stab it ter death... an it might be a painted cryin hydra, which would be bad, an it might be a tiny Tiamat, a teenymat, which would be worse, so we gonna use magic ter skip fightin dis one. Wow, youse is real smart. Lemme know if I needs ter stab der cryin teenymat.”
Jurz
player, 740 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 30 Dec 2019
at 15:59
  • msg #933

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"If'n we's get ready to goes first, den Min or Bully can frow us right out by der wall, instead of youse having to make a jump wiv me tied to youse." Jurz offers, happy to let Min decide that we were all going to skip this one.  Jurz knew that he probably was going to anyway ...
Moffdust
player, 439 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Wed 1 Jan 2020
at 03:13
  • msg #934

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust nods emphatically. "Yes, we'se skips dis ones. Except for poor Centi, he's going ter BITES DEM!!" This last yelled down to Centi.

"Bully, Min, when youse feels de spells den youse jus makes yerselves go to de ledges down dere." She puts on her Ring of Diminution and shrinks to half her size. She steps up next to Raven. "Can I gets a lifts wid youse Birdie Girls?" She casts a Dimension Step spell that will teleport Bully and Min.
Dregz
player, 646 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Wed 1 Jan 2020
at 06:35
  • msg #935

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Being thrown at the wall by a biggun ... is unfortunately the best of a bad lot of choices.  Dregz nods resignedly.

"Hold on tightses !" he instructs Jurz.  "If'n wese don' get as far as der ledges, I'll stop us level wid it an' somewun can throw us der rope and pulls us in."
Jurz
player, 741 posts
Goblin Druid
Wed 1 Jan 2020
at 09:41
  • msg #936

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz carefully tucks his fiery wand into his belly and climbs carefully onto Dregzes back.  In many ways it is a bit like riding Rog, and the bald goblin knows how to get a firm grip and even how to hold on with his legs.

So it should be easy to draw his wand later and fire back at Tiamatty when they get down there.
Bulldust
player, 617 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Wed 1 Jan 2020
at 23:33
  • msg #937

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oo Oo!  Green Head bit Centi's armour right off.  She's da best."  He gets ready to go when Moffa says, but while she's casting he moves up past Dregz and Jurz and takes hold.  "You don't look like dwarfs but we can toss ya!  C'mom Min, grab a gobbo."  He'll fling his half of the gobbo-cluster at the wall.  When Moffa's ready he'll teleport down.  "I'll see ya on da ledge."
Minmorc
player, 768 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 5 Jan 2020
at 07:38
  • msg #938

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With Jurz on Dregz back it only makes sense to grab Dregz by one arm and one leg and start swinging him slowly backwards and forwards. "Fings fly better when yer make em spin, right? I bet I cans make my half go faster den yor half! Arright, we frows em when I say free... One... Four... FREE!" Once the goblins are airborne he'll tap his heels together and think there's no place like ledge, there's no place like ledge...
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 889 posts
Sun 5 Jan 2020
at 14:02
  • msg #939

Day 17: Into the Underdark

With a shrunken Moffa clinging to her neck, Raven spreads her arms wide to reveal the vestigial wings beneath them and leaps from the spiral staircase then glides safely down to the ledge on the western side of the chamber.

Then Minmorc and Bully grab Dregz's arms and legs (with Jurz clinging to Dregz's back) and swing him back and forth a couple of times before flinging him spinning towards the western wall of the chamber. Fortunately, the spinning goblins hit feet first on the wall and bounce off before coming to a halt in mid air and slowly descending toward the ledge.

Moments later Minmorc vanishes from the stairs and reappears on the ledge, just in time for Dregz and Jurz to float down onto his head and shoulders. Bully appears beside him on the ledge moments later.

Meanwhile Centi lashes forward to bite at the blue head of the hydra but the blue head writhes out of the way and Centi misses. This time the red head and the black head of the hydra breathe twin jets of frost at Centi, then the other three heads lash forward to bite at it. The blue and white heads both bite huge chunks from the frozen centipede and it collapses on the stairs, obviously dead.

OOC: (Round 2) Main game map updated.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:26, Sun 05 Jan 2020.
Jurz
player, 742 posts
Goblin Druid
Sun 5 Jan 2020
at 14:14
  • msg #940

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC:  Seeking Clarification

I am not sure from the map whether we can just run into the middle of the floor and jump down a hole to the lower level.  Or whether we need to go down the steps shown at 12 o'clock on the map.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 890 posts
Sun 5 Jan 2020
at 16:24
  • msg #941

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC: You are all on the ledge 10 feet above the floor of this chamber. You can either jump down 10 feet to the floor to reach the door, or run round to the steps on the northern side to get down to floor level.
Dregz
player, 647 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 6 Jan 2020
at 14:13
  • msg #942

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz jumps down quickly to the floor below before Min does something precipitously dangerous, using his Magic Boots to slow the descent and hurrying under the cover of the ledge above once he lands.
Jurz
player, 743 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 6 Jan 2020
at 14:30
  • msg #943

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz crosses his fingers and  hopes that there isn't something worse on the floor below.  But he waits, trying to judge if Dregz is getting eaten or not.  It would be a shame if his friend got eaten, but it still better than getting eaten himself.
Bulldust
player, 618 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 6 Jan 2020
at 22:31
  • msg #944

Day 17: Into the Underdark

OOC:  and thats why goblins shall inherit the earth :-)

"Fanks Moffa!"  Bulldust hops down too and moves quickly to the door but then stops.  "I wonder if dis door goes bang like de ovver ones?  Can youse check it out Birdie Girl?"
Minmorc
player, 769 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Tue 7 Jan 2020
at 01:12
  • msg #945

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc will remain perched on the ledge, spear at the ready. He's already had one door go bang, he's not keen on another.
Dregz
player, 648 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Tue 7 Jan 2020
at 13:29
  • msg #946

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I c'n do dat !"

Realising he may have just jumped out of the pit into the Abyss, the little goblin whimpers ... then turns his attention to the door, bravely, and in the true spirit of enlightened self-interest, examining it as Bully suggested.

"If'n I was der sneaky sort dat built dis, I'd stick a secret door behind my pet cryin' hydra," Dregz remarks as he works.
Moffdust
player, 440 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 10 Jan 2020
at 06:20
  • msg #947

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust watches Dregz bravely jump down with Bully, but she stays safely (she hopes) up on the ledge with Jurz. She watches Centi's inevitable demise and shakes her head sadly by way of eulogy. He distracted the hydra nicely while they jumped.

Unsure whether Dregz investigation of the door involved Detect Magic, she covers that base herself, moving along the ledge to H33 where she can get a glimpse of the door and still be out or range of the hydra breath. While she concentrates on magic she asks quietly "Does anyone else wants ter rest before we goes in? I'se used lots of spellses today, an I only has some little bitses of magics left."
This message was last edited by the player at 06:23, Fri 10 Jan 2020.
Bulldust
player, 619 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 10 Jan 2020
at 06:27
  • msg #948

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'm all outa bugbear magic too Moffa."  Bulldust replies as he looks at the door.  "I'd go fer a sleep too if everyone wants.  Maybe on de ovver side of dis door?  We should jus sneak a look.  Gotta make sure if don't go bang when we open it.  Wonder if de B'zrrk elf is missing his wyverns yet?"
This message was last edited by the player at 06:31, Fri 10 Jan 2020.
Jurz
player, 744 posts
Goblin Druid
Fri 10 Jan 2020
at 07:01
  • msg #949

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz frowns  when Moffa mentions using up most of her magic, but then whispers,  "I'se got quite a lot of de magic left, but if youse finks we can rest in here, I'se  could use it up.  If'n Min ansd Bully wanted to plays wiv de crying Hydra."
Moffdust
player, 441 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 11 Jan 2020
at 14:39
  • msg #950

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust rubs her tired little eyes. "Oh yes Jurzies, I's ready fer a sleeps, but first a bedtime barbecues! I's can still summons some small helps." She finishes her survey of magic on the door and in the room around the hydra. She will summon something that can draw the hydra's attention if the others agree to fight it.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 891 posts
Sat 11 Jan 2020
at 16:28
  • msg #951

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz, Bully and Raven all jump down to the fllor level and crowd into the door alcove under the ledge to inspect the door. It is a good wooden door and seems to be locked. Raven quickly searches for traps but reports that she can't find any traps on the door. Dregz consults his holy book, reads a passage and starts glaring at the door.

Minmorc, Jurz and Moffa all stay up on the ledge above the door where they had landed.

Then Centi's frozen body vanishes. The hydra looks about angrily and hisses in rage as its dinner disappears. All five heads focus on the members of Team Arda-Nuff on the opposite side of the chamber and the hydra stalks forward around the southern side of the ledge, dragging a heavy chain behind it. The chain is fastened to the wall on the eastern side of the ledge and when the 20-foot long chain pulls taut the hydra is stopped 30 feet away from Team Arda-Nuff. The 10-foot long neck of its green head stretches forward and its mouth opens to breath out a 20-foot long jet of frost at Bully, Dregz and Raven, which dissipates just short of their refuge in the door alcove under the ledge.

It looks like Team Arda-Nuff is safe from the hydra's frozen breath on the western side of the ledge and in the door alcove, but anywhere else in the chamber (including the spiral staircase) would not be safe. If they time it right (or distract the hydra) they would be able to run up or down the northern stairs to get from the ledge to the door alcove, or vice versa.

OOC: (Round 3) Main game map updated.
Minmorc
player, 770 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sun 12 Jan 2020
at 05:48
  • msg #952

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc starts laughing at the Hydras predicament. Leaning his spear against the wall he will draw princess Nurzhans long bow from his back pack. Calling on his god he will infuse himself with a little extra luck and with a wicked leer will call out to the locky loos "Take yer time wid der door, I'm gonna see how many arrows it takes ter kill a cryin hydra!"
Bulldust
player, 620 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sun 12 Jan 2020
at 12:06
  • msg #953

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Oo Oo!  Yeah, arrows!  Green Head's not so cute when she's trying ter freeze my friends." Bulldust readies his heavy longbow, the one he took from the drow archer at the doorway to the spike.  He shoots at the writhing mess of heads.
Dregz
player, 649 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Mon 13 Jan 2020
at 13:57
  • msg #954

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dis door az a spells on it !" Dregz announces more in the hope that Bully's enthusiastic rise to the unvoiced challenge that the cryin' hydra represents might at least cause him to take even a modicum of care for those in his near vicinity !

Praying the beast isn't provoked enough to break its bonds, the priest continues to feel out the magic upon the door, hoping to determine what sort of inimical spell has been cast upon it.
Bulldust
player, 621 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Fri 17 Jan 2020
at 10:03
  • msg #955

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"You'll be right Dregzie!"  Bulldust reassures the hairy goblin as he shoots an arrow at the hydra, something new for him but he seems to have a knack for it.

18:01, Today: Bulldust rolled 10 using 1d8+3.
17:59, Today: Bulldust rolled 27 using 1d20+8.  arrow to hydra.
Moffdust
player, 442 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Sat 18 Jan 2020
at 04:54
  • msg #956

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust sits down on the ledge to watch the show, dangling her legs over the edge. She finds a piece of Nuffle-match-popcorn stuck in her hair and munches on that. She claps when Bully's arrow hits. "Lights dem up Jurzies!"

Just occasionally she'll glance around the chamber, keeping watch while the others shoot and search the door. She's ready to help if she needs to. Cat the Bat swings from a high stair up at the top of the room, he's keeping watch too.
Jurz
player, 745 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 18 Jan 2020
at 08:19
  • msg #957

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz grins and mibles a bit then waves his arms about.
Raven
player, 423 posts
Kenku
Sun 19 Jan 2020
at 13:01
  • msg #958

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Awk! Good idea! I can do that too!" Raven exclaims when she sees Min and Bully shooting the hydra.

She sticks her rapier through her belt so it still shines and she loads her light crossbow and shoots at the hydra too.

Raven rolled 26 using 1d20+9.  Shoot hydra with crossbow.
Raven rolled 8 using 1d8.  Light crossbow damage on hydra.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 892 posts
Sun 19 Jan 2020
at 14:07
  • msg #959

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While Dregz remains focussed on investigating the magic on the door , Minmorc pulls out a longbow and arrows but offers a few prayers to that Nuffle god of his before taking aim. Still, his words are enough to set Bully and Raven into action and they whip out their bow and crossbow and both shoot at the hydra without any delay, while Moffa sits on the ledge to watch the fun.

Bully's arrow hits the green neck and punches straight through. Although it has definitely injured that neck it is quite clear that an arrow is never going to be able to sever a neck completely.

Raven’s crossbow bolt strikes deep into the flesh of the hydra's body.

Meanwhile Jurz waves his arms and mumbles unintelligibly. Then out of nowhere a sudden storm of hailstones the size of goblin eyeballs fills the southern half of the chamber, pelting down on the multi-coloured cryohydra. The cold may not affect it but the impact of all those hailstones certainly has an effect.

At first the green neck looks grievously wounded and the body moderately wounded, but even as the ice storm peters out the hydra's wounds are already beginning to heal. The bruises from the hailstones fade significantly enough for the colour change to be noticeable, the arrow hole in the green neck squeezes shut and Raven's crossbow bolt is slowly squeezed out from the body to drop on the floor below the hydra. Already the hydra's injuries look less serious than before – the green neck is now seriously wounded and the body lightly wounded.

Then the blue head breathes out a jet of freezing air toward Min, Jurz and Moffa but it dissipates just before reaching them.

OOC: (Round 4) The hydra has fast healing equivalent to about half the damage that was inflicted this round.
Minmorc
player, 771 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 20 Jan 2020
at 03:53
  • msg #960

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Righto, and a one and a twoooo, huh, where'd dat one go... ah well. Birdie girl, dis shootin folks ter def is really relaxin."
Jurz
player, 746 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 20 Jan 2020
at 08:44
  • msg #961

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Dat's not nice" Jurz tells the Hydra, "Youse is supposed to dies..."  He continues as he waves his hands about again.  "If'n youse likes de cold, maysbe youse don't like de hot."

Suddenly he points and Flaming Sphere appears almost next to the Hydra and rolls across to  burn it
Minmorc
player, 772 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Mon 20 Jan 2020
at 09:24
  • msg #962

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"An now wees gots a little camp fire, dis is jus loverly."
Bulldust
player, 622 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Mon 27 Jan 2020
at 06:18
  • msg #963

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust shoots at the hydra again but misses (rolled 1).  Still its a fun game and he's happy to play again next round.  As a move action he pops out a potion of Enlarge Person from his haversack.  "Wonder wot arrows are like when yer big, eh?"
Moffdust
player, 443 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Mon 27 Jan 2020
at 06:28
  • msg #964

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust sits on the ledge keeping watch and watching the fun. She has to agree with Min, this is a lovely way to pass a lazy... whatever time of day this is. "Pfft! If youse big den youse jus gonna miss wid a big arrows! Yeah, cooks it good Jurzie!"
Raven
player, 424 posts
Kenku
Mon 27 Jan 2020
at 06:30
  • msg #965

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Raven just squawks in delight and shoots the hydra again with her crossbow.

Raven, rolled 18 using 1d20+9.  Shoot hydra with crossbow.
Raven, rolled 8 using 1d8.  Light crossbow damage on hydra.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 893 posts
Mon 27 Jan 2020
at 06:54
  • msg #966

Day 17: Into the Underdark

While Dregz still remains focussed on investigating the magic on the door , Minmorc, Bully and Raven continue shooting at the hydra with their bows and crossbow. Minmorc's first arrow hits and so does Raven's bolt.

Jurz curses at the ineffectiveness of his ice storm then summons forth a 6-foot ball of fire that bounces up onto the ledge and slams into the body of the hydra, leaving a dark and puckered burn mark on its flesh.

The hydra screeches in pain and the white head breathes out another jet of freezing air at Jurz, Minmorc and Moffa. Fortunately, they are still out of its reach. The first round of injuries to the hydra are now almost fully healed (including the one on its green neck) but the injuries inflicted this round mean it is now seriously wounded. It strains at the chain holding its leg but it is not able to break free.

OOC: (Round 5).
Jurz
player, 747 posts
Goblin Druid
Mon 27 Jan 2020
at 12:46
  • msg #967

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Jurz grins and keeps bouncing the flaming sphere up against the hydra, as the others shoot  it.
Minmorc
player, 773 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Wed 29 Jan 2020
at 04:23
  • msg #968

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I reckon dis bows broken, it goes dead on wid der first shot den way over somewhere wid der second. Stop being broken yer stupid bow!"
Bulldust
player, 623 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Thu 30 Jan 2020
at 10:47
  • msg #969

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Bulldust drinks the potion of Enlarge Person and hops up on the ledge above the alcove so as not to crush Dregz.   He tests the pull of the oversized longbow.  "Reckon I can hit her wiv dis?"
Raven
player, 425 posts
Kenku
Fri 31 Jan 2020
at 14:16
  • msg #970

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Raven squawks again when Bully climbs up and away but she still takes another shot with her crossbow. She can hardly miss such a bit target but punching through its thick hide is a bit harder!

Raven, rolled 14 using 1d20+9.  Shoot hydra with crossbow.
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 894 posts
Fri 31 Jan 2020
at 15:23
  • msg #971

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Minmorc and Raven continue shooting at the hydra with their bow and crossbow. Minmorc's first arrow hits and but Raven's bolt hits a particularly tough bit of the hydra's hide and just bounces off.

Jurz rolls his flaming sphere at the hydra again but somehow the huge creature manages to hop over it and avoids being burnt this time.

Dregz seems to be finished his examination of the door so he pulls out his own little crossbow and loads it ready to join the missile barrage on the hydra.

Bully drinks a potion and grows to giant size then swings himself up to the ledge above the door where he will have more room to draw his now very long bow.

Bully barely makes it safely onto the ledge before jet of freezing air from the hydra's black head frosts the lip of the ledge behind him.

With only one arrow hitting it this time the hydra recovers slightly from its earlier wounds but it is still seriously wounded.

OOC: (Round 6).
Minmorc
player, 774 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Sat 1 Feb 2020
at 07:06
  • msg #972

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Bigger is better, but I reckons lucky is even betterer! I bets yer twenty gold dat my super lucky princess bow gets der killin shot! Dregz, Birdie Girl, Jurzie, yer all bringing der hurt, yer wanna bet dat yerl makes it go Aargh, gurgle an fall down? Moffa, you gonna put down twenny an kill it wid yer brain?"
Jurz
player, 748 posts
Goblin Druid
Sat 1 Feb 2020
at 09:23
  • msg #973

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"But maysbe hot is better still?" Jurz replies as he leaves his blall of flame bouncing up against the Hydra.  "I'sll bet ..." the bald goblin says as he pulls the wand of flame from his belt and flicks a glob of fire at the beast.
Raven
player, 426 posts
Kenku
Wed 5 Feb 2020
at 14:39
  • msg #974

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Awk! Gotta be in it to win it. I'm in!" Raven squawks and shoots another crossbow bolt at the hydra.

Raven, rolled 26 using 1d20+9.  Shoot hydra with crossbow.
Raven, rolled 4 using 1d8.  Light crossbow damage on hydra.
Minmorc
player, 775 posts
I am fastest
I am strongest
Fri 7 Feb 2020
at 08:02
  • msg #975

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"Yup, one fire ball an ee's outta here."
Moffdust
player, 444 posts
Female Goblin Summoner
Bully's big sister
Fri 7 Feb 2020
at 11:14
  • msg #976

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Moffdust laughs "I's goin ter wins dis wid a cantrips!" She summons caltrops that scatter under the hydra, but the dice roller is not impressed. She takes out 20gp to give to the winner.
Bulldust
player, 624 posts
Full grown Bugbear
Moffdust's little bruvver
Sat 8 Feb 2020
at 00:46
  • msg #977

Day 17: Into the Underdark

"I'll give it a shot!" says Bulldust, taking the competition literally.
But being big is no advantage, in fact being big just makes it harder to hit things with arrows.  His gteat big arrow misses.  He fumbles sheepishly in a pouch for gold...

08:31, Today: Bulldust rolled 14 using 1d20+6.  Big arrow to hydra .
Dregz
player, 650 posts
Goblin Priest /Bargrivyek
As it is written !
Sat 8 Feb 2020
at 09:44
  • msg #978

Day 17: Into the Underdark

Dregz brushes the hair out of his eyes for a moment as he lines up his little crossbow at the hydra.

"As it iz written," he murmurs as he pulls the trigger.

Dregz, rolled 29 using 1d20+10.  Shoot hydra with crossbow.
Dregz, rolled 19 using 1d20+10.  Confirm critical?
Dregz, rolled 7 using 2d6.  Damage on hydra (critical hit).
Wyrm of Wyrd
GM, 895 posts
Sat 8 Feb 2020
at 10:58
  • msg #979

Day 17: Into the Underdark

As all of the team's archers finally join in the barrage on the hydra Minmorc decides this is a perfect opportunity for a wager. One by one everyone else accepts the idea and commits 20gp each to the pot.

Minmorc's first arrow hits and punches deep into the hydra's body but the huge reptile doesn’t fall.

While Jurz pulls out a wand to join in the fun his flaming sphere rolls back at the hydra again. This time it hits and scorches the hydra again but the huge reptile doesn't fall.

Raven's crossbow bolt hits too, but the huge reptile doesn't fall.

Moffa conjures caltrops under the hydra but it manages to avoid stepping on one.

Giant Bully shoots his giant bow but only manages to prove that size isn't everything. His giant arrow misses.

Dregz finally shoots his small crossbow, after brushing the hair out of his eyes to line up the perfect shot. His little crossbow bolt punches through a patch of the hydra's thick hide scorched by Jurz's flaming sphere and disappears into the hydra's chest. The hydra goes Aargh, gurgles and falls down, right on top of Moffa's caltrops!

Minmorc's second arrow hits and also punches deep into the hydra's body.

Then Jurz flicks a glob of fire at the hydra from his wand, which chars the ends of the arrows sticking out of the hydra's body as well as scorching its scaly hide.

The hydra's wounds show no signs of healing this time as it lies lifeless on the ledge.

OOC: (Round 7). Actions have been taken in the order posted but if it involved a move action and a standard action then everyone's first part of their action was processed first then everyone's second part of their action. I hope that makes sense. :o)
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Jurz
player, 749 posts
Sat 8 Feb 2020
at 13:18
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  • msg #980

Day 17: Into the Underdark

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