"Thus is no Athlete's foot", growls Moya.  "I've no idea whit ut is but uf it wiz athlete's foot, I'd try s'ing like tea tree or garlic.  We need a safe place but we also need to find something like that, or maybe a library which could tell us.  For now, I think this could be the apex already." 

"Let me try," says Mo, flicking at the mushroom with a nail then examining the woman.

12:45, Today: Mo rolled 17 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 12.  Medicine.

In reply to Mo (msg # 71):

Needless to say, touching the Mushroom hurt. It was connected to her nerve endings, and that was bad. Mo's HUD shows the parasite was spreading throughout Tsuki's system. Its current rate of growth was fast, too fast. There was no doubt sooner or later it would reach her heart, or brain. The possibilities after that was clear given the former people you just fought.

However, how to stop the infection was not clear. Chopping off Tsuki's limbs would not help, as the infection started inside her lungs. There may be a medical solution, involving other plants to slow the parasite's growth. However, Mo was unsure how to cure her just yet.

"I reckon we head for this base," Mo suggests, having briefly related his findings, "And see if we can see any plants like, on the way. Or hope we meet someone who knows what to do."

"Okay guys", says Moya.  "Tsuki bundle up as best as you can to prevent the spores getting out and somebody lead the way.  I'll see what plants I can see on the way that may be helpful."

Chalei'nh wanted to step up and take the lead, but one look at the terrain reminded her that, even in her new form, she didn't know the first thing about finding a path through the bush. Not surprising given she had lived in cities all her life, but still..

OOC: Survival to find a path: 11

Moya is too busy to find a path.  Right now, she's looking for an appropriate plant to make a potion to cure Tsuki's affliction.

OOC 28 Lore (Herbalism) to know what to look for
18 Nature to find it.

Nathan was concerned about Tsuki and wanted to find a safe, or at least safer, place where they would have tend to her ailment and regroup. While he had some training in survival he never had to use those skills in this type on environment. He hoped that 'game' enhancements to his particular set of skill can be of use here.

"Let's see if we can find a quicker and easier path to safety. Just as long as we remember that those are the ones that an enemy will put traps on."

He will pull his HUD to help him locate any useful information before he steps on it and get killed


2:03, Today: Nathan rolled 24 using 1d20+10 with rolls of 14.  Perception to aid search. +1 if seek applicable

12:01, Today: Nathan rolled 14 using 1d20+7 with rolls of 7.  Survival  find a path.

Chalei'nh and Nathan do not find a useful path other than the shallow stream they are on now. The woods seem packed with the creatures, although the trees are so close together its difficult to spot them. On the plus side, anyone in the woods has there movement restricted enough to make for slow going. Which explains why more of them are not attacking. However, they are making progress towards the party's location...including the large group coming from downstream.

Moya knows that certain natural fungus can be used to disable parasite fungi. However, this thing infecting Tsuki is an alien plant, and it seems able to survive in places where no plant should be able. Furthermore, any medicinal fungus growing naturally in the area seems to have been gathered. To the point she finds traces of the useful plant, but clearly someone has already had Moya's idea and took most of them.

From the south, where Nathan informed the others the horde was coming, voices can be heard. It sounded like an enraged crowd. All speaking at once, but no recognizable words. Just sounds of human anger without any thought to them. A quick peek with his scope, and Nathan sees the Horde is making good time to their location. Time that is now starting to run out...

Tsuki did indeed bundle herself up as best as she could. "...well, that's not good." She said softly. "Are there tracks?" She asked, pointing to the lack of medicinal fungus. "If there is, maybe we can follow them to the one that took them, and trade for some."

In reply to System AI (msg # 78):

"We have people coming in from the south. They seem to angry but I don't know who they are angry at. We best get ready just in case.

Nathan will look through his scope calling on his HUMINT skills from his old life and any of his new life enhancements to determine if these were new enemies or someone that they could talk to.

[Private to GM: Need a secret Perception + 10 for Expeditious Inspection to quickly determine if the angry mob may be hostile the us]

In reply to Nathan (msg # 80):

Nathan checks his HUD.

[Private to Nathan: 13:49, Today: Secret Roll: Dr Feck, on behalf of Nathan, rolled 15 using 1d20+10 with rolls of 5.  Secret Perception test.

Not sure what you are looking for. The mob is the horde coming from the south, via downstream. Thier sounds are carrying forward as they get close to you.

Also, don't you have the option to make secret rolls on the die roller? I can still see it, but no one else can.]

Moya sighed and looked to see whether there were any paths into the bush.

OOC Survival to find a route, rolled 13

That wouldn't help any.  She checked her HUD to see precisely how her wand worked and whether it would be of any use against the fungus people.

In reply to System AI (msg # 81):

The mob are still to far and had to much cover for to determine the mob's intention. During his time in the military he often had only seconds to determine which of the locals were hostile or just going about their day. He had made at least one mistake that cost two goat herder their lives. It was one of the reasons spent nearly a year on the street until one of his friends helped him get help and get on with his life.

So He waited until he could make a very quick threat assessment as to prevent his team from getting ambushed or causing unnecessary harm.

[Private to GM: Sorry I failed notice the secret roll box in the lower right corner]

The only trail, if it could be called that, that Moya could find lead up stream where the frogman had headed off to. Surrounding ether side of the stream was the dense swampy woods, which Nathan had already spotted more of the FMR where heading for them. All along with the massive horde from the south, downstream, moving lurchingly forward. Now every member of the group could hear the noises even more clearly as the Horde closed in. All sounds of incoherent rage so intense no words could be found.

Connor recalled that his HUD told him two pieces of information before, and he knew one was real and one was false but not which. Either these things were a sort of infectious space fungus, or there were herbs that could help treat the spores somewhere in the swamps. And it was dangerous to send the group on a wild goose chase without being for sure, and so he considered.

He mentally thought to Cabochon.

"Hey buddy. Try and do an assessment of your um...knowledge stores or whatever you use to know stuff and see if you know of any herbs in an environment like this that can treat fungal infections, and I'll do the same." he thought mentally to the familiar.

22:00, Today: Cabochon rolled 13 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 7.  Nature.

22:00, Today: Connor rolled 25 using 1d20+6 with rolls of 19.  Nature.

Ok so rolling nature on both cabby and Connor to see if they can recall any information about if there are plants and herbs that can be gathered from a swampy environment like this one that can be used as a potent anti-fugal treatment or cure.

Frowning for a moment, Chalei'nh wondered about something for a moment.

- "Nathan, is anyone from the hoard walking through the stream, or trying to cross it? It's possible the mushrooms are afraid the current will wash their spores away, and it would be a relatively easy way of getting them off our trail."

Moya checks her HUD to find out whether the magical fungal infection produced from her wand was of a kind that might work against the fungus infesting the state of Florida.

"Whoever these are screaming it doesn't sound friendly. I would recommend preparing to defend thy selves,"  He looked down his scope hoping to determine if they were hostile, if they were he wanted to get a  first shot off as soon as possible so he could he a better chance at getting a second shot before having to go into melee.

Nathan saw the horde heading their way. Granted it was slow, but the idea of fighting all of them seemed daunting. Travelling upstream, slowly, but approaching their position step by step. They where indeed travelling up stream towards the group, but ignored the water at their feet.

Moya's results did find many fungal possibilities, but nothing about alien plants from other worlds. At least, nothing she did not already know about the subject.

Connor's research did find some interesting tidbits. [Private to Connor: "Any nearby medical fungi has clearly been harvested already. Most likely from one of the other lifeforms you have already run into." ]

"...we need to find whoever has been harvesting all the fungal stuff from the area." She finally said as she looked around. "Whoever they are, they likely figured out the same thing we did. Find them, we find the cure, we fix me."

Chalei'nh sighed, and chin-motioned in the direction the horde had been spotted in.

- "Well, either way that horde's coming in, and i'd rather not face them without a supply of meds to fix that damn infection they're carrying, so we need to get going. I just hope the ones that monopolized the cure don't try and charge others for it."

Connor's eyes lit up (figuratively) as he perked up very suddenly and obviously to the party.

"Guys! I think there may be some plants and such in the area that can be used to treat the spores, but they are all gone. The HUD revealed a useful tidbit after a really good assessment of the area, and while I am not totally sure I have a sneaking suspicion that the dude who ran off the other way probably has herbs and stuff we can use for Tsuki!" he said.

"We need to go, and NOW, and go after him and either convince or force him to give us enough to treat our Storm-Fox." he said.

"Let's go guys. No use in wearing ourselves down on more hordes. Let's go after frog dude." Connor said as he turned and began to head in the direction the frog-man ran off in, with Cabochon following overhead stoically.

In reply to Connor (msg # 92):

OCC: little confused there. I thought the new group was blocking the path that the frog went.

"Sounds like a good plan. It sounds like this new group wouldn't be interested in talking  anyway." He will follow in Connor's direction.

"Frog dude it is", says Moya.  "And if the Angries beat the Floridians, we may have a smaller horde to contend with afterward." she smiles a grim and determined smile.  "If it goes the other way, perhaps Frog Dude will have enough to innoculate us all against the alien spores so we can take on the bigger Floridian horde.".

She falls in behind Connor, letting him lead the way.