resuming from Tavern part 2

"Should we see if he'll make a house call, Papa?"
Nana says, looking at Aldous.

"I think we should have our own faith visiting our home...That reminds me! Let's check all the water we purchased. If only one of them was piss...I'm going to be a whole lot less salty, if t'were only one out of four bottles, than the whole lot we got!"
He checks the remaining bottle, bracing himself for the smell of ammonia and stale piss...

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 3):

Do we get any cp?

"Don' drag 'im 'ere, 'e's busy.  I c'n go t' 'im wh'n I git rest'd up."

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 4):

Yes, for this quick run against the undead, everyone gets 2pts.


all of the Holy water seems off... perhaps sending a messenger to the Cathedral might not be a bad idea.

Aldous pulls out one of his own vials of holy water, uncorks it, and doesn't even get a good sniff before his nose wrinkles.

"Thot th' pur'fied th' water f' this."

He reaches out toward the straw in one of the stalls, as if to tip the stuff out, then shakes his head, recorks the vial, and returns it to his pouch.

"Guess ah'd betta go see th' Fath'r."  He starts to sit up, then drops back onto his pallet.

"Aft'r I git s'm rest."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 7):

Aine will use the 2 points to combine with the 8 she has saved to increase her level of Margery by one...

The time she will use to study her understanding of magic, and to try to increase her abilities generally.
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Thorg checks his holy water, and if off, sends it with Aldous.

Kazimir performed first aid successfuly on Sven's leg. effects?

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 10):

you get back a hp.

Are we heading to the Cathedral after resting up?

yup! we gotta bone to piss..er..pick!

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 12):

Aine happy to head with them.

If everyone is going , he'll tag along.

OOC: Yep, 'fraid the Cathedral is the only place to go.  I'm in bad shape, it'd be stupid to go back to the tunnels this beat up.

I too could use some more healing, before that..

"'F wer' goin' t' Fath' Robards, 'll need s'm help.  Don' think I c'n walk s' far jus' now..."

We kin Help some.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 18):

you arrive at the entrance to the Triunist cathedral, where Father Robard, a goblin,
is passing stacks of prayer books to a horned, red skinned man in clerical robes.
The books appear to be singeing his hands, but the man is smiling in apained sort of way.
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In reply to Father Robard (msg # 19):

Aine looks at the process curiously.

Was that meant to be singeing his hands, or were they magical songbooks?

"This isn't our faith, but even I can tell something here isn't kosher. Aldous, we'll carry you to your holy man, so you can make your supplications..and we can see about reparations."
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Aldous holds back for a moment, taking in the site of the infernal willingly handling the holy Triunist books.  Then, with a look of concentration, he addresses the goblin father.

"Father, I need healing again, and there's a problem with the holy water."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 22):

"alas, the fountain cleaner desecrated the holy water font. "

Yeah, he must a drained every bladder for blocks around...and no one reported it?

"Th' prolly jus' foun' out the'sel's.  We on'y haddit a'hour."

"Aldous here, and my wife and boy were injured after we bought consecrated water here to stop an undead creature in the passages under my cellar, and we found out during the battle the water was as you say, "defiled"."
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In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 26):

"This is egregious indeed!bare thine wounds that you may be healed...Come , let us pray."
several goblins in deacon's adornment, and an assortment of other parishoners all take a knee and begin to pray.
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In reply to Father Robard (msg # 27):

Aine looks around awkwardly and tries to be inconspicuous...

"Go ahead..I don't think our Gods will mind, seein' as we've been cheated. Go, be healed.."
Kazimir urges his wife & son forward.
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"Healing is healing, whether from upon high, or from the bottom of a flask!"
The injured Sven readily concedes, limping forward with his mother holding her injured hand.

Hetilda gingerly extends her swoll hand.

Nana stands back besides her father, in the narthex.

"Than' ya', Fa'r."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 33):

your health is restored, and the poisons neutralized.

"Thank you,everyone, for your supplications upon our behalf."

"I feeeeel bettterrrrr!" *whirls in a circle*
oO( ala mad martigan)

Hetty flexes her healed hand, sighs audibly, and smiles.
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"Is the water still corrupt? We'll still need some. Additional silver weaponry would be very helpful..."

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 38):

"It will take a day to reconsecrate the font and refill it."

In reply to Father Robard (msg # 39):

"I see. So we will have to wait before going back down?"

"Pro'ly bes', yep."

He turns to the goblin priest, and with a gesture includes the lesser ranked ones who responded.

With furrowed brow, he says "Grata tibi tam, omnia." ("All welcome you so.")

OOC: the great thing with Latin, conjugations are so complex that literally two letters wrong changes the whole meaning.

"Yes, let's be well prepared for that...We had a bad time, but it could've been so much worse!"
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Aldous eyes the light.

"Can' see th' clock.  Gettin' late?"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 41):

"Ut et vos quoque."

Aldous shakes his head sharply, his brow furrowing again.

"Sorr' Fath', m' Lat'n ain't up t' it.  Ain' stud'd 'n y'rs."

Now fully aware of his surroundings, Aldous sidles over to the offering box and slips a palmed coin into the slot.

"W'll c'm back f'r Hol' Wat'r t'morra'."

[Private to GM: The palmed coin is a franc.]

"If'n I could lay me hands on a silvered mace, or even get a shield with a silvered boss..it'd be just what is needed..."

"We should visit the adventurer's guild shops!"

"Not a bad Idea..."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 48):

Aine will follow along...

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 49):

You head to the guild, check weapons longer than a cubit plus a span, and head upstairs to Ashbury's Outfitter

"How can I help you?"

In reply to Ashbury (msg # 50):

With Aine herself barely longer than a cubit, she waits for the others to check in their weapons...before hanging around downstairs to get the gossip. She is not particularly interested in new gear herself just yet...she does not have enough cash, and his leprechaun stocks are probably not spectacular.

"We're interested in silvered weaponry. A mace of the smaller, or normal size...Also interested in silvered shield bosses."

"Even a good war club with silvered knobs, would be effective."

Aldous tags along, though he has nothing to spend.  He checks his smallsword with a certain level of pride.

15:58, Today: Nana Yurick rolled 8 using 3d6.  Current Events (guild) ~ 13.
Nana takes some time to find out what's going at the guild...

"Bola made from silver, would be very useful..."
Says before taking a stroll around the guild and offices.

"Meet us in the dining hall later, we may as well get our meal here."

"Potrebuješ oklep, sine! Tvoje roke in noge.."
*you need armor, sonny! Your arms and legs..*
Hetty scolds, giving her son the once-over.

"Aw, Ma.."

He just waits down stairs, he isn't interested in buying more.

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 56):

regular bola would still be effective at entangling.

"Silvered weapons we have, and armor besises!"

One can replace a domed boss with a conical one. The point
gives +1 to crushing damage in a shield bash (p. B273). Base cost
is +$50. Weight is +3 lbs ($50 x3 = $150)
~
small mace $35 (silvered x3 = $105, [balanced x5 = $525]
~
grand total $675

Sven puts up all his remaining money ($318)
Mom gives him $173
Dad gives him $34
Nana gives him the stink eye
"Thanks, Ma and Pa!"

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Kazimir purchases a mail coif $225 3.8 lbs and a silvered, conical boss for his shield, as well. $150 3 lbs
~
grand total $375
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In reply to Nana Yurick
only metal weapons can be silvered. a mace can but not a wooden club, or bolas.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 65):
OOC: my mistake, fixed it.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 66):

personally, I think you could pound silver coins into a club, but it would be unbalanced and cost quite a bit, as much as silvering a mace.

i'm good with the mace, it's more practical in the longrun

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 68):

That would cost $250, silvered.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 69):

small mace $35 (silvered x3 = $105, [balanced x5 = $525]
i got the smaller one, and got it silvered & balanced, for more. so it's about as much as a broadsword

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 70):

Wait, how much loot did we have?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 71):

in addition to the shares of loot we'd received, Kazimir has almost comfortable wealth, and Hetilda has comfortable wealth, so they pitched in their surplus, after he put up the rest of his loot, for these things.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 72):

I will buy that for now.

is everyone kitted up to go back down into the pit?

we were going to visit the baptismal font, in the morning. After it's been cleaned, and re sanctified

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In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 75):

wrong tavern! Balir is in The Beast of Veroigne

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So, we eat at the guild, and go home, and go to the next day?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 76):

"Was that the ghost of a lost dwarf I saw before me? Let's head back to the depths in the morning..."

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 79):

leave the man be. this place is confusing as hell.

everyone refreshes variously, and we are ready to start the next morning.
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After breakfast before services start, we head to the font to get consecrated water...
"We've come again to seek the water, in order to destroy an undead fiend, and it's thralls..."
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Aldous's eyes go wide.

"Din' kno' y' c'd talk li' tha'!"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 82):

Aine has a small breakfast and prepares to head off...

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 81):

"I can only offer 3 vials at the moment, there were more folk than you affected. "

"That will be sufficient, if we're careful... Thank you, Priest."

"Gratias tibi, Pater."  Then with a look of concentration, "We'll come back f' the rest, tomorra' 'er nex' day."

OOC:Nana's purchase, instead of the bola, was a silvered long knife.

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 87):

damn thats $600
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In reply to Narrator (msg # 88):
$360, but she can afford it, out of the 600 odd gold she did have.
she hasn't made many purchases, like the others yet, either.

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In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 89):

yes, had the base price wrong...

so on our way back to the basement?

yes

Who has the holy water?

"Ain' me; m'pouch st'll smells o' piss."

"Papa has it."

"Indeed. I carry three vials."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 95):

Not me! They are too big! But yes, head back, raring to go!
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"Let's go rid our neighborhood of this menace!"

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 97):

you return to the inn,and descend into the basement, and approach the secret staircase...

"Let's go to where we left the remains..."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 99):

Aines staff still glows brightly, so she follows the leader.

Thorg leads where directed, his shield up and spear point leveled.

Kaz and Sven take the left and right flanks, respectively.

Aldous holds a more modest position this time, once more walking with his
smallsword in a low guard while holding his lantern aloft with his free hand.
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In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 103):

ooc Druids should be operating at -5 in the city and undercity, as per RAW.

you open the stair, and headdown toward the deadbolted door.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 104):

OOC: Aine, being a mage, is not effected by that.

Aine continues along with the light. She creates an Icy sphere as she goes...

[Private to GM: Rolled 6 under skill.]

you exit tge secret stair, enteri g goblin territory,  which you then depart as quickly, through the gate with your key. you then turn right, ignoring whatever was to the left, and head to the place where the remains of the giant maned undead rst had been. nothing remains of the remains,but the place seems to be correct.

"What do you suppose cleaned up the mess we left?"

"It's bound to be lingering, nearby..."

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 108):

The little mage watches in silence, holding up her light and holding her icy sphere nervously.

Aldous holds up next to Aine, adding the light from his lantern to her magical illumination.

He looks around carefully, looking for any remaining trace of the maned rat.

"Wuz hurtin' wh'n I's here las', b't prit' sure tha' thin' w's de'd..."

"Maybe 'tweren't dead enough..."

It was dead. Scavenger came most likely, maybe little rats, maybe somethin' big.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 112):

"If a scavenger ate an undead rat, would they also become undead?"

"Poisioned, dead, then undead!"

He shrugs.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 110):

the walls and floor have a faint sheen to them...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 116):

Aine tries to use perception to determine what the sheen is...

[Private to GM: Rolled 3 over perception...what should she try?]

19:09, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 7 using 3d6.  perception ~ 14.
"Eh??"

"Sven, mebbe's stuff d'n 'ere thet don' care 'bout pois'n."

Aldous takes in the sheen on the walls and floor.  He scrapes at it, just a little, with the tip of his smallsword.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 119):

It is slightly sticky, like a snail track, only the edge of the sword looks a wee bit brighter, as if the tarnish came off of it.  You might want to wipe that off...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 120):

What would we roll to recognise what might do that?

"Zakaj ne vprašamo goblin, kaj to naredi to sluz?"
*Why don't we ask the goblins, what makes that slime?*
Says with concern...

Aldous sniffs carefully at the slime on his sword point, then spills some water onto it from his waterskin before wiping it, first under his shoe sole, then on his leathers.  He finishes by using a little more water to remove as much of the smear from the leather as possible.

"Wood'n lean on th' wall."

In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 122):

do you want to head back?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 124):

Aine is happy to continue...

Aldous looks at the slime coating again.  Floor, what a couple yards wide?  And how high up the walls?

"Place 'sben flood' w' stuff, 'r bin a snail big 'nuff t' fill the hall.  'N th' slime's kin'a like puke.  Don' lik'it."

"Let's talk to our neighbors..The more we know, the better!"

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 127):

if everyone agrees, you head back to speak to Keselezo.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 128):

Aine will follow others directions...she is just hired help!

"Greetings neighbors. We've discovered a corrosive slime that coats the tunnels..Can you tell us anything that we should know about the hazards and battling such a creature, and what it might be?"

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 130):

"That sound like kocsonyás kocka, use fire against! Move slow, quiet, look like wall of water, eat all but metal, stone."

"I wonder if the city looses these things down here just to "clean" up the underworks...Sounds completely unnatural. Thank you for the lore...We'll try to find your missing kin, and destroy the undead problem!"

"We have Sparky with us!"

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 133):

"I can create fire too. Oh, but I am short, you don't notice me..." Aine says indignantly.

"Makin' fire ain' mag'c.  Flin'n steel 'n tinda'.  Quicka' wi' a brimst'n, tho."

"Can ye? Ice spheres seem to be your choice. Good to know!"
Sven replies, shrugging.

"Stena čarobnega ognja je tisto, kar potrebujemo, pod zemljo ..."
 *The wall of magic fire is what we need, underground ...*

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 136):

"You forgot the rats when we first met? Burnt them out. And sent in a tiger, but also burnt them out!"

"Hey yeah! I remember now..We were afraid you'se gonna burn down the place."

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 139):

"beware, they big, not hurt easy"

"With two that have fire magic, we should be able to contain and consume it.."

But remember that Magic is very tiring, so we should be careful about expecting lava flows or anything.
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"Big 'nuff t' fill th' way.  Nee' to'ches."  Aldous pantomimes holding something vertically in the hand that isn't holding his lantern.

"We could purchase flamables to lead it into a trap, and engulf it..."

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 144):

Does anyone have (or know someone who has) Expert skill: natural philosophy? that one is basically wonders of the natural world, such as rumors of monsters.  It would be of use here...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 145):

I have no real idea...

OOC: Boss, a 75 point character is doing well to have usable levels of weapon and template-related skills and one or two above-average stats.  I didn't even have points to take Father Robards as a Contact, never mind a Patron.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 147):

there are a couple higher point characters associated with this thread that have obscure knowledges

In reply to Narrator (msg # 148):

Are they still active?

~ skills (+46)
Naturalist 1 12+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Herb Lore 4 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Pharmacy(TL4) 1 13
Alchemy 8 14
Hazmat (magical) 2 14
Poisons 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Diagnosis 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Esoteric Medicine 2 13
Veterinary 1 12+1 (bovines) *+1 cunning folk*
Veterinary 1 12+1 (equines) *+1 cunning folk*
Craft Skill (brewing) 1 13
Housekeeping - 10+3 *dabbler +3 to default*
Cooking 1 13
Knife 2 14
Gardening - 10+3 *dabbler +3 to default*
Childcare - 10+3 *dabbler +3 to default*
Games - 10+3 *dabbler +3 to default*
Carousing 1 12+1 *+1 attractive*
Merchant 1 13
Detect Lies 2 13 *+1 w/ clients/customers*
Observation 1 13
Weather Sense 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Fortune-Telling 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Stealth 2 13
Teamster 1 13
Animal Handling - (bovines) 9+4 * dabbler +3 to default,+1 cunning folk*
Animal Handling - (equines) 9+4 * dabbler +3 to default,+1 cunning folk*
Animal Handling - (canines) 9+4 * dabbler +3 to default,+1 cunning folk*
Falconry - 9+4 * dabbler +3 to default,+1 cunning folk*
Animal Handling (Beekeeping) 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Teaching 1 13
Research 2 14
Writing - 11 *default from Research -3*
Hidden Lore 1 13 (Magical Writings)
Hidden Lore 1 13 (Magical Items)
Hidden Lore 1 13 (Demons)
Hidden Lore 1 13 (Spirits)
Hidden Lore 1 13 (Undead)
Occultism 1 13+1 *+1 cunning folk*
Meditation 1 12+2 *auto trance +2*
Thaumatology 2 12+2 *magery +2*
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In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 150):

IQ-5 then. such creatures don't quite fit under naturalist,  thus the need for a separate skill, expert skill:Natural Philosophy.

21:25, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 9 using 3d6 ((2,6,1))
For all her lore, the lady also knows a thing or two about this particular monster...

In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 152):

Gelatinous masses such as this are very hard to damage because they are homogenous and have no vital areas; they are the size of three horses and take a lot of abuse before collapsing, they have been rumored to have a paralytic touch.
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In reply to Narrator (msg # 153):

"Are they susceptible to undead draining their energy? Can they become undead, or can they safely eat them?"

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 154):

that requires both a natural philosophy and a hidden lore undead roll

"Ta bitja bodo zajela in zaužila vse, kar ni kamen ali kovina..."
*These creatures will engulf and consume anything other than stone or metal...*

In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 156):

"Yes, but will it effect them?"

"Sounds like it'd take a whole lot of damage to beat it senseless and inert. As Long as it doesn't trap us, we should be able to outrun it.. and fire will be our friend."

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 158):

your more from here

"How about we just go check the other passage, Daddy? I don't wanna run into that thing! It sounds more awful, than "Mr. Nobody"!"
Nana suggests.

Kazimir nods, more to himself.
"How about it? The other way, then?"

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 161):

"You guys making the calls..."

"Let's check the other passage Pa. At least we can track this slime-thing by it's trails, when we come back this way.."

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 163):

I have to review some maps, give me a day or two to get access(in a book at home)

"I like going the other way.  Doesn't seem like a good plan to bring a sword to fight something that doesn't stab well and might paralyze you if it gets a touch."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 165):

heading the other way you spot a gate accross the passage from the goblin gate, which has another door behind it.

the barrel vaulted passage continues to the left, still 4 yards wide by three high in the center.

"Let's keep going down the left passage...and see where that goes."

"Werks f' me."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 168):

"I go where you think best. Just the hired help here..."

She keeps her light high and her Icy Sphere ready...

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 169):

your bright light illumates a distance down the tunnel, where you can see a distant four way intersection.

00:07, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 11 using 3d6 ((2,6,3)). (Urban Survival ~ 11)

Sven looks around trying to see where they are exactly, and where these various intersections might be heading in the general vicinity, and the city.
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In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 171):

you would need absolute direction to be sure, but you think you might be heading west of the tavern

Aldous checks Sven's guess against his own directional sense.

[Private to GM: Aldous has Absolute Direction.]

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 173):

Aine holds the light

"Are we lost yet?"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 173):

Adolus knows this corridor follows the East-West lines of the street infront of the tavern and the entrance to the stable yard. The intersection ahead must be about a block away, visible only by the strength of your light sources.

"'Slike et run und'r th' street."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 176):

are we carrying onward, or checking the other raised metal bound door accross?

In reply to Narrator (msg # 177):

Aine is holding the light...

Aldous looks down toward the four-way, then at the gate and door nearby.

"Bes' look hyer firs'."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 179):

The lock on the door looks similar to that of the gates. the bottom of the door is about a foot and a half up from the floor, with a 1 foot step in front of it.

"Cov' me."  The young man puts his lantern down on the step and pulls his tools out of his pouch (cracking a small smile as the one with the glowing tip appears).

"Lessee whut I c'n do."  He pauses.

"Who li's 'cross th' street?"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 181):

Aine holds a light high and an Icy sphere behind him...

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 181):

This spot should be midway accross the road, but there are some shabby buildings accross from the tavern, many of which had appeared to be uninhabited.  This area had been badly affected by plague.

Aldous, after a moment's thought, reaches for the door behind the grate, trying to see if it's locked or not.

"Mebbe plague walka's.  Sven, Thorg, y'reddy?"

Yeah

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 184):

"Walking dead? Let me at them..."

She drops her icy sphere and instead creates a small black bear about the size of a man, close to the door, before seemingly picking up her icy sphere again!

[Private to GM: Rolled 5 under skill to cast, Create Animal (Bear), followed by Icy sphere again cast, at a effective skill of 15, as create Animal is maintained.]
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In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 186):

the gate is licked, as is the door beyond, although the Goblin key may fit.

"Kay, 's locked, no s'prises wh'n this op'ns."

Aldous bends to the lock once more.

[Private to GM: 19:29, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 11 using 3d6.  Lockpicking (13 + 1 for illuminated pick) on grating.]

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 188):

"I may be able to help, but I prefer not to..."

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 189):

with the gate open you can get to the door, which , again, has a lock that looks like the Goblin keyvwould fit it.

"Sven, Kaz'mir, wann'a try th' key w' foun'?"

As he speaks, Aldous pulls the grate open, giving access to the door behind.

"'Ware walka's."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 191):

Aine will scratch between the ears of her pet bear with her lit staff, her icy sphere in the other hand...

"Walkers? We need to capture one, intact... Remember? That necromancer offered us $1000."

Kazimir tries the crude goblin key..

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 194):

"You guys can try to control it, but if you cannot, I will have to dead them."

"Y'think w'c'n cetch un?"  Aldous shakes his head.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 194):

the door unlocks, revealing a ladder up... this should lead to an area accross the main hall from the basement!
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"Aye, we can bring in at least one.. If we find more'n we can handle, we should try to contain them, where we can nab 'em one at a time...I have me net."

Aldous shines his lantern upward, looking for any movement or structural problems.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 199):

the light shines on the ladder, and a chai ed cover above.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 200):

Aine also offers her light. Seeing it going up, she suggests they go elsewhere. Unlikely to be walking dead in the city itself.

"Lets check it out, and see what's been through here..."

"C'be th' firs' cella', und' th' empty spots."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 203):

up the ladder is easy, a ST check with a +2 bonus to twist the cover open.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 204):

Is there any reason to go up?

16:34, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 11 using 3d6 ((6,1,4)).

Sven climbs up, and opens the way..

Aldous sheathes his smallsword, the freed hand now hovering near the small knives at the back of his belt while his left holds his lantern well out to the side and twists the bail to let some of the light shine upward.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 207):

the ladderwell, now uncovered,  is in a small room with a gate, facing aother gate accross a corridor.  the area looks vaguely familiar.

"Where do you reckon we're at?"

In reply to Narrator (msg # 208):

Does Aine recognise it?

[Private to GM: Rolled 2 under IQ]

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 210):

this should be directly accross from the gate in the basement that led to this service corridor,
  presumably so that trash could be collected from the inn.
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"Ef w'c'n open th' gates, 'd be eas'r t' git down 'ere th'n thru' th' gobbo's place."

"Aye. We're also discovering the boundaries of our own territories we may utilize for own purposes."
The patriarch said.

"B't ef th' spots 'cross th' stree' 'r em'ty..."

"I hope we can find their missing kin...alive."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 214):
"What're thinkin' Aldous?"

"I'll see if our key works on this gate, 'ere."

Hetty looks around, thinking about the potential.

In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 218):

Aine says what she knows, but lets others make the decisions...and holds her light up.

"'F w' c'n git th' gates o'en, don' needa passa gobbos t' git down."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 220):

the key works; the ladderwell idms fine if no one or nothing heavy is being carried; the stairs do better for that.

"Why don't we go directly to where those gates were, where we last spoke to the undead?"

"Good Idea, Pa. Our key might work."

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 223):

that was back down a level near the goblins

"Let us go thither."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 225):

Aine holds the light, letting the indecisive larger folk decide where to next.

"S' down ag'in?"  Aldous holds up his own lamp, ready to follow Kazimir and Sven back down the ladder.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 227):

once back down the ladder, you head West, and come to an intersection that mirrors the streets above, although much narrower.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 228):

Aie holds the light and follows along...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 228):

you can head south, past the baker,west or north to unknown areas, and back east whree you killed the goblin wight.

OOC:Let's try going west, and save north for later...
Kazimir points west.
"Let's go this way.."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 231):

Aine waits, and follows anyone who actually moves...

Thorg moves to the leads as usual.

Kazimir and son, flank Thorg with their shields.

Aldous follows just behind the wedge of main fighters, holding his lantern high and off to the left side so they can benefit from its light.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 235):

you p as ss through the intersection  into a narrow (3 yard) corridor.

the ceiling is barrel vaulted like romanesque construction, with pale green tiles marking a frieze at shoulder height, although many of the tiles have fallen, or been pried off.
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In reply to Narrator (msg # 236):

Aine follows, with bear following her and light held high (chest high for humans).

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 237):

the passage continues for a distance before enteting another 4 way intersection.

"Looks like an intersection..Light, please."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 239):

Aine shines it around.

"Light is already here..."

"I think Pa means, Aldous. To take his light, and coordinate with your light, further down."

Aldous, just a half step behind whichever of Kazimir and Sven is on the left, raises his lantern as high as he can and sidesteps, if needed, to push the shadows of the lead group off to the side.

(if no doors nearby, let's keep heading west.)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:57, Wed 15 Dec 2021.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 243):

you were heading west...

"Okay, let's keep heading this way.."

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 245):

you pass through the intersection,  which has a lone piece of broken blue tile where your corridor had light green.

There is a set of double doors on the right hand side that is chained shut.
accross the corridor to the left is another pair of doors, partly ajar, with a dangling piece of chain attached.

"Okay, who has the holy water?"

"Mine ain' n' goo'."

Aldous keeps his lantern high as he draws his smallsword.

Yer Family if I recall right,  has some.

"Samo še trije imamo..."
*We only have three left...*
Hetty says, producing their limited supply.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 23:15, Sat 18 Dec 2021.

In reply to Hetilda Yurick (msg # 250):

"Lets save them to finish it off then. And any spawn.."

I have two more, if we need them.

"Excellent!"

"That door is suspect..Let's check it out, first.."
Kazimir says, pointing at the ajar doorway, with his longsword.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 254):

Aine lights up the area...

Aldous holds his position, to the left and behind the lead group, lantern still high and smallsword at low guard.

Nana traipses close to her mother, bringing up the rear.

He holds his shield up and uses his spear to push the door  open.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 258):

the door creaks loudly, and swings further open. it is an old oak door with a bronze facing. within is a strange beast, reddish brown in color, with six legs and a metallic looking hide, chewinhmg on a length of chain hanging from the wall.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 259):

Aine finds this creature a curiosity. It eats metal, and does not seem hostile. Can she make a pet out of it? Her attempts remind her it is a wild creature still...she has to jump back away if it takes an interest in her silver coated Jo...

Her bear shares her curiosity and comes over, sniffing the strange creature.

[Private to GM: Rolled 1 over IQ to try to tame it...very low chance! Rolled 1 under retreating dodge if it goes for her silver coated Jo. Player is guessing rust monster, but doubt Aine would be familiar with them? Can they be created with Create Animal?]
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kazimir looks beyond the beast, to see if they can pass by, and if the passage goes further, this way.

Let's not provoke it, whatever it is! Is it eating metal?

"'Splace's fulla stuff 'at shou'n't be."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 263):

the odd creature descends back to all of its legs after finishing as much of the chain as it can reach, and turns toward the party, snuffling as it comes.


this is a magical thing and not creatable.

In reply to metal eater (msg # 264):

Disappointed that this creature is magical and cannot be created or, seemingly tamed, she throws her icy sphere at it.

"Go away, magical metal muncher! Grumpy the Bear, have him for lunch!"

She directs her bear to deal with the creature

[Private to GM: Rolled 8 under skill to hit, 3 cr damage.]

Hold yer Bear!, it ain't bother'n us don't be pissin' it off. Thinkin' we might be wize ta shut the door too.

In reply to Thorg (msg # 266):

She has the bear move towards the thing, and then stop, waiting to see if it would indeed bother the group, while she backed out of the room.

"I agree!Let's get out of here!"

"Sh'd clos'a do', 'fwe can."

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 269):

the door screeches as you push it closed.
there is no lock and the iron chain that once secured it is crumbling rust.
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"Gotta torch?  Jam do'r w'it."

"Let's try and jam it with tiles, or rubble..."

"Before we come back this way again, we can probably bring it some scrap metal to keep it busy while we pass it each time."
Sven says as he looks for suitable rubble.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 273):

"I would prefer to kill it, so the horrible skeleton does not make it undead..."

"Did you see it's hide? We might be able to cripple it's legs, but that thing is liable to ruin our silver weaponry before we can use it on the undead."

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 275):

"So leave him in the room with the bear. He will be worse if he is undead, and after more than silver..."

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 276):

there is not enough rubble to block the door, you might be able to use rope to secure it as the bronze fittings are mostly in place.

OOC: anyone have any rope? if not, we have bola and a melee net that could work, maybe...

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 278):

or a bear...

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 278):

I have 30 feet of light rope.

OOC: I thought the bear was already inside, and serving as a diversion.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 281):

there is a growling and rending sound from within... Aine feels something slip away from her.

22:00, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 6 using 3d6.  seamanship ~ 11 *ship knot*. 2nd try

21:59, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 13 using 3d6.  seamanship ~ 11 *ship knot*. 1st try
Sven takes some of Thorg's offered rope, and tries a ship's knot, and eventually get's  it secure...

Nana and her mother watch their rear...

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 284):

If the bear was already inside, they would already have been fighting. When it slips away from her, Aine becomes concerned.

"Maybe it is already an undead...I would have thought a bear should be a good match for it...should i create something else to fight it?"

"If he's in there, and we're out here... mess him up!"
Nana is all for it.

"Wish w' had climbin' bag -- c'd spik' th'doo' shut."

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 285):

it was as large as the bear, and had hair that looked like it was metallic.  it may have been much better armored than the bear.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 288):

How was it armed?

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 289):

it had 6 legs with long claws

In reply to Narrator (msg # 290):

where to next? this may have been the chamber the Wight was abandoned in, as failure to bury properly someo e who is left to die is one of the ways someone can become a gravewight.

OOC:There were another set of double doors, which had been chained shut, across this corridor. Let's go check that out.

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 292):

Aine briefly mourns the loss of her friends, before getting ready to move on...

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 292):

the other doors have a very rusted chain, which looked to have secured the door in a crisscross fashion, but the lower portion of the chain has been rusted away, and the upper loop is barely holding the foor in place, as you approach,  something  pushes against the door...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 294):

Aine prepares to fight...creating a swarm of wasps!

[Private to GM: Rolled 4 under skill, Creale Animal - Wasps]

"W'tchout!"  Aldous glances back at the recently closed door with the metal-eater behind it.  He quickly sheathes his smallsword.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 296):

a n ymber of long dead things shamble out of the room, as the chain swings, clanking against the bronze studded doors

"We'll need to bottleneck them, then secure the door and get them one by one, then we can maybe even subdue them one by one, and tie them up! Everybody run!"

He keeps his shield up and Stabs for the first ones head (Face).  Spear hed is silvered for what it's worth.

[Private to GM: 16:16, Today: Thorg rolled 9 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to head. Miss by 1  = Torso;
16:19, Today: Secret Roll: Thorg rolled 5 using 1d6.  Vitals? No
16:18, Today: Thorg rolled 7 using 1d6+2.  Thrust Damage.]
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18:43, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 6 using 2d6+1.  2d+1 crushing damage to head w/ small, silvered mace.

18:40, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 12 using 3d6.  targeted attack: (head) axe/mace ~ 13.
Sven busts one in the head.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 300):

Aine sends the wasps to fight the undead, to distract them while creating an icy sphere. She stays behind those on the front line.

[Private to GM: Icy sphere, create, rolled 4 under modified skill, 1d]

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 301):

Sven smashes the brains of one,  stopping it for good.
Throgs stab seems less effective  on the unliving thing.

the wasps swarm the dead, but the dead don't notice. the wasps on the other hand seem oddly affected by stinging the dead...

17:46, Today: Kazimir Yurick rolled 6 using 1d6+1.  thrust impaling, longsword to torso.

17:43, Today: Kazimir Yurick rolled 9 using 3d6.  longsword thrust, 2 yards away ~ 13.
Kazimir raised his shield and used his longsword's reach to thrust...
"Miserable wretch!"

"I got nuthin'!"  Aldous shouts as he abortively digs into his pouch.  "Burn 'em!"

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 304):

Aine ceases to maintain the wasps and the sphere at one of them, falling back a little further.

"Be careful. Contact with them does not seem to go well, at least for the wasps.

[Private to GM: Icy sphere, attack, 4 under skill, damage 2 cr]

Sven puts his shoulder into his shield, and rushes the one on his Dad and Thorg.
21:36, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 14 using 3d6.  shield ~ 14.

"Down!"

He stabs again for the creatures head, keeping his shield between them

[Private to GM:   20:05, Today: Thorg rolled 14 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to head. complete miss by one.]

In reply to Aine Walsh (msg # 305):

if not expending the fp to cancel the wasps, they are around for at least a minute. (damage on the iceball?)
At the moment, they are looking sickly, and turn to attack the closest person, Kaz!  Take a point of damage!

the dead seem not to recieve extra damage from thrusting weapons!

Sven knocks one back a yard, into the one behind it.
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14:47, Today: Kazimir Yurick rolled 8 using 3d6.  block ~ 12 or less.
Kazimir wards off the attack with his kite shield!
OOC: can we see how many of them, there are?
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In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 309):

When they turn to attack one of us, she will dismiss them immediately. What is the Fp cost?

Damage was posted above, 2 cr.

Aldous looks around for anything loose that he can pick up to throw -- fallen brick, broken rock, reasonably small piece of timber...

[Private to GM: 18:48, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 6 using 3d6.  Scrounging (12) looking for something to throw.]

"Aldous! Help me capture one of them, and tie them up! These shlemiels are worth a thousand shekels apiece!"
Nana cries, her bola in hand!

19:23, Today: Hetilda Yurick rolled 12 using 3d6.  Hidden Lore 1 13 (undead).
Hetty thinks these particular undead, are a cache of plague victims from 40 years ago...

"I'll throw my net over them, and then I can wrestle them to the ground!, But we'll need some of your rope to tie them up, Thorg! We should be able to manage two, I reckon. We might be greedy, but we're not stupid! Ha-ha!"
Sven says with high spirits, as he readies his net.

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 314):

"Given how they infected the wasps, I suggest these might not be so valuable, as they are much more hazardous to the living..."

Thorg can't stop to hand over any rope. he yet again thrusts for the creatures head.

[Private to GM:  20:02, Today: Thorg rolled 13 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to head. It would be a normal hit, but aimed at the head, it is a miss.]

In reply to Kazimir Yurick (msg # 309):

the wasps are a swarm, damage is cumulative from m as ny stings all over, and cannot be blocked. if you have full body and face armor with gloves etc that counts defensively,  otherwise a yard's worth of wasps is able to do damage.

A loose brick is found!
 the iceball does some damage,.
these are horde zombies, always the result of a death curse, often made by someone accidentally buried or entombed alive and not happy about it.

Folk deliberately entombed alive may return as wights if angry enough.

Thorg thrusts yet again at a Zomies Head.

[Private to GM: 12:18, Today: Thorg rolled 8 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to head.
12:19, Today: Thorg rolled 4 using 1d6+2.  Thrust Damage.]

In reply to Thorg (msg # 318):

As mentioned above, the wasps are dismissed when they turn to attack one of us. Still waiting on fp cost for that...

Aine creates a 2 yd radius area of fire, with the nearest boundary just in front of her friends, in order to capture as may of the undead as she can.

[Private to GM: Create Fire, rolled skill]

"Aha!"  Aldous hefts the brick for balance and weight, then spends a heartbeat aiming before pegging the brick at the nearest zombie.

[Private to GM: 20:59, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 12 using 3d6.  Throwing (default 9).]

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 320):

the brick slams into the wall with a thud.

cancelling the wasps required a turn of concentration and 1 fp. the attack occurred.

Throg does some damage, but would have done more if he had struck the brain or vitals.

three undead have shambled out, one is down, one is about to be in close combat with Sven, another is a yard away from Throg, more are in the room beyond, making it hard to place a two yard radius created fire without engulfing friends... a 1 yard radius would fill the doorway, and only rolling skill means that the fire is only within a yard of you, as distance modifiers apply. your staff is barely 2 feet long, so cannot extend range past that, (although it could let you cast through a gate by sliding it through the gaps for example)

Throg tries for the vitals and misses completely as the zombie lurches to the side.

[Private to GM:  12:38, Today: Thorg rolled 14 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to Vitals. Skill is 13]

Sven takes advantage of his greater speed to retreat back, trying to draw the one coming for him further down the corridor, where he can try to throw his net over it, and wrestle it down for capture.
"Over here, ugly!"

Kazimir also retreats further away from the annoying and useless bees.
"Bloody hell!"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:22, Wed 26 Jan 2022.

Scowling, Aldous once more draws his smallsword.

In reply to Aldous Hack (msg # 325):

In that case reduce the radius to one yd and place the fire in the door, as far into the room as I can, then run back, cancelling the wasps.

He quickly snatches the spear back when it becomes obvious he missed and thrusts again, this time with more luck.

[Private to GM: 10:31, Today: Thorg rolled 9 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to Vitals; skill is 13 so the thrust should hit
10:32, Today: Thorg rolled 5 using 1d6+2.  Thrust Damage.. Imp x3 ]

In reply to Thorg (msg # 327):

injured sorely, with black blood dribbling from its dessicated lips, the creature is staggered,  as its heart is pierced.  Still, it remains standing, but barely.

Aldous, now with smallsword at prime guard (and other hand still holding his lantern), looks for room to advance toward the undead.

11:43, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 12 using 3d6.  net ~ 13.
Sven, envelopes the zombie with his net!

11:49, Today: Kazimir Yurick rolled 7 using 3d6.  shield ~ 13 (rush).
"Have a seat, black-biled blaggard!"
When the bees disperse, kazimir rushes, and slams into the zombie with his heavy kiteshield, in an attempt to knock it down! (the staggered one)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:54, Thu 27 Jan 2022.

He rips his spear out and thrusts again for the vitals

[Private to GM: 11:47, Today: Thorg rolled 9 using 3d6.  Spear Thrust to Vitals
11:48, Today: Thorg rolled 7 using 1d6+2.  Thrust Damage.]

In reply to Svendegard Yurick (msg # 330):


one is dead

Kaz slams into the one just skewered by Throg, who then impales it again, causing it to be unalive once more.


Sven meanwhile, nets another, which moans incoherently and struggles against the net.

a fourth one stumbles through the flames, oblivious that it is now on fire

Aldous takes the opportunity to dodge around Kaz and Sven, though the space just vacated by Aine, to slash at the burning zombie.

[Private to GM: Move and Attack: 19:27, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 8 using 3d6.  Smallsword tip slash (12 - 4).
19:28, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 8 using 3d6.  Hit location:.
19:29, Today: Aldous Hack rolled 1 using 1d6.  Damage (1d cut) .]

19:45, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 12 using 3d6.  judo ~ 13.
Sven seizes the thing from behind,and trying to force it onto the ground face first, like a cop! "Hey, it's pay day, eh? Somebody help me!!"

Kaz Rushes to aid his son,with his catch!
"We need rope, Thorg!"

Since Kazimer has removed the immediate threat Thorg takes a moment to recover his rope and give it to Sven.

23:37, Today: Svendegard Yurick rolled 8 using 3d6.  seamanship ~ 11 *ship knot* .
Working together with is father, they remove the net and Sven securely hog-ties their quarry!
"Thanks, Thorg!"

23:43, Today: Nana Yurick rolled 7 using 3d6.  Bola ~ 13.
Nana casts her bola at the  flaming zombie Aldous, just slashed!
"Yeet!"

In reply to Nana Yurick (msg # 339):

"They infected the wasps...are you sure that is a good idea?"

"Nobody make direct contact, and avoid being bitten! We're all wearing heavy leather gloves, or mailed gauntlets in our group, so if we're careful...We should be able to pull this off!"

"Na' glov' here!"

Aye, none here either