Ashford, in play, 001
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 3:41 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Characters: Gren

Gren has lived in Ashford his whole life. Growing up in a small town, he knows everyone, and has for the most part, has stayed on the good side of the law. A little trouble in his youth, being drunk and rowdy, as young halflings will. Nothing serious.

Now, he has his own little house, next to his parent's, and works in the local bookstore.

Lately he's been feeling restless and decides to check out the quest board and sees the job to find some old ladies laundry.

"Effing seriously...?" He mutters to himself as he reads the ridiculous quest scrawled on the yellowed parchment. "Screw it." He rips the page down and stuffs it in is pocket.
Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 3:53 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren walks east out of town past the General Store, know it was a bit of a hike to reach Bogs Corner, a dog-leg in the road, routing it around a huge swamp.

Number 45, residence to Mr. Gelman and Mrs. Tilly Marsh, was a tidy little dwelling where the halflings had taken advantage of the rich, loamy soil surrounding the swamp and had, over the years, cultivated a very impressive garden.

The smell of blossoming lilacs bordering the garden mixes with the low scent of rotting vegetation coming from the bubbling water nearby.

Frogs and insects create a monotonous sound that's surprisingly soothing.

A few red faced little halfling children play in the well tended yard surrounding the sides of the mud and waddle home. Various furs hang from stretching frames, where Mr. Marsh is busy scraping them clean.

"Hello!" Gren greets the older man.

Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 6:58 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Howdy. 'Spect yer here bout that stupid post the wife put up yesterday. She's in through thar." He pointed to the front door of the little home with a stubby brown finger and went back to scraping the hide.

"Thanks."

Gren poked his head through the door and found Mrs. Marsh stirring a large pot of stew at a well made hearth.

"Ma'am?"

"Well hello! Come in, come in."

She turned back to the large cast-iron pot and continued stirring.

"Are you here about the job?"

"Yes I am, providing it's a serious job. It sounds a little..."

"Petty?"

"Well to be frank, yes. Who would steal your laundry?"

"Someone that needed it worse than me, I expect. What I need you to do is find them, get my laundry back, and bring the culprit to me."

"Oooookay. Is there anything else you can tell me?"

"Yep. There's a trail leading into the swamp, plain as day. There's been more than just clothes missing. A little food here and there, a few pelts from time to time. Things like that."

"Ah." Said Gren, suddenly more interested. "How long has this been happening?"

"Oh, I'd say about a month. Whoever is doing it though, must be a sneaky little bugger. There's almost always someone here..."

"Hmmm... I'll see what I can do."
Admin rolls... Sense roll, search for trail
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 8:46 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 22, 2018, 8:46 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 4 + 4 + 6 = 14
Total = 14

Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 8:46 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren walked to the back of the little house saying hi to the children and began searching the tidy lawn for the trail Mrs. Marsh had mentioned.

Admin posted... Trail
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 8:49 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the sense roll I made indicates I failed to find anything of interest. Gren's perception (Per) is 10, and I rolled a 14. In GURPS you are trying to roll under the target stat. So I failed that pretty hard, meaning Gren found nothing.

I'll have to go back and see if Mrs. Marsh is willing to show me exactly where the trail begins so Gren can continue.
Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 8:53 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren walks back into the house and sheepishly asks Mrs. Marsh for assistance.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't find the trail you were talking about, could you show me?"

"Oh dear." She looks at Gren all cock-eyed and ponders just telling him to bugger off.

"I suppose... Are you sure you're up for this?"

"Oh. Ummm... Yes, yes of course I am. Of course." He replies like a complete tool.
Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 9:58 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
The halfling woman led Gren back outside and behind the house exactly where he had been looking two minutes before.

"This here." She points down to an obvious trail between two hedges that led out into the swamp.

"Ooooh. Right, thanks."

Admin posted... Gren, hot on the trail
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 11:39 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren bulls through the hedge and stomps off into the marsh and promptly sinks up to his armpits in the muddy bottom of the bog.

"Balls."

He hears giggling behind him and thrashes around until he sees three little faces peeking through the hedge at him. The Marsh children.

"Hey there... you uhhh... mind getting me a rope or something?"

A few minutes later he was once again in the lawn he'd started out at, covered from head to toe in rank muck.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to get some help to complete this job. I seem to have... run amok."

Boo... hiss...


Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 12:12 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren slogged off to wash up. He would grab a pint and swing by Kerrick's house and see what he was up to.

Wouldn't be the first time his sturdy friend helped him out. Gren hoped he would be amenable to going with him to the swamp to solve this mystery.

On his way back through town he stopped to drool over the new gem bikes. He could imagine himself whizzing over the roads and fields in search of adventure...

A broom came down on his muddy head and encouraged him away from the store.

"Git! Git you dirty lil bastard!"

It was the proprietors wife from the General Store. It was only then he realized he had left dirty handprints on the large front window.

"Balls..."
Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 22 Jan 2018 @ 1:19 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren got home, stripped and began washing his clothes. He thought back on the day with irritation.

"Sweet Gods I suck at adventuring..." He muttered to himself, emptying and refilling the wash basin for the fifth time.

He got done cleaning up and decided to have a snack, a shot of whiskey and take a nap. Maybe the crazy old gravedigger would know where Kerrick was.
Admin posted... Gren
on Tue 23 Jan 2018 @ 5:20 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren woke up and found his clothes had dried from earlier. It was early evening and he decided he would go and talk to Grisham.

The old dwarf was just finishing weeding around a large headstone towards the front of the cemetery, muttering to himself as Gren walked up.

"Hey pops. What's cookin'?"

"Gren." He answered in his deep gravelly voice. "What kind of mischief are you up to this night?"

"Looking for your grandson actually."

"Haven't seen the lad." Grisham grunts as he straightens up, reaches into his coat, takes a long pull off a flask and hands it to Gren. "Saw him three days ago. Came to help me bury someone."

Gren takes a sip and sinks to knees, sputtering and wheezing.

"Sweet Gods old man. What is this shit?"

"Mmmm. Some of my own brew. Good yeah?"

"Wow... Well, if you see him, let him know I'm looking for him? I took a job and I need his help with it."

"Aye. Night then, I have some things to be about. Take care."

The dwarf shuffles off sipping and chuckling to himself.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Wed 24 Jan 2018 @ 7:53 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren totters off, not quite believing he's this blasted from one sip of the old dwarf's moonshine.

He decides to head off to bed, making it there after much tripping and giggling.

He crashes into bed with all his clothes on and is out until morning.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 6:21 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren rolls out of bed, hits the floor and groans.

"Fak." He croaks.

Realizing he already dressed, he makes his way out the door and stumbles to the Crusty Codpiece.

"Spicy tomato juice, and some eggs please." He says to the ogrish barmaid, trying not to make eye contact.

"Coming right up." Accompanies a wave of fetid breath.

"Sweet gods..."

He feels better after eating and sees the advertisement in the paper about the puppies for sale and decided to go have a look.

Before heading out to Bogs Corner he stops back at his little house and washes up, feeling even better.

By this time he's feeling back to normal. When he sees the pups he falls in love with a little male, obviously the runt of the litter.
Gren (Admin) posted... Influence Roll
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 6:56 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: What I want to do here is roll an influence roll against Gren's charisma to see if he can convince her to sell him the runt puppy for less than what she's asking.

The asking cost for the male pups is $275. Gren has no money whatsoever, so he's going to lowball her in a major way and see if she'll take $175.

The next few posts will be me noodling though this mechanic. If anyone knows what they're doing, feel free to give me some pointers, if not... I'll figure it out. Slowly.
Gren (Admin) posted... Reaction Roll
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 7:10 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Ok, I make a mistake, it's not an Influence Roll I need to make, that's for something different.

What I do need to do is make a Reaction Roll. The GM rolls 3d and the higher the roll, the better the reaction the NPC has to the player.

So let's see how it goes.
Gren (Admin) rolls... Reaction Roll, Adelia - Gren
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 7:11 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 25, 2018, 7:11 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 1 + 6 = 8
Total = 8

Gren (Admin) posted... Reaction Roll, Adelia - Gren
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 7:20 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Here we go...

I rolled an 8...

Gren has the Charisma Advantage, in which if he were an actual player's character, I would award a +1 bonus to the roll making it a 9...

Also, if the player wanted to argue something like "I also have Animal Handling (dogs), and this puppy loves me..."

I would again make a 3d reaction roll for the puppy, and if it was over say... 10, I would award another +1 bonus.

But Gren rolled an 8, so he gets an 8.

So on page 560 of GURPS Campaigns, there is a table stating that a roll of 8 results in "Poor Reaction". In commercial transactions, the merchant offers 75% of asking price. $275 * 0.75 = $206.

So he's actually pretty happy with this. He needs to come up with $206.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren and his puppy
on Thu 25 Jan 2018 @ 7:24 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren and Adelia come to an agreement on $206 for the puppy.

Gren promises he'll be back in a few days at most to get him.

He hurries back to town to scrape up some money.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren's House
on Fri 26 Jan 2018 @ 2:32 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren looks around his messy little house and starts gathering up things he could possibly sell.

After looking at the pathetic little pile of books, broken toys and old ratty clothes, he realized he's going to have to make his money some other way.

He opens his piggy bank and finds $21.

"Balls..."

In reply to GM (msg # 1):

 Gren
on Fri 26 Jan 2018 @ 7:32 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren heads grabs something that resembles food from the kitchen table, and munching contentedly, ambles out the door and heads to his day job: the bookstore.

When he arrives he is greeted with the same singsong phrase he's heard every day for two years.

"Helloooooo Greeeeeeeeeeeen..."

"Good morning Ms. Tilwatter."

The owner and proprietor is a pleasant woman with thick horn rimmed glasses that is so short she could almost be mistaken for a halfling.

Absent minded but sweet, she has been a good friend of Gren's for a long time.

"Where do you want me to start?"
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Fri 26 Jan 2018 @ 11:06 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren spent his day shelving books and chatting amicably with Tilwatter. He kept pondering his money problems, and what he could have done differently on his first "adventuring" job, other than sink in the muck and walk home smelling of shat.

He hoped he'd hear from Kerrick soon. He was sharp and had his head on straight, as Gren's parents continually reminded him.

At the end of the day, he received his paycheck for the last two weeks, $150. If he could come up with another $60 in the next few days, he could go get his puppy!

He visited the puppy again, bringing it a little chunk of ham that he snuck in, and played with him for as long as Adelia would let him. He gave her $50 to hold the puppy for another few days.
Kerrick posted... Kerrick appears
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 9:37 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick, meanwhile, had just gotten back home from a trip to the next town. His mother needed a few things to fix up his dad's mining gear which the town of Ashford didn't have. He put away his coat, made himself a bite to eat, and sat down in front of the fireplace in one of his armchairs.
"It's so nice to come home after a trip," he said. "I wonder what Gren is up to?" He decided to swing by his friends house after he ate and took a bath. Road travel had left him hungry and a little dingy. Once the meal and food was done, he grabbed his coat once more and headed to Gren's.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 11:24 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren walked back home and saw Kerrick walking down the street in the same direction.

"Kerrick! Hey Kerrick!"

He ran to catch up to his friend.

"Hey man. How you been? Your grandad's looking for you. I'm getting a puppy! Where've you been? Wanna help with a job?"

Gren has a huge smile on his face as he bombards his friend with questions.
Kerrick posted... Oh Gren...
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 1:34 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick smiles as he reaches his friend, laughing to himself at all the questions he is asking. He didn't mind helping his friend, and was curious about the canine.
"I went to pick up some things for mom in the next town, which took a few days. I got grandad's letter and planned on finding him after I found you. What's this about a job and a dog? Tell me the details and I'll gladly help you out."
Gren (Admin) posted... A Boy and his Dog
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 1:46 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Well here's the thing. The dog and the job are actually unrelated. Well sort of. I need to do the job to get money for the puppy.

"I tried doing the job and got stuck in a swamp. I got saved by children! It was really humiliating! I was thinking maybe we put our heads together, we can do the job. Which doesn't sound complicated... It's finding laundry, but it was the only job for adventuring... and you know how long we've been talking about going on an adventure...

"Anyway, come on in and have a drink. We'll talk it over."

Gren opens his door for his friend and waves him inside.
Kerrick posted... Dog job
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 3:10 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Oh Gren, I'm sorry I wasn't there to help," says Kerrick as he follows his friend inside. "Was that the one posted on the board on the front of the post office? I'm definitely down to help you, but I am unequipped for any kind of adventure. Let me talk to my grandad and see what he wants, grab a few things from the general store, and then we can head out. What say you to getting back together tomorrow morning sometime and we can both pick up a few things at the general store? I owe you, I'm sure, so I'll pay for you." Kerrick sits down and accepts the drink his friend gives him, thankfully. Kerrick has a slight addiction to drink and typically carries a flask on him, but he forgot to fill it up when he was at home earlier.
Gren (Admin) posted... Chewing the Fat
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 3:26 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"That sounds like a great idea! Thank you Kerrick... I really want this puppy, wait till you see him! He's so cute!"

Gren and Kerrick have a few more drinks and chat about this and that for a while.

They agree to meet at the store in the morning and make plans from there.

Gren goes to sleep, thinking about his runty little puppy.
Kerrick posted... Meeting with Grisham
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 3:47 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Before it got too late, Kerrick left Gren's house and headed to his grandfather's house near the graveyard. He was very fond of his grandfather, and often would visit him at the graveyard. It never bothered him, as most men in his family were grave diggers of some sort. His father was the only one who chose a different profession of mining. Kerrick had read on the quest board about the labor of love his grandfather posted and wondered if it would be about that. He wouldn't mind the job of gravedigger, but he also kept thinking about the quest board and his friend Gren. Adventuring was exciting, and definitely something he wanted to do while he was still young. And who knows, maybe it would provide money for him to live off of as well. He soon reached the house and knocked on the door.
Grisham posted... Grisham
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 3:54 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
A sturdy old dwarf with long white hair and a beard answers the door.

"Lad! Good to see you boy. Come in."

He turns and walks back inside to put the teapot on.

He turns back to Kerrick and produces his flask to waggle in front of him.

"Care for a wee nip? It's the new batch, nearly killed Gren I reckon. You've checked on the boy, right?" He says, then chuckles through his mustache.

Kerrick posted... Homebrew
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 4:00 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick chuckles and says, "I just came from there actually. He's fine, probably sleeping. He has his heart set on getting a dog, and I've promised to help him earn the money." Kerrick takes a swig from the flask and slightly shudders. "Nice blend, grandpa, I can really taste the juniper. Now, what did you want to talk about?" Kerrick takes a seat on his grandfather's couch.
Grisham posted... The Talk
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 4:43 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Grisham sat down in the chair across from Gren and sighed.

"I'm getting up in age lad. I need someone to take over for me here, and the job is a little more involved than cutting the grass in the graveyard and planting new stiffs.

"From time-to-time it takes a little more effort to uh... keep this place quiet. Restless spirits can be quite mischievous.

"It sounds alarming, and to most people it is, because having walking skeletons roaming around isn't something folks want to deal with."

He cocks a bushy eyebrow at Kerrick, looking him in the eye.

"You're a smart lad. You've probably heard the rumors..."

He raises his hand, snaps his fingers and heavy-boned dwarven skeleton walks in through the back door.

NARRATOR: Painted on the bones are small runes that you cannot read. Faint blue lights can be seen glowing in the eyesockets of the skull. The skeleton comes and stands beside Grisham, waiting motionlessly.

GRISHAM: "There's a lot I can teach you Kerrick, but most of it will be things people are not comfortable with. People don't like thinking about death. They don't like dealing with people that take care business in this regard. People will talk about you, just like they talk about me now. It can be a lonely life, that's why your father chose not to take up the family business.

"Think over what I'm saying carefully."
Kerrick posted... Pondering
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 5:04 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick looked at his grandfather. Then he looked at the skeleton. Then he looked at his grandfather again. Then he looked at the skeleton again.
"Are you controlling that thing?! That is so cool!" Kerrick stood up and walked to the skeleton, inspecting the time mark's along the bone. "Hell, I would love to learn about this, grandad," he said a little more seriously as he sat back down, "but I'm not sure I want to settle into gravedigging just yet. Like I said, Gren wants to get this puppy and needs my help to get the money. There's money to be made in helping people and Gren and I have always have talked of adventuring. We want to see places and travel and help people along the way. Don't get me wrong, I definitely want to settle down into the job later on, but I want to quench my adventuring thirst, first. I'm sorry if I'm disappointing you, grandpa, but I am interested in learning what you have to teach me, if you want to that is."
Grisham posted... Pondering
on Sat 27 Jan 2018 @ 6:04 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Kind of. Kind of, boy. He's in his summoned state right now. The skeleton is just a convenient vessel for animus. The marks are preservation runes. They make the bones stronger and do not allow degradation. This is a great thing to know."

Grisham pulls out a small pendant and shows it to Kerrick. On it is etched a rune that matches the rune on the forehead of the skeleton. He mutters a word, "finis", and the skeleton falls to dust, disappearing.

"I understand lad. I didn't say you had to take over tomorrow, just understand that I have a lot I can teach you.

"Take some time to think about it. I'm not going to croak for a while yet. Go out in the world. Experience and learn new things.

"We can get together when you have time, I'll teach you a few things, you can go back to adventuring.

"There will be a few places you'll need to go for me anyway, and they'll be challenges unto themselves.

"You've never disappointed me boy, and you're not now. You're a good lad.

"Have some tea."
Kerrick posted... Grisham's offer
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 2:14 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick sat with his grandfather and drank his tea for a while, talking about nothing in particular. Grisham was right, he should take some time to think on the offer. His grandfather obviously had some secrets, and those skills may even prove handy if he needed to protect someone. And it wouldn't be a bad thing to go into the gravedigging business, which he already knew a lot about... though maybe not as much as he thought.
After a while, Kerrick said goodbye and made his way to his house. He filled up his flask and promptly headed to bed.
Gren (Admin) posted... GM
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 2:46 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
GM: if everyone is done witg everything they want to do with the night, tell me what time it is in the morning and how do you want to start your day?
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 2:52 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren walked up, jumps out of bed and washes his face and hands. After getting dressed he walks out to the kitchen, and has a shot of honey-whiskey while he makes coffee.

He checks that he has everything in his backpack and heads to the general store.
Kerrick posted... Morning
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 4:55 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick wakes up the next day, takes a quick bath, grabs a bite to eat and his trusty, full flask, and heads to the general store. After all the odd jobs he does over the years, he was able to save up around $500 after he bought his house and furnishings. And alcohol.

Kerrick meets Gren at the store and takes a look at the wares. He decides to buy a starter adventuring kit, a first aid kit, a pistol crossbow and a hand axe.
Gren (Admin) posted... Equipment
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 5:25 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Excellent!

Please add the items to your character sheet and subtract the money from your funds.

Gren (Admin) posted... Gren
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 5:27 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren looks around for a little while, buys himself a slingshot and some puppy food.

He looks at Kerrick and says:

"That's all I need for now."

Gren puts the food in his pack and keeps his slingshot in his hand. He can't wait to get back outside and start playing with it.

 Supplies
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 7:42 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: forgot to post the cost of all Kerrick got, and he will buy what Gren wants as well.

Adventurer kit - $25
First aid kid - $12
Pistol crossbow - $14
Hand axe - $14
Water pump - $25
Water filters - $10
Dehydrated rations - 14 for $21
Gren's sling shot - $6
Puppy food - $10 (?)

And what good are projectile weapons without ammo? I'm going to totally make this up.

Crossbow bolts - 25 for $25
Slingshot pellets - 30 for $15

Total spending: $167, $333 leftover.

Sorry if the ammo costs aren't right, I tried tonmske them more expensive than they seemed, but I could totally be wrong. Feel free to adjust for the future, I guess.
Gren (Admin) posted... Gren (Admin)
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 8:23 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren thanks Kerrick for trying to pay for his new slingshot and puppy food, but refuses. He will make this work on his own, or not at all.

GREN: "See this pouch? I'm going to gather stones as I go for ammo. I'm more worried about the puppy."

Gren proudly displays the little leather bag attached to his belt.

"Let's go talk to Mrs. Marsh and I'll show you where I almost drowned in six feet of muck."

There are so many interesting things in the store Gren has to make it a quick sale before he has a chance to get sidetracked.


Kerrick posted... Let's go
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 10:33 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick pays for whatever is needed and then heads out. He confiscates Gren and they make their way to the marsh (Bogs Corner). On their way, Kerrick practices with his new weapons.
Gren (Admin) posted... Narrator/GM
on Sun 28 Jan 2018 @ 12:42 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Narrator: Kerrick realizes he can cock the little crossbows easily, however in order to do it, he must put one down and use both hands.

* In use, you can fire each crossbow accurately with each hand. However to cock and load another bolt requires holding each weapon in both hands. Have a clever place to put the crossbow you're not cocking! If you move while you're charging a weapon, the other one will be left on the ground and is unavailable until you use an action (OR MORE!) to go back and get it!

** You can fire both crossbows during the same turn, if and only if you are firing both at the same target (unless otherwise specified).

*** You are responsible for deciding how complicated you want to make this, for example:

- you may roll to hit for the left crossbow, then roll damage for the left crossbow. Then roll to hit for the right, and roll damage for the right.

- OR you may roll to hit for both, and damage for both.

Please talk to me about the particulars on this so I know what you're doing. This could make for badass cinematics, but it has to be clear to both of us exactly what's going on.

-Admin
Kerrick posted... Crossbow
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 1:16 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Ooc: Kerrick has only one crossbow. He has a habdaxe, with a loop/holster (belt loop) that he slips it into when he is using both hands to load up the crossbow. And with the axe being one handed, he has no need to find a holster for the crossbow. Maybe in the future he might get another one handed melee weapon, but for now the single hand axe will work.
Kerrick posted... What day is it?
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 1:18 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Also OOC: what day is it? I saw that newspaper article about the parade and it sounds like we are being made to go there. I don't want to miss it, but I have no clue what day it is to plan ahead.
Admin posted... Days of the week
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 1:53 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Marday
Tenday
Wurday
Turday
Friday
Sadday
Sunday

I guess...

Let's call today... Turday (Thursday)

Heh heh... Turd
Kerrick posted... Today's date
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:09 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: okay so today is Turday, the parade is Marday, making today be the 7th? I'm being tedious but the actual date is what I was looking for.
Kerrick posted... To the marsh!
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:21 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick and Gren reach the marsh and Gren points out where he sunk into the bog. Kerrick looks for the trail.

OOC: I'll make a perception check/roll here.
Admin posted... Admin
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:21 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Sorry, yes. Today is Turday the 7th.
Admin posted... Admin
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:25 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Excellent.

Your Per(ception) stat is a 12. So you want to roll 3d to 12 or under to succed.

Please roll 3d. If you have any tracking or survival advantages or skills, add +1 (meaning that makes your Per 12 + 1 = 13, making it an easier stat to roll UNDER).
Admin posted... Admin
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:37 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
I'm going to go ahead and roll for you here Kerrick, if that's ok.

If you want to roll for a different outcome, let me know, I'll delete this post and the subsequent roll and you can take over.
Admin rolls... Perception roll, Per: 12 + 1
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:38 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 3:38 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 5 + 5 = 11
Total = 11

Admin posted... Perception Roll, Kerrick, 001
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:40 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Perception roll for finding the trail through the swamp.

I rolled an 11 for you Kerrick, under your Per+1 by two.

You immediately see where you and Gren need to go. The trail winds through thick tufts of grass indicating whoever made it knew right where to step to keep from getting wet, let alone sinking into the mud at the bottom.

Do you wish to keep this result?
Admin posted... Map
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:56 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
If you are happy with this roll, please refer to the 'Deepmire Swamp' map under the 'Maps' thread to see the trail.
Admin posted... Kerrick
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 6:03 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Please continue play in Deepmire Swamp, in Play, 001.

-Admin
Kerrick posted...  Back to Ashford
on Thu 1 Feb 2018 @ 2:28 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick and Gren make their way back through the swamp to Mrs. Marsh's house, They approach her with the bracelet in hand and proceed to tell her about Tishi in the swamp.
Admin posted... Mrs. Marsh
on Thu 1 Feb 2018 @ 3:18 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Narrator: When you approach the Marsh's back yard, you walk in on this scene:

Mrs. Marsh is scolding one of her little halfling children for either eating dirt or stuffing dirt down their sister's trousers. You can't quite tell which. The accent is real.

The father is hunched over a workbench using a hand plane taking tiny shavings off what looks like a beautifully constructed little door with the classical Z-brace design.

When they see you, everyone falls silent and even the arguments of the children quiet.

"Why Kerrick! Gren! It's so nice to see you!" Mrs. Marsh exclaims as she bustles up to you.

After you explain to her what you found and give her Tishi's bracelet, she looks down at it for a long time and finally nods her head.

"I'll give you $100 if you take me to him tomorrow."

The husband hears this and shoots to his feet walking over to you three.

"Milly! Hold on!"

He walks up to her and whispers in her ear for a solid minute. They walk out of earshot where you can plainly see them heatedly discussing something under their breath.

When that little drama is done, the husband is plainly unhappy with the outcome, but doesn't appear angry, just resigned.

She comes back to you and apologizes.

"I'm sorry about that boys, but what do you say? Escort me to this young stirsi tomorrow and along with the $20 I already owe you, I'll pay you another $100."
Kerrick posted... Back to the swamp?
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 12:54 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick thinks about Mrs. Marsh's proposal. He COULD take her back, but he knows that Tishi is already planning on coming to see Mrs. Marsh in the future. And besides, he really wants to meet back up with his grandfather. But the extra $100 would be nice...

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Marsh, but I at least have to decline. My grandfather and I have business to attend to, and I know that Tishi is planning on coming to see you in person when his leg heals. However, I only speak for myself. If Gren wants the extra money, he could escort you if he wants. As for me, if you could wait a bit it would save you the money when he is all healed up."

Kerrick looks to his friend, knowing he desperately wants a new puppy...
Gren posted... Gren
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 2:39 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren is foaming at the mouth for that $100, but he knows if he tries escorting Mrs. Marsh to Tishi, and something serious happens, he doesn't have what it takes to protect her.

After he tells her this, she laughs and pats him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry about that son. I can take care of myself, and you. I just need you to show me where he is."

Gren thinks this over and looks to Kerrick.

"I guess I'll take her then. I know you have other stuff to do, this will give me the money I need for... you know, stuff. Sound like a plan?"

 Gren steps it up
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 12:14 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick smiles at his friend, proud of the courage he is showing. "That sounds great. Just be careful. Mrs. Marsh, we did run into a Bogwooly while we were there, I'd take something sharp with you if I were you, just incase. I'm going to head to my grandfather's house, so find me there when you're done, Gren. Or if it's too late in the day, feel free to stay overnight at my house as I'm sure I'll come back there at some point. Good luck!"

Kerrick waves goodbye to his friend and Mrs. Marsh and heads to his grandfather's.

In reply to GM (msg # 4):

Deepmire Swamp, in Play, 001
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 6:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Please continue your RP here.
Kerrick posted... Into the swamp...
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick treads cautiously through the swamp, trying his best to keep to the trail ahead. "Good lawd this place smells!"

OOC: that's fine you rolled for me. Feel free to at any time, because I may be busy at work.
Kerrick posted... OOC
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:06 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: I don't see any odd turns or corners in the trail, so let's just keep going forward until we see something interesting?
Gren posted... Gren
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:08 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Don't smell as bad as yo mama. Well at least we aren't up to our armpits... well you'd actually only be up to your taint in mud... but you get the idea."

Gren tells Kerrick what Mrs. Marsh had told him about other things being missing besides just the clothing (a little food, some furs, random junk) as they walk. Gren, even though he's trying to follow in Kerrick's footsteps, can't quite lengthen his stride that far, and once in a while splashes in the water a little.


ADMIN:

For the most part though, they run into very little trouble until...

Kerrick, roll your perception again please...

Gren rolls... Gren, Perception, 001
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:16 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 9:16 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 5 + 5 + 6 = 16
Total = 16

Gren posted... Gren, Perception, 001
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:18 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren rolls a lousy Perception Check (sorry if anyone read this post before I fixed it... I almost critically fail. Target was a 10, Gren rolled a 16... he don't see SHIT.)

Totally in character... Gren is just derping along behind Kerrick, probably playing with his slingshot, or his little halfling jimmy.

Has a plant stem of some kind sticking out of his mouth... looking around at random.
Admin rolls... Roll for poison plant
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:43 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 9:43 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 6 + 6 = 13
Total = 13

Admin posted... Gren
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 9:45 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
I roll to see if the plant Gren is chewing on is poisonous. I rolled a 13, I'm going say against his Health (HT).

It gives him a big red rash around his mouth and his lips swell up. He'll probably have a serious case of mud-butt later on.
Gren posted... Gren
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 10:38 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Well dath jusch wongerfull. I don't schink I'm berra goodj ath athventhering."
Admin rolls... Perception roll, Per: 12
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 10:49 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 10:49 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 2 + 2 = 5
Total = 5

Admin posted... Perception Roll, Kerrick, 002
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 10:51 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick makes an awesome Perception roll of 5!

Long before you reach the Bogwooly, you spot it, seeing a suspicious looking, lumpy patch of moss.

You know what this creature is, and what kind of danger it represents (See: Bogwooly, under 'Bestiary')

It is right next to your trail about fifteen yards away. Moving directly past it will make it attack, to go around you'll have to get wet and dirty.
Kerrick posted... Attack!
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 12:38 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick shakes his head at Gren with a laugh and notices the Bogwooly. He puts an arm out to stop Gren from getting any closer. "Watch it, Bogwooly up ahead. Let's see if we can't kill it. I have a great recipe for Bogwooly chowder." Kerrick draws out his pistol crossbow and loads it up.

OOC: I forget what to do next with regards to rolling, so I'll try to shoot it from afar with the crossbow while I can.
Admin posted... Next roll
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 12:43 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]


Any attack begins by rolling against your DX.

Roll 3d, and if you roll under your DX, you hit and the next phase of the turn can begin.

So please roll 3d against your DX.
Kerrick rolls... Bogwooly attack 1
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 12:57 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 12:57 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 3 + 3 + 3 = 9
Total = 9

Kerrick posted... Attack one on Bogwooly
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:32 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
I rolled a 9 against my DX of 10.
Admin posted... Attack one on Bogwooly
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 2:35 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
You attack hits. Now roll Dmg per your Dmg stat on crossbow.

(Normally at this point the creature you're attacking would make a Dodge roll. This creature is very slow and you're attacking with advantage, meaning the creature gets no dodge roll.)

To roll your damage, roll 1d+2.

We will take that number and subtract the DR (Defense Rating of the Bogwooly) from your damage. Let's call the Bogwooly's DR a 2.

Do it up!

Kerrick rolls... Crossbow hit 1
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:53 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 3:53 pm

Roll 1, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 2 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 2 + 2 = 4
Total = 4

Kerrick posted... Crossbow hit 1
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 3:54 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Rolled a 2, added 2 tonget 4. Defense rating for the Bogwooly is 2, so we are back to 2. Bam.
Gren rolls... Gren, DX, find ammo
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:02 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 4:02 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 3 + 4 + 4 = 11
Total = 11

Gren posted... Gren
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:02 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren finally sees what Kerrick is shooting at and his mouth forms an "O" of surprise.

"How dish you shee dat?!"

It is only this moment that Gren realizes he has not picked up even one single rock to use as ammo for his slingshot.

He throws himself to his knees and begins to search furiously through the tall grass and reeds in search of anything he can use.

This takes Gren's turn. I'm going to roll against his DX to determine if he finds anything at all, and even if he does it will have to be seeds or the like, which will cause a major penalty to damage.

He rolls an 11, not finding anything.

Admin
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:05 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick, it will take three turns in order for the Bogwooly to be close enough to reach you with vines.

Your turn. Crossbow has been fired. It will take one turn to reload.

Tell me what happens.
Kerrick posted... Next attack
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:08 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: Kerrick takes one full turn to reload his crossbow, then uses his next turn to fire. I can roll for the shot and then damage (providing I make the shot), or I can let Gren... do... whatever he does with his tiny hands.
Gren rolls... Gren, DX, find ammo, 002
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:15 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 29, 2018, 4:15 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 2 + 3 + 6 = 11
Total = 11

Gren posted... Gren
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:16 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren will continue to look for ANYTHING to use as ammo...

Another 11...

He mutters and swears to himself through his swollen lips as he continues to scratch desperately through the undergrowth for some f*cking ammo...
Admin posted... Admin
on Mon 29 Jan 2018 @ 4:19 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick, you have one more turn to fire, and Gren has a final chance to search for something to use as ammunition before the Bogwooly is in range to use it's restraining attack.

Roll me another DX.
Kerrick rolls... Bogwooly attack 2
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:35 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 1:35 am

Roll 1, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 6 = 6
Total = 6

Kerrick posted... Crossbow hit 2
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:37 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Rolled a six but was I supposed to roll one die or 3?
Admin posted... How many?
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:51 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
When you are rolling against your DX, it is called a 'Success Roll' in GURPS. It is always with 3d.

The amount of dice will vary when you make damage rolls.
Admin rolls... Success Roll, Kerrick, 3rd tur
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 5:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 5:02 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 1 + 4 = 6
Total = 6

Admin posted... Success roll, 3rd Turn
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 5:04 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick's last turn before Bogwooly can attack.

Kerrick successfully hits with a 6.

Please roll your damage when you're ready, while you do that, Gren will try once more to look for ammo.
Gren rolls... Gren, Perception, 003
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 5:04 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 5:04 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 1 + 6 = 8
Total = 8

Gren posted... Gren, Perception, 003
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 5:55 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren, still looking for ammo...

He rolls an 8!

Finally...

He has three round stones that will work for ammo.
Admin rolls... Kerrick, P. Crsbow, 2nd Atk
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 7:55 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 7:55 am

Roll 1, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 2 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 5 + 2 = 7
Total = 7

Admin posted... Kerrick
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 7:57 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick's second pistol crossbow attack on Bogwooly.


Kerrick rolls a 7, doing a total of 5 damage after taking the Bogwooly's DR: 2.

The Bogwooly thrashes briefly making a high pitched noise and is dead.

Gren stands there with three stones in his hand.

"Balths..."

Admin posted... CPs
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 8:57 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
I'm going to award Character Points based both on Role Playing and successful creature kills.

I'll have to figure it out and adjust things on the fly, but here is the tentative schedule:

Good Role Play: 1 CP per event

Creature Kill: 0.1 CP per 5 HP defeated creature has.

Helping the GM: give the GM ideas and whatnot to make the game more fun for us all. Reward up to the GM.

Kerrick: award yourself 1.1 CP for both good RP for the introductory posts and defeating the Bogwooly.

Gren: stop eating poisonous plants.
Kerrick posted... Bogwooly loot
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 12:59 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick checks over the body of the Bogwooly to see if there was any available meat he could take back home with him.
Admin posted... Bogwooly meat
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:18 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
You look the carcass over and by the looks of things, you could take and pull the tail off, keeping the largest chunk of meat protected by the tail chitin (picture a very large lobster IRL).

The claws are small and they appear vestigial. Two odd lumps just below the eyestalks seems to be where the restraining vine-like appendages are expelled from. These also look like they could be easily removed, but you don't know what they'd be used for.
Kerrick posted... Looting and moving.... on.
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:25 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick places what meat he can in his sac, but leaves the odd lumps. He may ask about that later, thinking his mother may have come across it before and possibly know a bit more of their use.

"C'mon Gren, let's head forward." Kerrick loads up his crossbow again and keeps it in his hand by his side, incase any more Bogwoolies are visible. "How's that swelling going for you, bud? Getting better at all?"
Gren posted... Gren
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 1:33 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Yesh... ith gething a wibble bether."

Gren puts two stones in his pouch and keeps one in his hand.

"With I cooda goth a sthot a dat Bogwooleh."

He touches his lips and unbeknownst to him, smears a little mud on them, making him look even more foolish.

He's going to try and follow Kerrick a little better, staying alert.
Kerrick posted... Moving forward
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:17 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick (presumably with Gren following and not getting killed) keep moving forward down the trail that they were following earlier before the fight. Kerrick keeps his eyes peeled, looking for signs of missing laundry or tracks of any sort.

Narrator
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:27 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
A little while after finishing up with the Bogwooly, you begin hearing rustling in the tall grass. When you move, it moves. When you stop, it stops.

It sounds small, and it doesn't seem like it's getting any closer, or farther away.
Kerrick posted... What is it?
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:29 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: should I do a perception roll?
Gren rolls... Gren, Sneak, 001
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:30 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 2:30 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 5 + 6 + 6 = 17
Total = 17

Gren posted... Gren, Sneak, 001
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:35 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
I'm going to roll a check against Gren's DX. If he rolls under, I'll let him continue following Kerrick without messing around.

Oh my god... critical failure...

Gren continues to be a complete nuisance as he stubs his toes, trips over roots, and makes so much noise as to completely blow their cover. He pulls his slingshot back pretending he's aiming at some fierce monster and accidentally let's the bands go making a loud *SNAP* echo over the swamp.

Insects stop buzzing. Birds stop singing. Even the light breeze seems to lull in the wake of the obnoxious sound.

Kerrick rolls... Perception roll 1
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:41 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 30, 2018, 2:41 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 2 + 3 + 4 = 9
Total = 9

Kerrick posted... Perception
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:43 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Perception 15, I rolled a nine. Checking to see if there is something in the grass/weeds still, or if Gren's raucous noise has scared it away.
Admin posted... Narrator
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 2:59 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Off in the tall reeds, only about five yards off the trail stands what looks to you like a little man made out of grass. It's very hard to see even with your excellent roll, but that's only because it blends in so well.

Concentrating harder though, that's exactly what it is. A figure about a foot tall, made out of intricately woven together grasses and other plant material.

Little blue rocks in place of eyes stare back at you. Now that it has seen you looking at it, it moves very slightly with the waving of the grass, trying to blend in further.

It does not work and you are still observing it. What would you like to do?
Kerrick posted... Grass man
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:06 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick realizes the little man is still trying to hide, so he crouched down to get closer but also to seem less threatening. He doesn't take his eye off the little man, but puts a hand out behind him, motioning to Gren to tone it down a little. "Hello, there," Kerrick says to the grass man. He waits to see what the grass man will do next.
Admin posted... Narrator
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:12 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
The little Grass Twist cocks his head, still swaying slightly, but then stops and takes a few little hops forward, just out of reach of Kerrick.

He stays there for a moment, then looking past Kerrick, tosses a hard little seed, nailing Gren right in the middle of the forehead.

After doing this he looks back at Kerrick, and if you didn't know any better, would swear he looked like he was laughing.

He runs past Kerrick onto the trail and moves down it a ways, looking back like he's waiting for you two to follow.
Gren posted... Gren
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:14 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Ow! What wath that?"

Gren rubs his forehead and looks around wildly.

"Dith you throw thomething?!"
Kerrick posted... Following the grass man
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:41 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Hush Gren, I found... well, someone," says Kerrick to his friend. "I think we should follow him down the trail. Just follow me and try not to get hurt. He may have the answers we need."

Kerrick turns back to the trail and follows down it in the direction of the little man.
Admin posted... Gren
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:44 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Huh...?"

Gren cranes his head past Kerrick to see what he's looking at, and expecting to see a normal sizes person of some kind, his eyes move right past the Grass Twist without it registering.

"I don't thee anybody..." he whispers.

Gren follows Kerrick down the path.
Admin posted... Narrator
on Tue 30 Jan 2018 @ 3:51 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
The Grass Twist leads you both (let me know if you want to stop, or do any checks) down the path, and seems to point out certain areas that if you had not saw them, may have led to you stepping into a waterhole or other various difficulties. It's obvious he's trying to help.

At one point he stops, freezes and doesn't move for almost five minutes before finally moving along.

With the Grass Twist's help Kerrick (and by the act of some miracle, Gren) makes it to a dry little clearing where a makeshift treehouse has been built. It sits about seven feet from the ground in a mangrove-like tree, and it takes a minute for you to realize what you're looking at. It's someone or something's home.

A little fire pit, racks for stretching hides, hand made clay bowls hold water, rude decorations hang from branches. There is a very tribal feel to the whole scene.
Kerrick rolls... Swamp home roll 1
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 1:33 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 31, 2018, 1:33 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 2 + 5 + 5 = 12
Total = 12

Kerrick posted... Swamp home perception roll
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 1:38 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick looks around, trying to spot any movment aside from the Grass Twist, as well as listening. He keeps his already loaded crossbow ready, just in case, but keeps his hand axe in the holster on his left side.

"Stay quiet, Gren. I think we found the place we are looking for regarding the laundry."
Admin posted... Perception Result
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 1:50 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
A three under you perception allows you to be certain you are not missing any traps or other dangers that may be nearby.

You do however hear shuffling and dragging from the vine shrouded treehouse.

The Grass Twist is nowhere in sight.
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
From a gap in the stick and vine construction of the treehouse you hear a voice call down in broken common speech:

"What you want down there, eh?"

The voice is reedy and high pitched.


Kerrick rolls... Public speaking roll 1
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:46 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 31, 2018, 2:46 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 2 + 3 + 5 = 10
Total = 10

Kerrick posted... Vine house occupant
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:54 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: Kerrick rolls a public speaking roll as he is going to speak to the being in the tree. His public speaking is based off of his IQ-1, making it 12. He rolled a 10, so his public speaking of 12 might prove useful. I'm basically using this as a charisma roll, I think.

"Good day," says Kerrick to the occupant of the house. "I'm here on an errand from a lady in town, Mrs. Marsh. She seems to have some missing items and is curious about their location. I know her personally, and if you are in need of anything either she or myself can help provide them for you. But she wanted to talk to you about her disappearing belongings. Can you come out for a chat with me and my friend here?"
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 3:01 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Narrator: you see a furry little head poke out around a branch a little below the house.


"I saw you kill Bogwooly. Sharp eyes you. Sharp mind? Possible. Your friend, how you say... stupid. He won't do stupid?"

Gren
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 3:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Now waith juth a minute! You litthle!"

Gren looks over to Kerrick.

"Whath ith it?"
Kerrick posted... Tishi talk 2
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 3:12 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Oh, that's just Gren," Kerrick chuckles to the mysterious little man. "He may not be the brightest, but he is harmless and a loyal friend." Kerrick clasps an arm around his little friend's shoulders.

"Is there something you're afraid of? Or do you need help? We are more than happy to help with anything, and as I said before, we can help you with belongings so you no longer have to take from Mrs. Marsh."

Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 4:33 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"I Tishi. Stirsi. On walkabout."

He nimbly makes his way down out of the tree and amazingly enough you see that one of his legs is done up in a makeshift cast. Somehow he's broken his leg. (Please refer to the Stilsi race in 'Playable Races List', his portrait doesn't look anything like he does.)

The little guy has a Mohawk that is dyed orange, one piercing in both ears and is wearing a hodge-podge of different furs, bangles, necklaces and bracelets made out of teeth, claws, bits of clam shells and other unidentifiable bits.

He makes an odd noise with his mouth and the little Grass Twist appears, climbs up Tishi and stands on his outstretched hand.

Tishi holds his other hand up to the Grass Twist and it bows, making the blue eye stones fall into his hand. With that he carefully folds up the little Grass man and puts him in his belt pouch with the blue stones.

He looks at Gren and grins.

"What wrong with face dumdum?"
Gren posted... Gren
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 4:35 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren scowls at the furry little dude.

"None off yor bithnith furball."

Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 4:40 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi laughs and looks back at Kerrick.

"Walkabout. Um... make man in tribe. Must stay gone from tribe and survive for many cycles. Then go home."

He looks down at his leg and looks embarrassed.

"Leg hurt. Had to... use Hurstibimmelik (you're unsure of this word but you are fairly certain it's his native tongue, referring to the Grass Twist). Old juju. Tribe juju."

He smiles at Kerrick, looking first from your crossbow to your axe.

"I took things I needed. Hurstibimmelik couldn't get. No have choice."

He makes his way over to the fire grabbing a large clamshell full of something white and pasty. Adding a few other ingredients he mixes it and brings it to Kerrick.

"For dumdum face." He winks at you.
Kerrick posted... Dumdum
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 8:53 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick sniffs the paste, and then looks at Gren. "Well," he says to Gren, "so you want to look like that until the swelling goes down naturally, or what?"

Kerrick then looks at the leg of the tiny man. "How long has it been since you hurt your leg?"

OOC: Kerrick has some first aid skill, I'd like to roll and apply it here in that situation.
Kerrick rolls... Diagnosis skill 1
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 8:55 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 31, 2018, 8:55 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 3 + 5 = 9
Total = 9

Kerrick posted... Diagnosis
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 8:57 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: I was mistaken, Kerrick has only the diagnosis skill, but it still may be applicable in some aspect. It's based in IQ, which is 13 for Kerrick. I've rolled a nine, and the skill is IQ-2, which still makes it a good roll. (9 is under 11)
Admin posted... Diagnosis
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 9:01 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
From you roll, you can tell that the little guy actually set and splinter his leg excellently and it will heal properly in its own. There isn't much swelling or discoloration left, so you would guess that it got broken at least a few weeks ago.
Gren posted... Gren
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 9:03 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren takes the paste and eyeballs it suspiciously.

"I thuppose not."

He cringes as he begins applying the paste, but his expression soon changes as you literally watch the redness fade and swelling recede.

"Sweet Gods... that's incredible."
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 9:09 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Leg be good soon. One..." Tishi growls in frustration not knowing the common tongue well.

"Leg be good soon. I help get stuff. Give back stuff. No need."

"How face now dumdum?"
Gren posted... Gren
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 9:23 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Not bad furball... I thank you." Gren says grudgingly.
Kerrick posted... Tishi talk 3
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 11:38 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick is still wondering what to do in this situation. "So," he asks Tishi, "you're healing, you'll replace the stuff you want, but do you need anything in the meantime? And the woman you took things from wants to talk to you. Can we take you to her? I'm sure she would feel better if she knew you were going to return what you took."
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 12:29 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi wanders back over to the fire. He motions you to come over and sit with him.

Roll a perception check please, local knowledge or anything you may feel is culturally related here.

"Tishi will go. Talk to woman. But not with leg hurt."

He takes off one of his bracelets and hands it to you.

"Tishi's promise. Give to woman."

The bracelet is actually very pretty, with shiny stones woven into leather thongs. It's thick and heavier than you thought it would be.

Then he fidgets around a little before asking you this next question, like he's uncomfortable asking.

"When Tishi leg good, wants walkabout with Kerrick (he rolls the 'Ls' and makes the 'I' hard, sounding like Kelleek). Tishi sees something. Dumdum interesting too."

(He's asking to adventure with you when his leg is mended.)
Kerrick rolls... Perception roll 2
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:07 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  January 31, 2018, 2:07 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 4 + 5 + 6 = 15
Total = 15

Kerrick posted... Perception roll and more
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:14 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: perception roll 15, my perception is 15. I presume this is a fail since it isn't under.

Kerrick nods as he listens to what Tishi has to say. "I think Mrs. Marsh would appreciate talking to you, even if she has to wait, but this gift would help, I'm sure. As for helping you, I'd like to discuss things with my friend here first."

Kerrick stands and motions to Gren to follow him, a significant distance from the fire and Tishi. "So Gren," he says, "what do you think? I don't want to speak for both of us, even if I think I know what you'd say."
Gren posted... Gren
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:29 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren crosses his arms and looks away.

"I don't care about the little furball. If he wants to come, who cares..?"

He looks back at Tishi and sticks his tongue out at him, making Tishi laugh.

"Do you want him to go with us? I think he controlled that little grass man," and he touches his face, "and it's pretty obvious he knows what he's doing out in the wild."

Gren smiles up at Kerrick.

"He's pretty much an animal... but really, he's kind of cool."

Gren's face gets serious again and he points up into Kerrick's face...

"Don't you dare tell him I said that!"
Kerrick posted... Gren and Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:41 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick chuckles to himself. "I wouldn't mind having someone knowledgeable coming with us on a 'walkabout'. After we return to Mrs. Marsh I need to talk to my grandfather again, and that may give Tishi the time he needs to mend. C'mon, let's go talk to him."

Kerrick and Gren go back to Tishi. "We have decided to have you come with us on our next adventure when your leg is healed. Send word to Mrs. Marsh, the lady you took the belongings from, and she will get ahold of us."
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 2:55 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi digs around in his pouch and give you each a blue stone.

"Keep these, when leg good, Tishi come find you and dumdum."

He gets the Grass Twist out and two more blue stones and activates the little construct.

"He help you leave swamp."

Tishi tosses it down and it scampers off down the trail.
Kerrick posted... Out of the swamp.
on Wed 31 Jan 2018 @ 3:01 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick (and presumably Gren) follow the Grass Twist back out of the swamp, though Kerrick keeps his eyes open and still has his loaded pistol crossbow in his hand.

Narrator
on Thu 1 Feb 2018 @ 2:03 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren does follow you, and he actually seems to not be a complete ass, moreover he appears deep in thought.

The trip back through the swamp to the Marsh's home is uneventful with the Twist's help. If there is nothing else you'd like to do in the swamp, consider yourself safely back to Bogs Corner.

 Gren
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 7:23 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
After Kerrick and Gren make their plans, Gren heads home to clean up, stopping by to see the puppy on his way down Bogs Corner.

He seems to be even more excited since the last time. A little blur of soft fur, clumsy legs and eager tongue, Gren has to absolutely drag himself away to head to town.

He cleans himself up and does his laundry, determined if nothing else, to stay clean the next day. Nervous about going solo back to Tishi's camp, he has a hard time getting to sleep, but after a cup of tea and a shot of whiskey, finally does.
Admin posted... Gren
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 10:14 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC: I'm going to try something for myself with concern to adventuring solo with Gren.

Seeing how I'm the GM, there won't be a lot of surprises in store for me if I keep doing what I'm doing now (making shit up as I go) so I'm going to try implementing some kind of randomizing encounter system. Nothing too extreme, but I do want to fight a few things to and from my destination.

So I have one "swamp enemy" already, the Bogwooly. I'll come up with a few more, let's call it two more. Then assign them numbers between 3-18. If I had three creatures all together, that gives me a spread of 6 chances, 5 chances and 5 chances of rolling any given creature.

Thusly:

3- BW
4- GL
5- SP
6- BW
7- GL
8- SP
9- BW
10- GL
11- SP
12- BW
13- GL
14- SP
15- BW
16- GL
17- SP
18- BW

BW = BogWooly
GL = Giant Leech
SP = SPider

This is just an experiment to see how all this goes and to make it a little less...

Me: you fight a Bogwooly
Me: ok, I roll to hit: 12
Me: you hit, roll damage
Me: ok, rolling damage, I did 2 damage
Me: nice, your character is mad strong
Me: shut your face
Me: another Bogwooly comes

Etc etc
Gren posted... Gren
on Sat 3 Feb 2018 @ 5:11 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren woke the next morning and washed the sleep off his face and got dressed. He felt different today, like he had a certain purpose for the first time in his life.

Watching Kerrick calmly take down the Bogwooly and then gain the trust of the funky furball had been impressive.

In order to be of any help to him in any adventures, he would have to get stronger. He'd been a wastrel most of his life, but no more.

"Time to get serious." He grabbed his little paunch and jiggled it around in disgust. "Time to get stronger."

He grabbed his backpack, made sure everything was in it, and headed out the door.
Milly Marsh posted... Gren
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 9:00 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
It took a moment for Gren to realize it was Mrs. Marsh when he approached the neat little house on the edge of Deepmire.

She sat in her back yard running a whetstone along the edge of an interesting looking short-bladed weapon.

Scaled to a halfling frame, the blade resembled a wide bowie knife, with a short and very fine chain attached to the pommel. At the end of the three foot chain was a heavy steel ball the size of a walnut.

Along with this unorthodox weapon, she is wearing an interesting mix of leather and chitin-plated armor.

"Gren." Her voice even sounds different from the sweet tones and fond chidings heard earlier while refereeing her children.

"You ready?"

Strong. Confident. Ready.
Gren posted... Gren
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 9:02 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Wide-eyed and in a light shock, Gren answers:

"Yes."
Milly Marsh posted... Little Badass
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 9:06 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
A wide and tooth-filled grin meets Gren at this pivotal moment.

"Good. Listen little man," she leans into Gren's face and says, "it's a big world out there, and the scope of things to learn is wide indeed. Stay near me and do as I do. I can tell you're a good kid, but it remains to be seen if you have that special something. I need to see this stirsi. Lead on."
Gren posted... Gren
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 9:07 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren has to swallow audibly before answering quietly:

"Yes ma'am."

And so they go.
Gren posted... Gren
on Mon 5 Feb 2018 @ 3:19 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
As they move quietly through the marshes, Gren very rarely giving the woman directions he begins to wonder...

As they stop for a moment to look through some reeds at an approaching clearing, he squats down next to her and asks:

"You don't seem to need much help here. Why did you ask me to show you where this guy is?"

She smiles a little and responds.

"Stirsi are very odd people. They're... sensitive. If I had approached him, he would have hidden and I'd never have found him, but with you here... well, you met him and he didn't kill you, he must have liked you."

Gren was stunned for a moment and then hissed back at her:

"You used us!"

"Calm down young man. There's something different about this stirsi. Normally they'd never so much as approach men's civilization. But this one has. And besides, even though your friend is a little more serious than you, you're both pretty harmless. For now."

She grins again and melts into the reeds.

Milly Marsh rolls... Creature choice, 001
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 2:08 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  February 6, 2018, 2:08 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 4 + 5 + 6 = 15
Total = 15



15 = Bogwooly
Milly Marsh rolls... Gren, Perception, 004
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 2:13 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  February 6, 2018, 2:13 am

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 3 + 4 + 4 = 11
Total = 11

Milly Marsh posted... Milly
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 2:18 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Milly makes her way through the rushes and stops at the edge of the clearing.

"You see that?"

She points at an area at the far edge of the small opening in the tall plants.

GM: Gren rolls an 11 on Per failing by one. He sees the green lump, but doesn't immediately recognize what it is.

"That lumpy thing?" Gren asks.

"Yes..." she says in exasperation.

"What is it?"

"Bogwooly. I'll show you a trick."

She searches around for a sturdy branch and begins to tap the ground in front of her as she moves closer to the big crustacean.

Suddenly the vines wrap around the stick and then plunge into the loamy soil, holding it in place.

Milly calmly lets go of her end of the stick, draws her knife and walks up to the Bogwooly.

"You want to hit it right here." Pointing at the section of chitin between the two eyestalks. She drives the knife down with both hands and the vines immediately fall to the ground.

"That... was so cool!" Gren exclaims.
Gren posted... Gren
on Wed 7 Feb 2018 @ 2:35 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Gren and Milly continue through the swamp, carefully making their way around the pools of stagnant water and the attending rims of muck around them.

It's clear now that Milly is no stranger to adventure and in her younger days, must have been a formidable person.

Without any further trouble they reach Tishi's camp, where he is tending to a few little spits over his campfire. Around the edges of the fire is some other items wrapped in thick, wet leaves.

He smiles over to them.

"You back, Dumdum."
Gren posted... Gren
on Thu 8 Feb 2018 @ 3:59 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Hey Furball. This woman wanted to see you. I told her you were going to be bringing her stuff back, but she insisted."

Gren points over to Milly, who is standing back a way, looking at Tishi curiously.

"Is ok." He waves them over to sit near the fire where he has a little shelter out of the rain. "Dry your things."

Gren couldn't put his finger on it, but he had the impression Tishi was very tired.

Tishi's large, sharp eyes rested on the newcomer, studying her.

"Tishi feels bad for taking things," he gestures at his leg. "Had to."

Milly speaks for the first time, with a very gentle tone of voice, like she was explaining something to her children.

"It's ok Tishi. My name is Milly. I was very curious to see you because the stilsi are almost myth these days. Why are you here if I may ask?"

Tishi shifts uncomfortably and stares into the fire. "Walkabout. Finding my path. Got hurt."

"I know that already, and one other thing I'm fairly certain of is that the stilsi live thousands of miles away from here."

"Is true. Tishi has traveled many cycles."

Tishi in the Meantime
on Thu 1 Feb 2018 @ 12:55 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Here I will chronicle a little portion of Tishi's life from the time Kerrick and Gren leave the Deepmire, until they all meet again, for our readers who want to learn more about him. If you want to know more about Tishi, and potentially his people, feel free to read on. If you don't give a rat's ass, feel free to completely skip this thread.

-Admin
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Thu 1 Feb 2018 @ 1:30 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishimalijihuktwan watches the two leave, his hand automatically finding the two red stones in their secret place and begins moving them around in his hand with a smooth circular motion.

"Peace. Peace... please. They mean no harm."

As the stones begin orbiting his hand faster and faster he begs and pleads with them. He dances. Broken leg or no, he dances, the ancestors will not be denied.
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 3:37 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Later that night he finally collapsed of exhaustion. The stars swirled overhead and voices from the past came and called at him from the shadows in the swamp.

He finally fell into a feverish sleep that left him cold and clammy in the wan morning sun.

Tishi stoked the fire and sat shivering until the cold was driven from his bones and cried. It wasn't his fault he was born this way. All the old tales were just that, old tales... weren't they?

After a miserable breakfast he groomed the debris out of his hair and tested his leg. It was sore, but usable.

Admin posted... Tishi
on Sat 3 Feb 2018 @ 5:06 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi went slowly through his stretching routine, taking extra time to slowly work the knots out if his injured leg.

He thought about his two visitors from the day before as he did so. It was taboo for the stilsi to involve themselves with other races, but he'd been born a taboo, hadn't he?

"Oh well. They seem to be good people and not the evil monsters I was always taught. I will see with open eyes."

When he was done stretching, he decided his leg felt good enough to hunt, and so he did.

Later he relaxed by his fire with a Bogwooly tail and wild potatoes grilling beside it, sending out a mouth watering aroma. He felt better than he had in days.

Unfolding his Grass Twist he began the song of animus. He would do a little exploring today while his food cooked.
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 2:24 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi watched through the eyes of the Twist as the new woman expertly dispatches the vine creature.

"That was impressive." He says to himself. "I'll have to remember that."

She efficiently strips the useful meat out of the tail and claws of the animal, wrapping it in a broad leaves from a nearby tree.

He knows now where the two are headed and grins. He would see if he could arrange a little surprise for Dumdum.
Tishi posted... Tishi
on Wed 7 Feb 2018 @ 2:42 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Tishi brings his Twist back in and carefully deactivates it, puts it away and waits for his two visitors to arrive.

**Continues in Gren's Solo.**

Kerrick and Grisham
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 2:40 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Take up the story here when you're ready Kerrick.
Kerrick posted... Grisham's house
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 12:17 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick arrives at his grandfather's house not long after leaving the Marsh residence. "Hello," he calls out to his grandfather, in case he is outside at the graveyard. "Grandfather, are you here?"
Grisham posted... Time for the Big Show
on Fri 2 Feb 2018 @ 12:31 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"Laddie!" Booms from behind the house after you call out.

"I'm out back, boy!"

The town graveyard is directly in back of the old dwarf's cottage.

Back there you find him "planting a stiff" as he lovingly puts it. While he is respectful of the dead, he knows all too well that we all get a turn, why be so serious about the whole matter?

There is a neatly dug hole and body wrapped in a linen sheet lying next to it.
Kerrick posted... Grisham and Kerrick 1
on Sat 3 Feb 2018 @ 6:03 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick walks around to the back of the house. He spies his grandfather and greets him with a firm handshake and a hug. "Good to see you again, Grandfather. I've just gotten back from helping Mrs. Marsh with Gren, and while we were at it, I've gotten to think more about what you asked. I've decided I would like you to teach me about the business."
Grisham posted... Party Time
on Sat 3 Feb 2018 @ 6:09 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
"I knew you would laddie! I knew you would. But like I say," he gets out his flask and takes a healthy pull, "ye didna have to hurry back. I may be an old bone handler, but I have a few years left in me. But, I'm glad to hear it, and if you're sure, I've got a little job for us, you can get some first hand experience and see what it's really all about." He winks at Kerrick and offers the flask.

"If I'm not mistaken, there'll be something worthwhile in it for ye too. Whaddya say?"
Kerrick posted... Grisham and Kerrick 2
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 4:25 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick thinks about it one last time... already knowing his answer. "Yes, Grandfather, I am ready to learn what I can about being a bone handler. Now is as good of a time as any, I say.

"Oh, there is just one thing though." Kerrick sets down his belongings and rifles through his bag. He pulls out the Bogwooly tail. "I know Ma has a good recipe, but I figured we could make something with this for dinner here. Want me to start on this and you get whatever you need to get to teach me?"
Grisham posted... Oh Ye of Little Experience
on Sun 4 Feb 2018 @ 8:22 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Grisham literally falls to the ground in a fit of pure hilarity.

"Oh... Oh laddie! I always knew you were a good kid, but seriously?!" He coughs a little and takes a swig from his flask.

"Your innocence is beautiful. Look, us in the trade are known as Conjurers, not bone handlers, that was a little tongue-in-cheek. We bring animus from the Empty Plane and shape it to control our constructs. It's an unhappy fact that bones are the easiest to control."

"Anyway, that's a few lessons down the road. Yes, get that Bogwooly cooking, it sounds fucking fantastic!"

He heaves himself off the ground and dusts off, still chuckling.

"I have everything I need to get this party started, but a good meal before we leave is never a bad idea."

OOC: Kerrick - If you have any cooking skills, or you want to role play though what you are making with the Bogwooly tail, we can make individual rolls for the meal you are putting together, which will then be tallied up and a buff given for your next story.

Give me some ideas.

Other players reading this: give me your input on how we can make things like cooking skills, or other skills not normally used to make the game more interesting.
Kerrick rolls... Cooking roll 1
on Mon 5 Feb 2018 @ 4:25 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
  February 5, 2018, 4:25 pm

Roll 3, 6 sided di(c)e 1 times. Add 0 to the result. Drop the lowest 0 di(c)e.
 1 + 4 + 5 = 10
Total = 10

Kerrick posted... Bogwooly cooking
on Mon 5 Feb 2018 @ 4:30 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick makes his way to his grandfather's kitchen where he begins preparing Bogwooly tail chowder and biscuits. A thick, creamy soup of tail pieces, bacon, and potatoes that go well with hearty biscuits to help scoop it up easier than with a single spoon. Soon the kitchen begins to smell like his mother's and he knows he has made the recipe correctly.

OOC: I'm guessing cooking could be seen as a survivalist trait, so I'm going to roll for that. All of my survivalist skills are based off of Perception-1, making my goal to be under a 14, which I succeeded with my roll of 10. Woo!
Admin posted... GM
on Mon 5 Feb 2018 @ 4:51 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
We are going to let this one go, due to a good and logical argument, but the actual skill used in cooking... is the skill called cooking.

However, this is what we'll do:

Add a temporary 2 FP to your characters' sheet and a +1 to your attack success rolls for the next 8 hours (in-game time, in other words your excursion with Grisham).

Also add 1 CP to your character sheet for explaining what you are cooking and how you'd eat it. Nicely done.

Grisham posted... Grisham
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 12:32 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Grisham sits in the living room and ties more fetishes onto his staff. The little trinkets appear to be of no particular pattern or material.

He pauses from time to time to inhale deeply, enjoying the savory smell coming from the kitchen and take a nip from his flask.

"Sweet Gods that smells good, boy!"

You both enjoy the hearty meal, which turns out exactly like you wanted it.

Grisham unrolls a map on the table while you're eating and points to the dotted path leading off into the woods just east of town.

"This is where we are heading. There's an old, old set of stairs here, leading down into a crypt. My great-grandfather left me this map and told me one day, there might be call to go down there.

"Well there's been stirrings in the ether, and the secret to keeping the masses calm is quietly taking care of the problems, before they become problems, you follow me Laddie?"

OOC: Refer to the 'Maps' thread to see where you're going if it will help your immersion. If you're ready to go:

You both walk out of town, through the steady rain, in the direction of Bogs Corner, but veer right off the road. A path no wider than a game trail meanders to a rather spooky sight.

Cut into the ground is a perfectly rectangular opening with even stairs heading down into the darkness.

Kerrick: When you're ready, take it from here.
Admin posted... Time of Day, Other Conditions
on Tue 6 Feb 2018 @ 3:24 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Right now it's about 7:00pm, rainy and balmy.

Kerrick, you'll be heading out in the weather and the dark for this excursion.
Kerrick posted... Down the stairs
on Wed 7 Feb 2018 @ 4:14 PM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
Kerrick eyes the dark, damp staircase with some trepidation. "Hmmm, gonna need some light," he says while he removes his adventuring sac and rumages through it. "No light here, but I do have a flint and tinder. Wouldn't stay lit very long, but if you have something we could light, I've got the flame."
Admin posted... Admin
on Thu 8 Feb 2018 @ 12:39 AM (PBW Time)    [edit]   [delete]
OOC:

Correction: you have the Night Vision Advantage.

Your eyes adapt to darkness quickly. Each level of this ability (max of 9 levels) allows you to ignore -1 in combat or vision penalties due to darkness providing there is at least some light.

So... you don't have a light of any kind and it's raining which will make firebuilding and torch making difficult.

Since I failed to include any light making devices of any kind in the General Store, you Kerrick, and all new starting characters will be given a free light stick.

This light stick requires no flames, or fuel. It is a variant of a gem engine, but instead of creating power, it has been constructed to create heat and light, but very little of both.

As it stands now, you must hold it in one hand, but there is a built-in loop where a lanyard could be secured.

Kerrick has a small house, made of stone and wood. A deep red door opens into a long hall with a staircase running up against the right side.

To the left the main room. A fireplace roars against the side wall, shedding light throughout the room. A large navy couch sits aside the front wall, facing a small coffee table atop a green woven rug. Two brown armchairs sit aside each other on the other side of the coffee table, but not against the wall. This is because a large bookshelf lines the back wall of the room, except for a door against the inner wall. This leads to a small washroom.

To the right in the hall is a combination dining room and kitchen. Nothing special, just the necessities for the kitchen at the back and a sturdy table for eating towards the front. There is also a door leading outside against the side of the room.

Upstairs there are two bedrooms, one larger than the other, and a large washroom. The washroom has a large soaker tub with a linen closet, toilet, and sink. The master bedroom has a large bed, chest at the foot of the bed, and a wardrobe. The second bedroom is less furnished, presumably for visitors, or his friend Gren, when he has had too much to drink. One last room upstairs is a study with a desk and even more bookshelves. Maps of graveyard plots litter the desk.

All in all a comfy spot, perfect for a bachelor.

Rosanna grew up at the monastery of Bo in the north east. Trained in the ways of the staff, but alienated from the rest of society, she sets out to seek her place in the world. With her trusty oak staff in hand, she looks towards Baradunia for adventure.


NAME: Rosanna
RACE: Human
AGE: 29
HGT: 5'4"
WGT: 135 lbs
SEX: Female
*CP = Character Points
Starting Points: 50 CP
Current points: 26 CP

STATS:
ST: 10
DX: 12 (-20 CP)
IQ: 8 (+15 CP)
HT: 10
PER: 8

HP: 10

Movement: 5.5
None (0): 20
Light (1): 40
Med (2): 60
Hvy (3): 120
X-Hvy (4): 200

Dodge: 5.5
Parry: 7
Block: 0


ADVANTAGES:
Combat reflexes (-15 CP)
Daredevil (-15 CP)

DISADVANTAGES:
Honesty (+15 CP)

SKILLS:
Acrobatics - DX+1 (<13) (-8 CP)
Carousing - HT+1 (<11) (-5 CP)
Cooking - IQ+3 (<11) (-4 CP)
Hand weapon - DX (<12) (-4 CP)
Karate - DX+1 (<13) (-8 CP)
Survival - IQ+2 (<10) (-6 CP)


EQUIP:
Oaken staff
   Skill: DX
   Dmg:
        Sw:  (1d+2 cr)
        Thr: (1d cr)

INVENTORY:
Short sleeved shirt
Medium length cloak, long sleeved
Short pants, canvas
Light leather gloves
Leather shoes
Tin pot
Tin plate
Tin bowl
Utensils, complete wood set
Water skin
Small sleeping bag
Large shoulder bag

Catacombs treasure:
Wooden box with 2 bracelets

$19.75

BACKGROUND:
Rosanna was sent to the monastery at a young age by her mother, who could not afford to keep her. She grew up strong and an apt pupil in martial arts.

However, Rosanna fell in love with her trainer, Ni Les, a married man. She tried to keep her emotions at bay for years, to no avail. Her only path was to leave.

With a heavy heart, she headed out into the world to forget about the pain in her heart.