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A-Raiding We Will Go.

Posted by dashingFor group 0
dashing
GM, 21 posts
Knows way too much about
Glorantha
Wed 4 Nov 2020
at 13:19
  • msg #1

A-Raiding We Will Go

By the light of the moon (boo hiss) and stars the raiding party and hangers on assemble. Red addresses the group:

“Friends this will be a great adventure which will us all renown and more importantly a square meal” (cheers from the assembled stickpickers).

“We will set out shortly and head up the Stone River between Smokey Hill and the Cinder Pits before turning towards Voriof’s Sheep Pen. You supporters” (he indicates the stickpickers) “will wait for us there to see off any pursuit”.

“The rest of us will then turn right past Irnar’s Peak and the Weeping Sisters and then we will turn left through the Hare Woods”. He pauses for dramatic effect.

“Now nobody is to go haring off after anything they see!” (Laughter)

“We’ll then be near Humakt’s Stead and we hit their sheep there. Remember don’t harm the herders, they’ll likely run away at the first sign of trouble anyway. We round up as many sheep as possible, well you” (indicating Mica, Harmast and Ulf) “will whilst Iskalla, Angara and I keep an eye out for trouble. Everyone got that?”

Any questions or actions before I move on?
Ulf Skommson
player, 4 posts
Wed 4 Nov 2020
at 19:26
  • msg #2

A-Raiding We Will Go

In reply to dashing (msg # 1):

Sounds like a good plan. Onwards to glory!
dashing
GM, 22 posts
Knows way too much about
Glorantha
Fri 6 Nov 2020
at 22:32
  • msg #3

A-Raiding We Will Go

In reply to dashing (msg # 1):

The party heads off. I'll spare you all the details of the many interesting landmarks, these are all listed on Kanka. I will assume you have some basic understanding/knowledge of the local geogrpahy but you might want to familiarise yourself with some of it (so I'll assume you'll really want to avoid the Cinder Pits for example but won't tell you why).

Red leads you unerringly up past the Smokey Hill, up past the Little Starfire Ridge and then through Voriof's Sheep Pen (there are quite a few sheep and shepherds here from the clan, they all look at the mob of you passing through with, well sheep eyes). At the edge of the Pen you all bid farewell to the various Stickpickers accompanying you and they settle down to wait for you through the night.

Clearly up until this point Red has been following a route he's scouted out, as you are now leaving Orlmarth clan territory he seems to grow a bit more hesitant. Angara rests on one of his spears and looks around whenever there is a delay.

You skirt round Irnar's peak and then past the Three Sister's (which you can just about make out in the gloom). After a bit of fumbling around Red starts to head towards the woods. he's looking for something, and eventually he gives a small cry of triumph and heads down what appears to be an animal track into the woods. This seems to be a well trod path.

The Woods are pretty creepy and after about ten minutes everyone is getting a bit jumpy, the sudden appearance of a disturbingly glowing hare off to the left hand side is not such as to raise anyone's spirits. It bounds away and then in a distressingly human way stops and looks over it's shoulder at you. What do you do?
dashing
GM, 25 posts
Knows way too much about
Glorantha
Sat 7 Nov 2020
at 15:46
  • msg #4

A-Raiding We Will Go

In reply to dashing (msg # 3):

Mica begins chanting and jerking rhythmically, going into a version of the Goose Dance as she shakes her totem in front of her.

"The Hare is calling!" she chants. "The Hare is calling.  The Spirits guide us.  We must follow!" and with that, she races off after the Hare (hoping that the idiots will follow along behind).

Red yells "don't leave the path!", he sounds genuinely worried.

Angara glances at Red, and then sets off at speed after Mica.
Ulf Skommson
player, 5 posts
Sun 8 Nov 2020
at 18:59
  • msg #5

A-Raiding We Will Go

In reply to dashing (msg # 3):

Ulf is in the middle of saying 'Let me scout ahead, this hare obviously knows these woods well and will know the paths to avoid predators. That it has stopped may indicate danger....'

However, he's interrupted by Mica and chases off after the hare as well... (I'll also try a private to you, Darryl).
Harmast Gordangarson
player, 5 posts
Wed 11 Nov 2020
at 22:32
  • msg #6

A-Raiding We Will Go

In reply to dashing (msg # 3):

"oh gods, they will get themselves killed! Better chance if we stick together though,  we had better follow them - but carefully - guessing they should be making enough noise to follow them -someone has to keep them safe!"
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