As I said before Una can afford the stagecoach for everyone I think, and I'm willing to pay that IF it's not ruining the plot for the DM. If we can get some fun stuff out of it, I'm down

got plans for travel encounters, sorry to make you wait with something like this.

Don't beat yourself up. Let's take a narratively engaged mode of transport and do some travel encounters and go to our destination!

Assuming Berskenna laid enough grounding down to be allowed to accompany?

when you are ready just post in that you are headed out, or whatever suits you to begin with. i'm open to however you want to play it. go as sandbox as you want to. i can through the breaks on when needed.

The earth had washed away from the stonework because of the storm. The water is washing over it, about four inches depth or so. it is hard to see clearly due the muddy water and poor general visibility, but it is definitely old stonework. It is no leap of imagination to imagine a flood tunnel underground.

just keep in mind that the tunnel is flooded, dark, cold, and possibly has a strong current. you will be relying on Athletics to swim, CON to hold your breath for any length of time, and skills like perception, investigate, or history to find any clues.

Thank you :) lets just hope I don't end up killing us all.

nah, una will live. she paid her GM tax at bribeyourGM.dirtybastardos.

lol I promise to post tomorrow. just had some things to deal with today that took more time then expected

The tunnel was larger than they had suspected. Easily twenty feet wide and nearly twelve feet tall with a flat, flagstone floor and stacked blocks mortared into place to line the tunnel. It was more of a thoroughfare than a mere tunnel. It was old and seemed that the river, once above, had cut into the tunnel over the millennia. It was hard to say where it would lead, a tunnel that old, but what was sure was the markings on the wall was from a time before the current history of the world.

ok, so i didn't think to be more specific, this was all seen while your were underwater in the tunnel. i do apologize if that was confusing.

i forget that you people are a different species, mere players, and can't read nor understand the thoughts of a divine being like myself.

So, holding your breath, enduring freezing cold, and swimming against a mild current. three things become apparent.

1. this is an ancient underground travel route, like an underground highway for wagons
2. there are bodies along the floor, ancient corpses in armor that hasn't wasted away
3. the runes on the wall are in a language none of you know or can recognize

the corpses are definitely the right size to be dwarf. as well, the armor is definitely of an obvious dwarf style.

Berskenna's search does not reveal a door but it does make her realize that the stairs they are standing on have to be at ground level if the water is not getting deeper.

are you three planning on exploring the portal more? sorry to ask like this, but i need to make a few plans if so.

If you need us to back off we can come up with reasons not to. But yeah, exploration seems to be the goal

cool, i'll throw something deadly and cool at you so you all die in a meaningless way. thanks.

Don't tempt me Frodo . . .

you know i always envisioned Una looking like that blond hobbit Samwise married at the end of the movie.

She's got shorter hair than Rosie Cotton but yeah that's the aesthetic

Since it's in the moment:

Arcana 8
History 16
Perception 11
Insight 13

Arcana 8
You do not recognize the magic involved, not by spell or by school
History 16
it occurs to you that the style of clothing is out of date by a significant factor, maybe as much as a century or two
Perception 11
you don't really notice anything out of the ordinary other than the strangeness of the moment
Insight 13
the clothing seems authentic, the fabrics and colors are those not currently in common vogue, even among the rural peoples

Arcana 14
Perception 23

The rest of my rolls were lower.

Weird to be arcanely knowledgeable . . . but I'll roll with sailor's knowledge

No rolls higher

Arcana 14
you are pretty sure that the schools of magic on display have been evocation and conjuration. actual spells cast/used are unclear.
Perception 23
after having sailed far, stolen much, and sold it all for a prophet you are convinced that the clothing is not only authentic, but so are the other bits of their dress. they seem to be completely adorned from an era around two centuries back that was exceedingly popular among thieves, vagabonds, pirates, counterfeiters, and nobles alike. either these people are from a different time or their entire attire ensemble is.

Exhausted and sleepy, posting in morning