Ingrge Monday June 11th, 2001 8:07:17 PM
Adding some water to the flow pouring toward Olanna, Ingrge grins at Dakar, You might try pushing.
Olana Tuesday June 12th, 2001 1:00:34 AM
Olana continues to look down at herself worriedly while getting drenched. "I'm afraid the beetle spat a lot of stuff on me," says the elf ruefully to K'Nara as she arrives.
DM Jan Tuesday June 12th, 2001 1:08:36 AM
As K'Nara arrives to see everyone play at "soak the elf", Dakar's pulling, pushing and shoving eventually creates a gap that everyone can squeeze through one by one.
Olana's armour has stopped steaming by now, but it's looking a bit ratty and possibly in need of repair. Back down the tunnel where K'Nara appeared from, everyone can hear the sound of a rumbling cart and "Make way!" in dwarven.
K'Nara Tuesday June 12th, 2001 5:35:02 AM
Lifting Lucia high, the human bladesinger squinted in the direction of the voice.
"Who goes there..?" K'Nara called in Common.
Brother Bertram Tuesday June 12th, 2001 10:16:19 AM
Bertram keeps an eye on Olana making sure there is no further reaction from the poison.
Figment Tuesday June 12th, 2001 12:16:44 PM
The mage squezses past the big beetle into the cavern and takes a quick glance around. He tries to get a look at the glyphs on the side of this beetle to see if they are any different than the others he's seen.
Milo Tuesday June 12th, 2001 12:32:52 PM
With a huge grin on his face, Milo admires the soaked Olana, and then turns to see Bertram concern, "Good dwarf, if worse comes to worse, I have a potion that will neutralize the poison." Milo smiles confidently, patting his satchel.
Flueterflam Tuesday June 12th, 2001 9:26:23 PM
Laughing at Milo's comment, "You just had to wait till she was all wet first to offer, heh?" The bard winks at the hafling.
Olana Tuesday June 12th, 2001 11:39:07 PM
The elf grins at Fluet and Milo and then sighs ruefully at the state of her armour, wondering if the poison is likely to affect her person.
DM Jan Tuesday June 12th, 2001 11:50:03 PM
Rumble, rumble, rumble....... In answer to K'Nara's question three dwarves appear pulling a cart with two large barrels on the back. Orgar announces that he thinks Olana should jump in one of the barrels just to be on the safe side, to which one of the dwarves who has just arrived with the cart, remarks in dwarven about elves being like cats and not liking water. His companions chuckle.
At the cavern entrance, Figment moves past the huge dead beetle and into the cavern proper. In here it is extremely hard to see and he will need some form of light in order to investigate properly. At least nothing seems to be attacking him - yet. From the glow coming from the cavern entrance, there seems to be a slight glint about 20 ft away, as the light seems to be reflecting off something.
K'Nara Wednesday June 13th, 2001 6:27:55 AM
K'Nara's mouth pulled thoughtfully to one side as she contemplated.
"Into the barrel, Olana--we have to be sure that ALL the poison is off of you." she said, agreeing with Orgar's advice. "The armor is likely a bit beat up, but it's magic, right? It shouldn't be damaged...unless the poison is magic, too..?"
Figment Wednesday June 13th, 2001 10:50:57 AM
The mage uses his continual flamed torch that he has been carrying to see what's in the cavern. "Looks like something shiney in here guys.".
Ingrge Wednesday June 13th, 2001 11:21:30 AM
Be careful Figment, I would hate to think that we killed the beast to lose you to something shiny.
Olana Thursday June 14th, 2001 12:25:00 AM
Biting her lip for a moment, the elf then jumps into the barrel of water.
Milo d20+14=18 Thursday June 14th, 2001 2:09:03 AM
Turning towards Figment at his pronouncment, Milo's left eyebrow arches in curiosity... "Shiny? Lets have a look at that." With that, Milo steps silently across to where Figment is standing, and has himself a peek. (OOC: Move Silently DC 18)
K'Nara Thursday June 14th, 2001 6:46:14 AM
"Here...hold this a moment, willya, Fluet..?" K'Nara said to the bard, handing him the flaming sword, "...I wanna help Olana out here..." The human bladesinger assisted the ranger in making sure all the armor parts were, indeed, rinsed off and then helped Olana back out of the barrel.
"There! That wasn't so bad, now, was it?" K'Nara asked jovially, retrieving Lucia from Fluet.
Flueterflam Thursday June 14th, 2001 9:52:10 AM
Fluet takes her sword, rather surprised at first. "Um...ok...." Before even having time to consider what just happened, K'Nara pulls the sword away from him. "Alrighty....so...um..now what?"
DM Jan Thursday June 14th, 2001 11:41:39 AM
As Figment's torch is moved further into the room, more becomes clear. This cavern is fairly large and narrows at one end to nothing. There are no other passages leading off either. As the torch sweeps past a shimmer of ore is reflected at the narrow end.
At the centre of the cavern - both Figment and Milo can see two fairly small objects - they're egg shaped, and metallic. As for the beetle, the runes are still there - again the spells range can be determined ie. it's alchemic properties, but it's HUGELY complicated. There's a word there - ancient, arcane - T, R, U - the rest has been cooked.
Out in the passage, Olana takes a bath. An inspection of her armour reveals it has lost some of it's protection (Reduce AC by 1) and will need repair. Perhaps the fact that she was doused with water pretty quickly, saved her armour from being completely useless and beyond saving.
Orgar seems very pleased and slaps everyone on the back. Bertram and Dakar take this pretty well physically, but K'Nara, Ingrge, Fluet and Olana realise just how strong these dwarves are as they are given a hearty crack on the back. "Right,!" he says full of enthusiasm. "A good job! Let's go get the other one in the north passage!"
Olana Thursday June 14th, 2001 11:57:39 AM
The elf climbs out of the barrel, coughing and spluttering. 'Thanks,' she croaks to K'Nara as she helps her out. "Orgar, do you think you could - OOOH!" she exclaims as she gets slapped on the back, all the air escaping from her lungs. Taking a deep breath she finishes her sentence - " - ask someone at your forge to fix my armour?"
Milo Thursday June 14th, 2001 11:58:18 AM
"Um... Orgar, you're probably going to want to have some of your kin come down here and collect these hunks of mithril the beetle spit out..." Milo turns to follow everyone off to the next really huge beetle.
Dakar d20+5=10 Thursday June 14th, 2001 12:03:44 PM
"Assuming one of us doesn't want them, eh?" states the quiet dwarf, turning to Milo "I could use metal of this kind..." Dakar investigates the egg, trying to determine what type of metal it is. (Weaponsmithing check DC 10)
Figment d20+13=32 Thursday June 14th, 2001 12:53:40 PM
The mage mulls over the runes "TRU... Hmmm". Guys, I'd say it might be a good idea to give the metal to the simths so they can attempt their test of the metal. That will tell us if this metal is as good as it seems. I still say we need to figure out a way to control these things...". The mage continues to try and put the pieces together in his mind. How would one go about controlling these things. He makes a note to look closely at the runes on the trapped beetle on the way back out. DC 32 (Int+4,Arcana+9)
Brother Bertram Thursday June 14th, 2001 4:23:51 PM
Bertram watches the enthusiastic dwarves with a smile, but turns back and watches for any other predators. "This seems a trifle too easy"
K'Nara d20+2=12 Friday June 15th, 2001 6:07:44 AM
"These giant-sized bugs are NOT easy--Olana is testimony to that." K'Nara disagrees amiably with Bertram. "We were lucky, is all. We can look over these metal bits and then give 'em to the smiths working on the metal they managed to get from their imprisoned bug. If there aren't any other objections, we can hustle over to the location of the other beetle..?" The tall human female looked around the interior cavern, then inspected the rune-covered side of the cooked insect, attempting to briefly meditate on any arcane inspiration it may have given her...but simply blinked uncomprehendingly at the complex and partially-eradicated writing. (OOC: voluntary Spellcraft check was only 12.)
Ingrge Friday June 15th, 2001 11:36:16 AM
Too Easy? well perhaps this one was, but there were no little ones involved and Figment and I were lucky with our spells. For my side of things that ws the only fireball spell I had for the day, so the next meeting will not be so quick.
DM Jan (Passing the DM Mantle on to Sam) Sunday June 17th, 2001 6:50:49 PM
Orgar tells Olana that if she takes a quick trip to the forge, then he's sure his fellow dwarves there would be able to accomodate her. As they talk, Figment and K'nara take another look at the runes. Apart from a few basic strokes, K'Nara recognises nothing in the highly stylized craft of the twisted, insect-loving wizard. Figment can't find anything that would control these creatures - it's as if the spell in the runes was purely aimed at what the beetle produced - how they behaved was left entirely to the beetles own devices. As Dakar peruses the metal, he can see it looks reasonably pure, but there's not enough to forge a weapon - not yet. The main thing about the metal eggs - to anyone who handles them, is that they are VERY heavy. One of the dwarves who brought the water cart asks Ingrge if they should drag the metal pieces back to the forge on the cart.
Olana (Passing the reins to DEH) Sunday June 17th, 2001 6:53:14 PM
The elf nods at Orgar and then asks K'Nara if there is time for her to go and get her armour fixed.
K'Nara Monday June 18th, 2001 6:46:35 AM
The leader of the Emerald Talons frowned as she eyed the runes one last time, then turned to Olana.
"By all means!" K'Nara said, nodding. "Let's get you to the forge...while the smiths evaluate how long your armor repair may take, we can assemble a scouting team to see how that other giant beetle is set up in its cave. Maybe we'll even have time to map out a bit of strategy before having to face THAT one..!" Then the tall woman nods at Ingrge, indicating that she thought having the dwarves cart the metal "eggs" would be a good idea.
Dakar Monday June 18th, 2001 10:31:19 AM
Dakar turns to K'Nara his look absolutely incredulous. "We're turning back again, eh lass? Do you think we'll rid them of their problem in the next fort-night, or will a dozen more dwarves have to be ripped to pieces or turned into goo by these beetles spittle before you realize lives are at stake and we can't all turn back everytime one among us runs into a problem!"
Figment Monday June 18th, 2001 12:28:36 PM
The mage looks at the others and contributes to the plan. "The other beetle is not our problem. This beetle was not our problem either. It's the smaller ones. Orgar, has any of these big beetles ever come out of these tunnels except when lured by your clan? If not I STILL say that if you left these guys alone they'd mine the ore and purify it for you. We could construct barriers to prevent their escaping to protect your group from harm. Best I can tell from these runes they do not have any other purpose in their makeup but to produce pure metal. That's the only thing they do. The other type of beetle is the aggressive one. Lets kill them and leave the big one alone for now. We know where they will be - in the ore veign. I bet if you let the one you have captured go he'd turn tail and go back to what he was doing before you lured him. By the way, what was behind that green ooze? Eggs perhaps?".
After a moment the mage finishes "I would suggest we continue down the other tunnel. This one is obviously clear. We now need to make sure that none of the little ones get back into it. Our next big confrontation will be with them. I would expect that Dakar will see more action - other than green ichor. We also won't have to deal with more poison until we get past the smaller bugs. Currently I believe we have enough firepower - magically speaking to continue. At least for one more big battle.".
Milo Monday June 18th, 2001 2:39:21 PM
Standing silently, Milo waits for someone to make a decision about what they are to do next. He impatiently taps the flat of the blade of his short sword against his own shoulder.
Brother Bertram Monday June 18th, 2001 3:07:13 PM
Listening to Dakar rant, Bertram sighs and turns only to see Milo, obviously impatient. Bertram grins. "Whats wrong Friend Milo? Not enough action for the mighty Priests of this fair company? Bertram smiles affably but keeps an eye on Dakar and K'nara just in case there is a problem.
K'Nara d20=18 Tuesday June 19th, 2001 6:37:33 AM
There was a moment--a long, drawn-out moment--wherein K'Nara seriously entertained the idea of intimately introducing the battlerager to her flaming sword Lucia...but common sense prevailed, fortunately, and the human woman let Dakar's acid comment slide.
"It's up to Olana, then." K'Nara said, nodding to the ranger. "I know we need magic to help with the beetles, and Figment says there's enough spellpower to handle another encounter. If Olana thinks her armor will hold up in another battle, we can seek out the other bugs." The bladesinger rubbed her chin. (OOC: made a voluntary Intelligence check for her next bit of dialogue.)
"You know, Figment, you may have a point about the really big bugs not being as aggressive as the small ones." K'Nara said, tilting her head. "Seems to me that this cooked bug here squirted some acid-stuff to help it get to the ore that's around here...not so much at the party or even specifically at Olana. What do YOU think..?"
Ingrge Tuesday June 19th, 2001 8:57:25 AM
Well the primary use of that acid might be to help its mining, but that baby purposefully turned around and stuck its rear end out the cave opening and let fly. While it may not be overtly aggressive like the litle ones...., Im all for getting done with this and getting out of this dank and dark, stinky, bug infested, series of worm holes. Turning quickly to Dakar, no offense to you or yours.
Bug Blues(dm sam) Tuesday June 19th, 2001 10:30:39 AM
Orgar, responding to Figment's question, says "Caging the big bugs is something we have thought about, but the problem is that the little bugs didnt show up until after the big bugs were here. I think that they may have spawned from the big bugs, though we havent had any proof of that. Anyway, we need to get rid of ALL the bugs in order to begin production again." then, looking a bit closer at Olana's armor, he says "Im no expert, but im betting its going to at least take 3 to 4 hours to fix those holes. Do you want to wait that long?"
Olana Tuesday June 19th, 2001 12:25:59 PM
The elf looks at the sad state of the armor and say "Well it still works - tatered as it may be so I think I would continue for a while long if everyone else wants to. As long as after that I can get it fixed.".
Figment Tuesday June 19th, 2001 12:33:14 PM
"Lets look around for evidence that the smaller bugs are - or are not - spawned from the big ones. If we can confirm that they come from a different source we could reconsider what to do with the big ones. If on the other hand they are the young of the large ones I'd say erradication is the most reasonable approach. Regardless the decision, we must remember that if the dwarves are to stay here and mine, then they must meet Parnoth's production demands. We need to measure any decision against that standard. Will leaving the big bugs alone hurt or help production? I'm not sure anyone knows the answer to that yet. I would hate to lose an opportunity for the dwarves to improve their situation by being too hasty with our actions. That's all.". From this point forward the mage begins to look closely for any sign of where the smaller bugs come from. "Let's go back and examine the remains of the green ooze. I want to see if it tells un anything useful.". With that the mage begins to retrace the steps up the passage - with the others, of course.
Milo Tuesday June 19th, 2001 12:45:46 PM
Turning to Bertram, "It isn't that there is not enough action... I really just want to get this over with. I'm not nearly as comfortable as ya'll are deep underground like this. As well, we've been moving and fighting for some time now as a group, I could do with a serious rest, away from these tunnels, away from those soldiers up there, and most certainly as far away from the big scaly green idiot who rules this country as I can possibly get." Milo's face has a look of great weariness on it for just a brief moment, before he screws his game face back on good and tight.
Brother Bertram Tuesday June 19th, 2001 2:02:35 PM
Bertram's face turns apologetic immediately. "I am sorry Friend Milo. I forget how other races view our warrens. I meant no disrespect to you in any way." Bertrams eyes soften for a moment. "And I fully understand weariness my friend. Thrown from one event to the other. Not in control of your own fate. A pawn in someone elses game. I understand and perhaps together we can end this and grant you some rest"
K'Nara Wednesday June 20th, 2001 5:59:33 AM
"Fair enough!" K'Nara nodded at Olana. "We'll have that armor repaired after the next battle, then." The six-foot-tall redhead glanced around at the rest of the party. "Let's go track us some bugs..!"
Bug Hunt(dm sam) Wednesday June 20th, 2001 8:32:22 AM
Orgar clasps his hands together and says. "All right then, ill show you where we burned the slime earlier. It just happenes to be near the entrance to the north cavern. While your searching that, ill get some of my clansmen to gather up those two eggs." then he moves to the entrance of the cave and begins to lead you towards the slime
Figment Wednesday June 20th, 2001 10:34:33 AM
The mage follows with anticipation as they make their way up the passage. When they get to the spot he begins a thourough examination - looking for any signs of magic or alchemy.
Olana Wednesday June 20th, 2001 11:44:36 AM
The elven fighter takes her place in the lineup as they retrace their steps. "I wonder how many of those little ones there really are?".
Flueterflam Wednesday June 20th, 2001 2:37:03 PM
Fluet follows the others. The bard feels somewhat out of place, and keeps to himself yet again.
Ingrge Wednesday June 20th, 2001 4:21:25 PM
Falling in besides Fluet, Ingrge watches the quiet Bard. "I'd offer you a few coppers for your thoughts, But I don't have any. You've been awfully quiet as of late, is there anything wrong?"
Brother Bertram Wednesday June 20th, 2001 8:39:44 PM
Bertram follows along besides Milo, keeping an eye about for any hostile creatures, big or little.
Dakar Wednesday June 20th, 2001 10:04:18 PM
Dakar passes by Bertram and milo, being the last one out of the main cavern, but moving to the front of the rest of the party, patting both on the shoulder as he passes. "We small priests must keep the tall ones alive, it seems, eh? Brother, when we have passed all this, we should discuss our differences in interpreting the catechisms of Domi." He then moves onwards, joining Orgar at the front of the group, axe readied for fighting once more.
Milo d20+14=29 Thursday June 21st, 2001 1:03:29 AM
Milo stalks beside Bertram, his footfalls making absolutely no sound. His head swivels from side to side as he looks and listens for any signs of attack. (OOC: Move Silently DC 29)
K'Nara Thursday June 21st, 2001 6:53:51 AM
As the party traveled to their newest destination, K'Nara said in a deceptively amiable voice:
"The Green One is definitely up to something. I saw a marked increase in his...security personnel topside when that lackey of his insisted on getting a progress report. It will behoove us, I think, to meditate on creative escapes because I believe the sheer number of men that now guard the exit of this mine will make it near impossible to fight our way out...when the time comes."
Green Goo? (dm sam) Thursday June 21st, 2001 9:05:11 AM
traveling back to the fork in the cave, Orgar leads the party about 20 ft into it and stops. he points to an area that is obviously scorched from flames. just by looking at the area, its easy to tell that there is nothing left in the area. "I guess we did too good of a job." Orgar says a bit sheepishly.
Figment Thursday June 21st, 2001 1:04:19 PM
"I would recommend we use covert means to leave the area, K'Nara - regardless of how many soldiers there are. In fact, I suppose we could get some of the bug acid and use it to dig a new tunnel out of here if we had to.".
When they arrive at the goo, the mage looks over the mess for anything that might be of interest - but not holding up much hope. He tries to determine if there is/was anything underneath the now crumbly goo (to include doors or openings) by poking around in it with an unlit torch or any stick he might find. "No worry Orgar, I would rather know the threat is neutralized than have to be concerned about it.".
Flueterflam Thursday June 21st, 2001 4:09:22 PM
Fluet turns to the elf, "I don't know....it's just that.....hey, wait, since when were YOU one to try comforting someone?" The bard suddenly realizes what he said and, "Ooops, I didn't mean that as harshly as it sounded, I was curious more than anything. Anyway, I just feel kinda useless down here. It's almost like I'm just here to watch the rest of you save us from these bugs. "Also....I was kinda thinking about visiting my parents. I haven't seen them for awhile, basically when I left and grouped up with you guys. I just wanna say 'hi'. And I want to see how things've changed. It seems like we've been gone forever. "On the other hand, I want to get out from under Big Green's watchful eye. I feel I've been stuck under his rule forever. It's like I have no control over anything in my life.......Yeah, well, um, I suppose that's mostly what I've been thinking about."
Olana Thursday June 21st, 2001 5:47:44 PM
The elf smiles at the bard. "Keep your chin up Fluet - but not too high or you'll bump your head...". She snickers as she marches.
Brother Bertram Thursday June 21st, 2001 8:56:20 PM
Bertram grins as the Dakar heads by. "Indeed Brother. I would welcome the chance to learn how you interpret the teachings." Bertram shakes his head bemusedly, surprised by Dakar's quick mood swings. Bertram then gets back to business, alert for any problems.
Ingrge Thursday June 21st, 2001 9:50:12 PM
Grinning from ear to ear, See Now I took your mind off of things for a moment. As for Family, I haven't had real family for as long as i can remember. You all are my family now, and though the Emerald Kingdom is my home, I too would relish some time away from the ever watching green eye. I feel though that we are tied to him in some way that goes beyond the physical.
Dakar Thursday June 21st, 2001 11:24:35 PM
The dwarf looks at the pile of goo. "I still say it's odd..." He looks further down the passage. "So do we go down this way now? Orgar, you're our guard, are you not? Lead the way."
Milo Friday June 22nd, 2001 4:00:30 AM
Milo does his best to ignore the conversation going on around him, being more concerned about the possibility of ambush. Short sword at the ready, he continues to listen carefully for any further signs of bugs, large or small.
K'Nara d20-1=5 Friday June 22nd, 2001 6:49:54 AM
K'Nara was also attempting to keep an ear out for those tell-tale bug sounds, but the conversation around her, alas, cut into her concentration so that she ended up not listening very well. (OOC: that's a Listen check I made--only 5.)
"We'll have to think of something, Figment." the leader of the Emerald Talons murmured. "But I'm sure we will come up with a plan." She hoped.
"And Orgar is our guide, Dakar," K'Nara went on to say, "NOT our guard--no more of these dwarves die...not on our time!"
Ashy Goo(dm sam) Friday June 22nd, 2001 9:24:29 AM
as Darkar and Figment look through the remains of goo, K'nara and Milo keep an eye out for trouble. the goo is nothing but ash, and Figment's prodding doesnt reveal any trap doors or holes. K'nara isnt able to tell if anything is around them or not, but Milo is fairly certain that there isnt anything around in the immedialy area that could threaten them. "Ill lead you into the cavern when you are all ready." Orgar says, "Though its a bit longer walk that the southern cave."
Figment Friday June 22nd, 2001 10:42:50 AM
The mage shrugs his shoulders after his examination. "Nothing here. Let's move on.". He takes his place in the lineup as they depart.
Olana Friday June 22nd, 2001 12:48:11 PM
The elf saunters along with everyone - hoping they don't find too many of the little buggers at once.
Brother Bertram Friday June 22nd, 2001 9:39:13 PM
Bertram follows along, alert for any signs of predators.
Dave Friday June 22nd, 2001 10:31:28 PM
((Meant guide, typed guard. bit of brain to fingers communication problem))
Flueterflam Saturday June 23rd, 2001 12:43:35 AM
To Ingrge, "Yeah, I suppose you're right. On both accounts, that is. Thanks. Sometimes when I'm thinkin' about something, I just get caught up in it." "Well, however tied in with him we are, and no matter how this ends up, we definitely need to take a break after this."
Milo Monday June 25th, 2001 12:13:01 AM
Milo stalks along the tunnel, wound like a coiled snake ready to strike at a moment's notice. His ears and eyes are wide open to whatever may come.
K'Nara Monday June 25th, 2001 6:03:37 AM
"Well, then, Orgar..." the human bladesinger said warmly, "...we'd best all start walking--the sooner we get there, the sooner we can clear out these caves for you and your clan!"
Whats That?(dm sam) Monday June 25th, 2001 9:36:43 AM
(i need the marching order that you are all in) Orgar leads the party deeper into the cave. after about 50 feet, Orgar signals everone to stop. "Listen..." he whispers(make listen check of 15)
Milo d20+6=22 Monday June 25th, 2001 2:40:47 PM
Walking at the rear of the party, Milo, who already seems tense, stops to listen very intently. (Made Listen check DC 22) His bejeweled short sword can be seen flashing occasionally in the dim light.
Brother Bertram d20+6=16 Monday June 25th, 2001 3:40:14 PM
Bertram moves along, abreast with Milo looking for any signs of trouble. Hearing something Bertam listens intently trying to identify the sound.
Dakar d20+2=5 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 12:00:10 AM
Dakar stops and raises his ear, and his eyebrow. "I cannae hear anything down the tunnel." he finally says, gruffly. "What of the rest of you?"
K'Nara d20-1=18 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 5:56:13 AM
Marching Order (single file): Milo, Dakar, Ingrge, K'Nara, Figment, Fluet, Olana, Brother Bertram. (double line will have Milo & Dakar in the front rank, then Ingre & K'Nara, etc.)
K'Nara froze and tilted her head to one side as Dakar asked his question. (Rolled 18 for listen, so I think she hears whatever there is to hear.)
Ingrge d20+2=10 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 8:59:24 AM
Lost in his own thoughts, Ingrge doesnt here a thing out side of the conversation in his head.
Flueterflam d20=2 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 9:19:47 AM
Noticing those in front of him stop, the bard thinks to himself, 'they're all paranoid'. Then he begins whistling out loud as though there was nothing to worry about.
Mixed signals(dm sam) Tuesday June 26th, 2001 9:26:59 AM
for just an instant, everyone a faint chirping, like crickets or grasshoppers or some other kind of bug, but Fluet's whistling drowns out the noise instantly(make listening check of 22 to continue hearing the noise)
Milo d20+6=23 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 10:41:47 AM
Milo turns and looks at Flueterflam, holding his forefinger to his lips, the halfling whispers, "Quiet, I hear something." Then, at point, he takes a few steps away from the group... and refocuses on the strange sounds, attempting to identify their source and direction. (OOC: Made listen check DC 23)
Brother Bertram d20+6=21 Tuesday June 26th, 2001 9:43:41 PM
Bertram looks at the bard with anger in his eyes. "Your a complete idiot! Bertram tries to hear the noise again but now there is only silence.
Flueterflam Tuesday June 26th, 2001 10:07:51 PM
"Oh," he laughs embarrassedly, "I thought you guys were just scared or something." The bard stops whistling for fear of a beating.
K'Nara d20-1=8 Wednesday June 27th, 2001 6:23:50 AM
The leader of the Emerald Talons shook her head.
"Damn...I don't hear a thing anymore...Milo..? Ingrge..? Olana..?" K'Nara checked with the others.
Ingrge Wednesday June 27th, 2001 9:25:43 AM
having not heard the sound before, keeps quiet but still hears nothing but the sounds of breathing by his party members.
Sound founded(dm sam) Wednesday June 27th, 2001 9:45:44 AM
somehow Milo is able to hear the chirping noise over Fluet's whistling. he can tell its originating from in front of him, probably about 10 to 20 feet. once Fluet stops whistling, the chirping stops and there is only silence in the cave
Milo d20+8=22 Wednesday June 27th, 2001 11:09:25 AM
Motioning for everyone behind him to stop, Milo reaches into his pocket, and pulling out a gold coin, begins to pray in whispers, "Sweet Alemi, illuminate the path before me, that I might see the dangers lurking in the shadows therein." Suddenly, the gold coin blazes with brilliant light. (OOC: cast light on the gold piece) Holding it aloft, Milo pitches the lighted gold coin about ten feet in front of him, in the middle of the passage. (OOC: Hit the floor AC 22, dead on where I wanted it)
K'Nara Thursday June 28th, 2001 5:58:06 AM
The human bladesinger stood ready with her flaming sword in hand, trying to use its light to see farther than ten or twenty feet.
Ingrge Thursday June 28th, 2001 9:38:02 AM
Seing the others getting ready, Ingrge prpares to do what he can to assist in the endeavor about to ocur. As he does so he turns his head slightly to speak to K'narra. "I think we should try to save what magic we have to use on the big bug, but I will use what I can to help here as well."
Flueterflam Thursday June 28th, 2001 10:18:55 AM
"There's something strange about this..." Fluet looks to the others, knowing some of them heard something. "What if whatever you hear isn't a bug?"
Brother Bertram Thursday June 28th, 2001 9:16:04 PM
Bertram looks to Fluet, still annoyed. "We would KNOW what it is if you hadn't ran your mouth" Bertram glares for a moment then turns back to see what is revealed.
Olanna Friday June 29th, 2001 7:52:45 AM
Turning to Bertram, "Hey look Bertie, we all have been talking and making noise. It's just unlucky we needed quiet at this moment. I guess we all have learned something."
Figment Friday June 29th, 2001 7:57:11 AM
The mage showing some irritation at his fellow party members whispers I would suggest we get ready to defend ourselves I expect that between burning that goo and frying mama back there our next opponents will be ready for us and might be laying in wait.
False alarm(dm sam) Friday June 29th, 2001 8:49:02 AM
Milo's coin bangs noisely down the tunnel and comes to a stop. what he sees next to the coin comes as a bit of a shock. scampering away from the coin he sees three small crickets. Orgar says to Milo "I guess I forgot to mention that there are alot of cave crickets down here."
Flueterflam Friday June 29th, 2001 12:02:47 PM
"Sorry Bertram. Just don't think sometimes." The bard proceeds to whistle as quietly as he can, hoping to stir up the crickets.
Milo d20+14=17 Friday June 29th, 2001 12:03:37 PM
Without word, Milo turns from Orgar, to motion the group forward. Continuing down the passage about ten feet in front of the main group, Milo reaches down to deftly snag the lighted coin from the ground, and uses it as a light source for the remainder of the spell's duration. (OOC: Move silently DC 17)
Brother Bertram Friday June 29th, 2001 9:15:48 PM
Bertram eyes Olana for a moment. "I would hate to fight you Friend Olana but I swear if you EVER call me Bertie again......" Bertram tries to look fierce then breaks into a quick smile. "My apologies to you as well Friend Fluet. We shall indeed get through this together."
Dakar Friday June 29th, 2001 10:06:20 PM
"Crickets, rending bugs, makes no difference to me. All of them can bleed, all can die" says the dwarf, grinning.
Olanna Saturday June 30th, 2001 11:48:55 AM
Smiling at Bertram's response, Olanna says nothing and continues on.
Ingrge Saturday June 30th, 2001 11:51:17 AM
As Ingrge listens to the banter tween Bertram and Olanna, Ingrge can't help but grin and with a nod towards dakar, sends a quick comment Bertram's way, "Yes But then who is going to bring you back to health?"
Figment Saturday June 30th, 2001 11:53:31 AM
following along, Figment seems lost in his own world, but is in truth working through spells and possibilities of defense for the upcoming moments.
K'Nara Monday July 2nd, 2001 5:37:28 AM
K'Nara hid a smile at the sound of the talk between the Talons--it kind of reminded her of home, and the minor squabbles that occurred between her brothers and sisters.
"Let's keep going, Orgar," she told the guide, "I'd rather have this unruly crew bash the bugs than each other." K'Nara chuckled and continued to follow the miner dwarf to their ultimate destination.
Figment (Played again by DEH) d20+13=31 Monday July 2nd, 2001 1:17:40 PM
The mage stops for a moment. "Orgar, how long have the crickets been in the caves?". he picks up one of the little buggers and examines it carefully for any kind of alchemic manipulation. He also looks for any similarities it might have to the bugs they are looking for. (INT DC 31)
Olana Monday July 2nd, 2001 3:49:28 PM
The elf looks at the bugs. "I never liked bugs. They crawl on you when you sleep - give me nightmares.".
Brother Bertram Monday July 2nd, 2001 10:00:43 PM
Bertram leans toward Olana with an impish grin. "I have the heard the same can be said of Elven Lads as well, Friend Olana"
Going on(dm sam) Tuesday July 3rd, 2001 7:33:32 AM
(sorry about yesterday, i kept getting bad connections and couldnt stay logged on longer than 2 minuets) "Oh, they've been here as long as I can remember." Orgar says to Figment, then he moves on with Milo. after his examination, Figment concludes that they are just ordinaly crickets. Orgar catches up with Milo just before he starts off and says "Watch your step, this part of the cavern hasnt been smoothed out yet, the floor still has small stalatites protruding from it."
Figment Tuesday July 3rd, 2001 2:09:20 PM
"If the mage didn't bring in any bugs then he used or is using the existing bugs for a starting point. Orgar, have you noticed any changes the way any of these bugs have behaved recently. Also, are there other types of bugs down here?".
Milo d20+14=21 Tuesday July 3rd, 2001 10:32:17 PM
Looking at Orgar wryly, "Of course." Milo picks his way through the rough tunnel quickly and quietly. (OOC: Made Move silently check at DC 21)
Brother Bertram Tuesday July 3rd, 2001 10:32:42 PM
Bertram keeps watch for any trouble as the others question thier dwarven guide.
Ingrge(Kent) Tuesday July 3rd, 2001 11:38:43 PM
(OOC Hey guys Im in greece until july 21 so can somebody play ingrge for me or he will just tag along)
Dakar Wednesday July 4th, 2001 2:14:20 PM
Dakar picks his way around the stones, eyes carefully peering into the darkness ahead and his axe constantly at the ready for any sign of conflict and danger. "Well the crickets may be a sign of greater things to come, methinks."
Brother Bertram Wednesday July 4th, 2001 8:41:25 PM
(OOC Kent and I both will be gone. I leave today for vacation and will be gone until a week from Sunday.. If no one plays Bertram he will tag along helping as the DM feels proper. Sorry for bailing on ya all!)
K'Nara Thursday July 5th, 2001 6:15:38 AM
The leader of the Emerald Talons stepped lively as she made sure that her feet were placed properly in stalagmite-free areas.
"Shouldn't be too much longer to that other bug now..." she said out loud.
(OOC: hmmm...now we have three PCs requiring others to RP for them; I'm already trying to handle MDM business as well as someone else's PC in another game--are there any takers for Ingrge and Brother Bertram? If not, perhaps we should consider suspending posting here until two out of the last three players return to online life..?)
Going Forward(dm sam) Thursday July 5th, 2001 8:39:17 AM
(ill take controll of Ingrge and Bertram, unless someone else wants to or if you all want to wait a week) "As far as I know, there are only crickets." Orgar says, then he moves along with Milo, leading everyone deeper into the cave
Figment Thursday July 5th, 2001 10:15:04 AM
The mage moves along with the others, continually searching for clues to the origins of the smaller bugs.
(I already have Olana for a spell so I'll decline taking any of the others unless absolutely needed.)
Olana Thursday July 5th, 2001 10:21:03 AM
The elf stealthily moves along with the others. She nocks an arrow in her short bow - mindful of her damaged armor.
Flueterflam Thursday July 5th, 2001 1:19:56 PM
Muttering quietly to himself, "Darn caves...and underground...I need to get out in the open after this..."
K'Nara d20-1=7 d20-1=5 Friday July 6th, 2001 6:19:45 AM
The tall redheaded bladesinger continued to follow Orgar, pausing occasionally to try to hear or attempt to squint into the gloomy areas as the party passed through. (OOC: made voluntary Listen and Spot checks, but I doubt that either 7 or 5 would be high enough.) K'Nara hoped that they reached their destination soon--holding up a flaming bastard sword like a torch wasn't easy!
Yuck(dm sam) Friday July 6th, 2001 9:52:37 AM
as everyone continues to walk, Milo suddenly sensed that something isnt right about the ground hes walking on(make spot check of 15 Milo)
Milo d20=7 d20+9=14 Friday July 6th, 2001 11:35:44 AM
Milo stops right in his tracks, his head jerking down to see what he has stepped in. Not seeing the immediate cause of his dismay, he backpedals in order to get a better look. (OOC: Spot check at DC 7, and voluntary Reflex save at DC 14)
K'Nara Monday July 9th, 2001 6:01:02 AM
"Milo..?" K'Nara asked as she saw the rogue-cum-cleric suddenly reverse direction. "...What is it..?"
Slimy Stuff(dm sam) Tuesday July 10th, 2001 9:41:17 AM
Milo jumps back just in time, avoiding stepping in what appears to be a small patch of slime. Orgar sees Milo move and looks down. "That stuff looks like the stuff we burnt earlier..."
Milo d20+8=12 Tuesday July 10th, 2001 11:05:08 AM
Turning his head to look back at K'nara, Milo clearly has a sour expression on his face, "Its more of that slime on the floor." The halfling quickly scrapes his boots off on a nearby stone, and then turns back to the passage to see if there is a way around the slime. (OOC: Voluntary Search check DC 12)
Dakar Tuesday July 10th, 2001 11:26:03 AM
"Something is probably leaving it behind as a trail. A good sign that we may have a strong fight ahead, I think." The dwarf shrugs. "Well, whatever it is, I shall be ready to slay it."
Figment d20+4=24 Tuesday July 10th, 2001 12:58:55 PM
"Orgar, has this stuff been around before or is it new.". The mage moves over and examines the stuff carefully. Hoping this search will reveal more about it than the last one (Int DC 24!). He also tries to remember if the stench from the burning slime smelled anything like the dead giant beetle that the dwarves were carrying out of the cavern entrance when they first arrived.
Olana Tuesday July 10th, 2001 12:59:45 PM
The elf frowns at the mess. "All these things leaving messes. No wonder they want them gone so bad...".
K'Nara Wednesday July 11th, 2001 6:14:43 AM
The tall redhead rubbed her chin after hearing Milo's announcement.
"Keep your eyes peeled, then--this could mean that there were more of them smaller bugs that got to hatch before the rest of the mess was burned." K'Nara pointed out.
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