Ire of the Storm ala Fabian (Inactive)

Game Master Fabian Benavente

Telling the interactive story of a group of colonists and their adventure south of Sargava


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male

Turn 024 is up.

Read the OOC.

Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

Game on!

rolls:

Akosua, Nsizi, or Zelkja: 1d3 ⇒ 3, Zelkja
bow to hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25, hit
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7


Akosua stared straight up unslinging her shield and freeing her longspear, waiting for a chance to strike, another player? is that thing a boggard?

To be clear spending 2 move actions to unsling shield and draw longspear.


His spear gone, Nsizi was left with few options. He had no magic that could strike the hostile frogman, and no way to easily get to him. Instead, he put his hand gently on Zeljka's back, assessing the damage. She was badly injured, and might not survive another arrow. Closing his eyes for a moment, Nsizi said, "Spirits, heal her wounds." A clear energy flowed through the half-orc, knitting her flesh and easing her pain.

cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9


"It likely has a quiver full of arrows!" Min called from the commander's bedroom. "Are you going to stand there and let it shoot them all at you? It doesn't seem to have a sense of fair play that insists it come down and give you a free swing at it. Zeljka! Aim a little higher and to the right to account for the wind!"

Combat Advice: +2 competence bonus on Zeljka's next attack against the grippli


We're going to be feeling the loss of our ranged PC in Alleria. Min's magic can't reach farther than 30 feet. :(


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Zeljka grunted as the arrow slammed into her shoulder. She was beginning to wonder how she was going to shoot with a bum shoulder and clumsy fingers when she felt healing energy flow through her courtesy of Nsizi. Nodding her thanks, the half-orc reloaded her crossbow and aimed at the frog.

crossbow,Min's combat advice: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7
confirm critical: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 2 = 21

Since I can't study the target and reload my crossbow, I guess she'll reload :)

Woot! I'm pretty sure it's a critical :) Fabian, do you just double the damage I rolled or do I need to roll another 1d8?

Zeljka listened to Min's advice and readjusted her aim accordingly. The loosed projectile flew straight at the creature and embedded itself in its chest. Zeljka figured that if its anatomy was similar to most animals, it probably pierced its heart but the slayer couldn't tell for sure from this distance.


Wow, that feat is so much fun to roleplay! I don't think Min's +2 has made a bit of difference mechanically yet, as people have rolled high anyway, but it makes her look like a tactical genius in-game! :D


male

Turn 025 is up.

Read the OOC.

Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

Game on!

rolls:

Akosua, Nsizi, or Zelkja: 1d3 ⇒ 3, Zelkja
bow to hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12, miss
damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3


Let's try the trapdoor in the floor here in A14.

Action 1

Min clucked her tongue in annoyance as the frog-man fled. "He's likely to return and try to reclaim his turf," she opined. "And he's quite a shot with those arrows. Unless he's a she." She squints after the fleeing foe. "Oh, on frogs, you have to look at their ears. He's much too far away. Or she is."

Action 2

Min pointed at the lockbox in the corner with her little finger. "Our froggy friend's, or the fort's?" she wondered. "Either way, I'd say we're entitled to look, if it's not locked."

Did we find keys of some sort on one of the bodies in the courtyard, or am I misremembering?


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Action 1:

Zeljka was already reloading her crossbow when the grippli bounded into the forest. She knew it was an extreme long shot as to whether she'd hit the creature or not but took the chance anyways.

crossbow: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

The bolt disappeared into the leaves while the humanoid frog got away.

Min wrote:
"He's likely to return and try to reclaim his turf,"

"Now that it knows the Fort is inhabited again, maybe it won't come back."

Action 2:

Can Zeljka tell how long the squatter has been in the tower with a survival roll?

Zeljka pulled out the keys she had taken off the commander's body. "Maybe one of these will open the lockbox." The slayer found it odd that a pillow had been propped up against the lockbox. She approached the portable safe with caution.

It looks like we've finished exploring the upper level so I guess it'll be down the ladder next.


After their foe disappeared into the foliage, Nsizi said, "I will need to find my spear. Bibi Bufi, could you help me up to the roof?"

Tag Zeljka

Nsizi clambered up to the watchtower roof, and found his spear. Cleaning it on a fold of his neswambi, he carefully secured it again so it would be readily accessible, and climbed back down with the half-orc's help.

Don't suppose there's anything else up here?

Action 2

As the others examined the lockbox, Nsizi asked the vidogo hunter, "Are these frog men common here? Have you encountered them before? We do not have such creatures on the Bas'o savannah. Do they live singly, like this one, or live in tribes?"

Tag Muhdzuzi

Nsizi turned to Min and said, "You have a clear eye and quick mind. Your advice makes us better. Is this your hwitsi - your magic? Did you study this?"

tag Min

Happy to go down the ladder next


Female half-orc Slayer/7
Nsizi wrote:
After their foe disappeared into the foliage, Nsizi said, "I will need to find my spear. Bibi Bufi, could you help me up to the roof?"

Zeljka cupped her hands and bent over to provide Nsizi with a foothold. She then hoisted the man up onto the roof. The slayer smiled to herself as she waited to help the Bas'o man back down, It seems like I now have a nickname.


I cannot help but think Chibi Buffy - because I am that lame ;)

Akosua retrieved her trident nodding to Zelkja, "A fine shot, I was worried for a brief time there!"

While the others examiend the tower Akosua looked out of the lands around it scanning for likely places she might try to collect Heri's herbs later. Once she finished surveying their surrounds she cast a detect magic spell scanning the room, and their new halfling companion not really expecting to find anything.

Basically just hoping I can speed up herb gathering later by getting a good idea of the likliest terrain around the fort.


Nsizi wrote:
Nsizi turned to Min and said, "You have a clear eye and quick mind. Your advice makes us better. Is this your hwitsi - your magic? Did you study this?"

"Magic? No," she answered with a smile. "Bossiness and a disinclination to mind my own business, if you ask my brothers." She shrugged. "I can only hit a target with an arrow with good deal of luck, and I certainly couldn't teach anyone to shoot. But if someone already knows what they're doing, and there's just some small impediment getting in the way -- like the breeze back there -- I can see what's going wrong and sometimes help. See?" she smiled at Alleria a little triumphantly. "A consultancy. Government work. I can't necessarily do anything practical myself, but I can make other people better at what they do."


male

Turn 026 is up.

Read the OOC.

Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

Game on!


"Erastil?" Min remarked when the chest in the watchtower was opened. "I wonder whose this was. Perhaps the Banker would know."

Action 2

"Why indeed?" Min repeatedly thoughtfully. "They didn't even loot the place, just ruined everything. Why wouldn't they carry off the supplies and valuables? Not to mention The Annotated Voyages of Roderigo." She winked at Akosua.

"That's five and six," she sighed. "But only two of your comrades," she addressed the halfling. "How many did you say you were?"

Tag Muhdzuzi


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Action 1:

The lockbox yielded a trove of potentially useful items. Seeing the holy symbol of Erastil caused Zeljka to think about Brother Joel. He had put her on the path of her old life and it was like he was somehow connected to her new one.

When they descended the ladder, Zeljka's nose immediately told her that something was not quite right in the room. She followed her sense of smell to the trunk and moved the clothing. Her eyes confirmed what her nose had suggested as the corpse was exposed. "These claw marks are similar to those on the animals outside." The half-orc pointed at the shoulder. "There is also muscle and tissue missing."

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Anything in the cabinet? Zeljka would also be inclined to search the beds and such for anything hidden but that's probably included in the group taking 20 when they come into the room to search.

Action 2:

Zeljka's face was grim at the new discovery. "I don't understand the posing of all the bodies. Sitting at the desk, placed back in bed, stuffed in a trunk, and most of them have been covered. Why take the time to intentionally place them in certain places? Why not just leave them where they fell?" The half-orc continued to muse. "And why decapitate all the bodies and where is all the blood? Such violent deaths would yield more blood." She points at the drops of blood on the floor, "Apart from the footprint, this is the most blood we've seen."

If I'm wrong in my assumption about the blood, let me know and I'll edit this post. I just thought there would be more mention of blood with all the death. Also, was the body in the trunk decapitated as well?

Anything in the A10 trunk or cabinet?

I say we go left, it's closer to where we currently are.


male
Minercuria Cicensis wrote:
"That's five and six," she sighed. "But only two of your comrades," she addressed the halfling. "How many did you say you were?"

The halfling did his best not to retch but would have done so had he anything in his stomach. He sighed and warded off evil spirits, "Seven, there were seven of us." He then was surprised and looked at the wizard, "You speak native?"

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OOC: nothing further of note in the rooms.
I'd like to move this along today.

Nsizi, Akosua: anything to add to this turn?

Questions?

Game on!


Just working on a post now...


Fabian Benavente wrote:
The halfling did his best not to retch but would have done so had he anything in his stomach. He sighed and warded off evil spirits, "Seven, there were seven of us." He then was surprised and looked at the wizard, "You speak native?"

"Yes," she replied in Polyglot with a smile. "My brothers and I played with all sorts of children when we were young and were fortunate enough to have parents who encouraged us to do so. I remember one girl I knew having her mouth washed out with soap when her mother found her learning a counting rhyme from the daughter of their Mwangi housekeeper. They didn't want her 'going native,' after all," she finished sardonically.


Action 1

Nsizi shook his head, it was indeed very strange. Had this person been partly...eaten?

Action 2

heal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Nsizi examined the body in the bed, taking care to breath through his mouth. The stench was quite overwhelming. While he didn't enjoy this work, he seemed suited to it. Taking the head respectfully in his hands, he closed his eyes a moment and prayed for the soul of the departed. Looking carefully at it, he said, "This is very strange. The head was removed from the body, and like the woman upstairs, it was done after death. But there are markings here, and here. Very strange. Like the skin has been frozen. We call it barafu-ngozi.....ice skin?" He looked up to see if his translation made sense.

tag anybody

as for loot - Nsizi took the MW dagger (the one from the well) - it's folded up in his clothes. He will take the terbutje too if nobody else minds, and either Nsizi or Akosua should have the healer's kit. He'll lay claim to a tanglefoot bag and an acid bottle too.


"Ice-skin?" Min asked with a frown. "You've seen this before?"

tag Nsizi or anyone else


Minercuria Cicensis wrote:
"Ice-skin?" Min asked with a frown. "You've seen this before?"

Nsizi frowned. "Very rarely. Only during winters where we have snow on the savannah. If a Bas'o is out too long in the cold, the skin will freeze. If you can get warm again quickly, sometimes it will heal. If not, the flesh will die, and need to be cut away. We have not had a winter cold enough in years." He shook his head, still frowning. "Here it is much too warm for barafu-ngozi. And usually it is the fingers and toes, or the cheeks, that get it first. Not the neck..."


"There are spells that can produce extreme cold, despite the ambient temperature," Min mused. "Perhaps there was a caster of some sort among the attackers." She turned to Muhdzuzi and asked in Polyglot, "These lizardfolk: are there magic-users among them? Shamans of some kind?"

Tag Muhdzuzi

Knowledge (arcana) to determine if the frostbite was a spell effect? 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 Not with that roll.


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Once Nsizi had pointed out the skin affected by frostbite, Zeljka took a closer look and noticed it was where the neck had been cut. This caused her to ask, "Could a weapon have done this? Frozen the skin as it cut?"

tag everyone but I guess it would be more geared towards someone versed in magic...


Zeljka Greenfoot wrote:
Once Nsizi had pointed out the skin affected by frostbite, Zeljka took a closer look and noticed it was where the neck had been cut. This caused her to ask, "Could a weapon have done this? Frozen the skin as it cut?"

Nsizi nodded slowly. "Perhaps, it is possible. But the blade would have to have been very very cold. Even a blade made of ice would not have done this."


male

Turn 027 is up.

Read the OOC.

Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

Game on!


Here's a recap of what we found in the fort...

A2 - common area. A guard with a halfling spear in his chest. Quinn (missing acolyte).
A3 - corral. Animals killed by claws, meat missing
A4 - well. Halfling dagger, lizardfolk terbutje
A7 - mess hall. Halfling spears, no bodies
A8 - kitchen. No violence
A12 - NW watchtower. Decap person on table with papers, killed by spear. Lizard folk footprint.
A15 - SW watchtower. Shrine. 2 halfling corpses.
A16 - SE watchtower. Commanders room. Dead in bed, placed there. Not from Song'o
A14 - NE watchtower. Lookout. lockbox
A9 - NE quarters. body in chest. claw and bite marks.
A10 - SW quarters. Body in bed. Decap and frostbite.
A6 - Training room. 3 bodies on spears, all decap.
A5 - Armoury, not looted.

Action 1
heal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

As Nsizi looked at the last few guards, he realized that the spear thrusts had not killed them - rather, they had been placed there after death. "These spears did not kill these men. They were placed there after." Turning to the halfling, Nsizi said, "I think some mjusi have gone to great trouble to make it look like your people did this. Can you think why?"

Tag

Action 2.

Nsizi looked at all the valuable weapons, and said, "The keys were easy to find. Whoever killed the commander could easily have found them, and taken these weapons. Riches were not the goal here. Only death."

Turning to the halfling, he said, "We found only two of your companions. Perhaps the others have escaped."

Tag

It was early afternoon, and they had finished exploring. Thinking of the badly decaying bodies in the fort, Nsizi said, "I think we should bury the dead. It will be not possible to bring them back to town, and they will not last longer here. If this fort is ever to be used again, we must bury the bodies before they bring disease. Or perhaps burn them - what do your people prefer upon death?" he asked, turning to Min.

tag Min

I vote Akosua take the pack of herbs for Heri, and Min take the CLW potion, as she's the most vulnerable.


Female half-orc Slayer/7

For the decapitated bodies...are the heads there and just left on the ground or are they gone?


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Zeljka would take the MW breastplate and the CLW potion. She'd also hang onto the silver dagger (just in case we need a silver weapon :)


"Burial," Min replied, "generally. And we need to be able to tell them back in town who's where. It's important." She looked over to where she placed the shovel earlier. "But I can provide some help."

Min will cast unseen servant to help with the grave-digging.


Min will cast unseen servant to help with the grave-digging.

oooooh - if you have time, definitely write that up! It will freak the frack out of Nsizi. :)


male
Nsizi wrote:
As Nsizi looked at the last few guards, he realized that the spear thrusts had not killed them - rather, they had been placed there after death. "These spears did not kill these men. They were placed there after." Turning to the halfling, Nsizi said, "I think some mjusi have gone to great trouble to make it look like your people did this. Can you think why?"

The halfling did not what to make of the attack and the apparent framing of his people, "If anyone knows anything about us is that we keep to ourselves. I don't know what the lizards want."

Nsizi wrote:

Nsizi looked at all the valuable weapons, and said, "The keys were easy to find. Whoever killed the commander could easily have found them, and taken these weapons. Riches were not the goal here. Only death."

Turning to the halfling, he said, "We found only two of your companions. Perhaps the others have escaped."

He looked at the sandy ground for answers, "Maybe, but the better gamble was to try and hide. I hope to see them again soon."


Really sorry folks but I seem to have come down with some sort of fever and I am really struggling. I am not keen on leaving the game as I think its been great so far, and we already lost someone, but I am just too addled to get anything cogent together post wise, but on the other hand I am struggling a bit with the format, and do not feel I am doing it justice - I am hoping this will not be the case under normal circumstances, but there is a chance I am kidding myself.

So I probably will not post tomorrow, or maybe for a couple of days depending on how I am feeling - kinda all over the place fine one minute and then teeth chattering curled up in a ball aching like crazy the next. I would totally understand if Fabian or the group feel it is appropriate for me to leave, but I hope and believe in my normal circumstances I would be able to contribute decently, despite the evidence of the last week or so. Please GMPC Akosua as appropriate.


male
Akosua wrote:

Really sorry folks but I seem to have come down with some sort of fever and I am really struggling. I am not keen on leaving the game as I think its been great so far, and we already lost someone, but I am just too addled to get anything cogent together post wise, but on the other hand I am struggling a bit with the format, and do not feel I am doing it justice - I am hoping this will not be the case under normal circumstances, but there is a chance I am kidding myself.

So I probably will not post tomorrow, or maybe for a couple of days depending on how I am feeling - kinda all over the place fine one minute and then teeth chattering curled up in a ball aching like crazy the next. I would totally understand if Fabian or the group feel it is appropriate for me to leave, but I hope and believe in my normal circumstances I would be able to contribute decently, despite the evidence of the last week or so. Please GMPC Akosua as appropriate.

It's Ok; people get sick, go on vacation, etc. so it's not a problem to DMNPC players as necessary. Get well quick.

However, it's the under current of the message that worries me. Are you looking for an 'elegant way' to drop the game? If so, just let me know. I promise that I have very thick skin and won't take it personally. People disappearing without saying good-bye bother me for a little while but I get over that quickly as well. :)

So Akosua, please evaluate whether you want to continue or not? If so, I'll gladly carry your PC for a few days. If not, that's Ok as well; just let me know.

I think I asked this before, but is there anything in particular that is bothering about the game format? Too quick? Too many scenes at the same time? I hope it's not the fact that the turn recap collects all the info (health status, maps, pics, OOC comments, etc.) and provides easy access to it.

Thoughts?


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Can I get an answer on the presence or absence of the heads? If we're burying the bodies, we want to get all the pieces :)

Zeljka picked up the scaly, green hand and showed it to Nsizi. "Can you tell how long ago this was cut off?"

tag Nsizi

Action 2:

Zeljka picked up the breastplate and took a look at it. It looked like much better quality than her hide armor and would probably protect her better. Surely no one would mind if she took it to use. It's not like anyone else in the Fort would be using it.

"While you start with the bodies, I'll try to put together a litter that I can drag so that we can take the weapons back to Pridon's Hearth. I believe that Alleria said the blacksmith wanted them back if we couldn't get payment, right?" The gunslinger nodded at the half-orc. "The other weapons should be secured for the next group who inhabits the Fort."

The slayer continued, "I'll take a quick look around for a wagon or wheelbarrow. If I can't find anything, I'll make the litter. Once I'm done, I'll help you finish up burying the bodies."


Min went into the mess hall to retrieve a chair and set it in a patch of shade in the courtyard. Then, taking a piece of string and a bit of wood from her spell component pouch, she wrapped the string around the wood and intoned the words of a spell. "Ah, there you are, Hepzibah," she addressed the empty air and handed it a shovel. "Dig, if you please. Right over there."

When she released the shovel, instead of falling to the ground, it floated a few feet away to the area Min had indicated and dug its blade rather half-heartedly into the ground while the wizard sat down with a settled air. "She's awfully weak," she confided confidentially, "and a horrible flibbertigibbet. If I don't keep my eye on her every moment, she'll just vanish away to nothing to get out of her work. But every bit of work she does is one less we have to do, I always say. I can keep her at it for an hour and then call her back again, if needed. Let's see what kind of headway she can make on these graves."


Quote:
Zeljka picked up the scaly, green hand and showed it to Nsizi. "Can you tell how long ago this was cut off?"

Nsizi shook his head. "It has been too long off the body. But some days, I believe." I've been assuming all the heads are there - decapitated is different than headless.

Nsizi stared, mouth open, as the shovel levitated and began to dig. He had seen few dakhwitsi at work, but he had never seen anything like this. "Bibi Dakhwitsi" he said, awe in his voice. "How are you doing this?"

Tag Min

"It is a spirit? Never have I seen a spirit willing to do this before!" Moving very cautiously closer, he reached out a slightly trembling hand to where the shovel was digging, all by itself.

Darling DM - does an unseen servant have matter? Can he touch it? The internet is divided. What say you?

Nsizi was unsure how he felt about a spirit-powered shovel. It seemed - disrespectful. Not wanting to anger it, or any other nearby, watching spirits, Nsizi returned to the armoury and rooted around until he found a second shovel. Then, being careful to give the spirit a wide berth, he got to work in the hot sun beside it.


male

OOC:
Heads are nearby.

Unseen servant is as you want it to be so whatever gives you more RPing opportunities is the way it is. :)

BTW, you've all posted but I'll let this run one more day so I can figure out what you'll be doing. Going back to colony, stopping by farm, getting some help from farmers, etc.

I intend to recap tomorrow.

Questions?

Game on!


"Oh, don't work," Min pleaded with Nsizi. "Not until we have to, anyway. The whole point of having Hep is to make things easier on all of us. She's not a spirit. She's not even a she; I only give her a name for fun. She's..." the wizard paused, trying to describe the spell in layman's terms, "she's like a puppet, only made of magic instead of wood and string, and I work her with my will instead of my hands. But my will has limits, both in time and in distance; I can only hold her together for a certain amount of time, and if I get too far from her, she dissipates."

"I'm fairly certain the spell only exists because wizards are lazy and hard to get along with. They say it was invented by a wizard who wanted an assistant who would take care of menial tasks without ever getting in the way or asking annoying questions."

GM, remind me how long it took us to get to the fort from the farm?


As Nsizi's hand reached the space near the working shovel, it began to grow warm. A faint tingle started in his fingertips. Pulling back a moment, he reached out again, a bit further this time. And touched....something. The air in front of him was thick, almost squishy. It was like nothing he'd felt before. As if the air itself had form, as if the wind was thick enough to touch.

The warmth and tingling increased, and Nsizi pulled his hand away. The short curls on his head were standing on end. He wasn't sure about the dakhwitsi's explanation, but he'd encountered spirits before, and they'd left him feeling much the same way.

Taking a step back, he kept one eye on the spirit (or where he thought it was) and said, "Your flibber...flibgibber...your companion is anything but horrible. She seems quite wonderful, in fact. But there are two shovels here, and digging is slow work. Unless you have another gibflibbet for this one?" he held up the second shovel.

...later...

The halfling had stayed away from the digging, but after a while he came outside again. Nsizi approached him and asked, "What of your companions, my friend? Would you have them lain here, with the humans they died fighting beside? Or does your tribe prefer a different ceremony?"

tag Muhdzuzi

...whenever the servant leaves for good...

The graves were dug, and at a word from the dakhwitsi, the spirit lay down her shovel. Nsizi bowed low to the empty space, and in his native tongue, said, "Our thanks, Kiki Hepzibah."

Together, the companions lay the bodies into the graves. They did their best to match heads to bodies for the three that were found in the training room. The fact that one was female made it slightly easier, but the advanced state of decay didn't help. After Min made notes on the locations of each corpse, they covered them up again.

...when they load up the goods to bring back to town...

As they loaded the weapons onto Zeljka's litter, Nsizi noticed the crossbows nearby. Picking one up, he asked the half-orc, "Our people do not use such weapons. The trees that grow on the savannah are not suitable for bows of any type. But it has range better than a thrown spear, and bolts are small and easy to carry. Perhaps you can give me some instruction on the use of this, as we travel?"

Tag Zeljka

As they prepared to leave the fort, Nsizi said, "Muhdzuzi, what will you do? We go to a human home, where the folk are friendly, and you can eat plenty and rest in peace. I know they would welcome you. But if you would return to your tribe, we will honour that decision."[b]

tag Muhdzuzi

As they left, each helping pull the heavy litter, Nsizi said, [b]"Bibi Kuhani - have you the package for Bibi Heri?"

Akosua nodded, patting her pocket. "I even found some of that red fern she was missing." Feel better soon! Flu's are the worst! I'm happy to wait for you to feel better.

I vote we head back to the farm. We can rest, stay the night again, and head back to town tomorrow.


Female half-orc Slayer/7

So there's been way more blood in these scenes than I've been picturing. I just thought the halfling was squeemish for a hunter but I guess it's warranted :)

Does Zeljka find anything she can use for transporting items? A small wagon or wheelbarrow perchance? Otherwise she plans to rig something with a couple of branches and rope to make something to get the weapons back to Pridon's Hearth or at least as far as the farm.


Female half-orc Slayer/7

Zeljka used a couple large branches along with smaller ones tied horizontally with her rope to make something that resembled the base of a litter. She had her doubts as to whether it would hold up carrying the weapons until they reached the farm but it was the best she could do at the moment.

Nsizi wrote:
"Our people do not use such weapons. The trees that grow on the savannah are not suitable for bows of any type. But it has range better than a thrown spear, and bolts are small and easy to carry. Perhaps you can give me some instruction on the use of this, as we travel?"

The half-orc nodded. "I am happy to teach you. But it may have to wait until we're back in Pridon's Hearth. I think my hands will be busy carrying this load as we travel."


male

Ok, good stuff.

I intend to recap later today where I'll take you back to the farm (1.5 hour walk away) where you'll spend the night (and RP as desired) and then to the colony the next day where...

Questions?

Game on!


Nsizi wrote:
The halfling had stayed away from the digging, but after a while he came outside again. Nsizi approached him and asked, "What of your companions, my friend? Would you have them lain here, with the humans they died fighting beside? Or does your tribe prefer a different ceremony?"

Min waited uneasily for an answer. While she sympathized with the Song'o, who undoubtedly had friends among his party, she had no desire to go back up to that haunted shrine to retrieve the bodies.

Nsizi wrote:
The graves were dug, and at a word from the dakhwitsi, the spirit lay down her shovel. Nsizi bowed low to the empty space, and in his native tongue, said, "Our thanks, Kiki Hepzibah."

"Quite right, Hep. Well done."

Min did her best to write down distinguishing features of the corpses: clothing, general size, hair color. "I do hope the sheriff can figure out which one is who," she sighed when the bodies were interred. "She can send someone back to put up markers, should the families wish to pay their respects."

"I can't say I'm sorry not to be spending the night in this place," Min remarked as they prepared to leave, thinking of the corpses in the bloody beds, "but we're hardly bringing welcome news to the Witterwills. Their farm is so close to the fort and far less protected. Learning that there's a local tribe of bloodthirsty lizardmen with a vendetta against the colony is going to be a nasty shock. Who's to say their farm won't be next?"


male

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Action 1

"Well, not 'okay,' per se," Min answered uneasily, glancing around the group and hoping that someone else would break the bad news.


male

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Female half-orc Slayer/7

Action 1:

Zeljka looked around at the youngest children and made sure they were fully engrossed with Mudhzuzi before addressing the parents in a low voice, "There were no survivors at the Fort. It seems lizardfolk attacked them swiftly and violently."

The half-orc surveyed the farm. "I know it has taken a lot of work to carve out your homestead so I would not ask you to leave. But we may want to make things more secure in case they decide to move further out." Zeljka tried to keep her face from looking grim. "Hopefully if we prepare for a potential attack, you will fare better than the Fort. I think they were caught unaware."

Action 2:

Zeljka couldn't relax and just fall asleep. She stayed up part of the night staring into the darkness looking for threats.

Zeljka will put herself on watch for part of the night.


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Zeljka Greenfoot wrote:

Zeljka looked around at the youngest children and made sure they were fully engrossed with Mudhzuzi before addressing the parents in a low voice, "There were no survivors at the Fort. It seems lizardfolk attacked them swiftly and violently."

The half-orc surveyed the farm. "I know it has taken a lot of work to carve out your homestead so I would not ask you to leave. But we may want to make things more secure in case they decide to move further out." Zeljka tried to keep her face from looking grim. "Hopefully if we prepare for a potential attack, you will fare better than the Fort. I think they were caught unaware."

The news bothered both parents. "We've been here for a couple of years and farming is tough here."

He sighed, "We spread out our corrals hoping that any predators would take cattle or at least we would be warned if something did appear. We'll make sure to keep everyone within sight and alert."

The three older children were immediately told of the situation. A little while later, all were armed. They still laughed and joked after dinner but weapons were within easy hand reach.

A little while later, the father of the household approached them, "You know. My boys' offers yesterday was not exclusive to Zelkja. We could use some help out here so please consider us in your plans. We could build another room or even another house quickly enough..."

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