As the dwarf nears the docks, followed by four others (two dwarves and two humans), it is apparent that they’ve had a rough time. Their clothes are torn and filthy and their faces are tired and haggard.
"My name is Gravin Goldhammer, the leader of this fool-fated expedition. We’ve only been here a couple days, and this is all what’s left of the thirteen who landed."
“Them stories about Virashi’s Curse are right—mostly. Only it ain’t ghosts what haunt this place, no. It’s monsters. Low-to-the-ground things, fast and lean. Never did get me a good look at one of them, even with them snatching a few of my men and dragging them off into the woods. A few others got bit or slashed, and their wounds turned bad. Some sort of sick got in them, and then, when they died, it came back out their faces. Torag’s scars, but that were a sight I’d like to unsee. Came right out of their faces like they were tongues, and then my own men attacked us. We put them down and burned the bodies just this morning. Whatever’s out there, it’s not fit for this world. You shouldn’t stay here. If you had any sense, you’d get back on that boat and head right back to Riddleport!”
"Ha! We don't, so it's fine. Okay fellas, who wants to get eaten first?"
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"No worries, Goldhammer, we are expert thingy killers. We killed em rat-like, dem lizard-like, dem furniture-like, even killed some that were squishy and jelly on the sides." proudly explains the kellid.
"Anyway, I thought you were going to offer us a reward for rescuing some half-eaten friends of you... there go my hopes and dreams of money."
If the dwarf doesn't mean any bussiness or have any groovy sidequest, Kronug leads the march towards the face-eaters.
Kronug goes sneaky beaky and checks for traps.
Marckus completely loses sight of the large, loud Kellid.
"How does he do that?"
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"Fast and Lean. And have you seen any elves with purple skin?"
"Elves? Why no, just the freakish abominations. "
"Somehow that doesn't make me feel better."
"Well the damn things scare the hells out of me. Don't need any dark elves to make it worse. Though everyone knows dark elves are just a myth anyway. These critters are real and real dangerous. "
"For us, I am sorry to say, is the other way around."
"I guess we'll find out what these abominations look like. Can't say I'm looking forward to this. But it needs to be done"
Your eager barbarian goes charging into the local ruins in search of something to hide behind. There's plenty of stuff as a number of old buildings slowly convert themselves into ruins with time. However, you don't really notice anything else for the moment.
There's a slightly overgrown path leading up the hill out of this area, or if you feel like roughing it, you can hack your way through the woods.
"Nothing would attack us on the road! Let's go that way!" Marckus suggests helpfully.
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"So, any more information you can spare us about this "creatures"? How to defeat them or avoid them? Have you seen more people? And, if you want, maybe you can leave with the boat, if you feel you have enough of this island."
"Oh we surely are leaving. Now way we're staying on this hell island. As for killing the beasts, well if it was easy, we wouldn't be running. I'd guess you just have to kill them to death. I lost too many good men trying to fight them off already. If you're crazy enough to stay, good luck. "
The captain informs you that he will take these people back to Riddleport, and can come back here for a scheduled rendezvous, you just need to say a time and date. The round trip from Riddleport will take 2 days though.
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The ship can be back here in 2 days if you request it. They are, however, not willing to wait around, you have to be at the rendezvous as it will not linger.
Rawr! dwarfus charges after his barbarian friend
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Kronug salutes Dwarfy with his hand "My dwarfgga! What yook you so long? If we waste so much time the Unknown Facesprouting Beasts -patent pending- will die of old age!"
"Anyway, I distrust that built path... its made by civilization and therefore surely the work of a damned mucked wizard. On the other hand we can rip and tear through the woods and ambush our ambushers."
Ambush! He says loudly as he shoves barbarian chew in his mouth
Seems to be a 2v2 deadlock. Up to Sileth to cast the deciding vote.
You are currently at 'A". As you sailed in, you saw some sort of flame in the sky above 'B'.
Your alphabet does not extend past those letters.
"Have you thought of being a philosopher? The world needs you, Kronut." Marckus says, patting the man's shoulder.
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Seems to be a 2v2 deadlock. Up to Sileth to cast the deciding vote. Island Map You are currently at 'A". As you sailed in, you saw some sort of flame in the sky above 'B'. Your alphabet does not extend past those letters.
"let's have them come back in a week. After we clear out the face eating abominations we can enjoy campfire tales from Kronug about the prettiest sheep in his tribe. But first before the campfire tales lets check out the Flame in the Sky "
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The tie is road or forest. You didn't pick.
The tie is road or forest. You didn't pick.
We go sneaky sneaky smash through the forest
Need stealth and survival rolls from everyone to figure out if you can actually move quietly through dense brush (this island is quite overgrown).
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Kronug moves through the forest like a ghost... Marckus, not so much.
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Stealth
With varied success at stealthiness, the team goes hacking through the woods. This is all uphill and fairly steep (which is why the path has switchbacks).
As you get to the crest of the hill nearing your goal, you spy a pack of really strange looking critters. (pack being 8 of them)
description This hairless blue lion has twin tentacular tails. Dozens more thick tentacles quiver and twitch where its mane should be.
They seem to be huddled around something on the ground ripping off pieces with their jaws. You have the drop on them (surprise round). They are 50' away in a clearing of what must have once been the main settlement here on the island.
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Kronug exchanges a quick gaze with the rest, looking for approval... but mid-way through that, Kronug remembers none of the group has any flashy, ranged, area attacks and charges the biggest or at least the baddest looking of them.
As his sword is about to taste flesh, the barbarian wishes that something had extended the critical sharpness of his sword... it would have been groovy.
If anybody manages to charge the same beast in a flanking position with Kronug, the barbarian tries to kick the thing in his abominable nuts to help his bro attack connect.
The kellid also remembers that he should decide his turn of action for later when the brawl starts proper.
Your disciplined, level header...ok, who am I kidding? The crazy barbarian bursts from the woods into the midst of the strange abominations, smiting one in twain with a mighty blow. You forgot sneak damage, but it was moot.
(hit, kilt).
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You might as well act, given the surprise round.
Marckus charges in, pretending to be an angry barbarian!
"aaahhh."
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On the surprise round Jean casts Bless on his allies.
Marckus charges right after Krony, and lays into his own tentacled critter thingy. Laying out a mighty (but not quite as mighty) blow, he lays out the creature, if not with as much fanfare and gore.
Knowing full well that the group's tactic, when faced with enemies, will always be Sileth has adapted and fires off his first round of arrows before the big brute Kronug can block his clear firing path
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edit#2: forgot to add 1/2 my rogue levels to the Surpise attack damage. Corrected now. They are even deader
Quietly, from the back, Sileth shows up Kronug, by dropping two beast with well placed shots.
Embarrassed at not being the most impulsive one Dwarfus gets angry and follows suit
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