Valorein

Game Master Jonahkan

Pony adventures with an Arthurian feel. Valorein, land of chivalry and magic!


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F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

"Oh he is leading us to trouble, big scaly trouble. His missing friend is a young dragon. No idea what she knows of the agreement between ponies and dragons. Now he wants to take us to his tribe to help find her, but the tribe never lked him, tolerating him only because he was the one that got the dragon to hatch. So they miht try to kill him, and us." Moonstar follows Meepo, looking like she is deep in thought.

[draconic]"Meepo, are you sure your tribe will let you tell them you found help? Might they tell you to go away without listening? Perhaps we should find Cally first."


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Draconic:
"Meepo, I agree with Her Highness,
Just so we can return sans duress."


"We can find Cally nows!?!" Meepo beams delightedly. "Return to Clan-leader Yusdrayl with Cally!?!" He hangs his head for a moment. "Poblins are very dangerous though," he murmurs. " Meepo not sure if clan would rescue Cally from evil poblins even with ponies help... they wouldn't help Meepo rescue Cally alone, no matter how much Meepo begged." He half-brightens. "Meepo can definitely stop kopolds attacking ponies if ponies wish to see Yusdrayl first, since ponies are rather powerful and clan-kopolds are quite cowardly and they will listen to Meepo," Meepo lowers his voice. "Probably."


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So... he wants to lead us to a dragon that might eat us... or his tribe that might also eat us...

Vi raises an eyebrow

Well Moonstar, lead on, I've never met a dragon or a clan of kopolds before!


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

"It sounds to me like the dragon is too young to want to eat us
And with him on our side, I doubt there'll be a fuss.
And if we come to the tribe with the dragon,
We might expect a welcome wagon."


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

[Draconic]"Let us find Cally, then Meepo can return to tribe as a hero who saved Cally. But first, can you please tell us what happened? Every detail helps."


"We was raising Cally, me and my assistants," Meepo preens, "when the goblins came. Was~" he pauses, "a few days ago. Our guards fought bravely, but there were too few of them, and the goblins took Cally away. Used magic. Meepo never seen such magic before. Yusdrayl said..." Meepo sniffs, "said we couldn't rescue Cally. Burned fallen warriors with all honor, carried dead goblins off for meats. But goblins still have Cally~" he moans.


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

Midnight Dove was feeling empathy for the small kopold, but was also concerned about her mission.

"We should help him, I guess... But how are we going to be sure that we'll find Solar Breeze, and the missing ponies?"


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Zophio hangs his head having forgotten their main objective for the excitement.

Draconic:
"I meant to ask you,
Have any other ponies been through?
We're after one and two others,
A proud knight and two lovers."


Male Griffon Scout 1
Quick Reference:
[ HP 8/11 | AC 17/14/13, CMD 16, Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +0 | Init +4; Perception +4 ]

Shubshi shifts his weight in the corner, arms crossed as the hissing continued. He doesn't like the sound of this.


"Uh," Meepo says... "Cally not like pony, so, kopolds not capture ponies for Cally." Meepo perks, slightly. "Dragons supposed to like princess-pony... so maybe Cally would like noblepony? Or maybe because father-noblepony give dragon tasty, comfy gems if not eat daughter-pony..." Meepo sighs. "Kopolds too weak to catch noblepony for Cally, but Cally not be fearsome until full-grown, and not full-grown unless well-fed... but kopold's will continue to do their best," Meepo nods determinedly, then sighs. "If kopolds can rescue Cally from poblins." He shakes his head. "Since pony-lovers and friend not come past kopolds, must have come past poblins. Poblins give prisoners as gift to... the one who lies below," the kopold shivers. "The one below give poblin's shiny fruit, and poblins eat or trade... but Meepo not feed Cally shiny fruit, even if it make Cally strong... besides, Meepo can't afford..."


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

[Draconic]"Hmm, do you think perhaps the poblins took Cally to give to, the one below? If that is why they took her, maybe you should tell us everything about it, so we can be best prepared to rescue Cally."

Moonstar gives Zophio a supposedly meaningful look, but it probably just seems odd.


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

So in other words, Meepo doesn't know what happened to the ponies we're looking for, but he's pretty sure the kopolds didn't take them. Did I get that right?


"Meep!" Meepo squeaks. "Meepo not think of that. Meepo hope not. No-one come back from seeing the one below... maybe not even dragon. But Cally surely more valuable to poblin's alive... Yes? Yes? Maybe? On noesss~" he wails. "Oh, Cally~ your Meepo is so worried about youuuu~"


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

[Draconic]"Meepo needs to be brave right now. Meepo needs to help save Cally."


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So...is he going to move at all and lead the way? Or does Draconic take this long to give directions, maybe large words for 'left' and 'avoid the big spiky pit'?

she sounds genuinely curious...


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

While Meepo collects himself, Moonstar turns to Heart, "More like a young dragonling needs our help, possibly from some great evil in charge of the poblins under this place. An evil that Meepo doesn't really want to talk about because it is that bad. We need every scrap of information we can get and aside from the ponies we are tracking, we may be the only ones in a position to stop this evil. So I would rather take things slow and extra careful from this point forward." as she finishes she looks at everypony in turn, then she turns back to Meepo and attempts an encouraging expression.


"Mmmph," Meepo nods. "Yes, we must go at once to save Cally. Could go this way," he gestures to the west... "but hall-of-dragons guarded by strongest of kopold warriors who should've guarded Cally, and would need key and disarm traps between kopold and poblin territories... would have to speak with Yusdrayl... maybe dragged before Yusdrayl..." Meepo shakes his head. "Better maybies to go that way," he waves east. Poblin raiders who took Cally came this way. Some three, four chambers between kopolds and poblins this way. Meepo went some way to try to rescue Cally... but Meepo got scared when he heard poblins... Meepo knows most of the way..."

Meepo pauses and smiles his sharp little reptilian teeth. "Strong ponies decides, yes?" Meepo says, scurrying to gather a few things, a small dragon statue, a pot of foul-smelling stuff, what appears to be a highly-battered leather-and-wood... toy... of some sort. He ties the ensemble into a small bundle, and attaches it to the blunt end of a sharpened stick about a pony's length. "Hiya!" He shouts, suddenly, thrusting at the air, making the bundle attached at the other end jerk and jounce, bumping him in the shoulder. "Hiyee!" He nods, in apparent satisfaction, before tilting the sharp, end down to use as a walking stick, somewhat blunting the wooden tip. "So, which ways you wants to go ponies?" He asks...


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

The zebra nods east, indicating his vote.


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

Although still worried about their mission, Midnight Dove followed the group.

Maybe we'll catch them later.

She turned her head to the east:

"Let's finish this... As quickly as possible."


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Vi watches the little kopold cavorting with his sharp stick, backing away a few paces as he begins swinging it around and exulting loudly.

Um..I take it that he's ready to come with us... so which way should we go?


With some ceremony, Meepo takes a skeletal key from a crude string about his neck, and unlocks the eastern door... a move that was probably unnecessary - a blind child could probably have picked the lock. The corridor continues east, then turns south, then east once more. The corridor you used to enter Meepo's domain is likely on the far side of the thick wall to your right, and whatever room you passed in that corridor can be no larger than twenty feet by twenty feet, or so you estimate.

Perception DC7

Spoiler:
In this little-used corridor, despite Meepo's haste, there are clear signs, for those with wit to see them, that a group of ponies passed this way not too long ago.

Perception DC15 (use the same roll)
Spoiler:
The size and number of the hoofprints is consistent with those you've occasioned to find along your way from Rondel - likely the group you're pursuing. In addition, you find more-recent scratch and scuff marks in the dust not unlike those found at the raided farmer's shack.

At the end of the corridor, a door leads north, and this, Meepo simply opens - but the room is home only to rat-droppings, crumbling flagstones and myriad stains that are best left nameless.

"Goblin territory this way," Meepo chatters, pointing to a door across the room, leading north. "Come, come," he beckons... but he's clearly growing increasingly frightened despite your company, the bundle on the back of his stick-spear trembling as his little hands shake.


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 6 ... Yep! Don't even know why I've tried!

Midnight Dove saw nothing -as usual-, just waiting for the group to continue. The kopold's vulnerability made her frown a little.

"I think we'll have to defend this little guy. He doesn't seem at ease at all."


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

"It seems our fellow ponies did come this way,
Followed by the raiders of the farmers' shack, I'd say."

Draconic:
"Not to worry Meepo, if you need,
And if you'll direct me, I'd happily be the one to lead."


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perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7

Examining the corridor very carefully, Vi snorts with triumph, pleased with herself, opening her mouth to speak only to find Zophio had passed on the information and even more

Well noticed Zophio she says bravely

You do have quite the talent for rhyme you know!

she smiles, then hurries after Meepo before he gets too far ahead, opening the north door and leading the party onwards.


"Ah, wells," Meepo almost blushes, "thank yous," he says... and opens the door...

Dust and odd bits of stony debris and rubble lie scattered on the floor. An ornate fountain is built into the eastern wall. Though cracked, stained and dry, a twiggy mess of a bush has somehow grown amidst the dry pool at the base of the fountain. The carving above, a diving dragon, its mouth poised to flame, is rather beautiful, and doubtless would've at one time spewed water into the now-dry pool below.

A stone door stands on the western wall, relief-carved with skeletal dragons.

To the north, the room narrows into a corridor, extending away into the darkness.


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Vi gestures with a hoof between the door and the corridor, opening her eyes wide and speaking slowly to Meepo

Which...Way...Do...We...Go...?

She grins at him to reassure him.


"Sorries," Meepo says. "Not knows for sure. Meepo... got scared. Too scared to go far into the dark," he nods ahead, "went a little ways though... there is a door to the left, think poblins came through, but Meepo could hear the rats skittering, and dark room goes much further," he shivers, "didn't want to go on, find poblins, run back, find rats... Meepo not want to chose between eaten by poblins or rats... Meepo not want to be eaten by poblins or rats. Meepo thought... maybe find another way... but Meepo too scared of the bone-door... bones not scary, drawing of bones not scary... but could feel cold touch of death upon shoulder when close to it... don't think poblins came that way. Poblins who took Cally still alive when they came. Fountain - Oh!" Meepo exclaims. "That new. Bush has grown. Not much grow down heres but mushrooms and molds and lichens..." he says, stepping towards the twiggy bush, claw outstretched. "Wonder if it tastes good?"


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

[Draconic]"Stop! Bad bush!Meepo don't want to touch bush. Bush will make bad things happen." Moonstar suddenly exclaims, and pulling Meepo with her magic to keep him from touching the bush.


"Meep!" Meepo says. "But whys?" He asks. "Meepo hungry, other kopolds not feed so well since Cally stolen..."


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Vi stares at the plant intenesly detect evil

It doesn't seem to have hostile intentions...but then I'm no herbalist pony, I try to stay away from strange flora...

she glances sideways at Meepo

...and fauna...


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

Midnight Dove approached the bush.

"I know a bit about plants... I can try to see if it's safe..."

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 *sigh*

As she had been raised in a farm, and studied for several years how to heal ponies, the unicorn felt a bit frustrated when she realized that she couldn't identify what it was...

I'll really have to borrow a lot of books when we'll get back to Canterlot!


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

Moonstar studies the plant, and it's "pot," carefully, touching only with her telekinesis.

knowledge untrained, perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 41d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Zophio turns to Vi with a cocked head, and then with realization explains,
"Oh, thank you, but all zebras speak in rhyme,
When we don't, it's like using a fake accent or mime.
It communicates respect, as using it takes more time
And thought, so what you hear is for speech, the paradigm."

He then turns to Meepo,

Draconic:
"Her highness is right, we should avoid strange plants,
If you need to eat, have a ration when you get the chance,"
he nods back to his saddlebags.
Draconic:
"You need not worry about being a monster's food,
We'll protect you, just lead us to the poblin brood."


Sometime during your intense, distant examination of the bush... which reveals, amongst other things, its unnaturalness and its evilness... the branches begin to tremble, breaking and scattering into several twiggy masses. Their long twig-fingers, sharp and thin and deadly as rapiers, hook forward, and with a sound like fire crackling, like a storm rushing through the trees, they lunge forward in attack.

At the back of your mind, you somehow notice that the scratches they leave in the dusty floor are not dissimilar to those you found in the ravaged shack...

Since you were all so observant, I'll wait a bit before posting their attacks, giving you the chance to - heh - whittle them down a bit. As they break out of their bush-form, its not at all clear how many there are. More than one, certainly, and not likely two, but definitely less than five...


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

"Oh, no!"

Midnight Dove took a step back, and quickly drew her weapon, preparing to attack.

"Be careful!"

Total defense for this round. AC 19.


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

Moonstar responds with fire, purplish dark fire bathing everything in front of her, as she steps backwards from the bushy things with a forehoof sweeping Meepo behind her.

10' cone of flamejet, dc 13: 1d4 ⇒ 3


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See! I told you it was evil!!

Vi rears, snatching her sword from its sheath as she charges the evil bush, intent on doing some gardening

Charge!!: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 2 = 15
slashing: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (5, 6) + 6 = 17

Status: AC 15 for this round


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Zophio remains behind, challenging the creature furthest from the front, and launching a spear at it.

Cold iron spear: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8


Male Griffon Scout 1
Quick Reference:
[ HP 8/11 | AC 17/14/13, CMD 16, Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +0 | Init +4; Perception +4 ]

Apologies for my silence. I've been having connection problems and won't be able to post until they're fixed, most likely Monday or Thursday at the latest. Please control me for now!

Shubshi charges a different creature, a savage gleam in his eyes as he shrieks a warcry.

Bite: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 = 17 Damage (B&P&S): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Sneak Attack?: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Claws: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22 Damage (B&S): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 Sneak Attack?: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Claws: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 2 = 22 Damage (B&S): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Sneak Attack?: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Charging: +2 to attack roll, -2 to AC until next round. If they're caught flat-footed, then I get a sneak attack!


The twiggy creatures rustle as they burn, and you get the feeling that, if they could, they'd be screaming... then the rest of the party lays into them with all power, hacking and slashing, ripping and tearing, and whilst Zophio's spear appears to do little enough damage, the twig-blights shy from the cold iron as much as they did Moonstar's flames.

The sap, even to Shubshi's griffish mouth, tastes foul, tainted and wrong.

Shubshi must make a DC16 Fort save, or take one point of damage per round until healed (any magical healing, or DC16 heal check, or until the fortitude save is successfully made).

The party splits 400XP...

"Meep!" Meepo shrieks. "Meepo knew there were dangerous things here! Meepo knew it! Meepo should go back, wants to go back... but Cally all alone down here with poblins. Meepo must be brave, be a brave kopold..." Meepo whimpers, twitching worriedly from foot to foot. He hadn't even had a moment to wield his spear, before the threat had been eliminated...


F Moonborn Changling (unicorn) Sorc
Status:
HP 5, spd 3, mwpd 4

[Draconic]"It is okay Meepo. You just don't have good training yet. Get good training and protecting Cally from such dangers will be easy."
Moonstar smiles at the kopold. Then looking at the others, "Let's keep an eye on him, and on any more bushes, or really, we shouldn't touch anything."


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Vi shakes the twigs and sap from her blade, whipping it over her head in to its sheath in a practiced move.

Noticing the little kopold shivering she says

We'll protect you Meepo, fear not

she trots across to the doorway with the skeletal dragons on

Now my curiosity would have me exploring this way, but I imagine our quarry lies further along the corridor. Come along!

she moves off down the corridor, eyes peeled for more trouble.


A few dozen feet away, the corridor reaches a cross-junction. The eastern path might've once led out of the castle, but it can now be seen to have crumbled into ruin, a landslide impassible to all but the smallest of rats.

You yourselves have just arrived from the south, and on your left, a few feet to the west, is the door Meepo had spoken of. Ahead the darkness swallows your light after the merest dozen feet or so, but you can see gleams in the darkness, the odd rust-free patch on iron cell doors... it doesn't smell pleasant, ahead...


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Vi offers up a quick prayer to Luna for the ponies who likely lost their lives in those cells when the place was swallowed by the earth.

She looks to the others

Ready to go through?


Female Unicorn Oracle Level 1 (Life), HP 6/10, AC 15/ T 11/ FF 14

Like Virtuous Heart, Midnight Dove muttered a prayer to the Moon.

"Ready," she said, determinated.

She hadn't sheathed her weapon.


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Zophio nods and inspects the door for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5


The door is free of traps...


Male Zebra Cavalier/1

Zophio steps through, cautiously.

Stealth: 1d20 ⇒ 8


Although Zophio didn't find any traps on the door, when he stealthily attempts to open it... a bell attached to it makes an incongruously musical tinkle.

The corridor beyond leads north, wide enough for two ponies abreast, but, even in the dim light, you can see it's strewn with caltrops. The northern-door, some forty feet away, is missing, but where it should've stood is a roughly-mortared wall, just slightly taller than a pony, with crenelations that ape the true battlements outside...

...despite and besides the bell, all seems to be quiet...

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