Following the path,.....it's draped with palms and bordered by spiky palmettoes. Odd unknown birds or other things keep up a mad cacophony. A beetle three inches long drops onto Altai's sleeve, hooking pronged feet into the fabric. When he removes two legs, two more legs slowly hook back onto his shirt. At one point, a train of ants crosses from one side of the jungle to the other across the path, carrying little pieces of leaves like tiny green flags.
You all reach the point where the path continues east, and one twenty foot wide section of the path leads south to a set of double doors. To the north, you hear the sound of bleating. It sounds like a goat....from the area where, upon the map, a bridge seems to span a tiny stream.
"Damn bug." Altai finally dislodges it and puts it in a box for later study. "What's that? A goat being menaced by a bridge troll?"
“Were-sheep?”
"Hee hee! Beetle Boy have new friend!"
"Troll? Where troll?" <blades sweep from scabbards>
Elgan smiles at Altai's new 'pet'.
"'Dat's deh fust normal t'ing ah seen in heah!" He grins, then frowns as he looks towards the bleating.
"Ah douts dat dat's a were-sheep,... but in dis place,... jes' a sec,..."
And he moves a few away from the group, listening intently.
Goat: "hey......he e e e e e y!......wha a a a t am I doing he e e re? Hey! He e e e e e y!"
nothing out of the ordinary.
Elgan turns back to the group, visibly relaxing.
"Nuttin' tah worry 'bout. Jes' a goat. Yeh wanna go an' check out dat doh?"
"Sure thing. Can you actually talk with goats?" Altai scratches his head. "What the hell do they talk about? Lice and shrubs?"
"Sure thing. Can you actually talk with goats?"
"Shore kin, if'n ah lissen reel hard. Dey don' have deh bestest command o' speech o' deh animils."
Altai scratches his head. "What the hell do they talk about? Lice and shrubs?"
"Only on a reel intrestin' day." Elgan grins.
"Stupid goat."
What now, my intrepid ones?
I got PF 16, with mothman today...;)
Beldan sighs. “Let’s … go see the goat.” He’ll let one of the animal lovers go first.
Elgan looks back over his shoulder,...
"Ah t'ink iz alrigh' chere'. Iz jes' a goat. Aldoh, whas a nice goat like dat doin' inna place like dis?,..."
"Who knows? This place is... odd." Altai starts going north. "We need to go north anyway - that's where the chapel is, according to the map."
Heading north,....the brick road turns west and leads onto a stonework bridge about 60 feet across, and 10 feet wide, and with a gently sloping curved rise of about 8 feet or so; it goes over a bend in the stream that roughly bisects the indoor jungle. In the middle of the bridge squats a bleating billygoat, a bell on his collar tinkling.
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."
“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
I apologize. That was uncalled for.
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
I apologize. That was uncalled for."This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
Let's not lock horns over it.
Yeah; that'd be a tragedy.
I’m feeling a bit sheepish about this. I hope it’s not going to be a bariaur to our friendship. Just think of it as satyr.
I won't get angora if you don't.
I won't get angora if you don't.
"This has got to be some kind of trap. Seriously."“Hmmm … probably. I’m not sure how to disarm a goat,” says Beldan, stroking his chin.
"While I wouldn't presume to advise you on your field of expertise... I would start with looking under the bridge. It could be some kind of bait."
“Well I’m not going to mess with that goat; they can be feisty. I heard that three goats are about a match for a troll. If Elgan can get the goat to move, I’ll check the bridge.”
*Altai and Beldan both turn towards Elgan*
What do you all do?
So what are 'ewe' guys thinking? Oh never mind. Grrr....(Riese will drop a Fiery Burst centered on the sheep DC16 reflex, 9 damage) Lamb chops, anyone?
You. Win. The thread.
As the fiery burst goes off, there is a thunderous stampede of footfalls like a thousand buffalo, and a rage-filled bestial roar like a thousand lions.
From the north, a full-grown tyrannosaurus rex thunders forth and grabs the (blackened) goat in it's maw, swallowing it in one gulp.
initiative; beat a 8 and it's your turn.
map in a sec....
SETUP
a-x across the top; 1-20 down the side...
The road runs from st 20 north to st7,bends left, r7-8 to a7-8, bends north to ab 1. ab is where the center fountain is...the bridge is g7-8 to r7-8, and the goat is at m7.
Everything off of the road is difficult terrain. The stream flows from about ef 1 southwest to bend north at no 10, then bends southeast at st4 and off the map. (the river's kinda flaky, I know.)
Start on the road anywhere from st 7 to st 20.
The....tyrannosaurus is at m-o 4-6.
Place yourselves on the trail between st7 and st20 somewhere;
again, beat 8 initiative and it's your turn...
;)
Elgan takes a single step towards the goat, preparing to say "Hi", when he has to duck both the terrible pun AND the fiery burst from the eloquent Riese. HE turns towards Riese, a scathing retort on his lips, when the ground begins to shake,...
"Wha deh,..." When the Tyrannosaurus appears like a one critter stampede and swallows the goat in one gulp.
"AW, Sunufacrap,... Yeppers, dat wuld be deh bait!"
He turns BACK to Riese with a glare.
"NOW see whut yeh dun!?!" He cries, backing up to join the rest of the group.
;D
"Hungry!!!! Huuuuuuungry!!!!" the tyrant king proclaims with every deafening roar.
Oh, yes,....here there be dragons.
And his eye is drawn by Elgan's moving form...
"Hungry!!!! Huuuuuuungry!!!!" the tyrant king proclaims with every deafening roar.
Oh, yes,....here there be dragons.
And his eye is drawn by Elgan's moving form...
Elgan freezes,...
"Aw, Sunufacrap,... DIS is gonna hurt,..."
Right on; roll initiative, pick a spot; if you beat an 8 it's your side's turn.
"Um. Wow. See, I said was a trap..." Altai starts fumbling through his scroll cases, looking for the right spell.
heh heh...
Gittik grins maniacally. "True challenge! Gittik slay dragon and bring back heart for Jane so we can feast!"
(I'm on the train so I can't give a position yet.)
Jane's singing that Sheena Easton song.
Gee, looks like a bigger critter needs some charring....bigger critter, bigger charring. IMBELIA PYRROK DE'FLAR!!!
And I was looking forward to lamb chops....guess dino ribs are gonna have to do...