Eustice takes a five foot step to the north, maintains his hypnotic stare and attempts to intimidate the enemy.
When Eustice casts detect magic you do get 2 things in the room that are detecting as magic but another thing that is detecting as magic is the logbook that Mary Kay is carrying.
"Hmm must have scared it to death.. These items appear to be magical in nature, by the by."
There are 2 items in two different bags by the foot of the bunk beds. Then the logbook that Mary Kay was carrying also detected as magic.
Rhys throws Esgi a dromaeosaur snack and sets to looking around the room.
"Over here, Eustice?"
Eustice indicates the two sacks and let's Mary Kay know about the book.
Mary Kay nods at the presence of magic. Turning on her own Third Eye, she gathers the items on one of the bunks to examine.
bag 1
bag 2
log book, or read magic
Mary Kay will look through the book and on the inside of the back cover you see two words that were not there before and they are "plum tree."
Rhysfar finds the two items that Eustice was pointing out. One is a wand that has an inscription of "U. H." on it and the other is some kind of talisman. Mary Kay focuses on the items but just can't pinpoint exactly what they are. Rhysfar is also able to find 421sp and 127gp among the contents of the bags.
You also find a small tunnel in the floor in the corner of the room.
i don't know about you guys but I prefer to cover the tunnel for now and not go down the creepy tunnel
Mary Kay nods vigorously in the affirmative.
"It's probably the creature's burrow."
Rhys peeks in.
Can I have a survival check Rhysfar.
It seems like the creature made it but you cant discern anything else about the hole.
Rhys whistles and leaves the building, Esgidiau at his heels.
Rhys does remember seeing some trees that could be plum trees a bit south of the encampment.
"Hmph. Plum tree. There's a copse of plum trees south of the camp. After we finish exploring the camp, we should look down there. May be some answers."
"And some tasty plums."
In the Center of the town is a public well for all to use. Just southwest of the well is a wooden scaffold with a set of steps. It looks suitable for use as a platform to address a large crowd. North of the scaffold is the remnant of a well-used community fire pit surrounded by stones, large enough for a reasonably sized bonfire. Most of the ashes in the central fire pit have been rained on repeatedly and are now mixed in with the soil. It is clear that no fire has been lit here for weeks.
As you approach the next building
This rectangular building is constructed of mud brick walls. The building has a simple door facing east, but unlike all other buildings in the colony, it lacks any windows. A heady smell of dried plants, herbs, and dried meat lingers in the air.
Fang will move closer and check things out.
You approach the door and don't hear anything so Fang opens the door. Inside, the building lacks interior walls except for a few short partitions, and four stout posts support the roof. The temperature is cool and the smell of rotted vegetables and meat is strong. Strings of garlic hang suspended from ceiling crossbeams alongside chunks of salted meat and bone. Debris and refuse is strewn across the floor between stacks of crates, boxes, and barrels against the walls.
You can tell this is where the colonists of the Liberty's Herald stored their salted meats, fish and hardy vegetables. You also notice that some of the barrels and containers are still sealed with some sort of paste all over the barrel.
Rhys approaches the paste and inspects it.
"Looks fine in here. Stinks a bit."
any of this s@+% actually eatable?
”Dunno. Try it an’ see if yer up to it.”
"Some of the provisions in this... storehouse? Have undoubtedly turned, but others may still be viable."
Eustice enters and casts detect magic, per his usual routine.
Eustice gets a ping of magic from a shelf on the other side of the room, be it before you can start to head that way. Maslow, Fang and Eustice see bugs that start to come together to form a large group of bugs that seem agitated.
Round 1
Red
Mary Kay
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau
Eustice
Red moves over to Maslow and they start to bite him
Everyone is up.
great bugs I f$%+ing hate bugs can't punch a bug can ya!
Maslow will move out of the room.
”Keep em busy Mas, I’ll try and blast em off’a ya.”
Fang gathers up air and compresses it into an electrically charged ball.
Eustice readies an action to move away from the bugs if they come after him.
"I'm afraid I won't be of much use here."
yay let's play who can hit the monkey!
Rhys moves forward and pulls a flask of from a pouch on his belt.
Mary Kay shakes her head as another small ball of force goes streaking to the mass of creepy crawlies. "Does anyone have a torch!"
Everyone runs in and around the room. Fang tries to shoot at the cockroaches but they are just moving around too fast. Mary Kay tries to focus her blast but they are just moving around too much.
The cockroaches scurry towards Rhysfar trying to get out of the range of the light from the doorway. Swarming around Rhysfar they start to bite him all over.
Round 2
Red
Mary Kay
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhy HP 5/11
Eustice
Everyone is up.
Moving around the room to get the bugs back into view, Fang charges up the air and hurls it towards the pests.
Rhys steps out of the swarm of bugs and throws the acid flask at it.
Eustice continues to be very ineffective and stays ready to move away from the bugs.
Mary Kay starts digging around in her pouch before her shoulders slump.
"Not here."
Fang unfortunately is unsuccessful with his blast, Rhysfar gets out of the way of the cockroaches but can't seem to connect as well as he wanted to.
Round 2
Red -1
Mary Kay
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Eustice *Readied Action*
yeah i got a torch
maslow will reach into his pack and take out a torch then Light it
Mary tries to look through her bag for anything of use and Maslow pulls a torch. The cockroaches start to scurry towards Eustice but he swiftly gets out of the way so then they scurry towards Maslow.
Round 3
Red -1
Mary Kay
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Eustice
Maslow will quickly double move away from the bugs
Rhys pulls out a torch and a tindertwig.
Sucking a heavy breath through his teeth, Fang takes a 5ft step, then charges the air once again.
"Oh! I may have a torch in my pack..."
Eustice fumbles around in his pack, drawing forth a torch. He moves adjacent to Rhys and holds his torch out to get a light from the hunter.
Rhysfar pulls out tindertwig and torch while Eustice walks up holding out an unlit torch looking for a light. Maslow gets out of range of the bugs and Fang continues to struggle with getting a direct hit on the bugs.
Round 3
Red
Mary Kay
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Eustice
Mary Kay moves over closer to the swarm as the others get their flames ready.
Mary Kay moves closer getting ready to fight the cockroaches.
The cockroaches go after Mary Kay since she is so close.
Round 4
Red
Mary Kay HP 4/7
Fang
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Eustice
Everyone is up
Rhys runs the tindertwig along the rough bark of the torch, and quickly lights his and Eustice's torch.
"Keep some separation, try to keep it between us." He says, moving around the swarm.
"Lil' buggers. Enough of this."
Mary Kay moves to the corner and again clutches the golden mask as she incants a spell.