As the two "adventurers" are obviously up for some action, Proteus asks them a little about themselves and then fills them in on their journey's thus far. Specifically mentioning the man who they are searching for and the strange references to "He-Who-Sleeps." If they continue to express an interest in adventuring he will somberly explain that the path is dangerous and then inquire if Brother Beamus considers himself to be secure enough to allow them to travel with the group.
As the conversation winds down, he invites the two to accompany him to meet the rest of the group, explaining that obviously it must be a group decision to have them join the Agents of Orange.
Ka'kara:
You're coming out ahead in the split, I'm sure. Don't feel guilty - everyone else approved it before you said anything.
Proteus:
Beamus is confident that he can spare you. He asks Vladoff to come around now and then, and hopes that he will be enough to deter the hooligans. Probably just some bored teenagers anyway.
Will you be going back to continue your search for Fenton, or do you want to clear out the undead cave?
As the two "adventurers" are obviously up for some action, Proteus asks them a little about themselves and then fills them in on their journey's thus far. Specifically mentioning the man who they are searching for and the strange references to "He-Who-Sleeps." If they continue to express an interest in adventuring he will somberly explain that the path is dangerous and then inquire if Brother Beamus considers himself to be secure enough to allow them to travel with the group.
As the conversation winds down, he invites the two to accompany him to meet the rest of the group, explaining that obviously it must be a group decision to have them join the Agents of Orange.
Chris is ready to fight evil, although he is not sure how, and danger in no problem. He wants to be a hero and prove he has chosen the right path.
Sandros
Proteus
Ka'kara
Roylenna
BT:
Would she be able to keep the 3 moonstones and one of the silver rings for lighter, more portable wealth of 165 gp and just keep 5 gp in cash?
My name is Mahaffy . I'm a indoor scout . The place you describe seem interesting . Count me in. ehrr ... How do you allocate the plunder ?
Roylenna:
As you make your way back to the dungeon, I'd be interested in your marching order and whether you'd want to buy horses or not. Your journey is uneventful as far as the Roadside Inn.
Ka'kara is going to ask Sandros to help her fine a greatsword to buy (MW Greatsword). She will then give 80 gp to Proteus for more 'healing salves' as she calls them.
After Roylenna and Sandros go by the Academy to get the items identified, she requests some scrolls to be picked up later. In the meantime, she tells Sandros that she is headed to the temple to aid Proteus and Father Beamus while she can.
BT and Proteus:
She'll remain in the temple for the duration of her stay in town other than trips to buy or sell items.
Over the course of the time in the temple, she will speaking to the prospective new adventurers, "Mahaffy, is it? What exactly does an 'indoor scout' do? As for plunder, we don't see a lot, but we try to divide it evenly -- or at least get a consensus from everyone before we split anything. If you come along, I expect you will get your share - but you will work for it, too, I imagine."
And, "Chris, it could be dangerous. You may not be concerned, but I am. What would you do if confronted by danger, say a hostile tribe of monsters?"
And, "I have a gift that has been useful to us in the crypts, but it can be bane or boon, depending on who receives it. If you will travel with us, I need to know whether it will help you or hurt you. Would you allow me to try it on you now, when there is no threat? I don't want to find out in the heat of battle that my attempt to heal you has hurt you further than you were already. I really don't know how to tell if someone will benefit from it without just trying it, so I ask..."
Chris and Mahaffy (and anyone that cares to observe):
If you agree to her test, Roylenna leads you to a somewhat private place -- somewhere outside the primary public areas -- and bids you to hold your left hand out where she can reach it. She holds her hands in front of her and concentrates for a moment. You see a light begin to form in her cupped palms, becoming a handful of green flame that gives off no heat. She 'splashes' the fire onto the back of your hand. As the flame strikes your skin, it takes on a deep emerald hue .
The halfling watches your reaction with some concern, "Tell me -- how did the flame feel as it struck your hand?" She looks at your hand carefully, "You don't appear to be burned, which is good, but how did it feel?"
" Well , I can scout in the dark to discover and eliminate monsters , traps and closed doors before they attack . Very dangerous, closed doors . You need to know where they are before you come upon them :)
Now , I will do my part of course . Do you have a battle leader ?
Because I heard humans adventurers don't have them sometimes. I don't really know about halflings but it fells good to have someone shorter than me in the group , shorty jokes are a bore ... . It's not a problem , I can adapt to others races pecularities of course . After all , I left the clan to discover the vast world!
What kind of hurt are you speaking of ? Can Father Beamus remove it if it does not work ? Because if so , I would prefer him to be here . not that I don't trust you but who knows what can happen ?
Crypts ? No one spoke of crypts before ... do you mean the sort of crypts where corpses don't know they are supposed to be inside the tombs , not moving around and attacking perfectly peaceful tourists ? "
Sandros chuckles at Mahaffy's concern. "It only stings a little, but Proteus or the good father should be able to help you if you need it."
" Well , I can scout in the dark to discover and eliminate monsters , traps and closed doors before they attack . Very dangerous, closed doors . You need to know where they are before you come upon them :)
Now , I will do my part of course . Do you have a battle leader ?
Because I heard humans adventurers don't have them sometimes. I don't really know about halflings but it fells good to have someone shorter than me in the group , shorty jokes are a bore ... . It's not a problem , I can adapt to others races pecularities of course . After all , I left the clan to discover the vast world!
What kind of hurt are you speaking of ? Can Father Beamus remove it if it does not work ? Because if so , I would prefer him to be here . not that I don't trust you but who knows what can happen ?
Crypts ? No one spoke of crypts before ... do you mean the sort of crypts where corpses don't know they are supposed to be inside the tombs , not moving around and attacking perfectly peaceful tourists ?"
"Oh, don't worry - I can remove it if need be. But now is the time to find out, not in the midst of combat. And it's something that seems to only help on occasion, not every time , so we kind of use it for emergencies, you know."
"I guess Sandros or Ka'kara would be our battle leader. I've never really thought of it."
As you go you merry way, you come across a large and badly written placard that says: "Pay the tol or feed the trol." There is a small pot before it with a few gold coins in it. There is no troll in sight, though.
Mahaffy smiles seeing this .
" So shall we pay ? "
Mahaffy smiles seeing this .
" So shall we pay ? "
"Pay? We haven't even seen the troll yet! It's one thing to charge admission, but you have to provide the audience with some expectations, to whet their appetites! He's obviously never worked a halfling wagon train, let me tell you."
Suddenly you hear a great crash from your right and a huge green creature appears. It's extremely ugly, with a mop of black hair and huge teeth pointing in all directions. It stares at you with button-like expressionless black eyes, then scratches its belly lazily and makes an indefinite gestures towards the pot.
In dwarf
Mahaffy looks to Kaka'ra ....
'Orders ? '
Ka'kara looks the green monstrousity over and runs her fingers unconsiously over the handle of her new greatsword clearly contemplating whether this should be the first creature she tests it's blade on when Mahaffy's words hit her, "Orders?" She shakes her head, "No, I have not yet earned the right to be chieftaness of this tribe." She than looks back toward the 'trol', "Do you normally pay to cross bridges in these lands?"
Sandros glares at the troll, but he murmurs, "We have taken peaceful means out of fights before this; I am not sure we should change that policy now. Together we might well be able to defeat this monster, but not without cost."
"Ok War Leader ! We'll let the diplomat speak ! "
Looking at Roylenna:
"Go for it, miss ! "
In Giant:
"Hello! Are you a real troll? I've never seen a troll before! Are you new here? What's your name? What do trolls eat?"
In Giant:
** spoiler omitted **
The troll looks bemused and replies (in Giant):
Roylenna speaks low to Sandros and the others. "He doesn't seem particular about coinage. We might be able to get by with coppers, if it comes to that..."
In Giant:
She dismisses the fire. "But I'd rather make friends than fight. My friends here would just as soon continue down the road. I'm sure you will find other willing contributors to your toll gate."
Roylenna speaks low to Sandros and the others. "He doesn't seem particular about coinage. We might be able to get by with coppers, if it comes to that..."
In Giant:
** spoiler omitted **
The troll stares thoughtfully at Roylenna. In Giant:
Roylenna turns to her companions and says quietly, "I don't know if he speaks Common." And then more loudly, "he doesn't feel like eating us, just wants us to pay the toll and move on."
Roylenna turns to her companions and says quietly, "I don't know if he speaks Common." And then more loudly, "he doesn't feel like eating us, just wants us to pay the toll and move on."
But the next traveller migh be broke.
So we leave the troll to kill the the next traveller?I don't find it heroic and I don't like it.
But the next traveller might be broke.
So we leave the troll to kill the the next traveller?
I don't find it heroic and I don't like it.
"I agree."
Ka'kara nods in agreement, "I'm afraid I have a tendency to react violently to bullies and thieves." A smirk crossing her face, "Surprising, I know." Pulling her blade from it's sheath, she points it at the troll and in a raised voice, "We will pay no toll. Stand aside or we shall be forced to cut you down."
The troll shakes his head, then abruptly raises it and bellows [in Giant]
Oh, well. Time to roll for initiative, then.
"It would seem there is at least one more," Proteus says to the rest of the group.
The troll goes on 21, but after Chris. Let's see if Roylenna and Mahaffy can beat that.
No troll is going to be as fast as a dwarf ...
Mahaffy and Chris then. We'll see if we can't do this without a map. You should be able to close in a single move if you have a mind to it.
Hot Damn ! take this , you giant !
Heavy crossbow 9 , damage 1
or not ...
Robin charges the troll as Mahaffy's bolt goes wide. Almost absent-mindedly the troll picks up the furious wolf and bites it. . In Giant:
You're all up.
Proteus speaks the words, "Benedictus Asclepius."
Roylenna stamps her tiny foot and says in Giant,
She turns toward the barbarian and says, "Quem augeo!" And the woman grows to a tremendous height.
Inspired by the savagery of the wolf in the face of such a deadly adversary Ka'kara gets a feral grin of her own, "Let's take this thing down quickly." Screaming a Tharbrian battle-cry she flies into her rage, charges, and slices into the green monstrosity, her new blade flashing in the sunlight.
The troll stumbles backwards under Ka'kara's furious attack. Green blood spurts from a gaping wound that slowly closes.