>>21823965
>Sorry about not showing up yesterday, I was unwell and not really up to running a game

If you are still sick then stay resting, as fun as drunken/sick derailed games are, you've been running the game pretty damn awesome, and you deserve a break if you need it.

If your feeling up to it though..then lets get going!

First time back on /tg/ in a few weeks and I see the best adventure I ever played, I won't spoil for you based OP, but may the gods shine on you and your wonderful taste

>>21823965
I'll go entrance to the tunnel to the fifth level of the pyramid!

>>21824224
Echowinds, I presume?

>>21824231
Aye! who ye be?

>>21824234
A skeleton.

You head out to the ruins the Magi point you to. Like the others its mostly buried in sand, with the entrance being a sandy slope into the dark interior. Your infravision doesn't detect anything warm within the area. What do you do?

>>21824271
I light a few torches for me and my retainers, then toss a spare one down in the hole.

>>21824300
>it's lit!

>>21824303
The torch illuminates the interior of the room. About 30 feet wide, and with 20 feet of it unburied, the room is covered in small tiles. Likely they once made a mosaic, but centuries of exposure to the elements has made them unrecognisable. There is an exit, going south.

>>21824353
Having Chuck and Vespin following me (Floating disk for vespin) we head towards the southern door looking into the next room.

>>21824374
This room is far larger, aroudn 50 feet wide and 100 feet long (before the roof caves in.) There are sunken rectangular pits through the centre of the room, about four feet deep. The mosaics in here have survived better, and depict masked figures engaged in all manner of sexual activity, including perverse and depraved acts. There are chambers off to the sides of this room, with unadorned sandstone walls. In one large side chamber, a section of wall has been swung open, revealing a staircase going down to a tunnel heading west

>>21824469
I have Vespin and Chuck case the room checking the pits as I admire the mosaics using my lore to see if there's any usable information.

Barring finding anything I check out western tunnel.

>>21824541
You discover several sexual positions long lost to civilisation, though you think some may require the use of magic or some ropes and pulleys to perform correctly

You head down the western tunnel for some time, long enough that you're fairly confident you're nearing the pyramid. Up ahead, you hear a horrific screeching noise reverberratethrough the tunnel

>>21824609
Chuck and vespin douse their torches and grab my shoulders so we can get the drop on whatever's up ahead. We slowly proceed foward hugging the sides of the tunnel.

>>21824639
You eventually come to what seems to be the base of a large oak barrel. It has a hatch in it,
The shrieking stops, followed by the sound of splintering wood, a splashing noise, and something gulping down a drink

>>21824705
"Oie that dunna sound gewd" I exclaim lighting up the torches again while the beast is busy and scattering them to cast light in the room "OIE WHUTS IN TEH CASK?" I exclaim attempting to encourage whatever's in the cask to reveal itself.

>>21824781
You can't see into the room ahead, as the hatch is closed. You do see the barrel shudder as it seems whatever's beyond strikes it, and apparently the other side is smashed to bits

>>21824815
Me, obviously. Leod, if you want to have been going along to, you can

>>21824815
"Roight mates, lets light this up" I grin and have chuck and vespin help me splash oil on the barrel then backup far enough to prevent us from lighting on fire and toss a torch at the oil soaked barrel.

"Ready yur steal mates"

>>21824852
The barrel begins to burn away, and eventually you can see through the flames is a passage to a large room. Within it is an owlbear, clearly drunk and angered by the fire but too big to fit through the passage. It's surrounded by broken barrels of wine, and on the floor is a partially devoured corpse with the tattered and bloody remains of a rainbow cloak.

>>21824825
Right. Well, why not? Into the breach! Krago and Dog Squad Three will join in as well.

Rolled 3

>>21824896
>Into the breach!
Waiting for the fire to die down first, I would hope.

Both sides are very aware of the other. Roll for initiative

Rolled 1

>>21824909
Rollinnnngg

Rolled 18, 4, 5 = 27

>>21824919
The owlbear swings away drunkenly, and snaps at you with its beak

Rolled 6, 15, 19 = 40

>>21824932
Oh snap. rolling my party's attack!

Rolled 6

>>21824932
The owlbear's paw strikes Tammy the dog.

Oh, you should add in a day of healing to your characters. I'll do that for everyone who's not here

Rolled 3

>>21824950
Chuck and vespin hit? rolling chuck damage

>>21824950
You need 14 to hit, so two hits

Rolled 4

>>21824978
rolling vespin damage!

Rolled 14, 6, 15, 16, 10 = 61

>>21824932
Leod, Krago, and dogswarm.

Rolled 3 + 2

>>21825084
Nice! Leod's damage first.

Rolled 1, 2 = 3

>>21825101
Two dogswarm hits.

Rolled 6, 7, 12 = 25

>>21825112
The owlbear swings its claws at Krago while trying to bite Echowinds

Rolled 19, 14, 16, 8, 1 = 58

>>21825134
Leod grins fiercely as his dagger tears into the owlbear's hide, and strikes again. Krago easily ducks out of the way of the heavy-handed swing, and replies with one of his own. Leod's pet dogs continue to bite at the owlbear's heels.

Rolled 3, 19, 2 = 24

>>21825134
Hiyah!!

Rolled 4

>>21825160
Chuck hits!

Rolled 4 + 2

>>21825155
Man. Leod and co. have gotta have the highest damage output out of everyone.

Rolled 6 + 3

>>21825177
Krago's damage...

Rolled 5

>>21825185
Dog damage.

>>21825177
>>21825185
>>21825194
20 damage in one round. Wow.

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The owlbear is torn to pieces.

PCs get 140XP and retainers 70XP

You're at the east end of a 40' by 50' room, with a door leading south. There are a large number of casks and barrels in this room, many of which have been smashed open, as well as the body of the Magis' runner

>>21825237
I take stock of the remaining barrels and mark the m for future removal, then take a look at the body of the magi's runner for any remaining information that might be on the body.

>>21825294
Most of the barrels seem empty, but there are still a few small casks of wine left.
The runner is wearing the ruined remains of studded leather armour and carries a shortsword, as well as a sachel. It's filled with bloodstained documents in the Cynidicean script, many of which appear to be rows of words and numbers, and some which look like star maps. Others seem to be letters or reports.

>>21825332
Recovering the small casks and putting a few in my pack, and drinking from one I recover the runner's documents and pass the shortsword to Chuck.

Then we head south.
"Roit then onwardsh mates"

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>>21825370
It's still good.

The door south leads to a path heading west, which after 50 feet has a side passage going north

>>21825394
"Hmm. The north passage?" Leod suggests thoughtfully.

>>21825415
"Wesht? I like et!" I say mildy buzzed and pointing in the wrong direction"

>>21825444
Leod thoughtfully turns Echo so he's pointing in the correct direction.

>>21825452
"Thanksh mate, ONWARD!!!" I say heading forward into the direction i was pointed at

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>>21825415
The path turns west, then south leading to a door. Beyond it is a room filled with a foul smelling liquid, coming up to about a foot below the corridor's floor. In the middle is a 10 foot stone platform a foot above the liquid, with a large stone box upon it. The box has an iron lock

Oh, and how are you lighting your way? I know Echowind's party has torches. Leod, do you have a lantern or something?

>>21825484
Leod has a lantern and more than enough oil for it, yeah. If nothing else, they can soak rags in oil and tie them to the end of sticks, and use them as torches.

>>21825484
Oie wonder whut that stuff is...I exclaim. "*HIC* I gots an oidea!" I exclaim rushing back to the corpse of the owlbear hacking off a bit then running back with it and tossing it into he liquid.

"Heh that'll show that liquid"

>>21825595
The owlbear flesh fizzes and dissolves away completely

>>21825633
Hmm. Throw a lit torch into the liquid, see if we can burn it away? Be ready to leg it though, in case the fumes are poison or something.

>>21825633
*HIC* I take another drag from the cask and toss a torch in.

>>21825652
The torch drops into the liquid, putting out the flame, and you see the torch corrode away

>>21825667
Well I haven't the foggiest on how to get past then. Have the dwarves look around with Stonecunning, and if that doesn't work, turn around and go down the west passage? I don't think we have any thieves.

>>21825667
"Harumph..." Taking another swig "Roight...one sec." I wander back to the cave in and grab a few pieces of stone then head back and gently put them into the dissolvy stuff"

>>21825687
"Oie Chuck a thief, but i dunna think he dunna like meltin tah death" I mutter out

>>21825693
Finding some pebbles much closer than the distant cave in, you throw them into the pool. They seem unaffected, but they are a sedimentary rock mainly composed of silicates so you wouldn't expect acid to affect them

>>21825703
"I mean look around here in the hallway, for a secret switch or door or something."

Hold the phone! Thief express has just arrived.

>>21825712
>rollan behind screen
No secret doors or switches discovered

>>21825712
>>21825737
"Well thar dunne work, I'll get teh rocks" as I motion to chuck to join me and we head back to the pile of cave in and start making a path of rocks to the chest

>>21825765
The cave in is quite some distance away. It would take a long time to bring the rubble from there to here.

>>21825774
Leod wants to keep going. They can come back after they've cleared enough that they don't have to worry about wandering monsters as much. Go for the easier stuff before the hard.

>>21825774
"Well any one else have ideas?" *HIC*

>>21825794
"Roight, lead the way then Leod!"

>>21825774
Can Jenai join the party, DM?

>>21825808
Yes, I'm happy for you and your goblins to join the party

"Down the west passage then! After our good Jenai gives his shot at searching, anyway."

>>21825826
Down the west passage is a door, leading to a great room. 100 feet wide and 160 feet long, it's clearly some kind of temple or place of worship. High backed wooden benches face a raised area where three large statues of Gorm, Usamigaras, and Madarua stood. They have now been toppled over and defaced. Near the stone platform are two fonts, now emptied.
There is a wide path leading north, an east exit opposite you, and two exits at either end of the south wall.

A man and a woman, with bronze canine masks and bright red hair stand by the statues, talking. Both carry swords, and wear brightly coloured tunics. When you approach with light, they turn to look at you and the man calls out a greeting.

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>>21825945
And after all that I forgot the map...

Rolled 92, 41 = 133

>>21825826
Jenai looks around the ACID ROOM with Gurx after creeping up on the party all submarine style..

"Maybe we .. well. Hm. What about the floating disc?"

>>21825974
You can choose to try stuff in the acid room before interacting with the two redheads

Nothing is found by Jenai or Gurx

Leod tenses momentarily at the presence of others, but lowers his sword after they don't immediately attack. He looks to the others, unsure of how to proceed, but happy to meet people who possibly won't try to kill them.

>>21825945
I smile and wave back at them "Oie who are they Leod?" I look at Jenai "Thars a gewd Idea, lets head back and have Vespin try et!" I exclaim quietly.

>>21826063
"After introductions, perhaps?"

Hello, strangers. We are new to Cynidicea. Who might you be?"

>>21826063
The two of them remove their masks. They look quite similar, probably brother and sister, and both are fairly attractive. "Gods be praised, some sane people! We've been trapped down here for years with these lunatics."

>>21826126
I start bracing myself slowly "Oie where you lot come from then? An iffin year be down here from years how yall still alive? *HIC*"

>>21826126
"How did you come here, and to be dressed in this fashion? My name is Jenai. What is yours?"

>>21826126
Leod blinks, and stands up straighter. "I'm truly sorry to hear of such misfortune. Is there any way we may be of aid?"

It too late to add me in DM?

>>21826169
"I am Orpheo, and this is my sister Eudora. Our family were merchants, and had come into misfortune, but had borrowed a great deal of money to buy cargo and save us from ruin. We were crossing the desert when a sandstorm seperated us from them. When we found them, they had been killed by bandits and our goods and water stolen. Even my brother, just a baby, had his head dashed open. We wandered the desert before finding this place, but after entering a cave in sealed us in." He points to the north.

Jenai and Leod, you can tell that these are good people. You're sure you can trust them completely.

>>21826216
No, it's not. Join in!

>>21826263
Alvaro nods at their sad tale. "I'm sorry to hear that. You've been here for years, you said? Truly dreadful, how have you managed to survive for so long? Must not of been easy, finding food, water, and avoiding the foul things down here." Alvaro offers his sympathies to the siblings.

>>21826263
"That's terrible!"

Jenai will fluff herself up a bit, conscious of her filthy clothes and stinky goblin friends. "Whatever we can do to help you out, we will try our best! We know a way out of this place - we can probably guide you through."

Jenai will glance at Echo "Want to grab that chest, then help these folks out of here?"

>>21826202
"Well, if you're down here, I'm sure you've found a way out. We long to see our homes again, but it's not just the desert that traps us. You see, we cannot return to our homeland without our parents lendors forcing us to pay further for the horrors we have suffered. I would have my nose cut off, and both of us sold into slavery. We need gold to have a chance of ever seeing home again."

Alvaroagrees that this is a touching story, and feel a strong urge to be charitable towards these poor siblings.

>>21826311
"By blending in. There's springs, deep down, and the Cynidiceans farm slimes and rats to eat. Not the most appealing fare, but better than starvation."

>>21826332
"..." Leod just falls silent. He absently glances sidelong to his companions after the siblings tell their story.

>>21826329
"Aye, that seems the best course of action tah me"

I pull Leod, Alvaro, and Jenai aside waving at the siblings and mutter in a hushed drunken whisper "Mates, we've known em fer less than 10 minutes and their already askin fer money. I dunna trust em, and I'm drunk!" To accentuate my point i polish off the small keg. "Also I want that chest befer we do anythin else."

>>21826332
"Oh, we have some food we could perhaps share. Probably better than what you've been eating, at least. I'm sure we--"
>>21826380
Alvaro gets pulled aside by Echo there. "You sure? They're just lost travelers. Maybe we could suggest them to try again in Mistamere? I'd feel bad if we just do nothing for them though."

>>21826380
Vespin is staring at Orpheo. "I think you're just jealous of how handsome he is."

>>21826420
>>21826432
I look at them like their stupid "Roighttttt..." I yell back over my shoulder "We ferget somethin in anoter room away from the exit, we'll be roight back" As i start dragging people to the acid room so we can try floating disk "we'll be back in a bit! yall stay here"

>>21826432
Jenai pinches Vespin on the arm. "Don't get any ideas!"

Then she looks over at Orpheo and smiles at him, batting eyelashes. Remember she is dressed like a dude.

"What a sad, sad story! Poor fellows - I bet there's something we could do for you! What country are you from? I specialize in busting crooked merchants!"

>>21826529
"ROIGHT WHEN WE COME BACK!" I yell over my shoulder while finishing pushing the party back out the door. "BE BACK IN A JIFF!"

>>21826500
As you drag Vespin off to retrieve the chest with magic, Yrin agrees with Echowinds. "I don't trust him either. I don't like the way he was looking at me. Staring right at my eyes"

>>21826529
He smiles at Jenai. "We are from the city of Tsekk, far to the northwest. In many ways our laws seem harsh to outsiders."

>>21826624
Alvaro shakes his head as he looks from the two to Echo. "Sorry, I have to make sure he's okay. I'll be back to help you two later, hopefully with him in a better mood, I promise." He called out to the siblings as he took off after Echo.

Leod smiles and waves to the siblings as he steps out of the room with the others.

>>21826624
Jenai smiles at Orpheo, tucking a nonexistant strand of hair behind her ear - she winks at him "I'll be right back, ok?"

hi. I like rolling dice, fighting monsters, and solving puzzles.
I don't like NPC/PC interactions.
would I enjoy this game or not?

>>21826827
Probably not right now, as this dungeon's got a lot of social interaction. And the group that's currently playing seems to like this, and is happy to negotiate with "monsters" for safe passage and information about the dungeon ahead

>>21826772
"I'll be looking forward to it."

>>21826865
kk bye

>>21826865
Alrightey on to the acid room! Vespin perpares floating disk!

>>21826936
Vespin's spell easily lifts the chest and pulls it towards you out of the acid room

>>21826966
"Roight which theif wants a go furst?" I say trying to get the rest of the group snapped out of the charm.

>>21826996
Alvaro waits, making sure no one falls into the acid. He takes one of his empty flasks and sees if he can fill it with some of the acid without hurting himself. "At least we found them now, I dread to wonder what might of happened if someone else found them."

Rolled 35, 27 = 62

>>21826996
Jenai and Gurx checkin for traps

>>21827053
You find no traps on the stone box

>>21827067
It is however locked tight.

>>21827020
So I take it that I can get some acid in a flask without horribly burning myself?

>>21827106
I'll do the same then use it on the lock.

>>21827106
Yes. And the glass flask is able to hold the acid without suffering damage

>>21827111
The lock fizzles and melts away into a trickle of rusty water

>>21827127
Inside the chest are 20000 silver pieces and a rolled up scroll

>>21827127
Awesome, I fill two.

Alvaro swipes his Magic Flask over the scroll.

>>21827148
It is in fact magical. The aura around it is pale green, with white and red streaks

>>21827143
I'll split the silver amongst the team, then hand the scroll to Vespin for examination. "Well that went better than i expected"

>>21827179
Also I'll fill up a few flasks with it.

>>21827205
the acid i mean

>>21827179
"Hey! Maybe we can use some of this to help those two find their way home?"

>>21827215
"That could work." Alvaro adds in. "Maybe we can have them use that money to start up a new trading business in Mistamere?"
>>21827179
"I can give it a look over too if you like, if its holy magic." Alvaro offers his knowledge to Vespin.

>>21827179
Vespin thinks it is holy magic and shows it to Alvaro
>>21827232
Inscribed on the scroll are Remove Curse and Purify Food and Drink

>>21827215
Putting my hands on Jenai's shoulders "Think fer a minute mate, when did yah start carein tah share yer gold with strangers?"

>>21827232
I look over at Alvaro "Ant yah, when you ever seen folks randomly pop up like a hat?"

>>21827215
Leod smiles as they get it open, but pauses as Jenai mentions helping the two. "...Question: Don't you guys find it odd that..." He looks over his companions. "...Let me put it this way: Did EVERYONE here immediately think that we should help them? Do everything we can for them? Feel we should trust them? Give them money? ...Within under a minute of meeting them?"

>>21827261
>>21827244

Jenai brushes Echo's hands off, then brushes some hair from her face self consciously. "I just wanted to help them. I even helped that crazy jerk that tried to kill us."

But her face is troubled.

"I think they're nice." (And will continue to until DM says otherwise)

>>21827243
Alvaro shares this info with the group.
>>21827244
"Randomly show up? Hm... I suppose I am surprised that they haven't found the exit yet, but it was blocked by a barrel yes? There was also the Owlbear though... maybe they were hiding?" Alvaro offers.
>>21827261
"I usually want to help people when I can..." He shrugs.
>>21827334
"I think they just need help as well..."

>>21827334
shaking my head I continue divide up the loot

>>21827397
"I dunna know about you but after seein their faces yall when to putty like a fancy pants told yah you won 200,000gp fer bein alive." I shake my head "Use thars scroll and heal theyself physican" *HIC*

>>21827459
"As far as I know, no one is cursed. At least I hope no one is." Alvaro comments, before thinking on it. "I... I suppose it is a little odd. I still think we can help them, but if you really think we shouldn't give them money... Maybe we can help them hide away, at least?"

>>21827509
Leod shakes his head. "...The magic water flasks were glowing. So there was -something- in that room that was magic... I think it was them. I think they were messing with our heads. It just -feels- wrong..."

>>21827509
Jenai pouts. "I'll go with the group's decision, but I trust them and think you're overreacting Echo. Echo, you're drunk!"

>>21827533
"How can you say you trust someone you've -just met-?" Leod presses.

>>21827509
>>21827525
>>21827533
Trust meh yer cursed *HIC* I canna tell with these things. Alvaro yer got any remove curses with that scroll right? Learn et and try it on Jenai er yerself.

>>21827525
>>21827550
"They still need help, we can still help them without having to give them money." Alvaro continues.
>>21827584
Alvaro sighs, going to humor Echo. He holds his magic flask of water up to Jenai, himself, than Leod. "If we were cursed, I think we would know. I could use it if you really want to, but I think it a waste of divine power."

>>21827550
Jenai stares at him blankly. "I mean - we trusted that crazy wizard to sleep in the same room as us. These two wear masks - masks are fun! And also, they've got red hair - that's lucky, right? Also - they're clearly attractive, and attractive people are never evil."

>>21827604
The vials don't glow anymore than usual
"Not that I think we are charmed, but those affected by that spell don't radiate magic themselves"

>>21827604
"Ah raeally must insist yah try et mate"

>>21827605
I stare at Jenai pointedly. "Roighttt. Yah just sang thar praises and yah knew em fer how long?:"

>>21827649
"Oh. My focus was admit-ably more history than magic... ...Okay, how about this. If you two really don't trust them, how about I ask them if I can use my magic flask on them? Its just a harmless test, no reason they shouldn't go with it. If nothing comes up, then can we help them? Please?" Alvaro pleads with the group.

>>21827673
"Alvaro Iffin nothin happens when you cast remove curse on Jenai, and if nothin happens with teh magic waters I will be happy tah help yeh both with yer sibling problem."

>>21827697
Alvaro shakes his head. "The scroll will not remove magical taint in one's head I'm afraid, that is an entirely different thing. It will aid in helping others free themselves of their cursed burdens though. Don't worry, I won't hesitate to use it when the time is right." Alvaro nods. "But for now, lets go about testing the siblings, yes? I want to prove that they mean us no harm, so we can get to helping them."

Rolled 37

>>21827828
"Yah got any other magics taht would work?" I pat vespin on the back "She's all tapped out with thah magic disk casting and gettin the chest and all"

>>21827873
"All I have are my own magic and the scrolls. I apply blessed healing to someone, stronger than I normally am, can imbue someone's weapon with the sun's rage to help the hurt those of darkness, can cure any disease that ails one, and now can remove cursed burdens from someone, and purify water and food for those to feast." Alvaro lists off what he can do. "We going to administer the test now?"

[Two Cure/Cause Light Wounds prepared for today, scrolls of Striking, Cure Disease, Purify Food, and Remove Curse.]

>>21827873
Jenai takes out a small piece of wood and a knife and starts to fiddle with them.

"Come on, guys. we've gotta go back that way anyhow. Let's talk to them some more!"

>>21827897
"We'll escort them from the room into the hallway, saying we're bringing them to the surface. If the flasks stop glowing, then it's not them that are magic, if they don't, then they're probably the ones that are magic." Leod proposes.

As you talk, you notice a fox watching you from up the path. Mr Fuzzyboots hisses at it, and it runs off into the temple room.

>>21827931
"Was that a fox? Boots sure doesn't like it... What do you think, you think we should trust those two Boots?" Alvaro asks the cat.
>>21827923
"Hm, yeah, there may be background magic in the temple. It once was a holy place, so it wouldn't surprise me."

>>21827923
"Foine, lets go wik that plan I suppose. I still Dunna trust them"

>>21827931
"OIE DUNNA YA SEE THAT?" I exclaim "Where have you ever see a fox inna dungeon?"

>>21827951
Boots hisses angrily

>>21827960
"Aye tha cat agrees wik moi see!?" *HIC* I pass it a bit of dried meat.

>>21827923
>>21827951
>>21827957

"But they already told us they can't go home, because they'll be killed! Oh! A fox! How clever. I'd love a tame fox as a pet. How did he get down here?"

>>21827960
"I'll... Take that as a no." Alvaro comments, less sure of the siblings.
>>21827957
"...Never. But what has that to do with them? Ah, whatever. We're probably just wasting time, lets just test them now and get this over with. Maybe they saw where the fox went." Alvaro starts making his way to the siblings, gesturing for the others to follow him.

>>21828010
Jenai keeps fiddling with the knife and wood, leaving little shavings as they go , whistling a jaunty tune.

>>21828010
I grumble and follow Alvaro out.

As you return to the room, Orpheo says "Good to see you again! It looks like you've had some share of success in your recent activities. May I ask what you've found?"

>>21828093
Jenai blurts out cheerfully "We found a chest of coins, and a magical scroll that removes magic effects!" She is whittlin' away happily, eyeing their fox masks

"Hey! A little fox was just in here, like your masks! Do you two have one as a pet?"

>>21828093
"Some holy scrolls and some coin." Alvaro shrugs. "We've decided to help you!" He gives them a smile, although that is unseen behind his glaring war mask. "Although we wish to give you a test first. Its no bother, I just need to put this flask near you, outside of this room is all." Alvaro shrugs again as he shows them the flask filled with magic water. "Can't be too cautious."

>>21828125
"Oh, sort of, but he's always running off. He ran through here just earlier."
"Tell me, were these silver coins? About twenty thousand of them?"

>>21828146
"Of course. I don't see the problem with that."

>>21828161
"..." Leod gives a Look to his comrades.

>>21828161
"Nah I dunna think it was that much, why are yeh so interested?"

>>21828161
Alvaro shrugs. "I didn't count them, all I know was that there was a good bit. Anyway, if you would just step out into this hallway here, where we were? Its the way out, and where I will administer the test." He gives the flask a little shake. "Just a formality."

>>21828206
Jenai glares at Echo over the lie, but doesn't correct him for the moment.

She turns to the two "I've ALWAYS wanted a fox for a pet! She goes across the hall and glances around, calling her dogs close to her. "Sgt Vice, Habit. Don't attack the fox! Here boy!"

She looks over to the two

"What's his name? can you call him, I'd love to pet him!"

>>21828206
"Ah. Too much to hope for I guess. You see, our parents had twenty thousand silver coins with them when they were killed. I suppose the bandits would have spent quite a lot anyway. Tell me, can I have a look at these coins? If they're from Tsekk, I'd be able to recognise them."

>>21828262
"We just call him Red."

>>21828218
The flask glows a silvery colour, with whorls of red and orange through it. There's also the bright yellow flashes you recognise as indicating an enchanted weapon

Rolled 28

>>21828298
"That's... odd." Alvaro mentions, staring at the flask. "You can go back in the room with the others, I'm going to think on this..." He gives them a dismissive wave as he tries to figure out the colors. He tries to LORE it up.

>>21828298
"What's the symbol of Tsekk? That sounds neat!

Hey, Red, RED!"

Yrin is angrily cradling her Heavy Crossbow (she traded the Musket into Party Loot and snagged a HCB for now) and eyeing the two with her mistrustful goblinney squint.

Rolled 24

>>21828338
I will have vespin help with that!

>>21828340
"Well, it's the letter "Ts" in our script. It's very similar to Cynidicean, so you might have trouble telling the two apart."

>>21828338
There are several sources of magic here, but the shifting whorls seem to indicate a shapeshifter of some kind

>>21828381
Alvaro straightens up a bit, giving a slight cough as he puts the flask away. Entering the room with the others again, he nods to the siblings in as happy a manner as he could through his war mask, and stalks over to the others. As he passes Echo, he silently whispers "Shapeshifters. Beware." Before continuing on to stand next to Jenai.

>>21828381
"Oh, ok. Here, take a look."

Yrin stops her, uncharacteristically, and looks at the two, grumbling something in Jenai's ear.

Jenai frowns at her, shaking her arm loose and hissing something under her breath. Blushing she turns to the two.

"Um. Can you draw it for us? Some of my companions are very cautious, I'm sorry."

>>21828381
Leod stands by, trying to look calm. He absently pets his dogs.

>>21828423
"Alright." he says, his smile looking a little forced. He sketches a symbol in the dust on the ground. It doesn't really look much like those on the coins.

>>21828421
I give a subtle nod to Alvaro and start fingering one of my acid flasks.

>>21828480
"Oie that dunna look familar tah me at all" I say coming up behind Chuck and clasping his shoulder. "Oie hold a feller up mate, I maya ehd to much" I say and lean on chuck, quickly whispering that there is trouble while i stumble into him

>>21828480
"Well.. maybe. It looks a.. little like it. What do you guys think?"

Jenai, presumably oblivious, shows her silver coin to the others, smiling gamely.

She whispers
"Maybe.. he's not a good artist?"

Rolled 69

>>21828521
In the same whisper "mebbeh they're conartists?, they dunna look so clean tah me'

"..." Leod growls, raising his dagger. "Drop the lies and the mindfuckery. NOW." He says, prepared to attack if they make one wrong move

>>21828551
Her face crumbles a bit in the face of this.

"I.. still think they're nice. They haven't hurt us."
Turning to the two "Maybe it was a different chest of silver you meant?"

>>21828480
Alvaro inspects the symbol. "Maybe I can help, history was a favorite subject of mine."
>>21828562
"Welp, games up. I was hoping to get more info from them. So, what are you two really? I know shape-shifting magic when I see it."

Eudora starts crying. "We'll never go home. Never!"
Orpheo has a pained look on his face. "I'm sorry, sister." Turning to the party he says "Really, it was more than we could hope for that something good would finally happen to us. I'm sorry for wasting your time."
They walk off dejectedly into the temple

>>21828584
"Wait, please! Leod, you're scaring them. We can still try to help!"

>>21828562
"What are you talking about?"

>>21828582
"Magic? Maybe it was this potion we found. We don't know what it does, but we'll sell it to you if you want." He slowly reaches for a pouch at his belt, trying not to startle Leod

>>21828613
"See everybody! They're fine. It's just a potion."

Jenai walks in front of Leod, glaring at him a bit, then turning to the two and smiling.

"A potion you say?"

Yrin steps in front of Jenai, to keep her from getting too close. Jenai growls a bit, then sighs.

"Why is everything so tense? Can't we all be friends?"

>>21828613
"The test, the one I gave you two? Came out with silvery colors, swirls of red and orange, as well as bright yellow flashes. You two have shape-shifting magic on you, as well as fancy enchanted weapons. May indeed be the potions, but why would you worry about coin when you have magic weaponry? How did you manage to stay so clean during your stay here? I'd imagine years in the dark, eating slime and rats would harm one's looks." Alvaro presses them, although shows no signs of hostility. "I don't wish to harm you, although my friends are a little twitchy. There's magic at work, that much is clear."

>>21828613
I Quickly nod to chuck who grabs Vespin by the shoulders and drags them back a bit, and I go stand next to Leod ready to jerk Jenai away from the effect of wahtever the shapeshifters whip out at us.

>>21828651
"Well yes, my sister has the enchanted sword belonging to our father. I don't see what that has to do with paying off our debts." He pulls out the potion. It's a clear colour. "As I said, we need the money, and we're willing to sell you this potion for 800gp"

"Regarding our looks, we clean ourselves and wash our clothes in the underground springs. The others down here don't look like that because they have to, they look like that because they don't care about anything."

>>21828663
>>21828651

Jenai glances at Alvaro

"Shape.. shifting?"

She glances at the fox masks, and puts her whittling away, paling.

"Oh. Well. Maybe.. " she can't think of anything to say about it, and takes a few steps away from them. She is thinking "Were animals." not "Magic Shapeshifting" and that makes her a bit scared.

She moves her hand down to rest on her silver knife.

>>21828711
"If you have such riches, why would you possibly need to beg for money?!" Leod growls, waving the dagger threateningly.

>>21828739
Seeing you draw your dagger, the two of them run away, into the temple room

>>21828711
Alvaro nods. "Alright then, lets test it again. If this test passes, we apologizes and promise to help you the best we can for us making a mistake. If it doesn't though, I want an explanation. You won't come to harm either way though, we just don't like being tricked, even if it was for a good cause."

>>21828731
>>21828739
Alvaro puts up his hands in a peaceful way. "Easy friends, easy. Perhaps we were just mistaken. Perhaps not. Either way, I don't wish this to be in bloodshed, we have too much of that ahead of us with Zargon."

Turning to the siblings again, he continues. "Just set the potion, and each of you stand away, from both it and each other, so that there isn't interference. I shall check all three of you separately, and then if everything checks out we shall settle this. I promise you, no harms shall come to you two if I can help it."

>>21828711
"Twitchy aint the half of et. I know Charm magic when I see it, I just dunna have any way of gettin rid of et." I grimace "what are yeah truly after? And dunna think fer a moment that yeh can fool me, I trust Alvaro's read of tah magic on ye"

>>21828766
>>21828762
"Dammit. Wait up, I'm sorry for my companions! They're just worried, I'm sure we can fix this!" He calls after them, taking a few steps after them but not following.

>>21828762
"Leod!"

"Wait! We're not going to hurt you!"

She stops just short of chasing them.

"Shape.. shifters. I don't want to follow them. But.. "

Jenai shrugs, looking a bit uneasy.

"We are naught fallowin them. Would be running intah a trap."

>>21828836
>>21828841
"Agreed. Might be best to avoid them for now... Although they might still trust me and Jenai. We could try to get this figured out, or leave them be I suppose." Alvaro turns to Leod. "I understand that you just want us safe, and I thank you for that. But next time, let us not draw weapons until we're sure blood is to be spilled, please?"

>>21828892
"I am certain. They're liars, shapeshifters, and con-men, and care not for us." Leod says forcefully.

>>21828906
Alvaro sighs. "Yes, though I cannot confirm the shapeshifter, I will admit they were trying to con us I believe. Just not everyday one gets to talk to a shapeshifter. Was hoping to talk to them a bit at least, before we scare them off."

>>21828940
Leod grunts. "I don't like being lied to."

>>21828962
So, where do you want to go?

Rolled 34

>>21828940
>>21828906
I canna understand hidin somethin you might find offputtin to folks, but runnin away when yer get accused just makes yer guilty. That and they cast charm on us, er tried."

>>21828969
where are we exactly?

>>21828969
Jenai will gesture after them

"There's this way."

She will gesture other directions
"and the ways without the people we threatened with knives who might've tried to rob us but are PROBABLY just scared of a knife being waved at them, Echo."

>>21828962
"Neither do I, although I can understand reason. None of these reasons they had were good though, but I was still hoping to talk with them. If what they said was true, they would know these places very well."

>>21828969
We have no where else to go further but the temple. "I say we either follow them into the temple, or return to Auriga with the package."

>>21829039
In the corridor just before the temple

>>21829054
"Let's head back an stow our newfound riches, iffine we run intah them again we can try tah help them then."

>>21829127
Heading back with the silver and recovered wine, you each get 342.8gp, and the retainers 171.4gp

>>21829127
"Hm... Fine. We do need to find that oasis anyway, its a full moon tonight, this would be our only chance to ground those priests and goblins into the sand." Alvaro comments, before glancing at Jenai. "...Unless the goblins are innocent in this exchange. In which case we won't..."

>>21829156
I'm starting to feel a bit tired. Sorry for putting it off, but do you mind fighting the priests tomorrow? I should be on then, around the same time I started today's thread

>>21829205
sounds ok to me.

>>21829205
>Not a problem, anything we can accomplish before you want to sleep?

>>21829205
Sure man, no need to kill yourself for our sake. No need to be sorry, life always comes first.

>>21829220
What do you want to do?

>>21829225
> something that will get us 50exp so chuck can level!

>>21829225
>Ambush the priests!
>kiiiddddiiiing! :D

Jenai will sneak into Brandon's house, and leave the wooden carving of him wherever any of his things are, with 30gp scattered around it and a short note.

- All Respects to a Good Friend passed

If he has any nieces or nephews in the house, the wooden toy will end up with them.

Ho-kay, so what do I roll for my second HD? 1d8+2?

>>21829296
Yep. Congrats on the level! May you roll well!

aye! good luck!!

Rolled 2 + 2

>>21829296
Alright, here I go!

>>21829467
4. Well... Well, at least it's something. I guess.

>>21829474
it's not bad thats what it is.

>>21829514
Im going to dump some money in the honey pot fund

>>21829474
Leod, I rolled a one on health. Its gonna happen, you just hope that it never happens again.

>>21829549
Alchemist funded!

>>21829572
working on expansion tavern now with 10ft poles to the ceilings and a nice stage whooooyeahhh