Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 4, 2020 11:54 am

Re: Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

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[ +- ] Snip; nevermind, see below.

I realized that casting continuosly will make me stuck with exhaustion level, so maybe I just shouldn't do it at all. We do still have food, right? I'll just cast once when we stop initially, so I'll cover 1/3 of a ration for everyone. XD

And since I won't chat with plants until rain stops, I'll just wait for now; in case anything else happens before that?

Egret looks up to the grey skies as the rain starts to fall down upon their modest camp, and inches closer to the fire, weaving his druidic magic to cover the flames and an area around himself. To the tiefling's surprise, the rain is repelled in a wider radius than he was expecting - just like little earlier with his berry-creating spell, the effects seem boosted by something. He frowns slightly, suspicious about that, and taps the ground near him with his tail, indicating for everyone else to get under the magical dome.

"My companions, do you notice something unusual about magic in this place?" He turns one of the goodberries in his fingers. "These spells weren't supposed to be this strong."

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Brindel Truehand

rpgventurer

Dec 8, 2020 7:46 am

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"And here I thought you learned something new in the village." Brindel says as smiles at Egret. The paladin sits on a fallen log, his eyes continually scrutinizing their camp (as is his wont). "By all that is holy, I had not felt that sick since my youth. The magic here is something which we need to learn to use to our advantage. The gods blessings are everywhere, if we just recognize them."

He looks at Egret and Lex. "Have either of you tried a spell to determine the nature of magic in this swamp?"

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Brindel will change his selected spells to Command, Cure Wounds, Thunderous Smite, and Protection from Poison. This change is reflected on the character sheet. I'll work with Lex tomorrow.

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GeneCortess Inactive for 5 months

Dec 8, 2020 9:15 am

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Shump says It only nature magic. seems to be all he knows. Obviously not a place he wishes to be in. He relaxes a moment.

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 10, 2020 6:37 pm

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Egret chuckles at Brindel's comment. "My dwarven companions back at the bar seemed more interested in explaining to me about inner workings of the camp. The locals, the greetings..." He holds up his hand to his face, remembering the glow of the sigil. "The way to show your vow to protect the village. I've almost forgotten about it, but I wonder if it is similarly affected by these lands?"

The druid shakes his head to stave off the concerning thought. "I fear that this magic might not be a blessing so much as a curse. Is it indeed just nature that gives power to us? Is it the same reason the undead are walking these swamps? I wonder..." the tiefling's gaze wanders around the camp in deliberation. "I believe it is a wise idea to try and figure it out, Brindel. I shall get to it; perhaps our floral neighbours can shed some light..."

With that, the druid stands up and walks off a bit away from the camp, to where he noticed a cluster of marsh shrubs and other some assorted flora. He sits before them, crossing his legs, and calling upon his magic to grant the plants ability to reply to him, asking them about what source fuels the peculiar aura of the marsh.

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Speak with Plants! :D

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DeJoker Inactive forever!

Dec 10, 2020 6:56 pm

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Okay so come daylight (as that is when the downpour finally ends) Egret sits down and casts the spell -- then says exactly what and asks it how -- keep in mind I will give your character latitude due to them knowing more than you do but -- I need to base that off of what you say and ask -- keep in mind that talking to reeds and grasses means you are tentatively talking to a young child or at least that would be your past experience with it -- aka limited conceptual understanding of what you are saying and/or meaning

And in case that was not clear -- I am asking you to make an in-game post outlining your side of the communication -- you can assume they say hi back in their own way once you greet them -- so greet them and ask your first question -- also keep in mind you can talk to your friends to get ideas if you would like -- put in bold Green what you say to the plants

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 10, 2020 10:04 pm

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Okay, let me think for a moment... Would that work?

Egret extends his hand over the plants, focusing on communicating with young grassess and silent reeds of the marsh, calling out to their nature, interwoven with his magic to form decipherable to him thoughts. "Greetings, plants of the mire. Do you know of anything unusual happening in the area? Weird people or strange events, perhaps activity that never happened before?"

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DeJoker Inactive forever!

Dec 10, 2020 10:42 pm

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Okay just to be persnickety -- its a marsh not a mire but the plants got the gist of it -- and well the spell worked ;)

"Oh hi, hi, hi, oh hey he can talk to us, yes, yes, yes," the plants he is currently talking to all respond and talk almost simultaneously creating an echoing or chorus like affect. "No, no, no, well your strange, yes, yes, yes and we have never talked to you before, no, no, no." As Egret got his reply he realized that if something always has been and the plants have experienced it most of the time it would be neither unusual nor strange nor something that has not happened to them before. Perhaps a different wording of what he wanted to know was in order to get the information he was seeking.

GeneCortess Inactive for 5 months

Dec 10, 2020 10:53 pm

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(The temptation to snuff a few out.)

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 11, 2020 3:58 pm

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Figuring out if it was recent was half the idea. :D Though I don't really know how I can get more from them if it is not something they witnessed, and they might not understand what magic is... Ideas?

Egret hums as he thinks about possible causes for magical empowerment that can last for long enough that these grasses would always know it. Was this marsh simply a place of power, perhaps? It's not out of realm of possibility, he supposes, but surely they would know more about it from the village if that was the case. "Thank you, and yes, I never visited here before. Did you ever talk with anyone else besides me?" He briefly recalls the ranger whom bar patrons described to him. "Do you know if there are any structures around? Like wide and tall stones rising from the ground?" The tiefling tries to describe walls as simple as he can; they probably never saw things like mountains, so hopefully they won't be confused.

DeJoker Inactive forever!

Dec 11, 2020 5:49 pm

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"Oh yes, yes, yes, we have talked with the lady and the dark one from time to time. Ooo stone not near hear but let us check, yes, yes, yes, let us check." The grasses and reeds seem to ripple as if blown by some unseen wind. Even with the short exchange Egret has had with the grasses and reeds he can tell they are different, perhaps a bit older than grasses and reeds he is more used to.

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 11, 2020 9:14 pm

Re: Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

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I assume I can talk with others too, since it's not a concentration spell.

Egret's tail thumps nervously against the ground as he turns to look back at his companions while waiting for the plants to check, as they claimed. "Does any of you know anything about a "lady" or a "dark one"? It appears that whoever they are, both of these talk to the plants around here fairly regularly." The tiefling rakes his memory before focusing on their guide. "Weren't you looking for a woman earlier, Shump, after our battle with the undead? Do you want me to ask about her?"

DeJoker Inactive forever!

Dec 11, 2020 9:22 pm

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Even if it were a Concentration spell you could still talk to others as that does not break Concentration -- it takes something somewhat significant -- like taking damage -- to break spell Concentration

HeroAmongMen Inactive for 7 months

Dec 11, 2020 10:34 pm

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"I know no voman bot me."

GeneCortess Inactive for 5 months

Dec 11, 2020 11:54 pm

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The lady appeared but only so short of time I might think her not there. She seem to float above the water. his best thougths.

Brindel Truehand

rpgventurer

Dec 12, 2020 6:49 am

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"Egret, can they tell us where the homes of the lady and the 'dark one' are?"

rpgventurer

Dec 12, 2020 7:07 am

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Sitting near Brindel on the log, Lex quietly observes the movements of the plants as they respond to Egret's questions.

Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 12, 2020 2:41 pm

Re: Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

"A ghost or a projection, perhaps?" The druid muses in response to Shump's words, before nodding to confirm that he heard Brindel's request and turning back towards the plants. "Did you check if there are stones nearby, my friends? Perhaps you can also tell me more about the ones who talk to you besides me; do you know where they live?"

DeJoker Inactive forever!

Dec 12, 2020 4:25 pm

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"Yes, yes, yes, we are checking for stones. Yes, yes, yes, we will check on that." While waiting for his answers Egret is inundated with a chorus of child-like questions and about him and his companions. Further based on these questions the interchange he determines that while these reeds/grasses are like normal ones they are also like a living community as well, and that they seem to have a strange sort-of word-of-mouth shared lore but have no real concept of time or at least not one that he can fathom. Further the concept of direction and true distance seems to be foreign to them and here indicates the entire marsh as that is the community.

After several minutes of chaotic interchange, Egret gets the answers to his is two inquiries. "Yes, yes, yes, there is a single location here where there are stones. They, they, they, live here but else where as well and they know you are here." This is followed shortly but extreme chaotic unintelligible excitement. The only word that Egret can glean before his spell ends is, "Here, here, here..."

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Egret

FlyingSucculent

Dec 13, 2020 5:03 pm

Re: Episode 2 Scene 1 The Journey North

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Aww, I wanted to actually get directions. Maybe I will try again later.

Egret does his best to answer the array of questions the plants bombard him with, even if he takes care to not reveal anything tactically valuable. It is pleasant to be faced with such enthusiasm, truly, and the plant's chaotic chatter lightens his own mood considerably - even if their last words cause him alarm.

As the spell ends, he gets up from the ground, absent-mindely dusting his coat, and turns to address the group: "They didn't give me any specific locations, but confirmed that there is one place with a building in the marsh. Nothing specific for the lady and the dark one either - the plants said that they live "here", but it might mean the entire swamplands; or just the tower."

The tieflings walks back to the campsite, sitting down next to Brindel. "However, they also told me that "they know you are here". Which we already knew for the lady, assuming she's the same one whom Shump saw before..." he frowns. "Does any of you have an idea what or who the dark one might be?"

Last edited December 13, 2020 5:07 pm

HeroAmongMen Inactive for 7 months

Dec 13, 2020 5:20 pm

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Haelga is sharpening her longsword with her whetstone when Egret comes back. She looks up at the tiefling and says, "No. I come wiju tu hhelp bekoz help ju need. ‘Dark Von’ me not know."

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