Off the Beaten Track (OOC)

Good stuff.

Let's go there and see.

Should we hold off on entering the temple in that case? I think Albert will wait for Rook to climb first either way, if that's the way we're heading.

Maybe 'don't rush'. But I don't want to pressure the new player to hurry for fear of keeping us waiting.

When the time comes, we can flashback from wherever we are, or find some other way to explain the meeting.

Sorry for the delay, I should be able to post more from now on.

He's in the temple already, trying to map it out. Does the temple have an enchantment that switches the rooms and corridors around? If so, he's having a really hard time mapping it out and trying to find a pattern to it.

"Do the vines come in through the window?":

While none of the vines grow into the window on their own, you could always try dragging some of them in to use as clumsy ropes.

Cool. Good to have you.
The other characters spent last night in the temple. So that is not very feasible.

Unless you mean Dirk is below the temple, in whatever is down there. We could do that, but the others would be well within their rights to be very suspicious of anyone they meet down there. It might not make for the best integration with the party.

There is also the issue of Dirk already knowing about what is there while the others (and we the players) are discovering it for the first time. If he is down there, he will not have been for long, or will not have discovered much.
I had not thought so.

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sunnyVoid: Are you set on this? Can we rather have Dirk meet the others outside, and form a bit of trust before we go down? We can have them see him approaching from their window and call him over, then we are all together for the descent and discovery.

I mentioned Albert spotting a shape outside, maybe we can use that?
The captain is still climbing up at the moment, she could spot Dirk.

Indeed. It would be easy to do either of those. Or just to handwave it.

That's a good point it would be better to enter at the same time with the others, I guess we'll go with-
If he saw people he'd try to avoid them. I guess he's deep in thought looking at the notes he wrote about the temple when he stumbles into the group.

Excellent.

Does Dirk climb up to them or do they come down to him?

It would be nice to have a bit of chit-chat between old friends before we go down.

I think Dirk spots Albert while Albert is climbing the minaret and calls out to him. It's odd to Dirk that he sees his old bartender climbing an old temple.

No kidding! :)

Go for it.

perfect :D

sunnyVoid: Don't hesitate to ask for more details if you can not recall or make sense of what we are talking about. Playing a scene and reading a scene are very different levels of engagement.

Also, don't hesitate to correct us if we get something wrong. You have just read it, and it was --possibly-- months since we thought about it. :)

How many people exactly are entering the tower? Albert, Rook, the captain, Asha, and Dirk, a group of five?

Yes, it's the 5 of us. The captain and Asha are NPCs.

I think Rook should take the lead down or up the stairs. He's the most nimble and familiar with scouting.
How wide are the stairs? Is it possible to walk side by side or only in a row?

sunnyVoid: You can make up some things that Dirk 'knows' about the temple, and choose what he tells the rest. Some of these things may even end up being true. :)

Hmm... Let's say they are designed for single file, but are not so narrow that two could not walk abreast (or pass one another) if they were willing to venture close to the edge. That sound good?

Check!