[Gameplay] 5. Best Left Buried

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Oct 29, 2023 1:42 am
"So, we need to go here," Iseret suggests, pointing at M.
Oct 29, 2023 2:57 am
OOC:
Correct me if I'm wrong - if we know this compass we just used passes through P, M, O, and N - and O and M are other compasses, doesn't that just leave P and N as the potential sources of necromantic energy? Maybe I'm not visualizing things right.
Oct 29, 2023 3:57 am
OOC:
That's a little metagaming, but yes. You know the compass points in that direction and in the fiction could be in a hundred locations along that line, maybe more. Not all of the possible ones are marked with giant letter, wink wink.
Oct 29, 2023 4:50 am
OOC:
That's fair :D Stepping away from the meta-aspect, the points we DO know about are the ones marked as compass locations. Tabat would vote we go continue to the Xotl to seek their assistance and check on the compass at point 'K' along the way. Hopefully the compass there would intersect at a meaningful place along the first line.
Oct 29, 2023 5:17 am
OOC:
yeah that's what I was thinking to get the intersect. Suppose in character we could walk along the line but we won't know what we are looking for.
Nov 7, 2023 5:20 am
OOC:
Just throwing this out there - I'd like to keep moving this game forward, but I also know Q is busy through November with other writing commitments. I propose we put a pause and return here 12/1 to continue?
Nov 7, 2023 6:18 pm
OOC:
I still have time to post each day and would also like to keep it moving. Give me a direction and I'll update. However, @Whtknt mentioned something about a two week camping trip, so he might be offline a bit.
Nov 7, 2023 6:33 pm
OOC:
I think it was point K, as we head towards the Xotl?
Nov 7, 2023 7:16 pm
You skirt wide of the gates, knowing that a horde of undead had been gathering there, seeking to access the living side of Wati.

Location K

A morass of mud, mold, and crumbling stonework fills this old bathhouse’s humid interior. According to Sebti’s map, one of the Pharasmins’ elegiac compasses was placed in the ruins of this unassuming middle-class bathhouse called the Marid’s Caress.
Nov 8, 2023 7:13 am
OOC:
Okay! I certainly won't complain :D
"This place has seen much better days," Tabat says, leading Andromeda inside the bath house and looking around. "I don't see any signs of the compass immediately inside, perhaps there is a basement?"
Nov 9, 2023 2:19 am
You examine it and after sleuthing you realize that after centuries of neglect, the bathhouse’s plumbing failed, collapsing one wall onto the compass and damaging it beyond repair. The windblown sand, collapsed rock, and constant leaks have since transformed the Marid’s Caress into an indoor swamp.

Jaware says, "There's magic over here." Digging through mud, he finds a lens of detection.

Rolls

Perception: Iseret +6, Jaware +5, Khadi +3, Tabat +2 - (1d20+6, 1d20+5, 1d20+3, 1d20+2)

1d20+6 : (1) + 6 = 7

1d20+5 : (9) + 5 = 14

1d20+3 : (12) + 3 = 15

1d20+2 : (4) + 2 = 6

Nov 9, 2023 6:12 am
"What a shame," Tabat says, "though it is to be expected - so much of the necropolis is like that." He catches Jawares gaze at the object he found - "What do you have there, friend?" He approaches and looks at the object.
Nov 9, 2023 6:48 am
'Seems like the pharasmin' s are going to need to check all the compasses when this is over. ' Khadi almost wanted to suggest they do it, but they had a more important goal.

So the Xotl then? Perhaps they are aware of one that still works?
OOC:
Lens looks like good for Iseret or Jaware
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Nov 10, 2023 4:29 am
Tabat nods, "A fair recommendation. Loitering here will do us no good it seems, and likely we'll just have the rest of the building collapse upon us for good measure."
OOC:
to the Xotl! And agreed for Iseret to have the Lens - all the better to see traps with!
Nov 11, 2023 1:11 am
With only this small magic to reward your efforts you leave the bathhouse and head farther east to the Viziers Hill, and rumours of the Xotl.

On the west side of the hill sits an estate, and you sense this is where you are headed. The ground doesn't have that settled dust look.

Entering the estate grounds, you are quickly approached by three individuals. These tall humanoids' pale brows and black, soulless eyes are all that can be seen above black scarves wrapped around their faces. Their black clothing and leather armor are spotless, and they each sport a pair of short swords at their waists.

They appear to be nervous and one asks in a halting voice, "What... do you want here?"
Nov 11, 2023 10:06 am
"We have come seeking the Xotl people. We heard they may be counted upon for aid, should it be needed. I am hopeful we have found them."

Tabat keeps his hand well away from his weapons, keeping them stowed and displaying no sign of apprehension or potential danger to the people.
Nov 11, 2023 3:11 pm
Khadi nods in agreement, similarly standing relaxed and non-threating. 'Something awful is spreading across Waiti, with the undead rising. We can offer our own aid in response if you need it.'
Nov 11, 2023 5:55 pm
They look nervously at the armed group, but then gesture that you stay, and one of the creepers runs back to the house for instructions.

For the next while, while waiting for direction, the Xotl guards attempt to make awkward conversation that only shows how little they understand. "That sun sure is shining today." or "Flying birds have got to be tasty." or "What's that pharoah up to these days?" Unfortunately, they either know little or are prepared to say nothing about anything of interest.

Half an hour later... the third guard comes back, and together you all enter the house. "Unwrapped Harmony will meet with you now."

Inside you find her, and are left alone with the matriarch and two handmaidens. She is stiff and possibly unfriendly, suspicious even. She doesn't speak right away, but when she does it is slow and careful.

Unwrapped Harmony
"I am Unwrapped Harmony. Why have you come?"
Nov 11, 2023 6:19 pm
Khadi will try and engage in the small talk, as awkward as it may be to try and help the guard relax.

As they are lead in she bows her head to Unwrapped Harmony. 'I apologise for us showing up unannounced. We are from the other side of Wati. Many undead have risen on both sides. Many are trying to breach the walls of the necropolis. I don't know if it has also affected your people?'

We are searching for the source of the necromantic energy that caused it. We were wondering if you people had seen anything, or could offer any assistance, especially if the undead are threatening you as well. I would imagine the necropolis has also become for dangerous.'
OOC:
Rolling diplomacy. If Unwavering Harmony is good +2 due to luminous font.
[ +- ] Luminous Font

Rolls

Diplomacy - (d20+12)

(4) + 12 = 16

Nov 11, 2023 8:59 pm
Tabat measures both the words of Khadi and their host, Unwrapped Harmony. He studies this envoy of the Xotl carefully.
OOC:
Detecting Evil on Unwrapped Harmony
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