The Infinite Tower

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Mar 23, 2024 7:32 pm
Blornvid replies, "Sure. Might be something out there worth looking at."
OOC:
I have no problem with everyone inside the tower taking as much time as they want/need. Speaking for myself, I don't mind having Blornvid be idle while the others get to enjoy their roleplay. :)
Mar 23, 2024 7:39 pm
Arc feel time stood still while reading about nature, animals and elementals. Absolutely enchanted with the quality of the reading and the possibility of learning much more.

Only now, seeing Blornvid and Ealdwig leaving, he puts the tome away, thanks Dasyra and hurries to get some air with them.
Mar 23, 2024 7:56 pm
Skeeve will study what he can so that he has the knowledge to do what we said in my character thread. He would like to be able to Scry, too. Just seems to be prudent to look through the "door" before stepping through, so to speak. He doesn't plan on a long study, as he doesn't want to leave Blornvid or Ealdwig hanging for too long. Plus, he is taking notes so he can practice more even after he leaves.

So, hopefully a day at most. After that he'll join up with at least those two so we can go Node hopping. Anyone who wants to join us is welcome.

Also, he'll grab any interesting patterns they're willing to let him copy. Also, if there are any Nodes they (the tower guardians) want us to investigate, we'll gladly consider it.
Mar 23, 2024 8:16 pm
Jogging a moment is enough for Arc to catch up with them...

Hey Ealdwig, Blornvid, are you about to enjoy fresh air, or Will you look for small jobs while waiting for the rest?
Mar 23, 2024 8:18 pm
Before the door closes behind Ealdwig and him, Blornvid hears Arc call out. He answers, "Just a stroll for now. Kind of taking a wait and see approach before committing to anything else at the moment."
Mar 23, 2024 9:55 pm
OOC:
Skeeves plan to research and collect notes can be done poorly in 1/2 day for adequately in another day and a half.
Doing it well, so as to memorize things and not need notes will take at least 1 week.
Barley and Kaarik can search a bit in 1/2 day, start to get familiar in 1 1/2 day, realize how much there is to learn in 1 week, or study a life time and possibly get answers as well as be able to teach the topics.
It is just before noon at this time and you take a stroll around the tower marveling at its size and the carvings. After a complete circuit of it you are startled as all the carvings seem new. Repeating the process you verify that at some point of traveling 1/2 the distance around the tower the carvings on the far side change, but they never change when you are looking at them. The three of you split up and experiment only to discover that all it takes is a single blink for the carvings to changes but they do not seem to do so unless someone who has left a spot returns to that location after leaving sight of it.

The day is bright and peaceful. The wind blowing in the grass, the sounds of the birds nearby, and nothing else at hand almost tempts you to take a nap. But remembering that the hobgoblin patrols do extend to the tower occasionally makes this seem slightly less that as idyllic as it would appear at the moment.
OOC:
Unless there is anything else specific that someone want to do then I will assume those in the tower will spend the rest of this day and the next before breaking from their research.

Blornvid can spend the next day working in the base Smithy while Ealdwig introduces Arc to the base, the swamp, the gripli, Gulfis the gripli shaman, the other scouts, etc.

As a heads up, I often assume that all characters need to rest and so follow the standard 10 day week practice of resting on day 5 and 10. So 4 days work/adventure then 1 day of rest. Most adventurers will vary this schedule and only rest when they are in a location they know/feel is secure. IE the base or manor.
Mar 23, 2024 10:23 pm
OOC:
WHERE TO NEXT?
If you want to study in the tower more than 1 1/2 day speak up.

FYI: The Underdark is currently being worked by another group, though they have not gone to the deep caverns much

Where to next after the tower Multi Public

Underdark : deep caverns
Matrix : Highland valley
Matrix : Underdark Mushroom cavern & Spider city
Matrix : Eldergrove reclamation effort
Paphos : Explore Remnants on the South-Western river bank
[ +- ] area map
Mar 23, 2024 10:26 pm
OOC:
I was going to say just the two days, but, maybe not.

If he is the only one who is thinking of taking that time, he won't. He'll do the two days and notes. However, if others are going to stay the whole week, too, he'll do so. That way he can get things down as well as possible, since the cost of mistakes can be pretty bad.

Regardless of two days or one week, he'll still take notes, but he will memorize as much as he can using the tools they are lending him. He will also take notes on how to transfer as much of the practice as possible to his set of dice.

Follow-up:
Skeeve still wants to go back to the Highland Valley at some point because he said he would. He wants to help the village out with their night terrors problem.

On the other hand, he is curious about the lost city they are in the middle of, so checking it out is cool, too.

Regardless, he wants to continue to adventure with Blornvid and Ealdwig. So he's more than willing to compromise to get the group together.
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Mar 23, 2024 10:42 pm
OOC:
Kaarik will want to spend some time reading but he will not want to be the only one staying a week in the tower. Two days should do.
Mar 24, 2024 12:58 am
Psybermagi says:
Blornvid can spend the next day working in the base Smithy
Blornvid will work at the base Smithy for as long as Skeeve needs at the Tower.
daryen says:
If he is the only one who is thinking of taking that time, he won't.
OOC:
If you want more time, @daryen, Blornvid can always hitch a ride back to the Manor and work on the Gatehouse. I have no problem with giving Blornvid a break.
Mar 24, 2024 1:40 am
OOC:
Honestly, I'm more worried about getting back if I spend a whole week being the only one left. If they had a Node, sure! But hoofing it back alone isn't something he's looking for. And dragging you all out here in a week probably isn't the easiest. So, yeah, he can get by on two days and notes. We can always come back later if we need to.
Mar 24, 2024 8:10 am
Vaun had been listening to everyone's question and how Dasyra had been responding to it. He was sketching the interior of the tower in his diary while hearing the conversation. Once all the answers were given, he approached Dasyra and asked about any collection of spell tomes present in the tower. He had recently been studying the language of different forms of magic and was fascinated by the concept that magic could be crafted by uttering and manipulating the fabric of reality. He wanted to see a collection of spells available here.

OOC: I have taken the spell reader trait so I was thinking about learning/coping some spells available in the tower.
Mar 24, 2024 12:26 pm
OOC:
When everybody gets ready to leave, Barley will leave.

I think 2 days sounds like the right amount of time to learn what he can from his own research and hopefully he can compare notes with Kaarik later.
Mar 24, 2024 3:26 pm
Ealdwig is complete fixated on the way the tower changes every time he looks at it.

Should we just head back to the base till everyone is done with their studies? I could use an ale and some people, this place is a little quiet.
Mar 24, 2024 3:45 pm
Stalker05 says:
OOC: I have taken the spell reader trait so I was thinking about learning/coping some spells available in the tower.
Since he will leave with everyone else at the end of the two days, Skeeve is mono-manically focused on his immediate studies. However, once they do leave, he will approach Vaun and say, "Back in the Tower, I thought I heard you mention you are a Scroll Reader. You are? Great! So am I! If you want to swap some Words, assuming we don't overlap, I am completely interested in doing that! I figure if we swap what we know, then we each double our options!"
OOC:
Please forgive his excitement.
Mar 24, 2024 3:47 pm
OOC:
Also, we do have two canoes. If Ark is done, then he, Blornvid, and Ealdwig can head out now, and the four remaining can struggle-bus their way back in the remaining canoe.
Mar 24, 2024 4:23 pm
When they all were ready to leave, Vaun accompanied the party and was pleasantly surprised to know that Skeeve was another spell reader. "Greetings, Master Skeeve, I am glad to meet you then. I am quite new to this arcane linguistic study and I unfortunately haven't mastered any Words yet. I was looking into the great vaults of the Tower where I am sure there will be a sizable collection of arcane tomes."
Mar 24, 2024 5:17 pm
Arkmenos says:
Should we just head back to the base till everyone is done with their studies? I could use an ale and some people, this place is a little quiet.
"We don't want to have them all crowd in the one canoe. They'll capsize. I don't think they'd appreciate it that much." Blornvid winks. "However, if we one or two more who want to head back, then that should work."
Mar 24, 2024 5:21 pm
Everyone is safe and sound after spending a couple days relaxing in their own preferred way.
OOC:
Looks like you guys are heading west of the swamp to check out the other Remnants. I do believe the only others were the ones to find the Library. I will get you a data later today dump from the other game in the same setting so you are up to date on what they found. moving out tomorrow
Mar 24, 2024 11:06 pm
OOC:
Let's give it a shot! I'm up for meeting the weird things in the Library!
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