Mar 29, 2025 11:40 am
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Great, I’ll spend my omen to lower the DC by 4, making the Agility roll a successThe Story
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Mar 30, 2025 1:17 am
"Why'd you pay to go across if you were just going to jump in anyway?" Keftar shouts unhelpfully as Jotna reaches out for the woman. He peeks over the edge to see if the roiling mass reacts differently to this attempted sacrifice.
Mar 30, 2025 6:11 am
Keftar
You peer down and see the black mass move to meet what could be a nice snack. The meaty substance turns into a low spire as if trying to reach Elma.
But Elma is being held firmly by Jotna, who seems to have denied her sacrifice. "What are you doing?" Elma says to her, completely taken aback by this act of... Kindness? She finds it hard to believe that kindness could be anyone's motivation in this world.
Unless anyone else wants to intervene ;)
You peer down and see the black mass move to meet what could be a nice snack. The meaty substance turns into a low spire as if trying to reach Elma.
But Elma is being held firmly by Jotna, who seems to have denied her sacrifice. "What are you doing?" Elma says to her, completely taken aback by this act of... Kindness? She finds it hard to believe that kindness could be anyone's motivation in this world.
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Jotna, you have the choice of pulling Elma back up (no roll needed) or letting her fall.Unless anyone else wants to intervene ;)
Mar 30, 2025 6:34 am
Jotna pulls the woman back up and catches her. She looks her in the eye and says, "No. Don’t. Come with us instead."
Mar 30, 2025 4:05 pm
Interesting, we all have burdens enough, but she chose another one. Borda muses to himself.
Mar 30, 2025 8:54 pm
"Yeah, sure, come along. Aren’t you curious where those other dreamers went and why we all met once upon a dream, you included?"
As Keftar sees the black mass reaching out for Elma, he steps back towards the tunnel.
"Uh, Jotna, maybe you want to pick up our crazy new friend and we can talk it out more where it’s safer. Looks like that thing is wondering where its meal went."
As Keftar sees the black mass reaching out for Elma, he steps back towards the tunnel.
"Uh, Jotna, maybe you want to pick up our crazy new friend and we can talk it out more where it’s safer. Looks like that thing is wondering where its meal went."
Mar 31, 2025 12:38 am
Jotna nods in response to Keftar's wisdom and lifts the skinny woman bodily away from the ravine, setting her down a short distance away. She looks at her and says, "Yeah, it's like Keftar says. You dream the dream too, so you have a role here. Join us, at least for a time. You might find treasure, or purpose, or friendship... or a better death than that, at least."
Elma
Apr 1, 2025 8:58 am
Elma
You make your way down into the tunnel on this side of the bridge and, just as Elma told you, you come to a junction that splits off into 3 directions. After doing a little bit of scouting you gather the following information about the tunnels.
Tunnel 1 has a surprisingly smooth wall texture. It doesn't seem like it was naturally formed by water flow. There is no distinct smell and it goes down hill slightly.
Tunnel 2 also goes slightly downward and a few meters into it you can find mushrooms and cave moss growing along the walls. It smells damp, like a wet cellar.
Tunnel 3 has an upward trajectory and doesn't show any specific signs. It looks very similar to what you've already been traversing before. However, a somewhat unpleasant smell wafts through every now and then. It reminds you of rotting hay and moldy cloth.
Which way do you go?
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There is no wrong choice. All 3 tunnels lead to your destination, but the length of the journey and what you encounter along the way will vary based on the chosen path.If you think you can gather more information with some kind of skill check, feel free to do so. A failed roll might give you misguided information, though.
Apr 1, 2025 2:40 pm
Jotna nods and says, "Makes sense. That, or the middle path, simply because it seems like a natural cave. The path up smells of decay, which ain't always good. Rotting hay might mean a nest or something..."
Apr 1, 2025 3:52 pm
Keftar takes a sniff of each of the tunnels and shrugs his shoulders.
"Up sounds logical, but we better be prepared to find some of those dreamers that didn't make it from the smell."
Elma appears hesitant as she follows at the back of the group with the barkeep. As the group debates over where to go, Keftar observes their new additions. The barkeep looks even more slovenly without his apron and the crazy woman seems rather sad now that her grand plan seems to have been for nought.
"Hey, cheer up, now you get to check out an area you haven't seen before. And you, barkeep, what's your name anyway? Where were you escaping to?"
"Up sounds logical, but we better be prepared to find some of those dreamers that didn't make it from the smell."
Elma appears hesitant as she follows at the back of the group with the barkeep. As the group debates over where to go, Keftar observes their new additions. The barkeep looks even more slovenly without his apron and the crazy woman seems rather sad now that her grand plan seems to have been for nought.
"Hey, cheer up, now you get to check out an area you haven't seen before. And you, barkeep, what's your name anyway? Where were you escaping to?"
Barkeep Turo
Apr 2, 2025 9:03 pm
Barkeep Turo
Elma just looks at you and nods. She's still not saying much.
Apr 3, 2025 2:30 am
Wemut peeks out from behind Merkari.
"Let her kill herself if she wants to." she says to Jotna, referring to the strange woman. "There are too many women here and the Prince doesn't like that."
She looks at the skull with a furrowed brow.
"I say you don't like it and that's that."
She observes the three possible exit paths and points to the middle one (number 2).
"Let's go that way. It might have interesting mushrooms for my potions."
"Let her kill herself if she wants to." she says to Jotna, referring to the strange woman. "There are too many women here and the Prince doesn't like that."
She looks at the skull with a furrowed brow.
"I say you don't like it and that's that."
She observes the three possible exit paths and points to the middle one (number 2).
"Let's go that way. It might have interesting mushrooms for my potions."
Apr 3, 2025 8:15 am
"My magic stones are drained for the day, so one path is as good as any other. Forward!" Merkari declares, striding boldly down the middle path.
Apr 5, 2025 3:43 am
Jotna shrugs and says, "Works for me. Smells better too." She follows after her.
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Apr 5, 2025 1:34 pm
Keftar follows the others down tunnel number two. As they continue on, he turns to Turo.
"Whose bad side did you get on that they’d tear down your place without a second thought?"
Without waiting for an answer, he taps his chin in thought.
"So what did you grab on your way out? Anything useful like a compass?"
"Whose bad side did you get on that they’d tear down your place without a second thought?"
Without waiting for an answer, he taps his chin in thought.
"So what did you grab on your way out? Anything useful like a compass?"
Apr 5, 2025 2:40 pm
You follow the mossy tunnel for a what feels like hours and you're starting to get very hungry. Turo pulls a couple of apples from his jacket pocket and shares one with Elma. Those of you who have rations can use a day's worth to keep up your strength. Those who don't can try to find another source of food (Roll a DR 12 check with the appropriate stat for your action). You also use up 1 torch each to keep lighting the way.
"It's my own fault for letting those assholes use my tavern as their headquarters. I hope they're all dead! The bastards." He spits on the ground. "What I took? Oh you know, the usual stuff. Some snacks, a butcher's knife. Things like that." He says, seeming a bit reluctant to tell you everything he's got on him.
Anyone who has a good sense of time passing down in these caves can tell that you're now well past midnight. At least it's easy to follow the tunnel. There are some off shoots, but most of them are blocked by fallen rocks or too narrow to navigate which makes the route to take easy.
Until you get to an underground lake. A larger 'room', about 30 meters long and wide, opens up in front of you and you hear the sound of water dripping. Halfway into this large room is a body of water blocking your way, spanning all the way to the other side. Moss covers the walls and ceiling. The floor is moist, but the more rocky bits seem to be dry still. Elma has regained her voice and speaks up.
"A dead end?" She asks incredulously. "You're kidding right? We walked all this way for a dead end?"
She sits down on a bit of soft moss, defeated. Though you think exhaustion might have something to do with it. With her skinny body, she doesn't have many reserves to work with and it's been a long day.
What does everyone do?
Barkeep Turo
"It's my own fault for letting those assholes use my tavern as their headquarters. I hope they're all dead! The bastards." He spits on the ground. "What I took? Oh you know, the usual stuff. Some snacks, a butcher's knife. Things like that." He says, seeming a bit reluctant to tell you everything he's got on him.
Anyone who has a good sense of time passing down in these caves can tell that you're now well past midnight. At least it's easy to follow the tunnel. There are some off shoots, but most of them are blocked by fallen rocks or too narrow to navigate which makes the route to take easy.
Until you get to an underground lake. A larger 'room', about 30 meters long and wide, opens up in front of you and you hear the sound of water dripping. Halfway into this large room is a body of water blocking your way, spanning all the way to the other side. Moss covers the walls and ceiling. The floor is moist, but the more rocky bits seem to be dry still. Elma has regained her voice and speaks up.
Elma
"A dead end?" She asks incredulously. "You're kidding right? We walked all this way for a dead end?"
She sits down on a bit of soft moss, defeated. Though you think exhaustion might have something to do with it. With her skinny body, she doesn't have many reserves to work with and it's been a long day.
What does everyone do?
Rolls
Nothing to see here. - (1d6)
More nothing - (2d6)
Hi mom!
Barkeep Turo
Apr 5, 2025 2:49 pm
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Forgot to mention this in the previous post.Barkeep Turo
After Turo tells you some how his trappings, he asks you the same question. "Why? What did you bring? Do you think a compass would help us right now?"
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