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Post by nialldubh on Sept 2, 2022 7:02:58 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:
“Slyclaw draw forth power from me, change into a dragon and kill these Snee, if you could be so helpful. Also tell Glarpy to swim into the water and scoop an armful full of gems and jewellery, forget coin, that not important and Will take my pack and between the both of you fill as much as you can. Perhaps you may help Master Firdle?”
“I will help Slyclaw and help guard against the queen having a mental calamity and going berserk and attacking us!” Klarrrrchur paused, “then once we finished Slyclaw can fly us oot of here via the destroyed roof!”
Actions:
Actions of Dwarf... Ready to fight if he needed...
Grant Slyclaw 10 WIZ...
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houndle
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Post by houndle on Sept 2, 2022 12:50:29 GMT -5
Will Darness
With something approaching a sigh Will prepares to immerse himself in something unpleasant and search for an elusive treasure. Again.
ACTIONS
Looking for treasure!
WillDarness rolls 2d6 = 4 +2 = 6 (L1 PASS on Luck 14, FAIL on IQ 12)
WillDarness rolls 2d6 = 1 +4 = 5 (FAIL on more or less everything)
"Ooh look I've found some funny shaped pebbles!* Would they be valuable, do you think?"
*a more topical discovery did occur to me, but I didn't have the heart to say it.
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Post by nialldubh on Sept 2, 2022 13:14:00 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:
“No Glarpy swims in and gets treasure, you just fill the bags Will!”
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Post by apn on Sept 3, 2022 4:09:35 GMT -5
OOC Updated character sheets, I will update my signature shortly (it's been so long I'll have to figure out how again) so it reads right after several weeks I mean 13 rounds of brutal combat. Delvers side catches their breath, closes the door, chit chats... Let's say 15x2 minutes (30 mins in total for the mathematically challenged) have passed and Will has recovered further 3 points of his sickness induced stats.
Wills stats are now:
Str 16/20
Dex 16 (full)
Con 9/10
Adds +11/15
Put in big letters because a) My eyes aren't getting any better and b) it sticks out when I scroll back to keep track of all these numbers flying about.
I wonder if my Lecturer/Accountant Girlfriend would like to join in the game? She knows nothing of roleplaying but there is a sizeable portion of gameplay she'd be good at...
Klarrrrchur and Firdle are updated (Firdle with the IQ increase to 21, Wiz to 22. He's currently on 3/22 Wiz and Will gets another point of Wiz too).
Current AP:
| Firdle | 78 | | Will | 105 | | Klarrrrchur | 97 |
"There are a few... ssslight problemsss with the plan." he explains. The Mexikhan * standoff with the Snee Warriors continues with Will - covered head to foot in gore and underneath that, Snee poo, staring and looking as mean as he can at the three Snee warriors and their ravenous pack of Snee Drones - narrowing his eyes and looking at each of the Snee in turn. Occasionally he'd have to blink and wipe with the cleanest part of sleeve he could find, because, entrails. "Sssee the water..." continues Slyclaw. He looked about then lifted a foot and pulled a face, picking up a severed hand and tossing it into the lake. The water instantly boiled with activity and aside from a small pool of blood the hand was stripped and the bones were being gnawed on! "When dronesss are born their inssstinct is to ssswim down to sssafety. Here dronesss, warriorsss and Queensssguard young are ripping at anything in the water, including each other and..." he points to where the Queen is lifting her tail out of the water with what looked like fifty glarplings clung onto it by their teeth "their mother, who appearsss to have no control over them." He looked down at the potted plant in his hand. "Thisss little plant really ssscrewed thingsss up for the Glarp." "Glarp." admitted Glarpy. "Indeed. Asssside from being rare and hard to get hold of, the plant hasss sssuch dramatic effectsss on the birthing processsss you'd have to be insssane or dessssperate or both to usssse it assss the Glarp have done. If it issss ssssuccesssssful you have hordessss of powerful warriorssss at your beck and call in weekssss. If it failssss..." Eyes turned to the water and the island as the Queen swept off the glarplings from her tail and turned to the Priest who was lifting the hem of his robe and stepping back from the island edge as some of the tiny (well, foot long) lizards stumbled out of the water, hungry for flesh! "GLARRRRRRRRP!" roared the Queen, staring daggers (BIG daggers) across the water to where the Delvers stood. Slyclaw winced. "Sssso right now going in the water would be..." "Glarp." muttered Glarpy. "Quite, but there'sss no need for profanity." admonished Slyclaw. Firdle, holding the axe which was quite the dead weight and watching where he stood because ... entrails ... lifted his foot after stepping in something. OOC At this point I shall direct you to page 22 of this episode/thread and the 2nd post on that page for something that might help you.... In the meantime..."Another problem I have isss that every change into the Dragon agessss me. I'm not sure how much but eventually I will die of old age." said Slyclaw. "Your plan issss ssssound young massster Dwarf but I would rather ssssome other meansss of essscape and leave my possssible demissse from old age as a lasssst resssort!"  Will looks around and finds pebbles (OOC 5AP total 110AP). They are somewhat soiled at the moment because... entrails. Klarrrrchur, feeling that his plans are confounded by some higher power, possibly, takes a look around. The southern part of the room (to the left of the delvers) has the lake/pool of birthing sludge and voracious crazy lizards with teeth like piranha and what looks to be a hole in the wall where water overflows and pours out... somewhere. His delvers talent/knowledge tells him that this place would flood if the rain kept filling it up so that overflow was put in - probably by the Queen or her aides - to keep the water level managed, especially in birthing times, because ... well, that's a lot of sludge coming out of the Queen containing Glarplings. Where does that water lead? What dangers might swimming down that hole produce? Could it lead to a way of esca... BANG!The door shakes again. There are several BIG shoulders against it now. The Snee look at the door, pondering on whether to go lift the bar off... but one remarks "Snee" and the others pause. What if it were a horde of Glarp on the other side? BANG!The door shakes again. This time there is a crick! of wood splitting... Time was running out! ========= *As everyone knows, in days long past the Mexik clan of tribal natives would show their fearlessness, cunning and strength when confronted by strangers by appointing one of their number to step forward and cut a finger from their hand. Common practise was the little (pinky) finger but one day the appointed person cut off their thumb, then proceeded to howl, hop around and wail with the pain and agony of it all. The tribe was somewhat embarrassed, the strangers (who were traders and had come to exchange goods and not fight at all) were somewhat embarrassed and nonplussed and the two parties continued to stare at each other and shout loudly in their own languages with gesticulation in an attempt to be understood whilst the guy who'd chopped his thumb off drowned everyone out with his wailing. In the end both parties departed having not traded and not heard much of a word that was said by the other side.
Because the Mexik tribal guy had cut off his thumb, he was somewhat short of a hand so when people referred to the situation as the 'Mexik Hand' standoff it was more 'Mexik-han' because everyone knows a hand without a thumb isn't much use for anything so it's not really a full hand, more of a ... han.
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Post by apn on Sept 3, 2022 4:20:50 GMT -5
OOC By the way, I'm NOT railroading you! Your plan is sound nialldubh but Slyclaw really is on borrowed time with each transformation! Every one ages him and a roll is made to see if it's his last one... Hence his reluctance to change (aside from sometimes being in a cavern that's too small for him). If need be the old boy will take one for the team (again) but from his point of view he'd rather all other options be exhausted first!
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Post by nialldubh on Sept 3, 2022 6:03:52 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:
“Hmm, life is too short to concern oneself over trivia. Think for telling us of the hoard of treasure at bottom of this pool that we cannot access Slyclaw!”
“Well there that sludge tunnel or we can climb the vines oot via the hole in roof?”
Klarrrrchur pick up the bulging jet black sack of the Uruk's traders and has a quick look inside...
Actions:
Actions of Dwarf... Wait for response by others...
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Post by houndle on Sept 3, 2022 6:23:09 GMT -5
Will Darness
Will rubs his chin in thought.
"Shame to finish off old Slyclaw while there are other options," he says. "I seem to recall, a long, long time ago (when music used to make me smile) talk of another entrance to the temple. I wonder if that hole in the wall might be it? An entrance can also be an exit. Somehow those gibbering jungle things in the cave seem less terrifying now!"
"Or we could try to persuade the queen to fly us out of here? Give her a cutting off the plant in return for a speedy exit? Then while the plant is still immature we'll come back with a great big army and finish her off." With the resilience of youth Will is already planning the next bloodbath.
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Post by cupboardgnome on Sept 3, 2022 6:45:38 GMT -5
FIRDLE
"I vote for a fast exit!"
Actions
Look for the fastest exit.
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Post by nialldubh on Sept 3, 2022 9:26:23 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:
“Well that might work Will if the queen had wings and she did not look like she wants to kill us!”
“Fast way oot is doun the shaft of sludge or whatever it is, you two would not be great climbers, Will in his armour and such!”
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Post by apn on Sept 3, 2022 15:52:31 GMT -5
Slyclaw shrugged. "If all elsssse failssss I will try the change, but if I die of old age don't ssssay I didn't warn you."
"Glarp." muttered Glarpy.
Slyclaw sighs. "He sssayssss we are talking about plansss that ignore the obviousss. Which issss to hack the Queen into meat cubesss, eat the important onessss for honour and sssslaughter the Ssssnee but not eat their partssss becausssse they have no honour. Then open the door and carve a gore laden path through the corridor with that axe that makesss you never tired and ssssingssss a ssssong of death that will ssssend the Ssssnee sssscreaming into the void. Then come back and get your sssshiny treassssure."
The group looked up to the hole in the ceiling of the temple and the vines that ran down from it. Aside from looking very wet to climb up those slippery 'ropes' would require quite some strength and dexterity along with the endurance to not get exhausted somewhere in the middle. Falling from those into the 'pool of death' would also be ill advised.
Klarrrrchur took up the entrails soiled black sack and scooped off a coiled intestine before looking inside.
It was very strange. Inky black, and there was a crate within reach that made the Dwarf look on the outside of the bag, then the inside and consider that the crate was too big to have gone in. And yet, reaching in, he could take the crate and easily pull it from the sack. With an eye on the Snee he used the tip of his axe to pop the crate nails from the lid and look inside. Sweet meats, roasted delicacies, exotic spiced meats and stuff vegetables... a feast fit for a King or... he glanced at the island. A Queen.
The Urucks and their Ogre friend had come to trade for some of the Queens treasure and lost their lives for it. No loss. But to get this deep in the jungle meant there would be more of them out there somewhere expecting their friends to return.
"GLARRRRP!" roared the Queen. The Delvers and Snee looked across to see the Queen stamping and patting on hordes of newborn Glarplings that attached to anything living with needle teeth and shook for all they were worth! The Queens' scaly hide resisted steel weapons so she could ignore many of the bites... but the Priest was wailing as he was covered in lizards from head to toe and staggered about, screaming in agony. Every wound that was opened up and worried open to bleed attracted more from the water to feast on the rapidly weakening priest...
The Queen pounded on dozens of her offspring, enraged at the plan having failed so spectacularly, then fixed her eyes on the beach.
"GLAAAAARRRRPPPP!!" she roared.
"Ummm. Sssshe said 'I'm coming to get you!' but in ssssslightly more wordssss and in a way that would make a ssssailor blusssh." said Slyclaw.
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Post by houndle on Sept 4, 2022 1:06:10 GMT -5
Will Darness
Will checks whether Klarrrrchur is blushing.
"Sludge filled pipe for me," he says. "With luck the queen will not be able to follow. Unless... If we all climb into the sack maybe Klarrrrchur can carry us home?"
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Post by nialldubh on Sept 4, 2022 6:49:01 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:
“Well lets not test me Master Slyclaw, I have been known to have my moments when it comes to inappropriate verbal communication!” Stated Klarrrrchur in a grated voice. “And perhaps some hand signals...!”
The sturdy warrior paused “and just what age are you Slyclaw, and not in dog-years or chicken-years, just the yearly calendar used by these Human?”
“What bag would that be Will?” asks the Dwarf as he tucks the sack into his belt and ties it with a pieces of thong so it not accidentally fall away....
“In the name of sanity Glarpy!” He grunts, “you and me need a talk later about tactics and common sense!”
“Right that is three votes for sludge hole, I guess Glarpy and yourself Master Slyclaw are in agreement?” he asks the Lizard-men... “and here give me that plant and put it into my backpack...!”
“Ah, time to go, queenie having a moment, best be gone!” He rushes to sludge hole, “Glarpy!” He shouts while pointing at hole, “get it there, go first and lead the way!”
“Come on Master Firdle you next and Slyclaw, then you Will!”
“KHAVAD DOOM YA BASS!” He hurls his abuse at the wingless dragon...
Actions:
Actions of Dwarf... The above....
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Post by apn on Sept 4, 2022 6:57:55 GMT -5
"Glarp." mutters the tall Glarp warrior.
With a sigh it hands the horrendous bone/stone/stick/leather strap/toothembedded/spike jutting club sword thing it uses to Will and moves to the waters edge.
"He ssssaysss thissss isss a ssstupid idea assss the overflow alwayssss fillsss up with bonesss and sssstuff and he or other warriorssss have to clean it from the outsssside. It comesss out at the river." translated Slyclaw, still leaning against the wall and in some pain given his usual green tinge is somewhat pale now.
"Glarp." added Glarpy.
"And..." Slyclaw adds "It issss ussssually guarded on the outssside but he doesssn't know now if that will be the cassse becaussse the Queen sssent out her call."
Glarpy stops, looks about at the hated Snee, the Queen on the island and the door which is being pounded on from the outside.
"Glarp." he adds.
"But on reflection, ssstaying in here and hacking at everything that comesss clossse is very tiring and will mossst likely ressssult in death sssso it'sss not that bad of an idea. In fact it'sss probably the bessst one. He also hopesss you can ssswim, and hold your breath." said the old Dhesiri, then followed Glarpys' gaze to Will who is dressed in metal armour.
"Glarp." says the Dhesiri warrior and starts to wade into the lake of water/birthing sludge (OOC like frogspawn). Thankfully it seems the glarplings in the water are concentrated on the island where the food is.
Speaking of which the Dhesiri Glarp Queen puts a foot in the water, withdraws it, then roars her disapproval as at least thirty or more thrashing foot long lizards are clung to it by their teeth! She scoops some off, tosses others into her great maw to crunch on and grinds more into a bloody paste in her huge clawed hands. The stares balefully at the Delvers and Snee from across the water.
She would wait until the Glarplings turned on each other and then swim across. That sounded like the Delvers had time, but the frenzied thrashing in the water suggested that feeding was well under way!
The hapless priest is now down and wailing pitifully as his body is swarmed by lizards!
OOC Unless you want to say or do anything, Glarpy will enter the water, climb over the makeshift wall where the soakaway tunnel is and drop down the chute into the flow and out of sight into the darkness of the tunnel. He may be some time, which means you may have to deal with the Snee who are thinking their once comrades now opponents have just reduced in number and are easier to take on!
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Post by apn on Sept 4, 2022 6:59:18 GMT -5
Klarrrrchur Deathaxe:“Well lets not test me Master Slyclaw, I have been known to have my moments when it comes to inappropriate verbal communication!” Stated Klarrrrchur in a grated voice. “And perhaps some hand signals...!” The sturdy warrior paused “and just what age are you Slyclaw, and not in dog-years or chicken-years, just the yearly calendar used by these Human?” “What bag would that be Will?” asks the Dwarf as he tucks the sack into his belt and ties it with a pieces of thong so it not accidentally fall away.... “In the name of sanity Glarpy!” He grunts, “you and me need a talk later about tactics and common sense!” “Right that is three votes for sludge hole, I guess Glarpy and yourself Master Slyclaw are in agreement?” he asks the Lizard-men... “and here give me that plant and put it into my backpack...!” “Ah, time to go, queenie having a moment, best be gone!” He rushes to sludge hole, “Glarpy!” He shouts while pointing at hole, “get it there, go first and lead the way!” “Come on Master Firdle you next and Slyclaw, then you Will!” “KHAVAD DOOM YA BASS!” He hurls his abuse at the wingless dragon... Actions:Actions of Dwarf... The above....
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Post by cupboardgnome on Sept 4, 2022 14:33:24 GMT -5
Firdle
"oh well"
ACTIONS
Follows on...
Firdle the Adequate rolls 2d6 = 4 +3 7
Firdle the Adequate rolls 2d6 = 5 +5 10
Firdle the Adequate rolls 2d6 = 1 +5 6
Firdle the Adequate rolls 2d6 = 6 +3 9
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