The skeleton horse and rider ride slowly across the bridge in the direction you came from. As it passes by, its lantern suddenly alights, glowing with an eerie orange light. It then crosses the bridge, vanishing into the fog.
Note: Ismark did not come with you on your journey to Vallaki. As the new burgomaster, he has a lot of work to do in the village.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
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"What was this thing?" says Byllemura walking a few yards in the direction where the rider disappeared, checking if she can still see it (Perception: 12)
Byellemura can just make out the light from its lantern, but nothing else. Then, it disappears again.
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Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
Valanthe walks up next to Byllemura, concentrates and uses her DIVINE SENSE focusing on undead.
// Until the end of your next turn, you know the location of any celestial, fiend, or undead within 60 feet of you that is not behind total cover. You know the type (celestial, fiend, or undead) of any being whose presence you sense, but not its identity. Within the same radius, you also detect the presence of any place or object that has been consecrated or desecrated, as with the hallow spell. //
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"Right, then let's do that! The longer we spend standing here bickering, the more likely that thing will get away...So let's go!" Thpas walks toward the bridge. And with a great deal of enthusiasm, misplaced as it may be, attempts to locate the horseman.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
Note: The skeleton is NOT going to attack you or anyone else for any reason except if you attack it.
Valanthe senses the two undead about 60ft. away, but they soon move out of that radius.
"Relax everyone - Erme, I know you want to take down every undead you see, but perhaps we should let this one past... seems more like a memory of what once was than a threat."
Then, looking sharp towards (//DM please insert direction the undead disappeared to//), she continues...
"There were, however, two undead close by but they moved out of range of my senses. With Ireena with us, maybe we should consider avoiding confrontation for the time being - Ireena are the Tser Pools nearby? We were told we could find information there and that it's on the way to Vallaki."
// Just realized that the two undead I'm sensing might be the rider and the horse... lol.. if that's the case, assume i start my second sentence at "With Ireen... " //
"You're right, Valanthe. I'm curious what this skeleton rider might be but we have to be cautious, although I am sure Ireena can handle herself" says Byllemura with a wink towards the Barovian girl. "Let's cross this bridge and continue on towards Tser Pool. Madame Eva may have answers for us."
Ireena replies to Valanthe, "Up ahead the road divides. The main road continues away from Strahd's castle and to Vallaki. A trail branches off from the road leading to Tser Pool. I know nothing of this "Madame Eva" you speak of. But the path to Tser Pool takes us closer to Castle Ravenloft. I suggest we move on now."
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
"We were told we'd find information and help at the Tser Pools." Then with a hopeful tone to her voice, Valanthe says, "Maybe they'll put us up for the night, so that we get a full day to get to Vallaki."
"I don't want to put out Irena, and we've already told Ismark that we would take his sister, here, straight to Vallaki." Making his case to Valanthe, Thpas is sure to address the others as well. "While I may not the most responsible, I am honest. Perhaps we can make our way to Tser Pools on the way back?"
"I hear your concerns, Thpas, but we need to quickly gather as much information as possible as to what lies before us and it seems Madam Eva is one such source of knowledge." says Byllemura. "The Vistani seems to be shunned by the Barovians but they didn't look hostile either when you talked to them back in town. If Tser Pool is not too much of a detour, I am in favor of going there first."
"My concern is one of practicality... We shouldn't be traveling during the night - that's when monsters come out to chase the poor girl. Whichever one we get to before nightfall is where we should go. Ireena, from where we are, would we make Vallaki before nightfall? What of the Tser Pools?"
Note: Ismark did not come with you on your journey to Vallaki. As the new burgomaster, he has a lot of work to do in the village.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
"What was this thing?" says Byllemura walking a few yards in the direction where the rider disappeared, checking if she can still see it (Perception: 12)
PbP: Curse of Strahd: In the Shadow of Ravenloft - Byllemura Ziasebek, Tiefling Sorceress (4)
Byellemura can just make out the light from its lantern, but nothing else. Then, it disappears again.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
// OOC this may be a waste but.... //
Valanthe walks up next to Byllemura, concentrates and uses her DIVINE SENSE focusing on undead.
// Until the end of your next turn, you know the location of any celestial, fiend, or undead within 60 feet of you that is not behind total cover. You know the type (celestial, fiend, or undead) of any being whose presence you sense, but not its identity. Within the same radius, you also detect the presence of any place or object that has been consecrated or desecrated, as with the hallow spell. //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
"Valanthe, do you sense something? Is it still there? We should strike now!"
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"Emre is right. We'd best keep moving."
"No–we should kill the damned thing!"
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"Right, then let's do that! The longer we spend standing here bickering, the more likely that thing will get away...So let's go!" Thpas walks toward the bridge. And with a great deal of enthusiasm, misplaced as it may be, attempts to locate the horseman.
Perception 11
// or we wait for the DM to tell me what I sense.... Lol //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Note: The skeleton is NOT going to attack you or anyone else for any reason except if you attack it.
Valanthe senses the two undead about 60ft. away, but they soon move out of that radius.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
Then, looking sharp towards (//DM please insert direction the undead disappeared to//), she continues...
"There were, however, two undead close by but they moved out of range of my senses. With Ireena with us, maybe we should consider avoiding confrontation for the time being - Ireena are the Tser Pools nearby? We were told we could find information there and that it's on the way to Vallaki."
// Just realized that the two undead I'm sensing might be the rider and the horse... lol.. if that's the case, assume i start my second sentence at "With Ireen... " //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
"You're right, Valanthe. I'm curious what this skeleton rider might be but we have to be cautious, although I am sure Ireena can handle herself" says Byllemura with a wink towards the Barovian girl. "Let's cross this bridge and continue on towards Tser Pool. Madame Eva may have answers for us."
PbP: Curse of Strahd: In the Shadow of Ravenloft - Byllemura Ziasebek, Tiefling Sorceress (4)
"I don't like it," Emre, says, "but I'll leave it alone for now, in the interests of our purpose."
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"Tser Pool... I hope its fairly shallow, I'm not much of a swimmer" Thpas chuckles nervously at this prospect.
Devious serpent folk devoid of compassion, yuan-ti manipulate other creatures by arousing their doubts, evoking their fears, and elevating and crushing their hopes. From remote temples in jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant and dominate all other races and to make themselves gods.
"We were told we'd find information and help at the Tser Pools." Then with a hopeful tone to her voice, Valanthe says, "Maybe they'll put us up for the night, so that we get a full day to get to Vallaki."
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
"I don't want to put out Irena, and we've already told Ismark that we would take his sister, here, straight to Vallaki." Making his case to Valanthe, Thpas is sure to address the others as well. "While I may not the most responsible, I am honest. Perhaps we can make our way to Tser Pools on the way back?"
"I hear your concerns, Thpas, but we need to quickly gather as much information as possible as to what lies before us and it seems Madam Eva is one such source of knowledge." says Byllemura. "The Vistani seems to be shunned by the Barovians but they didn't look hostile either when you talked to them back in town. If Tser Pool is not too much of a detour, I am in favor of going there first."
PbP: Curse of Strahd: In the Shadow of Ravenloft - Byllemura Ziasebek, Tiefling Sorceress (4)
"My concern is one of practicality... We shouldn't be traveling during the night - that's when monsters come out to chase the poor girl. Whichever one we get to before nightfall is where we should go. Ireena, from where we are, would we make Vallaki before nightfall? What of the Tser Pools?"
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
// Did Irena ever answer Valanthe's question? http://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/play-by-post/8094-curse-of-strahd-in-the-shadow-of-ravenloft?comment=383 //
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Current: Eogard Duramastar, Human Twilight Cleric/Star Druid | Eiren Lathrana, Shadar-Kai Eldritch Knight/Bladesinger | Arugula, Rabbitfolk Armorer
Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM