The eye looks around suspiciously down the hall. In a very creepy way, the eye drops to the ground, revealing 4 spidery legs. It looks at the group, then climbs back up onto the door and digs its legs into the doorway.
As the 'eye' sprouts legs, you hear a sort of odd, high-pitched moan coming from Rain. (Reference: https://youtu.be/bBIf5g2Fp1U?t=6. Just the moaning whine, not the growling or spitting sounds.) He raises his quarterstaff in one hand, holding it poised to squash the thing if it comes near him.
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(OOC: Just to be clear, the 2nd story hallway is empty? Once we're in our rooms, there's no one in the hallway? And I assume that it's either still light outside or that we have oil lamps or something to light the rooms.)
Rain looks suspiciously at the eye and then goes to his room. He props his staff and the goblin spear against the wall, within reach of the bed. He puts short bow and two quivers on the floor at the foot of the bed. He removes his pack and carries it back into the hall and then gathers up the other two. Basically, knock on the other two doors (if they're closed) and ask through the door, "Before we go to sleep, I'd just like to review what supplies we have. That way, we know whether we need to buy anything while we're out in the city tomorrow." He gathers the three of them into whichever bedroom is farthest from Rolan's. Once they close the door, he puts his backpack on the bed and opens it, saying, "Let's check our inventory." Then he puts his ear to the door to make sure that he doesn't hear Rolan's door open or hear anyone coming in the hallway. (Perception22)
He pulls out a piece of paper from his pouch and says quietly, "I got this note off of the body of the hobgoblin, but I haven't had a chance to look at it, yet." He opens the paper and looks at it in the light of the lamp with the others. (Any writing on it? Can Rain read it? He knows Common, Dwarvish, Orcish, and Goblin.)
The sketches are pretty accurate with occasional mess-ups, and are showing all the party along with a few other people you don't recognize. The sketches are small.
"That's us. It seems that the goblin attack on the palace was not simply to destabilize the king. They were after us specifically... why? We need to find these other people. That will tell us why they attacked us and may give us a clue as to who directed them."
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Will everyone stop calling him "The Demogorgon"? It's his name, not a title!
A faint silver image of Rolan appears near you. It speaks, "Sorry to intrude, but, I heard something interesting." He looks at the picture. "Going straight for the king is the best strategy in war. If they want you, they must want to weaken the kingdom rather than make it fall. That is odd though. Thanks, I'll leave now." The image vanished.
"That's us. It seems that the goblin attack on the palace was not simply to destabilize the king. They were after us specifically... why? We need to find these other people. That will tell us why they attacked us and may give us a clue as to who directed them."
"Well, this cannot be good! I see Olin the Thief , here. I don't think you met him Ghurk: he was originally with us today, but he was killed by an arrow at the start of the goblin attack. And here's Liara and Tokka, who both decided to leave after the attack."
"I have never been to this city before, and I am only here to volunteer for the king's group of pearl defenders. The king formed the group to investigate the temple and to put a stop to these unnatural storms and monsters that he says are related to the temple's activities. That must mean that the goblins were in league with the temple. Or they are the power behind the temple activities? Or were hired by whatever power is at work there?"
"If they were targeting you and me and Ghurk and the others, it must mean that they were trying to stop our mission. Maybe these others faces were other potential volunteers for the pearl defenders. Or other allies of the king who are working on the same mission, hey? Hard to say."
"The question we should decide, and quickly, is whether we share this note with the king and his people. Can we trust them? Do we have a choice? I despise the goblins, but it's not clear that this city is in the right, either, based on the history of these magical pearls that we heard at dinner. I would maybe leave the king to his own fight here, but I want to find out whether this business with the desert temple is the reason that goblin raids have been more frequent and more aggressive in the last year or two."
"The king's behavior is very odd, hey? Saralyn, you said that there had been a death in the castle before the goblins attacked. Who died? How? Maybe we should try to get into that room downstairs to see whether it holds any answers?" Rain pulls the teal pearl from his pouch. "That's the reason I wanted this pearl. If there are guards downstairs, maybe I can put them to sleep so that we can get into the room quietly. But it's a risk, and we may find ourselves with enemies both inside and outside of the castle!"
(since there are so many people talking in this post, I'll color them so you can tell the difference because in real life you would be able to distinguish voices. Blue is Rolan, you know his voice.)
Footsteps going up the stairs. There is a bang on the door closest to the stairs. Rolan's door swings open, and an arrow fires. "Where are they!" A gruff voice yells. "The defenders? Why would I tell you? Get out." There is a flash from under the door. There is a sound of someone getting slammed into a wall, followed by another flash of light. Someone collapses, and people run up the stairs. "You know what I want, fool. Not those, those so-called defenders. I'll deal with them later.""Then what do you want?" Sound of weapon against weapon. "You of all people should know, Rolan." Sound of a weapon being swung, and someone collapses. "Rolan, where is it? I asked you, where-" A yell as someone is hit. "Get out, intruder!" Someone else collapses. An arrow is shot. "I told you not to come here! I'll give you nothing!""Then you'll die." More slicing and flashing. Someone hits the wall. The third door is hit and entered, then left. One of the windows shatters. More people run upstairs. "Where's the intruder?""He's in there!" Window gets smashed.
"Sorry, everyone," Rolan calls out, "Just an intruder, he's gone now. Jumped out the window." His voice is shakey, it sounds nervous. "Rolan, you okay?" Someone calls out. No answer.
"The question we should decide, and quickly, is whether we share this note with the king and his people. Can we trust them? Do we have a choice? I despise the goblins, but it's not clear that this city is in the right, either, based on the history of these magical pearls that we heard at dinner. I would maybe leave the king to his own fight here, but I want to find out whether this business with the desert temple is the reason that goblin raids have been more frequent and more aggressive in the last year or two."
(Yet another case where a new post showed up in between when I started typing and when I finally posted my message! And in this case, my question becomes a moot point if Rolan just bampfed into the room and looked at the sketches. Looking at the subsequent posts, it looks like events are moving quickly again. Not a lot of room to breath in this campaign!)
(FYI - Rolan was the court illusionist introduced at dinner. I don't think that we've ever heard the king's name.)
Rain jumps back when the eye moves and looks at him. His fur standing out more along the back of his neck in a kind of odd ridge.
As the 'eye' sprouts legs, you hear a sort of odd, high-pitched moan coming from Rain. (Reference: https://youtu.be/bBIf5g2Fp1U?t=6. Just the moaning whine, not the growling or spitting sounds.) He raises his quarterstaff in one hand, holding it poised to squash the thing if it comes near him.
"Oh, this is just for security. I have..." He pauses. "I have both personal items and items for the king stored in my room."
Also Saralyn:
He doesn't seem to be lying, but he is hesitant to say much.
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The eye climbs up to the roof and stares at Rain. It glows slightly.
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"Don't worry," Rolan calls out, "He won't hurt you yet. He will only attack if you try to enter my room without my consent."
The eye returns to its normal spot on Rolan's door. It is still looking at Rain.
"You'd better go to your room if you want him to stop staring at you, Rain," Rolan calls out from inside his room.
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(OOC: Just to be clear, the 2nd story hallway is empty? Once we're in our rooms, there's no one in the hallway? And I assume that it's either still light outside or that we have oil lamps or something to light the rooms.)
Rain looks suspiciously at the eye and then goes to his room. He props his staff and the goblin spear against the wall, within reach of the bed. He puts short bow and two quivers on the floor at the foot of the bed. He removes his pack and carries it back into the hall and then gathers up the other two. Basically, knock on the other two doors (if they're closed) and ask through the door, "Before we go to sleep, I'd just like to review what supplies we have. That way, we know whether we need to buy anything while we're out in the city tomorrow." He gathers the three of them into whichever bedroom is farthest from Rolan's. Once they close the door, he puts his backpack on the bed and opens it, saying, "Let's check our inventory." Then he puts his ear to the door to make sure that he doesn't hear Rolan's door open or hear anyone coming in the hallway. (Perception 22)
He pulls out a piece of paper from his pouch and says quietly, "I got this note off of the body of the hobgoblin, but I haven't had a chance to look at it, yet." He opens the paper and looks at it in the light of the lamp with the others. (Any writing on it? Can Rain read it? He knows Common, Dwarvish, Orcish, and Goblin.)
Nobody is in the hall, and there are lamps. Also it's still a little light outside, its sun set.
Your hobgoblin note has sketches of the party on it.
You hear nothing.
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The sketches are pretty accurate with occasional mess-ups, and are showing all the party along with a few other people you don't recognize. The sketches are small.
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"That's us. It seems that the goblin attack on the palace was not simply to destabilize the king. They were after us specifically... why? We need to find these other people. That will tell us why they attacked us and may give us a clue as to who directed them."
Will everyone stop calling him "The Demogorgon"? It's his name, not a title!
Whoops, ha ha! That's embarrassing. I thought we were talking to the king this whole time. Ha ha!
Will everyone stop calling him "The Demogorgon"? It's his name, not a title!
(lol. Rolan would probably love a promotion to king though, vote for him in the next election. not that they have elections here, but...)
"Can I come in?"
(Come on, at least knock! Can't be mad though, this is me posting this.)
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I glance at the rest of the party sort of shrug. Do we let him in? I mouth silently.
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A faint silver image of Rolan appears near you. It speaks, "Sorry to intrude, but, I heard something interesting." He looks at the picture. "Going straight for the king is the best strategy in war. If they want you, they must want to weaken the kingdom rather than make it fall. That is odd though. Thanks, I'll leave now." The image vanished.
(Well, he has good manners...)
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"Well, this cannot be good! I see Olin the Thief , here. I don't think you met him Ghurk: he was originally with us today, but he was killed by an arrow at the start of the goblin attack. And here's Liara and Tokka, who both decided to leave after the attack."
"I have never been to this city before, and I am only here to volunteer for the king's group of pearl defenders. The king formed the group to investigate the temple and to put a stop to these unnatural storms and monsters that he says are related to the temple's activities. That must mean that the goblins were in league with the temple. Or they are the power behind the temple activities? Or were hired by whatever power is at work there?"
"If they were targeting you and me and Ghurk and the others, it must mean that they were trying to stop our mission. Maybe these others faces were other potential volunteers for the pearl defenders. Or other allies of the king who are working on the same mission, hey? Hard to say."
"The question we should decide, and quickly, is whether we share this note with the king and his people. Can we trust them? Do we have a choice? I despise the goblins, but it's not clear that this city is in the right, either, based on the history of these magical pearls that we heard at dinner. I would maybe leave the king to his own fight here, but I want to find out whether this business with the desert temple is the reason that goblin raids have been more frequent and more aggressive in the last year or two."
"The king's behavior is very odd, hey? Saralyn, you said that there had been a death in the castle before the goblins attacked. Who died? How? Maybe we should try to get into that room downstairs to see whether it holds any answers?" Rain pulls the teal pearl from his pouch. "That's the reason I wanted this pearl. If there are guards downstairs, maybe I can put them to sleep so that we can get into the room quietly. But it's a risk, and we may find ourselves with enemies both inside and outside of the castle!"
(FYI people, in real life you should knock and not make creepy spying illusions...)
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"Gah! What are you do- ah!" "Quick, stop him! Don't let him get away!" "I can't he's- ah!"
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(since there are so many people talking in this post, I'll color them so you can tell the difference because in real life you would be able to distinguish voices. Blue is Rolan, you know his voice.)
Footsteps going up the stairs. There is a bang on the door closest to the stairs. Rolan's door swings open, and an arrow fires. "Where are they!" A gruff voice yells. "The defenders? Why would I tell you? Get out." There is a flash from under the door. There is a sound of someone getting slammed into a wall, followed by another flash of light. Someone collapses, and people run up the stairs. "You know what I want, fool. Not those, those so-called defenders. I'll deal with them later." "Then what do you want?" Sound of weapon against weapon. "You of all people should know, Rolan." Sound of a weapon being swung, and someone collapses. "Rolan, where is it? I asked you, where-" A yell as someone is hit. "Get out, intruder!" Someone else collapses. An arrow is shot. "I told you not to come here! I'll give you nothing!" "Then you'll die." More slicing and flashing. Someone hits the wall. The third door is hit and entered, then left. One of the windows shatters. More people run upstairs. "Where's the intruder?" "He's in there!" Window gets smashed.
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"Sorry, everyone," Rolan calls out, "Just an intruder, he's gone now. Jumped out the window." His voice is shakey, it sounds nervous. "Rolan, you okay?" Someone calls out. No answer.
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(Yet another case where a new post showed up in between when I started typing and when I finally posted my message! And in this case, my question becomes a moot point if Rolan just bampfed into the room and looked at the sketches. Looking at the subsequent posts, it looks like events are moving quickly again. Not a lot of room to breath in this campaign!)
(Yeah, that's one of the downsides of play-by-post. You never know when someone is typing something.)
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