Beegred finds 12 electrum on the corpse of the Nothic. You also easily find the footprints indicating the direction they came from, and where the other two returned when they fled. The trail leads in a direction that is not aligned with your path to Blingdenstone.
(What do you do? Keep traveling, or see if you can find the other two and some kind of lair?)
Skameros takes his 2 electrum pieces and sniffs them, then bites them and then drops them back on the ground and looks at Beegred
"BIIIIIIG RED........that's what I say, sound just like you.." he shrugs "...what these shinies they talk about? hopefully not those...." he indicates to the electrum pieces on the ground.
"Think maybe those other two have shinies?" and he looks in the direction the tracks lead off.
Beegred will pick up the 2 EP from the ground. "I'll hold onto these, until you are ready to buy something... And that is the wrong way. Narstin already has the rest of the party back on the path to Bilgensteam."
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
After traveling for several days without encountering any threats, the party finds themselves walking across an old worn cobblestone path. To the right and left are piles of rubble of what must have been a small village or town in ancient times.
Beegred: "We've put some good distance between us and those mushrooms. I know that looking for danger can be... uh... dangerous, but I wouldn't mind a little action.
"Let's check out these ruins. Maybe these ancient people had ancient goodies, right? I mean, let's go to the left side, and then the right side." (Do NOT split the party.)
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Narstin looks around at the ruins as beegred comments. "I guess we *could* check them out," he says, "but...it doesn't look like much more than simply rubble. I doubt we'd find much in the way of 'goodies', as Beegred put it." He looks back at the others. "I agree with Skameros. I thinkw e're probably better of simply moving on."
Narstin looks around at the ruins as beegred comments. "I guess we *could* check them out," he says, "but...it doesn't look like much more than simply rubble. I doubt we'd find much in the way of 'goodies', as Beegred put it." He looks back at the others. "I agree with Skameros. I thinkw e're probably better of simply moving on."
Beegred is resisting, but in a "kid on a long trip being bored" kind of way. He is almost resigned to moving on, but makes one last case.
"Well, what if these used to be a bunch of people who worshipped... whoever it is that you worship. They might have some sturdy holy symbols. You wouldn't have to worry about your make-shift symbol falling apart, with those cave pigments flaking off your shield."
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Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Beegred looks around at the ruins with curiosity, but Narstin looks at them with reverence and voices his opinion to leave old things lie. Skameros barely acknowledges the ruins at all, wanting to push onwards. Rodolfo shrugs his shoulders and motions to move onwards.
The party continues to travel until fatigue sets in. They choose to rest on a high spot in a tunnel ten or so feet wide. There are many fist sized holes near the floor of the tunnel that trickles acrid water and there are sounds of flowing water beyond the tunnel walls. Narstin feels the party is travelling along an underground river and some of the water is seeping into your tunnel leaving pools of water scattered about.
The first two shifts pass without any incident. During Beegred's shift, those fist sized holes begin to sprout tentacles. Beegred counts 3 of them.
Edit: Various members of the party continue to be plagued by disturbing dreams or nightmares.
Beegred: "Zzz... No calamari, don't eat those halfling hors d'oeuvres... zzz..."
(OOC: That was a thousand posts ago...)
From out of the darkness, the party hears a cry of rage. "Rock calamari from my nightmares, you will be destroyed!"
Bonus action for Hunter's Mark. Then attacking with the magic Drow sword against GR1. (Rolling with advantage due to invisibility for creatures using Darkvision. Damage rolls include effect of Hunter's Mark.)
Attack: 24 Damage: 11
Dread Ambusher Attack: 22 Damage: 9 (a hit is better than a miss, but that is quite the damage roll)
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM) Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy) DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Beegred finds 12 electrum on the corpse of the Nothic. You also easily find the footprints indicating the direction they came from, and where the other two returned when they fled. The trail leads in a direction that is not aligned with your path to Blingdenstone.
(What do you do? Keep traveling, or see if you can find the other two and some kind of lair?)
(Minor addition to this since Kerrec reminded me of something)
Deception: 15
Anyone paying close enough attention notices that Narstin doesn't meet anyone else's eyes as they discuss it, and seems rather uncomfortable.
Skameros takes his 2 electrum pieces and sniffs them, then bites them and then drops them back on the ground and looks at Beegred
"BIIIIIIG RED........that's what I say, sound just like you.." he shrugs "...what these shinies they talk about? hopefully not those...." he indicates to the electrum pieces on the ground.
"Think maybe those other two have shinies?" and he looks in the direction the tracks lead off.
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Beegred will pick up the 2 EP from the ground. "I'll hold onto these, until you are ready to buy something... And that is the wrong way. Narstin already has the rest of the party back on the path to Bilgensteam."
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
After traveling for several days without encountering any threats, the party finds themselves walking across an old worn cobblestone path. To the right and left are piles of rubble of what must have been a small village or town in ancient times.
(What does the party do?)
Rodolfo looks around, "Any idea who lived here and what happened?"
(would there be any remains of any type of machinery or tools around that would help him make a guess?)
Beegred: "We've put some good distance between us and those mushrooms. I know that looking for danger can be... uh... dangerous, but I wouldn't mind a little action.
"Let's check out these ruins. Maybe these ancient people had ancient goodies, right? I mean, let's go to the left side, and then the right side." (Do NOT split the party.)
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Skameros looks around at the rocks "I see rocks....and more rocks.....thinking dead people are dead and we should move on."
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Narstin looks around at the ruins as beegred comments. "I guess we *could* check them out," he says, "but...it doesn't look like much more than simply rubble. I doubt we'd find much in the way of 'goodies', as Beegred put it." He looks back at the others. "I agree with Skameros. I thinkw e're probably better of simply moving on."
Beegred is resisting, but in a "kid on a long trip being bored" kind of way. He is almost resigned to moving on, but makes one last case.
"Well, what if these used to be a bunch of people who worshipped... whoever it is that you worship. They might have some sturdy holy symbols. You wouldn't have to worry about your make-shift symbol falling apart, with those cave pigments flaking off your shield."
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Beegred looks around at the ruins with curiosity, but Narstin looks at them with reverence and voices his opinion to leave old things lie. Skameros barely acknowledges the ruins at all, wanting to push onwards. Rodolfo shrugs his shoulders and motions to move onwards.
The party continues to travel until fatigue sets in. They choose to rest on a high spot in a tunnel ten or so feet wide. There are many fist sized holes near the floor of the tunnel that trickles acrid water and there are sounds of flowing water beyond the tunnel walls. Narstin feels the party is travelling along an underground river and some of the water is seeping into your tunnel leaving pools of water scattered about.
The first two shifts pass without any incident. During Beegred's shift, those fist sized holes begin to sprout tentacles. Beegred counts 3 of them.
Initiative:
Two of the three creatures slink their way out of the impossibly tiny holes and Beegred recognizes them as Giant Rocktopus (Rocktopi).
Before he can raise an alarm, they go after the sleeping party members (since they can't see Beegred).
Both Rocktopi are 15 feet away from Rodolfo when they lash out with a tentacle:
GR1 Tentacle Attack: 16 Damage: 9
GR3 Tentacle Attack: 9 Damage: 7
GR1 slams a tentacle onto Rodolfo, who wakes up in pain. GR3 is foiled by GR1.
(Rodolfo's Turn)
(I will get a map going this evening. It's theater of the mind until then.)
Rodolfo climbs to his feet and crouches down, trying to understand what exactly is going on. He also shouts, "Wake up!" and takes the Dodge action.
(OOC: That was a thousand posts ago...)
From out of the darkness, the party hears a cry of rage. "Rock calamari from my nightmares, you will be destroyed!"
Bonus action for Hunter's Mark. Then attacking with the magic Drow sword against GR1. (Rolling with advantage due to invisibility for creatures using Darkvision. Damage rolls include effect of Hunter's Mark.)
Beegred Thornpost - Lvl 8 Halfling Ranger - Out of the Abyss by Kerrec
Drusk - Lvl 8 Half-Orc Life Cleric - The Long Road: Dragon Heist by Mingofaust (player & current DM)
Hunferho Aelorothi - Lvl 5 Half-Elf Bard/Rogue - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
DM - Frontier City of Nunkreet (ended)
Beegred's cry can be heard by the group as he goes and stabs GR1 twice.
(Jimjar, Eldeth, Skameros and Narstin up next.)
(updated up to Beegred's movement and attack.)
Jimjar joins in with Beegred on the same target (GR1) with his war pick:
Attack: 17 Damage: 6
Skameros wakes with a start and grabs Pork-Chopper and looks around, then heads off towards GR2 and swings his greataxe (bonus action to rage)
[Pork-Chopper: 16 Damage: 16]
Eldeth will also wake, draw her shortswords and follow after the bugbear, taking two swipes at the wriggly beastie
[Shortsword: 22 Damage: Unable to parse dice roll.]
[Shortsword: 11 Damage: 8]
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword