"Okay, no blob, got it," Bert says, before heading off to scout. He turns back. "Blog, or blob? Zook maybe you can sort that out."
Once he sees the woman, he drops down on his heels and tries to smile. "Hello there. My name's Bert. I'm not from Nightstone, but I've just come from there after clearing out the goblins with some friends of mine. You'll really like them. We came out to these caves to see if anyone had fled here. There used to be two ogres in the 'lobby' but they're dead, as are a number of the more hostile and threatening goblins. Listen to me, I'm rambling. How are you doing? Do you need water? Food? Here's some of mine. When you're ready, and if you're able, can you tell me about how many Nightstonians came to the caves, what's happened to you all, and where the rest of them might be? We can get you out right now, and we can also try to get the rest of the villagers."
He hands over his waterskin and a day's rations and steps away, giving her some time and space to drink, eat, and think of anything she wants to say, Bert messages back to Zook.
"Found a villager cowering in a sidecave. Gave her water and food. She might not react well to Snigbat. Thoughts? You can reply to this message."
(the word "message" is cut off, meaning stays the same but it is slightly less Nott like)
Snigbat replies "not a blob, The Blob. Down tunnel is nice water, not nasty water like here. But when goblin go drink, The Blob come behind and they die. Bones left. Blob is not seen by many living. Black shape only. Snigbat not know where villagers are. Orgre bring from that way though" Snigbat points towards the main cave, but you kind of could guess that as that is all that is left
The lady is still in shock so not saying much. Just repeating "Should have stayed in the keep"
Teaches me to not look at the module and go of bad memory. Snigbat would tell you the villagers are probably in tunnel 5, tunnel 4 isn't The Blob, that is tunnel 6, tunnel 4 is a dead end
Replying to Bert's message, Zook sounds excited about the prospect of finding at least one person alive. "Oh, what good news, the best we've heard all day! We'll keep Snigbat restrained when you bring her back, we don't want any trouble with..."
Turning to Snigbat, he replies, "That sounds utterly horrifying, like the stuff in a nightmare. Still, I remain curious about exactly what kind of creature this Big Blob thing is, but I certainly don't want to end up as naught but a small pile of bones, so we should probably avoid that tunnel. However, if you think that we might find some of the villagers in the other tunnel, then we should go have a look!"
"Come, Mandy, let's go see if we can find them!"
With Mandy and Hawk in tow, if they agree to follow, Zook takes them to the entrance of tunnel 5 to see if they can find anyone still alive.
"Daphne, thank you for talking to me. We were in the keep earlier today. Her guards still stand vigil. We may have to do something about the bandits that arrived in town earlier this morning. But that's getting ahead of ourselves. Come back to this next chamber with me and meet my friends. We have one goblin tied up, he seems to have a more peaceful vision for his people than that awful Hark who just wanted to eat people. We're accepting his help for now - he knows the tunnels well. His name is Snigbat. It's... been a weird day. I'm a cartographer so I'm new to all this. Could you tell me if you have been anywhere else in these caverns? Were you led directly here? How long have you been there?"
He's trying to calm her down with a regular drone of normal speech, and also provide a break between her goblin captivity and her future among her own kind.
He leads her back to his friends and watches her to see what she reacts to (the remains of the people Hark and the rats were eating, and then Snigbat), giving a warning again through Message.
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Hawk took a little time after the fight to calm down the predator in him and pray to the Cat Lord. He casts Cure Wounds on himself (3). He got a little distracted and lost focus on what was happening around until he hears the voice of Bert in his head saying they have a survivor. He gets up and get ready to move on!
A woman? What woman? Where are the others? Let's go find them!!
He starts walking towards the north-east tunnel (tunnel 6). He wasn't paying attention to the whole blob discussion! He is walking slowly though, waiting for the rest of the party to join him.
"Just... wait a second, Zook and Hawk! I'm bringing a very reserved, traumatized woman to meet you. Are we leaving Snigbat tied up here?" Bert Messages to each of them as he tries to slowly lead Daphne back to them. (Is she moving, and does she reply to any of Bert's questions?)
Seeing Hawk begin heading towards tunnel 6, which according to Snigbat, is where the big blob is, Zook rushes over to his friend and grabs him by the fabric of his clothing in the middle of his back.
"NO, not this way!! Unless you want to end up as nothing but a pile of cat bones. This way!"
He turns and leads Hawk to the entrance of tunnel 5, still feeling a little woozy from the battle.
However, after receiving Bert’s message, Zook grabs Hawk again, turns around and returns to the cavern where they were sitting before.
”OK, we’re headed back there. And yes, Snig is still tied up.”
At mention of vigil Daphne tears up, "Vigil, she's dead. This is all my fault for leaving the keep and not staying with her!" before bursting full out and becoming inconsolable.
Zook on your little walk, you spot only a few goblins, none of which look like combatants. Most see you and hide hoping you didn't see them
Mandaway follows Zook quite confused as to what is happening and not quite sure if he trusts the voice in his head that sounds like Bert.
He waves lightly to the goblins that they see along the way, hoping things will make more sense once everyone is back together....he could really do with some sleep....he wasn't getting any younger.
Similar time probably. As you left Harks cave, you saw/heard them entering the tunnel to your right so could wait for them. Daphne is still absolutely in hysterics so hearing over her is hard but not impossible
Bert Messages again, saying to Zook (and then the others) "Wait! I can't scout or protect you if I'm dragging behind with Daphne, who I'm sure you can hear crying."
He tries to calm Daphne down and introduce her to Snigbat. "Do you want to go wait at the outside of the cave, Daphne? We will go try to find anyone else from Nightstone who's still here. But there may still be more dangers, so it's important to try to be quiet if you can. Deep breaths."
(If she agrees to quiet down and go wait outside, he'll escort her back to the main cave and points to the entrance and sunshine, telling her to wait outside because there are new people in the town. Then he will rejoin his friends and try to scout ahead into the non-blob tunnel they're targeting.)
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Hawk is waiting (im)patiently in the main cave.. he knows he can’t really do much more to help what the others are doing already with the woman. He just paces around the main cave, making sure they’ve seen everything here.
Perception: 8
He starts thinking back to everything that happened to this group so far.. he misses playing tunes with Zook but knows that now is not the time for that. He hopes they can write up a nice song together of their adventures in Nightstone after all this is over... and hopefully it’ll be a song with a happy ending... He is eyeing the tunnel where the villagers are supposed to be in.. something is urging him to just go and find the people.. but for now he can wait a little longer..
Well you don't make it worse with the mention of it only being a chance of finding the others and mentioning dangers but you don't make her better.
Zook, you see nothing in the main cave, you just make out in the dead end tunnel that Snigbat said, a large crevasse, making it near impassable. You see nothing in the other caves though from here
"Okay, no blob, got it," Bert says, before heading off to scout. He turns back. "Blog, or blob? Zook maybe you can sort that out."
Once he sees the woman, he drops down on his heels and tries to smile. "Hello there. My name's Bert. I'm not from Nightstone, but I've just come from there after clearing out the goblins with some friends of mine. You'll really like them. We came out to these caves to see if anyone had fled here. There used to be two ogres in the 'lobby' but they're dead, as are a number of the more hostile and threatening goblins. Listen to me, I'm rambling. How are you doing? Do you need water? Food? Here's some of mine. When you're ready, and if you're able, can you tell me about how many Nightstonians came to the caves, what's happened to you all, and where the rest of them might be? We can get you out right now, and we can also try to get the rest of the villagers."
He hands over his waterskin and a day's rations and steps away, giving her some time and space to drink, eat, and think of anything she wants to say, Bert messages back to Zook.
"Found a villager cowering in a sidecave. Gave her water and food. She might not react well to Snigbat. Thoughts? You can reply to this message."
(the word "message" is cut off, meaning stays the same but it is slightly less Nott like)
Snigbat replies "not a blob, The Blob. Down tunnel is nice water, not nasty water like here. But when goblin go drink, The Blob come behind and they die. Bones left. Blob is not seen by many living. Black shape only. Snigbat not know where villagers are. Orgre bring from that way though" Snigbat points towards the main cave, but you kind of could guess that as that is all that is left
The lady is still in shock so not saying much. Just repeating "Should have stayed in the keep"
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Mandaway shrugged, " So out to the main cavern then. We'll not find the villagers standing around here."
Bert will message the same thing to Hawk and Mandy after he messages Zook, especially with the woman being quiet.
He'll ask her again if she would like to come back and meet his friends and get out of the cave.
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The woman calms down enough to nod and introduce herself, "Im Daphne, Daphne Featherstone. Lady Nander's lady in waiting"
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Replying to Bert's message, Zook sounds excited about the prospect of finding at least one person alive. "Oh, what good news, the best we've heard all day! We'll keep Snigbat restrained when you bring her back, we don't want any trouble with..."
Turning to Snigbat, he replies, "That sounds utterly horrifying, like the stuff in a nightmare. Still, I remain curious about exactly what kind of creature this Big Blob thing is, but I certainly don't want to end up as naught but a small pile of bones, so we should probably avoid that tunnel. However, if you think that we might find some of the villagers in the other tunnel, then we should go have a look!"
"Come, Mandy, let's go see if we can find them!"
With Mandy and Hawk in tow, if they agree to follow, Zook takes them to the entrance of tunnel 5 to see if they can find anyone still alive.
Stealth: 13
Perception: 8
"Daphne, thank you for talking to me. We were in the keep earlier today. Her guards still stand vigil. We may have to do something about the bandits that arrived in town earlier this morning. But that's getting ahead of ourselves. Come back to this next chamber with me and meet my friends. We have one goblin tied up, he seems to have a more peaceful vision for his people than that awful Hark who just wanted to eat people. We're accepting his help for now - he knows the tunnels well. His name is Snigbat. It's... been a weird day. I'm a cartographer so I'm new to all this. Could you tell me if you have been anywhere else in these caverns? Were you led directly here? How long have you been there?"
He's trying to calm her down with a regular drone of normal speech, and also provide a break between her goblin captivity and her future among her own kind.
He leads her back to his friends and watches her to see what she reacts to (the remains of the people Hark and the rats were eating, and then Snigbat), giving a warning again through Message.
Hawk took a little time after the fight to calm down the predator in him and pray to the Cat Lord. He casts Cure Wounds on himself (3). He got a little distracted and lost focus on what was happening around until he hears the voice of Bert in his head saying they have a survivor. He gets up and get ready to move on!
A woman? What woman? Where are the others? Let's go find them!!
He starts walking towards the north-east tunnel (tunnel 6). He wasn't paying attention to the whole blob discussion! He is walking slowly though, waiting for the rest of the party to join him.
Dungeon Master – MelGon's Tales from the Yawning Portal
Hawk of the Night (Hawk) – Level 2 Tabaxi Ranger – Swift's Storm King's Thunder
Lavandula Angustia – Level 1 Tiefling Rogue – LMoP campaign, DM: novaskyr
"Just... wait a second, Zook and Hawk! I'm bringing a very reserved, traumatized woman to meet you. Are we leaving Snigbat tied up here?" Bert Messages to each of them as he tries to slowly lead Daphne back to them. (Is she moving, and does she reply to any of Bert's questions?)
Seeing Hawk begin heading towards tunnel 6, which according to Snigbat, is where the big blob is, Zook rushes over to his friend and grabs him by the fabric of his clothing in the middle of his back.
"NO, not this way!! Unless you want to end up as nothing but a pile of cat bones. This way!"
He turns and leads Hawk to the entrance of tunnel 5, still feeling a little woozy from the battle.
However, after receiving Bert’s message, Zook grabs Hawk again, turns around and returns to the cavern where they were sitting before.
”OK, we’re headed back there. And yes, Snig is still tied up.”
At mention of vigil Daphne tears up, "Vigil, she's dead. This is all my fault for leaving the keep and not staying with her!" before bursting full out and becoming inconsolable.
Zook on your little walk, you spot only a few goblins, none of which look like combatants. Most see you and hide hoping you didn't see them
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Mandaway follows Zook quite confused as to what is happening and not quite sure if he trusts the voice in his head that sounds like Bert.
He waves lightly to the goblins that they see along the way, hoping things will make more sense once everyone is back together....he could really do with some sleep....he wasn't getting any younger.
(Did Bert and Daphne get back to the group and Snigbat before Mandy, Hawk, and Zook left? Or did they get back to find only a tied-up goblin?)
Similar time probably. As you left Harks cave, you saw/heard them entering the tunnel to your right so could wait for them. Daphne is still absolutely in hysterics so hearing over her is hard but not impossible
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Bert Messages again, saying to Zook (and then the others) "Wait! I can't scout or protect you if I'm dragging behind with Daphne, who I'm sure you can hear crying."
He tries to calm Daphne down and introduce her to Snigbat. "Do you want to go wait at the outside of the cave, Daphne? We will go try to find anyone else from Nightstone who's still here. But there may still be more dangers, so it's important to try to be quiet if you can. Deep breaths."
(If she agrees to quiet down and go wait outside, he'll escort her back to the main cave and points to the entrance and sunshine, telling her to wait outside because there are new people in the town. Then he will rejoin his friends and try to scout ahead into the non-blob tunnel they're targeting.)
Make a generic charisma check for calming down.
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Hawk is waiting (im)patiently in the main cave.. he knows he can’t really do much more to help what the others are doing already with the woman. He just paces around the main cave, making sure they’ve seen everything here.
Perception: 8
He starts thinking back to everything that happened to this group so far.. he misses playing tunes with Zook but knows that now is not the time for that. He hopes they can write up a nice song together of their adventures in Nightstone after all this is over... and hopefully it’ll be a song with a happy ending... He is eyeing the tunnel where the villagers are supposed to be in.. something is urging him to just go and find the people.. but for now he can wait a little longer..
Dungeon Master – MelGon's Tales from the Yawning Portal
Hawk of the Night (Hawk) – Level 2 Tabaxi Ranger – Swift's Storm King's Thunder
Lavandula Angustia – Level 1 Tiefling Rogue – LMoP campaign, DM: novaskyr
Charisma: 3
Well you don't make it worse with the mention of it only being a chance of finding the others and mentioning dangers but you don't make her better.
Zook, you see nothing in the main cave, you just make out in the dead end tunnel that Snigbat said, a large crevasse, making it near impassable. You see nothing in the other caves though from here
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