Peshley stands aside, allowing Saerrira to deal with the gnolls. She watches in admiration as the bard distracts them. While she waits she has her staff at the ready, to unleash a Magic Missile if the situation calls for it. The gnolls language feels unfamiliar to her and she fails to make sense of any of it.
As they are distracted, Peshley makes her way around the gnolls slowly toward to get closer to the temple, trying to stay toward the edges of the canyon, where she might try and find cover if things were to change.
OOC: Who said he would not be bound and gagged as himself? :) All will be done in characters!
So, does Saerrira think she indeed can put both Gnolls to sleep?
(No initiative yet, as their was a bit of miscommunication. As for putting the Gnolls to sleep, Saerirra would probably try to pantomime something as a means of telling the Gnolls what to do, since she can't just talk to them due to a language barrier.)
So, situation at the moment: Saerrira completely distracted 2 gnolls and busy to keep them destructed (wants to try to put them to sleep). Uthar by the Gnolls with axe ready to struck if one of them wakes up. Cade and Peshley standing idle (Cade fights with the voice in his head). Laievis is trying to see what is inside the ruins.
Correct?
Then we need 2 answers - did Saerrira succeeded in her "sleeping" dance?
Did Laievis managed to see what is going on in the ruins?
So, situation at the moment: Saerrira completely distracted 2 gnolls and busy to keep them destructed (wants to try to put them to sleep). Uthar by the Gnolls with axe ready to struck if one of them wakes up. Cade and Peshley standing idle (Cade fights with the voice in his head). Laievis is trying to see what is inside the ruins.
Correct?
Then we need 2 answers - did Saerrira succeeded in her "sleeping" dance?
Did Laievis managed to see what is going on in the ruins?
(Okay there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what Saerirra has been trying to do. Let's see if I can clear it up. She used her Enthralling Performance to charm the Gnolls who were guarding the entrance to the ruins. She discovered that they and her could not understand each other. So she brought out the teddy bear as a means of signifying the prisoners, hoping to get the gnolls to bring them outside themselves. That failed, and now the teddy bear is glowing, surprising her. As for being able to direct the gnolls, I don't know how much, if at all, i could order them while charmed. And that's without the language barrier. With them not understanding my words, I had thought maybe Saerirra could make some gestures or something. But when she tried to do that, the teddy bear started glowing. This is where we are now.)
The Gnolls are still enthralled by Saerrira's performance. The language barrier seems to indeed be a major issue...remember you may still roll straight Intelligence, to try and convey simple messages to them
OOC: when you say "sleeping dance", do you mean cast the spell Sleep on them? In which case, you will need to roll and see how many HP worth of creatures you can put to sleep. And if not, which ability/spell/class feature are you using?
Meanwhile, Uther is ready to jump on the first Gnoll that looks like he might be a threat to Saerrira and the group.
Peshley moves slowly past the Gnolls, and the campfire, readying a magic missile spell, and catches up with Laeivis.
Laeivis is right by the Temple's main entrance, and peaks in...a large circular marble room (100 feet diameter) lined with damaged statues of Satyrs, and a cracked domed ceiling from which the moonlight pears through.
On the opposite side of the room, a small stone staircase descends down somewhere. Flickering torchlight can be seen emanating from the staircase, where the chanting seems to be coming from....a scream echoes through the temple...
OOC Sorry for all the confusion earlier, thats what I get for trying to DM while at work lol. And we've gotten to a pretty critical part of this first official mission (for all of the current Teams in play, if I may say...no spoilers....), so I dont want anyone to get screwed over DM misinterpretation. Sometimes I might accidentally scroll past some of your posts, trying to power through all the PC actions, so if you feel like ive forgotten/misinterpreted your character's last action/post/turn, feel free to point it out at anytime
The Gnolls are still enthralled by Saerrira's performance. The language barrier seems to indeed be a major issue...remember you may still roll straight Intelligence, to try and convey simple messages to them
OOC: when you say "sleeping dance", do you mean cast the spell Sleep on them? In which case, you will need to roll and see how many HP worth of creatures you can put to sleep. And if not, which ability/spell/class feature are you using?
Meanwhile, Uther is ready to jump on the first Gnoll that looks like he might be a threat to Saerrira and the group.
Peshley moves slowly past the Gnolls, and the campfire, readying a magic missile spell, and catches up with Laeivis.
Laeivis is right by the Temple's main entrance, and peaks in...a large circular marble room (100 feet diameter) lined with damaged statues of Satyrs, and a cracked domed ceiling from which the moonlight pears through.
On the opposite side of the room, a small stone staircase descends down somewhere. Flickering torchlight can be seen emanating from the staircase, where the chanting seems to be coming from....a scream echoes through the temple...
OOC Sorry for all the confusion earlier, thats what I get for trying to DM while at work lol. And we've gotten to a pretty critical part of this first official mission (for all of the current Teams in play, if I may say...no spoilers....), so I dont want anyone to get screwed over DM misinterpretation. Sometimes I might accidentally scroll past some of your posts, trying to power through all the PC actions, so if you feel like ive forgotten/misinterpreted your character's last action/post/turn, feel free to point it out at anytime
(I wasn't aware doing an intelligence check was even an option. So I guess I will try that, but first I will try something else.)
Arcana roll: 18, to try to ascertain why the teddy bear is glowing
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
OOC: No worries, we misinterpret each other much more often :)
Laievis returned as quickly as he could (hopefully, before Saerrira finished her dance.) Trying not to break her performance, he singed the news in a quiet voice along with the dancing melody - there are no gnolls right in the ruins, they are under them.
Then he tried to address the gnolls in Sylvan (we are in the Fey Plan after all) and still by singing: "Who are you?"
OOC: No worries, we misinterpret each other much more often :)
Laievis returned as quickly as he could (hopefully, before Saerrira finished her dance.) Trying not to break her performance, he singed the news in a quiet voice along with the dancing melody - there are no gnolls right in the ruins, they are under them.
Then he tried to address the gnolls in Sylvan (we are in the Fey Plan after all) and still by singing: "Who are you?"
Intelligence check: 11
Performance (soft singing) 9
(Saerirra is not dancing, the gnolls are already enthralled, just fyi.)
As Laeivis asks them who they are, they just growl and point at a brand on their chests. A symbol in the Abyssal language (if anyone speaks/understand it)
Peshley sees the gnolls pointing to the brand on their chest and thinks back to the cave from the night before. "I wonder if they too are possessed by some darker spirit?"She says in a quiet voice. "Would they react kindly if we freed them from it? Or would it simply revert them to their own perverse nature?"
Peshley sees the gnolls pointing to the brand on their chest and thinks back to the cave from the night before. "I wonder if they too are possessed by some darker spirit?"She says in a quiet voice. "Would they react kindly if we freed them from it? Or would it simply revert them to their own perverse nature?"
Cade - Staring in wonder at what just happened, "Guys...did anyone else just notice that the Gnolls understood Laeivis? Go ahead ask them another question." Still clutching the figurine in his pocket slowly rubbing it with his thumb.
Cade - Staring in wonder at what just happened, "Guys...did anyone else just notice that the Gnolls understood Laeivis? Go ahead ask them another question." Still clutching the figurine in his pocket slowly rubbing it with his thumb.
"Oh right! Ummm....what should we do then? Hmmmm....Oh! How about you tell them I said to answer any questions you have honestly and I will nod to them."
The teddy bear seems to have some sort of Transmutation magic entwined into its fabric and threads. You Also guess that there is some sort of activation phrase for it...
As he fiddles with the Satyre figurine, Cade hears the voices again, accompanied by sounds of mystical music and drums...."THIS is where it ALL started, my child! The origin of Creation, raw and untamed! No other Worlds truly matter compared to this one...find me, and I can grant you powers beyond your wildest dreams!"
Cade - Hearing the voice again and knowing that it is getting louder heads towards the tunnel where they entered the Cave and pulls out the figurine and asks it desperately quiet, "Where can I find you?!"
"Wow. Okay guys? This thing can change....ummm...something into something else. It's enchanted with transmutation magic, and seems to be activated with a word or phrase. I do not think we should try to activate it in case it's meant to inflict harm."
Saerirra puts away the teddy bear. She walks up to Laeivis, looking at the gnolls and puts one hand on his shoulder and the other over her heart.
"Friend."
She tries to show that Laeivis is on the same side as myself and should not be treated with disdain anymore, given their response to his first question.
"maybe ask them to bring the prisoners to use for me? Since they are still charmed by me."
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Initiative: 18
Peshley stands aside, allowing Saerrira to deal with the gnolls. She watches in admiration as the bard distracts them. While she waits she has her staff at the ready, to unleash a Magic Missile if the situation calls for it. The gnolls language feels unfamiliar to her and she fails to make sense of any of it.
As they are distracted, Peshley makes her way around the gnolls slowly toward to get closer to the temple, trying to stay toward the edges of the canyon, where she might try and find cover if things were to change.
OOC: Who said he would not be bound and gagged as himself? :) All will be done in characters!
So, does Saerrira think she indeed can put both Gnolls to sleep?
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
(No initiative yet, as their was a bit of miscommunication. As for putting the Gnolls to sleep, Saerirra would probably try to pantomime something as a means of telling the Gnolls what to do, since she can't just talk to them due to a language barrier.)
Speaking of languages....
So, situation at the moment: Saerrira completely distracted 2 gnolls and busy to keep them destructed (wants to try to put them to sleep). Uthar by the Gnolls with axe ready to struck if one of them wakes up. Cade and Peshley standing idle (Cade fights with the voice in his head). Laievis is trying to see what is inside the ruins.
Correct?
Then we need 2 answers - did Saerrira succeeded in her "sleeping" dance?
Did Laievis managed to see what is going on in the ruins?
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
(Okay there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what Saerirra has been trying to do. Let's see if I can clear it up. She used her Enthralling Performance to charm the Gnolls who were guarding the entrance to the ruins. She discovered that they and her could not understand each other. So she brought out the teddy bear as a means of signifying the prisoners, hoping to get the gnolls to bring them outside themselves. That failed, and now the teddy bear is glowing, surprising her.
As for being able to direct the gnolls, I don't know how much, if at all, i could order them while charmed. And that's without the language barrier. With them not understanding my words, I had thought maybe Saerirra could make some gestures or something. But when she tried to do that, the teddy bear started glowing. This is where we are now.)
(Update for peshley. Not standing idle, but moving slowly toward temple with magic missiles at the ready)
The Gnolls are still enthralled by Saerrira's performance. The language barrier seems to indeed be a major issue...remember you may still roll straight Intelligence, to try and convey simple messages to them
OOC: when you say "sleeping dance", do you mean cast the spell Sleep on them? In which case, you will need to roll and see how many HP worth of creatures you can put to sleep. And if not, which ability/spell/class feature are you using?
Meanwhile, Uther is ready to jump on the first Gnoll that looks like he might be a threat to Saerrira and the group.
Peshley moves slowly past the Gnolls, and the campfire, readying a magic missile spell, and catches up with Laeivis.
Laeivis is right by the Temple's main entrance, and peaks in...a large circular marble room (100 feet diameter) lined with damaged statues of Satyrs, and a cracked domed ceiling from which the moonlight pears through.
On the opposite side of the room, a small stone staircase descends down somewhere. Flickering torchlight can be seen emanating from the staircase, where the chanting seems to be coming from....a scream echoes through the temple...
OOC Sorry for all the confusion earlier, thats what I get for trying to DM while at work lol. And we've gotten to a pretty critical part of this first official mission (for all of the current Teams in play, if I may say...no spoilers....), so I dont want anyone to get screwed over DM misinterpretation. Sometimes I might accidentally scroll past some of your posts, trying to power through all the PC actions, so if you feel like ive forgotten/misinterpreted your character's last action/post/turn, feel free to point it out at anytime
(I wasn't aware doing an intelligence check was even an option. So I guess I will try that, but first I will try something else.)
Arcana roll: 18, to try to ascertain why the teddy bear is glowing
OOC: No worries, we misinterpret each other much more often :)
Laievis returned as quickly as he could (hopefully, before Saerrira finished her dance.) Trying not to break her performance, he singed the news in a quiet voice along with the dancing melody - there are no gnolls right in the ruins, they are under them.
Then he tried to address the gnolls in Sylvan (we are in the Fey Plan after all) and still by singing: "Who are you?"
Intelligence check: 10
Performance (soft singing) 20
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
(Saerirra is not dancing, the gnolls are already enthralled, just fyi.)
(Oops, exactly what I meant! Misunderstandings!)
Disregard singing and performance check - just soft voice.
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
As Laeivis asks them who they are, they just growl and point at a brand on their chests. A symbol in the Abyssal language (if anyone speaks/understand it)
Peshley sees the gnolls pointing to the brand on their chest and thinks back to the cave from the night before. "I wonder if they too are possessed by some darker spirit?" She says in a quiet voice. "Would they react kindly if we freed them from it? Or would it simply revert them to their own perverse nature?"
"Maybe this magic teddy bear can do something?"
(I had rolled an Arcana check on it, just fyi)
Cade - Staring in wonder at what just happened, "Guys...did anyone else just notice that the Gnolls understood Laeivis? Go ahead ask them another question." Still clutching the figurine in his pocket slowly rubbing it with his thumb.
Cade Overhill/ Level 3 / Halfling / Bard - Talaveroth (sub-campaign 1)
Manneo "Bear Killer" Thuliaga / Level 1 / Goliath / Monk - Curse of Strahd
"Oh right! Ummm....what should we do then? Hmmmm....Oh! How about you tell them I said to answer any questions you have honestly and I will nod to them."
"I am not so sure. And they can not answer, it seems. But let us check" Laievis sighet added in Sylvan "Do you understand me?"
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
Dice
The teddy bear seems to have some sort of Transmutation magic entwined into its fabric and threads. You Also guess that there is some sort of activation phrase for it...
As he fiddles with the Satyre figurine, Cade hears the voices again, accompanied by sounds of mystical music and drums...."THIS is where it ALL started, my child! The origin of Creation, raw and untamed! No other Worlds truly matter compared to this one...find me, and I can grant you powers beyond your wildest dreams!"
Cade - Hearing the voice again and knowing that it is getting louder heads towards the tunnel where they entered the Cave and pulls out the figurine and asks it desperately quiet, "Where can I find you?!"
Cade Overhill/ Level 3 / Halfling / Bard - Talaveroth (sub-campaign 1)
Manneo "Bear Killer" Thuliaga / Level 1 / Goliath / Monk - Curse of Strahd
"Wow. Okay guys? This thing can change....ummm...something into something else. It's enchanted with transmutation magic, and seems to be activated with a word or phrase. I do not think we should try to activate it in case it's meant to inflict harm."
Saerirra puts away the teddy bear. She walks up to Laeivis, looking at the gnolls and puts one hand on his shoulder and the other over her heart.
"Friend."
She tries to show that Laeivis is on the same side as myself and should not be treated with disdain anymore, given their response to his first question.
"maybe ask them to bring the prisoners to use for me? Since they are still charmed by me."