Chubby stows his trusty Bottle Opener, and kneels down in front of one of the desks. He pulls out a quill from his cartographers kit, and starts to lightly doodle away on his map. He looks like a doofus with his tongue sticking out, concentrating VERY hard on his drawing. After a few short minutes, he sets the quill down, and holds up his copy of the map for all to see:
"There, that'll do it. Off we go, then? Garry, would you be willing to spare a snake antivenom kit or two for our first foray into the island? Sounds like we'll be needin' one."
“Of course. I shall fetch you what we have available from the herbalist tent.” Garry says. He strides off, leaving you to get comfortable, unpack belongings and equip yourselves with whatever tou see fit. He returns with three small pouches for anti-venom. “Just rub this over the bite wound to extract any venom” he says. “You lot look like you’re ready to get goin’! It took us almost four days to get to the temple. Even though it’s not that far, there’s a lotta hackin’ and trackin’. Once we’d made a bit of a path though, we were able to return within a day! If you manage to find our path, it’ll make for an easy trip I imagine. Best of luck to yah!”
Once you’re ready to get going, roll a survival check to see if you can find the trail. You will be able to find your own trails without a survival check if you mark them down on your maps.
Liam claims a rack/bed and proceeds to unpack and stow away his extra gear, which admittedly isn't that much as he always prefers to travel light. When Garry returns with the antivenom kits, he'll ask him a couple of final questions.
"Beyond the cat statues, is there anything else obvious you can tell us about the ruins? Also, you wouldn't happen to have some spare spelunking or climbing gear lying about, would you? Those might be useful for getting around the ruins if needed. And if you do have such gear, perhaps a donkey or mule to carry it?"
Hmmmm, just thinking about what Garry said...lots of bushwhacking to get around the jungle. Is everyone good to go with machete-like gear for hacking and slashing through trees/bushes/etc.?
My short swords are used for killing. If there's an extra pair, i'll take em. If not i'm gonna follow behind you, beefy." Crispy slaps Chubbs on the back. "And wow, your survival sense if off the charts!"
"Oh. This makes more sense now, thanks." Nia pats Crispy in thanks and wanders off to Look for Liam, claims a bunk near his and calls out "Don't forget to ask if the statues, snakes and stuff are flammable."
Crispy then walks over to the barracks portion of the camp after finding a place to bunk up, and begins training and exercising. It'll be good to have a fresh, distracted mind when everyone decides to set off. She goes over her moves, lunging, swinging, and leaping. She eventually dips into the water to freshen up, swimming and passing the time.
Sorry for the lack of activity guys, just resumed our first strahd session for over three months :S
Crispy goes for a quick dunk in the ocean before departing. Not a bad idea considering how muggy it is on this island. You depart just before midday, and with Chubby and Gregor leading the way, you successfully find a trampelled down, hacked path made by the other adventuring crew.(Dayum, survival!) Garry doesn’t have any gear for you- he figured ‘the pros’ would have everything covered already. You begin navigating your way through the thick, dense jungle. Lush, green oversized plants dominate this island. The heat is almost suffocating and the mosquitoes seem hungry today...
You all travel for around two hours, before hearing (with your PP) some rustling from the bushes either side of the party. Up ahead, around 20’ away, your attention is drawn to a fair sized bipedal lizard looking creature, standing on its muscular hind legs, with a few feathers on it’s smaller, clawed arms. It is slightly bobbing its head, looking around and it doesn’t appear to have noticed you.
Liam nods at Garry's account of the statues.
"Noted. And you said the primary hazard you've encountered so far is snakes, presumably the venomous variety?"
Chubby stows his trusty Bottle Opener, and kneels down in front of one of the desks. He pulls out a quill from his cartographers kit, and starts to lightly doodle away on his map. He looks like a doofus with his tongue sticking out, concentrating VERY hard on his drawing. After a few short minutes, he sets the quill down, and holds up his copy of the map for all to see:
"There, that'll do it. Off we go, then? Garry, would you be willing to spare a snake antivenom kit or two for our first foray into the island? Sounds like we'll be needin' one."
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
"Wow, dwarfy!" Crispy admires. "That's pretty good!"
She turns to everyone else. "Can we go now??"
“Of course. I shall fetch you what we have available from the herbalist tent.” Garry says. He strides off, leaving you to get comfortable, unpack belongings and equip yourselves with whatever tou see fit. He returns with three small pouches for anti-venom. “Just rub this over the bite wound to extract any venom” he says. “You lot look like you’re ready to get goin’! It took us almost four days to get to the temple. Even though it’s not that far, there’s a lotta hackin’ and trackin’. Once we’d made a bit of a path though, we were able to return within a day! If you manage to find our path, it’ll make for an easy trip I imagine. Best of luck to yah!”
Once you’re ready to get going, roll a survival check to see if you can find the trail. You will be able to find your own trails without a survival check if you mark them down on your maps.
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
"Ugchhh. Bugs and snakes." Crispy drawls unpleasantly.
Survival: 5
"Yup! We're on an island!" She shouts, frustrated, then proceeds to mumble obscenities softly while she looks around.
The Chubster’s survival check: 23
Bam! Nat20. Bet you didn’t know that Bear Grylls came with us! Time to eat dead rats and drink our own urine.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
Here goes Nia's survival: 9
Nia has her map upside down.
Liam claims a rack/bed and proceeds to unpack and stow away his extra gear, which admittedly isn't that much as he always prefers to travel light. When Garry returns with the antivenom kits, he'll ask him a couple of final questions.
"Beyond the cat statues, is there anything else obvious you can tell us about the ruins? Also, you wouldn't happen to have some spare spelunking or climbing gear lying about, would you? Those might be useful for getting around the ruins if needed. And if you do have such gear, perhaps a donkey or mule to carry it?"
Hmmmm, just thinking about what Garry said...lots of bushwhacking to get around the jungle. Is everyone good to go with machete-like gear for hacking and slashing through trees/bushes/etc.?
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
My short swords are used for killing. If there's an extra pair, i'll take em. If not i'm gonna follow behind you, beefy." Crispy slaps Chubbs on the back. "And wow, your survival sense if off the charts!"
Survival: 23
Chubby and Gregor, The Fantasy Survival Experts: Snake and Jungle Cats Edition. Catch it this weekend, only on D&D Beyond
Crispy stands close to Nia, helps her straighten her map, pats her lovingly in her head, winking.
"Oh. This makes more sense now, thanks." Nia pats Crispy in thanks and wanders off to Look for Liam, claims a bunk near his and calls out "Don't forget to ask if the statues, snakes and stuff are flammable."
Crispy then walks over to the barracks portion of the camp after finding a place to bunk up, and begins training and exercising. It'll be good to have a fresh, distracted mind when everyone decides to set off. She goes over her moves, lunging, swinging, and leaping. She eventually dips into the water to freshen up, swimming and passing the time.
As Crispy goes to leave, Liam calls out to her.
"Cris, I assume you'll be in good condition to leave first thing in the morning then?"
"Can't hear you!" She cries out. "Swimming!"
Nia called out again. "Also are there piranhas or such in the water?"
Sorry for the lack of activity guys, just resumed our first strahd session for over three months :S
Crispy goes for a quick dunk in the ocean before departing. Not a bad idea considering how muggy it is on this island. You depart just before midday, and with Chubby and Gregor leading the way, you successfully find a trampelled down, hacked path made by the other adventuring crew.(Dayum, survival!) Garry doesn’t have any gear for you- he figured ‘the pros’ would have everything covered already. You begin navigating your way through the thick, dense jungle. Lush, green oversized plants dominate this island. The heat is almost suffocating and the mosquitoes seem hungry today...
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
You all travel for around two hours, before hearing (with your PP) some rustling from the bushes either side of the party. Up ahead, around 20’ away, your attention is drawn to a fair sized bipedal lizard looking creature, standing on its muscular hind legs, with a few feathers on it’s smaller, clawed arms. It is slightly bobbing its head, looking around and it doesn’t appear to have noticed you.
Nature check to identify if anyone’s keen.
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
Liam's Nature Check: 23
(sigh)