Chadwick will poke it with the pointy end of his Lucerne hammer. If nothing, he'll check for traps. If still nothing he'll say "Stand back I'm going in" then open it while chuckling at his own not so funny joke.
Investigate: 2, so 1. Chadwick forgets what he's doing and wanders off.
Starker shrugs “If I am right all we will have done by going from here to ‘Here’ is to waste a little time, and far be it from me to be a steadfast advocate for the geodesic. So, after we open the box and dealt with the consequences let’s travel to Here.”
Starker examines the present and finds no evidence of traps or ill-effects. He pulls on the tail of ribbon from the bow to undo the knot. It comes undone and the top of the box explodes open in a cloud of glitter, covering him from head to toe. Off in the distance you hear a stifled giggle.
Starker shrieks “I’m melting ! MELTING!!!! Oh, what a world!What a world!” and slowly starts to collapse to the ground. About halfway through the maneuver he stops, stands up, and calmly says “No, I am not melting. I am glittery. So be it.”
The box is consumed in the POOF of glitter that still covers Starker from head to toe. Jievs is diligently working at removing the evidence of the prank with glacial success.
You head off to "Here", taking the left branch of the path. It winds itself through an idyllic forest. There are small animals all along the way that scurry into the underbrush on your approach. You see a flock (?) of rainbow trout swimming through the tree trunks that cross the path ahead of you. One turns, "Gooddaytoyou, sirs," and continues swimming along with his compatriots. The day progresses to night and the clouds clear, revealing a brilliant sky streaked in multiple hues of blue. It is about time to rest for the night and you see a sign post ahead of you. There is a branch to the path to the left. Sitting at the crossroads is a goblin in plain clothing beside a cart full of drawers being pulled by huge hog. He stands up quickly upon seeing your approach. You see him reach over to open several of the drawers and then patiently wait for your approach.
I believe the correct direction is left.
Hoid investigates the package for traps, and probably doesn’t know where it is. (Rolled 4 for investigation.)
Hoid finds no traps.
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
Chadwick will poke it with the pointy end of his Lucerne hammer. If nothing, he'll check for traps. If still nothing he'll say "Stand back I'm going in" then open it while chuckling at his own not so funny joke.
Investigate: 2, so 1. Chadwick forgets what he's doing and wanders off.
Starker investigates the package looking for traps or other interesting features. If none, will open.
Inevstigation 25 (19+6)
As to the sign, we are already ‘here’ so why not head to ‘there’?
Why left? The Demons at Rainbow Bridge, by Jack L. Chalker.
I like Master Starkers hypothesis.
Front 242 would argue "To the left!!!"
Nice.
And, to Feed the Felines
Hoid has chosen a direction, let us continue. Once we find out what’s here, we can then find out what’s there.
Starker shrugs “If I am right all we will have done by going from here to ‘Here’ is to waste a little time, and far be it from me to be a steadfast advocate for the geodesic. So, after we open the box and dealt with the consequences let’s travel to Here.”
Starker examines the present and finds no evidence of traps or ill-effects. He pulls on the tail of ribbon from the bow to undo the knot. It comes undone and the top of the box explodes open in a cloud of glitter, covering him from head to toe. Off in the distance you hear a stifled giggle.
Starker shrieks “I’m melting ! MELTING!!!! Oh, what a world! What a world!” and slowly starts to collapse to the ground. About halfway through the maneuver he stops, stands up, and calmly says “No, I am not melting. I am glittery. So be it.”
Calls forth Jievs and has him remove the glitter one piece at a time whenever I am not moving. Jievs is not subject to boredom.
Calls out loud “Very good! Very funny! Come out and celebrate your comic genius with us, new friend!”
Persuasion 16 (15+1)
All you hear are more giggles in the distance.
Anything in the box?
if not, let’s go
The box is consumed in the POOF of glitter that still covers Starker from head to toe. Jievs is diligently working at removing the evidence of the prank with glacial success.
You head off to "Here", taking the left branch of the path. It winds itself through an idyllic forest. There are small animals all along the way that scurry into the underbrush on your approach. You see a flock (?) of rainbow trout swimming through the tree trunks that cross the path ahead of you. One turns, "Good day to you, sirs," and continues swimming along with his compatriots. The day progresses to night and the clouds clear, revealing a brilliant sky streaked in multiple hues of blue. It is about time to rest for the night and you see a sign post ahead of you. There is a branch to the path to the left. Sitting at the crossroads is a goblin in plain clothing beside a cart full of drawers being pulled by huge hog. He stands up quickly upon seeing your approach. You see him reach over to open several of the drawers and then patiently wait for your approach.
"Hello, my name is Chadwick and we are travelers new to this area. What is your name good sir?"
(I don't think we're in
KansasFaerun anymore.)