Absolutely! Tex hands over her gear and bird, holds a hand out for a high five. Great work! Tex stretches his arms, cracks his neck and forges on across the bridge
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Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
This area appears to be a gnomish guard post, because all you can see in this area are two armored gnomes peeking over the 10' high ledge and shaking because they're scared stiff. One of them is so scared, he shrieks in fright as you all approach and he drops his spear making a loud clattering noise and scaring the crap out of the other gnome. They both take turns screaming in fear as they literally spook each other.
Vi takes her sword from Tex and returns the high five briefly. Talav settles on her shoulder. Vi then gives the shrieking gnomes an irritated look. "Okay...we're not..." She rubs her forehead, then cups her hands around her mouth and shouts over the screams. "SHUT UP!" Should they stop screaming, she adds, "We're here to find the freaking monster, okay? We're not the threat, for Corellon's sake."
Vi gives a solid facepalm to that. "No. Just...no. He is not the monster. Sehanine's rays, it's like..." The half-elf takes a deep breath. "Okay, I'm probably going to regret asking this, but have you actually seen the monster?"
Completely serious, the drow looks at the gnomes and says, "I am NOT your worst nightmare. I am your EVERY nightmare!" He then makes a start at the two guards before turning away and heading to the next room...
The gnomes scream and hide as you all leave. (They haven't seen the monster. I guess that's why it's so sccarryyy!!!)
This room contains twelve forty-gallon barrels set into wide alcoves. Each barrel is secured by a wooden brace. The barrels in the south alcove have been tapped with wooden spigots. Two of those barrels are half full, and two are nearly empty.
"I guess we should taste some. Just to be sure it hasn't gone bad and is causing these gnomes to see things that aren't there. Like a tentacle monster. "
Tex turns towards the noise, pulls out a pair of rose tinted lens, clipping them on to his goggles, he takes out his tinker's tools and spends a few moments to ritual cast DETECT MAGIC tuning the lens in to the magical vibration frequencies, adjusting for the ambient light, time of day, and type of stone the cavern is made of. Pardon me team, give me a short moment, I have a strong suspicion that something is staying hidden from us through Arcane means.
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Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
One, this entire room, and quite possibly, the entire settlement, is so very thinly blanketed with some sort of magical residue that you can't explain. It's like you're swimming in some sort of ether.
Two, the barrels, or anything else in this room, is not magical.
Tex will continue on to the next room, focusing very closely on anything out of the ordinary, or any tracks of something moving through the areas that is NOT gnomish. SURVIVAL (for tracks) 10 INVESTIGATION (for things out of the ordinary) 23
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Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
Absolutely! Tex hands over her gear and bird, holds a hand out for a high five. Great work!
Tex stretches his arms, cracks his neck and forges on across the bridge
Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress
Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
This area appears to be a gnomish guard post, because all you can see in this area are two armored gnomes peeking over the 10' high ledge and shaking because they're scared stiff. One of them is so scared, he shrieks in fright as you all approach and he drops his spear making a loud clattering noise and scaring the crap out of the other gnome. They both take turns screaming in fear as they literally spook each other.
Vi takes her sword from Tex and returns the high five briefly. Talav settles on her shoulder. Vi then gives the shrieking gnomes an irritated look. "Okay...we're not..." She rubs her forehead, then cups her hands around her mouth and shouts over the screams. "SHUT UP!" Should they stop screaming, she adds, "We're here to find the freaking monster, okay? We're not the threat, for Corellon's sake."
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
The gnome on the right give a final high pitched shriek as it points to Lanarial, terrified. "There it is!!!!"
"Idiot!" the other one says, slapping it's helmet. "That's just a drow!"
Gareth-Wyn laughs long and hard at this one.
"They think you are a monster! HA!"
Vi gives a solid facepalm to that. "No. Just...no. He is not the monster. Sehanine's rays, it's like..." The half-elf takes a deep breath. "Okay, I'm probably going to regret asking this, but have you actually seen the monster?"
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
"HA!"
Completely serious, the drow looks at the gnomes and says, "I am NOT your worst nightmare. I am your EVERY nightmare!" He then makes a start at the two guards before turning away and heading to the next room...
Love God. Love Others. Any Questions?
The gnomes scream and hide as you all leave. (They haven't seen the monster. I guess that's why it's so sccarryyy!!!)
This room contains twelve forty-gallon barrels set into wide alcoves. Each barrel is secured by a wooden brace. The barrels in the south alcove have been tapped with wooden spigots. Two of those barrels are half full, and two are nearly empty.
"Ooh! Wine!" Iri shouts. She runs over to the barrels that are tapped and begins filling up her water skin with wine.
Gareth-Wyn looks distastefully at the stuff and moves back across the corridor to the other joint of the intersection.
"I guess we should taste some. Just to be sure it hasn't gone bad and is causing these gnomes to see things that aren't there. Like a tentacle monster. "
Love God. Love Others. Any Questions?
Vi frowns. "...I'll hold off on tasting the potentially hallucinogenic wine, thank you very much."
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
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For a moment, you can hear something wet and moving coming from behind you.
Tex turns towards the noise, pulls out a pair of rose tinted lens, clipping them on to his goggles, he takes out his tinker's tools and spends a few moments to ritual cast DETECT MAGIC tuning the lens in to the magical vibration frequencies, adjusting for the ambient light, time of day, and type of stone the cavern is made of.
Pardon me team, give me a short moment, I have a strong suspicion that something is staying hidden from us through Arcane means.
Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress
Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
You detect two things:
One, this entire room, and quite possibly, the entire settlement, is so very thinly blanketed with some sort of magical residue that you can't explain. It's like you're swimming in some sort of ether.
Two, the barrels, or anything else in this room, is not magical.
Tex will continue on to the next room, focusing very closely on anything out of the ordinary, or any tracks of something moving through the areas that is NOT gnomish.
SURVIVAL (for tracks) 10
INVESTIGATION (for things out of the ordinary) 23
Corinne Hemlock: Dhampir courtesan and dusk huntress
Kraig Bronzeaxe: Dwarven archaeologist and guerilla archer
Tex starts heading off into the next room. What do the rest of you do?
Vi curses softly, hand tight on her sword, and follows Tex.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
"Something was watching us?!? Spooky," Iri whispers and she looks around following Tex closely while keeping an eye out
Perception: 18