Talon cocks his head incredulously at the captain, then he jumps with a startle when the mound moves. Seeing Mark's arm stick out, he scrambles to pull him out of the mound. "My friend, I knew you were tough. Take a deep breath, you'll feel better."
Mark inhales deeply as his arm breaks through the mass of vines, allowing fresh air to rush back into his lungs. He digs his fingers into the ground and starts slowly trying to pull himself towards the sound of voices, muffled as they are through the vegetation. He briefly tenses as he feels something touch his arm, then relaxes as he recognizes the feel of what he can only assume is Talon. Pushing with his feet as he is pulled, Mark struggles out of the heap he has been buried under. Standing slowly, hands on his knees, breath coming in gasps, he glares around at the trees, bushes and anything else green he can see.
"I....hate....this.....ISLAND!"
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Once Willie's body is retrieved, Talon looks closer at the pile of vines, wondering what it was, but also to see if there's anything useful trapped in there.
You've got the tools and manpower to clear out the surrounding brush, and breaking it up so it's not all in one pile should let it burn a bit less intensely if you can get it going. The backtrail the thing left is pretty clear of vegetation that would catch.
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DM:Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
"We can get a small fire going a bit further back, use that to light up some torches to get this thing burnt."
The captain snaps his fingers and the crew sets to work, some remaining on lookout, others helping break up the plant creature (though working far enough from Mark's reckless ripping), and a pair start gathering and lighting a small campfire.
Eventually it's strung out along the path and the nearby area cleared a bit such that it would be much less likely to catch any of the surroundings on fire, and the small campfire is merrily blazing. The Captain lights a torch and hands it to Mark.
"Figure you might want the honors?"
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DM:Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Mark nods and takes the torch from the Captain, then tosses it into the center of the shredded mass. He then sits against a nearby tree, watching the blaze.
"Don't know about the lot of you, but I could use a drink and a rest."
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Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
The mound gives a lurch and a wiggle. The crew of sailors send another volley of crossbow bolts into it.
Shortly after, a large greyish arm thrusts out and Mark drags a breath of fresh air into his lungs.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"This island is terrible. You okay Mark?"
Talon cocks his head incredulously at the captain, then he jumps with a startle when the mound moves. Seeing Mark's arm stick out, he scrambles to pull him out of the mound. "My friend, I knew you were tough. Take a deep breath, you'll feel better."
Healing Word at lvl 2: 6
"Oh, #$%^! He's still alive! Heave too, lads!"
The sailors scramble, hauling and chopping free vines, extricating a very battered and sore Mark.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Mark inhales deeply as his arm breaks through the mass of vines, allowing fresh air to rush back into his lungs. He digs his fingers into the ground and starts slowly trying to pull himself towards the sound of voices, muffled as they are through the vegetation. He briefly tenses as he feels something touch his arm, then relaxes as he recognizes the feel of what he can only assume is Talon. Pushing with his feet as he is pulled, Mark struggles out of the heap he has been buried under. Standing slowly, hands on his knees, breath coming in gasps, he glares around at the trees, bushes and anything else green he can see.
"I....hate....this.....ISLAND!"
"Mark": Goliath Paladin - Shipwrecked on Fugue: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Razil Trympan: Tiefling Warlock - The Tower of Zenopus
Son walks over and pats him on the back.
He turns to the captain,
"Can we burn this pile of... whatever? I think dead Willie and Mark would appreciate it."
"That'd probably be best, any idea what that thing was?"
Some of the sailors move to extricate Willie's body from the pile.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"Animated bush?"
Once Willie's body is retrieved, Talon looks closer at the pile of vines, wondering what it was, but also to see if there's anything useful trapped in there.
Nature d20: 16
Investigation d20: 1
"Another reason to get off this island and never look back, that's what it was"
Mark looks around and tries to figure out the best way to set a controlled fire to burn only the pile of vines, instead of the entire forest.
Survival(?): 11
"Mark": Goliath Paladin - Shipwrecked on Fugue: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Razil Trympan: Tiefling Warlock - The Tower of Zenopus
You've got the tools and manpower to clear out the surrounding brush, and breaking it up so it's not all in one pile should let it burn a bit less intensely if you can get it going. The backtrail the thing left is pretty clear of vegetation that would catch.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Son stays back and helpfully points out north to them if they ask. Otherwise he is just watching the jungle for the next inevitable monster.
Perception (with mod): 19
"Let's clean up the area right around this thing and break it down some.....who has fire?"
Mark will start hacking with reckless abandon at the mass to break it apart.
"Mark": Goliath Paladin - Shipwrecked on Fugue: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Razil Trympan: Tiefling Warlock - The Tower of Zenopus
"I can breath fire on it but a more mundane source it probably a better bet."
"We can get a small fire going a bit further back, use that to light up some torches to get this thing burnt."
The captain snaps his fingers and the crew sets to work, some remaining on lookout, others helping break up the plant creature (though working far enough from Mark's reckless ripping), and a pair start gathering and lighting a small campfire.
Eventually it's strung out along the path and the nearby area cleared a bit such that it would be much less likely to catch any of the surroundings on fire, and the small campfire is merrily blazing. The Captain lights a torch and hands it to Mark.
"Figure you might want the honors?"
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Mark nods and takes the torch from the Captain, then tosses it into the center of the shredded mass. He then sits against a nearby tree, watching the blaze.
"Don't know about the lot of you, but I could use a drink and a rest."
"Mark": Goliath Paladin - Shipwrecked on Fugue: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Razil Trympan: Tiefling Warlock - The Tower of Zenopus
Blue nods.
"Aye. Two birds is all I’ve got in me for today."
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Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
Talon nods when rest is mentioned and asks the captain: "How long until we return to the ship?"
Son asks,
"If you're hungry there was some snake. Maybe there is some left? It was pretty boney but there was a lot of it."
He glances around for the person that offered the snake shish-kebab before looking back at the woods,
"Or you can eat whatever comes out next."
((Think we are about mid day? Can break for lunch, take a short rest.))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock