As Ink is going on about hundreds of years of peace, something clicks on the back of Rip's mind. Noanar's Hold, Hunt Lords...there were scandalous rumors from over a hundred years ago about how nobles would organize people-hunting for sport out here—releasing prisoners, telling them to run, and then running them down and murdering them. This was all hearsay, of course, and well before Rip's time.
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"And now we are the hunted... those villagers... ok, this is an out there idea... were they just preparing us for the hunt?"
Perception: 21 Nature: 22
//To see if they were possibly already dead or something.... looking back. Just seems like they ran us out of town to start the hunt... releasing us so to speak. Just surprising that the guards didn't hear anything during the night.//
The villagers were very much alive when Marav saw them last.
As to the growths on the keep, they sound like something that one might find in the Underdark. And the way Ink described the dying flora sounds to Marav as if the decay that had set in yesterday is rapidly spreading.
//well there goes my idea that maybe we didn't get an entire village killed because we wanted to see what the rumors were about in the woods at night//
Marav shortly receives a message via the sending stone from Pim: "Marav, please report with force strength. How many undead, and from where are they coming?"
Marav takes the stone in his hand and whispers into it, "Uhm... 60 or 70. A necromancer or something has converted the entire town. Wish us luck, we can't just leave this here."
He places a hand on Flint's shoulder. "Run faster my friend." Energy flows from Marav into Flint,
Flint can feel his movement become slightly faster.
You proceed through the dense forestation surrounding the Keep. The canopy here blocks out nearly all sunlight.
// It looks like everyone is going through the trees! Everyone who's going through the trees please make a Dexterity (Stealth) check (except Ink, who already checked). //
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"And now we are the hunted... those villagers... ok, this is an out there idea... were they just preparing us for the hunt?"
Perception: 21
Nature: 22
//To see if they were possibly already dead or something.... looking back. Just seems like they ran us out of town to start the hunt... releasing us so to speak. Just surprising that the guards didn't hear anything during the night.//
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
The villagers were very much alive when Marav saw them last.
As to the growths on the keep, they sound like something that one might find in the Underdark. And the way Ink described the dying flora sounds to Marav as if the decay that had set in yesterday is rapidly spreading.
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
//well there goes my idea that maybe we didn't get an entire village killed because we wanted to see what the rumors were about in the woods at night//
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
//“Eh, you win some, you lose some.” “Towns!?” “Yep.”//
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//Well we wanted the keep and now we might be able to have the town... Maybe we can install Angel as mayor.//
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Marav shortly receives a message via the sending stone from Pim: "Marav, please report with force strength. How many undead, and from where are they coming?"
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Marav takes the stone in his hand and whispers into it, "Uhm... 60 or 70. A necromancer or something has converted the entire town. Wish us luck, we can't just leave this here."
He places a hand on Flint's shoulder. "Run faster my friend." Energy flows from Marav into Flint,
Flint can feel his movement become slightly faster.
//Longstrider//
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
"I just had an idea! if we make Flint able to fly and invisible he can pop up in the middle of most the undead and Smite them!"
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
// Will hold on the results of Ink's checks until we know what everyone else is up to. //
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Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
You proceed through the dense forestation surrounding the Keep. The canopy here blocks out nearly all sunlight.
// It looks like everyone is going through the trees! Everyone who's going through the trees please make a Dexterity (Stealth) check (except Ink, who already checked). //
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Current: Eogard Duramastar, Human Twilight Cleric/Star Druid | Eiren Lathrana, Shadar-Kai Eldritch Knight/Bladesinger | Arugula, Rabbitfolk Armorer
Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
Stealth 9
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Running Quiet.exe: 4
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stealth 20
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
// Please also make a roll for any animals/familiars accompanying you! Steele, Quill, Horse... //
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Current: Eogard Duramastar, Human Twilight Cleric/Star Druid | Eiren Lathrana, Shadar-Kai Eldritch Knight/Bladesinger | Arugula, Rabbitfolk Armorer
Survivor: CrispyDM's Saltmarsh as Syltra | SarcasticFury's Strahd as Hadrian Frozenspark | Forge of Fury as The DM
OOC: True!
Running Quiet_2.exe: 12. Wow
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