To Prove D&D Exists for Echolon

For some reason Tommary the Unworthy recalls the card game "Poke Mon" played by both children of the urchin alleys and roustabouts in taverns, Using a deck of regular playing cards, opponents would choose a face card to represent a monster of their choosing, Tommary would often choose the Beholder, and the game would consist of drawing cards from the deck to "poke" your opponent's monster.  Victory was achieved through a number of conditions, but Tommary always preferred to go for the win called "Beguile."

He sends message to the Beholder, "Yo New Sentry, what are the passage protocols here? Please speak out loud, I can hear ya."

The sphere spins madly shining light in every direction then goes back to scanning each passage, and finally settles on facing Tommary. It answers back, "Invader, intruder, prowler! If you wish to pass my stand, you must mimic the color of my hand!"

Four tentacles extend in Tommary's direction, held steady at about chest height. Each end is curled about sharp spines or barbs with the smooth backside facing the man. The tentacles glow a dim color, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue. One of them flashes brightly, and you all hear a high pitched voice say, "Tap the hands in order of the light."

OOC: There is no way to present this properly in this medium so everybody go here:  https://freesimon.org/ play once, and post a screenshot of your score =) 

OOC: I’m apparently not very good at Simon Says. 🤷‍♂️

To be fair this was done very much "Tommary Style" on a Friday night

OOC: Hey, you beat my score and it was not “Tommary style” at all. 👍 

Man, I haven't done a Simon Says in forever and a day.  Mine kinda started beatboxing on me, I was honestly tracking the sounds more than the lights.  And it showed.
Side note: I like when DMs do neat interactibles like this, and also a Simon Says beholder totally tracks for those ********.  'Perfect Memory Forwards and backwards Through Time', nlahh

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OOC: Can't seem to get the embedded imgur link to work, so I'm afraid I'll have to manage with the link above.  Score was 11.  a bit distracted today, apparently.  

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OOC: Can't seem to get the embedded imgur link to work, so I'm afraid I'll have to manage with the link above.  Score was 11.  a bit distracted today, apparently.  

 
(Just in case you are unaware, not tryin’a mansplain here): You need the “direct link” ending in “.jpg” to post it. I think .png works too, but don’t quote me.

(Again, sorry if you already know all that.)

OOC: I can never get images working right on Chrome which is my default on this device.  Managed to post it by switching to Safari.   But yeah, that was a fun task and totally a Beholder con-TRAP-tion.  "You're now all under the spell of hypnotic pattern."

Echelon hasn’t posted since the 13th and hasn’t been on since the 18th. 🤷‍♂️ I don’t think we should wait for them.

The mouth on the ball moves and you hear words that don't match up with the lips, "You are lucky this time! Pass before I change my mind!"

”If we have to pass this way again, will we be allowed to?”

"Oh yes."

"But don't try to leave."

“Wha…?”

"Look, Toots, at some point we'll be in this place's master's chambers, gathered for the feast, our steely knives proving utterly ineffective at slaying the beast this place serves up.  On that occasion we'll have plenty of time to discuss the check out and exit policy."

“Wha…?”

In which direction will the party go?

OOC: Prior to encountering Henley, which is Tommary's name for this Beholder paying some poetic tribute to Henry and Layla, party was planning on heading toward the flush.  I think we're still on board for that despite the depositing of Henley the Despotic at this juncture.

“At the very least we should go to the flush to drain this place again, even if we didn’t want to investigate it s’more.”