February 21st:
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Permeus (tabran)
Z
Gwydo
Rory
Snarg of Wildpaw
Kolson
Archengeia
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Re: February 21st:
"No you know nothing about what Tuskers can do," Snarg interrupts, not with anger but with a sort of low dread. "We encountered a lone, stray, child Tusker. A child, Rory. Would you please take this seriously?"
Archengeia- Posts : 4083
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Re: February 21st:
"Anyway, Kolson, trying to threatening others into doing what is right is not very awesome. And Rory... you and me are going just so that if stuff gets too hot, we'll be the ones that die trying to give the rest of the party an extra second or two of time to escape. That's our real role in this expedition. Please understand that and let us both keep our mouths shut unless asked, and thinking thrice even when we are asked. Ok, man?"
Essoje- Posts : 1136
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Re: February 21st:
"Really?" He couldn't hold back from the half-chuckle. As if he couldn't imagine without properly seeing the subject in action. "We've all seen bigger, remember? I think I have a good enough guess as to what they're capable of to be taking this seriously."Archengeia wrote:"No you know nothing about what Tuskers can do," Snarg interrupts, not with anger but with a sort of low dread. "We encountered a lone, stray, child Tusker. A child, Rory. Would you please take this seriously?"
"No, I'm going because I was asked to, and how could I not?" He turned to Fierneceal. "Whatever happens over there, we're with you. You can count on us."Essoje wrote:"Anyway, Kolson, trying to threatening others into doing what is right is not very awesome. And Rory... you and me are going just so that if stuff gets too hot, we'll be the ones that die trying to give the rest of the party an extra second or two of time to escape. That's our real role in this expedition. Please understand that and let us both keep our mouths shut unless asked, and trying thrice even when we are asked. Ok, man?"
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Re: February 21st:
The fairy just sighs and shakes his head, probably because of Rory's answer. "I meant what I said, Rory. The last thing we need is to even look slightly like a threat on an island full of death machines that might jump on us because we looked at them the wrong way. If any of us take a false step, the whole party is going down. That's why us combatants shouldn't be 'counted on'."
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Re: February 21st:
Rory fell back into his upset mindset, a little hurt. "'Combatants'...yeah. Because that's all I meant when I said that."
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Re: February 21st:
*Z exits*
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Re: February 21st:
Fierneceal coughs. "As fascinating as this all is, is there any chance we could get going?"
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Re: February 21st:
"Oh, don't make that face. Me taking the worst possibility out of what you said is natural when you consider your recent actions, ok? If you think you don't deserve this kind of treatment, then show us all how awesome a guy you are by your actions."
Essoje- Posts : 1136
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Re: February 21st:
The Tumideon remains suspiciously quiet during your group's small scuffle, merely doing something off to the side before a tall, perfectly circular disk of violet energy erupts into the air. It is unmoving, as though it is solid, but has blue sparks and streaks of energy occasionally flitting in and out of, as well as around, it.
The Tumideon turns to the group. "Highly unlikely you will ever encounter us again," it says simply, and vanishes.
The moment you touch the static, violet disk hovering in the air you feel your entire body lurching forward as though gripped by your navel and yanked. As you rip by sights and sounds you barely understand you catch glimpses of corridors of pure violet crystal, bright lights of blindingly red glare, and strange dancing lights of blue and teal flickering. All of this blurs by you at breakneck pace before you suddenly feel as if you are slammed into a concrete wall and blink your eyes in the brightness. It takes you a moment to realize that it is both much brighter and much colder then you were expecting; the bright sunlight combined with a relative lack of cloud cover is reflecting off long, sloping hills and valleys of partially snow-covered tundra as far as you can see before you. There is a light breeze whipping through you which might feel pleasent if not for the bitter cold. There are several thick pine trees forming the vaguest edges of a forest nearby, which in addition to stopping the worst of the winds are probably sheltering you from prying eyes for the moment.
The ground itself is the most unusual combination of loose, fertile soil and frost, yet does not give underneath your steps at you walk upon it. Where it is not covered by snow or ice, the partial tundra soil makes an odd reflective, glittering effect that gives you the impression of walking through plains of glass, bright lights flickering everywhere.
The trees themselves are even odder; upon closer reflection, they are tall and wide, made of a sort of crystalline substance in the shape of bark but clearly not, that fluctuates in the sunlight between pink, blue, and red. Similarly the leaves on the trees are striking in contrast, and it is not until you get closer that you realize each individual leaf is in fact on fire, though the crystal leaf beneath the flames seems unharmed by the flickering flames.
The Tumideon turns to the group. "Highly unlikely you will ever encounter us again," it says simply, and vanishes.
The moment you touch the static, violet disk hovering in the air you feel your entire body lurching forward as though gripped by your navel and yanked. As you rip by sights and sounds you barely understand you catch glimpses of corridors of pure violet crystal, bright lights of blindingly red glare, and strange dancing lights of blue and teal flickering. All of this blurs by you at breakneck pace before you suddenly feel as if you are slammed into a concrete wall and blink your eyes in the brightness. It takes you a moment to realize that it is both much brighter and much colder then you were expecting; the bright sunlight combined with a relative lack of cloud cover is reflecting off long, sloping hills and valleys of partially snow-covered tundra as far as you can see before you. There is a light breeze whipping through you which might feel pleasent if not for the bitter cold. There are several thick pine trees forming the vaguest edges of a forest nearby, which in addition to stopping the worst of the winds are probably sheltering you from prying eyes for the moment.
The ground itself is the most unusual combination of loose, fertile soil and frost, yet does not give underneath your steps at you walk upon it. Where it is not covered by snow or ice, the partial tundra soil makes an odd reflective, glittering effect that gives you the impression of walking through plains of glass, bright lights flickering everywhere.
The trees themselves are even odder; upon closer reflection, they are tall and wide, made of a sort of crystalline substance in the shape of bark but clearly not, that fluctuates in the sunlight between pink, blue, and red. Similarly the leaves on the trees are striking in contrast, and it is not until you get closer that you realize each individual leaf is in fact on fire, though the crystal leaf beneath the flames seems unharmed by the flickering flames.
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Re: February 21st:
Let's do some Spellcraft +12 and Weaving +20 checks on this tree to glean some info, if possible.
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Re: February 21st:
His body ached from the impact, and his mind was about ready to explode. Rory let out a prolonged grunt as he puked up on the snow and glass grass, startling through squinting eyes as he witnessed their flexibility. Blinding light pierced his retinas and sent a shock through his brain. He clutched at his forehead as his temples throbbed mercilessly, shielding his eyes from the glare with the palms of his hands. He licked and swallowed the remaining vomit on his lips and in his mouth, and found a cleaner spot to lay down and try to relax. If time allowed him the luxury, he would return to the mainland by sea, period.
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Re: February 21st:
Kolson:
From what you can gather these trees are the natural result of flora being grown in an entirely magical environment specifically tailored to a set ecosystem over centuries.
From what you can gather these trees are the natural result of flora being grown in an entirely magical environment specifically tailored to a set ecosystem over centuries.
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Re: February 21st:
After a few minutes of just laying about, Rory started crawling toward the trees, touching the grass and the soil, and the trees when he got to them, to explore their properties. He took out a bottle of water to drink, both to get back the water he lost and to lessen the bad taste in his mouth as much as possible.
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Re: February 21st:
Rory:
To your surprise the soil, grass, and 'bark' of the trees all feel pleasantly warm, almost like a warm bun of bread fresh out of the oven. The leaf, when you touch it, falls immediately off the branch and into your hand, still burning lightly though there is no pain nor heat. It feels soft and malleable, almost like thick pudding, in your hands.
To your surprise the soil, grass, and 'bark' of the trees all feel pleasantly warm, almost like a warm bun of bread fresh out of the oven. The leaf, when you touch it, falls immediately off the branch and into your hand, still burning lightly though there is no pain nor heat. It feels soft and malleable, almost like thick pudding, in your hands.
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Re: February 21st:
"What in Gods'..." He pushed his tongue from his mouth, and after a moment's hesitation, he licked at the leaf.
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Re: February 21st:
Curious, Kolson pulls off his right glove and also picks a leaf. "This tree is obviously not natural. I think it's been bred for this region."
Compared to the others, Kolson is fine. His hat sees to that when it comes to temperatures. He was never one for being cold or hot so why suffer needlessly?
Compared to the others, Kolson is fine. His hat sees to that when it comes to temperatures. He was never one for being cold or hot so why suffer needlessly?
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Re: February 21st:
Rory:
The leaf tastes surprisingly good, sort of like a minty pudding, though the flames jolt through your tongue and knock you back sufficiently to hit the ground again.
The leaf tastes surprisingly good, sort of like a minty pudding, though the flames jolt through your tongue and knock you back sufficiently to hit the ground again.
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Re: February 21st:
Rory reeled as his body hit the ground again too soon. His tongue hung out of his mouth slightly. Before he realized his tongue was numb, he'd already bit it. The next thing inside his mouth after the minty flavor was a runny liquid with traces of iron. "Don'...ea' i'," he forced out. "Pobaby...juth' fo' Thuthkerth."
- translation:
- Don't...eat it. Probably...just for Tuskers.
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Re: February 21st:
Kolson giggles, "Tell me Rory, what did it taste like before and after the leaf threw you on your butt?"
He offers Rory a hand up.
He offers Rory a hand up.
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Re: February 21st:
"Like...min' pudthing," he answered, pulling himself up on Kolson's arm. "Weally. Thwee', min'-flavored pudthing. An' afther..." he grunted from the pain of standing on his own, "like ge'ing hi' in the mouth with one of Thhee's li'le palm flameth, if the flameth hadth been thundther inth'dead."
- translation:
- Like...mint pudding. Really. Sweet, mint-flavored pudding. And after...like getting hit in the mouth with one of Z's little palm flames, if the flames had been thunder instead.
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Re: February 21st:
Snarg tumbles forward, skidding on the ground, barely managing to keep from falling hard on his face. "Oooofffh," he rubs his eyes hard and groans, spitting a large wad of saliva on to the ground. "Guess it ... isn't like the other times. Why's it always ... have to hit you ... in the face?" Getting up on his feet with an sharp intake of breath, he wipes the drool from his mouth with a trembling hand as he lurches sideways. Managing to finally right himself after a few stumbles, he looks around at the ground and treeline as he sniffs the air around him. "Guess we made it okay. You know what we're supposed to be looking for, Fiernaceal?"
- Spoiler:
- Any marks on the ground that could indicate activity here? For that matter, do we even leave enough of a markings on the ground to track or does the ground not even show markings? Trying to figure out how tracking will work here and what's leaving them. If the weather becomes an issue (it becomes severe enough for fort saves), I'll boost everyone's fortitude saves using survival as long as we move at half-speed or remain stationary.
Since this is so closely connected to the ley line of fire, is there any way I could track the source of the recent disturbance to find the area where the Scions were murdered and the ley line disrupted? i.e. follow the blood trail to the knife.
I'll also be "pinging" for any Scion interfaces here, assuming I can still access them.
Survival +14. (+2 vs magical beasts). Knowledge: elements +9. Awareness +10 (+2 vs magical beasts). I'll use AP if needed.
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Re: February 21st:
- DC Check from Arch please:
- Can I get a Constitution check (+2) to see how well I fared with the portal transport?
If possible I would like to add my Concentration bonus (+7). I am trying to stay upright and walk away as if it didn't affect me.
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Re: February 21st:
Sethos stood quietly in the background as the group bickered before their journey, he'd come to expect it and it was fair given what they were about to do, but even so hearing Javan and Snargs words only made the dread within him mount quicker, he didn't want to die on some island nobody had ever heard of but the fact was if any if them would have a chance of surviving on the lassel they'd need a healer, and if Sethos hadn't been there and any of them had gotten hurt he wouldn't have been able to forgive himself.
Then he found himself on the cold island, his head pounding from the impact and the light, he felt a little sick as he rolled over onto his back and tried to rub the pain out of his eyes. Taku crawled out from one of his cloak pockets, clearly struggling for balance, before falling over onto his squishy pink face and giving a little sigh.
Sethos peers over to his left just in time to see Rory lick the leaf and fly back onto the ground, prompting a belly laugh from Sethos before he groans again and continues to rub his eyes. He climbs onto his feet and picks up Taku, placing him gently back in his pocket and looking around.
"So where do we think we are? The north tip or the south tip?" He asks as he puts up his hood to fight off the cold nipping at his ears.
Then he found himself on the cold island, his head pounding from the impact and the light, he felt a little sick as he rolled over onto his back and tried to rub the pain out of his eyes. Taku crawled out from one of his cloak pockets, clearly struggling for balance, before falling over onto his squishy pink face and giving a little sigh.
Sethos peers over to his left just in time to see Rory lick the leaf and fly back onto the ground, prompting a belly laugh from Sethos before he groans again and continues to rub his eyes. He climbs onto his feet and picks up Taku, placing him gently back in his pocket and looking around.
"So where do we think we are? The north tip or the south tip?" He asks as he puts up his hood to fight off the cold nipping at his ears.
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Re: February 21st:
"I saw this briefly from a birds-eye view so I might be able to tell. Let me think..."
- Spoiler:
- In addition to the previous checks, since I've seen this from a map point-of-view, can I tell where we've landed from that and looking at the surrounding area?
Snarg of Wildpaw- Posts : 1890
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Re: February 21st:
Gwydo:
Even if I fully add your Concentration bonus the sheer alien nature of the method of transport (and the low roll) contribute to you landing just as badly as anyone else. You do not, however, fall unconscious.
Snarg:
The ground itself seems utterly undisturbed by your passing nor anyone or thing else's. As you experiment, pressing your foot into the ground to make a footprint, it reforms back into untouched ground within a second of you removing your foot.
This close to ground zero you cannot get a feeling for where the wave initiated.
Even if I fully add your Concentration bonus the sheer alien nature of the method of transport (and the low roll) contribute to you landing just as badly as anyone else. You do not, however, fall unconscious.
Snarg:
The ground itself seems utterly undisturbed by your passing nor anyone or thing else's. As you experiment, pressing your foot into the ground to make a footprint, it reforms back into untouched ground within a second of you removing your foot.
This close to ground zero you cannot get a feeling for where the wave initiated.
- Spoiler:
- Somehow this didn't get pasted into the big post, oops!
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