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OpenQuest PbP - In Search of Folly

Started by Pseudoephedrine, August 29, 2010, 07:40:34 PM

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Llum

#525
March 10, 2011, 11:17:19 PM
After finishing a small lunch Sighard packs his gear and stands up, glass of blessed water still in hand. "Perhaps we could climb up on the roof for a look inside before we barge in the front door" he says "A little bit of extra information can mean all the difference".

Akrasia

#526
March 11, 2011, 12:09:17 AM
Quote from: Llum;445255After finishing a small lunch Sighard packs his gear and stands up, glass of blessed water still in hand. "Perhaps we could climb up on the roof for a look inside before we barge in the front door" he says "A little bit of extra information can mean all the difference".

"Why climb when you can fly, noble Sighard?" the young sorcerer asks, smiling.

"Devin, my friend, could you fly to the top of the temple, look through any openings that exist, and tell me what you see?"
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Sigmund

#527
March 11, 2011, 02:47:14 PM
Alric chuckles as he glances up at the roof.
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skofflox

#528
March 11, 2011, 04:00:21 PM
"Hiya Bryce! Your brave feathered companion leads the way!" as I laugh with Alric and watch the crow with some respectful affections...not finding anything I am willing to leave behind I shrug, shoulder my pack and bring my bow at the ready for the first part of the exploration.

Planning on going to the scimitar and shield when range and sight conditions change.
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Pseudoephedrine

#529
March 12, 2011, 01:45:25 PM
Devin caws his assent, and comes plummeting down, pulling back his wings to bleed off velocity as he dips into a hole in the roof.

It's perhaps three minutes later when he comes back out. He clambers over clay roof tiles back to you.

"It's dark!" he caws in his bird language to Bryce, who may translate as he pleases for the others.

"Dark, dark, dark. No beasts. No birds. No things from the stone house," he points his beak at the church.

"I saw a stone perch that had water, and I drank some."
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Akrasia

#530
March 13, 2011, 11:58:20 AM
Bryce relates Devin's report to the others.

Readying his crossbow, the young sorcerer asks, "Well, shall we proceed into the temple?"
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skofflox

#531
March 13, 2011, 09:22:08 PM
I nod my head at Bryces query and grip my bow tightly, a steely gaze in my eyes as I look towards the entrance...
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

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"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Akrasia

#532
March 14, 2011, 09:08:48 PM
I'll be travelling for several days (leaving tomorrow morning), so I may not be able to post here again until next week.

Bryce should continue to behave with a mix of caution and curiosity.  :)
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Drohem

#533
March 22, 2011, 03:47:18 PM
Norel ate lightly during their break and was glad that Bryce could do some scouting through his companion Devin.  As the group prepares to enter the temple, Norel takes out his lantern and lights it.  He puts away his flint and steel, and puts his backpack on his back again and adjusts the straps properly.  He readies his shield in his off-hand and carries the lantern in his weapon hand.  

"You boyos are going to need the light," Norel says in a matter-of-fact tone as he steps toward the the large gap in the wall near the entrance.

With a sideways glance back at his companions, Norel enters the temple through the gap in the wall.

skofflox

#534
March 23, 2011, 02:57:03 AM
Taking a deep breath as Norel enters the gloom I bring my bow up with slight draw as I wait my turn to enter...
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

Running: AD&D 2nd. ed.
"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Llum

#535
March 23, 2011, 05:15:46 PM
Sighard follows Norel in through the door, half-full glass of blessed water still in hand.

Pseudoephedrine

#536
March 26, 2011, 06:15:06 PM
Inside the room, your light casts gloomy shadows. The statue is man-sized, carved of grey stone, and depicts an ancient warrior holding his sword up as if on guard or in prayer. He stands in the corner of the room atop a small base with some writing along the bottom. On his left and right are wooden doors with iron bands, both closed, going to different rooms.

Tapestries cover the rest of the walls, but rot and smoke have blackened them. There some rotting boards on the ground, perhaps remnants of whatever crude furniture was once in here.

The room is 5x5, and the building, at least from what you can hear, is quiet save for the occasional sound of rats or the wind. The two doors don't have visible locks.
Running
The Pernicious Light, or The Wreckers of Sword Island;
A Goblin\'s Progress, or Of Cannons and Canons;
An Oration on the Dignity of Tash, or On the Elves and Their Lies
All for S&W Complete
Playing: Dark Heresy, WFRP 2e

"Elves don\'t want you cutting down trees but they sell wood items, they don\'t care about the forests, they\'\'re the fuckin\' wood mafia." -Anonymous

skofflox

#537
March 28, 2011, 12:59:47 AM
I stay near the entrance and cover the center of the room with a half drawn bow...relaxed focus for maximum peripheral vision, allowing my instincts to direct me, breathing steady.
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

Running: AD&D 2nd. ed.
"And my orders from Gygax are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to play in my beloved milieu."-Kyle Aaron

Sigmund

#538
March 28, 2011, 08:23:20 AM
Alric whispers to Norel, "Pass the lantern friend, my power is not far from spent anyway, and you'd be better served having both hands available, and he holds out his hand while staying near Amra.
- Chris Sigmund

Old Loser

"I\'d rather be a killer than a victim."

Quote from: John Morrow;418271I role-play for the ride, not the destination.

Drohem

#539
March 29, 2011, 02:05:35 AM
Norel nods in agreement with Alric and hands him the lantern silently.  The dwarven warrior then carefully takes his ball & chain off his belt, and holds it ready to drop the chain when needed for combat.

He gestures toward the statue's base with his weapon, and asks, "Alric or Bryce, can either of you read the writing?"
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