I wasn't expecting the audience suggestions to screw up the players this quickly. Also, more player info in the status area. That about completes it, unless I'm still forgetting to add something to it that I meant to.
Turn 2 - No Handbrake(...) "Er... I've got 48? And a bag? Please let me have it for 48, or the Adventurer's Guild are going to be so angry with me..." Bryan strokes the shopkeeper's cheek tenderly.
The shopkeep wiggles his eyebrows. "38 shekels it is, then, sweet-cheeks." Bryan pays for the food, takes the bags with him, and gets out of the store as quickly as possible while the shopkeeper blows kisses after him. Back at the inn, Derek mutters to himself.
"Hm, I wonder if she would take insect blood... nah. Hey Azatec, can I borrow that dagger?"
"Sorry, but no I've risked my head enough already." Azatek runs off in search of a sharpening instrument.
"Well damn, hope she likes fresh squeezed." Derek wanders off into a nearby alleyway in search of rats.
(...) Five minutes later, he emerges from the alleyway with a vial of rat blood! Yay...?
Raul hops onto the wagon and rests his chin on his hand, looking around the dark street corner. A filthy hobo approaches the cart in search of food,
(...) but Raul quickly shoos him away. Suddenly the front door of the inn bursts open and the innkeeper stumbles out, running away from Mr. Wiffles!
(...) Before Raul can react, the dongrel playfully shoves the innkeeper onto the wagon and hops on himself! The force of the heavy dongrel ejects the stopping blocks from beneath the wheels of the wagon, and it begins rolling down the sloped street!
(...) The wagon slams into Derek as well, causing him to drop his vial on the ground! The vial shatters, and Derek tumbles onto the runaway wagon.
(...) Bryan leaps out of its path, narrowly avoiding dropping his groceries!
(...) Azatek heads off down the street dagger in hand, but immediately trips and falls on his face! The dagger flies out of his hand and lands several feet away. He scrambles to his feet and stoops over to grab the dagger, but as he does so the wagon slams into him from behind! He's catapulted ass backwards onto the pile of equipment with the others as the wagon picks up speed on the bumpy, sloped cobblestone street!
Meanwhile, at the general store, Caddio looks over the assorted goods. "Oh, nothing for the moment. I'll have a more solid list after I've looked a bit." He approaches the cloaked man.
"Excuse me sir, I couldn't help but notice how distinctive you look. Are you some kind of necromancer?"
The bearded traveler spins around, furious. "You're accusing ME of necromancy?!" So apparently this is one of those fantasy universes that doesn't jive with the corpse puppets. Dammit.
(...)"Oh, so you're not one of us. My mistake." Caddio smiles wickedly.
"You...
you're-"
"You aren't thinking of taking this to the authorities, are you? It just wouldn't do to have someone going around mentioning our activities in Avindell. Might have to send one of our enforcers to keep things quiet, replace you with a meat puppet. Just like we did the general store owner." The cloaked man's eyes widen, and he runs out of the store without a word!
Status
Player: lawastooshort
Name: Bryan
Adventurer: Davkul Stalkingwolf [HP:20/20] [MP:16/20]Currently: Main Street; watching the wagon roll away.
Inventory: Peasant Robe |
Bag of Shekels |
Grocery List | Cockatrice Cutlets | Rice | Beans | Leeks
[HP:10/10]
Player: dermonster
Name: Derek Letum
Adventurer: Ravaatra Hellbinder [HP:20/20] [MP:16/20]Currently: Wagon; clutching for his shattered vial.
Inventory: Peasant Robe
[HP:10/10]
Player: Taricus
Name: Raul
Adventurer: Vladimir Silverblade [HP:20/20] [MP:16/20]Currently: Wagon; struggling under Mr. Wiffles.
Inventory: Peasant Robe
[HP:10/10]
Player: IronyOwl
Name: Caddio Nine
Adventurer: Odysseus Hawklight [HP:20/20] [MP:16/20]Currently: General Store; honing his bullshitting skills.
Inventory: Peasant Robe |
Bag of Shekels |
Shopping List[HP:10/10]
Player: adwarf
Name: Azatek Litz
Adventurer: Coratra Gladomain [HP:20/20] [MP:16/20]Currently: Wagon; slicing open a bag of grain with his wild dagger swinging.
Inventory: Peasant Robe |
Dagger[HP:10/10]
Description: A large reptilian creature with sharp claws, native to humid swamp environments. This one was formerly owned by the barkeep of the tavern in the town of Zabrek, who may or may not have been joking about using its urine as an additive in his on-tap grog. It was tamed by Coratra Gladomain after escaping and causing havoc in Zabrek, and as a result has become permanently docile and friendly, unable to bring itself to attack a living being.
Inventory: N/A
[HP:10/10]
Hero Caddies Book I: The Bane of Gortharius Chapter I: The Chalice of Hope
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Topic: Hero Caddies RtD! [Book I, Chapter I] (Read 61321 times)