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[Anti-Paragon]

Did... I miss posting an action somehow? I swear over the weekend I posted something. Huh.

Um, well, generic action. Look around and keep on my toes, watch specifically for any potential resources (and threats). In fact, let's pull one of those small stones out of my pack just for a ready action - call me paranoid but I sense the dain-jors.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Day 2, Turn 11: Order: Mr. Person (6!), Weedo su (3!), Dwarmin (4!), Sephiroth (5!)

Mr. Person-

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You continue lying there and in your hazy stupor you realize you are in serious trouble. (Action:5!-1) You carefully roll over to turn off the lantern but that is about as far as you can go at the moment.

(Pain endurance:4!-1) A wave of pain rolls over you as you move but you grit your teeth and bear it and since you stopped moving it passes soon.

You decide it couldn't possibly make things that much worse and call upon Xom, invoking his name. (Invocation:2!+1(relation bonus)) You hear what seems to be a faint, far off bell ringing and then some loud muttering... something about it always happening as soon as he's in the shower, and then a somewhat irritated voice sounds in your head. "WHAT?"

(Luck:3!) You wonder how to best express your predicament but can't truly seem to find the proper words. Then you hear some more annoyed cursing and some strange thing about 'prank calls' when all of a sudden you hear an "OH. There you are. Hmph... well, I suppose your recent actions were somewhat amusing. Don't call on me again though until you've got some better material."

A gift appears at your feet.

(Luck:4!) You see a small box made out of a strange material. It's mostly empty but inside you feel three strips and in the faint glow you can see they have a faint brownish color. The box has writing on it in red letters and you can make out the words Band-aid. You have no idea what it is or what they are for and in the faint light you can't read the rest of the box.

(Pain endurance:2!-1) You pass out again soon anyways.

(Status with deity changed to neutral, gained used box of Band-aids)
(Recovery roll:4!-1) You are unconcious.

Sephiroth-

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(Luck:4!) You run away  very quickly and manage to easily outdistance the very large undead creature. You're now some distance away, somewhere north of the large structure near the wall. (Observation check:2!) You were too busy fleeing to get a good view of your surroundings.

Dwarmin-

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As you begin rummaging through the debris of the trade depot the human douses his lantern, plunging the area into darkness. Almost instantly, however, the largish mushrooms that grow profusely in this area begin to emit a faint glow. It is easily enough to see by for you and you conduct your search.

You begin examining the plants, trying to recall what you've learned about cave-plants. (Herbalism check:2!) But you don't remember much. There are a lot of them here and they look somewhat different than you've been led to expect so you're not completely sure about them.

You decide to look for anything useful instead.

(Observation check:6!+1,4!+1) Your searching has paid off. You found a small wood trinket, a chestnut toy boat buried in the debris, as well as a single tear-shaped obsidian earring of excellent craftsmanship. You suspect there might be more under all the rubble. The only other items of use that are immeadiately obvious are on the human.

(+2 Observation exp.)
(Recovery roll:3!) Your leg feels fine again.

Weedo su-

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(Observation check:6!,1!) You are very alert to your surroundings as you continue on to the strange stone structure ahead of you and as you approach you exit the foliage and realize it looks like a skull. There is a ramp leading up to the building and two small doors in the base of the cliffs at the bottom.

You whip out one of the small stones from your pack and it gives you a comforting feeling just having it in your hand.

(+1 Observation exp.)

[Dwarmin]

hmm I need some info Paul.

About the glowing mushrooms, could I get one and use it as an improved light source, or are they too big and heavy?

What do the asterisks by my new loot (boat and earring, you didn't add the trinket) in my inventory mean? Unidentified?

Also, how many turns would it take me to get back to my little hiding hole in the quarry from where I am now? Like, how many actions would get to take to get back there in time to sleep and eat. This is assuming I wouldn't be searching, but just trying to get back as fast as possible, past known terrain.

Oh, and good job on the game so far. You found a nice balance between player choice and GM responsibility.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Ok... here's some info. I'm treating the 'Tower caps' as a low light source at the moment. There is a specific reason for it, and I do not assume that all tower caps glow. But you could try to whack off a fragment and take it with you. As a kobold it doesn't improve your visibility in the dark at all to be honest, unless it's 100' away from you, in which case you could see the light source at that distance. You already get 60' though inherently and the glow doesn't extend past 20' or so.

As for the trinket... the boat is a trinket. (Ie. essentially useless except under the proper circumstances) the * means unidentified or not appraised for value. (It also means I haven't assigned it a value yet. Which I would do at the time of appraisal.) Some things are inherently more valuable than others. I assume that when most of you are exploring unknown territory you're going slow. Quite slow in fact. If you're returning through known territory you can travel faster, (but suffer a penalty to observation checks). Most of the time things won't change much unless another player has acted upon it. But that isn't always the case. From where you are Dwarmin I'd say it'd take you a turn to return if you performed no other significant actions. Assuming nothing untowards happens, like having a player burn the rope bridge down or something.

[Dwarmin]

Thanks!

No one burn down the bridge please. That means you!

Actions
I guess I should loot Mr. Person of everything he owns, minus his food, water, and lamp...I don't want him to die by my greedy little Kobold hands, at least not directly. Snag his pack and empty it out. Doff his crown upon mine head. Snag those gauntlets too-try them on, if they hinder me in anyway, by being too large or clunky, he can keep them. Otherwise, they will be mine.

If he resists, bash him in the head till he goes unconscious, or until he dies. Whatever happens first? Of course, I would prefer to do this while he's currently unconscious to avoid confrontation. I can wait.

Don't worry Mr. Person, I’ll return everything when I'm done. Heh.
I had honestly thought you would be dead by now lol

When I’m done, continue exploring deeper into the fortress.

Elyvilon have mercy on my soul.

EDIT: Retracted!

[Mr.Person]

Thanks!

No one burn down the bridge please. That means you!

Actions
I guess I should loot Mr. Person of everything he owns, minus his food, water, and lamp...I don't want him to die by my greedy little Kobold hands, at least not directly. Snag his pack and empty it out. Doff his crown upon mine head. Snag those gauntlets too-try them on, if they hinder me in anyway, by being too large or clunky, he can keep them. Otherwise, they will be mine.

If he resists, bash him in the head till he goes unconscious, or until he dies. Whatever happens first? Of course, I would prefer to do this while he's currently unconscious to avoid confrontation. I can wait.

Don't worry Mr. Person, I’ll return everything when I'm done. Heh.
I had honestly thought you would be dead by now lol

When I’m done, continue exploring deeper into the fortress.

Elyvilon have mercy on my soul.

I just want to point out that Elyvion approves of healing those in need, even if they're hostile.

[Dwarmin]

I am roleplaying a rotten little Kobold, who officially has no concept of ownership-if you can't hang on to it, it's mine. And you also attacked me earlier. So I have to satisfy a small grudge. I'm sure your can understand.

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[zchris13]

Loot, THEN heal.

[Mr.Person]

I am roleplaying a rotten little Kobold, who officially has no concept of ownership-if you can't hang on to it, it's mine. And you also attacked me earlier. So I have to satisfy a small grudge. I'm sure your can understand.

But in the interest of fair play, I will loot you, and then help you. Consider it payment.

EDIT:lol

Actually, I would advise against that. Chaotic neutral really means chaotic asshole.

In any case, try and light the lantern (ugh) and read the box. Of course, that's assuming I'm awake and I still have it. If I don't, get pissed... and I guess relax. The only real valuable I had was the gauntlets anyways, and those are replaceable.

[major_sephiroth]

I'll scab some plants from the area and look for a bit of water, and then try to find my way back into the structure.

[Anti-Paragon]

Let's try the ramp. Stealthily. Keeping a sharp eye out of movement. If it's too dark in there to see, drop the stealth and turn on the lamp.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Day 2, Turn 12: Mr. Person (5!,4!), Sephiroth (4!,5!), Dwarmin (4!,3!), Weedo su (5!,6!); New order: Weedo su, Mr. Person, Sephiroth, Dwarmin

Weedo su-

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The afternoon is wearing on as you stealthily make your way up the ramp. (Observation check:4!)(Stealth:5!-1) The smoothed rock of the ramp is reasonably clean and the wind that blows across it seems to be the primary reason for it. You quietly pick your way up the ramp. You can barely hear your own footsteps as you ascend and nothing bothers you if you were noticed at all. At the top of the ramp you see a worn rope bridge leading to the other side. There is evidence that there had once been a bridge here but it seems like it is retracted at the moment. Across the way you can see the entrance to the structure, a large smoothed stone room. It is dim inside and from out here you can make out little. But you could cross the bridge and examine the room.

(Stealthy, +2 Stealth exp.)

Mr. Person-

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(Pain endurance:4!-1) You groggily awake again. You still feel faint but your bleeding seems to have mostly stopped. (Action:1!) You try to light the lantern but can't seem to manage to get the flint, striker and wick properly aligned from a reclined position.

You pick up the box at your feet and bring it really close to your face in an attempt to read it. The lettering is all red. (Action:3!) You can make out some of the larger words on it. It seems that these are some sort of 'first-aid' device meant to adhere to wounds. (Secret DM roll:2!) You have no idea what they do but figure you might as well use what your god gave you. You pull all three out and slap them on various wounded parts of your body.

Strangely enough they adhere well and glow faintly for a second before getting soaked with your blood. Your (2!,5!,1!) arms where you stuck them feel better as does your chest. You didn't consider even putting them on your legs. Silly you. You do breathe easier though.

(Pain endurance:1!-1) You then pass out again from pain.
(Recovery roll:1!) You are unconcious

Sephiroth-

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You quickly look around you. (Observation check:1!) You see only stone and realize that you've run too far north into the mountains to be able to scavange for food here. You can see the valley off to your south-west though and make your way to it. (Random encounter:5!) Nothing bothers you as you head down and soon you are again in the valley. (Herbalism check:2!+1) You cannot seem to find exactly where you were before and the plants this far north seem somewhat different. You do recognize a few of them and think that you could harvest something useable. (+1 bonus to gather for one turn) There are a few ponds nearby where you can easily get water.

(I have no idea which 'structure' you're talking about. The walls? The skull-keep, the cave? In any case you had run pretty far north to be that close to the walls.)

You are hungry.
(Recovery roll:5!) Your arm ceases to bleed but it still dangles limply at your side.

Dwarmin-

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(Observation check:2!) You wait until you see the human collapse again from his exertions before rushing over to paw through his belongings. (Loot detection:3!) You begin searching through his stuff. He doesn't seem to have any food at all, and though he does have a partially full waterskin it appears to be damaged. You decide to leave it. You empty out his pack, which would be way to big for you and discover five bone bolts that you recognize to be of quality craftsdwarfship. One of them appears to be studded with gems and you gaze at them eagerly for a bit before pocketing all of them. He has a large coil of rope in there as well. It's a little bulky for you to be putting in your bag, though you could probably wrap it around your torso somehow to carry it that way if you wanted.

The human was wearing a nice felsite crown on his head which you remove and doff. You even take his iron gauntlets off and try those on but they are Large and don't fit you at all. You toss them down nearby. He had surprisingly little on him, to be honest, and won't be encumbered in his weakend state. He did not wake or stir at all while you looted him. (Bad recovery roll Mr. Person)

You feel glad he remains unconcious. You decide to press on into the darkened hallway.

(You gained Mr. Person's bone bolts, and Felsite crown. You can take his rope too if you want, I wasn't sure if you would. It will not fit in your bag with it's current inventory, you will have to carry it in another fashion.)

[Dwarmin]

I loop the rope into a butterfly coil and carried on my back heh
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Butterfly_coil

Then press on, you don't really need an action from me this turn.

[Mr.Person]

All things considered, that came out rather well. The gauntlets and the soup are probably the most important things I've got. I'm perfectly happy with the situation. My character isn't, but what am he gonna do? He's half-dead.

MOAR HAELINGZ PLOX

[major_sephiroth]

I rest and try to heal my arm, and eat.