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[zestorum]

Create a flame to float above my hand(subsuting it for a torch) and enter the fortress.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Turn 11: Order: Sephiroth (5!), Mr. Person (3!), Zestorum (1!,3!), Dwarmin (1!,4!); New order: Sephiroth, Mr. Person, Dwarmin, Zestorum

Sephiroth-

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You keep going for what seems like a significant length of time before you come to what you assume to be the corner tower. (Stealth check:3!) (Observation check:1!) It's took you a long time for your eyes to adjust to the darkness and it's nearly pitch black here. Soon you're having to put a hand on the wall to feel where it is still, when all of a sudden it disappears and you enter a largish room that you assume should be the North-east corner of the wall. In the blackness you can see a dim light filtering in from somewhere above but the top of the tower is well outside of your visibility range. You look around the room quietly and can find nothing except a path that seems to be headed south and a stairwell that heads up into darkness. The stairwell actually appears to be a small tower constructed inside this tower with a circular stair leading up the outside of it. It's too dark for you to make out more. (Secret DM roll:2!)

Mr. Person-

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(Observation check:3!) You hear another shriek from above you as you dash along towards the skull-shaped structure and giving it a glance up you realize that a Giant eagle is diving towards you. It must think you'll make a tasty treat!

The eagle attacks: (1!+1 (Powerdive bonus)) but your movement hinders it's attack and it's forced to release it's wings at the last moment, a mighty rushing wind filling the air above you.

It reaches out with a claw to grapple you: (attack (5!)) (You dodge:2-1!) and catches you in a claw. You strike out at the large bird attempting to break free. (-1 Penalty due to size difference) (Opposed rolls: You:3!-1, Giant eagle:4!) You fail to break the bird's vice-like grip.

The bird feels you thrashing and begins to climb in elevation. You continue to try to break free! (You:5!-1, Eagle:1!) Pounding on it's legs with your iron gauntlets you get it's attention and you manage to pry back a claw. The eagle doesn't seem to like it and releases you. You fall roughly 20 feet! (Luck:6!,4!) You manage to tuck into a roll shortly after landing but the ground beneath you was rather hard and rocky and you landed on one leg funny. It hurts now and you've torn it open on some rocks. You'll survive, but it'll slow you down some. It could have been much worse.

(I'll allow you to post action regarding combat for the next turn. Post what you would like your course of combat to be with the eagle. It is not undead. Your leg is moderately wounded. +1 to Unarmed combat experience)

Dwarmin-

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(Observation check:3!) You cautiously enter the set of double doors at the right base of the skull-tower. The doors show signs of considerable use and weathering but still seem reasonably functional. When you enter the area you realize immeadiately that it is not truly inside the fortress itself, but it is somewhat defensible. It seems like at one time this used to be something of a work area. Judging by the remains of two or three structures it used to be something of a quarry. There are still a few chunks of useable stone lying haphazardly about and you see evidence of several fires. Something has evidently camped here before.

(Random encounter:2!) Just when you thought this place might be deserted you spot movement ahead. (Enemy spot check:5!-1) A pair of decaying mountain goats seems to be headed your direction. They're moving somewhat slowly so you could probably outrun them. In any case you have plenty of time to decide what you want to do.

Zestorum-

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(Observation check:1!) Most people in your academy always gave you credit for being so singularly focused that you could ignore distractions. It continues to prove to be true now as you block out the world around you and focus on your magics. Theory is all well and good, but they never allowed you to do any actual practice in school. Now seems like a good time. (Summon flame:4!) You summon a small flame, a few inches above your hand, and you immeadiately feel the air around you cool as it sucks the warmth from it to feed the fire. You feel a little thirstier. Only the area around your hand appears to not be cooler. With your light floating above your hand you enter the doors of the fortress.

(Light source created. Must be maintained above hand. +1 bonus to further fire magic using that flame as a source, which consumes it.)

As a reminder... turn 16 is the last active turn of the day. Oh, and recovery rolls only occur in Non-combat turns so Seph... here's two for you (2!,1!) (Luck:1!) Your leg doesn't feel any better. if anything it feels more sore from the strain you've put on it.

[Mr.Person]

Try and maneuver to get some cover. A cave, some trees, the fortress, whatever's closest and hard to reach for the average large avian. If none is available, get ready to dodge its talons and try to grab and twist the FUCK out of them. If there is cover, just chuck rocks and shit at the bastard until it leaves.

[major_sephiroth]

Was that dm roll me almost getting eaten by a grue?

Nevertheless, I head up the tower, actively searching for loot.

[Dwarmin]

hmmm...
try to preform an spiritual exorcism, to drive the evil out of the goats.
If it fails on both, run back outside and shut the door.

The power of a dice roll compel you!

[zestorum]

Explore

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Turn 12: Order: Sephiroth (2!,2!), Mr. Person (5!), Dwarmin (2!,5!), Zestorum (6!); New order: Zestorum, Mr. Person, Dwarmin, Sephiroth

Zestorum-

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(Observation check:2!) You enter the passageway, intent on exploring it to it's uttermost and only shortly thereafter do you realize that this is really just the gateway into the fortress territory. Well, onward in any case. You know the kobold and the other human have come this way, it can't be all that bad.

While you're musing on the singularity of coincidences that led the three of you to the doors of the ruined fortress at the same time you meander through the length of the entry way. (Trap avoid:5!) There doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary at all and though you see a few scuff marks on the ground you walk by them to one side and have no difficulties whatsoever. You stand in the entrance of the fortess now. A fairly large and overgrown swampy area is in this lower portion and you can see parts of an overgrown road leading to some large structure immeadiately to your east. About halfway between it and your position and to the north appears to be another smaller structure.

The fortress is open to you, where would you like to go exploring?

You're a little hungry.

 

Mr. Person-

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You break for the cover of trees only a few feet away as the eagle attacks again! (Grapple:2!) It misses as you make tree cover and you quickly pick up rocks and sticks hurtling it at the bird.
(Throw:5!) (Bird dodge:5!) (Tie breaker, you:3!, bird:6!,4!)

It pulls up shrieking at it's lost prey but stays nearby waiting for you to move. You continue to throw things at it. Picking up a rock you throw it with all your might (Throw:5!) (Bird Dodge:6!,6!) and the Giant Eagle finally gets the hint and flies off, searching for easier prey. You wait under cover until it is well out of range and has moved off to the south before continuing on. You're a little hungry but hunger is a weakness of the body that can be overcome.

(+2 Throwing experience)

Dwarmin-

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You think deeply about how you could do something about the undead goats but most of your voodoo pertained to the living. The spirits have little influence over the undead. However, a strange human that once came to live among your people taught you some interesting things that might help, and you quickly draw a holy symbol in the air and invoke a prayer in the human tongue. (which you don't speak, except for what you memorized, even if you don't know what it means)
(Turn undead 1:4!) (Goat 1 resist:2!), (Turn undead 2:4!) (Goat 2 resist:6!,1!)
(Secret DM roll:6!,5!)
(Additional Secret DM roll:6!)
(Observation check:4!)

To be honest you're not quite sure you believe what you saw after you uttered the words but the symbol you drew in the air became brilliantly white for a second and flashed out towards the goats. One of them turned away in terror, fleeing in the opposite direction. The other stops in it's tracks.

The symbol gradually fades but it buys you considerable time. One of the goats is immobile, the other is fleeing. (Conditions will persist for next turn.) Strangely you hear a voice come from nowhere in the human tongue that you can't understand. It's a reassuring voice but you can make out little else. You do however, feel a little braver in regards to facing the undead. You also feel a little hungrier.

(You are now a worshipper of an unknown human deity. You are no longer timid when it comes to fighting undead. You are thirsty.)

Sephiroth-

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(Stealth check:2!+1+1) (Observation check:4!) (Secret DM roll:1!)
The tower is short and you do your best to climb it quietly. It's also fairly short and you notice very little of worth as you do so. It's only three stories tall and fairly small. From the top of it you can more clearly see above you and it raises up into empty space in darkness beyond what you can see. You think you can make out what appear to be bridges above you. The top platform itself has two unusual indentations on the sides and you quickly get the idea that it's for a bridge to secure to. Looking across the way into the darkness you can just barely make out in the distance (40' or so) an entrance in each wall, both the north and east walls. There is a pair of levers over there and what might be a stone retractible bridge.

As soon as you look north again though you realize that there are two dwarves standing at the platform! (Detection checks:3!, 1!) Neither of them appears to have seen you yet and it's a wonder that you didn't hear them before. One of them is carrying what appears to be a large wooden cage, similar to the one you were caught in. The other is carrying little that is visible but may be wearing some sort of armor. He, or she, since you can't tell at this distnace, pulls on a lever and the north bridge begins extending towards you.

You're amazed that there are still dwarves living in this place. You've long heard it was abandoned and they've no trade with anyone that you're aware of. (oh, and your secret DM roll was a listen check this time)

Many of you are now hungry. No penalties for hunger applied this round but it's something to keep in mind for next round. Again, eating and drinking does not consume your turn and unless you're engaged in combat that lasts multiple turns can be dealt with quickly. Cius... you have no penalties associated with being hungry since you're a monk and are used to fasting. But once you hit starving bad things start happening.

[major_sephiroth]

Check to see if there is anything in the cage before heading down the tower, looking for a nice dark spot to hide in. If I find a hiding spot, I'll eat one of the cakes while hidden. If I can't find a hiding spot, and the dwarves find me, I'll leg it.

[Dwarmin]

Smite the stunned zombie goat verily with my staff-aim for the legs and head of course, to immobilize.

[zestorum]

Go north, heat the turtle on my 'torch' and eat it.

[Mr.Person]

Lemme try this again. Get into that fortress.

[Paulus Fahlstrom]

Turn 13: Order: Zestorum (6!), Mr. Person (4!), Dwarmin (1!), Sephiroth (2!); New Order:Zestorum, Mr. Person, Sephiroth, Dwarmin

Zestorum-

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(Observation check:4!) (Action:5!)

You begin making your way north and, as you pick your way through the dense swamps, begin thinking of food. Thoughts of Turtle soup, Turtle barbeque, Turtle braised lightly in a white grape wine fill your head. You pull out one of your turtles and roast it up on the spot with your handy little flame. It's no gourmet food, but blackened turtle has it's appeal. You're quickly done and clean up the mess. You're not sure what to do with the bones and shell, however. In any case you can see a small fortress just ahead of you. It has a moat, connected to one of the swamps and even a drawbridge, which is raised.

(+2 cooking experience, Thirsty)

Mr. Person-

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(Observation check:3!, Action:3!)
You begin running again, doing your best to keep a wary eye out. The Skull-keep is ahead of you and easy to find again. You see two doors at the foot of the cliff, one of them slightly ajar and a large ramp heading up into the nose of the skull itself. You run up the ramp as fast as you can, and are a little out of breath once you reach the top. It's a good view of the valley below but you're focused on the fortress in front of you. There appears to once have been a stone bridge that crossed a gap in the cliff in front of you, but it seems to be missing. Instead you see several metal pitons that secure an old and rather flimsy looking rope bridge in place.

(Recovery roll:3!, No change)

Sephiroth-

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(Observation check:2!)(Stealth:6!+2, 4!+2)

You do your best to be patient as one of the dwarves step out onto the bridge. You really want a look at that cage and as soon as she is close enough to tell that it is, indeed, empty you melt into the shadows, heading back down and hiding in the darkness below.(Opposed observation checks:1!,2!) The dwarves apparently did not see you in this process. One of them continues along the pathway you came from while the other stands guard at the switches. The bridge remains extended.

You decide it's best to remain hidden for now and munch on one of your prickleberry cakes. There's a few pieces of sand in it but otherwise it tastes fine.

(+2 exp Stealth)
(Recovery roll:3! No change)

Dwarmin-

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Filled with a newfound loathing for all things undead you charge the zombie mountain goat that is not fleeing you. You lash out with your staff (attack:1!-1) and miss, dropping your weapon which frantically sets you scrambling to recover it. The goat appears to snap out of it's response and tries to gnaw on you while you're on the ground. (attack:2!) The goat snaps at thin air as you roll out of the way and stand.

You lash out again and again. (1!-1) You nearly stumble as you swing but your second attempt (5!-1) connects with a solid thump. (location:2!) Hitting the goat in the right front foreleg. The blow (Damage:6!+2!) was considerable and you see it fracture, crumpling the goat onto the ground. It attempts to bite at you still (3!-1) but misses. You continue to beat on it (5!-1, 4!-1) hitting it another solid blow in the (6! head) (damage, 6!+2!) cracking the skull in half. The zombie crumbles to the ground in a pile. Your goddess is pleased and you feel a warmth.

The other zombie is still fleeing.

(+5 staff experience, +1 Alignment point)

[Mr.Person]

Keep going, if I don't hurry, I'll starve. I need to cover as much ground as possible, so get across that bridge.

[Dwarmin]

I think Mr. Person is going to die like I do in all my rouge like games-panic brought on by lack of food lol  Ahh Irony

My advice-Keep your wits about you, and remember you can eat your ear lobes and toes for sustenance.

Action

Anywho, I must kill the last zombie goat, for the glory of...somebody!
Same as before, whack em in the extremities.

[zestorum]

Take a drink from my waterskin and refill it with the water from the moat then make a wave of fire and send it towards the raised drawbridge.