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OOC clarification for Al

#21 Post by Argennian »

Alethan wrote:... OOC: where are we currently? I thought we'd moved back to the intersection to wait for the elf...
OOC: You're both still treading water at the first waterfall-crevice in the northern grotto.

As a point or order, you had declared that previously, Al, but the encounter occurred before Emm could finish gathering the lichen and in turn both of you swimming back to intersection to wait for Lauranna.

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#22 Post by Alethan »

Then actions stand as stated.
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IUG(NG): Encounter #10 the giant rock fish!

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~ Seeing the giant rock fish loom into the glowing lichen's eerie light and approach their position, both Bog and Emm immediately stop what they're doing and begin swimming backward with unswerving intentions of retreat. The sharp, assessing golden eyes of the massive underwater predator dart quickly between the illuminated waterfall crevice and the random pieces of glowing alga fungus that each of the island invaders let go of to sink slowly towards the bottom.

Just as it seems that the diversion might work as hoped, the giant cold-blooded vertebrate suddenly surges forward in a flash to swallow the slowly-sinking glowing lichen before it reaches the rocky grotto floor! The predator's momentum carries it's massive, scaly bulk into contact with the swimming legs of both Bogdan and Emm unknowingly, causing them both to spin head over heels in the swirling tempest of giant fin and tail-induced underwater turbulence!

When the giant rock fish feels the inadvertent contact on it's dorsal fin and topside, it thrashes it's huge tail again and spins back around on itself in a tight circle with startling speed, coming to post up in an underwater hover directly under glowing waterfall crevice and less than 30-35 feet away from the big fighter and druid. It's huge golden eyes flick this way and that as they apparently search the immediate area for whatever the heck it just swam into...


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Time Spent Underwater: (in the grotto & passages)
Bog: 8 rounds
Emm: 8 rounds

Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level) Bog: 3 minutes left, Lauranna: 4 minutes left, Emm: 5 minutes left
Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 52 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 52 minutes + 1-10 minutes left

OOC: we'll say that between Emm & Bog, they were able to collect (1d8) = 7 clumps/pieces of the glowing lichen (4"x4" size). Thank goodness for those druid spells, eh? ;)

POP1: just in case you were wondering, the giant rock fish would not be able to fit in the small tunnel leading south out of the grotto and back to the underwater passage intersection.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need any further clarifications! :)

TOD: 8:08am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear (coin in necklace pouch) ; Emm – spear/sack (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the underwater northern grotto: (in the waterfall/ air pocket area starring at big fish!) Bogdan , Emm

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#24 Post by Alethan »

Thinking this is a fish he'd rather let get away, Bog dives down low and heads for the opening to the tunnel.

He makes sure Emm is ahead of him, doing the same thing.
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Re: Into the underwater grotto!

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Emm is getting the hell out of there!

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Bog & Emm swim back out of the northern grotto...

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~ Not wanting to be a part of this fish story, the two underwater explorers swim back and away from the confused and agitated giant rock fish with all due haste to soon arrive back along the southern wall of the underwater grotto. A quick search of the solid rock, using looks back to the glowing lichen crevice for positioning, and the duo soon find the entrance to the roughly 5' diameter passage leading out.

Bogdan helps Emm into the underwater tunnel first and follows her through. They quickly arrive back at the T-intersection with the larger, roughly 6' diameter passage headed east to west. All is dark and still, and perhaps more importantly, free of any waiting giant underwater nightmares.


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Time Spent Underwater: (in the grotto & passages)
Bog: 9 rounds
Emm: 9 rounds

Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level) Bog: 2 minutes left, Lauranna: 3 minutes left, Emm: 4 minutes left
Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 51 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 51 minutes + 1-10 minutes left

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need any further clarifications! :)

TOD: 8:09am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear (coin in necklace pouch) ; Emm – spear/sack of glowing lichen (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the underwater northern grotto: (in the waterfall/ air pocket area starring at big fish!) Bogdan , Emm

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#27 Post by Alethan »

Bog looks at Emm and gives her two thumbs up to show everything appears OK. Then he looks down the tunnel that leads to the others to see if he can see any sign of Lauranna. If he can't, he looks at Emm again and points to the exit (west), then points to the dark tunnel heading east, then he waits to see which way she wants to go.
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#28 Post by tkrexx »

Emm simply offers Bog an open palm, indicating she will follow his lead.

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Bog nods and heads east.
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~ Bogdan and Emm communicate with hand signals in place of being able to speak and discuss what their next course of action should be. They can barely see each other to do so, as it's mostly dark save the slightly glowing sack of the strange illuminating lichen they collected back in the grotto.

Bogdan, and in turn Emm, look west for any signs of Lauranna...


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**** Go ahead and make a d20 spot check and d100 listen roll for Bog & Emm here, please! ***


Time Spent Underwater: (in the grotto & passages)
Bog: 9.5 rounds
Emm: 9.5 rounds

Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level) Bog: 1.5 minutes left, Lauranna: 2.5 minutes left, Emm: 3.5 minutes left
Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 50.5 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 50.5 minutes + 1-10 minutes left

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need any further clarifications! :)

TOD: 8:09:30am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear (coin in necklace pouch) ; Emm – spear/sack of glowing lichen (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the underwater northern grotto: (in the waterfall/ air pocket area starring at big fish!) Bogdan , Emm

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#31 Post by Alethan »

OOC: Wait, did I miss something? What happened to the glowing coin??

EDIT: Never mind. He put it away when examining the algae...


Spot Check [1d20] = 6 Listen Check [1d100] = 36

Bog pulls the glowing coin back out so they can see better...
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#32 Post by tkrexx »

Spot check:
[1d20] = 6
Listen check:
[1d100] = 45

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Bog & Emm swim further east down the underwater tunnel

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~ Bogdan and Emm both strain their senses to try and discern if Lauranna has completed her purposed task of returning to the watery cave, taking a swig of Gentleman Billy's potion, and diving back down into the crab den to head their way again. They neither see nor hear any indication of the High elf from their current position at the underwater T-intersection.

Growing impatient and knowing that Emm's invisibility to animals spell will soon expire, Bog makes hand signals to the young human druid to indicate that he wants to make his way further eastward in the larger passage, versus heading back north to the underwater grotto where the giant rock fish awaits. Emm makes a shrug to indicate she has no preference either way. So the big half-orc fighter, with light coin back in one hand and Karagonian masterwork spear in the other, begins to swim/walk his way further east along the larger, roughly 6' diameter passage. The druidess falls in behind him, her spear in one hand and sack of glowing lichen in the other.


~ The underwater tunnel leading east begins to slope downward and jogs slightly to the left (north) before leveling out and continuing in a mostly northeastern direction. The duo continue to push their way along for another minute and a half and after the passage again jogs to a more easterly direction again, they arrive at another T-intersection. With the magical illumination of Billy's light coin, they can see that to their left (north), the passage continues on into darkness. To their right (south), it looks to open up into a larger chamber after about 30 feet. As the duo assess the different tunnels, Bogdan can just feel the druid's magic dissipate.


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Time Spent Underwater: (in the grotto & passages)
Bog: 11 rounds
Emm: 11 rounds

Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level) Bog: 0 minutes left/expired, Lauranna: 1 minutes left, Emm: 2 minutes left
Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 49 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 49 minutes + 1-10 minutes left

OOC: ok guys, Emm's spell she cast on Bog has just now expired. Distance-wise, the duo have traveled another 120 feet roughly eastward of the previous position at the 1st T-intersection to their current location at the 2nd T-intersection.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or need any further clarifications! :)

TOD: 8:11am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear (coin in necklace pouch) ; Emm – spear/sack of glowing lichen (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the underwater northern grotto: (in the waterfall/ air pocket area starring at big fish!) Bogdan , Emm

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OOC: I made a map, if anyone wants to see it...
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Bog & Emm at the underwater T-intersection

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~ Bogdan and Emm maintain their positions at the T-intersection, looking left, looking right, looking at each other. No further nightmares of the giant underwater variety arrive to greet them as they do so. Other than a few small fish watching them from the northern passage at the outside edge of the coin's illumination, all appears free and clear.

Once they've been at the intersection for the better part of a minute, the young half-orc and human explorers are fairly certain they can hear the sound of another waterfall emanating from the chamber beyond the southern passage.


Actions?

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Time Spent Underwater: (in the grotto & passages)
Bog: 12 rounds
Emm: 12 rounds

Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level) Bog: expired, Lauranna: 0 minutes left/expired, Emm: 1 minute left
Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 48 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 48 minutes + 1-10 minutes left

TOD: 8:12am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear & coin ; Emm – spear & sack of glowing lichen (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the underwater northern grotto: (in the waterfall/ air pocket area starring at big fish!) Bogdan , Emm

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#36 Post by Alethan »

Bog turns south towards the room that opens up.

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#37 Post by tkrexx »

Emm follows along, keeping her eyes right and left to note the chamber dimensions and any possible inhabitants.
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It's very similar to how I'd imagine an actual adventurer's map to look!

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Bog & Emm turn south & swim into another grotto...

#38 Post by Argennian »

~ Opting for the southern leg, Bog leads Emm through the 30 feet or so of tunnel and emerges in an underwater cavern that opens up to their left (east). The floor at the westernmost section of this cavern is roughly even to the one at the bottom of the passage leading in but begins to slope downward as things open up more down and away to the east. A waterfall pours into the surface some 12 feet above them here.

The two island explorers swim up and emerge into a stale pocket of air that is roughly the width of the chamber here (@ 50 feet north to south x @ 30 feet east to west). The ceiling is some 5-6 feet above them, except where it slopes down smoothly at the eastern and western ends. The warmer fresh water falling steadily flows through a roughly 12-14" diameter hole above. There is no lichen or other such growth present above the surface but the walls and most of the ceiling are nearly white from what could be salt or mineral deposits. They sparkle in the magical light.

The cavern continues down underwater to the east and looks to open up a bit, say from 50 feet wide (north to south) where the waterfall is to over 80 feet just at the edge of illumination. Starting at @ 30 feet out in that direction appear to be a bunch of 2 to 3 feet tall thin white stalagmites lining the hard rock floor of the underwater chamber. There are no signs of any fish or critters about here but the half-orc and human do notice small, occasional clusters of bubbles traveling westward towards them along the underwater ceiling of the cavern to arrive at the stale air pocket.


Actions?

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Time Spent Underwater: (in the caverns, grottoes & passages)
Bog: 13 rounds
Emm: 13 rounds


Water Breathing spell: duration: 3 hours (18 turns; 6 turns/level) Emm: 2 hours 47 minutes left
Potion of Water Breathing: 1 hour (6 turns) + 1-10 minutes (DM's roll) Bog: 47 minutes + 1-10 minutes left
Invisibility to Animals spell: duration: 13 minutes (1 turn + 1rd/level): now expired

OOC: Please notate the invisibility to animals spell is now expired for Emm as well.

Alethan wrote: OOC: Nobody likes my Post-It Note Map???
I know I'm late to respond here, Al, but I like it too! Like Rexx said, it does have that awesome Adventurer's Map look to it. What it may miss slightly in scale is more than made up by that awesome giant fish! 8-)


TOD: 8:13am of Day 6 on island (Total time since departed Karagonia: 18 days)


HPs/Status: Bog 28/28 ; Emm 10/10
WIH (primary/secondary): Bog – spear & light coin ; Emm – spear & sack of glowing lichen (SC = spell component/spell to cast)
M.O./Location In the southern underwater cavern: Bogdan , Emm

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Ever the naturalist, Emm glances above the stalagmites, knowing there should be matching stalactites directly over. She marvels at the fact that this cave must have been formed by water, then dry for millennia for the stone spires to form, and is now again water-filled. The bubbles, however, have most of her attention. Many phenomena could produce these: Air somehow captured by the waterfall, or trapped gas filtering from porous rock below, even rare aquatic plants that exude vapor. The most obvious, and likely explanation, of course, is some sort of creature that is at least partially air-breathing lurks. She turns her eyes to Bog to make sure he also sees.

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#40 Post by Alethan »

Bog, too, notes the bubbles.

He cautiously submerges and enters the cavern, making sure Emm is following along. Once he is about 30' from the entrance, he turns east and begins that way, trying to keep the northern wall in sight.
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