I. Tree Cave

[Rusty Tincanne]

Seeing Mila's reaction, AdaRue speaks up. Tom Colbey, don't you go being a brute. There's no need to be sharp tongued to any of us. Mila was just asking a simple question. The Mother would have use remember our manners. Hoping her words help smooth things over for now, she agrees with Omdog and suggests trying the right tunnel if they can avoid the water, adding, If you please, to make a point of being polite.

[ybn1197]

As AdaRue is binding his wounds, Watts thanks her for the assistance. As they approach the intersection Watts agrees with the others for going to the right.

[drpete]

Rainey

Rainey removes his shoes and rolls up his pants, then follows the group into the watery passage.

[Alethan]

Tom Cobley

Tom smirks and shakes his head, but doesn't say anything.

He takes the right path...

[Zhym]

Keebler and Tippin follow along.

I know you usually prefer one post per PC, but I figured I could combine "me too!" posts.

[dmw71]

I know you usually prefer one post per PC, but I figured I could combine "me too!" posts.

Actually, I removed that request. As long as I can tell who is doing or saying what, feel free to post for both characters in the same post.

[dmw71]

Electing to try this new branch, Tom turns right. The passage is narrow at first, then, after 20-feet, widens considerably; easily wide enough for everyone to walk side-by-side. The walls also appear to soften, turning brown and almost clay-like. The ceiling also rises to more than double its normal height. After a short distance, the lantern light from behind the halfling reveals that the passage bends to to the left.

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This new turn quickly becomes far less pleasant as the the walls begin to pinch in near the floor, turning the passage almost into a 'v' shape, and forcing the single file progression once again as the floor is now barely 2-feet wide. The corridor waves in either direction, and the group passes a few shallow, empty alcoves.

Suddenly, Tom halts the forward progress when he notices the current path T's up ahead at the edge of illumination provided by the lanterns behind him. While you can't tell what is down either passage, the end of the hallway appears to be lit, and there appears to be an opening or a shadow of some kind off to the left.

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Actions?

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Date: 20 Februarius, Year 7102
Time: 14:36 (Sunrise: 06:45, Sunset: 17:43)
Temp: 44F (53F topside)
Conditions:

• Cool
  Damp

Light Sources:

• Mila's Lantern (Mila) (Extinguished: 21 Februarius @ 13:30)
  AdaRue's Lantern (AdaRue) (Extinguished: 21 Februarius @ 13:54)
  Fire Beetle Gland (Tom: Sack) (Extinguished: 26 Februarius @ 18:37)
  Fire Beetle Gland (Watts: Sack) (Extinguished: 22 Februarius @ 13:22)
  Fire Beetle Gland (AdaRue: Backpack) (Extinguished: 23 Februarius @ 6:56)

Known Spells in Effect:

• None

Character Status

• Mila | MU: 1 | Mv: 120/40 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 9 | HP: 4 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Dagger | Spells: 1st: 1
  Keebler| : Elf: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7/6 | HP: 6 | Armor: Std Leather, Shield | Weapons: Longsword, Shortbow
  Tippin | Halfling: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7/6/5 | HP: 4 | Armor: Std Leather, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Short sword, Shortbow
  Junius | Dwarf: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 8/7/6 | HP: 10-8 = 2+4 = 6 | Armor: Leather, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Scimitar, Sling
  AdaRue | Cleric: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7 | HP: 5 | Armor: Std Leather | Weapons: Staff | Spells: 1st: 1, 0
  Tom | Halfling: 1 | Mv: 60/20 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 5/4/3 | HP: 5-4 = 1+3 = 4 | Armor: Chain, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Handaxe, Shortbow, Dagger
  Canun | Cleric: 1 | Mv: 60/20 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 4/3 | HP: 4 | Armor: Banded, Shield | Weapons: Mace, Sling | Spells: 1st: 1, 0
  Watts | Thief: 1 | Mv: 90" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 8/6 | HP: 5-1 = 4-3 = 1 | Armor: Leather, Dex -2 | Weapons: Longsword, Longbow (20)
  Rainey | MU: 1 | Mv: 90" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 10 | HP: 3 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Dagger | Spells: 1st 1
  Omdog | MU: 1 | Mv: 120" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 9 | HP: 3 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Quarterstaff, Dagger | Spells: 1st 1

Marching Orders

• Scout:
  • Keebler
  5-foot:
  • Tom
    Junius
    Tippin
    Keebler
    AdaRue
    Mila
    Rainey
    Omdog
    Watts
    Canun
  10-foot:
  • Tom & Junius
    Tippin & Keebler
    AdaRue & Mila
    Rainey & Omdog
    Watts & Canun

Rolls

• None.

[Alethan]

Tom Cobley

Tom waits to see if the elf is willing to quietly move forward and check out the source of light and shadow...

[Bluehorse]

Mila

Squeezes AdaRue's arm at her words and looks up briefly as if to say thank you, but shyly looks away just as quickly. She still doesn't look up at anyone else for some time until they come to the wider area. As they pass she continues to examine the walls and ceilings, assuming everyone else is looking either down or ahead. She continues to do this as they move ahead.

[Zhym]

Keebler raises a questioning eyebrow to Watts, the group's official sneaky type.

With the lights on, Keebler is no stealthier or better able to see than anyone else.

[onlyme]

Junius whispers to Tom in front,
Think it is the remnants of your old torch . We've been making a few left curves. Maybe there was a hidden opening we just came around to?

[Alethan]

Tom Cobley

Tom shrugs and, seeing nobody else willing to move forward, does so himself. He tries to move as quietly as possible.

[kensanata]

Omdog immediately lowers his torch when he sees the light up ahead. I should have bought a hooded lantern. Damn these torches. Everything about them is conspicuous. The light, the noise, the smell. We'll never get the drop on anybody like this. He still tried to do his best to keep the torch close to the wall, possible sticking it into a little alcove on the left, if he can find a little opening within an arm's length.

[Rusty Tincanne]

AdaRue tsks. We can't let him always go up there alone, can we? He could get hurt! She nudges Watts or Tippin to accompany Tom.

[Zhym]

Tippin plods along with Tom.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Thanks Tippin! AdaRue whispers.

[dmw71]

Once hesitation is detected by others, Tom continues his leadership role and, moving as quietly as possible, creeps towards the end of the current corridor, pondering whether, as Junius speculated, the light they detected were remnants from his old torch.

Behind him, the rest of the group silence themselves and minimize the illumination from their own light sources, until AdaRue encourages Tippin to follow.


Once the pair of halflings draws to within 5-feet of the T-intersection, they smell fire, they also hears some vague noises coming from their left. Hugging the right wall, so as to get the best view down this left branch, the halflings notices that, the left half of this intersection quickly opens into a larger chamber.

Creeping forward a bit further to get a better look, Tom and Tippin spy what appears to be a pair of goblins sitting around a burning campfire. The goblins do not appear to detect their presence.

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Actions?

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Date: 20 Februarius, Year 7102
Time: 14:38 (Sunrise: 06:45, Sunset: 17:43)
Temp: 44F (53F topside)
Conditions:

• Cool
  Damp

Light Sources:

• Mila's Lantern (Mila) (Extinguished: 21 Februarius @ 13:30)
  AdaRue's Lantern (AdaRue) (Extinguished: 21 Februarius @ 13:54)
  Fire Beetle Gland (Tom: Sack) (Extinguished: 26 Februarius @ 18:37)
  Fire Beetle Gland (Watts: Sack) (Extinguished: 22 Februarius @ 13:22)
  Fire Beetle Gland (AdaRue: Backpack) (Extinguished: 23 Februarius @ 6:56)

Known Spells in Effect:

• None

Character Status

• Mila | MU: 1 | Mv: 120/40 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 9 | HP: 4 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Dagger | Spells: 1st: 1
  Keebler| : Elf: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7/6 | HP: 6 | Armor: Std Leather, Shield | Weapons: Longsword, Shortbow
  Tippin | Halfling: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7/6/5 | HP: 4 | Armor: Std Leather, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Short sword, Shortbow
  Junius | Dwarf: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 8/7/6 | HP: 10-8 = 2+4 = 6 | Armor: Leather, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Scimitar, Sling
  AdaRue | Cleric: 1 | Mv: 90/30 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 7 | HP: 5 | Armor: Std Leather | Weapons: Staff | Spells: 1st: 1, 0
  Tom | Halfling: 1 | Mv: 60/20 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 5/4/3 | HP: 5-4 = 1+3 = 4 | Armor: Chain, Shield, Dex -1 | Weapons: Handaxe, Shortbow, Dagger
  Canun | Cleric: 1 | Mv: 60/20 | THAC0: 19 | AC: 4/3 | HP: 4 | Armor: Banded, Shield | Weapons: Mace, Sling | Spells: 1st: 1, 0
  Watts | Thief: 1 | Mv: 90" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 8/6 | HP: 5-1 = 4-3 = 1 | Armor: Leather, Dex -2 | Weapons: Longsword, Longbow (20)
  Rainey | MU: 1 | Mv: 90" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 10 | HP: 3 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Dagger | Spells: 1st 1
  Omdog | MU: 1 | Mv: 120" | THAC0: 19 | AC: 9 | HP: 3 | Armor: Unarmored | Weapons: Quarterstaff, Dagger | Spells: 1st 1

Marching Orders

• Scout:
  • Keebler
  5-foot:
  • Tom
    Junius
    Tippin
    Keebler
    AdaRue
    Mila
    Rainey
    Omdog
    Watts
    Canun
  10-foot:
  • Tom & Junius
    Tippin & Keebler
    AdaRue & Mila
    Rainey & Omdog
    Watts & Canun

Rolls

• None.

[Alethan]

Tom Cobley

First, Tom waits for several moments in silence, checking to see if there are any more goblins out of sight.

If he hears nothing to indicate that, he quietly sneaks back to the others, leaving Tippin to watch the goblins.

When he reaches the others, he signals continued silence, holds up two fingers, and whispers "goblins". Then he points at Keebler and his bow, readies his own bow, and motions for the others to wait there until they e taken their first shots.

Then Tom heads back to Tippin, hopefully with Keebler in tow.

[Zhym]

Tippin tries to stay hidden and quiet while Tom goes for the others. When Tom gives the signal, Tippin fires.

Short bow (THAC0 19): [1d20+2] = 2+2 = 4, [1d6] = 6

Ouch.

[Zhym]

When Tom tells him of the goblins, Keebler nods. "That may be a guard station," he whispers. "It may be a waste of a spell, but I do not want to take any chances." When he is within sight of the goblins, he casts sleep at them.

Sleep: [2d8] = 8