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Thread: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
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2021-01-14, 11:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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- California
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2021-01-15, 07:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai
Quickling Hexblade 1
AC: 14 HP: 10/10
Spell Slots: 1 / 1
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12
Conditions: none
While he is concerned about the higher likelihood of being seen on the ridge, Zale shakes it off. This isn't a war, it's a contest.
"Yes. Let's take the ridge." he says, as he rubs his still sore arm. It seems mostly back to normal now.
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2021-01-16, 11:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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- Washington, USA
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
The path up to the ridgeling is steep in places but to does not look to difficult.
Spoiler: OOCMake Athletics checks, more to establish rate of progress then to climb sheer cliffs."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-17, 06:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2017
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Serenity wasn't great at climbing, being used to mostly even terrain.
"It's not like we could get on your shoulders, Toru?" she joked.
Spoiler: OocAthletics! (1d20+1)[7]
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2021-01-17, 07:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai
Quickling Hexblade 1
AC: 14 HP: 10/10
Spell Slots: 1 / 1
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12
Conditions: none
Zale continues to look for food as they climb to the ridge. He tries his best to keep up with the others while they ascend the ridge, but his small size makes it difficult on the steep sections. He needs help from Toru on many occasions, obviously slowing the group down.
"I've been in mountains before, but never for several days. We usually stayed towards the foothills on our hunts. This path is steeper than any I have done before."Spoiler: OOCAthletics: (1d20+1)[4]
Survival (1d20+2)[13]
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2021-01-18, 12:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
The going is rather slow with loose rocks repeatedly giving out under foot.
Zale manages to find some mushrooms as the group makes the ascent.
Eventually you get up to stable ground with the trees giving way to low scattered blueberry bushes along the ridgeline. The fruit is sparse and low to the ground, just enough to snack on as you walk.
A mile or so ahead it looks like the top of the ridge is covered in brambles, you can hear the calls of game birds coming from inside."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-18, 09:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai
Quickling Hexblade 1
AC: 14 HP: 10/10
Spell Slots: 1 / 1
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12
Conditions: none
Zale walks about 40-50' from the brambles on his way past, keeping an eye out for any game that he might be able to shoot.
"There might be dinner in there, but I don't think we should walk through the brambles. We have no idea what else might be in there."
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2021-01-19, 02:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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- California
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"Down the slope, then? If the patch is small enough we may be able to burn our way through or hack it with our knives." Toru draws his dagger and weighs it in his hand, trying to picture cutting brush with it. He doesn't look all that impressed with it as a makeshift machete but the tone of his voice seemed willing to try.
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2021-01-19, 09:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2017
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"Let's try" Serenity pulled out her own dagger "We must be close to the top by now- I don't care of scaring dinner away, but I do care about not going back"
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2021-01-19, 10:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
If the bramble-patch seems relatively self-contained, when the group gets within sixty feet or so, Toru will tinker with his dagger to make it play back a short loop of the group's last-30-seconds of conversation, and then hurl it at the bush to try to startle whatever is in it. He warns Zale first: "If it's a rabbit or something, that'll be dinner, so look sharp."
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2021-01-20, 12:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
As you get to a higher vantage point you can see that the brambles extend for several hundred yards (several hundred meters). There are patches of grass scattered about with narrow game trails crisscrossing the area.
"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-20, 08:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"We should be able to cross through the game trails" Serenity said, pointing them out "We'd get some cuts and scratches though"
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2021-01-20, 09:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale walks closer to the brambles trying to assess how dangerous they look.
"I'd prefer to go around, but if you both want to go through, I'll go with you."
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2021-01-26, 01:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
With everyone in agreement about avoiding the brambles you take a detour around the perimeter and continue onwards.
The ridge breaks and you pass into a think forest of fir and pine. After several hours you come to a tall narrow stone (about 9 feet, 3 meters, tall) standing in the center of a clearing of long grass.
There are several trails that lead off in different directions.
Spoiler: Perception 15, advantage if you are proficient in survival.Something is off, it takes you a little while to put your finger on it, but for a while now you have not heard any wildlife. No birds, insects, or animal sounds."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-26, 06:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale walks around the undergrowth, happy to have avoided the cuts and scrapes that he would have gotten.
"This is much better than walking through the brambles. We should take this trail."
He points to the trail that leads closest to their destination.
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2021-01-26, 10:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"I agree on both accounts" Serenity nodded, walking over to the giant stone "Do you think this was left here for a reason?"
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2021-01-26, 12:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Toru examines the stone, but his senses are tingling. He kneels near it, concentrating and listening. He tells Serenity, "I bet it's here for a reason... but I don't see what reason. It doesn't seem labeled."
"And it's quiet here... too quiet. Shouldn’t there be birds?" He uses his big club like a walking-stick to push himself to standing again, on alert.
When Zale points out a path that seems to be headed the right way, Toru agrees. "We probably shouldn't stay here long."Last edited by Archemist; 2021-01-26 at 08:52 PM.
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2021-01-28, 12:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
There are no markings on the stone. Touching it makes you feel uncomfortable and sends a shiver down your spine.
"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-28, 06:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale waits impatiently while the other two examine the stone. We have a deadline here. But he hides it and tries to look like he is not concerned.
"Anything interesting about the stone. If not, maybe we should keep going."
He waits for a reply from the others, barely fidgeting or looking over his shoulder down the path.
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2021-01-28, 08:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"The interesting part is that... It feels off in a bad way. Yes, let's leave- like Toru said, let's stay alert"
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2021-01-29, 01:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
You leave the clearing and head out, after traveling for about an hour you arrive at another clearing with a standing stone that looks rather similar to the one you recently left.
In fact, upon closer inspection it is the same clearing."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-29, 02:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Toru comments on this and says simply, "Is this some kind of illusion maybe? I could swear we were walking away from this place."
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2021-01-29, 05:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"Hey Alara, Zale, you think you could scry for the presence of magic?" Serenity asked them "This is definitely the same clearing. Do we want to try going backwards? In books it works sometimes"
Spoiler: OocPerception to find peculiar symbols on the ground or the trees? Near the trails, perhaps?
(1d20+4)[21]Last edited by Valmark; 2021-01-29 at 05:10 AM.
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2021-01-29, 07:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale lets out a deep sigh. It looks like we might not complete our quest after all.
"Sorry Serenity. My magic is much more limited than that. What do you all want to do?"
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2021-01-29, 11:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"We should try picking a second trail just to make sure we haven't just gotten lost somehow. Past that, there must be something clearly magical- we'll have to find it and stop it" Serenity looked at the big stone "And I think it has something to do with this" she tried knocking on the stone.
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2021-01-29, 01:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Toru nods, saying we should mark the trail we take somehow so we can rule it out later if we end up here again. If we recognize the path we took earlier we could do the same for it.
Toru will try just drawing an arrow on the ground with the toe of his boot but folks are welcome to try other methods.
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2021-01-29, 02:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale nods at the plan.
"Good idea. Let's try this path."
He heads down the next most likely path to get us to our destination.
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2021-01-30, 12:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Alara apologizes to Serenity "I am sorry, I do not have that spell prepared."
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Tapping on the stone does not expose any unusual phenomena.
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Serenity's does not locate any symbols or writing, however she notices some bones hidden in the tall grass."Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2021-01-30, 06:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Montevarchi, Italy
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Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
"There're bones here" Serenity pointed out kneeling to examine them up close "Hopefully not of someone that got stuck here"
Spoiler: OocNature! (1d20)[11]
Whose bones are these? As in, what kind of animal, etc.
If Survival can be used instead add +4.
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2021-01-31, 11:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
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- Lower Menthis
Re: [IC] Adventures of the Tylosians
Zale Akai Quickling Hexblade 1 AC: 14 HP: 10/10
PP: 14 PInv: 11 PIns: 12 Spell Slots, 1st: 1 / 1
Conditions: none
Zale gets anxious staying here. Something isn't right and he just wants to get away.
"Come on. Let's try this path."
He heads down the next most likely path to get us to our destination.
Spoiler: OOCI'm sure this won't work but we need to try anyway.