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    “What are YOU doing down there?!” one of the robed folk demanded. “You’re going to DIE down there!”

    Just then, Garald heard a thunderous shudder from back up the way. He thought it was the way from which he had originally come. A metallic crash followed and an approaching roar. Water — millions of barrels worth — was speeding his way.

    The cultists, or whatever they were, chattered amongst one another, gesticulating and pointing. Garald couldn’t make out any of their words above the approaching roar. One of the robed ones reached out for him, but given the thirty or more feet from the ledge, it was an impossible height. One of the figures disrobed, revealing a pustuled and pocked figure with missing tufts of hair and a horrible facial disfigurement. Using his tattered robe as a line, they lowered the garment down for him to grab onto. They seemed well-meaning.

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    Garald had to escape from drowning or getting crushed by water so he jumped and grabbed on.
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    The pocked men had little enough strength to haul up the rescued newcomer. Garald just hoped they wouldn’t lose their grip. Just as he pulled himself hand over hand, a torrent swept down the channel from where he was standing moments before. It was difficult to pull himself up while the tattered garment swayed and then began to rip. Underneath, a huge metal scaffold and other detritus washed down with the raging current. All manner of debris and refuse filled the watery tunnel with a myriad of deadly rusted implements.

    At last, with the help of his new friends, Garald hauled himself over the lip of the ledge. Several misshapen hands, some cankered with boils, others with grotesque sprouting tufts of course hair, and more riddled with liver spots, patted him on the shoulder. Below, the floods continued to froth and spray.

    “There, now,” said one of them with an enlarged eye. “Safe from the afternoon flush. What were you doing down there anyway when all of Gate’s refuse washes into the void? You must be crazy or gotten a nasty bump on the head.”

    For the moment, Garald got no ill intention from them. They didn’t seem to want to eat him or rob him (he had nothing to take but the already soiled toga given to him by Veguz).

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    Quote Originally Posted by roryb View Post
    The pocked men had little enough strength to haul up the rescued newcomer. Garald just hoped they wouldn’t lose their grip. Just as he pulled himself hand over hand, a torrent swept down the channel from where he was standing moments before. It was difficult to pull himself up while the tattered garment swayed and then began to rip. Underneath, a huge metal scaffold and other detritus washed down with the raging current. All manner of debris and refuse filled the watery tunnel with a myriad of deadly rusted implements.

    At last, with the help of his new friends, Garald hauled himself over the lip of the ledge. Several misshapen hands, some cankered with boils, others with grotesque sprouting tufts of course hair, and more riddled with liver spots, patted him on the shoulder. Below, the floods continued to froth and spray.

    “There, now,” said one of them with an enlarged eye. “Safe from the afternoon flush. What were you doing down there anyway when all of Gate’s refuse washes into the void? You must be crazy or gotten a nasty bump on the head.”

    For the moment, Garald got no ill intention from them. They didn’t seem to want to eat him or rob him (he had nothing to take but the already soiled toga given to him by Veguz).
    Garald relaxed. He simply said "perhaps a little of both. Just got transported there by some wizard. Anyways do you folk know 1st of all how to get out of this death trap called gate and 2ed how to find someone in the multiverse? Been looking for someone from my past for a while now."
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    “Ah, a newcomer. Welcome!” said the disfigured leader.

    “Why would someone want to get out of Gate?” asked another.

    The leader held up a hand to placate his companion. “What my rude brother has said is simply because we rarely find someone trying to leave Gate. It is the nexus of the multiverse. From here, every possibility is but a doorway away. As to your second question, hard to say. We are scavengers, and sometimes one finds useful information among the rubbish heaps of existence. Who do you seek? Perhaps we can arrange a trade”

    At the leader’s suggestion, his brethren clasped their hands together and nearly slavered with unsettling excitement. They almost took on the aspect of rats themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roryb View Post
    “Ah, a newcomer. Welcome!” said the disfigured leader.

    “Why would someone want to get out of Gate?” asked another.

    The leader held up a hand to placate his companion. “What my rude brother has said is simply because we rarely find someone trying to leave Gate. It is the nexus of the multiverse. From here, every possibility is but a doorway away. As to your second question, hard to say. We are scavengers, and sometimes one finds useful information among the rubbish heaps of existence. Who do you seek? Perhaps we can arrange a trade”

    At the leader’s suggestion, his brethren clasped their hands together and nearly slavered with unsettling excitement. They almost took on the aspect of rats themselves.
    Garald had a bad feeling about this. But he said "I'm looking for my mother." Garald then described his mother to the men then said "so do you know where she is?"
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    "There are millions who live in Gate, newcomer!" the leader said at the beginning. But as Garald continued, their mocking laughter ceased altogether. Hope rose as the throng seemed to cast knowing glances amongst one another.

    "That sounds like the warrior queen," said one to the leader.

    He nodded. "True. If not for the description of a threadbare woman with prowess equal to the greatest angels and demons, and like to neither and both, I would say your search will prove impossible. But there was a woman who gathered to her a flock of warriors to assail the temple of the Nontheists. Their attack seemed close to success, but they were broken and the Queen taken. Could this be your mother?"

    Their own description matched close enough that Garald felt the shivers of truth wrack his spine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roryb View Post
    "There are millions who live in Gate, newcomer!" the leader said at the beginning. But as Garald continued, their mocking laughter ceased altogether. Hope rose as the throng seemed to cast knowing glances amongst one another.

    "That sounds like the warrior queen," said one to the leader.

    He nodded. "True. If not for the description of a threadbare woman with prowess equal to the greatest angels and demons, and like to neither and both, I would say your search will prove impossible. But there was a woman who gathered to her a flock of warriors to assail the temple of the Nontheists. Their attack seemed close to success, but they were broken and the Queen taken. Could this be your mother?"

    Their own description matched close enough that Garald felt the shivers of truth wrack his spine.
    "Yes! I think it's her! Where are the nontheists! I must save my mother!" Garald had a rage on his face. It was mighty rage. His hands were clenched and face was as fearsome as a demons. He really wanted to know where his mom was.
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    “Ah, but there must be confusion!” replied the leader. “This Queen you speak of was not of the Nontheists. She had raised an army against them. And who has the power to defy Null? If anyone could have done it, she alone came the closest. But she is now captured and likely devoured utterly to nothingness — or soon will be.”

    The disfigured man looked at the newcomer with what Garald thought *might* have been compassion in his strange cockeyed face. “I am sorry…”

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    “Ah, but there must be confusion!” replied the leader. “This Queen you speak of was not of the Nontheists. She had raised an army against them. And who has the power to defy Null? If anyone could have done it, she alone came the closest. But she is now captured and likely devoured utterly to nothingness — or soon will be.”

    The disfigured man looked at the newcomer with what Garald thought *might* have been compassion in his strange cockeyed face. “I am sorry…”
    Garald stood there shocked to his very core. His mom... was... NOOOOOOOOOO! he couldn't even let himself THINK of that! Yet... yet... he couldn't deny it was possible.

    He fell to his knees and screamed in misery and grief. Tears streaking from his face. Pain coming from from the depths of his soul. He spent most of his life searching for his mother. And now... she might be dead...

    This lasted for a couple of minutes.

    He then wiped away his tears and said "thank your for your condolences. I know i can't take on the Nontheists directly at my current state. And there's no use in both me and my mom from dying. But from now I'm gonna build the biggest army in the multiverse to take down the men that murdered my mother. And i will watch their hopes and dreams dashed under my foot.
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    “We would welcome any attempt to dethrone the Nontheists,” said the leader. “But how could one hope to succeed where the greatest but failed — though she came closest by far? Perhaps you should follow us home to see the Dhivan? She is the wisest and may be able to counsel you.”

    One of the others looked shockingly at the leader (it was hard to tell what emotion was written on their hideous faces). “But how can he join us? He is so ugly!”

    “We can disguise him,” said the leader. “I can feel his loss and pain.” The others bobbed their heads in agreement. “What do you say, newcomer?”

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    Quote Originally Posted by roryb View Post
    “We would welcome any attempt to dethrone the Nontheists,” said the leader. “But how could one hope to succeed where the greatest but failed — though she came closest by far? Perhaps you should follow us home to see the Dhivan? She is the wisest and may be able to counsel you.”

    One of the others looked shockingly at the leader (it was hard to tell what emotion was written on their hideous faces). “But how can he join us? He is so ugly!”

    “We can disguise him,” said the leader. “I can feel his loss and pain.” The others bobbed their heads in agreement. “What do you say, newcomer?”
    "Sure. Anything for my revenge." Garald said with a solemn look on his face.
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    “Then follow us, and try to stay out of the deepest channels,” the leader said turning. “Or anywhere else for that matter showing signs of water passage…which is, admittedly, almost everywhere.”

    Garald noted that some among the disfigured folk were less happy about him being asked to join, but did not voice their misgivings.

    The group wound and climbed and doubled back, falling to silence as they traveled. Garald soon became confused by their path, but assumed the point was to avoid pursuers. He wondered what person or things they were avoiding. Whenever he asked, they shushed him.

    At one point, the conduit opened to a great cavern of some sort. Heaps of refuse formed veritable mountains. The smell was very unpleasant. Valleys between these led forward to the far recesses beyond which were all lost in darkness. The robed ones carried small reflective devices that seemed to shine their way forward, but often put them away again when they knew their way, plunging them in darkness. Garald recognized the blue glow from when the disfigured ones had discovered and rescued him after his ordeal with the rats.

    As they passed, Garald heard noise above them like footsteps in gravel. The company froze. One shined a light up. Garald saw three horrors above them on the shoulders of these mountains of debris. His escort screamed in terror and began scrambling every which way. But there was no clear avenue of escape One dropped his light which bathed the place enough for Garald to get a better view.

    Three carapace encased insectoids of giant proportions — clawed with articulated armored legs and hideous mandibles — began to scurry down toward the throng. Giant stingers arched over their backs. Under that deadly barb sat a strange-looking being. These were insect-like with large black eyes and antennaed like a mantis. These riders were strapped upon elaborate harnesses and each bore a long spear.

    The group was largely surrounded by these things as they charged in from three sides. It was a trap.

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    AC 2; HD 4; +Hit +3 (x3); Dmg 1d8 (claw), 1d8 (claw), 1d4 (stinger); poison (save or die); ML 11

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    AC 6; HD 2; +Hit +1; DMG 1d6 (spear); psychic attack (save or be stunned); ML 9

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    AC 9; HD 1; +Hit +1 (x4); Dmg 1d6; ML 7

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    Garald without hesitation preformed a leap up into his right side and punched the right insect rider so hard it's head splatters. Then rolls on the ground beside the giant scorpion.
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    The scorpion that bore Garald’s victim turned and began to skitter away just as a second moved in to intervene. The fleeing monster was ripe to be ripped apart, but Garald was nipped at by two huge pinchers that managed to get through his defenses.

    The third monstrous mounted team waded into the robed ones. There were screams of agony, and in return, the disfigured ones used clubs and stones as weapons. The scorpion drew its giant pinchers up defensively, but several of the robed ones fell.

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    Nicely done! Their actions:

    Right scorpion (we’ll call it #1) makes a ML check at -2. Morale Check -2: 2d6+2 12. It buggars off. I’ll let Garald tamale Le a free action to attack it before it scuttles away.

    Scorpion and Rider #2 attacks the mob. 2 claw attacks +3 (x2): 2#1d20+12 15 32 2#1d8 5 6
    One hits taking out 2

    Rider’s spear attack. Attack vs. mob at +1: 1d20+10 23 1d6 5.
    That takes out another.

    #3 goes for Garald. Two claw attacks vs. Garald +3: 2#1d20+5 10 22 2#1d8 7 3. That does 1 point of damage.

    #3 Rider strikes Garald. Spear attack at +1 versus Garald: 1d20+3 22 1d6 3. That does another point.

    The mob fights back against #2 with all their attacks…2 versus rider/2 versus scorpion. 2 attacks versus scorpion / 2 attacks versus rider: 2#1d20+3 13 21 2#1d6 6 6 2#1d20+7 17 10 2#1d6 3 2. One attack reduces scorpion #2 to 2/4 HD

    So free attack for Garald against the fleeing scorpion and then his regular attack. Damn, I forgot how much rolling is needed in this game!

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    AC 6; HD 2; +Hit +1; DMG 1d6 (spear); psychic attack (save or be stunned); ML 9

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    AC 9; HD 10 —> 7; +Hit +1 (x4); Dmg 1d6; ML 7

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    Garald tried to punch the fleeing scorpion but unfortunately the scorpion was too quick for him.

    The other scorpion did get hit by a thunderous chop but it just grased the scorpion and thus was unaffected by Garald. Which made Garald feel quite useless, helpless and overwhelmed. Garald won't leave the men behind as that'll ruin his chances of getting revenge for his mother.
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    Garald was still hard pressed as the first giant scorpion scuttled beyond sight. Pinchers snapped and the rider ducked aside as the monster thrust its deadly tail at the newcomer. He deftly dodged, putting himself in position to retaliate.

    Just behind his foe, the robed ones screamEd as they were decimated two at a time.

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    Okay, no damage. Their turn…

    #1 scorpion flees

    Scorpion and Rider #2 attacks the mob. 2 claw attacks +3 (x2): 2#1d20+12 28 20 2#1d8 3 7
    Both hit taking out 3

    Rider’s spear attack. Attack vs. mob at +1: 1d20+10 30 1d6 5
    That takes out another. There’s 3 HD left

    #3 goes for Garald. Two claw attacks vs. Garald +3; one stinger tail +3: 3#1d20+5 14 6 14 2#1d8 4 8 1d4 4. Nothing succeeds in landing.

    #3 Rider abstains due to the stinger attack. (Phew!)

    The mob fights back against #2 concentrating 3 attacks on the scorpion and one on the rider. Attacks: 3#1d20+3 16 18 9 1d20+7 17 4#1d6 3 1 4 3. Nothing.

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    AC 9; HD 7 —> 3; +Hit +1 (x4); Dmg 1d6; ML 7

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    Garald does another leaping attack at the 2ed rider only for the rider to duck their head. This was quite demasculiing for Garald. But more importantly he worried about the remaining robed ones.
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    The scorpion creature looked closer, getting more aggressive with its smaller opponent. The claws launched snapping attacks, one of which nearly got a good hold of Garald. The bug-eyed rider gazed at the newcomer. Garald could feel a strange buzzing inside his head, but shook it off.

    He glanced at his friends. Only the leader of the robed ones still stood. He was stalwart and dished out as best he could against the rider of his foe. Garald knew if he didn’t do something quick, his friend was done for.

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    Scorpion and Rider #2 attacks the mob. Attack with claws (x2) at +3: 2#1d20+12 14 17 2#1d8 7 5. Misses1

    Rider’s spear attack. Attack (spear) +1: 1d20+10 21 1d6 6
    That takes out two. Only one remains!

    #3 goes for Garald. Attack with claws (x2) at +3: 2#1d20+5 19 25 2#1d8 3 2. The second one does a point to Garald.

    #3 Rider tries a psychic attack on Garald. Psychic attack +1: 1d20+3 10. (In retrospect, it probably doesn’t roll for this, just requires a save)

    The mob is now just the leader alone with a single attack. He goes for the rider. Attack vs rider at +1: 1d20+7 23 1d6 3. That does one point.

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    AC 2; HD 4; +Hit +3 (x3); Dmg 1d8 (claw), 1d8 (claw), 1d4 (stinger); poison (save or die); ML 11

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    Garald realised that his side was at the losing side of the fight. So he grabbed the disfigured leader from the fight and attempted to run out of there.
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    As Garald moved, his opponent interposed itself. But underestimating the strength and determination of his foe, the newcomer warrior bowled through the blockade. Grabbing the leader, Garald sped off as fast as his legs could carry him. The two riders collected themselves and ran after with astonishing speed.

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    Okay, now to outrun them: Chase check (roll on or less than 12): 1d20 1. Pretty low, but still a success. Garald needs only to roll his attribute or less (but more than 1).

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    AC 2; HD 4; +Hit +3 (x3); Dmg 1d8 (claw), 1d8 (claw), 1d4 (stinger); poison (save or die); ML 11

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    AC 6; HD 2; +Hit +1; DMG 1d6 (spear); psychic attack (save or be stunned); ML 9

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    Garald ran, but the robed one tripped. The newcomer turned to find himself facing not one but two snapping monsters.

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    Heroes go first! We can say that Garald is standing over the robed one, but faces the attacks himself, protecting the man until you say otherwise.

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    AC 2; HD 4; +Hit +3 (x3); Dmg 1d8 (claw), 1d8 (claw), 1d4 (stinger); poison (save or die); ML 11

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    AC 6; HD 2; +Hit +1; DMG 1d6 (spear); psychic attack (save or be stunned); ML 9

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    Garald preformed a ninja kick right through the head of the second rider the back flips back to protect the disfigured man.

    Garald is thinking "just 1 left. Just need to avoid the stinger."
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