[satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into the depths, yet again]

  • From: Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:45:05 -0700

arfa takes off in pursuit of the cast of crablets. a few seconds after his
torch fades off to the left there is the distinctive sound of chitin
cracking.

search of the cave reveals nothing at all beyond scorpion man detritus. if
he lived here, he owned nothing.



On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> so that didn't work...
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> search the cave with the dead scorp-man in it for clues - troll footprints
> and the like
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> tracking?
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>  *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:*
> *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into
> the depths, yet again]
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> what is the exact thing you're trying to assume?
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> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> do I have a 'sense troll' skill?
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> if not, I'll take a guess using mapmaking
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>  *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:*
> *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into
> the depths, yet again]
>
> well since you volunteered that Hadarim was in the caves, the assumption
> was that the trolls might be here too... somewhere
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> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> so we are looking for the remains to two dead trolls - or we are to find
> them in jail somewhere ...
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> and we chose to explore some caves for some reason...
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>  Lets gather moss
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>  *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:*
> *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into
> the depths, yet again]
>
> :-)
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> all hail the mighty Stan!
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> ok so... tl;dr... Humph took some dark root beer up to the grogge shoppe,
> and was imprisoned when someone sensed chaos on it. the party went up there
> to argue his case, and mostly succeeded thanks to their Mapmaking skills.
> the deal with the trolls is that they will release him on receipt of
> quality information as to the fate of two trolls who were accompanying
> Hadarim the Lhankor Mhy priest from Crabtown back to Alone.
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> (Hadarim was originally imprisoned with you when SW started, and
> mysteriously died shortly thereafter in the tunnel before the fight with
> Karvik.)
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> ring any bells? thought not.
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> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Stanworship
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> :)
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>  *From:* Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:*
> *Subject:* [satanworship] Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent into the
> depths, yet again]
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> So Humph is in a jail in crabtown (where it took us around 4 years to
> wrestle a troll) - and we have to do something to prove he is innocent of
> the chaos beer I think?
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>
> I flippantly said something about moss earlier but wasn’t there something
> about moss used to flavour the beer? Should we scrape some off then head
> back?
>
> I’ve tried dredging the Stanworship archives but it’s about 90% trying to
> debug Pete’s mail and then most of the the rest is kittens dressed as
> Cuthulu.
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> r
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> On 2 Sep 2014, at 17:51, Pete (Redacted sender "
> tadcastervalentino@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> cat sized then?
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> or cow sized
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> I'd suggest cow sized for a herd
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> ...
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> So Humph is in a jail in crabtown (where it took us around 4 years to
> wrestle a troll) - and we have to do something to prove he is innocent of
> the chaos beer I think?
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> close?
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>  *From:* Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* "satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:*
> *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: descent into the depths, yet again
>
> they *are* larger, so they're a herd
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> if they were *even* larger, they'd be a club-sized gig
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> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> And if they were larger?
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> r
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> On 2 Sep 2014, at 15:54, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> if they were smaller, they'd be a swarm
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> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Pete Ford <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> Do insects come in herds then?
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> On September 1, 2014, at 4:18PM, Jason Proctor  wrote:
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> the second left turn goes round a sharp right-hand corner and gradually
> starts to slope downward. as you carefully proceed, the air becomes drier,
> and the stench of ripe chaos fruit begins to give way to another, much
> fainter but no less putrid aroma - rotting flesh.
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> fortunately the party's ace Mapmaking skills confirm that the smell is
> faint because it's distant in time rather than space, and shouldn't get
> much worse. these skills also allow Chump, Splut, and Arfa to assume that
> the cave at the bottom of this slope is the site of the defeat of the
> scorpion man guard during the original incursion.
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> after some discussion you decide to proceed slowly. beyond the torches,
> the blackness is total. beyond heavy breathing and the occasional forced
> fart from Chump to lighten things up, the silence is similarly absolute.
> after a few minutes of cautiously edging down the passage, the floor levels
> out.
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> eventually the torches illuminate the crushed and splintered body of a
> scorpion man in the small cave at the foot of the passage. his chest has
> been caved in by a succession of blows from a blunt instrument, and he is
> missing several legs. the expression on the remains of his face is one of
> anger and frustration.
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> as the torch grows nearer, a herd of smallish shiny multi-legged insects
> rapidly abandons the corpse.
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