[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: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 10:33:17 -0700

oh that one. the other other passage? ok you duck in there quick -- it's
just an elongated alcove with an impressive pile of bones (but no skulls)
at the end.



On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Edward Marsden-Jones <
eddiemarsdenjones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nope, mattlebat a seems to have another unexplored tunnel next to it.
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> On 3 Sep 2014, at 21:29, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> i assume Swamp means the shivery passage? he pokes his head a bit further
> but the passage continues for some way ahead.
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> the rest of the party arrive at the shivery/crabster passage intersection
> without incident...
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> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Bad Ideas r Us
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>>  *From:* Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> *To:* satanworship@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> *Sent:*
>>  *Subject:* [satanworship] Re: Losing the plot. WAS [Re: Re: descent
>> into the depths, yet again]
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>> …and before we get off track again:
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>> In the absence of any anything even approaching real leadership, Cynfred
>> will agree with the shivery passage plan - even though I think it’s a
>> spectacularly bad idea.
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>> r
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>> On 3 Sep 2014, at 08:08, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 8 bit games graphics are very popular with the kids these days.
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>> r
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>> On 3 Sep 2014, at 00:15, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> these are hacked iPhone pictures of printouts of Claris Works documents
>> with maps originally drawn on a Newton and imported into my Powerbook Duo
>> shortly after i left Insignia...
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>> so vintage, yes
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>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> gah - there it is!
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>> looks like it's of a certain vintage that one...
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>> :)
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>> I like the sound of the 'shivery passage' - anyone for that one?
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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]
>>
>> everyone stunned by the first mattlebat in a while?
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>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> holding ...
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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]
>>
>> swamp follows the crabsters out of the tunnel. they turn left as one, and
>> go charging up the tunnel at full bore for about 50m or so, before taking a
>> rapid left turn into a dead end cave littered with crabster shells. the
>> live ones vanish into a small hole in the wall ahead.
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>> swamp manages to stamp some stragglers and declares the battle won, but
>> the war still going.
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>> backtracking, he discovers another tunnel offshoot, sloping downward a
>> little. something about the air in this tunnel gives him a little shiver.
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>> hold on, mattlebat coming through...
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>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> search of the cave reveals nothing at all beyond scorpion man detritus.
>> if he lived here, he owned nothing.
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>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>> 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]
>>
>> 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]
>>
>> 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?
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>> 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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