so we are looking for the remains to two dead trolls - or we are to find them in jail somewhere ... and we chose to explore some caves for some reason... Lets gather moss >________________________________ > 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] > > > >:-) > > >all hail the mighty Stan! > > >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. > > >(Hadarim was originally imprisoned with you when SW started, and mysteriously >died shortly thereafter in the tunnel before the fight with Karvik.) > > >ring any bells? thought not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Pete <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Stanworship >> >> >> >>:) >> >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> 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? >>> >>>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. >>> >>> >>>r >>> >>> >>>On 2 Sep 2014, at 17:51, Pete (Redacted sender >>>"tadcastervalentino@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>wrote: >>>> >>>>cat sized then? >>>> >>>> >>>>or cow sized >>>> >>>> >>>>I'd suggest cow sized for a herd >>>> >>>> >>>>... >>>> >>>> >>>>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? >>>> >>>> >>>>close? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>if they were *even* larger, they'd be a club-sized gig >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:10 AM, Roger Nolan <rog@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>And if they were larger? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>r >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On 2 Sep 2014, at 15:54, Jason Proctor <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>if they were smaller, they'd be a swarm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Pete Ford <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Do insects come in herds then? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On September 1, 2014, at 4:18PM, Jason Proctor wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>as the torch grows nearer, a herd of smallish shiny multi-legged >>>>>>>>insects rapidly abandons the corpse. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > >