Yep, he did. Where we were at, he didn't detect any, but that might have been
more a matter of the spell's range than none. Think he did a scan of our new
friends before going back in to fetch Lori. Did not hear a result on that.
Likely none, but after the deal with Hutton, Elmore is a lot more cagey about
people than he once was.
"Well, men, we have wounded, sick, and abused people. It has been suggested you
use the ogres' spears as the staves for stretchers. Should be both long and
stout enough. Use what you might to finish out the stretchers so we can get
these people back to HQ. Looks like my friends and I have one more push to
make in hopes of defeating this foe. " Elmore.
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 04:42:59 AM CDT, Tim Farley
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Of course I will go to the bow. And as for you moving in slowly to engage,
I don't know that you can move slowly any more." Sean looks around at
everyone."Speaker, I want you there with your bow. Between you, me and
Carandolana, I want a swarm of arrows thrown at it. It's wounded. Or it was.
But either way, we hit it, Hagar and John Mac make the wall, Holly and Ahearn
the stealth, and Xander comes with if he has any power left today." Sean looks
at Xander. "If not, my friend, you should stay out here with Rarmuck and the
archers. And the good people we've rescued."
(I suspect Elmore will have done a rudimentary 'scan' with Zazerial for any
evil.)
Sean pauses and looks around solemnly at the rest, He nods once and says, in a
lowbut resolute voice, "for Joseph, and all those who have fallen to this evil"
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 01:04:02 AM EDT, James Hurley
<angushurley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Mother wants us to deal with that creature," I say after I get some berries
in me. It will take the combined effort of everyone here to do it, but I fear
if we let it go and return, it won't be here." I say getting to my feet with a
little effort. "I can't be there with you in the initial confrontation, Mother
has other plans for me. But I will aid you when it is time, Mother showed me. I
suspect we should gather the strong, and quickly recovered and make our final
assault, though I know I will have to break off from you before the
confrontation. Sean, you will need you bow, and Hagar, you will have to be the
wall with whoever is still able to bear the fight. Carandolana can use her bow
or whatever spells she has left. Holly, you will need to be the invisible scout
on this one, though I fear you won't really be invisible to these eyes, so stay
close. Once you are engaged, I will move slowly in and attack from behind. "
"Of course, you can opt to go back and recover and try again," I say with a
wane smile. "It might be my imagination what Mother showed me. I can't force
this on anyone."
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bulky. So there may still be something left to deal with."
*Duthoron, where are you, silly bird? The flying burning things are dead.*
"I have a few berries left. Tell me who they go to."
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Sean sheathes Alga, and restrings Angel's shot. "Hello folks. I've found some
captives. I assume introductions have been made. These folks are going to
need a bit of tender loving care. And some food. Bobby and Carpenter will be
busy when we get back." Sean winces. The group will notice he's unarmored,
and blistered. "Holly, we've loot in there that will need to be checked out
for booby traps, and possibly unlocked. Elmore has two rings of keys that
might help in that regard. Somewhere in there is serpent's Tongue, and my
second flash tube. And there is a good bit of coin laying about where Ahearn
shredded his foes in his agonized rage. How are you guys? Ahearn finished the
last hag. I pumped several arrows into a robed figured before it disappeared.
There is a locked chest in the ogre commander's chamber. We'll go through and
methodically sweep the area with my dear elven friend Alga, and see what there
is to see treasure-wise. Or, in the alternative, we can go back to the Cove
and recuperate. Some of you look like crap." Sean smirks. "Speaker, have
your men rig up a few stretchers for the worst injured of our new friends. I
have spear shafts they can use, ogre spears, so they should be long enough.
And smelly though they may be, there should be bedclothes in the ogre chief's
chamber to make the sling portion of the stretchers. I can't imagine there is
much left in there by way of opponents, we made lots of noise and tool plenty
of time. We've paid for this cave, some of us more than others," looking over
at Joseph and then the former captives, "so we should reap the benefits we
mortgaged ourselves for. And my share of any coin will be split amongst the
former captives." Sean pauses, grinning. "For someone who keeps refusing to
take command, I seem to issue a lot of orders. My Prince, what are your
orders?"
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 08:06:26 PM EDT, SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yes, the arrows appear to have worked. Sean will take 1HP of damage from the
creature. Sean will take a wild swing and miss. In the next round, Sean will
score a solid hit, and then the thing will collapse into a steaming puddle of
hot water. About at the same time, Sean will sense someone moving behind him,
that will be Elmore and Lori. The three of you will be able to make it to the
rest of the group.
Sean and Elmore will emerge from the caverns. Elmore has a woman wrapped in a
dirty bedsheet over his shoulder.
You are all back together. Cara, everyone seems down a few HPs except for you
and Holly, who are both slowly healing back up.
Actions?
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 6:56 PM Tim Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Alga and hoping the fire resistance ring works against steam, too. Did
the arrows appear to do any damage?
Sean will also try a withdrawal, assuming Elmore got the girl away.
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 07:22:25 PM EDT, SM Baule
<smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Sean will see a creature of a grey cast, who seems to be the embodiment
of steaming how water. Knowing Sean, he will open up with two arrows before
somehow unstringing his bow on the third arrow. The creature will reach you and
sadly miss you twice. Actions?
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 6:09 PM Tim Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
"I put three or four silver arrows into it. It WILL go down."
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 06:18:24 PM EDT, Jeffrey Cowen
<jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Said it is moving slowly but steadily, so not like an ember
from a fireball . Any other furniture to turn on its side etc for cover?
“Times like these I wish Xander was here with the knowledge of
what we were facing and how to deal with it. Guess a mix of mundane and
silvered arrows from me. Horn? I still have that. “
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 05:00:22 PM CDT, SM Baule
<smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
You two are on the way back from getting the keys and the
sizzling is coming from the south, where earlier Sean fought the robbed one.
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 4:45 PM Jeffrey Cowen
<jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
"Sizzling. Sean, that the sound those floating
campfires that got you make? They vulnerable to arrows, mundane and otherwise?"
Elmore looks for a cabinet or something he can move to use as cover for while
he uses his bow.
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 04:37:10 PM CDT, SM Baule
<smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Lori will whimper, "way beyond bad." Lori does seem to
slow her whimpering to Elmore's sermon. She might be buying into it. Sean will
be able to get back to the prison area and find the keys. The alarm does not go
off this time when the keys are removed. Something is coming towards the two of
you from the southwest. You hear a bit of sizzling as it moves towards you. It
is moving slowly but steadily.
Actions?
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 4:00 PM Tim Farley
<timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
"Miss, nobody is beyond redemption, and if you
persist in gainsaying me, I'll really make you regret it, I'll have the Speaker
here explain it to you..." Sean tries smirking. He really doesn't know what
to do, and is too young to simply shut up. He adds, much more kindly, "really
Miss, I know it seems bad, and it is bad, but you will overcome this. Look at
what you've endured to this point. You've made it. The darkest night has come
to an end. It gets better from here. And there are people that want to help
you get better. Let us help."
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 04:02:25 PM EDT,
SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Lori will pull away from Sean, "No, please
leave me; I am beyond redemption. Please kill me or at least leave me to
starve. The shackles are bolted into the floor. The other keys might fit the
shackles. The magic mouth spoke in Ogrish. You could tear the bed apart and
then try to pull the bolt out of the floor with a wooden lever.
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 2:32 PM Tim Farley
<timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
"Not happening, miss. I only kill
things that don't want to be killed. We will get you out, we will keep you
safe, we will tend to you and help you get better. You have my word."
Having had the other keys in his hand,
does Sean think they would fit?
Sean looks under the bed. Is there a
way for Sean to break the bed sufficiently to slip the chain off it? I assume
she is shackled to the bed, but if the bed were not intact any more, we'd be
able to carry her from here (assume we don't get the shackles off).
"Speaker, I am tempted to go get those
keys and let the magic mouth scream out." (by the way, did it scream "Thief!"
in common, ogrish, esperanto?) "That'll draw what little is likely left here,
where I can kill them. So, unless we find another way to get her out," (is
there another way out of the chamber besides the way we came in?) "you are
going to come with me when I fetch the keys and bring them back here and
unlock her while I wait to kill whatever comes my way." Sean grins a feral
grin at Elmore. "Speaker, she's broken inside. Her soul is shattered. Souls
are your forte, go fix her. I deal in death. And I do it exceptionally well.
I'll deal it out on any opposition."
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 01:46:58
PM EDT, SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Zazerial will find nothing evil in
here. Alga will point out there are things of value in the NW cabinet, the
small iron box and under the bed. None of the keys from the ogres will fit
these locks. Lori is begging for you to kill her. "Please just make it quick. I
am numb to pain.... sobbing..."
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 12:41 PM Tim
Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Sean grasps Alga's hilt and asks him
(telepathically) to do his thing. He looks at Elmore and asks him to have
Zazerial do his thing. Then he approaches the woman and attempts tho release
her from her shackles
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On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 1:06 PM, SM
Baule
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<mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
The blonde woman looks at you when you
say her name, "Please just kill me.. Please kill me, them them I was dead.
Please.." She goes back to sobbing. Sadly, for Sean (or maybe lucky for Sean),
there seems to be nothign to kill.
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 10:39 AM Tim
Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
"Lori? I'm Sean. Nancy sent us. Is
the ogre or anyone else around?"
Sean whispers to Elmore "there is a key
ring hanging on the wall back where I rescued the others. A magic mouth
screams 'Thief! Thief!' when I took it, so I put it back before killing the
responding ogre. We might need it, and that silence. Unless this key opens
her shackles."
Obviously Sean is looking for something
to kill. He's really good at it, y'know?
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On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 11:04 AM, SM
Baule
<smbaule@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
The stink is a combination of ogres,
dung, dead stuff, etc. The two of you, assuming continual light sources, will
show you a large area. In here is a large bed covered with furs and pelts.
There are four cabinets in the room. One cabinet has a small iron box on top
of it.
Chained to the bed is a human female.
She is terrified and will cower. She is wearing a Wrought silver pendant. She
will back away from you. She will sob quietly as if she is exhausted.
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 9:44 AM Jeffrey
Cowen <jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx> >
wrote:
Stink as in previously dead more than
today kind of stink?
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 08:28:35
AM CDT, SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
The party of two will come to the area
where the ogres were killed. There are lots of bodies. There is an opening in
the southwest corner of the side cavern you are in. Can I assume, Sean and
Elmore will continue in that direction? By the way, these corpses already
stink. Of course, they stunk before they were dead.
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 6:54 AM Jeffrey
Cowen <jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx> >
wrote:
“Yes, you and me both on the ogre
leader’s death already being done. My magic is depleted. Silence and Dispel
Magic remain. My scrolls aren’t much good for curing simple wounds. “ Elmore.
Gets quiet as they go deeper into the caves, listening for ogre , human and
other. Without armor he can move fairly quietly.
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 02:19:45
AM CDT, Tim Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> >
wrote:
"With luck, Speaker, between the two of
us, no foe gets close to us. But, by all means, go to Zazerial when you think
appropriate. I will endeavor to remain at my most lethal, with Angel's Shot in
my hand. Though, I would enjoy dispatching the ogre leader with a thrust of
Alga through his neck. But, I'd rather that we already killed him."
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 02:56:39
AM EDT, Jeffrey Cowen <jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jeffreyh_1969texas@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
“Thank you, glad to be of assistance.
As you know, without using my mace, I’m as naked as you are of protections
against attacks. You may need a wall against an ogre if it still lives, and
with Zazerial and my shield, they make me quite hard to hit. None the less, I
may start with the bow and move directly to mace and shield when our foe starts
to close.”
He pauses. “Temple, I have been
considering establishing that in or near the Cove. As you know, Artor wishes me
to build a shrine there with my proceeds from the Mindol Island loot whenever
that comes about. A bit less scattering to the 4 winds. Matilda might use it as
an abbey and scriptorium if it can be determined that texts that are written
don’t disappear as part of the place’s cleaning function. Proper priests should
have little problem working in there un-disturbed. You’ve been in there. Very
peaceful and serene . Good atmosphere for contemplation and writing. She’s made
some inroads to forming relationships with outlying communities. The
enchantment there might be something Kendrick could lay in an inner sanctum of
my own church. A crypt isn’t much of a place to actually live in. No water or
access to sewage disposal but just using it as a scriptorium in a larger
complex could be quite ideal. “
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, 10:38:16
PM CDT, Tim Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx> >
wrote:
Sorry, forgot to send it to you
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Subject: Re: Into the Caverns
We go west, according to Nancy.
"Speaker, good to have you along. Might I suggest going to the bow? Artor's
two champions hunting evil... hard to go wrong there. Which reminds me, some
time back, on my walkabout, I found a bronze arrowhead. Haven't had the chance
to craft a quality arrow shaft to go with it. And I need the gray fletching.
When I finish it, I'd like it to go into whatever shrine or house of worship
you establish for our Lord." Sean continues. "Our missing woman is named
Lori. Nancy says she is a favorite of the ogre leader. I hope the ogre leader
was one of the several we already slew. I hope she is alive,."
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, 08:34:10
PM EDT, SM Baule <smbaule@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:smbaule@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Where are you two going once you get
into the main passage? East, where there is a large dung pile or west where you
killed the ogres and the last hag. You could also go south towards the area you
fought the robbed creature.
