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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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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 shacklesSent from Yahoo Mail on
Android On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 1:06 PM, SM Baule<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> 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?Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun,
Oct 24, 2021 at 11:04 AM, SM Baule<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> 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> 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> 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> 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> 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> wrote:
Sorry, forgot to send it to you
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From: Tim Farley <timfarleynj@xxxxxxxxx>To: SM Baule
<smbaule@xxxxxxxxx>Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2021, 11:35:24 PM EDTSubject:
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> 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.
