Chat Log - 2020 10 07 - Adventures in the Wastes - Home Stories (Formatted?)
A bit of a deviation from the story arcs
[Master] ==== Gaming session has been running for 5 days, 20 hours, 42 minutes and 34 seconds ====
[Master] I am back at the keyboard.
Spring has joined the game on Wed Oct 07 19:14:46 EDT 2020
Spring is receiving the map New Manor...
Spring has received the map New Manor.
[Master] Hello Spring
[Master] Valerie will be late hopes to be in by 8
[Spring] hi h i!
[Spring] sorry i am so late. took spohie out for a ride and wound up further than intended
[Master] you are not late at all, you are 15 minutes early
[Spring] oh well okay
[Master] how are you doing today?
[Spring] splendid!
[Spring] we went to Surf City and walked on a long bridge overlooking a waterway
[Spring] the breeze was great
[Spring] the dog had to smell everything
[Spring] even the drainage holes
[Master] of course
[Spring] the new neighborhood is interesting
[Spring] i'm less than a mile from the ocean as the crow flies. about 8 miles by road
[Master] that might be really nice here after storm season is done
[Spring] yeah. over on the island i saw some trailer houses in some pretty questionable spots
[Spring] i'm shocked storm surge hasn't taken them already
[Spring] it's really nice taking sophie out to the pier in the mornings
[Master] that is nice
[Spring] need to look up some boat fide adventures. they gotta have something like water taxi around here
[Spring] *ride
[Spring] hmm looks like i gotta go down to wilmington. that's not that far
[Spring] there's a battleship!
[Master] I did do a summary of last week too
[Master] http://dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TO-SUM
[Spring] looking
[Spring] awright, my memory is refrehsed :-)
[Master] and someone just tried to hack my Google Account
[Master] fixing now
[Master] pain in the next
[Spring] ugh
[Master] Password exposed in non-Google data breach
[Master] They do not tell you what company it was
[Spring] :-(
[Master] but it is changed now
[Master] Valerie did appologize for being late
[Spring] i saw that there was a message but not what the message was. i should go look at that heh
[Spring] signal is spotty over here
[Master] for Friday's session any questions you have?
[Spring] i don't think so. i'll check the website to see if i get any
[Spring] oh Lisa took back the potions. better update Snee's character sheet
[Master] yes you will be at the Manor and can pick and choose what to take over to the new location
[Spring (to GM only)] Character sheet for Snezana modified: Notes - CHANGED.
[Spring] i think i should do the Craniate party pack
[Spring] i will say so
[Master] that sounds good
[Master] there is the full Home Base page with lots of stuff too
[Spring] thanks. bookmarked it, esp since it has links to party pack and container
[Spring] oh, that's the wrong party pack page
[Master] and I think a new page inside of there for the Protectorate party pack
[Spring] can't believe i'm getting hungry again
[Spring] i had one of those prime rib burgers from hardees
[Master] grins lots of small meals
[Spring] the commercial got me
[Spring] heh, dunno if that counts as small
[Spring] although i didn't get any sides ...
[Spring] and i did share it with sphie soph
[Master] see
[Spring] i still hgave leftover chicken spinach feta pizza
[Spring] soon as i open the wee fridge, the begging starts
[Spring] i can bear the dog begging, but the cat breaks my heart
valma-73412 has joined the game on Wed Oct 07 20:02:20 EDT 2020
valma-73412 is receiving the map New Manor...
valma-73412 has received the map New Manor.
[Spring] hi valerie!
valma-73412 is receiving the map Inn of the lost eagle...
valma-73412 has received the map Inn of the lost eagle.
[Master] Hello
[valma-73412] Hi
[Spring] how you doing today?
[Master] brb restroom
[Master] I am away from the keyboard.
[valma-73412] Today was a long day
[valma-73412] I had to fire someone recently and they came after hours to collect their personal things
[Spring] :-( that's always so sad
[Spring] i hate firing people
[Spring] and i'm sure they hate being fired
[valma-73412] I know, it's never the goal for me, but morale is already getting better in my office
[valma-73412] How are you?
[Master] I am back at the keyboard.
[Master] I am sad and happy for you Valerie
[Spring] learning to relax a little :-) feels like it's been one thing after another for some time
[valma-73412] thanks
[valma-73412] That's great! Is the roof done?
[Spring] i just dropped off the last of the trash from fixing my roof and i took the little dog out to the issland for a long bridge walk
[Spring] yes, thank heaven
[valma-73412] congrats!
[Spring] thanks. i still have a long list of things to do but most isn't urgent
[Master] also Valerie here is the summary of the adventure so far
[Master] http://dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TO-SUM
[valma-73412] I forgot to work on that, oops!
[Master] no worries now you have a baseline to work with
[valma-73412] thanks
[Master] so you know where you are at right now
[valma-73412] On my horse, just saw a light flash and fade in the distance if I remember right
[Master] Horse moved 44'00".
[Master] yes
[Master] as you are there in the courtyard
[Spring] we were talking about commandeering, but i think we gave that up
Spring is receiving the map Inn of the lost eagle...
Spring has received the map Inn of the lost eagle.
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] so this is beyond weird and i don't know what it means
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] the sky, the hourglass ... ???
[valma-73412] I am back at the keyboard.
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (did we already check the body of the dead wizard?)
[Master] no
[Master] you ran out side and found this
[Master] the sky etc
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] This is strange magic...too bad that wizard is dead.
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Mayhap he has something more than that hourglass we can use?
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] should ... should we look at his body? see if there are clues about him? maybe sometody needs to be notified
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (whoops, not a very in-character thing to say. taking me a minute to remember who i am LOL)
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (lol)
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] ahem, i will absoutely look at the body
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) looks at Ergel in surprise
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] yes, good idea
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] Ergel the Arm moved 32'03".
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] Ergel the Arm moved 33'02".
[Master] The wizard is laying still on the floor
[Master] not moving
[Master] the barkeep has pulled his spear out from the body
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] I will go put Pylon back in the stable, if there still is a stable. He is spooked.
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (guess who got neither alertness nor observavtion)''
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (that was a mistake on my part)
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) puts horse in stable and comes back
[Master] Pylon moved 76'03".
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (I don't have those either)
[Master] There are two other NPCs on Ergel's side and three more on Susan's side that are unformed right now, next week I was planning on having you start to flesh them out, you can do so now story wise
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] /walks to Roland, Alain, and Buthbert
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Did you all see anything while we were outside?
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Did you check the body?
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Cuthbert*
[Master] Cuthbert moved 63'02".
[Master] Alain moved 67'05".
[Master] Roland moved 67'00".
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] Gormel, come have a look
[Master] I did make them all PCs for now so you can move them around as you wish
[Master] Gormel moved 22'07".
[Master] Gormel targets Orthinmadrigal the Amazing. Distance: 1'04"
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (oh wait, is Gormel one of mine?)
[Master] yes
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (so do we answer for them, and roll for them, or do you?)
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (i just now say Mig and i know they are one of mine)
[Master] right now I do the answering
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] *saw
[Master] later you can do some rolling
[Master] and pick some skills
[Master] for now we will see if we can build their characters up a bit
[Gormel (Master)] Hey Arm, are we getting out of here?
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] help me check this body
[Gormel (Master)] Grunts
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] we need clues. who was he? what side was he on?
[Gormel (Master)] He is a damn wizard not on our side for sure
Ergel the Arm (Spring) shrugs
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] things get messy in war
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] even if you don't count the unsolicited volunteers
[Gormel (Master)] a dead wizard is a good wizard
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] maybe so and maybe no. find anything yet>
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) whispers to the boys
Gormel (Master) digging a bit then RIPS the robe open
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Did you hear them? The wizard wasn't on their side. Was he on ours?
[Gormel (Master)] Yanking it open
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] well
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] he's got no secrets now
[Alain (Master)] I would think so, but there were mages on both side right?
Gormel (Master) holds up a belt with small pouches on it
[Gormel (Master)] and two keys, one iron one silver
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (any symbols or writing on the belt or pouches?)
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (or even on the keys?)
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] he sure wasn't a friend to anyone in this bar.
[Gormel (Master)] I cannot read
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] i cant either but i know what writing looks like
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] its them squigglies that aint pretty
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) still whispering
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] The sky disappeared. Have any of you seen magic like this before?
[Roland (Master)] I was watching for anything
[Roland (Master)] but it all seems to be gone
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Your father has a powerful house wizard. Did he ever speak of anything like this?
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] paisleys and curlicues are not writing. but if it looks like a big toe or an umbrella with no handle or something weird, it's writing
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] He was a dark wizard, from what you've said.
[Roland (Master)] I have not seen anything like that, gestures out to the sky
[Roland (Master)] he was about controlling people, making them dance to his tune
[Roland (Master)] doing things you did not know you were doing
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] Alain, you have the touch (minor mind reading). What did you get from the wizard before he fell?
[Alain (Master)] I did not touch him before he died
[Alain (Master)] I did not get anything from him
[Master] (and Thank you Valerie for the idea, we will make him a Shaman, 1st level, special thing not done before)
[Master] (But that will be fun to create, I have a book I can email you I think)
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (cool, thanks. I'm just way into these characters so let me know if I need to scratch anything)
Gormel (Master) roots around in pockets
[Gormel (Master)] (I will)
[Gormel (Master)] Pulls off boots
[Gormel (Master)] HAH!!!
Gormel (Master) shakes boot and two small rubies fall out
[Gormel (Master)] See! They are always stealing
[Gormel (Master)] hiding
[Gormel (Master)] no good wizards
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] well, ther eyou go. spoils of war, but not much help for identification
[Gormel (Master)] should have his money in a pouch like everyone does
[Gormel (Master)] for easy cutting
Gormel (Master) pulls out a small rolled up piece of parchment from the other boot
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] oho
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] maybe don't unroll it?
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] something might come out at you
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] becuase, you know. wizard
[barkeep (Master)] Please be careful
[barkeep (Master)] enough flashes today
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] we can't read anyway, no point in unrolling it
[barkeep (Master)] You are barbarians from Carnak right?
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] I can read. Can I see that? You can keep the rubies.
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] but if there's mo symbols or enblems on any of his stuff, i don't see how we associat him with anybody
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] Gormel, you wanna give that scroll to the lady? she seems willing to take the risk
Gormel (Master) shrugs
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] yeah, barkeep, we're troops working for the Queen
Gormel (Master) walks over and hands over the parchment
Ergel the Arm (Spring) glares around, daring anybody to make anything of it
[barkeep (Master)] Ahhh well that is ... um
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) gingerly unfurls the parchment
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] are you trying to say this is a rebel hangout?
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (do I see writing?)
Ergel the Arm (Spring) glares again
[barkeep (Master) (to valma-73412 only)] is a set of passwords, the call and respond to get through the guard posts
[Master] You are in The Wastes
[barkeep (Master)] You are in The Wastes
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (how do I msg you?
[barkeep (Master)] slash DM
[barkeep (Master)] (is that right Spring?)
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] i thought it was slash Master
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412) (to Master only)] test
[barkeep (Master)] (could be, I do not see that from my side, grins)
[barkeep (Master) (to valma-73412 only)] yes
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412) (to Master only)] do the guard posts exist as far as I know?
[barkeep (Master)] The Queen has forgotten us here
[barkeep (Master) (to valma-73412 only)] both sides woudl have guards posted, you cannot tell from this what side it would be for
Susan Delgado (valma-73412) puts parchment in between my breasts
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] tis naught but a note for his ma
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] well she's paying good money to remember you now
[barkeep (Master)] I stayed in hopes of stopping anyone from burning the inn down
[barkeep (Master)] now?
barkeep (Master) looks out the door
barkeep (Master) shakes his head
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] to Susan: well if you've discovered who his may is, maybe we take his body there
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] *ma
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] It just says "ma," so is of no help. I will keep the paper since paper is scare hereabouts
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] me shrugs
[barkeep (Master)] I have some for the receipt book
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] Gormel why don't you hang onto that belt with puches
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] if you don't see anything informational on it
[barkeep (Master)] sure
[barkeep (Master)] Take it
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412) (to Master only)] (can I have seen another horse with a pouch in the stables that could have belonged to the wizard?)
Gormel (Master) sneers, and picks it up
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (i feel kind of dumb. not sure how else to investigate)
[Master] no other horses on the property
[Susan Delgado (valma-73412)] (neither do I. Maybe there's a key hole on the hourglass?)
[Ergel the Arm (Spring)] (maybe you should see if it's inscribed?)
[Master] Pause
[Master] talk about it out of character
[Master] come up with ideas to try
[Master] and how to bounce them off of each other in character
[Spring] k
[valma-73412] so I'm going to ask my group to look more closely at the hourglass I guess
[valma-73412] I asked if maybe I saw another horse in the stable when I put mine away but that was a no
[Spring] yeah the wizard teleported into the yard
[Spring] so there would be no horse
[Spring] i don't think anybody knows him. didn't we ask that already?
[Master] yes
[valma-73412] I think we did, and the barkeep killed him
[Master] the wizard is a total stranger
[Spring] no writing to identify him
[Spring] no idea what he was attempting
[Spring] no idea what real effect the hourglass is supposed to have.
[valma-73412] no name or sense or where he comes from
[valma-73412] sense of*
[Spring] sure it seems insubstantial and the sky seems featureless
[Spring] but we don't know if that means we are in some kind of bubble or what
[Spring] if time is standing still
[Master] Ergel the Arm XP award: 250. Next level in 0.
[Master] Susan Delgado XP award: 250. Next level in 0.
[Spring] or a pocket universe or something
[Master] I will update the XP goals later
[Master] but want to make sure you see you are making progress
[Spring] i guess we could ask around if there's some kind of wizards guild or soemthing nearby
[valma-73412] I don't feel like we've made progress
[Spring] yeah i don't either
[Master] grins you have
[Spring] and we're naturally barred from sharing information since we are enemies
[Spring] i only suggested susan get the scroll in case it would explode
[Master] that is why you talk it Out of Character then you get to follow up on that In Character
[valma-73412] yeah, and we don't have a common goal yet to start working together
[Spring] since we don't know if we are trapped, getting out of whatever state we're in isn't a goal yet
[valma-73412] exactly. so I
[Spring] maybe that's it. we should go home. or try to
[Spring] well, go back to our camps
[valma-73412] 'm inclined to work with my group, which will likely make your group suspisiouc
[valma-73412] suspicious*
[valma-73412] I thought there was nowhere left outside?
[Spring] i don't think the outdoors vanished?
[Spring] just the sky
[Master] you have not really tested that
[Spring] we're outside right now. can we not see the trees and stuff?
[Master] you are inside right now
[Master] inside the bar
[valma-73412] I thought we went back in to check the body
[Spring] oh right
[Spring] we were outside a minute ago. did we not see trees and stuff?
[valma-73412] I thought we couldn't see anything but a light that faded in the distance
[Master] the walls around the Inn are a bit tall, you saw the light outside of the gates
[Master] then you came right back
[Master] so you want to go try that next?
[Spring] oh ok. so everything inside the inn's outwer wall is still there then
[valma-73412] I guess we're done for the night though right? It's 9
[Spring] but yeah, next week we should attempt to return to camp and see what happens
[Master] up to you
[valma-73412] I agree since there are things other than the bar
[Master] I have the debate up in a different window right now
[Master] I can continue or if you want to wait and have the full session next week
[Spring] i need to go get a shower before it gets too late
[Master] to start right away with heading out into the world
[Master] we can do that
[valma-73412] I'm honestly a little wiped myself
[Master] then both of you have a great night go rest and relax
[Spring] okie have a good night, ya''l
[Master] I will post this up now
Spring has left the game on Wed Oct 07 21:03:19 EDT 2020
[valma-73412] good night!
valma-73412 has left the game on Wed Oct 07 21:03:34 EDT 2020
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