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Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:51 am
by waysoftheearth
Tet chugs up to form a line with Kip quick as he may; hefting his spear and shield to the ready.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:06 pm
by acodispo
Willie growls back at the Cave Fennec!
"RAWR! Get out of here, you creepy varmint!"
He bangs Chegs' warhammer on his shield.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:18 pm
by kipper
Dame Simonetta draws her sword and main-gauche and starts moving slowly towards the animal. She's attempting to scare it off, not attack it. She will stop moving once she is no further away from it than any other hobbit.
I believe Noh has Animal Friendship memorised, but I'm not sure if it's worthwhile casting it here? Does he want another pet?
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:37 pm
by mushgnome
The cave fennec has heard enough. It speeds down the SW tunnel with its tail between its legs.
yip yip yip yip yip!
In the distance our heroes hear a faint reply of many voices:
yipyip yip yipyipyip yip
Carc can't help himself and lets out a single gronk! as if to taunt the fleeing fennec. The raven has Six Big Scary Hobbets on his side and is feeling puffed up.
Noh has Entangle today but there's no flora to speak of in this part of the dungeon.
Animal Friendship is a great idea though! A fox relative to a Hobbet would be like a Doberman to a Human. And as a cave-adapted creature, its senses would extend beyond the 30' limit of lantern/torch light.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:49 pm
by mushgnome
A quick flow-chart:
1. NE down the well-trodden passage toward the rhythmic sucking/blowing sound
2. SW into the fennec lair
3. Backtrack to the rat nest
4. Backtrack SW to dungeon levels 2 or 3
5. Way-backtrack to the Chasm where Ursa is working in the dark, maybe do something foolish like climb into the Spider-Goat's lair?
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:38 pm
by kipper
"Let's give those critters some time to settle down, I say we should explore the north-east tunnel after all," Dame Simonetta says. "Now that I think about it some more, I'm of the opinion that it's just some sort of natural feature which is moving the air and keeping the tunnel clean."
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:06 pm
by acodispo
"I was thinking the same thing myself, ma'am! But for goodness sake let's be careful."
Willie is ready to enter the NE tunnel.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:40 pm
by mushgnome
Noh casts a third vote for exploring the NE tunnel. He stands at the tunnel entrance for a minute, listening to the wet, rhythmic, wheezing sound with his druid's ears. "I just don't know," he shrugs. "But I'm game if you are."
I will give each of you a chance to make an Intelligence check to identify the noise. You can roll at home with your favorite d20; try to roll less than or equal to your Intelligence. Let me know whether you succeed or fail, and if you succeed, whether your PC has ever been to the ocean in their backstory, or if they are a landlubber.
Noh fails his INT check with a roll of 12.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:24 pm
by mgtremaine
Rigel:~ mgt$ eAsp-shell.pl
eAsp:roll d20
mgt's roll comes to 18 [18 on d20]
I suspect I failed, if it was roll under.
Re: The Third Adventure
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:50 pm
by ehiker133
Dougal takes a moment to ponder the sound and thinks he might have an idea!