Prologue: The Road to Hornpipe

[waysoftheearth]

Great noggin noodling, Chet! declares Tet, and assists his fellow to separate an armload of turnips from the wagon and deposit them between Mr Moose and the cart, so that the albino monster is sure to encounter them en route.

[mushgnome]

The duration of Potty's Speak With Animals spell ought to be 6 turns, as per the clerical spell of the same name. Apologies for the mix up!

[mushgnome]

Mr. Moose gobbles down two 20-pound sacks of turnips. Potty understands him to say: "Still hungry, still hungry, still hungry."

The oxen panic and stampede! The farmer is thrown to the ground and Potty narrowly avoids being trampled. The cart careens down the path with Willie on board!

The moose towers over Tet and Chegs, looking confused and hungry.

Oxen reaction check 2d6 - 1 = 3
Albino Moose reaction check 2d6 + 1 = 6
Wikipedia says "A typical moose... can eat up to 71 lb of food per day."

[ehiker133]

Startled to see his cush ride lurch away, Dougal jumps out of his hiding spot and runs after the cart, hoping to either hop aboard and grab the reins or grab them from the ground and stop the oxen from running.

[acodispo]

"Yipes!" exclaims Willie as he's involuntarily relocated.

Trying to think, he grabs two more sacks & tosses them down onto the road behind the cart.

Then he makes his way carefully forward & tries to calm the oxen!

"Good oxen! Sweet oxen! Slow down! Whoa! Whoa!"

[Ebon Hearted Soul]

Chegs says in a strained but calm voice, "Oi! Boyos, help me with the turnips, maybe it is still hungry". Cheg slowly moves towards the bags of turnips Willie tossed over the side of the cart.

[Tonneau]

Potty hightails it for the woods. He has had enough of acting as the arbitrator for crazy turnip-loving beasts!

[waysoftheearth]

Tet huffs over to help Chegs with lugging the turnips. Someone betta catch our ride! he worries aloud.

[mushgnome]

One hobbet runs into the woods, and another jumps out! Dougal emerges from his hiding place and chases after the runaway wagon. Potty discovers a beautifully-varnished artist's bracket.

Chegs and Tet offer an additional 40 pounds of turnips to the albino moose. The plan works! Mr. Moose eats his fill and then seems to lose interest in the hobbets. He lumbers off into the woods, singing a happy song that only Potty can understand: "Neeps neeps neeps. Yum yum yum. Neeps neeps neeps. Yum yum yum."

Willie fights to get the oxen back under control. Dougal is able to catch up and helps to calm the team. The wagon comes to a halt and the turnips are safe. "Thank you boys, thank you," says the Farmer.

100xp to everyone! for pacifying the giant moose.

[mushgnome]

Farmer Skip calls to his oxen by name and hums a soothing folk song to comfort them. Once the situation is under control, he turns to our heroes and says: "We can spare a few bags of turnips for a hungry lord of the forest, now can't we, lads? I'm just glad the cart din't overturn, or worse. Come along now. Once we cross over this ridge, we'll enter the Miskatonic Valley, and soon reach our campsite at Peapod Springs. This time tomorrow, I plan to be safe in Hornpipe, eating a stack of pancakes and counting my money from the sale of this crop."