[1/23/2026, 3:56:58 PM] Crion
theater of the mind, loaded
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[1/23/2026, 3:57:39 PM] Zarick
nice background image imo
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[1/23/2026, 3:58:56 PM] Dammitwho
A couple changes: I *think* I fixed the thing where dead monsters usurp initiative
also, instead of ersatz actors for lanterns and torches to drop on the ground, if you hold left control while dragging a lantern or torch from your inventory onto the map, it'll create a loot item that also does the light glow
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[1/23/2026, 3:58:56 PM] Crion
agreedo
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[1/23/2026, 3:59:13 PM] Dammitwho
the ones currently in the graveyard map are still the old actor tokens though
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[1/23/2026, 3:59:36 PM] Zarick
you can probably create effects that emanate light? not sure though
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[1/23/2026, 3:59:53 PM] Zarick
actually i should cast the light cantrip and see if the system has it
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[1/23/2026, 4:02:13 PM] Dammitwho
alright, who all's here
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[1/23/2026, 4:02:19 PM] Zarick
hello
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[1/23/2026, 4:02:03 PM] CBN
hup, as they say
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[1/23/2026, 4:03:15 PM] Crion
oim here
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[1/23/2026, 4:03:33 PM] Nicolae
not me, i died
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[1/23/2026, 4:04:44 PM] Dammitwho
just waiting on a banana
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[1/23/2026, 4:09:17 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
here's one
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[1/23/2026, 4:09:26 PM] Dammitwho
hooray
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[1/23/2026, 4:09:53 PM] Nicolae
death to all bana- oh you're here, didn't see you, definitely not death to all bananas
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[1/23/2026, 4:10:21 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
now, iirc... there was a dead guy
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[1/23/2026, 4:10:39 PM] Gul Banana
also, is everyone else typing out /ooc every time or is there some easier way to do it that i've missed
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[1/23/2026, 4:10:48 PM] Dammitwho
When last we left our heroes, they had defeated minor undead lurking in the town graveyard! After pausing to assess the situation, they looked inside the open mausoleum and found a corpse where a corpse should not be!
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[1/23/2026, 4:10:49 PM] Crion
i'm doing it every time
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[1/23/2026, 4:10:55 PM] Crion
well
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[1/23/2026, 4:11:04 PM] Crion
you can also hit up and then remove the text after
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[1/23/2026, 4:11:21 PM] Crion
which i do as well
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[1/23/2026, 4:11:30 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun approaches. I assume that it's very obvious it's a corpse? Like visible wounds, staring eyes, etc.?
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[1/23/2026, 4:11:39 PM] Crion
it would be nice to have an OOC toggle button
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[1/23/2026, 4:12:06 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran Traveler grimaces.
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[1/23/2026, 4:12:13 PM] Imran Traveler
"We should form up."
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[1/23/2026, 4:12:26 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"What does that mean?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:12:42 PM] Dammitwho
Very much so. It's been there long enough to start decomposing. Dressed in travel-stained leathers and carrying a small backpack, a pair of belt pouches, and (dropped from a lifeless hand) a sword.
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[1/23/2026, 4:12:50 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Nobody here's incorporeal... right?" Lindal looks about for more wispy undead.
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[1/23/2026, 4:13:23 PM] Imran Traveler
"Formation. It means stick close so I can throw a shield between you and a bone spear."
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[1/23/2026, 4:13:38 PM] Zarick
can I make a medicine check to see if I can tell what the corpse died of?
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[1/23/2026, 4:13:34 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom, rubbing his head through his hat, where he took a nice bonk and an even less-nicer gentle-draining-of-the-soul-essence, observes: "Still as a graveyard. Smells bad-bad inside though, why's that?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:14:04 PM] Crion
i can make an aid roll if you want
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[1/23/2026, 4:14:14 PM] Crion
to the medicine
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[1/23/2026, 4:14:48 PM] Zarick
maybe it's obvious and dwho hasn't gotten there yet, probably should have just asked if i could tell
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[1/23/2026, 4:14:48 PM] Dammitwho
It's been too long to *objectively* determine what killed him, but you can roll medicine to make some observations about the corpse
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[1/23/2026, 4:14:57 PM] Zarick
cool. aid away
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:20 PM] Imran Traveler
9
1d20 + 8 = 1 + 8 = 9
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:25 PM] Imran Traveler
cmon
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:32 PM] Zarick
lol
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:40 PM] Dammitwho
goondolences.
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:41 PM] Crion
the penalty for critical failure on aid is you get -1 instead. my apologies.
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:47 PM] Gul Banana
haha
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:52 PM] Crion
soon i will have the feat that removes that outcome
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:57 PM] Crion
but not at lvl2
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:56 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak takes a look at the corpse. What kind of details are apparent just from looking at them? Species, gender, any sort of political or religious affiliation, cause of death, that sort of thing. Best to start with the obvious stuff before you go around rummaging in the bags.
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[1/23/2026, 4:15:58 PM] Brun Rentclaw
21
1d20 + 7 = 14 + 7 = 21
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[1/23/2026, 4:16:02 PM] Gul Banana
consequences for a 1 on a d20... i haven't seen those in this era...
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[1/23/2026, 4:16:28 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran, meanwhile, while trying to help, messes up the light a little and gets in the way. "Sorry--"
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[1/23/2026, 4:17:17 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal mumbles: "Ah, sure, thanks..." He's actually going to wander around checking for more guys *with* bone spears, but will keep the shield thing in mind. Just getting out of the way has worked for him, historically - but you know what they say about guys who rely on luck.
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[1/23/2026, 4:17:07 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom waves up at Imran. "Scootch past you there?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:17:38 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun's carefully examining the corpse but still absent-mindedly reaches out a hand to steady Imran. "It's okay. Not much room in here for movement."
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[1/23/2026, 4:18:16 PM] Imran Traveler
Discretion is the better part of diagnosis, and Imran gets out of the way.
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[1/23/2026, 4:18:34 PM] Dammitwho
First, Tak: The body is humanoid, probably male, you'd guess anywhere between twenty and forty. Of note is the holy symbol of Gorum hanging around their neck. You and Brun both notice that the body and its accoutrements have been pitted and corroded by some kind of acid. The sword in particular has it pretty bad - a chunk of the tip falls off if you try to pick it up.
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[1/23/2026, 4:18:46 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom tips his hat and wanders into the crypt. "Smells because of dead body," he postulates, helpfully.
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[1/23/2026, 4:19:04 PM] Dammitwho
Brun's careful analysis shows acid damage to the corpse and odd, circular bite marks around the size of a gold piece.
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[1/23/2026, 4:19:48 PM] Nicolae
how long ago IC has it been since gorum died?
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[1/23/2026, 4:20:14 PM] Dammitwho
Roughly a year
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[1/23/2026, 4:20:26 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Seems like he got it pretty bad from something with sharp teeth and some sort of acid." Brun stands up. "Keep your eyes peeled, I don't think much that fits that description does well with doors."
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[1/23/2026, 4:20:32 PM] Dammitwho
And Brun can tell he hasn't been dead that long.
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[1/23/2026, 4:20:42 PM] Zarick
obviously I pass that along also
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[1/23/2026, 4:20:47 PM] Nicolae
yeah i just looked it up, i thought there would have been more time but the godsrain was just straight up Last Year, damn
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[1/23/2026, 4:21:31 PM] Imran Traveler
"Monster with sharp teeth and acid," Imran passes along to Lindal when he circles back around.
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[1/23/2026, 4:21:20 PM] CBN
can i esoteric lore to speculate on what would have sharp teeth, acid, and dwell in graveyards?
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[1/23/2026, 4:21:38 PM] Imran Traveler
"Brun's take on what killed the corpse."
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[1/23/2026, 4:21:52 PM] Dammitwho
CBN: Yes
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[1/23/2026, 4:21:45 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
17
1d20 + 8 = 9 + 8 = 17
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[1/23/2026, 4:22:05 PM] Torch
"Well that means there's something else out there! We didn't beat an acid monster yet."
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[1/23/2026, 4:22:15 PM] Gul Banana
i'm torch.
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[1/23/2026, 4:22:51 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran rolls his sword shoulder in a half-shrug (one-armed, not half-hearted). "Maybe. Seems like it was awhile back, so maybe it's moved on."
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[1/23/2026, 4:22:52 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom hasn't heard of anything that meets those criteria. A macabre goblin with stomach trouble?
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:10 PM] Zarick
i assume that those floating bones didn't come with acid since we identified them
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:10 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Does everyone think that the other hauntings are just basically because of this guy being gone? No maintenance, and nobody missed him? Seems sad."
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:17 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"...maybe he wasn't a very good painter..."
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:44 PM] Dammitwho
Yes, the bones attacked by trying to bludgeon you, and the wisps 'attacked' with void energy. Brun can tell neither are consistent with this sort of damage
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:48 PM] Imran Traveler
"You'd think they'd have had more awareness of why, in that case."
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[1/23/2026, 4:23:58 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun goes back to matter-of-factly examining the corpse, noting the pitted sword and reaching for the satchel to see what's inside.
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[1/23/2026, 4:24:18 PM] Tak Ironflame
"I'm going to see if there's anything in his pack and bags that might shed a little more light on this." He is saying this mostly so that he is not accused of going straight to looting the corpse. Looting comes later.
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[1/23/2026, 4:24:44 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom consults (one of) his travel notebook(s) and comes up blank. "Acid and biting can be a lot of things." He pauses for a second. "But where is it? We saw how the door opened, and Dubnoom is not seeing it here in sight..."
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[1/23/2026, 4:24:56 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Eyes open for acid biter." He observes sagely.
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[1/23/2026, 4:25:36 PM] Crion
dwho we can probably remove the actor lantern
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[1/23/2026, 4:25:42 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Yeah, super weird for something like that to close the tomb politely behind it. Whose crypt is this, anyway?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:25:48 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Or is there a burrow tunnel hole?" He paces the space, with the practiced caution of someone who does not want to trigger a dart trap, regardless of whether or not there are any here. Ancestral memory, let's call it.
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[1/23/2026, 4:26:40 PM] Dammitwho
Between you, you find a few odds and ends in the deceased's possessions. Tinder, scraps of leather. Of value: eight gold pieces, a bottle of some kind of liquid, and a beast tooth attached to a leather thong.
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[1/23/2026, 4:27:22 PM] Party Loot
(You should be able to examine that token at your leisure, attempt to identify items, and distribute them to your inventories or the party stash as you'd prefer)
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[1/23/2026, 4:27:39 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
wao
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[1/23/2026, 4:27:42 PM] Lantern (Hooded)
Imran keeps watch outside. When he first scans across Ram Banaram's perch in the graveyard, he gives the familiar a solemn nod.
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[1/23/2026, 4:27:58 PM] Dammitwho
(did you want me to get rid of that other lantern too?)
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:18 PM] Zarick
oops
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:21 PM] Dammitwho
Unusual Liquid
Healing Potion (Minor)
Identify item: Skill checks [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=arcana show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.cxaULsXYjXr3fYwj]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=nature show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.cxaULsXYjXr3fYwj]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=religion show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.cxaULsXYjXr3fYwj]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=occultism show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.cxaULsXYjXr3fYwj]]
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:23 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak holds up the bottle, gives it an experimental little swirl as he stares at the liquid inside. "I can might take a look at this back at the inn. Know a little of my way around an alchemical flask."
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:31 PM] Zarick
i'm not sure how item identifying works
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:38 PM] Gul Banana
the torch? lindal dropped that one on purpose to keep things lit / because i was experimenting
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[1/23/2026, 4:28:59 PM] Crion
i can move the token lantern around so it's just on the belt right now
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:01 PM] Nicolae
lmao, i guess my crafting doesn't apply here, but fortunately i at least have some nature in me
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:02 PM] Ram Banaram
Ram Banaram cannot, biologically, nod. But he acknowledges.
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:07 PM] Tak Ironflame
8
1d20 + 7 = 1 + 7 = 8
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:17 PM] Zarick
does anyone want to take charge of the gold
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:28 PM] Dammitwho
Ah, a lovely elderberry cordial!
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:28 PM] Nicolae
does dwho get to see what i rolled, i assume this is so i can't tell if they're lying to me or not
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:38 PM] Zarick
or should we split it up
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:41 PM] Dammitwho
I do get to see what you rolled.
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:44 PM] Crion
do you all have the identify checks covered
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[1/23/2026, 4:29:44 PM] Gul Banana
taking charge of 8 gold pieces sounds great,
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:06 PM] Dammitwho
Unusual Object
Wolf Fang
Identify item: Skill checks [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=arcana show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.MDgtbbwj4A9z7jOc]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=nature show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.MDgtbbwj4A9z7jOc]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=religion show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.MDgtbbwj4A9z7jOc]] [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=occultism show-dc=gm item=Actor.w4BO7UA9Xp6HI6wY.Item.MDgtbbwj4A9z7jOc]]
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:10 PM] Brun Rentclaw
10
1d20 + 8 = 2 + 8 = 10
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:19 PM] Brun Rentclaw
27
1d20 + 8 = 19 + 8 = 27
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:31 PM] Zarick
since they're popping up i just hit em, idk if this takes time
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:33 PM] Ram Banaram
2
1d20 = 2 = 2
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:37 PM] Nicolae
i did a nature check because i said ic "i can have some experience with alchemy" but that doesn't actually contribute to any such rolls, and my best skill for this was nature
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[1/23/2026, 4:30:54 PM] Crion
i cannot for the life of me figure out how to deselect something. it should be easy
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:02 PM] Party Loot
Just click elsewhere
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:01 PM] Gul Banana
drag on the ground, iirc
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:05 PM] Zarick
ah it's an exploration activity
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:05 PM] Crion
shift click
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:06 PM] Dammitwho
Thus
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:13 PM] Gul Banana
click works for gms, players have to drag-select nothing
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:41 PM] Dammitwho
hm. Anyway Brun succeeded on one of the items but it doesn't show me which one
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[1/23/2026, 4:31:58 PM] Zarick
i did the liquid then the object in that order
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:11 PM] Zarick
i guess though we should be committing to doing it since it takes 10min
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:36 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran heads inside to join the party.
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:43 PM] Zarick
so up to you if you want to let it ride for now and we can identify them as exploration activities instead of just yoloing
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:46 PM] Crion
imran's got decent occultism if we still need this
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:46 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak looks at the corpse. "What if this person died elsewhere and their body was dumped here? It'd explain why the 'acid biter' is nowhere to be seen. And if the people in town didn't know there was a body here that needed burial rites... could explain the wisp critters."
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[1/23/2026, 4:32:57 PM] Tak Ironflame
27
1d20 + 7 = 20 + 7 = 27
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:01 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"That's a reasonable guess."
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:19 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Tak! That makes sense. He's got some gold on him too. Might *not* be local."
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:34 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya takes 8 × Gold Pieces from Party Loot.
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:36 PM] Imran Traveler
21
1d20 + 7 = 14 + 7 = 21
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:45 PM] Crion
liquid
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:47 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal will collect that coin so we don't forget it.
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[1/23/2026, 4:33:35 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom is picking his nose with the tip of his sword. "What if ---ow---what if, bitebite, stumbles in, boards up door to hide, thing never leaves, then man dies, so-sad?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:01 PM] Dammitwho
Alright! Both identified, it should be showing that in the party loot
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:33 PM] Gul Banana
it's
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:39 PM] Party Loot
Wolf Fang
Consumable Magical Talisman
Activate F (concentrate) Trigger You successfully Trip a foe This wolf canine is bound in a strip of leather and tied to a buckle or strap of a suit of armor. When you activate the fang, you deal bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier to the target of your Trip.
Use
Item 1 Price: 4 gp
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:43 PM] Party Loot
Healing Potion (Minor)
Consumable Healing Magical Potion Vitality
Activate A (manipulate)A healing potion is a vial of a ruby-red liquid that imparts a tingling sensation as the drinker's wounds heal rapidly. When you drink a healing potion, you regain 1d8 Hit Points.
Use
Item 1 Price: 4 gp
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:54 PM] Crion
ooh
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[1/23/2026, 4:35:00 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun Rentclaw takes Wolf Fang from Party Loot.
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[1/23/2026, 4:35:03 PM] Crion
trip seems brun coded but imran could-- yes
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[1/23/2026, 4:34:56 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"This explains why acid-bitey is not in HERE, but, crucial bad news we can negotiate for further work on later, means still at large."
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[1/23/2026, 4:35:47 PM] Tak Ironflame
"'Course, that just moves the mystery further away, but we're not here for that. The question now: do we do the burial rites ourselves, or let the townspeople handle it?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:36:45 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun takes the fang from the bag. "I recgonize this, gives a good boost in a scuffle. Not many scufflers about, so I'll hang on to it."
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[1/23/2026, 4:36:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"As a technicality, the mystery was why sheep are being killed. We might not be done, from their point of view."
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[1/23/2026, 4:36:58 PM] Dammitwho
Anyone who's Trained in Religion can perform adequate burial rites without need for a roll
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[1/23/2026, 4:37:07 PM] Imran Traveler
"Lindel's right."
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[1/23/2026, 4:37:29 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Maybe we can follow this guy's trail back to whether he stumbled from!" Cheerily: "I know heck-all about wilderness trails, though."
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[1/23/2026, 4:37:33 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"I could put him to rest. It might not be exactly what he wanted, but it'd be better than moldering in the open air of someone else's tomb."
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[1/23/2026, 4:37:46 PM] Imran Traveler
As for burial rites: "I've adequate enough training to lay him to rest. He might not want it from a Nocticulan, but he can't be choosy."
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[1/23/2026, 4:37:52 PM] Tak Ironflame
"We could just leave it out and keep getting paid to clean out the restless undead, but I figure they'd cotton onto that pretty quick."
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[1/23/2026, 4:38:16 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun nods at Imran. "Your goddess seems more likely to be restful for those in these parts."
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[1/23/2026, 4:39:13 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Why would we want to swindle villagers and fight the same ghosts again and again?" Brun's tone seems to indicate monotony might be worse than swindling, but only a little.
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[1/23/2026, 4:39:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom gestures at Tak. "We've got a week's stay at the inn ahead of us either way if we want it, no reason we can't give them a good news we cleared out today's graveyard problem, bad news there is still tomorrow's sheep eater."
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[1/23/2026, 4:39:46 PM] Imran Traveler
Then Imran will sheathe his sword, put his shield on his back, and do the necessary.
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[1/23/2026, 4:39:58 PM] Zarick
we can give them a good description of these guys I assume
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:05 PM] Zarick
*this guy
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:23 PM] Zarick
also still a healing potion to claim
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:28 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak looks at Lindal. "If they're this dead, their trail is probably even more so by now." On a related note... where are we putting this corpse? Digging a hole outside, finding a slot in the crypt to tuck them into, option C...?
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:31 PM] Crion
healing potion to one of the little guys imo
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:50 PM] Nicolae
lindal looks like he's got the least max health
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[1/23/2026, 4:40:52 PM] Zarick
i am an on-demand tap of healing so agreed. maybe dubnoom due to being Melee
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[1/23/2026, 4:41:04 PM] Nicolae
if i'm reading these tooltip hover thingers correctly
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[1/23/2026, 4:41:07 PM] Crion
lindel in particular seems like he might get caught out ahead of his blockers
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[1/23/2026, 4:41:26 PM] CBN
yeah lindal can take it, dubnoom's got Some HP Yet if he gets roughed up (further)
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[1/23/2026, 4:41:45 PM] Gul Banana
he's low-CON, but don't worry: he's also overconfident
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[1/23/2026, 4:42:11 PM] Gul Banana
he will happily take the potion if offered, but expects to be feeding it to someone else in extremis
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[1/23/2026, 4:42:14 PM] Crion
imran will spend the necessary time to do this guy's rites and then we can tromp on out
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[1/23/2026, 4:42:44 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom scampers out from the crypt, no use breathing dead air if there's no more treasure around, and nothing catching his eye.
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:12 PM] Dammitwho
Something to consider: you've all been on your feet since what is now yesterday morning and you just got finished with a fight
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:08 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He does keep an eye out for new awful-nightwisps, swirling bonenados, things of that nature. It's still night in a graveyard after all.
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:32 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Really? I was hoping with nobody else coming around the place... I guess all this, grass, or whatever, just grows over footsteps? Straightens itself out?"
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:33 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
If anyone had the impression that as a vanara Lindalsivranragdya was some kind of jungle-dwelling naturalist, it's being dispelled.
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:36 PM] Zarick
how long was the journey to town? hours right?
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:40 PM] Dammitwho
You're free to walk back to town, but you'll be Fatigued until you get a decent rest from now on
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:42 PM] Dammitwho
Yep
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:49 PM] Crion
do we have sufficient Camping Supplies
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[1/23/2026, 4:43:52 PM] Nicolae
yeah, funerals are an all-day event 'round these parts
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[1/23/2026, 4:44:33 PM] Dammitwho
I'm not going to take a magnifying glass to your inventories to say whether you have or haven't, and you've already been On The Road
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[1/23/2026, 4:44:49 PM] Nicolae
yeah, the basic traveler's kit has like a bedroll and stuff
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[1/23/2026, 4:45:00 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun lets out a loud yawn that is half yelp and half roar. "We may want to camp before returning to the town. Once we get a reasonable distance from the graveyard."
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[1/23/2026, 4:45:14 PM] Crion
ordinarily i'd say call it a night and come back tomorrow but this place is far enough out of the way we might want to set up an ersatz forward base
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[1/23/2026, 4:45:42 PM] Imran Traveler
"Yes. Certainly not in here."
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[1/23/2026, 4:45:33 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"There is a large defensible building right here, but that seems rude."
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[1/23/2026, 4:46:20 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
We could claim to be standing vigil for the dead here to whatever god is listening... nah.
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[1/23/2026, 4:46:08 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"And politeness is important around the dead. They get offended and come back easily."
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[1/23/2026, 4:46:45 PM] Imran Traveler
"It's now officially occupied, in the ways that matter."
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[1/23/2026, 4:46:54 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya takes Healing Potion (Minor) from Party Loot.
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[1/23/2026, 4:46:58 PM] Nicolae
worst case scenario, both brun and tak appear to have +8 survival, and one of us will theoretically succeed on a roll to find a little nook and/or cranny
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[1/23/2026, 4:47:24 PM] Gul Banana
+0 survival +8 society gang. city someday
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[1/23/2026, 4:48:05 PM] Crion
so rest for the night, scavenge food, start up the search for the acid creature in this area tomorrow morn?
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[1/23/2026, 4:48:10 PM] Nicolae
sounds like a plan
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[1/23/2026, 4:48:45 PM] Dammitwho
You're all settling in?
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[1/23/2026, 4:48:39 PM] CBN
sounds like, and sounds good
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[1/23/2026, 4:49:00 PM] Crion
out of the graveyard and probably a bit up the road, tbc
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[1/23/2026, 4:49:48 PM] Gul Banana
yeah, let's wander/mosey/ramble
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[1/23/2026, 4:50:01 PM] Dammitwho
You bed down for the night, a polite distance from the eternal resting place of former citizens of Moonglow Bay (and that other guy). Each of you drift off into your own dreamscapes, none of which are particularly notable...
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[1/23/2026, 4:50:05 PM] Dammitwho
...except for Tak.
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[1/23/2026, 4:50:16 PM] Crion
!
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[1/23/2026, 4:50:45 PM] Dammitwho
Nicolae your token to impersonate is in the lower left
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[1/23/2026, 4:51:11 PM] Nicolae
i do not know what that means D:
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[1/23/2026, 4:51:36 PM] Dammitwho
the lower left of the map, where it says IMPERSONATION ZONE
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[1/23/2026, 4:51:59 PM] Gul Banana
i am seeing some sort of crazy thing.
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[1/23/2026, 4:52:05 PM] Nicolae
oh i see that, i'm clickin', but i don't know what "impersonate a token" means. i am right clicking on Deadwood Skeletor there but nothing is happening
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[1/23/2026, 4:52:39 PM] Dammitwho
Ooooh. I mean that when you select Tak it should let you speak in chat as him
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[1/23/2026, 4:52:50 PM] Dammitwho
Oh I know what the problem is, I unlinked it from the Actor
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:01 PM] Gul Banana
ZIZEK: Never do this.
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:12 PM] Dammitwho
Okay try now
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:16 PM] Dammitwho
Just chat something
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:27 PM] Nicolae
me: "i have invented a rough sketch of an npc for my backstory for the dm to fill in later" *dm fills out the npc* "ah fuck who could have seen this coming"
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:34 PM] Tak Ironflame
This is Tak.
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:42 PM] Dammitwho
Beauty. Okay here we go.
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[1/23/2026, 4:53:52 PM] Nicolae
ahh, gotcha, so we're just chilling here having speech bubble convos
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[1/23/2026, 4:56:11 PM] Dammitwho
Tak knows this is a dream. He knows this the way he knows how many arms he has, how many legs, that his brother is dead. This is moderate comfort given his surroundings. He stands in a blasted wasteland at the top of a jagged cliff, the sky covered in dark clouds constantly roiling with lightning. Small chasms glow red as if they reach deep into the hot core of whatever place this is, and the only vegetation around are gnarled trees bent over as if in agony.
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[1/23/2026, 4:58:20 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak occasionally helped with the city defense against Mana Wastes mutants. Is this vista similar to anything from the Mana Wastes, or considerably worse?
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[1/23/2026, 4:59:22 PM] Dammitwho
The Mana Wastes get pretty unpleasant, but never as... hostile as this place is. You get the feeling that not only would it be hard to live here, the very land and air wants to harm you.
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[1/23/2026, 4:59:54 PM] Dammitwho
Near to him, facing away from him looking out over the cliff, is a woman dressed in cattle-herding leather that reminds him of his home. She appears to be a woman, at least, from the cut of her clothing and similar small cues, since in all other respects she looks to be a corpse with the flesh almost entirely rotted off, a skeleton in a cowboy hat. She sits on a small cut log behind a tree stump, shuffling a deck of cards.
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[1/23/2026, 5:01:08 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"Well now." She lets out a chuckle that sounds like a rasping death rattle. "I didn't expect you so soon."
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[1/23/2026, 5:03:54 PM] Tak Ironflame
"Howdy," he says, tilting his hat in the usual fashion. He approaches. "I'm afraid you've gotten the best of me there, ma'am, since I wasn't expecting you at all."
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[1/23/2026, 5:04:50 PM] Tak Ironflame
"May I ask who I am addressing?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:05:51 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"People usually don't expect me, but here I am just the same." She hasn't bothered to look directly at Tak, still gazing out over the cliff's edge. She beckons him forward with two fingers. "Come and take a look. It's quite the sight."
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[1/23/2026, 5:06:29 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak comes and takes a look. He assumes his attention is being directed over the edge of the cliff, and looks out.
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[1/23/2026, 5:10:55 PM] Mysterious Stranger
Down, down, down a dizzying distance, Tak can see the burning plains stretch out towards the horizon. Visible now to him is a massive corpse, a horrible beast that the kind lands of Golarion would never have birthed. It's hard to gauge without known landmarks, but it appears truly enormous- Tak would estimate its length in miles!
Below the waist, the creature resembles a locust, with scuttling insectoid legs and a segmented thorax. Above - and indeed this is how it has a 'waist' - it is humanoid, with a sickly green chitinous exoskeleton and a hideous insectile head with massive compound eyes and a terrifying multipart jaw.
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[1/23/2026, 5:11:35 PM] Gul Banana
good thing it's a corpse!
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[1/23/2026, 5:12:01 PM] Mysterious Stranger
The body seems to be moving, as though there were a few last sparks of life - but no. Now that Tak watches he can see that the corpse is being devoured by what must be *trillions* of insect vermin. Locusts, worms, beetles, all squirming around and underneath the chitin plates.
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[1/23/2026, 5:12:18 PM] Dammitwho
those shouldn't have come from the mysterious stranger but w/e
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[1/23/2026, 5:12:50 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak watches silently. This is extremely unpleasant, but it is just a dream. Hopefully. Then he speaks: "What is that?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:13:36 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"A mistake, too long in the correcting. I come here when I need someplace quiet to think."
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[1/23/2026, 5:14:43 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"You asked me for my name, but I don't think you should know that quite yet. Too much... what would your charming little ape friend say? Too much karma attached. Aheh. Heh. No need, when what matters is what we can do for each other."
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[1/23/2026, 5:15:46 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"Sit down." She gestures at a nearby log next to the stump.
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[1/23/2026, 5:16:38 PM] Dammitwho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYhsYDTvZLA
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[1/23/2026, 5:16:43 PM] Tak Ironflame
When the stranger describes the thing the way she does, Tak nods. "Ah. This is going to be *that* kind of dream," he says to himself. He sits on the log.
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[1/23/2026, 5:17:33 PM] Dammitwho
Is Tak familiar with the common kind of card divination known as 'harrow reading'?
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[1/23/2026, 5:18:46 PM] Dammitwho
(the corpse) https://64.media.tumblr.com/cff9ffb3bba37e96445b72287e4e582d/0c83f19472be8cd6-db/s1280x1920/c409a127459c083ac51771a4f9672cc5c481a729.png
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[1/23/2026, 5:18:48 PM] Tak Ironflame
If it's common he's probably at least heard of it, Alkenstar is a big place. Might've even had one or two done.
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[1/23/2026, 5:20:01 PM] Dammitwho
Then he knows the setup. Nine cards are drawn from a deck in a three-by-three grid. The columns represent the past, the present, and the future, while the rows represent positive, neutral, and negative aspects of each. The Mysterious Stranger shuffles and begins to deal as she speaks.
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[1/23/2026, 5:23:54 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak folds his hands in front of him and watches the deal.
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[1/23/2026, 5:24:53 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"A long time ago as you'd reckon it, I and some associates went in on a... joint business venture." She starts with the Past, Neutral. *The Beating: An assault from all quarters.*
"Everyone said we'd never make it, that we'd be destroyed."
Past, Evil: *The Wolf-Divided: Agony, hatred, universal destruction.*
"But we won out anyway. I guess you could call it the power of friendship. Aheh." She grins. She can't do much else.
Past, Good: *The Uprising: Overwhelming strength that catches the subject up in something more powerul.*
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[1/23/2026, 5:26:05 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"This little arrangement's been good to us from that day to this. But now we're... in a deadlock. Even numbers, you see? Can't make a decision one way or another."
She flips a card for Present-Neutral, and sure enough: *The Twins: Indecision, fence-sitting*.
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[1/23/2026, 5:28:38 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"Some of my compatriots see a new deal on the horizon, and they want in. Me, I've always been ore cautious. I don't like what they're looking at. Smells wrong. But how can we know for sure?"
Past-Evil: *The Yellow Prophet: Impossibly complex futures, false interpretations*
"We need someone more... down-to-earth. At the level of the tiny locusts, not the big one. You see?"
Past-Good: *The Survivor: A creature that managed to survive a terrible ordeal when everyone thought them lost.* It bears a striking resemblance to Tak.
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[1/23/2026, 5:29:57 PM] Mysterious Stranger
She flips three more cards, for the future.
Future-Good: *The Hidden Truth: Revelation, a discovery of a greater truth*
Future-Neutral: *The Overlord: A ruler who harms those whom he rules*
Future-Evil: *The Vision: Esoteric or arcane knowledge; or madness*
"Hrrrh. Can't make head or tail of it, you see?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:30:51 PM] Mysterious Stranger
She looks at Tak expectantly.
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[1/23/2026, 5:34:23 PM] Tak Ironflame
"Someone at the level of the tiny locusts..." He reaches to pick up The Survivor, and assuming the Stranger does not prevent this, he takes a close look at it. It does look a lot like Tak. "It sounds to me like you're offering me a job."
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[1/23/2026, 5:34:36 PM] Dammitwho
(the yellow prophet and the survivor should be Present-Evil and Present-Good, not Past. Dangit)
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[1/23/2026, 5:35:48 PM] Nicolae
(i figured but also figured that since there's no edit button you would just let the posts stand)
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[1/23/2026, 5:37:09 PM] Mysterious Stranger
"A job?" Another rasping chuckle. "Well, we'll see. You wouldn't be the first. For right now, why don't you just... keep doing what you're doing, and I'll give you a little gift to hurry you on your way. You won't remember this." She gestures out at the blasted hellscape. "You won't remember me. Too many questions, too much notice if you did. But..."
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[1/23/2026, 5:37:50 PM] Mysterious Stranger
She holds up the Hidden Truth card in response. "You'll remember this." She flips it at Tak's head, and the entire scene starts to blur and run like watercolors in the rain, fading to black.
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[1/23/2026, 5:39:00 PM] Dammitwho
He... remembers. He remembers facing down the Man In Black, that last time before he fled across the desert. But the memory streaks and runs too, and the illusion the Man In Black cloaked himself in, the illusion of a human being even if an evil one, falls away.
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[1/23/2026, 5:39:45 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak reflexively tries to catch the Hidden Truth as it bounces off his head, but drops it as the memories of the Man In Black come back to him.
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[1/23/2026, 5:41:04 PM] Dammitwho
He remembers the Man In Black wore a voluminous, hooded robe made of what must have been his own flayed skin. He remembers the folds of ever-bleeding skin concealing the Man's face. He remembers the repulsive staff the Man carried, woven with still-living flesh and organs. He remember that whatever the Man In Black is, it is much less than human. It's the best lead he's had in quite a while.
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[1/23/2026, 5:41:32 PM] Dammitwho
He does not remember the Stranger or her reading. But he remembers that.
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[1/23/2026, 5:41:37 PM] Dammitwho
The rest of his sleep is dreamless.
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[1/23/2026, 5:43:45 PM] Tak Ironflame
Growing up with dwarves when you yourself stand well over six feet tall is a very good way to learn how not to sit up in bed when startled awake by a horrifying dream. But his eyes do fly open. He grasps for the memories of his dream, what happened before he saw the Man In Black's true form... there is a fleeting memory of a playing card, and then even that vanishes.
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[1/23/2026, 5:45:44 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
To help distract Tak and vanish the dream, he may spy Lindal sitting half-on two different rocks and playing a flute. Just a few notes at a time, rather than any real piece of music.
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[1/23/2026, 5:45:46 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"O Ram Banaram, try again. This is where you join in with-"
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[1/23/2026, 5:45:52 PM] Ram Banaram
(arguably melodic croak)
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[1/23/2026, 5:46:22 PM] Tak Ironflame
He sits up gingerly, looks around in the darkness for some kind of interloper. He sees Lindal playing a flute with his frog, but no one else.
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[1/23/2026, 5:46:28 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will have been up since around dawn, preparing whatever food there is to prepare for the group, and whittling.
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[1/23/2026, 5:46:39 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun is seemingly doing morning calisthenics, but also very clearly fascinated by the frog tunes.
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[1/23/2026, 5:47:22 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom sleeps with his hat smushed half under his head, while the brim is pulled down over his eyes. It's apparent now that his coat is a few sizes (or one species) too large and the sleeves are pinned up, as unfurling them at night gave him some nice extra coverage. The wise man is always prepared to take a comfy nap.
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[1/23/2026, 5:48:55 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
All in all, a bunch of travellers/Travellers without a dark omen between them.
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[1/23/2026, 5:50:42 PM] Imran Traveler
"What ho, Dubnoom. Wise use of the hat."
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[1/23/2026, 5:51:01 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak is not typically a late riser, but seeing that he has outslept 60% of his party, he surmises that whatever his dream was, it must have had him gripped tight. He shakes his head to clear his mind of the visions of the Man In Black.
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[1/23/2026, 5:51:14 PM] Zarick
should we extended rest button
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[1/23/2026, 5:51:54 PM] Gul Banana
if so... where is it
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[1/23/2026, 5:52:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom, slowly rearranging himself. "Everything can be more than one thing if you work at it. Silver? Shiny, kill werewolves too. Hat? Shade and padding. Fire? Cook dinner, kill everything else, maybe werewolves."
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[1/23/2026, 5:52:37 PM] Zarick
there's a little bed on the character sheet
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:06 PM] Dammitwho
pres butan
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[1/23/2026, 5:52:52 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom points at whatever Imran's been whittling. "What more than one thing are you making?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran nods. Once again he stops himself from telling Dubnoom he's the wisest goblin he's ever met, which is both obvious and insulting.
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:18 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun Rentclaw awakens well-rested. 2 hit points restored.
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:17 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak Ironflame awakens well-rested. 1 hit point restored.
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:38 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran Traveler awakens well-rested.
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:53 PM] Zarick
oh. i guess we still did need to treat wounds
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[1/23/2026, 5:53:56 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom "The Wise" awakens well-rested. 2 hit points restored.
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[1/23/2026, 5:54:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran looks down at the wood. "It'll become a short flute, eventually. Maybe closer to a whistle. Or a handpipe."
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[1/23/2026, 5:54:47 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak packs away his bedroll and gear, taking a small pack out of his backpack. Then he stands, does a few stretches, unfurls himself. "Mornin'." He finds himself a flat area, squats down in a gangly crouch, and begins cleaning his firearm.
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:12 PM] Gul Banana
Carlyle Foster awakens full of strength, for January the twenty-fourth is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, a day on which men have honored their Creator in ages past, and still do today.
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:19 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"...we'll try a round next time."
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:09 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom nods. "There are small oozes that, if you stab with that, breaks their surface and makes their goo goop out." Then. "Whistles can be nice too."
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:47 PM] Zarick
dwho to obviate a bunch of rolls let's pretend i cast heal a bunch before resting -- anyone below max hp regain your hp
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:47 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal joins the group of late-risers. "Nice safe country out here. Nobody's been covered in acid all night?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:56:09 PM] Imran Traveler
Food's up for who wants it. "We should get an early move on this acid creature. I don't wanna sleep rough again tonight."
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[1/23/2026, 5:55:56 PM] CBN
the 'anyone' there being: dubnoom
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[1/23/2026, 5:56:41 PM] Imran Traveler
"I can report no acid," Imran says to the boy.
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[1/23/2026, 5:56:44 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun nods. "We should take a look around here. If we don't find anything, maybe we go to check out where the sheep are kept?"
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[1/23/2026, 5:57:44 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Now, my education was in warfare and the arts, not pastoralism. But it's my impression that sheep are not kept in any one single place."
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[1/23/2026, 5:57:43 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Did anyone make or have a map? If we don't see anything here or at the sheep place, it could be good to draw a line and see if we can figure out where acid-biter either came from or might be going."
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[1/23/2026, 5:58:50 PM] Crion
what's cartography as a skill, crafting?
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[1/23/2026, 5:59:56 PM] Dammitwho
i'd let you do an appropriate lore or survival
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[1/23/2026, 6:00:12 PM] Crion
survival lords, take up this banner
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[1/23/2026, 6:00:23 PM] Zarick
it me
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[1/23/2026, 6:00:35 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak sits, holding the disassembled gun barrel up and peering through it to judge the cleanliness.
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[1/23/2026, 6:00:52 PM] Zarick
but what are we trying to map? i guess we're just looking for signs?
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:12 PM] Nicolae
my question: do we know whether or not it was the undead wisps and bone thingers that were attacking the sheep? i thought that was the case but then i'm not sure how the acid-biter ties in
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:09 PM] CBN
mapping the general region, either based on actual walking-cartography or area knowledge or whatever, i'm thinking
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:29 PM] Zarick
a good question, not sure
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:43 PM] Crion
we're not sure but i thought we were assuming it was acid biter that was going in on sheep
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:57 PM] Crion
and the wisps were like the rogue home security system for the graveyard
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:58 PM] Dammitwho
you can roll Religion, Arcana, Survival, or an appropriate Lore to theorize about sheepmurder
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[1/23/2026, 6:01:47 PM] CBN
i don't think it WAS those things, because neither the bonestorms or the wisps would've torn open sheep with the way they attack
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:05 PM] Gul Banana
i'm guessing the same as crion
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:11 PM] Brun Rentclaw
20
1d20 + 8 = 12 + 8 = 20
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:14 PM] Nicolae
like imo it seems like a case of "some dipshit got himself acid bit, his traveling companions were less conscientious of his bodily remains than they could have been, and it causes problems in the local community"
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:01 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
26
1d20 + 8 = 18 + 8 = 26
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:25 PM] Dammitwho
damn, nice rolls
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:29 PM] Crion
does lore shadow plane apply,
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:34 PM] Dammitwho
it does not.
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:24 PM] CBN
probably for the best,
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[1/23/2026, 6:02:53 PM] Tak Ironflame
12
1d20 + 7 = 5 + 7 = 12
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[1/23/2026, 6:03:03 PM] Nicolae
rolling survivor to speculate on sheepmurder
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[1/23/2026, 6:03:19 PM] Imran Traveler
21
1d20 + 7 = 14 + 7 = 21
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[1/23/2026, 6:03:30 PM] Imran Traveler
that's for sheepmurder if arcana gives different info
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[1/23/2026, 6:03:31 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
It'd be nice to beseech the spirits of light for assistance here, but as far as Lindal knows they've not (yet?) taught Ram Banaram any magic for locating beasts in the wilds. He really is a bit out of his depth in this bucolic northern land...... oh well! Let's not dwell on it. Plenty of new friends to help.
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[1/23/2026, 6:03:43 PM] Nicolae
also my survival is only +7, not +8. i am sorry for lying to you all
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[1/23/2026, 6:04:30 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun is literally sniffing around, pawing delicately at the ground, and taking furtive-looking glances around.
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[1/23/2026, 6:04:50 PM] Dammitwho
Brun, Dubnoom, and Imran (but not Tak) reason pretty much the way you have OOC. The way the nightwisps and chattering bones kill things is through beating them to death with bones or the dread chill of the grave, neither of which would give the impression of being torn apart by wolves. Imran and Dubnoom can further guess that the undead probably wouldn't have strayed far from the graveyard in any event.
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[1/23/2026, 6:05:05 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran checks some notes from a worn journal he keeps on him. It's a strange one: written mainly in shorthand.
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[1/23/2026, 6:06:10 PM] Imran Traveler
"My feeling, and I can't DO it so I defer to those who can, is we should find some of the sites of these ripped apart sheepbodies and then follow the carnal trail where it leads."
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[1/23/2026, 6:06:16 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom's own theorizing goes in a different, harshly scribbled set of scrolls in a small tube. Clearly intended for a wizard's use at some point, but, their his now, and parchment's parchment. And you can fit SO many gobglyphs of Ideas on one sheet, on both sides.
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[1/23/2026, 6:06:54 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"We could use some of the leftovers as bait if we want to set a trap, too."
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[1/23/2026, 6:07:27 PM] Imran Traveler
"That's true."
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[1/23/2026, 6:07:53 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Whatever's out there, we know it's willing to attack a man!"
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[1/23/2026, 6:08:04 PM] Tak Ironflame
"Good thing we've got five of those."
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[1/23/2026, 6:08:32 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
We've got five of something, sure.
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[1/23/2026, 6:09:35 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya awakens well-rested. Focus points restored.All spell slots restored.
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[1/23/2026, 6:10:12 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Well, we want to find something out in the countryside.. and there's a lot of it.. and any one of us might serve as bait. So how about we split up for a while?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:10:20 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"We could meet at wherever there's screaming."
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[1/23/2026, 6:10:56 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Splitting from the pack is how you get eaten. We're stronger together."
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[1/23/2026, 6:10:59 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"It's good for locating stuff but bad when you find it."
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[1/23/2026, 6:11:21 PM] Imran Traveler
"Brun's right."
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[1/23/2026, 6:11:26 PM] Imran Traveler
"So is Dubnoom."
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[1/23/2026, 6:11:49 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"How big are your packs usually Brun?" This is pure curiosity, rather than some kind of gotcha.
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[1/23/2026, 6:12:25 PM] Imran Traveler
"I'm for doing this procedurally, and then if that fails, we can cause a ruckus."
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[1/23/2026, 6:12:31 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Depends on the time. The tribe is a couple hundred, but for hunting or fighting five or six was usually right."
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[1/23/2026, 6:12:51 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Less than that and you might get ambushed, more than that and you scare off all the prey."
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[1/23/2026, 6:13:17 PM] Imran Traveler
"We have the right number, then."
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[1/23/2026, 6:14:16 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"What's the straightest line to the inn? Because if we follow that and DON'T find anything, we have good news to share, and if we DO, more convenient for telling good-or-bad news, after that."
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[1/23/2026, 6:14:44 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak clicks his gun back together with a satisfied nod. "Time to find ourselves a sheep-eating acid monster."
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[1/23/2026, 6:14:58 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"And man-eating!" Dubnoom helpfully adds, nodding to the crypt.
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[1/23/2026, 6:15:17 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"It might be worth talking to them about the man we found. If the sheep flocks are on the way, so much the better."
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[1/23/2026, 6:15:22 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"The lair won't be on the road..."
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[1/23/2026, 6:16:18 PM] Imran Traveler
"Would prefer not walking back to the inn with nothing more than 'happy to report we did some amateur undertaking.'"
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[1/23/2026, 6:16:46 PM] Imran Traveler
Not the least because then the innkeep says, Oh, I'm undertaking an amateur right here.
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[1/23/2026, 6:17:17 PM] Crion
lets find some tracks and survival this thing
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:01 PM] Zarick
yes i'm down. i feel like i already searched for tracks here? did we find anything?
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:10 PM] Zarick
if not i'm happy to do so now
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:23 PM] Dammitwho
You have when you first arrived
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:45 PM] Dammitwho
It looked like nothing had come through since that guy was killed and the undead popped up, no animals or nothing
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:49 PM] Nicolae
we searched for tracks here but not near the sheep pastures
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[1/23/2026, 6:18:58 PM] Zarick
ah. then we should move on
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[1/23/2026, 6:19:01 PM] Nicolae
indeed
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[1/23/2026, 6:19:32 PM] Dammitwho
Very well! Are you following the road back to town in your quest for a sheep pasture?
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[1/23/2026, 6:19:53 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Unless they gave us a more specific location to find where sheep were disappearing.
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[1/23/2026, 6:19:59 PM] Gul Banana
i think we should off-road it if we want any chance of stumbling across things
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[1/23/2026, 6:20:50 PM] Crion
is it faster back to town as the crow flies?
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[1/23/2026, 6:21:00 PM] Crion
if so we can offroad with some good survivals
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[1/23/2026, 6:21:26 PM] CBN
offroad! and someone who has a > than +3 survival skill should roll it
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[1/23/2026, 6:21:31 PM] CBN
dubnoom is meant for the life of the mind.
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[1/23/2026, 6:21:59 PM] Crion
i do not have survival trained...yet
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:07 PM] Zarick
cowabunga it is
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:18 PM] Dammitwho
Alright, one of you roll survival
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:24 PM] Brun Rentclaw
16
1d20 + 8 = 8 + 8 = 16
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:31 PM] Tak Ironflame
27
1d20 + 7 = 20 + 7 = 27
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:36 PM] Nicolae
we take those
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:23 PM] CBN
!!
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:41 PM] Crion
that guy did it
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[1/23/2026, 6:22:50 PM] Dammitwho
Unfortunately, Brun rolled first,
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:00 PM] Dammitwho
one and ONLY ONE of you roll 1d100
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:08 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
88
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:25 PM] Dammitwho
interesting!
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:30 PM] Gul Banana
the sunglasses number
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:33 PM] Crion
an inauspicious number.
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[1/23/2026, 6:23:47 PM] Zarick
it's got plenty of auspices
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[1/23/2026, 6:24:36 PM] Tak Ironflame
64
1d100 = 64 = 64
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[1/23/2026, 6:24:40 PM] Zarick
btw nicolae you can remove your guidance immunity effect
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[1/23/2026, 6:24:57 PM] Crion
nicolae they said only one,
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:04 PM] Nicolae
Look.
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:20 PM] Gul Banana
how'd you do an arbitrary roll using the dice-hurler thing?
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:26 PM] Nicolae
also guidance immunity isn't listed in the status effects
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:39 PM] Nicolae
type slash r then the dice notation, / r 1d100 et al
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:52 PM] Gul Banana
ty
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[1/23/2026, 6:25:55 PM] Zarick
you should see a little icon for it in the top right by the little tabs
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[1/23/2026, 6:26:05 PM] Zarick
someone got it
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[1/23/2026, 6:26:15 PM] Nicolae
yep there we go, i was right clicking on the token and selecting the "bathroom sign with aura" button
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[1/23/2026, 6:26:30 PM] Nicolae
which does some status effects... but not all!
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[1/23/2026, 6:27:22 PM] Dammitwho
Your path through the woods and meadows takes a winding route, and you find yourself in a small clearing with a crumbling stone ruin. The ruin is in very bad shape, as you might guess from the name - it might have been a small tower or something of the sort, but there's barely one wall still standing while a few stones frame out the rest of where it was.
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[1/23/2026, 6:28:14 PM] Dammitwho
You hear some cheerful, high-pitched shrieking and laughter before you enter the clearing, and once you arrive you see a few children playing together, one of whom is a smaller version of the snake-haired bard Genna you remember from town.
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[1/23/2026, 6:28:14 PM] Imran Traveler
"Huh. A hedge-wizard's tower. Lots of hedge, not much tower."
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[1/23/2026, 6:28:48 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran keeps his sword and shield on his back.
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[1/23/2026, 6:29:45 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Games! Lindal will trot right over to see what they're playing. Do they have 'who's the rakshasa' up here?
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[1/23/2026, 6:29:56 PM] Imran Traveler
Those of us good at dealing with children, please step forward.
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[1/23/2026, 6:30:06 PM] Imran Traveler
There we go.
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[1/23/2026, 6:30:08 PM] Brun Rentclaw
What are they playing?
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[1/23/2026, 6:30:31 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will poke around the tower ruin, just to be useful.
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[1/23/2026, 6:30:51 PM] Dammitwho
One of those games that children everywhere play, that's sort of like "tag" but also the rules change arbitrarily.
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[1/23/2026, 6:31:52 PM] Dammitwho
The children clump up once they notice you. "Who're you, then?" The snake-haired child, who appears to be the leader or at least the bossiest,. A boy tugs on her sleeve. "They're the pathfinders, 'rissa! Yer ma said, remember!" The smallest child, of unclear gender, shrieks "PUPPY!" when they see Brun.
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[1/23/2026, 6:32:12 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, Pathfinder is technically a licensed position, Imran's been told.
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[1/23/2026, 6:32:33 PM] Dammitwho
It is!
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[1/23/2026, 6:32:36 PM] Imran Traveler
Anyway, have fun Brun.
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[1/23/2026, 6:33:16 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun moves immediately towards the child in question, dropping down on his haunches to get low to the ground. "Listen. It seems like you could use a lift."
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[1/23/2026, 6:33:30 PM] Crion
should imran roll to search the ruins or is it completely ornamental by now
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[1/23/2026, 6:34:27 PM] Dammitwho
He may roll perception if he wishes!
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[1/23/2026, 6:35:17 PM] Imran Traveler
9
1d20 + 6 = 3 + 6 = 9
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[1/23/2026, 6:35:25 PM] Crion
f in chat
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[1/23/2026, 6:35:10 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom, always suspicious of human and most human-like children (they're the size of goblins, they age so slowly, they cry and yell a lot), will stick with anyone...not going in that direction.
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[1/23/2026, 6:35:55 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran pokes around the tower but doesn't find much. He's a bit distracted by the goings-on with the kids.
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[1/23/2026, 6:36:01 PM] Dammitwho
The toddler *immediately* toddles toward Brun. The bossy girl bites her lip (a small cute fang emerges) with worry, but doesn't stop them. Instead, she steps forward and asks Brun "Wot's your name?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:35:59 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Ruins, however...he'll Investigate. Never know what you'll find that others haven't.
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[1/23/2026, 6:36:51 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Assuming the small child seems receptive, Brun scoops them up and sets them carefully over his hunched neck between his shoulders. "I'm Brun. What's your name?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:37:10 PM] Dammitwho
All Imran finds is a very worn and battered wooden sign that reads CECILUS HIGHLEAF , ARCHMAGUS A--
The rest is unreadable.
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[1/23/2026, 6:37:41 PM] Imran Traveler
Yeah, that is an Archmagus kind of name.
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[1/23/2026, 6:38:28 PM] Dammitwho
okay i have to pause for like thirty seconds here
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[1/23/2026, 6:38:41 PM] Imran Traveler
He cedes the ruins to the inquisitive goblin, setting up on a mostly-fallen wall and whittling some more.
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[1/23/2026, 6:39:23 PM] Dammitwho
okay back.
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[1/23/2026, 6:39:24 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
Lindal's hunting through his things for treats... a healing potion probably doesn't count. "And I'm Lindal, and the others are boring. Seen any sheep around here, smallfriends?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:40:41 PM] Dammitwho
"Marissa." says the snake-haired girl. "That's Protus and Julia, and that's--" She points to the toddler on Brun's back. "Lucus."
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[1/23/2026, 6:40:54 PM] Crion
i think dubnoom wants to make a perception roll... which i cannot support. so imran will continue making an ocarina
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[1/23/2026, 6:41:05 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom may perceive if he wishes
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[1/23/2026, 6:41:47 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Hi Marissa. Either I met your mom, or there's a very strange coincidence going on in this area."
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[1/23/2026, 6:41:42 PM] CBN
why is perception not showing up....
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:20 PM] Dammitwho
it's your initiative skill so it's in that part of the charsheet
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:22 PM] Crion
weirdly not in our macros i can see, i went to charsheet
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:06 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
20
1d20 + 5 = 15 + 5 = 20
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:24 PM] Zarick
if you're looking in the bar it's under skills
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:34 PM] Zarick
sorry, attributes
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:19 PM] CBN
about as good as i can actually do,
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[1/23/2026, 6:42:41 PM] CBN
yeah i went to the sheet, i was looking under skills before too
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[1/23/2026, 6:43:02 PM] Crion
20 is better than 9. thank you wise dubnoom
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[1/23/2026, 6:43:14 PM] Zarick
on the sheet it's right under your big ac shield
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[1/23/2026, 6:43:21 PM] Nicolae
rbrb
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[1/23/2026, 6:44:00 PM] Dammitwho
"Sheep?" Marissa shakes her head, which is an interesting operation because the snakes bob their heads to stay roughly in place. "Nay, 'tis no sheeps around the Founder's Tower. If yeh go a bit that way--" She points. "Yeh'll see a fence and that. You're looking for the wolf, then?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:45:29 PM] Dammitwho
(sec, writing up dubnoom's results)
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[1/23/2026, 6:45:28 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Oh, yeah, probably. You've got wolves with big acid-dripping teeth around here, right?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:46:42 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran finishes up the flute. Time to test it...
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[1/23/2026, 6:46:51 PM] Imran Traveler
14
1d20 + 5 = 9 + 5 = 14
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[1/23/2026, 6:47:06 PM] Imran Traveler
That's fine. That'll do.
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[1/23/2026, 6:47:30 PM] Tak Ironflame
"Damn fine work there." Tak nods appreciatively.
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[1/23/2026, 6:47:34 PM] Crion
wonder if i can change that perform to something else
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[1/23/2026, 6:47:39 PM] Crion
than singing
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[1/23/2026, 6:47:38 PM] Tak Ironflame
At Imran's flute, that is.
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[1/23/2026, 6:48:22 PM] Imran Traveler
"Thank you, Tak. I think it still needs some carving on the finger holes."
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[1/23/2026, 6:49:32 PM] Dammitwho
Dubnoom gobs about through the tumbled stones and rotting wood beams of the old tower. There doesn't seem to be much here, except... he notices a small mound of dirt in a corner, looking roughly the same as every other small mound of dirt here and everywhere else in Golarion. Digging idly through it, he finds a small leather bag with a drawstring, empty except for a ring.
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[1/23/2026, 6:50:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
And into Dubnoom's pocket for later analysis, it goes, bag and all.
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[1/23/2026, 6:50:40 PM] Crion
excellent
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[1/23/2026, 6:50:49 PM] Dammitwho
The younger children look a little alarmed, and there's a whispered conference while the toddler cheers and whoops on Brun's back. Eventually, Marissa announces: "We don't know wot acid is."
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[1/23/2026, 6:51:20 PM] Imran Traveler
That'll happen.
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[1/23/2026, 6:51:57 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Acid... is so cool. Alchemists and jewelers use it: you pour it onto things and it eats them away, even rocks or metal! Like a super strong version of beer, but you couldn't drink it, or your stomach would be the thing eaten from the inside!"
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[1/23/2026, 6:52:01 PM] Dammitwho
To Brun, Marissa says: "That's RIGHT me mum's the mayoress which means I'm a mayoress TOO--" This is evidently a point of some contention among the children.
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[1/23/2026, 6:52:07 PM] Party Loot
Unusual Ring
The nature of this ring is unclear.
Item 1 Price: 20 gp
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[1/23/2026, 6:52:48 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran glances over at Dubnoom as he leaves the ruined tower. He find anything interesting?
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[1/23/2026, 6:53:31 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom "The Wise" takes Unusual Ring from Party Loot.
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[1/23/2026, 6:53:47 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran frowns and leans over to look at it.
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[1/23/2026, 6:54:06 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom sees Imran come over and pops the bag and ring out of his pocket. "Ruins are the best. No one thinks to look after everyone has already looked."
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[1/23/2026, 6:54:26 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"But the secret is: the people who look first only find the FIRST things. The people who look later...find the LAST thing."
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[1/23/2026, 6:55:16 PM] Imran Traveler
"You know, I can't argue with that."
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[1/23/2026, 6:55:28 PM] Dammitwho
Marissa creeps closer to Lindal, Tak, and Brun and asks conspiratorally. "Was 'e not always human, then? That why he's got Noctickular and that?"
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[1/23/2026, 6:55:30 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun walks around with Lucus on his back while they're having this coversation. "I don't know, mayoresses have to get voted on. You're probably more of an apprentice mayoress."
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[1/23/2026, 6:55:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He holds up the ring to the sunlight. "Do you recognize? Other than: shiny."
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[1/23/2026, 6:56:34 PM] Crion
dwho what should i do rollwise here, occult again?
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[1/23/2026, 6:57:02 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak looks down at the small child. "Who, Imran?" he asks, gesturing to Imran.
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[1/23/2026, 6:58:43 PM] Zarick
typically identifying magic is an exploration activity, failure means you have to wait a day to try again
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[1/23/2026, 6:58:52 PM] Zarick
presumably if we're not time limited we can each try once
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[1/23/2026, 6:58:52 PM] Dammitwho
Unusual Ring
Ring of Sigils
Identify item: Skill checks [[/act identify-magic dc=15 stat=arcana show-dc=gm item=Actor.vOykl15Jt1E2DrKu.Item.L3Y3YN1XQz1bRtxf]] [[/act identify-magic dc=20 stat=nature show-dc=gm item=Actor.vOykl15Jt1E2DrKu.Item.L3Y3YN1XQz1bRtxf]] [[/act identify-magic dc=20 stat=religion show-dc=gm item=Actor.vOykl15Jt1E2DrKu.Item.L3Y3YN1XQz1bRtxf]] [[/act identify-magic dc=20 stat=occultism show-dc=gm item=Actor.vOykl15Jt1E2DrKu.Item.L3Y3YN1XQz1bRtxf]]
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[1/23/2026, 6:59:03 PM] Imran Traveler
27
1d20 + 7 = 20 + 7 = 27
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[1/23/2026, 6:59:19 PM] Tak Ironflame
20
1d20 + 7 = 13 + 7 = 20
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[1/23/2026, 6:59:06 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
17
1d20 + 5 = 12 + 5 = 17
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[1/23/2026, 6:59:30 PM] Dammitwho
goongrats
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[1/23/2026, 6:59:42 PM] Crion
focusing dice beams
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[1/23/2026, 7:00:17 PM] Zarick
in theory only a crit success tells you exactly what items do
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[1/23/2026, 7:00:29 PM] Crion
don't TELL them that
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[1/23/2026, 7:00:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
7
1d20 + 4 = 3 + 4 = 7
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[1/23/2026, 7:00:56 PM] Gul Banana
the 3d die with ? on all its faces is mean
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[1/23/2026, 7:00:58 PM] CBN
the ? die is the lying guard in the classic riddle imo
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[1/23/2026, 7:01:56 PM] Dammitwho
Marissa nods at Tak. "Aye. Me and mum, we're--" She works her mouth for a bit. "Seno. Stheno! That's wot we are, stheno. Mum says me great-great-gram were made by Shelyn and Noctickuler out of a meduser wot didn't want to be bad."
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[1/23/2026, 7:02:41 PM] Dammitwho
Between the lot of you, you can determine that this is a classic entry-level wizard's tool. A ring of sigils!
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[1/23/2026, 7:03:13 PM] Dammitwho
Academy arcanists are commonly presented with one of these upon graduation. *Wealthy* academies give them upon enrollment.
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[1/23/2026, 7:03:35 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
@UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-srd.Item.yzc8Sll1YMWq8PpR]{Ring of Sigils}
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[1/23/2026, 7:03:42 PM] CBN
hell yeah
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[1/23/2026, 7:04:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran frowns. "So this tracks a sign, does it? A sigil, rather."
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[1/23/2026, 7:04:17 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak glances over at Imran, then back to Marissa. "Is that so? I don't know if Imran was always human, but I reckon it's probably not my business. Yours, neither."
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[1/23/2026, 7:04:35 PM] Crion
imran is gonna roll to hear that conversation
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[1/23/2026, 7:04:28 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"You can make a sign, AND track the sign."
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[1/23/2026, 7:04:43 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Or, Dubnoom can." He says as he puts it on.
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[1/23/2026, 7:05:03 PM] Dammitwho
They're not far away and children aren't quiet even when they're trying to be, Imran can hear if you want him to have
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[1/23/2026, 7:05:08 PM] Crion
actually no he will simply hear it. rolling perception takes too many steps
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[1/23/2026, 7:05:15 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Somewhere way way way back my ancestors were made by Lamashtu, who teaches that being different is cool!" Also other things that are probably not child-appropriate.
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[1/23/2026, 7:07:31 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran hands the ring back and raises his voice a little as he steps over. "I am human, and Nocticula saved me, because humans can be bad entirely on their own; as bad as anyone else." He drops into a squat as he approaches and smiles, best he can. "I remain human even now. Her blessing wasn't changing my ancestry; it was changing my heart and my mind."
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[1/23/2026, 7:09:44 PM] Dammitwho
"Not a werewolf then?" "Or a secret dragon?" "Dinosaur" ask the children in unison.
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[1/23/2026, 7:10:32 PM] Dammitwho
"HOW," Marissa rounds on young Protus. "would he be a dinosaur?"
"I want to see one I think it would be good." he answers firmly.
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[1/23/2026, 7:10:42 PM] Gul Banana
what's dubnoom's personal sigil design...
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[1/23/2026, 7:11:32 PM] Imran Traveler
There is a secret monster thing he could have become as a man of Nidal, but it's not a cool dinosaur or secret dragon.
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[1/23/2026, 7:11:39 PM] Imran Traveler
So he won't bring it up.
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[1/23/2026, 7:14:15 PM] Imran Traveler
"Nocticula would not want you to know her simply as the former demon queen. She also loves painting. And singing. And playing, little flutes."
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[1/23/2026, 7:14:42 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom pops up from behind a half-sunken wall. "He makes SO many little flutes."
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[1/23/2026, 7:15:35 PM] Dammitwho
"Everybody loves painting and singing." Given where these children grew up, it's possible this is true for literally every adult they have ever met.
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[1/23/2026, 7:16:47 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"True of singing. But many are not good at it."
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[1/23/2026, 7:16:56 PM] Imran Traveler
"Fair enough," he says the children, smiling. Then, standing, to Dubnoom: "Dubnoom!"
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[1/23/2026, 7:17:01 PM] Imran Traveler
"How goes the ring."
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[1/23/2026, 7:18:36 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom wiggles his hand, with the ring on a finger. "Requiring great responsibility to wield properly. Later-problem."
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[1/23/2026, 7:19:14 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
"Do the little-humans---children, know where sheep are? Or aren't anymore?"
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[1/23/2026, 7:19:45 PM] Imran Traveler
An excellent question, for those best to extract it.
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[1/23/2026, 7:19:59 PM] Imran Traveler
Imran will continue whittling these fingerholes.
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[1/23/2026, 7:20:10 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Yeah, seems like it." Brun scoops Lucus up and sets him gently down on the ground.
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[1/23/2026, 7:20:17 PM] Zarick
I think they said where they were already
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[1/23/2026, 7:20:27 PM] Zarick
when they didn't know what acid was
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[1/23/2026, 7:20:40 PM] Dammitwho
"Like I said, there's the fence down such a way." She points again. "It's a pasture, aye?" She says the last part slowly and carefully, as if she were the adult talking to a child.
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[1/23/2026, 7:21:13 PM] Imran Traveler
Well, as Lindal says, 'let's mosey.'
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[1/23/2026, 7:21:27 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
They may have more common sense than those who go out into the world, and become pathfinders, and deliberately look for things with acid fangs.
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[1/23/2026, 7:22:18 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun is metaphysically obligated to look for things with acid fangs, which is arguably even dumber.
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[1/23/2026, 7:22:41 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Well, we'll go and make sure they're still where they're meant to be. You keep watch on the tower, alright?"
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[1/23/2026, 7:23:02 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom stands up a little straighter to try to be taller than the children as they go. Not certain it succeeds.
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[1/23/2026, 7:23:11 PM] Imran Traveler
It does if you count the hat.
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[1/23/2026, 7:23:28 PM] Tak Ironflame
Tak finds that things like acid fangs are easier to deal with at range.
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[1/23/2026, 7:23:44 PM] Imran Traveler
Ehh. True. But you gotta worry about acid glands, then.
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[1/23/2026, 7:24:17 PM] Dammitwho
The children immediately break up and start looking for sticks they can pretend are swords, to defend the tower with as Lindal says.
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[1/23/2026, 7:24:32 PM] Brun Rentclaw
Brun could carry Dubnoom on his shoulders if that makes him feel better.
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[1/23/2026, 7:24:43 PM] Imran Traveler
Let's roll. When we're out of sight of the children, Imran will take the sword and shield back out.
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[1/23/2026, 7:24:47 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
He'll never admit that it would, so he won't ask. Today.
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[1/23/2026, 7:26:32 PM] Dammitwho
The party walks in the direction the young stheno pointed for a time. It's not far - perhaps it seems farther on smaller legs, you could ask Dubnoom - when you come to a stream crossing with a small bridge, and on the other side a stone fence and a grassy plain that could very plausibly be a sheep pasture.
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[1/23/2026, 7:27:32 PM] Dammitwho
Arrange yourselves in whatever manner you wish
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[1/23/2026, 7:28:01 PM] Crion
hmm
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[1/23/2026, 7:28:27 PM] Nicolae
the sheep pasture is to the right, right?
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[1/23/2026, 7:28:35 PM] Dammitwho
yes
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[1/23/2026, 7:28:40 PM] Crion
this seems like a good place for imran to stand
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[1/23/2026, 7:28:43 PM] Crion
tactically
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[1/23/2026, 7:29:01 PM] Gul Banana
whoa
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[1/23/2026, 7:29:22 PM] Gul Banana
a bridge over untroubled waters...
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[1/23/2026, 7:29:33 PM] Tak Ironflame
i feel like tak should be behind something...
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[1/23/2026, 7:29:53 PM] Gul Banana
try behind imran!
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[1/23/2026, 7:29:59 PM] Nicolae
what things on this side of the river can conceivably count as cover?
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[1/23/2026, 7:30:34 PM] Crion
being off to the side can work IF water is an impediment to being charged
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[1/23/2026, 7:30:42 PM] Crion
but being near imran is good
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[1/23/2026, 7:31:02 PM] Nicolae
right, imran has stuff for that
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[1/23/2026, 7:31:04 PM] Dammitwho
water is an impediment to being charged, let me look up cover
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[1/23/2026, 7:32:33 PM] Crion
given this setup, tak gets the AC bonus not brun, because brun is probably gonna run ahead in any fight
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[1/23/2026, 7:32:46 PM] Dammitwho
i'm going to say those little ridges count as lesser cover against things on the other side
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[1/23/2026, 7:32:58 PM] Crion
dubnoom could also get it but he's probably just gonna be off Doing something
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[1/23/2026, 7:32:59 PM] Nicolae
what ridges?
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[1/23/2026, 7:33:16 PM] Nicolae
aha
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[1/23/2026, 7:33:25 PM] Crion
lol + rip.
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[1/23/2026, 7:33:33 PM] CBN
dubnoom will definitely be running in and stabbing a thing, when the time comes
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[1/23/2026, 7:33:45 PM] CBN
hopefully getting backstabber bonuses to his attacks this time though (by flanking things)
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[1/23/2026, 7:34:56 PM] Dammitwho
y'all set up?
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[1/23/2026, 7:35:03 PM] Zarick
i am
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[1/23/2026, 7:35:08 PM] Crion
sighing. yes
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[1/23/2026, 7:35:32 PM] Gul Banana
yep. lindal's attempting to hang back in "throw spells but not be first target" tumbling range
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[1/23/2026, 7:35:37 PM] Nicolae
dammitwho deploys the Acid Wolf Squadron
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[1/23/2026, 7:35:56 PM] Gul Banana
maybe it will be the one trillion locusts
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[1/23/2026, 7:36:24 PM] Dammitwho
As you approach the bridge, you hear rustling noises from the nearby undergrowth. A scuttling mixed with a squelching...
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[1/23/2026, 7:36:51 PM] Small Aberration 76
*chitters angrily*
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[1/23/2026, 7:36:59 PM] Small Ooze 75
*burbles*
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[1/23/2026, 7:37:09 PM] Imran Traveler
"FORM UP! Lindal, that means formation, not something to do with ghosts."
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[1/23/2026, 7:37:30 PM] Imran Traveler
Ah dammit.
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[1/23/2026, 7:38:38 PM] Dammitwho
Now! As it is 7:38, I ask ye: do you want to start combat now or begin next week?
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[1/23/2026, 7:38:53 PM] Tak Ironflame
"Hm. That'll do it."
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:09 PM] CBN
we could start A Round of it...
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:15 PM] Zarick
i'm clear for a bit longer, but it seems unlikely we'll finish a combat so depends on peoples' tolerance for stopping mid-combat
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:17 PM] Nicolae
yeah i could do a Round but probably not a whole thing
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:37 PM] Dammitwho
alright, how about we roll for initiative and then begin fighting next week
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:45 PM] Small Aberration 91
21
1d20 + 6 = 15 + 6 = 21
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:46 PM] Small Aberration 1
10
1d20 + 6 = 4 + 6 = 10
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:46 PM] Small Ooze 75
19
1d20 + 5 = 14 + 5 = 19
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:47 PM] Small Aberration 80
25
1d20 + 6 = 19 + 6 = 25
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:47 PM] Small Aberration 29
18
1d20 + 6 = 12 + 6 = 18
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:48 PM] Small Aberration 76
9
1d20 + 6 = 3 + 6 = 9
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[1/23/2026, 7:39:48 PM] Small Ooze 66
6
1d20 + 5 = 1 + 5 = 6
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:04 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
9
1d20 + 5 = 4 + 5 = 9
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:09 PM] Imran Traveler
17
1d20 + 6 = 11 + 6 = 17
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:20 PM] Nicolae
i'm going to assume that i can't wrangle my way into justifying stealth for init in this scenario, since i wasn't hiding and i'm standing with the knuckleheads in an open field
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:33 PM] Dammitwho
Correct, you cannot.
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:43 PM] Brun Rentclaw
22
1d20 + 8 = 14 + 8 = 22
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:53 PM] Tak Ironflame
29
1d20 + 9 = 20 + 9 = 29
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[1/23/2026, 7:40:57 PM] Crion
i'd like to do a round if we can grumble grumble
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:02 PM] Dammitwho
nice one tak
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:05 PM] Crion
might be too many oozes tho
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:09 PM] Crion
fair enough
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:38 PM] Zarick
the good news is that foundry is great at keeping the state of things so stopping whereever isn't necessarily a problem
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:37 PM] Gul Banana
i'm trying to find the - yikes!
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:43 PM] Dammitwho
gift for cbn.png
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:49 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
17
1d20 + 4 = 13 + 4 = 17
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:50 PM] CBN
hideous gooblin jumpscare
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[1/23/2026, 7:41:54 PM] Crion
hello to this weird boy
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[1/23/2026, 7:42:01 PM] Brun Rentclaw
"Looks like we found our... whatever the hells these are!"
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[1/23/2026, 7:42:40 PM] Prabesh Pranavikram Lindalsivranragdya
"Goat spit, there are children nearby! We have to destroy these and get back to them!"
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[1/23/2026, 7:42:55 PM] Dubnoom "The Wise"
Dubnoom, who's been caught a little off-guard despite assuming something like this was coming: "They look wet! Does anyone have salt?" Salt always works, it's like fire.
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[1/23/2026, 7:42:56 PM] Imran Traveler
"Tak, beside me. Brun, do your thing, freelance. Lindal, bring it in a little bit if you can, let's deal with that ooze first. Dubnoom, be wise."
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[1/23/2026, 7:43:24 PM] Dammitwho
battle will commence.... next week!
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[1/23/2026, 7:43:29 PM] Dammitwho
cheers all!!!!!!