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Re: The Scorched Sanctuary
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LOW...rolling...2! almost perfect.
Tillak hears a whistling sound behind him just as Gundrabu jumps into the water.
Tillak spins around. "Wha...?"
- “Moonglum licked his long lips. 'So it’s sorcery again. In truth, Elric, this whole country is beginning to stink of wizardry and the minions of hell.' Elric murmured for his friend’s ears: 'No hell-beings these—but honest elementals, equally powerful in many ways.'"
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LOW...rolling...2! almost perfect.
Tillak hears a whistling sound behind him just as Gundrabu jumps into the water.
Tillak spins around. "Wha...?"
Tillak peers into darkness, thrusting his new lighted dagger forward, but sees nothing in the corridor.
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Until the slack rope suddenly jerks against his grip, reminding him of his current chore!
[Tillak extraordinary STR feat roll please]
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Kondor swims as fast as he can towards Gundrabu - knowing that his strength will be needed to pull them both back up along the rope.
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The barbarian pulls as hard as he can against the onslaught, and Gundrabu is approaching fast, more carried on the current to Kondor than Kondor actually getting anywhere...
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Tillak follows Gundrabu and Kondor.
- “Moonglum licked his long lips. 'So it’s sorcery again. In truth, Elric, this whole country is beginning to stink of wizardry and the minions of hell.' Elric murmured for his friend’s ears: 'No hell-beings these—but honest elementals, equally powerful in many ways.'"
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[Wha......? ]
Leaving Kondor's armor and gear on the edge, Tillak decides that if Gundrabu can jump in fully armored, than he can too! and jumps into the raging stream, quickly realizing that in order to keep his head above the water and not drown, he will definitely need to drop both his new lighted dagger and the rope!!!
[Tillak roll extraordinary feat of STR for starters!]
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[Wha......? ]
Leaving Kondor's armor and gear on the edge, Tillak decides that if Gundrabu can jump in fully armored, than he can too! and jumps into the raging stream, quickly realizing that in order to keep his head above the water and not drown, he will definitely need to drop both his new lighted dagger and the rope!!!
[Tillak roll extraordinary feat of STR for starters!]
Uh... guess we'll all need these in a second (slides over several d6s)
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[Wha......? ]
Leaving Kondor's armor and gear on the edge, Tillak decides that if Gundrabu can jump in fully armored, than he can too! and jumps into the raging stream, quickly realizing that in order to keep his head above the water and not drown, he will definitely need to drop both his new lighted dagger and the rope!!!
[Tillak roll extraordinary feat of STR for starters!]Uh... guess we'll all need these in a second (slides over several d6s)
HAHAHAHA! Was fishing out some blank sheets myself.....
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Gundrabu collides into Kondor and they flail in the water for a moment sucking further and further into darkness before.....SLAM. They are suddenly stoped by a large grate blocking the tunnel....the force of the water holding both firmly against the bars!
[Gundrabu roll DEX TEST]
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[Wha......? ]
Leaving Kondor's armor and gear on the edge, Tillak decides that if Gundrabu can jump in fully armored, than he can too! and jumps into the raging stream, quickly realizing that in order to keep his head above the water and not drown, he will definitely need to drop both his new lighted dagger and the rope!!!
[Tillak roll extraordinary feat of STR for starters!]Uh... guess we'll all need these in a second (slides over several d6s)
HAHAHAHA! Was fishing out some blank sheets myself.....
Does making you laugh earn me enough XP that I go up in level, gain hit points immediately, and thereby survive this encounter? Yes? No?
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Gundrabu collides into Kondor and they flail in the water for a moment sucking further and further into darkness before.....SLAM. They are suddenly stoped by a large grate blocking the tunnel....the force of the water holding both firmly against the bars!
[Gundrabu roll DEX TEST]
3!
And FYI, it totally makes sense if Gundrabu didn’t have time, and it’s more realistic if we go with that, but...
I mentioned that Gundrabu “stripped” (without checking, I think that’s the word I chose) before tying the rope around his waist and diving in.
“Our own age is not one which can afford to call its ancestors savage.”
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Gundrabu collides into Kondor and they flail in the water for a moment sucking further and further into darkness before.....SLAM. They are suddenly stoped by a large grate blocking the tunnel....the force of the water holding both firmly against the bars!
[Gundrabu roll DEX TEST]3!
And FYI, it totally makes sense if Gundrabu didn’t have time, and it’s more realistic if we go with that, but...
I mentioned that Gundrabu “stripped” (without checking, I think that’s the word I chose) before tying the rope around his waist and diving in.
YOu said SHEDS. Correction stands Gundrabu +100 XP for DM humiliation!
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Armorless bonus to roll results in Gundrabu holding the dagger and able to get a grip on tone of the bars to keep head above water line in spite of the massive force of pressure.
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OOC: Extraordinary STR test: 19%!
- “Moonglum licked his long lips. 'So it’s sorcery again. In truth, Elric, this whole country is beginning to stink of wizardry and the minions of hell.' Elric murmured for his friend’s ears: 'No hell-beings these—but honest elementals, equally powerful in many ways.'"
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OOC: I thought I had already posted that!
Tillak looks down at Gundrabu and Kondor.
"Bothers!"
- “Moonglum licked his long lips. 'So it’s sorcery again. In truth, Elric, this whole country is beginning to stink of wizardry and the minions of hell.' Elric murmured for his friend’s ears: 'No hell-beings these—but honest elementals, equally powerful in many ways.'"
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OOC: I thought I had already posted that!
Tillak looks down at Gundrabu and Kondor.
"Bothers!"
[I am confused by Tillak's actions. I thought he jumped in the water in order to follow Gundrabu and Kondor after he heard the strange whistling behind him. Is this not correct? ]
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Tillak follows Gundrabu and Kondor.
Sully, we’re trying to make sense of this action in the context of ongoing events.
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[That's right sorry.]
Tillak begins swimming towards his companions.
- “Moonglum licked his long lips. 'So it’s sorcery again. In truth, Elric, this whole country is beginning to stink of wizardry and the minions of hell.' Elric murmured for his friend’s ears: 'No hell-beings these—but honest elementals, equally powerful in many ways.'"
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[That's right sorry.]
Tillak begins swimming towards his companions.
Tillak struggles to swim but his armor restricts his movements. The rush of water is strong enough to carry him along but also holds him under. As panic sets in, the esquimaux's lungs begin to ache for air.
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