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: The Broken Oak Inn, Burle, Viscounty of Salinmoor, Keoland : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 3:00pm Weather: Warming 79° and getting a bit stuffy Sunrise/set: just before 5am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: everyone The front door opens and a good-sized young man stands in the doorway. He is probably near his twentieth year. Though tall, he has to look up to Zurana a bit. This seems to catch him off guard and the easy smile that had been upon his face changes to something else. He stammers, "Um, uh, um, good day, strangers. I'm Milat Ranel," he says, making a slight bow. "What can I do for you?" OOC Character Status Drezghl HP 17/17|| FP 16/16|| Combat Move/Dodge 7/10 || Hinami HP 11/11 || FP 13/13 || Combat Move/Dodge 7/12 || Kelvan HP 9/9|| FP 12/12|| Combat Move/Dodge 6/10 || Maria HP 10/10|| FP 13/13 || PI 5/5 || Combat Move/Dodge 5/8 || Quill HP -/-|| FP -/-|| Combat Move/Dodge -/- || Zurana HP 20/20 || FP 15/15 || Combat Move/Dodge 8/12 ||

ok then, you've found the two that you were following!

The group pushes onward, following the two figures. The mumbling Southlander follows with a little urging, though he does not seem to be paying attention to where he is or where he is going. The path once again descends a bit from the burial chamber and after a short distance, comes to a three way intersection. Straight ahead, it appears that the tunnel climbs up into yet another barrow mound. To the right, the tunnel seems to widen, though not like the burial mounds. Just at the edge of the torchlight, two figures can be seen standing. The appear to be dressed like Reavers, but that is where the similarity ends. They are facing away, but then turn and raise their hands above their heads. Blackened fingers end in sharp claws. Sickly yellow specks of light can be seen glowing from their sunken eye sockets. Stringy white hair falls from dead skulls. Their skin is thin and white and covered in strange tattoos and markings, similar to the body found nailed to the tree. These are clearly some sort of walking dead! The lifeless warriors open their mouths, yet no sound emerges as they advance! OOC Uhoh! it is time for battle! They are 25' away! Most of you have a move of 30' or more. If you advance quickly enough, they could be engaged in the wider part of the tunnel and more than two might be able to fight. Marching Order 1st rank: Yngvildr, Ozemurt 2nd rank: Æsbiorn, Southlander 3rd rank: Reginleif, Valthjofr 4th rank: Falki Exploration Group Movement: 60' Turn (6' per minute) Current turn: 8 Time elapsed since last GM post: 2m Minutes until next turn: 8m Light source 30' radius Extra Torches Remaining : 4

: The Broken Oak Inn, Burle, Viscounty of Salinmoor, Keoland : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 3:00pm Weather: Warming 79° and getting a bit stuffy Sunrise/set: just before 5am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: everyone After another hour of walking, the group crests a small hill and see what must be the Ranel farm ahead. The place looks abandoned from a distance, though thin wisps of smoke can be seen exiting the chimney. The fences are in poor condition, they look as if they could not hold if faces with something stronger than a mild breeze. The fields are overgrown with grass and weeds, obviously untended for some time. Getting a bit closer, the farmhouse itself, the barn, and the immediate premises around them all appear in good order. On the far side of the house, the garden looks newly planted. A few cows, some chickens, and a few goats wander about the barnyard. The sound of horses can be heard from the stables. Carrot snorts and the couple of horses with the group neigh and whinny in response. It seems the Ranels have just given up farming most of the land and instead farm for personal use only. Whatever the case, an afternoon breeze brings just a hint of an evening chill followed by the more welcome smells of fresh bread and tasty dinner being prepared in the farmhouse. OOC Character Status Drezghl HP 17/17|| FP 16/16|| Combat Move/Dodge 7/10 || Hinami HP 11/11 || FP 13/13 || Combat Move/Dodge 7/12 || Kelvan HP 9/9|| FP 12/12|| Combat Move/Dodge 6/10 || Maria HP 10/10|| FP 13/13 || PI 5/5 || Combat Move/Dodge 5/8 || Quill HP -/-|| FP -/-|| Combat Move/Dodge -/- || Zurana HP 20/20 || FP 15/15 || Combat Move/Dodge 8/12 ||

: Beneath the abandoned bathhouse, Foreign Quarter, City and Domain of Greyhawk : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 5:35pm Weather: Moderate, 66°, partly cloudy, steady, light breeze from the northwest Sunrise/set: just before 6am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: Emily, Fili, Hank, Harolde, and Richard. Alvan carefully slides across the ledge, as does Richard. Hank hoists Harolde and gets him across. Finally, only Emily stands alone on the far side, everyone else having successfully crossed. OOC Just waiting for rolls from Emily The ledge give +5 to the climbing roll. And for those of you that still don't have Climbing, that defaults to DX-5... so with the bonus for the ledge, its a base DX roll. Character Status Emily HP 10/10 || FP 4/12 || ER 0/1 || 0-Enc 5/8, 1-Enc 4/7 || tired at 11pm || Carrying Sunlight level Cont Light Coin Fili HP 10/11 || FP 6/11 || 0-Enc 6/9, 1-Enc 4/8 || tired at 11pm Hank HP 10/13 || FP 7/13 || 0-Enc 7/10, 1-Enc 5/9 || tired at 11pm Harolde HP 12/12 || FP 5/14 || PI 3/3 || 2-Enc 4/7, 3-Enc 3/6 || tired at 11pm, Poisoned (-1 Move/Dodge), crippled left leg Richard HP 10/10 || FP 7/10 || 0-Enc 5/8 || tired at 11pm Healing by Harolde: 1 Minor Healing on Hank 1 Minor healing on himself

ok well, nothing really for me to respond to on the two most recent posts. When the group is ready to move on, post it up and I'll let you know what happens!

...and I'm back! though another slightly busy week again: concerts Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Daughter's play Thursday and Saturday evening. But I plan to hit at least one of my 4 pbp games each night before heading out.

Yngvildr moves swiftly toward the other passage that leads out of the other side of the chamber and catches a glimpse of... something. As best as she can make out, two figures dressed in ragged clothing quickly moved out of sight as she approached. Meanwhile, the man looks around, wild-eyed rambling on in the tongue of the Southlanders as Ozemur prepares another torch before the other one finally goes out. As if on cue, the stranger's voice trails off, disappearing into the darkness. A new torch flares up in Ozemur's hand, casting flickering shadows across the burial chamber. OOC Another burial mound chamber. This one has an exit on the far side and someone is cowering where the purple dot is. Marching Order 1st rank: Yngvildr, Ozemurt 2nd rank: Æsbiorn 3rd rank: Reginleif, Valthjofr 4th rank: Falki Exploration Group Movement: 60' Turn (6' per minute) Current turn: 8 Time elapsed since last GM post: 6m Minutes until next turn: 10m Light source 30' radius Extra Torches Remaining : 4

: The Broken Oak Inn, Burle, Viscounty of Salinmoor, Keoland : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: just before 2:00pm Weather: Warming 79° and getting a bit stuffy Sunrise/set: just before 5am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: everyone Even with all the loud talk of bandits and ambushes, no one reveals themselves or makes any sound. Just the birds, the wind in the leaves, and the quietly flowing creek nearby can be heard. Drez and Zurana do their best to spot any watchers, but they just can't see anyone. OOC Character Status Drezghl HP 17/17|| FP 16/16|| Combat Move/Dodge 7/10 || Hinami HP 11/11 || FP 13/13 || Combat Move/Dodge 7/12 || Kelvan HP 9/9|| FP 12/12|| Combat Move/Dodge 6/10 || Maria HP 10/10|| FP 13/13 || PI 5/5 || Combat Move/Dodge 5/8 || Quill HP -/-|| FP -/-|| Combat Move/Dodge -/- || Zurana HP 20/20 || FP 15/15 || Combat Move/Dodge 8/12 ||

: The Broken Oak Inn, Burle, Viscounty of Salinmoor, Keoland : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: just before 2:00pm Weather: Warming 79° and getting a bit stuffy Sunrise/set: just before 5am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: everyone Having had enough talk for one morning, the group heads out, leaving Burle once more. The barkeep's directions are easy enough to follow and after nearly 2 hours of trekking, the group makes the turn beyond the hill, past the lake, down an old, rutted wagon trail. Almost immediately, Kelvan perks up, one eyebrow rising higher than the other. Discretely, he scans the nearby terrain. To the right of the trail, an overgrown field stretches about 20 yards to a shadow, rocky creek. Past that, a steep rocky incline rises about 20 or so yards to a tree- lined ridge. To the left of the trail, scattered trees, shrubs, and rocks cover the side of a sloping hill. There are any number of places that could provide ample cover anywhere between 3 and 15 yards from the road. OOC Character Status Drezghl HP 17/17|| FP 16/16|| Combat Move/Dodge 7/10 || Hinami HP 11/11 || FP 13/13 || Combat Move/Dodge 7/12 || Kelvan HP 9/9|| FP 12/12|| Combat Move/Dodge 6/10 || Maria HP 10/10|| FP 13/13 || PI 5/5 || Combat Move/Dodge 5/8 || Quill HP -/-|| FP -/-|| Combat Move/Dodge -/- || Zurana HP 20/20 || FP 15/15 || Combat Move/Dodge 8/12 ||

I'd love to play X1 using Basic DnD! What fun!

: Beneath the abandoned bathhouse, Foreign Quarter, City and Domain of Greyhawk : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 5:31pm Weather: Moderate, 66°, partly cloudy, steady, light breeze from the northwest Sunrise/set: just before 6am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: Emily, Fili, Vidar, Hank, Harolde, Alvan, and Richard. Fili easily makes it across to the other side. OOC Just waiting for rolls grim the rest of the group. This will give +5 to the climbing roll. Any two people can choose to assist Harolde as he hobbles across. Each of their successes will give him +1 to his roll, which is only at +2, not +5 due to the crippled leg. And for those of you that still don't have Climbing, that defaults to DX-5... so with the bonus for the ledge, its a base DX roll. It'll take a minute for each person to shimmy across the ledge, two minutes for Harolde. Character Status Emily HP 10/10 || FP 4/12 || ER 0/1 || 0-Enc 5/8, 1-Enc 4/7 || tired at 11pm || Carrying Sunlight level Cont Light Coin Fili HP 10/11 || FP 6/11 || 0-Enc 6/9, 1-Enc 4/8 || tired at 11pm Hank HP 10/13 || FP 7/13 || 0-Enc 7/10, 1-Enc 5/9 || tired at 11pm Harolde HP 12/12 || FP 5/14 || PI 3/3 || 2-Enc 4/7, 3-Enc 3/6 || tired at 11pm, Poisoned (-1 Move/Dodge), crippled left leg Richard HP 10/10 || FP 7/10 || 0-Enc 5/8 || tired at 11pm Healing by Harolde: 1 Minor Healing on Hank 1 Minor healing on himself

: The road to Artonbruek, south of Rookroost, Bandit Kingdoms : Earthday, Sixth of (festival week) Time: just after noon Weather: Cold, 53°, cloudy skies and mild wind from the south Sunrise/set: just after 6am/ just before 6:30pm Character Present: Arwi, Finn, Kelarith, Nessia, Rindo, Snowbelle Amira says, "I'm just as happy stopping only long enough to fill the water barrels and grab a bite to eat. We'll tell em what we saw and found, but I don't necessarily want to be around when this place gets attacked." She looks at Rindo, "You can stay outside if you want, maybe even hang out outside the wall, don't even go through the gate if you want. Then again, we can always hide you back inside the wagon crawl-space again," she says with far too much of a grin on her face. OOC Character Status Arwi HP 12/12 FP 7/12 Combat Move/Dodge 5/9 (1) || Finn HP 10/10 FP 8/10 Combat Move/Dodge 5/9 (0) || Kelarith HP 12/12 FP 10/10 Combat Move/Dodge 4/7 (1) || Nessia HP 12/12 FP 9/12 Combat Move/Dodge 4/7 (1) || Rindo HP 10/10 FP 9/10 Combat Move/Dodge 4/7 (1) || Snowbelle HP 15/15 FP 8/13 Combat Move/Dodge 4/7 (2) ||

Posted. You can just light one! There are several makeshift torches as well as good ones in the group's possession.

vedas man shakes a moment then starts to cry. He takes the waterskin and drinks deeply before dropping it to the ground. He then starts mumbling over and over in the Southlander tongue, his eyes occasionally fixing on the the shiny tip of the Lady's spear. He rocks back and forth, hugging himself tightly. The torch flickers and sputters again, burning down low, close to Ozemur's hand. The skald is sure it we'll be out in mere minutes. A slight shuffling sound is heard nearby, like something dragging over the hard-packed earth, though it's direction is difficult to discern. OOC Ashor is a name you have heard before as the God of the southlanders. Another burial mound chamber. This one has an exit on the far side and someone is cowering where the purple dot is. Marching Order 1st rank: Yngvildr, Ozemurt 2nd rank: Æsbiorn 3rd rank: Reginleif, Valthjofr 4th rank: Falki Exploration Group Movement: 60' Turn (6' per minute) Current turn: 7 Time elapsed since last GM post: 3m Minutes until next turn: 6m Light source 30' radius Extra Torches Remaining : 5

Ok I'll look this evening. I didn't do much modern GURPS so the shotgun things is not well known to me. Also... I'm letting you know that this week between Wednesday and Sunday afternoon, I will likely be offline. In addition to the 3 concerts I'm going to (one of which is an out of town trip) I'll be doing multiple after hours work functions as well. I will try to check in if possible.

Hey everyone, just letting you know that this week, between Wednesday and Sunday afternoon, I will likely be completely offline. In addition to the 3 concerts I'm going to (one of which is an out of town anniversary trip) I'll be doing multiple after-hours work functions as well. Please continue to talk and plan amongst yourselves and I will try to check in if possible. I will be able to check in and post tonight and tomorrow though.

: Beneath the abandoned bathhouse, Foreign Quarter, City and Domain of Greyhawk : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 5:30pm Weather: Moderate, 66°, partly cloudy, steady, light breeze from the northwest Sunrise/set: just before 6am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: Emily, Fili, Vidar, Hank, Harolde, Alvan, and Richard. Alvan steps forward and waves his hands back and forth, "Hold on, hold on. I've got this." He kneels and traces some intricate symbols on the floor at the edge of the pit. He contorts his fingers and face, mumbling some unintelligible incantations. With a soft crunching sound a ridge of stone extends from the wall, making a narrow walkway along the left side, stretching to the far side. "Worked stone is difficult to manipulate. That is the best I can do," he says, nodding toward his handiwork. OOC This will give +5 to the climbing roll. Any two people can choose to assist Harolde as he hobbles across. Each of their successes will give him +1 to his roll, which is only at +2, not +5 due to the crippled leg. And for those of you that still don't have Climbing, that defaults to DX-5... so with the bonus for the ledge, its a base DX roll. It'll take a minute for each person to shimmy across the ledge, two minutes for Harolde. Character Status Emily HP 10/10 || FP 4/12 || ER 0/1 || 0-Enc 5/8, 1-Enc 4/7 || tired at 11pm || Carrying Sunlight level Cont Light Coin Fili HP 10/11 || FP 6/11 || 0-Enc 6/9, 1-Enc 4/8 || tired at 11pm Hank HP 10/13 || FP 7/13 || 0-Enc 7/10, 1-Enc 5/9 || tired at 11pm Harolde HP 12/12 || FP 5/14 || PI 3/3 || 2-Enc 4/7, 3-Enc 3/6 || tired at 11pm, Poisoned (-1 Move/Dodge), crippled left leg Richard HP 10/10 || FP 7/10 || 0-Enc 5/8 || tired at 11pm Healing by Harolde: 1 Minor Healing on Hank 1 Minor healing on himself

The figure looks as if he is trying to squeeze himself further into the corner he is in. He lets out a little yelp as Ozemur speaks to him. Slowly, he turns his head, peeking out of the corner of his eye. He has the face of a Southlander, though it is covered with blood and grime. He reaches out defensively with his left arm, revealing a nasty, bloody stump where his left hand used to be. He utters a string of words in the Southlander language, still quivering and shaking. His words, at first are clearly spoken in fear, but the last things he says have a more questioning tone to them. When he finishes speaking, his eyes change from a look of terror to one of confusion. OOC Another burial mound chamber. This one has an exit on the far side and someone is cowering where the purple dot is. Marching Order 1st rank: Yngvildr, Ozemurt 2nd rank: Æsbiorn 3rd rank: Reginleif, Valthjofr 4th rank: Falki Exploration Group Movement: 60' Turn (6' per minute) Current turn: 7 Time elapsed since last GM post: 1m Minutes until next turn: 9m Light source 30' radius Extra Torches Remaining : 5

Welcome to the group glad to have you here!

Fyi I did run across this tonight

: Beneath the abandoned bathhouse, Foreign Quarter, City and Domain of Greyhawk : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 5:30pm Weather: Moderate, 66°, partly cloudy, steady, light breeze from the northwest Sunrise/set: just before 6am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: Emily, Fili, Vidar, Hank, Harolde, Alvan, and Richard. After moving through the strange, unsettling archway, everyone takes a moment to gather their feet again. Looking around, the tunnel feels different, older, somehow. The stones in the wall are ancient, crumbling bricks. Faint outlines of symbols and carvings can barely be detected on their surfaces, but due to time, no real details can be deciphered. The chanting is louder now, coming from up ahead. Continuing on, the group comes across a wide pit blocking further passage. The gap in the floor is easily 12 feet across. A deep darkness rests in its depths, and even with Emily's magical light, a bottom cannot be seen. The passage continues on the other side of the pit and along the walls on either side are numerous depressions and handholds, implying one could climb along to ther other side. OOC Character Status Emily HP 10/10 || FP 4/12 || ER 0/1 || 0-Enc 5/8, 1-Enc 4/7 || tired at 11pm || Carrying Sunlight level Cont Light Coin Fili HP 10/11 || FP 6/11 || 0-Enc 6/9, 1-Enc 4/8 || tired at 11pm Hank HP 10/13 || FP 7/13 || 0-Enc 7/10, 1-Enc 5/9 || tired at 11pm Harolde HP 12/12 || FP 5/14 || PI 3/3 || 2-Enc 4/7, 3-Enc 3/6 || tired at 11pm, Poisoned (-1 Move/Dodge), crippled left leg Richard HP 10/10 || FP 7/10 || 0-Enc 5/8 || tired at 11pm Healing by Harolde: 1 Minor Healing on Hank 1 Minor healing on himself

: The Broken Oak Inn, Burle, Viscounty of Salinmoor, Keoland : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: just after 11:50am Weather: Warming 76° and getting a bit stuffy Sunrise/set: just before 5am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: everyone It's nearly noon by the time the group gets everything together and ready to go. Dhiir estimates no more than a two hour walk. He goes over his directions again, to make sure everyone knows how to get there just fine. As everyone is gathering in the road outside of the Broken Oak, a well dressed Suel man, someone who has been seen hanging out in the common room of the Inn recently, steps up and introduces himself with a formal bow. "Good morn, to you, my fine friends. My name is Wilmott, I hail from the more northern reaches of mighty Keoland. I apologize, but I have been unable to avoid overhearing your recent plans to delve into the sinkhole. Quite interesting, quite," he says, hmmm-ing to himself. "While I am not one to do such delvings, I am one that is occasionally interested in things found in such places. Of course gems and treasure are nice, but I am not interested in those things. I am interested in more, shall we say, interesting finds. If you come across anything that fits this bill, I would like to render my services as an identifier, consigner, or purchaser of such things." Getting some confused looks from some of the group, he speaks more plainly. "If you find anything interesting or unique, please bring it to me. I have been know to pay top coin for such things," he says with a smile. OOC Character Status Drezghl HP 17/17|| FP 16/16|| Combat Move/Dodge 7/10 || Hinami HP 11/11 || FP 13/13 || Combat Move/Dodge 7/12 || Kelvan HP 9/9|| FP 12/12|| Combat Move/Dodge 6/10 || Maria HP 10/10|| FP 13/13 || PI 5/5 || Combat Move/Dodge 5/8 || Quill HP -/-|| FP -/-|| Combat Move/Dodge -/- || Zurana HP 20/20 || FP 15/15 || Combat Move/Dodge 8/12 ||

: Beneath the abandoned bathhouse, Foreign Quarter, City and Domain of Greyhawk : Moonday, Third of (festival week) Time: around 5:20pm Weather: Moderate, 66°, partly cloudy, steady, light breeze from the northwest Sunrise/set: just before 6am/ just after 6pm Characters Present: Emily, Fili, Vidar, Hank, Harolde, Alvan, and Richard. Hank, quite uneasy from the strange sensation of passing through the arcway, slumps to the floor, his legs having given out beneath him. Richard stands, holding what looks like a lit match, faintly illuminating the continuing stairway. Suddenly, Emily bursts into view, her glowing stone lighting the way forward, though the way back is mysteriously dark. A moment later, Fili, Harolde, and Alvan emerge from the strange magical darkness behind. Almost immediately, Alvan stumbles and drops down hard on one knee. OOC Everyone else that has now passed the arch, please make a Body Sense roll. this defaults to DX-6 or Acrobatics-3 Due to Alvan loosing his footing, Harolde is at an additional -1.... Character Status Emily HP 10/10 || FP 4/12 || ER 0/1 || 0-Enc 5/8, 1-Enc 4/7 || tired at 11pm || Carrying Sunlight level Cont Light Coin Fili HP 10/11 || FP 6/11 || 0-Enc 6/9, 1-Enc 4/8 || tired at 11pm Hank HP 10/13 || FP 7/13 || 0-Enc 7/10, 1-Enc 5/9 || tired at 11pm Harolde HP 12/12 || FP 5/14 || PI 3/3 || 2-Enc 4/7, 3-Enc 3/6 || tired at 11pm, Poisoned (-1 Move/Dodge), crippled left leg Richard HP 10/10 || FP 7/10 || 0-Enc 5/8 || tired at 11pm Healing by Harolde: 1 Minor Healing on Hank 1 Minor healing on himself

pugilist HP: 6/13 FP: 11/11 As the dust and smoke clears, Sloan takes aim and fires at the bandit to his left. OOC Shotgun 11 Range looks to be -5 ACC is +5 so that cancels out... Shotgun 11 my shotgun damage says Var