Corren & Rowan VII

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Missiledine's Archives</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missiledines Archives"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan"><U>Corren & Rowan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan II"><U>Corren & Rowan II</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan III"><U>Corren & Rowan III</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan IV"><U>Corren & Rowan IV</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan V"><U>Corren & Rowan V</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan VI"><U>Corren & Rowan VI</U></A>   |   <B>Corren & Rowan VII</B>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan IIX"><U>Corren & Rowan IIX</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id187.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corren Rowan IIIX"><U>Corren & Rowan IIIX</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Epilouge"><U>Epilouge</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U><B>Archive Directory</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12b8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Corren & Rowan VII</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 8th Game Session </div> <div>                        Velitrium Campaign: Lendale Faire, In the</div> <div>                        Palood </div> <div>                        PC: Corren </div> <div>                        Rowan </div> <bR> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok, to recap.... </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: we get new hats, cool, </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan was about to be sucked</div> <div>                        into the bottomless abyss of the Palood, to be</div> <div>                        digested for all eternity by the Lovcraftian</div> <div>                        Horror that shall not be </div> <div>                        named... </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I made my SAN check </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Errr, I am I ahead of myself </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: In other words, business as usual?</div> <bR> <div>                        Missiledine: Right! I knew it would work out! </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok, actually, Rowan is dangling</div> <div>                        by a few threads of fraying rope, in a room of</div> <div>                        slimey unknown horror, while his companions</div> <div>                        hurl armloads of shit </div> <div>                        down on top of him... or something like that </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: now that I remember </div> <div>                        Missiledine: In other words, buisness as usual</div> <bR> <div>                        Dukejr01: this calls for a beer. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: <suiting word to action> </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: ah. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: same senario, different campaign </div> <div>                        Missiledine: 'Ok, Rowan. The walls are still</div> <div>                        covered with a wide variety of molds,</div> <div>                        mosses, slimes and fungus types. Many you</div> <div>                        have nmever seen before </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Your plant vision revealed that</div> <div>                        the walls underneath are covered with</div> <div>                        hyreoglyphics and a pattern of indented rings </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: which I have relayed to the people</div> <div>                        covering me with shit </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The floor slopes treacherously,</div> <div>                        towards the door </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: ...and you intend to kill us </div> <div>                        Missiledine: If it wasn't for the tension on the</div> <div>                        rope, you would have slid down the slope by</div> <div>                        now </div> <div>                        Missiledine: :-D </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: THATS why I left it tied around me </div> <div>                        Missiledine: As it is, you have difficulty</div> <div>                        keeping your feet under you every time you</div> <div>                        move </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: maybe we should toss a shovel</div> <div>                        down to the druid so he can improve his</div> <div>                        footing </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: and until they stop shoveling crap</div> <div>                        down here, I'm just dangling </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You have only advanced maybe</div> <div>                        four or fibve feet beyond the edge of the hole </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I don't want to advance too much</div> <div>                        farther...just enough not to get guano dumped</div> <div>                        on my head </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The chamber is 8' wide, 15' long</div> <div>                        and has a 12' ceiling </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: if they hand me down the shovel, I</div> <div>                        can start spreading out the dirt and crap </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Well, Talbon finally calls a halt to</div> <div>                        the digging. You have a pile that is roughly</div> <div>                        oval, 8' x 4' and maybe 2' deep </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren hands down a shovel to</div> <div>                        Rolb, so he can hand it down to Roewen </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Once you step onto the pile you</div> <div>                        have secure footing... </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I start spreading the maneure </div> <div>                        Missiledine: However, you are having a hell of</div> <div>                        a time seeing and breathing from all the</div> <div>                        guano dust </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You find yourself sneezing</div> <div>                        repeatedly </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: anybody have a piece of cloth I</div> <div>                        can use as a scarf/mask? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: is the guano dry? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: yes </div> <div>                        Missiledine: yesy, Rolb tosses you a scarf </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: put it on and continue </div> <div>                        Missiledine: How deep a layer are you going</div> <div>                        to leave? </div> <div>                        ElwingFD has left the room. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: is the grass nearby fairly long? may</div> <div>                        be that would improve tractiona bit. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD has entered the room. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: good </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: where were we? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: shoveling shit </div> <div>                        Missiledine: All right... The question to Rowan</div> <div>                        is, how thick a layer will you spread, how far</div> <div>                        will you spread it, how wide a path will you</div> <div>                        make? Also, doing this with </div> <div>                        the rope tied taut is awkward </div> <div>                        Missiledine: brb, zane is fussing </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: ahhhh... beer. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: well, a path to the door is</div> <div>                        obvious...don't know if anyone else thinks we</div> <div>                        need it to go anywhere else </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: might want to cover the whole floor</div> <div>                        if possible in case there is a trap on the door</div> <div>                        that would necessitate dodging away </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: dont think there's enough guano </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I can dig up some dirt. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: sorry </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Well? what's the word? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: a beer makes things better. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: thunderbird </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I'm making a path to the door, let's</div> <div>                        see what's left when that gets finished </div> <div>                        Missiledine: a little more detail pleas... </div> <div>                        Missiledine: please </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I'm making a dirt path towards the</div> <div>                        door, wide enough for a person to walk down </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok, you have plenty of guano to</div> <div>                        do it </div> <div>                        Missiledine: are you untying or taking more</div> <div>                        slack? </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: once that is done, I will see what's</div> <div>                        left...also someone can come down a join me</div> <div>                        if there's room....no untying! </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I ask Rolb to keep me taugh, just in</div> <div>                        case </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok, you extend the mound</div> <div>                        outwards towards the door. Working like this</div> <div>                        is awkward, but possible </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: "My Lord. you may wish to look at</div> <div>                        the sybols on the wall, shall I get more dirt to</div> <div>                        spread out over that part of the floor?" </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: symbols </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You have pushed the forward</div> <div>                        edge out about four feet, keeping it about two</div> <div>                        feet wide. The third shovel full that you toss</div> <div>                        beyond the four foot mark, </div> <div>                        causes the entire floor, from wall to wall and</div> <div>                        from the door to the edge of your path, to fall</div> <div>                        silently away </div> <div>                        Missiledine: There is deep darkness before</div> <div>                        you </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: wow, that's some trap </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: pull me up!!! </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The area your standing on</div> <div>                        seems firm </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: oh, I thought the entire floor</div> <div>                        disappeared </div> <div>                        Missiledine: no, 8' x 7' </div> <div>                        Missiledine: room is 8'x 15' </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: ok then....hmmmm </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Hmmmm </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: well, I'm wondering if that door is</div> <div>                        fake now </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Well, what now tree hugger? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: good chance of that. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I bring up the runes on the wall and</div> <div>                        ask if anybody thinks they can make sense of</div> <div>                        them </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok guys, what are you going to</div> <div>                        do here? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon shakes his head, "No,</div> <div>                        Jhensari writings are very specialized.</div> <div>                        Probably not more than ten or twelve people</div> <div>                        in the Kingdom who can read them </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: arn't they based on elvish? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb says, "Lower a light down</div> <div>                        that hole, see where the floor went." </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: the symbols might be writing, or</div> <div>                        they might be pictograms. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I get the light, but I bet it goes to</div> <div>                        the room of lost gurps characters :-) </div> <div>                        Missiledine: "No, the religion has ties to your</div> <div>                        own Druidism, which in turn has ties to the</div> <div>                        Elvish faith, but thats all the connection </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (Should be a bunch of dead</div> <div>                        D&D toe suckers down there.) </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: one of mine is down there </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Well, if it s Corren's decision, he</div> <div>                        suggests getting more dirt and twigs to cover</div> <div>                        the floor before the symbols, meanwhile the</div> <div>                        druid identifies the molds on </div> <div>                        the wall. the symbols mugh holda trigger or</div> <div>                        key. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: might </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You lower the light, it goes down</div> <div>                        about ten feet when you realise that the floor</div> <div>                        isn't gone completely, but hinged downward</div> <div>                        from the far wall </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: and can I see the bottom? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Lowering the light another two</div> <div>                        feet or so, then quite suddenly the light</div> <div>                        vanishes, you hear a pop and the rope goes</div> <div>                        slack </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Lantern is gone. Light vanished</div> <div>                        into thin air </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: pull the rope back up....is the end</div> <div>                        severed, torn, frayed? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: cut </div> <div>                        Missiledine: "Bugger me!" You hear Rolb</div> <div>                        mutter </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon grumbles something and</div> <div>                        climbs down tnhe rope into the pit with you.</div> <div>                        He comes over and stares down into the</div> <div>                        darkness </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren hands down another lamp </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I look down again with the new</div> <div>                        lamp. I also lower just the rope down to see if</div> <div>                        it chops off some more of the rope...if it's a</div> <div>                        blade down there, I would </div> <div>                        think it would need to have a weight at the end</div> <div>                        to cleanly cut it </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren hands Rolb his skin of beer.</div> <bR> <div>                        Missiledine: You see the end of the rope</div> <div>                        descend about nine feet, then it seems to</div> <div>                        vanish </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: your in a beer mood tonight :-) </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb shakes his head and pulls</div> <div>                        out his flask of something stronger </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: beer... its liquid bread, and its good</div> <div>                        for you. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren shrugs and offers it to the</div> <div>                        big guy. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: he nods and takes a pull </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Do you continue lowering the</div> <div>                        rope? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: "Think we need more dirt for the</div> <div>                        floor? </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: doesn't seem to make sense to do</div> <div>                        that </div> <div>                        Missiledine: It doesn't feel like its hit anything</div> <div>                        tho </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: hmmm, could this be a portal of</div> <div>                        some sort? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon picks up a handful of</div> <div>                        guano and sticks and tosses it in and listens.</div> <div>                        You don't hear anything </div> <div>                        Missiledine: After a suitrable pause he seems</div> <div>                        to concentrate and murmur something, then</div> <div>                        says. "Definate magic, probably an illusion of</div> <div>                        some kind." </div> <div>                        Missiledine: He looks at Rowan for a</div> <div>                        moment, in a calculating way, then goes back</div> <div>                        to the hole and calls up. "Get me a big log or</div> <div>                        a rock, something that will make </div> <div>                        a noise when it hits." </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren does so. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: it would have to be really big to</div> <div>                        make a bigger noise than a metal lantern</div> <div>                        hitting </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You finf a piece of half rotten log</div> <div>                        about three feet long, its damp and heavy.</div> <div>                        There is also a rock about the size of a</div> <div>                        football </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: rock first. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You pass it down and Talbon</div> <div>                        takes it, goes to the edge, raises it over his</div> <div>                        head and hurls it down </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren doesn't wait, he goes to get</div> <div>                        the log </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You hear a muffled 'Crack' then a</div> <div>                        low rumbling sound followed by a distant</div> <div>                        splash... there is a pause </div> <div>                        Missiledine: then, The floor that you, Rowan</div> <div>                        and Talbon, are standing on, drops. The</div> <div>                        edgew near the pit drops about three feet, the</div> <div>                        end by the opening seems as </div> <div>                        tho its hinged </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon grabs at Roiwan,</div> <div>                        grappling his legs. Rowan is dingling by the</div> <div>                        rope </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: ican corren help pull them up? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The rope is tied off, Corren, Rolb</div> <div>                        and Yossarrian all grab it and start to pull </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: if he's on my legs, isn't he partly</div> <div>                        past that 9ft mark where we lost the lantern? </div> <div>                        tacit01 has entered the room. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Are you looking down? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Hi Troy </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Troy is here to lurk again </div> <div>                        tacit01: 'ello all </div> <div>                        Missiledine: He's good at that </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: yes, well he grabbed my legs, I'm</div> <div>                        looking down, then up </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: hey Troy </div> <div>                        tacit01: why, thank you - I think </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon has his legs scrunched</div> <div>                        up as tight as he can </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: damn npcs </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: pull them up! </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, you notice something</div> <div>                        oozing out of the many indentations on the</div> <div>                        walls </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: joy...."Pull us all the way up Rolb!!!"</div> <bR> <div>                        Missiledine: It's a thickish, greenish greyish</div> <div>                        goo that is sliding quickly down the walls and</div> <div>                        spreading across the floor </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: can Corren help? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: As it is spreading into the</div> <div>                        existing molds and the trash on the floor, it</div> <div>                        begins fizzing and bubbling and releasing a</div> <div>                        retching, noxious odor that is making </div> <div>                        your head spin </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren anchors the top rope which I</div> <div>                        think is the one attached to Rowen </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: are we near the top yet? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: no </div> <div>                        Missiledine: With Talbon's weight over the</div> <div>                        edge, the going is very slow </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The mask your wearing is</div> <div>                        helping a bit, but you feel very woozy </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Suddenly Talbon lets go of his</div> <div>                        grip. You can't see him, but you are now</div> <div>                        moving faster towards the hole </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Your vision is getting very blurry</div> <div>                        and your skin feels like it is on fire </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: oh, shit. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren pulls as fast as he can </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The guys up top can now smell</div> <div>                        the fumes as well </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, almost unconscious,</div> <div>                        pops out the hole and collapses </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Something flashes upwards</div> <div>                        through the hole, and vanishes through the</div> <div>                        cave mouth to daylight </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Talbon? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Yossarian whips around and</div> <div>                        scrambles out of the pit and outside </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren rushes to apply first aid. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, you feel like your skin is</div> <div>                        on fire, you are taking damage from</div> <div>                        something, you can also see that your clothes</div> <div>                        and armor appear to be deteriorating </div> <div>                        before your eyes </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: get him to the water. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You and Rolb will have to drag</div> <div>                        him </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: owie </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You are in considerable pain </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I thought Corren was up top. but if</div> <div>                        not he scrambles up and lets rolb hand him up</div> <bR> <div>                        Dukejr01: use gloves </div> <div>                        Missiledine: True, you went up for the log </div> <div>                        Missiledine: smart </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: okay. what is sitrep. I assume that</div> <div>                        was Talbon flying up and presumably over to</div> <div>                        the water to rinse off. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Once Rowan is out of the cave it</div> <div>                        is still a fair way to the water. No sign of</div> <div>                        Yossarrian </div> <div>                        Missiledine: no sign of Talbon </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: okay. corren is going to spray his</div> <div>                        face off with the beer. while Rolb climbs up. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: together we carry him rapidly to the</div> <div>                        water. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok, Rowan is conscious, but just.</div> <div>                        He can stumble along </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: okay. Corren half drags him </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: owwwwwwwwwww </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (Another player, Doc Who would</div> <div>                        like to lurk the game. Ok?) </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: okay by me </div> <div>                        Dukejr01 has left the room. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ty? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01 has entered the room. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: owwwwwwww </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: :-) </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: sure </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: better </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I was disconnected. pardon </div> <div>                        Docportal has entered the room. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Gang's all here. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok Rowan, they dump you into</div> <div>                        the water </div> <div>                        tacit01: I dunno about this 2 lurker thing -</div> <div>                        sounds kinda creepy to me </div> <div>                        Missiledine: LOL! </div> <div>                        Missiledine: As soon as you his the mud and</div> <div>                        water it starts to feel better </div> <div>                        Missiledine: hit </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: splash in after him and smear him</div> <div>                        with mud </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: we make a mud druid </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: just keep the river critters away :-) </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, your clothes and leather</div> <div>                        goods are practicly rotted through. Your skin</div> <div>                        is inflamed and blistered, the worse parts are</div> <div>                        where it aws exposed </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: bleah. strip him off. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: do we have any wound mud? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Who are you asking? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I was wondering what our inventory</div> <div>                        was. if Corren doesn't know, he finishes first</div> <div>                        aiding Rowen, then searches for Talbon </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Not that you know of </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb will stay with Rowan to</div> <div>                        make sure he dosen't become Coolarhi</div> <div>                        lunchmeat </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: k. get Rowen cleaned off, strip off</div> <div>                        his clothes, take him back to camp, look for</div> <div>                        Talbon and Yossaren, i presume we can track</div> <div>                        them by the splashing </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You will find them down near the</div> <div>                        boats. Yossarrian is standing guard while</div> <div>                        Talbon is laying stretched out in the mud. He</div> <div>                        looks as bad as Rowan </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Is he consious? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: conscious. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Yes, he opens his eyes as you</div> <div>                        approach </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: "Lord, Rowen is alive. Do we have</div> <div>                        any wound mud that I can fetch for you?" </div> <div>                        Missiledine: "You will recall that I said that the</div> <div>                        Jhensari often used plants to guard their</div> <div>                        tombs." He closes his eyes again </div> <div>                        Missiledine: He makes a gesture to</div> <div>                        Yossarrian, who hands you a leather box that</div> <div>                        he is holding. There are three pots inside. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon says, "Don't use it all." </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren applies it to Talbon then</div> <div>                        Rowen. unless Talbon already has been</div> <div>                        dosed </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon is done </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: okay. Corren goes to apply it to</div> <div>                        Rowen. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren applies it to the worse</div> <div>                        blisters only </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: worst. like his face and exposed</div> <div>                        skin areas. like hands. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren then returns the wound mud.</div> <bR> <div>                        Dukejr01: Okay. well, our two wounded have</div> <div>                        guards. corren sets some water to boil and</div> <div>                        readies camp. blisters people will likely need</div> <div>                        water. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon gestures to Yossarrian</div> <div>                        agin, who then hands you a leather pouch.</div> <div>                        Talbon says, "Brew some tea with that." </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: right. Corren does so right away. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The mud doesn't heal any</div> <div>                        damage initially, but it does sooth the pain</div> <div>                        enormously </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, you can function again</div> <div>                        after that </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: well, that was....interesting </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: get wounded back to camp. boil</div> <div>                        tea. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The tea is made from healing</div> <div>                        grass. After you have had a dose you will</div> <div>                        recover three of the five points you lost. The</div> <div>                        wound Mud will help in your </div> <div>                        overnight healing as well </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: how many did I lose? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: 5 </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon lost 7 </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Talbon gets first cup. Corren sets</div> <div>                        about preparing camp defenses. makes</div> <div>                        more stakes etc. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: you both lost your clothes and</div> <div>                        armor as well </div> <div>                        Dukejr01 has left the room. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: did Talbon see anything when the</div> <div>                        floor dropped out? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Yossarrian is pulling out some</div> <div>                        clothes from a pack for Talbon, but the only</div> <div>                        armor he has is a leather jerkin. Talbon will</div> <div>                        toss an old, but clean tunic to </div> <div>                        you </div> <div>                        Dukejr01 has entered the room. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: I was disconnected again </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb also has an extra pair of</div> <div>                        servicable trousers you can have </div> <div>                        Missiledine: ok </div> <div>                        Missiledine: No, he was to busy trying to cast </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren has a blanket. but that is</div> <div>                        about it. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok, Talbon decides to take the</div> <div>                        rest of the day off to recover and hope that the</div> <div>                        poison will clear from the air </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Good. Corren busies himself</div> <div>                        preparing defenses for the camp. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: As the afternoon passes into</div> <div>                        twilight, the bugs are out in force and the frog</div> <div>                        chorus begins again </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: make a smokey campfire. corren</div> <div>                        smears ashes on his exposed skin to see if</div> <div>                        that discourages bugs. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: also, corren, in his newly</div> <div>                        camoflaged form. tries to hunt a frog. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: try some of that grayish/green</div> <div>                        ooze. That'll keep the bugs way :-) </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon, now dressed and looking</div> <div>                        fitter, is sitting off by himself, apparently lost in</div> <div>                        thought. Rolb will work on preparing supper.</div> <div>                        Yossarrian is off along </div> <div>                        the water edge fishing </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rowan, you have no idea what</div> <div>                        that was </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I know what it was, a catalyst </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (Actually, it was a 'Plot</div> <div>                        Complication') </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: any luck hunting frogs? Corren</div> <div>                        goes to where Yosssaren isn;t so he doesn't</div> <div>                        scare the fish </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You spearing them? </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: yes. any close to the island? he</div> <div>                        stalks them slowly if they are. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Yeah, there are a few of the big</div> <div>                        ones right along the water edge... You get</div> <div>                        quite close to one </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon will eventually rejoin you</div> <div>                        by the fire as supper is ready </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren moves in for the kill, he is</div> <div>                        patient. creeping slowly along. the ash camo</div> <div>                        should be handy </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: the great frog hunter </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok... You throw and... Got him!</div> <div>                        Unfortunately the thrust didn't kill it, tho it did</div> <div>                        impale the critter. You'd guess that it is bigger</div> <div>                        than a house cat and </div> <div>                        weighs between ten and twelve pounds. Its</div> <div>                        squirming like mad </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: can I get within arms reach? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Sure </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren grabs the spear and levers</div> <div>                        the frog onto land. then finishes it with knife </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Its a tough fight, but through brute</div> <div>                        strength and skill, you slay the beast </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren cleans it and takes it to</div> <div>                        camp for dinner. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: should be some meat on it. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Absolutely </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Once everyone is gathered</div> <div>                        Talbon says, "Does anyone have any</div> <div>                        thoughts on how to procede tomorrow." </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: corren cuts off a leg and roasts it.</div> <div>                        everyone is welcome. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: in DnD, how many exp points</div> <div>                        would he get? :-D </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb mutters, "North, I'd say." </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (3) </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren says. "we could dump water</div> <div>                        down there. since their is an obviuos drain.</div> <div>                        that might wash down the stuff. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: their = there. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (Actually, killing the frog is the</div> <div>                        easy part... surviving the poisoned flesh is the</div> <div>                        hard part.) </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: take a lot of water tho" </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: If its nean colored, don't eat it. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: neon </div> <div>                        Missiledine: lol </div> <div>                        Missiledine: "Hmm," Talbon thinks about that.</div> <div>                        "How about you, Druid? This is your</div> <div>                        specialty." </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I use my naturalist skill </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Your pretty sure that throwing all</div> <div>                        that guano and weeds etc in the hole was</div> <div>                        probably a bad idea. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The stuff dosen't behave like any</div> <div>                        plant you ever saw </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I thought we were talking about the</div> <div>                        frog </div> <div>                        Missiledine: no, we are talking about what you</div> <div>                        are going to do tomorrow to deal with the</div> <div>                        ooze </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: what about the frog. it is roasting</div> <div>                        nicely. everyone gets a good half pound or</div> <div>                        more. add a touch of salt... but Corren will let</div> <div>                        Rolb do the seasoning. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: (The frog is a frog) </div> <div>                        Missiledine: good eating </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: <we're talking "Chomp"> </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: "could see if it burns" </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon says, "Rowan, do you</div> <div>                        have any, err, spells that might work." Talbon</div> <div>                        nods at your suggestion. "I thought of that</div> <div>                        too." </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: well, I've tried identify spells </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Not on this stuff, it wasn't in the</div> <div>                        room at the time </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: oh your talking about the ooze? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Yes </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: I dont think ooze would qualify as</div> <div>                        plant </div> <div>                        Missiledine: "Are you sure?" Talbon asks </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: no harm in trying. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: well, what does my naturalist</div> <div>                        abiltity tell me? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: I already answered that </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: that didn't get answered other than</div> <div>                        it's like nothing I've ever seen before. but</div> <div>                        tomorrow I will make an attempt, when the</div> <div>                        gas clears out </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Did corren make any progress on</div> <div>                        the camp defenses? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: All right. The meal wraps up and</div> <div>                        Yossarian will take the first watch </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren takes middle. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: did the ashes help wwith the bugs? </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Your sharpened stakes? You</div> <div>                        have a couple rows worth. Hopefully no one</div> <div>                        will blunder into them while taking a piss </div> <div>                        Missiledine: No, not really </div> <div>                        Missiledine: You look like hell tho </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: damn,. okay. he will wash them off</div> <div>                        in the morning </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: it was good camo for frog hunting.</div> <div>                        that is my story and i am sticking to it. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Right </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Rolb takes last watch. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: The night passes quietly enough </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Dawn will find that Rowan is fully</div> <div>                        recovered in points, but he loks like he's been</div> <div>                        par boiled </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: good. in the morning. Corren</div> <div>                        washes off. checks his gear. </div> <div>                        ElwingFD: this may be a good time to stop </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: Corren might have an undershirt</div> <div>                        Rowen can have. </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Talbon is feeling better, tho he</div> <div>                        looks much the same... </div> <div>                        Missiledine: Ok, we can pick it up from here. </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: l </div> <div>                        Dukejr01: k </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Missiledines Archives"><U>Back to Archives</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>