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Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@XxFellsingxX

Would Skobeloff have enough time to study the pixie before they flee?

@rush99999

Sure, go for it.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

For Study Someone, are we limited to the options listed? Was wondering if it was possible to gauge whether or not we could outrun the rodents. Will edit the post with a roll if appropriate!

@Vertigo

You are supposed to be, yes, though I am considering altering the move slightly to add more questions (or adding a different move to compliment it).

You could potentially ask "How could I get you to ___?" and ask something along the lines of "How could I get you to not attack/chase us?" or "How could I get you to go away?"

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

As a trickster and member of House Myndoth, it doesn't take long for Skobeloff to recognise the situation he's in: the thing that he keeps seeing in the corner of his eye is a pixie, a tiny winged fairy with a love of mischief. In particular, they are known for following travellers through the woods and causing them to get turned around by throwing pixie dust in their eyes. Knowing that, Skobeloff plays along, allowing his winged stalker to think he's completely fooled. Then, just as he catches another flicker of movement at the edge of his vision, he turns his head immediately to find himself staring straight at a small humanoid with large, purplish-blue butterfly wings. They're wearing an upside-down flower as a hat and their clothes seemed to be made from a mixture of fine dark-blue silk and vibrant leaves. They are clutching a small pouch which they were in the process of rummaging through, and Skobeloff can see the glimmer of pixie dust clenched within their fist.

However, Skobeloff turning so quickly to face them seems to have thrown the pixie off, and instead of throwing the dust into the dragon's eye, it instead falls to the ground by his feet, where he can easily grab for it. The pixie looks at the dust on the ground, then back at Skobeloff. After a moment of just staring at each other, the pixie spins around and flies as fast as it can the opposite direction, shouting "Uh oh, gotta go!" as they do so.

Skobeloff now has two options: now that the pixie is gone, he can try and course-correct and make his way towards the stronghold without having to worry about being mislead again, or he can attempt to follow the pixie to wherever it is fleeing. What will he do?

(Note: neither choice involves you having to roll again)

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@XxFellsingxX
Would Stargaze know anything about these rats and the best way to deal with them? ^^”

@Guardian Angel Haruki

*that moment you wish there was something akin to a history or nature check in Epyllion*

These creatures don't look exactly like something Stargaze has seen, though some of their features seem familiar. It's a weird sort of dissonant feeling that Stargaze isn't entirely able to place.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@rush99999 Hey Rush, because you rolled a miss on Traverse The Wilderness, you have a -1 first roll dealing with whatever obstacle you encounter so technically you rolled a 9. That's still a pass but it means you have to choose whether you want to create an opportunity or sieze a position/resource.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Thought it would take me longer to come up with something, but apparently, when thinking about all the possible horrors you could run into in a magical forest, my brain was like "Don't worry, buddy, I got you"

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Garrock watched the drakes debate with only the vaguest of interests, all the while stretching his various limbs and occasionally sparing a wary glance towards the jungle. Once the decision was made, he stood back up to his full height. "Well, if that's finally settled," he muttered with an impatient swish of his tail. That being said, as the groups begin to split off and make their separate ways into the foliage, Skobeloff catches Garrock turning his head towards him and giving him an approving nod... or maybe it was just a cursory glance and a small twitch of the head. It's not easy to tell, as he quickly turns away and continues following behind Stargaze's group.

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Since Stargaze was hatched and raised in the deeper, murkier part of the jungle, she's a little less familiar with the more vibrant, outer areas and it takes her a while to find a good path. It doesn't help that the trees are so densely packed at some points that the group has to either stop and wait for Garrock to untangle himself from whatever tree he's gotten himself stuck on or to find an easier way the larger, less agile dragon can travel. Any time the older dragon finds himself struggling with the environment, you notice his demeanor get grumpier, as if he detests the very idea that he's the one holding up the group.

Eventually, the trees do start to get more spaced apart, and the dragons' start to feel the ground becoming softer and less sure under their feet. Stargaze will find this marshier ground far more negotiable than her companions, and she is starting to better recognize where she is. However, before she can fully get a grasp of where they might be in relation to Echo's cave, the group suddenly hears a combination of squeaks, snuffling and scurrying that brings to mind a group of enraged rats. As the group tries to pinpoint the origin of the sound, Garrock suddenly gives a loud yelp. Something leapt out of the trees and is currently hanging on to the joint of his wing by its teeth. Fellwing notices the resemblance between it and the creatures she saw swarming him and Shieldwing in her previous vision. After trying to shake it off with little avail, Garrock reaches over and grabs it, trying to yank it off. He does eventually succeed, but not without causing it to take a large chunk of his flesh with it. Giving a pained snarl, the yellow dragon tosses the creature down to the ground. It hits the earth, takes a moment to right itself before giving a loud, ear-piercing squeal. Within moments, more and more of those creatures come scurrying out of the trees and begin surrounding the group.

What do Stargaze, Fellwing and Shieldwing do?

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In contrast to his companions, Skobeloff's walk through the woods is fairly pleasant, with no signs of monsters, dangerous wildlife or even the smallest geological obstacle. Of course, this lack of hindrance starts to make it more and more obvious how quiet the forest is. The only sounds Skobeloff's hears for the next hour or so are his own footsteps, and there is not the slightest hint of movement anywhere he may look. There isn't even a breeze to rattle and rustle the trees around him. After a while, it starts to feel a lot less pleasant and a lot more eerie. Unnatural.

After a long walk of not seeing a single sign of sentient life, nor any hint that he's any closer to the Tessith stronghold, Skobeloff finally sees something. Or thinks he does. In the corner of his eye, there is the smallest of movements, accompanied by a faint flash of light and colour. However, should the blue dragon turn his head in that direction, he finds nothing there, nor any indication that there ever was anything there. After that bizarre moment, for the rest of his continue travel, he starts noticing the same movement in the corner of his eye every so often. Each time he tries to center his sight on it, he finds nothing. This goes on for some time, with enough breaks in between that just when Skobeloff might think his mind his playing tricks on him, it happens again.

Eventually, he starts to notice something else, something even more troubling: his surroundings are starting to look very samey. Should he take a moment to gaze around his surroundings, he spots a bush bearing a single, bright orange flower. Looking at it for a moment, Skobeloff starts to get this sense of deja vu, like he's passed this specific bush more than once already during his walk. Somehow, despite not feeling like he's made that many turns during his walk, he gets the sense that this whole time, he's walking in circles.

What does Skobeloff do?

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

@rush99999 @Guardian Angel Haruki

Aaaand literally the next rolls after I explained how misses work are misses. Wow. Well, at least you both get 1 point of EXP.

Now I'm going to have to think about what you guys are going to run into.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Alright, haven't heard anything from Digi. Before I get a post up, I need to ask @rush99999 and whoever is planning on leading the other group to make a roll for Traverse the Wilderness.

Traverse the Wilderness

TRAVERSE THE WILDERNESS: When you traverse the wilderness, choose one person to be the leader. The leader states where they are trying to go, and rolls 2d6 which they add or subtract from based on the list of conditions below.
- If the leader has been their before, add 1.
- If the leader has no darkness marked, add 1.
- If no one in the group has been there before, subtract 1.
- If the leader has three or more darkness marked, subtract 1.
On a 10+, the party reaches their destination for without any hiccups, and the leader gets a +1 on their next roll. On a 7-9, they still reach their destination but encounter an obstacle on the way. The GM presents a list of obstacles for the leader to choose from. On a miss, the group ends up somewhere they're not supposed to be. The GM chooses an threat for them to encounter and the leader gets -1 on their first move against it. Once the threat has been dealt with, the leader can choose to course correct and get the group back to their original destination, or choose to delve deeper into the unknown.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Jub the Peculiar

"Well, he took that far better than I thought he would," Jub muttered to Brutrumukk. He wasn't sure whether to take the halfling's lack of surprise or fear at this revelation as suspicious or simple eccentricity. However, his ears did perk up slightly as the mention of following a 'feminine figure' into a portal. "This figure... it wouldn't happen to be a kenku, would it? Or someone vaguely birdlike at least?" He motioned to himself and Brutrumukk. "We met one before we got here and we know she's somehow involved with all..." He gestured vaguely around himself. "This." He paused, considering how much they should tell these strangers. The halfling at least seemed to be even more confused about this whole situation than they had been. The Misters had at least told their group something about what was happening, but it seemed this guy knew next to nothing. He turned his head back to the other members of his party, giving them a questioning an expression as if to ask 'what now?'