And back I am. Exhausted, certainly, and may need a while for that to wear off, but I'm once more here to read and even write!
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5 yrs ago
Won't be replying for a while. Am hiking.
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5 yrs ago
My congratulations to the winners of TI9! Well played gentlemen, well played.
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5 yrs ago
Should have been writing posts. Took part in D&D shenaniganry instead. Got to fix that tomorrow.
5 yrs ago
There's a lot of backlog here on my end. I'm trying my best to lessen it, but replies might be less frequent for a time. A welcome change from the nothing doing I went through though! Thanks partners!
Bio
I suppose it is about time for me to copypaste fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...
I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is that serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!
I do think that should about cover it, yes.
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
The creature had been made an offer, but for it Kyra would only find herself dragged closer to the edge of the plateau. "Bad meat. Meat eaters. Stringy, terrible. Noting to the grass eaters they brought me. I will need more than a few dirty fighter corpses to abandon a meal like you", they revealed, though did not yet pull anyone into the pit. "All they brought me was close to spoiling. If you find me fresh, then I will move." A motive was a motive. Waiting for the adventurers to confirm whether they would take the deal or not, the monster did not yet release anyone from its grip.
Yet by now something else entirely would take place. From the Eastern end of the room, the shout "Jaka!" could be heard from a small maw as a pair of clay pots flew through the air towards Orchid and Brannor. On impact to the ground, each of the containers shattered with a bang, showering the front line with a sticky liquid that soon begun to harden. It seemed a few opponents had decided to remain in hiding, and ready to act on an opportune moment.
Yet there was another uncertainty factor here. One in form of a large tentacular monster. "Hey! I am in the middle of something here!" the monster protested, diverting a tentacle to shoo away the kobolds, delaying the next attack by a precious few seconds.
Aside from that, the prepared ambush of the kobolds is slowed down by the creature you are currently negotiating terms with. They get not to finish the first stage immediately, giving you a chance to act first. ROLL FOR INITIATIVE!
The creature let not go of one of the people it had already caught, and one of its many tentacles even slapped itself on top of the sling that had been dropped to the floor. "Haaaaarh?" it voiced its confusion. "No more? So what you are saying is that they won't be feeding me any longer?" The creature seemed to consider this for a moment, the one eye on its body turning between Parum and the people it had actually caught in its grasp. Then it tugged again, not with enough power to have anyone topple over the edge, but with enough force to reel them all closer to it still.
"I will eat. And if you have killed all that fed me…" it let the thought hang in the air for a moment. It didn't seem like it was truly getting anywhere, more like it just needed the time to make sense of this new detail that it had now suddenly come across. It would not be fed any longer. "The meat was never the freshest, but it was all prepared. All I had to do was look after the eggs. And now you broke some". the monster resumed, its piercing gaze drilling into each member of the party in turn. But on the good side, it didn't seem that eager to drag everyone down with itself.
The group was almost evenly split in two, the two larger bipedal figures making their stand at the front, whereas towards the back the smallest and the oldest drew back, observing the situation unfolding before them. Kyra, in turn, made an attempt to do both of these things at once, taking the crucial two seconds to aim and let loose another arrow, avoidance of which might have saved her from being targeted in the way she ended up in. As she rushed for safety, two tendrils shot out from the dark after her, the first slapping against the cavern floor behind her, but the other managed to wrap itself around her torso and soon begun curling around one arm, stopping her dash short as she soon found herself reeled backwards, though she yet managed to resist the effect. As for her arrow, she was quite sure she had heard quite the satisfying splat from down there, but she didn't really have time to double check it right now.
Brannor and Orchid were attacked from multiple directions, each of the pair managing to fend off one of their attackers but neither of them could avoid the fate of ending up in the embrace of these nearly stone coloured and rough surfaced tendrils coming out from the dark. They were both pulled towards the edge of the pit due South, at first nothing showing itself as the clear source of these grasping appendages… until one of the stalagmites opened its eye, noticeable even in the greyscale version of the world those with darkvision were granted, with a sharp toothed mouth opening below it. "Who is making a mess out there?" came a high-pitched voice from behind those teeth. "Come closer or I'll drag you down!"
Having noticed what was taking place, Torus had once more taken on the form of a tiger and was rushing towards the tendril trying to pull Kyra back into the room, but the combination of the threat of another coming his way and the fact the creature was talking stalled him to nervous inaction. It would perhaps be best to encourage his actions one way or the other.
The guardian of the alcove uses two tentacles to go for each of the party members choosing not to immediately retreat. The attack rolls to grapple (but not deal immediate damage) are as follows:
Each grappled individual is also restrained, and has disadvantage on Strength checks and Saving Throws. One may attempt to free themselves from the grapple with an action or be helped free. The tentacles are also possibly vulnerable to damage, should you endeavour to test such a thing. The creature does seem to be trying to talk to you though.
Torus's actions (or lack of) have been determined on DM side.
Legend: Red splat is the enemy. Black splats are what you believe are eggs. Solid black are notably large stalagmites. Darker grey is edge. Lighter grey is area below.
We are missing @Zverda's call @Lucius Cypher, and on top of that I am somewhat busy. Stuff will move on once I wrap up my holiday business, with or without the declared action of the last group member wuth their standin character.
Oh snap. Spooky tentacles coming out. Is it possible for Orchid to see what the source of these tentacles are?
I am afraid that is well beyond the 60ft darkvision range.
On a related note, could the party have a crude, or even well developed if one is so inclined, map to better represent the exact positioning of all things? I suspect that this might be mighty relevant with something that seems to have very, very long reach and is no kobold or dragon from the look of it, @Hekazu.
I will be able to provide one tomorrow at earliest. Right now is quite busy a time in my personal schedule, but that's the holiday season in general isn't it?
I'll be taking in all simultaneous actions before declaring results, but I have made note of @Norschtalen's shot.
The first attempts at the assault had not been as notable upon the man sized objects in the dark, but they had had an effect. Something to further prove the fact that an effect had been had was already stirring there in the dark, out of sight of those who lacked the eyes to see into the deep recesses, behind the shroud formed by lack of light and snuffed torches. Had this room always been this dark? No, now that Brannor raised his nose he could smell it in the air. Faintly, but it was there. Smoke. There had been fire in here, but it had been shut off.
The first warning had been received. The second was a sudden clacking of a series of small falling rocks coming from their side. And then the threat itself rose to the air. It wasn't a creature leaping out to them. It wasn't a piece of ammunition either, soaring through the air with the intent to maim. No, what came at them didn't even choose to arrive from the direction of the caged off stairs that had been the first source of suspicion. What came at them was a group of six smooth tendrils rising from the area down to their right, the way that the eggs they had attacked were placed in. They did not quite reach the group yet, having to close a bit of distance still after revealing themselves from the edge, but they were most certainly en route towards the adventurers.
Six (6) tendrils rise from the darkness of the lower area to your right. They are undoubtedly coming at you, though you may all act in a manner you choose suitable before they get to you.
I suppose it is about time for me to [s]copypaste[/s] fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...[list][*] I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
[*] I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
[*] I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is [b]that[/b] serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
[*] Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities![/list]I do think that should about cover it, yes.
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I suppose it is about time for me to <span class="bb-s">copypaste</span> fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.<br><br>I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...<ul class="bb-list" style="white-space: normal;"><li>I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.</li><li>I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.</li><li>I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is <span class="bb-b">that</span> serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.</li><li>Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!</li></ul>I do think that should about cover it, yes.<br><br>Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!</div>
