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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1264719" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter 30, “Alton plays Dr. Doolittle”, September 13th, 1019, 9:15 P.M.The Kadtanach has a long pointed nose-like snout, which Alton has walked out upon, figuring that this is the only place that the creature can see him but not eat him.&nbsp;&nbsp; He gets a firm grip onto both sides and then turns off his invisibility so that the creature will notice him.&nbsp; &nbsp; “Trying to make the thing go cross-eyed,” Mojo’s player comments.&nbsp; The creature does notice the monkey on his nose, but has no major reaction.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton casts a Speak with Animals spell, but the creature does not seem to comprehend what he is saying.&nbsp; Alton then pulls the Speak with Monster spell from the Ring of Spell Storing taken from Grelmak.&nbsp; The creature now appears to reacts to what Alton is telling him, but lacks the ability to respond verbally.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton then activates the Amulet of ESP taken from Grelmak, which allows him to successfully probe the creature’s mind, and in conjunction with the other spell, understand them.The creature begins to respond to Alton’s question.&nbsp;&nbsp; It’s thoughts are very slow and somewhat simple.&nbsp;&nbsp; (The DM uses a slow and deep voice to convey this.&nbsp; Mojo and Narg’s players decide it is similar to the Monty Python D.P. Gumby voice, and begin tossing out lines from that skit.&nbsp; The DM eventually gets them to stop so that the game can resume.)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Alton discovers that the creature is not aware of exactly where it is.&nbsp;&nbsp; He starts to question the Kadtanach as to how it got there, discovering that the creature itself was responsible for the plane hopping.&nbsp;&nbsp; “Where is your home?” Alton asks.&nbsp;&nbsp; “Home.&nbsp; Yes…I can now go home now,” the creature thinks.&nbsp; &nbsp; Alton decides to communicate this up to Cassie and Mojo, but they are preoccupied with talking to Gellyath.&nbsp; Cassie asks Gellyath, “Why did you try to attack us?”&nbsp;&nbsp; He says, “I though you were with the enemy.&nbsp; They used wyverns and might have had a dragon too.”&nbsp;&nbsp; “White dragons don’t work with evil creatures,” she replies.&nbsp;&nbsp; He answers, “I wouldn’t know.”&nbsp;&nbsp; She replies, “Well, given the name of your team you might want to take the time actually learn something about them.”&nbsp; &nbsp; Mojo voice sounds out “We’re doing fine here.&nbsp; Things are under control.”&nbsp; Gellyath then says, “I’m still looking for my teammate Grelmak.&nbsp; Have you seen him?”&nbsp; Cassie replies, “I wouldn’t go looking for him if I were you.”&nbsp;&nbsp; “Why?” Gellyath replies.&nbsp;&nbsp; She answers, “He been incinerated.&nbsp; There’s nothing left.”&nbsp;&nbsp; The fighter’s face goes pale over hearing this, and his only comment is “Oh.”&nbsp; &nbsp; In the silence that follows they hear Alton’s chimp voice yelling, and fly down closer to him, but still above the creature’s head, lest he decide to eat them.&nbsp; &nbsp; Alton yells up “I’m talking to it.&nbsp;&nbsp; It wants to go home.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Gellyath replies, “Just so it will get away from the town.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton explains to the Kadtanach how he would like for it to turn around and leave the way it had come.&nbsp;&nbsp; It does do, making a very sharp turn, which has its tail slam into a nearby house and reduce the building to splinters.&nbsp; “Oops, sorry about that,” Alton tells Gellyath.&nbsp;&nbsp; “Just get it to go,” the fighter replies.&nbsp; The creature begins walking away.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton asks it about the gnoll creatures and is told how they had mistreated the Kadtanach, and how the straps and buildings hurt.&nbsp; &nbsp; Alton says, “Well, maybe we can help you remove them.”&nbsp; &nbsp; The creature thinks, “Yes.&nbsp; They can be removed.”&nbsp;&nbsp; He then looks around the horizon, noticing a hill with a rocky sheer cliff on one side of it, about a half-mile away.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton picks up that it is planning to go there and scrape off the buildings and straps, and yells this informatuon up to the others.&nbsp; &nbsp; Gellyath says that he had better head back to town to communicate what is going on.&nbsp; Before departing he tells Alton “Please try to avoid destroying any more buildings.”&nbsp; &nbsp; Alton complies, as there are only a few structures between them and the hill, which he has the Kadtanach go around rather than through.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mojo opens up the bag telling those inside what is happening.&nbsp;&nbsp; Narg yells up, “Hey, I still want that god.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tell Alton to have the thing stop and wait until we’re through.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Mojo conveys this and Alton is successful in explaining to the creature that “Before you scrape the buildings off could you please stop.&nbsp; That creature that controlled you might still be around, and we would like to find him make sure that he doesn’t do anything to harm you again.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton has to repeat and rephrase this a few more times before the Kadtanach actually comprehends, but it does come to a stop.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton yells up, “Okay, he did that.&nbsp; But I don’t know how long he’ll stay like this.&nbsp; You’d better hurry.”&nbsp;&nbsp; While the creature is stopped Alton continues to converse with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; When asked his name the creature says “Me.”&nbsp; In response Mojo’s player sings the verse, “Me, a name, I call myself.”&nbsp;&nbsp; Alton discovers that the extra-planar monster comes from a plane inhabited by other massive&nbsp; creatures, some even larger.&nbsp; Cassie and Mojo circle the howdah that Nahmi indicated belonged to Yeenoghu.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is twenty-feet in diameter and has no visible windows or doors.&nbsp;&nbsp; The roof of the structure is the highest point on the creature, being a full 175 feet above the ground.&nbsp; &nbsp; The roof has no crow’s nest but Mojo notices a metal bar in the center that the gargoyle apparently used as a perch.&nbsp;&nbsp; He has Cassie fly down next to it and climbs off, grabbing the bar with his hand.&nbsp; He then helps take Narg out of the Bag of Holding, with both of them now grabbing onto the roof.&nbsp;&nbsp; Narg tells Cassie, “You’d better be ready to grab us fast if this monster starts shaking again.”They look around for a way into the building, finding none.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cassie reminds them that she had taken five Reduce spells that day, originally planning to reduce the size of the straps.&nbsp;&nbsp; She flies over to a very large board comprising around a quarter of the roof and casts the spell, the boards reducing to a fraction of its regular size.&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking down, all that she and Narg see is a vast chamber filled with flames.&nbsp;&nbsp; “That’s one Hell of a place,” Narg comments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 1264719, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 30, “Alton plays Dr. Doolittle”, September 13th, 1019, 9:15 P.M.[/B] The Kadtanach has a long pointed nose-like snout, which Alton has walked out upon, figuring that this is the only place that the creature can see him but not eat him. He gets a firm grip onto both sides and then turns off his invisibility so that the creature will notice him. “Trying to make the thing go cross-eyed,” Mojo’s player comments. The creature does notice the monkey on his nose, but has no major reaction. Alton casts a Speak with Animals spell, but the creature does not seem to comprehend what he is saying. Alton then pulls the Speak with Monster spell from the Ring of Spell Storing taken from Grelmak. The creature now appears to reacts to what Alton is telling him, but lacks the ability to respond verbally. Alton then activates the Amulet of ESP taken from Grelmak, which allows him to successfully probe the creature’s mind, and in conjunction with the other spell, understand them. The creature begins to respond to Alton’s question. It’s thoughts are very slow and somewhat simple. [I](The DM uses a slow and deep voice to convey this. Mojo and Narg’s players decide it is similar to the Monty Python D.P. Gumby voice, and begin tossing out lines from that skit. The DM eventually gets them to stop so that the game can resume.)[/I] Alton discovers that the creature is not aware of exactly where it is. He starts to question the Kadtanach as to how it got there, discovering that the creature itself was responsible for the plane hopping. “Where is your home?” Alton asks. “Home. Yes…I can now go home now,” the creature thinks. Alton decides to communicate this up to Cassie and Mojo, but they are preoccupied with talking to Gellyath. Cassie asks Gellyath, “Why did you try to attack us?” He says, “I though you were with the enemy. They used wyverns and might have had a dragon too.” “White dragons don’t work with evil creatures,” she replies. He answers, “I wouldn’t know.” She replies, “Well, given the name of your team you might want to take the time actually learn something about them.” Mojo voice sounds out “We’re doing fine here. Things are under control.” Gellyath then says, “I’m still looking for my teammate Grelmak. Have you seen him?” Cassie replies, “I wouldn’t go looking for him if I were you.” “Why?” Gellyath replies. She answers, “He been incinerated. There’s nothing left.” The fighter’s face goes pale over hearing this, and his only comment is “Oh.” In the silence that follows they hear Alton’s chimp voice yelling, and fly down closer to him, but still above the creature’s head, lest he decide to eat them. Alton yells up “I’m talking to it. It wants to go home.” Gellyath replies, “Just so it will get away from the town.” Alton explains to the Kadtanach how he would like for it to turn around and leave the way it had come. It does do, making a very sharp turn, which has its tail slam into a nearby house and reduce the building to splinters. “Oops, sorry about that,” Alton tells Gellyath. “Just get it to go,” the fighter replies. The creature begins walking away. Alton asks it about the gnoll creatures and is told how they had mistreated the Kadtanach, and how the straps and buildings hurt. Alton says, “Well, maybe we can help you remove them.” The creature thinks, “Yes. They can be removed.” He then looks around the horizon, noticing a hill with a rocky sheer cliff on one side of it, about a half-mile away. Alton picks up that it is planning to go there and scrape off the buildings and straps, and yells this informatuon up to the others. Gellyath says that he had better head back to town to communicate what is going on. Before departing he tells Alton “Please try to avoid destroying any more buildings.” Alton complies, as there are only a few structures between them and the hill, which he has the Kadtanach go around rather than through. Mojo opens up the bag telling those inside what is happening. Narg yells up, “Hey, I still want that god. Tell Alton to have the thing stop and wait until we’re through.” Mojo conveys this and Alton is successful in explaining to the creature that “Before you scrape the buildings off could you please stop. That creature that controlled you might still be around, and we would like to find him make sure that he doesn’t do anything to harm you again.” Alton has to repeat and rephrase this a few more times before the Kadtanach actually comprehends, but it does come to a stop. Alton yells up, “Okay, he did that. But I don’t know how long he’ll stay like this. You’d better hurry.” While the creature is stopped Alton continues to converse with it. When asked his name the creature says “Me.” In response Mojo’s player sings the verse, “Me, a name, I call myself.” Alton discovers that the extra-planar monster comes from a plane inhabited by other massive creatures, some even larger. Cassie and Mojo circle the howdah that Nahmi indicated belonged to Yeenoghu. It is twenty-feet in diameter and has no visible windows or doors. The roof of the structure is the highest point on the creature, being a full 175 feet above the ground. The roof has no crow’s nest but Mojo notices a metal bar in the center that the gargoyle apparently used as a perch. He has Cassie fly down next to it and climbs off, grabbing the bar with his hand. He then helps take Narg out of the Bag of Holding, with both of them now grabbing onto the roof. Narg tells Cassie, “You’d better be ready to grab us fast if this monster starts shaking again.” They look around for a way into the building, finding none. Cassie reminds them that she had taken five Reduce spells that day, originally planning to reduce the size of the straps. She flies over to a very large board comprising around a quarter of the roof and casts the spell, the boards reducing to a fraction of its regular size. Looking down, all that she and Narg see is a vast chamber filled with flames. “That’s one Hell of a place,” Narg comments. [/QUOTE]

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