(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

Lidgar · May 20, 2022

Jack motions to the Big One to step towards the doors where he is standing and listen. ~Across the hall - hear those voices? Can you make anything out? Quickly now.~ He crouches to accommodate the giant-kin's head above him while he continues to peer out through the ajar doorway.

Blue · May 20, 2022

Eoghan fortified himself with a deep hum, centering himself, then quickly crossed to the double door Jack was at and placed his ear to it. Any words he heard he mentally repeated.

OOC:

Eoghan gives himself Bardic Inspiration.

Listening at the door.
Perception (expertise) for listening at double door: 1D20+9 = [14]+9 = 23

He does not end up trigger his Bardic Inspiration, it will fade in 10 minutes if not used before then.

Eoghan AC15 HP 75/75 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc17 2/4 3/3 3/3 2/3 1/1 BI 2/5
(Adjusted for last round Silvery Barbs, and for this Bardic Inspiration usage.)

FitzTheRuke · May 20, 2022

Eoghan listened at the door. He could hear at least three, perhaps four distinct voices. They were arguing loudly.

::Sounds like dey stopped. I bet da Stone was fightin' wiv his rock-guy. ::

::Nah. He was jus' yellin' attim fer being stoopid, like we all do to Hubber.::

::Maybe he's fightin' wiv da cloudy. Ain't dey sharin' da room?::

::Nah. Cloudy's usin' Sly Gulla's room. Gulla izzat the Fireses watchin' oot fer us. Cloudy wouldn't share wiv no Stones.::

::Wawl, I herd fightin'. I tells ya.::

::So? Gowen look den, iffit bothas ya so much.::

::Yoo look! Yer da biggest! Stone may not like us lookin'!::

::Cuz I'm da biggest, yoo gotta do whud I tells ya!::

::Fine, fine. I'll gowen look. Gimme my club, jussin case. Hey, gimme my club!::

There was the sound of laughter and thumping and Eoghan imagined some kind of game of keep-away.

FitzTheRuke · May 20, 2022

Blue said:
OOC: Would it be possible to get a map of where we are? I don't think we want to accidentally wander into the feast we were told about - if we knew were large unknown spaces and where the active chimneys were it would help.

Hriston · May 20, 2022

"How 'bout we gets to movin' before those big palookas can slow us down," Bible suggests telepathically as she pokes her head through the doorway and looks down the hall to her right. "Didn't one of us have some sneakin' magick that I recall?"

TerraDave · May 21, 2022

If Bible or someone else leads to the other doors (not the ones we are hearing behind) or down the hall (if that is possible) Tenibor will follow.

Otherwise he will get ready for more giants.

~it was Quinn who made us step so lightly~

Blue · May 21, 2022

~<Either move now and lock the door behind us, or prepare to fight.>~

Again the difference between the Firbolg's hesitant and self-effacing Common, and his commanding thoughts in Sylvan make themselves known.

~<If we must fight - and I'd rather not for no purpose - try to get them to bunch up in the doorway. Then I can do something to all of them. If any freeze do not attack them.>~

Eoghan takes his own advice and moves to the corner, peering cautiously around.

OOC:

In case either are needed (edited for clarity)
Perception: 1D20+9 = [16]+9 = 25
Stealth: 1D20+4 = [3]+4 = 7

Lidgar · May 21, 2022

~Alright then, let’s move,~ conveys Jack to the party. He then sneaks out along the south wall while watching both doors in the hall.

OOC:

Jack move to T67.
Stealth: 1D20+13 = [5]+13 = 18

Hriston · May 21, 2022

Bible brings up the rear of the party, watching in case the hill giants come out and attack from behind them.

OOC:

Dexterity: 1D20+4 = [9]+4 = 13

FitzTheRuke · May 21, 2022

Eoghan went to the corner and peered around to another long, dim hallway, its walls adorned with the trophies of the hill giant's victories. The hallway doubled back on itself in a backward "C" that went around the room with the arguing giants. While the others quietly shut the doors to the stone giant's guest room and hastened down the hall, a door to the far north opened, and an orc carrying an enormous basket of large loaves of bread came out. He came down the hallway and looked directly at Eoghan.

He paused only for a moment before hoisting the basket onto his shoulder and heading for a door on the eastern wall, as if one strange-looking and smallish giant were the same as the rest to him.

Bible lingered to protect the rear as the group made their way forth. She was not far from the door to the arguing giants' room when the door began to open inward.