IG's "Those Left Behind" Chapter 3

[Shayuri]

Shazi, on the other hand, can see in the dark just fine. And he doesn't seem happy AT ALL about what he's seeing...

Spot (Shazi): 21
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(hee...his Spot is +6, compared to Talashia's +0...so I just rolled his)

 

[jkason]

Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid

Shai stops at the sight, and makes sure to keep Dyspeer quiet and controlled, then he turns to the tableau. He squints a moment, then with a literal blink of his eyes, his irises shift from their natural green to the bright yellow of an owl. His bird-eye pupils dilate, disregarding the impediments of flickering torchlight.

"They're behind the chaos critters!" Shai whispers as his new eyes allow him access to the distant conversation. "And they're the ones what wanted the dryad nuts to begin with. Guess I don't have to feel so bad Tanith wandered off with 'em. They did something for old White Plume there. I think they took the younger man ... wait. If they were trying to track down the nuts, then that older fella ... that might be Loddie!"

[sblock=OOC]I think I'm having far too much fun with extra wildshapey fluff, but what the hell. Seems a decent way to explain a pretty nice Spot roll:

Spot to read lips. (1d20+12=22)

Not sure I'm entirely right in my interpretations of what was being said, but luckily Shai's never been super-bright, so I can blame it on him. [/sblock]

 

[Scott DeWar]

"Who is behind the chaos creature? I don't see anything except the trolls." and the wrongfully imprisoned and oppressed people there ...."
Caerwyn's eyes narrow and darken as he focuses on the cages over the flames. Then he sees white plume and his teeth clench so hard blood starts leeking from his gums. his breath strats getting quiet and his hackls start raising ...

[sblock=fluff] just caerwyn getting ready to go into one of his temper tantrums (read: rage). [/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Talashia's blood runs cold when she realizes what's happening to Caerwyn. She grabs his shoulder and tries to turn him to face her. When she can't budge him she circles him herself and puts herself between him and the room.

"Look at me," she instructs furiously, as quietly as she can while still having some force behind it. "Look at me. If you go in there, you will die. I will die. We will all die. We are in no shape for this fight. We're low on magic. Some of us are injured. We don't have weapons to fight trolls. We need to back off and prepare. Now calm down!"

 

[Scott DeWar]

Caerwyn stares into his sisters eyes, widening slightly. they are now bloodshot where the whites can be seen, otherwise the darkness is leaving his pupals dialated wide open. his voice tremblesand a tear forms in each eye as sweat starts to form on his brow.
"They are defensless, Tal" Hi rasping voice remains a barely subdued whisper, " They can't help them selves. They are trapped and they will die."

He then gently grabs his sisters by the sholders, keeping a tight rein on his strength,

"what would father do?" he says with his body shaking from the conflict between action and retreat.

 

[Shayuri]

"They're in cages," Talashia reminded him. "They've been there for some time. Whoever these people are, they're in no hurry to kill those people. We can't do them any good if we are defeated, Caerwyn. Not them, and not anyone else they attack later on. We have to do it right the first time, or there won't be a second time, and all the people we might have saved if we had won will be lost."

 

[industrygothica]

Hmm.. lots of conversation going on in there. How about some stealth Move Silently checks all around!

 

[jkason]

Hmm.. lots of conversation going on in there. How about some stealth checks all around!

((OOC: Knew I should have tried to get us to move backward. D'oh!

3.5 still splits Stealth into to two skills. Since this was about us making noise, I went with Move Silently. Of course, Shai's got a horrific score in Hide, too, so it's unlikely to matter. Here's hoping for some really crap Listen checks...

Shai Move Silent; Dys Move Silent (1d20-2=3, 1d20+4=14)))

 

[Scotley]

Rogash

The poor lighting proves no impediment to Rogash's eyes. A dark look comes over his face as he watches the conversation. "I would not like to let this opportunity to pass. We have a chance to bring an end to this now. I for one say we use the element of surprise and fight."

OOC: spot to read lips (1d20+6=26)

 

[Friadoc]

"You're good folk, Carwyn," states Buurt quietly. "But, she's right...if we hold ourselves, for now, we'll be able to do the most good later." Quietly the half-orc loads his crossbow, just in case.

OOC:
Move Silently (1d20+14=30)

Sorry for the quiet, but I just finished finals last week, amongst things.