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Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour)(11/3/15)
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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 6517436" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour)</p><p></p><p><strong>Episode 09</strong></p><p><em>Give Me a Hand</em></p><p></p><p>The dark creature possessed an unnatural, cold aura that chilled the adventurers to the bone. The group recovered quickly though and began attacking the creature in earnest. Brodek struck the unnatural creature with a mighty blow that it seemed to shrink from. Osbourne followed with an array of magic missile that did a minimum of damage. Gideon jumped into the fray with flailing fists. The monk could feel the unearthly coldness of the creature and it sent a shiver down his spine. </p><p></p><p>The creature lashed out at Gideon and one of its dark, shadowy claws struck home. A deep wound of the claw's slash seemed to form out of nothingness on his arm. The wound was accompanied by a wave of shocking cold that seemed to pull the warmth out of the marrow of his very bones. Gideon staggered as he felt some of his strength leave his body.</p><p></p><p>Cabo delivered a brutal attack to the creature and it dissipated before the group's eyes.</p><p></p><p>"I feel weak. That thing did something to me," Gideon said.</p><p></p><p>"A shadow. A foul beast of unlife. You will recover with rest," Brodek reassured the monk.</p><p></p><p>A thorough search of the tomb yielded little but dust and bones.</p><p></p><p>Following a short rest, the adventurers opened the next tomb door and found a similar tomb room to the first.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_36_tomb_2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>“Given our tremendous luck with grave robbing perhaps we could leave this one alone, eh?” Osbourne asked.</p><p></p><p>“I, for one, am not anxious to tangle with another of those shadows,” Gideon quipped.</p><p></p><p>“Alright, step down pecks. There’s plenty to check before prying open another grave,” Brodek replied. </p><p></p><p>A quick search of the second tomb revealed little of value and the group moved onto the third. The third tomb was much like the first two. This time the group was mightily tempted to remove the sarcophagus lid again until Cabo stepped forward and put his ear to the stone box.</p><p></p><p>“By the gods, there is something clawing to get out!” Cabo exclaimed.</p><p></p><p>“More undead. Foul, silent beasts not an enjoyable fight at all,” Brodek complained.</p><p></p><p>“Right, we’ll leave this for later too then,” Gideon announced.</p><p></p><p>“Agreed, later,” Brodek said.</p><p></p><p>The last tomb door led to a much more impressive tomb room. Numerous niches lined the wall. An ornate sarcophagus was set before a dais. Resting on the dais was a full suit of field plate armor.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_37_king_tomb.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>“I like the looks of that armor,” Brodek said.</p><p></p><p>“I do not like the looks of that armor,” Osbourne countered.</p><p></p><p>As the group carefully approached the sarcophagus the armor animated and came towards them.</p><p></p><p>“Naturally,” Osbourne sighed.</p><p></p><p>The armor flailed at the adventurers ineffectively until it was pulverized into dust by their combined efforts.</p><p></p><p>“That’s a real shame. That looked like decent armor,” Brodek complained.</p><p></p><p>“Except for the whole coming to life part,” Osbourne retorted.</p><p></p><p>“Aye peck, there’s the rub,” Brodek replied.</p><p></p><p>“Any scratching noises,” Gideon asked Cabo as the thief inspected the sarcophagus.</p><p></p><p>“No,” Cabo replied, “but there is something odd here. Look, do you see those shallow grooves in the floor?”</p><p></p><p>“Aye,” Brodek replied. The other two halflings just nodded. They could not really see anything, but felt it would be rude to disagree with Brodek.</p><p></p><p>“I have a theory,” Cabo stated. “I need your help. Come to this side away from the grooves and help me push this sarcophagus.” The trio obeyed and the four adventurers began pushing on the sarcophagus. Soon they were rewarded with the Sarcophagus shifting, revealing a niche below.</p><p></p><p>Secreted in the niche was a beautiful longsword. The hilt was inscribed with the name Steel Will.</p><p></p><p>“Now, this is why you rob graves pecks!” Brodek declared triumphantly as he held the sword aloft.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Following a vigorous debate the group decided to return to the two remaining unopened sarcophagi. The first they opened revealed another Shadow!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_38_another_shadow.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This shadow proved less of a challenge and was vanquished quickly by the group.</p><p></p><p>That left only the sarcophagus with the scratching sound. It was decided an approach needed to be planned this time. The group dragged in the remnants of one of the other sarcophagus lids and set up a barrier near the hall. Then the monk approached the ancient coffin and pushed the lid off.</p><p></p><p>A bluish-gray hand began to inch over the side of the sarcophagus. While the group anticipated what horrible creature could be attached to the hand they watched as the disembodied hand flopped on the floor and began crawling towards them.</p><p></p><p>“You have to be jesting,” Cabo said and non-chalantly shot an arrow at the hand pinning it to the floor. The strange undead body part twitched a few times and then quit moving.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the group approached the sarcophagus and found a few valuables. Brodek paused from his looting to look back at Cabo. The thief was pulling his arrow out of the hand and placing the hand in one of his carrying sacks.</p><p></p><p>“Hey peck! What gives?” Brodek asked.</p><p></p><p>“Just a little trophy,” Cabo replied.</p><p></p><p>“Why?” Osbourne asked. “What possible use could a hand have?”</p><p></p><p>“It gets a little lonely out in these wilds and an extra hand might be nice,” Cabo decided.</p><p></p><p>“Now you listen to me you disgusting little peck, you throw that hand down right now!” Brodek demanded.</p><p></p><p>“Nope,” Cabo replied and quickly stuffed the hand in the travelling bag.</p><p></p><p>“You are not right Cabo,” Gideon complained.</p><p></p><p>“And you, my friend, have no imagination,” Cabo retorted.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The adventurers had descended for quite some time and emerged in a good-sized cavern with a stream rushing through one end. Most notable, however, was the cavern was covered in all manners of fungi.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_39_fungi_cavern.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>“What are you doing?” Brodek bellowed at Gideon.</p><p></p><p>Gideon was down on all fours and was cutting some of the fungi and putting it in his travel bag. “Collecting samples,” Gideon replied.</p><p></p><p>“What for?” Brodek asked.</p><p></p><p>“Not sure,” Gideon replied honestly and looked up with a huge grin.</p><p></p><p>“What is it with you pecks and your collecting habits?” Brodek grumped.</p><p></p><p>to be continued...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 6517436, member: 6588"] Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour) [B]Episode 09[/B] [I]Give Me a Hand[/I] The dark creature possessed an unnatural, cold aura that chilled the adventurers to the bone. The group recovered quickly though and began attacking the creature in earnest. Brodek struck the unnatural creature with a mighty blow that it seemed to shrink from. Osbourne followed with an array of magic missile that did a minimum of damage. Gideon jumped into the fray with flailing fists. The monk could feel the unearthly coldness of the creature and it sent a shiver down his spine. The creature lashed out at Gideon and one of its dark, shadowy claws struck home. A deep wound of the claw's slash seemed to form out of nothingness on his arm. The wound was accompanied by a wave of shocking cold that seemed to pull the warmth out of the marrow of his very bones. Gideon staggered as he felt some of his strength leave his body. Cabo delivered a brutal attack to the creature and it dissipated before the group's eyes. "I feel weak. That thing did something to me," Gideon said. "A shadow. A foul beast of unlife. You will recover with rest," Brodek reassured the monk. A thorough search of the tomb yielded little but dust and bones. Following a short rest, the adventurers opened the next tomb door and found a similar tomb room to the first. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_36_tomb_2.jpeg[/IMG] “Given our tremendous luck with grave robbing perhaps we could leave this one alone, eh?” Osbourne asked. “I, for one, am not anxious to tangle with another of those shadows,” Gideon quipped. “Alright, step down pecks. There’s plenty to check before prying open another grave,” Brodek replied. A quick search of the second tomb revealed little of value and the group moved onto the third. The third tomb was much like the first two. This time the group was mightily tempted to remove the sarcophagus lid again until Cabo stepped forward and put his ear to the stone box. “By the gods, there is something clawing to get out!” Cabo exclaimed. “More undead. Foul, silent beasts not an enjoyable fight at all,” Brodek complained. “Right, we’ll leave this for later too then,” Gideon announced. “Agreed, later,” Brodek said. The last tomb door led to a much more impressive tomb room. Numerous niches lined the wall. An ornate sarcophagus was set before a dais. Resting on the dais was a full suit of field plate armor. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_37_king_tomb.jpeg[/IMG] “I like the looks of that armor,” Brodek said. “I do not like the looks of that armor,” Osbourne countered. As the group carefully approached the sarcophagus the armor animated and came towards them. “Naturally,” Osbourne sighed. The armor flailed at the adventurers ineffectively until it was pulverized into dust by their combined efforts. “That’s a real shame. That looked like decent armor,” Brodek complained. “Except for the whole coming to life part,” Osbourne retorted. “Aye peck, there’s the rub,” Brodek replied. “Any scratching noises,” Gideon asked Cabo as the thief inspected the sarcophagus. “No,” Cabo replied, “but there is something odd here. Look, do you see those shallow grooves in the floor?” “Aye,” Brodek replied. The other two halflings just nodded. They could not really see anything, but felt it would be rude to disagree with Brodek. “I have a theory,” Cabo stated. “I need your help. Come to this side away from the grooves and help me push this sarcophagus.” The trio obeyed and the four adventurers began pushing on the sarcophagus. Soon they were rewarded with the Sarcophagus shifting, revealing a niche below. Secreted in the niche was a beautiful longsword. The hilt was inscribed with the name Steel Will. “Now, this is why you rob graves pecks!” Brodek declared triumphantly as he held the sword aloft. ***** Following a vigorous debate the group decided to return to the two remaining unopened sarcophagi. The first they opened revealed another Shadow! [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_38_another_shadow.jpeg[/IMG] This shadow proved less of a challenge and was vanquished quickly by the group. That left only the sarcophagus with the scratching sound. It was decided an approach needed to be planned this time. The group dragged in the remnants of one of the other sarcophagus lids and set up a barrier near the hall. Then the monk approached the ancient coffin and pushed the lid off. A bluish-gray hand began to inch over the side of the sarcophagus. While the group anticipated what horrible creature could be attached to the hand they watched as the disembodied hand flopped on the floor and began crawling towards them. “You have to be jesting,” Cabo said and non-chalantly shot an arrow at the hand pinning it to the floor. The strange undead body part twitched a few times and then quit moving. The rest of the group approached the sarcophagus and found a few valuables. Brodek paused from his looting to look back at Cabo. The thief was pulling his arrow out of the hand and placing the hand in one of his carrying sacks. “Hey peck! What gives?” Brodek asked. “Just a little trophy,” Cabo replied. “Why?” Osbourne asked. “What possible use could a hand have?” “It gets a little lonely out in these wilds and an extra hand might be nice,” Cabo decided. “Now you listen to me you disgusting little peck, you throw that hand down right now!” Brodek demanded. “Nope,” Cabo replied and quickly stuffed the hand in the travelling bag. “You are not right Cabo,” Gideon complained. “And you, my friend, have no imagination,” Cabo retorted. ***** The adventurers had descended for quite some time and emerged in a good-sized cavern with a stream rushing through one end. Most notable, however, was the cavern was covered in all manners of fungi. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_39_fungi_cavern.jpeg[/IMG] “What are you doing?” Brodek bellowed at Gideon. Gideon was down on all fours and was cutting some of the fungi and putting it in his travel bag. “Collecting samples,” Gideon replied. “What for?” Brodek asked. “Not sure,” Gideon replied honestly and looked up with a huge grin. “What is it with you pecks and your collecting habits?” Brodek grumped. to be continued... [/QUOTE]
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