MiPS Lost Mine [IC]

[tuxgeo]

OOC: You can renew the same pebble, you don't need to walk around with a pouch full of pebbles unless you just want to... If you've enchanted a pebble (old or new) then, yes, everyone in the cave can see everyone else in the cave.

OOC: It's a matter of even finding the first pebble: Eddicus had begun taking a long rest; and the light on the first pebble went out during the time Eddicus was asleep, before he awoke to the sound of goblin voices. Rather than look for the first pebble in the dark, he grabbed another one from the few he had picked up, and simply enchanted that one. However, he's keeping the newly lighted pebble concealed inside his right hand, hiding its light, so the positions of the party members won't alert approaching baddies that there is anything amiss--since the dogs don't have lights of their own, I would imagine. If Eddicus wants to fight the goblins, all he has to do is drop the pebble--which is no action--in order to allow its light to shine forth again. In such a way, the party might be able to ambush the goblins, by seeing the goblins' forms in the suddenly-revealed pebble-light.

 

[Neurotic]

After quickly cleaning and eating, in better spirits, Leonal sings a short elven hymn to glory of the nature. In elven, of course.

When he gets first snarls and pokes from the goblins he changes to goblin language and ribald song more to their tastes, but weaves a little magic into it mending his clothes as best as he can and covering them in minor ilusion of his usual noble self.

Without offering any threat, he looks for mushrooms and other edibles until forced back into the cave.

OOC: using mending and minor illusion spells to keep his clothes in good repair and looking good at least in the daylight.

 

[mips42]

Leonan:[sblock] The goblins show no interest in leading you back to your cage and, again, shove you towards the dogs' cave / kennel. 'GO!'[/sblock]

Garret: From here, you can see the opposite cave wall, the stream, some movement further in the cave and that's about it.
All in the dog cave: You hear a melody and language that is most definitely NOT goblin. If you know or have heard Elvish, you would recognize it as a nature hymn.

 

[tuxgeo]

OOC: Rechecking PC details: both Ivan and Brachnuss speak elven, whereas none of Eddicus, Garret, and Vottr do. (Alas, the players of both Ivan and Brachnuss have dropped out of participation.) (Oh, and add Caelynn Amastacia to the disappeared Elvish-speakers list.) What would it take for a player to know whether that player's PC has heard Elvish? Simply state it? Roll a d20?

OOC: Eddicus is a cleric of knowledge; he must have talked with a few people, and that might include some elves. If Eddicus can recognize the melody as being a nature hymn, he'll reposition himself next to Vottr, and then next to Garret (moving carefully, and seeing his way around by the faint outside light coming in through the cave mouth) and whisper to each one, "non-goblin? don't kill." Then he'll return to roughly the same place he occupied before: 5-15 feet back from the stream (anywhere open, not standing on a dog-corpse), facing the stream, and almost as far to his right as he can get, so his larger shape won't be visible at an angle from upstream. As needed, he'll let a little light filter between the fingers of his right hand--but always directed downward--to find his way around.

 

[mips42]

ooc: If not stated in the character background or specific languages, you won't understand it but, if it seems likely that you've heard it in your travels, then you can recognize it. Also, even if you've never heard elvish before, you can most definitely tell that the melody and language is NOT goblin. As a Cleric of Knowledge, I'd agree that it seems likely that Eddicus would be able to say that it sound a lot like Elvish. Real world example: you hear some people talking in Polish, you don't know Polish but you can tell from the sound of the language that it is eastern European and definitely NOT German.

 

[Neurotic]

OOC: I disagree that you as germanic language speaking person could distinguish between Eastern and Southern slavic languages (Polish / Russian/ Chech vs Slovenian/Macedonian/Croatian)...unless you're living close to said borders, of course...just as it would be hard for someone outside of Europe to distinguish between German and Dutch or Dannish (all germanic languages). Erm...this of course has in-built assumption that you ARE germanic speaking and not afrikan, latin, helenic, asian, slavic and/or other language (sub)groups But yes, elven is probably widely recognizable except in specific settings where elves are rare. I'd make a point of confusing Sylvan with Elven for example, but not Dwarven

 

[PierceSG]

OOC: Well, at the very least, I would like to believe that goblin/orcish would sound very vulgar/guttural while Elvish would sound the opposite of goblin/orcish? So one could still tell that Leonan isn't a goblin?

"Hmm, whoever is in there doesn't sound like goblins at all. I should go take a look."​, thought Garrett as he moves forward and tries to take a peek into the cave.

 

[mips42]

OOC: Example was for comparison only (and I can tell polish and russian from german every time).

Looking deeper into the cave, you can see five dim shapes. one is crawling out of the stream while the other four seem to be poking at it.

 

[mips42]

Leonan:[sblock] Apparently tired of your hanging about, a pair of the goblins poke at you with their crude swords while the other two grab an arm and begin to drag you out of the river.[/sblock]

anyone looking into the the cavern can see a couple of the shapes grab onto the one in the river and begin to try to haul it out.

 

[Neurotic]

Already knowing the procedure and wanting to avoid spear pokes, Leonan goes without complaint. He shakes the goblins off and walks peacefully to his duties.