Of Sound Mind III

[Zhure]

Gholog

"The plan is we fall back and we rest. Once everyone is refreshed, we hit this place again - hard and with stealth.

"I don't particularly like the feel of the townsfolk; I'm tempted to say we hide in the woods and avoid them. There's something creepy going on and rather than investigate it straight up, I say we avoid it."

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Hanging back and recovering for awhile sounds good." Seraphina says. "But I don't know if staying out of town is such a good idea. I mean, the townsfolk are kinda creepy... but not nearly as much as what we've seen in this mountain so far."

She shrugs. "But whatever... if we go to town, we go to town, and if we don't, we don't. Doesn't really bother me either way."

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Kerrick Jonez

"It was damn hard getting up here. I hate to run now, but if we do i think we should camp in the woods as close to here as seems safe."

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Agreed. Scamper down as fast as possible. If we hurry, this Spiderclimb will still be in effect and I can bring the rope with us."

 

[Jarval]

The return journey down the mountainside take less time than the ascent, even with Gholog's spider climb spell running out half-way down. With your feet now firmly back on solid earth, you survey your choices: To camp in the woods, seek shelter in the old mine, or return to the comfort of the town.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

“You know,” Jason says, “in all honesty, I don’t really have any problem with the townspeople. The tavern owner even offered us free food, remember?” The young scholar-monk smiles. “Still, there is the convenience of being right here when we wake up, but even if our safety in the town is questionable, there is no doubt of the danger we’d be in out here.”

Jason grins and looks embarrassingly at the ground beneath his feat, adding, “but whatever we do, remind me to prepare some spells for tomorrow. I, uh...’kinda forgot to do that this morning.”

 

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina shrugs. "I don't really get any kind of bad vibes from the townspeople... they think we're odd, but I don't think they're really out to get us, or anything. If we stay out here, we are right next to where we need to be... but then the goblins might try to attack us in the middle of the night. But if we go all the way to town, then we have to come back. Either way there's advantages and disadvantages."

"By the way, is anybody else slightly perturbed by the fact that I saw a dragon head? That may or may not have been attached to a living dragon? Either way, that doesn't bode well for us..."

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Maybe I'm getting bad vibes because I'm part orc. It happens. I'd still feel safer in the woods, monsters and all. There's something too pacific about the people of the village, like their minds are controlled by a hidden evil force."

 

[Jarval]

OOC So, the forest or the town? Once you've decided (which you may have already done, and I've just not noticed) I'll update.

I'll be away from the 21st until the 29th. Annoying, I know, not least since this game's had a few interruptions over the last couple of months, but after this I'll be trying to pick up the pace again. I've got plans for this campaign beyond just the Of Sound Mind adventure...

 

[GnomeWorks]

"Well, we're here, so why don't we just rest here?" Seraphina asks. "I think that pretty much solves our problem."