Playtesting: IG's 'The Making of Heroes'

[OnlytheStrong]

"Lad, you should not be in the woods by yourself. There are no dragons here." He half scolds, half comforts. Aramil bends to help the boy up and dusts him off, "Next time you run across a wild animal, remember they are afraid too. Make yourself seem large, let them know you are there. They do not wish to fight any more than I do, they will leave lad." He pauses a moment then adds, "Do not go rushing to discover whether my words ring true or not. For like people, some animals are evil."

 

[industrygothica]

Jorgan nods as he wipes a tear away with a dirt-covered hand. "I... I just wanted to help you."

 

[OnlytheStrong]

"I know, my boy, I know. I promise you this, when I return I will teach you what I can. We will have adventures of our own." Aramil squats so his face is level with the boy's, "I promise, unless my spirit leaves this realm, we will adventure together. For now, we must venture alone. Practice your sword, learn the bow." He stands and waves the boy on, "Go Jargon, before some creature comes for the bear."

 

[industrygothica]

"I know, my boy, I know. I promise you this, when I return I will teach you what I can. We will have adventures of our own." Aramil squats so his face is level with the boy's, "I promise, unless my spirit leaves this realm, we will adventure together. For now, we must venture alone. Practice your sword, learn the bow." He stands and waves the boy on, "Go Jargon, before some creature comes for the bear."

[sblock=OOC]You're three quarters of a day out of Bjorahs' Cliff, and dusk is approaching. Are you sure you want to send Jorgan back to town now, on his own?[/sblock]

 

[OnlytheStrong]

[sblock=ooc] I'm kinda hoping that someone will chime in and say..... "It's the dead of night and the boy will get lost" or something similar. I actually suggested this on purpose I wanted to see how you would "hint" to your pc's that the idea was stupid. [/sblock]

 

[Arkhandus]

[sblock=ooc]Well, Irathias was going to butt in anyway before anyone goes sending the kid off to wander around in the dark.....[/sblock]

Irathias steps in finally and says "Hey, you can't expect the kid to find his way back home in the dark from way out here. He'll stay with us in camp, at least until dawn. At that point we can either take him with us and keep him safe from any other woodland predators or brigands, or I'll just escort him most of the way back to town, while you guys wait a bit. It'll give Aramil time to cook some bear meat so we don't have to eat all our rations yet."

That done, Irathias reaches out a hand to Jorgan and leads him to the group's camp. "You'll have to sleep on the grass, I don't think any of us brought extra sleeping mats." he mentions.

 

[OnlytheStrong]

Aramil nods. He had been alone for too long, he wasn't thinking that the child would get lost or injured in the darkness. "Agreed. Come Jargon, let us cook this beast."

 

[industrygothica]

When the group makes their decision and turns to collect the carcass, they notice two small bear cubs sniffing around the area.

 

[Legildur]

The dwarf rolls his eyes at the mention of the sleeping mat. "The lad can have mine," he says. Seeing the bear cubs his sighs deeply. He goes to reach into his pack for some food, but aborts the motion as he realises that he left it back at the camp.

 

[OnlytheStrong]

"We may of doomed these cubs." Aramil eyes them over carefully, trying to judge whether they are a threat or not. "I will make sure to check on them periodically, maybe even try to adopt them."