Tales From The Old Bald One-Eyed Salty Red Dog Tavern! (chapter 1, now closed)

[Gray Shade]

All right.

Berserker Bill unstraps a couple of throwing axes at the sound and steps away from the sound of footsteps. In a hushed voice, he says, "K, make sure your companion knows that he is only to knock out Rocky and not those who are following us. Desert, beware. I believe those following us mean us harm."

To the party en masse he asks, "Anyone speak Goblin, or shall we kill them without banter?"

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OOC: Ready throwing axes and step up the path so that he's about 20-30 feet from whatever is following them. He'll wait to throw his axes until he sees what the creatures/people are, but if they bear any resemblense to Hobgoblins, he's throwing an axe at each of two of them.

 

[Wystan]

OOC (I think I know Common, Elven, Orc, and Sylvan so I can try in a sing songish Orcish)

For those that speak Orcish:
[sblock] In Orcish "Who goes there and tries the patience of the combat group that plies these lands?"[/sblock]

Everyone else:
"Gromplish ordankich abokithish Kek Kek?"

I then turn to the party:
"I think we can take them if they pose a problem to us. I can fight a large number of them. Richard can take a few himself, and Sherriff Mr. Berzerker Master Leader Bill can as well. I am sure that Gruumsh can slay a few as well. I say that we form a circle around K. and let her cast from between us and we slay them from the circle."

I pull down my blindfold and await the order.

 

[Gray Shade]

poopy! Not "All Right."

Bill lifts his nose and sniffs the air. He puts his axes away as quickly as possible and says, "those aren't Hobgoblins! It's that stinking Basilisk! And here we are without our sacks ready. I suppose we'll just have to beat it to unconciousness. Remember to stay on its RIGHT SIDE! K, unless you want to do it, let me have the hood Al gave us and I'll leap upon the thing's head. Everyone try to keep it busy."

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He will then take the hood from K if she is willing to give it up and circle around to what would be the things right side when it comes up the path. If there is time he will hide (Hide and Move Silently both +8) and attempt to leap out and put the hood over the beast's head when the best moment arrives. If K or someone else wants to put the hood on the creature, then he will draw his sword and move to the right and prepare to concentrate on knocking the creature out.

 

[Ranger Rick]

... Desert, beware. I believe those following us mean us harm."[/color]

To the party en masse he asks, "Anyone speak Goblin, or shall we kill them without banter?"

"I do not like people like that. I think I will kill them......Yes I will kill those that do harm."

 

[Lazlow]

Everyone else:
"Gromplish ordankich abokithish Kek Kek?"

The Elf's question is met with a strange panting noise, followed by a smacking of large lips, and a strange grunt, not unlike a "Harrruuuuuummmmm??"

 

[Gray Shade]

Not just to confuse everyone further, Bill mumbles, "Perhaps we can distract it with food. Anyone know what Basilisks eat? It sounds hungry."

 

[LogicsFate]

Nice Recap

K, unless you want to do it, let me have the hood Al gave us and I'll leap upon the thing's head. Everyone try to keep it busy."

"No, no you can do it, here" K hands the sack to Bill "Don't worry, I know exactly want to do... Richard attack the basilik..." As her compainions moves directly to the foe, she moves too, keeping richard interposed bettween her and danger. She yells out "Flat of the sword, use the FLAT of the sword

"Perhaps we can distract it with food. Anyone know what Basilisks eat? It sounds hungry."

"People, I think, Stoned people"

 

[Lazlow]

Our heroes turn around and see staring back at them what can only be Rocky, Al's beloved pet. It sits on its haunches, looking quizzically at the group with its good eye, seeming friendly enough (for a basilisk). Seeing its leash and hood being passed from K to Bill, it perks up, evidently ready for walkies. However, as Richard moves towards it sword in hand, it bares its teeth and brings its good eye round to bear...

...When suddenly the front door to the wizard's mansion pops open and, standing on the threshhold, Al cries, "Ah, Rocky, my poor widdle wiggy-wiggums!" The multilegged lizard beast hops up and jumps over to Al, flattening its ears and making strange, happy gurgling noises. "My widdle wiggy-wums is a bad boy, isn't he? Running away again? Isn't him? Isn't him? Awwww, but daddy wuvs him anyway. Yes he does. Yes he does."

With a scritch under its chin, Al sends the beast inside. The heart-wrenching display of affection between a man and his magical beast now over, Al stands up and regards the lot of you. "So tell me," he says raising a single eyebrow and crossing his arms, "how did you do it?"

 

[Wystan]

OOC: LOL - Seriously that had me in stitches. That was the easiest quest I have ever been on....

With the blindfold still on I turn to the mage's voice:

"It took blood sweat and tears my good man. We have done as you asked, now do as we asked"

I turn, lift the blindfold a bit and grin at Sherriff Mr. Berzerker Commander in Chief Lord and Master Bill.

 

[LogicsFate]

K stops Richards movement with a command, and tells him to put up his sword. "Job well done, Guys"