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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6722472" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p><strong>Originally posted by iserith:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Area Two: Old Biddy's Roost</strong></span></p><p>[ATTACH]70899[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Impressions</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dimly lit by a single guttering torch</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Acrid, ammonia-like smell from bird and bat droppings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Feathers and fish bones scattered about and down fluttering in the air</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warbling, singing, squawking, shrieking</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Sitch</strong></span></p><p>Old Biddy the harpy roosts here in this cave along with a colony of bats and a school of quippers which serves as her food source. Recently while flying in the forest outside the barrow, she found an owlbear egg. A little addled due to her advancing years, Old Biddy thought she had laid the egg and has brought it back to her lair to care for it. She guards it fiercely and is paranoid that "minions of Daddy Longlegs" want to take it from her and eat it.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Cast</strong></span></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Old Biddy</strong>, a <strong>harpy </strong>(impulse: to protect her egg)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three <strong>swarms of bats</strong> (impulse: to hang upside down by day and hunt by night)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Swarm of quippers</strong> (impulse: to swarm and feed)</li> </ul><p><span style="color: inherit">Map Key</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>A. Roost:</strong> Old Biddy's roost is a natural stone column that rises 10 feet above the surface of the water that surrounds it, which is 10 feet deep. It is stained with her droppings. The shape and height (20 feet, floor to ceiling) of the stone surrounding the column amplifies sound. Creatures within 20 feet of the column have disadvantage on their Wisdom saving throws to resist Old Biddy's luring song if she's singing while on the column.</p><p> </p><p><strong>B. Pile of Skeletons: </strong>Many wayward travelers have fallen victim to Old Biddy's luring song over the years and this is 5-foot-high pile of bones is all that's left of them. Scattered among the bones is pouch treasure. The pile of skeletons is difficult terrain.</p><p> </p><p><strong>C. Quipper Pool: </strong>This 10-foot-deep pool of water pools here due to the elevation of the ground. It is the home to a swarm of quippers that feeds on anything that breaks the surface of the water. Bats live among the ceiling above and defend themselves if disturbed by attacks or loud noises. At the bottom of the pool at about its midpoint is a silver key that can be used to unlock all the doors in the barrow. It is hard to spot given how it is tarnished and the water is murky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iserith, post: 6722472, member: 97077"] [b]Originally posted by iserith:[/b] [Size=3][b]Area Two: Old Biddy's Roost[/b][/size] [ATTACH=CONFIG]70899._xfImport[/ATTACH] [Size=3][b]Impressions[/b][/size] [LIST][*]Dimly lit by a single guttering torch [*]Acrid, ammonia-like smell from bird and bat droppings [*]Feathers and fish bones scattered about and down fluttering in the air [*]Warbling, singing, squawking, shrieking [/LIST] [Size=3][b] The Sitch[/b][/size] Old Biddy the harpy roosts here in this cave along with a colony of bats and a school of quippers which serves as her food source. Recently while flying in the forest outside the barrow, she found an owlbear egg. A little addled due to her advancing years, Old Biddy thought she had laid the egg and has brought it back to her lair to care for it. She guards it fiercely and is paranoid that "minions of Daddy Longlegs" want to take it from her and eat it. [Size=3][b]Cast[/b][/size] [LIST][*][b]Old Biddy[/b], a [b]harpy [/b](impulse: to protect her egg) [*]Three [b]swarms of bats[/b] (impulse: to hang upside down by day and hunt by night) [*][b]Swarm of quippers[/b] (impulse: to swarm and feed) [/LIST] [COLOR=inherit]Map Key[/COLOR] [b]A. Roost:[/b] Old Biddy's roost is a natural stone column that rises 10 feet above the surface of the water that surrounds it, which is 10 feet deep. It is stained with her droppings. The shape and height (20 feet, floor to ceiling) of the stone surrounding the column amplifies sound. Creatures within 20 feet of the column have disadvantage on their Wisdom saving throws to resist Old Biddy's luring song if she's singing while on the column. [b]B. Pile of Skeletons: [/b]Many wayward travelers have fallen victim to Old Biddy's luring song over the years and this is 5-foot-high pile of bones is all that's left of them. Scattered among the bones is pouch treasure. The pile of skeletons is difficult terrain. [b]C. Quipper Pool: [/b]This 10-foot-deep pool of water pools here due to the elevation of the ground. It is the home to a swarm of quippers that feeds on anything that breaks the surface of the water. Bats live among the ceiling above and defend themselves if disturbed by attacks or loud noises. At the bottom of the pool at about its midpoint is a silver key that can be used to unlock all the doors in the barrow. It is hard to spot given how it is tarnished and the water is murky. [/QUOTE]
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