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<blockquote data-quote="Natural 20" data-source="post: 2840205" data-attributes="member: 27840"><p><strong>Taking Stock of the Situation</strong></p><p></p><p>As we get closer to our destination perhaps a mental inventory is in order to assess my readiness for what lies ahead. All that is known of our mission is that the village of Brem has been overtaken by some evil influence – its populace has been turning up missing at an alarming rate. So much so that one Brother Darcerus from the temple of Pelor has sent an urgent request for assistance, in the form of a letter, to Brother Pellavus, who we had met in Greyhawk, but I had previously failed to name.</p><p></p><p>As for myself I don’t get too worked up over the eternal struggle between good and evil – my preference to is to stay out the fray until opportunity presents itself. That puts in mind a good motto – “Neutral is Natural.” Hey, that has a nice ring to it; worth writing down – done, and done!</p><p></p><p>I’ll leave the goody-two-shoes role, and all though goes with it to our paladin Theolonius, one of the “veterans.” He seems motivated and capable to vanquish evil and all; at least on paper he does. His intentions may be noble, but according to the stories bandied about from the last campaign, a campaign I might add that had a higher mortality rate than Kobold children at an alligator festival, he may have plenty of room for improvement. To wit, it is said that his most memorable accomplishment from the Battle at the Spire was his clumsy and untimely loss of his axiomatic longsword.</p><p></p><p>As the story goes they had encountered some animated slime just outside the main door to the evil and menacing Gautheous’s chamber, and Theo saw fit to take a couple of whacks at its oozy-ness. Of course it was easy to hit; a mere inconvenience. The last of three hits though resulted in this highly prized and valuable weapon being absorbed into the ooze and lost forever. Oh well, I hate when that happens. Why no one thought to warn him that sometimes “easy-to-hit oozes gobbles up such weapons” is surely a mystery for the ages.</p><p></p><p>So, you ask, what did they do? – they surely must have known the odds against them and turned back to restock, or at least reassess the situation. You would think, but no, as I’ve been told Theo said something like – “Well, we’ve come this far; it will probably be a easy fight on the other side of this highly fortified door – the Good Pelor surely knows we’ve worked long and hard enough to have earned a cakewalk to end this thing!” </p><p></p><p>Uh, yeah, that makes a lot of sense – let me know how that works out for you big guy. Of course I speak rhetorically; the results are clearly evident now – a bloody, devastating battle ensued and half the party was ushered into the great beyond. I’ve mentioned the departed before – no one really even wanted to “come back.” With that being said, I guess I ‘m as ready a bard could be for whatever lies ahead.</p><p></p><p>I do hope however that the guitar I bought in Greyhawk is magically enhanced against slime, in case I am reduced to actually swinging it in battle as a weapon of last resort. Give me a minute, I need to check the owner’s manual – I’m good – no problems here – yeah, right…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Natural 20, post: 2840205, member: 27840"] [b]Taking Stock of the Situation[/b] As we get closer to our destination perhaps a mental inventory is in order to assess my readiness for what lies ahead. All that is known of our mission is that the village of Brem has been overtaken by some evil influence – its populace has been turning up missing at an alarming rate. So much so that one Brother Darcerus from the temple of Pelor has sent an urgent request for assistance, in the form of a letter, to Brother Pellavus, who we had met in Greyhawk, but I had previously failed to name. As for myself I don’t get too worked up over the eternal struggle between good and evil – my preference to is to stay out the fray until opportunity presents itself. That puts in mind a good motto – “Neutral is Natural.” Hey, that has a nice ring to it; worth writing down – done, and done! I’ll leave the goody-two-shoes role, and all though goes with it to our paladin Theolonius, one of the “veterans.” He seems motivated and capable to vanquish evil and all; at least on paper he does. His intentions may be noble, but according to the stories bandied about from the last campaign, a campaign I might add that had a higher mortality rate than Kobold children at an alligator festival, he may have plenty of room for improvement. To wit, it is said that his most memorable accomplishment from the Battle at the Spire was his clumsy and untimely loss of his axiomatic longsword. As the story goes they had encountered some animated slime just outside the main door to the evil and menacing Gautheous’s chamber, and Theo saw fit to take a couple of whacks at its oozy-ness. Of course it was easy to hit; a mere inconvenience. The last of three hits though resulted in this highly prized and valuable weapon being absorbed into the ooze and lost forever. Oh well, I hate when that happens. Why no one thought to warn him that sometimes “easy-to-hit oozes gobbles up such weapons” is surely a mystery for the ages. So, you ask, what did they do? – they surely must have known the odds against them and turned back to restock, or at least reassess the situation. You would think, but no, as I’ve been told Theo said something like – “Well, we’ve come this far; it will probably be a easy fight on the other side of this highly fortified door – the Good Pelor surely knows we’ve worked long and hard enough to have earned a cakewalk to end this thing!” Uh, yeah, that makes a lot of sense – let me know how that works out for you big guy. Of course I speak rhetorically; the results are clearly evident now – a bloody, devastating battle ensued and half the party was ushered into the great beyond. I’ve mentioned the departed before – no one really even wanted to “come back.” With that being said, I guess I ‘m as ready a bard could be for whatever lies ahead. I do hope however that the guitar I bought in Greyhawk is magically enhanced against slime, in case I am reduced to actually swinging it in battle as a weapon of last resort. Give me a minute, I need to check the owner’s manual – I’m good – no problems here – yeah, right… [/QUOTE]
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