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<blockquote data-quote="Skarnkai" data-source="post: 211121" data-attributes="member: 163">&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright then ;p hehe*** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Slayzer&gt; Thanks again for DMing something for me..&lt;Isles_DM&gt; When we left off, you had just finished eating at Mayor Ivanija's house.'&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No problem.&nbsp; I like DMing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; (as do I at times heh0&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yeah...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; What do you do now?&lt;Slayzer&gt; I guess I should go and see the rest of the villagers&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Where to first?&nbsp; The shops or the houses?&lt;Slayzer&gt; see what ,if anything, they can tell me&lt;Slayzer&gt; shops I guess...&lt;Slayzer&gt; brb&lt;Isles_DM&gt; k&lt;Slayzer&gt; mother bothered me about lunch ... heh&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ok I am good to go&lt;Isles_DM&gt; There's a baker, a cheesemaker, a tavern, a blacksmith, a miller, a Dwarven weaponsmith and a fisherman who hires his boat out for local trips.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go to the tavern then&lt;Isles_DM&gt; All right then.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You head over to the tavern.&nbsp; It's a small wooden building with a thatch roof.&nbsp; It appears to be well-maintained.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright I enter&lt;Isles_DM&gt; On the inside it seems rather empty.&nbsp; The bartender is currently serving the only customer, who is sitting at the bar.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go up to the bar then...*** Isles_DM is now known as Bartender&lt;Bartender&gt; &quot;What's yer poison?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hail and well met...&lt;Bartender&gt; &quot;Huh?&nbsp; Oh... hi there, traveler.&quot;&lt;Bartender&gt; &quot;What can I get ya for?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; hmm I am here about your.. ogre problem... &lt;Slayzer&gt; shouldn't be drinking on the job...&lt;Slayzer&gt; you wouldn't happen to have any sake though?&lt;Bartender&gt; &quot;You're here to kill the ogres?&nbsp; Well, it's too late in the day to go get 'em now... so have a sake on the house.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; alright... but first tell me about them&lt;Bartender&gt; &quot;I'm Taly, by the way.&nbsp; What's your name, stranger?*** Bartender is now known as Taly&lt;Slayzer&gt; I am Slayzer&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Ah.&nbsp; Well, Slayzer, we don't know much about the ogres.&nbsp; Here's what we know:&quot;* Slayzer waits patiently&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;They've been raiding the road between here and Shevra, the capital.&nbsp; They haven't left any survivors, and this island isn't populated enough to keep taking losses like that.&nbsp; Normally the elves keep the ogres farther north than this.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see...&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Of course, the elves themselves raid us too, but they're easier to kill than ogres, and they often flee when wounded.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm what a harsh land...&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Let me tell you a little about the isles... since you're obviously a foreigner.&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;There are five of them: Talia, Tariovka, Linya, Leova and the lovely isle of Kadiya.&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;This is the year 5440... year 1 was the year that humans first settled the islands.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm *listens*&lt;Taly&gt; DM: Here it is in shorthand.&nbsp; If you want more detail, Taly will be happy to give it to you on any subject you ask&lt;Taly&gt; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Humans first move to the Syvashka Isles&lt;Taly&gt; 1000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Humans exterminated by Dwarves native to Syvashka&lt;Taly&gt; 2000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Humans move back to the islands&lt;Taly&gt; 2900&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Humans subdue Dwarves&lt;Taly&gt; 3800&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Humans dominate the Isles&lt;Taly&gt; 4809&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rurgassi Empire arises&lt;Taly&gt; 4896&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Yulav Fedor, the Prophet of God, is born&lt;Taly&gt; 4920&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Yulav Fedor executed by Emperor Anto II&lt;Taly&gt; 4984&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rurgassi Empire falls&lt;Taly&gt; 5069&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Crusades to the Mainland establish Kingdom of Firsude&lt;Taly&gt; 5112&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Firsude conquered by Gnomes&lt;Taly&gt; 5174&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Eruption on main isle of Talia&lt;Taly&gt; 5247&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The wizard Vladimir Sunorkov invents gunpowder&lt;Taly&gt; 5286&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vladimir Sunorkov unites Syvashka Isles&lt;Taly&gt; 5341&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pla&lt;Taly&gt; 5341&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Plague claims nine-tenths of Kadiya's population&lt;Taly&gt; 5412&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Emperor Vladimir signs alliance with Dwarves&lt;Taly&gt; 5415&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dwarves launch surprise attack, conquering isle of Tariovka&lt;Taly&gt; 5421&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mainland Kingdom of Endrius invades&lt;Taly&gt; 5425&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dwarves drive out Endrians&lt;Taly&gt; 5427&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Talia Revolt, led by Grislanta Tyassia, overthrows Lich&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Emperor Vladimir&lt;Taly&gt; 5433&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Endrians invade Isle of Leova&lt;Taly&gt; 5439&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sori loyalists destroy all records and supplies of gunpowder to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; prevent it from falling into Endrian hands&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm I see&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;We&lt;Taly&gt; 're still recovering from the plague of 5341&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Our whole population is roughly 1,200 people&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I imagine so... &lt;Slayzer&gt; has any group or individual been known to use Ogres?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;No.&nbsp; Ogres are stupid and brutish, inclined to beat to death anyone who gives them orders.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see...&lt;Slayzer&gt; Are ogres usually smart or organized enough to kill all witnesses?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Not deliberately, but they do kill everyone&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;I doubt they think of it as 'eliminating witnesses'&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see...&lt;Slayzer&gt; perhaps the elves are letting the ogres do their dirty work for them then...&lt;Slayzer&gt; what trade goes along the road?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;All sorts of things.&nbsp; Let me get out my ledger&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Let's see... we export weapons, metal goods, cheese and flour.&nbsp; We import almost everything else, and it all goes along that road.&quot;&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;We used to export wood to Linya before the Endrians sank all our boats&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see... is this area important for its iron?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Not really, but we have a Dwarven smith.&nbsp; Considering that dwarves are our ancient enemies, most cities don't have access to one.&nbsp; This makes our weapons very valuable.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; ahh I see hmmm thanks for all the help.. is there anything else you can think of?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Hmmm... care for another sake?&nbsp; Not too many people around here care for the stuff... I still have a whole keg of it I can't get rid of.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm no.. I should be alert in case something happens tonight&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Alright then.&nbsp; The ogres haven't ever raided the town, you know.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; the Ogres could strike here&lt;Slayzer&gt; there's a first time for everything my friend&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;True.&nbsp; If you're going to go fight them, I have a few suggestions for ya.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok..&lt;Slayzer&gt; *listens*&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;First, try to get them by themselves.&nbsp; Nothing like a phalanx of charging ogres to ruin your day.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; heh&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;And if you can't get them alone, see if the Mayor will let you take the militia out there to help you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmmm that will be a last resort if possibler* Taly hands you a few strange looking gold coins&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;This is elven money; I picked it up during a militia action I fought in three years ago.&nbsp; You might find it useful in dealing with the elves.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright&lt;Slayzer&gt; *takes them** Taly goes and lights a few lanterns in the room, as it's now nighttime&lt;Slayzer&gt; Is there anyone else I should talk to?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;You might try the militia captain, Sain Loyfia.&nbsp; She's a great fighter and might know something about the ogres.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright thanks for all the help&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;You're welcome.&nbsp; St. Asi's blessing on you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; who is saint Asi?&lt;Taly&gt; &quot;The patron saint of magic and valor.&quot; &lt;Taly&gt; &quot;Holy knights and wizards venerate him&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ahh I see..&lt;Slayzer&gt; I have my own gods but I accept your blessings *bows and leaves**** Taly is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Slayzer&gt; I head to the dwarf smith is he is awake&lt;Isles_DM&gt; His door is locked.&lt;Slayzer&gt; then I go to see the Militia leader&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You head over to Sain's house.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It's slightly larger than the other houses, and the door ls locked.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I knock lightly*** Isles_DM is now known as Sain_Loyfia&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Who's there?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; A warrior, I came to deal with the ogre situation&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I don't recognize your voice; what's your name?&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I'm warning you, if you're a bandit, I'm the fiercest warrior in the village, and I have a BIG axe!&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; My name is Slayzer&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; DM: you hear the sound of the latch being lifted.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Of that I have no dobut&lt;Slayzer&gt; *doubt&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; The door opens.&nbsp; Sain appears to be a very young woman, maybe in her early twenties.&nbsp; She is rather plain, very muscular, carrying a big axe, and wearing sweat-stained armor padding with chain indentations on it.&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;What do you want?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; the tavern-owner said you might know more about the Ogres and fighting them..&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Tell me his name and I might let you in.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I am sorry about the hour but i intend to go scouting in the early morning before they wake.. so I ened to finish this now&lt;Slayzer&gt; Taly&lt;Slayzer&gt; is his name&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;All right, come on in.&nbsp; Just remember, I'm watching you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows and enters, removing his sandals first** Sain_Loyfia looks curiously at your sandals&lt;Slayzer&gt; It is a custom where I am from..&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;You must be a foreigner... such footgear won't protect you in a Syvashkan winter.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yes winter garb is a bit different... &lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; The inside of her house looks like the other houses around here; rough wooden furnishings and a stone floor.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I wait for her to sit then I find a seat myself&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; She doesn't sit.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Well, what can you tell me of these creatures?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;They're very strong, stinky and mean.&nbsp; They use very poor tactics and are easily tricked.&nbsp; Their weapons and armor are crude.&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;They're more than a match for any man I've met, and even I need help to kill one.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see...&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm how many do you think are there?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I couldn't tell you.&nbsp; Judging from the frequency of the raids, there aren't many.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm I see... what weapons to they favor?&lt;Slayzer&gt; *do&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Big clubs, usually made from fallen trees.&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;They're too stupid to make other weapons.&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;And our weapons are too small for them.&quot;* Sain_Loyfia relaxes and sits down&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm I see.. any weaknesses you can think of?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Just their stupidity.&nbsp; Try to ambush or trick them.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Senses or lack thereof?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I haven't studied them... I'd bet their sense of smell is poor, otherwise they'd kill themselves.&nbsp; Other than that, I have no idea.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see... thanks for all your help..&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;You're welcome.&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;May Saint Ventars be with you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows* Good night Lady Sain, rest well for I might have need of your skills later.. if things turn sour..&lt;Slayzer&gt; May Chan Cheng watch over your exploits&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Chan Cheng?&nbsp; What is that?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; the god of bravery, honor and the martial arts where I come from..&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Watch yourself around priests here.&nbsp; The Sori Inquisition is always vigilant, and you could be burned at the stake for venerating pagan gods.&nbsp; Not that I care, but watch yourself around them.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see.. I will keep my religion to myself then..&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows and leaves, getting his shoes upon exiting*&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I'd recommend picking a patron saint like the rest of us... he or she won't mind, I'm sure.&quot;&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Just as public cover, mind you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;I follow Saint Ventars, the patron saint of fire and revenge.&nbsp; He's a good warrior's saint.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *nods* I will look into it&lt;Slayzer&gt; Good night&lt;Slayzer&gt; (btw is there an Inn&lt;Slayzer&gt; ?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Good luck&quot;*** Sain_Loyfia is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The tavern doubles as one.&nbsp; Remember also that you're welcome to stay at the Mayor's house.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go to the Mayor's house then*** Isles_DM is now known as Mayor_Ivanija&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Here to stay the night?&quot;* Mayor_Ivanija tosses you a blanket&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yes, I will leave in the morning&lt;Slayzer&gt; *catches*&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Good night then.&nbsp; Asi's blessing.&quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; (BTW, that's pronounced &quot;Ah-see&quot;)&lt;Slayzer&gt; Good night to you Lord Mayor*** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Isles_Dm&lt;Isles_Dm&gt; You wake the next morning to the smell of roasting chicken&lt;Slayzer&gt; *gets his things in order and folds up the blanket**** Isles_Dm is now known as Mayor_Ivanija&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Slayzer!&nbsp; Are you ready for some breakfast?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yes, but I must make it short...* Mayor_Ivanija hands you a chicken leg&lt;Slayzer&gt; *eats as quickly as he can without making a mess*&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;I talked to Estra and he gave me two cheeses for you, in case you're out for a while.&nbsp; Take them, and Godspeed, Slayzer.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Thanks *bows* *takes the cheeses*&lt;Slayzer&gt; *gets his stuff and heads out**** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Where to?&lt;Slayzer&gt; I head out to the road the ambushes are occuring on&lt;Slayzer&gt; is ther any cover?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Just a few bushes... no hard cover.&nbsp; The forest is about 100 yards north of the road.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The bushes are far too small to hide ogres in.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I enter the forest&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Gen a move.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Isles_DM: The weasel scourges the plain; protects against the edge of the lash!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !ybmove&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The crane strikes before the ocean; dominates the stab of the rodent!&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You see an elf up in a tree, bow nocked and pointed at you.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (You spotted him first)&lt;Slayzer&gt; *finds cover*&lt;Slayzer&gt; (hard cover)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He yells at you: &quot;What's a bastard Sori doing here in the forest?&nbsp; Go back to your mother before I impale you&quot;&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (Hard cover's not hard to find in a forest <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )*** Isles_DM is now known as Angry_Elf&lt;Slayzer&gt; First off I know who my father thank you.. second I am not a Sori and third I am trying to flank the Ogres who are raiding this trade route.. &lt;Angry_Elf&gt; &quot;You're lucky I'm looking for them too or you'd be dead by now&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see... so you don't know where they are?&lt;Angry_Elf&gt; &quot;Not exactly... now go away, human.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Fine, don't mind me...*** Angry_Elf is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Slayzer&gt; *goes along on his way skirting the forest and using brush as cover*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The elf glares at you as you depart&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Gen a move&lt;Isles_DM&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Isles_DM: The crab slashes close to the badlands; conceals the gaze of the venom!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The tiger shouts from the labyrinth; grasps the descent of the venom! *yen*&lt;Slayzer&gt; (woo yen)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Hmmm... ogre tracks.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Looks like one of them dropped a yen, too&lt;Slayzer&gt; (2 venom moves <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> lol)&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm can I tell how recent?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Maybe a day old.&lt;Slayzer&gt; where are they headed?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Into the forest.&nbsp; Do you want to follow them?&lt;Slayzer&gt; I follow them from cover if possible&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok, you follow them for a while.&nbsp; They appear to be heading east, into the rising sun.&lt;Slayzer&gt; deeper into the forest?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Roughly parallel to the forest's edge&lt;Isles_DM&gt; After tracking for about an hour, you notice an unpleasant, rotting odor.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Oh great&lt;Slayzer&gt; The Smell of Death (tm)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Heh.&lt;Slayzer&gt; they must be fairly close by then...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Gen a move&lt;Isles_DM&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go upwind and try to get a good look&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Isles_DM: The manticore punches the volcano; spins next to the cut of the flower!&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Never mind&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Don't gen one&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The weasel rains upon the badlands as it vigorously destroys the Monastery of the Red Butterfly; shields the speed of the star!&lt;Slayzer&gt; heh &lt;Isles_DM&gt; You don't need to now... as you see a boot sticking out of a bush.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; A small boot&lt;Slayzer&gt; dwarf small?&lt;Slayzer&gt; or gnome small? heh&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Dwarves have big feet.&nbsp; Small human small&lt;Slayzer&gt; *goes to get a closer look*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The boot appears to be finely tooled leather, with lots of strange runes on it.&nbsp; There's a bite out of the top of it.&lt;Slayzer&gt; lovely.. elvish work &lt;Isles_DM&gt; The smell is very strong here.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I hold my nose shut and move along..&lt;Slayzer&gt; * looks for the body*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; That's strange... the tree right next to the bush is covered in blood.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmmm I look up&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You see various elf parts in the tree.&nbsp; It looks as though someone dismembered it, ate part of it, and threw the rest up there.&nbsp; You see the boot's mate attached to a leg.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Great hung up to dry I imagine&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Quite carelessly&lt;Slayzer&gt; *will give him a burial later*&lt;Slayzer&gt; any tracks?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The tracks continue&lt;Slayzer&gt; I follow&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The next item you find is about a mile further along.&nbsp; It appears to be a broken longbow, snapped neatly in half and discarded.&nbsp; There is a lot of blood on the ground near it.&lt;Slayzer&gt; ack...&lt;Slayzer&gt; this is where they fought him apparently...&lt;Slayzer&gt; I carefully move off the path and follow&lt;Slayzer&gt; the tracks&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The next thing you find, two miles further down, is some scattered, charred wood and a wooden wheel.&nbsp; A mule's head lies near the wheel.&lt;Slayzer&gt; .... great... a path of destruction&lt;Slayzer&gt; what does the wood look like it was?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You smell salt in the air.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Planks&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmmm close to the ocean ... I check the soil&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It seems normal.&lt;Slayzer&gt; enough wood for a ship?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Not nearly.&nbsp; Maybe enough for a child's chair or a large toy.&lt;Slayzer&gt; a crate maybe?&lt;Slayzer&gt; no...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; There are marks here... it looks like someone dragged something toward the east here.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I look around&lt;Slayzer&gt; a sack?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No... something hard and with square edges&lt;Slayzer&gt; I follow those tracks then&lt;Slayzer&gt; a chest possibly...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; They coincide with the ogre tracks&lt;Slayzer&gt; I se&lt;Slayzer&gt; I carefully follow then...&lt;Slayzer&gt; keeping both ears open&lt;Isles_DM&gt; As you continue to follow the tracks, the salt smell is overwhelmed by a horrid smell.&nbsp; It's as if someone slaughtered a herd of thousands of cattle and left them in the sun for a week.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *gags*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Just at that moment, you come to the edge of the forest.&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You see two ogres sitting on the beach, around a campfire.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; One ogre is wearing plate mail that looks as though it's made from sheet metal.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The other is wearing chainmail.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; There are two huge swords lying near them&lt;Slayzer&gt; hmm what do they appear to be doing?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; They appear to be conversing in Ogrish&lt;Slayzer&gt; angrily?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No.&lt;Slayzer&gt; what is aroudn them?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Some scattered debris... mostly wooden.&nbsp; A few bones.&nbsp; A skull.&lt;Slayzer&gt; size of the skull?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Fairly small and delicate&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Weird eye sockets&lt;Slayzer&gt; like a baby or a whole different race?&lt;Slayzer&gt; brb&lt;Isles_DM&gt; k&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Like a different race.&nbsp; It has oval eye sockets as opposed to round human ones.&nbsp; It's not extremely small... just smaller than your average human skull&lt;Slayzer&gt; like say an elf?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Could well be&lt;Slayzer&gt; *thinks about the current situation*&lt;Slayzer&gt; *lies in wait*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Their backs are toward you.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *goes back to the body from before*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; That's about 4 miles back.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I know&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok, you get there without incident&lt;Slayzer&gt; I look for some vines&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Vines?&nbsp; You don't see any.&lt;Slayzer&gt; hmmm&lt;Slayzer&gt; (Do I have rope?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (This is an evergreen forest)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (Sure, why not)&lt;Slayzer&gt; this is going to be disgusting... *gets an arm from the tree*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It takes you about half an hour to get the body parts down from the tree.&lt;Slayzer&gt; time of day?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Late afternoon&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok I fray my rope a bit and wrap in around the bone.. (so its less visable)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok.&lt;Slayzer&gt; messy too&lt;Slayzer&gt; *wipes his hands off on the boot&lt;Slayzer&gt; how long is the arm?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The body is so badly mangled it's hard to tell whether it was male or female&lt;Isles_DM&gt; About a foot and a half&lt;Slayzer&gt; that should do...&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go back to where the ogres are...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It's now early evening.&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; what are the ogres doing?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; They are standing.&nbsp; One of them is peering into the sea with a spyglass.&lt;Slayzer&gt; I watch them&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You see a ship come over the horizon&lt;Slayzer&gt; sails?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Yes&lt;Slayzer&gt; I meant any specific colors&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No... white sails, no flag.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; A rowboat is lowered off the side and starts coming toward the shore&lt;Slayzer&gt; how long till they reach shore?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; About 15 minutes before the rowboat gets here&lt;Slayzer&gt; *just watches*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The rowboat pulls up to shore, full of crates.&nbsp; There's a man in it.&nbsp; He's short, dark-haired and scruffy, with a curly beard.&nbsp; He's wearing gaudy striped clothing.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The ogres come and take the crates off the boat.&lt;Slayzer&gt; any markings??&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The man hands the ogres a sack, gets in his rowboat, and heads back toward the boat.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Wait... sorry&lt;Isles_DM&gt; There's writing on them, but in a language you don't know (unless you write Giant)&lt;Slayzer&gt; (heh)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The ogres pry open one of the crates, hooting excitedly.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *carefully watches*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; One of them pulls out a long tube, flared at one end and mounted on a crossbow-style stock on the other.&lt;Slayzer&gt; (=P)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (What? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )&lt;Slayzer&gt; (heh)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He pours in something from the sack, and drops a metal ball into the tube.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *waits under cover*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He points it at a nearby tree, and you hear a loud *BOOM*.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You hear happy grunting and hooting.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *a bit startled but not much*&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Then you hear loud footsteps&lt;Slayzer&gt; where are they headed?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It looks like the ogre in chain mail ran off into the forest.&lt;Slayzer&gt; direction?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; North&lt;Slayzer&gt; umm towards the path?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He's carrying one of those tubes&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No&lt;Slayzer&gt; and the town?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The town is southwest of here&lt;Slayzer&gt; the one in plate?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He's sitting by the campfire, loading the tube again&lt;Slayzer&gt; how far back the burned up wood and stuff?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; About a mile&lt;Slayzer&gt; hmmm I got back and get the head of the mule&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; should take half and hour or so&lt;Isles_DM&gt; About&lt;Slayzer&gt; and some wood board too&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; when I get back what is the situation?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The plated ogre is digging through the other crates.&nbsp; There are lots of supplies and more tubes lying around.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; He's alone&lt;Slayzer&gt; any way I can reach a tube withotu him looking?&lt;Slayzer&gt; one close to some cover&lt;Isles_DM&gt; If you sneak well enough (move comparison)&lt;Slayzer&gt; I wait for him to go digging into a crate and then try to grab one then... (hopefully they are loaded... heh)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Gen a move&lt;Isles_DM&gt; !mb ybmov&lt;Isles_DM&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Isles_DM: The grasshopper impales the sea; conceals the speed of the cave!&lt;Slayzer&gt; 1mb ybmove&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The spider drowns the plain; dances facing the rolling of the feline!&lt;Isles_DM&gt; That's a pretty sneaky move&lt;Isles_DM&gt; You steal over and grab a tube&lt;Slayzer&gt; *get sback in cover&lt;Slayzer&gt; is it loaded?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No&lt;Slayzer&gt; does the ogre have his loaded one in his hand?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No... his is by the fire.&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok he goes the brazen move then...&lt;Slayzer&gt; *leaps out of cover kicking the Ogre's gun-thing out of his reach and attacks**** Isles_DM is now known as Durga&lt;Durga&gt; &quot;Hey!&nbsp; You not nice!&nbsp; Durga smash!&lt;Durga&gt; Ogre: CR 4, Hits 5, Master of the Sly Claw, Expert of the Ruins, Leather Armor, yen factor 2&lt;Durga&gt; *Plate armor: Hits 7&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ok&lt;Durga&gt; I don't have your stats, Slayzer&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmaster&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: MeowthBot has decreed this match to take place at the vineyard north-west of Xiang-Xia Province on the dusk of the lotus blossom.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hits: 6 master of the Sword, Holy Warrior (generate day), sword, kote and leather armor Holy battery 0 Chi&lt;Slayzer&gt; 2 Exp and 5 Yen&lt;Durga&gt; How do you charge your holy battery?&lt;Slayzer&gt; (putting exp in it... at levels)&lt;Durga&gt; Ok&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The chain scatters the grotto; defends against the storm of the spring!&lt;Slayzer&gt; (I didn't have enough <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />)&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The west wind rends the waterfall; redirects the gaze of the rodent!* Durga goes reeling back... Durga: 6 Slayzer: 6&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The oak rides by the paradise; parts the pain of the rodent for it waves away the cut of the maze!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The chain breaks the pillar; dominates the drive of the tree! *yen*&lt;Slayzer&gt; (Nice =) getting some love today)&lt;Durga&gt; &quot;Ow!&nbsp; Durga: 5 Slayzer: 6&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The crane leaps in the midst of the forest; quells the descent of the blade!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The dragon dances within the shrine; removes the energy of the club!&lt;Durga&gt; Hmmmm&lt;Slayzer&gt; hard call eh?* Darkwolf thinks the dragon dancing sounds better ;p&lt;Durga&gt; Just what I was thinking, too. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Durga: 4 Slayzer: 6&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The manticore ravages the waterfall; parries the throw of the star! *yen*&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The fox swims atop the desert; blocks the assailment of the mountain!&lt;Durga&gt; HURGHHH!&nbsp; Durga: 4 Slayzer: 5&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The manticore nails the heavens and stands within the spring; protects against the drive of the storm!&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ouch&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The unicorn severs the glacier; parries the onslaught of the holy ground!* Durga winces in pain! Durga: 3 Slayzer: 5&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The claw strongly overwhelms the well; guards against the kick of the horn!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The east wind shreds the shrine; dominates the blood of the crevice!&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ow* Durga SMASH! Durga: 3 Slayzer: 2&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The unicorn prances next to the tundra; averts the foray of the sky as it tracks in the midst of the foray of the sky!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The panther dodges before the temple; removes the drive of the sands!* Durga looks annoyed; he can't catch you! Durga 2: Slayzer: 2&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The turtle glides over the castle; parts the offensive of the star!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The rat invades the brush; unrelentingly reduces the touch of the bone!* Durga is really hurting... Durga: 1 Slayzer: 2&lt;Durga&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Durga: The fox quells the beach; protects against the gaze of the insect!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The weasel sucker punches the beach; conceals the chaos of the flower!* Durga goes down&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; that's one beat beach hehe*** Durga is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Hehe...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; I'm glad that claw move didn't end up being the end of you. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yeah... that could have killed me =(&lt;Slayzer&gt; (4 Yen)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Not yet... you have to find it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; ewww =P&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Hehe... you get 4 yen. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; I bind injuries &lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok.&nbsp; You also find a small bottle of healing salve on the ogre.&nbsp; It mysteriously heals all of your wounds&lt;Slayzer&gt; get his loaded gun and hide the crates&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ahh.... Sake...&lt;Slayzer&gt; (lol)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Where do you hide the crates? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt="(:" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; (:"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname="(:" />P)&lt;Slayzer&gt; bushes or rocks if possible&lt;Isles_DM&gt; The beach here is pretty clear... the forest is the nearest cover.&nbsp; There's 4 crates, by the way, and they're very heavy&lt;Slayzer&gt; doubtless.... I might just hide their contents&lt;Slayzer&gt; I get the ogre's armor and sword as well&lt;Slayzer&gt; then I go looking for his friend&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok.&nbsp; They're too big for you, but the weaponsmith could buy them as scrap&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yeah I know...&lt;Isles_DM&gt; His friend sees you first... he's on the edge of the forest right now.*** Isles_DM is now known as Dur&lt;Dur&gt; You killed Durga!&nbsp; Me smash you!&lt;Slayzer&gt; Dur and Durga? hehe&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmasters&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmaster&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: MeowthBot has decreed this match to take place at the vale north of the Yang River Bridge on the dawn of the rabbit.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *tries to use the gun-thing*&lt;Dur&gt; Ok, fire your gun.&nbsp; No special moves or styles are applicable with it.&nbsp; Dur doesn't have a gun, so he can only defend.&lt;Slayzer&gt; !ybmove&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The east wind mangles the brush; quells the energy of the sky!&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The east wind leaps by the cliff; dodges the efforts of the tides!* Dur dodges your bullet&lt;Dur&gt; CR 4, Hits 5, Master of the Sly Claw, Expert of the Ruins, Leather Armor, yen factor 2&lt;Dur&gt; (Chain Armor: Hits 6&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The fox sweeps across the labyrinth; wards off the cut of the mire!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The sword bows above the shrine; absorbs the thrust of the field!&lt;Dur&gt; I've heard of the Sword of Damocles... Dur: 3 Slayzer: 6&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The grasshopper decimates the beach; grasps the beauty of the crevice!&lt;Slayzer&gt; (2 Hits left on Dur)&lt;Slayzer&gt; *pats his kataan*&lt;Dur&gt; Dur: 2 Slayzer: 6&lt;Slayzer&gt; *katana&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The rat fluidly drowns the beach; removes the storm of the holy ground!&lt;Dur&gt; Heh... you're living up to your name tonight. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> Dur: 1 Slayzer: 6&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The weasel dodges next to the foothills; fends off the tempest of the garden!&lt;Slayzer&gt; (thought it said fluidly drowns on the beach)&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The phoenix flips next to the plain; parts the speed of the canine! *yen*&lt;Dur&gt; The lil' weasel dodged ya Dur: 1 Slayzer: 5&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The fox sings by the swamp; shields the quickening of the bird!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The tsunami prances underneath the sea; leaps over the throw of the sky!&lt;Slayzer&gt; LOL&lt;Dur&gt; Your move is worthless. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />&nbsp; Dur: 1 Slayzer: 4&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The panther leaps close to the sea; reduces the blood of the bird!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The wolf falls over the ravine; defends against the thrust of the river!&lt;Slayzer&gt; *sigh* lol&lt;Dur&gt; SPLART!&nbsp; Dur: 1 Slayzer: 3&lt;Dur&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Dur: The lotus blossom rides atop the vineyard; reduces the gaze of the flame!&lt;Slayzer&gt; !mb ybmove&lt;MeowthBot&gt; Slayzer: The unicorn appears facing the temple; waves away the cut of the spring!* Dur dies&lt;Dur&gt; 2 yen to you*** Dur is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Slayzer&gt; I get his stuff and make sure he is dead&lt;Slayzer&gt; 2 exp&lt;Slayzer&gt; so 4 now&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok* Isles_DM trusts that you know what you're doing better than he does there&lt;Slayzer&gt; 12 Yen total &lt;Isles_DM&gt; Two delicious ogre heads. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; (4 CR vs a 4 hit char = 1 exp)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (ok)&lt;Isles_DM&gt; What do you do now?&lt;Slayzer&gt; I hide the stuff as best I can... farther away now&lt;Slayzer&gt; then I go and bury the bones on the beach and the poor person that was in the tree... with a prayer&lt;Slayzer&gt; then its off to the town&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Spending about two hours, you drag everything you can out into the forest, hide it, and shove the crates into the water.&nbsp; After the burials are complete, it's well after midnight.&lt;Slayzer&gt; wait&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; did the ship leave?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Yes&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; I try to see where the one ogre was headed&lt;Slayzer&gt; They aren't very sneaky in the woods heh&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Toward the camp.&nbsp; He'd finished whatever he was doing.&lt;Isles_DM&gt; BTW, you find a letter in one of the crates&lt;Slayzer&gt; I read it if possible&lt;Isles_DM&gt; It appears to be ciphered&lt;Slayzer&gt; I also get the sack of powder&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; (it being the most important part =) )&lt;Isles_DM&gt; (Heh.)&lt;Slayzer&gt; I take these back to town&lt;Slayzer&gt; it will be early morning or so by then... &lt;Isles_DM&gt; You arrive in town at about dawn&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; I report to the Mayor*** Isles_DM is now known as Mayor_Ivanijia&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; &quot;Slayzer!&nbsp; Good to see- Where did you get that gun?!&lt;Slayzer&gt; The ogres got them... &lt;Slayzer&gt; from some seafarers..&lt;Slayzer&gt; There was a pair of them...&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; &quot;A pair of seafarers or ogres?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Ogres&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; &quot;Hmmm... were the seafarers human?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; There are more guns in the forest&lt;Slayzer&gt; I think so&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; &quot;I'll send a party out to retrieve them&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; brb&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; k&lt;Slayzer&gt; family stuff <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; might be a while&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; &quot;Can you tell the difference between a Sori and an Endrian, Slayzer?&quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; No problem Skan&lt;Mayor_Ivanijia&gt; *Skarn*** Mayor_Ivanijia is now known as Mayor_Ivanija&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; Hey Skarnkai... hate to tell you this but you're going to have to lose a yen.&nbsp; Rules say that you can only get yen from monsters, so that yen you gen'ed spotting the elf doesn't count.&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; Err... not sure Lord Mayor...&lt;Slayzer&gt; *describes the man*&lt;Slayzer&gt; had to help grandmother with the each tree&lt;Slayzer&gt; *peach&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; Ok.&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; (I need a description.&nbsp; If you don't remember, you don't remember.&nbsp; I described him)&lt;Slayzer&gt; bearded&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; What color hair?&lt;Slayzer&gt; dark&lt;Slayzer&gt; he was pretty short... &lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Good.&nbsp; Most Endrians have light hair and they're taller.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; and wearing a striped shirt&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;We've been hiding the secret of gunpowder from the Endrians, and I wanted to make sure they didn't have it.&quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;We need to destroy those guns&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see...&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;They were delivered by a ship, you say?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; As you wish... I will take your militia to where I hid them&lt;Slayzer&gt; yes&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Any markings?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; None that I could see&lt;Slayzer&gt; I found this letter in the crate&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Hmmmm... we need to find out who is smuggling guns to the ogres and why.&nbsp; A letter?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *hands the mayor the letter** Mayor_Ivanija tries to read it&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;This is gibberish to me.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Same to me...&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; (If you give me a minute or two, I'll type the letter, cipher it, and post it here)&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; I took the gunpowder .. *hands the mayor the sack along with his own gun*&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; Q,&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; Nblf tvsf uif phsft hfu fopvhi npofz uijs ujnf... gjobodft bsf bmxbzt ujhiu uijt ujnf pg zfbs.&nbsp; H jt po nz bstf bhbjo bcpvu qbznfout.&nbsp; Ubml up uif exbswft uisff ebzt gspn pqx boe hfu Cjmfe up cvz.&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; W.&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Thank you, Slayzer&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I will try to decipher it later&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; No problem. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; hmm you will dismantle the guns?&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Yes, they must be destroyed&quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;You see, our soldiers are better individual fighters than the Endrians, but they vastly outnumber us&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm might I have the barrels? I will add them to the other scrap metal to sell&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Guns are a help to us, but if they had them, they would destroy us.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Understood&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;That's fine with me, so long as you sell them to Aliksandr in short order&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Aliksandr?&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Our smith&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; the dwarven one? or the blacksmith?&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;The blacksmith.&nbsp; The dwarf is named Bund&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I see.&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright then hmm &lt;Slayzer&gt; I had to bury 2 unfortunate people and I had a run-in with an elf&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;An elf?&nbsp; What happened?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; not much.. I was trying to use the forest as cover.. he threatened me... he seemed to be after the Ogres as well&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;I suppose that it was unimportant then.&nbsp; Did you catch his name?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; He didn't say&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Take the day off and catch up on your sleep, Slayzer.&nbsp; Slayzer... hmmm... what is your surname?&nbsp; You never shared that with me.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm it wouldn't have any meaning for you..&lt;Slayzer&gt; its Izoyoi&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;It means you are of the Izoyoi family.&nbsp; That is all I need to know, though the name is unfamiliar.&nbsp; Go and get some rest, Slayzer Izoyoi.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; I will after doing the business I need to finish&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Heh... you are quite dedicated.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; (its 8 AM.... if I sleep now... getting up late heh)&lt;Slayzer&gt; I try to get everything done then rest&lt;Slayzer&gt; By your leave Lord Mayor&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Take Namaria and three of our militiamen out there.&nbsp; They should be enough to haul it all back here.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows*&lt;Slayzer&gt; Namaria?&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;And please, you're a hero now.&nbsp; Call me Avga.&quot;&lt;Mayor_Ivanija&gt; &quot;Our Sergeant of the Militia&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright Avga*** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Avga&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows and leaves**** Avga is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Where to?&lt;Slayzer&gt; Is there a Militia building?&lt;Isles_DM&gt; No, though there is a small training pit.&nbsp; You see a couple of men sparring there&lt;Slayzer&gt; *goes there**** Isles_DM is now known as Sparring_Man&lt;Sparring_Man&gt; Hail, Slayzer!&lt;Sparring_Man&gt; I am Faing, and it's a pleasure to meet you.&nbsp; What can I do for you?*** Sparring_Man is now known as Faing&lt;Slayzer&gt; I need to speak with your sergeant&lt;Faing&gt; Namaria?&nbsp; She's probably at Sain's house.&lt;Slayzer&gt; *nods* You already know my name&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright&lt;Slayzer&gt; I will need 3 volunteers to recover some good&lt;Faing&gt; You don't look like one of us, and we've heard about what you were doing.&nbsp; The Mayor told us&lt;Slayzer&gt; goods&lt;Faing&gt; I'll go! (The other man in the pit volunteers as well)&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright then&lt;Slayzer&gt; find someone else and meet me at lady Sain's then&lt;Faing&gt; Yes sir!&lt;Faing&gt; I know just the fellow&lt;Slayzer&gt; *nods and leaves**** Sabaron has joined #ybfight*** Faing has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer)&lt;Sabaron&gt; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />*** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; I just lost my log; does anyone else have one?&lt;Slayzer&gt; I do&lt;Slayzer&gt; I turned logging on&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ah, thank you.&nbsp; I don't suppose I could persuade you to post the adventure when we're done, then? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; no problem*** Isles_DM has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer)&lt;Darkwolf&gt; (if you dont have the whole thing, I do...)&lt;Slayzer&gt; I got it&lt;Darkwolf&gt; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />*** Sabaron has joined #ybfight&lt;Sabaron&gt; Let's try this again. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />*** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Hello?&lt;Darkwolf&gt; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Where'd Skarnkai go?&lt;Darkwolf&gt; he might have gone to deal with the peach tree again...he last said something at 15:32 my time&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Ah.&lt;Slayzer&gt; wb&lt;Isles_DM&gt; Thanks. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; Sorry&lt;Slayzer&gt; I go to Sein's place now*** Isles_DM is now known as Sain_Loyfia&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Oh, it's you again.&nbsp; What do you need, Slayzer?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *knocks on the door*&lt;Slayzer&gt; err nm heh&lt;Slayzer&gt; The ogres had some goods... the mayor wants your second and 3 of the militia to go and bring them back..* Sain_Loyfia has to restart his computer again; Explorer didn't boot properly. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; Just a sec*** Sain_Loyfia has quit IRC (QUIT: )*** Sabaron has joined #ybfight&lt;Slayzer&gt; welcome back again&lt;Sabaron&gt; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />*** Sabaron is now known as Sain_Loyfia&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright...&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Well, go ahead take Namaria.&nbsp; Take Garii, Latan and Faing with you.&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; Thanks&lt;Slayzer&gt; *bows*&lt;Slayzer&gt; Namaria is here correct?&lt;Sain_Loyfia&gt; &quot;Yes.&quot;*** Sain_Loyfia is now known as Namaria* Namaria is an older woman, maybe in her fifties. She is large with thick gray hair, brown eyes and a broken nose. She wears chainmail and carries a greatsword&lt;Slayzer&gt; Alright, let's be off then&lt;Namaria&gt; &quot;Certainly, Slayzer.&quot;* Namaria follows you&lt;Slayzer&gt; *takes the group to where the goods are held*&lt;Namaria&gt; client&lt;Slayzer&gt; (? oh heh)&lt;Namaria&gt; back&lt;Namaria&gt; (The group?&nbsp; The three people Sain mentioned weren't there)*** Namaria is now known as Faing* Faing runs up to you with the other man and with an extremely old man in tow. The old man has a stout club.&lt;Slayzer&gt; (oh <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />)&lt;Faing&gt; &quot;This is Estra Velai, our cheesemaker.&nbsp; Sure, he doesn't look like much, but he killed three dwarves during their last raid.&quot;&lt;Faing&gt; &quot;Ready to go?&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *nods* I am ready*** Faing is now known as Namaria_and_militia&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; Estra: Let's go then!&lt;Slayzer&gt; Yes lets&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; Namaria: &quot;Lead on, good Slayzer&quot;&lt;Slayzer&gt; *leads them*&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; (to where?)&lt;Slayzer&gt; (decoding now too <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />)&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; (Did you break the cipher?)*** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has joined #ybfight&lt;Slayzer&gt; (is it normal or odd?)&lt;Slayzer&gt; (to the goods... =P)&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; (It's very simple, and I don't know what you mean)&lt;Slayzer&gt; to where I hid the goods...&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; (About the cipher being normal or odd)&lt;Slayzer&gt; (well is it letter replacement? or scrambled or numeric?)&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; You lead your small group to where you hid the goods.&nbsp; They immediately set to work gathering them up.&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; (That would take all the fun out of it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )&lt;Slayzer&gt; *helps**** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has quit IRC (Connection Closed)&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; After about an hour, the five of you gather up the goods.&lt;Slayzer&gt; got it I think&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; What is it? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />*** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has joined #ybfight&lt;Slayzer&gt; one letter back&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; So, what's it say, then? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />*** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon is now known as DiceBot&lt;Slayzer&gt; translating&lt;Slayzer&gt; P, &lt;Slayzer&gt; Make sure the ogres get enough money thir time&nbsp; &nbsp; finances are always tight this time of year.&lt;Slayzer&gt; G is on my arse again about payments. Talk to the dwarves three days from now and get Biled to&lt;Slayzer&gt; buy.&lt;Slayzer&gt; X.&lt;Slayzer&gt; (thir is a mistake I think hehe)&lt;Slayzer&gt; Dealing with the Men in Black here* Looking up Namaria_and_militia user info...* Slayzer slaps Namaria_and_militia around a bit with a large trout&lt;DiceBot&gt; hmmmm&lt;DiceBot&gt; 0 sec ping&lt;DiceBot&gt; that can't be good&lt;DiceBot&gt; cya&lt;Slayzer&gt; cya&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm.... must be busy with clients&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; yup*** DiceBot has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer)&lt;Slayzer&gt; Well I need to log soon.. shall I wrap up?&lt;Slayzer&gt; On monsters Sabaron for every point of CR a monster has 5 yen or Exp&lt;Slayzer&gt; so those ogres were actually a bit tougher&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; Ah* Namaria_and_militia is back&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; X is a mistake, too... should be V&lt;Slayzer&gt; They had sword right?&lt;Slayzer&gt; heh&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; They didn't use them, just the armor&lt;Slayzer&gt; ok&lt;Slayzer&gt; so I don't get them then (by the rules)&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; The armor is worth a bit more, so +3 CR for that&lt;Slayzer&gt; here it is&lt;Slayzer&gt; Durga &lt;Slayzer&gt; Plate (+3 hits so 15 yen), Master of Sly claw (10 Exp) Expert of Ruins (10 exp)&lt;Slayzer&gt; 35 Total so CR 7&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; Heh... that's a standard monster from the site + plate&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; Ah, I see&lt;Slayzer&gt; oh oops&lt;Slayzer&gt; expert is 5 lol&lt;Slayzer&gt; CR 6&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; CR 6 and CR 5&lt;Slayzer&gt; so 1.5 exp from him&lt;Namaria_and_militia&gt; And 1.25 from Dur*** Namaria_and_militia is now known as Sabaron&lt;Slayzer&gt; Hmm&lt;Sabaron&gt; What?&lt;Slayzer&gt; getting rules on fractions&lt;Slayzer&gt; all fractions become 1/2&lt;Slayzer&gt; guess halves is all they want to do...&lt;Slayzer&gt; Which means... I go up a hit *wooo*&lt;Slayzer&gt; also I sell all the stuff for 12.5 yen&lt;Sabaron&gt; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; (armor)&lt;Slayzer&gt; the rest is rp&lt;Sabaron&gt; np&lt;Sabaron&gt; Aliksandr and Bund have a wide selection if you care to buy&lt;Slayzer&gt; spending exp first <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />&lt;Sabaron&gt; No problem. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&lt;Slayzer&gt; Unicorn, Temple&lt;Slayzer&gt; Weasel, Beach&lt;Sabaron&gt; Your killing moves?&lt;Slayzer&gt; yeah&lt;Slayzer&gt; looking on the last thread* Sabaron starts chanting &quot;Weasel Master! Weasel Master! Weasel Master!&quot;&lt;Sabaron&gt; You didn't fight at all in that one&lt;Slayzer&gt; no I meant wicht's tomb&lt;Sabaron&gt; Oh&lt;Slayzer&gt; scythe, bruch&lt;Slayzer&gt; brush&lt;Slayzer&gt; dagger, tombs&lt;Sabaron&gt; Those make good place names: Weasel Beach!&nbsp; Temple of the Unicorn!&nbsp; Tomb of Daggers!&lt;Slayzer&gt; only one I like is Temple&lt;Slayzer&gt; I spend 2 on my Battery&lt;Slayzer&gt; 1 on Transcendant mod for my Sword style&lt;Slayzer&gt; now... 2 on temple... or 2 more in battery&lt;Slayzer&gt; 2 more in Battery&lt;Slayzer&gt; 4 Chi now&lt;Slayzer&gt; posting log&lt;Sabaron&gt; Nice. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&lt;Sabaron&gt; Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Skarnkai, post: 211121, member: 163"] <Slayzer> Alright then ;p hehe *** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM <Slayzer> Thanks again for DMing something for me.. <Isles_DM> When we left off, you had just finished eating at Mayor Ivanija's house.' <Isles_DM> No problem. I like DMing. :) <Slayzer> (as do I at times heh0 <Slayzer> Yeah... <Isles_DM> What do you do now? <Slayzer> I guess I should go and see the rest of the villagers <Isles_DM> Where to first? The shops or the houses? <Slayzer> see what ,if anything, they can tell me <Slayzer> shops I guess... <Slayzer> brb <Isles_DM> k <Slayzer> mother bothered me about lunch ... heh <Slayzer> Ok I am good to go <Isles_DM> There's a baker, a cheesemaker, a tavern, a blacksmith, a miller, a Dwarven weaponsmith and a fisherman who hires his boat out for local trips. <Slayzer> Hmm <Slayzer> I go to the tavern then <Isles_DM> All right then. <Isles_DM> You head over to the tavern. It's a small wooden building with a thatch roof. It appears to be well-maintained. <Slayzer> Alright I enter <Isles_DM> On the inside it seems rather empty. The bartender is currently serving the only customer, who is sitting at the bar. <Slayzer> I go up to the bar then... *** Isles_DM is now known as Bartender <Bartender> "What's yer poison?" <Slayzer> Hail and well met... <Bartender> "Huh? Oh... hi there, traveler." <Bartender> "What can I get ya for?" <Slayzer> hmm I am here about your.. ogre problem... <Slayzer> shouldn't be drinking on the job... <Slayzer> you wouldn't happen to have any sake though? <Bartender> "You're here to kill the ogres? Well, it's too late in the day to go get 'em now... so have a sake on the house." <Slayzer> alright... but first tell me about them <Bartender> "I'm Taly, by the way. What's your name, stranger? *** Bartender is now known as Taly <Slayzer> I am Slayzer <Taly> "Ah. Well, Slayzer, we don't know much about the ogres. Here's what we know:" * Slayzer waits patiently <Taly> "They've been raiding the road between here and Shevra, the capital. They haven't left any survivors, and this island isn't populated enough to keep taking losses like that. Normally the elves keep the ogres farther north than this." <Slayzer> I see... <Taly> "Of course, the elves themselves raid us too, but they're easier to kill than ogres, and they often flee when wounded." <Slayzer> Hmm what a harsh land... <Taly> "Let me tell you a little about the isles... since you're obviously a foreigner." <Taly> "There are five of them: Talia, Tariovka, Linya, Leova and the lovely isle of Kadiya." <Taly> "This is the year 5440... year 1 was the year that humans first settled the islands." <Slayzer> Hmm *listens* <Taly> DM: Here it is in shorthand. If you want more detail, Taly will be happy to give it to you on any subject you ask <Taly> 0 Humans first move to the Syvashka Isles <Taly> 1000 Humans exterminated by Dwarves native to Syvashka <Taly> 2000 Humans move back to the islands <Taly> 2900 Humans subdue Dwarves <Taly> 3800 Humans dominate the Isles <Taly> 4809 Rurgassi Empire arises <Taly> 4896 Yulav Fedor, the Prophet of God, is born <Taly> 4920 Yulav Fedor executed by Emperor Anto II <Taly> 4984 Rurgassi Empire falls <Taly> 5069 Crusades to the Mainland establish Kingdom of Firsude <Taly> 5112 Firsude conquered by Gnomes <Taly> 5174 Eruption on main isle of Talia <Taly> 5247 The wizard Vladimir Sunorkov invents gunpowder <Taly> 5286 Vladimir Sunorkov unites Syvashka Isles <Taly> 5341 Pla <Taly> 5341 Plague claims nine-tenths of Kadiya's population <Taly> 5412 Emperor Vladimir signs alliance with Dwarves <Taly> 5415 Dwarves launch surprise attack, conquering isle of Tariovka <Taly> 5421 Mainland Kingdom of Endrius invades <Taly> 5425 Dwarves drive out Endrians <Taly> 5427 Talia Revolt, led by Grislanta Tyassia, overthrows Lich Emperor Vladimir <Taly> 5433 Endrians invade Isle of Leova <Taly> 5439 Sori loyalists destroy all records and supplies of gunpowder to prevent it from falling into Endrian hands <Slayzer> Hmm I see <Taly> "We <Taly> 're still recovering from the plague of 5341" <Taly> "Our whole population is roughly 1,200 people" <Slayzer> I imagine so... <Slayzer> has any group or individual been known to use Ogres? <Taly> "No. Ogres are stupid and brutish, inclined to beat to death anyone who gives them orders." <Slayzer> I see... <Slayzer> Are ogres usually smart or organized enough to kill all witnesses? <Taly> "Not deliberately, but they do kill everyone" <Taly> "I doubt they think of it as 'eliminating witnesses'" <Slayzer> I see... <Slayzer> perhaps the elves are letting the ogres do their dirty work for them then... <Slayzer> what trade goes along the road? <Taly> "All sorts of things. Let me get out my ledger" <Taly> "Let's see... we export weapons, metal goods, cheese and flour. We import almost everything else, and it all goes along that road." <Taly> "We used to export wood to Linya before the Endrians sank all our boats" <Slayzer> I see... is this area important for its iron? <Taly> "Not really, but we have a Dwarven smith. Considering that dwarves are our ancient enemies, most cities don't have access to one. This makes our weapons very valuable." <Slayzer> ahh I see hmmm thanks for all the help.. is there anything else you can think of? <Taly> "Hmmm... care for another sake? Not too many people around here care for the stuff... I still have a whole keg of it I can't get rid of." <Slayzer> Hmm no.. I should be alert in case something happens tonight <Taly> "Alright then. The ogres haven't ever raided the town, you know." <Slayzer> the Ogres could strike here <Slayzer> there's a first time for everything my friend <Taly> "True. If you're going to go fight them, I have a few suggestions for ya." <Slayzer> ok.. <Slayzer> *listens* <Taly> "First, try to get them by themselves. Nothing like a phalanx of charging ogres to ruin your day." <Slayzer> heh <Taly> "And if you can't get them alone, see if the Mayor will let you take the militia out there to help you." <Slayzer> Hmmm that will be a last resort if possibler * Taly hands you a few strange looking gold coins <Taly> "This is elven money; I picked it up during a militia action I fought in three years ago. You might find it useful in dealing with the elves." <Slayzer> Alright <Slayzer> *takes them* * Taly goes and lights a few lanterns in the room, as it's now nighttime <Slayzer> Is there anyone else I should talk to? <Taly> "You might try the militia captain, Sain Loyfia. She's a great fighter and might know something about the ogres." <Slayzer> Alright thanks for all the help <Taly> "You're welcome. St. Asi's blessing on you." <Slayzer> who is saint Asi? <Taly> "The patron saint of magic and valor." <Taly> "Holy knights and wizards venerate him" <Slayzer> Ahh I see.. <Slayzer> I have my own gods but I accept your blessings *bows and leaves* *** Taly is now known as Isles_DM <Slayzer> I head to the dwarf smith is he is awake <Isles_DM> His door is locked. <Slayzer> then I go to see the Militia leader <Isles_DM> You head over to Sain's house. <Isles_DM> It's slightly larger than the other houses, and the door ls locked. <Slayzer> I knock lightly *** Isles_DM is now known as Sain_Loyfia <Sain_Loyfia> "Who's there?" <Slayzer> A warrior, I came to deal with the ogre situation <Sain_Loyfia> "I don't recognize your voice; what's your name?" <Sain_Loyfia> "I'm warning you, if you're a bandit, I'm the fiercest warrior in the village, and I have a BIG axe!" <Slayzer> My name is Slayzer <Sain_Loyfia> DM: you hear the sound of the latch being lifted. <Slayzer> Of that I have no dobut <Slayzer> *doubt <Sain_Loyfia> The door opens. Sain appears to be a very young woman, maybe in her early twenties. She is rather plain, very muscular, carrying a big axe, and wearing sweat-stained armor padding with chain indentations on it. <Sain_Loyfia> "What do you want?" <Slayzer> the tavern-owner said you might know more about the Ogres and fighting them.. <Sain_Loyfia> "Tell me his name and I might let you in." <Slayzer> I am sorry about the hour but i intend to go scouting in the early morning before they wake.. so I ened to finish this now <Slayzer> Taly <Slayzer> is his name <Sain_Loyfia> "All right, come on in. Just remember, I'm watching you." <Slayzer> *bows and enters, removing his sandals first* * Sain_Loyfia looks curiously at your sandals <Slayzer> It is a custom where I am from.. <Sain_Loyfia> "You must be a foreigner... such footgear won't protect you in a Syvashkan winter." <Slayzer> Yes winter garb is a bit different... <Sain_Loyfia> The inside of her house looks like the other houses around here; rough wooden furnishings and a stone floor. <Slayzer> I wait for her to sit then I find a seat myself <Sain_Loyfia> She doesn't sit. <Slayzer> Well, what can you tell me of these creatures? <Sain_Loyfia> "They're very strong, stinky and mean. They use very poor tactics and are easily tricked. Their weapons and armor are crude." <Sain_Loyfia> "They're more than a match for any man I've met, and even I need help to kill one." <Slayzer> I see... <Slayzer> Hmm how many do you think are there? <Sain_Loyfia> "I couldn't tell you. Judging from the frequency of the raids, there aren't many." <Slayzer> Hmm I see... what weapons to they favor? <Slayzer> *do <Sain_Loyfia> "Big clubs, usually made from fallen trees." <Sain_Loyfia> "They're too stupid to make other weapons." <Sain_Loyfia> "And our weapons are too small for them." * Sain_Loyfia relaxes and sits down <Slayzer> Hmm I see.. any weaknesses you can think of? <Sain_Loyfia> "Just their stupidity. Try to ambush or trick them." <Slayzer> Senses or lack thereof? <Sain_Loyfia> "I haven't studied them... I'd bet their sense of smell is poor, otherwise they'd kill themselves. Other than that, I have no idea." <Slayzer> I see... thanks for all your help.. <Sain_Loyfia> "You're welcome." <Sain_Loyfia> "May Saint Ventars be with you." <Slayzer> *bows* Good night Lady Sain, rest well for I might have need of your skills later.. if things turn sour.. <Slayzer> May Chan Cheng watch over your exploits <Sain_Loyfia> "Chan Cheng? What is that?" <Slayzer> the god of bravery, honor and the martial arts where I come from.. <Sain_Loyfia> "Watch yourself around priests here. The Sori Inquisition is always vigilant, and you could be burned at the stake for venerating pagan gods. Not that I care, but watch yourself around them." <Slayzer> I see.. I will keep my religion to myself then.. <Slayzer> *bows and leaves, getting his shoes upon exiting* <Sain_Loyfia> "I'd recommend picking a patron saint like the rest of us... he or she won't mind, I'm sure." <Sain_Loyfia> "Just as public cover, mind you." <Slayzer> I see <Sain_Loyfia> "I follow Saint Ventars, the patron saint of fire and revenge. He's a good warrior's saint." <Slayzer> *nods* I will look into it <Slayzer> Good night <Slayzer> (btw is there an Inn <Slayzer> ? <Sain_Loyfia> "Good luck" *** Sain_Loyfia is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> The tavern doubles as one. Remember also that you're welcome to stay at the Mayor's house. <Slayzer> I go to the Mayor's house then *** Isles_DM is now known as Mayor_Ivanija <Mayor_Ivanija> "Here to stay the night?" * Mayor_Ivanija tosses you a blanket <Slayzer> Yes, I will leave in the morning <Slayzer> *catches* <Mayor_Ivanija> "Good night then. Asi's blessing." <Mayor_Ivanija> (BTW, that's pronounced "Ah-see") <Slayzer> Good night to you Lord Mayor *** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Isles_Dm <Isles_Dm> You wake the next morning to the smell of roasting chicken <Slayzer> *gets his things in order and folds up the blanket* *** Isles_Dm is now known as Mayor_Ivanija <Mayor_Ivanija> "Slayzer! Are you ready for some breakfast?" <Slayzer> Yes, but I must make it short... * Mayor_Ivanija hands you a chicken leg <Slayzer> *eats as quickly as he can without making a mess* <Mayor_Ivanija> "I talked to Estra and he gave me two cheeses for you, in case you're out for a while. Take them, and Godspeed, Slayzer." <Slayzer> Thanks *bows* *takes the cheeses* <Slayzer> *gets his stuff and heads out* *** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> Where to? <Slayzer> I head out to the road the ambushes are occuring on <Slayzer> is ther any cover? <Isles_DM> Just a few bushes... no hard cover. The forest is about 100 yards north of the road. <Isles_DM> The bushes are far too small to hide ogres in. <Slayzer> I enter the forest <Isles_DM> Gen a move. <Isles_DM> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Isles_DM: The weasel scourges the plain; protects against the edge of the lash! <Slayzer> !ybmove <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The crane strikes before the ocean; dominates the stab of the rodent! <Isles_DM> You see an elf up in a tree, bow nocked and pointed at you. <Isles_DM> (You spotted him first) <Slayzer> *finds cover* <Slayzer> (hard cover) <Isles_DM> He yells at you: "What's a bastard Sori doing here in the forest? Go back to your mother before I impale you" <Isles_DM> (Hard cover's not hard to find in a forest ;) ) *** Isles_DM is now known as Angry_Elf <Slayzer> First off I know who my father thank you.. second I am not a Sori and third I am trying to flank the Ogres who are raiding this trade route.. <Angry_Elf> "You're lucky I'm looking for them too or you'd be dead by now" <Slayzer> I see... so you don't know where they are? <Angry_Elf> "Not exactly... now go away, human." <Slayzer> Fine, don't mind me... *** Angry_Elf is now known as Isles_DM <Slayzer> *goes along on his way skirting the forest and using brush as cover* <Isles_DM> The elf glares at you as you depart <Isles_DM> Gen a move <Isles_DM> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Isles_DM: The crab slashes close to the badlands; conceals the gaze of the venom! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The tiger shouts from the labyrinth; grasps the descent of the venom! *yen* <Slayzer> (woo yen) <Isles_DM> Hmmm... ogre tracks. <Isles_DM> Looks like one of them dropped a yen, too <Slayzer> (2 venom moves :P lol) <Slayzer> Hmm can I tell how recent? <Isles_DM> Maybe a day old. <Slayzer> where are they headed? <Isles_DM> Into the forest. Do you want to follow them? <Slayzer> I follow them from cover if possible <Isles_DM> Ok, you follow them for a while. They appear to be heading east, into the rising sun. <Slayzer> deeper into the forest? <Isles_DM> No. <Slayzer> Alright <Isles_DM> Roughly parallel to the forest's edge <Isles_DM> After tracking for about an hour, you notice an unpleasant, rotting odor. <Slayzer> Oh great <Slayzer> The Smell of Death (tm) <Isles_DM> Heh. <Slayzer> they must be fairly close by then... <Isles_DM> Gen a move <Isles_DM> !mb ybmove <Slayzer> I go upwind and try to get a good look <MeowthBot> Isles_DM: The manticore punches the volcano; spins next to the cut of the flower! <Isles_DM> Never mind <Isles_DM> Don't gen one <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The weasel rains upon the badlands as it vigorously destroys the Monastery of the Red Butterfly; shields the speed of the star! <Slayzer> heh <Isles_DM> You don't need to now... as you see a boot sticking out of a bush. <Isles_DM> A small boot <Slayzer> dwarf small? <Slayzer> or gnome small? heh <Isles_DM> Dwarves have big feet. Small human small <Slayzer> *goes to get a closer look* <Isles_DM> The boot appears to be finely tooled leather, with lots of strange runes on it. There's a bite out of the top of it. <Slayzer> lovely.. elvish work <Isles_DM> The smell is very strong here. <Slayzer> I hold my nose shut and move along.. <Slayzer> * looks for the body* <Isles_DM> That's strange... the tree right next to the bush is covered in blood. <Slayzer> Hmmm I look up <Isles_DM> You see various elf parts in the tree. It looks as though someone dismembered it, ate part of it, and threw the rest up there. You see the boot's mate attached to a leg. <Slayzer> Great hung up to dry I imagine <Isles_DM> Quite carelessly <Slayzer> *will give him a burial later* <Slayzer> any tracks? <Isles_DM> The tracks continue <Slayzer> I follow <Isles_DM> The next item you find is about a mile further along. It appears to be a broken longbow, snapped neatly in half and discarded. There is a lot of blood on the ground near it. <Slayzer> ack... <Slayzer> this is where they fought him apparently... <Slayzer> I carefully move off the path and follow <Slayzer> the tracks <Isles_DM> The next thing you find, two miles further down, is some scattered, charred wood and a wooden wheel. A mule's head lies near the wheel. <Slayzer> .... great... a path of destruction <Slayzer> what does the wood look like it was? <Isles_DM> You smell salt in the air. <Isles_DM> Planks <Slayzer> Hmmm close to the ocean ... I check the soil <Isles_DM> It seems normal. <Slayzer> enough wood for a ship? <Isles_DM> Not nearly. Maybe enough for a child's chair or a large toy. <Slayzer> a crate maybe? <Slayzer> no... <Isles_DM> There are marks here... it looks like someone dragged something toward the east here. <Slayzer> I look around <Slayzer> a sack? <Isles_DM> No... something hard and with square edges <Slayzer> I follow those tracks then <Slayzer> a chest possibly... <Isles_DM> They coincide with the ogre tracks <Slayzer> I se <Slayzer> I carefully follow then... <Slayzer> keeping both ears open <Isles_DM> As you continue to follow the tracks, the salt smell is overwhelmed by a horrid smell. It's as if someone slaughtered a herd of thousands of cattle and left them in the sun for a week. <Slayzer> *gags* <Isles_DM> Just at that moment, you come to the edge of the forest. <Slayzer> ok <Isles_DM> You see two ogres sitting on the beach, around a campfire. <Isles_DM> One ogre is wearing plate mail that looks as though it's made from sheet metal. <Isles_DM> The other is wearing chainmail. <Isles_DM> There are two huge swords lying near them <Slayzer> hmm what do they appear to be doing? <Isles_DM> They appear to be conversing in Ogrish <Slayzer> angrily? <Isles_DM> No. <Slayzer> what is aroudn them? <Isles_DM> Some scattered debris... mostly wooden. A few bones. A skull. <Slayzer> size of the skull? <Isles_DM> Fairly small and delicate <Isles_DM> Weird eye sockets <Slayzer> like a baby or a whole different race? <Slayzer> brb <Isles_DM> k <Isles_DM> Like a different race. It has oval eye sockets as opposed to round human ones. It's not extremely small... just smaller than your average human skull <Slayzer> like say an elf? <Isles_DM> Could well be <Slayzer> *thinks about the current situation* <Slayzer> *lies in wait* <Isles_DM> Their backs are toward you. <Slayzer> *goes back to the body from before* <Isles_DM> That's about 4 miles back. <Slayzer> I know <Isles_DM> Ok, you get there without incident <Slayzer> I look for some vines <Isles_DM> Vines? You don't see any. <Slayzer> hmmm <Slayzer> (Do I have rope? <Isles_DM> (This is an evergreen forest) <Isles_DM> (Sure, why not) <Slayzer> this is going to be disgusting... *gets an arm from the tree* <Isles_DM> It takes you about half an hour to get the body parts down from the tree. <Slayzer> time of day? <Isles_DM> Late afternoon <Slayzer> ok I fray my rope a bit and wrap in around the bone.. (so its less visable) <Isles_DM> Ok. <Slayzer> messy too <Slayzer> *wipes his hands off on the boot <Slayzer> how long is the arm? <Isles_DM> The body is so badly mangled it's hard to tell whether it was male or female <Isles_DM> About a foot and a half <Slayzer> that should do... <Slayzer> I go back to where the ogres are... <Isles_DM> It's now early evening. <Slayzer> ok <Slayzer> what are the ogres doing? <Isles_DM> They are standing. One of them is peering into the sea with a spyglass. <Slayzer> I watch them <Isles_DM> You see a ship come over the horizon <Slayzer> sails? <Isles_DM> Yes <Slayzer> I meant any specific colors <Isles_DM> No... white sails, no flag. <Isles_DM> A rowboat is lowered off the side and starts coming toward the shore <Slayzer> how long till they reach shore? <Isles_DM> About 15 minutes before the rowboat gets here <Slayzer> *just watches* <Isles_DM> The rowboat pulls up to shore, full of crates. There's a man in it. He's short, dark-haired and scruffy, with a curly beard. He's wearing gaudy striped clothing. <Isles_DM> The ogres come and take the crates off the boat. <Slayzer> any markings?? <Isles_DM> The man hands the ogres a sack, gets in his rowboat, and heads back toward the boat. <Isles_DM> No <Isles_DM> Wait... sorry <Isles_DM> There's writing on them, but in a language you don't know (unless you write Giant) <Slayzer> (heh) <Isles_DM> The ogres pry open one of the crates, hooting excitedly. <Slayzer> *carefully watches* <Isles_DM> One of them pulls out a long tube, flared at one end and mounted on a crossbow-style stock on the other. <Slayzer> (=P) <Isles_DM> (What? :) ) <Slayzer> (heh) <Isles_DM> He pours in something from the sack, and drops a metal ball into the tube. <Slayzer> *waits under cover* <Isles_DM> He points it at a nearby tree, and you hear a loud *BOOM*. <Isles_DM> You hear happy grunting and hooting. <Slayzer> *a bit startled but not much* <Isles_DM> Then you hear loud footsteps <Slayzer> where are they headed? <Isles_DM> It looks like the ogre in chain mail ran off into the forest. <Slayzer> direction? <Isles_DM> North <Slayzer> umm towards the path? <Isles_DM> He's carrying one of those tubes <Isles_DM> No <Slayzer> and the town? <Isles_DM> The town is southwest of here <Slayzer> the one in plate? <Isles_DM> He's sitting by the campfire, loading the tube again <Slayzer> how far back the burned up wood and stuff? <Isles_DM> About a mile <Slayzer> hmmm I got back and get the head of the mule <Isles_DM> Ok <Slayzer> should take half and hour or so <Isles_DM> About <Slayzer> and some wood board too <Isles_DM> Ok <Slayzer> when I get back what is the situation? <Isles_DM> The plated ogre is digging through the other crates. There are lots of supplies and more tubes lying around. <Isles_DM> He's alone <Slayzer> any way I can reach a tube withotu him looking? <Slayzer> one close to some cover <Isles_DM> If you sneak well enough (move comparison) <Slayzer> I wait for him to go digging into a crate and then try to grab one then... (hopefully they are loaded... heh) <Isles_DM> Gen a move <Isles_DM> !mb ybmov <Isles_DM> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Isles_DM: The grasshopper impales the sea; conceals the speed of the cave! <Slayzer> 1mb ybmove <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The spider drowns the plain; dances facing the rolling of the feline! <Isles_DM> That's a pretty sneaky move <Isles_DM> You steal over and grab a tube <Slayzer> *get sback in cover <Slayzer> is it loaded? <Isles_DM> No <Slayzer> does the ogre have his loaded one in his hand? <Isles_DM> No... his is by the fire. <Slayzer> ok he goes the brazen move then... <Slayzer> *leaps out of cover kicking the Ogre's gun-thing out of his reach and attacks* *** Isles_DM is now known as Durga <Durga> "Hey! You not nice! Durga smash! <Durga> Ogre: CR 4, Hits 5, Master of the Sly Claw, Expert of the Ruins, Leather Armor, yen factor 2 <Durga> *Plate armor: Hits 7 <Slayzer> Ok <Durga> I don't have your stats, Slayzer <Durga> !mb ybmaster <MeowthBot> Durga: MeowthBot has decreed this match to take place at the vineyard north-west of Xiang-Xia Province on the dusk of the lotus blossom. <Slayzer> Hits: 6 master of the Sword, Holy Warrior (generate day), sword, kote and leather armor Holy battery 0 Chi <Slayzer> 2 Exp and 5 Yen <Durga> How do you charge your holy battery? <Slayzer> (putting exp in it... at levels) <Durga> Ok <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The chain scatters the grotto; defends against the storm of the spring! <Slayzer> (I didn't have enough :P) <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The west wind rends the waterfall; redirects the gaze of the rodent! * Durga goes reeling back... Durga: 6 Slayzer: 6 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The oak rides by the paradise; parts the pain of the rodent for it waves away the cut of the maze! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The chain breaks the pillar; dominates the drive of the tree! *yen* <Slayzer> (Nice =) getting some love today) <Durga> "Ow! Durga: 5 Slayzer: 6 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The crane leaps in the midst of the forest; quells the descent of the blade! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The dragon dances within the shrine; removes the energy of the club! <Durga> Hmmmm <Slayzer> hard call eh? * Darkwolf thinks the dragon dancing sounds better ;p <Durga> Just what I was thinking, too. :) Durga: 4 Slayzer: 6 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The manticore ravages the waterfall; parries the throw of the star! *yen* <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The fox swims atop the desert; blocks the assailment of the mountain! <Durga> HURGHHH! Durga: 4 Slayzer: 5 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The manticore nails the heavens and stands within the spring; protects against the drive of the storm! <Slayzer> Ouch <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The unicorn severs the glacier; parries the onslaught of the holy ground! * Durga winces in pain! Durga: 3 Slayzer: 5 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The claw strongly overwhelms the well; guards against the kick of the horn! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The east wind shreds the shrine; dominates the blood of the crevice! <Slayzer> Ow * Durga SMASH! Durga: 3 Slayzer: 2 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The unicorn prances next to the tundra; averts the foray of the sky as it tracks in the midst of the foray of the sky! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The panther dodges before the temple; removes the drive of the sands! * Durga looks annoyed; he can't catch you! Durga 2: Slayzer: 2 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The turtle glides over the castle; parts the offensive of the star! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The rat invades the brush; unrelentingly reduces the touch of the bone! * Durga is really hurting... Durga: 1 Slayzer: 2 <Durga> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Durga: The fox quells the beach; protects against the gaze of the insect! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The weasel sucker punches the beach; conceals the chaos of the flower! * Durga goes down <Slayzer> Ok <Slayzer> that's one beat beach hehe *** Durga is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> Hehe... <Isles_DM> I'm glad that claw move didn't end up being the end of you. :) <Slayzer> Yeah... that could have killed me =( <Slayzer> (4 Yen) <Isles_DM> Not yet... you have to find it. ;) <Slayzer> ewww =P <Isles_DM> Hehe... you get 4 yen. :D <Slayzer> I bind injuries <Isles_DM> Ok. You also find a small bottle of healing salve on the ogre. It mysteriously heals all of your wounds <Slayzer> get his loaded gun and hide the crates <Slayzer> Ahh.... Sake... <Slayzer> (lol) <Isles_DM> Where do you hide the crates? (:P) <Slayzer> bushes or rocks if possible <Isles_DM> The beach here is pretty clear... the forest is the nearest cover. There's 4 crates, by the way, and they're very heavy <Slayzer> doubtless.... I might just hide their contents <Slayzer> I get the ogre's armor and sword as well <Slayzer> then I go looking for his friend <Isles_DM> Ok. They're too big for you, but the weaponsmith could buy them as scrap <Slayzer> Yeah I know... <Isles_DM> His friend sees you first... he's on the edge of the forest right now. *** Isles_DM is now known as Dur <Dur> You killed Durga! Me smash you! <Slayzer> Dur and Durga? hehe <Dur> !mb ybmasters <Dur> !mb ybmaster <MeowthBot> Dur: MeowthBot has decreed this match to take place at the vale north of the Yang River Bridge on the dawn of the rabbit. <Slayzer> *tries to use the gun-thing* <Dur> Ok, fire your gun. No special moves or styles are applicable with it. Dur doesn't have a gun, so he can only defend. <Slayzer> !ybmove <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The east wind mangles the brush; quells the energy of the sky! <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The east wind leaps by the cliff; dodges the efforts of the tides! * Dur dodges your bullet <Dur> CR 4, Hits 5, Master of the Sly Claw, Expert of the Ruins, Leather Armor, yen factor 2 <Dur> (Chain Armor: Hits 6 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The fox sweeps across the labyrinth; wards off the cut of the mire! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The sword bows above the shrine; absorbs the thrust of the field! <Dur> I've heard of the Sword of Damocles... Dur: 3 Slayzer: 6 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The grasshopper decimates the beach; grasps the beauty of the crevice! <Slayzer> (2 Hits left on Dur) <Slayzer> *pats his kataan* <Dur> Dur: 2 Slayzer: 6 <Slayzer> *katana <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The rat fluidly drowns the beach; removes the storm of the holy ground! <Dur> Heh... you're living up to your name tonight. :P Dur: 1 Slayzer: 6 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The weasel dodges next to the foothills; fends off the tempest of the garden! <Slayzer> (thought it said fluidly drowns on the beach) <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The phoenix flips next to the plain; parts the speed of the canine! *yen* <Dur> The lil' weasel dodged ya Dur: 1 Slayzer: 5 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The fox sings by the swamp; shields the quickening of the bird! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The tsunami prances underneath the sea; leaps over the throw of the sky! <Slayzer> LOL <Dur> Your move is worthless. :P Dur: 1 Slayzer: 4 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The panther leaps close to the sea; reduces the blood of the bird! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The wolf falls over the ravine; defends against the thrust of the river! <Slayzer> *sigh* lol <Dur> SPLART! Dur: 1 Slayzer: 3 <Dur> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Dur: The lotus blossom rides atop the vineyard; reduces the gaze of the flame! <Slayzer> !mb ybmove <MeowthBot> Slayzer: The unicorn appears facing the temple; waves away the cut of the spring! * Dur dies <Dur> 2 yen to you *** Dur is now known as Isles_DM <Slayzer> I get his stuff and make sure he is dead <Slayzer> 2 exp <Slayzer> so 4 now <Isles_DM> Ok * Isles_DM trusts that you know what you're doing better than he does there <Slayzer> 12 Yen total <Isles_DM> Two delicious ogre heads. ;) <Slayzer> (4 CR vs a 4 hit char = 1 exp) <Isles_DM> (ok) <Isles_DM> What do you do now? <Slayzer> I hide the stuff as best I can... farther away now <Slayzer> then I go and bury the bones on the beach and the poor person that was in the tree... with a prayer <Slayzer> then its off to the town <Isles_DM> Spending about two hours, you drag everything you can out into the forest, hide it, and shove the crates into the water. After the burials are complete, it's well after midnight. <Slayzer> wait <Isles_DM> Ok <Slayzer> did the ship leave? <Isles_DM> Yes <Slayzer> Ok <Slayzer> I try to see where the one ogre was headed <Slayzer> They aren't very sneaky in the woods heh <Isles_DM> Toward the camp. He'd finished whatever he was doing. <Isles_DM> BTW, you find a letter in one of the crates <Slayzer> I read it if possible <Isles_DM> It appears to be ciphered <Slayzer> I also get the sack of powder <Isles_DM> Ok <Slayzer> (it being the most important part =) ) <Isles_DM> (Heh.) <Slayzer> I take these back to town <Slayzer> it will be early morning or so by then... <Isles_DM> You arrive in town at about dawn <Slayzer> Ok <Slayzer> I report to the Mayor *** Isles_DM is now known as Mayor_Ivanijia <Mayor_Ivanijia> "Slayzer! Good to see- Where did you get that gun?! <Slayzer> The ogres got them... <Slayzer> from some seafarers.. <Slayzer> There was a pair of them... <Mayor_Ivanijia> "A pair of seafarers or ogres?" <Slayzer> Ogres <Mayor_Ivanijia> "Hmmm... were the seafarers human?" <Slayzer> There are more guns in the forest <Slayzer> I think so <Mayor_Ivanijia> "I'll send a party out to retrieve them" <Slayzer> brb <Mayor_Ivanijia> k <Slayzer> family stuff :P <Slayzer> might be a while <Mayor_Ivanijia> "Can you tell the difference between a Sori and an Endrian, Slayzer?" <Mayor_Ivanijia> No problem Skan <Mayor_Ivanijia> *Skarn *** Mayor_Ivanijia is now known as Mayor_Ivanija <Mayor_Ivanija> Hey Skarnkai... hate to tell you this but you're going to have to lose a yen. Rules say that you can only get yen from monsters, so that yen you gen'ed spotting the elf doesn't count. <Slayzer> ok <Slayzer> Err... not sure Lord Mayor... <Slayzer> *describes the man* <Slayzer> had to help grandmother with the each tree <Slayzer> *peach <Mayor_Ivanija> Ok. <Mayor_Ivanija> (I need a description. If you don't remember, you don't remember. I described him) <Slayzer> bearded <Mayor_Ivanija> What color hair? <Slayzer> dark <Slayzer> he was pretty short... <Mayor_Ivanija> "Good. Most Endrians have light hair and they're taller." <Slayzer> and wearing a striped shirt <Mayor_Ivanija> "We've been hiding the secret of gunpowder from the Endrians, and I wanted to make sure they didn't have it." <Mayor_Ivanija> "We need to destroy those guns" <Slayzer> I see... <Mayor_Ivanija> "They were delivered by a ship, you say?" <Slayzer> As you wish... I will take your militia to where I hid them <Slayzer> yes <Mayor_Ivanija> "Any markings?" <Slayzer> None that I could see <Slayzer> I found this letter in the crate <Mayor_Ivanija> "Hmmmm... we need to find out who is smuggling guns to the ogres and why. A letter?" <Slayzer> *hands the mayor the letter* * Mayor_Ivanija tries to read it <Mayor_Ivanija> "This is gibberish to me. <Slayzer> Same to me... <Mayor_Ivanija> (If you give me a minute or two, I'll type the letter, cipher it, and post it here) <Slayzer> ok <Slayzer> I took the gunpowder .. *hands the mayor the sack along with his own gun* <Mayor_Ivanija> Q, <Mayor_Ivanija> Nblf tvsf uif phsft hfu fopvhi npofz uijs ujnf... gjobodft bsf bmxbzt ujhiu uijt ujnf pg zfbs. H jt po nz bstf bhbjo bcpvu qbznfout. Ubml up uif exbswft uisff ebzt gspn pqx boe hfu Cjmfe up cvz. <Mayor_Ivanija> W. <Mayor_Ivanija> "Thank you, Slayzer" <Slayzer> I will try to decipher it later <Mayor_Ivanija> No problem. :) <Slayzer> hmm you will dismantle the guns? <Mayor_Ivanija> " <Mayor_Ivanija> "Yes, they must be destroyed" <Mayor_Ivanija> "You see, our soldiers are better individual fighters than the Endrians, but they vastly outnumber us" <Slayzer> Hmm might I have the barrels? I will add them to the other scrap metal to sell <Mayor_Ivanija> "Guns are a help to us, but if they had them, they would destroy us." <Slayzer> Understood <Mayor_Ivanija> "That's fine with me, so long as you sell them to Aliksandr in short order" <Slayzer> Aliksandr? <Mayor_Ivanija> "Our smith" <Slayzer> the dwarven one? or the blacksmith? <Mayor_Ivanija> "The blacksmith. The dwarf is named Bund" <Slayzer> I see. <Slayzer> Alright then hmm <Slayzer> I had to bury 2 unfortunate people and I had a run-in with an elf <Mayor_Ivanija> "An elf? What happened?" <Slayzer> not much.. I was trying to use the forest as cover.. he threatened me... he seemed to be after the Ogres as well <Mayor_Ivanija> "I suppose that it was unimportant then. Did you catch his name?" <Slayzer> He didn't say <Mayor_Ivanija> "Take the day off and catch up on your sleep, Slayzer. Slayzer... hmmm... what is your surname? You never shared that with me." <Slayzer> Hmm it wouldn't have any meaning for you.. <Slayzer> its Izoyoi <Mayor_Ivanija> "It means you are of the Izoyoi family. That is all I need to know, though the name is unfamiliar. Go and get some rest, Slayzer Izoyoi." <Slayzer> I will after doing the business I need to finish <Mayor_Ivanija> "Heh... you are quite dedicated." <Slayzer> (its 8 AM.... if I sleep now... getting up late heh) <Slayzer> I try to get everything done then rest <Slayzer> By your leave Lord Mayor <Mayor_Ivanija> "Take Namaria and three of our militiamen out there. They should be enough to haul it all back here." <Slayzer> *bows* <Slayzer> Namaria? <Mayor_Ivanija> "And please, you're a hero now. Call me Avga." <Mayor_Ivanija> "Our Sergeant of the Militia" <Slayzer> Alright Avga *** Mayor_Ivanija is now known as Avga <Slayzer> *bows and leaves* *** Avga is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> Where to? <Slayzer> Is there a Militia building? <Isles_DM> No, though there is a small training pit. You see a couple of men sparring there <Slayzer> *goes there* *** Isles_DM is now known as Sparring_Man <Sparring_Man> Hail, Slayzer! <Sparring_Man> I am Faing, and it's a pleasure to meet you. What can I do for you? *** Sparring_Man is now known as Faing <Slayzer> I need to speak with your sergeant <Faing> Namaria? She's probably at Sain's house. <Slayzer> *nods* You already know my name <Slayzer> Alright <Slayzer> I will need 3 volunteers to recover some good <Faing> You don't look like one of us, and we've heard about what you were doing. The Mayor told us <Slayzer> goods <Faing> I'll go! (The other man in the pit volunteers as well) <Slayzer> Alright then <Slayzer> find someone else and meet me at lady Sain's then <Faing> Yes sir! <Faing> I know just the fellow <Slayzer> *nods and leaves* *** Sabaron has joined #ybfight *** Faing has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer) <Sabaron> :P *** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> I just lost my log; does anyone else have one? <Slayzer> I do <Slayzer> I turned logging on <Isles_DM> Ah, thank you. I don't suppose I could persuade you to post the adventure when we're done, then? :) <Slayzer> no problem *** Isles_DM has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer) <Darkwolf> (if you dont have the whole thing, I do...) <Slayzer> I got it <Darkwolf> :) *** Sabaron has joined #ybfight <Sabaron> Let's try this again. ;) *** Sabaron is now known as Isles_DM <Isles_DM> Hello? <Darkwolf> :) <Isles_DM> Where'd Skarnkai go? <Darkwolf> he might have gone to deal with the peach tree again...he last said something at 15:32 my time <Isles_DM> Ah. <Slayzer> wb <Isles_DM> Thanks. :) <Slayzer> Sorry <Slayzer> I go to Sein's place now *** Isles_DM is now known as Sain_Loyfia <Sain_Loyfia> "Oh, it's you again. What do you need, Slayzer?" <Slayzer> *knocks on the door* <Slayzer> err nm heh <Slayzer> The ogres had some goods... the mayor wants your second and 3 of the militia to go and bring them back.. * Sain_Loyfia has to restart his computer again; Explorer didn't boot properly. :P <Sain_Loyfia> Just a sec *** Sain_Loyfia has quit IRC (QUIT: ) *** Sabaron has joined #ybfight <Slayzer> welcome back again <Sabaron> :) *** Sabaron is now known as Sain_Loyfia <Slayzer> Alright... <Sain_Loyfia> "Well, go ahead take Namaria. Take Garii, Latan and Faing with you." <Slayzer> Thanks <Slayzer> *bows* <Slayzer> Namaria is here correct? <Sain_Loyfia> "Yes." *** Sain_Loyfia is now known as Namaria * Namaria is an older woman, maybe in her fifties. She is large with thick gray hair, brown eyes and a broken nose. She wears chainmail and carries a greatsword <Slayzer> Alright, let's be off then <Namaria> "Certainly, Slayzer." * Namaria follows you <Slayzer> *takes the group to where the goods are held* <Namaria> client <Slayzer> (? oh heh) <Namaria> back <Namaria> (The group? The three people Sain mentioned weren't there) *** Namaria is now known as Faing * Faing runs up to you with the other man and with an extremely old man in tow. The old man has a stout club. <Slayzer> (oh :P) <Faing> "This is Estra Velai, our cheesemaker. Sure, he doesn't look like much, but he killed three dwarves during their last raid." <Faing> "Ready to go?" <Slayzer> *nods* I am ready *** Faing is now known as Namaria_and_militia <Namaria_and_militia> Estra: Let's go then! <Slayzer> Yes lets <Namaria_and_militia> Namaria: "Lead on, good Slayzer" <Slayzer> *leads them* <Namaria_and_militia> (to where?) <Slayzer> (decoding now too :P) <Namaria_and_militia> (Did you break the cipher?) *** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has joined #ybfight <Slayzer> (is it normal or odd?) <Slayzer> (to the goods... =P) <Namaria_and_militia> (It's very simple, and I don't know what you mean) <Slayzer> to where I hid the goods... <Namaria_and_militia> (About the cipher being normal or odd) <Slayzer> (well is it letter replacement? or scrambled or numeric?) <Namaria_and_militia> You lead your small group to where you hid the goods. They immediately set to work gathering them up. <Namaria_and_militia> (That would take all the fun out of it. ;) ) <Slayzer> *helps* *** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has quit IRC (Connection Closed) <Namaria_and_militia> After about an hour, the five of you gather up the goods. <Slayzer> got it I think <Namaria_and_militia> What is it? :) *** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon has joined #ybfight <Slayzer> one letter back <Namaria_and_militia> So, what's it say, then? :) *** DinnerDiceBotBackSoon is now known as DiceBot <Slayzer> translating <Slayzer> P, <Slayzer> Make sure the ogres get enough money thir time finances are always tight this time of year. <Slayzer> G is on my arse again about payments. Talk to the dwarves three days from now and get Biled to <Slayzer> buy. <Slayzer> X. <Slayzer> (thir is a mistake I think hehe) <Slayzer> Dealing with the Men in Black here * Looking up Namaria_and_militia user info... * Slayzer slaps Namaria_and_militia around a bit with a large trout <DiceBot> hmmmm <DiceBot> 0 sec ping <DiceBot> that can't be good <DiceBot> cya <Slayzer> cya <Slayzer> Hmm.... must be busy with clients <Namaria_and_militia> yup *** DiceBot has quit IRC (Connection reset by peer) <Slayzer> Well I need to log soon.. shall I wrap up? <Slayzer> On monsters Sabaron for every point of CR a monster has 5 yen or Exp <Slayzer> so those ogres were actually a bit tougher <Namaria_and_militia> Ah * Namaria_and_militia is back <Namaria_and_militia> X is a mistake, too... should be V <Slayzer> They had sword right? <Slayzer> heh <Namaria_and_militia> They didn't use them, just the armor <Slayzer> ok <Slayzer> so I don't get them then (by the rules) <Namaria_and_militia> The armor is worth a bit more, so +3 CR for that <Slayzer> here it is <Slayzer> Durga <Slayzer> Plate (+3 hits so 15 yen), Master of Sly claw (10 Exp) Expert of Ruins (10 exp) <Slayzer> 35 Total so CR 7 <Namaria_and_militia> Heh... that's a standard monster from the site + plate <Namaria_and_militia> Ah, I see <Slayzer> oh oops <Slayzer> expert is 5 lol <Slayzer> CR 6 <Namaria_and_militia> CR 6 and CR 5 <Slayzer> so 1.5 exp from him <Namaria_and_militia> And 1.25 from Dur *** Namaria_and_militia is now known as Sabaron <Slayzer> Hmm <Sabaron> What? <Slayzer> getting rules on fractions <Slayzer> all fractions become 1/2 <Slayzer> guess halves is all they want to do... <Slayzer> Which means... I go up a hit *wooo* <Slayzer> also I sell all the stuff for 12.5 yen <Sabaron> :) <Slayzer> (armor) <Slayzer> the rest is rp <Sabaron> np <Sabaron> Aliksandr and Bund have a wide selection if you care to buy <Slayzer> spending exp first :P <Sabaron> No problem. ;) <Slayzer> Unicorn, Temple <Slayzer> Weasel, Beach <Sabaron> Your killing moves? <Slayzer> yeah <Slayzer> looking on the last thread * Sabaron starts chanting "Weasel Master! Weasel Master! Weasel Master!" <Sabaron> You didn't fight at all in that one <Slayzer> no I meant wicht's tomb <Sabaron> Oh <Slayzer> scythe, bruch <Slayzer> brush <Slayzer> dagger, tombs <Sabaron> Those make good place names: Weasel Beach! Temple of the Unicorn! Tomb of Daggers! <Slayzer> only one I like is Temple <Slayzer> I spend 2 on my Battery <Slayzer> 1 on Transcendant mod for my Sword style <Slayzer> now... 2 on temple... or 2 more in battery <Slayzer> 2 more in Battery <Slayzer> 4 Chi now <Slayzer> posting log <Sabaron> Nice. :) <Sabaron> Thanks [/QUOTE]

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