The Seekers begin their exploration of the jungle island. Pad conjures a Wall of Iron to seal the hole in the base's wall. That leaves two entrances to guard. Pad also sends his homunculus out to get a birds-eye view of the island.
The rest of the Seekers go exploring with Rooster and Fiben leading the way. The section of the city before you is much like the parts you have been in. Old and deserted.
This rapidly changes, as you enter an area of great destruction. Buildings have collapsed, leveled beyond identification. Black soot covers many areas. Broken stone litters the area.
A short distance past this, Rooster and Fiben hear and spot movement ahead.
Taking a look, they see a dozen reptilian-like humanoids. They are armed with primitive spears and bone clubs. The humanoids are not heading directly towards the Seekers, but will pass very close. The reptile-men do not appear to have spotted the scouts.
Back at the base camp, Dani is suddenly surprised to find a strange woman before him. She is exquisitely beautiful with flowing silver hair and bright blue eyes. Based on her height, features, and how silently she appeared, she's probably an elf. The woman appears unarmed.
"Who are you", she asks. "Why have you come here?"
SUBJ: Fiben Bolger FROM: FatalCharm 08/31/91 S#: 808049
Fiben is glad Rooster worked out the hand symbols, as these creatures are a little to close to risk whispering. Fiben slips silently into the shadows to hide, and gives Rooster a hand symbol meaning "lets hide and follow." He wants to spy, and see where they go. Not knowing whether Rooster will hide or attempt communication, Fiben also sends the sign meaning "I'll cover you".
Fiben then reaches for his invisibility potion, then mentally scolds himself to not waste it needlessly, and leaves it put away. He'll hide in the shadows with an arrow drawn in his bow, making sure no one tries to harm Rooster or the rest of the party.
SUBJ: Padraig (R) FROM: GM Shifty 09/02/91 S#: 518516
Just as he's settling down to rest, Pad's head suddenly jerks up. He looks off at the wall for a moment. "Oh, @*#ø% !" he mutters. He telepathically tells his homunculus to watch from a distance and keep them in sight. As he stands up, he hears the stranger speaking to Dani outside the building. Pad quietly casts a Know Alignment. Spinning, he marches out the door.
As he comes in view of the stranger, he drops into his best 'little boy' routine and says, "Hi, I'm Paddy. Who are you?" As the woman pauses to take in the sight of Pad, he scrutinizes her under the spell. If she doesn't read as Good, he quickly drops a Color Spray into her face. Hopefully, that will drop her. If not, his next action will be determined by her response.
By this point, Claud and Dani will probably be badgering him about his actions. He quietly says, "My homunculus has spotted a trio of yaun-ti circling out in the woods. I've never met one myself, but I know that they are an evil, cannibalistic sub-species of human. Through some means, some say the intervention of a god, their blood has been mixed with that of snakes. This has produced 3 distinct types. Some appear almost entirely as giant snakes, except for human arms. Others are humans with one or more snake-like mutations. The final type appears almost entirely human. I believe this one here is one of that type."
"You'd best go back up the scouts immediately. The yaun-ti are very dangerous. I'll go blast the trio my homunculus is watching. I should be safe enough, hitting them from the air."
Pad will then fly up above the trees and vector in over the yaun-ti with his homunculus' help. As soon as he has a fix on them and is within range, he'll tell the homunculus to withdraw out of the area of the spell. Then he drops a Fireball in on top of the yaun-ti. As soon as the smoke clears, he asks the homunculus to see if their still moving. If they are, he drops a second Fireball on them.
(Maybe I should name this homunculus to save myself having to type out the word every time.)
SUBJ: Armon FROM: Omni Tuens 09/02/91 S#: 816143
Armon hops along with the scouts, muttering left and right and playing with his best dagger while waiting for something to happen. He is obviously bored and uneasy. Finally, he decides to play with his new toy.
"Um? Hello? Dog?"
He gives the figurine a solid shake, and looks it over to see if it has an 'on' switch.
SUBJ: Dani.. :) (R) FROM: Thwap 09/02/91 S#: 40158
Taken a little aback by the woman's sudden appearance, Dani pipes up, "Just visiting, Milady. Though I'm quite sure I'd be much better with a guide... " Dani leaves the question hanging 'til when Pad comes out. At that, Dani comes over to Pad and puts his arm around the diminutive mage. "My son.. My wife is here as well though not as experienced at travelling.. "
Dani
Note: If at any point, Pad goes hostile.. I'll follow his lead.. If th'woman is wearing much clothing.. We'll start with a Weighty Chest spell on that.. Then prepare to defend while the other casters make themselves available. :)
SUBJ: Claudius.. FROM: GM Falcon 09/02/91 S#: 834677
(Weighty chest spell? Hmmm...I know a female who had that running, er...)
Lessee, where are my notes?
Claudius is sleeping quite uneasily. Being in 80-90 degree temperatures, in a strange place on a hard floor is not his idea of fun. Thus, Claud's eyes open sleepily when Dani starts talking.
He is too groggy to react at first, until he hears Dani introduce Pad as his son, and call for Zynara. Sighing, he rises.
Sidling up to Dani, and putting on his best mercenary routine (IE- poor), he'll mutter loudly: "Problem, boss?"
SUBJ: Tania FROM: Enchantres 09/02/91 S#: 817568
I follow the parade quietly wondering why Rooster and Fiben get to have all the fun. Seeing Armon play with his new toy, I move to his side to watch. 'Does it do any tricks?'
SUBJ: GM Notes: FROM: GM Mad 09/03/91 S#: 476927
Armon should realize that the dog needs a command word that I'm sure a mage would have provided for him. (It's written on the dog itself, but Read Magic is required to understand it.) Saying the command word, Activate, the figurine swells in a split second to a full-sized black war dog.
"How may I be of service?", it asks Armon.
Pad casts Know Alignment. He reads the woman and determines her to be Lawful Good. She speaks to Dani.
"This is a very dangerous place. I suggest that you leave at once. Lizard men and yaun-ti inhabit this jungle, as do other evil creatures."
The woman turns and begins to walk away.
SUBJ: Stephanie FROM: Schar 09/03/91 S#: 818524
Steph keeps a close eye on Rooster and Fiben as they lead us about the ruins. I see them stop and look ahead without saying anything to us behind. Having enough of being left in the dark, I shout at the scouts.
"Hey! What are you looking at!?"
Not her smartest move, but no one has ever accused Steph of being smart! ;D
SUBJ: Zynara (R) FROM: Tora 09/03/91 S#: 803013
Using my hair as my pillow and being dressed for this weather, makes getting sleep a little easier than it normally would be. Also being in out of the sun makes it a little cooler. To bad Dani yells and wakes me up.
I get up and come out ready for trouble. But when I don't hear any as I approach the door, I go out defensively. Not seeing any trouble and someone walking away, I smile, "Who was our company?"
SUBJ: Padraig FROM: GM Shifty 09/03/91 S#: 791069
OK, let's skip blasting the lady in the face with a Color Spray. Proceed with the rest of the previously stated actions.
"Claudius, maybe you should try and get some more information out of her before she leaves. I'll go take care of the yaun-ti."
SUBJ: Armon FROM: Omni Tuens 09/04/91 S#: 40205
Armon smiles proudly as the dog springs into being in front of him. He looks it over critically, then proclaims...
"I LIKE it."
"Dog, we were just out on a little recon mission here...you know, making sure we're alone and seeing if there's anything interesting around...so I decided to try you out. Canine senses definitely have an edge on ours...could you help us have a look around?"
SUBJ: Tania (R) FROM: Enchantres 09/04/91 S#: 462108
'Wow!' I say in wide-eyed amazement when the figurine grows into a full sized dog. I wonder what Armon will have it do?
SUBJ: Dani.. FROM: Thwap 09/04/91 S#: 806832
"Well, Malady..", Dani pipes up as Zynara comes out, "It seems she's jus' come to warn us away from here.. You can go back t'rest now, sorry for waking you.. "
Dani
SUBJ: Rooster 1 FROM: ShadowFoxx 09/05/91 S#: 805882
Rooster & Fiben were hunkered down waiting for the Lizard-Critters to walk on by... when Steph decides to try her hand at Resurrection (screeching loud enuff to wake the Dead... :> )...
Rooster kept on being hunkered (almost thru the ground)... :>
He's feeling that (generously) this is probably HIS fault for not coming up with more signals for Steph to keep her informed... ;>
IF the ::beep:: hits it... & the Party is engaged, Rooster will circle round behind (keeping slightly off to the side so's not to be firing INTO the Group) the Critters & try out his "improved" arrow on the last one in line...
Then use regular arrows...
The lizard men turn as they hear Stephanie shout. They look curiously in that direction, but do not appear to notice Rooster and Fiben. Spotting the Seekers, they brandish their weapons.
Armon's Dog barks his understanding.
"I would assume then that you are not aware of the pack of lizard men who are advancing towards us? My past masters have considered them to be foes. Do you have the same feelings?"
The lizard men run towards the main group of Seekers and right past the hiding places of Rooster and Fiben.
Back at base camp, the mysterious woman has warned the group that this area is dangerous. That done, she turns and leaves. Any who follow discover that the woman is nowhere to be found. It's as if she disappeared...
After a momentary delay, Pad flies off to engage the yaun-ti his familiar found. (Yes, perhaps a name would be in order?)
The snake men have covered much ground by the time Pad catches up with them. In fact, they are closing in on the Pillar Artifact!
A fireball is thrown and the area around the snake men is engulfed. After the fire clears, the yaun-ti with the snake head is down. A second fireball finishes them off.
No other snake men are noticed in the immediate area.
SUBJ: GM Notes: (R) FROM: GM Mad 09/06/91 S#: 506544
Armon, Carnery, Fiben, Mercy, Rooster, Stephanie and Tania are being menaced by the lizard men. The lizard men are unaware of Fiben and Rooster's presence.
Claudius, Dani and Zynara are at the base camp. The mystery woman is nowhere to be seen.
Pad just finished flash frying some snake men.
Now what?
SUBJ: Carnery! (R) FROM: Cirius 09/06/91 S#: 789210
"If these creatures, mean us harm, then I shall return the favor."
The Druid draws his scimitar, and takes a defensive position at the front line. He will wait until he is ordered to attack, or until he is attacked first. Then he will slice away with all vigor.
SUBJ: Padraig FROM: GM Shifty 09/07/91 S#: 499982
(OK, I'll name my homonculous, Sean.)
Pad instructs Sean to continue sweeping the area, especially in the direction that the yaun-ti came from. He then flies back to the base camp. Landing, he says to Claudius, "OK, I've eliminated the yaun-ti that were sneaking up here. It looks like the others are about to engage some lizard men. You want me to go help them, or stay here to cover any emergencies?"
SUBJ: GM Notes: (R) FROM: GM Mad 09/07/91 S#: 500512
Sean continues his surveillance. His attention is drawn to the artifact once more. The familiar arcing of electricity covers the artifact. When the effect ceases, there is a person standing on the platform. It is Bernice!!
(She's back! ;)
SUBJ: Stephanie (R) FROM: Schar 09/07/91 S#: 826647
"Attack!!"
I shout the war cry when I see the strange lizards that walk like men running towards us. They do not appear friend since they have weapons drawn!
"Action at last!"
Drawing Lightning, Steph's sword for the newbies, I run to meet the incoming foes.
SUBJ: Rooster 1 (R) FROM: ShadowFoxx 09/07/91 S#: 104495
Sean, eh?... wonder if Sean is Green?... Hmmmmmmm... ;>
::ahem::
Once more...
Rooster will signal Fiben to circle to the opposite side from the one Rooster does...
He wants to get the Lizard Critters in at least a 3 way crossfire without jeopardizing each other or the main group...
To do this we need to take up positions something like thusly:
Fiben Rooster
Lizard Critters
Party
Rooster will wait for the main Group to decide when to initiate hostilities...
Then he'll use "the" arrow on the nearest of the Critters, before switching to the next one over with Regular arrows...
IF, however, "the" arrow appears to be a bust, he will not hesitate to go back to the original target & keep firing...
SUBJ: I'm back! FROM: Merri2 09/07/91 S#: 838420
Bernice appears, looking over her shoulder. 'Sharadin, are you sure...WHOA!!' Her eyes narrow as she turns around. 'HEY, is anybody HERE!? STEPH!? CLAUD!?' She starts talking to herself. 'This is a little spo-oky...
It'd be nice to see a friendly face.... real nice..... I'd even take Zynara now.' She quiets, listening to the sounds of the jungle. 'I really gotta stop this adventuring business someday. Jungles, funny sounds, magically TRANSPORTERS! HEY! SOMEBODY! ANYBODY! I'M HERE! WHERE ARE YOU!?'
Getting lonely,
Bernice
SUBJ: Mercy FROM: Mastiff1 09/07/91 S#: 510882
Mercy draws his morning star, and advance towards the lizardmen. He will cast *Hold Person* on them when they get in range. Then he will proceed to bash lizard skulls. "I love a good fight!"
SUBJ: Armon FROM: Omni Tuens 09/08/91 S#: 804974
"Ah...no. I don't believe I would be aware of those lizard men. Yes, they would be considered hostile."
Armon then draws his bastard sword and turns to face the advancing group, prepared to start carving any stupid amphibians.
SUBJ: Tania (R) FROM: Enchantres 09/08/91 S#: 826576
I let out a small scream when I see the overgrown reptiles running toward us armed with weapons. "AIHHH!!"
I don't know what surprises me more, these lizard things attacking us or seeing Lady Stephanie running to meet them!! But then seeing Bard Armon and Priest Mercy also going to the attack I deduce that this is what I'm also suppose to do. Somewhat reluctantly, I pull my mace from my belt. 'Lady Mystra' I say quietly to myself, 'I hope you help me in this battle.' Remembering the protection spell that Mage Padraig gave me gives me a slight boast of confidence. Mace drawn, I do my best battle scream and follow the others to engage the walking reptiles!
SUBJ: Zynara FROM: Tora 09/08/91 S#: 827378
Since our building is close to the artifact, I should be able to hear Bernice yelling. I will tell the others there that I will go see who is here.
With that, I pick up Sheba and head for the artifact. When Sheba and I see her, I smile as I get this mischievous feeling from Sheba. As I am walking forward, "Now Sheba.... Be good to Bernice. You know she doesn't like snakes in general. You should not be playing on those fears." When close enough to Bernice, "Greetings! Nice to see you back! Come this way and I will show you around our home away from home now. Should make a great wintering home. All we have to do is take out a large number of evil creatures and figure out the mystery of the disappearing elf."
SUBJ: Claudius... FROM: GM Falcon 09/09/91 S#: 850299
Claudius, fully awake after the elf episode, glances at Padraig.
Before he can reply, Zynara (may be) out to find Bernice. Claudius sighs: So much for collective security.
"Yes, Pad do that. Tell me where they are." Claudius rises, and prepares to march with his remaining spells. Res- ting now doesn't seem to be a viable option at this point.
He turns to Fiben. "Wait for Zynara, and then follow us. I'm not quite sure what a lizardman is, but I'm assuming it's hostile...might need all the help we can get. If something goes wrong here, yell."
He'll then move out.
SUBJ: Fiben (R) FROM: FatalCharm 09/10/91 S#: 50427
(Hmmm, one of our party leaders seems to be cracking up. Claudius is at the base talking to Fiben who left with the scouting party some time ago. Maybe he does need to rest. Heh heh)
Fiben slowly exhales in relief as the Lizardmen go by. This just might work after all. Moving carefully to the opposite side as Rooster, Fiben aims at any Lizardman with his back to him. As soon as they freeze [From the hold person spell] or as soon as the rest of the party engages them, whichever comes first, Fiben begins sending the arrows flying, aiming at as many targets as possible.
If by chance his position is discovered and someone tries to engage him in melee combat, he draws his long sword and starts slashing.
SUBJ: Bernice (R) FROM: Merri2 09/10/91 S#: 38365
The little thief smiles broadly and takes a step forward at first sight of her 'rescuer'. Realizing who it is though, she folds her arms and eyes the snake carefully. 'Didn't need to go out of your way, you know.', she sniffs. 'Probably could have found my own way.'
Bernice starts off following Zynara, holding her head high (well, as high as possible), but with her hand near her sword and her eye on the snake. She tries to ignore Zynara, but can't contain her curiosity after hearing about the lizardmen and the elf. 'Lizard-men? What do they look like?'
Bernice trots to catch up. 'Are they green? Do they have tails? and a disappearing elf? Tell me more!' She'll walk next to Zynara, but stay away from Sheba.
A curious Halfling,
Bernice
SUBJ: Padraig FROM: GM Shifty 09/10/91 S#: 812030
Pad takes off at Claudius' word and flies over towards where the rest of the party is engaging the Lizardmen. His first thought is to drop a Cloudkill, but the others have probably moved in too close for that to be safe. If there's space, he'll drop a Wall of Fire through the lizardmen. He'll then fly down close to the battle and drop a Color Spray into the lizardmen where it won't hit any party members. He'll follow up with a Magic Missile, Ot's Resilient Sphere, and Poly Others as needed.
The scouts have encountered some lizard men. Upon hearing Stephanie shout, the lizard men rush to the attack!
Stephanie greets them with her sword, Lightning. Two swift strokes and two of the lizard men drop.
Tania rushes in behind Steph swinging her mace. She only hits air and almost falls over from the effort!
Mercy casts Hold Person and two of the lizard men freeze.
Armon comes in with his bastard sword, but he misses.
Fiben fires a pair of arrows at one of the held reptiles, killing it.
The lizard men strike back! One bites Armon, but hurts its teeth on Armon's Stoneskin. Another tries to club Carnery, but misses the druid.
Two attack Stephanie with bone clubs but miss. Tania is also missed.
Carnery attacks back, wounding one with his scimitar.
Rooster fires two arrows. The first is his "special" arrow. This one is driven into a lizard man, but appears to have no extra effect on him. He remains standing. The second shot is wide.
Fiben fires once more, downing the other held lizard man. Only six remain.
Carnery hits with his scimitar once more. The lizard man goes down this time.
Tania swings her mace once more and misses once more.
Armon connects this time and takes out the lizard man who has Rooster's arrow in it.
Lightning strikes again and Stephanie does another lizard.
Two of the remaining three lizards try to club Stephanie once more and continue to miss. Tania is missed once more.
Mercy draws his morningstar and wallops one lizard man, killing it.
Rooster connects with two arrows and another lizard man drops.
Only one remains and he turns and flees.
Pad arrives a moment later to find the lizard man threat already deal with.
Elsewhere, Zynara has located Bernice. Together they return to the base camp. They have no encounters along the way.
Claudius and Dani are just getting ready to leave when they arrive.
SUBJ: GM Notes: (R) FROM: GM Mad 09/11/91 S#: 792245
Armon lost one level of Stoneskin. No one lost any hit points.
Now what?
SUBJ: Claudius.. FROM: GM Falcon 09/11/91 S#: 810735
Claudius will glare at Zynara, then stop to smile at Bernice: "Welcome back!", he proclaims, "You were missed."
He then turns back to Zynara, his eyes hardening: "That wasn't too bright, you know. Can you say 'Trap'?"
"Never mind." He stalks away, then pauses to explain: "The scouts have encountered some lizardmen. They may need some help." With that, he is off.
SUBJ: Tania (R) FROM: Enchantres 09/12/91 S#: 807744
The fight ends almost as quickly as it began. The whole thing was a blur to me. All I really remember was swinging my mace about and trying to corkscrew myself into the ground! ;D
I look at Lady Stephanie with new eyes. Three hits and three dead lizard people!! I glad I'm on her side!
Seeing the others arrive, I pick up my mace and move to a point to stand guard. I guess I can do that right.
SUBJ: Stephanie (R) FROM: Schar 09/12/91 S#: 50944
Steph is a tad disappointed that the battle was so easy.
"Not much of an enemy, these 'lizard men'."
Seeing one try to flee, I shout towards Fiben and Rooster.
"Bring it down! It may try to bring others!"
I then turn to look at those around me.
"Is anyone hurt? We were lucky that they were such a weak foe."
After finding a rock to sit on, I take a rag out and clean my blade of the fluids of these lizard men. When Pad lands, I walk towards him.
"A minor skirmish with some lizard men. It appears that they tried to ambush us. They charged, baring their weapons. We dealt with them easily."
Not long after that, Claudius arrives with Bernice. Seeing the halfling, I lift her up and give her a big hug.
"Bernie! How did you get here? It's so good to have you back!"
Welcome back, Bernie! ;D
SUBJ: Carnery (R) FROM: Cirius 09/12/91 S#: 817327
The Druid begins to move after the retreating lizardman, at a steady speed, behind him enough so that he can stay hidden. He will try and get a general idea of where the lizardman goes and then report back to the main group.
SUBJ: Rooster 1 FROM: ShadowFoxx 09/12/91 S#: 471545
Rooster had already read Steph's mind & had frantically signaled Fiben & was off like a flash after the Scaly One...
Seeing Carnery joining the chase, he holds fire for the moment, but he will definitely attempt to get in Range & Fire before the Lizardman gets Lost in the Jungle...
He just wants to make sure there are no more lurking in the ruins...
Following it back thru the jungle isn't on his agenda after Steph's Orders...
He hopes Fiben's long legs can take him further out to the side so again they can catch Scaly in their crossfire when the time comes... to end the chase...
SUBJ: Fiben Bolger (R) FROM: FatalCharm 09/12/91 S#: 38008
Fiben yells, "Last one there's a rotten reptile" to Rooster and takes off in an elfin sprint. If the Lizard man is moving slow enough to be caught quickly, Fiben will try to catch up with him and use his Tumbling ability to tackle him and engage him in combat. then he'll draw his sword and finish him off. If Fiben can't get close enough for a physical attack, He'll try to chase him down till he is close enough to stop, draw his bow and get him before he gets out of medium range.
Fiben doesn't give up the chase until he gets him, until he sees more lizard men in which case he will hide again, or until he loses track of the lizardman.
SUBJ: Padraig FROM: GM Shifty 09/12/91 S#: 464378
Pad flies over the heads of the folks chasing the lizardman. "I already know where they live. Don't get lost and ambushed in the jungle looking for it."
Landing, he listens to Stephanie and smiles, "Yes, in small numbers lizardmen are easy. The yaun-ti who were coming in from the other direction while they engaged you here would have been more difficult foes. Luckily, Sean spotted them and I blasted them from the air."
Pad then remembers something and asks Sean to swing back to the bodies of the yaun-ti. When it gets there, Pad asks it to look over the bodies to see if they were carrying any items that survived the fireballs. Pad warns Sean to study the yaun-ti carefully before touching them, in case any are playing possum.
SUBJ: GM Notes: (R) FROM: GM Mad 09/14/91 S#: 461991
Rooster is able to squeeze off a bolt before the fleeing lizard man gets to far. It hits in the creatures leg. It falls and tumbles to stop. Before it can regain it's footing, Carnery, Rooster and Fiben have surrounded the lizard man.
(What are you going to do with it?)
Elsewhere, Pad sends Sean to check out the fried yaun-ti.
Sean flies back that way and is surprised to see the mysterious elf standing over the snake men. She grasps something from the lead yaun-ti's hand. It's burnt parchment. It disintegrates into small pieces that float to the ground like snowflakes.
Suddenly, the woman looks around as if searching for something. Her eyes lock in on Sean. A smile comes to her lips.
"Tell your master", she says looking right at the invisible Sean, "that I shall meet with him and your leaders tonight. The lizard men and yaun-ti generally are inactive at night. If my assumption is correct, your group may be of great help to me."
And the she simply disappears from Sean's sight. No spell casting was apparent.
The yaun-ti are truly dead. Nothing that they carried survived the Fireballs.
SUBJ: Zynara FROM: Tora 09/14/91 S#: 797671
Zynara is happy to have Bernice back. When they return to the main base and Claudius starts chewing her out, Zynara just stands there smiling. When he is done, "Claudius. Think things through before you start saying trap. If it was a dangerous creature, Pad's companion would have told him and Pad would have taken it out. If Pad had failed to hear of it and I had walked into trouble, Pad has supplied me with enough protection I could have at least run or because of my own power, I could have flew. I admit, I couldn't take out a serious threat, but I can cause enough harm that I will live to get away. Now lead on and let's find the others."
SUBJ: Fiben FROM: FatalCharm 09/15/91 S#: 478793 Fiben
comes up to the Lizard man panting, and looking a little dissapointed that someone got to it before him.
"Nice shot half-pint. Now I guess I won't mention the one ya shot that went wide a moment ago. Oops, I just did"
::grin::
"Well, if it speaks a language any of us know, I suggest we make it tell us what happened to the inhabitants of the village."
But meanwhile, Fiben makes his way back over to the rest of the dead Lizardmen and thoroughly, but CAREFULLY searches them to see if any of them were carrying anything of use to the party.
SUBJ: Armon FROM: Omni Tuens 09/16/91 S#: 823469
Armon watches the chase of the final lizardman, holding his sword at his side. Finally seeing it downed, he lowers the blade. The bard then turns to seek out his new pet.
"Dog, um...do you have a name? And could you possibly look around to make sure there aren't any more of those lizards hiding?"
Armon then cleans off his blade, looking around at his surroundings from a new point of view.
SUBJ: Rooster again FROM: ShadowFoxx 09/16/91 S#: 824156
As they come up to the Lizardman, Rooster catches his eye & gestures meaningfully with another nocked arrow & nods towards his two companions, showing (he hopes) the captive further resistance is futile at best...
Without taking his eye from the Lizardman's gaze, Rooster will drawl to Fiben...
"Wail, FurBall, if'n YEW don' menshyun et... Ah knows AH won'...
"I b'lieve AH'll say Ah was jus' a'tryin' t' skeers'em inta surrend'rin' ... wants t' try 'n prove meh 'rong, Son?... ;> ...
::smiles grimly::
"Whut say yew 'n Carn'ry, jus' bein' real Slow 'n Careful like, so(s not t' spook 'im unes'sary, check out Scaley hyar fer anythin' likely t' get 'im or us'n's daid...
"Then we kin commencet t' he'pin' 'im on back, so's the Ma'am & Claude kin haves a sit down wi' 'im..."...
After he is searched (& bound, if they have the means)... they will help him back to the group...
Once Scaley is in the control of Fiben & Carnery, Rooster will go back to scanning the area constantly & carefully as they retreat...
---
Rooster is miffed that his VERY expensive concoction didn't seem to faze the Lizardmen... he's going to be taking that up with his friend the Herbalist... :>...
Funny he didn't state any disclaimers about the potion's efficacy, even though Rooster was very clear about what it was intended for...
Caveat Emptor, he reckons... :X
He assumes that the Reptilian metabolism is either immune somehow OR that it isn't good against them for combat because it works too slow to be effective...
That doesn't mean he's given up yet... but he no longer will assume it'll work until proven to do so...
---
Once Rooster gets a chance, he will be taking a packful of plant samples to take back to the Herbalist... these are all unfamiliar to him... but he will be gathering anything that looks interesting OR dangerous (i.e. Icky... :> )... possible Gold Mine here... =>
When he gets back to the group & sees Bernice... well... =>
SUBJ: Mercy FROM: Mastiff1 09/17/91 S#: 483123
As the last of the snake men fall, Mercy checks to makes sure his companions are aright. "They were easy weren't they." agreeing with Stephanie.
Mercy sits as well and cleans his morning star of snake brains. "Foul stuff."
He walks over to Tania "Remind me to step out of the way when you start swinging." He says with a big smile. "Don't worry Tania you'll get better as you again experience. You already have a good swing." His eyes tell you he really means what he says.
SUBJ: Stephanie (R) FROM: Schar 09/17/91 S#: 481428
"True, Pad. Any encounter with many creatures can be dangerous."
I nod slightly when he mentions about the yaun-ti, but really have no idea what he is talking about.
"What was this about an elf woman? Don't you think it's kind of odd for her to be here?"
"Oh, Pad, we have captured a lizard man. Have you a way to question it? Or should we just slay it and been done.?"
SUBJ: Padraig FROM: GM Shifty 09/17/91 S#: 840635
Pad fuzzes out on Steph as he listens to Sean. After hearing his report, he refocuses on her. "Hmm? Yes, I would say it was a bit strange, especially since the things she does are not being done with cast spells. She might not be an elf at all. As you know, there are many ways to assume a form other than your own."
"I do indeed have a spell ready that will allow me to understand what the creature says. However, it won't enable me to talk back to it, if it doesn't understand a language I can speak. That does put something of a cramp in the interrogation. I'd recommend killing it now."
SUBJ: GM Notes: FROM: GM Mad 09/17/91 S#: 47052
The wounded lizard man snaps at his attackers when any of them draw close. Searching him is going to be difficult.
The slain lizard men are searched. They hold little of interest for the Seekers. Their weapons, those using them that is, were either bones or limbs from trees. A few have necklaces of teeth and bones.
"You may call me Revor", the onxy dog says. "I'll secure the perimeter." The dog trots off. It returns shortly. "Area is secure. No hostiles in the immediate area."
An aside note to Rooster. Poisons are notorious for not always working. Probably why the majority of adventures don't use them, preferring to use weapons or spells.
SUBJ: Rooster again FROM: ShadowFoxx 09/19/91 S#: 58726
Before Rooster will dispose of the LizardGuy, he'll want Steph or Claud to give a direct order...
While he has no love for them, he's not snuffing him unless necessary & ordered...
SUBJ: Stephanie FROM: Schar 09/19/91 S#: 4168
After hearing Pad's explanation, I find myself having to make a decision.
"Uhm... Deal with him, Rooster. ::gestures across my throat:: Let's head back to the base. We can explore more tomorrow."
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