*** Dana is now known as DanaGM DanaGM: --------------////------------ Cream_Pie eyes the ominous 'game-start' line..."OOOO! Pretty!" DanaGM: you are facing a dark opening DanaGM: around you is a mountainous clearing with trees paladin: is there flowers in front of it? DanaGM: a cool slightly moist breeze blows out the opening DanaGM: Pal: there are many flowers. they are pretty :) paladin: sweet!! paladin: :O) *** DanaGM is now known as CorrenaGM CorrenaGM: there's an engraving around the entrance CorrenaGM: but you can't read it. CorrenaGM: however, the map that you bought from the drunk back in town led you here paladin pulls big book of ancient language doohickes Cream_Pie flutters higher to see if he can figure out what it might say (read languages: 88%) paladin tries to read it paladin scratches head and gives paladin up CorrenaGM: he just kept muttering about 'treasure' 'gold' and 'evil' Cream_Pie: *giggle* "It's just neat squiggles and thingies." CorrenaGM: CP: you read a very cute story about a sheperdess and some lost sheep. then again, maybe that wasn't it after all. paladin: hehehehehe paladin: sherperd paladin: :O) CorrenaGM: it's a very sunny day. you begin to feel warm in your armour. don't you think it's be nice and cool inside? paladin: hmmmmm Cream_Pie peers into the gloomy entrance to see where it goes..(infravision 240 ft) paladin: "I suddenly feel warm, shouldn't we go inside guys??" CorrenaGM lights a torch. Cream_Pie: "eek!" CorrenaGM: CP: into the mountian paladin: you okay cream pie? CorrenaGM: "Aye, let's be about it." paladin: :O) paladin: "After you" CorrenaGM walks in paladin follows Cream_Pie meanders chaotically into the cavern CorrenaGM: as you step throught the opening, torches suddenly flare to life, lighting the passage way off out of sight paladin: Insta torch, don't leave home without it CorrenaGM: "Feach!" Cream_Pie carries a tiny sparkling gem in his equally tiny left paw...ready to throw it, if need be... CorrenaGM continues walking CorrenaGM: the passageway is sturdily constructed of stone Cream_Pie: <-- is a Faerie Dragon..hee Tryamour: <- great horned dragon Tryamour steps into the cave after the others, in human form Cream_Pie wears a tiny mithril ring on each hand and another on his prehensile tail CorrenaGM: you notice that the torches on the wall do not give off smoke... NickM wears no jewelry, save for a thin silver chain on his neck. Cream_Pie: *sniff* magic? NickM hangs around near the rear of the party, occasionally looking backwards to check up the rear. paladin walks behind the rest Tryamour uses sense magic, evil, and psionics on the party and torches Gain: So we're in a cave? Tryamour: anyone using magic and psionics, or with an evil alignment, please let me know Tryamour: emp: anything from the torches? CorrenaGM: Magic, yes. not evil no psi Gain follows the rest of the group CorrenaGM: you arrive at a T-intersection Tryamour: what about the group? Cream_Pie: <-- is magic-using....wizard & druid Cream_Pie: <-- minor psionics CorrenaGM: nothing from anyone else I think CorrenaGM: the left branch is brightly lit and almost cheerful looking CorrenaGM: the right branch is dark, forboding and leading down Cream_Pie meanders down the left branch... CorrenaGM: a fetid smell comes from the right Tryamour uses sense evil, magic and psionics on both corridors, trying to find out what's in them paladin: hmmmmm NickM stares down first the right branch, then the left. Not seeming to care, he waits to see what the others will do. paladin: "I think we should take the dark path" Cream_Pie: "*fshew!* Poozie! *pah*" Tryamour: "Something tells my the brightly lit path is a trap." CorrenaGM: you sense magic and evil from... CorrenaGM: both directions Cream_Pie turns quickly back the other way... Tryamour: "Wait." paladin: "yes" NickM: Oh by the way, Tryamour, you detect psionicsed me, didn't yeh? Tryamour: "There's evil down both these paths." Tryamour: yes paladin: "Then which way should we go?" Gain: "Let's go down the dark way." CorrenaGM: Try: you also notice that you are nowdetecting evil and magice from... *everyone* in the group Cream_Pie holds his nose and points down the right branch... Tryamour: "I say take the dark path, then the bright, if possible." paladin: "I agree" Tryamour stops NickM: GM: I'm neutral. ;) NickM: "*shrug* Okay." Tryamour: "Why do all of you have the scent of magic and evil emanating from you?" CorrenaGM: NM: SO's everybody NickM: Ahh. Gain: "What?" Tryamour slips into a defensive posture, and glances around the group warily NickM: "*stares at Try* ..... Uhhhh, what?" CorrenaGM: "Ach, and tha'rt messin' right?" paladin: "huh? I don't think so" Cream_Pie glances at Try..."huh?" Gain: "She's gone crazy." paladin: "I'm a holy knight' NickM: "Bloody loony." Tryamour: "I sense magic and evil. Before, it came from the paths. Now it surrounds all of us." KillJoy_: Yes, but are you a silent night? *runs* Tryamour: "I assure you, I am not a Crazy." NickM: *fires his guns* Now a holey night ^^;;; *RUNSANDHIDES!* Cream_Pie *giggles* and twiddles his tiny digit around his ear..."bonkers!...hee!" paladin: hahahahaha gives funny look KillJoy_: Nah, we had a holy knight already... Tryamour GLARES at CP. "Have you known my senses to be wrong before?" Gain: "Are you sure?" paladin: "hmmmmmm. This can't be good" Tryamour: "Yes. It may only be a spell, however. I do not think any of you are actually the source." CorrenaGM: a moaning sound comes from the right branch NickM looks at Try and tries to read 'er. Cream_Pie giggles s'more Tryamour whrils around. NickM: "*ears perked up* What's this 'ere?" paladin: "Who's there" Tryamour: "The right branch." Cream_Pie promptly turns invisible.. Tryamour hurries down it paladin follows tryamour CorrenaGM shrugs and follows the dragon Cream_Pie follows Gain turns to the branch. CorrenaGM: (what form are you in? Tryamour: human Gain follows cautiously. CorrenaGM: k Tryamour: 2 hour limit NickM follows along behind the others. CorrenaGM: light source bearers? CorrenaGM has a torch... NickM can see in the dark. Tryamour: nightvision Tryamour: 90 feet Gain doesn't have anything. :P Cream_Pie uses Infravision (thermal imaging) 240 ft Gain follows behind Corr with her torch. Tryamour hurries down the tunnel warily, alert for traps paladin follows corr Tryamour continues to scan the area ahead of her for magic, psionics, and evil NickM hangs near the rear of the pack, staying alert for traps, mostly using the people ahead as trapsweepers. Cream_Pie sticks beside Try...hovering over her head... CorrenaGM: Try, the moaning gets louder Tryamour hurries even faster Cream_Pie hovers over Try, trying to keep up... CorrenaGM: you come to a stair leading down Tryamour goes down, continuing to scan the area CorrenaGM: it's narrow and twisting Gain heads down trying to keep up with the light. NickM follows along behind all the others. Cream_Pie: *mumbling to self* "*sigh* I wish she'd slow down a little..." Tryamour: "Someone's hurting, CP. Would you leave them to suffer?" CorrenaGM: roll d20 CorrenaGM: everyone CorrenaGM: ok, none of you slip as the stairs get increasingly mossy NickM: "Hmm, damp in this 'ere part of th' cave. CorrenaGM: the smell increases dramatically Tryamour contiunes to hurry, scan the area, and watch her step Cream_Pie glides down the stairwell, keeping above everyone's heads CorrenaGM: anyway, as you descend you round yet another turn and see... CorrenaGM: a fetid pool of slime covering everything only 3 steps below NickM: "Ewwww. CorrenaGM: there is a narrow window letting in a hint of light Tryamour: "Yuck." Gain: "Ugh!" Tryamour jumps over the pool, if that's possible NickM almost yacks. Cream_Pie flutters over the pool of muck to the window to see through... CorrenaGM: and as you stand there, a breeze blows through the cracked window across the slime, creating a loud moaning noise CorrenaGM: Try, nopers, no ledge on other side NickM: "... Huh. So it really wasn't some poor bloke in danger after all, just some wind noise, eh? CorrenaGM: and you cannot gadge the extent of the pool Cream_Pie looks out the narrow window, hovering CorrenaGM: CP: you look down a steep slope CorrenaGM: there is a nasty looking stream gurgling outside down the slope Tryamour: "Let's try the other side." Tryamour turns around and heads back NickM: "I wonder where all this 'ere slime came from, anyways." Gain: "Outside?" CorrenaGM: NM: slime also == sewage NickM stands around and stares at the slime for a while, then turns around. "Who knows." And he heads back. Cream_Pie zips past the others to catch up with Try... NickM: GM: Right, but is there any signs of civilization round here? ;) Cream_Pie: (still invis btw) CorrenaGM: NM: you're in an bespelled cavern of carefully crafted stonework CorrenaGM: NM: what do you think?" NickM: GM: Ahh. Okay. CorrenaGM heads back up the stairs, looking a tad green Gain follows everyone else back up. NickM: "Y'know, this might just be the cave's sewers." CorrenaGM: "Feach, and didn't the lad have to be statin' the obvious now?" CorrenaGM: you get back to the intersection without mishap NickM: "Aw, bugger." CorrenaGM: CP: roll d20 Tryamour goes down the brightly lit corridor Cream_Pie: 16 CorrenaGM: CP: you see a little smooth spot on the wall with the same engraving style as outside CorrenaGM: roll percentage Cream_Pie hovers invisibly at the carving...45% CorrenaGM: It appears to say something about a wheel of cheese rolling away from a gingerbread man. NickM snerks oocly. Gain: LOL! CorrenaGM: Then again, it maight say something else entirely Cream_Pie: *tinkling laughter and oodles of giggles can be heard up and down the corridor* Gain: and this old man came rooling home. :P NickM raises an eyebrow, but says nothing. CorrenaGM: CP: at the sound of your tinkling laughter, the ground shifts slightly Cream_Pie: "Oops! did I do that?" NickM: "Do what?" Cream_Pie: btw...still hovering Gain: "Uh oh......what did you do?!" Tryamour: "Whoa." CorrenaGM goes to follow Try down the corridor NickM: ".... Uhh..." Tryamour hurries down the path Gain notices the light leaving and follows the light. Cream_Pie examines the floor and wall below the carving Cream_Pie: well...any noticable cracks in the floor or wall...(you did say the ground shifted) CorrenaGM: the fines lines between the stones may or may not be wider than before CorrenaGM: however, you do notice another plaque near the left corridor Cream_Pie hrmmms...."somebody tell me a funny joke, quick. hee." Gain: OOC, read the other plaque, might be funny. :) Cream_Pie rises to the level of the ginger-bread man plaque and read it again *giggling hilariously* CorrenaGM: the earth shifts again Cream_Pie keeps up the tinkling laughter until a something visibly noticable happens... CorrenaGM: the fine lines between the stones may or may not be wider than before Cream_Pie: hovering invisibly CorrenaGM: CP: dust falls from the ceiling. nothing else happens Cream_Pie: *ker-CHEW!* *sniff* CorrenaGM: the earth shifts again Cream_Pie: *ker-CHEW!* CorrenaGM: the earth shifts again Cream_Pie: "fiddle-sticks! this is *work!*" Cream_Pie looks up at the ceiling... CorrenaGM: CP: dust falls from the ceiling. nothing else happens CorrenaGM: "What the bloody hell is going on with the bloody floor?" Cream_Pie *giggles* s'more at Corr's consternation... NickM also seems to be wondering what's going on with the floor. CorrenaGM: the earth shifts again Gain: "Something tells me that this place is falling apart." NickM: "No shit, Sherlock." Cream_Pie: "I'm getting bored *sigh*" Cream_Pie wanders off toward the left branch CorrenaGM: CP: dust falls from the ceiling. nothing else happens Tryamour: "Quit laughing, or you'll bury us alive!" CorrenaGM: the left branch leads slightly upwards, and is brightly lit Tryamour contiunes to hurry down the tunnel, searching for the source of the evil and magic she sensed CorrenaGM: Try: the sense of evil is diffuse and faint here NickM follows along behind Try, but keeps a distance. CorrenaGM: the magic permiates the very air Cream_Pie trills a lively little ditty, strange and alien, but lovely nonetheless... CorrenaGM hums along with CP, once she catches the tune Tryamour scans ther group again, as well Tryamour: is the evil still surrounding them? CorrenaGM: the corridor hooks sharply left, opens out into a large room with a great door at one end CorrenaGM: Try: no Tryamour: large enough for a dragon? CorrenaGM: Try: *easily* Cream_Pie swoops and zooms around the large area, stretching his 'wings' a bit... CorrenaGM: the Room is filled with a diffuse golden light Tryamour eyes the area, then the door CorrenaGM: the great door is large enough fro two adult dragons abreast Tryamour scans whatever is on the other side, as well CorrenaGM: you cannot scan through tthe door Gain takes a look around the room. Cream_Pie casually scans the door and doorway for writings... CorrenaGM: it appears that there were once tapestries hanging here CorrenaGM: but there hang nolonger CorrenaGM: CP: there are extensive engravings on the door. some appear graffiti-like, some look elegant. CorrenaGM: CP: they all appear to be in the same or similar language CorrenaGM: however, there is a separate tiny plaque by the door Cream_Pie: "ooo! what's this?" *looks* Gain looks over at CP's direction. CorrenaGM: CP: It appears to say something about a princess, a golden ball, and a frog. Then again, it might say something else entirely Cream_Pie: *teeheeeheee* *TEEEheeeeheeeee* Cream_Pie rolls on the floor with laughter *** CorrenaGM is now known as E[C]gm Gain: "Sssshhhhh!" E[C]gm: the earth shifts again E[C]gm: this time it seems stronger Tryamour glares at CP Tryamour: "I think you should keep your laughter to a minimum, little one." Cream_Pie pouts..."Can't a dragon have a good giggle?....*sigh*" Tryamour: "You'l bury us all alive." Gain: "Not when the giggle tears down the place." E[C]gm: the earth shifts again Tryamour stops, then whispers. "I think we'd better keep all noise to an absolute minimum." Tryamour eyes the door, and attempts to open it Cream_Pie: *whispers back* "Then lets open the doors and see what's on the other side...this side's boring...*huff!*" E[C]gm: Try, there are no handles and pushing does nothing Gain whispers "maybe it's opened by some other way?" Tryamour changes to dragon form, and cautiously attempts to claw it open E[C]gm: Try: your claws do nothing to the door David_Sutterland slips foreward, passing through the doors with the ease of air through a screen Tryamour: what's it made of? Gain looks around for some type of switch. Cream_Pie decides to try something risky...Object Read the door (touch) E[C]gm: DS, don't think so :) E[C]gm: Try, it *looks* like brass bound wood David_Sutterland is rather surprised to find that the doors resist his intangibility E[C]gm: CP:? Cream_Pie: David, magic sucks sometimes huh? Tryamour tres an experimental fireball E[C]gm: Try: a horrible deafening screeching noise fills your ears. E[C]gm: strangely, no one else seems to hear it Tryamour *blinks* E[C]gm: Try: after a moment of pain. the noise stops abruptly. Tryamour slams her bulk into the door, HARD E[C]gm: Try: nothing happens David_Sutt: What impressions/images do I get from the door E[C]gm: DS/CP you get a vague sense of many people around the door in the past. esp from the graffitti E[C]gm: From the door itse;f, you sense nothing at all. Tryamour launches another fireball at it David_Sutterland goes intangible to keep from being fried by the foolish dragon E[C]gm: Try: a horrible deafening screech, ten times worse than the first fills your ears. E[C]gm: strangely, no one else seems to hear it Tryamour winces in pain E[C]gm: Try: after a longer moment of pain than before, the noise stops abruptly. Cream_Pie breaks into another fit of muffled giggles and says out loud in the door's direction..."Open Says-Me" David_Sutterland searches the door for a lock or other safety mechanism E[C]gm: you all hear a loud *CLICK* Gain turns to CP "Wow." E[C]gm: the doors swing open grandly Tryamour jawdrops, then quickly recovers Cream_Pie: *shrug* "*I* didn't do anything, I swear..." David_Sutterland blinks at the sound, turns around and gives CP a thumbs up with a lop-sided grin Tryamour enters the room beyond, still scanning Gain pats CP's back "Sure you didn't." E[C]gm: the room on the other side appears identical to the one you just left Cream_Pie: "woohoo. boring." *flies through anyway* Gain takes a look around this room. E[C]gm: As CP flutters through, a loud trumpet sounds and glittery confetti showers through the air Cream_Pie: "*Whee!* This is more like it, yay!" Gain: "Okay, this is STRANGE." Tryamour: "Weird." Cream_Pie swoops and zooms around playfully, oblivious to the fact that he's in a strange, possibly dangerous place.. Gain: Is there an exit on the other side? E[C]gm: Gain: yes David_Sutterland glides in, looking around for anything that might be hazardous to our health Gain glances out the exit. Tryamour: ."Be careful. The magic is stronger here, as is the evil." Tryamour gets ready to fight, keeping all her senses alert E[C]gm: aside from the glittering confetti, (which is only falling over CP and disappears as it hits the floor) the room is empty Gain: "hmmmm" David_Sutterland stays near the walls, tracing out the area of the room and marking any spots that might be good for placing a trap or sniper Cream_Pie idly wonders..."Boy, and apple-pie would be grand right about now..." E[C]gm: over the exit there is a large inscription Gain: "This place is a little cold...." David_Sutterland looks at the inscription E[C]gm: roll d20 David_Sutterland doesn't notice the cold, bundled as he is in black fatigues and guerrila jacket David_Sutt: 20 Tryamour eyes the exit E[C]gm: you also notice a tiny plaque to the right of the door David_Sutterland inspects the plaque Cream_Pie: how many guerilla hides did it take to make that jacket? ;) E[C]gm: and the worn surface of the plaque itself David_Sutt: Two Hondurans and a Guatamalan ;) Tryamour eyes the plaque David_Sutterland searches the plaque for writing E[C]gm: DS: it's just like all the other ones Tryamour eyes the door Cream_Pie seemingly randomly wanders by the plaque....05%! David_Sutterland goes solid, waaves everyone to back up against the walls, and tounches the plaque with the tip of one of his short swords Tryamour attempts to open this one, as well E[C]gm: It appears to say something about a big frog, a small pond, and a robber's cave E[C]gm: DS: the inscription above the door is in same script David_Sutterland goes intangible again Cream_Pie: "o/~ Little pig, Little pig, let me in... o/~" Gain: LOL!! Gain: Not by the hair of my..... E[C]gm: Dust falls from the ceiling. nothing else happens David_Sutterland grins at the tiny, glowing creature. E[C]gm: (and yes, there is no door here,... it's open...) Tryamour can't Gain: "Let's try going through there" Cream_Pie: ahh... David_Sutterland nods to Gain Gain: Is it lighted on the other side? Cream_Pie hrmm to himself.."it's awfully worn..." E[C]gm: no Tryamour goes into the next room, still scanning Cream_Pie: is there a pattern to the worn places on the plaque? E[C]gm: CP: yes. they appear mainly on one edge Gain follows Try. David_Sutterland glides foreward, following Gain Cream_Pie pushes on the worn edge of the plaque (into the wall; like the plaque should pivot on its avis) E[C]gm: (ooc:) somebody pls read above the exit! Gain: Ummm....... :) E[C]gm: CP: you hear a *click* and the lights turn on Cream_Pie: "neat!" *plays with the lights for a minute* Gain turns to CP. "leave them on!" Cream_Pie: *off-on-off-on-off-on-off-on* Cream_Pie bores with the light-switch and flutters up to read over the door E[C]gm: You think it says "Welcome to Ayllydyn." Roll d20. E[C]gm: (no, it doesn't say 'roll d20') E[C]gm: Underneath in tiny letters you think you see another inscrption Cream_Pie peers closer...puts on a pair of quasi-spectacles (just fake glass) E[C]gm: "Please wipe your shoes and turn on the lights. And don't forget to feed the otters!" Cream_Pie twitters... Cream_Pie flutters down and lands at the doorway...makes a show of wiping his feet, giggling all the while E[C]gm: the earth shifts again Tryamour glares at CP again Gain: "Stop giggling!" Cream_Pie: *hands-over-mouth* *snicker* E[C]gm: the earth shifts again Tryamour growls Cream_Pie: "Don't forget to wipe your feet...." Gain: "Huh?" David_Sutterland decides to go along with the dragonette, goes back out of the room, wipes his feet, them walks back in Cream_Pie lifts off the floor into a hover and slowly glides into the room... Cream_Pie looks around aimlessly for the otters. *snicker* E[C]gm: btw, there's a conveniently placed mat with a big smiley face on it. David_Sutterland finds himself not liking this Tryamour wipes her own taloned feet on the mat Gain glances at CP "What's so funny?" Cream_Pie: hee E[C]gm: dust falls from the ceiling. nothing else seems to happen. Gain looks confused..... then wipes his feet on the mat. Cream_Pie: "oh the sign over the door said not to forget to feed the otters Gain: "Otters?" David_Sutterland looks around the room, shrugs. No otters here. Cream_Pie: *giggle* E[C]gm: the earth shakes again Cream_Pie: btw...the confetti still following me around? David_Sutterland is getting annoyed at that earth-shaking Tryamour growls louder. "Cut that out." E[C]gm: CP: it stopped after you went through the doorway :) E[C]gm: as you all step through the doorway, the great door swings shut E[C]gm: the smaller exit door is still open though David_Sutterland moves to the door, tries to pass through it Cream_Pie: "*meep*" Tryamour: "Shit." Gain: "ummmm...." E[C]gm: DS: you cannot David_Sutterland is getting REALLY annoyed at this place Gain turns to CP "Did that sign say anything else?" David_Sutterland turns to the smaller door, glides towrs it Cream_Pie: "Um, yeah...'Turn on the lights, wipe your feet, and don't forget to feed the otters'." David_Sutt: -towrs +towards David_Sutt: . o O (Otters?) Gain: "Okay....." Cream_Pie: *shrug* "That's what it said." Cream_Pie: "I think..." Gain: "You think?" Gain sighs David_Sutterland decides to stay intangible E[C]gm: you notice that the next room is long, skinny and cinda waves back and forth David_Sutt: . o O (Otter tunnel?) Gain: LOL! E[C]gm: I mean the walls are wavy, not that they are moving Tryamour cautiosly walks down the tunnel E[C]gm: Try: you note that the floor is frozen in wavy form too ----------\\\\\\----------