11.30.2006
Man Vs. Rat: The Ancient Struggle
For those of you just joining us after an extended absence:
The PCs have escaped the Gorgos Meteorological Institute, only to realize they somehow were there for seven days! Or something. In the meantime, Gorgos was tsunami'd, but mostly survived. In any case, the Prince and the Ambassador et al. have already departed for Mareznoch, aka Mammon's Point, aka the temple of Plutus.
Heading up after them to complete your guard duties, you (or some of you at least) are on a cliff-side trail, fighting rats and rat men. Our adventure H1: Enter the Dragon! continues below...
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First off, before we get into the combat, let me say that like Thaka, others should feel free to go ahead and retcon a few hrs of town stuff if you want. Waiting for the big island boat takes time, that's time you can kill. Thinking about it, I'll retcon the healing too- the priestesses heal you when you first arrive to Lukros bringing the Eye, so you don't have to go back to get that taken care of. They heal Thaka's poisoned legs also.
Second off- that sounds weird.
Second, Thaka, those are some good questions. No, it's strange, it really doesn't add up. You're not sure where you apparently lost seven days. Your wounds were as fresh and nasty as expected every step of the way. You're no more hungry than if a few hours passed, which is how long you spent- or thought you spent- in the GMI. The blood in the rest of the building was as expected too... at least, when you fought 7-11, there was nothing weird about that. Hmm, make an IQ check at half to remember other things now that you have new information.
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Back to the present moment.
Thaka, it turns out that the rats are were-rats! So, your lance not being silver, no damage is done. However, as you made your ride check, and got a 20, although the ratman takes no damage, you launch him off the cliff. He cackles with evil glee as your lance fails to pierce his lycanthrope hide, but he soon gets an 'oh shit' expression as he sails through the evening sky down onto the rocks below. Huh. You wax philosophical, wondering if falling a few hundred feet into a rocky sea counts as a silver or +1 weapon. (Watch for Rat Man #1, 'Dirt' Baccarat, to become a recurring villain in future episodes of DiD!)
"Huzzah!" cries one of the guys, whom you now recognize as wearing the concentric circle emblem of the Gorgos City Militia. Three guys here, one down. All have silver weapons; the downed guard's silver broadsword and silver-tipped arrows lie discarded.
One guard takes some dmg from rat man 2. The other guard fends off some giant rats. Waiting for others to post to see who's in melee before assigning targets of other giant rats... Won't wait too long though.
The PCs have escaped the Gorgos Meteorological Institute, only to realize they somehow were there for seven days! Or something. In the meantime, Gorgos was tsunami'd, but mostly survived. In any case, the Prince and the Ambassador et al. have already departed for Mareznoch, aka Mammon's Point, aka the temple of Plutus.
Heading up after them to complete your guard duties, you (or some of you at least) are on a cliff-side trail, fighting rats and rat men. Our adventure H1: Enter the Dragon! continues below...
...
First off, before we get into the combat, let me say that like Thaka, others should feel free to go ahead and retcon a few hrs of town stuff if you want. Waiting for the big island boat takes time, that's time you can kill. Thinking about it, I'll retcon the healing too- the priestesses heal you when you first arrive to Lukros bringing the Eye, so you don't have to go back to get that taken care of. They heal Thaka's poisoned legs also.
Second off- that sounds weird.
Second, Thaka, those are some good questions. No, it's strange, it really doesn't add up. You're not sure where you apparently lost seven days. Your wounds were as fresh and nasty as expected every step of the way. You're no more hungry than if a few hours passed, which is how long you spent- or thought you spent- in the GMI. The blood in the rest of the building was as expected too... at least, when you fought 7-11, there was nothing weird about that. Hmm, make an IQ check at half to remember other things now that you have new information.
...
Back to the present moment.
Thaka, it turns out that the rats are were-rats! So, your lance not being silver, no damage is done. However, as you made your ride check, and got a 20, although the ratman takes no damage, you launch him off the cliff. He cackles with evil glee as your lance fails to pierce his lycanthrope hide, but he soon gets an 'oh shit' expression as he sails through the evening sky down onto the rocks below. Huh. You wax philosophical, wondering if falling a few hundred feet into a rocky sea counts as a silver or +1 weapon. (Watch for Rat Man #1, 'Dirt' Baccarat, to become a recurring villain in future episodes of DiD!)
"Huzzah!" cries one of the guys, whom you now recognize as wearing the concentric circle emblem of the Gorgos City Militia. Three guys here, one down. All have silver weapons; the downed guard's silver broadsword and silver-tipped arrows lie discarded.
One guard takes some dmg from rat man 2. The other guard fends off some giant rats. Waiting for others to post to see who's in melee before assigning targets of other giant rats... Won't wait too long though.
