(IC) Lost in Dreams (Julian)

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Reslin:"The fourteenth"

Reslin: "Yeah, go ahead and write."

"Thank you."

I write down the date, my reckoned home date, and scribble down something to the effect of: "Kidnapped since 13th. Guard dead. Tar Breath, Paldrian, Reslin, Togar. More later."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Reslin: "How do I know I won't get it back soiled or ripped or some other stupidity?"

"I haven't wet the bed since I was 7." When I finally got used to those pins-and-needles ocean dreams. "And I'll just sleep on top; the pack won't get caught on a fold or anything. "

Originally Posted by ericthered

Its like a pac-man world, where the bottom wraps around the be the top and the top wraps around to be the bottom. So it acts like there is a portal at the ends.

Sages claim that its not actually a portal and its just the way the world is shaped,

So the sages are wrong and it is a portal, or they mean to say it's not a Vasic portal, but rather some other kind of portal that's a consequence of the geometry of the local world?

[ericthered]

Julian sleeps well, at least for the first part of the night. No dreams. He wakes up with Reslin shouting something loud... Togar is getting out of bed. Reslin is shouting at something down a tunnel, and has his spear extended in that direction..

So the sages are wrong and it is a portal, or they mean to say it's not a Vasic portal, but rather some other kind of portal that's a consequence of the geometry of the local world?

They like to insist that space just wraps around on itself here, and there is no single point where that happens. They'll settle for a "Non-Vasic Undetectable Portal".

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Julian sleeps well, at least for the first part of the night. No dreams. He wakes up with Reslin shouting something loud... Togar is getting out of bed. Reslin is shouting at something down a tunnel, and has his spear extended in that direction..

I'll look down the tunnel. Are there any lights? Can I pick out any detail?

I'll try to make out what's being said by Reslin. Is it coherent or just loud?

[88] 22-11-01 17:04:51 CET
IQ (Comprehension)
3d6 <= 13
3 + 4 + 2 = 9 ... success

[87] 22-11-01 17:04:35 CET
Perception
3d6 <= 13
4 + 3 + 3 = 10 ... success

Originally Posted by ericthered

They like to insist that space just wraps around on itself here, and there is no single point where that happens. They'll settle for a "Non-Vasic Undetectable Portal".

Ok, so it's a portal but the sages disagree on some arcane point .

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

I'll look down the tunnel. Are there any lights? Can I pick out any detail?

You can't view that angle no look down, but you don't see any sign of light beyond Reslin's stone.

I'll try to make out what's being said by Reslin. Is it coherent or just loud?

A single short syllable, repeated. Sometimes he changes which one he uses.

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

You can't view that angle no look down, but you don't see any sign of light beyond Reslin's

Is it a tunnel the way we came (i.e. Towards Bumundo) or a tunnel the way we were going before the watch problem was detected.

Originally Posted by ericthered

A single short syllable, repeated. Sometimes he changes which one he uses.

I guess that means this is an animal problem or somebody who doesn't speak Riask... Well, someone who speaks it worse than me.

Maybe I could wear down the ropes while they're concerned with the intruder.

[89] 22-11-01 17:23:13 CET
Holdout x2 (once for stick, once for ropes)
3d6 <= 12
1: 2 + 1 + 4 = 7 ... success
2: 6 + 3 + 1 = 10 ... success
sum: 17, average: 8.50, success: 2/2 100%

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

Is it a tunnel the way we came (i.e. Towards Bumundo) or a tunnel the way we were going before the watch problem was detected.

To the right of the direction you were headed before the watch "mysteriously" failed.

Maybe I could wear down the ropes while they're concerned with the intruder.

If you're going to hold the ropes together, you've gone as far as you can. which means you can break free if you wish.



Togar moves for his spear. Reslin is slowly backing up. A pair of large manibles on a giant armored insectoid head with no neck appears from the tunnel.



"Move!" Togar shouts at Julian. "Move!"

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

To the right of the direction you were headed before the watch "mysteriously"

Here's hoping that'll be one of those unsolved mysteries.

Originally Posted by ericthered

If you're going to hold the ropes together, you've gone as far as you can. which means you can break free if you wish.

So what would I need to roll to break and tie one of the Reslin/Togar ropes to the heavy pack? Knot Tying?

Originally Posted by ericthered

Togar moves for his spear. Reslin is slowly backing up. A pair of large manibles on a giant armored insectoid head with no neck appears from the tunnel.

"Move!" Togar shouts at Julian. "Move!"

Well he doesn't need to tell me twice. Are they running yet or playing for better position?

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

So what would I need to roll to break and tie one of the Reslin/Togar ropes to the heavy pack? Knot Tying?

To break is a successful ST roll, or 5 seconds of rubbing with the stick.

Well he doesn't need to tell me twice. Are they running yet or playing for better position?

They're playing for position. It looks like they may be trying to flank it.

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

They're playing for position. It looks like they may be trying to flank it.

Well, better get behind them then. Easier to fiddle with the ropes while they're distracted by the bug, better to not be in the middle of a fight.

Originally Posted by ericthered

To break is a successful ST roll, or 5 seconds of rubbing with the stick.

Yeah, and an 8 isn't good odds of tying the rope either.

This is probably not the best time to fool around with knots. Maybe if I drew heat Vasic on my hand, I could split these ropes quick and trap them between fire and a giant angry bug.

[90] 22-11-07 22:50:15 CET
Vasic Drawing Roll
3d6
2 + 5 + 2 = 9

OK, assuming an IQ-5 default that's failure by one.

Edit: I'll add luck rolls if that was a failure:

[91] 22-11-08 00:32:44 CET
Vasic Drawing Luck ReRolls
3d6
1: 1 + 3 + 2 = 6
2: 4 + 4 + 3 = 11

sum: 17, average: 8.50

[ericthered]

Julian draws the heat symbol, and an intense heat starts coming off of his hand.



Luck was required.