[DFRPG] Crawl! IC

[ajardoor]

The captives find the party's attempts to bootstrap them to be mildly insane.
They insist on staying behind, as they are not really good at fighting.

(OC: Gathika, tell me exactly what spell you are casting. Consult the DF Spells book and repeat what it says, please.)

[vicious Violence]

The RIDDLE OF STEEL is going back to town. You people can do as you please, follow us or face your own riddle of life. We are going to have a nice, long talk with Mendel and his cohorts. We are no longer bound by Mendel's contract and will return later to purge this cave.

[Hide]

Bain nods and strokes his chin.

I see, that is OK.

In my town, the more we sweat the less we bleed; if you don't want to sweat, it is fine; you can rest here. We already did enough taking down these monsters and setting you free, you are free. We shall let the people in town know you preferred to wait for someone or something else; they can try that "spell of truth" if they need it.

MY FRIENDS! Let's take the heads of these monsters and hit the road.

[PumpkinLorica]

Gathika starts chopping the monster's heads, she also asks Telrith to handle the hazardous Manticore's sting.

Comrade! The voices tell this will be good for us!

[ericthered]

"Shall we see if the stash of armor we buried is still there?"

[Hide]

Yeah, let's go.

After cutting the heads off the monsters, they party heads for the armor.

Well, you are on your own now, guys. Cheerio!

[PumpkinLorica]

Originally Posted by ajardoor

The captives find the party's attempts to bootstrap them to be mildly insane <SNIP>

Spoiler:  

HA! I can listen to them yelling: “THIS IS MADNESS!”.
And then I can listen ourselves replying “THIS IS THE RIDDLE OF STEEL!”

Gathika is not in the mood of returning from the Necromancer’s lab, and then find a pack of newborn undead/demons/abominations/etc. because the PEASANTS couldn’t defend themselves.

Gathika agrees with her friends. If things start with a demanding door, who knows what’s beyond that point. Gathika concludes the peasants are a bigger liability if left alone. They are a danger left alone; they must come with us. If they don’t, they are on their own.

[ajardoor]

The adventurers cut off the heads of the dead.

The former captives follow the party out of the cave. They start getting ready to journey back to the Keep.

The party finds the stash of armour where they left it all.

[PumpkinLorica]

COMRADES! I REALIZED IT WORKED! I CAN HEAR THE VOICES CALLING, CURSING LOUD WITH THE CHAOS!

[vicious Violence]

Originally Posted by PumpkinLorica

COMRADES! I REALIZED IT WORKED! I CAN HEAR THE VOICES CALLING, CURSING LOUD WITH THE CHAOS!

If you are sure, LET’S GO AND DEAL WITH THE CORRUPTION.