Re: Rise of The Runelords 1 - Burnt Offerings

[Le kek]

"Chin up my friend, we'll die with a great view!" Jack says, and looks down.
"Of the garbage, Ioun damn it."

[Francis]

"It seems only proper that we allow the Lady to go first." Shathys grins

[Le kek]

"Well, it's low tide for now, we probably have a couple of hours." Jack says and straps himself in the harness and starts readying himself for the climb down.
"At least it's always easy to get down." He says with a grin.

[Admin]

Time for another...

SKILL CHALLENGE

Your goal: Make your way to the top of Chopper's Isle. Firstly by climbing down to the beach below, secondly by scaling the slick, vertical cliffs leading to Chopper's Isle itself.

Complexity: You need 6 successes before 3 failures to succeed in this skill challenge - 5 moderate successes and 1 hard success.

DC's: Moderate DC: 12. Hard DC: 19.

You can use any skill you want, as long as you can come up with a good reason for it. Don't be afraid to get creative. More flavor is more fun.

First up: Shara

Note: Your climbing gear gives a +2 bonus to one check per player. Also, the usual rules apply. You can't use the same skill the player just before you used, or the same skill you used the last time.

[SigneGT]

Shara also readies herself for the climb, she puts one foot over the edge, pulls it straight back again; nervously smiling.

"It seems i don't enjoy heights" she whispers. Osmus taunts her a little bit, which is enough to make her start.

She crawls downward and hopes for a quick and painless death.

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Surprised and relieved that she didn't die trying Shara screams in victory. Osmus cowers at the sound and mumbles something about humans and their ridiculous ways.

[Le kek]

"Me next." Jack mumbles and peers over the edge. Noting the edges and good footholds, Jack has a good start down the cliff.

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shathys next

[Francis]

"Alrighty then." Shathys rubs his hands together nervously and stretching.

"You'll treat me kindly won't you, Dishonest Rope?" Shathys murmurs as he Jumps off the edge, rappeling down without securing himself

After a brief moment of silence, hanging off the edge, his hands and legs latching on to the rope Shathys wonders aloud to himself.

"Am I dead?"

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[Admin]

You set foot on the beach. The climb down was surprisingly easy, but now comes the hard part. Hundreds of feet of sheer, slick stone tower above you. This is a different beast altogether.

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[Le kek]

"Alright listen up you maggots, get up on that wall and uh, climb. Don't look down." Jack finishes lamely.

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[Francis]

Shathys raises an eyebrow at Jack.

"Alright then, i'll start climbing, If I fall, be sure to catch me, will you?"

Shathys starts scaling the wall at a swift pace, slipping here and there but still managing not to slip, fall and die, All in one go.

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[SigneGT]

With a kind thought to her childhood in Chelaxian, Shara prepares herself for the climb. Growing up in a town that is a breeding ground for violent crimes, you develop certain skills which include hiding and escaping fast.

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[Le kek]

From the cliff you can hear a faint noises of "YEAH", "COME ON" and "DON'T BE A BITCH!". And then a metallic cling as a hook bounces off of the stony cliff face.
"DAMN IT!"

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[Francis]

Shathys is already quite high up on the face of the cliff, still hanging like a madman from the rope, as he looks out over the horizon he begins to contemplate the fate of himself, the fate of his companions, as well as the wondering when the next time he'll be able to have a hot meal.

Shathys spends so much time contemplating these important matters of the world that he fails to notice that he is in fact slipping down the rope.

This unimportant fact breezes over Shathys' mind as he passes Shara and Osmus, who happen to be going in the opposite direction.

"Whoops." Shathys Mumbles

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[SigneGT]

Without feeling in control at all Shara whispers to herself "I can do this, come on, i can do this". Osmus grins at her (if you can imagine a cheeky lizardlike dragonling grinning). "If you keep telling yourself that it might work".

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"Apparently that's an urban legend" Shara thinks to herself as she slides further down the cliff.

[Admin]

Battered, bruised and with rope burns on your hands, you finally scramble onto Chopper's Isle. Rich, green grass is underfoot, and several large oak trees at the center of the plateau provide shade from the sun.

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[Le kek]

"I, am not, looking forward, to our trip back" Jack says between breaths.
He takes a closer look at the surroundings.

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[Admin]

Seagulls circle overhead, squawking and screeching, as you inspect your surroundings. You can make out burnt pieces of wood and blackened stone beyond the nearest trees.

[Le kek]

Jack pulls out his holy handbook.
"Okaaaaaay, let's see here. Exorcism, exorcism, hmmm."

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[Admin]

Religion check: You find a written passage next to a sketch of what resembles a "spooky ghost". It says: "Most ghosts can be banished simply by the destruction of their spiritual bodies by means of magically enchanted weaponry. There are some, though, where it will be necessary to find their corporeal remains, cover it with salt and burn it."

[SigneGT]

"Can we do something about an evil ghost if we meet one, then?" Shara asks.

[Francis]

"I've got the salt!" Shathys says with a grin

[Le kek]

Jack relays as much, wondering how Shathys knew what he just read.
"Destroy the spirit with magic weapons, which we have. If that doesn't work, we might have to find their earthly remains and cover it with salt and burn it."
"but we came here to get information, hopefully we can reason with the psychotic spirit of a mass murderer."

[Francis]

The grin and happy attitude drops from Shathys' face as an expression of sober discipline replaces it.

"Alright, check your weapons and make sure all is in order. There's no point in hoping that the ghost is going to be friendly and go unprepared. We stay together and watch each other's backs at all times, understand?"

Shathys unhooks his Wicked Spiked Chain and tests the edge on the tip of his thumb.

[Le kek]

"Sounds reasonable." Jack nods, and makes his way towards the burned down building.

[Admin]

The remains of Stoot's house is little more than a large pile of overgrown bricks and scorched wood. Birds sing in the trees all around you, and there's no sign of ghosts of any kind.

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