Session Start: Sun Oct 15 18:13:49 2017
Session Ident: #Camping
03[18:13] * Now talking in #Camping
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03[19:02] * PurpleXVI is now known as PurpleGM]
03[19:02] * PurpleGM] is now known as PurpleGM
03[19:04] * Symm_or_treat is now known as Thorgood_Brannon
03[19:05] * DisgruntledFerret is now known as [Shaw_Drishybug]
03[19:07] * Zeplin666 is now known as Ruwan_Samasosai
01[19:10] <PurpleGM> It's a bright, sunny day just a week before summer officially starts on the calender, but already several days into the hot and occasionally rainy season this close to the equator. A brisk breeze is sweeping across the deck of the ship as Shaw, Ruwan and Thorgood stand at the railing, looking heroically and dramatically towards the horizon. The mood is only slightly spoiled by the sounds of their fourth companion being violently sick belowdecks, somehow audible even up here over the sound of various nautical shouts from the crew. [continued]
01[19:11] <PurpleGM> It's somewhat worrying that she's still sick three days out of port, some combination of seasickness and the final, epic bender she went on after realizing she was going to be away from a proper tavern and any chance of drinking herself into oblivion for the next several months' time. [continued]
01[19:13] <PurpleGM> The reason everyone's up on deck isn't just that it's good weather out, however, but also that their destination's coming into view! It's a volcanic island, ringed by a combination of amazing, sandy beaches, the occasional ruin poking into the sea and jagged cliffs being repeatedly assaulted by the sea. Beyond the shoreline there's an expanse of dense, foreboding jungle and emerging above that, the volcanic cone itself, continuously emitting a faint amount of smoke. [continued]
01[19:13] <PurpleGM> Though, of course, they've been assured that the chances of the volcano choosing THIS year to actually erupt, and not just emit small amounts of magma at irregular intervals, is almost nil. Practically non-existent, really. [continued]
01[19:15] <PurpleGM> Currently the captain, a salty sea dog, is interrupting them with some sort of irrelevant question about where they should make landfall. Near the jagged cliffs and their potential for lawsuits? The sunny beaches that invite laziness? The ruins that might contain riches the original explorers missed? Into the dense jungles where there's plenty of forage? Or maybe it doesn't matter because they intend to make camp on the volcanic slopes? [continued]
01[19:15] <PurpleGM> It's a week or so before the camp attendees arrive, giving the four of them a chance to get acquainted with the island, prepare a camp or just laze in the sun and eat lots of fresh seafood.
06[19:16] * Thorgood_Brannon stands astride the ship's bow, hands on hips, and takes a deep breath of the salty air
[19:16] <Thorgood_Brannon> "What a beautiful morning!"
06[19:19] * [Shaw_Drishybug] looks a little green from the ever-present rocking of the boat, and not just from all the elfy clothing. He's had to use a lot of low-level magic on himself over the trip to prevent seasickness, and looks eager to disembark. Elves are not for boats.
06[19:20] * Thorgood_Brannon is a 5'11'' human wearing his holy vestments [ref. on character sheet] with a canteen of fresh water hanging from his hip and various badges pinned to his shirt. His hair is an ashy blonde and always a perfect crew cut, eyes are hazel-brown, and he wears a perpetually smiling visage. The image of youthful health and vitality.
06[19:21] * Thorgood_Brannon keeps looking skyward every now and then and laughing at seemingly nothing, until you hear a matching screech from the sky. Keen observers will note a bird the size of a hut circling overhead.
06[19:24] * Ruwan_Samasosai is next to Thorgood, excited to see the island. She has dark tan skin, long sunbleached-blonde hair that flips up at the end, and red eyes. She's a little taller than Shaw, and her ears are a little longer too. Despite being from these islands, she's wearing clothes from the mainland.
01[19:24] <PurpleGM> At this point the captain gives up trying to get their attention, mumbling something about landlubbers and hoisting things.
06[19:25] * [Shaw_Drishybug] is 5'3" with brown hair and green eyes, clad in carefully earth-toned clothing and a cloak made from monster hide acquired in past adventures (with a sweet hood made from its head).
[19:26] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "The ocean is fine. The ocean is okay. The ocean is fine. The ocean is okay."
[19:27] <Thorgood_Brannon> "The ocean is great! Smell that clean salty air? Feel the rocking of the boat? Stand up here, it's beautiful! Come now, Shaw, don't be afraid. We're not in serpent territory."
01[19:27] <PurpleGM> A couple of sailors working in unison haul a squid the size of a horse out of the sea, whacking it with truncheons until it stops moving. Looks like that's dinner sorted. Its fist-sized eyes stare blankly at Shaw as they carry it past towards the galley.
[19:28] <Thorgood_Brannon> "See? No serpents at all, just squids!"
[19:28] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "......"
06[19:28] * [Shaw_Drishybug] grimaces, locking eyes with the monster squid as it passes.
[19:28] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Squid!" Ruwan is already drooling.
[19:29] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "The ocean is fine. The ocean is okay."
[19:31] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "The ocean is GOOD," she slaps Shaw on the back.
[19:31] <Thorgood_Brannon> "I'm not one to complain... but we've eaten squid for dinner every night, Ruwan."
[19:31] <Thorgood_Brannon> "And breakfast. And lunch."
06[19:31] * Ruwan_Samasosai doesn't understand the problem.
06[19:31] * [Shaw_Drishybug] stumbles a bit before regaining his balance!
06[19:33] * Thorgood_Brannon walks up next to Shaw and claps him on the shoulder. "It'll be alright. We're nearing land. Where did you want to head first? I see a juicy forest with my name on it, but that beach might be better to unload cargo on."
[19:34] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "The beach is fine. We don't want to land right in the forest -- we might spook all the wildlife."
[19:35] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Also, the beach is probably faster."
[19:36] <Thorgood_Brannon> "How about that side, then, bordering the forest and those spooky ruins?"
[19:36] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Stuff can go on beach, then we explore."
[19:36] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "That's also fine. We could clear it out and use it."
[19:38] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Does everyone have their camping gear, firestarter, emergency rations, and water?"
[19:40] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Yes!" she's less excited to get off the boat than she is to get onto the island.
06[19:41] * [Shaw_Drishybug] nods, surveying the ocean around them.
01[19:42] <PurpleGM> The ocean currently contains no visible tentacles, just a few packs of sharks.
[19:42] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Hoy, Captain! When do we reach land?"
01[19:44] <PurpleGM> "Another half day, landlubber!" The captain calls back, over the wind, "Then we'll be spending the evening unloading you four and your cargo before we set sail back to pick up the kids."
[19:45] <Thorgood_Brannon> "That's boring! Okay! Thank you!"
06[19:47] * Ruwan_Samasosai looks significantly less excited when she hears it's still half a day, but at least they have giant squid for dinner... again.
06[19:50] * [Shaw_Drishybug] goes to see if the cook needs any assistance preparing the squid, since he has the Cooking skill and needs to distract himself. He puts a clothespin on his nose to keep from smelling food and getting his stomach upset.
01[19:51] <PurpleGM> And so the day passes quietly except for the intermittent sounds of the party's bard begging for the sweet release of death. These become worse after someone helps her eat a bowl of giant squid stew.
01[19:53] <PurpleGM> It's evening by the time the ship drops anchor in a peaceful inlet full of turqoise water and bordered by pearly beaches on the way to the dense emerald jungle. Various colourful and potentially poisonous coral formations are visible under the water, and getting the longboat to shore without scraping away the bottom of the hull on them is a surprising challenge.
01[19:54] <PurpleGM> Crabs and other small animals scuttle for safety as the three adventurers make landfall, and the sailors prepare the longboat to head back to the ship to fetch the bard and the other useless cargo.
01[19:57] <PurpleGM> Thorgood's giant eagle is sitting on one of the nearby palms, causing it to bend over so far the leaves are practically touching the sand. She rolls her eyes at the three of them.
06[19:58] * Thorgood_Brannon walks up to his eagle and pats her. "See, Betsy? You made it here just fine despite all of your protesting. And you got some good shark to eat, wasn't that nice?"
[19:59] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Look at the beautiful thermals over that volcano. I bet that'll be fun."
06[19:59] * [Shaw_Drishybug] looks like he suddenly gets a lot more confident once he steps out of the longboat and back on solid land.
06[19:59] * Thorgood_Brannon walks back over to the sailors
01[20:00] <PurpleGM> The eagle gives Ruwan and Shaw a long-suffering "do you see what shit I put up with?"-look and takes off into the sky.
[20:00] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Did you need a hand with anything? I'm happy to help!"
[20:00] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Come on, Ruwan and Shaw! Let's give them a hand!"
06[20:00] * Ruwan_Samasosai picks a nice shady spot at the tree line to drop all her stuff, then comes back to help unload.
[20:01] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "We've a lot of work of our own to do, Thorgood. Let's hurry it along!"
[20:01] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Right you are, my friend. Let's work up a lather!"
06[20:02] * [Shaw_Drishybug] gets his stuff, and his giant hunting dog (a hound from the fey forests named Cucumber).
01[20:03] <PurpleGM> Cucumber promptly rolls around in the sand, barking loyally: "WARF." This may be why Betsy took off early, the giant eagle is not a fan of giant dogs that want to play with her. If Shaw doesn't have any orders for Cucumber, he goes to play with a crab that hasn't escaped quickly enough.
06[20:04] * [Shaw_Drishybug] checks his inventory, sees he has his whistle to call Cucumber from long distances, and lets Cucumber play for a bit after petting him.
01[20:05] <PurpleGM> "WARF." Cucumber puts the crab down in front of Ruwan. He seems to expect her to throw it. The crab tries to scuttle to safety.
06[20:06] * Ruwan_Samasosai pets the dog and realizes she has no way to tell Cucumber that crabs are food, not friends. She'll have to find a coconut to throw for him once they're unloaded.
06[20:07] * Thorgood_Brannon walks up to the sailors after unloading is complete. "Hey guys! When you get back to land, here's the local Arranite temple's location. They'll treat you like family. By the time you arrive back here, I should have something set up, too. Just remember what I told you about His Divine Helpfulness, and you don't have to go to church or anything!"
06[20:07] * Thorgood_Brannon hands each of them a leaflet
01[20:07] <PurpleGM> Meanwhile, help from several burly adventurers(the party, in case it wasn't obvious) accelerates the unloading rapidly. The sailors have, after spending three days with Thorgood, enough leaflets about the glory of Arrano that they could stuff pillows with them. Or make campfires with them.
[20:10] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> Shaw stretches a bit, tests his bow. "... Right! Let's have a go at those ruins, then. If there's already foundations and structures, it'll be the easiest place to set up, and it's the most likely place for there to be zombies."
[20:10] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "We have no need for zombies. They're not even good for eating."
[20:11] <Thorgood_Brannon> "You bring up a good point... we'll need a base of operations, and a tent on the beach isn't exactly ideal. Let's clear out some space so we can set things up."
[20:12] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Yeah!"
06[20:15] * [Shaw_Drishybug] plans out a route from the beach to the ruins! He has an axe in case he needs to chop down some vegetation to clear a path.
06[20:16] * Ruwan_Samasosai has a machete for the same.
[20:16] <Thorgood_Brannon> "I guess we should suit up for combat, then? I'm just assuming there will be some sort of creepy undead thing inside there, that's what ruins are for."
01[20:16] <PurpleGM> Multiple trees pay the ultimate price for obstructing Shaw's path, several of them drop coconuts as they drop(Cucumber WARFs in case anyone wants to throw a coconut. Or a tree.), and various arboreal life scuttles for safety as the party makes their progress.
01[20:17] <PurpleGM> The jungle is ultimately pretty relaxed, no giant sloths assault the party, no massive snakes or spiders ambush them, and the undergrowth seems completely free of explorers' skeletons clutching hastily-scrawled notes about their demise. It's practically eerie.
01[20:18] <PurpleGM> By the time they get through the tree and arrive at partially overgrown, mossy cobbles, the sun's almost out of the sky, and long shadows stretch across the ground. Mostly the ruins consist of half-collapsed stony buildings which could provide decent shelter for the night, stretching towards the sea and eventually being swallowed by them. There are other ruined towns around the island, but this was the nearest.
06[20:18] * Ruwan_Samasosai is SIGNIFICANTLY less concerned about the forest's wellbeing as she cuts through bushes with her machete.
[20:19] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "There we are. By the by, does anyone know whose ruins these are?"
[20:19] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Some poor souls, lost to the ages, I assume."
[20:20] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Nope!" she sheathes the machete and readies the spear on her back.
[20:20] <Thorgood_Brannon> "What say we clear out that house over there? When we're done, I can rustle up some kindling easily enough with all of these trees around, and it looks like a good place to sleep."
06[20:22] * [Shaw_Drishybug] has a check around the ruins for the best structure to use as a campsite, tactically speaking. Once we dump our stuff there, we can properly look around.
06[20:26] * Ruwan_Samasosai looks around a bit too, using her spear point to check things out.
01[20:26] <PurpleGM> The safest-looking building Shaw is something that might've once been a public forum of some sort. Whatever it was, it's spacious, largely one big room, has an intact roof, and if something goes badly wrong, you could leap out one of the windows around the back.
01[20:27] <PurpleGM> In the twilight, Ruwan finds that a lot of the ruined buildings have basements, judging by the sounds echoing up the dark stairs, most of them now connect to the sea in some fashion. Occasionally things crumble into a mixture of dust and mold as she pokes them with hear spear.
01[20:29] <PurpleGM> *her
[20:29] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> Does the manner of construction hint at what sort of folks originally built the ruins? Either way, Shaw beckons to the party and begins setting up camp, so they can put down the burlap sack of coconuts and firewood they've collected.
01[20:29] <PurpleGM> For an abandoned ruin on an uninhabited island, the ruins have a distinct lack of skeletons. As for the archeological study...
[20:33] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Lotsa basements, some meet the sea," she informs Shaw and Thorgood of what she found, "Pretty old."
01[20:33] <PurpleGM> Looking at the architectural clues, Shaw ascertains that whoever lived there previously were definitely humanoids, of roughly human width and height. Considering the latitude, probably humans, some tall elf variant, or lizardmen.
[20:36] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Whoever lived here was about human-sized," Shaw gestures at the doorway's height! "That's pretty convenient. That means if we find anything here, we could probably use it."
01[20:38] <PurpleGM> "WARF." Cucumber agrees. Either that or he just wants someone to throw the stick he found.
[20:38] <Thorgood_Brannon> "That's true. This building looks pretty safe. Want to set up here before we venture out, or keep looking? There has to be something around here."
[20:39] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Cucumber! Come. Let's have a look around. If you smell anything moving, speak up."
[20:41] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Mm!" It's dark and the elves can see fine.
01[20:42] <PurpleGM> "WARF!" Cucumber obeys Shaw's orders and barks because Ruwan was moving towards the doorway, indicating her loyally.
[20:42] <Thorgood_Brannon> "It's pretty dark, hold on one sec, guys."
06[20:42] * Thorgood_Brannon pulls out a torch and lights it
06[20:45] * [Shaw_Drishybug] nods, abandoning their sullen fourth party member at the campsite for now while they make sure they won't be ambushed in the night.
06[20:45] * Ruwan_Samasosai tucks the bard in a bit before grabbing her spear.
01[20:46] <PurpleGM> The bard's whimpers of "kiiiiilllll meeeeeeeee" fade into the darkness as the three of them head into the ruins. By torchlight, and elven nightvision, the ruins look somewhat more sinister. Barely-visible things move around in the trees, night birds make eerie noises and the crash of the sea against the shore feels louder and more insistent.
01[20:47] <PurpleGM> Looking over the ruined rooftops, the three of them can see that the ship that brought them to the island is heading back to the mainland to pick up the camp attendees.
01[20:52] <PurpleGM> As the torchlight shines down the first set of basement stairs, Cucumber suddenly WARFs and dashes down into the darkness ahead of the party.
[20:53] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "...!" Shaw draws his bow and follows carefully.
06[20:54] * Thorgood_Brannon strings his bow and keeps an arrow nocked
[20:54] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Let me take point on this one. I have a bad feeling."
06[20:54] * Ruwan_Samasosai has a spear for exactly this kind of thing.
06[20:55] * [Shaw_Drishybug] nods silently, letting the paladin go a bit ahead before following.
06[20:56] * Thorgood_Brannon makes sure his sword and morningstar are loose in their scabbards
[20:56] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Hold on, guys. Let me try something."
[20:56] <Thorgood_Brannon> DETECT EVIL
01[20:56] <PurpleGM> Suddenly Cucumber bounds back into view, WARFing slightly muffled by the large, brightly coloured shell he puts down at Thorgood's feet. WARF. A mildly concussed hermit grab inside the shell tries to make an escape while Cucumber expectantly awaits praise. Meanwhile, visible by torchlight past the dog... [continued]
01[20:57] <PurpleGM> It's not a large basement, but it's been enlarged by the collapse of one of the walls. It's hard to tell if the tunnel beyond was a sewer once, or merely a natural cave, but it's where the sound of the sea is coming from.
[20:58] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Good boy! Look at this crab shell you brought me!"
01[20:59] <PurpleGM> Cucumber wags his tail excitedly.
[20:59] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "..." Shaw takes a look at the crab, lowering his bow. "Indeed. Good lad! Keep it up." Pat pat!
[21:00] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Let's go a little deeper, find out where this thing exits."
06[21:00] * Ruwan_Samasosai keeps her eyes on the cave, "Knew I heard ocean."
06[21:01] * Thorgood_Brannon heads down the stairs cautiously, keeping an eye out
06[21:01] * [Shaw_Drishybug] has a look at the tunnel before heading back.
[21:02] <Thorgood_Brannon> I mean down the tunnel
01[21:02] <PurpleGM> The tunnel smells strongly of the sea, and looks decidedly more like a sewer than a natural cave up close. What looked like stalactites, well, they're stalactites, but not the traditional kind. Judging by the glint of starlight off water, one end eventually reaches the ocean under the open sky, and the other end leads inland.
01[21:02] <PurpleGM> Various branches suggest that the sewer network extends under most of the ruined town.
06[21:03] * Ruwan_Samasosai pokes a stalactite with her spear.
[21:04] <Thorgood_Brannon> "An interesting structure, but it doesn't seem like there's much to see here."
01[21:04] <PurpleGM> The tip of Ruwan's spear penetrates the stalactite. It's goopy.
[21:04] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Ewwwww."
[21:05] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Hmm... an existing sewer. Lucky! It'll be much easier to toss up some outhouses with this already here."
[21:06] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Why bother with outhouses? I'm sure there are some functional toilets or holes left."
06[21:06] * [Shaw_Drishybug] nods.
[21:07] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Let's get out of here, though. Not sure about you guys, but I don't want one of those sewage stalactites to fall on me."
[21:07] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Aye. We can have a more in-depth look in the morning. Right now we're just doing a quick check for anything that might take offense to us."
01[21:15] <PurpleGM> Despite the unfamiliar surroundings, the island ruins are hardly the most uncomfortable or challenging place the party's ever camped for the night, and all of them drop off to sleep in short order. Even Cucumber and the bard.
[21:16] <Ruwan_Samasosai> Elves do not sleep, they enter a trance-like meditative state. Which does not explain the fact that Ruwan snores.
01[21:16] <PurpleGM> By the time dawn breaks, everyone's full of the necessary energy to go exploring... they've already seen most of what the local ruins have to offer, and all daylight does is make them look less spooky. By dawn it's obvious that they're well-built, and the buildings that haven't already collapsed are in no danger of doing so. Local animals seem to avoid the place somewhat, though, except for the crabs which swarm around the old sewer tunnels at night.
01[21:17] <PurpleGM> Judging by the lack of corpses and conveniently forgotten treasures, the place was probably intentionally abandoned, rather than desperately fled from or all the inhabitants having been killed by some hideous scourge.
06[21:17] * [Shaw_Drishybug] makes breakfast while sketching a quick map of the ruins in the dirt and debating how to renovate!
06[21:20] * Thorgood_Brannon cooks up some eggs, says some prayers to Arrano
06[21:20] * Ruwan_Samasosai gives Cucumber belly rubs because he's a good boy.
01[21:20] <PurpleGM> The jungle is inviting and relatively non-hazardous. There are no signs of any large mammals(like bears or dire wolves), though there are quite a few large and occasionally venomous snakes, as well as a lot of potentially poisonous berries. Not all of the brightly-coloured local fruit is safely edible.
01[21:20] <PurpleGM> Cucumber enjoys the attention and begs for Ruwan's breakfast.
01[21:22] <PurpleGM> While exploring the jungle, Ruwan discovers marker stones left behind by sea elves at some point in the past. Mostly they're the elven equivalent of "SOME ELF WUZ HERE"-graffiti, according to Shaw's translations, but some also contain warnings about the volcano. They're still a considerable distance from the volcanic slopes, however, so it must have been more dangerous in the past.
01[21:24] <PurpleGM> Finally, the beaches are the most dangerous-looking part of the island. Not by daylight, certainly, but tracks in the sand suggest that large things have been ashore in the night. Some that slither and some of that walk, have left large marks in the soft pearly sands, even if the tides are rapidly erasing them.
[21:26] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> Surveying the beach, Shaw periodically makes two "L"s with his hands and frames them into a box, looking through it while thinking of various kinds of predator to narrow it down. (Locate Animals or Plants)
01[21:28] <PurpleGM> Within reach of the inlet, Shaw senses carnivorous coral, a variety of small shark, poisonous rays and giant crabs. If there's anything worse around, it's too far out to sea for him to sense, currently.
06[21:30] * [Shaw_Drishybug] smiles! He can deal with sea life... as long as his feet are touching the ground.
[21:30] <Thorgood_Brannon> "I don't think we should sleep on the beach tonight."
[21:30] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "We won't be short for seafood."
[21:30] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Look at those tracks. Something big was here."
[21:30] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Hmmm..." Ruwan looks at the tracks.
[21:30] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Aye, giant tasty crabs."
01[21:34] <PurpleGM> Shaw isn't sure what made some of the more unfamiliar tracks, an unfortunate side effect of not being a Sea Ranger.
[21:36] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Some of these tracks are outside my area of expertise, but I'm sure it's no big deal."
06[21:39] * [Shaw_Drishybug] does a similar technique elsewhere, trying not to figure out what sort of things live in the woods and up on Death Mountain.
01[21:41] <PurpleGM> Shaw gets a sense that the biggest dangers on the island are venomous snakes(all of 21 types), platypi, large spiders and komodo dragons. Anything else that's dangerous is either something out of range, something unnatural that his divine assistance can't pick up, or something so odd that he didn't think to check the island for it.
06[21:43] * [Shaw_Drishybug] is satisfied that he checked for everything, though, since he even thought to check for platypi.
06[21:43] * Thorgood_Brannon walks around a little bit, looking for a good camping spot near the beach, but still hidden so they don't get eaten
01[21:44] <PurpleGM> Thorgood finds a small clearing a short distance from the beach, it's close enough to go fishing and swimming, but not so near that you'd be visible to anyone from the shoreline.
[21:45] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Hey guys, check it out. We can set up camp here for the next few days. It's in a pretty good location, and we can even go beach hunting at night if we want to."
[21:46] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Oh?" Ruwan has a look, "Great spot!"
[21:48] <Thorgood_Brannon> "There's a nice space in the middle for a fire, but nobody should see it - other than the smoke. Plenty of room for lean-tos and tents, too!"
[21:49] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Are you sure we want to be sleeping on the beach, though? The big crabs come out at night."
[21:49] <Thorgood_Brannon> "No, look, it's a clearing just inside the jungle. There's enough cover that they won't see us unless we go looking for them, I think."
[21:50] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Ah." Shaw nods.
[21:50] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Watch for crabs next few nights," she gives a thumbs up.
[21:51] <Thorgood_Brannon> "I could go for some crab meat, myself. Want to set up a hunting party?"
[21:51] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Yeah!"
[21:52] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "We're going to need to be busy setting up the camp for the kids, though, and the sooner the better. Would you like a goodberry for now? It's just as nourishing as a meal."
06[21:52] * [Shaw_Drishybug] offers magical grapes.
[21:53] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Sure. No reason to eat emergency rations unless there's no other option, and I could use the calories."
[21:53] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Also, emergency rations are gross.
[21:53] <Thorgood_Brannon> "
06[21:55] * Ruwan_Samasosai has a couple.
06[21:55] * [Shaw_Drishybug] passes out berries!
06[21:55] * Thorgood_Brannon eats a meal of goodberries, has diarrhea later tonight
01[21:55] <PurpleGM> "WARF!" Cucumber notices everyone is being happy and drops something at Thorgood's feet for him to throw. A game of fetch would really make the party, Cucumber feels.
[21:55] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Good boy!"
06[21:55] * Thorgood_Brannon pets the dog
06[21:55] * Thorgood_Brannon throws the thing
06[21:56] * [Shaw_Drishybug] takes a look. Was it another hermit crab?
01[21:57] <PurpleGM> Thorgood has just chucked a bleached white skull into the jungle.
01[21:57] <PurpleGM> Cucumber fetches it rapidly. WARF.
[21:58] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "...Thorgood."
[21:58] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Yes?"
[21:58] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "That was skull."
[21:58] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Yes."
[21:58] <Thorgood_Brannon> "It's an abandoned island full of dead civilization, what did you expect?"
06[21:59] * Ruwan_Samasosai sighs and goes to look for where Cucumber found a skull.
[22:00] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "It's the first skull we've seen, though -- it looked more like 'abandoned' civilization until now." Shaw waits for Cucumber to bring the skull back so he can look at it!
[22:01] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Good point. Cucumber! C'mere, boy!"
06[22:01] * Thorgood_Brannon squats down, hand outstretched
01[22:01] <PurpleGM> Cucumber returns a bleached, slightly slobbered-upon, human skull. He waits for Thorgood to throw it again. He's going to be very disappointed if fetch-time is over.
06[22:01] * Thorgood_Brannon pats dog
[22:02] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Alright, here's the skull. You're the animal person - how do we get him to show us where he found it?"
[22:02] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Everything has a scent. Where'd this come from, Cucumber?"
01[22:05] <PurpleGM> Cucumber WARFs when he's being petted and rolls over, intending to extort belly rubs before revealing anything else. Meanwhile Ruwan has followed the trail of well-meaning damage Cucumber's left through the jungle and found the remains of some shipwreck survivors' camp. They're bleached skeletons now, as per Cucumber's trophy, and it looks like all they left behind were some old casks and a very fragile lean-to for cover from the elements.
06[22:06] * Thorgood_Brannon has finished patting the dog, and follows where Ruwan went
06[22:07] * Ruwan_Samasosai pokes at the casks and looks around a bit before making sure Shaw and Thorgood weren't led in a random direction by a dog that just wants attention.
01[22:08] <PurpleGM> The trail is pretty obvious for Thorgood and Shaw to follow after Ruwan's lead the way. Most of the casks appear to be empty, but a few of them slosh as though there's something left at the bottom. The elements have worn away any markings on them, however, and they seem a bit too small for water.
[22:10] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "...Ah, castaways. Unlucky fellows."
[22:10] <Ruwan_Samasosai> Ruwan knows exactly-ish what it is and gets a glint in her eye, "We save for later."
[22:11] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Huh, that's strange. What are those small casks for?"
01[22:12] <PurpleGM> Cucumber liberates a femur from one of the castaway skeletons while the party looks over the camp.
06[22:13] * [Shaw_Drishybug] sniffs one, and loots anything else lootable! These guys won't miss it.
[22:14] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Oi now Cucumber, put that back. I'll be wanting to talk to these folks tomorrow, and it'll be harder if you've scattered them across the island." :|
[22:14] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Maybe we should give burial?" Ruwan has gathered up all the casks with any liquid left.
06[22:14] * Thorgood_Brannon picks up a small cask while Ruwan's gathering the others, and cracks it open. "What's inside here?"
[22:15] <Thorgood_Brannon> "They've already received the holy sacrament of Arrano, no need to bury them."
[22:15] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Leaving your bones out in the wilderness to feed the local animals and plants is the most sacred thing one can do with death."
01[22:15] <PurpleGM> Cucumber hears "burial" and starts digging. He puts the femur in the hole. He looks very proud of having helped.
[22:16] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Well, they've already done -- oi! Hey!" Shaw goes to distract Cucumber with a bit of jerky, retrieve the femur, and put it back with the skeleton it belongs to. :|
[22:17] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Ah!" she sees Thorgood opening a cask, "Is pirate booze!"
01[22:17] <PurpleGM> The operation is successful and the femur is liberated.
01[22:17] <PurpleGM> When Thorgood opens the cask, the contents smell like paint thinner.
06[22:18] * Thorgood_Brannon recoils with a sour look on his face
01[22:18] <PurpleGM> It's hard to tell what was originally inside, but time and heat have conspired to make it something that could probably dissolve metal and which it would be a poor idea to leave unsupervised around the party's bard.
[22:18] <Thorgood_Brannon> "Ugh! You're welcome to it if you want it. Doesn't smell like something I want to put in my body."
[22:19] <Thorgood_Brannon> "We should probably hide these from Stormwind. Who knows what she'll do with the stuff."
[22:20] <[Shaw_Drishybug]> "Mm. We'll be wanting a functional bard."
[22:20] <Ruwan_Samasosai> "Ha ha, yeah, who knows~" she bundles up the casks in a net to carry on her back.
06[22:21] * [Shaw_Drishybug] collects the bones and puts them in individual bags so he can use Speak With Dead on them tomorrow to ask who they were and what happened to them when he gets new priest spells.
03[22:25] * [Shaw_Drishybug] is now known as DisgruntledFerret
03[22:25] * Ruwan_Samasosai is now known as Zeplin666
03[22:25] * Thorgood_Brannon is now known as Symm_or_treat
Session Close: Sun Oct 15 22:28:49 2017