Rythos looked out at it. It looked like swampland, and that meant black magic. The only one of the three that was loosely allied with the forces of black magic would be the blue mage, Thelas. "Rythos not like swamp land, but will go if others decide to."
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
"Grab all the supplies you will need and then meet me by the scouting boat. Be ready to leave within ten minutes." spoke Matrim before he walked away from the mages barking orders to the crew.
Ten minutes later the group would find Matrim standing watch over two of his crew who were meant to pilot the small boat filled with some basic supplies. The two men seemed fidgety and excited, probably due to the anticipation of being among the first to explore a new land.
Kronal adjusted his satchel and triple-checked his dagger, then nodded to himself. He eyed the little dinghy warily, but kept his reservations to himself.
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Microsoft's latest update for Gleemax was buggy, and resulted in multicolor in every block since Lorwyn.
Rythos had all his equipment ready...his dagger was easily in reach, as was his satchel. He remained silent as he stared into the distance, trying to see what he could of the land, watching for any signs of movement.
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
Sent a nudge towards Thelas. If he doesn't post by the next time I plan to do updates then I will moderate him along in the story until he does show up again.
Having already retrieved his second bag with a minimum of delay, Thelas occupied himself with writing in a journal for a few minutes before he saw the others were ready to go, at which point he put the book away and nodded.
A calmness seemed to descend upon the scouting party as they were lowered into the water. A steady swishing sound could be heard in time with the oars as they moved slowly from the Setting Star.
Scanning the northern waters as they approached would reveal an occasional blue bump of some sort breaking the water and then retreating down once again. Whatever was out to the north appeared to be staying away from their current destination, a beach covered in bog and marsh.
Arriving at the beach, the two oarsmen jumped out and secured the boat. The group of mages noticed the lack of wildlife background noises in the area, at least those of birds. Deeper into the marsh was the subtle buzz of insects.
Give me a 20 sided roll if you wish to make any perception checks for further details or sounds in this area.
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Rythos was off the boat as soon as possible. Even though he didn't like the swamplands they had landed on it beat the water for him any day. He kept his hand ready to draw the dagger at any moment...he decided to look around a little and try and learn more about the area...
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
Thelas becomes distracted as a mosquito flies directly into his ear sending involuntary convulsions throughout his body. The other two mages however hear a very faint and distant thudding type sound. They are reminded of someone stomping upstairs.
Rythos listened very carefully, the sound he hear in the distance...he wondered what it was, but he doubted it was anything good. He remained silent, trying to listen closer to that sound...
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
Kronal quirked his head curiously to the side, moving his dagger in a circular pattern in front of him as he tried to discern the source or direction of the sound. He did think that a green magus would have a better chance of deducing this information, but it hopefully wouldn't hurt to have another pair of ears.
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Microsoft's latest update for Gleemax was buggy, and resulted in multicolor in every block since Lorwyn.
Rythos continued to strain his hearing to its fullest. Living in the forest most of his life, he was good at picking up sounds, but this one was giving him more trouble than it should.
OOC: Just to show I'm still around
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
A minute longer of straining to listen, while avoiding the pesky insects buzzing around, the three mages begin to discern the steady footfall of what is most likely a giant. In fact the footfalls seem to be growing louder, as if they were getting closer...
Kronal's tightened his grip on his dagger and stilled it, reaching his left hand into his spell pouch to retrieve a single effervescent gem. His right foot tapped silently on the mossy earth, expressing his impatience. He quirked an eyebrow at his teammates as though to ask them whether they were ready to fight, but didn't speak so that further noises could be better discerned.
With one quick motion, the green mage had palmed a casting gem of his own. He knew the giant was on it's way, and he realized that Kronal had figured this out as well. As for the blue mage...well, he seemed to have not heard anything to begin with, so Rythos decided to fill him in. "Thelas, giant approaches." he said quietly.
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Name: Rythos
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
Depends on the situation. In this case no, but your group's collective perception roll wins all three of you initiative for this encounter.
As the mages prepare themselves for a giant, they are surprised to see a rotting titan tower into view above the marsh. The titan's pale head turned towards the group and paused for a moment as if considering a distant thought.
A flicker of thought seemed to run through the titan's head before it began moving again, this time making a bee line for the group's landing site...
The party has 1 turn to prepare before the Grave Titan enters the battlefield / gets in range of spells.
Can we play land/cast before this? Also, will the zombies trigger next turn? Also, do I need to make a d20 roll or something for my character to know about the citp ability? Also, I assume it citp summoning-sick? Also, sorry for all the questions, but you know, first quest and all.
The facts your characters know about this creature:
It's big.
It's undead.
That blade looks like it hurts.
It's tough.
From that your initial impressions out of game should tell your character that this is a 6/6 creature but that's it. Abilities should not be inferred in character yet as this is the first time in game it has been seen by anyone. Of course all of you will quickly pick up on it's abilities within a turn or two.
All three of you will take your first turn. Then it will enter the battlefield triggering it's enter the battlefield ability. It cannot be countered as it was not cast. Bounce effects may or may not work, you'll have to test and see what happens.
It will have Summoning Sickness when it enters the battlefield.
I'm fine with questions being asked, they clarify things.
"Rythos not like swamp land, but will go if others decide to."
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
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Kronal spat over the side of the ship. "Pah! The domain of death and betrayal! So be it. My knife and spells are ready."
Ten minutes later the group would find Matrim standing watch over two of his crew who were meant to pilot the small boat filled with some basic supplies. The two men seemed fidgety and excited, probably due to the anticipation of being among the first to explore a new land.
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
Scanning the northern waters as they approached would reveal an occasional blue bump of some sort breaking the water and then retreating down once again. Whatever was out to the north appeared to be staying away from their current destination, a beach covered in bog and marsh.
Arriving at the beach, the two oarsmen jumped out and secured the boat. The group of mages noticed the lack of wildlife background noises in the area, at least those of birds. Deeper into the marsh was the subtle buzz of insects.
Kronal drew his dagger, then swiveled his head slowly side to side in a scanning motion, flipping his dagger in his right hand as he did so.
The blue mage surveyed the area, one hand gripping his staff tightly.
EDIT: Die roll isn't working, what's the syntax around here?
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
@Thelas: Roll die by[dice*]#[/dice*], replacing # with the maximum roll (in this case, 20) and removing the asterisks.
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
OOC: Just to show I'm still around
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
OOC: Can we 'prepare' spells before a battle?
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 342 lbs
Appearance: Rythos has muscles in places most people don’t even have places. His dark hair is long and unkempt. His deep blue eyes seem to hold secrets few can fathom. He wears crude clothes made of the skin of a Craw Wurm. He also carries a crude dagger made from the bone of the same Wurm. He accented his armor with other bits of the bone, and his satchel is made from the stomach of the great beast.
LVL: 1
EXP: 0
GLD: 0
As the mages prepare themselves for a giant, they are surprised to see a rotting titan tower into view above the marsh. The titan's pale head turned towards the group and paused for a moment as if considering a distant thought.
A flicker of thought seemed to run through the titan's head before it began moving again, this time making a bee line for the group's landing site...
Can we play land/cast before this? Also, will the zombies trigger next turn? Also, do I need to make a d20 roll or something for my character to know about the citp ability? Also, I assume it citp summoning-sick? Also, sorry for all the questions, but you know, first quest and all.
It's big.
It's undead.
That blade looks like it hurts.
It's tough.
From that your initial impressions out of game should tell your character that this is a 6/6 creature but that's it. Abilities should not be inferred in character yet as this is the first time in game it has been seen by anyone. Of course all of you will quickly pick up on it's abilities within a turn or two.
All three of you will take your first turn. Then it will enter the battlefield triggering it's enter the battlefield ability. It cannot be countered as it was not cast. Bounce effects may or may not work, you'll have to test and see what happens.
It will have Summoning Sickness when it enters the battlefield.
I'm fine with questions being asked, they clarify things.