Limping return

[Anastasia]

Jormugandr. It helps a ton to do a full stat block on him, you learn the name through sheer repetition. Well, at least the spelling this game uses, anyway.

Xandra begins to follow, glancing at the walls. "A bored out tunnel, probably by some sort of great worm...or serpent." She concludes, "Like the children or grandchildren of Jormugandr."

The passage continues ahead and turns, going down perhaps 150ft. At the end if a stopper - for a massive, grey-brown serpent clogs the tunnel entirely, head facing the party. It is covered with scales, some seeming slightly off, not that you have time to study it. You've met a creature like this before. Before you is a child of Jormugandr.

"Ah, a daring intruder," he calls, "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" It rapidly begins to slither down the iced over tunnel, barreling headlong towards the party.

It's Ysgard, which means caution? What caution? Init.

[Nephrite]

[21:41] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+11 Moore
[21:41] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+11 Moore --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}
[21:41] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+21 Xandra
[21:41] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+21 Xandra --> [ 1d20=19 ]{40}

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+6
<Kobot> Kotono rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{23}

Init is Xandra (40) > Moore (30) > Child of Jormugandr (23)

Go.

[Nephrite]

Xandra will hold for a moment.

"Please, stop!" Moore calls out. "I know it sounds ridiculous, but we're not here to fight -- I need to speak to Jormugandr!"

[Anastasia]

The child of Jormugandr comes to a skidding, sliding halt. It stares, "You...don't want to fight?" it asks, beady snake eyes focused on you. "That's the strangest thing I've ever heard."

[Nephrite]

"I know, it's hard to believe, isn't it?" Moore says. "I'm not really in much of a condition to fight anyway, so even if we did, it wouldn't be interesting enough for you, I think. I'm hoping the World Serpent can help me with the affliction I'm carrying."

[Anastasia]

"Well..." A trail offa s he stares, "We...talk, right?" he says, "That's what a parley is? Father only sees people who gain access and battle their way to him. That's how it's done."

[Nephrite]

Moore rubs his chin for a moment. "Would it help if I gave an oath as a Duke of Celestia that I'd come back to honor a fight when I was back in my normal shape?" He asks. "I could explain to you why I want to talk to him, if you'd like."

[Anastasia]

Give me a Diplo check here.

[Nephrite]

He can at least still do these decently, so Take 10 for 65.

[Anastasia]

"I...why not?" he finally says, "You can pass." With that slithers backwards and away, around another bend and out of sight.

Free act.

[Nephrite]

"I have a feeling it isn't going to be that easy the entire way." Moore says. He decides to head forward and not follow after the child, since it probably isn't going down anyway.

[Anastasia]

"We can get lucky once, but not the entire way," Xandra agrees. "Stay behind me if combat ensues, don't risk yourself like this."

[Anastasia]

You're up, Moore. DM nagging in case you missed this.

[Nephrite]

thanks. Between being sick and the time change I thought I had said something.


Moore fishes around in his bag and takes a moment to tie a handkerchief to a flute to fashion a white flag.

"It may not get us out of things but hopefully shows our intentions aren't hostile." He says as he proceeds along.