Session 18-12-05

[Prince Herb]

Session Start: Sun Dec 18 21:01:52 2005
Session Ident: #kotb
* Now talking in #kotb
* Iddy (iron_drago@c-67-163-114-219.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has joined #kotb
* Seriumu is now known as Hidoyou
<Sailor_Dragon> roll 1d6
* Musk-bot --> "Sailor_Dragon rolls 1d6 and gets 4."
<Sailor_Dragon> Thankfully, there are no encounters on the way back to the keep, and it isn't even quite dark by the time that the party reaches the safety of the keep again.
* Iddy is now known as Celanyth
* Hidoyou keeps his guard up the whole way, nonetheless
<Sailor_Dragon> The town seems little different than when you left this morning.
<Sailor_Dragon> Third heads back to the Inn; how about the rest of you?
* Hidoyou looks for a weapon shop
<Celanyth> "I'm going to sleep..."
* Celanyth stumbles off after Third towards the inn..
<Sailor_Dragon> There's not a weapons shop as such
<thorn> "we drove off the dead! That makes your injuries worth it, Celanyth"
<thorn> "But... thank you."
<Sailor_Dragon> There is a pawnshop, and there's a smithy
* Celanyth waves to Thorn over his shoulder, too tired to look back.
* Hidoyou tries to find his way to the pawnshop
<thorn> "I feel oddly lively. I'll come with you to the pawnshop."
<thorn> "A little haggling never hurt anybody"
* thorn beams a shining grin
<Sailor_Dragon> Hidoyou quickly finds the sign of the three golden balls
<Sailor_Dragon> The shop has a faded sign on the door : "Pawnbroker & Locksmith"
* Hidoyou walks towards the door
<Sailor_Dragon> There's a light on inside
* Hidoyou knocks on the door then opens it
* Hidoyou steps inside
<Sailor_Dragon> Hidoyou enters the shop.
* Hidoyou looks around
<Sailor_Dragon> All the furniture is half-size, except for a couple of stools next to the counter
<Sailor_Dragon> There's a low counter with a steel grill in front of it at the back of the room
<Sailor_Dragon> A very small hobbit is standing behind the counter, cleaning a crossbow
<Sailor_Dragon> "Hello, hello," he says.
<Sailor_Dragon> In front of the counter, there's a display of locks and keys, and an assortment of second-hand household goods
<thorn> "Oh, do you have any nets, fine sir?"
<Sailor_Dragon> "What sort of nets?" he asks.   "Fishing nets?"
<thorn> "The sort of nets you can throw on, " I hesitate, "things."
<Sailor_Dragon> He shakes his head.   "I had one or two, but there's been a lot of demand recently."
<Sailor_Dragon> "And honestly, you can do a lot better with nooses and bolas, I always think."
<thorn> "Oh, well, show me your nooses and bolas, if you'd be so kind."
* Hidoyou looks around the store for anything interesting
<thorn> "I don't think I'll be lynching somebody, though, if you know what I mean."
<Sailor_Dragon> The hobbit shows you the ropes
<Sailor_Dragon> He demonstrates how a simple rope becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of an expert.
<thorn> "although I was almost lynched once. The woman's husband came home a little early, while I was still helping her fit on the dress..."
* thorn proceeds to go into a long jocular yet implausible story designed to make the man friendlier
<thorn> roll 1d20+3
* Musk-bot --> "thorn rolls 1d20+3 and gets 4."
<Sailor_Dragon> He chuckles obligingly
<Sailor_Dragon> roll 1d20
* Musk-bot --> "Sailor_Dragon rolls 1d20 and gets 3."
<Sailor_Dragon> The hobbit looks at thorn
<thorn> "Those ropes are pretty impressive. Have anything else for my friend here?"
<thorn> "(just between you and me, I think they  make him uncomfortable)"
<Sailor_Dragon> "What is he looking for?"
<thorn> "Come on, hidoyou, talk to the nice hobbit here. Do forgive him his shyness, sir, he can't help himself in public."
<Sailor_Dragon> The hobbit looks unimpressed and a little bored
* Hidoyou looks over
<thorn> "ALl right, I'll offer you 5 coppers for some of these ropes here."
<thorn> "while my friend looks over your stock."
<Sailor_Dragon> "5 coppers!" the hobbit squeaks
<Hidoyou> He has nothing I need...
<thorn> "This copper's as good as a wink to a blind bat!" I assure him
* Hidoyou steps out the door
<Sailor_Dragon> "5 silvers would have been nearer the mark," he says
<Sailor_Dragon> "Each>"
<thorn> "A likely price. I might be able to get rid of this silver piece for one of those ropes, but it's certainly worth no more than that
<Sailor_Dragon> He nods.   "I know these are hard times, but these ropes are worth more than that just for the materials."
* Hidoyou looks for the forge
<Sailor_Dragon> THe hobbit begins to put the ropes away in the back of the store
<thorn> "Well, you'll have the pleasure of storing them for yet another season."
<thorn> "A good day to you, master storekeeper."
* thorn leaves to go back to the inn
<Sailor_Dragon> Hidoyou finds the smithy quite easily
<Sailor_Dragon> It's a large two storied building near the schoolmaster's house
<Sailor_Dragon> The smith has stopped work for the day, but invites you in for a cup of tea
* Hidoyou follows him in
<Sailor_Dragon> "I'm Rafe," the smith says.  "What are you needing?"
<Sailor_Dragon> He pours you an enamel mug full of tea
* Hidoyou takes the tea and examines it
<Sailor_Dragon> It's hot, brown and sticky
<Sailor_Dragon> It has a strong tannic bite to it
<Hidoyou> I'm looking for a weapon adequate enough to fight the creatures in the caves near here
<Hidoyou> The 'caves of chaos', as they are known
<Sailor_Dragon> "I'm not much of a weapon-maker," he admits, "Horse shoes are more my line.   I can make a few simple things, though."
<Hidoyou> A pity.
<Sailor_Dragon> "There's a market here once a week," the smith says,"and sometimes you can buy weapons there.   Nothing special, though."
<Sailor_Dragon> He sips his tea
<Sailor_Dragon> "What kind of weapon were you wanting?"
<Hidoyou> Hmm...
<Hidoyou> I suppose something bludgeoning would do well. My party ran afoul at some skeletal undead...
<Sailor_Dragon> The man brightens up.   "You want a lead maul, something like that?"
<Sailor_Dragon> "I can do that."
<Hidoyou> Yes, that would be fine
<Sailor_Dragon> He nods, and looks a great deal more happy.   "Come back tomorrow, and I'll make it while you wait."
* Hidoyou nods
<Hidoyou> I will return
<Sailor_Dragon> He waits until you have finished your tea, then shows you to the door.
<Sailor_Dragon> You return to the inn?
* Hidoyou departs with a swish of the cloak!
* Hidoyou walks to the inn
* thorn lounges, talking to third at the bar
<Sailor_Dragon> Third doesn't look at thorn, instead watches the barroom for trouble
<Sailor_Dragon> Aseneth sneezes.   She's wearing a thick black woolen sweater over her wiccing gear and has a kind of hot lemon drink on the table in front of her
* Hidoyou looks at Aseneth
<Sailor_Dragon> She pulls a black fishnet handkerchief from her sleeve and wipes her nose
* Celanyth comes down from his room tiredly, intent on eating something before turning in for the night.
* Hidoyou sits down across from Aseneth
* Celanyth slides into a chair at a table and motions for the waitress.
<thorn> "Oh, there you guys are." I pull a chair up to the table
<thorn> "Come on, Third, have a seat." I gesture
* Celanyth grunts, eyes half closed and head drooping.
* Hidoyou speaking to Aseneth
<Hidoyou> /er, speaks
<Hidoyou> Greetings
<Sailor_Dragon> The serving girl approaches
<Sailor_Dragon> Aseneth coughs unhealthily.
<Sailor_Dragon> "Did you go to the Caves of Chaos?" she asks, sniffling a little
<Celanyth> "I need three bowls of stew and ale."
* Celanyth speaks to the serving girl without looking up.
<Hidoyou> Yes... We ran into a few interesting things
<thorn> "Yum! Thanks for ordering for us, celanyth"
<Sailor_Dragon> The serving girl nods.   "Right you are."
<Celanyth> "You? Get your own."
<Sailor_Dragon> "Ah?   You encountered the dark mysteries of life and death?"
<Hidoyou> Hmm, in fact, yes.
<Sailor_Dragon> "Tell me more," she breathes
<Hidoyou> Well, there was the cult of kobolds, the dragon egg, and the undead...
<Sailor_Dragon> "The undead." she looks at you with wide eyes, and fingers her ankh
* Celanyth grunts.
<Celanyth> "Bloody undead..."
<Sailor_Dragon> "I wish I could have been there." she says.
<Celanyth> "Have fun. See you when you get back."
<Sailor_Dragon> "I have a cold again, though." she says, and sips her hot lemon drink
<Celanyth> "If you get back."
<Sailor_Dragon> She shakes her head.   "I need strong companions to defend me.   I can't go alone."
<Hidoyou> Certainly you could come with us...
<Sailor_Dragon> Aseneth nods, and takes your hand in hers.   "Tell me next time you go.   If I'm well I shall come with you and explore the secrets of the Caves!"
<Sailor_Dragon> Her pet toad eyes Hidoyou suspiciously
<thorn> "Well, we wouldn't want to put you to any trouble."
<thorn> "I'll take some stew myself," I call to the waitress. "And some tea."
<Sailor_Dragon> "You're so kind." she says, "and noble, like a true elf."
<Hidoyou> Elf?
<Sailor_Dragon> Celanyth's stew and ale arrives
<Hidoyou> /ah
* Celanyth gathers the bowls to him and begins eating, downing ale with almost every bite.
<thorn> "Ah, not all elves are so kind, my lady. Be wary around them."
* Rakhal is now known as Chandor
<Sailor_Dragon> The serving girl brings thorn his stew and tea
* Celanyth hands her an empty bowl and starts on the second.
<Sailor_Dragon> "When do you think you'll be going again?" she asks
<thorn> "Mmh. So, you know any secrets that will make skeletons go back into the ground?"
<thorn> "As soon as we know one of those, we'll probably head back in."
* Chandor can make them run away at leat.
<Sailor_Dragon> "Actually, I do," she says.
* thorn sits up. "Pray, do go on"
<Sailor_Dragon> "The highly esteemed Chill Touch can do just that.   And it's a spell I consider myself well instructed in."
<Sailor_Dragon> "Your priestly friend here is a follower of Wee Jas, too.   He should be skilled at rebuking or turning the undead."
<Chandor> Indeed I am. Unfortunately they do come back again.
<thorn> "Surely you haven't cast it on my tea, have you?" /me taps the only somewhat warm tea.
<thorn> "But... I don't suppose you have a scroll describing 'Chill Touch' ?" I hold my breath a little
<Sailor_Dragon> "No," she admits.
<Sailor_Dragon> "I could scribe one, for a price," she offers
<thorn> "How could we value your time appropriately?"
<Sailor_Dragon> "Money is an adequate reward," she says
<Sailor_Dragon> "But if we make enough money from raiding the monsters in the Caves, you will have plenty."
<thorn> that is true
<thorn> "BUt we may never raid the monsters there, if we fail. Perhaps this could be an investment?"
* thorn appeals to her good nature with my commercial bishonen skills
<thorn> roll 1d20+3
* Musk-bot --> "thorn rolls 1d20+3 and gets 13."
<Sailor_Dragon> "There is no need.   If I accompany you, I can cast the spell." she says
<Sailor_Dragon> She squeezes Hidoyou's hand.   "Isn't that so?"
* Hidoyou looks at the hand
<Hidoyou> I would imagine so
<Sailor_Dragon> It's small, compared to yours, soft, and covered in a fingerless black silk glove
<thorn> "That's true, and I know I for one will love to have your company. But, what if you fall ill again?"
* Celanyth slides the second bowl away and begins on the third.
<thorn> "How could we tax your beautiful body so?"
* Celanyth glances up at Thorn, then snorts and goes back to eating.
<Sailor_Dragon> "A gentleman such as yourself?   Impossible." she says
* Celanyth glances over at her and grins.
<Sailor_Dragon> She looks at Celanyth with a strained expression on her face.
<Sailor_Dragon> She releases Hidoyou's hand and drains her mug
<thorn> "How could a gentleman such as myself *not* appreciate your company?"
<Sailor_Dragon> "That's settled then."
<Celanyth> "Ya know, if you hurt him, he'll stop talking."
* Celanyth goes back to eating.
<Sailor_Dragon> She picks up her toad and heads for the stairs
* thorn sputters a little. "All right, will perhaps you be feeling better tomorrow?"
<Sailor_Dragon> "I'll see you all in the morning, then."
<Sailor_Dragon> She sneezes, and heads upstairs, presumably going to bed
Session Time: Mon Dec 19 00:00:00 2005
<Sailor_Dragon> ---o0o---
<Sailor_Dragon> Next morning, the weather is pretty horrible looking
<Sailor_Dragon> Heavy rain, with a driving wind behind it
* Chandor grumbles. This will mess up his coiffure.
* Celanyth pulls his cloak tight, and his hood low.
* thorn falls asleep in the wagon
<Hidoyou> I will return
* Hidoyou heads off to the smithy
<Sailor_Dragon> Hidoyou makes it to the smithy without getting too badly soaked, and watches Rafe assemble a heavy club weighted with lead
<Sailor_Dragon> "This'll see you right," he says.   "It'll smash anyone's skull, living or undead."
* Hidoyou examines it using his knowledge of weapon crafting
<Hidoyou> roll 1d20+6
* Musk-bot --> "Hidoyou rolls 1d20+6 and gets 23."
<Sailor_Dragon> "When we had the last siege here," he says,"I used a weapon like this.   It'll break ribs through plate armour."
* Hidoyou nods
<Hidoyou> A fine weapon
<Hidoyou> Name your price
<Sailor_Dragon> He asks for 5gp
<Hidoyou> Hmm. A reasonable price...
* Hidoyou pulls out the proper denominations
* Hidoyou hands it to him and is off on his way...(?)
<Sailor_Dragon> [Is it straight back to the Caves, then?
<Sailor_Dragon> And are you taking Third and Aseneth?
* Celanyth approaches Chandor.
<Celanyth> "Hey, could you do something about these gashes? They're not a big problem, but they're annoying enough.."
* thorn stirs. "Oh, I should go call Third."
<thorn> "Third!" I shake the wagon's straw off my clothes, run a hand through my hair, and head inside the inn to find Third
<Sailor_Dragon> Third and Aseneth are inside the inn, waiting
<thorn> "Two lovely ladies ready in the morning."
<thorn> I order some tea and sit down by them
<Sailor_Dragon> "You look like a drowned rat," Aseneth says.   "PErhaps we shouldn't go in this awful weather."
* Chandor seconds this. He hates looking like a drowned rat.
<Sailor_Dragon> </game>
<Sailor_Dragon> Next week : Rain, rain, go away
* Celanyth (iron_drago@c-67-163-114-219.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has left #kotb
* Sailor_Dragon (alexei_mcd@user-4984.lns3-c11.dsl.pol.co.uk) has left #kotb
* Chandor is now known as Rakhal
* Disconnected
Session Close: Mon Dec 19 00:25:45 2005