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## 21 Flamerule 1493.

It is Day 28 since the Death Plague started. It is raining heavily. Perception is at disadvantage past 150’ and missile weapon ranges are halved. You are camping along a tributary of the River Tiryki. Your last stated destination is Firefinger. It is about 30 miles away. Your long rest is complete, you recover your hp, spell slots, etc., and you are able to change your prepared spells. Today, Darvin suggests heading back to the river by going southwest and carrying the canoe rather than backtracking. Pace? Foragers? Repellent?

[8:03 PM] Splint: (normal pace i guess)

[8:03 PM] Kelania: ((I'll use a salve))

[8:03 PM] Splint: (i'll also use salve)

[8:04 PM] Briar: Briar will use her salve as usual, and forage if nobody else is interested in it, although as a rule when you can talk to the animals hunting is a less fun exercise.

[8:05 PM] DM: Ok! You get started, taking turns carrying the canoe between Briar by herself and Darvin and Azaka together.

[8:05 PM] Briar: "So is there any way to keep cool in this jungle? I really feel like wrapping some cloth around the armor isn't doing it."

[8:05 PM] Kelania: ((little ones get off free lol))

[8:05 PM] Briar: ((good thing i didn't make a kobold, huh))

[8:05 PM] DM: Azaka: "Wear less armor."

[8:06 PM] Kelania: "This leather is light and breathable!"

[8:06 PM] Splint: ((shorties ftw))

[8:06 PM] Briar: "Yeah, but I'm seven feet tall and tend to trip on my toes. I need some plating."

[8:07 PM] Kelania: "What if you wore two sets of leather armor?"

[8:07 PM] Briar: "Then I'd be twice as hot as you, I think."

[8:08 PM] DM: Let me get some Perception checks, please.

[8:08 PM] Kelania: ((7))

[8:08 PM] Briar: ((ouch. 5))

[8:09 PM] Splint: ((4))

[8:09 PM] Briar: ((good start to the day!))

[8:09 PM] Kelania: ((where's our trusty goblin to swoop in and save the day?))

[8:09 PM] Splint: ((good to get the shtty rolls out of the way lol))

[8:09 PM] Radzwe: ((15))

[8:09 PM] Splint: ((phew))

[8:11 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe whispers "I hear  voices off to the right but I don't understand what they are saying"

[8:12 PM] Radzwe: I am going to stealth over that way

[8:12 PM] Kelania: "Spooky voices or normal voices?"

[8:12 PM] Radzwe: ((15))

[8:12 PM] Splint: Splint ducks "Ack...that's gotta be an ambush party! Keep an eye peeled!"

[8:12 PM] Briar: Briar sets down the canoe, resting one hand on the hilt of her sword in case it comes to fighting and Radzwe needs help.

[8:13 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe tried to hear more as he stealths towards the voices

[8:13 PM] Radzwe: tries

[8:13 PM] Kelania: Kelania follows close behind

[8:13 PM] Radzwe: Whispers "were shouting, maybe in Chultan"

[8:13 PM] DM: The rest of you are staying quiet?

[8:14 PM] DM: Are you also sneaking, Kel?

[8:14 PM] Kelania: ((yup))

[8:14 PM] Kelania: ((20))

[8:14 PM] Splint: (nice)

[8:14 PM] Splint: (was gonna cast guidance, but good roll lol)

[8:15 PM] Briar: (staying quiet, yep)

[8:15 PM] DM: Ok, so Kelania and Radzwe head towards the voices. It's not too long before you find the source. There's a group of humans- three Chultans wrestling a canoe through the trees while three others in clothes that definitely mark them as outsiders watch impatiently.

[8:16 PM] Splint: (do we all know this now?)

[8:16 PM] DM: No, just the scouts.

[8:16 PM] Kelania: "How did Xandala describe her dad, again?"

[8:16 PM] Kelania: ((that was whispered, btw))

[8:16 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe whispers to Kel,"Seems like a party like us, should we say hello?"

[8:17 PM] Kelania: "Unless they murder us, that sounds like a good plan."

[8:17 PM] Radzwe: "Maybe the non-goblin should make first contact?"

[8:17 PM] Kelania: "Sure."

[8:18 PM] Kelania: Kelania stands up, and calls out, "Uh... hey! Are you all safe?"

[8:18 PM] Radzwe: "Or we can invite Azaka oversna dmaybe she recognizes someone"

[8:18 PM] Radzwe: nm

[8:18 PM] Kelania: ((too late lol))

[8:19 PM] Radzwe: ((I thought of it after the fact))

[8:19 PM] Briar: (how far off into the jungle did they go? can we hear their voices?)

[8:19 PM] DM: The six all startle a bit, most of them reaching for weapons. One of them, wearing a chain shirt, says, "Who are you? What do you want?"

[8:19 PM] DM: Sure.

[8:19 PM] DM: They're not too far.

[8:20 PM] Kelania: "We're just passing through, we don't want anything, from you at least."

[8:24 PM] DM: Another of the outsiders, this one a woman in light armor, replies, "Then keep moving. We have nothing for you."

[8:20 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe gestures in a non-emergency sort of way for people to join us

[8:21 PM] Radzwe: ie our party to join Kel and I

[8:21 PM] Splint: (what's it sound like for the non scouts, commotion?)

[8:21 PM] Briar: Hearing non-angry voices from her other party members, Briar takes her hand off her weapon and goes to join the others.

[8:21 PM] Splint: Splint cautiously follows suit, and beckons for Azaka to follow. "They've been away for a bit, might be caught in somethin'"

[8:22 PM] DM: You hear Kel call out, and possibly a response, though you can't really make out the actual words.

[8:22 PM] DM: Xandala follows, though Azaka just groans and stays with the canoe.

[8:25 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe shrugs and heads back to Azaka and asks her "Did you recognize the guides?"

[8:25 PM] DM: Azaka: "I did not look."

[8:25 PM] Kelania: Kelania looks to Xandala, seeing if she recognizes any of them.

[8:26 PM] DM: Xandala looks over the party, but there's no moment of recognition or statement.

[8:26 PM] Briar: Briar stomps her way through the brush to get a look at the strangers. "Well, you're a friendly bunch. C'mon, we're all travelers together in the jungle! Why not talk a little, share what we know?"

[8:27 PM] Kelania: "What's with the snappiness? You all up to some nefarious scheme out here?"

[8:28 PM] DM: Woman: "For all we know, you are. These jungles are full of unsavory types from the undead to the Fist."

[8:28 PM] Radzwe: to Azaka, "Oh good, we are engaging the hostile strangers"

[8:28 PM] Kelania: ((uh oh))

[8:29 PM] Splint: "Easy lady, we're fightin' the zombies off our backs just like you are. Alls we wanna know is if you need a hand with anything out here!"

[8:29 PM] Kelania: "The uh, Flaming Fist, right? Can't stand that bunch. What are they up to, exactly?"

[8:30 PM] DM: The woman scoffs. "Highway robbery apparently."

[8:31 PM] Briar: "Seems like it'd be hard to even find people to rob around here."

[8:31 PM] Splint: "Well, we certainly ain't fixin' to get robbed out here? You tryin' to hunt them down?"

[8:33 PM] DM: The woman rolls her eyes. "No. That would be suicide."

[8:33 PM] Briar: "We haven't run into any. Are they just stealing things, or is there some big justification for it?"

[8:35 PM] DM: Woman: "They claimed that we needed some paperwork that we had to pay *them* for to be out here, then stole half our stuff."

8:36 PM] Kelania: "Yeah, I'd like to see them try and steal from me."

[8:36 PM] Briar: "Was that back toward the city? Gotta know to steer a wide path around them."

[8:37 PM] DM: Woman: "A couple days northeast of here. We were headed towards Me--"

"Vita!" one of the others interrupts.

[8:38 PM] Splint: "Mezro, were you gonna say?"

[8:39 PM] Kelania: "You really messed that up, Vita."

[8:39 PM] Splint: "My name's Splint, by the way, pleasure to meet ya."

[8:39 PM] Briar: "C'mon, now I have to know. We'll tell you where we're going, too."

[8:39 PM] Kelania: "I'm Kel, hey."

[8:40 PM] DM: The third man, wearing robes, sighs heavily. "We're not interested. We have to get back to Nyanzaru so we can resupply."

[8:41 PM] Kelania: "Right. Well, good luck with that."

[8:41 PM] Briar: Briar sighs. "Fiiine. Humans, always with the secrecy." She stomps back to the canoe.

[8:41 PM] Kelania: "Tell me about it."

[8:42 PM] Kelania: as Kelania follows Briar

[8:42 PM] Splint: "Well, have a nice trip then, Ms. Vita." Splint walks back to the canoe

[8:43 PM] Briar: "Hey, Azaka, do you know anywhere important in the jungle that someone might be heading to and starts with the sound 'Me--?'"

[8:43 PM] Briar: "Guess it could be Mezro, just from our map."

[8:44 PM] Splint: "That was my guessin'. Wonder what could be there..."

[8:44 PM] DM: Azaka nods. "Not much there now. Destroyed by the Spellplague."

[8:44 PM] Briar: "What used to be there?"

[8:44 PM] Kelania: "That sounds menacing."

[8:45 PM] Radzwe: "and dangerous"

[8:45 PM] DM: Azaka: "A city. Though there are sometimes scavengers looking for loot left behind."

[8:45 PM] Briar: "Does it bother you that people go picking through dead cities around here? As a person who grew up in the jungle."

[8:46 PM] DM: Azaka shrugs as she starts moving through the jungle again. "What happens to the cities does not bother me and the jungle can take care of itself."

[8:47 PM] Briar: Briar recalls the assassin vines. "That's true."

[8:46 PM] Splint: "I wish em' luck. You gotta be one desperate bastard to go treasure hunting in something destroyed by a Spellplague."

[8:47 PM] Briar: (onward?)

[8:47 PM] Kelania: ((real quick I have something))

[8:47 PM] Kelania: "So Azaka, what do you think of the Flaming Fist?"

[8:47 PM] Kelania: "What are they up to, exactly?"

[8:49 PM] DM: Azaka frowns. "The jungle can take care of itself, and they will learn that eventually. Too many of your kind walking around with too much armor trying to tame it."

[8:49 PM] Kelania: "Yeah, sounds about right..."

[8:48 PM] Radzwe: to Xandala, "Do you have any idea who if anyone your father might be traveling with?  Is it worth questioning strangers?"

[8:49 PM] DM: Xandala shakes her head. "If anyone did know him, or travel with him, they wouldn't say so. His missions are secret."

[8:51 PM] DM: So you continue through the day and eventually find yourselves back at the river by nightfall. You make camp, and as Darvin's out hunting, he comes across six vials of antitoxin... so if someone wants to be in charge of group stuff, or you want to divvy it up, feel free.

[8:51 PM] DM: Those who were foraging, go ahead and roll your survival checks.

[8:51 PM] Briar: (how many are we total? seven?)

[8:52 PM] DM: Yes

[8:52 PM] Briar: ((8 on the survival :( ))

[8:52 PM] Splint: (You guys split it up among yourselves, I’ll pass)

[8:53 PM] DM: Darvin and Briar don't manage to find any other food, but Azaka finds enough for six of you to eat. One will need to eat rations. Between the pot and the river, you'll be able to boil enough water for everyone tonight.

[8:53 PM] Briar: (i can neutralize poison with lay on hands, so i think you might want one more than me)

[8:53 PM] Kelania: ((i have poison resistance, lol))

[8:53 PM] Radzwe: ((3 to Kel 3 to me?))

[8:53 PM] Briar: (i was figuring everyone would have one except for someone)

[8:53 PM] Briar: (is there a reason you want multiples?)

[8:54 PM] Radzwe: ((Nope, just trying to problem solve))

[8:55 PM] Splint: (So I guess 1 for everyone and Darvin keeps the remainder of 1)

[8:56 PM] Briar: (i think we're keeping it between the four of us at 2/2/2/1)

## 22 Flamerule 1493.

It is Day 29 since the Death Plague started. It is still raining heavily. Perception is at disadvantage and missile weapon ranges are halved. You're camping alongside the River Tiryki. Your last stated destination is Firefinger. You think it's about 20 miles away. Your long rest is complete, you recover your hp, spell slots, etc., and you are able to change your prepared spells.  Pace? Foragers? Repellent?

8:57 PM] Kelania: ((i'll use repellent))

[8:57 PM] Briar: (using a salve, and i say just normal tbh)

[8:57 PM] Radzwe: Normal pace, darvin et al forage, salve for me

[8:57 PM] Splint: (I’ll use a salve)

[8:58 PM] Kelania: ((is there any reason not to forage?))

[8:58 PM] Briar: (if you go fast you can't)

[9:00 PM] DM: It's a quiet day other than the rain. You make camp and get your rest.

[9:01 PM] Briar: "Can't be too far now. Another couple of days?"

## 23 Flamerule 1493.

It is Day 30. It is still raining, but lighter than it was. You should reach Firefinger by nightfall.

[9:01 PM] Radzwe: Repeat last day, normalwise

[9:02 PM] Briar: (Yeah, if normal will get us there, might as well)

[9:02 PM] DM: You continue paddling along the river.

[9:03 PM] DM: Give me perception checks, please.

[9:03 PM] Briar: "If you know any more specifics about Firefinger that might be helpful, Azaka, today would be good."

[9:03 PM] Kelania: ((18))

[9:03 PM] Briar: ((14))

[9:03 PM] Splint: (14)

[9:03 PM] Radzwe: ((5))

[9:03 PM] DM: Azaka: "I have not climbed it. I only know where it is."

[9:04 PM] Kelania: "Your job for us is just to get the mask, right?"

[9:04 PM] Kelania: "We don't have to butcher our way through, right?"

[9:04 PM] Briar: "It sounds like they don't plan to let us get it any other way."

[9:05 PM] Kelania: "Hey! To the side!"

[9:05 PM] Splint: "We could do some skulkin' to snatch it under their noses..."

[9:05 PM] Kelania: Kelania draws her bow and fires an arrow

[9:05 PM] DM: Heh. Ok, roll an attack at disadvantage.

[9:06 PM] Kelania: ((oh no what have i done lol))

[9:06 PM] Splint: "Waaagh! General quarters!"

[9:06 PM] Briar: Briar stops paddling, of course, and draws her sword. For all the good that'll do on a boat.

[9:06 PM] Kelania: ((14a 7d))

[9:07 PM] DM: You all hear a strangled sound that kind of sounds like a croak, then the riverbank erupts in similar sounds... and we're going to roll initiative.

[9:08 PM] Splint: (20)

[9:08 PM] Radzwe: ((14))

[9:08 PM] Briar: (how deep is the river here?)

[9:08 PM] Kelania: ((19))

[9:09 PM] DM: The canoe's close enough to shore that you could get out without swimming. It's probably about 4 or 5 feet deep between the canoe and the shore.

[9:09 PM] Briar: (rest in peace, shorties)

[9:09 PM] Radzwe: ((I am only 3foot 2inches, but no armor))

[9:09 PM] Splint: (yeah, i aint fighting frog folk in water, the boat is my fort lol)

[9:10 PM] DM: So there's one of these creatures holding a bow, and he's going to come closer, then make this weird, chirring sound. I need everyone to make a Wisdom save.

[9:10 PM] Kelania: ((5))

[9:10 PM] Briar: ((8. today is not my day for rolls))

[9:10 PM] Radzwe: ((22))

[9:11 PM] Splint: (18)

[9:11 PM] Splint: (nice crit i saw that)

[9:12 PM] DM: Kel, Briar, and Darvin are stunned.

[9:12 PM] Kelania: ((dang frogs))

[9:12 PM] DM: Darvin can't act, so it is @Splint 's turn.

9:13 PM] DM: There is a grung elite warrior in view. The rest are still behind cover.

[9:14 PM] Splint: "Waggh! Damned croakers! Get some!" Splint cocks back his dagger then casts Guiding Bolt

[9:15 PM] Splint: (8a,17d)

[9:15 PM] DM: Unfortunately that bolt could use some guidance of its own and it misses.

[9:15 PM] DM: @Kelania !

[9:16 PM] Kelania: ((I'm stunned so I can't do anything, right?))

[9:16 PM] DM: Right.

[9:16 PM] Kelania: ((we're going to get murdered by these frogs))

[9:16 PM] DM: Azaka will fire her arrows. Both hit the elite grung.

[9:16 PM] DM: @Radzwe !

[9:17 PM] Splint: ((there's only one in view so far))

[9:17 PM] Radzwe: I have 40 walking now, do I lose any getting to shore?

[9:18 PM] DM: It would be difficult terrain, but you can also attempt Acrobatics to see if you can successfully leap to shore.

[9:18 PM] Radzwe: ((17)) to leap next to warrior front and center

[9:19 PM] DM: That'll work. You manage to time your jump just right so the canoe doesn't slip out from under your feet.

[9:19 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe tries to skrewer the warrior on the landing

[9:19 PM] Radzwe: ((15a,11d))

[9:19 PM] DM: That hits! He is still standing though.

[9:20 PM] Radzwe: and then tries to smack the ugly off his face

[9:20 PM] Radzwe: ((9a))

[9:20 PM] DM: It manages to duck away from that hit.

[9:21 PM] Radzwe: eot

[9:21 PM] DM: Anything else?

[9:22 PM] DM: Ok! Xandala hurls a glob of acid towards the grung. It easily avoids it though.

[9:22 PM] DM: She looks mildly irritated.

[9:22 PM] DM: Then, the other grungs come out.

[9:23 PM] Splint: (great)

[9:25 PM] DM: They're going to take pot shots with their daggers, except the one that was shot by Kel who will try to stab Radzwe. So that's one miss for Radzwe, One hit for 11 points of damage, Xandala uses Shield to block two of them, one hits Darvin for 11, and the last one hits Splint for 11.

[9:25 PM] Briar: (ouch.)

[9:26 PM] DM: Briar is stunned.

[9:26 PM] Radzwe: ((I took 11?))

[9:26 PM] DM: Yes.

[9:26 PM] DM: The elite gets its Mesmerizing Chirr back and will use it again. Wisdom saves again, please!

[9:26 PM] Radzwe: ((But a flesh wound))

[9:27 PM] Briar: (16)

[9:27 PM] Kelania: ((13))

[9:27 PM] Radzwe: ((18))\

[9:27 PM] Splint: (16)

[9:27 PM] DM: Azaka is the only one stunned this time.

[9:28 PM] DM: Darvin takes his shot, but misses.

[9:28 PM] DM: @Splint !

[9:28 PM] Briar: (hitting things is tough)

[9:28 PM] Briar: (quick question: how many daggers do these things seem to have)

[9:28 PM] Briar: (because evidently they've thrown at least one set of em)

[9:28 PM] DM: Roll Perception if you wanna see if you can tell.

[9:29 PM] Briar: (just a 10)

[9:29 PM] Splint: Splint reels from the last hit "Acckkk! Keep fighting guys!". Channel Divinity is used

[9:29 PM] DM: You can't really tell. The daggers themselves are small enough that they could easily fit several in the little bits of cloth and armor they have.

[9:29 PM] Splint: (+5hp for me, +5hp for Radzwe)

9:30 PM] DM: Ok, Kel!

[9:30 PM] Kelania: Kelania (tries to) leap to shore!

[9:31 PM] Kelania: (12 acrobatics)

[9:31 PM] DM: What's your strength?

[9:31 PM] Kelania: 10

[9:31 PM] Kelania: +0

[9:31 PM] DM: Ok, you can get right up there next to the grung or next to Radzwe

[9:31 PM] Kelania: (by the grung)

[9:32 PM] Kelania: (did that take movement?)

[9:32 PM] DM: Ten feet of it, yeah.

[9:32 PM] DM: If you move again, it gets an AOO on you.

[9:32 PM] Kelania: ah, right

[9:33 PM] Kelania: (point blank is just disadvantage, right?)

[9:33 PM] DM: Yes.

[9:33 PM] Kelania: (with ranged)

[9:33 PM] Kelania: (screw it, I'm good at this)

[9:33 PM] Briar: (famous last words)

[9:33 PM] Kelania: (17a 5d)

[9:34 PM] Kelania: Kelania point blank shoots the grung, right in front of her

[9:34 PM] Kelania: (I'm very good at this)

[9:34 PM] Splint: (nice rollin shorty)

[9:34 PM] DM: A second arrow pierces the green grung's skin and it falls.

[9:34 PM] Splint: (wooo)

[9:34 PM] DM: You can move now if you'd like.

[9:35 PM] Kelania: I'm also going to burn my action surge to take a shot at the main one

[9:35 PM] DM: Ok!

[9:35 PM] Kelania: (20a, 11d)

[9:35 PM] DM: The arrow hits it right in the gut. It's still standing, but looks hurt.

[9:35 PM] Splint: (dang)

[9:35 PM] Kelania: Kelania fires another arrow, rapid fire, without moving at all

[9:36 PM] Kelania: eot

[9:36 PM] DM: Ok! Azaka is stunned.

[9:36 PM] DM: @Radzwe . You're next to the elite with four others closing fast.

[9:37 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe soins his staff around his neck to build momentum and knock the elite's head off

[9:37 PM] Radzwe: ((15a,7d))

[9:38 PM] Radzwe: Then burns a ki poiunt for flurry of blows

[9:38 PM] DM: The spear smacks him, and he growls at Radzwe.

[9:38 PM] Radzwe: ((9a)) ((24a,9d))

[9:39 PM] DM: The first is a miss, but the second hits! Give me a CON save though.

[9:39 PM] DM: The grung collapses.

[9:40 PM] Radzwe: ((9))

[9:41 PM] DM: You are poisoned for one minute from skin to skin contact with the grung, so you are at disadvantage on attacks and checks, but you are also frightened of your teammates.

[9:41 PM] Radzwe: ((nothing new there, they are all certifiable))

[9:41 PM] Kelania: ((you should be frightened of me, I'm rolling hot))

[9:42 PM] Splint: ((frog is a hell of a drug))

[9:43 PM] Radzwe: eot

[9:44 PM] DM: Xandala, now that she's no longer technically threatened, decides that she's tired of poison daggers being thrown at her and summons a massive column of hail that starts coming down on top of the grung.

[9:44 PM] Briar: "...Huh."

[9:44 PM] DM: Even though two save, even half damage is enough to kill all of them.

[9:44 PM] Briar: "Hey, Xandala, what do you need us for?"

[9:45 PM] Kelania: "Hey, I got one, at least!"

[9:45 PM] Splint: "Aaand stay down croakers!"

9:45 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe tries to pick through the bodies for loot using his spear

[9:45 PM] DM: She pushes a hair behind her ear and shrugs. "Help?"

[9:45 PM] Briar: "Note to self: ear plugs." She shrugs and takes up an oar again. "Everyone still in one piece?"

[9:46 PM] DM: You find daggers... but they aren't poisoned themselves. Apparently they just run them along their skin before attacking.

[9:46 PM] Splint: (is Radzwe still poisoned?)

[9:46 PM] DM: For one minute, yes. And can't come closer to any of you.

[9:47 PM] Kelania: Kelania tries to scare him

[9:47 PM] Kelania: She stands on her tippy toes to make herself "big" and says, "Boo!"

[9:47 PM] Radzwe: ((oops, accidently stabbed you))

[9:48 PM] Kelania: ((lmao))

[9:48 PM] Splint: (I'll cast healing word on myself)

[9:48 PM] DM: So, the poison wears off, you get back to the canoe and continue upriver.

[9:49 PM] Briar: Considering she didn't get any lasting damage, Briar takes over as much rowing as she can (or whatever she's not doing already, at least) so the others can rest and lick their wounds during the trip.

[9:50 PM] Kelania: Kelania attempts to row as well, probably poorly.

[9:50 PM] Splint: "Radzwe, how you holdin' up buddy?"

[9:51 PM] DM: The rain's still coming down in a drizzle, but as it starts getting late in the day, Azaka points towards the sky. "Firefinger."

Rising high above the jungle canopy is a 300-foot-tall, naturally formed spire of rock with smoke issuing from a flaming beacon at the top of it. The walls of the spire are sheer and dotted with small caves. Frail-looking ladders hang from narrow ledges at various heights.

[9:51 PM] Briar: (would people have time to short rest?)

[9:51 PM] Briar: (asking for my action-surge-using pals)

[9:51 PM] DM: Sure, but you also can choose to short or long rest before actually approaching.

[9:52 PM] Splint: (lets long it)

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((agreed))

[9:52 PM] Briar: (do people need long rests?)

[9:52 PM] DM: It is getting towards nightfall.

[9:52 PM] Briar: (because it'd probably be best to approach at night)

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((might be good for some last minute convos, as well))

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((true))

[9:52 PM] Splint: (we could always wait for nightfall

[9:52 PM] Radzwe: ((I'd be good with a short))

[9:52 PM] Splint: (and just use daylight to see what we can spot by eye)

[9:53 PM] Briar: (like if people have resources that need to recharge over a long rest, sure; i guess there was that ice spell)

[9:53 PM] Kelania: ((I'm good with just short))

[9:53 PM] DM: It's not real easy to see in the rain, but those of you with good eyes can see little figures high up against the flame, flying around the top.

[9:53 PM] Radzwe: ((or we can long I hit it at dawn))

[9:53 PM] Briar: "I don't like the look of all those ladders and ledges."

[9:54 PM] Briar: "If we have to fight our way up, let's try to lure them into an indoor space."

[9:54 PM] Splint: (i'd rather we long, recover all hp and long rest spells, scout during day, and wait til night if we want to attack)

[9:55 PM] Kelania: (Radz and I could try to scout during day)

[9:55 PM] Briar: (if you think that's a better idea i'm fine either way)

[9:55 PM] Kelania: (I don't know how tactically useful that is but I think it'd be fun at least, lol)

[9:56 PM] Splint: (yes, plus darvin must be hit pretty bad)

[9:57 PM] Briar: (i'm just saying, nobody except xandala used any long-rest resources that i know of and people could probably heal up with hit dice)

[9:57 PM] Briar: (scouting's fine too though)

[9:57 PM] DM: Azaka: "We should attack at night or in rain so the flyers can't see us."

[9:57 PM] Briar: "Convenient, I guess."

[9:57 PM] Kelania: "Xandala, can you make it rain?"

[9:57 PM] Briar: (isn't it raining now?)

[9:57 PM] DM: It is raining.

[9:58 PM] DM: Xandala just raises an eyebrow, then wiggles her fingers. "Done."

[9:58 PM] Briar: "Although, er. Nighttime and rain don't bode too well for creeping around ledges on a giant stone tower."

9:45 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe tries to pick through the bodies for loot using his spear

[9:45 PM] DM: She pushes a hair behind her ear and shrugs. "Help?"

[9:45 PM] Briar: "Note to self: ear plugs." She shrugs and takes up an oar again. "Everyone still in one piece?"

[9:46 PM] DM: You find daggers... but they aren't poisoned themselves. Apparently they just run them along their skin before attacking.

[9:46 PM] Splint: (is Radzwe still poisoned?)

[9:46 PM] DM: For one minute, yes. And can't come closer to any of you.

[9:47 PM] Kelania: Kelania tries to scare him

[9:47 PM] Kelania: She stands on her tippy toes to make herself "big" and says, "Boo!"

[9:47 PM] Radzwe: ((oops, accidently stabbed you))

[9:48 PM] Kelania: ((lmao))

[9:48 PM] Splint: (I'll cast healing word on myself)

[9:48 PM] DM: So, the poison wears off, you get back to the canoe and continue upriver.

[9:49 PM] Briar: Considering she didn't get any lasting damage, Briar takes over as much rowing as she can (or whatever she's not doing already, at least) so the others can rest and lick their wounds during the trip.

[9:50 PM] Kelania: Kelania attempts to row as well, probably poorly.

[9:50 PM] Splint: "Radzwe, how you holdin' up buddy?"

[9:51 PM] DM: The rain's still coming down in a drizzle, but as it starts getting late in the day, Azaka points towards the sky. "Firefinger."

Rising high above the jungle canopy is a 300-foot-tall, naturally formed spire of rock with smoke issuing from a flaming beacon at the top of it. The walls of the spire are sheer and dotted with small caves. Frail-looking ladders hang from narrow ledges at various heights.

[9:51 PM] Briar: (would people have time to short rest?)

[9:51 PM] Briar: (asking for my action-surge-using pals)

[9:51 PM] DM: Sure, but you also can choose to short or long rest before actually approaching.

[9:52 PM] Splint: (lets long it)

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((agreed))

[9:52 PM] Briar: (do people need long rests?)

[9:52 PM] DM: It is getting towards nightfall.

[9:52 PM] Briar: (because it'd probably be best to approach at night)

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((might be good for some last minute convos, as well))

[9:52 PM] Kelania: ((true))

[9:52 PM] Splint: (we could always wait for nightfall

[9:52 PM] Radzwe: ((I'd be good with a short))

[9:52 PM] Splint: (and just use daylight to see what we can spot by eye)

[9:53 PM] Briar: (like if people have resources that need to recharge over a long rest, sure; i guess there was that ice spell)

[9:53 PM] Kelania: ((I'm good with just short))

[9:53 PM] DM: It's not real easy to see in the rain, but those of you with good eyes can see little figures high up against the flame, flying around the top.

[9:53 PM] Radzwe: ((or we can long I hit it at dawn))

[9:53 PM] Briar: "I don't like the look of all those ladders and ledges."

[9:54 PM] Briar: "If we have to fight our way up, let's try to lure them into an indoor space."

[9:54 PM] Splint: (i'd rather we long, recover all hp and long rest spells, scout during day, and wait til night if we want to attack)

[9:55 PM] Kelania: (Radz and I could try to scout during day)

[9:55 PM] Briar: (if you think that's a better idea i'm fine either way)

[9:55 PM] Kelania: (I don't know how tactically useful that is but I think it'd be fun at least, lol)

[9:56 PM] Splint: (yes, plus darvin must be hit pretty bad)

[9:57 PM] Briar: (i'm just saying, nobody except xandala used any long-rest resources that i know of and people could probably heal up with hit dice)

[9:57 PM] Briar: (scouting's fine too though)

[9:57 PM] DM: Azaka: "We should attack at night or in rain so the flyers can't see us."

[9:57 PM] Briar: "Convenient, I guess."

[9:57 PM] Kelania: "Xandala, can you make it rain?"

[9:57 PM] Briar: (isn't it raining now?)

[9:57 PM] DM: It is raining.

[9:58 PM] DM: Xandala just raises an eyebrow, then wiggles her fingers. "Done."

[9:58 PM] Briar: "Although, er. Nighttime and rain don't bode too well for creeping around ledges on a giant stone tower."

10:14 PM] Kelania: "She could draw them away while staying at the camp."

[10:14 PM] DM: Xandala: "Illusion is not a specialty, no."

[10:14 PM] Briar: "I think we're best off finding a cozy place to watch what we can see from the ground, then just taking our chances at sneaking up to one of those entrances in the pillar once night comes."

[10:15 PM] Splint: Splint imitates Radzwe and flattens himself on the ground and smirks

[10:15 PM] Kelania: "So when you turn people into horses, that's the real deal? Not an illusion?"

[10:15 PM] Radzwe: "An illusion horse couldn't pull a carcass"

[10:16 PM] Kelania: "Hey, what if you turned me into a big hawk or something."

[10:16 PM] Kelania: "Then I could just fly up to the top and grab the mask."

[10:16 PM] Briar: "I think if you grabbed the mask as a big hawk, they would catch and eat you."

[10:17 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe points and nods at Briar

[10:17 PM] Kelania: "I think they want to eat me, regardless."

[10:18 PM] Splint: "Azaka, how many of these pterafolks do you remember seeing last time? A few? A dozen?"

[10:19 PM] DM: Azaka: "It is hard to tell. Probably less than a dozen."

[10:19 PM] Radzwe: "Then we may be over thinking this"

[10:19 PM] Radzwe: "But Kel and I can sneak up and count"

[10:20 PM] Briar: "Well, that could still be two to one. But as long as we stick together and don't get attacked on one of those ladders, we'll probably be okay."

[10:20 PM] Kelania: "You all follow close behind if we get spotted."

[10:21 PM] Radzwe: "azaka do you want to join us to scout?"

[10:21 PM] DM: Azaka nods.

[10:22 PM] Briar: "These creatures rely on vision, right? They must, to keep an eye out from so high up."

[10:22 PM] Radzwe: ((Marching order Azaka, Kel, radz))

[10:22 PM] DM: Azaka: "They  fly fast. Come down from above. Smart, like people."

[10:23 PM] Briar: "But could I try, say, something like this?" She casts disguise self, suddenly appearing four feet tall, thin, and with all her body and belongings colored in a rough approximation of the jungle hues around her.

[10:24 PM] Briar: "Can't fly down at what you can't see, right?"

[10:24 PM] Radzwe: "Stealth is also about walking quietly"

[10:24 PM] Briar: "But they're hundreds of feet up a big mountain column."

[10:25 PM] Radzwe: "So what are we discussing?  The scouting or the attack?"

[10:25 PM] Kelania: "This is maybe a conversation for another time, but how do you do stuff like that, Briar?"

[10:25 PM] Briar: "Magic! And it'd be for the attack, probably. I'm going to have to come along some way, and I'd like to keep the armor."

[10:25 PM] Kelania: "I've gotta get me some of that magic..."

[10:25 PM] Briar: "Don't screw up the scouting, though. Better to go unnoticed without more information than to get caught and mess up the surprise."

[10:25 PM] Radzwe: "Ok, lets go scout, and then we can have an informed discussion"

[10:26 PM] Kelania: "Agreed"

[10:26 PM] Splint: (Hang on)

[10:27 PM] Splint: “Don’t you go dyin on us” Splint casts bless on radzwe, kelania and Azaka before they head off

[10:28 PM] Splint: (+1d4 to attack or saving thow)

[10:28 PM] DM: The bless only lasts for one minute, and probably only as long as they're within 30' but ok.

[10:28 PM] Kelania: (aww, lol)

[10:29 PM] Splint: (Well goddamit I do it anyway because I haven’t been doing much this far)

[10:29 PM] DM: So our scouts head out.

[10:29 PM] DM: Give me stealth checks with advantage for the rain.

[10:29 PM] Kelania: ((23))

[10:30 PM] Radzwe: ((22))

[10:30 PM] DM: And Azaka's 23 makes you all some stealthy mfers.

[10:30 PM] DM: How close are you going?

[10:31 PM] Radzwe: ((Depends on what we see as we close))

[10:31 PM] Kelania: (yeah)

10:31 PM] Radzwe: ((My perception is meh))

[10:31 PM] Kelania: (I'm okay)

[10:31 PM] Kelania: (+3)

[10:32 PM] DM: You start to close on the spire. You can make out figures flying around the top, but you wouldn't be able to pick out individuals by any means. The canopy is fairly full, but spotty at times, and the rain is still coming down.

[10:32 PM] DM: Give me a perception check.

[10:32 PM] Kelania: ((15))

[10:32 PM] Radzwe: ((9))\

[10:32 PM] DM: Up ahead, you see a body.

[10:33 PM] Kelania: ((like, a dead one?))

[10:33 PM] DM: Possibly

[10:33 PM] Radzwe: radzwe sneaks up towards it

[10:33 PM] Kelania: Kelania does a stealthy dash up to the body

[10:34 PM] DM: It's an elf, lying in the mud. Their limbs are bent at awkward angles, there's broken twigs and leaves stuck in their clothes and hair.

[10:34 PM] Kelania: "Uh oh."

[10:34 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe checks the body

[10:35 PM] DM: Checking for what?

[10:35 PM] Kelania: Kel looks up at the tower. "You think they fell?"

[10:35 PM] DM: You're probably 100' from the tower.

[10:35 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe checks first for life, then for loot or anything noteworthy

[10:35 PM] DM: Give me a Medicine check.

[10:36 PM] Radzwe: ((11))

[10:36 PM] Kelania: (I'll also do that)

[10:36 PM] Kelania: ((16))

[10:36 PM] DM: I mean, they're not breathing... probably because the chest seems to be completely caved in. Probably dead. The pockets have been turned inside out and the pouches on their belt are empty too.

[10:37 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe says a prayer to Hela for the elf

[10:37 PM] Radzwe: then moves on

[10:37 PM] Kelania: Kel follows

[10:38 PM] DM: As you continue, you see another, and another. Some of them are in much greater states of decomposition.

[10:38 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe notes there are flyers up above, but is there anything moving around the base of the tower?

[10:39 PM] DM: Perception.

[10:39 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe wonders if they all are similarly devoid of possessions

[10:39 PM] Radzwe: ((10))

[10:39 PM] Kelania: ((22))

[10:39 PM] DM: Not that you can see through the trees. You also don't see movement along the sides of the tower.

[10:39 PM] Kelania: "How far do we want to go?"

[10:39 PM] Kelania: "Should we peak inside?"

[10:40 PM] Radzwe: "Lets get as close to the entrance or first ladder we can"

[10:40 PM] Kelania: "Sounds good."

[10:40 PM] Kelania: Kel continues to move forward

[10:41 PM] DM: You continue on until you reach the base of the spire, unmolested. There's a rope and wood ladder mounted along the southern face that heads up about 60' to a ledge.

[10:41 PM] Kelania: "After you."

[10:41 PM] Radzwe: "Wait to watch and listen"

[10:42 PM] Radzwe: ((Perception check again?))

[10:42 PM] Kelania: Kel nods

[10:42 PM] DM: Sure.

[10:42 PM] Kelania: ((4))

[10:42 PM] Radzwe: ((15))

[10:42 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe assumes Azaka has followed along

10:43 PM] DM: You don't see or hear anything but the rain.

[10:43 PM] Radzwe: "might as well"

[10:43 PM] DM: Azaka is behind you both.

[10:43 PM] Radzwe: ((need a roll?))

[10:44 PM] DM: If you're climbing, it's a Dex(Athletics) check. So Dex check with proficiency if you have athletics trained.

[10:44 PM] Radzwe: ((10))

[10:44 PM] Radzwe: ((can't do it with flare and use acrobatics?))

[10:44 PM] Kelania: ((19))

[10:46 PM] Radzwe: ((acro 15))

[10:46 PM] Splint: (isn't athletics strength based?)

[10:47 PM] Briar: (usually, but there's nothing stopping a check from using a different ability score than its default)

[10:48 PM] DM: You both manage to get up the ladder well enough anyway.

[10:49 PM] DM: You can see there's a tunnel up here, one that goes straight, opens to the left, and curves around to the right.

[10:49 PM] Radzwe: "This will be annoying getting up all these ladders"

[10:50 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe sneaks forward and looks and listens

[10:50 PM] Kelania: Kel stealthily follows

[10:50 PM] DM: Stealth and Perception, please.

[10:50 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe whispers, "I don't suppose the mask is in this first chamber?"

[10:51 PM] Radzwe: St((24)) per((15))

[10:51 PM] Kelania: ((22 stealth, 14 perception))

[10:53 PM] DM: You still dont see or hear anything moving around. Do you both have darkvision?

[10:53 PM] Radzwe: ((Yes))

[10:53 PM] Kelania: ((I don't))

[10:54 PM] DM: Ok, so Kel is practically blind in here. She can't see much further than the entry. Radzwe can see that the tunnel seems to have been naturally carved. There's lots of crevices and stuff along the edges from wind or water or the Spellplague's effects. There's a pit to the left and another tunnel that continues on the other side.

[10:55 PM] Radzwe: "Ok we are probably not going to learn much more, but I want to check this pit up here"

[10:55 PM] Kelania: "Do you want me to follow?"

[10:55 PM] Kelania: "I probably won't be of much help."

[10:55 PM] Radzwe: "Naw, just try to keep me in your sight"

[10:56 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe creaps up to the pit to look down

[10:56 PM] Kelania: "Unless you stand right here at the entrance you're out of my sight."

[10:57 PM] DM: Perception at disadvantage for dim light.

[10:57 PM] Kelania: Kel leans against the wall with her arms crossed and anxiously looks upwards

[10:57 PM] Radzwe: ((7))

[10:58 PM] DM: It's a pit. About 10' deep. You could maybe jump across it if you were strong enough.... but you aren't.

[10:59 PM] Radzwe: ((I can perceive the bottom?))

[10:59 PM] DM: Yeah.

[10:59 PM] Radzwe: ((Do I notice anything like bones or refuse?))

[10:59 PM] DM: Nope.

[10:59 PM] Radzwe: "Alright lets wrap this back, the others are probably going stir crazy"

[11:00 PM] Kelania: "Alright, time to do this for real."

[11:00 PM] DM: Give me another Dex(Athletics) check down.

[11:01 PM] Kelania: (15)

[11:01 PM] Radzwe: ((18))

[11:01 PM] DM: Ok! And a stealth check on the way back to camp, at advantage for the rain.

[11:02 PM] Kelania: ((19))

[11:02 PM] Radzwe: ((23))

[11:02 PM] Briar: (how long has this whole trip taken?)

[11:02 PM] DM: You make it back safe and sound. All in all, probably about an hour?

## Briar and Splint

10:29 PM] Briar: "You know, back home, everyone's amazing at traipsing through the forest without harming a soul or leaving any sign of passage."

[10:29 PM] Briar: "I never picked up that lesson."

[10:36 PM] Splint: "Those folks probably weren't wearing metal armor, I'm guessin'."

[10:37 PM] Briar: "Oh, no. But it's probably more that I got some armor because I wasn't good at it than that I'm not good at it because I wear armor."

[10:39 PM] Splint: "I see. Well, for our sakes, I'm glad you ain't good at sneakin' through a forest and chose the armored do-gooder path instead. Because I don't know how stealthy a 7 foot lady can be anyway."

[10:40 PM] Briar: "You'd be surprised. Magic and all."

[10:42 PM] Splint: "Which magical forest in Faerun are you from anyway?"

[10:43 PM] Briar: "People call it the High Forest. It's not too far from the Sword Coast, but I've been all over."

[10:43 PM] Briar: "What about you? Do you have some tribe in a mountain somewhere that you left?"

[10:46 PM] Splint: "I'm from the Cloud Peak mountains. Not too far south from Baldur's Gate. And let me tell you, I think I'd rather be mining clumps of coal than be swatting away flying lizard people right now."

[10:56 PM] Briar: "How'd you get here? We had a magical teleportation spell, but I doubt you got the same luxury."

[10:57 PM] Splint: "Heh...yeah. I definitely had business-class route to this hellhole."

[10:58 PM] Briar: "It's not that bad, really."

[10:59 PM] Splint: "I'm a cleric with the Order of the Golden Lion - bunch of good lads of Torm. They like to go on these expeditions and hunt down bastards who do Bane's biddings."

[11:00 PM] Briar: "Bane is ... some evil god, right? God of oppression or ambition or something?"

[11:01 PM] Splint: "Bane is the big kahuna. He wants to control everything and everyone on Faerun."

[11:01 PM] Briar: "Lots of people want that, though. Or else why are there kings and such?"

[11:03 PM] Splint: "Sure lots of people want that. But  this guy ain't satisfied with material wealth. He wants to control this land, and the heavens. Especially if it's through violence."

[11:03 PM] Splint: "Most greedy folks take what they want, and that's it. This guy likes the violence part of taking."

[11:04 PM] Splint: "God of Tyranny and Malevolence, they call him."

[11:04 PM] Briar: "Sounds rough. I can see why we don't have him back home."

[11:04 PM] Briar: "Greed's about the biggest sin there is to my people. Taking things isn't really our forté."

## Everyone!

[11:02 PM] Briar: Briar spends that hour, besides chatting with Splint, short-resting to get back her disguise self use.

[11:02 PM] DM: Ok.

[11:02 PM] Radzwe: "If we have rain for advantage, should we go now instead of night?"

[11:03 PM] Briar: "For what now?"

[11:03 PM] Kelania: (lol)

[11:03 PM] Radzwe: "The attack, the rain is basically as good as night for hiding us"

[11:04 PM] Briar: "Oh. If you say so. Being able to see with light is probably a plus for the actual climbing."

11:04 PM] Kelania: "We didn't learn much, to be honest."

[11:04 PM] Radzwe: "What do you think Azaka?  Go while the ran holds or wait for night?"

[11:05 PM] Radzwe: "we learned everyone hostile is likely higher than lower"

[11:05 PM] Briar: "Well, you didn't get attacked by any winged people, right? So that's a plus."

[11:05 PM] DM: Azaka: "They don't fly much in the rain. It is dark inside, but at least we can see the ladders."

[11:05 PM] Kelania: "We saw some folks who did, though."

[11:05 PM] Splint: "Did you see any pterafolk down there? How many of them are there?"

[11:06 PM] Radzwe: "I don't suppose anyone has something that would help with falling?"

[11:06 PM] Briar: "Well. I'm heavy, at least. Probably can't be lifted by anything humanish that can fly."

[11:06 PM] Briar: "So hold on to me?"

[11:07 PM] Radzwe: "sure"

[11:07 PM] Radzwe: "I was thinking of a magic feather fall type situation"

[11:08 PM] Radzwe: "We could maybe tie ourselves together, but I fear that might cause more problems than it solves"

[11:08 PM] Briar: "If I went off, I might pull most of you with me."

[11:08 PM] Briar: "I think we should probably just try to get past as many ledges as we can before anyone knows we're there."

[11:08 PM] Radzwe: "There's our plan"

[11:09 PM] Radzwe: "should we do anything like antitoxin?"

[11:09 PM] Briar: Briar shrugs and downs a gulp of it. "Can't hurt? They might have some poisoned weapons, like those frogpeople."

[11:10 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe holds off

[11:10 PM] Splint: "Did you get a count of how many there were?"

[11:10 PM] Radzwe: "Evrything moving was really high"

[11:11 PM] Radzwe: "So no, nothing firm"

[11:11 PM] DM: So... you set off for the tower? Xandala stays behind, but Darvin comes along, as does Azaka.

[11:11 PM] Briar: (onward!)

[11:11 PM] DM: Let's get Stealth at advantage for the rain.

[11:11 PM] Briar: ((19!))

[11:11 PM] Kelania: ((10...))

[11:12 PM] DM: 22 for both Darvin and Azaka. So as a group, you manage to get to the base of the tower without being spotted.

[11:12 PM] Splint: (11)

[11:12 PM] DM: You pass the same bodies as before.

[11:13 PM] Radzwe: ((20))

[11:13 PM] Briar: Briar wrinkles her nose at them. "What a way to go. Maybe whoever reaches a ladder first should throw a rope down, that we can grab at just in case someone slips."

[11:13 PM] Briar: (reaches the top of\*)

[11:14 PM] DM: You're at the base of the ladder. It's raining, but at least you can see the ladder. Who's going first? Dex-letics.

[11:14 PM] Radzwe: ((22))

[11:14 PM] Kelania: ((13))

[11:14 PM] Briar: ((15))

[11:14 PM] Kelania: (I'm assuming Radz and I)

[11:15 PM] Briar: ((briar's third then))

[11:15 PM] DM: Order does matter, so I'm going to go by first reported, first up.

[11:15 PM] Splint: (7)

[11:15 PM] Briar: (oh, sorry! mine should be 13 actually)

[11:15 PM] Briar: (i forgot i don't actually have athletics proficiency lol)

[11:15 PM] DM: Splint's foot slips and as he struggles to catch himself, he breaks one of the rungs on the ladder, so it's a little harder for the next person.

[11:16 PM] Briar: "Are you okay?"

[11:16 PM] DM: He does get to the top, though. And Darvin and Azaka bring up the rear.

[11:16 PM] Splint: "Oooof...sorry folks. Second times the charm."

11:16 PM] DM: There's not much space at the top, so you all kind of get pushed inside, but it's really dark for anyone without darkvision.

[11:16 PM] Radzwe: "what do we have for light?

[11:17 PM] Briar: "I have torches, if we want to risk it."

[11:17 PM] Radzwe: "Darkvision to the front, torches to the back"

[11:17 PM] Kelania: "Briar, can you fight with a torch in one hand?"

[11:17 PM] Radzwe: ((Unless they can navigate without them safely))

[11:17 PM] Briar: She shrugs. "Kinda? Wouldn't have a shield. I might shove it in my belt and hope everything's too damp to catch."

[11:18 PM] DM: Darvin: "I can hold it and use my sword."

[11:18 PM] Briar: "Great!"

[11:18 PM] Briar: (what would we do without you, darvin)

[11:18 PM] Kelania: (lol)

[11:18 PM] Radzwe: ((Darvin has darkvision I think))

[11:18 PM] Briar: Briar lights a torch with her tinderbox and hands it off to Darvin.

[11:20 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe moves ahead out fo the light

[11:20 PM] DM: There's no real way to avoid the light. The space is small enough that even one torch lights up everything.

[11:21 PM] DM: You can see that there's a tunnel to the right and the 10' pit to the left with a tunnel on the other side.

[11:21 PM] Radzwe: "Do you want a scout ahead or all go as a group?"

[11:21 PM] Briar: "Safety in numbers and all."

[11:21 PM] Radzwe: ((So you have to leap the pit to get to the other tunnel?))

[11:21 PM] Briar: (as a person seven feet tall, could briar just kinda lower herself into the pit)

[11:21 PM] Splint: "Stick together, folks"

[11:22 PM] DM: You can climb in and out if you prefer. There's lots of crevices for hand and footholds.

[11:22 PM] Kelania: ((lower yourself in and carry people across))

[11:22 PM] Splint: (do we see what's in that pit?)

[11:22 PM] Radzwe: ((Hmm, we should check that))

[11:22 PM] DM: Give me perception checks.

[11:23 PM] Briar: ((24))

[11:23 PM] Radzwe: ((21))

[11:23 PM] Kelania: ((8))

[11:23 PM] Splint: (6)

[11:23 PM] DM: It seems empty?

[11:24 PM] Briar: "There are cracks big enough that some animals might hide in them. Snakes and whatnot. This seems pretty high for snakes, though."

[11:24 PM] Radzwe: ((Is there enough ledge to work around the pit at all?))

[11:25 PM] Briar: Briar steps up to the edge of the pit and calls softly into it, using her Speech of Beast and Leaf. "Hey, if you're hiding in there, please come out so we can make sure not to step on you or get too close to your homes."

[11:25 PM] DM: No ledge at all that leads to the other side. If you have a Strength of 15 or more, you could leap across with a 10' head start, but otherwise, climbing's probably the option.

[11:25 PM] Radzwe: I could ki power to double my leap I think

[11:26 PM] Kelania: Kel climbs down into the pit

[11:26 PM] DM: lol Give me a Persuasion check Briar, with advantage per the ability.

[11:26 PM] Briar: (17)

[11:26 PM] Briar: Briar does attempt to hold Kel off until she can see if her words have any result.

[11:26 PM] Kelania: Kel grins and rolls her eyes

[11:27 PM] DM: You see a couple giant spiders ease out of some of the crevices, chittering.

[11:27 PM] Radzwe: I can spend a ki point and jump 18

[11:28 PM] Kelania: "Oh, I'm glad I didn't climb into that spider infested pit."

[11:28 PM] Briar: "Hey there!" she croons into the pit.  "We're just going to go by, but we don't want any trouble. If you're fine with that, just sort of shake your abdomens a little. Once we're done we might have some food for you!"

[11:28 PM] DM: They ease back into their holes.

[11:28 PM] Kelania: "Emphasis on the 'might'"

11:28 PM] Briar: "I didn't see a confirmation. Darn."

[11:29 PM] Briar: She walks around to examine the other passage, just in case.

[11:29 PM] Radzwe: "Do you want me to try to leap across?"

[11:29 PM] Kelania: "Let's check this way, first."

[11:29 PM] Briar: "If you want to carry a rope or something, maybe."

[11:30 PM] DM: As Briar comes around, she can see the light from Darvin's torch.

[11:30 PM] Radzwe: "Azaka could you leap across?"

[11:30 PM] Briar: "This way just loops around," she reports.

[11:30 PM] DM: Azaka: "Probably."

[11:30 PM] Radzwe: "so we have to get across the pit"

[11:30 PM] Briar: "Honestly, I can probably make the leap carrying most of you."

[11:31 PM] Briar: "Just need a little room for a head start."

[11:31 PM] Splint: "That's a swell plan"

[11:31 PM] Radzwe: "could we pull loose the ladder and lay it across?"

[11:32 PM] Briar: "Radzwe, since you can make the jump, do you want to lead us off?"

[11:32 PM] Briar: "Then I can take one or two others across one by one."

[11:33 PM] Radzwe: "I have toburn a monk ability if I do it, unless we come up with a different plan"

[11:33 PM] Briar: "Er, okay. Then grab on." She attempts to lift the goblin.

[11:33 PM] Radzwe: ((Not sure I like this plan))

[11:34 PM] Splint: Splint casts guidance on Briar

[11:34 PM] DM: Give me an athletics check just to make sure you don't faceplant.

[11:34 PM] Radzwe: "I might rather challenge the spiders"

[11:34 PM] Briar: (12)

[11:34 PM] Splint: (+1d4 to an ability check)

[11:34 PM] Briar: (12 is with the guidance)

[11:34 PM] DM: You can make it across with Radzwe, assuming he consented to be carried lol

[11:34 PM] Splint: (ty jesus)

[11:35 PM] Briar: (frankly i'm trying to get us past the Mystery of the 10ft Pit That I Have the Strength to Long Jump)

[11:35 PM] Briar: Briar will continue this process with the other small-sized members of the team if they so desire.

[11:35 PM] Radzwe: ((I consented with my eyes closed))

[11:35 PM] Kelania: Kel lets herself be picked up

[11:35 PM] Radzwe: Radzwe explores forward stealthily

[11:35 PM] DM: On the other side of the pit, there's a small opening and a chimney that leads upwards.

[11:36 PM] Radzwe: "Balls, more climbing"

[11:36 PM] DM: You can't see the top because of how it twists and turns, but you might be able to climb it.

[11:36 PM] Briar: "Rough climb."

[11:36 PM] Briar: "Want me to lead off? Maybe I can lower a rope down from the top or something."

[11:36 PM] Radzwe: ((There are no other exits?))

[11:36 PM] DM: No.

[11:37 PM] Radzwe: ((Search for secret doors))

[11:37 PM] DM: Darvin cannot jump across, but he is unmolested as he climbs down and back up the other side.

[11:37 PM] DM: Investigation.

[11:37 PM] Radzwe: ((5))

[11:37 PM] DM: No doors.

[11:37 PM] Briar: "Huh. Guess the spiders weren't so bad after all."

[11:37 PM] Briar: "At least I got a workout?"

[11:38 PM] Radzwe: "I don't see anything hidden in here, but maybe someone else will"

[11:38 PM] Briar: Briar will try to CLIMB THE THING. Ideally with guidance to help.

[11:38 PM] DM: Straight athletics check for you.

[11:38 PM] Briar: ((oof.))

[11:38 PM] Briar: ((nat1! it's a five))

[11:39 PM] DM: Briar doesn't get very far before she slips and falls and takes two points tailbone damage.

[11:39 PM] Briar: "Ow!"

[11:39 PM] Briar: "Shows me for showing off leaping a pit a half-dozen times."

11:40 PM] DM: And we'll call it here for tonight.