GAL 10: Protect the GAL's Interests (Turn 36)

[thinkslogically]

Turn 8



"temporial Anomally Phenomenom or TAP for short. Actually I know of a mudhoneyfountiN you can probably live at, if you guys are interested. hello, this is Busbee, don't worry this bee is friendly."
"Coool! Honey's my favourite! It's still kind of too cold for us to move yet because there's no food. But if you have honey... Hey! We could eat that!"

"Right, hello. Now that I'm over here I've noticed a bit of a problem. This grate that we need to get through - when we're done helping, of course - opens outwards, see? And I can't tell how far up it goes, but it looks like it might touch your hive if it opens all the way up there. I don't want it to break. Have you ever seen this grate open before? Did it open safely without squashing your house? If not, we're going to need to come up with a plan!"
"Hey! Yeah, no, don't open that! If you damage our hive we're going to have a problem and you REALLY don't want that! I think you've probably stayed here long enough, don't you? Go somewhere else now."
"YEAH!"
"That's a nice house alright, but I don't know about the neighborhood. I can think of better places to live if I were a bee, for example like by our fountain of infinite mudhoney that grants magical powers, and has full-time guards so a bee can live in peace without being bothered. That's where I would live, if I were a bee. Too bad we don't know any bees that would really enjoy the good life like that.".
"Wait, what? You have a FOUNTAIN of honey? Well now... why didn't you say so?"

Holds pops up for a breath of air and floats back down.

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.[tabs: Tinkers-with-Stuff]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Samurai Sword: 2H, ATT +3
• Spear: 2H, ATT +1

[tabs: First of All]

Stats:
ATT: 3
DEF: 3
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Echo Mace - 2H, ATT +3, Damage from Mace vs. creature happens again automatically on next round, regardless of attack.
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Veil of Protection: Darkvision, Immune to sight and sleep effects while worn.
• Chainshirt of Retribution: DEF +2, Attacks against the wearer have a 10% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker. If the attack deals damage to the wearer, the armor has an additional 20% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker.
• Iron Bracelet: Provides minor resistance to some mind altering effects.
• Gloves of Bashing: If unarmed or wielding a bludgeoning weapon, the wearer does an additional 1 DAM on attacks that ignores target DEF
• Boots of Levitation: Activation allows vertical but not horizontal movement (3 x height/turn; max 10 rounds/adventure, doesn't need to be consecutive.)
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Burning Wand: Deals 2 DAM, ignores DEF due to gear. This wand has 3 charges and cannot be recharged as every use will make the stick burn away.
• Speaker Stone (complete)
• Small Bag
• Miniature Stormcloud: With an eye!
• Pocket Portal: Can be used to hide one item (any size). Stored items can ONLY be retrieved by the person who put them there
• Turtleshell Buckler: 1H, DEF +1 when using ranged weapons. When using melee weapons, each round the wearer can choose to attempt to use it defensively (retains +1 DEF, but attacks are made at -1 ATT), or attempt to fight offensively ( +1 DEF bonus is lost, but attack is made without penalty).
• Potion of Stomach Settling (Blue Potion) (6 doses): Drinker is cured of any nausea effects, and is immune to nausea effects for 2d5 turns.
• Potion of Ill Thirst (Green Potion) (4 doses): Drinker is overcome with parching thirst, and will attempt to consume any nearby liquids for 1d3, to the exclusion of any other actions.
• Potion of Burning Lust (Pink Potion) (5 doses): Drinker is overcome with lust towards the nearest creature of relatively similar physiology for 1d3, to the exclusion of other actions.
• Potion of Feigned Death (Grey Potion) (3 doses): Drinker falls into a death-like state for 2d3 turns.
• Stoppered Vial of Healing Potion: Heals 1d3 HP, single use (2)
• "Fancy Spidersilk Pantaloons: flowing and iridescently grey, confers minor resistance to temperature extremes" (bought from Ormila)
• 18 x Arrow (bought from Ormila)
• 4 x Healing Potion (traded from Mouse Chef for 4 x full corpses)
• 2 x "sleeping poison - Causes 1+1d3 turns of sleep when consumed. One use" (traded from Swamp Witch)
• 1 x "freeze-explosive - Causes 2DAM to 1 enemy and 1DAM splash damage to nearby enemies. Chance to freeze the targets. One use." (traded from Swamp Witch).

[tabs: Holds-a-Hat]

ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Items:

• Hide Swamp Hopper Shield: 1H, DEF +1, 15% chance to break

[tabs: TAP]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Skills: Can summon a mudhoney shield at will (+1 DEF for 4 rounds (stackable))

Items:

• Leather armour
• Silver cloak pin
• Simple axe
• Pirate hat

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[Arch Lich Burns]

"Well....not on me. Wait... hmm..." TAP summons his MUDHONEY shield for the bee to munch on.

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Might as well try, yea?

[nikohl]

"I have a pot of honey... But it's back at HQ. Do you think you could make it there on what food you've got, then rest at our house and eat that honey ready for your big trip to the fountain?"

[thinkslogically]

Two actions still missing. I'll give it until Wednesday, then I'm going to start doing updates regardless of how many actions I have

[Narshe]

Sorry y'all, I'm moving this weekend, and things have been crazy.

Tinkers smirks at the lead bee. "Well I did say so, just now. The fountain has the most delicious mudhoney ever - and did I mention the bit about how you get magical powers? But here's the thing - the fountain's really meant for creatures that are noble and kind. Do you think moving near someone else's home, and then bullying them because you don't like their habits, makes you noble or kind? Can you convince me that you're going to be better from now on?"

[thinkslogically]

Turn 9



"Well....not on me. Wait... hmm..."

TAP decides that now is the time to summon her mud-honey shield and a honeycomb-shaped amber shield appears on her arm.

"Ooohhhhh! Shiny! And gooey...! Nom nom nom nom nom!"

"I have a pot of honey... But it's back at HQ. Do you think you could make it there on what food you've got, then rest at our house and eat that honey ready for your big trip to the fountain?"
"Well... That doesn't seem like the sort of thing we usually do -"
"This is AWESOME!!"
"... I think we can probably make an exception. Ok. You give us directions to this Fountain of yours and we'll be on our way!"
"Well I did say so, just now. The fountain has the most delicious mudhoney ever - and did I mention the bit about how you get magical powers? But here's the thing - the fountain's really meant for creatures that are noble and kind. Do you think moving near someone else's home, and then bullying them because you don't like their habits, makes you noble or kind? Can you convince me that you're going to be better from now on?"
"...Wait, what? No-one said anything about caveats! Your buddy promised us honey! No, screw that! We're going to go and live at your stupid fountain and YOU can't stop us! ...Unless you don't tell us where it is I guess..."
"YEAH!"
"It's SOOOO good! omnomnomnomnomnom"

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.[tabs: Tinkers-with-Stuff]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Samurai Sword: 2H, ATT +3
• Spear: 2H, ATT +1

[tabs: First of All]

Stats:
ATT: 3
DEF: 3
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Echo Mace - 2H, ATT +3, Damage from Mace vs. creature happens again automatically on next round, regardless of attack.
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Veil of Protection: Darkvision, Immune to sight and sleep effects while worn.
• Chainshirt of Retribution: DEF +2, Attacks against the wearer have a 10% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker. If the attack deals damage to the wearer, the armor has an additional 20% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker.
• Iron Bracelet: Provides minor resistance to some mind altering effects.
• Gloves of Bashing: If unarmed or wielding a bludgeoning weapon, the wearer does an additional 1 DAM on attacks that ignores target DEF
• Boots of Levitation: Activation allows vertical but not horizontal movement (3 x height/turn; max 10 rounds/adventure, doesn't need to be consecutive.)
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Burning Wand: Deals 2 DAM, ignores DEF due to gear. This wand has 3 charges and cannot be recharged as every use will make the stick burn away.
• Speaker Stone (complete)
• Small Bag
• Miniature Stormcloud: With an eye!
• Pocket Portal: Can be used to hide one item (any size). Stored items can ONLY be retrieved by the person who put them there
• Turtleshell Buckler: 1H, DEF +1 when using ranged weapons. When using melee weapons, each round the wearer can choose to attempt to use it defensively (retains +1 DEF, but attacks are made at -1 ATT), or attempt to fight offensively ( +1 DEF bonus is lost, but attack is made without penalty).
• Potion of Stomach Settling (Blue Potion) (6 doses): Drinker is cured of any nausea effects, and is immune to nausea effects for 2d5 turns.
• Potion of Ill Thirst (Green Potion) (4 doses): Drinker is overcome with parching thirst, and will attempt to consume any nearby liquids for 1d3, to the exclusion of any other actions.
• Potion of Burning Lust (Pink Potion) (5 doses): Drinker is overcome with lust towards the nearest creature of relatively similar physiology for 1d3, to the exclusion of other actions.
• Potion of Feigned Death (Grey Potion) (3 doses): Drinker falls into a death-like state for 2d3 turns.
• Stoppered Vial of Healing Potion: Heals 1d3 HP, single use (2)
• "Fancy Spidersilk Pantaloons: flowing and iridescently grey, confers minor resistance to temperature extremes" (bought from Ormila)
• 18 x Arrow (bought from Ormila)
• 4 x Healing Potion (traded from Mouse Chef for 4 x full corpses)
• 2 x "sleeping poison - Causes 1+1d3 turns of sleep when consumed. One use" (traded from Swamp Witch)
• 1 x "freeze-explosive - Causes 2DAM to 1 enemy and 1DAM splash damage to nearby enemies. Chance to freeze the targets. One use." (traded from Swamp Witch).

[tabs: Holds-a-Hat]

ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Items:

• Hide Swamp Hopper Shield: 1H, DEF +1, 15% chance to break

[tabs: TAP]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Skills: Can summon a mudhoney shield at will (+1 DEF for 4 rounds (stackable))

Items:

• Leather armour
• Silver cloak pin
• Simple axe
• Pirate hat

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[Arch Lich Burns]

Tap grins at his bee friend and pets it. Tap then gives Busbee directions to the mudhoney fountan

[nikohl]

"Well, I think you'll do just fine at the fountain as long as you remember that you're the new guys there, and you won't be in charge of it. There are guardians already at the fountain, and they won't take kindly to being stung like these mer-folk did. You don't want to fly all the way there and not make any friends. But I think a smart bee like you will be able to prove you're totally worthy of living at the mudhoney fountain - and maybe you can even help guard it eventually, if you wanted!

You should get some of TAP's honey shield before it's gone, and listen to the directions he's giving to your friend Busbee now. If you get too hungry on your way, you can make a quick detour at the big tree... [insert directions to HQ here]... and tell them I've given you permission to eat my pot of mudhoney there."

[Narshe]

Tinkers smirks at the bee. "Hey, don't sweat it - who's perfect, eh? I can't guarantee whether the fountain guardians will give you credit for this, but you could prove that you're capable of good by helping us out. You said you had some stuff that we could have - if you don't need it for anything else, share it with us, that will prove generosity. You could also help us get inside and tell us anything you know that might help us about what's inside - that would show helpfulness. Finally, the most important bit, you could apologize to the mer-folk for the inconvenience. This will not cost you anything, but will mean a lot to them. And you may not understand this yet, but getting along with people who are different from you and working together is immensely important - it lets all of us to eventually get more stuff the way we want than trying by ourselves, even if you have to compromise a little bit in the beginning."

Then she'll lift herself out of the water and look for ways to open the door.

[thinkslogically]

Turn 10



"Well, I think you'll do just fine at the fountain as long as you remember that you're the new guys there, and you won't be in charge of it. There are guardians already at the fountain, and they won't take kindly to being stung like these mer-folk did. You don't want to fly all the way there and not make any friends. But I think a smart bee like you will be able to prove you're totally worthy of living at the mudhoney fountain - and maybe you can even help guard it eventually, if you wanted! "
"Hey, don't sweat it - who's perfect, eh? I can't guarantee whether the fountain guardians will give you credit for this, but you could prove that you're capable of good by helping us out. You said you had some stuff that we could have - if you don't need it for anything else, share it with us, that will prove generosity. You could also help us get inside and tell us anything you know that might help us about what's inside - that would show helpfulness. Finally, the most important bit, you could apologize to the mer-folk for the inconvenience. This will not cost you anything, but will mean a lot to them. And you may not understand this yet, but getting along with people who are different from you and working together is immensely important - it lets all of us to eventually get more stuff the way we want than trying by ourselves, even if you have to compromise a little bit in the beginning."


"Pffft! No! But we will take your honey!! Haha! That fountain is totally ours now! So long suckers!"
"YEAH!!"

TAP grins and gives Busbee directions to the Mudhoney fountain and the wasps finally leave.

"Are they gone?"
"Well it's about time!"
"So we can sing again?"

Tinkers checks the door and finds it is held closed with a simple latch. It'll destroy the wasp nest if they open it, but that's probably not such an issue any more.

Holds spaces out for a second time.

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.[tabs: Tinkers-with-Stuff]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Samurai Sword: 2H, ATT +3
• Spear: 2H, ATT +1

[tabs: First of All]

Stats:
ATT: 3
DEF: 3
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Echo Mace - 2H, ATT +3, Damage from Mace vs. creature happens again automatically on next round, regardless of attack.
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Veil of Protection: Darkvision, Immune to sight and sleep effects while worn.
• Chainshirt of Retribution: DEF +2, Attacks against the wearer have a 10% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker. If the attack deals damage to the wearer, the armor has an additional 20% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker.
• Iron Bracelet: Provides minor resistance to some mind altering effects.
• Gloves of Bashing: If unarmed or wielding a bludgeoning weapon, the wearer does an additional 1 DAM on attacks that ignores target DEF
• Boots of Levitation: Activation allows vertical but not horizontal movement (3 x height/turn; max 10 rounds/adventure, doesn't need to be consecutive.)
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Burning Wand: Deals 2 DAM, ignores DEF due to gear. This wand has 3 charges and cannot be recharged as every use will make the stick burn away.
• Speaker Stone (complete)
• Small Bag
• Miniature Stormcloud: With an eye!
• Pocket Portal: Can be used to hide one item (any size). Stored items can ONLY be retrieved by the person who put them there
• Turtleshell Buckler: 1H, DEF +1 when using ranged weapons. When using melee weapons, each round the wearer can choose to attempt to use it defensively (retains +1 DEF, but attacks are made at -1 ATT), or attempt to fight offensively ( +1 DEF bonus is lost, but attack is made without penalty).
• Potion of Stomach Settling (Blue Potion) (6 doses): Drinker is cured of any nausea effects, and is immune to nausea effects for 2d5 turns.
• Potion of Ill Thirst (Green Potion) (4 doses): Drinker is overcome with parching thirst, and will attempt to consume any nearby liquids for 1d3, to the exclusion of any other actions.
• Potion of Burning Lust (Pink Potion) (5 doses): Drinker is overcome with lust towards the nearest creature of relatively similar physiology for 1d3, to the exclusion of other actions.
• Potion of Feigned Death (Grey Potion) (3 doses): Drinker falls into a death-like state for 2d3 turns.
• Stoppered Vial of Healing Potion: Heals 1d3 HP, single use (2)
• "Fancy Spidersilk Pantaloons: flowing and iridescently grey, confers minor resistance to temperature extremes" (bought from Ormila)
• 18 x Arrow (bought from Ormila)
• 4 x Healing Potion (traded from Mouse Chef for 4 x full corpses)
• 2 x "sleeping poison - Causes 1+1d3 turns of sleep when consumed. One use" (traded from Swamp Witch)
• 1 x "freeze-explosive - Causes 2DAM to 1 enemy and 1DAM splash damage to nearby enemies. Chance to freeze the targets. One use." (traded from Swamp Witch).

[tabs: Holds-a-Hat]

ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Items:

• Hide Swamp Hopper Shield: 1H, DEF +1, 15% chance to break

[tabs: TAP]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Skills: Can summon a mudhoney shield at will (+1 DEF for 4 rounds (stackable))

Items:

• Leather armour
• Silver cloak pin
• Simple axe
• Pirate hat

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[Runsaround]

Holds stop spacing and climbs out of the lake, hopefully before drowning.

"Help up, please?"

[Arch Lich Burns]

Tap waves goodbye to busbee and tells the merpeople is okay now before he swims over

[nikohl]

All helps Holds up, and looks inside the nest in case there's anything in there before they go squishing it.

"Well, that took a while, but I'm glad it was resolved peacefully. Hey, you guys don't know whether other people come this way often or anything else that might be useful, do you? You said you lived here long before the bees moved in, so you're our best source of information about this place..."

[thinkslogically]

Turn 11



"Help up, please?"
"Well, that took a while, but I'm glad it was resolved peacefully. Hey, you guys don't know whether other people come this way often or anything else that might be useful, do you? You said you lived here long before the bees moved in, so you're our best source of information about this place..."

TAP waves goodbye to Busbee and swims across the pool. All helps Holds out the pond.

All investigates the wasps nest and finds that it's little more than a papery bag of air and hexagons. That's disappointing...

Tinkers spaces out.

The merfolk start singing and the sound is AWFUL. The screeching "melody" is almost painful and it's getting worse...

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.[tabs: Tinkers-with-Stuff]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Samurai Sword: 2H, ATT +3
• Spear: 2H, ATT +1

[tabs: First of All]

Stats:
ATT: 3
DEF: 3
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Echo Mace - 2H, ATT +3, Damage from Mace vs. creature happens again automatically on next round, regardless of attack.
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Veil of Protection: Darkvision, Immune to sight and sleep effects while worn.
• Chainshirt of Retribution: DEF +2, Attacks against the wearer have a 10% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker. If the attack deals damage to the wearer, the armor has an additional 20% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker.
• Iron Bracelet: Provides minor resistance to some mind altering effects.
• Gloves of Bashing: If unarmed or wielding a bludgeoning weapon, the wearer does an additional 1 DAM on attacks that ignores target DEF
• Boots of Levitation: Activation allows vertical but not horizontal movement (3 x height/turn; max 10 rounds/adventure, doesn't need to be consecutive.)
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Burning Wand: Deals 2 DAM, ignores DEF due to gear. This wand has 3 charges and cannot be recharged as every use will make the stick burn away.
• Speaker Stone (complete)
• Small Bag
• Miniature Stormcloud: With an eye!
• Pocket Portal: Can be used to hide one item (any size). Stored items can ONLY be retrieved by the person who put them there
• Turtleshell Buckler: 1H, DEF +1 when using ranged weapons. When using melee weapons, each round the wearer can choose to attempt to use it defensively (retains +1 DEF, but attacks are made at -1 ATT), or attempt to fight offensively ( +1 DEF bonus is lost, but attack is made without penalty).
• Potion of Stomach Settling (Blue Potion) (6 doses): Drinker is cured of any nausea effects, and is immune to nausea effects for 2d5 turns.
• Potion of Ill Thirst (Green Potion) (4 doses): Drinker is overcome with parching thirst, and will attempt to consume any nearby liquids for 1d3, to the exclusion of any other actions.
• Potion of Burning Lust (Pink Potion) (5 doses): Drinker is overcome with lust towards the nearest creature of relatively similar physiology for 1d3, to the exclusion of other actions.
• Potion of Feigned Death (Grey Potion) (3 doses): Drinker falls into a death-like state for 2d3 turns.
• Stoppered Vial of Healing Potion: Heals 1d3 HP, single use (2)
• "Fancy Spidersilk Pantaloons: flowing and iridescently grey, confers minor resistance to temperature extremes" (bought from Ormila)
• 18 x Arrow (bought from Ormila)
• 4 x Healing Potion (traded from Mouse Chef for 4 x full corpses)
• 2 x "sleeping poison - Causes 1+1d3 turns of sleep when consumed. One use" (traded from Swamp Witch)
• 1 x "freeze-explosive - Causes 2DAM to 1 enemy and 1DAM splash damage to nearby enemies. Chance to freeze the targets. One use." (traded from Swamp Witch).

[tabs: Holds-a-Hat]

ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Items:

• Hide Swamp Hopper Shield: 1H, DEF +1, 15% chance to break

[tabs: TAP]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Skills: Can summon a mudhoney shield at will (+1 DEF for 4 rounds (stackable))

Items:

• Leather armour
• Silver cloak pin
• Simple axe
• Pirate hat

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[Arch Lich Burns]

TAP tries hs best to get up, and open the door

[Narshe]

Tinkerscan't believe she posted so late and spaced out! She attempts to bluff the merfolk, shouting "Hide my friends, the bees are coming back!" Then she'll try to help open the door, knocking the hornet nest aside if necessary. If the others get the door open first, she'll block her ears and enter, tentatively stepping around the suspicious-looking slime.

[nikohl]

All waves goodbye to the mermen since they don't seem in a chatty mood, and helps everyone get up and inside when door opening is done. She too will avoid the goo, especially if it slides out when the door gets opened. Eww.

[Runsaround]

Holds follows behind quietly, taking a moment to look at the goo closely as he passes.

[thinkslogically]

Turn 12



"Hide my friends, the bees are coming back!"

The merfolk duck under the water and the goblins get a brief respite from the godsawful sound of their singing. The silence is remarkably soothing, but it's only a few moments before the merfolk pop back out.

"Hey! Don't be an asshole! That's not funny."
"Ah, let it go! Now, from the top! A-one and a-two and a-three"

And then the screeching begins again.

The goblins open the metal gate and watch in disgust as the big green glob of... whatever the hell that is. It twitches and vibrates and seems to scooch just a little bit up Taps leg. She kicks it off and the goblins climb up into the tunnel.



And into a new area!

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.[tabs: Tinkers-with-Stuff]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Samurai Sword: 2H, ATT +3
• Spear: 2H, ATT +1

[tabs: First of All]

Stats:
ATT: 3
DEF: 3
HP: 6/6

Items:

• Echo Mace - 2H, ATT +3, Damage from Mace vs. creature happens again automatically on next round, regardless of attack.
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Veil of Protection: Darkvision, Immune to sight and sleep effects while worn.
• Chainshirt of Retribution: DEF +2, Attacks against the wearer have a 10% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker. If the attack deals damage to the wearer, the armor has an additional 20% chance to deal 1 DAM to the attacker.
• Iron Bracelet: Provides minor resistance to some mind altering effects.
• Gloves of Bashing: If unarmed or wielding a bludgeoning weapon, the wearer does an additional 1 DAM on attacks that ignores target DEF
• Boots of Levitation: Activation allows vertical but not horizontal movement (3 x height/turn; max 10 rounds/adventure, doesn't need to be consecutive.)
• DreamerÔÇÖs Bow: 2H, ATT +2, +25% chance of causes sleep to target even if target was not damaged.
• Burning Wand: Deals 2 DAM, ignores DEF due to gear. This wand has 3 charges and cannot be recharged as every use will make the stick burn away.
• Speaker Stone (complete)
• Small Bag
• Miniature Stormcloud: With an eye!
• Pocket Portal: Can be used to hide one item (any size). Stored items can ONLY be retrieved by the person who put them there
• Turtleshell Buckler: 1H, DEF +1 when using ranged weapons. When using melee weapons, each round the wearer can choose to attempt to use it defensively (retains +1 DEF, but attacks are made at -1 ATT), or attempt to fight offensively ( +1 DEF bonus is lost, but attack is made without penalty).
• Potion of Stomach Settling (Blue Potion) (6 doses): Drinker is cured of any nausea effects, and is immune to nausea effects for 2d5 turns.
• Potion of Ill Thirst (Green Potion) (4 doses): Drinker is overcome with parching thirst, and will attempt to consume any nearby liquids for 1d3, to the exclusion of any other actions.
• Potion of Burning Lust (Pink Potion) (5 doses): Drinker is overcome with lust towards the nearest creature of relatively similar physiology for 1d3, to the exclusion of other actions.
• Potion of Feigned Death (Grey Potion) (3 doses): Drinker falls into a death-like state for 2d3 turns.
• Stoppered Vial of Healing Potion: Heals 1d3 HP, single use (2)
• "Fancy Spidersilk Pantaloons: flowing and iridescently grey, confers minor resistance to temperature extremes" (bought from Ormila)
• 18 x Arrow (bought from Ormila)
• 4 x Healing Potion (traded from Mouse Chef for 4 x full corpses)
• 2 x "sleeping poison - Causes 1+1d3 turns of sleep when consumed. One use" (traded from Swamp Witch)
• 1 x "freeze-explosive - Causes 2DAM to 1 enemy and 1DAM splash damage to nearby enemies. Chance to freeze the targets. One use." (traded from Swamp Witch).

[tabs: Holds-a-Hat]

ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Items:

• Hide Swamp Hopper Shield: 1H, DEF +1, 15% chance to break

[tabs: TAP]

Stats:
ATT: 1
DEF: 1
HP: 5/5

Skills: Can summon a mudhoney shield at will (+1 DEF for 4 rounds (stackable))

Items:

• Leather armour
• Silver cloak pin
• Simple axe
• Pirate hat

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[Narshe]

Tinkers pokes at that pipe with the butt end of her spear, trying to see if anything comes out of it. If nothing happens, she'll dip the butt end of the spear into the acid-looking pond to see if anything bad happens.

[nikohl]

(I'm hoping that pond isn't acid, since we're standing in the overflow from it... it's probably more sewage. Icky ick!)

All judges whether or not the goblins would be able to jump the gap, since she's had enough of paddling in gross-ness. She thinks it's probably too far though.

"Did anyone bring a rope or anything? I don't have one."

[thinkslogically]

Mini-Update cos nothing's really happening...

All inspects the gap and decides that the distance isn't likely to be the hard part of the jump - the low ceiling is. Still, with a bit of luck it should be possible.

Tinkers pokes the end of the pipe with the butt of her spear. It ends up covered in something smelling quite a lot of rotten food and sewage... She dips it in the "acid" pool and discovers that it's probably NOT acid. It's DEFINITELY stinky though and her spear is now disgusting.

[nikohl]

All goes for a Superman-style jump across the gap, aiming to avoid bashing her head on the pipe and at least get the majority of the front part of herself where all her useful stuff (like her face) is, onto the non-icky other side. If she can keep her nice new pants and fancy boots out of the water too, bonus!

[Arch Lich Burns]

Tap waits for the goblin to jump across before attempting the same

[Narshe]

Tinkers resigns herself to being yucky, and heaves a massive sigh before diving into the sewage, and poking through the horrible pile at the bottom, optimistically looking for anything useful or of interest.