D&D II Act One Scene I - Heroes for hire

Fourier

Journey to Vampiric Canyon, Day Three:
As they ride onward during the morning, the sea next to Zassan visible to their right, Mags spots that the area in front of them has the sand falling upward toward the sky. The affected area stretches for a few miles, though not to the horizon.

At the border of the affected area, directly in front of them, a red skinned being with no face sits juggling sandglasses.

sKeith

"Hello there, Are any of those sandglasses for sale? do you know how we can find safe passage northbound?"

Necro

Fargadras knocks an arrow and slips into cover.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

"Hello there, Are any of those sandglasses for sale? do you know how we can find safe passage northbound?"

He stops juggling and the sandglasses float in the air.

"They are" he says in a voice that comes from nowhere in particular and is oddly musical "Though what price would you pay? Money cannot buy time."

He stands to his feet and waves his hands.

A small island, only 200 feet long, hanging upside down above the desert becomes visible. The sand is flowing upward onto to it forming a small pile of sand. On the island is a small bright red crystal door leading into its interior.

"If you quieten the music within I may be forced to give you one."

Tigger

Ook
What’s sandglasses

sKeith

Sarric tries to stick his fingers in his own ears to block out the music.

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

Ook
What’s sandglasses

OOC: Hourglass. Lads with the sand trickling through.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

He stops juggling and the sandglasses float in the air.

"They are" he says in a voice that comes from nowhere in particular and is oddly musical "Though what price would you pay? Money cannot buy time."

He stands to his feet and waves his hands.

A small island, only 200 feet long, hanging upside down above the desert becomes visible. The sand is flowing upward onto to it forming a small pile of sand. On the island is a small bright red crystal door leading into its interior.

"If you quieten the music within I may be forced to give you one."

I’ll quieten what ever you like
Lead me

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

OOC: Hourglass. Lads with the sand trickling through.

Ook gotcha
Sand timers in pratchett

Banjo

Retula scoffs "Rhiggs, stick a bolt through his heart, that'll silence the music within him. Buh-bom! Buh-bom"

Evade

Fourier wrote: »

"If you quieten the music within I may be forced to give you one."

Therai stands at least 10 feet clear of everyone else, performs a somatic action and a loud crack of thunder erupts from him.

"I may not be able to quieten any music but I can certainly drown it out"

OOC: Casts Thunderclap Cantrip

Fourier

OOC: I'll end with this

The colossal bang from the Thunderclap kicks up the sand around Therai, as it dies down the being can be heard droning softly.

"Ahhh, a moment's solace. Thank you sorcerer. I will let all of you pass through the sands......

Though I will reward even more anybody who solves the problem permanently."

He sits back down and continues juggling.

sKeith

Sarric, thinks to himself, extreme heat would turn the sand to glass, freezing it, possibly stopping the sound.

Sarric produces the fire bolts at island, hoping to melt the sand to glass.

OOC: fire bolt cantrip.

OldGoat

OOC: If the firebolt fails.
"I'm going up for a look." I walk over and step into the edge of the rising sand.

Fourier

sKeith wrote: »

Sarric, thinks to himself, extreme heat would turn the sand to glass, freezing it, possibly stopping the sound.

Sarric produces the fire bolts at island, hoping to melt the sand to glass.

Sarric mouths the incantation and traces a diamond with his hands, from the center of which emerges a small glowing sphere that flies upward to the island and burns into the sand. Enough to slightly melt some of it, but nowhere near all of it.

Banjo

If Mags doesn't get lacerated to **** and die screaming as he ascends to the island and sand fills his lungs, Retula shrugs and steps into the sand flow to follow.

If he does, Retula just shrugs...

Fourier

Retula and Mags spin around in midair and land upside down on the island. Looking around, there is only the red door and a few trees.

Banjo

Retula looks for something on the ground to throw, and if she finds something, she throws it "up" in the air to see if it goes back down to the ground or falls up to the island.
She shouts down :
"Hey, no-face! What happens to the island if we silence the music within? And what happens to those of us on the island? And where's your face?"

She glares at the half-orc.
"Well? Open the door, barf bag!"
She checks her nails.

OldGoat

Mags looks at the door then shouts "OPEN!" at it.
If that fails then I'll check for traps before trying to push the door open.

Necro

Fargadras, if in view of the door trains his bow on the door, arrow ready to fly if any trouble

Fourier

Banjo wrote: »

Retula looks for something on the ground to throw, and if she finds something, she throws it "up" in the air to see if it goes back down to the ground or falls up to the island.
She shouts down :
"Hey, no-face! What happens to the island if we silence the music within? And what happens to those of us on the island? And where's your face?"

The rock falls down a bit before returning to the island ground.

The being looks up at Retula.

"Then I will be unchained and you will have my thanks"

Fourier

OldGoat wrote: »

Mags looks at the door then shouts "OPEN!" at it.
If that fails then I'll check for traps before trying to push the door open.

The door opens, with it comes a breeze carrying the scent of burnt Lilac.

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

I’ll quieten what ever you like
Lead me

The being turns back to Rhiggy.

"Thank you underdweller, simply follow your friends."

OldGoat

I lean in the door and look around.
"Hallooooo, anyone home? I hate to be 'That Guy' but your neighbours are complaining about the music, can you turn it down a bit please. "

Banjo

Raven on her shoulder (i.e. +7), Retula stands behind the bard and perceives the crap out of that doorway and what's beyond.

sKeith

Sarric runs and leaps into the sand floating upwards area.

Necro

Fargadras looks to join the party if possible going through the door. He stays in cover with his bow drawn and an arrow nocked.

Evade

Therai's curiosity is piqued and he joins the rest at the door.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

The being turns back to Rhiggy.

"Thank you underdweller, simply follow your friends."

I do

Tigger

Necrominus wrote: »

Fargadras looks to join the party if possible going through the door. He stays in cover with his bow drawn and an arrow nocked.

Ook
That sounds very tiring