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D&D Beginner's Game: Act 1, Scene 2(c): Painted Faces

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  • 20-04-2018 7:48pm
    #1
    The Dungeon Master
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    Stufur and Webby come through the portal together, into a a corridor.

    Immediately, they are met with a torrent of abuse so vile they think they have portalled to the far side of the arena....

    'You killed me!'
    'Vagabond'
    'I was just getting started!'
    "Is this justice, what do you fight for? I did what was right. Praise Soet, the world for Soet. Soet.....MY SOET....WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!!!"
    'I wasn't agile enough!'
    'The Dice were loaded!'

    They look around and immediately spot the far wall. It is lined with thousands of stone heads jutting out from it - each screaming in unison at Webby and Stufur.

    The passage leads west.


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    Fourier
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    Stufur feels quite unnerved.

    "Halfling, let us venture down this passage, your name"

    He tires to ignore the stone heads.


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    Necro
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    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur feels quite unnerved.

    "Halfling, let us venture down this passage, your name"

    He tires to ignore the stone heads.

    One of the faces is a little louder than most, and shouts directly at Stufur:

    "If I can't be buried with my people, at least bury me here with my love. Bury me with Dunc....."


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Necrominus wrote: »
    One of the faces is a little louder than most, and shouts directly at Stufur:

    "If I can't be buried with my people, at least bury me here with my love. Bury me with Dunc....."

    OOC: Get out of here, non player :cool:


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    Nebelwerfer
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    'Are you not seeing what I am seeing? They are talking stones, and they are talking to US?!'

    Webby turns to the stone heads, now curious, to see if they pose any immediate danger.

    'Oh and its Webby, by the way, Webby Frothfist. Son of Falik Frothfist. And you, elf, do you have a name?'


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Nebelwerfer wrote: »

    Webby turns to the stone heads, now curious, to see if they pose any immediate danger.

    A stone face simply shouts at him:

    "ha, debt collectors never got me, I WIN!"


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    Fourier
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    "It's Stufur, Stufur Evergreen, I..."

    The latest stonehead catches his attention, he creeps toward it.

    "What did you say stone being?"


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Fourier wrote: »

    "What did you say stone being?"

    The stone head speaks again:

    "Err, careful here, 'tis dangerous"

    The voice is incredibly familiar to Stufur.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    "Have you not learned to take caution after the last time, ELF?!"


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    Nebelwerfer
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    Webby pulls out his spyglass "'There are safer ways to do this".


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Nebelwerfer wrote: »
    Webby pulls out his spyglass "'There are safer ways to do this".

    Peering into the spyglass, the stone face looks huge. It almost looks at Webby as it speaks again:

    "Thats what 167 years of practice gets ya!"


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    The Dungeon Master
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    He also notices a little gleam behind the face.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    Webby replies "The years have not been kind to you my friend..".


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    Fourier
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    Stufur hesitates.

    "Uncle Saeros? Is that you?"


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur hesitates.

    "Uncle Saeros? Is that you?"

    The stone head speaks again:

    "Pardon, I missed that, what was it you said dwarf?"


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    Nebelwerfer
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    "I dont have a good feeling about this Elf..."

    Webby looks around to see if he can find anything useful for what surely will be a long and weary road ahead.

    "We should not be hanging around for too long..."


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    Fourier
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    Stufur shakes his head, is it reading his memories? "Got to keep it together" he thinks.

    "Come on Halfling, let's take the passage."

    He heads West.


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    The Dungeon Master
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    Nebelwerfer wrote: »

    Webby looks around to see if he can find anything useful for what surely will be a long and weary road ahead.

    Webby finds nothing further of note in the corridor. The gleam catches his eye again though as the face yet again speaks:

    "I'll call us friends over a glass of wine".


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    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur shakes his head, is it reading his memories? "Got to keep it together" he thinks.

    "Come on Halfling, let's take the passage."

    He heads West.

    Stufur comes to the end of the passageway, and it leads into a room.

    The faces continue to scream at Webby behind him.

    The room is of average side, non-descript features save for a statue of a nude dwarf to the north. It is such perfection that it brings a small tear to the eye of the little elf.

    OOC: Think this, but nude

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    A door lies to the west also.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    Webby shakes his head and turns to Stufur "Wait for me elf, my legs are somewhat shorter" and scuttles after him.


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    The Dungeon Master
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    As Webby enters the room, catching up with Stufur, the shouting faces grow silent.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    "Now is not the time to admire the dwarven stature elf, we should find a way forward".

    Webby starts inspecting the walls.


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    Fourier
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    Stufur approaches the statue and looks at it for inscriptions in any language he understands.
    "Now is not the time to admire the dwarven stature elf, we should find a way forward".
    "Perhaps there is some secret concealed within this statue"

    He is surprised at the statue's physique, he considered dwarves smaller than elves in all respects, he was obviously mistaken.


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    Nebelwerfer wrote: »
    Webby starts inspecting the walls.

    Nothing of note on the south, east or west walls.

    A closer inspection of the north wall reveals a small gap between the statue and the wall.

    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur approaches the statue and looks at it for inscriptions in any language he understands.


    "Perhaps there is some secret concealed within this statue"

    He is surprised at the statue's physique, he considered dwarves smaller than elves in all respects, he was obviously mistaken.

    No inscriptions, but there appears to be something off about his beard. A... slight gap between the area at his chin and the longer part of the stone.


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    Fourier
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    Stufur pulls at the beard, hoping against hope he doesn't activate something too nasty.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    Webby hides in the shadows


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    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur pulls at the beard, hoping against hope he doesn't activate something too nasty.

    Both Stufur and Webby hear a loud click, and the dwarven statue begins to slide to the right....


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    The Dungeon Master
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    The statue locks in place in its new position. An alcove is revealed behind the statue.


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    Fourier
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    Stufur looks into the alcove without budging from his current position.


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    Fourier wrote: »
    Stufur looks into the alcove without budging from his current position.

    Within the alcove a shortbow and a quiver with 5 arrows hangs from the wall.

    There is also a small chest on the back wall of the alcove.


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    Nebelwerfer
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    "Oooh treasures, how nice... I suppose trinkets never go a miss, especially when it could potentially save our lives".

    Webby inspects the shortbow.


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