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\o

(not sure how long I'll be)

o/

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/o/

I wanna game :(

:(

RFS maybe?

goblins?

goblins

ScrubRFSSkills.txt

Finding bugs (1)
Finding traps (1)
Embarrassing people (2)
Giving advice (1)
Finding bird food (1)
Finding people (1)
Eavesdropping (1)
Finding equipment (1)
Remembering stuff (1)
Understanding Polken (3)
Communicating silently (1)
Causing distraction (2)
Finding Cool Bugs (2)


XP: 3

i believe we left off after you somehow successfully robbed a bank

hereabouts

Polken puts on a their best attempt at a serious face (4)

@bobble [s] You look like the most serious goblin who ever serioused.

Making Faces (2)

Scrubs has the keys at this moment, and the guards are preoccupied helping the guard with a scorched shoe - one of them is helpfully donating his own boot.

(still not free, really sorry for the lack of warning 😢)

(glad you are gaming 💖)

Scrub will thump around to the teller and goes "Well, laddie, if you can't withdraw my gold I'll just have to come back another time. I expect a more professional teller will meet me then!"

"We're very sorry you had a poor experience today, sir," the teller says through very gritted teeth.

A nearby employee has started dolefully scrubbing bug legs off the counter.

"You better be!", and thumping out the door Karenly.

[2] Acting Karenly

You notice another guard has approached the shoeless guard and they are discussing worriedly about where their keys might have gone.

"Worry not, good fellows, for the door to your heart's desire may be opened wheresoever you find it."

The two guards turn and stare. "Uh... thanks," the shoeless guard says, blankly.

\o

o/

"For my part, the ties of fate make certain that follow them I shall. Perhaps this is the direction to my heart's desire, perhaps not, but follow the wind I shall, and it shall show me the way to my future."

:D

(sorry that was a backlogged message)

(I can jump in, or we can switch?)

"Follow the wind you will, indeed." (That's a [6] for Making Farting Noises.)

jump cut to a world far far away

I have a meeting in an hour twenty which I should leave for in an hour ten

ah :(

I'm up for a one-hour quick session, it's up to you though

I'm up for it too

Same!

\o/

/o\

Well, first things first, that's an 81 on the d100

> 81 You can see through walls, ceilings and floors as though you had X-ray vision for the next 30 seconds.

Hahahaha

"Do you need assistance?"

Sherri, the world before your eyes seems to shimmer for a moment. Suddenly, the walls and ceilings seem to melt away and you can see... everything. You see into the guitar store clearly, you see into the boiler room where the water heater is clattering and clanging along, and you can see into the street, in a dizzying cacophony of unexpected sensory input. It's like being Superman, but you can't turn it off.

"Já, you look like you overexerted yourself there"

"Are... the walls supposed to disappear when you do that?"

Roll a Perception check to see the radius on that, since you might see interesting things.

"... The walls are still there?"

17+2=19

"Sherri..." worried look

@Mithical It's faint, but you perceive into the buildings around you, where you see other apartments with people in them going about their lives. There's a man sleeping on the couch in a fast food uniform who looks like he just got home from work, there's a young girl playing with her dog, and... you see a slight amount into an alleyway two buildings down, where you see a hooded figure wearing a long scarf, loitering with something in their hand. They're on the very edge of your perception.

(waiting to know what I see)

Teri is thinking about the one other time someone claimed to see through things, when she had to throw out someone getting high in the library bathroom

As you watch, the figure moves slightly and disappears from your radius.

"...no, look, see - you can see the dog over there, and that guy sleeping over there, and that guy loitering in the alley - wait, no he's gone now. Oh, the walls are back."

poof. The walls return.

You feel strangely uneasy.

"Sherri, you're not making sense"

@Mithical Fin looks at Sherri like she's grown an extra head

deliberately touches wall "This was there the whole time..."

"That damn frog cursed you!"

"...maybe the frog didn't like being dispelled, darling, but I could swear I saw right through the walls."

"Magic"

"I mean, probably, dear. But something feels a little off, I can't quite put my finger on why, though. Something about that figure in the alley. Anyone else feel odd, dears?"

"Þúst, you must be a much stronger Norn than you thought...!"

"Where was the figure...?"

(Fin has the clairvoyance spell...)

Teri is back to staring suspiciously at the frog

"...I don't know what a Norn is, but thank you, sweetie, I think?" Sherri points a manicured figure in the vague direction of the figure, guesstimating since there is now a pesky wall in the way.

Lupo's ears perk up and he looks sharply in the direction Sherri is pointing, as if going into tracking mode.

(the spell says "You create an invisible sensor within range in a location familiar to you (a place you have visited or seen before) or in an obvious location that is unfamiliar to you (such as behind a door, around a corner, or in a grove of trees). The sensor remains in place for the duration, and it can't be attacked or otherwise interacted with." I don't think vague pointing counts unfortunately)

(It would have to be somewhere you've physically seen, yeah. if i'm understanding RAW correctly)

"She wasn't pointing for you, Lupo" Fin says harshly

@Sciborg (👍)

"Well, since the moment of dizziness has passed, I believe we were planning on leaving here, darlings? Although I'd be more comfortable with leaving the dog real for the moment, actually."

"whnnn." Lupo flattens his ears and looks at Sherri hopefully.

absentminded pat

"Don't get too excited, Lupo, I'm just exercising scary dog privilege."

"Boof." Lupo turns in a circle and then plops his butt down beside Teri with his tongue dangling out happily, seemingly happy to go where you go.

Fin looks aghast at the idea, but says "Dúlla min, if it would help you then I'm ok with that"

Teri checks if Lupo's tongue looks wet/healthy

@bobble Medicine check.

17+1=18, wow, Teri must have read some things in the veterinary section

You do a full tooth-and-tongue dental check, and determine that Lupo is a perfectly healthy canine. You do suffer a few happy attempted face-licks in the process.

Are you sure they were only attempted? :)

"Look, sweetie, I'll take you to where I saw that person in the alley. All hooded up, too. That feeling of something being off is probably something we shouldn't ignore, and we were trying to figure out what our next move was anyway."

At your best estimate he has 20 hitpoints and 13 AC.

@bobble Possibly not :p

Oddly, you're pretty sure that Lupo hasn't eaten for days at this point, but he seems to not require it.

@Mithical Fin practically snaps to attention, "Lead the way, dúlla min."

Teri checks her bag to make sure Lupo didn't take anything yummy-looking, then shoulders it

Sherri will indeed lead the way.

You exit the apartment back into the slightly damp hallway, with the blower still going downstairs. Lupo trots alongside the gang with his tail wagging.

There doesn't seem to be anybody here still.

Fin somehow balances keeping in step with Sherri and keeping her distance from Lupo

Is there still debris around the door which was trapped?

The carpet is definitely a little scorched from the lightning blasts, and the Glyph of Warding is still carved into the door, if inactive. Hopefully Presley doesn't lose their deposit.

Teri looks a little guilty at the damage as they pass it

"So here, this person was here, holding something, and with a scarf. Then they just walked off and vanished, and then a couple seconds later the walls came back. Maybe they're connected."

Are you heading outside at this point?

(I assume yes)

"The walls? They meet at corners." Teri doubles over laughing, remembering how proud Oakwinkle was of that dad joke

(that was a response to "Maybe they're connected")

Sherri gives a polite smile.

Emerging back into the cloudy weather and heading towards the alleyway where you last saw the figure, you note the streets are a bit quiet - not many passersby. Sherri, you've still got a prickly feeling on the back of your neck. Something feels wrong the closer you get.

Fin also gives a polite, albeit confused smile

Teri locked the door behind them, by the way

"Wait... is it this alleyway?"

You arrive at the alleyway to find that it's a quiet section of street bordered by a yarn store and a local restaurant, with some litter and newspapers scattered about. The figure you saw is nowhere to be found.

"Hmm. Yes, this is the alleyway, sweetie. It looks exactly like I saw it through the wall except that the scarved person isn't here. Something definitely feels off, though..."

"Is this the one you mentioned that sold all-natural yarns?"

"Oh, actually, I tend to get mine from a friend, dear, I'm not actually familiar with this place. I'll have to remember to check it out more thoroughly."

The sign on the yarn store reads Joyful Jack Yarn & Sewing and has a picture of a colorful parrot reclining in a lawn chair, knitting a sweater.

Teri will Perception the area

@bobble Sure, roll Perception.

... 3+4=7. Teri was distracted by the parrot

It is a very cute parrot.

Is that feeling stronger in any particular direction?

Roll Arcana.

9+0

wait, I'mma ToC that

19+0

As a reaction can Fin cast Guidance?

Definitely.

(using the new rules we discussed on discord)

@Mithical Fin touches Sherri's hand briefly, her eyes glowing

(you can add 1d4 now)

19+0+2=21

Lupo's ears are flat again and he is whining nervously, apparently just as uncomfortable as you are.

You might notice Fin's other hand on the Gesta Draumrsteig

Sherri almost jerks away but resists the urge.

"Sorry, I just wanted to help, já?”

@Mithical You feel strongly that something - a feeling in the part of you that's linked to something you don't quite grasp yet, something deep and elemental and incomprehensible - is pulling you towards the north section of the alley. Ever so slightly.

Teri is trying to comfort Lupo with pats

It's a feeling like you're a north magnet and there's a south magnet over there, a subtle tug.

Sherri will not respond to Fin and will just slowly follow the pull.

What does Lupo do?

Lupo backs away, whining louder.

"Svó... What are you sensing?" And and Fin follows closely behind

She holds up a finger in the "wait" signal and continues.

Fin obliges for once

Teri things about calling after "Do you need assistance?" but decides against it

(Fin will also cast her version of Armour of Agathys, if there's time?)

As you get closer, the strange feeling intensifies as you see a faint glow from behind the restaurant building; pale whitish-silver. You feel a wind start to gently blow, coming from seemingly nowhere, and it's getting stronger the closer you get. There is a sensation as if your feet aren't quite touching the ground. It's like walking slowly into a mirage.

Something about it feels so familiar.

Do us outside the alley perceive anything?

You perceive only that Sherri is slowly walking deeper into the alley.

Picking up speed slightly.

Fin is fighting an urge to carry on following

As you near, it becomes clear that you're approaching a portal. The silvery glow is almost blinding and the intense gale wind from within it is starting to batter you. It's almost five feet high and is glowing from almost within the wall, as if a rent was torn in time and space itself and the building just happened to be in the way. You feel so drawn to it that you have to actively fight the urge to jump in.

Teri has knelt down, watching Sherri's feet while hugging Lupo

"Oh, god."

@Mithical "Hvæd...what... What is it?"

The bricks of the building are starting to shudder, as if the portal is getting strong enough to tear it apart if this goes on much longer.

Lupo starts barking. "BOOOF! BOOF!"

...can Sherri even hear Fin at this point

The wind is deafening. Fin's voice isn't even carrying.

Not bothering to suppress the urge: "DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE?"

Fin sprints the short distance to grab hold of Sherri

Probably drawing attention from passerby: tiny young lady hugging large dog/wolf yelling into alleyway

The wind gets stronger, almost buffeting - it starts to push you back.

Sherri is holding Mr. Raspbeary and looking very uncertain.

The gale starts to howl - ooooOOOOOOOOOOO.

@Sciborg Fin casts Borrowed Knowledge to get proficiency in Athletics, before carrying on

In a few seconds Teri is going to be worried enough to run after even being told to wait

Sherri is deliberating between casting dispel magic and letting whatever's happening happen.

Her hand is wavering, holding the focus, staring into the wind at the rift.

The bricks are rattling loudly now as the wind howls and shrieks around you. A few of them break off and get sucked into the portal in an instant, like it's the eye of a hurricane. The rent in spacetime is slowly growing, creeping larger and larger.

Is Fin in danger of being sucked in?

If you stand here much longer you'll have to start making Strength saves.

Teri gives up waiting and runs to follow, letting go of Lupo

At soon as Teri gets within sight, Sherri's going to cast Dispel Magic.

Make a dispel check.

This is powerful magic.

...nat 20

Fin goes to grab Sherri...

(HOLY SHIT)

aaaahhhhhhh

Sherri, as if in a dream, slowly you feel your hand raise up. You're barely even controlling it; it feels almost instinctual. The wind howling in your ears feels like it's coming from within you. You feel like you are but a small creature standing before the eye of a god, and you are defying them.

(A+ description)

The portal, shivering, begins to shrink as if you are reaching out and crushing it together. Slowly it retreats and the bricks begin to settle. The gale lowers to a wind, then a breeze. ooooooo.

The portal is four feet.... two feet.... inches. Then gone.

"Not today. Not today."

"Sherri?"

(time check: ten minutes till I run out for my meeting)

The silence envelops the alley. The wind is gone.

Fin stumbles in her attempt to grab Sherri

"I'm good. Everything's fine. That was perfectly normal." Sherri collapses.

"Sherri!"

What is Lupo doing?

I left him at the entrance of the alleyway

"Sherri...!"

Lupo slowly approaches Sherri, ears still pricked nervously, sniffing her as if worried she might be dead.

oh god, that's a terrible wild magic surge roll

> 16 You are transported to the Astral Plane until the end of your next turn, after which time you return to the space you previously occupied or the nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.

(cast a leveled spell after using ToC, so surge)

(holy fucking shit sherri is having a journey today)

"No..! Not like this!"

(this is the character showcase episode on our TV show)

Suddenly you are elsewhere. It happens in the blink of an eye. You are adrift in a sea of stars. Having defied the world and the elemental planes themselves, you feel as if now you have been unshackled, if briefly, from your mortal coil. You see the world as it is, and as it might be.

You see space. You see time. You see everything. It is beautiful, and it is everywhere.

Fin begins to ugly cry 😭

"Am... am I dead?"

Your voice echoes in the astral dark like a radio signal floating through emptiness.

"Hello? Teri? Fin? Can anyone hear me?"

Your words ring endlessly through the stars. And then something soft and wet pushes into your face - and you are back, with Lupo's nose in your face.

Teri is frozen, hugging Lupo again

"whnnnn." Lupo licks your cheek.

"Sherri, you were not there"

I'll go ahead and say that you've taken 4 psychic damage from that experience.

Fin pulls Sherri up to a sitting position, tears still streaming

Deep breath. Another deep breath. "I... I'm back. And I need a flipping spa day after that, I think."

"I thought I'd lost you..."

There may be some tears in Sherri's eyes, also.

"So, did we learn anything useful from this soiree?"

"Time and space are not separate, but exist cointertwined as one entity, refracted and filtered through an endless fractal," Sherri mumbles.

"I don't know what I just said."

Teri is shaken by this whole sequence of events but is pretty good/experienced at not letting that show

"Sherri, I think I need to make you a coffee... Já, what do you think?"

"Forget coffee. I think I need a whiskey, sweetie."

She pulls out her book with the swirly time diagrams and offers it to Sherri

The swirly time diagrams oddly make much more sense now that you've basically Interstellared for a few minutes.

(is now a good time to call it?)

Yep, I have to go. Y'all can wrap up without me

(definitely, dinner soon)

(time for second dinner)

yeah I should probably also not stay up ridiculously late. I will, but I shouldn't

that was an awesome session, thank you!

I am in shock at how well that worked out

It was an incredible session!!

the sheer havoc of those dice rolls

For the record you straight up dispelled a 9th-level conjuration spell, by the way

...wat

Gate

I surmised, but that's... ridiculous, we're level 6

It worked for narrative purposes, i wasn't going to make you fight a level 20 wizard i promise :p

I wouldn't put it past you TBH, as a "run" encounter :P

we carry cthulhu in a bag with us, it's fine

ultra-cthulhu

the whiplash from old goblin shenanigans to... that. sheesh

i can already tell the final fight is going to end with sherri rolling a surge that turns the bbeg into a snail and then rolling to summon 200 big macs

@Sciborg I'm ok with both of those

what's the point of taking the wild magic subclass if you don't roll surges? :D

Last game it was Lae who got the story-bending crit

Oh yeah that was great, I gotta find that

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