Brian:

Alright, now or later? Read as: who's eaten the appropriate meal for his local time?

Jannik:

I am currently eating the appropriate meal for my local time and I can do both times, I don't care

Brian:

I lost the campaign save from last time, so any changes you made aren't here no more

Adam:

We jumped out the window and were following the guy to the other orcs

Brian:

except that he managed to be the one who got caught, and is now distracting the guards as you escaped

Adam:

But I guess he's a stupid orc so he doesn' t know any better

Brian:

Well, he already failed his sneak check, and I don't want to keep you guys in this building for three sessions.

Brian:

He doesn't live on the roof of the building where the cops are having a standoff with foreign criminals

Jannik:

I wouldn't know so I'll follow you and hope you have a plan

Brian:

Fair enough; you aren't in the most well-led situation. Do you do anything particular to try and track down this lake, and how many rations do you have?

Brian:

Alright, this is gonna be an adventure. Let's do int checks to decern where the lake is by some intuition.

Brian:

Neither of you get any good clues. Wherever this lake is, it's a pretty long way off...

Adam:

I think looking for a blazed trail is perfectly reasonable

Brian:

That's fair. You do see some warning markings saying you are starting to leave the area protected by the scouts.

Brian:

for skills maybe. Not so much in combat unless you're a mage

Brian:

First off, 28, +10 from D&D terms. Secondly, they didn't have very good dex. They just had numbers to ensure lots of hits.

Brian:

Either way, you have 2 more days of food as a result of your hunt. Aaron gathers enough fruits for variety, and none were poison, but not enough to really go on.

Aaron:

Something seems to be in the trees ... Maybe it's our orc "friend"?

Brian:

alright, that's enough to see the owlbear in the forrest. If you don't think your tokens are accurate, speak now.

Brian:

glorious. The animal does seem to be stalking you, but it isn't attacking yet.

Brian:

Cool, question mark monster has 3 init, so I assume you both beat it.

Brian:

You laugh, but one time we fought a mummy that had a boat on it's corpse

Brian:

Only a single action, and you have to know what you are readying

Jannik:

and will attack the owlbear, if it approaches one of us, I'm in range of it, and it shows intent to attack

Jannik:

and I will motion to Cerim to wait for it to move and not attack preemptively

Jannik:

can I do any sort of perception or insight check to see what it's up to?

Aaron:

I don't know if it will attack us, I think we should just avoid it, Cerim. Follow me.

Brian:

Some unknown actor takes a turn, and shoots an arrow at the owlbear

Brian:

hitting, but the arrow becomes lodged in the matts of feathers.

Brian:

The owlbear lets out a cry, and charges you. You may use your readied action, Aaron

Brian:

I'll let it slide if you want, but I won't stop you if you want to be RAW

Jannik:

I hope we don't get into trouble for hunting someone else's game on their property

Brian:

not unconcious, but mostly curled up crying over it's wounds.

Cerim Potter: (( I'm gonna take the arrow out of the feathers and observe it's craftsmanship ))

Aaron:

I'm kind of intrigued to know who is hunting owlbears around here and maybe they know the way to the lake?

Cerim Potter:

Could be more scouts from Gorwood. They may have run off to alert the town to our whereabouts

Cerim Potter:

If they had any intention of helping us, then they'd make themselves known. Our best bet is to keep moving and reach the lake before the scouts catch up with us.

Brian:

Another day goes by, and you make camp for the night. Roll disc+wis again

* Jannik würfelt: /r 1d20+5 => Ungültiger Ausdruck: /r 1d20+5.

Brian:

Jannik, you notice while getting some tinder that some wood is sitting with the wet side down. Someone else has set up a camp in this area within the last couple hours.

Aaron:

Cerim, did you see this wood? Someone must've been here not too long ago.

Cerim Potter:

Strange. Perhaps we should search the area for tracks.

Aaron:

Hmm, can't see anything. Maybe I'm just tired. Let's sleep for the night.

Brian:

alright, are you up to anything special the next morning, or just more walking as usual?

Cerim Potter: (( I'm getting a real cheshire cat vibe from this guy already ))

Aaron:

Why are we going the wrong way? Do you know where we are headed?

Aaron:

Why did you approach us? Just out of goodwill to show us the way?

Neek:

You tell me what you are here for, and I'll return the favor.

Aaron:

We are searching for a lake east of Gorwood, to meet our friend.

Neek:

Ahh, so you're going home to your buddy to the east of our country.

Brian:

This would be a good time to roll for more hunting/foraging btw

Brian:

Later that day though, you stumble on a stream, flowing to the north-east

Aaron:

Do you think the lake is at the top or foot of the stream?

Cerim Potter:

I imagine the water is flowing into the lake. That's why there's a lake.

Aaron:

Yeah, but a lake can also have a stream flowing off of it.

Cerim Potter:

The streams is flowing to the north east. We're supposed to go east.

Brian:

The sun sets, and you camp, and it's another half day until you see it, but then you finally do. The lake is the largest body of water either of you have seen in your lifetime.

Aaron:

Wow. What I imagined would look like a small puddle besides this.

Brian:

the water looks alluring. Almost...irresistably so. Roll disc MINUS passion

Brian:

Yes. It's a very strong feeling, unlike anything you've felt in a long time.

Aaron:

Did you ... did you feel that? There's definitely something off about this lake.

Aaron:

Let's just be on guard for now. Maybe he's already here and has an explanation.

Brian:

There are two islands in the center, btw, and several small rivers flowing into it

Brian:

Not that you can see, although it does look like something is on one of them.

Cerim Potter:

I thought there would be a town here or something.

Cerim Potter:

It just look like a generic thing. You know, it has all those qualities that things have.

Cerim Potter:

We'll have to get closer if you want more information.

Brian:

it's twelve hundred feet if you have the sense to go to the narrowest point

Brian:

Cool. We will roll for each hundred feet. Below 10 no progress, below 5 you start to drown. -1 for each check you've already done for being tired.

Brian:

and -1 per point of armor you have on, and -2 more if you are carrying all your other stuff

Aaron:

You should probably take your gear off, if you don't want to meet the fishes at the bottom of the sea, Cerim.

Brian:

On the island, you see an old wooden structure and a fountain, spilling two pools on the ground.

Brian:

So the secrets are actually kind of important here. Which one of you wants to go first?

Brian:

It seems paradoxicly both half-finished, and old. The wood has started to rot pretty bad.

Brian:

Nothing. There are less plants in here because there's some of a roof that blocks the sun, but no floor of any kind

Brian:

The fountain has two openings, each pouring a liquid into pools on the ground. To the west is a lighter green liquid, and above it there is an inscription that reads "Passion". The other pours a dark purple, and reads "Virtue"

Adam:

Is there anything else around of note? Anything swordlike?

Brian:

The place almost looks like an exibit of a time long ago: utterly untouched since whatever this is was set up.

Cerim Potter:

Whatever this is, it's beyond my paygrade. Where's that orc? I thought there was supposed to be some sort of clue here.

Brian:

Alright, so as you wait on the safe side of the shore, are you up to anything?

Jannik:

can you remove the owlbear? I think it doesn't let me load it

Jannik:

And no, I'm not up to anything. Just looking around to make sure nothing ambushes me.

Brian:

Eventually, you see Neek walking up the coastline towards you.

Aaron:

True. I'll atleast have to wait for my partner to come back though.

Aaron:

Also, what are you doing here? And why are you following us?

Neek:

This is where Torg's rebellion took place, and it's been restricted by Gorwood ever since. I assume they told you not to go here?

Brian:

Yes, your informats told you pretty much everything you know as a player

Jannik:

can I make any check at all that lets me know if I can trust that guy?

Neek:

Do you really want to be upsetting Gorwood? If Ico found out about this there could be consiquences.

Jannik:

I'll just sit here, enjoy the view, and wait for Cerim to come back

Brian:

After about an hour, he stops leaning on a tree and speaks again.

Neek:

There are patrols around this lake! It's only a matter of time before they see us!

Neek:

And I don't want to tell them I let trespassers in and didn't kill them!

Neek:

I've heard of what war is like. You're on some kind of mission from the Elf King, right?

Neek:

And if I were to kill the men on that secret mission, what do you think the king might do in response?

Aaron:

Suppose, I was on a secret mission and suppose the king heard that an orc killed me, he might take that as a hint towards the orcs behind behind all this.

Neek:

Exactly. Maybe everyone else in the world wants us to kill each other just as the next wave of goblins is due, but not me.

Brian:

He doesn't show any signs of lieing on his face, but you are allowed to guess to his true thoughts however you wish.

Aaron:

Then tell me when the patrol is coming our way and hide me somewhere. But I can't go now.

Neek:

Look, if you want to die here, I can't stop you. But remember the fool of a man you're sending father death.

Brian:

as you return, you notice that Aaron is nowhere to be found

Jannik:

as he is setting up camp, I approach him from the bush and just sit down behind him and watch him setting up camp until he notices me

Brian:

You notice Aaron rustling the crap out of a bush as he steps out of it

Cerim Potter:

There was nothing over there but some old shack and a little fountain.

Aaron:

Hmm ... Well, I just met our little orc friend Neek a while ago. He told us to look out for an orc patrol of Gorwood and that they would "see us before we see them". And apparently he knows that we are on a secret mission of the elven king and he supposedly wants to help us because he doesn't want a war to happen.

Aaron:

Well, he didn't exactly say it that way, but he said he doesn't want to be caught letting trespassers go here without killing them and he refused to kill us. Oh, did I already mention that this area has something to do with Torg and that it has been closed to the outside by Gorwood?

Aaron:

Someone from Gorwood, supposedly an orc, who became some sort of hero and a god to some. He mostly stands for freedom. That's pretty much all I heard of him, besides some rumours.

Cerim Potter:

Orcs and their folktales. So what's our next move? Seems like this lake is nothing but a dead end.

Cerim Potter:

Yes, that might be worth doing. I was just working on setting up camp here.

Jannik:

can we maybe use the environment to our advantage? Like, have the camp between bushes so it's more difficult to spot?

Brian:

alright, pick one point of your physical damage that is now a drain

Brian:

and once you done that, go ahead and roll for the next day, since it's been like a week

Brian:

keep in mind you have have had healing light this whole time too if you want to try that

Cerim Potter: (( if I had been doing those, you'd be up to full now ))

Brian:

so your good. You still had prayers when you guys broke out, right?

Jannik:

doesn't really help, because I still have another drain from before and I'm at an odd number now :P

Brian:

I'm going to give Aaron 5 and Cerim 5. Nobody did that much.

Brian:

But I swear to God you guys are close to advancing the plot...