[pnpgm] Fwd: GAme Update #16 - File #91 - Cabin in woods
Ninya Biz
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Mon Feb 14 05:26:18 CET 2022
Juno recalls from memory a childhood poem about trolls from his cult
teachings. This is his best interpretation:
Trolls ,Trolls many types to fight!
Mistress ones were first and cursed by light!
Cave ones hate the day and love the night!
Dark ones like to fight and serve the might!
Great ones guard the witch and lead by right!
Trolls ,Trolls Go away this night!
He ask for help in a silent prayer to his higher power, "Let these beast
run away to the night we try to not kill them all but if need be let me
smite my enemies down!".
Crouching and putting up a finger to whisper approaches the boy and
whispers in his ear.
" Without out being noticed try to find a high spot to watch and hide with
a way to get back to the town. If you see this start to go bad run home and
tell your families to flee."
He hands the boy a torch. "Trolls hate the fire you may need this someday
in your flight "blessing son your bravery is noted."
He finds a good spot near Varo and prepares for his move.
1. Juno then grabs his bow and aims at the weakest troll he can hit.
2. He will first cast Coordination(2) and Speedart(1) on his bow before
doing this.
3. Once the battle begins he can get in close and throw a javelin at the
one guarding the door.
4. Then he will aim for the head aiming to get a good chance at a headshot.
5. He awaits the signal to attack.
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Sex.....Character Name...Player..................Type....Notes.....
Male...Klorgar..........Tobie.Bonahoom...Tracker...Human,..........
Female.Varo Mineholder..Bess.Hadley......Merchant..Human...........
Male...Razgor...........Wout.Broere......Guard.....Human...........
Male...Rocky............Alex.Koponen.....Hunter....Dwarf...........
Male...Mournath.........Gilbert.Isla...............................
Male...Veren.Nor.Tarek..Npc..............Employer..Human...........
Male...Jaren............Npc..............Bodyguard.Human...........
Male...Marusk...........Npc..............Guide.....Human...........
Male...Juno.Solace......Ford.............Tracker...Human...........
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Update #16 sequence (file #91)
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[Recap]
From Juno: [Re: Actions]
Juno hops off his
horse and checks for tracks to see if any one …
He then says to
Varo, “What do you think happened here?”
GM: Ack.
From Mournath: [Re: Actions]
Taking his own
advice, Mournath would like to scout the edges of the village for signs
of travel or struggle. If he can climb a tree to get a better look into
the heart of the village, he'll do that.
GM: Ack. Well Juno and Varo went to scout. So will
have to change that to maybe make you snake away from group and toward
village.
From Varo: [Re: Actions]
[sorry to be so
late with this, everyone]
Varo, leading her
mare with the boy still atop, looks around …
If he says no,
she would really like to circle around the village from well within the
trees to see if there’s any sign of where folks might be, but Juno
& Marusk are probably better suited to do that scouting, and to
decide how safe it would be to have her horse along, even if she tied its
muzzle to keep it from neighing. She will defer to Juno & leave the
horse tied behind if he’s willing for them to continue scouting. It
would help if the boy has any ideas of where the villagers might have
retreated to. The closed & shuttered buildings seemed to indicate a
retreat rather than a rout – which was a good thing.
GM: Ack.
From Rocky: [Re: Actions]
"I ken try
ta sneak up n find a spot ta watch n if'n needed shoot …
GM: Ack.
From Juno: [Re: Actions]
from"
patting his arbalest "ta cover eny gitting close ta the …
GM: Ack.
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[New
Stuff]
[Windsday,
Fertility week, Storm Season, 1625, Genertela, Glorantha]
[Time:
10:06 am]
Juno hops off his horse and checks for tracks to see if any
one came or left and which way they traveled.
He also looks and smell in the air for any signs of poop or
pee spots and food waste.
He hopes to determine what, how and when things passes thru
here.
He hopes to use that intel to pick up a path.
He also looks for any signs of fire or smoke.
He then says to Varo, “What do you think happened here ?”
The boy rolls his eyes, “miss what I said? Trolls come
trolls do bad things...trolls head to our cabin that way.” He
points far to the west.
“I think we should scout out any place we're we can some how
unnoticed and determine out where the towns people or creatures went.”
Boy grumbles, “everyone is inside their homes why its shut
up and locked. Scared. We are wasting time here. We should go
to the cabin.”
“Do you agree or should we return to the rest of party with
this info we observe here?”
“I much rather explore more but is this a risk to not return
and perhaps going back is wiser.” Juno adds.
“I just feel a slight bit curious to know more in my heart
but my mind says go back. If you say return then we go back.”
Juno before the group leaves and if the water looks and or
smells safe refill his water supply.
He silently prays to his higher power to bless the folks who
lived here for sanctuary.
Varo, leading her mare with the boy still atop, looks around
the village with Juno. He was right – there was no movement. But all the
doors were closed, not left torn open, so someone might still be around
here or nearby.
She motioned that they all retreat back into the trees a bit
the way they had come, and when they seemed better hidden, she helped the
boy off the horse.
She asks the boy “If your family and neighbors decided to go
find a safer place, do you know where they might have gone?”
The boy walk a bit into the clearing annoyed the two aren't
coming closer. “As I said they are inside the buildings! Hiding.
There is no place to go get help. So I did.” He moves toward the
nearest building. “Come on!”
Juno leads his horse back to the trees with Varo and agrees
we should circle around.
Juno silently mutters a prayer. “May the boy find his family
and return back to his people safe and sound.”
Then the boy decides to up the stakes.
Varo grunts and pulls her bow out she gestures to the boy
for Juno.
Juno leaves his horse and moves quickly to the boy. As
he does he scans left and right for trolls or any activity but sees
nothing.
The boy gets to the first house closet and speaks low.
“They did not leave they are inside. The trolls could've killed
them all. They could not go anywhere or be chased down. They
kept their families safe by hiding. Sure the trolls could've
entered the homes and did. But they only did what they felt they
could do.”
Juno looks around the corner to the center of the
homes. With the few on left and two on right. The wide
path. He notices tracks for sure normal tracks of humans looks
based on flat spots probably sandals. He doesn't see trash or
animal waste though. From his spot he doesn't spot blood either.
Juno reaches for the boy and the boy dodges and moves around
the home down the central path. To the second home. Juno
grunts an follows. The taps on a closed wooden framed window
blocked by the hatch not clear glass.
“Sermus!” he whispers. “I got help.”
Juno casts detect enemies and find nothing in his
range. As the boy said the trolls are to the west.
Juno notices several signs of dropped or frantically placed
items like cooking materials, tools and such around the path. The
central village watering hole seems to have a trough with clear fresh
looking water. He notes that to give some for his horse later.
The window a hatch opens slightly and a eyeball is
seen. It looks around. It spots Juno and quickly closest the hatch
again. Juno figures the people do not want to be involved.
That is clear and he can understand that if they are only hunters and not
warriors.
Juno moves slightly down the path to see what else is
around. There are signs of heavy prints probably boots? He
notices a few sets. Trolls are heavier than humans so that may be
evidence they were here. But the tracks fade into the grass.
Then behind him at the door he saw the eyeball the door
creaks open. A man in his mid 40s exits holding a rusty
blade. “Boy! Get in here.”
“No! My sister is still at the cabin.”
The man looks at Juno and this is when Varo rides closer and
can hear them talk but still wary of the forest edges for trolls.
“You need to leave. Once the trolls get their jollies
out and they'll move on.”
The boy looks at the man. 'Are you cow...” then stops
and reconsiders. “You are scared of them?”
“Of Course boy! We are simple folk worst we deal with
is a bear or a nasty wolf. Trolls are far worse. We...I wish I
could help you but we put our family at risk.”
The boy balls his fists and moves west between the
houses.
Varo diverts her horse around the first house and blocks the
boy “if you won't go help then I'll do something.”
Juno whistles for his horse to come then comes behind the
boy. He says they'll go report and as a full group go to the
cabin. Then he moves to get his horse and waterskin water.
“Fine let's go.” The boy climbs back onto Varo's horse
wit her help.
The man shakes his head. “If you guys lose we are all
dead!”
The boy nods, “they won't lose.”
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Back at the group waiting a good half mile away at least
but probably 3/4ths a mile away. “Once we find the trolls we can
plan well.”
Moments earlier Rocky comments. "I ken try ta
sneak up n find a spot ta watch n if'n needed shoot from" patting
his arbalest "ta cover eny gitting close ta the village." Rocky
offers.
Veren looks at Jeren for a translation. The bodyguard
whispers. Veren nods.
Marusk and some others discuss scouting the cabin and orders
are given to wait.
Razgor says, "Better wait for the scouts then."
Several minutes later then Veren does a head count. “Where
is Mournath? Did he sneak off?”
Jeren shrugs, “he did join late maybe we can't trust him?”
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Mournath did indeed sneak out and move north to find the
village but then decided to move north west if that is where the cabin
was located.
He finds a tree and climbs it to look around. The woods here
are moderate but not thick. He sees no signs of a village or human or
troll tracks. But as he climbs down he notices sign of a path made
through bushes by animal or man.
He moves that way and notices a faint smell of sweaty
fur. Either a bear or a troll passed this way.
Mournath moves and in a few minutes spots a cabin.
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AS Varo and Juno leave the village Juno finally spots a wift
of white smoke. If the homes have a fire going they must be low key
or muffled fires so not to show great amount of smoke.
It takes no time to trot back to the others. They give
what was found and indeed no sign of trolls.
Veren nods, “Mounath left so he may be working with
them. Lets move. Boy lead us!”
The boy grins finally eager to get help.
Marusk ask the boy, 'you said they came yesterday?”
“Yes. Near night fall.”
“You left this morning? At Sunrise you said to find help.”
“Yes. I ...never ventured out on my own...at
night....”
Marusk nods, “I understand but what did you do all night?”
“I tried to go to the farm to get help but got lost and was
lucky to find the village again. I got supplies from the store
house and tried to get help but no one answered me until you showed up
today.”
Veren whispers to Marusk, “what will the trolls do to his
sister?”
Ma rusk shrugs, “depends on how off they are. Could
eat her if hungry. Most don't torture humans normally. But they
could ...toy with her.”
Veren nods, “half a day captured? So shouldn't expect much.”
He sighs.
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Before Mournath can circle around and find a good tree to
scan from he spots a troll in the distance among the trees. He is
lumbering around holding a club moving a bit north and Mounath follows
him. Then he spots a small clearing with indeed a cabin in the
middle of a cleared forested area.
The troll moves to a well and brings up a water bucket to
drink from.
Mournath finds a tree and tries to climb a bit about 15 feet
high to get a better view. Almost 3 minutes later he hears the
group coming up making a bit of noise with their horses.
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The boy leads Varo, Juno and the others to the cabin.
Jeren orders group to stop when he can barely make out a clearing.
“Leave horses here. Too much noise. If need to use them for
combat we can come back. But to scout out the place we need stealth
for now.”
Verene speaks low as horses are tied to trees. “Boy
can you sketch layout of your cabin?”
The boy nods and kneels picking up a stick to make a picture
in the dirt. “Cabin is roughly 30 by 30 feet.” He draws a
square. “Only one door here to the east. Fireplace on the
south wall. Only two rooms. This common room with kitchen and
living room of sorts and this area on this corner is bedroom for my
uncle. There is a loft that uses a slanted thatch roof. Me and my
sister slept there but its a bit cramp with a small mini bed.
Couple windows here and there. Outside a well here and a small
garden in back. The village has a small outhouse in the woods away
from the homes but we have a tiny one here in north side. South
side is a small trough we bath in or feed some animals we may use.
We used to have chickens and a goat. But harsh winter we had to eat
them.”
Veren nods. “Lets take a look. Boy don't say a
word or rush to the cabin I mean it! We need to see what we are up
against first.”
Boy nods and the group moves north. Marusks waits at
the horses to guard them.
About 120 feet later the group peers into the
clearing. The sun is high to the north east to the right and up so
shining down on the clearing with only shadows in the back. Indeed
a small wooden cabin is seen with a slanted almost triangular thatch
roof. The brick fireplace seems to be showing signs of smoke so in
use. Indeed a water trough is seen this side of the cabin about 10
feet from the cabin. Outback seems to be a scattered mess of
foliage. It seems the trolls ransacked the garden and either ruined
the food or removed it for eating. The outhouse can't be seen form
this side But Mournath who is in a tree about 80 feet west of party can
see a bit of the small outhouse shack from his angle. Mournath can
see the party but the party has not seen him yet.
A well to east in front of front door looks in good
shape.
The boy gasps and points. To the east of cabin about
50 feet is a corpse that looks to be human. Does not seem to be
moving or tied up so must be dead or knocked out.
There is one troll out front at the well. One at the
door standing guard. One outback bored looking picking at the
garden or stomping things. Two on patrol south of cabin
No clue how many inside and if on other side (north).
Scan of forest at first look seems to show no sign of trolls at this
point. Captive must be inside.
GM:
Actions? Comments?
Next Update...Tue/Wed?
GM:
finally! This gm is slacking. Err I mean. I tried to get it
out last saturday then had a pc freeze and it corrupted the office file
so had to redo update. Went ahead and moved folks to cabin to move
things along since been awhile. At this point party is together
except for Mournath based on his post earlier. But limited time
(game time) so not much to get done on his own. Actually Marusk is
back at horses. A big update for now. If you (Varo/Juno
wanted to do stuff in village let me know. See map below if it
messes up in text/email then see online ver it seems to keep maps stable
and not remove tabs. Deadline for Healing votes coming up. Also
another factor dealing with is my pre pre retirement which is shorter
work hours 3 less. While this gives me 3 hours more free it oddly
seems to need to adjust to it as need to adapt to the change.
GM:
Healing Votes: [Deadline 1/15]
RQ6 – Varo, Juno
No vote/Doesn’t
matter - Wout.Broere GM: 130
Miles out – personal note for me.
GM: Map -
! Row = 5 feet
1 Column = 5 feet
1 Hex = 10 feet.
/I\ = North up
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12345678901234567890123456789012345678
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ A / = Door J15
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ B _= Cabin North/South wall/
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
C I = East/West Walls
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ D
**- Fireplace
/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/
E : = Window
\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ F ,
= Garden
/ \__/ \______________/ \__/ \__/ G [==] =
Water trough/basin
\__/ \__/
I
I__/ \__/ \_ H @ = Well
/ \__/
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I \__/ \__/ I C = Bpdu V28
\__/ \__/ I Cabin /__/
\__/ \_ J
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\__/ \__/ I______***___I__/ \__/ \_ N
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\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \_ P
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/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__T \__/ \__/
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\__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \T_/ \__/ \_ T
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M
[Party]
M = In tree 15 feet up Off map but you are about 70 (7 hexes) SW of
cabin
Party = about 70-80 feet south of cabin in bushes behind trees
Did not want to add more hex rows.
Horses/Marusk - about 120 feet south of party
Trolls -
T - L7 T - T16
T - L23 T - L16
T - S15 Others not known
Trolls holding clubs, maces, wearing knives moderate thick /leather
armor.
Trees are heavy columns 1-4
First Row. Last two rows then right side around oclumn 0 are more
trees.
Otherwise area is devoid of trees/bushes.
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