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"You tread cautiously down the dark ogre feasting hall, wary at the stillness about you. Only the buzz of a few stink flies around a large, half-chewed leg of moose breaks the silence. The stench of the hall is nearly overwhelming, and you fear that it's not the food but the feasters who are responsible for it." The bespectacled figure of the Canadian student, Paul, looks up at the group from behind his dungeon keeper's screen and smiles before adding.
"It would seem that ogres are so fond of their meals that they rarely feel the need to take bathroom breaks. As such, there are large holes in each seat--"
"Eww! That's so gross!" Chikako stuck out her tongue, which was enough to prompt Paul to skip past the rest of his description, pleased to have successfully grossed out one of his players.
"You near the great throne of His Rotundness, the dark ogre chieftain. It is decorated with the bones and skulls of many creatures, some of which look quite humanoid. As with the rest of his hall, the seat is empty."
"Quickleaf checks for traps," Shun says, picking up the die and rolling. "14?"
Paul hums to himself behind his screen, rolls a die secretly, and says that the halfling thief finds nothing alarming in the way of traps.
"I suggest we let the Valkyrie detect evil again." This suggestion came from Yasu, who was playing a wizard as always.
Hikari stared down at her sheet, debating on using the once per day ability or saving it and simply stabbing at the throne with her Radiant Spear +2. She was well versed with the monster manual for this setting, and knew that the dark ogres had an illusion ability if they stayed absolutely still. The one thing that they couldn't hide was their reeking stench, and thus they always kept their living quarters smelling awful so that they could hide without their odor giving them away.
She could give her answer either way, deciding if she'd use her meta knowledge and take a bet on Paul's planning, or be in-character and use the detect evil spell, even though she knew it would lead to the ogres successfully ambushing them without a free strike at the leader.
After she gave her answer though, the lights flicked off and on, and Paul's mother said that dinner was ready and she didn't want it getting cold. Everyone had to come upstairs because she didn't want food all over the house.
Paul grumbled and closed his notebook and rules guide. "Guess that means we break for dinner. We'll leave it on a cliffhanger."
The group shuffled up the stairs, out of Paul's basement. Besides him, there were the two guys, Yasu and Shun, and the girls, Hikari and Chikako. They'd all gone to the same high school, but were heading to different universities next year. Paul was going back to Canada for school, which meant that their campaign was soon to come to an end. It was sad news.
As the others munched on their meals, Hikari would feel a gentle breeze pass by her ear, with a whispered disembodied voice calling to her.
"Hikari. It is Solerra. I must speak with you. There is a gateway in the backyard. Come quickly before anyone notices."
If Hikari made a move, Chikako would notice and ask her where she was going. She would have to make up some excuse, but so long as it was half-way believable, she'd be able to satisfy Chikako's curiosity for a little time at least.
Moving to the backyard, she'd see the same sort of "hole" in space just appearing there in the middle of Paul's backyard. Through the hole, she could see a white marble planescape with pristine pillars and alabaster statues of winged angels. Solerra was standing in the distance, waiting for Hikari to come through.
"It would seem that ogres are so fond of their meals that they rarely feel the need to take bathroom breaks. As such, there are large holes in each seat--"
"Eww! That's so gross!" Chikako stuck out her tongue, which was enough to prompt Paul to skip past the rest of his description, pleased to have successfully grossed out one of his players.
"You near the great throne of His Rotundness, the dark ogre chieftain. It is decorated with the bones and skulls of many creatures, some of which look quite humanoid. As with the rest of his hall, the seat is empty."
"Quickleaf checks for traps," Shun says, picking up the die and rolling. "14?"
Paul hums to himself behind his screen, rolls a die secretly, and says that the halfling thief finds nothing alarming in the way of traps.
"I suggest we let the Valkyrie detect evil again." This suggestion came from Yasu, who was playing a wizard as always.
Hikari stared down at her sheet, debating on using the once per day ability or saving it and simply stabbing at the throne with her Radiant Spear +2. She was well versed with the monster manual for this setting, and knew that the dark ogres had an illusion ability if they stayed absolutely still. The one thing that they couldn't hide was their reeking stench, and thus they always kept their living quarters smelling awful so that they could hide without their odor giving them away.
She could give her answer either way, deciding if she'd use her meta knowledge and take a bet on Paul's planning, or be in-character and use the detect evil spell, even though she knew it would lead to the ogres successfully ambushing them without a free strike at the leader.
After she gave her answer though, the lights flicked off and on, and Paul's mother said that dinner was ready and she didn't want it getting cold. Everyone had to come upstairs because she didn't want food all over the house.
Paul grumbled and closed his notebook and rules guide. "Guess that means we break for dinner. We'll leave it on a cliffhanger."
The group shuffled up the stairs, out of Paul's basement. Besides him, there were the two guys, Yasu and Shun, and the girls, Hikari and Chikako. They'd all gone to the same high school, but were heading to different universities next year. Paul was going back to Canada for school, which meant that their campaign was soon to come to an end. It was sad news.
As the others munched on their meals, Hikari would feel a gentle breeze pass by her ear, with a whispered disembodied voice calling to her.
"Hikari. It is Solerra. I must speak with you. There is a gateway in the backyard. Come quickly before anyone notices."
If Hikari made a move, Chikako would notice and ask her where she was going. She would have to make up some excuse, but so long as it was half-way believable, she'd be able to satisfy Chikako's curiosity for a little time at least.
Moving to the backyard, she'd see the same sort of "hole" in space just appearing there in the middle of Paul's backyard. Through the hole, she could see a white marble planescape with pristine pillars and alabaster statues of winged angels. Solerra was standing in the distance, waiting for Hikari to come through.