OCEAN QUEST P2

[wooliefrand]

WHO: ROSE AND GUESTS
WHERE: The Beach (and beyond??) - PART 2
WHEN: TBD

[AT SOME POINT YALL ARE AT THE BEACH

THAT WHIRLPOOL WITH ROSE PETALS IS STILL JUST LIKE. THERE.


get ya shit together and ping me when ready to head out--no rush, this is for everyone to pick at the next couple weeks.

Adventure part 1 for reference]

Comments

[finalbows]

Guess we should go ahead and sneak in closer, then play that plan by ear...

ALL SHEPHERD MENTIONS WERE PRIEST I'M SLEEPY SHH

[poisonista]

Yes. Let's get a move on, then.

Re: ALL SHEPHERD MENTIONS WERE PRIEST I'M SLEEPY SHH

[wooliefrand]

[ASSUMING YALL ARE MOVING OUT NOW--

If some sort of cloaking is cast, just be careful not to bump into any of the merwolves. They can't see you, but they can smell you. . .usually. Everyone's scents are more muted underwater, so occasionally they'll see a masked merwolf looking their way in confusion, before swimming off with the others.

They don't have to follow them long to see what they're heading for--a beach of sorts, but before hitting the shore, there's a lone rock sticking out of the water. Should any of them break the surface to get a better look, they'll see a shadowy figure kneeling on the rock. . .chanting/singing the song that lead them here.

Beast of time, please spare yours
Save us from violence, save us from wars
To keep the peace I will forever sing
Until your scales of justice ring~

Strangely, they also seem to wearing a mask, but the others don't seem so friendly with them, taking turns to leap out of the water to swipe at them with long shadowy claws, only to be pushed back by some sort of barrier. Others try to make their way to the beach, only to be repelled by a similar barrier.

As for why. . .in the distance, there's a giant mass of something. But we can cross that bridge if they get to it.

What do.]

Re: ALL SHEPHERD MENTIONS WERE PRIEST I'M SLEEPY SHH

[finalbows]

[ ...looks like they aren't feeling all that friendly after all.
he doesn't want to break the vanish, just yet, so angie's going to use this time to slide in an extra layer of his own flavor of rainbow hexagon Protect barrier on top of the one that's already around the masked singer. ]

Re: ALL SHEPHERD MENTIONS WERE PRIEST I'M SLEEPY SHH

[strateelgic]

[In a whisper:]

...I think maybe a distraction will be a better idea than a replacement. Something to draw the attackers away from the barrier.

How large of an illusion can we work with? Would an incredibly large wolf be possible?

[poisonista]

It could, but I'd still need something convincing to cast the glamor on and move it around as such.

Leviathan, you can use levitation magic, can't you?

[strateelgic]

I can, yes.

[poisonista]

Then this could work. We need to find something just big enough for my glamor. I can increase the size of the effect, but it works best the closer the object is in size to the projection.

[ He looks a bit devious. ]

[strateelgic]

You're not using one of us. We need to be able to make a run for it.

[Don't even.]

A large rock, or... one or more of the merwolves, perhaps.

[poisonista]

I never suggested using any of you. Why would I ask you for your levitation if I did?

[ HE'S NOT TART WHO WOULD ABSOLUTELY USE LIVE BAIT. ]

We're still using something inanimate, but I need it moved and levitated far enough to be an effective enough distraction because I can't do that and maintain the glamor at the same time.

[strateelgic]

[HIS FEAR OF HEIGHTS HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF TOO MUCH RECENTLY AND HE'S NOT HERE FOR IT.]

What about the rock the priest is on? If we can have some kind of barrier maintained while one of us grabs them then you can immediately cast the illusion after. Have the wolf king wannabe rise from the ground.

[poisonista]

[ Poor baby... it's okay he isn't feeling that mean yet. UR VERY LUCKY HE LIKES U JADE. ]

That could work. As long as you're able to lift it off. We're going to have to be at a safe distance and send the rock flying when we have the priest retrieved after creating enough of a commotion. We don't want to be followed or noticed ourselves.

[strateelgic]

How's everyone else feeling about this?

[spinebuddyandme]

I think it's a plan that can work, but what's the plan after you've got them? Are they even gonna want to come back with us? If they're only protecting themselves, sure, but what if there's something on that beach they're trying to keep the sea wolves away from?

[finalbows]

That thing on the beach does look... of import.

[ time to use some good ol stealthy telepathy on their priest.

@ them,
Are you protecting the beach? Wave for yes. ]

[wooliefrand]

[THEY CAN'T SEEM TO MOVE FROM THEIR POSITION

but their shadowy tail...wags?? yes]

[poisonista]

Now what?

[strateelgic]

[Well that's an annoying extra something to have to deal with.]

We'll have to see what they're protecting, then.

[finalbows]

Sigh. All this work assuming mer forms to have to go on land at the end.

[spinebuddyandme]

There was always a chance we'd need to.

[ Eying the horde of sea wolves warily ]

Let's hurry and get up there before we get noticed. We don't want a commotion before we're ready.

[poisonista]

[ Looks like they don't have much choice there. ]

Then let's move.


[ He'll be swimming away once everyone turns! ]

[lustfall]

Roger.

[ moving along with the group! ]

[finalbows]

[ avante!

Angie, at least, can just start floating around once they're out of the ocean. ]

[strateelgic]

[Imagine not being able to change between human and merman forms as often as one wants. Couldn't be Levi.

He steps out of the water on two legs, keeping an eye on the merwolves. If there didn't seem to be an endless supply of them they might be able to simply take them all out. Alas. He'd liked the idea of just grabbing the priest and running for it.]

[wooliefrand]

[the kneeling 'shadow' seems alarmed, not sure what they're doing....

But when they swim to the beach, they actually break their chant, calling out--]

WAIT, NOT YET--

[As soon as any of them step foot on to the beach, that other barrier reverberates, and golden chains seemingly shoot out from the ground...except they aren't chains, they're snake coils, blocking their way further.

The mist wolves, both the ones on land and water, perk their ears up. They can't see the sheep but they can see ALL THAT. Strangely, half of them don't bother trying to sniff out the intruders, instead going for the coil chains, violently trying to pull off as many scales as possible. Others begin to sing their own songs. . .

Roll 1d10! If lower than 5, you suddenly view someone else in the party as either 1) your most hated enemy or 2) someone you're madly in love with]