Heroica RPG - Quest #159: An Unexpected Return - Hovels

[Palathadric]

Being confused, is there a chance it will use its free hit, assuming it has one, to kill itself? And unfortunately, Petaldan should be confused and not slowed, because he was fighting from the back row.

I use a Remedy on Torald hoping that I don't accidentally hit him instead.

[Khorne]

"I'd be a shame of you to go out like this, Lawrence", Eric grinned, "Here lies Lawrence Boomingham, Veteran of the Orcish Wars, killed by spores."

Eric uses a Remedy on Boomingham.

"Shrooms and whores, well, that would be a good death. But spores? Naah, not this time."

[Palathadric]

I forget how slowed works...will the slowed people be able to act this round or only next round?

[Waterbrick Down]

7 hours ago, Palathadric said:

Being confused, is there a chance it will use its free hit, assuming it has one, to kill itself? And unfortunately, Petaldan should be confused and not slowed, because he was fighting from the back row.

I use a Remedy on Torald hoping that I don't accidentally hit him instead.

QM Note: The spores will not attack itself.

29 minutes ago, Palathadric said:

I forget how slowed works...will the slowed people be able to act this round or only next round?

QM Note: Those who are hastened can still act normally, those who are just slowed can act this turn but not the next.

[Waterbrick Down]

QM Note: Still need an action for Ezeran and Boomingham.

[Palathadric]

Ezeran uses a Remedy on Torald. If Petaldan is successful in remedying Torald, Ezeran uses a Remedy on Skuld.

Boomingham repeats.

Battle Order:

Eric

>Boomingham

Petaldan

Ezeran

>Torald

>Skuld

Germ

I put the attackers in the back row and the non-attackers in the front. Germ I left in the front because he is Lucky, so he's less likely to be affected by the Special.

[Zepher]

OoC: I can’t recall if Doomed would kill us this round if we failed to kill the spore - looks like it doesn’t matter since we all remedied up, but it would, right?

Boomingham shifts around in his bag, preparing the apple he got with Eric the previous time they fought together, but the Norseman tosses him a remedy instead and Boomingham repeats his attack. “Aye. Here’s hoping the thing that actually kills me at least knows it’s doing it,” he notes, staring down the irksome and inanaimate shrooms.

[MysticModulus]

OoC: Sorry my kid has been home sick so I've missed out. The action provided by Palathadric is good by me.

[Waterbrick Down]

Eric cures Boomingham of his maladies as the Vindicator tries to finish off the spores. The fungus releases one last spray of spores, but Boomingham isn't flustered and brings his blade down upon the cluster.

Round 4 of Mushroom Melee:
Eric vs. Uses Remedy on Boomingham - Success - Boomingham remedied
>Boomingham vs Spore Cluster - Special Damage - Germ, Skuld, Petaldan, Blinded
>Boomingham vs Spore Cluster - Hit - 1 Hit, KO'd
>Petaldan
Ezeran
Ezeran
Torald
Torald
>Skuld
>Demon Germ

THE BATTLE IS VICTORIOUS!

Hovel's Party
 Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher)
48 year old male human Vindicator
Level 36.75 *Immune to darkness, fire, fragile, sleep, weakened, and blinded* *Affluence* *Zweihänder Grip* *PARTY LEADER*
Power Bonus: +5 (+5 front row)
Defense: 10
Health: 58/59
Ether: 36/36
Gold: 338
Equipment: Scupperer (WP:19; darkness-, fire- and earth-elemental; inflicts bleeding and poisoned by 10; has 1/2 chance each to inflict blinded, sealed, weakened and fragile; greatsword), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; grants immunity to fragile, asleep, weakened, blinded, darkness and fire; accessory), Vest of Faded Trials (SP:10, 1/2 chance of granting reinforced effect at the start of every battle, Immune to Fragile; Suitable for Knights, Barbarians, Dragoons, Skirmishers, Regulators, Vindicators; bodywear and headwear), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; suitable to barbarians, knights, rogues, beast warriors, chi monks, dragoons, harlots, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; footwear.)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Epidemic Halberd (WP:8, causes all negative effects that the user has to the target when attacking; halberd), Venom Fang Blade (WP:9, causes poisoned equal to WP; longsword), Lullaby Wand (WP:6, inflicts asleep), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword), Frozen Saber (WP: 15; light-, ice- and wind-elemental; inflicts stunned; great sword), Round Metal Shield (SP:7),
Artifacts: Crown of the Desert King (SP:6; absorbs fire, wind, and earth; suitable for Boomingham only, headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb poison as health; helmet), Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear), Scarlet Hood (SP:4, grants immunity to stunned), Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only), 2x Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently blessed; accessory.), Counterstrike Gloves (If the wearer is damaged by a Free Hit, they counter with strength equal to their level; handwear.), Crimson Suit of Armor (SP:12, allows wearer to pose as Crimson Bear Knight; takes three artifact slots: bodywear, headwear and footwear),
Spell Items: Amethyst (Darkness), Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Emerald Lamp of Summoning (0/3), “True Love Serenade” (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round; costs 10 ether; Battle Song)
Consumables: Potion, Health Core, 2x Remedy, Phoenix Essence, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), 12x Mead, 4x Smelling Salt, 4x Nostrum, 2x Ambrosia, Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Jinxy Juice, 2x Floral Bomb, Seal Bomb, Poison Bomb, Stun Bomb, Seth Bomb (Deals 100 darkness-elemental damage to all opponents when used.), Feather of Flight (Allows the user to flee from the battle when used.), Hair of the Dog, Oculoid Miasma, Oculoid Fireworks, Saber Teeth, Bone
Tools/Treasure: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Mythril Shard

 The Demon Germ (samurai-turtle) 
??? years old ; Half Demon; Male Black Knight  
Level 22 *Immune to Darkness Fire Earth Light & Slowed Hastened *
Power Bonus: +4
Defense: 21
Health: 39/39
Gold: 411 
Equipment: Obsidian Scimitar (WP:20; Amethyst/Darkness-elemental; longsword), Crested Shield (SP: 13; shield), Spesialian Helmet (SP:2, SP:4 if wearer’s Star Elf, Health +2, Power +2, Suitable for anyone; headwear), Dastan Armor (SP: 4; Immune to Darkness/Amethyst Diamond/Light Garnet/Earth & Ruby/Fire; +2 SP for all other Dastan Equipment; Suitable for Knights, Regulators, Winged Warriors, Dragoons, and Vindicators; bodywear), Greaves (SP:2, immunity to Slowed and Hastened; footwear), 
Inventory:

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Weapons: Flying Talon "of the Salamander" (WP:10; Ruby/Fire-elemental;  Steals one drop at Random from Enemy; whip), "Sporing" Brilliant Dagger (WP: 10; Emerald/Wood-elemental; 1/3 chance to Blind; dagger), Sword-Fish (WP:8; WP double if target has been attacked by Spear-Fish or Fail-Fish; longsword), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Kobold Sharp Wings (WP:9; Deals Bleeding 1; throwing weapon), Dwarven Portable Catapult (WP:10; Double Damage to Enemies Visibly Larger than the User; Throwing Weapon), Fellcrest Hand Axe (WP: 8; deals bleeding 5 on successful hits; throwing weapon)
Shields: Winter Shield (SP:10; absorb Ice but takes double damage from Fire; shield), 
Artifacts: Demon Wings (Take to the Skies deals Darkness-elemental damage and Hexed instead of Wind-elemental damage and Stunned; backwear; suitable to The Demon Germ only), Snake Eye Charm (Protects from Petrified-effect; accessory), Blessed Amulet (Protects from Cursed-effect; accessory), Sterile Gloves (Protects from Poisoned- and Bleeding- effects; handwear), Shadow Cloak (SP:1; backwear), 
Consumables: Bone (x6), Deadly Venom (x3), Remedy (x14), Potion (x3), Venom (x3), Grand Potion (x15), Smelling Salts (x6), Nostrum (x8), 
Tools: Crescent Seal (+2 Power, +1 free item usage during first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magnifying Glass,  

 Torald Waruelf, Matchmaker (Alfadas)
21 year old male human Battle Mage
Level 16
Power Bonus: +8
Defense: 15
Health: 29/30
Ether: 15/17
Gold: 236
Equipment: Torangu's Trident (WP: 20, SP: 5, cannot be used with Shield, Trident), Boots of Drunken Boxing (Power +2; if wearer is encouraged: power +8. Footwear. Suitable for Torald only), Mythril Mail (SP:10; suitable to knights and barbarians only; bodywear),
Inventory:

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Weapons - Broken Spear (WP: 3; Causes Bleeding and Poisoned by 2 every other round used), Sludge Glaive (WP:8, pierces defense and causes either fragile or weakened; halberd), Whispering Greatsword (WP: 10, 1/3 Chance to Seal), Keen Axe (WP 15, Ignores SP)
Artifacts - Pongcanis Shield (SP: 7; Shield),  Crocodile Belt (Max. Health +2; accessory), Fighting Boots (Power +5 on the front row; footwear.), Pugilist's Gloves, Heavy Armour (SP:5, protects from fragile-effect, suitable for barbarians, knights, dragoons, skirmishers, regulators and vindicators; bodywear.),
Consumables - 4 Potions, 8 Mead, 3 Venom, 3 Grand Tonics, Feather of White, Smoke Bomb, Bright Polish, Phoenix Essence
Tools - Shovel, Pickaxe, Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle)
Gems - Emerald (wood), Topaz (lightning), Aquamarine (water), Garnet (earth)

 Petaldan Parfenius (Played by Palathadric)
5-year-old male "wonder" Paladin
Level 16 *Immune to *Stunned*, *Bound*, *Petrified* 
Power Bonus:
Defense: 20
Health: 37/38
Ether: 16/16
Gold: 248
Equipment: Mace (WP: 6, mace), Shield (SP: 5; Shield), Gloves of the Boy Wonder (SP:2; immunity to *Stunned*, *Bound*, and *Petrified*; suitable to Petaldan only; handwear),  Armour of Dark Arts (SP: 10; Takes up: Bodywear, Handwear, Footwear slots; counts as one artifact; Suitable to Knights, Dragoons, and Skirmishers), Cloak of Innocence (SP: 3; grants the wearer immunity to Darkness, if the health of the wearer is below 50% the wearer is also *Blessed*; Backwear; Suitable for Petaldan only),
Inventory:

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Weapons:  Brine Blade (WP: 5, 1/6 chance to trigger a Flood (see Weather Mage) when dealing damage, Longsword), Slimy Sword (WP:20, can be split into several weaker Slimy Swords or combined with other Slimy Swords to increase WP and split apart again at any time, Longsword), Renegade’s Crook (WP: 10, successful healing also poisons the target’s weapon by 3, staff),
Artifacts: Baron's Oversized Hat (wearer is permanently Encouraged and Slowed; headwear), Really Hard Helmet (SP: 2, Immunity to Rock), Paladin's Armour (SP:4, Ether +2; suitable to Knights, Clerics, Paladins; Bodywear),
Spell Items: Emerald, Topaz, Scroll of Tongues (Grants the user the Glossolalia Job Trait. Each casting lasts for a limited amount of time and costs 10 ether)
Consumables: Potion x 2, Grand Potion x 1, Remedy x 2, Phoenix Essence x 2, Ambrosia, Tiger Balm, Smoke Bomb x 6, Level-Up Mushroom, Health Core, Mead, Phoenix Incense 
Tools: Bedroll, Etherium Ore (may applied to one weapon to allow it to deal the Sealed-effect permanently), Letter of Recommendation (Increases reputation with one of the seven main factions depending on the user's choice.)

Eric (Khorne), Self-proclaimed Siren-Slayer and Butcher of Basilisks 
30 year old Human Nord
Level 30 3/4 Vindicator *Evasion* *Protected from Fragile, Weakened, Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed + Immune to Darkness, Water and Earth* *Zweihänder Grip*
Power Bonus: +3
Defense: 5
Health: 60/61
Gold: 1360
Equipment: Conspirator (WP: 20, causes Blinded and has 1/2 chance to cause Confused with each hit, Ice- and Darkness-elemental; longsword), Pugilist's Gloves (Power +2, protects from Weakened; handwear), Heavy Armor (SP:5, protects from Fragile; bodywear), Boots of Evasion (Wearer takes half damage in front row + Immunity to Darkness, Water, Earth and Asleep; footwear), Periwinkle Ribbon (Grants Immunity to Stunned, Poisoned, Bleeding, Cursed, Asleep, Fast Asleep, Confused and Hexed; suitable for Periwinkle Eric only; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Godricsleif (WP: 22; Lightning-elemental; greatsword), 6 Silverfish Wings (WP:8, retrievable, throwing dagger), 2 Diseased Silverfish Wings (WP:8, causes cursed-effect, retrievable, throwing weapon), Twin Biter (WP:7, causes bleeding; dual strike axe), Rakshasa Blade (WP:8 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; greatsword), Rakshasa Flail (WP:7 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; mace), Rakshasa Scimitar (WP:11 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; longsword), Rakshasa Waveblades (WP:5 multiplied by the amount of Rakshasa weapons equipped by the party in the battle; dual strike daggers), Shield (SP:5), Natnail's Sword (WP:10 Longsword), 
Spell Items: Opal (from Hybros for Dyric)
Artifacts: Prayer Beads (Makes the wearer permanently Blessed; accessory.), Flora Gear (adds Wood-element to physical attacks and protects from Wood-elemental damage, accessory), Redhawk Helmet (Power +12 if the wearer acts first in the battle order; suitable to barbarians, knights, dragoons, infiltrators, marauders, skirmishers, regulators, vindicators and winged warriors; headwear.), Venomari Helmet (SP:2, absorb Poison as Health; helmet)
Consumables: Potion, 13 Grand Potions, 2 Elixirs, 3 Remedies, Danab's Apple (Revives all fallen party members, restores full health and ether to the whole party and removes all negative effects from them; consumable), Neutralizer, Tiger Balm, 9 Meads, 6 Smelling Salts, 2 Nostrums, 2 Mulled Wine, Ambrosia, Dragon Scale, Genuine Nordic Mead (Grants the encouraged, hastened, inspired, reinforced, and enraged-effects; consumable), Venom, Deadly Venom, 2 Feather of White (Allows the user to hide for up to three rounds, avoiding Free Hits. The effect ends if the user targets an enemy.), Feather of Lithe (Makes the user nimble for three rounds, giving them a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER and DAMAGE and Free Hits.), Fire Bomb, Lightning Bomb, Floral Bomb, Aeolus Bomb, Poison Bomb, Seal Bomb; Phoenix Essence
Tools etc.: Vindicator's Seal (Grants access to the Vindicator expert job class; cannot be given away), Cornucopia (Increases the holder’s gold by 25% at the end of each quest.)

 Ezeran Yavarr (MysticModulus)
42 year old male human Sorcerer
Level 24.67 *Immune to Wood and Fire, Sealed and Blindness* *Enemies that hit Ezeran become slowed*
Power Bonus: (+2 spellpower)
Defense: 6
Health: 36/37
Ether: 21/32
Gold: 552
Equipment: Ooze Wand (WP: 10, 1/3 chance to Slow), Sneezing Demon (SP:3; enemies that hit the wearer become slowed; immunity to wood, fire  and blindness, suitable to Ezeran only; bodywear), Etherium Pauldrons (SP:3, immune to sealed; backwear), Sedge hat (Max. Ether +4; headwear)
Inventory:

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Weapons: Trickster’s Baubel (WP:6, each hit causes one random effect: stunned, poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed or confused; wand), Ancient Sapphamber Staff (WP:8, doubled against Ancient enemies, staff), Simple Staff (WP: 10), Mockthril Spear (WP:4, spear)
Artifacts: Hood of the Elementalist (SP:1, *Absorbs darkness*; headwear, suitable to anyone),  Pointy Hat, Mage's Muffler, Bad Luck Charm, White Ninja Cowl, Begone with the Winds (Allows access to the Weather Mage Class, Accessory)
Gems: Emerald (Wood), Ruby (Fire), Diamond (Light),  Sapphire (wind), Amethyst (Darkness)
Consumables: 5x grand potions, 5x grand tonics, 3x Remedy, ether core, 2x Smoke Bomb, myrrh, venom, Pickled Mushroom, Soma, 2x Golden Lotus Flower (heals to full health upon consumption), 2x potions, phoenix essence, elixir, Tooth, Firebomb
Tools: Crescent Seal  (+2 Power, +1 Free item usage during the first round of battle), Bedroll, Shovel

 Sküld (NPC, controlled by Alfadas) 
12 years old female nôrn Altar Girl *Immune to Burning*
Level 15.5
Power Bonus: 0
Health: 11/21
Ether: 13/24
Gold: 20
Equipment: Silk Fan (WP:10, wind-elemental, fan), Shrine Robes (Immune to Burning, +5HP) Scroll of Intellect, Scroll of Minor Dispel, Scroll of Shielding, Grand Tonic

Party Leader, please distribute the loot:
Tinyshroom Cap - Raises maximum health permanently by 1.
4x Pickled Mushroom - Random effect when consumed.
20 Gold
Emerald
Rose Bouquet - A bouquet of multi-colored roses, strangely fresh for the cold winter season. Quest Item.

Looking down the hole, the party notes that the tunnels that the druid had arisen from has completely collapsed with the explosion from earlier.

[Alfadas]

Well, now that the tunnel is collapsed, where do we go? Torald says, dusting himself off. Sküld, can you heal yourself? 

[samurai-turtle]

Use a Potion on Skuld 

As Germ is holding the empty bottle. And looking at the Orange Spores an idea pop into his head. 

These Orange Spores could make some decent bombs. I could use some help gathering the Spores, if I do this right we will have some extra fire power. 

Germ start to gather the spores. He goes into the other room to grab some lose papers. And makes a funnel to stick in the empty bottle. After filling the bottle with the Orange Spores, he twist the paper to make a wick. 

As he is holding the home made bomb, Germ ask. Should I test it, or just make some more? 

[MysticModulus]

Ezeran sighs. "That one was on me, sorry..."

[Alfadas]

1 hour ago, MysticModulus said:

Ezeran sighs. "That one was on me, sorry..."

No one blames you, you couldn't have known that they would explode and burn us all. Torald mumbles something under his breath that sounds like stupid shrooms. stupid shrooms and their burning

9 hours ago, samurai-turtle said:

Use a Potion on Skuld 

As Germ is holding the empty bottle. And looking at the Orange Spores an idea pop into his head. 

These Orange Spores could make some decent bombs. I could use some help gathering the Spores, if I do this right we will have some extra fire power. 

Germ start to gather the spores. He goes into the other room to grab some lose papers. And makes a funnel to stick in the empty bottle. After filling the bottle with the Orange Spores, he twist the paper to make a wick. 

As he is holding the home made bomb, Germ ask. Should I test it, or just make some more? 

 

You can test them, just wait till I'm like a mile and a half away before you do. That doesn't look save at all. 

[Zepher]

11 hours ago, MysticModulus said:

Ezeran sighs. "That one was on me, sorry..."

"Wouldn't worry about it. We were going down the hole eventually one way or another." Boomingham gives the Tiny Shroom and Emerald to Torald, the pickled mushrooms to Germ, Ezeran, Eric and Petaldan, and keeps the 20 gold for himself, along with the Rose Bouquet.

"Well, hate to say it but it looks like a bit of a dead end. Unless one of you mages thinks you can open this passage back up." Boomingham surveys the room and the plant to see if there is anything else of note.

[Waterbrick Down]

22 hours ago, samurai-turtle said:

Use a Potion on Skuld 

As Germ is holding the empty bottle. And looking at the Orange Spores an idea pop into his head. 

These Orange Spores could make some decent bombs. I could use some help gathering the Spores, if I do this right we will have some extra fire power. 

Germ start to gather the spores. He goes into the other room to grab some lose papers. And makes a funnel to stick in the empty bottle. After filling the bottle with the Orange Spores, he twist the paper to make a wick. 

 

Through his collection, Germ manages to create 5 Fire Bombs.

2 hours ago, Zepher said:

"Wouldn't worry about it. We were going down the hole eventually one way or another." Boomingham gives the Tiny Shroom and Emerald to Torald, the pickled mushrooms to Germ, Ezeran, Eric and Petaldan, and keeps the 20 gold for himself, along with the Rose Bouquet.

"Well, hate to say it but it looks like a bit of a dead end. Unless one of you mages thinks you can open this passage back up." Boomingham surveys the room and the plant to see if there is anything else of note.

Boomingham glances around the room, but doesn't note anything else of interest outside the large hanging rug.

[samurai-turtle]

Would the marketplace have something we could use? I guess I could get one of those "Magic Compass" (and "Telescope") it seems no one has any. We could get a few other things too. 

[Khorne]

"Well, that's too bad," Eric muttered as he peered down the hole. "This stuff is all kinds of crazy. Why would some dark plant druid be interested in this place?"

He stepped over to the rug and lifted it up with Conspirator to see if there was anything behind it.

[Waterbrick Down]

15 hours ago, Khorne said:

"Well, that's too bad," Eric muttered as he peered down the hole. "This stuff is all kinds of crazy. Why would some dark plant druid be interested in this place?"

He stepped over to the rug and lifted it up with Conspirator to see if there was anything behind it.

Eric pulls the rug back and reveals a glowing portal leading to a dark forest.

[MysticModulus]

Just now, Waterbrick Down said:

Eric pulls the rug back and reveals a glowing portal leading to a dark forest.

"Is that supposed to be here?" Ezeran asked hesitantly supported by the sudden gasp of the symbiont at the reveal of the portal.

[Alfadas]

A portal, interesting. Might as well use it, right?

[samurai-turtle]

2 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

Eric pulls the rug back and reveals a glowing portal leading to a dark forest.

Memories come flooding back of the time spent at the last dark Forest Germ was in...

2 hours ago, MysticModulus said:

"Is that supposed to be here?" Ezeran asked hesitantly supported by the sudden gasp of the symbiont at the reveal of the portal.

Noticing the gasp from the demon symbiont. That feeling you are getting might be from a very strong Demon. If it is going where I think it is going, it is very far away all the way to Dastan. 

1 hour ago, Alfadas said:

A portal, interesting. Might as well use it, right?

I feel safer going down that "hole" before we collapsed it. I am definitely going to the marketplace. Before you guys Force me to go through that portal. 

[Zepher]

"Don't think anyone will be forcing you one way or another, Demon, but remember we're all wanted men and women now, so safety comes in numbers. I'm relatively sure I'm safe in saying most of us will be stepping through that portal, but if you want to head off to the market all on your lonesome you're more than welcome." Boomingham glances at the others, particularly Skuld, making sure everyone is ready. "One of us has got to go first I suppose. Onward and upward." Boomingham steps through the portal.

[samurai-turtle]

And like that he walks in...can you still here me. I am heading for the marketplace before I am going in there. Anyone else want to come along with me? 

[MysticModulus]

8 hours ago, Zepher said:

"Don't think anyone will be forcing you one way or another, Demon, but remember we're all wanted men and women now, so safety comes in numbers. I'm relatively sure I'm safe in saying most of us will be stepping through that portal, but if you want to head off to the market all on your lonesome you're more than welcome." Boomingham glances at the others, particularly Skuld, making sure everyone is ready. "One of us has got to go first I suppose. Onward and upward." Boomingham steps through the portal.

"We don't know how long this portal will be open, we might have to rush through to minimise the risk of being stranded on the other side..."

[Palathadric]

"Well...we could use the extra tonics, but..." I peer cautiously into the portal, uncertain.