Roll Save vs being afraid of the dark!

Deeper into the forest of Davokar we go! We were attacked by giant hairless cats who were so hungry they decided we should be food. That didn't happen, through the cunning use of weapons and grappling hooks on people floating down the river. On the plus side, we made it to the Ordo Magica outpost! Some people were huddling inside, but were happy to see us.

As we made our way toward the headquarters out there, we came across freeze-dried spiders, weird purple lily of the valley where everything else was dead (did someone see a picture of a bluebell and didn't think to look further than "it looks a bit like a lily of the valley, but not white").

The Ordo Magica HQ was now full of goblins. Fortunately, Murmei knows how to speak their language and is proving to be strangely proficient at diplomacy. The goblins spoke of being scared of a "darkness". They also had a trap door (under which they kept a hungry troll), a wizard who was quite out of his mind, and a communication circle going straight to a big spider creature who said she was very benevolent and kind indeed.

The story continues ... and will hopefully be finished by Christmas at this rate ...

Courtesy of Monday 12 November 2018's Symbaroum session.

“I’m now Jack of all murdering.”

“All science must be lies!”
“Yes, let’s definitely not consult with the experts on this one.”

Player: “I failed, unless I’m allowed a re-roll for using the wrong die the first time.”
GM: “The wrong die type?”
Player: “No, still a d20, just the WRONG die.”
GM: “Then no.”

“How about you NOT use MY die for a change? Bad die! Naughty die!”

“He’s alive, so he can talk to us.”

Murmei: “I’m not taking my clothes off because I have a sense of decency.”
GM: “The guide has no sense of decency.”
Murmei: “I know. The savage.”

“Is it wrong to say work harder more?”

“The old capital is a terrible place. Very silly.”

Valgai: “Try to think positive, Elindra. It brings you through the darkest times.”

“Just because they have combat stats in the books doesn’t mean we have to fight them!”

GM: “You might be the first humans they’ve ever seen.”
Elindra: “And they might be the last!”
Valgai (to Elindra): “Don’t be such a Negative Nelly!”

Murmei: “The goblins are afraid of darkness? – Wait, they’re afraid of the dark?!”

GM: “This is going to be exciting!”
Valgai: “How long ‘til I die?”

“Aside from going slightly psychotic …”
“SLIGHTLY?!”

“The giant spider creature who’s obviously evil.”
“Obviously.”
“Because everything’s evil.”
“Especially spiders.”

To be continued!