Discussion Tavern: Sleeping Giant (Chapter 2)

[VashTheStampede]

Me, sitting here seeing someone in the party attempting an insight check after having 1-on-1 conversations with half the town:

Its funny cause usually players do WAY TOO MANY insight checks

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Also, I laughed way too hard at this because I expected Kutshort to do something with the head with that last line.

Had Dude not told him to get rid of it earlier , it would have been a beach ball at a concert. Just wanted to show I read it

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Me, sitting here seeing someone in the party attempting an insight check after having 1-on-1 conversations with half the town:

Its funny cause usually players do WAY TOO MANY insight checks

The people I spoke with gave me money upfront, so they’re good judges of character

 

[VashTheStampede]

Typical Party:

Shopkeeper: I suppose I could sell you a piece of bread

Party Member: INSIGHT CHECK! HE'S TRYING TO POISON US! AND TAKE OUR COPPER!

 

[T'anks]

What can we say, we're a particularly trusting group of people. Or easily bribed, anyway.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Typical Party:

Shopkeeper: I suppose I could sell you a piece of bread

Party Member: INSIGHT CHECK! HE'S TRYING TO POISON US! AND TAKE OUR COPPER!

@TD T’anks hasn’t shown herself to be a good judge of character, we should pay Halia a visit and all roll nat1 insight checks

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Trusting!?

Dude has already had trust issues with the whole party.

Even Dragmire? WTF man?

 

[T'anks]

Trusting!?

Dude has already had trust issues with the whole party.

Yeah but he didn't roll against any of them so it was all kayfabe.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I wanna see Dragmire's birth certificate

 

[T'anks]

Plot twist: Dragmire was Ruxithid all along.

 

[VashTheStampede]

He called Dude his minion.

Dude remembers.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Plot twist: Dragmire was Ruxithid all along.

If you rearrange the letters in Ruxithid and switch some of them out for other letters, you get Dragmire.

 

[VashTheStampede]

TD playing Ubisoft Presents: D&D

 

[Kutshort Yes]

He called Dude his minion.

Dude remembers.

As a bar, Dude should know with something of performative

 

[T'anks]

As a bar, Dude should know

Quoting this before you edit because it's still accurate.

Poor T'anks.

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

I'm alive and everyone isn't trying to kill me.

Yet

 

[T'anks]

For the encore, Dude has an amazing idea!

He performs a rousing Bardcore rendition of Never Gonna Give You Up.

The crowd, despite having no way of knowing who or what Rick Astley even is, descends into madness and begin beating Dude to death.

Using only wooden spoons and semi-hard, day-old bread.

It is a slow, agonizing and yet somehow still almost delicious death for our once proud Tortle!

 

[T'anks]

...well that started off normal but holy shit it took a turn.

also my brain went places because me

TD, because apparently he forgot whose post he was reading:

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Maybe the bard can improve on this hastily written ballad

Spoiler

We're no strangers to blood
You know the rules and so do I (do I)
A full contingent’s who we’re taking on
You wouldn't defeat, any of our guys

I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling
Gotta make you understand

Always have our weapons up
Never have our spirits down
Always gonna run around and chase you
Now we’re gonna make you cry
You’re gonna want to say goodbye
This is not a lie, we’ll hurt you

We've heard of Red Bands, for so long
Phandalin’s been aching, but you're they’re shy to say it (say it)
We all know- what's been going on (going on)
We know the game and we're gonna play it
And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see

Always have our weapons up
Never have our spirits down
Always gonna run around and chase you
Now we're gonna make you cry
You're gonna want to say goodbye
This is not a lie, we'll hurt you

Always have our weapons up
Never have our spirits down
Always gonna run around and chase you
Now we're gonna make you cry
You're gonna want to say goodbye
This is not a lie, we'll hurt you

We've heard of Red Bands, for so long
Phandalin's been aching, but you're they're shy to say it (say it)
We all know- what's been going on (going on)
We know the game and we're gonna play it
And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see

Always have our weapons up
Never have our spirits down
Always gonna run around and chase you
Now we're gonna make you cry
You're gonna want to say goodbye
This is not a lie, we'll hurt you

Always have our weapons up
Never have our spirits down
Always gonna run around and chase you
Now we're gonna make you cry
You're gonna want to say goodbye
This is not a lie, we'll hurt you

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I can be part of Dude’s writing room

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Dude's writing room is in my head and trust me...

Nobody wants in that room.

I’ll telecommute

 

[VashTheStampede]

I think you're likely good to go

 

[T'anks]

I assume with an 11 she didn't see anything, however, waiting for confirmation from Vash before proceeding with the ritual!

 

[Zesty Zapcrackle]

Oh no somebody's getting sacrificed to the Tiefling god.

You can just call me Zesty.

 

[T'anks]

Thankfully T'anks doesn't appear to believe in or worship any gods.

Unfortunately she has mentioned, in passing whilst inebriated, that she's open to eating Klarg's remains.

I caught myself!

 

[Kutshort Yes]

You can just call me Zesty.

 

[T'anks]

OLD OWL WELL - EAST - UNDERFED

I, for one, see nothing at all ominous or foreboding about this.

 

[VashTheStampede]

One thing I feel like I'm very much not good at (at least compared to DMs I watch for entertainment) when DMing at a table is setting the tone and flavor of what's going on. Setting the scene and whatnot.

I'm MUCH more comfortable with that stuff when I'm able to write it all out, so that has been a very pleasant change for me in this format.

 

[T'anks]

One thing I feel like I'm very much not good at (at least compared to DMs I watch for entertainment) when DMing at a table is setting the tone and flavor of what's going on. Setting the scene and whatnot.

I'm MUCH more comfortable with that stuff when I'm able to write it all out, so that has been a very pleasant change for me in this format.

I call this the Zero Escape effect.

DS version is best. Suck it, haters!


I think it takes an immense amount of pre-planning to properly convey in spoken words what kind of environment and tone a place has. Being able to do it on the fly would be quite difficult - especially when also interacting with a group of people cutting in every couple of words/sentences.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Also I've been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days, hence the slowing of updates from me. I hope to pick it up a bit over the next couple days.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Also I've been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days, hence the slowing of updates from me. I hope to pick it up a bit over the next couple days.

Take your time and feel better

 

[T'anks]

Absolutely, health first!

I've kind of appreciated a moment of downtime to get caught back up myself, anyway!

 

[Kutshort Yes]

 

[VashTheStampede]

@GwJumpman ?

More like GwBumpman

Or we can move on to calling it a night and proceed to next day?

 

[Kutshort Yes]

@GwJumpman ?

More like GwBumpman

Or we can move on to calling it a night and proceed to next day?

I have nothing else to do

 

[T'anks]

Just for the record I have been completely and utterly slacking engrossed I have no earthly idea where I've been for over a week and have thus continued to enjoy the downtime.

Otherwise I would've just had T'anks ask the bartender.

 

[T'anks]

((Are we to assume Kutshort knows of the redbrands? I was rereading posts and while T’anks doesn’t deliberately say anything, Dude used it in his song. If Kutshort not supposed to know, then ignore that part and focus on the part about Sildar’s friend. Either way, it doesn’t do much))

Well, he should know of them in general based on Sildar's comments before leaving the cave at least.

T'anks would have shared her findings through town with whoever was at the inn too, so I'm fine with that all being fair game. Chit-chat here and there between Dude's setup and all.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I'll make a post tomorrow*, not feeling especially creative tonight.

No rush… but if Kutshort drinks too much before the encore… he might have his own encore


Let's kill Gobs doo doo doo doo doo
Fat Goblins doo doo doo doo doo
Thin Goblins doo doo doo doo doo
All Goblins doo doo doo doo doo



Just kidding, I wouldn’t make a post having Kutshort perform. He’s going to stay in his lane

 

[VashTheStampede]

I'll make a post tomorrow*, not feeling especially creative tonight.

Obviously there is no rush my dude

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Obviously there is no rush my dude

That being said, I’m tagging @GwJumpman now so he can be ready for tomorrow

 

[Kutshort Yes]

What Dude imagines.
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Is that jack black behind him?

business-casual Kutshort is double-fisting those beers

 

[Kutshort Yes]

That being said, I’m tagging @GwJumpman now so he can be ready for tomorrow

@GwJumpman it is almost tomorrow

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I'll make a post tomorrow*, not feeling especially creative tonight.

@TD was this post an April fool’s prank?

Just kidding, I’m in no rush

 

[Kutshort Yes]

...I... what.

I did post?


but I may or may not be giving out songs

I couldn’t remember what we were waiting for, then when I tagged GWJ I saw your post and didn’t check the main thread. I responded to your post too

 

[T'anks]

I'm just fluttering about on the wind, I assumed everything was mostly on pause while Vash tends to what he needs to.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I'm just fluttering about on the wind, I assumed everything was mostly on pause while Vash tends to what he needs to.

Same. I even planned my vacation to Aruba last week so it coincided with our hiatus

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I've just been getting up to debotchery in the meantime.

Dude will continue to regail with songs in the meantime.

We needed some downtime to come back together as a group. Just drinking, singing, and telling stories together

 

[VashTheStampede]

So I would like to get things back up and running but it appears as if my PC monitor has decided to commit suicide so it might be a bit longer.

Apologies.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

So I would like to get things back up and running but it appears as if my PC monitor has decided to commit suicide so it might be a bit longer.

Apologies.

 

[T'anks]

You'll probably need to tag me, but, whenever is good for y'all is good for me. I kind of know which direction is up but am prone to losing notifications as-is.