[2025/04/03 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're all hear to disrupt someones' D&D game. Who's DMing tonight?
[2025/04/03 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...ah, it's me, right?
[2025/04/03 14:08] Mecha: /me raises her hand before promptly face planting."Never mind, not me."
[2025/04/03 14:08] Andreas: you're sitting on the DM chair so I guess it's you
[2025/04/03 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: well spotted, Andreas, you rolled good on your purrception check
[2025/04/03 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: fair warning, I may be rather slow tonight?
[2025/04/03 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: not sure why that's a question *GIGGLES*
[2025/04/03 14:10] Andreas: slow is okay with me for today, I already have ~50 hours behind me this week
[2025/04/03 14:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: so. Let's roll dice!
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: I seem to recall you had agreed to take on this rat quest to clear out the cellars of rats.
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sapphire: we did?
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: pretty sure
[2025/04/03 14:12] Mecha: Thought we did
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sapphire: trolls and tribulations.....
[2025/04/03 14:12] Andreas: positive
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: the obligatory rat quest is obligatory
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sapphire: ah, I'm supposed to be Te'ala in this one
[2025/04/03 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: the reward: some coin and ale.
[2025/04/03 14:13] Sapphire: Oh dear, if the reward is ale we're never gonna get Andreas to be sober for a mission
[2025/04/03 14:14] Andreas: cheers for that
[2025/04/03 14:14] Andreas: it reminds me, I'm sipping last beer
[2025/04/03 14:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: But, before you go hunting rats, there's a guy who wants to talk to you
[2025/04/03 14:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: A charismatic half-elf bard with wild, flowing auburn hair and bright emerald eyes that sparkle with mischief. Dressed in vibrant, mismatched garments that reflect his bohemian spirit, he carries a beautifully carved wooden flute adorned with intricate elven motifs.
[2025/04/03 14:15] Sapphire: Ah yes, I was planning to locate some cats to try and assist us with the rat problem
[2025/04/03 14:16] Mecha: Lahli looks at him carefully
[2025/04/03 14:16] Sapphire: is the bard cute?
[2025/04/03 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Pretty cute.
[2025/04/03 14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: so... who's going to say what?
[2025/04/03 14:17] Mecha: You um, you wanted to speak with us?
[2025/04/03 14:18] Sapphire: "Good
[morning/evening]." She starts, eyes looking this bard over. Some unfortunate rounding to the ears and a bit bulky for her tastes, but given her condition Te'ala is in zero position to be picky about such things.
[2025/04/03 14:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: He takes his cap off and gives a little bow. "Gith’Ro Tull, at your service, m'ladies."
[2025/04/03 14:18] Andreas: /me staring at others as they are staring at the half-elf. "Can you play a nice song for us elf?" looks at him with bit of a doubt.
[2025/04/03 14:19] Mecha: At our service for what?
[2025/04/03 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro: "Indeed I can, for just ten coppers, I can sing you the song of the legend of Kelly An Daerg."
[2025/04/03 14:21] Andreas: /me "10 coppers for a song? Heh. I give you a sip of my beer or maybe m'ladies have something to offer."
[2025/04/03 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: He looks to each of you hopefully
[2025/04/03 14:22] Mecha: *Sighs* That is a lovely offer but we are about to head out. Maybe next time
[2025/04/03 14:23] Mecha: We seem to be here for a bit anyway
[2025/04/03 14:23] Sapphire: "How long are you in town?"
[2025/04/03 14:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro gives a little bow again. "Perhaps, later, m'ladies, it may not be as big a deal as dealing with the Great Troll Army, but it's an interesting tale."
[2025/04/03 14:24] Andreas: /me "We have rats to hunt" looks at m'ladies ... "you have rats to hunt" *chuckles*
[2025/04/03 14:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: "I should be here a while, friends."
[2025/04/03 14:26] Sapphire: "I'll keep an eye out when we get back in the evening," she smiles to the flamboyantly dressed bard
[2025/04/03 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro bows and steps back. "Later, then, friends."
[2025/04/03 14:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: I guess the cellars await!
[2025/04/03 14:28] Mecha: Lahli grabs her mace
[2025/04/03 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al leans over bar and points to a door down at the back. "Thems' the cellars... SEE YOU later!"
[2025/04/03 14:29] Mecha: off we go
[2025/04/03 14:29] Andreas: /me "How you wanna catch the rats?" scratches his chin and looks at m'ladies
[2025/04/03 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: There is a hatch leading down to the cellar. The walls are lined with intricately carved wooden shelves filled with barrels of fine ale, rare spices, and exotic delicacies collected from distant lands. Soft, flickering lights from dangling lanterns cast dancing shadows, illuminating a polished stone floor while soft echoes of laughter and clinking glasses float down from above, creating a serene ambiance. Here and there can be seen a few gnawed cheeses; a small door leads to the further depths of the cellars, and two doorways on either side of the cellar suggest other storage areas.
[2025/04/03 14:32] Mecha: "My guess we bonk them on the head, or other places rather hard and go from there
[2025/04/03 14:32] Sapphire: "Gather some cats to hunt them, trace the boltholes and prepare bait." She answers, looking over the wooden shelves of this luxury granary. "no wonder they're so worried about rodents down here."
[2025/04/03 14:32] Andreas: /me "m'ladies first" ... smiles, bows a bit and make the funny gesture by his hand
[2025/04/03 14:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: The door on the right is labelled: "Fine wines - 10 years and older. For regular customers only!" and on the left door the sign reads: "Rare wines - 50 years and older. Keep out!" A sack of charcoal lies propped up against a wall. Nearby, someone has crudely written in black on a crate of crackers: "H3LP UZ!"
[2025/04/03 14:34] Sapphire: She kneels down to inspect this crate more closely, frowning at the implications.
[2025/04/03 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's just a crate of crackers, with crude writing on it.
[2025/04/03 14:36] Sapphire: She backs up and looks around for clues as to who wrote it or when.
[2025/04/03 14:36] Andreas: /me checking if any of those wines are already open, to give it a try "if you'll find an open bottle, let me know, I'm gonna check if it's still good and not full of rat piss"
[2025/04/03 14:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: perception check, roll d20
[2025/04/03 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Andreas, d20, slightly different roll :)
[2025/04/03 14:37] D20: Andreas rolls 16
[2025/04/03 14:37] Andreas: whwhahaha
[2025/04/03 14:37] Mecha: Lahli is going to start looking around. IF there is someone maybe they can hears something so she softly calls out."Hellllooooo"
[2025/04/03 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: You crack open a bottle with a suspiciously easy cork and take a sip. It tastes salty, acrid... rats' piss it is.
[2025/04/03 14:38] D20: Sapphire rolls 3
[2025/04/03 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: d20
[2025/04/03 14:39] D20: Mecha rolls 9
[2025/04/03 14:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: the writing is obviously crudely written, by a small hand. It seems to be their natural style
[2025/04/03 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha: You hear some squeaking from behind the "10 year" door
[2025/04/03 14:41] Andreas: /me "eeew, it tastes like rat piss. Well I won't try a wine here." ... looks at Mecha with slightly disgusted face expression
[2025/04/03 14:41] Sapphire: "hmmmmm." Her theories about the situation are a total mess now. She'll move to check the walls and backs of the shelves for holes in the wall, keeping her shield arm back to avoid bumping things too much.
[2025/04/03 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20, Sapphire
[2025/04/03 14:41] Mecha: Lahli heads towards the ten year door."I'm not tasting it." She says before carefully opening it.
[2025/04/03 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha, opening the "10 year old" door?
[2025/04/03 14:44] Mecha: /me nods
[2025/04/03 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: The air is cool and carries a faint, sweet aroma of aging wood and grapes. Rows of dust-covered racks line the stone walls, each laden with bottles elegantly labeled and nestled in straw, their dark glass catching the flickering candlelight. The labels boast prestigious vineyard names and vintage dates, some dating back a decade or more, indicating a careful selection of fine wines such as velvety cabernets and crisp chardonnays. In one corner, a small carved oak table holds a ledger, meticulously inscribed with names and notes about previous purchases, suggesting a secretive community of regular patrons who savor the exclusivity of these prized reserves.
[2025/04/03 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: And Mecha, roll 1d4
[2025/04/03 14:44] D4: Mecha rolls 1
[2025/04/03 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: You disturb a rat, who runs, squeaking loudly, to hole in a wall.
[2025/04/03 14:45] D20: Sapphire rolls 4
[2025/04/03 14:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: you see holes, some small, some large. Some seem to have been used often by small bodies.
[2025/04/03 14:46] Andreas: /me follows Mecha and Sapphire into the room "So how are you gonna catch the rats? m'ladies?"
[2025/04/03 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: I'm going to need a female bard sometime :)
[2025/04/03 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, what now?
[2025/04/03 14:50] Mecha: Lahlie ponders with her 8 intelligence."Someone get the bard to see if we can get some pied piper action.
[2025/04/03 14:50] Andreas: /me "well we can't light them in fire, we don't have any bait and you're way too slow to catch a rat. Seems we're screwed"
[2025/04/03 14:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: Are you sure you want to do that?
[2025/04/03 14:51] Mecha: /me nods "It seems like the logical choice."
[2025/04/03 14:51] Sapphire: "I'm curious how they wrote things down." she looks up at where that rat went earlier and moves to check where the hole is. "Hello?"
[2025/04/03 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, for ten coppers, you'll get the song of Kelly An Daerg
[2025/04/03 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: d20
[2025/04/03 14:53] D20: Sapphire rolls 3
[2025/04/03 14:53] Sapphire: ooof @_@
[2025/04/03 14:54] Andreas: /me "well maybe we could offer him a bottle instead of coppers"
[2025/04/03 14:55] Mecha: You two wait here." Lahli is going to run back upstairs
[2025/04/03 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: It's a good question. How does a rat write things down? A piece of charcoal is very big compared to a rat, and only the biggest rat could hold charcoal in a paw. Then there's a question of how the rat managed to write in Common, because rats tend not to write messages. There's all too many questions here!
[2025/04/03 14:55] Mecha: *To be fair Mistress, this one had the idea of getting the bard before you commented about a female bard*
[2025/04/03 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha, you find Gith'Ro playing his flute idly in a corner of the bar
[2025/04/03 14:56] Sapphire: Surely a druid of the western forests should be able to commune with common rodents! Or at least follow their traces... maybe they're spooked.
[2025/04/03 14:56] Mecha: She raises a hand to get his attention and goes to speak with him
[2025/04/03 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Good point. When you see a rat, you can try then.
[2025/04/03 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro stops playing is pipe for a moment. "Yes, m'lady?"
[2025/04/03 14:58] Mecha: *Also Gith'Ro Tull? IS he going to perform Aqualung as well?*
[2025/04/03 14:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: perform what?
[2025/04/03 14:58] Andreas: /me pulls his spear and tries to slowly pus hit into one of those rat holes "maybe I get at least one"
[2025/04/03 14:59] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20, Andreas
[2025/04/03 14:59] Mecha: Question, you offered that song for Ten coppers what other songs can you do and can you use it to attract things. We have some rats to clear out and well there is a whole pied piper thing I thought might help.
[2025/04/03 14:59] Sapphire: "You're really going to just stab the wall?"
[2025/04/03 14:59] D20: Andreas rolls 7
[2025/04/03 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro: "I am but a humble bard, I only attract the ladies! I can play if you wish, but I cannot guarantee magickal results."
[2025/04/03 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: Andreas pokes the spear in a hole. Nothing happens.
[2025/04/03 15:01] Andreas: /me "bloody rats, they know how to hide and how to piss into the bottles " ....
[2025/04/03 15:01] Mecha: That's fine, plus while I am up here I can get some cheese. If you can't do it we go with option B.. Oh you said ten coppers right?
[2025/04/03 15:02] Sapphire: "And possibly how to write. if they're that smart we're better of negotiating."
[2025/04/03 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro nods. "Aye, ten coppers, m'lady."
[2025/04/03 15:03] Mecha: PAys the bard. Think she has 3 coppers left and reminds herself to get more later, before going to get some cheese too.
[2025/04/03 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: 154 after paying bard and buying cheese.
[2025/04/03 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: what now?
[2025/04/03 15:08] Andreas: kittens I'm falling asleep while I'm sitting here, lack of sleep and long days. Let's pretend I've drunk few bottles of wine and fallen asleep or so. I see you at Sunday. But now I gtg to bed 🥱😪😴💤
[2025/04/03 15:08] Mecha: Heading back down with bard in tow and cheese in hand. nibbling a small piece of it as she goes. HEading back to the room with the others
[2025/04/03 15:08] Sapphire: o.o
[2025/04/03 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: ok Andreas, uhm... rest well :)
[2025/04/03 15:08] Andreas: I will rest like a kitten, good night
[2025/04/03 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: thanks for coming
[2025/04/03 15:08] Andreas: 🐾
[2025/04/03 15:09] Andreas: is offline.
[2025/04/03 15:09] Mecha: Sleep well Andreas
[2025/04/03 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, what's Mechas' plan?
[2025/04/03 15:10] Sapphire: night Darth
[2025/04/03 15:11] Mecha: Get the bard to play, and if that doesn't draw them out sprinkle the cheese, but suddenly regretting the idea of bonking them with her mace and starts looking for something to put the rats in to release them into the wild
[2025/04/03 15:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro plays some song about bells ringing at the winter solstice. Not much happens; and the cheese doesn't draw any rodents your way.
[2025/04/03 15:13] Sapphire: Te'ala has no great need to comment on this, feeling the lack of success is it's own commentary
[2025/04/03 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro shrugs. "Sorry, m'ladies, I don't appear to have a future in pest control."
[2025/04/03 15:14] Mecha: Didn't figure it would they know we're here, so gonna set a box on its side with some cheese in it and motion for others to be quiet, after nudging Gith ro."Good playing."She whispered
[2025/04/03 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gith'Ro nods and heads back upstairs. No rodents appear.
[2025/04/03 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2025/04/03 15:17] Sapphire: "Might stay a bit and observe," she admits. "Your music was very nice though."
[2025/04/03 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Time passes.
[2025/04/03 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha?
[2025/04/03 15:19] Mecha: okay, maybe we can try something different. Lahli steps out and looks to see if there might be another path that teh rats are travelling
[2025/04/03 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, there's no path - just the door for 50 year old wines, and the smaller door at the back leading further into the cellar
[2025/04/03 15:20] Mecha: Smaller door it is!
[2025/04/03 15:21] Sapphire: did we check the 50yo wine door already?
[2025/04/03 15:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Nope.
[2025/04/03 15:22] Mecha: This one has a bad feeling about that door, but we can check it if need be
[2025/04/03 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: what are you going to? You going to open it?
[2025/04/03 15:26] Sapphire: Might as well check if it does open
[2025/04/03 15:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: It does! It creaks loudly, there's a -click- and a -SPROING!- and something hurtles out at you. Roll d20, DEX check.
[2025/04/03 15:27] D20: Sapphire rolls 1
[2025/04/03 15:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: It whizzes past you, as you duck with cat-like grace. Mecha, DEX check, -2 penalty.
[2025/04/03 15:28] D20: Mecha rolls 1
[2025/04/03 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: With equal cat-like grace, you cartwheel out of the way. The plateful of cream continues on it's merry way, until it meets a wall. SPLAT.
[2025/04/03 15:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: guess neither of you got pied.
[2025/04/03 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: As for the room: Rows of dusty, cobweb-covered racks hold an impressive collection of bottles, their labels faded but still discernible, many featuring intricate designs and ornate writing. Some bottles exude a delicate, golden hue, hinting at fine white wines, while others, deep ruby reds, seem to emanate an air of mystery. In one corner, a large, sealed cask stands, possibly an exclusive vintage meant for special occasions. Scattered around the cellar are empty glasses, tarnished corkscrews, and scribbled notes on the tastes and properties of certain bottles.
[2025/04/03 15:32] Sapphire: "....how often do they replace the pie?" she checks on the cream splat
[2025/04/03 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: The cream is surprisingly fresh. Wait.... on closer inspection... roll d20
[2025/04/03 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire
[2025/04/03 15:34] D20: Sapphire rolls 8
[2025/04/03 15:34] Mecha: MAkes sure the passed out Andreas is tied up in case he wakes up and sees the room
[2025/04/03 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...it's not cream, but shaving foam!
[2025/04/03 15:36] Sapphire: what a strange and mysterious substance to encounter
[2025/04/03 15:36] Mecha: So, they're gonna know we opened this door now.
[2025/04/03 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: As for the room itself: The room must've been locked for a while, there's a leather cap, but it's been left to rot and fester, and has gone a sickly green colour.
[2025/04/03 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: it is indeed, Sapphire
[2025/04/03 15:36] Sapphire: "They wanted us to get the rats out, surely they'd know we'd need to check everywhere."
[2025/04/03 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Only place to look now is the door further in, unless you think there's anything of note here
[2025/04/03 15:38] Sapphire: Will give a once over, using a stick to tip over the moldy leather cap
[2025/04/03 15:38] Mecha: We can head to the other door.
[2025/04/03 15:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll d20
[2025/04/03 15:39] D20: Mecha rolls 16
[2025/04/03 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: you don't notice anything unusual in the room
[2025/04/03 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Next door?
[2025/04/03 15:39] Mecha: Sounds good
[2025/04/03 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: The doorway leading on is not locked, and a few steps lead on downwards.
[2025/04/03 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: The lower level cellar of the inn, is a cavernous space filled with the warm, earthy scent of aged wood and rich earth. The stone walls are adorned with shimmering copper and bronze fixtures that reflect the soft glow of lanterns dangling from the ceiling, casting flickering shadows that dance playfully. Shelves made of sturdy oak house an eclectic collection of casks and jars, filled with fine wines and beverages.
[2025/04/03 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: But what do you find down here?
[2025/04/03 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Why am I asking you... I'm the DM.
[2025/04/03 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Standing in two rows are the normal and giant rats, watching the party coming in, while a slim, hunched figure stands at the back, his hand resting on the hilt of the sword at its' hip. "Put down your weapons, and don't attack us!"
[2025/04/03 15:42] Mecha: "Can say the same to you."
[2025/04/03 15:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: "You first... you've come ready to attack us."
[2025/04/03 15:43] Sapphire: "Hello," she says, taking a step in and moving to the side. "It is rare to encounter beasts who can speak the common tongue." Her 'weapon' has never left her belt in this endeavour.
[2025/04/03 15:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: Neither has the figure drawn his sword.
[2025/04/03 15:43] Sapphire: She leans against the wall.
[2025/04/03 15:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: "I'm... not a beast..." the figure says, not sounding entirely certain
[2025/04/03 15:44] Mecha: Are you willing to work with away instead of down?
[2025/04/03 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: "I'm good with you promising to not attack."
[2025/04/03 15:49] Sapphire: "I had no particular intention to. Saw the message upstairs on the crate."
[2025/04/03 15:49] Mecha: Lahli shrugs and puts her mace in its holder
[2025/04/03 15:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: "We're more than happy to leave this place - and we'd already be gone, if it weren't for the townsfolk hunting us with their dogs! Help us move out - we don't have much, but, we'll give you what we can."
[2025/04/03 15:52] Mecha: Hunting with dogs? How did you get in here?
[2025/04/03 15:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's a long story, we were led by someone in a cloak
[2025/04/03 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: A large rat runs up Sapphires' leg and up onto her shoulder. It squeaks loudly: "This looks like a good place for a cliffhanger!"
[2025/04/03 15:54] Mecha: /me chuckles
[2025/04/03 15:54] Sapphire: pfffft
[2025/04/03 15:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: yes, we'll leave it there, let's not get too far ahead without Andreas :)
[2025/04/03 15:55] Sapphire: *nods*
[2025/04/03 15:55] Sapphire: snuggles?
[2025/04/03 15:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: and next week, we might finally clear out the cellar in an epic bout of roleplay
[2025/04/03 15:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: I got to run, up in six hours and today was an eleven hour day