[2025/05/08 14:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: That's a big staff... or are you pleased to see me?
[2025/05/08 14:02] Andreas: hi kittens
[2025/05/08 14:02] Andreas: yeah I'm happy to see you all
[2025/05/08 14:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: good :) we're happy to see you too
[2025/05/08 14:02] Andreas: today I'm prepared for the chickens ... I mean just in case ... who knows what you have for us
[2025/05/08 14:03] Mecha: Beep boop *hugglesmooches*
[2025/05/08 14:03] Mecha: Hi Andreas
[2025/05/08 14:03] Andreas: hi Mecha, hi Sapphire 👋🤖
[2025/05/08 14:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: Now, before we start
[2025/05/08 14:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: remember you are all level three now
[2025/05/08 14:03] Sapphire: /me looks at notecard, hums
[2025/05/08 14:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, d6
[2025/05/08 14:04] D6: Sapphire rolls 1
[2025/05/08 14:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll that again
[2025/05/08 14:05] Sapphire: trying to find my level 2 notecard
[2025/05/08 14:05] D6: Sapphire rolls 6
[2025/05/08 14:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES*
[2025/05/08 14:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: pick two first level spells
[2025/05/08 14:06] Andreas: lvl 3 ? 🤔
[2025/05/08 14:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Andreas... d4
[2025/05/08 14:06] D4: AndreasDarth Resident rolls 3
[2025/05/08 14:07] Sapphire: hmmm, Faerie Fire and Locate
[2025/05/08 14:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha, d6
[2025/05/08 14:07] D6: Mecha rolls 4
[2025/05/08 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: and two spells
[2025/05/08 14:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: first level
[2025/05/08 14:09] Mecha: got them
[2025/05/08 14:09] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...which are...?
[2025/05/08 14:09] Mecha: Cure light wounds and light
[2025/05/08 14:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay. It's a few days after the great Battle of the Chicken Coop. Not much has happened, although there is a concert being put on, the townsfolk could do with something to relieve the gloom of the threat of the Great Troll Army.
[2025/05/08 14:11] Andreas: 0_0
[2025/05/08 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: it's early in the morning, as you enter the bar you're staying at. Al is gloomily wiping a glass clean with a rag, staring into space as she does so.
[2025/05/08 14:12] Mecha: how far out are these trolls?
[2025/05/08 14:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: who you asking?
[2025/05/08 14:12] Mecha: Bartender
[2025/05/08 14:13] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al looks up as she wipes the glass. "Mm? What?"
[2025/05/08 14:13] Mecha: Everyone seems to have troll army on the brain. I was just curious how far out are they?
[2025/05/08 14:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "Oh. Sorry, I was miles away. I once knew a girl, you know, and she was awesome, even if she was a stuffy goody-two-shoes do-gooder."
[2025/05/08 14:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al goes on: "She stole my heart and went to sea and sailed away. She said I wasn't her type! I asked her if she expected a heart of gold? She said she would settle for a heart of bronze, but my heart was just a very tarnished copper."
[2025/05/08 14:15] Andreas: /me looks around if anything has changed, pretending to be disengaged the conversation and slowly while slowly walking around
[2025/05/08 14:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "She was right I guess, because wondering what seas she has chosen over me, lately, always leaves me a little green with envy. Eh, don't mind me! Let's have a pint; it's good for what ale's you.""
[2025/05/08 14:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al smiles suddenly. "But never mind that, you asked about the troll army? They're out there... somewhere."
[2025/05/08 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Andreas: you notice a new poster on the wall.
[2025/05/08 14:16] Mecha: Ouch. Did you need a healing potion after thatt cheap shot she took?
[2025/05/08 14:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al just looks at Mecha intently, her expression quite unreadable.
[2025/05/08 14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: The poster on the wall shows some figures holding lyres in vaguely suggestive, potentially violent poses, and underneath: "The Grateful Dead - coming this week, a performance to ROCK YOUR WORLD!"
[2025/05/08 14:17] Mecha: Come on. Your heart is not tarnished anything.. Dented maybe but that's what makes a person cool
[2025/05/08 14:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al laughs suddenly. "So, what'll you be having?"
[2025/05/08 14:19] Mecha: An ale, preferably not super strong. I have to take care of something tonight
[2025/05/08 14:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "Perhaps a glass of Coala? 6cp."
[2025/05/08 14:20] Andreas: /me "This could be a nice performance, do you know what it is Al?" points finger at the poster and looks at Al
[2025/05/08 14:20] Mecha: Sounds good." Lahli says as she pays up with a 2 CP tip
[2025/05/08 14:21] Sapphire: Te'ala has been off and on gathering herbs and mushrooms from the forest to calm her thoughts after the bust the demonic tree turned out to be.
[2025/05/08 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al looks over. "A bunch of musicians are putting on a concert. I figured the people could do with some fun, so I'm letting them have a hall to play in."
[2025/05/08 14:21] Sapphire: And keeping an eye out for those rare woods the alchemist had originally sent them out to track down
[2025/05/08 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: Reminder: Coala - a Dwarven invention, this black bubbly drink tastes like grinded coal with sugar, but also makes you feel reinvigorated and less tired.
[2025/05/08 14:21] Mecha: Going to drink it carefuly and slowly
[2025/05/08 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: The bar doors burst open and a couple of low level clerics enter the tavern. Allie Cohol looks up at them. "Ah, clerics! Have you come to savor the divine nectar of the finest brew this side of the mountain, or is it time for another round of 'Guess What My Deity Can Do' bingo?"
[2025/05/08 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: The lead cleric raises their hands in a gesture of divine authority, and says, "By the light of my deity, I command you to not host the raucous revelry of rock music! This music disrupts the peace of our realm. It represents a threat to the established order, and we resist it because it represents change!"
[2025/05/08 14:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, how does your character react?
[2025/05/08 14:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Same question to Andreas and Mecha
[2025/05/08 14:25] Sapphire: "What deity holds your leash that you must oppose all change?" She inquires, looking up.
[2025/05/08 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Low level cleric: "Such rudeness. You must be from out of town."
[2025/05/08 14:26] Andreas: /me looks at the clerics with one brow up "You look like you're collecting dust. What established order are you talking about?"
[2025/05/08 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: Other low level cleric: glares at Andreas
[2025/05/08 14:27] Sapphire: (If they think Te'ala is rude, they are flat out not prepared for Andreas)
[2025/05/08 14:27] Andreas: /me grins friendly at the cleric
[2025/05/08 14:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: (lol)
[2025/05/08 14:27] Mecha: Lahli chuckles for a moment."May I ask who is your deity friends?"
[2025/05/08 14:27] Andreas: /me (lol)
[2025/05/08 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: low level cleric pointedly ignores Lahli.
[2025/05/08 14:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: Allie Cohol says: "Must we shun this vibrant music? Rather than resist it, why not let the melodies inspire you? For in every note there lies the heartbeat of freedom and the promise of new adventures!"
[2025/05/08 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Clerics: "While music can be a vessel for freedom and adventure, we must remember that not all melodies lead us closer to the divine. Let us not be swept away by every sound that tickles our ears, but rather seek out harmonies that uplift our spirits and align with the path we have always walked in service to the greater good. This... this 'rock concert' cannot be allowed. We trust we have your support?"
[2025/05/08 14:30] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, Andreas, Mecha?
[2025/05/08 14:30] Andreas: /me "So what's diety and established order you're talking 'bout? Order of Ethernal boredom from the West?"
[2025/05/08 14:31] Mecha: Lahli chuckles."Not in the least. life is worth living and enjoying. Pull the holy relic out and enjoy your lives."
[2025/05/08 14:31] Sapphire: Te'ala shrugs. "As you said, I'm from out of town."
[2025/05/08 14:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: Allie Cohol: Rolls her eyes: "Ah, yes, I can certainly see the merits of your rather... peculiar viewpoint. It's refreshing to contemplate something so, shall we say, unconventional!"
[2025/05/08 14:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: The clerics glare at her and walk out.
[2025/05/08 14:32] Mecha: And if your curious as to where you should pull it from. I'm too much of a lady to say that
[2025/05/08 14:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: Allie Cohol approaches the party. "Ah, adventurers! You’ve saved villages and defeated fowl beasts, but can you save the spirit of rock and roll? A legendary band is in dire need of your assistance! Perhaps you could help them?"
[2025/05/08 14:34] Sapphire: Is this "legendary" band one the elven druid has ever heard of?
[2025/05/08 14:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: Since you're from across the sea - no.
[2025/05/08 14:35] Mecha: I remember a band I once saw. It was a bunch of dirty dirty pirates... A real Motley Crue
[2025/05/08 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "I know it's may not be a priority compared to the upcoming Great Troll Invasion, but, who knows? In the heart of that raucous rock and roll band may lie a mystery worth uncovering! Their music weaves tales of ancient magic and lost relics, and I sense that their next song might unlock secrets that could change the fate of our realm."
[2025/05/08 14:37] Mecha: "Could be fun.But do you know those guys? What temple they come from?"
[2025/05/08 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, Andreas, Mecha?
[2025/05/08 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: The clerics? Are from the towns' temple.
[2025/05/08 14:37] Sapphire: "And, of course, all the crowd ready to buy food and drink from you before and after the concert."
[2025/05/08 14:37] Mecha: Lahli smiles. "Re he he he ally."
[2025/05/08 14:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al gives a wide, toothy grin and winks to Te'ala
[2025/05/08 14:39] Andreas: /me "The band and gathering could be fun, after all those struggles we deserve fun"
[2025/05/08 14:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "You'll find them practising just outside the city. They're in a barn not too far away."
[2025/05/08 14:39] Andreas: /me "Al do you know the band or is it first time you're gonna hear them?"
[2025/05/08 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al smiles and nods to Andreas
[2025/05/08 14:40] Sapphire: "So what does the temple have against music?"
[2025/05/08 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "Nothing, they're just very conservative and don't like change. You know how religious types are... present company excepted, of course!"
[2025/05/08 14:41] Mecha: /me smiles."Oh indeed. Seems they might need a bit of a tune up to their sense of humor
[2025/05/08 14:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "So, you'll go see the band, try to help them?"
[2025/05/08 14:43] Mecha: :ahli: I'm in
[2025/05/08 14:43] Mecha: Lahli :
[2025/05/08 14:43] Andreas: /me "tell me about the band Al don't keep any secrets, music is to be shared and enjoyed" smirks at Al
[2025/05/08 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "They're a band. There's nothing secret about bands."
[2025/05/08 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, in?
[2025/05/08 14:45] Andreas: /me "are they going to be first time in a town?"
[2025/05/08 14:45] Mecha: Did I miss the name of the band?
[2025/05/08 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl:
[14:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: The poster on the wall shows some figures holding lyres in vaguely suggestive, potentially violent poses, and underneath: "The Grateful Dead - coming this week, a performance to ROCK YOUR WORLD!"
[2025/05/08 14:45] Sapphire: "May as well have a chat with them," Te'ala hedges.
[2025/05/08 14:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "First time performing this new rock music in town, yes."
[2025/05/08 14:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "Marvellous! The barn is just half a mile outside the city walls. You can't miss it. I'll SEE YOU later, I guess!"
[2025/05/08 14:48] Mecha: Can I take the Coala with me. I'll return the mug when I come back
[2025/05/08 14:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al: "Of course!"
[2025/05/08 14:48] Andreas: /me "Barn, nice. Hope there won't be any chickens around ... maybe just a normal chickens not the aggressive bloodthirsty chickens ... " looks around suspiciously
[2025/05/08 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: So, off to the barn!
[2025/05/08 14:49] Andreas: /me nods
[2025/05/08 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: The barn's weathered wooden exterior creaks under the weight of time, with faded paint peeling away to reveal rustic charm. Light can be seen glowing through windows and cracks in the woodwork, and a loud wailing or shrieking can be heard, along with the deep percussive tones of a drum being beaten and lyres being twanged. This, it seems, is "Rock & Roll Music".
[2025/05/08 14:49] Mecha: Lahli takes her bag and heads for the door with the group
[2025/05/08 14:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: (It was a very uneventful trip.)
[2025/05/08 14:51] Mecha: On the way Lahli looks for the clerics temple just to... see it.
[2025/05/08 14:51] Sapphire: "Hmmm," Te'ala frowns at the sound of sheepgut being tortured and stones scraping upon teeth.
[2025/05/08 14:51] Andreas: /me "I wonder if this barn can handle the concert and not fall flat" looks at Al
[2025/05/08 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: Al hasn't come, she's got a tavern to look after
[2025/05/08 14:52] Andreas: /me "🙈"
[2025/05/08 14:52] Sapphire: "They're holding the event ni Al's tavern are they not?"
[2025/05/08 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: yes.... but the band isn't practising there
[2025/05/08 14:53] Mecha: Lahli looks at the others."Look, if the clerics show up here I may disappear for a bit. Don't stress about it."
[2025/05/08 14:54] Andreas: /me "well so what are we up to?" ... walking around and searching barn perhaps to find anything useful or interesting
[2025/05/08 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: The clerics probably aren't likely to leave the city.
[2025/05/08 14:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: Walking around the barn reveals little, other than, it's a barn, weathered but well built - and currently the source of ungodly screams, shrieks, twangs and bangs.
[2025/05/08 14:55] Andreas: /me "some religious people are crazy, they like to burn others or do other nasty things like that. Holiest they look crazier they are. I wouldn't underestimate their dedication"
[2025/05/08 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: Says the player with the party of religious types
[2025/05/08 14:56] Sapphire: "...your holy people -burn- others? I thought that was only your soldiers."
[2025/05/08 14:56] Mecha: Wait what?
[2025/05/08 14:57] Andreas: /me "when you disagree, it can convince others to disagree with them too and than they can loose their followers and sometimes don't like it. Usually they say it's some gods will or what .... you never know"
[2025/05/08 14:58] Mecha: Nope no burning others. It's not fun that way
[2025/05/08 14:59] Sapphire: She shivers. "I have not been through that myself... but the forest remembers in vivid detail.
[2025/05/08 14:59] Andreas: /me "yeah we don't look like a chickens, that's for sure. Maybe we should investigate something about what they are, because they didn't say and that's not a good sign. Especially when they don't like something new, you heard them, it's threat to their order or establishment or diety or whatever they make up .... " shakes his had
[2025/05/08 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: So... who's going to do what?
[2025/05/08 15:01] Andreas: /me makes funny face, rolls eyes backwards, tongue out and starts turning around like been grilled
[2025/05/08 15:01] Andreas: /me "so what are we up to? Shall we look around or are we going to wait for winter?"
[2025/05/08 15:01] Mecha: Lahli is gonna work on a prank... er plan to check out those clerics
[2025/05/08 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire? Mecha?
[2025/05/08 15:02] Mecha: but first check on the band
[2025/05/08 15:02] Sapphire: Te'ala walks to the front door of the barn and knocks
[2025/05/08 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: The banging, twanging and shrieks stop, and, after a long time, shuffling footsteps can be heard, and then the barn door swings open. What opens the door is clearly dead; a green-skinned humanoid zombie dressed in tight leather pantaloons, a flannel shirt and short leather jacket, and moans loudly "Bbllllllaaaaarrrgghh...?"
[2025/05/08 15:04] Mecha: I'm sorry... what?
[2025/05/08 15:04] Sapphire: "Oh. I'd been wondering why your arrival was so contentious."
[2025/05/08 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: Behind the zombie can be seen two skeletons; one of the skeletons sports a tattered leather jacket adorned with spikes, and the other wears a bandana, with oversized darkened eye-glasses perched on their bony nose. They carry lyres, from which drips some green ectoplasm. They look as vicious and angry as only skeletons can look.
[2025/05/08 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: Zombie: "Bbbbllllllaaaarrrrgggghhhh....?"
[2025/05/08 15:05] Andreas: /me "you're the famous band, aren't you?" points at the zombie and skeletons
[2025/05/08 15:05] Sapphire: the zed is staying inside the door of the barn, I presume?
[2025/05/08 15:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: The zombie nods. "YYyyyaaaarrrgggghhhhhhh."
[2025/05/08 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: It doesn't seem inclined to leave the barn.
[2025/05/08 15:06] Mecha: Lahli just stands there."Well now, this is new."
[2025/05/08 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: A translucent female figure drifts into view, her translucent form shimmering with the remnants of her former glory. Her flowing dress, reminiscent of a classic rock star's attire, features tattered lace and shimmering sequins that seem to glow faintly in the dim light, while bands of electric blue and deep purple swirl around her as if caught in a perpetual breeze, while her long, flowing hair dances like smoke, playing to an unseen rhythm. "Don't leave them outside! Let them in!"
[2025/05/08 15:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: The zombie shuffles back s-l-o-w-l-y
[2025/05/08 15:07] Andreas: /me starts moving towards the zombie "so glad to see you! how are you doing? ehm sry my name is Andreas, Andreas from a Black Swamp"
[2025/05/08 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: Zombie: "AAAAAaaaaaarrrrrrrrggghhh."
[2025/05/08 15:08] Sapphire: "Are you their manager or the lead vocalist?"
[2025/05/08 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: Female figure: "Come in, come in!"
[2025/05/08 15:08] Mecha: Oh Lahli is so going in. This is too weird not to do it.
[2025/05/08 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: Female figure bows a little. "Melody Wraith, lead singer of the Grateful Dead."
[2025/05/08 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: Inside, you can see a makeshift stage of haybales, surrounded by lanterns. There's a drumkit set up, with a gaunt figure with pallid skin and sunken eyes that glimmer with an eerie glow, bound to the drum kit by thick chains, rusted and clanking. He glares at you as if barely able to restrain himself from vaulting over the drums and biting your heads off.
[2025/05/08 15:10] Andreas: /me "so nice to meet you Melody Wraith, Seems the performance going to be magical."
[2025/05/08 15:10] Sapphire: Te'ala enters after Lahli, eyeing the drummer, unsure how she feels about a zombie drummer looking so hungrily at her
[2025/05/08 15:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "Well, it would be, if we didn't have those pesky clerics trying to shut us down! We're just trying to sing and party and have a good time."
[2025/05/08 15:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: perception check. Roll d20
[2025/05/08 15:12] Mecha: Lahli hears about the Clerics again and smiles as more ideas flood her brain.
[2025/05/08 15:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: must roll under 16
[2025/05/08 15:13] Andreas: /me "yes, those clerics from the Order of Ethernal Boredom ... maybe we can kidnap them and force them to have fun" grins at the Melody
[2025/05/08 15:13] D20: Sapphire rolls 20
[2025/05/08 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "No, no! No kidnapping or anything. We got to do this legit, or we never have any peace ever."
[2025/05/08 15:14] Mecha: Lahli perks for a second then realizes Andreas said it."Aww, so that's not their real name?"
[2025/05/08 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire: you're convinced that the figure on the drums is a very well fed skeleton
[2025/05/08 15:14] Sapphire: "Even with doing it legit, do you expect to see peace"
[2025/05/08 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "Hopefully, yes! Look, shall I introduce the band to you?"
[2025/05/08 15:15] Mecha: Lahli nods and looks at the group, "let me see if I can find something out about them." She pauses."If we have more information we can do more."
[2025/05/08 15:16] Andreas: /me looks at Lahli ... "ofc it's their real name" ... makes a very stoic face
[2025/05/08 15:16] Sapphire: "Might as well," she answers mildly
[2025/05/08 15:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "They object to our music, they keep going on about tradition. But we -are- traditional! They just won't listen to reason, though."
[2025/05/08 15:17] Mecha: With that splitting the party and Lahli is going out for recon work
[2025/05/08 15:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: Meoldy Wraith does the introductions; "Grave Jam," the zombie bass lyre virtuoso, "Rattle" and "Boney" Maroney, the skeletal lyre players, "Gritty Riff," the drummer, a ghoul, and of course "Melody Wraith," a ghostly spectre singer.
[2025/05/08 15:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: (No splitting the party!)
[2025/05/08 15:19] Mecha: Fine, Lahli will stick around
[2025/05/08 15:20] Andreas: /me "maybe you should make a song for them they will like, have you tried?"
[2025/05/08 15:20] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "We did! Would you like to see out songbook?"
[2025/05/08 15:21] Sapphire: "I find myself morbidly curious."
[2025/05/08 15:21] Andreas: /me looks at Melody "don't worry I'm not going anywhere, this seems like this going to be amazing performance. And yes, I'd really like to see your songbook"
[2025/05/08 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody can't interact with anything, being incorporeal, but a skeleton fetches a songbook and flicks through the pages and stops at....
[2025/05/08 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl:

Monster Mash
------------

A song inspired by the legendary bard Boris Karloff, who told many old tales of the meaning of life and death, who sadly went to the next world fifty years ago. It's a song meant to keep the memory of his stylish storytelling in everyones' minds.

"Late one night in the alchemist's den,
My keen eyes fell on a sight of dread and ken.
For my creation, from its resting stone, did rise,
To my shock, breaking free from its bonds and ties.
He initiated the ghoul's dance, a monstrous glee,
It echoed through the graveyard, wild and free,
In a blink, the undead were enraptured, oh so brash,
As they joined in the revelry of the Monster Mash...

From my tower in the eastern keep,
To the master’s chamber where the vampires feast and creep,
Foul creatures emerged from their darkened lairs,
To jolt from my potent energies and mystical snares.
They danced the Monster Mash, with spirits that clashed,
Drawing a crowd, their rapture unabashed.
The undead were reveling, the night had just begun,
With Wolf-Man, Dracula, and his bloodline son,
Together they swayed to the thrilling Monster Mash..."

[2025/05/08 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: (Those of you who did NOT expect that.... wakey wakey!)
[2025/05/08 15:23] Andreas: 0_0 you actually wrote a song omg 😱
[2025/05/08 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: ("a" song...? Oh ye of little faith.)
[2025/05/08 15:24] Mecha: *Chuckles and applauds*
[2025/05/08 15:24] Sapphire: ( oh dang )
[2025/05/08 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "This next one is probably more important."
[2025/05/08 15:26] Andreas: /me claps and jumps cheerfully "gimme more what song? I can't wait the performance."
[2025/05/08 15:26] Sonja Bikergrrl:

Greensleeves
------------

A rewrite of a popular traditional ballad, written centuries ago, the song is reimagined for modern audiences. It's not known who the song was orginally for, but it's a timeless classic.

"Alas, my cherished one, you do me an injustice,
To cast me aside with such disdain.
For I have cherished you through many a quest,
Rejoicing in our shared adventures.

Your oaths lie shattered, much like my heart,
Oh, why did you ensnare me so?
Now I dwell in a realm of solitude,
Yet my heart remains bound by your spell."

[2025/05/08 15:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: You feel this might be important somehow.
[2025/05/08 15:28] Andreas: /me (claps) "this could sound like a very nice ballad, whole graveyard may come" smiles at Melody
[2025/05/08 15:28] Sapphire: "Shattered oaths. Hmmmm."
[2025/05/08 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "Would you like another?"
[2025/05/08 15:30] Mecha: Sure :)
[2025/05/08 15:30] Sonja Bikergrrl:

Ghost Riders in the Sky
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A cover of a song written years ago, told by an orcish shaman, who gave a warning about the fate of those who do not change their evil ways. The original is a classic and this is a more upbeat rewrite, meant to inspire a younger generation.

"In a realm of shadows, a lone ranger rode,
On a misty eve, where dark winds flowed.
Upon a ridge, he paused his quest,
As fate intertwined with his restless zest.
Suddenly, a spectral herd did rise.

With eyes aflame beneath stormy skies.
They charged through the tempest, a fearsome sight,
With brands aglow like fire's might.
Their hooves of iron clattered fierce and bold,
And the chill of their breath chilled his soul to hold.

A jolt of dread coursed through his veins,
As he heard their mournful wails call chains.
Yippee-yi-o, yippee-yi-yay,
Ghostly riders in the twilight sway!"

[2025/05/08 15:33] Mecha: Lahli cant help but clap along to the song
[2025/05/08 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "So you see... we don't know why we're alive... well, not dead... I mean, not undead... you know what I mean! But we're all musicians who died in wierd musical circumstances, we're just singing the old songs in a slightly different way. I'm not sure what the clerics have against us."
[2025/05/08 15:35] Andreas: /me looks at Lahli, nods and claps
[2025/05/08 15:35] Mecha: Lahli raises her hand."I think I have an idea."
[2025/05/08 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "What's that?"
[2025/05/08 15:36] Mecha: You're no longer counted among the living. To some deities the ones with a massive religious symbol stuck up their you know whats this is sacrilege. So they feel a need to fight it. But I am guessing you all havent been bad since coming back to unlife."
[2025/05/08 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "We weren't bad before, I'll have you know!"
[2025/05/08 15:37] Mecha: Fair enough but to some beings it's unnatural. Personally i think it's cool and your music is great.
[2025/05/08 15:38] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "Yes! We're literally singing the old classics, with some extra bass and lyre."
[2025/05/08 15:38] Sapphire: "Did you die at the same time, or seperately?"
[2025/05/08 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody: "Oh, separately, completely separately. Me, I'm a banshee, an undead spectral figure, usually a once-living woman who died in anguish or despair. We often haunt specific locations tied to our tragic past, searching for a way to find peace or exact revenge. I wound up forgiving my rival who caused my death, well, they did die!"
[2025/05/08 15:40] Mecha: Lahli perked. Your oaths lie shattered, much like my heart,
[2025/05/08 15:40] Mecha: Oh, why did you ensnare me so?
[2025/05/08 15:40] Mecha: Now I dwell in a realm of solitude,
[2025/05/08 15:40] Mecha: Yet my heart remains bound by your spell."
[2025/05/08 15:40] Mecha: This is about you isn't it?
[2025/05/08 15:42] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "Oh no, not at all. That's the song Greensleeves, a good old song, very popular." She explains what happened to her. Melody Wraith was once a talented bard known for her enchanting voice and captivating performances. She met her tragic end during a fateful performance at a lavish masquerade ball, where a jealous rival sabotaged her act, leading to a deadly accident that resulted in her drowning in a hidden pool beneath the stage. In death, her spirit was consumed by the sorrow of unfulfilled dreams and her lingering desire for attention and adoration. As a result, she rose as an undead spectre, tethered to the echoes of her past and compelled to haunt venues where music is played, forever seeking to reclaim the acclaim that was stolen from her - until she forgave her rival after they died.
[2025/05/08 15:43] Mecha: oh that is so cool
[2025/05/08 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "Well.... not for HIM, it wasn't..."
[2025/05/08 15:44] Mecha: True
[2025/05/08 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll d20, perception check
[2025/05/08 15:44] Andreas: /me grins "good old vengeance" nods at Melody
[2025/05/08 15:44] D20: Mecha rolls 19
[2025/05/08 15:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: You're sure that's a story she doesn't want to tell :P
[2025/05/08 15:45] D20: Sapphire rolls 18
[2025/05/08 15:45] D20: AndreasDarth Resident rolls 17
[2025/05/08 15:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: Te'ala is likewise convinced!
[2025/05/08 15:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES* the -three- of you fail perception checks?
[2025/05/08 15:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: omg... why aren't you in combat with those rolls... *GIGGLES*
[2025/05/08 15:47] Andreas: those dices are rigged ... don't pretend 🤭
[2025/05/08 15:48] Mecha: Still, since it seems she doesn't want to tell Lahli doesn't push
[2025/05/08 15:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith leans closer. "I don't mind telling you.... What happened to HIM was, as he strutted into a dungeon, lute in hand, he confidently began a rousing ballad to inspire his comrades. Unfortunately, he miscalculated a particularly daring flourish, sending the lute careening across the dungeon, striking a rogue clean in the back of the head. The rogue, enraged and swaying, accidentally toppled into the enemy’s archers, causing a chain reaction of flailing limbs and crossbow bolts flying everywhere. In the chaos, the bard found himself trapped in a giant spider's web, his last performance a high-pitched aria of despair as the spider approaching him mistook the lute for lunch, leaving behind only a faint echo of his catchy tune and a very sticky situation."
[2025/05/08 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: "So! I'm no longer cursed to haunt a specific location. That's what frees us banshees, is resolving the cause of our death. In fact I'm not sure why I'm still alive. I mean, why I'm still drifting about on this plane. I met these guys and someone in a cloak said why didn't we form a band, and so, we formed a band, it gives our unlife a meaning."
[2025/05/08 15:49] Sapphire: "Perhaps it's only partially resolved...."
[2025/05/08 15:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay, gotta ask this, it's too funny not to... perception check again! Let's see you three fail that again :P
[2025/05/08 15:51] D20: AndreasDarth Resident rolls 1
[2025/05/08 15:51] D20: Mecha rolls 12
[2025/05/08 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: oh yes we have a critical success!!!
[2025/05/08 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: this is literally the fourth time you've heard "someone in a cloak".
[2025/05/08 15:52] Andreas: /me nods
[2025/05/08 15:53] Mecha: Lahli."I'm going to step outside for a moment. Just outside the door."
[2025/05/08 15:53] D20: Sapphire rolls 6
[2025/05/08 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "Perhaps if you took a copy of our songbook to the clerics, and pointed out these are traditional tunes - they might listen to you, you're alive."
[2025/05/08 15:53] Mecha: *Not splitting the party just needing a moment*
[2025/05/08 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mecha?
[2025/05/08 15:54] Andreas: /me "we could try with the clerics, but what if this precious songbook gonna be confiscated?" look slightly worried at Melody
[2025/05/08 15:55] Mecha: Lahli goes outside and leans against the door."Traveller, I hope you can hear me. This is a chaotic situation and that would make that your domain maybe you know something."
[2025/05/08 15:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: Melody Wraith: "We got copies."
[2025/05/08 15:55] Sonja Bikergrrl: Hmmm. What's Mecha wanting to know?
[2025/05/08 15:56] Andreas: /me "I can try, for some reason those clerics really like me" grins
[2025/05/08 15:56] Mecha: Considering this weirdness and a cloaked figure Lahli is wondering if the traveller might have a hand in it. because it is chaotic and funny as hell. It is a great prank if so.
[2025/05/08 15:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll d20
[2025/05/08 15:57] D20: Mecha rolls 6
[2025/05/08 15:58] D20: AndreasDarth Resident rolls 2
[2025/05/08 15:58] Sonja Bikergrrl: You recieve knowledge from your deity. No, the Traveller has no hand in this, but, you are being fucked with... by a very powerful entity, but, to what end...? That is unknown.
[2025/05/08 16:00] Mecha: Lahli Salutes in a playful manner."I am on it, will let you know what I find. thank you traveller."
[2025/05/08 16:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: So, what now?
[2025/05/08 16:02] Mecha: once the talk is done Lahli comes back in. Still smiling but pondering
[2025/05/08 16:03] Andreas: /me I don't have much time =/ Have to wake up early tmr =X
[2025/05/08 16:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: Indeed, at this moment, Sapphires' pack starts shaking!
[2025/05/08 16:03] Sapphire: awww
[2025/05/08 16:03] Sapphire: oh right
[2025/05/08 16:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: The rat that has taken refuge in her pack scurries out and onto her shoulder, and squeaks: "Cliffhanger!"
[2025/05/08 16:04] Sapphire: Sapphire pulls her pack off to check on the rat. "Oh, sorry, didn't mean to leave you be so long."
[2025/05/08 16:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: I do hope you're enjoying this... this... whatever the frick this is!
[2025/05/08 16:04] Andreas: it's fun
[2025/05/08 16:05] Mecha: /me smiles and nods. "Indeed, it is entertaining and this one gets to play a quasi silly character
[2025/05/08 16:05] Andreas: the songs were cool, I'm looking forward for next chapter
[2025/05/08 16:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: you're literally half way through.... so... next week.... Oh, you'll get to roll a lot of dice, get some Clues and... Oh yes, the trolls.... :)
[2025/05/08 16:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: I had a -lot- of fun writing this one ;)
[2025/05/08 16:06] Andreas: 0_0 it sounds ominously
[2025/05/08 16:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: you'll be fine ;)
[2025/05/08 16:07] Andreas: if the dices won't be borked ... =)
[2025/05/08 16:07] Andreas: gtg kittens see you next time, stay fluffy
[2025/05/08 16:07] Sonja Bikergrrl: see you soon :)
[2025/05/08 16:07] Mecha: Have a good night Andreas