Fighting Fantasy The Introductory Roleplaying Game

[kieran]

"While I'm not exactly moved by seeing lizard creatures in tears, this seems needlessly cruel at this stage. The creature has answered our questions, let's put the mouse away."

[a moderator]

"Very well." Puts the mouse away. "But don't go running to that Ogre you mentioned - or anyone else, for that matter - to try and get them to attack us, or next time I won't just show you the mouse."

[gmchampskees]

The Calacorm thanks you for your mercy and agrees to wait in its room until you leave the well.

[schlendrian]

"Murg, collect everything worth taking and then let's get on! I had enough slimy creatures in my old profession..."

[andrewwright]

"I got a mystery liquid and an emerald last time. Who each wants the dagger, the amulet and the gold?"

[daredevil123]

"I have often suffered from a lack of good fortune, so I would appreciate the amulet. I will also not turn down gold if any can be spared."

[a moderator]

"I'd like the dagger, please."

[thealmightymudworm]

"A share of the gold for sure. I'll keep these keys also – and that string-strummer too. Don't like leaving loot, even if it's just flotsam and jetsam."

[schlendrian]

"Seems like the loot has been divided up very quickly. I demand first pick in the next encounter as a compensation!"

[gmchampskees]

Could I get a summary of each character's stamina and provisions i.e. current/initial & no. of provisions remaining?

[kieran]

Sk:9/9
St:17/22
L:11/12
Provisions: 0

"Shall we take the northern door then? We have the key and I have no wish to tangle with an ogre."

[schlendrian]

Sk 8/8
St 17/19
L 9/9
Provisions: 2

"I concur."

[thealmightymudworm]

"North, no question."

[Skill 8 Stamina 20/23 Luck 9/10 – 2 provisions]

[How has the gold been divided up? Jack will take 5gp and generously pass Redric the 'spare' sixth one if unchallenged.]

*Jack thinks that a showdown may be imminent and holds his axe ready to use as a throwing weapon whilst holding his cutlass in the other hand*

[daredevil123]

Sk: 9/9
St: 16/17
L: 8/8
Provisions:2

(I'd also like confirmation on the division of the gold and whether everyone's happy for Redric to take the amulet.)

"Aye, north."

[deadshadowrunner]

Stamina:14/14
Provisions: 2

[a moderator]

Stamina: 14/18
Provisions: 1

*Takes the Crystal Key and moves towards the north door.*
"Somebody hold my backpack. If this sets off a trap that puts me out of action, set the mouse on the two-faced lizard."

[andrewwright]

Murg:

Skill: 9/9
Stamina: 18/16
Luck: 9/9
Provisions: 0

I'll hold the backpack, shouldering my axe, and keeping the torch in my other hand. Happy to redistribute the 'bribe' fund found in the previous room.

"Courage comrades! Soon we face the master of this deadly dungeon of woe!"

[champskees]

The party decides to use the Crystal Key on the door to the north. There is a sign on the door that reads 'Do Not Enter - by Order of the Spider-King'. You shrug your shoulders and try the key. Hearing a click, the door opens! After a short pause, the group concludes that there is no immediate danger and walk through the passage beyond...

You are in a long, closed cavern in the rock. The room is roughly rectangular and in the rocky folds of its walls are small dark crevices. All is silent. In the north-east corner, a dark alcove is guarded by a glistening spider's web, stretching across its entrance.

[a moderator]

I'm going to eat that other portion of Provisions and bring myself back up to full Stamina.

[champskees]

Sept 28, 2019 12:20:23 GMT a moderator said:

I'm going to eat that other portion of Provisions and bring myself back up to full Stamina.

Done.

[thealmightymudworm]

(I'm going to eat one of my two provisions as well to get me from 20 to 23. It's only a marginal waste.)

*Search the cavern - hopefully getting a look at the crevices ahead, but mostly checking for traps such as strands of web on the floor* (11 - ugh!)

"So comrades, do we reckon there be a beast behind the web? If so, do we break the netting and face it, or if there be another way ahead do we risk crawling up a dead end single-file and getting attacked from the aft?"

[andrewwright]

"Maybe I can burn this web away with my flaming torch?"

[kieran]

"Perhaps we could use something as bait to lure the creature out?"

[champskees]

Oct 1, 2019 2:45:47 GMT thealmightymudworm said:

(I'm going to eat one of my two provisions as well to get me from 20 to 23. It's only a marginal waste.)

*Search the cavern - hopefully getting a look at the crevices ahead, but mostly checking for traps such as strands of web on the floor* (11 - ugh!)

"So comrades, do we reckon there be a beast behind the web? If so, do we break the netting and face it, or if there be another way ahead do we risk crawling up a dead end single-file and getting attacked from the aft?"

It is quite a large cavern, certainly the biggest area you have come across so far - and thus searching the entire area will take longer than usual. Note that all four walls of the cavern are made up of small dark crevices, but I assume you mean the ones in the picture? You check for traps on the floor in the centre area of the room and find nothing particularly hazardous. As you walk towards the crevices in the northern wall, you notice that there are three short passageways leading out from the cavern. Getting closer, you can make out what appears to be doors at the end of each passageway. 

[kieran]

Talbion tries to see if there's also a door down the alcove that's covered by the spider's web (4).

[champskees]

Oct 1, 2019 10:52:19 GMT kieran said:

Talbion tries to see if there's also a door down the alcove that's covered by the spider's web (4).

The alcove is fairly small. Getting as close as you can without touching the webbing, you cannot clearly see what is behind it. Certainly no door, but you can almost make out the back wall of the alcove, and something seems to glimmer on the floor from your torchlight. It is buried alongside a combination of old webbing, dust and debris that litters the floor around it.

[schlendrian]

"Let's go with Murg's plan of laying fire to the web and awaiting whatever crawls out with weapons drawn. I don't want to go on until we don't know what's in there!"

[kieran]

"Agreed. We're right behind you, Murg!"

[thealmightymudworm]

"A sound plan. If two of us stand either side of the alcove we can look for a free hit on any beast that scuttles out."

*Takes up position on the far side of the alcove and raises cutlass high.*

[champskees]

Oct 1, 2019 16:14:13 GMT thealmightymudworm said:

"A sound plan. If two of us stand either side of the alcove we can look for a free hit on any beast that scuttles out."

*Takes up position on the far side of the alcove and raises cutlass high.*

It looks like Murg's going to light up the spiderweb, clever. Can I get an idea of where everyone else is? Obviously Murg will be centre, Jack to the left of him, Talbion behind Murg?