IC: Ch 3: Swamp Delving

[BenTheRat]

Eddie and Dr Porter,please make a strength check for me.

[Mr. Handy]

Eddie has to strain, but he is able to make some headway.

OOC,Strength roll (75% stat) to pull the Indian out of the swamp: [dice]0[/dice]

[BenTheRat]

OOC:   awaiting Dr Porter. If he hasn't posted by tomorrow, I'll roll for him and move forward.

[CrackheadC.]

Dr. Porter is ready for resistance this time.

Str 40,[dice]0[/dice]

[BenTheRat]

The rope pulls tight, and it looks like you are pulling out whatever it is, in the swamp. The rope begins to make ground as you take a step backwards.

Then suddenly the two of you fall backwards, and the frayed end of a rope pulls out of the swamp.

[Mr. Handy]

"Clearly he doesn't want to get out," says Eddie. "All right, let's head back."

[BenTheRat]

You look around with only Eddie's flashlight giving light in the heavy downpour. Shadows seem to be moving on their own.

OOC:   Everyone needs to make a spot hidden roll please.

[Mr. Handy]

Eddie sees something in the darkness.

OOC,Spot Hidden roll (61% skill) in the swamp: [dice]0[/dice]

[HelplessBystander]

Tobias looked around alertly, gripping the hilt of knife harder as alertly scanned the surrounding. Something Within this Swamp is bringing out some of the paranoia within him. Oh what he wouldn't do to have a gun on him right at moment. As he attentively searched his surroundings, he spotted something.

Ooc,[url=http://orokos.com/roll/554746]Spot Hidden 50%[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]29[/b]

[BenTheRat]

You begin to stumble through the dark, directions are quickly lost as you slosh through the swamp that is even worse than it was before because of the rain.

At almost the same time Eddie and Tobias spot one of your carved arrows. You had strayed off your path some, but not much. As you get to the tree, thankful that you are not lost, at least not yet. A roar comes from the woods. It sounds some distance away, but you do not recognize it. Afterwards the other noises in the woods quieted down. Silence fell across the swamp. Even the rain let up suddenly so it is now only a small drizzle. A feeling of loneliness comes over you, like you are the only ones in the swamp this night.

Slowly the sounds of the insects and frogs return, and you don't feel so alone.

[Mr. Handy]

"Let's keep following the arrows until we get out of here," says Eddie.

[HelplessBystander]

"Leaving sounded like such a good idea right now..." Tobias uttered with brevity to his tone.

[BenTheRat]

You follow your path of arrows, going from tree to tree, shadows jumping out at you, reaching out for you, nipping at your heels. Finally, you see the edge of the tree line and it's all you can do to not sprint out, the rain has stopped and the evening sun now hangs low on the horizon, barely visible over the top of the trees you just exited.

Spoiler:

Everyone, please make a sanity (0/1d3) check for me.

[Rooter]

Spoiler:

SAN 80[dice]0[/dice]

"Well that was the most fun I've ever had," Bret says. "So what have we learned?"

[HelplessBystander]

Sanity 80%,[dice]0[/dice] FAILED SAN LOSS [dice]1[/dice]

[HelplessBystander]

Tobias walked out hurriedly, as he rubbed his palms together. He was nervous, and scared. There's very odd and very dangerous going on, and he's not quite sure sure whether he wants a slice of that cake. He breathed rapidly as he recalled some the things he saw; he was on the precipice of a panic attack.

[HoneyDog]

Maria is silent and brooding on the way back. The day’s events have confirmed for her something which she has long suspected – that the swamp contains supernatural entities, things which defy explanation. The hound, the Indian in the water, the strange lights. Now that it is confirmed for her, she knows that she can never look at the world in the same way. The thought chills her.

SAN,SAN 59: [url=http://orokos.com/roll/555185]SAN[/url]: [u]1d100[/u] [b]100[/b] I'll assume that Maria loses 3 SAN - please let me know if there is an additional penalty. SAN 56.

[Mr. Handy]

"Not to go near underwater Indians," says Eddie. "Let's get back to the farm. We should be just in time for the hound to show up, and then we can track it if we can't bring it down."

[BenTheRat]

OOC:   everyone make a listen check.

[Mr. Handy]

Eddie hears nothing unusual.

OOC,Listen roll (55% skill) at the edge of the swamp: [dice]0[/dice]