What's So Fun About This?

[ravenn4544]

Alordan looks, unsurprisingly, confused. He pinches himself. "I wonder if I'm dreaming?..."

[Urson]

Luther
Luther holds his place, his eyes flicking over the jungle canopy. Are there any mountain tops or landmarks? He'll try to deduce the plateau's location from any of these he can see.
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Daisy
OK, ya'll fighter types- how 'bout you form a circle around the wizards, so they kin try and figure this mess out? Daisy puts herself in the defensive circle, her mace ready.

[gurusql]

Torbath

Torbath lets his eye roll back in his head, and thinks in his head, "Thank you Comet!" and then takes a look through Comet's eyes to see the "anomaly in the stone".

[Quonundrum]

Andronichishche/Aliendron

He scans the perimeter of the plateau, taking in the panorama of jungle canopy. "I suspect, if we were indeed teleported to the vicinity of the Fun House, it is likely in the distant past, long before whatever cataclysm created the plain of ash."

[jemmus]

Theo hears Daisy, who appears to be a cleric's suggestion about the fighters forming a perimeter. Not ever really knowing what to say in groups anyway, he moves to his accustomed scout/guard position. This time, to 20 yards to the southwest of the group. He readies his longbow. Anything coming across this flat, featureless terrain would come at range. Unless it also teleported in.

[sastaz]

Andronichishche/Aliendron

He scans the perimeter of the plateau, taking in the panorama of jungle canopy. "I suspect, if we were indeed teleported to the vicinity of the Fun House, it is likely in the distant past, long before whatever cataclysm created the plain of ash."

Amun

"Long before? Like we are in the tales? Or in a dream? The gods do dream through time. That means we can stop the cataclysm. That could be why we are here in this time."

[kruk]

Lerrick

The cleric frowns in disappointment in not finding a rock to sit on. Seeing the fighter she knows as Cresty looking intently towards the south she makes her way towards him. What are you looking for?

Cresty

The fighter keeps looking towards the south and replies I don't know

[Karaunios]

Grimm

The dwarf grunts at Andron's musings: "In the distant pass? What are you talking about? We're in... Now... Aren't we?"

Elnaerel looks at Daisy. "I think you're right. And those of us who have ranged weapons should get them ready. Whatever comes to us, surely will come by air."

Yrias leaves aside his moody comments and decides to go to one of the edges of the plateau and look if the wall beneath them is climbable in any way.

He will go to the closest one, except if all of them are very far from the group. In which case he just remains where he is.

[Jernau35]

Wes

Wes slowly nods as Andron puts forward his idea. "That would explain the difference in the terrain. Do you think it's a temporary thing, to bring us back to a point where the Fun House was accessible?"

He looks at warriors taking up guard positions. Necessary of course, but surely a true hunter would have sprung the trap the moment they all arrived? On the other hand, perhaps it's more fun for the spider to watch the fly enter the parlor...

It's then that Wes notices that Torbath and his familiar seem to have found something. He closes his eyes and raises his face to the sky. "Obad Hai! Wherever we are, or whenever we are, this is your Domain! Though the path be strewn with traps, sometimes it is the only trail to the river. Watch over your servant as he follows your will". Wes makes a few simple gestures to cast Detect Snares and Pits then opens his eyes.

Taking his bearing from Comet's flight path, Wes slowly heads towards the anomaly, scanning the ground as he goes.

Wes is 6th level so the spell lasts 24 rounds. If the anomaly is much closer than that, he'll do a side to side sweep as he goes, so he's not just clearing a 10' path. If he makes it as far as the anomaly, he'll stay far enough away to scan it with the spell but not go closer for now.

The PHB details for quick reference.

Detect Snares & Pits (Divination)
Level: 1 Components: V, S, M Range: 0 Casting Time: 3 segments Duration: 4 rounds/level Saving Throw: None Area of Effect: 1" path, 4" long
Explanation/Description: Upon casting this spell, the druid is able to detect snares & pits along the 1" wide by 4" long area of effect path and thus avoid such deadfalls. Note that in the underground only simple pits, not all forms of traps, would be detected by means of this spell. Outdoors, the spell detects all forms of traps - deadfalls, missile trips, snares, etc. The spell lasts 4 melee rounds for each level of experience of the druid casting it, i.e. 4 rounds at the 1st level, 8 at the 2nd, 12 (1 turn plus 2 rounds) at the 3rd, etc

[Quonundrum]

Andronichishche/Aliendron

"It's only a theory, although one that corresponds to the note on Mr. Wake's map and the surrounding terrain. Someone, presumably the Master, is monitoring our progress, and this Fun House appears to be the suggested next activation site."

"It is certainly possible that whatever happened to create the plain of ash also rendered it inaccessible in our proper time."

[ChubbyPixie]

Chauncey listens to the time travel talk, finding it fascinating as a theory, yet is unwilling to accept it on mere conjecture. They didn't have any idea where they were. He'd wait until landmarks were identified and rough spatial coordinates determined before entertaining the idea of temporal travel.

Seeing Wesley zeroing in on the center of the platform with determination, the wizard will follow at a short distance to see what may be of interest there.

[Urson]

Daisy
Ah guess Ah don't have all the facts- why are you talkin' about us being in the past?

[jemmus]

Theo provides ranger support and accompanies Wesley and Chauncey as move toward the center of the plateau. He looks back to the group to make sure they note the trio's actions.

[Quonundrum]

Andronichishche/Aliendron

"It's only a theory, Miss Daisy. If, as I presume, we were teleported to the vicinity of this Fun House, we know by our maps that we should see a vast plain of ash, yet all we see is a jungle canopy. Those of us who retrieved the smoke gem were most definitely, however briefly, in the far future when we first returned to the island. A similar effect may have brought us all here; in a time before the ashes."

[Rex]

Tlachtga

Upon hearing the names of one of the Gods of her faith invoked Tlachtga moves towards Wes and takes a closer look, then introduces herself to Wes.

In Druidic for Wes,

"I am Tlachtga Macha, Initiate of the 2nd Circle of the Old Faith. I am of the Sheldomar Valley Circle. I heard you invoke Obad Hai."

For Wes as well.

http://www.greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Old_Faith
https://www.greyhawkonline.com/greyhawk ... mar_Valley

[jemmus]

Proud Strider rank ranger Theo looks back at the group-- and stops in his tracks. He put his hand to the sides of his mouth and calls out. Honored Wesley! Honored Chauncey! Please stop heading toward the anomaly in the exact center of this plateau, for now. Let's not split up. The ranger watches how the amazing dragonfly Comet still flies.

[Urson]

Daisy
Ah see. Thank you, sugar.

[Monsieur Rose]

The Princess

Seeing as there's nothing else to do, she starts moving toward the center of the plateau, herding people along as she does. The Princess does try to spot the water from any direction, hoping to spot one of the islands or the grey pits to orient herself.

"So you say that when you entered the veil in the dark ether, and then returned, accelerated time had passed? And then this Eldar fixed it somehow? And how long after this 'fixing' did the flash occur?" She shakes her head to clear it. "This doesn't make any sense. The Master isn't here. Long gone. So what, or who caused the flash? Unless maybe there is a cyclical component. Like an hourglass. Someone said the island wasn't here at all months ago, right? Are we even sure we're still in the sea off Saltmarsh?"

"We need darkness to see the stars and check."

[Quonundrum]

Andronichishche

"Yes. When we returned from the elemental veil, the obelisk portal opened to a future time when the cifal had grown to an immense and uncontrollable size. After we destroyed it, the froglings returned to their homes in the swamp, but the Eldar had disappeared. It was as if he never existed ..."

"I do not know how he manipulated the portal. Several froglings were chanting in some kind of ritual, though. The flash occurred many hours later, after we had passed near what we believe to be the grey man playing his flute."

"You pose an intriguing question. Consider that we have, collectively, encountered primitive humans, lizardmen, and kobolds ... off the coast of Keoland. The sea life is also novel and strange."

https://www.unseenservant.us/forum/vie ... 0#p456360

The captain looks down at Fitz when he approaches. “What’s that, oh yes indeed. Though we have affectionately coind them Bluntskulls, Master gnome. Could you stay back a bit please, and maybe keep that slack pulled back out of the way?” The stern sea dog turns a little red in the face when Elnaerel asks again. “We call them Bluntskulls. Never seen them anywhere else before. Some of the men believe they arrived with the island, lass.”

[ravenn4544]

"So you say that when you entered the veil in the dark ether, and then returned, accelerated time had passed? And then this Eldar fixed it somehow? And how long after this 'fixing' did the flash occur?" She shakes her head to clear it. "This doesn't make any sense. The Master isn't here. Long gone.

Alordan wonders aloud, "What if when we find all the orbs we go back in time to when the Master is, in fact, alive. I'm not sure if he'll be happy to see us or not..."