THE DEPTHS OF NEBBERACK
An adventure for characters level 5-10!
Welcome to the game. You are currently in control of a party of six adventurers. Your objective is to guide them through the dungeon with as few problems as possible. The dungeon will be working against you. Orders issued may be as specific as you wish; every scrap of the dungeon displayed may be used to your aid. You can specify if you want a certain character to perform the task, orders given without a specific character will be actioned by a (capable) random party member.
Before we continue, let us examine our party members. They are split into two groups; fighters and specialists. The fighters are close combat specialists, and the most straight forward, so we shall cover them first. The first of your three fighters is the legendary Dragon Slayer. He is a formidable fighter, armed with a lance and heavy metal barding. His speciality is that he may shrug off some damage taken, though the elements (fire, ice, etc) will still hurt him. Secondly is the Gladiator, a cunning and vicious fighter that can turn the tide on their opponents. Should her opponent miss her, she immediately gains a retaliatory counter-strike against them. Lastly is the Mystic Warrior, a martial artist expert who can perform combo attacks. Each successful blow against an opponent will grant a bonus to strike them again. This continues until the combo is broken by a miss, or the opponent is dead.
Our specialists are a varied bunch, but perform useful actions outside of directly wounding their opponents. Once spent, their abilities are gone. Use them wisely. The Cleric strikes with her holy sigil in melee, and can heal a random amount of wounds six times. The Ranger attacks with her crossbow, and can launch a bundle of smoke bombs three times. The Magic-User is the most diverse of the three and has access to a number of abilities. He can summon Shadow Puppets to shamble about the dungeon as decoys. He may do this three times. He can summon a Magic Barrier three times which may be used to block up passages or for use as bridges. He can cast Slow Fall on a target twice, which as the name suggests slows the descent of falling to a safe glide. Lastly he has access to the Polymorph spell, which he can cast twice, that reduces the target to a harmless critter.
>jpgs
THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL
Check floor for bits.
There are also artefacts hidden away that have powerful magic; good luck getting them! For now that is all there is to know. Good luck on your quest.
Well then I guess we better start walking with mystic fighter and dragon slayer leading and the gladiator defending the squishy specialist.
>Slayer
Pokey
>Wizard
Zappy
>Ranger
Shooty
>Mystic
Punchy
>Gladiator
Stabby
>Cleric
Glowy
>>25819438
Have Punchy try pressing the button in that hole in the wall.
What are our names? Also, go into the spooky cave because that's where adventure lives.
Always check for traps and hidden traps!
>>25819474
Gladiator is Nadine.
>>25819356
>Batcancer
Fuck you.
>Why am I the thief?
>That's racist!
This feels like Cloptopia for some reasonOur name is Master Key,secret content unlocked!
remember, if it isnt nailedto the floor, take itAnd takethe stuff nailed down too.
>>25819423
>>25819470
The party is let down when the discovery of coin by the Ranger turns out to be a vicious Changeling Bit-Bug insect. The Mystic Warrior hits the button inside the depression and the huge iron door starts to roll upwards, tumbling dust down after it. The depths of the Nebberack are open to the party now, filled with all manner of precious treasure …
… And deadly machinations. No party member possess any skill nor innate ability to spot traps. If there is suspicion of a trap in place, thrown objects, long objects, or even the Magic-User's shadow puppets can be used to trigger them.
The Mystic Warrior has been seriously injured. The fighter type characters each have 23 hit points. The specialist characters have 15 hit points. When a character reaches zero hit points they are dead. The Mystic Warrior has suffered 10 wounds, and is on 13 hit points.
>>25820194
Cleric, do your job.
>>25819403
do specialist regain points after doing certain actions or after a amount of time
>>25820160
Tis merely a scratch!
>>25820277
dead
>>25820194
Healz.
>>25820194
>suffered 10 wounds
Well, at least there's no bleed effect.
bop
>>25820218
>>25820375
The Cleric closes up the wounds and heals what is left of the limb. The Mystic Warrior is up to 19 hit points. The Cleric has spent one of her heals and has five remaining.
Specialists have prepared their equipment and spells prior to arriving. In order to prepare them again they would have to leave and come back. The situation in the dungeon may have changed during that time.
>>25821101
Inwards go.
>>25821101
Head inside, adventure awaits!
>>25821083
I'm beginning to believe that this party may be very very doomed.
We need to ask our cleric if there is a way to regenerate our mystic warrior's missing limb.
If there isn't a way we need to give him a kick ass replacement like a hook, a spiky mace,a dildo that he can call "The Penetratoror a short sword.
The party wander through the short tunnel to an open cavern. Light streams in from holes in the roof of the cavern, providing decent light. They are standing before a large bridge leading towards an underground settlement. The bridge crosses over a bed of water that teems with life, and the acoustics of the room greatly amplify the rush of the waterfall in the background.
>>25821896
Have the bat 'examine' the fishing pole thing, then move onto the pillars at the start of the bridge and figure out what they might do.
>>25821896
Examine ceiling.
>>25821923
The Ranger has a look over at the fishing pole and finds it has snagged something small in the water below.
The Magic User and Cleric examine the pillars at the start of the bridge. Upon closer inspection it would seem these pillars are actually made out of some kind of fungus. The bulbous head dims when the pair get near, and brightens when they step away. There does not appear to be any sort of mechanism placed near or on it.
>>25822223
>>25822244
Well you aren't
>>25822223
Attempt to magic the thing at the other end of the pole out of the water.
>>25822223
Have we examined the window thing over the bridge yet? I feel like that thing needs examining.
>>25821896
Have someone look inside the tent and inside that mare's water jug.
>>25822223
Have everyone stand back and then the dragon slayer can buck one of the fungi and then sprint forward. Given that it's a fungus it should be break off and fall into the water. I'd rather not be caught by some fungus trap if we need to escape back over the bridge later.
>>25822300
Maybe we should see if the bridge is trapped first? Roll a ball across it or something.
Are we able to head back and retrieve Mystic K's limb from the trap, or is it unretrievable? Because it's unfair that he loses a limb before we even enter the dungeon.
We need to lean the party member's names and what extra equipment they are carrying in case we need to craft some shit or something.
Also, we should figure out who in the party can swim.I smell a flooding room trap.
>>25821923
after this check the small cave with batponymen
The group take time to look up at the cavernous ceiling. Sunlight pours in through the holes, as do creeping vines and other assorted flora. As they're looking up, they inspect the window over the settlement entrance. It stands there watching them for a few more minutes before turning about and leaving. The Magic-User, in spite of his fanciful floating staff, cannot cast even the most basic forms of telekinesis. Even thinking about it is bringing up terrible memories of his studies at the academy. The item in the water could be pulled up by using the fishing rod itself. Not willing to risk another trap on the bridge, or by the fungus, the party consider rolling or launching something down the bridge. The Dragon Slayer kills two birds with one stone by bucking the huge fungal stalk onto the bridge.
I know most of them have been pointed out, but I thought I'd do a points of interest thing anyway.
The stalk sets off no traps and then rolls into the water where it starts to float away, disturbing some of the creatures in the water, two of whom start to make their way towards the shore.
>>25822887
Those look like they might be big asslamprey.
>>25822887
Get away from the water's edge.
>>25823015
This and prepare for a potential fight; fighters up front, spell-casters behind.
The trio of fighters take up positions a good distance from the edge of the water as the submerged duo surface from the water. What the party is greeted with is not entirely what they were expecting.
[Last update for the day!]
>>25823557
[cautious greeting]
>>25823557
Hello there, we could use some help, you would't happen to know any useful information about this place, would you?
Do Not I repeat, Do Not trust merfolk.
>>25823666
Thanks satan. But yeah, they're rarely trustworthy. Watch her mouth carefully. If she has pointy teeth she's super evil.
>>25823691
that's teethist!
wonder who that is and what they're doing here.
>>25823557
lol it's totally either a kelpie or a siren. seriously important rule: all women are the devil in rpgs. just move on for your own safeties.
bemp
The mistrust of the merfolk is not misplaced. No sooner had the warriors made eye contact did the Dragon Slayer and Mystic Warrior immediately start wrestling for marriage rights. The Magic-User is mercifully too far away from the commotion to be affected. It does not seem as if her charms work on the fairer gender.
>>25829001
Female party members drag their fighting comrades away from the shores, the don't want to be there when the beast shows her true form.
The large Mystic Warrior is held back by the Ranger and Cleric, while the Gladiator drags the Dragon Slayer away. Following the advice of the Gladiator, the Magic-User averts his eyes from the merfolk as she rises up from the water.
>>25829222
Ask what it wants.Might want to say you're back up in /cyoa/
The Magic-User asks what it wants.
"You," it responds.
>>25829581
L E W D
Get away from the merehorse and ask it if there's anything else you can help it with
>>25829581
We need to tell her that we're in a relationship. With knowledge.
>>25829622
This. If she's adamant about lewds offer the cleric.
The Magic-User backs off as best he can. The merfolk is quite persistent. The Magic-User stammers out that he's in a relationship. That only encourages her, the harlot! Now she's making innuendos about polishing his staff. The Magic-User is close to losing it. The sheltered life in the academy didn't prepare him for this! (Or any interaction with females, really.)
>>25829753
ranger please save us.
>>25829753
Mystic Amputee help, or anyone really.
>>25829753
Have the gladiator give her a good smack upside the head followed by a threat like, "If you don't get your wet ass back into that water, I will fucking drag you're ass back to to to the top if this mountain, an let you know what a wagon wheel feels like."
>>25822244
check yourself before you rek yourself, bateman!
>>25829753
We tried. Time to stick our dick in it, boys.
A bolt connects with the forehead of the merfolk and the shock reveals her true form! The Magic-User almost faints on the spot from the overwhelming stench of fish the beast had been masking with its glamour.
>>25830015
Great, now the magic user is going to die a virgin.
The still living merfolk shrieks a curse at the Ranger! The Ranger responds by reloading and firing a second time. The second bolt hits it dead in the neck. The second merfolk arrives on scene to see her friend clutching her throat as blood gushes out of it. She beats a hasty retreat back into the water.
>>25830033
sushie anyone?
>>25830033
Thanks Ranger. Guess we should keep going.
>>25830033
The group decides that the dragon slayer has the right to marry what's left of the merpony.
>>25830033
Finish off the injured mercreature and chop off its head. In the future, you can roll the head down passageways to disarm motion-activated traps.
>>25830099
dubs confirm it a legit stratagy
Use the fishing pole to get whatever is attached to the other end.
Also
>>25830031
Have one of the female party members fuck out mage the first time we set up camp. We don't want some witch coming after our party for virgin blood.
The Magic-User is relieved to have been saved. He offers his heart felt thanks, and almost goes as far as to apologise for his earlier remark of "I was just saying we didn't get robbed enough." when he first met her. Before he can summon up the courage the Ranger begins disemboweling the merfolk and serving her up for rations. The Gladiator joins in by severing the head and presenting it to the Dragon Slaying, insisting that 'he may now kiss the bride'.
With the merfolk dispatched the group ponder their next decision.
>>25830301
Since those last aquatic creatures were so much fun to deal with, let's see what fantastic animal we have caught on that fishing rod.
>>25830301
I think we should go to the tent.
Finally some good luck! The ranger manages to fish out the trinket that had been caught on the hook and it has turned out to be an enchanted amulet of Impetus Flight. It boosts the wearers speed greatly for ten seconds, then requires five minutes to cool off. Secondly the expedition into the tent has revealed it to be an alchemist, or shaman's, tent. Inside are various herbs and and blankets for sleeping, but what draws the group's attention are the three flasks on the desk. One is a vibrant yellow which faintly shimmers, one is a pale grey solution that has no outstanding visuals, and the pink flask bubbles away furiously.
>>25830473
Well, we should test them on something before using them ourselves. Perhaps something organic. The last fungus spire maybe?
>>25830473
GRAB ALL OF THEM AND SMELL WHAT'S INSIDE
we can put a drop on the mermaids dead body and see what it does.
that sounds like a good idea right?
>>25830473
Grab them all, mix them into one solution, throw the solution into the water where the merfolk were. Preferably quickly in case of an explosive chemical reaction.
>>25830285
That's a great idea! QM, make it so.
>>25830473
>pink, bubbly flask
Have everyone drink the aphrodisiac.
The group takes the three potions and experiments with them. They drip them onto the still living fungal stalk, as well as the corpse of the merfolk. What's quickly apparent is that the pink flask is some kind of highly caustic acid that eats right through flesh. It doesn't do so well against rock through. The other two potions are oddities. The yellow one, when splashed on the still living stalk, caused it to shudder and grow a little, whereas the pale one didn't appear to have any effect. Neither the pale nor the yellow potions had any effect on the corpse. The group could attempt to combine all of three into one potion, as there are numerous potions & flasks still left in the alchemist's tent.
>>25830658
I don't think we should put them together. I think we can just put them away and try to use them later and then hope for the best.
Let's see what's in that dark cave.
>>25830658
Apply yellow one to mystic warrior's leg stump.
>>25830658
Have the magic user pour the yellow one on his dick to make it bigger
There is a short dispute about what to do with the potions. The Cleric takes the yellow potion and splashes it onto the Mystic Warrior's stump, which regrows ... rampantly. The Magic-User pockets the last of the potion for later use in 'personal projects'. Cleric is unimpressed.
>>25830988
How's your hoof feel mystic?
>>25830988
Oh shit son, does that mean Mystic Warrior is back to full HP?
The party continue on, hopping across the perilous stepping stones, and onto the other side. They wander through the mouth of the cave and arrive at a small cave with yet another path leading off. This cave hosts a cache of treasures! It also has a statue of a proud warrior holding up a blade in a dramatic pose. There are roses scattered around the statue. The Magic-User says that he can sense a powerful magic aura coming from the statue, which may affect those who get close. The Cleric confirms this.
>>25831004
Roll head at statue.
>>25830988
>>25831004
You probably want to avoid getting this messy with the drawings. Players will miss details. The rest of the sessions images have been fine.
>>25831018
This one. If nothing happens, throw a weapon or metal object near it.
>>25831004
make the magic user to go touch the statue to see what happens
The Gladiator launches the severed head bouncing along the floor. It sets off no traps until it collides with the pedestal upon which the statue resides. In an instant a spear jolts out from the innards of the pedestal. Likely defense mechanism for thieves wanting to take the statue.
>>25831133
[Noted!]
>>25831274
So... we avoid the spears while trying to make our way to the statue?
>>25831274
Okay, so we know to avoid the statue. I'm still suspicious of the treasure. Do we have anything left to chuck at the treasure? Perhaps there is still a fragment of head left?
>>25831274
Toss a rock at the treasure. Or just pick up the head and toss that again.
The Gladiator tosses a rock into the treasure pile. It makes a loud clinking sound, and disturbs the bit piles. Nothing else happens. Seems like the cache isn't trapped!
>>25831507
Stuff our greedy purses with treasure and carry on deeper into the cave. Make sure that only one pony carries the treasure, in case its cursed or haunted or some such nonsense. Let's go with Sir Stumphoof.
>>25831507
Let's get some treasure~
>>25831507
Don't forget to compliment the Gladiator on her sick trick shot skills
>>25831552
pull an indy switch and place something heavy (like a rock) where the treasure is to avoid setting off a pressure plate as you remove the goods
>>25831507
YO HO HO STEAL THE BOOTY
The party loot the cavern and dump it all into a sack which the Mystic Warrior burdens himself with. As a precaution the party piles up rocks as they loot the bits and jewels, just to be sure no pressure plates are disturbed, if there are any. The only thing left now in the room is the statue, whether they wish to interact with it or head on without.
>>25831890
Obviously ignore the crazy magic death statue.
>>25831890
We should go into that tunnel.
>>25831890
Give the statue a big, warm hug.
>>25831890
Check to see if there are any more traps on that side and then approach it.
>>25831917
Probably best course of action.
cast magic missle at the darkness
The party decide caution is the better side of valour, and leave the statue be. The Dragon Slayer leads the way down the tunnel. As the group is walking they can hear the sound of rushing water echoing down the tunnel, getting louder as they continue on. As the Dragon Slayer exits the tunnel into the next chamber he holds a hoof up for pause.
The group have entered a large chasm with a flowing waterfall, likely coming from the first chamber they entered with the huge statue with the vase. Directly ahead of them is a stable looking, but perilous natural walkway that would take them along the chasm and into the chamber directly opposite them. The Dragon Slayer can also make out a turning before the next chamber as well, so this walkway leads to two separate locations. What is most imminently concerning is the presence of a building jutting out of the natural cavern wall. The building has two stories to it, but only one of them has a window. In the window the Dragon Slayer can make out three Changelings. It's unlikely they will hear the group over the sound of the roaring waterfall, but should they travel too far along the walkway they will certainly spot them. The group pause for a moment, out of the Changeling's sight, to consider their options.
[End of session for today!]
>>25832409
I feel like going down this path will require some commitment. That being said, I think there's some wisdom in going back the way we came and exploring a different route. That way, we won't have to worry about crossing back this way later, and maybe we'll get lucky and the changelings will be gone by time we return.
>>25832822
Agreed. We don't really have a way of circumventing the sentries right now.
>>25829753
>The Magic-User stammers out that he's in a relationship.
>Magic user
>In relationship
Bull-fucking shit, he's a 30 year old wizard and he knows it.
now is the time for more adventure.
fast board bump
have a good night bump
bump.avi
I kind of want to take that other turning. Though that's just my curiosity talking.
It would be better to wait for those changelings to leave.
[Unlikely I'll run tonight, but I'll be around tomorrow to continue. Cheers!]
>>25840707
So should we let the thread die?
>>25840735
I'm up for saving it from page 10 for the rest of the day
>>25841854
You're sucking at your job
>>25842841
Well, good thing I have you to watch my back
pg. 10 again
and about 30 minutes from falling off the boardlet's fix that
Page 9 and I'm thinking about it
Nine? Nein!
...
>>25842841
I was just capping that when you made the remark.
just one bump. It's not going to survive the night though.
>>25833325
He's married to his job.
The party back it up down the tunnel and head back the way they came. The only other route they have left is through the main gates of the settlement. As they may their way over the worn stone floor the Ranger's ears prick up and she quietly calls the party to a stop. She can hear murmured chatter of Changeling tongue echoing in the large chamber at the end of this road. It's too dark to make out much detail from here, but the Ranger's keen ears determine the conversation is coming from around the corner. If they play their card right, the group might be able to ambush them.
The party takes time to soak in their surroundings. On their immediate right is an old pottery stall, now long since abandoned and gathering dust. Just beyond that is a short corridor leading into a long house.
"I recognise that icon," the Cleric speaks up, gesturing to the banner in the long house. "It's a sigil for the Old Gods; a marking for hallowed grounds in which the Changelings perform services."
Beyond that they can see a splintered door, buckling as some weight presses against it from the other side. A heavy streak of mucus leaks out from under the door. At the centre of the road is a crashed out wagon that the group recognise as being Equestrian in construction. There's some assorted goods scattered around it. Next to that is a sharp turning off left, leading further into the settlement.
>>25849602
Ranger and Mystic sneaky down the right passage to see whats there.
The long house opens up into a fully fledged chapel, complete with pulpit. There is even an annex at the rear which is opened up. The Ranger creeps further north and spies a book on esoteric subjects on the pulpit. It doesn't look like any religious text she's ever seen.
The Mystic Warrior pokes his head in to the rear room and finds it to be a lab of some kind. There are numerous books and oddities here, but most noteworthy are the two 'Summon' scrolls; what they actually summon is anybody's guess, and a very sinister looking small box on top of an enchantment crystal.
>>25850430
Have the lancer hang back and watch the corridor while everyone else joins them. The mystic can grab the scrolls. The magic user and the gladiator should approach the pulpit and check out the annex.
The group, sans the Dragon Slayer, enter the chapel and poke about. The Mystic Warrior snatches the Summon scrolls and stows them away with the rest of the treasure he's carrying. The Magic-User and Gladiator head up to the pulpit and look about. They can't find anything up here of note, other than the book.
As the group is milling about in the chapel, an armoured Changeling saunters out into the corridor. He's not spotted the Dragon Slayer yet.
>approach the pulpit and check out the annex.
[Sorry, the annex was the room the mystic warrior is in, there's no other rooms off the chapel]
>>25850719
The slayer should tap on the opposite side of the pillar he's next to to draw the changeling down. The ranger and cleric should move behind the closest corner to get out of sight. Have the mystic and gladiator stack up behind the door in the rear room. When the changeling walks past they ambush him. Try to keep him alive for information.
bumpo
bamp
>>25850719
>Sans the dragon slayer.
The dragon slayer's name is now Sans.
We need to unsplit the party. Have our dragon slayer throw a rock at the mouth of the chapel. When the changeling goes to investigate have Sans run him through from behind.
Also, after we've cleared this encounter we need to come up with a passphrase to shout when a changeling impersonates one of our party so we know who the real one is.
>>25852766
This
ba-bump
>>25852766
The passphrase part, but with >>25850873
>>25854163
But if he does that, how will the others know to back him up? The dragonslayer is the only pone that knows about the changeling.
bump from 10
>>25855698
and again I guess
>>25854318
I was under the assumption that the party knew what was going on with each other.
>>25857260
Given some kind of magic maybe, but otherwise how could they possibly form a plan like that while they're all separated?
>>25859500
Because that's how the party works?
This is going to get way too complicated if we have to juggle the party members knowing different things when we know everything.
Also why would the dragon slayer stand there to watch if it leaves him with no way of warning the others?
>>25859531
>>25859531
>This is going to get way too complicated if we have to juggle the party members knowing different things
Then maybe in the future we shouldn't split them up.
>>25859531
>Also why would the dragon slayer stand there to watch if it leaves him with no way of warning the others?
I don't know why he would do that. We're the ones who did it though, so I guess the best explanation is because we didn't think of a method for him to warn the others.
Or at least that's how I'm interpreting the game. Obviously we're going to need a dm verdict to know which ruleset we're using.
>>25859804
What's the point of a party that can't split themselves across a single area?
I don't see any fun in babysitting every member by giving each one instructions on how to communicate in every area.
We shouldn't have to write out a page for every update.
>>25819345
Have a free bump
bampu
Oh damn this is crazy.
bumps
