The Pod-Caverns of the Sinister Shroom (Game Thread VII)

[Breila]

Babushka shrugs and smiles, the moods of a kender would forever remain a mystery to her... but she lets herself be tied to the rope and climbs up the moss, doing her best to avoid the more sticky parts.

Dex check, 1d20=13, just pass

[Jerrard]

"I am sure she will be able to look after herself." Jerrard grinned, and reached forward to tie the rope around the Gnomes waist.

"Stay safe." He smiled, hand on her shoulder.

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Waiting at the bottom he shakes his head slowly

[Breila]

Babushka nods and smiles back. "I'll do my best. Look out for yourselves, too."

[JadedDM]

With the rope secure, Babushka begins scaling up the cliff. She finds the sticky glue moss actually makes it even easier to climb than it would be normally.

However, when she's about fifteen feet away from the top, the moss becomes so sticky she finds herself completely stuck to the wall. No amount of tugging will free her. She simply lacks the strength to pull away.

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Babushka makes a Climbing check with a +20% bonus (1d100): 14, pass.

[Jerrard]

"By the gods, I knew something like this would happen." Jerrard says shaking his head, "Ulster, get the rope, pull her down if you can, I will catch her." He says, shaking, he would have climbed the moss, if it wasnt for this silly curse.

[JadedDM]

Ulster pulls hard on the rope, digging his heels into the ground, but can't seem to pull her free. "I need a hand here," he admits, wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead.

[Jenara]

"Oooo Let me try!" Says an invisible voice, grabbing onto the rope locky attempts to help pull Bab down.

[JadedDM]

Ulster is momentarily surprised when an invisible force begins helping him pull the rope, but quickly remembers the kender and gets his bearings. Working together, the two pull the rope, ripping Babushka off the moss wall. However, her boots and at least one layer of skin on her hands are left behind, stuck to the wall.

Babushka tumbles down to the ground, landing in Jerrard's waiting arms.

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Babushka takes (1d4): 4 damage.

[Jerrard]

Catching Babuskha in his arms Jerrard shakes his head. "Are you ok my dear? Sorry, I didn't want you stuck up there, that would be quite bad." He strokes her hands softly, cleaning them with a fold in his robe. "Now how are we to get those back?" He asks himself looking at the boots hanging off the moss.

[Breila]

Babushka flinches a bit as Jerrard touches her hands, but tries to hold still because they need to be cleaned. "I'm OK, but I'll need some of my ointment. It's in the dark brown jug in my backpack."
When Jerrard mentions her boots, she looks up at them, then says: "Nobody should take any risk to get them. Gnomes can walk barefoot quite well, especially in natural environments. I need them mostly for the filth in the towns... and we've found money enough do get me fine new ones."

[Jenara]

"Here it is!" A cheerful voice places the ointment into Jerrard's hands, Locky then goes looking for somewhere the moss is lighter.

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"Let me see." placing her on the ground, the mage lightly rubs the ointment into both of Bab's palms, smiling he strokes her hair in a soothing manner. "Better?" he asks with a grin.

Standing himself he adds. "Perhaps next time, you should year some gloves. As for walking bare foot, agreed, as long as you let me carry you where it is not safe."

[JadedDM]

Locky looks up at the glue moss, but there doesn't seem to be any way to climb it without crossing the heavier parts. An extraordinarily strong person might be able to climb up there without trouble, though.

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(OOC: By which I mean, a STR of 16 or higher.)

[Breila]

Babushka cocks her head at Jerrard. "Although I'm small, I'm no child, you know. In fact I think I'm more than twice as old as you are.
But thanks for your offer, all the same." An affectionate smile softens Babushka's words.

"So, do we go on through the tunnel? How much light do we have left? Can we use that lantern Locky found?"

[Jenara]

"I don't think any of us can climb that." Locky says, tapping Jerrard on the shoulder, "I think you would need to be big and strong."

Locky turns away from the moss, it was rather boring now... retrieving the lamp she smiles.

[Jerrard]

Jerrard gives Babuskha a knowing smile. "Very well my dear, we have been through a lot together, I am sure you understand why I would be protective of you."

With that he stands and looks around, "Locky, no offense is taken, we can't climb that, so where should we go?"