[23:16] You're in Venezuela, which really shouldn't surprise anybody, since... well, that's where you live. You're on one of those wonderful trips which fills you with heritage - in short, you're in a rainforest. [23:17] You're currently alone and on a walk, since your extended family wouldn't stop bothering you. Needed to get away and all that. [23:18] Intro session start. [23:19] (Hey, do something. >.>;) [23:19] * Jose takes a deep breath of the moist jungle air. [23:19] (Night or day?) [23:19] (Day.) [23:20] What a beautiful day it is. It is almost like the first day when Father took me out on my first bow practice session. [23:21] * Jose reminices and decides to take a few shots. [23:21] Jose looks for random passerbys to shoot! Or not. Thunder rumbles overhead. [23:21] (Watch it Jose... only in the shooting range ;) ) [23:22] Thunder? Strange, since it isnt very cloudy today. [23:22] (Keep in mind he is not talking out loud.) [23:22] It *wasn't* cloudy. They're gathering, and gathering fast! [23:22] (Sure he is. You've been having him talk out loud. :P) [23:23] (/me is going on b.net) [23:23] To himself: Oh boy! I better head back. [23:23] (*facepalm* Joe... when you say something like that, without emoting, it *is* speaking aloud.) [23:23] (Have fun Joe, I'll be waxin' newbs.) [23:24] (So, you just said, "To himself: Oh boy! I better head back."...) [23:24] (Doh...) [23:24] (Try, /me says to himself, "I'd better head back.") [23:24] (New player! Mercy!) [23:24] (That's why we're doing intros. ^^) [23:25] * Jose says to himself: "Oh Boy! I better head back before I get toasted." [23:25] (Ok, the newbs becon... no, not you Joe. Have fun =) [23:25] (Beckon with a k, too) [23:25] *** Amadorus has left #planet [23:25] * Jose runs swiftly back towards his village. He retraces his steps with ease. [23:25] The thunder rumbles in agreement. It starts to rain. Hard. [23:25] Roll perception for me. [23:26] (So, its 3d6 minus modifier?) [23:26] (*2d) [23:26] (Si.) [23:27] (2d6-2? I have Heightened Awareness.) [23:27] (Good. ^^) [23:27] 2d6-2 [23:27] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6-2) and gets 3. [23:28] (You made it.) [23:29] (My line?) [23:29] (Sorry, got sidetracked by parents.) [23:29] (I feel like its my first day of DDR.) [23:31] You hear a loud snap to your right. [23:32] * Jose looks to the right and forgets to stop running. [23:32] Roll body. [23:32] (2d6-6?) [23:32] -6?) is not a valid number Jose. [23:32] (No, just 2d6. The body stat is what you're rolling against.) [23:33] 2d6 [23:33] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 8. [23:33] (Fail. Use DR to try again, or not?) [23:33] (Not. Make it interesting.) [23:33] You run into a tree. [23:33] * Jose meets the tree. [23:34] * Jose shoots backwards and lands on his back. Now he is soaked in muddy water. [23:34] Ugh... [23:34] (Tree 1, Joe nothin'.) [23:35] Roll perception again, this time with a +2 penalty. [23:35] (Heightened Awareness still applies, yes. So it'd be a straight 2d6.) [23:35] 2d6 [23:35] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 7. [23:35] Fail. Try again? [23:35] (DR, even.) [23:35] (Ow. Yes) [23:35] 2d6 [23:35] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 7. [23:35] (Heh...) [23:35] (Again, or no? :P) [23:36] (Yes.) [23:36] 2d6 [23:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 9. [23:36] (Not my day.) [23:36] You notice that it's wet and you're muddy. Which you already knew. [23:37] * Jose touches his face and looks at his hand. There is blood. [23:38] Your face doesn't feel all that bad. Just a cut, likely. Are you going to lie there all day? [23:38] (Matt would. Lol.) [23:38] (Yes, and then I'd get my +4/+4 GM stick of prodding.) [23:38] * Jose gets up and gets his head back together. He looks right. [23:39] You see... trees. Roll perception again, +2. [23:39] 2d6 [23:39] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 8. [23:39] *** Phoebe is on IRC [23:39] Roll soul. [23:39] 2d6 [23:39] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 3. [23:40] You don't notice anything else, but you get the feeling that *something* isn't right. [23:40] * Jose examines his items. The first check: his bow. [23:40] Oh man. [23:40] Your bow is fine. It's your clothes you should be worried about. [23:41] Because, you know, they're all muddy and wet. [23:41] * Jose takes a look at his clothes... [23:41] Actually, once you check yourself over, you have everything with you, and everything's in working order. [23:41] (Well, everything you brought on your walk. ... Why'd you bring a bow along with you on a walk, anyhow?) [23:42] (You're right. It was a walk. Jose loves the bow. It is like a buddy.) [23:42] (It's his security blanket, you mean. Hmm. *plot*) [23:42] But you still have this lingering sense of not-rightness. [23:43] Perception again, +2. Be thankful the GM is going easy on you, young one. [23:43] (Thank you GM.) [23:43] 2d6 [23:43] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 6. [23:43] (There we go. ^^) [23:43] You can just barely make it out, but you hear some mewling to your right. [23:44] (Mewling?) [23:44] (Like cats and kittens.) [23:44] Hmm? [23:44] * Jose Jose gets up and walks toward the sound. [23:45] (Ok. Can I make up what I see or do you?) [23:45] You head towards the sound! It gets stronger, and soon you don't need to make a perception check. ;P [23:45] Hey! A catlike creature! [23:46] How you doing buddy? [23:46] (... *kicks Joe in the shin* Don't get ahead of the GM, or you will fall off the edge of the world.) [23:46] (Sorry. Newbie mercy.) [23:46] (Man, that's two in just the intro. Continue.) [23:46] (Grovel, peon. Just don't do it tomorrow. :P) [23:47] Halfway in a clearing, halfway out, is a poacher's trap. It's a rather crude one, in the form of a large steel cage, but it seems to have caught... something. [23:47] * Jose pushes away the obstructions and reveals the contents. [23:48] You see a couple kittnes. Give me a biological sciences (zoology) roll. [23:48] 2d6 [23:48] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 7. [23:48] (Actually, you get a -1 bonus on that.) [23:48] 2d6-1 [23:48] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6-1) and gets 6. [23:49] (That adjusted well.) [23:49] It takes a bit, but you recognize them as jaguar kittens. [23:49] I hate these poacher traps! Those monsters... [23:50] * Jose check to see if the trap may be disarmed. [23:50] The trap takes offense to that, but it doesn't do anything about it. [23:50] Don't worry guys! Ill get you out. [23:50] You spot a latch on one side. [23:51] * Jose pops the latch open and frees the jaguar kittens. [23:51] You guys alright? Lucky I hit that tree. [23:52] They're free! Free! Though, instead of running, they amble around, half in the cage and half out. Kittens are kittens. [23:52] Roll perception. [23:52] (+2 still?) [23:52] (Nope.) [23:52] 2d6-2 [23:52] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6-2) and gets 8. [23:52] (Again.) [23:52] 2d6-2 [23:52] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6-2) and gets 3. [23:53] (You only get 2 DRs a session, and you used them both up. :P) [23:53] (But it's okay, I'll give it to you this time. Just this once.) [23:53] Alright guys. Get out of the cage. [23:53] You hear a low growling from behind you. [23:54] (Oh man. That's 3...) [23:54] (Right. I'm giving it to you *this* time. Keep track next time, or there will be a price to pay. ^_~) [23:54] * Jose calmy stands still and turns his head.) [23:55] Through the rain, which is more like a torrent now, you see a sleek, feline form move through the trees. Looks like Mommy Jaguar returned home. [23:56] * Jose realizes that he is in BIG trouble. He slowly backs away from the freed kittens and quietly gathers his items. [23:56] * Jose whispers: "Ok, guys. Don't get into anymore trouble ok?" [23:57] The kittens don't respond. Mommy Jaguar keeps her eyes on you. [23:58] * Jose starts to make his way back to the village very slowly. He watches the Mommy Jaguar carefully. [23:58] She doesn't seem interested in persuing. As soon as she deems you safely away from the kittens, she pads over to take care of them. [23:58] Good deeds pay off. [23:59] * Jose takes his eyes off the Mommy Jaguar and trudges through the wet jungle ground. [00:00] You trudge. There's another flash of lightning, this one alarmingly close. [00:00] * Jose studders and looks toward the flash. [00:01] There's another one, quickly on its heels. Roll body. [00:01] 2d6 [00:01] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 4. [00:02] * Jose jumps away and begins to panic. [00:02] You manage to shield your eyes so you wouldn't be blinded by the lightning that strikes the dead tree near you. Very close. [00:02] Dah! This storm is really giving me the creeps. [00:03] This, naturally, set the tree ablaze. A particularly large golden spark flies off of it and towards you. [00:03] (Shield eyes or dodge again?) [00:04] * Jose feels the spark hit him right in the chest. It stings. [00:04] (What do you want to do- there we go.) [00:04] Yes, it does. And it bounces off and lands on the ground. Sparks don't usually do that. [00:05] What the... [00:05] * Jose looks closer at the "spark" and notices that it isn't a spark. [00:05] Hmmm... [00:05] Nope! Don't get ahead of the GM. ;P [00:05] (Aye. I am so going to get slapped when I see you next time.) [00:06] (Yes, yes you are.) [00:06] It's a gold ring with an orange gem set in it. You can't recall any orange gems of value, but this one looks like it is. [00:06] Whoa. That is one nice looking piece of jewerly there. [00:07] * Jose looks closer for any marks or letters. [00:07] The ring sparkles in agreement as the rain lightens up a little. [00:07] As you turn the ring over on your hand, you notice... nothing. No markings that'd tell you its previous owner, if it even had one. [00:07] Strange... How did this thing get inside of a tree? [00:08] I better head back before Mother and Father worry. [00:09] * Jose places the newly acquired item and heads back toward the village. [00:09] The rain's just a light drizzle now. Typical of this kind of weather: easy come, easy go. [00:09] (Where did you try to place it?) [00:09] (Pocket in pants. Sorry I sorta missed that.) [00:09] (It's fine.) [00:10] Your pants are dirty and wet, and the ring sits uncomfortably in your pocket. [00:10] Argh... stupid ring. [00:10] * Jose takes the ring out of his pocket. [00:10] Lets see how this beauty fits on me. [00:11] (My line again.) [00:11] (Yeah, your action. ^^) [00:12] * Jose puts the ring on his right hand. The fit was loose, but seemed to adjust as he placed it on his finger. A snug fit. [00:12] This looks nice on me. Wait until I show the others. [00:13] A nice reward for saving some jag kittens, I guess. [00:13] * Jose continues his walk back to the village. [00:14] You're hit by a sudden wave of lightheadedness as your skin tingles with warmth, as though it were on fire, but safe from any chances of injury. Your world turns orange. [00:14] Intro session end.