[slingergame] Bert says, "Log on."

Knuckles says, "I guess our brother has the flu. The avian flu, unfortunately."

Leaves shrugs.

DM has left.

DM has arrived.

Roger has arrived.

[slingergame] DM taps the microphone. 'Is this thing working?'

Knuckles asks (of roger), "Hey, can you make a characzer real quick?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "What?"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "where's the DM, that unrepentant shithead?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I am here!"

[slingergame] DM smites Knuckles.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I am all powerful -- oh, crap, you've got a sword made of pure abyssium, nevermind."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So, any questions?"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I'm good."

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "Not to be confused with abyssynian, which comes equiped with over a dozen tiny little swords."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Should we introduce a shared butler?"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "<sound of polite coughing>"

[slingergame] DM says, "You may, so long as it doesn't slow down the plot."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "<quick sound of polite coughing>"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I suppose I shouldn't promise anything I'm not sure I can follow through on."

[slingergame] DM says, "Heh."

[slingergame] DM says, "Let's do without the butler for now."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "OK. Unbutled we go!"

DM says, "The two of you have been travelling for a week. Your elder brother, <sound of pages flipping>, who lives away from the clan and studies magic, has invited you to his wedding."

[Crows-Nest] Leaves exclaims, "And now he's been murdered!"

DM says, "It's on the other side of the continent."

Leaves is fortuantely very good at traversing the wilderness.

Knuckles is good at slaying all the beasts (and occasional accidental farmer).

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I can remember the surrounding terrain without getting lost, and I'm good at foraging for food as we go."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(According to my Outlander background.)"

DM says, "As you wander through the wilderness, you spy a village in the distance, cradled in a hollow in the hills. It's morning. The sun rises slowly over the moor."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "I love that show! jamie is so dreamy!"

DM says, "You hear bells ringing."

DM asks, "Alarm bells?"

Leaves repeats the sound of the alarm bells, with a questioning expression.

Knuckles says, "(alarms bells!)"

Knuckles asks, "(running feet)?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "man this is going to be weirder than I thought, yay"

Leaves asks, "(tip-toeing through the grass)?"

DM says, "So I assume you rush into the village."

Knuckles says, "I do, Leaves is sneaking."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Splitting the party: new record."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Hee."

Leaves is staying close by, but trying to remain out of sight.

Knuckles Struts straight into the village.

DM says (to Knuckles), "You rush past a signpost, down a street and nearly ram head-first into a crowd of people standing about the small town square (before which a temple/belltower stands)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "oops, typing slowly"

Knuckles points at the most important looking person. "Bells?"

(From DM) The most important looking person is standing next to a corpse. He looks at you suspiciously; an old, wizened man with a squint.

(From DM) 'Identify yourself, stranger!'

Knuckles exclaims, "Lord <sound of knuckles cracking> of Featherfall!"

Leaves observes this from the shadows in a nearby alleyway.

(From DM) The old man raises an eyebrow. 'Lord? I would ask for proof, but right now I am busy with distressing matters. I am Oswald Claypot, coroner of Peaceful Valley. What brings you here?'

Knuckles says, "<Alarm bells>."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Yay."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I think we should just talk normally for this to work."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Otherwise this might be overcomplicated in a detective plot."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I had been counting on you and Flip talking mostly normally, so I could get away with being the weird one."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Works for me"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "But without Flip, that might be tricky."

Knuckles asks, "We heard the alarm bells, commoner, and went to check it out. What happened here?"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "Ask for proof, how dare this county trash"

(From DM) 'Our blacksmith appears to have been brutally murdered. George Gilly, a most excellent fellow.'

(From DM) 'Second death in two days. Most distressing.'

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "How does the body look? Injured?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "That sounds like an Investigate roll!"

Knuckles asks, "WHo was the first victim?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Ah. Yes. I believe we were expecting Flip to take that skill..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, then"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "But I'll see what I can discern from here:"

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 1 = 16

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Yay, forgiving dice.)"

DM says (to Leaves), "You look at the body carefully. George was killed by a long laceration from his left shoulder blade to his right hip. It likely severed his spine, and could have been done with a sword or dagger, but not with bare hands."

Leaves shakes his head, quietly tutting under his voice. Humans.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(*Are* they humans?)"

DM says (to Leaves), "there is a trail of blood, frozen between layers of snow, leading from a local inn. This suggests he was attacked there, and then chased out into the street."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes."

DM says (to Leave), "(the inn is visible from where you're standing)"

Leaves abandons this area and sneaks into the inn instead.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "These poor featherless need all the help they can get"

Knuckles says (to dm), "see question above"

(From DM) Oswald the Coroner looks at Knuckles suspiciously. 'Our devoted guardian, Sir Thomas Stiff, was killed yesterday in his own home.'

(From DM) 'In a very suggestive and similar fashion.'

Knuckles asks, "Was there any connection between these too?"

DM says (to Leaves), "You sneak into the inn. It smells strongly of alcohol. A female half-orc is tidying away some bottles."

Leaves follows the trail of blood back to its source, and tries to recreate what must have happened here.

DM says (to Leaves), "Ooops,"

DM says (to Leaves), "I misunderstood what you were doing. The blood stops just in front of the inn."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, then I do my investigations there, instead."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Probably trying my best not to, say, step on important tracks or whatever.)"

DM says (to Knuckles), "The coroner shrugs. 'They were good citizens. I don't recall they being friends or anything, though. Sir Thomas was somewhat lofty.'"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "If there *are* relevant-looking tracks, I'll want to follow them."

Knuckles asks, "Was Sir Thomas also slain from the back?"

DM says (to Leaves), "Near the start of the bloody trail, you find a deep gouge, scored into the earth, as though someone had been digging for treasure with a mattock."

Leaves cocks an eyebrow.

DM says (to Knuckles), "Yes. I already said so. Didn't I imply that? Was I too subtle, perhaps? Pray forgive me, *Lord*."

Leaves's head pops up and swivels from side to side. Is there anyone with a mattock nearby?

Knuckles reaches for the hilt of his maul. "Are you being smug with me? Do you want a third corpse here? For I swear I will slay you where you stand if you don't show me ym deserved respect, you rube.

(From DM) The coroner turns livid. 'With Sir Thomas dead, *I* am the law in Peaceful Valley! If you kill me, you will have to *die* from the consequences!'

(From DM) 'And I still have no proof of your authenticity! Don't make me *ask* for paperwork!'

(From DM) The crowd of villagers look threateningly at Knuckles. Some of them have weapons.

Leaves comes up behind Knuckles and whispers in his ear, "<metallic digging noises>"

Knuckles asks, "First you insult my intelligence, now my doubt what is mine by birth? And all because we came here to help?"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Are any of the weapons a mattock?"

(From DM) 'I'm sorry. I must have missed the part where we specifically sent a letter to the land of the cuckoos for a pair of bird detectives. How remiss of me.'

[slingergame] DM says, "Nope."

[slingergame] DM says, "There are some daggers and axes, but that's all."

Leaves glares at the coroner.

Knuckles looks around. Who is the *second* most important looking person?

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Presumably me. And the coroner's third."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "ha ha"

DM says (to Knuckles), "As you look around, you see the doors of the temple open."

(From DM) A priest of some sort steps out. 'I am ready. What is this commotion? This is no laughing matter. ' He is a older, weathered man, in his forties or fifties. Silverhaired, with a scar on his jaw, and a set of fake teeth.

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "On a string around his neck."

Knuckles says (to priest), "Forgive us, brave cleric, this ... lawman ... was insolent."

(From DM) The coroner jumps. 'Father Daragor! Are you ready to perform the finale rites?'

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "oops"

(From DM) 'Yes,' Daragor replies, obviously thinking the coroner a fool. 'Ah, strangers, welcome to Peaceful Valley. A shame you have arrived at such an inauspicious moment.'

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "So does the injury seem consistent with a mattock as well as a sword/dagger? Or is it more of a slashing sort of wound?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Slashing."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Also, can I tell from the angle if it looks right-handed or left-handed?"

[slingergame] DM says, "It's hard to tell. It's all very gory."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(And you said he was attacked from behind, right?)"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Which of the people here are wielding weapons that are consistent with the wound?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I assume none of them are obviously bloody."

Knuckles says (to daragor), "Alas, father, our wings droop for your loss. We offered help to your coroner, but that was a wasted wingflap."

[slingergame] DM says, "They don't have the right kind of weapon. The grooves are very deep."

(From DM) 'Ah, Claypot, you should have welcomed these strangers a little more hospitably. We don't want Peaceful Valley to gain a noxious reputation, now, do we?'

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "And did you say whether or not there were any mattocks nearby?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No mattocks."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "Wait till I tell Yelp, the travelling kobold about it"

(From DM) 'Are you feathered gentlement by any chance acquainted with the investigative arts? Perhaps you could teach our coroner a lesson.'

Knuckles says, "My brother here is as keen-eyed as a starving eagle."

Leaves waves.

Knuckles says, "If we can help in any way, we will"

(From DM) 'Your help will be much appreciated,' Father Daragor replies, smiling. His fake teeth glisten.

Knuckles asks, "May we see the stiff, er Sir Stiff's corpse?"

Leaves asks (of Priest), "<sound of a mattock digging>?"

DM says (to Knuckles), "We buried him last night, alas."

Knuckles asks, "Oh. Do you know of anyone here carrying a mattock?"

DM says (to Knuckles), "Not that I know of. What a peculiar question. I guess this is how genius works its mysterious ways, does it not, much like the Moon Goddess herself."

Knuckles asks (of leaves), "<sound of mattock digging>?"

Leaves points over to the rut.

Knuckles says, "Oh look, someone dug there"

(From DM) 'Indeed,' Father Daragor mutters. 'How peculiar.'

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Does the rut look as if anything has been removed from it?"

(From DM) 'Speaking of which, Claypot, have you seen Eryn?'

[slingergame] DM says, "It looks more like a mark in the earth."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Like a sign or something?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is there any place nearby where it looks like I might find a digging tool?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "A shop or somesuch?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "you could always ask Daragor!"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks (of leaves), "There are gonna be a lot mattocks in any given village?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks (of Knuckle), "Are there?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "It seems like there'd probably be a general store, which might at least have a shovel."

Knuckles says (to daragor), "Where would one find a mattock around here? My brother belives is the key to this mystery"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I just wanna dig up the hole to see if there's anything down there."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "FLAP is the smart one."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "It's not a hole!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I'm just, um, winging it."

[slingergame] Leaves asks (of DM), "You said it looked like someone was trying to dig for treasure?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Possibly I misunderstood."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, but that's just -- look, it's like someone stuck the mattock deep into the earth and pulled it out."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Oh. So, not like this dude was interrupted while digging or something."

[slingergame] DM says, "Nah."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "OK, never mind!"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Hm, maybe check out the mansion?"

(From DM) 'Someone should tell Eryn!' a small kobold (looking rather out of place and distressed, running about between people's legs)

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Or wherever Stiff lived?"

Knuckles asks (of daragor), "Eryn?"

(From DM) 'Eryn? She's George's daughter, poor girl.'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "In that case, I'm going to go around snooping around nearby, especially looking for either A) any place where someone might have stashed a weapon, B) any place someone might have wiped blood off of a weapon, or C) anything that looks like it would have made that gouge."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Or anything else that catches my attention, of course.)"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Casting Guidance, then rolling Investigate:"

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 3 = 15

[slingergame] DM asks, "I think this amount of snooping would take a couple of hours?"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I would check out Stiff's place then"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yay, party slip!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Split"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Then I'll start snooping and go until either I find something or something happens to interrupt me?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Deal."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[slingergame] DM asks (of Knuckles), "Are you going with the Coroner to Stiff's place while Leaves snoops? Do you stick around for Eryn and the inevitable emotional scene?"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Hm, the emotional scene might tell us something"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Make your choice!"

[slingergame] DM says, "I will make it easier by moving the plot along."

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "emotional scene!"

(From DM) 'Leek, go find Eryn,' Claypot says sternly, and the small kobold kid rushes off.

(From DM) He comes back, tearful: 'She's not home!'

(From DM) 'What if she's d-d-dead too?'

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "It happens, kid. Circle of life and all that."

Knuckles exclaims, "Where is this home? Take us there at once!"

(From DM) 'Yes, scary bird man!'

[slingergame] DM asks, "So can I jump straight to you guys standing inside George Gilly's home?"

Knuckles says (to kobold), "Lord will suffice"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Works for me"

(From DM) 'Yes Lord!'

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "OK!"

DM says, "So, a few minutes later, the small kobold leads you two and the Coroner into Gilly's home. (Daragor is performing final rites on Gilly in the meantime)"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves asks, "Hmm. There was a 'Stiff' in the other mystery, wasn't there?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Indeed."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Also, in the Pirates game."

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "Heh."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "It's a big family on the Old Continent!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Because everyone, sooner or later, becomes a Stiff."

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "So the person at the dinner party probably *wasn't* the same one who died in this village many years before."

[slingergame] DM says, "Nope."

[slingergame] DM says, "Also, those were *twins*"

[slingergame] DM says, "And in the Pirates game, there were triplets"

[slingergame] DM says, "Let's move on with the story, shall we."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Investigate roll!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Or Perception, whichever you want."

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 5 = 9

Knuckles walks into a wall.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Uh-huh."

[slingergame] DM says, "hahaha"

(From DM) The blacksmith's home is deserted.

(From DM) There are some muddy prints.

Leaves follows the prints!

Knuckles rubs his beak and follows the prints.

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Can I attempt Tracking?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "With Guidance:"

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 5 = 25

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 4 | 4

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Natural 20, for a total of 29!"

DM says (to Leaves), "You bend down, and examine the prints. You identify the paws of some huge animal, leading from one of the bedrooms and out the back door into the wilderness."

Knuckles says, "Ah, now this is a problem I can deal with."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Ah, good. Animals. That's much better than peopel."

Knuckles exclaims, "Lead the way, brother! You will find and slay this foul beast!"

DM says, "The tracks become hard to follow once you're in the woods. The coroner and the kobold follow you, baffled."

Leaves looks in the bedroom that the prints came from!

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "Uh, *we*. Thanks Freud!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Whoops, I'll go back and do that after."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yeah."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Onward to the woods!"

DM says, "You walk in the woods. The sun is high in the sky. You feel like you're walking around the outskirts of the village in a semi-circle."

DM says, "The kobold kid calls out 'Eryn?' from time to time, hopefully."

DM says, "And then you find yourselves before an old, abandoned barn in the woods.."

DM says, "The tracks end here."

Leaves points at the barn.

Knuckles listens at the door,

(From DM) The coroner coughs. 'That's the old MacGillicuddy barn. Hasn't been used in ages -- except by -- well, ahem, you know what I mean.'

Knuckles asks, "<heavy breathing, wood squeaking>?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Those long slashes that couldn't have been made bare-handed -- could they have been made with claws?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes, but only exceptionally big ones."

Leaves looks for any windows or other entrances.

DM says (to Leaves), "The barn door is ajar."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "More on the scale of, say, 'werewolf' than 'badger'."

Leaves looks inside!

DM says (to Leaves), "It's dark."

Leaves produces a magical fire in the palm of his hand.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You may be eaten by a grue."

Knuckles throws open the barn doors for light (and dramatioc effect).

Leaves then pushes the door open to look inside.

[slingergame] DM says, "Okay, this is confusing."

[slingergame] DM says, "Knuckles and Leaves each pursuing their own agenda"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "I created a light and started to nudge the door open, but then Knuckles took it and swing it open wide?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ok!"

DM exclaims, "The doors swing open!"

DM exclaims, "The inside of the barn reeks of blood!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(If it matters, my flame produces more light than a candle but less than a lamp.)"

DM says, "And that's not surprising, since there's literally blood everywhere you see. The old hay is soaked with gore."

Knuckles draws his Maul.

Leaves says (to Knuckles), "<wretching noises>"

Knuckles pats Leaves on the back.

(From DM) The kobold hides behind Leaves!

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "(Which is to say, I'm not *actually* wretching. I'm just repeating the sound.)"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "that was clear! (at least to me)"

(From DM) 'In the name of the Moon! I say! This is ghastly!' the coroner exclaims.

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is there any sign of anything having *left* the area? Like, tracks leaving the barn, etc.?"

[slingergame] DM says, "None."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles asks, "any signs of anything alive?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Then under the assumption that either A) everything involved in this mess is dead or B) whoever survived is still hiding here, I'm going to search for B."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(There's also C, something magically teleported away, but this is an adventure for level 1 characters, so let's ignore that for now.)"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "Me too"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Search, that is"

[slingergame] Leaves will cast Guidance on both of us as we do so.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(That lets you add 1d4 to an ability check.)"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Neat"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is this Investigation or Perception or something else?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Perception seems good enough."

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 5 = 12

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 1 | 1

[slingergame] Leaves says, "13"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4

Knuckles rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "...6"

DM says, "So Knuckles slips in a lot of intestins and flails his wings about."

DM exclaims, "However, Leaves finds something... a trapdoor!"

Leaves opens it.

DM says (to Leaves), "It leads down into a tunnel that appears to be heading back towards the village."

Knuckles goes first!

Leaves follows it. Presumably Knuckles will pick himself up and follow along in his own ti-- well there you go.

(From DM) The kobold is terrified, but follows anyway, hands over his eyes.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I notice that we're developing a pattern here."

(From DM) The Coroner also.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I start to do something in a quiet or catious way, and then Knuckles more-or-less simultaneously BOOM HERE NOW."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I like this pattern."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Was Leek a Kobold?"

DM says, "So you fumble about in the dark and after what feels like a long time, you emerge through another trapdoor into..."

[slingergame] Knuckles says (to leaves), "I am inspiried by a certain other barbarian"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I thought he was an onion."

[slingergame] DM says, "hahah"

[slingergame] Leaves says (to Knuckles), "Good, good."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims (at DM), "I've got a light!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Although I guess that might not help if Knuckles is leading."

DM asks, "... the inside of a temple? Woot?"

(From DM) 'This is most familiar!' exclaims the Coroner.

Leaves gives the coroner a 'what is wrong with you weirdos in this village?' kind of a look.

Knuckles says, "<confused caw>"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Was there any blood leading into the trapdoor or along the secret corridor?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Or tunnel, I should say.)"

[slingergame] DM says, "No blood in the tunnel."

[slingergame] DM says, "Not enough, anyway, to be noticed."

(From DM) Father Daragor waltzes into the temple. 'Oh!' He sees you.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "More evidence that whatever beast did the deed in the barn is no mere beast."

(From DM) 'I had no idea there was a trapdoor here! Tsk, tsk.'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Because even if it had a handler, it seems that it would be tricket to clean a monster's paws of all that blood."

[slingergame] DM says, "You're forgetting that it could lick itself clean."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "How obvious is the trapdoor?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Almost invisible."

[slingergame] DM says, "From the temple side, anyway."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "HOw long have you been the priest here?"

(From DM) 'How long?' Daragor seems to resent the question. 'I have been there for a long, long time.'

(From DM) 'Have you found Eryn?'

Leaves meanwhile investigates the temple. Looking around, picking up things he shouldn't be touching, peering into nooks and closets that should be off-limits.

Knuckles says, "No, but the trail leads here"

DM says (to Leaves), "Everything seems normal, except that there are new locks on every door, and they look complicated."

(From DM) 'The trail?' Daragor says, frowning. 'What trail?'

Knuckles exclaims (at daragor), "Don't play dumb with us!"

Leaves asks (of Priest), "<jiggling a locked doorknob>?"

DM says (to Leaves), "'Ah, the new locks. Gilly made them. I wanted the temple to be a safer place in these dark times.'"

Knuckles says (to daragor), "You know what's going on here. Tell us! Maybe we can help."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Gilly was the recent dead guy's surname, right?"

DM says, "Well, it's only superstition. There have often been stories told about this village and its connection to darker gods."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yup. The dead blacksmith who just got murdered."

DM says, "I say, better safe than sorry."

Knuckles asks, "What stories?"

DM says, "Silly stories."

Knuckles says, "A moment enough they were enough for you to buy new locks"

[slingergame] Leaves asks (of Knuckle), "So, theory: priest is evil, either transforms into monsters or summons monsters. Had blacksmith make the locks to hide his evilness, but blacksmith found out more than he should know, so he had to kill him?"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "*a moment ago*"

DM says, "Apparently some artefact here gives power to all lycanthropes, but we have no idea where it is, of course."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "I'm thinking not necessarily evil, but maybe cursed, like a werewolf?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Also, while I'm poking around investigating, I'd like to do an Arcana check to see if there's anything religiously suspect about the temple's decor or knickknacks or whatever."

(From DM) There are villages bringing in decorations and tables.

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 5 | 5 + 1 = 6

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Bah. 9 total."

[slingergame] DM says, "villagers, not villages. sigh"

Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

(From DM) There is hustle and bustle (albeit subdued, because of the blacksmith's death)

Knuckles asks, "What are you celebrating?"

DM says, "That reminds me. Tonight we will hold a feast and wake in the honor of our departed citizens."

DM says, "The Moon Goddess will guide them to the afterlife."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Alternately: the deceased and his daughter were werewolves, and the priest secretly saved everyone from them."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "But Moon Goddess?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Yeah, that's pretty suspicious."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I say we check out Stiff's house. I can't figure out why he was killed."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "He was the guard, right?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Guardian. Yes."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Yeah"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Were there any witnesses? How did they discover he was dead?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(I'm asking this of Knuckles, since he's the talky one.)"

Knuckles asks (of daragor), "Were there any witnesses to Stiff's death? How did they discover he was dead?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Well. Of Taleslinger, player of Knuckles.)"

(From DM) Daragor replies, 'No one saw him die. A stranger passing through down, a messenger of some sort, found him dead when trying to deliver a parcel.'

(From DM) 'Claypot suspected the messenger of being guilty, and threw him in the local jail.'

Knuckles asks, "Where is that parcel now?"

(From DM) The coroner says, 'I have it.'

Knuckles asks, "What was in it?"

(From DM) 'A strange-looking spear. Most bizarre.

Knuckles asks, "Can I see it?"

(From DM) 'I'll have someone fetch it. Sleeves! Stop decorating the temple and fetch that spear the rogue had!'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "It occurs to me that, this being a one-shot set in the past, the fact that we only have two PC's and therefore are likely to fail isn't *that* bad."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks (of leaves), "Talk to rogue?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I mean, a TPK wouldn't be the end of the world."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "hence Featherfall"

[slingergame] Leaves says (to Knuckles), "Sure, let's 'chat' with this 'messenger'."

[slingergame] DM asks, "So you all go to jail?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "The poor UPS guy who's been thrown in jail for accidentally finding a dead body."

[slingergame] DM says, "heh"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Sure, let's go to jail and have the spear brought to us."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Good thing we came along, CSI Peaceful Valley leaves something to be desired"

DM says, "So, leaving Daragor to the preparation of the wake, you guys and the Coroner (still followed by a sad looking Leek) head to jail, where you find a teenage gnome banging his head against the wall."

(From DM) He looks up.

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles leans against the wall smoking. "Bunch of square, amirite?"

Leaves sits down and stares hard at the gnome.

(From DM) 'I didn't do it!'

Knuckles says, "We know. We're here to help."

Leaves asks (in the gnome's voice), "'I didn't do it!'?"

(From DM) 'You didn't do it either? That makes us friends then!'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Tsk."

Knuckles says, "<sound of hand hitting forehead>"

[slingergame] DM says, "When I said Leek was a kid, I mean teenager."

[slingergame] DM says, "Just for the record."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Good retconned."

[slingergame] DM says, "you have no idea how far off the rails we've come, and how much better it is"

Leaves makes sounds of a nest, which Knuckles will realize means he's asking the gnome about 'home'.

Knuckles says (to gnome), "Listen boy, tell us what happened."

Knuckles says, "Just the facts."

(From DM) 'Raw told me to deliver the package to Sir Thomas! Said I looked stupid enough that no one would think I was carrying anything valuable, sir!'

Knuckles asks, "Raw?"

Leaves nods, clearly not disagreeing with that last part.

(From DM) 'I'm from Doggenbe'er, and so is Raw! Raw's kind of like an adoptive father, except not really like a father and more like a jerk!'

(From DM) 'He smuggles stuff!'

DM says, "'Oh, crap, I shouldn't have said that!'"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, so Guardian was going to kill the werewolf with the werewolf-killing spear."

Knuckles asks, "We're not interested in some smuggler (yet). What did he have to do with Sir Thomas?"

(From DM) 'Sir Thomas saved his life once, and he owed him one!'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Hence him getting killed by the werewolf first as soon as the plot was discovered."

Knuckles asks, "And what did you knowe about the spear?"

(From DM) 'Crazy water people tried to kill Raw when he was stealing their spear! Raw tells that story all the time!'

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "knowe was not a typo, we talk old-timey"

Leaves asks, "<water bubbling>?"

Knuckles asks, "Water people?"

(From DM) 'Never seen them myself. Raw says they live off the Western Coast, but their world is dying and shit.'

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "Off to the Western Coast!"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "But what about the wedding?"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "Exactly!"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Where's that messenger with the spear, already?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You're talking to him!"

[slingergame] DM says, "oh wait"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "No, I mean Sleeves!"

[slingergame] DM says, "you mean Sleeves"

(From DM) 'Sleeves should have been back by now,' the coroner remarks.

Knuckles says, "Uh oh""

Knuckles asks, "Where did he fetch it from?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "By the way, I assume the cell is locked."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Are the keys, in traditional fashion, on a large iron ring hanging from a hook that's in the same room but well out of reach of the cell?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yes."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "With a hungry dog, and the boy has only a bone to eat?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No dog."

[slingergame] DM says, "Otherwise the gnome would have been out by now."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Hee."

Knuckles says (to coroner), "We need to look for Sleeves"

(From DM) 'That seems prudent. The spear was being kept at my house.'

Knuckles runs!

DM says, "The door is ajar."

Leaves waits for the others to leave, then quietly unlocks the cell and motions for the gnome kid to come along as he follows after the others.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Ah, leaves as in leaving"

(From DM) 'Thanks, big bird!'

Knuckles throws the door wide open. "HALT!"

Hunter arrives at home.

DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "You see something both grisly and strangely hilarious!"

Leaves and the gnome catch up at some point.

DM exclaims, "The poor clumsy servant, Sleeves, is dead. It looks like he was running down the stairs with a spear in his hand, and he slipped, falling only to impale himself accidentally!"

(From DM) 'The clumsy oaf!' the coroner exclaims!

Knuckles says, "Hm, how convienient"

Leaves shrugs.

Knuckles says (to leaves), "Do your thing, brother"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, these murders are definitely getting weird."

Leaves investigates!

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 3 | 3

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6 + 1 = 7

[slingergame] Leaves says, "C'mon, dice, do me some favors."

Knuckles perceives!

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 10 | 10

(From DM) You find nothing amiss, apart from the mad expression in Sleeves' eyes.

Leaves takes a look at the spear. What's special about it? Silver? Magic?

DM says (to Leaves), "It appears to be an alloy of silver and some other, strange, unknown metal."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I seem to recall that you can discern a magic item's magical properties if you spend a short rest examining it."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, 'silver' is more than enough for now. I'll try to figure out more if we take an actual rest."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Also, I'm not giving this spear back."

DM exclaims (at Leaves), "When you touch the tip, it burns!"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "he he he"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "(Sorry)"

Leaves exclaims, "<screeching cat>!"

Knuckles touches the hilt.

Leaves looks accusingly at the coroner.

DM says (to Knuckles), "The hilt of the spear seems normal."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Burns like it's hot, or like it's caustic?"

(From DM) The coroner says, 'Yes, it is most peculiar.'

[slingergame] DM says, "Caustic."

Leaves DETECTS POISON AND DISEASE!

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Thirty foot radius, lasts for ten minutes, detects both the presence of any poisons/diseases/poisonous creatures/etc., and also identifies them."

DM says (to Leaves), "You behold for a brief second a hideous veil of... darkness seeping from the tip of the spear, from the very metal. Like a poison, but far stronger than any you've ever seen. A poison so strong, it damages the fabric of magic itself."

DM says, "And you also sense a different kind of darkness from the corpse."

DM says, "Not the darkness that destroys, the darkness that hides the horrors you see in nightmares."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "So the corpse is under a *different* kind of poison/disease/whatever as the spear that stabbed him?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Yep."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "The spear made him trip?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "And what are these things that I'm detecting?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Like, what are they called?)"

[slingergame] DM asks, "The metal in the spear is poison. The corpse, however, bears the taint of some madness brought about by... divine intervention?"

Knuckles asks, "What new devilry is this?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I am getting the feeling that you might not want to name them for some reason..."

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, the poison itself is pretty obscure lore."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is the disease a form of lycanthropy?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Leaves), "nope! just madness"

[slingergame] DM says, "you're looking in the wrong place for lycanthropy"

Leaves says (to Knuckles), "<sound of religious chanting> <sound of a cuckoo bird>"

Leaves points to the corpse.

Knuckles says, "HM"

[slingergame] DM asks, "Who is holding the spear right now?"

Leaves then points to the spear and makes the sounds of several different random poisonous/venomous creatures in quick succession.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "I am, by the hilt"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Me!"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "it's a tug-of-war!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay! Make WIS saves, guys!"

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 5 = 22

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims (at Dice), "Thank you, finally!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Hmpf"

DM exclaims (at Leaves), "You sense a slight disturbance, but nothing compared to Knuckles, who suddenly goes crazy!"

DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "You see a spectre! It's of a huge fog of seething teeth, hovering around you, blinding you!"

DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "You are BLINDED and FRIGHTENED!"

Leaves makes sure he doesn't grab the spear away! That's the last thing we need.

Knuckles draws his maul. "Face me, apparition!

Leaves takes a step backward. No need to be in range of whatever's about to happen.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Hmmm. | A frightened creature has disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I think that the huge fog of seething teeth is the source of your fear."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "And also the thing which is blinding you to everything else."

[slingergame] DM says, "Yup."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "aha"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Well, I try to attack it, though that has disadvantage"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Okay!"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 4 = 16

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18 + 4 = 22

Knuckles exclaims, "16!"

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

Knuckles rolls 2 6-sided dice: 3 3 | 6 + 2 = 8

Knuckles says, "(Bludgeoning)"

DM exclaims (at Leaves), "You see your brother swing his maul and smash it into the side of the Coroner's ugly face!"

DM exclaims, "He loses teeth!"

(From DM) 'aaaaAAAAaaaaAAAAAaaaa'

Leaves makes soothing noises to his brother, sounds of safety and calm.

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Do I hear anything?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "The question is, is the coroner smart enough to run away."

[slingergame] DM says, "hahah"

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "You hear the fog scream, and now it's time for another WIS save!"

[slingergame] DM says, "With advantage, since your brother is soothing you"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 18 | 18

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 6 | 6

Knuckles exclaims, "18!"

DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "The madness goes away!"

Knuckles asks (of coroner), "Oh no! Did the specter attack you?"

Leaves is standing there staring at Knuckles accusatorily.

Leaves is *not* letting him touch that spear again.

(From DM) 'Mmf mfmf mffmf!' the coroner replies, spitting out teeth.

Knuckles asks, "<sound of maul>?"

Leaves moves closer to the coroner, touching his cheek and casting Cure Wounds.

Leaves rolls 1 8-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4

DM says (to Leaves), "The coroner's teeth grow back with a PING!, but he has two black eyes."

(From DM) 'What is this madness! Also, thank you, sensible bird.'

Knuckles exclaims, "I was bewitched by the foul spear!"

Leaves explains to Knuckles, <sound of Knuckles gibbering in fear> (pointing at the coroner) <sound of Knuckle's blow striking> <sound of coroner yelling out in pain>.

(From DM) 'Ah. Very well. Dark forces and all that. Most disturbing.'

Knuckles says, "<sound of coroner insulting us> *shrug*"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Man, making me waste a spell to heal this guy."

Knuckles says (to leaves), "I think we should take the time to identify this foul instrument of evil"

Leaves nods.

Leaves asks, "<eating sounds> <snoring>?"

Knuckles nods.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I've used up all my spell slots already as well."

Knuckles asks, "Short rest then?"

(From DM) 'There is the temple, if you want,' the Coroner snorts. 'I will not have you and the spear in my house, however, the ghastly idea.'

Knuckles says (to leaves), "Let's go to the Inn"

Leaves asks, "<jiggling locks>?"

Leaves nods.

[slingergame] DM says (to Leaves), "You might also want to prepare new spells."

(From DM) So you guys head over to the inn.

Knuckles says, "I stand watch while Leaves does his thing."

DM says, "Leek and Custard (for that indeed is the gnome messenger's name) offer to stand watch too."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "So I'm going to do what it takes to properly identify a magic item."

[slingergame] Leaves asks (of Knuckles), "As for spells, do you have any thoughts?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I want to keep Cure and Charm Person."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "And probably something martial, maybe either Thunderwave or Faerie Fire."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Something offensive might come in handy"

[slingergame] DM says, "definitely! look at the clock, it's long overdue for a boss battle ;)"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "We've seen Thunderwave, so Faerie Fire"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, Faerie Fire."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "And one other... Entangle? Fog Cloud? Detect Magic?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Entangle seems strategically good."

[slingergame] DM says, "Detect Magic is totally useless against the forces of evil"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Yeah, Entangle"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, Charm Person, Cure Wounds, Entangle and Faerie Fire."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "A well rounded portfolio"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Also, Lvl 1 is just so flimdy"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Yeah."

(From DM) Leek looks a bit sad as he stands watch.

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Do I learn anything while trying to understand the nature of the spear?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Or is it non-magical?)"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Which, I guess, still counts as learning something!)"

Knuckles says (to leek), "Always remember, everything is temporary. But that includes pain. Remember those you lost, but always fly fowards. He who tries to fly backwards falls from the sky."

[slingergame] DM says (to Leaves), "You have a brief, mystical vision of three tribes and darkness and light opposing and complementing each other."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's very enigmatic."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Uh."

(From DM) Leek replies, 'You know, you guys are pretty cool. I wish I was. I mean, I'm an orphan. They literally found me in a basket of leeks as a baby.'

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "So... what do I learn about the mechanics of it?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Leaves), "You learn that it's a +1 Javelin that can hurt *anything*. Even in spite of immunities."

Knuckles says (to leek), "We are of noble births, it's true. And while you will never reach our level, you will find your place, young one."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Woo!"

Knuckles says, "This city needs a good lawman, for instance."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "And what do I learn about the madness deal?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "And also, does it require attunement?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The madness is not coming from the spear. And no attunement needed."

[slingergame] DM says, "You feel like there are watchful forces who hate that the spear exists at all."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Given that it's a javelin, I think that it requires strength to use."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "And if the spear itself isn't the source of the madness, then:"

Leaves carefully and respectfully presents the spear to Knuckles.

(From DM) Leek looks suddenly more optimistic. 'If I use my wits, and think fast, maybe I can even catch the bad guys before they do bad stuff. Stop things like whatever happened to poor Eryn.'

Knuckles says, "Last time I touched this, it didn't go so well"

Leaves explains what he just learned in a series of strange noises that really would only make sense to someone who knew Leaves all their lives.

Knuckles ruffles Leek's hair. "That is a noble goal, my young friend. Now excuse me"

Knuckles exclaims, "So, everybody stay back!"

Knuckles waits until he has some room and then grabs the spear again.

DM says (to Knuckles), "For a second, you feel madness coming on..."

DM says, "... but then something else appears, a ray of moonlight into your mind's eye."

DM says (to Knuckles), "And in your ears you hear a woman's voice: 'I see you are true of heart. If you promise to hide the spear forever and never use it again, then I will allow you to wield it.'"

DM says (to Knuckles), "'So you will use it just once, to purge away the taint of my dark brother.'"

DM says (to Knuckles), "'And then leave the gods alone once more.'"

DM says, "Then it's over."

DM exclaims, "Knuckles blinks!"

[slingergame] DM says, "And now it's your move, guys."

Knuckles exclaims, "I, Lord <sounds of knuckles cracking>, promise to wield this spear only once, to slay whatever evil befell this village, and then hide it at the ends of the Peremar!"

DM says (to Knuckles), "The light flickering across the room curves into a subtle smile."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks (of dm), "So it has normal spear stats +1 ?"

DM says, "And you feel that all is right, for now."

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yep!"

[slingergame] DM says, "And it ignores any immunities, legendary resistances, etc."

[slingergame] DM says, "It's OP, but because of the gods and madness clause, you can't break the game with it"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is all of this happening after we've rested, in the morning?"

[slingergame] DM says, "The early morning, yes"

[slingergame] DM says, "Daybreak."

[slingergame] Leaves asks (of Knuckles), "OK, what do we do now, older brother?"

Knuckles asks (of leaves), "But brother, do we know *WHO* to slay?"

Leaves shrugs.

Knuckles says, "Let us finally check out Stiff's residence then"

(From DM) Leek asks, 'What about the Coroner?'

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I want to find out what's behind all those locked doors in the temple at some point."

Knuckles asks (of leek), "What do you mean?"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "Whoops, now the cat's sitting on my character sheet."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "Get off there, Jota's cat!"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles asks, "What *is* your cat's name?"

(From DM) 'Well, ahem, he's still the Law, even though he's not very nice. Should he be there to make sure we're within the law?'

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "This one is Celia. I also have one called Orlando."

Knuckles says (to leek), "See, sometimes the spirit of the law is more important than the letter of the law"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "(Orlando is rather closer to Brother Herring, of the two.)"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles asks, "Girth-wise?"

DM says (to Knuckles), "'Oh. Right.'"

Leaves chortles.

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "And he was a pretty good boxer, before he went blind."

Knuckles asks, "Plus, he is a useless buffoon. So let's go?"

Leaves nods.

Knuckles says, "I actually think the temple will prove more fruitful."

Leaves asks, "<creaking window>?"

Knuckles asks (of leaves), "Yes, and Leek and ... gnome guy ... can distract the priest?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "If you guys want to go to the temple, you can!"

Leaves nods.

(From DM) 'We would be happy to do that! Right, Costard?' Leek says. 'Custard, actually,' the gnome mumbles.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I think our plan is to try to sneak in one of the temple windows, to see what's in the locked rooms."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "At least, that's my plan."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "You *think*? It's your plan!"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says (to Knuckle), "I mean, 'I think that we've agreed on my plan to...'"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "aha, yes"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "I approve the temple plan!"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Let's roll!"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "(I'm still not 100% sure when I say something like '<creaking window>?' that people who are *outside* of my brain fully understand I mean 'let's sneak in one of the temple windows to see what's in the locked rooms'.)"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "I got it."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "OK! Stealth? Acrobatics?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Stealth!"

Leaves says, "(And, of course, Guidance for both of us.)"

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 2 | 2

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "With advantage!"

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 5 = 9

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 17 | 17 + 5 = 22

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Yay advantage!"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 1 | 1 + 3 = 4

[slingergame] Leaves says, "22"

[slingergame] DM says, "Since Leek and Custard are distracting the priest"

Knuckles rolls 1 4-sided die: 1 | 1

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 9 | 9 + 3 = 12

Knuckles exclaims, "13!"

DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "You barely pass!"

DM says, "Luckily, Leek and Custard were goofing around and telling Father Daragor some crazy story about a weretiger! So he didn't hear you knock over some furniture."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Good thing you're a barbarian with a 16 DEX!"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Best build ever!"

DM says, "And the two of you find yourselves in a circular room with what appears to be a very, very wide well with a big platform that can be lowered down with ropes."

DM says, "The well is inscribed with mystic runes that glow."

DM says, "Actually, it's not clear how the platform goes down, since there's no obvious lever."

DM asks, "Are you brave enough to stand on it?"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Runes? Religion, Arcana?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Religion."

Leaves rolls 1 4-sided die: 1 | 1

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 7 | 7 + 1 = 8

[slingergame] Leaves says, "9"

Knuckles waits until he has some room and then grabs the spear again.

DM says (to Leaves), "You know nothing about the Moon Goddess and her runes, sadly enough."

DM says, "You recognize a few moon shapes, though."

Knuckles says, "Oops, sorry"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Sorry?)"

DM says (to Knuckle), "You hear a voice whisper, 'You're so close. Step forward, noble warrior.'"

Knuckles says, "I think we should get onto the platform"

Knuckles says, "THe spear demands it"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "That was a line from earlier"

Leaves looks at Knuckles like he's crazy again.

Leaves is not getting on the platform.

Knuckles says (to leaves), "I'm not crazy, I'm just hearing voices"

Leaves raises an eyebrow.

Knuckles puts a hand on Leaves shoulder. "I must go, but I'd feel better with my brother at my side"

Leaves sighs. And follows, because, well, brother.

Knuckles gets on the platform.

DM says, "As soon as you step on the platform, it begins to go down slowly and safely into darkness."

Leaves produces a flame in one hand, to see by.

DM says, "After a few minutes, it stops, having reached the bottom. A hallway stands before you, leading into a cave."

Knuckles grabs the spear firmly. "Worry not, spear lady."

Knuckles goes down the hallway, steadily, but alert.

DM says (to Knuckles), "You walk on a head."

Knuckles exclaims, "Eep!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I try to avoid stepping on the head."

DM says, "The grisly head of none other than the Coroner himself, Oswald Claypot."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "OK, so are Leek and the priest the only named residents of this village still alive?"

Knuckles asks, "Can we tell what kind of weapon was used?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Because if this is a mystery, I'm pretty sure that Leek did it."

DM exclaims, "And then you see ahead of you an altar glowing with pale moonlight. And, like a shadow on the face of the moon, you behold a monstrous wolf!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Also, Eryn"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Oh, right."

Leaves says, "<howl>"

Knuckles nods.

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Is it wearing the remains of priests' robes?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "No... it's wearing the remains of a dress!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Aw, poor Eryn"

DM says, "The creature which was once Eryn (you assume) turns its head towards you. The shadows around it hiss. 'None can trepass on the dark side of the moon... and live!'"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "OK, so: is Eryn wolf evil, or was the priest trying to will an innocent Eryn wolf?"

Knuckles asks (of spear), "Is this the work of your brother?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "OK, I guess that's an answer."

DM says (to Knuckles), "you hear a whisper back 'he possesses the innocent and makes evil strong'"

Knuckles asks (of spear), "Can we save her? Or must we slay her to free her soul?"

DM says (to Knuckles), "I do not know. But you must kill my brother. You must slay the dark god."

Knuckles says (to leaves), "Maybe we should get Leek down here, try to reason="

DM exclaims (at Leaves), "You sense a presence behind you!"

Leaves looks behind!

(From DM) Leek pops out of the darkness, along with Custard! 'Sorry, we followed you -- aaah! big monster!'

Knuckles says (to leek), "Wait! That'S Eryn! Try to reason with her! the Darkness has not won yet! Follow the path of the dra- er, uh, nevermind."

(From DM) 'Eryn? Oh no!'

(From DM) He runs towards the big wolf. 'Eryn! It's Leek!'

DM says, "The big wolf growls, then hesitates."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Whoops, bye Leek."

Knuckles gets ready to throw the spear, just in case.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "The Tabaxi met his brother."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Also: now I want to believe that the priest is just a crossdresser."

[slingergame] DM says, "pfft"

(From DM) Leek does a crazy thing: he tries to jump onto the wolf's back and give it a hug. There is a moment of silence. Then the wolf blinks, and suddenly shrinks to a normal wolf size, with Leek still hugging it.

DM exclaims, "And at the same time there is an evil voice which goes 'THIS WILL NOT DO!' and suddenly the altar explodes into liquid stone! It morphs into a giant wolf and leaps at Leaves, Knuckles and Custard!"

DM exclaims, "INITIATIVE!"

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 3 = 22

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 3 = 23

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 8 | 8 + 3 = 11

Knuckles displays the initiative: Rashawndra(18) Shaborys(17) Quarion/Vraklul(8) ONI(6)

DM clears the initiative.

Knuckles clears the initiative.

Knuckles registers Knuckles at init 23.

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "So there's now a separate giant attacking wolf and smaller passive wolf?"

Leaves registers Leaves at init 22.

DM registers EvilGodWolf at init 11.

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Yes!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "The giant wolf is Termintor 2 style liquid metal!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Or stone, actually"

DM registers SmallWolf at init 1.

DM displays the initiative: Knuckles(23) Leaves(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SmallWolf(1)

DM advances the initiative: KNUCKLES(23) Leaves(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SmallWolf(1)

Knuckles exclaims, "Beware villian! The Lords of Featherfall are here to end your tyranny of evil!"

Knuckles rages!

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Woo, rage!"

Knuckles says, "And I attacked LiquidWolf"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 11 | 11 + 5 = 16

DM exclaims, "That hits!"

Knuckles rolls 1 8-sided die: 2 | 2 + 3 = 5

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "It's nifty!"

Knuckles says, "Sorry, 7"

Knuckles says, "Forgot my rage bonus"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Do you think it has a better STR save or DEX save?"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(Deciding which spell to use on it.)"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "My gut says DEX"

[slingergame] DM says, "Metagaming shall cease! (to quote a great DM)"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Jota never said that"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Yeah, I've always been fine with metagaming in Crownsford!"

[slingergame] DM asks (of Knuckles), "aww, you don't count yourself as one of the great DMs?"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) LEAVES(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SmallWolf(1)

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "No comment."

Leaves makes noises like cracking rocks and creaking branches, while gesturing at the ground around the godwolf. Weeds and vines grow up from the ground in a 20-foot square surrounding it, twisting and tangling around the creatures limbs!

[slingergame] Leaves says, "STR save vs 13"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 0 = 20

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Curses!"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Crumpets!"

[slingergame] DM says, "But liquid stone is weak! What the"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "For ten rounds (or until I lose concentration), the affected area is difficult terrain, and so you move half as quickly through it."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "But sadly, it is not actively entangled."

Leaves uses his move to move backward away from the wolf, out of its attack range.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(ANd that's the end of my turn.)"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) Leaves(22) EVILGODWOLF(11) SmallWolf(1)

DM exclaims, "The evil god wolf is slightly slowed down, but nevertheless comes within range of Knuckles! Its paw stretches out like rubber and slashes down towards our poor birdy barbarian!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 12 | 12 + 4 = 16

Knuckles exclaims, "Hit!"

Knuckles exclaims, "My plumage!"

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 1 3 | 4 + 2 = 6

Knuckles asks, "What kind of damage is it?"

DM says, "Slashing."

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Half damage!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "You are tough!"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Half damage!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Barbarians ae neat"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Feel the rage flow through you."

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) Leaves(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SMALLWOLF(1)

[slingergame] Leaves says, "This is how come Vraklul has died so few times so far."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Despite always running up right into the middle of everything trying to kill us."

DM says, "The small wolf, now looking less evil, carries Leek as it looks for a way out. The vines are pretty annoying, though."

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: KNUCKLES(23) Leaves(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SmallWolf(1)

Knuckles exclaims, "Another attack on the godwolf!"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 16 | 16 + 5 = 21

DM exclaims, "hit!"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Is there any light here other than the one in my hand?"

Knuckles rolls 1 8-sided die: 4 | 4 + 5 = 9

[slingergame] DM says, "There is a faint moonlit glow from the rock of the cave."

Knuckles exclaims, "9 damage!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Phosphorescent."

DM says (to Knuckles), "The spear goes through its flank a second time, and black blood spurts onto the floor."

DM says, "The godwolf rages. 'WHY? WHY IS IT HURTING? I AM A GOD!'"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) LEAVES(22) EvilGodWolf(11) SmallWolf(1)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Fortunately, the god is not a barbarian, so raging gives him no perks."

Leaves waits until just after the wolf's turn to take his next action.

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) Leaves(22) EVILGODWOLF(11) SmallWolf(1)

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "heh heh"

Leaves removes Leaves from the initiative list.

Leaves registers Leaves at init 10.

(From DM) The godwolf claws at our brave Kenku again! (The barbarian one, not the sensible one.)

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 2 | 2 + 4 = 6

Knuckles exclaims, "Nope!"

(From DM) And misses! The claws only slice feathers off the top of Knuckles' head.

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) EvilGodWolf(11) LEAVES(10) SmallWolf(1)

Knuckles exclaims, "My plumage!"

Leaves breaks concentration on the vines, which promptly wither away. Instead, he brings down a rain of sparkling, glowing faerie dust with showers the area surrounding the wolf.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "If Knuckles is next to the wolf, they both make a DEX save."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Vs. 13"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 3 | 3 + 0 = 3

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Wait, the DEx was +2 actually, but never mind."

(From Leaves) Faerie fire clings to both of them, making them glow in the dimness of the cave, and giving anyone attacking either one of them advantage on their attacks.

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles says, "Yay/Boo"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "(And that finishes my turn.)"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) EvilGodWolf(11) Leaves(10) SMALLWOLF(1)

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims (at Knuckles), "I thought you could make a DEX save!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "But at least I waited until after it had attacked."

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles asks, "At lvl 1?"

(From DM) The small wolf, spurred on by Leek, tries to attack the big wolf!

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "With a 16 DEX!"

[Crows-Nest] Knuckles exclaims, "Go smallwolf!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 4 = 24

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 2 3 | 5 + 2 = 7

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "My change was 50/50"

(From DM) Leek cheers Eryn on! 'woohoo!' The godwolf, however, is pissed.

[slingergame] Leaves says, "55/45"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Not that I am pedantic or anything."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks (of dm), "That was a crit?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Oh, I forgot how crits work"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Double the damage die, but not the modifier"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "ROll the damage die an extra time."

Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[slingergame] DM says, "I'll take Knuckles' advice. So that's 12 damage."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Woohoo"

DM exclaims, "The godwolf takes a bite of his own medicine!"

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: KNUCKLES(23) EvilGodWolf(11) Leaves(10) SmallWolf(1)

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 5 = 25

Knuckles exclaims, "Yay!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Speaking of crits."

Knuckles rolls 2 8-sided dice: 4 1 | 5 + 5 = 10

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I feel like my giving you guys advantage is not turning out to be as useful as I'd anticipated."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "ha ha"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "But, I mean, look at how this look from a purely IC perspective"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Good point! It's clearly all due to my help that you guys are suddenly getting crits."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Exactly"

DM says (to Knuckles), "This time, the spear goes through the Godwolf's throat! It makes horrible noises and gurgles like a thousand souls burning in hell! 'YOU WILL PAY YOU FILTHY RAVEN'"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) EVILGODWOLF(11) Leaves(10) SmallWolf(1)

DM exclaims, "Slash!"

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 19 | 19 + 4 = 23

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 4 2 | 6 + 2 = 8

Knuckles exclaims, "Ouch!"

DM exclaims, "The claws of a literal god are pretty painful!"

Knuckles exclaims, "My plumage and some organs!"

[Crows-Nest] Leaves says, "It's odd how often we seem to be dealing with gods here, even in a first level module."

(From DM) Custard says, 'I caught your spleen, sir!'

(From DM) 'Is this the right time?'

Knuckles exclaims, "Give it here! That's not a toy!"

(From DM) Custard tosses it back to you.

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) EvilGodWolf(11) LEAVES(10) SmallWolf(1)

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I'd offer to heal you, but I'm kinda out of useful spells again."

[slingergame] DM asks, "Well, you have a flame thingy and a scimitar?"

Knuckles exclaims, "That's okay. KIll the wolf!"

Leaves runs toward the wolf, making the noises of an actual angry wolf. After having backed away earlier, he can't get all the way into melee range in one go, but he *does* get close enough to fling the magical fire he's been holding at it!

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 3 = 18

Leaves rolls 1 20-sided die: 4 | 4 + 3 = 7

Leaves rolls 1 8-sided die: 5 | 5

[slingergame] Leaves says (to DM), "Oh, I wasn't saying I was useless."

[slingergame] Leaves says (to DM), "I was just explaining why 'heal the barbarian' was not my next action."

DM exclaims, "The fur of the godwolf blazes for a moment! So do its eyes... with hatred!"

DM advances the initiative: Knuckles(23) EvilGodWolf(11) Leaves(10) SMALLWOLF(1)

(From DM) Eryn tries to take her revenge on the ruinous forces, encouraged by her friend, the ever helpful Leek!

DM rolls 1 20-sided die: 14 | 14 + 4 = 18

DM rolls 2 4-sided dice: 1 3 | 4 + 2 = 6

(From DM) Another bite! The godwolf snarls. 'YOU HAVE BETRAYED ME!'

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: KNUCKLES(23) EvilGodWolf(11) Leaves(10) SmallWolf(1)

Knuckles exclaims, "Die, unholy creature!"

Knuckles rolls 1 20-sided die: 15 | 15 + 5 = 20

DM exclaims, "hit!"

Knuckles rolls 1 8-sided die: 7 | 7 + 5 = 12

DM exclaims, "The spear goes straight into the Godwolf's hear!"

DM says, "There is an earthquake! Reality itself shakes! And you behold a truly awesome sight..."

Knuckles says, "Looks like the only one going to the dark of the moon is YOU"

DM says, "... the death of a dark god, swallowed by a dimension of nothingness, a world beyond space and time and magic."

DM says, "Then it's over. And the spear clatters to the ground, without so much as a speck of blood upon it."

DM says, "You are victorious"

Leaves shakes his head.

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Woohoo!"

DM says, "And Eryn (still a wolf, but a friendly one) walks up to you, with Leek riding on her back."

Knuckles takes the spear again, remembering his oath, wraps it in a blanket, and ties it to his back.

Knuckles says (to Eryn&Leek), "Thank you for your help, young ones."

(From DM) 'Isn't it great? Eryn isn't dead!' Leek exclaims. 'And now the evil god is gone.'

Knuckles says, "I'm not sure that was a good. he probably just called himself that."

Leaves nods.

(From DM) The wolf speaks for the first time, albeit clumsily, because wolves don't normally speak. 'Does anyone have a towel or something I can wear?'

Knuckles says, "Don't panic! Of course we have a towel"

Leaves picks up whatever's left of the dress and hands it to her.

DM says, "And so, once things are sorted out, you emerge into the temple under the astounded eyes of Father Daragor: a bloody-looking Kenku, his brother, a teenage kobold and a teenage gnome, and of course a dishevelled young woman who looks very, very tired."

(From DM) 'Oh, by the Moons!' Daragor exclaims. 'Whatever happened?'

Knuckles says (to leaves), "You explain"

Leaves looks at Knuckles.

Leaves looks at Daragor.

Leaves turns and walks out of the village.

Knuckles says, "What he said"

Knuckles puts his hand on leek's shoulder. "You'll make a great hero, one day, brave Leek. I hope you find a way to turn Eryn back.

[slingergame] DM says, "Eryn is already turned back! She's a regular shapeshifter now, non-evil"

[slingergame] DM says, "The god of evil shapeshifters is gone."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "This is a lvl 1 module?"

[slingergame] DM says (to Knuckles), "Let me wrap this up, and then I'll explain"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "sure"

(From DM) '... and that's the story,' Inspector Leek concludes, looking around at the litter of adventurers seated around the dinner table.

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "I have an epilogue!"

(From DM) 'I'm still great friends with Eryn. She's a paladin, now. Shapeshifting is a very useful skill.'

[slingergame] DM says (to Knuckles), "Alright, you can do the epi-epilogue now."

Knuckles says, " "And that's" says Knuckles against the noise of the inn, "is why we travel to the ends of Peremar, to get ride of this evil artifact.""

Knuckles says, " "Interesting" says the elf on the other side of the table, "Can I accompany you? Name's ...""

Knuckles says, ""Dunatim.""

DM says, "dun dun DUN"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Oh dear."

[slingergame] DM says, "This timeline is confusing."

[slingergame] DM says, "LOL."

[slingergame] Leaves says (to DM), "I think this epilogue is supposed to be in the future."

[slingergame] DM says, "Probably."

[slingergame] DM says, "That means Knuckles took a *long* time to figure out where to hide the spear."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "The ends of Peremar are a ways off, I imagine"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Ah right!"

[slingergame] DM says, "Like the poles. Got it."

[slingergame] DM says, "Excellent epi-epilogue."

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "Anyway, this was fun!"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "Woo!"

[slingergame] DM says (to Knuckles), "I have to confess that I improvised some stuff."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "You still didn't manage to pull off a proper TPK, though."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "But maybe next time!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "he he"

[slingergame] DM says, "heh"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "I assume the module didn't have the god?"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "yup!"

[slingergame] Roger says, "From what I gathered from the sidelines, it reminded me a bit, in good ways, of that Conan story, The God in the Bowl"

[slingergame] DM says, "neat."

[slingergame] DM needs to read those stories. Apparently they're good stuff.

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Indeed they are"

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "What *did* the module have?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Basically, the original module had Daragor as the bad wolf and Eryn as the good wolf being persuaded that she's responsible for the murders, but several things that you guys did prevented me from setting that up properly, so I improvised."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Like, why was the priest hiding this evil well?"

[slingergame] DM says, "I made up the evil well."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Heh."

[slingergame] DM says, "And remember, he was locking it."

[slingergame] Knuckles says (to leaves), "It wasn't that well hidden"

[slingergame] Leaves says (to Knuckles), "Boo."

[slingergame] DM says, "The well was there before the temple, and Daragor didn't go in it, but he suspected it was evil and tried to lock it up."

[slingergame] DM says, "Hence the locks."

[slingergame] DM says, "Which didn't really work."

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "Where were the wolves in the original? And the boss fight?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Well, originally, Daragor was going to invite everyone for a feast in the honor of the Moon Goddess, and then eat everyone."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "As one does."

[slingergame] Leaves asks, "Did we somehow prevent that?"

[slingergame] DM says, "No."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "A feast at the temple where evil happens? How lame"

[slingergame] DM says, "Since, in this version, I made him good (albeit very stupid)"

[slingergame] DM says, "There was lots of stuff that I found boring and jettisoned in favor of gore and black comedy."

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Heh."

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "As one does"

[slingergame] DM exclaims, "And at least I managed to complete some missing parts of the mythos I'd built with the other games!"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks, "So the next one-shot will be something new?"

[slingergame] DM says, "Probably."

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "How about next week we have Taleslinger run something!"

[slingergame] DM says, "hahahaha"

[slingergame] DM says, "he *is*"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "That guy? What a hack!"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Oh, also, unrelatedly, but:"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "I found a tabaxi vampire: https://i.imgur.com/bqUKAEv.mp4"

[slingergame] DM says (to Knuckles), "I dunno, he's kind of cool"

[slingergame] DM says (to Leaves), "amazing"

[slingergame] Knuckles exclaims, "WOo!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "Thanks again! This was a fun little romp"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Indeed, thanks!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "But now it's nearly 12:30 and I'm falling asleep in my chair"

[slingergame] Leaves says, "Also, in the next one-shot, I promise to create a character who actually talks."

[slingergame] DM says, "Aw."

[slingergame] DM exclaims (at Knuckles), "have a lovely night's sleep!"

[slingergame] DM says, "it was great fun"

[slingergame] Knuckles asks (of Leaves), "Your Mordron paladin?"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Right!"

[slingergame] Knuckles says, "g'night"

[slingergame] Leaves exclaims, "Apparently a Monodrone modron is able to repeat a single message of up to 48 words!"

Leaves says, "(Also, good night Europe-people.)"

DM says, "night night"