BARITONES

[idolpro]

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START

[idolpro]

Want to confer with your unitmates before setting out on the adventure of a lifetime? Here's the place to do it!

Re: START

[temperedinpride]

Well this should be interesting.

Re: START

[586]

[ staring at the map and making a face, because this awful swamp is the worst. ]

ZONE 1 - SWAMP

[idolpro]

It's a swamp. A wet, marshy, dank, miserable swamp, wreathed in thick, drifting patches of cold fog. While there is solid ground here and there, a single unlucky step in the wrong direction could see you sinking waist-deep into gross swamp water.

Frogs bellow and insects buzz, and from time to time you might notice something a little … unsettling. Glowing eyes in a patch of shadow; a sinuous ripple of Something beneath the otherwise still water; a long, low gurgle …

On Square 11, just before murky swamplands transitions into a spring forest in full bloom, you find a rope-bridge … on a dauntingly steep but not completely unreasonable incline. Good thing it looks sturdy! If you're lucky enough to stop on this square, you may choose to take this shortcut instead of continuing on.

Turn 1

[firstworldproblem]

[That would be a 2]

TURN 2.

[586]

[ currently on square 2, rolled a 5. ]

[ at least he doesn't roll the dice right into the swamp. that's got to count for something. ]

Turn 3

[temperedinpride]

[On square 7, rolled a 6. Which is square 13 so I guess we're in the forest now.]

Turn 9

[temperedinpride]

[Hello swamp we didn't miss you.

We're on Square 9 and Cosmo rolls a 2 which means square 11... straight on to square 19?

That's how much we didn't miss you,
swamp.]

ZONE 2 - FOREST

[idolpro]

The ground rises gently, and as it does, a verdant forest springs up around you. The ground is solid but springy beneath your feet, and a huge variety of colourful flowers bloom all around you. Bright sunlight filters through the canopy. The warm, pleasantly scented air is probably a relief after the swamp.

Square 17 marks the beginning of a steep hill, cresting at Square 20, where you'll find the other end of the rope bridge you saw earlier. By the time you reach Square 21, the trees are starting to thin, going from lush, dense forest to steadily more scraggly woodlands.

TURN 3, SQUARE 13 EVENT

[idolpro]

You smell something sweet on the air, and ... oh, oh no. You're getting sleepy. You're getting very very sleepy.

Everyone must roll Endurance.

6+: You suddenly sneeze and the sleepy feeling goes away, leaving you bright and full of energy.
2~5: You're ssssooo sleepy. Lose 1 in every stat until you pass square 26.
0~1: Fall into a dead sleep. Roll Power 6+ to wake up. A unitmate can save you with a Power roll of 6+. Miss two turns.

Turn 4

[firstworldproblem]

13 + 6 = 19

Which actually is back to swamp 11.

turn 5

[586]

[ 1... square 20. ]

Turn 6

[temperedinpride]

[Rolled a 6... so square 26. Into the canyon.]

Turn 10

[firstworldproblem]

[19 + 6 = 25. Back in the canyon.]

turn 12.

[586]

[ 1, for square 26. ]

Turn 12

[temperedinpride]

[Starting on 26, rolling a 2, landing on square 28.]

Turn 13

[firstworldproblem]

[28 + 5 = 33. Right on the edge of the forest.]

ZONE 3 - CANYON

[idolpro]

As you emerge from the trees out into the bottom of a magnificent canyon, the air goes from "warm" and "pleasant" to … "wow I sure am in a desert" and "yikes why is the sun so bright". Here and there you may find some cute cacti or patches of hardy desert shrubs, or skeletons of long-dead creatures. There's a few small ridges you'll need to scramble over as you make your way forward, but overall this section is fairly level.

Square 27 is an interesting one, in that it's a huge skeletal spine laying across a ravine with a river rushing down below. It looks like there used to be a bridge, but, uh. Not anymore. Anyone just scampering along the spine will be fine, but those who have to roll here may be in for an Interesting Time.

TURN 6, SQUARE 26 EVENT

[idolpro]

Safe space.

Turn 7

[firstworldproblem]

[26 + 1 = 27]

[Speed demons. Gotta watch that footing.]

Re: ZONE 3 - CANYON

[586]

[ 2, for square 29...
well shit. ]

ZONE 4 - MOUNTAIN

[idolpro]

The canyon widens out into the foothills of a miniature mountain range. The sun has disappeared behind roiling dark clouds, and the temperature has dropped significantly. It feels like it could snow at any moment.

There's a steep drop to the west of Square 34 — if you look down, you can see the river from the canyon. Square 35 is a steep, icy staircase leading up into the mountain proper. From there, it's a wintery trail along winding paths, peaking at Square 40. The descent on the other side is rapid, except for Square 42, which is a short but very, very, very dark tunnel.

turn 14.

[586]

[ roll 3 to space 36. ]

Turn 15

[temperedinpride]

[Rolling 3 to land on square 39]

ZONE 5 - TOWN

[idolpro]

You've made it through the mountain range! Heck yes! The weather out here is (mostly) mild but drizzly, and the terrain is pleasantly flat and grassy. All that's left is to follow the cobbled country road to and through the town. By Square 48 you'll have reached the town proper — it's pretty and quaint, and seems almost abandoned except for the occasional cat or dog.

Just … watch out around Square 52. The ancient mine shaft may have been paved over, but the workmanship was a little on the shoddy side …

turn 17.

[586]

[ 2, for space 46 .]