Descending, Wise eventually reached the grounds with caution. Even if a peaceful approach was taken so far, the tension between the harpies were clear. At the very least, half of them were skeptical, and the other half was stressed and cautious enough to sparkle a strong reaction at the first sight of hostility.
When @Ueno Mizuki pointed to Meek and ordered Diego down, the harpy shuddered, following Wise's fashion and descending.
As they finally reached a safe distance, Wise gently placed Luna back to her feet, but she didn't rush to the side of her allies yet, waiting for Diego to be placed down in a much less careful way, somewhat stumbling as he was already trying to squirm out of Meek's grasp.
Luna asked, watching the boy nearly going face first on the ground, and offering him a hand to stand.
Diego said, looking up at the teary-eyed caenis girl and taking her help to stand, urging her to move away from the harpies, with the girl being quick to approach @Lune.
As she answered, the songstress and @Luthien's magic surrounded the two of them, and Diego's gaze turned to the elf and to @Ueno Mizuki's.
He tucked his hand into his pocket, pulling out a small handkerchief to offer her. The girl looked at it, sniffing and smiling while taking it, wiping her tears and eventually blowing her nose on it.
She looked at Diego with a grateful expression, offering the handkerchief back.
Meanwhile, Deadpan took flight to her friend, as soon as the elf had sent a healing on her. The harpy was far from being able to move by herself, but just the fact she was awake was plenty of relief.
A strong grunt slipped, and the large harpy finally managed to get back to the higher ground, reaping away the restraints from her wings, that couldn't flap strongly enough to take flight.
Meanwhile, Vicious blinked surprised, seeing @Yugam offering a heal and a hand, hesitating for a moment but eventually taking a grasp of his forearm with her claw.
She teased her sister.
With her compliment, she squeezed Yugam's arm a bit before finally letting it go. It was a handshake? Foot-handshake? Clawshake? Only god knew that... That, and whatever reason was that she was flustered.
A collective 'aww' echoed, except for one relieved harpy:
Meek chirped, and a few harpies glanced at her, making her shudder and curl before she was nudged to fly on, along with the flock that began hurrying away from the area, though Wise stayed behind for a bit longer, glancing at @Yugam and @Ueno Mizuki.
After responding, Wise fluttered her wings, taking flight with a brief grateful gaze and hoot to the group before disappearing through the horizon with her sisters...
With an eager nod, the girl shifted aside, reaching for a snow-white furred creature, with large ears and an intense crimson-eyes gaze. Its nose twitched, desiring to smell every bit of sensorial stimuli it could grasp, while it tilted its head, half opening its mouth to reveal a pair of fierce frontal fangs.
A quiet and soothing night washed over the greens and the lands, and it was no different for the group of explorers that were faring across the Hylands. Stars and moon do what they can to lit up your path, but eventually it was clear... You needed to halt your travel and leave it for the following day, taking the very small bit of light remaining to snatch the materials and the tools you had to create a small campsite so they could rest.
There was a need to log out to eat and do other necessities as well, for those that still had to do it.
As you prepared everything, the moon finally rose, and it watched over those that showed respect for her lands... And for that, she wrapped the ones that cared with a care of her own...
❰ Uene's Blessing is Activated ❱
Nearing a good spot, Luna looked up at the skies, and with her gaze set by the moon, her hands locked together and a prayer was muttered in a language one couldn't understand... The moonstone that hanged by her necklace shone with divine touch, and the moonlight that bathed the wounded soothed their pain.
Diego casted a glance at Luna's necklace, watching it and the girl's actions with curiosity, waiting until she was done to meddle-
The sudden questioning caught the girl off guard, and she paused, sheepish at the compliment, but uncertain at her own following words-
It took a moment for Luna to realize Diego had said 'virtuous' rather than 'vicious', and as soon as she did, her frown dissipated and she nodded, fidgeting her fingers on the gem of her necklace.
Diego laughed a bit at Luna's confusion, soon averting his eyes to @Fiora Di Angelo.
Luna glanced at the boy's eagerness to the object the man had, and she looked at him.
Inspire
4d6 (2 + 5 + 5 + 6) = 18
+18 to Luna and TWO OTHER TARGETS checks, saves, buffs, or heals.
Actions: Attack, Buff, Haste/Inspire and make Checks.
Vulnerable
AoE Power Heal
4d20 EX (10 + 11 + 7 + 11) + 20 + 20 + 18 = 97 / 3 (0 explosions)
+33 HP to @Fiora Di Angelo, @Lune & @Yugam
Actions: Protect, Hinder, Heal and make Checks.
Rolling an Expertise or Mastery Check, you may make one of the following activities. You may also use a Trait, Real Life skill, or anything else to add 1d20 to the roll.
All activities below are Quality Checks, which means only the highest roll in the activity will be accounted for it.
50 Leading Points (Party). Camping. Craft nice tents and lit up a warm campfire. Gives to each member of the group, a singular-use Bonus equal to 1/3 of the roll, that can be used at any roll, at any moment, during the next day.
50 Leading Points (Party) - Camping must be Completed. Resting. Tell stories, play a song, make the ambient a restful place. Increases the maximum HP equal to 1/3 of the roll, lasting through all duration of the next day.
Rolling an Expertise or Mastery Check, you may make one of the following activities. You may also use a Trait, Real Life skill, or anything else to add 1d20 to the roll.
All activities below are Quality Checks, which means only the highest roll in the activity will be accounted for it.
50 Scouting Points (Party). Hunting. Find food, be it fruits or meat, they are waiting for a predator to snatch them. Gives 1 Auto-Success on Save to the group (that can be used for any member) for every 50 points, that can be used in the next day.
50 Scouting Points (Party) - Camping and Hunting must be Completed. Cooking. Show your cooking skills, cook something soft and tasty for your allies. Heals HP from all the party members by half of the roll at the end of the cycle.
When @Ueno Mizuki pointed to Meek and ordered Diego down, the harpy shuddered, following Wise's fashion and descending.
As they finally reached a safe distance, Wise gently placed Luna back to her feet, but she didn't rush to the side of her allies yet, waiting for Diego to be placed down in a much less careful way, somewhat stumbling as he was already trying to squirm out of Meek's grasp.
"A-Ah! Don't be so hasty!"
"D-Diego! Are you okay? Can you stand?"
Luna asked, watching the boy nearly going face first on the ground, and offering him a hand to stand.
"Tch- Yeah, I am... Come on, let's get outta here-"
Diego said, looking up at the teary-eyed caenis girl and taking her help to stand, urging her to move away from the harpies, with the girl being quick to approach @Lune.
"I am... Th-Thank you..."
As she answered, the songstress and @Luthien's magic surrounded the two of them, and Diego's gaze turned to the elf and to @Ueno Mizuki's.
"Gosh, I thought we were goners. That harpy was annoying me... Thanks for the warn, Mizuki, and for the heal, Luthien!" He smirked, casting a glance at Luna. "Ah, here you go."
He tucked his hand into his pocket, pulling out a small handkerchief to offer her. The girl looked at it, sniffing and smiling while taking it, wiping her tears and eventually blowing her nose on it.
"Th-Thanks, I really needed that-"
She looked at Diego with a grateful expression, offering the handkerchief back.
"... Y-Yeah... You are welcome. Erhm, you can keep it."
Meanwhile, Deadpan took flight to her friend, as soon as the elf had sent a healing on her. The harpy was far from being able to move by herself, but just the fact she was awake was plenty of relief.
"Nnngh... Huh..? Sharpy... I'm not feeling very well..." She spoke groggily.
"It is because you slept too much, sleephead." She reassured the Cheerful harpy, glancing at @Luthien and mouthing a quiet "Thank you."
A strong grunt slipped, and the large harpy finally managed to get back to the higher ground, reaping away the restraints from her wings, that couldn't flap strongly enough to take flight.
"DAMN IT, I WANTED A BIT MORE OF FIGHT-" She huffed and lammented.
Meanwhile, Vicious blinked surprised, seeing @Yugam offering a heal and a hand, hesitating for a moment but eventually taking a grasp of his forearm with her claw.
"Maybe you shouldn't have fallen like that, if you didn't wanted more fight, my darling..." She giggled, then glancing aside to another sister. "Ara~ What's this? Is my cutie being courted by a gentleman?"
She teased her sister.
"HEY! Piss off, bitch-" She hissed, with her claw grasped around Yugam's forearm as she used it to stand, fluttering her wings, averting her eyes. "Don't get her wrong, she is just being an idiot!" Vicious insisted, with feathers perked up. "... It was a nice fight though, Sinner."
With her compliment, she squeezed Yugam's arm a bit before finally letting it go. It was a handshake? Foot-handshake? Clawshake? Only god knew that... That, and whatever reason was that she was flustered.
"Leave your hunger for the foreign pack... At least now we know who to hunt down so we can finally go back to our home... For now, it is another fruit dinner."
A collective 'aww' echoed, except for one relieved harpy:
"Yes!"
Meek chirped, and a few harpies glanced at her, making her shudder and curl before she was nudged to fly on, along with the flock that began hurrying away from the area, though Wise stayed behind for a bit longer, glancing at @Yugam and @Ueno Mizuki.
"The Keeper... Or the Moon Keeper. He is a kindhearted soul. A fair one. He have helped me... us before." She admitted, tapping her claws on the ground. "You looking for rocks makes sense for you to be looking for him. You want the blessed stones, right..? Your sharp-eared friend has one, but the child's a blessed one... Now I understand why you are going through all this work."
Her gaze then fell on the wolf woman.
"We won't get on your way any longer. I do hope to find them before you, however." Wise said. "At least the Alpha. We must have him." Her words were firm.
Her gaze then fell on the wolf woman.
"We won't get on your way any longer. I do hope to find them before you, however." Wise said. "At least the Alpha. We must have him." Her words were firm.
After responding, Wise fluttered her wings, taking flight with a brief grateful gaze and hoot to the group before disappearing through the horizon with her sisters...
"Auntieeee! If picking up rocks is that fun, why do we never do it?!" The girl protested.
"My dear, these adventures are done by brave and strong heroes. It isn't something that simple... Besides, we do not have harpies or steep mountains around here." She gestured around.
"But we have monsters!" The girl perked up
"We do..?" She questioned.
"Yes, look!" Listener exclaimed.
With an eager nod, the girl shifted aside, reaching for a snow-white furred creature, with large ears and an intense crimson-eyes gaze. Its nose twitched, desiring to smell every bit of sensorial stimuli it could grasp, while it tilted its head, half opening its mouth to reveal a pair of fierce frontal fangs.
"Oh, of course. The terrible monster. Oryctolagus cuniculus. Domesticus even, for extra horror." She poked fun at her nephew.
"Heeeey!" Listener squished the rabbit in her arms, pouting.
"Ahahaha- Now now... Let's continue... There is still way too much adventure awaiting-" She said, continuing the tale- "Step after step, the group made their way up to the path... From there and on, the travel turned to be more peaceful... But after such a strenuous fight, the group was slowly becoming tired, and the nightsky above was setting down for a rest..."
A quiet and soothing night washed over the greens and the lands, and it was no different for the group of explorers that were faring across the Hylands. Stars and moon do what they can to lit up your path, but eventually it was clear... You needed to halt your travel and leave it for the following day, taking the very small bit of light remaining to snatch the materials and the tools you had to create a small campsite so they could rest.
There was a need to log out to eat and do other necessities as well, for those that still had to do it.
As you prepared everything, the moon finally rose, and it watched over those that showed respect for her lands... And for that, she wrapped the ones that cared with a care of her own...
❰ Uene's Blessing is Activated ❱
Those who prayed to her, rolls Checks and Saves with Advantage
Nearing a good spot, Luna looked up at the skies, and with her gaze set by the moon, her hands locked together and a prayer was muttered in a language one couldn't understand... The moonstone that hanged by her necklace shone with divine touch, and the moonlight that bathed the wounded soothed their pain.
Diego casted a glance at Luna's necklace, watching it and the girl's actions with curiosity, waiting until she was done to meddle-
"That necklace is really cool... But it is even cooler that you can use it just like that." Diego said, tapping his foot. "Is it the necklace that lets you do it, or is it some kind of magic foci?"
The sudden questioning caught the girl off guard, and she paused, sheepish at the compliment, but uncertain at her own following words-
"I... Am not sure." She shook her head. "I've felt closer to Uene when the Keeper gave this to me... So maybe this does help me with her blessings." A warm and cheerful smile crossed her lips. "But the Keeper told me that he would only ever give the moonstones for those that are worth it. So maybe... Maybe it is a bit of both? A catalyst for the blessing, but also a reminder of how much they care... So I should care too, right?"
"I see! So it is like... uh... A virtuous circle!" Diego perked a finger up.
It took a moment for Luna to realize Diego had said 'virtuous' rather than 'vicious', and as soon as she did, her frown dissipated and she nodded, fidgeting her fingers on the gem of her necklace.
"Y-Yeah... A virtuous one..." Her expression softened.
"That's great. I hope I can make a lot of virtuous circles with my moonstone, just like you do, Luna. You should show me how you do it when we are done with this expedition!" Diego chirped, leaning in. "And maybe introduce me a little more to this Keeper-guy, he sounds like a chad."
"A-A chad... What is... Uh-" Her eyes turned puzzled for a moment, but soon she shook it off, reminding herself this was probably a typical Traveler talk. "He is a good person. I... I can help you, with your moonstone when you have it for sure." Luna said with a grin that grew a bit wider than the usual.
Diego laughed a bit at Luna's confusion, soon averting his eyes to @Fiora Di Angelo.
"You too, Green Devil. You need to teach me how to toss a bird twice my size down a mountain." Diego requested, gesturing at himself. "As you can see, I'm pretty small, so helping me to throw things twice my size around would be helpful- Maybe you can even teach Luna too, right, Luna? We can even be Wrestling Champions!" The boy called, tugging the girl with an arm wrapping around her shoulder and striking a pose with her.
"H-Huh? Me?!" Her tail swayed around, with ears twitching as she slowly glanced at the group. "U-Uhm... I think I'd prefer... Learning how to hunt... Like with Mizuki and her friends... And Luthien with her bow..." Luna admitted, side glancing at @Ueno Mizuki and @Luthien.
"Singing... Would be nice too..." Her eyes shifted to @Lune.
"Singing... Would be nice too..." Her eyes shifted to @Lune.
"Singing huh... I'm not good at that- But wolves... I kinda want to have some so I can pet them." Diego grinned, then glancing at @Yugam. "But in the end, what I want to really learn is how to be worth of this!" The boy pointed eagerly at the man's black whistle.
Luna glanced at the boy's eagerness to the object the man had, and she looked at him.
"... You and Luthien really like these whistles, don't you..?" She wondered. "The Keeper always told me to be patient with what I want, as long as we are focused, it is only a matter of time until the moon touches our dreams and turn it into reality." Luna explained
"... A-And I think we can't make fire just talking either." She said, finally showing some playfulness in her tone.
"... A-And I think we can't make fire just talking either." She said, finally showing some playfulness in her tone.
"Oh-" Diego blinked, letting Luna go and scratching his head, dropping his ears. "True, man. But we can do it while we talk, right? So- Why everyone is trying to have a moonstone? Not all of you guys are Explorers, right?" The boy said, trying to get to work while listening to the group's answers.
Cycle 4 - A Restful Night
DIEGO
RED WHISTLE
6 / 6
Inspire
4d6 (2 + 5 + 5 + 6) = 18
+18 to Luna and TWO OTHER TARGETS checks, saves, buffs, or heals.
Actions: Attack, Buff, Haste/Inspire and make Checks.
LUNA
SUN CLAW
4 / 4
Vulnerable
AoE Power Heal
4d20 EX (10 + 11 + 7 + 11) + 20 + 20 + 18 = 97 / 3 (0 explosions)
+33 HP to @Fiora Di Angelo, @Lune & @Yugam
Actions: Protect, Hinder, Heal and make Checks.
Camping & Resting
Rolling an Expertise or Mastery Check, you may make one of the following activities. You may also use a Trait, Real Life skill, or anything else to add 1d20 to the roll.
All activities below are Quality Checks, which means only the highest roll in the activity will be accounted for it.
50 Leading Points (Party). Camping. Craft nice tents and lit up a warm campfire. Gives to each member of the group, a singular-use Bonus equal to 1/3 of the roll, that can be used at any roll, at any moment, during the next day.
50 Leading Points (Party) - Camping must be Completed. Resting. Tell stories, play a song, make the ambient a restful place. Increases the maximum HP equal to 1/3 of the roll, lasting through all duration of the next day.
Cooking & Hunting
All activities below are Quality Checks, which means only the highest roll in the activity will be accounted for it.
50 Scouting Points (Party). Hunting. Find food, be it fruits or meat, they are waiting for a predator to snatch them. Gives 1 Auto-Success on Save to the group (that can be used for any member) for every 50 points, that can be used in the next day.
50 Scouting Points (Party) - Camping and Hunting must be Completed. Cooking. Show your cooking skills, cook something soft and tasty for your allies. Heals HP from all the party members by half of the roll at the end of the cycle.
- Leading the Way rolls are done with -30 penalty by those without Night Vision, until Camping Scenario is made.
- Scouting Ahead and Hunting rolls are always done with -30 penalty by those without Night Vision.
- Rolling for any of these Scenario Actions only spend a Bonus Action. Narratively and for interaction, you may participate in as many as you want, as many times as you wish. Leading the Way and Scouting Ahead uses the same rules as Cycle 0 shows.
Cycle 4 Rules
- No word limits for this Cycle.
- You may post thrice this Cycle.
- Next Update: (Unless everyone finishes their posts and actions before)
- Communication Thread can be used to communicate in more depth. NPCs may even continue further interaction in there.
- @Fiora Di Angelo @Lune @Luthien @Ueno Mizuki @Yugam
Code:
[hp=100]100[/hp]
[status]Location: X
Vulnerable/Protected
[/status]
Post goes here
[action]
[move]X > Y[/move]
Rolls and actions go here
[/action]
Cycle's Contribution: +00 (Scouting Ahead/Leading the Way)
Scenario Action: Camping | Resting | Cooking | Hunting
Build Sheet
Signature Save: (1 signature)
Signature Expertise: (1 signature)
Signature Mastery: (1 signature)
Tags: (2 of them for Weapon and Armor each - Max of 4 on total)
Title: (1 of them max)
