Exploration Post


Noah’s breathing had picked up a bit from all the action. He was rather proud of himself, while the hobo acted as a meat shield for him, he was still able to take on three roaches without getting hurt. Perhaps this rogue and one handed slash combo was a pretty good one to have started out in the game with. A smirk crossed his face as the guts slowly dripped from his blade. A quick couple shakes sent the guts flying onto the ground and at the feet of the drunk man before him. While this man did appear gross and was a moment ago trying to hurt Noah, he could not bring himself to killing him. Unlike the players that would just respawn, NPCs were not given such luxury. Noah crouched down slightly to the man’s eye level. His leg was all cut up from the roaches but the bleeding was not too bad. Noah really wanted to continue exploring this region but he was afraid this man would be a hindrance. “Yo, I think I saw a bottle of something lying near the entrance to the sewers. It’s just down that way bub. Might be booze, might just be some sewage water. Bet it is worth you to go check it out though.” While he might have been lying to the hobo, Noah was anxious to get in that grate behind him.


That was when he remembered that he had received a few messages during his little scuffle. He held his palm out and started reading them. Of course, the others seemed to have also ran into trouble. Admiral warned Noah about his further exploration. While Noah realized that he could get himself in hot water, it also seemed that not of them wanted to continue over this way to join him. He crafted up a message for the group to fill them in on what he was currently doing. “Y, had a run in with three roaches but was able to get rid of them with ease. There’s a hobo down this way. This he might be heading off back towards y’all. He’s harmless just a drunk. I’m gonna poke around here for a bit. I’ll let ya know if I find anything interesting.” Now with the drunk gone it was time for Noah to see what was down here.



(OCC: Using a search point)

 

Noah’s eyes widened as the pop-up menu flashed in front of his face. He carefully read the information, lipping the words but not speaking so that he did not attract any more attention. While he did not find any treasure he was ultimately looking for, he did find a whole new behemoth. Noah quickly pulled up his messenger again to alert his teammates about what this new area might be. “YOOOOOO, I think I just found something pretty big over here guys. Looks like this area opens up to a second dungeon inside this one. Seems like it is called Stokbon Sewers Inner Area. We cannot venture in until everybody is here. It’s ranked level D...not sure if that seems too dangerous for y’all or not but if you’re interested in continuing I guess we can all meet up here. If not we can continue to explore the other regions down here or head back to the surface and lick our wounds.”


He was anxious to go deeper into the sewers but reluctant as well. He bites his lip as he sent his message, waiting for their responses. While he was curious to go deeper he knew that this group might not be cut out. For starters they really had no range style fighter, just three melee ones, of those three melee fighters, two were more suited for DPS than tanking. Then there was Beatle, probably the most valuable member of the group with his various buffs, healing skills, and snares. If he had not already burned through most of his energy they might be able to continue but he wasted so much within the first leg of their journey. Regardless if they went further or not, Noah had wracked up a decent amount of mastery points here, while he did not find any rare items or gold it could still be seen as a win.

 

EXPLORATION POST


She stood there for a moment until she broke out of her daze to follow Beatle in his tracks. As she walked, she closely kept an eye out for anything suspicious, interesting or harmful. Beatle seemed to have turned into her silent companion, she supposed that was alright. They were doing fine so far, she got all her health and a fair amount of energy left to explore whatever was going on in this filthy heap.

‘’Gotcha, we will be in touch. Neither of us got hurt, Beatle moved on so we’re heading further down the path to see if it leads anywhere.’’ Noah hadn’t messaged anything anymore, she wondered if they actually should come to his aid but the rogue had looked competent. She took a little sprint to catch up with Beatle. ‘’Do you see anything that isn’t trash?’’ So far everything around her looked like slimy stone and gunk, nothing worthy to bring home without anyone gagging.

She saw the bridge when Noah’s message popped up. ‘’Omg how is a drunk person living here? Is there even enough booze in this world to ignore this horrid smell? We’re seeing a bridge, possibly going to your path, not sure yet.’’ She messaged back.

A loud alert popped up with Noah’s message basically screaming eureka. She grinned and tapped Beatle’s shoulder. ‘’Wanna go? It sounds promising.’’ Turning to take the bridge, she already typed up a message. ‘’Awesome find! I’m definitely heading your way. I can take the D! Admiral, you're joining too?’’ Grinning she crossed the bridge and walked a bit faster towards Noah, excited for the new area.

(OOC: Search for after the bridge)

 

Well it certainly sounded like everything had begun to happen all at once. A sudden burst of notifications from Noah made it clear the man was still alive and had been busy fighting with some roaches which were guarding the entrance to another zone of the sewers. So this place DID go further beneath! Fantastic! That meant that there was still plenty to explore and profit from, but it also meant the danger would be more severe and they would have to either go at it stronger as a team… or come back with a group that could work together.

Beatle was already halfway down on his mana and that was not good, but he had an idea about that, walking back towards where the others were.


-I've hit a dead end and am heading back that way, but it sounds like this first level is pretty small. We should finish exploring it so we don't miss anything. Cat and Beatle, continue down the path you had taken but stay careful in case there are any surprises. Noah, join me near the entrance to the sewers and we'll take the path to the right this time and see what's down that way. Sound like a plan? Also Beatle… I don’t know how your magic works exactly, but is it possible for you to use your Muse or Naturamancy abilities to take energy from us, if we donate it to you? Us fighters aren’t using it much, and if you can blend those magics together and recharge yourself, we can continue going deeper into the dungeon. Try it on Cat if she's okay with it and let us know what happens. If not… Well, then we might want to finish exploring this first level and come back later on when we’re better prepared.

He gave a chuckle and closed the menu, turning the corner to walk back towards the entrance and the original rightward path they had opted not to explore.

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• OOC: Heading to the south of that map, to the bottom-most ??? and exploring that direction

 

Exploration Post


Noah said they're waiting for an answer from any of his teammates. It's in the first one that would answer his message would be Cat. Her and Beatle have been exploring a little bit but had faced off against a pair of giant sewer rats. It was good to hear that both of them had finished the fight without taking much damage or racing to you much energy. No was still nervous to get in go deeper into this area of the sewer specially since it be the start of entirely new dungeon. It would be best for them to have better equipment and even a little bit more well-prepared for this area. Before had a chance to respond the Admiral had also replied to his message. It seemed that he won't wish to go explore the regions near the entrance. I know it was curious to see if the harder area he knew that going in the route that Adderall one it will be the safer of the two options.


He quickly start typing a message to the group informing them on that he would be returning to the entrance near the Admiral. “I'll head that way then. Probably need some more supplies if we want to go down this path.” While he is probably the furthest away from the group he was also the quickest. He gathered himself and start heading back down the path that he had taken to get here hoping not to run into the hobo. Even though there was haste in his that he still try to take caution fear of the cockroaches coming at him again. He didn't know how much longer the group would be able to be down here they brought little supplies and he figured that Beatle would probably be a lot out of me and energy entirely at this point. Who knew though perhaps they would still find some interest down here in this trash heap .



(Occ just walking back)

 

((I'll jump in at the end of this cycle guys. ))

 

The path back to the sewer entrance was unfettered by additional enemies as the stained Admiral trudged excitedly along towards the unexplored rightward path that they had all neglected at the beginning. It seemed to wind here and there in its turning and meandering, the dim lights filtering into the sewers making it somewhat hard to see by. Never the less, his spirit remained lofty as he stepped carefully along, singing a tune to himself.


“I’ve quite the mind to soon recline – within a tub to clean.
Despite the treasures of this place, hygiene would be serene.
Replace the roach with lots of soap – and bubbles would be fine
Compared to the painful lashings of a Stokbon Sewer Slime.
The stench and the stank, the gross and the rank, I’ll gladly bid adieu
If I could just be clean again, before this day is through.
For how am I to win a heart, nor any praise go seek…
When this place has soiled my good name, and caused me quite the reek.”

Beautiful. Perfect. It was like Shakespeare or Robert Frost or maybe just Groucho Marx, but whatever it was, it was his. Stretching his arms, he rounded another corner and came across a small doorway of sorts, within which seemed to be a shelter. That was… definitely odd. Perhaps this was where Noah’s mysterious sewer hobo lived; making his life below the streets and somehow surviving among all of this muck. But the place appeared too tidy and tended for a homeless vagrant that waited to die down here. It had the feeling of an assassin’s safe house, or a thieves’ den, with the cot hanging nearby and the shelves and crates making up chairs and desks on which small candles burned. Damning the consequences of rummaging through another person’s things, be began searching the entire room in earnest, hoping to find something of value.

• OOC: last point spent searching

 

Sighing, the Admiral gave the cot a disappointed flick and looked over the room once more, finding nothing of value beyond some trash that looked almost useful. It certainly wouldn't benefit him now, but maybe in the future he could come up with a fantastic story to tell... His immediate concern however was over the filth that covered him and how much he no longer wanted to be down here. There was a decent amount of loot already acquired; at least by him. None of it was gold he could split with the party, and it was doubtful they were going to find anything to roll for on this first level. With a shrug he left the alcove that was somebody's home or hideaway, walking back towards the entrance of the sewer.

-I'm heading out guys. I don't think we're equipped to keep going right now, but this definitely deserves a second shot in the future. You should probably finish up soon yourselves; we don't know if being down here too long makes the air toxic, and Beatle is low on juice. Until next time! Cat, if you still want to scrub behind my ears I'll be at the tavern down the road. Just turn left when you exit the sewers and look for the place called Cot and Kettle.

He paused long enough to wait for a few replies, if any were going to come, and then started climbing up the ladder to the surface with a smile. It was time for that bath... Hopefully with some very fine company, if she'd been earnest about her offer at the start.

• OOC: exiting dungeon

@Hecatus
(If I could get the trash and rat dropping loots from this thread added to inventory, I would appreciate it)

 

As Noah walked towards the entrance to meet up with The Admiral, a new message popped up. Perhaps the others had ran into trouble or found something else that was interesting. Noah quickly opened up the message only to be let down in sorts. It seemed that the Admiral was wanting to pull back. Noah was a bit bummed to end the exploration of the sewers but also a bit relieved. He was not strong enough to go into that lower level just yet, plus like the other man stated, Beatle was low on juice and they needed some sort of mage with them that could heal and buff if they were going lower into the dungeon.


Noah quickly drafted up his response to the man. “Ya… you’re probably right. We should all get a nice bath and some rest after being down here. Perhaps in the future, once we are all better equipped and prepared, we can go into the inner area of this dungeon. I’ll probably find a decent inn to log off in for the evening and hit the hay. It was fun if y’all ever want to party up again or need some leather armor give me a shout!” He hit send and waited for any responses he might get from the others. By the time he drafted that message he was nearing the end of the journey to the entrance. Judging by the lack of anybody there he assumed that The Admiral had already left the dungeon and the party. He started climbing the ladder upwards to the surface, where fresh air and a nice bath awaited him. At the surface, he left the party and searched the nearest inn to head towards. He had not taken serious damage and had gained quite a bit of mastery points from the encounter. The lack of loot was disappointing but he was happy to have gotten his first experience in a dungeon. Before he forgot he quickly sent The Admiral and Cat both friend requests, he and Beatle were already on each other's list from their previous encounter. Who knew when all their paths might cross again.


(OCC: Had a good time y'all. I'm going ahead and leaving the dungeon before Pandora tries to cause a tidal wave of sewage to kill us all ^_^ )