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Post by Seryna on Jan 25, 2012 20:13:03 GMT -5
The sun is mostly blotted out by the extensive tree cover; creating shadows under the larger trees. The occasional smaller tree creates a small pocket of light that illuminates the nearby area. The ground beneath your feet is either moist ground cover plants or dried leaves that cackle. As you move, you pass the occasional felled log - good for fire wood or finding tasty things; perhaps. You see a black bird glide ahead of you; moving deeper into the woods.
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Post by Seryna on Feb 23, 2012 19:56:33 GMT -5
As Bobbeh, Chisel, Conrad, Cypress, Singer and Vibrance walk away from the rolling, grassy hills of the Meadow; they enter the dappled shade of the Woods. Small sounds are present here; the chattering of birds overhead and the soft sighing sound that the wind made among the trees. As you pick your way inside, you pass a few fallen logs that can be mined for fire wood or wood for other purposes.
Before long, you hear the sound a rushing river. You walk to the bank of a fresh water river running towards the ocean; giving you a chance to refill your water skin. As you walk along the river, you note that it widens out as it joins the ocean. Cerulean blue waters pool here, calm and tranquil. You notice that a bit of a hollowed out cave has formed beneath your feet; no doubt etched from the waves. Glancing at the water, you spot schools of small, brightly colored fish. Not piranha; as far as you can tell.
Give me a perception roll, please
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Post by cobrawax on Feb 23, 2012 20:07:40 GMT -5
Bobbeh widened his eyes and sniffed the air around him.
Bobbeh rolled 5 dice to "Perception" 7,3,7,7,9 (1 successes)
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 23, 2012 20:15:22 GMT -5
With their entrance into the Woods Conrad felt himself relax. If he'd closed his eyes, the smell of pine could almost be enough to convince him that he was back home... but that wasn't the reality of the moment.
Conrad noted the logs as he stared around the clearing, listening to the sounds of home.
Conrad Miles rolled 5 dice to "Perception" 10,4,2,7,9,8 (3 successes)
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Post by Seryna on Feb 23, 2012 20:17:53 GMT -5
Bobbeh is the first to hear a faint snapping noise; like a breaking branch; followed by a WHOOOSH of water. As he turns his head; he watches as the river swells; rising up the river bank. Odd debris begins to be carried by in the rising water; a tree branch; a floating clump of earth from the meadow... a rabbit skleton.
It looked sort of like the skletons you had left at the Lake after lunch... Another rabbit skeleton was knocked aside by a small, uprooted sapling; causing the rabbit to catch on the muddy bank. As Conrad tilted his head at the skeleton; he saw small marks. Knife marks ... perhaps caused when he and Cypress had prepared lunch earlier.
You had a very bad feeling that this debris was coming all the way from the lake...
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 23, 2012 20:46:57 GMT -5
"What the..." Conrad exclaimed in shock. "Why is our lunch following us?"
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Post by Seryna on Feb 23, 2012 21:06:02 GMT -5
"From the lake..." Cypress wondered; walking nearer to the edge of riverbank. The soft mud crumpled under her feet; causing her to sprawl on the edge of the river. She was unharmed but surprised; holding her legs out of the rushing river.
"The river is rising fast!" She observes as it laps at her ankles within moments.
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 23, 2012 21:08:07 GMT -5
"Raft! You got a raft dropped in!" Conrad hisses to Cypress urgently, the rising water adding to his levels of panic.
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Post by cobrawax on Feb 24, 2012 13:59:40 GMT -5
Bobbeh tries scurrying up a tree
Bobbeh Ted rolled 4 dice to "climb tree" 1,5,1,8 (1 successes)
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Post by Seryna on Feb 24, 2012 19:20:40 GMT -5
"Oh!" Cypress kneels on the ground; opening the canvas bag the raft had come in. The two oars came in two screw together pieces that she handed to Conrad to assemble. She pulled the cord and the supplied machine began to pump the raft with air.
She looked worriedly at the water; which now rushed by a mere four feet from you. Bobbeh hurried up a nearby pine tree that had a few low hanging branches. As he progressed; he noticed odd claw marks on the branches...
The water rushed and the raft slowly inflated. When the sound of the water is nearly deafening; the raft is completed.
Cypress throws her two bags within and perches on the side. The tributes from District one hurriedly enter. Singer perches on the raft and points to Bobbeh's tree.
"If it lifts us, we can grab Bobbeh?" "Its going to overflow..." Cypress said ominously. "I'm sure that it will lift us."
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 26, 2012 17:56:53 GMT -5
Conrad wasted no time on piling into the raft along with Cypress and the others, one space left that Bobbeh could fit into. The raft was already starting to drift with the current however.
Conrad quickly rummaged through the nearest backpack, then another, finding the rope he was hunting for. Lashing it around the nearest tree, he held on to each end tightly, yelling out in pain as the raft came to a stop, a battle against his grip and the current.
"Tie the loose ends to the raft before my arms come out my sockets!" Conrad yelled over the sound of rushing water beneath them, hoping Bobbeh would hurry up and join them before the chance was past.
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Post by Seryna on Feb 26, 2012 18:04:56 GMT -5
The water rises upwards as the river spills over the riverbank. The muddy, cold water reaches Conrad's knees and quickly reaches his thighs. The raft lifts those in it upwards; aligning them towards the ocean. If the rope or Conrad gives; they look likely to be swept out to sea...
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Post by cobrawax on Feb 27, 2012 16:32:57 GMT -5
Bobbeh climbs down from the tree and gets in the raft.
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Post by Seryna on Feb 27, 2012 16:41:55 GMT -5
As Bobbeh climbs down the tree; he doesn't hear a skittering sound above his head. As his hand leaves the lowest branch, a clawed paw lands on it; followed by a furry body about 15 lbs of furred fury.
Bobbeh reaches the raft; giving Conrad a reprieve from holding it against the tide for his alliance partner to join them. Yet a high pitched animal shriek sounds from the trees; the call taken up by six voices in the trees around them.
Animals... or mutations. Glancing up reveals glittering eyes staring down at you.
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 27, 2012 16:49:51 GMT -5
Conrad looked up at the mutts in the tree. As sunlight glinted off their sharp claws, Conrad gave them a nervous grin before piling into the raft alongside Bobbeh, drawing one of his shortswords.
"Oars! Row-row-row!" he snapped at the others, bringing down the bladed weapon on the rope.
Conrad Miles rolled 10 dice to "Rope Slash" 5,8,7,8,9,6,8,1,5,9 (5 successes)
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Post by Seryna on Feb 27, 2012 19:18:10 GMT -5
The rope snapped and the raft lurched upwards as a swell of water moved into the woods. The six tributes were jostled; hard pressed to keep ahold of the raft in the rising water. The oars sat unattended in the center of the raft as the sound of weapons being drawn surrounded Bobbeh and Conrad. Chisel perched with his trident in the front of the raft; Vibrance just beside him with her sword. The ladies with the blow guns seemed to spot the futility of hitting such small creatures with darts. Singer had drawn her sword; perched across the raft from Bobbeh. Cypress had no weapon; picking up an oar and attempting to row from the trees. The girl had little strength for it and the waves caused the raft to bob up and down beneath the trees. SCRAAAAA!The beast cries; launching itself from the tree into the raft. It lands in front of Chisel; its sharp little claws catching hold on the inflatable raft. You wonder if it can puncture your raft... SCRAAAAA!Another bear cat hurtles downwards; perching beside Bobbeh. Above your heads; more screeches sound. The noise is ear splitting and grating... Bear cats have 1 defense...
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Feb 27, 2012 19:32:55 GMT -5
Conrad Miles rolled 5 dice to "Perception" 2,5,4,10,2,8 (2 successes)
As another bear cat fell from the trees, Conrad twisted his shortsword and lashed out with the blunt end of it.
Conrad Miles rolled 9 dice to "Bear-Cat Bash!" 9,6,9,2,1,2,7,7,7 (2 successes)
There was a splash as the critter was knocked into the rushing waters besides the raft.
Noticing Cypress' efforts go to no avail, Conrad handed her his current shortsword, pulling the other from his belt quickly before more critters fell.
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Post by Seryna on Feb 29, 2012 22:31:29 GMT -5
Chisel made a surprised cry as the bear cat bears its teeth and growls at him. Those sharp teeth are bared as Chisel lunches with his trident; making a cut in the bear cat's shoulder. Scraaaa! The bear cat shrieks as it lurches forward; its sharp little teeth nipping a bite from Chisel's hand.
Beside Conrad; Cypress examines the newly given sword. The brunette sees the bear cat latching onto Chisel's hand and lunges forward with the unfamiliar sword. The sword makes a cut on the back of the creature; causing it to let go of Chisel.
From above; another bear cat lands with a screech besides Conrad. It makes a shrill cry and launches itself at Conrad.
The sharp little teeth feel like needles as the bear cat attached itself to Conrad's wrist. No amount of shaking seems to deter the little mutation. Perhaps a taste of steel would loosen it...
The sounds of rushing water is flecked with the sounds of screaming bear cats. The one that Conrad had knocked aside was paddling after the raft. Hopefully that was a sign that piranha were not present in open ocean...
Raising your eyes; you realize the flood is carrying your raft out to sea... A few more minutes caught with the bear cats may put you yards from any shore.
Perception roll please
Chisel rolled 8 dice to "Attacking bear cat " 7,7,10,10,3,4,5,3,8,1 (3 successes) Beast rolled 3 dice to "Biting Chisel" 7,10,3,4 (1 successes) Cypress Woodward rolled 7 dice to "Attacking (Sword) (Bearcat)" 5,4,6,10,5,4,1,6 (1 successes) Beast rolled 3 dice to "Biting Conrad" 9,2,10,9 (3 successes)
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Post by Aeon The Phoenix on Mar 1, 2012 4:55:43 GMT -5
As the vicious little critter bit down on his wrist, Conrad yelled a rather profane curse in pain and attempted to end the little bugger's existence without slicing his own hand off in the process.
Conrad Miles rolled 9 dice to "Bearcat Slash" 4,9,4,4,10,9,2,6,1,5 (3 successes)
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Post by Seryna on Mar 4, 2012 17:57:57 GMT -5
The bear cat let go of its' hold of Conrad's wrist to make its own pained scream. The bloodied cat leaped from the raft; into the moving water. With the bear cats banished from the raft; you now can glance around at the ocean that surrounds you.
The smell of salt is in the air and a dusting of salty sea water occasionally splashes over the front of the raft. The sun is warm; beating down on you from the clear sky above. The waters surrounding you are a deep blue; that appear to extend miles beneath your raft. Glancing around; you see that the first island is an about an hours' worth of rowing from you.
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Post by Seryna on Mar 8, 2012 14:22:09 GMT -5
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