Campaign Thread III: Zombie Weenus

[Radmelon]

"You'll have to forgive my friend, he's not right in the head."

[bhu]

"You'll have to forgive my friend, he's not right in the head."

"He wurship one them heathen Gawds? Whut bout the rest o' you?"

[Radmelon]

"I'm an... agnostic is as close as a word you'll find. I recognize the divinity of the deities, but I don't actively worship any single god or pantheon."

[Nanshork]

"I don't worship gods, people worship me!  Oogity boogity, I'm Satan!"  Kintal then rolls around on the ground laughing.

[jojolagger]

"Hail Satan!"
"Ignore the voice, it's magic feedback. I follow the path of light, in which the deific figure is il-Yannah."

[bhu]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAATHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!


The human crowd seems split between grateful people, confused people, and some religious fanatics who are gathering torches and pitchforks.

One of he squirrels shouts up to the trees:

"Gentlemen, preeesent Nuts!"

The Squirrels heft acorns.

"Taaake aim!"

He then looks at the humans: "It doesn't have to go down like this.  These guys helped you.  Put the religious crap aside, it's what got you here to begin with.  What do you think we've been trying to tell you all this time?  Your religion requires you to convert by the sword, or in this case pitchfork.  Where has that gotten you? No friends, and more than half your village dead and turned to zombies."

At this point the zombies begin singing again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw7EJ_mTmdM

[Flay Crimsonwind]

Zach had kept to himself, but he was a man who had just shed quite a bit of mostly dead blood, and was out for more. He may have once been an honorable samurai, but as he understood it, he was a ronin and a yojimbo now. He smirked at his newfound freedom.

"I say we let anyone starting a war get killed in it; we have our rewards, we can collect on this lead and then head out on our other tasks.

If you humans wish to die, then step forward. I am no heathen, for my loyalties are to a lord, but raise a weapon against anyone here, and I'll cut you down just the same. If your religion does require conversion by the sword, let me baptize you into my Way."

Putting one hand on his belt next to his blades, he simply smiled at the villagers, bloody still. An aura, similar to all his others, rolled off of him as he did so...

Intimidate motherfuckers: 21, Demoralize any within 30 ft.
Meh roll, but yay for using  my +16 skill! Staredown ftw!

[RobbyPants]

"Who's Alcy? I don't know an Alcy. No sirree."

"My mistake.  I got smacked in the head pretty good earlier.  You remind me of an old friend."

The human crowd seems split between grateful people, confused people, and some religious fanatics who are gathering torches and pitchforks.

"Fuck.  If they want to go this crazy, maybe we should just leave.  We could take some of the normal ones back as refugees or somethin."

[Monotremeancer]

"Fuck.  If they want to go this crazy, maybe we should just leave.  We could take some of the normal ones back as refugees or somethin."[/color]

Leaving seems like the best option at the moment. I turn to the village again and speak without elevating my voice But you have been warned, not only by our little furry friends here *indicate the squirrels* When, and not "if", I come back to check up on your rebuilding I expect you to follow a far more sustainable way of life. And do not expect to see me like this, I might be a breeze in the afternoon, a drop of rain on your fields or a robin in the top of the trees, but I will be back. And I will not tolerate any violating of this areas nature, no matter what.

[solara]

Savorel, though she would normally be inclined to try and wage peace between the villagers, squirrels, and those she is with, has had it up to *here* (somewhere above her head) with the intolerant attitudes being presented by the people in this plane. She'll give it a try, but, well, there's a distinctly annoyed note to her voice - it is reminiscent of the tones a loving mother might use when screaming at her kids to just STOP DESTROYING THE HOUSE!

"Indeed. I see no reason to help these intolerant . . . people . . . any more. If they want to anger their source of food, and those who have helped save them from zombies, by insisting that we follow their detestable, insular beliefs, then I believe they have just selected themselves out of the future." she says to those nearest her.

Turning to the villagers, she says, "I hope you can overcome your arrogant certainty to realize what a treasure you have in your neighbors, whether they are unusual or not. As for yourselves, well, my companions and I could almost certainly help your village to flourish - and if you would stop threatening to kill us and destroy the very world that nourishes you, we would gladly aid you."

I'm not certain if I can use diplomacy on a speech like that, but if I can I guess Savorel will try.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2732296/
Well, I don't think she helped much . . . but she probably sounded really magnificently ticked off.

[bhu]

The village children appear a lil upset, and some of them actually go side with the squirrels (and Savorel).  This shames the goobers with pitchforks into keeping quiet long enough for the rest of them to smack them upside the head.

The old guy who paid you says "Ain't no more killin' needs t' be dun t'day.  Some of the boys is just plain stupid at times.  We'll take care of thet.  Most of the really stupid ones already daid, and Ah'm too old fer this nonsense anymore.  Squirrel Ah'm makin' a deal.  Anyone wants to side with me can join me with the young'uns.  Ah really don' care what happens to teh rest of yew."

You'll notice it's mostly the kids, the old, and the women siding with the squirrels.  The adult men are pissed off, but also obviously outnumbered and give up a few moments after being stared down by Flay and a hundred or so squirrels armed with acorns. 

"Sorry bout thet young feller.  We bin tryin' to get them boys to 'cept the inevtible, but they never wanna listen.    You saved our asses, and your free to come back anytime and be welcome.  It shouldn't end like this.  I know the area the squirrels is talkin' 'bout, and yew'll need to be careful there.  There's a stone near that river that's always had bad rumors 'bout it, an' Ah'm fair certain thets whut thet wizerd and his monsters is foolin' with.  Honestly if you can destroy thet thing or git rid of it this might not be such a bad place.  'Cept fer the Yewnicorns and such."

A volunteer squirrel is assigned to lead you to the river.  Are you guys stripping the zombie before you go?

[RobbyPants]

"A stone?  What kind of stone?"

Is there anything worth taking off of the zombies?   Search (1d20+6=19)

[bhu]

"A stone?  What kind of stone?"

Is there anything worth taking off of the zombies?   Search (1d20+6=19)

magic Kama, Potions, Magic cloak, masterwork sling...

"Wa'll there's this big black rock wit' queer writin' on it.  Tha squirrels warned us about it when we got here, and the critters whut lived hears years gone by before the squirrels warned them bout it.  Said it was cursed, and to be left alone."

The squirrel intervenes

"Yup.  Grandpa always told me to avoid the rock.  Said it was evil, and nothing good could come of anyone who touched it.  And Grandpa should know evil pretty good, they hanged him for being a serial killer."

[Sir Shadow]

Bartholomeow already has the potions.

[Radmelon]

Loot the body, I'll take the cloak. Off to the rock!

[bhu]

Radmelon, remind me you have the cloak if we get into situations since you don't know what it is yet,  Shadow you already know what the potions are,  Is anyone going after the Kama or the sling?

[VennDygrem]

Can't use a kama and a sling is fairly useless to me. Since kama are exotic weapons, no one's likely to bother using it unless they think it's worth the non-proficiency penalty. Even then, kama are generally not worth it, unless you are a monk and are using a scorpion kama.

[jojolagger]

Is anyone going after the Kama or the sling?

I'm a ghost.

[Nanshork]

I don't use weapons.

[konner09]

I'll grab it and go sell it later