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Savage Worlds Ruleset for Fantasy Grounds II
(c) 2009 Pinnacle Entertainment Group.
The rest of the day passes uneventfully. The night also passes uneventfully.
GM: Well, mostly....
GM: But everyone (except Richard) has to make a Spirit check.
Sgt Donegal: Spirit [1d8 = 3]
Dugan: Spirit [1d4 = 3]
Withers: Spirit [1d8 = 7]
Colwyn O'Reilly: Spirit [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 3]
Alberts: Spirit [1d8 = 4]
Hogpile: Spirit [1d8 = 4]
Tyran Drenski: Spirit [1d6 = 5]
Kenner: Spirit [1d8 = 5]
Bookworm: Spirit [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d8 = 1]
Dr. Franz Eichmann: Spirit [1d10 = 7]
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): is it time to use a benny already?
Those of you who rolled a critical failure, spend all night entirely convinced that giant spiders are crawling around inside your skull, you gain a minor delusion and two levels of fatigue.
Bookworm: Umm...can I use a benny?
GM: Nope.
Bookworm: Damn.
Tyran Drenski: what is fail?
Dhu (Dugan): did you say that in character ? how am i supposed to respond to that?
Those of you who rolled
Those of you who rolled above a 4, have nightmares about relatives being decapitated in gruesome ways, and don't get the level of fatigue.
Withers: What if I got a raise?
GM: You rolled really well.
GM: Generally 4+ is good,
Sgt Donegal: Soo...
Sgt Donegal: Anyone else spend all night have their head torn off by a fishing wire from a really bad cast during a fly fishing tournament?
Colwyn O'Reilly: no. more like a vorpal hamster. some guy kept telling it to "go for the eyes" but it was only interested in my jugular
Tyran Drenski: Nope slept like a baby with an occational nightmare. No bad. Five days and a wake up left.
Alberts: Nope. But mine kept coming off due to an electrical short in a record player tossing LPs at my neck.
Kenner gets off the radio after talking with HQ.
Kenner: Hey Herr Doktor, the Vietnamese Natural History Museum in Hue has requested your presence.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Army love to count down but days and that one wake up it makes them feel like it's storter
Colwyn O'Reilly: they want to enter you as a specimin
Kenner: Also, Breckinridge is supposed to return to base for some Marine thing.
Kenner: They are bringing Private Richard out to replace the jarhead.
Dr. Franz Eichmann: Hmm...yes. Okay, well I guess I will go see what they want and come back later.
Dr. Franz Eichmann: In the meantime, I recommend you make sure everything is back in that hole we dug, fill that hole in, then stay away from that area. At least for now.
Dr. Franz Eichmann: Have a good quiet stay at this listening post soldiers. Thank you for your help yesterday.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): ...as the doc plots to take over the world
Withers: Our pleasure Doc, have a safe trip.
The Doctor and the Marine gather their stuff. A short while later a helicopter arrives with some additional supplies and Private Richard. The Doctor and the Jarhead get on the helicopter and it flies back toward Dak-To.
Ranger Richard: Hey guys whats new?
Colwyn O'Reilly: you know, it's weird a bunch of us had nightmares. You figure it was the heat/
Sgt Donegal: Hello Richard. You are taking Breckinridge's shift at the listening post. With Private Dugan.
Dugan: sup
Tyran Drenski: dead people skulls that talk to us when we pour water on them and give us nightmares.... you?
Ranger Richard: that or the doc was using his Nazi hypnotism skills
Ranger Richard: Alright Sgt no problem any problems we are expecting in area?
Dhu (Dugan): especially with me around
Dhu (Dugan): or so i hear
Sgt Donegal: Nothing to speak of, just a week tour in a listening post. Not really expecting trouble, this just gives us an excuse to be away from base while Major Blankname rampages.
Withers: Just listening for radio chatter and watching for VC.
Dugan: But you should a seen what we saw yesterday ....
Ranger Richard: Hey whats this hole over here?
Dugan: Well, that's where all the fun is o course
Ranger Richard: Bet it wasnt as cool as a disappearing white apze
Colwyn O'Reilly: some kind of burial ground. doc wants us to fill it in.
Sgt Donegal: In the meantime, we need to refill that hole. Who wants hole filling duty? Or do I have to pick volunteers?
Bookworm: ...Spiders....big spiders....Doc....you have something to help me sleep?....
Dugan: steps back one step
Tyran Drenski: it's the hole of doom
Ranger Richard: no wonder u all had nightmares, I read books about houses being built over old indian burial grounds and the residents having nightmares and seeing ghosts
Dhu (Dugan): what do you know about it .. you didn't see anything
Tyran Drenski: no not as cool as the apes I saw that one
Colwyn O'Reilly: uh... not really bookworm... i suppose i could spare some morphine if it gets really bad
Ranger Richard: Well Im pretty fresh Ill volunteer
Bookworm: Ahh!!!! VC!
Dugan: haha .. sucker
Dugan: what ever you do, don't sweat into the hole
Dugan: i'm just sayin
Bookworm runs over to a gun slit and fires his M79 out of it into the helicopter landing area.
Colwyn O'Reilly finds cover
Tyran Drenski: Where is the VC?
Colwyn O'Reilly: Notice [1d6 = 3]
Dugan: shakes his head
Tyran Drenski takes cover
Ranger Richard: Is he freaking out or do we really notice VC?
The rest of the squad takes cover, grabbing weapons.
Tyran Drenski: Notice (GOOD) [1d6 = 8]
Ranger Richard: Notice [1d6 = 5]
Hogpile: I don't see anything.
GM: Neither does anyone else.
Dugan: i think he's going crazy
Bookworm: Ah ha! Got them!
Bookworm: Oooohhh look! VC riding giant spiders! Quick! Give me the willy-pete!
Tyran Drenski: Okay lets remove his gun shall we?
Ranger Richard: we may need to send him back for rest before he gets us all killed!
Colwyn O'Reilly: corp, permission to put bookworm down?
Withers: Granted.
Colwyn O'Reilly give bookworm *a lot* of morphine
Sgt Donegal: I'm in command, and I'll agree with that request.
Tyran Drenski: I how medical...
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): hope
Bookworm: Ahhhh....thanks Doc.
Bookworm: zzzzzzzzzzzz
Dugan: Can I have some of that?
Sgt Donegal: Okay, who wants to go with Richard to fill in the hole?
Colwyn O'Reilly: well, if there are any vc in the area they'll know we're here now
Tyran Drenski: Wow and it's only been one day what is next we finds the heads bodies and they do evil jigs
Colwyn O'Reilly: i think i'd better stay here and keep an eye on booky
Dugan: I'll keep an eye out .. to make sure no VC riding spiders come after him
Sgt Donegal: Fine. Withers, take Richard, Hogpile, and Alberts. Go fill in the hole like the Doctor asked, then get back here.
Sgt Donegal: Colwyn's right, if there are VC in the area. They know where we are now.
Everything stays quiet at the listening post. Bookworm mutters a lot in his sleep.
Dhu (Dugan): did he just call me hogpile?
Dhu (Dugan): how rude
Hogpile: No.
Hogpile: He called me Hogpile. Damn FNG.
Dhu (Dugan): i think he knows what i'm thinking
Richard and the others head over to the hole, it is on the other side of the listening post hill, at the base of it.
GM: Notice check for Richard please.
Ranger Richard: Notice [1d8 = 3]
Tyran Drenski: Notice (GOOD) [1d6 = 10]
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): sorry I got excited
There is something unsettling about the area, but you can't quite figure out what it is.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I looking out for VC while everyone is doing something
Colwyn O'Reilly: you're not going to start shooting at the air, are you dugan?
There is a hole about four feet deep and 3 foot square near a pile of jumbled rocks.
Dugan: who me? naw, I'll just sit here and talk with Fred
Colwyn O'Reilly: okay... you do that
Ranger Richard: Im sure I will found out soon!
Dugan: Do you think Fred wants to go home?
Withers: Well, let's fill this in.
Colwyn O'Reilly (under his breath): they should've given me a tranq gun instead of a rifle
Dugan: Maybe he caused our bad dreams cause he was homesick
Richard notices that the bottom of the hole is filled with a layer of skulls.
Withers: Right, that's creepy. Anyway.
Dugan: grabs his gear and heads towards the hole where Richard is laboring
The four soldiers start tossing dirt back into the hole.
Ranger Richard: tell others about skulls and ask if they saw before?
Tyran Drenski is relieved the skull is go away
Dugan: Hey guys hold on a sec
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): gone now..can't type ever
Dugan: catches up with Richard
Dugan: One sec, Fred wants to go home
Withers: Nah, but we weren't the ones who dug the hole. That would be the Marine, the Doctor, O'Reilly, Drenski, and Private Dugan.
Dugan: tosses Fred into the hole
Ranger Richard: are they human skulls?
Withers: Sure Dugan. Toss in the skull, then grab a shovel so we can be done with this place.
Ranger Richard: who is Fred?
Dugan: Bye bye Fred
They are most definitely human skulls.
Dugan: Fred was my friend
From the looks of them, they are old and have been buried for quite some time.
Ranger Richard: let me guess a skull from thius hole?
Dugan: has a tear in his eye
Dugan: turns away
Dugan: sniff
Dugan: I'll miss ye Fred
Tyran Drenski knows Dugan will be the death of him
Ranger Richard: maybe you would like to be alone for a moment Dugan?
Dugan: Naw I'm good
Dugan: aww .. shoot forgot my shovel. I'll just keep an eye out for you guys
Dugan: stands guard
It takes a while, but the hole is nicely filled in.
Withers: Everyone back to the listening post.
Dugan: takes one last look at Fred's hole
Dugan: Follows the others back to camp
The rest of the day passes uneventfully. The following night does also.
Tyran Drenski: Dugan please tell me you left that skull back with its family.
Dugan: Yeah ... he was lonely
Dugan: I think his brother was in that hole
Dugan: maybe his parents too
Dugan: Might have been a 5th cousin ...
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): wow a peaceful 24 hours...we are all going to die...
Dugan: man weren't those some wierd dreams the other night
Ranger Richard: yeah that was too easy!
Ranger Richard: wonder if you get Fred back if the dreams will come back?
Bookworm: No kidding. Umm...why do I have peanut butter smeared in my hair? You guys are sick.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I may be new but i'm understanding how this GM works
Dugan: want to go find out?
Dugan: Could be a fun night
Dugan: We'll get some shovels, find Fred, see how his day went
Tyran Drenski: The peanut butter is truly not etible.
Dugan: Yeah.. it came out of my MRE
Dugan: there's nothing edible in there
Tyran Drenski: Let fred go Dugan. H's happy
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): he's
Hogpile: I've got a better idea. Let's play "Is there a God?" You go first Dugan.
Dugan: Did he talk to you too?
Dugan: oh ... I like that game
Tyran Drenski: FNG
Dugan: did you know that god is dog spelled backwards?
Dugan: your turn
Colwyn O'Reilly: any praying mantis riding VC out there we need to shoot at Bookie?
Hogpile sighs, rolls over, and goes to sleep.
Bookworm: What? Why would there be? You holding out on the good stuff Doc?
Dugan: roots around for more peanut butter
Dugan: eyeing hogpile
Colwyn O'Reilly: nope. just checking
Dugan: finds some tobasco sauce
Tyran Drenski: Nope you saw vc riding giant spiders and shot at them...
Tyran Drenski: welcome back to the S*@$ hole
Bookworm: Really? Did they have Yeti's helping them?
Dugan: thinks that's pretty close
Tyran Drenski: No but Colwyn's on the right track with giant bugs I'm affaid.
Colwyn O'Reilly: yeah, shaved underwater ninja yetis in blue body paint
Dugan: I think it was a purple dinosaur with steam coming off its head whenever it rained
Bookworm: Wow, and I missed that. Bummer.
Dugan: It was singing something about being a happy family
Tyran Drenski: Colwyn's a fury I'm thinking
Sgt Donegal: Right. How about you be quiet so those of us who are supposed to be sleeping can sleep?
Dugan: Then it went for the throat... next thing I remember, my head was rolling away, and it made me think of Fred
Dugan: goes outside so he can think
Tyran Drenski wonders whos watch turn it is...
Colwyn O'Reilly: yours and mine, I think
Dugan: looks around ... cant tell if its daytime or nighttime
Yep, Colwyn and Tyran are on watch now.
It is about 1000.
Which makes it mid-morning.
Tyran Drenski holds weapon at ready and scans his lane.
Dhu (Dugan): BC or AD?
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Dugan needs some sleep
Dugan: listens for the sounds of wildlife
GM: Notice checks for Colwyn and Tyran.
Tyran Drenski: Notice [1d6 = 2]
Colwyn O'Reilly: Notice [1d6 = 5]
Nothing exciting happens during their watch. This listening post duty is pretty boring.
Dhu (Dugan): maybe we should try listening instead of noticing
Tyran Drenski eat the coffee ground from the MRE to stay awake
Colwyn O'Reilly: listen check [1d20+8 = 18]
Tyran Drenski listens as well as stares blankly into the jungle.
Dugan: stares at the sun for .0000001 seconds
Colwyn O'Reilly: shouldn't you be sleeping?
Dugan: No, I'm just not on watch
Dugan: but i'll go sleep
Tyran Drenski: I'm not sure if he can.
Dugan: heads into the post
Dugan: slumps down
Dugan: begins snoring
Dugan: err/// snoring
About twenty hours later, Dugan and Richard have guard duty.
Colwyn O'Reilly is sleeping
GM: Notice checks.
Dugan: wakes up
Ranger Richard: Notice [1d6 = 8]
Dugan: Notice [1d6 = 5]
Tyran Drenski happily finds his corner to sleep
Dugan: wonders where the bad guys are
Nothing exciting happens during your watch. No really, Listening Post duty is really boring.
Dugan: knock knock
Dugan: Richard, knock knock
Ranger Richard: whos there
Dugan: orange
Ranger Richard: orange who
Dugan: orange you ... aww .. man I always mess that up! Let me start over ... knock knock
Bookworm: Right. And you guys say "I" went crazy.
Ranger Richard: your a nut keep your ears open for bad guys
Dugan: wonders how long I can string him along
More hours pass. Tyran and Colwyn go on watch.
Nothing exciting happens for them either.
[w] Dugan: no notice checks?
Dugan: is sleeping soundly
Ranger Richard: brb-have to put pizza in oven
This repeats, for several days. Until Sergeant Donegal announces that your "extreme fun" is at an end and it is time to head back to Dak-To.
TADM: Okay.
Colwyn O'Reilly: oh, bring some for the rest of us
Dugan: We have an oven?
Dugan: man I've been eating this crap cold
Tyran Drenski jumps up and down with happiness
Dugan: bless you
Colwyn O'Reilly: did you miss the flush toliet as well?
Alberts: Wow Dugan, guess you failed the Notice Check on that one. It's right next to the mini-fridge.
Tyran Drenski: Wow I love the mess tent
Tyran Drenski: no MRE for a long time....
Dugan: next thing you'll tell me is that there is a pool table downstairs next to the hottub
Tyran Drenski packs up stuff to head out
Tyran Drenski: and the bar
Kenner: You missed the hot-tub? Man, it was great.
Dugan: picks up his gear ... heavy ... makes my back hurt
Dhu (Dugan): who's Kenner .. where'd that guy come from
Colwyn O'Reilly: he's the comm
Kenner: Uhh...I'm the radio operator. I'm just quiet.
Dhu (Dugan): how do all these people respond to my ooc messages???
Dhu (Dugan): its disturbing really
Tyran Drenski: so is dugan...we have lots of radio operators..
Kenner: I'm the radio operator. I can read OOC messages. It's one of the radio operator special abilities.
Dugan: is it like a red shirt in star trek?
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): yes
Dhu (Dugan): awesome
Alberts: What OOC messages? I thought you just talked to yourself a lot.
Dhu (Dugan): i mean .. sucks to be you
Kenner: Yeah, thanks.
Sgt Donegal: Okay, are we done breaking the fourth wall? Because we need to get on the helicopter.
Colwyn O'Reilly: when is the ship due in sarge?
Tyran Drenski: Okay lets get out of here before the weird comes back.
Kenner: About fifteen minutes.
Colwyn O'Reilly: you never left tyran
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): that's enough time to die
Dugan: walks around the lookout post while waiting for the chopper
Alberts: I'm still confused. What is this OOC? Is that a new radio term?
Bookworm: Just drop it Alberts. It's on a need-to-know basis.
Tyran Drenski: yes Alberts it's funny radio people speak
Hogpile: Yeah, and we don't need to know.
Dugan: Officer Over Cryptology?
Dugan: Ornothopter Obituary Class?
Tyran Drenski: I think Dugan is brain damaged.
Time passes. No more quickly or painfully slowly than it has been for the last several days.
Dugan: Oblong Orange Cola?
Ranger Richard: Must have the delusional hindrance
Dugan: Ooops Ooops Crap?
Ranger Richard: they warned us about that in basic training
Tyran Drenski: well he can never go insane he lives there.
Everyone gathers their gear, cleans out the listening post, and gets on the chopper.
Ranger Richard: at least Major noname wont have to debrief us on this one!
Dhu (Dugan): they're going to take me away hee hee haa haa ho ho hoo hoo ... to the funny farm I go..
Tyran Drenski happily jumps onto the helicopter and dream of his nice warm cot.
Alberts: Nice, another seven months of missions like this and I get to go home.
Dugan: weeeee!
Ranger Richard: Sarge, you have any section 8 paperwork handy? I am going to start calling Dugan Klinger
Tyran Drenski: I bet the major will violate us as we get off the helicopter.
Dugan: ew
Ranger Richard: wow he could at least do that in private!
Dugan: is very confused by that statement
Sgt Donegal: Dugan's section 8 paperwork is slightly longer than the collected works of Shakespeare. Doubt you could add anything to it.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): so is tyran? Klinger
Colwyn O'Reilly: nope, we'll just line up and take it
As you get off the chopper, you are not greeted by Major Blankname. You are greeted by your platoon leader, 2nd. Lt Harbin.
Ranger Richard: Did Dugan talk to his socks with holes at night?
Ranger Richard: this cant be good he must have more work!
Colwyn O'Reilly: Sir, it's a pleasure to see you here
Tyran Drenski: Hi, SIr
2nd Lt. Harbin: Welcome back soldiers? Have a nice quiet time at the listening post?
Sgt Donegal: Yes sir.
2nd Lt. Harbin: Well, since you just came back from an extremely stressful mission, and have been busy with several other missions before that, it is my pleasure to announce that you all have the next 48 hours for R&R.
Ranger Richard: whew hoo
Ranger Richard: Thanks LT
Tyran Drenski: Quiet for the most part, but Dugan was with us.
2nd Lt. Harbin: Don't do anything that gets you thrown in the stockade.
Sgt Donegal: Yes sir.
Dugan: hey! what happens in the jungle stays in the jungle
Ranger Richard: rolls his hand around his head making crazy symols
Dugan: don't you know the code?
Tyran Drenski: HOOAH R&R
Dugan: what are we going to do now?
Tyran Drenski: Yes Sir
Ranger Richard: runs to showers to get cleaned up and ready for RR
Dugan: I know ... we can go rescue Fred
Ranger Richard: see ya Dugan say hi to Fred for me:)
Sgt Donegal: Well, you guys do whatever you want. I'm going to sleep a lot, write letters to the family, and relax.
Dugan: just kidding ... sure later RR
Tyran Drenski: Sleep and eat and dream about not being here...NO Dugan, he's happy remember.
Colwyn O'Reilly: should we just check into the stockade now and save the trouble sir?
Tyran Drenski: Yes Sir
Dugan: what would be the fun in that?
Tyran Drenski: we should
Dugan: Is there a good bar in town? where are we anyway? I think I was asleep on my deployment
GM: Okay, any requests other than sleep, eat, and relax for the next 48 hours?
The squad is posted to First Brigade. Dak-To firebase.
[w] Dugan: bar fight?
Colwyn O'Reilly: i'm going to poke around the hospital for nurses who know anything about this "dr eichmann"
Ranger Richard: any places to goto in local towns?
Tyran Drenski: Crepes?
Dugan: I need a drink to wash this grit out of my teeth
There is a small town nearby that has a few bars and restaurants. You would probably want a translator, although some of the Degar in the area speak tolerable English.
GM: Small town is approximately 2000 people.
GM: There are a few places you can wander around town Richard, if there is anything in particular you are looking for let me know.
Tyran Drenski: Anyone that knows Degar want to come to town?
Dugan: I can yell at them really loud ...
Dugan: let's go
GM: Tyran searches all over for the crepe restaurant, but has no luck locating it. Even using his excellent sense of smell to locate French cuisine does not help locate crepes.
Dugan: how about a seedy bar as a second choice Tyran?
Tyran Drenski heads toward the french smell
GM: The nurses pretty much tell Colwyn that Doctor Eichmann is very competent, professional, and extremely creepy.
Tyran Drenski: Damn
Tyran Drenski: Okay lets go Dugan got to keep you out of trouble
Ranger Richard: any chance of tranportation to beach?>
GM: Actually...that is a great question Richard.
Dugan: First round is on me
GM: Unfortunately, the french smell turns out to be perfume, which is emanating from a building where several Vietnamese women beckon to you in ways that can only be construed as "scandalous."
Ranger Richard: otherwise rstauarnts for food, drinks.
Dugan: maybe they serve drinks here
Tyran Drenski heads with Dugan to a bar
Ranger Richard: stick w/ Tyran/Dugan
Tyran Drenski ignors the womens calls
Dugan: looks for a bar
GM: There are helicopter flights for supplies, troops, etc. every four hours that go to Da-Nang, which is the largest US military base in Vietnam at this time. It is also a large coastal town with plenty of beaches.
GM: Although you can also find a local bar pretty easily also.
Dugan: when's the next flight out?
GM: A couple hours from now.
Dugan: so we should kill some time here then hop the bus to the big city
Ranger Richard: lets goto to Da-Nang! resupply goods trade and beach for relaxation!
Ranger Richard: who wants to go????
Colwyn O'Reilly heads out to join the rest of the squad
Dugan: But hey ... don't know why your so anxious to follow around the FNG
Tyran Drenski: I'll follow you guys
Tyran Drenski: How much i make under minimun wage?
Tyran Drenski follows as long as the is no reg that says we can't go
Dugan: ok ... I'll head to Da-Nang on the next flight. In the mean time, walk into the nearest bar and order up a drink
GM: Assume you have a enough money for anything (REASONABLE) you want to buy. A few drinks, random souvenirs, etc.
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): we'll need a cart, two oxen, chickens...
Tyran Drenski follows Dugan. He is determined to keep and eye on him
[w] Dugan: did i find a bar? what am I doing here?
[w] -> Dugan: Yes, you find a bar.
The group heads into a bar. Given the time of day, it is pretty quiet, but open. The local businesses have learned that Americans like convenience when they are on R&R.
Dugan: HELLO PLEASE GIVE DRINKS ... cups hands to mouth ... FOR ME AND MY ... hold up four fingers ... FRIENDS!!!
Bartender: Right away there pard'ner. Mighty fine day isn't it?
Dugan: Hey! you speak Engrish!
The bartender speaks with what can only be described as a hellishly bad cowboy Western accent.
Dugan: where did you learn your Engrish?
Bartender: Well there little cowpoke, I learned it from watchin' them John Wang movies.
Bartender: Ya'all want some whiskey?
Dugan: You bet pardner ...
Dugan: set us up. this rounds on me friends
Ranger Richard: thanks Dugie
Dugan: So what's there to do here in town, bartender? while we're on R&R?
Tyran Drenski: Thanks man I'll get the next.
Dugan: throws back his drink in one swallow and slams the shot glass to the counter
Colwyn O'Reilly: when do the dancing girls come down?
Bartender: Well there, ya'all can hang out at my bar the WHOLE time, I'm fine with that there little ladies.
Tyran Drenski does the same as Dugan...can't let him out drink me
Bartender: Dancin' girls? Don't got none of them there pardner, but I do know that mama-san Li has some nice girls at her place.
Colwyn O'Reilly drinks the whiskey
Dugan: twirls his finger around the empty glasses ... and nods at the barkeep
Ranger Richard: who is he calling little ladies?
Colwyn O'Reilly: Shooting [1d6 = 5]
GM: The whiskey is, quite honestly, horrible. You suspect it is distilled from gasoline or something....
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): whew, didn't miss my mouth
Tyran Drenski: No thanks on the ladies... wow this stuff in different
Ranger Richard: hmm got any canned cold beer
Dhu (Dugan): pretty weak stomach for an imaginary character
Tyran Drenski: Canned or bottled beer is good for me too
Bartender: Ya'all want some more there little ladies? Or yeah, I got some cold canned beer. What you want? I got all your American brands here.
Tyran Drenski: I'll take a bud if you got one
Ranger Richard: anybody else notice he keeps calling us little ladies-or are you guys playing female characters
Dugan: don't mind him Richard. That's the only lines he knows from those John Wang movies
Bartender: Right here pardner. Saddle up and get yourself some good drinks here
Tyran Drenski: Why do you call us ladies?
Ranger Richard: we should teach him new ones before drunk gi takes him out
Colwyn O'Reilly: maybe he's used to the navy?
Dugan: downs another shot of gasoline swill ... err whiskey
Tyran Drenski: No joke
Bartender: Huh? What's ladies? Some GIs told me it was another word for GIs.
Bartender: You tellin' me they lied? Those damn yankees!
Tyran Drenski: No that means female, girls, not GI
Ranger Richard: tell him it is fighting words to call GIs ladies unless they have Marines stamped over their shirt on chest
Dugan: haha! good catch! I was getting ready to pop im one after a few more rounds o liquid courage
Bartender: Well thanks there pardner. Here, have a beer, no charge.
Bartender: (Hands Tyran a beer.)
Tyran Drenski: Thanks.
Tyran Drenski: When do we catch this ride to the big town?
Ranger Richard: whats your name bartender?
Ranger Richard: yeah I am ready for Da-Nang!
Bartender: Well, since ya'all probably can't say my name, ya'all can just call me Duke. I likes that name.
Tyran Drenski wonders how much the bartender knows of the jungl
Ranger Richard: anywhere near water has got to be catering to Gis for awesome time!
Tyran Drenski: So duke lived near here long?
Bartender: Lived here my whole life...not sure what that is though. Don't keep no calendars up here.
Tyran Drenski: Have you seen anything weird in the forest?
Dugan: oh ... Duke, what do you know of Incata Palata (insert correct phrase here)
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): iskala champa
Dhu (Dugan): did you write that down?
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): yes
Bartender: Weird? Like what? I saw a frog the size of my fist once. That count?
Dugan: you ever hear about any old ruins out in the jungle there?
Colwyn O'Reilly i can haz notez?
Bartender: What's Iskala Champa?
Colwyn O'Reilly: how do you know about that?
Bartender: Yeah, there's ruins all over the place, french ruins, vietnamese ruins, chinese ruins, all sorts of stuff?
There is a grunting from the front entrance to the bar. As you turn to see what the noise is, you see a stooped old man coming inside. It looks like he has a giant wicker basket strapped to his back. He sets it down with a hearty sigh.
Tyran Drenski wants to hit Dugan for possibly starting the rain of fire from the major for saying that stupid word
Dugan: who is the wisest person in this village?
Ranger Richard: your family ever talk of haunted ruins?
Tyran Drenski: or lost cities
Bartender: Hey guys, it's my friend Nguyen. He's a merchant. He knows all sorts of things.
Dhu (Dugan): technically i didn't say it
Dugan: Does Win speak Engrish too?
Ranger Richard: Hi Nguyen want a drink on us?
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): you're right Colwyn did the major is going to Kill!! us
Nguyen: (speaks Vietnamese very quickly at Duke)
Tyran Drenski: win?
Dhu (Dugan): nguyen is prounounced win
Ranger Richard: ask duke if his frd speaks english
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): good point.....I'm happy
Bartender: Yeah, he speaks English, maybe. He's a little addled in the head though. Think the rattlesnakes got him or somethin'
Dugan: sigh ... where's Fred when you need him?
Colwyn O'Reilly: buried/
Dugan: scowls at colwyn
Bartender: Err..and my family don't have no stories about haunted ruins there mister, or buried ones. You guys GIs or more like that German Doctor?
Colwyn O'Reilly: German doctor?
Ranger Richard: hey you know the German doctor-strange isnt he?
Tyran Drenski: What do you know about the doc?
Bartender: That Doctor, he's got some good Vietnamese. Ya'all have any idea how he learned to speak Vietnamese?
Dugan: how?
Tyran Drenski: WWII
Dugan: Nguyen Nguyen movies?
Ranger Richard: no idea
Dugan: went to high school with a guy names win win (nguyen nguyen)
Bartender: Me, I know nothin' about the Doctor. He comes in and asks me lots of questions. Don't drink nuthin' ever. Leaves me a big tip every time he shows up.
Dugan: He ran for school office with the slogan, you can't lose lose when you're with nguyen nguyen
Nguyen walks over to the bar and speaks in Vietnamese.
Ranger Richard: what does he ask about? is he with anybody else?
Colwyn O'Reilly: what kinds of things doe he ask you?
Bartender: Sure, he talks to everyone. He asks a lot of the questions you do, about ruins, and haunted places, and stuff like that. You know pardner, there's another guy who do that also. Some stuffy guy, wears a blue uniform. Acts like he owns everythin'
Tyran Drenski: the major
Ranger Richard: describe major noname and see if they match
Bartender: Yep pardner, that'd be him.
Ranger Richard: Does he talk to anyone else i town that you know?
Duke ladles him up a bowl of soup and hands it to Nguyen.
Dugan: mmm that looks good
Ranger Richard: soup in this heat!
Colwyn O'Reilly: Nguyen, do you speak english?
Nguyen: Engrish? Hai!
Dugan: short bow to Win
Dhu (Dugan): (easier / faster to type)
Tyran Drenski: Yep I think the major and the doctor seem to be looking for a lost city.
Colwyn O'Reilly: nguyen, what do you know about lost cities?
Dugan: Ask win about strange goings on in these parts
Tyran Drenski: I think they are racing each other to find it too.
Nguyen: Bad juju. Stay away. Cities damned.
Dugan: what do you mean? inquire further? how are they damned
Tyran Drenski: You don't have to tell me twice
There is some shouting from the back of the bar.
Colwyn O'Reilly: why do you say that?
Ranger Richard: looks at back of bar
Tyran Drenski hits the floor
Bartender: Hey guys, gotta run. Delivery's here. Back in a few.
Duke heads out back.
Dugan: points at Tyran and laughs
Ranger Richard: Tyran need a hand up?
Nguyen laughs at Tyran.
Tyran Drenski returns to seat..is a little jumpy
Ranger Richard: ahve a beer and relax]
Tyran Drenski: Nope just another beer to kill the edge
Nguyen: Many years past, cities filled with bad people. Then good people come. Kill bad people. Destroy cities and seal them off.
Colwyn O'Reilly helps himself to a beer from behind the bar
Colwyn O'Reilly: how so?
Nguyen slaps Colwyn's hands when he reaches across the bar.
Dugan: How did they seal the cities?
The old man moves crazy fast, and where he hits leaves small welts.
Tyran Drenski: Doc got some sleeping pills for me tonight? I have been having dreams of finding lost cites and giant animals?
Colwyn O'Reilly: nope. you'll have to drink that away
Dugan: points at Colwyn and laughs ...
Colwyn O'Reilly: ow.
Ranger Richard: Nguyen where did you learn those moves?
The old man looks at Richard confused.
Nguyen: What moves? I no know moves.
Ranger Richard: You are very quick Nguyen do you study martial arts?
Nguyen: Me, I no see bad animals and no know kung fu.
Tyran Drenski: Colwyn no drink for you...is it poison?
Nguyen: Don't know how good people seal cities. They just do it. Supposed to keep things bad people did inside.
Nguyen: Bad people did horrible things. Legends speak of giant white apes that ate people.
Colwyn O'Reilly: guess so
Ranger Richard: what about bad animals ever see any around here or hear of aroudn these cities?
Tyran Drenski: I can agree with the white ape i seen one.
Dugan: Where were these bad cities win?
Tyran Drenski: Well I need to lean your smack fu
Nguyen: Me thinks I see white ape, it eat me.
Nguyen: They in many places. Not sure where. Me not go looking for them.
Nguyen: But hey, you crazy Americans go looking for them?
Dugan: Do you know of anyone that has ever seen one of these cities?
Nguyen: Me know one thing that seen cities. Mistwalker seen the cities. Although legends say Mistwalker one of Good people. So he fought bad people.
Ranger Richard: does your history tell of any weaknesses for these white apes?
Tyran Drenski: what other creatures are in the legends?
Ranger Richard: do you have any names for them besides white ape?
Nguyen: History say white apes no likey fire.
Dhu (Dugan): phone call
Nguyen: Me hear name for White Apes, you not be able to say it.
Tyran Drenski: Well we hear alot of this mist walker
Tyran Drenski: Any other animals? in the legends?
Nguyen: Me know that if you wants good history, need to find Hsia Thung.
Colwyn O'Reilly: marcheur de brouillard again
Ranger Richard: ever hear of any glowing green stuff from mist walkers?
Nguyen: Yeah, me hear of glowing green stuff from Mistwalkers. Me got some. You buy?
Tyran Drenski: Where do we find him?
Tyran Drenski: her?
Ranger Richard: where is Hsia Thung?
Nguyen: Hsia Thung all over, have to know where to look. They no like being found.
Tyran Drenski: No thanks, don't need green glowing gooo
Nguyen: Gooo? What is goo? You said green glowing stuff.
Nguyen: Me thinks Mist Walker finds you. Although me thinks he found you once already.
Tyran Drenski: I image goo not stuff
Ranger Richard: how did you knwo mist walker found us?
Ranger Richard: where did you get your green stuff?
Nguyen: Yous (points at Richard, Tyran, Colwyn) gots a funny look about you. Me thinks Mistwalker blessed you or something.
Tyran Drenski: Then the mist walker is someone we have met? I hope it's not the doctor or the Major
Ranger Richard: where should we look for Hsia Thung?
Nguyen: Since you no know Hsia Thung, must know Mist Walker.
Ranger Richard: wasnt mist walker that phoc pham or whatevre his name was at that village?
Nguyen: My green stuff? I found it. Not tell you where. You needs to buy it from me. You buys some now, I bring more later.
Colwyn O'Reilly: how much... maybe we can get this looked at
Tyran Drenski: Dugan wasn't blessed so Dugan doesn't know it... what has change before Dugan came?
Colwyn O'Reilly: I seriously doubt there's any giant apes running around evil cities. I'm sure there's a logical explanation
Ranger Richard: new sergeant!
Nguyen: I wants fiftee DOLLAR. No less. My green stuff very good.
Colwyn O'Reilly: albino apes in some ruins
Colwyn O'Reilly: is it smokable?
Nguyen laughes at that question. You notice he has no teeth.
Tyran Drenski: OMG the Serg is the mist walker? Dugan have you eaten crepes?
Ranger Richard: ask Nguyen if he knows where we can get crepes
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): ....he may still be on the phone.....
Dhu (Dugan): back .. sorry bout that
Ranger Richard: and if he would take us to Hsia
GM: No, Dugan has not eaten a crepe.
Tyran Drenski: Dugan have you eaten crepes?
Tyran Drenski: It's the crepes they are special...
Nguyen: What!!! Me no take you to Hsia Thung. Me not know where to find them anyway.
Nguyen: Yous wants them, yous find them.
Ranger Richard: wow-is it possible we ate Blessed Crepes w/o knowing?
Nguyen: What's crepes?
Nguyen: Funny words...crap-pays?
Nguyen: Yous eats them?
Tyran Drenski: they are wonderful like flat pancake.
Nguyen: What's pancake?
Dugan: must have been Fred
Dugan: Fred was my friend so I wasn't marked
Dugan: OMG!
Ranger Richard: Is Hsia from this village?
Nguyen: Yous funny. Hsia not from village. Hsia oldest creatures in jungle.
Tyran Drenski: Serg disapeared when the major came maybe he's in hiding.
Dugan: Fred was my friend and I buried him
Dugan: I buried him alive and you let me do it!
Dugan: You KILLED Fred!
Nguyen: (looks at Dugan strangely)
Colwyn O'Reilly tries to figure out who dugan is talking to
Colwyn O'Reilly: no more shots for him
Tyran Drenski: Hsia sounds like a secret village I bet they can turn into creatures too.Like that old lady.
Colwyn O'Reilly: he's cut off
Ranger Richard: So Hsia is a creature and not a person?
Nguyen: Yes, Hsia is creatures. No worry, legends say they speak all languages. You funny American speak not stop them.
Ranger Richard: what does Hsia look like?
Nguyen: Theys like big lizard. Walk on hind legs or all fours. Very smart. They hates bad people a lots. They helps Mistwalker fights bad people.
Dugan: Digs a twenty out of his pocket
Tyran Drenski: You didn't see that old woman turn into a bird, turtle thing
Dugan: I'll give you this for your green stuff Win
Tyran Drenski: Maybe Dugan shouldn't keep the green stuff could be weed
Nguyen: (looks skeptically at Dugan)
Nguyen: I SAID FIFTEE DOLLAR.
Nguyen: FIVE-ZERO.
Nguyen: THAT TWO-ZERO.
Dugan: I don't see FIVE ZERO dollars... you think you are going to find FIVE ZERO dollars out here?
Nguyen: Me no care. You give me total of fiftee dollar or you no get my green stuff.
Dugan: slams down another shot of the rotgut
Bartender: Hey there pardner's I'm back.
Dugan: throws the 20 on the table for the bartender
Dugan: walks out of the bar
Colwyn O'Reilly is pretty sure he just lost some sanity by being present for that conversation
Bartender: What's this green stuff? Nguyen, you know you can't sell funny weed to the GIs anymore or their bosses get mad.
Tyran Drenski pays tab and runs after Dugan...he's going after Fred
Nguyen: No silly. They want glowing green stuff, not mossy green stuff.
Colwyn O'Reilly: Thanks Duke, Nguyen.
Nguyen: They can have glowing green stuff for fiftee dollar.
[w] Colwyn O'Reilly: would i have that much?
TADM: Technically, no. No one lost Sanity from that conversation.
[w] -> Colwyn O'Reilly: Individually no. Assume you'd all have about $30 on you.
Tyran Drenski looks for dugan
Dhu (Dugan): just because i didn't buy the green stuff didn't mean that no-one should have bought the green stuff
Colwyn O'Reilly: richard? can you loan me $25?
Colwyn O'Reilly: since everyone else left?
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): My charater is too scared of fred coming back to care
Tyran Drenski comes back defeated and comes back with out dugan.
Ranger Richard: nope
Tyran Drenski sits next to colwyn
Ranger Richard: ohh you want it for greren goo
Colwyn O'Reilly: yeah
Tyran Drenski: he's going to get fred you know he is
Ranger Richard: sure whuy not
Bartender: Oh, gotta run there pardners, back in short pokey.
Colwyn O'Reilly: alright
Colwyn O'Reilly gives nguyen fiftee dolla
Nguyen: It not GOO! It not MOSSY! You ask for GLOWING.
Ranger Richard: but you have to taste it :)
Tyran Drenski: your buying green goo....fine here 10
Nguyen: Why you make it so hard, silly Americans?
Dhu (Dugan): i can imagine your accent very clearly in my head
Colwyn O'Reilly: what kinds of green do you have?
Ranger Richard: Nguyen do you have any other neat trade items
Colwyn O'Reilly: just glowing?
Tyran Drenski: We aren't from here we don't know the difference of goo moss and glowing
Dugan: Tyran
Nguyen takes your fifty dollars, looks at it carefully for a couple minutes.
Tyran Drenski: Yeah Dugan your back!!
Finally he nods and goes over to his wicker basket that he left by the door.
Dugan: I just had a thought. If they buy the green stuff, then we can follow Win when he goes to get more
Tyran Drenski: good idea
Ranger Richard: must be doing spell of fraudulent money id
Dugan: waits for the old man by the door
He opens up the wicker basket and waves his hand around inside.
Tyran Drenski follows Dugan
Nguyen: No you, get out of there.
Tyran Drenski: Who is he talking too/
[w] Dugan: we're both outside waiting by the door
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): ?
He pulls out about a four foot long snake. He tosses it outside. A couple seconds later you hear people in the street scream.
[w] Dugan: lol
Colwyn O'Reilly: sweet jesus.
Tyran Drenski: Do you always have snakes?
[w] Colwyn O'Reilly: are we all still armed?
Ranger Richard: wow I hope I have my 45
He roots around a little bit longer. THen he pulls out a spider about the size of his hand.
Nguyen: What you doing in here? Sheesh, I told you stay home!
Tyran Drenski: Okay he's a coo coo
He sets the spider down and shoos it outside.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): it's CJ
Then he starts pulling out random bits of cloth and debris, until he is bent over double and his legs barely touch the ground.
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): yep, can I keep them?
Ranger Richard: the basket of neverendig animals1
It is pretty comical to watch.
Eventually you here a muffled, "There you is!"
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): basket of animal holding +5
Tyran Drenski: Lost Win?
The strange little peddler rights himself.
He is holding a 6" tall terracoota statue.
Ranger Richard: a what statue?
Tyran Drenski: Is it glowing?
Dhu (Dugan): related to a cute terra statue
Tyran Drenski: Is it green?
As advertised, it is glowing. It also looks to be made entirely of jade.
TADM: (terracotta-style statue, sorry)
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I think we just got swindled out of 50 dollars
Colwyn O'Reilly: statue of?
Nguyen: Here you go.
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): of course not, it's a valuable plot item
Colwyn O'Reilly: thanks
Ranger Richard: might be wortha lot more!
Tyran Drenski: What would you do with a glowing statue?
TADM: Actually, the street value of a solid jade 6" tall statue is WAY more than fifty dollars.
Ranger Richard: ask Jack what he did with his bag of swindled beans!
Colwyn O'Reilly: WWGGSD?
Nguyen hands the statue to Colwyn.
Colwyn O'Reilly examines the GGS
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): wow colwyn
Nguyen: Here you go, you likey?
Tyran Drenski: Yes does it ward of evil giant monsters?
Dhu (Dugan): found a jade statue on ebay for $40 ... sounds like you lost money
Nguyen: No, it do cool things though.
Dhu (Dugan): theres another one for $190 ... maybe you made a profit
Colwyn O'Reilly: what is it a statue of?
Tyran Drenski: What cool things?
Dugan: ask him if he can get you more
The statue looks lika a chinese spearman from ancient history.
Tyran Drenski: Should we name it???
Dugan: its FRED!!!!
Dugan: He's back!
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I'm thinking we are looking for a lost Chinese city
Colwyn O'Reilly: negative ghostrider.
Colwyn O'Reilly: this is Bill. Now we need to find Ted so they can go on an adventure
He has a spear in one hand and a bow on his back. Plus he is wearing some sort of plate armor. (Everything looks like it is a solid piece of jade though, just meticulously carved.)
Dugan: ghostwriter? ... you must have said ghostwriter ... never heard of a ghost rider.
Tyran Drenski: yes it is fred.... yeah so you never never never have to get that skull again
Nguyen: Cool things? You want to see cool things, you watch this.
Dugan: Ohh.. silly Tyran, Fred wasn't the skull... Fred was inside the skull
Dugan: Fred has a new home now
Nguyen: Put statue down over there. (He points at a spot about five feet from Colwyn.)
Dugan: is he going to pour water on it?
Dugan: don't drown Fred!
Colwyn O'Reilly sets down the statue
Tyran Drenski watches closely
Dugan: observes
Ranger Richard: watches
Nguyen: Now, you says word "Itiramam"
Colwyn O'Reilly takes a ten foot step
Colwyn O'Reilly: Itiramam
GM: NOTICE CHECKS.
TADM: Don't fail.
Colwyn O'Reilly: Notice [1d6 = 5]
Dugan: Notice [1d4 = 5]
Tyran Drenski: Notice [1d6 = 14]
Ranger Richard: Notice [1d8 = 4]
Everyone there is relatively certain that when Colwyn said the word, the little statue shivered slightly. You are entirely certain that it just flexed its fingers and toes.
GM: Guts checks.
Ranger Richard: Guts {--2 Untrained} [1d6-2 = 2]
Dugan: Guts [1d6 = 4]
Tyran Drenski: Guts [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 4]
Colwyn O'Reilly: Guts [1d6 = 4]
Tyran Drenski: We better hide this from the major stick in the mud or we will never see it again.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): 4 is the lucky number
[w] -> Ranger Richard: You get the feeling that there is something wrong here. Like little statues should not move like that.
Nguyen: Now say, "Moshi moshi"
Dugan: Moshi moshi
Ranger Richard: I think this statue is waking up and about to attack us lieke a little chuckie doll!
The statue comes to life. It thrusts its spear forward and goes into an extremely complicated combat routine. It looks really cool to watch.
Tyran Drenski: No it's neat we will protect you.
Dugan: cool it will protect you
Nguyen: See that statue do many cool things. You likey?
Colwyn O'Reilly: what the?
Dugan: what else does it do?
Nguyen: Me only know two more commands for it.
Tyran Drenski: That is awesome. Hide it from the major Colwyn.
Colwyn O'Reilly: I'll have to
Ranger Richard: yes likey where did you learn the words to make it move?
Tyran Drenski: What are the other comands?
Nguyen: You tells it "piko" now.
Colwyn O'Reilly: piko
The statue runs over in front of Colwyn and takes up a fighting stance, facing away from Colwyn. Its little head rotates as it looks around for hostile creatures.
Nguyen: Last one me know is, "Mataka-hao"
Colwyn O'Reilly: Mataka hao
The little statue freezes up and becomes motionless. It is still glowing slightly, but it no longer appears to be animated.
Dugan: that's probably the kill command
Nguyen: See, now it sleep.
Colwyn O'Reilly: that's interesting
Colwyn O'Reilly picks up the statue
Nguyen: Me only know those words. Me given statue by old woman in village far from here, she tell me she only know those words.
Nguyen: Me glad you likely. Me happy for fiftee dollar too.
Dugan: is that a language?
Tyran Drenski: Is that the same lady who tried to give us the statue before?
Nguyen: Me think so, but it not Vietnamese or Engrish.
Dugan: Maybe its Bad JuJu language
Nguyen: Me glad you likely. Maybe if you find Hsia Thung or Mistwalker they know more words.
Nguyen: Me need to go now. Have long walk for next village.
Tyran Drenski: We will thanks for your help.
Nguyen: Thank Duke for soup. It taste good.
Dugan: ponders... if I say moshi moshi now, will it cut whoever is holding Fred?
Ranger Richard: moshi moshi is Japanese for hello
The strange old peddler picks up his wicker basket and heads outside.
Colwyn O'Reilly: thank you
Dhu (Dugan): so we're looking for japanese head hunting albinos?
Tyran Drenski: Maybe it's Chinese, there has been a lot of Chinese refenses lately
Colwyn O'Reilly: the statue looks chinese...
Colwyn O'Reilly: i don't know.
Bartender: Hey guys, I had to run off and finish up a couple things, I snuck out back while you were talking to Nguyen. Isn't he a funny old man?
Colwyn O'Reilly: yeah.
Bartender: So ya'all want some more beer?
Colwyn O'Reilly: no
Tyran Drenski: Didn't china own some of Veitnam back in the olden days?
GM: China has conquered parts of Vietnam several times in the past two thousand years.
Bartender: Oooh, shiny statue.
Dugan: how can it be chinese with a name like Fred?
Tyran Drenski gives a look to colwyn like put the statue away before we loose it.
Ranger Richard: yes he funny guy very quick!
Colwyn O'Reilly puts the statue in his pack
TADM: Look at the tag on the bottom, does it say "Made in China?"
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): thanks I think there is another country too like cambodia
TADM: Yes, Cambodia also.
Tyran Drenski: I think I'm done with the beer and Dugan is really really cut of Richard want a drink?
Ranger Richard: sure
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Thanks to the Genghis Khan for that knowledge
Dugan: hmmm? I could probly use anotherr
Bartender: So, how many beers?
Tyran Drenski: One for now thanks
Dugan: i'll take a shot o that rotgut swill you had
Bartender: It's good cold American beer. Fresh bottle.
Colwyn O'Reilly: do you have coke?
Tyran Drenski: Real food?
Dugan: crepes?
Bartender: Sure, I have coca-cola. And what kind of food you want? I have spicy pork with rice. Or soup.
Colwyn O'Reilly: i'll have a coke. and some of that pig. sure
Dugan: yes ..pork, rice and soup for me
Tyran Drenski: I'm jewish...got something with out pork/
Ranger Richard: pork and rice and coke sounds good!
Bartender: Joo-esh? What is joo-esh?
Duke gathers the orders and delivers them in a couple minutes.
Tyran Drenski: Religon... of me mom and dad.
It occurs to everyone else that the bar is empty. Probably a good thing given the recent purchase sitting in Colwyn's pack.
Tyran Drenski forgets the world he has food
Bartender: Oh, so like the Buddhist priests who won't eat meat?
Tyran Drenski: Yes we don't eat pork.
Bartender: Yeah, I'll get you some veggie stuff. That okay pardner?
Tyran Drenski: Perfect
He gets a stir-fry veggie plate for Tyran.
Tyran Drenski is past happy
GM: Vigor checks please. (No, you're not poisoned, but this is authentic Vietnamese food with authentic spicing and none of you are used to it.)
Tyran Drenski: Vigor [1d6 = 3]
Dugan: Vigor [1d6 = 10]
Colwyn O'Reilly: Vigor [1d6 = 15]
Dugan: :)
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I'm dead
Ranger Richard: Vigor [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 2]
Dugan: yummy
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): do I need a benny?
Colwyn O'Reilly: tasty kibble
Ranger Richard: wow might me time for benny
Ranger Richard is using a benny
Ranger Richard: Vigor [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 5]
Tyran Drenski is using a benny
Tyran Drenski: Vigor [1d6 = 3]
The food is delicious. Those of you who scored
Everyone else thinks the food is awesome and pretty inexpensive.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I suck i still got a four...I'm russain and german I can't do spicy and don't use the bathrrom after me tonight
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): three
Dhu (Dugan): water in your eyes prevented you from reading that die
Colwyn O'Reilly: good stuff. i'm impressed you got coke.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): no kidding I think it was wishful thinking really.
Bartender: Only the best for all my hombres.
Tyran Drenski: Thanks... for the...reeeeallly... good food (as the tears roll down his face)
Bartender: No problem there little pardner.
Tyran Drenski chugs his coke
GM: Sadly, that makes it BURN ten times worse.
Colwyn O'Reilly: dude. he just called us 'hombres'
Tyran Drenski knows the burn will kill him but the food isn't
Bartender: Hey pardner, if it burns too bad, don't drink, just eat lots more rice.
Dugan: sweet!
Tyran Drenski chows on rice
GM: The burn cools down a lot.
Colwyn O'Reilly: that's good grub duke.
Bartender: Thanks pardner.
Tyran Drenski: You speak spanish then?
Bartender: What's Span-itch?
Tyran Drenski: Never mind thanks for the food.
Bartender: No problem kemosabes.
Colwyn O'Reilly: are we ready to head to the beach?
Ranger Richard: heck yeah
Tyran Drenski: japanese too
Dugan: ahh soo!
Tyran Drenski: Yes to the beach!!
Bartender: Have a good one. Ya'all come back now, ya hear!
Dugan: yuck yuck!
Ranger Richard: thx ardner
Tyran Drenski: Where we are going to be killed by giant under ground sand worms
Tyran Drenski: We will thank you.
Dugan: still no bar fights
Colwyn O'Reilly: right. after all that spice i might actually believe that tyran
Everyone heads back to base. You are lucky because there is space on the chopper. A few hours later (it is now dusk) you are at the Da-Nang military base. There are about 36 hours of R&R left for you.
Colwyn O'Reilly: i would like to have locked the statue up in my footlocker if at all possible
The statue is locked in your footlocker.
GM: Make a Notice Check Colwyn.
Colwyn O'Reilly: Notice [1d6 = 17]
Dhu (Dugan): drat .. you weren't looking and someone saw you put it away
GM: You are entirely certain that (a) No one saw you lock the statue in your footlocker (b) The statue's facial expression changed and it was frowning at you when you stuffed it in your locker.
Colwyn O'Reilly: huh this is getting weirder by the minute
Dugan: You smothered Fred!
Colwyn O'Reilly: i really need to stop drinking
Dhu (Dugan): you b#$%^& you killed kenny!
Dhu (Dugan): haha
GM: Nope, it's not getting weirder. You are just rolling above a 3 on your Notice checks for once.
Colwyn O'Reilly: i can take him with us
Colwyn O'Reilly: it
Colwyn O'Reilly: i can take *IT* with us
Dugan: its too late. we're there and you did it before we left
Colwyn O'Reilly: crap
Dugan: I'm pretty sure your locker is better than the wicker basket it was in before
Soldier: You guys were lucky there was space. If you are short on time make sure you reserve spots back to Dak-To. Flights there are usually full.
GM: Okay, so what would everyone like to do in Da Nang for the next 36 hours?
Dugan: bar fight
Colwyn O'Reilly: you haven't smelled my socks dug
Ranger Richard: relx at beach
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): swim and do what ever we can to learn more about your evil plot
GM: Well, 30 hours, then you need to get back to the flight line to fly to Dak-To so you aren't AWOL after R&R.
Dugan: who is this doug that you keep going on and on about. Is there someone that you want to tell us about?
Colwyn O'Reilly: nope
GM: Well, let's see.
GM: Dugan succeeds in getting into a bar fight. He avoids going to jail at the expense of getting pummeled by a group of jarheads.
Colwyn O'Reilly: hmmm.... interesting
Colwyn O'Reilly: i stay back and provide medical care
Dugan: awww.. i wanted to see combat
GM: Richard soaks up the rays, swims in the ocean, watches the pretty ladies in bikinis, and develops a tan.
Tyran Drenski: Tyran is with richard
Ranger Richard: relax so i can get my sanity back!
Colwyn O'Reilly: i think i would rather be with richard as well
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Me too
GM: Tyran swims, develops a tan, and manages to not see, get eaten by, or otherwise deal with any strange creatures.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Awesome!!!!
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Is my sanity higher than a three now?
GM: Colwyn lounges on the beach.
Dugan: is comatose under a palm frond sleeping it off
Colwyn O'Reilly: woot!
Dhu (Dugan): is mine lower?
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): Mine is a 4 now woot!
GM: Yes, everyone recovers some sanity, relaxation does that for you.
Dugan: bummer
Asher (Colwyn O'Reilly): awesome sauce
GM: Plus it has been over a week since your last combat. Aside from the strange little statue, and the first day with the hole of skulls, nothing wierder than normal has happened.
TADM: Of course, you realize that it is only a matter of time...
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): that helps
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): I have a feeling this is the calm before the disaster storm..
The helicopter flight at the end of R&R is uneventful. When you return to Dak-To, it is the morning of October 1st, 1965.
Ranger Richard: wow i feel great
Tyran Drenski hated to come back but is in a better state of mind
Tyran Drenski: Me too and well feed.
Dugan: we'll feed what?
Tyran Drenski: No I ate well....Dugan i'm not so sure that you are well.
Nessie (Tyran Drenski): fed
Dugan: really, what makes you say that?
Sgt Donegal: Welcome back soldiers.
Tyran Drenski: Well there is a list but I'm swore to secrecy.
Tyran Drenski: Hi Sgt
Dugan: me too
Colwyn O'Reilly: morning sarge
Dugan: Yo sargio!
Sgt Donegal: So, I'm looking for someone to volunteer for latrine duty. Let me see.
Tyran Drenski: FNG...
Sgt Donegal: Private Dugan! Excellent.
Dugan: Sir Yessir!
Sgt Donegal: And I was also looking for someone for KP. Private Dugan again! Quite the go-getter aren't you?
Dugan: I found my toothbrush sir ... have I ever told you about my uncle, the toothbrush salesman?
Dugan: Sir Yessir!
Dugan: Well, you see, my uncle was a toothbrush salesman... he had a lure that would sell the most toothbrushes... more than any other toothbrush salesman in the whole countryside
Sgt Donegal: And let's see, I also need someone to manually inspect every bullet in that crate to make sure they chamber. Hmm...Private Dugan again! Wow. You must have enjoyed R&R a lot.
Dugan: It was amazing... he was selling em by the thousands.. every day!
Dugan: Sir Yessir!
Withers: Sigh.
Withers: Dugan, he's a sergeant. Every time you say "sir yes sir" he is just going to give you something else to do.
Dugan: Finally, the manufacturers, who were having trouble keeping up with the orders came to him to find out the secrets of his success ... their success really
Dugan: and ... do you know what his secret was sir?!
Sgt Donegal: And I think all the plants the hospital need to be watered. Thanks for volunteering again Private Dugan.
Dugan: Sir Yessir ... had a lot to drink in Dananang ... but we'll see if we can water em all
Dugan: oh... don't let me forget to tell you about my uncle...
Dugan: made the family proud he did ... indeed he did.... but he is a wiley one he is... he is....
Sgt Donegal: And lastly, Dugan, I need you to run around the perimeter of the base on patrol. Fifteen times. In full gear. Starting now. Builds character son.
Dugan: He set up shop on the side o' the road... one of those big intersections where thousands of people would see him everyday...
Dugan: .... you don't want to hear the rest ...
Colwyn O'Reilly: i'm guessing not dugan
Tyran Drenski hides from this conversation.
Dugan: ok then.. i'm going to take care of that sir... yessir.
Dugan: takes off at a sprint around the base
Dugan: full gear ... encumbrance and all
Ranger Richard: Colwyn u better check on your friend!
Sgt Donegal: I like that boy. He'll grow up to be a good soldier some day. I think he needs to be on point for the next say, five patrols.
Tyran Drenski: wow serg really?
Dugan: ..... one ......
Colwyn O'Reilly: what do you need the rest of us to do sarge? it appears dugan has nicely volunteered for everything
Dugan: .... two ....
Dugan: .... three .....
Sgt Donegal: Today, nothing.
Sgt Donegal: Tomorrow we are going our on patrol. Gather up your gear and be ready to move out at 0500.
Dugan: ..... four ....
Sergeant Donegal walks off.
Dugan: ....... five ......
Dugan: ...... six .....
Tyran Drenski heads for his bunk to sleep and hide.
Dugan: ....... seven .......
Withers: Yeah, I bailed yesterday too. Major Blankname and Sarge there had a special four-hour meeting.
Withers: So Sarge is a bit...grumpy....
Dugan: ...... ten ......
Colwyn O'Reilly: i can tell
Colwyn O'Reilly heads to his bunk
Dugan: ....... twelve ......
Dugan: ......... thirteen .......
Ranger Richard: well better go clean weapons and gear
Dugan: .............................. fourteen ....................
Withers: Well, get some rest and shut-eye tonight. Tomorrow we're about 90% certain to have to actually fire our weapons at VC. I hope you have not forgotten how.
Dugan: ...................................................... fifteen ..............................
Withers: Hogpile is all excited about it.
Dugan: Hey guys .. did I miss anything?
Withers: See you for chow.
Dugan: So, my uncle put up a sign on the side of the road... where these thousands of cars were streaming by ....
Withers: Not a thing Dugan. How is latrine duty coming?
Dugan: Sir Yessir! ... heading there now
Withers: (sighs)
Dugan: scrubbing latrine #1
Dugan: #2
Dugan: #3
Dugan: #4
Dugan: #5
Sgt Donegal: Son, what the hell are you doing? Get the hell back there and do it right!
Sgt Donegal: What kind of damn redneck hillbilly are you?
Dugan: Sir Yessir! Don't know how to do it any diffrn't
Dugan: Maybe you should show what yer lookin fer
Sgt Donegal: I got a better idea. How about you just keep cleaning them until I tell you they are clean. I'll come back and check in an hour.
Sgt Donegal: Now move it private.
GM: Colwyn, are you checking on your little statue?
Dugan: spit polishing latrine #1 with Sgt Donegal's toothbrush
Colwyn O'Reilly: sure, if no-one else is around
GM: It has not moved from where you left it. Seems to be in exactly the same condition as before.
Dugan: spit polishing latrine #2 with Sgt Donegal's toothbrush.. (a little frayed on the edges now)
TADM: And on that happy note, we'll call it a night.
TADM: Next week will be on Wednesday. Does that work for you?
Ranger Richard: yes
Campaign saved.