Crystal Cave Adventure (OOC)

Wow I totally missed the Asha to Ahsa switch. At least the name spelling part. I knew something was going on.

Interesting choice of words. :)

Hmm, I'm a bit confused.
If I got it right we're back at the stairs with the bell at the top, right? But afaik, that route was blocked when we entered. Is the blocking wall gone now?

That's right.
There was a lot of water blocking the stairs down, but you guys unplugged that and came up that way.
Was there a 'blocking wall'? I have not gone back and checked. Didn't you enter via the roof and window (where you currently are) because you ran from the room below?

You did not find the way from the room below to the stairs, but I don't recall much looking, and the way from the stairs is easier to find as the inside of a stairwell is smaller and more constrained than a large room that might have 'hidden' stairs behind some wall.

Aside from the water and the stone figures attitude, nothing significant has changed up here.

Does that help?

I mean this
The way to the window we entered from was blocked. We had no way of getting out.

Indeed. That trap seems to have reset itself when it was forgotten about. Probably a time delay?

Hehe, alright :)

When you say 'minutes' do you mean 'moments'? 'Asha' will not wait, so how long do you take?

The captain will follow Asha and try to keep her safe if you guys don't.
Neither do I. :)

You tell us what is involved, and what Deoring should do (mechanically) and we can see. I can see pretty clear options for outcomes.

Bear in mind that there is water just outside. I don't know how Raynor would feel about this. You tell can us.

I guess it would only take about a minute. Albert will let Asha go on ahead. He doesn't know that the way out is no longer blocked and probably won't hear her talk about the gargoyle, either cause of the distance or because by then he's already praying.

I think Deoring needs to decide what he should do other than what Albert asked :) There is no "correct way" of praying as far as he's concerned. As long as it's genuine.

We established that Albert has been tasked with cleansing the temple, so I think Raynor would want to keep him close to where this cleansing needs to be done. Heading out for water would probably not fit his plans. That's my guess at least :)
I also think that Albert lacks the desire to leave. He'd probably need some convincing.

OK, so she has gone on ahead by this time.
Are you still down in the crystal room? Someone can come back and inform you of events if it comes to it.
Indeed. They can decide if they rushed off after the girls or were still close enough to hear the request.

Roald can be placed when Airshark gets back. We can assume they did the logical thing to get where we find them.
That can turn out to be true. Maybe a roll for the Miracle will provide answers to this. And you are both asking Raynor for a Miracle and establishing Miracles in the fiction, so it is a big deal.

If you are rewarded with clean water, then you can assume you are not 'meant' to leave, if you instead ruin a waterskin it could mean you are being silly and Raynor does not mind if you step out for a few minutes to resupply. Middling results are always harder to draw conclusions from, we shall see.
I don't know how 'convincing' it will be, but you are definitely going to be presented with a dilemma about staying.

Yes, Albert didn't go through the plug yet and I believe Deoring was following him. So he's close.

Can I have TrailHead roll the fate die? :) I think Deoring has earned the right to roll it. I guess a middle results will give Albert diarrhea when he drinks the nasty water.

OK.
Though, that may have been predicated on Albert going up, so it may not be true anymore if he stays behind. It's up to TrailHead.
Sure.
Could do. If asking for answers is more the intent than asking for water, then middling results could be unclear answers leading to intestinal distress from unclearn water.

Before rolling the Die of Fate, we need to know we are rolling for, what does a 1 mean, what does a 6 mean. Define the question before asking the Oracle.

Albert just wants drinkable water. He's not confused about his task. So the question is; Does Raynor provide when his followers are in need?

Yeah, but Albert does not know about Dice of Fate, so this is about the players and what it means to us.

There is water just outside, so there is more going on than just getting water, it feeds into what Albert will end up believing and will affect the upcoming decision about 'Asha' (I can tell you for free that she is not going to want to come back down here, and your characters will know that is likely).
This also establishes a bit of a precedent about Miracles. This is close to sewer water, with slime and dead bodies in it. If you can trivially cleanse such things, that has huge impact on the world. I am not saying 'no' I am just saying it is significant.

Hmm, I'm actually not sure then. Maybe it just shows how valuable Albert and Deoring are to Raynor's cause?

I'm also fine with it just not working at all, if we want to keep the whole miracle stuff out of the game. :) I just thought it would be a nice bit of RP, as it would also get Deoring more involved.

Of course. PCs are special. :)
I have no objections to it working, I am just saying it is a big roll with far reaching consequences, not just a fluffy bit of RP.

Albert's choice to stay behind after some ran off has split the party, and I would hate for him to get nothing and then find the NPCs above got killed by gargoyles as the price for that nothing.

I’m good either way with the miracle working or not working. As long as it is clear to the PCs if it works or not. Deoring’s not going to drink disgusting water. If it is miraculously clear looking and no longer smells bad, he will drink it. Otherwise not. He may be fresh faced but not totally naive. His father is a miller - he knows that if you add dirty water to good flour you’ll make a bad tasting loaf of bread.

OK.

@TrailHead, do you want to roll the Die of Fate as suggested above?

The drinkability of the water will be obvious enough to the PCs, even if it does take Albert giving himself diarrhoea before he is convinced. :)

Yes, that would be slightly annoying :P

I see that TrailHead didn't roll the die. If you feel like speeding things up, feel free to roll it, vagueGM.

I am in no rush.