Dax would have gone over follow Gegren. Does he also hear this commotion or is it all in Gegren's head? -Oz On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 03:40:45 PM CDT, bss via Emerald Flame <emerald-flame@lists.incorporeal.org> wrote: On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 11:43 AM murph via Emerald Flame wrote:
When Nia sees this, she will do her level best to get to the same side as Gegren.
If stuff is jumping off, she will not leave him in the lurch.
…although Nia will try to grab a seed of her own before crossing over.
No problems getting over. [I like Mike's description that Gegren teleport-leaps in a way that doesn't get in Nia's way, but we'll just say that happens naturally, because I like using his minor/major effect on the information. Also, sure, Nia can run back and grab another seed. It's not a long detour. Again, doing so, Nia doesn't spend long enough in the library to trigger anything unpleasant.] On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 10:29 AM Mike Bloy via Emerald Flame wrote:
Gegren pauses after teleporting, trying to figure out the nature of the commotion he hears, and their intent in being here if possible.
[understanding the commotion from the entrance. (spending effort and eased by "seeing through deception", maybe?) succeeded, with a minor effect! (d20=19 vs. diff. 5-1)]
As he's listening, Gegren will have a dagger out, and will attempt to be both hidden in shadows and between the automaton and the source of the voices.
Not only does Gegren hear the commotion surprisingly clearly, but something unexplained jumps into his memory --- is it a memory, even? --- that the sounds above are agents of House Magissa, here to plunder. The commotion sounds like their usual MO; drop in a team, grab everything that looks valuable, and close off the site and keep its secrets to themselves. The forward team is usually a mix of explorers and grunts looking to lock the place down before the artificers, scholars, scribes, and so on get access. Probably, they even have a small air skiff they took to get here. The automaton looks like it is attempting to get into the mud room, though it does yield when Gegren gets in its way. -- bss (Brian S. Stephan) | https://bss.zone/ | GPG: 0x80895FCB_______________________________________________ Emerald Flame mailing list -- emerald-flame@lists.incorporeal.org To unsubscribe send an email to emerald-flame-leave@lists.incorporeal.org