Z - Dungeon Doggos Chapter 1

Created: 17 January 2021, 18:24:04 CST
Last updated: 31 August 2021, 12:46:14 CDT

"Ah, I see everyone has their character sheet filled out, excellent!" Alabaster says looking around the table with a smile. The table is arragened with pencils for everyone to use, dice, and everyone's snacks and drinks. In the center of a table is a flat map grid, with a few figurines off to the side. Everyone is excited, expectantly waiting the beginning of thier grand adventure, Alabaster is patient, waiting a moment while Pupps take sips of their drinks and settle down...

Chapter 1 - The Tavern

The town Tavern is busy with customers tonight, mainly local farmers and regulars, but also with adventurers such as yourself. In this region, there are tales that a fearsome beast guards a vast treasure, and many seem to think they'll be the ones to get it. Looking around, many Pupps gather around tables in small groups, and a few people crowd around a well dressed bard playing a song on his lute. You've finished the meal you shared with your companions, and are glad to relax a bit before setting out for your adventure in the morning. You've been able to work out many of the details on how to make your way to the beast's lair, an old crumbling castle in the deep woods, but perhaps there's someone around that can tell you some information you might have missed. 

These scenes in the tavern lie before you:

  • There is a group of local farmers seated at the bar, discussing the local goings on
  • There is a group of rowdy Pupps playing some sort of dice game off in a corner
  • There's a small crowd listening to the Bard by the fire
  • The Tavern keeper is polishing a glass behind the bar
  • Your adventuring party is seated around a table with maps and such on the table, but are mostly just chit chatting at this point

What does your character do? They may talk to any of the above Pupps, or another Pupp not mentioned , or you may come up with something else entirely, within reason!

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AcuteExposure Avatar
AcuteExposure Xe/Xer

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Snowstorm felt a little shy walking into the busy tavern, but she perked up when she saw some folks playing a game - it looked like a simple dice game she was already familiar with, too! She couldn't quite see what they were betting, but that didn't matter - she was already hooked, she wanted in!

She sat down at their table, trying her best to smile. "Mind if I join in next round...?" Eventually, she was rolling with the rest of them, but she started off on an awful losing streak. A thought crossed her mind... maybe it'd be okay if she cheated? Just a smidge, to win her stuff back? It's ok as long as they don't catch her, right?

Snowstorm would like to use her paws stat to try fudging the dice!

2021-02-22 21:01:04



Provie Avatar
Provie Staff Member she/her

The dice players around the table, laughing and carrying on, maybe they won't notice a bit of cheating...

Snowstorm rolls a 3 +3, for a total of 6, failing!

For the most part, the rowdy group doesn't notice any funny business, but the puppillar sitting next to her takes note, and gives her a look. He doesn't make a move, but grabs the dice for his turn next, "Too bad, maybe next round you'll roll better!" he says, sounding friendly, but firm.

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2021-02-24 15:41:57



Hawkins Avatar
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Mochius leans back from her meal with a contented sigh. She wasn't much of an adventurer, if she was being honest. Though it appealed to her and she loved going new places and meeting new people, she was honestly a bit of a scaredy Snailcat. Still, she was excited at the thought of finding this treasure, assuming it was real. Her companions had been interesting so far, and she couldn't help but marvel at how skilled they all were.

Everyone's attention began to wander as their meal settled in their bellies and Mochius figured now was as good a time as any to try to gather more information. Peering around, she immediately opted to avoid the crowd watching the bard and the Pupps playing dice. Instead, she zeroes in on the innkeeper quietly polishing a glass behind the bar. She couldn't imagine the amount of gossip he probably heard every day!

Making her way towards him, she flashes the most confident smile she could muster. Maybe he'd share some useful information if she could charm him. Mochius decides to roll her Tail stat to see!

2021-02-10 13:17:23 (Edited 2021-02-10 13:18:56)



Provie Avatar
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The tavern keeper is busying himself with cleaning some glasses, but mostly idly, seeing as there isn't too much for him to do at the moment...

Mochius rolls a 13 +5, for a total of 18, succeeding!

The tavern keeper perks up a bit as Mochius approaches, glad for someone to talk to. "Well howdy there, why don't you take a seat. All you adventurers in town has been nice, but it gets kinda noisy huh?" He places the tankard he was polishing on the bar. "I hope that someone out of all of y'all can finally get rid of this beast, that old castle used to be such a nice quiet place to get some peace and quiet. I didn't go too deep inside myself back in the day, but there was a cellar door the kids used to sneak in through..."

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2021-02-10 17:25:06



Hawkins Avatar
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Mochius lets out a small sigh of relief when she realizes she's gotten the inn keeper to chat with her. She was sure he'd be able to help!

Her ears perk up and she leans in excitedly when he mentions a cellar door. "A door? You wouldn't happen to remember where it was, would you?" Before she realizes it, her paws are flat on the bar and she's leaning as far as her body would allow. Calm down! she scolds herself. She straightens herself as casually as possible. She hopes she hasn't freaked the inn keeper out.

Smiling, she decides to roll Tail again, just in case.

2021-02-11 09:00:22 (Edited 2021-02-11 09:01:24)



SmellyMouse Avatar
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As Bijou slithered into the tavern, the bard caught her eye—more specifically, his tip jar. She debates trying to swipe it, but the crowd he has gathered was too large and too focused on him. There was no way she could get away with it.

Feeling a bit bummed she couldn’t snag some change, she headed to the bar where the local farmers sat. Might as well try to get any hint as to where the lair might be, as that was the real treasure. She surveyed the group and notices the eldest. She radiates old lady energy and Bijou hopes she gossips like one.

Bijou cozied up at the bar and started fiddling with an old newspaper she found. She perked her ears towards the farmers.

[Bijou would like to roll Nose to see if she can gather any information from the farmers]

2021-02-09 22:51:08



Provie Avatar
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The tavern is quite loud with all the music and chatter, but the farmers are talking quite loudly as well...

Bijou rolls a 5 +3 for a total of 8, failing!!

Unfortunately, the farmers seem to be focused on discussing the local harvest. Bijou can make out some talk about potatoes and carrots, but not much gossip. However, the newspaper that she happens to be using for cover has an interesting article about a local who tried to get into the beasts lair...

The local farm boy is recorded as stating he was able to find the ancient castle in the woods, and was searching for a way inside when he was chased away by the beast returning to its lair. "It was huge!" the farm boy said, "It had multiple heads and sharp teeth and claws! I got out of there as quick as I could!"

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2021-02-10 16:47:50 (Edited 2021-02-10 16:48:58)



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After her meal, Angel quickly stretched and looked around the tavern, instantly drawn to the music being played by a bard. Taking a moment to scan the rest of the Pupps gathered, Angel remembered the task at hand. It was probably a good idea to get information from the locals, but Angel found her attention being drawn back to the bard and their lute. After listening at her table a little while longer, Angel decided to move into the crowd that gathered around. Slowly weaving her way to the front, Angel hummed along quietly. She listened for a few moments more before joining it a little louder, she offered the bard a questioning smile, asking if it was okay to join.

I would like to roll using Tail to have angel baby preform with the bard for a while

2021-02-07 17:08:39



Provie Avatar
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The bard doesn't miss a beat as Angel approaches, a few of the pupps crowded around the bard are clapping along, but no one else has tried to join in yet...

Angel has rolled a 9 + 5 for a total of 14, succeeding!

The bard grinned back at Angel as she started to sing, gesturing for her to come and stand next to him. The puppillars watching them clap more as Angel joins in, as the bard goes into a familiar tune:

A crumbling castle hidden away
But how to get inside?
It would seem there's no way
A vast treasure lies within
But so does a beast
Somehow it gets in and out
So there must be a way
For a clever for a clever pupp to get in
For someone to get in, that would be the day...

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2021-02-07 19:34:02



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Heleward enters the tavern with an air of uncertainty, a single gold eye looking over the many pupps gathered. He seemed information but he had no voice he could use to explain as such. Perhaps at some point, while he was here, he would manage to overhear something. For now, the ancient puppillar would head towards the bard, nodding his head to the farmers and giving them a kind smile as he passed. He would settle near the front of the crowd, gaze settled on the bard as he got lost in his thoughts. He pulls out his book of stories and spells, laying it open and flipping to one of the blank pages. Using a small pen that had been hooked to the spine, he begins to jot down some of the bard's lyrics, rolling nose to see if he recognizes the song.

2021-02-06 10:34:08



Provie Avatar
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The sound of music, talk, and laughter fills the tavern, and a few pupps crowd in near the bard by the fire, but there's plenty of room for Heleward to find nice seat...

Heleward rolls an 11 +5, for a 16, succeeding!

The lyrics to the bard's song are slightly different than the words Heleward is used to, but he is easily able to recognize the song's story. It's an old story about a fearsome multi-headed beast, whose strength strikes fear in any pupps near where they make their lair. The song is a cheerful one however, with the folly of the beast being that the multiple heads argue with each other, and are turned against each other by a brave hero.

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2021-02-06 22:22:33



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Heleward jots down the new information into his book with a small smile, a few thoughts of his own jotted down alongside it. He closed the book quietly, setting his writing utensile down alongside it. He would wait until the bard was finished, opening his book once more and writing down "where did you learn that song?" on a blank page, before rolling tail to see if they could kindly motion the bard over and get them to read it.

2021-02-21 15:32:42






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