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### 00019
> Why Stabby, it looks like we won't need to stab Horse at all, but are you any good at stabbing armor?
>
> Corraidhin stuffs the melon shaped gem into his knapsack and rushes towards Inky and Jarrod. Best to get this party started in style Corraidhin says as he casts a fireball at the suit of armor, followed closely by a second, and a third.
>
> As corraidhin reaches Inky and Jarrod he raises the Sword of Y'aml ready to fight. Stand and deliver you curr!
The trigger happy mage rushes toward the vault exit, flinging a couple of fireballs over his shoulder as he goes.
Stabby is delighted at the carnage as the suit of armor is blown to bits, but also disappointed at the general lack of stabbing.
The Aurs, deep in meditation nearby, get caught in the conflagration. Their kernels swell and pop explosively. Though not as explosively as the fireballs.
The whole Retrieval Team 43 pours into the cavern outside the vault as it turns into an inferno, and they are swept up and away in a throng of kobits evacuating the tunnels.
You are deposited, like silt after a flood, outside the caves back at the bottom of the gnome hole, where the kobits and the lone egre are frantically climbing up the scaffolding, which bends dangerously under their combined weight. The gnomes up above are running around in an agitated state at the sudden commotion, and a few of them explode in the excitement.
The ground rumbles again, and the entrance to the kobit caves, and several feet of the surrounding area, is swallowed up by a sinkhole that spreads across half of the bottom of the gnome hole. From the hole emerges a gigantic moth-like creature made of a hundred ears of corn and a hundred wings. It is bigger than the very largest horse.
You hear a single word repeated fearfully over and over again by the crowd of kobits. "Centaur! Centaur!"
It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in the air with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air, flutters, and then crashes back into the ground.
It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.
Undaunted, it crawls across what is left of the bottom of the gnome hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash you with them. Which would hurt a lot.
Yam'l whispers in Corraidhin's mind.
Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!
WHAT DO YOU DO
[www](https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html)

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Templates are skills and abilities, organized into *paths*, that players can discover and unlock through play as their characters learn and discover more about the world.
They are the lambda calculus answer to "classes" in traditional ttrpgs: a kind anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you can combine and mix and match.
They are the lambda calculus answer to "classes" in traditional ttrpgs: a kind of anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you can combine and mix and match.
How it works:

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<li><a href="#section-15" id="toc-section-15">00016</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#bestiary" id="toc-bestiary">Bestiary</a></li>
</ul>
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that players can discover and unlock through play as their characters
learn and discover more about the world.</p>
<p>They are the lambda calculus answer to “classes” in traditional
ttrpgs: a kind anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you
ttrpgs: a kind of anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you
can combine and mix and match.</p>
<p>How it works:</p>
<p>Each path has a bunch of templates.</p>
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<p>UH OH WHAT DO!!</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00028.html">www</a></p>
<h3 id="section-18">00019</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Why Stabby, it looks like we won’t need to stab Horse at all, but are
you any good at stabbing armor?</p>
<p>Corraidhin stuffs the melon shaped gem into his knapsack and rushes
towards Inky and Jarrod. Best to get this party started in style
Corraidhin says as he casts a fireball at the suit of armor, followed
closely by a second, and a third.</p>
<p>As corraidhin reaches Inky and Jarrod he raises the Sword of Y’aml
ready to fight. Stand and deliver you curr!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The trigger happy mage rushes toward the vault exit, flinging a
couple of fireballs over his shoulder as he goes.</p>
<p>Stabby is delighted at the carnage as the suit of armor is blown to
bits, but also disappointed at the general lack of stabbing.</p>
<p>The Aurs, deep in meditation nearby, get caught in the conflagration.
Their kernels swell and pop explosively. Though not as explosively as
the fireballs.</p>
<p>The whole Retrieval Team 43 pours into the cavern outside the vault
as it turns into an inferno, and they are swept up and away in a throng
of kobits evacuating the tunnels.</p>
<p>You are deposited, like silt after a flood, outside the caves back at
the bottom of the gnome hole, where the kobits and the lone egre are
frantically climbing up the scaffolding, which bends dangerously under
their combined weight. The gnomes up above are running around in an
agitated state at the sudden commotion, and a few of them explode in the
excitement.</p>
<p>The ground rumbles again, and the entrance to the kobit caves, and
several feet of the surrounding area, is swallowed up by a sinkhole that
spreads across half of the bottom of the gnome hole. From the hole
emerges a gigantic moth-like creature made of a hundred ears of corn and
a hundred wings. It is bigger than the very largest horse.</p>
<p>You hear a single word repeated fearfully over and over again by the
crowd of kobits. “Centaur! Centaur!”</p>
<p>It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in the air
with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air, flutters, and then
crashes back into the ground.</p>
<p>It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.</p>
<p>Undaunted, it crawls across what is left of the bottom of the gnome
hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash you with them.
Which would hurt a lot.</p>
<p>Yam’l whispers in Corraidhin’s mind.</p>
<pre><code>Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!</code></pre>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html">www</a></p>
<h2 id="bestiary">Bestiary</h2>
<p>Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria</p>
<dt>

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<description>Friends having ADVENTURES! Huzzah!</description>
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<h3 id="section">00013</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Psst, Inky, can you poke your head into the vault, see if
you can spot any crystals. Also, can you tell what kind of
gold’s in there? Maybe it’s worth something to nab a piece of
two for ourselves, you know, since we’re so good at vault
cracking.</p>
<p>While you do that I’m going to take a closer look at this
sword, it’s giving me heeby jeebies.</p>
<p><em>I cast a spell on the sword to identify its physical,
magical, and metaphysical properties</em></p>
<p>“Strange sword, I command thee to divulge your secrets! All
that you are of, exist in, and imbue from shall be wrought in
words of sorcercy so that the world my see clear what you
are!” I chant as I invoke ancient runes with my wand.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Corraidhín commands the sword commandingly. But the sword
just rolls its eye and looks at him exasperatedly.</p>
<p>Hmm. Yes, no mouth. Well then.</p>
<p>Corraidhín draws on his mastery of Arcane Lore, and sifts
through all the knowledge he has filed away on magical swords.
There are so many books on magic swords!</p>
<p>While at first you guessed that it may merely be a common
Look Sword, you have since revised your initial assessment.
Look Swords are minor magical items, and are not quite as
sentient as this particular blade appears to be.</p>
<p>No this must be something a little more special.</p>
<p>It’s hard to tell from here–the water is not perfectly
clear–but the pattern on the hilt is kind swirly and whirly.
Probably a Sword of Omens.</p>
<p>Unless…</p>
<p>No, it’s so unlikely.</p>
<p>And yet.</p>
<p>If the pattern on the hilt turns out to be more whirly than
swirly, then it probably is indeed a Sword of Omens.</p>
<p>But on the other hand, if it is more swirly than whirly,
it’s possible that this may be then legendary Sword of
J’Son.</p>
<p>If only you could get a closer look…</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Inky nods and peeks inside the vault, while keeping an ear
open for any sounds coming from the tunnel where the guard
kobit is currently sleeping soundly. Small mountains of
ancient gold, some as coins and some in nuggets of various
shapes and sizes, filled most of the cavern floor. In one
corner were a few chests overflowing with rubies and emeralds,
with the occasional amethyst and tiny pink diamonds. Whoever
had this vault set up has amassed a nice hoard!</p>
<p>Inky whispered back, “Some good old gold! There are also
little crystals in one of the chests, but I can’t tell if any
of them is a Ginnarak.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Inky hears the drunken cowboy Kobit guard snoring gently.
It whistles adorably a little bit at the top of each
exhale.</p>
<p>You peek inside the vault just in time to see the lone
Kobit guard that went inside to check on the vault. It yelps
and trips over its own feet.</p>
<p>Its shoes were untied.</p>
<p>There are indeed piles of gold, gems, and crystals. Chests
full of precious stones. A few suits of armor. For some
reason, a giant clam, mouth open to reveal a giant pearl.</p>
<p>And in the center of it all, atop a stone pedestal, beneath
a dome of glass, is the blue and gold Ginnarak Crystal. It is
the size of a melon, and kind of shaped like one. A lumpy,
multi-faceted blue and gold melon.</p>
<p>Flitting around the pedestal are a couple of Aurs. Giant
ears with bat wings. Very keen hearing obviously. Usually more
of an annoyance than a true deterrent. Unless there’s a
Centaur around. Nasty things those. A hundred ears with a
hundred wings. The size of a small horse. They can really ruin
your day. Luckily you don’t see one around.</p>
<p>Finally, curled up on the ground at the base of the
pedestal, hugging a mound of gold coins like a body pillow, is
a nude Kobit, sound asleep. It stretches briefly in its sleep
and when it does, you are astonished to see that it has large
leathery wings.</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00011.html">www</a></p>
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<title>7</title>
<author>dozens@tilde.team (dozens)</author>
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<h3 id="section">00018</h3>
<h3 id="section">00007</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>From their spot behind the construction banner, Inky pulls
a pewter bowl, a large wooden spoon and a set of silver spoons
from their brewing kit. In one quick fluid motion, Inky
strikes the bowl with the wooden spoon. The sound reverberates
soulfully through the domed cavern of the vault, like a call
to meditation. The kobits too, seem to recognise that single,
sonorous note.</p>
<p>After a long pause, Inky taps several silver spoons in
rapid succession against one another and on a small rock. The
result can be barely heard by everyone in the vault except the
aurs, for whom the sounds may resemble the soothing trickle of
pebbles flowing along the path of a tunnel.</p>
<p>Inky peers down at the hole, and after some time, turns to
the party. “Do you think they’ve cleared most of the gnomes by
now, or should we wait until they emerge and grab the crystal
then?” Gazing at some invisible spot farther among the trees,
Inky continued, “One of the old miners back at the tavern said
there used to be a natural maw on the southwestern side, but
it was blocked when the tunnel caved in many years ago. The
gnomes don’t waste their efforts on blowing up things knowing
someone’s already been through them. Chances are there’s only
one exit, unless this mine is a decoy.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A rich tone permeates the vault. The Aurs cease their
squeaking. You don’t hear them say this, but you imagine
they’re thinking, “Oh shit, I still need to log my sit for
Sitember..” And they flutter down to the ground and sit in a
circle and close their eyes and are still.</p>
<p>You also hear a deep rumbling somewhere beneath you in
response to the gentle call. Some of the gold coin dunes start
to shift and spill. A suit of armor falls over. HORSE and the
clumsy kobit halt their advance and look around nervously, and
then bolt for the front door of the vault.</p>
<p>“BrUHrhHHHURHu-RUN!”</p>
<p>UH OH WHAT DO!!</p>
<p>Inky peers down the hole and watches Retrieval Team 70
approach the kobit caves.</p>
<p>The maw on the southwestern side did indeed collapse
several seasons ago. If you know anything about the industrial
and intrepid kobits however, it is that they have probably dug
several alternative, secret entrances since then.</p>
<p>Just as the gophers reach the cave entrance, a large erge,
muscles rippling beneath its white feathers, emerges from
behind a boulder and blocks their way forward.</p>
<p>It raises the feathery crest on the crown of its head, and
fluffs up its plumage in a dramatic display. It appears to be
arguing with the gophers. All three gophers appear to be
arguing back.</p>
<p>The egre gestures angrily at the gophers’ feet, shakes its
head, and crosses its arms defiantly. The gophers look down at
their own feet and shuffle about as though embarrassed.</p>
<p>They all exchange a few more words and then the gophers
retreat away from the egre and the cave entrance. They huddle
together briefly and then start slowly climbing the
scaffolding back up to the top of the hole.</p>
<p>“Oh yeah,” the foreman remarks absentmindedly. “There’s an
egre guarding the kobit caves.”</p>
<p>The egre below preens and struts about proudly having
chased off the gophers.</p>
<p>“Stubborn things,” the foreman continues. “Easily provoked
to violence. Impeccable fashion sense though.”</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00028.html">www</a></p>
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-08/msg00003.html">www</a></p>
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<title>19</title>
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<h3 id="section">00013</h3>
<h3 id="section">00019</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Psst, Inky, can you poke your head into the vault, see if
you can spot any crystals. Also, can you tell what kind of
gold’s in there? Maybe it’s worth something to nab a piece of
two for ourselves, you know, since we’re so good at vault
cracking.</p>
<p>While you do that I’m going to take a closer look at this
sword, it’s giving me heeby jeebies.</p>
<p><em>I cast a spell on the sword to identify its physical,
magical, and metaphysical properties</em></p>
<p>“Strange sword, I command thee to divulge your secrets! All
that you are of, exist in, and imbue from shall be wrought in
words of sorcercy so that the world my see clear what you
are!” I chant as I invoke ancient runes with my wand.</p>
<p>Why Stabby, it looks like we won’t need to stab Horse at
all, but are you any good at stabbing armor?</p>
<p>Corraidhin stuffs the melon shaped gem into his knapsack
and rushes towards Inky and Jarrod. Best to get this party
started in style Corraidhin says as he casts a fireball at the
suit of armor, followed closely by a second, and a third.</p>
<p>As corraidhin reaches Inky and Jarrod he raises the Sword
of Y’aml ready to fight. Stand and deliver you curr!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Corraidhín commands the sword commandingly. But the sword
just rolls its eye and looks at him exasperatedly.</p>
<p>Hmm. Yes, no mouth. Well then.</p>
<p>Corraidhín draws on his mastery of Arcane Lore, and sifts
through all the knowledge he has filed away on magical swords.
There are so many books on magic swords!</p>
<p>While at first you guessed that it may merely be a common
Look Sword, you have since revised your initial assessment.
Look Swords are minor magical items, and are not quite as
sentient as this particular blade appears to be.</p>
<p>No this must be something a little more special.</p>
<p>It’s hard to tell from here–the water is not perfectly
clear–but the pattern on the hilt is kind swirly and whirly.
Probably a Sword of Omens.</p>
<p>Unless…</p>
<p>No, it’s so unlikely.</p>
<p>And yet.</p>
<p>If the pattern on the hilt turns out to be more whirly than
swirly, then it probably is indeed a Sword of Omens.</p>
<p>But on the other hand, if it is more swirly than whirly,
it’s possible that this may be then legendary Sword of
J’Son.</p>
<p>If only you could get a closer look…</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Inky nods and peeks inside the vault, while keeping an ear
open for any sounds coming from the tunnel where the guard
kobit is currently sleeping soundly. Small mountains of
ancient gold, some as coins and some in nuggets of various
shapes and sizes, filled most of the cavern floor. In one
corner were a few chests overflowing with rubies and emeralds,
with the occasional amethyst and tiny pink diamonds. Whoever
had this vault set up has amassed a nice hoard!</p>
<p>Inky whispered back, “Some good old gold! There are also
little crystals in one of the chests, but I can’t tell if any
of them is a Ginnarak.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Inky hears the drunken cowboy Kobit guard snoring gently.
It whistles adorably a little bit at the top of each
exhale.</p>
<p>You peek inside the vault just in time to see the lone
Kobit guard that went inside to check on the vault. It yelps
and trips over its own feet.</p>
<p>Its shoes were untied.</p>
<p>There are indeed piles of gold, gems, and crystals. Chests
full of precious stones. A few suits of armor. For some
reason, a giant clam, mouth open to reveal a giant pearl.</p>
<p>And in the center of it all, atop a stone pedestal, beneath
a dome of glass, is the blue and gold Ginnarak Crystal. It is
the size of a melon, and kind of shaped like one. A lumpy,
multi-faceted blue and gold melon.</p>
<p>Flitting around the pedestal are a couple of Aurs. Giant
ears with bat wings. Very keen hearing obviously. Usually more
of an annoyance than a true deterrent. Unless there’s a
Centaur around. Nasty things those. A hundred ears with a
hundred wings. The size of a small horse. They can really ruin
your day. Luckily you don’t see one around.</p>
<p>Finally, curled up on the ground at the base of the
pedestal, hugging a mound of gold coins like a body pillow, is
a nude Kobit, sound asleep. It stretches briefly in its sleep
and when it does, you are astonished to see that it has large
leathery wings.</p>
<p>The trigger happy mage rushes toward the vault exit,
flinging a couple of fireballs over his shoulder as he
goes.</p>
<p>Stabby is delighted at the carnage as the suit of armor is
blown to bits, but also disappointed at the general lack of
stabbing.</p>
<p>The Aurs, deep in meditation nearby, get caught in the
conflagration. Their kernels swell and pop explosively. Though
not as explosively as the fireballs.</p>
<p>The whole Retrieval Team 43 pours into the cavern outside
the vault as it turns into an inferno, and they are swept up
and away in a throng of kobits evacuating the tunnels.</p>
<p>You are deposited, like silt after a flood, outside the
caves back at the bottom of the gnome hole, where the kobits
and the lone egre are frantically climbing up the scaffolding,
which bends dangerously under their combined weight. The
gnomes up above are running around in an agitated state at the
sudden commotion, and a few of them explode in the
excitement.</p>
<p>The ground rumbles again, and the entrance to the kobit
caves, and several feet of the surrounding area, is swallowed
up by a sinkhole that spreads across half of the bottom of the
gnome hole. From the hole emerges a gigantic moth-like
creature made of a hundred ears of corn and a hundred wings.
It is bigger than the very largest horse.</p>
<p>You hear a single word repeated fearfully over and over
again by the crowd of kobits. “Centaur! Centaur!”</p>
<p>It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in
the air with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air,
flutters, and then crashes back into the ground.</p>
<p>It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.</p>
<p>Undaunted, it crawls across what is left of the bottom of
the gnome hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash
you with them. Which would hurt a lot.</p>
<p>Yam’l whispers in Corraidhin’s mind.</p>
<pre><code>Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!</code></pre>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00011.html">www</a></p>
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00007</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Inky peers down at the hole, and after some time, turns to
the party. “Do you think they’ve cleared most of the gnomes by
now, or should we wait until they emerge and grab the crystal
then?” Gazing at some invisible spot farther among the trees,
Inky continued, “One of the old miners back at the tavern said
there used to be a natural maw on the southwestern side, but
it was blocked when the tunnel caved in many years ago. The
gnomes don’t waste their efforts on blowing up things knowing
someone’s already been through them. Chances are there’s only
one exit, unless this mine is a decoy.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Inky peers down the hole and watches Retrieval Team 70
approach the kobit caves.</p>
<p>The maw on the southwestern side did indeed collapse
several seasons ago. If you know anything about the industrial
and intrepid kobits however, it is that they have probably dug
several alternative, secret entrances since then.</p>
<p>Just as the gophers reach the cave entrance, a large erge,
muscles rippling beneath its white feathers, emerges from
behind a boulder and blocks their way forward.</p>
<p>It raises the feathery crest on the crown of its head, and
fluffs up its plumage in a dramatic display. It appears to be
arguing with the gophers. All three gophers appear to be
arguing back.</p>
<p>The egre gestures angrily at the gophers’ feet, shakes its
head, and crosses its arms defiantly. The gophers look down at
their own feet and shuffle about as though embarrassed.</p>
<p>They all exchange a few more words and then the gophers
retreat away from the egre and the cave entrance. They huddle
together briefly and then start slowly climbing the
scaffolding back up to the top of the hole.</p>
<p>“Oh yeah,” the foreman remarks absentmindedly. “There’s an
egre guarding the kobit caves.”</p>
<p>The egre below preens and struts about proudly having
chased off the gophers.</p>
<p>“Stubborn things,” the foreman continues. “Easily provoked
to violence. Impeccable fashion sense though.”</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-08/msg00003.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00001</h3>
<p>“Congratulations!” The slightly tipsy hobbit grins and
salutes you with his martini. “On Retrieval Team 43’s
inaugural mission! I’m so excited for you, I’m sure you’ll do
fantastic!”</p>
<p>You are all seated around a table in the corner at Lucy’s
Basement. It is dimly lit and fairly noisy. The walls are
covered in red velvet curtains, and the tablecloths have
little gold tassels. A cloud of purple smoke from candles,
cigars, and pipes hangs in the air. Waiters bustle between
tables refilling drinks.</p>
<p>“So to recap, the Benefactor has tasked you with retrieving
the five fabled Ginnarak Crystals. I, Blavin Blandfoot, will
be your case manager. You will be paid handsomely for each
crystal you retrieve. And if you retrieve all 5, you’ll get to
meet the Benefactor at be their guest at their <em>glorious
mansion!</em>”</p>
<p>“The first crystal has been spotted near a Gnomish dig site
in the Tammineaux Forest, just east of here.”</p>
<p>“I recommend getting started right away!” He polishes off
his drink and squints at his empty glass. “Well, maybe first
thing in the morning. Waiter!”</p>
<ul>
<li>Who are you?</li>
<li>What role do you think you will fill on the team?</li>
<li>What do you plan to do with your cut of the money?</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="section">00018</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>From their spot behind the construction banner, Inky pulls
a pewter bowl, a large wooden spoon and a set of silver spoons
from their brewing kit. In one quick fluid motion, Inky
strikes the bowl with the wooden spoon. The sound reverberates
soulfully through the domed cavern of the vault, like a call
to meditation. The kobits too, seem to recognise that single,
sonorous note.</p>
<p>After a long pause, Inky taps several silver spoons in
rapid succession against one another and on a small rock. The
result can be barely heard by everyone in the vault except the
aurs, for whom the sounds may resemble the soothing trickle of
pebbles flowing along the path of a tunnel.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A rich tone permeates the vault. The Aurs cease their
squeaking. You don’t hear them say this, but you imagine
they’re thinking, “Oh shit, I still need to log my sit for
Sitember..” And they flutter down to the ground and sit in a
circle and close their eyes and are still.</p>
<p>You also hear a deep rumbling somewhere beneath you in
response to the gentle call. Some of the gold coin dunes start
to shift and spill. A suit of armor falls over. HORSE and the
clumsy kobit halt their advance and look around nervously, and
then bolt for the front door of the vault.</p>
<p>“BrUHrhHHHURHu-RUN!”</p>
<p>UH OH WHAT DO!!</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-07/msg00015.html">www</a></p>
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00028.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00001</h3>
<p>“Congratulations!” The slightly tipsy hobbit grins and
salutes you with his martini. “On Retrieval Team 43’s
inaugural mission! I’m so excited for you, I’m sure you’ll do
fantastic!”</p>
<p>You are all seated around a table in the corner at Lucy’s
Basement. It is dimly lit and fairly noisy. The walls are
covered in red velvet curtains, and the tablecloths have
little gold tassels. A cloud of purple smoke from candles,
cigars, and pipes hangs in the air. Waiters bustle between
tables refilling drinks.</p>
<p>“So to recap, the Benefactor has tasked you with retrieving
the five fabled Ginnarak Crystals. I, Blavin Blandfoot, will
be your case manager. You will be paid handsomely for each
crystal you retrieve. And if you retrieve all 5, you’ll get to
meet the Benefactor at be their guest at their <em>glorious
mansion!</em>”</p>
<p>“The first crystal has been spotted near a Gnomish dig site
in the Tammineaux Forest, just east of here.”</p>
<p>“I recommend getting started right away!” He polishes off
his drink and squints at his empty glass. “Well, maybe first
thing in the morning. Waiter!”</p>
<ul>
<li>Who are you?</li>
<li>What role do you think you will fill on the team?</li>
<li>What do you plan to do with your cut of the money?</li>
</ul>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-07/msg00015.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00011</h3>
<p>The Retrieval Team 70 gophers are absolutely losing their
minds over the ed terminal.</p>
<p>“It just keeps printing a question mark!” Vest sobs.</p>
<p>“Try pushing escape?” suggests Shorts somewhat
panicking.</p>
<p>“I’ve tried it! It’s not vi! It doesn’t do anything!” Vest
moans. “Here you try it if you’re so smart!”</p>
<p>Sash is balled up on the floor crying, having already had a
turn at the terminal.</p>
<p>Shorts carefully steps over them and timidly prods at the
keypad.</p>
<p>A throng of beefy guard kobits come charging into the hall,
alerted by the gopher racket.</p>
<p>“Here now! You’re not supposed to be in here!”</p>
<p>One of them trips over Sash, still balled up on the floor,
and crashes into Shorts’s back, pinning them to wall. They
squeal. Another guard grabs Vest by the collar, and after a
brief scuffle all three gophers are escorted out of the hall
despite their howls of protest.</p>
<p>“I had better check on the vault!” exclaims one of the
kobits who remains behind.</p>
<p>They bang a few keys on the terminal and it spits out a
slip of paper.</p>
<pre><code>ed v1.6
19
P
*,n
1 the door is locked
*1s/locked/open
?
*H
no match
*1s/Locked/Open
the door is Open
*wq
17</code></pre>
<p>There is a mechanical whir deep in the walls, and a click
and a gasp of air as the door swings inward.</p>
<p>The kobit slips into the vault and the door swings only
partly closed behind it.</p>
<p>The sword in the bottom of the pool pointedly narrows its
eye at you.</p>
<p>The gods of Basmentaria observe passively from their
reliefs in the alcoves around you.</p>
<p>The door to the vault is ajar, the first of the five
legendary Ginnarak crystals presumably behind it.</p>
<p>From one of the twisty little passages, you hear a guard
kobit approaching, singing a sad cowboy song to itself.</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00001.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00010</h3>
<p>Once Corey the Kobit exits the antechamber, you are free to
look around a little bit.</p>
<p>The eyesword continues to watch from the bottom of the
pool, and the Kobit Ed terminal continues to await you by the
vault door.</p>
<p>But also you notice a couple of alcoves along the walls
between the twisty little passages. Each of them holds a
relief sculpture depicting one of the three deities of
Basmentaria.</p>
<p>There is Neddas, the wise god of sages and starlight.
Androgynous, clad in purple robes, depicted with a golden
third eye in the middle of their forehead. They are shown here
stoically bestowing gifts upon the inhabitants of
Basmentaria.</p>
<p>And here is Nullar, god of time and tides. A bespectacled
male figure with a golden third eye on his forehead. He is
dressed in a dapper vest and bow tie, and is adorned with
small cogs and gears. He is depicted here looking up at the
stars from a mechanical contraption he is working on.</p>
<p>Finally, there is Liandt, goddess of war and flame. A
primal, elemental deity, she is depicted as a fiery warrior
with a golden third eye. The relief shows her on the
battlefield during the Artifice wars. The wars which reduced
Ginnarak to the wastes of cinder and ash that they are today.
The wars which drained Liandt’s divine energies so thoroughly
that she fell into a deep sleep and has been absent from the
mortal realms ever since.</p>
<p>But enough of this lore dump! There is something important
happening!</p>
<p>You hear a shuffling and a mumbling approaching from one of
the twisty little passages.</p>
<p>You’re already in one of the alcoves studying the relief,
so your press yourself flat into the recess.</p>
<p>Three gophers with smoked glass goggles spill out from one
of the passages. Retrieval team 70! They made it past the egre
after all!</p>
<p>They don’t see you, but head straight to the keypad by the
vault. They crowd around it and start pressing buttons,
arguing and bickering with one another.</p>
<p>The sword at the bottom of the pool seems to roll its eye
in exasperation.</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO?</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-08/msg00017.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00011</h3>
<p>The Retrieval Team 70 gophers are absolutely losing their
minds over the ed terminal.</p>
<p>“It just keeps printing a question mark!” Vest sobs.</p>
<p>“Try pushing escape?” suggests Shorts somewhat
panicking.</p>
<p>“I’ve tried it! It’s not vi! It doesn’t do anything!” Vest
moans. “Here you try it if you’re so smart!”</p>
<p>Sash is balled up on the floor crying, having already had a
turn at the terminal.</p>
<p>Shorts carefully steps over them and timidly prods at the
keypad.</p>
<p>A throng of beefy guard kobits come charging into the hall,
alerted by the gopher racket.</p>
<p>“Here now! You’re not supposed to be in here!”</p>
<p>One of them trips over Sash, still balled up on the floor,
and crashes into Shorts’s back, pinning them to wall. They
squeal. Another guard grabs Vest by the collar, and after a
brief scuffle all three gophers are escorted out of the hall
despite their howls of protest.</p>
<p>“I had better check on the vault!” exclaims one of the
kobits who remains behind.</p>
<p>They bang a few keys on the terminal and it spits out a
slip of paper.</p>
<pre><code>ed v1.6
19
P
*,n
1 the door is locked
*1s/locked/open
?
*H
no match
*1s/Locked/Open
the door is Open
*wq
17</code></pre>
<p>There is a mechanical whir deep in the walls, and a click
and a gasp of air as the door swings inward.</p>
<p>The kobit slips into the vault and the door swings only
partly closed behind it.</p>
<p>The sword in the bottom of the pool pointedly narrows its
eye at you.</p>
<p>The gods of Basmentaria observe passively from their
reliefs in the alcoves around you.</p>
<p>The door to the vault is ajar, the first of the five
legendary Ginnarak crystals presumably behind it.</p>
<p>From one of the twisty little passages, you hear a guard
kobit approaching, singing a sad cowboy song to itself.</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00001.html">www</a></p>
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<h3 id="section">00010</h3>
<p>Once Corey the Kobit exits the antechamber, you are free to
look around a little bit.</p>
<p>The eyesword continues to watch from the bottom of the
pool, and the Kobit Ed terminal continues to await you by the
vault door.</p>
<p>But also you notice a couple of alcoves along the walls
between the twisty little passages. Each of them holds a
relief sculpture depicting one of the three deities of
Basmentaria.</p>
<p>There is Neddas, the wise god of sages and starlight.
Androgynous, clad in purple robes, depicted with a golden
third eye in the middle of their forehead. They are shown here
stoically bestowing gifts upon the inhabitants of
Basmentaria.</p>
<p>And here is Nullar, god of time and tides. A bespectacled
male figure with a golden third eye on his forehead. He is
dressed in a dapper vest and bow tie, and is adorned with
small cogs and gears. He is depicted here looking up at the
stars from a mechanical contraption he is working on.</p>
<p>Finally, there is Liandt, goddess of war and flame. A
primal, elemental deity, she is depicted as a fiery warrior
with a golden third eye. The relief shows her on the
battlefield during the Artifice wars. The wars which reduced
Ginnarak to the wastes of cinder and ash that they are today.
The wars which drained Liandt’s divine energies so thoroughly
that she fell into a deep sleep and has been absent from the
mortal realms ever since.</p>
<p>But enough of this lore dump! There is something important
happening!</p>
<p>You hear a shuffling and a mumbling approaching from one of
the twisty little passages.</p>
<p>You’re already in one of the alcoves studying the relief,
so your press yourself flat into the recess.</p>
<p>Three gophers with smoked glass goggles spill out from one
of the passages. Retrieval team 70! They made it past the egre
after all!</p>
<p>They don’t see you, but head straight to the keypad by the
vault. They crowd around it and start pressing buttons,
arguing and bickering with one another.</p>
<p>The sword at the bottom of the pool seems to roll its eye
in exasperation.</p>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO?</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-08/msg00017.html">www</a></p>
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<li><a href="#section-15" id="toc-section-15">00016</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-16" id="toc-section-16">00017</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-17" id="toc-section-17">00018</a></li>
<li><a href="#section-18" id="toc-section-18">00019</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#bestiary" id="toc-bestiary">Bestiary</a></li>
<li><a href="#geography" id="toc-geography">Geography</a></li>
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that players can discover and unlock through play as their characters
learn and discover more about the world.</p>
<p>They are the lambda calculus answer to “classes” in traditional
ttrpgs: a kind anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you
ttrpgs: a kind of anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you
can combine and mix and match.</p>
<p>How it works:</p>
<p>Each path has a bunch of templates.</p>
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<p>UH OH WHAT DO!!</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00028.html">www</a></p>
<h3 id="section-18">00019</h3>
<blockquote>
<p>Why Stabby, it looks like we won’t need to stab Horse at all, but are
you any good at stabbing armor?</p>
<p>Corraidhin stuffs the melon shaped gem into his knapsack and rushes
towards Inky and Jarrod. Best to get this party started in style
Corraidhin says as he casts a fireball at the suit of armor, followed
closely by a second, and a third.</p>
<p>As corraidhin reaches Inky and Jarrod he raises the Sword of Y’aml
ready to fight. Stand and deliver you curr!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The trigger happy mage rushes toward the vault exit, flinging a
couple of fireballs over his shoulder as he goes.</p>
<p>Stabby is delighted at the carnage as the suit of armor is blown to
bits, but also disappointed at the general lack of stabbing.</p>
<p>The Aurs, deep in meditation nearby, get caught in the conflagration.
Their kernels swell and pop explosively. Though not as explosively as
the fireballs.</p>
<p>The whole Retrieval Team 43 pours into the cavern outside the vault
as it turns into an inferno, and they are swept up and away in a throng
of kobits evacuating the tunnels.</p>
<p>You are deposited, like silt after a flood, outside the caves back at
the bottom of the gnome hole, where the kobits and the lone egre are
frantically climbing up the scaffolding, which bends dangerously under
their combined weight. The gnomes up above are running around in an
agitated state at the sudden commotion, and a few of them explode in the
excitement.</p>
<p>The ground rumbles again, and the entrance to the kobit caves, and
several feet of the surrounding area, is swallowed up by a sinkhole that
spreads across half of the bottom of the gnome hole. From the hole
emerges a gigantic moth-like creature made of a hundred ears of corn and
a hundred wings. It is bigger than the very largest horse.</p>
<p>You hear a single word repeated fearfully over and over again by the
crowd of kobits. “Centaur! Centaur!”</p>
<p>It crawls up out of the pit, and tastes the vibrations in the air
with its feelers. It flies clumsily up into the air, flutters, and then
crashes back into the ground.</p>
<p>It looks like one of its wings has been singed by fire.</p>
<p>Undaunted, it crawls across what is left of the bottom of the gnome
hole toward you, beating its wings as though to bash you with them.
Which would hurt a lot.</p>
<p>Yam’l whispers in Corraidhin’s mind.</p>
<pre><code>Now *that* thing is *definitely* evil!</code></pre>
<p>WHAT DO YOU DO</p>
<p><a
href="https://framalistes.org/sympa/arc/tildepals/2022-09/msg00030.html">www</a></p>
<h2 id="bestiary">Bestiary</h2>
<p>Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria</p>
<dt>