[OOC] Fantasy Dungeon Crawl: Take 3

[VitaVitaAR]

Hmm, what is it? I might be able to help out.

[IncredibleBee]

Hmm, what is it? I might be able to help out.

@VitaVitaAR

Nah, I think I've got it figured out. I'll have it posted shortly.

[VitaVitaAR]

Alrighty. Looking forward to it!

[IncredibleBee]

Name: Mines of Kranak

Brief History: A long-abandoned mine that was once prized by the Dwarves for its rich ores. Recently, new veins of extremely rare materials were discovered, prompting an operation to resume mining immediately.
However, several mining teams have disappeared due to some unknown monster prowling the tunnels. Under normal circumstances, dwarven soldiers would clear out their own mines, but most of the local forces have been dispatched to route a monster infestation at the northern borders, necessitating that they get help from the outside (that's you guys)
It's imperative that the mines are cleared out quickly, as the resources are immensely valuable, and an unattended mine is ripe for thievery. In exchange for your services, the Dwarves are offering two sets of mithril armor to the party's specification as a reward- a small fortune.

Layout Summary: The entrance to the mine is located near the top of a remote mountain, and getting there is a perilous trek on its own.
The mine itself is a labyrinth filled with old mining equipment and smelters to create ingots of the materials within. Despite being decades or even centuries old, most of the equipment is still functional. Besides mining equipment, there are also living quarters due to the long periods of time miners would work here, containing beds, various facilities for entertainment, books pertaining mostly to practical crafts but also dwarven history and mythology, and even a functional tavern with casks of ale.
Valuable ores lie deep within the tunnels, but getting there and back is a fool's task without careful usage of navigational tools.
Interestingly, experiments with bioluminescent mushrooms have resulted in a type of lantern that doesn't produce smoke and makes light indefinitely; these are scattered along the walls of the mine, providing a surprising amount of light.

Threats(Enemies, Traps, etc): The trek up the side of the mountain will take approximately two days. Blistering winds and extreme cold demands that adventurers haul heavy clothing, rations, tents, and even firewood, as very little is available. Beyond the climate, hostile wildlife also prowls the mountainside, from wolves to bears and even worse.
Lastly, a lone monster is stalking the mine itself. Though little is known about it, it's dangerous enough to take down dwarven mining teams, strong men used to dealing with cave-ins and skirmishes with kobolds.

[IncredibleBee]

Unrelated: who are we still waiting on to post? Just Rin, right?

[VitaVitaAR]

Aside from wanting some details on the monster(PM if you want to keep it a surprise for everyone else) I really like this one a lot. Expeditions into abandoned mines are kind of a staple for dungeon crawling of any kind, especially dwarven ones.

Edit: And yeah, @Rin. I'll be helping her get her post up if she's getting stuck today.

[IncredibleBee]

The monster should remain a surprise from as many people as possible.

[VitaVitaAR]

Hmm, alright. I imagine that it should fit in setting-wise just fine, in any case.

[Rin]

Sorry it took so long, been having a bit of trouble getting Benita's character down right. ^^;

[Raineh Daze]

Can I just point out that, based on my last post, Olivie is already standing down there. :p

[Eviledd1984]

You guys still accepting people?

[VitaVitaAR]

Um, well, I suppose so since I'm willing to go up to ten people.

[Eviledd1984]

Name: Månbarn

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Class: Warrior

Appearance: Scrawny,but with some muscle mass thanks to the few years he was a Mercenary.He has blonde up to his shoulders hair that seems more white when in the light. Dark blues eyes that could pierce into your soul or what people would think when Mane is staring into your eyes.A boyish looking face that you would mistake for either being a girl or a noble.

He has many scars and noticeable on his body littered with scars on the front and back of his body along with many on his arms and legs.

Personality: Mane has a very child like personality showing interests in many small things.Because of this people think he is a dim person and usually pay no mind to him which he does not mind because he likes to be alone.However he has a strong sense of justice and will do the right thing even going as far to murder the criminal.

He is usually very quiet so he usually likes to keep away form people he also does this for many other reasons.He doesn't like to think or to share about his past and is caring to woman and children since he doesn't want to see them in pain.

Brief Backstory: Mane was born in a poor family with his mother and father working as a farmer,Being born a mute he was given farm work working with his father farming crops for the king of the land at the time.When he was old enough he became a mercenary working with "Sundowner" a group that is known to do the really dirty work and are payed lots of money for it.

During this time he grew a friendship with the members of Sundowner even having a relationship with a woman named Meria.However after a while he did not like the mindless killing and eventually left the company to wander the land to find purpose in life either with killing or with finding peace somehow.

Equipment: Mane wears black steel armor that looked perhaps too big for him but works with his body.The armor covers most of his body.He also carries a Falchion with a thick blade.

Abilities: mane is a skilled in one handed combat. His armor it can block most blows.He is also skilled in archery and tailoring clothes.

[VitaVitaAR]

Um, okay, er...

Human bone armor would be kind of useless, and... honestly this character is all over the place. Why does he have murderous urges? ^^; And... why would people want to associate with someone walking around wearing human bone armor? ^^;

[Bubsy 2]

Um, okay, er...

Human bone armor would be kind of useless, and... honestly this character is all over the place. Why does he have murderous urges? ^^; And... why would people want to associate with someone walking around wearing human bone armor? ^^;

@VitaVitaAR

Bone was actually pretty prominent as a material pre-Industrial Revolution. I think they've excavated suits of bone armor before iirc. As for why someone would hang out with a guy wearing human bones is a better question.

[Eviledd1984]

@Diggerton @VitaVitaAR

Fair enough i was thinking using Giant bones but that would be a bit too heavy for him.And i don't think many people would let some goober follow them around lookin like a creep.I can edit my sheet to you liking.

[VitaVitaAR]

Giant would be... absolutely no better since they're also a sapient race that interacts peacefully with humans and other races and one of the characters is half-giant.

... In fact, wearing the bones of any sapient race is generally going to make you seem pretty off-putting. Even orc bones would make you seem kind of psycho, and no-one likes orcs.

[Eviledd1984]

@VitaVitaAR

Changed it to some steel armor.But then he couldn't take people to....

[Eviledd1984]

Edited my guy hope he is good now.

[IncredibleBee]

When I GM the Mines of Kranak, I figure it'd be more fun for me to describe items based on whether or not a character would know what they are IC.
I guess it's the difference between me saying "You found a chunk of mysterious ore. It probably has special properties." and "X recognizes this ore as common, nonmagical iron."

So while we're waiting on those next posts, can I get a quick rundown of what everyone's likely to know about, based on their histories and occupation? It will save time rather than having me ask you last minute.

Off the top of my head, I'm especially considering stuff in relation to

-Geology
-Smithing
-History (Dwarven)
-Mythology (Dwarven)
-Culinary Arts (Dwarven)
-Wildlife (tundra/mountain climates)
-Mycology