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I don't care either way.

I'll finish/double check this in the morning. Lucas Earth-Worker Lucas was orphaned at a young age, and taken in by relatives. He grew up with these simple farmers until he discovered his talent for magic and his calling to serve the greater good. Lawful Good Male Half-Elf Fighter/Mage/Cleric XP 48/...

Silent Wayfarer wrote:Use them as owlbearbait?

Because what we need right now is more owlbears.

Lucas Earth-Worker's spellbook takes the form of a series of engraved brass disks, which are worn along a thick silken string by means of small holes punched through the center, so that they can be worn as an amulet or a belt. The spells on it are detect magic, hold portal, push, read magic, unseen...

(work in progress) Lucas Earth-Worker Lucas was orphaned at a young age, and taken in by relatives. He grew up with these simple farmers until he discovered his talent for magic and his calling to serve the greater good. Lawful Good Half-Elf Fighter/Mage/Cleric Str 12 Dex 8 Con 10 Int 9 Wis 13 Cha 1...

Pft, Lady Pemberton-Tambling would not be so gauche as to name anyone "Betsy II". Rolling 3d6 in order again: Str 12 Dex 8 Con 10 Int 9 Wis 13 Cha 14 Once again locked out of Dwarf, as well as Paladin, Ranger, Specialist Wizard, Druid, Thief, and Bard. Which leaves Fighter/Mage/Cleric eith...

Betsy will blow on the whistle as she falls, in an attempt to land on the owlbear.

Only if the owlbear starts climbing.

Betsy shouts "CAN OWLBEARS CLIMB TREES?" even though she is about to find out all on her own.

Ancient History wrote:...and you haven't even hit the first room of the dungeon yet! Yeah, I think I definitely need to strike the owlbear from the wandering monsters list. Maybe replace it with the duckbunny.

Dungeons are much safer than wilderness encounters, for this exact reason. Feels wonderfully old school.

"Oh dear." Betsy says, followed by a rather undignified string of halfling profanities. She climbs up as high as she safely can, then blows the owlbear call again.

Once she is a safe distance up the tree, Betsy will use the whistle to try to distract the owlbear, hopefully without attracting more owlbears.

When Sir Spastis takes the gnome, Betsy smiles. "Thank you, he was beginning to smell. But, sir, I must insist that you also call me Miss Pemberton-Tambling. As we are without a chaperon, it falls on my to perform that unpleasant task, and I must remain vigilant against lapses in decorum."...

(assuming there isn't a charging minotaur in the way)

"Oh no, no more of that! Two owlbears is enough for one day." Betsy says to the gnome, making a grab for the whistle.

If it's in character, go for it.

Betsy joins the others back outside the tomb. "Who shall round up our wagon drivers and mules? It is not surprising that the owlbear frightened them so, but they should be unharmed if they remained close by." She moves to join the others interrogating the gnome. "Perhaps we can commun...

Betsy struggles to look through a sea of legs, but makes no effort to get closer to the doorway. "What's going on? Is it still out there?"

The odds of that exact sequence is (1/365)^24 * (353/365)^50

Betsy has no trouble staying low to keep away from the strange smoke. She notices the commotion and reaches for her sling, but here her small stature presents a disadvantage; with all the others blocking her view of the door, she can't see what's going on, much less line up a shot. So she pokes at t...

While the party members further back discover the owlbear, Betsy pulls out a flask of oil from her pack, and pours a thin pool on the ground, from one wall to the other, between her and the spiders, to keep them back once it ignites. Then she shakes out the rest of the oil at the webs themselves. Th...

Betsy inches forward to examine the 'bodies' more carefully. "It is not the remains that worry me, it is those spiders. But those are not even bodies, they are just bones covered in spider webs and spiders. So very many spiders. Surely we could burn them?"

Betsy yanks the pole away from the corpse, and backs up into Sir Spastis. "I am not familiar with all the local customs," she begins, "Is it permissible here to burn the dead? We could gather wood outside, and then wait there for the smoke to clear. I have lantern oil to start the fir...

For reference (emphasis mine): Find/Remove Traps: The thief is trained to find small traps and alarms. These include poisoned needles, spring blades, deadly gases, and warning bells. This skill is not effective for finding deadfall ceilings, crushing walls, or other large, mechanical traps. To find ...

Betsy turns around, "Sir Spastis, it seems we will not be able to progress without disturbing these remains, one way or the other. Should I try to dislodge the bones, or leave them hanging?" She pauses, considering, "If those manacles are solid silver, they could be worth taking with ...

Betsy can take point, unless someone strongly objects. She may try to squeeze back to the middle if there's a fight, though.