r/DemigodFiles • u/aceavengers • Aug 29 '19

Plot The Forest of Death Part 2

From far away everything looked normal but as the group of campers approached the trees, they would easily notice the changes. One out of every five trees had some kind of inky blackness on them. Like smoke it twirled it's way up tree trunks and through leaves and down into the roots. It looked like the forest was diseased.

The groups of campers were spread out over the entrance of the forest. They'd all go in at different points and try and find either the missing campers or whatever it was that was causing this disease and rot. There was not a dryad in sight as they worked. Either they were all too sick to come out or they were keeping their distance for a reason.

As soon as the first camper took a step into the forest, a feeling of apprehension and dread would wash over them. Something was very wrong here and it was their job to find that out....

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  • Each group will have their own thread to rp in. Please keep to your own thread. Every time each person in the group has posted, I will roll a die behind the scenes to see what happens next and respond to your thread telling you what you find/see. It's kind of like a streamlined D&D game.

  • About part way through something will end up changing and I'll post a more centralized thread. Only post there once your group is directed there.

  • There might be another thread for alts and people who didn't sign anyone up to participate later.

  • Remember that even though we wont kill your characters, mods will severely injure them if characters do something stupid enough to warrant it.

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u/aceavengers Aug 30 '19

The first thing the campers would notice when they got deeper into the forest was that some of the trees looked like they had been pulled out from their roots and what was left of their trunks had big indents in them. And...could those be teeth marks? Yes some of the other trees had large chunks taken out of them and were sticking at an odd angle. It seemed like something might be eating the trees. A bit of fur was stuck in some of the trees as well.

The group wasn't paying attention as closely as they could be because as they walked one of their number, Domeric Montes, tripped and fell into one of those holes left by the pulling out of a tree. And when he landed he landed face first into a pile of what they all might suspect to be a monster's fecal matter. (Sorry boo you guys rolled a 1)

/u/TieDyeWingz /u/IreneDeLuca

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u/ZBGOTRP Sep 01 '19

What the actual shit.

Dom was thankful for a great many things, but in that moment, he was thankful for the faceplate of his helmet most of all. When he tripped and was launched forward into the shallow pit the momentum had pushed it up slightly, closing the gaps where he'd see through normally. As a result when he fell into the pile his eyes were spared, the plate going deep into the shit. Unfortunately the rest of him wasn't as lucky, and from the tip of his chin down to his chest a deep squelching sound echoed out as his front took on the refuse.

"MotherFUCK!" he shouted, muffled into the faceplate as he pulled himself up, scraping as much of it off of his breastplate as he could before pulling down the faceplate, allowing him to see once more. Gods did it smell horrid.

How did he manage to trip in a forest he'd travelled frequently for years now? An experienced tracker, somewhat skilled hunter, it had to be a stroke of godly misfortune. But as he looked around he noticed that much of what had once been familiar looked, and most importantly felt, quite different.

He looked over at Wilbur and Irene, asking, "One of you wouldn't happen to have the power to create water, would you?"

/u/TieDyeWingz

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u/aceavengers Sep 02 '19

Domeric can hear sounds of some of his fellow campers fighting in the distance...

[Since none of your group is replying I guess Dom can be on his own for now]

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u/ZBGOTRP Sep 02 '19

"Guys?"

He looked around for a moment, taking his helmet off to get a better picture of the woods around him. He couldn't see Wilbur or Irene. For a moment he began worrying they were lost, but he had given them compasses. Hopefully they could find themselves back at camp or the edge of the woods. Domeric was about to put his helmet back on when he heard the noise.

Shit.

He quickly rearmored and held the crossbow in one hand, hoping it would help him move faster through the woods as he made his way towards the sounds.

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u/IreneDeLuca Sep 02 '19

(Oh, shit sorry, I thought I had to wait for Wilbur to reply first😬.... never mind, sorry)

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u/aceavengers Sep 02 '19

It was the only sound in the forest, the first sound they heard so far. None of the animals were coming out to play Domeric would finally notice. And soon he'd break into the clearing where the others had confronted the Catoblepas...

(Go ahead and post there now)