Aly looks at her grandmother in a coffin, it is so weird that she is no more, she was always so lively. Aly got her grandmother’s dice and agreed with Jed that they would do a one-shot in her grandmother’s honor. Aly was going to be a druid called Theodora, just like her grandmother told her about.
Aly goes to Jed’s place, hugs him and he hugs her back “We don’t have to do this so fast…” Aly wipes her tears away “No I want to do this” she smiles, and they go to the table. Chantalle and Larry are already present.
“Let’s see those bad boys” Chantalle says, and Aly smiles, grabbing the gorgeous wooden dice out of her bag. “They are oak, very sturdy and according to grandma they were cursed!” she jazzes her hands to make it look dramatic. Chantalle chuckles and gives them back to Aly.
“So, let us do this…. We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of the hag Estelle, her daughter Theodora invited you all to witness this event. Now Aly, please roll me a perception check” Aly smiles, grabs the d20 and rolls it.
The dice lays nicely in her hand, and as soon as she lets them go the room seems to slow down. As the dice hit the table, they light up with a green flash. She threw them hard, so they bounce up in slow motion. Aly suddenly feels a pull on her, drawn towards the dice, she moves closer. Another hit on the table, the noise loud in her brain, the light changing into lines coming towards her.
She swallows, wanting to turn away, but everything is in slow motion as the rays of light rush to her, grabbing a hold of her.
Green light surrounds her while the dice continues rolling. She looks up towards her friends, but none of them seem to notice. The dice slowly rolls and she is being pulled towards it. It slows down… A natural 20! A burst of light blinds her and she feels herself falling.
Suddenly she is in the woods, surrounded by all kinds of weird creatures, overlooking a coffin. “Sorry dear, but there was no other way” she hears her grandmother say.
Theodora takes a deep breath, feels the young body, looks around at Aly’s friends and has the biggest smile. She will live.
This is the end of Cursed Dice, the next post will be related to the Adaly story.
Stories of my brain 