"Well, you are quite handsome," she purrs. Then her voice takes on a hard edge, "But I'm not stupid either. I know what you and your friends did to those kobolds, and I'm not walking into the club looking like you."
She bats her eyes at the sorcerer, "Perhaps we can benefit each other in a different way though. I can show you the back entrance, where the dancers go in, and in return, assuming you survive whatever you have planned, you do me a favor." The female struts around Tamarand, looking up and down his frame. When she stops at his front again, she purrs, "What to you say, deal?"
"Very well, you show us the entrance, but know that if you try and double cross us, my lizard will eat your heart. I do so look forward to meeting with you after though" Tamarand replies coyly, gesturing for her to take the lead.
Roswyn hangs back as her companions seek entrance to the Kobold, watching. Let's see what they can do...
Just as Shava has gotten the doorman to open up the front door, she overhears Tamarand's conversation with the changeling. "Good job, Tamarand!" she whispers to the drow. "I'll pass the word on to Shava to play it cool..."
She gestures and her mouth moves; no sound emerges. But Shava hears her voice as if Roswyn were speaking directly into her ear. "Shava, dear, it looks like we've found a way in through a back door... how about you two go in quietly for now, and we'll meet you inside? Scratch your head if you agree."
Roswyn hangs back as her companions seek entrance to the Kobold, watching. Let's see what they can do...
Just as Shava has gotten the doorman to open up the front door, she overhears Tamarand's conversation with the changeling. "Good job, Tamarand!" she whispers to the drow. "I'll pass the word on to Shava to play it cool..."
She gestures and her mouth moves; no sound emerges. But Shava hears her voice as if Roswyn were speaking directly into her ear. "Shava, dear, it looks like we've found a way in through a back door... how about you two go in quietly for now, and we'll meet you inside? Scratch your head if you agree."
Shava resists the urge to sigh as Roswyn's words fly through her head. This is what happens when there's no proper command structure. People get idea's suddenly midplan, and act like its just fine to just do what you think is best.
She turned to Brenron slightly, keeping her excited smile, lifted her hand up away from her dagger, and scratched her head, before clasping them firmly in front of her.
I hope the dwarf gets the idea. I guess it's back to playing the roll of daddy's excited little girl. By the hells. . . why did I choose the part of daddy's excited little girl. I seriously need to consider seeing a psion about these things.
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Hurray for cantrips! I didn't even think of that.
There's something horrible fun about going through with a plan that you know is probably not the wisest option!
Unless Vertexx disagrees, I assume she'll go with the other group around back afterbeing turned away.
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Originally Posted by renau1g
"Very well, you show us the entrance, but know that if you try and double cross us, my lizard will eat your heart. I do so look forward to meeting with you after though" Tamarand replies coyly, gesturing for her to take the lead.
"Your "lizard?" Is that what you call it?" The shapeshifter taps the drow lightly on the cheek with her fingertips. She laughs, mockingly or in good humor, it's hard to tell. Her shape flows and changes becoming scaled. Ruddy brown and green scales envelop her arms and a reptilian face with yellowed eyes greets you. A moment later, the previous garb that was worn changes to dirty brown robes.
Nature 15
You recognize the form of a lizardfolk. Common in Q'barra.
The changeling gestures for the group to follow. It takes a short bridge to an adjoining tower. Going up several flights of stairs tucked back into an alley, they come to a stop at a platform, with a another stairway leading down. With the changeling in full lizard guise leading the way, she continues down the stairs. Standing in full view, blocking a door is a lizardfolk of enormous proportions. Blackscaled and holding a club the size of the Tamarand's waist it steps to the side of the door as the changeling approaches.
When it sees the remainder of the group, it hisses and tenses. The changeling speaks in response.
Draconic
Stand aside! They have seen there can be more profit doing things our way.
The words have some effect in swaying the mind of the creature and it steps aside, letting the adventurers and the changling inside. Once out of sight of the guard, the changling hisses to Tamarand. "This is as far as I go. You are own your own now. Just remember our deal."
Brenron and Shava
As soon as the doors swing open, the sound of a steady bass beat greets them. The sound is rythymic and loud, hard enough to stifle most conversation inside.
Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPR6AntOJ2k
Upon entering, many tables are placed about the large room. A three pronged stage takes up most of the center of the room. At the end of each prong is a second smaller stage. A metal pole rises from each and attaches to the ceiling. At the back of the main stage a room is concealed by a heavy purple curtain. Also at the back of the building to either side of the stage are a pair of closed doors.
At the moment about 20 or so kobolds sit at various tables around the club. A few others of other races, an orc, a shifter, a couple dirty humans sit alone. Several kobolds, wearing none of the breeches that their kind normally wears walk amongst the patrons at tables, pausing once in a while to offer their services. Most of the attention in the room is on a kobold on the main stage, weaving rythmically to the music, much like how a cobra dancing to music.
Upon your arrival, a few look up and put hands on concealed weapons. They visibly relax when you don't attack and don't appear to be The Watch.
A kobold behind the bar sits polishing mugs in the corner to your right. Another kobold sits at some strange device in which the music emanates atop a small platform to your left.
Shava puts one hand on the dwarf's shoulder before moving forward, and into the club, taking the lead. Alright, here goes nothing. Stupid little rich kid. . . just until the rest of the party gets here. . . which better be soon. . .
Shava raised her hands above head and moved her body and what she would have liked to be rhythmically to the beat. I'm sure there is a culture somewhere in Eberron that considers it dancing.
"Now this is what I call music!" She squeals with false glee. She attempts to scan the room, to get a better idea of the whos and whats, but her hair gets loose continuously flows before her eyes.
ooc/actions
I knew there was something odd about 50 Cent. Never would I have guessed he was a kobold.
Bluff roll for acting like Spolied Rich Kid.
Charisma Roll for Dancing. . . Natural 1
Diplomacy Roll for befriending the kobolds
Perception Roll to Notice features of the room and Patrons
The words have some effect in swaying the mind of the creature and it steps aside, letting the adventurers and the changling inside. Once out of sight of the guard, the changling hisses to Tamarand. "This is as far as I go. You are own your own now. Just remember our deal."
"I won't forget" he replies, then turns to the others, "Follow me" as he leads the way, knowing that he will be needed in case they run into any resistance.
Rohna quickly follows the group without comment. She wasn't sure about trusting a drug dealer changling they had met earlier in the day, but held her tounge for the time being.
OOC @scorpi - Thats why all those bullets didn't kill him. They never actually hit the tiny kobold in the middle of that human suit he wears ;p
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Living Eberron Rohna lvl 4 OOC RGIC
Scotley's ToH - Ballista lvl 9 IC
HellrazorIII's Death of the Dragons - Grabhar Goldenwing lvl 5 (Gestalt) RGIC
Dr. Simons B5 Outrageous Fortunne - Croft Callo lvl 2 ICOOC
Dragonwriter's Music Inspired Insanity - Platinus lvl 3 OOCRGIC
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Brenron steps happily into the club but his smile quickly becomes strained. The music was awful noise, the place was packed with dirty kobold, the drinks were of an unnatural color and the curtain were purple. Purple! Basically he was stuck in a purple room with loud noise, lizards and no ale! Nightmare...
-''Okay, so when do we start blasting this place back to hell?'' Brenron whispers eagerly to Shava. ''Now, right?''
Tamarand, Tondrek, Rohna, and Roswyn go down the stairs further. The stairs enter a building, coming down the far wall before opening into a large room. Several mirrors and desks line one end of the room. A large heavy purple curtain seals this room off from another, from which loud music emanates.
Kobolds, dressed in little or no clothing walk around the room. Some stand at the mirrors, applying colored powders to their scales. Other dab scented liquids on their necks, arms, and torsos. Another pair seem to be ready to take a dose of dreamlily. They don't seem to notice you yet and they don't seem to be armed.
The half-elf pushes the dwarf further inside. She thinks he says something about his cast starting to smell, but she can't tell because of her hair in her face, and the loud music around them. She sways to the unfamiliar music awkwardly, but still a kobold, clothed thankfully moves in their direction. It carries a tray of drinks.
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Actions for everybody. Currently the four above are standing on the stairs just out of sight of the kobolds. Z4-7. The other two are just gawking at the entrance, while a kobold approaches with drinks. Skill challenge success. 4 success 1 failure. Nice roll on the perception, would've alerted the kobolds below.
Rohna thinks her maroon leather outfit is much more appropriate in here for the time being than her armor so the steaming black plate slides away into the ether until it is needed. She tries to see if there are ways to distinguish the gang members from regular kobold patrons (tatoos, ritual scarring, etc.) Perception=24. The last thing she needs is to be charged with the murder of innocents...the city guard would simply love any excuse to come after her.
__________________ Its so hard to have a good time, even smiling makes my face ache. - Dr. Frank N. Fuhrter, Rocky Horror Picture Show
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MyGames
Living Eberron Rohna lvl 4 OOC RGIC
Scotley's ToH - Ballista lvl 9 IC
HellrazorIII's Death of the Dragons - Grabhar Goldenwing lvl 5 (Gestalt) RGIC
Dr. Simons B5 Outrageous Fortunne - Croft Callo lvl 2 ICOOC
Dragonwriter's Music Inspired Insanity - Platinus lvl 3 OOCRGIC
From what Rohna can see from her current position, the kobolds she sees appears to be harmless workers. If she wants to see out into the club proper, she would have to expose herself.
Tondrek looks at the desks and mirrors, then idly begins to examine their contents. Tondrek think we play hide and sneak! But need way not be seen as self. Illusamint would be good. Or heavy, heavy cloth!
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OOC: The desks are at J-K 6/7/8 on the map. You are currently at Z4/5/6/7. The kobold "dancers" are between the two position. The curtain to the club is the light dotted line O9-V9. If Tondrek were to go the desks/mirrors he would be seen.
OOC: Ah, the way it read it seemed it was part of the same room. Two questions:
- Do we see stairs down or another way down?
- Do we see control for the curtains on this side (i.e., can we "bring down the show" and be able to run to the other side behind the curtains)
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Shava pushes her hair out of her face, and gives the dwarf an odd look, unsure of what he said. She puts to her ear, in effort to show she can't hear him.
When the waitress comes over she shakes her head. No way I'm drinking in here if I can avoid it. Even if they don't suspect anything, it may be in their interest to get me a little mentally side tracked if they think they can influence me,
"No Thanks!" She shouts over the noise. "Daddy says we can't drink while we're looking at potential investments!"
actions
Bluff +6
Shava will try to make her way closer to the end of the stage near the left side of the room.
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