CLOSED Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords, Burnt Offerings

hewligan · May 2, 2008

Map of the southern half of the island

Blue = water (far below)
light green = dirty, short, rather poor looking grass
dark green = thick shrubs, about high and thick enough to hide behind (which is what you are doing)
light brown = the stockade
yellow = a path, more just grass that has been eaten away to stone by many feet

The bridge spans out far to reach the opposite shore.

Below is a VERY ROUGH picture I hacked together in a photo editor.

Remember, everything is sort of jerry-rigged wood. The two towers are ramshackle wood, not entirely enclosed (about half way up, after the extend beyond the ground floor of the stockade, they are basically more just beams with visible ladders inside, with additional beams hammered on here and there, with a little platform on top, and a few decorations, such as a reclaimed mast with a totally ruined flag on one, etc.

frostrune · May 2, 2008

OOC: Good picture hewligan. That helped a lot.

IC: Jokad looks at the rest of his companions impatiently. "We have no time for debate. We came here to take out their leadership and end the threat they pose to Sandpoint. That means going in."

"I would rather go in unexpectedly than straight through their front door. I suggest we circle 'round the tower to the left and get a grapnel up on the wall. Up and over as quiet as we can and hope we can get a good view of whatever ruckus they got going on inside."

"Whatever we do we need to move."

OOC: DC 5 to climb a knotted rope with wall to brace against. Jokad can make that in his sleep. He can go first if you want they rest of you can either take 10 (if unmolested) or he can pull you up if desperate.

Rhun · May 2, 2008

Danth wasn't confident in his ability to climb the wall quickly, decked out in his armor and his adventuring gear. But still, he would try if that was what his companions wanted to do. With a shrug, he turns to Jokad. "It sounds like some of the goblins are outside the stockade, from the sounds. Do we worry about them, or just head straight in?"

hewligan · May 3, 2008

The movement around the stockade is simple enough. Although there are sharp, deep bramble bushes scattered around, they never block the path, and indeed there are clear trails where goblin patrols have made their endless routes.

After reaching the edge of the left tower, Mal lets out a low warning growl. You all stop, pressed up close against the stockade. Your first thoughts are that there is someone above, but Mal sticks his nose around the corner, and Kael indicates that he has scented some goblins and goblin dogs ahead. Their unmistakable stench, too faint to reach your own noses yet, is all too clear to the dog.

Jovik peeks round the corner, using the cover of the bramble as best he can.

He pulls back beside the rest of you, whispering indications that up ahead, outside the stockade, are four goblins and four goblin dogs. They appear to be torturing some poor seagull tied to a string, and are distracted, but sufficiently in the open that it is impossible to reach them undiscovered (especially given the goblin dogs' ability to detect noise and smell is pretty good).

OOC: Actions, etc.

frostrune · May 3, 2008

"Lamashtu's teats!", Jokad curses under his breath. "We can't risk a fight out in the open. Maybe we do have to try to the front doors?"

"Whatever we do we need to hurry. Sooner or later we are going to be seen."

Rhun · May 3, 2008

Danth looks at Kael. "You don't happen to have the ability to conjure a nice big ball of flames, do you?"

Fenris · May 5, 2008

Jovik heads back to the main door. He pauses for a minute digging something out of his pack. He take a small jar, opens it and begins smearing the contents around the door frame.

Finished he stands there smiling for a moment. Seeing Jokad unasked question he replies quietly "Harpy Musk" with a grin. He then sets about examing the door for any traps and to see if it is locked.

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take 20 on the locks

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frostrune · May 5, 2008

Fenris said:
Jovik heads back to the main door. He pauses for a minute digging something out of his pack. He take a small jar, opens it and begins smearing the contents around the door frame.

Finished he stands there smiling for a moment. Seeing Jokad unasked question he replies quietly "Harpy Musk" with a grin. He then sets about examing the door for any traps and to see if it is locked.

You see Jokad mouth the words 'Harpy Musk' and shrug. It is obvious he has absolutely no idea what you are talking about but he seems to trust that you know what you are doing.

Rhun · May 5, 2008

Danth holds his morningstar ready, and his eyes dart back and forth looking for danger as he waits for Jovik to unlock the front gate of the complex. The young priest really hoped they weren't getting in over their heads.

Friadoc · May 5, 2008

With a cocked eye at Danth, Kael says with a soft grin, "Well, I was just waiting for the right time to use it."

It is very obvious that Kael is joking, subtle, but obvious.