Even Newer(er) Tavern Thread: The Hanged Man
johnmeier1
Explorer
Into the room steps a burly human with what some might call orc-ish features. He is dressed in boiled leather but carries no arms. One of his eyes is missing, covered by a patch, as well as a hand, replaced by a hook. He scans the tavern and HRMPHs before stating to the room as a whole.
Hear me and hear me well. I am Randall, once called the Vandal, and I am man-at-arms to the Earl of Jehosh. My Earl has come to this *great* city to buy goods for his lands and now wishes to hire escorts for the return home. If you have mettle and need of gold, I would speak with you.
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The Earl of Jehosh and his estates are entering a desperate time in history of the family. Once a small yet prosperous holding north of Daunton, the surrounding farms have been plagued by worse and worse seasons as well as banditry. He has come to the city for supplies with his man-at-arms Randall but they need guards to escort the more obvious bounty through the troubled lands to their keep. If the bandits are confronted and defeated there would be additional compensation.
This is a short adventure of four encounters and skill challenges for 4-6 PCs at any level but no more than 3 apart from each other.
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Hear me and hear me well. I am Randall, once called the Vandal, and I am man-at-arms to the Earl of Jehosh. My Earl has come to this *great* city to buy goods for his lands and now wishes to hire escorts for the return home. If you have mettle and need of gold, I would speak with you.
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[sblock=Adventure Summary]
The Earl of Jehosh and his estates are entering a desperate time in history of the family. Once a small yet prosperous holding north of Daunton, the surrounding farms have been plagued by worse and worse seasons as well as banditry. He has come to the city for supplies with his man-at-arms Randall but they need guards to escort the more obvious bounty through the troubled lands to their keep. If the bandits are confronted and defeated there would be additional compensation.
This is a short adventure of four encounters and skill challenges for 4-6 PCs at any level but no more than 3 apart from each other.
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ScorpiusRisk
First Post
The Captain quickly grew overwhelmed by all the adventurers flooding the tavern. He was hardly comfortable before. Now he just wanted to leave. "Alright then. I be done here!" He through up his hands in frustration. He points to each adventurer as he calls them out.
"I'll be choosin Coruvs, bug man, the rock dressed like a dandy, blind guy, death priest, you can bring your mutt, and you miss." His finger falling on Cynthia at the end. "Sorry tree. Try you're luck with the orc pirate. You people can meet me on the docks in the morning. We leave no latter than an hour passed dawn!." And with that he storms out.
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I'm choosing a little earlier than I said to help clear the tavern.
Just in case that was unclear, the party is:
Cynthia Human Invoker/Shaman 1
Corvus Raine Human Warlord 2
Sound of Stone Thri-keen Monk 3
Kamotz Shifter Cleric/Paladin 4
Hunzu Shardmind Mage 2
Illarion Meriele Changeling Sorcerer 4
That brings your average level to 2.66.
You may leave the tavern and enter the RP thread at any time: http://www.enworld.org/forum/living...m-scorpiusrisk-judge-renau1g.html#post5587270[/sblock]
"I'll be choosin Coruvs, bug man, the rock dressed like a dandy, blind guy, death priest, you can bring your mutt, and you miss." His finger falling on Cynthia at the end. "Sorry tree. Try you're luck with the orc pirate. You people can meet me on the docks in the morning. We leave no latter than an hour passed dawn!." And with that he storms out.
[sblock=Underneath Hadeys' Door]
I'm choosing a little earlier than I said to help clear the tavern.
Just in case that was unclear, the party is:
Cynthia Human Invoker/Shaman 1
Corvus Raine Human Warlord 2
Sound of Stone Thri-keen Monk 3
Kamotz Shifter Cleric/Paladin 4
Hunzu Shardmind Mage 2
Illarion Meriele Changeling Sorcerer 4
That brings your average level to 2.66.
You may leave the tavern and enter the RP thread at any time: http://www.enworld.org/forum/living...m-scorpiusrisk-judge-renau1g.html#post5587270[/sblock]
Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
You missed.
Illarion is chaos sorcerer 4, and is very little controller and very much a striker. That said, you also missed level 6 Rocco Shadowlost tempest fighter...It would be very melee oriented party if you took us all with three defenders, melee controller , melee striker and mele leader
I have 2 characters in the adventures (now that Illarion is selected) so no problem if you don't want/need Rocco...
Also, there are Dante (8), Nementah(6?) and Raijin (6?)
Illarion turns toward his former party and bows "You will be missed. Happy hunting."
before going to prepare for the new adventure.
Devinihm, wilden druid
Devinihm cocks his head to one side as the choice is made, then smiles slightly.
"It seems the captain makes my choice simple," he says to Auntie Mab. To Illarion, he whispers, "Take care, friend. I hope you find in this new group some you can trust with your secrets."
[sblock=ooc]Depending on when you make the first XP award, Devinihm might wind up holding folks back, so I understand if the closer-in-level folks take this particular adventure.[/sblock]
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Devinihm cocks his head to one side as the choice is made, then smiles slightly.
"It seems the captain makes my choice simple," he says to Auntie Mab. To Illarion, he whispers, "Take care, friend. I hope you find in this new group some you can trust with your secrets."
[sblock=ooc]Depending on when you make the first XP award, Devinihm might wind up holding folks back, so I understand if the closer-in-level folks take this particular adventure.[/sblock]
johnmeier1
Explorer
OOC: Neurotic, Raijin is johnmeier1's PC.
[sblock=ooc]Depending on when you make the first XP award, Devinihm might wind up holding folks back, so I understand if the closer-in-level folks take this particular adventure.[/sblock]
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nerdytenor
First Post
Jonathan keeps an eye on all the activity in the tavern. He holds his spear in front of him.
"My spear and I grow bored. If help is needed we can provide."
"My spear and I grow bored. If help is needed we can provide."
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pacdidj
First Post
"Oooh! What an impressive trick dearie," Auntie Mab exclaims as the mug of ale comes to a stop in front of her. She totters over to Max's table and hands it back to him adding, "I must say I do prefer a nice cup of tea though, it soothes the throat and warms my old bones. Though I wouldn't say no to a small glass of mulled wine or some hot apple cider. Now Tristram here loves his drink, ale and whiskey alike, but I think he's had his fill already," she says indicating the brown rat passed out drunk in her cloak pocket.
"My but it must have taken a long time for you to learn to do that! Unless...," the old crone adds, eying the warlord "shrewdly," "Unless of course you're an arcanist too. Yes of course! Auntie Mab can always recognize a kindred spirit. A fellow soul with the gift! Why, I'm a fey-touched seer dearie. Many things are shown to me through the mists of the future, and I wield great and terrible magical power! Just this week in fact my friends and I returned from a journey where we magicked a pack of abhorrent abyssal fiends off a forgotten island. It was full of traps and dragon men and bazzlebaums and..."
The old woman's stream of babble breaks off abruptly and her ears perk up at the mention of "need of gold." "Excuse me a moment dearie," she says to Max, heading over to talk with the man at arms.
"Pardon me young man, I couldn't help but overhear that your Earl is in need of an escort. Well, you've come to the right place! Mabbeth Tarmikos at your service," Mab says with a curtsey, "though you can just call me Auntie Mab. Everyone does. Now I may not look like much, but appearances can be deceiving, for I am a demon slayer, and with the help of my familiar I wield great arcane powers and strike fear into the hearts of my foes!"
Poking her pocket, she whispers, "Wake up Tristram and say hello to the nice young man!" After a few moments a bleary-eyed brown rat pokes its head out of her pocket and "greets" the man at arms with a disgruntled *Meep...?*
"Ahem, yes well. I'm also a friend of the fey courts at Vallenwood, who have gifted me with the sight. That's right, dearie. Auntie Mab is wise in the ways of destiny, and can unravel the secrets of the future! I will divine the safest paths for your Earl to travel, and for a modest additional fee, I can even forecast the fair-market value of his trade goods, and the best days to sell! What do you say dearie?," she asks, blinking hopefully.
"Oh we'll miss you too, Illarion dearie!," says Auntie Mab tearfully, unexpectedly seizing the blind elf in a grandmotherly hug and pinching his cheek. "Take care of yourself, and don't run into anything. Make sure you take your cane along. And keep an eye-, er that is um, keep an ear out for Earth. With any luck we'll all meet back in town soon," she says, a hint of trepidation in her voice betraying her otherwise cheerful tone.
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johnmeier1
Explorer
Randall moves over the the spear-wielding human and eyes him up and down. Your spear is a very potent weapon if I am any judge and you seem quite strong yourself. If you can use it well, I will ask you to join me.
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Randall then turns his attention to the short woman near him. He barks a short laugh at the notion of her and the rat striking fear, but becomes serious again. If you can truly divine the unknown, you would be welcome. For we know not yet what takes the bounty of our local crops in the dead of night. It is this unknown that forces us to hire assistance.
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