Search in the Dark

[HolyMan]

Search in the Dark is a side quest from the Off to War campaign thread. To join you would first have to join the Off to War campaign and then make a character which who would become a member of one of the many search parties searching in the dark.

Overview: Martomum Stonebreaker has been recently put in charge of Lord Bairian's Outriders. And on the first night of his command, all but one of the Outriders has returned from patrol. Eager to find this lost patrolman, Martomum has set off to find him with the PC's help. Once the patrolman is found this mission will be completed and the PC's will be returned to camp, but until then they are not allowed to post in the IC thread because they are not in camp. Note: At anytime you may decide to head back to camp.

Characters currently on mission:

Shinn
Trinham
Hralfgar

Other Threads:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/talking-talk/257877-off-war-recriutment-discussion.html
http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-house-rules/258313-off-war-houserules.html
http://www.enworld.org/forum/plots-places/257898-rg-off-war.html
http://www.enworld.org/forum/playing-game/258495-off-war-ic.html

 

[HolyMan]

The mission begins:

Just a short ten yards into the woods and shadows and brush make it hard to see. (spot and listen checks)
Halting to get their bearings the three warriors discuss their options before carring on:

(Go ahead guys threads all yours)

 

[Deskjob]

Shinn

It was getting darker and Shinn was more than a little worried. Their fearless leader was mumbling something about a torch and did little to notice the three warriors who had followed him. At least he had finally stopped running. "Who would have thought it would be so hard to keep up with someone with such small legs" Shinn whispered to the others. He was only half serious.

Shinn leaned his shield to the ground. He felt content to wait and listen for orders. Asking questions from Martomum seemed like a good way to get hit on the head. Besides, how where they supposed to find a missing Outrider in the dark of the night? He sighed and secretly hoped they would find a female nymph instead.
[sblock=check]spot,listen checks= 13,7. link[/sblock]

 

[Erwinfoxjj]

Roll Lookup-Spot
Roll Lookup-Listen

Hralfgar decides to take the lead of the group and clear the path ahead. He kneels in the bushes and takes a long good look and listen around him, focusing on each movement of the shadows, every tweet and twitter of the midnight birds. Learning from his father about hunting, he listens and looks patiently, examining all that is around him and his fellow warriors.

 

[ghostcat]

Shortly after entering the woods, Trinham wonders what he is doing blundering about in the dark without a light instead of eating stew by a nice warm fire. Using his link to Moggins, he finds that his familiar is nearby and that he is enjoying himself. Well if he can't enjoy himself, neither can the cat.

Just as the group stops, a ginger and white cat appears directly behind the dwarf and gives a very loud MEOW. He then goes to Trinham and brushes around his legs waiting for Trinham to scratch his head. "Sorry about that sir. This is my familiar Moggins. Unfortunately, he has a very peculiar sense of humour and thinks creeping up on people and making them jump is very funny."

"Moggins. We are looking for a man who is lost, can you help us please"

[sblock="Check"]Trinham Spot & Listen Checks (1d20=8, 1d20=17)
Mogins Spot & Listen Checks (1d20+3=16, 1d20+3=11)[/sblock]

 

[Deskjob]

Shinn

"Whoa!" Shinn almost jumped a mile. "Oh, its just that crazy stray." Shinn tried to relax. "Wha? Oh! Its your cat Trinham??" He felt quiet stupid for taking a fighting position over just a cat. He tried not to look in the direction of the quarter-master. Martomum was probably angry as hell right now.

Instead he wandered over toward Hralfgar. Shinn leaned on his spear and took notice of what the man was doing. The older warrior seemed to know something of search parties. "Ever seen a mage talk to animals before?" He ventured. "I sure haven't." Shinn glanced in Trinhams direction. "I wonder if that cat can even understand him? Haha. Crazy right?" Shinn tried to relax but still felt uneasy.

 

[Erwinfoxjj]

Hralfgar continues to looks and listen and ahead and speaks softly to Shinn. "My Grandfather spoke to nature. Have you ever tried? The land can tell you something, from trampled flowers, to scratched tree bark, and even way a shadow lands upon the ground. My name is Hralfgar, please to make your aquaintence.... What is your name?" Hralfgar concentrates hard on the area around him. (maybe a take 10 or something, just wondering)

 

[HolyMan]

"Wha!!.." the dwarf jumps at the small feline, his two-handed falchion goes from his back to in front of him in a defensive postion before anyone can blink. The thick curved blade has ruins edged near the hilt and the edge looks razor thin and sharp. "Ye green ninnies goin get killled ye don't quiets down." he grumbles softly.
"And ye," he says pointing to Shinn. "Pick ups ye shield, does ye little good if anin gnobs jumps out at you frum the dark."

Looking around the small gathering, Martomum looks straight at Moggins even though everyone else has trouble seeing the cat in the growing shadows. "Keep'n yur beast close wizard," he whispers. "Ye don't want'n it ta take a wilds swing frum a greeny."

The dwarf looks out into the forest and you all notice a small shiver in the shadowy form of the warrior.

 

[HolyMan]

Moggins rubs against Trinham's legs. The empathic link tells the young sorcerer that the feline is happy that his master has joined him in his fun.

The cry of night birds waking for another evening dominate the air. Along with the little breeze the party cannot hear anything out of the ordinary.

The sun is but half an hour from fully setting, but in these woods it could be set for all the party can tell.

As your eyes adjust to the little light you know without a light source searching well be limited to ten little steps at a time.

 

[Erwinfoxjj]

Hralfgar removes four torches from his pack and hands them to the other three. "Would you need one master Dwarf? I remember my father speaking of low light eyesight in those deep tunnels." Hralfgar lights his torch and passes the flame on to the others, pausing to the dwarf.