TaranTheWanderer
Legend
The main cultist might know about the statues. But he may be the most resistant to the spell
(5.24 PBP) Vault Redux (OOC) Fitz's Refresher
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Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth (He/him)
Information that would help us bluff our way past the tower and through the gate would be valuable. Like, who mans the tower and the gate, cultists or mercenaries, and who are they expecting to return with the caravan and how many?
We defeated three cultists and two mercenaries, so we might need to explain why we're fewer than five people, assuming more than two go to the caves, but maybe not.
Maybe they have a password that opens the gate?
We defeated three cultists and two mercenaries, so we might need to explain why we're fewer than five people, assuming more than two go to the caves, but maybe not.
Maybe they have a password that opens the gate?
We can ask that -- sure -- I just don't see why any of the dead (especially cultists!) would tell us what we want to know.
Leveled up; took Keen Mind as a feat, as planned.
New one-liner:
Urgan AC15(12) HP 26/26 HD 4/4 PP11 dkv SSdc14 3/4 3/3 AdrR 2/2
(is it okay if we keep the level 1 spell always at -1, to indicate he has cast Mage Armor 1/day? if you'd like me to say it in character, happy to do so instead.).
Leveled up; took Keen Mind as a feat, as planned.
New one-liner:
Urgan AC15(12) HP 26/26 HD 4/4 PP11 dkv SSdc14 3/4 3/3 AdrR 2/2
(is it okay if we keep the level 1 spell always at -1, to indicate he has cast Mage Armor 1/day? if you'd like me to say it in character, happy to do so instead.).
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Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth (He/him)
Maybe we could keep the dead cultist from recognizing us by concealing our identity in some way. A blindfold? Or the questioner could hide their face with a hood or wear a disguise?
Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth (He/him)
Looking back, it was actually seven enemies defeated by Team Ambush: four mercenaries (two human, one dwarf, and one orc), two cultists, and the driver. Just an observation this mirrors our exact numbers and party racial composition (for the most part and not including Corrah), in case it's important that we resemble the original caravan as we pass the tower/approach the gate.
Perhaps: Ask the driver.
1. What last request can we fulfill for you?
(offer the dead something. If they cuss us out (as I expect the cultist would), then the rest is moot in any case. If they have a request, that gives us nominal leverage.)
2. What is the password at the gate?
3. How many are inside?
4. Have you seen the statues the cultists use?
5. Where are they kept?
(I realize 4 and 5 are inefficient, but it makes a more natural flow in my mind.)
Anyways -- please offer refinements if you wish. Happy to all go at bandits inside, despite our earlier plan (which I think was made and agonized over because many of us didn't want to go in the water.).
1. What last request can we fulfill for you?
(offer the dead something. If they cuss us out (as I expect the cultist would), then the rest is moot in any case. If they have a request, that gives us nominal leverage.)
2. What is the password at the gate?
3. How many are inside?
4. Have you seen the statues the cultists use?
5. Where are they kept?
(I realize 4 and 5 are inefficient, but it makes a more natural flow in my mind.)
Anyways -- please offer refinements if you wish. Happy to all go at bandits inside, despite our earlier plan (which I think was made and agonized over because many of us didn't want to go in the water.).
TaranTheWanderer
Legend
I think getting names of one or more of the caravan people would be useful. Or the name of the person we are supposed to drop the supplies to. So we don’t have to guess.
Watch tower:
“Who goes there?”
Us:
It is “name”. Tell “so and so” we have the supplies.
I like the idea of the questioner dressing up like a fellow cultist
