Dr. Si's Curse of the Crimson Throne - Alpha Group

"A sap's fine. I might be able to put him to sleep with a spell" Tristan says "but it takes several seconds to cast it, and it may not work, especially if he's stong willed."

"One of us should go to that window with the light and look inside," Maya notes dourly. "It's hard to plan when we don't know what we're up against."

"That is what I thought, too.." Bael whispers to the others, nodding to Maya's suggestion.

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AC 16 (T13, FF13), HP 25/25, F +2,R+5,W+0
Resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.
Darkness 1/day
Rapier +2 . 1d6+2 . 19-20/X2

Stealth+8, including ACP
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"Ye're a spry lookin' one, an' I'm guessin' yer kind see in the dark too. Why don't ye go take a look?" Khadmeade says to Bael.

"Yes, my nightside is as good as a dwarf's. Consider it done." Bael whispers to the others, before moving stealthy to the building.

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AC 16 (T13, FF13), HP 25/25, F +2,R+5,W+0
Resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.
Darkness 1/day
Rapier +2 . 1d6+2 . 19-20/X2

Stealth+8, including ACP
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The boardwalk to the south of the building is slippery, becoming moreso as an evening mist begins to roll in from the river. The boards are also loose and creaky, forcing Bael to move very gingeryl to avoid making a noise.

He reaches the lit window and peers through the gaps between the boards. INside, he can just about make out a blond human man seated on a bed, reading a book by candlelight. The man has his back to the window.

Bael shifts his weight and the boardwalk gives the tiniest of creaks. From somewhere in the building, a dog barks, briefly.

The man looks up and looks around in alarm, a sneer etched across his face. He reaches inside his coat and draws forth a slender wand. He does not seem to have noticed Bael outside the window.
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The rest of the party can see Bael make his way carefully along the boardwalk to the lit window, see him peering through. A dog barks, once, from somewhere in the building. Bael freezes where he is, but nothing immediately seems to happen.

Bael points toward the building. He shows one finger. Then he pantomimes casting a spell and holding a wand.

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AC 16 (T13, FF13), HP 25/25, F +2,R+5,W+0
Resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.
Darkness 1/day
Rapier +2 . 1d6+2 . 19-20/X2

Stealth+8, including ACP
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"A spellcaster inside! And from the looks of things, Bael's found 'im already castin'! Hurry, friends, before he has too much time to prepare!"

Khadmeade rushes for the door, attempting to knock it down. (Str +2, plus any bonus for charging if allowed)

OOC: Airwalkrr, I like your style!

Khadmeade slams into the front doors and the rusty hinges give way under the assault. He finds himself in an office, or at least a ratty old room that might once have been an office. It stinks of animal.

The barking of the dog gets louder and the door in the far left corner crashes open as a snarling black mastiff bursts through. The animal leaps towards Khadmeade, who only just manages to get the corner of the table between himself and the dog.

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Bael sees the dwarf charge across to the fishery, hears the racket of the doors crashing open and the dog barking. The blond man inside the room whips out his wand and edges to the door in the far corner of the room.
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Initiative:
Dog 7
Khadmeade 2

Attacks Dog Bite - miss.
Khadmeade is not surprised as I'm assuming he'd be expecting trouble of some sort, and there were a few seconds between Khadmeade making his entrance and the dog making its.

Maya and Tristan are outside, somewhere at the bottom of the map.
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If Bael gets a clean shot, he will draw his bow, shoot the caster and take a step away from the window

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AC 16 (T13, FF13), HP 25/25, F +2,R+5,W+0
Resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5.
Darkness 1/day, Sneak 1d6
Rapier +2 . 1d6+2 . 19-20/X2
Shortbow +3 . 1d6 . 20/X3

move: draw weapon
standard: shoot
free: 5 ft step north

Stealth+8, including ACP
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