(Adventure) A hunting trip

[Uriel]

Moving cautiously into the woods, the companions pass through light scrub made even easier to travel through by the great lumbering form of the Ormfene.

At one point the trail becomes difficult, as it ends at a rock face perhaps 25 feet high, vines and flowers hanging down from above.As well, several small shrubs jutt from the face of the cliff, though the lowest is about twelve feet up. Going around would take quite along time considering the weather and light (or lack therof). In fact, it would be a good idea for the humans to have torches at this point, or whatever other source of light that they have brought alng with them.

Remi follows the Tracks right up to the base of the little cliff, where he notices that there is a very thick mass of vines woven crudely together, as if the Ormfene uses them as a climbing rope up the face of the cliff.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Moving cautiously into the woods, the companions pass through light scrub made even easier to travel through by the great lumbering form of the Ormfene.

At one point the trail becomes difficult, as it ends at a rock face perhaps 25 feet high, vines and flowers hanging down from above.As well, several small shrubs jutt from the face of the cliff, though the lowest is about twelve feet up. Going around would take quite along time considering the weather and light (or lack therof). In fact, it would be a good idea for the humans to have torches at this point, or whatever other source of light that they have brought alng with them.

Katherine will suggest that she and Aranel each guide one of the humans as far as possible, as the ormfene would see their torch before it would help them find it. Her light will last only a few minutes, so she will hold it in reserve for the actual beast.

Remi follows the Tracks right up to the base of the little cliff, where he notices that there is a very thick mass of vines woven crudely together, as if the Ormfene uses them as a climbing rope up the face of the cliff.

"Big, and as smart as a human... very bad" Katherine wispers. "And I'm not strong enought to climb up after it... Perhaps Aranel and I should go around the long way before you climb. We can see well enough to find a path and make sure there's nothing at the top waiting for you to poke your head up... If it is right at the top..." She turns to the elf woman with a tiny grin, "Don't suppose you know any bird calls?"

(ooc: "Aflack!" )

 

[Pyrex]

"Big, and as smart as a human... very bad" Katherine wispers. "And I'm not strong enought to climb up after it... Perhaps Aranel and I should go around the long way before you climb. We can see well enough to find a path and make sure there's nothing at the top waiting for you to poke your head up... If it is right at the top..." She turns to the elf woman with a tiny grin, "Don't suppose you know any bird calls?"

Remi looks from the wall to Katherine and Aranel
"It may be a bit slow going, but both of you should be able to make it up the wall, I don't think we have time to wait for you to go around.
Katherine, Aranel, how about the two of you cover us while Telerin and I climb up, then we'll cover while you two climb up. If we need to, from the top we can lower a rope and pull you up."

If everyone agrees, Remi will wrap the head of a sunrod with some cloth to muffle the light, activate it, then begin climbing.

OOC: Telerin & I should be able to climb (Taking 10) up. Once we're up we'll lower a rope and assist Katherine & Aranel which should give them enough of a bonus to Take 10 & climb up.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Remi looks from the wall to Katherine and Aranel
"It may be a bit slow going, but both of you should be able to make it up the wall, I don't think we have time to wait for you to go around.
Katherine, Aranel, how about the two of you cover us while Telerin and I climb up, then we'll cover while you two climb up. If we need to, from the top we can lower a rope and pull you up."

If everyone agrees, Remi will wrap the head of a sunrod with some cloth to muffle the light, activate it, then begin climbing.

OOC: can we get an explicit vote from the other two before taking either action? if the orfeme is laired at the top of this cliff, sending the two nightblinds up first may not be best, but in campaign katherine will go along with remi's plan unless the others have a definite opinion.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Telerin looked up and sighed. Whitefang would not be able to follow them up that. He glanced back a moment before kneeling down and patting the wolf. Softly, he spoke to the others, "Whitefang should be able to wait here without trouble...I can barely see in this light. Perhaps myself and either Katherine or Aranel go up first...then the other two follow. So we can all have at least one pair of eyes."

 

[Pyrex]

"Seems reasonable. Aranel?"

 

[Uriel]

OoC: The climb check is only a 10DC with the rope, 15 without. All could take 10 if they chose to use the rope.

 

[Aranel]

"I will go, I should be of some use at least, even if it is only bait." She winked to Katherine, not sure the others could see and patted the Wolf on the head. "You be a good Wolf." She told it before sheathing her rapier and looking towards the vines and loosening her shoulders a little and smiling at Telerin. "Well my near-blind human friend, shall we ascend?"

 

[Uriel]

OoC: I'll take that as folks are climbing the Rope, then.

IC:Aranel begins to climb the makeshift rope and has climbed perhaps 10 feet when she notices perculiar claw marks on the walls, marks of where something Big jumped up and caught itself and then began to climb...
A sickening feeling overcomes Ananel as she hears a distinctive Snap and then a Whoosh sound as something shoots high up into the overhanging trees. Jumping <Tumble DC 10, total of 15> and landing safely, she has timeto scream out 'Trap!' as something big and moving fast hurtles through the canopy towards the group.

< Ref DC 13 Trap.Results Remi=11,failed,Aranel=20,saved,Telerin=5, failed, Whitefang=17,saved,Katherine =11, failed>

Ananel leaps free, as does the Wolf, but Telerin,Remi and Katherine are hit by a crude latticework of limbs, with rocks and sharpened spikes facing down, which fell upon them from above.

<Damage 5 to Telerin,Remi and Katherine...this from 2D6, lucky you folks>

Aranel rolls free and Whitefang leaps aside, spinning to face those under the trap, whining plaintively at his friend.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Ananel leaps free, as does the Wolf, but Telerin,Remi and Katherine are hit by a crude latticework of limbs, with rocks and sharpened spikes facing down, which fell upon them from above.

<Damage 5 to Telerin,Remi and Katherine...this from 2D6, lucky you folks>

Aranel rolls free and Whitefang leaps aside, spinning to face those under the trap, whining plaintively at his friend.

[assuming the party is not fallen upon and dismembered at this point...]

When katherine has emerged from the trap, she turns and speaks only to the other woman. "I'm sorry, Aranel, I wouldn't have dragged you along, had I realized how far out of my league this would take us." She recovers her crossbow and checks to make sure it is still loaded before drawing an extra quarrel. "If you are going to continue, I can light this for you now, but it will last less than a quarter hour."