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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DarrenGMiller" data-source="post: 2153357" data-attributes="member: 23174">So many moments, so little time to type.The party was attempting to sneak across a river in enemy controlled territory.  There is a guarded bridge less than a hundred yards upstream.  The guards have already been tested by members of the party attempting to cross without the proper papers (looking suitably harmless so as not to get arrested of killed).  Everyone is playing smart and speaking in character.  There are woods screening the banks outside of about a 100' clear zone.  The party is doing a great job of approaching unnoticed and hiding in the woods.  As they scope out the opposite bank of the river, they see a small cabin hidden deep in the trees and well-camouflaged, with a small hidden inlet with a dock and a small boat on it.  This seems to be what they are looking for, so one of the characters swims across and successfully avoids attracting the attention of the guards.  He scopes out the cabin and boat and returns to the bank on the opposite side of the river from where the characters are.Up to this point, the players are all whispering to each other, since the characters are and everyone is into it.  The players begin whispering to the player of the character on the opposite bank, who very LOUDLY says, "WHAT???"  The player really just didn't hear, but since everybody was speaking in character he almost fell out of his chair when he realized what he had just done.The soldiers on the bridge hear the shout and mobilize.  They spot the majority of the party and head that way.  The party then swims for it.  Meanwhile, the PC across the river bolts into the cabin, spreads his caltrops and hides behind an upturned table.  When the party reaches the other side, several of them ready the boat while two more go into the dark interior of the cabin to retrieve the character inside.At this point, they hit the caltrops...Now THAT was a LOT of fun!DM</blockquote>

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