Black Sails over Freeport [OCC]

[Ferrix]

Place barriers in the halls on first and second floor, closer to the tower, put an archer on each floor behind the barrier. Then when something approaches the archers fire one or two good shots taking out the front row and then fall back to the tower and the sword fighters can move up to intercept. Makes a heck of a lot more sense than just starting the engagement with the sword fighters.

Or, after taking a second look at the maps, it seems that they'll probably have to come out into the first floor first unless they climb the walls. So we could lure any opposition into the dining room, and ambush there and then withdraw into the belltower. Set up something to close off that entrance and then move up to the second floor. We'd still keep someone in the tower and on the second floor just in case (someone who can call out so we can hear 'em and rush to the tower).

If anything we could destroy the stairs to the second floor and make it that much harder to get on to the second floor for anyone without access to the bell tower.

 

[Hammerhead]

i'm up for the tower specfically because it's an instant choke point, we could always try setting up a zip-line to get out, but to where would be the question.

No one claims that Fentrith's ideas are GOOD ones...he's just crazy...errr, he appears to be crazy. To those lacking in 'vision.'

 

[Karl Green]

Well it would take about an hour or so to make some pretty good 'barriers'. If you build them at the bottom and the top of the stairs that would slow people down. If you made a little ram that could be move, you can make little bridges for archers, etc so that they could get over and then knock them over or something. OK I will assume that you are building a couple of basic barriers, and I will assume that Kitsch and Villard are taking turns, one hour each, to watch out up in the tower… with that the night paces and then…

 

[Ferrix]

40 or more... maybe we should have got them all inside and set it to collapse and burn, might have been a better idea... well, man the barriers!

 

[Karl Green]

JimAbe, if you want to assume that Torren got rope from Black Jack that is cool... just want to make sure where you are "stringing it". I believe there is already some at the door into the enterence of the Bell Tower and at the door next to the top of the stairs on the 2nd floor. Some barriers are up at the bottom of the stairs and I think the top. I am assuming most everyone is hiding around on the 2nd floor balcony except anyone in the Bell tower. At the present only Villard is in the tower also. While it is still raining outside, that storm has dropped off quit a bit, and it is a light rain right now.

 

[Karl Green]

[OOC: Is the sunrod he got from Torren still lit? If so, he'll hold it by the tip so no light escapes. If not, he'll get out one of his own sunrods and keep it unlit. Naturally he'll be holding the rapier in his main hand and the sunrod in his offhand.]

It has been a couple of hours, so I don't believe it would still be working

 

[JimAde]

Sunrods last for 6 hours. They should still be working.


I want to carry the rope. I have an Animate Rope spell prepared and I may want to use it. That's all.

 

[Karl Green]

Sunrods last for 6 hours. They should still be working.

D'oh that will show me to not look something up. For some reason I thought they only lasted an hour. OK then... you have all been on the island for about 4 maybe 4 1/2 hours (so something like mage armor and the sunrod will both still be working)

I want to carry the rope. I have an Animate Rope spell prepared and I may want to use it. That's all.

OK got you. I think I will post one extra thing over in Playing the Game and will ask for actions. Rolling a bit you have surprise on them...

 

[JimAde]

Karl: You may have seen my post in the Victorian OOC thread, but I wanted to let you know that I will be unavailable from 5/19 to 6/1. I believe (I HOPE) that I mentioned this to you before we started. If not, I apologize. I am having a great time and definitely want to continue. Who knows where we'll be at that point (or if Torren will even still be alive ) but feel free to either run him as an NPC or somehow mothball him for that period. Whatever's easiest for you.

 

[Karl Green]

No problem... consider him NPC'ed as of the 19th