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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6696188" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>Billanverthorne: At the ready!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Billanverthorne:</strong> <strong><em>[Quietly, to Khaled]:</em></strong> <span style="color: #008000">"Over there, as I was sweeping back toward the caravan, I heard voices in the darkness.</span><strong>[Bill points to the general area where he was]</strong><span style="color: #008000"> "They must have been using some sort of spell, because I heard my sister's voice, calling to me by name. I assure you, I am not crazed or delirious. I know what I heard; it was her voice. And she spoke my name. My sister is over a hundred leagues from here, in apprenticeship to an Elven wizard, bound to the confines of his tower during her time as his student. That's how I know this to be a trick. It's probably a spell, some sort of distraction, making me, its target, believe that I am hearing familiar voices.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">~<strong>[Bill's mind, speaking in his dead father's voice] </strong><em>Son, you're forgetting that your sister is as impulsive as you are. What if she somehow followed you? Perhaps she thought you were in some sort of danger, after the fire? The same danger that killed me... You're strong, Bill. If it's a trick, you can handle a bandit or two. But you'd better go out there and double check! If it is your sister, and she gets hurt, it will be YOUR FAULT!</em>~</span></p><p></p><p><strong>[To Khaled]: </strong><span style="color: #008000">"Be on your toes, I might come running back in a hurry. These creeps made it personal. No one impersonates my sister!"</span></p><p></p><p>Bill springs forward, running back (x4 move) to where he heard the voices originally. As he passes the two guards who were walking towards him, he mutters, <span style="color: #008000">"On your feet, boys, lots of crazies running around here tonight!"</span></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Bill is running, but he is silent,</em></strong> intent on his objective; the only noises he makes are his labored breathing, and the pad of his boots in the gravel. Other than that, he is an enigma, moving quickly, ready to kill, bow at the ready, but characteristically, in the true fashion of a sniper, <strong><em>NO TENSION ON THE BOW STRING.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>When Bill reaches the spot where he heard the voice, he stops for a moment, and scans the darkness, <strong><em>looking for movement,</em></strong> and <strong><em>listening for sounds.</em></strong> If he hears or sees nothing, he will remain still, <strong><em>hiding if he can.</em></strong> However, if he hears the voice again, he will stand up, ready for an ambush, and say, "Little star?" waiting for an answer.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">~Let's just see if you are my sister, you little whelp. She hates the nickname I gave her. If I don't hear a complaint, I'm going to have your deceitful a$$ at the end of a rope, or under my heel!~</span></p><p></p><p><strong>[See Dice Forum DDS 111 for rolls.]</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>[Run Silent = 12+3 = <span style="color: #ff8c00">15 Total Check</span>]</strong></p><p><strong>[Hide = 8+3 = <span style="color: #ff8c00">11 Total Check</span>]</strong></p><p><strong>[Spot = 12+4 = <span style="color: #ff8c00">16 Total Check</span>]</strong></p><p><strong>[Listen = 6+4 = <span style="color: #ff8c00">10 Total Check</span>]</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 6696188, member: 6790669"] [b]Billanverthorne: At the ready![/b] [B]Billanverthorne:[/B] [B][I][Quietly, to Khaled]:[/I][/B] [COLOR=#008000]"Over there, as I was sweeping back toward the caravan, I heard voices in the darkness.[/COLOR][B][Bill points to the general area where he was][/B][COLOR=#008000] "They must have been using some sort of spell, because I heard my sister's voice, calling to me by name. I assure you, I am not crazed or delirious. I know what I heard; it was her voice. And she spoke my name. My sister is over a hundred leagues from here, in apprenticeship to an Elven wizard, bound to the confines of his tower during her time as his student. That's how I know this to be a trick. It's probably a spell, some sort of distraction, making me, its target, believe that I am hearing familiar voices.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]~[B][Bill's mind, speaking in his dead father's voice] [/B][I]Son, you're forgetting that your sister is as impulsive as you are. What if she somehow followed you? Perhaps she thought you were in some sort of danger, after the fire? The same danger that killed me... You're strong, Bill. If it's a trick, you can handle a bandit or two. But you'd better go out there and double check! If it is your sister, and she gets hurt, it will be YOUR FAULT![/I]~[/COLOR] [B][To Khaled]: [/B][COLOR=#008000]"Be on your toes, I might come running back in a hurry. These creeps made it personal. No one impersonates my sister!"[/COLOR] Bill springs forward, running back (x4 move) to where he heard the voices originally. As he passes the two guards who were walking towards him, he mutters, [COLOR=#008000]"On your feet, boys, lots of crazies running around here tonight!"[/COLOR] [B][I]Bill is running, but he is silent,[/I][/B] intent on his objective; the only noises he makes are his labored breathing, and the pad of his boots in the gravel. Other than that, he is an enigma, moving quickly, ready to kill, bow at the ready, but characteristically, in the true fashion of a sniper, [B][I]NO TENSION ON THE BOW STRING.[/I][/B] When Bill reaches the spot where he heard the voice, he stops for a moment, and scans the darkness, [B][I]looking for movement,[/I][/B] and [B][I]listening for sounds.[/I][/B] If he hears or sees nothing, he will remain still, [B][I]hiding if he can.[/I][/B] However, if he hears the voice again, he will stand up, ready for an ambush, and say, "Little star?" waiting for an answer. [COLOR=#ff0000]~Let's just see if you are my sister, you little whelp. She hates the nickname I gave her. If I don't hear a complaint, I'm going to have your deceitful a$$ at the end of a rope, or under my heel!~[/COLOR] [B][See Dice Forum DDS 111 for rolls.][/B] [B][Run Silent = 12+3 = [COLOR=#ff8c00]15 Total Check[/COLOR]] [Hide = 8+3 = [COLOR=#ff8c00]11 Total Check[/COLOR]] [Spot = 12+4 = [COLOR=#ff8c00]16 Total Check[/COLOR]] [Listen = 6+4 = [COLOR=#ff8c00]10 Total Check[/COLOR]][/B] [/QUOTE]
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