EB's Adventuring in the Days of Yore - Tyranny of Dragons - IC

[EarlyBird]

OOC: Approaching the church.

As a group they follow the creek to the back of the church. They can hear over two dozen men and kobolds near the front working on a battling ram, while smoke rises from all around the inner compound.

A low wall (only 4-1/2 feet) encircles the building.

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[jmucchiello]

"Let's give this back fence a quick look to see if there are already any openings in it, loose planks. The plan is to get in and convince whoever is still inside that we need to lead them into the keep." Tina says. "Perhaps we help someone nimble over the wall directly behind the church to rally them to the fence ahead of time. Also, we should check that house over there. Make sure we don't get surprised from behind."

 

[Leif]

Sebastian Tenpennies, Gnome Illusionist 1 /Assassin 1

Sebastian is not comfortable expressing an opinion about the group's next course of action at this point, so he figures he'll go along to get along. He is ready to move out with the party, and does his best to stake out a position right smack in the middle of the group.



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Name: Sebastian TenPennies Alignment: Lawful Evil Race: Gnome Effective Class: Illusionist/Assassin-1/1 Former Profession: no skill

Height: 3'-7" Weight: 48# Eyes: Golden Hair: White Age: 76

Surprise: 1 in 6 Movement: 12" Initiative: +1 AC: 5 (8 base from Leather, -2 from DEX, -1 from Shield) Hit Points: 05/05

Strength: Intelligence: Wisdom: Dexterity: Constitution: Charisma: Comeliness:

14 16 10 16 15 11 06

Weight Allowed: +200 Open Door: 1-2 BB/LG: 4% Additional Languages: special due to race Magic Saves Adj: none Reaction/Missile Adj: +1 AC Bonus: -2 HP Adj: +1 System Shock Survival: 91% Resurrection Survival: 94% Max # Henchmen: 4 Loyalty Adj: normal Reaction Adj: normal

SAVING THROWS Illusionist-1

Paralyzation, Poison & Death Magic 14

Petrification & Polymorph 13

Rod, Staff & Wand 11

Breath Weapon 15

Spells 12

Armor Class Assassin-1

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Weapon Scimitar Dagger Lasso

To Hit Bonus +0 +0 +1

Damage Vs Small/Medium 1d8 1d4 none

Damage Vs Large 1d8 1d3 none

Range S/M/L none 1/2/3 1/2/3

Attacks per Round 1/1 1/1 1/2

Features Languages Spoken: Common, Gnome, Goblin, Dwarf, Kobold, Halfling, Hobgoblin, Elf, may speak with small burrowing mammals Illusionist/Assassin Level: 1/1 XP Earned: (I)330/2,250-(A)250/1,500 XP Bonus: +10% (Illusionist only) # of Weapon Proficiencies: 3; Non-Proficiency Penalty: -2; Next Proficiency: Assassin Level 5 Weapon Proficiencies: scimitar, dagger, lasso​ Spells Prepared Level One: Phantasmal Force Equipment Leather Shield, small wooden Scimitar Dagger w/scabbard Lasso (x2) Gloves of Magic Missiles boots, low hard pouch, belt small 2 doses Assassin's Blood (Type A poison) backpack traveling spellbook (belonged to Sebastian's brother) 1st: read illusionist magic, phantasmal force, audible glamer, detect illusion 2nd: invisibility, alter self, detect magic 3rd: paralyzation, suggestion, fear candles, wax (x5) flint&steel rations, iron (1 week) waterskin bedroll Treasure: GP: 13 SP: 00 CP: 00 History Sebastian Tenpennies and his family were members of the Cult of the Dragon, until our rivals in the cult arranged to wipe all of us out. Attacked during a magical experiment, all of my family was slaughtered and I alone survived, but the Cult of the Dragon believes me to be dead also. Although I survived, I was changed and scarred by the magical backlash, and I want revenge! My hit list consists of three names: a human cultist named Frulam Mondath, a half-orc named Bog Luck, and a half-dragon named Rezmir. I have now infiltrated a small group of cultists, who linked up with the main assault force set to attack Greenest.

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[TallIan]

William

This shirt wall shouldn't prove to be a huge problem, What might be an issue is any archers on the the side waiting to skewer anyone who sticks their head over the top. Filmark, do you have anything that easily identifies us as from Lord Nightal?

 

[jmucchiello]

"I don't know if we have anything identifiable beyond the livery of Filmark's uniform," Tina says. "Someone go over the wall and tell the people in the church we are here to rescue them. I am sure they will gladly follow as there are 50 brigands attempting to destroy their gate. I'm going to start removing these fence slats so the civilians don't have to climb the wall."

OOC: Assuming the fence is made up of posts every 8-10 feet with horizontal boards between posts and then vertical boards nailed to the horizontal boards, Tina will start removing two+ vertical boards (directly opposite the gate to church grounds so the church building hides it) as many needed for an adult to crawl out easily. She's trying to peel them away from the lower horizontal while leaving them attached (if loosely) at the top so that when finished they can be swung back in place. She will explain this to anyone who asks why she doesn't just remove the board completely.

 

[Khraos]

"Absolutelu. I will scale the wall myself and greet them. It's quite possible I will find folk I know, and if not, my regalia will persuade them."

Filmark stows his weapons and moves down the wall a little ways from Tina so as to not draw all attention to one place. He then attempts to scale the wall.

OOC: I don't know the 1E rules for climb. Do I just roll a d20?

 

[hero4hire]

Tyrial keeps an eye out while the others focus on the fence. He was unaccustomed to working with such a variety of people and it seemed support was a good position to take...for now.

 

[EarlyBird]

The low (only 4'- 4-1/2' high) wooden wall is made well, but Tina finds a spot she can work at to make an escape hole. Peering over the edge the group sees the church engulfed in smoke as a half dozen tiny brush fires burn in the once green garden. The building itself looks intact, but the cultist near the front are busy at work to correct that, as they work on a large battering ram.

At the rear a small group of mauraders can be seen in the din of the smoky fog, by their size they mostly seemed comprised of kobolds, but you see one or two human cultist.

Finally a large group of kobolds patrol the building leading a strange creature on an iron chain. Watching it seems they are moving slowly, on their curcuit, as the large creature drags its two handlers whereever it wishes to go and they have to pull and tug to get it to move along when it finds something interesting.

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OOC: HP update Rumdum 2/4 hp William 6/7 hp Tina 7/9 hp Tyrial 9/9 hp Sebastian 6/6 hp Filmark 7/7 hp

OOC: Sorry for the slow update. Rain seems to slow down the wood treatment process, but not the customer ordering process. Catching up on threads today, I hope.

 

[jmucchiello]

OOC: Where are the kobolds and pet in relation to us?

 

[EarlyBird]

OOC: About 50/60 yards. The patrol with the "pet" is around the corner heading toward the front. They will be back.

 

[jmucchiello]

OOC: I was hoping the hole would be lined up with the door more but I suppose those posts are well-nailed. Which direction are the kobolds walking? clockwise or counterclockwise?

 

[EarlyBird]

OOC: Right had to go where it was easiest to take down the slats. The kobolds are moving Counter-clockwise

 

[jmucchiello]

OOC: But there's no rear exit to the church, right?

"They don't look too nasty," Tina says, perhaps with a little sarcasm. "But to the townsfolk, I'm sure they are very frightening. What do you guys think? Once they disappear around the corner, we get Filmark inside and he gets into the church as soon as he can. Once the hole is big enough, we sneak in and hide there against the church until the kobolds walk their critter past us and we jump them. We finish them off as fast as we can and then we get the villagers to get out of here as fast as we can. Hopefully before someone notices the patrol has been disrupted. Someone keep a lookout so that if they manage to circle the church before we have enough boards removed, we can put the boards in back in place as they walk by. Also, we probably want lookout at the end of the fence." She points to the left edge of the fence where it is closest to the keep and to the group of brigands outside the church walls.

 

[EarlyBird]

OOC: Since you were in town a few months before Tina knows there is a rear exit into the gardens. It is currently were the kobolds and cultist are standing guard. Hard to see the door or the kobolds with the smoky haze about.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Rumdum says, "I'm injured, but I might be able to support with my sling and I can hide pretty well if need be. I'd be the perfect lookout, unless you prefer the caster to stay out of the way. I'd rather us avoid combat, but we need to take this group out, as they are too much of a threat to civilians."

 

[jmucchiello]

"They seem to be around the corner," TIna says. "Filmark get going. There's a door there. We'll signal you when it's all clear."

 

[EarlyBird]

OOC: Just to make sure we are on the same page (in the same book, lol) There are three groups of bad guys. 1) 40-50 cultist at the front making a battering ram. 2) small group 6-8 guarding the back door. 3) Large group 12-14 with a drake patrolling the building

 

[jmucchiello]

OOC: we were not even close to the same page Thought the "group in back" and the patrolling group were the same group. Thought the patrol was just a couple kobolds with a lizard. Not a squad of lizards with their handlers. Knew nothing about a group guarding the door. Evaluating this situation, we need a diversion or just give up since the 5-6 of us are totally outgunned here. But I have no idea how we're going to make a distraction that won't get the distractors killed. If I knew that I would not have started removing boards at all.

"How many of us have viable ranged attacks? Could we take out those guards quickly and quietly? Any of you mage types got sleep spells or something like that?" Tina asks.

 

[EarlyBird]

"I could put those creatures to sleep," Xull'vian offers. "I will be of little help afterwards so I will wait here where it is safe."

 

[jmucchiello]

"Let's time that so the patrol is just disappearing around the corner as you cast your spell," Tina suggests. "Who else can take out any that don't fall asleep? We'll then send a group in to get the civilians while I continue to open up a hole in the fence so they can get out easier. What we still need is a distraction for the main group of brigands because once they see the whole in the fence I suspect they'll figure out we're headed for the keep."