Festival of Halina: Adventurers Gone Wild! (Orsal Judging)
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Oirhandir softly cursed his luck. It was cumbersome enough to drag that staff around with him everywhere, always looking for a spot to set it down whenever he wanted to dance with Scarlet. But carrying around his bow and shield was out of the question, and that bow would be welcome in his hand about now.Bront said:
As quickly and as quietly as he could, the elf approached the two figures, all while trying to identify their cargo.
OOC:[sblock]Hmm, this is tough, mainly because I don't know how far away they are. At this point, he doesn't feel the "cargo" is in any immediate danger, but he certainly doesn't want to lose the trio (worst case scenario). Between his own martial prowess and his ability to summon help (and he presumes that a loud cry for assistance would draw a crowd), he's not afraid to take on both abductors. Mostly, he doesn't want either of them to escape unidentified, so he wants to get as close as possible without alerting them to his presence.
Equipped as he is, Oirhandir moves at 30, but another 1/2 lb of encumbrance and he's at 20. No, I didn't plan it that way, I just thought about what he would carry around with him (armor, haversack, staff, whip, sword, spell pouch), and what he would leave at camp (horse, tack, bow, quiver, shield). I added it all up and it came to 42.5 lbs...better lucky than smart!
So, really, this comes down to picking a movement rate. Walk is 30, double move is 60, run is 120. His move silently is a measly +2 (untrained), so he'll have no choice but to slow to a walk as he gets close. It would be easy to say, "Oirhandir will slow down as he approaches to as not to be detected", but that's not very specific.
So, some assumptions. Assume the abductors are first level commoners at +0 for spot and listen. Assume Oirhandir in light armor qualifies as an unarmored person moving at a slow pace (15), so that makes the base DC 10. Assume the abductors are trying to not be caught, so they aren't distracted (still DC 10). Oirhandir's Dex gives him a +2, the masterwork chain shirt is a -1, which gives DC 11. Moving above half speed is -5, or DC 6. I want at least a DC 10, so Oirhandir will not approach closer than 40 feet before slowing to a half-walk. Running is -20 to Move Silently, and at -1 per 10 feet of distance, that means Oirhandir will slow to a hustle about 200 feet away. I don't know what the penalty for hustling vs. walking would be, but I'd guess about -10. If that's the case, Oirhandir will slow from a double move to a walk at about 150 feet distance.
Now, I don't know how far away they are or what the lighting is like. I'm assuming things are more or less lit by bonfires and torches, in which case Oirhandir with his low-light vision could probably spot the trio, oh, maybe 120 feet away from the nearest source of illumination.
So, I think the plan is run to 200', double move to 150', then walk to 40' while looking for a rock or stick to throw for a distraction. If he finds such an object, he'll throw it at about 50', hoping to make a noise in the opposite direction from the one he's approaching. Approaching closer than 40' will be done at a half move (15'/round).
I can't give you any actions past that, since I don't know exactly who they are carrying or who the abductors are.[/sblock]
Bront
The man with the probe
As Oirhandir approaches, he identifies the body of Scarlet, slumped over in one man's arms, with the other dragging her legs, a white cloth hanging loosely around her face.
One of the men catches you while glancing about, and motions to his companion. They quickly lean down, snatch her belt pouch, and take off running down one of the aisles perpendicular to hwere Oirhander is approaching from. Scarlet's body drops to the ground hard, and lays limp.
One of the men catches you while glancing about, and motions to his companion. They quickly lean down, snatch her belt pouch, and take off running down one of the aisles perpendicular to hwere Oirhander is approaching from. Scarlet's body drops to the ground hard, and lays limp.
Rystil Arden
First Post
*Lasair smiles but chooses to leave them alone as she heads to a solitary spot in the camp and begins to meditate.*
GnomeWorks
Adventurer
Troi shrugs. "Fair 'nough."
"Nice ta mee'cha, Melinda. M'name's Troi."
Bront
The man with the probe
Several people emerge from tents or peek out from booths, and one or two even begin to chase the others, as they take off quickly, and by the time Oirhandir gets to Scarlet and stops, they are out of site of Oirhandir.El Jefe said:
Oirhandir quickly looks over Scarlet, who seems to be breathing, and there is no obvious blood. A white cloth lays near her head.
Bront
The man with the probe
"Well met Troi" she says, as she leads you through the dance at first. It's fairly simply, with a few twists, and then the switch happens, and they change partners, and a strawberry blonde elf smiles at you, dressed in a similar fashion to Melinda. As you get comfortable with her, the partners switch again, and again, untill eventualy Melinda is back, dancing with you.GnomeWorks said:
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Oirhandir examined Scarlet, trying to determine if she'd been seriously injured, or had just had the wind knocked out of her. He made preparation to use his healing magic if it was needed. He also examined the white cloth near her head. Had that been the cloth that was over her face? He tried to determine if it belonged to her, or to the strange men who had tried to carry her off.Bront said:
OOC:[sblock]Oirhandir can cast CLW twice, and will do so if needed.[/sblock]
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