Hanable's Hunters, Part I & II

[Elocin]

Hobbes - Shifter Ranger 2/Barbarian 3

Wanting to take a look at the tracks again to see if I can determine how old the tracks are at this spot. To see if we ae possibly gainig on them a bit which I doubt.

"My only suggestion is we continue to trail these Ogres as they might stop and make camp before they get back to their cave and we can take them then. Or if nothing else then will lead us directly to the cave and then we won't accidentily stumble onto it."

 

[Bront]

Hobbes thinks that perhaps they're gaining a bit, but they'd need to stop if they are going to catch them today. You're probably 3-5 hours behind them at this point. You're quite sure they won't make it back to the hideout if they continue this pace.

 

[Prof Yeti]

Marek d'Cannith - Paragon/Wizard

"My only suggestion is we continue to trail these Ogres as they might stop and make camp before they get back to their cave and we can take them then. Or if nothing else then will lead us directly to the cave and then we won't accidentily stumble onto it."

Stopping just a moment to catch his breath and rub the kinks out his neck Marek looks towards Hobbes. "For as fluid as events and circulstances remain it sounds like the best plan." Then his usual grin pokes thru the fatigue showing the next is meant in jest. "Though I still like the idea of thining their numbers first, before we visit the cave. I don't know if I have enough hearth warming gifts for them all."

 

[unleashed]

Firavel d’Thuranni, Male Elf Rogue/Dragonmark Heir

Firavel nods in recognition of Hobbes’ reasoning, which likely goes unnoticed considering his distance from the group, but makes no sound so as not to draw the attention of anything to him as he watches and waits with his bow at the ready.

 

[Bront]

You continue on for another two hours, after which Hobbes and Whitlock are fairly certain that they've been gaining on the ogres, though that might be because of the signs of smoke they see ahead of them. The evening is young, and the sun is not yet ready to set, but it is begining to fade. You have an hour or two of sunlight left.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Now that we're closer, I have a few questions: How far away are they? How many are there? Also, do we expect this to be our only attack on ogres today?"

 

[Elocin]

Hobbes - Shifter Ranger 2/Barbarian 3

Speaking to the group while still studying the tracks to see if I can make out how many ogres ther might be, "First thing we need to do is have the quietest of the group aproach the camp and see the numbers and make up of the camp. After we do that we moveinto position and we attack a few hours after dark when hopefully a few of the ogres will be asleep. Then hopefully a few of us can sneak into the camp and kill the sleeping ones before they wake. Where we can then all focus our attention on the remaining ones and finish them before they can run for it or raise any kind of alarm."

After saying this I will focus on the trail of smoke I see and attempt to gauge the distance of the campfire to the whereabouts of the cave. I will then suggest to the group about the possibilites of magic that we might be able to use depending on the ditsance to the cave as we would not want to alert the cave in advance of our arrival.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Oh, you guys can't figure out numbers from the tracks? Aww, that's too bad. As for darkness, it is our enemy as well as our friend, since the ogres can see well even in utter blackness."

 

[Elocin]

Hobbes - Shifter Ranger 2/Barbarian 3

"Oh, you guys can't figure out numbers from the tracks? Aww, that's too bad. As for darkness, it is our enemy as well as our friend, since the ogres can see well even in utter blackness."

"This is true and by chance can anyone create light by way of magic. If we know when the light will suddenly appear we can ditract them even more by having the light suddenly appear and hopefully blinding them for a few seconds more. This might also give us an edge to kill them all quickly and quietly before any of our number gets hurt."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Hmm...unfortunately, ogres aren't sensitive to light like orcs are--in fact, their eyes are pretty amazing, able to see equally well in day, in utter darkness like a dwarf, or even with a small amount of light like an elf. If we fought in low light conditions and I transformed, that would only leave Marek who only has normal human vision, I think."