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Heroes, Inc.: Aftermath
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Steve Gorak
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Hawkeye said:
"I agree. We need to clean house here, so if we leave, our backs are covered. "
"I suppose I agree as well."
"An argument can made on both sides as to which is more important but a couple things sway me toward purging Waterdeep."
"One: We do not know how long this 'deceiver of deceivers' will be able to help us. I imagine his services would still be available after a short campaign in the north but it is by no means guaranteed."
"Two: It helps us in our immediate PR war with Zarun and to maintain our position of value with the remaining Lords and nobles."
"We must tread carefully in this endeavor though. I fear some of these rakshasa will have taken the forms of powerful influential persons. Simply busting in the door and attacking Lady Laeral or some other outed noble could backfire horribly if they were to escape and we were unable to prove their duplicity."
"While Selune may have vouched for this Deceiver's ability to find these fiends, his word will hold little value in a mortal court."
"This all could go horribly wrong for us if handled improperly."
"An argument can made on both sides as to which is more important but a couple things sway me toward purging Waterdeep."
"One: We do not know how long this 'deceiver of deceivers' will be able to help us. I imagine his services would still be available after a short campaign in the north but it is by no means guaranteed."
"Two: It helps us in our immediate PR war with Zarun and to maintain our position of value with the remaining Lords and nobles."
"We must tread carefully in this endeavor though. I fear some of these rakshasa will have taken the forms of powerful influential persons. Simply busting in the door and attacking Lady Laeral or some other outed noble could backfire horribly if they were to escape and we were unable to prove their duplicity."
"While Selune may have vouched for this Deceiver's ability to find these fiends, his word will hold little value in a mortal court."
"This all could go horribly wrong for us if handled improperly."
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DM_Matt
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A few notes -- it would probably be best from a time POV that the lobbying potential Lords to be offscreen and be represented by one big diplomacy check with lots of aid anothers.
Regarding various forms of scouting the enemy (birds, scouting, etc.), the barbarian horde also has a considerable number of special units and other scary surprises. It seems that Trilak the Derstroyer, which is what the demon is calling himself these days, has a number of mighty and disciplinged ogre and fire giant warriors (who double as rock-throwing artillery), some demonically enhanced, commanding the rowdy orcish and goblinoid mass quite effectively.
Their special units are numerous and disciplined. They have hobgoblins with lances and spears mounted on metal-plated horned beasts, a bit bigger and wider than horses, with elephantine legs that can probably trample man-sized soldiers quite effectively. They have larger, less armored, long-necked versions ridden by some giants and ogres, swarms of goblin archers and kobold sorcerors, and manticores with four small missile/magic-users each. The most frightening thing you find is a 30-foot tall (at the shoulder), six legged armor-plated beast with a long neck, firey eyes, and strange circular patterns in its armor plates. Alethia's birds see the horde finishing off a town and see the beast in action. It swallows rubble and rocks and its plates open up and blast out firey boulders like cannon balls. He also has a firey breath weapon, and eye-beams that can seemingly melt almost anytihng.
Regarding various forms of scouting the enemy (birds, scouting, etc.), the barbarian horde also has a considerable number of special units and other scary surprises. It seems that Trilak the Derstroyer, which is what the demon is calling himself these days, has a number of mighty and disciplinged ogre and fire giant warriors (who double as rock-throwing artillery), some demonically enhanced, commanding the rowdy orcish and goblinoid mass quite effectively.
Their special units are numerous and disciplined. They have hobgoblins with lances and spears mounted on metal-plated horned beasts, a bit bigger and wider than horses, with elephantine legs that can probably trample man-sized soldiers quite effectively. They have larger, less armored, long-necked versions ridden by some giants and ogres, swarms of goblin archers and kobold sorcerors, and manticores with four small missile/magic-users each. The most frightening thing you find is a 30-foot tall (at the shoulder), six legged armor-plated beast with a long neck, firey eyes, and strange circular patterns in its armor plates. Alethia's birds see the horde finishing off a town and see the beast in action. It swallows rubble and rocks and its plates open up and blast out firey boulders like cannon balls. He also has a firey breath weapon, and eye-beams that can seemingly melt almost anytihng.
DM_Matt
First Post
Sharna comes in to inform Timrin that Maggie is awake and coherant enough to wonder what she missed.
Hannah almost simultaneously interrupts the meeting to say that Aiden Zarun has sent a massage thanking you for taking care of Kayla and asking to meet with all of you tomarrow about the future role that your company can play in the city's new political climate.
Hannah almost simultaneously interrupts the meeting to say that Aiden Zarun has sent a massage thanking you for taking care of Kayla and asking to meet with all of you tomarrow about the future role that your company can play in the city's new political climate.
"That beast sounds more like a construct of some sort than any true creature," Alethia ventured, looking troubled and when Timrin voices his opinion, she has to agree as well.
"Cleaning house here is as important. T'would be bad if we cleaned up those creatures in the north and came home to war here as well or worse,"
"Cleaning house here is as important. T'would be bad if we cleaned up those creatures in the north and came home to war here as well or worse,"
DM_Matt said:
Timrin's body language runs the gammut (sp?) of emotions. The mention of Maggie recovering seems to send a few rays of light through the thundercloud that is his constantly furrowed brow.
Almost to be instantly dashed by the mention of Zarun and his summons. The smoldering anger is back in full force.
Timrin wills it down and in a light tone thanks Sharna for her news and asks her to please tell Maggie he be there shortly.
Once she has departed his foul mood returns. In response to Hanna's news he says acidly, "I can't say that I am surprised. Zarun has ever been two steps ahead of since this whole thing started."
"We must of course meet with him... and most likely play nice. I may need to find a convenient excuse to be absent however. I would expect my ethics may get in the way of doing what is best for the company and Waterdeep."
"This would be an excellent forum however to plant the seeds for a trap. Lady Aleena informed all the Lords at the party of our capture of the Namer. We should figure out where we want to hide the gem and make sure we drop sufficient hints that Zarun can figure out the fake gem's whereabouts. We can either lay an actual trap and attack those who come to take it or have our guardians fail to prevent them from taking it so that whatever nasty surprises the gods have cooked up will be escorted back to Chronos. I favor the latter. We can ill afford to be sitting around waiting to spring a trap while there is so much other work to be done."
OOC: I'm cool with one big diplomacy check, Murdock and I probably have the biggest modifiers with Shando a close 2nd.
Also for sake of expediting things, I suggest we approach the Deceiver and see if he will accompany us, in a suitable guise of course, to these meetings with the nobles. We can potentially filter out the imposters that way. If he is willing of course.
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