(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

[Hriston]

Hearing the commotion in the room to the north and seeing the cloud of locusts still buzzing between her and the door, Bible looks to see if there are spaces between the logs that form the corner of the room to squeeze through so she can get around the left side of the insect swarm and head straight for the door to hold it shut against the giants on the other side.

If not, she skirts around to the right of the swarm, passing Quinn and thinking as she goes, first to Tennibor, "I ain't leavin' here without me halfling friend!" and then, "Come on Valda, we can hold 'em over here! Someone get the door, so the puppies don't bite us in the *!&%$!"

OOC: Bible dashes in either case. I figure she can get to about W38 if she moves counter-clockwise around the swarm.

 

[TerraDave]

~Your loyalty is noted. The courtyard may give us access to the other side of the great hall, which we have not explored. Or we may wish to regroup and then return this evening. Or we go north, or back south. But we must decide~

 

[TerraDave]

(OoC: Something may be off map for the top room, likes stairs down, but otherwise it could just be more giants).

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Bible looked at the join where two walls came together. It was made from enormous logs, and some of Quinn's locusts were chewing on the hewn ends. It did not seem safe to go that way, so she circled counter-clockwise. Through the open doors to the courtyard, she saw an orog and an orc flee past the dire wolves, heading for the door to the outbuilding. They may have been going for shelter, but they just as likely were going for help.

Tenibor tried to telepathically work out a plan with the group, listing the many options available.

 

[TerraDave]

Quinn tried to telepathically work out a plan with the group, listing the many options available.

Oh not again!

 

[Lidgar]

Jack considers the options Tenibor has laid out. ~If I remember rightly what Quinn told us when flying over the place, that yard has another way into the steading. I say we head that way and take them out before this gets messier than it already is. The north should be contained for a bit as long as them bugs are there. I can keep an eye on the north doors while the rest of you take care of those mangy mutts.~ True to his word, Jack then swiftly moves towards the yard and Bible while readying Darling.

OOC: It's helpful to review post #121 which is the mental image Quinn sent us of his flyover. Looks like there is another door along the southeast wall of the yard that leads back into the main steading. Let's try to keep this contained to the north part of the steading if we can. Jack moves to W39 using dash as his cunning action, directly adjacent to Bible. He then readies an action to shoot a wolf should they come through the door. I went ahead and rolled the attack and damage (assuming it would not be a sneak attack) just in case one does. Attack with light crossbow: 1D20+10 = [20]+10 = 30 1D8+6 = [6]+6 = 12 Crit! Crit damage: 1D8 = [8] = 8 Gotta love rolling the crit when its not a SA...lol.

 

[Blue]

Listening to his wise companions, Eoghan hurried past the fallen chef and around the bend of the room to the east scanning the table he was running past for any meat. As soon as he got around the corner and saw the wolves through the open double doors he started to call out to them, an odd resonance in his voice.

::Hey there. Who's a good wolf? You are. We're friends, just coming on past. You're such a good wolf. Just let us past.::

OOC: Eoghan takes that dash action, and moves 60' to U38. If there is some and I don't need an action to pick it up, Eoghan would grab the first meat he saw while running past. Firbolg have a racial ability: Speech of Beast and Leaf. You have the ability to communicate in a limited manner with Beasts, Plants, and vegetation. They can understand the meaning of your words, though you have no special ability to understand them in return. You have advantage on all Charisma checks you make to influence them. I'm attempting to persuade them we are friends and not to attack. Since it mention they understand and calls out Charisma checks instead of Wisdom for Animal Handling I'm rolling persuasion. Let me know if you want me to do something different. Persuasion w/ adv vs. dire wolves: 2D20.HIGH(1)+13 = [6, 5]+13 = 19 Really happy I took expertise in that.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Eoghan was easily able to reach up and grab a ring of sausages that was hanging from the rafters over the trestle table and he ran toward the open kitchen door. The wolves stayed outside, and they perked with anticipation for the offer of a treat. Jack held his crossbow ready, in case the wolves caused trouble.

OOC: Nature is Wisdom, but I think Animal Handling is normally Charisma. Persuasion is fine when you are 'communicating' though.

 

[Blue]

OOC: #WinLikeABard

 

[TerraDave]

Tenibor cautiously skirts the swarm, moving to v38 or thereabouts.