D&D 5E [IC] Creamsteak's Princes of Elemental Evil

[Creamsteak]

OOC: So it seems like three people at least want to steal hippogriffs and ride off in the direction of the missing sentry?

 

[Steve Gorak]

I'm all for it. If we're open ended about keeping the mounts, then, it's technically not stealing ;-)
Cheers,

SG

 

[Kobold Stew]

("We were going to bring them back tomorrow, your honour.").

 

[Creamsteak]

You are able to acquire willing mounts with some effort, and make an exit. Once outside the tower, another hunt begins.

OOC: The standard skill check DC is 13. Perception, Investigation, Handle Animal, and Insight are all primary skills and add +5 to your pursuit. Acrobatics, Survival, Athletics, and Stealth are secondary skills and add +3 to your pursuit. Other skills and spells default to +1 to pursuit, though clever use might be worth more.

The fog makes it difficult to track down the courier. The courier is slower than the party and less maneuverable, but quite a bit quieter and less clumsy than the manticore. Each round of checks is one minute of searching. If the party has lost track of the courier after 10 minutes, the courier has escaped.

 

[Forged Fury]

OOC: I'll throw up an Athletics roll. [roll0]

Tolan traveled with the group as they searched for the courier. Using his strength to brace against the wind, he attempted to provide his companions with a more gentle ride from which to conduct their observations.

 

[Steve Gorak]

Thaliss holds on to his mount, trying to minimize the chances that he will fall off again. He scans the horizon, hoping to see the courier

OOC: perception [roll0] plus guidance [roll1] Question: is it safe to assume we managed to get a short rest?

 

[Creamsteak]

OOC: A short rest seems fine.

 

[Shayuri]

Tracking human prey instead of animal, Maighan relies on her ability to guess how a flying scout would think...assuming that he was trying to avoid being spotted from the ground, that could make him easier to spot from above, if they were careful.

(Insight! [roll0])

 

[Kobold Stew]

Carradoc attempts to suspend himself form the rafters in order to get the bridles on appropriately. The ride is ungainly, but his keen sense of balance helps him maneuver the creature.

Acrobatics: [roll0].

 

[Creamsteak]

The party swiftly sweeps north and east of the tower into the valley. In the fog and darkness it is difficult to make out much of the surroundings. A pack of swift blood hawks seems to be flying overhead. Maighan intuits the path the courier seems to have taken and Thaliss spots movement in the tree tops below. Tolan is quick to race ahead and cut off the fleeing sentry.

The glider gets spooked and dives down into the trees landing somewhere below. Tolan is a bit over a hundred feet ahead of the courier while Thaliss, Maighan, and Carradoc are each a bit to the south. The trees and heavy brush form natural walls here, you've quite possibly got the courier cornered. A stream can be heard running just a bit south and behind the party.

OOC: The courier has made a stealth check as its initial action. It is the parties turn. Everyone is currently mounted and flying. You also all are aware that some of those blood hawks you flew past seem to have taken an interest in pursuing your group.