[IC] The Protectors of Greensfen (Part II)

[covaithe]

Karis whispers, "I say we start with the tents. Rellek and I sneak up there and get a look inside. Maybe we can take that mage out first. You guys be ready to put down the ones that are visible, if they spot us."

ooc: metagame-wise, I'm not sure if this is a great plan or not, but it's certainly in character for Karis.

 

[Arbanax]

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Well I'm back online - don't know what the problem was, but seems like the fault was outside the house, just glad to be back.
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Rellek nodded his agreement to Karis. He was happy to make sure that they knew what was in the tents before attempting to free Todarr.

Rellek unloaded anything unneeded to make it easier to move silently and then followed Karis when she had prepared herself.

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Rellek rolled a 15 for the check.
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[covaithe]

Karis moves away towards the nearest tent, flitting like a ghost through the shadows.

ooc: Since no one has suggested a better plan, I guess we're going with the stealth approach. Karis's stealth check: 30. Yes!

 

[nerdytenor]

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For simplicity, let's just say the tent flaps open to the south, and they are all closed at the moment.
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Karis and Rellek slink over the hill and into the grass, easily avoiding detection. They loop around the tents...

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You peek underneath each of the tents as you slink past, starting with the tent in the southwest and moving around clockwise. You see four pairs of orc-feet under the first tent. The second tent has two pairs. The third tent has four giant spider (!) feet. The fourth tent has a single orc sleeping on the floor. And the fifth and final tent has two human feet and two orc feet.

Most of the orcs you see are wearing black robes. The human, from his size and his outfit, is unmistakably the mage that fled with Todarr.
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... and minutes later, they return over the hill to join the rest of the party.

[sblock=OOC Karis and Rellek]
I won't require you to make a second stealth roll if you want to go back out again, unless it involves something more risky than peeking under tents.
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[BlueLotus]

[sblock=ooc]I profusely apologize guys. I'm simply swamped with responsibility lately. I've not had much time to myself in the past week at all. The good news is that finals week is this week. After friday, I will not have 18 hours of school bogging me down. Even better news than that is that next semester, I'll only be taking 12 hours, and it'll be my last semester =) I'll be cruising my way to a degree on easy mode.

I'd like to ask that NT or someone else run Moreen briefly as an npc for the next week while I wrap up these classes if possible. I promise to be more active and involved once this nightmare semester is over.[/sblock]

 

[nerdytenor]

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Good luck with finals week, BL!
If anyone would like to run Moreen while BlueLotus is away, let me know.
Otherwise I am happy to NPC her.

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[covaithe]

[sblock=ooc tactics]I can think of two ways to go about this combat. One is to try to start it with stealth, and CdG as many enemies as we can before they know we're here. The other is to use the surprise round to free Todarr, and take our chances with what comes out of the tents.

I suppose we could combine the two: Karis goes around slitting throats until someone raises a cry, then Rellek swoops in and frees Todarr, with Moreen ready to intercept the reinforcements and Joshua clearing out the minions. Sound like a plan?
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[Arbanax]

Rellek, for his part thought about what he'd witnessed and reflected on Karis' comments.

Friend Karis, has suggested two courses of action. For myself I feel easier with the second, but I feel my place is with her. As should her actions be discovered prematurely, then I question if our help would be swift enough to aid her.

Having said more than he felt accustomed to, Rellek let the others take in his counsel to determine the way forward.

 

[covaithe]

Karis smiles, despite herself. The expression looks strange on her face. "Thanks, Rellek, but then who will get Todarr off of that rock? I don't think we can count on him just falling off in his sleep."

 

[nerdytenor]

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Once you've decided what to do, let me know what positions you'd like to be in for your suprise assault. (I assume Moreen and Joshua will stay behind the hill until all !@#$ breaks loose).

I forgot to put coords on the map, naturally. Those will be on at the next map-update.
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