[IC] The Protectors of Greensfen (Part II)

[nerdytenor]

Kraegyn and Blay - all depends on you

[sblock=Rellek]
As the rest of the party continues to inch towards the entrance, waiting for an opportune time to enter, you notice something very peculiar. A group of three of the hooded figures nearby instantly freezes, each of their backs perfectly straight and their hands flat at their sides. It looks like someone pulled on them with a string from above! Their rigid pose lasts for no more than two seconds, and then they all relax again. They seem completely unperturbed by this event.
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[sblock=OOC] I've rolled a perception of 11 (4+7), intending it to Aid Another (coz my skills at this stuff are crap!). But is it D10 I roll or D20?[/sblock]

OOC: You do roll a D20 for aid another, and need a 10 to 'pass'. Looks like you passed either way.

Karis and Rellek: passed
Rest of Party: 4 successes/3 failures - goal is 6 successes before 4 failures - Joshua providing Aid Another bonus on next Perception check

Sorry our adventure has slowed as much as it has - don't give up! Don't give in to outside temptations! There's nothing to see outside! It's too hot to go out and play! Sports are overrated!

 

[covaithe]

"I'm shocked. Absolutely shocked, that this has turned into an ambush," Karis murmurs to Rellek. "Let's get behind those ambushers. I don't mean to let them have the first strike. Bah! Towns. I told you we should all sleep in the woods, but no, you guys wanted a bed."

 

[Arbanax]

"I'm shocked. Absolutely shocked, that this has turned into an ambush," Karis murmurs to Rellek. "Let's get behind those ambushers. I don't mean to let them have the first strike. Bah! Towns. I told you we should all sleep in the woods, but no, you guys wanted a bed."

Rellek simply shrugged, having nodded his agreement to Karis, after all who understood human's let alone elves!

OOC I'm not going anywhere mate - I'm still enjoying things...
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[pathfinderq1]

OOC: I'm going to offer up two possible actions for Kraegyn's turn. The first is an attempt to work in a check against Athletics- up to the DM as to whether that is an acceptable 'alternate' skill. If not, I'll try another untrained Perception roll.

IC: (Option 1) Kraegyn gave a soft hissing snort- they were practically there. He looked up and down the street, gauging the possibility of ambush. For the moment things looked clear, so he threw himself forward, racing across the remaining distance- despite his bulk and the weight of his armor, his superb conditioning made him much faster than one might expect. Unfortunately, while his speed was impressive, he had timed his move badly.

OR

Kraegyn gave a soft hissing snort- they were practically there. He looked carefully up and down the street, trying to time his next move for when the coast was clear. Unfortunately he focused his attention on some innocent passersby, and missed the real threat.

OOC: Doesn't really matter- I actually missed both rolls. Athletics +8= 15, Perception +3= 4 (rolled a 1); rolls Roll Lookup ; time to bring on the bad guys, I guess.

 

[Arbanax]

Oh man that must have been painful...for what its worth, I loved what you've been doing with Kraegyn...but at least giving the bad guys a pounding is what we're good at (but I shouldn't get cocky).

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[nerdytenor]

With the 'safe' house tantalizingly close, a group of hooded figures moves to surround Blay, Kraegyn, and Joshua.

"You three, stop!" says one of the figures. He lowers his hood, and you see a fresh-faced looking human looking out at you. He can't be much more than twenty years old. "We have orders to bring you in for questioning. We have reason to believe you ordered an attack on the inn this evening. Please, come with us." He tentatively places a hand on the imposing shoulder of Kraegyn.

Karis and Rellek lie in shadow, waiting.

OOC: Talk? Fight? Run?

I am going on a short trip - not sure what my access will be like. Sorry about that. I _should_ have access...

 

[The Digger]

'*&^&**&$' thought Joshua 'This is just too much!'

The wizard had had enough. Bad enough he had to pretend to be drunk, to have to 'take great care' when just going for a rest. And now this...puppy DARED to interfere.

Joshua was tempted to just blow him into smithereens but, with a supreme test of will, he decided to moderate his actions. Swiftly he drew a dagger and conjured a mystical hand in mid air to hold it then moved the hand so that the dagger hovered next to the young man's throat.

"Son" said Joshua portentiously, especially since he may even have been younger than the hooded man, "if you value your life, remove your hand from my friend and tell us why to feel you have the right to stop us in the street."

[sblock=OOC]Minor draw dagger, Minor cast Mage Hand, Move; move hand[/sblock]

 

[pathfinderq1]

Kraegyn had been expecting Blay's cultured voice to open the discussion, but Joshua's choice was far more in line with the dragonborn's own thoughts. He turned his head towards his 'captor' and hissed softly, then straightened up to his full height. "Like the man ssayss, give uss a reasson more compelling than your orderss, or get losst. We've had our fill of being attacked in thiss town." Then he looked, rather pointedly, at the hand resting on his shoulder- reaching out, he plucked it away, not gently. "And don't, as you value your life, touch the sscaless..."

 

[nerdytenor]

The young man whips his hand back to his side, chastened.

"Forgive me, sirs," he says, apparently genuinely apologetic. "We have been tasked with taking anyone suspicious, er, anyone we don't recognize in for questioning. I'm sure if you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about," he says by way of apology.

"Please, come quickly so we can get this over with and you can be on your way."

 

[covaithe]

Karis smirks and whispers to Rellek, "Well, at least this way we won't have to comb the wilderness blindly for this lair. I wonder if Baradur himself will do the questioning?"