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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 7096589" data-attributes="member: 59816"><p>[gm] The only way to get at the tower is to cross the river. Here, the rapids are so bad that you'd have to use the bridge. There is no way to get at the tower on the east bank from the south, as Blackpeak wraps around the tower on that side. You could cross the river far to the north, but then you would pass the gate to get to the tower. No, the only effective approach is the bridge. And if they do nothing else, the guards watch the bridge quite diligently.[/gm]</p><p></p><p>Satisfied that assaulting the tower would be quite difficult, Bob returns to the group, which hurries for the ambush site.</p><p></p><p>As you travel south, you come to a place where the south side of Greenpeak collapsed many years ago. The avalanche rerouted the river east, where it spreads out wide, but shallow(er) abd cascades over a waterfall. </p><p></p><p>Also many years ago, some hardworking folk cleared some of the avalance to build the road, which follows, in part, the old riverbed. The road is still terribly rocky, and only a few trees (but quite a few shrubs) have found purchase in the rocky terrain. Here and there, more of those "black teeth" rocks jut out from the ground, unnaturally. </p><p></p><p>What's left of this part of Greenpeak ridge still masks the view of the downward part of the road, but you can clearly hear the groan of the wagon, and the curses of the mercenaries, as they negotiate their wagon up one of the nearby switchbacks (a difficult and frustrating task).</p><p></p><p>Running down the road, and then climbing into the rocks just before the wagon would be visible, Corrah leads you to an excellent spot to ambush.</p><p></p><p>[GM] While the mercenaries are not expecting an ambush, this is such a good spot for one that they naturally can't help but be wary. How good of a spot you can get to before they spot you depends on how much you want to miss losing surprise. You can get to a spot 10 to 30 feet from the road (You chose) with good cover (+5) and an easy way down with a DC 16 Stealth Check. You can get to good cover 100 to 60 feet up the hill, dangerous to get down, with a DC 12 Stealth Check. Or you can stay 120 feet or more up the road (no cover, though you can run for cover during the fight) with no check by hiding by the ridge. If any of these checks fail, you both lose surprise, and all those distances increase by 30 feet when combat starts. Decide and roll! Questions welcome.[/gm]</p><p></p><p>Sent from my LG-D852 using <a href="http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205" target="_blank">EN World mobile app</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 7096589, member: 59816"] [gm] The only way to get at the tower is to cross the river. Here, the rapids are so bad that you'd have to use the bridge. There is no way to get at the tower on the east bank from the south, as Blackpeak wraps around the tower on that side. You could cross the river far to the north, but then you would pass the gate to get to the tower. No, the only effective approach is the bridge. And if they do nothing else, the guards watch the bridge quite diligently.[/gm] Satisfied that assaulting the tower would be quite difficult, Bob returns to the group, which hurries for the ambush site. As you travel south, you come to a place where the south side of Greenpeak collapsed many years ago. The avalanche rerouted the river east, where it spreads out wide, but shallow(er) abd cascades over a waterfall. Also many years ago, some hardworking folk cleared some of the avalance to build the road, which follows, in part, the old riverbed. The road is still terribly rocky, and only a few trees (but quite a few shrubs) have found purchase in the rocky terrain. Here and there, more of those "black teeth" rocks jut out from the ground, unnaturally. What's left of this part of Greenpeak ridge still masks the view of the downward part of the road, but you can clearly hear the groan of the wagon, and the curses of the mercenaries, as they negotiate their wagon up one of the nearby switchbacks (a difficult and frustrating task). Running down the road, and then climbing into the rocks just before the wagon would be visible, Corrah leads you to an excellent spot to ambush. [GM] While the mercenaries are not expecting an ambush, this is such a good spot for one that they naturally can't help but be wary. How good of a spot you can get to before they spot you depends on how much you want to miss losing surprise. You can get to a spot 10 to 30 feet from the road (You chose) with good cover (+5) and an easy way down with a DC 16 Stealth Check. You can get to good cover 100 to 60 feet up the hill, dangerous to get down, with a DC 12 Stealth Check. Or you can stay 120 feet or more up the road (no cover, though you can run for cover during the fight) with no check by hiding by the ridge. If any of these checks fail, you both lose surprise, and all those distances increase by 30 feet when combat starts. Decide and roll! Questions welcome.[/gm] Sent from my LG-D852 using [URL=http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=93205]EN World mobile app[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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