Metropolis (The World in Waiting) - Chapter One
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Festy_Dog
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ooc:[sblock]Hehe, I'm just glad I got it right! 
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Ba'aktar looks once more to the others for confirmation, ideas or suggestions.
"Well, here's 'ow I would do it. The quiet go first, see what's what, and if it's all clear or they can kill any already there quiet-like then I'll just follow. If there's problems I'll rock up and make meself useful. I hope we don't need to make ourselves obvious right from the get go though."
He indicates the large room.
"Need most of our people covering this room. Keep the walkway around the top secure. If they don' get any touble they can send a coupla blokes to check the doors on the first floor just so we 'ave an idea of what's what with them, otherwise they need to keep the place tight. When it comes to it I dun think they could fight for long, they'd probably buy us some time at most, stealth's important. These Robes seem to have lots of people."
Ba'aktar's finger hovers over the makeshift map, passing over the door opposite the entrance and down the passage to the small central room. He mutters something briefly about experiments happening there. He then indicates the the door out and the corridor connecting two rooms to the central room.
"Along here we got the cells for the wee'uns. We'll need two groups so we can cover both ends. We'll need some of our best in these teams, take 'vantage of the close quarters, I'll be in one of them. Also should see if there's anything we can jam the doors with when we get there, buy us time," he says, then his finger hovers over the lower door, "This one was almost fallin' off it's hinges when I found it, some kinda teachin' room or other. Easily breached and if so probably lots of hostiles, so my team'll stem the tide there. The other door is real damn solid, looks like some kinda torture room, locked from the other sides me thinks. Could be people in there that need our help, but best not to bother with it unless the folks on the other side initiate. Too dificult to get through otherwise."
Ba'aktar leans back now, mostly finished with the map.
"I dun expect us to go unnoticed f'rever, so we need to plan for a fighting retreat. The folk in the large room just need to keep their heads down an' cover the ladders for the most part. If'n they take the ground floor and have a few boys look around, soon as they get stiff resistance they should fall back to the walkway. They have to keep it secure for us to get the wee'uns across. Once we're out here we'll be waitin' for boats to ferry us across. I want whoever's in best nick at that stage to get split up. Half of those who can still fight go first and secure the landin' spot for the kiddies, them ghouls ain't gonna be sinkin' their claws inna them, the other half stay and leave last. We'll probably need to hold the spot for a few minutes, so it'll be hard. I'll be the last person into the last boat across.
"Either of you want to add anything? Think of anything better? Ghost, prob'ly best if you explain the plan to the boys. You seem easier on the ears than me.
Ba'aktar adds a small room-like shape onto the corridor between the large room and the experiment room. He scratches his chin and looks at it thoughtfully while waiting for the troops to be informed.
[/sblock]Ba'aktar looks once more to the others for confirmation, ideas or suggestions.
"Well, here's 'ow I would do it. The quiet go first, see what's what, and if it's all clear or they can kill any already there quiet-like then I'll just follow. If there's problems I'll rock up and make meself useful. I hope we don't need to make ourselves obvious right from the get go though."
He indicates the large room.
"Need most of our people covering this room. Keep the walkway around the top secure. If they don' get any touble they can send a coupla blokes to check the doors on the first floor just so we 'ave an idea of what's what with them, otherwise they need to keep the place tight. When it comes to it I dun think they could fight for long, they'd probably buy us some time at most, stealth's important. These Robes seem to have lots of people."
Ba'aktar's finger hovers over the makeshift map, passing over the door opposite the entrance and down the passage to the small central room. He mutters something briefly about experiments happening there. He then indicates the the door out and the corridor connecting two rooms to the central room.
"Along here we got the cells for the wee'uns. We'll need two groups so we can cover both ends. We'll need some of our best in these teams, take 'vantage of the close quarters, I'll be in one of them. Also should see if there's anything we can jam the doors with when we get there, buy us time," he says, then his finger hovers over the lower door, "This one was almost fallin' off it's hinges when I found it, some kinda teachin' room or other. Easily breached and if so probably lots of hostiles, so my team'll stem the tide there. The other door is real damn solid, looks like some kinda torture room, locked from the other sides me thinks. Could be people in there that need our help, but best not to bother with it unless the folks on the other side initiate. Too dificult to get through otherwise."
Ba'aktar leans back now, mostly finished with the map.
"I dun expect us to go unnoticed f'rever, so we need to plan for a fighting retreat. The folk in the large room just need to keep their heads down an' cover the ladders for the most part. If'n they take the ground floor and have a few boys look around, soon as they get stiff resistance they should fall back to the walkway. They have to keep it secure for us to get the wee'uns across. Once we're out here we'll be waitin' for boats to ferry us across. I want whoever's in best nick at that stage to get split up. Half of those who can still fight go first and secure the landin' spot for the kiddies, them ghouls ain't gonna be sinkin' their claws inna them, the other half stay and leave last. We'll probably need to hold the spot for a few minutes, so it'll be hard. I'll be the last person into the last boat across.
"Either of you want to add anything? Think of anything better? Ghost, prob'ly best if you explain the plan to the boys. You seem easier on the ears than me.
Ba'aktar adds a small room-like shape onto the corridor between the large room and the experiment room. He scratches his chin and looks at it thoughtfully while waiting for the troops to be informed.
Bront
The man with the probe
"I'll trust your judgement. I am a man of more peacefull times driven by the desire to see good done for the sake of a little girl." Taran says.
Taran gestures at himself, and his skin becomes tougher, almost treelike.
OOC: [sblock]Barkskin, should last 40 minutes[/sblock]
Taran gestures at himself, and his skin becomes tougher, almost treelike.
OOC: [sblock]Barkskin, should last 40 minutes[/sblock]
"That plan sounds a fine one my hulking friend. Let's break up into groups then shall we?" Ghost says to Ba'Aktar and Taran. Pivoting he addresses the group at large "Let's have all those that fancy themselves as stealthy taking a position over here" Ghost points to his right "And those who favour a more direct, beat-the-stuffing-out-of-it approach please move orderly to my left".
[sblock] Trying to get an idea of how many fighters/warriors/rogues etc are in the group. No spellcasters amongst the new recruits are there?[/sblock]
[sblock] Trying to get an idea of how many fighters/warriors/rogues etc are in the group. No spellcasters amongst the new recruits are there?[/sblock]
D20Dazza said:
The groups slowly begin to form and it is obvious from the start that the magically adept are absent within the group. The warriors of the group easily make up the largest group to go in, while only seven men volunteer themselves for a stealthy approach. Hentre himself offers to go in with the warriors to back them up, for no doubt you'll need all the swords you can get.
Festy_Dog
First Post
Ba'aktar casts a glance towards a noisy and seemingly drunk human fellow before returning his attention to the gathering groups. He had his reservations but the situation required every person they could gather.
"Them numbers look good to me," Ba'aktar says to Ghost from over his shoulder, "Dun' want too many scouts anyway. Once they're done checkin' the far hallways they can fall back and let the combat teams plug the entrances. Any of them who know their way around a lock may be useful in getting the wee'uns out of the cells too."
"Them numbers look good to me," Ba'aktar says to Ghost from over his shoulder, "Dun' want too many scouts anyway. Once they're done checkin' the far hallways they can fall back and let the combat teams plug the entrances. Any of them who know their way around a lock may be useful in getting the wee'uns out of the cells too."
Bront
The man with the probe
Taran looks on the forces with trepidation, hoping that this odd collection of people is exactly what is needed, for the children's sake.
"I am probably best with the men at arms, for while I can hide readily, I am not well trained in hiding nor sneaking." Taran motions to Twitchy "We can help support the men as needed."
"I am probably best with the men at arms, for while I can hide readily, I am not well trained in hiding nor sneaking." Taran motions to Twitchy "We can help support the men as needed."
The group of scouts move quickly up to the main door, and taking only moments to open it silently, are gone. Whispers of sound travel back down into the ears of those that wait, but soon even that has disappeared.
Men shift uncomfortably in their shoes, waiting for the return of the scouts, for it will signify the beginning of the assault. One man whispers nervously whether this was the kind of thing that bards would be telling their children about, another replies that unless they stop these people, the children wouldn't be hearing about anything.
Now they had a few minutes to prepare, prepare for the end.
Men shift uncomfortably in their shoes, waiting for the return of the scouts, for it will signify the beginning of the assault. One man whispers nervously whether this was the kind of thing that bards would be telling their children about, another replies that unless they stop these people, the children wouldn't be hearing about anything.
Now they had a few minutes to prepare, prepare for the end.
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