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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9577346" data-attributes="member: 1282">Pritchard stands impotently at the banks of the Neverwinter. He rattles his swordcane, stowed temporarily on a loop of his belt, in frustration. He throws out his arms. The far shore, even here at the river's narrowest, is about as far away as he would manage tossing even a fist-sized rock. Eddies and whitecaps whirl around boulders protruding from the surface; any crossing here would mean being battered senseless against them."What now?" he asks and turns to face his companion.TWYLL does not answer him. She is overwhelmed by the olfactory reverberations: conifers, rot, ash ... above all ash. Is this where the Thayan Red Wizard lairs? From where Valindra has been spying upon her? Makes sense. But these are no circumstances to challenge the necromancer, alone as the drow is but for the diabolist. This is a reconnaissance mission only."What now?" Pritchard repeats his question."What?" the drow responds. "Oh, right. Crossing the river. Well, we've an axe." She eyes the large sequoia not too far from the near bank. "I reckon an hour of good labor can fell us a bridge. What say you, Waterdhavian? Can you roll up your sleeves for some honest labor?"She pauses, introspecting and listening for the sounds within the woods, on both shores, more than for the diabolist's response. She has a sinking feeling about this place.[HR][/HR]<s>First, Twyll recognizes that the olfactory input of this locale is too familiar to ignore; it resonates powerfully as familiar from her reverse-scrying of Valindra Shadowmantle. Though she has no intent (at the outset) of some kind of assault upon the necromancer's lair, this might, at least, serve some useful reconnaissance.</s><s></s><s>LOCATE VALINDRA SHADOWMANTLE’S LAIR</s><s></s><s>When Twyll is confident she has countersurveiled the Thayan Leader enough to locate her position, roll +Clues.</s><s></s><s>On a 10+, the answer is correct. Kimmuriel Oblodra outfits Twyll with a crew of BD shock troopers and the lead can be pursued.</s><s></s><s>On a 7-9, as above, but the GM will add an unwelcome complication to the answer.</s><s></s><s>On a 6-, the answer is incorrect. Do not mark xp, and the GM makes a hard move.</s><s></s><s>r3,4 +2 CLUES = 9.</s><s></s><s>Secondarily and in preparation for making a river crossing, </s>TWYLL, a frequent traveler through this geographical region and self-reliant explorer who has no doubt had to cross obstructing waterways devoid of bridges before, scrutinizes the immediate area for threats, dangers, and whatever may be useful to the task at hand.DISCERN REALITIESWhen you study a situation or person, looking to the GM for insight, roll +WIS: on a 10+, ask the GM 3 questions from the list below; on a 7-9, ask 1; either way, gain +1 forward on your next move that acts on the answers.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What happened here?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is about to happen?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What should I be on the lookout for?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What here is useful or valuable to me?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who or what is really in control here?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What here is not what it appears to be?</li> </ul>r3,4 +2 WIS = 9. What here is useful or valuable to me?</blockquote>

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